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Before this week, this summer had been pretty terrible, gossip-wise. People are tired, broke and eating deadly blueberries. The Reverse Sussexit has changed things! Everyone’s blindsided and excited and worried. The happiest people in the world are members of the British press, who are getting back their two biggest stars, the Duke and Duchess of […] Source
The Telegraph was one of several outlets – including the BBC and People Magazine – to get the exclusive on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s (hopefully temporary) return to the UK. Those outlets acted as stenographers to Team Sussex’s briefings and straight-forwardly reported Prince Harry and Meghan’s perspectives and plans. But with the Telegraph […] Source
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have spent the past six and a half years building a real life for themselves in California. They have a large chicken coop – Archie’s Chick Inn – and dogs, Pula and Mamma Mia. They have a giant pool, a tennis court and eleventy billion bathrooms. They have a […] Source
In the 24 hours following the huge news of the Sussex family’s return to the UK, the royal press was coming up with fun new ways to describe Prince William’s incandescent rage over the news. Some said William was furiously blindsided. Some said that the Reverse Sussexit was a “slap in the face” for Huevo […] Source
One of the legitimate questions a lot of people have about the Reverse Sussexit is “why in the world did the Duchess of Sussex agree to come back to live in the UK whatsoever?” People accept that Prince Harry has been homesick and that he misses spending time with his deadbeat father, and that he […] Source
The late Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart have two daughters, Billie, 16, and Georgia, 14. They live with their mother in Los Angeles. The girls accompanied their parents on red carpets, but have generally stayed out of the spotlight. Billie is a model and dancer. Georgia graduated from middle school this year and is following […] Source
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It feels like Chris Evans made a plan to take a step back from Hollywood and he actually followed through and succeeded with that plan. He lives in Massachusetts full-time, he married Alba Baptista in 2023, and last fall they welcomed their first child, a daughter named Alma Grace Evans. Alba and Chris have made […] Source
Candy companies are always busy concocting new flavor combinations for beloved products. A lot of the time, it feels to me like they’re trying to reinvent the wheel. If I want a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, I want a melt-in-your-mouth morsel of milk chocolate and peanut butter filling, not another candy, you know what I […] Source
God, I love Senator Jon Ossoff. He really gave the press carte blanche to talk about Donald Trump & Natalie Harp, and now MAGA is melting down. [Buzzfeed] Isabelle Huppert, elegant in Balenciaga. [RCFA] More on Gwyneth Paltrow, Sam Altman, Goop and AI. [LaineyGossip] Natalie Harp must be completely out of her mind. [Jezebel] Was […] Source
I am… shocked. People Magazine has just exclusively revealed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are moving back to the UK. They are enrolling their children in British schools. Apparently, they plan to maintain their home in Montecito (and their home in Portugal, one would assume), but they will spend this coming school year […] Source
Harrison Ford met Cookie Monster!! [Seriously OMG] Olivia Rodrigo was definitely throwing shade at Taylor Swift. [Just Jared] Lisa Rinna is spreading true-crime conspiracies. [Socialite Life] Bad Bunny will end his massively successful tour at home. [LaineyGossip] Adam Driver is going over to Marvel after Disney calls off his “Ben Solo” Star Wars movie. This […] Source
We learned on Tuesday that Charles, the Earl Spencer, has written a book about his sister, Princess Diana. Charles Spencer has been a published author for years, of both fiction and nonfiction. His most recent book was A Very Private School, published in 2024. It was a memoir about the abuse he suffered at boarding […] Source
Sam Altman is one of the AI people. He’s the CEO of OpenAI, which launched ChatGPT four years ago. He’s already a billionaire. He recently made headlines for saying that parents could and should use AI to help them raise their children. Well, you know how AI companies have been lobbying (and perhaps paying) Hollywood […] Source
Recession indicator: the Trump White House can’t even afford to pay a Melania Trump body-double to make weird, uncomfortable appearances alongside “her” husband. When even Fauxlania disappears, it’s a really bad sign. So, Melania Trump is in the wind. No one has seen her in more than a month – 39 days to be exact, […] Source
Earlier, I wrote about the Earl Spencer’s soon-to-be-published book about his sister, Princess Diana. The announcement about Swan Song: Diana, My Sister came on Tuesday, and I’ve been keeping my eye out to see if and when the Windsors send their royalist minions after Charles Spencer. Well, about that. Just hours after the book announcement […] Source
Do you ever wonder what it will take for the British tabloids to move on from their increasingly feeble Sussex storylines? They’ve spent nearly seven full years ranting about: how Prince Harry needs to leave Meghan and the children in California and come back to them; that Harry and Meghan are utterly unpopular in the […] Source
For the better part of a decade, the current Princess of Wales has been style-stalking her sister-in-law, the Duchess of Sussex. That’s the way it’s been for so many years, from trousers to handbags to suits to coats to, most recently, wearing the exact same California-based designer and skirt worn by Meghan. It’s almost always […] Source
Law Roach has been Zendaya’s stylist from the very beginning of her career. They are extremely loyal to one another, and their partnership has defined both of their careers – Law became a household name as a stylist because of Zendaya, and her iconic red-carpet style is a huge part of her fame and celebrity. […] Source
I love stories about old-money people gatekeeping nouveau-riche people. That’s why I love all of those silly stories about Pippa Middleton’s Wisteria Sister adventures too – the old-money gatekeepers will always think she’s a crass, tacky interloper, regardless of her terribly rich (or moderately wealthy) husband. So it is with Jeff Bezos and his wife […] Source