You guys might want to sit down, because I'm about to tell you something that will shock you to your core: our celebrities occasionally spend too much money. OK, fine, maybe that wasn't that surprising to you. But then again, maybe you're not shocked because you're not really aware of just how deeply wasteful, indulgent or outright insane this splurging can be. We're not talking about your run-of-the-mill private jets to Brazil or renting out a movie theater so you can watch Chipwrecked in peace; no, this is the next level of shortsighted, embarrassing, opulent, or just generally wasteful. Enjoy! More»

Vanity Fair hosts an Oscar Party worthy of the entertainment gods; Kim Kardashian attends Elton John's glamorous Academy Awards viewing party; Petra Nemcova steps out for The Weinstein Company's Oscar after party; Pharrell Williams and Esperanza Spalding enjoy themselves at Hans Zimmer's post-awards show fete; Jean Dujardin gets his Oscar engraved at the Governors Ball—Awards season wasn't officially over until the Academy Awards after parties ended in the wee hours of this morning and we have  the details on the hottest events of the evening in this installment of Last Night's Parties, Oscar Night Edition! More»

First of all, WAY TO GO GMEN.  Now that that's out of my system, onto more pressing matters.  While you were blacked out screaming in the middle of the street wearing your Manning jersey, some of us were actually tuning into the absurd amount of Super Bowl commercials- 54 to be exact. From babies, to Uncle Jesse, to Jay Leno in a flying squirrel suit-here's a roundup of the commercials you more than likely missed. More»

Jeffrey Katzenberg, Chris Miller, Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas

Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas help launch Awards Season at Chateau; Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah hit their Hollywood movie premiere; Patrick Dempsey attends the McLaren Beverly Hills opening; Disney ABC host a Winter Press Tour with Krysten Ritter, Andie McDowell, and Leslie Bibb; Forevermark and InStyle take over Bar Nineteen12 at the Beverly Hills Hotel for a party with Michelle Williams, Jessica Alba, and other leading Hollywood ladies—Monday and Tuesday night were bustling with events all over the city, get the details on what went down in this edition of Last Night's Parties. More»

Guy Ritchie, Rachel McAdams, Jared Harris, Noomi Rapace, Robert Downey Jr.

Colin Firth, Gary Oldman and Emily Blunt celebrate the Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy premiere; Mark Ronson DJs the G-Star Rodeo Drive store opening for a slew of scenesters; Guy Ritchie, Robert Downey Jr. and Rachel McAdams step out for the Sherlock Holmes premiere; Mindy Kaling, Ed Helms, Will Arnett and Adam Scott attend an NBC Universal holiday party—it all went down Tuesday in L.A., get your details in this edition of Last Night's Parties. More»

[Jon Hamm, Justin Timberlake, Hailee Steinfeld] Rachel Bilson and NYLON host dinner at a new restaurant for Ashlee Simpson and Shenae Grimes; Mia Moretti, Caitlin Moe, and Camilla Belle celebrate the reopening of a Chopard boutique with other diamond-lovers and champagne; Jessica Biel plays dinner host with Joe Zee at Chateau for Justin Timberlake, Hailee Steinfeld, Jon Hamm and more; Samantha Ronson and Nicole Richie party at Milk boutique's new pop-up shop; George Clooney, Cindy Crawford and others step out for Alexander Payne's new movie premiere—Tuesday night had plenty to keep this town busy, get all the details on what went down in this edition of Last Night's Parties. More»

Today I check in on what happened at Occupy Oakland last night (teargas?! really!?), I watch Obama on Jay Leno, and I read about Bloomberg's super busy week. Plus, I learn how to raise a genius and find that French snobbery is in full effect this fall.

• After his wife ran off with Journey guitarist Neal Schon thinking she had been kidnapped, Tareq Salahi files for divorce from Michaele Salahi and has supposedly already changed the locks. Obviously he's quite slow on the uptake so these are bold maneuvers. Proud of you, big guy. [TMZ]
• Don't call him 'Ron Artest'! The highly anticipated name change of our own Lakers star we can always count on to keep us on our toes becomes effective today, so that's Mr. Metta World Peace to you. [KTLA]

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