Posted on Mon Jan 2nd, 2017 8:05am PDT By
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After watching the clip, we kinda agree with Mimi, because it went on for what seemed like forever!
Mariah Carey's team is blaming her disastrous NYE live performance on the network and production company, claiming that they hung the singer out to dry after they knew her audio equipment was not working properly.
"I will never know the truth, but I do know that we told them three times that her mic pack was not working and it was a disastrous production. I'm certainly not calling the FBI to investigate. It is what it is: New Year's Eve in Times Square. Mariah did them a favor. She was the biggest star there and they did not have their s--t together," her manager Stella Bulochnikov told Us Weekly.
"They acknowledged that they knew her inner ears were not working. They did not cut to a commercial. They did not cut to the West Coast feed, they left her out there to get ratings," she added.
A source revealed to the mag that emails were sent to Dick Clark productions on Sunday, "asking why they are suspiciously silent and let Mariah take all of the hits today when they are responsible for the mess."
Dick Clark productions responded with the below statement, and basically it's a big F-you to the Grammy winner and her team.
"As the premier producer of live television events for nearly 50 years, we pride ourselves on our reputation and long-standing relationships with artists. To suggest that dcp, as producer of music shows including the American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, New Year’s Rockin’ Eve and Academy of Country Music Awards, would ever intentionally compromise the success of any artist is defamatory, outrageous and frankly absurd. In very rare instances there are of course technical errors that can occur with live television, however, an initial investigation has indicated that dcp had no involvement in the challenges associated with Ms. Carey’s New Year’s Eve performance. We want to be clear that we have the utmost respect for Ms. Carey as an artist and acknowledge her tremendous accomplishments in the industry."
Posted on Sun Jan 1st, 2017 6:52am PDT By
X17 Staff
A little rain didn't stop Nori from hitting up her dance class on New Year's Eve! The toddler wore her curly hair natural -- the sides slicked back -- with an ostrich feather jacket over her princess costume and silver glitter heels.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were home enjoying the holiday while North's nanny took the tot to class. No doubt Nori's felt the tension in her family as of late, with her dad being hospitalized and her mom staying home and going makeup free in sweats everyday -- that must be shocking for the poor girl!
Still, Kim and Kanye have tried to maintain some semblance of normalcy in their kids' everyday lives, continuing with dance lessons, trips to the park and lunch dates with grandma Kris.
Stay tuned to see what 2017 brings to the celeb family, especially after an extremely turbulent end to 2016!
Posted on Sun Jan 1st, 2017 6:18am PDT By
X17 Staff
Blac Chyna's got her priorities straight! The former stripper hit up the nail salon on New Year's Eve just as fiance Rob Kardashian was released from the hospital after suffering issues from his diabetes.
It looks like Chyna's done living solo after her Christmas Eve blow-up with Rob -- the two reunited on New Year's Eve, apparently, ringing in 2017 together. Is their 2016 drama behind them?!
Posted on Sat Dec 31st, 2016 9:17am PDT By
X17 Staff
Beautiful people alert!
Cindy Crawford and her unnaturally beautiful family have landed on the Caribbean island of St. Barth and despite an incredibly high density of beautiful people here, all eyes were still on the former supermodel and her genetically-blessed kids.
Kaia Gerber, 15, drew lots of attention from revelers at Nikki Beach. She wore a cute black biniki, a denim mini-skirt and a cropped cashmere cardigan to keep warm after getting out of the water. Meanwhile, mom Cindy wore a crochet coverup and no makeup -- showing off her natural beauty.
The girls and Presley and Rande Gerber were at an Ace of Spades party at the beachside restaurant-club and then headed back to their pal Steve Wynn's yacht Aquarius. As they waited to board a tender back to the 321-foot, $215 million boat owned by the Vegas hotelier/developer/art collector, Cindy and Kaia chatted up Jon BonJovi who is staying on another super yacht just outside the Gustavia harbor. Rande had an intimate conversation with son Presley, 17.
For all their down-to-earth upbringing in Malibu, living in shorts and flip flops, not getting to into the LA/Hollywood scene, this family sure is enjoying the jetset life in St. Barth!
Posted on Sat Dec 31st, 2016 9:15am PDT By
X17 Staff
In his first Instagram in nearly seven months, Lamar Odom posted a shot with his children Destiny and Lamar, Jr. from his rehab facility in southern California, where he entered treatment earlier this month. He captioned the pic, "No better way to end 2016 than with my two favorite people. #TheOdoms #RichSoil."
It's been a long road since his overdose in a Nevada brother in October 2015 -- to coming out of a coma, reportedly falling off the wagon, finalizing his divorce from Khloe Kardashian and finally getting into rehab for a 'tune-up.'
Lamar will appear on The Doctors in January to speak about his journey to sobriety -- the interview is believed to be a prelude to a reality show about his road to recovery. Let's hope 2017 is a good year for the baller!
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She's baaack! Kim Kardashian keeps making these unexpected appearances on social media -- stripped down style, not break-the-internet style from days past. In an Instagram post Friday by Kim's makeup artist Joyce Bonelli, Kim turns up at the hospital to visit the second-time mom who just gave birth to twins. Obviously Joyce has taken a little maternity break to deliver two babies -- and it's pretty obvious by the looks of Kim's no-makeup look.
The reality star visited with her employee-pal and the two newborns and gave them a kiss on the cheeks. So cute!
Meanwhile, Joyce posted a selfie of a two-at-a-time breast feeding session. She's a supermom and she looks beautiful doing it!
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They certainly aren't being shy with their love!
Jennifer Lopez and Drake have thrown the gossip mill into overdrive in recent weeks with rumors they're dating, and while some people believe it is nothing more than a well-crafted publicity stunt for their new musical collaboration, we have the sense it's the real deal.
The singer and the rapper were caught dancing and making out at a prom-themed holiday party in Las Vegas on Thursday, and it doesn't appear they knew cameras were on them, so it probably wasn't for show.
The Bronx-born beauty is allegedly head over heels for Drizzy.
"Jen is looking forward with excitement to the new year. She keeps hanging out with Drake, and he has visited her house. She has nothing but nice things to say about Drake," a source dished to People.
“Jen loves the attention and she seems very happy to be spending time with him. Drake is very charming. He treats Jen with lots of respect. She seems very smitten," the source added.
We need to come up with a celeb name... Draylo? We like it!
This story is so heartbreaking that it's hard to deal ...
Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher will be having a joint funeral. Debbie's son Todd Fisher confirmed the plans with ABC News on Thursday.
Todd said that he hoped celebrate his mother and sister's life together. He told the New York Daily News, "[The joint funeral] is what we want to do, but we're still working on the mechanics. I'm going out right now to look at places. We like the idea, if it's at all possible. I think it's appropriate."
The NYDN also reported that the joint funeral will be private, but that family will plan for a larger memorial for the stars.
Of course, all eyes are on Billie Lourd, Carrie's daughter and Debbie's granddaughter (pictured above), who is likely feeling the intense aftermath of the death of her mother and granddaughter.
Carrie passed away at age 60 on Tuesday after suffering a massive heart attack during a flight from London. One day later, her mother, the famed Singing in the Rain actress, suffered a stroke and died. She was 84.
According to Todd, his mother's last words to him were, "I miss her so much. I want to be with Carrie."
