Seriously? OMG! WTF?

Want to have a walk on role in a Broadway musical? Or what about an “acting Shakespeare” lesson with Lynn Redgrave? Or wouldn’t you just love to have dinner with Kathy Griffin? (Trust us, she won’t bite … much.) Well, all these fantastic dream prizes can be yours … for a price.
How much? Depends on you. Starting today, these and many other incredible prizes are being auctioned to benefit the Actor’s Fund. The Actor’s fund is an organization that helps performing artists in crisis. (As if there was any other kind? Yeesh.) Seriously, the Fund is a terrific organization that provides a broad range of services for actors in TV, film and theater. Besides the wonderful prizes listed above, people will have two weeks to bid on tons of autographed memorabilia and other collectibles, tickets, and celebrity-encrusted things like dinner with Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson. Hmm? Dinner with Liam and Tascha? What would we have to talk about? “Uh, hey, Liam …uh … you’re Irish, right?” (Uncomfortable silence.) “Natasha … uh … Could you pass the bangers and mash?” I think we’ll stick to bidding on dinner with Kathy Griffin. At least we won’t have to do any of the talking — that’s for sure! To find out what else is being auctioned off or to place a bid, go here. And if you do bid on the dinner with Kathy, please don’t be chintzy or we’ll never hear the end of it. Ms. G doesn’t like to be treated cheaply … except in very special circumstances. And now that she’s single, who knows what might happen!

 Bravo’s The Dish

 I do not know about you, but just the concept of having dinner with Kathy Griffin makes me want to lose my dinner. Now the other items are cool.

LEONARDO DiCaprio, who plays the hero in movies, was a real hero to two wheelchair-bound Madonna fans the other night. Francesco Clark, 28, – who worked at Harper’s Bazaar until a car accident left him a quadriplegic and now runs the Clark’s BoTanicles skin-care company – had front-row seats to one of Madge’s shows at the Garden last week thanks to his pal, Harper’s Bazaar creative director Stephen Gan. But when Madonna came onstage, the crowd rushed forward and Clark’s wheelchair was nearly knocked over. "He couldn’t see anything because people were all standing around him," said Clark’s pal, WWD writer Elisa Lipsky-Karasz. "He tried to move to the front, but no one would budge, and nobody cared. Then the security guard came over and was being rude and told him to move." At that point, DiCaprio came over and said, "Why don’t you come sit with me and I’ll just move over?" The star was at the end of the catwalk in front of a no-standing zone. Moments later, DiCaprio moved another wheelchair-bound person in next to Clark, saving her view as well.

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What a good guy! More celebs should follow his example, unlike Rosie who left her girlfriend for front row seats to see her friend Madonna. Granted having good seats on this tour is well worth the ticket price!

How much would you pay for a date with someone Esquire magazine considers the sexiest woman alive?A man, only identified as "John," paid $30,000 Tuesday night for a date with actress Jessica Biel during a local fundraiser.The money goes to help Molly Bloom, who was seriously hurt May 13 when her prom-night limo dragged her 38 feet. She lost her left leg and part of her pelvis.On Tuesday night, there was a fundraiser that family members and friends organized at Rock Island in Lower Downtown. The fundraiser, dubbed "Mollypalooza," featured East High School bands and auctions for dates with young men. But the key item up for bid was a date with Biel.Biel’s father, who was first approached about a way the actress could help raise money for Molly, acknowledged that it’s for a good cause."She has this opportunity to create a buzz that would provide some support and she’s more than happy to do that," said Jon Biel. He said it was his daughter’s idea to hold the auction for a lunch date.The winner said his name is John and said he’s the senior vice president for an oil and gas company in Denver. Their lunch date will take place Aug. 18, when Biel returns to Colorado to accept a humanitarian award.The entire fundraiser raked in $38,000, money which will go to help pay Molly’s medical bills. She’s now rehabilitating at Children’s Hospital.

KMGH 

Kylie Minogue has announced two UK dates in early 2007.The dates will follow the November and December 2006 dates of her Australian ‘Showgirl – Homecoming’ tour. The Australian dates were rescheduled from last year due to her cancer diagnosis. Minogue will play the first date of the tour on November 11 at Sydney Entertainment Centre. According to a statement the shows will "differ" to the ‘Showgirl’ gigs she played in 2005.
The 2007 UK dates are: London Wembley Arena (January 2/3)

NME

Wow! My hat is off to her for going back on the road so soon! You go girl! 

Silver screen icon SOPHIA LOREN will be sexy, but not naked, in next year’s (07) Pirelli calendar. The 71-year-old actress will appear alongside PENELOPE CRUZ and NAOMI WATTS in the legendary publication, amid rumours she may be stripping completely nude. But, fresh from the shoot, Loren insists she protected her modesty. She says, "The photo session was a lot of fun, and I was very surprised to be asked – but I’m not naked and it is discreet, although I hope, still sexy. I can’t bear being seen nude. I’m not exactly a tiny woman and when Sophia Loren is naked, there is a lot of nakedness."

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