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  Celebrity Photographer James Edstrom Times Square Gossip celebrates over 20 years of bringing you stories and the best photos from the top photographers in the world.  Times Square Gossip Traffic of Unique viewers are huge after so many years.  UNIQUE VIEWS TO DATE AS OF JULY 6TH, 2026 21,444,366 MILLION AVERAGE UNIQUE VIEWS A MONTH 250,000 TO 550,000 THAT'S 250 THOUSAND VISITORS AND AS HIGH AS 550 THOUSAND VISITORS A MONTH  Thank you to all the readers and all the writers and photographers who brought us such great content.          

  Joyce Randolph And James Edstrom Woke up to sad news. My friend of 40 yrs Joyce Randolph (Trixie Honeymooners) passed away last night at 99.  Last time I spoke to Joyce was on our Birthday Oct 21st. For so many years we threw our birthday parties together with Julie Wilson & other celebrities. I can not tell you how many adventures we had together. She was Married to a great guy, Dick Charles. They had a great son Randy Charles.  Years ago I talked them into renewing their wedding vows out in Long Island. When I picked them up at their Central Park West home in a stretch limo, Dick started to make a Vodka and Soda. Joyce was like, "Dick, It's 7am in the morning. Dick turned to her and said, Dammit Joyce, I'm getting married in a hour. Joyce turned to me and said, James, You Get me in more jams than Ralph Kramden ever could. " The wedding was picked up worldwide.  Our birthdays brought out a cast of characters. Golden Girl Rue McClanahan hosted a couple of our w...

  Ivana Trump  Reporter Katy Forrester from 'The Sun' did a great interview with me on my years photographing Ivana Trump for publications around the world. I did many many photo shoots with Ivana from New York City to Mar A Lago. I was very sad to see that she passed away, the last time I saw her was at Phillippe Chow in NYC. She was not the same, the spark was gone, the fire went out.  Read my interview Here. THE SUN ONLINE .

  James Edstrom With Nurse Tracy I got my Covid 19 shot on Sunday at Mount Sinai hospital on 101st street in Manhattan. Tracy the nurse was wonderful as was the whole staff.  I urge anyone that can get the vaccine to do it now. The more people that are vaccinated the faster we will get back to normal life. So far no side effects, which is great. I get the second shot on March 15th which I am looking forward too. There is something about getting the vaccine that gives you a sense of power. You feel that maybe you are beating this horrible virus. We will all have to continue to wear masks for a while and practice social distancing, but this adds a extra layer of protection till we can beat this. Many people I speak too are very scared to get the shot. Many say they will not get the vaccine. I urge everyone to get the shot in the arm, it could save you and it could save someone in your family. This is the only way we will get to herd immunity if we can at least get close to 80% o...

**** THE LOSS OF NEW YORK'S CABLE ICON Story By: David Salidor & James Edstrom **** Barry Z. With James Edstrom, Ian Miller And April Sandmeyer Cable-TV gadfly Barry Z (The Barry Z Show) passed earlier this week after a series of health setbacks. Say what you will about the ubiquitous Mr. Z, but he was a TV-pioneer much in the way that a Joe Franklin and Nick Yanni were. I worked on a show eons ago, even before Barry, called Crashing New York and though it was done very bare-bones ... we had some of the best guests ever. I know, I booked them. I loved, for lack of a better word, the zeal that those producers had. Barry Zabusky   AKA Barry Z had such guests as Ray Romano, Joy Behar, Brett Butler, Mario Cantone, Joan Rivers, Jackie Mason, Whoopi Goldberg, Jerry Lewis, Pat Cooper, Regis Philbin, Julie Andrews and Liza Minelli on at various times in the show’s history. I handled, and sometimes that word encompassed a lot, his PR, and let me tell you...

 **** FAKE NEWS WITH A FAKE PRESIDENT Story By: James Edstrom ****   Bette Midler Our favorite star, Bette Midler knows how to get Donald Trump's attention with her tweets. Not only are they right on the money, she adds a comic touch to them, showing just how stupid Donald Trump really is. Bette Midler ‏ Verified account   @ BetteMidler 11h 11 hours ago For # LaborDay Trump tweets, “We're building our future w/American hands, US labor, US iron, aluminum & steel.” In a Chinese tie, no doubt. Bette Midler ‏ Verified account   @ BetteMidler Sep 5 I have a week off; I'm pooped. I don't want to do anything but sit & stare at a wall. Sadly, # Trump has totally ruined walls for me. Look, Bette is a New York City Icon. I have photographed her many times over the years. Always so sweet, always...

James Edstrom On CBS 2 News We did a interview today on the illegal renting of affordable apartments in New York City On Air BNB websites and others.  Doing this harms all New Yorkers. It raises the rents in our buildings and takes away our housing stock.  When you do this, you put other tenants in your building at risk. You have no idea who you are really renting to and having transients in and out of a building is dangerous to other tenants. If you know of anyone doing this, call 311. This effects all New Yorkers.

  ****   THE WAR AGAINST PEOPLE WITH HIV-AIDS Story By: James Edstrom **** Charlie Sheen And James Edstrom First of all, Charlie Sheen is a very nice guy. I met him a couple of times, he is sweet, caring and funny. I applaud him for telling the world about his status, he should have done it sooner though and not been blackmailed by these ruthless people. Being diagnosed with HIV is very hard. You are in shock, you think your going to die and you start making plans to die. But even worse is the abuse you receive from the city of New York trying to find a way to stay in a home and to pay for your medicine to stay alive. When I was told I had full blown AIDS in 2001, days after September 11th, my whole life changed. I was so sick, I could not pay my rent, I could not afford my medicine and having HIV was still not accepted. My doctors sent me to the City's HRA HASA HIV unit which in turn gave me even more horror. They made promises they never kept...

**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G.H. Harding **** James Edstrom And Jerry Springer KEYS LOST-- Bobby Keys, the saxophonist who played with the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and Buddy Holly, has died Monday at the age of 70 at his home in Tennessee. According to his spokesperson, Keys had been suffering with long-term liver problems following his well-documented problems with alcohol and heroin. While he played with many rock 'n roll legends during the 60’s and 70’s, Keys was best known for his work with the Stones - including tracks “Brown Sugar,” “Live With Me,” and “Emotional Rescue.” His horn-break on their “ Can’t You Hear Me Knockin g” is positively captivating and chilling. In a statement, the band said: “The Rolling Stones are devastated by the loss of their very dear friend and legendary saxophone player, Bobby Keys." "Bobby made a unique musical contribution to the band since the 1960s. He wi...

**** Out For Blood: Private Diary of a Gossip Vampire Photos By: James Edstrom **** Mike Walker's 'Out For Blood ' NY Post's Richard Johnson With Enquirer's Mike Walker & Geraldo Rivera Resident Editor Christopher Pape With Rita Cosby   Jean Shafiroff With Mike Walker Tomaczek Bednarek With Rita Cosby And Marty Berman Power Publicist Norah Lawlor With Ann Lawlor And Rita Cosby Vanity Fair Icon John Connolly With Flo Anthony James Edstrom With Legend Mike Walker Erica And Geraldo Rivera Ben Widdicombe Geraldo Rivera hosted a book party to celebrate the launch of National Enquirer gossip columnist and #1 New York Times bestselling author Mike Walker’s latest novel, Out For Blood: Private Diary of a Gossip Vampire at Ivy Bar and Grill on Monday, November 4, 2013. In Out For Blood, the latest book from veteran National Enquirer “Guru of Gossip” Mike Walker, the term “deadline” t...

**** THIS AND THAT Bitching By: James Edstrom **** James Edstrom Clowns Around On G5 Jet The past week has been a tough one. I really don't know about this summer, it has been hard just to survive. Many of my readers wrote and asked why I did not write anything last Friday. Well I had to fly to Washington DC, that's all I can really say right now, I will be writing about that in a few days. Just want to make sure I have all the information right before I do a big story with some great photos.  I have some very good and generous friends. Knowing that I was not feeling so good last week, they flew me and a few friends down to DC on their personal G5 Jet, arranged for all the limo service and treated me like a king. I know they are very private, so I won't mention their names. But they got me to Washington DC in 30 minutes compared to a 5 or 6 hour drive and they got me home just as quick.  Who else can say they left for Washington DC at 1...

**** THIS AND THAT Memories By: James Edstrom ****  James Edstrom Writing the last story (below this one) on Chris Colfer visiting Elvis Duran's hit show on Z100 Radio yesterday, brings back such memories on morning TV and Radio shows. Some good, some not so good. Morning is very hard for me. I do not understand why no one seems to understand this. And radio can be hard if you do not have a host that listens to their guests. Some hosts are great and some are only concerned about themselves. I have done almost every TV and Radio show and was a regular on so many big shows for years. Some were so easy and fun and others were just plain hard. But the hardest part was waking up for them. I am a night person, when the sun goes down, I am up and when the sun rises, I'm in bed. Mancow In The Morning is a very hard show to do. I was a regular every few mornings on the phone from New York and when I was in Chicago I was in the studio. I love ...

Tanay Jackson On YouTube Tanay Jackson, Tito Jackson's daughter and the niece of megastar Michael Jackson, launches a new campaign to show the world just what she's got going for her...and that's a lot. Like her uncle, Jackson combines exciting, evocative songwriting with expressive and energetic stage routines. Reviews say “she looks incredible onstage...a great performer,” and “Tanay obviously takes after her Aunt Janet.” She records in the Pop music genre. Her most recent music video “Honey” is available for viewing on YouTube; Jackson is the songwriter and director. She is the only daughter of former The Jackson Five/The Jacksons guitarist Tito Jackson and the younger half-sister of Taryll, Tito and TJ Jackson, members of the singing group 3T. Like the first generation of the Jackson family, Tanay Jackson discovered her natural abilities at a young age. Raised by her mother in Maryland, the gifted songwriter and performer was first recognized by her fo...