Between his two weekly live shows on QVC and his broad digital platform, Mr. Venable last year sold more than $250 million worth of egg poachers, frozen crab cakes and backyard smokers. When he posted a recipe for Philadelphia cheesesteak dip, it reached 5.5 million people on Facebook.
This appeared in The Star-January 7, 1997. Country star Marty Stuart has set up home with Nashville legend Connie Smith--who is 17 years older than him. Marty, whose string of hits include Tempted and The Whiskey Ain't Workin', was only 6 when Connie had her No. 1 country hit Once A Day. Now he's 38--and she's 55.
Corey Feldman is defending his decision to share a story about his friend Corey Haim being raped by a producer when he was only 11-years-old. Feldman is also attacking the family of the late actor for refusing to speak out against the Hollywood pedophile ring he claims abused them both. Feldman says the abuse he and Haim suffered was widely known by people in the industry. Haim would struggle with drugs up until his death in 2010 at the age of 38. Feldman shot to fame in his teens thanks to his roles in Goonies and Stand by Me.