Wednesday, November 17, 2010

HEADLINES 11/17

Prince William and Kate Middleton made their first public appearance Tuesday since the palace announced their engagement after more than eight years of dating. Their wedding will be next spring or summer. Middleton wore the sapphire and diamond engagement ring that belonged to his late mother, Diana. In other news, The Daily News and The New York Post both profile similarities in fashion between the late Princess Diana and Kate Middleton. / AP, DN3, NYP3, USATD1, DN38-9, NYP40

Brandy earned a perfect score on Monday's "Dancing With the Stars," only to learn Tuesday it would be her final dance in the competition. The singer and actress was eliminated from the show just before next week's finals. / AP, USATD1

Former President George W. Bush's "Decision Points" sold 775,000 copies through its first week of release. An initial print run of 1.5 million copies has been increased to 1.85 million. E-book sales alone have topped 100,000. / AP

Cher is said to be angry with “Entertainment Tonight,” according to sources. The show is waiting until the weekend to air an interview with the actress—a time slot when viewership is very low. “There was some kind of incident,” said a source. “Something [between Cher and ‘ET’] did happen.” / NYP77

David Arquette’s ex-mistress, waitress Jasmine Waltz, said sex with Arquette was “quick and painless” and “nothing exciting.” Waltz said that the actor slept with her to get back at his estranged wife, Courteney Cox, and said when it was over, Arquette told her, “This is the first time I’ve felt like a man in a very long time.” / NYP18

Rapper Foxy Brown yesterday vowed to fight charges that she mooned her Brooklyn neighbor and shouted obscenities at her. "We will fight this," said Brown. Her lawyer refused to accept a plea deal in the case and demanded a trial during a Brooklyn Supreme Court hearing. / DN14

Bruce Beresford-Redman was taken from his home in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., after a federal judge ordered his arrest for murder of his wife in Mexico. / NYP11

Kelly Osbourne has lost 50 pounds and is showing off her new bikini body on the cover of the December issue of Shape, on newsstands Monday. “I’ve never worn a bikini in my whole life,” said Osbourne. / USATD1

James Franco was about two hours and 40 minutes late to the RxArt 10th-anniversary celebration at the Art Directors Club in Chelsea on Monday night due to a class he is taking at Yale University. / DN9

Sarah Jessica Parker, husband Matthew Broderick and their son James Wilkie as well as Sandra Lee, Andrew Cuomo and his daughter Michaela were seen at the "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" premiere on Monday night at Alice Tully Hall. As cast members Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint ran inside, Tom Felton, who plays Draco Malfoy, signed autographs and posed for pictures. / DN9

Jennifer Aniston made a surprise appearance at Montblanc's "24 Hour Plays" at the American Airlines Theater. Aniston also attended the post-play party at B.B. King Blues Club, but was keeping a "low profile" and refused to take a picture with a fan. / DN9

“Real Housewives” Kelly Bensimon, Jill Zarin and Countess LuAnn de Lesseps jetted out to Marrakech in Morocco last Thursday and Alex McCord, Ramona Singer and Sonja Morgan flew out on Friday. “It’s totally ‘Sex and the City’-inspired,” said a source. “They’re riding camels, staying at the same plush hotels and going to the markets.” / NYP17

Robert De Niro and wife Grace Hightower, along with Agnes Gund, will be presented with an award by Diana L. Taylor, vice chair of the New York Women’s Foundation, at its Stepping Out and Stepping Up Gala on Dec. 1 at Gotham Hall. / NYP17

Tony Danza interrupted the priest at the wake for crime author Philip Carlo, claiming he was talking too much about God and not enough about the best-selling author. “People were stunned, while the priest was visibly shaken,” said a source. “Danza took over and eulogized Carlo with memories from their younger days.” / NYP16

Ivanka Trump doesn’t know much about the night-life near the Trump SoHo hotel. When a guest asked her if she ever went to popular SoHo nightclub Sway around the corner she replied, “I don’t even know where that is… I honestly don’t go out to bars at all.” / NYP16

Rachel Uchitel recently bought a $1.625 million, three-bedroom, three-bath unit at 77 Park Ave., and is listing it for rent at $9,995 a month. According to a source, there is “tiger or leopard-print newly installed carpeting” and “wild-color paint in every room.” / NYP16

Kanye West was seen at Giuseppe Cipriani’s opening of his new restaurant on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi last weekend, following the Grand Prix. / NYP16

Paul McCartney will perform at New York's famed Apollo Theater next month - a first for the singing legend. The former Beatle is scheduled to perform at the Harlem venue on Dec. 13. / AP

Bono was seen hosting a dinner with Salman Rushdie, Julian Schnabel, Jimmy Iovine and Lou Reed in the upstairs dining room of The Lion. / NYP18

Sarah Palin's new show that launched on Sunday took in 4.9 million viewers, a record for a new show on TLC and No. 4 overall. / DN76

A dinner with Miss USA Rima Fakih will be auctioned off tomorrow for the Gilda’s Club gala at the Pierre. / NYP17

MTV is set to air a new season of its popular reality series “Teen Mom” with a new cast in January. / NYP76

Photos in the Daily News: Robert De Niro after losing out to the Landmarks Preservation Commission yesterday, President Obama presenting the Medal of Honor to Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta at White House ceremony yesterday, Sarah Jessica Parker, husband Matthew Broderick and their son James Wilkie posing with Daniel Radcliffe, Gloria Estefan at the "24 Hour Plays" after-party at B.B. King Blues Club, Phylicia Rashad, Al Sharpton and John Legend watching the National Action Network Triumph Awards at Frederick P. Rose Hall, James Franco talking to Terry Richardson at the RxArt party at the Art Directors Club, Katy Perry launching her perfume, Purr, Keith Urban serenading commuters in a surprise concert at Penn Station, Jay-Z signing copies of "Decoded" at the NYPL, Kate Middleton and Prince William at St. James Palace yesterday. / DN14, DN12, DN9, DN8

Photos in the Post: President Obama presenting the Medal of Honor to Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta at White House ceremony yesterday, Matthew Morrison revealing his body in the December/January issue of Details magazine, Leighton Meester at the relaunch of the Court of Jewels at Harry Winston, Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal at last night’s “Love and Other Drugs” screening at the DGA Theater, Taylor Swift in the new issue of Allure, Kate Middleton and Prince William at St. James Palace yesterday. / NYP21, NYP18, NYP17, NYP3

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