EVENING NIGHTCAP: Brooklyn Beckman Commercial. Redbox Stiffs Their Employees. Stacy London Makes It Official.

 

► Redbox employees are taking to social media to call out the company for failure to pay them. First of, I had no idea Redbox was still around. Second, that they were sold to Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment (yes, that self help book crap).  If you're not familiar with Redbox, they rend DVDs out of kiosks. Anyway, employees are saying they have not been paid and that their medical benefits have been suspended since May. Insiders are also saying the company has failed to pay vendors and suppliers. Company officials blasted out this email to employees which IMO is a really shitty thing to do. Read More

“We recommend all elective, non-urgent and routine medical appointments be rescheduled until we can provide your medical providers the details of how to process claims,” one of the company-wide emails, an unsigned message from askbenefits@chickensoupforthesoul.com, said on June 20. “Please use your best judgment on whether or not you can reschedule any of your appointments.” The other message, on June 21, said insurance provider Anthem “terminated our plan and is denying all claims as of May 14, 2024. Any claims submitted after May 13, 2024 will be denied, regardless of the date of service.”

Redbox kiosk. Photo:  William Howard/Getty Images/TechCrunch.com

 

Comment:  Wait a sec...employees paid for medical coverage and now they company is denying their claims? Sheesh, that's cruel.  If I worked at Redbox, I would leave immediately. But before departing, I would load one of the kiosks in a truck and take it home. I would convert it into a beer/wine cooler.  Anyhoo, the company is going down in flames...and fast. They failed to realize that a very small portion of people still rent DVDs so I have no idea why company execs thought this would be a long term successful business model.  

 

►  Former host of "What Not To Wear" Stacy London has kept a low profile since she started dating Cat Yezbak back in 2019.  Well, that all has changed as Stacy has officially joined the Home Depot Flannel Club.  While attending the American Ballet Theater, Stacy and Cat gushed about their relationship. Stacy acknowledge that while she used to date men, she's now publicly acknowledging she's officially out and proud.  Read More

 

Comment:  Congrats Stacy! May I make a suggestion? That skunk stripe hair isn't doing you any favors.  The only persons that can pull off that look are Bonnie Raitt and Morticia Adams. But whatever.  BTW, Cat reminds me of the lead singer for The Fixx. I do like her suit...subdued sparkliness.

 

Cat Yezbak and Stacy London. Photo: Jaime McCarthy/Getty Images for American Ballet Theater/SheKnows.com

► Nepo baby and consummate failure at everything, Brooklyn Beckham, has joined the roster of celebs for Booking.com.  In the commercial, Brooklyn shows off his superb skills at being the most uninspiring, dull person to walk on the earth whose only accomplishment is to surpass his own level of mediocrity. Ugh, he's like flat soda. Gawd, he even fails at being boring! Read More

Comment:  OMG, he can't even do this right! However, his bagel gave me an idea for a future "Today On Cooking With Brooklyn Beckham" post.  BTW, below is the commercial.