LINKS RHOP addresses Michael Darby, Project Runway ending, Live Nation gets greedy…
JEZEBEL – After years of allegations, whispers, jokes, and quickly withdrawn legal complaints, the “RHOP addresses Michael Darby” question finally got answered this week when the show brought up the topic of his alleged sexual assaults
DLISTED – Karlie Kloss is apparently not coming back to Project Runway after her contract is up next year, and the show’s ratings have been trending downward for years, so it’s reportedly likely that the show will end in 2020
VOX – “Live Nation, the promotion company that merged with the ticket-selling platform Ticketmaster in 2010, admitted to Billboard that it had a quiet practice of helping performers sell thousands of tickets on resale sites at higher prices, rather than offering them at face value to fans”
LAINEY GOSSIP – All Mahershala Ali had to do to land the part of Blade in Marvel’s big reboot was tell Marvel that he wanted a meeting and then at that meeting tell them that he wanted to be Blade. Sounds right
CELEBITCHY – Anne Heche and Thomas Jane, who co-starred in HBO’s Hung a few years back, are now dating each other and are “definitely in love.” They also both left their spouses somewhat quietly during the show’s run, so make of that what you will
THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – Gabriel and Raquell Brown from Alaskan Bush People are expecting their first baby together later this year, congrats!
GO FUG YOURSELF – Here are all the looks and pretty faces from Entertainment Weekly‘s Comic-Con party: “ome folks are dressed for the heyday of the MTV Movie Awards, some people look like they’re going to a bridal shower, some just put on their fanciest bathrobe”
THE BLEMISH – Lana Del Rey is apparently “begging” to play Priscilla Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming Elvis biopic
REALITY TEA – RHOC star Kelly Dodd is in the “on again” stage with her plastic surgeon boyfriend Brian Reagan, and they’re both in the trailer for the new season so get ready for the “off-again” to play out for your viewing pleasure
THE BLAST – In a pretty savvy bit of promotion, Luke Perry’s son Jack climbed the Sunset Boulevard Once Upon A Time In Hollywood billboard bearing his father’s likeness just ahead of the movie’s premiere, and just hung out there for awhile
(Photo credits: RHOP addresses Michael Darby via Instagram)
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