We're not sure if Rock & Republic will ever be our favorite to wear, but we can say unequivocally that the folks who run the label and RADAR Entertainment, like, totally rule. On wednesday night, they threw a party to "celebrate summer" at the Beatrice Inn. James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem D.J.-ed, and booze flowed like Amazonian rapids. As expected, much dancing and drunkenness occurred. Everyone was having such a blast that when it came time to shut down at 11:30 p.m., Rock & Republic designer Michael Ball just threw down a wad of cash (or whatever high rollers like him do) and bought out the open bar till the end of the night.

It's up for debate when, exactly, the party turned into a full-on rager. But we'd place it around midnight, when Australian pop singer Sia started a clear-the-floor dance-off with her girlfriend, JD Samson of Le Tigre. Frankly, those two were just one ball of hotness the whole night. Our friend who got to the party before us said Sia spent most of the night sitting in JD's lap, legs wrapped around her waist, "rubbing up all over her." Kirsten Dunst, too, was a dancing fiend (at one point we saw her do that "broken arm" dance move from the eighties), though she mostly stayed in the D.J. booth, where her friend and Beatrice house D.J. Matt Creed was spinning. We're happy to report that Dunst, who's in town filming the detective thriller All Good Things with Ryan Gosling, looked really healthy and didn't drink all night, as far as we could tell.

Jada Yuan nymag.com


And from www.blackbookmag.com another report of the evening.

We arrive at the Beatrice much later than intended. But Rock & Republic’s “Summer at The Beatrice Inn” has been mercifully extended for the entire evening. Already enveloped in a martini haze, we dash to the all-too familiar bar, and are reunited with the Inn’s usual suspects. I recognize Sia, the dog-loving musician whose CD, Some People Have Real Problems, I’ve had on repeat on the office surround-sound these past few weeks. I say hello to the sprite songstress, and tell her I love her dog. She looks at me quizzically, and I relent to explain myself.

I rejoin my friends as standard Beatrice whispers ensue, “Did you see Kirsten Dunst is here?” my friend B says excitedly. I look over to see the lovely ingénue dressed in a white tank and hat, waiting patiently in line for the bathroom. I walk past her, not having a good enough opener prepared, and find Andrea Bernholtz, President of Rock & Republic. I decide to do a bit of investigative journalism on the new Rock & Republic cosmetics line they are celebrating. “It’s very sexy, dramatic and provocative. But overall, we just wanted an excuse to throw an amazing party.” With LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy on the tables, Andre Balazs, Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler, Kelly Bensimon, and Julia Restoin Roitfeld, present and accounted for, and an open bar that stretched until closing time, I’d say she was successful in her excuse.


Go Kiki!. A quick update re the gallery. Jess is still trying to get the problem sorted out. Hopefully it won't take much longer to fix as we've got lots of new pics to add!.

The latest gallery additions include photos of Kirsten at the Harper's Bazaar Paris Fashion Week Party in March 2005 and another great set of magazine scans by rsvp.

Today we've added photos of Kirsten at the Generra Jeans Charity Auction Launch Party held in Los Angeles in June 2005.

Recent gallery additions feature photos of Kirsten on holiday in St Barth in the West Indies at the end of 2004, and also a great set of magazine scans by rsvp. Today i've added pics of Kirsten at the Satine Website Launch Party in Los Angeles in January 2005.

I've added to the gallery pics of Kirsten in New York on sunday.

I'm sorry everyone - yet again cutenews was hacked! I have tightened the security yet again and hopefully.. no leaks will appear.. we have lost a few months worth of updates here, but they still exist in the gallery, phew!

In most recent news, Kirsten has revealed that she went through rehab for depression earlier this year.

The actress confirmed that she checked in to Utah's Cirque Lodge Treatment Centre in February but she needed therapy for depression and not drug or alcohol abuse, reports ananova.com.

In an interview, Kirsten told E! Online : "I was struggling, and I had the opportunity to go somewhere and take care of myself. I was fortunate to have the resources to do it. My friends and family thought it was a good idea too."

"Now that I'm feeling stronger, I was prepared to say something. Depression is pretty serious and should not be gossiped about," she added.

Kirsten, we all have these days... We hope you are feeling much more positive now and very much look forward to seeing your new projects. x