Morning Memo: Katie Holmes Not Into Holiday Parties; Guy Ritchie Gets More Money; Mort Zuckerman on Bernard Madoff

Caroline Bankoff — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:38:31 -0400

Katie Holmes put in "two minutes" at her apartment building's Christmas party before making her way to her waiting SUV. [P6]

Citing cost issues, designers Betsey Johnson and Carmen Marc Valvo have decided against staging shows in the Bryant Park tents at this Feburary's Fashion Week. [WSJ via Racked]

Unsurprisingly, heiress Agnes Gund regrets telling W that she thinks many of the people she sits with on the Museum of Modern Art board are cheap. [P6]

Contrary to earlier reports that he wasn't after his ex-wife's money, Guy Ritchie will walk away from his divorce from Madonna with $76 million to $92 million. [Us Weekly]

Mort Zuckerman says he'd never heard of disgraced investor Bernard Madoff until last Friday, when a third party investor informed him that Mr. Madoff had lost $30 million from a charitable trust he runs. [Daily Intel]

Scarlett Johansson is suing the UK Cosmopolitan for fabricating an interview with her in its August 2008 issue. [Us Weekly]

Observer » Morning Memo: Katie Holmes Not Into Holiday Parties; Guy Ritchie Gets More Money; Mort Zuckerman on Bernard Madoff

Morning Memo: Katie Holmes Not Into Holiday Parties; Guy Ritchie Gets More Money; Mort Zuckerman on Bernard Madoff