amFar benefit Gala Held at Cipriani's 42nd Street

amfAR Gala honoring John Demsey, Whoopi Goldberg and Bill Roedy with special tributes to Dr. Matilde Krim and Sharon Stone held at Cipriani's 42nd Street. Everyone was suposed to have a "marked spot inside a heated tent." Well, the tent was small-maybe 20 feet long and photographers and video were crammed 3 deep. A "special"pen was set up outside in the freezing cold for everyone else.
Walking the red carpet tonight were Beyonce, Sharon Stone, Petra Nemcova, Carol Alt, Richard Gere and Carey Lowell, Sigourney Weaver, David Brenner, Ty Babolonia, Eve, and many more

FACTORY GIRL Premieres in NYC

SYNOPSIS: The year is 1965, and Edie Sedgwick is living every young girl’s dream. Rich, ambitious and breathtakingly beautiful, Edie’s life changes forever when she meets Andy Warhol, New York’s most famous artist, and the man who will transform this trust fund baby into the Big Apple’s most dazzling Superstar. All does not turn out well however as Edie slides into a drug induced world which ended her life in 1971
Walking the red carpet tonight were stars Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Jimmy Fallon and many others.

Bob Seger Returns to NYC and rocks Madison Square Garden

Rocker Bob Seger played to a sold a crowd at Madison Square Garden last night, January 25. He hasn't performed live in over a decade, having stayed close to home to be a husband and father. At 62 years of age, this man can rock, and move.
Welcome back, Bob!

Busy week in NYC

Rupert Everett has a new book out, "Red Carpet and Other Banana Skins" and had a book signing
Actress Felicity Huffman appeared at the Barnes and Noble, 5th Avenue and 46th Street for book signing for her new book - "A Practical Handbook for the Boyfriend: For Every Guy Who Wants to Be One/For Every Girl Who Wants to Build One". She wrote the book with her best friend Patricia Wolff.
Fantasia opened for Jamie Foxx and stole the show. His "comedy" routine is anything but funny.
David and Victoria "Posh" Beckham were displayed, in wax, at Madam Tussaud's

Madonna Mayhem in NYC

The Material Girl herself, Madonna, took Manhattan by storm on January 11. In one day, she visited The Today Show, Regis and Kelli, David Letterman Show and the premiere of her film "Arthur and The Invisibles" at the Tribeca Cinemas.

James Brown, RIP

JAMES BROWN DIES ON CHRISTMAS DAY
Soul legend James Brown has died in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 73.
The singer was admitted to the city's Emory Crawford Long Hospital
yesterday suffering from pneumonia and passed away this morning at 1.45 am
(local time) with his longterm friend Charles Bobbit at his bedside.
Brown's agent Frank Copsidas announced the death, but revealed the cause
is still unknown.
Dubbed the 'Godfather of Soul', Brown enjoyed a hugely successful music
career spanning more than five decades. He recorded 50 albums and scored an
astonishing 119 hits in the US charts.
His hits included Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like A) Sex Machine, Papa's
Got A Brand New Bag and Please, Please, Please.
I am so glad I had the opportunity to photograph James Brown The first time was 3 years ago when he was 70 years old. He just blew me away. 70 years old and he moved like a 25 year old. What made it more special was that this performance was in Harlem, a part of NYC that James Brown loved and the part of NYC that is now my home. I also got to photograph him last year when he made a surprise appearance during a Black Eyed Peas concert at Madison Square Garden.
RIP James Brown. The music world lost a great one.

Z100's Jingle Ball Concert

The annual event, held again at Madison Square Garden featured Nick Lachey (who made the girls literally cry in the few few rows), Rhianna, Nelly Furtado, The Killers, PussyCat Dolls, JoJo, and Evanescence