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Nothing says you’ve arrived quite like India’s richest man blowing $600 million on his son’s four-month wedding extravaganza. And, with that kind of money, he had no problem paying superstars like Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, and Rihanna to perform as mere wedding singers. India’s billionaire Brahmins seem blissfully and willfully unaware that their ostentatious display of… Read more.
So, Harry decided to use his mother’s tragic death to deflect criticism from Pat’s mother. That shows there’s no low to which this high-brow grifter won’t go to get his grift… Read more.
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Britney emulating Michael’s last moves Britney Spears is dancing her life away, just like Michael Jackson did. Many rejoiced when they saw clips of Michael Jackson rehearsing for his “This Is It” tour. But I despaired because I could see, indeed, I wrote, that it was his dance of death. It occurred to me that he knew full well he couldn’t… Read more.
Taylor Swift’s transformation from a country pop tart to a global pop star is staggering. However, with her latest release, “The Tortured Poets Department,” she’s biting the hand that feeds her. Swift mocks the tortured poet archetype. But, arguably, this album makes her the embodiment of a songstress torturing herself in a vain attempt to write good poetry.… Read more.
Cancellation of the ‘King Charles’ show CNN’s King Charles showcased Gayle King and Charles Barkley discussing current events. Only weeks ago, I flagged it as the most cringe-inducing talk show since Fox’s The Magic Hour with Ervin “Magic” Johnson. In fact, the ratings for King Charles were anemic from the first episode. Moreover, it remained on life support until CNN finally pulled the plug last week. The CNN weekly prime time talk… Read more.
On Monday, I skewered Kanye West in a commentary over his audacious demand that everyone call him Ye. He was aping Sean P. Diddy Combs (aka Puff Daddy), who has made similar demands over the years. More to the point, I noted that Ye was channeling Diddy in ways that could see both facing bankruptcy and even imprisonment stemming from allegations of sexual abuse. Feds… Read more.
Kanye is a ‘slave name’? Not since Sean Combs, A.K.A. Puff Daddy, morphed into P Diddy has a name change spawned so much derision. However, this time, the mockery is laced with pity, even sadness. Kanye West’s chief of staff, Milo Yiannopoulos, demanded in a letter that the rapper be referred to as Ye and not… Read more.
Selling love Selling the love notes of a famous lover has about as much socially redeeming value as revenge porn. I’m no prude. I know full well that people have been selling sex since time immemorial. Doing so is and always has been an honorable profession. But selling love is a different matter. And there’s nothing honorable… Read more.
Jay-Z channels but does not ape Kanye I’ve been pooh-poohing The Grammys for years. To attest, I need only share the titles of three previous commentaries: “The Grammys? A Friggin’s Snoozefest” on February 9, 2015 “The Grammys Fading into Irrelevance. Even Drake Says So” on February 11, 2019 “The Grammys: Not only Irrelevant but Rigged!” on January… Read more.
