LEGUIZAMO LENDS A HAND
Donald also decided he didn’t need to book the other acts that were part of the original deal, including who’d just been diagnosed with cancer, and and
“Who’s Steve and Eydie?” Trump asked, according to Weisman. Weisman says he tried choking The Donald by his tie, but his son, who was also at the meeting, restrained him.
Weisman called Sinatra to tell him what had happened, and Sinatra told him he had two choices: to tell Trump to go f--- himself or give Trump’s phone number to Sinatra so that he could do it himself. Weisman returned to Trump’s office and told The Donald “Sinatra says go f--- yourself!”
The deal never happened and Sinatra ended up playing at the Sands in Las Vegas. Much to Weisman’s surprise, when Trump opened Mar-a-Lago, his office called him out of the blue because they needed an opening day act. He offered Don Rickles, along with Steve and Eydie. Trump accepted. Before kicking off his Broadway show “Latin History for Morons” on Oct. 19, (photo) will help club owner raise money for natural disaster victims in Mexico and Puerto Rico at La Boom nightclub in Woodside, Queens. Zamora, who also operates Cantina Rooftop on W. 48th St., is hosting his events on Sunday and Oct. 15. Leguizamo was also scheduled to join producer in Puerto Rico this weekend to deliver 5,000 solar lights to residents of the island who are working to overcome recent visits from Hurricane Maria and President