No movement in the SAG/AFTRA strike. And I was shocked that a California Representative has introduced a bill that would grant full unemployment to the strikers! That wouldn’t help end the strike, it would most likely extend it, and that’s not good. F.Y.I. nobody wants this strike to end more than me, we were this close to getting my movie project green lighted before the strike hit. Everybody, keep your fingers crossed!
Book News: Britney Spears book, “The Woman in Me” exploded yesterday, the first day out, we’re talking best seller! Only time will tell if it holds up but I think it will. … However Jada Pinkett Smith’s book, Worthy, is a huge flop. Last week it sold only 2700 copies. Remember, there are 333 million people in this country, 2700 copies, pitiful.
TV News: The Tonight Show has hired all new writers. Comment, all the late shows have one thing in common, they haven’t been funny in years, it’s all the same old crap, political finger pointing. I miss Letterman and Carson when late night was funny.
Odds and Ends: Shocker, Pink says she almost overdosed on drugs when she was 16. … The great movie franchise Hunger Games is now a live on stage play. Loved the movies but don’t see Hunger Games as a Broadway hit, but hey, that’s just me. … This is bizarre. According to Forbes, their research shows Taylor Swifts fans based is 45% millennials, 23% Baby Boomers, 21% Generation Xers , 11% Generation Z. 55% are Democrats, 23% Independents and 22% are Republicans. There’s more, 74% white, 13% black, 9% asian and 4% other. This according to Forbes, and how they got them, I have no idea. … Regarding that pilot who tried to shut down all engines of a commercial jet and is now charged with 83 counts of attempted murder. He claims it was the psychedelic mushrooms he took! Years ago, I took a lot of mushrooms and never wanted to take down a plane. … Unconfirmed Rumor that Bill Cosby (86) has some very serious health issues.
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