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Thea Glassman
By Thea Glassman
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The Schmooze Was Ivanka Trump’s Charity Coffee Date Canceled Over Ethical Issues?
A charity auction offering up a coffee date with Ivanka Trump has been dropped over possible ethical concerns. The one-on-one opportunity, donated by The Eric Trump Foundation to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, was set up as 30-45 minute long engagement at Trump Tower in NYC or Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. Both…
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The Schmooze WATCH: This ‘Harry Potter’ Character Got Schooled With Epic Jewish Lesson
The magical world of “Harry Potter” just got a Jew-y twist. Leigh Lahav, an artist who specializes in animations with a pop culture twist, has created the ultimate Hanukkah lesson — courtesy of the two Jewish witches in J.K. Rowling’s spin-off series “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” The video, which features amazingly exact…
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The Schmooze You Need to Watch Natalie Portman as a Young Environmental Pop Singer
Yes, there was a time Natalie Portman sang in an environmental pop group called World Patrol Kids. And yes, there is footage of it. The 35-year-old actress sat down with talk show host James Corden on Wednesday night to discuss her legacy as a 5th grade activist/vocal artist. Her band had 8 members and nailed…
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The Schmooze Emmy Rossum Wins ‘Shameless’ Pay Dispute
Emmy Rossum just nabbed a major victory in the long haul fight for equal pay in Hollywood. The “Shameless” star has been locked in a contract dispute with Showtime executives over the salary discrepancy between herself and co-star William H. Macy. Rossum was asking not only for a raise, but to make more than Macy,…
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The Schmooze How Emmy Rossum’s Fierce Contract Dispute Could Help Close the Hollywood Pay Gap
Emmy Rossum is locked in a fierce contract renegotiation battle with Showtime. If she wins, it will make for a major victory in an ongoing fight to close Hollywood’s gender pay gap. According to multiple sources who have spoken to The Hollywood Reporter, the “Shameless” star seeks to earn more than her co-star William H….
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The Schmooze After Anti-Semitic Rap Blows Up, Lupe Fiasco Says He’s Quitting the Music Business
Lupe Fiasco has apparently decided to end his music career after being accused of an anti-Semitic lyric. The artist faced backlash over his freestyle verse on J. Cole’s “Everybody Dies” track in which he rapped: “Artists gettin’ robbed for their publishing/By dirty Jewish execs who think that it’s alms from the covenant.” In a series…
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The Schmooze After Intense Backlash, Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman Loses Her Role Model Title
Wonder Woman is hanging up her cape as United Nations’ honorary ambassador. The news comes after the UN was hit with a large-scale backlash for appointing the superhero as the face of Sustainable Development Goal 5, a campaign that promotes female equality. Almost 45,000 people signed a petition asking the UN to reconsider their appointment…
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The Schmooze Gloria Allred to Donald Trump: You Sue Us, We’ll Sue You Right Back
Gloria Allred is going to follow Donald Trump all the way to the White House if she has to. In a piece that appeared in The Hollywood Reporter’s 2016 Women in Entertainment Power 100 issue , Allred, who represents four women who have charged the president-elect with sexual misconduct, discussed her ongoing battle with Trump….
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