By Mark Gray
12:30pm PDT, Jul 22, 2023
Concert stoppage
Miranda Lambert became a trending topic after she stopped her song "Tin Man" mid-performance to scold some fans for taking too many selfies during her set. "These girls are worried about their selfies and not listening to the song, and it's p****** me off a little bit. I don't like it — at all!" she said. Concert fans were split on Miranda's moment but most seemed to believe she overreacted. Whoopi Goldberg sided with the Grammy winner, but LL Cool J told her to "get over it." Social media seemed to have the selfie takers' backs, too. One of the women who Miranda scolded vowed to never go see her in concert again.
Busted
Gigi Hadid's leisurely vacation went up in smoke. The runway model and a pal were arrested in the Cayman Islands in mid-July after customs officers found marijuana in their luggage, the Cayman Island newspaper Cayman Mal Road reported on July 17. Gigi and a friend reportedly flew private from the United States to Owen Roberts International Airport on July 10. The women were detained after a scan found their luggage contained a small amount of marijuana and "utensils used for the consumption of ganja." Gigi and her friend were both released on bail and pleaded guilty to marijuana possession in Summary Court two days after the arrest. They were fined $1,000. Gigi's rep told "Entertainment Tonight," "Gigi was traveling with marijuana purchased legally in New York City with a medical license. It has also been legal for medical use in Grand Cayman since 2017. Her record remains clear and she enjoyed the rest of her time on the island." Gigi continued on with her vacation and shared several enviable images of her trip. "All's well that ends well," she wrote alongside a series of snaps.
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Song controversy
Jason Aldean's song and music video for "Try That in a Small Town" is causing controversy. Although the song was released in May, it went viral after CMT pulled the music video — which critics say has a "pro-lynching" message — in mid-July. The music video features footage from the BLM protests of 2020 and was filmed in front of the Tennessee courthouse where an 18-year-old Black man was lynched a century ago. Some further believe the video and song are pro-gun, which struck a chord with critics given that Jason was on stage when a gunman opened fire on the crowd, killing 58, during 2017's Route 91 Harvest music festival, which remains the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Jason's supporters — and there are a lot of them — say the song promotes small town values. Jason's performance of the track was featured on ABC's broadcast of CMA Fest on July 19, but none of the music video aired.
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Airing it out
Crystal Hefner went through hours of therapy and "deprogramming" to untangle her life as Hugh Hefner's wife. Crystal, who married the late Playboy magazine founder when she was 26, is set to release a memoir about the environment inside the Playboy Mansion, which she described as "toxic." "It's called 'Only Say Good Things' because I [had] a conversation with Hef and he let me know: 'Once I go, when I'm gone, please only say good things about me,'" she told the New York Post. "I kept that promise for the last five years. After going through a lot of therapy and healing, I realized that I needed to be honest about my time there. The book is about healing from a toxic environment." Crystal, who married Hef in 2012 and was by his side when he died in 2017, often felt that she was in a coercive relationship in which the publishing giant was dependent on her. She also said she had a 6 p.m. curfew and wasn't allowed to go out with friends. "Towards the end of his life, I felt like I couldn't leave him. I had to take care of him," Crystal said. "It was like, 'OK, he adores me and he needs me, and he leans on me for so many different reasons and I can't leave him.' So I was there till the very end."
It's over
After seven years of marriage, Joe Manganiello and Sofia Vergara are calling it quits. "We have made the difficult decision to divorce. As two people that love and care for one another very much, we politely ask for respect of our privacy at this time as we navigate this new phase of our lives," the duo said in a statement two days before he officially filed divorce paperwork. Split speculation mounted after Joe wasn't by the "Modern Family" star's side as she celebrated her 51st birthday in Italy earlier in the month. Fans also felt his recent birthday message to Sofia posted on social media was lacking love. "Sofia and Joe have been growing apart for a while now and are taking some distance from each other to contemplate their future," a source told Page Six. Another source said, "At the start of Sofia's big birthday trip those close to her were explaining away Joe's absence with the excuse that he was busy filming back on the East Coast; that excuse barely held up due to the writers strike, but once the actors strike took effect, he could have been on the first flight… and he quite clearly is not. So now no one out there with her is even attempting to pretend that it's not over. It's over. It's done."
Unsolved case details
The unsolved Tupac Shakur murder case has some new developments. On July 17, Las Vegas-area police searched a home in connection with the killing. The rapper was shot and killed in September 1996 while riding in a car with Death Row Records founder Suge Knight just one block from the Las Vegas Strip. Earlier that night, the "All Eyez On Me" rapper got into a fight at MGM Grand with known gang member Orlando Anderson. The Las Vegas home that police descended on belongs to a woman named Paula Clemons, whom TMZ reported is married to Keefe D, a gang member who claims he was in the car with Tupac's gunman (he says it was Orlando, who happens to be his nephew). Orlando was later killed in a shootout in 1998. On July 20, ABC News reported that authorities seized hard drives, USB drives, photos of possible suspects in the slaying and magazine articles about that fateful 1996 evening. The newly seized evidence in the case is now being presented to a Las Vegas grand jury, but it could take months to determined if anyone will be indicted. A police official said charging decisions are not imminent.
Divorcing
Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez are divorcing after two years of marriage. The split news emerged after she was seen at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in mid-July without her wedding ring. According to TMZ, the duo quietly separated in January and Dalton, a luxury realtor in Los Angeles, has been casually dating in recent months. Ariana and Dalton apparently tried to save their marriage a few times, but it never worked out, as their lives are just vastly different. "They've been really good friends throughout the entire process, and their friends and families have been trying to protect them," an insider told Page Six. The pop star has allegedly moved on too: She's reportedly dating her "Wicked" co-star Ethan Slater, who is separated from his wife of five years.
Baby bliss
Just call her Mama Lindsay. Lindsay Lohan and her husband, Bader Shammas, welcomed a baby boy on July 17. The couple named their little one Luai, which means "shield or protector" in Arabic. Luai was born in Dubai, where the couple lives. "The family is over the moon in love," her rep said. It's believed that several of the "Parent Trap" star's family will soon head to Dubai to meet the new addition.
