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Kathy Griffin is asking her fans for medical advice. According to OK, she posted, "Ok, #CancerTwitter. Last night, an hour after dinner, I vomited about a dozen times over the next 3 hours. This did not happen prior to my half lung being removed last August." She added, "Why would I be having these problems for having 1/2 of my left lung removed? I had a clean endoscopy." Kathy captioned her post, "Is there a cancer IG? Ugh." Her fans started flooding her with words of encouragement, but as some pointed out, she needed to get in to see a doctor as soon as possible.
The MTV VMAs were last night. The night's big award, Video of the Year, went to Taylor Swift for her 10-minute video for "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)," which also took home Best Longform Video and Best Direction. This was Taylor's third win for Video of the Year, which is a new record. Other big winners included, Bad Bunny, who nabbed Artist of the Year, accepting his award in front of a sold out crowd at Yankee Stadium, Billie Eilish, who won Song of the Year for "Happier Than Ever," Harry Styles, who won three awards - Best Pop and Best Cinematography for "As It Was" and Best New Album for "Harry's House," Dove Cameron, who nabbed Best New Artist, and Jack Harlow, who took home Song of the Summer for "First Class" and Best Collaboration and Best Art Direction for "Industry Baby," his song with Lil Nas X. Here are the winners in the major categories;
Video of the Year - Taylor Swift, "All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)"
Artist of the Year - Bad Bunny
Song of the Year - Billie Eilish, "Happier Than Ever"
Best New Artist - Dove Cameron
Best Collaboration - Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, "INDUSTRY BABY"
Best Pop - Harry Styles, "As It Was"
Best Hip-Hop - Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby, "Do We Have a Problem?"
Best Rock - Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Black Summer"
Best Alternative - Måneskin, "I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE"
Best Latin – Anitta, "Envolver"
Best R&B - The Weeknd, "Out Of Time"
Best K-pop – LISA, "LALISA"
Group of the Year - BTS
Song of the Summer - Jack Harlow, "First Class"
Album of the Year - Harry Styles, "Harry's House"
Video for Good - Lizzo, "About Damn Time"
Best Longform Video - Taylor Swift, "All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)"
Best Metaverse Performance – BLACKPINK, "The Virtual | PUBG"
Best Direction - Taylor Swift, "All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)"
Best Cinematography - Harry Styles, "As It Was"
Best Art Direction - Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, "INDUSTRY BABY"
Best Choreography - Doja Cat, "Woman"
Shia LaBeouf talked about the abuse allegations leveled against him by FKA Twigs. He said during an appearance on Jon Bernthal's "Real Ones" podcast, "I hurt that woman," noting that he also "hurt many other people, and many other people before that woman." He said though that he's in a "better headspace" now and wants "to be instructive with my life."
The "Game of Thrones" prequel, "House of the Dragon," premiered on HBO to 10 million viewers, making it the biggest series debut in HBO history, and then five days later, another 10 million people checked it out. Now, HBO has announced that they've already renewed the show for a second season.
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The Elton John/Britney Spears collaboration "Hold Me Closer" is finally here. The track blends Elton's classic "Tiny Dancer" with his 1992 track "The One." Brit commented online ahead of time, "It's pretty damn cool that I'm singing with one of the most classic men of our time … @eltonofficial🚀!!!!" Meanwhile, a day before the song dropped, Britney decided to once again de-activate her Instagram account "to try and be a better person and do what makes me happy." Btw, the song hit # in 35 countries upon release. As for why Elton chose to work with Britney, he said, "She sang fantastically. Everyone was saying they don't think she can sing anymore. But I said, 'She was brilliant when she started so I think she can.'" He also said he hopes the success of the song will give Britney a boost, saying, "I'm just crossing my fingers that this will restore her confidence in herself to get back into the studio, make more records, and realize that she is bloody good."
Speaking of collabs, Kelly Clarkson has announced her new version of the Dolly Parton classic, "9 to 5." And get this – she recorded it WITH Dolly herself! Look for it to drop September 9th.
We told you that Olivia Wilde said she had to fire Shia LeBeouf from "Don't Worry Darling" just before the production began because of his "combative energy" and to "protect" actress Florence Pugh, but now Shia is saying she is lying about it, and he truly did quit. Problem for Olivia? He's come forward with proof. He has emails, texts, and video calls from Olivia where it shows she was trying to get him to stay on, according to Dlisted.
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Here's some highlights from the MTV VMAs;
As rumored, Johnny Depp made a surprise appearance at the VMAs, floating in as a moonperson, joking, "You know what? I needed the work." He wasn't actually there though, with his face appearing virtually inside of an astronaut that floated down from the ceiling.
Nicki Minaj was honored as this year's Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, and she performed a medley of hits from inside a Barbie dream house. In her speech she thanked "key people that inspired me and I think inspired my flow," including Kanye West, Beyoncé, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Eminem, Britney Spears, Rihanna and more.
And, Red Hot Chili Peppers were honored with the Global Icon Award, being introduced by Cheech and Chong. Each member made a short speech with drummer Chad Smith dedicating his award to his "brother," the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins and Taylor's family, noting "I love him and I miss him every day."
Addison Rae doesn't seem to be thrilled that her 46-year-old father is dating someone half his age, and she'll more than likely not be happy that her mom is too! At the MTV VMAs, Addison Rae's mom, Sheri Easterling, and singer Yung Gravy made their official debut as a couple (OK has the pics). She's 42, he's 26. He said they met online and "it was just the perfect match."
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Jennifer Lopez serenaded Ben Affleck at their Georgia wedding - with an unreleased song that she wrote for him! You can see the video at tmz.com where Jen is dancing in one of her wedding dresses, singing, "You know I can't get enough" and "I can feel the passion in your eyes." Ben is sitting there right in front of her with a full-on smile. Btw, Jen even had back-up dancers perform with her.
Keanu Reeves was in England filming a Formula One docuseries for Disney+, and while he was on break, a couple spotted him and invited him to join their wedding reception. The bride told Newsweek, "My husband saw him in the bar area and told him he'd just got married and invited Keanu to come over to say hello and have a drink with us if he wanted to. He was very friendly and said he would later on." They didn't think he really would, but then he did pop by and took some pictures with the newlyweds. The bride said, "Then he took the time to speak to some of our guests and have more photos done!"
Britney Spears dropped a 22-minute video on YouTube yesterday sharing that she passed on "lots of money" to do interviews with Oprah Winfrey and others. She explained, "I get nothing out of sharing all of this. I have offers to do interviews with Oprah and so many people [for] lots and lots of money, but it's insane. I don't want any of it. For me, it's beyond a sit-down proper interview." The video has since been deleted. By the way, Britney ditched Instagram again, this time possibly for good. She has moved over to Twitter, so you can follow her there.
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have already said they're leaving the U.S. to head back to their native England, but now the reason they're leaving has changed. The two did an interview with The Observer, and said the main reason they're going back is because, "It's just time. America has changed so drastically. It isn't the United States of America at all. Nothing's united about it. It's a very weird place to live right now." Ozzy added, "I'm fed up with people getting killed every day," pointing to school shootings and "that mass shooting in Vegas at that concert." He also says he doesn't want to die in L.A. and be buried at a celebrity cemetery. In the meantime, they will be back here at some point since they'll have to visit their grandkids. They plan to be home in England February of 2023 and are renovating their estate by adding an in-ground pool, a new studio for Ozzy, and air conditioning. How long has it been since they've been there? Hopefully, they have at least have installed electricity since it became mainstream.
