Peckerwood Manor

Danger ahead! It's called  George Clooney .  The man, the myth, or at least the myth-in-his-own-mind. He's pictured above with his new store-bought teefs, along with evidence that he may well need a re-do of his under-eye surgery - the only cosmetic tweek he'll admit to - since those bags definitely won't fit under the seat or in the overhead bin.  George, as you know, likes to think of himself as both a regular funny-bunny guy and Lord Almighty of The High Church of Hollywood. Beware of both. In terms of the former, his eyes frequently glisten with an aw-shucks twinkle when he jokes about his longtime bestie, Brad Pitt , whom he calls "Pretty Boy Brad," or when he mocks his nipple-dee-do-da, 1997 "Batman" outfit, or mentions how often he likes to play pranks while on set. See? He's just a regular guy. So rascally! Such a scamp! Except when he's not. When Quentin Tarantino recently told the press that George is "not a movie star," ...

Remember the 2009 movie "The Blind Side?" You know, the one with the poster featuring an Ozempic-using mom with legs like carrot sticks who adopted a Jolly Green Giant, but in Black. Yes, that one! It was a true story, we were told, and made many a moviegoer reach for their eyehole-dripping hankies. It also earned Sandra Bullock a Best Actress Oscar for a performance which I will charitably call monotone. Or flat? Lifeless? AnywaytheOscarsJustWantedToGiveSandySomeGold, the white-savior classique of the screen has long since faded from memory (or at least mine). But not for Michael Oher, the real-life, adopted Black youth who went on to become a successful pro football player. Only don't say "adopted." Why can't you say adopted? Oh, my chickens, pull up a seat. As initially reported in yesterday's Nightcap, Michael only recently found out that Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy, the nicey-nice, good Christian white couple who took him in and adopted him, didn'...