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"Queer Eye" star Jonathan Van Ness and "Bridgerton" star Nicola Coughlan (Penelope Featherington) are sharing details of how they became besties and how it started even before they knew each other. Nicola tagged Jonathan on Instagram in 2018 while wearing a sweatshirt with his face on it, and it turns out they were both fans of each other's work before they even met in person a year later, according to People. Now, they're practically inseparable.
Kim Kardashian is being slammed for disrespecting the Hindu religion. Apparently she wore a pair of earrings that featured their sacred "om" symbol for some sexy pics. The symbol – which represents "ultimate reality" in the Hindu religion – is worn to express devotion to the religion. According to Page Six, one person summed up the general consensus with, "Leave our culture and religion alone."
The bartender who accused "Jerry Maguire" star Cuba Gooding Jr. of grabbing her butt has won a default judgment against him. As we told you, Natasha Ashworth sued him for assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. He denied the charges and thought so little of her that he didn't respond to her for over a year. That's why she requested and got a default judgment against him in January, according to Page Six. Now, the judge says that the case should be set for trial to determine the damages she should get. Cuba's lawyer says "the claim is baseless and the judgment is worthless."
As fans were admiring Ariana Grande's wedding photos, some pointed out she was missing some tattoos. Gone are two butterflies from her arm and a tattoo of the Pokémon Eevee on her inner forearm.
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Miranda Cosgrove has addressed how the new "iCarly" reboot will address the absence of one of the main characters, Sam Puckett, played by Jennette McCurdy. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Miranda said, "Definitely, we touch a lot on the whole relationship with Sam and where Sam's at in the pilot episode, and then we mention her a little bit throughout the season, so we'll definitely explain that on the show." Previously, Miranda told Comicbook.com, "In real life, we all really wanted Jennette to be part of the show, but she's just doing other things right now." Those "other things" include trashing the shows she was a part of, and saying she never wanted to act, that her mom made her do it when she was 6, forcing her to become "the main financial support for my family."
Soon, we'll be seeing more of Kourtney Kardashian's romance with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. The Kardashians have a new show coming to Hulu, and according to Us Weekly, Travis and his kids Landon and Alabama are filming for the new show as well. We've been telling you that things aren't going well between Travis and his ex, Shanna Moakler – the supposedly "absent" mother of his children – since he started dating Kourtney. We'll have to wait and see if any of the drama makes the Hulu show.
Barbara Kavovit has dropped out the New York City mayoral race. The former "Real Housewives of New York" star lasted five months on the campaign trail before throwing in the towel. In her Insta-announcement, she said that she didn't plan enough time to be successful as she endorsed Kathryn Garcia instead. She also hinted that she'd run again in four years.
Production Weekly says "Wedding Crashers 2," the follow-up to 2005's "Wedding Crashers" is now in pre-production, with David Dobkin returning to direct and original stars Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Isla Fisher and Rachel McAdams all returning. It's said it's being produced specifically for HBO Max, but nothing has been confirmed from anyone supposedly involved.
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Vanessa Bryant is furious with Nike after shoes she designed to honor Kobe and Gianna have been made and distributed without her permission. According to TMZ, Vanessa says after she ended the partnership with Nike, she did not give them permission to make the shoes, which were supposed "honor my daughter with ALL of the proceeds benefitting our @mambamambacitasports foundation." Vanessa wants fans to help her track down the shoes. One Instagram user claims, "The pictures I posted are official product pictures from a Nike authorized retailer," which means, "Unfortunately for [Vanessa Bryant], Nike clearly sent pairs to this retailer (as well as others) with the intent of selling pairs." See the sneakers in question at tmz.com.
Lisa Kudrow revealed her favorite part of the "Friends" reunion actually happened behind the scenes. According to E! Online It was a moment between Courteney Cox and Matt LeBlanc. Lisa said, "Courteney comes in and burst into tears. I grab a napkin or a tissue—LeBlanc takes it because he is telling us a story and doesn't want to skip a beat and starts dabbing her eyes, just on automatic." She added, "That's who we were!"
Police were called to JoJo Siwa's Pride Party for a man around 30 years old might have OD'd on LSD, according to TMZ. Sources say the man showed up to the party high. He was brought to the hospital. Question – what's a 30-year-old man doing partying with an 18-year-old girl?
Filming on "Mission Impossible 7" has been shut down – again - for 14 days because of at least one positive COVID-19 case among the crew, according to The Hollywood Reporter. You might recall this happened back in March last year, and then Tom Cruise lost it on the crew in December when they're weren't being cautious on set. No word on who the person is that tested positive, but I'm pretty sure they're not getting a "get well" fruit basket from Tom.
