Did you know that Omarosa Manigault Newman,
reality-television villain, presidential confidante, and owner of many
pairs of shoes, is out at the White House?
Did you know that Omarosa submitted her resignation
to White House Chief of Staff John KellySarah Huckabee Sanders?
Did you know that “Omarosa Manigault Newman resigned to pursue other opportunities her departure will not be
effective until January 20, 2018?
Did you know that the official word is that she resigned and was not fired, this marks the fourth time The Apprentice, as well as a follow-up season and The Celebrity Apprentice, has been removed from the employ of Donald Trump?
that Omarosa, a contestant on the original
Did you know that it’s unclear how this will affect the day-to-day function of the White
House because it was generally unclear what Omarosa did every day?
Did you know that officially, Omarosa title was assistant to the president and director of
communications for the Office of Public Liaison, which is in charge of
special group outreach intended to further the president’s agenda?
Did you know that Omarosa made $179,700, as a White House staffer which was the maximum salary for any staff before she decided to resign?
Did you know that the headlines that followed her had more to do with where she kept her shoes (“all over the White House”)
and how she was using the headquarters of the executive branch as her
wedding-procession backdrop, with a bridesmaid luncheon on St. Patrick’s
Day and a photo shoot that could not be released because that would
constitute a security breach?
Did you know that Omarosa also invited a journalist to trail her
in the White House without notifying anyone else on the communications
team, and canceled an appearance on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, where she would have promoted her episode of TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress?
Did you know that Omarosa
was one of the few people of color on the president’s employee roster,
and the only woman of color?
Did you know that is it a coincidence that her departure fell on the same day that an alleged pedophile,
endorsed by Trump, failed to win a seat in the Senate thanks in large
part to black-women voters of Alabama, the timing is indeed stunning?
Did you know that April Ryan, CNN’s White House correspondent and Washington bureau chief, said in a tweet
that Omarosa did not go gentle into that good night she was “vulgar,”
allegedly, and “cursed,” and reminded Kelly that she helped get Trump
elected?
Did you know that PBS talk show host Tavis Smiley has been suspended after "multiple, credible allegations" of sexual misconduct?
Did you know that PBS will no longer distribute Tavis Smiley following what a spokeswoman called "multiple, credible" allegations of sexual misconduct uncovered by a recent investigation into the late-night show host's behavior?
Did you know that news of the suspension of Smiley's show, produced by TS Media, an independent production company, was first reported by Variety?
Did you know that in
a statement, PBS Vice President for Corporate Communications Jennifer
R. Byrne said the company had engaged an outside law firm to investigate
"troubling allegations regarding Mr. Smiley?"
Did you know that the "This
investigation included interviews with witnesses as well as with Mr.
Smiley. The inquiry uncovered multiple, credible allegations of conduct
that is inconsistent with the values and standards of PBS, and the
totality of this information led to today's decision," she said.
According to Variety?
Did you know that Smiley responded to the accusations In a lengthy statement and video posted on Facebook and
Twitter,: "To be clear, I have never
groped, coerced, or exposed myself inappropriately to any workplace
colleague in my entire broadcast career, covering 6 networks over 30
years," he wrote. "Never. Ever. Never?"
Did you know that filmed in Los Angeles, Smiley's half-hour show has been
distributed by PBS since 2004 and airs in Southern California, New York,
Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco and in other areas of the country?
Did you know that Smiley contracted with NPR to host The Tavis Smiley Show from 2002 to 2004?
Did you know that Smiley's suspension follows PBS' decision to part ways with talk show Charlie Rose, who was accused of sexual misconduct by eight women cited by The Washington Post?
Did you know that those allegations cost Rose his relationship with CBS News and 60 Minutes?
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and President Donald Trump
Did you know that Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) called for
President Donald Trump’s resignation following multiple sexual assault
allegations that have come out against him?
Did you know that President Trump called Senator Kirsten Gillibrand a “Lightweight , a total
flunky for Chuck Schumer?
Did you know that President Trump said that Senator Gillibrand was someone who would come to his office
‘begging’ for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do
anything for them)?
Did you know that the women who accused Trump during the 2016
election cycle once again came forward, saying during a press conference
they were disappointed and hoped their allegations would be given more
weight, in light of recent events?
Did you know that Gillibrand was just one of the four Democratic
senators who called for Trump’s resignation over sexual assault
allegations, saying that Trump should be investigated?
Did you know that Trump dubbed those allegations as “FAKE NEWS?”
Did you know that Callan Pinckney was an American fitness professional?
Did you know that Pickney was born as Barbara Biffinger Pfeiffer Pinckney?
Did you know that Pinckney achieved unprecedented success with her Callanetics exercises?
Did you know that Pinckney 9 books helped her to become an international best-sellers and the video series that followed went on to sell over 6 million copies?
Did you know that Pinckney's first video release "Callanetics: 10 Years Younger In 10 Hours" outsold every other fitness video in the US?
Did you know that Callanetics within 3 years pushed Jane Fonda into second place on the all-time individual best-selling fitness video chart and it remains the all-time fitness bestseller in both the US and UK?[1]
Did you know that Pickney exercise classes grew in popularity, and she needed to give them a name. One of her students would always refer to them as "Callan-etics", a name-blend of "Callan" and "athletics". and the name seemed to stick and without her even realizing it; "Callanetics" was born?.
Did you know that after seven years of teaching with incredible results, the time seemed right for Pinckney to put her exercise method down in a book?
Did you know that with encouragement from her students she started work on what would become the best selling exercise book of all time?
Did you know that Pickney had no idea about agents, publishers or even how to write a book but she didn’t let this stop her?
Did you know that by the beginning of 1984 Pickney illustrated the book with pictures of her actual students and even some of her 76-year-old mother?
Did you know that Pickney secured a publishing deal with William Morrow and Company relatively quickly and by September the book Callanetics: 10 Years Younger In 10 Hours was on the shelves?
Did you know that The Callanetics exercises were so unique and effective yet it would take her another year of exhausting promotions before she would really get people to sit up and notice?
Did you know that within two years the book had sold close to a million copies in the US alone. She was profiled in Time Magazine[3] and People Magazine[4] and appeared on every major chat show?
Did you know that Pinckney demand increased dramatically and although she was still teaching in her penthouse apartment at $25 an hour she could only teach six people at a time?
Did you know that Pinckney needed a way to increase the number of students who could get personal instructions in Callanetics so she struck a deal with MCA/Universal to put together the first Callanetics video.[5] which was released in 1986?
Did you know that Callanetics did not have a large advertising campaign surrounding it but the word-of-mouth spread and the video was catapulted to the top of the charts.and it still remains the number one selling exercise video of all time?
Did you know that Callanetics continued to be taught around the world but with Pinckney now in deceased its popularity faded and people began turning to more high-profile exercise techniques such as Pilates and Yoga?
Did you know that Pat DiNizio, a singer and songwriter who made popular rock songs
as the leader of The Smithereens, died on Tuesday at age 62, but no cause of death was provided?
Did you know that the
Smithereens and DiNizio had a string of hit songs that have persisted
among rock fans, from "A Girl Like You" and "Behind The Wall Of Sleep"
to "Only a Memory" and "Blood and Roses?"
Did you know that DiNizio's bandmates said. "He channeled
the essence of joy and heartbreak into hook-laden three minute pop
songs, infused with a lifelong passion for rock & roll?"
Did you know that The Smithereens were founded in Carteret, N.J., in 1980?
Did you know that They released their first full album, Especially for You,
in 1986 — after DiNizio sent a cassette tape of their music to Enigma
Records to help net a record deal, according to the band's website?
Did you know that the Smithereens had a particularly big influence in New Jersey,
their home turf and a place they always embraced?
Did you know that despite solo projects by DiNizio, the band had
remained active through the years?
Did you know that in 2011, they put out their first
new album in a decade; they were planning to go on tour in January,
touting their nickname: "America's band?"
Did you know that in the investigation by food website Eater, four women — three of whom have worked for Batali — said he touched them inappropriately?
Did you know that Batali
did not deny the allegations, saying in a statement that “although the
identities of most of the individuals mentioned in these stories have
not been revealed to me, much of the behavior described does, in fact,
match up with ways I have acted?”
Did you know that Batali said “That behavior was
wrong and there are no excuses,” he said. “I take full responsibility
and am deeply sorry for any pain, humiliation or discomfort I have
caused to my peers, employees, customers, friends and family?”
Did you know that the revelation had immediate consequences
for Batali’s television career, but it’s unclear whether his other
ventures will be affected?
Did you know that Batali brand spans dozens of restaurants in six
U.S. states and Singapore, and his name is attached to several culinary
products, such as a line of pasta, sauces, oil, vinegar and slow-cured
meats?
Did you know that Batali, the author of 13 cookbooks, has a strong presence in Los
Angeles, including his Mozza restaurants and the Eataly marketplace
that opened at the Westfield Century City mall last month?
Did you know that according
to Eater, a woman who worked for Batali in the late 1990s said he came
up behind her in the dining room, "put his hand on half of my butt and
he squeezed it.” Another former Batali employee said he repeatedly
grabbed her from behind and held her tight against his body?
Did you know that another
former worker said he grabbed her breasts during an industry party a few
years after she stopped working for him?
Did you know that one woman who never worked for
Batali said the chef rubbed her breasts at a party about 10 years ago
after someone spilled wine down her shirt?
Did you know that the Eater did not publish the women’s names?
Did you know that Reaction
by TV executives was swift. Batali has co-hosted the ABC daytime
cooking and talk show “The Chew” since it launched in 2011; on Monday,
the network said that it asked him to step away from the show while it
reviews the allegations against him. During his absence, it will not air
reruns that feature him?
Did you know that the Food Network said it was putting plans to relaunch Batali’s show “Molto Mario” on hold?
Did you know that the Eataly
USA — which counts Batali as a minority shareholder — called the
allegations about the chef’s behavior toward women “extremely troubling”
and said it fully supported his decision to step away from active
involvement with Eataly?
Did you know that in addition to its Los Angeles store, the
company has locations in New York, Chicago and Boston?
Did you know that Nancy
Silverton, who co-owns several restaurants with Batali and restaurateur
Joe Bastianich, said the chef visited the team at their Mozza location
in Los Angeles only once or twice a year?
Did you know that Silverton said that “We’ve never
had a complaint against Mario,” ?
Did you know that Silverton — co-owner of
Osteria Mozza and Pizzeria Mozza in Los Angeles,
Newport Beach and
Singapore, and Mozza2Go and Chi Spacca in Los Angeles — said she agreed
with Batali’s decision to remove himself from operations at all the
restaurants, noting that he did not deny the allegations?
Did you know that Silverton said “But it is sad for the industry,” she said. “He was a mentor to all. He taught so many of us how to cook and how to eat?”
Did you know that Silverton runs the restaurants under the distant supervision of Batali and Bastianich?
Did you know that Silverton also stated “When
I go in today to talk to the staff, I’m going to tell them that we will
remain a harassment-free zone, that nothing will change,” ?
Did you know that Seattle-raised
Batali revolutionized the idea of Italian fine dining in America,
taking it from its proprietor-driven status quo to a place where the
chef’s vision reigned supreme, wines were likely to come from ambitious
young winemakers, offal was as common as veal chops, and the dining room
echoed with Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley cranked up to 10?
Early
in his career, he cooked for notoriously difficult chef Marco Pierre
White in London. He first came to prominence at Po, a small trattoria in
New York’s Greenwich Village neighborhood.
Did you know that Batali gained mainstream
recognition with the 1997 debut of his TV show “Molto Mario” on Food
Network?
Did you know that Batali a year later, he and Bastianich opened the New York restaurant
Babbo.
Batali and Bastianich would end up opening 30 businesses together, including several popular restaurants in Las Vegas?
Did you know that Batali in 2002, was recognized by the prestigious James Beard Foundation as the best chef in New York City?
Did you know that B&B
Hospitality Group, which provides back-office and operational services
to 24 restaurants owned by Batali, Bastianich and others, said Monday
that it took the allegations “very seriously?”
Did you know that The
Hospitality company said it has had systematic policies and training about sexual
harassment for more than 10 years, and that all members of management,
including Batali, have participated in that training?
Did you know that a
company spokesman said B&B received one complaint in October from an
employee at one of the restaurants, reporting inappropriate behavior by
Batali?
Did you know that the company investigated the report, reprimanded Batali and
required him to get additional training from outside legal counsel,
which the spokesman said Batali did?
Did you know that the spokesman also
said Batali volunteered not to visit the restaurant listed in the
complaint, plus he declined to identify the restaurant or describe the
inappropriate behavior?
Did you know that in October, celebrity chef and New Orleans
restaurateur John Besh stepped down from his company after more than two
dozen women accused him of sexual harassment?
Did you know that The New Yorker Fires Star Reporter Ryan Lizza Over ‘Improper Sexual Conduct’?
Did you know that “The New Yorker recently
learned that Ryan Lizza was engaged in what they believe was improper sexual
conduct?
Did you know that The New Yorker reviewed the matter and, as a result, have severed ties
with Lizza,” a spokesperson for the magazine said. “Due to a request
for privacy, we are not commenting further?”
Did you know that Lizza disputed the magazine’s description of his
firing: “I am dismayed that The New Yorker has decided to characterize a
respectful relationship with a woman I dated as somehow inappropriate?
Did you know that The New Yorker was unable to cite a company policy that was violated?”
Did you know that Lizza felt that the decision, which was made hastily and
without a full investigation of the relevant facts, was a terrible
mistake?”
Did you know that Wigdor LLP, the law firm is representing Lizza’s
accuser, issued a statement in response: “In no way did Mr. Lizza’s
misconduct constitute a ‘respectful relationship’ as he has now tried to
characterize it?
The Law firm went on to say that our client reported Mr. Lizza’s actions to ensure that
he would be held accountable and in the hope that by coming forward she
would help other potential victims.”
The firm noted that the accuser would like their identity to remain confidential?
Did you know that Lizza
is perhaps best known for inadvertently ending the short-lived White
House career of Anthony Scaramucci?
Did you know that upon
hearing of Lizza’s dismissal from the magazine, a CNN spokesperson told
The Daily Beast: “We have just learned of the New Yorker’s
decision. Ryan Lizza will not appear on CNN while we look into this
matter?”
Did you know that Lizza serves as an adjunct lecturer, at Georgetown University, the university statement said he will not return next semester?
Did you know that the average human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons? These remarkable cells form intricate networks, allowing us to think, feel, and experience the world around us. Each neuron communicates with others through electrical impulses, creating a symphony of thoughts, memories, and emotions. So next time you ponder life’s mysteries, remember that your brain is orchestrating a cosmic dance of neurons!
Did you know that the official word is that she resigned and was not fired, this marks the fourth time The Apprentice, as well as a follow-up season and The Celebrity Apprentice, has been removed from the employ of Donald Trump?
