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UNDERCOVER IN NEW YORK: GIGI AND BELLA HADID

We have to congratulate the sharp-eyed paparazzi who recognized Bella and Gigi Hadid, along with Gigi’s new baby in a stroller, when they slipped out the back door of their NY building and took a walk in Soho. They girls played it down by dressing in head-to-toe black, with hair tucked into hats, dark glasses and black masks. How the photographers spotted them is a mystery. Did their expensive clothes or footwear draw attention? Recently Paul McCartney admitted that he loves wearing a mask because now he can go everywhere and anywhere and not be noticed. Apparently it doesn’t work for models.

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020
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JOHN WATERS CAN’T WAIT FOR 2020 TO BE OVER

Filmmaker John Waters had time to design personalized Christmas cards this year. The creator of Multiple Maniacs and Female Trouble (oh yes, and Hairspray) leaves no doubt about his feelings in the holiday card he sent to his friends.

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Monday, December 14, 2020
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QUEEN ELIZABETH: BACK IN THE SADDLE

Even the threat of Covid doesn’t get between Queen Elizabeth and her horses. We were surprised to see this photo of the 94 year old Queen riding at Windsor Castle with the head groom of her stables in some rainy weather this week. It so happens she rides frequently – sometimes every day- regardless of the weather. Elizabeth has been obsessed with horses her entire life and owns horses for breeding, riding, and racing – she keeps a sharp eye on her stables. A few years back she started riding ponies instead of horses – they are sturdier and closer to the ground. In the photo she’s riding her favorite Fell pony named Fern.

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Monday, December 14, 2020
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PETE DAVIDSON SCORED BIGTIME ON SNL LAST NIGHT

Pete Davidson is keeping a safe distance from his human fans, but he cannot resist a kiss from a cute canine fan as he was leaving Saturday Night Live last night. Pete was quite a hit on the show thanks to a very clever skit about a “conservative” NY sports network that refused to acknowledge that the New York Jets ever lost a game. (The Jets lost every NFL game this season) When told the Jets lost a game, Jets “experts” Pete and Timothee Chalamet replied “Says WHO? Who did the scoring?” Told the NFL, the guys scoffed “We have sworn affidavits from 500 Jets fans who witnessed the Jets WIN- they have nothing to gain by lying to us!“ It was a thinly veiled -and hilarious -mockery of Trump supporters who refuse to acknowledge that he lost the election. Imagine if there WERE a “conservative” news network that refused to admit when their favorites lost – and dismissed scores as “fake news!”

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Sunday, December 13, 2020
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BEN AFFLECK: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE!

Ah, this is the life! It’s Sunday morning and all Ben Affleck has to do is open his gate and his coffee and donuts are waiting outside his Pacific Palisades home, courtesy of Dunkin’ Donuts. Ben’s life is SO good lately that he could afford to turn DOWN a Batman movie – partly on the advice of his pal George Clooney. George then offered Ben the lead in a film he’s producing called The Tender Bar, and it looks like Ben has accepted. Right now Ben is finishing Dark Water, in which he costars with his girlfriend Ana de Armas. We’re guessing Ana is inside that gate waiting to have coffee with Ben…

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Sunday, December 13, 2020
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WE ADMIRE FKA TWIGS FOR DOING THE RIGHT THING

UK singer FKA Twigs showed remarkable courage when she filed her lawsuit accusing her ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf of sexual battery and assault. She documented in detail numerous violent and controlling situations he inflicted upon her when they were together. Keep in mind, HE is the more famous and powerful person in this relationship. Another of his ex-girlfriends joined Twigs in the lawsuit with similar charges. FKA Twigs stated that she wants other women to understand that this can happen to anyone, and she wants to raise awareness about the tactics that abusers use to control their victims. When confronted with the charges, LaBeouf admitted almost everything “I have no excuses for my alcoholism or aggression,” he said “I abused myself and everyone around me, and I’m ashamed and sorry about those I hurt.” And this guy has had a long string of girlfriends! We celebrate FKA Twigs for her bravery – she has little to gain from this purposeful but embarrassing lawsuit, and will probably be taunted online by LaBeouf’s fans.

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Friday, December 11, 2020
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HEIDI KLUM’S DAUGHTER LENI IS ALREADY A COVER GIRL!

Heidi Klum decided that sixteen was the perfect age for her daughter Leni to be allowed to model. Leni has been interested in getting into the business for awhile, but mom turned down offers and refused to allow it until now. Leni never imagined she’d make her modeling debut on the COVER of Vogue Germany! Everybody is saying Leni is a mini-me of Heidi, but we think hair is what they have most in common. Their faces are quite different and beautiful in their own way. It’s nice that all of Heidi’s kids are very fond of her new husband, Tokyo Hotel musician Tom Kaulitz. Tom wisely included the kids when he proposed to Heidi – and asked their permission first!

Photo: Vogue Germany

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Thursday, December 10, 2020
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CAN JULIA ROBERTS FILL NICOLE KIDMAN’S SHOES?

It’s been tough since the final episode of The Undoing aired. We were so totally immersed in the story about Nicole Kidman’s character’s life with her questionable husband (played by High Grant ) that we feel a sense of loss now that it’s over! In many series, a two hour story seems to be stretched out to fill six hours with pointless scenes added just for length. Every episode of The Undoing was gripping and important. But there is a glimmer of hope. Julia Roberts has just closed a deal for a limited series, The Last Thing He Told Me, with Reese Witherspoon’s company producing. It’s based on a female-authored book that hasn’t been released yet about a woman who forms an unexpected relationship with her teenage stepdaughter while searching for the truth behind her husband’s disappearance. (Another protagonist with a questionable husband!) Nice to see more women involved in productions that appeal to women.

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Thursday, December 10, 2020
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SUPERMAN WITH FACIAL HAIR? REALLY?

OK, we were officially HORRIFIED when we saw this publicity photo for the upcoming CW series, Superman & Lois. We are talking about Superman’s rough looking whiskers! It’s bad enough to see men on the street with this unshaven look, but SUPERMAN!!! The Superman character is intended to be clean-cut, an idealized man. Not a shifty gangster. The actor, Tyler Hoechlin, 33, is handsome enough, and he has the shiny black hair and physique. But the whiskers ruin the image. There’s been a lot of talk about the updated Superman costume, but the real issue is the not-so-clean looking face!

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020
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TWITTER PUSHED CHER TO DO THE RIGHT THING

We’re not going to say a WORD about the outfit Cher is wearing in London because we love her so much for rescuing “the world’s loneliest elephant.” Cher did some talk shows in the UK and recalled how her Twitter followers urged her to get involved in rescuing the elephant back in 2016. THAT’S how long it took. She ended up paying for the legal team who made the rescue happen. The neglected pachyderm was flown from a run-down zoo in Pakistan to a wildlife sanctuary in Cambodia that has other elephants for company. Altogether a good excuse for Cher to get out of the house for awhile (clad in a black mask, of course!)

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020
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