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HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW

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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CAITLIN CLARK HAS PLENTY TO CELEBRATE

We rarely write about professional athletes, but WNBA phenomenon Caitlin Clark seems to be everywhere these days and we just had to share this scoop. Let’s see how long it takes before other media outlets report it. Our source connected to Caitlin reveals that she just just got engaged to her boyfriend, former college basketball player Connor McCaffery, who now works for the NBA. This recently happened, and the ring is at the jewelers being sized. The statuesque couple (she is 6′ tall and he is 6′ 5″ tall) is likely waiting until Caitlin finishes her first season in the WNBA before announcing their big news, but those close to them already know.

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TAYLOR SWIFT IS DAYS AWAY FROM A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

We are bombarded by Taylor Swift gossip lately, so add this to the list of scoops. Our Taylor source has been spot-on now for months, so here’s what we just heard: Travis Kelce has asked Taylor’s dad for PERMISSION to marry her, and if all the stars align, they will announce their engagement just a few days after the Super Bowl on Valentine’s Day. Taylor doesn’t take the stage in Australia until two days AFTER V-Day so the timing is perfect. If it doesn’t happen then, however, our source insists it will happen SOON after.

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA  Taylor leaving recording session at Electric Lady Studio in NYC

MEL B THINKS SHE FINALLY FOUND THE RIGHT MAN

Melanie “Scary Spice” Brown, 47, is taking a chance on love once again. She’s wearing an engagement ring from her boyfriend of three years, UK hairdresser Rory McPhee, 36. This will be her 3rd marriage – her last one to Stephen Belafonte (fake name) was a disaster. His birth name was Stephen Stansbury and he was described as a con man. He had a criminal record and a history of abusing women. Divorcing him in 2019 cost Mel B a LOT of money. Last year, Melanie worked as a judge on The Masked singer: Australia and Rory was the hairdresser on the show. The rest is history.

 

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DANE COOK LIKES ‘EM YOUNG

Just found out how comedian Dane Cook, 50, managed to get engaged to much younger Kelsi Taylor, who is only 23. According to The Daily Mail, a writer named Traci Egan Morrissey researched Cook by closely examining his social media. Tracie discovered that before he got engaged, Dane and his pals around HIS age, used to get together for “game night” parties at his large house, and invite lots of teenage girls (ONLY teenage girls.) There are photos from some of these parties and Kelsi appears in one from 2016 when she was 17. At least one of the girls ID’d at these parties was only 14. Apparently Dane and his middle-aged friends preferred very young females. There was no implication that anything illicit or illegal happened (Dane says he didn’t date Kelsi until she was 18) but it does make you wonder…

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DOES BELLA THORNE REALLY WANT TO GET MARRIED?

Disney kid turned naughty girl Bella Thorne, 23, is dead serious about her new Italian popstar boyfriend Ben Mascolo, 28,- after all, they ARE engaged. He’s a singer from Modena, Italy, and THAT was a problem during quarantine, but they are now reunited in Italy. Last year they managed to film his first movie together, Time Is Up, in Rome. They met and fell in love at Coachella in 2019 shortly after Bella had a messy split with Mod Sun. Afterward, Bella said she identifies as pansexual. Mod Sun is now seen everywhere with Avril Lavigne, while Bella and Ben are in Milan. Life goes on…

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BRITNEY SPEARS: AND SO IT BEGINS…

Sam Asghari didn’t waste a MINUTE getting engaged to Britney Spears as soon as her father Jamie indicated that he was giving up on the conservatorship and Brit will soon be free to spend her own money. Her hot young boyfriend stayed with Britney for five years waiting for this to happen. You can bet that HE will be more than happy to take over Jamie’s duties – running Britney’s life and her finances ASAP. We predicted this – and now we predict that Britney will become pregnant soon, and with the baby demanding her attention, she will barely notice what Sam is up to….

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WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD GET ENGAGED TO ANDY DICK?


Hard to imagine, but a perfectly normal (and attractive) young woman has said yes to a marriage proposal from Andy Dick. The fiancé is Elisa Jordana, 32, and she has a YouTube show, Kermit And Friends, that Andy, 55, often appears on. Is it possible she doesn’t know about his predilections? Andy has been arrested numerous times for drug possession and DUI (he once crashed his car in front of my house and ran away) Banned from driving, he rode bicycles to clubs where he molested doormen by shoving his hand down their pants. He’s been beaten up and arrested numerous times for forcefully kissing, licking, and molesting both women and men, and indecent exposure (once in McDonalds!) His last girlfriend has a restraining order against him effective until 2023. Elisa says she loves Andy’s sense of humor, but hopefully, she will google him and come to her senses.

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PARIS HILTON: HAPPY AT LAST?

Since her YOUNGER sister Nicky Hilton, 37, married James Rothschild in 2015, Paris Hilton, 40, has been obsessed with finding an impressive man herself. But how do you compete with a Rothschild worth $1.49 billion? Through the years, Paris has dated handsome actors, singers, and models, plus a couple of young European playboy heirs. (Did you know she dated Benji Madden in 2008?) She got engaged a few times, but tabloids believe she paid for her own expensive rings. What’s a girl to do? Paris finally settled on a family friend, Carter Reum, also 40, and he gave her a big ring. He’s educated and calls himself an entrepreneur, like Paris does, and his net worth is around 35 million. Not bad, but Paris is worth around 300 million. Carter loves publicity – he’s co-written books, appears as a guest commentator on TV, and seems to enjoy all the attention he gets with Paris. He’s a lucky guy.

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LILY COLLINS IS HOPELESSLY IN LOVE WITH REDFORD

Emily in Paris star Lily Collins and her boyfriend, filmmaker Charlie McDowell, took a chance and adopted this little pooch last December. They “took a chance” because their relationship was still fairly new, and it would be awful to split up and both want custody of the dog. They named him Redford (there IS a resemblance) and happily they got engaged in September, so little Redford has a happy home and two doting parents.

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