Friday, February 07, 2014

Blind Item #8

Borro is a pawnbroker in NYC. They say they loaned $70K on an Oscar. What Oscar though? It has to be before 1951 because of Academy rules but the amount seems really low for a loan. Maybe the person only needed that amount and didn't want to go crazy, but to me it seems like this is probably a lesser award category. Any guesses?


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22 comments:

  1. Unknown11:02 AM

    who cares

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  2. sandybrook11:02 AM

    Ok Liza Minelli selling her mothers Academy Juvenile Award.

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  3. White.God.of.Fuck11:02 AM

    Montgomery Clift pawned his Best Actor Oscar.

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  4. Bruce Jenner11:03 AM

    Nope, I dont have a clue.

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  5. sandybrook11:04 AM

    It is probably some kid selling some designer or crew members award rather than actors award.

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  6. Jessi11:05 AM

    Sweet Jesus, find the needle kids!

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  7. sandybrook11:05 AM

    Well I guess I cant be posting twice at the same time

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  8. Seven of Eleven11:11 AM

    Right, @Jessi?

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  9. Paint Chips11:16 AM

    I think there's a possibility that someone who needs that much money quickly might be a rule breaker.

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  10. Steampunk Jazz11:27 AM

    A look for Oscar winners that live in NY brought me to PSH. I suppose the entyties are trying to say it was him pawning for drugs...
    Jeeze...

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  11. NomNom8311:29 AM

    Well, there have been ~2,800 Oscars awarded since 1929. But half of those went to Meryl Streep so, statistically (and since Walt Disney is already dead), I gotta put my money on her.

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    1. Sherry12:05 PM

      Was just going to lurk today but that comment was so awesome I had to compliment you NomNom.

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    2. Kristin Wigs12:17 PM

      Well done NomNom :)

      Sherry I like when you comment.

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  12. aemish11:30 AM

    @Jazz.. "It has to be before 1951 because of Academy rules.."

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    1. Steampunk Jazz12:13 PM

      I don't know the Academy rules :-\ I thought the winners got to keep them. Does the academy have a buy back clause?

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  13. Anonymous11:41 AM

    Some old lesser award...non actor/movie award...

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  14. Count Jerkula11:56 AM

    "they loaned $70k" That means it wasn't sold, they just needed to borrow money, so they only wanted $70k because they didn't want to pay interest on the higher amount.

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  15. Sherry1:33 PM

    Thanks Kristin. I miss you and the other fun people but the new cast since Feb one is boring me. Too many comments to skip over and then there's nothing there. Sigh...

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  16. crila161:49 PM

    Harold Russell - The Best Years of Our Lives.

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  17. Sean2:24 PM

    Yes, the Academy has a policy that winners cannot sell their awards. You actually have to sign off when you get nominated.

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  18. Krissie2:55 PM

    The Academy is very strict about what you do with an Oscar. I remember years ago Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen had a TV show and they got in trouble because she used her Oscar in a promo for it. The Academy made a big fuss and fined the network.

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  19. Steampunk Jazz4:50 PM

    Wow krissie and Sean, truly didn't know that. Hmm, a pawn isn't sold unless the pawner defaults , so it could be a higher up the ladder person...but I wouldn't want to be in their shoes when the academy tracks them down...

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