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198. ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER 07/20 **10**

https://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2020/07/blind-item-10-reader-blind-old-hollywood.html

Reader Blind - Old Hollywood: The story of how this entertainer (Wayne Newton) who is associated with a specific city (Las Vegas) that is popular for vacationers took offense at being the butt of many of this permanent A+ talks show host’s (Johnny Carson) punchlines is well known. For a period, he was frequently belittled in the show’s nightly monologues. This all ended when the entertainer, who held a black belt, showed up at the hosts’s office and let him know he would hurt him physically if this continued. The host stopped making fun of him immediately. What is less known is a similar situation the same host had with an actor. At the time, the actor (Sonny Tufts) was known primarily for one thing - Appearing in bad movies ("Cat-Women on the Moon" (1953) and "Cottonpickin’ Chickenpickers" (1967)). He was also a severe alcoholic and had run ins with the law. Like the first entertainer, the host started mocking him in his monologues. And also like the first entertainer the actor waited until the host was alone and then confronted him. However, the actor was drunk and known to be violent and ended up not only beating up the host but also violently sodomizing him. This was covered up by the network although one of the hosts’ ex-wives alluded to it during their civil divorce trial. Wayne Newton/Johnny Carson/Sonny Tufts (Carson’s gay jokes provoked Newton) (Who is Sonny Tufts?) (Sonny Tufts: His Bite Was Worse Than His Bark) (May 14, 1963 - "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson From Los Angeles"/Sam Yorty, George Burns, Otto Preminger, Sonny Tufts, Rosemary Clooney) (With Her Marriage in Limbo, Joanna Carson Finds Solace in Friends, Charity and a Job)