Becky Scott
By Becky Scott
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Fast Forward Along With TONY, Ben Platt Wins Title Of ‘Nicest Jewish Boy’
Ben Platt, star of “Dear Evan Hansen” and, probably, a lot of your daydreams, won a Tony on Sunday night. But is it possible he won more than just the most highly coveted accolade to which a spry, young theater kid can aspire? Hear me out: is it possible that Ben Platt didn’t just win…
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The Schmooze These 3 Pics Don’t Lie – Corinne Olympios Of ‘Bachelor In Paradise’ Is Jewish
In a world where the guy from “The Celebrity Apprentice” is our president (it’s not enough to know this fact, we must feel it deep within our bones), many of us have come to rely on the little things to get us through the day – like “Bachelor in Paradise,” the hit reality show where…
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The Schmooze Ivanka Trump Defends Dad On Fox & Friends And Twitter Is Not Having It
Just like her famous father before her, Ivanka Trump is constantly walking the increasingly blurry line between celebrity and serious political figure. The actual amount of power she holds in the White House is unclear but there’s no question that she played a part in getting him elected. In a media landscape that no longer…
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The Schmooze Gwyneth Paltrow’s Sold-Out Wellness Conference: Reports From The Trenches
For those of us with cash to spare and a deep mistrust of modern medicine, Gwyneth Paltrow threw a GOOP conference this past Saturday in Culver City, CA. Tickets to the conference, cleverly named “In goop Health” went on sale in April for between $500 and $1500 dollars and quickly sold out. While, presumably, there…
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Fast Forward ‘Bachelor In Paradise’ Contestant Says Steamy Pool Scene Was Actually Sex Assault
Was the steamy pool scene that rocked the “Bachelor In Paradise” actually a sex assault that producers should have stopped? Corinne Olympios now says she was too drunk to consent to sexual contact with DeMario Jackson — and that producers failed to step in and stop things from getting out of hand, TMZ reported. The…
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Fast Forward Will ‘Bachelor In Paradise’ Get Axed Over Jewish Contestant’s Steamy Pool Sex Scene?
Did “Bachelor in Paradise” go too far? The “more raunch, less romance” spin-off of “The Bachelor,” is reportedly in danger of being canned over a steamy pool scene involving a Jewish contestant? Unconfirmed rumors lay the blame at the feet of Corinne Olympios and DeMario Jackson, two former “villains” of “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette”…
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The Schmooze ‘Wonder Woman’ Director Shares Adorable List Of Children’s Reaction To Her Film
As if its record-breaking success isn’t enough to convince you that Hollywood should make more movies like ‘Wonder Woman,’ Patty Jenkins tweeted out another – arguably more important – reason last night. Jenkins tweeted a picture of a list that a producer had sent to her with several examples of how ‘Wonder Woman’ had affected…
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The Schmooze ‘Wonder Woman’ Leaves ‘The Mummy’ In The Dust At The Box Office
“Anything you can do, I can do better,” is certainly something Patty Jenkins, director of “Wonder Woman,” would be well within her right to say to Alex Kurtzman, director of “The Mummy.” I’m not saying she should say it but she wouldn’t be wrong if she did – at least when it comes to directing…
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