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Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes he "created" his ex-girlfriend, Grimes, with his mind, and she agrees, according to Hollywood Life. Devin Gordon claims in the new BBC docuseries "The Elon Musk Show" that Grimes "told me repeatedly that Musk has this theory of her that she's not real, that she's a simulation who was created by him and exists in his cerebral cortex as sort of the perfect companion to him. Which sounds a little crazy and maybe even a little creepy, except, she agrees with it. She said she does feel like this simulation which was perfectly created for him." Elon and Grimes share two children - XÆ A-12, 2, and 10-month-old Exa Dark.
Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in every "Harry Potter" movie, passed away at the age of 72. His last appearance with his "Harry Potter" castmates was on the "Return to Hogwarts" 20th anniversary special in January. According to Variety, he wasn't doing well health-wise then, and said at the time that the movies would have a lasting legacy "you could be watching it in 50 years time, easy. I'll not be here, sadly, but Hagrid will, yes."
Baby news…
"Drake and Josh" star Josh Peck and Paige O'Brien have welcomed their second child, Shai Miller Peck, who joins his 3-year-old big brother, Max Milo.
"Empire" co-stars Grace Gealey and Trai Byers are expecting their first child together.
Harry Styles was performing in Chicago when some unhinged fan in the crowd threw a bottle towards the stage, which hit Harry directly "right there," and while he appeared to be in a bit of pain he went on with the show.
He said, "Well, that's unfortunate. Okay, shake it off," he says before laughing and going back to his chat with the audience, only this time in a higher register.
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George Clooney and Julia Roberts have a rom-com opening up Friday, "Ticket to Paradise," but it has a lot of people wondering why they chose to do such a fluff movie instead of the more hard-hitting stuff that usually earns them praise. George told Chris Wallace, "I think people needed a break. I certainly know Julia and I, when we read it, we thought, 'I need a breather here'. And this was the perfect thing for us. I got sent the script and you know, we've had a lot of dark things going on in the world. And I always feel that films try to reflect that, often. They're usually late because it takes a couple of years to make a film. It felt like we all needed a break. I needed a break. I needed it to be a little carefree." Will it succeed? That depends on their fans.
Mark Wahlberg is leaving Hollywood for Nevada for a better life for his kids. He told "The Talk" that since he moved to California many years ago for acting, he's only made a couple of movies in the entire time that I was there. He explained, "So, to be able to give my kids a better life and follow and pursue their dreams whether it be my daughter as an equestrian, my son as a basketball player, my younger son as a golfer, this made a lot more sense for us," Mark's kids are Ella, 18, Michael, 16, Brendan, 13, and Grace, 12. Mark first bought the Beverly Hills 30,500-square-foot mansion in 2009 for $8.25 million, and now he's listing it for $87.5 million. He's already purchased a mansion in Nevada for $15.6 million, according to OK. Honestly, who needs a 12 bedroom, 20 bathroom estate when they kids are practically all grown up and almost out at this point.
Page Six got their hands on court records that show "Teen Mom" star Cheyenne Floyd's husband, Zach Davis, has been sentenced to jail for a DUI. This happened just two weeks after they got married. He's been sentenced to 60 months of probation, 120 days of jail in LA County, and four days of community labor. He's also been ordered to enter an 18-month treatment program. Zach was arrested in 2020 and also arrested back in January at LAX when customs discovered he had outstanding warrants. Hopefully they were able to squeeze in a quick honeymoon.
Abby Lee Miller is showing off her new look after undergoing a "liquid nose job." Abby told Extra she got the procedure done because, "My nose leans to the left. I had horrible allergies." Also, her nose also had a small bump she didn't like. So, what's a liquid nose job? Her doctor said, "It is a way to change the nose using filler," adding there is "very little downtime in contrast to a rhinoplasty." Plus, it lasts up to two years.
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Imagine the thousands of people a concert with Elton John and Ed Sheeran would draw in – there wouldn't be a stadium big enough. Well, the two did perform together this past weekend, for the guests at New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft's wedding to Dr. Dana Blumberg in New York Friday night. It turns out, Robert planned his wedding around Elton's schedule. According to the New York Post, the couple started to plan their wedding after visiting Elton backstage at Gillette Stadium. After they said they were thinking about eloping, Elton responded, "Well, when you get married I want to play as a gift!," so they planned the big day in three weeks, since it was the only date Elton had available. Elton performed an hour-long set, and Ed performed the couple's first dance. The night's other entertainment included Meek Mill and DJ Grandmaster Flash. Tom Brady, Drew Bledsoe, Ty Law, Randy Moss, and Vince Wilfork were among some of the big-name players there, and Jon BonJovi was a guest among the 250 people as well, according to TMZ. I wonder how Elton and Ed feel about Jon scoring an actual invite while they were "hired" to perform.
Over the weekend, a video surfaced that shows Billie Eilish and The Neighborhood's Jesse Rutherford leaving a haunted maze together Friday night, holding hands on the way out. They were with a group of friends, but sources say it looked like they were "together" together. Fans aren't here for it, mostly because Billie is 20 and Jesse is 31. Maybe not a big deal at face value, but as TMZ points out, the two have known each other for years. There's pics of the two at a Halloween party together back in 2017, when Billie was just 15, so people are feeling the ick factor over that since he knew her when she was underage and now may be hooking up with her in adulthood.
BravoCon happened in NYC over the weekend, and here are some of the highlights…
- Lisa Rinna got booed during the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" panel. She told E! News, "Everybody was very worried that I was booed. I take it as a rite of passage, like a wrestler. It's like wrestling." More than likely, she was booed for her recent comments about comparing her life drama to "catching cancer."
- The new cast of "Real Housewives of New York" was announced.
- Andy Cohen hinted that Jen Shah has been let go from "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" after pleading guilty to fraud charges against her.
- Bravo also announced a Luann de Lesseps and Sonja Morgan spin-off. It will be called "Luann and Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake."
Nicki Minaj is stirring it up over the Recording Academy placing her song, "Super Freaky Girl," in the Best Pop Solo Performance category for the 2023 Grammys, rather than the rap category for which it was originally entered. For the record, SFG spent eight weeks at #1 on Billboard's Hot Rap Songs chart. Their decision, according to a source, was based on the playfulness and poppy-ness of the song, which samples Rick James' iconic 1981 song, "Super Freak," according to The Hollywood Reporter. What makes it all worse it that Nicki is calling out Latto's song, "Big Energy," because if her song is getting shuffled over to the pop category, then Latto's song should too. Now, Latto is calling Nicki a bully for dragging her into all this. To me, a win is a win, and I'll take it wherever I can.
