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By Drew Grant 9/13/12 12:25pm

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Can Jay-Z and Beyoncé Top Anna Wintour in Obama Fundraising?

Probably not, seeing as the Vogue editor in chief was just announced as being the fourth-biggest fund-raiser for Barack Obama’s re-election campaign in a document released to The New York Times. But this was due in no small part to the $40,000-dollar-a-plate dinner she held over at Sarah Jessica Parker’s house back in June: that event raised approximately $2,000,000 on that night alone.

Now the president and first lady of hip-hop want to give the editrix a run for her money. Read More

By Drew Grant 6/22/12 1:13pm

bottle service

You won't be seeing this at Barclays' 40/40 Club (Patrick McMullan)

W.i.P.’s Bottle Service Bash: The Fallout

After last week’s glass-shattering fracas between Drake and Chris Brown at SoHo’s W.i.P., New York’s nightclub scene might be seeing a dip in bottle service. Hey, we’re not complaining. Read More

By Irina Aleksander 11/21/08 3:55pm

‘This is Obviously More Serious,’ Says Nightclub Rep Ron Berkowitz of the Brother Jimmy’s Lawsuit

According to The New York Post, a 31-year-old woman is suing Upper West Side nightclub Brother Jimmy’s after suffering second- and third-degree burns at the bar in March when a bartender failed to execute a stunt with Bacardi 151. The bartender was reportedly prompted by the song Great Balls of Fire coming Read More

By Irina Aleksander 7/14/08 5:42pm

40/40 Club's Manager Will Lock You Up

Last month, Celeste Williams, a former waitress at Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club filed a class-action suit claiming that the Chelsea club failed to pay overtime or even minimum wage to its employees. And earlier this month, the

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Can Jay-Z and Beyoncé Top Anna Wintour in Obama Fundraising?

W.i.P.’s Bottle Service Bash: The Fallout

‘This is Obviously More Serious,’ Says Nightclub Rep Ron Berkowitz of the Brother Jimmy’s Lawsuit

40/40 Club's Manager Will Lock You Up

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