Posted on Mon Jun 11th, 2018 4:20pm PDT By
X17 Staff
Wha da?! Ariana Grande and SNL's Pete Davidson are ENGAGED after dating for 2.5 minutes! Both kids recent dumped their respective significant others and after just a few weeks of dating, they've decided to make a life commitment to each other, according to Us Weekly.
Grande and Davidson were reportedly spreading the happy news at Rob Pattinson's birthday party Saturday in LA. A source tells the mag: "They are a perfect fit. They are not rushing to get married. Their friends are really excited and supportive ... They are both constantly making each other laugh. Their moms have met. They’ve been very public with their relationship on social media, and they are very in love."
Davidson's already got two Ariana-inspired tats so it BETTER be for real!
Anthony Bourdain's girlfriend Asia Argento asked Rose McGowan, the de facto leader of the #MeToo movement and her comrade-in-arms, to pen an open letter to explain the nature of her relationship with the late celebrity chef/journalist.
McGowan obliged, and it goes like this ...
Dear Fellow Humans,
Sitting across from me is the remarkable human and brave survivor, Asia Argento, who has been through more than most could stand, and yet stand she does. She stood up to her monster rapist and now she has to stand up to yet another monster, suicide. The suicide of her beloved lover and ally, Anthony Bourdain. I write these truths because I have been asked to. I know so many around the world thought of Anthony Bourdain as a friend and when a friend dies, it hurts. Many of these people who lost their ‘friend’ are wanting to lash out and blame. You must not sink to that level. Suicide is a horrible choice, but it is that person’s choice.
When Anthony met Asia, it was instant chemistry. They laughed, they loved and he was her rock during the hardships of this last year. Anthony was open with his demons, he even wrote a book about them. In the beginning of their relationship, Anthony told a mutual friend, “He’s never met anyone who wanted to die more than him.†And through a lot of this last year, Asia did want the pain to stop. But here’s the thing, over their time together, thankfully, she did the work to get help, so she could stay alive and live another day for her and her children. Anthony’s depression didn’t let him, he put down his armor, and that was very much his choice. His decision, not hers. His depression won. Anthony and Asia had a free relationship, they loved without borders of traditional relationships, and they established the parameters of their relationship early on. Asia is a free bird, and so was Anthony. Was. Such a terrible word to write. I’ve heard from many that the past two years they were together were some of his happiest and that should give us all solace.
Anthony was 61, the same age my father was when he died. My father also suffered from intermittent deep depression, and like Anthony, was part of a “pull up your bootstraps and march on†generation. The a “strong man doesn’t ask for help†generation. I know before Anthony died he reached out for help, and yet he did not take the doctor’s advice. And that has led us here, to this tragedy, to this loss, to this world of hurt. Do NOT do the sexist thing and burn a woman on the pyre of misplaced blame. Anthony’s internal war was his war, but now she’s been left on the battlefield to take the bullets. It is in no way fair or acceptable to blame her or anyone else, not even Anthony. We are asking you to be better, to look deeper, to read and learn about mental illness, suicide and depression before you make it worse for survivors by judging that which we do not understand, that which can never fully be understood. Sometimes we are stuck in the unknowable, and that is where we are now, a massive wave of darkness that threatens to swallow everyone in its wake.
As I watch Asia do her job on set today, I see a pillar of strength who continues to work to put food on her children’s table. I see Elizabeth Taylor carrying on filming Cat on a Hot Tin Roof despite her love, her husband, dying in a plane crash. I see all of us who have carried on. Please join me in sending healing energy to Anthony on his journey, and to all who’ve been left behind to journey on without him. There is no one to blame but the stigma of loneliness, the stigma of asking for help, the stigma of mental illness, the stigma of being famous and hurting.
We must do more and be better. Anthony, our friend, would want it that way.
To the media and to the random commenter, Anthony would never have wanted Asia to be hurt, I’d like to think he would want us to have the collective conversation that needs to be had about depression. Blame is NOT a conversation, it is the shutting down of our collective growth. Which is where we are now. We have a choice as humans, shrink to our smaller, uglier selves, or be better and grow as only true Phoenixes can. I urge you to be that Phoenix.
With great sadness and even greater hope, I remain,
Rose McGowan
cc: Asia Argento
If you are considering suicide, reach out. We need you here. You matter. You exist. You count. There is help a phone call away, reach out.
Posted on Mon Jun 11th, 2018 11:40am PDT By
X17 Staff
Soooo much gossip surrounding Miss Caitlyn Jenner right now! The 68-year-old not-so-single gal is supposedly dropping $50K a week on her much younger g-friend Sophia Hutchins, according to a new report.
The former Olympic gold medalist has reportedly given Hutchins, a college student at Pepperdine University in Malibu -- and also transgender -- her own credit card and an allowance, according to Radar.
We're guessing Cait footed the bill when she took Sophia for lunch Sunday at the pricey Nobu. It's one of the ladies' favorite spots and of course it's THE place to see and be seen in Malibu. In fact Jenner ditched the skinny jeans she was sporting earlier and wore a sexy silk dress, as did Sophia.
So the other big story with Caitlyn is that she SKIPPED HER OWN SON'S WEDDING! Seriously, that deserves all caps. She cited scheduling issues as her reason for not being their on son Brody's big day. Brody, 34, got hitched to longtime girlfriend Kaitlynn (yes, same name!) Carter last week and instead Caitlyn Jenner jetted off to Austria to attend the annual Life Ball with Sophia! Hey, a girl's got her priorities and in Caitlyn's case, family doesn't seem to be one of them!
Posted on Mon Jun 11th, 2018 7:23am PDT By
X17 Staff
Hilary Duff has the glow! The pregnant former Disney star showed off her baby bump at a party in Malibu Sunday, as she held her son Luca's hand and was escorted by her musician boyfriend Matthew Koma.
The trio carried pink balloons and a gift to the event -- and in fact the pink is appropriate because the actress just announced she and Koma are expecting a girl. Hilary's older sister Hayley just gave birth to a daughter six days ago so it's babies all around!
Hilary and boyfriend Koma announced their impending bundle of joy on Friday with this pic, captioned: "@matthewkoma and I made a little princess of our own and we couldn't be more excited!!!!!" Congrats!!!
Posted on Mon Jun 11th, 2018 7:03am PDT By
X17 Staff
Kylie Jenner made an unusual social media move, deleting recent pix of daughter Stormi she had recently posted. The often over-sharing Lip Kit queen told a commenter she's not sharing shots of her baby girl "right now."
On Sunday, KJ posted this snap of her lying in bed with her girl but strategically framed the shot so that only the very edge of Stormi's face is seen. Why tease us, Ky?! Does baby have a skin rash? Something you couldn't fix with some contouring? Kylie captioned the pic, "I spy with my little eye…"
After the first commenter questioned Kylie's decision, more fans weighed in with questions and Jenner answered simply, "Yeah I cut my baby out. I’m not sharing photos of my girl right now." Hmmmm ...
Posted on Sun Jun 10th, 2018 9:30am PDT By
X17 Staff
What do rich people do when they wanna have a party? They pitch a tent in their back yard and install trees and chandeliers and over-the-top decorations when mere feet away, they have a $30 million mansion that already has all that stuff inside and instead they envelop themselves and their guests in plastic!
That's what Kim Kardashian did for her man last night at the rapper's 41st birthday celebration on the grounds of their Calabasas home. Hey, if they didn't indulge in this ridiculousness, party planners would be out of business!
Kim paid big bucks to have a baker design a cake in the likeness of the Grand Tetons in Jackson Hole, which served as the backdrop for Ye's recent listening party on the occasion of the release of his new album Kids See Ghosts and design cookies with West's face in frosting. She also had baristas make lattes with her hubby's face on them -- and his Yeezus logo.
Beyond that, there was a dinner, lots of selfies and Snapchats and some music. Ye hung out with Pusha T -- amid the Drake drama following the release of Pusha's Kanye-produced track "Daytona" that seems to diss the Canadian singer -- and Kid Cudi, who's Kanye's partner on KSG. Kim invited "mentalist" Lior Suchard, a self-described "mystifier" who performs "supernatural entertainment" (fun!).
Kim's sisters Kourtney and Kendall showed up for the event and we're sure Kris was there -- she never misses a party -- but Khloe was still in Cleveland, likely wiping away tears as she clings to a relationship with her baby daddy that'll clearly never work out. She'll be pissed one day when she looks back, that she missed having fun with her family in exchange for getting sh*t on by Tristan Thompson!
Posted on Sat Jun 9th, 2018 7:53am PDT By
X17 Staff
Happy 41st, Kanye!
Wifey Kim Kardashian is prepping what promises to be a HUGE, A-list birthday bash for Yeezy's 41st birthday, which was actually Friday. We snapped these shots of the couple's Calabasas mega-mansion as a crew constructed a huge white tent on the property -- which is STILL a construction site itself!
The never-ending work on Casa Kimye is probably one reason Kanye's been spending so much time as his retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Who could get any work done at home, with all the workers, noise and three kids?!
Stay tuned to X17online for coverage of Kanye's birthday party tonight!!!
Posted on Fri Jun 8th, 2018 11:37am PDT By
X17 Staff
Anthony was my best friend. An exceptional human being, so inspiring & generous. One of the great storytellers who connected w so many. I pray he is at peace from the bottom of my heart. My love & prayers are also w his family, friends and loved ones. pic.twitter.com/LbIeZK14ia
Anthony Bourdain's BFF and fellow chef Eric Ripert, posted this tribute to his late friend today ... Ripert, who had the very unfortunate luck of finding his friend's body this morning, has told some close friends Tony was feeling "upset" and "low" the night before his suicide. According to a source from Ripert's New York restaurant Le Bernardin who spoke with Radar, "Eric said Anthony was fine a few days ago, but then was upset and feeling low last night,†and Ripert is “just a mess."
Bourdain had demons, but he always managed to overcome them, according to a People magazine report that quotes a source saying, "I’m still in total shock of course. I just can’t believe it, and I can’t believe it would happen while he was in the middle of working."
The source, who is said to have known Bourdain for decades, told the mag: "If there was one thing that was always his saving grace, it was his ability to throw himself into his work — he was never happier than when he was on some adventure or in the middle of a project, so it’s so bizarre to me, and I’m sure to many people who knew him, that of all the times, this happened when he was doing what he loved and with people he loves."
Meanwhile, actress/activist Rose McGowan, who was connected to Bourdain's girlfriend Asia Argento since the early days of the #MeToo movement, posted a video of herself crying, saying, "Oh, Asia Argento you’ve been through so much, Anthony, why?" and "Anthony I am so mad at you. You were so loved, the world is not better without you. I have a message for those considering suicide as a solution to a temporary problem. Please call a hotline. Please reach out. Asia needed you, Anthony. We needed you. Please come back." She then posted a list of suicide hotline numbers. See has since deleted the Twitter video but Page Six captured it here ...