“Nikki was a dear, dear friend of my mothers,” she told the Courier. Melissa Rivers, whose podcast “Melissa Rivers Group Text” is about to become a television show, came to pay her respects and see old friends. Some of those women included songwriter Carol Connors who sang at the event. She is the most fabulous person on earth and I really think she is a pioneer and led the way for so many women,” he said of Haskell. “We are 45 years apart but are total kindred spirits, and strangely enough, we roll in the same social circles. G’s in Newport Beach, which included grilled langoustine, roasted seabass, steak au poivre with frites culminating with a three-tiered cake.įlagg prepared a video tribute from Haskell’s life and days as a talk show maven. A seated Mediterranean-style dinner was catered by Chef Giuseppe Accardi of Mr. The evening started with passed trays of New Zealand lambchops and hand-made gnocchi, followed by caviar blinis, flowing Champagne and rosé. Powers described Haskell as “an extraordinary survivor in a world where we have to reinvent ourselves constantly.” Guests flew in from Miami and New York, such as skin-care guru Peter Thomas Roth, but many of Haskell’s long-time Beverly Hills friends were also on hand, including Stephanie Powers and Candy Spelling.

“I think everyone is thrilled to finally not have a mask on and go out for the first party of the year,” said Flagg. People were certainly in the mood to celebrate. From the entrance to the pool area, bejeweled cabaret- burlesque-style showgirls pranced around wielding feather fans and boas while saxophone player Jake Brown serenaded the crowd along with a DJ. Tropez white party scene a la Nikki Beach.

For the bash, Flagg and Boyd transformed their Beverly Drive home into an alfresco St. Haskell met Flagg through their philanthropic efforts at Project Angel Food and have been best friends ever since. Maisel” and “Sex in the City,” and she’s invented the Star Shooterz lighted phone case with a built- in self-stick that The Beverly Hills Hotel is currently selling in the gift shop. Haskell is currently working on an adaptation of her life with Ben Jones York that’s a cross between the “Amazing Mrs.

Haskell has a storied career from Wall Street stockbroker to film producer, artist and inventor but is probably most well-known for her role as a Studio 54 regular and her eponymous talk show interviewing everyone from Andy Warhol to Clive Davis and Gene Kelly (which you can now revisit on Amazon Prime). Carol Connors, Nikki Haskell and Tara Solomon

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