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(Watch) Sacha Baron Cohen Fake Artist Sends Surprise Gift to Ambushed Art Dealer Christy Cones

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(Watch) Sacha Baron Cohen Fake Artist Sends Surprise Gift to Ambushed Art Dealer Christy Cones

Ambushed Laguna Beach art dealer Christy Cones posted this Tweet today: Sacha Baron Cohen, under his character’s name Rick Sherman, sent her a surprise gift– the “art” he created from his bodily fluids while duping her during a taping for Episode 1 on “Who is America?”

The show airs again tomorrow night, but there are no previews. Last week they scored just 327,000 viewers.

Cones is a sport. She’s trying to keep her 15 minutes of fame while still smiling. Good for her. But she’s also not going to be embarrassed easily. She writes:

“This is just the beginning. The original emails used by Sacha and crew to lure gullible Christy into a trap will be made public, as well as the video used to create the fraudulent artwork. Other vids too”

Pop: Drake Adds Another 265K In Sales, Mostly from Streaming, and Another $2 Million

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Pop: Drake Adds Another 265K In Sales, Mostly from Streaming, and Another $2 Million

The summer of Drake continues unabated.

His “Scorpion” album added another 265,000 in sales, almost all from streaming. Drake’s album sales– CDs and downloads– is minimal at this point.

But it’s all good. According to hitsdailydouble’s Song Revenue Chart, Drake made about $2 million last week from streaming all the songs on the album in the top 20.

His breakout hit from the album is the single “In My Feelings.” It’s way ahead of the track that samples Michael Jackson’s voice from an unreleased track.

There are just 4,350 people left in the U.S. They bought John Coltrane’s unreleased, recently discovered “Both Directions at Once.” You know who you are.

Eleven of the top 50 albums this week are from “legacy” artists. The Columbia Records name appears just twice. Warner Bros. doesn’t show up at all.

The Winner Takes it All: ABBA Cleans up as “Mamma Mia” Sequel Equalizes Denzel Washington

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The Winner Takes it All: ABBA Cleans up as “Mamma Mia” Sequel Equalizes Denzel Washington

As predicted, “Mamma Mia” took the Friday night box office by storm. Using a Cher and Meryl Streep “Silkwood” reunion, the ABBA musical raked in $14,277,000 and was number for the night and weekend.

Denzel Washington’s “Equalizer” sequel– the only sequel Denzel has ever been in — came in 2nd, with $13,555,000. Denzel  may consider not doing a third installment after this one is met with some antipathy. He has more important things to do.

In less fraught news, Annpurna Pictures’ “Sorry to Both You” will flirt with the $10 million mark this weekend– it will take to Tuesday maybe to get there. Boots Riley’s nutty little film could turn out to be the “Get Out” of the summer. We’ll wait and see how that plays out.

Kimberly Guilfoyle Makes First Move on Sarah Sanders Job, Leaving Fox News to Join Trump World

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Kimberly Guilfoyle Makes First Move on Sarah Sanders Job, Leaving Fox News to Join Trump World

Kimberly Guilfoyle wants Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ job. This is how she will get it.

Guilfoyle is leaving Fox News, as first reported by VanityFair.com’s Gabriel Sherman on Twitter. She will join a pro-Trump PAC according to other reports. Guilfoyle has been dating Donald Trump Jr. for the last couple of months.

Trump Jr. is divorcing his wife of 18 years, mother of his five children, Vanessa. Guilfoyle is 49, Donnie is 40.

On another track, Sanders may be leaving her role as Chief Liar for the Trump Administration at the end of the year. She’s denied it, but NBC reported this last month. Since Sanders rarely tells the truth, who knows what’s happening? But if Guilfoyle smells blood in the water, she’s swimming in that direction. Plus, her new boss would be her old boss, Bill Shine of Fox News, now installed as Trump’s communications director at the behest of Rupert Murdoch, our real president.

And so it goes. How long before she’s Kimberly Trump? Wedding next June?

 

“Mamma Mia” Sequel Set to Thwart Denzel’s “Equalizer 2,” ABBA Has Three Albums in Top 10, Cher May Release Covers Collection

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“Mamma Mia” Sequel Set to Thwart Denzel’s “Equalizer 2,” ABBA Has Three Albums in Top 10, Cher May Release Covers Collection

Here we go again!

I swear, back in 1974 when “Waterloo” was on the radio, we thought it was just silliness. Now 45 years later, ABBA remains everywhere.

“Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again,” is set to beat “Equalizer 2” at the box office this weekend. Last night in previews, the ABBA sequel beat the Denzel Washington sequel by $300,000 and made $1.4 million.

Meantime, ABBA has three CD’s in the iTunes top 10– the soundtracks to both movies, plus their ABBA old greatest hits. Really? Who doesn’t have this music by now?

And then there seems to be a chance Cher will release an ABBA covers album if the movie is really a big hit. She’s alluded to it in interviews. I think they’re waiting to see if there’s a demand. Cher appears at the end of the sequel and sings “Fernando.” A whole album? Well, that would be weird.

 

 

Roseanne Snaps, Mocks Valerie Jarrett Tweet Scandal on You Tube: “I thought the b*tch was white!”

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Roseanne Snaps, Mocks Valerie Jarrett Tweet Scandal on You Tube: “I thought the b*tch was white!”

Roseanne, looking drunk, smoking a cigarette, is clearly mocking her Valerie Jarrett Tweet. She shrieks on You Tube: “I thought the bitch was white.” The person filming her says something about “the president f–king a hooker on his desk.” Is this supposed to be funny? It’s not. Barr looks a wreck, not ironic. Roseanne has lost her whole career, her income from her show, everything, from this incident. It’s jaw dropping to think she chose to publish this video– or make it at all. This should give ABC some pause. I told you she would not retire from social media– when “The Conners” appears again on the air, this is what the network can expect.

Sports: NFL Says Players Can Kneel for Now, Freezes Ban on Players Protesting, Colin Kaepernick Still Not Working

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Sports: NFL Says Players Can Kneel for Now, Freezes Ban on Players Protesting, Colin Kaepernick Still Not Working
NFL players can kneel, they don’t have to stand in the locker room.
The league just issued this press release, written in such a convoluted way that I had to double check. What is a standstill agreement? They didn’t want to say it. Players can still be fined by their teams, and the league can still fine teams. This statement just means nothing will be enforced for the time being.  This decision is what Roger Goodell is paid $100 million for.
“The NFL and NFLPA, through recent discussions, have been working on a resolution to the anthem issue.
In order to allow this constructive dialogue to continue, we have come to a standstill agreement on
the NFLPA’s grievance and on the NFL’s anthem policy. No new rules relating to the anthem will be issued or
enforced for the next several weeks while these confidential discussions are ongoing.
The NFL and NFLPA reflect the great values of America, which
are repeatedly demonstrated by the many players doing extraordinary work in communities across our country to promote equality, fairness and justice.
Our shared focus will remain on finding a solution to the anthem issue through mutual, good faith
commitments, outside of litigation.”
Someone hire Colin Kaepernick already. This has gone on too long.

Meow! “Cats” Movie Finally a Go, with Jennifer Hudson Singing “Memory” and “Les Miz” Director Tom Hooper

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Meow! “Cats” Movie Finally a Go, with Jennifer Hudson Singing “Memory” and “Les Miz” Director Tom Hooper

Credit this story to the great Baz Bamigboye in London’s Daily Mail Friday.

Andrew Lloyd Weber’s “Cats” will finally be a movie. Jennifer Hudson will play Grizabella, the famous cat who sings ALW’s immortal song, “Memory.”

Tom Hooper, Oscar winner for “The King’s Speech,” much awarded for “Les Miserables,” will direct.

Baz says Taylor Swift will wear a cat suit– she notably loves cats — James Corden, who’s taking a lot of extra jobs lately– is he tiring of the late night chat show?– he’s in it, too. Sounds like Hooper will feature cameos from many stars.

“Cats” has made a fortune around the world and twice on Broadway. It’s not Sondheim. The show gained notoriety in New York for being a safe place to send tourists who didn’t understand English– not much plot. But a cool “Cats” movie would be a nice surprise. These people can do it!

Stan Lee Sends Video to Comic Con, Says “One of First” He’s Missed in Many Years– Looks Good

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Stan Lee Sends Video to Comic Con, Says “One of First” He’s Missed in Many Years– Looks Good

Stan Lee, 95, looks pretty good in a video he just sent to Comic Con. Considering all the chaos in his life, Lee seems strong. He tells the Comic Con fans he’s sorry he couldn’t make it. Who knows? He could come back next year. He’s a Marvel.

Paul McCartney Sets Surprise Show in Liverpool, More to Come In Anticipation of New Album

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Paul McCartney Sets Surprise Show in Liverpool, More to Come In Anticipation of New Album

One hundred and fifty years agoBack in 1971, Paul McCartney loaded wife Linda and their new band Wings into a van and drove around the UK surprising small clubs with shows. Ever since then, a hallmark of a McCartney album pre-release has been small shows in surprise locations. I went to one in the summer of 1989 that I’ll never forget at the Lyceum Theater here in New York.

With a new album, “Egypt Station,” coming on September 7th, it looks like Paul is up to his old tricks. (And we’re happy about that.) In Liverpool, he has invited fans to make videos in a contest for a private show. Videos are proliferating on Twitter and other social media.

Next up: maybe a show in NYC, Los Angeles, and who knows where else? Are we ready? Considering the landscape of the world right now, Paul– we need you! *PS “Egypt Station” is number 40 on the Amazon album charts, from pre-orders. Ram on!

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