Category: Entertainment News

CELEBITCHY - "Tremendously big and tremendously wet" is not really a phrase anyone should ever need to say; Donald Trump's words, like Tobias Fünke's, would benefit from him carrying a little recorder around for awhile so he could listen to some of his phrasing JEZEBEL - And speaking of Donald Trump's words: "These 6 Words in Bob Woodward's New Book Will Leave You Speechless " THE BLAST - Melissa Thompson, one of the women who's brought a class-action lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein, released a secret video she made of Weinstein groping her during a meeting. The groping also happened several hours before Thompson says Weinstein raped her <strong>REALITY TV - Barbara Kavovit, best known to Real Housewives of New York fans for dumping on Luann de Lesseps and Tom D'Agostino's relationship in a secretly recorded conversation, is reportedly joining the RHONY cast as Carole Radziwill's replacement next year DLISTED - When it comes to Norm Macdonald, I'll paraphrase a tweet I saw the other day, as his comments on #MeToo were breaking: It's unfortunate that Norm is one of the funniest comedians to ever do stand-up, because he also appears to be a remarkably dumb person when offstage THE BLEMISH - Kendall Jenner is nude again and people seem to find it more humorous than arousing? Which is an interesting reaction for many reasons, not least of which is it suggests Kendall's modeling career may really be dying VOX - CBS' former chairman and CEO Les Moonves being forced out over more than a dozen sexual misconduct accusations is "the most significant #MeToo moment yet" THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - Bekah Martinez of The Bachelor revealed that the reason she didn't appear on Bachelor In Paradise this summer is she's 20 weeks pregnant and will be a parent with Grayston Leonard before they've been together a year! Congrats! LAINEY GOSSIP - This review of Viola Davis' new movie Widows -- which premiered this week at the Toronto International Film Festival -- only confirms what we already knew from the trailers: Widows looks flat-out awesome and November 16th can't come soon enough

DLISTED - Here's an image for you: In a new interview, Paul McCartney recalls a time when he, John Lennon, and several unnamed friends all masturbated together in the dark after a party at John's house THE BLEMISH - Food Network has announced it's made a show called Sexiest Chef Alive in conjunction with People Magazine, and the winner will feature in the magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" issue this November. Kind of surprising that this sort of tie-in hadn't happened until now, honestly VOX - Yesterday a reporter asked Donald Trump what he learned from last year's literally catastrophic handling of Hurricane Maria, which killed almost 3,000 Americans. Trump response: "I actually think it's one of the best jobs that's ever been done." If you live in Hurricane Florence's projected path, please get up and go CELEBITCHY - Nicki Minaj says her fight with Cardi B was "so mortifying and so humiliating" -- but only because it happened "in front of a bunch of upper echelon...people." She also, among several other insults, called Cardi "angry and sad" JEZEBEL - Viola Davis, on the press tour for her upcoming awesome-looking movie Widows, said that she regrets being in The Help. Davis' issue wasn't with the people she worked with or the experience itself, but was because "it wasn't the voices of the maids that were heard." We should all be very excited now that Viola is entering the bulletproof, truthsaying phase of her career THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - Confirmed: Former Bachelor and Bachelor In Paradise star Amanda Stanton, who was arrested for domestic battery in Las Vegas earlier this week, does indeed have a hot mugshot REALITY TEA - The best part about this very good article on the possibility of Ashley Jacobs (and Thomas Ravenel) trying to get back on Southern Charm is how outraged it is. Note the perfect deployment of the phrase "COMPLETELY BATSH!T INSANE" LAINEY GOSSIP - There is now a movie about former Colorado senator and presidential aspirant Gary Hart. The movie stars Hugh Jackman. This is absolutely the pinnacle of Gary Hart's life THE BLAST - MTV has just announced details of its extended Mac Miller tribute, which includes re-airing Mac Miller and the Most Dope Family, his reality show from 2012

JEZEBEL - In what's being called the Eye Drop Murder case, South Carolina woman Lana Sue Clayton has been charged with homicide after police accused her of poisoning her husband by spiking his food with potentially lethal eye drops CELEBITCHY - Between the Republican aide flashing a "White Power" sign behind him, the Handmaid's Tale protesters, multiple shouting matches, and the father of a Parkland shooting victim getting shunned for a handshake and instantly going mega-viral, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is having kind of a rough time at his Senate confirmation hearing LAINEY GOSSIP - Brie Larson's Captain Marvel movie drops this coming March, and "incredibly promising" proper photos of her in the good Captain's proper costume have *finally* been released THE BLEMISH - Kristen Stewart is in the middle of writing a movie and it sounds like that movie either has a fisting scene in it or has a scene involving a recap of an unseen fisting scene; hopefully Hollywood is ready REALITY TEA - Survivor: David vs. Goliath premieres in three weeks; here's a super in-depth preview of the show's 37th season, including the names and bios of all the new cast members THE BLAST - Gloria Gowen's ex-husband Matt Barnes won the first round of their legal battle after a judge granted his emergency restraining order and ordered Gloria to stay 100 yards away from the kids when she's not with them for their four supervised visitation hours DLISTED - Vanilla Ice was on the flight from Dubai to New York where everybody got sick -- except he was in first class, where people were apparently quarantined and had no idea what was going on until the plane landed VOX - "Why your desk job is so damn exhausting: One of the great mysteries of adult life -- and psychology."

CELEBITCHY - Colin Kaepernick's #JustDoIt campaign for Nike appears to be going well for both parties, though six or ten people are burning their Air Jordans in protest of the still-controversial figure. Meanwhile, it turns out Kaepernick has had a contract with Nike since 2011, and has presumably been getting paid endorsement dollars by the company even though no NFL team will sign him VOX - According to legendary journalist Bob Woodward's new book Fear, even Donald Trump's closest advisors say he has the mental capacity of "a fifth- or sixth-grader," ignore some of his direct orders, and swipe documents off his desk before he can sign them because they feel they've "got to protect the country" THE BLEMISH - A Kindergarten in China hired a pole dancer to do a pole dance at the school on the first day of the school year to...kick off the year with a bang, somehow? And yes there is video LAINEY GOSSIP - Melissa McCarthy is getting a great deal of early Oscar buzz for playing a lonely con artist in the film Can You Ever Forgive Me?, which film is also getting a ton of praise on the festival circuit THE BLAST - Gloria Govan's ex-husband Matt Barnes is asking a judge to give him full custody of their two children in light of her arrest for felony child endangerment last week. Wednesday morning legal showdown expected THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - The Challenge star CT Tamburello is getting married to his baby mama Lilianet Solares this weekend, congrats! Here's an exclusive preview of their wedding, which is being filmed for a forthcoming MTV special JEZEBEL - Jerry O'Connell's new Bravo talk show, which was originally called Real Men Watch Bravo until a bunch of people pointed out all the reasons why that is a dumb name, is now called Bravo's Play by Play and has a trailer DLISTED - Congrats also to Claire Danes and her husband Hugh Dancy, who just announced that they welcomed their second child on August 21st. The couple has yet to reveal their child's name, but are (rightly) getting teased in advance as their first child, Cyrus Michael Christopher, has the rare trifecta of three first names REALITY TEA - The Real Housewives of Dallas star D'Andra Simmons continues to bask in multiple cast controversies: A day after she tried to apologize for suggesting Brandi Redmond abuses Adderall, she's now being called a liar and all manner of other things by upcoming former friend LeeAnne Locken

DLISTED - Is Leonardo DiCaprio about to join the ranks of 2018's unexpectedly engaged by proposing to his 21-year-old girlfriend? CELEBITCHY - Numerous reports claim that Ben Affleck "had been drinking alone for days" and "knew he needed help" before going to rehab last week, and that he and Jennifer Garner have started family counseling as well VOX - Do you ever find yourself staring off into space, wondering how to indict a sitting president? Here's a handy dandy flow chart to guide you through the complex and potentially impossible but probably do-able process THE BLAST - The official cause of death of Bethenny Frankel's boyfriend Dennis Shields has been ruled "undetermined," in part because the family had a religious objection to an autopsy THE BLEMISH - "Emily Ratajkowski is taking naked Polaroids like it's 1986" JEZEBEL - If you're at all interested in the semi-shady world of social media advertising, here's a fascinating, borderline-essential look at how Instagram's ubiquitous Flat Tummy Tea posts manage to skirt the site's rule against before-and-after photos REALITY TEA - Here's a photo gallery of Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars participants Brandi Glanville, Scheana Marie, and Kim Richards managing to keep it civil during the new season's premiere in West Hollywood last night PAJIBA - "Ted Cruz is a person" is at this point both the nicest thing you can say about him and pretty much the only nice thing you can say about him THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - The Hills: New Beginnings star Audrina Patridge is getting into it with her ex-husband Corey Bohan, who's refusing to allow their daughter Kirra to appear on the show with Audrina LAINEY GOSSIP - Did anyone else forget that Christina Aguilera put out two new singles and a brand-new album this year?

CELEBITCHY - RIP Queen of Soul: Aretha Franklin passed away in her Detroit home yesterday, surrounded by friends and family, at the age of 76. Franklin had been suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer, which is a horrible way to go -- so let's remember her for her iconic lifetime instead JEZEBEL - In unfortunately related news, Fox News has apologized for their tribute video to Aretha Franklin...which featured a photo of Patti LaBelle. Even for the network accused of stoking American racism for a generation, this is a bad look THE BLAST - Police are having to "step up patrol" at Franklin's childhood home in Memphis, due to the number of fans wanting to leave a graffiti tribute. But how in the hell is Aretha Franklin's childhood home -- which has a plaque out front -- in such terrible shape in the first place? LAINEY GOSSIP - Rihanna and Donald Glover are working on a top-secret project together down Cuba way. Also Glover is performing at the fourth-annual Diamond Ball later this year. And he and Rihanna posed for a photo together in which Glover is shirtless and they both look happy and kind of mysterious and so naturally there's a ton of gossip about exactly what they're up to REALITY TV - RHONY star Ramona Singer thinks Countess Luann didn't stay in rehab for nearly long enough, and thinks her stint should have been for at least "two months" DLISTED - Omarosa released another of her secret tapes: This one features Lara Trump, Erik's wife, offering Omarosa a $15,000-per-month job to work for the Trump campaign and in the Trump White House and telling her the only thing she has to do for it is remain "positive" about Trump. Which is an awful lot of *public* money to be paid for that job -- though, to be fair, staying positive about Trump is also maybe the hardest job in America right now VOX - In 2017, CEOs of the 350 largest American companies made an average of $18.9 million dollars -- or 312 times what the average worker made at those same companies. Keep those figures in mind the next time someone on social media tries dragging you into any political debate PAJIBA - The headline is "Ben Affleck is a Much Better Actor Than You Realize," though it could just as easily have been "Ben Affleck has Appeared in More Good Movies Than You Realize" THE BLEMISH - Demi Rose does look kind of like Kylie and Kendall Jenner morphed together; it's her low-key-yet-aggressive thirst that really separates Rose from the Jenners (that and about 106 million Instagram followers) THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - Noah Brown from Alaskan Bush People married Rhain Merrill, his fiancée since 2016, on the two-year anniversary of the day they met, congrats! They tied the knot in a small & super-cute ceremony; check out the pics

THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - The show's most controversial cast member has decided he's done: Thomas Ravenel quit Southern Charm via Twitter last night, saying he's "got too much to lose" as the police investigation into his sexual assault allegations continues THE BLEMISH - Aretha Franklin, who reportedly has cancer, is said to be receiving hospice care in Detroit. Jesse Jackson and Stevie Wonder have both visited her bedside to pay their respects, and Beyonce and Jay-Z devoted the Detroit show of their OTR II tour earlier this week to her. I only know her from Blues Brothers really, though that's more than enough to understand how amazing she is DLISTED - Yesterday Nicki Minaj gave an interview on Hot 97 in which she claimed Safaree stole money from her and tried to stunt her career, so Safaree went on Twitter to deny everything and also claim that one night Nicki cut him so bad he almost bled out. Nicki countered by saying Safaree's hairline is fake and Tyga's is too and the two men went to the same doctor. It's...messy CELEBITCHY - "The Dumbest Timeline: Donald Trump obsessively tweets about ‘dog’ Omarosa" PAJIBA - You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means REALITY TV - Denise Richards decided to join RHOBH's next season because she's "just in a really good place right now...and thought it would be fun." Also she's friends with Lisa Rinna, who brought her onboard, so now we know who to blame if the whole thing is a disaster LAINEY GOSSIP - Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin are apparently getting married early next year, though it also sounds like they're so eager for the ceremony that they could just throw caution to the wind (again) and tie the knot before 2018 has come to a close JEZEBEL - Laura Dern is "reportedly in talks" to join Greta Gerwig's already star-studded Little Women adaptation, and since Meryl Streep is all set to play Aunt March it sounds like Dern would be cast as Marmee. Susan Sarandon seen nearby, trying to look nonchalant VOX - "Crazy Rich Asians is a dazzling, sumptuous success: The movie triumphantly breathes new life into the Hollywood rom-com." THE BLAST - YG got kicked off his American Airlines flight for (allegedly) being drunk, though he claims he was sober and the airline is racist. There's video of the aftermath

REALITY TV - One of the worst-kept secrets in reality TV is now official: Denise Richards is a Real Housewife; she's joining the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for Season 9 next year LAINEY GOSSIP - Constance Wu looked glamorous and classic Hollywood AF at the Crazy Rich Asians premiere, which really does seem to be "the Dwayne The Rock Johnson of movies" and is poised for a huge debut next weekend CELEBITCHY - Also, here's the entire rest of the cast of Crazy Rich Asians, all of whom looked amazing at the movie's Hollywood premiere last night (something you'd kind of expect, given the movie's title, but still) VOX - This is an extremely thorough and helpful explainer on why Twitter's refusal to ban Alex Jones and Infowars is a genuine (and genuinely troubling) moral failing (which is nothing new for Twitter) THE BLAST - Here's a palate cleanser for you: "Diff’rent Strokes Star Todd Bridges Fears Porn Star Ex-Girlfriend Will Try and Poison His Dog" DLISTED - The Oscars' latest attempt at getting people to watch their always-cumbersome ceremony is to axe a few of the less notable categories, keep the length at a firm three hours, and add a category in celebration of "outstanding achievement in popular film" JEZEBEL - Love Island, a British show that "throws strangers together to compete for a cash prize, which they win by coupling up with a castmate," is getting an American variant on CBS sometime next year. After seeing what we did to The Great British Bake Off, I am not optimistic PAJIBA - Here's a brief look at the history of the Slender Man meme / hoax / phenomenon / atrocity. I'm honestly not sure how to refer to it at this point -- and I also didn't know that there's a Slender Man movie coming out tomorrow, so this is timely information indeed THE BLEMISH - And if Slender Man is too strong a flavor, enjoy this video clip of a model wearing only body paint (and only in the front) strolling around Camden Yards before a Baltimore Orioles game