Becky Scott
By Becky Scott
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The Schmooze Instagram Sensation ‘Girl With No Job’ Fired Over Anti-Muslim Mom Pamela Geller
It appears that Instagram sensation, Claudia Oshry Soffer, better known by the social media handle “Girl with No Job”, will have to find a new job. Soffer has been let go from social media company Oath after the Daily Beast published a piece connecting her to Pamela Geller, infamous anti-Muslim activist and Soffer’s mom. Despite…
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The Schmooze Armie Hammer Comes For Entertainment Journalist Who Once Wrote An Unflattering Article About Him
Armie Hammer has done it again. (“It” being that he has insulted an entertainment reporter who once wrote an article suggesting that his belated fame was a byproduct of his wealthy, male, whiteness). On Tuesday, Buzzfeed reporter Anne Helen Peterson tweeted out a perfectly reasonable critical analysis of the Jennifer Lawrence profile in Vanity Fair,…
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The Schmooze Alec Baldwin Will Stand By Woody Allen Until He’s ‘Convicted Of Something’
After decades of silencing women who accused powerful men of sexual harassment and assault, it is undeniably en vogue to now very publicly support them. This is a good thing (!), mostly. We are collectively viewing women as people and not as hysterical liars who are trying to destroy men for personal reasons or sad…
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The Schmooze Stan Lee Professes Love To His Fans As He Battles Pneumonia
Stan Lee, the Marvel comic book legend responsible for so many of your favorite superheroes, professed his love to his fans in a video released Tuesday. In the video, Lee explains his absence from the public scene – the comic creator has been battling pneumonia. “I want you all to know I’m thinking of you,”…
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Fast Forward PETA To Babs: Please Stop Cloning Your Dog!
Barbra Streisand gave rich pet owners everywhere an idea when she told Variety in an interview that her two beloved dogs, Miss Violet and Miss Scarlett, were clones of her dearly departed dog, Samantha. But while nine-year-old musical theater fans have been inspired to start putting away their allowance to one day clone their guinea…
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The Schmooze Peter Sarsgaard And Jeff Daniels Say They Believe Dylan Farrow
If there is a heaven, Woody Allen is probably not getting in. If there is a heaven, those of us who do make the cut will be blessedly relieved of any earthly memory that involves Mr. Allen. If there is a heaven, nobody — nobody — will ever have to have another conversation about him…
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Fast Forward Barbra Streisand: ‘Women Are More Powerful Than Men’
Sound the battle drums, ladies, Barbra Streisand has just given away the ending of “Feminism: The Movie.” Female supremacy. In an interview with Variety, the superstar got real honest with her male interviewer. “I have a line in one of my journals,” she said. “It’s about how we are giving you the benefit of the…
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Fast Forward Jeffrey Tambor’s Accuser Speaks Out — ‘I Stand By My Truths’
Van Barnes, Jeffrey Tambor’s ex-assistant and one of the two women who accused him of sexual harassment, has responded to Tambor’s dismissal from the hit show “Transparent.” Amazon Studios made the decision to let Tambor go after investigating the claims of Barnes and Trace Lysette, a former roommate of Barnes who also accused Tambor of…
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