As part of his post-Star Jones lifestyle, non-homosexual and YouTube star Al Reynolds is trying to sell a book on personal finance. The logic: Because he once worked at Merrill Lynch, Reynolds is now a fiscal expert. That he would generate more sales with a book about personal style — as in, "How to dress to catch a beard" — is lost on him.
Al Reynolds, a washed up Wall Streeter who was once married to washed up talk show host Star Jones, took to YouTube yesterday in an attempt to share the “real” Reynolds. Or, as he puts it, “The Al Reynolds You Don’t Know.” Did we ask?
Far too self-important to speak into the camera - so pedestrian! - Reynolds instead speaks with a journalist, who asks the hard-hitting, tabloid ready questions, like “Are you gay?” The answer, of course, is a long-winded, tortuous and overly prepared “no.” It begins thusly:
Adorable heterosexual Al Reynolds has adorable things to say about his adorable split from adorable Star Jones. You know, the type of cloudy, ambiguous things that could easily be taken out of context, or placed in context, to suggest he might be playing for another team. Things like: CONTINUED »
From the Dept. of Why Did You Wait This Long comes news that Star Jones is splitting from maybe-gay husband Al Reynolds. Star plans to handle the "dissolution of a marriage" with "dignity and grace." The website StarAndAl.com has already been replaced with Star Jones' own site. The divorce proceedings will be sponsored by Puffs Plus tissue and Arden B.
In classic Drudge Report fashion, website Media Take Out reports there's more drama in store for our fair Star Jones. Seems hubby Al Reynolds, in between getting a oil change and a lube job, stopped by the office of Stanford Lotwin, divorce attorney extraordinaire to the likes of Donald Trump and Diana Ross.
Last week Al Reynolds visited the offices of the divorce law firm Blank Rome LLP in New York's Chrysler building. MediaTakeOut.com spoke exclusively with a building employee who first noticed Star's soon-to-be-ex. According to the witness, "Al walked up to the security desk and signed in to visit [one of the Blank Rome's divorce lawyers] Stanford Lotwin."
Mr. Lotwin is one of the most prominent divorce attorney's in New York. He worked on the high-profile divorces of Howard Stern, Donald Trump, Geraldo Rivera and Diana Ross.
After remaining upstairs for nearly two hours, Al tried to quietly sneak out of the building. But before he could leave, the witness tells MediaTakeOut.com, "I walked up to him and said 'Al, is that you', and Al ran out of the building - almost knocking over a pregnant woman."
Now we certainly shouldn't immediately jump to the conclusion that their dissolution has anything to do with his being gay. But we will. And it begs the question: Who's going to carry Star's bedonkadeonk butt all around Southampton?
AL REYNOLDS VISITS HIGH-PROFILE DIVORCE LAWYER [Media Take Out]
It wouldn't be Friday without recognizing the indentured servitude Intern Wendy not only asks for, but demands each week. We're guessing you don't have the patience to tune in to a week's worth of cable news talking heads, but that's no reason to miss the highlights.
• "Little green Martians could have come in their window the night before and written his name down and put it under their pillow, too." — Nancy Grace, on how aliens can help solve crimes, Nancy Grace, June 30
• "My God, it's making my hair hurt to think about it and I don't have much hair." — Mike Barnicle, blaming the democrats for his going bald, Hardball, July 1
• "You have to house break them both. If it's a husband, you have to teach him potty training just like you have to teach a dog. You have to keep him on a short leash. You have to let him out every once in a while. So what's the difference?" — Cindy Adams, on how dogs are just like men, Larry King Live, July 1
• "Now, someone like Ed Asner, Mike Farrell, go on the hunger strike. Go ahead. Do Star Jones' pilates. Do whatever you have to do. Lose a few. That's OK." — Kennedy, announcing her picks to go on Cindy Sheehan's hunger strike, Scarborough Country, July 5
After the jump, there's more to be said by Keith Olbermann (on Al Reynolds), Anderson Cooper (on naked guys), and our First Lady (on, who else, the president).
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Every New Year, people get this crazy idea to make "resolutions." Our intern Wendy is no exception. Because we are way too busy watching soaps to improve on our lives, we forced Wendy to find a life coach, and find out if she could do this whole "goal" thing. We know, it's cruel, but necessary. Wendy wants to shine, and so we found her the perfect life coach: Star Jones "Reynolds."
Seriously, she can stand being married to a gay guy and talking to Joy Behar every day, and still manage to wear a bathing suit on the beach. Before Wendy reads her book, and watches her spot on ABC tonight, we forced her to check out Star's AOL online coaching program. Her fabulous review of the life tips, quizzes, and party points (including the link to the site you can take it yourself) after the jump.
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• At least Lindsay Lohan's rep, uber-publicist Leslie Sloane Zelnik, had the balls to admit her client was duped into some phone flirtation (and nearly meeting up at Bungalow 8) with a fake Jason Lewis. But let's just be honest here: Lindsay doesn't care that the Sex and the City star is already dating Rosario Dawson. [Lowdown]
• Kanye West isn't as will to support the gay minority as he is the black minority. While he's fine wailing on President Bush for his oppressive policies, the rapper isn't ready to step up for the homos — but thanks to his interior decorator, he's learning to see the light. [Lowdown]
• Ever since Kate Moss' cocaine dust up, ex-boyfriend Pete Doherty has been dodging press reports as well. But the bad karma has reached Hedi Slimane, who canned full publication of a Doherty photo book. Though his camp claims the 750 copy initial printing was all that was ever intended. Sure. [Radar]
• Peter Braunstein's frightening emails to the ladies of media are so profane that the NYPD's email filters have kept authorities from circulating them, forcing them to resort to – gasp! – faxing them around. [Lowdown]
• VH1's Ant almost got exterminated by Victoria Gotti. After he compared her son Carmine's crooning to a cat being stuck in a muffler during a taping of But Can They Sing?, mommy Victoria was ready to squash him — though producers managed to have him escorted by security. [Page Six]
• Kate Moss Watch&trade: Things are looking up for Kate. First Cavalli and now the 2006 calendar by Pirelli, who was among the first to defend her cocaine cause. Things are looking up for buyers, too: Flip to May for a topless Moss shot. [The Sun]
• More evidence that Al Reynolds is just a puppet that Star Jones wields: No matter where he is, the pose never changes. [Cityrag]
• Jennifer Lopez has been telling her camp that all she wants now is an Oscar, but her handlers say the only way that's going to happen is if she becomes a "serious" actress, which requires giving up her mass market business ventures. No more Glo by J. Lo? [The Insider]
• Al Reynolds was busted yesterday morning for driving with a suspended license, which might mean he's learned his lesson about taking a comp'd limo ride around town to gay clubs. He used his one phone call to ring wifey Star Jones, who made no effort to join him at the police station. [NYDN]
• Joe Francis has taken on a new project, but it's not involving college girls, liquor and a video camera. At least not yet. He's taken Laguna Beach's Talan Torriero under his wing, teaching him about the birds, the bees and how to break into an industry that Francis isn't even a part of. [Lowdown]
• Britney Spears believes she's somehow qualified to judge the singing ability of others, namely husband Kevin Federline. His efforts at a rock demo got laughed at by the pop tart, which is funny because that's how critics approach her music. [The Scoop]
• What's more fun than two fashion houses' public feuding? The daughters of two fashion houses' public feuding. Margherita Missoni and Francesca Versace are in separate corners as they fight over Ernst August, son of Germany's Prince Ernst of Hanover. As if they need something else to not eat over. [Page Six
• Just because Michael Moore barely employs any black people, invested in Halliburton and HMOs and lives in a community where no blacks live doesn't make him a hypocrite. [Page Six
• Why is Janet Jackson so vehemently denying that she's a mother of an 18 year old girl? Because she may have a little Wacko Jacko on the way, courtesy of Jermaine Dupri. [R&M]
• Oh look, it's Michael Jackson blaming someone else for his financial woes. [AP]
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