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(Video) Jada Pinkett Smith Says She and Will Smith Have Been Living Apart Since 2016, She Thought Slap Was a “Skit”

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Jada Pinkett Smith says she and husband Will Smith have been living apart since 2016.

Pinkett Smith is publishing a book next Tuesday which she talks about in People magazine. She says she thought Will’s Oscar slap was a “skit.”

Jada is brutally honest about depression, her thoughts of suicide, too. The People story doesn’t mention her affair with her son’s friend.

You almost feel sympathetic to Will Smith after reading all of these revelations. I’m surprised he’s not on Prozac or something stronger!

The book is called “Worthy” and it sounds worthy of a best seller — which it will certainly be next Tuesday.

Curb Your Enthusiasm About a “Seinfeld” Reunion, It Happened 14 Years Ago on Larry David’s Show

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No one I spoke to today has any idea about a “Seinfeld” reunion.

These are people who know Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David. If something’s happening, it’s a surprise.

“No one has mentioned it,” says a source.

Seinfeld brought this up at a comedy show in Boston over the weekend when asked about the much reviled actual of “Seinfeld.” All the characters went to jail for being bad people. The audience hated it.

A new ending would have to involve picking up where that left off and undoing it. But Jerry and the gang already had that chance There was a “Seinfeld” reunion back in 2009 on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” All the main players were on including Jerry, Julia Louis Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, Michael Richards, and even Wayne Knight.

It was the 10th episode of season 7 of “Curb.” The cast got a second shot at a series finale. George was trying to get back together with his wife. Jerry donated sperm so Elaine could hae a child. George invented an iPhone app for finding public toilets.

So it’s unlikely that another reunion would occur on “Curb,” but you never know. Anything is possible.

Black Lives Matter, Plagued by Fraud Accusations, Scandals, and Lawsuits, Posts Support for Palestinians from LA and Chicago Branches

I think we’re just as happy that Black Lives Matter has posted support tonight for the Palestinians, and referred to Israel using the word ‘apartheid.’

BLM Chapters in Los Angeles and Chicago are satisfied to see beheadings, kidnappings, torture, and wholesale murder of Jews by the Palestinians.

But this is one time that might ok. Black Lives Matter is a fraud organization that has frittered away tens of millions of dollars on their own executives.

There are many lawsuits from outside and within the organization wondering where the $90 million donated to them in the last couple of years has gone.

On their recent Form 990 tax filing, BLM listed under Revenue Less Expenses MINUS $8.5 million. The previous year, they reported $76 million in donations. Another almost $10 million came in in 2022.

The LA Times reported on one of their gross inside jobs in 2022. Shalomyah Bowers was accused of stealing $10 million.

Here’s an Associated Press report on their internal lawsuits over fraud.

So Black Lives Matter has become totally irrelevant. If they knew the actual history, they’d know that Dr. Martin Luther King wrote in 1967:

“I would have made it crystal clear that I could not have supported any resolution calling for Black separatism or calling for a condemnation of Israel and an unqualified endorsement of the policy of the Arab powers.”

“Israel’s right to exist as a state is incontestable,” Dr. King wrote. He then added, almost prophetically, “At the same time the great powers have the obligation to recognize that the Arab world is in a state of imposed poverty and backwardness that must threaten peace and harmony.”

Dr. King would be ashamed of posts like these:

Beatles “Reunion” Coming Friday as Ringo Starr Releases Song Paul McCartney Wrote for Him, Sings and Plays On

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Are you feeling the sunlight? Because a Beatles “reunion” is coming at midnight Thursday night.

I’ve just heard the song Paul McCartney wrote and produced for Ringo Starr which Ringo is releasing on his four track EP this week.

The EP is called “Rewind Forward” and the McCartney song is “Feeling the Sunlight.”

Ringo has said in an interview that Paul made the track in the UK and sent it to him even playing the drums.

“We took those off,” Ringo says cheekily because, of course, we want to hear the best drummer in rock history on the skins. Ringo doesn’t disappoint. It’s his trademark sound, both vocally and instrumentally.

“Feeling the Sunlight” sounds at first very frothy and upbeat, just one of McCartney’s good time songs like “Silly Love Songs” or “Hello Goodbye.” Or even Ringo’s “Octopus’s Garden.”

But play it a couple of times and you hear the depth of it. McCartney is the most clever melodist of all time, and knows his way around a catchy hook. But he’s also singing background and playing guitar with his trademark sound.

The “Rewind Forward” EP has three other terrific songs including the title track. Ringo’s been releasing EPs, which is very smart, rather than issue full albums. But now he’s got enough songs to put out an EP box set if he wants. Ringo’s drums are unique, so take a listen. And his energy is infectious!

Check back here as Friday strikes 12am to hear the song.

Roger Waters Bad Timing: Ex Pink Floyder, Noted Antisemite, Releases New Version of “Dark Side of the Moon” and It Flops

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The disgusting Hamas attack on Israel has proven to be bad timing for noted antisemite Roger Waters.

The former member of Pink Floyd released his own re-recorded version of “Dark Side of the Moon” on Friday.

I doubt it was going to be a bit, but now it’s really a flop. Buying a copy would really be an endorsement for antisemitism and the anti-Israel movement. Hence, the Watered down version of “Dark Side” is at number 27 on iTunes. Estimates put weekend sales at around 600 for downloads and CDs, and streaming equivalent of about 3,500.

Waters revealed himself as antisemite years ago, but in recent times has stepped up his verbal attacks on Israel. Concert fans in Europe watched him goosestep in a Nazi uniform on stage.

So far Waters has not posted any comments on the savage murders and kidnappings perpetuated on the Israelis by Hamas. He obviously knows he’s been mostly cancelled already. One more statement should do him in.

In the meantime, why would anyone want a re-recorded “Dark Side” without Nick Mason, Richard Wright, and David Gilmour. Stick with the original.

UPDATED Famed Restaurateur Keith McNally Deletes Offending Post About Hamas After 5,000 Wildly Negative Reactions Threatened Business, Apologizes Twice

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Social media is like playing with toxic chemicals — say the wrong thing, by accident, and there will be an explosion.

Balthazar restaurant owner Keith McNally blew up his Instagram account over the weekend when he posted what seemed like a conciliatory message to Hamas. McNally wrote: “The More Utterly Repugnant The Facts, The Greater The Responsibility Becomes To Listen To The Other Side.”

 

Nearly 5,000 replies came in and none of them were good. Most threatened to never return to his restaurants in New York, London, and Miami including Balthazar, Pastis, and Morandi. Reservations were being cancelled by the boatload.

Leading the way was Jessica Seinfeld, wife of comedian Jerry, who was infuriated, she said, especially since the couple had gotten engaged at Balthazar.

McNally was slow to respond but finally did around 3am Eastern today. He deleted the post and apologized, saying he did not support Hamas, they were a terrorist organization, and that he never supported them.

But some damage has been done. The NY Post quickly elicited comments denouncing McNally’s original post from his partners.

Yesterday McNally told the Post: “I stand by what i wrote this morning: THE MORE UTTERLY REPUGNANT THE FACTS, THE GREATER THE RESPONSIBILITY TO LISTEN TO T HE OTHER SIDE. This doesn’t mean forgive. This doesn’t mean not retaliate. It simply means listen. There’s nothing to lose by listening. Nothing whatsoever.”

Will the deletion and apology be enough to appease McNally’s outraged diners? We won’t know until dawn breaks. But I do think McNally simply used words badly. He has quite a bit of Jewish blood in his DNA, something he’s only started to embrace in recent years after a debilitating stroke almost killed him.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Gwyneth Paltrow Uses Her Oscar as a Doorstop In Her Garden: She Might as Well Give It Back

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Gywneth Paltrow might as well give her Oscar back to the Academy..

She won Best Actress in 1999 for “Shakespeare in Love.” She was never nominated again (not before). She frittered away her acting career and instead made a mint by selling overpriced crap under the name Goop.

Now she’s made a video for the 15th anniversary of Goop. In it the cameraman following her around discovers that she uses her Oscar to prop open a door in her garden.

Look, just give it back already. A lot of people worked hard to get Paltrow that Oscar. Cate Blanchett was much stronger in “Elizabeth” and probably should have won. But Paltrow was pushed by Miramax, and “SiL” was a phenomenon at the time, a refreshing take on an old subject.

Paltrow’s low regard for the movie, for the Oscars, and her acting career has already been emphasized by her. Maybe she had problems with Harvey Weinstein. Who cares? John Madden, a gifted director, made the movie. Really talented actors were part of the ensemble. Artisans created the unique look. None of them would have treated their Oscar so shabbily. Give it to Madden if you can’t show a little respect.

Robert Kennedy’s Sister, Family Denounce Candidacy Announcement: “We believe it to be perilous for our country”

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This is rough.

Robert Kennedy Jr’s siblings have denounced his candidacy on social media.

They write: “Bobby might share the same name as our father, but he does not share the same values, vision or judgment. Today’s announcement is deeply saddening for us. We denounce his candidacy and believe it to be perilous for our country. @roryekennedy @joekennedy @KKT_Kennedy”

Ouch!

Kennedy declared his candidacy for presidency this morning as an independent candidate. He broke ranks with Kennedy tradition as a Democrat and also as someone who was sane. Kennedy was introduced this morning by his wife, actress Cheryl Hines, who seems to be clueless or just as stupid as her husband. This will certainly cost her airtime if “Curb Your Enthusiasm” ever returns. Fans thought she was a lot smarter.

For the Kennedy family to go this far means they know what a danger their brother is. They could have remained silent. But this is serious. So much for those touch football games. And don’t forget RFKJr has already been denounced by Caroline Kennedy and her son, Jack. All that’s left is Maria Shriver for the final nail.

Exclusive: Golden Globes Have No TV Deal 90 Days Out, NBC Still Not In, “No One Wants to Pay for It”

The Golden Globes will be given out in 90 days, on January 7. 2024.

And yet, there is still no deal for a TV broadcast. An insider tells me, “No one wants to pay for it.”

Until a couple of years ago, NBC had been paying millions in licensing fees to Dick Clark Productions and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

But then the HFPA scandal broke over lack of diversity in their ranks. It was revealed they had no Black members as Black Lives Matter percolated to the top of the news in other arenas.

The HFPA had many other scandals including financial ones which eventually led to the group’s demise. NBC suspended the Globes two years ago. Last year they broadcast the show on a one year contract. But the damage was done. The ratings were terrible.

Since then the HFPA has been disbanded. Penske MRC, the company that owns Variety. the Hollywood Reporter, and Deadline.com, and which had already purchased Dick Clark Productions, bought the Globes. Last week they discharged almost 20 members of the HFPA and replaced them with a dozen new members — four of whom already worked for Penske MRC — in an effort to strengthen legitimacy,

But this weekend I confirmed that even with all their good efforts, the company still hasn’t reached a deal to broadcast the January 7th show. “Whoever does it, the money is not there like it used to be,” said my source.

CBS and ABC are out of the running because of their own awards shows. My source insisted Fox would not be considered — or vice versa. That leaves returning to NBC, which will likely make a deal for a fraction of the old price.

There’s also a question of attendance by celebrities. The following week in Hollywood includes both the Critics Choice Awards on the CW network and the Emmys on Fox. Most actors — if the SAG strike is over– will more likely be in town for those shows rather than come in a week early for the Globes.

Meantime, the Globes have added two categories to this year’s presentation — best box office blockbuster– designed to honor “Barbie” or “Oppenheimer” — and Best Stand Up Comedian, which is apropos of nothing.

Hamptons Fest Gets Raves from Celebs Like Julianne Moore, John Slattery, Griffin Dunne, and Alec Baldwin and His Seven Children

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Until last night the Hamptons Film Festival was going off without a hitch. But nothing lasts forever.

Thirty minutes into a very packed screening of “Anatomy of a Fall,” the audience started complaining loudly there were no subtitles– mainly because some of the Cannes Palme D’or winner was in English.

But other parts were in French and German. As Justin Triet’s murder mystery got more complicated, the room became rowdy until the projectionist pressed pause and turned on the house lights.

The audience included Oscar winner Julianne Moore, director husband Bart Freundlich, married actors John Slattery and Talia Balsam, Bob Balaban and wife Lynn Grossman, plus Hamptons regulars Judy Licht and Jerry Della Femina. Ironically, much of the audience at their second film of the night, the first having been Moore’s “May December” (which she didn’t attend because of the SAG strike).

Alas, in this digital world the “files” could not be restored, so the screening was cut short and rescheduled for today. Moore, Freundlich, Slattery, and Balsam were all seen having an unexpected dinner down the street at Saint Ambroeus restaurant. Earlier, “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?” writer-directed Peter Hedges was spotted having pizza across the street.

Otherwise, the Hamptons fest was considered quite a success. Alec Baldwin brought his seven little children to the annual Chairman’s party at Stuart Suna’s estate on Saturday afternoon — tented thanks to the rain. Also seen there was Griffin Dunne, whose movie “Ex Girlfriends” was getting raves from audiences.

PS Some jokers were heard leaving “Anatomy” saying they were going to vote for it for the audience award. Very funny. I do think Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers” would be a better choice!