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Miley Cyrus New Album Includes X Rated Duet with RuPaul, Song Advising Fans to Take Ecstasy Declares “Drugs rule everything around me”

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Miley Cyrus New Album Includes X Rated Duet with RuPaul, Song Advising Fans to Take Ecstasy Declares “Drugs rule everything around me”

I told you a few days ago that Miley Cyrus, desperate for a hit, has returned to shock pop.

She’s dropping an EP tonight with a song called “DREAM (Drugs Rule Everything Around Me).” It’s not ironic. She’s telling her fans to pop a ‘Molly’, i.e. Ecstasy, a drug that could get her teens fans killed pretty fast if they’re not careful. She also rhymes Molly with Dolly, meaning her idol, Dolly Parton. I wonder how Dolly will feel about that. She also has an X rated duet with RuPaul.



Here are the lyrics:

[Verse 1: Miley Cyrus]
You’re in my bed uninvited
It’s fine ’cause I’m in a mood
Hope you don’t mind if I spike it
We’ll drink it, just me and you

[Pre-Chorus: Miley Cyrus]
And you know we’re gonna be alright
We’ll be sleeping on a red-eye flight
Keep up with me ’til the end of the night
And we’re just gettin’ started

[Chorus: Miley Cyrus]
Always last to leave the party
Drugs rule everything around me
Wake up with new tattoos on my body
Drugs rule everything around me
Hit the ghost, raise a toast, pop the molly
I can go toe to toe, like I’m Olly
We’re all tryna feel the lonely
Drugs rule everything around me

[Post-Chorus: Miley Cyrus]
Drugs rule everything around me
Drugs rule everything around me

[Verse 2: Miley Cyrus]
These planes are all UFOs
And this city’s in outer space
It’s better than where we came from
I think that we both should stay

[Pre-Chorus: Miley Cyrus]
‘Cause you know we’re gonna be alright
We’ll be fucking on a red-eye flight
Keep up with me ’til the end of the night
And we’re just gettin’ started

[Chorus: Miley Cyrus]
Always last to leave the party
Drugs rule everything around me
Wake up with new tattoos on my body
Drugs rule everything around me
Hit the ghost, raise a toast, pop the molly
All the girls in my room look like Dolly
We’re all tryna feel the lonely
Drugs rule everything around me

[Post-Chorus: Miley Cyrus]
(Drugs rule everything around me)
Drugs rule everything around me
Drugs rule everything around me
Drugs rule everything around me
Drugs rule everything around me

So what’s going on here? As I told you last week, Miley’s records since “Wrecking Ball,” her big hit, have been sales duds. She returned to a country sound and tried being Reba McIntire, but it either didn’t work or didn’t interest her. The album, Younger Now, has sold just 71,800 copies, and up to 201,500 including streaming of singles, etc. That’s a far cry from her lascivious “Bangerz” album from 2013, which has sold well over 1 million copies in the US alone.

Miley is taking a big gamble here, changing her marketing yet one more time. She began as pristine teen Hannah Montana, morphed into the “Wrecking Ball” singer who twerked on stage with Robin Thicke. She promoted pot use constantly, and made a trippy free album with sex and drug allusions. But her family seemed to get hold of her, and eventually she married a Hemsworth. But “Younger Now” made no impact and a recent single with Mark Ronson didn’t take off. So what to do but go back to what worked: sex and drugs. Shock pop.

Miley’s mom won’t be too happy, either. On the lead off track she sings:

Don’t fuck with my freedom
I came back to get me some
I’m nasty, I’m evil
Must be something in the water or that I’m my mother’s daughter
Don’t fuck with my freedom
I came back to get me some
I’m nasty, I’m evil
Must be something in the water or that I’m my mother’s daughter

The topper, though, is “Cattitude,” featuring Ru Paul:

Turn up your gratitude, turn down your attitude
I love my pussy, that means I got cattitude
If you don’t feel what I’m saying, I don’t fuck with you
If you don’t feel what I’m saying, I don’t fuck with you
Turn up your gratitude, turn down your attitude
I love my pussy, that means I got cattitude
If you don’t feel what I’m saying, I don’t fuck with you
If you don’t feel what I’m saying, I don’t fuck with you

 

A Real Reversal of Fortune: Claus von Bulow, Who Tried to Kill His Socialite Wife But Put Her In a Coma, Is Finally Dead at 92

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A Real Reversal of Fortune: Claus von Bulow, Who Tried to Kill His Socialite Wife But Put Her In a Coma, Is Finally Dead at 92

Claus von Bulow is dead. AT LAST.

He was tried and found guilty of trying to kill his wife, socialite Sonny von Bulow, by injecting her with insulin, in 1982. The case became world known and wound up being turned into a movie, Barbet Schroeder’s excellent “Reversal of Fortune” with Jeremy Irons, Ron Silver, and Christine Baranski.

Alan Dershowitz agreed to handle the appeal, and won the case for von Bulow, who’d cheated on his wife and was as guilty as OJ Simpson. But he got off, and went to live in London after settling a $56 million civil suit with his step children.

In an era when there was no internet, and we had just newspapers and magazines to tell us what was going on, Claus von Bulow was the villain of all villains. Sonny von Bulow, his wife, was not widely known before he tried to kill her. But afterwards, she became world famous. Ironically, her first husband was also in a persistent vegetative coma. Eventually, their children put them in the same institution, where they lay side by side until their deaths. Sonny, whose real name was Martha, didn’t die until 2008–a  lasting rebuke to Claus.

Dershowitz became a celebrated defense lawyer because of the trial. He used his Harvard students to help him including Jim Cramer, whom we now know as the guy who shouts about money on TV, and Elliot Spitzer, who eventually became Client 9, the disgraced former governor of New York.

The New York Times obit, written a long time ago by Enid Nemy, is good but not exactly right. von Bulow–whose father was a Nazi collaborator, so he changed his name– was not “celebrated” after his conviction was overturned. He was a pariah, and had to leave New York. He died in London, where he fled to after the trials.

Dershowitz– currently in his own scandals– will be on TV as much as possible bragging about how he got von Bulow freed, much as he did with OJ Simpson later. Don’t believe it. Claus von Bulow was an evil man who wanted his wife’s money. It’s still a great story of the legal system being perverted.

The great Dominick Dunne wrote about Claus and Sonny in the real Vanity Fair, years ago. Here’s a link. Those were the days! Nick will have to get a journalist’s pass into Hell to get Claus’s comments now.

Exclusive: Hollywood PR Firm 42 West Cuts Ties to Botswana: “We have ended this relationship”

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Exclusive: Hollywood PR Firm 42 West Cuts Ties to Botswana: “We have ended this relationship”

Hollywood PR firm 42 West has severed ties with the government of Botswana over elephant hunting and anything else.

I am so proud of them for reacting swiftly and making the right decision. It’s a good thing this is over. Now I hope Botswana will rethink their position on elephant hunting and respect the great population that tourists come to see.

Here is a statement from the partners at 42 West:

“While the nature of what 42West was hired to do for the Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism has been grossly misrepresented, we have ended this relationship.”

Bruce Springsteen Releases Video for “Tucson Train,” Newest Song from Forthcoming New Album

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Bruce Springsteen Releases Video for “Tucson Train,” Newest Song from Forthcoming New Album

Here’s the new video for Bruce Springsteen’s “Tucson Train,” his latest song release from the forthcoming “Western Stars” album, June 14th. Bruce also revealed last week he’s making a new album with the E Street Band for early 2020, with a tour that will follow. Bruce will celebrate his 70th year in style!

Cable: Kardashians Return to Low Numbers, “Game of Thrones” Documentary Scores Just 1.6 Mil Viewers, Loses to “90 Day Fiance”

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Cable: Kardashians Return to Low Numbers, “Game of Thrones” Documentary Scores Just 1.6 Mil Viewers, Loses to “90 Day Fiance”

Just getting to Sunday night’s cable ratings.

The Kardashians took the prior week off to get away from the “Game of Thrones” finale. So they returned this Sunday with fewer than 1 million viewers. Actually they were only at 900,000. They’re scraping along with the worst ratings of their idiotic TV careers. How long will this last? I guess E! won’t cancel them until they hit bottom at 500,000. That will be next season. Do people still care about them? I can’t imagine it. Are the ratings just for people in mental hospitals and nursing homes?

“Game of Thrones” is gone, so now what? HBO aired a “Thrones” documentary on Sunday and it was beaten by “90 Day Fiance.”  The doc only got 1.6 million viewers, a fraction of the show’s audience. There wasn’t a lot of interest in behind the scenes stuff, I guess.

The only cable show that scored over 2 million viewers was the gloppy Hallmark drama, “When Calls the Heart,” which just dropped Lori Loughlin after her college admissions scandal. It was the number 1 cable show of the night with 2.38 million people watching paint dry. No dragons, no medieval sex. There ya go. It’s summer.

Mel Gibson Still Can’t Unload Malibu Estate, Slashes Price by $2.5 Million After 2 Years on the Market

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Mel Gibson Still Can’t Unload Malibu Estate, Slashes Price by $2.5 Million After 2 Years on the Market

Two years ago, Mel Gibson put his let’s say unique Malibu estate on the market for $17 million. Maybe it was the juju around Mel, but no one wanted the 5.5 acre spread with an eccentric group of buildings with a 6,758 sq. foot main house.

Now you can have it for $14.5 million, in a fire sale. You do get five bedrooms with five baths, a guest house, and an apartment over the three car garage. If you’re thinking of jettisoning your original family and shacking up with a girl half your age, this is the place for you!

Mel’s been trying to sell this place for two years, as well as his land in Costa Rica and other places. One reason might be that his film career is in the toilet. His last movie, “Dragged Across Concrete,” played in one or two theaters and went straight to video. Basically, no one’s seen it.

If you buy Mel’s ranch, you’re not far from his church, Holy Name, where he’s parked $70 million in a not for profit foundation. The church goers do not believe in the Pope or the Arch Diocese (which doesn’t recognize it as a Catholic Church.) They are Holocaust deniers and hold Jews accountable for killing Christ. I don’t know when they play bingo, but I’m not going!

The church was built by Mel for his dad, the lovely Hutton Gibson, now unbelievably 100 years old. Hutton also doesn’t believe in the Pope or mainstream Catholicism, is a Holocaust denier and loved by neo-Nazis. It’s unclear if he comes with the house.

Elton John’s “Rocketman” Steals the Show in NYC with Star Studded Premiere (Rami Malek! Billie Jean King!) on Rain Drenched Night

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Elton John’s “Rocketman” Steals the Show in NYC with Star Studded Premiere (Rami Malek! Billie Jean King!) on Rain Drenched Night

“Rocketman” has launched triumphantly in New York! The Elton John biopic opens on Friday in the US, Sir Elton is on his big international tour, but the stars aligned for him at Alice Tully Hall last night.

Star Taron Egerton and director Dexter Fletcher weathered the drenching rain along with Jamie Bell, Bryce Dallas Howard and Richard Madden. Producer extraordinaire David Furnish was front and center, proudly accepting kudos for this soon to be blockbuster. “Rocketman” is one of the few films you can easily recommend to anyone. It’s that good.

I was thrilled to see Elton’s partner in crime, the great lyricist Bernie Taupin, who wrote all the words to those amazing songs. Bernie (played so well by Jamie Bell) deserves a lot of kudos, too! Elton’s other BFF, superstar Billie Jean King, was on hand. She didn’t mind that her part of Elton’s saga– “Philadelphia Freedom”– wasn’t included. There’s always the sequel!

The real “get” of the night was current Best Actor Rami Malek, whom Fletcher directed to an Oscar just six weeks ago in the massive box office hit, “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Other A listers in the audience and at the swell soiree at Tavern on the Green included Candice Bergen, Trudie Styler, Cuba Gooding Jr., Darren Criss, and super model Claudia Schiffer, who’s listed as an executive producer with husband, filmmaker Matthew Vaughn. (She’s “Claudia Vaughn” in the credits.)

There are so many great set pieces in this movie, from the title song to “Honky Cat” (my favorite right now) to “Tiny Dancer.” The movie is a keeper– wait til awards season!

PS The “Rocketman” soundtrack album is already number 7 on iTunes, Elton’s boxed set, “Diamonds,” is at number 10, and “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” is at 64. After Friday, watch the Elton catalog zoom up the charts even more!

 

Photos courtesy of StarPix

 

Canada Oh Canada: “Hunger Games” Mentality in Toronto, Ontario Prison System As Ridiculous Case Drags On

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Canada Oh Canada: “Hunger Games” Mentality in Toronto, Ontario Prison System As Ridiculous Case Drags On

I told you last week about a continuing court room drama going on in Ontario Superior Court in Toronto. Until last week it read just like a John Grisham novel. But now it’s taken on aspects of the “Hunger Games.”

The judge in this case– and this was on the record– told the jury that they didn’t have to find “beyond a reasonable doubt the main fact of the prosecution’s case” the guilt or innocence of the accused white collar criminal.  There was also evidence deleted by the police — thousands of emails– that the judge simply ignored.

The jury, not knowing the full extent of the cast, found the defendant guilty. By all accounts, this was a true kangaroo court.

But now there’s more. The 56 year old defendant, accused of decidedly white collar crimes, also suffers from serious medical issues, was allegedly roughed up quite violently in the last week by court employees. Last Friday he was experiencing crushing chest pains while waiting to go to court. The court staff, instead of taking him to the hospital as ordered by an already questionable judge, threw him in a cell and made him wait two and a half hours before calling an ambulance.

Once at the hospital, the defendant remained shackled despite pleas from the medical staff. The treatment from the court staff was pretty abusive, from what I’m told, including verbally abusing the defendant and cursing him out, refusing to help him. Eventually the defendant got a much needed CT scan. But the treatment by the court staff was like something out of “Oz” or “The Wire.” Not what we hear about beautiful, civil Canada.

A few days later, in a transport truck, the defendant was injured again as the court officers seemingly retaliated for the complaints the defendant lodged. The court staff has apparently been lying to the judge, the judge has been ignoring their dangerous treatment of the defendant. In the court van, the defendant may have experienced a concussion after the driver drove erratically, on purpose. There’s apparently quite a bit of negligence here, and it may be representative of what goes on in the Canadian justice system overall.

Again, I’m not being coy. There are more revelations coming up in this case, and I will tell you more about this defendant and what has gone on in this Toronto courtroom next week.

 

 

CBS Will Finally Air “The Good Fight” with Christine Baranski on the Network, Is “Star Trek: Discovery” Next?

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CBS Will Finally Air “The Good Fight” with Christine Baranski on the Network, Is “Star Trek: Discovery” Next?

At last, CBS will air “The Good Fight” on the real network, like on TV, for the first time beginning June 16th. They’re showing Season 1. If they’re smart, they’ll just keep going.

Christine Baranski, easily the best actress on TV, continued her character, Diane Lockhart, from “The Good Wife” when that show ended. Cush Jumbo and Gary Cole also came over.

But CBS only airs the show on their streaming site, which few people know exist. It’s too bad. “The Good Fight” is better than almost everything on network TV.

This is the same network that wouldn’t pay Julianna Margulies, the star of the original show, a decent wage to reprise her character from “The Good Wife.” All of this is crazy.

Now that “The Good Fight” is here, can “Star Trek: Discovery” be far behind? Broadcast TV could revive itself if it just offered decent programming.

Exclusive: Chris Christie as Oprah? Dr. Phil? Former NJ Governor and Wife Mary Pat Pitching a Syndicated Talk Show from Controversial Producer Garth Ancier

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Exclusive: Chris Christie as Oprah? Dr. Phil? Former NJ Governor and Wife Mary Pat Pitching a Syndicated Talk Show from Controversial Producer Garth Ancier

Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie sees himself as the next Oprah. Or even Dr. Phil.

I’m hearing that Christie and wife Mary Pat are pitching a syndicated TV Talk show. The producer is Garth Ancier, former network executive at five different networks.

More recently, Ancier was caught up in accusations of sexual misconduct in a lawsuit filed by Michael Egan, who also named director Bryan Singer. In the end, the case was thrown out. Egan had to pay Ancier a seven figure settlement, and went to jail.

Christie is infamous for his Bridgegate episode in New Jersey. He walked away clean, although his lackeys– who swear they took his orders– are in jail. Maybe they could be his first guests.

Christie has tried like crazy to get a job with the Trump Administration. But Trump has proven disloyal. Christie currently has a contract with ABC News as a pundit, which is just as ridiculous as it sounds.

Could the Christies actually get a talk show? Look, Maury Povich was a serious guy until he realized he could make millions debasing himself as a DNA expert. Jerry Springer is out there somewhere. The answer is: yes. Pretty much anyone who rejects dignity can do it. And frankly, I’d like to see this, just for sport. Bring it on!

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