Author: John

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – You’ve probably been hearing a lot about Stephanie Matto’s fart jars lately. The 90 Day Fiance star’s done an admirable job getting folks to discuss her toots at length over the last few days, after announcing she’s no longer going to sell them. Given that she was a stripper named Kitty before she was a reality star and fartrepreneur, it’s no wonder that Stephanie’s hustle game is strong

CELEBITCHY – This story about men’s tennis #1 Novak Djokovic being held and interrogated at the Melbourne airport is *wild*. Apparently Djokovic, who’s trying to play the Australian Open in a couple of weeks, may have lied about his vaccination status. So the Australian Border Police are refusing to let him into the country, and the whole thing is now an international incident

THE BLAST – With his latest decree, Pope Francis managed to piss off both parents *and* pet owners. That’s truly some efficient infallibility. Especially when you remember that Pope Francis, who’s been a legitimate critic of capitalism and economic inequality, doesn’t seem to realize that couples sometimes choose pets over kids because they can’t afford the latter

JEZEBEL – “If Golden Globes Are Awarded But No One Is Around to See Them, Did the Show Really Happen At All? The 2022 ceremony won’t have stars, a red carpet, reporters, or NBC cameras. Maybe it’s time to just call it a day?

THE HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP – Kim Kardashian is dating Pete Davidson and Kanye West is dating Julia Fox, because two of the most famous people in the world will gladly fuck below their pay grade to out-petty each other. But it turns out Pete and Julia may have dated and / or smashed a few years ago, so the whole situation is getting an especially silly sloppy seconds vibe

GO FUG YOURSELF – This is one of the nicest Betty White tributes I’ve seen. And, in typically terrific GFY fashion, it comes with a fantastic + extensive Betty White photo gallery, stretching all the way back to the 50s

DLISTED – Prince Andrew would really appreciate it if the court would just throw out Virginia Giuffre’s sexual assault lawsuit against him and forget the whole thing. Unfortunately for Prince Antiperspirant, that’s “not likely” to happen and the case will almost surely go to trial

REALITY TEA – NeNe Leakes sold the Atlanta-area house she shared with her husband Gregg Leakes following Gregg’s passing last September. Somehow, despite the red-hot real estate market and NeNe’s celebrity appeal, she had to cut the price twice before landing a buyer

LAINEY GOSSIP – “Hoyeon Jung, the breakout star of Squid Game, covers the February issue of Vogue. This is a surprise but not a surprise…because, well, Hoyeon is not a western star. Everyone may have watched Squid Game but she is not a household name”

PAJIBA – Finally, it sounds like there’s a truly bonkers story behind The King’s Daughter, the Pierce Brosnan-Kaya Scodelario movie coming out in a couple of weeks. Turns out this movie has actually been completed and sitting on a shelf for almost seven years? Also, there’s this: The King’s Daughter “tells the story of how King Louis XIV’s quest for immortality led him to capture a mermaid”

The Steven Assanti COVID rumors are true — and the controversial My 600 Lb Life star says his case was so bad that he was near death. Steven, who recently resurfaced on social media after a multi-year hiatus, revealed that he was hospitalized for both COVID-19 and pneumonia shortly before Christmas. Read on for the details, plus the first new photos of Steven since Starcasm broke the story of his marriage!

THE BLAST – It seems Queen Rihanna might be expecting her first child? Rumors are swirling that the Barbadian monarch might be expecting with boyfriend A$AP Rocky. I don’t know if this means Rihanna won her long-simmering feud with Kendall Jenner or not

LAINEY GOSSIP – Oh — and I’m calling her “Queen Rihanna” because Barbados has officially divorced itself from the British monarchy. And they named Rihanna a “National Hero” at the same ceremony, so she now has an official title: “The Right Honourable Robyn Rihanna Fenty.” But I think it works better if we just shorten that to “Queen”

THE HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP – Apparently Anna Duggar believes her still-husband Josh was “framed by the Biden administration” for those pesky child pornography charges. So the answer to this article’s headline would appear to be…probably?

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – Speaking of Josh’s now-underway trial on the aforementioned charges, Jim Bob himself recently took the stand. He mostly hemmed and hawed, and also tried to “challenge the judge multiple times” (none of which worked). Derek Dillard must be kicking himself he didn’t start law school sooner so he could cross-examine Jim Bob for this one

DLISTED – Dr. Oz is running for retiring Senator Pat Toomey’s seat in Pennsylvania next year. My original intention was to put a joke here, but then I remembered the last time a reality TV huckster with questionable credentials ran for high office in this country. Fortunately, Pennsylvania has a way of dealing with people like that

CELEBITCHY – I get what Seth Rogen is saying here, but it kind of sounds like he wants people to break into his car?

PAJIBA – The GBBO finale was a huge surprise to me. (And I won’t spoil it just in case you still haven’t seen it.) I just expected one of the ***** *** people to win, because this season has been the most standard reality TV of the entire Bake Off run, and ***** *** people will dominate reality TV forever. The spatula bit was dumb as hell though

REALITY TEA – “Gizelle Bryant And Robyn Dixon Say Robyn Almost Didn’t Get On Real Housewives Of Potomac Because She Made An Awful First Impression On Casting Director”

GO FUG YOURSELF – Here’s every single outfit Lady Gaga wore while doing press for House of Gucci. I would have guessed there were more than ten? but GFY’s headlines don’t lie, so ten looks it is. That Lanvin coat is a beautiful, dangerous dream from which I do not want to wake up

VOX – Jack Dorsey is leaving Twitter so he can spend more time writing the new Baroness album (Also, I thought of this joke before these guys wrote it but they’re the ones who wrote it, so credit where it’s due)

JEZEBEL – Finally, since it’s now December, enjoy the first of many gift guides. Today’s selection: “Gifts for the Home Cook Who Isn’t Doing It For the ‘Gram”

Ted Lasso is the hottest show in the world right now, so it’s no surprise that there’s a ton of gossip about the new season. And, while Season 2 is still airing, we did just get a delicious Ted Lasso Season 3 update from Mr. Jason Sudeikis himself! Read on for the details!

We’ve got confirmation of the My 600 Lb Life Season 10 premiere date, and it’s the earliest the show has ever come back from hiatus. TLC itself announced the news, though it’s revealed little else about what to expect. Fortunately, we have precedent to go on — keep reading for the details.

THE GIST – There’s no better tribute, in the wake of Norm Macdonald’s death, than this story about the time an audience was so unprepared for his material that literally 90% of them walked out before Norm finished his set. Rest in peace you goddamn legend, and I hope that before the bitter end you were finally able to get health insurance

JEZEBEL – AOC’s dress at the 2021 Met Gala has gotten a ton of coverage; as with all things AOC, it’s been about half positive, half negative, and all inflammatory. Meanwhile, she’s one of the few liberal politicians who can work the media the way arch-conservatives do on the regular

GO FUG YOURSELF – And speaking of weekend fashion gossip that’s still getting coverage: evidently “Some folks went to the VMAs and the Tom Ford show on the SAME NIGHT!” The thought of going to two regular person parties in one night sounds like too much to me; I can barely imagine handling two high-profile deals like these

REALITY TEA – Meredith Marks, you know damn well that Jen Shah kept filming Real Housewives of Salt Lake City after she got arrested because that shit sells. Is Meredith just jealous that Jen is now the focal point of the next two RHOSLC seasons at least?

CELEBITCHY – “The Duke & Duchess of Sussex cover Time’s ‘Most Influential People’ issue.” Kate & William still playing catch-up, I see

THE HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP – Jason Alexander, who was once married to Britney Spears for almost two-and-a-half days, says he thinks Britney’s engagement to Sam Asghari is “fake.” People will do anything to stay a footnote

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – “Teen Mom OG Season 9B Episode 13 Recap: Dissing People on Instagram & a Disappointing Gender Reveal”

DLISTED – Allison Mack went the Felicity Huffman route and checked into prison early for her sentence on racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges. Mack has three years to serve, compared to Huffman’s fortnight, so every second counts

THE BLAST – “Country star Reba McEntire was just rescued from a building in Oklahoma after part of it collapsed leaving her trapped on the second level”

LAINEY GOSSIP – “Well this feels like a throwback – this used to be a site favourite: photos of Tom Hardy with dogs. I couldn’t get enough of it and readers couldn’t get enough of it. And now it’s 2021 and Tom Hardy is starting to promote Venom: Let There Be Carnage, which sounds like a WWE event and not a comic book movie but, whatever, here we are, the movie’s coming out in less than a month and Tom and director Andy Serkis attended a fan screening last night in London and Tom’s plus one was his dog, Blue”

JEZEBEL – So the Met Gala was last night. Attendees had to be vaccinated, which is good. There was also, as there always is, an annoyingly broad theme: “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion.” Some celebrities did a great job with that; most did not. Here are the Met Gala 2021 looks!

LAINEY GOSSIP – And here’s a more specific look at the Met Gala 2021 looks of the men in attendance. Unsurprisingly, the headliner here is Lil Nas X, whose purple outfit was a lot in kind of a meh way but whose golden ensemble looked like the sexiest C-3PO you ever daydreamed about as a confused, experimental teenager

CELEBITCHY – I’m not sure I agree that Hailey and Justin Bieber “actually looked pretty awesome”; his pants are for smuggling, not wearing. But they do look great together (and somehow are still making it work)

THE BLAST – Kim Kardashian, meanwhile, took a page from Kanye’s book and went dressed head to toe in a black cat burglar’s outfit, topped off with a mask that completely obscured her face

DLISTED – Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards’ daughter Sami Sheen has moved out of her mother’s house and claims she was living in an “abusive household”

REALITY TEA – RHOSLC star Whitney Rose says her castmate Jen Shah is the “fakest” member of the cast. I mean, Jen *is* headed to trial on federal fraud charges, so there’s an argument to be made?

THE GIST – The MTV VMAs are now just like every other awards show: too long

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – “Street Brawls, Bottom Feeders & a Cheating Bombshell: TLC Releases Trailer for Season 3 of The Family Chantel”

THE HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP – Yes, Britney is getting a prenup

GO FUG YOURSELF – “What Could Bump the VMAs From Our First Slot of the Day? Why, Bennifer in Venice, Of Course.”

REALITY TEA – Jen Shah, whose trial on federal fraud charges is RHOSLC Season 2’s raison d’etre right now, would like to put one rumor to bed. Is Sharieff divorcing Jen Shah? That would be a huge no — she says the couple is “closer than ever” as her trial looms

THE BLAST – Britney Spears got engaged to Sam Asghari over the weekend. He popped the question with a four-karat stone in a platinum band and then the two of them took to social media to share pics and vids…

JEZEBEL – …but it turns out Sam might have accientally jumped the gun on the reveal. Two days before the announcement, he posted a pic of an engagement ring, then almost immediately deleted it and blamed the whole thing on “Hackers.” In any case, congratulations, hackers!

LAINEY GOSSIP – Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck walked the red carpet last night, at the Venice Film Festival. It was their first red carpet stroll since 2003. They looked…”really, really, really f-cking amazing”

THE GIST – “What We Do In The Shadows…is the comedic relief we all need right now. Pretty much everything Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi do is excellent, and Shadows is no different. This show is basically like if The Office was about vampires, and I dare you to name one thing about that premise that’s unappealing”

DLISTED – “Olivia Munn” is a pretty big LOL at this point, but when you throw in all the “love and support” she says she’s received after announcing her pregnancy — this story isn’t dying down anytime soon

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – Covid suspended The Amazing Race‘s prodction for almost two years, but the show is set to begin filming again soon and “will be back this season,” per CBS execs

CELEBITCHY – Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s lawyer somehow managed to get through the literal fortress that is Windsor Castle and serve papers to Prince Andrew in Giuffre’s civil suit against him (though Andrew maintains he hasn’t been “successfully served”)

GO FUG YOURSELF – “Zendaya’s Run Continues With a British Vogue Cover”

THE HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP – Well, at least one Duggar is “done” with the rest of the family