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Remembering sculptor Armand LaMontagne, ‘our enduring star’ whose wooden sculpture work commemorated Boston’s sporting greats - The Boston Globe

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Richard Johnson

Word of artist Armand LaMontagne’s death came in the form of a phone call I received from former Sports Museum chair Dave Cowens on March 7. Armand was 87, but still, the news came as a shock because my image of him was that of the robust sculptor holding court in the studio of the replica 1690 Rhode Island stone-ender he’d built himself in the 1960s. In many ways he was a man of a different century.
Richard Johnson: Schwarzenegger men charm models at Planet Hollywood opening

1 month ago | thederrick.com | Richard Johnson

NEW YORK — Ignoring the many celebrities at the opening of Planet Hollywood, including New York City's embattled mayor, the model contingent only had eyes for Patrick Schwarzenegger, the breakout star of this season’s “The White Lotus.”The hunk was accompanied by his father, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
Richard Johnson: Schwarzenegger men charm models at Planet Hollywood opening

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Richard Johnson

NEW YORK — Ignoring the many celebrities at the opening of Planet Hollywood, including New York City's embattled mayor, the model contingent only had eyes for Patrick Schwarzenegger, the breakout star of this season’s “The White Lotus.”The hunk was accompanied by his father, Arnold Schwarzenegger. The dynamic duo charmed everyone in their path, including two Russian models who were offering caviar bites from IKRAA.
RICHARD JOHNSON: Schwarzenegger men charm models at Planet Hollywood opening

1 month ago | nydailynews.com | Richard Johnson

Ignoring the many celebrities at the opening of Planet Hollywood, including our embattled mayor, the model contingent only had eyes for Patrick Schwarzenegger, the breakout star of this season’s “White Lotus.”The hunk was accompanied by his father, Arnold Schwarzenegger. The dynamic duo charmed everyone in their path, including two Russian models who were offering caviar bites from IKRAA. At one point the owner of the brand, Arty Dozortsev, had to intervene and told the girls to keep circulating.
RICHARD JOHNSON: J. Lo unhappy over Ben Affleck-Jennifer Garner pics

1 month ago | nydailynews.com | Richard Johnson

Jennifer Lopez is unhappy with the growing closeness between her ex Ben Affleck and his ex-wife Jennifer Garner, evidenced most recently by some cuddly paparazzi pics. J. Lo and Affleck were first together in 2003, Four days from getting married, they broke off the engagement in the aftermath of their “Gigli” bomb. Affleck went on to marry Garner and had three children, while Lopez wed Mark Anthony and had twins. But they got back together for Bennifer 2.0 20 years after the first proposal.
RICHARD JOHNSON: An uncannily accurate Oscars predictor’s take on who will win

1 month ago | nydailynews.com | Richard Johnson

The Academy Awards — often as predictable and exciting as watching paint dry — are wide open this year. My Oscar oracle, sports handicapper Danny Sheridan, has been uncannily correct picking the top six categories over the last five years. He’s been 26-4. But this year, he’s prepared to eat some humble pie.
JOHNSON: How Suzanne Somers’ widower honored her on Valentine’s Day

2 months ago | nydailynews.com | Richard Johnson

Suzanne Somers, who died in 2023, was remembered by her family on Valentine’s Day. The widower, Alan Hamel, told me: “The family got together at my home and made the most creative Valentine’s Day cards, which we then delivered to Suzanne’s final resting spot in Palm Springs. She was my Valentine for over five beautiful decades. We never spent a night apart in 56 years.”Hamel runs “Suzanne Organics” which sells 369 health products from gut renew powders to their signature Thigh Master.
Jay Leno auctions private garage tour for cancer

2 months ago | nydailynews.com | Richard Johnson

Keni Silva has a good reason to support the Children’s Oncology Support Fund. The Russian model’s daughter Alexis, 16, was diagnosed with stage 2 cancer two years ago. “How do you tell a child they are going to die?” Silva said. “You say ‘Everything is going to be okay.’ But you don’t know.”Alexis wrote a song “Fight’s Not Over Yet,” and spent a year being home-schooled before she recovered.
RICHARD JOHNSON: What many didn’t notice about Kanye West at the Grammys

2 months ago | nydailynews.com | Richard Johnson

Nobody looked at Kanye West, who wants to be known as Ye, when he attended the Grammys. They only had eyes for his wife, Bianca Censori, who dropped her fur coat to reveal … everything. Her minidress was transparent. No one noticed that Ye was about 40 lbs. lighter. “He went from fat to fit,” said my source.
RICHARD JOHNSON: Don Jr. ex Kimberly Guilfoyle unloading Florida love nest

2 months ago | nydailynews.com | Richard Johnson

Following her split with Donald Trump Jr., Kimberly Guilfoyle is looking to sell the home they shared in Jupiter, Florida. According to her inner circle, Guilfoyle is looking forward to a fresh start as US Ambassador to Greece. Meanwhile Don Jr. is reportedly living at his new girlfriend Bettina Anderson’s apartment in Palm Beach. Guilfoyle’s $9.7 million two-story home with seven bedrooms and 12 bathrooms sold for $9.7 million in 2021, but is now worth about $14 million.