The Dirt’s About To Out On The Crew Of Camelot
Seymour Hersh isn’t talking about it, but word around the publishing world is that he’s just about ready to finish his book about the mob and the Kennedy family.
According to sources, the attorney for family elder Joseph Kennedy wrote up contracts with various mobsters for services rendered - including for merely keeping quiet.
Among those paid for being mum: Judith Campbell Exner, an intimate of both John F. Kennedy and mob boss Sam Giancana, and Danish reporter Inga Arvad Fejos, who was close to the future president when he was still in the Navy.
JFK Sr.’s attorney, who is now deceased, apparently kept records, which his son is attempting to sell for $500,000.
“I’ve got nothing to gain by talking about it,” said Hersh.
Loose talk
Whitney Houston on her image (in Time magazine): “People think I’m Miss Prissy Pooh Pooh, but I’m not. I like to have fun.” Talk about news that leaves you breathless
Jean Luc Godard turns 65 today.
The rest of the kids will remain home alone
The latest plea for a media-free court hearing comes from 13-year-old Kieran Culkin, who sent a hand-written note to a New York judge. The wee Culkin requested that the press be barred from Monday’s custody hearing between his parents, Kit Culkin, 50, and Patricia Brentrup, 41.
He’s a sweet guy, but not THAT kind of sweet
The quote: “Our elf cannot be associated with any production that has ‘lesbian’ in the title.” The significance: A spokesman for Keebler cookies stating why the company mascot will not be allowed to appear in a Chicago production of the play “Vampire Lesbians of Sodom.”
It seems he really does have a big appetite for life
So how did Washington’s Four Seasons Hotel prepare a suite for a visit by weekend guest Luciano Pavarotti? According to the Washington Post, the hotel installed a bigger refrigerator, naturally.
Stop at Denny’s for an eggs and ‘Hamlet’ breakfast
Kenneth Branagh continues to update Shakespeare for the big screen. His next project, which he will adapt, direct and star in, is “Hamlet.” The supporting cast will include Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Jack Lemmon, Derek Jacobi, Sir John Gielgud. Gerard Depardieu, Charlton Heston and Julie Christie.
Question is, who wore which costume?
The bill for the costumes that Vice President Al Gore and his wife Tipper ordered from Walt Disney Studios finally came to $8,365. The Gores, who went as “Beauty and the Beast,” asked for a bill only after it was reported the costumes had been custom-made.
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