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Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively were back in the news when he made  surprise appearance at Blake’s deposition.  We can tell you this.  Justin also picked up the tab to have the proceedings viedeotaped and he will retain the ownership of the testimony and wants to release it publicly.  For the time being, Justin‘s legal eagles are encouraging him to not do anything in hopes of settling these lawsuits, but if for some reason things don’t go his way, you can expect Justin to release Blake’s deposition to the public.

Speaking of Blake Lively,  my fellow gossip columnist, Perez Hilton (sidenote, he was one of the people who encouraged me to launch this website after my decades long run as a magazine journalist ended) Is challenging a subpoena from Blake’s legal team to testify in court, claiming it’s a threat to his right of free expression.  We know this. Much like us, Perez has always kept his confidential sources just that, confidential! We’re hoping for the sake of freedom of the press he prevails.

Tom Cruise and his rumored girlfriend, actress Ana de Armas made headlines for being photographed together in Vermont holding hands.  After months and months of speculation, this was the first time they’ve ever shown any PDA.  Here’s what we know! Don’t think for one second that this was just a lucky paparazzi who got the photo!  Our well place source reveals Tom, who has a tendency to control all aspects of his publicity, ARRANGED to have a photographer there catching him and Anna holding hands.  My source ads that you can expect to see more photos of Tom and Ana, sharing affection.

Ana was also in the news when her official Instagram account liked a post that was criticizing Tom’s ex-wife Nicole Kidman for denying she’s had any cosmetic work done. The original Instagram item was posted earlier this year, but Ana LIKING it was just discovered by social media sleuths and turned into a worldwide story.  We know this, like most celebrities, Ana does not run or control her own social media account. While she has full authority to approve or veto any post, this was just a case of someone on her team liking the post without her approval. We can also tell you that after a contentious divorce, Tom and Nicole have actually started communicating again, and while they’re far from close friends, they are in a much better place.  The last thing either wants is unnecessary drama.

Justin Timberlake was all over the news after revealing he was suffering from Lyme disease, explaining that is the reason why some of his recent concert performances have been lackluster. We can tell you this. It was Justin‘s wife actress Jessica Biel who urged him to get tested for the mysterious disease. Justin’s energy levels have been way low for a while now, and Jessica diagnosed him as either having a vitamin D deficiency since he doesn’t get much sun, or Lyme disease.  She was right and now Justin is getting treatment, both conventional and alternative.

Another week another Donald Trump story. This time Trump made the news for revealing something we told you weeks and weeks ago – that Diddy was asking Trump for a pardon and that the President was actually considering it!  Our source, who is spot on with this, reveals that it’s all but a done deal and Donald has let Diddy know the pardon is coming!

Katy Perry made the news when photos of her with former Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, made worldwide headlines.  We can tell you this interesting tidbit.  It was actually none other than former President Barack Obama who indirectly played matchmaker.  Barack maintained a friendship with Justin long after leaving office, and he’s also friends with Katy.  Once Katy announced her split from fiance Orlando Bloom, Justin reached out to Obama and asked for an intro to the pop star.  Although he didn’t make the introduction himself, our former President put the former Prime Minister in touch with someone on Katy’s team – and the rest is history.