Category: Daily Starbuzz

DLISTED – Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are at least tabloid-dating, so we can assume that someone in one or both of their camps wants the gossip out there. Also, isn’t it delightful how often “dating” is literally a euphemism for “f*cking in hotel suites whenever they get the chance”

CELEBITCHY – It seems that a great many people believe somehow Corona (the beer) is related to or outright responsible for coronavirus (the new strain of nCOV responsible for 170 deaths and counting)

THE BLAST – Yesterday 50 Cent got himself a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and Eminem inducted him onto (into?) the walkway with a heartfelt speech full of memories, praise, and an unexpected Scrabble reference

JEZEBEL – Privileged people have no idea how much health care costs (or the value of “a few grand” [or basic empathy])

VOX – On a related note, here’s an uplifting explainer of exactly how and why “America’s system of government is rigged against democracy”

LAINEY GOSSIP – Back to gossip: Jessica Simpson’s memoir — appropriately titled Open Book — comes out next Tuesday, and she’s been dishing away on the promo tour. The latest viral story: what happened between Jessica and Justin Timberlake after she divorced Nick Lachey back in the mid-00s

GO FUG YOURSELF – Lowkey Headline of the Week: “The Actors Who Came Out for the Visual Effects Awards Brought It (Visually, Anyway)”

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – “Snooki Says Angelina Pivarnick Still Isn’t Speaking to Her Female Jersey Shore Co-Stars Following Bridesmaids’ Speech Drama”

REALITY TEA – Vanderpump Rules cast member Ariana Madix is firing back at Tom Sandoval in the Stassi Schroeder text message drama

THE BLEMISH – It kind of looks like Tom Brady is walking back onto a football field in this cryptic pic he shared yesterday, which would suggest he’s not retiring? But then it also looks like he’s wearing a business suit or some other kind of formalwear, and so maybe he actually is? Or maybe the whole point was that he wanted all eyes back on him as we head into Super Bowl weekend

THE BLAST – If you hadn’t heard about the (alleged) Soulja Boy pistol whipping yet, you’re about to get all the details and then some. The rapper is being sued for (allegedly) pistol whipping an occasional girlfriend, then having her tied up in his garage and held captive until she performed oral sex on a guard

REALITY TEA – Jax Taylor is not here for anything about his Vanderpump Rules co-star Ariana Madix. Taylor went after Ariana on Twitter during her WWHL appearance, and is still going after Tom Sandoval as well

GO FUG YOURSELF – The annual Oscars luncheon may have “felt underattended” thanks to plenty of the nominees being in Britain ahead of the BAFTAs this weekend, but there was still plenty of star power and intriguing fashion. Acclaimed costume designer Sandy Powell won the day with her intentional-or-not David Bowie impersonation

JEZEBEL – The producers of The Biggest Loser reboot can “wrap [the show] in all the wellness language they want, but it’s the same old shit” — namely, a “cheerfully exploitative” depiction of fat people

VOX – “Hollywood is replacing artists with AI. Its future is bleak: How big-budget moviemaking is veering into Black Mirror territory”

CELEBITCHY – This is the first time I’ve ever heard anyone say that going from two to three kids is a difficult transition, and I don’t know any rich people

DLISTED – On a related note, the OctoMom’s octuplets are now eleven years old. So she has five more years to figure out how to shut down any and all questions about why they can’t all have their own cars

LAINEY GOSSIP – On the one hand, sure, LaKeith Stanfield would make for a way better Joker movie than the absolute nonsense up for eleven Academy Awards in a couple of weeks. And on the other, maybe his considerable talents would best be used in a movie about almost anything else you can imagine?

THE BLEMISH – The Blemish is *not* ripping into Justin Bieber’s new single or Bieber himself, what is happening in this strange abyss of a world

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – “A Prison Release & Plenty of Parties: Jersey Shore Family Vacation to Return Next Month! See the First Trailer!”

CELEBITCHY – RIP Kobe: The Los Angeles Lakers and NBA legend died yesterday in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles. None of the nine people on board the helicopter survived the crash; among the eight other victims was Kobe’s thirteen-year-old daughter, Gianna

GO FUG YOURSELF – Then, in one of the more surreal pop culture juxtapositions we’re likely to see in 2020, the Lakers’ home arena — better known as the Staples Center — hosted the 2020 Grammys. Plenty of celebrities were still visibly in shock and reeling from the news of Bryant’s death; that said, Billy Porter’s hat went a long way toward making pretty much everyone feel better

THE BLEMISH – The Grammys were also the venue for Demi Lovato’s first public performance in almost two years. She sang “Anyone,” a song she wrote literally the same week as her 2018 overdose, and was so overwhelmed that she had to stop partway through and begin again

DLISTED – Taylor Swift, on the other hand, did not perform at the Grammys, because of some behind-the-scenes drama that kind of got overshadowed

LAINEY GOSSIP – One person who did perform was Lil Nas X — he had the most-tweeted-about moment of the whole show by rolling up with BTS to perform “Seoul Town Road,” their remix of Nas’ “Old Town Road”

THE BLAST – Almost a year after his tragic death, Nipsey Hussle won two Grammy awards: One for Best Rap Performance and the other for Best Rap / Sung Performance. The Grammy categories will never, ever make sense, but congrats to Nipsey’s collaborators as well as his family

JEZEBEL – “The Recording Academy, the organization responsible for the Grammys, says it’ll take steps to ensure diversity and inclusion, following a complaint filed by former Grammy chief Deborah Dugan accusing the Academy of being a “boys’ club” full of white men who contribute to a corrupt and rigged Grammys voting process.”

REALITY TEA – Finally, in news not related to Kobe or the Grammys, Vicki Gunvalson has officially announced her departure from The Real Housewives of Orange County, along with long-time co-star Tamra Judge

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – “Sister Wives Season 14 Episode 4 Recap: Hopeless House-Hocking & a Holiday Ambush”

VOX – In case you forgot, there’s still a presidential impeachment trial going on. The range of possibilities of what could happen this week is vast; on the one side is “The whole thing could be over” and on the other is “The shit could really start hitting the fan”

LAINEY GOSSIP – We’re back on Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt again, thanks to Brad’s unexpected new comments about he and Jen’s SAG Awards encounter. Brad went and extended this surprise narrative by claiming, among other things, that he was “blissfully naïve” about being filmed watch her accept her award and photographing the two of them greeting each other when she came offstage

CELEBITCHY – Speaking of naïve, Thomas Markle is profoundly so in the very best case. In his latest interview, he said that both the royal family and Meghan and Harry “owe him” because he’s in his “senior years now” and “it’s time to look after Daddy.” Don’t try to make sense of it; you’ll get a headache

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – RIP: A week after his hospitalization due to a suspected overdose, former Bachelor contestant Tyler Gwozdz has passed away

DLISTED – Evidently a bunch of people thought that James Corden was really driving the car during Carpool Karaoke, but someone saw him filming with Justin Bieber on the street in an immobile car and now the jig is up. I’m less impressed by the level of mock outrage people feel over this and genuinely impressed that it took this long for someone to figure out the car was never moving

VOX – “Republicans complain about the impeachment trial’s lack of new evidence while blocking new evidence”

JEZEBEL – More people should take this advice, myself included

GO FUG YOURSELF – The red carpet at a Cirque du Soleil premiere is my new favorite fashion genre. Honestly it may be the only red carpet fashion I ever pay attention to again. This is like if a B-list celebrity owned the Red Lobster at the nearby mall and invited a bunch of her friends for a grand opening. Debbie Gibson absolutely nails it btw

THE BLEMISH – A Massachusetts woman has been arrested and charged with eight counts of destruction of property after pooping outside a sporting goods store on eight separate occasions. Bonus: there’s a mug shot

REALITY TEA – Lisa Rinna’s husband Harry Hamlin appears to believe that playing a gay character in a movie in 1982 ruined his would-be movie career (though Hamlin also said he doesn’t regret taking the part)

THE BLAST – Sure you didn’t, Wendy — sure you didn’t

REALITY TEA – There’s a rumor going around about NeNe quitting RHOA after this season, which appears to be based on the fact that she’s barely appeared in any episodes for an appreciable amount of time and because Wendy Williams says NeNe is “keeping a major secret,” one that could lead to her departure

CELEBITCHY – There’s a ton of Brad & Jan gossip out there right now, so let’s all remember the basics of their SAG Awards (non) drama: “Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston went to the same SAG after-party & did not hang out”

JEZEBEL –It’s impeachment season, and here’s your red carpet review. Oddly enough, Mitch McConnell doesn’t look as terrible as you might expect? and Pat Cipollone looks like the ghost of Harold Ramis possessed by Roy Cohn

VOX – Speaking of which: Not that it makes this any less harmful to democracy or the general public good, but Trump’s lawyers opening his impeachment trial with a defense of 100% lies should surprise precisely no one

DLISTED – Taylor Swift would like you to believe that she isn’t the least bit bothered by the enormous overturned litterbox otherwise known as Cats

THE BLEMISH – Former NFL superstar and current former NFL superstar Antonio Brown is a suspect in a criminal battery case also involving burglary. And before you ask: Yes, this is separate from the Antonio Brown bag of dicks story from earlier this week

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – Mama June was spotted hawking her diamond ring at a semi-rural Georgia pawn shop this week, and she apparently took way less than the ring was worth

LAINEY GOSSIP – I knew there was a new Bad Boys movie coming out soon but I honestly and completely forgot about Bad Boys II ever coming out at all, which I guess is kind of the point of the new one

GO FUG YOURSELF – Dutchess Catherine is making the absolute most of Meghan’s departure

THE BLAST – There’s no way this was the first time Wendy Williams farted on live TV. A better question would be how often do people who spend as much time on TV as Wendy Williams fart and get away with it

CELEBITCHY – In case the decay of their relationship wasn’t already bad enough, we’re about to get Thomas Markle vs Meghan in court, too. It looks like Thomas — who, in case you forgot, is Dutchess Meghan’s father — is prepared to testify against his daughter in Meghan’s defamation lawsuit against the Daily Mail. Over the past year, Thomas has shown himself to be fairly unreliable when it comes to spinning a narrative; if I’m the DM, I can’t be thrilled about having him take the stand

LAINEY GOSSIP – In related Sussexit / Megxit news, Prince William and Catherine were near peak pettiness while stepping out for the first time since the shit hit the fan

VOX – Lev Parnas, Rudy Giuliani’s associate and co-crime-doer, Ukraine Division, just turned over a bunch of documents to the House Intelligence Committee detailing more Ukraine-related crimes he and Rudy Giuliani did at Donald Trump’s behest, some of them literally written out in longhand on fancy hotel stationary. This is like when the FBI raids the Kansas City headquarters in Casino and finds all the evidence they need literally written out in notebooks

THE BLAST – It seems one of Vanderpump Rules‘ new cast members forgot to delete a few mildly racist tweets after being added to the show

JEZEBEL – This story about the complete meltdown of and nuclear fallout from the Romance Writers of America’s recent orgy of backstabbing and deception is very long and complicated and also completely bananas and really just so very, very worth your time and attention

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – Ashley Jacobs’ response to her fellow current and former Southern Charm co-stars and lovers Kathryn Dennis and Thomas Ravenel getting back together is shade in a few different hues

DLISTED – Worth the click for this article’s very excellent opening sentence alone: “It seems that Josie Canseco’s thirst for douche fumes knows no limits”

GO FUG YOURSELF – The thing that makes this lowkey my favorite headline of the last few days is how perfectly, compactly understated the joke is

REALITY TEA – Here it is only mid-January and Bethenny Frankel is coming in hard with her submission for understatement of the year

THE BLEMISH – I almost hate to direct quote so many times in a single links post, but here’s another strong contender for Headline Of The Week: “Do You Wanna See Flume Eat Out Lizzo’s Butt?”

CELEBITCHY – The 2020 Oscar nominations have been announced, and there’s not even a hint of controversy over the contenders. Just kidding! Once again, the nominees’ surprising lack of diversity has come under scrutiny. Also surprising: a record four movies received ten or more nominations, suggesting that the major awards may be split among them. Anyway, here’s the full list of 2020 Oscar nominations, so get speculatin’

LAINEY GOSSIP – South Korean film Parasite was one of this year’s big Oscar snubs. Despite getting six nominations overall, the critical darling received zero acting nods, a fact that has plenty of those darling-dubbling critics crying foul

REALITY TEA – In non-Oscar news, Real Housewives of Dallas star Brandi Redmond has apparently checked herself into a “wellness center” in response to a recently surfaced video in which she’s acting pretty racist toward Asian people

DLISTED – Anything that brings more Cardi B into the world is a good thing, especially if it’s a political run that irks or inspires Kanye to do something more than just talk about it

JEZEBEL – Possible Headline Of The Week, for multiple reasons: “Thinx Period Panties May Contain Crotch Toxins”

VOX – Evidently Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are about ready to duke it out publicly; here’s why

THE BLAST – “R. Kelly’s Ex-Girlfriend Azriel Clary Shares Family Reunion Photos After Leaving Singer For Good”

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – “Sister Wives Season 14 Episodes 1 & 2 Recap: Unhappily Unpacking & Diving Into Dirty Water

GO FUG YOURSELF – The skirt is a metaphor for Dolittle

THE BLEMISH – Joe Rogan is literally on a diarrhea diet

REALITY TEA – In response to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announcing they were stepping away from their roles in the British royal family, Andy Cohen extended an invitation to Meghan to join The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. The Bravo Instagram account even came up with a tagline for her! #CountessShmountess

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – The Duggar family continue their bid to take control of the voting majority in the state of Arkansas by the year 3000 as Jim Bob and Michelle welcome yet another grandchild. #Duggarmandering

DLISTED – Rob Kardashian wants primary custody of his daughter Dream because his ex Blac Chyna “is doing damage to their daughter by being drunk all the time, snorting up coke, inviting strangers over her house to party while Dream is there, and violently attacking people in her home by throwing knives and lit candles at them.” I’m no lawyer, but that sounds like a pretty good argument. #DreamParents

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CELEBITCHY – In a real-life Inception-inspired sequel to Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio helped rescue a drunken man who fell of a Club Med yacht and managed to tread water for 11 hours. #DiCaprioverboard

VOX – Since September, at least 17.9 million acres of Australia have burned in one of the country’s worst fire seasons on record. That’s more than eight times the area that burned in California in 2018, the state’s most destructive year for wildfires. Here are 8 things everyone should know about Australia’s wildfire disaster. #bushfire

LAINEY GOSSIP – The brand new trailer for Birds of Prey has dropped in which Harley Quinn shares her break up story. Her story is complete with the usual things associated with most every break up: crying while eating Easy Cheese straight from the can, getting together for a fun time with your girl friends, and blowing up your ex’s chemical plant. #HammerGlamor

THE BLEMISH – When Lifetime eventually airs their made-for-TV miniseries Escaping the Royal Family about Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, they will apparently have to cast someone to play Oprah because she was the one who reportedly helped motivate the couple to make the change. #OprahWinfreedom

THE BLAST – Billionairess Kylie Jenner posed in a skin-tight blue tie-dyed dress on Instagram, and the Sorella look instantly sold out — in every size. #Kylieconomics

TAMARA TATTLES – Bravo needed an hour-and-a-half Reunion segment to fully address LeeAnne Locken, including the “infinity dress,” her Two-Face costume, and the explicit ping pong thing. #LeeAnneLockenLoad

THE GRACE REPORT – Teen Mom OG star Amber Portwood goes after her ex Andrew Glennon for contempt of court in regards to the custody arrangement for their son James. Grace shakes her damn head and takes us all on a trip down memory lane to pretty much the same damn thing months ago. #AmberPortwoodn’t