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BOB DYLAN WAS A CHUBBY CHASER

Bob Dylan is in the news this week because he sold his songwriting catalog to Universal. There was some discussion that he had so many disgruntled ex-girlfriends and children (exactly how MANY children is unknown) that he could use the money. It brought back memories of a night backstage at the Palace theater in Hollywood in the early 90’s when we were outside Jerry Lee Lewis’s dressing room backstage and Bob Dylan had a path cleared by bodyguards so he could walk in ahead of us. He actually looked so unwashed and scuzzy that we quickly stepped back – and out of his way. In those days Bob was a bigtime womanizer and known as a chubby chaser. He had a penchant for pretty black women who were obese, and had a string of them all over town. Maybe some were backup singers, but most were ordinary secretaries and schoolteachers. He wasn’t very sociable so we wondered how he found them (no internet in those days!)

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020
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WHATEVER LOLA WANTS

Madonna’s daughter Lourdes (professional name Lola Leon) is cashing in on her famous mom and landing lucrative modeling jobs. The companies advertising LOVE all the attention their ads get when Lola, 24, is featured. Most recently, the aspiring actress/model modeled for the new Parade X JuicyCouture underwear collection, and the company is thrilled by the positive response. At most, Lola is 5’7”, but she doesn’t hesitate to take her clothes off or flaunt underarm and leg hair, so designers consider her to be a typical modern and ultra-hip girl. At least she spent four years studying at the University of Michigan (don’t know if she got a degree) before she started her theatrical career.

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020
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CHLOE LATTANZI: HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO COSMETIC SURGERY

We just HAD to laugh when we heard that Olivia Newton John’s attention-seeking daughter Chloe Lattanzi is opposed to vaccines and science based medicine. She prefers “natural” medicines. In her social media posts, she also supports conspiracy theories about the Covid pandemic. Australian fans of Olivia were appalled and made fun of Chloe, saying “She doesn’t trust doctors- but she spent $550.000 on plastic surgery! Chloe has showbiz aspirations and she had numerous surgeries on her nose, lips, and breast augmentation among other things. Chloe, 34, is now running a cannabis farm in Oregon with her boyfriend. She was SO attacked online for her medical opinions that she removed her comments.

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Monday, December 7, 2020
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SELENA GOMEZ ON TOP OF THE WORLD

Selena Gomez is back at work filming that movie we told you about – Only Murders in the Building – and she has never looked better! She has survived much more than a pandemic- Selena has had a LOT of health problems recently – besides treatment for anxiety and depression, she has dealt with Lupus and a kidney transplant. The only GOOD thing that happened was her split from Justin Bieber! We got a few more details about her movie – it seems Selena’s character lives in the same upscale NY building as Steve Martin and Martin Short, but they are only nodding acquaintances. Each of them returns home every day and devours true-crime shows like Dateline. One time they are all in the elevator with a 4th tenant who later turns up dead. They get together to solve the crime, but vow “Only Murders in the Building” – hence the title.

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Monday, December 7, 2020
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JENNIFER LOPEZ: “I LOVE THAT THEY STILL WANT TO SIT ON MAMA’S LAP!”

SO nice to see Jennifer Lopez in this sweet photo with her twins that was posted on Instagram. Jennifer has someone posting her pictures on social media constantly – and most of them are extremely sexy and they almost seem desperate for attention and quite impersonal. Pin-ups. In fact, a lot of female singers have someone posting way too many sexy photos of themselves. Is it vanity? Do they need the constant reassurance of “likes?” It’s refreshing to see an at-home looking photo like this. (We like that she doesn’t try to hide her kids, like some celebrities do)

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Sunday, December 6, 2020
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JOAN COLLINS: “AGE IS JUST A NUMBER”

Dynasty star Joan Collins never disappoints. She turned up festively attired (with a velvet bejeweled mask) to cut the ribbon for the switching on of the Christmas lights at Burlington Arcade in London. She may be 87, but Joan has no plans to retire. She just returned to work filming a TV series called Glow and Darkness with Jane Seymour and Denise Richards. It’s set in medieval times (the 1200’s) and Joan plays the Queen of France. We’re betting it’s mostly about men (emperors, kings, saints, whatever) fighting as usual, but the women may liven it up. However, we cannot imagine Joan playing an authentic character without her usual makeup!

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Sunday, December 6, 2020
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KARDASHIAN LOVE CONQUERS ALL

There’s no doubt that the Kardashian sisters, Kim, Kourtney and Khloe, and their brother Rob idolize their father, the lawyer Robert Kardashian, who died of cancer in 2003. They frequently share vintage photos of the happy family and Rob (above) got a huge tattoo in honor of his father. It’s too bad that lawyer Robert Kardashian seriously tarnished his career in the mid-nineties when he supported – and represented- his friend OJ Simpson at his murder trial. He was even accused of hiding evidence of the murders for OJ. Certainly he (and everybody else) knew OJ was guilty, but Kardashian chose to help get him acquitted. Nevertheless, his kids never stopped loving him.

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Saturday, December 5, 2020
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STEVE MARTIN IS BACK AND HE’S A NOSEY NEIGHBOR

New Yorkers on the Upper West Side were abuzz yesterday because Steve Martin was filming on the street and he was highly visible – being the only person without a mask. Martin, 75, has no plans to retire – he co-wrote the script and stars his new Hulu comedy series, Only Murders in the Building, along with Martin Short and Selena Gomez. They play three residents of an apartment building who barely know each other – until there is a murder in the building. It turns out they are all obsessed with real-life crime, and they combine skills to find out what happened.

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Friday, December 4, 2020
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THE WEEKND: WHO NEEDS ANOTHER GRAMMY?

Cannot remember the last time we saw The Weeknd without bandages on his face! Was it March?The bandages have everything to do with his song Blinding Lights – which happens to be Billboard’s #1 Hot Song of 2020. He WAS disappointed that The Grammys ignored the song, but he soothed his troubles today by shopping on Rodeo Drive. He was with a cute young woman, but for SOME reason when they saw the paparazzi, she ran off and disappeared into a parking garage. Presumably they were reunited later…

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Friday, December 4, 2020
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BILLBOARD SAYS CARDI B IS WOMAN OF THE YEAR

We have to admit that we would MUCH rather eyeball Cardi B when she’s all dressed up in designer clothes than listen her to her speak and assassinate the English language. She obviously LOVES fashion and the fact that she is now able to afford the best. But too frequently she tries to pump up the sex factor and reveals way too much cleavage or skin in general. This week Billboard named her Woman of the Year and she did a spectacular fashion layout with AB+DM photography. We love this photo WAY more than the Balenciaga frock she’s wearing – these clever photographers made an okay dress look astonishing, and Cardi herself has never looked better.

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020
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