"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."
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
Former comic/actor Owen Benjamin sits in his backyard, drinks beers and says the most racist, antisemitic and homophobic remarks on IG...Martin Sheen tears into President Trump on the day of his biggest achievement...An OnlyFans girl is selling videos of her farting for side money...Alec Baldwin crashes Hilaria's truck into a tree...Tik Tok star contracts HIV and AIDS and still says "God is amazing."...What can Trump do to ensure his entry into Heaven?https://mydeals.page/q7j8
The life and times of Hollywood choreographer Busby Berkeleyhttps://mydeals.page/q7j8
AJ, Mike and Tryna are back talking about Eric Javits and a new hat for Iryna, Mike's new company SonicTrek.ai, was Nicole Kidman pissed about Keith using her wigs, gay people spreading cancer on Sun Country Airlines, Kamala's book and Mark Sanchez.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
AJ and Mike argue about Rod Stewart songs, the greatest rock bands, what's hot in the Paris fashion scene, why Taylor Swift's new album sucks and Mark Sanchezhttps://mydeals.page/q7j8
How did you celebrate National Plus-Sized Dress Day?...My favorite Mysteries & Scandals episodes...Will Perry Mattfield stay with former QB Mark Sanchez after his beating and stabbing of an old man?...My letter to my Aunt Anna about wanting to work with Pete Hamill one day.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
October 2 marks an anniversary for me, of sorts...High school fantasies and crazy nights...Lionel Richie disappoints his fans for talking too much...Singer Lola Young passes out on stage.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
The honeymoon on Maui is over and Iryna barely left the hotel, Florida man kills his pheasants, Nicole Kidman is back on the market, a man and his dog, J-Lo gets back together with Ben - to make a movie and 107 days of torture.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
The greatest candy bar of all time, the Kimmel mess, the wussification of football, fun and games at the UN and Trump goes to Bethpage.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
James Van Der Beek misses the Dawson's Creek reunion due to his cancer battle...Problems with the Netflix series Black Rabbit... Cruise Ship issues with women keeping key cards in their bras...Thoughts on Jennifer Aniston's relationship with hypnotist Jim Curtis.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
Kash Patel argues with Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono over push-ups for female FBI candidates...DC Comics author loses her gig for talking smack about Charlie Kirk's murder...Denise Richards and Jessica Simpson were two beautiful women who have completley lost it...Memories of Donald Trump getting under my skin.
The Charlie Kirk assassination a week later, welcome to Odd, West Virginia, meet The Flintstones and AJ's take on the Emmys
Iryna shares her thoughts about the horific murder of another Iryna from Ukraine, the Humpty Dumpty doctor from the UK, pig kidneys and other transplants and remembering 9.11
Scott Wolf's divorce drama and Blake Lively's lawsuit against Justin Baldoni are two topics I couldn't care less about...Recap of the VMA Awards...Be careful who you speak to and what you say during a magazine profile.
Iryna's mother-in-law and Mike and AJ's buddy Kenny's mom, Dot gets rushed back to the hospital, we're in a sex recession, what can you tell about a man from his socks, Iryna gets jealous, Belichich should have stayed home, $10K dorm rooms and a sole survivor in Sudan.
The Left's ridiculous push that President Trump is ill or was near dead...A deeper look at Lena Dunham's sloppy and way-too-sexual film Sharp Stick...More examples of men being portrayed as pussies in movies. This time it's Ben Foster...Ethan Hawke opens up about his failed marriage to Uma Thurman...Why didn't Howard Stern turn up at work yesterday as expected?
AJ, Mike and Yrina are back with the Minneapolis shooting, the America's Team documentary, the sexual prowess of whales and reasons to get divorced.
Taylor and Travis are engaged!...The Dems hired a third-party company to let them know they need to scrap the "woke language" they forced upon us...The latest on Howard Stern's Sirius XM contract talks.
Movie bad guys, insane in Ukraine, donating your horse, how sick is Kohberger, Biggest Loser documentary and a game of M,F,K.
Glad to grow up Italian...Megan Thee Stallion cooks for Klay Thompson...Rhode Island AG gets thrown in police car for being an idiot...Falling for women from India...The great Terence Stamp dies.
Mike, AJ and Iryna are back with male cheeleaders in the NFL, the Presley family war, a snake in Taylor Wsift's wall and a snake in a brit's pants.
Scores of cast and crew die from cancer while making "The Conqueror" in 1956...What "Sunset Boulevard" meant to Hollywood and how it became one of the greatest film noirs ever made...It's been 5 years since I was handed Tootsie.
Iryna cares for her mother-in-law in the hospital, new data shows the tremendous impact AI chatbots are having on teens, cruise ship water slides and more.
AJ and Ago are back together talking about Howard, Kamala, college pranks and green dildos.
Memories of the fun times I had on the Howard Stern Show...Tales of hijinx with Pamela Anderson, Wynona Ryder and more...A gun fight at the after hours joint called "The House."...Talking to Marlon Brando.
Signs of Chico all around me...The life and tragic death of Sam Cooke.
AJ and Mike caught up for an impromptu Everything Is A Bitch where AJ shared just how much the show and all of you mean to him.
My take on the Billy Joel HBO documentary and my decision to take a few days off.
Remembering Ozzy Osbourne and his life with Sharon, beware of that Kiss Cam, the biggest scandal in US history and Open Champion Scottie Scheffler is boring.
Hollywood still treating men as dolts in every movie and TV series...Disappearing New York City...When Muslims take over...A look back at Spy Magazine.
Elmo gets hacked, Sesame Sazami, Trump cheats at golf and Putin pisses off DJT.
Memories of hijinx at Newsday sports and my job at a publishing company, raising hell and laughing like crazy...My father and his best friend's heroics on a sinking ammunition ship, the S.S. El Estero, in the New York Harbor in 1943.
President Trump's presidency took a hit with his decision to wave off Jeffrey Epstein questions. How long will Pam Bondi and Dan Bongino last?
Kenny makes an entrance, Australian Beef Wellington, six year-old meets with God, Uranus enters Gemini and a $10 million Birkin
The worst of all tragedy, the bromance is really over now and AJ's high school fantasy
The wild parrots of Southern California...Denise Richards is about to be a single lady again...The ghost tales of Primm Valley, Whiskey Petes and Buffalo Bills' Hotel and Casino in Nevada.
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