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Paris Watch
Speaking of Miami ... Paris Hilton took in MTV's pre-VMA party at hotspot Mynt last week, with her two constant Miami companions, Randy Spelling (Tori's brother) and Simon Rex (Scary Movie 3). The troika, with Hilton in the middle, sat together atop a couch at the club, alternately drinking and getting up to dance. Hilton and Rex made their way to the previously closed downstairs bar at 2:15 a.m., and enjoyed the less-crowded space for a short while before revelers began to fill the room and surround their table. Also at the club that night: No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal.
Tell Us How You Really Feel
In Silver City (in theaters next month), actor Chris Cooper plays a kind-hearted if spineless Colorado gubernatorial candidate – but offscreen, the Oscar winner is no shrinking violet. "I remember movies when I was a kid that had something to say. Now everything is for a 16- to 22-year-old mentality," he tells us. "The studios are missing a whole percentage (of the population). There's not too much out there." Ouch. As for his choices in roles, "it's about respect. There are parts I hate and parts I love but you have to respect yourself enough to spend some energy working in this business," Cooper says, adding, "Who knows? Maybe down the road I'll do some comic superhero."
Going Once ...
Want a two-hour tap-dancing lesson with Tony Danza? (Come on, admit it ...) Don't worry, you can feel good about it: Said lesson – and several other celeb goodies – are up for auction on eBay through Sept. 24, with proceeds going to the Partnership Against Child Abuse. Some of the other offerings include tickets to the premiere of the upcoming Jennifer Aniston movie Otherwise Engaged, lunch with teen star Raven Symone and a visit to the set of her TV show That's So Raven, a guitar autographed by the members of Maroon 5, lunch with rocker Melissa Etheridge and more.
• By ANDREA BILLUPS, JON WARECH, CAROLINE HOWARD and MARISA LAUDADIO
