Category: Daily Starbuzz

THE BLAST – Though news of Game of Thrones star Kit Harington in rehab has only just now broken, Harington actually checked himself into a $120,000-per-month Connecticut facility weeks ago. Citing exhaustion and increasing alcohol use as the reasons, Harington’s reps said he’s been under absurd pressure from starring in the most popular show in the world ever since GoT literally brought Jon Snow back from the dead

THE BLEMISH – Some topless outtakes from Iggy Azalea’s photoshoot for GQ Australia a few years ago have leaked online. Though the leaks had nothing to do with social media (until spreading that way), Iggy deleted her IG and Twitter accounts so she could have a “happy place…until it all blows over”

JEZEBEL – Ellen Degeneres used her upcoming appearance on an episode of Netflix’s My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman to revisit something she’s only talked about publicly once before: being sexually assaulted multiple times by her mother’s third husband when Degeneres was a teen

CELEBITCHY – Now that Moby has apologized to Natalie Portman for being a creep to her when she was eighteen years old and then bragging about it in his new memoir, can we please go back to that sweet, simple time when we all ignored Moby?

VOX – “Summer movies: what to watch for, from arthouse to zombies: Your guide to the summer’s most anticipated comedies, dramas, documentaries, and blockbusters”

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – Duggar clan family members Jessa and Ben Seewald have given birth to their third child, a daughter they’ve given the weirdly supervillainous name Ivy Jane

REALITY TEA – RHONY star Bethenny Frankel has a new man named Paul Bernon on her arm and the rest of the cast has some thoughts on him (specifically, on whether Bethenny was with Paul before her late husband Dennis Shields passed)

LAINEY GOSSIP – Zoe Kravitz and Karl Glusman got married on the DL at some point earlier this year, contributing to the ongoing “celebrity low-key wedding trend” that now includes couples as big as Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas, and of course Hailey Baldwin and Justin Bieber

GO FUG YOURSELF – Speaking of Sophie Turner, here’s the forever Queen in the North in a slew of different looks for the Dark Phoenix publicity tour. I want a pair of her olive semi-cargo pants almost as badly as I want to question her about the strange & mesmerizing “Project Runway-esque cocktail gown” she wore in South Korea

DLISTED – Kate Mara and her husband Jamie Bell just welcomed their first child together, congrats!

DLISTED – OJ Simpson’s former manager Norman Pardo is shopping a documentary in which he claims OJ and Kris Jenner cheated on their spouses by having sex in a hot tub in 1990. Oh, and that OJ further claimed the sex was so violent that Kris had to go to the hospital in the middle of the night

THE BLAST – In other family news, Kim and Kanye recently celebrated their anniversary by taking in a Celine Dion concert. This has to be the exact opposite of the OJ and Kris Jenner story

REALITY TEA – RHOBH star Dorit Kemsley’s financial woes might finally all get out in the open: her husband PK “has been ordered to appear in court for an examination of his finances.” And Dorit’s stake in her swimwear line may be in jeopardy in a separate lawsuit

CELEBITCHY – Cynthia Nixon has some honest and refreshing thoughts on how Sex and the City wouldn’t get made the same way if it were coming out in 2019 — but of course SATC changed a lot about TV shows in the first place, and the landscape wouldn’t look at all the same if it hadn’t come out when it did

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – “Insiders Say Mama June Shannon Has Allegedly Tried (and Failed) at Drug Rehab At Least Once Before”

JEZEBEL – Unspouse My House is a new show about the catharsis that comes when you get rid of all the shit your ex left behind after you broke up, and is like “if Revenge Body was interesting”

VOX – “What happens when a gothic lit expert moves into a haunted house”

GO FUG YOURSELF – Rihanna showed up at the opening of her LVMH-sponsored Paris pop-up “as if she’s not just there to work, but actually about to conduct some serious makeup science on your face”

LAINEY GOSSIP – The other day I learned that there’s a new Terminator movie coming out this year, and I don’t know which is more surprising: that that is true, or that it’s the sixth one in the series?

THE BLEMISH – Coke is bringing back dismal 80s failure New Coke in a hilarious attempt at a nostalgia-driven cash grab, because New Coke made so much money the first time around?

DLISTED – Evidently Rihanna getting pregnant is the next big project the superstar has planned, so fans clamoring for a new album might have to be satisfied with tabloid gossip about whether she has a baby bump instead

JEZEBEL – Here’s the deal with YouTube stars James Charles and Tati Westbrook’s ongoing spat over gummy vitamin endorsements (and betrayal), which has cost Charles over three million followers and led to some very interesting conversations about internet fame

THE BLAST – Chris Rock is going to reboot Saw with one of the franchise’s first directors and a screenplay he wrote himself?

CELEBITCHY – Oh wouldn’t that just be the most fitting outcome for Lori “Former Hallmark” Loughlin

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – Southern Charm star Thomas Ravenel’s ex-nanny Dawn Ledell has been deposed in he and Kathryn Dennis’ ongoing custody battle; as we all expected, Dawn made some pretty ugly and shocking claims about her former employers

VOX – Game of Thrones‘ final season has turned out to be a huge dud, but it’s also getting the best ratings in the show’s (and HBO’s) history. So the network is probably not sweating the half-million people who want a complete Season 8 do-over

LAINEY GOSSIP – The new season of Black Mirror drops on June 5th; in something of a surprise, it will feature Miley Cyrus (among other big names). Here’s the first teaser trailer

REALITY TEA – “Lisa Rinna Dishes About Watching P0rn With Husband Harry Hamlin; Says ‘It’s Hot!'”

GO FUG YOURSELF – Is this too much leather on Halle Berry?

THE BLEMISH – No way to top this headline: “The Person Who Runs Vita Coco’s Twitter Peed in a Jar for Someone to Drink”

REALITY TEA – Bethenny Frankel, whose custody battle with ex-husband Jason Hoppy is beyond nasty, was forced to testify in court that, yes, sometimes reality TV producers fudge timelines or outright make things up. The judge in Bethenny’s case sided with her defense of “No sh!t”

THE BLEMISH – “The people responsible for controlling Britney Spears‘ life are now in the crosshairs of court investigators as the judge in her conservatorship case has ordered a thorough investigation of all the players who take part in planning her personal life, financial affairs and medical treatment”

VOX – “Alabama Republicans want to overturn Roe v. Wade. Their strategy could backfire: The Alabama abortion ban’s lack of exceptions for rape or incest could be its downfall”

LAINEY GOSSIP – Here’s Lainey talking to Heather and Jessica from Go Fug Yourself, which honestly is all you should need to know to click the link. (Yes, they talk about the Olivia Munn controversy, in case you needed extra persuasion)

CELEBITCHY – George R. R. Martin would like you to know that no, he is not done with A Song Of Ice And Fire and is just sitting on the final two novels at HBO’s requesy

JEZEBEL – In related news, here’s the story of Queen Matilda, daughter of King Henry the First, who in the 12th century underwent her own battle for the Iron Throne, by which we mean “English crown”

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – “The Biggest Loser to be Rebooted by USA Network After Four Years: Will Focus on a ‘Holistic 360-Degree Look at Wellness’ Instead of Just Weight Loss”

GO FUG YOURSELF – Witness the glory of Gabrielle Union’s many recent outfits, which range from “great” to “perplexing” to everything in-between

DLISTED – If you want to play the long game with a sure-fire Hollywood sh!tshow, keep your eyes on this brewing fecal hurricane starring Mel Gibson

THE BLEMISH – John Mayer may think Kourtney Kardashian’s body is a wonderland, but he still isn’t dating her

LAINEY GOSSIP – Gwyneth Paltrow didn’t have one of the worst Met Gala looks of all time — but, given that it looks like she didn’t get the memo about this year’s theme, she definitely topped the Worst list for 2019

GO FUG YOURSELF – Almost everyone who wore Louis Vuitton to the Met Gala could vie for a second-place tie right behind Gwyneth: “Every year, I feel like Louis Vuitton just packs its people off to the Met in a bunch of its regular stuff.”

VOX – It turns out that Sandra Bland filmed the traffic stop that led to her arrest and subsequent death in a Texas jail in July of 2015. The video wasn’t made public until this week, and has set off a whole new round of protests over Bland’s treatment and concerns about police force

JEZEBEL – Common has just published a memoir entitled Let Love Have The Last Word; in it, he describes suffering a sexual assault during a family trip when he was nine or ten years old

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – “Teen Mom 2 Fans Refused to Watch Monday’s Episode Following David Eason Dog-Killing Incident: Here’s How Their Boycott Affected the Show’s Ratings”

REALITY TEA – Don’t expect Karen Huger’s gracious acceptance of Gizelle Bryant’s cookies and immediate door-in-her-face closure on the RHOP Season 4 premiere to lead to a newfound friendship between the two of them

CELEBITCHY – “Yacht racing for charity” is really not a good look for any celebrity, British royalty or otherwise

THE BLEMISH – Somehow Disney expected people to be excited by a release calendar stretching ten years into the future (that’s movies and TV) and revealing they’re basically planning to do what they’re already doing now

THE BLAST – Judging by all the attention they’re drawing to their renovation of the Brady Bunch house, you’d think HGTV was this fly-by-night network banking everything on one huge iconic job to turn its reputation golden

DLISTED – Tamar Braxton straight-up acknowledged she didn’t attend her niece Lauren’s funeral because she didn’t have time

REALITY TEA – The RHOP Season 4 premiere aired last night, soaking up everyone in the greater television watching audience not invested in Game of Thrones. It was really good! There was plenty of shade! Ashley and Michael continue to be awkward AF! If you thought Season 3 was amazing, there’s a ton to look forward to this year

CELEBITCHY – In other recap news, Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 4 was entitled “The Last of the Starks.” It also featured plenty of shade and awkwardness, but with a touch more murder than RHOP’s return

VOX – As usual for GoT, the newest episode comes with plenty of controversy: “‘The Last of the Starks’ sacrificed a beloved character to further an alarming plot twist. Not everyone’s on board.”

THE BLEMISH – RIP to Chewbacca actor and all-around beloved guy Peter Mayhew, who died at home last week at the age of 74. (Mayhew’s family didn’t announce his death until several days later.) If that news didn’t bring a tear to your eye, his Star Wars cast mates’ tributes will

JEZEBEL – Kind of surprising that she didn’t have one already: Dolly Parton is bringing out her own lifestyle brand a little bit at a time over the next few years

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – “Former Southern Charm Star Thomas Ravenel Asks Judge to Suspend Kathryn Dennis’ Visitation with Their Kids Until Her New Boyfriend Moves Out”

GO FUG YOURSELF – Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are expecting another child, congrats!

DLISTED – Charlize Theron, 43 years old and nine years older than Wonder Woman Gal Godot, was originally offered the role of Wonder Woman’s mother Hippolyta during pre-production for the first movie

THE BLAST – These American Idol winner contract details are pretty interesting, primarily because of how little money the winner and runner-up actually get both for themselves and as a budget for their albums

LAINEY GOSSIP – I’m not sure what mood it is, but these photos of Keira Knightley in a leopard print dress baggy enough to double for a burlap sack if you turned it inside out are a mood indeed

REALITY TEA – Evidently Real Housewives of New Jersey co-stars and former friends / newfound enemies Margaret Josephs and Danielle Staub got into a fire-and-water-throwing argument while filming the new season

THE BLEMISH – I know it’s the obvious thing to say here, but is it really any surprise that Kanye is considering founding his own religion? He already acts like a savior and the Kardashians already have their own church; this would just be the next logical step

JEZEBEL – The headline says it all: “Man Who Kept Teen Girl as Sex Slave in Dog Cage Will Not Go to Prison”

DLISTED – Avert your eyes

LAINEY GOSSIP – The 2019 Tony Award nominations are here, but by far the best part of the reveal was Gayle King putting Bebe Neuwirth on the spot with a really uncomfortable question on live TV

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – “Jersey Shore Star Jenni Farley Calls Out Ex Roger Mathews for Ditching His Kids to Go ‘Rage’ During His Parenting Time”

CELEBITCHY – It wouldn’t matter if 50-year-old Helena Christensen looked anything short of amazing wearing a bustier in public (though she did look amazing); people shat upon her for being 50 and wearing a bustier in public. Helen also took the clapback high road, so, more props

THE BLAST – Nipsey Hussle’s sister and baby mama are apparently fighting over custody of the deceased rapper’s 10-year-old daughter

VOX – Jacob Wohl is the most conspicuous grifter and worst troll of the Trump era and reading about his constant failures is a treat

GO FUG YOURSELF – “The Film Society of Lincoln Center Had a Gala; People wore stuff”

VOX – Now that Game of Thrones has aired and we know the Battle of Winterfell fallout, it’s anybody’s guess as to how the final three episodes will play out

THE BLEMISH – After a month-long stay in a mental health facility and plenty of conspiracy theories about being held against her will, Britney Spears is a free woman again

CELEBITCHY – Idris Elba married his fiancée Sabrina Dhowre last Friday, in a gorgeous ceremony in Marrakesh; congrats to the happy and absurdly beautiful couple!

REALITY TEA – Lisa Vanderpump admitted that the whole “puppy gate” scandal — plus her brother’s death last April — has her on antidepressants. She’s also started attending grief counseling, which seems like it might be a healthy thing for more of the Real Housewives?

JEZEBEL – A New Jersey high school has been drawing rave reviews for its theatrical adaptation of the movie Alien, and Sigourney Weaver herself was so intrigued by the possibility that she showed up for a performance

THE BLAST – Kim Kardashian’s fourth baby shower was CBD-themed and looks more like how Coachella used to be than the photos and video of Coachella now. Also, all baby showers should be CBD themed

DLISTED – The photo of Stormi that Kylie Jenner chose to put up on a billboard as a birthday present for Travis Scott looks like one you’d expect to find on the side of a milk carton

LAINEY GOSSIP – “It’s long been a truth acknowledged that Adam Sandler doesn’t make movies anymore, he gets movie studios to foot the bill for his vacations.”

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – “Bachelor Nation Stars Ashley Iaconetti, Jared Haibon, Jade Roper, Nick Viall & More to Star on New Digital Series Rose Buds: Get Details!”

GO FUG YOURSELF – Almost none of the players looked good at the NFL Draft, but at least most of them had the decency to limit the tackiest element of their outfits to their jacket linings