Actress-turned-political activist Patricia Duff nearly missed U.S. President Barack Obama's big speech at an event in New York last week (ends04Mar12) after she became trapped in an elevator.
The About Last Night... actress was on her way to a star-studded gala at a private penthouse in Manhattan last Thursday when the elevator she was travelling in got stuck, leaving her trapped for half an hour with one of the president's secret service agents.
She was eventually freed and made it to the party in time to hear the talk by the president, who was brought up to the event in a freight elevator due to the technical problems.
Party guest Margaret Russell, of Architectural Digest, tells New York Post gossip column Page Six, "It is a beautiful pre-war building, and it shouldn't have happened that night. She was trapped, but thankfully they were eventually able to free her... I think the Secret Service were... happy (that the president didn't get stuck)."
Other guests at the party included singer John Legend, actress Mariska Hargitay, movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and fashion designer Michael Kors.
The About Last Night... actress was on her way to a star-studded gala at a private penthouse in Manhattan last Thursday when the elevator she was travelling in got stuck, leaving her trapped for half an hour with one of the president's secret service agents.
She was eventually freed and made it to the party in time to hear the talk by the president, who was brought up to the event in a freight elevator due to the technical problems.
Party guest Margaret Russell, of Architectural Digest, tells New York Post gossip column Page Six, "It is a beautiful pre-war building, and it shouldn't have happened that night. She was trapped, but thankfully they were eventually able to free her... I think the Secret Service were... happy (that the president didn't get stuck)."
Other guests at the party included singer John Legend, actress Mariska Hargitay, movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and fashion designer Michael Kors.
- 3/8/2012
- WENN
HollywoodNews.com: Jenna Elfman, a serious Scientologist, may have gotten a bit of a jolt last night during the premiere of “Friends with Benefits.” Elfman is in the movie–she plays Justin Timberlake’s sister. But she’s not in a scene in which Justin and Mila Kunis hike up to the Hollywood sign in L.A. and get arrested for trespassing. It’s there that Jt makes a quippy joke about Scientology–calling it “great science fiction.” Ouch!
The joke gets big laughs and is very pointed. This may have accounted for Elfman not showing up after the screening at the Top of the Standard (aka the Boom Boom Room) for the movie’s party. Here’s what she missed: Timberlake in a section cordoned off by his huge and unfriendly personal bodyguard so the singer-turned-actor would be guaranteed no contact with any of the invited guests. Emma Stone...
The joke gets big laughs and is very pointed. This may have accounted for Elfman not showing up after the screening at the Top of the Standard (aka the Boom Boom Room) for the movie’s party. Here’s what she missed: Timberlake in a section cordoned off by his huge and unfriendly personal bodyguard so the singer-turned-actor would be guaranteed no contact with any of the invited guests. Emma Stone...
- 7/19/2011
- by Roger Friedman
- Hollywoodnews.com
The battle between gorgeous, green-eyed Patricia Duff and her fourth husband, billionaire Ronald Perelman, for custody of their young daughter, has played for over a year as one of New York’s more riveting tabloid dramas. Is Duff the victim of a powerful, domineering ex-husband? Or did her paranoia and deception drive Perelman to counterattack? Tracing the 45-year-old Duff’s gossip-laden leaps from marriage to marriage, Marjorie Williams profiles a modern femme fatale, from her Holly Golightly days in Washington, D.C., to her Hollywood reign as wife of studio head Mike Medavoy, to her post-Perelman landing in the arms of another high-profile protector, Senator Robert Torricelli.
- 6/20/2011
- Vanity Fair
Winner of the 2007 pulitzer prize for drama, Rabbit Hole is David Lindsay-Abaire's brilliant and critically acclaimed play about loss, heartbreak and forgiveness. Becca (Patricia Duff) and Howie (Tom Harris) have everything a family could want, until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down. Using equal doses of humor and candor, this masterpiece is a refreshingly honest look at domestic tragedy and the healing power of love, laughter, and family... A life affirming testament to the endurance of the human spirit. The show is directed by Chris Fisher. It features Max Cole-Takanikos, Patricia Duff, Tom Harris, Jill Johnson, and Melissa McAlerney.
- 4/14/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, under the leadership of Executive Director Stacie Burgua, announces the cast of Rabbit Hole, by David Lindsay-Abaire. The production, directed by Chris Fisher, features Max Cole-Takanikos, Patricia Duff, Tom Harris, Jill Johnson, and Melissa McAlerney. Performances will begin at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Avenue, on Friday, April 10 and continue through Saturday, April 25.
- 3/19/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, under the leadership of Executive Director Stacie Burgua, announces the cast of Rabbit Hole, by David Lindsay-Abaire. The production, directed by Chris Fisher, features Max Cole-Takanikos, Patricia Duff, Tom Harris, Jill Johnson, and Melissa McAlerney. Performances will begin at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Avenue, on Friday, April 10 and continue through Saturday, April 25.
- 2/26/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, under the leadership of Executive Director Stacie Burgua, announces the cast of Rabbit Hole, by David Lindsay-Abaire. The production, directed by Chris Fisher, features Max Cole-Takanikos, Patricia Duff, Tom Harris, Jill Johnson, and Melissa McAlerney. Performances will begin at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Avenue, on Friday, April 10 and continue through Saturday, April 25.
- 2/21/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
There may be peace in the Middle East before there's calm between Ron Perelman and Patricia Duff. The billionaire has rebuffed his brainy blond ex's attempts to settle their clash over physical custody of their daughter, Caleigh. And Perelman, who has primary custody, isn't interested in her suggestion they go into therapy together, it was revealed yesterday. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Rosalyn Richter said she wants to interview Caleigh before deciding how to proceed, but told both parents "how sorry I am to see what should be a de-escalating situation escalating."...
- 7/23/2008
- NYPost.com
Hollywood actress Ellen Barkin reportedly received $20 million in her quickie divorce from billionaire Ron Perelman. The Revlon boss, 62, and the Sea Of Love star, 51, reportedly ended their marriage on February 14, only a month after Perelman served Barkin divorce papers, according to the New York Daily News. Perelman's lawyer Adria Hillman asked for an order to seal the case earlier this month, which was granted by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Laura Drager. Barkin and Perelman signed a pre-nuptial agreement before their June 2000 wedding. The newspaper claims Perelman has lost $118 million in settlements with his first three wives, Faith Golding, Claudia Cohen and Patricia Duff. Barkin has two children, Romey and Jack, from her previous marriage to actor Gabriel Byrne.
- 2/24/2006
- WENN
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