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South O' the Highway (and the North too)
The bidding war for Newsday has ended, and Cablevision came out on top with an offer of $650 million. The losing contenders, Rupert Murdoch and Mort Zuckerman, each bid $580 million.
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Amagansett's Alec Baldwin told "60 Minutes" that he would like to run for office some day. He already has California in the bag - all of Hollywood would vote for him.
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East Hampton High School senior Jessie Stavola threw the third perfect game of her softball career against Rocky Point last week. The pitching ace struck out 15 batters, and it was her fifth no-hitter of the year.
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Move over P. Diddy, Kim Kardashian and her infamous junk-in-the trunk will be throwing a white party at The White House nightclub in Hampton Bays on May 25. Her stepbrother and "Hills" regular Brody Jenner will be making an appearance at the club a week earlier on May 17.
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The divorce of the fabulous Hamptons ex-couple Kimora Lee and Russell Simmons is still ongoing due to a custody battle, even though the two have been separated for more than three years and have serious significant others, actor Dijimon Hounsou and model Porschla Coleman, respectively.
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A judge ruled last week that the marriage between Amagansett's Paul McCartney and Heather Mills is officially over, but it will cost the ex-Beatle $50 million.
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After this season, the oceanfront Panoramic View in Montauk, where Eliot Spitzer has vacationed, will be converted into 60 luxury villas with "panoramic views." The villas start at $2.825 million, and include 24/7 concierge service, onsite caretaker, fitness center, and many other high-end amenities.
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Hamptons gals and former "View" co-hosts Star Jones and Barbara Walters have been exchanging harsh words lately via the media. In interviews to promote her new memoir, Audition, Walters has said she felt betrayed by Jones's departure from the show and annoyed that she had to keep quiet about Jones's gastric bypass surgery. In response, Jones called Walters an adulterer, who is humiliating innocent people for the sake of selling a book.
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Meanwhile, Star Jones's soon-to-be ex-husband, Al Reynolds, was seen dancing and partying at a club with "a pretty big girl," according to a cocktail waitress.
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The November 1987 issue of Outlaw Biker magazine, featuring Hamptonite Brooke Shields on the cover, is a coveted collector's item. According to publisher Casey Exton, he has refused $5,000 for a copy. Elizabeth Taylor and Malcolm Forbes have also appeared on the magazine's cover.
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After hosting charity dinners and golf outings for various charitable organizations for the past 15 years, sports talk show host Ann Liguori has established the Ann Ligouri Foundation. The foundation's first event is the annual Outback Steakhouse VIP dinner dance at Duckwalk Vineyards on June 29 from 6:30 to 11 p.m. to benefit Cornell Medical Center's "Healthy Children, Healthy Futures" initiative on the East End. Live auction items and raffles include a South African golf cruise, a Cabo golf trip, a Rolex watch and much more. To register, send $100 per person to P.O. Box 605, Westhampton, NY 11977.
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