"It's nice to be part of Arianna's tribe," said Brown, in town for a series of events promoting her best-selling book, "The Diana Chronicles."

Of course, the guests, including Sony Pictures chairman Amy Pascal, Barbara Guggenheim, Gigi Grazer and Lynda Obst, took the opportunity to ask Brown for more dish on the late princess. "I didn't realize that the British had so much sex," said Pascal. "So what are we doing here?" asked Grazer. — Marcy Medina

SHIELDS DOES NEW YORK & CO.: Brooke Shields has traded in her Calvins for New York & Co.'s Avenue Pant, which she wore for the retailer's fall ad campaign, shot May 31 in New York. Shields, whose next venture will be starring in Candace Bushnell's "Lipstick Jungle," said, "As a working woman and mother, I feel like I can relate to the New York & Co. customer. They want to feel sexy, and they want clothes that complement not only their figures, but their lifestyles." — Whitney Beckett