The Guessing Game

Monday morning update #3: Dead Celebrity. Playwright/Actor Sam Shepard has died at age 73. He was Dolly Parton's husband in Steel Magnolias and was Jessica Lange's partner IRL for over 25 years.

Late afternoon update #2: I have Anthony Scaramucci, a.k.a. The Mooch, on the list below, but now I'm guessing it may be the soon-to-be-former Mrs. Scaramucci who brightens up the People cover this week. As noted below, she has indeed filed for divorce from The Mooch, apparently due to his "naked ambition." What's come out today is that she was nine months pregnant a couple of weeks ago when she filed, and she gave birth prematurely this past Monday. Loving new-dad Mooch, who was with the president at the Boy Scouts event when his son was born, sent a warm text saying: "Congratulations, I'll pray for our child," then spent the rest of the week at Trump's side before finally meeting his son Friday night. From the Daily Mail:

Anthony Scaramucci's wife has been spotted in Long Island amid sensational reports she filed for divorce three weeks ago while she was nine months pregnant.

Deidre Scaramucci gave birth on Monday to their two-week premature son James while the White House communications director was in West Virginia accompanying President Donald Trump at the Boy Scouts Jamboree, Page Six reported. 

Deidre was reportedly furious that her husband simply texted her: 'Congratulations, I’ll pray for our child'.

Amid an allegedly acrimonious divorce, Scaramucci met his son, who is still in intensive care, on Friday night, an associate said. 

A family member of Deidre's confirmed the birth to Dailymail.com. (Read the story here.)

Added on Sunday morning: President Obama's VP had a different philosophy about the importance of showing up for family milestones: 

The Mooch's "congratulations" text to his wife reminds me of this memo Biden sent his staff on family obligations. pic.twitter.com/yzCIp3mpek

— Tim Dotcom (@timothypmurphy) July 30, 2017

Noonish update #1: Melania's first overseas trip alone is to Toronto, Canada to represent the U.S. at Prince Harry's Invictus Games. Will the current FLOTUS bond with Harry the way the ex-POTUS and FLOTUS did? Remember this?



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What will be on the cover of People this week? My guesses:

Melania Trump: Her first solo trip abroad. After last week's scandal cover, will People feature the first lady on the cover? Eight months after the election and six months after the inauguration, I'm surprised the magazine continues to ignore Melania
Charlie Gard: Died in London
Anthony Scaramucci: A weird, profane rant to a New Yorker reporter, firing people at the White House, his wife files for divorce
Reince Preibus: The Mooch's first casualty
Katie Couric: Leaving Her Yahoo job
Jennifer Aniston and Reese Whitherspoon: A new show about morning television
True Crime: People.com has been featuring strange stories about non-famous dead people, including, as I'm writing on Saturday morning, the following:
"Louisiana Escapee Kidnaps, Kills Assistant Warden's Teen Stepdaughter"
"Case Of Utah Mom Allegedly Murdered By Husband On Alaska-Bound Cruise"
"Killer Clergy: Men of the Cloth Who Murdered Their Congregants"