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Madonna Posts Video from Ebullient 15th Birthday Party for Adopted Son David Banda, Yes He’s 15 Already

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Madonna Posts Video from Ebullient 15th Birthday Party for Adopted Son David Banda, Yes He’s 15 Already

I do give Madonna a tough time on a number of issues. But her kids seem very happy. She posted an ebullient video from adopted son David Banda’s 15th birthday party on Instagram. Included are his younger adopted siblings, also from Malawi, Marcy James. and the twins Estere and Stella.

The video is worth watching to see how the four adopted kids have certainly bonded into a family and they all love Madonna. They are always smiling in their videos. David looks older than 15 and is a budding showman. You can’t fake all this. Madonna’s kids are having a good time. God bless. The biggest shock is that little David, adopted in 2006, is 15! Yikes! Time flies!

Madonna’s other kids, her biological ones, Lourdes and Rocco, aren’t in the video but overall they also seem like happy campers. Funny how Madonna and Michael Jackson each turned out to be terrific parents despite their wild public lives.

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#davidbanda. #15. #birthday

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Aretha Franklin Mini Series from Nat Geo Will Have to Follow Jennifer Hudson Motion Picture — Coming January 15, 2021 — Now

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Aretha Franklin Mini Series from Nat Geo Will Have to Follow Jennifer Hudson Motion Picture — Coming January 15, 2021 — Now

Tomorrow night in the wilds of New Jersey there will be a very important pair of test screenings.

The Aretha Franklin biopic, “Respect,” will be seen by real people for the first time. Starring Jennifer Hudson in what could be an Oscar performance, “Respect” is directed by Liesl Tommy and co-stars Forest Whitaker and Marlon Wayans, as well as Audra McDonald. The movie covers Aretha’s hit years at Atlantic Records after starting at Columbia.

“Respect” is set for release on January 15th, 2021 from MGM whether theaters are open or not. The cut off date for Oscars eligibility this year is February 28th.

This is a firm date, and a cause of headache for the Aretha National Geographic mini series, “Genius,” starring Cynthia Erivo. Before the pandemic ruined everything, “Genius” was going to come to TV right about now and preface “Respect.” But they shut down production in March and just return this week, according to Deadline. My sources say there are substantial re-shoots and rewrites coming. Insiders who’ve seen early episodes– there are 8– say the show, while looking good, needs more work. “More music,” I was told. Erivo is said to be nonetheless spectacular.

If I were the “Genius” people I’d slow down, do it right, and let “Respect” go first. “Genius” covers Aretha’s whole life. If “Respect” is the hit we anticipate, people will want to see more. And it still could be an Oscar and Emmy year for two different actresses playing the same role.

 

Watch Brad Parscale, Former Trump Campaign Manager and Lackey, Trussed and Arrest by Florida SWAT Team

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Watch Brad Parscale, Former Trump Campaign Manager and Lackey, Trussed and Arrest by Florida SWAT Team

Is this a metaphor for the Trump campaign?

Former campaign manager and Trump lackey since at least 2012, Brad Parscale was trussed and arrested yesterday in Ft. Lauderdale by the police. His wife ran to a neighbor’s house and called them, claiming he had guns — 10, when they counted — that he might harmself and maybe harmed her. She said he had “PTSD” after being in Trump’s pocked for so long.

Parscale is just the latest Trump associate to be arrested for something. Once that happens, Trump can’t remember knowing you. In the Urban Dictionary, Pascale means “To over promise and under deliver; to set unrealistic expectations or simply lie about a product or event’s popularity or desirability.”

Read the police report courtesy of The Smoking Gun.

Stay tuned…

Pop: Zayn’s “Better” Couldn’t Have Done Worse Over the Weekend as One Direction Fans Ignore His New Single

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Pop: Zayn’s “Better” Couldn’t Have Done Worse Over the Weekend as One Direction Fans Ignore His New Single

It wasn’t a good weekend for Zayn Malik, formerly of One Direction.

His latest single, “Better,” couldn’t have done worse.

On Friday and Saturday, “Better” sold just 1,700 downloads. It’s currently number 61 on iTunes.

With streaming, “Better” sold an equivalent of about 15,000 copies. Luckily, “records” nowadays are just in the air, they’re digital, no one had to pay for the manufacturing and shipping of a physical single. Otherwise, Zayn would have been out of business.

I guess One Direction royalties are big enough to keep Zayn going, especially since he’s a new dad. Because “Better” is costing him money.

We’ll keep an eye on it at the end of the week.

 

Trump Tweets LIE to Scare Voters from Mailing in Ballots: “The Ballots being returned to States cannot be accurately counted. Many things are already going very wrong!”

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Trump Tweets LIE to Scare Voters from Mailing in Ballots: “The Ballots being returned to States cannot be accurately counted. Many things are already going very wrong!”

Donald Trump — desperate now that his taxes have been revealed and his former campaign manager is in a mental health lockdown — is Tweeting lies to his followers to scare them.

He Tweeted at about 10:25am Eastern: The Ballots being returned to States cannot be accurately counted. Many things are already going very wrong!

THIS IS NOT TRUE. This Tweet is designed to stop voters from mailing in ballots.

All the states have reported in many reports that there is NO mail fraud for voters. I hope Jack Dorsey and Twitter will suspend Trump for sending out fake information.

Here’s the Other Video from Mariah Carey’s “Secret” Album, Called “Malibu,” With Another Butterfly Clue

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Here’s the Other Video from Mariah Carey’s “Secret” Album, Called “Malibu,” With Another Butterfly Clue

Here’s the other video from the group Chick which Mariah Carey says she sang on in 1995. The song is called “Malibu,” the video and the sound are like a Blondie parody. There’s a red butterfly on the tape player, a little clue that no one got when the video was posted in 2009.

Here are the lyrics:

Yeah

If I were Malibu Barbie and you were suntan Ken
I’d probably dump your ass for G.I. Joe ‘cause he’s macho, yeah
And if I wear my shit braided, yeah, and you were Keith Partridge
I’d probably cheat on you with Davy Jones, uh oh oh oh oh

You don’t care that I don’t care at all
I’m using you
You don’t care that I don’t care at all

If I were Roger with Jeannie and you were “Melrose Place” (Melrose Place)
I’d probably blink my eyes and send your ass to “Lost In Space”

You don’t care that I don’t care at all
I’m using you
You don’t care that I don’t care at all
I’m using you
You don’t care that I don’t care at all
Coz I’m only using you
You don’t care that I don’t care at all

You know I think you’re kinda stupid
Why can’t you get it through your big fat head
I hate you, I hate you, I wish you were dead (wish you were dead)

You don’t care that I don’t care at all
I’m using you
You don’t care that I don’t care at all
I’m only using you
You don’t care that I don’t care at all
Coz I’m only using, only using
You don’t care that I don’t care at all

Using, using, using, using
I’m using you
‘Cause I’m only using, using, using you
I’m using you
I’m using, using, using, using, you

If I were Malibu Barbie and you were suntan Ken

Tracklist:

1. Joe
2. Love Is A Scam
3. Violent
4. Malibu
5. Demented
6. Freak
7. Agony
8. Surrender
9. Hermit
10. Prom Queen
11. Stork: Orphan In My Room

Exclusive: Here’s the “Secret” 1995 Video from Mariah Carey’s “Grunge” Album Complete with Butterfly Clue, Posted 11 Years Ago

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Exclusive: Here’s the “Secret” 1995 Video from Mariah Carey’s “Grunge” Album Complete with Butterfly Clue, Posted 11 Years Ago

Exclusive: Here’s the video for “Demented,” a song from Mariah Carey’s “secret grunge album.” Yesterday on Twitter Mariah revealed she made an album called “Someone’s Ugly Daughter” with a group called Chick back in 1995. It was on the Sony label, recorded at the time Mariah was making the “Daydream” album, and disappeared quickly. The video has 29,990 views on YouTube, posted October 25, 2009. I guess the numbers will take off now. I

Mariah says she sang with a friend named Clarissa, I don’t know if that’s her in the video or an actress. If anyone knows who she is, shoot me an email at showbiz411@gmail.com. The video for “Demented” looks like a parody of Blondie, circa 1979. It was definitely shot on Canal Street in New York in 1995, you can tell because Uncle Steve’s stereo store is in the shot. There’s a clue that Mariah was involved– a red butterfly makes a nano appearance.

The album — which sounds like Courtney Love and Hole — contains a cover of Cheap Trick’s “Surrender.” It was released on August 22, 1995, recorded at the Hit Factory, the studio where Mariah made most of her albums in the 90s.

Mariah posted a video to YouTube over night for fans of a medley of the songs. The album is unavailable now. There’s one copy selling for $975 on amazon. This is all to promote Mariah’s memoir, published tomorrow, called “The Meaning of Mariah Carey” from Andy Cohen Books (I’m not kidding).

Tracklist:

1. Joe
2. Love Is A Scam
3. Violent
4. Malibu
5. Demented
6. Freak
7. Agony
8. Surrender
9. Hermit
10. Prom Queen
11. Stork: Orphan In My Room

Report: Trump Henchman and Former Campaign Manager Brad Parscale Threatens to Take Own Life, Hospitalized

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Report: Trump Henchman and Former Campaign Manager Brad Parscale Threatens to Take Own Life, Hospitalized

The wheels on the bus are coming off.

Just after the New York Times broke its incredible story about Donald Trump’s tax cheating, a former campaign official imploded.

Brad Parscale, a Trump henchman and former campaign manager, had to be taken into custody in Ft. Lauderdale after threatening to take his own life.

Police said Parscale, who doesn’t believe in gun control, of course, had weapons at home. His wife called 911. The police sent a SWAT team.

Is it a coincidence? What does Parscale know? He’s been working for the Trump family since 2012, very involved in their business via his digital acumen.

So stay tuned. And don’t cry for him. Whatever drove Parscale over the edge tonight came from years of doing very bad things for Trump.

 

“Saturday Night Live” Trying to Fill Seats for Upcoming Live and Rehearsal Shows, Guests Must Take COVID Test

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“Saturday Night Live” Trying to Fill Seats for Upcoming Live and Rehearsal Shows, Guests Must Take COVID Test

Hell has frozen over.

“Saturday Night Live” is the hottest ticket in New York. Everyone wants to see the show in person. There are two performances, dress rehearsal and live. It’s almost impossible to get into either one of them all season.

Not anymore. Would you die to see Chris Rock and Megan Thee Stallion in person for the opening show? Kate McKinnon? Kenan Thompson?

“SNL” is now soliciting audience members. What’s really crazy is that you can request up to 9 tickets if they’re in your “COVID bubble”– meaning people you’re quarantined with.

The first four episodes are up for grabs. Seats are being held for health workers at two of the shows.

Here’s the description:

All ticket applicants should request either 2, 7, 8 or 9 tickets, depending upon the size of your “social bubble.” Please note that all people for whom you’ve requested tickets must come to the show, in order for any of you to be seated.

If selected for tickets the following rules/guidelines will apply:

  • All guests will be required to take a mandatory COVID-19 test upon arrival. This is a self-administered lower nasal antigen test with results yielded before the show.
  • Temperature checks will also be required at check in.
  • Face coverings/masks are required at all times while inside the building – no bandanas, no gaiters, no masks with vents will be allowed.
  • All audience members will be asked a series of questions prior to admission:
    • Are you exhibiting any symptoms related to COVID-19?
    • Have you exhibited any symptoms to COVID-19 in the last 14 days?
    • Have you had a positive COVID-19 test within the past 14 days?
    • Have you been in close contact with anyone with COVID-19 symptoms, or anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19, within the past 14 days?
    • Have you traveled to any of the following states in the past 14 days? Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming (list updated as of 9/26/20; list changes, based on NY State guidance)

Please note anyone who has a temperature of 100.4 or higher will not be allowed admission and the party may not be granted admission either. A positive COVID-19 test for any member of your group will result in the entire group not being granted admission.

You know, at this point, I’d go depending on the host and musical guest artist. Bring on the Rolling Stones, and I’m there, virus or no virus!

NYTimes Drops a Bomb on Trump with Major Tax Reveal: Chronic Losses and Years of Tax Avoidance (18 Easy Takeaways)

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NYTimes Drops a Bomb on Trump with Major Tax Reveal: Chronic Losses and Years of Tax Avoidance (18 Easy Takeaways)

from the New York Times:

“Donald J. Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes the year he won the presidency. In his first year in the White House, he paid another $750.

“He had paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years — largely because he reported losing much more money than he made.

As the president wages a re-election campaign that polls say he is in danger of losing, his finances are under stress, beset by losses and hundreds of millions of dollars in debt coming due that he has personally guaranteed. Also hanging over him is a decade-long audit battle with the Internal Revenue Service over the legitimacy of a $72.9 million tax refund that he claimed, and received, after declaring huge losses. An adverse ruling could cost him more than $100 million.”

Here’s the Cliff Notes version.

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