New York Gossip Gal | by Roz

Britney Spears is thisclose to becoming the new judge on Simon Cowell’s X Factor. The pop-princess would join Cowell and L.A Reid and become the highest paid next to American Idol’s JLo who gets $12 mil. According to E! News, after weeks of heavy negotiating, Britney’s team has finally agreed to a $15 million fee [...]

In town to attend Bravo’s Wednesday night television ‘Upfronts’ where the network unveils its brand new shows to the media, ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,’ Adrienne Maloof and hubby Dr. Paul Nassif spent Thursday night eating and drinking at two of NYC’s hot spots in the Meatpacking District. First they were spotted having drinks [...]

  Tea for you. The grand opening of BLU Café By Tavalon specializing in all kinds of tea was a hit. From the festive ribbon cutting ceremony to the green tea cupcakes and pink tea lemonade, this new tea find on the West Side’s Riverside Dr. at 66th Street is surely the future of tea. [...]

Betty White is far from off her rocker. In fact, the 90 year old famed comic actress is working more than most these days. “I don’t have time to think about retiring. I’m blessed with good health. I just turned 90 in January and I inherited some wonderful good genes from my mother and dad. [...]

The talented Rita Wilson who always seems to subtlety steal the scene whenever she acts, is this week’s star to search her ancestry on NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are.” She also has a new album coming out May 8 called AM/FM. Who knew she sang too? Why is the half Greek, half Bulgarian [...]

Fresh and tasty traditional Indian cuisine in a casually entertaining atmosphere with a great staff eager to please. That’s Benares. Taking over the old Baluchi’s space on West 56th Street right off of bustling and hip 57th Street, the grand opening of Benares saw VIP’s and media persona’s  grabbing at the passed trays of tasty [...]

Newly minted New York Jets backup quarterback Tim Tebow gave us reporters a late night 11:30pm conference call to answer the many questions surrounding his exciting new gig in New York. “I’m happy to be a Jet” said the ex-Denver Broncos quarterback who sounded just as excited as kid in a NY candy store. “I’m [...]

Accomplished talent Alan Cumming who amazingly plays it very straight as attorney Eli Gold on CBS hit ‘The Good Wife’, brought his campy cabaret act to XL Nightclub over the weekend for an intimate show that benefited the International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission. The Tony winner took to the stage for a friendly [...]

Jason Segel is ‘Jeff, Who Lives At Home’ in the new picture by up and coming writer/director brother team Jay & Mark Duplass. The talented and creative brothers already brought us major films like ‘Cyrus,’ ‘Baghead‘ and ‘The Puffy Chair’, not to mention a slew of short films. Known for their character driven Indie films, [...]

TV Powerhouse Ben Silverman is the brains and brawn behind new clothing brand show ‘Fashion Star’ starring singer turned retail mogul Jessica Simpson as a clothing designer “mentor.” The gorgeous and tall Elle Macpherson hosts and executive produces, and bad girl turned good mom Nicole Richie and designer John Varvatos join Simpson as celebrity mentors. [...]