Playboy, in association with The Hi-Line Group and The Prive Group, will host the Third Annual Hot Summer Nights at Playboy Mansion on August 15, 2009. Benefiting United Breast Cancer Foundation, the party will feature lovely ladies, sensational sounds, a celebrity poker tournament and the 2nd Annual 2009 Concorso Exotica car show. This is the not-to-be-missed hottest party [...]

The House of Blues hosted an EA games event Monday night, June 22nd, to celebrate the release of its newest title: Fight Night Round 4. The latest installment in EA’s Fight Night series is yet another example of the incredible depth and realism of their boxing franchise. With the support of the powerful next-gen platform, [...]

This past Sunday, June 16th, Angelinos delighted in the 21st Annual Share Our Strength’s “Taste of the Nation” Festival. L.A.’s hottest chefs and restaurants were all there, united by their passion for flavorful food and helping hungry children. Taste of the Nation Los Angeles is dedicated to raising critical and much needed funds to support [...]

At the recent Tony Awards in New York City, Lipton, who recently launched their new Rainforest Alliance Tea, worked with Playbill to make the Tonys’ edition out of recyclable paper and donated to Broadway Green Alliance for each celeb that left a “green” tip. It was really great to see how celebs are making small [...]

Oodles of celebrities all decked out and bedazzled in sparkling jewels literally shined at The Palazzo Las Vegas and Simon G’s Spring Bling on May 30th, 2009, benefiting the Lili Claire Foundation. This uber-chic outdoor affair, held next door to The Venetian, the world’s largest five-diamond resort, at The Palazzo’s Azure Pool was hosted by [...]

You may know Nigel Barker as the charismatic judge on America’s Next Top Model. Yet it’s what this world renowned photographer did in stepping away from the public spotlight and stepping onto the Canadian ice floes that was as inspiring as the subject he photographed. Barker traveled with The Humane Society of the United States [...]

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San Diego resident and American Idol forerunner Adam Lambert (27) is perhaps one of the best contestants that the American Idol franchise has ever had…this guy is the consummate entertainer. He is now poised to take the crown of American Idol. Lambert possesses all the ingredients that a mega star needs to be [...]

Good food, good music, and good will converged on a night to remember hosted by Deborah Gibson and The Gibson Girl Foundation on Tuesday, April 28. Hollywood’s hottest celebrities flocked to the Café La Boheme in West Hollywood for a sold-out benefit event for the Gibson Girl Foundation, a charity that awards scholarships to young [...]

Steve Hackett, singer, songwriter and legendary guitarist from early Genesis, continues to record and tour the world with new material and promote his new website, www.Hackettsongs.com.
With more than fifty years of music experience, Steve Hackett is both an expert electric and acoustic guitarist. Taking music to its extreme limits, Steve Hackett has toured the world [...]

Recently, Cynthia McFadden interviewed American Idol judge Paula Abdul on ABC News “Nightline”. In the wide-ranging interview, the award-winning singer discussed her journey to stardom, rumored prescription drug and alcohol use, her tempestuous relationship with Simon Cowell, her thoughts on adding fourth judge Kara DioGuardi, and other projects she has currently in the works. Here [...]

Last Wednesday The Kress hosted the Love Cures Cancer charity event benefiting children with cancer through the J.T. Martell Foundation and the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. Love Cures Cancer is a passionate charity working to finding a cure for cancer. Project Ethos and Illuminate Collective joined forces as event planners for the night. Project [...]

To celebrate Kathy Griffin hosting the 2nd Annual A-List Awards, Bertolli hosted an exclusive “A-List” Night-In event. Held in a loft  in Tribeca (New York City), Chef Rocco DiSpirito whipped up an amazing menu for Kathy and friends.

The Sunset Strip welcomed a hot new restaurant called TONY’S and celebs flocked for the grand opening – not just to enjoy the delectable Italian cuisine but to raise funds for the amazing non-profit Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Maria Menounos and her foundation, “Take Action Hollywood” hosted the evening and received an honor from Childrens [...]

The biggest and grandest of football parties in the nation took place at the Playboy Mansion to benefit the California Police Charities on football’s biggest day of the year.

The 51st Annual Grammy Awards took place this past week, and featured unforgettable performances from Sir Paul McCartney, Jennifer Hudson, U2 and more. As rehearsals took place throughout the weekend, Distinctive Assets got the goods to music’s hottest celebrities at their 51st Grammy Awards official gifting suite.

Best Actress Oscar nominee Kate Winslet sits down with ABC News “Nightline’s” Cynthia McFadden and shares her thoughts on her sixth nomination and how she prepared for her Oscar-nominated role in the film “The Reader”.
Winslet can currently be seen in her two incredible Golden Globe–winning performances, in “Revolutionary Road” and “The Reader”. “The Reader” could [...]

Are you experiencing fear and anxiety about the “pending apocalypse” of 2012? Instead of wasting one more minute of your energy worrying about the unknown gloom and doom, transform your fears to a positive awareness that 2012 is the year of an incredible worldwide change. Emerging spiritual and intellectual leaders are predicting 2012 will be [...]

Ready for some adventure and relaxation but can’t take a lot of time off? Only a two hour drive from Los Angeles awaits a four-season playground for the outdoor lover. As the winding road takes you up to almost an 8000 ft. elevation,  the temperature drops and nature awakens with the sights of soaring pine trees [...]

On January 19, 2009 famous celebrity icons such as Aaron Eckhart, Alyssa Milano, Paris Hilton, Anthony Kiedis, Archie Kao, Ashlee Simpson, Brittany Snow, Bryce Dallas Howard, Courteney Cox, Dakota Fanning, David Arquette, Eva Longoria, Eva Mendes, and George Lopez all elected to show their support of the newly elected President Barak Obama by recording a [...]

With the 2009 Academy Awards upon us, “Nightline” co-anchor Cynthia McFadden sat down for an interview with legendary actress Meryl Streep, recipient of a record 15 Academy Award Nominations. Nominated once again for Best Actress for her performance as Sister Aloysius in “Doubt”, Streep discussed her role with McFadden as the iron-willed nun, why she [...]

GBK Productions hosted their 4th Annual Golden Globes Gift Suite at the 9900 Club (previously known as the Friar’s Club) in Beverly Hills. This year’s GBK gift bag was filled with one-of-a-kind artwork, trendy fashions, accessories, trips health products and beauty products. But the charities ruled the day; GBK’s Gift Suite benefited this years chosen [...]

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The 14th annual Critics Choice Awards took place Thursday, January 8th, 2009, and has historically predicted who will make the Academy Award short list.
“Slumdog Millionaire” ruled the night. The low budget film with subtitles and no stars pulled in 5 awards for Best Picture, Best Director (Danny Boyle), Best Writer (Simon Beaufoy), Best Young Actress [...]

The 2008 Spike Video Game Awards took place in the midst of this holiday season at the Sony Studios in Culver City. Spike TV hosts the Video Game Awards every year, an event honoring the best of the year’s hottest games in the video game industry. You may have seen all the fun celebrities had [...]

This past month, a re-imagined Jane Doe John Doe Boutique hosted a launch party to showcase its newest designer lines. Many notable Los Angeles designers were featured alongside finalists from Season 5 of Project Runway including finalist Korto Momulu and winner Leanne Marshall, whose looks are very unique, yet very different from one another. Jerell [...]

Laguna Beach Jean Company hosted a huge private bash to commemorate their first anniversary on The Kress rooftop for celebrities and VIPs. The 2009 Laguna Beach Jean Company Titanium Collection of not only jeans but tees, hoodies, and jackets for men and women was unveiled in an electrifying fashion show later in the evening. The [...]

It’s not every day Justin Timberlake’s golfing prowess gets auctioned off, but this night, 18 rounds of golf with Timberlake and golf pro Butch Harmon (Tiger Woods’ coach) were up for bid, along with a walk on the red carpet with Jessica Biel at the premier of her film Easy Virtue, skydiving with a Navy Seal and [...]

Who knew young girls could shriek quite so loudly?  The sound of over-excited tweens and teens filled, and at times overwhelmed, the Honda Center in Anaheim Saturday night, where KIIS FM radio held its annual Jingle Ball concert.

Who would have guessed, more than forty years ago, when a small red-headed boy stepped onto the set of The Andy Griffith Show, that the child would go on to win prestigious directing awards such as the Golden Globe®,  Oscar® , Director’s Guild of America’s Best Director of the Year? Ron Howard, one of this [...]