Morning Memo: John Mayer Bags A-List Bash; Sean Penn's New Gal

Baird Jones, gossip reporter and Webster Hall curator, died in his Greenwich Village apartment on Thursday night at the age

Baird Jones, gossip reporter and Webster Hall curator, died in his Greenwich Village apartment on Thursday night at the age of 53. [NYDN]

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All about actress Charlize Theron, who has “her feet firmly planted on the ground.” [T]

At Oscar parties, celebs like Sean Penn and Rocco DiSpirito showed up with new, attractive girlfriends. [P6]

On the red carpet this year, a lot of leading ladies played it safe. [NYT]

John Mayer left a star-studded party in L.A. because, as he put it, “people keep coming up to me and touching me and telling me I’m so cute.” [Rush&Malloy]

Academy Awards host Jon Stewart makes a funny about pregnant Angelina Jolie. [Us]

Bono, his wife Ali, their kids and model Helena Christensen tried to enjoy a quiet dinner at Serafina, but the paparazzi had other plans. [P6]

At a Beverly Hills book party for Celebutantes, guests included Tamara Mellon, Christian Slater, Dennis Hopper, Anjelica Huston and others. [WWD]

Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, of The Apprentice fame, is “looking for love in all the Hollywood places.” [Gatecrasher]

Here is the late Baird Jones’ Web site, showcasing some of his celebrity art, like David Bowie’s Child in Belrin.

Chelsea Clinton for president? [NYM]

Christina Ricci is everywhere—from the cover of yesterday’s Page Six Magazine to the inside of today’s New York. [NYM]

Morning Memo: John Mayer Bags A-List Bash; Sean Penn's New Gal