Check out the chatter on these stories, plus a bonus story at 7:40, with the Dina's Dirt podcast.
Score another win for Ed Sheeran. Less than two weeks after a jury found him innocent of plagiarism involving "Thinking Out Loud" and Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On," he's beaten a second lawsuit involving the same songs. Where the previous suit accused Ed of stealing the "heart" of the song, this lawsuit accused Ed of outright stealing the copyrighted sheet music. Well, the judge said that's not the case. He pointed out that the "chord progression and harmonic rhythm in 'Let's Get It On' are so commonplace, in isolation and in combination, that to protect their combination would give 'Let's Get It On' an impermissible monopoly over a basic musical building block." Apparently, the chord progression for "Let's Get It On" had been used "at least twenty-nine times" before "Let's Get it On" was written and appeared in "another twenty-three songs" before "Thinking Out Loud" ever made its way onto the radio, Pitchfork reports.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and her mother Doria Ragland were involved in a dangerous car chase with aggressive paparazzi in New York City after leaving the Ms Foundation for Women's 50th-anniversary event, where Meghan received the Woman of Vision Award. The car chase lasted over two hours and involved multiple near collisions with other drivers, pedestrians, and two NYPD officers. This is an eerie reminder of how Harry's mom, Princess Diana, died when paparazzi chased her in a car. She was only 36 when she died, two years younger than Harry is now. In the meantime, Megyn Kelly had little sympathy for the couple, saying being aggressively followed by paparazzi comes with the fame and that "in America, the press has the right to photograph you when you're in a public place, or on the streets, or leaving a place like the Ziegfeld Theatre." She then said, "You don't like it? Go back home for the love of God!" Megyn also doesn't even think they're telling the truth about the chase in the first place, saying they have "a history of lying" and that "This woman hasn't seen a paparazzi she wants to avoid." She also noted there "isn't a car chase in Manhattan ever that's taken two hours through Times Square."
More information about the Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss affair from "Vanderpump Rules" is coming to light, and after Ariana Madix pressed Raquel for more information as to when she and Tom started their affair, she was shocked to find out it was right after Ariana's dog died. Raquel said they only kissed that night, but Tom let is slip that more than that happened, saying they sealed the deal "in her car that night." Now, all said and done, rumor has it Tom and Raquel are apparently over and that "Raquel dipped out," Page Six reports. We probably won't hear any confirmation on that since the "Vanderpump Rules" three-part reunion special is set to air May 24th and they won't want any leaks before then. Also, contract negotiations for the entire cast have been paused until the final reunion episode airs and the cast can decided if they want to continue on the show after they see the dirt that airs.
The future of "Real Housewives of New Jersey" is up in the air because of the feud between Teresa Giudice and her sister-in-law Melissa Gorga, according to Daily Mail. The two got into a legit screaming match on Tuesday's season finale over rumors that Melissa cheated on her husband, Teresa's brother, Joe Gorga. That drama is why Melissa and Joe skipped Teresa's wedding to Luis Ruelas. Sources say Teresa was "completely unhinged" and "out of control" during the sit-down. Filming was set to resume in June after the wedding and the upcoming Season 13 reunion, but the showrunners reportedly told the cast that filming would not be taking place. None of the cast mates have been offered contracts for the next season, according to reports, but nobody has been fired yet either, according to Daily Mail.
Shakira and Gisele Bündchen are now BFFs, it seems. The two were spotted hanging out in Miami recently, along their kids. The two certainly can relate to each other and probably had a lot to talk about since both recently went through breakups, Shakira from former BF and soccer star Gerard Piqué and Gisele from her ex-hubby Tom Brady. Onlookers say it looked like everyone was having a blast, TMZ reports.
The Weeknd announced he's dropping the name The Weeknd and his going by his real name instead, which is Abel Tesfaye. He told W Magazine,"It's getting to a place and a time where I'm getting ready to close The Weeknd chapter. I'll still make music, maybe as Abel, maybe as The Weeknd. But I still want to kill The Weeknd. And I will. Eventually. I'm definitely trying to shed that skin and be reborn."
Former "Dance Moms" star JoJo Siwa's home was broken into, but they haven't caught the guys yet. The intruders reportedly used an open door to get in. It's still unclear how much was stolen, according to UPI, but you can see on in-home camera footage that the thieves are hauling out bags that looked pretty full.
Travis Barker's son, Landon Barker, posted of him and his girlfriend TikTok star Charli D'Amelio, which shows Landon singing "Bad Things" from Machine Gun Kelly to Charli's feet. Travis has a thing for his wife Kourtney Kardashian's feet, so like father like son.
