Wedding upsets Daddy Geldof
August 17, 2008 - 9:00 pm
Irish rocker Sir Bob Geldof is reportedly furious over the surprise wedding of his 19-year-old daughter in Las Vegas.
Peaches Geldof, who has been making headlines for years for what a London newspaper called "her penchant for skinny rockers in tight trousers," was to face the music during a weekend meeting with her father.
The teen wild child/socialite ran off to Las Vegas and married American musician Max Drummey, 23, of the group Chester French on Aug. 5 after a whirlwind romance.
They were married in the Little White Chapel, where Britney Spears shocked the world with her 55-hour marriage to childhood friend Jason Alexander.
Bob Geldof, who was knighted at age 34 for his charity work, including organizing Live Aid and Live 8, was also married in Las Vegas.
Geldof, who reached music stardom with the Boomtown Rats, married Paula Yates on Aug. 31, 1986, after a 10-year relationship. Simon LeBon of Duran Duran was Geldof's best man.
They had three daughters: Fifi Trixibelle, now 25; Peaches Honeyblossom Michelle Charlotte Angel Vanessa; and Pixie, 17.
Yates, a TV personality, left Geldof in 1995 for INXS singer Michael Hutchence after interviewing him in her "Big Breakfast Boudoir" TV show.
Two years later, Hutchence was found hanged in a hotel room in Sydney. Yates struggled with his death and was found dead at her home in London in 2000, at age 41, of an accidental heroin overdose.
THE SCENE AND HEARD
The owners and rider of equestrian star Brentina are looking for answers after an Olympic showing in which she received the lowest score of her career, according to a report out of Beijing. The 17-year-old Hanoverian mare scored only 63 percent in dressage. Owned by former Las Vegans Parry and Peggy Thomas, who now live in Hailey, Idaho, Brentina was "fitter and sounder than ever," according to rider Debbie McDonald, who has performed with the former Olympic medalist for 13 years.
U.S. team veterinarian Dr. Rick Mitchell said pre-Olympic tests proved that the mare was sound. "There was never any question during that time or now about any aspect of her soundness."
SIGHTINGS
Leonardo DiCaprio, sampling much of the menu at Brand (Monte Carlo) on Friday with friends. ... Legendary director George Lucas, who opened "Clone Wars" in theaters this weekend, at Penn & Teller's show (Rio) on Friday. ... Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, dining at Bootlegger Bistro on Thursday night. Also there: Carrot Top. ... Audrina Patridge of "The Hills," having cocktails with friends at Mist (Treasure Island) on Friday. ... Kim Kardashian, with her mother, Kris Jenner, filming a segment on the bocce court at Rao's (Caesars Palace) for their TV reality show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" outside Rao's (Caesars Palace) on Saturday. They joined Khloe and Kourtney at Pure (Caesars Palace) on Friday. ... Mike Tyson, at Drai's After House Hours (Bill's Gamblin' Hall) on Friday. ... Bridget Marquardt of "The Girls Next Door," at Tao Las Vegas (The Venetian) with friends on Friday. Also in the club: rapper Ja Rule. ... Jamie Kennedy, hosting the evening at Privé (Planet Hollywood Resort) on Friday. ... Actress Megan Good, most recently of "The Love Guru" movie at The Bank (Bellagio) on Friday.
THE PUNCH LINE
"Has suffered over two dozen concussions from toilet seat falling on his head." -- From David Letterman's "Top Ten Signs You Have a Dumb Dog."
Norm Clarke can be reached at 383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com. Find additional sightings and more online at www.normclarke.com.