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The Material Girl has decided not to perform in Israel this year because her security staff says that region is too dangerous. (Photo by Craig McDean)

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Thank the Lourdes
Madonna safe from ‘threats,’ Michael Musto on outing, and Golden Girls come to DVD

JUN. 4, 2004
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Her Madge-esty MADONNA was so sick with stomach flu that her doctors advised her to cancel the second day of her “Re-Invention” tour, which kicked off in Los Angeles on May 24. The Material Girl cancelled the May 25 show in L.A. because of the illness but honored all tickets the next day, the Associated Press reports.

Fans in Israel weren’t so lucky. Madonna has called off plans to perform in Israel on the tour. Several news outlets reported that it was because of death threats aimed at the singer and her children, Lourdes, 7, and Rocco, 3.

“She thought she was being targeted because of her Jewish Kabbalah religion,” the London Sun reported about the cancellations. The newspaper also claimed that Madonna “freaked out” after getting “scary” letters from a Palestinian group.

But that’s just not true, her handlers say. “She never received threats,” Madonna’s rep, Liz Rosenberg, told New York Daily News columnists Rush & Molloy.

Rosenberg said Madonna had considered playing Tel Aviv months ago, but never committed to any dates. The singer/celebrity cancelled the plans after her security team advised her that recent violence in the area made it unsafe.

Fans in Israel and in the United States who can’t afford the $100-plus tickets to the show might be able to catch Madonna on CBS. The network recently announced plans to air a two-hour concert special featuring Madonna on the new tour. No broadcast date has been set yet, but gossip columnists Rush & Molloy say Madonna will get $10 million for the special. CBS wouldn’t confirm that figure.

If seeing the show on TV isn’t good enough, Dish has learned that D.C. DJ ED BAILEY, daddy of MADONNARAMA, the semi-annual “all Madonna all night” dance party that is always one of gay D.C.’s hottest club nights, has some special tickets.

For the new tour, there is a pit in the stage with seating for about 20 rabid Madonna fans. Bailey has acquired some of the pit tickets for the D.C. concerts on June 13 and 14 to give away at Madonnarama, which is being held at VelvetNation on Saturday, June 5.

Bailey told Dish that he didn’t know how he was going to give away the tickets, but there would be some kind of contest. He promised Dish it would be something totally outrageous.


Musto gusto
It appears that gay Village Voice gossip columnist MICHAEL MUSTO reads the Washington Blade.

“The Washington Blade’s [managing editor] KEVIN NAFF just wrote an editorial saying that on a recent visit to a New York gay bar, one of the [Fox News Channel’s] anchors got a wee bit tipsy and hit on him,” Musto wrote in his column last week.

Naff’s editorial never named the anchor, but Musto apparently has some inside scoop.

“Spies tell me the guy in question is the one who said ‘blowjob’ on the air and was recently linked to NICOLE KIDMAN,” Musto wrote.

With all these clues, this story has gone from a blind item to a “little-bit-blurry” item.

Dish, who is no stranger to being hit on by closeted newsmen, has figured it out. Can you?


Golden rules
As if the endless reruns on Lifetime weren’t enough, many gay fans will be overjoyed that the GOLDEN GIRLS, portrayed by BEA ARTHUR, RUE McCLANAHAN, BETTY WHITE and ESTELLE GETTY, are finally coming to DVD.

Web site TvshowsonDVD.com reports that it is very likely that the series’ first season, which aired from 1985-86, will be available on DVD this November 30.

Now Dish knows what to get her favorite TV-loving queens this Christmas.






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