Posted on Fri Feb 9th, 2018 10:20am PDT By
X17 Staff
He looks like a natural!
Justin Bieber stopped to get a pressed juice in LA yesterday, and apparently he was feeling friendly, because he willingly posed for a photo while holding a random fan's baby. That kid doesn't even know how lucky she is!
The Biebs has been in a better mood ever since he reunited with Selena Gomez, and it sounds like things are going smoothly this time around.
"Justin and Selena are doing great. Their relationship is very special. They have both changed, their lives are so different and it really seems things could work out great this time. Justin realized that he needed to change, reached out for help and is doing very well," a source dished to People.
"The same [goes] for Selena — the second she doesn’t feel well, she seeks help. They have both hugely matured. Justin is very supportive of Selena feeling her best. She came back feeling very empowered. She feels and looks great. She’s still working on new music and is excited about it," the source added.
Perhaps JB and SG should have a little one of their own?
Posted on Fri Feb 9th, 2018 9:10am PDT By
X17 Staff
This is tragic.
Rose McGowan's former manager Jill Messick, 50, committed suicide on Wednesday in Los Angeles, her family has confirmed. The family blames the actress, Harvey Weinstein, and the media for her death, and basically says she was collateral damage in the rape accusations between the Charmed star and the studio exec.
Messick was bipolar and had been struggling with depression before her passing, but the accusations that she was involved in a cover-up of Weinstein's behavior pushed her over the edge.
Here's the family's full statement:
"The Movement†just lost one of its own.
Jill Messick was a mother of two children, a loving wife and partner, a dear friend to many and a smart entertainment executive. She was also a survivor, privately battling depression which had been her nemesis for years.
Today she did not survive. Jill took her own life.
Jill was victimized by our new culture of unlimited information sharing and a willingness to accept statement as fact. The speed of disseminating information has carried mistruths about Jill as a person, which she was unable and unwilling to challenge. She became collateral damage in an already horrific story.
Jill believed in the Movement. She supported every woman finally coming forward to share their dark truths and expose those who had committed previously unspeakable deeds. She was loyal. She was strong. Jill was many things, but she was not a liar.
Over the past few months, many women have come out with allegations against Harvey Weinstein, including Rose McGowan, who has repeatedly spoken with the press, striking out against not only her alleged attacker, but a great many others. One of them was Jill, who chose to remain silent in the face of Rose’s slanderous statements against her for fear of undermining the many individuals who came forward in truth. She opted not to add to the feeding frenzy, allowing her name and her reputation to be sullied despite having done nothing wrong. She never chose to be a public figure, that choice was taken away from her.
Now that Jill can no longer speak for herself, it’s time to set the record straight.
In January 1997, Jill was an entry level manager at Addis Wechsler. One of her first clients was Rose McGowan, and one of Jill’s first duties was to set up a breakfast meeting with Harvey Weinstein during the Sundance Film Festival. Following the meeting, Rose told Jill what had happened – that she made the decision to remove her clothes and get in the hot tub with him -- a mistake which Rose immediately regretted. Rose never once used the word rape in that conversation. Despite this, Jill recognized that Harvey had done something untoward to Rose, if not illegal. She immediately went to her bosses, the partners of Addis Wechsler, to recount Rose’s story and to insist that they immediately address the situation. They told Jill that they would handle the situation. The ensuing arrangements between Rose and Harvey were then negotiated, completely without Jill’s knowledge. At that time, all Jill knew was that the matter was settled and that Rose continued making films with the Weinsteins. She never knew any details until recently, when Rose elected to make them public.
Ten months later, in November of 1997, Jill received a call from the Miramax exec VP of production, recruiting her for a job as an executive at Miramax Films working in production in Los Angeles. Jill was hired based on merit and her excellent work of over two years as a young development executive working with Woods Entertainment, (prior to her time at Addis Wechsler).
Rose’s most recent round of press to promote her book have included new stories involving Jill. The constant press attention Rose has garnered in print and on National TV led to Harvey Weinstein releasing two documents. One of these was an email which Jill wrote to him months prior to the first NY Times piece coming out, and at his request. In this e-mail, Jill offered the truth based on what she remembers Rose telling her about the Sundance account. In the face of Rose’s continued and embellished accusations last week, Harvey took it upon himself to release the e-mail without her consent.
Five years ago, Jill suffered a manic episode. Anyone familiar with bipolar disorder knows that it is a cruel and vicious disease. With the help of doctors, her family and friends, Jill rebounded. Jill had fought to put her life back together. After a long job search, she was in negotiations to run the production division for a new entertainment company.
Seeing her name in headlines again and again, as part of one person’s attempt to gain more attention for her personal cause, along with Harvey’s desperate attempt to vindicate himself, was devastating for her. It broke Jill, who was just starting to get her life back on track. What makes Rose’s inaccurate accusations and insinuations against Jill ironic was that she was the first person who stood up on Rose’s behalf, and alerted her bosses to the horrific experience which Rose suffered. Twenty years ago, as a very junior person in a management company hierarchy, Jill exhibited her integrity in doing the right thing – she raised the red flag with the heads of her firm. In the face of inappropriate behavior, Jill handled the situation appropriately.
Hers is one of the only stories that has stayed consistent over time as we watch other media reported tales morph to beget further attention.
While journalists serve an important role in exposing predatory behavior, we are seeing irresponsible choices and an addiction to sensationalism which leads to inconsistent storytelling. The media is a powerful tool not to be taken lightly. Most individuals would be horrified to have their name spotlighted in a major international news story – let alone their photograph. We cannot forget that the media is a fearsome tool which cannot be used indiscriminately or even inadvertently to create further victims.
There is a responsibility when using a platform to accurately expose criminals, predators, mistruths and misdeeds while protecting the actual truth of third parties.
As we collectively seek to take action in an effort to right the wrongs so brazenly and inhumanely repeated for a generation, we must not forget one simple truth: words have power. While we illuminate the dark corners for hidden truths, we must remember that what we say, particularly in the media, can have just as much impact if not more than our actions. We must ask more of ourselves, and of each other. We must take a moment to consider the ramifications and consequences of what we say and what we do.
Posted on Fri Feb 9th, 2018 8:10am PDT By
X17 Staff
Does he really expect us to believe this?
Brody Jenner caught a flight out of LAX yesterday, and when he was asked about half-sister Kylie's new baby girl, he claimed to not even know she was expecting!
"Well, to be honest, I didn’t even know she was pregnant for the entire pregnancy. Now I found out and would love to see her," he told videographers.
Has The Hills alum been living under a rock? Even if the LipKit queen didn't call him up to tell him personally, there's no way he didn't see her on the cover of a magazine in the grocery store, or on the news, or on that little thing called the Internet. Give us a break! We also find it hard to believe that loud mouth dad Caitlyn Jenner didn't let the secret slip to her sons, considering she's especially close with Brody's older brother Brandon.
In other Ky news, fans think the reason she named her daughter Stormi is because of the "butterfly effect," which is thought to be when a butterfly even slightly flaps its wings, it can cause a change in weather or a... you guessed it, storm. The makeup mogul and her rapper beau are obsessed with butterflies, but this seems like people are reading into it a little too much.
Hey Brody, might want to send a butterfly cake and congratulate your sibling!
Kim Kardashian posted an Instagram photo of herself topless today and revealed it was taken by daughter North, and now the Internet is totally outraged.
"Hey baby girl, forget college, watch momma teach you how to get rich when you grow up," one user wrote. "Now you're enlisting your daughter to help make your porn? Disgusting, you should be ashamed of yourself," wrote another.
We're not ones to rush to her defense, but here's our opinion on the matter...
This shouldn't be turned into something it's not. She's doing a good thing by teaching her little girl that the human body is beautiful and nothing to be ashamed about. People are so quick to criticize her over every little thing, but this time we side with the big booty bombshell!
Omarosa opened up to fellow contestant Ross Matthews about her time in the White House on Celebrity Big Brother, and she makes it sound like the country is headed for doom and destruction under Donald Trump.
"I felt like it was a call of duty, I felt like I was serving my country, not serving him. I was haunted by tweets every single day, like what is he gonna tweet," she told Matthews when asked why she chose to work with the POTUS in the first place.
"I tried to be that person who would try to stop him from doing or saying things he shouldn't, and then all of the people around him attacked me. It was like, 'keep her away, don't give her access, don't let her talk to him.' Ivanka's there, Jared's there..." she continued.
So who DOES have the power to influence the Commander-in-Chief?
"I don't know. I'm not there. It's not my, it's not my circus, not my monkeys. I'd like to say it's not my problem but I can't say that because, like, it's bad. No, it's gonna not be OK. It's not. No, it’s not gonna be okay," she warned while hinting at the future decisions of the administration.
We're waiting for The Orange One to hop on Twitter and deliver an epic diss!
Posted on Thu Feb 8th, 2018 11:45am PDT By
X17 Staff
Um.. whoa!
Richard Pryor's widow confirmed to TMZ the rumors that her late husband had sex with Marlon Brando, but also said it was no big deal and never a secret!
She claims the comedian was open about his bisexuality, and even wrote about his sexual encounters with men in his private diaries, which she plans on releasing later this year. "It was the ’70s! Drugs were still good, especially quaaludes. If you did enough cocaine, you’d f— a radiator and send it flowers in the morning," she quipped.
Quincy Jones brought the topic to light in his recent Vulture interview, in which he discussed Brando's insatiable sexual appetites.
“[Brando would] f— anything. Anything! He’d f— a mailbox. James Baldwin. Richard Pryor. Marvin Gaye," he explained.
Posted on Thu Feb 8th, 2018 11:00am PDT By
X17 Staff
Don't count on constant updates.
Kylie Jenner is relishing in new motherhood after welcoming daughter Stormi on Feburary 1, and she's not planning on going public with her private life anytime soon.
"She is extremely protective and she is very focused on trying to keep motherhood private for right now. She used to love being in the limelight, but that has totally changed. All Kylie wants is for her privacy to be protected right now and is pretty demanding about that at this time," a source dished to Us Weekly.
The LipKit queen is "over the moon" about her new little princess, and isn't interested in doing anything that doesn't pertain to her.
"All she talks about is her baby girl. She is surrounded by her and Travis’ family. Everyone is pitching in and helping Kylie so she can do things like shower. But all she wants to do is hold her baby," another source told People.
In other news, Stormi's birth certificate was released today, and the couple opted to skip giving her a middle name. Judging by her first name, this is probably for the best!
Posted on Thu Feb 8th, 2018 10:10am PDT By
X17 Staff
There's no end in sight with this feud.
Khloe Kardashian sat down with U.K. morning show Lorraine today to discuss her pregnancy, and when interviewer Ross King asked the reality star if her new baby will mend her strained relationship with stepdad Caitlyn Jenner, she made it very clear that wasn't going to happen.
"I don’t think that affects anything with Caitlyn. [Things are] just as they are," she sniped.
The Revenge Body star and the transgender Olympian have been at odds over everything in recent years. Koko was upset that Cait was never honest about her transition, she was pissed at her for trashing mom Kris Jenner in her tell-all memoir, and she's called her a "liar" on multiple occasions.
The I Am Cait star is well aware she's on the outs with the K clan.
“It’s been a little bit tough over the last couple of years on the Kardashian side. To be honest, I don’t talk to them anymore. Kim, I haven’t talked to in a year. They don’t want me in their lives. They bashed me pretty badly. It’s devastating when your kids do that. It really hurt," she told the audience during a speech to students in London.
Who cares about all this drama when you look this good with a bun in the oven?!
