Darren Criss, Lea Michele sing at Big Brothers/Sisters benefit
“Glee’s” Lea Michele and Darren Criss sang a sweet version of “Falling Softly” at the Rising Stars Gala benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles on Friday. Their castmate Amber Riley also performed. The night’s honorees included Dana Walden, chairman of 20th Century Fox Television; Sumner Redstone, executive chairman of Viacom and CBS Corp.; Roshon Fegan of Disney’s “Shake It Up” and Season 14’s “Dancing With the Stars;” and Kim Vamos, former BBBSLA Guild president. [Society News L.A.]
Kim Kardashian dressed as a mermaid when she hosted the 2nd Annual Midori Green Halloween at Avenue in New York City on Saturday. She was accompanied by beau Kanye West, but what really got everyone talking was her long blond tresses. They reportedly came courtesy of a $2,000 wig. [People]
California-based fast-fashion retailer Forever 21 said Friday that it is cooperating with a U.S. Department of Labor investigation into the conditions under which its merchandise is manufactured. [WWD]
Prada’s Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli christened the catamaran Luna Rossa in New Zealand on Friday. The boat is to compete in the 32nd Americas Cup in San Francisco next September. [WWD]
Drew Barrymore may launch her own line of cosmetics at Wal-Mart when her contract as a Cover Girl celebrity spokeswoman expires. [WWD]
Barrymore made her first public appearance since the birth of daughter Olive at Saturday’s LACMA Gala in Los Angeles. She wore all black, punctuated with red lipstick, while fiance Will Koppleman wore a traditional black tuxedo. The night’s honorees were the late director Stanley Kubrick and artist Ed Ruscha. [People]
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