Posted on Wed Aug 29th, 2018 12:20pm PDT By
X17 Staff
We feel for him.
Ben Affleck's has been wrestling with his demons for months, and apparently the driving force behind his addiction is the different roles he feels he must play in his life.
"He’s battled addiction for a long time now. Ben’s been famous for most of his life. He was young when he became famous and part of a fun, rebellious crowd. He didn’t grow up or away from it and doesn’t know how. He’s really never been alone," a source dished to People.
"I think Ben struggles with being two people, being the family man and also having that need to be the consummate cool kid. Even though it has become more socially acceptable to be sober it is still tough in an industry and surrounding press that deem it ‘cool.’ You have to be okay with being sober and for Ben it’s a lifelong battle," the source added.
It sounds like he needs to find some sober buddies in Tinseltown! Maybe he could give Brad Pitt a call?
Posted on Wed Aug 29th, 2018 11:20am PDT By
X17 Staff
Who knew she was so cheeky?!
Gwyneth Paltrow is known as one of the most uptight people in Hollywood, but she swears she's actually the opposite! The proof? Her comment on this hilarious meme a fan made in her honor!
"Me at happy hour pretending to listen to my friends but really thinking about d***," the meme reads on a pic of the Goop founder drinking a martini in her back yard.
"Ain't that the damn truth," she commented. We die!
The actress has attempted to dispel some common misconceptions about her over the years.
"What people are surprised about me, when they meet me or work with me or hang out with me, is I have a really, really, really dirty sense of humor. People think I'm pretty buttoned-up and prim and proper, but just tell me a joke about balls or something," she joked with CNN in 2017.
Posted on Wed Aug 29th, 2018 10:40am PDT By
X17 Staff
She has a valid reason, though.
Serena Williams won't be celebrating her daughter Olympia's first birthday due to her religious beliefs, the tennis great revealed during a press conference.
"Olympia doesn't celebrate birthdays. We're Jehovah's Witnesses, we don't do that," she said.
The faith doesn't observe any holidays that have a pagan origin, including Christmas and Easter. The athlete has talked openly about her religion over the years, so this doesn't come as a complete surprise.
"I am Jehovah's Witness. I think if you don't believe in God, it's going to be tough to live life because pretty much that's the basis of life, it comes from God. Being a Jehovah's Witness, obviously we believe in God and the Bible. And without Him, I wouldn't be here right now. I really thank Him for everything," she previously told ASAP Sports.
Posted on Wed Aug 29th, 2018 10:05am PDT By
X17 Staff
They're taking this commitment seriously.
Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin dropped by their pastor's house yesterday afternoon, and the couple has been taking their premarital counseling very seriously ever since they got engaged. The pair don't plan on tying the knot until 2019, but they want to make sure they're good and ready when they finally walk down the aisle.
A lot of people were shocked when The Biebs popped the question to the model after just a couple months of on-again dating, and one of those people was his ex Selena Gomez, but the "Come & Get" songstress has reportedly never been happier after closing the door on their romance.
"Selena’s on-again, off-again relationship with Justin left her a nervous wreck. Now that she’s accepted that it’s over for good, she actually feels relieved to close that chapter of her life. For the first time in years, she feels free," a source dished to Life & Style.
"She’s distanced herself from her old Hollywood life and the fake friends that came with it. She only surrounds herself with genuine people who love her for who she is. Selena has grown up a lot and feels so much more comfortable in her own skin," the source added.
Hailey probably wants to make sure JB's feelings for Selena are truly gone before she becomes Mrs. Bieber!
Posted on Wed Aug 29th, 2018 9:15am PDT By
X17 Staff
Lucky break!
Real Housewives of New York star Luann De Lesseps just struck a plea deal for her drunken Christmas Eve arrest, and the reality star managed to escape jail time despite some pretty serious charges.
TMZ reports she plead guilty to battery, trespassing and disorderly intoxication, and agreed to the court's terms. The Bravo star will have to do 50 hours of community service, in addition to attending two AA meetings a week and abstaining from drugs and alcohol. She will also be randomly drug tested throughout her yearlong probation.
The Countess reached completed her second 30-day stint in rehab, so hopefully she's learned her lesson!
Posted on Wed Aug 29th, 2018 8:20am PDT By
X17 Staff
Just call her super woman!
Jennifer Garner looked like a total knockout on the red carpet at the premiere of her new movie Peppermint last night, and you'd never in a million years be able to tell that this is a woman who has been dealing with quite a lot in the past week.
The actress forced ex Ben Affleck into rehab just one week ago, and apparently the situation was more dire than many people realized.
"Ben had been drinking alone for days. He was in bad shape. He had barely been eating and had not showered. It didn’t take much convincing. He wanted to go, and he cooperated," a source dished to People about the days leading up to the Oscar winner's intervention.
"He’s battled addiction for a long time now. He was constantly working on himself, but after his breakup with Lindsay he went into a darker and darker place until he had to reach out for help," the source added.
She makes balancing a career with motherhood and many life challenges look effortless!
Posted on Tue Aug 28th, 2018 3:10pm PDT By
X17 Staff
She didn't say no!
We caught Hailey Baldwin grabbing lunch with a female pal in Beverly Hills today, and our videographer was brave enough to flat out ask the model if she was pregnant! There have been rumors swirling around for weeks that the blonde beauty and Justin Bieber are secretly expecting, so we thought we might as well be direct with our question!
JB recently lost his temper when a paparazzo asked him if he popped the question because Hails had a bun in the oven, but it came on the heels of the couple's crying episode in NYC, which many fans think was over a possible miscarriage.
A source tells X17:
"Both Justin and Hailey want to be young parents, so they're definitely going to start a family soon. They're both deeply religious, and think there's nothing more beautiful than a baby born out of two people's pure love for each other. It would be a gift from God, and they've both been praying for it."
A baby Biebs is going to be the cutest thing ever!
Posted on Tue Aug 28th, 2018 2:20pm PDT By
X17 Staff
He's an open book.
Pete Davidson discussed everything from his battle with mental illness to his recent engagement to Ariana Grande in Variety's annual Power of Young Hollywood issue, and the most shocking confession was that he tried to take his own life in the pool at a young age!
"I’ve been in and out of mental health facilities since I was 9. I tried to drown myself in the pool when I was in the fourth or fifth grade. I was trying to get my head stuck in the ladder in the deep end, so I would not be able to get up," he admitted.
Losing his firefighter father in 9/11 totally changed the course of his life.
"If my dad didn’t die, I wouldn’t be a comic. I’d be a construction worker in Staten Island or a basketball coach. I learned what death was. To learn how anything can just be taken away from you early gave me this sense of ‘F— it. Whatever, dude.’ I’m able to do stand-up and f— around because hopefully the worst thing that has ever happened to me happened," he revealed.
Turning to a happier subject, he explained how he popped the question to Ariana Grande, and how grateful he feels to have found his soulmate.
"I didn't want to do something corny. We were in bed hanging, after watching a movie. I was like, 'Will you marry me?' It was really dope," he gushed.
"I'm still convinced she's blind or hit her head really hard. Something is going to happen, and she's going to be like, "What the f— is this thing doing around?" For right now, it's rocking. I never thought I'd meet anyone like her. I can't even put into words how great of a person she is. I could cry. She's the f*cking coolest, hottest, nicest person I've ever met. I'm f*cking living the goddamn dream. I feel like I'm living in a fantasyland," he added.