Dear Abby Advice Columns on In-Laws and Boundaries
A reader asks how to curb visiting in-laws who arrive after work and eat without bringing food. Abby labels them freeloaders and urges the writer to set boundaries without fear of offense. Another letter asks how to handle a coworker oversharing personal details and suggests a diplomatic confrontation. A third reflects on wedding party size versus appearance, affirming that a wedding is about loved ones, not appearances.
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Celebrity Divorce talk show pilot aims for syndication
Hollywood reports a pilot for a syndicated half hour talk show titled Celebrity Divorce featuring celebrities discussing splits. Co executive producer Stephen Metz says he has lined up famous guests but will not name individuals. Los Angeles Times
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Dean Martin Returns to Stage After Kidney Health Check
Entertainer Dean Martin, 70, declares health perfect as he resumes a Las Vegas run at Ballys Hotel after a six week break from the Rat Pack tour with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. Spokesman says no split prompted his March 21 departure. illness labeled as flareup of an old kidney problem.
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Speakes Book Defies Backlash Tops Best Seller Lists
Former Reagan press secretary Larry Speakes and co author Robert Pack see Speaking Out rise on major lists. The book debuts with a NYT ranking of 15th and a Washington Post position of ninth before its official Sunday publication.
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Sheen to Produce TV Movies for New Turner Network
Turner Broadcasting System announced on Friday that actor Martin Sheen will produce TV movies for the new Turner Network Television. The first project, The Last Missile, will star Sheen and Kris Kristofferson.
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Clapton and Boyd seek divorce over adultery claim
Eric Clapton and Pattie Boyd filed for divorce in London on Friday after nine years of marriage. Boyd cites adultery with Italian TV personality Lory Del Santo, who has Clapton's baby boy. Boyd was once married to George Harrison.
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Bardot backs Chirac for France president over Mitterrand
Brigitte Bardot, famed screen siren and animal rights advocate, endorses Jacques Chirac in France’s May 8 election saying Francois Mitterrand failed to act on her animal protection proposals. Chirac pledges new animal welfare measures.
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Bob Hope Street Renaming in Burbank Honors Comic
Oprah Winfrey and philanthropists fund upcoming Special Olympics at Bloom Township High School near Chicago after most medals and ribbons were stolen. Fred de Cordova says Tonight Show work continues behind the scenes amid writers’ strike, with daily bookings to return to air.
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