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TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.


Byline: Elizabeth Snead

TAYLOR MADE: Dame Elizabeth Taylor Noun 1. Elizabeth Taylor - United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932)
Taylor
 was the lady of the night Tuesday at the amfAR/Diamond Information Center dinner in the Hollywood Hills The Hollywood Hills, an unofficial designation of part of the City of Los Angeles, California, are part of the eastern section of the low transverse range of the Santa Monica Mountains, which extends from the Los Feliz District and Hollywood, on the south side of the Valley, to . Hosted by Billie Weisman, widow of Fredrick Weisman, and held at their former home, now an art museum, the dinner feted Taylor with the Icon Award for her untiring efforts for AIDS research.

While there were a few stars at the exclusive dinner (Laura Elena Harring, elegant in Armani, comedian Bruce Vilanch Bruce Vilanch (born November 23, 1947) is an American comedy writer who caught the public eye when he became a wisecracking regular on the revamped Hollywood Squares with Whoopi Goldberg.

Vilanch was born into a Jewish family and is a practicing Jew.
 and fashion photographer Bruce Weber Bruce Weber may refer to:
  • Bruce Weber (photographer) (b. 1946)
  • Bruce Weber (coach) (b. 1956)
  • Bruce Weber (administrator) (1951-2006)
), the house, filled with more than 500 works of art collected over 40 years by Weisman, was the real star. Guests were treated to docent tours of the mansion to view the works of Cezanne, Kandinsky, Klee, Miro, de Kooning, Pollock, Rothko, Warhol, Lichtenstein and Hockney.

Taylor, after being helped to the living room, sat across from a blue-period Picasso and spoke with ``Access Hollywood Access Hollywood is a weekday television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was created by former Entertainment Tonight ,'' glancing through People magazine's Oscar history issue with the reporter and recalling memories from photos.

``I do remember this night,'' Taylor said, looking at a photo of herself taken 20 years ago, adding ``Getting this humanitarian award means more to me than any other award in my life.''

Seated next to her at the dinner was Sugar, her immaculately groomed and well behaved Adj. 1. well behaved - (usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct; "a well-behaved child"
well-behaved
 Maltese terrier. Sugar was greeted by her personal physician, Dr. Anthony Shipp, who has treated the pup all her pampered pam·per  
tr.v. pam·pered, pam·per·ing, pam·pers
1. To treat with excessive indulgence: pampered their child.

2.
 life. ``We went to her birthday party recently. And did you see her on 'Larry King'?'' Shipp asked. With offices in Beverly Hills, Shipp is called the Vet to the Stars' Pets and counts Merv Griffin's canines among his clientele.

Much of the night's talk was about the afternoon announcement of the rolling up of the Oscar red carpet. Longtime Oscar jokester Vilanch, who admitted there was a lot of nervousness over the upcoming show, joked, ``But everyone is also nervous about having dinner with anyone with a cough who just returned from Hong Kong.''

MUI (Mobile User Interface) In wireless applications where speech input is not necessary or appropriate, there is a choice of other forms of input. Miniature QWERTY keyboards, folding portable keyboards and screen keyboards that use a stylus or finger all support full  MUI STARS: The benefit for LA/IFP Filmmakers Lab held at the Mui Mui (Prada's lower-priced sportswear line) boutique on Melrose in Hollywood was definitely one of the most fashionable events leading up Oscar.

Checking out the latest in platforms and plastic skirts were stylin' stars such as ``The Pianist's'' Oscar-nominated actor Adrien Brody (in head- to-toe Prada, natch), Alessandro Nivola (``Laurel Canyon'') and sexy ``XXX'' star Asia Argento (daughter of the cult horror film director Dario Argento), wearing low-cut jeans to show off her angelic belly tattoo.

Also on hand were Jeremy Sisto (he plays Billy on ``Six Feet Under'') and Shiva Rose, wearing bright tropical print Mui Mui tops and dresses.

Laura Elena Harring arrived fresh from the premiere of her new film ``Willard,'' and upon being told that she had been pronounced as having the ``fiercest butt in Hollywood'' by a top stylist, she blushed, laughed and admitted, ``I do have a J-Lo butt!''

Amanda Peet made a great Mui Mui model, looking pretty in a pink and green Mui Mui china doll top and white slacks with brand-new bangs. Best-known for her role as the ditzy dit·zy  
adj.
Variant of ditsy.


ditzy or ditsy
Adjective

[ditzier, ditziest] or ditsier, ditsiest Slang
 hit woman in ``The Whole Nine Yards,'' Peet will reprise re·prise  
n.
1. Music
a. A repetition of a phrase or verse.

b. A return to an original theme.

2. A recurrence or resumption of an action.

tr.v.
 her role in ``The Whole Ten Yards'' and she's also planning on an as-yet-untitled film playing Diane Keaton's daughter and Jack Nicholson's girlfriend. ``Matrix'' man Keanu Reeves will portray Nicholson's doctor.

Peet was hanging on a handsome lad she's been smooching around town, new squeeze David Benioff, ``25th Hour'' novelist/screenwriter. He's currently working on ``Troy,'' an epic starring Brad Pitt.

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(1) TAYLOR: Multifaceted humanitarian.

(2) BRODY: Hits the right note.

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