Dennis Leary
Morning Memo: Simmons Robbed; Runway Renovated
A suitcase filled with $15,000 worth of Russell Simmons jewelry was reportedly stolen when one of Mr. Simmons' employees left it in the hallway of a Bleecker Street building for about 30 minutes. [P6]
Heidi Klum says that Project Runway will get a facelift on Lifetime that will include more catch phrases and a "Hollywood flair." [Forbes via The Cut]
Jennifer Lopez stopped by Obama's offices to talk about "matters close to her heart." [People read more »
A Rendition of Bush-Gore That's Long Overdue
So maybe history isn’t always written by the winners.
In the fall of 2001, after George W. Bush mounted a pile of debris at ground zero and came up with one brilliant rejoinder to a skeptic’s taunt, the prevailing public attitude toward the previous year’s disputed election was: So what? The guy who was supposed to win won, and there was probably more than enough malfeasance to go around anyway. read more »
Finding a Gambling Addict at Finding Amanda
Tuesday night’s TFF premiere of Finding Amanda was a feature directorial debut for Peter Tolan, a veteran film and television writer who's written for Murphy Brown, Analyze This and Rescue Me.
Finding Amanda is about a sit-com writer with a gambling addiction who tries to redeem himself after his wife leaves him, by going to Vegas—a natural setting for gambling addicts to find themselves—and rescuing his niece who is prostituting herself for drugs. read more »
Denis Leary Buys ‘Chic, Understated’ $3.95 M. Soho Three-Bedroom Condo
Despite his Massachusetts roots and well-vocalized allegiance to the Red Sox, nicotine-throated comedian Denis Leary has bought a three-bedroom apartment at 497 Greenwich Street in Soho. read more »
