Willis may part with Idaho ski resort
Bruce Willis says he’s willing to give away his central Idaho ski resort to a nonprofit.
The action star has already put his lavish home in nearby Hailey, Idaho, on the market – it’s listed at $15 million – along with his local bar and nightclub, The Mint – listed at about $4 million.
Now the Idaho Mountain Express reports Willis may be severing another real estate tie to Idaho. The actor told Camas County leaders he is willing to give the Soldier Mountain ski area in Fairfield to the right nonprofit.
Willis, best known for the “Die Hard” series and “Sixth Sense,” has owned the ski area since the late 1990s. It boasts 1,150 acres of in-bounds terrain, and its three lifts give access to a vertical rise of 1,425 feet.
Soldier Mountain is popular with families, serving as a laid-back alternative to the swanky Sun Valley ski resort about 65 miles away. Willis’ Soldier Mountain Development owns and operates the ski hill on public land under a U.S. Forest Service special-use permit.
Willis’ publicist Paul Bloch had no comment on the matter.
Olbermann lights up ‘Late Show’
Keith Olbermann is remorseful – sort of.
The freshly fired host from Current TV told his side of the story on Tuesday’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” although it wasn’t always clear how firmly his tongue was planted in cheek. He implied that he came to the network with the best intentions but was undone by its lack of resources.
“I screwed up really big on this,” Olbermann said. “I thought we could do this. It’s my fault that it didn’t succeed in the sense that I didn’t think the whole thing through. I didn’t say, ‘You know, if you buy a $10-million chandelier, you should have a house to put it in. Just walking around with a $10-million chandelier isn’t going to do anybody a lot of good, and it’s not going to do any good to the chandelier.’ ”
After a brief pause, Letterman asked: “You’re the chandelier?”
As the crowd laughed, Olbermann replied, “I’m the chandelier.”
Current TV, the network co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore and legal entrepreneur Joel Hyatt, sacked Olbermann last week after months of friction over his time spent on-camera, set issues and other problems. Olbermann has vowed to sue over his firing, although papers have not yet been filed.
The birthday bunch
Movie producer Roger Corman is 86. Actor Michael Moriarty is 71. Pop singer Allan Clarke (The Hollies) is 70. Actor Max Gail is 69. Actress Jane Asher is 66. Singer Agnetha Faltskog (ABBA) is 62. Actor Mitch Pileggi is 60. Rock musician Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) is 46. Rapper-producer Pharrell Williams is 39.