"Go back on the elephant you came on."—Priyanka Chopra Jonas reveals an example of the bullying she received in school. Ironically, when she married Nick Jonas, she rode into her wedding on the back of...you guessed it...an elephant!
You know what I never saw coming? A fight between our former El Presidente and a former cast member of Beverly Hills, 90210. Of course, that former cast member, Gabrielle Carteris, also happens to be the president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). The board of SAG-AFTRA ruled that El Prez had "violated the union's Constitution"—which is amusing since there's still a debate over whether he violated the U.S. Constitution. He was cited with disseminating misinformation and threatening the safety of journalists. Before the union could take action, El quit in a most amusing letter that included this: "While I'm not familiar with your work, I'm very proud of my work on movies such as 'Home Alone 2', 'Zoolander' and 'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'; and television shows including 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air', 'Saturday Night Live', and of course, one of the most successful shows in television history, 'The Apprentice'—to name just a few!" Gabby had a terse two-word response: "Thank you." By the by, SAG-AFTRA took the extra step of banning El Presidente for life! Your turn, Congress.
Every once in a while, I think about Josh Duhamel—who was a staple of this column due to his full-frontal photos. (We'll post them again.) Thanks to Armie Hammer's meltdown, Josh has a new gig. As you'll recall, Hammer was set to star in a frothy Jennifer Lopez flick. Since J.Lo has no need for bad publicity, Hammer was dumped and Duhamel was hired for Shotgun Wedding. At the time, Hammer still had options. He planned to star in The Offer—a limited series about the making of The Godfather. That series, which begins shooting any day now, suddenly finds itself in need of a lead as Hammer was quietly asked to leave. He was also supposed to appear in Gaslit, a miniseries about the Watergate scandal that will star Julia Roberts and Sean Penn. Once again, he's out. In a situation that has gone from bad to worse, Armie has also been dropped by his agents and publicist.
Tony Bennett's wife says the singer was diagnosed with Alzheimer's back in 2016. This would have been shortly after his collaboration with Lady Gaga. Now that Bennett's symptoms have worsened, the singer felt it was time to go public. He's currently in the studio and hopes to have a collection of new material out soon.
During an interview with Time magazine, T.J. Osborne (one half of the country duo Brothers Osborne) came out. This wasn't a complete surprise to his fans. In 2015, the duo released a video for their single "Stay a Little Longer," which included same-sex, interracial and various-aged couples. One fan asked if I had any racy photos of the 36-year-old singer. If something of the strapping 6'3" singer pops up, you'll find it on our website.
And now, the announcement you've all been waiting for—the return of "Billy Masters LIVE." Our season two premiere will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 9, with the magnificent Melissa Manchester. We'll talk about her career, her work with Barry Manilow and Bette Midler, and how she ties into my relocation to Los Angeles two decades ago. As usual, we'll have new shows for you every Tuesday and Thursday at 3 p.m. ET, 12 p.m. PT. To join in the fun, head over to our YouTube Channel of Billy Masters TV, or just go to BillyMasters.com/TV.
Very little shocks me, but last week I was watching AC360"and saw a former QAnoner say this to Anderson Cooper: "I apologize for thinking that you ate babies. It's because Q specifically mentioned you very early on. He mentioned you by name. … There were comments about that four days ago. People thought you were a robot." This begs the question: Do robots eat babies? I thought QAnon accused people of pedophilia. So, which do they do? Diddle the babies or eat them? Or BOTH?
Our "Ask Billy" question came from Robert in Atlanta: "Have you seen Trey Songz' sex tape? Could you post it?"
Believe it or not, I actually know who Trey Songz is. The rapper/actor is the latest person to have a sex tape floating around. The video shows a woman vigorously performing oral sex on a very well-hung gentleman. Well, I'm using the term "gentleman" loosely, since he's also the cameraman. How do I know it's Trey? You can see a tattoo on the arm, which matches that on Trey's arm. Another hint is how the real Trey reacted. When the tawdry tape went viral, Trey posted a video of himself hobbling through a lobby, with the song "Set It Off" playing in the background. The lyrics are as follows: "I walk with a limp, 'cause my nuts heavy, and I like it from the back, so hold your butt steady." If it walks like a dick, and talks like a dick—it's a dick. And it's on BillyMasters.com .
When we're promoting more than Trey's songz, it's time to end yet another column. There may have been a whole lotta singing in this column, but there's even more to see. Check out BillyMasters.com—the site that'll tempt all your senses. If you have a question, send it along to Billy@BillyMasters.com, and I promise to get back to you before Duhamel is cast in the Call Me By Your Name sequel! So, until next time, remember: One man's filth is another man's bible.
