LINKS! Thomas Ravenel quit Southern Charm, Aretha Franklin in hospice, Safaree vs. Nicki again…
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
(Photo credit: Thomas Ravenel quits Southern Charm via Instagram)
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