D.C. Socialites Declare War on Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama will arrive in New York today for a private Democratic fund-raiser at the Upper West Side home of fashion designer Donna Karan and then head to Broadway’s St. James Theater where actress Sarah Jessica Parker will serve as her host. It all sounds lovely. Ms. Obama will likely be in the same room Read More

Does Tinsley Mortimer Eat Street Meat?

High Society, Tinsley Mortimer‘s much-awaited reality show, finally premiered on the CW last night. And? Well, it’s pretty much what we expected. Paul Johnson-Calderon called Jules Kirby a “beak-nosed bitch”; Ms. Kirby called him a “an AIDS victim” (he’s not); and the Tinz spun around in pretty dresses, expertly avoiding the drama, except Read More

Are Light-Fingered Socialites Stealing Tinsley’s Thunder?

The most loathsome characters-and, therefore, inevitable stars-of High Society, Tinsley Mortimer’s forthcoming reality show, will not include the socialite herself, but two peripheral characters, a network source recently told the Transom.

“We realized early on there was a story being told with Tinsley leaving her husband, filing for divorce and dating this German prince,” said Read More