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THIS DUCK BUILT A BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY

Every time we see the Aflac duck commercial we fall in love all over again. Sometimes his adventures are a little jarring and we worry about his safety. We also think longingly about getting a duck of our own, but it just isn’t practical. The duck’s successful ad campaign has put an unknown insurance company ON THE MAP and won many advertising awards in the process. At one time Gilbert Gottfried was the duck’s voice, but he tweeted some unfortunate remarks about Japan after their 2011 earthquake, and got himself fired. (Japan is a huge market for the company.) We are told the duck is now an “international icon” and suitably pampered. Above, our favorite duck appeared at an Aflac holiday charity event.

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Aflac Duck Gilbert Gottfried
Monday, December 19, 2016
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VINCE VAUGHN’S WILD RIDE

Vince Vaughn looks like such a happy dad here. He’s on the Splash Mountain ride at Disneyland with his daughter Locklyn,6, (in white) and her friend. He also has a son Vernon, 3, who’s too small for the ride. Vince plays a stern army officer in Hacksaw Ridge and his hair is barely grown back from having a bald head for Brawl in Cell Block 99 in which he plays a desperate drug dealer. He can use a good laugh.

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Kids Vince Vaughn
Sunday, December 18, 2016
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ZSA ZSA GABOR: THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES

It’s the end of an era. Zsa Zsa Gabor has passed away at the age of 99. For many years we reported on the adventures of Zsa Zsa, her troubled daughter Francesca, and her assortment of husbands. Back in the early ‘90s, we appeared on a daytime talk show with Zsa Zsa (the subject, of course, was gossip, which she loved) and she was affected, but quite nice and very entertaining. Later when she was married to “Prince” Frederic Von Anhalt we were invited to a party at her home and got to see the house. It had obviously been ostentatious at one time but had become rather run down and shabby. We could only enter a few rooms, but DID love the glass walls that parted and led outside to the pool area. Her Prince WAS charming and friendly – he loves publicity. Zsa Zsa’s friends don’t trust him but he IS quite a character – adopting all those young men and dubbing them “Princes.” Alas, now the house, which sold for around 11 million, will be torn down – we wonder what will become of the “Prince.”

(Above, Frederic Von Anhalt wore his lederhosen to Beverly Hills one day)

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Prince Frederic von Anhalt Thanks for the Memories Zsa Zsa Gabor
Sunday, December 18, 2016
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ROCCO RITCHIE DOESN’T WANT TO GO HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

Madonna is not going to be happy because Rocco, 16, is very involved in his new life in London, living with his dad Guy Ritchie. He has a whole gang of skateboarding buddies from school and he pals around with the likes of Brooklyn Beckham. Most important, he has his first real girlfriend, Kim Turnbull, 16, and she’s a pretty young model – so what else could he ask for? He and Kim were photographed leaving the Love magazine Christmas party in the UK. If he were in NY, his mom would be dragging him to Kabbalah meetings…

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Saturday, December 17, 2016
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RYAN REYNOLDS’ “ONCE IN A LIFETIME” HONOR

We love it when celebrities get a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame and they are obviously REALLY excited about it and grateful. Some actors downplay the honor and make it seem like they are doing us a favor by accepting the recognition. Ryan Reynolds could barely contain his happiness and he brought every family member he could corral. We knew he was REALLY excited because he included his two daughters in the event and he has always kept them undercover. He’s so protective that we don’t even know the name of the baby in his wife Blake Lively‘s arms yet! His 3 year old is named James.

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Blake Lively Kids Ryan Reynolds Walk of Fame
Friday, December 16, 2016
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LISA RINNA AND HER MODEL DAUGHTER DELILAH

Pretty daughters are popping up all over Hollywood these days. Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin’s little girl Delilah, 18, is a senior in high school and she already signed a contract with Elite Model Management. She’s also a singer and admits her appearances on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills with her mom helped her career. Only problem is – she has lots of ambition, but an education doesn’t seem to be part of her plan. Last night mother and daughter attended an event at the Saban theater in Beverly Hills.

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Delilah Hamlin Harry Hamlin Kids Lisa Rinna
Thursday, December 15, 2016
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LISA EDELSTEIN’S GUIDE TO DEALING WITH TWITTER BULLIES

We APPLAUD Lisa Edelstein for not giving in to those humorless, self-righteous “politically correct” manners-tyrants on Twitter! The Bravo star off-handedly tweeted “RIP Alan Thicke. Seems like everyone is checking out before the Trumpacolypse.” She’s been slammed right and left by people just LOOKING for something to complain about. They make themselves feel superior by attempting to SHAME Lisa for her innocent comment. Nothing about that tweet was insulting to the late Alan Thicke’s memory – it was an amusing remark against Donald Trump. Has everybody lost their MINDS? We LOVE that Lisa (justifiably) refused to apologize or take back her words- instead she stands up to the bullies and RETWEETS THE INSULTS she gets! She’s our new HERO!

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Thursday, December 15, 2016
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JENNIFER LAWRENCE IS HAVING THE “OLDER MAN” EXPERIENCE

It makes sense that Jennifer Lawrence is the highest paid actress in the world at the age of 26. She’s adorable – and have you ever seen a movie of hers that you DIDN’T like? It looks like Darren Aronofsky, her director when she filmed Mother this summer, is smitten with her. The Black Swan director is 47 – twenty one years older than she is, and they’ve been spending a lot of time together the past few months. No doubt she’s impressed with his experience and smarts. It’s a match made in Hollywood.

(Above, Jennifer at the premier of Passengers)

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Wednesday, December 14, 2016
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WHY DONALD TRUMP LOVES THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER AND IT LOVES HIM BACK!

The Russians weren’t the only ones scheming to manipulate presidential campaign results and put Donald Trump in office. Trump’s close buddy David Pecker, CEO of American Media, who owns National Enquirer, did his VERY BEST to get his pal elected. Our former boss! (Pecker flies to Florida on Trump’s jet.) We were particularly appalled by this deviously photoshopped cover of Hillary Clinton with a frightening list of unsubstantiated medical issues indicating she was at death’s door! This was printed not long after Donald Trump declared her physically unfit for the job of President. During the primaries, the Enquirer lambasted Trump’s opponents Ted Cruz with claims of extramarital cheating, they targeted Jeb Bush for doing cocaine in the ‘80s, and accused Ben Carson of crippling surgical patients for life! Trump was very conspicuously spared of ANY negative press. The Enquirer claims their stories (lies?) during the election, upped circulation by 12%. Consider yourself warned: Our President is in bed with The National Enquirer!

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Wednesday, December 14, 2016
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ARIEL WINTER IS SPEEDING UP THE AGEING PROCESS

Modern Family star Ariel Winter is only 18, but she already looks like a Beverly Hills Housewife. She was emancipated a few years ago and her older sister Shanelle became her guardian. Since she’s the big money-maker in the family she does what she wants. And apparently she doesn’t want to hire a stylist. Ariel has an unfortunate penchant for make-up and fashions more suitable for a cougar. Super sexy and revealing – ultra glitzy. She‘s a cute young girl who makes herself look much older.

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Ariel Winter Bad Fashion Modern Family
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
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