People: Madonna’s wedding, film outfits auctioned
The Material Girl has still got it.
Julien’s Auctions said Saturday that bidders worldwide sought items from Madonna’s professional and personal life during the two-day Icons & Idols: Rock n’ Roll auction in Beverly Hills that started Friday.
The auction house says the gown and stole from her “Material Girl” video sold for $73,125, while the wedding dress the pop icon wore when she married Sean Penn in 1985 brought in $81,250.
Her jacket from “Desperately Seeking Susan” sold for a record $252,000 and one earring worn in the film fetched $34,375.
Other highlights include the gown from the film “Evita” – which sold for $15,000 – and her “A League of Their Own” uniform – which sold for $31,250.
Stones’ legal battle heads to Utah
Insurance underwriters involved in a legal battle with the Rolling Stones over a $12.7 million claim have won permission to seek evidence in Utah about the mental health of Mick Jagger’s girlfriend before she took her life in March.
A federal judge in Utah last month allowed the 12 underwriters to gather testimony and documents from Randall Bambrough, of Ogden, the brother of L’Wren Scott.
She was a fashion designer and Utah native whose suicide prompted the rock group to postpone a concert tour of Australia and New Zealand and then file a $12.7 claim for losses due to its postponement.
Jagger was “diagnosed as suffering from acute traumatic stress disorder” after Scott’s death and was advised by doctors not to perform for at least 30 days, according to documents filed in the court case in Utah.
Before the tour, the group took out a $23.9 million policy to be paid in the event shows were canceled due to the death of family members or others, including Scott.
In denying the claim, underwriters said Scott might have been suffering from a pre-existing mental illness and her death might not be covered under the policy.
Underwriters are seeking information from Bambrough about possible illnesses, treatments and the circumstances of her death, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.
Bambrough said Thursday he did not know about the federal court case naming him and had not received a subpoena to provide testimony and documents about his sister. He declined further comment.
The birthday bunch
Country singer Donna Fargo is 73. Lyricist Tim Rice is 70. Rock singer-musician Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake and Palmer) is 67. Actor Jack Scalia is 64. Actor-comedian Sinbad is 58. Actress Mackenzie Phillips is 55. Actor Hugh Bonneville (“Downton Abbey”) is 51. Actor-comedian Tommy Davidson is 51. Actor-comedian Tracy Morgan is 46. Actress Ellen Pompeo is 45. Country singer Miranda Lambert is 31.