See Ya, Lindsay Shookus! Moving Trucks Haul Belongings Out Of Ben Affleck's Pacific Palisades Mansion

Posted on Tue Aug 21st, 2018 2:20pm PDT       By X17 Staff


This is why you don't move in without a ring on your finger!

We spotted moving trucks outside Ben Affleck's $20M Pacific Palisades mansion this afternoon, and workers were busy hauling boxes and wardrobe containers out of the home. Clearly his ex Lindsay Shookus is getting all her stuff back and getting out of dodge, in the wake of his new romance with Playboy model Shauna Sexton!

The saddest part? The SNL producer had just moved in at the beginning of July! Talk about a waste of time and effort.

Multiple sources have told us that the cause of their breakup was threefold. Firstly, their long distance relationship and work commitments on separate coasts made things difficult, and the Oscar winner's battles with addiction and sobriety didn't help things. Then there was the fact Jen Garner wasn't Lindsay's biggest fan, and didn't want her anywhere around their three children, making cohabitating nearly impossible.

A source tells X17:
    "Jen is thrilled that Ben and Lindsay are over. She would rather he be with anyone but Lindsay, since she was the mistress that broke up their marriage. Of course, she thinks it's childish and ridiculous that he's going after a Playboy model half his age, but she'll take it. Jen's worst fear was Ben popping the question to Lindsay and having another baby, so she's relieved she doesn't have to worry about that anymore."

That said, Jen G didn't seem too "thrilled" last night when we asked her about her former spouse's hookup with the pinup after her Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony. Watch her reaction!

 

Madonna Defends Her Self-Centered VMAs Speech About Aretha Franklin

Posted on Tue Aug 21st, 2018 1:00pm PDT       By X17 Staff

Im with the Winner!! The beautiful @camila_cabello ! So proud of her! 🌈💕🎉. And just to clarify: I was asked to present video of the year by MTV! And then they asked me to share any anecdotes I had in my career connected to Aretha Franklin! I shared a part of my journey and thanked Aretha for inspiring me along the way. I did not intend to do a tribute to her! That would be impossible in 2 minutes with all the noise and tinsel of an award show. I could never do her justice in this context or environment. Unfortunately most people have short attention spans, and are so quick to judge. I love Aretha! R.E.S.P.E.C.T. 🙏🏼. I Love Camilla! Congrats! I LOVE my dress! AND. I love-L O V E!! ♥️ and there is nothing anyone can say or do that will change that. #vmas #postivevibes

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It was never NOT supposed to be about Madge!

Madonna paid tribute to the late Aretha Franklin with a rambling speech before presenting Artist of the Year at the VMAs last night, and she was quickly slammed on Twitter for making the whole thing about her and her lengthy career.

So this morning, the pop icon hopped on Instagram to defend herself, and explain why she shared so many seemingly self-centered anecdotes.

"Im with the Winner!! The beautiful @camila_cabello ! So proud of her! 🌈💕🎉. And just to clarify: I was asked to present video of the year by MTV! And then they asked me to share any anecdotes I had in my career connected to Aretha Franklin! I shared a part of my journey and thanked Aretha for inspiring me along the way," she wrote on a pic of herself and the "Havana" songstress winner.

"I did not intend to do a tribute to her! That would be impossible in 2 minutes with all the noise and tinsel of an award show. I could never do her justice in this context or environment," she continued.

"Unfortunately most people have short attention spans, and are so quick to judge. I love Aretha! R.E.S.P.E.C.T. 🙏🏼. I Love Camilla! Congrats! I LOVE my dress! AND. I love-L O V E!! ♥️ and there is nothing anyone can say or do that will change that. #vmas #postivevibes," she concluded.

We guess this makes it slightly less embarassing.

 

BREAKING NEWS - Post Malone's Private Plane Preparing To Make Emergency Landing After Blowing Out Two Tires

Posted on Tue Aug 21st, 2018 12:55pm PDT       By X17 Staff


Scary!

Post Malone's private plane is getting ready to make an emergency landing in New York after blowing out two tires upon takeoff on its way to London this morning, multiple outlets report.

The singer and 16 other passengers on board have been flying around for the past several hours trying to burn up fuel in preparation for the landing, and 9 fire trucks, at least 25 personnel and 12 ambulances are on the ground waiting to come to its aid, TMZ reports.

The plane was first diverted to Westfield Barnes Regional Airport in Springfield, Massachusetts before diverting again to Stewart International Airport in New Windsor, New York. As soon as the fuel burns down, they will attempt the landing.

What a bad ending after winning Song of the Year at the VMAs last night.

Story developing...

UPDATE: Posty's plane just landed safely at Stewart International Airport and there are no injuries being reported.

 

Report: Kim And Kanye Planning Baby #4, Will Have Last Embryo Implanted In Surrogate "Soon"

Posted on Tue Aug 21st, 2018 12:25pm PDT       By X17 Staff


Another baby West is in the works!

Kim and Kanye are planning to have their fourth and final child, and it will be a boy, Us Weekly reports. "[They] have one last embryo left,” a source dished to the mag, noting that it was male.

The couple will have the embryo implanted in their surrogate "soon," meaning that an announcement could be made within the next couple months.

Kimmy K can no longer carry a child because of her risky pregnancies with daughter North and son Saint, so they will go the gestational carrier route like they did with daughter Chicago. It's unclear if they plan to use the same woman as before.

"Doctors said that it wasn’t safe for my — or the baby’s — health to carry on my own. After exploring many options, Kanye and I decided to use a gestational carrier. Although I have used the term surrogate in the past, a gestational carrier is actually the technical term for a woman who carries a baby that she has no biological relationship to. A traditional surrogate donates her egg, is artificially inseminated with the father’s sperm and then carries the baby to term. Since we implanted my fertilized egg in our gestational carrier, our baby is biologically mine and Kanye’s," she explained on her website shortly before Chi's birth in January.

We're calling it now... they'll name him God West!

 

Report: Justin Bieber And Hailey Baldwin's Recent Tearful Outings Are Over The Model's "Insecurity" About Selena Gomez

Posted on Tue Aug 21st, 2018 11:35am PDT       By X17 Staff


We can see why she's worried!

Hailey Baldwin and Justin Bieber have been photographed having tearful exchanges on multiple occasions in recent weeks, and now we're learning why things have been so emotional between the couple. It all has to do with the model's fear that Selena Gomez will always be The Biebs' true love!

"He tries reassuring her. But Hailey’s dealing with daily onslaughts from trolls online, plus his own mom and others in Justin’s circle who think Selena’s his soul mate, not her," a source dished to Radar.

The "Come & Get It" songstress also feels that JB is using his fiancee as his pawn to make her jealous.

"Selena’s friends all know that the only reason he got engaged to her was to get back at Selena. [Selena] thinks the whole thing is a joke and knows it will never last," the source added. Ouch!

It doesn't help things that the Guess stunner feels inferior to the brunette beauty.

“It’s very tough on her, because she’s quite insecure in her looks and thinks Selena’s so much more beautiful than she’ll ever be,” the insider revealed.

It's always hard to have the other woman lurking in the background waiting to pounce!

 

Ben Affleck's New Playmate Girlfriend Shauna Sexton Takes Her Dog For A Walk

Posted on Tue Aug 21st, 2018 10:40am PDT       By X17 Staff


She managed to tear herself away from her new beau long enough to give her pooch some exercise!

Playboy model Shauna Sexton took her dog for a walk around the neighborhood yesterday, but she still managed to make it sexy in a minidress and sneakers. The brunette beauty has been grabbing headlines for her dates with Ben Affleck, and things appear to be heating up, as they recently had a sleepover at his $20M Pacific Palisades mansion.

The pinup quickly replaced the A-list star's girlfriend Lindsay Shookus after they broke up, and he's making no attempt to hide this new romance.

Shauna might want to enjoy it while it lasts, because we have a feeling Jen Garner is about to issue another ultimatum - rehab or the kids!

The Oscar winner was photographed getting an alcohol delivery at his house yesterday. He's supposed to be working on his sobriety so that he can play a meaningful role in his children's lives, and one of his ex-wife's stipulations has been that he must actively participate in a recovery program. We caught him going to meetings as recently as last week, but the photographic evidence doesn't lie.

Ben should really be focusing less on his love life and more on his health and wellbeing!

 

Asia Argento Denies Sexual Assault Claims, Reveals Anthony Bourdain Paid The Settlement

Posted on Tue Aug 21st, 2018 9:40am PDT       By X17 Staff


Something's fishy about this whole thing.

Asia Argento has broken her silence on the reports that she sexually assaulted her co-star when he was only 17-years-old, but parts of her statement just don't add up.

A man named Jimmy Bennett claims the Italian actress plied him with alcohol and performed oral sex on him before the two had intercourse, while he was underage and she was 37-years-old, but she swears that didn't happen.

Here's her full statement:
    "I strongly deny and oppose the contents of the New York Times article dated 20 August 2018, as circulated also in national and international news.

    I am deeply shocked and hurt by having read news that is absolutely false. I have never had any sexual relationship with Bennett.

    I was linked to him during several years by friendship only, which ended when, subsequent to my exposure in the Weinstein case, Bennett — who was then undergoing severe economic problems and who had previously undertaken legal actions against his own family requesting millions in damages — unexpectedly made an exorbitant request of money from me. Bennett knew my boyfriend, Anthony Bourdain, was a man of great perceived wealth and had his own reputation as a beloved public figure to protect.

    Antony [sic] insisted the matter be handled privately and this was also what Bennett wanted. Anthony was afraid of the possible negative publicity that such person, whom he considered dangerous, could have brought upon us. We decided to deal compassionately with Bennett's demand for help and give it to him. Anthony personally undertook to help Bennett economically, upon the condition that we would no longer suffer any further intrusions in our life.

    This is, therefore, the umpteenth development of a sequence of events that brings me great sadness and that constitutes a long-standing persecution. I have therefore no other choice but to oppose such false allegations and will assume in the short term all necessary initiatives for my protection before all competent venues.

Interestingly, she made no mention of the reported photograph that Bennett possesses that shows them naked in bed together after the alleged encounter. The $380K Bourdain paid was under the condition that Argento be granted the rights to the picture, so it hasn't been published, but multiple outlets claim to have seen it.

What a mess!

 

Report: Kylie Jenner And Travis Scott Slept In Different Hotels After The VMAs

Posted on Tue Aug 21st, 2018 8:19am PDT       By X17 Staff


This isn't a good sign.

Kylie Jenner attended the VMAs with baby daddy Travis Scott last night in NYC, and viewers couldn't help but notice how subdued she seemed as she watched him perform from the audience. They hit an after party together, too, but when the night was over, they retreated to separate hotels, Radar reports. That clearly means there was some trouble in paradise!

The LipKit queen recently shot down a Twitter user that claimed to have insider info that the rapper moved out of her Calabasas home and they'd secretly split, so this latest news definitely adds fuel to the fire that their relationship is in trouble.

Perhaps all this drama with Nicki Minaj is causing them to fight? Travis has been beefing with Nicki over their album sales, and poor Kyls was dragged into it when the songstress accused her of using daughter Stormi to promote her man's album Astroworld.

We doubt they're going to break up, but it sounds like they've hit a rough patch!

 

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