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Taylor Swift was back in the news when she revealed (on her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s podcast no less) that she was getting ready to drop her newest album, The Life of a Showgirl.  Here’s what we know!  Our well placed source reveals that there are many Easter Eggs  (for older readers, that means hidden clues and references) on some of the songs, including a few not so subtle digs at Donald Trump.  The President, when he’s not busy running the country, seems to enjoying posting negative things about Taylor on social media, so we just can’t wait to hear how she disses him on the album.

Speaking of Donald Trump, he was in the news for unexpectedly announcing who he chose for this year’s Kennedy Center Honors.  We know this.  Although it’s been reported that Trump wanted to honor Tom Cruise and the actor turned him down, we can tell you why.  Our well placed source says that after a cold streak Tom is back on top of the box office and he wants to stay there.  He’s been advised to keep his mouth shut on two topics – religion and politics.  That’s why he rarely seems to mention his involvement in Scientology these days, and that’s also why he didn’t want to be seen getting a medal from Trump.  His handlers knew that the optic might alienate some moviegoers, so the honor was politely declined.

In truly shocking news, Hollywood billionaire David Geffen now claims that his decades younger husband, David Andrew Armstrong, just used him for his money.  We are shocked that this wasn’t true love for the 82-year-old mogul and his 32-year-old former adult model!  We just heard this juicy tidbit.  The younger husband allegedly has a cache worth of incriminating photos of David and is planning to use them as leverage in case he doesn’t secure a generous settlement.  Our inside source says that there have been rumblings of a sex tape as well!

Wendy Williams made headlines when a judge decided to keep her under a guardianship claiming she is indeed, suffering from dementia.  Although her attorney Joe Tacopina is vowing to appeal the ruling, we can tell you this.  Joe is planning to reach out to his former client, Donald Trump, and have the president intervene in Wendy’s ongoing case.  Although Joe resigned as one of Trump’s attorneys, my source reveals they parted ways on good terms, so Trump is likely to help secure Wendy’s release.

Kelly Clarkson was in the news when it was revealed her late ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock left her for her former personal assistant, Brittney Jones.  Although we were just as shocked as everyone else by the news, we can tell you this.  Kelly told NO ONE about this during her and Brandon’s contentious divorce, even though the news would have likely swayed public opinion in her favor.  Although we have a source connected to Kelly, even that source did not know the reason Brandon and Kelly divorced.  As my source explains, this is typical of Kelly who is uncomfortable in the limelight.  She chose to keep the news of Brandon and Brittney’s romance to herself, even hiding it from all but her closest circle of friends.

Celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton was in the news when he revealed he was releasing a book on his life and struggles.  We can tell you this, the tome is all about Chris and his battles with depression and feeling inferior, so don’t expect any juicy dirt on the celebrities, like Kim Kardashian, that he works on.  Chris has signed strict NDAs with most of his high-profile clients, so his book won’t include anything that they haven’t already signed off on.  My source reveals that Chris is hoping to parlay the book into a nationwide speaking tour and eventually hopes to pivot his career to a motivational speaker since he’s getting worn out working on updos and is searching for more meaning in his life.

Jimmy Kimmel made headlines when he revealed on his ex-girlfriend, Sarah Silverman’s podcast that he has secured an Italian citizenship just to be safe against the antics of Donald Trump.  We can tell you this.  Jimmy quietly purchased an Italian villa near George Clooney’s Lake Como estate.  He’s having major renovations done to it and while he was joking about leaving the USA (at least for the time being) he does eventually plan to spend more and more time in Italy, which is why he’s also brushing up on his Italian, thanks to a private tutor.