Posted on Fri Jul 21st, 2017 8:20am PDT By
X17 Staff
Another great talent gone too soon.
Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington committed suicide on Thursday, and ordinary fans and celebrities alike are devastated by the tragic loss. The singer took his own life by hanging himself at his estate in Rancho Palos Verdes, and cops discovered his body around 9am. He leaves behind a wife and six kids, who were not home at the time of the incident.
"Shocked and heartbroken, but it's true. An official statement will come out as soon as we have one," bandmate Mike Shinoda wrote on Twitter.
"Artists are ppl compelled to bring beauty into a world that can be so dark. makes sense then that artists are always conscious of darkness… & maybe at times made more vulnerable by it? i don't know. life can be relentless. heart hurts for Chester's family/band/friends/fans," Hayley Williams wrote.
"Chester was one of the kindest men I've had on my show. My heart breaks for his family and friends. He will be missed terribly," Jimmy Kimmel shared.
Even Rihanna and The Rock couldn't help but pay tribute to the musician.
"😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 Literally the most impressive talent I've ever seen live! Vocal beast! #RIPChester #LinkinPark," Riri captioned a photo of Bennington.
"So sorry to hear the news about Chester Bennington. Sending so much luv, strength & light to his family, kids & @linkinpark ohana," Dwayne Johnson put on social media.
Bennington publicly battled depression and substance abuse, after being molested at a young age.
Posted on Thu Jul 20th, 2017 3:00pm PDT By
X17 Staff
We bet he wishes he had listened!
Tyga appeared on Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club radio show this morning, and the rapper claimed that he tried to warn Rob Kardashian about Blac Chyna when they began dating.
"I told him what the play was. I told him, like, what he was gonna deal with, you know what I’m saying? When I was with [Kylie], I told him like, 'Bro I was just with her for three, four years. This is what you’re about to deal with,’†he recounted. The "Rack City" crooner and the former stripper share son King, 4.
"She just Chyna. She just got a different mentality. She really is a good person — you feel me — at heart, but she’s been through a lot in her life, and she didn’t have people to help guide her and stuff in her life," he continued.
T-Raww sort of came to the video vixen's defense over accusations that she's a gold digger, though, and said that the sock designer was just naive about dating that type of chick.
"I mean when we was together, I held her down, but after we broke up, she was doing her own thing and hustling. It’s not the fact of what type of girl she was. I knew a [guy] like him wasn’t going to be able to handle a girl like that. He’s coming from a whole different world. He don’t know how she moves and how she thinks. When you’re in love and when you don’t care what nobody else thinks, love blinds you," he explained.
You have to watch the rest of the interview to see what he says about breaking up with Kylie Jenner...
Posted on Thu Jul 20th, 2017 2:50pm PDT By
X17 Staff
His dirty little secret isn't a secret anymore!
Usher allegedly paid an unidentified woman $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit after infecting her with herpes, Radar revealed in a bombshell report. The singer was thought to be diagnosed with the STD around 2009 or 2010, but didn't disclose his health status and proceeded to have unprotected sex with the victim.
The woman claims Usher "consciously and purposefully" withheld his medical issue from her and told her he was negative for the virus, despite her observation of "greenish discharge" coming from his penis. TMI!
The woman came down with vaginal sores, fevers, and chills and ultimately tested positive for herpes. She “feels that her health and body have been ruined†and “has suffered severe emotional distress and has been extremely depressed … knowing there is no cure," the court papers state.
California law states that is illegal to knowingly or recklessly transmit an STD to another person.
The "Confessions" crooner should have done some confessing before hopping into bed with this poor girl!
Posted on Thu Jul 20th, 2017 12:40pm PDT By
X17 Staff
The juice is going to be on the loose!
O.J. Simpson was granted parole after nine years in prison this morning, after Nevada's Board of Parole Commissioners deliberated for half an hour about the decision. The disgraced athlete appeared via video conferencing with his lawyer and did his best to convince the panel he was a changed man, and it worked. He could be released from Lovelock Correctional Facility as early as October 1.
The former football star was serving a 33-year prison sentence stemming from a 2008 armed robbery, in which he attempted to retrieve some of his own sports memorabilia and claimed he was unaware the entourage he was rolling with was armed.
Bruce Fromong, one of his victims in the armed robbery, actually testified in support of his release, and said he's forgiven Simpson for the incident. The NFL great's eldest daughter Arnelle Simpson also appeared before the judge to plead for her father's freedom.
"I always thought I’ve been pretty good with people, and have basically spent a conflict-free life," Simpson said during the hearing. Did he forget about savagely beating wife Nicole Brown Simpson for years before brutally murdering her and her friend Ron Goldman?!
Move over, Kim Kardashian! It sounds like America's most notorious criminal might be getting his own show once he's out of the pokey.
“Everyone in town is shopping him a reality show. The question will be if that’s a provision of parole to not do media. It would be odd because he hasn’t bothered anyone in the media. He would have to get permission from parole to do that. Whatever he does for work, he will have to get it approved," a source dished to Page Six.
Here we go...
Poll
Would You Watch An O.J. Simpson Reality Show?
Yes - I wouldn't be able to help myself.
No way - he's a murderer who doesn't deserve any fame or money.
Posted on Thu Jul 20th, 2017 11:40am PDT By
X17 Staff
Just what Kourtney Kardashian wants to hear!
Bella Thorne landed at LAX with pals after spending the last week in NYC with Scott Disick, and the actress was in an unusually chatty mood as photographers peppered her with questions.
When they asked if she thought she could be exclusive with The Lord, she gestured to her "Blackbear" hoodie as a way to say they're definitely not exclusive right now. In case you didn't know, Blackbear is a rapper that the 19-year-old has also been seeing on the side. Apparently, LD and the pink haired beauty have an "understanding" about their hookups with each other and other people, and have a mutual agreement to keep things casual.
Things got a little weird when a shutterbug suggested she would be a good stepmom to the hard partying bad boy's three children. She started to ramble about being good at coloring and drawing, and was obviously kidding around, but we doubt the K clan is going to appreciate this kind of humor.
This is all starting to feel like a huge publicity stint, and there may be a reason behind it.
"Scott’s written a synopsis for a reality show based around him and Bella hanging out and partying together at clubs. She already has a huge social media following. But she wants even more, and Scott’s promising her that won’t be a problem," a source recently dished to Life & Style.
She certainly seems to be loving all the attention!
Kylie Jenner is fronting the new Beats By Dre and Balmain collaboration, and who better to garner attention for the headphones than the super famous reality star?
Available on July 19, the special edition collection will feature Beats Studio Wireless and Powerbeats 3 Wireless headphones.
"Anyone who’s been following the story so far knows that there are two basic truths about our unique DNA: Balmain celebrates the strength and beauty inherent in diversity and sees fashion as inseparable from music. Knowing that Beats is just as dedicated to these same core values made saying ‘yes' to our partnership a very easy decision,†Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing said in a statement.
We don't know when this girl sleeps! Between LipKits and her own reality show Life of Kylie and now this, she must be raking in the big bucks!
Posted on Thu Jul 20th, 2017 9:50am PDT By
X17 Staff
We have to hand it to her, she's holding it together like a champ.
Jennifer Garner was all smiles after leaving a production meeting in Santa Monica yesterday, and she didn't seem the least bit fazed about the fact that Ben Affleck is currently spending time with girlfriend Lindsay Shookus in NYC. Could that be because she's jumping back into the dating game with actor Chris Pine?
OK! magazine reports the mother-of-three was set up with the Star Trek star by pals. "Chris and Jen have been seeing each other on the down-low for a little while now. They meet up whenever their schedules allow and their attraction towards each other is only growing," a source dished to the mag.
Let's hope that's true, because another rumor is going around that her former husband is eager to start a new brood with his mistress-turned-lady love. "They’re actively talking about having a baby. They’re ready to start a family," a source dished to In Touch.
We hate to be mean, but Lindsay doesn't hold a candle to Jen G! The Boston hunk is going to regret this!
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She really just doesn't get it.
Caitlyn Jenner is a huge fan of Steven Tyler and his hit "Dude Looks Like A Lady," and the trans community is outraged. The I Am Cait star recently bumped into the Aerosmith frontman, and kicked off the backlash by sharing a pic of the pair on Instagram.
"@iamstevent and I are working on our duet for Dude Looks Like a Lady. One of my favorite songs!," she captioned the snapshot.
Almost immediately, the Internet began giving their two cents.
"You're a disgrace to the trans community. You have no clue what we all have gone through to get away from remarks like that which stigmatize us and bring danger. It's all just a f*cking game to you isn't it?" one user wrote.
"You've gotta be kidding every binary transwoman in the world @caitlynjenner This song has been used as a humilation towards us for years. How could you not know this. Are you even a real transwoman or is this just a continuation of a PR stunt to make transwomen further stigmatised and ridiculed. Stop trying be famous and either shut the fuck up or speak wisely. Acknowledge that most transwomen have sweet fuck all privlege and no voice. So use your privilege ethically," another chimed in.
The former Olympian claims her comments were totally innocent, and not meant to reference anything involving the LGBTQ community.
"I was at a fundraiser in Minneapolis and he was the entertainment. I'm sitting there thinking, I gotta go say hi. I go backstage after and I go up to Steven and said, 'I have had some really tough times in my life' and I said for 6 years, every once in a while I would sneak out, get dressed and go sneak out in the dark and drive around. I said I'd always used to take your song, 'Dude Looks Like a Lady' and that became my theme song, driving around in my little car with my little CD in there, whipping up the tunes and stuff and I said I just want you to know that made me feel good," she recounted to Jimmy Kimmel during an appearance on his show this week.