Twilight star Kellan Lutz was recently spotted in Miami Beach, donning a black wig and hoodie to avoid being mobbed by fans (also known as twi-hards). The actor, who's dating 90210 beauty Anna Lynne McCord, spoke to Plum TV's Nick Leighton this summer in The Hamptons about how he avoids unwanted conversations with people when he's out on the town.
January 7, 2010 in Watch Video
Adam Rosante takes co-host Alison Chace on a date to the American Heart Association's Heart of The Hamptons event at Hayground School, where they speak with Simon van Kempen and Alex McCord (of Bravo's Real Housewives of New York City) and former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
November 6, 2009 in Video
Off the eastern cost of Long Island lies Plum Island, a high security animal testing facility run by the US Government. Ever on the quest for the most exclusive destinations in and around the Hamptons, Plum TV's Nick Leighton, Robyn Moreno, and Lauren Ezersky will be heading to Plum Island this autumn.
September 8, 2009 in Video
They say one's home is a window into one's soul, so what does Bernie Madoff's temple to beige Formica say about the legendary con man? Plum's Nick Leighton gives himself a tour of his Montauk beach house to find out. UPDATE: The beach house has been sold for more than the $8.75 asking price!
September 4, 2009 in Video
Tempers can sometimes flair in the Hamptons, and hosts Nick Leighton, Lauren Ezersky, Robyn Moreno, and Keanan Duffty are certainly no exception.
September 2, 2009 in Video
At the Author's Night benefit for the East Hampton Library, Plum's Nick Leighton catches up with James Lipton about his favorite expletive, which is neither obscene nor scatological. It's....profane.
September 2, 2009 in Video
Plum's Nick Leighton catches up with former crime reporter Oliver Coleman to get advice on how best to murder someone, from lump hammers (too passé) to crushed glass (highly recommended).
August 31, 2009 in Video
We all go to parties for different reasons, whether it be for the open bar, the chance to get photographed, or in order to take home a gift bag. But Plum's Nick Leighton sometimes goes to a party just to pick up ice, as he did the other day when he popped into an event for Ellen's Run hosted by the photographer Steven Klein.
August 31, 2009 in Video
It's certainly no secret that the real game at Polo is under the tent, not on the field. But what would it take to get people to actually watch the sport? Plum's Nick Leighton heads to Two Trees Farm to find out.
August 25, 2009 in Video
Plum's Nick Leighton goes to a lot of parties, but what criteria are truly important when rating an event? Location is indeed key, but what about alcohol accessibility, hors d'oeuvre variety, and density ratios?
August 21, 2009 in Video
At Polo on August 1st, Plum's Nick Leighton caught up with Ed "Jean Luc" Kleefield about his recent bad luck. Although he has "had challenges at his restaurants" he is thankful for his "wonderful attorneys" who are able to fix everything. Mr. Kleefield was just arrested again for writing bad checks... He might want to find a new lawyer.
August 20, 2009 in Video
At the opening of "The Art of Fashion" exhibit at Guild Hall, Plum's Nick Leighton caught up with fashion doyenne Betsey Johnson about the future and whether or not she's tried internet dating.
August 18, 2009 in Video
Plum's Nick Leighton headed to the Hayground School for the annual Nick & Toni's Great Chef's Dinner. In chatting with Eric Ripert (Le Bernadin), Sam Talbot (The Surf Lodge), Claudia Fleming (North Fork Table & Inn), Bryan Futerman (Foody's), Jeff Purrazzi (Art of Eating), and Michael Domitrovich (Montauk Yacht Club), he learns which food trends are here to stay (pork?) and which trends are on their way out (we're looking at you, microgreens).
August 14, 2009 in Video
Plum's Nick Leighton catches up with Alec Baldwin about his new divorce book, how he's "all for marriage," and how he's hoping to get lucky with Candace Bushnell (who admits that Alec is "everybody's type").
August 14, 2009 in Video
Plum's Nick Leighton chatted with Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson and learned that the NASA moon landing was not a hoax, how "Pluto had it coming," all about string theory (in 10 words or less), and how he really feels about people who get high at the planetarium.
August 14, 2009 in Video
In a word, Plum's Lauren Ezersky is fabulous. And surely you'd like to bring her dulcet tones to your mobile phone, yes? We've captured her je ne sais quoi in a very special ring tone.
August 13, 2009
Plum's Robyn Moreno chats with Ashton Kutcher (did he sleep his way to the top?), Leighton Meester (who wasn't "all that"), Margarita Levieva (who might still be wearing her bathing suit), and Sebastian Stan (who wants to apologize to Johnny Depp and Robin Williams) on the red carpet for the new movie Spread.
August 13, 2009 in Video
This week's episode of "The Juice" comes to you from the artist Ross Bleckner's house (which used to be owned by Truman Capote). In this opening segment of the show, Plum's Nick Leighton guides you through various Alec Baldwin sightings, a voice mail from his grandmother, Lauren Ezersky's fabulousness, and how to capture time on a canvas with Ross Bleckner.
August 7, 2009 in Video
To know the way up, you've got to know the way down. And no better place to explore hell than at the Watermill Center for their Sixteenth Annual Watermill Summer Benefit. This year's theme was Inferno and everyone had their own interpretation, from digging graves to breathing fire. Guests, including Isabella Rossellini, Calvin Klein, Lisa Anastos, David Gamble, and Eric Ripert chatted with Plum's Nick Leighton. Abandon all hope, ye who enter here...
August 4, 2009 in Video
Philanthropist and mogul Russell Simmons talks to Plum's Robyn Moreno about his 10th annual Art for Life charity, his daily meditation practice, and why gets the most out of life by giving.
August 4, 2009 in Video
Plum's Robyn Moreno heads to Francophile fave Sunset Beach to see how the French (and those who love them) celebrate Bastille Day in the Hamptons. Secret: Lots of champagne and bisous.
August 4, 2009 in Video
At a recent Hamptons Magazine party held on Jason Binn's lawn, Plum's Nick Leighton was explicitly told by the publicists that "nobody can go inside the house." Obviously that's exactly where he went and he learned all about how the Niche Media's founder lives and just how comfortable a Tempur-Pedicmattress really is.
July 28, 2009 in Video
Steven Klein hosted the annual "Cocktails at Sunset" event for ACRIA for the second year in a row at his winery-adjacent estate. Vanity Fair's Elizabeth Saltzman, Calvin Klein's Francisco Costa, and ACRIA board member Ross Bleckner tell Plum's Nick Leighton why this is one of the best events of the Hamptons summer season.
July 28, 2009 in Video
At the ESPA Tea Dance at a private estate recently, Plum's Nick Leighton caught up with New York Governor David Paterson ("what is wrong with those people?"), New York's Junior Senator Kirsten Gillibrand ("you got a rough start"), and the incomparable DJ Lady Bunny ("are you here to just drink?").
July 28, 2009 in Video
For some, Polo is all about the open bar. For others, it's all about the fashion. Plum's Nick Leighton caught up with Beth Ostrosky Stern, Star Jones, Jason Binn, Jamie Drake, and others and captured the zeitgeist of polo fashion during opening day of the Hamptons polo season. Beware: Never, ever wear something that's from last season...
July 28, 2009 in Video
