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Drew Barrymore

Suffolk NY
Real Estate
Drew Barrymore Lists Converted Barn Estate In Sagaponack With 7 Beds, 6 Baths For $8.4M Drew Barrymore Lists Converted Barn Estate In Sagaponack With 7 Beds, 6 Baths For $8.4M
Drew Barrymore Lists Converted Barn Estate In Sagaponack With 7 Beds, 6 Baths For $8.4M Drew Barrymore won’t be spending ever after at her sprawling New York estate. The “E.T.” and “Scream” star listed her Long Island abode in the village of Sagaponack, converted from a barn that was originally built in 1920, for just under $8.5 million. Situated on 1.7 acres less than a mile from the beach, the charming home boasts nearly 7,000 square feet of living space that includes seven bedrooms and six bathrooms. “This exceptional compound is in a premiere A+ location among the wide open scenic fields and beaches of iconic Sagaponack,” reads the listing from Sotheby’s International Rea…

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by Michael Mashburn
Suffolk NY
News
Head Writers Ditch Suffolk's Own Drew Barrymore Over Talk Show Strike Controversy, Report Says Head Writers Ditch Suffolk's Own Drew Barrymore Over Talk Show Strike Controversy, Report Says
Head Writers Ditch Suffolk's Own Drew Barrymore Over Talk Show Strike Controversy, Report Says Three top writers on actress Drew Barrymore’s daytime talk show are quitting over her handling of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, The Hollywood Reporter says. Chelsea White, Liz Koe, and Cristina Kinon - WGA members and co-head writers on “The Drew Barrymore Show” - have turned down offers to return for the show’s fourth season and production is looking for new writers, according to the outlet. The 48-year-old Barrymore, who owns a home on Long Island in the village of Sagaponack, sparked heavy backlash in September 2023 after initially saying her show would resume production wit…

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by Michael Mashburn
Suffolk NY
News
LI's Own Drew Barrymore Halts Talk Show After Backlash: 'I Have Listened To Everyone' LI's Own Drew Barrymore Halts Talk Show After Backlash: 'I Have Listened To Everyone'
LI's Own Drew Barrymore Halts Talk Show After Backlash: 'I Have Listened To Everyone' In a major reversal, actress Drew Barrymore has halted her daytime talk show due to the ongoing writers’ strike after facing days of backlash for initially pressing on with the show. The 48-year-old “Charlie’s Angels” and “50 First Dates” star, who owns a home on Long Island in the village of Sagaponack, took to Instagram Sunday, Sept. 17, issuing another apology and announcing that production on her show’s fourth season will not resume after all. “I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is over," Barrymore said. "I have no wo…

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by Michael Mashburn
Suffolk NY
News
Suffolk's Own Drew Barrymore Is Sorry For Writers, But Says Show Will Go On: 'Bigger Than Me' Suffolk's Own Drew Barrymore Is Sorry For Writers, But Says Show Will Go On: 'Bigger Than Me'
Suffolk's Own Drew Barrymore Is Sorry For Writers, But Says Show Will Go On: 'Bigger Than Me' See an updated story here: LI's Own Drew Barrymore Halts Talk Show After Backlash: 'I Have Listened To Everyone' Actress Drew Barrymore will continue her daytime talk show despite the heavy backlash she’s received for doing so amid the ongoing writers’ strike. The 48-year-old star, a New York resident who has a home on Long Island in the village of Sagaponack, said she wanted to “own” her decision and “take full responsibility" in a now deleted Instagram post Friday, Sept. 15.  “I know there’s just nothing I can do that will make this okay for those it is not okay with,” she…

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by Michael Mashburn
Suffolk NY
News
New Arrest Warrant Issued For Drew Barrymore's Alleged Southampton Stalker New Arrest Warrant Issued For Drew Barrymore's Alleged Southampton Stalker
New Arrest Warrant Issued For Drew Barrymore's Alleged Southampton Stalker The man, who’s accused of stalking the “50 First Dates” actress after rushing her onstage and searching for her Long Island home, now has a warrant out for his arrest — again. A Southampton Town judge has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of alleged Drew Barrymore stalker Chad Michael Busto, age 43, according to a report from ABC7 NY on Thursday, Sept. 7. Read the original story: New Details: Drew Barrymore's Alleged Stalker Charged After Appearing At Her Southhampton Home Busto had been released without bail at his arraignment on Friday, Aug. 25, under an agreement that he wo…

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by Sophie Grieser
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
New Details: Drew Barrymore's Alleged Stalker Charged After Appearing At Her Southhampton Home New Details: Drew Barrymore's Alleged Stalker Charged After Appearing At Her Southhampton Home
New Details: Drew Barrymore's Alleged Stalker Charged After Appearing At Her Southhampton Home Brand-new details have just been released after a man who rushed Drew Barrymore onstage at an interview earlier in the week has been arrested and charged with stalking after he was found searching for her Long Island home, police said. Chad Michael Busto, age 43, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 24 at 11:59 p.m., Southampton Town Police announced. Read the original story: Drew Barrymore's Alleged Stalker Spotted, Detained Near Her Southampton Home: Police Busto, who is originally from Washington DC, was first questioned by the department when, the afternoon before, he was reportedly rid…

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by Sophie Grieser
Suffolk NY
News
Drew Barrymore's Alleged Stalker Spotted, Detained Near Her Southampton Home: Police Drew Barrymore's Alleged Stalker Spotted, Detained Near Her Southampton Home: Police
Drew Barrymore's Alleged Stalker Spotted, Detained Near Her Southampton Home: Police A man who rushed up to Drew Barrymore during an event, causing her to be rushed offstage, was nabbed after he attempted to find her again at her Long Island home, police reported. On Wednesday, Aug. 23, a man identified as Chad Michael Busto was temporarily detained and questioned outside of the “Charlie’s Angels” star’s house in the Hamptons, the town’s police department confirmed. Read the updated story: New Details: Drew Barrymore's Alleged Stalker Charged After Appearing At Her Southhampton Home Lieutenant Todd Spencer confirmed that Busto allegedly went in search of Barrymore’s h…

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by Sophie Grieser
New Haven
Police & Fire
Teen Hero Saves Family: 'If I lost my life, I was going to do it saving somebody' Teen Hero Saves Family: 'If I lost my life, I was going to do it saving somebody'
Teen Hero Saves Family: 'If I lost my life, I was going to do it saving somebody' Waterbury's Justin Gavin, 18, said that he raced toward a burning car to rescue its occupants because none of many onlookers honking and yelling from their vehicles were "doing anything to help out." "I wouldn't call myself a hero, I just did what was right," he said when he detailed the events of the Sept. 9 rescue during his appearance on the "Drew Gooder" portion of The Drew Barrymore Show. "A lot of people called me an angel about it, but I just did the right thing." Gavin said he was walking down West Main Street in Waterbury, in the process of running an errand, when he saw the b…

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by Christina Coulter
Mercer
Business
Drive-In Movies Coming To Walmart Parking Lots Drive-In Movies Coming To Walmart Parking Lots
Drive-In Movies Coming To Walmart Parking Lots Movies at Walmart aren't only on the shelves these days -- they'll soon be on big screens in select parking lots. The chain is teaming up with Tribeca to offer drive-in theaters in 160 of its lots starting in August. In a separate, star=studded endeavor, the retail giant is creating a "virtual" summer camp for children cooped up by cabin fever because of the coronavirus. The Tribeca Enterprises team will program the movies, which will run until October, Walmart said in a press statement. “Walmart will roll out this red carpet experience in towns across the country for a combined 320 showi…

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by Jon Craig
Port Chester
Schools
'Wedding Singer' Production A Musical Hit At Port Chester High School 'Wedding Singer' Production A Musical Hit At Port Chester High School
'Wedding Singer' Production A Musical Hit At Port Chester High School You may remember the Adam Sandler movie version of "The Wedding Singer," but this weekend, Port Chester High School's Drama Club performs its take on the musical classic. Singer Robbie Hart rocks the Port Chester High School stage as the drama club presents its spring musical. In the movie, Sandler was a wedding singer in the 1980s and Drew Barrymore played a waitress named Julia with whom he fell in love. The show opened on Thursday, April 12. There are two more  7 p.m. shows on Friday and Saturday, April 14 and 15 in the PCHS auditorium. PCHS theater students are getting plen…

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by Jon Craig