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    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    10/16/09

    In reply to Newhouse Socialite Snared in Condé Nast Cuts
    She is wearing the entire Russian Orthodox Church around her neck. #stephanienewhouse
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    Image of adiam7 adiam7
    10/17/09

    @Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Or Greek Orthodox, that background screams Greece. She sounds norman enough though #stephanienewhouse
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    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    10/17/09

    @adiam7:

    The necklace, sure. But the locale? Monte Carlo? Generic south of France? Catskills? #stephanienewhouse
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    Image of adiam7 adiam7
    10/17/09

    @Uncle_Billy_Slumming: It's Baby in the Catskill for sure! Every time I hear the word Catskills I think of Dirty Dancing -sorry #stephanienewhouse
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    Image of registered registered
    10/13/09

    In reply to Ivanka Trump — 
    Deleted.
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    Edited by registered at 10/13/09 9:03 PM registered was starred registered was unstarred
    Image of mattchew03 mattchew03
    10/13/09

    In reply to Ivanka Trump — 
    Oops, never mind. I see my comment now.
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    Image of mattchew03 mattchew03
    10/13/09

    In reply to Ivanka Trump — 
    In Mr. Trump's world, "performing satisfactory" means being tolerant enough of the continuous stream of bullshit spewing from his mouth to not go postal. Also, one must never drink a martini if it wasn't made with ~*~Trump Vodka~*~ and shaken with ice cubes made from ~*~Trump Ice Natural Spring Water~*~
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    Image of City_Dater City_Dater
    10/13/09

    In reply to Ivanka Trump — 
    But Donald himself keeps fucking up left and right, and he's still there, so what does that prove?
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    Image of PontiusPirate PontiusPirate
    10/13/09

    In reply to Ivanka Trump — 
    A meritocracy founded in nepotism. You'll find this, and many more fascinating things that don't exist, in my new book, "Trump Fairy Tales: A Retrospective"
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    Image of FormerEnglishMajor FormerEnglishMajor
    10/13/09

    In reply to Ivanka Trump — 
    Kate Hudson, Washington Post, 2006:

    Hudson is the daughter of "Private Benjamin" Goldie Hawn who raised her with long-time companion Kurt Russell, a veteran of more than 40 years in show biz.

    She also earned an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress in her first big role in a major film, playing rock 'n' roll groupie Penny Lane in "Almost Famous."

    If it all sounds like it came too easy, it didn't.

    "I didn't want to be associated with my parents, didn't want the perception that I rode on somebody's coattails, and I had to be very conscious of that," she said. "I feel pretty lucky. I feel pretty blessed, but I'm a real hard worker."
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    Image of TroisFilles TroisFilles
    10/13/09

    @FormerEnglishMajor: She should have stopped at "I feel pretty..."
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    bess marvin, girl detective promoted this comment TroisFilles was starred TroisFilles was unstarred
    Image of FormerEnglishMajor FormerEnglishMajor
    10/13/09

    In reply to Ivanka Trump — 
    But THAT IS THE POINT!!! Millions of people could do what any actor/business person does! It IS the connections that start you on the road to a career in the most competitive careers!

    No one has to help you out if you want to be, say, a waiter or an anesthesiologist, or any other job where there's big demand - you can land a job there.

    But in a job where there's room only for a select few (professional sports, acting, high-level executive) - and there is plenty of talented supply - then it IS all about the connections!!

    Kate Hudson has also used this line. It is complete and utter bullshit.
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    Image of rednrowdy rednrowdy
    10/14/09

    @FormerEnglishMajor: i'd believe more offspring of famous people who go on to have famous careers if they did the following:

    (1) legally changed their name
    (2) were financially cut off from their family
    (3) achieved success in a completely different field from their famous parents

    but see...even if (1) happens, (2) is still there.
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    Image of Baroness Baroness
    10/13/09

    In reply to Favorite Son.
    And have you seen their foreskins? Oy.
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    Image of seyswho seyswho
    10/13/09

    In reply to Favorite Son.
    Um, I think the Bush clan has the Sarkozys beat in this area. Didn't George Jr. try to nominate his cleaning lady to the Supreme Court?
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    Image of Seeräuber Jenny Seeräuber Jenny
    10/13/09

    In reply to Favorite Son.
    Liberté, Egalité, Filialité
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    Image of lafleur lafleur
    10/13/09

    In reply to Favorite Son.
    Nepotism doesn't bother me when it puts this hot piece on the international media radar.
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    09/30/09

    In reply to Celebunepotistic Art Mag Had Some Flaw, Somehow
    1. "Rat" is also an anagram of "art," and rats are indestructible critters known for scavenging, rooting in muck and ripping apart matter that their more advanced evolutionary peers had put together. Kind of like most contemporary artists, no?

    2. Heavens to Betsy, even Kate Moss' musculoskeletal system looks hot.
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    Image of Smitros Smitros
    09/30/09

    In reply to Celebunepotistic Art Mag Had Some Flaw, Somehow
    The apparent absence of Peaches Geldof must have been fatal.
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    Image of Clare Clare
    09/30/09

    In reply to Celebunepotistic Art Mag Had Some Flaw, Somehow
    Why won't you let Alexandra Kerry be great?!
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