Ben Affleck and his ex-wife Jennifer Garner spent basically all of Thanksgiving Day together. First, they helped feed the needy with their kids in L.A, then Ben went to Jennifer’s house for Thanksgiving dinner. Ben is, obviously, in the process of divorcing Jennifer Lopez.  But Jennifer Garner has been in a relationship with a guy named James Miller since 2018. the SCARECROW made the most of all with $72,000 (around $1.63 million today).  Ray Bolger was already a star and had performed on Broadway and at Radio City Music Hall.

You might think Judy Garland earned the most in “The Wizard of Oz”, you know, being the main character and all . . . but you’d be WRONG.  In fact, she made the LEAST. The Wicked Witch made more than Judy Garland for “The Wizard of Oz”.  Judy made $9,600, while Margaret Hamilton made $21,000 because she was a Broadway star and suffered burn injuries.

Dasha had a makeup mishap while performing at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.  She mashed her mic against her mouth so hard, her red lipstick got all over her face. 

There was only one joke in “Deadpool and Wolverine” that was cut by Disney.  It had to do with Deadpool saying he felt like he was choking on a certain part of Mickey Mouse’s anatomy.

RadarOnline.com says Reba McEntire and Rex Linn’s relationship is allegedly strained after working together on her new sitcom. An insider says, “They wanted to work together – but now it’s become a case of them spending TOO much time together and Rex, for one, is feeling like he could use a vacation from Reba. They’re living together, working together, socializing together – it’s a bit much. Reba really feared that between her music career, serving as a coach on The Voice and starring in the new series, she wouldn’t have enough hours in the day for him. They see each other first thing when they wake up in the morning, and they see each other last thing at night. As nice as that is, it can be draining, especially for Rex!”

Parmalee star Matt Thomas tells CMT that the name of their band was derived from the name of their hometown. “We grew up right near Parmele, North Carolina. We’d go out into this little barn and just make noise every Tuesday and Thursday night. And we made sure we stop by 11 p.m. so people would not get [upset] at us. But that’s how the band started and we didn’t know what to name the band, so we changed the spelling a little bit and called it Parmalee, and that’s stuck with us.”

Ella Langley was recently doing an interview with MusicRow.com when she said she wants to have a career like Dolly Parton’s. “Everyone’s journey is so different, but I look up to people like Dolly Parton who has gotten every bit of what she’s ever wanted out of her career. It feels like it’s not for anyone other than herself. She obviously cares about her fans, but you can tell that she’s doing this because she’s always wanted to.”

The Daily Beast says the British Board of Film Classification has issued a trigger warning for the movie “Wicked”. The characters mistreating the Wicked Witch of the West for her green skin led to the warning. Some critics are labeling the warning as ridiculous and counter-productive, while others argue it’s necessary to address discrimination in society.

RadarOnline.com says Leonardo DiCaprio has no intention of marrying his 26-year-old model girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti despite engagement rumors. An insider says, “This is nonsense. No one can get Leo down the aisle.DiCaprio’s idols are famous eternal Hollywood bachelors Jack Nicholson and Al Pacino. Leo loves Jack and Al, and they have both been very vocal about how they hate the idea of marriage and being tied down by women. It’s one of the reasons he loves them, and he isn’t afraid of the thought of turning out exactly like them – flabby and alone after years of womanizing. He has a twisted sense of humor and thinks their approach to women is funny.’’

TMZ says Ellen DeGeneres narrowly escaped a massive flood at her new home in England. The River Thames burst causing chaos with 80 MPH winds and severe flooding on her 43-acre property. Ellen’s old home in Montecito, CA, was hit by floods last year. Ellen DeGeneres is denying reports that her new home in the U.K. flooded.

TMZ says Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Thanksgiving was interrupted by a bomb threat at his Los Angeles apartment. Law enforcement swept through his home. The bomb in his mailbox turned out to be a false alarm.  Arnold was at the gym during the incident

Julie Bowen’s son ended up in the ER over Thanksgiving, but whatever happened, he’s fine.

By coincidence, her “Modern Family” co-star Jesse Tyler Ferguson also had a son land in the ER over the holiday . . . but he’s also fine.

The Rock attended a special screening of “Moana 2” for the troops at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii.

Tinsel Town Talk – Mon 12/02/2024