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Beverly Hills 90210 Cast Reunites to Sign Autographs, Sell Photo Ops for Big Bucks– Even Shannen Doherty

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Beverly Hills 90210 Cast Reunites to Sign Autographs, Sell Photo Ops for Big Bucks– Even Shannen Doherty

Why would celebrities — including Oscar winners — shlep to Pittsburgh?

Answer: to make money signing autographs and giving photo ops to fans.

This weekend the entire surviving cast of “Beverly Hills 90210” went to Steel City Con, which has become the mecca for this short of thing. Even Shannen Doherty went, and she’s got Stage 4 cancer. (She looks pretty good.)

Jason Priestly, Jennie Garth, Brian Austin Green, Gabrielle Carteris, Ian Ziering, and notorious Tori Spelling all made the scene, too. They’re there right now! Did they eat meals together? Did they speak to each other after all the slagging in various tabloids? (Let me know at showbiz411@gmail.com)

But Doherty and Ziering charged a little more than others for signing and posing. The former got $80/$100. The latter took $60/$100. The others charged $60/$85.

But they weren’t the top chargers. Oscar winners Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis wanted $100/$120 each. And “Escape from New York” director John Carpenter asked for $125 for each item.

Fan events have been around forever. But recently we’ve been seeing more A listers willing to hit the hinterlands and sit for hours chatting with the hoi polloi.

But what a way to rake in a few shekels!

Trump Pushes Gag Order, Attacks Three of His Judges on Eve of Stormy Daniels Trial

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Trump Pushes Gag Order, Attacks Three of His Judges on Eve of Stormy Daniels Trial
Donald Trump is attacking the judges in three of his trials, on social media. On the eve of his hush money trial involving a payoff to Stormy Daniels, Trump has gone after Judges Engoron, Kaplan, and Merhan. The latter, Juan Merchan, is overseeing the hush money case. He imposed a gag order on the garrulous former billionaire to stop him from attacking anyone involved in the trial — including himself. But Trump keeps pushing the boundaries of all his gag orders. He wrote on Truth Social — which is represented on the stock exchange by a crashing stock price: “Who is the WORST, most EVIL and most CORRUPT JUDGE? Would it be Judge Arthur Engoron, Judge Lewis Kaplan or, could it be that my current New York disaster, Judge Juan Merchan, is the WORST? They are all from violent crime (without retribution!) filled New York, are really bad Judges, are extraordinarily conflicted and unfair, and most obviously to all, suffer from a rare but very lethal disease, TDS, commonly known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME. Please reply here!!!” This certainly seems like a violation of the gag order. It’s also not the smartest thing to do on the eve of a trial. But Trump wants to turn this into a circus than can be appealed. He remains dangerous to the Republic and to the rule of law.

Box Office: “Civil War” Aims at $26 Million Weekend with B- Cinemascore, Mixed Reviews

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Box Office: “Civil War” Aims at $26 Million Weekend with B- Cinemascore, Mixed Reviews

Alex Garland’s “Civil War” will not be causing riots in the streets, or theaters.

Last night, the overwrought film about America in turmoil made $8 million. Combined with Thursday, they’ve banked almost $11 million.

The weekend projection is $26 million. But “Civil War” is not a crowdpleaser. It has a B minus Cinemascore and a 79% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes. This means customers who exit the theaters are not excited to come back or tell friends.

“Civil War” is a mess. Rather than being incendiary, it’s flaccid. Just shooting characters in the head without warning doesn’t make compelling drama. I think audiences must have had the same issues as critics: who’s fighting for what? And why?

Meantime, “Godzilla x Kong” is still outselling “Ghostbusters Frozen Empire” three-to-1. Even if “Ghostbusters” does well this weekend it still won’t hit $100 million by Sunday night. That probably won’t happen until the end of next week.

Beyonce’s “Cowboy Carter” Holds on to Top of Album Chart, But Falls 69% in Second Week

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Beyonce’s “Cowboy Carter” Holds on to Top of Album Chart, But Falls 69% in Second Week

Beyonce has finished her second week at number 1 with “Cowboy Carter.”

It wasn’t easy. The album fell 69% from the debut week, selling 131,020 copies according to hitsdailydouble.com.

The number 2 album from J. Cole followed with 118,000 copies. So it was close.

For paid downloads and CDs, Beyonce was trounced by K Poppers Tomorrow x Together. Whoever they are, they sold 102,000 hard copies of their album. There wasn’t much streaming. As always with K Pop, all numbers are questionable.

The Black Keys sold 22,960 CDs and downloads of their “Ohio Players” album. This is a weird title since it has nothing to do with the actual famous funk group, The Ohio Players. I don’t know what that’s all about.

Taylor Swift still has SEVEN Albums in the top 50. Next Thursday night she has a new album which will arrive at number 1. This will never end!

Thursday Ratings: “Grey’s Anatomy” Crushed by “SVU,” But “Organized Crime” Will Be Arrested

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Thursday Ratings: “Grey’s Anatomy” Crushed by “SVU,” But “Organized Crime” Will Be Arrested

Thursday night–

“Grey’s Anatomy” was recently renewed for a 21st season. But so far this season has been a ratings flop.

Last night, “Greys” was crushed as usual by “Law & Order SVU.” The former show is stuck around 3.2 million viewers and falling. Next season should be the last unless Patrick Dempsey’s twin brother arrives in town.

The big Thursday hit now is CBS’s “So Help Me Todd.” This is one of those unchallenging CBS shows that could run for years if it’s handled right. No one you know will watch it. Who cares? The star is Marcia Gay Harden, an Oscar winner who brings prestige to the network. I can watch her with the sound off.

The big loser last night was Chris Meloni’s “Organized Crime.” The story of Elliot Stabler is over. Move him to guest shots on “SVU.” Meloni’s show has under 3 million viewers. I wish I knew what happened here. It’s never had a reason for being. But it has one for being canceled — no one watches it.

CBS Cancels “The Talk” — I Told You! — in December, Black Soap Opera Will Likely Replace It

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CBS Cancels “The Talk” — I Told You! — in December, Black Soap Opera Will Likely Replace It

I told you a month ago or more that CBS was going to cancel “The Talk.”

And so they have, in December 2024 “The Talk” will wrap. In January, if it’s ready, the black soap opera “The Gates” will replace it.

“The Talk” was created by former CBS chief Les Moonves for his wife, Julie Chen. The original hosts included Leah Remini and Holly Peete Robinson, as well as SHaron Osbourne.

But infighting killed that group, with Chen blamed for a lot of the turmoil. She was forced out when Moonves was ousted from CBS, leaving a constant Ferris wheel of hosts. It’s only recently CBS settled Jerry O’Connell and Natalie Morales as the leaders of a rag tag gang.

In creating “The Talk,” Moonves junked two 50 year old soap operas, “As he World Turns” and “Guiding Light.” Fans were enraged. “The Talk” never equaled the soaps in ratings. And now it’s being replaced by a…soap! LOL.

The really ironic twist would be Holly Robinson Peete landed a role on “The Gates.”

Alicia Keys Self Releases New Single “Kaleidoscope” from Broadway Musical “Hell’s Kitchen”

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Alicia Keys Self Releases New Single “Kaleidoscope” from Broadway Musical “Hell’s Kitchen”

You may have heard: Alicia Keys is debuting a Broadway musical this month. It’s called “Hell’s Kitchen.”

The show is the story of her life leading up to signing with Clive Davis’s J Records and becoming an overnight sensation.

Today she’s self-releasing a new song from the show, sung by her, called “Kaleidoscope.” It sounds great, perfect for Broadway, too.

Keys spent a decade on J Records, and more on RCA. But like a lot of legacy artists, she’s gone indie. Her label is called AKW Records.

LOL Golden Bachelor Couple Breaking Up After Three Months, Extravagant ABC Wedding

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LOL Golden Bachelor Couple Breaking Up After Three Months, Extravagant ABC Wedding

Well, they said it wouldn’t last. And it didn’t.

The Golden Bachelor couple is breaking up after three months. Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist threw in the towel officially on “Good Morning America” today.

The couple submitted to an ABC special on January 4 in which they wed in front of millions of people. It was the pay off for their season on “The Golden Bachelor.”

What a joke. All of “Bachelor Nation” is scripted and edited, but presented to the audience as reality TV. If you accept it for what it is, fine. But otherwise anyone who believes it should be sold property on the underworld island of Atlantis.

Here’s the announcement this morning. They say they’re giving back their rings. Hmmmm…But not the cash they got for the whole proceeding.

Here’s a link to this whole highly unbelievable thing.

Kim Goldman, Sister of OJ Simpson Victim Ron Goldman, Speaks: “Complicated Emotions”

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Kim Goldman, Sister of OJ Simpson Victim Ron Goldman, Speaks: “Complicated Emotions”

Kim Goldman has posted a message about the death of OJ Simpson.

Simpson was found liable for the death of her brother and Nicole Brown in a civil case in 1996.

Here is her statement with her father, Fred. Simpson never paid the $31 million judgment, but the Goldman’s lawyers say they will pursue his estate. The amount is now up to $100 million including interest and fees.

Trump Social Media Stock Keeps Falling with No End in Sight: Down, Down, Down

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Trump Social Media Stock Keeps Falling with No End in Sight: Down, Down, Down

Pity the fool who bought stock in Donald Trump’s Trump Media on day one.

Or day two.

Today the stock closed at $32.41. It opened at $78 three weeks ago, then fell to $57. It’s been falling ever since.

Trump himself owns the largest block of Trump Media, which means his personal value has dropped wildly.

Yet, his base thinks he’s a brilliant businessman.

As of April 11, 2024, Bloomberg News no longer lists Trump as one of the top 500 billionaires in the US.

To make the list, you have to have $5.77 billion. Trump doesn’t qualify. He’s chump change compared to Bernard Arnault, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos. They’re all worth between $150b and $200billion.

As for Trump Media, the bottom keeps on falling out. When it goes below $30, then some real turmoil should begin among whoever has those other shares.

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