You won’t believe this. I haven’t the energy to repeat it, so pay attention:
Anthony don’t-extend-that Weiner is coming to your home. Fret not. It isn’t In Person. Ch. 1’s offering him a fig leaf. With mayoral elections over, they are hunting a new smart-ass cheap — a few hundred bucks — for their Wiseguys segment. John Liu wants it, maybe Quinn or Thompson don’t, so . . . Anthony Hot Dog.
No deal’s cemented yet but could be a “go” by March. Not that busy, he can’t fit it in so for sure he’ll grab it. Seems those bad guys — like Spitzer — get television time. Maybe next on a reality series, New Jersey’s Gov. Chunky?
I told you first
NOTE: The NY Times paper of semi-record, following my stories without crediting me, repeatedly flogged NJ Gov. Chunky’s close adviser, trusted chum, personal choice for Port Authority chairman. Slipping deeper into sludge, here’s more of David Samson’s dingy background. I reported his long affair with a married woman. This affair, I tell you, is even more salacious than it seems. Trust me.
Just saying
NOTE #2: “Wolf of Wall Street,” “American Hustle,” biggest Oscar contender was the F-word.
NOTE #3: Last week’s 13th Street water main break ruining rush-hour train service, buckling pavement, swamping cars in murky waters? Kindly remember: Dec. 30, for New Year’s, I quoted psychic Wendy predicting “13th Street water main break. Nearby subway flooded. Huge mess.” No need to thank and bless me — or Wendy.
Family man branches out
SOTHEBY’s screened newie movie “Summer in February.” “I play Gilbert, a painter’s blueblood friend,” said co-producer Dan Stevens, “Downton Abbey’s” former blueblood stud Matthew Crawley.
So what’s he know from producing? “Nothing. Except I now know more than I did when I began. We did this with 60 private investors. I started because when I was in school a teacher had written this novel and I remembered it. I’ll maybe do more producing, but not tomorrow because I have lots of movies coming up.”
Family-oriented, the daughter, 4, son, 17 months, South African jazz vocalist wife Susie all integrate in the hood, walk the streets, have Italian food at neighboring Tomasso’s, do the parks. “We love living in Brooklyn Heights. I always wanted to. Couldn’t wait to. I’m passionate about it. There’s so much artistic culture here.”
Another plus for the Colonies: “And I love your theater. New York audiences are electric. They have a passion for stories.”
I was asked to arrive 6 o’clock to meet Dan. He showed 7:10. Despite high-class types at the screening —
Josh Groban, Tony Bennett, socialites Susan and John Gutfreund — Sotheby’s served wine in plastic glasses.
What I’m hearing
Matt Lauer’s wife’s birthday gift was him asking Joan Rivers for lunch with them at Michael’s. Annette’s a fan. She TiVos “Fashion Police.” Matt made the reservation. And Matt paid. Nice. Let nobody say diamonds would’ve cost more . . . Andrea Mitchell and Alan Greenspan supping at Le Perigord. Who grabbed that check, I don’t know. Not Matt. For sure not Joan.
Who is where
At the Carole King musical, Donnie Kehr, who’s in Clint Eastwood’s movie of “Jersey Boys” and also the play’s Tony winner Christian Hoff.
In his Bentley after Chris Christie’s Palm Beach fund-raiser, Sir Geoffrey Leigh called the Bridgegate controversy “little flies on the wall.” Burbled another guest: “Maybe Christie feels greater kinship nowadays with Sir Geoff than with ‘little flies’ like Hackensack’s mayor.”
Only in Palm Beach, kids, only in Palm Beach.