Running into someone we like is always more pleasant than being near vile creatures like Rachel Zoe or Star Jones.

Thankfully for us, we met someone on Friday night at new Miami hotspot Mokai that we actually like (a lot) and who is very talented, Milo Ventimiglia.

And, not only is the Heroes hottie really nice, but he's also a Perezhilton.com reader! And that makes him so much hotter.

Milo was kickin' it with a crew of friends and his agents from CAA, who are having a party at the same venue on Saturday night.

Friday, though, Jeremy Piven and Kanye West held court, hosting a party for the film Smokin' Aces sponsored by Hennesey and Polaroid.

In typical Pivert fashion, Jeremy was smokin' a big fat cigar and chatting with several bimbos.

Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo made quite an entrance with their entourage of at least a dozen people. They all made a big scene and held hands like grade-schoolers as their group was escorted to their table.

Earlier in the evening, Kevin Federline made an even bigger and more poorly received entrance at the Maxim magazine party at the Sagamore, dubbed "Hotel de Maxim" for the evening.

The soon-to-be former Mr. Britney Spears sprinted down the red carpet and refused to talk to any reporters.

Being the media whore that he is, Perez chatted with just about everyone. The only person that worked it harder than the Queen of All Media was Brooke Hogan, and we all know that tranny is even more desperate than Perezelle.

The Maxim event was an interesting study in social interaction, watching the sports figures interact with the celebrities and the models and a porn star (Stormy Daniels) or two.

A solo Tom Brady - Giselle must have been busy - mingled with our fellow Cubanito, baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez. And, thankfully, Brady didn't hide his pretty little face from the photogs on Friday night.

Joe Simpson was there and his thoughts - he told us - were with long-time famili friend Lane Garrison.

The beleaguered Prison Break star's parents both passed away when he was younger and he was practically raised by the Simpson family.

"Lane will do the right thing," said Papa Joe. "He'll do the right thing by the family [of the deceased]."

On the bright side, Simpson told us that he and his family were thrilled with daughter Jessica's relationship with rocker John Mayer.

The Maxim party featured a musical performance by Fergie, who sang her hits London Bridge and Fergalicious.

It was a predominantly boy's crowd, with such random guests as Andy Roddick, Ryan Cabrera, Steve-O, Pauley Shore, Mickey Rourke, Taye Diggs, Chris Isaak, Craig Ferguson, Jeff Gordon, Snoop, Paul Oakenfold, Taye Diggs, John Salley, Spike Lee, Jerry Bruckheimer, Cal Ripkin Jr, Terrel Owens, Matt Leinert, Reggie Bush, Marlon Wayans, Kid Rock, Ludacris and Jamie Foxx.

"It's great being a star at a Maxim party...because I'm sleazy," David Spade joked to Perez, when he came over to introduce himself.

There's truth in humor, though!

The newly single funnyman was definitely enjoying the attention from the ladies.

Spade and the Gossip Gangstar spent a good time talking about our mutual love and respect of Denise Richards and laughing our asses off at her coochie lips.

Hee hee!

[Perez's tee courtesy of Worn Free and jacket courtesy of Levi's.]

Joking - we think - about still being a bachelor at 41, Entourage star The Pivert tells the March issue of Playboy magazine:

"I'd love to have a girlfriend - if I weren't gay. That's right, I'm gay! I'm gayer than Liberace in 1972."

Hey, Lance Bass is single now!

"I am very happy for Jeremy. I wish him the best and I always have."

- John Cusak, on a reported rift with old pal and co-star The Pivert

"Piven and Cusack friendship may be over"

CLICK HERE to find out why the Pivert is fighting with his former buddy and co-star!

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Kevin Connolly is our hero!!!!!!!

Seriously, he fucking rules.

Last night, Nicky Hilton's boyfriend - and one of the stars of HBO's Entourage - punched Brandon Davis in the face. TWICE.

Forget The Pivert; it's all about KevCo from now on!!!!!

But, more on that in a minute.

Thursday evening we began the night at the 10th Anniversary party for Comedy Central's groundbreaking cult fave, South Park. All the funny people were out and it was a fun time.

And then things went from fun to funtastic!!!

The Queen of All Media put on a shiny new shirt, laced up his fierce new boots and headed over to the Us Weekly "Hot Hollywood" party, held at Sam Nazarian's newly opened club, Area.

All the beautiful people came out for the affair, including the night's hostess with the mostess, Christina Aguilera, as well as Paris & Nicky Hilton, Carmen Electra, John Stamos, Sarah Silverman, Veronica Mars' Kristen Bell, My Name Is Earl's Jaime Pressly, Jesse McCartney, Dancing With The Stars' Willa Ford, and our old pal from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts - Jason Ritter, amongst others.

We even ran into Tara Reid's younger - and much prettier - sister, Colleen, who was lovely and still so apologetic over her HOrrific sister's recent sad state of existence.

Matt Dallas was there with his beard, Blu Cantrell, Michelle Rodriguez's former girlfriend. Yes, they're lezbots!

Whenever any homosexual would approach Kyle KY, Blu and the closeted actor would make out ferociously. It was so forced. Soooo fake. So gross!

Dallas avoided us like a bad case of gonorrhea last night. That was the second time this week he's run away, including the EA launch party of of Godfather The Game for XBOX 360.

Not gross - and totally sweet - were hot new couple: Shane West and Melinda Clarke C.C. Sheffield. The E.R. star and The O.C. star's dopelanger were inseparable all night, and Clark was tenderly holding and caressing Shane as they sat near Uncle Jesse, who is taking a new lead role in the NBC drama.

The REAL drama unfolded later in the evening, when Paris held a party at her house, which didn't even begin until midnight!

Pamela Anderson was one of the first people we saw upon our arrival. She was holding court in the parlour with her posse.

Courtney Love came later, looking lovely and healthy, and talking to us about doing yoga at home and her new album.

Two of Paris' former boyfriends, Stavros Niarchos and Paris Latsis, were milling about.

Dave Navarro and Perez were chatting about how much we loved Fergie's solo record.

Andy Milonakis and Laguna Beach-er Jason Wahler were.....well, getting wasted!

Nicky Hilton and Pretzel pole dancing together.

And then Kevin Connolly punched Brandon Davis, who was screaming and being his loud, abrasive self.

"He just can't talk to me the way he talks to other people," Kevin told us.

He's the man!

We thought that was pretty crazy, but things got even wilder when Lindsay Lohan crashed the party with her posse.

The star, who we hear is really into the strawberry-flavored NesQuik these days, was in a bit of a mood, disappearing downstairs to the private bathroom shortly after her arrival.

However, before her private time in the can, LL and Paris hashed it out - again - really loudly and in front of all the party guests.

Paris was overheard telling Lindsay that reports of her hitting on Firecrotch's boyfriend, Harry Morton, were false.

That may not matter much because sources tell PerezHilton.com that Lohan and Morton just broke up!

However, we're sure that they'll make up by Sunday.

And now, we have to go and tackle Friday.

Hope you're having a good one!

Perezzers, South Park's Matt Stone, a new pal, and and old pal, John Stamos.

The Pivert goes for a stroll in Malibu.

The Pivert took home a best supporting actor Emmy on Sunday for his work on HBO's Entourage.

After this picture was taken, Adrien Grenier and Jeremy Piven ______.

Jeremy Piven will hump anything on two legs OR four! The Entourage star meets and greets his latest bitch outside a Malibu grocery store on Monday.

[Image via Sunset News & Photo.]

Hot!

Ever since he was fired by his publicist last weekend, our beloved Jeremy Piven has been besieged with a string of bad press, most recently a HOrrific appearance on Letterman on Thursday night.

PerezHilton.com reader Matt caught the episode, and he had this to share:

I don't know if you saw, but Jeremy Piven's appearance on Letterman had to be one of the all-time worst "interviews" I've seen on any talk show. I call it an "interview" because he didn't let Dave get a word in edgewise; it seemed as if he was jacked up on some illegal substance and proceeded to talk and talk and talk Dave's ear off, it was quite troubling. It may not be worth as a "headline" on your site, but please try and find a clip (I looked but to no avail). HE BOMBED SO BAD.

It's nothing some booze and cheap hookers can't fix!

Jeremy Piven: "Yo, what are you doing? You know you don't need to cut the line!"

Stephen Dorff: "I can do what I want!"

Piven: "No, you can't!"

Dorff: "Yes, I can!"

Piven: "You're a has-been!"

Dorff: "At least I am a movie star - you're only on TV! Cable TV!"

- Then, Page Six reports that the last comment caused Piven to scream expletives, and security guards outside Bungalow 8 in NYC on Monday night were called before the two could come to blows.

So hot!

Tongues are wagging feverishly at PMK, BWR and BNC today! The publicists are all in a tizzy over a major shakeup in PR land.

Sources tells PerezHilton.com that power publicist Siri Garber of Platform PR FIRED Jeremy Piven this weekend and will no longer be representing the Entourage star.

"Jeremy IS Ari [his character from the show]," says a source close to the situation. "He's just been out of control lately."

And by out of control, that usually means one thing.

Sniff. Sniff.