Ramona Singer has splitting headaches in divorcing Mario
Sonia Moskowitz/Getty ImagesRamona Singer and Mario Singer in more pleased days last year in Southampton.
“Real Housewives of New York” star Ramona Singer is trapped in the middle of a messy divorce from husband Mario, who is trying to take her to the cleaners. But friends of the embattled reality star tell Confidenti@l not to worry, she’ll come out OK. “She is temporarily disabled, but when she gets a new guy, she will go back to who she is,” one longtime pal tells us. “Don’t we all? At the end of the day, she is too old to learn how to be a new person. She is, and always will be, Ramona.”
Insiders reveal that Mario is doing everything he can to get as much money and material goods from Singer, which is why she is not fully lending her name to the AOA Bar & Grill at 35 Sixth Ave. in Tribeca, an eatery she invested a “small amount” in. “This season’s launch have fun was at the restaurant, and Ramona spent the evening stressing that she was just ‘caught up’ with the space, and make sure not to report that she was a partner,” our source says. “She doesn’t want her ex getting a piece of the restaurant too.”
After 25 years of marriage to a man whose cheating was exposed earlier this year, Singer has found comfort with former “Housewife” Jill Zarin. “They had a very hard period, but when an old pal is down, you don’t kick them,” says our source.
THIS UNCOUPLING’S MICKEY MOUSE
Viva la vida! A month after filing divorce papers, Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin took their kids to Disneyland to celebrate daughter Apple’s 11th birthday. Paltrow even strapped on a pair of Mickey Mouse ears between theme park rides inspired by “Indiana Jones” and “Pirates of the Caribbean.”
Daniel Boczarski/WireImageKanye West takes the mic after receiving his honorary doctorate in Chicago Sunday.
DR. KANYE WILL SEE YOU NOW
“Dr.” Kanye West was open with an honorary doctorate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago on Monday. “My medium is public opinion, and the world is my canvas,” he said while donning a robe and flat hat. Proud wife Kim Kardashian West weighed in on Instagram, prose “Dr. Kanye West!!!!!!! I’m so proud of you baby & I know your mom would be so proud too!!!!”
CRUZ TO ITALY
Check out that baby Blue Steel. Penelope Cruz, in Rome shooting “Zoolander 2,” spent Sunday at the gorgeous Villa Borghese gardens in the Italian hub with daughter Luna and son Leonardo. No word yet on what role the Spanish beauty will play in the fashion comedy, but she also was snapped over the weekend on set in a bright red skintight jumpsuit and a very “Dukes of Hazzard” hair do.
Valerie Macon/Getty ImagesRobin Wright backed an L.A. event to support women in the Congo.
WRIGHT GETS A GOOD SLEEP
Now we know how Claire Underwood sleeps at night. “Household of Cards” star Robin Wright stopped by Calypso St. Barth in Los Angeles to celebrate the launch of Pour Les Femmes, which aims to be a socially conscious collection of luxe sleepwear. A part of proceeds from the line, designed by Wright’s pal Karen Fowler, aid battered women in the Congo. Wright was joined by her daughter, 24-year-ancient Dylan Penn, 22-year-ancient son Hopper Penn and his girlfriend, Uma Von Wittkamp.
KLEIN’S IN THE L.A. PICTURE
Calvin Klein, who is household-hunting in L.A., stopped by his pal Bryan Fox’s photography exhibition opening to seek art for his new digs. “He hasn’t found a place yet,” said our source, “but he has fallen in like with being in L.A.” Also at the starry have fun for the “We. Alone” show, where guests sipped Veev cocktails, were Demi Moore, Oscar-winner Michael Keaton and Melanie Griffith. Moore stunned, we’re told. “She’s ageless!” gushed our spy.
HandoutAlicia Keys and her mom, Teri, met “Finding Neverland’s” Peter Pan, Melanie Moore.
‘FINDING’ CELEBS ALL OVER
Alicia Keys hit a showing of “Finding Neverland” on Broadway with mom Teri and son Egypt, to the delight of audience members, a spy tells us. It happened to be Keys’ mom’s birthday, so the trio went backstage and the cast sang “Pleased Birthday” for her. Leonardo DiCaprio also stopped by over the weekend with his mom, Irmelin. The Harvey Weinstein-produced show, snubbed by the Tony Awards, just won four Audience Awards from Broadway.com.
GREENBERG BRUNCH BUNCH
Bryan Greenberg is set to host his fourth annual Charity Feast for the Olevolos Project on Saturday. The actor and his fiancée, Jamie Chung, will be at the McKittrick Hotel in Chelsea along with James Lafferty, Justin Long, Michaela Conlin and Lane Lindell. Guests can nibble and day drink and bid on an autographed LeBron James jersey and Joe Girardi signed baseball. All proceeds from the $ 150 feast go toward schooling orphans in the Olevolos village in Tanzania.
Slaven Vlasic/Getty ImagesEli Manning with daughter Ava last year
CROWD BACKS ELI’S TEAM
Giants QB Eli Manning had the ladies at Serafina Always on 61st St. swooning over his dinner date with two of his daughters. “Eli was having dinner with two little girls — I think they were his daughters,” said a spy. “They were cheerful, friendly, lots of smiles, everyone in a good mood. He may be an animal on the football field, but (he’s) a softy around his little ladies.” We’re told Manning was wearing a T-shirt and jeans and ate salad and veal with a beer.
CHEF’S SURPRISE
In the midst of a nasty divorce from wife Stephanie March, Bobby Flay headed downtown with a mystery woman on Monday afternoon. Flay, who filed for divorce from the “Law and Order: SVU” actress, has been accused of cheating on March and the couple’s split has turned hideous.
Alessio Botticelli/GC ImagesMegan Fox and Will Arnett team up for “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2” in Times Square.
MORE ‘MUTANT’ ACTIVITY
Megan Fox looks her usual sexy self on the Times Square set of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2,” where she was headed to film a scene with Will Arnett.
THEY SAID IT
“He makes really cute babies!”
— Gwen Stefani to British Sophisticated about hunky Gavin Rossdale
“I knew a cat who only had 8 lives.”
— Larry King on Twitter
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