Saturday, September 8, 2018

The Guessing Game - Updated

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

Burt Reynolds: Dead Celebrity
Bob Woodward: His book comes out Tuesday and is already causing a fuss
Geoffrey Owens: I had him on the list last week, when the Cosby Show actor was job shamed for working at Trader Joe's. Now Tyler Perry has hired him for 10 episodes on The Haves and the Have Nots, seen on OWN
Miss America: The pageant, in its new format featuring no swimsuit competition, is tomorrow night (Sunday.) Will anyone watch? Does anyone, in 2018, care? 
Christopher Lawford: A member of the Kennedy family, dead of a heart attack at age 63. His mother Patricia Kennedy Lawford was President Kennedy's sister; Chris was one of the 29 grandchildren born to patriarch Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. He is the fifth member of his generation to die, following JFK Jr., David Kennedy and Michael Kennedy, sons of Bobby and Ethel, and Kara Kennedy, daughter of Ted Kennedy.
Vanilla Ice: Back in the spotlight when he was aboard an Emirates flight that was quarantined at JFK airport
Johnny Bobbitt, Jr.: The homeless veteran wasn't given the money a couple raised for him on GoFundMe. The website says they will honor the fundraising and give him the full amount; the couple who started the campaign is under investigation
Denise Richards: Engaged. Sunday morning update: She got married yesterday after a very short engagement
Zara Tindall: The Queen's granddaughter has been talking about her miscarriages
Tyler Linfesty, aka the guy in the plaid shirt: Standing behind Donald at a rally, he was removed for not clapping enthusiastically enough, then detained by the Secret Service. Linfesty is a senior at Billings West high school, read about him here
Jeff Lewis and/or Jenni Pulos: The Flipping Out stars have broken up
Colton Underwood: After appearing on The Bachelorette and Bachelor In Paradise, Colton gets the call and will be the new Bachelor
Mac Miller: Died at 26 of a suspected overdose, Ariana Grande is an ex-girlfriend
Cardi B and Nicki Minaj: A slight disagreement at a Fashion Week party

Update: Botham Shem Jean: Killed in his own home by a Dallas policewoman, who entered his apartment by mistake. An investigation is underway

Update #2: Naomi Osaka and/or Serena Williams: Osaka, from Japan, upset Serena Williams to win her first Grand Slam tournament, there's controversy about the officiating:



Sunday morning, update #3: Summer and/or Stormy: There's news in the world of women who are causing trouble for Donald, or to put it another way, women who are speaking the truth about what a degenerate pig Donald is: 



Monday morning, update #4: Ryan Lochte: A wedding ceremony. He and his wife officially got married earlier this year in a civil ceremony, the one this week-end was just for show.

John Legend, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice: Won Creative Arts Emmys for the TV production of Jesus Christ, Superstar and are now members of the EGOT club.

Monday afternoon, update #5: I've seen a lot of stories over the week-end and today that could end up on the cover. Brandon Jenner, son of Caitlyn Jenner, and his wife have announced they're divorcing, and Olivia Newton-John has a book coming out, in which she says her cancer had recurred back in 2013, which she didn't announce publicly. Another possibility is Bradley Cooper and/or Lady Gaga, whose new version of A Star Is Born comes out October 5.

And one more thing, on Tuesday morning: Sally Field has a new memoir coming out September 18.

Stories that appear on the new cover will be highlighted in green.

Wednesday morning update: See the new cover, featuring Meghan Markle, here.

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