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MEGHAN MARKLE RESCUED ELLEN AND PORTIA’S PETS

There was no chicken left behind when Ellen DeGeneres and Portia DeRossi packed up and fled the USA for the UK. In addition to their menagerie of dogs, the gals were “parents” to almost a dozen hens and roosters at their sprawling Montecito, California estate. They packed up their pooches but couldn’t get through the red tape to take their poultry pets out of the country, so their neighbor and friend, Meghan Markle adopted them! Meghan happened to have a designer built chicken coop on the property she shares with husband Prince Harry, so it made sense for her to take the birds.

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ELLEN DEGENERES IS DETERMINED TO SUCCEED ON BRITISH TV

Ellen DeGeneres is enjoying her life in England and she is quietly shopping around that late night talk show she hopes to do. Her latest version will feature American celebrities but only air in the UK. As we previously reported, Ellen and her wife, Portia DeRossi relocated to England for various reasons – one of the main ones was to retool and relaunch Ellen’s career. Since TV hosts in the UK don’t have to deal with puritanical American censors, Ellen is planning to be edgier and NOT the “queen of nice” she marketed herself during her daytime TV run. My source reveals a pilot is being filmed early next year and some UK networks are interested.

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Cher’s autobiography dominated the news this week as she’s been on an ambitious press tour to promote the tell-all, blandly titled Cher: The Memoir. Here’s what we know. Cher is secretly negotiating to turn her story into a MOVIE which SHE will produce and cast! And here’s the surprise: Cher has already reached out to Kim Kardashian (a fellow Armenian) to portray HER! It’s still in the very early planning stages, but we can reveal that interest is strong. Personally, we cannot IMAGINE Kim playing Cher, but stranger things have happened…

One of the biggest stories recently was that Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi were selling their Montecito, California estate and relocating to the English countryside because Trump won the election. Here’s what we know. The move was planned way BEFORE the votes were cast and tallied as Ellen decided she needed to take an extended break from Hollywood ever since getting canceled for being not so kind. This is the same strategy Ellen used decades ago when she came out as a lesbian and her career opportunities dried up – only that time she didn’t have the financial means to pack up and move overseas. Regardless of who wins the next presidential election, you can expect the gals to move back to the states after this 4 year or so hiatus and then Ellen will try to jumpstart her career.

Speaking of their Montecito estate, none other than Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are interested in buying it. The sprawling property is expected to fetch close to $100 million which is a tad too much for the working Royal and Meg. We are hearing that Harry is looking for creative ways to come up with the cash, possibly having the sale financed by Ellen herself. This is a strong possibility since Ellen is their friend. In another possible scenario, Harry and Meghan might rent the property for the next 4 years, and then Ellen and Portia can move back in when they return to the states.

Reality star Kendra Wilkinson made the news for claiming she’s been on a waiting list for 4 years to join the dating and networking app Raya. Here’s what we just heard. Kendra isn’t waiting around to meet guys as she recently engaged the services of a proven matchmaker who connects beautiful women with successful men. Kendra has already met a few potential suitors but so far hasn’t made a love connection, but she’s focused on finding a partner in 2025.

Ariana Grande continued to make news as her worldwide promotional campaign for Wicked is wrapping up since the much anticipated movie debuts this week. Here’s what we know. Ariana and her costar/boyfriend Ethan Slater are secretly ENGAGED, but the studio begged her to keep the big news hush hush until after the movie has been in theaters for a few weeks. The studio didn’t want the engagement to dominate the headlines and urged her to stay mum. Assuming the romance sticks (we all know Ariana can be fickle when it comes to matters of the heart) expect an engagement announcement between Christmas and Valentine’s Day.

Megan Fox’s pregnancy was still in the news (we had the scoop) and we just heard she’s been ordered on mostly bed rest for the remainder of her pregnancy. As we previously reported Megan hasn’t had the easiest time with this pregnancy so she’s listening to her doctor’s instructions and taking it as easy as possible until she gives birth. We also hear she’s passing the time decorating a no expense spared very girly nursery for the little one including a custom made Chrome Hearts crib which costs $100,000!

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ELLEN DEGENERES: STILL SCHEMING FOR A SURPRISE COMEBACK

Although it pulled in plenty of viewers, Ellen DeGeneres’ Netflix special didn’t exactly jumpstart her faltering career. Consequently, the former daytime TV host is still strategizing for her comeback by working on a pilot for another talk show. According to my source, Ellen knows she’s done with daytime TV, so if the world thinks she’s a bitch she’s going to act like one. She wants to reinvent herself and host an edgy 30 minute nighttime talk show where she will be ANYTHING but nice, and won’t fawn over her celebrity guests. Remember this is only a pilot – but Ellen has high hopes that it might be the only way to get her career back. Her career fixation has nothing to do with needing money- she and her wife Portia just sold their 10 acre oceanside home in Carpenteria for 96 million dollars!

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Ellen DeGeneres made news with her new Netflix standup comedy special where she eats crow and fesses up to not always being “nice.” We just heard there’s a reason for her about-face. Ellen caught wind that one of her former staffers was shopping around a tell all book, promising to reveal never before heard accusations of how nasty Ellen’s behavior WAS at times. That’s one reason she owned up to sometimes being less than kind, to say the least.

Sean Diddy Combs continued to dominate the headlines this week as more civil lawsuits have been filed against him – the latest one accusing him of rape. We are hearing though that the most SALACIOUS lawsuit is still on the way and it involves a MAJOR celebrity. A back room secret settlement deal was in the works but fell apart once Diddy was arrested so now then most shocking of all lawsuits is likely to be filed shortly unless the settlement can be revived.

Back on September 6 we told you that Nikki Bella was the aggressor in her domestic violence claim against her husband, dancer Artem Chigvinstev, and lo and behold, THAT was likely the reason charges against Artem weren’t filed. We just heard that Artem intends to play hardball and go after Nikki for spousal support and joint custody – he is going to claim he sacrificed his career in Hollywood since she insisted on moving to Napa, California. But wait, there might be hope. Another insider says that the couple might give their marriage another chance as some members of their inner circle are encouraging them to once again go back to marriage counseling.

Speaking of tell-alls, we just heard this scoop. Richard Simmons’ former housekeeper and longtime confidant, Teresa Reveles is threatening to write a tell all and reveal all of Richard’s intimate secrets, including his rumored penchant for cross dressing and his sexuality! Teresa feels Richard’s surviving family, including his brother Lenny, are treating her unfairly considering she lived with Richard and took care of him for almost 40 years. Let’s just say this housekeeper knows where the bodies are buried and she has more than a dustpan to dig them air. Sign us up for a copy of this book if she does decide to tell all.

Finally, professional liar Donald Trump had the audacity to question his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris’ cognitive skills. The 78-year-old nutjob, who seems to be confused more often than not, just opened up a can of worms by going after Kamala’s mental acumen. We just heard that a group of MEGA WEALTHY donors are teaming up to challenge Trump to take a cognitive test against Kamala and if beats her they will give him TENS of MILLIONS of DOLLARS! The group includes Mark Cuban among others. Let’s face it, the odds of Trump beating Kamala in a cognitive test are about the same as he beating her in a beauty contest. IMPOSSIBLE.

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ELLEN DEGENERES AND MEGHAN MARKLE?

Ellen DeGeneres is desperate to reinvent herself after getting canceled by Hollywood for being mean, and now she’s turned to none other than her Montecito, California neighbor Meghan Markle for help! Meghan recently launched her lifestyle brand, American Riviera, where she plans on selling locally produced products like her jam. Ellen and her wife Portia de Rossi are both devout vegans, have been secretly working on a line of animal free products (like banana bread.) Now Ellen wants Meghan to market them on her website. According to my source, it’s a real Sophie‘s Choice moment for Meghan. She has a lot riding on making this venture a success, and while she considers Ellen a friend, she’s not sure she wants to be in business with her, as she fears it could cause a lot of negative publicity and backlash.

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CAN KRIS JENNER SOLVE ELLEN DEGENERES’S PROBLEMS?

Well, this is unexpected. Ellen DeGeneres is struggling to rebuild her career and her current cross country stand-up comedy tour, (which we were the first to reveal) isn’t as successful as she hoped. For the most part, Ellen is still canceled in Hollywood due to her alleged bad behavior on the set of her now defunct talk show. Ellen has decided to shake up her management team, and she recently partnered up with her good friend and successful “momager” Kris Jenner. Ellen and Kris are quite close and spend a great deal of time together, but now Ellen has retained Kris to help resuscitate her career. According to my source, Kris is now brainstorming on Ellen‘s big comeback.

ELLEN DEGENERES IS STANDING UP FOR GAYS

Even though she’s gay herself, Ellen DeGeneres is trying to polish up her image with the gay community. Ellen’s career has been in the toilet ever since her talk show ended, and as we previously reported, she’s returning to stand-up to launch her comeback. Ellen fears her reputation is tarnished, so she’s hoping her fellow gays can help polish it up. Although most of her charity work involves protecting endangered species, Ellen is now forming a charity to benefit gay and lesbian youths. My source says Ellen is planning an upcoming comedy tour at predominantly gay clubs across the nation, and will donate all profits to the charity.

ELLEN DEGENERES HAS A PLAN

Ellen DeGeneres is going back to her old playbook in hopes of reviving her career. After she came out as gay, Ellen’s TV career stalled so she eventually went back to stand-up comedy before reinventing herself as a talk show host. After backstage reports circulated describing her as “toxic,” Ellen was all but cancelled, and now she’s going back to stand-up as she tries to reinvent herself yet again. My source says Ellen is itching to get back to work and podcast host will be her next transformation. She’s been a sitcom star and a talk show host, so the logical next step for her is to host a podcast.

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ELLEN DEGENERES AND PORTIA DE ROSSI ARE OPENING A VEGAN RESTAURANT

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia DeRossi are looking for real estate in Montecito, California. But this time they don’t want a house to flip, they’re looking for a location to open up a vegan restaurant. Although they still have a place in Los Angeles, the two women spend most of their time in Montecito, where they call Oprah Winfrey, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle their neighbors. The moneyed neighborhood has some very high-end restaurants, but Portia and Ellen are NOT thrilled with the vegan options. They’re working with a private chef and hope to partner up and open up a place on Coast Village Road later this year.

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