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Blake Lively’s lawsuit against her former costar Justin Baldoni was arguably one of the top stories of the week. The duo costarred in the movie, It Ends With Us, and judging from Blake’s lawsuit, filming the movie seemed to be just as unpleasant as the movie’s theme of domestic violence. Here’s what we know. As part of Justin’s defense, he plans on subpoenaing as many of Blake’s former costars as possible, including her Gossip Girl costar turned boyfriend, Penn Badgley. While we are not in ANY way shape or form condoning his alleged behavior toward Blake, we are reporting that Justin hopes that Blake has a history of being difficult to work with, and he plans on proving that in court.

Former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Brandi Glanville made the news for a very unpleasant reason. The reality star posted an unflattering photo of herself on social media, claiming that she was infected with a parasite that was moving around her face. (?) Days later, Brandi made headlines again for posting photos of the Christmas celebration she shared with her ex-husband, Eddie Cibrian, and his wife LeAnn Rimes. While Brandy‘s social media post hinted at this, here’s what we know. Brandi isn’t in the best financial shape, so LeAnn has offered to pick up the tab for any medical procedures Brandi needs that insurance won’t cover. Although the ex and currents wives of Eddie started off on the wrong foot, through the years they’ve developed a friendship, and that’s why LeAnn is stepping up to the plate to cover the cost of her former love rival’s medical care.

Another week brought us another batch of Sean Diddy Combs lawsuits – once again involving baby oil, drugs, and male libido enhancements. We just heard that Diddy has retained a new set of attorneys, this time not for his criminal defense, but bankruptcy experts! Since the disgraced rapper is being sued for hundreds of millions of dollars – or potentially even billions, he decided from behind bars, he wanted to explore his bankruptcy options. Although nothing has been decided yet, it’s fair to say he’s hemorrhaging money, defending himself against both civil and criminal cases, so that’s why bankruptcy is being considered.

Selena Gomez’s engagement to music maker Benny Blanco continue to be in the news and here’s what we know. Although she’s Catholic, we just heard that Selena is taking classes to convert to Benny’s religion of Judaism and it’s sort of a touchy subject since most members of Selena’s family are practicing Catholics. Nonetheless, Selena has agreed to raise any babies she and Benny have in the Jewish faith.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck made headlines when they were spotted over the holidays exchanging Christmas presents with one another. Although the divorce has not been called off, we just heard that there’s a SLIGHT possibility they might reconcile. It certainly is a long-shot, but behind very closed doors they have been meeting with a marriage counselor to see if their union can be saved.

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The Malibu fire was one of the biggest stories coming out of Hollywood this week and here’s what we know. While it was reported that Cher had to evacuate her beachfront mansion, what WASN’T reported was that she picked up the tab for some less affluent residents to stay at a hotel a few miles down from the evacuation zone in nearby Santa Monica. My source says that when Cher heard through the grapevine that a few older residents were being brought to shelter, she arranged to pick up their tab for a hotel until the area was safe to return to and insisted on doing her good deed anonymously.

Selena Gomez had an especially good week, getting engaged and getting a Golden Globe nomination for Only Murders in the Building. While she posted a massive diamond engagement ring from new fiance Benny Blanco, we just heard that this wasn’t the first ring he used to pop the question. Benny actually proposed weeks before, but the ring he had custom made wasn’t ready, so he used a lab created diamond ring and explained that her actual ring was on the way. My source says that Benny wanted to propose on a specific day and time since he’s big into numerology, so that’s why he was forced to use a substitute ring when he asked Selena to marry him.

Donald Trump Jr. made the news after he ended his engagement to Kimberly Guilfoyle and went public with Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson. While this is hardly news to our loyal readers (since we wrote up this months ago) we just heard this: No sooner did Junior officially dump Kim, but he’s now planning to propose to Bettina and he wants a White House wedding in 2025! My inside source reveals that Donald Sr. LOVES the idea of having his son marry in the White House.

Taylor Swift was talked about this week since her highly successful Eras tour just ended. We just heard that while Taylor is taking some time off from performing her hiatus won’t be that long. She’s working on a pay per view live concert from Las Vegas which will likely take place in mid 2025 if all of the arrangements can be worked out.

Another huge story of the week was Megan Fox dumping her boyfriend Machine Gun Kelly even though she’s nearly in her third trimester of pregnancy with his baby. We had the scoop that she was pregnant and we also had the scoop she was having a girl. Here’s what we know. While we also previously reported that the couple were still having some issues we just heard that Megan is planning to sue for full custody and child support and my source says she’s confident she will get it because she allegedly has some very unflattering information on MGK. My source adds that this split was a long time coming and that Megan and MGK are now only communicating through their respective attorneys.

Finally, Donald Trump made headlines for so many reasons including being named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year. Here’s the latest on Donald. He’s always been like a month to a flame when it comes to people who have more money and social standing than he does, and now he’s finally being welcomed into their social circles. My source says that behind the scenes, a campaign is being conducted to butter him. up. Donald was even invited to become a member of The Union Club, one of the oldest and most exclusive social clubs in NYC. Ironically, Donald is the only Republican president whose portrait isn’t hanging in the club, but all of that is about to change since people have seemed to finally figure out the easiest way to manipulate narcissist Donald is to shower him with compliments.

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SELENA GOMEZ’S BOYFRIEND IS ALMOST PERFECT

Selena Gomez is over the moon happy with her relatively new boyfriend, music producer Benny Blanco, but unfortunately the same can’t be said for his UNIBROW. Benny (real name: Benjamin Levin) is physically the polar opposite of Selena‘s previous boyfriends (including Justin Bieber) but nonetheless Selena is gushing that Benny treats her wonderfully and she’s never been happier. While she’s attracted to his unconventional looks, she secretly wishes he would visit an aesthetician to get his eyebrows waxed. As my source put it, it’s the only thing Selena wishes she could change about Benny, but she doesn’t dare to bring it up to him since she doesn’t want to hurt his feelings.

 

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