Hollywire’s Chelsea Briggs & Katie Krause were at the Andaz Hotel in Hollywood to check out all the cool swag at the Haven 360 Celebrity Retreat Oscar Gifting Lounge!

Check out the video:

Twilight’s Christian Serratos and Edi Gathegi pose for a pic!

Audrina Patridge & Ryan Cabrera arrive together:

Other celebrities that were lucky enough to pick up some swag include:  Gilles Marini,  Rachel Leigh Cook, Dana Delany, Tim Daly and many more!

Gift items & companies selected for the Celebrity Retreat include:

Croton Timepieces www.crotonwatch.com
Dooney & Bourke  www.dooney.com
Dr. Frank Ryan  www.drfrankryan.com
Factory Japan Co. Ltd Massage Spa Stores www.karada39.com
The Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa   www.hilton.com/frenchpolynesia
MTG Co. Ltd Beauty Roller www.Mtg.gr.jp
Donna Karan Hosiery http://www.donnakaran.com/hosiery.aspx?folderId=/LifeStyleCollections/Hosiery
Pucci  http://home.emiliopucci.com/main.php

The event was produced by Backstage Creations.

The season finale of MTV’s The Buried Life is tonight.  BUT…. Don’t worry, we will have your BURIED LIFE FIX for next week!  Hollywire has an exclusive video that will be up & ready for viewing NEXT Monday.  Watch below for a SNEAK PREVIEW of the upcoming video, as Ben, Duncan, Jonnie & Dave take on THE HOLLYWIRE GIRLS.

Plus, get ready for a special guest appearance from a Dancing With The Stars DANCER.

Let’s get #79 crossed off the list. ELLEN DEGENERES.  The Buried Life is coming for you.

Watch a clip from TONIGHT’S season finale, below:

Click HERE to watch Hollywire’s 2010 Oscar Red Carpet Commentary Ustream, and join in on the conversation!!

We’ll be talking about who nailed their outfit, who needs to hire a new stylist, who our personal picks are for the major awards of the evening and much more!

Hollywire will begin streaming at 6PM EST/3 PST, see you all there!

Hollywire was at EA Sports’ Celebrity Bracket Challenge at hotspot MI6 in Hollywood last week.  Our own Katie Krause snagged an exclusive interview with Perez Hilton inside!  He opened up about Lindsay Lohan, his friendship with Lady Gaga, his hopes to take Simon Cowell’s spot on American Idol and Heidi Montag’s upcoming PLAYBOY plans!

Watch the interview:

The party was thrown in honor of EA Sports’ brand new video game, Battlefield:  Bad Company 2

He makes some good points as to why he would be a good replacement for Simon on Idol!  What do you guys think!?

Make-up, cookies and headbands galore!  Check out HOLLYWIRE’s Katie Krause & Chelsea Briggs as they venture inside the Golden Globes Red-Carpet Style Lounge!

The twosome also caught up with Booboo Stewart, who revealed his favorite ’swag,’ and talked about getting SPANKED with Glee’s Josh Sussman!

Hollywood’s HOTTEST lingerie boutique, Sugar Lilie, invited our HOLLYWIRE cameras exclusively inside the brand new store!

Katie Krause & Chelsea Briggs caught up with the store’s owner, Stacy Shakoor, to get the scoop on which celebrities are loving what sizzling lingerie!

Check out the video!

Sugar Lilie Dessous Prives is located at:  8024 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA.

Visit www.sugarlilie.com for more details on brands and events!  And don’t forget to follow the boutique on Twitter to get more updates at www.twitter.com/sugarlilie! 

We’ve officially got two days until Christmas and it’s not too late to get those last minute presents. Check out these suggestions from some more of our Hollywire team:

Loretta’s pick: Twilight Scene It

As Loretta states, “what party would be complete without some Twilight trivia?”

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What’s up Hollywire, we’ve continually got the inside scoop on all things entertainment and this time, the news is coming straight from Quddus.

Quddus and Mateo strike a pose

Besides hosting for Access Hollywood and maintaining his own site “The Q Side“, Quddus has been working with the ever talented Mateo and we’ve got to tell you, Mateo is where it’s at.

This talented musician has had an amazing month, which started off with his performance at the world famous SOB’s in New York City on December  and ended with receiving votes for his music video “Get To Know Me” which is being picked up by MTVU.

Check out this video below, filmed from the SOB show in NYC compliments of the Q Side.

For more information on Mateo and to check out his songs, visit http://www.myspace.com/mateo

Tis’ the season to give gifts and our Hollywire staff writers have some suggestions to ensure presents are super celebrity cool this holiday.

Every few days, we will feature some staff favorites that you can conveniently purchase from Amazon.com

MONDAY’S MUST HAVES

Chelsea, writer, recommends: The electronic toy game “Bop It.”

“I recommend Bop-It for Christmas! It was a childhood favorite, and will keep the kids busy for hours!  Adults will love it, too!  The question is: Can you Bop-It!?!?!?”

Get Bop It!

Jaclyn, writer, recommends: Forever The Sickest Kids latest CD, “The Weekend: Friday”

“Hawkbot” will have you moving and shaking while you get your shop on!

Buy Forever The Sickest Kids Music And Apparel on Amazon

*Fun fact-Selena Gomez recently joined the band on stage to perform at one of their concerts.

Other great gift for ideas you should surely check out on Amazon:

Best Cool Gifts for the Holidays

Be sure to check this list before you go gift shopping!

And that’s a “wrap” for the Monday edition of our gift guide!  We’ll be posting a few more suggestions between now and the end of December.  And, of course, you can always submit gift ideas, too!  Feel free to comment on what you would like to give or get this holiday season.

Here in Los Angeles, the stars took a moment to honor the men and women of the military, who have risked life and limb for our country, at the Iraq Star “A Night of Honour” celebration hosted by Dr. Phil.

The Iraq Star Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting war veterans recovering from physically disfiguring injuries.

We spoke with Micaela Bensko, Vice President of Iraq Star, Gary Senise, an honoree at the event, and Dr. Phil about the value of a program that will help soldiers who have been wounded in the war.

The founder of the program, Maggie Lockridge, started Iraq Star, after serving as a nurse in the Air Force.  She saw the need to help the soldiers who were not able to afford the critical surgeries they so desperately needed for reconstructive surgery or prosthetic limbs.

According to their website, they have over 200 surgeons on call, in over 42 states.

If you would like to help or make a donation, please go to www.iraqstar.org.