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CHRIS ROCK: THE SLAP BROUGHT GOOD LUCK

Ever since that Oscar Slap, good things keep happening for Chris Rock. The Slap was a real shock to his system and his ego, but despite his discomfort with it, his comedy tour started selling OUT. Onstage he didn’t want to talk about The Slap but he joked about being “lonely in his fifties.” (Can you believe he’s 57?) The next thing we knew, he had found himself a girlfriend and they were seen vacationing together in Croatia. Lake Bell, 43, is a cute and accomplished actress, writer, and director, and most important, she’s known for being FUNNY. She was backstage at Madison Square Garden for Chris’s big show there last week with Kevin Hart, and turns up at his other shows whenever possible. Chris has very little to complain about these days…

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Chris Rock Girlfriend Lake Bell Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA The Slap
Thursday, July 28, 2022
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ANA DE ARMAS: UNLIKELY BUT ADORABLE MARILYN MONROE

We had never heard of Ana de Armas, 34, until Ben Affleck started dating her during the pandemic. In 2019, Knives Out was released and she made quite a splash. She met Ben when they filmed Deep Water in 2020 and they seemed to spend every day together afterward until they drifted apart in 2021. It was quite an accomplishment when this Cuban/Spanish actress was cast to play Marilyn Monroe in the Netflix feature Blonde, described as a “psychological drama.” Certainly it was easier for her to LOOK like Marilyn than to imitate her breathy American accent. The movie’s director says he aims to show what it felt like to BE Marilyn. Ana posted the above photo from the film – Bobby Cannavale plays her husband, the baseball star Joe DiMaggio.

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Ana de Armas Ben Affleck Blonde Bobby Cannavale Marilyn Monroe
Thursday, July 28, 2022
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ALEC BALDWIN IS SET TO TIE THE NICK CANNON RECORD

Nick Cannon’s announcement this week that he just fathered his 8th child, reminded us that the OTHER actor in competition for father of the decade, Alec Baldwin, is expecting his 8th baby this fall. The main difference between these two prolific guys is that Nick’s babies have many different mothers, while six of Alec’s kids come from his current wife Hilaria, and one (Ireland, 26) from his ex-wife Kim Basinger. Alec’s wife Hilaria had two miscarriages in 2019, so Alec fell behind in the race with Cannon. We wonder if Hilaria’s pretending to be Spanish has anything to do with her desire to have SO many kids with a 64 year old father. What IS she thinking? ALL the Baldwin kids are under the age of 9 – can you imagine the chaos in that household? And Hilaria, 38, does NOT appear to be slowing down…

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Alec Baldwin Hilaria Baldwin Kids Nick Cannon
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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ALICIA SILVERSTONE: BED, BATH, AND BEYOND

Clueless star Alicia Silverstone, 45, seems to take great care of her dogs- she’s frequently seen walking them in the Hollywood Hills. It’s her parenting methods that have never ceased to amaze us. When her son Bear was a baby, Alicia used to chew his vegetarian meals FOR him and spit the food into his mouth, like a bird does. She insists it’s a very “natural“ thing to do. In 2020, when Bear was 9, Alicia revealed that she and her long-haired Bear took baths together. THAT was a difficult mental picture. Now Bear is 11, and Alicia recently confessed that she and her son still SLEEP together. We can’t help but wonder what this is doing to Bear- do his friends make fun of him? Does he HAVE friends?

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Alicia Silverstone Bath Bear Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA Sleep Son
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY WAS IN NO HURRY TO GET MARRIED

Matthew McConaughey ,53, and his Brazilian model wife Camila Alves,43, were guests at the Gran Prix races in France, and from the way he holds her hand, they look very together. They met in 2006 and their first son Levi was born in 2008. Matthew was happily unmarried and didn’t want to jinx it by actually tying the knot. (He admired Kurt and Goldie’s relationship.) But in 2010 after their daughter Vida was born, Camila gave Matthew an ultimatum: it’s now or never. Matthew admitted he didn’t want to do it just because it was the RIGHT thing to do – he wanted to WANT to get married. After talking to both divorced and happily married friends, he decided he DID want to, and they married in 2012 with no regrets so far…

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Camila Alves France Married Matthew McConaughey Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
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IS THIS THE PERFECT FAMILY, OR WHAT?

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck didn’t spend ALL their time smooching in Paris, where they’re honeymooning with four of their kids. Jennifer brought her twins Max and Emme, and Ben brought his two daughters Seraphina and Violet – he left his young son Sam at home. From all the photos we’ve seen, the kids seem to get along really well and love to hang out together. Ben and Jen took their blended family shopping and after visiting Dior and an art supply store (for Serephina) they visited Micromania– a popular video game retailer. Ben stocked up on games (for Sam at home?) while their eagle-eyed bald bodyguards (above) looked on. You can see Emme in the shop doorway and Max is next to Ben. Crowds gather outside the Costes Hotel in Paris to watch the honeymooners coming and going.

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Ben Affleck Honeymoon Jennifer Lopez Kids Paris Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA Shopping
Monday, July 25, 2022
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OUR TWO FAVORITE ROOMS IN THE NEW AFFLECK/LOPEZ HOUSE

While Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are on their Italian honeymoon (with their kids, no less!) work has begun on the new 60 million dollar 29,000 sq ft Beverly Hills house they bought before they left. They kept the purchase a big secret and nobody knows exactly what they paid for it, but billionaire James Packer once owned it. You already know it has 7 bedrooms and everything else a human could want, but after checking out the photos we picked out the two rooms we love most. The first is the amazingly well-equipped beauty salon that will keep the blended families looking their best. Sigh. Drool. The second desirable room also made us dizzy with envy- it’s the closet – and it looks like an expensive boutique. Now THAT’S breathtaking luxury…

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Monday, July 25, 2022
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WHAT IS ADELE’S BOYFRIEND REALLY THINKING?

Adele and her boyfriend Rich Paul are vacationing in Italy and in this photo they are boarding a yacht to soak up the sun with friends. By all accounts, Adele is crazy about Rich, (she says he’s “hilarious” and “smart.”) but his feelings are not as clear. Remember, right before Adele canceled her residency at Caesar’s Palace, she admitted she was miserable because Rich was working and unable to be with her to prepare for the opening. HE was the problem. Rich manages LeBron James and other NBA players and has a very busy schedule of his own. It was a tearful drama when Adele announced to fans that she called off the Las Vegas series of shows just 24 hours before. She immediately flew to Rich’s Beverly Hills house and stayed there until he calmed her down. Looks like she’s the clingy and emotional one, and Rich is the sensible one in this coupling. All in all, Adele’s happiness seems to depend on how her romance is going with Rich. Obviously he’s fond of her and has fun in her world, but he’s walking on eggs, juggling his job and trying not to upset her. Not exactly a match made in heaven…

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Adele Boyfriend Clingy Drama Rich Paul
Sunday, July 24, 2022
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KHLOE KARDASHIAN GOT HER ABS THE EASY WAY

PHOTOSHOP FAIL!! You don’t have to be Arnold Schwarzenegger to detect some very amateur photoshopping on Khloe Kardashian’s abs in the photo above. Real abs never looked swirly like this! Somebody should have consulted a muscle magazine before attempting to improve her physique.  Did you know the Kardashian family has a FULL-TIME 9 to 5 photoshop expert working for them every day of the week, making sure NO photo is released without beautification? So we may NEVER know what these girls who love to get undressed, REALLY look like!

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Abs Khloe Kardashian Photoshop?
Sunday, July 24, 2022
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WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?

Alas, sometimes fashion does all the wrong things. Football quarterback Russell Wilson and his gorgeous singer wife Ciara turned up at the ESPYS 2022 award show (for sports) dressed to the nines. This handsome and stylish couple is often the best looking one in the room. On this night however, we have to comment on Ciara’s fashion choice. All eyes must have been on her chest all evening because it’s screaming for attention. Her strangely provocative dress succeeds in attracting all the wrong type of glances and snickers, and it cheapens their usually elegant look. She deserves better…

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Bad Fashion Ciara Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA Russell Wilson
Thursday, July 21, 2022
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