“Arnold Palmer was all man – and I say that with all due respect
to all women, and I LOVE women.  But this guy…this guy…
this is a guy that was all man.  This man was strong and tough. 
And I refuse to say it, but when he took showers with the other pros,
they came out of there they said, ‘Oh my God – that’s unbelievable!’ 
I had to say it.  I had to say it!”   
– Donald Trump waxes rhapsodically about Arnold Palmer. 
I can’t quite figure out – is he saying it with zeal or envy?

You all know that I like to keep it real, as the kids say (well, the kids said it in the ‘80s).  So, I want to make a confession – I have to wear reading glasses.  It’s gotten worse in recent years, especially when I have to read anything on stage or screen.  For those occasions, I’ve started wearing multifocal contact lenses, which I should wear all the time.  I just haven’t gotten into the habit.  Tonight, I was getting ready for the annual Task Force Gala in South Beach (more about that last week).  So I put the contacts in…just in case.  On my way out the door, I glanced in the mirror and thought, “My God – you’re looking a little rough.”  It’s not that I’d aged overnight.  I just don’t typically look in the mirror with contacts in.  I’d gotten used to everything being in soft focus – like when they shot Barbara Walters on The View, or Lucy in Mame!  So I have to either look in the mirror contact-free, or accept the aging process.  Or simply avoid mirrors!

I’ve stayed pretty silent on the Sean Combs situation – except when music producer Rodney Jones filed his sexual assault suit.  You remember Lil Rod (an unfortunate moniker under the best of circumstances) – he claimed Diddy groomed him as a gift for Cuba Gooding Jr. – you can read the details on BillyMasters.com.  I assumed that was that, until I combed through the lawsuits of over 120 alleged victims.  Then I read about a 42-year-old guy who was assaulted at Puffy’s 1998 White Party in the Hamptons.  I quickly did the math in my head and figured he was about 16 at the time that Combs allegedly told him to drop his pants.  Allegedly, the powerful producer began “squeezing and feeling” the teen’s penis and genitals.  Very similar to the Cuba complaint.  More to come, I’m sure.