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TOM SANDOVAL IS GOING FROM CHEATER TO ACTOR

Former Vanderpump Rules star Tom Sandoval became the man reality fans love to hate after he was caught cheating on his girlfriend, Ariana Madix. The scandal eventually torpedoed his LA bar and restaurant, Schwartz & Sandy’s, but boosted Ariana’s career with gigs hosting TV shows, a twirl on Dancing With The Stars and movie offers. Now that Tom and the rest of the original cast got booted from the popular reality show, he’s hoping to follow in Ariana’s footsteps – cash in on his notoriety and become an actor. My source says Tom has been taking private acting classes and has been auditioning for roles, mostly being typecast as a sexy bad boy. He hasn’t landed anything yet, but is also going out for TV commercials and print advertisements since he’s worried about his finances without that BRAVO paycheck coming in.

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By Janet / December 17, 2024
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Attorney Britney Spears Donald Trump Goldie Hawn Interview Kamala Harris Kurt Russell Las Vegas Lindsey Lohan Marriage Meghan Markle Movies Oprah Paris Hilton Prince Harry Reunion Sean "Diddy" Combs Vanderpump Rules

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made headlines when a NY tabloid speculated on the state of their marriage since they haven’t been accompanying each other while on various trips. Here’s what we know. Aside from typical marital issues there’s no trouble in paradise. As Meg and Harry settle into their marriage they’re at that stage where they’re comfortable spending time apart, especially when it involves business trips and ventures. My well placed source says all is fine and that the couple is actually trying to expand their family.

Paris Hilton made the news when she shared an iconic paparazzi photo from 18 years ago of her, Britney Spears, and Lindsay Lohan, leaving the Beverly Hills Hotel. It was iconic because at the time Paris was the world’s biggest reality star (and one of the first) Britney the biggest popstar, and Lindsay the biggest movie star of her generation. Don’t think for a second that this was some random social media post – conniving Paris has a plan. She’s eager to reclaim the level of fame she enjoyed 2 decades ago and is negotiating to team up with Britney and Lindsay for a movie about -what else- 3 former teen stars who reunite 20 years later. Paris has a team working on the rom-com script and my source says Netflix is interested.

Oliver Hudson was a topic of conversation this week after revealing Kurt Russell offered to adopt him and his sister Kate (Kurt is the longtime companion of their mom Goldie Hawn). What he didn’t reveal, though, was after all these years, Goldie and Kurt might actually be MARRIED. The former couple applied for a PRIVATE marriage license (available in California for an additional fee -this means there’s no public record of the marriage and it’s all kept private- they’re extremely popular with celebrities and the upper class for privacy reasons). My source says that Goldie has dropped a few hints but has yet to confirm if she and Kurt went through with it or just applied for the license.

Reality fans will either rejoice or be sad that Bravo announced the entire cast of Vanderpump Rules was getting replaced except for Lisa Vanderpump. Loyal readers will remember we reported some rumblings about this months ago. Here’s what we know. The show is eventually being retooled to have all of the action take place in Las Vegas where Lisa is spearheading some new ventures. The new season will start at her restaurant Sur in West Hollywood with a new cast, but quickly spread to Sin City, where Andy Cohen and the folks at Bravo are eventually planning to expand their Real Housewives franchise with Lisa starring in at least the first season.

Sean Diddy Combs made the news when he was denied bail for the third time, but don’t think for a moment the disgraced rapper is giving up. We just heard that Diddy is planning to either REPLACE his entire legal team or at the very least beef it up with some new players. Get this… he’s hoping to poach some of Donald Trump’s former criminal attorneys! My source says Sean can’t believe he’s still locked up and denied bail, so he’s willing to spend WHATEVER it takes on the best legal eagles to get him sprung from the pokey on bail until his upcoming May 2025 trial.

And finally, Vice President Kamala Harris made the news for taking some time off and visiting Hawaii for Thanksgiving (a well deserved vacation in our opinion). Here’s the latest on Kamala. Once she’s done with Washington, DC her FIRST interview will be with her buddy Oprah Winfrey where she will discuss her thoughts on her last minute presidential campaign. Her next professional step will be hosting a podcast as she decides whether to continue to pursue a career in politics or focus on the private sector.

Happy Thanksgiving readers! We are thankful for the opportunity to bring you the best Hollywood gossip. We will continue to dish it out if you continue to keep gobbling it up….and remember to SHARE!

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By Janet / November 28, 2024
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One of the biggest stories of the week was Shawn Mendes revealing to the world that he’s still figuring out his sexuality. Here’s what we know: For years, rumors have circulated about Shawn being either gay or bisexual and recently his management team heard that a story and photographs showing Shawn with a man were being shopped around to British tabloids. THAT’S why Shawn finally decided to address the innuendo after all of these years. The story hasn’t appeared yet, but Shawn told a friend it feels like a huge weight has been lifted off of his shoulders since he proactively revealed his fluid sexuality.

In reality TV news, the big story around town was that Lisa Vanderpump was getting a reduced role or possibly even written OUT of Vanderpump Rules. We heard this: The cost of producing the show has skyrocketed and Lisa’s salary and other costs take up a majority of the budget. She has been offered a very reduced role next season at a very reduced salary but as of yet not deal has been struck so she may or may not return to the popular series next season.

Another big story this week was supermodel Gisele Bundchen’s completely unexpected pregnancy at 44 years old, with the baby daddy being her jujitsu instructor Joaquim Valente. Here’s what we know: The couple are planning to have their baby in their native Brazil and Joaquim immediately proposed once Gisele informed him she was having his baby. She didn’t say yes and she didn’t say no- she gave him a definite maybe, but IF they marry it will likely happen spontaneously and soon.

Speaking of Gisele, her ex-husband Tom Brady took the news in stride but was a little taken aback because when they were married he wanted more kids, but Gisele didn’t. We just heard this: Tom has been quietly seeing a former girlfriend, who is a model, but not as famous or successful as Gisele. He recently confided to friends that she is open to having a baby with him since he always wanted to have more kids and he’s seriously considering that her up on her offer.

Armie Hammer also made the news with the debut of his podcast. His first guest was Tom Arnold. We just heard this: Armie is deliberately filming the podcast in his barren and modest Venice, California rental apartment to send a message to his multimillionaire mother Dru. I’m hearing that Armie is disappointed that his mom isn’t opening up her purse strings especially since he’s struggling to make ends meet. He is secretly hoping she’s mortified that her son is living in such a small unfurnished place and that she will start to spread the wealth and help him out.

Finally the biggest story of the week is actually the biggest story of the year… next week’s election. All we will say is this. We were impressed, but not totally surprised, that so many lifelong Republicans, including our favorite former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, have been lining up to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris. We miss civility in politics and while we don’t agree with all of her stances, we are rooting for Kamala Harris to become our nation’s first female president for so MANY reasons. Please vote like our country depends on it, because it does!

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By Janet / November 1, 2024
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Ariana Madix Katie Maloney Something About Her Tom Sandoval Vanderpump Rules

VANDERPUMP RULES STARS: NOT AS CLOSE AS THEY USED TO BE

These days there’s more drama offscreen than onscreen for reality costars, Ariana Madix and Katie Maloney. After countless delays, the gals opened up their West Hollywood sandwich shop, Something About Her, but no sooner was the first customer served than Ariana flew to Bali to host Love Island, leaving Katie behind to deal with the grunt work. As we previously reported, Ariana isn’t sure she wants to stay in the restaurant business as her Hollywood career has taken off. Now get this scoop – Katie has offered to buy Ariana’s shares out and team up with her cheating ex-boyfriend, Tom Sandoval! According to my Vanderpump Rules source, Katie is livid that Ariana has pretty much all but abandoned her and teaming up with Tom is her way to get revenge.

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By Janet / July 17, 2024
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ARIANA MADIX HAS BIGGER FISH TO FRY

It has taken years and one major scandal, but Something About Her, a sandwich shop in West Hollywood that was just opened by Vanderpump Rules castmates, Ariana Madix and Katie Maloney might soon be called something for sale! The gals came up with the idea to open the sandwich shop BEFORE Ariana’s relationship with Tom Sandoval exploded into a cheating scandal and made them both famous. The publicity propelled Ariana her to bigger opportunities -including a twirl on Dancing With The Stars and a role on a made for TV movie. Although the restaurant has long lines, Ariana is quietly looking to sell her shares in the place so she can focus on bigger money-making opportunities. As my source explains it, at the time she was just one cast member on a so-so reality show, but after the cheating scandal made her super-famous, she’s not quite sure she wants to be slicing turkey in the kitchen as part of her career.

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA Ariana and Katie at crowded restaurant opening

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By Janet / June 26, 2024
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IS THIS AN OFFER RAQUEL LEVISS CANNOT REFUSE?

She’s not on our gossip radar, but those who watch Vanderpump Rules you might be interested in this – it seemed to be all anyone was talking about. Scandoval brought in record ratings to Lisa Vanderpump’s reality show. Despite a lucrative offer, Raquel Leviss opted OUT of returning for the current season, but now Bravo bigwig Andy Cohen is trying to entice her to return for the season’s reunion show to update viewers on her life since the illicit affair. An inside source reveals Andy offered her six figures to be a part of the reunion, even allowing her to film her segment without any of her former costars. Since the money isn’t rolling in now that she’s off the show, our source predicts Raquel will do it.

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA Raquel stopped at a gas station to buy a Redbull on her way to a Malibu event

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By Janet / February 22, 2024
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ARIANA MADIX: BEING JILTED PAYS OFF

We could live quite happily without reality TV, but lately one cannot avoid hearing about the drama on Vanderpump Rules. For those who watch, here’s another juicy tidbit: Costars, Ariana Madix and Katie Maloney have grown even CLOSER since Ariana’s beau, Tom Sandoval cheated on her with their other costar Raquel Leviss. Fans of the show will know they’re close to opening their West Hollywood cafe, Something About Her. A Bravo insider reveals that their once solid friendship has now hit a hiccup – over MONEY. Ariana is raking in the dough since the scandal, with our source estimating she’s pocketed close to $1 million in endorsement deals in the past few months, while her BFF Katie hasn’t earned one cent. The insider says that Katie was hoping to get a cut of the pie, especially since they’re pooling their resources to open their restaurant, and it’s caused a rift in their friendship. As the source explains, Katie assumed Ariana would find a way to include her in some of her money-making new opportunities, but so far she’s been left out in the cold.

 

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By Janet / May 30, 2023
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CHEATING TOM SANDOVAL MAY GET HIS OWN SERIES

Their affair was the biggest ratings boost to happen to Bravo in years, and now it could land Vanderpump Rules costars and forbidden lovers, Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss their own spin-off! (Readers might have realized that our Bravo source is well-informed – we were the FIRST to reveal Denise Richards was returning to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.) Now we are hearing that Tom, Raquel and their costar, Tom Schwartz are UNLIKELY to return to Vanderpump Rules but will instead star in their OWN show based on the two Toms’ business ventures (restaurant/bars) and Sandoval’s potential romance with Raquel. The source explains that scorned Ariana Madix is refusing to film with her ex boyfriend and her two former friends, so producers are planning the spinoff on which some of their Vanderpump Rules costars might also appear. It’s being speculated that this whole situation was scripted to raise ratings – so you be the judge…

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA – Tom Sandoval pumping gas and talking on phone

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By Janet / May 23, 2023
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JILTED ARIANA MADIX IS MAKING THE MOST OF IT

We don’t watch Vanderpump Rules, but a lot of people do, so we want to share this latest tidbit. Our reality show source says that Ariana Madix (she was the one who got cheated on) is asking for a HUGE salary increase if Bravo wants her back next season. Ariana wants NOTHING to do with her ex, Tom Sandoval and his new flame, Raquel Leviss, and the only way she will share screen time with them is if producers show her the money. She knows producers are delighted with all the publicity the cheating scandal brought the show, and they want her back. Ariana is asking for the SAME amount Lisa Vanderpump makes per episode, (no, we don’t know the exact amount but it’s substantially more than anyone else on the show.) Ariana’s career, aside from reality TV, is taking off – she just filmed a made-for-TV movie, and is slated to appear on Dancing With the Stars – so unless the offer is too good to pass up, she’s ready to walk!

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By Janet / April 11, 2023
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TOM SANDOVAL CALMS HIS NERVES WITH DIET COKE AND CIGARETTES

We’re not fond of most reality TV, but here’s some gossip that the  Vanderpump Rules audience might appreciate. We’ve heard MORE than enough about the “shocking” affair between costars Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss – since he was engaged to AND owned a home with their other costar Ariana Madix. Now here’s the scoop: Tom is trying to get a loan to buy his former fiancé Ariana’s share of the Valley Village, California home they purchased together so he can move Raquel in. BUT, a realtor told me that Tom’s hit a roadblock, because the real estate market has TANKED since he and Ariana purchased the farmhouse style property in 2019. Jilted Ariana doesn’t want to lose money by selling now, so she’s STILL living there with Tom! Don’t think for a second that this juicy drama won’t be part of next season’s storyline.

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By Janet / April 9, 2023
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