Becky Scott
By Becky Scott
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The Schmooze Netanyahu Compares Israeli Peace Policy To A Football Game
It certainly can’t be said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn’t know how to read his audience. In a meeting arranged by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, Netanyahu compared his approach to peace to an NFL game. “Your game is no different from ours,” said Netanyahu to a crowd that included Joe Montana…
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Fast Forward ‘Bachelor In Paradise’ Probe Says Corinne Olympios Was Lucid Enough To Consent To Sexual Activity
After allegations of sexual misconduct on the set of “Bachelor in Paradise” resulted in an investigation that temporarily postponed shooting, the show is back. Warner Bros. released an official statement on Tuesday. “As we previously stated, we recently became aware of allegations regarding an incident on the set of ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ in Mexico,” it…
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The Schmooze Seth Rogen Sent Donald Trump Jr. A Direct Twitter Message Asking Him To Stop His Dad At All Costs
It’s easy to feel voiceless in a country where Russian hackers just might control our Democratic election system but luckily, we’ve got dudes like Seth Rogen to speak for us. On Monday night, Rogen told Stephen Colbert that he sent the eldest Trump offspring a direct message on Twitter after finding out Trump Jr. was…
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The Schmooze Gal Gadot Worked For Pennies (Well, Kind Of) On ‘Wonder Woman’
There’s no question that it’s a dog-eat-dog world out there for millennials in the arts. Young hopefuls who want to forge careers in publishing, music, theater, or a slew of other creative pursuits find themselves barely making ends meet on their resulting paychecks. But who knew the issue extended to Gal Gadot’s employment on the…
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The Schmooze Jill Soloway First Realized They Were Weird At Their Jewish Middle School
Say what you will about Lena Dunham but Lenny, her online feminist newsletter that harvests personal essays from celebrities and “normals” alike, is often full of little gems. Like, for example, the essay in this morning’s newsletter, published by Jill Soloway, creator of the hit shows “Transparent” and “I Love Dick.” Titled “I Am Weird,”…
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The Schmooze Joss Whedon’s Long Lost ‘Wonder Woman’ Script Was Leaked And It’s Really Bad
In 2005, Joss Whedon was recruited to write the original screenplay for ‘Wonder Woman.’ He failed and the project was assigned to someone else. Over ten years later, the details of that failure have been thrown into the highest relief, much to the chagrin of Buffy fans everywhere. “I hate the fact that I’m so…
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The Schmooze Why Is No One Talking About How Hot Jon Ossoff Is?
Everybody is talking about buzzy, young, upstart Jonathan Ossoff. The 30-year-old Democrat will be facing off against incumbent Republican Karen Handel Tuesday in a special election in Georgia. But there’s an elephant in the room. A big one. A sexy one. A big, sexy elephant. And nobody is saying it so I will: Jon Ossoff…
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The Schmooze Disney Drops Trailer For New ‘Frozen’ Short
For those who can’t bear to wait over two years for the next “Frozen” movie, Disney has sated us with a short film featuring Olaf, the snowman played by Josh Gad in the original movie. In a short film that will air before Disney/Pixar’s “Coco” this November, Olaf will spend 21 minutes searching for the…
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