Chris Pratt Slams Ellen Page's Claims That His Church Is Anti-LGBTQ

Posted on Tue Feb 12th, 2019 9:20am PDT       By X17 Staff


Not so fast!

Chris Pratt took to Instagram yesterday to deny Ellen Page's recent claims that the church he belongs to is anti-LGBT, and the actor seems pretty insulted by the actress' accusations.

"It has recently been suggested that i belong to a church which ‘hates people’ and is ‘infamously anti-LGBTQ. Nothing could be further from the truth. I go to a church that opens their doors to absolutely everyone," he began.

"Despite what the Bible says about divorce my church community was there for me every step of the way, never judging, just gracefully accompanying me on my walk. They helped me tremendously offering love and support. It is what I have seen them do for others on countless occasions regardless of sexual orientation, race or gender," he continued.

“I am not a spokesman for any church or any group of people. My values define who I am. We need less hate in this world, not more. I am a man who believes that everyone is entitled to love who they want free from the judgement of their fellow man. This is what guides me in life. He is a God of Love, Acceptance and Forgiveness. Hate has no place in my or this world," he concluded.

Page went after the Guardians of the Galaxy star after gushed about his church and his faith on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

"Oh. K. Um. But his church is infamously anti lgbtq so maybe address that too?” she tweeted.

"If you are a famous actor and you belong to an organization that hates a certain group of people, don’t be surprised if someone simply wonders why it’s not addressed. Being anti LGBTQ is wrong, there aren’t two sides. The damage it causes is severe. Full stop. Sending love to all," she added.

This is definitely one of the weirder celebrity fights!

 

Selena Gomez Shares Bikini Pics From Her BFF's Bachelorette In Cabo

Posted on Tue Feb 12th, 2019 8:40am PDT       By X17 Staff

My best friend is getting married, so we celebrated her! Future Mrs. Lopez

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Lookin' good is the best revenge!

Selena Gomez has been pretty quiet ever since Justin Bieber's marriage to Hailey Baldwin and her subsequent trip to rehab to deal with her depression and anxiety over the situation, but she came out of hiding to share some bikini pics from her BFF's recent bachelorette party in Cabo.

The "Come & Get It" songstress highlighted her curves in a white bikini, and we've gotta wonder if JB sees these snaps and secretly wishes he wasn't a married man.

The brunette beauty hasn't dated anyone since her romance with The Biebs early last year, but it looks like if he has his way, Zac Efron would love a shot at love with her! The actor recently started "following" her on Instagram, and we all know what that means... he's totally trying to slide into her DMs!

If she's still heartbroken over losing the "Sorry" crooner, she's certainly not letting on.

"Last year was definitely a year of self-reflection, challenges and growth. It’s always those challenges which show you who you are and what you are capable of overcoming. Trust me, it’s not easy, but I am proud of the person I am becoming and look forward to the year ahead. Love you all," she wrote on social media last month.

We think 2019 is going to be her year!

 

Angelina Jolie Shops With Daughter Vivienne Following News Brad Attended Jen's Birthday Party

Posted on Tue Feb 12th, 2019 8:00am PDT       By X17 Staff


She hides her anger mighty well!

Angelina Jolie headed out for a day of shopping with daughter Vivienne yesterday, and she was all smiles despite the reports that Brad Pitt attended his ex Jennifer Aniston's 50th birthday party over the weekend. The two actresses have been longtime enemies, so that's gotta feel like a knife in the back.

Angie has reportedly not been too thrilled that her ex-husband is getting back on the dating scene, either!

A source tells X17:
    "Angelina was furious when she caught word Brad had been quietly dating Charlize Theron. She's massively threatened by her. Then she hears about him attending Jen's birthday party and totally lost it! Not because she's pining away for him, but rather because she thinks he's doing all of this to make her look stupid and stir up some headlines."

In the latest round of crazy rumors, the Malificent star has allegedly set her sights on Sean Penn in an effort to make Brad jealous.

"[Angie and Sean] have been flirting up a storm. They’ve met at least twice since Brad and Charlize’s dating news came out in the open. They were already pretty close, but they’ve decided to ramp things up since their exes got together," a source told NW.

And here we thought Brad and Angelina were going to live happily ever after!

 

What's Selena Gomez Been Up To? Her WOWP Co-Star Tells All!

Posted on Mon Feb 11th, 2019 12:30pm PDT       By X17 Staff


Selena Gomez has been M.I.A. as of late and we've been wondering ourselves what she's been up to ...

Well Us Weekly caught up with Selena's Wizards of Waverly Place co-star and pal Bailee Madison and she spilled the beans! Bailee says it involves plenty of girl-time and chat sessions: "We’re all girls and at the end of the day, we like to talk about what we’re going through and be there for one another, just like any other girl session."

When asked why Madison looks to Gomez to be her "big sis," Bailee replied, "I think she’s been through everything and more and has been so authentic and wonderful on the way up. And as a 19-year-old just trying to navigate the business, it’s lovely to get to have someone like that to look up to."

The pair, along with their squad, hit Big Bear Mountain December 18, shortly after Selena left an east-coast treatment facility to work on some "mental issues," with which she was struggling. Then Selena was out and about in LA -- hiking, lunching out with pals -- almost every day following that but she's since retreated.

We here at X17 have speculated the singer-actress may have found the re-entry into the spotlight a little jarring and perhaps needed to distance herself from the headlines again, so she's decided to keep a lower profile.

Sounds like she's still getting the support she needs from her friends and that her "girl time" is key. We hope Selena's doing well!

 

Chris Pratt Continues His Worship At Zoe Church, Despite Ellen Page's Criticism That The Church's Teachings Are Anti-LGBT

Posted on Mon Feb 11th, 2019 12:00pm PDT       By X17 Staff


Chris Pratt isn't bending in his dedication to Zoe church, despite actress Ellen Page's recent criticism of the Lego Movie 2 actor worshiping at a church she claims is anti-LGBT.

Pratt and fiancee Katherine Schwarzenegger brought along his son Jack to the celeb-studded church, which is a sister church of the A-listers favorite, Hillsong. In fact, it's their faith that Chris and Kate point to as having brought them together. And it's Chris' religious devotion that gave hims a six-pack, too!

The actor recently told Stephen Colbert that he followed the "Daniel Diet," also subscribed to by the pastor at his church, that requires dieters not to eat anything other than vegetables or to drink anything other than water for 21 days -- a kind of fasting prescribed in the Book of Daniel. It sure worked! Pratt, 39, looks better than ever, which may have also helped him snag the much-younger Schwarzenegger, 29. Hey, whatever works!

 

Kim Kardashian Posts Revealing Psoriasis Selfie

Posted on Mon Feb 11th, 2019 11:35am PDT       By X17 Staff


Ewwww! Okay, sorry -- not politically correct. Poor Kim!

Mrs. Kanye West is open and honest about her battle with psoriasis and she get REALLY real today when she Instagramed these selfies of her face, broken out in a rash, with herbal ointment applied.

"I am super desperate with my psoriasis [and so I] went to a Chinese herbalist," she wrote. "I have my own mixture. I have to drink it twice a day and it is so nasty. Hopefully this works. I'll see in six weeks."

We hope so too! Must be tough as heck to contour with all that going on!

 

Kylie Jenner Throws INSANE Birthday Party For Daughter Stormi

Posted on Mon Feb 11th, 2019 7:23am PDT       By X17 Staff


Happy birthday, Stormi!

Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott threw a low-key birthday party for daughter Stormi's first birthday on Saturday -- the event was postponed from a previous date due to rain. They rented out a warehouse, had a custom inflatable of Stormi's face, the entire interior of amusement games were custom-made for the tot, all based on Kylie's "dream." Simple and age-appropriate, right?!

The Lip Kit maven and her rapper hubby created #StormiWorld -- a play on Scott's Astroworld album name -- in honor of their baby girl. There was a ball pit, a life-size spinner wheel, amusement rides, Louis Vuitton-inspired French fries, and even a "Baby Shark" performance.

Kylie wrote on Instagram: "I had to go all out for my baby." Uh, yeah!

 

Drake's Grammy Acceptance Speech Gets CENSORED!

Posted on Mon Feb 11th, 2019 6:49am PDT       By X17 Staff


Cut OFF!

Grammy show producers cut to commercial in the middle of Drake's acceptance speech for Best Rap Song last night because he was about to shade the awards themselves ...

As Drake picked up the award for "God's Plan," he gave an inspiration speech to all of his competitors who didn't win -- and to those who aspire to do what he does but aren't yet at the top of the heap. He said, "This is the first time in Grammy history where I actually am who I thought I was for a second, so I like that. To the kids watching, those aspiring to do music, and all my peers that make music from their heart, that do things pure and tell the truth. Know we play in an opinion-based sport, not a factual-based sport. It is not the NBA… This is a business where sometimes it is up to a bunch of people that might not understand what a mixed race kid from Canada has to say… or a brother from Houston right there, my brother Travis. You’ve already won if you have people who are singing your songs word for word, if you are a hero in your hometown. If there is people who have regular jobs who are coming out in the rain, in the snow, spending their hard-earned money to buy tickets to come to your shows, you don’t need this right here, I promise you, you already won.”

Then, mid-sentence the rapper was cut off and the show went to commercial. The audience groaned and when the show's producers were asked about the incident after the show, they said Drake was offered the opportunity to go back on stage and finish but he declined. "During Drake’s speech, there was a natural pause and at that moment the producers did assume that he was done and then cut to commercial,” said PR firm Sunshine Sachs’ Michael Samonte. “However the producers did speak with Drake following his speech and did offer him to come back on stage to finish whatever his thoughts were. But Drake said he was happy with what he said and didn’t have anything to add.”

Drake was asked to preform this year -- as he has been probably most every year -- but he also declined. He hasn't been seen at the show since 2013.

 

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