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Celebrity Scoop – 02/12/2019
CARDI B DEACTIVATES INSTAGRAM AFTER DEFENDING GRAMMY WIN – (02/12/2019) Please note the following story contains language that could be considered offensive. Cardi B took to Instagram on Monday (February 11th) and defended her Grammy win. In her rant, Cardi seemingly addressed those who have pit her against Nicki Minaj following her win for Best […]
Celebrity Scoop – 02/11/2019
DRAKE GETS CUT OFF DURING GRAMMY SPEECH – (02/11/2019) Drake had an interesting Grammy moment last night (February 10th). While accepting his award for Best Rap Song for “God’s Plan,” the rapper took the time to explain that artists “don’t need” awards. In his speech, he said, “It’s like the first time in Grammys history where […]
Celebrity Scoop – 02/08/2019
GRAMMY PRESENTERS INCLUDE JOHN MAYER, MEGHAN TRAINOR, ALESSIA CARA & MORE – (02/08/2019) An eclectic all-star lineup of artists, musicians, actors and comedians will take the stage as presenters at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. This year’s presenters include current Grammy nominees Kelsea Ballerini, Leon Bridges, Luke Combs and Charlie Wilson; Grammy winners Alessia Cara, […]
Celebrity Scoop – 02/07/2019
ARIANA GRANDE NO LONGER ATTENDING GRAMMYS 2019 AFTER DISAGREEMENT WITH PRODUCERS – (02/07/2019) Ariana Grande will no longer be in attendance at the 2019 Grammys this Sunday after a disagreement with producers. The 26-year-old singer – who was set to attend and perform – felt “insulted” after producers refused to let her perform “7 Rings” […]
Celebrity Scoop – 02/06/2019
LADY GAGA WILL PERFORM ‘SHALLOW’ AT THE GRAMMYS – (02/06/2019) After the Motion Picture Academy confirmed that Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper will perform their Oscar-nominated song “Shallow” at the Academy Awards February 24th, Deadline reports that Gaga will perform the song at the Grammys this weekend. Billboard reported last week that Grammy organizers had […]
Celebrity Scoop – 02/05/2019
SUPER BOWL RATINGS HIT HISTORIC LOW: The New England Patriots conquered the Los Angeles Rams Sunday night, 13-3, but viewers didn’t seem that engaged. According to Nielsen numbers, the game scored 44.9/68 in metered market results, a dip of 5.2% from when the Bowl was broadcast on NBC last year. Overall, it was the worst ratings since […]
Celebrity Scoop – 02/04/2019
THE ACADEMY CONFIRMS LADY GAGA AND BRADLEY COOPER WILL PERFORM AT THE OSCARS – (02/04/2019) It’s official: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper will team up to perform their Oscar-nominated hit “Shallow” on the Academy Awards telecast. In addition, the Academy confirmed that Gillian Welch and David Rawlings would perform another nominated song, “When a Cowboy […]
Celebrity Scoop – 02/01/2019
ADAM LEVINE BREAKS SILENCE ON SUPER BOWL CONTROVERSY – (02/01/2019) Adam Levine is speaking out for the first time to address the controversy surrounding Maroon 5’s decision to perform in the 2019 Super Bowl Halftime Show. There are many celebrities boycotting the Super Bowl this year due to the NFL’s treatment of Colin Kaepernick, who […]
Celebrity Scoop – 01/31/2019
ADAM LEVINE TO GIVE SINGLE INTERVIEW ABOUT SUPER BOWL PERFORMANCE – (01/31/2019) Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine has agreed to sit down for an exclusive on-screen interview with Kevin Frazier for Entertainment Tonight today in Atlanta to discuss his band’s upcoming halftime performance at the Super Bowl this Sunday. News of the exclusive interview comes […]
Celebrity Scoop – 07/31/2020
MTV VMAS 2020 NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED – (07/31/2020)
MTV has unveiled the nominations for their annual Video Music Awards.
Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga lead the nominations with nine each. Billie Eilish and The Weeknd earned the next most, with six nominations each, while Taylor Swift was just behind them all with five nominations.
This year’s event will air live on August 30th and feature brand new categories, including “Best Music Video From Home” and “Best Quarantine Performance.”
Fans can vote for their favorites across 15 gender-neutral categories, including “Video of the Year,” “Artist of the Year,” “Best Quarantine Performance,” and more at www.mtv.com/vma through August 23rd. Voting for “PUSH Best New Artist,” presented by Chime Banking, will remain active into the show on August 30th.
Nominees include:
Video Of The Year
Artist Of The Year
Song Of The Year
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TAYLOR SWIFT REBRANDS HER ‘FOLKLORE’ MERCH AFTER A BLACK BUSINESS OWNER CALLS HER OUT: Taylor Swift and her team took swift action after they were accused of copying the logo of a Black-owned business on merchandise for her new album “folklore.” Amira Rasool, founder of the online retailer The Folklore, accused Swift last week of selling merchandise that ripped off the logo of her company, which sells apparel, accessories and other products by designers in Africa and the diaspora. Rasool shared photos on Twitter and Instagram that showed cardigans and sweatshirts with the words “The Folklore Album” for sale on Swift’s website. Swift responded immediately after being contacted by Rasool’s attorneys, removing “The” from her brand’s name.
LADY GAGA TO ELOPE?: Lady Gaga has been engaged twice, but both engagements ended before she walked down the aisle. Now, she is reportedly is going to skip the engagement and go straight to the wedding. An insider tells OK! that Gaga plans to elope to Las Vegas with entrepreneur Michael Polansky, her boyfriend since December of 2019. The insider claims the couple, who made it Instagram official on Super Bowl Weekend, plan a short ceremony at a Vegas chapel, during which Gaga will sing a new song to her groom. A “wild party and some gambling” will follow.
NICKI MINAJ’S HUSBAND ASK JUDGE FOR PERMISSION TO BE AT CHILD’S BIRTH- (07/31/2020)
Nicki Minaj‘s husband Kenneth Petty has asked the judge to allow him to be at the hospital when his wife gives birth to their child. According to TMZ, Petty submitted legal docs, asking the judge to modify the terms of pretrial release conditions so he can travel with Nicki periodically on business as her manager and attend the upcoming birth of their baby. Kenneth said the U.S. Attorney’s Office and pretrial services office don’t oppose his request, so now it’s up to the judge to sign off.
As previously reported, Kenneth had to register as a sex offender in the state of California as he was arrested for failing to do so when he moved there with Nicki. The terms of his pretrial release includes that Kenneth Petty has a curfew and his travel is restricted to California.
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Celebrity Scoop – 07/30/2020
HOW WILL INVESTIGATION INTO ‘TOXIC’ WORK ENVIRONMENT IMPACT DEGENERES’ BRAND? – (07/30/2020)
Ellen DeGeneres’ brand is built on the phrase, “be kind,” and now that WarnerMedia has launched a probe into the reportedly “toxic work environment” she has created at her eponymous show, experts say her career may be doomed.
Rumors of her bullying of staffers went viral on social media after a BuzzFeed investigation that included interviews with 10 current and former staffers, prompting the investigation, and though she has been surrounded by A-Listers and has received incredible accolades like the Presidential Medal of Freedom, no one is speaking out on her behalf. Her list of powerful pals includes Jennifer Aniston, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake and Oprah Winfrey.
Eric Schiffer, chairman of Reputation Management Consultants, tells Fox: “She could be perpetrating one of the biggest frauds in American celebrity history. There are now serious investigators looking into the allegations and if the findings are as damning as what has been reported then you could watch the Ellen Show go boom.”
Meanwhile, the allegations of a “toxic work environment” were addressed by the show’s executive producers Ed Glavin, Andy Lassner and Mary Connelly in a statement to Buzzfeed at the time of the outlet’s report. They took the blame themselves.
“We are truly heartbroken and sorry to learn that even one person in our production family has had a negative experience,” they said. “It’s not who we are and not who we strive to be, and not the mission Ellen has set for us.”
The statement explained that the “day to day responsibility of the… show is completely on” the producers.
But some say that won’t stick. Schiffer said: “I think Ellen has been arrogant in her entire approach in dealing with the allegations and it’s crazy for her not to accept responsibility for what is happening under her leadership. In Hollywood, the buck stops at the star’s name on the door, not at the producer level. It would be impossible for her to not know what [was] happening within her own staff.”
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JUSTIN BIEBER CONVINCED KANYE WEST TO TALK TO WIFE KIM KARDASHIAN – (07/30/2020)
Reports say that Justin Bieber visited Kanye West in Wyoming last week to convince him to stop avoiding his wife Kim Kardashian. According to People, the source said, “[Bieber] told Kanye that he needed to talk to Kim. And Kanye finally texted Kim and they talked on the phone.”
The source continued, “Kanye ghosted Kim. She tried to reach him for days, but he wouldn’t answer calls and he wouldn’t answer texts. Kanye didn’t want to face Kim. He doesn’t mind having a public spectacle but he avoids conflict when he’s like this. He knows he disappointed her and that kills him.”
The source told the magazine that Kim “had a lot to say” to Kanye, adding “She loves him, but she knows that it’s not healthy for her to be around him now, and it’s honestly not healthy for the kids. He needs to get his stuff together before he can be any sort of partner or father.”
KANYE WEST’S RUMORED RUNNING MATE’S SITE IS BACK UP: Though she has yet to confirm the news, Kanye West’s rumored running mate for president Michelle Tidball has put her website back up, TMZ reports. She took it down after West mentioned her as a potential running mate in a Forbes interview. The site, Yarash.org, says she is a “Biblical life coach.” It has reportedly been revamped, but still doesn’t reference West or a potential run. (TMZ)
KATY PERRY SELLING KID-DESIGNED ‘FIREWORK SNEAKERS’ FOR CHARITY – (07/30/2020)
Katy Perry has introduced the Firework Sneaker, a rainbow-striped shoe featuring a different affirmation written on each row of laces, to her footwear line.
Among them: “Kindness,” “Openness,” “Wellness,” “Inspire,” and “Fearless.” Read from the toe to the heel, the first letter of each affirmation spells out FIREWORK.
“Presenting…a shoe that will inspire you to ignite your inner light and step into the greater good,” Katy wrote on social media. “The Firework was inspired by the winning designs of three artistic Camp Firework campers that I had the pleasure of spending time with last summer.”
Camp Firework is a sleep-away camp that’s part of Katy’s Firework Foundation arts charity. All the kids at the camp were asked to design their own shoe, and three of the designs led to the Firework Sneaker.
Right now, you can score a pair shoes from Katy’s line for up to 70% off. The company is currently offering 10% of its sales to the Point Foundation, an organization supporting students in the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities.
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Celebrity Scoop – 07/29/2020
‘WATCHMEN’ TOPS EMMYs 2020 LIST + SNUBS! – (07/29/2020)
HBO’s Watchmen led the pack with 26 nominations for the 72nd annual Emmy Awards. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel earned second place with 20 nominations. Ozark and Succession were next in line with 26 nods.
Also of note: Saturday Night Live snagged 15 (including one for Brad Pitt as Dr. Anthony Fauci), RuPaul’s Drag Race nabbed 19 and Steve Carrell, Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong received their first nominations ever in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series category, while Jennifer Aniston, Olivia Colman, Jodie Comer, Laura Linney, Sandrah Oh and Zendaya were nominated as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
Overall, Netflix scored 160 nominations, more than any other platform. Last year’s winner HBO snagged 107. NBC earned 47, more than any other broadcaster.
First time nominees include: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jovan Adepo, Mamoudou Athie, Bobby Berk, Cate Blanchett, Nicholas Braun, Kamaro Brown, Nicole Byer, D’Arcy Carden, Barbara Corcoran, Billy Crudup, Mark Cuban, Kieran Culkin, Tan France, Lori Greiner, Shira Haas, William Jackson Harper, Corey Hawkins, Robert Herjavec, Stephan James, Daymond John, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Anna Kendrick, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Matthew McFadyen, Paul Mescal, Annie Murphy, Lupita Nyong’o, Leslie Odom Jr., Kevin O’Leary, Kaitlin Olson, Yvonne Orji, Dev Patel, Jeremy Pope, Antoni Porowski, Andrew Scott, Octavia Spencer, Sarah Snook, Cecily Strong, Jeremy Strong, Rain Valdez, Taika Waititi, Harriet Walter, Christoph Waltz, Ramy Youssef, Zendaya.
SNUBS:
High-profile series that were completely shut out include Better Things (including star Pamela Adlon), The Chi, Dickinson, The Good Fight, Hunters, The Loudest Voice, Mythic Quest, Never Have I Ever, Some Good News, Twenties.
Individual stars not nominated for Emmys, despite widespread expectations they would be: Curb Your Enthusiasm star Larry David (not nominated despite the series’ numerous nods); Allison Janney (up for Bad Education and Mom); Handmaid’s Tale star Elisabeth Moss; Better Call Saul stars Bob Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn and Jonathan Banks (left out despite the series’ eight nominations); Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt stars Ellie Kemper, Jon Hamm and Daniel Radcliffe; Morning Show breakout Gugu Mbatha-Raw; Mrs. America star Rose Byrne; Big Little Lies‘ Nicole Kidman; and Reese Witherspoon (up for three series: Big Little Lies, Little Fires Everywhere and The Morning Show, but left out of this year’s nominees).
Plus, The Morning Show got multiple nominations but not for best drama series. Similarly, Black-ish and Westworld received multiple acting nominations but not nominations in the best comedy and drama series categories, respectively.
This year’s ceremony will take place (in some form) on Sunday, September 20 on ABC. Jimmy Kimmel is set to host.
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KANYE WEST FILES PAPERWORK TO APPEAR ON NJ BALLOT – (07/29/2020)
Kanye West has filed paperwork to appear on the New Jersey ballot for president. According to TMZ, the music and fashion icon submitted petitions on Monday (July 27th) with 1,327 signatures. In New Jersey, the requirement for Independent candidates to file for president is 800 signatures. The deadline to get the paperwork is July 31st at 5pm and there’s an objection period where someone can challenge the validity of individual signatures submitted. If there are no objections, Kanye will get a place on the ballot.
Kanye has already submitted paperwork to get on the ballot in Illinois, Missouri and Oklahoma.
REPORT: KIM KARDASHIAN WEST AND KANYE WEST HEADED FOR DIVORCE MONTHS AGO – (07/29/2020)
Kim Kardashian West is not going to leave her husband Kanye West during his mental health crisis, but the pair have been discussing divorce for months, according to Us Weekly. The pair share four children, and the world became aware of their issues when West sent out a series of since-deleted Tweets railing against Kim and her mother Kris Jenner. At a presidential rally before his tirades last week, he also openly discussed wanted to abort their eldest child North, who is 7.
An insider tells Us: “Kim is not leaving the relationship because of this current situation, but before this situation, over the last three months or so, they had been talking about divorce. Kim has wanted to make this marriage work and so has Kanye. They both still love each other and there is still some interest in making this marriage work but in recent months it has looked way less likely.”
They married in 2014, and in addition to North, share Saint, 4, Chicago, 2, and Psalm, 14 months.
The source continues: “There is no conversation about divorce until he’s able to be in a better mental space,” the insider continues. “Really, there’s little to no contact between Kim and Kanye right now.”
They were photographed together on Monday in Wyoming. Kim appeared in tears.
A source tells People that “Kim hasn’t seen Kanye for weeks. She is very emotional about everything and also exhausted. She feels very hurt by Kanye. She has tried to reach him multiple times and he just ignores her. It’s all a bad situation.”
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MACKENZIE BEZOS DONATES $1.7B: MacKenzie Bezos, the ex-wife of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, has donated $1.7 billion off her personal fortune to charity after signing The Giving Pledge in May of 2019. She wrote in a Medium blog post that the funds were distributed across organizations committed to racial and gender equity, economic mobility, public health, climate change and more. They include Black Girls Code, Howard University and the Trevor Project. (Medium)
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