Your body is a roundhouse punch: John Mayer puts up the dukes with a trainer at Rich Barretta Private Training, a Krav Maga studio in New York City yesterday.
Krav Maga is an Israeli martial art focused on hand-to-hand combat and self-defense in real life (as opposed to in-studio) situations.
Hilary Swank is a fan and Matt Damon studied it to prepare for his role as Jason Bourne--the practice emphasizes using all available objects to disarm your opponent, something which Bourne has clearly mastered.
So John Mayer and his latest celebrity conquest, Jennifer Aniston, have been on vacation this week trying--and failing--to stay out of the long-range eye of the paparazzi. Their latest shelter isn't a Four Seasons or remote mountain cabin: It's the Mexican home of "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis, recently released from prison, indicted for tax evasion and cited for capturing before-she-was-famous footage of Spitzer ladyfriend Ashley Alexandra Dupre.
We have to admit, Francis does have a sweet pad called Casa Aramara--Aniston even vacationed with previous boyfriend Vince Vaughn there.
We don't know if Francis was around to receive his famous guests, but it's hard to imagine staying at the House That Wild Girls Built without at least something sketchy happening. Budget travelers covet the open invite of a friend with an extra room or a couch, but there's always a trade-off: Do you have any host- or hostess-of-horror stories?
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival just announced its lineup for 2008, and we'd just like to say: Sheryl Crow is jazz? Like Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza, the Nola fave has expanded its reach in recent years to include artists outside of its chosen genre like Stevie Wonder. Last year's performance by Jaunted-unendorsed John Mayer also falls into this category.
The Festival takes place two concurrent weekends, April 24-27 and May 1-4, and also features The Neville Brothers, Cassandra Wilson and Alison Krauss as well as hundreds of other regional and local acts. HotelChatter has the scoop on the best places to stay when you're there.
Singer John Mayer retrieved his laptop from the TSA bin at LAX yesterday. (And even having dated Jessica Simpson doesn't exempt one from having to remove his shoes at airport security.)
Mayer recently gave up his blog, beloved of fangirls everywhere for its scintillating comments on how it felt to see himself in GAP ads and how he allowed "Your Body Is A Wonderland" to be used in an episode of "The Office." Hey John, if you ever want to guest-blog for us about life on the road, come on over and register. We'll even promise not to ask you about The Blonde One.
What better way to escape the frigid northeast then head to Miami this week? That's what newbie couple Jessica Simpson and John Mayer did. The two popped up yesterday to check in at the Four Seasons, where they hit the posh on-site gym, Sports Club LA, and took a yoga class and lifted weights together.
Last night, they were spotted at Nobu, nibbling on sushi in tandem. When the bill came, they both apparently made a grab for their cash, until John took out his wallet and Jess lifted out some lipstick--smart girl. Sources say they'll remain in town all week, as Mayer has four concerts in FL in the coming days.
Out-in-the-open crooner couple Jessica Simpson and John Mayer spent New Year's weekend cozying up all over NYC, and being sure the 'razzi and fans were there to spot them.
On Friday night they hit up the ultra-chic Mercer Kitchen in SoHo, followed by a shopping spree at Barney's on Saturday and then a Mexican dinner at Dos Caminos back in SoHo. We wonder if Jess dug into the awesome, fresh guac there.
To top off their time together, the two bounced around to nightclubs, most notably "holding court" for about 40 minutes in the Hudson Hotel's VIP room across from Christina Aguilera. They reportedly left town New Year's Day, with reps denying "any title to their relationship." Yeah, right.
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