EVENING NIGHTCAP: Janet Made A Mess. Anaconda Getting Rebooted Re-Imagined. John + SAS = 32 Minutes.

 

► Who would have guess that Janet Jackson was drinking from the MAGA fire hose. During an interview with The Guardian which was described by the reporter as "sprawling and confusing", Ms. Jackson  decided to show her ignorance by passing along MAGA wackadoodle thinking by insinuating that VP Kamala Harris is not black. Janet took a running leap when she did a cannonball into the MAGA pool of crap. Here's how the exchange with the reporter went down.  Read More

"Well, you know what they supposedly said? She’s not Black. That’s what I heard. That she’s Indian,” she (Janet Jackson) told the reporter. When the profile writer clarified that she is of both Black and South Asian heritage, Jackson answered, “Her father’s white. That’s what I was told. I mean, I haven’t watched the news in a few days. I was told they discovered her father was white.”

Janet was immediately called out by social media for spreading falsehoods. On Sunday, in a statement made by Janet (via her manager), she said her comments were based on "misinformation". However, Janet said today she never made that statement nor the apology that's going around. In a bizarre turn, Janet's manager said he was fired because of disagreements with her over her comments. 

Vice President Kamala Harris and Janet Jackson. Photo: Getty Images / Deadline.com

Comment: My sympathies go to the reporter who had to endure Janet's nonsense. Does it sound like Janet embraces the cult of MAGA and their conspiracy theories? Yup, I think so. It would not shock me if Janet also believes the earth is flat, that NASA faked the moon landing, and that Sasquatch and the Loch Ness monster are to blame for climate change because the methane gas from their farts are heating the planet.

► Back in 1997, the movie "Anaconda" showed the world how bad JLo and Owen Wilson are as actors and that Jon Voight and F. Murray Abraham will do anything for a paycheck. Fast forward to 2024. Paul Rudd and Jack Black decided to throw caution to the wind by announcing they're going to reboot this turd into a bigger turd for the 21st century. They're in early talks to lead the project which is being described as, "re-imagination of the original". Um, isn't that what a reboot is?  Anyway, details of the plot are as sketchy as a street vendor selling authentic Air Jordans for $25. From what I can decipher, the premise of the "re-imagination" will be about a group of friends who are facing a mid-life crisis and decide to take a trip. They end up in the Amazon and come face to face with criminals, the rain forest, bugs, and oh yea...a giant snake. *hiss* Read More

Jack Black and Paul Rudd. Photo: Getty/Justin Bishop/Deadline.com

Comment:  Remember when Jack Black was in the reboot / re-imagined /re-hash of King Kong? Or am I the only person who was dumb enough to watch it.  It was awful!  90 minutes I could have spent more productively.  Anyway, there have been 3 sequels to the original Anaconda. I hate myself for admitting I saw the 2nd one (Blood Orchid) and sort of liked it. *hangs head in shame*

► After 32 minutes on the reality show "Celebrity SAS", John Barrowman (of Dr. Who) said he was done with that bitch. Actually, what happened was after the first challenge, John was seen vomiting. He told the instructor and his group he was done, "I'm out". If you've never seen the show, it's about celebrities competing in a grueling SAS military training. Read More

John Barrowman at Celebrity: SAS base camp. Photo: Channel 4/PA/Sky.com

Comment: SAS training, even if it's faked for the cameras, is still difficult. I don't want to be dangling from a rope tied to a helicopter and dropped into a canyon, or being tossed in the ocean and told to swim for 1/2 mile (804 meters) in cold water, or cosplaying a hostage situation with a pissed off instructor yelling at me. If I was younger, I'd do it in a heartbeat. But now, I doubt it. Between my bad back from years of physical stuff and other aches that come from old age, it ain't worth it.