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Celebrity Scoop – 11/15/2018
BRITNEY SPEARS EVACUATES: Britney Spears is the latest celeb being forced to flee the wildfires in California. According to The Blast, her Thousand Oaks mansion is technically outside the evacuation zone, but that she is playing it safe.
KANYE WEST AND MARK ZUCKERBERG WANT IT WHAT WAY? Kanye West and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg have been doing karaoke together, according to West’s always scintillating Twitter feed. The pair tackled Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way.” No word on how the strangeness came to pass.
CHANNING TATUM MAKES ROMANCE WITH JESSIE J INSTA-FFICIAL AS SHE REVEALS SHE IS INFERTILE – (11/15/2018)
Well, this got complicated fast! Channing Tatum confirmed reports that he and singer Jessie J are an item by posting a shot of her performing at a concert in London. He wrote: “This woman just poured her heart out on stage at the Royal Albert Hall. Whoever was there got to witness something special. Wow.”
But hang on, plot twist! The pouring “the heart out” thing may have been in reference to her revelation that she can’t have kids. At the London show, the 30-year-old told concert-goers: “I was told four years ago that I can’t ever have children.”
Ahead of performing “Four Letter Word,” she explained: “I wanted to write this song for myself in my moment of pain and sadness but also to give myself joy, to give other people something that they can listen to in the moment when it gets really hard. So if you’ve ever experienced anything with this or have seen somebody else go through it or have lost a child, then please know you’re not alone in your pain and I’m thinking of you when I sing this song.”
Lyrics include: “I pray I get the chance to bloom” and “Feels in my heart, we’ll meet one another / You’ll be my baby, I’ll be your mother.”
Tatum, 38, split from wife Jenna Dewan in April. They were together for nearly a decade and share a 5-year-old daughter named Everly. Dewan has also moved on, and is now dating Tony winner Steve Kazee.
PRINCE CHARLES WELCOMES SQUIRRELS INTO HIS HOME – (11/15/2018)
If you always pictured the royal life as some sort of Disney cartoon fantasy, Prince Charles feels you. As the royal approaches his 70th birthday, it has been revealed that Charles, a la Cinderella and Snow White, enjoys inviting wee woodland creatures into his home.
Per a new feature in Country Life, the Prince has become besotted with the red squirrels that scamper about his Scotland property, naming several, and allowing them into his home to frolic.
“He is completely infatuated by the red squirrels that live around the [Birkhall] estate in Scotland,” Prince William tells the magazine. “To the extent that he’s given them names and is allowing them into the house!”
Charles explains: “They come into the house at Birkhall and we get them chasing each other round and round inside. If I sit there quietly, they will do so around me. Sometimes, when I leave my jackets on a chair with nuts in the pockets, I see them with their tails sticking out, as they hunt for nuts—they are incredibly special creatures.”
GOOP HEADED TO TV? Brace yourselves, America. Reports are swirling that Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow is dropping strong hints that she plans to bring her controversial $250 million lifestyle brand to television. No word on the details, but it launched its first international pop-up in London and is headed to Australia next.
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Celebrity Scoop – 11/13/2018
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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Celebrity Scoop – 11/12/2018
‘AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR,’ NICKI MINAJ WIN BIG AT ‘PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS’ – (11/12/2018)
The 2018 People’s Choice Awards went down Sunday (November 11th) sans host (Joel McHale did the honors last year), but with plenty of presenters, including John Legend, Busy Philipps, Sara Gilbert and Chrissy Teigen.
Avengers: Infinity War won the biggest awards, including Movie, Action Movie and Female Movie Star honors. Nicki Minaj also cleaned up, reeling in trophies Female Artist and Album.
There were 43 awards up for grabs this year, including 13 newbies. The PCA’s sprawl across multiple genres, encompassing 6 TV, 10 movie, 9 music and 8 general pop culture.
Going in, Avengers: Infinity War had the most film nominations (7), while The Walking Dead topped the TV with 8. Ariana Grande owned music with 4 nods.
The mood overall was fun, but overshadowed by the tragic California wildfires. Many presenters and winners made sure to take a moment to thank Veterans for their service (Sunday was Veterans Day), and acknowledge the deadly California fires ripping through the landscape around them.
ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Mila Kunis, who accepted the first award for The Spy Who Dumped Me (it earned Best Comedy), set the tone for the evening when she discussed the horrific wildfires decimating California in her speech. She thanked fans, thanked first responders and urged viewers to give back: “We are in a state of emergency. You know, I have this opportunity and I want to say if you can take a minute to donate to the LASD Foundation it would be really, really great.”
Victoria Beckham, who nabbed the Fashion Icon Award, which was presented by catwalk legend and pal Amber Valletta, gave her heartfelt thanks to fans, saying “I always told fans to dream big, and then dream bigger,” and then riffed on Spice Girl lyrics, saying that her Girl Power has evolved into Woman Power. She continued: “For all the women out there who have been doubted, or doubted themselves, this award is for all of us.”
Melissa McCarthy, who snagged the People’s Icon Award, thanked fans for enabling her to do what she does. “Tonight, your collective voice matters,” she said, asking viewers to use their power to contribute to causes supporting victims of the California wildfires.
When The Voice won the award for Best Competition, Gwen Stefani ended up getting dragged up onstage for a sweet, but clearly unplanned and slightly awkward exchange with her fellow judge and lover, Blake Shelton.
Bryan Stevenson, who landed the People’s Champion Award for his activism and role in helping America come to terms with some of the less picture-perfect portions of its past, passionately spoke about the “great evil” of slavery and the endemic “narrative of racial difference” that has plagued America since its founding. He added that we need to “commit to end the hate,” racial discrimination and sexual violence that has resulted.
PERFORMERS
Nicki Minaj opened the show with Tyga to sing their collab, “Dip”, but their so-called “low-energy” performance was widely panned on Twitter, with many fans wondering if there was something wrong with the sound.
Rita Ora performed “Let You Love Me.”
John Legend performed U2’s “In the Name of Love.”
WINNERS
People’s Champion Award: Bryan Stevenson
Fashion Icon Award: Victoria Beckham
People’s Icon of 2018: Melissa McCarthy
Comedy Movie of 2018: The Spy Who Dumped Me
Movie of 2018: Avengers: Infinity War
Action Movie of 2018: Avengers: Infinity War
Male Movie Star of 2018: Chadwick Boseman, Black Panther
Female Movie Star of 2018: Scarlett Johansson, Avengers: Infinity War
Action Movie Star of 2018: Danai Gurira, Black Panther
Show of 2018: Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments
Reality Show of 2018: Keeping Up With the Kardashians
Competition Show of 2018: The Voice
Male TV Star of 2018: Harry Shum Jr., Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments
Female TV Star of 2018: Katherine McNamara, Shadowhunters: The Moral Instruments
Nighttime Talk Show of 2018: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Sci-fi/Fantasy Show of 2018: Wynonna Earp
Female Artist of 2018: Nicki Minaj
Group of 2018: BTS
Country Artist of 2018: Blake Shelton
Album of 2018:Nicki Minaj, Queen
Beauty Influencer of 2018: James Charles
Animal Star of 2018: Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund
Comedy Act of 2018: Kevin Hart
CELEBRITIES FLEE IN WAKE OF DEVASTATING WILDFIRES – (11/12/2018)
Several fires in California erupted Thursday morning, causing hundreds of thousands of people to flee. Entire neighborhoods have been decimated and the business district of the Paradise, California (population 27,000) has been destroyed, CBS reports.
Two Southern California fires have also forced evacuations; the 35,000 acre Woolsey Fire is not contained and 200,000 people have left their homes, while the Hill Fire has singed 6,000+ acres.
Several celebrities have joined the hundreds of thousands of other residents who are escaping with whatever they can grab. Kim Kardashian left her Hidden Hills home, tweeting: “I heard the flames have hit our property at our home in Hidden Hills but now are more contained and have stopped at the moment. It doesn’t seems like it is getting worse right now, I just pray the winds are in our favor. God is good. I’m just praying everyone is safe.”
Kourtney Kardashian also left, writing on Instagram Stories: “I pray that everyone is kept safe and protected from these fires. No Calabasas tonight.”
Khloe Kardashian joined her sisters, writing on Twitter: “I just left with the clothes on my back but I think I packed Trues entire bedroom and closet into my car obviously she’s all that matters to me.” Later, her sister Kim shared a shot of herself kissing Khloe’s daughter True, saying it was a good reminder to value the truly important things in life.
Alyssa Milano also fled, writing on Twitter: “I just had to evacuate my home from the fires. I took my kids, dogs, computer and my Doc Marten boots. (Husband is in NY. Horses are being evacuated by my trainer).”
Will Smith also shared his flight on Instagram Stories, posting that despite not technically being in the evacuation zone, he and his family decided to get out.
Orlando Bloom hailed the firefighters as he left his flaming street.
Caitlyn Jenner, Rob Lowe, Martin Sheen and Cher were also among the many other evacuees. Gerard Butler, Shannen Doherty, Camille Grammer and Robin Thicke are among the celebs who lost their homes to the flames.
BRUNO MARS DONATES THANKSGIVING MEALS TO 24,000 IN HAWAII – (11/12/2018)
Bruno Mars closed out his “24K Magic World Tour” in his hometown of Honolulu, where he also provided Thanksgiving meals to 24,000 Hawaiians. According to The Grio, Mars announced plans Sunday morning (November 11th) to make the donation through the Salvation Army’s Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division’s 48th annual Thanksgiving Dinner meal program.
Salvation Army Major Jeff Martin said in a statement, “We are humbled and honored by this generous donation from Hawaii’s own Bruno Mars. Because of his amazing gift, 24,000 meals will be provided to those in need on this Thanksgiving holiday in Hawaii. Bruno is a shining example of how people in Hawaii step forward and take care of one another and we are grateful to him for his aloha and kokua.”
Complex reports that the number 24,000 is a gesture to the name of Mars’ world tour and album.