Matt Damon, his wife Luciana and their daughters, Isabella and Gia, joined a group of 280 swells, including Ricky and Ralph Lauren, at Round Hill in Jamaica. The exclusive resort opened in 1953 and has been a second home for everyone from Jackie and John Kennedy, Justin Bieber, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Selena Gomez, and Paul McCartney. The club held its annual Sugar Cane Ball, chaired for the fifth time by NYC shoe designer Vanessa Noel. This year’s event theme was “One Love Ball,” with all proceeds going to Hanover Charities, the oldest charity in Jamaica founded in 1957. Ralph and Ricky donated a shopping spree at their NYC Polo store, valued at $5,000, the night raised over $600k. Other guests included David Lauren and his wife Lauren Bush Lauren, Robert Pittman, Ambassador Brenda Johnson, Meghan Hearst the daughter of Christine Hearst Schwarzman, the wife of Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman, whose family owns a house at Round Hill, and Josef Forstmayr, the Honorary Consul General for Austria who has run the resort for the last 37 years. roundhill.com
Billionaire John Paulson celebrated his 70th birthday at a party hosted by his fiancée, Alina de Almeida, who is also the mother of his 1-year-old daughter, Jacqueline. Although Paulson owns a $110 million, 10-bedroom, 30,000-square-foot oceanfront mansion in Palm Beach, Alina gave the party at P.F. Chang’s, the popular Chinese restaurant Paulson owns in Palm Beach Gardens. Among the 150 friends enjoying the Chinese feast and acrobatic dancers were Dana and Robert Kraft, who owns the New England Patriots, Hilary and Wilbur Ross, the former Secretary of Commerce, Amy and Bret Baier, the Fox News anchor, Andrew and Steve Wynn, the Las Vegas casino owner, and fellow billionaire couples Christine and Steve Schwarzman, Kimberly and Neil Bluhm, Karen and Richard LeFrak, Suzanne and Woody Johnson, who owns the New York Jets, Lynne and Steve Ross, who owns the Miami Dolphins, and Amy and John Phelan, who is secretary of the Navy.
Kate, the Princess of Wales, in a gown by Jenny Packham at Windsor Castle, was crowned one of the 24 “most glamorous” women of 2025 by Tatler, an English magazine read by the rich and richer. Also making the magazine’s celebration of “The Best Gowns of the Year” were several Americans, including Emma Stone in a Louis Vuitton sheath at the Venice Film Festival, Millie Bobby Brown in an Annie’s Ibiza gown at the premiere of “Electric State,” and Florence Pugh in Elie Saab at the opening of “Thunderbolts.” Three prominent New Yorkers made the prestigious list: Broadway producer Jordan Roth in Miss Sohee, Paris Hilton in Vivienne Westwood, and New York City’s gown-loving philanthropist Jean Shafiroff in a pale pink gown by Victor de Souza at the NY Women’s Foundation Gala. Jean tells me that she is writing a book about her extensive ballgown collection and the different charitable events where they had made appearances. Rounding out the list was actress Amanda Seyfried and Princess Caroline’s daughter, Princess Alexandra of Hanover who is also the granddaughter of Hollywood legend Grace Kelly, who married Prince Rainier of Monaco and became Princess Grace. jeanshafiroff.com
The Jonas Brothers’ US concerts on their “Greetings From Your Hometown Tour” were punctuated with celebrity guests, including Demi Lovato, Hanson, and John Legend. For their recent final show at the Barclays Center the brothers invited international rock star YOSHIKI onstage to perform with them. The Japanese star, fresh off a flight from Tokyo, arrived mere minutes before his cue. He played a flawless piano rendition of the band’s hit “Fly with Me” as the brothers sang and danced alongside him while 18,000 fans cheered. The pop star, who has also collaborated with Bono, will.i.am, Queen, The Chainsmokers, and KISS, said, “This moment with the Jonas Brothers was pure magic and reminded me that music knows no borders.” Other musical guests included Norah Jones. yoshiki.net
Beauty star Chaz Dean, who has hair salons in Greenwich Village and Hollywood, is celebrating his 25th anniversary in the business. His clients have included Brooke Shields, Alyssa Milano, Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling, and Julianna Margulies. Over the years Chaz has had some hair-raising moments like the time “Desperate Housewives” star Nicollette Sheridan raced to the American Music Awards and hit the red carpet with her then boyfriend, crooner Michael Bolton, with her hair still in mini curlers. It’s also a milestone for his “WEN Hair & Body Care” line, which has made him a star on QVC, where he is a fan favorite on millions of TVs. Chaz’s talents don’t stop at hair. Chaz’s self-tanning bronzing mist has become a celebrity go-to, most notably for RHONY’s Kelly Bensimon, who trusts Chaz exclusively for her signature, streak-free glow. chazdean.com
The conversation surrounding GLP-1 “miracle” drugs like Ozempic has shifted from what happens on the scale to what happens in the courtroom. Case in point: Amy Schumer, who kicked off her 2026 “year of self-care” by revealing a 50-pound loss on Mounjaro alongside the announcement of her divorce from Chris Fischer. From the physical deflation of the body to the total deflation of a marriage, rapid weight loss is proving to have consequences that extend far beyond a smaller waistline. Top divorce lawyer Harriet Newman Cohen of Cohen Stine Kapoor whose partners include her daughter Martha Cohen Stine, who is not involved with Schumer’s divorce, is seeing a recurring pattern. “When a spouse who was previously ‘invisible’ due to their weight suddenly becomes the center of attention, the marital power dynamic shifts. GLP-1s don’t just reduce appetite; they often boost mood and confidence, and a ‘new’ personality can feel like a stranger to a long-term partner.” According to Newman Cohen, “I have been involved in more than one case in which the massive loss of weight and the transformation of the loser into a winner was the single most notable factor in causing the breakup.” csklawny.com
Suzanne Somers’ widower, producer Alan Hamel, made a secret visit to her final resting place in Palm Springs bearing a bouquet of white peonies, the Three’s Company legend’s favorite flower, as the sun set on Valentines Day. Hamel confided, “Suzanne would have wanted to be with me on Valentine’s Day,” adding, “Years ago, I said that with Valentine’s Day coming up I wanted to give you a present, one that would be memorable. She responded, ‘I don’t really need anything, but something shiny and big would certainly be appreciated. I would love that’” Hamel laughed and said, “So I gave her a waffle iron, the shiniest and the biggest one I could find.” She first reacted by calling me a jerk and then laughed so hard she started choking. And for the next few years she loved telling that story. It always started with, “In case you have ever wondered who Alan Hamel is, let me tell you.” Somers and Hamel were together for 55 years from when they met in 1963 until she died in 2023. They famously never spent a night apart in 40 years, they were married in 1977. Hamel continues to run their popular company, Suzanne Organics. suzannesomers.com
Actor Manny Perez of NBC’S Third Watch co-starring Bobby Cannavale joined Dr. Ramon Tallaj, the founder of SOMOS Community Care, to celebrate the achievements of Dominican Americans at the annual Dominicans on the Hill Conference as they rallied in Washington, D.C. last week. Tallaj, who regularly works with baseball legends Marino Rivera, David “Big Papi” Ortiz, and Sammy Sosa to raise money for their Bronx community, delivered the keynote speech. somoscommunitycare.org
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