Leonardo DiCaprio does not have an Oscar. But he does have the distinction of being the only major box office star to have two different friends sent to federal prison. And it’s only within a 14 year time frame.

Leo’s BFF, art dealer Helly Nahmad, got a 366 day sentence yesterday in Manhattan federal court for participating in wide spread gambling scheme. Nahmad, 35, used over a $1 million from his father’s Madison Avenue art gallery to get involved with Russian gangsters.

Nahmad had proposed not going to jail but donating $100,000 a year to education programs. Judge Jesse Fuhrman wasn’t having it. At the sentencing the Judge said: “There is only one way for Mr. Nahmad to understand his actions have consequences … and that is to send him to prison.”

The judge observed of Nahmad’s proposal: “Doing good works before sentencing is as low-hanging fruit as it comes and he didn’t pick it,” the judge said. “It kind of baffles me, to be completely honest.”

Nahmad has been BFF with DiCaprio for several years, traveling with him all over the world. He was still part of DiCaprio’s entourage this past winter during the Oscar campaign for “Wolf of Wall Street.”

This isn’t Leo’s first pal to go to the slammer. In 2000, his erstwhile business manager Dana Giacchetto was sentenced to five years in prison on multiple counts of fraud. He was ordered to pay $14 million in restitution to his victims for subjecting them to his Ponzi scheme. The victims are still waiting.

Nahmad may not have learned his lesson. According to Bloomberg News: The judge said he was troubled by a secretly recorded call made by U.S. investigators in which Nahmad can be heard saying he would sell a Raoul Dufy painting at a price that was inflated by $50,000 and that he would split a $25,000 profit with another member of the gambling ring. Nahmad can be heard bragging that he was “raping” the buyer for the profit.

As part of Nahmad’s plea agreement, he forfeits $6.4 million and rights to the Dufy painting. He must turn himself in by June 16th to Otisville Prison in upstate New York.

The Nahmad Gallery, at the Carlyle Hotel, is still in business despite rumors that the scandal shut it down. Nahmad’s lawyers said at the sentencing that he’d lost his lease. In any case, the business built and run by his father until Nahmad Jr took over, is suffering in the aftermath of his notoriety.

Hollywood legend Debbie Reynolds— sometimes known as Princess Leia’s mom (Carrie Fisher, in real life, so to speak) – was always smart about collecting Hollywood memorabilia. She’s had a museum, and I believe she’s had some pieces up for auction in the past. But now Reynolds is putting her big pieces up for auction on May 17th and 18th at the Debbie Reynolds Dance Studio in North Hollywood, California. I think all proceeds go to Debbie Reynolds. And why not? Her generation of performers never received the astronomical amounts paid today to stars. Plus, the business manager husband after Eddie Fisher ripped her off.

Here’s a list of what’s up thanks to auction house Profiles in History:

Pair of Elaborate Diamond Ear Pendants Gifted to Debbie Reynolds By Her Second Husband, Harry Karl.  In 1960, Debbie Reynolds married shoe millionaire Harry Karl, who was known to spend lavishly on jewelry. These exquisite ear pendants suspend 2 exceptional pear-shaped diamonds, of D-E color (colorless grade) and VS1-VS2 clarity, with total approximate weight of 8.07 carats, mounted in platinum with 12 marquise-cut diamonds totaling approximately 10.43 carats, and 2 round brilliant-cut diamonds totaling approximately 1.25 carats. Gifted to Debbie Reynolds ca. 1960, these stunning ear pendants were worn by Debbie at numerous Academy Award ceremonies and when she met President Kennedy. Truly fit for Hollywood royalty.
Auction Pre-sale Estimate: $250,000 – $350,000

The Famous Debbie Reynolds Touring Pair of Ruby Slippers From The Wizard of Oz!  These slippers were on permanent display at the Debbie Reynolds Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas (The Hollywood Motion Picture Museum) and were exhibited next to her famous Arabian-pattern Ruby Slippers from 1994 to 1998.  The slippers are a faithful recreation by Western Costume Company, who made the original Ruby Slippers for The Wizard of Oz.  They are red sequined, 2-inch heel pumps with red bugle beads and round and rectangle faceted stones accenting the bow. The slippers are lined in yellow kid leather, each featuring a “Western Costume Co. Hollywood” label typewritten “Judy Garland” and “Wizard of Oz”. Western Costume Company created these replica slippers in 1989 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the film’s release. Originally sold for $5,000 per pair, these shoes were hand-made to the exacting standards of the originals, from the same patterns, and a very limited number were created. In November of 2013, one of the 15 replica pairs sold at auction for $35,000.
Auction Pre-sale Estimate: $30,000 – $50,000

Signature Orson Welles’ “Kane” Mink Coat From Citizen Kane. (RKO, 1941)
One of the greatest American films of the 20th Century, Citizen Kane was nominated for eight Academy Awards and earned Orson Welles an Oscar for “Best Writing, Original Screenplay”. Welles was just 25 years old when he directed, co-wrote and starred as “Kane” in his very first feature film. Under the costume supervision of Edward Stevenson, this mink coat served as a symbol of the wealth and position of the character in the film. It is a significant piece of movie history from one of the most celebrated and acclaimed films of all time!
Auction Pre-sale Estimate: $40,000 – $60,000

Elvis Presley’s Grand Piano From His Holmby Hills, California Mansion. Vintage Baldwin brand walnut grand piano with double-column pillar legs. Includes piano bench. Baldwin has been a leading manufacturer of pianos since 1895. Measuring 72 x 38.5 x 57.5 in., this grand piano was present in Elvis’ two-acre Holmby Hills home located at 144 Monovale Drive, which he and Priscilla Presley purchased in December of 1970.
Auction Pre-sale Estimate:  $12,000 – $15,000

Elvis Presley’s Pool Table From His Holmby Hills, California Mansion. (ca. 1970) Vintage carved wood, green-felted pool table. This pool table features carved wooden frame and ornate claw-foot legs, clean green felt, crisp rails and bumpers and dark rust-colored fringe-tasseled brown leather corner cups. No manufacturer’s mark present. Measuring 101 x 31 x 56 in., this pool table was present in Elvis’ two-acre Holmby Hills home located at 144 Monovale Drive, which he and Priscilla Presley purchased in December of 1970.
Auction Pre-sale Estimate: $6,000 – $8,000

Elvis Presley’s Soda Fountain From His Holmby Hills, California Mansion. (ca. 1960s-1970s) Vintage soda fountain manufactured by Anderson & Wagner, Inc., Los Angeles. This commercial soda fountain is constructed of stainless steel with (1) sink, (2) ice cream freezers, (2) drink dispenser taps, (3) flavor dispenser canisters, and (3) pump syrup dispensers. Measuring 41.5 x 30 x 42 in., this soda fountain was present in Elvis’ two-acre Holmby Hills home located at 144 Monovale Drive, which he and Priscilla Presley purchased in December of 1970.
Auction Pre-sale Estimate: $2,000 – $3,000

Charlie Chaplin Signature Bowler Hat. Signature black felt bowler hat with black ribbed satin band with two self-material buttons and two vent buttons. Gifted by Charlie Chaplin to the Hollywood Heritage Museum and acquired by Robert W. Nudelman for the Debbie Reynolds’ collection.
Auction Pre-sale Estimate: $20,000 – $30,000

Historic “The Rat Pack” Tuxedo Ensemble: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford. Exceptional suite of (5) tuxedo ensembles representing the principal members of the Las Vegas “Rat Pack”, namely Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford. Debbie Reynolds was very close friends with the members of the Rat Pack and she directly obtained these personally-worn tuxedos from each of them; the only exception being the Lawford ensemble – a tailcoat and matching pants from his screen role in Mrs. Parkington – obtained at the famous MGM auction. Each of the other four ensembles consists of tuxedo jacket and pants, and white shirt (except Davis’ which is dark pink). Some of the ensembles include accessories like vests, cufflinks, bowtie, etc. Martin, Davis, Sinatra and Bishop groupings include shoes (Bishop has signed both soles). Lawford’s tail-suit contains original MGM labels marked for him. This is a prized grouping from Ms. Reynolds’ collection, representing a cornerstone of her Las Vegas museum.
Auction Pre-sale Estimate: $20,000 – $30,000

Panavision PSR-148 35mm Camera Used on The Exorcist, The French Connection and Other Classic Films. (ca. 1950s-1980s) The Panavision PSR-148 was one of the original Panavision cameras. The PSR (Panavision Silent Reflex) was a remarkable camera in that it took the Mitchell technology and upgraded it to the highest technological possibilities available. This PSR had photographed hundreds of motion pictures in its original configuration as a Mitchell BNC owned by Metro Goldwyn Mayer. After Panavision partnered with MGM in the development of large format technologies for Raintree County and Ben Hur, Robert Gottschalk (president of Panavision) convinced MGM that he could develop a smaller camera to house the heavy equipment. Gottschalk began purchasing as many Mitchell cameras as possible, gutting the bodies so that the desirable movement could become the benchmark for their new, much smaller, lighter, and quieter camera. This is how Mitchell camera #251 came into Panavision’s machine shop where it was redesigned into the beautiful new PSR-148. Although records are difficult to track, interviews with cinematographers and camera assistants have discovered that PSR-148 was the “Master Camera” on Warner Bros. The Exorcist (1973), The French Connection (1971), The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight (1971), Play It Again Sam (1972) and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974). One of only a handful of privately-owned Panavision cameras in the world. Profiles in History sold Panavision PSR-153 used to film Star Wars in ‘Debbie Reynolds The Auction Part II’ for an astounding $624,000, which was in a similar configuration as the example here offered. In production-used, operational condition.
Auction Pre-sale Estimate: $100,000 – $150,000

Historic Mitchell NC Standard #257 35mm Camera Used to Shoot Dracula, Frankenstein, Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Effects for Star Trek: The Original Series. (ca. 1920s-1930s) This historic Mitchell NC Standard #257 camera has an incredible lineage. According to Mitchell Camera Corporation records, camera #257 was originally purchased by Universal Studios in 1929 and was used to film All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931) and for special photographic effects for the re-release of 1925’s Phantom of the Opera. The camera remained in service at Universal until 1939 when Technicolor purchased the camera and rented it to the Disney Studio from 1939-1945. Some of Disney’s greatest works passed through this camera, including Pinocchio, Fantasia, Bambi and Dumbo. Technicolor loaned #257 to RKO Pictures Optical Effects Department for special photographic effects projects. It was there when multiple Academy Award-winning visual effects pioneer, Linwood Dunn, ASC, became familiar with what he considered one of the finest Mitchell cameras ever built. When Dunn left RKO in 1961 to start his own company, Film Effects of Hollywood, he rented Mitchell #257 and shot effects shots on West Side Story, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and virtually any prestige production needing special optical effects, including Star Trek: The Original Series.
Auction Pre-sale Estimate: $40,000 – $60,000

Previously announced highlights include:

Vivien Leigh “Scarlett O’Hara” Pale Peach “New Bonnet” Hat Designed by Walter Plunkett from Gone With the Wind. (MGM, 1939) Petite very pale peach hat with ivory chiffon overlay and grey metal hat pin accented with large faux pearls and ivory chiffon tie. Designed by Walter Plunkett. Worn by Vivien Leigh as “Scarlett O’Hara” when she visits Ashley (Leslie Howard) at the mill with her “New Bonnet” in Gone With the Wind. Obtained by Debbie Reynolds directly from the Selznick family.
Auction Pre-sale Estimate: $20,000 – $30,000

Grace Kelly “Linda Nordley” Safari Outfit Designed by Helen Rose From Mogambo.  Worn by Grace Kelly as “Linda Nordley” arriving at the priest’s compound. It was also worn in the final scene of the film as she and her husband board the boat to return home in Mogambo (MGM, 1953).
Auction Pre-sale Estimate: $3,000 – $5,000

Gregory Peck “General Douglas MacArthur” Military Jacket and Shirt from MacArthur. This dark olive wool Eisenhower style jacket with 8th Army Air patch, chest pin, pair of stars on the epaulettes and a pair of U.S. pins on the lapel was worn by Gregory Peck as “General Douglas MacArthur” on television with the Japanese leader and when he is informed of his retirement in MacArthur (Universal, 1977).
Auction Pre-sale Estimate: $800 – $1,200

Harpo Marx Signature Vintage Top Hat and Wig Acquired Directly From Harpo. The vintage 1930’s collapsible pop-open fur and felt top hat with internal attached blonde wig was acquired directly from Harpo Marx, and attributed by him to numerous appearances.
Auction Pre-sale Estimate: $20,000 – $30,000

Disney Studio’s VistaVision Motion Picture Camera Used to Film Mary Poppins, Tron and Other Features Through the 1980s and Borrowed for Use on Star Wars. This was Disney’s only VistaVision camera and was used for visual effects composite shots on Mary Poppins (1964), Tron (1982) and other Disney films throughout the 1980s.  Academy Award-winning visual effects genius Richard Edlund of Industrial Light & Magic borrowed this camera for use in creating the effects shots on Star Wars (1977).
Auction Pre-sale Estimate: $60,000 – $80,000

Ingrid Bergman “Ivy Peterson” Period Dress Designed by Adrian from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Later Worn by Angela Lansbury in Gaslight.  Worn by Ingrid Bergman as “Ivy Peterson” when she visits Spencer Tracy (as Dr. Jekyll) at his office in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (MGM, 1941). Three years later under the costume supervision of Irene, dark grey pleated material was added to the collar and back bodice for Angela Lansbury’s Oscar-nominated role as “Nancy”, when she is across the street from the house when Charles Boyer is apprehended in Gaslight (MGM, 1944).
Auction Pre-sale Estimate: $4,000 – $6,000

Mae West “Ruby Carter” Black and Ivory Period Dress Designed by Travis Banton for Belle of the Nineties (Paramount, 1934). Worn by Mae West as “Ruby Carter” when she goes to the big fight with Ace Lamont (John Miljan) in Belle of the Nineties.
Auction Pre-sale Estimate: $3,000 – $5,000

Wooden Chest From Quo Vadis, Julius Caesar and Valley of the Kings. Wooden chest with gold-painted metal ornaments and Greek key decorations. Used in Nero’s (Peter Ustinov) bedchamber when he receives the news of Petronius’ (Leo Genn) death in Quo Vadis (MGM, 1951) and in Julius Caesar with Louis Calhern “Julius Caesar” threatening Lana Turner (MGM, 1953) and in the tomb of the Pharaoh with Robert Taylor “Mark Brandon” and Eleanor Parker “Ann Barclay Mercedes” in Valley of the Kings (MGM, 1954).
Auction Pre-sale Estimate: $400 – $600

Extremely Rare Singin’ in the Rain Three Sheet Poster (MGM, 1952). Widely considered the most attractive poster for one of the best Hollywood musicals of all time, as well as the most beloved and respected title in Debbie Reynolds’ extensive film repertoire. This exceptionally well-preserved and complete oversize poster is, to our knowledge, the only known complete original in this format to be publicly offered for sale, as only a single incomplete version shows in auction records as changing hands some years ago. This is quite possibly the only opportunity in the conceivable future to own one of the greatest rarities in vintage film-poster collecting.
Auction Pre-sale Estimate: $3,000 – $5,000

“We are excited to produce our third and final auction for Debbie Reynolds, who spent most of her lifetime amassing the single greatest Hollywood collection in the world.  Her first two sales generated a world record $25 million dollars, so it’s nice to see the market appreciate the time and energy Debbie devoted to her collection,” said Joe Maddalena, owner of Profiles in History.

You can suck up to Beyonce all you want. But if Bey doesn’t want to come to your event,it’s not happening.

TIME Magazine put Beyonce on their cover last week and named her the Most Powerful something in the world. It was all to promote the TIME 100. But at last night’s dinner reception for the annual issue, Ms. Knowles was too busy to put on  a frock and come uptown.

Mind you, Beyonce is not on tour and doesn’t live in New York.

From the looks of things, a lot of the TIME 100 didn’t show up. Pharrell did, because he was paid, and he played, for the audience.

The writers of the song “Frozen” came, because seriously, that’s the last we’re going to hear from them.

Most of the Hollywood crowd stayed away, too. Amy Adams made it. But Matthew McConaughey and Kerry Washington were AWOL, as were Robert Redford, Miley Cyrus, and Benedict Cumberbatch, Robin Wright, and Oscar winning director Steve McQueen.

Also missing: President Obama, Hillary Clinton, Vladimir Putin, and Angela Merkel. They did manage to get New York senator Kristen Gillibrand and Senator Scott Walker of Wisconsin. Kim Jung Un sent his regrets.

Why keep giving this event if few show up? Publicity and promotion. But most of the guests who did attend were “New York fillers”: celebs who live here anyway, and look like they’ve been plucked from a movie premiere list. They aren’t on the TIME100. But they don’t need a hotel room. Seriously: Ronan Farrow? Rand Paul? Padma Lakshmi?

Nothing compares to TIME’s 75th anniversary bash at Radio City eons ago, May 1998. Joe DiMaggio, Muhammad Ali, Henry Kissinger, Dr. Kevorkian, Kurt Vonnegut, loads of movie stars like Sean Connery, Lauren Bacall, Mary Tyler Moore, Mel Brooks all in black tie. Those were the days, my friend. Those were the days.

At least Seth Meyers got to poke fun at the crowd:

Bob Hoskins, the great star of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” and “Mona Lisa,” died today at age 71 from pneumonia. Last year he announced he was suffering from Parkinson’s Disease. Hoskins was nominated for an Oscar in 1987 for “Mona Lisa.” He had two dozen other acting nominations. Sad, sad news. Here are some clips from his best performances:

EXCLUSIVE The Clippers story just gets more and more bizarre. Mac Nehoray, the lawyer for “V Stiviano”– not her real name by the way, as I reported a lot recently– has a crazy background. In 2003 he was suspended for two years by the American Bar Association from practicing law. Why? He ripped off a nun.

Not only that: the law school that gave him his degree opened in the year 1970 but didn’t gain accreditation until 2012. That’s four decades of lawyers who received basically useless degrees to practice law.

First the suspension. Here’s a summary from the State Bar of California, March 2004:

March 20, 2004

SIAMAK E. NEHORAY [#147168], 44, of Van Nuys was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on three years of probation with an actual 30-day suspension and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect March 20, 2004.

Nehoray stipulated to two counts of misconduct involving his client trust account.He substituted in to an auto accident case, but there was no written fee agreement. When the case settled, Nehoray received a $1,000 settlement check, but placed it in his client’s file rather than depositing it in his client trust account. More than two years later, he asked the insurer to reissue the check because it had expired. He deposited the new check in his trust account.After the client terminated Nehoray’s services and hired a new attorney, Nehoray took the settlement funds from his trust account and deposited it into his general account. The client disputed the way the money was distributed and in order to resolve the dispute, Nehoray withdrew $1,000 in personal funds, deposited the money in his trust account and wrote a check to the client. He stipulated that he commingled funds and failed to deposit client funds in his trust account.In mitigation, Nehoray has no prior record of discipline.

The accident case involved Sister Antoinette Pierre, of Massachusetts. She’s a nun, and he ripped her off for $1,000.

Nehoray is a graduate of the University of Laverne Law School in Ontario, California. It’s not Yale or Harvard, that’s for sure.

The school could not get accredited because its graduates had a history of not passing the Bar on their first try. You can read about it here: http://laverne.edu/campus-times/2012/05/law-school-aba-bid-begins-again/

I’ve emailed Nehoray and await a comment.

In the meantime: TMZ and everyone else continue to use “V Stiviano” as the name of Donald Sterling’s mistress. There is no one in the US who has that name. The mistress is named born María Vanessa Perez. She also goes by Monica Gallegos, Vanessa Perez, and Maria Valdez.

These two people brought down an NBA franchise and its multi- millionaire owner. These two people forced the commissioner of the NBA to make a public press conference, ban the owner from basketball forever, and instruct him to sell his team.

Wow.