Lemonade

You probably have already read about it in Variety, or maybe saw the story on Entertainment Tonight ... it's all true. Former double for Macaulay Culkin, former stunt-man and former paramour of every sexually confused woman in Tinsel Town, Eric Stillman, has been nominated for an Academy Award for Male Lead in a Foreign Film ... more so, his movie, "El Grande Supra!" has been nominated for Foreign Film of The Year... Yes, yes and YES: fortune has smiled on The S-Man and is showing it's pearly whites, blinding the rest of us...now I don't want to brag, but I've been Stillman's greatest supporter since I met him on the set of "Scream 2" (where he was Jerry O'Connell's stunt double)...and while he's had his ups and downs in this crazy business we call, show, his star has finally ascended to dizzying heights ... for instance, as I write this, Stillman is currently working on a little project called, "The King of Denial"; a film that Drew Barrymore is producing and starring in with him, as a matter of fact, after she watched "El Grande Supra!" she requested a meeting with Stillman personally and was so taken with the talented lad she immediately signed him up to be her co-star! I am also happy to report that Stillman is now seeing Scarlett Johansson and they seem to be hitting it off pretty damn well! Of course there is still that issue with Liza Minnelli ... you see, Stillman is from the old-school, and while he is clearly smitten with Scarlett, well, he feels indebted to Liza as she paid his legal fees and also talked Faye Dunaway into not filing a lawsuit after what happened at her Holiday Party (SEE HERE FOR DETAILS). Meanwhile, I've had my hands full trying to get the kid situated ... luckily my lawyer, Saul Rabinowitz managed to get Stillman his S.A.G. card, and then I put in a call to William Morris and had my old agent, Wilma Stonecutter, represent him (Wilma is a tough old broad, and a damn good agent who'll look after her client's best interests ... I owe that old harpy big time for everything she did for me back in the day).

This morning, while reading the dailies, the phone rang and Hank got it, we were sitting across from each other at the breakfast table and I watched as Mr. Man rolled his eyes and put his hand over the receiver while he said to me, "It's Tom Cruise ... again! He wants to talk to Eric...again!" I laughed and whispered back, "Be firm, Hank tell that bitch that, A: Eric does not want to go to a Scientology meeting, and B: HE DON'T SWING THAT WAY!", We both began laughing so hard that Hank could almost not finish the call ... fucking Cruise, like a vulture that smells fresh meat. Later on another call came in, this one was from Madonna, she wanted Eric's cell number, I gave her Sandra Bernhardt's number instead -- much like Cruise, Madonna smells fresh meat also and is always ready to pounce on it (I guess those rumors are true).

Meanwhile, I've been busier than Katie Holmes sperm-donor trying to doctor about a half a dozen new scripts, keeping tags on Matt Perry (did you hear about his new project? Sound familiar????) ... am also head over heals thrilled that my buddy, Matt Dillon coped an Oscar nomination for "Crash" -- I knew some day he'd get his due! Way to go Matt! And to think, he almost appeared in "Disco Nation" with yours truly!!!... I also have to give props to my housekeeper, Guadalupe who, it seems has found true love with one of the other stars of "El Grande Supra!" Yes, it seems that Miss G. and Xavier Gomez have been canoodling ! Ain't love grand?

Well, it's about ninety in the shade today, so I am sitting by the pool, sipping a lemonade while putting the finishing touches on tonight's party at my place. Hank and I decided that it was time to give Mr. Stillman a proper Hollywood introduction, so tonight, Casa Baxter-Azaria will be rocking; nothing but names, kids (all the B-list crowd will be at the Grammys). So, I will post on the nights festivities as soon as I can.

This is Dex Baxter, over and out (for now).