Early Addition: Self-Help Guru Tony Robbins Denies Abuse Allegations
May 17, 2019, 11:43 a.m.
Because David Berman is back with new music, check out today's midday links: Hamptons real estate, RIP Grumpy Cat, Tony Robbins' secrets, new Batman, NJ Trump inaugural investigation, and angry dog.

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- RIP Grumpy Cat, I met you once and held you, you were very soft and nice.
- Surprise! Is your neighbor actually 50,000 honeybees?
- The Silver Jews' David Berman has announced his first album of new music in a decade under the name Purple Mountains.
- Tony Robbins claims he has helped millions of fans overcome some of life’s darkest difficulties—but leaked records allegedly reveal he has used his fame to berate victims of rape and violence, while female former staffers and followers have accused him of inappropriate sexual advances.
- Variety reports that Robert Pattinson is our next Batman.
- Real estate is in a rut in the Hamptons.
- What does the owner of the New York Jets, a Bruce Springsteen cover band, and a firm that hired a pair of Donald Trump’s golf caddie have in common? They were all involved in local efforts in New Jersey to raise money for Trump’s inaugural—efforts that are now under scrutiny by the state’s attorney general.
- This man makes a living making Sims kill (and do other stuff to) each other.
- Listen to a new Phil Spector-esque single from Bruce Springsteen, "There Goes My Miracle."
- And finally, fuck you!!!!
Choose your opponent wisely ... !! 🐶🙄😄
( brando_the_frenchie_ IG ) pic.twitter.com/KbzOJcDfWr— Stefano S. Magi (@StefanodocSM) May 17, 2019