Original Queen of All Media Honored

The endlessly fabulous Ruta Lee (left) embraces grandmother of gossip Rona Barrett (allegedly 73) at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, which staged a tribute to Barrett, who now mostly attends to her business of growing lavender on her ranch near Santa Barbara for products that benefit charity.

Her 1974 autobiography, "Miss Rona," began with this sentence:

"Just an inch, Miss Rona, just let me put it in an inch!"

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Cher: The Fabulousness

Cher, mostly 64 and the pride of El Centro, checks to see if her face is still attached while speaking Thursday at the AFI Life Achievement Award dinner honoring Mike Nichols.

Special flame retardants prevented her spontaneous combustion.

Thirty-two audience members were not as fortunate.

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Paper Tigress

Paper magazine co-founder and society hipster fixture Kim Hastreiter, 58, as seen at last night's CFDA Fashion Awards at Lincoln Center in NYC, where she was an honoree.


According to the NY Times, Kim is scheduled to get her hip fixed.

Just in time.

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Let There Be Lamps

I think it was some kind of tie-in with Kathy Ireland's lighting business. Not sure. Still, really shady.

Headline Makers

First female Oscar winner for Best Director Kathryn Bigelow, and English schoolteacher Melinday Dennehy, arrested for allegedly texting nude pix of herself to a 15-year-old male student.

One has left a number of men disappointed.

Am I Blue?

Oscar red carpet stunner Gabourey Sidibe, and the White House Blue Room.


Both are appropriate for formal occasions.

Tickle Me Reba

Enhanced country star Reba McEntire at the Academy of Country Music Nominations, and giddy Sesame Street star Elmo.

So alike, and yet only one is a natural redhead.

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Push

Gabourey Sidibe's arm at the NAACP Image Awards where she won Outstanding Actress honors for her work in "Precious," and a beluga whale at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.

Both are mammals.

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Purple Passion

Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe at last night's NAACP Image Awards, and Barney the Dinosaur.

So alike, and yet only one loves me.

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Lady Gaga: The End

The underwhelming costume fetishist Lady Gaga revealed her assets onstage at The Brit Awards on Tuesday in London.

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George Clooney

... and his beard.

Mo'Nique Wins...

...naturally.

How Wet Was It at the Golden Globes?

It was so wet, that Mariah Carey's flotation devices were deployed.

Thanks, I'll be here all week.