Article on how reality shows like Shark Tank are tapping into frustration with the recession – The Wall Street Journal Seen hugging Nicolas Cage at Madame Tussaud’s – NY Post Page Six Seen at Sundance with the children of Benazir Bhutto – NY Post Page Six AKPC_IDS += "2562,";

December 6th When Robert De Niro bumped into real-estate queen Barbara Corcoran at the “Today” show makeup room the other day, he asked her, “So how is the real-estate business?” Corcoran didn’t respond but asked him, “Are you still married to that beautiful wife of yours?” He just chuckled. It was a far cry from when Corcoran first met De Niro a few years ago at his TriBeCa Film Festival, where she was a judge. She was so in awe of the star that she couldn’t speak directly to him and spoke only to his wife, Grace Hightower. AKPC_IDS += "2525,";

By Rush & Molloy Real estate queen Barbara Corcoran, flying back from Las Vegas, got so annoyed with a deaf passenger tearing up paper next to her that she sent him a polite note asking him to stop. He sent a note back: “No.” AKPC_IDS += "2501,";

Real-estate titan does Army/Navy By Dan Gross “Today” show real-estate contributor Barbara Corcoran will be at the Dec. 12 Army/Navy game at Lincoln Financial Field with her husband, Bill Higgins. AKPC_IDS += "2498,";

Sportscaster Len Berman returned to NBC for the first time since being let go in April after more than two decades at the station — and may regret his visit. In the “Today” Show green room, Len, promoting a new book, saw real estate contributor Barbara Corcoran memorizing her notes. He said: “I thought you just ad-libbed that stuff.” Brassy Barbara replied: “Yeah, and I thought your hair was real.” AKPC_IDS += "2495,";

By Cindy Adams November 16, 2009 Gabourey Sidibe is hustling her movie “Precious” in shmattas from some company called Gayla Bentley, which is co-owned by Realtor Barbara Corcoran . AKPC_IDS += "2482,";