Rosie sighed. "You know, I knew I was about to go back into the hospital to have my hand operated on again. That is very inconvenient. It renders me incapable of doing a lot of things. I am also the mother of four kids. [Gag] I am terribly busy. I am involved in this thing with my magazine. I don't have a hairdresser and makeup every day as I did when I had my TV show. So I just said, 'Cut it off for now. I'll never be able to take care of it for the next few months!'"
President Bush's twins are hatching one dilly of a hoedown for their 21st birthday on Nov. 25, we hear.
The White House won't comment. But a well-placed source says Jenna and Barbara are inviting a small group of friends to the Bush ranch in Crawford, Tex., for a party that could have been directed by John Ford.
"It's going to have a cowboy-and-Indian theme," says our spy.
A square dance is expected. Considering the twins will be of legal drinking age, the saloon will be open. (Barbara prefers vodka and cranberry, judging by the cocktail we saw her knock back Saturday at Vue.) [How did they know it had vodka in it?]
Dubya may want to make sure that the Western toggery is tamer than the ultra-sexy styles Barbara checked out on Sunday at Kimora Lee Simmons' Baby Phat show at Bryant Park. Mind you, the First Daughter of Fashion wouldn't have been mistaken for a schoolmarm: She wore a low-cut black tank top over a black leather skirt; her waist-length hair was drawn up in a ponytail. Sitting in the front row next to Tyson Beckford, she went largely unnoticed in the packed house, even as the presence of Wyclef Jean across the aisle created a near frenzy. Brittany Murphy, Vanessa Williams and Deion Sanders also got choice seats. NY Daily News.
And this, re the still-newlyweds:
Liza Minnelli and hubby David Gest swear they're still madly, deeply in love - despite that curious scene at Gino's on Lexington Ave. the other night. The couple was having dinner at the Italian restaurant when, according to a spy, "Liza stormed out. She was crying. Another man who was dining with them went after her and brought her back to the table."
The newlyweds' rep, Warren Cowan, confirms their security man did fetch Minnelli. But Cowan says she went outside, twice, simply because "she couldn't smoke inside." Cowan says that, if there were tears, their source was laughter: "She and David said they were having a fabulous time."
P.S. They're due to have a bigger blast on Sept. 30, when J Records honcho Clive Davis throws a party to celebrate the release of the CD "Liza's Back."
Guess who (or, who cares?):
One Emmy-winner, who shall remain nameless, was doubly rewarded. The actor had been telling friends his wife had recently had her breasts enhanced and that "she's hoping she'll heal by the awards ceremony." Guess she did; she was there at his side.