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Fifth
annual Motorola Hollywood holiday bash |
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Meredith
Monroe |
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Sarah
Chalke |
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Michelle
Trachtenberg |
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Joanie
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NYSD
in HOLLYWOOD - At last week's fifth annual Motorola
Hollywood holiday bash, the gorgeous crowd didn't have to wait for
the headliner's cue to "get the party started." Arriving
in limos and luxury vehicles as early as 9 PM (yes, that's even a
bit early for the west coast homebodies), young actors and other showbiz
and fashion types poured into the massive Culver City warehouse setting
Conjunctive Points, which was converted into a pink-hued cocktail
lounge for the fabulous fete.
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Pink |
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Among the first
to arrive on the "pink" carpet was quite appropriately Alecia
Moore, a.k.a. Pink. The rocker posed for
the massive throng of paparazzi and later took the stage to perform
a five-song set for which it's rumored she collected a rather generous
six-figure paycheck, all before winging out to Gotham for a stint
on "Saturday Night Live."
Pink's performance was surely a highlight, but the hipness benchmark
du jour for a Hollywood party is an appearance by those regulars
on the L.A. social circuit, the crew from "The O.C." And
as if this event needed any further validation, there they were, on
the heels of adorning a major magazine cover as TV's newest breakout
hit. Adorable castmates Mischa Barton, Rachel Bilson, Ben
McKenzie and Adam Brody — plus fifth
wheel Samaire Armstrong — cozied up to each
as the show's 27-year-old wunderkind creator Josh Schwartz
observed the moment nearby.
Other young celebrities such as Tori Spelling, Molly Sims
and Shannon Elizabeth mingled with Marine
Corps Reserve members on hand to help in the collection of donated
gifts for the Toys for Tots program. Also toying around was fedora-clad
comic Jamie Foxx, who led a party train of friends
to the dance floor to display some funky moves before heading back
out the front door.
Actors on schmooze patrol included Dule Hill, Danny Masterson,
Topher Grace, Melissa George, Sara Rue, Michelle Trachtenberg, Taryn
Manning, Lindsay Lohan, Zach Braff, and Bonnie Sommerville.
Nicky Hilton was there, too, with her newly brunette
locks but without her infamous elder sister.
Most of the talent didn't miss the opportunity to press the flesh
with the event's engineer, Moto marketing maven David Pinsky.
A former flack who moved to L.A. half a decade ago to tackle the telecom's
Tinseltown trendsetting tactics, Pinsky has quickly acquired the reputation
as gadget guru to the stars — and he's placed many a cellular
phone and two-way pager into celebrity hands.
So while many of the celebrities generously donated a toy at the beginning
of the evening, it's probably safe to say most didn't leave empty
handed either at the end of night.
— Ricardo Sepulveda |
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Joe
Reitman and Shannon Elizabeth |
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Tori
Spelling |
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Melissa
Joan Hart |
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Keri
Casem |
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Dule
Hill |
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Wilmer
Valderrama |
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Constance
Zimmer |
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Jennifer
Gimenez |
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Antonio
Sabato Jr. |
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| Photographs
by Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com |
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