Wedding

RIHANNA WANTS WHAT JUSTIN BIEBER GOT

Speaking of that lavish Indian wedding, Rihanna is NOT thrilled that she was paid $4 million LESS than Justin Bieber to perform. While Rihanna performed at a pre-wedding party in early May, earning $8 million for her work, (it was her first non Super Bowl performance in 8 years!) Justin recently earned $12 million to perform at the wedding kickoff. According to my source, Rihanna is livid over the snub, and is hoping to get another $4 million from the wedding planners to ease her pain…

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WHY KIM KARDASHIAN ATTENDED THAT BILLIONAIRE’S WEDDING IN INDIA

Kim Kardashian was a guest at what is being called the wedding of the decade, but she was the one who walked away with the gift! Kim and her plus one, her sister Khloe, flew to India at the request of Asia’s richest man to attend his son’s lavish wedding reception. According to our source it was PAID APPEARANCE! Kim waltzed away with approximately $5 million plus expenses for attending. Since Khloe was her guest, she didn’t get paid to attend, but my source reveals that Kim plans to share her haul with her. And it looks like they got considerable help in dressing for the occasion…

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HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW

Travis Kelce blabbed on his weekly podcast that it was HIS idea to join girlfriend Taylor Swift onstage during one of her recent European concerts, but we just heard what he DIDN’T reveal. Travis also came up with the idea of appearing in one of Taylor’s upcoming music videos for her latest album and my source says that some of it has already been filmed. Unlike most of Taylor’s last lovers (who’ve preferred to keep things on the down low) Travis loves the spotlight and enjoys having their romance out in the open.

Julia Roberts and her husband Danny Moder celebrated their 22nd wedding anniversary on July 4 with an Instagram post but I’m hearing that the couple ( who many predicted wouldn’t last) also have a secret Independence Day tradition where they renew their wedding vows to one another in private. The notoriously private couple stunned their friends and family 22 years ago when they got married during a July 4 celebration and Julia confided to a pal that they’ve repeated their wedding vow tradition almost every year (a few times they were apart working so they did it on a different date).

Desperate to save his faltering presidential campaign, Joe Biden is on an interview tour as we exclusively reported. Now we are hearing that in addition to the tour, Biden is prepared to take a cognitive test and release the results regardless of how they turn out. My political source says that at this point the president is willing to try almost anything to prove to the American people that he’s capable of being president and not mentally challenged.

On the other hand we are also hearing that his presumptive Republican challenger Donald Trump is TERRIFIED that Biden will be replaced and he’ll have to run against someone younger. My source says that Donald thoroughly enjoys painting Biden as old and feeble, but he’s worried he will be the one looking frail against a younger Democratic candidate. Get this: He’s even started using his wife Melania’s skin serum and emulsion that she orders from a top plastic surgeon every month. Donald is suddenly taking his appearance seriously. In addition to the fancy potions he’s also updating his wardrobe in hopes of appearing younger than 78!

Finally, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck made headlines for spending the holiday weekend on different coasts, but still wearing their wedding rings! For a couple seemingly on the verge of divorce, it’s odd that their rings are back on. Here’s what we know. Their marriage is rife with problems, including their different lifestyles (she loves the limelight and loves to live large, while he’s private and parsimonious). The only things they seem to have in common is incredible sexual chemistry and a true love and respect for one another. So for now, they’re not throwing in the towel, but are hoping to work out some sort of arrangement to stay married but live apart. As for the rings, we heard it was a calculated move to show the public they’re still working on their union.

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LAUREN SANCHEZ IS HAVING AN OSCAR DE LA RENTA WEDDING

Lauren Sanchez trusted Oscar de la Renta to design the gown she wore last month when she made her Met Gala debut, and now she’s turned to the label again to design one of the gowns she’ll wear when she marries billionaire Jeff Bezos! Her Gala gown made of glass shards was a huge hit and not as overtly sexy as her usual attire. Lauren will wear at least 3 (probably extravagant) outfits on her big day, one for the ceremony, one for the formal dinner and reception, and one for the after hours party! It’s still not certain, but as of now, Oscar will be the designer for the ceremony!

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REBEL WILSON MAKES HER OWN DREAMS COME TRUE

Rebel Wilson is hoping to return to the scene of the crime. Rebel and her fiancé, Ramona Ahriman got engaged in February 2023 at one of her favorite places on earth, Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Now the two are hoping to hold their wedding there. Their dream is to host the ceremony at the theme park and have a lavish reception at the park’s Grand Californian Hotel. The details including the date are still being work out, but the one thing that’s already been decided is their daughter Royce will be the flower girl.

 

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LAUREN SANCHEZ HAS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN FRIENDS

Now THIS is awkward. Lauren Sanchez is busy planning her upcoming wedding to Jeff Bezos, and of course she intends to hire the world’s best performers to entertain her A-list guests. Therein lies the problem. Since money is no object, Lauren was hoping to have none other than Taylor Swift perform on her big day, but one of her bridesmaids is Taylor’s nemesis Kim Kardashian. To say Lauren is stuck between a rock and a hard place would be an understatement. She’s a huge fan of Taylor’s music and it would be a dream come true to have her perform at her wedding, but she also adores Kim and fears it wouldn’t go over well with her.  As we told you,  Kim is quietly working to patch things up with Taylor, so SHE might solve the problem for Lauren.

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WILL RIHANNA STAND BY HER MAN?

Rihanna’s future with her babies daddy A$AP Rocky is being TESTED, now that he’s looking at serious jail time after being charged with two counts of first degree assault with a firearm. According to an insider, Rihanna recently POSTPONED her secret wedding plans, confiding to a friend that she wants to wait until Rocky’s legal troubles are behind him. After today’s ruling where a judge decided there was enough evidence against Rocky to proceed with a trial, it seems that Rihanna is questioning the relationship. “Rihanna’s image isn’t that of a bad girl so she doesn’t want a husband behind bars,” our source explained. She just paused plans for her spring 2024 wedding explaining that everything is on an indefinite hold. My source predicts Rihanna will wait to see how Rocky’s trial turns out – if he’s acquitted, she’ll go ahead with the wedding, but if he’s CONVICTED, she’ll end things and not stand by her man.

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KRIS JENNER: WEDDING PLANNER FOR THE WEALTHY?

Kris Jenner is known for her over-the-top parties – who can forget her $2 million Great Gatsby themed 60th birthday in 2015? But now she’s been tapped to plan what just might be one of the biggest events ever… Jeff Bezos wedding to Lauren Sanchez! Kris and her daughter Kim are quite close to Lauren and Jeff and now Lauren has asked Kris for her help in planning her upcoming wedding to Jeff. Since money is obviously no object, Kris is letting her imagination run WILD with extravagant wedding ideas, including A-list performers, world famous chefs, and flowers everywhere. My source says that the wedding COULD cost over $25 million, which won’t make a dent in billionaire Jeff’s bank account.

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WHY CHRISSY TEIGEN TOLD HER WEDDING GUESTS WHAT TO WEAR

We had the exclusive scoop about John Legend and Chrissy Teigen’s plans to renew their vows in Lake Como on September 16, and now we are hearing that the bride plans to wear bright RED when she remarries her groom! According to our source, John and Chrissy have asked their guests to dress in formal black and white attire for the renewal ceremony, and Chrissy plans to really STAND OUT by being the lady in RED! She’s bringing a total of FIVE floor length bright red couture gowns with her from various designers, including Dolce and Gabbana, Valentino, and Versace, and she’ll choose which one to wear on the day of her renewal ceremony…Oh, and she also might change a few times!

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LIFE GOES ON AND ON FOR FRANKIE VALLI

Who would have guessed that Jon Hamm and Frankie Valli (The Four Seasons) had something in common? BOTH swore they had NO interest in getting married – and both of them DID this week! Frankie has already been married and divorced three times- he says that his constant touring and performing is what ended his marriages. Incredibly, he started back in 1962 when The Four Seasons song Sherry hit #1 on the charts – the diminutive singer (5’5″) has been working nonstop ever since. Frankie is 89 now and STILL touring – he’s singing at the Hard Rock Live in Las Vegas this week! After a 16 year friendship, he married marketing executive Jackie Jacobs, 60, in a no frills wedding in Las Vegas, while his song Can’t Take My Eyes off of You played and he sang along…

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