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ANTI-VAX PLASTIC SURGERY TWINS BOTH DEAD FROM COVID

French born identical twins Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff were European television personalities who fascinated us mainly because of their extreme and much DENIED overdose of plastic surgery. (Plastic surgery victims in Europe leave Hollywood victims in the dust!) We didn’t realize their lives were as loony as their looks. They gained TV fame by hosting several popular shows about science and science fiction. Both brothers claimed to have PHDs and they managed to get physics articles published in reputable journals that turned out to be highly questionable and “suffering from a serious lack of coherence.” These shenanigans and their appearance at a Cannes Film Festival brought them considerable notoriety. In December, the unvaccinated twins both died of Covid six days apart at the age of 72.

Bogdanoff Twins Covid-19 Plastic Surgery
Monday, January 3, 2022
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MADONNA AND ROCCO IN THE SWISS ALPS

Who knew Madonna liked to ski? She gathered all her kids and her New York entourage to spend the holidays in a chalet in Gstaad, Switzerland, the land of winter sports. The proud mom documented her 9 year old twin daughters Estere and Stelle’s progress with their ski instructor, but we have yet to observe Madonna in action on the slopes. It’s always fun to see her son Rocco because he is so addicted to fashion and loves retro style…

Photo: Instagram – Madonna and Rocco shopping in Gstaad

Kids Madonna Skiing Switzerland
Sunday, January 2, 2022
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PARISIANS DON’T GIVE UP EASILY WHEN IT COMES TO HAVING FUN


Before Covid

After Covid
Parisians were NOT happy when the Prime Minister cancelled elaborate plans for a flamboyant New Year’s Eve 2022 at Champs Elysees due to the resurgence of Covid. Three popular DJs had been hired to provide music and fireworks were promised at the Arc de Triomphe every hour. Surrounding cafes and restaurants were all taking part in the festive evening. Bottom photo: Guess what! The disgruntled French citizens turned up anyway and mobbed the area – with and without masks…

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA

Cancelled Champs Elysees Covid-19 Fireworks Paris Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA
Sunday, January 2, 2022
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TRAVIS SCOTT’S PERFECT WORLD IS FALLING APART

Just when it seemed that Travis Scott was successfully following in the Kardashian entrepreneurial footsteps, Astroworld happened. The November concert tragedy left ten people dead and hundreds injured while rapper Travis Scott and the band played on. Even the Kardashians (his girlfriend is Kylie) can’t help him now – cancel culture has begun. The much-feared cancel culture has expanded from mainly sexual abuse to bad behavior of all kinds. Dior “indefinitely postponed” their Cactus Jack Dior line of products in partnership with Scott that was set to be launched next month. Nike nixed a sneaker collaboration with Scott and Anheuser-Busch discontinued their Cacti hard seltzer deal with Scott. Will McDonald’s be next? Travis is currently busy juggling dozens of Astroworld lawsuits- and probably begging Kris Jenner for advice…

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA (Travis Scott brought the Cactus Jack Garden experience to Houston schoolkids)

Astroworld Cancel Culture Dior Lawsuit Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA Travis Scott
Thursday, December 30, 2021
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KEVIN HART PASSES FOR EXPERT ON THE SKI SLOPES

Who is the LAST person you’d expect to find skiing in Aspen over the holidays? We have to go with Kevin Hart. We can imagine him making a movie there and getting into all kinds of trouble on the slopes, but he surprised us by spending the holidays there with his four kids and his wife Eniko. We saw photos of Kevin riding the ski lift and watching his kids take skiing lessons, but we haven’t seen him actually ski, so we can’t judge his skill level. He’s nattily dressed for the occasion, however in a $2000 Moncler puffy jacket.

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA,

Aspen Kevin Hart Kids Skiing
Thursday, December 30, 2021
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THANKS TO AARON SORKIN, WE NO LONGER LOVE LUCY

Finally got around to seeing Being the Ricardos and now we understand why the reviews are so varied. It’s all the fault of writer/director Aaron Sorkin. There’s no doubt he’s an intelligent and skillful writer, BUT he lacks empathy, and like most male writers, should NOT be writing female characters. His female characters behave and speak just like men and other women cannot identify with them. Nicole Kidman’s Lucy was impossible to even LIKE, much less love. (Was anybody else bothered by Lucy using the F word so frequently? in 1952, yet!) The film revealed NOTHING about her personality or private life that would make viewers connect with her. The actors in the film did a valiant job, especially with the lines they were given. Sorkin also jammed too many storylines and incidents into “one week” of Lucy and Desi’s life.The film not only made us not love Lucy but it made us wonder if Lucie Arnaz, who approved this film, suffered during her childhood and wanted to punish her mother with this…

Aaron Sorkin Being the Ricardos I Love Lucy Nicole Kidman
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
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DR DRE DOESN’T KNOW HOW LUCKY HE IS

We’ve always marveled at the fact that Dr Dre evolved from gangsta rapper in NWA to clever and hugely successful businessman. He was as rough as they come, and considering all the accusations he had of abusing women, he would probably be in #MeToo prison by now if he hadn’t gotten married to Nicole Young in 1996. We can never forgive him for horrifically assaulting a female TV host (and bragging about it) in 1991 because he didn’t like something she said on her show. Dre could NOT have been easy to live with. Young filed for divorce in June 2020 and the battle for his money began. Lucky for Dre, he was smart enough to get a prenup and they just settled- Nicole gets a flat 100 million dollars and that leaves Dre with around 720 million. She worked hard for that money…

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Divorce Dr Dre NWA Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
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RICKY MARTIN IS NOW THE FATHER OF FOUR

We didn’t realize how much Ricky Martin loves kids! We remember thinking “how nice” around 13 years ago when Ricky became the father of twins (Matteo and Valentino) via surrogate. He seemed to put his booming career on the back burner and spent most of his time raising the boys. In 2018 Ricky married his painter boyfriend Jwan Yosef and they’ve all been living together happily ever since. We did not realize that Ricky and Jwan quietly added two more kids to their family – three year old Lucia (above) and two year old Renn. Ricky calls Lucia “daddy’s little girl” and they celebrated both of their birthdays on December 24th.

Photo: Instagram – Ricky and Lucia on the beach in Puerto Rico

Daughter Kids Ricky Martin
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
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HOW DOES KIM KARDASHIAN FEEL ABOUT KANYE LIVING ACROSS THE STREET?

It works for Adele. She bought a house across the street from her lavish Hidden Valley home specifically for her ex-husband Simon Konecki to occupy, so he will be close to their son Angelo, 9. It helps that Adele and Simon are still good friends. We wonder if Kim Kardashian KNEW beforehand that HER ex Kanye West planned to buy a home across from the mansion they once shared in Hidden Hills. He was SO determined to get the house that he paid far over the asking price. Keep in mind, Kanye’s Malibu home is only 30 minutes away. If Kim DIDN’T know about the purchase in advance, she must be freaked out, thinking “was this fueled by good intentions or STALKING?” Will Kanye document her comings and goings and with whom? If she DID consult with Kanye before the purchase, we underestimated Kim’s desire for coparenting and her comfort level with Kanye.

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA This is how Kanye dressed for dinner in Malibu

House Kanye West Kim Kardashian Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA
Monday, December 27, 2021
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JIM CARREY BEFORE WE KNEW HIM

The look on this kid’s face is unmistakably familiar. It was taken back in the early 60’s when Jim Carrey was just starting to develop his personality. There was no way he was not destined to become someone special. Little Jim’s charisma was most likely a source of huge amusement to his parents but he probably always kept them a bit worried. Not many children have crazy little faces at his age…

Photo: Instagram

Child Jim Carrey
Sunday, December 26, 2021
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