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JOE BIDEN IS PREPARED TO SPILL THE BEANS

President Joe Biden was in the news when stories surfaced that he REGRETS getting out of the presidential race and stepping aside for Vice President Kamala Harris. Here’s what we know. Joe is already working on a book detailing his life in politics and his decision to drop out of the race, which he now claims was against his will. My source says the book will drop bombshells in each chapter and Joe doesn’t worry about burning bridges since he has nothing to lose at this point. His wife, Jill, is helping him with the manuscript and has encouraged him to tell ALL and spare no one in his line of fire.

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Tuesday, January 7, 2025

JONATHAN VAN NESS WANTS THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness turned up at an after-Globes party lavishly costumed as usual, and we decided that he is a perfect example of a guy who wants to be BOTH a man and a woman. Not one or the other. He’s got long hair, a full face of makeup and a sexy sequin gown, along with a BEARD, sneakers, and muscular arms.  So he isn’t a trans woman or a female impersonator. Dualgender? It’s a whole new mind-set we are observing here, and no doubt we will see lot more in the years to come…

 

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Tuesday, January 7, 2025

AUBREY PLAZA HAS A SHOULDER TO LEAN ON

The tragic suicide of Aubrey Plaza’s producer husband Jeff Baena on January 3 has left The White Lotus actress in a state of shock, and it’s her former costar Jennifer Coolidge who is helping her get through this difficult time. Although my source says there were some growing pains in the marriage, (they might have even been separated) it’s unclear since the couple were notoriously private with their personal life. Aubrey is beyond devastated, and Jennifer has become her rock. Jennifer, who usually lives in New Orleans, was in Palm Springs CA when news of the suicide broke, so she made herself available for LA based Aubrey, and has even offered to move in with her for a short time to help her navigate through this unbelievable situation.

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Monday, January 6, 2025

HOLLYWOOD WHODUNIT

Our aging heartthrob, who’s known for his physical attributes and athletic prowess, recently underwent a top secret facelift in Beverly Hills. Although he didn’t spare a penny on getting the best doctor and the best care, he just isn’t thrilled with the results- griping that they’re just too subtle. Although the scars from his first procedure have barely healed, he’s talking about going under the knife again for more drastic results and now his longtime wife (no stranger to plastic surgery herself) is worried her hubby is suffering from body dysmorphia. The original doc refused to do another procedure so soon after the first, but that’s not stopping our guy from shopping around for another surgeon who WILL snip away. He recently met with a more aggressive doctor in Miami (no surprise there) and is hoping to schedule his next face lift just as soon as there’s a break in his schedule. His wife is upset and now leaning on friends to get him to change his mind.

GUESS WHO!!!

Monday, January 6, 2025

MEGAN FOX TO MGK: PLEASE SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE

As her due date quickly approaches, Megan Fox is spending more time with her attorneys than in her Lamaze class! According to our very well placed source, (we had the pregnancy scoop months before anyone else) Megan wants to hammer out a custody and child support agreement before their little girl arrives. Our source revealed that not only is Megan hoping to get full custody and a generous monthly check from her baby get daddy, Machine Gun Kelly, but she also wants to make sure her baby girl keeps HER last name instead of HIS. MGK’s real name is Colson Baker but Meg wants her baby to have the last name Fox. Obviously, their split is problematic, but some friends aren’t even ruling out a reconciliation. For now, Meg has lawyered up in hopes of getting EVERYTHING she wants.

Sunday, January 5, 2025

WHO CAN REPLACE LINDA LAVIN?

The unexpected death of Linda Lavin threw her upcoming Hulu TV series, Mid Century Modern, into a tizzy since the first season still has three episodes to film. The much anticipated show from the producers of Will & Grace is described as a gay male version of The Golden Girls with 87-year-old Linda playing the matriarch mother of Nathan Lane’s character. Now producers have reached out to another 87-year-old actress, Jane Fonda, about joining the cast, playing the part of Linda’s sister who inherits the house when Linda’s character passes away. My source reveals producers definitely plan to honor Linda with a storyline devoted to her passing, and that’s when they plan introduce Jane’s equally sassy and outspoken character, assuming Jane takes the job. If Jane passes, producers plan on casting another senior actress for the role.

PHOTO: Disney/Chris Haston- The Mid Century Modern cast, Matt Bomer, Nathan Lane, Nathan Lee Graham, and Linda Lavin

Sunday, January 5, 2025

HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW

King Charles’ health made the news after he appeared in public over the recent holidays looking ashen. Our well placed Royal source reveals that there’s a PLAN in place to have Charles step aside later this year and have his son Prince William become King. There’s a whole bunch of formalities to sort through, and in addition William wants to make sure his wife, Kate (who had her own health battle in 2024) is up for the task since she will be crowned queen. As of now though we hear the plan is for Charles to announce his decision to step aside within the upcoming months.

Donald Trump Jr. rang in 2025 with his new girlfriend, Palm Beach socialite, Bettina Anderson at the annual NYE party at Mar-A-Lago while his former fiancé Kimberly Guilfoyle was nowhere in sight. Here’s what we know. Kimberly cashed out when she agreed to walk away silently from the romance, securing not only an ambassadorship but also a large lump sum payment, AND a solemn promise that the Trump family would introduce her to an eligible bachelor. My source says that before Kim agreed not to cause any problems she insisted on the cash payout and at least a few introductions to powerful and wealthy men. Wealthy bachelors beware!

Meghan Markle made headlines for her new Netflix show, With Love, Meghan where the royal-by-marriage will share lifestyle tidbits. Here’s what we know. This is only the START in Meg’s quest to become the next Martha Stewart. She’s frantically taking meetings with major retailers as she hopes to expand her brand into everything from beauty products and pet food to furniture and fashion. My source says Meg is also eyeing retail locations in upscale areas (your neighborhood?) to open pop up stores to launch her products.

Armie Hammer appeared on a podcast this week to discuss his sexual proclivities and reveal what really happened when he was all but canceled. Armie also mentioned that he’s working on his comeback (old news to our readers) but we just heard this: Armie has had a few top secret meetings with Netflix. (to their credit, they never back away from scandal or buy into cancel culture) We hear that the streaming giant is trying to figure out a place for Armie whether it be a scripted series or a biopic on his life. One way or the other, expect to hear Armie and Netflix teaming up on an upcoming project.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie made headlines for finally settling their divorce 8 years after splitting up. We just heard that as part of the deal both agreed NOT to badmouth the other, but their CHILDREN are free to speak their minds. Their infamous fight aboard a private jet where Brad was allegedly drunk and physical has never truly been discussed, but that could all change. Since the kids retained the right to speak up that’s exactly what is likely to happen. We hear that the oldest, Maddox, is pushing to tell the world everything about the incident – as well as what it was like having Brad as an adopted dad. Naturally Brad is dreading the thought and hopes to leave the past in the past, but for now, Maddox and some of the other kids want to talk. (Dare we assume Angelina is encouraging them?)

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Thursday, January 2, 2025

MELANIA TRUMP: BAD NEWS FOR RALPH LAUREN

The heck with traditions: Former and soon-to-be First Lady Melania Trump wants what she wants. Melania is arguably the most fashion interested First Lady since Jackie Kennedy, and as she prepares for her husband’s inauguration, she wants to break with the unofficial tradition of wearing American designers. Instead she is looking to the major couture houses in Europe including Chanel, Valentino, and Dolce and Gabbana, to design her clothes for the inauguration and all of the related events. My source explains that THIS time around, Melania feel she has nothing to lose since Donald is prohibited from running again after his term ends, so she plans on wearing whatever SHE wants – regardless of how outrageous or expensive it is.

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Thursday, January 2, 2025

HERE’S WHAT WE DID

Depending on your political beliefs, perhaps it wasn’t the best year for elections, but as we look back on 2024, politics gave JCH some of our biggest scoops. One of our loyal readers suggested we do a year-end recap so here we go: Arguably our two BIGGEST scoops of the year involved Joe Biden. We were the first to reveal that he was dropping out of the presidential race and endorsing Kamala Harris, and we ALSO had the scoop that he was pardoning his son Hunter after he himself insisted he had no plans to do so….. One of our biggest scoops involving Donald Trump was that he was looking for angles to get more African-American support and that he reached out to Kanye West. We also reported that Kanye joined forces with Trump and made an unplanned appearance at a pop-up rally for Trump in Beverly Hills. It appears this strategy worked, as Trump made inroads with African-Americans. We also had some MAJOR Hollywood scoops. ….We were the first to report that Suri Cruise was dropping her father‘s last name. It took People magazine two weeks to catch up with our scoop….. We also had the scoop that Jennifer Lopez was canceling her music tour to go on vacation… We reported first about Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie teaming up again for another reality series. Months before anyone else, we were the FIRST to report that Megan Fox was pregnant and having a baby girl…. We also had the story about Ariana Grande covering her tattoos to promote her popular movie Wicked, and were also the first to reveal that Taylor Swift was endorsing Kamala Harris! So dear readers, as we bid farewell to 2024 and welcome 2025 with high hopes, we wish you a year filled with health, happiness, prosperity, laughter, and we will continue to provide YOU with the best gossip from around the world! Let’s all have a fabulous and gossip filled New Year! (also expect a better, reader-friendly version of this website soon – it’s in the works)

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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

BRITNEY SPEARS’ BOYS MIGHT BE MOVING IN

Britney Spears made the news after reuniting with her son Jayden over the Christmas holidays. Britney hasn’t seen her 18-year-old son in two years and she took to social media to express her delight. We just heard that Jayden and his older brother Sean are bored with their life in Hawaii with their dad Kevin Federline, so Jayden reuniting with his mom at Christmas was the first step to see if he and Sean want to move in with her at her Calabasas estate. Since the boys are now legally adults, they’re not stuck living with Kevin. As my source puts it, Brittany has way more money and way less rules, so it would make sense that the boys would be tempted to live with her, especially if she remains sane.

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Monday, December 30, 2024