Renee Ghert-Zand
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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The Schmooze Lea Michelle’s First Pregnancy Rumor
First it was reported that Lea Michele might be pregnant. Then she put the kibosh on the supposed baby bump sighting by tweeting: “My first fake pregnancy rumor! I’ve finally made it!” But it does look like there is at least some truth to conjecture that she and her partner both on and off the…
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The Schmooze Andy Samberg ‘Kidnapped’ for Biel-Timberlake Nups
Are we surprised that Dr. Ruth Westheimer, 84, jumped up out of her seat at a Q&A session following a screening of the movie “The Sessions” and demanded that actress Helen Hunt use contraceptives? Not at all. In fact, we would have been disappointed if she hadn’t. The film is about a sex surrogate, played…
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Breaking News Federation Employee Sentenced in $2M Rip-Off
A UJA-Federation of New York employee was sentenced in Manhattan Supreme Court to six to 18 years in prison for stealing and selling personal information of donors, the New York Post reported yesterday. Tracey Nelson, 25, who had worked as a clerk for the organization for three years, was part of a $2 million identity…
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The Schmooze Drake Graduates From High School
Drake deserves a mazel tov for finally graduating from high school. The 25-year-old singer’s secondary education got sidetracked a decade ago as he started focusing on his music and his acting on the Canadian TV series, “DeGrassi: The Next Generation.” Thanks to a final push and support from his teacher Kim Janzen, whom he thanked…
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Opinion Silverman Boosts Obama (Not That One)
There’s a Silverman involved in the latest pro-Obama ad, but it’s not the one you’re thinking (or hoping) it is. Sarah Silverman’s sister, Rabbi Susan Silverman, who lives in Israel, co-produced “Israelis on Obama.” The piece features a number of Israeli talking heads (mainly defense officials, political scientists, and intellectuals) praising Obama’s financing of Israel’s…
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The Schmooze Celebrity Tweets from Presidential Debate
You and your friends weren’t the only ones tweeting during Tuesday night’s debate between President Obama and Governor Romney. Plenty of celebs shared their thoughts, as well. Here are some of those 140-characters-or-less commentaries, including ones from Sarah Silverman, Albert Brooks, Elizabeth Banks, Ivanka Trump, and Samantha Ronson. And in more election-related celeb news, The…
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The Schmooze Don’t Mess with Sarah Silverman’s Dad
You’ve been warned: don’t mess with Sarah Silverman’s dad. Donald Silverman told Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt, who wrote a nasty open letter to the comedienne in The Jewish Press, “You don’t F**k with my family.” Nipples abounded on Chelsea Handler’s “Chelsea Lately” show earlier this week. When Handler wasn’t making fun of Jennifer Aniston’s “very pronounced…
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The Schmooze Darren Aronofsky Builds Noah’s Ark
Darren Aronofsky has built (well, not exactly all by himself) an ark of biblical proportions in Long Island. It’s for his epic, “Noah,” which is expected in 2014. Just as Adam Lambert was advocating for marriage equality while on a promotional tour (his new single “Tresspassing” was just released this week) in Australia and New…
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