All day long I kept hearing on TV that Steve Perry might be joining Journey for their final tour.
Alas, he is not. Do stop believing.
Steve left the group decades ago after their run of hits like “Don’t Stop Believing” and “Open Arms.” He went on to have a big solo career with songs like “Oh Sherrie.”
In the end, though, Perry marched to his own drumbeat, and went off to do his own thing. Journey fans loved him. But that party ended a long time ago. He is not coming back for a big finale.
So sad to report the death of actor Eric Dane.
He was 53, and his career was just getting better and better.
But a year ago or so he revealed his ALS diagnosis, a death sentence that he and his family didn’t deserve.
I knew Eric a little bit. Many years ago he was diagnosed with skin cancer, and the paparazzi ran after him in public without constraint. It was embarrassing, and I told him that. We bonded immediately.
I also knew Eric because he married Rebecca Gayheart, whom I’d also known a long time. And even though they would have divorced had it not been for the ALS, they were still very close.
Eric became popular as “Dr. McSteamy” on “Grey’s Anatomy.” But eventually, like most actors on that show, he was killed off. He had a lot of credits, but the big hit, “Euphoria” brought him back. He played Jacob Elordi’s father so brilliantly, and should have had an Emmy nomination.
ALS is such a cruel disease. Eric was felled as if he were a redwood cut down in the forest. Please go to ProjectALS.org and give them money. That’s all we can do.
Condolences to Rebecca and the family. Tragic.
Jennifer Hudson once sang “And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going.:
She won an Oscar for it, and she wasn’t kidding.
JHud’s talk show has been renewed for a fifth season.
It’s great news. The EGOT winner is a breath of fresh air. She’s down to earth, funny, and sincere. She’s also loaded with talent. And everyone loves the opening of the show with celebrities dancing down the Spirit Tunnel!
My only fear is that JHud won’t get to record a new pop album. She is touring with Josh Groban this summer. But that voice is spectacular and needs to be heard more and more.
Bravo!
Donald Trump has found yet another distraction from the Epstein files and his involvement in them.
He’s going to release information collected about space aliens and UFOs.
This may lead to the origin story of Stephen Miller, Trump crony certainly placed here by hostile aliens.
Trump writes: “Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters.”
what prompted this latest diversion? Former president Barack Obama was asked in an interview if aliens existed.
Obama initially responded: “They’re real. But I haven’t seen them. They’re not being kept at Area 51. There’s no underground facility—unless there’s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the President of the United States.”
Later he added: “Statistically, the universe is so vast that the odds are good there’s life out there. But the distances between solar systems are so great that the chances we’ve been visited by aliens is low, and I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Really!”
The Obama statements promoted Fox News stooge Peter Doocy to tell Trump what Obama said — just the first part, of course. Trump responded that Obama was breaching national security. Seriously. But it did give him the idea to turn this moment into another news scramble that might take the heat off of him as a potential pedophile.
So brace yourselves. The truth is out there — most definitely about Trump and Jeffrey Epstein!
PS Trump inadvertently is also going to goose publicity for Steven Spielberg’s new movie, “Disclosure Day.” Universal Pictures should send him a thank you note.
“Melania” is dying a quick death.
Brett Ratner’s infomercial loses another 699 theaters tonight. It will play perhaps a final week at 505 venues.
“Melania” is almost $16 million dollars. It cost $75 million to pay off the Trumps and market the movie to people who didn’t want it.
All the money is gone but is doesn’t matter. This was all about Jeff Bezos greasing the wheels for Amazon business endeavors.
I guess the folks at Vanity Fair agreed with me.
Their current print cover story was abysmal.
It was so bad that after a week, the profile of actress Margaret Qualley has vanished from the website.
Poof! It’s gone. The only way you can find it is to type Qualley’s name into the search engine.
It’s gone from the home page and all the interior Hollywood and Arts and culture pages.
Why? What happened?
Maybe the magazine doesn’t want to be associated with Qualley’s new movie, “How to Make a Killing” starring Glen Powell.
The mordant comedy opens tonight but it’s a dud, with a less than 56% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Tomorrow’s box office numbers don’t look promising, which is what I warned about. Don’t feature the star of an unknown quantity so close to release time. If the movie looks like it’s going to fail, the magazine is stuck with a stinker.
This may be what happened to the Qualley cover. Plus, the interview was dreadful.
All of this doesn’t bode well for the Vanity Fair Oscar party, which has moved to a new, smaller location and cut the guest list to shreds. Qualley may not dig having her cover story unavailable to guests who read the magazine online. Imagine Taylor Swift saying, “Maggie, I thought you were on the cover!”
Of course, Vanity Fair can certainly restore the profile to the site once they read this report. So you’ll have to trust me– for now, it’s gone baby gone.
Broadway is revved up.
The great Matthew Morrison, of “Glee” fame and “Finding Neverland,” is coming back.
He’s taking over from Tony winner Jonathan Groff for three weeks in “Just in Time,” the hit musical about Bobby Darin.
Morrison starts on April 1st, two days after Groff goes beyond the sea. Jeremy Jordan picks up on April 21st.
Morrison is perfect for the role, and “Glee” fans should be thrilled to see him.
And more big news: next fall, Loki is coming to Broadway with that nice girl from the last two “Mission IMpossible” movies.
Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell will reprise their roles in Jamie Lloyd’s modern and atmosphere version of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” Let’s hope it’s much ado about something because ticket prices will be through the roof!
So far there are SIXTEEN new shows getting ready to open for the Tony season, not to mention “Bug,” already playing. The box office was up by $3 million last week, with “Harry Potter,” “Wicked,” “The Lion King,” and “Hamilton” all leading the way.
King Charles — or we knew him, Prince Charles — has left Andrew to the howling wolves.
In his official statement on the arrest, Charles doesn’t even refer to Andrew as his brother.
Charles says he’s just learned of the arrest, although you know he knew this was coming quite a while ago. Stripping Andrew of everything royal and kicking him out of official residence was done just for this day. Charles wasn’t going to allow Andrew to be arrested at Buckingham Palace or any other official royal home.
This is cold, but it had to be done:
“I have learned with the deepest concern the news about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and suspicion of misconduct in public office. What now follows is the full, fair and proper process by which this issue is investigated in the appropriate manner and by the appropriate authorities. In this, as I have said before, they have our full and wholehearted support and co-operation. Let me state clearly: the law must take its course. As this process continues, it would not be right for me to comment further on this matter. Meanwhile, my family and I will continue in our duty and service to you all.”
BREAKING
Statement from the King pic.twitter.com/PONlPVOTs5— Rebecca English (@RE_DailyMail) February 19, 2026
Former Prince Andrew, who once rode high as a member of the royal family, has been arrested.
King Charles’s brother, the son of Queen Elizabeth II, was finally taken in by the law over his involvement with Jeffrey Epstein.
According to CNN and other reports, Andrew was arrested while celebrating his 66th birhtday.
The arrest is the front page of every British newspaper. Buckingham Palace has done everything possible to distance itself from Andrew, stripping him of all royal affiliations and kicking him out of several homes. They obviously knew this was coming, and publicly supported the police department to do what they must.
Is it enough to save the monarchy? This is seismic. It’s historic and unprecedented. We don’t even know the extent of the damage yet.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is in custody after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
Here is the statement in full:
As part of the investigation, we have today (19/2) arrested a man in his sixties from Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public office and are carrying out searches at addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk.
The man remains in police custody at this time. We will not be naming the arrested man, as per national guidance. Please also remember that this case is now active so care should be taken with any publication to avoid being in contempt of court.
Assistant Chief Constable Oliver Wright said: ‘Following a thorough assessment, we have now opened an investigation into this allegation of misconduct in public office. It is important that we protect the integrity and objectivity of our investigation as we work with our partners to investigate this alleged offence. ‘We understand the significant public interest in this case, and we will provide updates at the appropriate time.’
The “Melania” theatrical run is almost over.
The infomercial about America’s Third Wife, First Lady dropped 68% this week from last at the box office.
The Tuesday take was just $132,181 — itself a miracle since almost all venues showing “Melania” were empty.
This week, “Melania” lost 799 theaters. We’ll see later today how much the remaining 1,204 is slashed.
The total box office is now $15.7 million in the US.
Also waiting for sales of the popcorn bucket. It’s perfect for the bathroom, as it turns out, although several friends have asked to haveit removed during their time in there.
PS Where is Barron? Not seen since New Year’s Eve, barely in the movie. In a cage in the basement of Mar-a-Lago? This may be the saddest story of all time.