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Giuliani Tells Story About Golf, Limbaugh and ‘Panties’

February 20, 2021 at 3:56 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rudy Giuliani told Steve Bannon on his podcast a “funny story” about a 2014 charity golf tournament where Giuliani, Rush Limbaugh, and magazine publisher Marvin Shanken were paired, at the last minute, with LPGA star Michelle Wie, who was 25 at the time, Golfweek reports.

Giuliani recounted how Wie, when she plays, “bends all the way over and her panties show.”

Wie responded on Twitter: “What this person should have remembered from that day was the fact that I shot 64 and beat every male golfer in the field leading our team to victory. I shudder thinking that he was smiling to my face and complimenting me on my game while objectifying me and referencing my ‘panties’ behind my back all day.”

Filed Under: Celebrities

Justice Department Presses Fight Against Omarosa

February 19, 2021 at 6:00 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“While the Justice Department has sought to pause or drop a number of high-profile court battles due to the change in administration, government lawyers are pressing on aggressively with a lawsuit claiming that Omarosa Manigault Newman failed to file a required financial disclosure following her attention-grabbing firing in December 2017,” Politico reports.

Filed Under: Celebrities Tagged With: Omarosa Manigault

Quote of the Day

February 18, 2021 at 2:19 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Given all that is going on in the world, I don’t think putting me on a pedestal is appropriate at this time. I hope, though, that somewhere down the road several years from now or perhaps after I’m gone if you still feel I deserve it, then I’m certain I will stand proud in our great State Capitol as a grateful Tennessean.”

— Dolly Parton, declining the offer of a statue of her in the Tennessee capitol building.

Filed Under: Celebrities

Will Meghan Markle Run for Office?

February 16, 2021 at 4:30 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Top political strategists say Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, could have a bright future in politics in her home state of California, arguing that she could use her global fame as a British royal to follow the “well-worn path” that was adopted by Arnold Schwarzenegger ahead of his run for governor, the East Bay Times reports.

Filed Under: Celebrities Tagged With: Meghan Markle

Quote of the Day

February 8, 2021 at 8:15 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The worst 90 seconds of my life, for sure, because it just made me hate myself.”

— Stormy Daniels, quoted by the Associated Press, on having sex with Donald Trump.

Filed Under: Celebrities, Trump Legacy

Amanda Gorman to Recite Poem at Super Bowl

January 27, 2021 at 7:49 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Amanda Gorman, the young poet who grabbed the national spotlight at President Joe Biden’s inauguration with her inspirational and powerful reading, will recite more of her work at Super Bowl LV,” BuzzFeed News reports.

Filed Under: Celebrities

Belichick Rebuffs Trump’s Presidential Medal Offer

January 11, 2021 at 7:57 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has turned down President Trump’s invitation to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the wake of the riots last week at the U.S. Capitol,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Belichick’s pivot is a sharp rebuke of a president who has faced calls from Democratic lawmakers, and some Republicans, to be removed from office.”

Filed Under: Celebrities, White House

The Political Premium of Television Celebrity

December 4, 2020 at 3:33 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new research paper from Heyu Xiong finds that Ronald Reagan’s tenure “as the host of a 1950s entertainment television program translated into support for his candidacy, in terms of votes and political donations, nearly two decades after the show’s first airing.”

Filed Under: Celebrities

‘Ivankkka Is a Nazi’

November 6, 2020 at 12:46 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Just in time for the home stretch of the most tense election of modern times, the masked and anonymous rock band the Network is back from a 17-year hiatus to stir the pot with its new single, Ivankkka Is a Nazi,” the Los Angeles Times reports.

“The group — widely believed to be Green Day in luchador masks and wigs — last released music in 2003, a song titled ‘Money Money 2020.'”

Filed Under: Celebrities, Media Buzz

‘Hamilton’ Cast Encourages Voter Turnout for Biden

October 19, 2020 at 2:17 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The original cast of Hamilton led by Lin-Manuel Miranda perform “The Room Where it Happens” to encourage voter turn-out for Joe Biden.

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign, Celebrities

Can’t Put It In the Hands of Fate

October 17, 2020 at 10:55 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Stevie Wonder, along with Rapsody, Cordae, Chika and Busta Rhymes, is out with a brilliant anthem for the next 17 days.

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign, Celebrities

Michelle Obama Teams Up with LeBron James

October 13, 2020 at 8:09 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A voter initiative led by Michelle Obama is partnering with a similar group founded by NBA star LeBron James and other prominent Black athletes and entertainers to sponsor events in major U.S. cities starting next week to generate excitement about voting early for the Nov. 3 election,” Politico reports.

Filed Under: Celebrities

Trump Mocks NBA Ratings

October 12, 2020 at 11:31 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump mocked the ratings of the NBA playoffs, suggesting fans don’t like the players criticizing him.

Ron Brownstein: “Trump, by attempting to brand them as unpopular for criticizing him, is essentially daring LeBron James and the other NBA stars to prove they can mobilize turnout and move persuasion among Black voters, and young voters generally, between now and Election Day.”

Filed Under: Celebrities

Kanye West Asks Staff to Avoid ‘Fornicating’

September 16, 2020 at 4:15 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Kanye West reportedly requested that staffers working on his long-shot presidential campaign “refrain from fornicating outside of marriage,” the New York Times reports.

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign, Celebrities

Kanye West Loses Bid to Get on Wisconsin Ballot

September 12, 2020 at 12:06 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A state judge ruled that Kanye West did not qualify to get on the Wisconsin presidential ballot because 5 p.m. means 5 p.m. sharp, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

The entertainer sued seeking to undo an Aug. 20 decision to keep him off the ballot in November because he was seconds late in filing his nomination papers.

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign, Celebrities

Jimmy Carter’s Son Smoked Pot with Willie Nelson

September 11, 2020 at 9:02 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former President Jimmy Carter admits in a new documentary that one of his sons smoked pot with Willie Nelson on the roof of the White House, the New York Post reports.

Filed Under: Celebrities

Kanye West Knocked Off Ballot In Arizona

September 9, 2020 at 9:40 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Kanye West’s bid to appear on the state’s Nov. 3 ballot as an independent presidential candidate, just hours before eight of the state’s 15 counties faced a deadline for printing ballots,” the Arizona Republic reports.

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign, Celebrities

Kanye West Is Off Virginia Ballot

September 3, 2020 at 5:19 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A state judge ruled that rapper Kanye West will be removed from the ballot as a presidential candidate in Virginia, WWBT reports.

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign, Celebrities

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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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