May 8, 2009 1:10 pm >> INSIDER WIRE —Brooke Shields was silent on the red carpet last night (at the behest of her lawyers) about the Kiefer Sutherland-Jack McCollough incident, but apparently she told friends she was "jostled" by McCollough just before the headbutting, but it was "no big deal." After he made contact with her, she fell, but not all the way to the ground, and she doesn't feel it was intentional — instead, she blames the fall on her 6" high heels. Meanwhile, Jack was spotted earlier today, sporting more bandages than in the initial aftermath two days ago, reportedly from surgery last night.
Who's Coming, Who's Not April 29, 2009 3:50 pm >> This year's supermodel-centric Costume Institute Gala is coming up soon — Monday — and it's shaping up to be the toned-down affair that was expected: a number of designers who usually attend are not, tables are not selling as well as in the past, and there are even rumors that Vogue is having model attendees pay an entry fee to the tune of $7,500.Versace has decided to join Burberry, Roberto Cavalli, Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, and Alberta Ferretti in the not-buying-a-table camp, and Celine and Fendi are not actively participating in the event at all.
Calvin Klein Brings Back Steamy Jeans Commercials January 29, 2009 10:37 am >> It's been a few years since Brooke Shields told us that nothing comes between her and her Calvins — almost two decades. Not since the early '80s, when those Calvin Klein Jeans commercials were running, has the brand tried to top them.Enter 2009, the year the label finally gives it another go, with a grainy Steven Meisel-shot commercial featuring Anna Selezneva, Anna Maria Jagodzinska, and Natasha Poly greased up and writhing in nothing but their Calvins. The ads have already been banned from even late-night cable TV — nothing CK isn't used to, since the same thing happened last year with their Eva Mendes Secret Obsession commercial — but they plan on having this one actually make it on TV in the US. An edited version will air on American cable, and countries like Italy, France, Spain, and Germany will run the unedited version below.
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