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SELENA GOMEZ WANTS TO TALK TO THE PRESIDENT

Selena Gomez was in the news for posting and then deleting a social media post crying about Donald Trump’s orders to rid the country of illegal immigrants. Mexican-American Selena now realizes her well intentioned post basically backfired, so she’s secretly working on a new strategy. I just heard Selena is taking the “you catch more flies with honey than vinegar” approach. She’s reached out to some well connected pals and is trying to arrange a meeting with Trump to discuss immigration and plead her case. Brilliant idea, Selena!

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Donald Trump continues to make news now that he’s inaugurated as our 47th president, and his friendship with the world’s richest man, Elon Musk has drawn a lot of interest. We just heard this on VERY GOOD authority. Donald, who likes to talk tough, gets very SUBMISSIVE to Elon when they are behind closed doors and it’s becoming an issue for those in his inner circle. Donald seems SO impressed (and intimidated) by Elon’s enormous wealth that he pretty much lets Elon call the shots when they are strategizing on policy and most everything else. Even Donald’s wife Melania is unhappy with the change in Donald’s demeanor, and she’s made no secret of her disdain for Elon. Behind the scenes she’s scheming to put some distance between her husband and Elon.

Wendy Williams made headlines once again for more phone interviews (including one on TMZ) where she is pleading for her release from what she describes as a luxury prison. Here is what we know. Behind-the-scenes, Oprah Winfrey is getting involved, trying to secure a one-on-one in person interview with Wendy. Oprah wants to see for herself if Wendy is truly being held unnecessarily under a conservatorship. Of course, Oprah being Oprah, she’s not out to exploit Wendy, so if the interview does happen, and Wendy doesn’t appear lucid, Oprah is telling pals, it will never see the light of day.

Jamie Foxx made headlines when it was announced that he and his girlfriend of more than a year, Alyce Huckstepp had called it quits. As we previously reported, Jamie and his ex-girlfriend Katie Holmes started talking soon after he recovered from his stroke. Now we know this. Although Katie has been rumored to be dating since splitting with Jamie, she’s always carried a torch for him, and he for her. The first time around their timing was off, but my inside source says don’t be too surprised if the former couple reconciles sooner rather than later.

The Los Angeles fires continue to make headlines more than two weeks after they first ignited. There’s been much debate about whether or not LA should host this year‘s upcoming Academy Awards but in true Hollywood tradition, the show must go on. We just heard this… producers are planning to turn segments of the show into a fundraiser, and are even planning to have some of the brave men and women of the fire department present some of the awards that night. So when they’re not handing out trophies, the focus will be on the fires. Even the red carpet is getting a makeover – instead of talking about fashion, celebrities will talk about how the fires have affected them and their loved ones.

Speaking of the Academy Awards, the nominees were announced on Thursday, January 23. While Ariana Grande was nominated for best supporting actress, her friend and former child star Selena Gomez was not. We just heard that the gals sent each other lavish floral arrangements after the nominations were announced. It was just a coincidence, but Selena wanted to congratulate Arianna for getting a nod, and Arianna wanted to let Selena know she felt she was snubbed.

And one last piece of Oscar gossip. Demi Moore, a Best Actress nominee for The Substance, is hoping to bring her ex-husband Bruce Willis as one of her Oscar dates! Bruce doesn’t get out much since his health has deteriorated due to dementia, but he does have good days, and Demi’s dream is to bring Bruce, their daughters and Bruce’s wife as her dates.

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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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Katy Perry was honored at the VMAs this past week with the Vanguard Award, (lifetime achievement) and Taylor Swift was seen in the audience singing and dancing along to the performance. This made headlines because the gals went from best friends to enemies after a well publicized spat over back-up dancers. They recently buried the hatchet, and there’s a reason Taylor was so animated in the audience while Katy performed – they are planning to do a DUET together. We just heard about the top secret plan and the single will be released in early 2025.

Speaking of Taylor Swift, the weeks’ biggest news was her endorsement of Kamala Harris. We recently revealed her boyfriend Travis Kelce was planning to follow in her footsteps and endorse the Democratic nominee as well, but we just heard that plan has hit a snag. Travis plays for the Kansas City Chiefs and the owners are Trump supporters. Poor Travis is facing a real-life Sophie’s Choice, either disappoint his girlfriend or the people who sign his paycheck. My source says he is still hoping for a way to endorse Kamala without officially endorsing her, which means expect to see him at one of her upcoming rallies.

Selena Gomez made the news this week when it was revealed she was worth approximately $1 billion thanks to her line of beauty products. According to our source, Selena is wasting no time spending her newfound fortune. She just began looking at homes in Montecito, California, right down the street from where Oprah Winfrey resides. My source explains that her goal is to get married and have a child via surrogate in 2025 and she loves the idea of raising a family in the affluent coastal community.

Donald Trump made headlines for his disastrous debate performance against Kamala Harris and he just announced he won’t be participating in any more debates. We just heard this scoop though. Kamala had accepted a few offers to debate Trump on NBC and she still plans on showing up to spread HER message to the American people even if Trump is a no show.

Finally, Jennifer Lopez made headlines when she appeared in Toronto at her Unstoppable movie premiere alongside Matt Damon but without her estranged husband Ben Affleck. (Ben, Matt, and Jen all produced the film). J.Lo and Matt were seen clasping hands engulfed in conversation and we just heard they weren’t talking about their movie. My source says Matt is devastated that Ben and Jen are calling it quits and he was encouraging her to work it out. We have all seen Ben’s history of spiraling when he’s single, and Matt is fearful Ben will fall off the sober wagon once he faces the reality of being alone again. Jennifer still loves Ben but our source says his mood swings became too much for her to handle. The ONLY way she’s calling off the divorce is if he checks into a treatment center and gets his moods under control.

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SELENA GOMEZ CONGRATULATES THE BIEBERS

Selena Gomez was among the first to congratulate her ex-boyfriend, Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey on the recent birth of their son Jack Blues. Selena, who has some sort of endorsement deal with Louis Vuitton, sent the proud new parents the brand’s $630 birth set which includes booties, mittens and a skull cap all in baby blue pure cashmere! According to my source, despite the manufactured tales of a rift between Selena and Hailey there is no bad blood, and The Only Murders In The Building actress is genuinely happy for Justin and Hailey.

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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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FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS

The theme for the VMA’s this year seemed to be “how naked can you get” and we saw more skin than EVER before. Plus more fakery in the way of hair, nails, and eyelashes. Our favorite look belonged to Selena Gomez – her red gown was sexy without being lewd, and she simply looked beautiful-and appropriate.
We also loved this photo of Sean Combs and Taylor Swift and wonder who’s idea it was. Did Sean approach Taylor with his award or did Taylor (who got too many awards to carry) ask Sean for the photo? It COULD have been the photographer’s idea…either way, they are an interesting and unexpected combo…

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SELENA GOMEZ AND HAILEY BIEBER ARE FRIENDS AGAIN

Selena Gomez and Hailey Baldwin Bieber want the world to know they’re definitely on good terms, SUCH good terms that Hailey could appear on season three of Selena’s popular series, Only Murders in the Building. Rumors swirled that they disliked each other because Hailey married Selena’s ex, Justin Bieber. But any hard feelings between them have long passed, and they’re working on a genuine friendship. The show got picked up for a third season and this time the action revolves around Broadway. An insider told me that Hailey could wind up playing a Broadway star who’s connected to the murder victim.

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ANOTHER MURDER IN THIS NEW YORK BUILDING

We have to admit we like the stars (Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short) of Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building better than the actual story, but that’s enough to pull us back for another season. After a murder in their NY apartment building, the tenants get to know each other and join forces to solve the crime. There were funny moments in season 1, but the story seemed rather haphazard and the finale was puzzling. The producer promises that the new season of the comedy/mystery (it makes fun of TV crime shows) that just started filming, will tie up all the loose ends and satisfy viewers. The series is also drawing celebrity cameos- Amy Schumer and Shirley MacLaine, among others, are poking their noses into season 2.

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