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Merry olde millennium
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Dec. 8, 1999 |
The latest target of the Rupe's choice invectives? The Queen of England, whom he dubs a "stubborn cow," and her hubby, Prince Philip, a "little upstart" and a "thoroughly unpleasant man." "You have to look at the pictures of Prince Charles when he was five, meeting the Queen when she came back from a tour -- he was only allowed to shake hands with her. His are totally dysfunctional parents," the British actor says in the January issue of Playboy. "They're extremely arrogant and determined not to move into the 20th century." And speaking of English throwbacks, Kate Winslet claims that while she and her husband, Jim Threapleton, are "totally equal" in many aspects of their relationship, she's perfectly content to give him the upper hand in public. "When we go out, he wears the trousers," Winslet says in an upcoming USA Weekend interview. "I love that. I love being the wife on his arm." - - - - - - - - - - - - Y2K pot-button issues Amy Reiter Amy Reiter's column appears daily on the People site, Monday through Friday.
Got a hot tip? Tell Amy! Maybe Winslet and the Queen should take lessons in embracing the next century from a few other well-known folks. Talk editor Tina Brown, for instance, is hoping for a "movement away from money and materialism," in the next century. (Uh ... wouldn't that be a movement away from her raison d'être?) Willie Nelson's fondest wish for the next century? "In the future, I would like to be able to push a switch and have pot released into every household all over the world," he says in Rolling Stone's upcoming special end-of-millennium issue. "This invention will be sure to get a joint into the hands of every world leader, every morning -- right into their bedrooms." Of course, this could result in inexplicable paranoid fantasies: "If we don't get off this planet, we will cease to exist at some point," George Lucas declares, "because either our sun will die or a rock will hit us or the viruses will win. It's critical that we establish habitats on the moon and on Mars ... and eventually get out of this system." Could someone already be living in a galaxy far, far away? - - - - - - - - - - - - Al's funky chicken "I met [Al] Gore ... at a James Brown concert, and he was doing some dance that looked like a chicken. He seemed to be having more fun than he's having now." -- Denzel Washington on vice presidential awkwardness, in George. - - - - - - - - - - - - Juicy bits Those rampant rumors that Jennifer Lopez has insured her breasts for $200 million, her legs and prize booty for $300 million and her hair for $50 million? Complete fiction, she says. "I don't know where they got it from," the singer/actress told the press, referring to reports printed in British and U.S. tabloids. "When I heard the story, I thought it was very funny." Then she thought, "Why not? What if something happens to me?" Like gravity? Ol' Faux Blue Eyes is back. "Saturday Night Live" alumnus Joe Piscopo is doing his Frank Sinatra impression in Atlantic City. In his new show, "Ring-A-Ding Tunes For Koo Koo Cats and Chicks," Piscopo croons such Chairman classics as "The Lady Is a Tramp" and "I've Got You Under My Skin." What's next, Bill Murray doing his cheezy lounge singer act in Vegas? And now for something completely different ... Variety reports that John Cleese has agreed to co-write a comedy pilot for ABC. The sitcom, targeted for next fall, takes place inside a law firm in which some partners have made deals with the devil. The ultimate in reality-based comedy. - - - - - - - - - - - - But his id sure is "I'm not sure my ego's big enough to be president." -- Donald Trump, straining credibility on "The Tonight Show."
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