Reliable Source - Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts share gossip from inside the Beltway and beyond. - April 4, 2010

The Salahi party: What we missed at "Hollywood vs. Bollywood"

We appear to be the only guests bounced out of the Salahi party; here, from around the Web, a round-up of what we missed.

By The Reliable Source | April 9, 2010; 11:32 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (8)
Categories: Parties , White House crashers
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Hey isn't that...?: Steny Hoyer lends a hand on Pittsburgh-D.C. flight

Steny Hoyer gets high marks for assisting a fellow passenger on a Pittsburgh to D.C. flight Wednesday,

By The Reliable Source | April 9, 2010; 1:02 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Hey, Isn't That...?
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Love etc.: Chef Art Smith engaged, Rihanna admits she's dating Dodger Matt Kemp

Chef Art Smith is engaged to his partner of 10 years, artist Jesus Salguerio; Rihanna admits LA Dodger Matt Kemp is her "boyfriend."

By The Reliable Source | April 9, 2010; 1:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Love, Etc.
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A party the Salahis didn't have to crash, and we couldn't

Were we really going to have to crash a Salahi party? The polo-playing, winery-feuding future reality-TV stars were set to make their first big D.C. social appearance Thursday night since they broke out as international figures of fascination with their unauthorized attendance of the White House state dinner.

By The Reliable Source | April 8, 2010; 10:36 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (49)
Categories: Parties , Real Housewives of D.C. , White House crashers
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Gilbert Arenas doing community service as mentor at center for juvenile offenders

Gilbert Arenas is fulfilling part of his debt to society by working with young offenders in D.C.'s juvenile justice system, at the New Beginnings Youth Development Center in Laurel, Md.

By The Reliable Source | April 8, 2010; 5:37 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (9)

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Quoted: Michelle Obama on what she'd really like to do in D.C.

Michelle Obama gushes about her newly adopted hometown in the new issue of Conde Nast Traveler. Any guesses what she wishes she could do in D.C.?

By The Reliable Source | April 8, 2010; 1:04 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (4)
Categories: 44: Obama's Washington , First Family , Quoted
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Love etc.: Jack Evans engaged, Tiki Barber leaves wife for intern

DC councilmember Jack Evans engaged to interior designer Michele Seiver, Tiki Barber splits from pregnant wife for 23-year-old intern.

By The Reliable Source | April 8, 2010; 1:03 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Love, Etc.
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This just in: Martina Navratilova has breast cancer, Lil Wayne's prison job

Martina Navratilova has breast cancer, but the prognosis is excellent; Lil Wayne has a job in prison tracking inmates on suicide watch.

By The Reliable Source | April 8, 2010; 1:02 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: This Just In...
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"Top Chef" Washington filming: Want to party with Padma? Sign on the dotted line.

Bravo's hit cooking-competition series has landed in D.C. to film a season that could air as soon as this summer, but a no-spoilers culture of secrecy surrounds. Guests who wanted to attend the "Top Chef" cocktail party had to sign a five-page waiver and confidentiality agreement.

By The Reliable Source | April 7, 2010; 5:50 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Parties
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Quoted: Justin Bieber on meeting President Obama

Justin Bieber is totally cool with President Obama screwing up his name. He gets that Barry's not his demo.

By The Reliable Source | April 7, 2010; 2:02 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Quoted
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Newseum to acquire O.J. Simpson's acquittal-day suit, settling long court dispute

The Newseum will receive the suit that O.J. Simpson wore at his 1995 acquittal.

By The Reliable Source | April 7, 2010; 1:03 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)

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Reggie Love celebrates Duke NCAA basketball crown

The happiest man at the White House Tuesday was presidential aide Reggie Love, who won bragging rights when his beloved Duke won the NCAA men's basketball crown.

By The Reliable Source | April 7, 2010; 1:02 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)

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This just in: Obama hosts screening of nuclear documentary

President Obama hosted a White House screening Tuesday of the documentary "Nuclear Tipping Point" for Michael Douglas, George Shultz, Henry Kissinger, Bill Perry, Sam Nunn and Colin Powell.

By The Reliable Source | April 7, 2010; 1:02 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: This Just In...
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Love, etc: Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy split

After five years together, Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy call it quits.

By The Reliable Source | April 6, 2010; 7:03 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Love, Etc.
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Love, etc.: Playwright Terrence McNally weds partner in D.C.

In town for a festival of his plays at the Kennedy Center, Terrence McNally took advantage of D.C.'s new law to marry his boyfriend Tom Kirdahy.

By The Reliable Source | April 6, 2010; 5:25 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Love, Etc.
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Hey, isn't that...?: Ludacris and Big Tigger at Ben's Chili Bowl

Ludacris and Big Tigger took the Sarkozy-Bruni table at Ben's Chili Bowl on Tuesday.

By The Reliable Source | April 6, 2010; 3:55 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Celebvocate , Hey, Isn't That...?
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VIPs dare to dream on Nationals Opening Day

On a flawless spring afternoon, the crowds flooded in for D.C.'s first baseball game of the year: Nats vs. Philadelphia Phillies. The usual baseball-loving celebs arrived at the ballpark, full of cheer and convinced that this year was going to be different. Better. At the very least, less embarrassing.

By The Reliable Source | April 6, 2010; 12:05 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)

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White House Correspondents' dinner just got harder for party crashers

Used to be easy to crash parties before the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. This week, officials alerted media organizations that the May 1 guests will need a ticket or a printed invitation to even walk where most of the receptions are held.

By The Reliable Source | April 6, 2010; 12:03 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
Categories: Parties , White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
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This just in: "Top Chef" films in DC, Dennis Hopper's divorce too close for comfort

"Top Chef" starts filming in Washington, a judge rules Dennis Hopper's wife can stay on his property while their divorce drags on.

By The Reliable Source | April 6, 2010; 12:02 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: This Just In...
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Quoted: Michelle Obama's father didn't think boyfriend Barack would last

Back in 1989, the late Fraser Robinson didn't think suitor Barack Obama had a chance with his daughter, according to first brother-in-law Craig Robinson's forthcoming memoir.

By The Reliable Source | April 6, 2010; 12:01 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: Quoted
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Tareq and Michaele Salahi, on Australian TV, promise to auction red sari for charity (VIDEO)

A clip of Tareq and Michaele Salahi on Australian TV.

By The Reliable Source | April 5, 2010; 4:21 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: Real Housewives of D.C. , White House crashers
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Reliable Source Gossip Final Four: A Cinderella Champ

The 2010 Reliable Source bracket -- like the NCAA basketball picks -- was full of fouls, hometown heroes and last-minute upsets. The Gossip Final Four came down to a match between our own Cinderella and the couple who launched a thousand security checkpoints.

By The Reliable Source | April 5, 2010; 1:05 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
Categories: Chelsea Clinton wedding
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