Celebrity Mound

At last night’s Narciso Rodriguez after-party at the Gramercy Park Hotel, Hamish Bowles told us “I’d love to do a fashion line,” and Kanye West said his own much-discussed line is nearly ready (“I think I’ve finally got something that I think works”). But not everyone sounded so ambitious. “I don’t know what it is about me that people think I could do a fashion line,” said Chace Crawford, who admitted he didn’t even know who Narciso Rodriguez is. “It would be a big pain in the ass. I would never do it, ever. I barely wear these clothes.” He wasn’t the only one getting irreverent.

Moments after Kirna Zabête co-owner Beth Buccini asserted that, due to the economy, “There isn’t the great sense of debauchery that you often feel during Fashion Week,” Josh Hartnett stumbled into an empty booth nearby, sending multiple glasses of Champagne crashing to the floor. Asked if he’d be willing to entertain our questions, he gave a bit of a confused response: “Sure. I mean, okay … actually, no.” Oh. “Sorry, I’m half-lit.”

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Actor Josh Hartnett has been awarded £20,000 damages after the Daily Mirror alleged he had a “sexual dalliance” in the library of a London hotel.

The heartthrob, who has recently starred in a West End production of Rain Main, sought damages for defamation over the tabloid’s story.

And following a London hearing today, he has been awarded a substantial sum in recompense for the newspaper’s claims.

The Mirror had claimed the Pearl Harbor star was caught on CCTV having sex with a woman in the library of the Soho Hotel.

It also claimed hotel staff had seen the tryst and that the Hollywood star had received a verbal warning from them.

Hartnett’s legal team said in September the allegations were “not only untrue but a complete fabrication” but also “defamatory and unsubstantiated”.

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He’s no stranger to performing in front of a camera – but Josh Hartnett’s latest role left his audience truly speechless.

The Pearl Harbor star took a mystery lady back to his hotel and their steamy shenanigans were caught on CCTV.

A whole team of hotel personnel watched dumbstruck as Josh pulled out all the stops in a breathtaking performance.

The lusty couple had sloped off to the Soho hotel’s library – but reading was the last thing on their minds.

Josh, 30, was far more interested in his leading lady than he was the complete works of Emile Zola. Says our mole: “Josh and the girl were getting pretty hot and heavy.

After stumbling in quite late, they legged it to the library and immediately closed all the curtains so that no one could see in.” So far, so considerate.

But our mole went on: “Unfortunately the hotel has security cameras all over the place – the library included.

“This means their every spit and cough was recorded, and cringing hotel workers saw all of Josh’s X-rated moves.

“No one quite knew where to look and there was a very awkward silence.

“Josh didn’t seem bothered that the library wasn’t locked and anyone could just burst in. He just kind of went for it.

“After the event, someone had a quiet word in Josh’s ear and he was asked to take his personal business elsewhere in future.

“Josh took it on the chin and didn’t kick up a fuss. He’s been as good as gold since.”

The actor is by no means the first celebrity to be caught out on camera.

Elizabeth Jagger and Calum Best’s drunken groping was filmed inside a Soho nightclub, while Dannii Minogue’s girl-on-girl romp in a lapdancing club was also recorded by CCTV.

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BEING a celebrity doesn’t always get you perks. Josh Hartnett found himself in an unusual predicament when he was forced to fly coach on a flight back to New York the day after the Oscars. “United Airlines was so overbooked, there was no way for him to get upgraded,” said an onlooker. “But it wasn’t for lack of trying. There were so many celebs on the flight, when he went to the counter to ask about a wait list they told him, ‘You’re number 55.’ ”

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