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Weberman Victim Files Civil Suit; Seinfeld’s Sneakers

Plus Justin Timberlake to perform in Israel, and more in the news

by
Stephanie Butnick
January 09, 2014
Jerry Seinfeld attends the premiere of the Bee Movie on November 25, 2007 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
Jerry Seinfeld attends the premiere of the Bee Movie on November 25, 2007 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

• A civil suit has been filed against Nechemya Weberman, currently serving 103 years in jail after being convicted on 59 charges of sexual abuse, by his victim. [NY Daily News]

• Missing teen Caleb Jacoby was reportedly seen in Providence, RI. [JTA]

• Anthony Weiner is apparently going to appear as his self(ie?) on a TV show called Alpha House [NY Post]

• Justin Timberlake is going to perform in Israel, concert organizers say. [Jerusalem Post]

• Woody Allen will be awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes this month, but he’s not going to accept it. (Diane Keaton will, on his behalf) [LA Times]

• Jerry Seinfeld’s sneaker style icons? Joe Namath and Bill Cosby. [GQ]

Stephanie Butnick is chief strategy officer of Tablet Magazine, co-founder of Tablet Studios, and a host of the Unorthodox podcast.