Christopher Meloni Apologizes to New York City on Law & Order: SVU's Behalf

SVU's Elliot Stabler chatted with Regis and Kelly about how he's New York City's best tourist attraction. While it's nice to see the show filming out and about, Christopher Meloni admits it's a bother to the locals.
Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day
Today at Gawker.TV, Christopher Meloni plays "Water War," Levi Johnston's embarrassing interview, Mark Ballas and DWTS cross-over to Melissa & Joey, a Bobby Brown video homage, and Running Wilde proves that the show is no Arrested Development.
Christopher Meloni and Jimmy Fallon Play a Hilarious and Intense Game of Water War
Part of the reason Law & Order: SVU is so hard for me to take is that I recognize Christopher Meloni as the refrigerator-humping Gene from Wet Hot American Summer. This goofy video highlights more ridiculous behavior from the actor.
Kathy Griffin's Season Opens With Behind-the-Scenes Look at Law & Order: SVU
My Life on the D List returned last night and the show dived right into Kathy's foray into "serious acting." The cameras shed insight to her girl-on-girl kiss with Mariska Hargitay and highlights Kathy hanging out on the SVU set.
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Arpad "Arki" Busson sneaking out of ex-fiancée Uma Thurman's Village townhouse yesterday, shortly before Thurman made her exit as well ... Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie running errands in Midtown during the day and heading into Alto on Madison Avenue for dinner ... Catherine Zeta-Jones leaving her apartment building…
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Julianne Moore standing on a subway platform waiting for a downtown train ... a spiffy-looking Kiefer Sutherland walking in SoHo ... Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni filming scenes for Law & Order: SVU in Murray Hill ... Sarah Jessica Parker arriving at her townhouse in the West Village ... Teri Hatcher posing…
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Olivia Palermo walking in the West Village ... Anna Wintour leaving Monkey Bar ... Hayden Panettiere leaving her hotel ... Chris Meloni eating at Pastis ... Pierce Brosnan carrying coffee on the set of Remember Me in Queens ... Kristin Cavallari arriving at MTV's studios ... Michelle Trachtenberg talking on her cell…
Sarah and Matthew's Arrivals, More Jackson News
• Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick took home their adopted twin daughters, Marion and Tabitha, last week. Now they've released a photo of the whole family. Cute! And a nice palate cleanser after all the sordid Michael Jackson news the past few days, no? [People]
• Speaking of grim details from the Jackson…
The Thursday Party Report
The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center hosted its second annual Spring Ball at the Plaza on Tuesday night. More than 350 people turned out for the NBC Universal-sponsored event, including NBC Universal president Jeff Zucker and his wife Caryn (left), Mort Zuckerman, Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower,…
Marital Woes for Billy and Bruce?
• Is Billy Joel planning to split up with Katie Lee? That's what the Enquirer is claiming this week, suggesting that Katie's "cozy relationship" with "hunky designer" Yigal Azrouel has caused Billy to consider dumping her. But not until his tour ends in November, which doesn't make much sense. [National Enquirer]
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Happy Birthday
Law & Order: SVU's Chris Meloni turns 48 today. CNN president Jonathan Klein is 51. Cardinal Edward Egan is turning 77. Femininst author Camille Paglia turns 62. Book editor Jonathan Karp is 45. Maroon 5's Jesse Carmichael turns 30. Emmylou Harris is turning 62. And Rodney King, victim of the LAPD and a member of the…
The Wednesday Party Report
The Savannah College of Art and Design held its Style Etoile Awards at the James Cohan Gallery on Monday night. The evening's honorees included Russell Simmons, Amanda Burden, Cornelia Guest, Robin Givhan, and William Ivey Long (left), and attendees at the event included Cynthia Rowley, Agnes Gund, Michael Fink,…
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Julianne Moore carrying stuff in the West Village ... Hugh Jackman pushing his daughter on a swing at the park ... Uma Thurman leaving her townhouse in the Village ... Albert Hammond Jr. and Agyness Deyn walking on University Place ... Mariska Hargitay holding Chris Meloni's arm on the set of Law & Order ... Diane…
New Movie For Kids Features Sex Fiend, Sex Police
Strangers With Candy was a comedy about a damaged user, boozer, and loser who returns to high school in her late 40's to engage in a lesbian relationship with a teenage girl named Tamela. Law & Order: SVU is about heinous sex crimes and the dogged, perpetually too-close-to-the-case detective who investigates them. So…
Trade Round-Up: Hargitay, Meloni Getting Charlie Sheen Money
· Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni sign on for two more years of Law & Order: Sexy Victims Unit (that's what it's called, right? We get so confused.), getting pay raises that catapult them into the rarefied territory of Charlie Sheen-level remuneration. [Variety]
· Fox files a subpoena trying to uncover the…
