Murder

THE LUIGI MANGIONE STORY IS NOT OVER

Well THAT was fast! No sooner was Luigi Mangione arrested for allegedly murdering United Health CEO Brian Thompson on December 9, than half of Hollywood is clamoring for the rights to his story! According to my source, Brad Pitt and his Plan B production company are already trying to secure the rights, but they’re up against many OTHER celebrities who produce – including Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Reynolds. Regardless of WHO secures the rights, you can expect a movie in 2025.

HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW…

Desperate times call for desperate measures, just ask Donald Trump. We just heard that Donald is freaking out now that Kamala Harris and not President Joe Biden is who he’s running against. Reports just circulated that Trump is looking for black surrogates to take to the airwaves and sing his praises. He’s SO desperate that he even reached out to his former friend, Kanye West, and asked the troubled rapper if he would appear on his behalf. Kayne hasn’t agreed yet, but my source says the attention seeking Kanye will likely do it just to stay in the limelight.

Record-breaking gold Olympic medalist, Simone Biles has big plans once she retires from gymnastics. We just heard that Simone is set to host her own sports related talk show on ESPN and none other than her pal Magic Johnson will be producing! Details are just trickling out, but expect to see Simone’s show in 2025.

It was just announced that Britney Spears inked a deal with Universal Studios to turn her autobiography, The Woman In Me, into a big screen movie. As we previously reported, Britney also wants to turn it into a Broadway musical. We just heard that as part of her seven figure deal Britney has the right to not only approve casting of the movie, but also to launch the musical. A worldwide search is underway for an undiscovered singer with real chops who can portray Britney.

In sad news this week, Taylor Swift was devastated that three innocent girls were stabbed to death in the UK at a dance studio featuring her music. Taylor does not want any publicity for this, but we just heard that she is picking up the tab for all of the funeral arrangements and anonymously made huge contributions to the Go Fund Me pages launched to help the victims’ families.

Jennifer Aniston was photographed this week filming her popular series, The Morning Show. Photographers caught Jen filming one scene where she was splattered in oil and another where she’s having a breakdown. We just heard that Jen has a big surprise for viewers. She persuaded her ex-husband and still good friend Brad Pitt to appear in upcoming episode. Brad hasn’t filmed his spot yet, but it will likely air later in the year or even as the season finale.

Finally, the biggest news of the week is who will current Vice President Kamala Harris pick for her own vice presidential running mate. While our secret political source has a few theories, we do know is that Kamala just filmed various television commercials touting her choice. She was proactive enough to film different variations of the commercial featuring the top three contenders for her running mate. No one knows who she’s going to pick, but Kamala wanted to be ready to blast the airwaves with television commercials once she makes her choice. For what it’s worth, my political source says Senator Mark Kelly from Arizona seems to be the front runner but Pennsylvania’s Governor Josh Shapiro is a very close second.

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GYPSY ROSE BLANCHARD CAN’T WAIT TO TELL ALL

We’ve never seen anyone happier to be out of prison! Now that she’s free, the notorious Gypsy Rose Blanchard is hoping to embark on a nationwide speaking tour – once she gets permission from her parole officer. Gypsy was just released after serving 8.5 years of her ten-year sentence for her involvement in the murder of her mother, Dee Dee. The fascinating Munchausen by proxy story captivated the nation, with tales of Dee Dee forcing Gypsy to undergo countless medical procedures to gain sympathy and money from the unsuspecting public. Gypsy has many followers, and she already arranged a speaking tour where she will reveal never before heard stories and answer audience questions.

LADY GAGA: A NEW YORK ITALIAN GIRL’S DREAM COMES TRUE

Lady Gaga’s dreams must have come true when she was cast in this Gucci movie, now filming in Italy. First of all, the character she plays, Patrizia Reggiani, the Italian socialite who married and later murdered Maurizio Gucci, is QUITE an eccentric. Patrizia was known to shop the fanciest neighborhood in Milan loaded with gaudy jewelry, movie star sunglasses, with a pet Macaw perched on her shoulder. She was described as having a “strong personality” and meddled relentlessly in her husband’s business. When he left her for another woman, she threatened to kill him several times, and finally hired a hitman to do it in 1995. Three hours after the shooting she had the girlfriend booted out of Maurizio’s house. She swears she’s innocent, but was convicted of the crime and is already out on parole, complaining that she has to shop at Zara now because she has no money. It all went to Maurizio’s children. Costarring in the film are Jeremy Irons, Jared Leto, and Al Pacino as other Guccis. Above, 5’1″ Lady Gaga (in white fur hat) and the ill-fated Mauricio (played by 6’2″ Adam Driver in white turtleneck) were filmed skiing in the Italian Alps in happier days.

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NOBODY WALKS IN PLATFORMS BETTER THAN LADY GAGA

Lady Gaga might have walked out of her Rome hotel unrecognized if it weren’t for those astonishingly high platform shoes. It’s amazing that she isn’t hanging on to anyone or anything with those bumpy streets. Mariah Carey always needs several men to help her walk when she wears similar shoes. Gaga is In Italy filming her scandalous Gucci movie – it’s based on a book titled The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed. Gaga stars as Italian socialite Patrizia Reggiani, the ex-wife of Maurizio Gucci, grandson of the Gucci founder. Patrizia was tried and convicted of arranging the bloody assassination of her husband in 1995. Note that Gaga’s not wearing a single piece of Gucci – even her handbag is Valentino.

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NO ONE IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF PHIL SPECTOR

There’s no denying that in his early years Phil Spector wrote and produced some delightful music. We LOVED the Ronettes, Ike and Tina, and The Righteous Brothers. His “wall of sound” enhanced everything he created. There is reason to celebrate his music, but certainly NOT his life. Most of his wives and girlfriends described him as an abusive monster who thought nothing of pulling out a gun if they spurned his advances. In fact, guns and alcohol were the center of his universe long before he murdered Lana Clarkson. We had a Phil Spector experience back in the 90’s at a Christmas party at Joan Rivers home in Manhattan. When the party started (we were always the first to arrive and last to leave) Spector was quiet and standoffish. But the more he drank, the louder and bossier he became. Finally Joan had to take action to calm him down. Fortunately he didn’t pull out a gun, but it was obvious he had a very problematic personality. No surprise that he was convicted of murder, but he only got 19 years and was eligible for parole in 2024. His MUSIC will be fondly remembered.

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BEVERLY HILLS COPS DON’T WANT TO SHARE THE RONNI CHASEN CRIME FILES

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Many of us in Hollywood have never accepted the Beverly Hills Police Department’s explanation for the death of publicist Ronni Chasen. We all knew Ronni – she chatted up everyone – even tabloid reporters. She was supposedly shot while driving home – by a transient on a bicycle for no apparent reason. The transient later committed suicide at his flophouse. Case closed. Many alternative theories exist, and the police investigation was not satisfying. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a documentary is being made about the crime and the BHPD won’t release the case files, so the filmmaker, Ryan Katzenbach, is suing for access. While researching the project, Katzenbach noted that cops did NOT bother to interview any of Chasen’s close friends. This doc could turn out to be very revealing.

OSCAR PISTORIUS IS GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER

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We’ve got another OJ Simpson travesty of justice – only this time the killing of an innocent woman was done in South Africa. The judge has declared the arrogant Oscar Pistorius NOT GUILTY of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, despite a plethora of damning evidence! The sniveling, whimpering athlete burst into tears when he heard the favorable verdict. (We felt like doing the same thing.) The judge is still deciding whether to charge him with “culpable homicide” but that would only result in a few years in jail, and this trigger- happy coward deserves a life sentence. It looks like he will continue to walk among us. The legal system in South Africa has let down every woman in the world who has known a violent man.

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LIKE OJ SIMPSON, OSCAR PISTORIUS IS NOT THE HERO HE THINKS HE IS

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It seems like the Oscar Pistorius murder trial has been going on forever, but hopefully the end is now in sight. The prosecution and defense will present their final arguments beginning August 7 and the verdict will follow not long after. Another athlete with a powerful feeling of heroic entitlement, a massive ego, and a raging macho temper- just like our own OJ Simpson! Wealth and the most expensive lawyers tried to cover up their client’s history of violence. We were particularly horrified by incidents involving Oscar that reporters dug up during the trial. Not only was he caught driving at 150 MPH while texting, but he ran over a dog once and watched while the distraught owner approached the scene. Pistorius took out a gun, shot the dog in the head, and drove away. That’s the kind of man he is.

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OSCAR PISTORIUS IS GETTING NERVOUS ABOUT HIS MURDER TRIAL – FOR GOOD REASON

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South Africa’s murderer Oscar Pistorius (we deliberately left out the word “accused” because we don’t buy his story for a minute) is trying to build up sympathy in advance of his murder trial starting March 3. Last year on Valentine’s Day, the double amputee shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and claimed he mistook her for an “intruder.” This year on the anniversary of Reeva’s death he announced that he is “consumed by grief” and went into considerable detail about his sorrow. We just can’t wait for that trial to begin…

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