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Richard Lugner, the 77-year-old Austrian entrepreneur who pays a different celeb each year to be his arm candy at Vienna’s Opera Ball, says Lindsay Lohan wouldn’t be taking her place beside him at the gala. Lugner—who will bring hunky German singer Dieter Bohlen in her stead—accused the starlet of missing her scheduled flight due to a shopping spree in LA and not being able to afford the late fees. “She’s a nutcase,” he said last week after complaining about alleged demands like a private jet with a bed and promises of no alcohol in her eyeline. Lohan, whose last personal tweet was a cryptic “away we gooooo!!!!” late Thursday night, has yet to comment.

As suggested by her replacement’s lack of female anatomy, escorting Lugner doesn’t quite have the same connotations as escorting, say, Hugh Hefner. The tycoon—who already has a young girlfriend named Bambi, thanks—started his annual tradition with Harry Belafonte in 1992. A bevvy of older lovelies like Ivana Trump and Raquel Welch followed, but Lugner’s aimed younger starlets earlier this decade, with recent opera companions including Paris Hilton, Dita Von Teese and Geri Halliwell. Take a look at his wild life—and Bambi!—in the gallery below.

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Dita Von Teese is considered a burlesque goddess in Europe, but the queen of stripping down feels people in the U.S. don’t quite understand her art. “I don’t mean to America bash, but it is interesting that burlesque is an American invention. Burlesque as we know it and the great burlesque that was prevalent in America in the 30s and 40s in big theaters with big stars that were in the movies and on TV and wrote books. It’s shocking to imagine it is now 75 years later and people are still saying, ‘I don’t get it, she’s a stripper’” the former bride of Marilyn Manson says.

“I don’t mind being called that because that is what I do, but I don’t understand why there is such a taboo attached to it. Basically what I do is like an actress that has nude scenes in a movie, it’s part of my role and its part of what my show is. It’s not really any different. I think it’s just too easy for people to criticize,” she says. [Source: Foxnews.com; Photo: Getty Images]

We’ve heard of drug use taking its toll on youthful good looks, but turning your bouncy rack into a floppy pair of spaniels’ ears is something new. But apparently that’s what happened to Dita Von Teese. The burlesque uberstar partied hard courtesy of of some pharmaceuticals back in the day, and blames that for her subsequent boob job.

“I was a bit of a party girl in the early ’90s and used LSD and Ecstasy. Eventually my weight dropped to 6stone 7lbs and I looked terrible, so I gave up drugs. My breasts never recovered, so when I was 21 I had 32D implants,” she said. While we’d never encourage popping pills en route to a replacement rack, personally, we think Dita’s plastic pair are some of the best going (take note, Victoria Beckham). [Photo: Getty Images]

While fashion-forward fellows like Jon Bon Jovi and James Franco attended last night’s 26th Annual Night Of Stars in NYC, we couldn’t help but notice all the famous ladies flying solo for Fashion Group International’s prestigous award ceremony. Emmy Rossum was there without Adam Duritz, Gwen Stefani without Gavin Rossdale, and even Iman left David Bowie at home. Dita Von Teese and Evan Rachel Wood—Marilyn Manson’s ex-wife and the then-teeanger he left her for—managed to hit the carpet without making it any redder. See who else showed up in the gallery below.

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After a successful Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week, it was time to hop over to Europe for Paris Fashion Week. We grabbed some fabulous dresses from Margi Kent and some amazing Tuleste Market jewelry and got styled by New York Girl Style for Venexiana and AZ Araujo and headed over to the City of Lights. From getting the dish on Rihanna’s love life, to seeing Katy Perry and Russell Brand’s blossoming romance, to getting moved to the front row at the Jean Paul Gaultier show, Paris Fashion Week was fantastic! [Photos: Splash News Online, Robert West, Getty Images]

If Paris Fashion Week was the homecoming dance, Dita Von Teese and boyfriend Louis Marie de Castelbajac would be the homecoming king and queen. On Tuesday, Dita and Louis attended Louis’ father, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac’s, runway show at Paris Fashion Week. The fashionable couple swapped secrets and held hands while sitting front row during the show, which featured Jean-Charles’ eccentric designs. Too cute! [Photo: Splash News Online]

The FABlife’s Libby Keatinge is at Paris Fashion Week from Sept. 30 to Oct. 8, reporting glam details about celebrities, fashion, runway shows, and parties. Follow the action here and on Twitter at LibbyTheFabLife!

Although those Justin Timberlake reports are swirling, Rihanna arrived solo at the Christian Dior runway show on Friday. Riri looked sharp in her all-black outfit as she took in the designer’s Spring/Summer 2010 collection at the Garden of the Tulleries in Paris. But the “Disturibia” singer was just one of many celebrities who came out to admire Dior’s threads. Dita Von Teese arrived just before the show started, and accessorized her all-black dress and shoes with a smile-free demeanor. Newlyweds Bruce Willis and Emma Heming smiled and snuggled as they watched the film-noir themed show from the front row. Entourage’s Adrien Grenier opted for casual attire, and smiled and checked out the lingerie-clad models throughout the show, and clapped when the designer took his bow in a trench coat and black and white polka dot pajama pants.[Photos: Splash News Online]

The FABlife’s Libby Keatinge is at Paris Fashion Week from Sept. 30 to Oct. 8, reporting glam details about celebrities, fashion, runway shows, and parties. Follow the action here and on Twitter at LibbyTheFabLife!

There’s nothing sweeter than constantly getting revenge on one’s ex just by looking gorgeous, especially when that ex just happens to be a washed up goth-rocker who possibly lied (allegedly) about having swine flu. Marilyn Manson - aka the former Mr. Dita Von Teese - recently posted on his Facebook about his supposed bout with the bad-news bug, writing, “The doctor said, my past choices in women have in no way contributed to me acquiring this mysterious sickness.” But his reps have denied the singer’s claims in a statement. Mysterious. Is someone really suffering from the deadly disease - or is it just a case of Gimmeattentionnow?

Meanwhile Manson’s ex-wife Dita Von Teese continues to do what she does best: look hot. The model just shot pics for her new line of Wonderbra lingerie (see above), and we like what we see. We dare you to show us one person who doesn’t - and that includes her former husband. [Photo: Splash News Online]

We leave for Paris tomorrow to bring you all the inside on Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010, where the best and brightest come to shine in the Fashion Capital of the World. Sometimes, however, even fashion’s brightest stars mess up and don’t do their best at Fashion Week. Let’s look back at some fashion No Nos from the past. [Photos: Splash News Online]

We’ll be going inside Paris Fashion Week, reporting from the City of Lights from September 30th to October 8th.Get all the glam details on celebrity, fashion, runway shows, and parties here and follow the action on Twitter at LibbyTheFabLife!

The Cannes Film Festival is not just a film competition, but a red carpet battle to see who can bring the chicest and most glam red carpet style to the French Riviera. From Angelina Jolie in Versace to Anna Mouglalis in Karl Lagerfeld to Kerry Washington in Zuhair Murad, these stars really brought it on. Check out our gallery of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival’s Best Dressed!