Don’t send Barry Fey any money.
Not that the rock impresario couldn’t use it, not that we all couldn’t use a little — but his e-mail account with Hotmail was hacked and all his friends received, and are still receiving, pleas for funds.
“Hi,” the message starts. “Sorry I didn’t inform you about my travel to England for a Program, am presently in Manchester City, I am stranded here because I misplaced my wallet on my way to the hotel where I lodged. I will like you to assist me urgently with the sum of (1,270GBP) which is ($2,000) to sort-out my hotel bills and get myself back home. I don’t even have money to feed myself which means I have been starving over here.”
It goes on to tell you how to wire money to Fey in Manchester. I’ve seen this scam before. The language is off, the plea is fishy, and Fey would never be down and out in England and starving — after all, he just had heart surgery.
“All of a sudden people started calling me, asking if I was all right,” Fey says. “I’m not all right, but I’m not in Manchester either. And if I was going to go anywhere, it wouldn’t be Manchester.”
Fey is most worried that his rock star pals will get the letter — but he figures they will all be smart enough to ignore it.
Hey, Bono! Don’t send money to Barry! Send it to me!
Preggers to pageant.
Denver native Madisen Beaty played Young Daisy in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” Last weekend, she appeared on Lifetime’s “The Pregnancy Pact” as one of the leads — setting off a tornado of tweets. And on Friday, she will be on Nickelodeon’s “iCarly” in an episode titled “iWas a Pageant Girl.”
And if you see some moviemakers around Colorado, they’re shooting an indie flick called “It’s Everyone’s Fault but Wayne’s,” featuring Christopher C. Romero and Gregg Stone, a.k.a. “Uncle Nasty” from KBPI.
Smile when you say that.
Crested Butte’s Heidi Montag, star of MTV’s “The Hills,” looks like Clutch Cargo after multiple recent plastic surgeries. Her mouth moves — but that’s about all. On “Access Hollywood,” Billy Bush asks her about the procedures, from implants to chin to nose to eyebrows.
“You’re a strong Christian,” he says. “I read your tweets. I know you’re a believer. You believe in God the creator and God created you. And (Beverly Hills plastic surgeon) Dr. Frank Ryan rebuilt it.”
“And God created Dr. Frank Ryan,” Montag says.
“So some would say it seems obvious that you rejected God’s creation,” Bush says.
“Or maybe God gave me extra,” Montag says.
City spirit.
Too bad, fellas. Channel 9’s morning sky watcher Becky Ditchfield and Chris Murray got engaged Wednesday in Playa Del Carmen in Mexico. They plan to marry in August . . . French chef Roland Mesnier, who cooked it up at the White House for 25 years, canceled his town hall talk in October due to weather. He will be here 10 a.m. Thursday at Bethany Lutheran Church. Call 303-698-0230 . . . In honor of the huge Snow Show gathering that hits Denver on Thursday through Sunday, Friday is “Wear Your Ski Gear to Work Day” . . . Sez who: “World hunger is a bigger issue than people realize.” Heidi Montag
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