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Jeremy Renner & Ryan Phillippe Party at a New York Steakhouse

Originally posted 11/10/2011 05:55AM

The stars came out for the fifth anniversary celebration of modern steakhouse STK in New York City. Among the revelers: Jeremy Renner, who was spotted with a hot brunette by his side all night, while a low-key Ryan Phillippe was hanging out with his buddies at a VIP table. Guests dined on signature dishes while tunes were spun by DJ Cassidy. Nicky Hilton especially enjoyed the music at her table and was dancing in her seat. – Kristin Boehm

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Lindsay Lohan's Picture-Perfect Feast in Miami Beach

Originally posted 05/24/2011 06:00AM

• Who would Lindsay Lohan be if she didn't mix work and play? The actress, who arrived in Miami for a Plum magazine shoot, hit the town with little sis Ali and a mini-entourage for dinner at The Forge. Lohan – who recently failed an alcohol test – passed up the wine at her table, opting to enjoy pomegranate lamb spare ribs and Alaskan crab legs. "Lindsay looked fabulous and was polite, sweet and friendly to everyone at the restaurant," a source tells PEOPLE. After dinner, Lohan split from her sister to party off the dinner calories at LIV nightclub in the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel.

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Celebrity Diners Club

Inside Jon Hamm & Jeremy Renner's Favorite Old-School Cocktail Bars

Originally posted 02/23/2011 08:05AM

Celebs are partying like it's 1929!

Retro hot spots like New York City's supper club the Darby – where Gerard Butler had his birthday party recently and Prince threw a star-studded concert afterparty – have become essential stops on the celebrity nightlife circuit. On the West Coast, newly opened Hollywood hangout Hemingway's has put a Prohibition-era twist on cocktail culture.

But you don't have to go out to experience the booming cocktail culture. The owners of the New York restaurant Employees Only have compiled a book of drink recipes, titled Speakeasy, straight out of the Jazz Age. That's when "American cocktails were at their peak," says co-author Jason Kosmas.

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Jeremy Renner May Take Over Mission: Impossible from Tom Cruise

Originally posted 11/26/2010 09:00AM

Jeremy Renner is known for being a scene-stealer – and now it looks like he might walk away with a whole franchise.

The actor, best known for his Oscar-nominated role in The Hurt Locker, was cast in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol with the intention of possibly taking over for Tom Cruise.

"It's a franchise to potentially take over," Renner told MTV News. "I can't predict the future and what they want, but that's certainly the idea."

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Oscars 2010

Christoph Waltz, Up Early Oscar Winners

Originally posted 03/07/2010 09:00PM

Music and laugher kicked off the 2010 Academy Awards from Hollywood's Kodak Theatre. In a non-traditional first, the show actually opened with the 10 Best Actor and Actress nominees introduced alphabetically before escorts rose from the audience and guided them to their seats.

Then the fun began.

Neil Patrick Harris, who hosted the Tonys and Emmys last year, delivered the show's opening musical number, "No One Wants to Do It Alone," essentially setting the stage for hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin – who spent their opening dialogue poking fun at the top nominees who had just been seated.

"There's that damn Helen Mirren," said Martin – prompting Baldwin to say, "Steve, that's Dame Helen Mirren."

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