Jennifer Lopez will be honored as an entertainment industry icon at the upcoming Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. On May 18, the 44-year-old entertainer will accept her award during a live ceremony at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Sin City.

When the Beverly Hills tourism board announced that five of its most luxurious hotels were getting involved in its Suite 100 project – recreating a period-specific suite in honor of the city’s centennial year – we were excited to see the results. After a VIP in the Montage’s 40s-themed double suite, to say we weren’t disappointed is the mother of all understatements.

Once upon a time in the west, the London West Hollywood’s tony 10th floor rooftop wasn’t available to Angelenos, aside from those who were attending events or actually staying at the hotel. That’s about to change, and just in time for summer.

Gwyneth Paltrow is certainly keeping herself busy since announcing her “conscious uncoupling” from husband Chris Martin. The Oscar winner has personally designed a Fendi Peekaboo bag for charity.

This week we’ve featured the haute secrets of Duff Goldman, the star of Ace of Cakes and the owner of Charm City Cakes and Duff’s Cakemix.

The flavors of France heralded the 19th Annual Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation’s “Taste for a Cure” at the Beverly Wilshire. The evening of food and wine feted Sony Pictures Television President Steve Mosko with the Gil Nickel Humanitarian Award.

Tiffany & Co. threw a glam, star-studded event to preview its Atlas collection with the Chateau Marmont providing the perfectly cool backdrop on Tuesday evening.

Donald Sterling’s banishment from the NBA leaves the LA Clippers ownership in flux: and Hollywood’s most powerful residents are seeking to purchase the team in the wake of his departure. Those residents would be mogul David Geffen, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Lady O herself, Oprah Winfrey.

The Beverly Wilshire played host to one of the most glittering daytime events of the spring season on Tuesday: The Colleagues 26th Annual Spring Luncheon. The impossibly chic event fete featured a fashion showcase by Oscar de la Renta featuring the designer’s Fall 2014 collection, was presented by Van Cleef & Arpels and honored the elegant Royal, Her Serene Highness, Princess Charlene of Monaco, with the Colleagues “Champion of Children” award.