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Lambiet’s Lunch: Loser of $7 billion to Madoff enjoys his yacht; Kim Kardashian single again

Oxygen

Oxygen

– He once felt really bad about losing $7 billion of other people’s money to swindler Bernie Madoff. But the feeling probably is a distant memory for Andres Piedrahita. Piedrahita ran the Fairfield Greenwich Group founded by his father-in-law, Palm Beacher Walter Noel. Over the years, FGG became a feeder fund for fellow Palm Beacher Madoff. So, where is Piedrahita these days? Crying in his beer on a distant island? Working hard to recoup some of the losses? Hell, no. Business Insider reports Piedhahita is sailing the deep blue Adriatic Sea on his brand spanking new yacht, Oxygen. So far, he’s visited places like St. Tropez and Venice. Seemingly not too worried that he lost cash from Colombian entrepreneurs, Piedrahita took delivery of the $30 million toy in June, just as Madoff was getting sentenced to 150 years in prison.

Kim

Kim

– We didn’t see that one coming. Miami Beach clothing store owner Kim Kardashian and New Orleans Saints star running back Reggie Bush have called it quits. By reality TV standards, they were at it for a long time. Two years. She must be mad, because there’s talk Kardashian is about to sell the fine threads that Bush left behind on eBay. The two cited distance as the contributing factor for this disaster.

– Sightings: Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, host of England’s No. 1 cooking show, Hell’s Kitchen, sampling the chow at the Boca Resort . . . Comedian Joe Rogan, sitting down at a table at, where else, The Improv at West Palm Beach’s CityPlace, with martial arts expert Jason Chambers (who hosted Human Weapon on the History Channel) and Fort Lauderdale artist Larissa Meek . . . Rapper Pitbull’s staying at the Catalina Hotel in Miami Beach . . . Supermodel Niki Taylor, having sushi at Kung Fu Sushi in Miami Beach with a camera crew . . .

4 Comments »

  1. Comment by RAZMO — July 29, 2009 @ 3:19 pm

    MADOFF WDNT BE WEARING A HEAD RIGHT NOW IF HE TOOK MY MONEY–IS THAT A THREAT?? YES

  2. Comment by PJay — July 29, 2009 @ 5:22 pm

    At least Piedhahita got a butt-ugly yacht for his $150M.

    LOOK at that thing. I’ve never SEEN such an ugly seagoing vessel! Who decided on those stark, square windows?

    The *&#!ing thing looks like a U-Store-It building!

    So the guy has no morals, and now we know he has no taste, either.

  3. Comment by jake — July 30, 2009 @ 8:52 am

    What a waste of time who gives a big dump about Kim Kardashian, she is a waste of air time on tv and internet space, she is just another dumb bimbo riding on the name of her olympic stepfather. Get real

  4. Comment by cvt — July 30, 2009 @ 11:05 am

    Yacht is for sale…$23 million

    http://internationalyachtcollection.com/iycFleet/main.asp?-vessel_basic_info.asp-&vessels_id=87576&curr_id=7

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