February 04, 2004
Nick, Paris to play in NBA Celebrity Game
The All-Star game - and related events - are being held in L.A. this year, so it shouldn't be a surprise that the Boys are involved.
WE HEAR . . . WE HEAR THAT Fuse, the rival channel to MTV, quickly volunteered in the wake
of the Janet Jackson breast-flashing scandal to produce any future CBS half-time shows. MTV might never be given the opportunity
again . . . THAT Sean Combs and Paris Hilton will co-captain one team in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Basketball Game, while Queen
Latifah and WNBA star Lisa Leslie will lead another with such talent as Paris' boyfriend Nick Carter, Sean Paul and Nelly . . . THAT the
pullout of Mercedes-Benz as a Fashion Week sponsor left a vacuum now being filled by General Motors, which is providing Cadillac
Escalades to designers Tara Subkoff, Alice Roi and Cynthia Rowley and Hummers to all the Ford Models . . . THAT some Academy members
are voting for Sofia Coppola to win Best Director to disprove Barbra Streisand's constant complaint she was never nominated in that
category because she is a woman. "We have nothing against women, we just don't like Streisand," said one voter . . . THAT the "surprise
entertainment" at tomorrow's opening of the Time Warner Center is Jewel. "The Daily Show" star Jon Stewart and CNN's Paula Zahn are
em-ceeing. But the big draw is the cooking from the center's five restaurants . . . THAT 6s & 8s, the latest venture of Guy Jacobson
and David Schlachet, is a Las Vegas-themed lounge on the Lower East Side . . . THAT Bentley is sponsoring the alice + olivia show Friday
night at Marquee where Rene Risque will warm up the crowd.
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