Donald Trump likes this woman. She’s someone’s daughter.
Does he think it’s one of his own? She doesn’t look like Tiffany or Ivanka.
The blonde woman looks like she’s sitting in a room with a blanket or flag from The Great State of Arkansas.
If you know who this is, please email me at showbiz411@gmail.com. Then we’ll tell Donald.
The tributes keep pouring in for director James Burrows, aka Jim, who died Friday at 85.
The 11 time Emmy winner piloted “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and all its off shoots, “Taxi,” “Friends,” “Will & Grace,” “Frasier,” and just about every quality sitcom from 1970 until now. Wow.
Here are tributes from four “Friends” actors: Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, and Matt LeBlanc. Lisa Kudrow hasn’t published one yet, but she may be the most affected since Burrows worked an an actor with her on her just ended series, “The Comeback.”
What’s it all about, algae?
Donald Trump’s goon squad park police are in full swing at the reflecting pool near the Lincoln Memorial.
(It is not the ‘reflection pool’ as one young MAGAt called it today.)
The government thugs arrested a three time Olympian canoeist who biked past the pool, stuck his hand in, and came up with a flapping piece of blue paint that had been laid down by Trump’s goon workers.
Trump was told that painting the pool his “American blue” color would encourage algae, but he wouldn’t listen. The pool has turned green in just a couple of days. Then Trump sent in workers who poured hydrogen peroxide into the green pool. And that started stripping the paint and sending it to the surface.
The cyclist is 67 year old David Hearn, who was accused of a misdemeanor and then went home.
Emily Miller, the Mrs. Kravitz* (*IYKYK) of the pool, self described conservative journalist filmed the whole thing and is now advocating capital — as in The Capital — punishment.
Meantime, poor government workers are battling the algae without luck. Ducks refuse to swim in the pool and are now using chaise longues on the pavement. Trump has demolished the East Wing of the White House, put the Kennedy Center in danger, proposed a massive arch in his honor, and defiled the pool– which was just fine.
Oh, he also lost the war with Iran and surrendered. And his kid — appearing with murderous, sleep deprived eyes — looks he was fathered by Justin Trudeau.
And that’s all in the last few days.
A man was reportedly arrested after being caught cutting into the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and pulling up large pieces of the blue coating.
— Ames™ (@Real_Ames) June 20, 2026
Taking tools to a national monument and ripping pieces out to make a statement isn't activism—it's vandalism.
The Lincoln… pic.twitter.com/rl5wYIFdbR
A former US Olympian, David Hearn, got arrested at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool over alleged vandalism…
— Wick Gone Wild (@WickGoneWILD) June 20, 2026
But he says he only touched a detached piece of liner that was already peeling. pic.twitter.com/93XotW6Wp0
The Kennedy Center’s final musical, for now, is a road company of “Moulin Rouge.”
Ticket sales are terrible. Most shows are sold at 45%. There are chunks of empty seats everywhere, for every performance.
It’s not because “Moulin Rouge” is no good. It’s because the core audience of the Kennedy Center has been driven away by Donald Trump and his handpicked board.
Until a court order stopped him, Trump was shutting the Kennedy Center down on July 7th for grossly overstated repairs. Now the court has told him to remove his name from the building, and not to close the Center.
As retribution, Trump is refusing to allow new entertainment to be booked. The doors will be open for the exhibit honoring President John F. Kennedy. But that”s it. Also, a tarp covers the name of the Center, so that Kennedy’s name is blocked. If Trump’s name is still there, no one knows. Trump, like a two year old screaming in a supermarket aisle, won’t listen to reason. He wants to render the Kennedy Center dead.
There will one more big event at the Center: taping of the Mark Twain Prize for Humor on June 28th. Bill Maher is the recipient. The special will be shown Netflix shortly thereafter. So far the guests are lame and tame, with little possibility of a repeat of last year’s hilarious takedown of Trump while honors went to Conan O’Brien.
Trump is basically gutting as much of our cultural institutions and media as possible. This must be so heartwarming for his backers — not just the redneck crowd of MAGA, but the wealthy people who’ve made him possible and think this is all very satisfying. (Hollywood’s Brian Grazer, I mean you.)
Every performance of “Moulin Rouge” looks like this:
Donald Trump will never be allowed in Italy again. Melania had better get used to the idea she will never see Florence, Venice, or Tuscany again.
Trump has insisted on sending nasty messages to Italy’s PM Georgia Meloni. He claims that she took him aside at the G7 meeting in Geneva because she wanted a picture with him because she’s become unpopular in her country.
This is a flat out lie that Trump has invented.
Meloni is beside herself. She says Trump is lying — and we believe her. Her side has been taken by the Italian people, and now the media there is having a field day with it.
Trump is a lying buffoon.
This has caused a diplomatic issue. According to the AP: “Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani abruptly cancelled a planned trip to the United States this weekend, calling Trump’s claims “serious and offensive” toward Meloni and all of Italy. The Foreign Ministry later announced that the business and scientific forum Tajani was to attend in Miami had also been called off.”
Here’s what Meloni says now.
The Disney executive who brought Taylor Swift into “Toy Story 5” should get a raise.
Getting Taylor to write a song for the movie — and raise awareness of the film by 5000% — has created a monster at the box office.
“Toy Story 5” has made $71 million in Thursday previews and Friday shows.
The fifth installment of the Pixar series is on its way to a $150 million – plus weekend.
Who knows how much Taylor gets? Even 1% of profits is worth. And just imagine, maybe she’ll sing “I Knew It, I Knew You” at her upcoming wedding. Ka ching!
No wonder Tom Hanks looked so relaxed on MSNOW at the Obama library opening. “Toy Story 5” will make at least $30 million more than its predecessor’s opening.
Here’s a fact: Andrew Stanton’s animated heart warmer has made $5 mil more in two days than “Disclosure Day” has made in over a week.
Kanye West is known all over the world as a virulent antisemite. Many countries have banned him from performing because of it.
Not so two American municipalities that are willing to pay their taxes to supporting him.
I told you already that Kanye has two shows coming up in Tampa on June 26th and 28th. The city owns the stadium, which is named for Raymond James Financial Services.
Raymond James is cool with Kanye having released a song called “Heil Hitler” and selling swastika t shirts. They’re good with it, man. They don’t mind have their name associated with Kanye, who lost gazillion dollar deals with Adidas, The Gap, Universal Music, and other companies who didn’t want to be associated with an outspoken lover of Hitler and hater of Jews.
Now I can tell you that San Antonio, Texas will celebrate America 250 with Kanye West. He’s booked into Alamo Stadium, which is owned by the city, on July 4th. What a way to celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday that with a man who once said: “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE. The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.”
Remember the Alamo, San Antonio, one of the great embarrassingly racist episodes in US history. (It’s no wonder rent cars now!)
Not one of the three Kanye West shows in Tampa or San Antonio has sold out, by the way. And this is only using part of the stadium, because he can’t fill an entire stadium unless he gives away tickets.
Olivia Rodrigo has hit a home run with her third album.
“You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love” debuted at number 1 this week and the sales numbers were pretty spectacular.
Total copies sold is 470,000. Around 260,000 of that was from downloads and CDs and LPs.
The album, like the first two, is produced by Daniel Nigro, who’s 44, married with kids, and comes from Massapequa, Long Island. He’s masterminded the whole thing. Of the 13 tracks, three are already hit singles including “The Cure” and “Drop Dead.”
Rodrigo is just 23 years old, by the way, which I’ve been three times. Maybe four, at this point. She’s an only child, is mostly Filipino American, and so far has just been very nice and hasn’t done anything publicly offensive. I know, there’s time for that, but by now at that age Justin Bieber was spitting at people.
Olivia’s parents are a schoolteacher and a family therapist, although they must have quit those jobs by now, moved into a mansion, and dancing through its halls naked with bottles of Champagne. Good for them.
All in all, so far, so good. Bravo!
Rodrigo knocked Drake off the number 1 perch. Also on the charts: Michael Jackson is still selling around 100,000 albums a week thanks to his movie.
James Burrows died today at 85.
There was literally no one else like him as director of quality sitcoms. He was not only an Emmy winner, but the gold standard. If his name appeared in the opening credits on any show, you knew you were in for a treat.
First it was “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” and its spin offs “Rhoda,” “Phyllis,” and even the drama hit, “Lou Grant.” He also directed MTM’s “Bob Newhart Show,” as well as shows that that starred Betty White, Tony Randall, and Paul Sang.
Then came the beloved hit, “Taxi,” for which he directed almost every episode. There was also “Laverne and Shirley.”
If those weren’t enough, Burrows rose to new heights with “Will and Grace,” “Cheers,” “Frasier,” “3rd Rock from the Sun,” and “Friends.”
The last few months, he played himself on Lisa Kudrow’s cutting edge HBO comedy, “The Comeback.”
Burrows won 11 Emmy Awards over his career, with an extraordinary total of 43 nominations. Some trivia from the IMDB: Burrows was nominated for an Emmy for directing a comedy episode 24 times in 26 years, one nomination every year since 1980, excluding 1997 and 2004. He has won (as director) five times.
James Burrows brought an intelligence and class to every show, even ones we don’t remember like a Kelsey Grammer sitcom called “Back to You,” and something called “Gary Got Married.”
On Twitter, there are numerous tributes. Tony Danza said: “We have lost the greatest of all time. Jimmy Burrows. I know I wouldn’t be here without him.”
Burrows came from a showbiz family. His famous father, Abe Burrows, won a Pulitzer and a Tony for “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying.” He also wrote, directed, or doctored countless Broadway hits. He was also a target of Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn’s blacklist in the 1950s, which could have ended his career. (Ironically, Jim Burrows years later directed Lee Grant — also blacklisted– in her sole TV comedy, “Fay,” from MTM.)
James Burrows’ family said in a statement: “We celebrate the extraordinary life and enduring legacy of James ‘Jimmy’ Burrows, who passed away peacefully today surrounded by his loving family. For more than five decades, Burrows was one of the most influential and beloved directors in television history. As a legendary director, mentor, and creative force, he helped shape generations of comedy and brought immeasurable joy to audiences around the world.”
Burrows’ death is a major loss. In September, the Emmy Awards had better give him a whole segment tribute.
I knew it! I knew you, Taylor Swift fans.
You all went to see “Toy Story 5” last night just to hear your hero’s song, “I Knew It, I Knew You.”
“Toy Story 5” had a whopping night with $17.5 million in previews, breaking the record for the animated series by a lot. The last “Toy Story 4” did just $12 million in 2019 on preview night.
Are we really talking a $100 million plus weekend? I guess we are.
Is Joan Cusack selling the merch in her Chicago gift shop?
The power of Taylor just never ends. The song is number 2 on iTunes today, although it’s not a streaming smash. With the release of the new Olivia Rodrigo album, “I Knew It” is pushed down to number 19 on Spotify.
I’d love to know what cut Taylor gets with that song. She has points, no doubt about it.
What’s next? Wedding parties for Taylor at “Toy Story 5”?