The first bump in the evening came when a promised Rolls-Royce Phantom failed to appear at Mr. Chow to take Fox to the party. Her dinner companion, Star Jones, dropped her off instead.

Then there was a red carpet kerfuffle when Bronx rapper Remy Ma arrived uninvited.

"Remy and her management were asked not to attend by the club in advance, due to her pending court case for attempted murder," says an organizer. But like any good diva, the songbird strutted her curves in a tight dress on the red carpet until "she was turned away at the door by a wall of security."

The next day, a check for Fox's $2,500 appearance fee was rejected by her bank because it was drawn on a closed account.

When contacted, celebrity stylist Messiah McNair admitted he bounced the check, and promised to replace the money. But a little later he called back, clearly irked at Fox that the information had got out.

"You can say she was drinking," McNair claimed. Earlier this month, a Los Angeles

"I poured red wine for her into a can of Red Bull so she could drink," McNair claimed. "She asked me to do that."

Fox was on a plane to Los Angeles late yesterday and unable to respond before press time. But a pal who was by her side during the party denied she imbibed any alcohol. Superior Court judge barred Fox from consuming alcohol, pending her upcoming arraignment on a March DUI.

Labels: Remy Ma, Vivica A Fox