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"Fixer Upper" star Chip Gaines surpassed his $300,000 goal for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and as promised, he chopped off all his hair. His wife, Joanna got to cut off the first few locks. Chip wrote on Instagram, "And just like that.. it's gone! All worth it if it means more kids at @stjude get taken care of. So we're going to keep this thing going till midnight.. Tap this video to donate. Hey, @cwhl_org—my hair is on its way to you! #ChipInForStJude." Chip's hair will be used to make wigs through the organization Children with Hair Loss. As for his newly bald head, Joanna told him, "You look good, babe."
Amelia Hamlin caught her parents, "Real Housewives of BH" star Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin, skinny-dipping, took a picture, and posted it, writing, "I just caught my parents skinny dipping in the hot tub and [I don't know] if I'm traumatized or like if [it's] cute." For the record, the far off photo shows Lisa and Harry leaning over the edge of a hot tub looking straight at Amelia's camera. Though you can't see their nude bodies, she's wearing a large brimmed hat and he's wearing his jewelry.
Promotional Snoop Dogg bobbleheads are being stolen all across the Philly area. Acme stores across the Philadelphia region featured 3-foot-tall promotional Snoop Dogg bobbleheads have been stolen. Each is valued at around $300. By the way, several are up for grabs on Ebay, according to CBS Philadelphia.
Tony Dow, who played Beaver's older brother, Wally Cleaver on "Leave It to Beaver," is in the hospital with pneumonia, according to TMZ. Tony was taken to the E.R. Thursday. His wife told TMZ Tony did not have COVID. In fact, she says he was tested 5 times in the hospital, and all results were negative.
Former "Teen Mom" star Farrah Abraham is going after Harvard University claiming, wait for it… "educational abuse." According to TMZ, she's run into a slew of problems, including being booted from a Zoom course by her teacher with no explanation and being told she should drop the course. Farrah calls the school's online program a "joke" and a "scam," and she also suggests she may have been racially discriminated against as well, calling herself the "most person of color" in the class. For the record, Farrah's father is Syrian, Lebanese and Italian.
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Kristen Bell says she "lost faith in the human race" after her husband Dax Shepard's podcast with "a room full of comedians" sparked a huge debate about bathing habits, which she insists was just a joke. As you'll recall, several celebrities have shared their bathing routines after Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis told Dax Shepard on his "Armchair Expert" podcast that they're not big on bathing their kids until "you can see dirt on them." Kristen backed them up earlier this month on "The View," saying she's a "big fan of waiting for the stink." But now, she says people are taking the whole thing too seriously.
There are reports that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West might get back together. They're reportedly working on their issues. If they work it out, she might withdraw her divorce petition. Some believe this is just a publicity stunt to drive record sales for Kanye's new album.
We lost some celebrities recently…
Pink's father, Jim Moore, passed away on Thursday after a battle with cancer, according to Page Six. The Vietnam War Veteran reportedly died a little over a month after finishing his second round of chemotherapy for prostate cancer. Pink confirmed has passing on Instagram on Friday morning, sharing photos and captioning, "Til forever." The two were very close.
Ed Asner died peacefully at his home Sunday at 91, according to Yahoo! Entertainment. Ed was the most award-winning male actor in the history of the Emmys, with seven trophies, five times for his portrayal of the character Lou Grant on both "Mary Tyler Moore" and "Lou Grant." Kids would know Ed as the voice of Carl Fredricksen in the movie "Up" from 2009.
Matthew Mindler, 19, the child star from the movie "Our Idiot Brother" starring Paul Rudd, has been found dead. According to a press release from the Millersville University Police Department, a missing persons report was filed on Wednesday after he didn't come back to his door room and hadn't called his family. The last he was seen alive was on a security camera leaving his dorm Tuesday night. Matthew was in his freshman year at the PA college. No cause of death has been released.
UB40 founding member Brian Travers passed away last Sunday at his home in the UK after a "long and heroic battle" with brain cancer, the band shared on Facebook. Brian created UB40 with his friends in 1978, naming the band after a form for claiming unemployment benefits in Britain. They are best known for their number one singles, a cover of hit "Red Red Wine," as well as a cover of "Can't Help Falling in Love with You." Brian last played with the band at a hometown show at Arena Birmingham in December, 2019.
Former "So You Think You Can Dance" contestant Serge Onik has died at the age of 33, his rep told Entertainment Weekly. The cause of death has not been revealed. Serge appeared on the 11th season of "So You Think You Can Dance," making it as far as the fourth week of the results show. Over the years, he also had roles on "Dancing with the Stars," "Jane the Virgin," "Marvel's Agent Carter," and "Bones," according to extratv.com.
Michael Nader, the actor most famous for playing Dex Dexter on "Dynasty," also Dimitri Marick on "All My Children," died last Monday at his Northern California home of cancer. He was 76.
"Real Housewives of Miami" star Alexia Echevarria was supposed to marry Todd Neopla, but instead, she's mourning the death of her mother, Nancy. Nancy succumbed to COVID on what was supposed to be Alexia's wedding day.
On Thursday, John Stamos shared selfies from a hospital bed on his Instagram account. He captioned his Instagram post, "Damn you #Triggerfinger! Easypeasey #AllgoodHomeHappy," which means he probably had Trigger Finger surgery, especially since he hashtagged "trigger finger" in his post. If that's the case, he should be better in about six weeks. As long as the hair is okay…
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Page Six says that Tom Cruise's $140,000 2021 BMW X7 was stolen from Church Street in Birmingham early on Tuesday morning. Sources say the car was parked outside of the Grand Hotel, which is only a two-minute walk from the police headquarters. The hotel apparently recommends that guests park their cars in a secure, barrier-protected lot which was eight minutes away, but, you know, that's six whole extra minutes that Tom could be doing an ab video workout. The thieves reportedly used a scanner to capture and clone the signal from the keyless car's ignition fob, which then tricked the car into thinking the key was within range. The police did end up getting the car back, but everything inside was gone.
Beyonce's mother is defending her after people started coming down on Bey for posing in Tiffany's latest diamond campaign with her husband, Jay-Z. Tina Knowles took to Instagram to call out all the "socially conscious activist[s]" who have slammed Bey for wearing the famous 128.54-carat Tiffany Diamond, which is from a colonial mine in Kimberley, South Africa and has been referred to as a "blood diamond." Bey's mom asked all the haters how many of them own diamonds and "did you go to try to check to see where the diamond came from?" She also sarcastically told everyone thinking of getting engaged that they better do the right thing and check first. Beyonce is the 4th woman to wear the iconic yellow diamond and the first Black woman to do so. Read more with tmz.com.
NeNe Leakes is going through a tough time after sharing heartbreaking news to a crowd in her nightclub that her husband Greg Leakes is losing to his battle with colon cancer. According to Radar, NeNe was seen in the video saying, "My husband is transitioning to the other side," after a customer at her nightclubs accused her of being rude for not wishing them a happy birthday. She asked for people to be more compassionate, adding, "Sometimes you don't know what people are dealing with."
Justin Bieber hit a huge music milestone recently, and many are now calling him the Prince of Pop, right behind Michael Jackson, the King of Pop. Now, Lizzo has shared her thoughts on who else deserves a Royal music title. According to TMZ, Lizzo gave out the following titles; King of Pop - Michael Jackson, Queen of Pop - Janet Jackson, Prince of pop – Justin Bieber, Princess of Pop - Britney Spears, The Pop princess – Rihanna, and Queen of music – Beyonce." Needless to say, Madonna's fans weren't happy as she's been long-known as the Queen of Pop. Lizzo may have been joking, but she might want to put her running shoes on, just in case…
