ICYMI: Royals news you need to know for November 2019
Ray J's 8-months-pregnant wife claims he abandoned her in Vegas
Ray J's pregnant wife, Princess Love, is accusing the singer of abandoning her and their 18-month-old daughter in Las Vegas, all while portraying himself as a family man.
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The family drama was made public after the "Love & Hip Hop" star posted an Instagram photo with his wife and daughter from the BET Soul Train Awards. Princess, who's 8-months pregnant with a baby boy, was far from "liking" the photo, instead writing, "Left me and Melody stranded in Vegas and blocked me from calling.. now you wanna post family photos #ByeUgly."
Ray J has since deleted the Instagram photo and has not addressed his wife's claims.
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Some on social media criticized Princess, indicating that she has money to simply fly back to Los Angeles from Las Vegas.
"Yes I can fly home..I have my own money. But my car is here and I don't want to drive back alone with my daughter because I'm over 8 months pregnant," she wrote to a critic, "and I don't even want to have to stop for gas or go into labor with all of this human trafficking going on…"
Ray J and Princess have had a rocky relationship over the past three years, as they've often fought and split, only to always get back together.
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Why Taylor Swift won't be able to confront Scooter Braun at AMAs
On the heels of a report that Taylor Swift plans to make her 2019 American Music Awards performance — and her artist of the decade acceptance speech — into a bold message of artist empowerment comes news that one of the men Taylor's taking aim at won't be there to see it in person.
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According to a Nov. 20 report from TMZ, Scooter Braun — the music manager and exec who purchased Taylor's old label over the summer — will not be in attendance at the AMAs in Los Angeles on Nov. 24. Instead, he'll be on the other side of the country, in Tampa, Florida, to support client Ariana Grande, who's on tour.
Taylor has been in a headline-making feud with Scooter as well as Scott Borchetta, the CEO of Big Machine Label Group, which controls the pop star's masters for her first six studio albums. Though she initially was being prevented from performing hits from her back catalog at the AMAs, she claimed in a lengthy missive on social media on Nov. 14 — which Big Machine denied — that issue has since been resolved, at least temporarily, with regard to the AMAs, reports confirm.
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On Nov. 19, Page Six reported that to send a public message to the men, Taylor has been planning an AMAs performance that will be a "fierce show of female artistic strength and empowerment," a source told the New York Post's gossip column. The source also told Page Six that as Taylor accepts a special artist of the decade award, she's likely to "make a statement about artists being able to own their masters, the music they created, and how she feels she has been treated by Scooter and Scott."
Now TMZ claims that, according to sources with direct knowledge of Scooter's plans, the exec is, as TMZ writes, "not scared of what Taylor might do … fact is, he never planned on showing up for the show."
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Just because he's not there, however, doesn't mean that he — and the world — won't hear what Taylor has to say. But, as TMZ writes, "there won't be awkward cutaways of Scooter [in the audience], and that kind of deflates the balloon."
That, of course, is debatable. Meanwhile, TMZ thinks that there could be more drama to see when speeches are delivered because Scooter's loyal client, Ariana, is — like Taylor — up for artist of the year and favorite female pop/rock artist awards at the AMAs.
But since Ari, like Scooter, won't be at the AMAs in person because of her Florida concert, that also could pour water on any potential sparks.
Felicity Huffman wants to help female prison inmates: Report
Felicity Huffman wants her court-mandated community service program to involve working with female prison inmates, a new report claims.
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"Her experience is that these women are left behind," a source told Page Six on Tuesday. "They're abandoned. There's no support for them either in the institution or when they leave the institution, and that broke her heart."
Felicity spent 11 days at FCI Dublin prison for her role in a massive college admissions scandal. While some have claimed the prison is very cushy, leading many to call it "Club Fed," the source said those claims are "totally wrong."
"It's a very dysfunctional environment," the source said.
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As part of Felicity's guilty plea, the "Desperate Housewives" star was sentenced to prison time, a $30,000 fine and 250 hours of community service. She reportedly began her community service last month. However, on Sept. 16, the actress and her younger daughter, Georgia, were photographed visiting nonprofit The Teen Project, which helps young women who were homeless and victims of sex-trafficking. Felicity, it turns out, has been volunteering there for two years.
"Her younger daughter wants to work in public policy and wants to go to law school one day, so she was very interested in the issue," a family source told Page Six. "I don't know how they came upon the organization, but it's something that she and her daughter wanted to do together."
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The teens and young women associated with the nonprofit still hold Felicity in high regard, despite her prison sentence.
"She's gotten very close to the young women there," the source said. "The organization is about second chances, and the board and the organization were very supportive about continuing to do the work with Felicity. They had seen her in action for so long there, so they knew this was very authentic."
Even after Felicity finishes her court-mandated community service, she reportedly wants to continue to work with The Teen Project and women's incarceration reentry organizations.
"She really wanted to double up on her community service work anyway, and this is an opportunity for her to continue to do some of that," the source said. "This case really affected her in a big way."
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Emilia Clarke felt pressured to do nude scenes in 'Game of Thrones'
Although Emilia Clarke filmed many nude scenes while on "Game of Thrones," she was never comfortable with it, even claiming she felt pressured to doff her clothing as to not disappoint the fans.
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On Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast, the actress detailed those early days on the "GOT" set, a time when she simply followed direction without questioning it.
"I'd come fresh from drama school, and I approached [it] as a job – if it's in the script then it's clearly needed, this is what this is and I'm gonna make sense of it," she said.
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"I'm floating through this first season and I have no idea what I'm doing; I have no idea what any of this is," she continued. "I've never been on a film set like this before, I'd been on a film set twice before then, and I'm now on a film set completely naked with all of these people, and I don't know what I'm meant to do, and I don't know what's expected of me, and I don't know what you want, and I don't know what I want. Regardless of there being nudity or not, I would have spent that first season thinking I'm not worthy of requiring anything; I'm not worthy of needing anything at all."
One person she credits with helping her feel more empowered to speak up is Jason Momoa, whom she often shared scenes with. Jason, she said, told her to speak up when she felt that she was doing too many nude scenes.
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"I'm a lot savvier with what I'm comfortable with, and what I am okay with doing," she said. "I've had fights on set before where I'm like, 'No, the sheet stays up,' and they're like, 'You don't wanna disappoint your 'Game of Thrones' fans.' And I'm like, 'F— you.'"
Miley and Cody hit with split rumors – what's really going on?
Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson's fast-moving romance is being hit with rumors of a split, but the duo is still together, according to E! News.
"Miley and Cody saw each other last week when he visited her in Tennessee. They are fine and are still dating," a source told E!. "Miley has been resting from her vocal surgery but has been in touch and seen Cody recently."
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The former "Hannah Montana" star has been focusing on her health recently, having recently undergone vocal cord surgery after suffering from tonsillitis.
"Miley always made it clear to Cody that she likes to have freedom and he always understood the dynamic of the relationship," the insider adds. "They have been friends for years and will always be, and are currently fine and on great terms."
A second source added that Miley and Cody are "very happy together."
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"She has a new house in LA and when she's in town, she has been spending most nights there. She was out of town and they definitely missed each other. They reunited and you could see how happy they were to be back together again. It's clear they are very into each other," the source said. "She has a busy schedule and a lot of work commitments that have kept them apart. But when they are together there's no doubt they are crazy about each other."
Earlier in the week, an online report said the two were "taking a break" so that Miley could "focus on herself" having jumped from relationship to relationship following her divorce from Liam Hemsworth.
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Miley and Cody began dating in early October, and they've not been shy about their relationship.
"I'm very happy. We are very, very happy," he gushed to reporters in mid-October. "She's creative. She's very passionate about what she does, and I'm very similar in that sense. That's why we get along so well. We just have a ball, yeah, and that's the most important part of a relationship, you know?"
Halle Berry 'slightly injured' while filming movie
Halle Berry was injured while filming a fight scene for her upcoming movie "Bruised," causing the production schedule to change.
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The details of the fight scene aren't known.
"Halle got slightly injured in the fight," the film's executive producer Brian Pitt told NJ Advance Media. "She's tired. She needed a break."
He was quick to add that the injury was "nothing serious."
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Still, the movie studio was forced to reschedule time at Mack's Elite Heat Boxing Gym in Newark, New Jersey, where some of the movie is being filmed.
"Occasionally what's going to happen is an actor might get a little injured, and we might adjust scheduling around them a little bit," the executive producer said.
In "Bruised," Halle, 53, plays a disgraced mixed martial arts fighter. While preparing for the film, the actress has been fiercely devoted to working out. Earlier this month she flaunted her washboard abs on Instagram.
"There's no better feeling than setting a goal and smashing it," she captioned her sweat-centric Instagram snap on Nov. 8. "One of my goals for #BruisedTheMovie? Ripped Abs – and today? I finally got them, and it feels unbelievable!"
Halle has been training with UFC fighters and other performance coaches to get in fighting shape.
"This #FitnessFriday, I encourage you guys to set your bar. What is your fitness goal?," she asked. "Set the BAR higher than you think, share your goal in the comments and HOLD yourself to it."
"The work won't be easy," she continued, "but that pay off? Worth every damn second."
Victoria Beckham joins son Romeo for Spice Girls dance on TikTok
Move over, Reese Witherspoon! Another celebrity mom has popped up on TikTok.
Victoria Beckham made a cameo on son Romeo Beckham's new TikTok account, and she killed it.
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The Spice Girls singer-turned-fashion designer can be seen dancing with 17-year-old Romeo to her old pop group's hit song "Spice Up Your Life" and she clearly remembers the choreography.
In the Nov. 17 clip, which was filmed in a kitchen, Victoria, 45, is seen wearing black workout gear and a cap pulled low over her eyes while Romeo is clad in a black long-sleeved T-shirt from Justin Bieber's Drew clothing line. A man, perhaps a chef, can be seen bopping along as he chops food in the background.
Victoria teased Romeo's TikTok video — which he posted along with the hashtags #spicegirls and #poshmum — on her own Instagram Story, urging fans to "Go watch our TikTok," adding a laughing emoji.
Romeo's only posted a few things on his new TikTok account so far, including a video with reported new girlfriend Mia Moocher.
Victoria's mini-me also took to Instagram on Nov. 18 to share a happy birthday message for "Mooch," along with two photos, including one of them hugging and mugging for the camera.
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Kanye West reportedly buys another Wyoming ranch for $14 million
Kanye West can't get enough of the Cowboy State.
In September, the newly-religious rapper paid $14 million for the 9,000-acre Monster Lake Ranch outside Cody, Wyoming. Now, TMZ says Kanye has plunked down nearly $14.5 million for another ranch in Wyoming, this one called Bighorn Mountain Ranch.
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The 6,713-acre property, initially built in 1906, is full of sweeping views of the mountains, plains and wildlife. It's certainly been upgraded since it was built and it now includes log cabins, walk-in saunas and two heated helicopter pads for those snowy Wyoming winters.
The area, TMZ says, is known for its world-class elk hunting.
Kanye is clearly building a massive estate in Wyoming, as he's purchased two sprawling ranches. TMZ said he now wants to build an amphitheater on his Monster Lake Ranch, possibly so he can hold his Sunday services there. In September, he hosted a Sunday service at his ranch and it was a huge success.
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News of the second ranch purchase comes after Kim Kardashian's husband appeared at Joel Osteen's megachurch in Houston.
"I know God's been calling me for a long time and the devil has been distracting me for a long time," he told the famous pastor on Sunday.
Around the time this was happening in front of 17,000 people, Kanye announced his first-ever opera, Nebuchadnezzar, a "Kanye West opera," set for Nov. 24 at The Hollywood Bowl.
Eddie Van Halen hospitalized after reaction to cancer drugs: Report
Eddie Van Halen has been released from the hospital on Sunday after reportedly suffering intestinal issues and abdominal pain.
TMZ said the rocker's recent hospitalization was the result of "a bad reaction to the drugs Eddie is taking to battle throat cancer."
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Eddie is already back to rehearsing music with his son, the report says.
The legendary guitarist has been suffering from throat cancer for years, and TMZ said last month that he's been traveling to Germany for treatment. Eddie apparently believes he developed the cancer from a metal guitar pick that he used more than 20 years ago. Eddie would supposedly cradle the pick in his mouth, and doctors have told him that could have been the source of the cancer. Eddie was also a heavy smoker for years.
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Last month, TMZ said, Eddie, 64, was diagnosed nearly 20 years ago. Back in 2000, shortly after he was diagnosed, doctors removed around a third of his tongue. There have also been times the cancer cells migrated down to his throat, TMZ says, and doctors have had to scrape them out.
In an interview with Billboard in 2015, Eddie spoke about his health.
"I used metal picks – they're brass and copper – which I always held in my mouth, in the exact place where I got the tongue cancer," he said. "Plus, I basically live in a recording studio that's filled with electromagnetic energy. So that's one theory. I mean, I was smoking and doing a lot of drugs and a lot of everything. But at the same time, my lungs are totally clear. This is just my own theory, but the doctors say it's possible."
Cory Booker has 'hope' that he'll marry Rosario Dawson
Cory Booker and Rosario Dawson have been dating for nearly a year and he has marriage on the mind.
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While chatting with Wendy Williams on Monday, the presidential hopeful was grilled about his relationship. Wendy asked him point blank: "Will you marry her?"
"Look, I have hope, I have hope!" he said, describing the actress as a "righteous activist."
The New Jersey Senator and the "Sin City" star haven't hidden their relationship, as they've appeared at multiple events together over the past year, — and they've gushed about each other in previous interviews. In talking to Wendy, he recalled asking Rosario for her phone number while attending a party that comedian Sarah Silverman threw.
"So I have a lot of confidence in a lot of areas, but I tell you, I did not feel confident when I asked for her phone number," he admitted. "I walked up to her, it was the end of the party, we had already talked a bit and people were drifting out, but she and I were lingering. I walked up to her and I said, 'Well, how would I contact you if I wanted to get int touch with you?' and she goes, 'Oh, you're asking for my phone number.'"
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The two had previously met at a fundraiser for Ben Jealous, the former head of the NAACP, but they didn't exchange numbers. When they saw each other again, he knew he had to make a move.
"This was a shy moment for me," he said of that moment at Sarah's party, "but [Rosario] was merciful in getting her phone number."
In April, after he confirmed the romance, Cory told "Good Day New York" that he and Rosario aren't looking at their relationship "through a political lens."
"We're just two people in love trying to build a great relationship every single day," he said. "Because I'll tell you what — in my best case scenario, I get elected to president, I serve two terms. That's just 10 years . . . nine years of my life. What I'm trying to create with Rosario is something that'll last forever."
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John Mayer takes playful dig at ex Taylor Swift's 'Lover' lyrics
John Mayer, it turns out, is a fan of ex Taylor Swift's song "Lover," the title track from her seventh studio album.
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And during an episode of his very informal Instagram Live chat show, "Current Mood," on Nov. 17, John sang a new opening verse to the hit single that he came up with on the spot after first taking a playful dig at Taylor.
"Love the song. I really like the song," John told his guest, Shawn Mendes, who duets with Taylor on a new remix of "Lover" that debuted on Nov. 13.
But, John added, "I get a little chuckle because she says [in the first verse], 'We can keep the Christmas lights up till January.' And I go, 'You're insane. Everyone keeps their Christmas lights up till January.'"
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John kept up the good-natured ribbing, adding, "and I go, 'Can you really. 'Cause normally, I take my Christmas lights down on Dec. 29.'" (The actual Taylor-penned lyrics are: "We could leave the Christmas lights up till January / This is our place, we make the rules."
As Shawn and John chatted, the Canadian singer revealed that he was in Australia when he recorded his vocals for the new version of the song and not in the same studio as the American pop star.
But after some more joking around, John still wasn't ready to let go of the "January" lyric and soon started singing a cappella to the camera: "We can keep the Christmas lights up till January / And then about January 5th, we'll take the lights down / And then we'll put 'em in a box and we'll label that box 'Christmas lights' / Yeah, we'll put 'em in the attic till next December."
Shawn could be seen smiling in the same frame in the video, which was captured by a fan account. "That's a crazy love, I'll tell you," John quipped of the track, drawing laughs.
John and Taylor famously sang together on the song "Half of My Heart" on his "Battle Studies" album, which came out a decade ago in 2009. That's the same year he and Taylor reportedly hooked up and dated — when he was 32 and she was still a teenager. She all but confirmed it with her 2010 song "Dear John," which featured lyrics like, "Don't you think I was too young to be messed with?"
Jonathan Scott and Zooey Deschanel enjoy 'perfect date night' in Las Vegas
Zooey Deschanel and her boyfriend Jonathan Scott enjoyed a "perfect date night" in Las Vegas on Saturday, Nov. 16.
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Both the actress and the "Property Brothers" star shared the same photo from their lovey dovey evening in Sin City.
"Simply a perfect date night," he captioned his version of the sweet selfie. "From the @timburton exhibit at @theneonmuseumlasvegas to @jerryseinfeld at @caesarspalace. Such a wonderful time ❤️ 😊."
The "New Girl" actress captioned her photo "Cutie 🥰."
The two were first linked in September — shortly after Zooey announced that she and her husband, film producer Jacob Pechenik, were calling it quits after four years of marriage and two kids together. Their romance has been heating up ever since, with Zooey even accompanying her new man to his brother J.D. Scott's Las Vegas wedding in October.
Jack Osbourne is the victim of identity theft
Jack Osbourne is the victim of identity theft.
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According to new report from TMZ, the former reality star first realized something was off when he was looking over his credit card statements and saw a few odd charges. He then looked back at previous months' statements and found a bunch of charges he never made. In total, he found $30,000 worth of unauthorized charges.
He contacted law enforcement, reporting the charges, and the LADP is currently investigating the case. While no arrests have been made, TMZ notes that the charges to Jack's card came from an employee of a monthly service scheduled at his house.
Johnny Depp has reportedly split from much-younger model girlfriend
Johnny Depp is reportedly on the market again.
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According to a new report from The Daily Mail, the 56-year-old actor recently split from his Russian girlfriend, Polina Glen, and she has fled the United States and returned to her homeland.
The media outlet reports that Polina found the attention surrounding her relationship with Depp, who's more than double her age, "scary."
The report claims that though their relationship was first revealed earlier this year, the two have been together much longer. They reportedly moved in together just weeks into their relationship and were even considering marriage.
However, sources say that there is no wedding in their future. "Polina hated the attention the relationship was bringing her and found it scary," one source revealed. "She's now keeping her head down in Russia and told Johnny plans to get married were madness."
The dancer reportedly told pals weeks into their relationship that Depp was desperate to meet her father Gennady and her veterinarian mother Irina — who is four years younger than him.
"Despite sneers that Polina was only with Johnny for his fame, she kept her head down while living with him, going to her dance choreography job and then back to his house," said the insider.
However, it was his "level of celebrity" paired with his "ongoing battle" with ex-wife Amber Heard that "grew too much for her."
"Johnny has been distracted by his feud with Amber and she didn't think the time was right for them to commit to anything," continued the source.
While Polina went back and forth between Johnny's Los Angeles mansion and Russia over the summer, she is currently back home for "the foreseeable future." The dancer has posted on Instagram several times over the last week, tagging her location as Russia.