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Report: Temu Pulls All Ads from Google, Ubiquitous Chinese Marketer Protests Over Trump Tariffs

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Report: Temu Pulls All Ads from Google, Ubiquitous Chinese Marketer Protests Over Trump Tariffs

Say goodbye to Temu. For now.

The ubiquitous Chinese marketer that famous sells products at cheap prices has exited Google Ads.

Temu, according to reports, fell from 3rd or 4th place to 58th place a few days ago on all of Google’s rankings.

By Sunday, Temu was gone entirely.

This is all in response to Trump’s trade war with China, and his 125% tariffs on Chinese goods. There was no carve out for Google. This is ironic, of course, since Google was one of many tech companies to grovel for help by donating money to Trump’s inaugural campaign.

The Google boycott by Temu probably won’t last long. They need to be on the internet via Google in order to survive and sell $2 polyester sweaters and gadgets that don’t always work. But they’re making a statement.

Stay tuned…

Here’s a chart supplied by SearchEngineLand.com:

Will Smith Gets Bad Rap as “Based on a True Story” Album is Sales Disaster with Only 700 Downloads

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Will Smith Gets Bad Rap as “Based on a True Story” Album is Sales Disaster with Only 700 Downloads

Will Smith had better not give up his day job in acting.

Will’s “Based on a True Story,” his first rap album in 20 years, has been a colossal sales dud.

Through today, “True Story” has sold just 699 paid downloads.

If you include streaming, the total is only 14,500. All of this includes pre-sales.

So far, there’s been little interest in “Based on a True Story” outside of its opening week on March 28th.

It’s hard to say how committed Will was to the project. He could have played Coachella and gotten a lot of attention. But he didn’t. He also hasn’t been very visible on TV.

One reason for the low profile is that still, three years later, his Oscars slap of Chris Rock is an obstacle in interviews. He still can’t explain it and hasn’t really seemed contrite. He’s also still banned for 7 more years from the Oscars.

Videos from “Based on a True Story” also haven’t been watched much. The one below, “Beautiful Scars,” has 6.6 million views over two weeks. Sounds like a lot, but it’s not. The others from the album haven’t come close to that number.

“Grey’s Anatomy” Falls to Second Lowest Showing of the Season, Now Down 30% From Last Year

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“Grey’s Anatomy” Falls to Second Lowest Showing of the Season, Now Down 30% From Last Year

Season 21 of “Grey’s Anatomy” has been so bad ratings wise, it’s amazing to think to it’s still on the air.

This past Thursday’s numbers fell to 2.015 million in total viewers. That’s down 5% from last week, the second lowest of this season.

“Grey’s” is down a whopping 30% in total viewers from last year, and 47% in the key age demo.

The only viewers left are bored pets who can’t their Roku for streaming options.

Most of those pets are turning to CBS’s “Elsbeth,” which scored 4.5 million viewers this past Thursday at 10pm. To add insult to injury, ABC’s 9pm show “Doctor Odyssey,” essentially the Love Boat meets “Hotel,” had 700,000 more viewers. That’s how many people changed the channel to avoid “Greys.”

Nevertheless, ABC has renewed the medical soap opera for a 22nd season.

Can things get worse? Yes. There are still four more episodes.

Meantime, in the field of medical TV shows, “The Pitt” is the hot show everyone’s talking about.

Broadway: Liza Minnelli Rumored to Appear with Eclectic List of Celebs for John Kander 100th Birthday Show — (Exclusive)

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Broadway: Liza Minnelli Rumored to Appear with Eclectic List of Celebs for John Kander 100th Birthday Show — (Exclusive)

Is Liza Minnelli coming to Broadway?

A source tells me that Minnelli will likely fly in for a celebration of composer John Kander’s 100th birthday on Monday, May 19th at the Stephen Sondheim Theater.

Joel Grey will undoubtedly be there, too. But I’m told both appearances are being kept under wraps for now.

Alan Cumming is the night’s emcee, which makes sense since he played the emcee in a revival of “Cabaret.”

Scott Ellis, Susan Stroman, and David Thompson, are the creators of the event, which has such an eclectic list of performers that Jennifer Lopez is included.

Others expected to perform one way or another at “Ring Them Bells: A Birthday Celebration for John Kander” include Victoria Clark, Charlotte d’Amboise, Brandon Victor Dixon, Whoopi Goldberg, Ramin Karimloo, Jessie Mueller, Bebe Neuwirth, Kelli O’Hara, David Hyde Pierce, Lillias White, Tony Yazbeck, and Karen Ziemba.

Proceeds from the show are going to the Roundabout Theater. Please visit https://roundabouttheatre.org/ringthembells for information and to purchase tickets.

Weeks ago, a source close to Liza told me she was planning something “big” for May. Let’s hope it all works out. If she sings one line from “New York, New York,” the Sondheim audience will lose its mind!

PS Will Liza be chosen for Kennedy Center Honors this year? She’s waited a long time. And if she does, will she go under the current circumstances at the theater? These questions loom.

Harry Potter’s Reimagined HBO TV Series’ Hogwarts Staff Will Feature Tony Winners John Lithgow, Janet McTeer

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Harry Potter’s Reimagined HBO TV Series’ Hogwarts Staff Will Feature Tony Winners John Lithgow, Janet McTeer

Tony winners John Lithgow and Janet McTeer have joined the staff at Hogwart’s.

They will play, respectively, Dumbeldore and Minerva McGonagall in the reimagined HBO TV series of “Harry Potter.”

Several great British actors have been cast as well including Paapa Essiedu as Snape, Nick Frost as Hagrid, Luke Thallon as Quirrell, and Paul Whitehouse as Filch.

The whole next month will be filled with more casting announcements for the HBO version of the beloved series including Harry. Hermione, and Ron.

The new “Harry Potter” will not just be recitation of the films word for word. It’s being adapted, and there will be many changes for a new generation.

But so far, so good. Just wait and see Janet McTeer– she’s the Maggie Smith of our generation. And Lithgow is a genius.

Tony Winner Leslie Odom Jr Will Be in the Room Where it Happens When He Returns to Broadway’s “Hamilton” This Fall

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Tony Winner Leslie Odom Jr Will Be in the Room Where it Happens When He Returns to Broadway’s “Hamilton” This Fall

Lin Manuel’s award winning Broadway musical “Hamilton” is still selling out most of its shows 9 years after it debuted.

Come September 9th, though, “Hamilton” will be totally maxed out when Tony winner Leslie Odom, Jr. returns as Aaron Burr.

If people still bought tickets in person, there would be lines up the block and around the corner for Odom, who will once again be in the room where it happens.

Odom has had many successes since leaving “Hamilton” in 2016, but this will forever be his signature role. His shows will run through November 23rd.

Will Odom be the only original cast member to return? Or the beginning of a series of such events? Either way, it’s great news!

Trump Attacks “60 Minutes” After CBS Show Runs Excellent Pieces on Ukraine and Greenland: “They should lose their license!”

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Trump Attacks “60 Minutes” After CBS Show Runs Excellent Pieces on Ukraine and Greenland: “They should lose their license!”

CBS’s the “60 Minutes” ran two breathtakingly good stories tonight.

Scott Pelley interviewed Volodomyr Zelensky about the destruciton of Ukraine by Putin, and Donald Trump’s obsession with the Russian leader.

Then Jon Wertheim’s piece on Greenland was so incisive and full of information we didn’t have — who these are, were, and where they’re going. Greenland is not letting Trump invade their sovereign nation.

Trump’s response? That CBS should lose its license for broadcasting these two well told stories.

Of course, that’s his right under the First Amendment. But he has so denigrated real journalism and mocked the First Amendment, it’s mind boggling. He’s a purveyor of lies and “alternative facts.”

Trump is dizzyingly stupid, and morally corrupt. The juxtaposition of the US abandoning an ally and threatening to attack another should be a wake up call to everyone. America is being destroyed by Donald Trump. It’s very sad.

But these Trump posts say one thing: he’s still paying attention to mainstream media, and to “60 Minutes.” Those pieces hit home.

Trump, of course, is famously suing CBS, claiming “60 Minutes” edited a Kamala Harris interview during the election campaign. He’s wrong, and it’s provable. They did nothing of the sort. But Trump is trying to pressure the network to settle, or try to destroy them in the process. As usual he’s on the wrong side of the debate.

The Hilarious “SNL” Parody of “The White Lotus” — called “The White Potus” — Generated Nearly 1 Million YouTube Views Overnight (Watch)

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The Hilarious “SNL” Parody of “The White Lotus” — called “The White Potus” — Generated Nearly 1 Million YouTube Views Overnight (Watch)

The best part of last night’s “Saturday Night Live” was a filmed parody.

“The White Potus” satirizes “The White Lotus” with hilarious results. Among other things, it brings back former “SNL” players Alex Moffatt and Beck Bennett. Moffatt revives his Eric Trump to go with Mikey Day’s Don Jr in place of brothers Patrick Schwarzenegger and Sam Nivola.

The YouTube video alone has almost 1 million views. You’ll see why.

“White Lotus” Star Walton Goggins Silent About Movie He Made with Pedro Pascal, Directed by His Wife, That Opened This Weekend

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“White Lotus” Star Walton Goggins Silent About Movie He Made with Pedro Pascal, Directed by His Wife, That Opened This Weekend

Actor Walton Goggins is everywhere.

The “White Lotus” star has done a massive amount of press the last couple of weeks for the HBO drama, touting the great love story — his words — between his character, Rick, and Chelsea, played so well by Aimee Lou Wood.

So I was surprised to hear that Goggins’ wife, Nina Conners, directed a film that was released on Friday. He’s never mentioned it.

“The Uninvited” was ready for release in 2024, but just came out this weekend. Among the cast are Goggins himself and the ubiquitous Pedro Pascal.

Goggins did take pictures with Conners on April 7th at a screening in New York at the IFC Center. Unfortunately, no one else went to it, so there was no press coverage.

Back in November, for some reason, there was a better attended screening in Los Angeles. Again, little was made of it, and Goggins’ “White Lotus” season hadn’t aired yet.

The movie — despite the two stars plus Lois Smith, Rufus Sewell and Elizabeth Reaser — has a strange, small distributor called Foton.

“The Uninvited” apparently isn’t terrible. It has an 87% on Rotten Tomatoes. The film takes place over one night at a Hollywood party, and is kind of a satire of the glittery life.

But it’s very curious. You’d think with “White Lotus” booming, and Goggins talking to everyone about that series and “The Righteous Gemstones,” Conners could have gotten some scant mention somewhere. Pascal has also been on the press trail, for his HBO series, “The Last of Us,” which returns tonight.

Rod Stewart, 80, Says He’s Never Retiring: “I was put on this earth to be a singer and will keep doing so for as long as the good lord lets me”

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Rod Stewart, 80, Says He’s Never Retiring: “I was put on this earth to be a singer and will keep doing so for as long as the good lord lets me”

Rod Stewart — some guys have all the luck.

At 89, Rod the Sod says today he will not retire from singing or performing.

He says in an Instagram post, “I shall never retire! I was put on this earth to be a singer and will keep doing so for as long as the good lord lets me.”

When I saw him this winter backstage at the Fire Aid concerts in Los Angeles, he was literally jumping up and down and chatting up a storm, making jokes with all the red carpet press.

Rod has dates booked all year, too. And if it’s still real, he has that full head of hair.

Good for Rod! He’s an Energizer bunny. Maybe he can do the next collaboration album with his buddy, Elton John, and Ronnie Wood on guitar. Now that would be a super group!

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