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Meghan Markle's father, Thomas Markle, thinks he's going to the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebration in June. Talking to GB News, in a video at tmz.com Thomas said he's heading to London in June so he can set things right with his royal in-laws. He said, "I'm going to show my respect for the Queen and I'm going to make sure that the Queen understands that my entire family respects the Queen and the Royals." He thinks he and Prince Charles have some things in common, considering they've both been "ghosted" by their kids. And he slammed Harry, saying he's not a man and calling him an idiot and a wuss that follows Meghan around like a little kid. He also scorned his daughter, asking what kind of mother leaves her 9-month-old behind while traveling.
Celebrity weddings…
Ne-Yo and Crystal Renay got married on a rooftop in Vegas and then celebrated in a room filled with 10,000 red roses and an eight-foot wedding cake. See the video at tmz.com. Among the guests were "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" alum NeNe Leakes, "Love & Hip Hop's" Tammy Rivera, and "Love & Marriage: Huntsville" star Melody Holt. The two first married in 2016, field for divorce in February 2020, and by summer, they were back together.
"Star Wars" actor Ewan McGregor married his "Fargo" co-star, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, this past weekend, according to Page Six. The two had a baby together last year. Just a month after Season 3 of "Fargo" premiered in April 2017, Mary and her husband of seven years, Riley Stearns, announced they were divorcing. In October 2017, Mary and Ewan were spotted together in London. Ewan finalized his divorce in August of 2020.
Music news…
Psy, famous for his hit song "Gangnam Style," has a new song coming out. It's produced by BTS' Suga. The music video for "Gangnam Style" is currently the eleventh most viewed video and the fifth most liked video on YouTube.
Kate Hudson is putting out an album. We've heard her sing before in the 2021 film "Music," and more recently, she gave a performance of Ariana Grande's "7 Rings" on NBC's "That's My Jam."
Blac Chyna wants a do-over on the stand in her civil case against the KarJenners. Her legal team filed court documents to ask for another opportunity to tell her side of the story. They say the revenge porn she was show on the stand triggered her, which rendered her unable to answer questions to her best ability, therefore, she wants her testimony after the nude photos struck from the record. The Kardashians are calling baloney on it, saying it's no coincidence Blac Chyna is asking for this after they've filed for a directed verdict on the damages issue, which would bypass the jury and leave the decision up to the judge.
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A forensic psychologist hired by Johnny Depp's legal team took the stand yesterday in his defamation trial against Amber Heard. Shannon Curry said that she believes that Amber has borderline personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder, not post-traumatic stress disorder. Based on her findings from her 12 hours with Amber and assessments of her records, she believes Amber has a lot of inner hostility and that she has a personality type tied to anger and cruelty that comes out "usually with people who are less powerful."
Megan Fox confirmed that she and Machine Gun Kelly DO drink each other's blood "for ritual purposes," according to Glamour UK. She explained, "It's just a few drops, but yes, we do consume each other's blood on occasion." Though it's "controlled," Megan said that MGK is "much more haphazard and hectic and chaotic, where he's willing to just cut his chest open with broken glass and be like, 'Take my soul.'" Why can't they just toast to each other with a glass of bubbly?
According to a source, things may be officially over now for "Big Little Lies" actress Shailene Woodley and QB Aaron Rodgers. The source is spilling that the two "are not together." The source added, "Shailene tried to give it another shot and was spending time with Aaron, but she quickly saw that everything was on his terms and nothing was going to change. There was no reason to continue and she's done with it again."
Martha Stewart hosted a two-day tag sale at her New York home last weekend. All proceeds from "The Great American Tag Sale" are going to the Martha Stewart Center for Living at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. Video on Martha's Instagram shows a swarm of people rushing in as the tent opened for business, hoping to get their hands on Martha's items, some of which were signed by Martha herself. Food stylist Judy Kim managed to snag an autographed green "KitchenAid" stand mixer, and Martha's friend and neighbor, Blake Lively, stopped by too. No word on if she was there to help or to score a deal. One thing's for sure – Martha owned way more wooden spoons than any one person – or army – could ever need.
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Caroline Schwitzky, who was on "90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?" back in 2016, survived an alleged murder attempt by her boyfriend after witnesses say he tried to strangle and drown her. TMZ says it happened in West Palm Beach, FL. Witnesses told police Caroline and Cole Goldberg, her boyfriend of 1 year, got into a heated argument on a boat. According to reports, when she tried to get away, he got aggressive, holding her back. When she got free, she jumped off the boat, and he then tried to hold her under water and drown her, strangling her in the process. Even when bystanders tried to stop him, it was a struggle. Cole was arrested for attempted first-degree murder and battery.
In more details from yesterday's day in court in the Johnny Depp / Amber Heard trial, LAPD Officer Melissa Saenz testified that she and her partner determined no crime had been committed during a May 21st, 2016 domestic call to Johnny and Amber's South Broadway penthouse. Amber's attorney questioned the police response to the call, in which they didn't take notes or photos because they had found Amber to be uncooperative. Officer Saenz said there had been no signs of domestic violence, according to Buzzfeed News.
Jon M. Chu has shared that his adaption of "Wicked" will actually be split into two films. The first "Wicked" movie is scheduled to drop on December 25th, 2024 with the second debuting exactly one year later, December 25th, 2025. Jon explained, "As we prepared the production over the last year, it became impossible to wrestle the story of 'Wicked' into a single film without doing some real damage to it."
Madonna has been putting herself out there on social media, and her fans are not here for it. Madonna recently posted yet another set of raunchy pictures on Instagram, maybe in an attempt to be racy, relevant… or to put herself out there for her next relationship. Madonna, 63, and her much younger boyfriend, Ahlamalik Williams, 28, have split, according to Radar. The two first met when Ahlamalik auditioned for her Rebel Heart tour back in 2015. Madonna picked him as one of her backup dancers. A source said, "With them both working on other things, it was hard to keep their romance alight," adding, "They are still on good terms, and there are no hard feelings, but they are at different places with their lives." Yes, she's applying for medicare, while he's still looking up what the word "medicare" means.
