Month: January 2023

BRITTNEY GRINER’S LIPS ARE SEALED- FOR NOW

Been wondering why you haven’t heard a word from 6’9″ WNBA superstar, Brittney Griner since she was recently released from that Russian penal colony? It so happens, she’s being offered big bucks for her first tell-all interview, but she needs to get PERMISSION before she can reveal anything. According to an insider, Brittney promised the US government NOT to say a word about her time in Russia until other American prisoners have returned home. Although she’s been courted by every morning show as well as TV journalists like Oprah Winfrey, Brittney is respecting the wishes of the government and keeping quiet.

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IS TOM BRADY A SORE LOSER?

As Gisele Bundchen (above) continues to grow close to her jiu-jitsu instructor, Joaquim Valente, her ex-husband Tom Brady did a very “Tom thing” – he took up jiu-jitsu! A friend of the pro footballer reveals that Tom’s competitive streak runs on and off the football field. When it comes to athleticism, Tom has an attitude of “anything you can do, I can do better!” and now he’s determined to earn a black belt in the marital art. Since Tom and Gisele’s kids are also studying under Joaquim, Tom’s explaining that it made sense for him to take up the sport, but a friend says his secret motivation is to become better than Joaquim.

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JULIA ROBERTS WANTS TO STAR IN BARBARA WALTERS STORY

Julia Roberts wouldn’t mind having another Oscar, and she hopes Barbara Walters can help make it happen. Julia is trying to secure the rights to Barbara’s life story and hopes to play her from the years 1964 when Barbara was hired as a “Today girl” on The Today Show, until her death in 2022 at the age of 93. Her 1991 interview with Barbara cemented Julia as a major movie star and throughout the decades Julia sat down for chats with Barbara many times. Julia had a soft spot in her heart for Barbara’s achievements in a male-dominated industry, and she was truly in awe of her, so she’s gunning hard to land the rights to her story so she can both star and produce it.

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JANE FONDA WOULD LIKE TO FORGET ABOUT BARBARELLA

White Lotus star Sydney Sweeney is finagling to get a one-on-one with Jane Fonda because she has been cast in Jane’s iconic role in the remake of Barbarella. Jane has publicly voiced her concern, telling The Hollywood Reporter that she “tried not to think about,” the new movie. Looking back, Jane realizes how exploitative and anti-feminist the film really was, and she’s probably embarrassed. When Sydney landed the role she paid tribute to Jane by posting the above image of her to her Instagram account, but now Sydney yearns for Jane’s stamp of approval before filming starts. An insider says Sydney is leaning into any mutual connection to arrange a meeting. Ideally she would LOVE Jane to make a cameo in the film, but at the very least wants her blessing and input before production starts.

 

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LEAVE IT TO KANYE TO COMPLICATE MATTERS

Turns out Rihanna is having super problems getting a sidekick for her Super Bowl performance. As is custom in halftime performances, the main act usually shares the stage with other performers who they’ve worked with in the past. When she first signed on, Rihanna was planning to do her song, Four Five Seconds with her originals collaborators Paul McCartney and Kanye West, but that was before Kayne went cuckoo and started praising Hitler. Producers made it clear Kayne is persona non grata, so she’s scrambling to replace him. Of course, she can console herself with the fact that her performance will be ideal to promote her Fenty clothing collection, and sales are expected to zoooom…

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MEGHAN MARKLE IS YEARNING FOR LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!

To no one’s surprise, Meghan Markle has been missing her life in front of the camera. She enjoyed her days as a Deal or No Deal briefcase holder, and her 7 seasons on the USA Network drama Suits. Her recent Netflix documentary with Prince Harry only reinforced her desire to return to show business. A friend says that Meghan was prepared to retire from Hollywood and become a Princess in London, but those plans went awry, and she has started feeling unfulfilled as a Montecito housewife. While she adores motherhood, go-getter Meghan wants more. She’s been talking to her friend, mega-producer Tyler Perry and he’s offered her a role in an upcoming project. All signs are pointing to Meghan making some kind of return to showiz.

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YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE LAST OF AMY AND TJ

They’re OUT at Good Morning America, but don’t be too surprised if former co-anchors turned lovers, Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes wind up on FOX with their own morning show! According to an insider, powers that be at FOX feel the duo would bring in huge ratings and attract an audience that doesn’t usually watch the conservative skewing network. The ink isn’t even dry on their termination agreement, but the insider says Amy and T.J. demanded there wasn’t a non-compete clause in the walk-away contract. The folks at FOX reason much of America is sick of the woke culture and that two consenting adults shouldn’t lose their careers over a workplace romance. “Amy and T.J. could be the dream team for FOX,” the insider says. “They’re an intelligent, attractive, interracial couple who are the poster children against woke extremism.”

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WANNA SMELL LIKE AUSTIN BUTLER?

Thanks to his starring role as Elvis, Austin Butler is the HOTTEST thing in Hollywood and he’s suddenly BOMBARDED with offers to become the face of various fashion labels and fragrances. His industry-savvy girlfriend, model Kaia Gerber, and her mom, supermodel Cindy Crawford, are helping him negotiate the deals. Austin wants to be seen as a serious actor and may soon have an Oscar on his mantle, so he doesn’t want to risk his reputation and pose in his Calvin Klein underwear like Mark Wahlberg. But he IS tempted by the big bucks. But he  can take his time, since the offers seem to get MORE lucrative by the day.

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AND JUST LIKE THAT: BETTE MIDLER IS SET TO MAKE TROUBLE

Persistence pays off, just ask Sarah Jessica Parker. Since her days on Sex and the City, Sarah has wanted her Hocus Pocus costar and fellow New Yorker, Bette Midler, to appear on her series, but it never happened. They had so much fun filming their hit sequel Hocus Pocus 2, that Bette agreed to appear on the SATC spin-off, And Just Like That. The details are still being worked out, but the current plan is for Bette to play herself and plug her pet project, the New York Restoration Fund, the project Bette started over 25 years ago to save NYC’s parks and green space. The working script has Sarah’s character, Carrie Bradshaw, volunteer at the charity and clash with Bette.

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JEREMY RENNER: WAS IT THE SNOWPLOW’S FAULT?

After nearly getting crushed to death and breaking 30 bones in that snowplow accident on January 1, Jeremy Renner is focused on the long recovery ahead of him, and of course he’s exploring his legal options. Jeremy is no stranger to litigation – his divorce from ex-wife Sonni Pacheco was anything but “conscious uncoupling” with his and hers lawsuits. When he’s not having surgery or therapy, Jeremy is consulting experts to confirm if his snowplow had a mechanical malfunction- such as a nonworking brake light. A friend says he hasn’t made any decisions on a lawsuit, but he’s hinted he could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in income if his recovery keeps him out of work for as long as expected.

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