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Watch Trump Get Booed at US Open While Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Ben Stiller, Courteney Cox Steal the Show

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Watch Trump Get Booed at US Open While Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Ben Stiller, Courteney Cox Steal the Show

What a humiliating afternoon for Donald Trump.

He caused the US Open to start 45 minutes late. Half the crowd with tickets couldn’t get in because of extra security.

When Trump appeared in the arena, he was loudly booed. Seated fans posted all over social media.

On ABC, the announcers never said his name. If the cameras cut to him, they just said, First sitting president at the US Open. He came with staff, not a single family member. No wife, no son, nada.

Meanwhile, Arthur Ashe Stadium was filled with celebrities who the fans wanted to see. A superstar combo was Bruce Springsteen — with daughter Jennifer — and Sting, with his good friend Shaggy. (They put on uite a show yesterday in Philadelphia.)

Other stars at the US Open: Ben Stiller and wife Christine Taylor, Courtney Cox, and so on.

Bullet Proof Glass: Will It Stop the Booing? Secret Service Said to Have Installed It at Arthur Ashe Stadium Before US Open Final

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Bullet Proof Glass: Will It Stop the Booing? Secret Service Said to Have Installed It at Arthur Ashe Stadium Before US Open Final

But will it stop the booing?

I’m told that the Secret Service installed bullet proof glass over night at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

This is because Donald Trump is on his way, after insulting reporters in Washington before flying to New York for the US Open Men’s Final.

Trump will be a guest of Rolex watches in their private box. The White House told broadcasters not to show the crowd booing or otherwise protesting his presence.

And then though there’s plenty of security they felt bullet proof glass was the way to go. No word on whether they take it with them or charge it to the USTA.

Should be an interesting day in Forest Hills!

Broadway: “Cabaret” Loses $24 Mil, Announces Early Closing After Star Gets Sepsis, Investor Sues to Get Money Back

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Broadway: “Cabaret” Loses $24 Mil, Announces Early Closing After Star Gets Sepsis, Investor Sues to Get Money Back

UPDATE: A new report also says an investor is suing the producers. As I wrote below, the show cost $24.25 million, it’s a total loss. Billy Porter may have sepsis or is just smart about abandoning this ship.

Wilkommen, and good bye.

The very expensive Broadway production of “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club” is shutting down on September 21st.

Star Billy Porter, who was set to take over as the emcee, has come down with a bad case of sepsis, according to reports. He’s out, and there’s no big name to replace him.

This version of “Cabaret” Opened in April 2024 with Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne in the lead, and Gayle Rankin as Sally Bowles. Producers spent millions to revamp the August Wilson Theater into a nightclub with all new seating and special bars.

But the show — loved in London — was panned here, and ignored for the Tony Awards. Redmayne left early, and box office receipts just kept plummeting. That is lasted this long is a miracle. Box office reached a high on July 7th of $1.1 million, and then dropped like a rock. Last week, the take was $505,000.

Is Porter really ill? Does it matter? What will happen to the theater? The show cost $24.25 million to stage, with $9.5 million of that to convert the theater. My guess is, there’s no recoupment and a lot of tears.

By the way, the company that paid for all that, Atlantic Theater Group, is being sold soon, they say, to Blackstone Investment Group.

Trump’s US Open Sponsor Today, Rolex, Was Started by A Suspected Nazi Spy, Is Run by the Most Influential Swiss Foundation

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Trump’s US Open Sponsor Today, Rolex, Was Started by A Suspected Nazi Spy, Is Run by the Most Influential Swiss Foundation

Rolex is hosting Donald Trump in their booth today at the US Open.

Broadcasters have been told not to show Trump being booed. But you can boo Rolex, which doesn’t care if Trump deports everyone and turns the White House into a saloon.

Rolex is a turn on for the very rich and Wall Street types. It’s run by a Swiss for profit non profit organization called the Hans Wildorf Foundation. They’re considered the most influential foundation in Switzerland according to reports.

Time out! Who are these people that love Trump so much and are the ultimate goal of social climbing executives?

Wilsdorf started the company in 1944. He was a German who praised Hitler. He was known as a “Nazi,” but investigations by the British and Swiss didn’t prove anything, and he managed to escape Rolex being branded for life as a Nazi timepiece.

Still, Wilsdorf was always suspected of being a Nazi spy. Did that make him a bad person? Yes. Eventually he offered Allied soldiers watches in a spectacular PR stunt to clear Rolex’s name.

You can’t imagine Trump, formerly Drumpf, who loves Hitler, could be any happier.

Since 2014, Rolex and the foundation have been run by a CEO apparently no one likes named Jean-Frédéric Dufour. He’ll be in the booth today with Donald and his mangy cronies, probably handing out free $20,000 watches. DuFour is considered arrogant, often is criticized for his public comments, and is accused of creating a manufactured demand for Rolex by limiting production.

In fact, Rolex is considered “tacky” in many realms. There are plenty of good knockoffs all over the internet if you must have one. But I’d rather have an automatic Swatch any day.

“The Conjuring: Last Rites” Huge $83 Million Opening Weekend for Panned Horror Flick, Continuing Warner Bros’ Amazing Year

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“The Conjuring: Last Rites” Huge $83 Million Opening Weekend for Panned Horror Flick, Continuing Warner Bros’ Amazing Year

Well, who gets the last laugh now?

Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson are excellent actors who don’t get the ‘big’ movie roles. They’re highly praised in anything they do, but they’re not Ryan Gosling or Emma Stone.

Yet, they star in “The Conjuring: Last Rites,” which is having a huge weekend. Total take over four days is an astounding $83 million. Worldwide including US: $187 million.

I mean, come on! The three previous “Conjuring” movies did not indicate this would happen. The audience meter at Rotten Tomatoes is only 79%, which ain’t great and did not portend this result.

The reviews are worse: a lowly 56%. No one liked it. It’s a piece of junk. But audiences are bored, they’re looking for an escape, and “Last Rites” was it.

Even if this movie makes another $20 million, it’s a massive success for Blumhouse and for Warner Bros, which has had an extraordinary year after all the industry newsletter writers were convinced back in January the studios chiefs were going to be fired any minute. LOL! And still, Warner’s has something big coming in two weeks. Can’t talk about it yet. See my Twitter @showbiz411 tomorrow night.

Watch Out: Rolex Sponsors 34 Time Felon Trump as Guest at US Open, USTA Orders Broadcasters Avoid On Screen Booing After 2015 Incident

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Watch Out: Rolex Sponsors 34 Time Felon Trump as Guest at US Open, USTA Orders Broadcasters Avoid On Screen Booing After 2015 Incident

Big scoop from Ben Rothenberg’s Bounces:

The Us Tennis Association has told broadcasters not to show any negative reaction to Donald Trump’s appearance Sunday at the men’s US Open finals.

The USTA sent a memo that Rothenberg intercepted. It reads: “With respect to Broadcast Coverage, the President will be shown on the World Feed and the Ashe Court Feed during the opening anthem ceremony. We ask all broadcasters to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the President’s attendance in any capacity, including ENG [Electronic News Gathering] coverage.”

Trump was booed the last time he went, in 2015.

On Sunday, Trump will be a guest in the Rolex corporate booth — which used to be against the law until he became president and told all of us to fuck off.

If this isn’t a reason to boycott Rolex, I don’t know what is.

Social media attendees who are in the audience at Arthur Ashe Stadium will be responsible for reporting whatever happens when Trump shows his ugly mug from the highly expensive watchmaker’s booth.

How much is Rolex paying Trump? We may never know, although it should be a question in the Oval Office on Monday. It won’t, though, because those reporters are cowards. They haven’t asked about his evident health problems, or anything else uncomfortable for fear of being banned.

Watch him get booed 10 years ago:

Julie Andrews, Bryan Cranston, Julianne Nicholson, Merritt Wever Win Guest Acting Nods at Night 1 of Creative Arts Emmy Awards (UPDATING)

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Julie Andrews, Bryan Cranston, Julianne Nicholson, Merritt Wever Win Guest Acting Nods at Night 1 of Creative Arts Emmy Awards (UPDATING)

There are Emmy Awards tonight, but not ‘the’ Emmy Awards. Those are next Sunday.

Tonight we get Part 1 of the Creative Emmy Awards. Tomorrow night is Part 2. Neither of these is televised.

So far, the top awards for guest actors are:

Bryan Cranston for “The Studio,” Julianne Nicholson for “Hacks,” Merritt Wever for “Severance,” Shawn Hatosy for “The Pitt.”

Julie Andrews won an Emmy for narrating “Bridgerton.” This is her 9th Emmy Award in an extraordinary career that includes Oscar, and Grammy awards. She’s been nominated for a Tony but never won. This makes her an EGO, which is ironic since she has none.

The Emmys have about 300 categories so they have to break them into three nights. “The Studio” and “Severance” are the new kids on the block knocking out shows like “The Bear” and “Only Murders in the Building.”

Keep refreshing for updates…

Barron Trump is Missing: No One’s Seen Him Since the Inauguration and He Didn’t Show Up for School This Week: Is He In Abu Dabi?

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Barron Trump is Missing: No One’s Seen Him Since the Inauguration and He Didn’t Show Up for School This Week: Is He In Abu Dabi?

The president’s son is missing.

It sounds like the title of a thriller, but it’s true. Barron Trump has been MIA since January 20th an the Inauguration.

Prior to that, there was one staged event a year ago when Barron debuted at New York University. There were plenty of pictures of him arriving at school.

But after that, it was radio silence. Not a photo or a Tweet, not a word about Barron on campus from anyone reliable. The White House planted stories about Barron’s “business” and “love life,” but there were no named sources and no details.

Now People reports that Barron didn’t show up at NYU last week for sophomore year. They let the White House tell them that the nearly foot tall young Lurch is at some other NYU campus for the season, like Brooklyn or Abu Dabi.

But did Barron ever attend classes in person? Isn’t he just squirreled away at Mar-a-lago or Trump Tower or Bedminster? You can’t hide a 7 foot tall person. If he were in public anywhere, someone would snap a picture on a phone. The overriding theory is that he is not out and about, like any 19 year old, anywhere.

Poor Barron. No one’s ever really heard his voice in public. Years ago I was told he had a heavy accent because he’d been raised with his Slovenian grandparents in Trump Tower. He also had learning disabilities. He never appears with his siblings anywhere, or even with Melania, who herself makes infrequent appearances. My guess is they are together somewhere.

As for Barron’s “business,” if you believe he’s the bitcoin king or shaper of social media, I’ve got a nice piece of property for you in Kabul.

“Hamilton” 10th Anniversary Theater Release Looks at $10 Million Weekend After Opening Night is Revolutionary

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“Hamilton” 10th Anniversary Theater Release Looks at $10 Million Weekend After Opening Night is Revolutionary

“Hamilton” is a hit in theaters.

Thursday and Friday audiences brought in almost $4 million. The Tony Award winning Broadway musical’s filmed version — which has been playing on Disney Plus for five years — is looking at a $10 million weekend.

Not bad considering the filmed version has been so widely available on the small screen. But this is a chance to see it writ large, and I can tell you the different is extraordinary. The camera work is very immersive this way. and you really get the sense of what these heroes of the Revolutionary War went though.

One takeaway from “Hamilton” is the tragedy of watching Donald Trump taking all of Democracy apart after so much work and passion went into it for real. Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, et al gave their lives so we could have this amazing experience only to see it frittered away now by a mad man.

Go see this epic entertainment while it’s in theaters!

“Jaws” Revival Loses Its Teeth In 2nd Week as Box Office Drops 93% After Rush to Celebrate Terror Cools Down

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“Jaws” Revival Loses Its Teeth In 2nd Week as Box Office Drops 93% After Rush to Celebrate Terror Cools Down

The 50th anniversary release of “Jaws” was supposed to last one week.

The week was huge. The beloved saga of Bruce the shark killing people and masticating all over Martha’s Vineyard made $11.3 million in its return to the big screen.

So Universal decided to go fishing for a second week to see if they could duplicate that coin. Alas, it has not worked out.

Last night, “Jaws” was down 93% from last Friday. Bruce was so effective that he scared away the audience. Last Friday: $2.3 mil. Last night: $230,000.

There’s only so much nostalgia for chomping human flesh.

Yes, the whole sounded fishy from the beginning!

Now, time for some mahi mahi!
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