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Claudia Conway, 15, is Back on Twitter, Throws Dad George Under the Bus, Says She Won’t Talk About Family Anymore

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Claudia Conway, 15, is Back on Twitter, Throws Dad George Under the Bus, Says She Won’t Talk About Family Anymore

Rebel Yell: Fifteen year old Claudia Conway is back on Twitter. We thought it was her reviled mother, Kellyanne, who took her phone and social media privileges. But now Claudia throws her dad, good guy (maybe) George under the bus, and says it was him.

Now Claudia, who commented on her parents’ “Failed marriage” before she was pulled off Twitter, says no more stuff on the family. She does call Vice President Mike Pence a “closeted homophobe” and asks when we will take down Mt. Rushmore.

Welcome back, Claudia!

Exclusive: Last Year Ryan Seacrest’s Foundation Paid His Sister $250K and His Dad $96K to Give Away $90K in Cash Grants

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Exclusive: Last Year Ryan Seacrest’s Foundation Paid His Sister $250K and His Dad $96K to Give Away $90K in Cash Grants

Ryan Seacrest is busy getting press for wearing small shirts, breaking up with girlfriends, and having alleged mini strokes on “American Idol.”

But in real life, Seacrest–who’s made a fortune hosting “American Idol,” producing the Kardashians’ TV show, and running his radio empire– has a private tax free foundation. But the beneficiaries are his sister and father, not so much anyone else.

I’ve written about Seacrest’s foundation before because it’s just mind boggling how it keeps playing out. His sister, Meredith, runs the 501 c3 and his father does the legal work.

Every year, dad gets a $96,000 retainer. To do what exactly? Not much. The Ryan Seacrest Foundation is not big on giving money away to people who need it, just to family.

Sister Meredith in 2018 was paid a total of $250,000. She had a $242,000 salary, up from $225,000 the prior year. With benefits she gets the tw0-fifty.

The Foundation made 9 seven donations in the amount of $10,000 each in 2018. So that’s just $90,000.

They also donate electronic equipment to children’s hospitals, the same nine that got the cash grants. Each of those equipment donations is valued at $15,768.

In 2018, according to the Foundation’s Form 990, the total for money donated was down from the previous year by about $60,000. However, salaries were up by $80,000. Sister and dad’s salaries weren’t the only ones paid out. Total salaries were listed at $582,064. A little over $200,000 in salaries is unspecified.

The Ryan Seacrest Foundation claimed $3,855,990 in total assets for 2018. So most of the money is just sitting tax free, doing nothing but gaining interest.

 

Kanye West’s Manic Mystery Message Offers Nonsense Listicle But No Sign of Impending Presidential Campaign

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Kanye West’s Manic Mystery Message Offers Nonsense Listicle But No Sign of Impending Presidential Campaign

Kanye West, who declared last week that he would for president, has so far done nothing about it. Well, his one presidential act was registering to vote, for the first time, in Wyoming, where the deer and the buffalo roam. He posted a video about the experience, and that was at least normal.

But then he posted the listicle below, a random group of names and words under the rubric YEEZY SOUND PROPOSAL. The list ends with his daughter’s name, North West, unless that’s actually a direction. CYHI is a group he produces, Ye is himself, Clipse is a hip hip duo, Tony Williams was a famous jazz drummer who Kanye might be sampling, “KC” might be KC and the Sunshine Band who are always good for sampling, “Abstract Mind State” is where Kanye lives.

What’s going on? If we knew that, then all the issues of the universe would be solved. Kanye is receiving messages from all kinds of places. If we had a leader, we could bring it to her.

Will and Jada Pinkett Smith Say They Nearly Broke Up, She Had an Affair with a 23 Year Old, He’s OK with It

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Will and Jada Pinkett Smith Say They Nearly Broke Up, She Had an Affair with a 23 Year Old, He’s OK with It

This is the new world in Hollywood. After lying about their marriage for years and denying all kinds of stories, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith came clean today on Facebook. They did almost break up, she — then 44 — had an affair four and a half years ago with a 23 year old singer who had an autoimmune disease, and Will was okay with it. They worked through it in therapy. Now they’re together again.

This does explain all the weird stuff their kids did do in public. And it suggests that rumors of their “Open marriage” were at least partially true. Maybe this explains all the bad movies Will made. “I wasn’t sure I wasn’t ever going to speak to you again,” Will tells Jada. “The fact that I am is a miracle.” Well, it sounds like fun! Only people really really wealthy can pull this kind of thing off, you know.

Did Will have affairs? Evidently yes, as you’ll see when they joke about whether Will “got her back.” Where is his lover? Where is their book?

Listen to Katy Perry’s New Single, “Smile,” Title Track from Her New Album Coming August 14th

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Listen to Katy Perry’s New Single, “Smile,” Title Track from Her New Album Coming August 14th

What can I say? I like Katy Perry’s singles. They’re well made. “Smile” is the title track from her new album coming on August 14th. Katy’s had a bunch of singles including the hits “Daisies,” the Gold-certified “Never Really Over,” and “Harleys In Hawaii” all of which will be on the album. She says she wrote “Smile” during a low point– presumably when her last album didn’t do so well. But she’s a big hit on “American Idol,” she’s about to have a baby, and one day she’ll have a big sold out tour. It sounds good to me.

NBC First Run Soap “Days of Our Lives” Finally Hits Number 1 For the First Time Since Richard Nixon was President

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NBC First Run Soap “Days of Our Lives” Finally Hits Number 1 For the First Time Since Richard Nixon was President

It’s finally happened. “Days of our Lives” is number 1.

The NBC soap finished in first place the week of June 29-July 3, beating “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful.” The fourth soap, “General Hospital,” is not posting ratings during the rerun pandemic because they’re so low.

The last time “Days” was number 1 was in 1973, when there were 16 soaps. (The last time it was number 2 was in 1995.) But I predicted this when the other shows went into reruns. “Days” producer Ken Corday is so cheap that he shoots six months in advance so by luck, sheer luck, he had first run shows well beyond the other soaps.

But Corday also let everyone go before the pandemic hit, and then made them sign new contracts. He got rid of a lot of popular actors and nickel and dimed everyone else. Some, like Kristian Alfonso, objected. She quit after 37 years.

“Days” is entertaining largely because of the head writer, Ron Carlivati, who gave the show a little life after years of stagnation.

The show scored 1,770,000 viewers in this last ratings week. It also picked up 23,000 viewers from the previous week and finished first in all the age demos.

If NBC does some promotion, they can build on these numbers. The other shows won’t be back with new episodes until Labor Day or a little before then.

The “Liberty Biberdy” Guy from Liberty Mutual Commercials, Tanner Novlan, Is Joining CBS Soap “Bold and the Beautiful”

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The “Liberty Biberdy” Guy from Liberty Mutual Commercials, Tanner Novlan, Is Joining CBS Soap “Bold and the Beautiful”

How do you follow up one the big watercooler talk commercials? Well, Tanner Novlan has figured out his next move.

Tanner is the star of that Liberty Mutual ad in which a dim witted actor auditions for the commercial. He blows all his lines, can’t remember anything and can’t take direction. Now he’s taking his act to CBS’s “The Bold and the Beautiful” where he will play… a doctor! I hope his patients have good insurance. Look Novlan took join the show in the fall as they air new episodes post-COVID.

Sony Music-Columbia Records Announces Release of First Album from Dominic Fike, Their $4 Million Act

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Sony Music-Columbia Records Announces Release of First Album from Dominic Fike, Their $4 Million Act

Dominic Fike’s first album is here, this month.

Fike, a budding R&B star from Naples, Florida, was signed by up Sony’s Columbia Records president Ron Perry a couple of years ago for $4 million. The music industry was skeptical, of course.

Since then, there’s been something of a wait for Fike’s ship to come in. His first EP, “Don’t Forget About Me,” which attracted Columbia’s attention, were recorded in late 2017 while Fike was on house arrest for battery of a police officer. He serving a short jail sentence for breaking the terms of his house arrest just as the EP came out. He said in a recent interview that each of his parents is currently in jail. He was going to use his advance money to help them. This kid is only 24!

His album, coming July 31st, is cheekily titled “What Could Possibly Go Wrong?” Let’s hope it goes right. He’s released two singles already, “Chicken Tenders,” and “Politics and Violence.” I think he has real potential. And we need a success story right now.

Back on June 8th, Fike was supposed to release a new single. But he changed his mind and posted an impassioned observation to social media about the police that was incredibly moving. It follows here:

 

Hear the Rolling Stones’s New Old Song “Criss Cross,” Unreleased Track from Classic 70s Album “Goats Head Soup”

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Hear the Rolling Stones’s New Old Song “Criss Cross,” Unreleased Track from Classic 70s Album “Goats Head Soup”

“Criss Cross” is an unreleased track from the great Rolling Stones album of 1973, “Goats Head Soup.” That’s the album with “Angie” and “Doo Doo Doo Heartbreaker.” It’s also the album that ends with “Star Fucker,” the title of which had to be changed over and over and couldn’t be on the radio. I still remember the day I got the album, the day it came out, and listened in order from beginning to end. I was like, Whatt??? (I was sixteen.) It’s a great album.

“Goats Head Soup” is all souped up for a new release with two other outtakes– “Scarlet” and “All The Rage” – plus demo versions, outtakes, live performances & more.

This is real Rolling Stones, too: produced by Jimmy Miller, with Mick, Keith, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor, as well as a murderers’ row of guest stars including Billy Preston, Nicky Hopkins, Ian Stewart, Bobby Keys, Jim Horn, and Chuck Findley. (Ronnie Wood was with the Faces then. Jagger’s current girlfriend hadn’t been born yet.) You can’t do better than that. Angie Bowie, David’s first wife, thinks “Angie” is about her. Some say it’s about Carly Simon but called “Angie.”

According to the press release: “Deluxe 4LP & 4CD box sets pay full homage to the original release – including the much sort after Brussels Affair, recorded live at the Forest National Arena in October 1973, plus a full disc of Rarities & Alternatives (including three unheard tracks). The 4CD boxset also includes a 120 page book of rare photos & essays, plus four re-produced 1973 tour posters (rolled up inside the package to avoid creasing). Goats Head Soup 2020 is also available in deluxe 2CD & 2LP packages, as well as on cassette and standard CD or LP. Additional exclusive are also available from the Rolling Stones official store.”

Release date is September 4th for many different configurations depending on how much you want to spend.

UPDATE: Mariah Carey Memoir is Actually Called “The Meaning of Mariah Carey” Written by Anita Hill’s Former Stylist

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UPDATE: Mariah Carey Memoir is Actually Called “The Meaning of Mariah Carey” Written by Anita Hill’s Former Stylist

UPDATE NOW: Mariah Carey’s book is titled “The Meaning of Mariah Carey.” For reals. It’s going to be published September 29th. Michaela Angela Davis is the writer. I’m impressed she got her name on the cover. She’s a fashion expert and among her credits is styling Anita Hill for her 1991 hearings. Ms. Davis is not related to Angela Davis, the activist.

This book will either be really insightful or more material for “Celebrity Autobiography,” the hilarious stage show.

EARLIER Mariah Carey has turned in the manuscript of her memoir, she has announced on Twitter. It is called neither “Lamb Chops” or “Butterfly Strokes.” It’s as yet untitled, although I’d put money on “Vision of Love.”

Mariah gets heavy with this book, recalling painful moments from her childhood on Long Island. How much she can get into her marriage to Tommy Mottola is known to only their lawyers. It’s also unclear who Mariah’s ghostwriter was, and how much they sampled from existing material. Her publisher is, well it’s not Bennett Cerf or Alfred Knopf, it’s Andy Cohen from “Watch What Happens Live.” At least we know the promotional part of it will be worth the wait!

Last October, Mariah said the book would be out “sometime in 2020.” That seems impossible now (and it did then) but maybe next spring or summer.

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