Famed art dealer Tony Shafrazi caused a scene when he threw a temper tantrum at actor Owen Wilson and billionaire art collector Peter Brant in front of diners at Da Silvano. Fellow patrons said Shafrazi seemed infuriated when he came upon his longtime friends Wilson and Brant together at an outside table of the West Village favorite on Tuesday night. One onlooker said Shafrazi — with his trademark bushy white sideburns twitching — raged, “Why didn’t you call me back? What the [bleep] is wrong with you? . . . You are on my time, you are not on Hollywood time. It is so disrespectful.” The spy said, “Shafrazi was cursing them both out, while Owen was eating a dandelion and heirloom tomato salad. As Tony went on and on, Owen looked more uncomfortable. Finally Owen decided he’d had enough and said, ‘Go [bleep] yourself,’ and stormed off.” Shafrazi then joined Brant at the table, where things simmered down and they talked for over an hour. Shafrazi, who sells work by Francis Bacon, JeanMichel Basquiat and Keith Haring, told Page Six it was a “misunderstanding.” He said, “After a long day’s work, I ended up at the wrong restaurant, Indochine. Having waited outside, I couldn’t get either of them on the telephone. I felt a little embarrassed waiting in the street. I expressed frustrated language, but they are both extremely close friends. Owen is like a son to me, and Peter was my best man. I ended up sitting and talking to Peter for a while. Owen walked away, that happens. There is nobody I hold higher in my affection than Owen and Peter.” Brant shrugged the scene off: “It was not a big deal.” A rep for Wilson declined to comment.
Art dealer Tony Shafrazi causes a scene with epic rant at Owen Wilson and Peter Brant
