SARAH JESSICA PARKER and husband Matthew Broderick may be eying a move to Brooklyn, but Parker won’t be leaving Manhattan entirely. As The News’ Jason Sheftell reported in March, the actors were mulling buying adjacent townhouses on State St., but one source familiar with the couple reminds us that Parker owns a private apartment at 302 W. 12th St. that she reportedly obtained last year.
The space is in walking distance from the Charles St. townhouse in the West Village where SJP, Broderick and their brood now reside. Another source says the couple’s move to Brooklyn appears to be contingent on whether they can get their children into the private schools of their choice there.
A spokeswoman for Parker said she does not currently “own property in Brooklyn.” The rep did confirm that Parker has a “work apartment” but, citing privacy issues, refused to discuss where SJP’s Fortress of Solitude is located.
JOHNNY DEPP had a death wish. The star of the original Fox series “21 Jump Street” makes a — spoiler alert! — memorable and final cameo in the eponymous hit movie adaptation, and star Channing Tatum tells us it was Depp’s idea that his appearance end in a hail of bullets.
Tatum said Depp “asked” writers Jonah Hill and Michael Bacall to alter the script, telling them, “Look, I want to die.” He got his wish, but the bloody demise means Depp won’t be around for the sequel reportedly in development after the movie’s $100 million-plus box office performance so far. Then again, zombie and vampire premises are so prevalent in Hollywood that Tatum and co-star Hill could always battle an army of undead pretty boys led by Depp in Part 2.
By the way, in addition to bucketloads of money, Tatum told us “21 Jump Street” has generated a tight bond between him and Hill. “I will kill people for him,” he said.
LISA VANDERPUMP knows how to shop. A source tells us “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star talked her way inside the Jay Godfrey boutique before it opened on Saturday so she could spend a lot of green on pink.
An insider tells us that Vanderpump, with her famous Pomeranian Jiggy in tow, got store staffers’ attention by knocking on the Meatpacking District store’s door early in the day. The sales crew recognized the blinged-out brunette and ushered her inside, where she proceeded to drop more than $3,000 on all-pink clothing.
TOM GOLISANO for President? A political insider tells us officials for Americans Elect, the Peter Ackerman-founded group that aims to help Americans nominate a presidential ticket outside the party system, met with the billionaire at his Rochester home in late March. The source says Americans Elect chief operating officer Elliot Ackerman, Peter’s son, and other execs had an informational meeting with the ex-Buffalo Sabres co-owner. AE has briefed potential candidates before, including Donald Trump, but Golisano, who spent $93 million of his own dough on three gubernatorial runs, could give the group a wealthy candidate who could fund his own campaign. Our source adds, “Golisano is bored and may just go through with it.” The entrepreneur was drafted by former Independence Party official Frank Morano, but so far has just 21 backers on the AE website. An AE spokeswoman declined to confirm a meeting with Golisano, saying: “We don’t talk about our meetings with candidates.”
SCENE STEALERS: Sofia Vergara dining with beau Nick Loeb before her big “SNL” debut at Catch on Thursday. … Flex Mussels bartender Jose Animas creating a “Tim Tebow Virgin Hail Mary” drink for the restaurant. He says it “has a touch of innocence but can pass for a cocktail.” … “Top Chef” judge chef Johnny Iuzzini stashing his motorcycle helmet behind the downstairs bar at Andaz 5th Avenue at the IACP Awards after-party April 2. … “End of the Rainbow” star Tracie Bennett, wearing vintage pearls and a diamond scarf necklace, and flanked by security guards at the Broadway show’s opening-night after-party on April 2 at the Plaza. Bennett returned the priceless jewels to stylist Ise White around 3 a.m.
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