plus gas.”
“Just when I thought we were friends.”
“You pay me on time, I am your friend. Stop paying on time, end friendship.”
I motioned at a stack of magazines that had been taken out of a box. British magazines that were more literary than entertainment-driven with Regina Baptiste’s beautifully made-up face on the covers. She was on the
Yorkshire Post
. And on the cover of
The Week: The Best of British and Foreign Media
. “Regina Baptiste on the Perils of Stardom.” A year ago, she had appeared on BBC on the
Graham Norton Show
and admitted her love for the Swedish pop singer Robyn, saying that she loved her style and the song “Who’s That Girl” so much that she sang almost every morning in the shower, like a rock star. Graham Norton dared her to take her inner rock star to the stage and show his audience her little shower act, and to outrageous laughter and huge applause, Regina Baptiste accepted the dare, let it all hang out, and the girl from Livingston covered that UK hit, covered it and set the UK on fire with her singing and dancing, two hidden talents that the world hadn’t seen, talents that would land her in musicals, and that day we escaped London, six thousand fanatics followed her.
The Week
called her performance “The American Invasion.” A simple magazine brought back images so strong. Next to them were American magazines that reflected the frivolity of a nation at war, articles proclaiming that Regina Baptiste had the prettiest thighs, prettiest face, prettiest and nicest shaped buttocks, female-driven magazines that dissected and evaluated her existence body part by body part.
They were surgeons then and they were surgeons now, cutting us to shreds.
Driver said, “Word on the street is that Johnny Bergs abandoned his car that night.”
“I was there. He ran away from his car like Cinderella escaping the ball at midnight.”
“Bergs has four brothers and a junkyard dog for a father.”
“I’ve seen them before. Johnny’s clan can do some damage. Looking for trouble?”
Driver shrugged and picked up a bottle of water. “He might be with them. Hiding out.”
I had a flashback from the Bergs; then I asked, “How’s the staff?”
“Shocked. Worried. Gossiping. Speculating. Hoping they don’t lose their jobs.”
“Who are they blaming?”
“Some blame you. Some blame her. Some don’t care one way or the other.”
“Who is blaming Johnny Handsome?”
He shrugged. “Should I fire the ones that blame you?”
“Don’t fire anyone yet.”
“Instructions?”
“At the house?”
“Yeah. Instructions.”
“Tell them to sign for nothing in my absence. Accept no packages.”
“Okay. The police have been by there twice. You can only hide so long, Thicke.”
News for Regina Baptiste
msnbc.com
Actress Regina Baptiste
30 minutes ago
The controversial producers of the XXX films
Back
Shots
and
Nutts to Butts
have offered Regina Baptiste 3 million dollars to make a thirty-minute sex flick.
No response from Regina Baptiste or her publicist.
Los Angeles Times (blog)
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News for James Thicke
msnbc.com
Writer/Producer James Thicke
30 minutes ago
A photo was just placed on Sharon Mackey’s Facebook. James Thicke was spotted at Jerry’s Deli at three A.M . He was with another man who was at least fifty years of age. Rumors are that since he allegedly attacked Johnny Bergs, writer and newly crowned Bad Boy, James Thicke, now travels with a bodyguard. The waiter said that James Thicke looked violent and enraged, and his body appeared to be exhausted. James Thicke had a salad and left a five-dollar tip.
Los Angeles Times (blog)
—(500) related articles.
News for Baptiste/Bergs
msnbc.com
10 minutes ago
MORALITY CLAUSE INVOKED; THE STUDIO will cancel engagements of Regina Baptiste and Johnny Bergs. Alan Smithee, the director, has offered no comment as to exactly what happened during shooting and his part in the matter.
Los Angeles Times
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