Becky Scott
By Becky Scott
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Fast Forward Guns N’ Roses Brings 70-Person Entourage To Israel For Concert
What’s an aging rock star to request for his Israeli hotel room? According to The Jerusalem Post, Axl Rose asked the Dan Tel Aviv hotel for an exercise bike, a piano, full sound- and light-proofing for the room — oh, and 40 suites to accommodate his 70-person entourage. NBD, NBD. Guns N’ Roses will be…
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The Schmooze Senator Al Franken Makes Climate Change Funny In Collaboration With ‘Funny Or Die’ And National Geographic
How do you get the masses to pay attention to something they don’t want to hear? Well, you can write terrifying articles with doomsday headlines citing the latest calamitous science … or you can make ‘em laugh! Senator Al Franken, who is a longtime environmental activist, is trying out the latter. In a recently released…
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Fast Forward Jewish Contestant Plans Return To ‘Bachelor In Paradise’ — Despite ‘Sex Assault’ Flap
Corinne Olympios, the Jewish “Bachelor in Paradise” contestant involved in the sexual misconduct investigation that resulted in the show’s postponement, is planning to return for the reunion special. Olympios conducted her own investigation of the incident after ABC found no evidence of misconduct. Her personal investigation wrapped at the end of June and came to…
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Fast Forward Carrie Fisher Receives Emmy Nomination For Last Television Role Before Her Death
Congratulations to Carrie Fisher, who was nominated for an Emmy on Thursday morning for her final television role before she passed away. The late actress, who died of a heart attack at the end of 2016, was nominated posthumously for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for playing Rob Delaney’s mother in “Catastrophe,” an…
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Fast Forward Shows Like ‘Wizard Of Lies’, ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Sweep 2017 Emmy Noms
Anna Chlumsky and Shemar Moore joined Academy CEO Hayma Washington Thursday morning to announce the 2017 Emmy nominations. Shows like ‘Westworld’ and ‘Veep’ came out strong but ‘Saturday Night Live’ topped them all with a total of 22 nominations. ‘SNL’ is the most Emmy nominated show of all time. Stephen Colbert will host this year….
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The Schmooze Shia LaBeouf Is “Deeply Ashamed” Of Racist Tirade
If there’s one thing we learned from the Broadway smash hit “Avenue Q”, it’s that everyone is a little bit racist. And although it can be somewhat embarrassing to be called out for making a racially insensitive statement that comes from a place of ignorance, it’s important to learn! Ultimately, we should be grateful there…
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The Schmooze Abbi And Ilana Are Pissed Off In Interview With Nylon Magazine
“I don’t want to speak for Abbi but I’m pretty proud of us,” says Ilana Glazer of “Broad City” in a just-released interview with Nylon. “We’re sick.” This is the basic tone of the interview, which is featured in Nylon’s August issue, and if anyone deserves to speak that highly of themselves, it’s Glazer and…
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The Schmooze “See You Again”, Featuring Jewish Pop Star Charlie Puth, Becomes Most Watched Video On YouTube
Among the many, many hundreds of thousands of videos on YouTube, the collaboration between rapper Wiz Khalifa and Jewish singer Charlie Puth has garnered the most views. “See You Again” is an ode to actor Paul Walker, the stupendously sexy “Fast and Furious” star who died in a fiery car crash in 2013. The song…
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