The Jonas Brothers could have their own ex-wives club
The three Jonas brothers were briefly all married. Their wives were Priyanka Chopra, Sophie Turner and Danielle Jonas. For two years they enjoyed vacations together on land and sea. But now that Joe Jonas has divorced Sophie Turner (above), she has very little contact with her former sisters-in-law.
Priyanka recently posted a photo of Joe and his new girlfriend, Stormi Bree, vacationing with them, which she deleted half an hour later.
Turner, meanwhile, has moved on with British aristocrat Peregrine Pearson, and she intends to resettle in Britain permanently.
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Chaunce Hayden — who had a 30-year career interviewing celebrities for Steppin’ Out magazine in New Jersey — has written a book, “Was It Something YOU Said?”
Hayden now lives quietly in Monaghan, Ireland as a single dad with his 11-year-old daughter.
“The only question I ask these days is, ‘Where’s your other sock?’ ” Hayden told me.
Among the dozens of celebs he interviewed is Baltimore film director John Waters, who said after he’d been dubbed both the “Pope of Trash” and the “Prince of Puke”: “I remember my mother saying, ‘This isn’t exactly what we thought you were going to be when you grew up.’ ”
Janice Dickerson said Sylvester Stallone hurt her feelings when he said “one of the reasons he didn’t want to be with me, besides the kid, was that I was too old for him. I said, ‘Define old.’
“And he said, ‘When you go into the pet shop, you buy the puppy, not the old dog.’ I thought that was a really stupid thing to say.”
Tara Reid told Hayden, “I have thick skin, but it still bleeds. You know what I mean? It still hurts. I just wish people weren’t so tough on me sometimes. If they’re going to say that I party, I also wish that they would say I work my a— off too.”
Leah Remini said, “I don’t know how people go out and carry on all night, then they complain when they’re in the news because of either this or that. ‘Why am I being seen only as a sex symbol?’ Duh, maybe it’s because you don’t wear any clothes, schmuck!”
Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss was angry that authorities came after her but not her high-profile clients such as Charlie Sheen.
“Yes, at first I was furious, but now I don’t care,” Fleiss said. “Hey, looking back on it, Charlie was a stand-up guy, he paid all his bills! The girls loved him.”
Hayden has another book on rock stars and a third on comics.
“Every week I would interview anyone who I thought had a story to tell. There were hundreds,” Hayden said.
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Steve Millington — the longtime maitre d’ at Michael’s — is also a singer, guitarist and harmonica player with 40 years of performing experience.
Millington, who went to Berklee College of Music out of high school, will perform Feb. 10 at Work’n’Roll on W. 25th St. at a party showcasing computerized fashions that light up like Christmas trees.
“A friend of mine invited me to play music at an event during fashion week … and dammit, I’m gonna do it!” Millington told me.
He’ll perform after a set by L.A.-based PlexusPlay.
l Congratulations are in order for “American Fiction” stars Jeffrey Wright and Sterling K. Brown.
Wright (opposite page), who played a CIA agent in several James Bond movies, and Brown, who wowed audiences in
“This Is Us,” were nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively, for their roles in “American Fiction.”
This is a historic Oscar moment, where both nominees in the same movie are African Americans.
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The Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah had fewer films and dimmer stars than usual.
“The movies were not up to snuff due to the SAG strike last year,” said one perennial attendee. “Most of the A-list stars had no desire to leave LA.”
Robert Downey Jr. and Kieran Culkin stood out among Alicia Silverstone, Jesse Eisenberg, Sebastian Stan, Dave Franco and Aubrey Plaza.
“More people are here for the parties than for the movies,” said another source. “Deals are slower and fewer and far between than in the past.”
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Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is aching for a new job, but his prospects might not be any better than those of former Mayor Bill de Blasio, who is now teaching Harvard students.
Cuomo — interviewed on Arthur Aidala’s new video podcast, “These City
Streets” — was asked, “When will the name Andrew Cuomo appear on a ballot again?”
The former gov replied, “That is a great question and you know what, I’m not going to answer it. Thank you for having me.”
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Pharrell Williams collaborated with the artist Takashi Murakami on a sculpture which sold for over $2 million at an auction at Christie’s in Hong Kong.
Billie Eilish, David Beckham and Kanye West are also fans of Murakami’s work. Carlton Fine Arts will celebrate Murakami’s 62nd birthday on Feb. 1 with a show of his newest works at its Madison
Ave. gallery.
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Out & About: Comedienne D’Yan Forest, 89, who has worked with Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan, celebrated the end of her French tour with celebrity hairstylist Chaz Dean and divorce attorney Daniel Stock at Chef Cheng Lin’s Shota Omakase in Williamsburg … Dr. Ramon Tallaj & Dr. Henry Chen of SOMOS Community Care were named to the Health Care Power 100 list by City & State NY … Top cosmetic dermatologist Dr. Ariel Ostad has been named to Castle Connolly’s Top Doctor List for 2024.