Madonna has same celeb status as Marilyn: Weinstein

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The Material Girl and Marilyn? Harvey Weinstein says Madge has staying power like Monroe.

Harvey Weinstein says Marilyn Monroe's future would have looked a lot like Madonna. At Sunday's world premiere of the Weinstein Co.'s "My Week With Marilyn," which stars Michelle Williams as the late film icon, we asked Weinstein to name a modern celebrity whose fame will be as lasting. Weinstein responded with her Madgesty's name. "She's the most extraordinary modern celebrity that we have," Weinstein said at the Dior-sponsored premiere, adding: "Madonna is Marilyn Monroe with women's emancipation." We think he makes a viable point, but we should also point out that the marketing-savvy Weinstein is also releasing Madonna's sophomore directorial attempt, "! W.E.," on Dec. 9.

Torre is tired of managing

Joe Torre sounds like he's done managing. A source who attended the Long Island Association Fall Classic at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury says the former Yankees skipper and current MLB executive told attendees: "I don't think I want to manage again." Then again, he added, "No one has called me" to offer a job as skipper. We're not the only ones wondering if Torre would listen if the Red Sox rang. After their epic September collapse, Boston is looking to replace Terry Francona and some have speculated the Sox would be wise to pursue the four-time World Series winner. Most Yankees fans would consider such a move sacrilegious, but Torre reiterated that the Yankees' incentive-laden contract offer after the 2007 season "insulted me." He also said wife Ali believes "I took the split too personally." Torre appeared at the event with Rudy Giuliani, who declared he wouldn't run for President in 2012.

Kim and Kriscuddle up to watch ... themselves

LaLa Anthony hopefully set her DVR on Sunday night. Instead of parking herself on the couch, Mrs. Carmelo Anthony spent the evening partying at The Darby, where a source overheard her exclaim "I'm so upset!" upon realizing she'd missed the TV premiere of good friend Kim Kardashian's wedding, which she attended in August. Anthony was socializing at the W. 14th St. hot spot after a performance in the Off-Broadway play "Love, Loss and What I Wore," which Kardashian and hubby Kris Humphries attended.

Another source indicates the newlyweds were supposed to join Anthony, Kanye West, P. Diddy, Dr. Dre and others at the "Culo by Mazzucco" art installation's Beau Joie after-party, but headed home to watch their nuptials instead. The insider says they told friends they'd recorded it while at Anthony's play.

Military chair

Employees of New York auction house Capo Auction Fine Art and Antiques were surprised this month by the winner of online bidding for a rare American New England Queen Anne side chair, circa 1740: It was an American soldier, now stationed in Afghanistan. A source says the soldier, a Virginia native, bought the antique for about $800 (it was valued at $2,000) for his base in Kabul. For protocol reasons, Capo Auction could not name the serviceman, but we hear the chair is headed to the base, which is called ! Qalaa Ho use.

Colbert rags on San Fran

Stephen Colbert gave Southern gentlemen a bad name at Tuesday night's Cond Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards. The funnyman presented the mag's Best U.S. City award to his hometown of Charleston, S.C., by taking a jab at last year's winner. "Charleston has been ranked the most polite city in America. So you can imagine how difficult it must be for someone in Charleston to gloat over last year's winner, San Francisco," the "Colbert Report" anchor told the crowd at the Edison Ballroom. "Fortunately, I'm not in Charleston right now, so suck it, you Rice-A-Roni-eating bastards." On hand to get a kick out his presentation were Tom Brokaw, Chris Noth and Padma Lakshmi.