Dina's Dirt for January 23, 2025
Lin-Manuel Miranda was turned down for a camo in Wicked
On "The Today Show," Jenna Bush Hager reacted to being a clue on a recent episode of Jeopardy in the category "Thirst Traps." She joked that she's never made her parents more proud.
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have asked a judge to issue a gag order against Justin Baldoni's lawyer for making public statements that could sway a jury, including releasing unedited footage from Blake and Justin's movie "It Ends With Us." Justin's team says that its "unbelievable" that Blake wants a gag order while allegedly running a takedown campaign against him. Ironically, Blake believes the footage Justin's team leaked to prove his case actually supports her case. In the meantime, as all this drama unfolds, Colleen Hoover, the author of the novel the movie was based on, has apparently deactivated her Instagram account. She has, however, been public with her support of Blake Lively, calling her "nothing but honest, kind, supportive and patient since the day we met. Thank you for being exactly the human that you are. Never change. Never wilt."
"Full House" legend Dave Coulier gave an update to his fans on his ongoing battle with cancer, explaining, "The side effects have side effects. And then you take a drug to counteract that and this and that. So it's this constant cocktail where your body is in fight or flight mode and you're just trying to adjust to, 'Okay, how am I adjusting to steroids? How am I adjusting to the chemo cocktail?'...It's a little bit of an internal battle," adding that his body is in "a constant fight."
Prince Harry won a big victory against British tabloid "The Sun's" publisher, receiving a "full and unequivocal apology" from News Group Newspapers (NGN) for intruding on his private life. They admitted to wrongdoing from 1996 to 2011 and reportedly agreed to pay an eight-figure sum for "substantial damages" covering Harry's damages and legal fees. NGN also apologized for similar intrusion into Princess Diana's private life during Harry's younger years acknowledging the "distress caused to the duke" and the "damage inflicted on relationships, friendships and family."
Broadway legend Lin-Manuel Miranda wanted so badly to be a part of the movie "Wicked" when he found out it was being turned into a movie and he had been tweeting about it since 2016. Director Jon M. Chu admitted that Lin-Manual called him "many times" looking for a part...a specific part. He wanted to play the Munchkinland citizen who, at the beginning of the movie, asks Glinda, "Is it true you were her friend?" Since the two had worked together on "In the Heights," Lin-Manuel thought he'd snag the part, but Jon said he thought a Lin-Manuel cameo would be "too distracting."
