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Exclusive: “Color Purple” Star Fantasia Accuses Air BnB Hosts of Racial Profiling After They Expel Her Family for Having a Party for Children

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Exclusive: “Color Purple” Star Fantasia Accuses Air BnB Hosts of Racial Profiling After They Expel Her Family for Having a Party for Children

Fantasia Barrino is rightly furious with Air BnB this morning. The potential Oscar nominee and star of “The Color Purple” says she and her family were racially profiled yesterday after she had a party for children at the location.

She writes: “It’s evident to me this was racial profiling and the treatment we received was due to the color of our skin. I wanted my son to enjoy his friends (10-12) year old and make him feel special as I have been traveling for the last 35+ days promoting a movie I starred in. This time, I dare not stay quiet.”

Fantasia posted her complaint to Twitter, and Air BnB responded quickly saying they do not approve of such a thing and will look into it. But whoever Fantasia’s hosts were deserve to be investigated immediately. What stupid people– they could have cashed in for years on having the great singer and “American Idol” winner as a guest. Now they will forever be notorious for this shameful act.

Here is Fantasia’s post:

“My stomach is so uneasy this morning as I’m riding back to my home in the cold and rain. I don’t say much when people do me wrong, but I can’t stay quiet on how my family and I were just treated from a host with @Airbnb@airbnbhelp trying to kick my kids and I out at 12:00 midnight. The host accused us of having a party with loud noises outdoors because they saw balloons being dropped off and a game truck with no generator in the early part of the day. The amount of guests we reserved for are the amount of guest who stayed the night. They never said we weren’t allowed to have any company over!! It’s evident from the sayings on the wall, to the outdoor fire pit/jacuzzi and a well equipped game room in the garage/poker table that people Hosts parties and/or gatherings here on the lake often as there were weights with balloon ribbon left in the garage from a previous party at the house. It’s evident to me this was racial profiling and the treatment we received was due to the color of our skin. I wanted my son to enjoy his friends (10-12) year old and make him feel special as I have been traveling for the last 35+ days promoting a movie I starred in. This time, I dare not stay quiet.”

Rocker Peter Frampton Among the Guests at Private Memorial for Jerry Moss, Beloved Co-Founder of Hitmaking Machine A&M Records

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Rocker Peter Frampton Among the Guests at Private Memorial for Jerry Moss, Beloved Co-Founder of Hitmaking Machine A&M Records

A memorial service was held Saturday night for Jerry Moss, beloved co-founder of A&M Records with Herb Alpert, who organized the event. Moss, 88, passed away in August after a vibrant life that went from massive success in rock and roll to triumphs in horse racing.

Rocker Peter Frampton came to pay tribute, his “Frampton Comes Alive” was on A&M and was one of the bestselling albums of all time.

The service for former employees was at Henson Studios in Hollywood — the home first of Charlie Chaplin’s production company and then A&M, which made dozens of superstars including The Police, Frampton, the Carpenters, Sheryl Crow, Carole King, Cheech and Chong, Cat Stevens, and others.

Alprt and Moss started the company  together in Herb’s garage. Herb — a very young 88 years old and still touring —  told the crowd that Jerry, “was a great man, friend and partner. I loved him immediately. He was kind, he was easy to be with, he was fun to be with.” Alpert added, “We never even signed a formal contract for the record company.” Then he quipped, “we did however sign one for the publishing company!”

Herb added that “I’m sorry that I’m here talking about Jerry being gone first.”

A slideshow presentation illuminated Jerry and Herb through the years with the artists and the people who worked there.. Other guests included Jerry’s son and music exec Ron Moss, longtime music industry veterans Martin Kirkup, Aaron Jacoves, Xander Smith (longtime tour manager for Herb), Jim Guerinot, Dayle Gloria, Mark Williams and more.

Box Office UPDATE: Willy Wonka’s Magical Saturday Pushes Prequel to Higher-than-Expected $39 Mil Weekend

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Box Office UPDATE: Willy Wonka’s Magical Saturday Pushes Prequel to Higher-than-Expected $39 Mil Weekend

Willy Wonka really had a magical weekend.

Warner’s says the total for Thursday through today will come to an astounding $39 million.

That’s quite a bit higher than expected. But big Saturday receipts pushed the total. Word of mouth must have been excellent. Families would have been the driving force.

Elsewhere, Beyonce’s Renaissance Tour movie hit $30.9 million. Friday’s receipts came to $500K, which means there was quite a surge Saturday and expected for today. Final numbers will be out tomorrow for the individual days. I guess Beyonce had an actual Renaissance on Saturday.

Some of the Oscar movies hit the box office this weekend. Best stuff came from Searchlight’s terrific “Poor Things” with Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, and Willem Dafoe. The sexy Frankenstein saga opened its run with $2 million in 82 theaters. And that’s just the start! Others coming up behind it include “American Fiction,” “The Zone of Interest,” but Cannes winner “Anatomy of a Fall” — with tons of PR and rave reviews — is already faltering out of the gate.

Box Office: Warner’s “Wonka” Wins Friday with $11 Mil, Looks at Delicious Weekend

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Box Office: Warner’s “Wonka” Wins Friday with $11 Mil, Looks at Delicious Weekend

“Wonka” is being devoured.

The prequel starring Timothee Chalamet has banked $14.4 million on Thursday and Friday. Weekend total should be around $35 million.

The best news us that early audiences like it a lot. Exit interviews showed a Cinemascore of A minus. Wonka was popular at every demo. So a bright holiday season is ahead.

Happy 253rd Birthday to Ludwig van Beethoven: Watch the Real Leonard Bernstein Conduct Symphony Number 7

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Happy 253rd Birthday to Ludwig van Beethoven: Watch the Real Leonard Bernstein Conduct Symphony Number 7

First of all, a shout out to Peanuts and Charles Schulz. Because of Schroeder, Beethoven’s birthday is set in stone, a national holiday.

In honor of the movie, “Maestro,” here is Leonard Bernstein conducting Beethoven’s 7th symphony:

“Saturday Night Live” Ratings Booming Under New Formula, Scored Big with Oscar Winner Emma Stone, Singer Noah Kahan

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“Saturday Night Live” Ratings Booming Under New Formula, Scored Big with Oscar Winner Emma Stone, Singer Noah Kahan

“SNL” is booming in the ratings under the show’s new formula.

Instead of giving the numbers from just NBC on Tuesday, “SNL” is waiting a week to include delayed viewing, Peacock, and videos on You Tube.

With that in mind, the December 2nd episode with Emma Stone and Noah Kahan was seen by 6.4 million viewers. The linear number is probably around 4.5 million, but that’s speculation.

Tonight “SNL” finishes the fall season with the mighty Kate McKinnon hosting and Billie Eilish as musical guest. The numbers for this one should be huge.

“SNL” is currently ranking as NBC’s top-rated entertainment series in the 18-49 demo and 6% above last season. That’s great news, but asterisk, that’s because the strikes kept “Chicago” PD Fire and whatever off the air.

Daytime Emmy Awards Wins: Kelly Clarkson, “General Hospital,” “Entertainment Tonight” (Full List)

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Daytime Emmy Awards Wins: Kelly Clarkson, “General Hospital,” “Entertainment Tonight” (Full List)

The Daytime Emmy Awards were given out tonight on CBS. They were supposed to happen back in June, but strikes did them in.

“General Hospital” won best drama. Kelly Clarkson won Best Talk show and host. She didn’t make the trip to L.A. to pick up her statue.

Best Actor was Thorsten Kaye from “The Bold and the Beautiful,” and Jacqueline McInnes Wood won Best Actress from the same show. Best Supporting Actor is Robert Gossett (brother of Oscar winner Lou Gossett, Jr) for “General Hospital.” The same show got the nod for the late Sonya Eddy as Best Supporting Actress. “General Hospital” also took home Best Directing, but “The Young and the Restless” was the Best Writing for a Drama.

Susan Lucci received a Lifetime Achievement Award.

The real winner of the night was Jennifer Warnes, sang like a gangsta during the In Memoriam. Why isn’t she a bigger star? What a voice!

Here’s the full list:

Best Drama

General Hospital, ABC

Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood as Steffy Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)

Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor
Thorsten Kaye as Ridge Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)

Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress
Sonya Eddy as Epiphany Johnson, General Hospital (ABC)

Supporting Performance In a Daytime Drama Series: Actor
Robert Gossett as Marshall Ashford, General Hospital (ABC)

Daytime Talk Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated)

Entertainment News Series

Entertainment Tonight

Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Younger Performer in a Daytime Drama Series
Eden McCoy as Josslyn Jacks, General Hospital (ABC)

Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
General Hospital (ABC)

Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series
Alley Mills as Heather Webber, General Hospital (ABC)

Daytime Talk Series Host
Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated)

Sony Bounces Mayim Bialik from “Jeopardy,” Soap Actress Krista Allen from “Bold and the Beautiful”

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Sony Bounces Mayim Bialik from “Jeopardy,” Soap Actress Krista Allen from “Bold and the Beautiful”

Different parts of Sony TV are busy cleaning house before the new year.

Mayim Bialik says on social media that Sony has dumped her from syndicated “Jeopardy.”

The “Big Bang Theory” actress was very smart, really knew her stuff, and was very personable. But hardcore “Jeopardy” fans were never accepting of a female host. Ken Jennings now continues as lord of the board.

Also, Sony: actress Krista Allen was a fan favorite on CBS’s “The Bold and the Beautiful” in her two years there. (Sony distributes the show and is involved in the production.) She was even nominated for a Daytime Emmy, which she could get this very evening. She was that good. Now, after being off the show for some time, she says she’s been let go. I don’t know how these soap actors can take the tension of never knowing when you’ll be fired or re-hired. It’s a bizarre game that offers no consistency unless you’re a gold dipped star like Deidre Hall. Otherwise, when your character starts coughing, you get the want ads.

RIP Norby Walters, Hollywood Character Who Invented Night of 100 Stars, Ran Famous A List Poker Game

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RIP Norby Walters, Hollywood Character Who Invented Night of 100 Stars, Ran Famous A List Poker Game

I am very sorry to report the death of Norby Walters, a youthful 91 years old.

Norby’s death was reported on Facebook by his son, movie producer Gary Michael Walters.

Norby was a real Hollywood guy. He invented the Night of 100 Stars, an annual charity fundraiser held on Oscar during the broadcast, at the Beverly Hills Hotel. It was basically a huge party for former stars, past favorites, lots of TV people. You would run into Bo Derek, Lassie, Flipper, the stars of “Dallas,” that sort of thing. They came in droves and had to be out when the Oscars ended so a studio — usually Miramax — would take over to celebrate their wins.

Norby also ran a famous poker game for gambling celebs at his apartment in the Empire West in West Hollywood. Lots of real A list stars went there, and it was serious money. 

I really adored Norby and looked forward to seeing him on my trips west. He had a big heart and remained optimistic as Hollywood changed around him He deserves a star on the Walk of Fame more than most. I hope that poker game in the sky is going great. Peace, Norby. Condolences to Gary.

Here’s a link to more of his colorful career:

https://littlesis.org/person/222909-Norby_Walters/data

Comedian Jeffrey Ross just posted on Instagram: “Well my old poker pal Norby Walters finally folded. Me, @sarahkatesilverman and @jeffgarlin were the young comics who got invited to play poker with Norby’s pals like Harvey Corman, Jerry Vale, Charles Durning, Sid Caesar and so many other legends. Buddy Hackett took me over there for the first time. Lots of great stories and free Chinese food. Norby was in the music biz and is mentioned in a lot of early rap songs. His Oscar parties were epic. Norby kept all the stars humble by repeating his mantra, “Never too big”!”

 
 
 
 
 
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Number 1 With a Bullet: Nicki Minaj’s New Album Huge Debut, Taylor Swift Keeps 7 Titles in the Top 50

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Number 1 With a Bullet: Nicki Minaj’s New Album Huge Debut, Taylor Swift Keeps 7 Titles in the Top 50

Nicki Minaj roars back onto the pop charts tonight. Her “Pink Friday 2” debuts at number 1– without Kanye West bothering her.

“Pink Friday 2” sold a very healthy 222,665 copies including 87,247 paid downloads, CDs, and vinyl. The bulk of the sales was from streaming equivalent.

Still, Taylor Swift has 7 titles in the top 50, three of which are in top 10. So Taylor sold the most albums altogether of any artist.

The rest of the album chart is largely Christmas albums with evergreens from Nat King Cole, Phil Spector’s Christmas album, Frank Sinatra, Michael Buble, Brenda Lee plus, of course, Cher, and Mariah Carey. Most of the Christmas album sales are from streaming, with very little physical product being taken home.

Noah Kahan, fresh off “SNL,” sold around 42K of his album, “Stick Season,” which isn’t bad, Typically, “SNL” does not sell records anymore. Olivia Rodrigo, who was on “SNL” just last week, lodged just 23,611 of her “Sour” album sold. She was not a hit from the TV show. Her material was very disappointing.

Nicki Minaj, meanwhile, gets points for turning down Kanye West’s claim to have a duet they made three years ago placed on his new album. She seems to be a lot brighter than the singers who did the album including Charlie Wilson (terrible decision) and, unsurprisingly, Chris Brown.

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