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Did he really not think Paltrow's attorneys would search for evidence of his life after the accident? This man must not watch/read legal dramas.

Comedian and political satirist Mark Russell has died, age 90. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/03/30/mark-russell-satirist-pianist-dead/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/mark-russell-dead-piano-playing-political-satirist-1235364095/ https://deadline.com/2023/03/mark-russell-dead-obituary-political-satirist-pbs-1235313804/ https://www.thewrap.com/mark-russell-comedian-political-satirist-dies-at-90/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/30/arts/mark-russell-piano-playing-political-satirist-dies-at-90.html

Producer N'Neka Garland who won a daytime Emmy for General Hospital has died, age 49. https://deadline.com/2023/03/nneka-garland-dead-general-hospital-producer-daytime-emmy-winning-1235313200/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nneka-garland-dead-general-hospital-1235363404/ https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/nneka-garland-dead-general-hospital-1235568522/ https://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/news/666134/general-hospital-stars-mourn-death-producer-nneka-garland/

After years of being around the Abbott's and friends, Maime was a pro at sniffing out what was the real deal vs what was bulls**t and invested accordingly.

Film soundtrack too.

Damn! Pras went from bestselling albums, Grammy's, and singing with Lauryn Hill, to standing trial for alleged conspiracy, witness tampering, and not registering as an agent of China. When's the movie?

I heard there was a Y&R 50th anniversary gala, so I left my seat at the bar (haven't forgotten my promised unlimited tab) and decided to take a peek. My thoughts: 1) Who are these people? 2) The 100th anniversary of Geona City yet (apparently) not a Brooks family member in sight? 3) Yay to seeing Leanna Love and Maime! As a side note, thank you Maime for mentioning smartly investing, therefore increasing, your money. IRL celebrity talk, so many seem to think whatever figure a celebrity may have made in the past remains stagnant. 4) Thrilled Lauren and Michael are still a couple. 5) I don't know who the man Ashley is with, but I'm happy she took my advice and it’s not Victor. 6) My sheltering in place interlude taught me many are sick of Victor/Nikki. But for me, this is a correct pairing so I'm glad they're together. 7) From the looks on the actor's faces and the catches in some of their voices when mentioning Neil, I surmise Kristoff St. John's death still weighs heavily on the cast. 8) The show tried but (IMO) if Bill Bell were still alive this anniversary gala would have been 🔥. Back to your regularly scheduled posters.

I continue to find law enforcement "sources" tipping off TMZ probably even before someone's lawyer is informed disconcerting.

Andromeda331 Johnson is right! MissAlmond Johnson. R.I.P. Mr. Steinberg.

Writer/producer Gordon T. Dawson who was a protégé of film director Sam Peckinpah and went on to write for such TV series as The Rockford Files and Walker, Texas Ranger has died, age 84. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gordon-dawson-dead-peckinpah-walker-texas-ranger-1235358717/ https://deadline.com/2023/03/gordon-t-dawson-dead-walker-texas-ranger-rockford-files-sam-peckinpah-1235307566/

Director Peter Werner who won an Oscar for the 1976 short film In the Region of Ice and directed episodes of such TV shows as Moonlighting, A Different World, Justified and Law & Order: SVU has died, age 76. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/peter-werner-dead-oscar-winner-moonlighting-1235358081/ https://deadline.com/2023/03/peter-werner-dead-television-director-oscar-winner-1235306435/ https://www.thewrap.com/peter-werner-oscar-winning-tv-director-dies-at-76/

Gwyneth Paltrow's civil trial for allegedly seriously injuring someone in a 2016 ski accident has begun. https://www.npr.org/2023/03/21/1165094504/gwyneth-paltrow-ski-crash-trial-lawsuit-utah https://deadline.com/2023/03/gwyneth-paltrow-appears-in-court-over-reckless-2016-ski-accident-begins-1235306672/ https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/21/entertainment/gwyneth-paltrow-ski-collision/index.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/03/21/gwyneth-paltrow-ski-trial/

In case any of you were holding out hope, Rupert Murdoch is no longer available. For now. https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/20/media/rupert-murdoch-engaged-ann-lesley-smith-intl-scli/index.html https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/rupert-murdoch-engaged-ann-lesley-smith-jerry-hall-divorce-1235559260/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/03/20/rupert-murdoch-engagement/ https://www.bbc.com/news/65012754

Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins, singer and original member of the musical group Parliament-Funkadelic has died, age 81. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fuzzy-haskins-original-member-of-parliament-funkadelic-dead-obit-1234699579/ https://www.npr.org/2023/03/18/1164572532/parliament-funkadelic-singer-clarence-fuzzy-haskins-obituary-dead https://pitchfork.com/news/parliament-funkadelics-clarence-fuzzy-haskins-dies-at-81/

Eva: "Life is hard! That's what Numa says." The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - "Where the Woodbine Twineth"

Don't let Piers Morgan fool you. Calling Hugh Grant a "douchebag" has nothing to do with an Oscar interview and everything to do with Grant calling out Morgan's role in phone hacking. But that's another story.

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen attacked outside the Four Seasons hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. https://deadline.com/2023/03/def-leppard-rick-allen-head-injury-attack-florida-max-hartley-arrest-1235301743/ https://consequence.net/2023/03/def-leppard-rick-allen-attacked/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/def-leppard-rick-allen-injured-florida-attack-1234698193/ https://www.thewrap.com/def-leppard-drummer-rick-allen-head-injury-attack/

Former One Life to Live actor Forbes March has been arrested for cooking oil theft. https://deadline.com/2023/03/forbes-march-arrest-cooking-oil-one-life-to-live-all-my-children-1235298090/ https://soaps.sheknows.com/soaps/news/663989/soap-star-arrested-forbes-march-one-life-to-live/ For those thinking "WTH?", here's the explanation from Deadline:

Author John Jakes who wrote The Bastard, North and South, Love and War and Heaven and Hell has died, age 90. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/john-jakes-dead-north-and-south-1235352549/ https://deadline.com/2023/03/john-jakes-dead-obituary-author-the-bastard-north-and-south-miniseries-1235299200/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/books/john-jakes-dead.html

The 95th Academy Awards 2023 In Memoriam

I hated The Social Network so much, I watched the entire Oscar broadcast so I could sleep in peace knowing it lost.

HBO was the greatest star of them all.

Fiddler is one of my favorite Broadway musical film adaptations. While I've always read Zero Mostel's Tevye was wonderful on stage, Norman Jewison's contention Mostel would have overwhelmed the film sounds correct. Topol's more understated Tevye helped ground the movie Fiddler in realism. R.I.P. to him.

Ian Falconer who wrote and illustrated the Olivia series of children's books as well as a cartoonist for The New Yorker and costume and set designer for ballet and opera companies has died, age 63. https://www.npr.org/2023/03/08/1161803473/ian-falconer-dies-olivia https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/remembering-ian-falconer-the-new-yorker-artist-and-author-of-the-olivia-books https://lithub.com/remembering-ian-falconer-childrens-author-and-force-at-the-new-yorker/ https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/91710-obituary-ian-falconer.html https://www.registercitizen.com/entertainment/article/author-ian-falconer-of-olivia-books-for-17826070.php

Actor Sara Lane who portrayed the orphaned frontier girl Elizabeth Grainger in the TV series The Virginian and a teenage phone prankster in the film I Saw What You Did and Know Who You Are has died, age 73. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-03-06/sara-lane-death-virginian-elizabeth-grainger-breast-cancer https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/sara-lane-dead-virginian-1235342118/