The Diary: 24 things you should know this week

A little teaser of this week's celebrity news.

Celebrity news, from fashion week to the campaign trail

1.

Why did Ali Mau reject Russell Crowe's sexual proposition?

Alison Mau.

She said on her radio show this week that the actor tried to pick her up years ago after he had just won his Oscar, but she turned down the opportunity to spend the night with him. "I just about slapped him. I said, 'I'm a married woman!' He wasn't best pleased. He disappeared very quickly."

2.Haven't been following Fashion Week but tuned in to see the sexy All Blacks in their undies for the Jockey show yesterday? You're only human.

3. Which sporting face is desperately hiding an eating disorder from the media?

4.Why did it take Sean Plunket four days to issue an on-air apology to MediaWorks colleague Patrick Gower? You'd have thought after the Roastbusters scandal RadioLive's PR department would know a thing or two about crisis management.

5.Which TV network star had a secret affair with an executive father-of-four which very nearly resulted in the break-up of his marriage?

6.Is Jason Ede still working for National?

7.

Society model Jaime Ridge, who sashayed down the catwalk at the Andrea Moore show this week, launched her new jewellery collection too. Is the 21-year-old (now sporting brown locks and braces) reinventing herself? Good for her.

Jaime Ridge.

8.Which fashion darling known for wearing a leather jacket and a rather bad coke habit had a close encounter with a millionaire spouse in a Beamer threatening vengeance?

9.Fell for the one about a little-known hip-hop band threatening death on the Prime Minister (and sexual violence on his daughter) in the name of youth electoral engagement? Me neither.

10.Election billboard vandalism - had enough? Zzzzz.

11. Like the new direction pop star Brooke Fraser has taken with her song Psychosocial, inspired by social media stalkers? Its dark, gritty overtones are a welcome departure. The black and white atmospheric video was co-produced and directed by Scott Ligertwood, her hubby of six years.

12.Will Winston Peters and Colin Craig be kingmakers in Parliament? Cartoonists have digits crossed.

13.Don't mind fashionable tardiness, but annoyed to wait two hours for the Zambesi show due to a power cut?

14.Going to the premiere of Linda's List next week at the Academy Cinemas? It's the short film comedy starring Shorty St mainstay Angela Bloomfield. She co-wrote and co-directed it too, and ran a PledgeMe campaign raising $12,000 to fund the flick. The movie is in consideration for Sydney's Flickerfest and New Zealand's Show Me Shorts Festival.

15.Is Paula Bennett now the next Nat leader? Would she bedeck the ninth floor out in cougar-print rugs?

16.

Hollywood actress Michelle Yeoh celebrated her 52nd birthday with balloons and floral bouquets.

Michelle Yeoh celebrated her birthday in her palatial rented digs.

The Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

star has been living in rented palatial digs for the last four weeks while shooting takes place at a West Auckland film studio and offsite locations. However, she did venture to the Hokianga for a weekend away.

17.Is David Cunliffe taking nana naps on the campaign trail?

18.

Will the fashion industry ever learn? The decision to treat a sacred Native American object as a fashion accessory was wrong. Other people's cultures should not be belittled to prop status.

Trelise Cooper's use of a sacred Native American object on the runway ruffled feathers at fashion week.

19.Ever heard of anyone on New Zealand First's party list besides Winnie?

20.Nice to see Chanel model Ashleigh Good home, but is Fashion Week the best place for her agent to parade her around while so heavily preggers?

21.Over elimination and humiliation television "reality" shows?

22.Is there really a defence for the Knee Defender? Can't we all play nice on planes?

23.TV3's Janika ter Ellen took sidekick Paul Henry to the Fashion Week bridal show. Was he helping her pick out a wedding frock? She tells The Diary she's not engaged to TV3 beau Ross Karl. But it must be only a matter of time, no?

24.Anyone hope that Customs had stopped Whale Oil at the border yesterday and sent him back to Israel?