Bloomberg prefers gal’s kiss to Gaga’s
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants the world to know that while he might have shared a New Year’s kiss with Lady Gaga it was nothing compared with the one he got later from his longtime girlfriend.
The 69-year-old politician and the pop star locked lips shortly after leading a Times Square crowd in a final-minute countdown to midnight.
When asked about the kiss Tuesday, Bloomberg said he’d “be remiss” if he didn’t say “the best kiss of the night came after that,” from girlfriend Diana Taylor. Bloomberg also called Gaga “a young lady,” noting she’s about the same age as his daughter Georgina, who’s in her late 20s.
Reality check for Kim Kardashian
A coalition of groups supporting a proposed ballot initiative asking Californians to boost taxes on the rich is targeting one of the state’s most famous millionaires: reality TV star Kim Kardashian.
The Courage Campaign’s online video says Kardashian made $12 million in 2010 but paid just 1 percentage point more in California income taxes than someone making $47,000.
The video urges Kardashian to support the tax increase, saying “we all need to pay our fair share.”
The Courage Campaign and California Federation of Teachers are backing a proposed initiative that would raise tax rates for those who make more than $1 million annually to help fund schools and other programs.
The Birthday Bunch
Actress Barbara Rush is 85. Football Hall-of-Fame coach Don Shula is 82. Actress Dyan Cannon is 75. Opera singer Grace Bumbry is 75. Author-historian Doris Kearns Goodwin is 69. Actress Ann Magnuson is 56. Rock musician Bernard Sumner (New Order, Joy Division) is 56. Country singer Patty Loveless is 55. Rock singer Michael Stipe is 52. Actor Patrick Cassidy is 50. Actor Dave Foley is 49. Actor Rick Hearst (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) is 47. Singer-musician Cait O’Riordan is 47. Actress Julia Ormond is 47. Country singer Deana Carter is 46. Rock musician Benjamin Darvill (Crash Test Dummies) is 45. Actor Jeremy Licht is 41. Christian rock singer Spencer Chamberlain (Underoath) is 29. Comedian-actress Charlyne Yi is 26.