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LINKS! Jeff Bezos dick pics, Danielle Staub’s wedding ring, Meghan Markle’s regrets…

JEZEBEL - Jeff Bezos apparently sent dick pics to his mistress -- and they're now in possession of at least one tabloid. So we can all rest assured that if his divorce saga gets ugly enough, the Jeff Bezos dick pics will be unleashed upon the world by whichever party stands to benefit the most from the "unsparing close-up" shot going public REALITY TEA - On Watch What Happens Live, Danielle Staub confirmed that she sold Marty Caffrey's ring to pay for her divorce from him, though that was actually the least surprising moment on the show THE BLEMISH - It's now being reported that Meghan Markle finds being a royal "incredibly stressful" and is "miserable" in general. Based on what little I know about British life in general and the royal family in particular, it sounds like she's got it exactly right THE BLAST - Cardi B got served in the lawsuit stemming from the fight she got in at last year's Met Gala while walking onto the set of the net Netflix show she's filming. And there's video VOX - The government shutdown means no one is staffing the still-open National Parks, so naturally people have taken to crapping everywhere, spraying graffiti on natural monuments austere enough to make a teenager blush, and chopping down trees LAINEY GOSSIP - Leonardo DiCaprio and his new-seeming girlfriend Camila Morrone have been together for an entire year? Are we absolutely sure she wasn't replaced with yet another younger version at some point? Has Leo been with one woman this long since before Camila was born? CELEBITCHY - Mandy Moore's very good dog Jackson is at home and recovering nicely after needing emergency, middle-of-the-night surgery because he ate an entire tennis ball THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - ‘Counting On’ Star Jessa Seewald Reveals Her Sister Jana Duggar’s Current Relationship Status After Jana (Finally) Joins Instagram DLISTED - Minor league baseball player Tim Tebow is engaged to Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, but the real story is what he reportedly said to her as he put the ring on her finger

LINKS! Dorit Kemsley’s money woes, Kate Mara pregnant, ‘Made In Staten Island’ backlash…

THE BLAST - Dorit Kemsley's money woes don't look like they'll be over anytime soon -- her husband Paul is being sued over a $1.2 million loan he made seven years ago and has yet to repay any of. And the RHOBH star's husband is still struggling to pay off nearly $4 million in casino debt JEZEBEL - Kate Mara revealed she's pregnant to Emily Blunt while the two of them were waiting for the bathroom at the Golden Globes. The trigger? Blunt noted that Mara's breasts seemed bigger than normal THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - The Karen Gravano-produced Made In Staten Island will premiere on MTV next week over the objections of plenty of Staten Islanders who feel it panders to stereotypes. Jersey Shore residents would like them to kindly get in line CELEBITCHY - When the long-feared socialist uprising comes, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West will have unwittingly positioned themselves as 21st century's America's answer to Marie Antoinette THE BLEMISH - Christian Bale is still getting sh!t for thanking Satan in his Golden Globes acceptance speech. But not from the Church of Satan itself, which applauded his invocation *and* managed to leave Dick Cheney's name out of it REALITY TEA - Disgraced ex-Southern Charm star Thomas Ravenel says Kathryn Dennis' drug use during her pregnancy is why their son has developmental issues. Thomas is on thin ice blaming anyone for anything, so it should be interesting to see how Kathryn responds DLISTED - Ashley Graham is right VOX - It's bad for folks' vacations and national morale in general that the 418 sites in the National Parks System are closed for the duration of the government shutdown. But it's also the first good thing for the environment that the Trump administration has done LAINEY GOSSIP - Maybe there have been other articles about Black Mirror: Bandersnatch written in a "Choose Your Own Gossip" format, but I haven't seen them, so this one is by default the best one period

LINKS! Lisa Vanderpump vs. Kristen Doute, The Kominsky Method?, Kendall’s big flop…

REALITY TEA - Lisa Vanderpump vs. Kristen Doute was the main event during LVP's Watch What Happens Live appearance, only Kristen had to respond to Lisa's insults via Twitter since she wasn't also on the show. WWHL should offer an in-picture live feed of the person most likely to get roasted by the person actually on the show, just for social media JEZEBEL - Oh thank God, I wasn't the only person watching the Golden Globes who thought "The Kominsky Method? What the f*ck is that?" You could have told me it was a show about how there are so many TV shows that someone decided to just make one up and talk it up until it won awards and I would have believed you. (And now I wish that's what it was actually about) THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - It turns out that Kendall Jenner's super big hush-hush life-altering secret is that she's actually a paid spokesperson for a well-known brand of acne treatment creams whose name we won't glorify by repeating it here. So people have been rightly roasting Kendall and Kris for their buildup CELEBITCHY - What even is Gwyneth Paltrow, anymore? And am I still allowed to enjoy The Royal Tenenbaums? VOX - “Anyone in authority [claiming a terrorism crisis] to bolster support for building the wall or any other physical barrier along the southern border is most likely guilty of fear mongering and willfully misleading the American people.” –One of Donald Trump's former top counterterrorism experts THE BLEMISH - See, I like this news because the more people turn down hosting the Oscars the more likely it is that the ceremony will actually be helmed by a monkey in a tuxedo THE BLAST - Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin toured a home in Encino CA with 10 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, 12,500 total square feet, and a $13 million price tag -- and here are some photos LAINEY GOSSIP - Day of Teaser Trailers, #1: The good stuff is on lockdown until the final season premiere, but you can enjoy these three seconds of new Game of Thrones footage and parse them for clues until April DLISTED - Day of Teaser Trailers, #2: The Haunting of Sharon Tate, starring Hilary Duff and what feels like at least a couple decades' worth of anticipation at this point, is apparently going to be hot garbage. I am getting a definite The Room vibe from this trailer -- one to watch, for sure

LINKS! Madonna butt implants, Most beautiful woman?, Dr. Pimple Popper is back…

THE BLAST - Madonna played a surprise New Year's Eve show at the Stonewall Inn and her ass apparently looked Kardashian-worthy, so now the hot gossip is whether Madonna butt implants are actually a thing THE BLEMISH - Here is the seventeen-year-old French model Thylane Blondeau, who according to at least one ranking service of note is The Most Beautiful Woman In The World. Since no one will dispute this ranking in any way, you can just take a quick look at the pics and move on JEZEBEL - This new & extensive interview with Dr. Sandra Lee -- aka Dr. Pimple Popper -- is perfect whether you're one of her millions of fans or one of the millions of people who don't understand why she has millions of fans REALITY TEA - It sounds like the Real Housewives of New Jersey cast trip to Cabo this season will be pretty over-the-top, even by Real Housewives standards CELEBITCHY - Taylor Swift has made the conversion from celebrity-studded Fourth of July parties to celebrity-studded New Year's Eve parties. It makes sense: they're simultaneously safer (which is better for her brand) but also generally drunker LAINEY GOSSIP - Tiffany Haddish bombed on New Year's Eve, then engaged with the "learning that happens in failure" by owning up to it on New Year's Day (and by inviting fans onstage to get drunk with her as the bombing unfolded, which sounds like a sensible enough in-the-moment decision) THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - Gianna Hammer and Hayden Parker Weaver of Are You The One? confirmed their split, which actually happened several months back. They had been together for two years; Gianna gave birth to their first child together last August DLISTED - Ten months of engagement were enough for Toni Braxton and Birdman, who just called the whole thing off. Birdman made the news public by dropping "It's Over!" on IG Live, then deleting every one of his posts including that one VOX - Finally, a little something for the parents of young children (or the supremely stoned): "A dozen streamable shows and movies that kids can watch (and parents will like): Delight the whole family while also retaining your sanity"

LINKS! Offset’s alleged mistress Cuban Doll, Bieber’s new feud, Real Housewives return…

THE BLAST - Offset's alleged mistress Cuban Doll has been cleared of all charges in the gun possession incident stemming from a night out with Kodak Black a few weeks ago JEZEBEL - Why is Justin Bieber feuding with 15-year-old JoJo Siwa on Instagram? And why is he so bad at acting like that's not what he was doing? REALITY TEA - Here's a comprehensive and controversy-free list of Real Housewives that Bravo should bring back across all the spin-offs in 2019 CELEBITCHY - Scotland Yard has officially designated Meghan Markle's sister Samantha Grant a "fixated person," which appears to refer to people who "stalk or harass public figures" -- so, sounds about right. They're also calling her a "risk," and we probably will never hear anything more about that after 2018 comes to a close THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - Jon Gosselin, who now has full custody of his 14-year-old son Collin, is not here for any of his ex-wife Kate's claims about Collin's health or special needs THE BLEMISH - “I’ve never wanted a penis. Apart from to piss up a tree. Being able to do that standing up: so convenient. You can just whip it out and whatever. But the idea of something so vulnerable swinging between my legs, I think I’m all right without.” -Keira Knightly DLISTED - If you ever wanted to know what Grover from Sesame Street maybe dropping an F-bomb might sound like, here's your chance LAINEY GOSSIP - Jake Gyllenhaal has a new girlfriend; she's a model named Jeanne Cadieu who's sixteen years younger than him; she also deals with cold weather better than him VOX - A primer: "How meditation and psychedelic drugs could fix tribalism." Happy 2019, everyone!

LINKS! Bill Cosby sex tape, RIP Penny Marshall, Pete and Ariana…

THE BLEMISH - It seems there's a decent chance Hugh Hefner, who apparently recorded pretty much every celebrity who ever had sex at the Playboy Mansion, may have filmed a Bill Cosby sex tape -- and then *not* destroyed it JEZEBEL - RIP Penny Marshall, who died of complications from diabetes yesterday. Marshall was 75, but A League of Their Own is immortal CELEBITCHY - Ariana Grande went to NBC studios on Saturday to support her ex Pete Davidson, though Pete had security keep her outside the Saturday Night Live studio itself probably because "he knew it wasn't good for him to see Ariana" THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - The Vanderpump Rules cast has been exceptionally good at spinning their time on the show into steady side gigs. Here's a rundown of all their businesses, including "beer cheese, books, beauty products, booze" -- and more! REALITY TEA - Speaking of #PumpRules: "Kristen Doute Says Lisa Vanderpump Tried To Keep Her From Tom Tom; Teases Relationship Drama On Season 7 Of Vanderpump Rules" THE BLEMISH - RHONY star Bethenny Frankel is working to get 200 twin mattresses donated to Massachusetts' Newton-Wellesley Hospital, where Frankel stayed for two days after her allergic reaction to fish earlier this year VOX - The Trump Foundation, Donald Trump's charitable-organization-in-name, is shutting down as part of the New York Attorney General's ongoing investigation into its "shocking pattern of illegality" DLISTED - According to their respective girlfriends, both Liam Hemsworth and Cole Sprouse (best known for playing Jughead on Riverdale are dick wizards LAINEY GOSSIP - Netflix's lighthearted holiday films all feature, in shades ranging from "fake" to "total bullsh!t," a wide variety of unrealistic creative jobs. Here's just how fake they all are, plus drinking games for each film!

LINKS! Trump’s hush money revealed, Hef’s exes go XXX, Fortnite p0rn……

VOX - With Trump's hush money revealed, Michael Cohen sentenced to three years in prison, and National Enquirer publisher AMI cooperating fully, it appears the federal investigation into the president's 2016 campaign will now turn its attention to the Trump Organization itself DLISTED - Twins Karissa and Kristina Shannon, best known as Hugh Hefner's Playboy Playmate exes, have signed a seven-figure deal to do "boy/girl, girl/girl, boy/girl/girl and all-girl group" adult scenes together JEZEBEL - Speaking of adult film, apparently Fortnite was one of its most popular subgenres in 2018. So here's what that's all about REALITY TEA - Lisa Vanderpump still doesn't have a credit card, nor does she want one. (Nor does she really need one.) She claims it's because she would forget to pay the bill, and, honestly, that answer seems legit THE BLAST - On a somewhat related note, Lisa's former RHOBH co-star Camille Grammer has been forced to move into her parents' house after losing her Malibu mansion in the Woolsey Fire this autumn. The photos of the damage look pretty grim CELEBITCHY - We're in awards season, which means it's time to catch up on all the movies you've really been meaning to see for months now. Here's a complete list of the nominees for the 2019 SAG Awards to help you prioritize LAINEY GOSSIP - Emily Blunt, AKA "New Mary Poppins," was nominated for Best Lead Actress at those very same awards. She also rocked a surprisingly comfy-looking violet dress at Mary Poppins' London premiere last night THE BLEMISH - Controversial YouTube person Pewdiepie, who still has the most subscribers of anyone on the platform, is "back on his anti-Semitic bullsh!t' after recommending a hate channel to those millions of subscribers THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - "10 Amazing, Funny & Downright Strange ‘Teen Mom’ Gifts You Can Buy For Everyone on Your Holiday Shopping List"

LINKS! Cardi B and Offset news, Royal wax disaster, Trump walled out…

THE BLAST - The latest Cardi B and Offset news is that the two of them are apparently not talking reconciliation -- nor are they talking to each other at all JEZEBEL - Do not look at these official, Madame Tussaud-approved wax figures of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle unless you want to have Christmas nightmares well into 2019. If that's your jam, though, then by all means feast your eyes VOX - During an Oval Office meeting in front of plenty of TV cameras, Donald Trump tried to strong-arm Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer and instead wound up reassuring them that he'll gladly take all the political fallout when he shuts the government over border wall funding. Sports metaphors aren't the most apt when it comes to Trump, but has a goalie ever scored an own-goal before? CELEBITCHY - In other Trump news, it's possible he was distracted during the meeting because he's apparently "concern[ed] that he could be impeached when Democrats take over the House" next month THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - The new season of Marriage Boot Camp is basically Love & Hip Hop: Rocky Relationships Edition</em. Soulja Boy, Nia Riley, Waka Flocka Flame, Tammy Rivera, Lil' Mo, Karl Dargan, Jessica Dime, Shawne Williams, Lil' Fizz, and Tiffany Campbell will all feature on the new season, which now has a trailer REALITY TEA - "Stassi Schroeder Doesn’t Think Kristen Doute Is A Hypocrite For Bashing James Kennedy’s (Alleged) Cheating" DLISTED - Nicki Minaj didn't meet her BF Kenneth Petty while the two of them were giving away turkeys on Thanksgiving. No, it seems they first hooked up 20 years ago, when she was a 16-year-old and he had coincidentally just done four years in prison "for pulling a knife on a 16-year-old girl and trying to rape her" LAINEY GOSSIP - There is a new Godzilla movie coming out soon, but, unlike the 1998 semi-disaster, this one features Godzilla going on a rampage in snow instead of rain. It also stars Millie Bobby Brown from Stranger Things, who is apparently going to be friends with Godzilla somehow? Did Hollywood make a whole movie based on the scene in Jurassic Park where Lex pets the brontosaurus? THE BLEMISH - It may or may not come as a surprise to learn that Joseph "Reverend Run" Simmons was high AF when he wrote "Christmas In Hollis"

LINKS! Top YouTube earner, Kevin Hart hosting Oscars, Transgender Miss Universe…

THE BLEMISH - The top YouTube earner for this year and beyond is a seven-year-old boy named Ryan whose channel features videos in which he plays with and reviews toys. Ryan has 17 million followers and made $22 million last year CELEBITCHY - There were brief and strong pushes for both Patton Oswalt and Gritty, but the 2019 Oscars have chosen their host: it's Kevin Hart THE BLAST - Angela Ponce, Spain's contestant in the Miss Universe pageant this year, is apparently the heavy favorite to win according to onling bookies (for comparison's sake, her odds are more than three times better than Miss USA's) VOX - Here's a helpful rundown on the ongoing controversy surrounding Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas' brand-tastic wedding, which may itself still be ongoing REALITY TEA - In a master stroke of reality TV narration-changing, RHOBH star Kyle Richards acknowledged the work she's had done on her face while shooting down rumors that she's gone full facelift JEZEBEL - And in a master stroke of benevolence, here's the story of how two senior citizens from New York wiped out $1.5 million in medical debt belonging to strangers "just because they felt like it" LAINEY GOSSIP - Brangelina is now done and over for good, officially and legally. Apparently their custody agreement states that Brad starts out with less than 50% custody but that he can gain "more and more" over time DLISTED - Netflix, which apparently prints money almost as quickly as it does new shows, is going to spend $100 million to keep Friends after reports surfaced that 2019 would be Friends-free

LINKS! Flynn spilled Trump’s tea, RIP Jael Strauss, Jon Gosselin Plus One…

VOX - We don't know quite what he said, since most of the public documents are so heavily redacted they're almost unreadable. But it sure looks like former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn spilled Trump's tea for Robert Mueller, since Mueller is recommending no prison time for Flynn THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - Jael Strauss, who placed sixth overall on America's Next Top Model Season 8, passed away from extremely aggressive breast cancer on Tuesday THE BLEMISH - Jon Gosselin won custody of his son Collin by default after his ex-wife Kate was a no-show for their December 4th court date LAINEY GOSSIP - Here's what's going on in the endless sh!t show that is the British Royal Court and their feelings (dislike? distaste? it's hard to say) on Dutchess of Sussex Meghan Markle REALITY TEA - "Brittany Cartwright Insists Jax Taylor Has Changed For The Better; They Want To Have Kids Right After They Get Married" CELEBITCHY - Everyone's favorite Christmas litmus test "Baby It's Cold Outside" is being banned from radio stations at a pretty steady clip, which has naturally led to a heated debate over whether the song is really as "date-rapey" as it seems DLISTED - Michael Avenatti is not running for president in 2020 THE BLAST - Apparently the thing that's holding up still-fired Megyn Kelly's official exit from NBC is "specific language which bars her from saying anything at all" once she's officially exited. In other words, NBC wants Kelly to keep quiet about the sexual harrassment claims against some of its personalities JEZEBEL - In "Yes, this really happened" news, HBO is going to make a movie about the 1983 Christmas season riots that ensued when retailers ran out of Cabbage Patch dolls

LINKS! Kim and Kanye’s wealth, Lisa Vanderpump mystery, American Idol unveiled…

CELEBITCHY - Just a couple of weeks after hiring a cadre of private firefighters to protect their & their neighbors' mansions from a wildfire, Kim and Kanye chartered a 660-seat 747 for their party of twelve to travel overseas JEZEBEL - "What is it about Lisa Vanderpump and her SUR staff that is so much more engaging, so much more real than your average reality show?" THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - "10 Shocking Things We Learned About American Idol From David Archuleta’s Latest Interview" REALITY TEA - RHOC star Gina Kirschenheiter has had it with her trolls, and is firing back at will on Instagram. This is like pouring water on a gremlin, so stay tuned THE BLEMISH - Alicia Silverstone's divorce from Chris Jarecki was just finalized; she's paying him $12,000 per month in alimony. That's $144,000 per year to not be married to Alicia Silverstone THE BLAST - Dog the Bounty Hunter's wife Beth Chapman has been "rushed into an emergency surgery" after a mysterious growth developed in her throat and blocked her airway overnight VOX - Here's a Rorschach test for you: An airline passenger who asked for a glass of water received a cupfull of ice and instructions to wait. Is the passenger or the flight attendant sensible? LAINEY GOSSIP - Everybody seemed to love Netflix's hit To All The Boys I've Loved Before but nobody seems to be excited by the news that Netflix is planning a sequel DLISTED - Next up for Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop? Plus-sized clothing. Strike what I said before about Gina Kirschenheiter; if there's one story in this links post that's bound to end in disaster, it's this one

LINKS! Manafort triples down, Kim Kardashian on ecstasy, Michael B Jordan glory…

VOX - Paul Manafort, who earlier this year was convicted on federal charges that included lying about his lobbying for foreign interests, and who accepted a plea deal to avoid a second trial on charges that included more lying about other alleged federal crimes, has now apparently voided that deal after Robert Mueller's team discovered he'd been lying to them for months CELEBITCHY - In related bad news for Donald Trump, his administration is also under fire for Sunday's Border Patrol tear gas attack on the migrant caravan at the San Ysidro Port of Entry THE BLEMISH - Kim Kardashian has now admitted to doing ecstasy twice in her life: once before she got married, and the other before she had sex with Ray J on film LAINEY GOSSIP - Creed II just had the biggest opening weekend Thanksgiving box office of all time for a live-action movie. Coupled with his work in Black Panther, which remains the highest grossing movie of 2018 domestically, this means Michael B. Jordan is now a 100% legit movie star -- so congrats to him REALITY TEA - "Exclusive Interview: Survivor: David vs. Goliath’s Dan Rengering On Making Survivor History" DLISTED - RIP to Oprah's mother Vernita Lee, who passed away at her Milwaukee home on Thanksgiving Day at the age of 83 JEZEBEL - "'You Can't Have This Conversation Without Having a Conversation About Economics': A Chat With a Pregnant Sex Worker" THE ASHLEY'S REALITY ROUNDUP - The Hills stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary a few days ago, and congratulations to them. But their tabloid-dubbed joint nickname 'Speidi' still sounds like a goofy Italian dessert and the tenth anniversary was a golden chance to finally invent and ingest one (they did neither) THE BLAST - If you've got $3 million to spend and would like a giant swimming pool in your gianter living room, Young Thug's Atlanta mansion is on the market. He's claiming foundation and mold damage, though, so you might want to get a good home inspector