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Bill and Melinda Gates are officially divorced. According to TMZ, neither will get spousal support. Melinda will not change her last name. They have no minor children so there are no child custody or child support issues. As for the kids though, Bill has said in the past he planned on leaving each child no more than $10 million each. Bill's net worth is estimated to be anywhere between $130-$150 billion, so if they went half-sies, Melinda would end up with anywhere from $65-$75 billion. On the day she filed for divorce, he game her almost $2 billion in stocks, and the next day, he gave her 25 million shares of Mexican Coca-Cola.
Comedienne Kathy Griffin is recovering from surgery after revealing her stage-one lung cancer diagnosis. She had part of her left lung removed yesterday. According to her rep, "She is now out of surgery and everything went well, per her doctor." Kathy revealed on Twitter yesterday, "Yes, I have lung cancer even though I've never smoked!" She added, "The doctors are very optimistic as it is stage one and contained to my left lung. Hopefully no chemo or radiation after this and I should have normal function with my breathing. I should be up and running around as usual in a month or less." Kathy also said she has been quietly dealing with painkiller addiction.
Simone Biles won bronze during the balance beam final on Tuesday, a week after she took herself out of several competitions to focus on her mental health. According to MassLive, Simone earned her seventh career Olympic medal, which ties her with Shannon Miller for the most by an American in gymnastics. Her routine was slightly simpler than her usual, but simpler for Simone is still pretty high by any gymnastic standard. China won gold and silver.
Gerard Butler claims he was cheated out of $10 million in profits from 2013's "Olympus Has Fallen." According to Variety, Gerard has filed a lawsuit against Nu Image/Millennium Films claiming producers hid millions he was owed. Gerard's legal team ordered an audit of the movie's profits and discovered that he was cheated out of nearly $10 million in backend compensation.
"Queer Eye" star Tan France, 37, and his husband Rob France, 42, have to clear out the beer bottles and make some room in the refrigerator for a lot of baby bottles. The two have welcomed a baby boy via surrogate. On Monday, Tan shared the news, writing on Instagram, "Give our son a warm welcome. Ismail France, born July 10th. He came seven weeks early, so he's been in the NICU for the past three weeks. But, today, we finally got to bring him home." Tan said he's had the name picked out since he was 16 or 17, maybe even younger. And yes, he brought it up on the first date.
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With all the talk of Scarlett Johansson suing Disney over money she didn't earn from their decision to release "Black Widow" in theaters and on Disney+ at the same time, it's worth looking into how much some of the other stars make for base pay as Marvel heroes. Scarlett made $20 million for the film, but she was supposed to make much more in bonuses based on ticket sales at theaters. Here's how her fellow Avengers allegedly made out, according to Us Weekly;
Chris Pratt reportedly got $300,000 for 2011's "Captain America: The First Avenger." But Forbes said in 2019 he got around $15 million for "Avengers: Endgame."
Mark Ruffalo got between $2 and $3 million for playing The Hulk in 2012's "The Avengers."
Jeremy Renner reportedly got $2 to $3 million when he played Hawkeye in "The Avengers."
Chris Pratt reportedly received around $1.5 million for "Guardians of the Galaxy" and $5 million for his brief "Avengers: Infinity War" appearance.
Brie Larson came into the franchise as the highest-paid "first-movie" hero with a $5 million salary for "Captain Marvel."
Tom Holland started off in 2017 raking in $500,000 plus bonuses for "Spider-Man: Homecoming."
And Robert Downey Jr.'s starting salary for playing Iron Man was reportedly $500,000, but he allegedly received just shy of $75 million for his work in the most recent film.
The Weeknd has previously opened up about how many of his first songs are about drugs or were written while he was under the influence of drugs, like his songs "High for This" and 2015 "Can't Feel My Face," but he has now admitted that "drugs were a crutch" for him when he was at an all-time low in his life. He said, "It was me thinking that I needed it. And not doing the work to figure out how not to need it." But now, he said he has spent the last few years cleaning up and "realizing…that I don't need it." He wanted to clean up because he wants children. Read more with OK!
Nightbirde wowed the judges and fans of NBC's "America's Got Talent" with her original song, but her journey on the show is ending. The 30-year-old singer has announced she's leaving AGT. She said, "Since my audition, my health has taken a turn for the worse and the fight with cancer is demanding all of my energy and attention. Stay with me, I'll be better soon. I'm planning my future, not my legacy." In a blog post on her website, Nightbirde once wrote that she was diagnosed with terminal cancer on New Years Eve in 2019. As she described it, "innumerable tumors were found throughout my lungs, liver, lymph nodes, ribs and spine." She said she was give "six months to live. Two percent chance of survival." Nightbirde then moved to California and underwent treatments. On July 20, 2020, she posted a celebratory video on social media declaring that she was "cancer free" after battling cancer three times. Now, she's at the forefront of her fight yet again. We wish her the best.
Adam Levine is known for his many tattoos, including many on his arms and torso, and now he's gotten another huge one. The Maroon 5 frontman recently shared a time-lapse video of him getting a new huge right leg tat, captioning the clip "13 hours later…"
"Captain America" star Chris Evans is finally responding to Lizzo's alleged "pregnancy." As we told you, she responded to a fan asked if she was carrying his baby. She had said, "This is something that I've been really trying to keep personal and private between me and the father of my child, but since we're airing out all the rumors today, I've been sucking in. We're gonna have a little America." Now, Chris has responded. Lizzo posted a screenshot of their Twitter DMs where he told her, "Hi! Just heard about our little bundle of joy. My mother will be so happy lol." Her latest video features her saying, "OMG YALL — HE SAW THE BABY BUMP! WE DID IT! NOW YALL GOTTA NAME LIL MERICA!!!!! WHAT YALL BOUTA NAME MY BABY ?!" She also wrote, "Guess what besties? We secured the child support bag."
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In honor of MTV's 40th birthday, Rolling Stone dropped their top 100 videos of all time. Here are the top ten;
1. "Formation" Beyoncé
2. "Hurt" Johnny Cash
3. "Vogue" Madonna
4. "This is America" Childish Gambino
5. "The Perfect Kiss" New Order
6. "Sabotage" Beastie Boys
7. "Untitled (How Does It Feel?)" D'Angelo
8. "Sledgehammer" Peter Gabriel
9. "November Rain" Guns N' Roses
10. "Billie Jean" Michael Jackson
Not only was I shocked that Michael Jackson's "Thriller" wasn't at the top of the list, but then I found out it was even on the list at all! The Buggles "Video Killed the Radio Star," the first video ever played on MTV, barely squeaked in at number 100.
Meghan Markle is turning 40 on Wednesday. She'll be keeping her birthday bash "low-key" this year, but she's reportedly hired Oprah Winfrey's favorite party planner, Colin Cowie, who has also planned parties for the likes of Jennifer Aniston, Tom Cruise, and Jennifer Lopez. She's capping the guest list at 65 heads, which better include Oprah. Speaking of birthdays, Barack Obama is turning 60 on Wednesday and he's having a huge party in Martha's Vineyard. The Wall Street Journal predicts hundreds will be there. Sources say it will be outdoors and those invited will be required to follow CDC public health protocols, including a testing regimen managed by COVID coordinator along with negative tests presented by all guests. As for presents, the Obamas are encouraging guests to donate to programs that work to support youth.
Southern Charm star Kathryn Dennis has reportedly lost custody of her children, Kensie and Saint over alleged drug use. The kids are now with their father, Thomas Ravenel. Thomas said he had a mutual friend who went on a vacation with Kathryn and her new boyfriend, Chleb Ravenell. Thomas said in court that a mutual friend also on the trip "informed me that he witnessed a lot of cocaine use during this trip and that Kathryn had left cocaine within grasp of the children, which he thought was dangerous." According to Radar, Kathryn wrote in a declaration, "I do not use cocaine so naturally I have not left any out for our children to access." Years back, Kathryn completed a stay a Los Angeles rehab facility, part of the reason the judge had decided to give her temporary custody.
Ellen Pompeo says she's done with acting after her "Grey's Anatomy" ends. She has starred as Dr. Meredith Grey since "Grey's Anatomy" started in 2005. When she was in her 30s, she thought her acting career would be over by 40. Now that she's 50, she realizes she can do whatever she wants. After the show ends with season 18, she's throwing the towel in on her acting career… at least for a while. According to Ladies First, Ellen said, "I'm not saying I'll never act again, I very well may, but I'm not super excited about continuing my acting career. I'm more entrepreneurial at this stage. I'm excited about investing in businesses, and starting business. That's an area of growth that I'm excited about, using my brain in a different way." At this point, she could probably earn a medical degree just from all her experience on the show.
