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Winkler Not Amused by Baio's COVID Tweet

Former Happy Days co-star mocked Texas Democrats who tested positive

(Newser) - The man who played the Fonz was not cool with a tweet this week from the man who played on-screen cousin Chachi. After Scott Baio shared an image mocking Texas lawmakers who tested positive for COVID after leaving the state to block a bill restricting voting, Henry Winkler t weeted...

Scott Baio, Ricky Schroder on Same Side in Costco Mask Fight

'80s stars don't like the fact that California stores are still enforcing mask policy

(Newser) - Former child star Ricky Schroder continues to make headlines that have nothing to do with the entertainment industry . The issue this time: face masks. The Silver Spoons star posted a video to Facebook on Saturday in which he berates a California Costco employee who wouldn't allow him inside without...

Chachi Doesn't Like This Happy Days Reunion

Scott Baio slams fellow cast members for online show to benefit Democrats

(Newser) - The Fonz will be there. So will Richie, Potsie, Ralph, and Mrs. C. Chachi, though, will be noticeably absent from an upcoming Happy Days reunion, and it's all about politics. As USA Today reports, some of the big names from the old sitcom are getting together on Sunday for...

Scott Baio Says He Didn't Molest Underage Co-Star

'What I'm being accused of is horrible'

(Newser) - "Ask @scottbaio what happened in his garage at his house when I was a minor. Creep," Nicole Eggert tweeted Saturday, setting off a storm of claims and counterclaims between her and her former Charles in Charge co-star. In later tweets, Eggert, 46, said the inappropriate behavior had started...

Erin Moran's Brother Has Message for 'Tiny' Scott Baio

And Moran's husband pens emotional letter: Cancer 'got so bad so fast'

(Newser) - As Scott Baio walked back his suggestion that drugs and booze had a possible role in Erin Moran's death, Moran's husband put out a letter documenting the actual cause of what killed the actress: stage 4 cancer (friends tell the New York Post it was throat cancer). Variety ...

Scott Baio Explains 'Joanie' Comments After Backlash

He suggested death of former 'Happy Days' co-star was due to drugs

(Newser) - Scott Baio says he was responding to media reports when he suggested the death of his former Happy Days and Joanie Loves Chachi co-star Erin Moran may have been due to substance abuse problems. Authorities in Indiana said Monday that Moran likely died from cancer at her home on Saturday...

Kellyanne Conway 'Punched Man at Inaugural Ball'

'No one was hurt except maybe the dude she smacked'

(Newser) - Senior Donald Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway took matters into her own hands when two tuxedo-clad men started fighting at the inaugural Liberty Ball on Friday night, according to witnesses including Fox Business host Charles Gasparino. "We see a fight between two guys in tuxes and then suddenly out of...

Scott Baio: Red Hot Chili Pepper's Wife Attacked Me Over Trump

Yes, really

(Newser) - It sounds like a bunch of random words strung together, but it's a real news article: Scott Baio claims that during an elementary school function in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Saturday, the wife of the Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer started cussing him out and then physically attacked him. Baio,...

Scott Baio's Big Line: 'Let's Make America America Again!'

He's among the night's celebs

(Newser) - Donald Trump once promised a "showbiz" convention, packed with flash, celebrities, and a "winner's night" featuring sports stars and champion coaches, recalls the AP , which declares that the "show biz" in Trump's Republican National Convention fell considerably short of A-list on Monday. The first of...

Scott Baio: Obama Might Be a Muslim Who Wants to 'Eliminate' US

This is what happens when you have Chachi on Fox Business

(Newser) - Is Chachi angling for a spot as vice president? Mediaite reports Scott Baio went on Fox Business this week and took Donald Trump's claim that "there's something going on" between President Obama and Muslim terrorists to crazy new heights. The actor told host Ashley Webster—who, Crooks...

Scott Baio, Wife Rant About Jezebel's 'Lesbians'

Renee Baio shows her classy side in Facebook diatribe

(Newser) - Scott Baio seems to enjoy tweeting offensive things and then watching as outrage ensues. The latest controversy started when good old Charles in Charge tweeted that his taxes would pay the way of “lazy non working people,” and Jezebel posted the tweet. Baio wasn’t too happy, calling...

Scott Baio Disses First Lady, Gets Death Threats

Actor gets death threats over Twitter diss

(Newser) - Scott Baio probably hasn't had this many people gunning for him since Bugsy Malone. The actor posted a picture of Michelle Obama looking a bit crazed on Twitter yesterday with the comment, "WOW He wakes up to this every morning!" He was soon hit by an avalanche of...

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