It's never dull in
Sydney which in it's long and varied career has been called
Sin City and once had a reputation as the "
Chicago of The South Seas" due to it's fierce gang rivalries.
Where else could noted Captains Of Industry be found battling in smart Woolloomooloo restaurants or even a Bondi street when media moguls
James Packer and
David Gyngel engaged in clumsy fisticuffs (over a woman?) and now the latest bunfight that involved another media name
John Singleton (worth a reputed $300M) and hamburger giant
Jack Cowan (worth over $900M) who doubles up as a director of the huge
Fairfax Media outlets.
There was even a claim the dust-up that had an excited Singleton, who from all accounts attacked Cowan over an alleged sleight to his drinking preference- rose wine instead of a butch beer - that it was the lack of female companions that caused the fisticuffs.
The last time
Whispers encountered the amiable Singleton was at the launch of his new Balmain bar (pictured with pal, former PM
Bob Hawke) and before that was when he hosted the launch, along with
Paris Hilton of his
Bondi Blonde Beer at the
uber smart
Icebergs Restaurant.
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| above : bringing urban sophistication to Sydney: Karim Gharbi and a bevy of beauties |
How timely then that nightclub boss
Karim Gharbi should be launching his new
VIP venture tonight at an exclusive party at an inner city penthouse (we'll be there). His services surely will be in demand for visiting VIPs and even local ones who wish to avoid the pitfalls that see them on the front pages of the nation's tabloids.
