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Smoochies raffle from Rushdie

Mick Jagger, John McEnroe, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were among those who donated short stories and poems for auction at design firm DBA’s Riverkeeper event at the Standard Hotel, but an offering from host Salman Rushdie attracted the most interest. While the “Satanic Verses” scribe donated an original work, auctioneer Brooke Geahan told the crowd she’d be “raffling off kisses” from Rushdie as well. His date, a curvy black model from London, laughed and rolled her eyes. Also attending were Matthew Modine and Andre Balazs.