A few weeks ago, when Patti LuPone was on Watch What Happens Live, she talked about the fateful night she had with Andrew Rannells, Jon Hamm, and her sworn enemy Glenn Close.
The two legendary actresses do not get along because LuPone was slated to play the lead in Sunset Boulevard, but they gave the role to Glenn Close instead. Needless to say, since then Lupone has not been a fan of Close’s.
So what happened when the two ladies got close to each other on a night out in Manhattan. According to LuPone, she warned her friend Jon Hamm that he better not f*ck her.
That was towards the end of that night, a night we all wish we could have been a fly on the wall. While we were not, Rannells was. Yesterday, when he was on WWHL, he gave some more details to Andy Cohen about what happened inbetween their chance meeting until the threat.
He says the three of them were out at a restaurant, and they went to talk to some friends. When they got back to the booth, Close was sitting there all by herself. The three joined her and chatted for a while. Since both divas are ladies, they acted civilly towards each other. However, you could feel the tension between them.
He probably felt it because LuPone kept saying to him that Close better not try to f*ck Hamm or that she would lose it. No one lost anything that night, but Rannels had a night he will never forget.
I can’t wait to hear what Hamm has to say about it. He better ham it up for the cameras!
I also hope that some big Broadway producer casts LuPone and Close in a revival of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane. Ryan Murphy would have the next Feud unfold before our very eyes.
Patti LuPone was on Watch What Happens Live yesterday and she was spilling the tea to Andy Cohen. The actress said that Barbra Streisand is 50 years too old to play Gypsy, the time she destroyed a dressing room when she got fired from a play in London, and what she thought of playing Madonna’s mother in Evita.
My favorite spilled tea is when she talked about how Glenn Close crashed her get together with Jon Hamm and Rannells. The three of them were having drinks in Manhattan when Close came over and sat next to the Mad Men star. After the Fatal Attraction star left, LuPone said to Hamm, “If you f*ck her, I will never speak to you again.” With that stern warning, he did not go home with her. Which is a good thing because who wants her rabbit soup.
Talking about vengeance, why is LuPone so hasty towards Close? My friend Michael gave me the deets. Close was starring as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, and she was a huge hit. So much so, they asked her to do the role on Broadway. There was only one problem, LuPone was already offered the role. Therefore, LuPone found out she was fired in the papers, and because of that, she is not a fan of Close.
I think the two should kiss, makeup, and star in a Broadway rendition of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane. I would pay a lot of money to see that pairing.
When I saw photos of Glenn Close walking the purple carpet at the Spirit, I was in love with her metallic lilac pants suit by Sies Marjan. Then I noticed her date! They say all men are dogs, and her date was one. As in her best friend Pip.
Not only did her pup escort her down the press line, but he also accompanied her up on the stage when she won best actress for The Wife.
You know what, all awards shows should allow the celebrities four-legged pals with them! Now, that is something I would tune in to see.
BTW If you cannot get enough of these two, then follow Glenn Close on Instagram to see more of their adventures together. Their photos always bring a smile to my face.
Before Glenn Close was a wealthy woman who was cruel to 101 Dalmatians, she was a rich woman who was cruel to parentless kids in The Orphan Train. She looks the same now as she did when she was 31 in that 1979 movie.
Jimmy Fallon challenged Glenn Close to a Horse Drawn Carriage Scooter Race on The Tonight Show yesterday and he quickly regretted that decision. Almost as much as that poor bunny in Fatal Attraction did by letting her pick him up.
He regretted it because the actress fell behind him at the start and she took advantage of it by hitting him in the behind with her scooter! Don’t feel too bad for her because after that move, she moved into first place and won the game.
When it comes to the NBC late night host, at least he got some action out of their race!
Yeah, it is a slow day and this is the best I can come up with him. Be nice!
