Wednesday March 6 Daily Links
WEDNESDAY 3.06
NEWS STORIES
Just for Laughs Has Laughed Its Last Laugh
In a shocking move, the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, with no warning at all, has closed up shop, cancelled the 2024 event, and filed for bankruptcy. No one even knew the fest was in trouble, although there have been some dicey personnel changes over the last few years after some allegations of inappropriate behavior. But then Howie Mandel took over and it looked like things were getting better. According to reports, shows were being booked as recently as a month ago.
This is howie do it?
Bezos Passes Musk
Either Bezos just passed Musk as richest man in the world, or Musk finally lost enough to drop out of first. But whichever it is, Elon Musk is no longer #1.
it’s not like bezos is working harder he’s just not working as crazy.
Trump Says Israel Has To Finish The Problem
“You’ve got to finish the problem,” Trump said. “You had a horrible invasion that took place, that would have never happened if I was president, by the way.”
Rich Vos said the same thing.
Jack Dorsey Never Paid Up On $5 Million Donation to RFK Jr Campaign
The founder of Twitter had promised 5 mill to help fund Robert F Kennedy Jr.’s political campaign but the money never showed and now Dorsey’s ghosting Kennedy’s people.
He should have asked for venmo
Florida Crackdown on Spring Break Mayhem with a Flood of State Troopers
South Florida seems out of ideas for how to chill out the spring break crowds. The latest attempt to drive away spring break crowds has DeSantis sending in State Troopers, drones, and mobile command units to identify partiers with outstanding warrants and just be generally inhospitable to visitors.
New Orleans has figured it out. Check in with them.
Mark Cuban Says He Would Support Deathbed Biden Over Trump
“If they were having his last wake, and it was him versus Trump, and he was being given last rites, I would still vote for Joe Biden,” Cuban said.
He’d probably be more electable.
SPORTS
Giants Wont Tag Saquon
The New York Giants are not placing the franchise tag on running back Saquon Barkley, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday . This paves the way for Barkley to become an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career.
He’s going to be playing against them.
Now Ben Simmons is Blaming His Agent
SImmons is still complaining about his back, and there’s always some scapegoat to blame. Today its his agent Bernie Lee who gave various explanations to the press about why his client almost never plays.
It’s more like a back of brain issue.
Was Jim Boeheim Gonna Punch Jay Williams?
“Some expert says, ‘Well, she hasn’t won a championship.’ If I ever see that guy, I’ll just punch him,” he said. “Unless he’s really big. I won’t do it if he’s really big. But, these people, how do they even get jobs saying stuff like that?”
Jim you’re a little old for fisticuffs. You’re gonna break your hand.
CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
nothing here yet
Daniel Day-Lewis…Still Retired
If you were hoping the best actor of our generation would unretire some time soon, forget about it. He’s still retired and staying that way. He said he turns on the streamers, sees 7,000 movies and they’re all shit so he’s not interested in rejoining the art form.
Come on Danny…we just need one.
Read more at variety
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/daniel-day-lewis-retired-acting-says-hes-done-1235929631/
UnHappy 10th Anniversary Ellen Oscar Selfie
The Oscar Selfie, it seems, was cursed. Almost every overgrinning person in the shot, has suffered a run of bad luck, bad press, or worse.
Largo seems to be okay.
Nick Swardson is Sorry
After being filmed on stage drunk, and bombing, the theater in Colorado where the performance took place refused to pay him, and refunded everyone’s money. Swardson said about the performance, “Just casually woke up on TMZ. Travel tip: don’t drink and take edibles in high altitude,” Swardson tweeted. “F*cking brain diarrhea. I’ll make it up to you Beaver Creek!”
You realize you were on your way to work?
Dakota Johnson Says No More Madame Web Like Movies
“It was definitely an experience for me to make that movie. I had never done anything like it before. I probably will never do anything like it again.”
Not to worry. Hollywood said the same thing.
QT Explains Bruce Lee Scene
The scene from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood that caused so much controversy has finally been explained by creator Quentin Tarantino. He says the scene that depicted Bruce Lee as a dick who gets his ass kicked, is the commencement of a departure from reality and moves the film into an alt history fantasy.
Now you tell us.
Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis Freaky Friday 2
The actors are on board for a Freaky Friday sequel and excited to be working together again.
Changing places from elderly to late middle age.
Kevin Spacey Has a Job, as the Devil
Spacey is set to play the devil in Italian film The Contract, with co stars Eric Roberts and Vincent Spano.
Where are they releasing this? At a photomat in 1984?
More Sexual Abuse Allegations for Nickelodeon
Former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell is coming forward to allege he was a victim of dialog coach Brian Peck‘s sexual abuse.
Is Nickelodeon trying to pass the Catholic Church for worst behavior around children?
STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS
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