Wednesday October 26: Daily Links

WEDNESDAY 10.26


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Trump Pissed Bob Woodward Released His Interview Tapes

The Don says he consented to be interviewed by Bob Woodward, and allowed himself to be taped so that the quoting could be accurate. But he’s furious that the tapes themselves are being released and says he did not consent to his voice being used. Trump posted, “As he fully understands, writer Bob Woodward never got my permission to release tapes of my various interviews with him.Those tapes were allowed only for purposes of making sure that he got my quotes & statements correct for “the WRITTEN WORD,” in other words, for his, nevertheless, highly inaccurate book.The tapes are much better than the book, at least if they were not bludgeoned to death by him to make me look as bad as possible, but he & his publisher had NO right to use my “VOICE” or them!”

He was later heard saying, i am not a crook.

Read more at Mediaite.


Cops Bust Illegal Chinatown Park Gambling

NYC cops have broken up the open air “casino” in a Chinatown park.

Wonder if it had anything to do with the big embarrassing article on the front page of nypost.com?

Read more at NY Post.


Man Who Didn't Shower for 60 Years Died at Age of 94

They call him the world’s dirtiest man because he hadn’t taken a shower in six decades, and now Amou Haji has died. But he lived to the age of 94 first, despite not showering since he was in his thirties

Big soap is trying to bury this story.

Read more at NY Post


Docs Show Twitter is Losing It's Most Active Tweeters

Internal documents show that Twitter defined “heavy users” are declining, and declining fast and hard. The growth topics on Twitter are porn and crypto but most other topics are suffering.

This is why they had to sue Elon to buy it.

Read more at US News


The McRib Is Going On Its Farewell Tour

McDonalds has announced that the McRib is having it’s final farewell tour. They must have had an excess of fake pork in their warehouses. See you again in 2023 Q1!

Read more at Delish.



SPORTS



7 1/2 Foot High School Kid Dominates BB Court

This massive sixteen year old makes the other high school kids look like toddlers on the court.

Oddly enough he’s a point guard.

Read more at Barstool


Antonio Brown To Ye Rescue

Kanye Has The Defender He Needs. The one person defending Kanye is the President of Donda Sports – Antonio Brown. He put out a letter on twitter today defending Ye and stating that he remains committed to Donda, while calling the backlash against Kanye “selective outrage.”

Now does everyone see how wrong Kanye is?


Dave Portnoys Podcast Stinks

The head of barstool sports has ended his own podcast, The Dave Portnoy Show with Eddie & Co. Portnoy says the show is suspended indefinitely because he says the show is bad. “I don’t know if it’s coming back or when it’s coming back, but I’m not just gonna do content that I know stinks,” he said.

This is straight up cancel culture.

Read more at Mediaite.


Mike Evans Sez That The Ref Wasn't Asking For An Autograph

Turns out that the NFL ref wasn’t asking for an autograph, he was just talking golf with Mike Evans and getting his number to give to a golf instructor.

Hey Mike, how about you focus on catching footballs not hitting golf balls, Tom is broken.



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Weinstein Legal Team Pulls Bimbo Defense

We thought Harvey was done shocking us but his legal team just went and took this to another shitty level, calling one of his accusers a bimbo. And that accuser also happens to be the wife of the governor of California. Harvey’s attorney said if Siebel Newsom didn’t have her current place in politics today, “She’d be just another bimbo who slept with Harvey Weinstein to get ahead.”

Starting to think that Harvey Weinstein may be a sleaze ball.

Read more at The Daily Beast


Celebs Play Homage to Leslie Jordan

Sean Hayes, RuPaul and Eric McCormack were among those

Leslie, not Michael, was the GOAT.

Read more at CNN


We've Got Our First Look at the Next Elvis

After Austin Butler’s triumphant portrayal of The King, we’re hearing great things about Jacob Elordi’s turn filling Elvis Presley’s shoes.

This is a really “E” said “She Said” movie

Read more at TMZ


Tim Burton Done Making Disney Movies

Burton says making Dumbo has cured him of any interest in making future Disney movies. “The thing about Dumbo, is that’s why I think my days with Disney are done, I realized that I was Dumbo, that I was working in this horrible big circus and I needed to escape. That movie is quite autobiographical at a certain level.”

Dude we can’t see you making any movies in the future.

Read more at AV Club


Kanye's Not a Billionaire Anymore

With Tuesday’s loss of his huge Adidas deal, Ye has dropped out of the three comma club.

This doesn’t have anything to do with the anti semitism does it?

Read more at TMZ


Comedy Central Looking Outside Daily Show for Noah Successor

According to people familiar with the matter, CC could be going outside its stable of talent to find a new host for The Daily Show when Trevor Noah leaves at the end of this year.

James Corden is available.

Read more at variety


Why Does Matthew Perry Hate Keanu

In his new book, Perry seems to go out of his way to insult Keanu Reeves, and nobody knows why. It’s not like Keanu is a bad dude. One of the quotes “Why is it that the original thinkers like River Phoenix and Heath Ledger die, but Keanu Reeves still walks among us?” He also wrote, “I punched a hole through Jennifer Aniston’s dressing room wall when I found out. Keanu Reeves walks among us.”

In his defense, the last time Matthew sober, Keanu was an injudstry joke
Read more at Movieweb.


TikTokker Says People Hated Taylor Swift in High School

Jessica McLane says most of Swift’s classmates hated her, especially when she started to get famous.

Media outlets tried to reach her for comment but all the Swifties got to her first.

Read more at NY Post.

@jessicamclane

Everything Ms. Swift does is intentional. 👀@Taylor Swift #taylorswift #taylornation #swifttok #taylorsversion

♬ original sound – Jessica McLane


Is Katy Perry A Robot?t

Does this video of Katy Perry performing/malfunctioning prove she is a robot? If so, can’t wait for the version with working genitals.

Read more at Barstool.



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