During a Wednesday appearance on Canada’s eTalk, Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds opened up about family life with wife, Gossip Girl star Blake Lively, and their two baby girls.

“No it didn’t change the dynamic,” Reynolds said of having a second baby. “There’s just more. There’s more love, there’s more diapers. There’s more all that stuff, you know.”

The A-listers welcomed their second daughter – whose name is still unknown – in September, joining nearly 2-year-old big sister James.

“It was kind of profound,” said the Canadian actor of watching James with her sister. “I just love watching my older daughter take care of the newborn. That’s been kind of neat to see.”

And while the couple has remained mum on their newborn’s moniker, Reynolds can confirm they didn’t name her Excalibur Anaconda Reynolds.

“I had [suggested] the same name, except with all the letters in the name being silent, which again was confusing for everyone. Especially me,” he laughed. “We settled on the right one.”

The father of two girls went on to joke that he’s doing his part to “wipe men off the face of the planet.”

All joking aside, he gushed that fatherhood is “the best thing.”

“You know it’s the best thing that could ever happen to you,” he shared.

TMZ reports that Kanye West has left UCLA Medical Center “under the care of Kim, and his personal physician, Dr. Michael Farzam … who called 911 the day Kanye was admitted.” He has returned home, the home he shares/shared with Kim Kardashian. When Kanye West was first admitted to the UCLA Medical Center’s psychiatric facility, there was an odd story which popped up and was quickly pushed aside. The story was basically that Kanye had been deteriorating during the weeks prior to his hospitalization because Kim Kardashian had taken the kids and moved back in with her mother. As I said, the story got pushed aside as Kim rushed to Kanye’s side. But now the story has returned. Us Weekly’s cover story this week is about how Kim actually asked Kanye for a break/pause in their marriage following the Paris robbery. The robbery situation and her trauma became the breaking point that sent all of the dominoes falling.

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian were struggling to keep up even before his November 21 hospitalization for extreme exhaustion. In the aftermath of the October 3 Paris robbery, during which Kardashian, 36, was tied up and held at gunpoint while thieves stole $10 million in jewelry, “it’s just been hell for them,” a source says in the new issue of Us Weekly. While the reality star struggled to feel safe again, West, 39, returned to his 63-date Saint Pablo tour. But Kardashian, normally a backstage fixture, was too anxious to tag along. “The trauma of the incident made her more hesitant to do things,” explains the source. “Of course it strained their relationship, because she hadn’t seen him.”

When he was home at their 11,000-square-foot Bel Air spread with kids North, 3, and Saint, 12 months, West’s workaholic tendencies got the best of him. “He would be up all night ranting about things,” says a source close to the 21-time Grammy winner. “They were fighting because he was impossible to live with.”

Kardashian’s Paris ordeal left West paranoid and “completely freaked out,” says an insider. The fact that it happened near the nine-year anniversary of the loss of his mother, Donda, only deepened his distress. “The mere thought of his wife being taken from him was too much — it was like his mother’s death,” says a source close to West. “Seeing Kim close to death did a major number on him. It sent him into a tailspin.”

Kardashian, meanwhile, was enduring her own nightmares and flashbacks, say sources. But when she tried to lean on her husband of two years, she was disappointed. “She felt like now she needed him to be stable and her rock instead of the other way around,” explains the Kim confidant. “Kanye’s so used to getting Kim’s constant support and coding, but it’s always about Kanye. She didn’t know if she could take it anymore, and this time she refused to support him.”

But then — as she was preparing to attend the November 21 Angel Ball in New York — she got that fateful call. West, who hadn’t slept “in about a week,” according to a source — was at the L.A.-area home of his trainer Harley Pasternak acting paranoid and psychotic. “He was having difficulty identifying what was real,” explains the source.

Despite the recent rocky patch, Kim sprang into action, setting up camp in West’s private hospital room at UCLA Medical Center. And though the incident was scary for the reality star, a source close to the couple says she thinks it will heal their relationship. “Kanye’s behavior took a huge toll on their marriage,” says the source. “But Kim feels relieved he is getting the help he needs. She thinks this is what it will take to save him — and help their marriage.”

[From Us Weekly]

Yeah, all of this was pretty obvious from the leaks and stories in the aftermath of Kanye’s hospitalization. Kim and Kanye’s marriage was already in trouble because she was figuring out that he wasn’t capable of being her rock, that he couldn’t support her when she was traumatized and having a rough time. It would not surprise me at all if she did take the kids and moved back in with her mom. It also wouldn’t surprise me if she is still feeling very aggravated with the whole situation, because Kanye got what he wanted, didn’t he? It’s all about Kanye. Many of you have been saying that Kim and Kris Jenner are setting up the narrative for when Kim leaves him for-real and files for divorce. I mean… sure, that could happen. I mostly think that Kim just needed (and still needs) time to work on her own stuff in the aftermath of the Paris robbery. Despite it all, I think Kim and Kanye do love each other. They just need some time and space to work out a mountain of sh-t. We’ll see how the next few days/weeks go.

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I keep saying that I love the fact that Tom Ford has a movie out right now because I love Tom Ford’s interviews. It will never stop being true! Tom Ford is a wonderful interview subject. For someone so posh, wealthy, artistic and elite, he doesn’t seem to mind doing interviews with outlets and TV shows that some might consider “beneath” him. For example, he appeared on The View yesterday. Think about that! TOM FORD. On The View. It was actually amazing. You know why? Because he’s a gossipy bitch and he loves to chat. I love him. So what was he gossiping about? He was asked point-blank if he would dress First Lady Melania Trump. And Tom threw shade. Because why not?

On the idea of dressing Melania: “I was asked to dress her quite a few years ago and I declined… She’s not necessarily my image.”

Why he doesn’t dress many politicos or political spouses: “The first lady — other than the fact that I’m a Democrat and voted for Hillary [Clinton] and am very sad and disappointed that she’s not in office — even had Hillary won, she shouldn’t be wearing my clothes. They’re too expensive. And I don’t mean this in a bad way… [She needs] to relate to everybody.”

He dressed Michelle Obama once, for a dinner at Buckingham Palace: “I thought that was appropriate and I was honored. I live in London, and so that made sense.”

Whether Melania should wear designer clothes as FLOTUS: “I’m gonna leave that to Melania.”

[From Us Weekly & NY Mag]

I’m including the video below, which is completely amazing. As we discussed last week, there will be some designers who flat-out refuse to dress Melania, and I’m guessing Tom Ford will continue his Trump-boycott even when Pres. Trump is in office. But what I like about what he said is that he was throwing shade YEARS ago. Like, he never thought Donald Trump’s trophy wife was good enough to wear his clothes. Never!!! And his opinion hasn’t changed.

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Look who’s 1!

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared birthday greetings for daughter Max via Facebook Wednesday.

“I can’t believe it’s been a year! And she kissed me on the cheek for the first time yesterday,” the social media guru, 32, captioned the image with the birthday girl and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan.

He added: “Here’s to many more years of happiness and health for Max and all children around the world.”

The new dad recently shared a snapshot with his baby girl on Election Day.

The Facebook CEO and his wife, 31, welcomed their first child on November 30, 2015.

In a heartfelt announcement, Zuckerberg started his post by saying, “Priscilla and I are so happy to welcome our daughter Max into this world!”

He went on to say his family will give away 99% of their Facebook shares – $45B – over their lifetime.

We got a request to cover Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner’s non-reconciliation reunion. From what I’ve seen and read, it looks like more of the same from Ben and Jen – they’re sort of back together, but they don’t want to phrase it that way and the timing happens to be very convenient for Ben’s projects, particularly Live By Night, which I’m sure he’s hoping is Oscar-baity. So here were are again with more church and breakfast outings. Because those pap photos aren’t enough to get the attention of people who pay only a passing interest in gossip, People has a report about how they’re doing. The subtext is that they’re back together and we’re supposed to imagine this idyllic scene where they gradually realize that they’re meant for each other:

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner aren’t letting their separation spoil the holidays.

“Jen and Ben spent Thanksgiving Day together with the kids at home,” a source tells PEOPLE, adding that Garner’s parents were also with them in Los Angeles.

“They cooked and seemed to have a great time,” says the source.

Despite announcing they were separating over a year ago, the source says the amicable exes are still living together and “things haven’t changed much” since they split. “There are no plans for a divorce,” adds the source.

However, the source also notes that Garner “denies that they are getting back together.” A friend of the actress previously told PEOPLE that Garner has denied reconciliation rumors to pals and “doesn’t seem to mind at all that [the divorce] is not finalized.”

Still, the Batman v Superman actor is “making a big effort to spend as much time with their kids as possible.” And the duo still enjoy spending time together as well. “It’s almost like they are back to being the family they were a few years ago,” says the source.

[From People]

Ok, that’s what we figured was happening. Thanks for the update.

I’m also here for the pictures of Ben and Matt together again. They were seen outside a studio in LA together on Tuesday. While I don’t care as much about Ben and Jen’s relationship I want to be a fly on the wall when Ben and Matt are hanging out. What do they talk about exactly? Do they talk about sports, their kids, their wives? There are certainly business decisions to be made, particularly about their new show, Incorporated, which premiered last night on Syfy network. (I DVRed it but haven’t seen it yet.) So these two are working as producers again, which is smarter than doing more Project Greenlight honestly.

Checking out these photos of Ben and Matt – they kind of let themselves… rest when they’re not in training for a film right? Don’t get me wrong they look great and I still would it’s just that both of them aren’t as fit as they are when they’re in action films. (Although Affleck pretty much looks the same as he always does lately.)

Pictures of Ben and Jen are from 11/19, 11/27 and 11/28. Pictures of Ben and Matt are from 11/29. Credit: FameFlynet

A month ago, there was a suspicious story about Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk. Irina and Bradley have been together for a year and a half, and they’ve reportedly moved in together and everything. And E! had a story where “sources” were making a big deal about how Bradley and Irina have “discussed marriage” and marriage might be in the cards for them. Well, guess what? Irina is knocked up! E! News was the first to report the news, which has since been confirmed by People Mag.

It looks like this Victoria’s Secret model just let the cat out of the bag! Multiple sources tell E! News that Irina Shayk is expecting her first child with Bradley Cooper. According to one insider, the pregnant star is in her second trimester and is “so excited” about becoming a mother for the very first time. Bradley’s rep did not respond to requests for comment on the happy news, however, Irina’s rep had no comment.

The 30-year-old Russian model strut her stuff at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in Paris earlier this evening, where she made her runway debut for the lingerie giant in a range of barely-there bras and see-through panties. The mama-to-be also donned a trench coat with one of her runway looks and a red fringe robe with another one of her sexy ensembles. Backstage, she kept her midriff covered up while in a signature pink Victoria’s Secret silk robe while she got runway ready. Even though Irina was joined by a bevy of angels for the actual show today, she was noticeably absent from the plane ride to the City of Light with the other famous ladies earlier this week. However, just one day later, Irina was seen leaving a Paris airport en route to her hotel solo.

[From E! News]

Well… congratulations. That’s one way to lock down a guy who seems like something of a commitment-phobe. No, no, I jest. For what it’s worth, Irina and Bradley have always seemed like they’re pretty happy together. There was that minor hiccup when it seemed like they were having a huge fight in the middle of Wimbledon this year, but otherwise, they seem loved up. As for the real #1 woman in B-Coop’s life, sources have always said that his mother Gloria gets along well with Irina. And now Gloria’s going to be a grandmother! I’m sure that pleases her.

Here are some photos of Irina at the Victoria’s Secret show last night. Notice how VS made Irina cover up her “bump.” Is there a bump? I can’t even tell.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

Everyone knows that Tilda Swinton is super-posh, right? We think of her these days as a weird alien-unicorn fully enmeshed in the avant-garde artsy-hipster life, but her upbringing was the same as many of the daughters of nobility. She actually went to boarding school with the then-Lady Diana Spencer, and by Tilda’s own accounts, she was expected to be poshly-well-educated and then marry someone with a title. In the years since then, she’s obviously gone on a different path, and she wants her twin sons to also have an individual, un-posh path. While many teenage boys with posh backgrounds would likely go to school at Eton or Harrow, Tilda enrolled her sons at a makeshift school she and some of her friends started in Scotland. The school sounds like a hippie fantasy – there are no grades, no desks and no tests. Now Tilda is talking about how she hates the very posh-British way of educating kids, which is basically to ship them off to boarding school when they’re like eight years old.

Actress Tilda Swinton criticised the Harry Potter films for romanticising the ‘cruel’ boarding school experience. The star, 56, who boarded at the exclusive West Heath Girls’ School, in Sevenoaks, Kent, said it can be harmful to separate children from their parents at a young age. She added that she did not believe children ‘benefit’ from a boarding school education.

The actress told The Scots Magazine: ‘I think they are a very cruel setting in which to grow up and I don’t feel children benefit from that type of education. Children need their parents. That’s why I dislike films like Harry Potter, which tend to romanticise such places.’

Swinton’s experience of West Heath, where she was a classmate of Princess Diana, led her to setting up a liberal independent school near her home in Nairn, Scotland. Drumduan Upper School, which opened in 2013, has no tests or exams and students spend their days building boats and planting trees rather than sitting behind desks.

She added: ‘I grew up under privileged circumstances and was expected to marry a duke. I spent a lot of time and energy making certain that I would not find myself living a life that had been preordained for me.’

[From The Daily Mail]

Some people believe shipping kids off to boarding school is a great way to do things, and some don’t. I do tend to think of it as a cultural thing and it’s one of the big differences between how Americans view education versus how Europeans view it. There simply isn’t the same boarding-school tradition here in the US. While there are posh boarding schools here, even the wealthiest and poshest kids tend to stay at home and go to posh, exclusive day schools. But do we romanticize boarding schools? I don’t know. I think it’s a problem for Britain that Eton and Harrow-educated men basically run every part of British society. It does not speak to diversity of opinion, diversity of education, diversity of background. But that’s not the school’s fault.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Chelsea Handler is still on the air with her titular Netflix talk show. Why she is still on TV eludes me but she is. Since the show is still receiving a lackluster response, Chelsea tries to get out and stir the pot to get people interested in between taking swipes at Angelina Jolie. She recently spoke to People magazine about what drives her. According to Chelsea, it was her less than affluent childhood. Chelsea grew up one of six children. Her father was a used car salesman and her mother a homemaker. Because of her ‘humble’ childhood, Chelsea set her sights on becoming successful and she worked hard to do it.

An outspoken talk show host, bestselling author and producer, Chelsea Handler isn’t one to shy away from a little hard work.

“I love to be creative,” says Handler, 41, whose chat show Chelsea, airs on Netflix. “It’s a worker. That’s all I got going on. It’s not like I’m married or have babies. The show is like a dream come true for me. Work hard, play hard.”

“I wanted the opposite of what I had growing up,” says Handler, who has said she felt insecure around friends who had money. “I wanted to be comfortable and I wanted someone in my house, cleaning!”

Most importantly, the television star strove to find a way to stand on her own. “I didn’t ever want to rely on a man to provide for me,” says Handler. “I wanted to create something that was completely and utterly mine. And I didn’t want anybody in my life dictating what I do.”

Now, Handler says she’s open to a relationship, but is perfectly content with everything she’s accomplished thus far. “I don’t really have anyone to answer to,” she says. “That’s nice for work and it’s nice for life!”

[From People]

As I said yesterday, I appreciate a good work ethic. Although I am generally a little dubious about how hard somebody who was sleeping with their boss had to work, I’m willing to take Chelsea at her word here. Primarily because she never stops hustling but also because I very rarely can take Chelsea at her word. For example: her meager upbringing. She’s spoken before of her impoverished childhood, one that had her summering at her family home in Martha’s Vineyard. She claimed that she knew she was disadvantaged because she would go to her, “friends’ houses and I could tell things were different.” However, she wrote in her book, Are You There Vodka? It’s Me Chelsea, that her family was most decidedly not poor but she compared them with those around her who had trust funds and drove Mercedes. There’s nothing wrong with ambition. If you want to be fabulously wealthy and buy the house on the hill, do so. But don’t creative a false narrative about your upbringing to justify doing so.

As for her not wanting to “rely on a man to provide” part, nowhere is it written that the moneymaker gets to dictate anything. In many partnerships, there is a fairly clear understanding that it is because the non-working partner is managing their home that the working partner can get ahead professionally. Why can’t Chelsea just say she wants to be self-reliant without implying that a partner who makes less money is subservient? She clearly favors accomplished men and yet, I can accept that has nothing to do with a power imbalance in her relationships. I wonder if Chelsea will ever be able to support any thought she has without putting someone else down? I doubt it; it’s probably a lesson she learned during her hardscrabble summers in Martha’s Vineyard.

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Now that we know that Prince Harry will date non-blondes, what are the chances of a Harry-Rihanna hook-up? While I’m hopeful that Meghan Markle sticks around – she’s fun for gossip! – I can’t overlook the potential for a hot night of sex and romance between Rih-Rih and The Ginger One. Harry is still on tour in the Caribbean, and on Wednesday, he attended an event marking the 50th anniversary of Barbados’ independence. Rihanna attended the event, because she’s basically Barbados’ ambassador-at-large at this point. I suspect she also attended the event because she was curious about Harry. Notice how his face lit up like Christmas when he saw her. Notice how he seems extra focused on her.

So, what are the chances – realistically – that a Harry-Rihanna hook-up would happen? I don’t know. One of my first theories was that if Drake can cozy up to Taylor Swift in an attempt to make Rihanna jelly, two can play that game. I imagine Drake would lose his mind a little bit if Rihanna was suddenly all over a ginger prince. If only Harry was single right now, this speculation would be a lot more fun.

Also, the comments on this tweet are amazing. There are a lot of people wondering how Harry felt meeting actual royalty (“the Queen of Barbados”). Just imagine what would happen if Harry met Beyonce!!! OMG.

Prince Harry meets @rihanna at today’s Toast to the Nation marking 50 years of Independence for Barbados ?? #50Barbados #RoyalVisitBarbados pic.twitter.com/ejmt1r2IDl

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) November 30, 2016

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Some University of Texas students got quite a surprise when they requested a ride home from campus on Monday night. Instead of being picked up by one of their fellow students, famous alumnus Matthew McConaughey pulled up to give them a lift. The university, like many across the country, offers a service called SURE Walk where students traveling across campus at night get an escort to to their homes. Instead of just throwing a few bucks towards his school, as many famous graduates probably do, Matthew displayed some true Longhorn pride and took a shift as a driver for the program.

The university’s student government posted a photo of Matthew looking chill, as he always does, shuttling a group of excited students (and one who was not so excited) back to their homes. On their Facebook page, they captioned the snap, “Longhorns take care of each other, and it’s ‘safe’ to say Matthew McConaughey agrees. Don’t forget to use SURE Walk when traveling home late at night; you never know who might pick you up! #BeSafe #SafeChats.” They also posted the picture to Twitter, as well as a video of some very surprised college kids getting shuttled around by the 47-year-old actor in a deluxe golf cart. Sadly, it wasn’t a Lincoln.

Always use @SUREWalk when walking home from campus at night… you never know who will be driving! New hours: 7PM-2AM #AlrightAlrightAlright pic.twitter.com/czGRNpj2Ys

— UT Student Gov’t (@UT_SG) November 29, 2016

Here is @McConaughey reminding students of the importance of staying safe on our campus. #BeSafe #SafeChats #AlrightAlrightAlright @SUREWalk pic.twitter.com/8WGkE3r8t4

— UT Student Gov’t (@UT_SG) November 30, 2016

This isn’t the first time that Matthew, who graduated from the university in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in radio, TV and film, has made a return to campus. He taught classes for the school’s Moody College of Communication and he even gave the school’s football team a pep talk back in 2014. Not sure how much it helped, as the team finished the season 6-7 and lost to Arkansas in the Texas Bowl, but it’s the thought that counts, right? He regularly attends football games at the school, most recently cheering on the team against the TCU Horned Frogs on Friday.

I do wonder, with this last visit to campus, if Matthew updated the mantra of his Wooderson character in Dazed and Confused. I hope he said, at least once, “That’s what I love about these college girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age.” Hey, let me have my fantasy.

That’s so cool that Matthew did this. With all of the craziness going on, the school’s safety program could definitely use the promotion – and who better than one of the school’s most famous graduates to get the word out. I would freak if I met an actor I admired at school. The only celebrity alumni encounter that happened to me at my alma mater (FSU!) was when Burt Reynolds (and Loni Anderson) waved at us at a football game. I know, #coolstorycorey.

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