Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are surely hungover from all of the partying they did post-Basterds premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Sources claim that not only did Brangelina bring it to the red carpet, they brought it to the after-party, staying and schmoozing until the wee hours of the morning. Unfortunately, Brangelina and the other partygoers staying and working in Cannes’s Hotel du Cap were met with a rude awakening this morning – none other than Bill Clinton and his huge, pimped-out entourage. The Daily Mail is reporting that Clinton and his people have totally “taken over” the hotel, and no mere celebrity is allowed anywhere near the former president. Here’s my question: Why is the world is Bill Clinton at the Cannes Film Festival? Oh, right. He’s co-hosting an AIDS fundraiser at the festival. The other co-host? None other than everybody’s favorite crazy broad, Sharon Stone:
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may be royalty in the showbiz world, but Bill Clinton showed who’s really got the power in Cannes this morning.
The former US president has completely ‘taken over’ the Hotel du Cap, where Brangelina normally stay when they are in the south of France.
A source said: ‘There’s a complete lock-down of the hotel for 36 hours. Nobody is allowed anywhere near the hotel, its restaurant or bar while Bill is there. There’s even an air block to stop helicopters flying over.’
Mr Clinton is in Cannes to host an AIDS fundraiser dinner with Sharon Stone tonight, and the hotel confirmed this morning that there is a ‘private party’ and nobody is allowed near the hotel just for today.
Angelina and Brad have instead been forced to stay in a villa in La Napoule, and are in Cannes to promote Brad’s latest flick, Inglorious Basterds, directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Last night the couple were at the film’s afterparty at the Baoli Beach club.The security for the bash was similar to that for a presidential visit – all of the Pitt/ Jolie minders are rumoured to be former CIA agents, and there were several on the roof of the venue.
Brad was seeminglyingly oblivious-to the bedlam around him. ‘Cannes – don’t you love it?’ he asked. ‘This is good crazy.’
Maverick director Tarantino cut some outrageous moves on the dance floor, and, as the champagne began the run out, waiters took the initiative refilling glasses with neat vodka. Imagine the hangovers today.
[From The Daily Mail]
Here’s the thing – The Daily Mail is making a big deal about the Brad and Angelina connection to the hotel, but most sources claim that they weren’t even staying there in the first place. Sources had Brangelina in a rented home close to the hotel, but not in the hotel. Still, Big Bill’s visit must have put out a lot of partygoers and other celebrities.
Here’s a political sidenote – has anyone else noticed that President Clinton and Vice President Biden are basically in the same boat? They’re both known (now) for embarrassing themselves and giving crazy quotes to journalists, and it seems like President Obama (and probably Secretary Clinton too) has ordered both Bill Clinton and Joe Biden to go on some “diplomatic missions” far, far away. I think Biden’s been in Bosnia for the past week, and President Clinton gets sent to places like the fancy Austrian AIDS gala. But here’s the thing – Bill Clinton can and will get into just as much trouble in Cannes as he ever would in Washington. Rumors about Bill and Sharon Stone will start in 3…2…1…
Bill Clinton is shown at the Life Ball on 5/16/09 in Vienna. Credit: Fame Pictures and WENN.com
nah, sharon stone is not his type but that cluncky brunette on stage with him…
oh crap that’s fran drescher(sp)
she’s not looking to good and that dress oy!
I love me some Bill!
Rumour has it they already did each other a long while back. Maybe they’re old friends and that’s how she got him to come to the fundraiser.
I love Clinton.
This is Bill here! Rumours of Bill and every single solitary woman in Cannes and a 50KM radius in 3…2… 😈
To a certain extent I pity his bodyguards. Gos love them but presidential CIA agents are about as inconspicuous as a pneumatic drill festooned in neon signs; I doubt being ex-CIA will make much difference.
Plus Bill as president was a walking nightmare when it came to security detail; he was liable to launch himself at a supporter for a handshake or a hug or open car windows enough to wave out; with his face plastered against the black-out glass. Bless 😆
I used to admire Bill Clinton even if he can’t keep his pants zipped. However, a couple of months ago I read an unflattering article in Vanity Fair about his post White House antics and it didn’t paint a pretty picture. Like acting very un-presidential. It was sad. I wish he would straighten up and fly right but his behavior seems to be getting worse the older he gets. Mix that with Sharon Stone and Oh My God!
Awww, Bubba!
Ggirl, I’ll have to look that up in my past issues.
The thing about Biden is, he totally says those silly grandpa things that you’re just like *Hangs head*. McCain was notorious for that too. lol.
And the Billster, really, are we all that surprised that Hilary “wears the pants”? Are we surprised that he probably did some “un-presidential” things post presidency? Nah. Am I excusing it? No, but that doesn’t mean I’m gonna be all “NO WAY.” about it.
he was liable to launch himself at a supporter for a handshake or a hug or open car windows enough to wave out; with his face plastered against the black-out glass. OH I KNOW! Gotta love him. lol.
daisy424: Here is the link for the Vanity Fair article:
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/07/clinton200807
By the way, I will always be charmed by Bill, miss him in the white house bla, bla, bla. But sometimes the man walks a very fine line!
There was a picture of Bill with his hand on Fran’s ass. That’s our Slick Willy.
I am not sure why people make such a bit fuss that he has a security detail, all ex-Presidents do unless the specifically decline. The american people, regardless of party affiliation, generally don’t react favorably to the assasination of a POTUS be they sitting or out of office, hence they and their wives are protected for about a decade (Carter, Bush Sr. and Clinton and their wives will have it for the rest of their lives but I believe they are the last to be afforded that).
I don’t recall Bill sticking his foot in his mouth a lot. It was that he was sticking other parts of his anatomy in other women.
Say what you like about Bill Clinton, he was a great president and a natural people person. My brother saw him in Manhattan after his presidency was over. He was shaking hands, shmoozing with the public and his security detail had a helluva time getting him to leave. I’d take Bill Clinton over a bushel of Bushes.
He’s the greatest.
I remember when Bill came here first as President in about 95/96we were surprised at the level of security, We couldn’t get over the sheer number of them; the entire West End of Trinity College being cleared out for days previous; massive screening for those who went into College Green to listen to the speeches.
It seemed like overkill as as Prince Charles had his first state visit just weeks before – and there were protests over that and the IRA, INLA and co were still very active then. Charles didn’t have 1/10th of the security paranoia and he had people in the country who wanted him dead!
Yo, Bill!
I detest me some Bill. Cheating, lying, whoring husbands are the scum of the earth. If you can be that much of a phony and treat your wife like that, God help you.
Loved the last paragraph of the article, Kaiser!