By Wonderwall.com Editors
6:40am PDT, Aug 25, 2022
Ben Affleck reportedly professed his love for Jennifer Lopez and her kids in moving wedding speech
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's second wedding weekend in Georgia included an "impassioned speech" by the groom in which he shared his belief that the two weren't meant to marry the first time around. Ben and Jen were initially engaged during their romance in the early aughts, but they ended up calling it off and marrying other people. When they reunited following their respective divorces, they each brought children from their previous relationships into each other's lives. According to an Us Weekly source, Ben, "[professed] his love for Jennifer and her kids and said the children are the blessing and gift that happened because they didn't get married before and that is proof that everything happens for a reason." (Jen shares twins Emma and Max with ex, Marc Anthony, while Ben shares Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 10, with ex, Jennifer Garner.) The newlyweds' celebration on Saturday, Aug. 20, came on the heels of their legal wedding in Las Vegas in July. They're reportedly enjoying a honeymoon in Europe this week.
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Taylor Swift's 'Lover' mirrors 2010 book of the same name, lawsuit claims
Taylor Swift has been accused of stealing ideas and elements of her 2019 book "Lover" from a 2010 book of the same name by a woman named Teresa La Dart. In a new copyright infringement lawsuit, Teresa claims her 2010 release, which features poems, stories and photos of the author, bears multiple similarities to Taylor's 2019 companion book to her album, "Lover," TMZ reported on Wednesday, Aug. 24. As evidence, Teresa points to the books' shared title and color schemes — both are cast in similar blue and pink pastels — as well as the "style of photos" the singer used for her book's cover and foreword, which Teresa says match hers almost exactly. She further claims Taylor's book even seems to have lifted its concept from Teresa's 2010 release, which she describes in the lawsuit as a "recollection of past years memorialized in a combination of written and pictorial components." Noting that her book was "widely available" and could have been spotted by Taylor or a member of her staff, according to TMZ. Based on domestic book sales figures for Taylor's version of "Lover," Teresa is asking for "at least" $1 million in damages, per TMZ.
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Jason Momoa says he's trying to hang onto his post-surgery 'dad bod'
Jason Momoa says he's mostly recovered from the hernia surgery he recently underwent — except for one thing. As the uber-chiseled "Aquaman" star told James Corden on Tuesday's "The Late Late Show," his mid-section isn't quite the paragon of abdominal perfection it once was. "All good," said Jason, 43, when the host asked about his recovery. "Not really doing sit-ups. Trying to keep that dad bod going for a little bit longer," he joked. James, however, wasn't having it. "You can't say you've got a dad bod! You can't. It's not a dad bod," he insisted. "Well, I don't want to do any more sit-ups!" Jason replied with a grin. At the 2022 Oscars in March, the Hawaii-born actor revealed he'd had hernia surgery just one day earlier after wrapping production on "Aquaman 2," according to the New York Post. Asked what caused the hernia, he semi-joked to "Extra" it was from "throwing bodies around," adding, "I'm getting old, bro. It ain't that CinemaCon from 2016, you know what I'm saying?"
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Channing Tatum and Zoe Kravitz celebrate 'intense,' year-long romance with a trip to Italy
It's officially been one year since Channing Tatum and Zoe Kravitz sparked dating rumors with a series of hangouts in and around New York City last summer. Now, a source tells People things are getting "serious" as the pair enjoys some downtime together in Positano, Italy, this week. "They are very happy. Their careers are a big focus and they share this passion. When they are off, they are very low-key. They enjoy quiet date nights with friends but most often just hang out at home," says the People insider. "Channing is serious about Zoe. It's not a casual relationship. They have been exclusive for a long time." Over the weekend, the couple was photographed sharing a kiss on a yacht off the coast of Positano, where they were reportedly vacationing with Channing's daughter, Everly, 9. Another source predicts that while their "romantic relationship is quite intense and positive," they won't be "going public in a big way unless something forces it." Adds the insider: "They have enormous respect for each other above and beyond the romantic attraction." Zoe, 33, met Channing, 42, while casting her upcoming directorial debut, "Pussy Island," featuring both of the stars.
Demi Lovato says her team denied her request for rehab less than a year before she overdosed
Less than a year before she nearly died of an overdose, Demi Lovato says her management team refused her request for help, telling her she wasn't "sick enough" to go back to rehab and, presumably, stop working. In a candid interview on this week's "Call Her Daddy" podcast, the singer, 30, recalled that at one point she told her team she'd snuck out of her hotel room to binge and purge. Having already barred her from having food or phone and room service access in her room, Demi said her team "barricaded" her inside her hotel room so she couldn't "sneak out and eat" again. Demi said she even asked to return to rehab but was denied professional help, as well. "One time I said, 'I'm throwing up blood. I need to go to treatment, I need to get help.' And this was in like 2017 and this person looked at me and said, 'You're not sick enough,'" the singer recalled. "And I think that was his way of saying, 'No, you're not going back to treatment because if you do this will look bad on me.' And so I didn't. I didn't go back into treatment and you know, less than a year later, I ended up overdosing. And so I think it was just like I felt trapped." Looking back, Demi thinks she overdosed in 2018 as a way of regaining some sense of control. "I felt like I couldn't get out of this situation and my way of like blowing everything up was relapsing on drugs and alcohol cause they always said, 'If you use we're out,'" she admitted. "And I was like, 'Alright time to get out, bye.' I've learned a lot from that experience," Demi continued. "Like no one can control me anymore and I was under the control from 18 to 25 and those are years where you're trying to figure out your adulthood." Ultimately, though, Demi sees a silver lining in the trauma she's experienced. "I found my voice," she said, in part. "I feel empowered by what I went through because I had to grow and I had to learn to accept that I'm my own boss."
Mick Jagger pays tribute to Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts one year after his death
Mick Jagger shared on Twitter that he was "thinking of Charlie" on Wednesday, Aug. 24, the first anniversary of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts' death at age 80. The Stones' frontman shared a video montage and message in honor of his late friend, as well, set to the band's 1974 track "'Till the Next Goodbye." "I miss Charlie… because he had a great sense of humor," Mick said over a stream of photos of the musicians as young men. "Outside of the band, we used to hang out quite a lot and have interesting times," Mick continued. "We loved sports, we'd go to football, we'd go to cricket games, and we had other interests apart from just music. But, of course… I really miss Charlie so much." Charlie joined the Rolling Stones in 1963 and continued playing with them until shortly before his passing last year, when his health was failing and he announced he wouldn't be touring with the band. Since his death in 2021, the Stones have continued to include a video tribute to the late drummer in their performances, according to Variety.
Nick Cannon announces he's expecting his tenth child
After admitting it's a "safe bet" he'll welcome three more kids this year, Nick Cannon announced he's expecting a child with Brittany Bell, making him a father of 10. "Time Stopped and This Happened. #Sunshine #SonRISE," Nick captioned a video post on Instagram on Wednesday, Aug. 24. The clip showed the proud pop standing beside Brittany and occasionally giving her a kiss as she posed for maternity photos, showing off her bare baby bump. Nick also shares 5-year-old son Golden and 1-year-old daughter Powerful with Brittany. The "Wild N Out" star just welcomed a son, Legendary, with Bre Tiesi in June. His ex, Abby De La Rosa, with whom he shares twins, is reportedly also expecting a child with Nick before the end of the year (though with 10 children by five mothers, it's getting hard to keep track, tbh). As one of many amused commenters put it on the 'Gram, "I know that BIBLE said be fruitful and Multiply but D***!!!"
