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Chadwick Boseman's last tweet has become the most-liked of all time, Twitter confirms.

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US actor Chadwick Boseman poses in the press room during the
2019 American Music Awards at the Microsoft theatre on November 24, 2019 in Los Angeles.

* A tweet sent from Chadwick Boseman's account announcing the actor's death has become the most-liked of all time, Twitter announced.

* The tweet surpassed six million likes on Saturday night, less than 24 hours after it was posted.

* The tweet far eclipsed the previous most-liked tweet, which was sent by former President Barack Obama in 2017.

* The tweet from Boseman's account said the actor had lived with colon cancer for the last four years, even while filming a number of movies "between countless surgeries and chemotherapy."



The tweet announcing the death of the actor Chadwick Boseman surpassed six million on Saturday night, becoming the most-liked tweet on the social media platform by far.

Twitter confirmed that it was a record for the website, tweeting that the milestone was "a tribute fit for a King."

The tweet, sent from Boseman's account Friday night, announced that Boseman had lived with stage III colon cancer for the last four years before it finally progressed to stage IV.

The actor, known for his roles as King T'Challa in "Black Panther, Jackie Robinson in "42," and Thurgood Marshall in "Marshall," died Friday. He was 43 years old.


From Chadwich Boseman's Twitter Account (https://twitter.com/chadwickboseman)
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"A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much," the tweet said. "From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and several more, all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy."

The tweet continued: "It was the honor of his career to bring King T'Challa to life in Black Panther."

Previously Twitter's most-liked tweet belonged to Barack Obama in August 2017, which received 4.3 million likes. His tweet decried racism after the Charlottesville car attack that killed the activist Heather Heyer amid counter-protests against a white nationalist rally.


Read more:

Videos of Chadwick Boseman's moving tributes to Kobe Bryant are resurfacing on social media as fans grieve both legends. (https://www.insider.com/chadwick-boseman-kobe-bryant-video-clips-resurfaced-2020-8)

Actor Josh Gad shared one of the final text messages he received from Chadwick Boseman who urged him to 'thank God for the unique wonders of this day'. (https://www.insider.com/josh-gad-final-texts-chadwick-boseman-2020-8)

Where to watch some of Chadwick Boseman's best performances from 'Black Panther' to '42'. (https://www.insider.com/where-to-watch-chadwick-boseman-best-movies-netflix-disney-google-2020-8)

Chadwick Boseman recalled being fired from a TV show after questioning the racial stereotypes of his role. (https://www.insider.com/chadwick-boseman-fired-tv-show-question-black-stereotypes-2018-5)


Updated Stats as of August 30, 2020
159.3k Comments
3M Retweets
6.9M Likes



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Date: August 29, 2020

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Grey's Anatomy star Sara Ramirez comes out as non-binary in proud post.

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Grey's Anatomy star Sara Ramirez comes out as non-binary in proud Instagram post


Former Grey's Anatomy star Sara Ramirez, who played Dr. Callie Torres
in the medical drama, has come out as non-binary in a new social media post.



The former Grey's Anatomy star, 44, played the fan-favourite role of orthopedic surgeon Dr. Callie Torres in the medical drama from 2006 to 2016.

Captioning a new selfie and profile picture of themselves on Instagram on Thursday, Sara wrote: "New profile pic.

"In me is the capacity to be Girlish boy, Boyish girl, Boyish boy. Girlish girl, All, Neither #nonbinary ".

The selfie itself saw Sara don a purple t-shirt, a fade and short haircut and a determined gaze at the camera.

Beneath the inspiring post, RuPaul's Drag Race star and transgender activist Peppermint commented on their post, writing: "I love you with every fiber. You are such a bright light it's almost Hard to fathom.

"Thank you for sharing. I can only think how many young folks will feel even more held by you. No pressure. I'm just SO PROUD. I'm in tears".


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Grey's Anatomy star Sara Ramirez has come out as non-binary in a proud social media post.


Sara's profile biography on the social media app now refers to themselves as a "non-binary human" and notes their preferred pronouns as "she/they".

Appearing on medical drama Grey's Anatomy for over a decade, Sara's character Callie became notable for being the first LGBTQ+ cast member of the medical drama.

Callie's notable storylines included a marriage to Dr. George O'Malley (TR Knight), flings with Dr. Mark Sloan ( Eric Dane )and Dr. Erica Hahn ( Brooke Smith ), and her dramatic marriage to Dr. Arizona Robbins ( Jessica Capshaw ), which ended after infidelity, resentment and couple's therapy.


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Sara shares their message regarding their gender identity.


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Sara Ramirez played bisexual orthopedic surgeon Dr. Callie Torres on Grey's Anatomy from 2006 to 2016.


Ramirez departed the drama at the end of its sixteenth season, with her character starting a new life in New York City with daughter Sofia, away from the series' setting of Seattle, Washington.

Announcing their departure in May 2016, Sara said: "I'm deeply grateful to have spent the last 10 years with my family at 'Grey’s Anatomy' and ABC."

Since leaving Grey's Anatomy, Sara played the role of policy advisor and a former chief of staff to the UN Ambassador Kat Sandoval in the political series Madam Secretary.


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Sara recently played Kat Sandoval on CBS political drama Madam Secretary.


The series concluded with its sixth and final run on CBS last year.

In 2020, Sara has focused on promoting messages surrounding Black Lives Matter and Black Trans Lives Matter on social media.



Source: mirror.co.uk
Website: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/greys-anatomy-star-sara-ramirez-22598630
Date: August 29, 2020

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O’Day apparently watched President Donald Trump criticize Hunter Biden, the son of Democratic nominee Joe Biden. The “Wrecking Ball” singer decided to put the Trump family’s contradictions on blast.

Refinery29, a media outlet tailored to young women, obtained a screenshot of O’Day’s now-deleted tweets and reported that one post included the following message: “Since trump has now lowered this debate to trashing family.

– don jr HATES his father.

-ivanka is a lesbian on the low.

-eric f**ked miss universe on the apprentice board room table while with his now-wife. #Debates2020.”

“And while we are at it.. I have texts of don jr telling me what a little shit asshole barron is.” O’Day wrote in a second tweet.

O’Day has had close dealings with Donald Jr. years before. She appeared as a contestant on the fifth season of ABC’s The Celebrity Apprentice in 2012, in which Don Jr. played an advisor role. During the taping, the two allegedly had an affair.

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Famed fashion editor created 'intolerant' workplace!

Anna Wintour admits to 'mistakes along the way' in NYT report on 'intolerant' Vogue workplace.

A bombshell story in the New York Times addresses the issue of diversity at Vogue with a sharp eye cast on the woman who helms the ship: Anna Wintour. The Saturday piece, which leans on interviews with 18 unnamed sources, claims that under Wintour — who has been Vogue’s editor-in-chief since 1988 and Condé Nast’s artistic director since 2013 — the magazine “welcomed a certain type of employee — someone who is thin and white, typically from a wealthy family and educated at elite schools.”

According to Vogue, Wintour, 70, emailed her staff in early June, in the wake of the protests ignited by the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, saying, “I want to say plainly that I know Vogue has not found enough ways to elevate and give space to Black editors, writers, photographers, designers and other creators. We have made mistakes, too, publishing images or stories that have been hurtful or intolerant. I take full responsibility for those mistakes.”

Many saw the email as “calculated”, “hypocritical” or even “hollow” — an argument bolstered when Wintour was not present that month for a meeting on race and racism. But some Black employees told the Times the email was “an awkward, though heartfelt, attempt at genuine change.”

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5 New Series Coming To Netflix In December That Are Worth The Binge

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Enter the world of London's high society with this period drama from Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers and creator Chris Van Dusen.


As we fight an out-of-control pandemic and face another round of lockdowns, most would concur that 2020 cannot end soon enough. The upside is that Netflix NFLX +1.3% has a slew of new movies and series to help us get through December.

This much-needed escapism is what people are looking for and streaming is at an all-time high. Netflix just announced that The Queen’s Gambit (https://www.forbes.com/sites/danafeldman/2020/10/22/the-netflix-series-the-queens-gambit-explores-the-true-cost-of-genius/?sh=bb045a35ebee) is its most popular limited scripted series ever with a record 62 million households bingeing the seven-part series its first 28 days.

It’s fun to try and guess which new shows will be the next big hit for the streaming giant, but with so many choices on what to watch, how do you pick what to binge next? Here’s a list of five new Netflix original series premiering in December that are definitely worth the binge.



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Selena: The Series Part 1 (December 4, Nine Episodes): Before Selena Quintanilla became known the world over as the Queen of Tejano Music, she was a young girl from Texas with big dreams and an even bigger voice. The show explores her journey from singing small gigs to becoming the most successful female Latin artist of all time. The story also includes the many years of hard work, struggle and sacrifice the Quintanilla family endured. This deep look into Selena’s life comes from executive producers Jaime Dávila, Rico Martinez, Hiromi Kamata, Suzette Quintanilla, Simran A. Singh and Moises Zamora and was created by Zamora with Don Todd (This is Us) consulting. Christian Serratos, Gabriel Chavarria, Ricardo Chavira, Noemí Gonzalez and Seidy López star.



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Dr. Devi Shetty is one of four surgeons featured in the new Netflix doc series 'The Surgeon's Cut' premiering in December.

The Surgeon’s Cut: (December 9, Four Episodes): This docuseries crisscrosses the globe profiling four ground-breaking surgeons. Each has a unique visionary approach to their craft and the viewer will be privy to their work as they perform innovative operations and procedures on patients. These experts will also discuss their personal journeys into medicine and provide information on what it’s like to be a surgeon. Each individual story will shed light on the intricacies of the human body and delve into the fascinating ways in which the body is constantly being reinvented by new discoveries and techniques. The doctors vary in specialties, including fetal medicine, neurosurgery, transplant surgery and cardiology.



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Tao Tsuchiya and Kento Yamazaki in 'Alice in Borderland' premiering soon on Netflix.

Alice in Borderland (December 10, Eight Episodes): This dark, suspenseful sci-fi thriller is based on the graphic novel “Imawa no Kuni no Alice” by Haro Aso and centers on Arisu, an aimless, jobless and video-game-obsessed young man, who suddenly finds himself in a strange, emptied-out dystopian parallel version of Tokyo. In this new world, he and his friends are forced to compete in a series of dangerous, sadistic games in order to survive. In this strange world, Arisu meets Usagi, a young woman who is also navigating the games alone. Together, they set out to unravel one mystery after another as they risk their lives and confront what it means to live. The series is directed by Shinsuke Sato and stars Kento Yamazaki (Kingdom, The Disastrous Life of Saiki K) and Tao Tsuchiya (Library Wars: BOOK OF MEMORIES, Mare). The series was written by Yoshiki Watabe, Yasuko Kuramitsu and Shinsuke Sato. Kaata Sakamoto executive produced alongside producer Akira Morii for production company ROBOT.


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Kylie Jefferson stars as a young ballerina who is about to see the darkest sides of competition in 'Tiny Pretty Things' on Netflix.

Tiny Pretty Things (December 14, Ten Episodes): Described as Black Swan meets Pretty Little Liars, this series is set in the elite, and very dark, world of ballet. The story, based on the YA novel of the same name by Dhonielle Clayton and Sona Charaipotra, will give the viewer an inside look into the highly competitive and extremely cutthroat world of dance as Neveah (Kylie Jefferson) starts at Chicago’s prestigious Archer School of Ballet where the quest for perfection is not only a requirement, it’s also deadly. Prior to Neveah’s arrival, one of the school’s star students, Cassie Shore (Anna Maiche), fell to her death. The official story is that it was a fatal misstep but who mistakenly falls from a four-story building? The rumor is Cassie was pushed. There’s even someone the other dancers suspect did it, but no one will fess up. Michael MacLennan serves as writer, showrunner and executive producer. Also, executive producing are Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Jordanna Fraiberg and Deborah Henderson of Insurrection Media, Gary Fleder and Gabrielle Neimand of Mojo Films and Carrie Mudd of Peacock Alley.



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Phoebe Dynevor as Daphne Bridgerton in 'Bridgerton' premiering Christmas Day on Netflix.

Bridgerton (December 25, Eight Episodes): This American period drama was created by Shondaland’s Chris Van Dusen and executive produced by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers. Based on Julia Quinn’s bestselling novels, the story is set in the competitive world of Regency London high society and follows Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor), the eldest daughter of the powerful Bridgerton family, as she makes her debut onto the competitive marriage market. Hoping to follow in the footsteps of her parents and find a match sparked by true love, Daphne’s prospects initially seem to be unrivaled. But as her older brother begins to rule out her potential suitors, the scandal sheet written by the mysterious Lady Whistledown, voiced by the one and only Julie Andrews, casts aspersions on Daphne. Enter the highly desirable and rebellious Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page), committed bachelor and the catch of the season for the debutantes’ mamas. Despite proclaiming that they want nothing the other has to offer, their attraction is undeniable and sparks fly as they find themselves engaged in an increasing battle of wits while navigating society’s expectations for their future. This series has all the goods: it’s a romantic and scandalous tale that celebrates the timelessness of enduring friendships, families finding their way and the search for a love that conquers all. Golda Rosheuvel, Jonathan Bailey, Luke Newton, Claudia Jessie, Nicola Coughlan, Ruby Barker, Luke Thompson, Sabrina Bartlett, Ruth Gemmell, Adjoa Andoh, Polly Walker, Bessie Carter and Harriet Cains round out the cast.



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Date: November 25, 2020

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Elliot Page, Star of 'Juno' and 'The Umbrella Academy,' Comes Out as Transgender

"I feel overwhelming gratitude for the incredible people who have supported me along this journey," Page wrote in a letter Tuesday.


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Elliot Page, who was previously known as Ellen, attends The IMDb Studio
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Elliot Page, who currently stars on Netflix's "The Umbrella Academy," came out as transgender and non-binary on Tuesday.

"I feel overwhelming gratitude for the incredible people who have supported me along this journey," Page, who was previously known as Ellen Page, wrote.

"I can't begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self. I've been endlessly inspired by so many in the trans community."

Page went on to write that although he feels "profoundly happy" about sharing his story, he's also scared "of the invasiveness, the hate, the 'jokes' and of the violence."


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"To be clear, I am not trying to dampen a moment that is joyous and one that I celebrate, but I want to address the full picture. The statistics are staggering. The discrimination towards trans people is rife, insidious and cruel, resulting in horrific consequences," he wrote in the letter.

"In 2020, alone it has been reported that at least 40 transgender people have been murdered, the majority of which were Black and Latinx trans women."

The LGBTQ advocacy group Human Rights Campaign reported in October (https://www.hrc.org/news/hrc-mourns-brooklyn-deshuna-black-trans-woman-killed-in-louisiana) that it recorded more violent deaths of transgender or gender non-conforming people in 2020 than in any other year since it began tracking such crimes in 2013.

Page ended the letter by condemning politicians who attack the transgender community.

"Enough is enough. You aren't being 'cancelled,' you are hurting people. I am one of those people and we won't be silent in the face of your attacks," he wrote.

"I love that I am trans. And I love that I am queer. And the more I hold myself close and fully embrace who I am, the more I dream, the more my heart grows and the more I thrive," Page continued. "To all the trans people who deal with harassment, self-loathing, abuse and the threat of violence every day: I see you, I love you and I will do everything I can to change this world for the better."

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, also known as GLAAD, praised Page's coming out as "an inspiration to countless trans and non-binary people."

Page's wife, Emma Portner, said she was "so proud."

"Trans, queer and non-binary people are a gift to this world," Portner wrote on Instagram. "I also ask for patience & privacy but that you join me in the fervent support of trans life every single day. Elliot’s existence is a gift in and of itself. Shine on sweet E. Love you so much."

Netflix tweeted: "So proud of our superhero! WE LOVE YOU ELLIOT! Can't wait to see you return in season 3!"

[View Tweets on website.]



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Website: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/umbrella-academy-star-elliot-page-comes-out-transgender-n1249551?fbclid=IwAR063ugA6Mnj1mNVyhQm8eUkmafT2pRu h5IHrBkdKNFMEpi57KH_sHPaJFE
Date: December 1, 2020

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Tom Cruise Recorded Screaming at Crew Members For Breaking COVID-19 Rules.

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A furious Tom Cruise berated crew members on the set of Mission: Impossible 7, warning that they'll be "f****** gone" if they're caught breaking COVID-19 protocol.

The Hollywood actor flew into a rage after reportedly spotting two crew members failing to socially distance from one another.

"I don't ever want to see it again, ever!" Cruise is heard yelling in the leaked audio. "And if you don't do it you're fired, if I see you do it again you're f****** gone. And if anyone in this crew does it - that's it, and you too and you too. And you, don't you ever f****** do it again."

Insiders say Cruise was furious at his staff for risking all of his efforts to keep filming going as the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact the industry.

"They're back there in Hollywood making movies right now because of us!" Cruise said. "Because they believe in us and what we're doing! I'm on the phone with every f****** studio at night, insurance companies, producers, and they're looking at us and using us to make their movies. We are creating thousands of jobs you motherf******."

The coronavirus pandemic has already caused the latest installment of the film franchise to experience delays. Cruise held crisis talks with the film's director after 12 people tested positive for the virus, causing 150 extras to not shoot their scenes in Italy.

Since returning to the United Kingdom for more filming, the actor has tried to ensure there are no more delays. He even paid over half a million dollars for an old cruise ship for the cast and crew to isolate on.

"That’s it! No apologies," Cruise continued. "You can tell it to the people that are losing their f-ing homes because our industry is shut down. It's not going to put food on their table or pay for their college education. That's what I sleep with every night. The future of this f****** industry!"

Mission: Impossible 7's release date has been pushed from July 23 to November 19, 2021, due to the coronavirus pandemic.



Source: the-sun.com (https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/1977533/tom-cruise-covid-rant-mission-impossible-2/)
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Date: December 15, 2020

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While many stars have come to Cruise’s defense over the leaked audio recording of the actor allegedly berating members of the “Mission Impossible 7” crew for breaking safety guidelines, Remini believes his outburst was “for public relations reasons only.” In a post Wednesday on the anti-Scientology blog The Underground Bunker, Remini, one of the organization’s most high-profile defectors and prominent critics, called the tirade a “psychotic rant” and described Cruise as an “abusive person.”

“Tom does not care about the families of his crew; this is all for publicity,” Remini wrote. “Tom does not believe in family values. I mean, how anyone is falling for this is just mind-blowing. I would bet that Tom had this rant written for him and had his Scientology assistant record and release it. Hearing a rich actor with enormous power address his crew in this way is a sign of weakness and a deeply troubled person.”

Tom seems to think that Hollywood is incapable of making films without his help. Saying such a thing indicates the godlike figure Tom believes he is, and what he is told by Scientology,” Remini continued. “The reality is, anyone who is working in Hollywood today is working under strict COVID guidelines. Anyone who is working knows this. Tom Cruise is not dictating how films are being made, even if he seems to think so.”

Remini went on to claim the rant reveals Cruise’s “true personality.”

“He is an abusive person. I witnessed it, I’ve been a recipient of it on a small level, and I’ve been told of similar abuse by his former girlfriend, his employees, and his friends,” Remini wrote. “This is the real Tom.”

And she encouraged those commending his behavior to reconsider given the power dynamic at play, writing, “This is not just a guy in the middle of a public place standing up to someone for not wearing a mask. This is Tom friggin’ Cruise wielding his power and threatening and degrading his crew.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/leah-remini-says-tom-cruise-psychotic-rant-about-coronavirus-is-publicity-stunt_n_5fdf908dc5b6e5158fa7e6d6

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Ariana Grande is engaged to boyfriend Dalton Gomez: 'Forever n then some'


Forgive me, but wasn't this the same Ariana Grande who was engaged and claiming Pete Davison was her forever and then some??



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“They say I do it, ain’t nobody caught me / Sure got to prove it on me / Went out last night with a crowd of my friends / They must’ve been women, ’cause I don’t like no men,” Ma Rainey declares in “Prove It on Me Blues.” That 1928 tune isn’t performed in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, the new film based on August Wilson’s 1982 play that premiered Friday on Netflix. But Viola Davis, who is deeply familiar with Wilson’s oeuvre — she won an Oscar for her role in the 2016 film based on his play Fences — quotes that song in revealing how she leaned into Rainey's unapologetic queerness. As Rainey, Davis oozes with sexuality, not only in the opening scenes when she’s flanked by writhing women onstage, or in scenes where she holds her girlfriend Dussie Mae from behind — but with every wave of her fan, each note she belts, and every chug of her ice-cold Coca-Cola.

“In researching Ma Rainey, she was unapologetic about her sexuality,” Davis tells The Advocate. “This is a woman who went to orgies. She was arrested at an orgy. I felt like Ma always had a woman with her. A lot of the women who dance with her were her women. She had orgies with them. That was her world. I didn't want to sweep it under the rug.”

At 19, Davis was first introduced to Rainey when she took in a production of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, R.I., with Barbara Meek in the titular role.

“Barbara Meek was the actress, for me. I just felt like she was transformative. She was great. She was all those reasons why I studied acting,” Davis says.

“What struck me is from the moment she came on the stage, [Rainey] knew her worth. I did not see a woman who had to scream for it, yell for it, whatever. She just absolutely took the space without out apology. And I loved it,” Davis says. “My heart pounded. I thought it was fantastic. That was my introduction to Ma.”

https://www.advocate.com/film/2020/12/21/how-viola-davis-leaned-ma-raineys-queer-desire-black-bottom

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Emma Thompson was characteristically frank about Hollywood’s double standard during a recent interview with the CultureBlast podcast. The “Nanny McPhee” star, who is also a prolific screenwriter, was talking about her upcoming film “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande,” which she said is a refreshing change of pace from the the typical Hollywood film about women who have romances with men decades older than themselves.

Directed by Sophie Hyde, “Leo Grande” is the story of a widow whose late husband had been an unsatisfying lover, so she decides to seek out a sex therapist in his early 20s.

Thompson’s character in the film says, “The only people willing to sleep with me are my age and I want to sleep with someone younger than me.” But it’s very rare for women to express that desire for a younger man onscreen, she says. “If I have someone playing opposite me in a romantic way, they have to exhume someone, because I’m 61 now,” she jokes.

“You get past 50 and you’re invisible.”

Meanwhile, she says that it’s completely acceptable for George Clooney to have an onscreen romance with someone who is 30 or 40 years younger than him. “It’s completely unbalanced,” she says.

But she holds out hope that the industry is changing. “If people aren’t averse to seeing someone who is 61 largely naked, with a very much younger person, it’s going to be very interesting. We’ve got to keep being brave.”

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How nice for "aunt becky"!

If that would of been one of us who pulled that shit, they'd locked us up and thrown the key way!!

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Vanessa Bryant responds to mom’s ‘hurtful’ lawsuit, says Kobe ‘would be so disappointed.’


Vanessa Bryant is reportedly calling a new fraud lawsuit filed by her mom “unimaginably hurtful” and says her late husband Kobe Bryant would be “so disappointed.”

The widow of the Lakers legend was sued by her mom, Sofia Laine, in a 48-page complaint filed Tuesday in Orange County Superior Court.

In the paperwork, Laine, 68, claims she deserves compensation after working for years as an unpaid personal assistant and nanny for her daughter and Kobe before the NBA superstar died in a helicopter crash in January.


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From left, Vanessa Bryant, Natalia Bryant, Gianna Bryant and Sofia Laine
attend the game between the Lakers and the Indiana Pacers on Nov. 29, 2015 in Los Angeles.
(John Salangsang/John Salangsang/Invision/AP)




She claims Kobe “promised” to take care of her for life, and she counted on that vow.

“Unfortunately, Kobe Bryant’s promises did not see the light of day as he is now deceased, and Vanessa Bryant took each and every step she could to void and cancel all of Kobe Bryant’s promises,” the lawsuit alleges.

In a statement to People.com, Vanessa said her mother is trying to “extort a financial windfall from our family.”

“I have supported her for nearly 20 years, and she was never my or Kobe’s personal assistant, nor was she a nanny,” Vanessa, 38, said.


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Vanessa and Kobe Bryant. (JEAN-BAPTISTE LACROIX/AFP/Getty Images)


The widow said she’s always been a stay-at-home mom, acting as full-time caregiver for her daughters Natalia, 17, Bianka, 4, Capri, 18 months and Gianna, the 13-year-old basketball prodigy who died alongside Kobe, 41, in the devastating crash.

“For nearly two decades, we arranged for my mother to live in our nearby properties, at no cost to her because she had claimed that she didn’t have any money to buy her own home after her divorce,” Vanessa said the statement.

“My husband and I felt it was best for her not to live in our home. She watched our girls from time to time, just like most grandparents do. She did not take care of business issues or expenses,” she said.

Vanessa claimed the support was provided at her request, not her husband’s.

“(Laine) now wants to back-charge me $96 per hour for supposedly working 12 hours a day for 18 years for watching her grandchildren. In reality, she only occasionally babysat my older girls when they were toddlers. As of 10 years ago, our kids were full-time students and athletes, and I didn’t have another child until 2016. Her claims are obviously false but I still tried, repeatedly, to work things out with my mother,” Vanessa said.

“Earlier this year, I was looking for a new home for her and, a week later, she went on television and gave an interview disparaging our family and making false accusations while living rent-free in a gated apartment complex in Newport Coast,” Vanessa continued. “Even after that betrayal, I was willing to provide my mother with monthly support for the rest of her life and that wasn’t good enough.”


[Kobe Bryant Slide Show: Cannot display, view on website.]


She said her mother instead “demanded $5 million, a house and a Mercedes SUV.”

“Because I did not give in to her hurtful threats and monetary requests, she has spiraled out of control and is making false and absurd claims,” she said, calling the lawsuit “disgraceful and unimaginably hurtful.”

“My husband never promised my mother anything,” Vanessa said, “and he would be so disappointed in her behavior and lack of empathy.”



Source: dailynews.com
Website: https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-vanessa-bryant-responds-to-lawsuit-filed-by-her-mom-20201217-wzjytownz5fnfhkfp5cx7beijy-story.html?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=exchange&tblci=GiD2yNoN59cSh5rtzoKVaQhQ19ur4NdLlK7HL99TXcEm GiCP3z8#tblciGiD2yNoN59cSh5rtzoKVaQhQ19ur4NdLlK7HL 99TXcEmGiCP3z8
Date: December 17, 2020

[~ocean]

greed is ugly. look at the mother facia bruta ~

[Orema]

Twice a year, Enty, an entertainment blogger reveals a number of blind items that he's posted throughout the year on his celebrity blog. He makes these reveals on New Years day (today) and July 4th. He makes reveals daily throughout the year, but he saves a bunch for today and July 4.

He starts at 9am and adds a reveal to a blind item every 15 minutes or so on his blog.

The blinds are on old and new celebrities and are mostly about people in the entertainment industry with some political blind items sprinkled in. I like reading the "old Hollywood" blind items.

Here's a link if you're interested.

https://www.crazydaysandnights.net

[PlatinumPearl]

EXCLUSIVE: Casey Anthony, PI! 'Most hated mom' opens her own investigation business after learning the ropes
from 72-year-old detective she lived with in Florida - but she can never hold a license in Sunshine State because of felony conviction.

* America's 'most hated mom’ Casey Anthony has launched a new business as a wannabe private investigator, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal.

* The 34-year-old pariah has filed paperwork for a new company named Case Research & Consulting Services.

* Anthony has been learning the ropes from Patrick J. McKenna, 72, a veteran private detective who she has lived with in West Palm Beach, Florida.

* She was investigated but cleared of murdering daughter Caylee, yet convicted of felony charges of lying to authorities over Caylee's June 2008 death.

* It disqualifies her from ever holding a private investigator license in the state of Florida.

* She can’t access sensitive personal data such as social security numbers and license plates.

* However, there is nothing to stop her searching public records, looking up criminal backgrounds or carrying out surveillance.



America's 'most hated mom’ Casey Anthony has launched a new business as a wannabe private investigator, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal.

The 34-year-old pariah – who was famously investigated but cleared of murdering her daughter Caylee – has filed paperwork for a new company named Case Research & Consulting Services.

For the past several years Anthony has been learning the ropes from Patrick J. McKenna, 72, a veteran private detective who she has lived with in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Anthony was convicted of felony charges of lying to authorities over her daughter’s June 2008 death which disqualifies her from ever holding a private investigator license in the state of Florida.

She can’t access sensitive personal data such as social security numbers and license plates - but there is nothing to stop her searching public records, looking up criminal backgrounds or carrying out surveillance.


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America's 'most hated mom’ Casey Anthony has launched a new business
as a wannabe private investigator, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal.


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The 34-year-old pariah – who was famously investigated but cleared of murdering her daughter
Caylee – has filed paperwork for a new company named Case Research & Consulting Services.


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Anthony was convicted of felony charges of lying to authorities over her daughter’s June 2008
death which disqualifies her from ever holding a private investigator license in the state of Florida.


DailyMail.com revealed four years ago that Anthony had set up a now-shuttered photography business in what was the first step towards her new ‘career’.

We also captured exclusive images of her out and about with McKenna, who appeared to be coaching her on how to take surveillance pictures of buildings.

The twice-divorced PI was lead investigator on Anthony’s defense team and is even more famous for unearthing the racist police tape that wrecked the prosecution of OJ Simpson.

His resume boasts other well-known clients including Yoko Ono, the IRA, philanthropist-turned killer John E. du Pont and Gary Giordano, the last person to see missing Robyn Gardner alive in Aruba.

McKenna has never commented on the nature of their relationship with Anthony but documents list his $1.25m, two-bed home as the headquarters of Case Research & Consulting Services.

Anthony is registered as the business’s sole agent and the venture is set to start trading on January 1, according to the papers filed with the Florida Division of Corporations on December 14.

Anthony’s interest in photography first emerged during her trial when a psychological assessment listed it as one of her childhood hobbies.

She is said to have taken numerous portraits of two-year-old Caylee, whose skeletal remains were found in woodland five months after she disappeared in 2008.

Prosecutors accused Anthony of suffocating the toddler with duct tape and dumping her body but a jury cleared her of first degree murder.


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DailyMail.com revealed four years ago that Anthony had set up a now-shuttered
photography business in what was the first step towards her new ‘career’. Pictured:
Anthony taking pictures of buildings and street scenes with her Canon camera in 2016.


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We also captured exclusive images of her out and about with detective Patrick J. McKenna,
who appeared to be coaching her on how to take surveillance pictures of buildings.


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'Make sure you get my good side. I'm working here,' she joked back in 2016,
before trying to turn the tables on our photographer by taking pictures of him from
her car with her Canon EOS Rebel T5, which is fitted with an 18-55mm zoom lens.


Anthony immediately went into hiding but was forced to surface for a March 2013 bankruptcy hearing where it was revealed she owed her former attorney Jose Baez nearly $1 million in legal fees.

Rumors of a supposed tell-all TV interview never materialised but a spate of reports and alleged sightings eventually linked Anthony to West Palm Beach, where DailyMail.com took photos of her going for a run close to McKenna's property.

In recent years Anthony has abandoned any attempt to stay in the shadows, frequenting local bars, going on dates and sparring with her critics on Facebook, where she lists herself as a ‘news personality.’

Recent posts included a festive tribute to Caylee featuring a photo of her dead daughter in a Santa hat, captioned: ‘Merry Christmas in Heaven my beautiful Cays.’

Other posts take aim at the ‘vulture paparazzi’ and her numerous detractors: ‘No f**ks given.’

Anthony became a household name in the summer of 2008 when Caylee, who was about to turn three, was reported missing by her grandmother.


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Recent posts included a festive tribute to Caylee featuring a photo of her dead daughter
in a Santa hat, captioned: ‘Merry Christmas in Heaven my beautiful Cays' (pictured).


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Caylee's skeletal remains were discovered in a wooded area near Casey's house in
December 2008 after a meter reader alerted authorities. It took more than two years
to bring the case to trial as Anthony remained in jail. She faced the death penalty.


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Anthony, however, was found guilty of four misdemeanor counts of providing
false information to law enforcement for her refusal to help police find Caylee.


For four harrowing months, authorities and volunteers searched the Orlando area for Caylee.

In time, a cadaver dog picked up the little girl's scent in the trunk of Anthony's car. And, despite authorities not recovering a body, a grand jury indicted Anthony on capital murder and other charges.

Caylee's skeletal remains were discovered in a wooded area near Casey's house in December 2008 after a meter reader alerted authorities.

It took more than two years to bring the case to trial as Anthony remained in jail. She faced the death penalty.

The circus-like trial was broadcast live on national networks. Prosecutors portrayed Anthony as a party girl who preferred getting drunk and high over taking care of her child. They also established she lied to authorities during the search for the toddler.

But in the end, in July 2011, a jury of seven women and five men deliberated for 10 hours and 40 minutes before handing down a verdict of not guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter of a child.

Anthony, however, was found guilty of four misdemeanor counts of providing false information to law enforcement for her refusal to help police find Caylee.


Source: dailymail.co.uk
Website: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9099165/Casey-Anthony-launches-new-business-private-investigator.html
Date: December 30, 2020

[PlatinumPearl]

Selena Gomez Emailed Sheryl Sandberg Months Before The Capitol Siege to Highlight US Militia Group Activity on Facebook.

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Selena Gomez seen on the set of "Only Murders in the Building." James Devaney/GC Images.



* Selena Gomez told Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg in September about militia groups on the site.

* The star told AP this week that, in the wake of the Capitol riots, she was frustrated tech platforms failed to heed warnings.

* "Facebook continues to allow dangerous lies about vaccines and COVID and the US election..." she said.


Selena Gomez emailed Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg in September 2020 to warn of US militia groups operating on the social network despite a ban.

The actress and singer this week shared those emails with the AP, expressing frustration in an interview that tech platforms did not do enough to crack down on extremist speech ahead of the US Capitol riots.

She told the AP: "It isn't about me versus you, one political party versus another. This is about truth versus lies and Facebook, Instagram and big tech companies have to stop allowing lies to just flow and pretend to be the truth.

"Facebook continues to allow dangerous lies about vaccines and COVID and the US election, and neo-Nazi groups are selling racist products via Instagram."

According to the AP, Gomez wrote in her September email to Sandberg: "[A] search for a militia group 'Three Percenters' results in dozens of pages, groups and videos focused on people hoping and preparing for civil war, and there are dozens of groups titled 'white lives matter' that are full of hate and lies that might lead to people being hurt or, even worse, killed."


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A member of the AAF III% militia folds the American flag during the rally.
Photo by Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images.


Insider previously reported that the Three Percenters formed in 2008, per the Anti-Defamation League. Its name stems from the myth that only 3% of colonists fought during the Revolutionary War. The group's members see themselves as modern-day incarnations of those revolutionaries.

Gomez's email came despite Facebook banning or restricting militia groups in August.

The actress also took Sandberg, who oversees Facebook's ad business, to task over lies in ads. The firm does not fact-check lies in political ads.

"I can't believe you can't check ads before you take money, and if you can't you shouldn't be profiting from it," she wrote. "You're not just doing nothing. You're cashing in from evil."

AP said Sandberg responded by pointing to the fact Facebook had removed millions of posts for hate speech and had removed divisive ads.

Facebook has been on the defensive after the US Capitol riots on January 6, which saw pro-Trump rioters storm the building and which left five dead. The rioters had planned their activities openly on social media for weeks, on Facebook as well as other platforms.

Sandberg publicly claimed this week the riots had largely been planned off Facebook, saying: "These events were largely organized on platforms that don't have our abilities to stop hate, and don't have our standards, and don't have our transparency."



Source: businessinsider.com
Website: https://www.businessinsider.com/selena-gomez-emailed-sheryl-sandberg-militia-groups-facebook-2021-1
Date: January 17, 2021

[Stone-Butch]

A VERY HAPPY 99th BIRTHDAY Betty White. You are adorable, funny, smart

and appreciated for your years of entertainment. Heres hoping there will be

many more years for us to enjoy your humor, kindness and grace. All the very

best to you lady.

:bunchflowers:

[Stone-Butch]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY today Dolly Parton. At 75 you are still goin' strong. Good on you Dolly, keep writing and singing those tunes we love to share.

[homoe]

The fallout from the worst-timed vacation of the year continues, and Heidi Cruz, the wife of Senator Ted Cruz, is “pretty p***ed” at whoever leaked her text messages planning their infamous trip to Cancun while millions of Texans suffered without power or water.

In an appearance on conservative podcast Ruthless, the Texas senator was asked if the couple knew the identity of the individual on his wife’s text group who had betrayed them to the media.

“Yeah, I will say Heidi’s pretty pissed about that, she was actually over at a neighbour’s house yesterday, walking it through,” said Mr Cruz.

Ms Cruz’s texts were first reported in local media outlet Reform Austin and confirmed by others on the text chain.

[homoe]

Buccaneers GM considering Tom Brady extension: 'We'd like to keep this going'


Tom Brady has one season left on his contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but the Bucs are already thinking about adding a few more years to that.

On "The Rich Eisen Show" on Tuesday, Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht revealed that the organization is considering offering Brady an extension to keep him in Tampa for a few more years.

"That's a possibility," Licht said after Eisen asked if a Brady extension was in the cards. "He certainly didn't look like he slowed down any this year. So, that's a possibility. We'll have to see how that goes." Licht told Eisen that they already have two of the most important elements in place for Brady to sign an extension: Brady likes the Bucs, and the Bucs like him.

Offering Brady an extension could also be a strategic move so the team can continue to surround him with top level talent. There are multiple Bucs players headed toward free agency, and Brady's $25 million salary (and $28.375 million salary-cap hit) is significant. An extension would allow the Buccaneers to spread that out a little, which would give them more financial flexibility to sign other players.

[Gemme]

So, Lady Gaga's dog walker, who is a personal friend of the singer/actress, was shot Wednesday while walking her 3 Frenchies. Two of the dogs were taken and the dog walker was in critical condition. Lady Gaga offered half a million dollars for the safe return of her dogs. The FBI even got involved in case she was the target due to her performance at the inauguration. The dogs have now been returned and the dog walker is recovering.

WTF???

[homoe]

So, Lady Gaga's dog walker, who is a personal friend of the singer/actress, was shot Wednesday while walking her 3 Frenchies. Two of the dogs were taken and the dog walker was in critical condition. Lady Gaga offered half a million dollars for the safe return of her dogs. The FBI even got involved in case she was the target due to her performance at the inauguration. The dogs have now been returned and the dog walker is recovering.

WTF???

But no reward for whoever fingered the shooter of the "dog walker friend"...:deepthoughts:

[Gemme]

But no reward for whoever fingered the shooter of the "dog walker friend"...:deepthoughts:

Although....it would look awful bad if she didn't give him a big ole raise and job security for quite some time.

[homoe]

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez end their four-year relationship!



IMHO both are so in love with themselves it'd be hard to compete!

[homoe]

~~~
Tom, get over yourself!

[homoe]

~~~
Tom, get over yourself!

Not everyone is dying to tweet to a bold face liar and cheat!

[homoe]

Kathie Lee Gifford Wrote A Full-Page Ad Defending Matt Lauer.

Matt Lauer’s “Today” colleagues almost took out a full-page newspaper ad defending him, the Daily News reported Friday.

Any regular follower of the “Today” drama knows about Lauer’s problems. There’s the plunging popularity. The series of unflattering exposes. And, most importantly, the persistent feeling that he was responsible for the ouster of Ann Curry.

Naturally, Lauer has his defenders at NBC News — chief among them Kathie Lee Gifford, who told the News she’d rounded up hundreds of signatures from “Today” staffers (including Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, Willie Geist and Hoda Kotb) for an ad that she planned to buy.

Lauer appeared to sense that being the subject of a pity ad from his work friends would perhaps not be the best thing for his image. So he had Gifford call it off. But she still released the full text of the ad anyway:

“We the people of the ‘Today’ show who work side by side, day by day, year in and year out with Matt Lauer are tired of unfounded and unrelenting stories by faceless characters regarding his character and reputation. No one has coerced us to sign this. With our signatures we stand in support of our colleague and friend.”

Odd, no ad from Gifford when he was fired on the spot for shenanigan's with forcing women into compromising situations!

[homoe]

Sharon Stone is sharing her side of her story. The actress opened up about her breakout role in Basic Instinct and the challenges that she faced while making the 1992 movie in her memoir, The Beauty of Living Twice.

In an excerpt published by Vanity Fair on Friday, Stone, 63, claims that she was misled about her infamous chair scene and told to take off her underwear after being told that her private area would not be seen on film.

Stone recalled being called to see the finished movie, "Not on my own with the director, as one would anticipate...but with a room full of agents and lawyers, most of whom had nothing to do with the project."

"That was how I saw my vagina-shot for the first time, long after I'd been told, 'We can't see anything -- I just need you to remove your panties, as the white is reflecting the light, so we know you have panties on,'" she wrote. "Yes, there have been many points of view on this topic, but since I'm the one with the vagina, in question, let me say: The other points of view are bullsh*t."

"Now, here is the issue. It didn’t matter anymore. It was me and my parts up there. I had decisions to make," she continued. "I went to the projection booth, slapped [director] Paul [Verhoeven] across the face, left, went to my car, and called my lawyer, Marty Singer. Marty told me that they could not release this film as it was. That I could get an injunction." A representative for Verhoeven declined to comment when contacted by ET.

She claims Singer reportedly told her that according to the Screen Actors Guild "it wasn't legal to shoot up my dress in this fashion."

"After the screening, I let Paul know of the options Marty had laid out for me. Of course, he vehemently denied that I had any choices at all," she wrote. "I was just an actress, just a woman; what choices could I have?"

https://www.aol.com/sharon-stone-claims-she-misled-020918545.html

[homoe]

~~
Never was a fan of Couric! One has to wonder why she took the 2 week gig if she "wasn't interest"...:deepthoughts:


https://www.yahoo.com/news/katie-couric-reveals-why-she-213602986.html

[homoe]

Green Bay Packers news....

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers wants clarity on his future in Green Bay. The Packers could give him that clarity with a contract extension that guarantees him more money for more future seasons. It’s unclear whether they’re willing to give him that.

Mike Silver reported on NFL Network that the Packers are working on restructuring Rodgers’ contract to free up cap space, but that it was unclear whether they would do so in such a way that can make Rodgers confident the Packers are committed to him beyond the 2021 season. Silver suggested that the Packers might want to keep open the possibility that they’d move on to Jordan Love in 2022 and not commit anything more to Rodgers beyond 2021 than they already have.

Silver’s report was short on details about what kind of restructuring the Packers are seeking, but as noted by Jason Fitzgerald of OverTheCap.com, if the Packers just wanted a simple restructuring of Rodgers’ contract that converted some of this year’s base salary to a signing bonus, they could just do that now because they have the right to convert base salary into signing bonus in his contract. There’s nothing they need to “work on.” If the Packers are negotiating with Rodgers, they must be negotiating an extension or adding void years to his deal.

So it remains to be seen whether the Packers are going to make Rodgers happy by giving him clarity about his future, or if the team wants to leave itself an out to move on to Love in a year.

[homoe]

Former President Donald Trump says he didn’t heed the advice of Dr. Anthony Fauci in his response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has left more than 500,000 Americans dead and nearly 30 million infected, including Trump himself.

"I listened to him, but I didn't do what he said," Trump told Fox News personality Lisa Boothe on the premiere episode of her podcast, which went live Monday.

Boothe asked Trump if he regretted "elevating" Fauci — the nation's leading infectious disease expert, who rose to fame as a member of Trump's coronavirus task force — because of his refusal to back the former president's dubious claims about the virus.

"I didn't really elevate him," Trump said. "He's been there for 40 years. He's been there forever." Fauci, the head of the National Institutes of Health, had worked under Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Trump, and is now President Biden's COVID-19 adviser.

Trump said he liked Fauci "personally" but cast him as a self-promoter.

"He's a great promoter," Trump said. "He's really a promoter more than anything else."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-fauci-i-listened-to-him-but-i-didnt-do-what-he-said-161745694.html

[homoe]

Kathie Lee Gifford shares vintage pic of herself as new mom for son Cody’s birthday.


https://www.yahoo.com/news/kathie-le...181005404.html

[homoe]

Kelly Ripa Breaks Instagram Silence After Fans Start Questioning Her Absence From 'Live'!



https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/kelly-ripa-breaks-instagram-silence-165300440.html

[PlatinumPearl]

MacKenzie Scott, Ex-Wife Of Jeff Bezos, Has Remarried

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MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos.



The ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos—to whom she was married for 25 years—Scott is worth $53 billion according to Forbes and thanks to her shares in the e-commerce giant. She signed the Giving Pledge—a promise to give away half her fortune to charity in her lifetime—when her divorce with Bezos was finalized in 2019. She’s been an active philanthropist in the two years since, notably giving away $4 billion in the course of four months (https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2020/12/15/mackenzie-bezos-scott-announces-shes-donated-41-billion-to-384-groups-in-recent-months/?sh=2053c38f3fd3) to underserved communities, including community colleges and historically Black colleges and universities.Fittingly, it is through the Giving Pledge that news of Scott’s marriage emerged.

“In a stroke of happy coincidence, I am married to one of the most generous and kind people I know—and joining her in a commitment to pass on an enormous financial wealth to serve others,” Jewett wrote in a Giving Pledge statement (https://givingpledge.org/Pledger.aspx?id=393) posted March 6. Jewett is joining Scott in her charitable pledge.

“It is strange to be writing a letter indicating I plan to give away the majority of my wealth during my lifetime, as I have never sought to gather the kind of wealth required to feel like saying such a thing would have particular meaning,” he wrote, noting that he has been a teacher for the “majority” of his life.

The couple apparently met at the Lakeside School, a private school that Scott’s children attend (and where Bill Gates went) and where Jewett is a chemistry teacher.

Representatives for Scott also did not reply to a request for comment.

“Dan is such a great guy, and I am happy and excited for the both of them,” Jeff Bezos said in a statement provided to Forbes by an Amazon spokesperson. (This was the same statement he provided to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported on Scott and Jewett’s marriage).

Scott’s most recent public remarks were around her $4.1 billion in donations last year. “Though I’m far from completing my pledge (https://givingpledge.org/Pledger.aspx?id=393), this year of giving began with exposure to leaders from historically marginalized groups fighting inequities, and ended with exposure to thousands of organizations working to alleviate suffering for those hardest hit by the pandemic,” she wrote in December.

Altogether, Scott’s announced gifts to charitable and nonprofit groups in 2020 totaled $5.8 billion.

Kerry Dolan contributed reporting

5:45am ET, March 8: This post was updated to reflect that Jewett is currently employed at Lakeside, which a school represented confirmed to Forbes after this story was posted.



Source: forbes.com
Website: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgrath/2021/03/07/mackenzie-scott-ex-wife-of-jeff-bezos-has-remarried/?sh=d0f726b79671
Date: March 7, 2021

[homoe]

Bill Maher Scorches The Rock, Caitlyn Jenner & “Recurring Nightmare” Of Celebrity Political Candidates Post-Donald Trump.

Bill Maher unloaded on celebrity candidates for high political office as a “recurring nightmare that we just can’t shake.” In his show-ending “New Rule,” he singled out Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Caitlyn Jenner, Matthew McConaughey and Randy Quaid. All have expressed varying levels of interest in running for either governor of California or Texas or becoming president of the United States. All have exactly what it takes to run the country, Maher sneered — “malignant narcissism.”

I don't always agree with Maher but IMO he was right on the money in this instant! If you haven't seen it, it's worth checking out.

[homoe]

The next question you might be asking is this: What's the connection among Kraft, Jay-Z and Mill? They and Rubin partnered in January 2019 to form the criminal reform organization REFORM Alliance. The organization formed after Rubin organized for Kraft to visit Mill in spring of 2018 for a highly controversial parole violation.

“After meeting him in jail, I felt affection for him,” Kraft said. “We had developed a nice relationship. And I’ve never been to jail before. Going there and seeing him, I didn’t sleep for the rest of the night when I got home. Because here I’m thinking how out of touch something like myself is with what’s really going on."

Sidebar: Perhaps if Kraft wasn't just given a slap on the wrist and had charges dismissed, for that whole "rub-and-tug" at the Florida spa he might of had a taste of what jail was like! OK OK he wouldn't face jail time but still...

Shen Mingbi, one of the masseuses Kraft allegedly visited at the Orchids of Asia in Jupiter, was ordered to pay $20,000 to the Jupiter Police Department, a $5,000 fine and more than $6,573 in fines and fees. She was sentenced to one year of probation and 100 hours of community service.

[homoe]

The next question you might be asking is this: What's the connection among Kraft, Jay-Z and Mill? They and Rubin partnered in January 2019 to form the criminal reform organization REFORM Alliance. The organization formed after Rubin organized for Kraft to visit Mill in spring of 2018 for a highly controversial parole violation.

“After meeting him in jail, I felt affection for him,” Kraft said. “We had developed a nice relationship. And I’ve never been to jail before. Going there and seeing him, I didn’t sleep for the rest of the night when I got home. Because here I’m thinking how out of touch something like myself is with what’s really going on."

Sidebar: Perhaps if Kraft wasn't just given a slap on the wrist and had charges dismissed, for that whole "rub-and-tug" at the Florida spa he might of had a taste of what jail was like!

Shen Mingbi, one of the masseuses Kraft allegedly visited at the Orchids of Asia in Jupiter, was ordered to pay $20,000 to the Jupiter Police Department, a $5,000 fine and more than $6,573 in fines and fees. She was sentenced to one year of probation and 100 hours of community service.

Kraft was charged with soliciting sex in February 2019. The charge against him was dropped in September. Florida prosecutors decided not to go through with charges after a court barred the release of a video in the case.

In August, the Florida 4th District Court of Appeal found that Jupiter police violated the rights of Kraft and nearly two dozen other men when they secretly installed video cameras inside massage rooms at the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in early 2019. The court then blocked the use of the video footage at trial.

If the court found the rights of Kraft & the patrons were violated, then why not the women working there is my question!?

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I have a feeling payback and karma are going to be a bitch!

[homoe]

Katie Couric says she wouldn't want to host 'Jeopardy!' full time.


https://www.today.com › popculture › katie-couric-says..


Jeopardy!': Savannah Guthrie Delivers Disappointing News for Fans Wanting Her as Permanent Host

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/savannah-guthrie-jeopardy-guest-host-but-not-contestant/2632368/

IMHO these two especially suffer from Fear of Missing Out

[Reach *BANNED*]

(laughing) I totally agree homoe - I especially would like to see Savannah Guthrie on there. I have had a crush on her like I think my whole life. Ok - well maybe most of it. However, if she had chosen to do it - I would miss seeing her doing all the other things she is exceptional at - unless of course she could fit them in. ;)





Katie Couric says she wouldn't want to host 'Jeopardy!' full time.


https://www.today.com › popculture › katie-couric-says..


Jeopardy!': Savannah Guthrie Delivers Disappointing News for Fans Wanting Her as Permanent Host

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/savannah-guthrie-jeopardy-guest-host-but-not-contestant/2632368/

IMHO these two especially suffer from Fear of Missing Out

[homoe]

Katie Couric says she wouldn't want to host 'Jeopardy!' full time.


https://www.today.com › popculture › katie-couric-says..


Jeopardy!': Savannah Guthrie Delivers Disappointing News for Fans Wanting Her as Permanent Host

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/savannah-guthrie-jeopardy-guest-host-but-not-contestant/2632368/


IMHO these two especially suffer from Fear of Missing Out

I haven't researched completely, but as far as I know none of the others have said outright they wouldn't take the gig if offered!

[homoe]

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is preparing to open his first Chicago restaurant — the second U.S. outpost of chain Gordon Ramsay Burger. Ramsay is taking over a space at Ontario and State streets in River North that previously housed Wahlburgers, another celebrity-backed burger chain.

Slated to open in late 2021 or early 2022, the 5,000 square-foot restaurant at at 2 E. Ontario Street will reportedly seat 120 and include a full bar. Ramsay says he’ll do his utmost to be at the opening — should he be allowed to travel from across the pond as flights are restricted due to the pandemic.

The new location will be the third burger outpost for the superstar British chef who is particularly well known for verbally abusing both amateur and professional cooks on his plethora of television shows. The original U.S. location opened under the name Flame Burger in 2012 in Las Vegas’ Planet Hollywood Resort and there’s a third restaurant inside iconic London department store Harrods. In Vegas, the Hell’s Kitchen Burger (three-meat burger, asadero cheese, roasted jalapeño peppers, avocado, oven-roasted tomatoes) is ranked among the best burgers in town.

Ramsay announced the move Thursday morning on Instagram saying this will be one of the most beautiful burger restaurants in the world. “That’s right, the Windy City is getting my delicious butter-baste burgers that so many have you come to enjoy in Las Vegas ,” he says, adding: “I can’t wait to see you in the River North area soon.”

Sidebar: IF he does make an appearance at the opening, I hope he keeps his big vulgar mouth shut! The last thing I'd want, when trying to enjoy a nice burger, is to hear his flapping gums!

[PlatinumPearl]

Victoria’s Secret Angels Are No More As The Brand Attempts To Overhaul Its Image

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse2.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIF. Mt00FyCWr1BNrZOvjStALA%26pid%3DApi&f=1



The VS Collective, including advisers like Priyanka Chopra and Megan Rapinoe, is the new face of the brand — and it’s already getting criticism from many sides.

The VS Collective will also include skier Eileen Gu, model and body positivity advocate Paloma Elsesser, trans model Valentina Sampaio, model and South Sudanese refugee Adut Akech, and photographer and founder of #Girlgaze, a digital platform for female photographers, Amanda de Cadenet.


To read the full article click on the link below.



Website: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/victorias-secret-angels-over-chopra-rapinoe_n_60cb51e8e4b0b80b49ec80c4?utm_campaign=us _main&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063
Date: June 17, 2021

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I have a feeling payback and karma are going to be a bitch!

Sun, June 20, 2021, 4:18 PM

Over the weekend, it was announced that Chrissy Teigen will be stepping away from her cleaning supplies company, Safely, that she launched with Kris Jenner.

"Chrissy will be stepping away from Safely to take much needed time to focus on herself and be with her family," a statement said on the company's Instagram. "We fully support her decision and are so thankful for her contributions."

Sidebar: I know next to nothing about the Kardashian Clan but picturing any of them or Chrissy dressed in a charwoman get-up and doing any of their own cleaning whatsoever, is something I just can't phantom!

[homoe]

Cassandra 'Elvira' Peterson opens up about hiding her 19-year relationship with a woman: 'I felt hypocritical — and I hate hypocrites'.

ours Cruelly, Elvira: Memories of the Mistress of the Dark, the explosive new autobiography by comic actress Cassandra “Elvira” Peterson, is filled with tales wilder and sometimes scarier than anything that the iconic horror hostess ever introduced onscreen: a childhood accident that scarred 35 percent of her body, a stint as a 17-year-old Vegas showgirl, strange encounters with Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and Tom Jones. But when the book came out this week, it was Peterson’s revelation that she has been in a happy romantic partnership with a woman for the past 19 years that made headlines.

Speaking to Yahoo Entertainment about her decision to “come out” in Yours Cruelly, and about why she waited almost two decades to do so, the 70-year-old Peterson (who also kept her previous 25-year marriage to man mostly under wraps, for fear of ruining the Elvira mystique) still seems to be adjusting to having her private life become so public — and to putting labels on her complex sexuality.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/cassandra-elvira-peterson-opens-up-about-hiding-her-19-year-relationship-with-a-woman-i-felt-hypocritical-and-i-hate-hypocrites-160523942.html

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Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre faces legal issue s with the State of Mississippi if he doesn’t repay $828,000 in 30 days.The NFL hall of famer needs to pay back speaking fees connected to a welfare spending scandal, Mississippi’s auditor says.

Barry Werner
Wed, October 13, 2021, 12:20 PM

Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre faces legal issues with the State of Mississippi if he doesn’t repay $828,000 in 30 days.

Per Mississippifreepress.org:

Favre must return the rest of the amount he received from welfare funds that should have gone to needy families (in 2020) Mississippi State Auditor Shad White said in a statement Tuesday.

The quarterback received $1.1 million in funds from two non-profits whose founder has since been indicted on state and federal charges for their alleged role in the largest embezzlement scheme in state history.


The former Green Bay Packers star has to repay the misspent funds within 30 days or face a civil lawsuit. It was reported White sent Favre a letter that said the “illegal expenditures and unlawful dispositions were made when you knew or had reason to know through the exercise of reasonable diligence that the expenditures were illegal and/or the dispositions were unlawful.”

[homoe]

NOW
Madonna Climbs On Jimmy Fallon's Desk On 'Tonight Show'Madonna makes Jimmy Fallon sweat, remove coat in 'disturbed' interview. Oct 7th 20

THEN

Madonna's shocking David Letterman interview! The appearance was noted for an extremely controversial series of statements and antics by Madonna, which included many expletives.

March 31, 1994

[homoe]

Katie Couric book bombshells!

Barely a day goes by without another juicy/eyebrow-raising story about what Katie Couric has to say in her forthcoming autobiography, "Going There," which comes out on Oct. 26.

Sidebar: IMHO this person has issues giving up the limelight! What better way to get back in than writing a tell-all book.


Couric will go on an 11-city book tour. OF COURSE she will, another way to be back in!

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‘The View’ Host Joy Behar Suggests Everyone Should Come Out to Their Families This Thanksgiving: ‘See What Happens!’

"Come out gay. If you’re gay, come out. Meaning be your authentic self,” Behar said. “I’m old enough now, I know that life is short, because it went by like that (snaps). I say that you should be yourself, this is my philosophy in life.”

[homoe]

‘The Dr. Oz Show’ Pulled In New York & Pennsylvania In Light Of Mehmet Oz’s Senate Run.


The Fox Station Group has pulled The Dr. Oz Show from its New York and Philadelphia stations following host Dr. Mehmet Oz’s announcement yesterday that he would be running for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania.

[homoe]

Nicole Sperling
Sun, January 9, 2022, 7:43 AM
LOS ANGELES — Steven Spielberg directing a dance-filled musical through the streets of New York. Lady Gaga channeling her Italian roots. Will Smith back on the big screen. This year’s award season was supposed to celebrate Hollywood’s return to glitz and glamour. No more masks, no more socially distanced award shows or Zoom acceptance speeches, no more rewarding films that very few people had seen.

Now, between the omicron spike and NBC’s decision not to televise the Golden Globes on Sunday because of the ethical issues surrounding the group that hands out the awards, Hollywood’s traditionally frenetic — and hype-filled — first week of the calendar year has been reduced to a whisper. The AFI Awards were postponed. The Critics’ Choice Awards — scheduled to be televised Sunday night in hopes of filling the void left by the Globes’ absence — were pushed back. The Palm Springs Film Festival, an annual stop along the awards campaign trail, was canceled. And most of those star-driven award favorites bombed at the box office.

The Academy Awards remain scheduled for March 27, with nominations Feb. 8, but there has been no indication what the event will be like. (The organization already postponed its annual Governors Awards, which for the past 11 years have bestowed honorary Oscars during a nontelevised ceremony.) Will there be a host? How about a crowd? Perhaps most important, will anyone watch? The Academy hired a producer of the film “Girls Trip” in October to oversee the show but has been mum on any additional details and declined to comment for this article.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/quiet-awards-season-hollywood-uneasy-154319545.html

[homoe]

Is there any lenghts this media whore won't go through to be kept in the limelight!

Ryan Seacrest had to swap underwear with his stylist during the 'American Idol' finale because his pants were too revealing

[homoe]

Elon Musk Allegedly Had 'Brief' Affair with Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin's Wife Nicole Shanahan

Last fall, the Tesla CEO, 51, was involved in a "brief affair" with the Google co-founder's wife, Nicole Shanahan, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Musk and Brin were previously longtime friends, the outlet said, with Brin even giving Musk $500,000 for Tesla during the 2008 financial crisis. The Wall Street Journal also reported that Musk has said over the years that he "regularly crashed" at Brin's home in Silicon Valley.