The Illuminated Donkey

Can it be?!?! Yep, it's Wednesday again, and that means it's time for another episode of Nancy Goldstein's GALLOrious!

This week my sister Nancy has tracked down an oldie but still GALLOrious bit of sniping at his former co-star, Christina Ricci.

When the [New York Post Page Six columnist] mentioned Ricci to [Gallo], he snapped, "It was OK when she wasn't drunk on the set. I think she's an alcoholic — it was either that, or she was on cough syrup the whole time."

Gallo, who also snidely claimed that Ricci lost weight on the set because he limited her diet, seemed to spit fire. "I don't like her," he continued. "She's an ungrateful c--t. But it was OK. She's basically a puppet. I told her what to do, and she did it."

Some brief notes on the subject:

• Cyst? Colt? Chat? Coat? I'm stumped.
• Who among us wouldn't like to have a Christina Ricci puppet? That sounds like a lot of fun.
• While I never directed Ricci, back in `93 my friends Gary and Keith and I did strongly consider buying either her or Winona Ryder's Mermaids costume at a Disney-MGM Studios shop.

Anyway, this has been another excellent installment of GALLOrious! Thanks, Nancy!