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Bruno Mars has reached another YouTube milestone. The video "That's What I Like" has reached two billion views on the site, his third video to garner that many views. The other two are 2014's "Uptown Funk" and 2010's "The Lazy Song."
As we previously told you, sources were saying that Thandiwe Newton was headed to rehab. This came after she left "Magic Mike 3." Well, new reports are saying that she is resisting rehab. Sources are saying it's because of her very close friendship with LA musician Elijah Dias. By the way, he is 23-years-old, just two years older than Thandiwe's oldest daughter. Supposedly, her team wanted her to head to rehab as soon as she left "Magic Mike," but she wanted to stay in London because Elijah was visiting, according to Page Six.
Baby news…
"Breaking Bad" star Aaron Paul and wife Lauren Parsekian welcomed their second child, a boy named Ryden Caspian Paul.
And, Jennifer Lawrence was spotted out with her first child with husband Cooke Maroney. While they have yet to make any announcements, the two were seen taking a walk with the baby, who is around two months old.
Sofia Richie has gotten engaged to Elliot Grainge. Now that two of his exes - Kourtney Kardashian and Sofia Richie - are engaged, Scott Disick might be feeling a little down and lonely. Maybe that's why he was seen kicking it poolside with Kim Kardashian's former bestie, Larsa Pippen, in Miami. Larsa, the ex-wife of basketball great Scottie Pippin, is also known for "The Real Housewives of Miami."
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A$AP Rocky was arrested earlier yesterday for a 2021 shooting after getting busted at the Los Angeles International Airport as he was flying back from Barbados with Rihanna on a private jet. The police met him at the terminal and took him away in handcuffs. According to law enforcement sources, the alleged victim claimed that Rocky shot at him multiple times, with at least one bullet grazing his left hand on November 6th. He was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon with a gun. The police also searched Rocky's home and left with a box of potential evidence. Rocky posted $550,000 bail, according to TMZ.
***SPOILER ALERT "The Masked Singer"*** It's a moment we talked about that was expected to come on "The Masked Singer," and it finally aired last night. Rudy Giuliani was revealed as a contestant, the Jack in the Box, and that didn't sit well with judge Ken Jeong. As Rudy was launching into a performance of "Bad to The Bone," Ken said, "I'm done" and walked off the set. Back in February it was reported both Ken and judge Robin Thicke walked after the reveal, but it looked like just Ken left. See the video at tmz.com.
The trial of Blac Chyna versus the Kardashians began yesterday, and Blac Chyna was first to take the stand. She claimed that she was just joking around when she pointed a gun at Rob Kardashian's head and wrapped an iPhone cord around his neck. She testified that she and Rob were celebrating their show being picked up for a second season by throwing around money and "being silly." As for the gun that Rob allegedly kept on the dresser, she says he claimed that it was unloaded, and he told her there weren't any bullets in the house. Apparently, he was on FaceTime with his friends when she came up to him and put the gun to his head. According to Blac Chyna, Rob was very jealous and would often go through her phone. Things got to the point where they had a paternity test taken to assure Rob he was Dream's father. Blac Chyna admitted she got mad because Rob took her phone, and she smashed the gingerbread house and television, but she denied damaging Rob's car, or threatening to kill or slap him, according to tmz.com.
Katy Perry loves being a mom to her 19-month-old daughter Daisy, but it sounds like she's not necessarily ready for another kid. Katy said her Las Vegas residency is getting in the way of having more kids, explaining to E! News, "I'm in Vegas, and I can't do that show with anything in my belly, especially a human."
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More details in the Johnny Depp / Amber Heard trial to share with you after Johnny continued his testimony yesterday;
- He said his daughter, Lily-Rose, disliked Amber so much she didn't attend their wedding.
- Johnny said Amber attacked him with "a rapid-fire, sort of an endless parade of insults and would "strike out in anger" explaining, "It could begin with a slap, it could begin with a shove, it could begin with throwing a TV remote at my head. It could begin with throwing a glass of wine at my face. All in all, it was constant."
- Johnny's finger injury from Amber throwing a bottle at him required him to have part of his finger reconstructed from a skin graft from another part of his hand. He said that he wore a bandage through the rest of production on "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales," but that it was removed in the film through CGI. The reason she threw the bottle at him? She got mad because she found out that she wasn't in his will.
The producers of "Rust" have received the maximum citation - $139,793 - from the state of New Mexico for safety violations that resulted in the "avoidable" shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Meanwhile, the Santa Fe sheriff's office is still examining the case to see if criminal charges are warranted. Alec Baldwin's team issued a statement on Instagram regarding the finding, saying, in part, "We appreciate that the report exonerates Mr. Baldwin by making clear that he believed the gun held only dummy rounds." Basically, using the finding as an excuse to point out one more time they don't think Alec is responsible at all.
NeNe Leakes is suing everyone involved with the production of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" over racism on the set. According to the paperwork, NeNe said she complained about racist remarks Kim Zolciak-Bierman made throughout the years. Andy Cohen is even named as a defendants, but interestingly Kim is not named in the suit. NeNe is calling out "workplace culture in which racially-insensitive and inappropriate behavior is tolerated – if not, encouraged." NeNe claims that Kim made many racist remarks over the years, but instead of being reprimanded, she was rewarded with a spin-off.
"Twilight" star Ashley Greene (Alice Cullen) confirmed Taylor Lautner's role as Jacob was at risk if he couldn't bulk up for the sequel, "New Moon." In the latest episode of her podcast, "The Twilight Effect," she said, "I don't remember if they had someone actually waiting in the wings, but I do remember there being discussions on whether or not he could transform into what he needed to be." It's worth noting that at the time of the press release for the next movie, Taylor wasn't mentioned, and there was even a rumor that actor Michael Copon was being considered to take over the role. Ashley added, "I think we were all, at that point, replaceable. So I imagine there was a good bit of pressure on poor, young Taylor." But, "He obviously came through because he gained so much muscle. I just remember him complaining constantly about always having to eat." That's a problem I've never had.
