Tffi::-:. r.:..,.. i:'i:i,r: )-i ranks No 49 on Powef & lvlotor Yacht mag's list of the world's 100 largest yachts) wcre "Ocean's Tlrirteen" castmates Ellen Barkitr, Andy carcia, Scott caan and Elliott Gould and charity co-skipper Jerry Weintraub Everyonc looked their best Tan-n-tuxed Clooney "was a dead ringer for Cary Grant" in "To Catch .r Thief," says our spy. "Ellen looked fiercc in a tight velvet dress She has thc rnost rocking body you've ever seen " Clleadle, who told Foxnews com's Roger Friedmatr that he'll direct himsclf in a biopic about Miles Davis, appearcd io already be channeling the jazz legend's style cuests paid as much as $25,000 a ticket for the Audi-sponsored cruise steven spielberg personally chipped in $1 million and, we hear, OK! Magazine donated around $2 million (which may explain why it had the exclusive on coverage) Pitt came without Angelina Jolie, who was having dinner with Madane Pea.l, whom she plays in "A N.4iqhty Heart '' He met up later with them and daughter Shiloh, who's about to celebrate her first birthday Back on shore, Naomi campbell celebrated her 37th birthday at the EdenRoc restaurant with fireworks furnished by Fawaz Gruosi, owner of Da crisogono jewelef, Also there werc Kimoa Lee Simmons and Diimon Hounsou (pictured at lower left; their kissing and hand-holding removed all doubt that they're a couple), Kid Rock and May Anderson.</p><p> Eva Mends, Kerry W6hingrton, Bai Ling and Petra Nemcwa (flirting with stawos Niarch6) word is that geyoncd and Jay Z madc a sLrprise appearance - to see her Destiny's Child sister, Kelly Rorvland, perform But, after beinq seated in the back of the room, they left early N4.rsl of Tuesday night's celebs met up aqain at last night's AmFAR benefit, presented by Bold Films, M.A C, and the Weinstein company.</p><p> Also on hand there were Elton John, Robert Rodriguez and Rose Mccowan, Catherine Deneuve, claudia Schiffer.</p><p> Goldie Hawn and Kurt Rrssell.</p><p> Rosario Dawson, Misha Barton and Elle Macpherson.</p><p> Besides the sharon stone-driven auction and Kylie Minogue's rendition of "Locomotion," the evening's highlight may have been Dita Von Teese strrpprng down to pink swarovski pastres and christiil Louboutin cowboy boots and then straddling a giant crystal-encrusted mechanical lipstick Now that's an imagc la\ Cclebfltyvrbe E3 o o c comment on the report, whrch claims he , won't have t0 sing Nleanwhile, l\y'anhattan l Federal Judq('Kevin Castel has ordcred lackon's lcgal team lo let him know if i lacko lrill tle in cour i vrhcn Da.ien Dash i cl.rims the Glovcd one stilted his financc compaily for $4ti mi llon iil fccs fhe judge l,-r, set J Jr'n( li'r;11 dite Errina Thornpsoil and a male Dal dr evv d sgir:te(l starcs Jrom fellowdiners (including will smith) when they pulled our cigarettes and lit up at their center table at the Waverly Inn Tuesday night. ,ir:ir Phil SPfttor took a break om ill:rl stanciinq trial for murder contemplate religion and politrcs Tuesday night at UCLA The Wall of Sound wcirdo, sporting his soccer mom hairdo, came with two bodyguards to the debale modcfated by TruihDig com s Bob ScheerBroadway musical version of "The First wives Club" by i.4otown songwriting qreats Eddie Holland, Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier.</p><p> We hear that coldie Hawn's character will be reinvented as a pop singer and played by a black actress - and that .r Queen Latifah is among those who hdve called ii producers Paul Lambert and R_ A li;t lalcnt is already scekirlg Jonas Neilson3' crew raise otfor Darfur . " : hose handsome "Ocean's ,, Thirteen" con artists - Gsrge , i clooney, Brad Pitt (both at r ), .i Matt Damon and Don Cheadle - scored a cool $9 2 million on thc French Riviera Tuesday night.</p><p> But nobody's calling the gendarmes The only people likely to aomplain about Clooney's latest caper are the paparazzi.</p><p> Most of thern were left at the dock when the 0scar'winner and his crew shoved off on the 237'fooi yacht that was ihc sccne of thc llcl: on Our Watch benefil for Darfur Among those piped aboard th€ RM Elegant (a Greek- istered vessel that roles in lhe as of yet unfinislredabout rhc r olllfsrisWrth Patrick Huguenin E-mail: rushmolloy \gnydailynews.com In hel never-ending quest for attention, Sharon Stone (r.) ioined Kylie Minogue for a duet at amfAR's charity event at Cannes.</p><p> This woman toaarryneeds a reality show.</p><p> Photo bV AP t3 c ESaid George Clooney: "We'rc going to auction off an air conditioncr for $500,000t" ! \| Rosanne Cash was all in black 'J ! yesterrlav, but not because it was the fave color of her dad, Johnny.</p><p> The country songstress and 32 others dressed in mourning for a noon demonstraIion at Tirnes Square, whcre they remembered the Virginia Tech tragedy by lyinq down for three mrnutes - the timc it took Seung-Hui Cho to kill 32 stud€nts and himself The dcmo. attended bv Mayor Bloomberg, * ds orqanized iry protest site easyguns com, a qrass roots 9roup started by Washington Philharmonic ccllist Abby Spangler o uz co N r-iN$ to name names ccuscd "D C.</p><p> N4adam" Deborah reane Palfrey is aching lo out more of her alleged johns. "lt's almost like lve have a oublic ' obligation to s,"e that thcse records are thoroughly investigated by responsible peo0le," Palfroy (r ) said yesterday in a hushed voice in the bar of thc Capital Hilton, the same hotei where some of hcr girls used to ply thelr traoe.</p><p> Palfrey has been staying at the hotel ever since U.S, District .Judge Gladys Kessler ruled that she was indigent and that taxpayers must provide for her lodging during hcr fcderal racketeering case (We also paid for her airfare; aptly, she flew Unilcd ) Palfrey still believes ABC News reneged on its hallyhooed promise to expose her former customers in a TV special. l-low many should have come out in the ABC piece? "Another five to 10, at least," the raven- hdircd accused ser merchant wil h perfect bangs told Thc News'James Gordon Meek- "They were ready to go " The ABC News probe did lead to the resignatlon of a former customec ex-dcptrty secretary of state Randall L.</p><p> Tobi6 But the network said thal, after researching records of some 10,000 calls made at her agency, reporters found no other even medium fish to lry.</p><p> Kessler so far has blocked Palfrey Jrom d0ling out any m0re phone records to reporters Palfrey has turned over 13 years ot cllent phone records to her new defense lawyer, former Monica Lewinsky attorney Burton Breston. rn hopc oi'finding pcople to testify for her "l am by n0 means interested in tlrewholesale slaughter of 10,000 names here," she said ''How nany people do I really expect to come out of this? Twenty-fivc to 100." Paltrey believes it's no accident that, after escaping prosecution for many years, the feds are coming after her Her conspiracy theories weave together "9/11 Arab connections," Baltimore police scandals and the unsolved murder of federal prosecutor .Jonathan Luna. "The cesspool of muck," she says, also involves the politicization of the Bush iustice Department.</p><p> Tapping on a newspaper photo of former Justice official Monica coodling, Palfrey said, "lt's the genesis of my situation." still, Palfrey, who hopes to move to Germany when all this is over, admitted, "l can't prove it." !ii\\N Rose Mccowan isn't showing i irS-t\ much guilt about removing director Robert Rodriguez from his wife, Elizabelh Avellan. l\,lcGowan and Rodriguez (r.) nuzzled for the cameras at Wednesday's AmFAR benefit in Cannes But Mccowan doesn't seem as inured to Dita Von Teese, the woman Marilyn Manson married instead of her - L4ccowan steppcd outside during Von Teese's burlesque act.</p><p> Meanwhile, artist-dif ector Julian Schnabel seemed both0red when bidding slowed on his artworks ai the auction "lt's not a party favor," Schnabel grumbled "l don t knuw if anybody understands or cares about art in this room " Most everyone was bothcred by the heat$
