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BLAST FROM THE PAST: MADONNA’S SPENDING HABITS

A paparazzi and longtime friend of ours, Gary Lewis, is coming out with a fabulous book (He has GREAT celebrity photos and stories) and we happened to snag these two photos of young Madonna. Back in the late 80’s, Madonna worked out feverishly at Jane Fonda’s Workout four times a week, and she ALWAYS got parking tickets because she never fed the meter! Finally her manager Freddy DeMann became furious because she was wasting thousands of dollars on tickets plus penalties and interest. He insisted she start putting money in the meters. Photographer Gary caught her nonchalantly taking tickets off her windshield and later putting money in the meters. Madonna usually exercised way too long and the meters expired anyway. She was always nice to Gary, so he often put change in the meter for her. Eventually Madonna got tired of her manager’s complaints and she solved the problem by “stealing” his assistant away and hiring her to be her personal driver. So no more parking problems.

(We almost forgot how young and innocent Madonna looked in those days…)

By Janet / October 19, 2023

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JANE FONDA IS RIGHT ABOUT TOM HARDY

We don’t agree with Jane Fonda on a LOT of things, especially the fact that she seems to take on the lifestyle and beliefs of whatever man she is with. But we think she is absolutely right about Tom Hardy. Jane says Tom Hardy is the new Marlon Brando, and it IS an astute observation. Jane is correct to point out that Tom’s movie Legend, in which he played gangster twin brothers, deserved a LOT more attention and awards when it was released. We especially loved him in that retro movie because he had no facial hair and he has a face worth looking at! Yes, he is reminiscent of young Brando, and maybe someday Tom will star in the Marlon Brando story.

Photo: Tom Hardy filming Legend
Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA

By Janet / September 3, 2020

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MEGYN KELLY CAN DO NO RIGHT

For awhile we were feeling SORRY for Megyn Kelly because of all the nitpicking and criticizing whatever she tried to do. Granted we were turned off by CBS trying to transform her hard news persona into a warm and cuddly homebody talk show host. We blamed the network. BUT, her appalling encounter with Jane Fonda was unforgivable. Megyn was chatting with Jane and Robert Redford, who were promoting their sweet romantic movie Our Souls at Night, and Megyn brashly – with sexist undertones – brought up the subject of Jane’s plastic surgery! Imagine a WOMAN doing that! Unacceptable manners, even for a tabloid reporter. Clearly, Megyn is digging her own grave.

By Janet / October 1, 2017

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ROBERT REDFORD AND JANE FONDA HALF A CENTURY LATER

This definitely looks like a Hollywood first. FIFTY years ago Robert Redford, 81, and Jane Fonda, 79, co-starred in Barefoot in the >Park, and THIS year they are co-starring in Our Souls at Night for Netflix. They introduced the movie at the Venice Film Festival – it’s about two widowed neighbors in a small town in Colorado who develop a surprising relationship. Actually this is the fourth time they’ve costarred over the years, and Jane has a little flirty look on her face in this photo.

Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

By Janet / September 2, 2017

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JANE FONDA’S BOYFRIEND: “WHAT ABOUT ME?”

Looks like Jane Fonda is more interested in her dog than she is her boyfriend! Jane and Richard Perry had a dinner date at Craig’s and Jane brought along her beloved dog Tulea. The pup was wearing a vest that indicates he is a “service dog” and can go places – like restaurants – that other dogs can’t. If you have the money, it’s not difficult to get a service dog vest whether it’s legitimate or not. This has a lot of dog owners riled up in LA, because it doesn’t seem fair. After dinner, Jane was so concerned about getting Tulea tucked into the car that she nearly forgot her boyfriend Richard.

Photo Credit: AKM-GSI

By Janet / August 3, 2015

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JANE FONDA SAYS SPANX WERE HER BEST FRIEND IN FASHION FRENZIED CANNES

Jane Fonda doesn’t mind telling the world that she can’t LIVE without her Spanx. She credits the springy undergarments for keeping her slim and smooth in Cannes. Jane wrote on her website that she met the founder of Spanx, Sara Blakely, 16 years ago when they both lived in Atlanta. Back then, Sara had just developed her product and was attempting to sell Spanx out of her backpack. Now she’s a billionaire! And Jane Fonda won’t go anywhere without her Spanx!

Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

By Janet / May 22, 2014

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MADONNA IS THE NEW JANE FONDA

No, she’s not starring in a remake of “Klute,” Madonna is becoming a fitness queen and opening a chain of gyms. Like Jane, Madonna is acquiring fitness routines from professionals who have taught her, and introducing the new techniques in special classes in her own Hard Candy fitness centers, which incidentally feature many large photos of her. Instead of “feeling the burn” Madonna’s followers will become “Addicted to Sweat.” Madonna’s ATS classes consist of cardio and dancing with the use of equipment – and great music, of course. Can a line of exercise apparel be far behind? (Above, Madonna caused a mini-riot at the opening of her Toronto club but she couldn’t exercise due to an injured ankle.)

Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

By Janet / February 13, 2014

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JANE FONDA LOOKED GLAM IN SPITE OF HER DYNASTY GOWN NOT BECAUSE OF IT

All this fuss over Jane Fonda! Granted, the actress is in formidable shape and looked great at the Oscars but her dress was another story. We love yellow, but this shade of day-glow yellow was painful to look at and the shoulderpads were SO eighties! Jane looked as if she raided Joan Collins’ dressing room on the set of “Dynasty.” We do love that she wolfed down an In-N-Out Burger on the street after the Oscar show.

By Janet / February 25, 2013

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THE BUTLER: EIGHT PRESIDENTS AS SEEN THRU THE EYES OF A WHITE HOUSE SERVANT

Everything we hear about Lee Daniels’“The Butler” makes us more eager than ever to see it. It’s based on the epic story of a White House butler who served 8 presidents over three decades, throughout the civil rights era. Forrest Whitaker plays the butler and Oprah Winfrey plays his wife. Minka Kelly (above) was just cast as Jackie Kennedy with Matthew McConaughey as JFK. John Cusack plays Richard Nixon, and Alan Rickman and Jane Fonda were cast as the Reagans. Liam Neeson is up for the part of Lyndon Johnson. It starts shooting this summer. All in all, it sounds historically and politically fascinating.

By Janet / May 24, 2012

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TROY GARITY’S CAREER IS FINALLY HEATING UP – AND IT’S ALL HAPPENING IN CHICAGO

We can live without Jane Fonda, but her son (with Tom Hayden) Troy Garity, 38, is another story. He’s a really hunky appealing actor and he got a big break this year. He landed roles on TWO new TV series for fall. He was cast as a investigative journalist on the Chicago based Kelsey Grammer Starz series called “Boss.” He’ll be digging up dirt on the mayor played by Kelsey. Troy is also debuting this fall as a gangster type on another Chicago based show, The Playboy Club on NBC. Imagine filming TWO pilots and having both get picked up!

By Janet / August 22, 2011

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