Elliot Mintz

Elliot Mintz (born February 16, 1945) is American media consultant and publicist whose clients have included the John Lennon Estate, Bob Dylan, Paris Hilton, Chris Brown, Yoko Ono, Christie Brinkley, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Diana Ross, Don Johnson, Melanie Griffith and others. In the late 1960s, Elliot Mintz had two shows on KPFK (Pacifica Foundation, sister stations in Berkeley, KPFA and KPFB) in Los Angeles, California, Looking In and Looking Out. In 1971 he hosted a Kaiser Broadcast syndicated television show that integrated musical guests with film clips shot in and around Southern California. In 1973, Mintz was the entertainment correspondent for Eyewitness News on KABC television in Los Angeles. Beginning in 1988, he hosted a weekly syndicated radio series, The Lost Lennon Tapes, heard globally each week for almost four years. The hundreds of hours of broadcasts contained previously unreleased tracks, rehearsals, composing tapes, interviews and home recordings of John Lennon, whom Mintz met in 1971. Mintz has appeared in two feature documentaries about Lennon and Yoko Ono and written an essay about his relationship with them published in 2005 by Harper Collins in a book

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Lennon's Rep: John Was NO Reagan Supporter!!

One of the closest people in John Lennon's life is calling B.S. on Lennon's former assistant ... claiming John believed in the message of "Imagine" until the day he died ... and was NOT a Ronald… READ MORE >

Music, Politix - 335 days ago
Elliot Mintz: My Face Was F*&%ed Up on Purpose

Elliot Mintz: My Face Was F*&%ed Up on Purpose

Paris Hilton's ex-flack popped up on all the blogs after he showed up for her birthday party looking like a reject from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" -- but he assures TMZ it was just a… READ MORE >

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New Celeb Couple Alert: Mintz and Macy

New Celeb Couple Alert: Mintz and Macy

What is Grammy award-winning singer Macy Gray to do after a show at L.A.'s famed Hollywood Bowl? Hit up the hottest club in town ... with uber publicist Elliot… READ MORE >

Music - 1738 days ago
DJ AM?  More Like DJ EM!

DJ AM? More Like DJ EM!

Is this the same Elliot Mintz that used to be a DJ in the '60s?You may have just dated yourself, Chris! Yes, the Elliot Mintz of today is the same as the Elliot Mintz of the 60's. He used to DJ… READ MORE >

Scientology, Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes - 2052 days ago
Hottest Videos -- Week of 09/03

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The entire celebrity landcape was both shaken' and stirred when cops busted Paris Hilton for DUI in Hollywood early Thursday morning. Paris' sister Nicky and her boyfriend Kevin Connolly of… READ MORE >

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