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March 8, 2006

My Oscar experience!

Below is a copy of the article I wrote after covering some of the post-Oscar parties held last Sunday. The biggest highlight of the evening, you ask? Mini-hamburgers, lamb chops, and manchego cheese. Also, watching former N'SYNC star Lance Bass try to get recognized by fans and photographers. Sorry, man.

Tinseltown's biggest stars had plenty of places to let their hair down after the Academy Awards Sunday night. West Hollywood alone had four bashes taking place within a half-a-mile radius. The short distance proved to be quite convenient for Lindsay Lohan, who never met a party she didn't like. We caught the teen queen walking from one party to the next with her publicist and bodyguard in tow. She somehow even managed to change dresses between each one. Now that's talent!

A-listers like Nicole Kidman, Jamie Foxx, Heath Ledger, Madonna, Hilary Swank, Steven Spielberg, and Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon -- to name a few -- mingled with one another at the annual Vanity Fair Oscar Party located at Morton's. Unfortunately for many of the Hollywood shmoozers, the guest list was reportedly cut by 500 people this year.

Around the block at the Pacific Design Center, John Legend heated things up at Sir Elton John's AIDS Foundation Party as he joined the famous host on stage. While the two took turns at the piano, celebrity guests Prince, Donatella Versace, Paris and Nicky Hilton, Sharon Stone, Ozzy Osbourne, and Olympic gold medalist Shaun White looked on.

Though Sir Elton's party proved to be quite lavish, it still had to compete with newcomer US Weekly and Rolling Stone's joint 'Oscar Rocks' party held at the Design Center's Wolfgang Puck restaurant. The latter, however, had a hard time bringing in the big names despite the lure of DJ AM (Adam Goldstein) spinning the music. Even his ex-fiance Nicole Richie stayed away, though the two were spotted holding hands earlier by onlookers at the Vanity Fair shindig.

We ran into 'Dancing With the Stars'' Stacy Keibler at the US Weekly bash (which boasted a mix of Mediterranean and Asian cuisine), who said she watched the Oscars at home before making her way to the party. 'This is my first weekend off since September,' she gloated. Though the pro wrestler didn't pull out the win she had hoped for on the ABC show, she seems pleased with the exposure. 'We have a few television projects that we're looking at,' Keibler told us in between accepting congratulations.

Taking a break from 'The Office' was Rainn Wilson who said he hoped to meet any of the cast from 'WKRP in Cincinnati.' Yeah, good luck, buddy! 'I rarely get out and I guess what I most look forward to at these parties are really strange star sightings and desserts that I might not have tried before,' he claimed. 'I saw Mr. Eko from 'Lost' and he was awesome so it's just nice to meet people like that.'

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