Caught in the Act: Super Bowl Edition
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• Jeremy Piven, dropping into Playboy's Eighth Annual Super Saturday Night party at the American Airlines Arena in downtown Miami. "It's all about the game," the Entourage star told us as he stood among the open bars and dozens of Playboy bunnies in white lingerie. "That's why I'm here. It's all about the Chicago Bears. I'm from Chicago." Also showing team spirit: Jermaine Dupri and Taye Diggs.
• Ludacris, getting into the casino-themed swing of things at Maxim magazine's Super Bowl party at the Sagamore Hotel's Social Miami club on Friday night. The swanky hotel was transformed into the Hotel de Maxim, where guests downed Absolut cocktails and played with fake money at the Borgata Casino. Though many celebs – including Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo – stayed holed up in the VIP area, David Spade and Ryan Cabrera mingled in the crowd.
• Mark Wahlberg, hosting his own private party at INK Boutique Nightclub in South Beach on Friday. "Kanye West is here, and I saw Pharrell out walking today," Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Chris Simms told us. "But I'm most excited to meet Mark Wahlberg. Extremely excited. He's pretty big-time between (producing) Entourage and (starring in) The Departed. He's extremely hot right now." And the host was extremely flattered. "These guys want to meet me?" said Wahlberg, whose bash was benefiting his Youth Foundation. "That's pretty cool. All I ever wanted to do was be a professional athlete, so to get that kind of love is very nice."
• Jenny McCarthy, Carmen Electra and Kelly Monaco, hanging out with a group of 15 friends in a private skybox at the Snow Queen Vodka 4th Annual Leather and Lace party at Chakra Lounge Friday night. During the festivities, McCarthy stopped a photo mid-pose to answer a text message from boyfriend Jim Carrey.
• Venus Williams, bragging about sister Serena's Australian Open win at the exclusive Bamboo Lounge at the ESPN Block Party Friday. "A lot of people thought she was going to lose, but she won," she told us. As for the Super Bowl in Miami, "I'm a South Florida girl, I'm loving it here," she said. Alyssa Milano showed up for the fete after flying in from L.A. The actress gushed about Indianapolis Colts quarterback – and Super Bowl MVP – Peyton Manning ("I met him once and he was a very nice guy," she told us) and chatted about her new women's baseball clothing line, which is set to be released on baseball's opening day. "It bridges the gap between the game and the after-party," she said.
• Kevin Federline, being surrounded by a horde of women at the Penthouse party at Mansion on Saturday night. It was a repeat visit for the rapper, who'd hung out there with producer Scott Storch the night before. Also checking out Snoop Dogg's performance at the Penthouse bash: Paris and Nicky Hilton, along with her beau David Katzenberg.
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• By KRISTIN HARMEL, CARLOS MILLER and JON WARECH
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