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HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW

The biggest story of the week was the bloodbath ending of The White Lotus season three. Aside from all of the previous scoops we told you, here’s what we know.  The finale shattered ratings and creator Mike White thanked the cast for their hard work ( 7 months of filming in Thailand isn’t as glamorous as it sounds!) by sending the main characters the same thank you gift.  Fun fact:  Despite their screen time, each cast member is paid the exact same amount per episode to create equality, since   the LAST thing Mike wants is  tension on the set during the many months of filming.  This time around Mike sent each cast member monogrammed Goyard travel bags (they go for approximately $5k) as a token of his appreciation.

Speaking of The White Lotus, we just heard that although the location and cast is still being determined, pop star turned actor Harry Styles is up for a role of a character who is equally as famous as he is in real life, but with a very dark secret.  It’s far from a done deal, but don’t be too surprised if Harry’s name is on the list once the new cast is revealed later this year or in early 2026.

Jean Smart’s Hacks made the news for the release of season 4.  As we already told you, expect Delta Burke to appear on an episode.  Now we just heard Jean is also trying to get her other Designing Women costar, Annie Potts, to appear next season.  This season is already in the can, and if the show is renewed ( which is basically a sure bet) you can look for Annie in season five.

Russell Brand probably wasn’t too happy about being in the news after getting charged with sex crimes in London.  Here’s what we know.  His ex-wife, Katy Perry, has been informed that if the case goes to trial she will be asked to testify as a witness to some of his behaviors.  Katy can’t be forced to testify since the charges were issued in another country, but nonetheless she will be asked.  We are hearing that Katy intends to use any legal advantage to avoid getting dragged into Russell’s mess – whether overseas or in the US if charges are eventually filed here.

RHOBH Teddi Mellencamp made headlines when she revealed on her podcast, Two T’s In a Pod, that her famous father, singer John Mellencamp, is already planning her burial at a family plot in Indiana.  Here’s what we know.  Optimistic Teddi has every hope of winning her health battle and she isn’t giving up despite the bleak prognosis, but she’s also practical. She revealed on her podcast that she updated her will, but what she did NOT tell you is that she already laid out SPECIFIC arrangements for her memorial service/celebration of life.  When her time eventually comes (and we are hoping it’s a long way away) Teddi has specific instructions for who she wants AT the service and who she DOESN’T.  While Teddi didn’t tell our source who’s off the guest list, we have a hunch it’s some of the housewives she didn’t get along with.

Cher’s estranged son, Elijah Blue Allman was in the news when his wife, Marieangela King filed for divorce.  Readers might remember that Marieangela previously claimed that Cher KIDNAPPED Elijah to keep him from her.  Well what we just heard didn’t surprise us one bit – no one was happier by the divorce filing than Cher, and now she’s working overtime to repair her relationship with Elijah, relying on her other child, Chaz Bono to play peacemaker.  As our source explained, Cher wants peace in her family at this stage in her life ( hard to believe she’s almost 80) and since Chaz has a good relationship with Elijah Cher wants them to smooth things over and get the family reunited.

 

Thursday, April 10, 2025

MEGHAN MARKLE IS DETERMINED TO SUCCEED

Did Meghan Markle pull a marketing stunt that heralds back to the 1990’s?  More mature readers might recall Nabisco launched a line of fat free cookies called SnackWell’s only to quickly announce that the demand for their Devil’s Food variety exceeded production.  Sold out? Years later it was revealed the entire thing was a marketing ploy dreamed up to generate publicity and sales.  Well Meghan just launched her first products in her new line, As Ever, and within hours had to apologize to customers that the demand was so great it also exceeded production.  According to our source, Meghan made a very limited number of jars for this exact reason, and apparently her scheme worked.  She’s gotten tons of free publicity for the shortage, and now her other products are selling out!  Clever move, Meghan!

Thursday, April 10, 2025

JUSTIN BALDONI WANTS TO PULL TAYLOR SWIFT INTO THIS MESS

Justin Baldoni might have an ace up his sleeve in his seemingly endless battle with his former costar Blake Lively – and that ace just happens to be named Taylor Swift!  According to our source, Justin plans on subpoenaing Taylor and all of her correspondence with Blake as it relates to their feud.  (Is that even legal?) The source continues that the subpoena has already been written but the lawyers are waiting for the most opportune time to serve Taylor.  Justin apparently believes the last thing in the world that Blake wants is to drag Taylor into this mess and that this could be the key to putting the case to rest once and for all. These frivolous self-serving lawsuits are making both actors involved look bad, and hopefully Taylor can keep her distance…

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

PATRICK SCHWARZENEGGER: A FREE TROPICAL HONEYMOON?

Patrick Schwarzenegger made such a good  impression while filming The White Lotus at The Four Seasons in Thailand, that he was invited back to spend his honeymoon there -compliments of the hotel chain!  Patrick is set to marry his model fiance Abby Champion this year, and the hotel wants to welcome him back to Thailand and pick up the entire tab for a tropical honeymoon.  Thanks to his performance on The White Lotus, Patrick went from nepo-baby to bonafide actor, so the hotel chain feels hosting him and Abby for their honeymoon would be a publicity windfall.  Plus, our source reveals that Patrick won over many of the staff with his unassuming and humble personality (which they apparently did NOT expect since his father is Arnold Schwarzenegger and his mother Maria Shriver).

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

HOLLYWOOD WHODUNIT

This A-list celebrity has more exes than he cares to remember, but luckily he has the financial resources to buy their silence about his embarrassing “little secret”. LITERALLY it’s a LITTLE secret.  While he likes to talk tough and act like the BIG man on campus, he was more than shortchanged with his manhood.  One gal who has seen it describes it as shockingly small and worse – he doesn’t have a clue what to do with it.  It’s his Achilles heel so he’s used his wealth to keep his former flames quiet – until now.  One of his scorned lovers is now threatening to tell all about his lack of equipment since he recently turned on her. Luckily for her she claims to have the photos to back up her claim.  Let’s hope she used a zoom lens or it might be too small to even notice!

GUESS WHO!!!

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

“DESIGNING WOMEN” JEAN SMART AND DELTA BURKE WILL REUNITE ON HACKS

Jean Smart stirred up some headlines while promoting the upcoming season of her hit show, Hacks.  What Jean did NOT reveal on the press tour, but we just heard, is that her former Designing Women costar, Delta Burke, will appear as herself later in the season.  Since Jean’s Hacks character, Deborah Vance now hosts a late night talk show, it was the perfect opportunity to cast Delta as a celebrity guest. Jean has been wanting to have Delta on the show, and couldn’t be happier for the upcoming reunion.

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

THE GHOST OF JENNIFER COOLIDGE CONTINUES TO HAUNT THE WHITE LOTUS

Season three of The White Lotus just ended, and the online backlash has already started – with many fans unhappy that Gary/Greg seems to have gotten away with the murder of Jennifer Coolidge’s fan favorite character Tanya McQuoid.  Our inside source, who was spot on with the scoop on how the season ended, reveals that creator Mike White isn’t finished with this storyline and while it’s not decided yet if it will be addressed in the upcoming season four, ( it might!) it definitely will be before the series eventually ends. Since the series is one of MAX’s biggest hits, it could on for many seasons, but rest assured before it finally wraps up for good, Gary/Greg will pay the price for having Tanya murdered.

Monday, April 7, 2025

WE TOLD YA SO!

WHITE LOTUS SPOILER ALERT.  DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW THE SEASON ENDED! The final episode of season three of The White Lotus aired tonight but we already told you all of the shocking twists way back in February.

Back then we wrote this…
SPOILER ALERT! White Lotus fans: stop reading unless you’re curious about what might happen at the end of the third season. According to our well placed source (who accurately predicted that Jennifer Coolidge’s death would be addressed this season) here’s what else is likely to unfold. Our source, who was privy to some of the script development, predicts that Walton Goggins’ character Rick has one of the biggest plot twists – it will be revealed that the owner of the resort is actually his long lost father! As for Jason Isaacs’ smug character Timothy, the entire plot line about the FBI will turn out to be much ado about nothing and before the week is over he’s exonerated when his corrupt business partner takes the fall. The gal drama between Michelle Monaghan, Carrie Coon and Leslie Bibb’s characters also ends well – they mend their childhood friendships after a series of catty fights. And yes, spa manager Natasha Rothwell inherits all of the money once she uncovers that it was Greg who killed Jennifer Coolidge’s character. Again these are predictions, because series creator and show runner Mike White always shoots alternate versions to keep the cast and crew from blabbing!
And guess what! For the most part, that is EXACTLY what happened.  So once again
WE TOLD YA SO!
Sunday, April 6, 2025

POST MALONE ALSO SWEARS HE DIDN’T USE OZEMPIC

Okay, we WERE surprised to see Post Malone in Paris with another woman- she’s  Christy Lee, a cute student from The Parsons School of Design  in NY. It wasn’t long ago that he was engaged to Jamie, the mother of his baby daughter. But this sudden partner change is NOT as startling as the change in Malone’s appearance! He’s absolutely SKINNY!  I would not have recognized him! Last year he admitted that he lost 60 pounds,  and said he did it by giving up soda  and using lots of hot sauce, while continuing to chain smoke.  (Another Ozempic denier?)  Looks like the continued weight loss gave him lots of self confidence and he’s become a ladies man. He says he’s never been happier…

Sunday, April 6, 2025

LIZZO SHOWS OFF HER NEW LOOK

Lizzo is obviously enjoying showing off her slimmer physique and she must be shopping like a madwoman for new clothes in smaller sizes. It IS interesting that she calls herself a “former vegan” – maybe NOT eating meat, and using protein substitutes instead – is NOT a great idea for weight control. At least it didn’t work for her. Lizzo still denies using Ozempic, but she never denied using OTHER appetite suppressing drugs.  Maybe she lost that weight counting calories like she claims, but either way, she looks good!

Sunday, April 6, 2025