Whoa. Now THIS is a surprise.

I never would've expected this from JLH (assuming it's true, or it even comes to pass). But then again, perhaps that's precisely at the heart of her desire to do this; No one looks at her and sees her as someone who would do something like that, and casting directors limit their view of her because of it.

I don't see why this is, or why she should need Playboy to prove that she can do more than goody-goody roles. I think she did a good job of playing a scheming vamp in Heartbreakers, and managed to come off as both a sexy, obnoxious con artist, and at times a sweet and vulnerable young woman looking for love, and without doing nudity.

I would hardly call "The Star" a reliable source of information. They said also that Angeline Jolie was not marrying Brad Pitt. That turned out to be false. Not only will she marry him, but she's pregnant with his child.

Patrick Swayze has cancer of the Pancreas. He's been given about 5 months to live

The former sentence is true. The latter is an unsubstantiated tabloid rumor, as Swayze and his loved ones say that he's responding positively to treatment.

Newsradio 780 AM Chicago mentioned the news item as well.

I guess anchorwoman Felicia Middlebrooks is a tabloid reader

Wow. Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea and his son Nick, who landed his friend John Graziano into a permanent vegetative state by being in a car accident caused by Nick's speeding, an aspect of his habitually reckless driving, have now proven that it's possible to be a bigger a**hole than Paris Hilton.

Read about it here if you don't believe me.

Where the heck does the police department get off releasing these DVDs of private conversations between family members to the media? Much as I dislike Nick Bollea, this action by the PD is scummy, press-seeking, self-promoting, nonsense.

Sen. Kennedy is having a braintumor operation.I know how he feels.I have a hole in my head.
,not making this up.

Tatum O'Neal got busted in New York City for buying crack cocaine. More here.

Obama in, Hillary out? stay tuned !

Hulk Hogan says this will make Nick Graziano a better person.

Grossly untalented "singer" Amy Winehouse is in the hospital, after fainting at her London home. Tests on her were "inconclusive". Yeah right. Anyone with half a brain knows the reason why she passed out. Just read any news story about her, and drugs and alcohol are almost always a factor with her. More here, for those who care.

Anyone with half a brain knows the reason why she passed out.

And your proof is? I agree, it may well be that there's a drugs and/or alcohol related reason for her collapse (and my personal opinions of her lifestyle - if expressed here - would get me banned from the site) but automatic assumptions like that are rather arrogant.

It's funny but in the last day preview all I saw was "Grossly untallented "singer"...." and I said "I bet that's about Amy Winehouse. Boy was I right!

I actually like her music. I think it's a shame about her drug problems. Epically because she used to be really cute. She was a slightly thick tattoo girl with hips, boobs and a butt (all things that I love) and than she had to go turning into a junkie. I've known people with problems and it's always a shame when it happens. I once posted this pic of her on myspace under the title, "perhaps she should have gone to rehab."

http://wowee.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/winehouse_b4_after.jpg

And your proof is? I agree, it may well be that there's a drugs and/or alcohol related reason for her collapse...but automatic assumptions like that are rather arrogant.
Well, than, call me "arrogant." I've been called worse. But like I said, anytime there's an article about Ms. Winehouse, it's related to her bad behavior. And, drugs and/or alcohol are almost always mentioned as a cause of it. I think the press actually gets a big kick out of reporting her bad behavior. I still don't believe she was actually considered to do the title song for Quantum of Solace, the next Bond film. I would have brought earplugs to the theater, to use them during the titles. Assuming I did go see the movie in a theater, something I seldom do these days.

Here's more about Ms. Winehouse's condition. In brief, she was told to "Quit drugs or die."

Aol news says Britney Spears attacks a photog. (or her bodygurd did or someone did.)

Now, Amy Winehouse is reported to have emphysema, a consequence of smoking cigarettes and crack. Her lung capacity is down to 70%. Her dad says that if she doesn't quit drugs, she'll die.

Ah, justice.

Radio interview with Billy Bob Thornton. Is it just me or does Billy Bob really come across as a bit of an ass in this interview? Personally, I think he overreacted and behaving as a prima donna. But that's just me, I could be wrong.

Well, it's obviously not just you if CNN is reporting it, now is it?

That still doesn't mean it's not just me.

He defiantly comes off as a JACK@$$ in that interview. Personally he sounds to me like he's either drunk or on drugs. That's why he's getting ticked off over small stuff like that and jumping around subject wise.

In that article the writer offered the opinion that he might have been acting. His ability to create believable offbeat characters is what made him in the movie biz (Sling Blade.) Perhaps it's some bizarre Andy Kaufman like stuff where he's deliberately doing it for publicity or whatever reason Kaufman did such thing.

Bruce Springsteen is being named as "the other guy" in a divorce action by one Arthur Kelly against his wife Ann. More here.
I wouldn't put it past Springsteen to be on the prowl; the article says that he was reported to be seducing his current wife, Patty Scialfa, while The Boss was still married to Sisters star Julianne Phillips. Take it from someone who's experienced in that matter - if you think you're wife is cheating, you're probably right.

Yeah, right. Tell me another one. Does Woody Harrelson really expect anyone to believe his defense? Or has someone put a little something extra in his weed?

Mel Gibson's wife files for divorce after 28 years of marriage. That says it all, doesn't it?

No, it doesn't. What says it all is that she filed the day before Good Friday.

Generally, I'd never make light of a guy whose wife is divorcing him, but for the virulently antisemitic creator of The Passion of the Christ to have his wife filed the day before Good Friday is just too ironic for words.

Phil Spector was convicted of 2nd degree murder in his retrial.

I'd have posted this in Legal Musings, but didn't feel like opening a new board just for this one post.

Farrah losing cancer battle

Ryan O'Neill to marry Farrah...even though the Cancer has spread to her Liver.

Uh....not planning a long marriage...are ya?

I think this is wrong. He's OBVIOUSLY after her estate

For those who think Marina Sirtis isn't gorgeous...take a look at this:

LINK

(scroll down and click photo)

John, we've talked about you stalking her when she's on holidays. Taking a pic of her and posting it on the net is going a tad far don't you think? ;)

LOL...I just wish I was the person taking the picture. I'd have my camera in one hand,and a big bottle of suntan lotion in the other.

She sill can fill out a bikini.

Oh man, I don't believe this.

You know Hank Baskett? The Eagles receiver married to Kendra Wilkinson of The Girls Next Door and Kendra? Well, the Eagles have let him go.

Wanna know why?

To make room for Michael Vick.

I don't follow professional sports, but if what I've seen of Baskett on Kendra is at all accurate, then he seems like an okay guy. So for him to be fired to make way for a rotten piece of human garbage like Vick is unpleasant, to put it mildly. I would imagine that teams are going to put priority on who's the better player, and not who is more liked, and if Vick is a better player than Baskett, then I guess they're just making a business decision, but still. That just feels wrong on so many levels.

Roman Polanski's 1977 rape charge, when he sexually assaulted a girl who was then 13, arranged a plea bargain, and then fled the U.S., has caught up with him, and landed him in a Swiss jail, awaiting extradition. More on that here. (Wonder when the Law & Order episode will be made. Or has it already?)

More here.

Regarding Vick/Baskett:

-Vick has a much better upside than Baskett. He's a better player and what with the constant injuries to Donovan McNabb, Vick is a reasonable pickup. I mean, to be honest, there are a lot of shady characters in professional sports and, well, in any business. Michael Vick also served his time and paid his debt to society. Maybe it sucks for Baskett, but I mean, Vick's a football player--he should be allowed to play football again.

Actress Jane Adams (HBO's Hung) skipped out on a $13 restaurant tab. She sent a rep to pay it, without any tip. The waiter who blogged about it got fired. More here.

Reality TV "stars" Jon and Kate Gosselin are divorcing, and it's getting ugly. Kate is accusing Jon of taking $230,000 from their joint account, leaving her with a little more than $1300. More here.
I think they're both full of you-know-what, and although they both say they're "looking out for the kids", they're really looking out for themselves. The show should have been called The Gosselins' Nanny Plus 8 as they're both too busy indulging themselves and their status as "celebrities" to take care of their kids. Except when the cameras are on, of course.

Think Billy Ray Cyrus did a bang-up job raising Miley? Well, this is his nine-year-old daughter Noah. Great job, Billy!

Tiger Woods is in a bit of trouble, he and his wife were having a domestic dispute, and they got in a car accident. It may have something to do with his wife thinking that he is having an affair, and she became violent, and assaulted him while they were driving. They are both okay, though.

I don't know what to believe, I never cared for him or golf in general. But TMZ.com had the whole story, and many people feel that he is hiding something.

I don't really care one way or the other, but I wrote this up since it is "Misc. Celebrity News".

Hey, remember Nick Hogan? The son of Hulk Hogan, who went drag racing, rendering his buddy, Iraq War veteran John Graziano, into a permanent vegetative state, with a hole in the side of his head? Who then went to prison for five months, during which he called Graziano a "negative person", and expressed concern over his father securing reality TV rights for him?

Well, guess what?

He's up to his old tricks again!

He was involved in a (thankfully) minor car accident last night in downtown Los Angeles. There were no injuries, but guess where he was coming from at the time?

He was coming back from a charity event that teaches people to drive safely.

This was sixth time Hogan was either stopped for speeding or involved in a vehicular accident. (The one above for which he was imprisoned was his fifth.)

I'm not sure why he was driving, though. Wasn't his license suspended for three years when he was sentenced following his previous crash?

Luigi, that picture of Noah Cyrus was frightening. Quite possibly the least cute 9 year old I've ever seen, Halloween costume or not.

Have you ever seen pics of Miley's older brother, Trace Cyrus? After seeing him and Noah, I think Miley turned out to be the most normal of the bunch.

Yeah, you could pass the vacuum cleaner over the gene pool several times, and not suckk up as much of whatever it is that's in that family.

Here's Tiger Wood's public apology for what he calls his "transgressions." Which he says he'll settle privately.

Privacy. Yeah, right. Here's more news about Mr. Woods. I can't keep up with all the mistresses and porn stars linked to him. Also, his wife has supposedly moved out of their home. That may be a bad move legally in the event of a divorce, as she could lose certain rights to the property.

How much privacy can he possibly expect he's entitled to, given he's been "playing a round of nine holes" on something other than a golf course?

It's funny how everyone is quick to jump on the "Let's crucify Tiger" bandwagon. I'm not saying he doesn't deserve what he gets, but what about these floozys that willingly have an affair with a married man? It's not like he's an anonymous millionaire or something. People know who he is. It is ludicrous to think these ladies were doing it for the love and not the $$$. I notice that none of them are in well-respected, highly paid professions either....

I think that this business should be between him and his wife, not for the media to lay out lurid details and running poles on what people thing of his character. Funniest thing that I heard from someone defending the media's constant digging into his dirty laundry as justified because Tiger is a hero and role model to millions of kids. OK because he's a role model to kids the most helpful thing the media can do is drag his demons into the light of day and give them 24/7 rotation on TV for the kids to hear about?

Just when you thought Nick Hogan couldn't get any lower:

Nick Hogan says John Graziano wanted to "kill homos."

Just out of curiosity, why were the plaintiff's lawyers probing for dysfunction in the Graziano family.

Tiger has 14 girlfriends (maybe 7 more before the month is out) and his wife is
leaving him, now his doctor has given him
performance enhancing drugs!

next thing you know he's gay.
(ahahahahahahah).

Ok, remember that pic of Noah Cyrus? Y'know, the nine-year-old sister of Miley Cyrus? If not, scroll up first to my October 26 post, and view the linked pic.

Liked that?

Well it gets better.

This is her singing Akon's song "Smack That."

oh oh the Missus is leaving Tiger, she wants to
renegoitate her prenuptial agreement and Tiger is the Man of the Decade!, (she left her wedding ring off on the news tabloids pictures).

Elin Nordegren Woods is supposedly heading off to Sweden with the two kids in tow for the Christmas holidays. Watch her stay there, with the kids, setting off another international custody battle. I'm of two minds about that. On one hand, the kids are Woods' as well as his wife's, and he should have every right to see them. On the other hand, he never seemed to care about them (or his wife) during his reckless cheating escapades; both Woods' wife and kids seemed to be little more than trophies. To Woods, his golf trophies probably meant more.

I think you're overreaching a bit, Adam.

Tiger's new nickname: CHEETAH

I've got to agree with Luigi. Why would she go overseas when the family courts are already stacked in her favor?

Two words: Tiger Woods.

Two more words: Jesse James.

Why are some male celebrities so addicted to cheating on their wives with strippers and hookers with tattoos and big fake breasts?!

I don't get it at all!

Anyway, Sandy is an Oscar winner, no one can take that away from her. It's time for her to dumb that outlaw criminal like a bad habit!

Jesse James went on Nightline and told the world that his daddy beat him up and broke his bones when he was just an itty bitty Hitler Youth member (heh heh), but don't worry, he would grow up to be a full-blown, hardcore, card-carrying member of the New Order/21st Century Nazi Party, just like that "White Power" Bombshell McGee slut!

I suppose know we are all supposed to forgive him for all his transgressions, namely letting his member do all his thinking for him and screwing a s***load of tattooed Hoo-ers while his wife is making a movie that will win her an Oscar! I say, who really made the sacrifices in their relationship? I say they both did!

(The above to be taken with a grain of salt, don't freak out and think i'm being totally serious. I'm just having a little fun!)

I think someone should tell Prince that Dave Chappelle's show was canceled four years ago, because it looks like he's still producing material for Chappelle's skits.

[Prince] says: "The internet's completely over."

Good night, everyone!

Last one to leave the internet turn off the lights!

According to Kevin Smith Prince is a really weird guy. Check out Kevin Smith's story about spending a week with Prince.

>According to Kevin Smith Prince is a really weird >guy.

Who'dve thunk?

Supposedly Laurence Fishburne has now disowned his daughter Montana after she debuted in porn, ahd did something nobody else in porn ever does: use their real name.

Seriously, I don't get why this poor girl would feel the need to take that kind of drastic action in order to earn a living. Maybe it's true what Chris Rock said: if a father doesn't love their daughter enough, they'll end up doing something like this. And who knows how deep the "daddy issues" go between these two!

The radio psychiatrist Dr. Laura will not be renewing her contract after the recent incident where she repeatedly used the "n-word" during an argument with a caller, who was African-American. She says it's because her freedom of expression rights are being squelched, I say that's B.S. Not only is Dr. Laura a racist, she's a ultra-ring-wing, ultra-conservative nutjob who should have been taken off the air a long time ago.

Personally, I loved the way the sitcom "Frasier" blatantly and mercilessly parodied her many years ago with Christine Baranski as "Dr. Nora", who was just as narrow-minded and obnoxious as the real doctor. It was brilliant the way the character was thoroughly humiliated at the end, too!

She says it's because her freedom of expression rights are being squelched

Some people just don't get it. Free speech means that you have the right to say what you want. It doesn't mean that you also have the right to not be criticized for it by other people who are also exercising their free speech right.

And I loved the "Dr. Nora" episode of Frasier too.

Kevin Bacon made out of bacon. (Bits, that is.)

Personally, I don't think it looks a thing like Kevin Bacon. To me it looks more like a cross between a thin Jay Leno and Chris Isaak. Or maybe Randy Travis.

Courtney Cox and David Arquette have separated, they will possibly divorce. According to Cox, he is a "man-child" and she no longer wanted to "mother" him any longer.

I've always had a thing for Cox, she is a total babe/hottie. If Arquette doesn't want her, (he bragged to Howard Stern about sleeping with some other woman after the separation) I'd certainly take her! Know what I mean?

It's the same thing with Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman. They also have separated, but they remain amicable with each other. I wonder how that one will turn out. I never cared for her music that much, but she is definetly attractive, that's for sure!

Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson have divorced, albiet amicably. That's good, I suppose.

His star power has radically increased in the last few years, while hers has, well, decreased somewhat.

I do not mind, I still admire her talent, as well as her face, hair (as long as she stays brunette or redhead), and her body!

OOOOHHHWEEEE, she is a babe! She is a tad bit big boned, and therefore her breasts are large and real, not fake!

I would so totally love to date her, if it was possible, now that she is single. Sigh...Oh well!

Mel Gibson called Jews an "oven dodger".

In the latest issue of GQ magazine, Ryder relates the follow incident:

"I remember, like, fifteen years ago, I was at one of those big Hollywood parties. And he was really drunk. I was with my friend, who's gay. He made a really horrible gay joke. And somehow it came up that I was Jewish. He said something about 'oven dodgers,' but I didn't get it. I'd never heard that before. It was just this weird, weird moment. I was like, 'He's anti-Semitic and he's homophobic.' No one believed me!"

I just read that too, Luigi. It's really quite shocking. What's next for Gibson, is he going to march off to Europe to invade Poland?

As for Ryder, she has not ever really let on about being Jewish. I myself did not know until she did Girl Interrupted about a Jewish woman who goes to a mental hospital.

I'm like, so what? Scarlett Johansson is Jewish too (see my above post) and I would still date her. And I've had a crush on Winona for years!

And hopefully a Jewish woman would not have a problem that I am part German.

And don't get me started on Gibson's newly revealed homophobia. After this, I highly doubt anyone in Hollywood would ever want to work with him again. Bashing gays AND Jews, that's probably the final nail in the coffin that is his career!

What an odd insult. Who in their right mind wouldn't dodge being thrown into an oven?

Evil Witch: Curse Hansel & Gretal, those darn oven dodgers!

Charlie Sheen. Cocaine. Porn Stars. Booze. Viagra.

Need I say ANYTHING MORE??!!

The phrase "Hollywood excess & immorality as usual" comes to mind.

Charlie Sheen. Cocaine. Porn Stars. Booze. Viagra.
The first word sounds like a category in the Winners Circle round on an episode of Pyramid, and the rest sound like the clues a contestant would provide to their partner.

They could also be categories on an episode of Jeopardy....

The former "Governator" and his missus are separating after 25 years of marriage and four kids. More on them here.

Hasta La Vista Bay-bee

I've never seen a minute of her show in the 25 years it's been on, and couldn't care less. But, maybe some of you might be interested - Star of the now-filming Men In Black III (and first-class prima-donna) Will Smith and his wife will be among Oprah Winfrey's guests on her final show, which will air May 25, 2011. (Maybe they can do the interview from one of Smith's two MIB III trailers. Which until yesterday were hogging rare Manhattan street parking, and continually spewing noxious emissions into the NYC air.) More here.

Jerry Lewis is retiring as the host of the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon after 45 years. This year's Labor Day event will be his last. More here.

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The former "Governator" and his missus are separating after 25 years of marriage and four kids.

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With all due respect to the personal troubles that have made you sympathetic to her husband, Adam, I'd think that their son is a victim too. This can't be easy on him.

Or for that matter, Shriver and Schwarzenegger's kids, one of whom, Patrick, has changed his surname to Shriver (at least on Twitter).

Tracy Morgan is in quite a bit of trouble... he "performed" a "comedy" routine in Tennessee about how, among other things, he thinks homosexuality is a choice and that he would never want his son to "talk gay" to him and that he would stab him if he really was gay.

And Tina Fey is very upset by this, understandably. She did him a favor by getting him the part on 30 Rock, after all, where else would he even be today if it wasnt for her?

And now, all the homophobes of America are coming out of the woodwork, especially on TMZ. Many of the posters came to his defense and said he did nothing wrong, his "act" was protected by free speech. Nevertheless, GLAAD demanded he apologize, and Morgan caved in and issued one.

I never liked him very much, hes a third-rate actor at best. He always seemed like he had some kind of mental disability, because of the way he talks and presents himself. Anyway, if this incident keeps him off television and movie screens for a while, I'll be happy about that!

Quoth Andre

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Many of the posters came to his defense and said he did nothing wrong, his "act" was protected by free speech

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The 1st Amendment is on the brink of being dissolved anyway. Soon, it will be "1984"

What are you basing that on, John? Enlighten me!

The first amendment means that you can speak freely without worry that the government will punish you for whatever you say. It does not mean that the public might not shun your next work or boycott your next performance if they don't like some stuff that you recently said. Free speech works both ways. You have the right to say something offensive and others have the right to criticize you for it.

Recently, a group of teenagers were prohibited from singing "The Star Spangled Banner" inside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC

However, they were permitted to sing it 25 feet away from the Memorial


Does this make any sense?

Well said, Brian, well said. Bravo!

As for 1984, what would you call the Age Of Dubya? I would call it the time of my life where I was actually ashamed to be an American!

In fact, I would go so far as to call those eight years the NEW DARK AGES!

But, like Brian said, that is my right to feel that way. And it is the right of others to disagree. Ain't it cool?

It's not just in the USA that these things are happening. A Catholic school in Ontario banned RAINBOWS. Yes, you read that right. The reason they did it however, is more suited to a RM or PM discussion.

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are getting a divorce, after seven years of marriage and two children. It's his second divorce, and her third. More here.
Why am I not surprised? IMHO, this was as much a fait accompli as the sun rising in the morning. Especially if she treated her husband like she treated her fans at the Enough premiere. J-Lo, of course, was seen (not by me, though) on American Idol this past season, and Anthony is currently appearing on the TNT drama series Hawthorne. (Maybe Anthony took the role to get away from J-Lo??)

Marc Antony is now seeing someone named "Cleopatra"...however...there is no confirmation yet.

We ssssssshall ssssssssee.

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are back together, in a way - they each have a line of clothing that's sold at Kohl's. I assume the deals were cut before the divorce was announced, but the Kohl's flyer I got the other day, and Kohl's website, tout both clothing lines. (I don't know about J-Lo's line, but Anthony's stuff is pricier than what Kohl's usually sells.)

It looks like there may be some justice in the realm of shallow, reality TV celebrity.

Yeah! Down with those Kardies, as the Bajorans might say, heh heh!

It's cool that that is happening. They alll got too rich and too powerful way too fast. Now maybe they will know what it feels like to not be able to have everything in the world handed to them and actually have to fend for themselves in this crappy economy we have going on right now.

The big tall sister looks like a mutant of some kind to me, she doesn't even look like her mother like the other two do. Weird, huh?

Anyway, this is really cool. Thanks for reporting on this Luigi, I love it when spolied rotten famous people are taken down numerous pegs and now have to associate with us mere mortals down on the world's surface, as opposed to all the ivory towers they are all used to dwelling in!

It looks like there may be some justice in the realm of shallow, reality TV celebrity.
That's refreshing news. Will someone please tell me how that clan became "celebrities" just because they appear in a third-rate cable "reality" show. I was also amused when I heard this a day or so ago.

Well, the three older sisters' father was the entertainment lawyer of that ex-football player who practically decapitated his ex-wife and killed her friend, and then the middle sister became a friend of that anorexic blonde hotel heiress, and then she rose to greater fame with a sex tape depicting her and that brother of Moesha....

The only one of the bunch who had fame prior all that, and for reasons that are admirable, is her stepfather.

Donald Trump campagins against a wind farm near one of his golf resorts.

His reason? Wind turbines are "ugly" and "monstrosities".

Yeah, Don, that's right. Those people trying to figure out ways to generate power without causing pollution, global warming, or dependence on foreign oil, really need to look into making their inventions look prettier.

Aw man, this was so good it just has to be fattening.

A very pregnant Jessica Simpson posed nude for the April 2012 issue of Elle magazine. You can catch the cover here. (I hope the baby [it's a girl] will at some point learn that "Chicken of the Sea" is tuna. )

I *loved* that hilarious SNL sketch where Jessica appeared after a "concert" and said she would reach for a can of Chicken Of The Sea. And then the announcer (I believe it was Chris Parnell) told her about four other "*blank Of The *blank" products that were also available. She started to get really flustered and then the best part happened, when Will Forte came out and sang a little song as the scuba-diving turkey who was the spokes-character for *whatever* bananas. I cracked up when he said "Ooowwwoooo! This turkey is GOOOOODDD bananas!" Then he leaves a second later, and Jessica is beside herself with confusion and says "P-p-please stop, my head hurts!" SO the announcer offers her the whatever of the whatever-brand aspirin. And you can see that Jessica is starting to go quite bonkers as a result of all of these hilarious fake products! Ha! I loved it!

You also gotta hand it to her for being a real good sport and agreeing to appear in this sketch. Some celebrities, like Mariah Carey, have no sense of humor about themselves and will refuse to participate in any self-parody that may be done by a comedy program. But I'm glad that Jess did this one, it was a good move on her part to show that she could laugh at herself. As for her sister Ashlee, well, she's always been the wild one in the family, and her singing *and* acting careers have pretty much dried up at this point. She even split from her husband Pete Wentz at some point last year.

I always thought Jessica was really good-looking, I didn't really care for her music or movies. But good for her that she's finally going to be a mother. I wish her well!

I get the idea that Mariah Carey doesn't have a sense of humor at all. About anything, especially herself. Which she is so full of.

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Donald Trump campaigns against a wind farm near one of his golf resorts.
His reason? Wind turbines are "ugly" and "monstrosities".

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Luigi: Donald Trump campaigns against a wind farm near one of his golf resorts. His reason? Wind turbines are "ugly" and "monstrosities".

Adam Bomb: Maybe he was referring to Rosie O'Donnell instead?

Or his hair.

I wonder what it'll take to get him to campaign against his own combover.

Everyone's favorite baby-breeder and welfare recipient, Nadya Suleman, has started to receive death threats because of her welfare status, apparently. Her car window was smashed with a heavy object which included a hand-written note saying "Leave California Or You Will Die!"

I dont know what to make of this. She may be one of those people who you get sick of hearing about and you wish they would just go away, but this is a flat-out threat against her life. She is now reportedly terrified for both herself and her large brood. I dont think I can condone that, you know what I mean?

Also, recently she posed for some racy photographs, I dont know if they will actually be in any magazine, but they are definetly online. And it was afterwards when it was reported that she was going on welfare, so I really dont know how much the photo session paid. She has also repeatedly turned down numerous offers to do porn films. I say that's good, one, she's sticking to her principles, and two, who would want to see HER in something like that?

Anyway, now she has her name in the news once again. And some believe that she staged the incident in order to get attention from the press, she couldnt bear to not be in the spotlight.

In any case, she apparently has no interest in men, she was inseminated both times and wanted a lot of children. There are actually some guys who would be interested in her, but she has no need for a man in her life, it would seem. That's kinda weird, but hey, there are weirder things in this country, like the polygamists who have five or six wives and have like three or four dozen children. Yes, people like that do exist, and I cant condone that kind of thing either!

I don't approve of death threats against the "Octomom," but neither do I approve of having a lot of children if you can't afford to care for them. In fact, as I get older, I like children less and less, and prefer not to be around someone else's whining brat. BTW, whatever became of that reality show, in which the Octomom was supposed to go on a date with Jon Gosselin? I guess it never got off the ground. He has stayed out of the public eye for a long time. Thank heaven for small favors. His ex-wife, on the other hand, has had every means for her to stay in the limelight (thankfully) shot down.

Two who can afford to have a lot of kids-Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie-have become engaged. More here. I just hope they don't do a sequel to the awful Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

Jessica Simpson finally had her baby today, after what seemed like the longest pregnancy ever. She and her fiancee Eric Johnson named the girl "Maxwell Drew." More on that here.

Adam, I had a somewhat off-color though about that, one which I don't think fits the family friendly nature of Nitcentral, so I posted it on my Facebook wall.

Barbra Streisand will return to her Brooklyn roots later this year. She will perform in concert at the new Barclay's Arena on October 11, 2012. Ticket prices range from $90 to $650. Guess the scalpers will make a killing from this show. Me, I'd rather drink a quart of 10W-30 motor oil than see that unrepentant snob perform. Even if I got the tickets for free. (I heard that 5W-30 is tastier, but you take what you can get. )

Stephen Collins and Faye Grant are getting a divorce after 27 years of marriage. More here. (The linked article doesn't say much. And, it doesn't credit Collins role in Star Trek - TMP.)

Since you mentioned her above, Andre, there's been more news about "Octomom" Nadya Suleman. She's landed a short-term part-time job as a stripper in a Florida nightclub. (I guess she left California, but did she take her kids with her?) And supposedly she did a "solo porn film". Whatever that is; I can only imagine. You can check more on her here.

She's "going solo" by "self-gratification". That's what I read. I wonder how much she'll make from that.

And it's a topless-club only, I found out. We in Bangor had one of those a few years back, and yes, one night I checked it out. Nnyyeeahhh, not much to write home about. The women were only average in appearance, and they didn't play music I liked, so I left. And I only paid $5 to get in. That should have been a sign right there!

She's "going solo" by "self-gratification".

That's what I thought. Between the video and the topless dancing, the Octomom will make about $20,000. That's according to a Daily News article here. With picture. IMHO, that's nowhere near enough to get her out of the financial hole she's in.
I haven't been to a club like that since my bachelor party back in 1988, when my brother and brother-in-law took me to one late at night. And, that was only the second time I ever went to one. The first time was in 1982, when my friend and I went to the "Go-Go-Rama" in Laurence Harbor, New Jersey. They're still in business; I see a huge sign advertising the club right off the Outerbridge Crossing every time I go to see my son or sister.

Adam, please try not to use the word "hole" where Nadya Suleman is concerned. It conjures up all sorts of gruesome things.

Gotcha.
Miley Cyrus is engaged to Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth. More here. I feel sorry - for him.

Eternal hothead Alec Baldwin got into it with a Daily News photographer yesterday, while the 30 Rock star was on his way to City Hall to get his (second) marriage license. More here. By the way, his Capital One commercial, where he peers into an airplane cockpit, is back. It was withdrawn for a while after that incident last December; I'm sure all of you know about that one by now.

Prima-donna singer Mariah Carey has joined American Idol as a judge; she replaces the equally prima-donna Jennifer Lopez. For me, it's yet another reason to not watch that joke of a "show". More here.

And over at the U.S version of "X Factor", Paula quit (I don't know why) and Nicole was fired for being one of the worst singing competition show judges ever (apparently, I read that somewhere), and Simon has replaced them with former mental hospital inmates Demi Lovato and Britney Spears.

What will happen to Simon's Domain now? Will these two have ANY judging talent to speak of, or was it just a ploy for publicity on the part of FOX?!

I'd be interested on what you think about this, Adam. As for Mariah on Idol, mehhh. I dont think she'll last long there. Something about her not having any sense of humor about herself and not being able to take any kind of critisism whatsoever, it doesn't bode well for the show, I think.

I do wonder if Spears will try out her British accent out on Simon, like when she was certifiable and showing off to the press a few years ago. If that happens, I hope he puts that little tart in her place, but good!

I don't think much about it, as I don't watch any of those talent competition shows. Not Idol, nor The Voice, America's Got Talent or X-Factor. Rumor had it that Paula Abdul was headed back to Idol. I heard that once on the radio, but nothing in about a week. Much was made in the press out of both Steve Tyler and J-Lo leaving Idol; with the coverage the story got, you'd think it was something important. Instead of what it really was - two aging, overpaid "stars" leaving a TV show on its way down. (Maybe J-Lo will turn up as a guest vocalist on the next Aerosmith tour. ) I posted the Mariah Carey story above so I could get in another snarky comment about her, as I really dislike her. IMHO, Britney Spears joined X-Factor as career rehab; what else has she done lately? Is her father still her conservator? I don't know who Demi Lovato is, so I don't have an opinion about her.

Demi Lovato is nothing more than another singer/actress created and marketed by Disney, just like Miley and Selena. The thing is, she wasn't as successful as the other two, she never "got over" the way they did.

And yes, Demi was in the hospital for a time. Then again, so was I, about ten years ago, so I guess it isn't my place to judge. You know what I mean?

And as for J-Lo and Tyler leaving Idol, that has just received a "Jeer" from the new TV Guide. I dont really care one way or the other about that.

The ads for X Factor showing Britney judging singers is, shall we say, interesting thus far. Out of morbid curiosity, I will check out the first few shows of the season. Who knows, it might be entertaining!

Country crooner Randy Travis was busted for DWI yesterday. Fot the second time this year, and this time he was in his car naked. Maybe he should write a song about the incident, and debut it on American Idol. But, he'd have to stay sober first. More here.

I don't know if she still counts as a "celebrity", but actress Erin Moran (Happy Days, Joanie Loves Chachi) and her husband (who's not Chachi ) were booted out of the trailer park where they were residing with Moran's mother-in-law. They're now essentially homeless. More here.

Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey erupted at each other during a taping of American Idol yesterday. More here.
To me, both their egoes are larger than their talents. The former can fill the Grand Canyon, the latter - combined - can fill a thimble. With room to spare.

Egomaniacal snob extraordinaire Barbra Streisand played the first of her two Brooklyn shows last night; the second show is tomorrow. I've already said here that I'd rather drink motor oil than attend one of her shows. La Streisand supposedly has crippling stage fright. It amazes me how quickly the stage fright goes away when ticket prices to her shows start at $650. More on Babs' show here.

Well Adam, for all of our enjoyment, here are some quotes from The Almighty Streisand herself:

"I'd rather not talk about money. It's kind of gross." - when asked about how much she was paid to direct and star in "The Mirror Has Two Faces" (where she somehow expected all of us to believe that she was Mimi Rogers' *younger* sister)

"I only want two houses instead of seven...I feel like letting go of things."

"I hate tooting my own horn, but after Steven (Spielberg) saw Yentl, he said 'I wish I could tell you how to fix your picture, but I can't. It's the best picture I've seen since Citizen Kane.'" (I really do wonder what he REALLY said, it seems to me like she's twisting his words a great deal!)

"Andre Agassi is very, very intelligent, very, very sensitive, very evolved more than his linear years." (when were those two together anyway? Probably long before her partnership with James "I'll Miss You" Brolin!)

"Do you know what it's like to have to walk around in high heels and sing 35 songs a night, to have to diet to get into those dresses?" - explaining why she planned to retire from touring. (I don't know when she said this, as you indictated, Adam, she has not actually retired yet. Too bad, huh?)

And the creme de la crud of Streisand-isms:

"I don't want to have to go around shaking hands and have babies pee on me." - on why she had no interest in entering politics. (That's a relief!)

So there you have it, the quotes from the White Queen herself. Of course, Oprah is the "Dark Queen", now isnt she? (Heh heh.)

I don't know about Oprah, as I've never seen a single episode of her talk show. And, it was on for what...25 years? However, Oprah took all the credit for that car giveaway she did around 2006 or so, but it didn't cost her a dime out of her billions. GM paid for all those cars - 200 plus Pontiac G6's. Some of the recipients of the cars had to sell or refuse them, as they would have been liable to the IRS for gift taxes on them.
BTW, Babs is 14 years older than Mimi Rogers. Younger sister, indeed. In addition to Agassi, Babs was involved with Don Johnson sometime around 1986; they even recorded a duet, "Till I Loved You", together. (I wonder if he tried to get her to guest star in an episode of Miami Vice. Which was the hot show at the time.) To be fair, I have enjoyed some of La Streisand's movies. Including Yentl. At some point, I may have watched The Way We Were with my then-wife on TV; she loved that movie. If I did, I don't remember a thing about it. It's just that the more I've read and heard about her over the years, her hypocritical snobbery (she loves tooting her own horn) gets on my nerves. I'll bet she would never even think of sharing a meal, or even a cup of coffee, with the people in her audience who (over)paid $650 to see her perform.

I guess nobody wants to post celebrity-based stuff here anymore. There hadn't been a peep around here since last October when Adam and I discussed the Great Ego that is the Striesand.

So, is that it for this particular thread or what? I wonder..........

No, it's not. Longtime broadcaster Joe Garagiola just announced his retirement, after 58 years, at age 87. Garagiola has been a Jack-of-all-trades in broadcasting. He's called ball games, subbed for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, hosted game shows and even broadcast the Westminster Dog Show. More here.
La Streisand did a movie with Seth Rogen, titled The Guilt Trip. It was released this past December, and died a quick death at the box office. The plot (IIRC) is that a 30-year old man takes a road trip with his mom. First, Babs is old enough to be Rogen's grandmother. Second, one of La Streisand's requirements for doing the movie was that it was to be shot within a 45-minute travel time of her home. I don't know how that was accomplished, especially for a road movie.

Adam, how was it done? Two words. Green Screen.

"Musician" Lauryn Hill has been sentenced to three months in jail for income tax evasion. I wonder if she'll share a cell with convicted tax evader Wesley Snipes. More here.

Linda Kozlowski has filed for divorce from her husband (and Crocodile Dundee star) Paul Hogan. More here. Keep in mind that Hogan dumped his first wife (who's the mother of five of his children) for Kozlowski back in the late '80s.

Adam Bomb: I wonder if she'll share a cell with convicted tax evader Wesley Snipes.

Joke aside, Snipes was released almost exactly one month prior to Hill's conviction.

Love won't keep them together - Music makers The Captain (Daryl Dragon) and Tennille (Toni Tennille) are divorcing; she filed, after 39 years of marriage. More here.

Singer Paul Simon and his wife Edie Brickell were arrested in a domestic dispute this past Saturday at their Connecticut home. This case has been a field day for jokes and puns. Some of which can be read in the comments here. Better drop me in that shallow water, before I get too deep.

Shia LaBeouf was arrested last night, due to his bizarre behavior during a performance of Cabaret at Studio 54. One of the "highlights" of the evening was LaBeouf grabbing Alan Cumming's butt. (Maybe Cumming can convince producers of his series The Good Wife to make an episode from this "event". ) More here.
I'm waiting for LaBeouf, as well as the rest of the cast and crew of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, to apologize for that really lame flick.

Alex Trebek has grown his mustache back; it will be on display when Jeopardy returns from hiatus on Sept. 15. More here. (I thought he had shaved it off because it was getting too gray. Well, it must be grayer now. Personally, I think he should lose the 'stache again; he looks better without it.)

And, Trebek shaved off his mustache only a few weeks later. Guess the Facebook poll he based his decision on was pretty much against it.
Angie Harmon and Jason Sehorn have split after 13 years of marriage and three children. More here.
For crying out loud, IIRC, Harmon quit Law & Order to be with Sehorn. And, the article says they want "respect and privacy". Didn't Sehorn propose to Harmon very publicly? On a Jumbotron during a televised NFL game?

Max Baer Jr., who played Jethro Bodine on The Beverly Hillbillies, is suing CBS for making a deal to allow a restaurant in Iowa to use the name and likeness of his character. More here.
Baer is a hypocrite of the first degree. When the Hillbillies was cancelled in 1971, he tried to distance himself from the show and character as much as possible. They even recast the role in the 1981 reunion TV-movie The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies, as (IIRC) Baer wouldn't return. But, when Bear realizes he can make a buck off his past role, he throughly embraces the show and the character.

While I have no love for the KarTRASHian clan, I have to feel sorry for Kris Jenner. She's watching the man she was married to, for over two decades, mutate into a freak show that would give the late Michael Jackson a run for his money.

Gotham stars Ben McKenzie and Morena Baccarin are expecting a child together. In the meantime, Baccarin is still married to her husband, Austin Chick. Can you say "presumptive paternity"? More here.

And, Jenner won't be charged in the car accident earlier this year (despite that the accident was his/her fault) that killed 69 year old animal activist Kim Howe. Guess "celebrity" does have its advantages. At least South Park has had fun recently with the Jenner story. More here.

Former Olympic figure skater (and medical degree holder) Debi Thomas has apparently hit bottom. She's broke and living in a bug-infested trailer park with her boyfriend (who has his own issues.) Also, Thomas set up a Go-Fund-Me page, which hasn't brought in what she hoped it would. More here.

Michael Moore is in intensive care, due to a bout with pneumonia. I guess he'll be utilizing the health care system he blasted in his documentary Sicko. More here.

Former Subway pitchman, now convicted pedophile and long-term prison inmate Jared Fogle suffered a beat down. According to this article, he thought that throwing money around in prison would make him immune to violence. All I can say is - it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. And, Fogle's gained 30 pounds in prison; I guess they don't have a Subway there.

Now-retired talk show host David Letterman has grown a long, white beard. He looks like the type of person that I would avoid in my travels. His wife and kids hate it, but he seems determined to keep it. More here.

Lando himself, Billy Dee Williams, has returned as the spokesperson for Colt 45. More on that here. (If you can drink one can of that sh*t, much less a 40, and still have an intact stomach, well...you're better than me. )

Fox News business reporter John Stossel has lung cancer; he's recently had surgery to remove a fifth of his lung. More on that here. (One thing the linked article didn't mention was that before Stossel joined ABC-TV, he was the consumer reporter for WCBS-TV Channel 2 in New York.)
Stossel is six or seven years older than me, yet has no gray hair. I guess he has a lifetime supply of Grecian Formula.

Eddie Murphy has fathered his ninth child; this one with current girlfriend Paige Butcher. This makes me glad I stopped at one. More here.

Mike Tyson's endorsement of Trump is not a game-changer considering the fact that it isn’t 1987. Depending on his state of residency Tyson might not even be able to vote since he’s a convicted felon.

Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie's wife gave birth to twins on May 8, 2016. Which makes Cromartie a father of twelve (beating Eddie Murphy by three.) This despite Cromartie allegedly having a vasectomy. More here.
I say "allegedly" as vasectomies are usually foolproof. Maybe Cromartie lied about having the surgery. Or, Mrs. Cromartie has been cornering someone else's back.

This photo of a ripped and bearded J.K. Simmons has been making the rounds the past few days. AFAIK, Simmons has since lost the beard. Guess he ain't playing Santa this Christmas.

Actress Selma Blair had an outburst on a recent Delta flight; she was taken off the plane in a stretcher. Blair has since apologized. (Well, at least she wasn't caught smoking on the plane. ) More here.

Dennis Quaid is headed for his third divorce; his soon to be ex-wife Kimberly filed. For the second time; I guess they kissed and made up after the first filing. More here.
Come on Dennis, give up. The third time was not the charm. You're 62; I'm almost there. Quit while you're ahead. I did.

Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt. It's (at least) the second marriage (and divorce) for each. No more, please. Like I said above, quit while you're ahead. Please. More here.

Kim Kardashian (why is she even a celebrity?) was tied up and robbed of $10 million in jewelry in her Paris hotel room. More here.
In my opinion, this dimwit was asking for trouble, since she posted a picture of her $4 million ring on Instagram.

Ben Stiller was diagnosed and has received treatment for prostate cancer. He credits his PSA test with saving his life. More here.
I dodged a bullet as far as prostate cancer goes in 2009, and get the PSA annually as a result. Every guy over 50 should get tested.

Janet Jackson has announced that she is pregnant. At age 50. I wish her well, but isn't it risky to be pregnant at that age? For both the mother and child? Me, I was two or three years younger than that when I made up my mind I wanted no more kids. More here.

The likelihood of congenital defects does increase when the mother is older. The mother herself is at greater risk of preeclampsia, which can be life threatening, and much higher risk of gestational diabetes. Still, with proper medical monitoring, she should be ok.

and ahe'll be in her sixties when the kids is a teen... oh dear...

Megyn Kelly has signed deal with NBC; she'll be leaving Fox News shortly. (She turned down a $20 million yearly offer from Fox.) She will get a weekday news show, as well as a Sunday night slot. More here.
I'm not clear as to where her afternoon show will air - on the main network, or news channel MSNBC. If it does air on the NBC network, something will have to give. I think the days are numbered for the soap opera Days Of Our Lives. If it is cancelled, just three soaps will be left on the air, and NBC will have none of them.
Plus, it will leave Fox with nothing more than a bunch of Donald Trump sycophants. Trump needs his ass kissed constantly, and Fox will be doing that 24/7.

Dan Rather is writing a book; it will be published in November, 2017. (No, it's not titled What's The Frequency, Kenneth? .) More here.

MSNBC's Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are engaged. More here. Me, I do whatever I can to keep a wedding ring off my finger (thank you Lennie Briscoe ).

Actor Christopher McDonald (Next Gen's "Yesterday's Enterprise", Quiz Show) has been arrested for DUI. It was not his first DUI arrest. More here.

The ever growing allegations of sexual harassment in the TV and film industry has ensnared (so far) Roger Ailes, Bill O'Reilly, Harvey Weinstein and Charlie Rose. (I never suspected that Rose was such a dirty old man. ) This morning, it was revealed that Today show host Matt Lauer was canned over sexual harassment allegations. Dictator Wannabe and lifelong sexual harasser Donald Trump has weighed in with his (totally unwanted) opinion here.

Robert Wagner has been named a "person of interest" in the still unexplained 1981 drowning of his wife, Natalie Wood. AFAIK, Wagner has always been at the top of the list of (I use this word loosely) suspects, especially since Wood, like yours truly, did not know how to swim. More here.

I wonder if Wagner arranged to have his Lime Street co-star, Samantha Smith, bumped off, too?

Frances McDormand's Oscar, which she had just won, was stolen from her by some dipwad, who had the idiocy to post his "win" on social media. The Oscar was quickly returned to McDormand, who consoled herself with an In And Out burger. More here.
I assume she went to the In And Out Burger place on Sunset Boulevard, near the Comfort Inn. I stayed at that Comfort Inn last year with my son for the TCM festival. We had the In And Out burgers the last night. Neither of us thought they were any great shakes. Decent, but not worth the 20 minute wait. (There was always a huge line of cars at the drive-thru; maybe LA natives like the burgers better than we did. This year, we'll try the "New York Pizzeria" on Hollywood Boulevard. Can you get real New York pizza in California? We'll see. )

Better (and less expensive) than Five Guys.

I disagree with you, Scott. I had Five Guys last September, the night I saw the anniversary showing of Star Trek II. I thought the burger was quite good. I'd challenge you to a chow-down this week when I'll be in L.A., but I probably won't have time.

Singer Roberta Flack was taken to the hospital last week after feeling ill prior to an appearance in NYC. Not as ill as I felt, after hearing the way The Fugees slaughtered her great song "Killing Me Softly." Which, IIRC, Ms. Flack participated in. More here.

Bill Cosby has been convicted of three counts of sexual assault. He is now free on bail, but faces ten years in prison on each count. Cosby is 80 years old; it's quite possible he will die in prison.

What happens to reruns of The Cosby Show, now?

Bounce TV, which was airing Cosby Show repeats, has yanked the show in the wake of the guilty verdict. More here.

The remaining cast of The Cosby Show lose quite a lot because of Bill's behaviour.

The revival of Roseanne has been cancelled by ABC after racist tweets by Trump defender Roseanne Barr. The revival premiered in March to huge ratings, which tapered off a bit. Still, it was a go for season 11. Until today. More here.

Way to torpedo your successful revival, Rosanne.

I don't see why her co-stars have to be dragged down as well. Do what Two And A Half Men did with Charlie Sheen (when CBS canned him). Kill off her character and continue the show without her.

Good suggestion, but I'm not sure it would fly. Roseanne was the show; she was in almost every scene. Then again, The Hogan Family went on for several years after Valerie Harper left; the show may have done better without her. In the meantime, ABC has dropped the series from it's streaming app, and (according to MSNBC's Chris Hayes) has erased Roseanne from it's website.

Roseanne Barr blamed her Twitter behavior on the sleep medication Ambien. Sorry Rosie, no go. More here.
Barr has had behavior issues in the past, such as her shrieking rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" back in 1990. Don't forget her issues with Tom Arnold during their (IIRC brief) marriage. And, her surname - from Barr to Arnold to nothing back to Barr.
In the meantime, syndicator Viacom has pulled reruns of the old show from four cable channels. Too bad; I always found the show funny. At least one critic called the re-boot the "Anti-Trump" show, because the Conners are still, in Trump's America in 2018, having trouble making ends meet. In the last aired episode, Rosie needed knee surgery. The Conners were only able to afford it by their taking FEMA money after a flood; Dan doing the work himself and using what was left over for the surgery.

Speaking of Tom Arnold, (was I? ) here's his opinion about his ex-wife. When he calls Donald Trump a "white trash racist", he's so on target. (Arnold would look a lot better if he shaved off that scuzzy beard, but that's just my opinion.)

I guess he can't afford to gas up the General Lee these days. John Schneider is headed to jail for three days for unpaid alimony; Schneider claims he is broke. I guess he is; looks like he can't even afford a razor and blades. More here.

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Do what "Two And A Half Men" did with Charlie Sheen (when CBS canned him). Kill off her character and continue the show without her.

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Well, I wish them well. All those people should not have to lose their jobs, because of the stupidity of one person.

"I'll take bearded game show hosts for $500". Alex Trebek has gone beyond the mustache, and grew a beard during the six week Jeopardy hiatus. More here. There's a Facebook poll on whether to keep it or shave it, like the one when he grew back his mustache a few years ago. Last time I checked, it was running 64-36% to keep the beard. Me, I thought it was OK at first, but now, he should break out the Gillette, Schick or whatever razor he owns and get rid of the beard.

...He should break out the Gillette, Schick or whatever razor he owns and get rid of the beard.

Which he did, over the past week. On Monday's show, it was the full beard. Tuesday, it was down to a goatee. Wednesday brought a return of the mustache. By Thursday, Trebek was in clean shaven mode. Although the polls were running about 75-25 in favor of keeping the beard. Trebek said that the only poll that mattered was the one from his wife. Who wanted the beard gone.

Trebek said that the only poll that mattered was the one from his wife. Who wanted the beard gone.

He's smarter than I thought, then.

Bill Cosby is in court for his two-day sentencing hearing on his sexual assault conviction. He could get anywhere from probation, to spending the rest of his days (he's 81) behind bars. If he does go to prison, will he get Jell-O pudding?

And, Cosby will go to prison. Right away; Judge Stephen O'Neil sentenced him to three to 10 years. More here.

There has been a movement to remove Cosby's star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame since the sexual assault allegations started. Sorry, no. Once a star is placed on the Walk, it stays. Even Donald Trump's, which is still on the Walk despite several incidents of vandalism.

Stalin would be proud at the effort to un-person Cosby. All the other cast members of the Cosby Show miss out on royalties because no station will touch it now.

All the other cast members of "The Cosby Show" miss out on royalties because no station will touch it now.

TV One was running The Cosby Show until recently. The series was still in my cable company's program grid as of last night. TV One must have dropped it rather quickly; I guess no one wants to run a show starring a registered sex offender who's now doing time for those same sex crimes.

There's no effort to "unperson" him. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

Or are you suggesting a sexual predator should not be punished?

I feel sorry for Rashad, Pulliam etc. who lose out on income. Same for the Seventh Heaven cast and crew who suffered once Stephen Collins was revealed to be a paedo.

Well, they did it. The Conners premiered this week, and revealed that Rosanne Conner was now dead (she accidentally OD'd on pain pills).

I wonder how this will be received.

Leonard Nimoy isn't the only person who got pissed over unauthorized use of his likeness. Tara Reid is suing the producers of Sharknado for $100 million over the unauthorized use of her face in slot machines based on the TV flicks. More here.

This may turn out to be the biggest divorce settlement ever. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos (net worth $137 billion) and his wife Mackenzie are divorcing, after 25 years of marriage. More here. (They say they still will remain friends. The cynic in me says "Yeah right.")

Mr. Jeopardy, Alex Trebek, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. I wish him well, but this is a particularly brutal cancer, with a low survival rate. Here's one doctor's opinion.

Retired New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver has been diagnosed with dementia, and will withdraw from public life. He will miss the fiftieth anniversary of the Mets 1969 World Series victory later this year; Seaver was a major player in that "from worst to first" story.

Actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman have been arrested in a college admissions bribery scandal. More here. (Glad I never watched Full House. Or Desperate Housewives. )

Vanessa Carlton will assume the role of Carole King in the Broadway production of Beautiful over the summer. I was thinking of going, but with Carlton starring, I may stay "A Thousand Miles" away until she leaves.

Alex Trebek's cancer (and the chemo treatment he is going through) is starting to take its toll on him, and he may leave Jeopardy as a result. More here.

Jane Fonda and Sam Waterston were arrested for protesting climate change on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building. It's Fonda's second arrest, and Waterston's first. Maybe ole' Law & Order Sam can employ the services of Tovah Feldshuh's Danielle Melnick to defend him. More here.
As for Fonda, I can see her point in protesting climate change, although "president" Head-Up-His-Ass will do absolutely nothing. But, I can't see past her disgraceful visit to American POWs in Vietnam's Hanoi Hilton in July, 1972. Which earned her the nickname "Hanoi Jane".

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, have announced they will "step back" from their royal duties. I'm trying to figure out what those "duties" are.

(Piers Morgan) Harry feeding Meghan ripe bananas (/Piers Morgan)

Dawn Wells has had to take out a restraining order against an apparently obsessed fan. Who somehow got Ms. Wells Social Security number. More here.

Guess he doesn't "only want to be with you" anymore. Singer Darius Rucker and wife Beth Leonard have split after 20 years of marriage. More here.

The Dude himself, Jeff Bridges, has been diagnosed with lymphoma. More from NBC News here. I wish him well in his treatment.

Al Roker has been diagnosed with prostate cancer; he will have surgery to have his prostate removed (cringe!). Having had prostate problems myself, I wish him well. More here.
I had a close encounter with Al Roker in 1997; he was a celebrity guest at the opening of the Edison, New Jersey Target. My son's arm was in a cast, as a result of a break he suffered while horsing around with his cousin on the stairs. We approached the table that Mr. Roker was seated at, with the thought that he would autograph the cast. Mr. Roker was quite pleased to do just that. However, my son, who was seven at the time and in full "brattitude" mode, declined vociferously.

Ken Jennings has been named as a "guest host" of Jeopardy, starting on January 11. The late Alex Trebek's final episode will air on January 8, not on Christmas Day as first reported. More here.

Ellen Degeneres has tested positive for the Covid-19 virus; her daytime talk show will be shut down until she recovers. More here.
Guaranteed, as a celebrity, Degeneres will get the best medical treatment. Better than you or I could get. And, I probably have better medical insurance than a lot of people. In addition to Medicare.

She's lucky she got it now instead of in March when she would have been likely to end up a celebrity fatality of the virus like Tim Brooke Taylor.

Jeopardy ran its final episodes with Alex Trebek this past week; the last one ended with a clip montage of Trebek over the 36 years he hosted the show. With and without his mustache. And one without pants. More here.

Dustin Diamond, Screech from Saved By The Bell, has stage four cancer.

Not looking good for him.

Yeah, there's people who hated the character Screech who don't seem to be able to tell that Dustin was not the coercive stalker-ish pursuer of girls that he played on TV. A real human being is dying here.

Tom Brokaw has announced his retirement from NBC news, after 55 years with the network. More on that from CNN here.

I think they would have changed her name to Mary or May something. Mary Bee, perhaps?

Mayim Bialik wouldn't have been able to have been "Mayim Bialik" had she started as a child actress in Hollywood during its Golden Age rather than the 1980s. Whatever studio she worked for (Paramount, Fox, RKO or whatever) would have forcibly changed her name to something more "American" and acceptable. Margaret Wilson, perhaps.

That was SOP back in the day when the studios had power. If an actors name sounded too foreign, it got changed.

Which, of course, is silly when you think about it. Having such a name (Mayim is Hebrew for water) has not hurt Ms. Bialik's career. Her new show, Call Me Kat* has been picked up for another season (and I like this show).


*one of the executive producers of Call Me Kat is Jim Parsons, who played Sheldon on BBT.

Leo DiCaprio was told by his first agent to take the name Lenny Williams so the stigma hasn’t completely died out.

What name a 1940s Mayim would have had to work under would have also depended on what films the studio wanted her to do. If girl next door, something like Mary Bennett. If they wanted her to be a romance figure, Ava Andrews.

In those days, when an actor signed with a studio, said studio pretty much ran their live. The studio decided who the actor could date, for example. And if said actor was gay, that was quickly covered up.

Of course, if an actor had a name that wasn't American sounding, it got changed. Mayim would have probably been changed to Mary, because the studio heads thought it sounded "more normal".

Although the practice ended when the studio's power were overthrown, it still happens. However, these days, it the choice of the actor in question.

Sometimes they change their names because there is already an actor with the same name in SAG. Of course, some get around that by just adding their middle name, like Richard Dean Anderson or David Hyde Pierce.

Mayim chose to work under her given name, and, as I said, that hasn't hurt her career.

Bill Cosby was released from a Pennsylvania prison today; his indecent assault conviction was overturned. More from NBC News here.

Another glorious chapter in American justice.

This was not the case of an innocent man sent to prison, he raped those women. He does not deserved to be walking around free.

Sad that neither of you also mentioned that Britney Spears was denied her freedom from her father's controlling influence (and her uterus)....

So to recap...

Proven rapist set free
Woman not allowed control of her own body

What a glorious day for the USA....

...do people still believe it's the greatest country in the world? It's the fracking cesspit of the world.

Well, it's a little more complicated than that.

The relevant part starts at 1:30

Bloody hell that guy loves the sound of his voice doesn't he? Not to mention here talks at a million miles an hour.....

Britney is almost 40.

How can her father still have any control like this.

Bloody hell that guy loves the sound of his voice doesn't he? Not to mention here talks at a million miles an hour.....

Yeah, he takes some getting used to. But as this clip demonstrates, he will always dig deeper than what is immediately obvious and often reveal aspects of a situation that escape almost everyone else. I like him for that.

Maybe but if nobody can understand him then what’s the point? Your pal from secular talk I think also has a video on this subject but I haven’t watched it yet.

I also sometimes get irritated by Foghorn Leghorn.
"Boy! Ah say, boy! Keep your eye on the ball, son. Eye ball, that is! Haw haw haw haw!"

Timothy Hutton has been accused of rape. The accusation was only recently made; the incident allegedly occurred in 1983, when Hutton was filming the movie Iceman. The accusation was serious enough to have Hutton written out of a revival of his series Leverage. More on that here.

Why is this coming out only now.

It's been nearly 40 years since this allegedly happened.

Because Me Too opened the floodgates on this sort of thing?

Tony Bennett may have performed live for the last time this week; he's 95 and was diagnosed with a degenerative brain disease last February. A bit more can be read here.

Reminds me. Sunday morning abc programme had Henry Kissinger live down the line. Lost picture just before on air. Producer said " never mind didn't want boring old fart on anyway".. thing was picture down but not sound.. don't recall what K said but his seat was empty once studio link was reinstalled...

How does the Tony Bennett situation remind you of that? They sound like completely different incidents.

Two hosts are better than one. Mike Richards has officially been appointed the host of the daytime version of Jeopardy. Mayim Bialik will host the prime time special editions. More on that here.

Is Michael Richards going to come flying through the front door, with crazy hair, and say, "Giddy-up!"?
Uh, no, it couldn't be him. He said some bad stuff.
Or is it the Michael Richards that co-wrote 'The Way To Eden'?
Oh, wait, it's not that Michael Richards. That was D.C. Fontana's pseudonym.

Well, I guess that means it's some OTHER Michael Richards.

Here's an opinion from Mother Jones as to why Bialik should not be a Jeopardy host.

Or is it the Michael Richards that co-wrote 'The Way To Eden'?
Oh, wait, it's not that Michael Richards. That was D.C. Fontana's pseudonym.

Her being dead will also pose a problem.

And, from The Daily Beast, here's more negativity on Bialik. The article implies that ABC produces Jeopardy; it doesn't. Jeopardy is produced by CBS and Sony Pictures Television. Although it does air on ABC stations. Including WABC-TV here in NYC. And, Alex Trebek was in his 37th year of hosting Jeopardy when he passed away last November 8. Not 30, as the article implies.

So it doesn't matter if they are a good host what matters is they have the right opinions. Yah volt.

Bialik looked a lot prettier in Beaches then she ever has as a grown up.

Another celebrity who tanked a good career: Sitcom star Brett Butler, who once earned $250,000 per episode of Grace Under Fire, is broke and facing eviction. More on her plight here.

Mike Richards is out as the new host of Jeopardy. Just nine days after he was appointed host. (Some have said, as the show's executive producer, Richards appointed himself.) More on that from Variety here.

Somebody call LeVar Burton.

Honestly, I didn't think Levar did that well. If Buzzy Cohen was up for it, I'd go with him.

Who?

Former Tournament of Champions winner. I thought he did really well on his guest host stint.

If Buzzy Cohen was up for it, I'd go with him.

Cohen (or Burton) might get another shot. (Don't know if they've been asked again; that's just my opinion.) Mike Richards taped a week's with of shows, which will air the week of September 13. Then, Jeopardy will return to the rotating guest hosts. Bialik will remain as the host of the prime time specials.

What Prime Time specials?

Jeopardy! holds occasional tournaments, that air on network prime time. The most recent one was 2020's Greatest Of All Time competition between the show's three biggest money winners - Ken Jennings, James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter. IIRC, Jennings won.

Then, Jeopardy will return to the rotating guest hosts.

No they won't. Bialik will also host the daytime version, until (they say) a permanent host will be appointed. (IMHO, the job is hers. If she can fit it in between episodes of that sitcom [Call Me Kat] she's presently working on.)

Well, I'll wish Ms. Bialik good luck then.

Mike Richards won't be hosting Jeopardy, or anything else, any time soon. He's been fired by Sony. More on that here.

I thought he (Buzzy Cohen) did really well on his guest host stint.

I've been watching this week's replay of the recent Tournament of Champions, which Cohen guest hosted. I think he did a good job there as well. Now, if Cohen would exchange those eyeglasses he's wearing for something a bit less...um...goofy.

Mayim Bialik should adopt a pronounceable name like Mary Bennett. She’d have much more acceptance by Joe and Jane Six Pack.

Why should she do that? She's proud of the name she was given (Mayim is Hebrew for water).

Who cares what a bunch of rednecks in Flyover Country think.

Natalie has a bright future ahead of her in Hollywood. That's exactly how studio execs think.

Scottso, I was joking. I wish I still had a copy of The Hollywood Executive where a time traveller tries to submit the script of a 1990s classic to Hollywood in the year 1980. The executives change it…. rather a lot…..

I refer to you as "Natalie". Please return the courtesy be referring to me as either "Scott" or "ScottN". Please do not call me "Scottso", or any other variation of "Scott".

Thank you.

The days when actors were forced to change their names to sound more American are long gone, and they won't be coming back.

Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will both host Jeopardy! through the end of 2021, while Sony management still hunts for a permanent host and tries to put the Mike Richards mess behind them. More here.

Alex Trebek left some big shoes to fill.

Alex Trebek left some big shoes to fill.

He sure did. When Johnny Gilbert introduces "the host of Jeopardy!", I still expect him to say "Alex Trebek".

OT a bit - The opening titles for the current season of Jeopardy! contain a quick clip from the 1964-75 version of the show. That's one of the few times I've seen the current show acknowledge its predecessor.

Mr. Trebek has been there since the current version started in 1984. Many current television viewers were not even born then.

Adam Bomb wrote, OT a bit - The opening titles for the current season of Jeopardy! contain a quick clip from the 1964-75 version of the show. That's one of the few times I've seen the current show acknowledge its predecessor.

To this day, I remember Art Fleming saying "One of two Daily Doubles on this board." in the Double Jeopardy round.

IIRC, the lowest dollar amount on the original Jeopardy board was $5; now it's $100. How times have changed, and how inflation has changed them.

I'm eating crow over this post from 2018 in regard to The Conners:

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quote:

Me, I'm still not sure the show will work without her. (Roseanne Barr)

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Who needs that intolerant bigot.

Some upbeat celebrity stuff this time;
Pepper Potts (aka Gwyneth Paltrow) turned 49 today, and Meatloaf (non-MCU or DCEU super hero or villain) is 74.

And a BIG happy birthday to Star Trek - The Next Generation, whose pilot episode, 'Encounter At Farpoint', premiered September 26, 1987.
Looking good at 34!

Meatloaf

Real name: Michael Lee Aday.

They served Meatloaf for dinner in the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

*groan*

I heard that Ariana Grande has started her own beauty line called r.e.m. beauty, which is a good name if you're marketing to shiny, happy people.

To each their own.

Or is that Rapid Eye Movement Beauty?
Or Reba E. McEntire?
Or Rose E. McGowan?
Or Roddy E. McDowell?

It has been a very bad few weeks for Chris Noth. His character, Mr. Big, was killed off in the Sex and the City revival, And Just Like That. He has been accused of sexual assault by three separate women. And, he's been dropped from the current reboot of The Equalizer. I don't expect to see him as Mike Logan in the upcoming Law & Order revival. Noth has denied the accusations. More here.

More bad behavior allegations regarding Chris Noth, dating back to the 1990s, when he and then-girlfriend Beverly Johnson filed mutual restraining orders against each other, can be read here.

SNL star Pete Davidson is set to launch into space soon, on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin. It would be beneficial to the people of the earth if Davidson would stay in space. More here.

Fred Savage has been fired as executive producer and occasional director from the reboot of The Wonder Years due to inappropriate conduct allegations. It turns out that original series star Alley Mills revealed a while back that the old series was cancelled due to allegations of inappropriate behavior leveled at Savage and co-star Jason Hervey. (That's probably why the last episode of the old show had Daniel Stern's narration wrap it up; it was never intended as a series finale.) More on that here.

I see that McCarthyism is back. Named for this guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_McCarthy

In the 1950's, just the slightest allegations of being a Communist could get an actor blacklisted from Hollywood.

Well, here we are, seventy years later, and it's happening again. Just switch "Communist sympathies" to "Inappropriate Conduct".

And it's not that he did do something, but he has been alleged to have done so. Now, if actual proof turns up, then yes, drop the hammer. However, simple allegations should not be enough to destroy a career.

Frank Langella has been fired from a Netflix production of The Fall of The House of Usher due to alleged "inappropriate behavior". More on that here.

Tim I see that McCarthyism is back.

Did it ever really go away? Cancel Culture itself is McCarthyism.


Adam - due to alleged "inappropriate behavior"

He dated Whoopee Goldberg? ;-)

Zefram Cochrane himself and animal rights activist, James Cromwell, glued his hand to the counter of a New York City Starbucks to protest their involvement in regard to the treatment of cows used to make milk. More to brew here.

He glued his hand to a counter???

[sarcasm] What and adult and intelligent thing to do. [/sarcasm]

That'll glue, pig.

Yes, he super-glued his hand to a Starbucks countertop.
Well, I'm guessing by now it hurts like hell, after they pulled it off, by whatever means, and he left a couple layers of epidermis behind.
Next time, protest by just saying you're never going back to Starbucks. You're only (literally) hurting yourself with the super-glue stunt.

Also does Starbucks even own a dairy farm? Why protest Starbucks instead of picketing in front of a dairy farm (well, besides the difference in aroma) if it's the treatment of animals at dairy farms?

The other issue mentioned in the article, US Starbucks charging more for vegan milk than regular milk, at least, seems to be Starbucks related. (Although the issue could be more complex, i.e. supply chain issues, odd laws, etc.) Seems like rather than picketing maybe the picketers could invest money in vegan milk production to try and make vegan milk more affordable.

Tim: I see that McCarthyism is back

KAM: Did it ever really go away? Cancel Culture itself is McCarthyism.
I do believe this is the primary basis for the defamation trial of Johnny Depp v. Amber Herd. The former was fired from a film franchise for unsubstantiated allegations while the latter; who quite possibly was the perpetrator, was not... yet. A very messy situation where we may never know what really happened.

Who cares about Johnny Depp anymore. He's a relic of the 90's. The only reason he didn't fade into obscurity years ago is because of a certain Disney ride!

Hardly a "relic of the '90's", Tim, when imdb shows 63 acting entries since the 2000's started (multiples in every single year), including all of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, 'From Hell', 'The Tourist', 'The Lone Ranger', and 'Fantastic Beasts' among them.

Ah Tim “if I don’t care about it then it’s obviously of no importance to anyone” McCree.

This trial is absolutely one of the more important trials if for no other reason than it highlights that women are as capable of domestic abuse as men. There’s even audio of Heard basically challenging Depp to say something when nobody will believe him.

Depp is absolutely no angel or Saint but as Steve pointed out, he’s hardly irrelevant. Jack Sparrow will be his lasting legacy.

Yeah, like him or hate him, he's a popular star.

The unproven allegations of his ex-wife did hurt his career, he was let go from the third Fantastic Beasts movie because of that. Disney decided to try and do some Pirates movies without Captain Jack (which makes about as much sense as releasing a Donald Duck cartoon without Donald Duck.)

Jack Sparrow will be his lasting legacy.

I hear he used to go to hospitals dressed as Captain Jack to entertain the kids, for free. All those kids will have the happy memory of being visited by Captain Jack for the rest of their lives.

It looks like Amber Heard has been exposed as the Liar in this defamation trial, but perhaps Johnny Depp isn't 100 percent innocent either. Is Amber Heard borderline personality ? Or a Psychopath as people on Twitter say ? I remember Johnny Depp as Edward Scissorhands back in the day
Should this defamation trial be made into a movie ?

Should this defamation trial be made into a movie?

No, it shouldn't.

This is not the O.J. Simpson murder trial here (which was covered by all).

This is just a he said/she said thing. I imagine both will eventually agree on a settlement and move on.

Kim Kardashian wore, to a Met Gala, the iconic dress that Marilyn Monroe wore when she sang "Happy Birthday" to JFK. And allegedly damaged the dress. More on that here.
Why on earth would Ripley's, the owner of the dress, allow that publicity hungry nitwit to wear the dress for even one second?

Somebody has to ask this question...
Was the dressed damaged in the backside because Kim's bottom was too big to fit the dress?

Ugh, those KarTRASHians.

Make them go away.

Cameron Diaz is coming out of retirement to star in the Netflix comedy "Back in Action" with
Jamie Foxx

Kelsey Grammer is returning as
Dr. Frasier Crane in a Sequel to the
TV series Frasier
https://www-tvinsider-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.tvinsider.com/1063777/kelsey-grammer-frasier-sequel-ordered-paramount-plus/amp/?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16649761496815&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tvinsider.com%2F1063777%2Fkelsey-grammer-frasier-sequel-ordered-paramount-plus%2F

I can't believe it been 18 years since the last episode of 'Frasier'! It ran from 1993 to 2004, and I probably watched it from 1993 to 1998 or 99. 263 episodes are ALOT to watch, and then when you add his 202 episodes of 'Cheers' from 1984 to 1993, I gotta wonder, even as a fan, haven't we had enough of Frasier Crane? Kelsey's 67 now, so the new show must be dramatically different now.

They won't have any of the supporting character. Yes, John Mahony, who played the dad, Martin, is dead, but the others aren't.

All the other revivals, like Will & Grace and The Conners, had their cast more or less intact. Why not this one?

Tim , what if they get a different actor to play Martin the dad ? Or digitally insert John Mahoney as
Martin into the Frasier sequel.
What about Eddie the dog

If that 18 years since the last episode is reflected in the show, that dog is no longer alive. Maybe a descendant?

Just stick human & dog skeletons on the recliner. Problem solved. ;-)

I think that, as far as Martin and Eddie go, this TV Trope applies:


https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheCharacterDiedWithHim

First trailer of the new Frasier series: click here.

Highlight below:
P.S. Yes, it's a spoof.

Las Vegas,Nevada Supermodel Elle Johnson on Twitter
dressed up as Marilyn Monroe this Halloween. I mention this because someone else on this board mentioned Kim Kardashian dressing up as
Marilyn Monroe. I personally think
Elle Johnson is better than Marilyn Monroe, along with another famous Blonde Model Lindsey Pelas
Plus I found this article that says
William Shatner is trying to mend his "friendship" with George Takei
But were they ever actually "Friends" ? Or more like Frenemies ?
The article is here
https://radaronline.com/p/william-shatner-mending-friendship-star-trek-george-takei/
I wish Shatner would Host
Saturday Night Live again
He only hosted SNL once in 1986 , only Once when
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home was released, Shatner is also so talented in his Music Career that when he hosts SNL again he can Also be the
Musical Guest

Okay, I think we now have proof that Jeff Winters is actually William Shatner!

But, I actually agree that it's odd that they never had him on a second time, instead of so many C-Listers or one-hit-wonder actors.

Another Jeff Winters post that would make a grammar teacher weep.

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quote:

Someone else on this board mentioned Kim Kardashian dressing up as
Marilyn Monroe.

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I'm Not William Shatner , just a fan
Plus I mentioned Supermodel
Elle Johnson , on her Twitter
On August 19, 2021 she typed:
#Shatner first. Shatner last. Shatner 4EVA!!! #ThursdayMotivation"

Anyone else see it
Her Twitter is
Elle Johnson
@_ElleJohnson

Well, you write your posts like Shatner speaks lines...

What an insult to Shat. He at least has some sense of grammar in his speech...

I've seen ten-year-old kids write better grammar than Jeff.

Did any of you ever hear Donald Trump speak? His aimless, rambling, pointless, headache inducing, overlong word salad nonsense speeches will have you longing for Shatner.

Okay, that's enough picking on Jeff. Adam is right-- Trump's thoughts are just jumbled and they don't always end and are frequently flipping over to other topics. SNL does a good job of showing this inarticulate orange bufoon's lack of speech skills.

Anyone else miss Bushisms?

The Orange Buffoon should remained an 80's has-been, if not for Jeff Zucker. Zucker, the then head of NBC, green lighted The Apprentice, that horrible reality show that allowed the buffoon to regain public attention.

Zucker mismanaged NBC for years. It was the Jay Leno/Conan O'Brien fiasco that finally led to Zucker being ousted.

"I'm the Decider!"
"Fool me once, shame on me...fool me twice...won't get fooled again!"
"Fancy architectural machine."

Yes, I can't believe it, but after this much time with Obnoxious Orange, I actually miss the guy!

Well, he's still stinking up the headlines.

Speaking about Celebrities ,
I found this article that lists
10 Actors who played more than One Iconic character
https://collider.com/actors-who-played-more-than-one-iconic-character/ What other Actors & Actresses could be added to the list and for playing what Iconic characters

On Social Media I asked
Supermodel Elle Johnson about her
Tweet of August 19, 2021 mentioning
William Shatner. I also asked if she was a fan of Bill Murray like she said a few years ago
Elle replied to me
"I love Shatner!!! I fell in love with him watching Boston Legal!! I like Bill Murray too. But his earlier stuff like Caddyshack!"

Jay Leno was burned this past weekend, by a gasoline fire in his garage. From what I've heard, he was burned more seriously (third degree) than what he admits to in this interview. Best of luck to Mr. Leno; I hope he has a full and speedy recovery.

Hope he'll be okay.

Martha Stewart at the age of 81 is
on the Front cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition

News about Tom Hanks, https://variety.com/2023/film/news/tom-hanks-act-death-ai-deepfakes-1235614391/

Prince Harry & Meghan Markle had a
near catastrophic paparazzi car chase
in New York City, bringing back painful memories of the death of
Princess Diana in 1997

Al Pacino, at the age of 83, is about to become a father for the fourth time. More on that here.

Don't plan on seeing that kid graduate from high school, Al.

Did anyone see "Stars on Mars" on
Fox 5 yesterday June 5, 2023 with
William Shatner hosting
What was the exact quote
Christopher Mintz-Plasse aka
McLovin from "Superbad" say
He said
"It's so surreal to see William Shatner hosting.." what was his full quote about Shatner

I think the quote was “It’s so surreal to see William Shatner hosting. He’s so old he must be wondering if he’ll meet those guys who were horrible to me when he was younger in heaven?”

For a second, I thought I heard the jabbering of a baboon.

Then I realized it was just another Jeff Winters post.

😆😆😆 wah-wah But seriously I couldn't find a Transcript online for Stars on Mars like with other shows

Jabber, jabber, jabber.

And what's up with those strings of numbers!?

Unicode characters

Specifically this one, three times.

Wonder what happened. Did Jeff's horrible grammar finally fry the board

No, this board is old technology, it's not capable of displaying unicodes. Lets not dunk on the man when it's not deserved, shall we?

Pat Sajak has announced his retirement as the host of Wheel of Fortune. He has stated that his upcoming 41st season will be his last. More here.

I suspect Vanna will take over and Pat’s daughter will take over the board. It happened last season when Sakai took a vacation

Sakai? Who's Sakai?

You mean Sajak.

Typed that on my phone. I'm going to blame Autocorrect/Autocorrupt.

Just don't throw it against a wall.

I suspect Vanna will take over and Pat’s daughter will take over the board.

That didn't happen. Ryan Seacrest has been named as the new host of Wheel of Fortune, to succeed Pat Sajak once the latter retires. And (IMHO) stiffing Vanna White in the process. If I were her, I would finish out my contract, and then walk away. More here.

Seacreast? Him? WHY??

This guy inflicted the KarTRASHian creatures on us. For that crime alone, he should be hanged.

OK, I found the exact words of
Christopher Mintz-Plasse aka
McLovin from "Superbad" on the first episode of
"Stars on Mars" which aired on FOX
Monday June 5, 2023
He said about Shatner
"It is mind-blowing
to see William Shatner.
He is the original space boy.
It's pretty surreal to have
him a part of this experiment"
I found the words from
subslikescript.com

This is really "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". Elton John played the final show of his final tour in Stockholm , Sweden last night. More from CNN here.

He's not giving up performing. He's just not gonna tour anymore.

So The Screen Actor's Guild has joined forces with the striking Writers Guild and no scripted TV shows are being produced until the strike is over.
The current president of SAG is Fran Drescher of 'The Nanny', and I was curious who else had been president. I didn't recognize several names, but here's a bunch I did and you probably do, too.

James Cagney - 1942-1944
Ronald Reagan - 1947-1952 & 1959-1960
Charlton Heston - 1965-1971
Dennis Weaver - 1973-1975
William Schallert - 1979-1981 (Star Trek's Nilz Barris)
Edward Asner - 1981-1985
Patty Duke - 1985-1988
William Daniels - 1999-2001 (KITT from Knightrider)
Gabrielle Carteris - 2016-2021 (Andrea Zuckerman of Beverly Hills 90210)

Wasn't Melissa Gilbert head of SAG at one point?

Yeah, per her Wikipedia page, she had it from 2001-2005.

Of course, the big question is how long can they hold out? A-list actors like Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and Meryl Streep might be able to hang on for a while, but for every Cruise, Pitt, and Streep, there are the "person in bar" actors. They don't have anywhere near the amount of money that A-listers make, and never will. Ditto for the writers.

Second of all, as long as they are not working, they are not being paid. Unless they can find work elsewhere (picturing Fran Drescher standing behind a counter saying "You want fries with that?" in her nasal voice), the bills are going to start piling up. If that happens, they'll find themselves in deep, financial doo-doo. Be hard for one to maintain pride when the landlord is pounding on their door with an eviction notice and the bank is about to re-possess their car. And if they have children, well, God help them.

Like it or not, streaming and AI are here to stay, and there is no going back.

My advice to both actors and writers are •••• in your guts and deal up. Or stick to your guns while you, and possibly your loved ones, are all forced to go on welfare.

Tim - Like it or not, streaming and AI are here to stay, and there is no going back.

As I understand it, when streaming started a lower amount of money & royalties were accepted because it was untested and now that they know it works they want to be paid the same as when their shows and movies appear on TV.

Can't really blame them for wanting that.

As for AI... YouTubers Clownfish TV and Comics Matter have both done tests with AI writing programs and while it might be good at writing listicles or a plot outline, good full stories seem to be beyond their capabilities, although considering some of the hacks in Hollywood... maybe they have reason to be worried. ;-)

Recently the webcomic Exiern did a storyline written by AI. Yikes!

The actors and writers are just the tip of the iceberg for this strike. Can't forget the people behind the scenes that make our shows; producers, directors, stunt men, special effects people, animators, camera men, grips, lighting technicians, film editors, music/soundtrack creators, costume makers, set designers and construction, prop masters, the art department, the sound department, series transportation departments (lugging people and equipment to specific locations), caterers, hairstylists, makeup artists,
It's about the actors standing up for the writers, but thousands of others not involved with the main issues are going to suffer financially.

Can't forget the people behind the scenes that make our shows; producers, directors, stunt men, special effects people, animators, camera men, grips, lighting technicians, film editors, music/soundtrack creators, costume makers, set designers and construction, prop masters, the art department, the sound department, series transportation departments (lugging people and equipment to specific locations), caterers, hairstylists, makeup artists,
It's about the actors standing up for the writers, but thousands of others not involved with the main issues are going to suffer financially.

Exactly.

And wen these people lose their homes and such, tey should know who to blame.

Really? People shouldn't strike because they'll lose money? If everyone thought that, nobody would ever get a better deal in the long run. Nobody wants to strike and suffer financially because of it, but there's no way that the studios will pay people a decent wage if the workers carry on working.

It's even more of an insult that the studio CEOs have said they're willing to sit out the strike and let staff go broke and lose their cars and their homes. Their lack of basic human concern for their workers is appalling.

There's an interesting article here explaining why the studios will suffer if they don't pay their workers better and end the strikes soon.

Callie - Nobody wants to strike and suffer financially because of it, but there's no way that the studios will pay people a decent wage if the workers carry on working.

And cut into management's ability to buy a third home???

I'm shocked! Shocked that you're so unfeeling about the welfare of studio heads and stockholders profits! 8-o

Tsk, tsk.

;-)

*hangs head in shame*

Sorry, Alec. I should have realised that they also need to buy a new yacht.

I am scum, I tell you!

It's even more of an insult that the studio CEOs have said they're willing to sit out the strike and let staff go broke and lose their cars and their homes. Their lack of basic human concern for their workers is appalling.

Sounds like something Trump would say.

Of course, Trump would not even bother trying to make a deal. He'd just say "You're fired." to the whole lot of them and then outsource to places like Malaysia and The Philippines.

Actor Danny Masterson (That 70s Show) was found guilty of rape, and sentenced from thirty years to life in prison. More here.

Well, that hilarious show has been tainted by him. Creep.

Just as The Cosby Show was tainted by Bill's actions.

40 years ago, Bill Cosby saved NBC's bacon. Now they will not acknowledge his existence.

Former Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton has been fighting a rare form of pneumonia, and is hospitalized as a result. She is relying on donations to pay her medical bills, as she has no insurance. More on her condition here.

How can she have no insurance!?

This was a famous athlete who once had commercial endorsements everywhere.

Danny Masterson has been moved to the maximum security lockup of California's Corcoran State Prison. The same facility that once housed Charles Manson. His earliest parole date is 2042. More on that here.

I thought Manson had been in San Quentin.