Category: Daily Starbuzz

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”

CELEBITCHY -Turns out Tristan Thompson’s third baby is Maralee Nichols’ newborn son after all. A month after Maralee claimed that Tristan had gotten her pregnant, the NBA player confirmed that she was one of the women he’d fooled around with behind Khloe’s back. And by “fooled around with” I mean “got pregnant and only fessed up about when a judge dismissed his attempt at keeping paternity a secret”

REALITY TEA -Maralee has since responded to Tristan’s acknowledgment. Her rep pointed out that Tristan “made numerous false and defamatory statements and declarations about Maralee over the past few months,” including apparently lying about his relationship status when he got her pregnant in the first place

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – Somehow, Josh Duggar isn’t the only member of his family in legal trouble for endangering children. According to The Ashley’s exclusive report, Jana Duggar recently pleaded guilty to one class A misdemeanor charge of Endangering the Welfare of a Minor, three months after originally pleading not guilty

DLISTED – Current Jeopardy champion Amy Schneider, whose 24-game winning streak is one of the longest in the show’s history, revealed that she was robbed this past weekend

JEZEBEL – “In a play that can only be labeled as a blatant call for attention, most of those [conservative politicians] who have claimed they’re jumping ship are still using the supposedly ‘liberal’ platforms”

THE HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP – Kanye West is supposedly dating Julia Fox to “get back” at Kim for dating Pete Davidson. Kanye also bought the house across the street from Kim’s house. This all just reeks of desperation

THE BLAST – Seth Meyers had to cancel a week’s worth of shows after testing positive for COVID

LAINEY GOSSIP – “Last night was the premiere of The Bachelor, this season’s lead is Clayton Echard who is a former football player and was a contestant on Michelle Young’s season that LITERALLY JUST FINISHED AIRING TWO WEEKS AGO. It’s the franchise’s fourth show in just six months. We are exhausted. Why can’t the producers read the room??”

GO FUG YOURSELF – 2021 was indeed the year “folks draped themselves in velvet” (and velour). But who wore it most memorably?

PAJIBA – “Why are the Anti-Critic Responses to Don’t Look Up So Bonkers?”

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – Are you curious why the Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant moms were in California to film at the same time as the Teen Mom OG moms? The Ashley reveals that the Young and Pregnant moms were paired up with OG moms for advice segments. For example, Cheyenne Floyd was paired up with Kayla Sessler. I guess this is so Cheyenne could talk about what it was like having her first child at 24 after already being on two different MTV shows? Of course, MTV continued their borderline abusive disrespect for Mackenzie McKee as she was reportedly the odd mom out and wasn’t paired with anyone.

DLISTED – Chrissy Teigen put herself in timeout after being called out for online bullying, including telling Courtney Stodden to die when Courtney was still just a teen. Chrissy’s punishment is now over, and it completely worked! The model confirmed her full transformation into a good person during a recent interview promoting her latest cookbook, Cravings: All Together.

REALITY TEA – Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer and Leah McSweeney reportedly had a pact to walk out as soon as Eboni K. Williams arrived at an event. The new report comes as part of a Mrs. Meeseeks-level amount of finger pointing among cast members attempting to divert the blame for a season that fans universally agree was terrible. But not entertainingly turtle-time terrible, just terrible.

CELEBITCHY – Paris Hilton is getting married! And it’s gonna be on TV! Paris returns to reality television with her new docu-series, Paris in Love, available to stream November 11 on Peacock. For those of you wanting to get a feel for what the new series will be like, and to meet Paris’ fiancé Carter Reum, Peacock has dropped the first preview trailer.

TAMRA TATTLES – Looking to catch up on those reality show episodes you missed this week? Or maybe you’re looking to relive the viewing experience with a reality TV-addicted bestie? Either way, Tamra’s got you covered! Check out this week’s recaps of Below Deck, Married At First Sight, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Dancing With The Stars (Kenya Moore Edition), Vanderpump Rules, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Survivor!

THE BLEMISH – Gwynneth Paltrow has figured out the whole “living wage” problem: give employees discounts on Goop products! According to a new report, “Goop management acknowledged the company’s relatively low pay in at least one company all-hands meeting…senior leaders said they would make up for it, promising pay raises, one of the employees said. The company also offered equity to all employees, as well as perks, like free products and discounts to Goop’s sites.”

Vox – Plastic surgery procedures are on the rise, and so is our voyeuristic fascination with how they go wrong. Vox takes a look at our cultures growing interest in “botched” cosmetic surgery results. And remember, “’botched’ can refer to surgical complications, in cases where the surgeon didn’t perform the procedure satisfactorily,” explains plastic surgeon Anthony Youn. “It’s also used more subjectively to describe the appearance of a patient. This person might be happy with the result of their procedure, but others might dislike it and call it ‘botched’ because they think it’s too much.”

THE GRACE REPORT – VIDEO Have you ever wondered if the children featured on reality shows can sue their parents for allowing them to be filmed? Former entertainment lawyer Stephanie of Wine n’ Chill tackles the topic with The Grace Report, focusing on the Teen Mom franchise in particular.

REALITEASQUAD – VIDEO Corey and Evelin’s story lines on 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way are often full of holes as far as reality goes. So what about Evelin’s car accident story? Is that mostly fact or mostly fiction? Reality Tea Squad breaks down the “real story” based on what her sources have told her.

DLISTED – If you had money on Kim Kardashian hosting SNL this season for what seems like no particular reason, go ahead and collect. On October 9, Kim will host the second episode of SNL’s 47th season. She doesn’t have anything really new to promote; she’s famous enough, for sure, but the paring is still kind of weird

THE HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP – In maybe completely related news, Kim is also fighting back against rumors that Ray J maybe has either an extended version of his and Kim’s sex tape or a completely new tape

REALITY TEA – Tom Girardi is pretty sure that Erika knew something about his shady finances. This isn’t entirely surprising, given that it tracks right along with what Erika’s RHOBH castmates suspected

CELEBITCHY – Brett Goldstein — Roy Kent from Ted Lasso — is dating a British comic named Beth Rylance. Evidently they may have been together for a couple of years now, but Brett just won an Emmy, so people are paying attention. They’re a cute couple!

JEZEBEL – This scandal involving Prince Charles isn’t as bad as any of the disgusting stories about Andrew, but it’s still wild. “The Prince of Wales has found himself awfully close to a burgeoning ‘cash for access’ scandal involving one of his charitable organizations, his former valet, some very rich men, and — a deep cut specifically for the historical romance fans, here — the editor of Burke’s Peerage. Three employees at the Prince’s Foundation have already resigned”

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – Mama June’s former boyfriend Geno Doak has apparently checked into rehab in South Carolina, where he’ll be for “at least” 120 days

THE GIST – I will never drink Mountain Dew flavored with Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, but this essay on the experience of drinking it & on the (surprisingly extensive) history of spicy cola is a beautiful odyssey

LAINEY GOSSIP – Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty show “has now become an annual tradition…[it’s] now prestige, it’s a point of pride, something to aspire to. And what’s especially beautiful about that is that the opportunity is both exclusive, in that not everybody makes the cut, but it’s also inclusive, in terms of who’s represented in the cut”

GO FUG YOURSELF – This is indeed a terrible place for a belt

THE BLAST – Well of course Tarek from Flip or Flop needed to make “significant changes” to plans for his wedding to Heather Rae Young. Christina just announced her third engagement

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

JEZEBEL – Somehow, Naked and Afraid of Love manages to be “the one dating show that works.” Maybe that’s because “when denuded and forced to fend with a partner who is a virtual stranger, there might really be a chance at an actual connection”

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – Remember when Johnny Bananas “betrayed” Sarah Rice in the finale of The Challenge: Rivals 3 and kept all their money for himself? Sarah says he cheated with adderall to win the challenge in the first place

THE GIST – How is He’s All That, Netflix’s reboot of the late-90s classic She’s All That? The movie is “a temporary wonderful euphoria like those flared pants you bought at H&M to look cool for a minute but after one wash it’s come undone at the hem just like your dignity. It’s not asking to be taken seriously, so don’t”

REALITY TEA – Tributes to Gregg Leakes are pouring in from across the Bravolebrityverse in the wake of Gregg’s death earlier this week. Cynthia Bailey, Andy Cohen, Kim Zolciak, and a whole host of other Real Housewives have taken to social media to share memories and offer tribute

GO FUG YOURSELF – “Pixie Lott’s name really does sound, to me, like the plucky heroine of a series of kids’ books about a detective. But the only real mystery in Pixie Lott and the Case of the Sparkly Boobs is why she wore it in the first place”

DLISTED – ABBA is reuniting and putting out a new album and playing a concert where they’ll appear as literal holograms of their younger selves? Anybody have that on their 2021 bingo card?

THE BLAST – No idea how the streaming rights to Seinfeld aren’t locked up by NBC for their own streaming services like a princess in a tower. But, somehow, they worked out a deal with Netflix, and Seinfeld will be on Netflix starting later this month

LAINEY GOSSIP – This really shouldn’t be news, because the Delta variant is raging (for reasons that beggar belief). But Paramount just pushed back a ton of major movie release dates to 2022, among them a couple of Tom Cruise joints and the newest Jackass

CELEBITCHY – Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas is becoming a bit of an “international story” (= joke) because he takes too long to use the bathroom between sets #Tsitsipotty

THE HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP – Was the latest Big Brother eviction “the most predictable yet” this season?

REALITY TEA – Vicki Gunvalson is once again putting her ass on display. Sources close to Vicki say the (famously) unvaccinated former RHOC star has Covid — but Vicki Gunvalson’s Covid is apparently nothing more than “an unknown cold” (according to a “creaky-voiced” Vicki herself)

CELEBITCHY – The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Texas’ new law banning abortions after a pregnancy’s sixth week. Texan women are now forbidden to get an abortion after the time most of them would have found out they were pregnant in the first place

THE GIST – I watched The Other Two‘s pilot episode and thought it was pretty good. Then Covid happened and I completely forgot about it; the show’s production was shut down, as well. So it’s been two years going on a million years since the show aired, but the second season is airing now and it’s hilarious

LAINEY GOSSIP – Speaking of interminable delays, the new James Bond movie is finally scheduled to come out on October 8th in the US. Thanks to Covid and other production issues, it’s had its release delayed — and I had to double-check this because it’s such an absurd figure — five different times. Given that + the general decaying orbit of the Bond franchise I am going to refer to this movie as Die Already

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – “Whitney Way Thore is still keeping the identity of her French boyfriend under wraps (at his request), but she assures fans it’s not because her man is embarrassed of her”

GO FUG YOURSELF – “There have been a lot of deliberately misleading headlines screeching that Nicole Ari Parker is “replacing” Samantha or Kim Cattrall, which isn’t fair to her because a) it immediately forces a comparison between her and an iconic TV character with years of history, and b) she isn’t a recast, and c) it’s uncool to frame her as any kind of replacement or player coming up off the bench, as if she would not deserve to be there in her own right”

DLISTED – Apparently Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum are now an official couple, and the anonymous sources describing their feelings for each other are pretty giggle-worthy

JEZEBEL – Award-winning and really good writer Lauren Groff has a basketful of story recommendations for wiling away the last days of summer. (Pretty sure they’ll also help distract you from the endless garbage cookout that is the world in 2021, should you need such a distraction)

THE BLAST – I’m shocked, shocked to discover that Kanye may have cheated on Kim at any point in their marriage

THE HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP – Though in Kanye’s defense, maybe he thought he was with Kim but was actually with Jersey Shore star and increasingly likely Kim Kardashian stand-in Angelina Pivarnick