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SHERYL LEE RALPH’S SECRET VISITOR

Sheryl Lee Ralph just got a star on The Walk of FameĀ  and we were reminded of a fun story about her. Back in the nineties when I worked for Star Magazine I got a late-night call from a security guy in the lobby of an expensive NY hotel. After a certain time, visitors were Continue reading “SHERYL LEE RALPH’S SECRET VISITOR”

Sunday, April 20, 2025

ROBERT DE NIRO IS GETTING INTO THE FOOD BUSINESS

Robert De Niro wants to follow in the footsteps of another Oscar winner, Paul Newman, and branch out from movies to meatballs! With 5 hotels and nearly 50 restaurants in his empire – including numerous locations of Nobu, plus the famed Tribeca Grill, Robert has proven himself in the culinary world. Now he wants to Continue reading “ROBERT DE NIRO IS GETTING INTO THE FOOD BUSINESS”

Thursday, March 9, 2023

SHERYL LEE RALPH: THE TRUTH COMES OUT

Emmy winner Sheryl Lee Ralph has been reminiscing about career advice that Robert De Niro gave her when they filmed Mistress in 1992. Suddenly I remembered a fun experience I had with Sheryl. Back in the early 90’s I was writing the gossip column for Star magazine and a security guard from a fancy NY Continue reading “SHERYL LEE RALPH: THE TRUTH COMES OUT”

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

ROBERT DE NIRO: NO MORE BIG SPENDERS!

Little did we know that Robert De Niro has had a low-key girlfriend for the past few years. The 78 year old actor had a tumultuous split from his wife Grace Hightower back in 2018. Afterward, he griped that he was forced to take every job offered to pay for his ex’s penchant for expensive Continue reading “ROBERT DE NIRO: NO MORE BIG SPENDERS!”

Sunday, July 3, 2022

MICKEY ROURKE KNOWS HOW TO HOLD A GRUDGE

Little did we know that Mickey Rourke has had a 30 year feud with Robert De Niro that might have cost him some acting jobs. In 1987 they filmed Angel Heart together – Rourke played a private eye hired by De Niro to solve the disappearance of an acquaintance. SOMETHING happened during filming, and they’ve Continue reading “MICKEY ROURKE KNOWS HOW TO HOLD A GRUDGE”

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

TWO OCCASIONS WHERE ROBERT DE NIRO DIDN’T TELL THE TRUTH

Sorry to say this, because I’ve been a fan of Robert De Niro’s acting since Mean Streets, but as a person, he turned out to be a big disappointment. In 2017, he railed against the The New York Post for writing that he was heard complaining to his then-wife Grace about her extravagant spending. He Continue reading “TWO OCCASIONS WHERE ROBERT DE NIRO DIDN’T TELL THE TRUTH”

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

ROBERT DE NIRO MET HIS MATCH IN SHERYL LEE RALPH

Sheryl Lee Ralph is a longtime favorite of ours and she brings to mind a funny story. Back in the 90’s when we gossiped for Star magazine we got a late night call from a security guard source who worked at an exclusive New York hotel. He was laughing as he said ā€œRobert De Niro Continue reading “ROBERT DE NIRO MET HIS MATCH IN SHERYL LEE RALPH”

Monday, February 24, 2020

ROBERT DE NIRO LOVES HIMSELF IN “THE IRISHMAN”

The Irishman premiered last night in New York and we can hardly WAIT to see the de-ageing process that allows Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino ā€˜s characters age through the decades – from the late 40’s to the late 90’s. The computer imaging that made these older actors look much younger was Continue reading “ROBERT DE NIRO LOVES HIMSELF IN “THE IRISHMAN””

Saturday, September 28, 2019

ROBERT DENIR0 – MORE LAID BACK THAN WE’RE USED TO SEEING

If Robert De Niro is looking a bit more scruffy and relaxed these days it just might be due to the fact that he split with his wife of 21 years Grace Hightower. Ebony magazine says that Grace kept Robert on a tight leash (which he probably needed) – she was involved in many charities Continue reading “ROBERT DENIR0 – MORE LAID BACK THAN WE’RE USED TO SEEING”

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

THE IRISHMAN: SPECIAL EFFECTS WILL MAKE ROBERT DE NIRO LOOK 30 YEARS OLD

Robert De Niro is on a set in Queens beating up a shopkeeper for his new film The Irishman. It’s about a REALLY nasty gangster named Frank ā€œThe Irishmanā€ Sheeran and flashbacks of his 25 mob murders – including Teamster leader Jimmy Hoffa. Scorsese is directing all his favorites – DeNiro, Al Pacino (he plays Continue reading “THE IRISHMAN: SPECIAL EFFECTS WILL MAKE ROBERT DE NIRO LOOK 30 YEARS OLD”

Wednesday, January 31, 2018