Becky Scott
By Becky Scott
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The Schmooze Sacha Baron Cohen Pranks Gretchen Rossi And Slade Smiley With … Guns?
There are two kinds of people in this world — the kind of people who will laugh about it later when you prank them by holding a gun to their head and the kind of people who don’t have a sense of humor. Gretchen Rossi, former Real Housewife Of Orange County, has made it clear…
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The Schmooze Jeffrey Tambor Has Been Fired From ‘Transparent’
Jeffrey Tambor will not be returning to “Transparent” for the fifth season. Deadline has confirmed that the actor has been let go from the hit Amazon series. His dismissal follows an investigation of several sexual harassment allegations made against him. In a statement, Jill Soloway, the series’ director and creator called Tambor’s actions “heartbreaking.” “I…
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The Schmooze Gloria Steinem Says She Made Vice CEO Cry
Gloria Steinem is a true one-of-a-kind. The feminist icon came of age at a time when famous people weren’t subject to a deluge of uninformed opinions railing on about each and every word and action they perform over a 24 hour period. She is a saint like figure who has managed to maintain her moral…
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The Schmooze Amy Schumer Got Surprise-Married
Human nature is funny. We are so easily distracted by things like our cell phones and our computer screens and nuclear warnings that turn out to be a false alarm that we are missing the life happening right in front of our very faces. Like, Amy Schumer’s marriage to a man named Chris Fischer. Surprise!…
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The Schmooze On The 20th Anniversary Of ‘The Wedding Singer’, There’s No Room Left For Adam Sandler
For so many of us, Adam Sandler was a hulking comedic figure of our youth. He played the same character in every single film for nearly a decade — the irredeemable idiot who was redeemed in the end despite his best efforts. But today, roughly 20 years after one of his biggest successes, “The Wedding…
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The Schmooze Drake Takes Random Hotel Maid On A $10,000 Shopping Spree
Picture this: a country in which everyone is assured affordable healthcare, affordable housing, a living wage with which you can purchase fruits and vegetables and, sure why not, a pair of shoes every now and then. Picture a country in which every person is assured time off directly after they’ve given birth and mothers and…
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The Schmooze Julia Louis Dreyfus Shares First Photo After Surgery For Cancer
It’s official – Julia Louis Dreyfus is not going to let cancer get her down. The actress posted her first picture after getting surgery to remove the tumor and she seems just about as optimistic as someone battling breast cancer can be. Hoorah! Great doctors, great results, feeling happy and ready to rock after surgery….
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The Schmooze Lena Dunham Pens Gorgeous Essay About Her Hysterectomy
We are mean to Lena Dunham here at the Schmooze. She is an easy target — young, white, wealthy, successful, talented, friends with Taylor Swift, from a well-connected family, and prone to the public displays of ignorance that epitomize well-intentioned white people. But ultimately, she is a human being. She experiences pain and loss the…
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