BIG APPLE BUZZ
of Skeleton Crew on Broadway. Breathing uneasy
Palin maskless in Manhattan, Rihanna expecting
BY FLO ANTHONY
Last week, Sarah Palin threw care
and caution to the wind by going on
a restaurant tour on the Upper East
Side after it was publicly revealed that
the former vice-presidential candidate
tested positive for COVID-19 on Jan. 24,
prior to testifying in her defamation case
against the New York Times.
Instead of heading back to her hotel
to quarantine until she has to return to
court on Feb. 6, on January 25, the unvaccinated
former politician was spotted
dining outside at Campagnola.
Then on Jan. 26, she went to Elio’s
where she had dined inside on Jan. 23.
Accompanied by former New York
Ranger Ron Duguay and a group of
maskless friends, she dined al fresco,
causing an uproar between Duguay and
other diners over her being there infected
with COVID-19. Although the NYPD
responded to the fracas, the former governor
of Alaska was not arrested, nor
was the restaurant forced to close.
The controversy caused Mayor Eric
Adams‘ offi ce to issue a statement urging
“any New Yorker who came into contact
with Ms. Palin to get tested.
“Just as we encourage all New Yorkers
to get tested regularly, especially those
who believe they may have been exposed
to someone who tested positive for COVID
19,” Mayor Adams’ spokesperson
added, “Ms. Palin needs to respect small
business workers and follow the rules
just like anyone else.”………….
Rihanna expecting
Rihanna and her boyfriend A$AP
Rocky are expecting their fi rst child
together. The hot couple was spotted
strolling around Rocky’s uptown hood
on Jan. 30, where the songstress turned
makeup and lingerie model debuted
her baby bump under an oversized long
pink jacket.
On their outing in the snow, the rapper
kissed the soon-to-be mommy on her forehead,
according to People. Back in May,
Rocky told GQ that Rihanna is the “love
of my life,” adding that starting a family
is “in my destiny, absolutely.” ……………
Must be the shoes
And Just Like That’s Sarah Jessica
Parker has a passion for fashion,
especially when it comes to her shoes.
A source says the fashionista is so comfortable
in high heels that she never took
them off while fi lming the Sex and the
City reboot all over Manhattan, despite
fi lming often lasting for 14 hours on some
days. An extra on the HBO Max show told
the Hot Takes and Deep Dives podcast
that the actress never once removed her
designer stilettos while fi lming.
“Those ladies are troopers because
I’m wearing comfortable Cole Haan,
Nike, soled sneaker shoes, and my feet
would be dead at the end of the day,”
he said. While he revealed that ‘occasionally’
the show’s main cast members
would take a break to sit down or change
their shoes to fl ip-fl ops, SJP was not
one of them. …….
Domestic diva duel
Let’s call it the duel between the domestic
divas.
In early January, Big Apple Buzz reported
that Ina Garten commented on
a post of Reese Witherspoon‘s and said
that her “formula” for coping with the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic includes
drinking “more large cosmos.”
But Martha Stewart does not approve
the Barefoot Contessa’s advice. “I do not
agree about taking to drink to cope with
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At left: Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are
expecting. Above: Martha Stewart
fi nds herself in a bit of a feud with
fellow domestic diva Ina Garten.
Below: Danielle Brooks at the opening
things like the pandemic,” the home designing
expert told People. “To me that’s
not charming.”
Instead, Stewart prefers to keep
busy with new projects, like launching
her new chardonnay, Martha’s
Chard, with Australian wine brand
19 Crimes.
“To me it’s continuing to work really
hard to be as productive as I possibly
can be, to enjoy my grandchildren,” says
Stewart, who is not a big drinker. She
says she will have a glass of wine or two
with dinner…….
We hear…
Drew Barrymore and Gayle King
stopped by CBS Studios in New York
City to surprise anchors Vladimir
Duthiers and Anne Marie Green with
a sweet treat to celebrate the launch of
the CBS Streaming Network…….
The View is celebrating its 25th season
by inviting back former co-hosts including
Meredith Viera, Elisabeth Hasselbeck
and Star Jones to co-host. Jones
and Viera were two of the original cast
members from when the show debuted
in 1997.
Both of the ladies appeared on The
View for nearly 10 years before making
their exits in 2006……..
Sigtings
Former Orange Is The New Black
star and newlywed Danielle Brooks at
the opening of Skeleton Crew at Broadway’s
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
on Jan. 26……
16 February 3, 2022 Schneps Media