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Jeff Bezos Text Message Leak Linked to Trumpworld

January 31, 2019 at 3:51 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Jeff Bezos’ top personal security consultant has questioned his mistress’ brother as part of the probe into how the couple’s text messages wound up in the hands of the National Enquirer,” the Daily Beast reports.

“Gavin de Becker, the Amazon chief’s longtime personal security consultant, confirmed that his probe has scrutinized Michael Sanchez, the brother of Bezos mistress Lauren Sanchez and a personal and business associate of Trumpworld figures including Roger Stone, Carter Page, and Scottie Nell Hughes.”

Key takeaway: “Stone proceeded to deny that he hacked Bezos’ phone. When The Daily Beast pointed out that it had never suggested or asked if he had, Stone replied, ‘You are busted. You are not a journalist. No one believes anything you write.'”

Filed Under: Celebrities

Scaramucci Tries Reality TV

January 14, 2019 at 6:36 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Anthony Scaramucci, the short-lived White House communications director, is among the cast on the next season of “Celebrity Big Brother,” CBS announced.

Filed Under: Celebrities

O’Rourke Will Do Oprah Winfrey Interview

January 11, 2019 at 2:43 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D) will head to New York next month for a live interview with Oprah Winfrey as he continues to mull a 2020 presidential run, NBC News reports.

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign, Celebrities Tagged With: Beto O'Rourke, Oprah Winfrey

How Mark Burnett Resurrected Trump

December 27, 2018 at 9:52 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New Yorker: “Trump had been a celebrity since the eighties, his persona shaped by the best-selling book The Art of the Deal. But his business had foundered, and by 2003 he had become a garish figure of local interest—a punch line on Page Six. The Apprentice mythologized him anew, and on a much bigger scale, turning him into an icon of American success.”

Filed Under: Celebrities

Louise Linton Is Back on Instagram

December 20, 2018 at 10:19 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin’s wife, Louise Linton, is back on Instagram, according to Page Six.

“Linton — something of a Marie Antoinette of the digital age — took a sabbatical from the site after she caused an uproar in August 2017 for listing the many designers she was wearing in a picture of her getting off a government plane.”

“Her new Instagram account is clearly a brand overhaul — featuring posts about her charity endeavors.”

Filed Under: Celebrities Tagged With: Louise Linton

Piers Morgan Wants to Be Considered for Trump Job

December 12, 2018 at 8:49 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Citing the praise President Trump gave him after naming him his “first Celebrity Apprentice” in the 2008,  British TV personality Piers Morgan writes in the Daily Mail that he wished to “formally apply” to be White House chief of staff.

He closed with 10 reasons he should be the next White House Chief of staff:

  1. “You need someone who will look you in the eye and tell you when you’re being an idiot. Seriously.”
  2. He would “surround the Oval Office with loyal people who like and respect you, not the type of ghastly, untrustworthy reptiles like Omarosa Manigault Newman.”
  3. He would vet Trump’s tweets.
  4. He would get the media to focus more on Trump’s achievements.
  5. He would be a chief of staff “who gets on with Ivanka and Jared, and encourages you to listen to them as much as possible.”
  6. He could bring an end to the war with CNN.
  7. Things are about to get heated with special counsel Robert Mueller. “I love a scrap.”
  8. He would “use Melania more. She’s become a very popular electoral asset.”
  9. “I’d literally pay to work for you.”
  10. “You need someone whose reputation won’t be remotely tarnished by working with you and who won’t mind in the slightest if you suddenly fire him.”

Filed Under: Celebrities Tagged With: Piers Morgan

Bannon Pulls Out of Conference on Sex Robots

December 4, 2018 at 3:22 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Steve Bannon will no longer be speaking at a UM, the latest and third event to be canceled following the announcement he would be a keynote speaker at a joint conference on sex robots this month,” the Montana Kaiman reports.

Filed Under: Celebrities Tagged With: Stephen Bannon

Avenatti Crashes and Burns

December 2, 2018 at 7:55 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Michael Avenatti’s cable TV bookings have dwindled. He was uninvited from one prominent Democratic event and skipped out on another. Now his highest-profile client is bringing new allegations against him,” Politico reports.

“In just a matter of weeks, Avenatti’s fortunes have taken a nosedive, rapidly downshifting from 2020 presidential prospect to political pariah.”

Filed Under: Celebrities Tagged With: Michael Avenatti

Franken Makes First Steps Back In Public Arena

November 30, 2018 at 7:03 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Nearly a year after he resigned his U.S. Senate seat amid sexual misconduct allegations, Al Franken is testing whether he can make a comeback in the #MeToo era,” the AP reports.

“The former Saturday Night Live funnyman released a podcast on health care this week, just days after a Thanksgiving Day Facebook post in which he mused how much he missed ‘being in the fight every day.’”

Said Franken, on his podcast: “When I left the Senate I said I was giving up my seat but not my voice, and after the midterm elections I thought I’d start experimenting with ways to make my voice heard.” He ended by saying: “Maybe I’ll do another one, I don’t know.”

Filed Under: Celebrities Tagged With: Al Franken

Daniels Says Avenatti Sued Trump Against Her Wishes

November 28, 2018 at 5:00 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Stormy Daniels told the Daily Beast that Michael Avenatti sued Donald Trump for defaming her against her wishes.

“Avenatti also started a new fundraising site to raise money for her legal defense fund without telling her, Daniels said. She said she is not sure whether or not she will keep Avenatti on as her lawyer.”

Filed Under: Celebrities Tagged With: Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels

Quote of the Day

November 27, 2018 at 7:59 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“I shouldn’t say this, you’ll say I’m very conceited, because I’m not, but other than the blonde hair, when I was growing up they said I looked like Elvis. Can you believe it?”

— President Trump, quoted by The Hill, at a campaign rally in Mississippi.

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Avenatti Won’t Face Felony Charges

November 22, 2018 at 9:40 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Attorney Michael Avenatti will not face felony charges based on allegations of domestic violence lodged against him by a 24-year-old actress,” the Los Angeles Times reports.

“Avenatti has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, lashed out at media outlets and insinuated in a series of tweets that his arrest was a setup by a conservative activist.”

Filed Under: Celebrities

Woman Claims Avenatti Dragged Her Across the Floor

November 20, 2018 at 4:39 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“An actress who says she had a relationship with Michael Avenatti alleges he dragged her by the arm across the floor of his Los Angeles apartment after an argument,” the AP reports.

Avenatti says the allegations are “completely false” and “fabricated.” He says he’ll be fully vindicated after a thorough investigation.

Filed Under: Celebrities Tagged With: Michael Avenatti

Cindy McCain Thinks Two of Her Children May Enter Politics

November 16, 2018 at 9:26 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Cindy McCain told CBS News that “one or two” of her children might have political aspirations like their father, the late Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).

Said McCain: “There are two I know that won’t, but there’s two that I think will.”

She declined to name which of their four children (John McCain had three other children from a previous marriage), but added: “They’ve all grown up in politics. It’s hard not to – you either catch the bug or you don’t.”

Filed Under: Celebrities Tagged With: Cindy McCain

Avenatti Arrested for Domestic Violence

November 14, 2018 at 6:01 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Michael Avenatti, who became famous for representing Stormy Daniels in her battle with President Trump, has been arrested for felony domestic violence, law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

Filed Under: Celebrities Tagged With: Michael Avenatti

Hannity Campaigns With Trump

November 6, 2018 at 7:23 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Fox News host Sean Hannity appeared on stage with President Trump at his Missouri rally to parrot his midterm campaign slogans — despite earlier insisting he would only be covering the event as a journalist, the Daily Beast reports.

Said Hannity: “I had no idea you were going to invite me up here.”

New York Times: “The show onstage might well have been called Fox & Friend.”

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign, Celebrities Tagged With: Sean Hannity

Stephen King Urges Iowans to Vote Out Steve King

November 4, 2018 at 2:43 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Author Stephen King urged Iowans to defeat Rep. Steve King (R-IA), The Hill reports.

Said King: “Iowans, for personal reasons I hope you’ll vote Steve King out. I’m tired of being confused with this racist dumbbell.”

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign, Celebrities Tagged With: IA-4, Stephen King, Steve King

Kanye West Is Less Popular Than Mitch McConnell

November 4, 2018 at 8:50 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Daily Beast/Ipsos poll finds Kanye West’s favorability rating stands at 22%, with an 11% favorability rating among Democrats, 40% among Republicans, and 15% among Independents.

“Those numbers were among the worst of the nearly 20 public figures polled, reflecting the damage that the cultural icon has done to his image with his foray into politics. West is less popular than Donald Trump, Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama, Stormy Daniels, Colin Kaepernick, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Jeff Bezos, Nikki Haley, Nancy Pelosi, Michael Bloomberg, and Beto O’Rourke. He is even less popular than Mitch McConnell, the Senate Majority Leader, who is deeply despised by vast portions of Democratic voters and not that beloved by his own Republicans either.”

Filed Under: Celebrities Tagged With: Kanye West

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Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

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