The 2024-25 awards season has been both boring and chaotic. Chaotic because of how many people and performances got snubbed ? not to mention Karla Sofia Gascon?s mess ? and boring because I feel like this is one of those years where the Oscars are out of touch with what people are actually watching and talking about. Last year, we had two of the biggest films of the year going head to head (Oppenheimer and Barbie). This year, we?ve got a bunch of films that few people have even seen. Bizarrely, several major ?movie stars? turned in fun, exciting performances and they all got snubbed. Denzel Washington was one of them ? while Gladiator II was not a great movie, Denzel was amazing in it and he was having an absolute blast. Denzel is also arguably the greatest living American actor ? why did they make a point of snubbing him? I don?t know. But he?s not taking it personally. He gave a somewhat terse interview to the New York Times and he was asked about the snub. Some highlights:

On the Oscar snub: ?I was sitting there smiling, going: Look at you. On the day you didn?t get a nomination for an Oscar, you?re working on Othello on Broadway. Are you kidding me? Awww. Oh, I?m so upset. Listen, I?ve been around too long. I?m getting wiser, working on talking less and learning to understand more ? and that?s exciting.?

Why he loves going back to the stage: ?I think that still gives me the greatest joy: acting onstage as opposed to acting in movies.?

Whether it feels risky to do Othello on stage: ?In light of all that?s going on in our world, all that?s going on in our state, California, and our city specifically ? it?s just a play. I?m grateful for the opportunity, but when put in perspective, it?s just a play.

Watching the Southern California fires: ?Just as a spectator and just being amazed ? the scope and devastation. And then hearing about a lot of people in our industry who?ve been affected. It?s unbelievable. [Whether it makes him want to move out of CA]: You mean like run? Nah, doesn?t make me want to live somewhere else.

He takes jobs for the money: ?When I learned about my least favorite uncle, my Uncle Sam, that was the eye opener. I?m like, He takes what? That?s the reality of it, and a dollar is not a dollar. By the time agents, lawyer, business manager, Uncle Sam, everybody else gets finished with you, a dollar?s about 38 cents. So you?ve got to cobble those 38 cents together to make a real dollar. You?re asking me, Did I ever take a job for money? I?ve taken every job for money. There?s no job I?ve taken where I went: You guys just keep the money. I?m just so glad to be an actor. I don?t even want the money.

On his wife Pauletta: Yes [she?s an actor], and singer and concert pianist. Are you familiar with the Van Cliburn competition? My wife was a Van Cliburn competitor. Juilliard. North Carolina School of the Arts. I married up.?

[From The NY Times]

If Denzel is going to do anything, it?s talk about how much he admires his wife and give her as much credit as possible. Their kids are like that too ? I?ve seen John David deflect questions about his father by saying ?AND my mother Pauletta? and talking a lot about his mother?s influence. Pauletta has always run that whole house. As for what Denzel says about the snub? like, he?s a grown up, he?s got other things on his plate, he?s not going to sulk or be childish about it. But the rest of us can sulk on his behalf! It?s flat-out bonkers that the Academy blanked him.

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People love Kathy Bates in the Matlock reboot! She won the Critics Choice Award for the role earlier this month, and it was one of her two nominations at this weekend?s SAG Awards (the other was for The Great Lillian Hall). After watching the clips for both performances, I think the SAGs could easily create a new category: Kathy Bates Loses Her Sh-t. The nominees could be Kathy, plus all the scene partners she yells at! Anyway, I?m thrilled Kathy is getting her flowers. And now that I?ve established my admiration for Ms. Bates, I must begin a difficult conversation. It has been brought to my attention that Kathy has attended every award show in 2025 wearing? SNEEX! The (demonic) brainchild of Spanx founder Sara Blakely, Sneex are a sneaker?high heel hybrid, in which you get the toe of a sneaker bolstered by a three-inch heel. I?ve been against them since they debuted six months ago, but seeing Kathy embrace them whole-heartedly is throwing me off balance ? and I?m not even wearing fashion stilts!

Kathy Bates is looking her best in her signature shoe at the SAG Awards 2025.

The star, 76, arrived at the star-studded ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 23, wearing a classically tailored look featuring a cinched shiny black blazer with matching pants.

She ditched traditional heels in favor of Sneex, the mesh heel-sneaker hybrid that she?s been wearing all awards season. This time, she rocked a pair of The Icon heels, which retail for $395, in a black and white colorway, which she also did for the Critics Choice Awards on Feb. 7.

Bates? Sneex streak first started at the Golden Globes, where she turned heads in a monochromatic black ensemble and a pair of the sporty heels in navy.

Though her look was minimalist, Bates made sure to pile on the bling. Her accessories included Pomellato interlocking earrings made of 18K rose gold, a matching Pomellato rose gold necklace with diamonds and a ring adorned with a large black gemstone.

Bates is a double nominee at this year?s ceremony. She is nominated for outstanding performance by a female actor in a TV movie or limited series for her role in The Great Lillian Hall and for outstanding performance in a drama series for playing the titular character in Matlock.

Bates? latest look adds to her stylish ? yet comfy ? award show fashion.

At the 2025 Critics Choice Awards, the Misery star wore a simple yet chic black moto-style jacket and black undershirt. She showed off the entirety of her rock-and-roll inspired outfit when she was named best actress in a drama series for Matlock.

In January, Bates wore a beautifully beaded dinner jacket that cinched at her waist to the 2025 Golden Globes. Adding to the look were black tuxedo pants and a sparkling evening bag. She styled her hair in a retro half-up style with lots of bounce.

[From People]

I agree with People Mag?s sartorial verdict that Kathy has been looking resplendent this year. She has a bounce in her step, and it?s not just from sporting this identity crisis of a shoe. Kathy?s lost a dramatic amount of weight ? 100 pounds since she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2017. Around the time of the Emmys last year, Kathy talked about how exciting it was for her to fit into clothes differently. So I definitely think we?re seeing that rekindled sense of joy and fun play out on the red carpet. But? but? must that include Sneex?! Despite my protestations, these kicks have been an unmitigated business success story. I guess I?m just a die-hard anti-heel girl. Also, if it were up to me to engineer the unicorn hybrid heaker/sneel, I would want the toe part that peeks out from underneath the skirt or pants to emulate a fancy high heel, and then have comfort in the back of the shoe (ie, no heel). So a fashiony front in an overall supportive, level frame ? what would that look like? Oh yeah, FLATS.

Look, if the day ever comes that my feet find themselves ensconced, happily, in one of these things, I will be the first to admit my flip flop on the issue. But as long as they?re still running $400-$600 a pair (which they are), I?ll remain comfortable in my indignation. I mean sneakers!

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People are feral for Walton Goggins on The White Lotus. But he is married in real life, and he and his wife own a gorgeous Hudson Valley property. [JustJared]
More analysis on Timothee Chalamet?s SAG win and what it means for the Best Actor Oscar race. After seeing The Brutalist, I honestly hope Chalamet wins! [LaineyGossip]
The White Lotus?s critique of the wellness industry. [Jezebel]
Harrison Ford & Jessica Williams are a delight together. [Pajiba]
This Scandinavian kitchen is stressing people out. [Buzzfeed]
Some Nazi news of the week. [Socialite Life]
I?m thinking about doing an Oscar prediction post, would you guys be interested in it? I kind of think Anora isn?t getting Best Picture. [Hollywood Life]
Who has the drier sense of humor, David Duchovny or Harrison Ford? [Seriously OMG]
Who was the best-dressed of the Spirit Awards? [RCFA]
I hate all of these Trumpers with the power of a thousand suns. [OMG Blog]

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I?m not surprised that Jason Knauf?s 60 Minutes Australia interview is getting so much attention. In fact, I thought it was weird that the teaser for the interview got so little attention when it dropped on Friday. This was Knauf?s first on-camera interview ever (I think?) and he spoke on the record about Prince William, Kate, Prince Harry and Meghan. Knauf is technically not working for the monarchy or heir at this point, although he?s still involved (in some way) with Earthshot. Plus, it definitely seems like he?s an informal advisor to William and that they?re still quite close. Close enough for people to point out Knauf?s very obvious timing. Even the Daily Beast?s Royalist pointed out that Knauf?s interview makes it look like Prince William is obsessively following everything the Duchess of Sussex does.

Damaging allegations that Meghan Markle was a workplace bully have been revived by an unprecedented TV interview by key Prince William loyalist Jason Knauf, just a week before Meghan?s new show is due to drop on Netflix. The intervention risks being seen as a calculated attempt by a royal family loyalist to damage Meghan?s reinvention as a warm-hearted, jam-making, bee-keeping homemaker.

It will confound Pollyannas who have expressed the hope that William wishes his sister-in-law success in her new career, and serve instead to reinforce the perception that the Sussexes and the Windsors are locked in an intractable feud. Knauf is a former key palace aide, who first worked for Kate, William and Harry, and then for Meghan and Harry, as communications secretary. However, he subsequently turned into one of Meghan?s most powerful and implacable enemies.
He betrayed Meghan and accused her of bullying and turned on her in a court case she brought (and won) against the Daily Mail. Meghan denied the bullying allegations.

He is openly aligned with the Waleses, having remained a close friend of Prince William. He is a trustee of William?s Earthshot Foundation and was knighted in 2023. He has now given an extraordinary interview to 60 Minutes Australia in which he suggested he stood by the allegations he made against Meghan.

The timing of the interview just a week before her new show, With Love, Meghan, drops recalls, for some, the timing of the publication of Knauf?s last intervention on the matter of Meghan?s management style. In 2021, just days before Meghan?s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey was due to screen, an email sent by Knauf in 2018, accusing Meghan of having bullied two personal assistants out of their jobs, was published by the London Times. The leak was widely seen as a pre-emptive strike aimed at tarnishing Meghan?s credibility ahead of the Oprah interview.

Asked about that time in the sit-down with 60 Minutes Australia, Knauf, a New Zealander by birth, said he had ?no regrets? and added: ?I wouldn?t change a thing.?

While he sought to ostensibly couch his response as a generalized one, Knauf, a seasoned PR and reputation management expert, is unlikely not to have considered that his remarks would be construed as doubling down on his 2018 assessment that Meghan was a manipulative bully.

It is also inconceivable that he wouldn?t have sought William?s permission to give the interview, given that he remains a close friend of William, as the documentary makes clear. They are so close that, as Knauf says, William called him privately to tell him about Kate?s cancer diagnosis.

[From The Daily Beast]

While the 60 Minutes Australia segment featured information about Knauf?s letter to Simon Case ? the letter in which Knauf accused Meghan of bullying two personal assistants out of the job ? they used a voiceover to recite the letter and Knauf was not asked about the letter directly, nor was he asked anything about ?the bullying accusations? specifically. He was asked how the whole thing made him feel, basically. Anyway, I think it?s interesting that the Royalist?s peggy sources have seemingly dried up and now Tom Sykes is saying this sh-t outright, that Knauf?s interview was specifically timed to f?k with Meghan?s Netflix show, and that this was yet another Kensington Palace operation. Maybe some of the Royalist?s ?sources? can tell William that it?s pathetic to still be so obsessed with his sister-in-law.

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Hilaria and Alec Baldwin?s TLC reality show, The Balwins, premiered on Sunday night. I didn?t watch it, not even to hate-watch or mock it. I just find the whole thing to be uncomfortable because Hilaria is clearly some baby-crazy grifter with an entirely falsified backstory, and Alec is? well, we already know. So, no, I won?t watch, but I will cover stories that come out of this mess. Apparently, there was a conversation about prenups and whether Hilaria signed one. Spoiler: she did not. Hilariously, Hilaria claimed that she didn?t understand what a ?prenup? was at the time. She was 28 years old and a Boston-born, NYU-educated woman when she married Alec. But there was a larger scam at play, and Hilaria got what she wanted.

Hilaria Baldwin didn?t exactly know what she was getting herself into during the early days of her marriage to Alec Baldwin. During the Sunday, Feb. 23 premiere of the couple?s new reality series, The Baldwins, Hilaria, 41, and Alec, 66, reflected on the conversation they had about a prenup before their 2012 wedding ? a topic Alec brought up given his first marriage to Kim Basinger had failed.

?She wasn?t happy about it. It?s an awkward thing,? Alec recalled in a confessional, and Hilaria said she did ?not quite understand what a prenup? was when he asked her.

?Because you are like, ?After a certain number of kids, it?s this.? And I was like, ?You know what? I?ll just sign it,? which was probably very stupid of me back then.?

She would ?read it again? if she was faced with the question now, but the couple ended up agreeing that neither of them wanted a prenup anyway. ?I just said, ?I won?t sign it. I don?t really want to think about the end by the beginning.? And then, you were like, ?Yeah, I don?t want to do it either,’? Hilaria said.

During the couple?s recent PEOPLE interview about the TLC series, they shared that they did not sign a prenup before their marriage, as Alec joked, ?Can you imagine having a prenup with her??

?We did not sign a prenup because ? I said I would, and then you?re like, ?Okay, we don?t have to,’? Hilaria said.

Alec then alleged that she ?started to cry a little bit,? to which his wife rebuffed, ?Oh, my God, I did not cry.? She also joked that signing one would go ?against my gold-digging values,? poking fun at speculation over the nature of her and Alec?s relationship.

[From People]

I love how her fake-Spanish comes and goes to the point where she forgets the word ?cucumber? and plays dumb about prenups, and yet she?s sly enough to make a golddigger joke. To be fair, I don?t think Alec is rolling in money at this point. I mean, he?s comfortable, he?s not poor, but he and Hilaria have a high overhead ? seven children, lots of nannies, and maintaining at least two homes. There?s a reason why they finally agreed to the reality show, I?m just saying. Alec is a fool for shrugging off the prenup too, but I agree that it doesn?t even matter at this point, not after seven kids.

PS? You guys were right about Hilaria getting her bust refurbished. Those are some big-ass bolt-ons.

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Last year, Prince William decided to grow and maintain a patchy, sleazy-looking beard to go along with his noticeable weight loss. It was a whole new Peggington: thin, drawn, with a closely-trimmed greying beard to cover up his hollowed-out cheeks. It has been clear for years that William was jealous of Prince Harry?s beard and it was clear that this was William?s attempt to copy something Harry ?has.? Well, I missed this in Jason Knauf?s 60 Minutes Australia interview, but Knauf addressed the beard and whether the Princess of Wales approved of it.

A former royal aide has revealed what the Princess of Wales really thinks about her husband?s facial hair ? hinting that she?s a fan of the brawny beard. Prince William, 42, first debuted his rugged stubble in August last year when he appeared in a clip alongside Kate congratulating Team GB on their successes in the Paris Olympics. This certainly left fans hot under the collar, with many describing his new look as ?hot? and pleading the future King to keep the stubble.

Although it was met with a mainly positive reaction, many wondered what Kate thought of his unshaven appearance. One of William?s closest confidants, Jason Knauf, who used to work as an advisor for the Waleses, has now taken royal fans one step closer to the answer, during an interview with Australian TV programme, 60 Minutes.

?If she didn?t like it, it wouldn?t be there. I can tell you that,? he said when asked by a journalist whether she was a fan of his beard.

When asked whether he personally liked William?s beard, he said: ?I love it, I think it?s great, but I?ve talked to him about it or tried to talk to him about and he?s like ?It?s here, I have a beard, no further conversation?.?

However, it didn?t go down so well with other members of the royal family. The father-of-three previously said that his daughter Princess Charlotte, nine, ?burst into tears? when she saw him with facial hair for the first time in the summer of 2024.

[From The Daily Mail]

I still think the Charlotte story is quite telling, the fact that Charlotte just ?saw? William?s beard one day, and she wasn?t around him while he was growing it, apparently? As for ?If she didn?t like it, it wouldn?t be there.? LOL. With Kate, I?m sure the beard is out of sight, out of mind, if you get my drift. It?s also funny that William refused to talk about the beard with his closest confidantes, henchmen and allies ? William really did NOT want to be told that he looked like he was childishly copying Harry.

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There?s always an ebb and flow from year to year as to how much people are really paying attention to the awards season. Last year saw a lot of interest and engagement with what was happening because of Oppenheimer and Barbie, and then the prominent (and nonsensical) Oscar snubs for Barbie. Plus, those were the two biggest movies in 2023, so people once again cared about awards when they had actually seen the movies. This year is different ? a bunch of smaller movies have gotten awards hype, a bunch of downer movies are getting awards, and the California wildfires have changed the award-show timelines. All of which means that it?s a really wacky year and people aren?t paying attention because there?s no consensus film which everyone has seen. Still, I?m enjoying the wackiness, even if I?m afraid that a bunch of terrible films are about to win Oscars. Speaking of, here?s the Hollywood Reporter?s first ?Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot? of the season. This Oscar voter is a man in the short-films branch of AMPAS. Some highlights:

Emilia Perez wasn?t in his top ten: ?I liked Emilia P?rez when I watched it but, even before all the sh-t that happened [involving lead actress Karla Sof?a Gasc?n], it wasn?t in my top 10. I?d have preferred to see its spot go to Sing Sing, which was underappreciated; or Juror #2, which I really liked; or The Wild Robot or No Other Land, but you know how most of the Academy treats animated and documentary films ? no respect. I do like musicals, and Wicked was tight.

He loves Anora, The Substance & A Complete Unknown: ?I really liked the performances in A Complete Unknown ? the fact that Timmy [Chalamet] and Monica [Barbaro] were both really singing and playing the guitar was incredible. Anora was great ? the story and the performances were really fun, Sean [Baker] directed the sh-t out of it ? but the others did more for me. The Substance was what I love about cinema at its best. It?s so bold ? the story, the sound design, the makeup. They gave the audience an experience. And it?s so rare for the Academy to recognize a horror film, but the fact that this one is kind of about what it?s like to be a woman in Hollywood probably helped more people to connect with it.?

Thoughts on The Brutalist & Conclave: ?Going in to The Brutalist, I?d never heard of Brady Corbet and was dreading the [three-and-a-half-hour] runtime, but the way people who had seen it at the festivals were talking about it convinced me to go to a screening really early in the season, and by the end I really appreciated why he did it the way he did it. It?s just an incredible film ? beautifully shot, amazing performances, and such a powerful story. But Conclave was so interesting and exciting in a completely different way ? and fun, with a little mystery involved. I thought the ending was great ? it wasn?t trying to make a point, it was just a perfect reveal. Edward Berger is an incredible director. His votes for Best Picture: (1) Conclave, (2) The Brutalist, (3) Nickel Boys, (4) Dune: Part Two, (5) The Substance, (6) Anora, (7) A Complete Unknown, (8) I?m Still Here, (9) Wicked, (10) Emilia P?rez

His thoughts on Best Director: ?I judge this category like one judges an Olympic sport: the degree of difficulty, plus the execution ? did you stick the landing? I think this category needs to be expanded to at least eight. Edward Berger, RaMell Ross and Denis Villeneuve should?ve been nominated. How many other directors could?ve done what they did? And why is [A Complete Unknown?s] James Mangold in here but they aren?t? He?s a really good director ? he told the story well ? but there was nothing special about the way he directed that film. You want to tell me that directing Timmy Chalamet in New York was harder than directing an epic in the desert? Come on. I was torn between Brady and [The Substance?s] Coralie Fargeat, and I ended up going with Coralie. If she wasn?t there, I?d have picked Brady, because the fact that he made his movie look that good with only $10 million is unbelievable. But I just thought about historical absence [only three women have ever won this category?s Oscar] and high degree of execution ? she nailed it with that film.

Best Actor: ?I had a hard time with this one. Timmy was probably the easiest one for me to let go. Ralph [Fiennes of Conclave], [The Brutalist?s Adrien] Brody and Colman?s [Domingo of Sing Sing] performances were just so good. I got to hear a lot from the Sing Sing guys, and really liked them, and I think that what Colman did for that movie, on and off screen, was just remarkable. VOTE: Colman Domingo, Sing Sing

Best actress: ?I was very strongly considering voting for Karla, but when her tweets started coming out I was flabbergasted ? I was like, ?I can?t believe this person said these things.? And it kept getting worse every day. It quickly became obvious, ?I?m not voting for this person. No way.? After that, it was between Mikey [Madison of Anora] and Demi [Moore of The Substance]. Both of them are at the heart of their films, and I loved both of their films. I?m not opposed to voting for new, younger people, when they are amazing. But Demi has been around for a long time, and she absolutely crushed it. VOTE: Demi Moore, The Substance

Best supporting actor: I thought it was insane that the one guy from Anora [Yura Borisov] got nominated over the other two [Mark Eydelshteyn and Karren Karagulian]. I seriously considered [The Apprentice?s] Jeremy Strong and [The Brutalist?s] Guy Pearce, but at the end of the day I just loved Kieran [Culkin] in A Real Pain.

Best supporting actress: I was never as high on Zoe [Salda?a of Emilia P?rez] as everyone else was. I definitely considered [Conclave?s Isabella] Rossellini. But I was just so impressed with Monica in A Complete Unknown. The only other thing I?d ever seen her in was Top Gun [Maverick], and this was like another person. VOTE: Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown

[From THR]

It?s interesting that he chose Colman Domingo. I love Colman and Colman is a wonderful actor who deserves the world? but Sing Sing felt like a poorly-made student film and Colman couldn?t save it. Still, it?s nice to know that Brody isn?t a sure thing in that category! I also enjoy this guy?s vote for Barbaro, who is absolutely wonderful in A Complete Unknown, but she hasn?t won anything this season. As for Demi and The Substance? I hated the film, as I?ve said before, and I do not understand why Hollywood is so enamored with it. Is it *just* because of the very obvious and superficial send-up of ageing in LA? But I do think a lot of people are just going to vote for Demi because she?s been around forever and she?ll probably never get another shot at this. There is that sense that Mikey Madison will get another ?chance? at all of this. Still, I don?t get the vote for Coralie Fargeat. He really thought The Substance was the best-directed film of the year??

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Over the weekend, a rumor spread like wildfire on social media. The rumor: that the Super Bowl champions, the Philadelphia Eagles, had turned down an invitation to appear at the Trump White House. From what I can see, this was never confirmed by any news outlet and it was likely started by a British tabloid several weeks ago. That didn?t stop MAGAville from screaming and crying about how the Eagles are disrespecting Nazis and how they should be ashamed of themselves. Except? the whole thing was based on a lie. The Eagles apparently haven?t been invited to the White House and they absolutely haven?t rejected an invitation.

A Philadelphia Eagles trip to the White House may still be in the works. Over the weekend, online chatter blew up over a report from The Sun earlier this month that the Super Bowl champions had given the White House a ?massive no? in response to an invitation to the White House to honor the victory.

But a White House official granted anonymity to discuss the ongoing talks confirmed to POLITICO that the report is false, and that the team had not rejected an invitation. The White House has not sent an official invitation to the Super Bowl LIX winner, the official confirmed.

Spokespeople for the Eagles did not immediately respond to questions from POLITICO about a potential team visit to the White House.

After the report picked up on X, MAGA personalities, Joe Biden diehards and pop culture outlets both criticized and celebrated the news. Former Fox News personality Megyn Kelly led talks in shunning the team. Kelly reposted a post from an account titled ?Toxic Cowboy,? saying they would not have supported the team if they?d known about the Sun report that the White House official said is inaccurate. ?SAME. GO F YOURSELVES EAGLES. My husband is a fan so I got onboard but F this BS,? Kelly wrote.

Conservative radio host Eric Metaxas echoed Kelly?s sentiment calling it ?disgraceful and shameful,? saying he ?cannot again root for a team like this ? and now I?m sorry I did.?

Those about-faces from purported Eagles fans drew a raised eyebrow from Philadelphia Inquirer editorial writer Daniel Pearson, who noted that ?there is no Philadelphia sports fan who puts the love of an American President over their love of the Eagles, no matter which President.?

[From Politico]

A ?club source? in Philly also told the Outkick that ?We would be honored to visit the White House. It?s one of the things we had looked forward to doing, and we look forward to receiving the invitation.? As in, the White House still hasn?t invited anyone. An invitation probably won?t happen unless the Eagles publicly pledge fealty in some way, or make it known that they would show up en masse. And that?s the thing, isn?t it? While the Eagles management might be open to a White House invite, they can?t guarantee that all of the players will be so jazzed. Would Jalen Hurts go to the Trump White House if he was invited? And if he did, would that ruin his athlete-brand? Hilariously, Trump was rooting for the Kansas City Chiefs because there are so many MAGA people within the Chiefs organization. There would have been zero stalling if the Chiefs had won ? they would have been at the White House within a week.

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In April 2023, the Duchess of Sussex signed with WME for her general representation. Apparently, Meghan had been courted by several Hollywood agencies and it?s widely believed that Ari Emmanuel came to Montecito to personally pitch WME to Meghan. In the years that followed, the Sussex-haters regularly try to say that WME is going to ?drop? Meghan for this or that. WME always comes out and says no, we?re still representing her. Well, now that we?re one week away from With Love, Meghan?s debut on Netflix, of course Page Six is running a bizarre exclusive about new ?rumors? that WME has dropped Meghan. Except that WME clearly confirmed to Page Six that they?re still representing Meghan and Archewell.

Meghan Markle has been dropped by WME, multiple sources tell Page Six, after months of speculation about her relationship with the top Hollywood agency. But the agency denies it has given the star the royal flush and says it?s still working with her.

We?re told that the Duchess of Sussex has not held any meetings with the agency?s uber powerbroker Ari Emanuel since January last year ? though she is believed to have met with her day-to-day agents.

An industry insider said Markle, 43, was let go because she was ?too demanding? and ?difficult to work with.?

It is unclear exactly when she was dropped, though WME insists they are still working with her.

?WME continues to represent Meghan and Archewell,? said a rep. Indeed, sources said the agency is still working on some of her projects for Archewell, the foundation she runs with her husband, Prince Harry.

In addition to this, we hear that Markle had an outburst in January 2024, right after the holidays, when the Duchess demanded a meeting ?and expected decks and plans,? though it?s unclear if this was for herself or Archewell. This led to a dispute and ?Ari was done with her,? says the insider. The incident was confirmed by another source.

The news comes as the mom-of-two prepares to launch her new Netflix lifestyle show, ?With Love, Meghan,? next Tuesday.

Markle had only been with the top agency since April 2023 and was being looked after personally by WME big hitters Brad Slater, who reps Dwayne ?The Rock? Johnson, and Jill Smoller, who represents the former ?Suits? star?s longtime friend, tennis champ Serena Williams. But, another Hollywood source told us, ?I don?t know what those projects are, but WME is definitely not working on Meghan?s personal business.?

[From Page Six]

?An industry insider said Markle, 43, was let go because she was ?too demanding? and ?difficult to work with.?? ?We hear that Markle had an outburst in January 2024, right after the holidays, when the Duchess demanded a meeting ?and expected decks and plans.?? These are exactly the kind of lies thrown around on the most deranged social media accounts solely dedicated to Meghan-hatred. These are their go-to lies: Meghan stomped around, throwing a tantrum about this or that. Meghan demanded that people pay for her clothes, or she demanded that everyone drop everything and serve her. My point is that these ?Hollywood insider? quotes are coming from some delusional hater online, not a studio head.

As for the idea that Meghan hasn?t met with Ari Emanuel personally in a while? yeah, I?m sure she has people working with her on a daily basis (including Jill Smoller) rather than the g?damn CEO of Endeavor. I?m sure WME is involved in the rollout for With Love, Meghan and probably her As Ever product line too.

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A couple weeks ago we covered Page Six?s reporting on Kid Rock and Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert hopping in a cab together in the wee hours of the morning after Inauguration Day. The heavy-handed insinuation was that the two had hooked up, birds of a sleazy-feather and all. I was truly touched in the comments by all of you who expressed deep distress/concern? for the taxi cab and its driver. Page Six, for their part, gave a shout-out in their article to Audrey Berry, the woman Kid Rock has been with since 2011 and engaged to since 2017. Now Us Weekly has breaking news: Berry and Rock are no longer together! According to ?sources,? the two split at the end of last year, thus suggesting that Rock wasn?t cheating when he (possibly) hooked up with Boebert, or earlier that day when he hit on a BBC News reporter on live TV. So not unfaithful, but still completely scuzzy. Here?s more from Us Weekly?s exclusive:

Kid Rock and fianc?e Audrey Berry have broken up after their seven-year engagement, Us Weekly can exclusively confirm.

A source exclusively tells Us that Kid Rock, 54, has separated from Berry and has moved on, with a second insider noting the pair called it quits late last year.

?He is venturing into the dating pool,? per the source.

Neither the singer nor Berry has addressed the breakup. Us has reached out for comment.

Earlier this month, the ?Born Free? crooner was spotted getting into a cab with Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert, according to Page Six. The duo reportedly left a party together in Washington, D.C. at 2:30 a.m. TMZ, meanwhile, reported that the pair were spotted chatting at an inaugural event for President Donald Trump.

Kid Rock (real name Robert James Ritchie) had reportedly proposed to Berry seven years earlier in April 2017, according to the Detroit Free Press. They were first linked in 2011 and long kept their relationship private.

?This is somebody who is not a celebrity. It can really be a tough thing to deal with,? he said during a 2011 interview with Piers Morgan. ?I?m thinking of somebody else, trying not to be so selfish.?

Kid Rock initially crossed paths with Berry in his native Detroit shortly after his divorce from ex-wife Pamela Anderson. (Rock and Anderson, now 57, were married from 2006 to 2007.)

The singer, who also is the father to 31-year-old son Robert James Ritchie Jr. from a past relationship, offered rare insight into his romance with Berry in a 2021 profile with Hook & Barrel magazine.

?Every day I pinch myself. I give many, many thanks. I do give a lot of attribution to the hard work that I?ve put in, but at the end of the day, I?ve been a very lucky person,? he told Hook & Barrel. ?My fianc?e, Audrey, says I have a golden horseshoe up my a?. I don?t take anything for granted, and I think that?s because it took me so long in the trenches to make it, and I worked so hard, but there?s no question I give thanks every day to the position I?m in.?

[From Us Weekly]

I never thought I?d utter these words, but I?m actually inclined to agree with a statement by Kid Rock: I totally believe there is something stuck up his ass. But enough about him! Instead I?d like to congratulate Audrey Berry on getting out of that situation. I don?t know if it was that she just couldn?t forgive and/or forget that 10-year affair he had with Julie Andrews? granddaughter (yes, you read all those words correctly) that overlapped with Kid & Audrey?s courtship, or Kid?s well-documented history of sexist remarks, or his unhealthy anti-vaxx stance, or if Audrey just wanted a frickin? Bud Light in peace. Any and all reasons are acceptable in this case! With the timing of this news, though, I am wondering ? are we about to get a hard launch for a Lauren Boebert?Kid Rock relationship? Is Brockbert upon us?!! Mega barf. But if it does become official, SNL should definitely have the taxi cab on as a character who drops by Weekend Update.

PS ? regarding Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson?s previous relationship? with all the lovely things we know about her today, just, how??

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