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"Friends" star Courteney Cox once sold her house because it was haunted. She opened up about the experience on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" earlier this week. Her friend, singer/songwriter Carole King was the first one to tell Courteney that an ugly divorce had left a ghost in the house. She kind of wrote it off, just like she wrote off accounts from her friends about a woman sitting on the edge of the bed during their stays. Even though she and Carole did a séance, Courteney still didn't believe. It took a UPS driver to convince her. She said, "I was at the house one day, not being a believer, and the doorbell rang. It was a UPS guy or something, and I opened the door and he said, 'Do you know this house is haunted?'" When she asked him why he asked that, he said, "Because there is someone standing behind you." She sold the place soon after. If it's helpful ghost, like doing dishes, pushing the lawnmower, etc. that'd be one thing but if it's just a freeloading ghost, it's going to be nothing but trouble.
Joy Behar took a hard fall during the opening of "The View" yesterday. She was trying to get in her seat when she missed a step and face-planted. Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Whoopi Goldberg rushed over to help the 79-year-old get back up. Once she was settled, Joy said, "Twenty-five years, that has never happened — who do I sue?!" Later, Joy – who called herself a klutz – got serious about monitoring her symptoms. "The main thing – just to talk seriously – when Bob Saget fell, he died," she said, adding, "If you hit your head, and you feel dizzy or you have blurred vision, or you feel like you want to go to sleep, go to the doctor. Because that will kill you."
Mila Kunis is stepping up for her homeland of Ukraine in the midst of the Russian invasion. She and her husband, Ashton Kutcher, are raising funds to help those trying to escape the conflict. In their video announcement, Mila said, "Ashton and I have decided to match up to $3 million worth of donations to Airbnb.org and Flexport.org through GoFundMe.org in an effort to raise $30 million." As of press time, the couple has raised over $3 million, reaching their goal. If you're wondering how they reached their goal so quickly, one donation came in from the Ron Conway family for $2.5 million.
While Ye is posting videos that show him burying Pete Davidson, Pete is making plans to join Jeff Bezos on a Blue Origin flight into space. He's reportedly close to signing a deal to do so for later in the year, according to Page Six. A source said, "They haven't signed a contract yet, but it looks like it's going to happen. The details are being finalized." Is Pete that afraid of Ye that he's willing to leave the planet to escape him?
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Former Miss USA and "Celebrity Big Brother" contestant Shanna Moakler's story just keeps getting more shocking. Shanna just announced she's pregnant with her 4th child, TMZ reports, merely days after her boyfriend Matthew Rondeau was arrested for allegedly hitting her. Shanna seemed shocked and said, "I'm taking everything day by day." We don't know the current status of Shanna and Matthew's relationship since the incident, which occurred shortly after he posted a bizarre video accusing her of cheating on him and swearing he'd never get back with her. Who's to say she even wants to be with him anyway? Shanna already has 3 kids - 2 with Travis Barker, to whom she was married from 2004 to 2008, and another with her ex-fiance, Oscar De La Hoya.
Lizzo is practically the poster girl for body positivity, but she'd still rather people focus on something other than her size. She told People, "I know I'm fat. It doesn't bother me. I like being fat, and I'm beautiful and I'm healthy. So can we move on?" Lizzo added, "I think I have a really hot body! I'm a body icon, and I'm embracing that more and more every day. It may not be one person's ideal body type just like, say, Kim Kardashian might not be someone's ideal, but she's a body icon and has created a modern-day beauty standard. And what I'm doing is stepping into my confidence and my power to create my own beauty standard. And one day that will just be the standard."
Skylar Astin, Jesse Swanson from "Pitch Perfect" and "Pitch Perfect 2," has joined the cast of "Grey's Anatomy." He'll have a recurring role that could potentially be a love interest to Jo Wilson. His arc will begin later this month, in the March 24th episode titled, "Put the Squeeze on Me."
If you thought that "The Jerry Springer Show" was less than cerebral, you weren't alone. Jerry himself admitted, "I mean, I never took it seriously. I always knew it was a stupid show. But it's fun, and people enjoyed it." He compared it to chewing gum – "It isn't going to save the world, but it's not going to kill you, either." "The Jerry Springer Show" aired 27 seasons and nearly five thousand episodes between 1991 and 2018.
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Meghan Markle's sister, Samantha Markle, is suing Meghan for defamation after her sit down tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey. Samantha slammed Meghan for saying she's an only child when she shares a father with her. She also claimed Megan lied about growing up "in virtual poverty," noting their father paid for "elite and expensive private schools." According to Page Six, Samantha says as a result of Meghan's claims, she has missed job opportunities and has experienced emotional distress. Meghan's attorney has responded by saying, "This baseless and absurd lawsuit is just a continuation of a pattern of disturbing behavior. We will give it the minimum attention necessary, which is all it deserves."
Grace Franklin, 16-year-old granddaughter of Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, got turned down during the auditions for "American Idol." Though she was disappointed, Grace said the advice the judges gave her will help her get better. Lionel Richie told her he didn't want her to stumble too early in her career, and Grace admitted, "I'm a good artist, I know that, but I do know I need to work on some things." In the meantime, she says producers and artists have been reaching out since the audition looking to collaborate with her. Even Jennifer Hudson hit her up, telling her to keep working and hold that head high. See the videos at tmz.com.
"Baywatch" star Alexandra Daddario has moved out of her home after a man with a loaded handgun showed up at her Los Angeles home looking for her. Alexandra said, "When I opened the front door, I observed the Respondent standing immediately outside my doorway as if he was intending to enter my home. I did not recognize him. He did not say anything. He just stood there as I observed that he was physically shaking and trembling in a highly intense and nervous manner." She said she "immediately became fearful," slammed the front door and locked it, but he wouldn't leave. She added, "He was sitting on a fountain in my front yard and staring at my house." She called police, they came and searched his car, and they found his loaded gun, along with two fully loaded 9 round magazines, according to Alexandra. He was arrested and released from jail hours later after posting a $35,000 bond. Police told her once he was out that she should pack up and leave. Something else scary about the situation, he actually believes she's the one stalking him. Read more at radaronline.com.
The Florida house from "Edward Scissorhands" is back on the market. Sound familiar? The current owners, who bought the house a year and a half ago for only $230,000, just put it on the market for $699,900. After they bought it, they updated the home to showcase the features of the home from the movie, and they decorated and filled it with tons of memorabilia from the movie. Adding value to home, the family is leaving behind all the memorabilia for the next owners so they can "live in a true wonderland," according to TMZ. At least they'll never be at a loss for a pair of scissors.
