J.J. Abrams and his wife Katie McGrath team up with Coach to host a star-studded Santa Monica rooftop fundraiser with big names including Joss Whedon, Jeremy Renner, Kristen Bell and Timothy Olyphant; Christinia Milian and Corey Feldman take in a classic Slick Rick performance at the Music Saves Lives benefit; Jerry Bruckheimer and former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (alongside her astronaut husband) are honored at the Simon Wiesenthal Center's annual National Tribute Dinner at the Beverly Hilton; Kristin Davis hosts a high-end silent charity auction for designer handbags at a Beverly Hills manse once inhabited by Brad & Jen. There was plenty of high-end, charitably-minded fun going on last night, so make sure to check out all the action in this Thursday edition of Last Night's Parties!

Jeremy Renner & Olivia Munn at the Coach Children's Defense Fund Benefit at Bad Robot [via] More»

Johnny Depp and Marilyn Manson rock out on stage at the 4th Annual Revolver Golden God Awards at Club Nokia; Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans grace the red carpet for the premiere of The Avengers at the El Capitan Theatre; Nicole Scherzinger and Jessie J step out for the 3rd annual ELLE Women In Music Event at Avalon in Hollywood—Wednesday night in Los Angeles was filled with superheroes, rock gods and celebrities, and we've got the details on where they partied in this installment of Last Night's Parties! More»

[Justin Bieber and his dad spending quality shirtless time together on the beach in Malibu yesterday via]

• Cowabunga, dudes! In case you needed another reason to hit the beach aside from the summer weather we're currently experiencing, SoCal surf is the best it's been this season with more big waves on the way. [LATimes]
• While out drinking in the wee hours, Jeremy Renner and his crew got into a serious bar scuffle in Phuket, Thailand in which one friend was slashed in the neck with an axe. [TMZ]

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Last night, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes graced the red carpet at the premiere of Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, 4AM DJs threw a bash at Catch rooftop, Happy Hearts held a charity event, Caroline's on Broadway celebrated the holidays and so much more. Last night's parties were all about getting into the holiday spirit. More»

Over the weekend, Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Ed Westwick and the Gossip Girl cast celebrated 100 episodes at Cipriani Wall St., Luc Carl and George Seville opened Ludlow Manor- complete with palm trees and topless mermaids, Charlize Theron attended the premiere of "Young Adult", Chrissie Miller and Charlotte Ronson hit up the opening of 143 and so much more.  Last night's parties were all about openings. More»

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Last night STK hosted it's 5th Year Anniversary Party Studio 54 Style complete with disco balls, fur coats, go-go dancers, and champagne. Tables were packed all night with people coming to celebrate this trendy steakhouse's big birthday. More»

Blake Lively, Nicki Minaj and Prince hit up the Versace for H&M runway show, Jay-Z and Kanye rocked out MSG for the second time in a row, Marc Jacobs and Winona Ryder attended the Aids for AIDS My Hero Gala, The American Ballet Theater held their Fall 2011 Opening, STK had its 5th Anniversary and so much more.  Last night's parties were all about fashion and the arts.

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Chris Evans along with other cast-mates celebrate the long-awaited premiere of their new movie Captain America: The First Avenger.; Hailee Steinfeld, Ashley Tisdale, and other starlets strut their MIU MIU clothing on the red carpet in celebration of Martel's "Muta"; Rebecca Minkoff and Agyness Deyn host a bash for the opening of Minkoff's new boutique; Demi Lovato and Usher steal the spotlight at the "HTC Status Socail" launch event by surprising everyone with their appearances. More»

• Republicans begin the battle to repeal President Obama's healthcare plan in the House [LATimes]
• If this is true, this is great: Christina Aguilera got so wasted at acquaintance Jeremy Renner's birthday party at his house (parents in attendance) that she excused herself to go pass out in his bed. Stars, they're just like us! [PE]
• Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi accused of having sex with a "significant" number of prostitutes [HuffPo]
• A CA couple gets arrested after a video of them spending quality family time together and smoking weed with their TODDLER, who hit the pipe several times, surfaces [KTLA]
• Camille Grammer is recanting her claims that soon-to-be-ex-husband Kelsey Grammer has a thing for cross-dressing, saying she was shkiddinggg. Good one, Camille! [TMZ]

The Tulsa C.P.A. Convention Oscar Nominees Luncheon brings 120 Academy Award hopefuls together for a group shot despite earlier fisticuffs between Meryl Streep and Jeff Bridges over that last pig in a blanket.

(Photo Courtesy of Awards Circuit Blog)

Mariah Carey was certainly the center of attention at the 2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival, partly because of her much-lauded performance in Precious, partly because of her incoherent acceptance speech, and, apparently partly because of her pretty impressive rack jewelry... More»