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THE WONDER YEARS WITH A WHOLE NEW POINT OF VIEW

At last! A network comedy to look forward to! Back in the 80’s, The Wonder Years family comedy was a big hit – basically until the kids grew up. It took place in suburban America in the rapidly changing 1960’s. Now the series star, Fred Savage, (he played Kevin) has teamed up with Lee Daniels and some of the original series creators to bring back the show featuring a middle class black family living in Montgomery, Alabama, in those turbulent times. And it WILL still be a comedy! It’s in the early planning stages- no casting yet- but ABC is excited about it – and we hope it happens soon.

Fred Savage Lee Daniels The Wonder Years
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
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IS AMBER HEARD A HUSBAND-BEATER?

Of all the unpleasant things that have been said about Johnny Depp, it seems the only insult he resents is being called a “wife beater.” His ex-wife Amber Heard called him that and The Sun wrote about it so he’s suing the paper for defamation. (Depp claims Heard is a sociopath who actually hit HIM) The sensational libel trial started today in London, and Johnny and Amber arrived by separate entrances, armed with accusations. Johnny started off by admitting he had “taken every drug under the sun by age 14”, but never hit a woman. We remember when Johnny was seeing Kate Moss back in the 90’s, he drunkenly trashed their NY hotel room. Will she be called to testify? He does have an anger problem and has been abusive to co-workers on movie sets. Ellen Barkin said she saw Johnny hurl a bottle of wine across a hotel room, and he called her a liar. This trial should prove to be VERY revealing…

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Amber Heard Johnny Depp Libel The Sun Trial Wife-Beater
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
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PARIS JACKSON: JANIS JOPLIN – OR JESUS?

Call it a time warp. Head to toe, Paris Jackson looks like she just drove down from Laurel Canyon in the year 1968. She’s the perfect hippie. Note the round glasses, long hair and funky jewelry- nothing that looks expensive. Her East Indian inspired attire, sandals, and ankle-bracelet add authenticity to the era. Top it off with a peace sign and you have an aspiring Janis Joplin… On second thought, this look might be the reason why Paris was cast to play a lesbian Jesus character in her new film Habit…

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Hippie Jesus Paris Jackson
Monday, July 6, 2020
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NO KIDDING – CHRIS HEMSWORTH IS PLAYING HULK HOGAN IN LIFE STORY!

Hulk Hogan must be flattered beyond belief that Chris Hemsworth has been cast to play him in an upcoming biographical film for Joker director Todd Phillips. It has to be the WORST casting choice in memory! Can you imagine the Sexiest Man Alive playing loudmouth wrestler Hulk Hogan? Not only will Chris have to bulk up on dangerous anabolic steroids to even APPROACH Hogan’s 300 pound unnatural frame and enlarged jaw, he will have to SHAVE HIS HEAD (except around the edges) and bleach it white to match the awful mustache. What a waste! Why hire one of the best looking men in Hollywood to play this wrestler? There are PLENTY of unattractive actors available! We can only imagine that producers hired Chris in hopes of attracting women to see the film…

Casting Chris Hemsworth Hulk Hogan Wrestler
Monday, July 6, 2020
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SERENA WILLIAMS AND HER MINI-ME

Even ho-hum tennis observers have to feel some love for this photo. Serena Williams has been isolating and hasn’t played a formal tennis match for around six months. So she decided to give a doubles tennis lesson to her little girl Alexis, who turns three in September. In matching purple tennis outfits, no less! Alexis’s enthusiasm indicates that she just might follow in mom’s footsteps…

Daughter Mini-me Serena Williams Tennis
Sunday, July 5, 2020
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DOLPH LUNDGREN AND HIS BRIDE-TO-BE

Dolph Lundgren, 62, is careful to follow American regulations preventing Covid-19, even though his home country, Sweden, has minimal rules and no lockdown. It makes sense that he and his girlfriend Emma Krokdal were in Sweden where they could actually celebrate getting engaged in June. Emma, a personal trainer, is only 24 years old, and we can’t help but wonder what they have in common to talk about. After all, Dolph is not only a karate champ, but he has a masters degree in chemical engineering – making him considerably smarter than MOST actors…

Above, Dolph and Emma had lunch in Beverly Hills on July 4

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Dolph Lundgren Engaged
Sunday, July 5, 2020
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SAY GOODBYE TO KATY KEENE

Not surprised that the CW series Katy Keene was canceled – maybe they should have thought about hiring WOMEN to write for the female oriented show instead of only MEN! Male writers rarely create believable female characters. We remember discovering the Katy Keene comic book as a kid and it was SO exciting to find a comic about a young, glamorous – and ambitious, career woman. (Comic books were almost exclusively about males) Tall and beautiful Katy aspired to be a model and fashion designer, and boyfriends didn’t get in her way. Readers were encouraged to send in their own designs for her clothing and the best creations and winners’ names appeared in the magazine. The comic would have been WAY better if it had been produced by women, and it’s too bad that MEN were given the job of creating Katy onscreen…

Canceled Katy Keene
Saturday, July 4, 2020
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KRISTEN STEWART AS PRINCESS DIANA?

When the Twilight movies were released, Kristen Stewart was horrified by the level of her popularity. Adoring fans were everywhere and they couldn’t keep their hands off her. She struggled to stay OUT of the limelight. So she must have been just a LITTLE surprised when it was announced that she would star as Princess Diana in a new film called Spencer. Twitter blew up with complaints and insults like “Are the casting people deaf and blind?” and “Melissa McCarthy would be a better choice!” and so on and so on…

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Kristen Stewart Princess Diana Twitter
Thursday, July 2, 2020
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HERE’S SOMETHING YOU DON’T SEE VERY OFTEN

A couple and their dog took a moment to unmask and casually relax on the ground in front of a massage parlor in West Hollywood – and it happens to be a well-known actor, James Remar! He played Samantha’s high octane boyfriend on Sex & the City, but Remar has an edge, and frequently plays sociopaths and sexually aggressive characters. We fondly remember him in the 1979 film The Warriors. James and his wife Atsuko have been married for 36 years and have two very good looking children, Lisa, a singer, and Jason, an actor. Lisa says she has a “sweet dad” and he’s nothing like the characters he plays…

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James Remar Sex & The City
Thursday, July 2, 2020
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HAPPIEST PANDEMIC COUPLE: BEN AND ANA

For months we have seen photos of Ben Affleck and his girlfriend Ana de Armas walking their dogs together every morning and afternoon like clockwork. Sometimes one of them would be walking both their dogs. Most surprisingly, despite doing the same thing day after day, they didn’t get tired of it- or each other. They seem just as infatuated with each other as they were back in March. It’s certain that social isolation didn’t break up THIS relationship. All the grey is even out of Ben’s hair and beard!

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Ana de Armas Ben Affleck Couples Social Isolation
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
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