Brian Damage
04-06-2011, 10:49 PM
So, you thought our Mary was pure as the driven snow? I have news for you: she�s turned Mary Richards, her old TV character, into a tabloid reporter.
Last night, I ran into Mary and her husband, Dr. Robert Levine, at the Museum of Modern Art�s tribute to director David O. Russell. (He�s a little young for a tribute, but he did make one of my favorite movies, Three Kings.)
Mary, who interviews each member of the cast individually, even unearthed a bit of a salacious scandal Mary unearthed as she interrogated the whole gang (sans the sadly departed Ted Knight).
It turns out that Cloris Leachman and Ed Asner had a bet I didn�t know about,� Mary said. �Cloris bet Ed that if he lost 30 pounds, she�d, let�s say, 'do something very nice for him.'� Mary didn�t say �sexual,� but she did wink � and I think we understood exactly what she meant. Calling it a Lewinsky would not be inappropriate.
�The funny thing is, Ed lost 28 pounds � and everyone found out about the bet. The two of them met up and were face to face. What would happen? But they turned and went their separate ways!�
Oh, Mr. Grant!
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Last night, I ran into Mary and her husband, Dr. Robert Levine, at the Museum of Modern Art�s tribute to director David O. Russell. (He�s a little young for a tribute, but he did make one of my favorite movies, Three Kings.)
Mary, who interviews each member of the cast individually, even unearthed a bit of a salacious scandal Mary unearthed as she interrogated the whole gang (sans the sadly departed Ted Knight).
It turns out that Cloris Leachman and Ed Asner had a bet I didn�t know about,� Mary said. �Cloris bet Ed that if he lost 30 pounds, she�d, let�s say, 'do something very nice for him.'� Mary didn�t say �sexual,� but she did wink � and I think we understood exactly what she meant. Calling it a Lewinsky would not be inappropriate.
�The funny thing is, Ed lost 28 pounds � and everyone found out about the bet. The two of them met up and were face to face. What would happen? But they turned and went their separate ways!�
Oh, Mr. Grant!
http://cache2.allpostersimages.com/p/LRG/38/3804/ELVIF00Z/posters/clifford-ann-actress-cloris-leachman-attending-benefit-event-with-actor-ed-asner.jpg