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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck gave their guests a "thank you" gift for attending their wedding, and the reason we know about it is because a hotel guest in Savannah accidentally got what was supposed to be for a wedding party guest. Posting anonymously, the person posted a pic of a fancy chocolate box, wrritng, "I'm staying at a hotel in Savannah this weekend and we got Ben and Jen choccy." The picture also showed a card that read, "Thank you so much for making our wedding weekend celebration so special. Sweet dreams, J&B." As for the box of chocolates, which was adorned with the couple's initials, the flavors included raspberry hibiscus, Tahitian vanilla and Vietnamese coffee. If fans are lucky, maybe it will end up on EBay.
Leah Remini, Jen's BFF, had to miss the ceremony because, as TMZ reports, her 18-year-old daughter, Sofia, was heading off to college. As for Casey Affleck, he wanted to make sure the media didn't start any rumors about his absence. Not only did he say he had to miss out because of "parental obligations," he wrote, "Good things are worth waiting for. Here is to twists and turns, new beginnings, and finding new reservoirs of old love." He also posted a special message to Jen, writing, "Welcome to the family. Get ready for some real dysfunction! Kidding. I am kidding. Jen, you are a gem. We love you so much!!! ❤️"
A group of men who are allegedly responsible for the burglary at Mariah Carey's Atlanta home have been caught. As we previously told you, Mariah was out of town when her home was broken into last month. The three men are responsible for a string of armed robberies, home invasions, and burglaries, which targeted several celebrity homes. They were arrested in Miami. No word on if Mariah got her stuff back.
A large fire broke out in the parking lot of Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium Saturday night as fans were leaving The Weeknd's concert. It was quickly contained, and no one was hurt, but a vehicle containing merchandise was a total loss. Social media was inundated with pictures of the flames, with many noting the obvious comment of, "That concert was FIRE!," and "The Weeknd's concert was so hot that the stadium caught fire."
Two "Big Brother" contestants sealed the deal on a butterfly-shaped pool floatie recently, but it was a short-lived moment. Kyle and Alyssa hooked up, but within moments, Kyle apologized to Alyssa for his total involvement of 10 seconds. Alyssa did say it was a "really nice moment."
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Brooklyn Beckham told USA Today that of the 100 tattoos on his body, about 70 are dedicated to his wife, "Transformers" actress Nicola Peltz. These include his wife's name, located on his neck, as well as the word "married" on the side of this left hand. When Brooklyn surprised his wife with the new ink, he said she "got tears in her eyes." He said, "She always cries when I get her another tattoo. I always love to surprise her with new ink."
Shakira is shaking mad over pics and a video from Spanish media outlet Socialite showing her ex, Gerard Pique, at the Summerfest Cerdanya festival in Catalonia, Spain where he's passionately kissing his new 23-year-old girlfriend, Clara Chia Marti. Shakira's family says she and Girard supposedly had an agreement where they wouldn't be spotted in public with new partners for one year post split, and this comes only three months later.
Six weeks after welcoming son Freddy, Jill Duggar Dillard suffered a serious health scare She shared on social media, "Well…I almost made it to my 6 week postpartum well-check without incident, but ended up with a horrible bout of pain earlier this week that culminated yesterday in having to have gallbladder surgery!"
As we previously told you, "Jon & Kate Plus 8" star Jon Gosselin has accused ex-wife, Kate, of stealing from their kids' trust funds. Now, Kate's lawyer has told Us Weekly that "Kate's integrity is impeccable. I can't say the same for Jon Gosselin." He also said that Jon "clearly" owes $132,875 in child support, "not counting interest" since the day it was entered.
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Tom Brady took a sudden break from Tampa Bay Buccaneers' training camp earlier this month to deal with "a personal matter," and one of the biggest theories out there is that Tom took time off to appear on season eight of "The Masked Singer." It's a valid theory since his former teammates, Antonio Brown and Rob Gronkowski, have already masked up for the show. Even the official Instagram page for the show has taken part in the fun, posting a picture of a Super Bowl trophy and a Brady/Masked Singer clipping, saying "The news is GOATing out of hand!" The new season of "The Masked Singer" debuts on September 21st. Tom has denied it, but even if the rumors were true, he couldn't admit it.
So, 78-year-old "Point Break" actor Gary Busey was spotted in California, hanging out on a park bench, with his pants down doing something very indecent. After he seemed to be done doing whatever it was he did, he pulled them back, and lit a satisfactory cigar, evidently pleased with himself.
Daily Mail even has a video. The bizarre behavior comes one week after being charged with several counts of sexual misconduct by three women at the Monster Mania convention in New Jersey. Gary said of the accusations, "Sometimes it is possible to accidentally touch someone in a specific body part." But now, he says he is innocent and that he can provide at least two witnesses that will back him up. He'll need them - his arraignment on the New Jersey charges is August 31st.
Idris Elba stars in "Beast" as a father trying to protect his two daughters from a ferocious lion on a South African nature preserve. Interestingly, his real-life 20-year-old daughter auditioned to play one of his character's daughters in the film, but she didn't get the role because her chemistry with her father "wasn't right." According to Idris, she stopped speaking to him for three weeks after she lost out on the role.
So many fans tried to stream "House of the Dragon" on Sunday night that HBO Max crashed, leaving thousands unable to watch the first episode when it was released. HBO says only a "small portion of users" were affected.
The first episode of the "Game of Thrones" prequel drew 9.986 million viewers on Sunday, making it the largest audience for any new original series in their history. I firmly believe no matter what mistakes the network makes, none can be as disappointing as the eighth and final season of "Game of Thrones."
