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STARS partied Friday night in advance of the Oscars at a series of starry Hollywood agency and fashion bashes. WME’s annual party was held at a surprise location: William Randolph Hearst’s Beverly Hills mansion, better known as “The Godfather” house. (The sprawling 1920s compound was where the infamous scene was filmed in which a Hollywood exec wakes up with a horse head in his bed!) For WME’s party, the 18-bedroom estate was transformed into a moody, multilevel party palace with rooms featuring a tiki bar (complete with sand), a disco, a jazz band and more. There were also foodie outposts by LA hot spots Slab Barbecue and The Nice Guy. Stars and VIPs circulating included Austin Butler, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav, former Google exec Eric Schmidt, Jake Gyllenhaal, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, Ashley Graham, rapper Tyler, the Creator, sportscasting legend Al Michaels and more. Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel worked the rooms with his fashion designer wife Sarah Staudinger. Also greeting guests were WME co-chairs Richard Weitz and Christian Muirhead. CAA selected triedand-true celeb fave the Sunset Tower for its party, where guests included Cate Blanchett, Brendan Fraser, James Cameron, Colin Farrell, Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore, Vin Diesel, Sandra Bullock, Dua Lipa, Elton John and Lady Gaga. For the fashion crowd, W Magazine hosted a private dinner with Saint Laurent where guests included Zoë Kravitz and her rocker dad Lenny Kravitz. Torrential rain in LA literally dampened the proceedings at all the parties, but couldn’t keep the A-listers away.