http://www.nypost.com/p/p...l3ivEsXc8J

All celebs are not created equal. Prince was more equal than the other Time 100 luminaries honored Tuesday night at the Time Warner Center.

While Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and Judd Apatow mingled during the cocktail hour with the likes of Harvey Weinstein and Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, the fuchsia-favoring funkster sequestered himself offstage.

Prince also declined to take his seat at Table 5 for lobster salad and filet mignon, missing Bill Clinton's downer speech about our "unequal, unstable and unsustainable" planet, and -- in a quick gear shift --

Taylor Swift's song about the anguish

of finding a date for the prom.

After performing four songs, Prince skipped dessert, when he could have schmoozed with Richard Branson, Jeff Koons, Oscar-winning "Hurt Locker" director Kathryn Bigelow and Oliver Stone, who joked that his moustache was a nod to his friends in South America.

"Glee" star Lea Michele was also not suffering from humility. When a photographer asked for her name, she replied "Sarah Palin." Laughter. "No really, what's your name?" Michele: "Taylor Swift." Said one witness, "She seemed really annoyed he didn't know who she was."

Prince, having avoided the celebs uptown, turned up later at the packed Village Underground on West Third Street. In a corner, sipping an orange juice with ice, the superstar wouldn't eat anything that wasn't in Saran Wrap. Fortunately for him, lentil soup and Israeli salad from the Olive Tree restaurant nearby were wrapped appropriately.

Joining his band onstage, he sang along to "Controversy" but kept his back to the crowd to avoid fans trying for a photo.

"We're usually kind of jaded," club owner Noam Dworman told The Post's Mandy Stadtmiller. "But nights like this remind us why we do this in the first place. I've never seen anybody electrify a room like that, even with his back to the crowd."
[Edited 5/5/10 23:44pm]

inspireof said:

Jeez, they're making him sound like a diva, did nobody think to check whether he has any special dietary requirements? Last time I checked vegans/vegetarians don't eat filet mignon and/or lobster! V. ironic to be giving a speech on sustainability when everyone's stuffing their faces on that menu too ..
And 'When he could have schmoozed with ..' was pathetic as well, as if everyone's be-all and end-all is to talk to people just because they're 'celebrities'.
Who wrote this??

SugarnSpice said:

Yeah...because he would have mingled otherwise - he is in no way a diva, no sir, not at all

Vegeterians can eat seafood but not meat.He didnt mind it being served in his place back in 06

Pescetarianism, also called pesco-vegetarianism, is the practice of a diet that includes seafood and excludes mammals and birds. In addition to fish or shellfish, a pescetarian diet typically includes some or all of vegetables, fruit, nuts, grains, beans, eggs, and dairy. The Merriam-Webster dictionary dates the origin of the term "pescetarian" to 1993 and defines it to mean: "one whose diet includes fish but no meat."

a humble super-star

Vegeterians can eat seafood but not meat.

http://www.nypost.com/p/p...l3ivEsXc8J

All celebs are not created equal. Prince was more equal than the other Time 100 luminaries honored Tuesday night at the Time Warner Center.

While Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and Judd Apatow mingled during the cocktail hour with the likes of Harvey Weinstein and Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, the fuchsia-favoring funkster sequestered himself offstage.

Prince also declined to take his seat at Table 5 for lobster salad and filet mignon, missing Bill Clinton's downer speech about our "unequal, unstable and unsustainable" planet, and -- in a quick gear shift --

Taylor Swift's song about the anguish

of finding a date for the prom.

After performing four songs, Prince skipped dessert, when he could have schmoozed with Richard Branson, Jeff Koons, Oscar-winning "Hurt Locker" director Kathryn Bigelow and Oliver Stone, who joked that his moustache was a nod to his friends in South America.

"Glee" star Lea Michele was also not suffering from humility. When a photographer asked for her name, she replied "Sarah Palin." Laughter. "No really, what's your name?" Michele: "Taylor Swift." Said one witness, "She seemed really annoyed he didn't know who she was."

Prince, having avoided the celebs uptown, turned up later at the packed Village Underground on West Third Street. In a corner, sipping an orange juice with ice, the superstar wouldn't eat anything that wasn't in Saran Wrap. Fortunately for him, lentil soup and Israeli salad from the Olive Tree restaurant nearby were wrapped appropriately.

Joining his band onstage, he sang along to "Controversy" but kept his back to the crowd to avoid fans trying for a photo.

"We're usually kind of jaded," club owner Noam Dworman told The Post's Mandy Stadtmiller. "But nights like this remind us why we do this in the first place. I've never seen anybody electrify a room like that, even with his back to the crowd."
[Edited 5/5/10 23:44pm]

inspireof said:

Jeez, they're making him sound like a diva, did nobody think to check whether he has any special dietary requirements? Last time I checked vegans/vegetarians don't eat filet mignon and/or lobster! V. ironic to be giving a speech on sustainability when everyone's stuffing their faces on that menu too ..
And 'When he could have schmoozed with ..' was pathetic as well, as if everyone's be-all and end-all is to talk to people just because they're 'celebrities'.
Who wrote this??

none if this is surprising. it would be weird if he DID schmooze with all the celebs. lea michele needs to check herself by the way. she better not let fame get to her head or she won't have any work after glee.

SugarnSpice said:

NY Post is a rag that owned by Rupert Murdoch. Yes the same Rupert Murdoch that owns Fox News. Nuff said.

By the way what's 'saran wrap'? Is it just clingfilm?

beener04 said:

LOL She's had work way before GLEE, and will after.

SugarnSpice said:

[Edited 5/6/10 8:13am]

ernestsewell said:

well right on broadway, but she better check her attitude if she wants to keep working in hollywood.

2elijah said:

Ok, thanks!
I found the 'Saran wrap' comment hilarious, typical of that type of 'journalism' where they try to turn the smallest little thing into a drama. Very Sky News-like (which is also owned by Rupert Murdoch btw).

Agreed with all of the above, however; "but kept his back to the crowd to avoid fans trying for a photo. "

That's just daft