Kitty Dukakis says White House life would have driven her over edge
In an interview excerpted in Good Housekeeping, Kitty Dukakis details her alcohol and drug addiction, blaming family history and personal trauma. She recalls a 1988 NH primary panic, daily alcohol use, past psychiatric treatment, and mood instability while married to Michael Dukakis.
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Geraldo Show Dropped By Dallas Station After Viewer Pressure
A Fort Worth mother of two, Lynda Beams, campaigned for nearly three years to move Geraldo Rivera's syndicated talk show from after school time due to concerns over sex and violence. Station KDFW TV cited a ratings drop as the main factor in non renewal.
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Baldwin to return as Jack Ryan in Clancy dramas
Alec Baldwin eyes a reprise of Jack Ryan next year amid two Clancy adaptations in development. John Milius works on Clear and Present Danger while Donald Stewart handles Patriot Games. Producers say decision hinges on which script arrives first and Baldwin’s availability.
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Bardot demands Japan return chimp Chloe from Kyoto lab
Brigitte Bardot urged the Japanese ambassador to return Chloe, a 10-year-old chimp traded from Paris Zoo in 1984 for 10 macaque monkeys. She said Chloe lives in a harsh, frozen environment at the University of Kyoto Primate Research Institute, while an orangutan from the same trade died in a concrete cage.
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Man sues MTV over Rockout idea allegedly used in Remote Control
Mark Winik of New Haven claims in a federal suit that MTV and Viacom stole his 1985 game show concept Rockout, which he copyrighted after proposing it in 1986. The suit says elements appeared in Remote Control and Turn It Up, while Viacom declines comment.
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