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New Playboy Prize: Ticket to Party at the Mansion

Nick McMaster — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:46:59 CST

Playboy is giving its readers a good reason to pick up its December issue—10 tickets to the Playboy Mansion's Midsummer Night's Dream party are scattered, Willy-Wonka style, in random issues for sale at newsstands around the country. Every winner will get to bring a guest—a pretty big deal,...

Promoters Won't Pony Up for Paris to Party

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 20 May 2009 09:33:00 CDT

Partying in Cannes last weekend left Paris Hilton feeling, well, worthless. The socialite’s reps asked event coordinators to ante up $100,000 per appearance, but “no one bit,” one promoter told the New York Post . “They aren’t about to pay her. It’s not 2002.” Hilton may have gotten some cash...

Event Planners Slam Kerry's Bank-Party Ban

Matt Cantor — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:34:00 CDT

Event planners say Sen. John Kerry's legislative push to prevent bailed-out banks from throwing big bashes could end up bashing the economy even more, the New York Post reports. It could "hurt a lot of the people the government is trying to help," says an industry rep of the bill,...

Economy Can't Spoil Mardi Gras

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:34:01 CST

Partiers in New Orleans are taking one last chance to eat, drink, and be merry today before Lent. Tourism officials don't believe the economic downturn has dampened the mood at this year's Mardi Gras celebrations and say big crowds over the weekend and nearly full hotels bode well for the...

Penn Pokes Fun at Madonna's Boy Toy

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:42:56 CST

Madonna’s Oscar-winning ex-hubby couldn’t resist a dig at her 22-year-old current fling, the Sun reports: When the two met at a post-Oscars bash and the Material Girl congratulated Best Actor Sean Penn, he gestured at model Jesus Luz and said, “Another kid already?” And it wasn’t the party celebrating Milk...

Bailed-Out Bank Drops Millions on LA Golf Bash

Matt Cantor — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:16:21 CST

A bank that got $1.6 billion in federal bailout cash lived it up last week in Los Angeles with luxe parties and concerts as it sponsored a PGA golf tournament, TMZ reports. Northern Trust flew hundreds of workers and clients to LA to stay in swanky hotels, eat classy...

SC Cops Make Arrests in Phelps Case

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:36:00 CST

Police in the county where Michael Phelps was photographed smoking a bong have been arresting people as they seek to make a case against the swimmer, a South Carolina defense lawyer says. The attorney said he has a client who was questioned about the now-infamous party Phelps attended near the...

We May Never Know Who Took the Pot Pic

Katherine Thompson — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:12:00 CST

Plenty of people partied with Michael Phelps in South Carolina around the time he smoked marijuana, but the abundance of witnesses doesn't mean we'll ever know who took the picture that got the Olympian into trouble. Some fellow partiers saw iPhones out, but no one's even sure which night the...

Spend V-Day With LiLo and Sam

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:18:17 CST

No Valentine’s Day plans yet? Fear not: You can spend the most romantic night of the year with power couple Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson—assuming they don’t break up again first, Perez Hilton reports. LiLo is hosting a party at a Florida nightclub, “with music by” her on-again, off-again...