Category: Entertainment News

REALITY TEA – It seems there’s still no love lost between Real Housewives of Potomac stars Wendy Osefo and Karen Huger, with Wendy now saying of Karen, “Let her continue to say she doesn’t know me, that’s fine. Because if she knew me, she would know not to mess with me. So, you’re right, you don’t know me. Let’s keep it like that”

VOX – Donald Trump’s sister Maryanne Trump Barry went in on her brother in a series of conversations secretly taped by Maryanne’s niece Mary Trump. On the one hand, Maryanne’s comments don’t really say anything we didn’t already know; on the other: hot gossip

JEZEBEL – In considerably colder White House news, Melania Trump ripped out the Kennedys’ Rose Garden and replaced it with a bunch of box hedges and a limestone walkway: “I can see where the colorful flowers and vibrant trees that once defined the landscape would have no place on the Trump grounds, a place where joy and optimism must be crushed and replaced by brutal austerity”

CELEBITCHY – Because “the Royal family can’t get involved in politics,” British tabloids and a certain older generation are losing their collective minds over Duchess Meghan’s participation in a “When We All Vote Couch Party,” during which she encouraged people to vote

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – Bravo has pulled a handful of episodes of Southern Charm for being racist, so here’s a look at which episodes they yanked & why they were taken down. There’s also a strong argument to be made that you could simply pull Southern Charm itself for the same reason, but I suppose that’s an argument for another day

DLISTED – Rose McGowan is gunning for Alyssa Milano on Twitter, accusing her former Charmed co-star of phony activism and making the Charmed set a toxic environment; Alyssa, unsurprisingly, had a few words for Rose in return

THE BLAST – “Megan Thee Stallion CRUSHES Instagram Showing Off Her Bangin’ Body Fishing In A Thong!!”

LAINEY GOSSIP – Evidently the CBS show All Rise was bound to wind up with a writer’s room mutiny against the showrunner, which is exactly what’s happened over the last few months thanks to a racial imbalance baked right into the show’s premise

GO FUG YOURSELF – OK, but, to be fair, didn’t pretty much everyone smoke cigarettes and eat ice cream sundaes at the same time in 1958, and not just Sophia Loren? There could be a whole Mad Men prequel based on just this and nothing more

DLISTED – Todd Chrisley’s face, now 51 years old, would like you to believe that it is actually closer to seventeen, and that it got there without the help of either plastic surgery or Instagram filters

REALITY TEA – Jim and Meghan Edmonds’ custody dispute is messy as hell, so I’m just going to quote the headline on this one: “Jim Edmonds Reportedly Wants Full Custody Of His Kids Since Meghan Edmonds Relies Too Much On The Nanny & Is Often Out Of Town; Meghan Says Jim Set Up Their Nanny With Several Married Men”

THE BLAST – Lisa Rinna’s latest dancing video is to — what else? — “WAP,” and it features the RHOBH star offering plenty of crotch shots to the camera. Curiously, most of the hate Lisa’s getting seems to be about someone her age acting sexually & not over whether her dance moves are any good

CELEBITCHY – Constantine Maroulis, who was on American Idol back when the show was a hit and not just an institution, is out here capitalizing on the fact that it turns out he’s hooked up with most of the cast of The Real Housewives of New York

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – Joe and Kendra Duggar are expecting their third child less than a year after Kendra gave birth to their second — and less than a month after that birth was shown on an episode of Counting On

VOX – “Kamala Harris officially accepts the Democratic vice presidential nomination and makes history: She’s the first Black woman and first South Asian American woman to be a VP nominee on a major-party ticket”

GO FUG YOURSELF – Elizabeth Debicki has been cast as Princess Diana for the fifth & sixth seasons of The Crown, which are also the show’s final two seasons & which won’t even begin filming until next summer

JEZEBEL – “Mariah Carey announced a new album Tuesday night titled Rarities, which is nice for people who get excited about Mariah Carey compilation albums. She formally announced the news on Good Morning America, streaming in live from somewhere that is probably her house. But it wasn’t news about her album I was paying attention to, really; it was her glamorous and informative Zoom getup”

LAINEY GOSSIP – It’s a bad look for Netflix to cancel Hasan Minhaj’s show Patriot Act smack in the middle of an election year (and after six seasons, to boot); it’s also apparently a bad look for Netflix to have talk shows at all, since they’ve continued their streak of canceling 100% of them

REALITY TEA – “Sundays have become the best night of the week thanks to Real Housewives of Potomac. The ladies are really on their game this season. On tonight’s episode, Ashley Darby hosts a sip and see event for the ladies to meet her baby Dean. In real life, this sounds like a sweet event where everyone would be soft-spoken and considerate of an infant. But, on this show, it’s not gonna go that way” (because Monique Samuels storms out)

DLISTED – Score another one for Taylor Swift against the Kardashians: While Kanye is trying to convince us that Jared Kushner isn’t playing him with reverse psychology 101, Taylor is joining the loud and growing chorus of voices demanding accountability from America’s current president over his attempts at sabotaging the USPS

JEZEBEL – And speaking of the postal service, Nancy Pelosi has decided that the House of Representatives, at least, will be coming back from its (brief, perplexing, infuriating) summer vacation in order to hold hearings about what’s going on with the USPS

CELEBITCHY – Meghan and Harry bought a nine-bedroom, sixteen-bathroom, 19,000-square-foot Santa Barbara home at a “deep discount” from a Russian businessman who’d apparently been trying to unload the place for around a decade

THE BLAST – More Kardashian news: “Kim Kardashian has just joined the fight to help free Master P’s brother — rapper C-Murder — after he was convicted of nightclub killing and ultimately being sentenced to life behind bars”

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – Congratulations to Gabby Barrett and Cade Foehner from American Idol Season 16, who just announced that they’re expecting their first child together, a little under a year after tying the knot

VOX – “In HBO’s Lovecraft Country, cosmic horrors pale next to the reality of racism: The new horror series takes a bevy of fun pop culture tropes on a ride through Jim Crow America”

GO FUG YOURSELF – Steve-O had himself duct taped to a billboard outside a CVS in order to promote whatever he’s got going on right now that isn’t the new Jackass movie

LAINEY GOSSIP – Finally, enjoy the trailer for Netflix’s movie The Devil All the Time, a Midwestern Gothic film starring Robert Pattinson as a “shady old timey preacher with frilled tuxedo shirts” out next month

DLISTED – The ongoing R. Kelly sexual assault trial now has a new wrinkle — or, more specifically, at least three of them, since that’s how many of his associates were arrested on R. Kelly witness intimidation charges after allegedly trying to threaten and / or bribe some of the women set to testify against him

JEZEBEL – A whole bunch of people appear to be mad at the song “WAP,” and at Cardi B, and Megan Thee Stallion for writing it; it may come as no surprise to you to learn that most of these people appear to be men

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – After getting fired by ViacomCBS for anti-Semitic remarks earlier this year, Nick Cannon is responding by apparently suing the Wild ‘N Out broadcaster for $1.5 billion, which Cannon claims is the value of the Wild ‘N Out brand

THE BLAST – New Vanderpump Rules star Danica Dow is reportedly on the way out of the show’s cast because of her ex Brett Willis’ “violent abuse allegations,” which have “a majority of the cast members” worried for their own safety

CELEBITCHY – Meghan and Harry bought themselves a fancy house in Santa Barbara for eight figures, but the British tabloids are spoiling it like Meghan at Princess Eugenie’s wedding by claiming that Prince Charles had to step in and help the couple out with the financing

VOX – If you’re feeling especially vulnerable right now, try this article out: “The surprising benefits of contemplating your death: Now is the perfect time to face your fear of mortality. Here’s how”

REALITY TEA – Below Deck Mediterranean star Malia White responded to former cast member Pete Hunziker’s claims she rides the cocaine rodeo by denying everything and asking Pete to “#stayclassy” in her Instagran stories

GO FUG YOURSELF – “In Honor of Viola Davis’s Birthday: My Ten Favorite Looks of Hers” (It’s actually thirteen different looks, but isn’t that just three more reasons for happiness?)

LAINEY GOSSIP – And speaking of pondering your own crashing mortality: “She Dies Tomorrow is definitely not going to be for everyone. In a normal year, this is the kind of film that divides people (“Nothing happens!” someone will definitely say), and in 2020 it might just be too much, given the reflection of the real pandemic we’re in. Understandable. But if you want to experience a quarantine fever dream, then She Dies Tomorrow is the film for you”

THE BLAST – Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams was arrested alongside 86 other people (among them Love & Hip Hop New York star Yandy Smith-Harris) for protesting on the lawn of Kentucky Attorney General Danial Cameron over the state’s continued non-arrest of the three police officers responsible for killing Breonna Taylor

DLISTED – Ghislane Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged accomplice in the sex trafficking of minors, has formally pleaded not guilty to the charge of the sex trafficking of minors for the benefit of Epstein and his super-wealthy and well-connected friends. She’s been denied bail and her trial will begin next summer

CELEBITCHY – Chance the Rapper decided he would try to start a groundswell of support for Kanye’s presidential run by endorsing him for some questionable reasons. It took about seven hours for him to get chased off of that particular hill

REALITY TEA – “Wow, what an episode! Last night on Below Deck Mediterranean, we finally got the answer as to why Pete Hunziker has stuck around long past his firing from the show. And the answer is a tried-and-true reality TV staple, yachties: so we, the viewers, could witness his downfall”

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – In her first interview since getting fired from Vanderpump Rules, Kristen Doute says she’s learning “that [she] has so much to learn” about things like racism and unconscious bias and sticking her nose in Faith’s business where it had no business being

JEZEBEL – It looks like there’s going to be another Dirty Dancing sequel, only this time it takes place in the 90s, and will be written by the same people who wrote Five Feet Apart

VOX – “With one twist, RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars became a lot more compelling and a lot like Survivor: A chaos agent got the queens on Drag Race: All Stars to stop playing nice and start getting real.” (So, evidently, it’s also like The Real World now?)

LAINEY GOSSIP – “Here’s Chris Pine with Annabelle Wallis yesterday in LA in an outfit that’s pretty 80s too – pink shirt, white chinos. Is it giving you Steff from Pretty in Pink vibes? If you don’t know who I’m talking about… WHY DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I’M TALKING ABOUT?”

GO FUG YOURSELF – Important mental health break: “Your Afternoon Chat: How Are You Managing to Cheer Yourself Up?”

PAJIBA – Finally, now that you’ve cheered yourself up through venting, catharsis, and community, you can get right back to being depressed with these helpful visualizations of exactly how much money a billion dollars is and how wide the true gulf between the rich and the wealthy

THE BLAST – RIP Kelly Preston — the 57-year-old actress and longtime wife of John Travolta died Sunday morning after a “private” two-year battle with breast cancer

CELEBITCHY – It seems a three-month lockdown spent in the Cayman Islands may have been too much for the marriage of Armie Hammer and Elizabeth Chambers, who’ve announced they’re divorcing after a decade as husband and wife

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – Lisa Vanderpump confirmed she’s had to close one of her establishments — while PUMP is still open, Villa Blanca, Vanderpump’s other Beverly Hills hotspot, is no more

DLISTED – Britney Spears’ fans think she’s secretly in trouble again and trying to send coded distress signals on Instagram; Britney insists she’s fine. Conspiracy theories abound

REALITY TEA – “Teddi Mellencamp Calls Denise Richards ‘Hypocritical’; Kyle Richards Agrees & Questions Denise For Talking About Her Sex Life On Real Housewives”

VOX – I totally forgot about Palm Springs being available for streaming already, and all the glowing reviews are only making me that much more excited to watch it. Here’s a sample: “Palm Springs is not groundbreaking or quite as compulsively quotable as some of Lonely Island’s previous outings. But it is an oddly perceptive effort, a movie that feels primed in particular for millennial audiences just starting to creep toward middle age who are trying to sort out what life really means, and how best to live it

JEZEBEL – Apparently we can’t trust medical professionals either — this is a genuinely horrifying story of parents who put conspiracy before family and lost their daughter as a result

LAINEY GOSSIP – “I am, to put it mildly, overjoyed about the way this series [Netflix’s The Baby-Sitters Club] has turned out”

PAJIBA – You had me at Ocean’s Eleven meets The Breakfast Club (which further reminds me that I’ve been meaning to see Brick for fifteen years now)

GO FUG YOURSELF – There’s been a lot of royal gossip over the past week! Get your roundup on

CELEBITCHY – A little under a year of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged suicide while awaiting trial on human trafficking and sex crimes charges, here’s surprising news of Ghislane Maxwell arrested by the FBI on similar charges. Maxwell, who’s been accused of “help[ing] Epstein groom teen girls for sex with the rich and powerful,” is now formally charged with just that. She’s expected to appear in court later today to answer to a charge of “conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts”

REALITY TEA – Dina Manzo’s ex-husband Tommy, who has ties to the Lucchese crime family and whose wedding reception to Dina was apparently full of Lucchese family associates, pleaded not guilty to the charge of hiring a hitman to attack and / or kill Dina’s now-husband, David Cantin. If that sentence wasn’t long enough for you, don’t worry — there’s a *ton* more to this story

JEZEBEL – “Just a day after a judge temporarily blocked the release of a tell-all memoir by Donald Trump’s niece, a judge at a higher court reversed the decision. What an emotional rollercoaster this has been—a rollercoaster that will be very, very good for sales”

VOX – Senators Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris both lead the public opinion polls on whom Joe Biden should choose for his running mate. Biden isn’t said to be near a decision and there’s not really a firm deadline for his selection anyway, but it makes for some (relatively) fun speculation during this time of nonsense

THE BLAST – Christina Ricci called the cops on her husband last week following a “brutal domestic violence incident” that apparently included Ricci husband spitting on her

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – “Fired Vanderpump Rules Star Kristen Doute Defends Herself After Receiving Criticism for Supporting Medical Marijuana”

PAJIBA – “When Her Child Crashes a Live Broadcast, Dr. Clare Wenham Gracefully Manages Parenting and Work.” (Now with a bonus follow-up on where they decided to hang the unicorn!)

GO FUG YOURSELF – Today, in Oh Why Not: “Don’t Ask Me Why I Decided to Look at the Premiere of Waterworld.” (Perhaps telling: Nobody really looks excited to be there)

LAINEY GOSSIP – Ana de Armas and Ben Affleck have been a couple for six months, though gossip sites have been feasting on their near-daily coronavirus strolls for a full three. Discouragingly, both Ben and Ana appear to be firmly in the mask-free camp

DLISTED – Brian Austin Green has a full calendar despite the pandemic: a week after the 46-year-old was spotted out with Courtney Stodden, Green went on another first date, this time with an Australian model named Tina Louise

THE BLAST – It’ll likely be awhile before Basketball Wives — or any big name reality show for that matter — starts filming again, so it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that there’s now an Evelyn Lozada OnlyFans. Evelyn just opened up her account on the formerly adult star-heavy platform; she’s charging $25 a month for foot fetish content (for now)

REALITY TEA – It seems Mark from Love Is Blind, whose big crime on the show was being younger than the woman he loved, has gone and upped his disgrace game. Mark reportedly cheated on his post-show girlfriend LC (who was on Love Is Blind for a minute) at some point during the coronavirus pandemic, which is unhealthy for all sorts of different reasons. Oh, and he may have also cheated on Jessica while Love Is Blind was filming?

JEZEBEL – Now here’s a death cult conspiracy theory to perk your ears up: “Is Donald Trump Trying to Catch the Coronavirus to Get Out of Doing His Job?” (The obvious answer is “No, letting himself be surrounded by people who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 is just representative of his decision-making process and presidency in general,” but it’s still an intriguing thought!)

GO FUG YOURSELF – Somehow there was a movie premiere in Hollywood this week? The movie is called aTypical Wednesday, it got screened on a rooftop with the audience sitting in fancy deck chairs spaced well apart from each other, and a bunch of big names posed with and without their masks — so, successful pandemic premiere?

LAINEY GOSSIP – Jenny Slate announced she’ll no longer voice a biracial character on Big Mouth (Netflix), which then prompted Kristen Bell to say she’s not going to voice a biracial character on Central Park (Apple+)

PAJIBA – The premise of Netflix’s new movie 365 Days sounds like a drunken idea from the first Love Is Blind pitch, and apparently the movie itself, while full of nudity and simulated sex and other such things designed to generate attention, is pretty lukewarm trash

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – I said “big-name reality show” in the paragraph on the Evelyn Lozada OnlyFans above because it seems The Hills: New Beginnings “is set to resume filming on Season 2 this summer.” The show had only begun filming its second season when everything came to a halt this past March; currently, the production team is looking to restart things “at the end of July or in early August

VOX – The ongoing pandemic has given rise to the virtual wedding — particularly in Washington DC, where couples can officiate their own ceremonies. Seems like it would be especially tough to have a virtual wedding feel intimate, but these couples are making it work

CELEBITCHY – If you remember the name of former YouTube celebrity Myka Stauffer, it’s almost certainly because a few weeks ago she revealed that she and her husband had “rehomed” their adopted son Huxley. Myka has finally offered a lengthy statement on the matter, one that basically boils down to her regret that she wasn’t “able to tell more of my story from the beginning” and other language that blames her four-year-old for what happened

DLISTED – Disney is going to “reimagin[e]” its famed Splash Mountain ride after enough people realized it’s based on the semi-obscure, definitely racist 1946 movie Song of the South for the company to do something about that. The new ride –it’ll still be the same ride, just different-looking — will be based on The Princess and the Frog