Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner might soon become movie executive producers. That’s the fancy title for investors.
The president’s daughter and her husband live in a $24 million mansion on Indian Creek Island in Miami, known as the “Billionaire Bunker,” where neighbors include Jeff Bezos and Tom Brady.
But they have been looking at houses in Malibu the last two months. Jared’s company Affinity Partners is managing $6.2 billion, which includes large investments from Saudi Arabia and Qatar, enough to bankroll a bunch of films.
Plus they like to travel.
“She is bored. She wants to dress up and attend the Cannes and Venice film festivals,” said my source, who says they’ve discussed potential projects to invest in.
If they pick the right film, they might get good seats at the Golden Globes and the Oscars.
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Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece and Denmark just returned from Rwanda, where she took her 27-year-old son, Prince Constantine-Alexios, to experience the conditions in an immigration camp jammed with 70,000 people.
MC, mother of five, known as “the popular princess” to her friends, is also the founder and creative director of Marie-Chantal Luxury Children’s Wear Brand.
She was the featured speaker at Abe Wellington’s Opal Group Family Office Conference opening day picnic at the oceanfront estate of socialite Janna Bullock.
When asked if she had any safety concerns around the trip, she said “Rwanda is the safest country in Africa.”
Asked about the machine gun-toting soldiers that patrol the jungles, she explained, “That’s solely for the purpose of keeping the endangered gorillas, of which there are around 300, safe from the poachers.”
Endorsing schooling for refugees, she said, “When you educate a woman, you educate a nation.”
The conference at the Parrish Art Museum featured dozens of speakers, including former US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, film producer Jessica de Rothschild, and former NY Lieutenant Governor Betsy McCaughey.
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Gunhild Carling is Swedish, but her music is jazz. She performs on trombone, ukulele, piano, harmonica, bagpipes and stand-up bass — and can play three trumpets simultaneously.
Carling, whose band includes her son, her daughter and her husband, will play The Loft at City Winery on Pier 57 on Friday, Sept. 18.
The virtuoso, a favorite of the King and Queen of Sweden, recently presented a tribute to Louis Armstrong at the Syracuse Jazz Festival 40th Anniversary.
Pianist and singer Billy Stritch said, “I have worked all over the world with stars like Liza Minnelli and Tony Bennett (among others) and can honestly say that Gunhild is unlike anyone I’ve seen in my over forty years in show business.”
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Tory Burch had some surprises when she sat down with pal Samantha Boardman for a chat at Southampton Playhouse last week about her career and family.
The fashion designer regaled the crowd with stories about Oprah, Prince, costume jeweler Kenneth Jay Lane and her nine kids — three biological sons, and six step-children.
But she shockingly said, “Lee Radziwill was the Queen of the One Liners. Very funny,” she added about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ sister. “I don’t think she got enough recognition.”
Then she left the mostly female crowd with fashion advice. “People don’t want to spend tons of money on things that are in one season and out the next. I think about designing things that you can’t really put a year on.”
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Billionaire John Paulson gave $100 million to the Central Park Conservancy to help it stay green in 2012. Now, he has given $3.4 million to restore the park surrounding the Southampton Arts Center.
Paulson and his fiancée Alina de Almeida were honored for their philanthropy at the East End institution’s SummerFest benefit last Saturday.
The gala — co-chaired by Jamee and Peter Gregory, Audrey and Martin Gruss, Simone and David Levinson, Christine and Richard Mack and Anke and Jürgen Friedrich — raised an additional $1 million for the center.
Paulson told the crowd, “I wanted to give back to the communities I live in and make philanthropy personal; I started with the vision. When made a little money, I said, ‘I want to give something back to New York.’”
He went on to say of the Hamptons project, “The goal we had was to create an oasis in the middle of the village, so that when you walk into the park, it’s like an island. You step off the busy streets, where there’s traffic and noise, and we have transformed it into a bucolic garden.”
Guests included Hilary and Wilbur Ross, Yaz and Valentin Hernandez, Jane Holzer, sustainable farming advocate Carl Boyanton, board member Nicole Salmasi and Jean Shafiroff.
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Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin might feel right at home at Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central.
The terminal was built by her ancestor, Cornelius Vanderbilt, nicknamed the Commodore, in 1900.
Consuelo is producing a group fashion show there Sept. 15 under the label of House of Vanderbilt and V&S Global Studio.
The featured designers will be Mexico’s Lorena Saravia, Denmark’s Dustin Glickman of DSTN and Parisian Nabil Hayari. “Access Hollywood” star Mario Lopez is emceeing.
“Bringing fashion to Grand Central is deeply personal,” Costin said. “The evening will be about new voices, new ideas and the next chapter of the Vanderbilt dynasty.”
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New York Model Management, led by Heinz Holba, is marking its 30th anniversary with a NY Fashion Week party to celebrate the christening of their new headquarters on Fifth Avenue at 28th Street.
Designed by VP Karine Roman, the 10,000 sq. ft. space spans two floors and a rooftop deck with private areas for models to relax and be photographed in.
Roman, a former model who knows the business inside and out, said, “I envision the headquarters as home away from home.”
The agency is placing a greater emphasis on wellbeing under new Women’s Division Director and certified wellness coach Jen Rubinetti.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty has a new painting by Louis Carreon hanging in his home, a 9’-by-6’ piece titled “Americana Graffiti Flag – Fortunate Son” featuring lyrics from Fogerty’s iconic song.
Carreon has become a Hollywood favorite, with collectors including Colin Farrell, Paris Hilton, and Aaron Paul.
The artist walked away from the celebrity-fueled LA scene and relocated to Joshua Tree, Calif. where he built a sprawling desert compound.
His path has taken him from Southern California graffiti, addiction, and time in federal prison to more than 15 years sober and an international art career.
Works from his Ballerina and American Boots collections just opened at the M.S. Rau Aspen gallery.
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Out & About: Global music icons Josh Groban and Yoshiki have united for a powerful new recording of “Forever Love,” one of Japan’s most enduring ballads. In this new recording from Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Groban sings in Japanese and English … Julia Haart, the designer of Body by Julia and owner of Elite World Group, paved the way to NY fashion week, which kicks off on Sept. 10, at Paros Tribeca with fellow influencers Lana Kerr and Carrie Gross. The panel discussed the evolving definition of the industry, regenerative science, and women’s longevity.