Engaged

HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW

Travis Kelce and his brother Jason made headlines this week with their $100 million podcast deal with Amazon, but we just heard, however, that their payday will substantially INCREASE if they persuade Travis’s girlfriend, Taylor Swift, to appear on the show. No surprise there. Taylor’s presence at NFL games last season pulled in tons of new viewers, and the thinking behind the bonus incentive is that Taylor can do the same for the podcast.

Justin Theroux was talked about this week when we heard about his engagement to actress Nicole Bloom. We know this: Before Justin and Nicole announced their engagement, he reached out to his former wife, Jennifer Aniston, and broke the news to her himself. According to my well placed source, Justin and Jen remain good friends even though their marriage didn’t last, and that’s why he gave her the heads up. She is genuinely happy that he’s found someone to share his life with, so don’t fall for the soon-to-be tabloid stories claiming she’s distraught. She’s not!

This week Armie Hammer was all over the news when he revealed he was selling his beloved truck because he couldn’t afford the gas. Loyal readers will remember we were the first to report about his financial struggles. We just heard this interesting update: Now that Armie has a regular car, he’s planning to make some money as an Uber driver! As shocking as that sounds, remember, Armie previously held a job selling timeshares. According to my source, Arnie’s incredibly wealthy family isn’t helping him, so he’s determined to prove to them, and to the world, that he doesn’t need their financial support.

Who is surprised that narcissistic Donald Trump was in the news yet again for more bad behavior? This time Donald made headlines for his inappropriate conduct at Arlington National Cemetery where he turned a solemn moment into a manufactured political stunt. Donald may not be too happy to find out what we just heard. One of the families of the soldiers buried there is gearing up to sue him and his campaign for the unauthorized photography of the grave. That is strictly for prohibited by national law.

In unpleasant news, Dancing With The Stars regular Artem Chigvintsev made headlines when he was arrested and charged with domestic violence and spousal abuse. Not a fun subject to gossip about, but nonetheless here’s what we know. The argument between Artem and his wife (and assumed victim) Nikki Garcia aka Nikki Bella that started the incident was over an infidelity. Our source didn’t know who accused who of cheating, but that was rumored to be what caused the situation to escalate and reportedly get physical.

And finally our gal Kamala Harris made the news for making news! She granted her first interview since becoming the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate to CNN and we just heard this. She’s lining up more sit-downs with other networks, including the conservative FOX News. Expect to see her upcoming interviews after the September presidential debate.

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TAYLOR SWIFT IS DAYS AWAY FROM A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

We are bombarded by Taylor Swift gossip lately, so add this to the list of scoops. Our Taylor source has been spot-on now for months, so here’s what we just heard: Travis Kelce has asked Taylor’s dad for PERMISSION to marry her, and if all the stars align, they will announce their engagement just a few days after the Super Bowl on Valentine’s Day. Taylor doesn’t take the stage in Australia until two days AFTER V-Day so the timing is perfect. If it doesn’t happen then, however, our source insists it will happen SOON after.

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA  Taylor leaving recording session at Electric Lady Studio in NYC

MEL B THINKS SHE FINALLY FOUND THE RIGHT MAN

Melanie “Scary Spice” Brown, 47, is taking a chance on love once again. She’s wearing an engagement ring from her boyfriend of three years, UK hairdresser Rory McPhee, 36. This will be her 3rd marriage – her last one to Stephen Belafonte (fake name) was a disaster. His birth name was Stephen Stansbury and he was described as a con man. He had a criminal record and a history of abusing women. Divorcing him in 2019 cost Mel B a LOT of money. Last year, Melanie worked as a judge on The Masked singer: Australia and Rory was the hairdresser on the show. The rest is history.

 

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DANE COOK LIKES ‘EM YOUNG

Just found out how comedian Dane Cook, 50, managed to get engaged to much younger Kelsi Taylor, who is only 23. According to The Daily Mail, a writer named Traci Egan Morrissey researched Cook by closely examining his social media. Tracie discovered that before he got engaged, Dane and his pals around HIS age, used to get together for “game night” parties at his large house, and invite lots of teenage girls (ONLY teenage girls.) There are photos from some of these parties and Kelsi appears in one from 2016 when she was 17. At least one of the girls ID’d at these parties was only 14. Apparently Dane and his middle-aged friends preferred very young females. There was no implication that anything illicit or illegal happened (Dane says he didn’t date Kelsi until she was 18) but it does make you wonder…

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DOES BELLA THORNE REALLY WANT TO GET MARRIED?

Disney kid turned naughty girl Bella Thorne, 23, is dead serious about her new Italian popstar boyfriend Ben Mascolo, 28,- after all, they ARE engaged. He’s a singer from Modena, Italy, and THAT was a problem during quarantine, but they are now reunited in Italy. Last year they managed to film his first movie together, Time Is Up, in Rome. They met and fell in love at Coachella in 2019 shortly after Bella had a messy split with Mod Sun. Afterward, Bella said she identifies as pansexual. Mod Sun is now seen everywhere with Avril Lavigne, while Bella and Ben are in Milan. Life goes on…

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BRITNEY SPEARS: AND SO IT BEGINS…

Sam Asghari didn’t waste a MINUTE getting engaged to Britney Spears as soon as her father Jamie indicated that he was giving up on the conservatorship and Brit will soon be free to spend her own money. Her hot young boyfriend stayed with Britney for five years waiting for this to happen. You can bet that HE will be more than happy to take over Jamie’s duties – running Britney’s life and her finances ASAP. We predicted this – and now we predict that Britney will become pregnant soon, and with the baby demanding her attention, she will barely notice what Sam is up to….

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WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD GET ENGAGED TO ANDY DICK?


Hard to imagine, but a perfectly normal (and attractive) young woman has said yes to a marriage proposal from Andy Dick. The fiancé is Elisa Jordana, 32, and she has a YouTube show, Kermit And Friends, that Andy, 55, often appears on. Is it possible she doesn’t know about his predilections? Andy has been arrested numerous times for drug possession and DUI (he once crashed his car in front of my house and ran away) Banned from driving, he rode bicycles to clubs where he molested doormen by shoving his hand down their pants. He’s been beaten up and arrested numerous times for forcefully kissing, licking, and molesting both women and men, and indecent exposure (once in McDonalds!) His last girlfriend has a restraining order against him effective until 2023. Elisa says she loves Andy’s sense of humor, but hopefully, she will google him and come to her senses.

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PARIS HILTON: HAPPY AT LAST?

Since her YOUNGER sister Nicky Hilton, 37, married James Rothschild in 2015, Paris Hilton, 40, has been obsessed with finding an impressive man herself. But how do you compete with a Rothschild worth $1.49 billion? Through the years, Paris has dated handsome actors, singers, and models, plus a couple of young European playboy heirs. (Did you know she dated Benji Madden in 2008?) She got engaged a few times, but tabloids believe she paid for her own expensive rings. What’s a girl to do? Paris finally settled on a family friend, Carter Reum, also 40, and he gave her a big ring. He’s educated and calls himself an entrepreneur, like Paris does, and his net worth is around 35 million. Not bad, but Paris is worth around 300 million. Carter loves publicity – he’s co-written books, appears as a guest commentator on TV, and seems to enjoy all the attention he gets with Paris. He’s a lucky guy.

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LILY COLLINS IS HOPELESSLY IN LOVE WITH REDFORD

Emily in Paris star Lily Collins and her boyfriend, filmmaker Charlie McDowell, took a chance and adopted this little pooch last December. They “took a chance” because their relationship was still fairly new, and it would be awful to split up and both want custody of the dog. They named him Redford (there IS a resemblance) and happily they got engaged in September, so little Redford has a happy home and two doting parents.

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ARIANA GRANDE’S FIANCEE CAN’T BELIEVE HIS GOOD LUCK

Imagine if you were a young real estate agent selling expensive homes in Los Angeles and your company sent you out to show a home to Ariana Grande. Exciting, right? She was shopping for a getaway place located outside of LA. Apparently Ariana took one look at Dalton Gomez and was instantly attracted. She arranged a private meeting and the rest is history. Not only did Dalton sell her a pricey house, but he landed the buyer as his girlfriend. All this happened before Valentines Day when Ariana was seen seen kissing a “mystery man” in a random bar in Northridge. Since then they have been quarantining together (at each other’s homes) very successfully in LA, and the result is a big fat engagement ring on Ariana’s finger. Dalton must feel like he won the lottery!

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