By Mark Gray
10:55am PDT, Oct 2, 2023
"Fans" girl
Emmy winner Drea de Matteo has said she turned to the controversial subscription site OnlyFans because she had few other choices after losing acting jobs over her refusal to comply with COVID-19 vaccination mandates.
"I know some people have said some nasty things about me having joined OnlyFans. But, you know, the way we see it in this house is mommy's a warrior, not accepting defeat," the "Sopranos" alum, 51, told Fox News. "I figured, 'OK, so everybody's in their underwear and being sexy on Instagram and I don't do that, but I can do that and get paid for it.' … I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner," she recalled.
The "Sons of Anarchy" star said she felt forced to "switch careers." As a result, she claimed her agent ditched her and she "almost lost" her home. "I just don't care … I'd rather save my family than save face," she added.
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'Community' comments
Stop us if you've heard this: Chevy Chase is trashing "Community."
Over the years, the "Saturday Night Live" alum has bashed the NBC show that he was on for four seasons, and he did so again on Marc Maron's "WTF" podcast in late September.
"I honestly felt the show wasn't funny enough for me, ultimately. I felt a little bit constrained," he said. "Everybody had their bits, and I thought they were all good. It just wasn't hard-hitting enough for me."
In addition to slamming the show, Chevy also didn't have kind words for his co-stars. "I didn't mind the character," he said of his role as curmudgeonly millionaire Pierce Hawthorne. "I just felt that it was… I felt happier being alone. I just didn't want to be surrounded by that table, every day, with those people. It was too much."
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Amid her husband's mounting legal troubles and run for a second term in the White House, Melania Trump has "quietly" renegotiated her prenuptial agreement with Donald Trump, according to a new report.
"Over the last year, Melania and her team have been quietly negotiating a new 'postnup' agreement between herself and Donald Trump," a source told Page Six on Sept. 28. "This is at least the third time Melania has renegotiated the terms of her martial agreement."
However, the renegotiation shouldn't raise red flags about the state of the Trumps' marriage — rather, it's meant to make sure their 17-year-old son, Barron, is taken care of. "Melania is most concerned about maintaining and increasing a substantial trust for their son, Barron," the source added. The former model is reportedly concerned about her husband's legal bills after a string of court defeats. The renegotiated prenup would "provide a more solid future" for her and their son should the couple split. "It's not that she threatened to leave him," the source insisted. "It's definitely the underlying idea."
Under the new agreement, Melania is provided for via money and property. A second source told Page Six, "I know that she wanted it to provide her with more money, and also — from what I understand — there's a specific amount at minimum that Barron is supposed to obtain."
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Class is in session
Britney Spears' mother Lynne Spears is reportedly taking on part-time work at a local school as she struggles to pay her bills — despite the fact that her famous daughter is reportedly worth $60 million. Lynne's younger daughter, Jamie Lynn Spears, is estimated to be worth $6 million.
The Spears family matriarch "is struggling to pay her bills, but she has already substituted for several classes at [a local school]," a source told DailyMail.com. Substitute teachers make about $15 a hour in Kentwood, Louisiana, where Lynne is teaching.
Prior to her older daughter's rise to fame in the late '90s, the 68-year-old worked as a teacher and ran a daycare in Louisiana. Over the years, Lynne's relationship with Britney has soured and thus her finances have been "seriously impacted," the source said.
Hard fall
Oscar-winning actress Sophia Loren is recovering in a Swiss hospital after falling down and suffering several bone fractures including to her femur and hip.
The 89-year-old Italian star fell in the bathroom of her home in Geneva, Switzerland, and required emergency surgery to repair the damage to her bones, her rep told People magazine in late September. An message posted to the Sophia Loren Restaurant Instagram page said, "A fall at her home in Geneva today caused Ms. Loren hip fractures. Operated with a positive outcome, she will now have to observe a short period of recovery and follow a road to rehabilitation. Thankfully everything worked out for the best and the Lady will be back with us very soon."
Judge's ruling
A New York judge ruled that Donald Trump and his adult sons — Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump — are liable for fraud for inflating the value of their family businesses in order to get better deals from banks and insurers. If the ruling stands, it would essentially gut the former president's business empire. On Sept. 26, the judge also canceled the business certifications of the Trump entities that are defendants in the case including the Trump Organization, CNN reported.
The former POTUS called it a "politically motivated Witch Hunt." Other celebrities had some thoughts too. Mark Ruffalo said, "Another reminder that this man, in totality, is a fraud. He is a scam artist. He steals from the public, his workers who have not been paid, the students of his 'university', his lawyers, his associates and business partners, and now his followers in donations that he pockets. If you have any sense at all you will beware Donald Trump. You mean only to him, what he can take you for." Roseanne Barr, though, joked "Arrest Trump for Mar-A-Lago's use of non permitted garden hoses!!!"
Cu$tody $ettlement
That's a lot of money!
Jason Sudeikis and ex Olivia Wilde have settled their contentious child custody battle over their two kids, Otis, 9, and Daisy, 6, and he's handing out some serious coin.
According to DailyMail.com, the "Ted Lasso" star will pay Olivia $27,500 in monthly child support. The child support figures are based on Jason's most recent estimated annual income of $10.5 million and Olivia's estimated annual income of $500,000. The Emmy winner will also pay for 25% of Olivia's child care expenses when the kids are in her care, plus 100% of the kids' health insurance costs, unreimbursed medical and dental expenses and therapy bills, plus all of their school tuition, trip fees, donations, book, uniform, tutoring, summer camp and extracurricular activity fees.
New couple alert
The biggest catch of Travis Kelce's career happened on Sept. 23.
After weeks of speculation that he and Taylor Swift were secretly dating (or even talking), the pop star showed up at a Kansas City Chiefs game and sat next to Travis's mom in a friends and family suite.
Decked out in red, naturally, Taylor was seen cheering loudly for the Chiefs and Travis. Afterward, the singer and the tight end left the stadium together, driving off in his 1970 Chevelle 408 Stroker convertible. They later joined family, friends and teammates at a restaurant he rented out following the Chiefs' win that night where, according to TMZ, they held hands and she sat on his lap at one point. TMZ also confirmed that Travis and Taylor had hung out "several times" before that night, always in a "very private setting."
Afterward on his "New Heights" podcast with his brother, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, Travis said, "I'm enjoying life and I sure as hell enjoyed this weekend. Shout out to Taylor for pulling up. That was pretty ballsy."
