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Taylor Swift has been dragged into the Gwyneth Paltrow legal drama. Gwyneth is countersuing in her case for a symbolic $1. When asked if she did this because Taylor sued someone for $1 a few years ago, G responded, "I think I said at that point I had not been familiar with it, but I since am." The lawyer then grilled her about how close she was with Taylor and mentioned an adult toy she added to a Christmas gift bag she was filling in a video for Taylor.
"John Wick: Chapter 4" is 169 minutes, yet throughout the entire film, Keanu Reeves says only 380 words. WSJ reports, "In the first installment, clocking in at 101 minutes, Mr. Reeves said a total of 484 words. Apparently, less words was Keanu's idea, according to Director Chad Stahelski, who said Keanu cut about half of his dialogue from the initial script. Interestingly, his kill is higher than his word count at 439.
Tom Sandoval from "Vanderpump Rules" was asked by a paparazzo about the cheating scandal. The paparazzo asked himif he regrets cheating on his girlfriend Ariana Madix with Raquel Leviss. He said he does but that "hindsight's always 20/20, man." The reunion show for "Vanderpump Rules" hasn't aired yet, but it reportedly got heated, with Andy Cohen having to break up a fight between two cast members, according to TMZ.
Tom Brady hit the beach for some fun times with family and friends, bringing along his former New England Patriots teammates Julian Edelman, Danny Amendola, and Rob Gronkowski for some shirtless beach volleyball ala "Top Gun" style. He posted some pics on Instagram (thank you!), captioning it, "Beach day with the crew." All looked to be in Here are some of the comments people posted on his page; "Bro must've bought a whole beach cause where the people," "Top Gun Volley Ball scene vibes," and "Could you imagine rolling up to the beach and seeing that pickup game happening?" Even Gronk posted, writing, "Just some old retired guys relaxing here, nothing to see folks."
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Taylor Swift has made history as the first living artist to have seven albums simultaneously in the top 40 of the Billboard 200 chart. This achievement has only been accomplished once before by Whitney Houston, but that was after her death in 2012.
Brittney Taylor from "Love & Hip Hop: New York" has been arrested for allegedly assaulting the father of her children with a baseball bat to the point he was cut and bleeding. It happened earlier this month after he flew to New York to see their kids. Brittney allegedly punched him in the face and hit him with the bat, causing. She has been charged with assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and criminal possession of a weapon.
"Girls Trip" star Tiffany Haddish was recently spotted with Bitcoin investor Marvin Jones. Sources say the two kissed as they left brunch. This is the first confirmed romance for Tiffany since she split from Common in 2021 after 16 months together.
With the final season of "Succession" premiering this weekend, series star Matthew Macfadyen has signed on for "Deadpool 3" alongside Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman and Emma Corrin. Interestingly, Matthew dissed "big budget movies" just last year in an interview with Vanity Fair, saying, "I've done one big film like that and it was a green-screen thing. It's a$$-paralyzingly boring, just acting to tennis balls and dots on the screen. You're doing it for the money." Apparently Marvel/Disney-level money can give one a whole new perspective.
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***THE BACHELOR FINALE SPOILER ALERT*** Zach Shallcross talked with Us Weekly about his experience on "The Bachelor," specifically addressing the hate he's getting for misleading Gabi Elnicki even though he knew Kaity Biggar was "The One." According to Zach, the dates aired out of order, and he didn't know until after his date with Gabi that Kaity was the one he wanted to be with. Gabi accused Zach of lying about when he made the decision during the show's finale. Gabi also accused Zach of "violating" her by telling Kaity - and the world - that they had sex in the fantasy suite. As for as Zach and Kaity go, he may have proposed on the season finale of "The Bachelor" on Monday, but they're not in any rush to get married! On Monday's "After the Final Rose" special, Zach said they have no plans to get married until 2025, and he told People, "Right now, the main emphasis is living together in Austin, getting to know each other more and more, and just see how things go. There's no rush." Kaity agreed, adding, "We have the rest of our lives together, so why does everything need to be a rush? It doesn't."
TikTok star Anna Paul was at Taylor Swift's concert this past weekend when she had a celerity run-in; not with Tay, but with another big name – "Harry Potter" star Emma Watson, OK reports. The two happened to be standing near each other at the sink. Being a huge HP fan, Anna said, "I thought, if I don't say something, I'm going to regret it for the rest of my life. I really will," so as she was walking out , "I was like, 'Excuse me…' She turned around and said, 'Yes?' "I said 'I was wondering if I could please [take a picture]…' And as I said it she said, 'Ooh, I'm so sorry!" Apparently, Emma was at least nice about it, Anna said, and Anna told her to "enjoy the concert," to which Emma replied, "You too." She ended her post saying, "She was so nice! So Emma Watson told me to enjoy a Taylor Swift concert."
Prince Harry is in London for the court case against the publisher of "The Daily Mail" in which they are accused of using illegal tactics to get info on celebs, including wiretapping and tracking, and he gave a written witness statement that, in part, blamed Buckingham Palace for not making him aware of the issue when Meghan Markle was pregnant with their son Archie. It read, "The Institution was without a doubt withholding information from me for a long time about NGN's phone hacking and that has only become clear in recent years as I have pursued my own claim with different legal advice and representation. The British public deserve to know the full extent of this cover up and I feel it is my duty to expose it."
Despite suing the Kardashian clan for sabotaging her potential reality television career, Blac Chyna is still a big Kim Kardashian fan. Even though she lost the $100 million defamation case, Blac Chyna was spotted wearing a T-shirt with Kardashian's face on it while appearing on an episode of the "Why the Game Chose Me Podcast." She explained, "I wore this shirt today because I wanted to support Kim. She did a collaboration with Dolce, and I respect it. And that's Dream's auntie." Dream is Chyna's 6-year-old daughter with Rob Kardashian. And in case you were wondering, Kim's face was not even crossed out on the shirt!
