Luigi Mangione is facing trial for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but he’s apparently behaving like a choir boy in jail.
“He’s very nice and obeys all the rules. He’s not a troublemaker,” said attorney Arthur Aidala, who doesn’t represent Mangione, but works for a fellow inmate at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center.
“Luigi showed me the ropes,” the inmate told his lawyer.
“He’s counseling other prisoners,” Aidala said.
Mangione has been using one of the booths in the visiting area where there are computers so inmates can review legal papers.
“He’s an active participant in his defense,” Aidala said.
Like the others being held at MDC, Mangione wears a brown outfit resembling hospital scrubs, and slippers with no laces with which to hang himself.
But he receives more than the typical amount of mail, including hundreds or even thousands of love letters. Authorities go through every envelope and remove the nude photos sent to him by his adoring fans.
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Sources tell me Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of JFK, had everyone at Carolyn Maloney’s Upper East Side home gossiping about his chances of winning Jerry Nadler’s 12th District congressional seat.
The former congresswoman was hosting a party for the Park Avenue tree lighting.
Knives were out when one of his opponents, Alex Bores, was asked why he was a better candidate than Schlossberg, who was 6 feet away and presumably within earshot.
Bores was overheard saying Schlossberg “hasn’t done anything,” while he himself, as a New York State assemblymember, has passed a number of bills and raised over $1.5 million on his first day of campaigning.
When a voter asked Schlossberg, son of diplomat Caroline Kennedy, how much money he’d raised, my source heard him say “a lot.” When asked about taxing the rich, he reportedly said he felt people were taxed enough already, especially homeowners.
As for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s plans to allow the homeless to live in tents on the streets, Schlossberg allegedly said he’d remove the encampments.
On a happier note, he said, “I’m having fun running for Congress. I like meeting people and hearing their concerns.”
Also in the room were other congressional hopefuls, including City Councilmember Erik Bottcher and civil rights attorney Laura Dunn, who my source said agrees that people are being taxed enough, but the real issue is what to do with that money.
When one wag suggested an arm-wrestling match between all the candidates, Dunn apparently quipped, “I’d beat them all.”
Also present were Assemblymember Rebecca Seawright, former City Council President Andrew Stein and “Sex and the City” author Candace Bushnell.
After the party, people went to Park Avenue to see the trees lit and join hundreds of carolers in front of Brick Presbyterian Church at 91st Street.
J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon was seen deep in conversation with Bores, who noted a “changing of the guard taking place” and said “it’s time for Chuck Schumer to go,” according to a source.
Schlossberg continued to make the rounds at the Christmas party of Anne Hearst, Jay McInerney and George Farias at Wendy Carduner’s Doubles club.
When asked if his controversial videos on Instagram helped prepare him for the extra attention he’s getting while campaigning, he said he didn’t see it as a benefit but believes what he’s doing is important.
Tall and dapper in a dark suit and white shirt with no tie, Schlossberg mingled with fellow power players including Charlie Rose, Hilary and Wilbur Ross, Tony and Paula Peck, Grace and Chris Meigher, Lady Liliana Cavendish and publicist R. Couri Hay.
Artist Hunt Slonem was showing fellow guests photos of the 38-bedroom “cottage” he just bought in Newport, the third-largest mansion in the tony town.
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Dayle Haddon was ready for her close-up as an Eileen Ford supermodel in the 1970s, posing for famed photographers like Helmut Newton, Cecil Beaton and Lord Snowdon.
Last week, her collection of couture clothing, designer handbags and stunning jewelry went on the block at Freeman’s Auction House on the Upper East Side.
“She’s iconic, so to bring this collection to the public has been such a joy,” said Tanner C. Branson, Freeman’s luxury handbag and couture guru.
“She was the only model ever to have four major contracts with L’Oreal, Max Factor, Revlon and Estée Lauder. She was a beloved member of the industry,” he added.
At a preview party Tuesday night, daughter Ryan Haddon remembered seeing her mom on buses all over Manhattan.
“She always looked perfect,” Ryan said proudly. “She loved beautiful things and was a muse to Yves Saint Laurent. One of my favorite pieces in the sale was a dress he designed for her in the ‘70s. A few years ago, we took a girls trip on her 70th birthday to Morocco and that’s what she wore.”
Her mother tragically died last year at the age of 76 after a carbon monoxide leak at a family home in Pennsylvania.
But she was “timeless,” according to Branson, probably inspiring the auction title, “Ageless Beauty: The Dayle Haddon Collection.”
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Celebrity perfumes will be under many Christmas trees this year.
While nostalgic icons such as Britney Spears, Paris Hilton and Jennifer Lopez continue to see strong seasonal spikes, younger stars like Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish and Sabrina Carpenter now dominate worldwide demand.
According to Danielle Louise, beauty expert on the Fresha app, TikTok determines global fragrance trends.
“A single viral video claiming a perfume is the ‘ultimate signature scent’ can drive hundreds of thousands of searches overnight,” she said.
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While fans want to smell like their new favorite artists, “legacy scents hold emotional value,” Louise said.
“People rebuy them because they’re tied to memories — and that sentimentality is powerful around the holiday season.”
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R&B singer Melba Moore, a three-time Grammy nominee and former Broadway star, has written an autobiography, and some people mentioned might not be happy.
The native New Yorker, now 80, told me, “I had to name names. Some things are pretty nasty.”
In “This Is It,” taking its title from her 1976 song, Moore takes readers through the highs and lows of her career, talking about needing to pivot time and again in an industry that didn’t always know what to do with a petite lady with a big voice.
Moore recorded hits like “Lean on Me,” “Read My Lips,” and “A Little Bit More.” She also starred in “Hair,” “Les Misérables” and “Purlie,” the latter of which earned her a Tony in 1970 for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.
Now she’s on a book tour.
“I’m going to all the libraries, which I’ve never been to,” she laughed. “I’m excited and getting a good response.”
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“The Gilded Age” star Christine Baranski will serve as the keynote speaker at the annual event for Hearing the Ovarian Cancer Whisper, held at The Beach Club in Palm Beach on Jan. 26.
Chairwoman Andrea Stark hosted a kick-off lunch for the benefit with her co-chairs Robbi Toll, Liz Feuer, and Wendy Topkis, in honor of cancer survivor Louise Altese-Isidori.
Chef Joe Isidori, founder of the Arthur & Sons Italian eateries, created the multi-course meal to celebrate his wife, who shared the story of her diagnosis, treatment and recovery from ovarian cancer.
Guests included Helena Cornell, Lori Hines, Tiffany Cloutier, Beth Bradley, interior designer Gil Walsh, and the organization’s executive director, Jennifer McGrath.
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Prince Hubertus von Hohenlohe is the son of fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg’s sister-in-law, Princess Ira von Fürstenberg. He’s also a photographer.
The well-born shutterbug, who has photographed everyone from Lenny Kravitz to Karl Lagerfeld, has a new exhibition at Isabelle Bscher’s Galerie Gmurzynska in Zurich, with plans to bring it to her gallery in the Fuller Building on East 57th early next year.
Hohenlohe, who was born in Mexico City and has skied for Mexico in six Olympics, is exhibiting collages made of everything from discarded, weather-creased posters to forgotten fabrics found in attics.
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Jordan March, star of Netflix reality series “Owning Manhattan,” teamed up with Dragonfly Hospitality to host a Season 2 premiere party for 200 of his friends and real estate colleagues at the new immersive supper club Casa CeCe in Midtown.
Top realtor Ryan Serhant stopped by as aerialists performed and the champagne flowed.
