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Trump Attacks ABC News’s Jonathan Karl Seven Months After Last Book Was Published, And Spells “Bear” Wrong on Social Media

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Trump Attacks ABC News’s Jonathan Karl Seven Months After Last Book Was Published, And Spells “Bear” Wrong on Social Media

You’d think such a stable genius as Donald Trump would know how to spell.

He doesn’t.

In his attack on ABC’s Jonathan Karl — who’s written a new book about Trump — the orange blimp mistakes the word “bear” for “bare.”

People who known English can’t bear it.

Trump has been ranting all day and night on his Truth Social. But he has yet to mention the American catastrophes in Iran: two fighter jets down and a crew member still missing at 12:34 am.

Instead he’s only concerned no one buys Karl’s new book since the respected ABC News reporter writes — according to Trump — stories and “reporting” bare no relationship to the truth.

This is what happens when your father buys your education and you pay no attention to it. Have we ever seen Trump’s grades from the Wharton School?

Trump also doesn’t seem to realize Karl’s book, “Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America,” was published in October 2025. Did he just hear about it? As avid reader of the New York Times Book Review — this is a joke, of course — I thought he’d up on every new release about his administration!

Pop Chart: Kanye West’s “Bully” Return Post-Antisemitism Scandal Fizzles, Finishes Second to KPop Group BTS’s “Arirang”

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Pop Chart: Kanye West’s “Bully” Return Post-Antisemitism Scandal Fizzles, Finishes Second to KPop Group BTS’s “Arirang”

Kanye West’s big comeback was not as successful as he hoped.

His “Bully” album came in second this week, behind BTS’s “Arirang.”

Despite endless, bewildering press trying to resuscitate a man who a year ago was celebrating Hitler, Kanye could not pull off a number 1 debut.

His total albums sold came to 153K. The BTS number for its second week was 183K.

That includes streaming, physical sales, and downloads.

Over on amazon.com, the “Bully” vinyl LP is number 3. The CD is number 17.

West’s highest ranked single on Spotify is “Father,” at number 9 featuring Travis Scott, his former in-law (they were each married to or coupled with sisters). Scott is famous for seeing 8 people killed at his Astroworld Festival a few years ago.

“Bully” sales did not increase numbers for West’s previous albums. There’s no sudden rush to revive his catalog.

Everyone should read this piece about Kanye West, whose racial hatred and evil, bizarre behavior for years was not an accident and is unforgivable. He can fill up a stadium, stand on a big stage set, and lip sync all he likes to his raps made of sampled music. But who he is has not changed.

Currently, West is trying to stir up interest in his headlining the 2027 Super Bowl. If NFL chief Roger Goodell agreed to that he’d have to be taken for an MRI immediately. Indeed, companies like Pepsi and Apple. who aiding and abetting the Kanye comeback, should really submit to cognitive tests.

And So “The Drama” Begins with $1.7 Million Box Office Previews For Dark Zendaya-Robert Pattinson Non Rom Com

Roger Friedman
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And So “The Drama” Begins with $1.7 Million Box Office Previews For Dark Zendaya-Robert Pattinson Non Rom Com

“The Drama” has begun.

Robert Pattinson and Zendaya opened last night in a movie that seemed like a rom com but is a dram-com.

Box office was middling to meh with $1.7 million. It couldn’t have been too expensive to make, so a $10 million weekend would be okay.

But social media reaction to the film from the first audiences was puzzling. The people who posted were mostly turned off after they realized what the movie was about, and it’s not cannibalism.

It’s a seriously weird turn between the two main characters as one confesses previous thoughts of doing something violent. It’s like “When Harry Met Sally” and she passed on pastrami and substituted it with rage — and a pickle.

How will “The Drama” fare over the weekend? They’ve got some good crowds already booked for tonight. But that’s the power of these two new generation stars. Hard to say if that will carry the film for more than the short term.

PS There was a last minute premiere for “The Drama” last night — second night of Passover — at the down in the heels Regal Union Square. Like a lot of premieres in NY these days, the red carpet featured a lot of people you’ve never heard of, posing as if they were celebrities. I don’t know what the photographers do with these pictures. Sell them to the grandparents?

Report: Tom Cruise and John Travolta Were Front and Center at Scientology Cult Gala Last Month Clapping for Their Late Leader

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Report: Tom Cruise and John Travolta Were Front and Center at Scientology Cult Gala Last Month Clapping for Their Late Leader

Tom Cruise and John Travolta are rarely seen together.

They’ve never made a movie with each other. It’s hard to say if they’re even friends.

They have one movie connection: Travolta’s late wife, Kelly Preston, played a nasty girlfriend to Cruise in “Jerry Maguire” 30 years ago.

Of course, the other Cruise-Travolta connection is that they’re the most prominent celebrity cult members in Scientology.

They’ve each given millions of dollars and lots of support to the loony and dangerous “religion.”

Now avid Scientology-exposing journalist Tony Ortega reveals on his Substack that the pair actually sat next to each other last month at a cult rally in Clearwater, Florida. That’s the city where Scientology has a headquarters and is in constantly contentious relationship.

Ortega even got a picture of the two movie stars sitting together.

Each of these guys has had a weird personal full of innuendo and scandal. The details are well known.

Also at this event were washed up celebs like Doug E. Fresh and Jenna Elfman. So was fashion designer Rebecca Minkoff’s controversial father, Dr. David Minkoff, who was involved in the infamous death of cult member Lisa McPherson. Ortega notes the doctor is currently being sued for his involvement in the grisly 2022 death of OT Scientologist Whitney Mills.

Rebecca Minkoff, for any of you carrying her handbags, is also in the group.

Ortega also recognizes Nancy Cartwright of “The Simpsons” fame.

Look at the people laughing and smiling in the photo. They believe in aliens. In fact, they may be inhabited by them already. How do you think Cruise does all those stunts?

“NCIS” Huge Mistake: Show Lost 500,000 Viewers By Killing off Rocky Carroll Character Director Leon Vance After 18 Seasons

Roger Friedman
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“NCIS” Huge Mistake: Show Lost 500,000 Viewers By Killing off Rocky Carroll Character Director Leon Vance After 18 Seasons

“NCIS” made a huge mistake last week, and now they’re paying for it.

The long running procedural killed off character Leon Vance, who ran the NCIS and was beloved.

Producers let go actor Rocky Carroll for no reason other than budget. They said it was to celebrate the 500th episode with a bang.

They were wrong, of course. Grossly. This past Tuesday’s follow up episode dropped by 500,000 viewers. Total viewing was off by 9.32%. Even worse, in the key demo, viewership fell by a whopping almost 23%.

The viewers have voted, especially the ones between 18 and 49. They were disgusted, and did not return to see what happened next. Black viewers may have left since Carroll was the ONLY Black actor on the show.

The drop in total viewers was the largest so far this season.

Carroll can take some solace that the show’s fans were sorry to see him go. After 23 seasons, “NCIS” is down to just one original actor, Sean Murray, who plays McGee. All the others who made the show a hit — from Mark Harmon and Pauley Perrette to David McCallum, et al — are gone.

It remains to be seen if the ratings will continue to drop between now and the show’s May finale. It’s been renewed already for another season.

KPop BTS Set to Vanquish Kanye West on Album Charts as Ye’s Anemic Physical Sales Pale — Hitler Loving Rapper Has Small Following

Roger Friedman
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KPop BTS Set to Vanquish Kanye West on Album Charts as Ye’s Anemic Physical Sales Pale — Hitler Loving Rapper Has Small Following

Here’s the reality of Kanye West: few people are actually buying his “Bully” album.

Hitsdailydouble.com predicts that “Bully” will be vanquished by “Arirang,” from KPop group BTS tomorrow, which will sell 170K copies to Kanye West’s 107K.

The two albums are a study in opposites. BTS is mostly downloads and CDs, LPs. Ye, an avowed antisemite, is getting his sales through Spotify and Apple Music — which is also distributing the album through Gamma Records.

Few fans want music from the man who recorded “Heil Hitler” just a year ago to turn up in their music collections.

On the iTunes top 100, West has two tracks, each far from the top 20. Also, that 117K projected total for “Bully” is 60% lower than Gamma was touting a few days ago.

Last night Kanye debuted “Bully” on the first night of Passover at SoFi Stadium because he’s a Hitler loving, Jew hating ass who was kicked to the curb by Adidas, The Gap, Balenciaga and other businesses.

The only corporations who want to be in business with him are Apple, and Pepsi. The latter is sponsoring his three day appearance this summer at the Wireless Music Festival in London. But that may not happen since forces in England may stop it. I hope they win.

Tonight Kanye returns to SoFi for a second show, which many have pointed out copies a Lady Gaga tour from 2011. “Bully” is also unoriginal, a pastiche of dozens of old songs sewn together. West has also been accused of using AI.

The press’s interest in all this is sad. Both Variety and The Hollywood Reporter have pushed clips from last night’s show on social media as if it was important. As Kanye once said, “Slavery is a choice.” The media and fans that are “slaves” to Kanye West should really be examined for their judgement skills. This guy is a con man who’s getting the last laugh in a Trump slanted world.

We can only hope Gamma is left on the hook in this deal. They deserve it.

Blake Lively Suffers Huge Defeat in Justin Baldoni Case, Judge Tosses 10 out of 13 Claims Including Sexual Harassment, Defamation, Conspiracy

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Blake Lively Suffers Huge Defeat in Justin Baldoni Case, Judge Tosses 10 out of 13 Claims Including Sexual Harassment, Defamation, Conspiracy

It almost ends with this.

Blake Lively has lost most of her case against Justin Baldoni in case over the movie “It Ends with Us.”

Judge Louis Liman (brother of director Doug Liman) tossed 10 of Lively’s 13 claims including sexual harassment, defamation, and conspiracy.

The judge allowed just three components to go forward: breach of contract, retaliation and aiding and abetting in retaliation.

Lively alleged that Baldoni, the director and co-star, sexually harassed her on set by making untoward comments about her appearance and weight.

The sexual harassment part, which Lively turned into a crusade to destroy Baldoni, was thrown out because the filming took place in New Jersey and the case was filed in California. That seems like an amazing mistake since Lively has the resources to hire the best lawyers in the world thanks to husband Ryan Reynolds.

There’s a trial set for May to cover the three remaining items. But it would be best for Lively to settle with Baldoni and this legal nightmare. It’s done nothing to help her Reynolds, who was accused of taking control of the movie during the shoot. Millions of dollars have been spent on nothing but tarnishing their reputations.

Meantime, Baldoni owns the rights to the sequel, “It Starts with Us,” also by Colleen Hoover. He can either make it — presumably without Lively — or sell it to someone else for a lot of money. He’s in what we used to call “the cat bird seat.”

Boffo Box Office! Animated “Super Mario Galaxy Movie” Opens with Record Breaking $34.5 Million Despite Terrible Reviews

Roger Friedman
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Boffo Box Office! Animated “Super Mario Galaxy Movie” Opens with Record Breaking $34.5 Million Despite Terrible Reviews

My gosh.

Out of nowhere, in the middle of a week, a record has been broken.

Universal’s “Super Mario Galaxy Movie” made a stunning $34.5 million in one day.

The animated movie, based on the video game, made more money yesterday, than almost all of this year’s Oscar movies.

The movie is voiced by Glenn Powell. Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor Joy, Jack Black, Brie Larson and a host of stars. This is despite being panned — 43% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise. Three years ago, “Super Mario Bros. Movie” opened with $31.7 million.

Clearly, Super Mario is a bigger star than any human.

The 2023 movie finished with $1.3 billion worldwide, so Universal chief Donna Langley obviously knows what she’s doing — as usual!

What’s the movie about? About 90 minutes, that’s what.

Actually, it looks like fun for kids.

Watch for more records to be broken!

Daniel Day Lewis Family: Son Gets Married This Week in Miami, But Kid’s Famed Actress Mother Appealing Fraud Conviction in France (Exclusive)

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Daniel Day Lewis Family: Son Gets Married This Week in Miami, But Kid’s Famed Actress Mother Appealing Fraud Conviction in France (Exclusive)

EXCLUSIVE It’s a good news, bad news situation for Daniel Day Lewis.

The three time Oscar winner will see his son get married this weekend in Miami. But the kid’s mom, French actress Isabelle Adjani, might not be there. She’s on trial in a Paris appeals court fighting a tax fraud conviction that could send her to jail. In 2023, she was hit with a $250K fine and a two year prison suspended sentence. (See details below.)

We’re waiting for the verdict. She may go to prison, which would be a first for an ex girlfriend of Warren Beatty!

Meantime, DDL and Adjani’s son, Gabriel Kane, gets hitched this weekend in Miami to Irena Dimitrova. They already have a son named Phoenix. Which makes DDL a grandfather.

According to their very public website, the couple met as teachers at Sunflower Creative Arts in Del Ray Beach, Florida. Kane proposed last July in Big Sky, Montana. I’m actually surprised there is such a website considering that DDL is extremely private. But there are photos, information, and a registry. They’re raising money for an 8-Day Alaska Inside Passage Explorer & Glacier Bay cruise. Sweet, but couldn’t dad give them a gift?

The wedding party lists bridesmaids and groomsmen. None of the latter will be Gabriel’s two half brothers through DDL and Rebecca Miller, however.

As for Adjani, a five time Cesar (French Oscar) winner, what got her into this mess? Screen Daily reported in 2023: Adjani has consistently maintained her innocence in the face of charges that include evading taxes on a €2m gift by presenting it as a loan, and also of having pretended to live in Portugal for two years, rather than at her actual home in France.

Good luck to the happy couple!

John Travolta Directing Debut At Desperate Cannes Film Festival Co-Stars Daughter Ella Bleu Before Apple TV Showing: Against Policy?

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John Travolta Directing Debut At Desperate Cannes Film Festival Co-Stars Daughter Ella Bleu Before Apple TV Showing: Against Policy?

I hate to say Cannes is desperate but this really isn’t good.

They’re going to give a premiere for a John Travolta-directed movie which is going to Apple TV on May 29th.

Doesn’t this break the rule that no streaming films can debut at Cannes?

The movie is called “Propeller One-Way Night Coach,” and it’s based on a book that Travolta apparently wrote in 1997. It will be shown in the Cannes Premiere section, not the main competition. In the cast is Travolta’s daughter Ella Bleu.

Is there a Scientology aspect? Probably. Two of the cast members seem to come from Scientology families. The kid who plays Travolta has the same last name as a photographer who took pictures of ex-Scientologist Leah Remini. His mother is played by someone whose last name is in the Scientology files. They aren’t common last names, either

No producer credits yet, but that will unravel with time.

Travolta has only appeared in a string of terrible movies for the last 30 years. They include the really miserable, “Gotti,” which was also shown in Cannes before it was encased in cement and sent to the bottom of the river. Maybe he can surprise us, though.

For Cannes, this is scraping the bottom.

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