Elton John's annual charitable Oscar party was the place to be after the Oscars. Victoria Beckham, Eva Longoria, Ben Stiller, Carrie Underwood, Kate Beckinsale and Chace Crawford were just a few of the stars who stepped out to attend John's 17th annual Oscar bash, which raised $4 million for AIDS by the end of the night. John even played "Benny and the Jets" for everyone, and in between all the fun, got serious.
"People are going through tremendous hardship," he said. "In this time of hardship, we are going to raise as much money as we possibly can."
Before the Oscars happened, however, it appeared Brangelina wanted to get away. Angelina and the girls were spotted shopping in Manhattan, while Brad Pitt took Maddox and Pax to Vegas for a boys-only getaway. They stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel, where Nintendo Wiis were delivered to their room, and then went to the MGM Grand to see the lions, the Cirque du Soleil's show "Ka," and In-N-Out Burger.
Brangelina's brood isn't the only one to take in Las Vegas. On February 12, several of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit models walked a red carpet before heading into LAX nightclub to celebrate the issue. Cover model Bar Refaeli, singer John Legend and models Melissa Haro, Tori Pravo, Jessica White and Kim Cloutier all strutted their stuff before partying the night away.
The SI models arrived in Vegas February 11 on the SI One, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 wrapped in an SI swimsuit issue image of cover model Bar Refaeli. She said that she found out her image would be on the airplane before she knew she would be on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
What's up next for the cover girl? Refaeli is very excited about a swimsuit line (naturally, for the swimsuit cover girl) with Hurley, and some of the profits from the swimsuits sold will go to charity. She also said she is in talks for TV appearances later this year.
