DEMI LOVATO FIRES TRAINER; SLAMS FAN FOR CRITICIZING HER DECISION – (11/20/2018)

Demi Lovato’s near-fatal overdose has led to her reassessing who her real friends are. Two weeks after she left rehab and returned to L.A., where she is splitting her time between her mom Dianna De La Garza’s home and a sober living facility, some Instagram comments she’s posted suggest she’s still sorting out her inner circle in a post-overdose world. That includes the singer figuring out who her real friends are.

Over the weekend, a fan posted about the singer’s team being “rotten” and claimed they “only care about her money.” The fan’s comments were related to Lovato axing her longtime trainer Danielle Martin, who the fan said “really cares about Demi’s health” while claiming others she was friends with – like her dancers – didn’t have Lovato’s best interests at heart.

That prompted more than one response from Lovato, who fired back, “You have no idea what you’re talking about,” followed that with, “True friends don’t do interviews about you when you OD.” When fans speculated she was speaking negatively about former backup dancer Dani Vitale, the star quickly responded, writing, “I’m not talking about Dani Vitale,” making it clear she was referring to Martin.

Martin had just given an interview to Radar Online saying she was deeply “hurt” by being fired by Lovato, who overdosed in July from oxy-laced fentanyl. “I lost my job for speaking up for her, to be honest,” Martin said. “Pretty sad. I did nothing but empower her. Nothing bad to say. The people around her I’m sure were happy to run to her. They told her I was taking the situation and making it all about me. I’d never do that. Not ever. I was standing up for her. That’s all.”

But Martin, who specializes in martial arts, had also spoken about Lovato right after the overdose in an interview with Inside Edition, saying, “She obviously admitted that she was relapsing. She had missed some sessions with me and it was upsetting and I knew why.”

Vitale also spoke out about Lovato’s overdose, denying rumors that she provided the superstar with drugs. “I have NEVER touched nor even SEEN a drug in my entire life,” the dancer wrote on Instagram in August. “I DO NOT DO DRUGS, nor would I ever encourage, or supply them to anyone I love.”

ARIANA GRANDE PROMISES FANS A ‘THANK U, NEXT’ VIDEO – (11/20/2018)

Ariana Grande has only released a lyric video for her No. 1 smash, “thank u, next” so far, but she promises that another one is coming.

Ariana tweeted a message to fans on Sunday thanking them for making “than u, next” platinum,” and adding a promise. “Thank u, next” officially platinum. Don’t worry…you’re still getting a video,” it reads.

Meanwhile, fans keep asking Ari to release her new album. To one plea, she responded, “i love u and i’m working on it she’s on [her] way.”

Fans are also asking Ariana to release another new song from the project, and she responded, “i’m not dropping another song yet i have seven hundred out at once stream thank u next, breathin and god is a woman to celebrate.”

There’s still no official release date for Ari’s new album, which will be her second release of 2018, following Sweetener.

‘DANCING WITH THE STARS’ CROWNS BOBBY BONES AS ITS SEASON 27 CHAMPION – (11/20/2018)

Dancing with the Stars has a surprising new champion. On Monday’s live finale of the reality dancing competition series, the four remaining couples – Alexis Ren and Alan Bersten, Bobby Bones and Sharna Burgess, Milo Manheim and Witney Carson, and Evanna Lynch and Keo Motsepe – went head-to-head as they competed for the Mirrorball Trophy.

They managed to survive a season that included a historic run by low-scoring Bachelor in Paradise alum Joe Amabile and the shocking eliminations of high-scoring celebs Tinashe and Juan Pablo Di Pace.

The finalists performed two dances on the finale: first, their most memorable number from the season and second, a freestyle for judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli.

While it was a tight competition, radio show host Bones was declared the Season 27 winner. After being named the champ, Bones said, “Thank you to the people, thank you to Sharna for making all this possible.”

“You are, in very true words, the people’s champion my friend,” said co-host Tom Bergeron. Burgess, who took home her first Mirrorball Trophy, admitted that she is “still processing” the win.

Bones had the fan base, appealing to viewers at home despite having one of the lowest average scores of the season.

Bobby and Sharna’s repeat dance was the Cha Cha to MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This” from Trio Night. The judges said they loved the way Bobby puts himself into the dances, and makes it so much fun to watch. Bobby received three 8s, for a total score of 24 out of 30.

Bobby and Sharna’s Freestyle was a big spectacle. “That was the perfect Freestyle for a free spirit!” observed Bruno. “You shone so brightly, Bobby Bones!” cheered Carrie Ann. Bobby and Sharna were shocked when they received three 10s, for a perfect 30 out of 30.

In addition to seeing this season’s celebrity contestants return to the ballroom, audiences were also treated to live musical performances from Robin Thicke, Avril Lavigne, Lauren Daigle and Dan + Shay during the episode.

ABC Announced Bones – alongside fellow DWTS contestants Juan Pablo Di Pace, Joe Amabile, Mary Lou Retton, John Schneider and Milo Manheim – has joined the Dancing with the Stars: Live! A Night to Remember tour, which begins December 15th.

Here’s how the scores played out last night:

Alexis Ren and pro Alan Bersten danced a Swan Lake-inspired Argentine tango for 27/30 and a freestyle for a perfect 30/30

Bobby Bones and pro Sharna Burgess danced MC Hammer-inspired cha-cha for 24/30 and a freestyle for a perfect 30/30.

Milo Manheim and pro Witney Carson danced a New York City-themed Charleston for 30/30 and a freestyle for 30/30.

Evanna Lynch and pro Keo Motsepe danced a Halloween Night tango for 30/30 and a freestyle for 30/30.

INSIDE MANDY MOORE’S WEDDING TO TAYLOR GOLDSMITH – (11/20/2018)

This Is Us star Mandy Moore married Dawes musician Taylor Goldsmith in front of family and friends Sunday afternoon in L.A., E! News reports. An insider tells the publication that it was “an intimate backyard wedding at Mandy’s home that started just after sundown on Sunday evening.”

The look was reportedly “very boho,” with “rugs on the floor” surrounding an altar. Flower arrangements included large feathers, and Moore wore a dress by Rodarte. In a new-deleted post, Moore’s pal and makeup artists Jenn Streicher posted shots of the dress, which is uber girly, with ruffles, flowers and a cotton-candy pink hue. 

Moore, 34, and Goldsmith, 32, celebrated with pals—including Chrissy Metz, Sterling K. Brown, Wilmer Valderrama, Milo Ventimiglia and Minka Kelly—at private event space The Fig House. 

Instead of a formal dinner, they opted for a “number of food stations around the venue, including meat, chicken, vegetarian, raw food, flat bread, cheese and charcuterie and more.” Beverages included a whiskey station and a ton of wine. Goldsmith took a break from celebrating to perform with Jackson Brown, Jonathan Rice, Blake Mills and Lenny Goldsmith.

Moore and Goldsmith got engaged in 2017 after dating for two years.

Moore has not yet posted about her dress, but did share that her beloved cat Madeline died on Saturday after a long struggle with heart disease. 

A BIZARRE MONTH AHEAD FOR MEGHAN MARKLE WITH CHRISTMAS WEIGH-INS & T-DAY TABOOS – (11/20/2018)

The holidays are nigh, and Meghan Markle is about to celebrate her first Thanksgiving and Christmas as a royal. By all accounts, it’s going to be pretty weird.

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First up, T-day. Some question whether the American-born Meghan will be “allowed” to celebrate the holiday, seeing as it commemorates that time many English-born pilgrims set forth on a long and dangerous voyage to flee political and religious persecution in their homeland. 

Last year, Meghan celebrated with her mother Doria Ragland in California. What will happen? TBD, but the Queen reportedly hasn’t forbidden a celebration by royal decree, and Meghan and Prince Harry don’t have any events scheduled for the day, so she may be indulging in turkey and stuffing behind closed doors? 

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Meanwhile, hope she doesn’t eat too much gravy, because she will have to be weighed before her Christmas meal, per a juicy new report hailing from royal expert Ingrid Seward. 

Apparently, every member of the royal family, including Harry, Prince William and Kate Middleton, must be weighed before and after dinner on Christmas Day. 

Apparently, the Queen asks guests to weigh themselves to ensure they’re being “well fed.” 

Once weighed, the guests must enter the dining room “in order of seniority.” Once seated, the head chef carves the turkey and “paper hats are donned, but not by the Queen.”

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KARDASHIAN SISTERS PROMOTE THEORY THAT FIRES STARTED IN RADIOACTIVE LAB – (11/16/2018)

How did the fires in California start? The Kardashian sisters think they know. Kim and Khloe Kardashian tweeted separately about the Santa Susana Field Lab, a former nuclear testing plant in Ventura County.

“Shocked & furious to learn smoke from the #WoolseyFire started at former nuclear testing site, Santa Susana Field Lab, & is potentially radioactive,” Kim shared. “Sign now to demand that incoming governor @GavinNewsom gets this site cleaned up.”

Kim linked to a change.org petition titled “No More Kids With Cancer: Clean Up The Santa Susana Field Lab.” 

The petition was launched by Melissa Bumstead, mother of 4-year-old Grace. Grace has a rare form of cancer that Melissa claims she developed from living 20 miles away from the site. 

“Our family lives ONLY 20 miles from a nuclear disaster site, Santa Susana Field Lab, and we didn’t even know it – the #WoolseyFire started there, and smoke could be carrying radioactive chemicals,” Kim tweeted. “We need @GavinNewsom to do something – sign the petition.”

The cause of the fire is not known, but it did start near the site. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said they found “no discernible level of radiation in the tested area.”

Hundreds remain missing in the fires, and the death toll has risen to at least 58. 

JOHN MAYER RECEIVES LEGEND OF LIVE AWARD AT ‘BILLBOARD LIVE MUSIC AWARDS’ – (11/16/2018)

John Mayer has been honored by Billboard with the Legend of Live Award at their Live Music Summit and Awards. The ceremony took place at the Montage in Beverly Hills, California, on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Legend of Live award is the Summit’s highest honor.

Meanwhile, pals Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran had two of the biggest tours of the year, so it’s no surprise that both artists won Billboard Live Music Awards at a ceremony held Tuesday night.

Ed’s Divide tour was named Top World Tour, beating out both Taylor’s Reputation tour and Beyoncé and JAY-Z’s On The Run II trek. But Taylor won Top U.S. Tour, beating out Ed and Beyoncé and JAY-Z.

Ed also beat out Taylor and Bey and Jay to win Top Tour, as well as Top Draw. The Top Tour is for the highest-grossing tour of the year, while the Top Draw award is for the best-attended tour of the year – meaning the one that sold the most actual tickets.

Other honorees for the evening included Shawn Mendes, who accepted the Inaugural Artist of the Year award; Live Nation’s Kelly Stelbasky, receiving the inaugural Chip Hooper award; and first-ever Comedian of the Year Sebastian Maniscalco.

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Winners include:

• Legend of Live: John Mayer
• Artist of the Year:  Shawn Mendes
• Breakthrough Artist: Post Malone
• Comedian of the Year: Sebastian Maniscalco
• Top World Tour: Ed Sheeran
• Top U.S. Tour: Taylor Swift
• Top Tour & Top Draw: Ed Sheeran
• Top Comedy Tour: Kevin Hart
• Top Festival: Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival
• Top Agency: CAA
• Concert Marketing and Promotion: Khalid x Hollister
• Top Manager: Dre London
• Top Arena: Madison Square Garden, New York
• Top Venue (Under 10,000 Seats): Radio City Music Hall, New York
• Top Venue (Under 5.000 Seats): The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
• Top Club (Under 2,000 Capacity): Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn
• Top Amphitheater: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
• Top Promoters: Live Nation
• Top Independent Promoter: OCESA-CIE
• Top Boxscore: U2 – Estadio do Morumbi, Sao Paolo, Brazil – Oct. 19–25, 2017 (4 shows)

KATY PERRY GETS ‘COZY’ THIS CHRISTMAS – (11/16/2018)

Katy Perry is already celebrating the holiday season with a new yuletide tune, “Cozy Little Christmas.”

“For all my friends secretly buying their tree already… SURPRISE! Christmas comes early!” Perry tweeted.

The song is available to stream or download exclusively through Amazon Music – you can also say, “Alexa, play Katy Perry’s new holiday song.” According to Amazon, “Cozy Little Christmas,” co-written by Katy, was inspired by a holiday season spent with family in Copenhagen, Denmark.

“Our love is something priceless/I don’t need diamonds, no sparkly things/’Cause you can’t buy this feeling,” Katy sings. “Nothing lights my fire or wraps me up, baby, like you do/Just want a cozy, a cozy little Christmas here with you.”

AMY SCHUMER CANCELS SHOW, HOSPITALIZED FOR PREGNANCY ISSUES – (11/16/2018)

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Comedian Amy Schumer was hospitalized in Texas on Thursday, November 15^th with hyperemesis gravidarum, or a severe form of nausea that can accompany pregnancy. 

“I am in the hospital. I’m fine. Baby’s fine but everyone who says the 2nd trimester is better is not telling the full story. I’ve been even more ill this trimester,” the Emmy winner, 37, wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of herself resting in a hospital bed.

“I have hyperemesis and it blows,” she continued. “Very lucky to be pregnant but this is some bulls–t! Sending so much love to the doctors and nurses taking great care of me and Tati! They are cool as hell!”

Her severe symptoms have forced her to postpone several comedy shows until she recovers. One was scheduled for last night at the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House.

“Texas I am so deeply sorry,” she wrote. “I have been really looking forward to these shows. I have to reschedule. … I’ll be out there as soon as I’m better.”

She announced that she and husband Chris Fischer were expecting their first child in October. She and the Beetlebung Farm Cookbook author married in a surprise February ceremony after just a few months of dating. 

CREATOR SAYS TOM CRUISE IS TOO SMALL TO PLAY JACK REACHER – (11/16/2018)

The Jack Reacher novels will be headed to a small screen sometime soon, but author Lee Child says Tom Cruise will not play the lead because he doesn’t have the character’s “physicality.” 

In the books, Reacher is described as 6 feet 5 inches; Cruise is 5 feet 7 inches. 

Cruise played the title character in the 2012 film original (which grossed $200M) and its 2016 sequel (which grossed $162M).  

“Cruise, for all his talent, didn’t have that physicality,” Child told BBC Radio.

“The idea is that when Reacher walks into a room, you’re all a little nervous just for that first minute. And Cruise, for all his talent, didn’t have that physicality,” he continued.

Child issued a call to readers who angry with Cruise’s casting to help find the perfect star for the TV adaptation. “I want all those readers who were upset about Tom Cruise to help me out – participate in choosing the right actor for the TV series. We’re rebooting and starting over and we’re going to try and find the perfect guy,” he said.

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STAN LEE IS DEAD AT AGE 95 – (11/13/2018)

The legendary writer, publisher and creator of Marvel Comics, Stan Lee, has died at age 95. Born in 1922, he got his first job in 1939 as a gofer making $8 a week at Marvel predecessor Timely Comics. While there, he wrote a two-page story, “The Traitor’s Revenge!” that was used for filler in Timely’s Captain America No. 3 comic. From there, he worked his way up the ladder, until teaming up with another fellow colleague. 

The prolific artist and businessman started Marvel with Jack Kirby in 1961, and created or co-created lack Panther, Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Mighty Thor, Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk, Daredevil and Ant-Man, among countless other characters. Lee died early Monday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, a family representative told The Hollywood Reporter.

His comic-book creations helped push the boundaries of censorship in comics, and took great strides in decimating stereotypical portrayals of women and people from a variety of ethnic and racial backgrounds. 

Like Alfred Hitchcock, Lee made cameo appearances in all Marvel movies. 

TUMULTUOUS YEARS

While Lee essentially founded Marvel, as it grew, his relationship with the company became increasingly fraught. In 2002, he sued Marvel for royalties he said he was owed for Spider-Man. He settled for $10 million. In 2009, The Walt Disney Co. bought Marvel for $4 billion. 

Soon after Joan, his wife of 69 years, died in July of 2017, he sued executives at POW! Entertainment, a company he founded in 2001 to develop film and video projects, for $1 billion alleging fraud. Many observers began worrying that Lee was suffering from some sort of mental decline, and whispers about his close circle of advisors began swirling in Hollywood. 

Lee dropped the suit against POW! weeks after filing it, but the legal trouble continued. He sued an ex-business manager and filed a restraining order against a man who had been helping to manage his business schedule. 

In June of this year, a series of blistering exposes in The Hollywood Reporter and elsewhere reported that the LAPD was investigating claims he was being abused and / or manipulated by business associates. 

Lee is survived by his daughter J.C. and a younger brother named Larry Lieber, who worked as a writer and artist for Marvel. J.C. tells TMZ, “My father loved all of his fans. He was the greatest, most decent man.”

MILEY CYRUS LOSES HER HOUSE IN CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES – (11/13/2018)

Miley Cyrus has lost her home in the raging California wildfires. The 25-year-old singer confirmed the news in a series of tweets on Sunday night.

“Completely devestated by the fires affecting my community. I am one of the lucky ones. My animals and LOVE OF MY LIFE made it out safely & that’s all that matters right now,” she wrote.

“My house no longer stands but the memories shared with family & friends stand strong. I am grateful for all I have left. Sending so much love and gratitude to the firefighters and LA country Sheriff’s department! If you are interested in getting involved see next tweet…. Donate $ , Time , Supplies I love you more than ever , Miley.”

The deadly wildfires ripping through California have forced hundreds of thousands of residents to evacuate, including some celebrities whose homes have been lost to the blazes. At least 31 people have died in the fires: 29 in the Camp fire and two in the Woolsey fire. Some 228 people are unaccounted for.

Neil Young, Robin Thicke and Gerard Butler were also among those whose houses were ravaged by the Woolsey fire raging north of Los Angeles in Southern California.

Butler posted a photo on Twitter of the charred remains of his Malibu home and thanked firefighters for their courage..

Thicke posted a statement on Instagram thanking firefighters and volunteers who “risked their lives trying to save our home.”

LADY GAGA VISITS CALIFORNIA FIRE VICTIMS AT RED CROSS SHELTER – (11/13/2018)

Lady Gaga was evacuated from her Malibu home amid the raging Woolsey fire, but she still made time to give back to other displaced residents in need.

The singer showed up at a Red Cross shelter at Pacific Palisades High School Sunday evening to lift the spirits of fellow evacuees. In a video obtained by TMZ, Gaga tells the crowd, “I extend my love. I know we do not know each other, but I love you. This is an emergency, but you are not alone.”

She encourages everyone to take advantage of the mental health counselors on site and to share their stories. “Let’s keep the faith, together,” she says.

Gaga reportedly spent about 90 minutes at the shelter, taking photos, handing out gift cards and even singing to a 98-year-old woman who had been evacuated.

TMZ reports that so far Gaga’s home has survived the blaze.

SANDRA BULLOCK DONATES $100K TO FIRES, KIM KARDASHIAN HIRES PRIVATE FIREFIGHTERS AS DESTRUCTION CONTINUES – (11/13/2018)

As California fires continue to rage, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee and killing at least 31 people (with hundreds more missing), Sandra Bullock has stepped up to donate $100,000 to the Humane Society of Ventura County. Her donation will reportedly help provide care for animals evacuated because of the fires. 

The Humane Society thanked her on Facebook, writing: “The Humane Society of Ventura County was deeply humbled today by a $100,000 donation from Sandra Bullock and family. Our efforts for rescuing and caring for evacuated animals from the Hill and Woolsey fires had caught her attention and her team reached out to the shelter to show their support.”

KIM KARDASHIAN HIRES FIREFIGHTERS

According to TMZ, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West took an under-the-radar step and hired private firefighters to protect their home and neighborhood. The fire was threatening their property as of Friday, but the team of firefighters they hired doused the flames, saving their home and others in the neighborhood. 

Several celebrities have lost their homes to fire, including Miley Cyrus and boyfriend Liam Hemsworth, Gerard Butler, Robin Thicke, Orlando Bloom and Neil Young. Still more have used their spotlight, both from the stage at the People’s Choice Awards on Sunday, and on social media, to urge people to donate to relief organizations and express their deep condolences to those who have lost their homes and loved ones to the flames. 

The KarJenner sisters, Lady Gaga, Bella Hadid, Katy Perry, Alyssa Milano are just a few of the bold-faced names standing by victims of the fires. 

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