Pop culture and the people in it — the story behind the takes, and fair to everyone in it.
I Love Frasier. I Hate(d) Kelsey.
I once laughed at a *Frasier* rerun so hard I fainted, fell off my stool, and nearly cracked my head on a table. Days later I learned the politics of the man who plays him — and for two weeks I couldn't laugh at the show at all. Here's what that grief actually is, why it's real, and where the honest line falls between the art and the artist.
Oprah Said Whitney Relapsed — and That She Shielded Her. The Internet Convicted Her in 48 Hours, and That's the Real Story.
At Cannes, Oprah said Whitney Houston had relapsed and fell at her final taping — and that she begged the audience not to leak the photos, to protect her. Whitney's estate disputes it: a sound check fall, and “absolutely not high.” The family had every right to correct the record. The crowd that skipped straight to “drag Oprah” — before she'd said a word — did not. The speed of the swing should worry you more than the story did.