By Mark Gray
6:56pm PST, Feb 26, 2023
My bad
One week after Roselyn Sanchez spoke of her breast lift — which prompted her husband to speak of her "Frankenstein boobs with scars and stitches" — he is issuing a mea culpa. "I have to start with an apology," he told his actress wife on their "He Said, Ella Dijo" podcast. "I have taken a lot of backlash and heat for my 'Frankenstein boob' comment and in self reflection, even though I was joking and you know me and you know how we joke with each other all the time, it was a comment that didn't need to be said, even as a joke. I apologize. You're beautiful, you're strong. You're jamming and I could have been a little more sensitive with my comment." Last week, the "Fantasy Island" star detailed that she was dealing with "depression" after the surgery procedure, and said it might have to do with Eric's reaction. "I caused a depression … that's what all these outlets are saying … I laugh and I have to take it," the "The Rookie" actor now says. "To clarify, I did not cause her a depression, she was going through that before my comment. I owned up to it, I apologize to you and any listeners that I offended. Phew, tough!" The happily married duo got into another playful spat when she said the Hallmark star looks "disgusted" when she's topless and still healing. "You're making me look like a villain and I have never done anything inappropriate!" he exclaimed. "I didn't look at you disgusted. I looked right at you, I didn't look at your boobs."
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He's back!
After being sidelined for his ageist and sexist remarks last week, Don Lemon is set to return to CNN… but he's going to have to take part in some sort of "training." Last week Don caught nonstop backlash after saying that presidential candidate Nikki Haley "isn't in her prime." Don's co-hosts, both of whom were women, were stunned and taken aback. "Don't shoot the messenger. I'm just saying what the facts are. Google it," he said. Citing an internal memo, TMZ is now reporting that Don and CNN chief executive Chris Licht had a long discussion. In the chat, the former "Don Lemon Tonight" newsman was told he'd have to participate in formal training in order to return to the air, but the exact type of "training" wasn't mentioned in the internal memo. He will return to "CNN This Morning" on Feb. 22.
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'Uncomfortable' chat
Liam Neeson appeared on "The View" last week to promote his new film "Marlowe," but the interview ended up being "embarrassing" because of Joy Behar's fawning. During the appearance, Liam was shown a video compilation of all the times Joy has mentioned the actor's name, something he handled in stride. In a new chat with Rolling Stone, though, Liam implied that he won't be rushing back to the daytime show anytime soon. "I was in the dressing room drinking a cup of tea, turned the TV up, and I thought, oh, this will be great. They're talking about gun violence in America, and I agree that it's an American problem. I go onstage and join the ladies during the break, and I was congratulating them on this discussion," he said. "And then our segment starts and it's just all this BS with Joy and Liam Neeson and having a crush, and I've known Whoopi [Goldberg] for years and Joy a little bit, but I just wasn't impressed. I'm uncomfortable in those situations, you know?" Liam ending having a nice conversation with Sunny Hostin, but Joy's affection was unfortunately the most memorable moment of the interview. "The segment's all about this — oof —thirteen, fourteen-year-old crush. It's just a bit embarrassing," Liam concluded.
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Let's face it
Madonna is striking a pose and facing her critics head on. Two weeks ago, the pop star was skewered online after appearing puffy at the Grammy Awards. Social media had a field day, and few of the comments were of the kind variety. On Monday, Feb. 20, Madge posted a picture to Twitter referencing her face. "Look how cute i am now that swelling from surgery has gone down. Lol," she wrote alongside a laugh-crying emoji. Fans weren't sure what to make of the caption and others thought she was using a filter.
Weighted world
Megan McCain is not joining the Ozempic weight loss craze anytime soon. Ever since the arrival of her daughter, Clover in January, the former "The View" co-host said she's been "urged" to take the take the drug. "I'm told, 'Everyone is doing it,' as if that was ever a compelling case," she wrote in her Daily Mail column. Meghan has even been offered "a black market freebie" to help her lose weight postpartum. "Let me make one thing very clear. I'm not taking it," she argued. "There's a clear moral issue here. … I would rather have a few extra pounds than shoot myself up with medicine." Ozempic, the diabetes-turned-weight-loss drug, has been hailed as a miracle weight loss shot, but it's not cheap, as it goes for about $1,000 a shot. Several celebrities have admitted to taking the drug, such as Elon Musk and Chelsea Handler, but the list is likely much longer. "Now, I understand some people legitimately struggle with obesity and need Ozempic. But I am not one of those people," Meghan said.
Hair confession
Shawn Mendes stunned his followers last month when he shaved his head. Soon after, theories were thrown around as to why he lopped off his famous locks, but the singer is now detailing the reason behind the decision, and it's not complicated. Shawn just wanted to do it. Plain and simple. "I think everyone should know what they look like with a shaved head," the "Stitches" hitmaker told WSJ. Magazine. "I also was just feeling this urge to just shake myself up a little bit." Around the same time as the hair makeover, Shawn canceled his world tour and cited his mental health. "The process was very difficult. A lot of doing therapy, a lot of trying to understand how I was feeling and what was making me feel that way," he said.
