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“60 Minutes” Profiles Black President of the Ford Foundation, Omitting First Black CEO Franklin Thomas, Who’s Very Much Alive

I find myself frustrated lately watching CBS News. I've already written about how "CBS Sunday Morning" screwed around with Woody Allen. Now I'm watching Lesley...

Oscars New Normal: Elton John, David Furnish Selling Tickets to Public for Virtual Pre-Party AIDS Foundation Fundraiser

This is the new normal, kids. Elton John and David Furnish are throwing an Oscar Zoom pre-party on April 25th to raise money for the...

Lady Gaga. John Legend, HER, Bruce Springsteen Among Sizzling Performances for MusiCares Streaming Fundraiser

Listen, you can see the Musicares MusicforaMission streaming show on their website until March 19th. That's a week. I watched it tonight for 25...

Ryan Seacrest’s Non Profit Foundation Gives Raises to American Idol Host’s Father and Sister

It's a tough world out there, unless you're related to Ryan Seacrest. The "American Idol" host has a 501 c3 non profit foundation that I've...

From January 25th: Nailing Hammer: Armie Hammer, His Father, the Art Scandal, and $100 Mil Foundation

Note: I'm re-upping this story from January 25th because I see Vanity Fair has their version today. Imitation is the sincerest form of imitation,...

MusiCares Event Friday Night Accessible for First Time Ever with Performances by HAIM, H.E.R., Jhené Aiko, and John Legend

Every year I tell you about the Person of the Year dinner for MusiCares in Los Angeles. Upwards of 3,000 people jam into the...

Help Quarantunes This Sunday Hit $20 Million in One Year of Charitable Giving for An All Star Event

I don't say enough about the Quarantunes fundraising Zoom calls going on for the last year. They are amazing.  Hundreds of people donate and...

Hollywood Women’s Group Times Up Spent Whopping $2.4 Mil on Compensation in 2019, Just $19K in Grants

Time's up for Time's Up. Really. Last November, the Daily Mail reported that the Hollywood women's advocacy group spent lavishly on themselves in their first...

Madonna Was So Happy Daughter Lourdes Went to College, She Donated $50,000 to the School, SUNY Purchase

Madonna's kids are growing up and going to school, some have graduated or least made their way through a curriculum. The Material Mom must have...

Clive Davis’s Amazing 5 Hour All Star Night of Stars Zoom Party With Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson, Gladys Knight, Beyonce

Clive Davis couldn't bring 2,000 stars and execs and celebrities to the Beverly Hilton tonight, so he put them on a Zoom call. All...