Posted on 07/26/2002 11:09:31 PM PDT by BigWaveBetty
King of Pop Michael Jackson is a "financial time bomb waiting to explode at any moment," according to a former aide who is suing The Gloved One for $12 million in back pay.
Jackson has found himself tens of millions in debt in large part because of his high living - including a huge divorce settlement, costly payouts to lawyers and public-relations firms and a $250,000-per-month tab to run his Neverland Ranch, Jackson's former business manager Myung Ho Lee alleges in his suit.
Jacko even had a $10,000 pharmacy bill and paid his dermatologist nearly $25,000 in the fall of 2000, the suit says. rest of story
That's a shame.
.... “We love the Osbournes. I think they’re fantastic ... It’s not the Osbournes,” Gest said of his show, which he described as more of a musical jam with dinner thrown in....
Minnelli and Gest, who produces concerts and television specials, attracted a flurry of attention with their marriage. They fielded several questions Thursday about their relationship. “It’s quite a trip being married to this man. David has an energy I find fascinating,” Minnelli said. entire story
When I was in my younger days, I weighed a few pounds less, I needn't hold my tummy in to wear a belted dress.
But now that I am older, I've set my body free; There's comfort of elastic Where once my waist would be.
Inventor of those high-heeled shoes my feet have not forgiven; I have to wear a size twelve now, But used to wear a seven.
And how about those pantyhose-- They're sized by weight you see, So how come when I put them on The crotch is at my knee?
I need to wear these glasses As the print's been getting smaller; And it wasn't very long ago I know that I was taller.
Though my hair now has some gray and my skin no longer fits, On the inside, I'm the same old me, but the outside's changed a bit.
Real caption: Mourners at a memorial service for Justin Dart, Jr, including former President Bill Clinton, right, hold their hands over the hearts Friday, July 26, 2002 in Washington. Dart, who worked from his wheelchair for more than five decades in support of people with disabilities, is considered the father of the Americans With Disabilities Act. The bill was signed into law 12 years ago today. From left, Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe, Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn., Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, and Clinton (who obviously is distracted by something or someone)
Chelsea recently wrote the afterword to "The Other Parent: The Inside Story of the Media's Effect on Our Children," a book by one of her Stanford professors, James P. Steyer.
Clinton's two-page afterword explains the research she compiled for Steyer and also reveals how involved her parents were in her childhood TV viewing.
"I realized that it was not the constraints my parents had placed on my media consumption that enabled me to understand that what I was watching was not real and not reality," writes Clinton, "but the fact that they often watched with me and talked to me about it... my parents had practiced parental media literacy with me."
I'm just surprised she didn't use the Brit spelling, "realised." I hope they practiced safe parental media literacy.
PHOENIX — Arizona Sen. John McCain said he's thankful there will be a week of rehearsals before he guest hosts Saturday Night Live this fall.
Senator John McCain will guest host NBC's Saturday Night Live.
Jennifer Skorlich, NBC's director of non-prime-time programming, confirmed Thursday that McCain will be an SNL host. The date of McCain's appearance was not immediately announced. "It impresses my kids. That, alone, is sufficient reason to do it," McCain told The Arizona Republic. "It's the first time my 17-year-old daughter has been impressed since she (became) a teenager." McCain said recent polls have shown that many young people get their political news from Jay Leno, David Letterman, SNL, or Comedy Central. "It's scary, but true," he said. As for the content of his opening monologue, McCain said he's still deciding what he'll say. McCain, who ran unsuccessfully for president in 2000, will be follow other politicians who have guest hosted SNL, from former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani to former Sen. George McGovern.
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From USA Today-ERRR! YUK!
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