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■ Dave Chappelle began the host’s monologue on Saturday Night Live last week by denouncing anti-Semitism, but then added sarcastically, “And that, Kanye, is how you buy yourself some time.” The comic invoked several Jewish stereotypes in both criticizing and defending Kanye “Ye” West and NBA star Kyrie Irving, who both recently made anti-Semitic comments. “I’ve been to Hollywood. It’s a lot of Jews,” Chappelle said. He joked about Ye breaking “the show-business rules” by saying Jews control Hollywood and the media. “You know, the rules of perception,” Chappelle explained. “If they’re Black, then it’s a gang. If they’re Italian, it’s a mob. If they’re Jewish, it’s a coincidence and you should never speak about it.” Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said it was “disturbing” to see Chappelle and Saturday Night Live “not just normalize but popularize anti-Semitism,” adding, “Why does our trauma trigger applause?”
■ Tiffany Trump married billionaire heir Michael Boulos last week, with her father, former President Trump, playing host at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump walked Tiffany, 29, his only child with ex-wife Marla Maples, down the aisle and danced with her to the Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun.” In his toast, Trump jokingly warned, “Michael, you better take care of her.” Boulos, 25, was born in Lebanon and grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, where his father runs the conglomerate Boulos Enterprises. Maples also gave a toast, saying, “I just want to thank your wonderful father, Donald, and the beautiful Melania [Trump] and all the family for holding so close to Tiffany throughout the years.”
■ Gisele Bündchen is denying reports she is dating jujitsu instructor Joaquim Valente, just weeks after finalizing her divorce from Tom Brady. Bündchen, 42, and Valente were photographed dining last week in Costa Rica, along with Bündchen’s two children with Brady, 45. She and Valente posed together for a magazine photo shoot last year, and she credited him for teaching her self-defense and “making training so much fun.” When Brady was asked last week if he regrets returning for another NFL season, which reportedly triggered the divorce, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback said that he has “zero” regrets.