In Hollywood, a party is rarely just a party.

But rather than throw a bash to launch a brand, celebrate a new project or honor a boldfaced name, Ashlee Margolis and her team at The A List hosted a soirée Friday simply to say “thank you.” The invitees on the receiving end of that gesture just so happened to be a group of Hollywood insiders that are more commonly associated with grunt work than gratitude: Assistants.

“It’s a way to say thank you to the assistants that help us all year long,” explained Margolis to The Hollywood Reporter about the origins of the fourth annual young Hollywood mixer, which took place inside and around the property of her Beverly Hills headquarters on Civic Center Drive. “The energy is raging. So many of these kids, it’s their first opportunity to leave w

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