BILLY CRYSTAL called the Kodak Theatre “Chapter 11 Theater” at this year’s Academy Awards, but AshleyMadison.com has another idea. The notorious extramarital dating site has made an official bid for the naming rights to the Hollywood and Highland Center, home of the Oscars telecast since 2001. Owner CIM Group has been searching for a replacement sponsor since Eastman Kodak filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, and last week the website offered $5 million a year to rename it the AshleyMadison.com Theatre, noting that “Hollywood and infidelity make for a natural partnership.”
The site’s bid is actually slightly higher than the $70 million that Kodak earlier agreed to pay over a 20-year period, but we suspect that the Academy would rather name the theater after Harvey Weinstein than go there. A rep for CIM declined to comment.
JULIANNE MOORE might not have developed any newfound respect for Sarah Palin by playing her in HBO’s adaptation of “Game Change,” but the actress who plays daughter Bristol Palin has a different story to tell.
On the red carpet at the film’s Ziegfeld Theatre premiere on Wednesday, Melissa Farman told us that she “absolutely” empathized with Bristol, who was a teen when the events of “Game Change” took place (she’s now 21). “I remember how awkward it was for me to be a teenager,” said Farman, adding, “I can’t imagine being pregnant and having my mother run for vice president.” In December, we asked Moore if playing Palin had given her a deeper understanding of the Grizzly Mama. She raised an eyebrow, sighed deeply and quietly replied: “No.”
JUDE LAW is enjoying the single life again. On Tuesday night, a spy tells us the handsome actor and a beautiful blond tripped the light fantastic at Catch Rooftop in the Meatpacking District. “They were dancing provocatively and making ‘Dancing With the Stars’ moves,” says our insider, who says Law left with the woman around 1 a.m.
His presence was noted by at least one other person. On Tuesday, @nycclubslut tweeted: “Jude Law at Catch. I think we all just died.”
Law has been laying low since officially breaking up with on-again, off-again fiancée Sienna Miller in February 2011. The actress rebounded with actor Tom Sturridge, and she’s now barefoot and pregnant with his baby.
SCENE STEALERS: Bobbi Brown telling guests at Real Simple magazine’s “Women & Time: Setting a New Agenda” breakfast panel that her cosmetics company’s “most important employee” was the full-time manicurist she employs. ... Adrian Grenier and a pal enjoying the view and some Remy V as women swarmed his table at Baoli Miami on Wednesday. ... Giants receiver Hakeem Nicks partying at Tenjune in the Meatpacking District Wednesday with rappers French Montana and Maino and dancing to their song “First Round Draft Pick” ... CNBC anchor Mandy Drury checking out a Havanese puppy at the Humane Society of N.Y. shelter after being moved by lawyer Mark W. Smith’s speech at the HSNY benefit at District 36 on March 3.
TAMMY FAYE STARLITE’S homage to Nico is attracting serious pop music talent. The performance artist, who plays the former Velvet Underground singer in “Chelsea Madchen,” is back in town after an L.A. tour that brought out Pet Shop Boys Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe. The “West End Girls” guys liked the show so much that they recommended it to pal Siobhan Fahey of Bananarama and Shakespear’s Sister fame. “The band was brilliant, the interview interludes were hilarious, and Tammy Faye Starlite is an incredible actress,” said Tennant. Lowe agreed, adding: “There wasn’t a minute when we didn’t think we weren’t watching the real Nico.”
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