The Abbey founder and president David Cooley greeted 500 of his closest friends at his birthday party at the iconic West Hollywood gay bar on Tuesday night and surprised guests with the announcement he had reacquired 100 percent ownership of the club. After nearly 10 years in a partnership with hospitality behemoth Sbe, Cooley is officially sole owner of the Robertson Blvd. hotspot, once reported as the largest vodka purchaser in the world and crowned “World’s Best Gay Bar.” The celebration was being filmed and it turns out the cameras capturing his festive occasion were not just for posterity, but the footage.
- 8/15/2015
- by Mikey Glazer
- The Wrap
Caitlyn Jenner just nailed another major fashion moment by rocking a wardrobe staple: the little black dress.
The reality star, 65, wore a stylish leather wrap dress while clubbing at The Abbey in West Hollywood on Saturday night.
Jenner hit the hot spot – known for its Lgbt scene – with a group of friends to shoot scene for her docuseries, I Am Cait.
An onlooker tells People the group "had a great time."
"For a portion of the night, they sat with David Cooley [the owner] at his table on the dance floor, surrounded by male and female Abbey dancers," the source says.
Jenner pal Candis Cayne,...
The reality star, 65, wore a stylish leather wrap dress while clubbing at The Abbey in West Hollywood on Saturday night.
Jenner hit the hot spot – known for its Lgbt scene – with a group of friends to shoot scene for her docuseries, I Am Cait.
An onlooker tells People the group "had a great time."
"For a portion of the night, they sat with David Cooley [the owner] at his table on the dance floor, surrounded by male and female Abbey dancers," the source says.
Jenner pal Candis Cayne,...
- 7/20/2015
- by Melody Chiu and Michele Corriston
- People.com - TV Watch
Jesse who? Nothing like a bunch of gyrating, barely clad men to get one's mind off a bad breakup...Maybe that's why Sandra Bullock was all smiles as she stepped out in L.A. last night. The Oscar winner put in a cameo at The Abbey—one of West Hollywood's most legendary gay bars that features male staff members wearing only their underwear—with a guy. So who was she with? The man by her side was her agent, Kevin Huvane, who's a good friend of Abbey founder David Cooley. Sandy hung at the bar for around three hours and even asked the DJ to play her favorite music. "She requested some old-school New Orleans hip hop," a club insider tells...
- 9/17/2010
- E! Online
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