March 20, 2005
ON THE REBOUND
"Nicole Kidman shared an intimate Sydney dinner with the playboy son of Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Al-Saadi Gaddafi, 31, wined & dined the Oscar-winning actress, 37, during a private dinner on the top floor of the InterContinental Hotel to discuss the investment potential of the Australian film industry. He had originally planned the ultimate setting for the dinner – hiring the State Suite for $15,000 & filling it with fresh flowers & candles – but opted for the 31st floor lounge instead."
Gaddafi said to have presented Kidman with a diamond bracelet on the occasion: "He seemed disappointed when Nicole left, as romance was clearly off the menu."
In other Oz news, Seif Gaddafi became involved in a sex & gun scandal during a trip to Queensland in 2002. Four prostitutes said they had been hired for a three-hour sex party, & a tour boat operator claimed one of Gaddafi's entourage pulled a gun. The boat operator wrote to PM John Howard, asking why the Libyans were allowed to carry firearms.
Crown Prince Abdullah set to attend Arab Summit in Algiers this week. This should be interesting, as Abdullah's public dissing of Gaddafi at the 2003 summit allegedly led to Gaddafi's bungled assassination plot. UPDATE: Abdullah has declined to attend, due to Gaddafi's presence.
Meanwhile, Gaddafi said to have offered money to the family of Lebanon's top Shia cleric, Moussa al Sadr, who disappeared mysteriously on a trip to Libya in 1978 (the Gaddafis are Sunnis).
"Many in Lebanon believe Gaddafi ordered al-Sadr & his aides killed after a feud over money stemming from the Libyan leader's funding of militias during Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war. The al-Sadr family strongly believes the imam remains in a Libyan jail."
Al-Sadr's family rejected the offer, & Gaddafi failed to appear for a legal hearing in Lebanon last week. The family's lawyer said the trial would proceed in absentia: "The case will be treated as one of a fugitive from justice. Gaddafi is a man wanted by Lebanese law." A 1986 investigation concluded that Gaddafi had sent an imposter to Rome to make it appear al-Sadr had left the country.
In more trouble for Gaddafi, 150 Iranian MPs signed a letter urging their government to use all means to expose the truth behind the 1978 kidnapping & punish those responsible for his abduction. (Sadr was born in Iran.)
Gaddafi's rehabilitation now complete, the US is expected to refull diplomatic relations with Libya this year.
Posted by Jeff at March 20, 2005 09:38 AM
Comments
he looks like the art teacher from six feet under who did claire and her boyfriend.
Posted by: RP at March 20, 2005 04:11 PM
Actually, that's a flattering pic. He looks much goofier
Posted by: beautifulatrocities ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](/nav-commenters.gif)
at March 20, 2005 04:17 PM
You have got to be kidding: Al-Saadi Gaddafi and Nicole Kidman? come on...for real Jeff? What, is Gaddafi a Scientologist now too? Hummm, may explain the sudden coziness the press seems to feel for the old man.
Posted by: mefish at March 20, 2005 04:35 PM
Is there any price an Arab man wouldn't pay for a blonde with a skinny ass? I heard Chris Rock is ragging on Jude Law again for not getting the part.
And Jeff has an alarm system!! Woo Hoo! I bet it'll be nice to go out for the night without coming home to comment spam.
Posted by: Dan at March 20, 2005 06:11 PM
"Is there any price an Arab man wouldn't pay for a blonde with a skinny ass?
That's a riot! LOL! I love it! Well said!
Posted by: mefish at March 20, 2005 06:18 PM
Do you think she bored him with Scientology?
Posted by: beautifulatrocities at March 20, 2005 07:08 PM
Thanks, MEFISH. "Do you think she bored him with Scientology?"
I take it she's kept the connection even without Tom. I'm thinking it was more her agents fault. "Look, Nicole, if you want to be Grace Kelly we have to get you made Princess of Something! And we need to be flexible, what with most European Royals seeming so faggish, and all."
Posted by: Dan at March 20, 2005 07:24 PM
Wow, Jeff, it's like the news is happening just for your site.
Posted by: Jonathan at March 20, 2005 08:07 PM
Ah, Gaddaffi, The Gift Queen who keeps on giving....
Posted by: scottm at March 21, 2005 03:04 AM
jeff, honey, "she blinded him with science{tology)" is the song you're looking for. Devo. ;)
And you're just jealous 'cause Saadi won't give you a tumble, even after all the obsessive nonstop coverage you've devoted to him!
Posted by: jinnderella at March 21, 2005 01:30 PM
OOOPS!!
jeff just issued me a stern correction-- Thomas Dolby, not Devo on she blinded me with science. let that be a lesson to y'all!
Never go against jeff on questions about hoary old 80s dance tunes. ;(
Posted by: jinnderella at March 21, 2005 01:44 PM
Damn straight
Posted by: beautifulatrocities at March 21, 2005 01:46 PM