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The Schmooze Kanye West Apologizes For Texting During The Cher Show
Do you believe in theater etiquette after portable cellphone technology? I feel something inside me sayin’, I really don’t think we’re strong enough. Join us in some profound second-night of Hanukkah silliness: music mogul Kanye West and mogul-mogul Kim Kardashian attended “The Cher Show,” a new Broadway production focused on the life of singer Cher,…
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The Schmooze Attention: Leonard Cohen Wrote A From-The-Grave Take Down Of Kanye West
Hold on to your fedoras, my friends: Leonard Cohen has spoken from beyond the grave, and the message is: To hell with Kanye West. Yes, just when you think 2018 can’t get any wilder, the lately deceased unofficial poet laureate of the Jewish people pipes up to deliver a warning about false prophets that is…
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The Schmooze Kanye West Will Meet With Jared Kushner And Trump — What Will They Discuss?
If you like human rights, order, ethical government, and a future that looks peaceful and prosperous, America in 2018 is just not for you. But if you like ceaseless, high-stakes DRAMA, you’re in exactly the right place. The New York Times reported that chaotic rapper and celebrity fixture Kanye West will meet with President Donald…
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The Schmooze Paul Simon, Awkwafina, And Kanye To Host Saturday Night Live
Paul Simon, modern Jewish prophet, gave his final live concert last Saturday night, in Corona, Queens, just minutes from his childhood home. “Strange times, aren’t they?” the 76-year-old said, staring up at the purple sky as an airplane few low, en route to La Guardia. He looked out at the crowds. “Don’t give up,” he…
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The Schmooze Kanye Extends An Olive Branch To Drake Over Kim Kardashian Rumors — Just In Time for the High Holidays
The bell of Elul tolls for all of us, and rap gods are no exception. Just days before Rosh Hashanah, rap mogul Kanye West has reached out to musical peer Drake to bury the hatchet over conspiracy theories that, among other things, Drake had an affair with Kanye’s spouse Kim Kardashian. Kim herself came forward…
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The Schmooze Kim Kardashian Is Not Amused By Drake Romance Rumors
PSA: Kim Kardashian has never been romantically entangled with Drake and she wants everyone to know it. Hushed gossip of the glamorous kind flooded the Twitterverse over the weekend, with fans determined to uncover the truth behind the impish hints that Drake has slung at Kim Kardashian. He’s woven innuendo throughout his rap lyrics about…
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Fast Forward Lyor Cohen Denies His Selfie With Kanye Endorsed White Power — Or Trump
Kayne West’s series of Twitter messages praising President Trump on Wednesday included a selfie with music mogul Lyor Cohen flashing a hand signal that some assumed to have connections to the “alt-right.” Lyor Cohen, YouTube’s Global Head of Music, showed the “OK” sign while standing next to West, who was wearing a red “Make America…
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Culture Did Kanye and Trump Trade Jewish Gossip — or Just Say ‘L’Chaim’?
Rapper Kanye West paid a visit to Trump Tower on Tuesday to visit with the man he told an audience recently he would have voted for had he voted on Election Day. Two days after that concert, on November 21, the hip-hop superstar cancelled his remaining concerts and was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital,…
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