Category: Entertainment News

LINKS! Navy Mom goes viral, Game of Thrones bathtub bonding, Affleck single again…

CELEBITCHY - A Navy vet's mom went viral on Twitter after she claimed her son would never date the "radical feminists" who support the #MeToo movement. Then her son went viral-er after he joined Twitter specifically to contradict his mother, say he in fact supports #MeToo, and also has a bunch of cats THE BLEMISH - Sophie Turner and Masie Williams from Game of Thrones grew close filming the show over the years in part by smoking up and taking baths together. Honestly, I wish I had more friendships that worked like this DLISTED - It seems Ben Affleck really is feeling a lot better post-rehab (or a lot worse?). Shauna Sexton, the 22-year-old Playboy model with whom Affleck jetted off to Montana after he completed his stint, is no longer Affleck's official bounce-back sexy friend THE BLAST - Kevin Hart's former business partner is suing him for $1.8 million, claiming that Hart never followed through on their fee for an endorsement deal they got Hart back in 2015 REALITY TEA - According to RHONJ star Danielle Staub, she and her almost-ex husband Marty Caffrey are still living together partially because "it seems like he enjoys [drama] in his life" VOX - If you're one of the millions of Americans who takes vitamin D supplaments, you're probably not getting out of it what you expected to. Here's why you should maybe stop taking it altogether LAINEY GOSSIP - Did Timothee Chalamet just appear out of nowhere to become everybody's hot new it-boy, or do I spend too much time on reality TV gossip and not enough time on movie star gossip? Regardless, here he is in a red Louis Vuitton suit, talking about Greta Gerwig's Little Women remake THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - Christmas Abbott of Big Brother 19 just gave birth to her first child, congrats! Also, she gave her son a rather unusual name -- probably good unusual and not bad unusual JEZEBEL - "Woman Stabs Friend Outside Tennessee Haunted House After Given Real Knife She Mistook for a Prop"

LINKS! Kavanaugh confirmed, Kanye’s craziness continues, RHOC tea…

CELEBITCHY - After weeks of controversy, hearings, and testimony from an alleged sexual assault victim, Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court by one of the closest votes in Senate history JEZEBEL - SNL's take on the Kavanaugh confirmation was a swing and a miss, though Pete Davidson's take on Kanye's latest round of whatever it is he's doing was well-done THE BLEMISH - Speaking of Kanye: After having bugs for dinner with his father last week, he climbed up on a table at an art school in Detroit and shouted at the students to "Leave [Elon Musk] the f*ck alone" REALITY TEA - According to former main RHOC cast member Lizzie Rovsek, an "older Housewife" on the show kind of tried to push her out the door and the fight with Tamra Judge was actually "so much uglier" than what viewers got to see VOX - "Superstore is the next Great American Sitcom" DLISTED - A two-year-old in Utah put the $1,060 in cash that his parents had been saving for football tickets through a paper shredder, and it turns out he really did learn from watching his father (shred junk mail with glee) THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - Audrina Patridge of The Hills: New Beginnings has begun filming for the show even as her ex Corey Bohan has filed for a restraining order to keep he and Audrina's daughter Kirra from appearing on the show LAINEY GOSSIP - The Aquaman extended trailer debuted at New York Comic Con this weekend. It looks...familiar? I am honestly not the best judge here, as all comic book movies have looked and felt identical to me since about 2013. But apparently this one has battle lobsters in it, so maybe I'm way off? THE BLAST - Yeah, but Fred Durst still has to be Fred Durst

LINKS! Kavanaugh needs PR, Amy Schumer arrested, Fake Drew Barrymore interview…

CELEBITCHY - Everything about the Senate-requested, White House-ordered FBI investigation into the sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh is pretty sham-tastic. I know I've always done my best work when I'm submitting it at 2:30 in the morning on the day of the deadline JEZEBEL - Speaking of best work, Kavanaugh got the Wall Street Journal to publish an op-ed in which he calls himself both "impartial" and "emotional" and implies that coaching girls' basketball is related to being a good judge. Does he have PR people, and are they the same ones in charge of Johnny Depp's sputtering rebrand? VOX - There are five swing votes on Kavanaugh; here's where those five senators stand right now THE BLAST - Amy Schumer was arrested for protesting the Kavanaugh nomination on Thursday, and there's video of that; Emily Ratajkowski was also there, and says she was also arrested, although there isn't video of that THE BLEMISH - So there's a fake Drew Barrymore interview out there in Egypt Air's in-flight magazine and it's pretty absurd (though, again, fake). The takeaway is that it looks like somebody might just be making stuff up, publishing it, and getting away with it because in-flight magazines are almost as widely read as toilet paper REALITY TEA - Danielle Staub is doing the work of a full-time RHONJ cast member despite only being technically a "friend." Witness this path of destruction as she shades Marty Caffrey, Margaret Josephs, Jacqueline Laurita, Caroline Manzo, and new Housewife Jackie Goldschneider in a single interview LAINEY GOSSIP - The first full trailer for Netflix's Riverdale spin-off The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is here, and it's getting great reviews even though it's just a trailer. It stars Kiernan Shipka and kind of looks like what Sally from Mad Men would be doing in the 70s, so it almost serves as a Mad Men spin-off as well DLISTED - Suge Knight, who originally took a plea deal back in 2015, has been sentenced to 28 years for his hit-and-run murder case. He's already served three-and-a-half years, and could get out after serving a decade (so, by the spring of 2025)

LINKS! Trump’s tax dodges, RHOA cast departures, Chelsea Peretti’s goodbye…

VOX - The difference between illegal tax evasion and legal tax avoidance is tricky and complicated, but the big takeaway from the latest bombshell report on Donald Trump's tax dodges is that he's spent a lifetime doing both CELEBITCHY - Maybe the stress brought on by a lifetime of shady tax dealings is part of the reason why Trump thought it was a good idea to mock and berate Brett Kavanaugh accuser Dr. Christine Blasey Ford at a campaign rally? REALITY TEA - In reality TV news that's also unfortunate, but for completely different reasons, Kenya Moore and Sheree Whitfield have officially confirmed their long-rumored departures from The Real Housewives of Atlanta JEZEBEL - And in more sad departure news, Chelsea Peretti announced that although Brooklyn Nine-Nine will be back, she will no longer be acting on it THE BLEMISH - This story about Michael Jackson wanting to play James Bond sounds like some made up BS, but at least it's pretty funny for one reason other than the idea of James Bond portrayed by Michael Jackson THE BLAST - You never see pictures of all the drinking the parents are doing in the photo album of any kid's birthday party, and this collection from Kim Kardashian's daughter North West's party is, sadly, no different DLISTED - Come for this hot take on Chris Hemsworth's disgusting net worth, stay for the gloriously filthy, standing ovation-worthy opening paragraph LAINEY GOSSIP - British GQ has a new profile of Johnny Depp commissioned almost solely to try and undo some of the damage from his disastrous Rolling Stone profile earlier this year. But he's still sad and midlife crisis-y and makes Depp look like the bully in his relationship with Amber Heard, so...Pirates of the Caribbean 6 it'll have to be, I guess

LINKS! Louis CK tries again, Harvard axes Kavanaugh, Mariah Carey bombs hard…

VOX - The other night, Louis CK did another unannounced set at the Comedy Cellar. This time, the audience's reaction was mixed (unlike his August set, where he reportedly got a standing ovation). Hopefully, Louis will interpret the smattering of boos and walkouts to mean "You don't get to perform standup comedy for awhile" and creep back out of the public eye for longer than not long enough CELEBITCHY - Thanks to the overwhelming and growing backlash to his Supreme Court nomination and general bed-wetting before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, humble everyman Brett Kavanaugh will no longer be teaching at the humble everyman institution of *checks notes* the Harvard University School of Law THE BLEMISH - Did you know Mariah Carey has a new single out? Apparently not, since the track -- entitled "GTFO" -- took its own advice and sold a grand total of zero copies and streams during its first weekend of release REALITY TEA - Former Shahs of Sunset star Lilly Ghalichi gave birth to a beautiful little baby girl and plugged her line of eyelashes in the same post, congrats on your child and your hustle! DLISTED - Asia Argento, who has been accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old when she was 37, then paying him $380,000 to keep quiet about it, would very much like to have her job as a host on X Factor Italy back JEZEBEL - For my money, Bradley Cooper's most memorable role was the time he asked Sean Penn a question on Inside The Actors Studio while Cooper was a student at Pace University LAINEY GOSSIP - Ben Affleck was spotted walking around Santa Monica while on a break from his extended stint in rehab, and he's looking pretty brawny. Not Batman-level brawny, but definitely take-on-two-dudes-in-a-bar-fight jacked. Whether or not people are still willing to pay for tickets to see that is another question THE BLAST - I'll say this much for Jimmy Fallon: If he can have this good a time with Post Malone, of all people, he's got to be at least as goofy and laid-back as his Tonight Show persona would have you believe, if not more so

LINKS! Cardi B’s assault arrest, Kavanaugh controversy continues, RHOA wedding…

THE BLAST - Cardi B's assault arrest came as something of a surprise this morning, if the screams of her fans outside the presinct house were any indication. Cardi turned herself in following allegations "that she ordered an attack on two strip club bartenders" last August JEZEBEL - Everything about the FBI's investigation into the Brett Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations has been a disappointing sham since the investigation was announced last week. Here's where it stands today! CELEBITCHY - And speaking of Kavanaugh, there's a long and growing list of all the inaccuracies and lies in the testimony he gave last week. The most glaring of these all have to do with Kavanaugh's alcohol intake and drinking habits, which, to put it....gently, is not a great look REALITY TEA - If you were hoping to watch Real Housewives of Atlanta star Eva Marcille get married later this year, boy are you in luck. According to a new report, the RHOA Season 11 finale will focus entirely on Eva's wedding to Michael Sterling VOX - A suggestion for you, now that it's October: If you were thinking about buying an "Indian" costume for Halloween this year, don't do that. And especially don't buy one of a "Sexy Native American." Here's why you should not THE BLEMISH - From legally changing his name to Ye to dressing in a seltzer bottle costume for his SNL performance to wearing his MAGA hat again and stringing together a bunch of words about why Donald Trump cares about black people, Kanye West was most definitely "back on his bullsh!t" this weekend THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - Wait a minute -- now JD Madison from Southern Charm is being accused of rape *and* of somehow intimidating his alleged victim? This show now features two more alleged sex criminals than any reality show or group of people really ever needs DLISTED - Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk got married over the weekend; they made it public by sharing a photo of their wedding bands on Instagram. To the disappointment of millions, the bands appear to be standard gold and in no way crafted from a pair of GOOP's vagina eggs LAINEY GOSSIP - "Jennifer Lawrence’s man management": Here's J-Law at the premiere of The Favourite which features her friend Emma Stone and her ex Nicholas Hoult and a surprising number of other celebrities who have intimate connections to those three people

LINKS! More Kavanaugh accusations, Inside Cosby’s cell, Fantastic Beasts controversy…

VOX - The ongoing saga of Brett Kavanaugh and the four women who've accused him of a variety of sexual misconduct is, ultimately, "a test of how much we care about sexual assault" JEZEBEL - About the four women who've come forward against Kavanaugh: the newest claims made against him are that Kavanaugh raped a woman on a boat in 1985 and "assaulted a woman by shoving her against a wall in Washington D.C. in 1998" THE BLEMISH - I don't think anyone is going to top this headline for blunt force shock value, so here you go: "Bill Cosby Is Probably Going to Die in Prison" CELEBITCHY - The casting of Korean actress Claudia Kim as Nagini in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is kicking up a fantastic controversy THE BLAST - Oh hey, here's some good news -- Rashida Jones and her boyfriend Ezra Koenig welcomed their first child together last month and managed to keep it a secret until now, congrats to them! LAINEY GOSSIP - The first trailer for Creed II is basically two minutes of shirtless, glistening MBJ as he says things like, 'We’re a team now,' so it sounds like this is for you if you're into either MBJ or training montages THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - Matt Brown of Alaskan Bush People is in rehab for the second time DLISTED - Dunkin' Donuts is eliminating the "Donuts" part of its name, thereby following in the footsteps of International House of Pancakes and Weight Watchers and eliminating the part of its name that lets people know what it is they do REALITY TEA - LeeAnne Docken and D'Andra Simmons' ongoing feud is fueling this season of The Real Housewives of Dallas and it shows no signs of slowing

LINKS! What does Michael Avenatti know?, Making a Murderer Season 2, Chrissy Teigen’s sex fantasy…

VOX - What does Michael Avenatti know about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh -- and when is he going to spill the tea? His alleged client, who will be either the third or fourth woman to make a sexual assault claim against Kavanaugh, is expected to come forward today or tomorrow CELEBITCHY - Speaking of Kavanaugh, he sat for a near-unprecedented interview with Fox News in which he claimed he was a virgin through high school and well into college. The admission was calculated to appeal to evangelicals and Catholics and others who admire sexual restraint, but it's still worth pointing out that you can be a virgin *and* do the things of which Kavanaugh's been accused JEZEBEL - In other true crime news, Netflix announced that part two of Making a Murderer -- as in, a brand-new batch of ten episodes -- will drop on October 19th THE BLEMISH - Crissy Teigen squealed with delight when confirming she's down for the all-girl threesome of herself, Cardi B, and Rihanna that Cardi proposed on her track "She Bad" THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - Laura DeMasie, best known for being the best friend of Jana Duggar, has taken to Twitter to shoot down rumors that she and Jana are dating. (Also worth pointing out: Laura did it only after Derick Dillard could convince no one.) REALITY TEA - Dorinda Medley thinks Lady Gaga's mother Cynthia Germanotta should join the Real Housewives of New York cast. This is most definitely a good idea (one that Cynthia will likely entertain for two seconds tops before rejecting, but still) and needs to be pursued THE BLAST - It sounds like an urban legend made in poor taste, but apparently it's not: Bill Cosby's first prison meal included pudding for dessert. No word on whether it was Jell-O LAINEY GOSSIP - Meghan Markle wore a long-sleeved black Givenchy for her very first solo outing as the Dutchess of Sussex -- how does it look? DLISTED - Here's Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Andrew Dice Clay, William Bell, and a host of other stars and people at this week's premiere of A Star Is Born

LINKS! Third Kavanaugh accuser, Bill Cosby sentencing, Lisa Vanderpump diva drama…

CELEBITCHY - After a second woman came forward via New Yorker article this past weekend, a third Kavanaugh accuser is expected to accuse the federal judge of sexual abuse sometime this week VOX - Bill Cosby's sentencing on sexual abuse charges will conclude today. The prosecution is arguing that Cosby "remains a risk to the public" and should serve a sentence of between five and ten years, though Cosby could get as much as 30 years REALITY TEA - Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne confirms that Lisa Vanderpump was indeed the RHOBH cast member who didn't want to participate in the cast photo shoot, leading yet more fans to wonder why Lisa doesn't just exit the show and stick to Vanderpump Rules THE BLEMISH - Hillary Duff, nine months pregnant, is being harassed by a paparazzo who keeps stalking her even after she explicitly asks him not to because he "lost [his] whole morning and didn't get no photos." It's sometimes hard to feel sympathy for celebrities, but now is not one of those times LAINEY GOSSIP - Joaquin Phoenix's Joker looks like a middle school drama club version of Heath Ledger's Joker and Jared Leto is still out there somewhere playing the Joker in an entirely different movie and why do we need two separate movies with this character, again? JEZEBEL - Bill O'Reilly is suing his ex-wife -- the one who divorced him because he choked her after she discovered him pantsless and having phone sex -- for $10 million in a strange fraud case that is for some reason sealed and sounds juicy as hell THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - Steve Irwin’s Family Is Returning To Animal Planet In New Series Crickey! It’s the Irwins DLISTED - After eight years and $240 million in ticket sales, Celine Dion is ending her second residency at Las Vegas' Colosseum, reportedly so she can record a new album and go on a proper tour to promote it THE BLAST - It should come as no surprise to learn that Tyga, who will always and forever be best known as Kylie Jenner's ex, is in deep financial trouble. Apparently Tyga more or less stopped paying taxes while he was with Kylie (I wonder why?) and now owes the IRS seven figures in addition to a seven-figure lawsuit over bailing on a concert

LINKS! Drake sues assault accuser, Kavanaugh in deep, Kristen Bell’s personal good place…

THE BLAST - Drake is now suing the woman who accused him of sexual assault, claiming she's been trying to set him up ever since the two of them spent the night together in early 2017. Among other things, Drake says she "voluntarily and seemingly happily performed oral sex on him," and if nothing else you know he's indignant because people only use that many adverbs when they get emotional CELEBITCHY - The answer to this headline is "No, they will not, because the phrase 'in too deep' has never better fit American politics, nor has it ever been a more unfortunate double entendre" THE BLEMISH - I don't think I'll come close to topping this headline, so I'll just quote it: "Kristen Bell Is Throwing an Ecstasy Party and We’re Invited." (Also The Good Place returns September 27th at 8, mark your calendars!) REALITY TEA - I know we're a Farrah Abraham-friendly site and all, but Bristol Palin is throwing at some glass houses when she says you couldn't pay her to be anything like Farrah VOX - David Foster Wallace never considered this possibility JEZEBEL - I am as surprised by the fact that Maroon 5 is still a thing as I am by how often Maroon 5 and the fact that they are still a thing come up in conversation, so maybe I shouldn't be surprised that they're doing the Super Bowl halftime show next year? LAINEY GOSSIP - Game of Thrones wrapped earlier this summer but Kit Harington still has his Jon Snow hair because apparently they're going to shoot alternate endings of the show this autumn because the producers are convinced there's going to be a leak. So here are some photos of Kit Harington looking generally glum and waiting for November to arrive DLISTED - In That Happened Fast News, Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger are reportedly about to get engaged three months after they started dating and thirteen months after Chris and Anna Faris divorced. Prepare your rebound jokes and wait for my signal THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - Not enough snark in the world

LINKS! Kavanaugh accuser gains support, Burt Reynolds estate drama, Atlanta’s Emmy mystery…

VOX - 599 women (and counting) from Brett Kavanaugh accuser Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's high school have signed an open letter supporting Ford and her sexual assault allegations against Kavenaugh. It's a deliberate response to the open letter supporting him, which has about ten times fewer signatures JEZEBEL - Dr. Ford's lawyers also delivered a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee describing the death threats that have forced Ford and her family to move out of their home, along with her e-mail being hacked and multiple parties impersonating Ford online THE BLAST - It seems that Burt Reynolds deliberately left his son Quentin out of his will and turned total control of his estate to his niece, Nancy Lee Brown Hess. We probably won't hear any more about this from either living party, and it definitely won't be challenged in court LAINEY GOSSIP - Atlanta didn't win any Emmy awards, but the show did produce the night's greatest mystery: Neither Donald Glover nor Lakeith Stanfield were dressed as Teddy Perkins during the ceremony, so who was? CELEBITCHY - Maya Rudolph was so not into the Emmys that she telegraphed her distaste via weird, questionable, and downright bad fashion choices. Fred Armisen is also to blame, because he always is REALITY TEA - RHOC stars Kelly Dodd and Vicki Gunvalson are having it out over money. Specifically, Kelly says Steve is only with Vicki because Vicki is rich, and Vicki says Kelly only divorced her ex-husband so she could find someone richer DLISTED - Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Harper are expecting their third child together, congrats! (Eagle-eyed Emmys viewers claimed they'd spotted what looked like Sophie's baby bump on the red carpet Monday night) THE BLEMISH - "Norwegian death diving" is a real thing and it's exactly what it sounds like except it also involves making stupid poses mid-air. I feel like whether or not you're into this is also a social Rorschach test of some sort THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - Tony Raines of The Challenge is gearing up for what looks like it will be a pretty nasty fight with Madison Channing Walls over custody of their two-year-old daughter Harper

LINKS! Glenn Weiss’ Emmys proposal, Mrs. Maisel sweeps the awards, Jost and Che get swept…

THE BLAST - First, director Glenn Weiss won an Emmy for helming this year's Academy Awards broadcast. Then, he revealed he lost his mother two weeks ago and will be forever heartbroken. *Then* he pulled out his mother's wedding ring and proposed to his longtime girlfriend Jan Svendsen onstage -- and she said yes! JEZEBEL - Glenn later revealed he was planning to propose to Jan last night at one of the afterparties if he didn't win an Emmy...but then he did, gracing us all with a beautiful, delightfully unscripted moment DLISTED - Some other things happened at the Emmy Awards, like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel winning what felt like every single category in which it was nominated, including Outstanding Comedy Series. I guess I need to revive my Amazon Prime subscription now CELEBITCHY - Colin Jost and Michael Che, who hosted the show, are getting...mixed reviews, at best. This (accurate) review is not at all mixed LAINEY GOSSIP - Here's Chrissy Teigen and John Legend looking their usual amazing at last night's show. (I think the sequined gown Chrissy wore on the red carpet was actually nicer than the one she wore for the show and afterparty; John Legend would be dapper as hell in a fumigator's uniform) REALITY TEA - Among the many celebrities spotted out and about at the many Emmy afterparties: The entire Vanderpump Rules cast, who hit up Comedy Central's gala together. Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval look especially fetching THE BLEMISH - In non-Emmy, crashing-back-to-earth-now news, apparently Fortnite is responsible for a surprising and rising number of divorces (as is "video game addiction" in general) VOX - Somebody in Australia is going around sticking needles inside of individual strawberries at assorted supermarkets. This particular instance of "commercial terrorism" has so far happened in six of Australia's eight states and territories, and police are baffled THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - I have honestly lost track of the number of Duggars and Duggar-affiliated people who are of marrying age, but John-David Duggar and Abbie Burnett are apparently getting married this November and I assume they are real people