5/9/2022: Kentucky Derby Upset

PLUS: Formula Shortage, “Amber Turd”, and Sussexes to Attend Jubilee

May 09, 2022

Today is Monday, May 9, 2022.

It is the 129th day of the year.

236 days remain.

HIT LIST

The Daily Mail got its hands on the investment pitch deck Elon Musk has been using to woo investors, and the billionaire has big plans for the social media platform.

The deck suggests Musk has plans to ax a thousand staffers once he takes over and retool the business model to get users to pay a modest monthly fee, rather than rely on advertising revenue.

Twitter already has a service called Twitter Blue with some premium features, that costs only a few dollars a month.

Musk believes these changes, and focusing on hiring quality engineers instead of activist content moderators, can grow revenue to more than $25 billion a year in 2028. By contrast, Twitter pulled in $5 billion in 2021.

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Marine life researchers studying a 40-mile strip of coast in Texas have made some disturbing discoveries in the sand lately: Washed up dolls.

The researchers say the dolls wash up about twice a month, and no one has any idea where they’re coming from.

Check out this mortifying gallery: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/photos-creepy-dolls-wash-ashore-on-padre-island/2958870/

FOR THE PERVERTS: Yes, one of the dolls was a sex doll. Yes, some internet weirdo offered to pay the researchers $35 for it – but only wanted the head.

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Rich Strike took home the win at the 2022 Kentucky Derby in one of the biggest upsets in the race’s history.

The colt wasn’t even supposed to be in the race until Ethereal Road was scratched on Friday morning — only one day before the 148th running of the Run for the Roses.

Epicenter was the betting favorite with 4-1 odds, while Rich was at the bottom with 80-1 odds. That means a $2 win bet paid out $163.60.

Rich Strike crossed the finish line with a winning time of 2 minutes and 2.61 seconds.

WORTH NOTING: It was the biggest derby upset since Donerail (91-1) won in 1913.

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Baby formula is increasingly hard to come by.

CNN reports that at least 26 states are struggling to keep the product stocked at even half-capacity.

While ongoing supply chain issues might be part of the problem, it has a lot more to do with a major manufacturer getting slapped with a shutdown order earlier this year.

The FDA recalled three brands of powdered formula in February, citing possible bacterial infections. All of those brands are manufactured by Michigan’s Abbott Nutrition.

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An Iowa maternity ward had its hands literally full last week, when it welcomed three sets of twins in the span of about twelve hours.

In a nice feat of symmetry, the first set was two girls, the second was a girl and a boy, and the third was two boys.

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CHARTS

Weekend Box Office

10. Father Stu: $800k (down from 9)

9. Memory: $1.2 million (down from 8)

8. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent: $1.5 million (down from 6)

7. The Lost City: $2.5 million (stayed at 7)

6. The Northman: $2.7 million (down from 4)

5. Everything Everywhere All at Once: $3.3 million (stayed at 5)

4. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: $3.9 million (down from 3)

3. Sonic the Hedgehog 2: $6.2 million (down from 2)

2. The Bad Guys: $9.7 million (down from 1)

1. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: $185 million (new)

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DEATHS

MIKE HAGERTY has died.

The actor, who appeared as Mr. Treggor on “Friends,” passed away last Thursday. A cause of death was not shared.

He was 67.

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MICKEY GILLEY has died.

The country star passed away Saturday in Texas. A cause of death was not shared.

He was 86.

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JEWELL CAPLES has died.

The singer, who signed with Death Row Records and collaborated with TUPAC, DR. DRE and SNOOP DOGG, passed away on Friday. Her death was revealed by Death Row security Reggie White Jr.

A cause of death was not shared.

She was 53.

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DENNIS WATERMAN has died.

The British actor, who starred in “Minder,” “The Sweeney” and “New Tricks,” passed away Sunday at a hospital in Spain. No other details were shared.

He was 74.

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KENNETH WELSH has died.

The actor, best known for his role as FBI agent Windom Earle in “Twin Peaks,” passed away Saturday. No cause of death was shared.

He was 80.

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BABY NEWS

GABBY BARRETT, 22,is expecting her second child with husband, musician CADE FOEHNER, 25.

The 22-year-old singer revealed the news on Instagram on Mother’s Day, with a video of an ultrasound. In the caption, she revealed the baby is a boy.

The little one will join big sister Baylah Mae, 1.

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RELATIONSHIPS

CHRISHELL STAUSE is dating non-binary Australian singer G FLIP.

Stause, known for her role on Netflix’s “Selling Sunset,” revealed the new romance on Instagram.

The pair are reportedly already living together, according to one insider.

Stause last dated her “Selling Sunset” co-star JASON OPPENHEIM, and before that was married to “This Is Us” star JUSTIN HARTLEY.

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HANNAH LEE FOWLER has decided to give her marriage to country singer SAM HUNT, 37, another chance.

After filing for divorce earlier this year, Hannah has asked the court to dismiss the request, sources told TMZ.

The couple are expecting the birth of their first child this month.

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SICK BAY

JENNIE GARTH, 50, has early-onset osteoarthritis.

While the actress was given the diagnosis three years ago, she recently decided to come forward and share her struggles with the joint disease.

Garth has the most common form of the disease, which occurs when the cartilage that serves as protection at the ends of bones erodes as time goes by. The damage is irreversible.

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WEDDINGS

Olympian SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN, 22, married former NFL player ANDRE LEVRONE JR, 27, on Friday.

The couple, who started dating in 2020, tied the knot at Early Mountain Vineyards in Madison, Virginia.

Levrone popped the question last August.

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Reality star ROSS MATTHEWS, 42, married his fiancé Dr. WELLINTHON GARCIA in a beachside ceremony Saturday at the Almar Resort in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

The couple met at the resort two years ago.

DREW BARRYMORE served as the couple’s flower girl.

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THE SWAMP

First Lady JILL BIDEN jetted off to Ukraine for a surprise visit on Sunday, and met with her counterpart OLENA ZELENSKY.

To keep a lid on the visit, she entered the western part of Ukraine from Slovakia, to safely keep distance from the eastern front warzone.

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Starbucks brass isn’t happy that the White House is publicly siding with employee-led unionization efforts.

One employee met with administration officials, including President JOE BIDEN, last week. Now in a public letter, Starbucks says they would like similar access, and argue that the demand for unionization across most of their company is small. “We have a drastically more positive vision for our partners and our company than Workers United,” they say.

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Pro-abortion activists rallied in front of the homes of at least two Supreme Court justices over the weekend, focusing their efforts on Justices BRENT KAVANAUGH and JOHN ROBERTS.

A group called “Ruth Sent Us” is reportedly planning larger protests at the homes of all six conservative justices on Wednesday.

MEANWHILE: An arsonist is believed to have attacked a pro-life advocacy group in Madison, Wisconsin early Sunday morning. Photos posted online showed graffiti written on an exterior wall that read, “If abortions aren’t safe then you aren’t either.”

Investigators said that a Molotov cocktail was tossed through a window, but it didn’t ignite. That’s when a separate fire was believed to be intentionally started.

THINK JIM ACOSTA IS BAD? Here’s how Madison’s local ABC television affiliate covered it: “An office building caught fire on Madison's north side early Sunday morning, according to the City of Madison Police Department….The Madison Fire Department quickly responded and extinguished the fire.”

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LOTTERY

No winner for Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing. Tuesday night’s drawing will be for a $86 million jackpot or a $49.1 million cash payout.

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No winner for Saturday night’s Powerball drawing. Tonight’s drawing is for a $59 million jackpot or a $33.9 million cash payout.

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SHOWBIZ NEWS

DJ CARNAGE, 31, is retiring.

The famed DJ will say goodbye to fans with a five-show grand finale mini-tour called “Carnage & Rare Presents: Thank You,” according to a statement issued to Page Six.

The concerts will be held in May and June in California, New York and Texas, plus two in Australia.

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BRITNEY SPEARS, 40, and SAM ASGHARI, 28, have set a wedding date.

Asghari made the announcement on Instagram, while noting that the date will remain a secret and “nobody will know until the day after.”

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NICK JONAS and PRIYANKA CHOPRA welcomed home their baby girl, MALTI MARIE, on Mother’s Day after the newborn spent more than 100 days in the NICU.

The couple celebrated the milestone by posting a photo of the family of three on social media.

The photo features Chopra holding Malti on her chest, while Jonas touches her arm. Malti’s face is covered with a heart emoji.

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JAMES EARL JONES only made $7,000 to voice Darth Vader in the first “Star Wars” film.

The revelation came from a resurfaced clip from the American Film Institute, in which Jones says “George [Lucas] wanted, pardon the expression, a dark voice. So he hired a guy born in Mississippi, raised in Michigan, who stutters. And that’s the voice. That’s me.”

Jones continued on explaining how excited he was about the four-figure paycheck, saying “I thought it was good money. And I got to be a voice in a movie!”

Jones would return to the franchise decades later to voice Lord Vader once again in “Star Wars: Rogue One.”

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MALCOLM MACDONALD, the man who had an artificial penis crafted on his forearm, wants to date KATE BECKINSALE.

The 48-year-old actress shared a story about MacDonald that was published by The Post on Instagram. She captioned the post, “Of course he is from the UK. Of course he has done a photo shoot down in the [park] with a willy hanging out of his sleeve. Feel momentarily better. God bless you, Malcolm xxx.”

She did not reveal whether she would take him up on his offer to go on a date.

HERE’S THE STORY: In 2010, MacDonald’s penis “just dropped off onto the floor” after he suffered an infection. Surgeons manufactured a new appendage using a skin flap on his left arm. They then attempted to move the member down to his pubic area but had to stop the operation due to a lack of oxygen to his blood. Six years later — after scheduling mixups, staff shortages and the pandemic — his manhood was restored. According to MacDonald, everything works just fine.

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MADONNA reached out to POPE FRANCIS on Twitter to “discuss some important matters.”

“I’m a good Catholic. I Swear! I mean I don’t Swear,” the singer wrote. “Would it be possible to meet up one day to discuss some important matters?”

She also added, “I’ve been ex communicated 3 times. It doesn’t seem fair.”

The ask comes two decades after the Vatican condemned her “blasphemous” behavior after she was “crucified” on stage during a 2006 concert in Rome.

The Pope has yet to respond.

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AMBER HEARD’s official name on IMDb’s website was changed to “Amber Turd” over the weekend.

The prank is clearly in reference to the now infamous story that following a fight after her birthday in 2016, JOHNNY DEPP says he found a pile of poop in his bed.

Amber blamed it on their dogs, but Johnny says there is no way it came from them.

As the defamation trial between the exes continues, the poop story has been a constant joke on social media.

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TAYLOR SWIFT re-released her song “This Love” on Friday.

Just like with her other re-recorded takes, “This Love (Taylor’s Version)” features tweaks to the original song, but the lyrics remain the same.

The song was first featured on her hit-album “1989.”

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CASTING CALL

The release date for WILL SMITH’s next film “Emancipation” has been pushed back to 2023.

Insiders told Variety that “it's the unspoken truth” that the film will not be released this year as originally planned.

The role was to be Smith’s first movie release since he assaulted CHRIS ROCK at the Oscars.

Smith will appear in Season 4 of DAVID LETTERMAN’s Netflix talk show “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction” on May 20. The sit-down was filmed prior to the Oscars incident.

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FRED SAVAGE has been fired from ABC’s “The Wonder Years” reboot after several accusations of misconduct were raised against him.

A spokesperson for Disney told Deadline that Savage has been “terminated as an executive producer and director” following an investigation into the complaints.

The nature of the allegations remain unclear, though insiders told the outlet Savage “exhibited inappropriate behavior” and had multiple “verbal outbursts” throughout production.

He has been accused of similar behaviors in the past.

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ABC has canceled “Queens” after only one season.

The series, starring EVE, BRANDY, NATURI NAUGHTON and NADINE VELAZQUEZ, followed four estranged women in their 40s who reunite for a chance to recapture the fame they had as a hip-hop ‘90s group.

Viewership started out strong, but dwindled throughout the first season.

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ANDREA SAVAGE will star opposite SYLVESTER STALLONE in “Tulsa King,” a new mob series for Paramount+.

She will play ATF agent Stacy Beale, who left the Anti-Terror squad in New York to join an Oklahoma outpost dealing with local militia groups.

The series follows mob boss Dwight “The General” Manfredi (Stallone) who is trying to create a new criminal empire in Oklahoma after a 25-year stint in prison.

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THE DAILY KARDASHOPUS

KIM KARDASHIAN revealed on Friday that she wore not one but TWO of MARILYN MONROE’s dresses to the 2022 Met Gala.

While everyone is aware of the beaded number she wore on the red carpet, Kim shared photos on Instagram of her wearing the Norman Norwell dress that the late actress wore to the Golden Globes in 1962.

Kim put on the green gown for a Met Gala after-party, where she was also in possession of the Golden Globe that Monroe received that evening, which is owned by her friend JEFF LEATHAM.

WORTH NOTING: People have been split on how they feel about Kim wearing Monroe’s dresses.

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WE’LL NEVER BE ROYALS

PRINCE HARRY and MEGHAN MARKLE will reportedly attend QUEEN ELIZABETH’s Platinum Jubilee, along with their two children.

The couple’s rep told Page Six that after weeks of speculation Harry, Meg, Archie and Lilibet will head to London next month for the celebration.

The foursome will not appear with Her Majesty, PRINCE CHARLES, PRINCE WILLIAM, KATE MIDDLETON and the rest of the royals for the official public appearance and photo op on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

A palace insider told the outlet that Elizabeth has decided only those members of the Royal Family who are currently undertaking official public duties will stand on the balcony — this means no PRINCE ANDREW.

The trip means Harry’s family will get to meet Lili for the first time.

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SPORTS

JOHN SCHNATTER, the former CEO of Papa John’s, recently revealed that two NFL owners wanted him to get NFL Commissioner ROGER GOODELL fired during the national anthem controversy.

Schnatter opened up about the incident on “Fearless with Jason Whitlock” last month, claiming that in 2017 Washington Commanders team owner DANIEL SNYDER and Dallas Cowboys team owner JERRY JONES urged him to “take [Goodell] out.”

At the time, the pizza company was the league's number one sponsor. Schnatter blamed Goodell for Papa John’s falling stock and was very outspoken against players kneeling during the national anthem.

“This is not my job to fire your commissioner. He works for you. I just sell pizzas,” Schnatter told the men.

AS MANY MAY REMEMBER: Schnatter ultimately resigned from the company after he was heard using the N-word on a conference call.

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DAY OF THE YEAR

National Home Front Heroes Day

National Alphabet Magnet Day

National Butterscotch Brownie Day

National Lost Sock Memorial Day

National Moscato Day

National Sleepover Day

National Women’s Checkup Day

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ON THIS DATE

1502 - Christopher Columbus leaves Spain for his fourth and final trip to the New World.

He, along with his brother Bartolomeo and son Fernando, would stop in Morocco, Martinique, Santo Domingo, Honduras, the Cayman Islands and Jamaica.

In November 1504, Columbus would return home to Spain.

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1671 - A famous Irish thief is caught trying to steal the Crown Jewels of the British Royal Family.

His name was Thomas Blood, but he was known as "Captain Blood." He resented the monarchy, especially after the English Civil War caused him to lose his sprawling Irish estate.

The plot to steal the jewels was quickly ended by tower guards, and Blood was taken to King Charles. Legend says that Charles was not upset, but rather impressed by the outlaw's cunning. The King had Blood's estates returned and made him a member of the royal court.

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1865 - President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation declaring armed resistance to end in the South.

This is the commonly accepted end date of the Civil War

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1914 - Woodrow Wilson declares the first national Mother's Day.

Since then it has been set as the second Sunday of every May by Congress.

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1926 - By their own accounts, Richard E Byrd and Floyd Bennett fly over the North Pole in a Fokker monoplane. The purported round-trip from Spitsbergen, Norway took 15-and-a-half hours.

But in 1996, Byrd's diary was discovered, and included passages to suggest the men turned back 150 miles short of the North Pole.

In 1929, however, Byrd would make the first undisputed flight over the South Pole.

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1950 - L. Ron Hubbard publishes a book exploring the science of mental health called “Dianetics.”

The self-help doctrine would guide Hubbard the rest of his life, and the ideals would gather adherents. That school of thought eventually became what is known today as Scientology.

Though known for his fanciful religion, Hubbard was also a prolific author of science fiction and fantasy stories before the publication of “Dianetics."

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1960 - The Food and Drug Administration okays the world's first birth control pill for public consumption.

The first studies on THE PILL began in 1954, using chemicals to inhibit ovulation. Six short years later it was available to the masses.

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1971 - "The Honeymooners" airs its last episode.

The show began as a short-form comedy sketch on the variety show "Cavalcade of Stars" in 1951. Jackie Gleason was the host.

That eventually morphed into the half-hour TV show. It was one of the first shows to be filmed in front of a live audience.

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1992 - The Salem Village Witchcraft Victims’ Memorial is dedicated in Danvers (formally Salem Village) to mark the 300th anniversary of the trials that took place there.

It is located across from the site of the original Salem Village Meeting House where many of the witch examinations took place.

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2005 - The Huffington Post launches.

The liberal site features news, satire, blogs and original content, covering everything from politics and business to entertainment and healthy living.

It was originally created as a counterpart to the conservative Drudge Report.

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2019 - Pope Francis introduces new rules on reporting sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

Part of the news rules state that any official of the Vatican who fails to report abuse could face jail time.

There is also protection offered for whistleblowers and a clause that states investigations into abuse allegations start within 30 days of the complaint.

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BIRTHDAYS

Psalm West - son of Kim and Kanye - 3

Wolfgang Novogratz - actor, “Feel the Beat” - 25

Collins Key - magician - 26

Noah Centineo - actor, “Austin and Ally” & “The Perfect Date” - 26

Desi Banks - comedian - 29

Matt Donovan - hockey player - 32

Adrina Patridge - reality star, “The Hills” - 37

Sasha Farber - dancer, “DWTS” - 38

Prince Fielder - baseball player - 38

Pierre Bouvier - singer, Simple Plan - 43

Rosario Dawson - actress, “Seven Pounds” & “Sin City” - 43

Tamia - soul singer - 47

Dave Gahan - rock singer, Depeche Mode - 60

Amy Hill - actress, “That’s So Raven” & “Just Add Magic” - 69

Billy Joel - rock singer - 73

Born On This Date

Mike Wallace - journalist - 1918 (d. 2012)

Howard Carter - discovered King Tut’s tomb - 1873 (d. 1939)

Isabella “Belle” Boyd - actress & Confederate spy - 1843 (d. 1900)

John Brown - abolitionist & war hero - 1800 (d. 1859)

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