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THE JOE BIDEN DILEMMA

Even though it’s Friday and our usual day for our popular Here’s What We Know feature, we just couldn’t NOT share this lengthy newsworthy tidbit. According to our well placed political source, President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance last night might have been part of a bigger plan. Please keep in mind this is gossip but it makes perfect sense if you keep an open mind. Behind the scenes, higher ups in the Democratic Party were hoping Biden wouldn’t run for re-election, but when he insisted, they decided if they gave him enough rope he would hang himself. Despite his good intentions, 81-year-old Biden showed his age and then some last night, and now even some of the most loyal Democrats are calling for him to be replaced. My source points out that many people in the party believed that Joe’s performance WOULDN’T be up to par, which is why they insisted on having the first debate BEFORE the Democratic Convention where he is expected to be nominated as the candidate. Keep in mind, this is the FIRST time in history a debate has been held before the convention. Since Joe hasn’t officially been nominated, the thinking is, it will be easier to replace him. Although he’s insisting he’s going to stay in the race, behind the scenes everyone from senators to cabinet members are urging him to step down. My source adds that the plan is to get Joe to announce he’s dropping out of the race but will continue to serve the remainder of his term as president and designate his delegates to someone else. (Personally, we’d love to have a female candidate)

Friday, June 28, 2024

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!

Photo: Instagram Lauren’s Met Gala dress

Thursday, June 27, 2024

DO JUSTIN AND HAILEY BIEBER LACK TOGETHERNESS?

We’ve heard that when Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey dress up to go out at night they often look like they are going to entirely different places. This Saturday night photo of the Biebers fully illustrates that observation. Justin and his pregnant wife joined friends for dinner at the 4 Charles Prime Rib supper club in New York. Hailey looks appropriately glamorous in white satin, while Justin looks like he’s going fishing somewhere in the suburbs. And of course he tops it off with that ever-present baseball cap. Looks like they don’t collaborate fashion-wise before leaving home…

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA

Thursday, June 27, 2024

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

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

HOLLYWOOD WHODUNIT

Through the years we’ve heard almost every kinky fetish out there (and written many of them as blind items) but this one is new -even for us. Even though he could well afford to fly private, this international star usually opts for commercial flights and now we know WHY. As off-the-charts as this sounds, he has a specific kink – he likes to sniff women’s pantyhose, specifically ones worn by flight attendants after a long flight. During a recent London to LA flight he chatted up one of the sexier attendants and eventually he revealed what he was into. He offered to pay her $1000 for her used pantyhose, so before the flight landed she headed to the lavatory and removed them. He still buys her hose after long flights and has her ship them to a P.O. box in a discreet package addressed to his alias.

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

ALEC BALDWIN DOESN’T WANT A MAGA JURY

Alec Baldwin‘s trial on involuntary manslaughter charges is set to begin July 9, and according to our insider, the defense attorneys want to poll prospective jurors on what they think about Donald Trump. Not only did Alec portray an unflattering version of Donald on Saturday Night Live, but he’s been outspoken regarding his disdain for him. Alec’s defense attorneys are hoping to persuade the judge to allow jurors to be polled on their political leanings and whether they support Trump, even though the trial has nothing to do with politics. Remember where you read this if the judge allows this unconventional line of questioning during the process of selecting jurors!

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

ANGELINA JOLIE: THERE’S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS

Angelina Jolie has gotten a taste of Broadway now that she’s won her first Tony Award as a producer of the musical, The Outsiders. Although Angelina has an accomplished career as a Hollywood actress, she’s never conquered the stage, but she’s hoping to change that now. According to my source, Angelina is working on a one-woman stage show similar to Bette Midler’s acclaimed, I’ll Eat You Last. Angelina isn’t sharing any of the details just yet, but she is telling friends she’s hoping to begin previews of the unnamed show in early 2025…

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE HAS A DECISION TO MAKE

Justin TimberlakeHAS has a real life “Sophie’s Choice” to make regarding his recent arrest for that DWI. According to my source, some in Justin’s camp (including his sensible wife Jessica Biel) are suggesting he own up to the charges and take his medicine like a man. Others close to him are telling him to fight, fight, fight, and use every legal trick in the book to get the charges dropped. My source says that publicly Jessica will stand by her husband and support whatever he decides, but privately she fears that fighting the charges will keep the story alive longer and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees. Only time will tell what Justin decides.

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA

Monday, June 24, 2024

WE TOLD YA SO!

Well that was fast! On June 10 we reported that Suri Cruise was thinking of following in the footsteps of another nepo baby, Brad Pitt’s daughter Shiloh, and ditching her father’s last name. As soon as she turned 18, Shiloh legally changed her last name to Jolie. Suri recently turned 18 and according to People magazine (see link) is listed in her graduation program as Suri Noelle. My source reveals that Suri is using her own funds to start the legal process of changing her middle name, Noelle, into her last name. She figured taking her famous mom, Katie Holmes’ last name, wouldn’t give her any anonymity. Remember dear reader, we had this scoop FIRST and it took two 2 weeks for the other celebrity outlets to catch up!

https://people.com/suri-cruise-graduated-high-school-goes-by-suri-noelle-in-program-8668142

Monday, June 24, 2024

ALEX TREBEK WILL LIVE ON IN YOUR MAILBOX

The late great Alex Trebek is getting honored with his own United States stamp! Our source told us that Alex will be included in an upcoming series of postage stamps featuring American game shows, including Jeopardy, which he hosted for 37 seasons (!) from 1984 until his passing in 2020. According to tradition, it’s usually 5 years from someone’s death until they can be featured on a stamp, so expect Alex’s to his your local post office in 2025.

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA

Sunday, June 23, 2024