The next round’s on Matt James.
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“Becoming” and received a whopping $60 million joint advance with her husband for both Obama memoirs, used a “collaborator” — a ghostwriter — an expert wordsmith who can magically turn speech patterns and sentence structure into a cogent story and garner huge sales and big advances. Michelle wasn’t the first first lady to hire out.
Hillary Clinton teamed with ghostwriter Barbara Feinman Todd for her 1996 bestseller, “It Takes A Village.”J.R. Moehringer, 57, is the highest paid ghostwriter in the business.
A Pulitzer prize winner, he began his journalism career at the New York Times and later wrote for the Los Angeles Times. He is said to have earned seven figures for writing Prince Harry’s memoir due to be published late this year.
Still, his name never appeared in the advance news the publisher released on the royal’s upcoming book — nor will it appear on the cover next fall.Moehringer’s name also didn’t appear anywhere in tennis champion Andre Agassi’s 2010 autobiography or in Nike founder Phil Knight’s 2016 bestselling memoir “Shoedog.”“There are probably 25 really top flight writers but few get credit on the cover — usually just the line ‘written with’ — it’s a battle to get the name on the title page of acknowledgments,” says New York Literary agent Madeleine Morel, whose agency 2M Communications, Ltd. has represented only ghostwriters for more than twenty years.Curiously, it was Barack Obama who tipped off reporters that Michelle had used a ghostwriter for her memoir, “Becoming.” However, in the book’s acknowledgements, she credits several writers for helping her, including Chris Haugh, a journalist/author/speechwriter who was a fellow at the Obama White House. When Hillary Clinton’s memoir “It Takes A Village”
.The next round’s on Matt James.
Matt James. alum was golfing at the WM Phoenix Open in Phoenix, Arizona, Wednesday when he accidentally slammed a camera man with a golf ball.James was at the tournament's 16th hole, which is surrounded by a stadium of fans, when he decided to show off his golf skills for the crowd. In the video shared by the PGA Tour's Instagram account, the crowd can be seen and heard reacting to the whack James' swing gave the cameraman. James tried to explain the mishap afterwards, telling a reporter, «I think I was aiming for the wrong hole.»«I took a divot on that first shot and I should've toned it down a little bit,» he continued. «My speed swing was a little bit too...I was a little worked up.
nearly three hours long, it’s only the beginning of the story as far as star Robert Pattinson sees it.The actor makes his debut as Bruce Wayne in the new reboot co-written and directed by Matt Reeves, and he’s made clear that he’s ready to play Batman “as many times as people want to see it.” Speaking with Fandango, Pattinson teased the notion of making a new trio of Batman films with Reeves: “I’ve talked to Matt about the idea of doing a trilogy, and that would be wonderful. I really, really enjoyed the process and it’s such a fun character to play.”Paul Dano, who plays The Riddler in the new film, added during the same interview, “There’s so much room for this Batman to grow, too,” while co-star Colin Farrell (who plays The Penguin) echoed that sentiment by saying, “I want to see the evolution of Bruce Wayne.”Pattinson said in December he had already “mapped out” the psychology of where his character might go in future films, but these new comments affirm he’s eager to continue his partnership with Reeves on future installments.“The Batman” has been teased as a “Year Two” story for the Caped Crusader, in reference to the iconic comic book “Batman: Year One.” This story picks up in Bruce’s second year of being Batman, where it’s not quite an origin story but he’s not quite an expert yet either.
Red flag? Teddi Mellencamp claimed Shanna Moakler’s boyfriend, Matthew Rondeau, shaded the former Miss New York USA during their recent DM exchange.
Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves have a beautiful family with three adorable children, and their fans were treated to a rare photo of their oldest on Instagram recently – and the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.The Gentleman actor posted a snapshot with pro-surfer, Kelly Slater, and 13-year-old Levi, too. MORE: Camila Alves wows fans with homemade birthday cake for son LivingstonThe teenager resembles both his parents, with his complexion from his mom and his beachy waves from his dad. WATCH: Matthew McConaughey shares incredibly rare video of his family Fans couldn't wait to comment and remarked: "Matthew-your son looks like a young surfer dude," and "love seeing photos of your family".MORE: Matthew McConaughey and family welcome adorable new family member GALLERY: Celebrity men who look better with ageMatthew posted the photo to congratulate Kelly on his latest surfing championship as he won the Billabong Pro Pipeline title the day before he turned 50. A post shared by Matthew McConaughey (@officiallymcconaughey)Matthew and his son celebrated with Kelly SlaterMatthew loves fatherhood ,and opened up about the family role to People magazine, calling being a parent to Levi, Vida, 12, and Livingston, nine, a "privilege and responsibility".READ: Matthew McConaughey says he is under wife Camila's spellMORE: Matthew McConaughey asks how he can tackle racial injustice as a white man "The only thing I ever knew I wanted to be was a father," he said. "And it's remained the pinnacle for me.
Channing Tatum knows how much people want to see Matthew McConaughey reprise his role as Dallas in. Tatum has already got the ball rolling on the third installment of the franchise -- but says there is still time for McConaughey to return.“I didn’t know if Matthew would want to do it, he loves what he did in the first movie so much. He was like, ‘I don’t want to touch it,’” the 41-year-old actor tells ET. “I mean, I’m not saying anything about mine or anyone else’s performances.
Christina Aguilera is enjoying a night out with her fiance Matthew Rutler!
Jeff Barry is heading to Range Media Partners as Partner and will lead the company’s International TV efforts, as well as building out their lit department, scripted studio and verticals.
Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker will be joined in Broadway’s upcoming revival of Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite by Danny Bolero (In The Heights), Molly Ranson (Prayer for the French Republic) and, in his Broadway debut, Eric Wiegand, producers announced today.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 13-19:Feb. 13: Actor Kim Novak is 89.
Matt Damon has been hit by a wave of backlash after the release of his new TV commercial shilling cryptocurrency, and the controversy did not escape the eyes of “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
No celebrity is ever safe from being skewered by the creators of South Park. Matt Damon just happened to find himself in Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s crossfire once again after they dragged him in their 2004 film Team America. During South Park’s season 25 premiere on Wednesday (January 2), the writers poked fun at Matt for his Super Bowl commercial touting Crypto.com, which debuted in October. The “fortune favors the brave” ad, which equates crypto investing to famous human achievements throughout history, has been widely panned since its release, and now Cartman & company are getting in the mix.
EXCLUSIVE: Quentin Plair (The Good Lord Bird) is set to recur opposite Kumail Nanjiani and Nicola Peltz (Transformers: Age of Extinction) will guest star in Hulu limited series Immigrant (working title), from Pam & Tommy creator Robert Siegel. Additionally, WandaVision and The Great director/executive producer Matt Shakman has joined as director and executive producer. He replaces originally announced Ramin Bahrani ahead of the series’ start of production.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeYour eyes aren’t deceiving you. In Episode 2 of Hulu’s “Pam & Tommy,” that indeed is Tommy Lee, played by Sebastian Stan, having a deep, honest conversation with his talking penis — voiced by Jason Mantzoukas.It’s unlike anything that has ever been seen on television. Granted, it’s something that couldn’t have ever been seen on over-the-air television, at least without a hefty FCC fine and the threat of losing a broadcast license.
Stranger than fiction. Pam & Tommy is a fictionalized version of a real-life scandal that engulfed Pamela Anderson and then-husband Tommy Lee in the 1990s, but the truth behind the series is full of unbelievable twists and turns.
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Woody Harrelson (True Detective, Zombieland), Emmy nominee Kaitlin Olson (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Hacks), Grammy nominee Cheech Marin (Born in East L.A, From Dusk Till Dawn) and Matt Cook (Man With a Plan, The Comeback) will lead Champions, a recently-wrapped film that Bobby Farrelly (Dumb and Dumber, There’s Something About Mary) directed for Focus Features and Gold Circle Entertainment.