The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have announced the name of their newborn son…it is Louis Arthur Charles.
The Backstreet Boys have been teasing fans by promising a new album for a while now, but it sounds like a new single is finally coming.
The band shared a video showing Kevin Richardson playing the piano, and fans assume that he is performing the melody from the group’s upcoming new single. Meanwhile, Kevin shared even more information about the anticipated single. He took to Instagram Stories to share that the “new single” will arrive “to radio” in 21 days.
In the first time in five months since being fired from NBC’s TODAY, Matt Lauer has broken his silence on the sexual misconduct allegations against him. “I have made no public comments on the many false stories from anonymous or biased sources that have been reported about me over these past several months,” he told The Washington Post in an article published yesterday. “I remained silent in an attempt to protect my family from further embarrassment and to restore a small degree of the privacy they have lost. But defending my family now requires me to speak up.” The 60-year-old TV anchor continued, “I fully acknowledge that I acted inappropriately as a husband, father and principal at NBC. However I want to make it perfectly clear that any allegations or reports of coercive, aggressive or abusive actions on my part, at any time, are absolutely false.” Lauer lost his job on November 29 after NBC received a “detailed complaint” about his behavior.
Since he recently returned to Twitter, Kanye West has been sharing his thoughts non-stop–including his controversial support for his “brother,” President Trump. This, in particular, has caused Kim Kardashian’s husband to lose millions of online followers and has sparked renewed concern about his fragile mental health. John Legend went so far as to reach out to Kanye via text, writing, “I hope you’ll reconsider aligning yourself with Trump…What you say really means something to your fans…Don’t let this be part of your legacy. You’re the greatest artist of your generation.” Kanye, who shared a screenshot of his text exchange with Legend on (where else?) Twitter, replied, “I love you, John, and appreciate your thoughts. You bringing up my fans or my legacy is a tactic based on fear used to manipulate my free thought.” The two seemed to end things lightly, however, once Legend realized Kanye was posting his texts. “Since you’re posting texts, let me add that I have a new single out haha,” Legend wrote, to which Kanye replied, “Haha. I love you, John.” Legend’s wife Chrissy Teigen then weighed in by hilariously tweeting to Kim Kardashian, “Are we still doing dinner Friday or no?” Kim quickly replied, “Yes but maybe no phones.”
Gwyneth Paltrow was having a chat with her mom on her Goop podcast this week. Her mom is 75 years-old. In 2002 she lost her husband, Gwyneth’s dad and has been single ever since. She admitted to being a hermit while talking to her daughter, and said she isn’t even interested in dating because if she got her heart broken she couldn’t handle it. That is when Gwyneth suggested to her mom, to get a sex toy. Her mom, Blythe said, “Thanks very much, but no thanks.”
Brad Pitt will produce an upcoming film chronicling the downfall of film producer Harvey Weinstein. Brad’s production company, acquired the rights to the story of how two New York Times reporters helped uncover dozens of allegations of sexual misconduct against Harvey. The untitled film does not yet have a script, but will reportedly focus less on Harvey’s behavior and more on the reporters’ investigations and the resulting fallout. Brad has a personal connection to Harvey: The producer tried to make a move on Gwyneth Paltrow back in 1996, when she was dating the actor. Brad confronted Harvey and told him that it better “never happen again.”
The family of Swedish DJ Avicii (real name Tim Bergling) has released a second statement that suggests he took his own life at the age of 28. It says, “Our beloved Tim was a seeker, a fragile artistic soul searching for answers to existential questions. He really struggled with thoughts about meaning, life, happiness. He could not go on any longer. He wanted to find peace. Tim was not made for the business machine he found himself in; he was a sensitive guy who loved his fans but shunned the spotlight.” Avicii was found dead in his hotel room in Oman on April 20. He was one of the most popular and successful EDM artists of all time.
During yesterday’s appearance on Ellen, Kelly Clarkson revealed that her 2-year-old son Remy has started defending himself against his 3-year-old daughter River’s bullying. “He will just full on punch her,” she declared. “I don’t know what to do. ‘Cause you want him to defend himself. She’ll wait until your back is turned and she’ll push him. She’ll push him down and think we won’t figure it out.” The pop star continued, “It’s a fine line of stick up for yourself and then don’t hit people. But if she knocks him, I’m like, ‘Well, you asked for it.”
Mark Wahlberg is dropping truth bombs again! Mark’s alarm goes off at 3 a.m. every morning and he hits the gym by 4 a.m. “I love getting in a 4 a.m. workout to jump-start my day,” he tells Us Weekly. “I feel like crap until I can get to the gym.” The father of four continues, “You have nothing without your health. And happiness is limited if you don’t feel good about yourself.”
Jersey Shore star Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is engaged to his longtime girlfriend Lauren Pesce. “I have always dreamed of proposing on Jersey Shore, the show that introduced me to the world,” Sorrentino tells Us Weekly of his televised proposal. “I’m currently living the dream and proposed to my college sweetheart, Lauren Pesce, amongst my best friends on the biggest reality show in the country. We are so proud and excited to share this chapter of our story with the world.” The couple met while in college and dated for four years before he joined the series in 2009. They rekindled their romance when the show wrapped in 2012, and have been together ever since.
After years of speculation about her sexuality, Janelle Monae came out as queer on Thursday in an interview with Rolling Stone. “Being a queer black woman in America, someone who has been in relationships with both men and women, I consider myself to be a free-a** motherf**ker,” the 32-year-old Monae tells the outlet. She added that after initially identifying as bisexual, “later I read about pansexuality and was like, ‘Oh, these are things that I identify with too.’ I’m open to learning more about who I am.” However, Monae did not address rumors that she’s dating actress Tessa Thompson, who appeared in Monae’s recent “Pynk” video between the artist’s “vagina pants”-clad legs. Monae’s new album Dirty Computer arrives on Friday.
Cardi B announced in an Intsagram video on Thursday that she’ll be on a performing hiatus after this weekend as she prepares to welcome her first child. “Broccoli Fest will be my last performance for a little while,” the pregnant 25-year-old rapper said, referring to this weekend’s music festival in Washington, D.C. She hilariously explained that being pregnant is taking its toll on her ability to perform. “Because, you know, shorty keep growing!” she said. “A b**ch can barely breathe.” She added, “I wanna thank y’all for understanding. I’ll be back for the Bruno Mars tour.” The next leg of that tour is scheduled to begin in September.
In other news, the Bronx rapper has been sued by her former manager Shaft for $10 million for “breach of contract, unjust enrichment and defamation.” According to Complex, Shaft has worked with Cardi since 2015, but has been “frozen out of her career.” In a statement released to Complex, a spokesperson for Shaft said, “Since discovering Cardi B in 2015, Shaft has played an integral role in developing her music career and public image. While he is proud of their successful collaborations as she evolved from Instagram influencer to music megastar, Shaft is disappointed by her actions to freeze him out of her career, which are detailed in the complaint. Shaft is confident that his lawsuit will validate his conduct and substantiate his legal claims.” Court documents obtained by Complex also said that Shaft claimed that Cardi “falsely communicat[ed]” to her fiancé Offset and members of her team that “Shaft is robbing me.” Offset reported convinced Cardi to sign with QC.
A source has said that Shaft played a role in Cardi appearing on VH1’s Love & Hip Hop. He also reportedly helped with “Bodak Yellow,” which was written and produced by his team. It has also been claimed that Cardi sought after Shaft to do business.
