Clinton Bash Leads To Hamptons Grumbling

(NewsCore) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton's birthday bash at a rented Hamptons mansion ended in drama after a valuable vase was broken and a neighbor complained about parking, the New York Post reported Saturday.

The party, thrown by wife Hillary and Clinton's longtime aide Doug Band, was held at a house on Deerfield Road in Water Mill for the ex-president's 64th birthday.

A source said, "The Clintons know how to party. A large vase in the front entrance was broken, the front lawn and sprinkler system were shredded, and a neighbor complained. The house was rented by Band from women's golf-wear designer Toby Tucker Peters, who was told it would be a small party, but it ended up being over 100 people."

Guests at the late-August bash included Paul McCartney, Jimmy Buffett, Pete Peterson, Matt Lauer, Lloyd Blankfein, Christie Brinkley, Katie Couric, Barbara Walters and Vera Wang, who designed daughter Chelsea's wedding dress.

But a Clinton source said, "It wasn't a wild party. It rained heavily, so everyone was confined inside the house. The sprinkler system was not broken and the lawn wasn't in great shape in the first place. If a vase was broken, it will be replaced. One neighbor did come across before the party to complain about a car on his driveway, but it was the housekeeper's car."

A representative for Clinton and house owner Peters, a former editor at InStyle, both declined to comment.

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