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Charlie Hunnam thinks he might have COVID-19 again
The CDC has confirmed it's possible to contract COVID-19 twice — and that might be what's happened to Charlie Hunnam.
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The "Sons of Anarchy" star, 40, video-conferenced in to "Jimmy Kimmel Live," on Friday, Nov. 6, to chat about his new film, "Jungleland," but the conversation veered towards Charlie's health at one point.
"I'm not sure what I have," he told Jimmy.
"I have a little bit of a persistent fever, a dry cough, a little bit of fatigue, so … it could be COVID. I went and had a test earlier this week, a rapid test, and it came back negative. So I could just be unfairly jumping to conclusions. But it feels consistent."
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Charlie went on to say he previously tested positive for the coronavirus, which would make this his second bout with the illness.
"I had it earlier this year, and it didn't feel like this," he continued. "It wasn't particularly acute, I just lost my sense of taste and smell for about 10 days, and had a little bit of fatigue. This feels very, very different. This feels much more like flu."
Comparing the two experiences, he said he initially contracted the virus "very early on" in the pandemic. At that point, he recalled, even less was known about COVID-19 symptoms and transmission, including the now relatively common symptom of losing one's ability to smell and taste.
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If he is infected, he's not sure how he would have gotten sick, since he's taken the quarantine very seriously for the past six months. In fact, he said, he's really only left home and interacted with others in connection with his new rescue kitten — though there is one more detail to that story.
"Whether I just have a cold or flu or something, the only time I've ever been in any sort of contact with the outside world was taking her to the vet," Charlie said, "… and it turns out what she has is feline coronavirus."
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'Today' show stars post tributes to Al Roker after cancer reveal
The stars of the "Today" show are rallying around Al Roker on social media after his announcement that he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
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Al's co-anchor Savannah Guthrie was one his first coworkers to tribute him on Nov. 6.
"I adore you, dearest @alroker," she captioned a snap. "We know you will beat this prostate cancer and be back in no time. All our love and prayers. And thanks for sharing your journey so that others may be helped too. So much respect."
A few hours later, Hoda Kotb shared a throwback image of the beloved weatherman holding her then-newborn daughter Haley, who is now 3.
"Our al. You never miss a milestone.. you've been there for all of our moments… good or painful.. Haley's arrival… my breast cancer diagnosis…. know this @alroker we will be here for you too…. you've got this," Hoda wrote.
Like Hoda, Dylan Dreyer posted a photo of Al holding her baby, Oliver.
"Al is the first person to visit, the first person to send a hand written note, the first person to call and reach out during good and bad times. His positivity is genuine and infectious," she wrote. "Please keep this wonderful man in your prayers as he undergoes treatment for prostate cancer. And use his diagnosis as a reminder for the men in your lives to get checked! You got this buddy!!!"
Jenna Bush Hager posted a photo to her Instagram Story. "@alroker is a light — all energy and enthusiasm and kindness," she wrote. "god bless him."
Craig Melvin publicly honored Al, too, as he posted a collage of images
"This morning, my dear friend, mentor, road dog, and brother from another mother announced he's having prostate cancer surgery next week. Have been thinking about @alroker all day. For those who know its power, offer up a prayer for our guy," Craig said. "As I said this am, that cancer picked the wrong prostate. You got this, Al."
Sheinelle Jones shared several images with Al while emotionally paying tribute.
"Everyone knows I think *the world* of my dear friend @alroker … you're hearing it from all of us today, he is ALWAYS there for us," she said. "Now, we are here for him as he battles prostate cancer. Al, when you beat this thing … I'll drink whatever was in that glass! (I'm cooking for you too!) Love you!"
Former "Today" host Tamron Hall also sent good vibes Al's way.
"Sending every ounce of love I have to my friend, my mentor, and a man who embodies loyalty. Mr. Roker we love you!! Moses, mama and dad," she wrote.
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Joe Giudice reunites with daughters in Italy: Pics!
They're daddy's girls! After nearly a year apart, Joe Giudice and his daughters are together again in Italy.
On Nov. 6, the former "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star posted photos with daughters Gia Giudice, 19, and Milania, 15, from the airport in Rome.
"I'm so excited they have arrived," he captioned a photo of Gia giving a thumbs up. Joe can be seen loading luggage into the car.
Joe later posted another photo, this one with Milania.
"Happiness is being with my girls," he wrote.
Gia Giudice and Milania later posted videos while roaming around Rome.
Joe last saw his girls in November 2019 after they traveled to Italy with his ex-wife, Teresa Giudice. He got emotional a few months later when the coronavirus pandemic canceled another family reunion.
"For [Easter], my family and I were to reunite instead the unthinkable happened, not a day,hour,min. goes by that I don't think about the girls," he wrote on Instagram alongside a video of throwback pictures. "Special occasions are the hardest without them it feels emptier and less joyful. I felt overwhelmed with emotions so I [write]."
He added, "My heart breaks for anyone who is going through not seeing their kids, wife, parents, or loss. This has taught me to be grateful and humbled by all my experiences it reinforced the idea of never taking anything for granted, especially my babies. Happy Easter everyone! Make Memories that last."
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Joe was deported to his native Italy last fall after finishing his 41-month sentence for fraud.
Morgan Wallen reflects on self-imposed 'break' after 'SNL' ousting
Morgan Wallen is making his way back into the spotlight following his self-imposed break, which occurred after he was pulled from "Saturday Night Live" from breaking COVID-19 protocols.
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"I took awhile, like almost two weeks, and just turned my phone off and didn't even look at it," the singer told Bobby Bones on his Bobbycast podcast. "Drove on the tractor, things like that, and just cleared my head. It was really, really good to me."
In early October, the "Whiskey Glasses" singer was dropped from his "SNL" performance after social media videos showed him mask-less and kissing women at a college party in Alabama.
"My actions this past weekend were pretty short-sighted and they have obviously affected my long-term goals and my dreams," he said in an apology video on Oct. 7. "I think I have some growing up to do. I think I've lost myself a bit. I've tried to find joy in the wrong places…and it's left me with less joy so I'm going to try to work on that," he said. "I'm going to take a step back from the spotlight for awhile and go work on myself…It may be a second before you heard from me for awhile… I'm going to work on me."
Where exactly Morgan went during his short break isn't known.
"Throughout this whole process there's been times where, for awhile I would just be like, 'Man, I'm kind of like lonely and I don't even know if I like this," Morgan said in the new interview. "And then you know, there's another high and you're like, 'Oh yeah. I love this.' It kind of just goes through phases and I've kind of just had been living like that. It's like, can I not maybe do something to combat that? Maybe I don't need to be so moody. It was almost a good thing for me."
He added, "It kind of forced me away just to reflect and look at myself and kind of get to know myself again. It was good for me."
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One thing Morgan didn't do is try to justify the actions that got him ousted from his "SNL" performance.
"I understand both sides of it a little bit," he says. "I know that I got young kids that look up to me and all those kinds of things, too. I want to be mindful of things. I'm not going to let people control the way that I live my life, but I also want to be mindful. Honestly, I have a son now and I don't know that I'd be proud to show him those videos, you know. I got to think about some things a little bit differently."
Kylie Minogue reveals her favorite song she's ever recorded
In 2001, Kylie Minogue's infectious classic "Can't Get You Out of My Head" hit the airwaves. Still, nearly 20 years later, it remains her favorite song in her catalog.
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What's most interesting is that the song was offered to Sophie Ellis Baxter and S Club 7 before Kylie got her hands on it. Thankfully for Kylie, those others passed on it.
"I just had that feeling or that sensation of, 'What am I listening to? This is absolutely incredible,'" she told Junkee of her first time hearing the tune.
Of course, "Can't Get You Out of My Head" went on to help define Kylie's career and it put her on the map in America, where she had yet to really have any success.
"Gosh, now that nearly 20 years have passed, it just seems like… it just did so much for me," she said. "I mean, America is not my market, I've had little bursts of so-called success. But with that one, I didn't have a record company in America and then a DJ played it, and next thing I've got a label sending a private jet to get the crew and go and do promotion. So it was just its own juggernaut."
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While "Can't Get You Out of My Head" is in a league of its own, Kylie is still immensely proud of her newest album called "Disco," which she recorded in quarantine. She recently told Billboard that she had to learn how to record from home and buy all the equipment.
"Lockdown happened, and I had to figure out how to do everything remotely," she said. "It was very exciting to get the equipment, fire up my logical-rational brain and find the right place in the house to put it. I was dragging [around] duvets and blankets and clothes racks to make [my lounge room] good for sound."
Busta Rhymes opens up about 86-pound weight loss
Busta Rhymes says the murder last year of rapper Nipsey Hussle was one of the main things that prompted him to get healthy.
Just before attending Nipsey's funeral in Los Angeles, the "Protect Ya Neck" rapper had a procedure to treat throat polyps. Then, while mourning Nipsey, Busta realized he needed a change in his life.
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"I said, 'If this is not the sign to get yourself together, I don't know what else will be,'" he said, according to the New York Post. "And at that point I made my decision to get my life together, and I immediately got into this transformation journey."
He added, "When you really sit back and you think about it, it's selfish … Why are you putting yourself in a situation when you can actually collapse and die, and you got all of these people that love you that you're responsible for? It was unfair to them — and unfair to myself."
Busta soon turned to Weight Watchers to help him out. He also started riding his Peloton bike and worked out with personal trainers.
"It's been a blessing to be able to see this through and be able to share it with people and inspire people," he said, "because that's the goal at the end of the day for me."
Last month, Busta shocked his fans when he posted a before-and-after image of his transformation on Instagram.
"I was 340 pounds — and it was challenging as hell to come to terms with that — but I currently weigh 254 pounds, so I'm almost down 100 pounds," he said. "I had the stomach that looked like I was nine months pregnant, and then I had the stomach with the six-pack."
On his Instagram Story on Nov. 6, he posted a preview of an upcoming interview with Van Jones in which he spoke of his dramatic weight loss.
"I have breathing issues, I ended up on two blood pressure medicines. I wasn't really driven to do anything outside of what I had to do to care of my family," he said in the snippet.
Busta said friends were telling him that he wasn't looking healthy.
"I'm hearing… 'You look like you need to go see the doctor,'" he said. "I'm hearing… Dad, I'm scared for you.'"
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'Selling Sunset' star has tiger at home for protection
"Selling Sunset" star Christine Quinn's home security system would make the "Tiger King" proud.
On a recent episode of MTV's "Cribs," the reality TV star revealed that the Los Angeles home she shares with her husband is very well protected by "armed guards" and "canine unit dogs." Oh yeah, they also have a tiger on their property.
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During the episode, the wild tiger was seen sitting on a patch of grass without a leash or cage.
"He is so friendly," Christine said. "When we've had the tiger, he isn't even on a leash. I've been within a foot of him and I wasn't nervous at all."
For Christine, like most people, feeling safe at home is a necessity.
"We got it all because the house was featured on 'Selling Sunset.' My neighbors recognized it and called me up," she said, according to the Daily Star. "I realized it meant people knew where we live now. That was a little scary to me because we are here a lot. And now, when we are away, we take extra precautions."
The famous real estate agent has gotten several death threats since gaining notoriety on the Netflix show.
"We were warned that a lot of weird things were happening in the area and I joked, 'If guns and dogs don't scare people, we need a tiger,'" she said. "Then I decided it would be really fun to do that. So we found this guy who trains tigers as pets and got one."
She added, "I never thought I would be the kind of person who would need all this … having armed guards in the driveway. But I'm thankful to be in this position. You're only hated if you've done something great. That's how I like to look at it."
Ice Cube says people are 'mad' at him for working with Trump
Ice Cube is shrugging off fans who he claims are "mad" at him for working with President Trump.
Last month, Cube met with a top Trump advisor about his "Contract With Black America" initiative, which is essentially a list of issues he feels are affecting Black Americans.
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"Let me get this straight, I get the president of the United States to agree to put over half a trillion dollars of capital in the Black Community (without an endorsement) and [people] are mad at me?" he tweeted on Nov. 5 while votes were still being counted and with the 2020 election still hanging in the balance.
The legendary rapper's fans weren't buying it.
"No, you got him to PROMISE to do that," one person said. "You think a con man with a history of lying and not paying people is gonna hold up his end of the deal? Come on, man."
Another said, "We won't see one red cent of that! You got played."
"We love you but we have absolutely no reason to trust him to live up to his end of the bargain," another tweeter commented. "His meeting with you was to sew distrust and disorder within the Black Community. Also, the timing was terrible."
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Overall, Cube's fans have been upset with him for the past month, as they believe he was essentially endorsing Trump by meeting with his team. Cube, who once said he'd "never" vote for Trump, was accused by one fan of going to the "dark side" last month.
"Every side is the Darkside for us here in America. They're all the same until something changes for us. They all lie and they all cheat but we can't afford not to negotiate with whoever is in power or our condition in this country will never change. Our justice is bipartisan," he replied at the time.
Cube also scoffed at notions that he was being used as a political pawn or that he was a "sellout."
Prior to his Nov. 5 tweet, Cube also posted an illustration of sheep looking at a picture of a wolf and a lion. "Elections nowadays," the words embedding in the picture said. After someone asked who he endorsed of the two, Cube wrote, "Neither one…I've always endorsed the sheeple."
Christina Anstead claps back at claims she's an 'absent mother'
Christina Anstead isn't interested in a popularity contest on social media.
The "Flop of Flop" star posted a selfie on Instagram on Nov. 5 and got personal in her adjoining caption.
"This year has been incredibly isolating. Activities like church, travel, dinner, movies, sports- canceled," she said. "No longer seeing my friends smiling faces on set (all covered by masks) it all feels like s—-. So many changes for so many people. So despite what you see on Instagram most people are struggling."
For Christina, she knows all about those changes. On Nov. 3, she filed divorce papers in Orange County, California. The filing wasn't much of a surprise, as she and Ant Anstead, her husband of less than two years, announced their separation in September. The duo shares 1-year-old son Hudson London, who is often seen on Christina and Ant's Instagram pages.
Still, Christina says Instagram isn't everything, and she urged her followers not to read much into what they see on social media. While making the same point, she also implored them not to read much into what they don't see on social media.
"When I get told 'you must be an absent mother because you are not with your kids' – smh wake up people. I hardly post anymore … and I def do not want to post my kids every freaking day to make it a contest of who's a better parent," she said. "This doesn't mean I'm not with my kids – it means the opposite – I am with them- I'm present. So stop parent shaming people, stop choosing sides when there is no side to choose."
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"My point being – when you see stuff on here take it all with a grain of salt," she continued. "There is a whole lot of Filters and fake smiles. I've been guilty of faking it too. We are all struggling – some of us are just better at 'masking' it."
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Chrissy Teigen reacts to Gap's ill-timed (and deleted) tweet
With the country still playing the waiting game in regards to the 2020 election, the Gap decided to take a swing at embracing unity… and it failed miserably, especially in the eyes of Chrissy Teigen.
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On Nov. 4, the clothing giant posted a picture of a hoodie that was half red and half blue, a reference to the Republican and Democratic parties. "The one thing we know, is that together, we can move forward," the tweet said.
The tweet was ridiculed so widely that the Gap took it down.
"Yay we can just walk sideways depending on the city we're in," Chrissy commented.
Others slammed the company for the tweet, with one person saying it was "too soon for this message."
"A GREAT example of why it's smart to be paused on social right now," another said.
Another added, "Sorry I'm not zipping myself to people who don't believe I'm deserving of basic human rights."
Many users told the brand to "read the room."
The Gap told the New York Times that that hoodie was never actually for sale.
Lil Wayne's girlfriend reportedly splits with him over Trump support
Lil Wayne and his girlfriend, model Denise Bidot, have reportedly split up, and it appears that his support of President Trump caused the breakup.
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Last week, the rapper backed Trump after meeting the POTUS about the "Platinum Plan," which Ice Cube has been touting. Wayne even posted a photo op with Trump on his social media.
Not long after that, Denise posted a cryptic tweet that read, "Sometimes love just isn't enough…" She then stopped following Wayne on Instagram, confirmed the split in a video and deleted her Instagram.
On Nov. 4, Wayne seemed to nod toward the break up, tweeting, "I live the way I love and love the way I live. I'm a lover, not a lighter bekuz they burn out. I am an eternal fire and burning love, either leave with a tan, a 3rd degree burn, or stay and die in love. You're sweating. Sincerely, the fireman."
Multiple blogs have said Denise didn't want to continue a relationship with Wayne due to his Trump fandom.
"She broke up with Wayne. It wasn't just his Trump support, but that was a big part," a source told Black Sports Online. "[Denise] was shocked when she saw Wayne come out with Trump. She's so disappointed in him."
Denise still appears on Wayne's Instagram.
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Cassie Randolph drops restraining order against Colton Underwood
Cassie Randolph is making amends with her ex Colton Underwood.
On Nov. 3, TMZ reported that Cassie dropped her restraining order against the former "The Bachelor" star. A police investigation into Colton's behavior was also dropped at Cassie's request.
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"Today Cassie asked the court to dismiss the temporary restraining order against me. The two of us were able to reach a private agreement to address any of Cassie's concerns," Colton said in a statement. "I do not believe Cassie did anything wrong in filing for the restraining orders and also believe she acted in good faith. I appreciate everyone's respect for privacy regarding this matter."
The split between Cassie and Colton became tense in September when she accused him of stalking and harassment. In applying for the temporary restraining order, she claimed she was bombarded with nonstop texts, and she argued that he would show up unannounced at her house and at her parents' home, sometimes at odd hours. She also claimed that he put a tracking device on her car so that he would know where she was at all times.
In October, she filed a police report and put specific emphasis on the tracking device.
With Cassie's change of heart, Colton is now in the clear.
Gayle King loses 7 pounds in 5-day soup diet
Gayle King went on a liquid diet in the run up to election night.
The veteran newswoman revealed on Instagram that she ate nothing but soup for five days so that she could shed some pounds and fit into a certain dress.
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She ended up dropping a shade over 7 pounds, going from 172.2 pounds to 165.
"Update! Just completed 5 day soup fast & the results are in! Trying to get into mustard yellow dress for Elex night coverage TONITE ..praying to sweet black baby Jesus it now fits, that you VOTE, & that there is PEACE," she captioned a photo that showed her standing on the scale five days apart.
She humorously urged her Instagram followers to disregard her need for a pedicure.
"Plz withhold all negative comments about my jacked up feet I'm well aware they are a hot mess but not yet comfortable in a covid environment going to nail salon," she wrote, adding, "bigger issues to worry about …."
Gayle is set to co-anchor CBS' 2020 election night coverage alongside Norah O'Donnell.
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On Oct. 24, Gayle first opened up about her weight struggles, saying she'd packed on a few pounds during quarantine.
"CRISIS! The weight struggle is real! fatter than I've been in long time .. & scared to get a pedicure," she wrote alongside several pictures of her previous weights. "Ideal weight says Dr is 163… not happening anytime soon .. blaming corona quarantine & Halloween candy corns I just bought ! Make it stop!"
Nutritionists aren't totally sold on soup diets, claiming they're a temporary fix at best. In fact, celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak once told People magazine that the diet leaves people with cravings. "Consuming adequate protein while shedding pounds protects muscle stores and maintains energy levels while staving off hunger," he said.