President Tr u m p would be invited. And I’m
excited to meet the new editor, Radhika Jones.
The funniest thing that happened to me on
Oscar night was when I was wearing turquoise
Monique Lhuillier on the red carpet and the
paparazzi were screaming, “Irena! Irena!” like they
were on speed. And Mike said, “Wow, you look
amazing.” I said, “Keep walking. It can’t be for me.”
And Mike said, “Who else can it be for?” I said, “If
you stop, I will kill you.” Five seconds later, the most
gorgeous woman in the world, Irina Shayk, walks
by in a black stop-your-heart see-through dress.
We burst into laughter.
The one party I cannot wait to attend this year is
Diane von Furstenberg’s luncheon to honor female
nominees. From Greta Gerwig to
Rachel Morrison to Dee Rees,
there are so many firsts
to be celebrated. And
I love Laura Dern’s
involvement in the
Academy. I am feel-
ing The Dern! The
Academy should be
proud of all the change
that has happened
this year — it’s a historic
moment for our town.Museum, where
I serve on the board.
Anna Wintour and
I co-hosted the lunch,
then the next year
we started doing it
at my house.
This year, I’m
hosting it with
Salma Hayek, and we
will have a lot to talk
about. For 40-plus
years, I’ve talked
about giving women
confidence. I’m a
feminist. Have I had
bad experiences with
men? Who hasn’t?
I had three bosses
before I started my
own company, and
they all harassed me.
I took it for granted
that you got groped.
But women are
unleashed now. I
see young girls, my
granddaughters, and
they are not takingthat shit. A lot of
men, including my
husband, say, “Oh,
but men won’t be
able to flirt.” But it’s
very different flirting
and being treated
as a piece of meat.
That’s an abuse of
power. Men in
Hollywood are scared
shitless. And in fash-
ion — Mario Testino
and Terry Richardson,
they deserve what
they are getting.
Truthfully, this has
been going on since
eternity, and at least
we are finally talking
about it. The way for-
ward for me is about
leadership but also
legacy because I’m 71,
and I won’t be here
forever. And making
women feel confident
is my biggest achieve-
ment in life.1 From left: Petra Nemcova,
Medavoy and Toni Garrn at
Elton John’s 2017 viewing party.
2 Lewinsky at the 1999 V anity
Fair party with John Marshall.THURSDAY, MARCH 1
Essence Black Women in Hollywood
Awards honor Tiffany Haddish,
Danai Gurira and more at the Beverly
Wilshire. ... Gersh Agency celebrates its
nominated clients, includ-
ing frontrunners Allison
Janney and Sam Rockwell,
at Chateau Marmont;
Verve’s fete goes down at
Paloma. ... Ava DuVernay
joins Lancome to Toast Women in
Hollywood at Soho House. ... Netflix’s
Ted Sarandos and wife Nicole Avant, fete
Mudbound and the streamer’s other
nominees at their Hancock Park home.
... Universal, Focus and DreamWorks
Animation toast their nominees at
Spago, and A24 celebrates its second
year in the race at Sunset Tower.FRIDAY, MARCH 2
Women in Film’s annual soiree is hosted
this year by WIF’s Cathy Schulman and
Emma Stone at Crustacean Beverly Hills.
... Common’s Toast to the Arts will wel-
come 200, honoring nominees Mary J.
Blige, Jordan Peele and Dee Rees, at an
undisclosed location. ... WME-IMG (nomi-
nated clients include Denzel Washington,
Guillermo del Toro and Christopher Nolan),
CAA (Meryl Streep, Saoirse Ronan and
Margot Robbie) and UTA (Greta Gerwig,
Frances McDormand and Timothee
Chalamet) all will host private events.SATURDAY, MARCH 3
Santa Monica is the site of the Spirit
Awards, hosted by Nick Kroll and John
Mulaney (see page 196). ... Sony Pictures
Classics throws a dinner for Call Meby Your Name at Nordstrom Local. ...
MPTF Night Before spark les at Fox
Studios, with DJ Michelle Pesce spin-
ning; THR sponsors the annual Motion
Picture & Television Fund benefit for
a fifth year and hosts include Leonardo
DiCaprio, Gal Gadot, Steven Spielberg
and Kate Capshaw, Reese Witherspoon,
Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith,
Brie Larson, Amy Adams,
Jack Black and the To ms
(Cruise and Hanks).SUNDAY, MARCH 4
Elton John’s AIDS fund-
raiser and viewing party,
which raised a record
$7 million in 2017, rocks it
for the 26th year at West
Hollywood Park. ... Jamie
Foxx and Katy Perry perform at Byron
Allen’s Entertainment Studios Beverly
Wilshire viewing party and gala. ...
After the Governors Ball at Hollywood
& Highland, stars spread to afterpar-
ties including 20th Century Fox and Fox
Searchlight at Tao and Vanity Fair’s
first Graydon Carter-less fete at the
Wallis Annenberg Center. — CHRIS GARDNERTH R’s 4-Day Planner
Press that tux and put on those dancing shoes as Hollywood hits
the town for Oscar weekend’s before, during and afterpartiesA rendering of the Governors Ball decor, which will
feature film artifacts and historical Oscar statuettes.La La
Land’s Benj
Pasek (left)
and Justin
Paul flanked
Darren
Criss at
Lionsgate’s
2017
afterparty.2HaddishDiCaprioPerryTHE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 53 FEBRUARY 28, 2018
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