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Gotham Awards: Robert De Niro Snaps at Apple Studios for Cutting Trump, John Wayne Out of Speech: “How dare they!” (Listen)

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Gotham Awards: Robert De Niro Snaps at Apple Studios for Cutting Trump, John Wayne Out of Speech: “How dare they!” (Listen)

Robert De Niro is very unhappy with Apple Studios.

Reading his speech honoring Martin Scorsese and Killers of the Flower Moon at tonight’s Gotham Awards. De Niro became momentarily confused by the Teleprompter. Then he realized his words including a damnation of Donald Trump had been severely edited.

De Niro proceeded to read aloud what he intended to say. He went on thank various people but when he got to Apple he immediately disowned them.

A fervent critic of Trump. De Niro suffers no fools. It’s hard to imagine how this will play out with Apple on Tuesday.

How it began: De Niro reading from the Teleprompter suddenly stopped and shuffled papers.

He said, “I’m going to go back. I’m sorry. Okay, there was a mistake in this. I’ll keep going. Just keep scrolling.”

“I just want to say one thing,” he said, getting the papers in order (this took just nano seconds but the whole room fell silkent. “The beginning of my speech was edited, cut out, and I didn’t know about it. And I want to read it. History isn’t history anymore. Truth is not truth. Even facts are being replaced by alternative facts, and driven by conspiracy theories and ugliness.”

Now he had the attention of the room completely.

He continued: “In Florida, young students are taught that slaves developed skills that could be applied for their personal benefit. The entertainment industry isn’t immune to this festering disease. The Duke, John Wayne, famously said of Native Americans, ‘I don’t feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. There were great numbers of people who needed new land and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves.’”

The John Wayne line stopped the show. I think even the waiters looked up.

“Lying has become just another tool in the charlatan’s arsenal. The former President lied to us more than 30,000 times during his four years in office. And he’s keeping up the pace in his current campaign of retribution. But with all his lies, he can’t hide his soul. He attacks the weak, destroys the gifts of nature and shows disrespect, for example, by using ‘Pocahontas’ as a slur. Filmmakers, on the other hand, strive — this is where I came in and I saw that they edited all that,” he said.

Again, not a word in the room. De Niro went in for the wrap up but no one expected this: “So I’m going to say these things but to Apple and thank them all that…Gotham, blah blah blah, but I don’t feel like thanking them at all for what they did. How dare they do that, actually. But now I will go to: Accepting the award for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’…”

It may be the most famous moment from any Gotham Awards. I would not want to be Apple executives this morning.

The Kinks Reunite: After Years of Feuding, Ray and Dave Davies Look Happy Together at Football Game

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The Kinks Reunite: After Years of Feuding, Ray and Dave Davies Look Happy Together at Football Game

The Kinks are finally at peace.

Brothers Ray Davies and Dave Davies have famously feuded on and off for 50 years. Eventually, their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group imploded and they went their separate ways. They made solo albums, wrote books and attacked each other in print.

So it’s very reassuring to see them post a photo looking like loving bro’s. It’s about time. We don’t need a new album but maybe a big Kinks farewell concert. Their many hits include “You Really Got Me,” “Sunny Afternoon,” “Destroyer,” “Lola,” “All Day and All of the Night,” and many, many more.

What brought them together? Arsenal Football, of course!

Colbert Out for a Week with Ruptured Appendix, Chooses Threads to Make Social Media Announcement

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Colbert Out for a Week with Ruptured Appendix, Chooses Threads to Make Social Media Announcement

Stephen Colbert is out for a week He ruptured his appendix and had surgery for Thanksgiving.

He must be aggravated after missing a week for COVID just two weeks ago.

More importantly, Colbert used Threads as his social media for the announcement. He skipped Twitter X and Instagram. This means a lot.

He wrote: “Sorry to say that I have to cancel our shows this week. I’m sure you’re thinking, “Turkey overdose, Steve? Gravy boat capsize?” Actually, I’m recovering from surgery for a ruptured appendix. I’m grateful to my doctors for their care and to Evie and the kids for putting up with me. Going forward, all emails to my appendix will be handled by my pancreas.”

Stephen will get better, no doubt. But Twitter? If more celebrities turn to Threads and away from Elon Musk’s platform, emergency surgery will be needed!

Donald Trump Gets Sensitive About Cognitive Decline Accusations, Says It’s Sarcasm When He Says Obama, Means Biden

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Donald Trump Gets Sensitive About Cognitive Decline Accusations, Says It’s Sarcasm When He Says Obama, Means Biden

Donald Trump is getting sensitive about accusations of his cognitive decline.

On social media this morning he says it’s just “sarcasm” when he mistakes Obama for Biden in his speeches. Now he obviously is being facetious.

Trump, who looks like a large lump of cold mashed potatoes, insists he ACED his medical exam recently. He also rails against every modern, progressive concept. He wants to return to 1949 ASAP.

Here’s his post:

NBC Today Show X Account Mixes Up Black Celebrities Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Eddie Murphy, Al Roker

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NBC Today Show X Account Mixes Up Black Celebrities Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Eddie Murphy, Al Roker

The Today Show X account thinks Will Smith has a son named Eric (he doesn’t).

They also don’t know the difference among Eddie Murphy, Will Smith, and Martin Lawrence.

This is really embarrassing. Who’s going to tell them?

 

Taylor Swift Domination of 2023 Complete: Eras Tour Movie Coming to Streaming on December 13th — With Extra Material

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Taylor Swift Domination of 2023 Complete: Eras Tour Movie Coming to Streaming on December 13th — With Extra Material

Taylor Swift will complete her domination of 2023 on December 13th.

That’s when she’ll release her “Eras Tour” concert movie to streaming. It will still be in theaters as well.

“Eras Tour” has made $250 worldwide. But here’s a chance for fans to cough up more dough in Taylor’s direction. She’s also sold the most number of albums in 2023 of any recording act, completely dwarfing everyone else. She’s probably sold the most merch, too.

Swift is also current Homecoming Queen at the NFL thanks to dating Travis Kelce, and she’s selling out stadiums on every continent.

She’s just a girl with a dream!

Model Gigi Hadid Posts Propaganda Video Claiming Israel Harvests Organs of Dead Palestinians “For Years”

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Model Gigi Hadid Posts Propaganda Video Claiming Israel Harvests Organs of Dead Palestinians “For Years”

Model Gigi Hadid certainly hates Israelis, and by extension, Jews.

She’s reposted a propaganda video on Instagram telling her followers that Israel harvests the organs of dead Palestinians “for years without their consent.”

Hadid is represented by IMG Models, which must drop her immediately.

Hadid has also been paid six figure sums for endorsing brands like Maybelline, Tommy Hilfiger, Stuart Weitzman, Messika, Moshino, BMW, Reebok, Michael Kors, Vogue Eyewear, etc. She is associated with many famous fashion labels as well. Let’s see if they stick with her now.

This role model model appeared in blackface on the cover of Italian Vogue in 2018. Why wasn’t she cancelled then?

The offending post can be found on Hadid’s Instagram stories, or at its original site marked

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RIP R&B Queen Jean Knight, Her Bouncy New Orleans Hit “Mr. Big Stuff” Lives On 50 Years Later as a Radio Standout

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RIP R&B Queen Jean Knight, Her Bouncy New Orleans Hit “Mr. Big Stuff” Lives On 50 Years Later as a Radio Standout

Jean Knight had one big hit, but boy, what a hit.

“Mr. Big Stuff” was a humongous radio smash in the summer of 1971. You couldn’t get away from it and you didn’t want to. Jean sang it with such personality, it was the kind of single you never get tired of hearing. It earned her a Grammy nomination, too. And to this day, “Mr. Big Stuff” is heard over and over again.

“Mr. Big Stuff” was part of the revitalized Stax Records of the early 70s. Interestingly, though, it was recorded at the nearby Jackson, Mississippi record label, Malaco. But as her bio says, they didn’t know what to do with it. (Right after losing “Mr. Big Stuff,” Malaco was smart to jump on the bandwagon for Denise LaSalle, and hits with her.) It was recorded in the same session as King Floyd’s hit, “Groove Me.”

Jean was paid once to record the song. But because she didn’t write it, she received no royalties beyond record sales– if she even got those. When you hear her voice over those bouncy New Orleans horns, remember that it’s coming to you for free.

So sorry to hear that Jean has passed at age 80. She’s part of R&B history. Condolences to her family and friends.

Here’s her official bio.

Dolly Parton Sells Most Physical Albums of the Week with “Rockstar,” Sets Personal Record, 2nd Only to Streaming Drake

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Dolly Parton Sells Most Physical Albums of the Week with “Rockstar,” Sets Personal Record, 2nd Only to Streaming Drake

In our hearts we know Dolly Parton was number 1 last week.

According to hitsdailydouble, Dolly sold the most physical albums and downloads with 126,917. Her total with streaming was 138,348.

Technically, Drake finished at number 1 with 143,042. But he sold only 2,164 in CDs and downloads. The rest was all streaming.

Number 3 was Taylor Swift, and number 4 was Enhypen (?). In both cases they split sales and streaming with around 65,000 of each.

I don’t think Dolly has ever sold the amount she did in a debut week, at least not since the days of “9 to 5” and “Here I Come Again.” That’s about 40 years!

Drake needs an asterisk anyway. His album, “For All the Dogs,” increased sales by 100% with added bonus tracks. The original “For All the Dogs” had fallen to number 4 last week but bounced back with the added music.

Maybe Dolly should record her own version of “You Call Me On Your Cellphone” and add it to her album!

Below, she sings “Jolene” with Maneskin, the Italian group in a four way marriage. Dolly keeps up with changing times!

Barbra Streisand’s 48 Hour Audio Read of Autobiography Is Selling Better Than Than The 992 Page Book Version, or Greatest Hits Album

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Barbra Streisand’s 48 Hour Audio Read of Autobiography Is Selling Better Than Than The 992 Page Book Version, or Greatest Hits Album

On Tuesday it will have been three weeks since Barbra Streisand’s autobiography was released.

The printed book in hardcover is 992 pages and weighs a ton. It went to number 4 on amazon but never got higher.

Today, “My Name is Barbra” is at number 60 on amazon and dropping fast. Was it too long? Yes. Did it have enough juice? Not really.

Ironically, a much better seller is the Audible version of “My Name is Barbra.” Coming in at a shocking 48 hours, the book is read by the famous Streisand voice. It’s number 6 on the audio book list, and really number 2 behind Britney Spears’s “The Woman in Me,” which is read by three time Oscar nominee Michelle Williams.

Streisand fans would simply rather hear the famous actress and singer’s voice than slog through those 992 pages. Also, there were PR mistakes with the Streisand book vs. Spears. In the latter, there were a lot of anecdotes planted everywhere before pub date. With Streisand, the publicity hit too late, including “CBS Sunday Mornings” on the Sunday after pub date — five days after. It should have come before.

Of all the stories in Streisand’s book, one that escaped becoming a gossip item was Barbra’s well written memory of “Funny Girl” co-star Omar Sharif’s pursuit and romance. Maybe no one cares now, but “Funny Girl” was a huge hit and Streisand received an Oscar.

What else isn’t selling? The “Evergreens” CD that was released a week before the book, of Barbra’s greatest hits. It’s only sold about 7,000 copies. “Evergreens” should have been called “My Name is Barbra” and included with the book. The tracks should have been rare demos of hits and actual hits. Instead, it’s a mishmash. No one’s buying a CD without “People” and “The Way We Were,” and “Stoney End.” That’s a missed opportunity!

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