"Fame is a Bitch" with AJ Benza, deconstructs some of the biggest scandals and tragedies of our lifetime. These stories are about the powerful seduction and fateful grip of fame. Our tragic figures are those that couldn't fight off the influences, pressures, and distractions that worked like grease upon their grip. Benza brings an insiders perspective and his tough-guy demeanor, bold narratives and aggressive pursuit of the truth, distinguish him as an authentic and original voice. AJ knows as well as anyone that "Fame is a Bitch."
We had it different back in the 1970's...No love lost between Meghan Markle and Netflix honcho Ted Sarandos...One of Bill Cosby's rape accusers awarded $19 million 54 years later.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
Spring break crazies and peeing all over your vacation rental.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
Harry Styles brings us more emasculation of men on Saturday Night Live...Celebrities at the Oscars leave their plastic garbage behind at The Dolby...Jay Leno's old comedy bit...ILooks like its time for Timothy Chalamet to tone down his desire for an Oscar.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
The family of the teacher killed accidently during a high school prank does the right thing, AJ's Oscars review and more.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
Harvey Weinstein gets an hour on the phone with the Hollywood Reporter...Lauren Sanchez had eyes for Bill Clinton long before Jeff Bezos...My night with Liza Minnelli.BillClinton BillyStritch DowntownJulieBrown HarveyWeinstein JackHaley JeffBezos JudyGarland LaurenSanchez LizaMinnelli https://mydeals.page/q7j8
Lots of fun stories with AJ and Mike.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
The best and worst highschool hair styles https://mydeals.page/q7j8
Jim Carrey shows in France looking nothing like himself...NFL makes wild claims about Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show...Kaley Cuoco had a rough time with Rose McGowan on Charmed...A basket of tampons in the Netflix men's room is a big reason why Ted Sarandos shut down Netflix's bid to buy Warner Brothers/Discovery.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
Kenny picks a Facebook fight with Montana Indians, we love the Asians, Trump and SOTU and the left turns on patriotic olympic hockey stars.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
Robert Carradine dies...Chris Walken in Annie Hall...Is Jennifer Aniston's picker way off?...My old NYC is disappearing...Transweirdo is all for justifying pedophilia.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
We're convinced Nancy is gone, AOC knows nothing, faith in the midterms, more Epstein, another Trans killer and the Olympics suck.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
A good send-off for the great Robert Duvall...The FBI has nothing new to report on Nancy Guthrie...A new, disturbing Tik Tok trend...Farewell songwriter Billy Steinberg.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
AJ and Mike are back together with a discussion about the business ramifications of the Bad Bunny halftime show, a Kangaroo attack in Australia, "coregasms", Ring cameras, trans wrestler gets handsy, the US has a big marijuana problem and Ilhan Omar's amazing winery. https://mydeals.page/q7j8
The boys reminisce about the old times on Long Island and work in some gossip and politics.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
Chuck Negron dies...Katherine O'Hara dies...Savannah Guthrie's mom is most likely dead. Tough week...Kim Kardashian shacking up with Lewis Hamilton...Family stories from Brooklyn.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
The Elephant that has killed 12 people in India remains at large...he's a Gray Male approximately 10' 6" tall w trunk and bad attitude. Plus a bunch of other stuff that drives us crazy.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
The paternity case between Chris Rock and Hungarian model Monika Zsibrita...The crazy life of Hollywood fixer Anthony Pelicano...The beauty of Sinatra's "It Was A Very Good Year."https://mydeals.page/q7j8
My bleeding ulcers knocked me down for two days...The ongoing saga of Harry and Meghan seems to be really winding down...Hard work or hardly working...And we finish with a family fight.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
Craziness in Minnesota and the elephant wanted for murder in Indiahttps://mydeals.page/q7j8
Mattel has come out with an autistic Barbie doll...Timothy Busfield surrenders in New Mexico to answer to sex assault accusations involving two young twin boys...The life and times of Ava Gardner.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
Comparing Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens and Megyn Kelly to Andy Griffith's character in A Face In The Crowd...More trouble and sexual harassment claims against Will Smith by a fellow co-worker...Mickey Rourke's $100,000 GoFundMe situation explained.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
AJ's been living on the toilet but at least he's lost 2 lbs. Reaction from our favourite political commentator on Venezuela and Tim Walz. https://mydeals.page/q7j8
I tried to do a nice end of year 2025 podcast and this is what happened insteadhttps://mydeals.page/q7j8
A story about shopping with Rosalie...Watching K Pop: Demon Hunters with my niece...NFL player and Cardi B's baby daddy, Stefon Diggs, choked out his private chef...Pop star Chappell Roan badmouths Brigitte Bardot...The importance of Bardot warning France about Islam taking over.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
Vincent Van Gogh cut off his left ear 138 years ago today...The poetry in the screenplay for Double Indemnity...Two more girls charge Russell Brand with rape...Is Jeffrey Epstein's letter to sexual molester Larry Nassar real? And how it implicates President Trump.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
AJ, Iryna and Mike discuss their favorite things about Christmashttps://mydeals.page/q7j8
Mike and AJ decide to invite Iryna's husband and their childhood friend Kenny onto the show and the rest is history.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
I still can't buy into Erika Kirk's maudlin act on her press tour...Ray J is still coming after Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner...50 Cent might produce a scandalous documentary onTyler Perry next...More on Nick Reiner and his dead parents.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
Racist colors, fighting spouses, drunk racoons, the Golden Globes and various other nonsensehttps://mydeals.page/q7j8
Pam Anderson says she and Liam Neeson spent a romantic weekend at his upstate New York home...James Van Der Beek sells Dawson's Creek merch for $50,000 in cancer battle...ALS victim, Eric Dane watches his ex wife makes out with 78-year old billionaire Peter Morton...A little trouble in the air between Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift?...Laughing our way through grief is a good thing.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
he Netflix doc on P. Diddy is very illuminating at how power hungry he became and, possibly, had a hand in the murders of Tupac and Biggy...Amy Schumer tries to convince everyone that her marriage is fine...Ariana Grande fights back at remarks about how thin she's become...Frank Sinatra's legendary penis.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
A story about Trump selling watches takes us places we never expected to go. https://mydeals.page/q7j8
The beauty of the lyrics to the song "Nights In White Satin."...Other reporters are parroting what I said about Candace Owens losing her mind...My feelings on the film "Train Dreams" and how it applies to our lives now.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
The unbelievable story of a journalist and her attraction to the powerful and just say "no" to turkey.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
AJ and Mike discuss how stupid this entire Epstein business has become, a guy gets busted smuggling birds in his undies, People's sexiest man. https://mydeals.page/q7j8
Lee Marvin's deathbed confession to his son, regarding the six Hollywood stars who betrayed him.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
I've allowed Glen Powell into my life...James Van Der Beek is selling off memorabilia to pay for cancer treatments...Wild nights with Chico in upstate New York...Peacock cancels Poker Face.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
AJ and Mike are backhttps://mydeals.page/q7j8
Bill Maher's pre-show rituals remind me of my own idiosyncrasies...The crazy love between Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz...More mafia tales to tell.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
AJ and Mike disagree about who Erika Kirk ishttps://mydeals.page/q7j8
Escaped monkeys, election day races, Sydney's dress, Stefon Diggs baby mommas and our new co-producer.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
The adolescent memories that come from smelling an empty beer bottle are amazing...New York City is about to be destroyed with Zohran Mamdani becoming mayor...My meeting with Harvey Weinstein and how "Benza" olive oil played a part...My unfortunate days of drug dealing...Trips to NYC as a teenager and hanging out at the porn palace, Show World.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
Charlie Sheen denies having intercouse with men...as I said he would...Justin Bieber warns people that just thinking lustfully is the same as committing adultery...Rosie O'Donnell makes a plea for her drug-addicted daughter...The LA Dodgers make sure Shohei Ohtani's mistress is always close by on road trips.AJBenza.Substack.Comhttps://mydeals.page/q7j8
Hollywood engagements, mid-air fork stabbing, cow stampedes and magpie attacks.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
The Netflix series Wayward shines a light on the boarding schools Paris Hilton and other teens have been subjected to...Britney Spears is hell on wheels driving around Calabasas...Favorite memory I hold of Jack and Rosalie.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
NBA gambling scandal, a mild rape in Sweden, who knew Chico's brother was hung and tales of massage parlors. https://mydeals.page/q7j8
AppleTV's The Morning Show thankfully says goodbye to a terrible actress...Was Marion Cotillard's daughter fathered by Brad Pitt during a fling they had on a movie set?...Virginia Giuffre's posthumous book describes the horror of Jeffrey Epstein's "dungeon."...A lesson in journalism from the great Jimmy Breslin.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
Trump trolls No Kings protest, a possible breakthrough in Sandusky case, JLo's never been loved and NYC drinking stories.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
J Lo's movie and Leo DiCaprio's movie both under-perform at the box office...The problem with David Geffen's former young lover...Mick Jagger makes a rare public appearance with the mother of his youngest child, Melanie Hamrick...Is Emma Hemming trying to negotiate a payout and divorce Bruce Willis?...Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell asked Virginia Guiffre to carry their child.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
Rapper D4VD is still cooperating with police in the murder and dismemberment of the 15-year old girlfriend found in his Tesla...Is Charlie Sheen really dating a "regular guy?"...Kevin Federline raises a lot of accusations about Britney Spears in his new book.BritneySpears CelesteRivas CharlieSheen D4VD KevinFederline RobShutterhttps://mydeals.page/q7j8
AJ and Mike are back w lots of tales about failed sexual encounters, attack gorillas and Trump's chances of getting into heavenhttps://mydeals.page/q7j8
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