"God, here I am...closer to the gutter than ever!" —John Waters quipping at the unveiling of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It bears mentioning that he was feted by his former muses Ricki Lake and Mink Stole.
I have too much gossip this week to regale you with anecdotes about Big Mama Masters' convalescence. Suffice it to say, you haven't lived until you've given an 82-year-old woman a sponge bath. OK, perhaps tossing her on a lawn chair and turning on a garden hose is not completely hygienic. But it's the best I could do with a blindfold on.
A blindfold would have come in handy for either Lauren Boebert or her date. My God, I haven't seen anyone so handsy since I went to see Moulin Rouge with an ex! Something about elephants made him hot...thank goodness! We've all seen Lauren and her beau vaping and feeling each other up during a matinee of Beetlejuice—not the most erotic musical I've ever seen!
After denying the episode even took place, she was shown a video. She not only copped to the behavior (which included her date copping a feel), but admitted that her date is a Democrat. "I learned to check party affiliation before you go on a date."
Mind you, this was their first date and he got to third base. If he had taken her to Denny's, he probably could have gotten a grand slam! Not only is her date a Democrat, he owns a gay bar!!! Well, not so much a gay bar as a gay-friendly bar. The Hooch Craft Cocktail Bar in Aspen hosted a drag show during Aspen Gay Ski Week. To paraphrase Chris Rock, hooch go with hoochie!
As if things weren't bad enough for Danny Masterson, his wife Bijou Phillips has filed for divorce. Do you know how bad it has to be when someone in Bijou's family divorces you? On the other hand, being single in prison has its advantages.
As of this writing, both the SAG/AFTRA and WGA strikes are going on—although there seems to be movement on the WGA side (Note: The WGA voted to end its strike Sept. 27). Picketers have ramped up efforts against shows that are still on the air. The View, which previously employed WGA writers and is currently not working with any writers, was picketed last week.
News is much worse on the left coast, as Dancing with the Stars is also being picketed during rehearsals. But, like The View, that show operates under a "Network Code" agreement. This basically means that the "stars" on the show are not and have never operated under the jurisdiction of a SAG/AFTRA contract—a fact that the union revealed when they asked strikers to stop picketing the show.
In fact, the union pointed out that the "stars" are contractually obligated to show up at work. Regardless, it was all enough for Matt Walsh—who is a member of both unions—to "pause" his participation. Actors Alyson Hannigan and Mira Sorvino have been under similar pressure, which has led ABC to consider postponing the premiere. As of this writing, nothing has been determined.
Five late-night hosts have joined forces for a podcast. Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, John Oliver and Jimmy Kimmel are appearing on "Strike Force Five." An offshoot of that effort was to be a live Vegas show at the Park MGM Dolby Live Theatre this past Sunday called Strike Force Three (Meyers and Oliver couldn't do the Vegas date). All proceeds were to be donated to striking writers. Alas, that was cancelled when Kimmel announced he had contracted Covid. "I could never live with myself if I got my hometown friends sick." They hope to reschedule should the strike continue.
If Florida felt a little nippy last week, there's a reason. No, hell hadn't frozen over. But the cast of Beverly Hills, 90210 reunited at 90s Con in Tampa. Yes, Gabrielle Carteris, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Brian Austin Green, Jason Priestley, Tori Spelling and Ian Ziering all shared the stage. In fact, Shannen and Tori were huddled together on their own loveseat. Tori had the quote of the night when asked about the dolls based on their characters. "I LOVED that doll. I finally had a perfect nose!" Watch the entire panel on BillyMasters.com .
Congratulations go out to Vanna White, who really stuck it to the man. I suppose that man is Ryan Seacrest, and he's no stranger to getting stuck. Vanna, as you may know, has been in contract negotiations to not only continue on Wheel of Fortune for Pat Sajak's final season, but to also continue with Ryan.
In the midst of those negotiations, it was revealed that she was earning exponentially less pay than Sajak. On the other hand, she only turns the letters...correction, she taps panels which illuminate the letters.
Anyway, Vanna signed a new deal which will keep her in place for four more years—with a hefty raise. "I love Vanna White. I've known Vanna for a long time...And I hope for nothing more than to be able to walk out on that stage and host with her," said Ryan. And you know what they say—become partners with the right person, and you'll double your wardrobe!
Could it be there's a new Catfish on the web? So say people who have been following the drama between Samuel DuPont Moore and William Berger—two allegedly wealthy men with bulges as big as their bank accounts (both have 9 figures). For months, drama has unfolded on Facebook about these hunks falling in love, getting married, getting cheated on, getting served separation papers...it's been like a telenovela for very white people.
Along the way, we've met such characters as Winthrop DuPont Moore, Sally Rockefeller DuPont, Christopher Getty, Nan Fullerton, Alta Louise Moore, Clark Todhunter, and, most outlandish, Isla DuPont Niarchos Quandt and Grafton Lodge de Peyster. If you've been in contact with anyone by these names—run! Still, it's been fun to watch, and the photos are extraordinarily hot—as you'll see on BillyMasters.com .
When I'm unmasking fraudsters, we've definitely come to the end of yet another column. I'm like that Nev guy—but less hairy! If you like your hunks unmasked and undressed, then head on over to www.BillyMasters.com —the site that gets to the bottom of things. Of course, we're not opposed to the occasional top. Feel free to send whatever you'd like to Billy@BillyMasters.com and I promise to get back to you before I toss Big Mama Masters onto a Slip 'N Slide! Until next time, remember, one man's filth is another man's bible.
