Posted on Mon Sep 10th, 2018 7:25am PDT By
X17 Staff
Ben Affleck and Playboy model Shauna Sexton are still going strong! As strong as you can go when one half of the relationship is in rehab!
The 22-year-old beauty is driving Ben's Ford Expedition, paying visits to the Pacific Design Center to put in orders for furniture to make the actor's Pacific Palisades mansion a bit more homey, and she's visiting him in rehab!
Sexton arrived at The Canyon treatment center in Malibu on Sunday promptly at 1pm, the beginning of visiting hours, and left 5pm, the absolute last minute she could stay.
Were these two discussing color palettes for the living room? Enjoying a conjugal visit???
Posted on Sun Sep 9th, 2018 10:43am PDT By
X17 Staff
Wow, just wow. Serena Williams lost the women's final at the U.S. Open on Saturday to 20-year-old Japanese player Naomi Osaka but that's not the headline. The headline is that Serena got pissed at the chair umpire, demanded what she considered to be respect from ump Carlos Ramos, she continued to press him on the issue, she ended up getting a full game penalty which eventually led to her loss.
Here's how it went down:
1) The chair umpire gave Serena a warning when her coach Patrick Mouratoglou appeared to be coaching her from the box.
2) Serena pushed back on the warning, saying "I don't cheat to win; I'd rather lose." She said Ramos needed to announce to the audience that she hadn't received coaching and that she doesn't cheat. He refused.
3) Serena lost a crucial point and smashed her racquet.
4) The chair ump gave her a point penalty for the unsportsman-like behavior.
5) Serena berated the umpire, calling his decision sexist, saying men do much worse and aren't penalized.
6) Serena continued her sideline debate with Ramos and when it escalated -- after she said he was a "thief" for "stealing a point from her," Ramos gave her a game penalty, practically unheard of in professional tennis, particularly in a Grand Slam final.
7) The crowd was booing Ramos and even Serena's victorious opponent Naomi Osaka and when Osaka won her match point, Serena was gracious and hugged her.
8) During the prize presentation, Serena implored fans to stop booing and to let Osaka have her moment; still Osaka basically apologized for winning in a teary-eyed speech.
Soooo many questions and debates to be had here -- was the umpire wrong even to give a warning for what he considered to be "coaching," when almost every tennis expert who's weighed in on this says its a regular occurrence that almost always goes un-remarked by umpires? Should Serena have broken her racquet when she Osaka broke her serve in a crucial game of the second set? She Serena have stopped engaging with the umpire after the point penalty and just continued the match and let it go? Should the chair ump have continued to engage or should he have removed himself as an influence over the match and encouraged Serena to calm down and continue, warning her first that a game penalty could be coming if she continued? Should he have apologized after the first "coaching" warning? It's all so subjective!
In the end, Serena was fined $17,000 for the code violation. Check this out, though, French player Benoit Paire got a point penalty and a $16,000 fine just over a month ago and watch how relatively uninvolved the chair umpire is during the player's temper tantrum ...
The overwhelming response from the pros? They think Serena was in the right, even legend Billie Jean King:
(1/2) Several things went very wrong during the @usopen Women’s Finals today. Coaching on every point should be allowed in tennis. It isn’t, and as a result, a player was penalized for the actions of her coach. This should not happen.
(1/2) Several things went very wrong during the @usopen Women’s Finals today. Coaching on every point should be allowed in tennis. It isn’t, and as a result, a player was penalized for the actions of her coach. This should not happen.
Posted on Sun Sep 9th, 2018 9:36am PDT By
X17 Staff
Here comes the bride!
Denise Richards jumped the gun a little and got married just days after announcing her engagement! And we think we know why ...
Obviously Denise was recently announced as a new cast member on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and who doesn't love a wedding more than reality TV? Of course cameras and crew surrounded the luxe Malibu event and we're pretty sure Bravo footed at least part of the bill for the oceanside wedding.
Both have been married before -- Denise to Charlie Sheen, obvi; and her groom Aaron Phypers to Nicollette Sheridan -- from a Desperate Housewife to a Real Housewife!
Denise has two children with Charlie -- daughters Sam and Lola -- and an adopted daughter Eloise. All were in attendance and we spotted the girls smiling and enjoying the reception, clearly happy at their mom's choice in a step-dad for them (I mean, anyone's better than Charlie Sheen, right?!).
Richards wore a Mark Zunino gown, which she balled up in her arms at one point after the ceremony, as she walked barefoot to the reception.
You can see it all here in our videos and in our huge gallery of pix, AND the episode will air on Bravo!
It's ON! The two queens of rap lost their sh*t last night at the Harper's Bazaar New York Fashion Week party and almost threw down in the lobby of the event!
Tons of videos posted online show Cardi, wearing a red dress, lunging at Nicki before eventually throwing her show at the "Fefe" rapper. Cardi was later snapped with a huge bruise above her left eye which Variety reports was the result of an elbow from one of Minaj's security guards.
Another report says when Cardi approached Nicki's tagble, she wanted to "address the lies Nicki was spreading," according to TMZ. At that point, Minaj's security guard elbowed Cardi and that was it! Fight ensued. Cardi said, "Let me tell you something," as she went for Nicki but when security stopped her, she yanked off her shoe and threw it at Minaj. TMZ said Nicki didn't even flinch ...
The New York Police Department is investigating the incident.
Cardi posted a message to Nicki on Instagram saying, "I've let a lot of sh*t slide! I let you sneak diss me, I let you lie on me ... But when you mention my child, you choose to like comments about me as a mother, make comments about my abilities to take care of my daughter is when all best are f*ckin off!"
Posted on Fri Sep 7th, 2018 2:15pm PDT By
X17 Staff
Yet another bright young talent gone too soon.
Rapper Mac Miller was found dead of an apparent overdose around noon this afternoon at his San Fernando Valley home, TMZ first reported. A male pal called 911 and he was pronounced dead at the scene, but no other details are being released at this time.
Miller famously dated Ariana Grande for two years before she became engaged to Pete Davidson a month after their split. He has openly struggled with substance abuse, and numerous outlets claim his addiction issues were to blame for their breakup.
Back in May, he was arrested for a DUI and hit-and-run after wrapping his G-Wagon around a pole while intoxicated and then fleeing the scene.
In an eerie twist, Miller discussed overdosing in a 2012 interview. "I'd rather be the corny white rapper than the drugged-out mess who can't even get out of his house. Overdosing is just not cool. You don't go down in history because you overdose. You just die," he said.
Miller’s tour to promote his new album Swimming was scheduled to kick off on October 27.
He was 26.
Mac Miller talking about fame and how it affected his drug use in this interview is haunting
"I'd rather be the corny white rapper than the drugged-out mess who can't even get out of his house. Overdosing is just not cool. You don't go down history bc you overdose. You just die" pic.twitter.com/GylP8GRH2Y
Kim Kardashian shared this pic of herself lounging on the beach in a neon bikini on Instagram today, and we seriously can't believe how tiny and ripped her waist has gotten! It wasn't long ago that the reality star rocked a muffin top with pride, but now her main focus seems to be competing in a hard body contest with her sisters.
Let's hope the body doubles she has that try on all her outfits beforehand can keep up! Yes, you read that right... Kimmy K has women with her exact same measurements do test-runs of her ensembles before she wears them!
"There are fit models — we have gotten people who have my exact same measurements — and they try on all the clothes, photograph it, do the fittings for hours every day of all the different Yeezy looks,†she explained to People.
"At one point I sent over my entire closet to my husband’s office, I had full time security because I was so nervous. But that was just to photograph it with the fit models there and put looks together. There were all these stylists using my clothes, taking pictures and then sending it to me and then whatever I like I’ll try it on and make sure it looks good on me. They make my life so easy!" she added.
We wonder if she will rock hubby Kanye West's new PornHub merch? The rapper took over as creative director for the XXX ceremony, and designed the apparel, which is a range of 5 grey sweatshirts featuring adult actors Mia Malkova, Riley Reid, Lena Paul, Abella Danger, and Kendra Sunderland.
They're not your average married couple, that's for sure.
Posted on Fri Sep 7th, 2018 12:35pm PDT By
X17 Staff
It was bound to happen eventually.
In a teaser for this Sunday's Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian go head-to-head over his decision to introduce their three children to his girlfriend Sofia Richie.
The mother-of-three gets pissed that her ex didn't run the move by her first, and he lashes out by calling her controlling. This seems healthy!
"It’s called giving someone a heads up and having a respectful conversation, giving someone the respect," she tells him during the confrontation.
"Sometimes you want to do certain things or you map out certain things but they don’t always go as planned. I think you expect a lot from a lot of people. Not always can your expectations always be met, even though people are trying their hardest to please you," he fights back.
Kourt should have to get clearance from The Lord before posting belfies like these!
Posted on Fri Sep 7th, 2018 11:30am PDT By
X17 Staff
This doesn't sound good.
We caught Ben Affleck dropping by his Pacific Palisades mansion this morning for another workout, and we're hoping the latest reports about his struggles in rehab aren't true.
Apparently, the Oscar winner isn't taking to treatment too well, and is being a little too casual about his recovery.
"He hasn't been cooperative at all. He went to rehab to detox and does not seem to have any intention of staying sober," a source dished to Radar.
We have thought it was weird that they keep allowing the actor out of the facility on a daily basis to dictate his own routine. Usually, part of the process is abiding by the rules for at least the first 30 days, and patients aren't typically allowed to return home and hang out with their Playboy model girlfriends in between group therapy sessions.
Speaking of, we caught Shauna Sexton leaving the gym in his black SUV this afternoon, and we asked for an update on her romance with the Hollywood hunk... watch!
