"It was very much a larger-than-life, surreal experience"

Swiss watchmaker OMEGA has launched their new flagship boutique inside the West Hollywood/Beverly Hills shopping destination, the Beverly Center. More than just a mall, the Beverly Center has become the target location for other luxury brands, like Louis Vuitton, Prada, Henri Bendel, and, most recently, Fendi (who hosted a star-studded launch event a few months back). "The Beverly Center was an obvious choice for our new flagship, as they offer some of the best brands under one roof. We're in good company," OMEGA president Stephen Urquhart tells BlackBook. The 1,600-square-foot boutique hosts the brand's complete product palette, including their new line of mechanical watches, the Ladymatic (pictured above, with more styles here), which Nicole Kidman is the face of. The Ladymatic pieces may be visually stunning, but there's so much more to it. "We're not a fashion brand. We're less focused on trend, and more interested in the presence of functionality, which has always been our goal," explains Urquhart. "Wearing an OMEGA watch is like wearing a piece of art and history on your wrist. It's something that you should keep forever."

● Maybe it’s new found motherhood or the excessive Botox, but Nicole Kidman showed up to the NYC Nine premiere without realizing that her under eye make-up wasn’t blended. Doesn’t she have people for that? [JustJared] ● Jon Gosselin is firing a gun on his property in full view of the paparazzi. This seems like a bad idea. [Celebrity-Gossip] ● Tara Reid’s sad implants aren’t the only bombs being dropped in the latest issue of Playboy: P. Diddy claims he tried to lose his virginity at the ripe old age of seven to an older woman-- and by older I mean ten. [HuffingtonPost]

I took an oath last weekend when I signed my name on a vaguely threatening contract provided by The Weinstein Company, assuring them I wouldn't review or discuss the contents of Nine, their musical extravaganza and last-ditch effort at Oscar glory, until they lifted the so-called "emabrgo." Normally these embargoes are gentlemen's agreements between you and the studio's publicity arm. They show you their movie early, and you write about it when they say you can. If you break that agreement, then you won't get invited back, or in the case of Nine, you might get sued! Right now, the opinions on the movie is swimming around in the heads of about 150 members of the press, with only the date of November 26th (I think) able to set them free. And since I can't share details about the film itself, I'll let you in on something almost as major--it's press day.

● Madonna has moved on from being the poster girl for Louis Vuitton to the leading lady of the Dolce and Gabbana’s Spring 2010 collection; she shot the campaign yesterday with Steven Klein. [Swide] ● Winona Ryder will join Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis in the ballerina romp Black Swan. [HR] ● Gwyneth Paltrow will push Nicole Kidman into becoming a man in their new film The Danish Girl. Paltrow will play painter Gerda Wegener, whose husband, played by Kidman, was the first post-op transsexual. [Us]

She speaks! Nicole Kidman speaks! She emits such lasery vitriol too, setting her sights on the gilded hills of Hollywood. Star of such films as Flirting and Malice and also famously known as "Stephen's Girlfriend on the Phone" in the 2002 film Panic Room, Kidman alleges that Hollywood is singlehandedly advocating violence against women. Err, wasn't she the one that starred in Dogville where her character is beaten up, raped, and tortured? Well then.

● What’s the greatest thing about being divorced? Reese Witherspoon says it’s being able to go to more concerts with BF Jake Gyllenhaal. [JustJared] ● LaToya Jackson believes someone paid Conrad Murray to kill Michael Jackson because of the wealth they stood to gain in doing so; she now fears she’ll be killed for this knowledge. [Celebrity-Gossip] ● Sienna Miller wishes she could be like pal Keira Knightley, who has managed to keep her personal life out of the press. Miller admits not being too “bright” in that department. [Showbizspy]

● Now that Britney Spears is all productive and successful again, Lindsay Lohan has taken over for her on the meltdown train. First sign of impending doom: Lohan spoke in a British accent to the paps. [TMZ] ● Nicole Kidman will bring her fashion icon experience to the "All-Star Challenge" episode of Project Runway. [People] ● Twilight fans have nothing to fear; the fourth novel in the series, Breaking Dawn, will indeed be made into a film. [E!'

While us unworthy regular people do such silly things as scrape together cash for our monthly rents (or trick their friends into doing so) and otherwise teeter towards homelessness, even the most unfortunate celebrities don't have to consider such a cruel fate. This isn't to say that when the housing market went tits-up, the sun continued shining over celebrity enclaves. Because, as we learn after the break -- for every posh manse, there's a senseless eviction. And of course, heated floors.

● Nicole Kidman has joined Freida Pinto, Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts, Antonio Banderas, and Josh Brolin for the upcoming still-untitled Woody Allen film. [JustJared] ● Have you seen the new cover model for H&M this season? None other than Vincent Gallo. [Popism] ● Designer Dawn Simorangkir is suing Courtney Love for ruining her good name by claiming the designer sold coke and is a "horrible lying bitch." [TMZ]