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On "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert", Harry talked about a time when he suffered "frost nip" where a guy doesn't want to get it. It happened when he took part in a charity trek to the Arctic for the Walking with the Wounded charity group. Harry said he "turned up thinking, how bad can this be? It's only the North Pole, it's only minus 35 degrees." Weeks later, he realized something was wrong with his "Little Prince," noting there was "nothing visible, nothing obvious, it was a slow deteriorating situation." Thankfully, there was no lasting damage and everything's in working order again, according to Page Six. In the meantime, Prince Harry's new memoir is the UK's fastest-selling non-fiction book ever, according to publisher Transworld Penguin Random House. They said 400,000 copies had been sold across all platforms in the country and that the only books they know that have sold more on their first day were the "Harry Potter" novels. The book is also at the top of the Amazon best seller list.
Spoiler, if you didn't finish season 2 of "The White Lotus." Jennifer Coolidge won a Golden Globe award for her role in "The White Lotus," and she sure took her time during her acceptance speech, but only because it might be her last chance for a while. Jennifer doesn't think show creator Mike White will bring her character back, though she has hope. She said, "I mean, he might, you know. You never know." And if he's willing, Jennifer says that she's "game" to return, according to ET.
The "Real Housewives of Orange County" star Shannon Beador and John Jannsen, her boyfriend of nearly four years, are done. According to Hollywood Life, he dumped her following the filming of the show's 17th season. It was a shock for Shannon since she said she thought there were "in a great place," adding, "I was hopeful this was the man I was going to spend the rest of my life with." John said the decision to break up was extremely difficult and said he waited to break up with her after the season wrapped because didn't want to "humiliate" Shannon on camera with a breakup.
Hilary Swank said she hid her pregnancy - with twins, no less - from her "Alaska Daily" coworkers by cutting her jeans as she grew. She told James Corden that's not the only thing that changed. She said that she couldn't run, explaining, "I ran and these four men all looked at each other and went, 'Yeah, you need a stunt double.'" The babies are due in April.
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The mother of one of Jeffrey Dahmer's victims has words over Evan Peters winning a Golden Globe for playing the serial killer on Netflix. Shirley, the mother of victim Tony Hughes, told TMZ that Evan should have mentioned the families who are still suffering from Jeffrey Dahmer's crimes, or that he should've encouraged Hollywood to put an end to glorifying killers. Shirley believes Evan should have turned down the role in the first place of respect for the families still living with the pain. She said, "It's a shame that people can take our tragedy and make money. The victims never saw a cent. We go through these emotions every day."
AMC is planning to do a crossover between two of their series, "Interview with a Vampire" and "Mayfair Witches," which are both based on novels from Anne Rice. The executive producer of both shows, Mark Johnson, said they're looking to "tie the worlds together in a way that makes sense." Mark added that there is a character who appears in both shows as an Easter egg that connects the two shows "in a strange way." "Interview with a Vampire" premiered on October 2nd, and "Mayfair Witches" premiered on January 8th, with both shows renewed for a second season already. Season two may be where we start to see a cross-over happening, according to Deadline.
Johnny Depp is mourning the loss of his touring partner, legendary guitarist Jeff Beck and is said to be devastated by his death. Jeff died at the age of 78 from bacterial meningitis yesterday. An insider said Johnny was at his bedside. Johnny and Jeff wrote music together - back in July, they released an album called "18" – and Jeff toured with him over the summer.
Frankie Muniz from "Malcolm in the Middle" is now a NASCAR driver. He is going to race full-time for Rette Jones Racing in the ARCA series and will compete in 20 races over the course of the season. So far, he has competed five times in the now-defunct Toyota celebrity race during the IndyCar Long Beach Grand Prix weekend, with a best finish of third.
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A Hollywood agent who was, at one time, engaged to Britney Spears is speaking out in favor of her conservatorship. Jason Trawick went on Kevin Connelly's podcast where he said he ended up becoming Britney's manager through a connection with Brit's brother, Bryan, in 2006. They started dated in 2009 then got engaged in 2011. Britney's family even named Jason a co-conservator alongside her dad, Jamie Spears. Jason's opinion? "Listen, did she need a conservatorship when I was there? Yes. I'll be the first to say it. I think she needed some guidance. Plus, he said she needed the conservatorship for other reasons, including "therapy [and] stopping her from seeing certain individuals that were not great [influences]."
Eddie Murphy name-dropped Will Smith during his Golden Globes speech, referring to his infamous Oscars slap. Sharing the "definitive blueprint that you can follow to achieve success, prosperity, longevity, and peace of mind" in the industry, he said, "There's a blueprint and I followed it my whole career. It's very simple. There's three things, just do these three things: pay your taxes, mind your business and keep Will Smith's wife's name out your f***ing mouth!" Backstage, he explained to ET that there was no bad intention in his joke, saying, "In reality, I've worked with Jada. I love Will. I love Will, and I love Chris, and it's all love."
Whitney Houston's family is not happy about a reference Golden Globes host Jerrod Carmichael made during the show. When they returned from a commercial break, Jerrod said, "So, we are here, live, from the hotel that killed Whitney Houston, the Beverly Hilton." Whitney died due to an overdose in one of the hotel rooms in 2012. The audience's reaction was enough to know the joke fell completely flat. TMZ reports that Whitney's former manager, sister-in-law, and executor of the estate said, " Whether anyone at NBC knew that Carmichael was going to make that joke is unclear, as it's possible it was a random off-the-cuff comment." The 80th Annual Golden Globes brought in just 6.3 million viewers - a new low – so hopefully not too many people heard the tasteless joke.
Jeff Bezos' ex, billionaire donor MacKenzie Scott, is officially divorced from her second husband, Dan Jewett. TMZ reports is was over quickly, so there must've been a pretty solid prenup in place. No word on what each is taking away on terms of property or other assets.
Babies!
"Dancing with the Stars" pros Val Chmerkovskiy And Jenna Johnson have welcomed their first child together after "two years of infertility and hundreds of negative tests."
"Vampire Diaries" star Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed from "Twilight" are expecting their second baby. The two are already parents to daughter Bodhi, and it doesn't sound like baby number two will be their last. Ian said, "All I've ever wanted from the time I was a young boy was to have a big family. Thank you Nik for giving me that gift. ROUND TWO HERE WE GO!!!!!"
Tennis star Naomi Osaka is expecting her first child with long-time partner rapper Cordae. Obviously, this puts her tennis career on pause, but she said she'll be ready to compete again by the time the Australian Open rolls around in 2024. I'm taking a little longer to get all-in back to my activities – it's only been 16 years, after all.
