I met Lucille Ball in 1967. I was 17 and ran into her in the elevator going to The Top of the Mark in San Francisco. She was very tall and much prettier in person than on screen. I smiled at her and said, “Well this is unexpected.” She smiled back, told me I had beautiful hair and was more than warm and gracious.
@pp312: If the Oscar's had an award for "silly," Jim would be a shoo-in for it. I know a Filippino from the Philippines, and she, as well as others she knows, feels the same way.
Some of these people had opinions that were not saintly, not woke, not politically correct. I’m 65. Grew up in that era, where people said what they thought, outright. It was t always pretty. But they were open about it, why be a hypocrite. I’m not talking extremist views full of hate. People like John Wayne were brought up to believe something s instilled in him. You can’t and should not judge a dead man for one who cannot defend himself. Talking negative about deceased even if true doesn’t serve any purpose. It does hurt families.
My sister was a flight attendant in the early 1980’s. This is absolutely TRUE about Lucille Ball, but what wasn’t told in the video was the story of how Ms. Ball threw hot coffee in a flight attendant’s face, complaining the coffee wasn’t hot enough.
I saw the SNL show with Milton Berle- he was so unfunny, it was embarassing. He said to an audence member if he had any nude pictures of his girlfriend and then asked if he wanted to buy some. No one laughed. The guest host that everyone hated on SNL was Frank Zappa.
I wonder... Were they always this unpleasant - or did they change after getting famous, thinking infamous would be even greater? Or is this something, that happens automatically, when someone gets recognized and then earns Tons of Moolah? If so - I happily will stay the Way I am...
Do people still pay to watch their films? The answer is yes so it obviously isn't hurting or didn’t hurt their bottom line so who's the loser here? Personally, I refuse to do so because of their political stance. Take Liam Neeson for example. He's stated publicly (publicly is the key word) that he doesn't believe that US citizen should have the right to own firearms (anti 2A) but he makes money as an actor using them in one capacity or another. So, I won't watch any of his movies and contribute to his and his studious portfolios. That goes for all of them that are opposed to my beliefs. They are using their public platform/exposure to spout their opinions. Other, no problem.
