The society pages delivered a stacked week. Gillian Hearst is officially engaged to music executive Ryan Jansen, who proposed at Patsy’s on Sunday with their children right there to witness it. Word is the kids all cried when he asked, and the couple kept the celebration rolling at the Nexus Foundation kickoff at Nexus Club in Tribeca. It’s the kind of proposal that turns a regular Sunday dinner into a memory nobody in that room will forget.
Gen Z also made its mark on the social calendar. Actress Avantika Vandanapu hosted a Diwali celebration at Maxwell Social in Tribeca, complete with Chai-tinis, proving the next generation knows how to honor tradition while giving it a fresh, chic twist. Meanwhile, 50 Cent’s Zoi Nomad party had its own headline moment when publicist Gale Brophy was escorted away after lingering too long.
Charity season brought its own drama: Gary Janetti got fined $500 at the God’s Love We Deliver gala for dropping his auction paddle, Sheryl Lee Ralph sang Jamaica’s anthem at the Plaza during the American Friends of Jamaica Hummingbird Gala, and power lawyer David Hryck celebrated his birthday at Zero Bond with a live performance by Jerry“Wonda”Duplessis. Which of these party moments would you have wanted a front-row seat for?
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