Rob Kim/Getty Images Lea Michele’s new book has little to share about her romance with the late Cory Monteith.
Anyone expecting revealing details about Lea Michele’s romance with “Glee” co-star Cory Monteith in her new book, “Brunette Ambition,” is going to be disappointed. The only mentions of her ex-love, who died of a heroin overdose last July, include a caption with a picture of Manolo Blahnik strappy sandals that says, “I thought it was so special that he bought me shoes, since guys don’t usually have the first clue about buying them.” There’s also a sweet dedication to Monteith, thanking him as being her biggest fan “who lives on in these pages.”
The relationship that gets the most ink is her infatuation with BFF Jonathan Groff, whom she calls “her best friend in the entire world.” Though the two are apparently thick as thieves, Groff didn’t initially feel comfortable coming out, even though Michele said she knew he was gay the moment they met at the auditions for “Spring Awakening.”
The 27-year-old songbird also admits that she and Matthew Morrison, aka “Glee” teacher Will Schuester, dated for a “Broadway beat” — the theater equivalent of a New York minute.
Splash News Join a band with Billy Joel? Sting says that’s not talkin’ bout his generation.
READY FOR THE ROCKERS
Billy Joel recently said he’d love to start a supergroup with Don Henley and Sting, but at the Magnolia Pictures and Cinema Society premiere of “Filth,” the former Police front man told Confidenti@l, “I’m not old enough to be in that band.” Sting is 62, while Joel turned 65 earlier this month and Henley is 66. Sting’s wife, 60-year-old actress Trudie Styler, explained, “They’re like a band of brothers. … We were at Billy’s 65th birthday the other night.”
PRETTY HOT POOL SHOOT
Call it “Pretty Little Bathing Suits.” Having cut her teeth on the raunchy film “Spring Breakers,” Ashley Benson’s naughty side is in full bloom in the new issue of GQ where she and her “Pretty Little Liars” castmates partied poolside for the men’s mag. One of the most noteworthy photos in the collections shows Benson and Shay Mitchell sipping umbrella drinks and playing with waterguns.
Francois Nel/Getty Images Dakota Fanning was out on the Lower East Side with co-star Peter Sarsgaard and pals.
FANNING, SARSGAARD ON ‘NIGHT’ OUT
“Night Moves” stars Dakota Fanning and Peter Sarsgaard enjoyed a Tuesday dinner at Lower East Side eatery Beauty & Essex after the premiere of their new film about environmental activists who plot to blow up a dam. Health-conscious Sarsgaard ordered a vegan pasta and tofu tuna, while Fanning, along with two other women who joined the movie stars for a bite, dined on oysters, chicken meatballs, lobster mac and cheese and tacos with tuna.
SEINFELD DRIVES ’EM BUGGY
And whaaat’s with all these baby buggies? Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld once again will host their Baby Buggy Bedtime Bash in Central Park on June 4. This isn’t a party about nothing: Baby Buggy, launched in 2001, is a nonprofit organization helping families in need with diapers, clothes and child services. Mariska Hargitay, Debra Messing, Lily Aldridge, Bridget Moynahan and Jane Krakowski are expected to attend.
All Access Photo Jennifer Lopez dresses down while dining in Hollywood with her mom and boyfriend.
LOW ON J.GLOW
It’s hard to recognize Jennifer Lopez without her perfect hair, perfect body and perfect wardrobe. In a rare instance of imperfection, the “American Idol” judge dined out at Craig’s restaurant in Hollywood with beau Casper Smart and her mom, Guadalupe. Wearing a blue hoodie with her hair back in a messy ponytail, Lopez may not have looked like herself, but she still looked like Jenny from the block.
CAPITAL HILL HOLDS POWER
Hill Harper may be buds with the POTUS and FLOTUS, but that doesn’t mean he has their number on speed dial. “The best way to reach them is just to call the office,” he told Confidenti@l. He also advised us not to just call and say hi. “You want to say what it’s about. You want to be respectful of his time.” The 48-year-old [double] Harvard grad, who co-stars on “Covert Actions,” said President Obama called him earlier this month to wish him happy birthday.
David Livingston/Getty Images Jessica Alba sizzles in the pages of the new Entertainment Weekly.
‘SIN’-SATIONAL ALBA
Jessica Alba, star of the appropriately named sequel “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For,” whets moviegoers whistles with a sexy shot on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. “I was such a deer in the headlights when I did the first one,” Alba says of her role in 2005’s Sin City. The new film from Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez is set to hit theaters in late summer. The magazine arrives on newsstands Friday.
MUCH IN STORE FOR BABS
Barbara Walters spent her first week of retirement catching up on shopping. After more than half a century on TV, the retired “View” creator picked up a tunic at Rene on Madison Ave. And she looked well-rested while doing it. Walters’ final episode of ABC’s “The View” attracted 5.2 million viewers last Friday.
MArk Lennihan and Steve Helber/AP Mayor de Blasio (l.) faces a tall order in politics, says Bill Clinton.
POLITICS CHANGES BIG BILLS
Bill Clinton says Mayor de Blasio is a politician he can really look up to. “When I first entered politics 40 years ago, I was the same height as Mayor de Blasio,” the 42nd Prez joked at Red Rooster restaurant, where he joined the mayor to introduce the HarlemEatUP! food festival. “And if I live long enough,” the 6-foot-2 Clinton said to the 6-foot-5 mayor, “one day we’ll be looking eye to eye again.” Also in attendance were event founders Marcus Samuelsson and Herb Karlitz, who’ll kick off Harlem EatUP! next year.
SCENE & HEARD …
Epic Records CEO L.A. Reid celebrating the release of Michael Jackson’s posthumous “Xscape” album at Bill’s Bar and Burger Rockefeller Center. … Maxim model Sherie Wagner joining Dennis Rodman for his 53rd birthday birthday celebration at Miami club E11even. … Comedian Artie Lange checking out fellow Jersey native Bruce Springsteen wrap up his “High Hopes” tour at the Mohegan Sun Arena. … Jason Collins watching Patti Smith confess “I Am Banksy” at the Webby Awards.
Simon Earl/Splash News Elle MacPherson sparkles outside the ITV studios in London after a guest appearance.
ELLE OF AN OUTFIT
Elle Macpherson put on the glitz in sparkly pants and sky-high stilettos outside ITV Studios in London.
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