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Antoni Porowski is whipping up something new for 2021.

On Tuesday, the “Queer Eye” star, 36, announced the forthcoming release of his new cookbook, “Antoni: Let’s Do Dinner.”

“First off, yes, I do always roll up my sleeves, gazing intently, fork effortlessly dangling from my hand when enjoying a smoked trout niçoise,” Porowski began on Instagram.

“Second, I’ve written a new cookbook w @cooklikeafox [Mindy Fox] and this time it’s all recipes for, you guessed it: Dinner!” he continued.

Porowski, whose “Antoni in the Kitchen” cookbook with Mindy Fox debuted in September 2019, added his new recipes will emphasize the sacredness of home amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

“With food and home becoming more sacred than ever this past year, I am offering inspired dishes allowing for more time eating and less preparing,” he continued.

“Antoni: Let’s Do Dinner,” which is being published by HMH Books & Media, will arrive next September.

Rachael Ray — whose upstate New York mansion was ravaged in a fire this summer — got choked up while giving fans a look at the holiday decor at her temporary home.

The celebrity chef — who is staying at the guest house on her Lake Luzerne property that survived the blaze — said she and husband John Cusimano didn’t put up their traditional Christmas trees this year because their family isn’t visiting, “but we absolutely would not let the holidays come and go without some decoration.”

“I’ve got to tell you, I don’t know where I’d be without friends and a community and people so dear to me that helped me bring Christmas to life, even when you’re not at home,” she said in a segment for the “Rachael Ray Show” this week.

Instead of the large twin trees she usually puts up, Ray, 52, strung up garlands around her guest home. She did put up one small tree that resembled one she and Cusimano, 53, planted in Italy at their 2005 wedding, as well as some other “living things because it’s all about renewal” this year.

On the back porch, long strands of lights are meant to mimic falling snow, and paper lanterns look like falling snowballs. The porch is also home to two gigantic llamas that Cusimano gave to Ray “because I love llamas,” she said.

“The partridges and pears and sugar fruits and things, they do make me feel at home and nostalgic and grateful for the family that I have and the life I’ve led,” she said, getting choked up.

The fire started by accident in a chimney, state fire officials previously said.

A fellow privileged person has come forward to defend the so-called “epitome of white privilege,” Olivia Jade.

Jade shared a clip from her Tuesday “Red Table Talk” appearance, in which she talked about the college admissions scandal, on her Instagram, prompting Sofia Richie to praise her in the comments.

“Yes girl!!😍😍 Cant wait for what’s ahead,” 22-year-old Richie, the daughter of famed singer Lionel Richie, commented.

An Instagram user, however, felt that Richie’s comment was “white privilege supporting white privilege.” Taking the high road, Richie defended her friend against the commenter.

“We are all human, who make human mistakes,” Richie wrote back. “Life is too short to wish negativity on anyone. Sending you love.”

During Tuesday’s episode of “Red Table Talk,” co-host Adrienne Banfield-Norris made it clear she didn’t want Jade to appear on the show.

“I fought it to the nail,” she said. “I just found it really ironic that she chose three Black women to reach out to for her redemption story.”

She added, “Her being here is the epitome of white privilege to me.”

Throughout the episode, Jade repeatedly owned up to her and her family’s mistakes, which landed her parents, Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli, in prison.

“This has been a really eye-opening experience for me … and although there’s a lot of negative around it and there’s a lot of mistakes and wrongdoings, it’s led me to have a completely different outlook on a lot of situations,” she said.

Teddi Mellencamp posted a health update Tuesday about her infant daughter Dove, almost five months after her successful neurosurgery.

“Dove noggin update,” the Instagram post began. “Hi guys, I am 9 months old and other than a zig zag scar underneath my hair across my head I wouldn’t even know I had neurosurgery a few months back.”

In July, Mellencamp — who welcomed daughter Dove in February with husband Edwin Arroyave — revealed that her baby girl would need surgery for Lambdoid Craniosynostosis, or the premature fusion of the bones in an infant skull, per the St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Later that month, the former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star, 39, confirmed the procedure had been a success.

On Tuesday, Mellencamp noted how Dove has been in her helmet, “aka doc band for 10 weeks and am about to grow out of it.”

“The doc’s said I have to wear another helmet for 10+ more weeks but it truly doesn’t bother me one bit,” the message read. “Mom cried a little when she found that out but then Dr. Urata reminded her that not only is it helping me shape my head further but it is protecting me as I am starting to learn to crawl and lift myself up incase I bump into something.”

Mellencamp’s post added how Dove gets to take her helmet for an hour a day, “normally during and after bath time which is a good thing bc peeyou it can get stinky.”

“I am a happy silly baby who loves to laugh, command all the attention in a room, go on walks and be sung to. For any other #craniowarrior babies out there. We have got this,” the message concluded.

Mellencamp received of a slew of supportive messages from her famous followers, including former “RHOBH” co-star Lisa Rinna.

“Hi Dove!!!!!!!! ♥️♥️♥️,” Rinna coomented.

“She is just beautiful,” former “Real Housewives of Orange County” star Gretchen Rossi commented.

2020 has been a difficult year for Mellencamp, who also shares daughter Slate and son Cruz with husband Arroyave.

Over the summer, Mellencamp’s “All In” health program came under fire from critics, and she was axed from the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” in September.

Another royal baby is on the way!

Zara Tindall, the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, is expecting her third child, husband Mike Tindall confirmed Wednesday.

“It’s been a good week for me, had a little scan last week — third Tindall on its way,” Mike said on the podcast, “The Good, The Bad & The Rugby,” according to The Sun.

Zara, 39, the daughter of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips, has two children with husband Mike, daughters Mia Grace, 6, and Lena Elizabeth, 2.

Mike, 42, a former English rugby player, has been married to Zara since 2011.

Zara isn’t the only royal expecting.

In September, Buckingham Palance announced that Princess Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank are expecting their first child together in 2021.

“Jack and I are so excited for early 2021….👶🏻,” mom-to-be Eugenie posted to Instagram at the time.

Eugenie, 30, is the daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York.

Tayshia needs to make a decision.

This week, the walls closed in on our Bachelorette as she had to prepare for home town dates. Though it’s not quite clear how “The Bachelorette” will handle meeting the men’s families next week with the pandemic, the pressure is on.

At the start of the episode, Tayshia had 11 suitors. Only four will make it to the next round.

On Tuesday’s episode she was forced to go deep with her guys, getting them to reveal the root of their characters. Ben and Riley got particularly vulnerable.

But the pain paid off. Tayshia is falling in love with a few of her men, and they’re falling right back.

(Spoiler alert and content warning: suicidal ideation is discussed in this post.)

Here’s what happened on Week 9.

The talk

For those of you who haven’t been paying attention, Noah is a silly 25-year-old and Bennett is a very serious, Harvard educated investment banker. Despsite being polar opposites, Tayshia is into both of them. They can’t comprehend that, and are taking it out on her and each other.

Tayshia sat them both down for chats to get to the bottom of their issues. Bennett lectured her on what emotional intelligence is and why Noah doesn’t have it. She felt that he questioned her integrity. Noah apologized to her for being at the center of all the house drama, and said Bennett talks down to him.

Tayshia sent Bennett home — a decision she didn’t take lightly. So when she saw Noah smiling like he had won some prize, she couldn’t reward him for his behavior. No rose for Noah, but no SUV either.

The cocktail party

Riley and Tayshia celebrated their one week anniversary with a kiss. Zac C. gifted her a framed picture from their photoshoot last week. She also smooched Ben. Brendan wore another adorable turtleneck. It was a lovely few minutes, until JoJo (yes, JoJo Fletcher is still filling in for Chris Harrison) reminded her it was time to break some hearts.

The rose ceremony

Ten guys stood waiting. Only five roses were on the table. Zac, who had a rose from his one-on-one, was safe. Brendan, Riley, Ben, Blake, Ivan and Noah (I know) received roses, meaning Demar, Spencer and Ed went home.

The one-on-one

Ben Smith and Tayshia scooted around the resort (literally) to find an “oasis” that JoJo set up for them. They jumped into fountains and hit piñatas to discover clues. It was cute.

They had so much fun, but Tayshia could tell Ben was holding back. He told her that being perfect is something that was drilled into him as a child. Last week, he bravely confessed to her that he suffered from an eating disorder. On Tuesday, Ben revealed to his date that he had two suicide attempts in 2018 and 2019, something he had never told anyone before. “I didn’t want to burden anybody with my problems. Luckily they didn’t work,” he said. Tayshia embraced him with open arms. It was another mature, vulnerable discussion, which have come to be a real highlight and welcome addition to this season. Of course, he was given the rose. With a new bond made, they danced together during a private concert.

The group date

Brendan, Ivan, Noah and Riley were put to the test on the group date. A polygraph test. Because nothing says love like intense interrogation. (Note: it probably wasn’t a real polygraph test, because it was hooked up to flashing lights, and I’ve watched enough true crime documentaries to know that’s not how they work.) JoJo asked the questions. She discovered that Brendan may not be ready to go into hometown week. She also uncovered that Zac has cheated on someone before. And that he’s falling in love with Tayshia. Also Riley may not be named Riley.

The questions continued at the cocktail party. Why is Zac a cheater? It’s because he made out with a girl at a bowling alley while dating someone else, in sixth grade. More good news: Tayshia is falling in love with him too.

Off to the side, Riley started to break down, worrying about him meeting her family. The test was right: He was originally named after his father. After struggling with his relationship with his mother, he decided to start over, including getting a name change.

Tayshia was floored with his and everyone’s honestly, and didn’t feel that it was fair to give out a rose just because she had to. They’ll have to wait until the rose ceremony to see who will make it to next week.

Surprise!

Bennett came back to get his girl. He claimed that he wasn’t merely falling in love, like those other amateurs. He was in love. She needed to process his words, and allowed him to stay the night at the resort so she could think.

Prediction

It’s two nights of “The Bachelorette” next week. On Monday and Tuesday, it seems that Tayshia allows Bennett to come back. Everyone breaks down crying. Things are getting real. Also it’s the “Men Tell All” special, which will never match up to a “Real Housewives” Reunion. It wants what Andy Cohen has.

If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or are experiencing a mental health crisis, call the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 800-273-8255 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.

Joe Exotic — the ex-zookeeper convicted of trying to hire a hit man to kill rival Carole Baskin — is hoping Kim Kardashian can get him out of jail, a report said Tuesday.

Exotic, whose story was made famous in the Netflix show “Tiger King,” penned a letter to Kardashian, asking if she could help score him a pardon from President Trump, ET reported.

“I know you have never met me and may never want to however I do believe that you hold the values of our justice system dear to your heart,” reads the note, dated Nov. 4.

“Please help me by just taking 10 minutes out of your life and placing a call to President Trump to look at my 257 page pardon,” he wrote, according to ET.

“It’s all the evidence I’m innocent and ask him to sign my pardon so I can return home to [my husband] Dillon [Passage] and my father.”

Kardashian successfully lobbied President Trump in 2018 to grant clemency to Alice Marie Johnson, a grandmother who was serving a life sentence without parole for drug offenses.

Since then, the reality-TV icon has continued to advocate for criminal justice reform, and met with an Oklahoma death row inmate just last month.

Joe Exotic — whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage — urged Kardashian to call him.

“No one even has to know you did it,” he wrote — though the cat’s out of the bag now that the letter was published.

The flamboyant felon, 53, is a year into his 22-year sentence in the failed murder-for-hire plot against Baskin, who runs a big-cat zoo in Florida.

His reps have been campaigning for a pardon as Trump’s time in office comes to a close — even reportedly spending $10,000 at the president’s hotel in Washington, DC.

Exotic became a star from behind bars following the hugely successful Netflix series “Tiger King,” which aired at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US.

Kardashian, 40, appears to be a fan of the show and tweeted about it back in March.

She and her friend Jonathan Cheban dressed up as Baskin and Joe Exotic for Halloween, while Kardashian’s four kids went as tigers. 

It wasn’t immediately clear if Kardashian had received the letter.

Exotic recently penned another letter to Fox 23 in Oklahoma, begging for Gov. Kevin Stitt to rally on his behalf.

“I am not only asking President Trump for an immediate pardon, but I am asking Governor Stitt to place a call to President Trump and ask him to sign my pardon,” he wrote.

In April, Trump said he’d “take a look” at Exotic’s request.

Disgraced pastor Carl Lentz is getting help after being accused of cheating on his wife with “multiple” women.

The former leader of trendy Hillsong church in NYC is seeking treatment at an outpatient facility that specializes in depression, anxiety, and pastoral burnout, a source confirmed to Page Six Tuesday night.

“Carl wants to be better for his family and is dedicated to doing the work. His family is supporting him and hopes their privacy will be respected on this journey,” the source said.

Lentz was booted from Hillsong last month after 10 years shortly before confirming he had been unfaithful to his wife Laura, the mother of his three kids.

As we revealed, Lentz and his wife have been in “intensive” therapy; the source said he is working towards rebuilding her trust.

“He has no ill will towards the church and recognizes that they needed to take some course of action to address his missteps,” they added.

It was revealed that Lentz had been having an affair with Brooklyn designer Ranin Karim.
Hillsong chief Brian Houston was later caught on tape discussing Lentz’s multiple affairs.

After cops raided a party at the Nautilus Hotel, we’re told that authorities are going to make sure there’s no more partying at the Miami hotspot until the lockdown’s over.

The sceney South Beach hotel usually hosts several celeb-stunned parties during Miami’s Art Basel.

And, as we reported, it hosted a packed bash on Sunday, even though the art fair isn’t happening this year because of COVID — only for the bash to be closed down by police, in part because of maskless throngs partying.

In an official report on the event, seen by Page Six, local authorities say they “will continue to monitor the location to make sure it is not operating during the shutdown.”

According to the report, there were around 150 people at the event.

As we reported, the ticketed bash kicked off at 3 p.m., and organizers said there would be temperature checks and that, “Masks [would be] REQUIRED at the door for entry and must be worn at all times during the event.”

But video of the packed event, seen by Page Six, makes it clear that few, if any, partiers wore masks.

It was closed down around 8p.m.

Reps for the hotel didn’t get back to us.

While “Tenet” director Christopher Nolan is steaming that Warner Bros. has chosen to release its full 2021 slate as streaming on HBO Max, “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins is more open to the idea — for now.

“If you had told me a year ago that we would ever go straight to streaming in any way, shape or form, I would have flipped out. Like I’m not for that plan in general” she told SiriusXM’s Jess Cagle. “I’m very pro-theatrical release and I will be that again, as soon as this is over.”

She added, “However, this is such a crazy year… all of us are trying to figure out [our] lives, how to do everything the best we can.” She pointed out that if every movie distributor waited till the end of the pandemic, “then every movie in the world tries to come out at the same time,”

Her sequel, “Wonder Woman 1984,” will stream Dec. 25.

“I just was like, ‘You know what? That’s actually pretty incredible to get to share’ … and in this moment, to just try to reach people however they can see it. I’m so grateful …I make films because of communion with audiences.” She figures, “It’s cool, the timing.” 

The movie will also be in select theaters.

Miffed Nolan told the Associated Press, “You have these great filmmakers who worked with passion and diligence for years on projects that are intended to be feature films with fantastic movie stars. And they’ve all now been told that they’re a loss-leader for a fledgling streaming service.”

His film “Tenet” did not go straight to HBO Max, and will be available “through Roku and Amazon Prime and iTunes and be everywhere all at once for people to enjoy,” he said.

He lentzed him some change.

Tyler Perry dropped nearly $100,00 so disgraced Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz and his family could live in a luxury Los Angeles mansion, the UK’s Sun is reporting.

Perry, 51, covered six months of rent upfront on the 5,000-square-foot, five-bedroom Manhattan Beach home — valued at $4 million — where Lentz, 36, and his family moved after unloading their New Jersey home days before he was sacked from the megachurch for infidelity.

The Sun reports that in addition to splashing out on the $16,000 per month rental, Perry has been a shoulder to cry on for Lentz, who’s been “leaning” on Perry since his dramatic fall from grace. Another source told the paper that said the pair have been “consistently” talking with each other.

“Tyler has been friends with Carl and his wife Laura for years and is sticking by them and their kids during this difficult time,” a source said. Indeed, Perry posted a picture of himself on a plane reading Lentz’s “Own the Moment” in 2018 and the pair now share a PR firm in Hollywood power players Sunshine Sachs, who also rep Ryan Seacrest and Meghan Markle.

Hillsong founder Brian Houston publicly cited “moral failures” when Lentz got the boot. Recently leaked audio suggested that Lentz was unfaithful several times — including with Brooklyn designer Ranin Karim, whom he split from in October — and former Hillsong members echoed that accusation on social media, alleging that Lentz’s behavior was known to Hillsong for years.

Lentz — who could still collect a severance package from the church — and Laura, who was also reportedly fired from Hillsong, are in “intense therapy” following the scandal. The two have been spotted out with their kids while in LA, and apparently, nothing will keep Lentz from doffing his shirt, as he’s already also been snapped sans chemise on the beach, talking on the phone and meditating.

Hillsong has hired an independent law firm to investigate its inner workings after Lentz’s tarnishing of the megachurch’s million-dollar brand.

A Bronx-born rapper was arrested after cops found an arsenal of guns and some marijuana during a raid at his New Jersey home, prosecutors said Tuesday.

A Boogie wit da Hoodie — whose real name is Artist Dubose — was hit with weapons and marijuana possession charges, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.

Law enforcement authorities executed a search warrant at the 25-year-old artist’s home in Demarest on Monday.

Officials didn’t say what their investigation was in connection to.

The search turned up four handguns, hollow point bullets and various high-capacity magazines, as well as weed and drug paraphernalia, prosecutors said.

A personal security guard at the home, 33-year-old Quashaun Hagler, was also charged with illegal weapons possession, NorthJersey.com reported.

And A Boogie’s manager, Samblou Camara, was slapped with drug charges after cops searched his home in Bergenfield and found marijuana, prosecutors said.

The arrests came a day after a shooting broke out across the street from a Teaneck nightclub where the rapper was celebrating his 25th birthday.

However, authorities said A Boogie’s arrest was not related to the shooting, which left an 18-year-old man critically injured.

“He is not a suspect, nor did we believe him to be a suspect,” Chief Detective Robert Anzilotti said of the rapper.

The Dylan deal left “Blood on the Tracks.”

When Bob Dylan sold off his hit catalog this week to Universal Music Publishing, it was a big miss for Sony, home of Dylan’s longtime label, Columbia, insiders told Page Six.

Sources exclusively told us that Sony was left in the dark over the blockbuster catalog sale — even though it releases Dylan’s music, and still controls his catalog internationally via its Sony/ATV publishing arm.

Dylan’s deal with Universal is thought to be the biggest of its kind, with reports estimating its value at up to $300 million.

A source told Page Six, “Sony had international publishing on Dylan for 20 years and they didn’t even know [the catalog] was up for sale.” The industry vet added: “And even with having his masters at Sony, he never even offered it to them.”

Sony/ATV has said that its international publishing deal with Dylan still will run for “several years.”

But music insiders also told Page Six that Dylan taking his catalog to Universal may be particularly painful for Sony, since Taylor Swift exited Sony/ATV earlier this year to sign a publishing deal with Universal after she’d been with Sony/ATV since she was 14. Unlike the Dylan sale, Swift’s move away from Sony/ATV had been expected, since she’d already signed a global contract with Universal in 2018.

Some insiders added that Dylan’s new Universal deal was a reflection that Sony/ATV brass didn’t make enough of an effort to cement a strong relationship with the folk-rock icon. But others insisted that wasn’t the case, and that Dylan has close ties to Sony across many divisions. Columbia just released Dylan’s most recent album, “Rough and Rowdy Ways,” in June.

Dylan’s catalog was previously controlled by the Bob Dylan Music Company, and the sale to Universal included over 600 copyrights spanning 60 years, and songs such as “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “The Times They Are A-Changin,'” “Like A Rolling Stone,” “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” and “Tangled Up in Blue.” Universal will now make money whenever a Dylan tune is streamed, played on radio, or used in an ad, film or TV show. 

Reps for Dylan and Sony did not comment.

As Page Six first reported, radio power player Charlamagne Tha God has renewed his deal with iHeartRadio after much speculation that he’d move on to a new home.

But we’re told that he was at the center of a hot bidding war with rival radio stations and TV companies before he decided to reup his contract to co-host the network’s buzzy morning show the “Breakfast Club.”

“Every major media… outlet was interested in speaking and meeting with Charlamagne in the hopes of luring him away from iHeart,” said an insider. But they said the network’s execs came up with a sweet deal because “they wanted to continue the success that they have experienced for the past 10 years. He is one of the most sought-out talents in the world of media.”

We’re told it was one of the biggest media deals in Black radio history.

The show, which he co-hosts with Angela Yee and DJ Envy, celebrates its tenth anniversary this month.

“A lot of money was brought to the table [by competitors] but Charlamagne chose to remain home,” said a source.

When we asked Charlagmagne if the negotiation with iHeartRadio execs had been a drawn-out process, he told us, “Nobody really understands my value or knows my value as much as [iHeartRadio execs] do. They have seen all the analytics; they have seen all the numbers. Nobody out there would quite understand what I bring to the table. So it wasn’t a fight.”

An insider also told us that his relationship with iHeartRadio CEO Bob Pittman helped convince him to stay. “He feels he was empowered and supported by Bob,” they said.

On Monday we reported that he signed a new five-year deal which will see him continue to front the “Breakfast Club” and “Weekends with The Breakfast Club,” plus he’ll get a new quarterly one-on-one interview show. He’ll also have a new role as an executive at the network.

Meanwhile, he’s also working on his “Black Effect Podcast Network,” where the source says “he wants to empower Black voices that go unheard, especially when it comes to women.”

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Everything gone is back.

New crime drama about the Guccis (and Maurizio Gucci’s 1995 murder) has Jeremy Irons, Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jared Leto. Ridley Scott directing. Lady Gaga plays Maurizio’s ex-wife, who was convicted of ordering the hit — after he had an affair …

More everything old: A Carol Burnett movie based on her memoir “Carrie and Me” is coming. Tina Fey’s producing …

More. Johnny Cash’s wife before June Carter was Vivian Liberto. They met in a Texas roller rink. Married 13 years. Mother of his four daughters, whom she raised while Cash was on the road making cash. Misidentified as being black and threatened by the KKK. All in the new documentary “My Darling Vivian.”

Rosanne Cash: “She was always shown as a shrew. After their divorce, the public saw her as nothing. So my mother faded into a kind of negative obscurity.” Gone in 2005, she now gets her story told. Streaming on demand.

In 1947, “It’s a Wonderful Life” had Jimmy Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Donna Reed, and direction by Frank Capra. On Sunday, it has Ed Asner, Pete Davidson, Ellie Kemper, Mia Farrow and original cast member Karolyn Grimes, who played Zuzu, that little girl who said, “Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.” The reading is a benefit for the Asner Family Center.

Behind a fotog’s scene …

Philip Gefter’s book “What Becomes a Legend Most” reprises fashion’s most iconic photographer — the late Richard Avedon. Avedon’s most prized photo was of the then-most-famous cover girl. Title: “Dovima With Elephants.” 1955. Harper’s Bazaar. Somehow a chemical stain appeared on its negative. To eliminate that flaw for a 1978 Met museum exhibition, Avedon’s studio manager and master printer, Gideon Lewin, created a new negative. Each and every one of its subsequent images are from Lewin’s handiwork. Per Avedon, all originals were then destroyed. Only two existed. One, unsigned, is in the Smithsonian. Dovima was born in Jackson Heights. Gideon lives on Sutton Place. Where the elephants came from I don’t know. That photo’s value I know. Sotheby’s put it up for $1 million in 2018.

But people are still buying things

Sean Connery’s gun in the first James Bond film, “Dr. No,” exceeded estimates. Was auctioned for $256,000. Buyer anonymous. Also Tom Cruise’s “Top Gun” helmet — $108,000 and Bruce Willis’ “Pulp Fiction” sword — $35,200.

Forget off with the old/on with the new. Now it’s on with the old/off with the new. Tomorrow Sotheby’s auctions the late Marylou Whitney’s jewels. Ten pieces. Marylou had Whitney money, Saratoga stables, horses, galas, young husband. If someone somehow someplace were richer, no piggy bank was fatter.

Even before the words “flawless diamond” drop from your mouth, Sotheby’s has 29 pieces from the vault of the late Cecile Zilkha. Philanthropist, rich lady, she gave to the Met Opera, her own art gallery, plus enough left over to acquire treasures. In those days of galas and parties and gowns, it all hung on her. Now it’s in a glass case up for auction.

Please try to pay attention

Carol Alt, Tyra Banks, Heidi Klum’s stylist says the new supermodel — wearing Nicole Miller on the 25A magazine cover — is Charlize Cotton … And early Christmas card was from WNBC-TV’s vegetable guy Peter Napolitano, with whom I shared the camera a lifetime ago. Thanks, Pete … Shelly Fireman, who owns Trattoria Dell’Arte, Brooklyn Diner, Fiorello’s, Bond 45, Redeye Grill, just opened Brooklyn Deli at 200 W. 57th. He guarantees “an army of pastrami” … Personal psychic Frank Andrews predicted John Lennon’s death to Yoko Ono. He even lived with them. And he’s in the short film “Ivy’s Paranormal.” 

Unsure what restaurant you can still go to? Forget one with anybody waiting for the Heimlich maneuver.

Only in shut-down New York, kids, only in shut-down New York.

When rock icons such as Bob Dylan and Stevie Nicks begin selling off their catalogs, something must be blowin’ in the wind in the music industry.

Certainly, the record business was rocked by Monday’s announcement that Dylan had sold the rights to his six-decade trove of tunes to Universal Music in a deal that is believed to be the biggest ever of its kind: Sources told Bloomberg it was more than $200 million, while the New York Times reported that it could be more than $300 million.

This news came just a few days after Nicks sold 80 percent of her stake in her publishing rights — for both her Fleetwood Mac and solo work — to music publisher Primary Wave for $100 million, according to the Wall Street Journal.

While each deal is different, selling your copyrights typically allows the purchaser to use your songs for any marketing purpose (such as a TV commercial) and, in some cases, entitles them to your songwriting royalties. Some deals, such as the Nicks one, also include the right to use such things as your name and likeness.

So what’s behind these a-changin’ times? As with just about everything else in 2020, COVID-19 was a significant factor.

“Touring was the financial engine of the music business right up until March, so everybody had to rethink,” said Jem Aswad, senior music editor at Variety. “And what’s something that’s not gonna lose value in a pandemic? Intellectual property. Copyrights. Publishing. It’s a reliable asset.”

With most artists not making big coin from physical record sales, downloads or even streaming — unless you’re Taylor Swift — touring is a major revenue stream, which suddenly dried up.

“So you’ve also got the Killers, [who] sold their publishing assets to a private equity firm; Calvin Harris sold his assets to a private equity firm,” said Aswad. “Those are two acts right there who rely enormously on touring for income … They may have made some financial decisions thinking they were gonna make X amount of money off of a tour this year. And now they’re making zero.”

No doubt, artists who are feeling the COVID crunch have to think outside the box. “They’re very willing now to talk about divestment,” said Steve Salm, chief business development officer at Concord Music Publishing, which reportedly just acquired Imagine Dragons’ portfolio for about $100 million.

Salm also cited the pandemic touring problem as a selling point for artists, but said it’s really about the “absolute gross dollars” available from deals like this. “The prices reach a point where the owner says, ‘Of course I have to sell. I never thought I would see a price like this in my life,'” he said.

On top of that, Aswad said, the incoming presidential administration will also bring “what is likely to be a big jump in capital gains taxes, [so] people are looking to get these deals done before Biden comes into office and whatever new laws he makes take effect.”

From a financial perspective, Primary Wave CEO Larry Mestel agrees that the time is right to make these deals. “First of all, interest rates are so low,” he said. “And music copyrights provide a great place for investors that like to invest in alternative opportunities — a relatively safe place to go and get yield. As an example, Stevie Nicks, her catalog has been generating very stable income now for, what, 30 years or more.”

What selling off a catalog can do is breathe new life into old classics, said Mestel. “Artists are focused on … opportunities to reintroduce their songs into a new youth culture, [which is] very important to these artists ’cause these songs are their babies.”

For Mestel, landing Nicks’ catalog was a process that began long before 2020 and the pandemic. “We’d been talking about it on and off for almost 10 years,” he said. “And there’s so much we believe that we can do and achieve together.”

Coming on the heels of the Nicks deal, the Dylan one seals the fact that “this market is white-hot,” said Salm. “Bob Dylan proves that even the absolute top of the food chain of songwriters understands that this is an asset class that has inherent dollar value.”

But, Salm added, few would be worthy of the same kind of blockbuster bucks.

“When you get to such rarefied air and such pristine, culturally important compositions like Bob Dylan’s,” he said, “you are auctioning off the finest of fine art that an auction house has.”

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos have two words for 2020: “See ya.”

On Monday, the “Live with Kelly and Ryan” star, 50, unveiled her 2020 holiday card, which featured the couple’s sons Michael, 23, and Joaquin, 17, and daughter Lola, 19, and a very pointed message about the year.

“Behold the card,” Ripa began on Instagram. “We wish you health, happiness and a break from 2020. Back of the card says it all.”

In the second image taken by photographer Miller Mobley, Ripa and husband Mark Consuelos’ three children are seen walking as Lola looks back to the camera, with the message, “See ya 2020,” is splashed across the bottom.

Ripa’s famous followers immediately gave their stamp of approval.

“Your children are like gods and goddesses. I mean really such gorgeous beings-inside and out,” Carrie Ann Inaba of “Dancing with the Stars” commented.

“The two of you made some really good ones,” ABC News’ David Muir wrote.

Consuelos, 49, who has been married to Ripa since 1996, replied, “Fam.”

Dr. Anthony Fauci will be visited by Father Time and Santa on Christmas Eve.

The infectious disease expert will celebrate his 80th birthday on December 24.

Practicing what he preaches, the doc won’t be hosting an in-person party. “We’re going to have a Zoom celebration with my wife and I in my house, and my children scattered throughout the country,” Fauci explained to CBS Evening News Anchor Norah O’Donnell during the Milken Institute’s Future of Health Summit, according to Business Insider.

Fauci is father to adult daughters Megan, Alison and Jennifer, who are in their late 20s and early 30s — and who followed his advice by not visiting for Thanksgiving this year.

He and his wife Christine Grady have come to terms with skipping in-person holiday celebrations. “We’ll get through it,” he told O’Donnell.

Like on Turkey day, Fauci urged Americans to not travel or gather with loved ones to stop the spread of the coronavirus. “The Christmas issue even bothers me more than Thanksgiving,” he said, explaining that Thanksgiving travel tends to only last a few days, but Christmas trips often span a week’s time through New Years.

Though it was weeks ago, the effect Thanksgiving gatherings had on the spread of COVID-19 is yet to be fully understood, said Fauci.

As cases continue to rise at record-breaking rates, Fauci urged that Americans “double down” on safety precautions. He advised “wearing masks, avoiding crowds and congregate settings [and] keeping physical distance.”

“If we can do that together, pulling together as we get the vaccine rolled out, we should be OK, but it’s not going to happen spontaneously. We’re going to have to make the effort to do that.” 

We’re seeing double.

Reese Witherspoon and her lookalike daughter Ava Phillippe, 21, posed for a festive Instagram photo on Sunday wearing matching holiday sweaters from Witherspoon’s brand, Draper James.

“Ok. It’s 💯 true that I had to beg her to wear a matching Holiday sweater…. but isn’t it CUTE??!! #humorme #itsamomthing,” the “Legally Blonde” actress, 44, captioned the sweet snap.

“Worth it,” Jennifer Garner agreed in the comments, while Selma Blair wrote, “Cutest.”

“Thank you for tagging so I could tell which was which,” Derek Blasberg added.

Witherspoon wore Draper James’ Puff Sleeve Fair Isle Sweater in red ($150), while Ava — whom the Oscar winner shares with ex Ryan Phillippe — sported the same style in white ($150).

The mother-daughter duo clutched matching snowflake mugs for the photo op, and even coordinated their gold jewelry and beauty looks, with Witherspoon wearing hot pink lipstick and Ava opting for classic red.

The nearly identical pair previously posed together for Draper James’ Valentine’s Day campaign in 2018.

After threatening to sue President Donald Trump for copyright infringement, Neil Young has voluntarily dismissed the case in New York courts.

The Canadian-born songsmith filed a lawsuit after his songs “Rockin’ in the Free World” and “Devil’s Sidewalk” were played during the President’s now-infamous rally in Tulsa this summer — which featured thousands of empty seats despite his campaign’s boast it had requests for 1 million tickets.

“This is NOT ok with me…,” Young, 75, raged in a tweet at the time.

The “Crazy Horse” frontman’s initial complaint in August said he “cannot allow his music to be used as a ‘theme song’ for a divisive, un-American campaign of ignorance and hate.” Young also alleged that Trump had repeatedly used his music without permission since 2015.

However, at the time, the Commander in Chief’s staff claimed they had paid to license the tunes for a campaign event. In 2016, Young even stated he had “nothing against” Trump using his music legally. “He actually got a license to use it. I mean, he said he did and I believe him … But if the artist who made it is saying you never spoke to them, if that means something to you, you probably will stop playing it. And it meant something to Donald and he stopped.”

Trump later said that “Rockin’ in the Free World was just one of 10 songs used as “background music.” He added, “Didn’t love it anyway” — despite the fact that he went on to use the anthem again during his 2020 re-election campaign. By that time, Young had already become a vocal critic of the current administration, particularly after this summer’s Black Lives Matter protests.

Neither party have confirmed why the musician had his suit dismissed, nor whether they settled out of court, The Guardian reported.

Meanwhile, President Trump faces yet another lawsuit by musician Eddy Grant over the use of his song “Electric Avenue” in a Trump campaign video.