BREAKING NEWS - Lady Gaga and Fiance Taylor Kinney Break Off Engagement

Posted on Tue Jul 19th, 2016 9:10am PDT       By X17 Staff


We guess it was a bad romance!

Lady Gaga and fiancé Taylor Kinney have called it quits after more than five years of dating, TMZ reports. They reportedly separated earlier this month, although it is still unclear who initiated the split.

Signs of trouble were present in recent weeks, so this doesn't come as a total shock. The TV actor celebrated his birthday without the songstress, and she was spotted in Malibu last week without the engagement ring he gave her.

The Chicago Fire hunk popped the question with a giant heart-shaped diamond on Valentine's Day 2015. The two met on the set of her "You & I" music video in 2011, and after about a year of dating, they split, only to get back together. Guess they should have stayed broken up the first time around!

The pop icon is currently in Cabo focusing on charity work. You can see her ring-less finger as she belts out "Born This Way" to a group of foster kids. We want her to get a happily ever after!

 

Melania Trump Accused Of Plagiarizing Michelle Obama's 2008 DNC Speech

Posted on Tue Jul 19th, 2016 8:30am PDT       By X17 Staff


Looks like Melania Trump is a copycat!

Many people have been quick to point out that the Donald’s third wife’s speech at the RNC last night in Ohio was pretty much copied from Michelle Obama’s DNC speech back in 2008.

Last night , the Slovenian native said:
    “My parents impressed on me the values that you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond and you do what you say and keep your promise; that you treat people with respect. We want our children in this nation to know that the only limit to your achievements is the strength of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.”

Meanwhile, FLOTUS’ speech in 2008 had much of the same verbiage, and all of the same sentiment:

    And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values: That you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond and you do what you say you're going to do; that you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them, and even if you don't agree with them.

    And Barack and I set out to build lives guided by these values, and pass them on to the next generation. Because we want our children -- and all children in this nation -- to know that the only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.

Interestingly enough, before the speech, Melanie apparently told a reported that she’d written the speech herself, but that she’d had “a little bit of help.”

Of course — it looks like she had a LOT of help, namely that a woman far greater than herself had given her the road map of what to say!

Despite all the controversy after her speech last night, Melania boasted to Matt Lauer today that she’d had very little help on the speech.

“I read once over it and that’s all because I wrote it with [as] little help as possible,” bragged the 46-year-old.
Well maybe she should have read it TWICE over (seeing as how this was for the RNC!)

On Tuesday, Trump’s campaign released a statement defending the the Trump campaign released a statement on Tuesday, July 19, to defend Melania’s speech.


“In writing her beautiful speech, Melania’s team of writers took notes on her life’s inspirations, and in some instances included fragments that reflected her own thinking. Melania’s immigrant experience and love for America shone through in her speech, which made it such a success.”

Yeah -- the fact that she plagiarized it did too!

Needless to say her hubby was quick to praise his wife, writing on Twitter, “It was truly an honor to introduce my wife, Melania. Her speech and demeanor were absolutely incredible. Very proud! #GOPConvention.”
More like #plagiarism …

 

Caitlyn Jenner Slinks Out Of Starbucks In Her Skinny Jeans

Posted on Tue Jul 19th, 2016 7:00am PDT       By X17 Staff


And is it just us, or is she totally making sexy eyes with the older gent who passed by her on the sidewalk? Work it, girl!

On Monday Caitlyn Jenner let her hair down and slipped into a pair of skintight pants for her daily Starbucks run, and she looked picture perfect when our photographers caught up with her. When asked whether she'll be joining Donald Trump and speaking out for the LGBT community at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, Jenner had no comment. Interesting, because we thought she'd be there by now!

Rumor has it she's giving a speech, though she has yet to confirm it. Last week she told the Daily Beast, “As a proud Republican and transgender woman, I want to support courageous Republicans who advocate for LGBT freedom. Our country’s nondiscrimination laws must be updated, and this cannot be achieved without bipartisan support. Congress needs to act, along with almost [30] Republican states, to update our nondiscrimination laws. I want to do my part to persuade more Republicans to support freedom for millions of LGBT Americans.”

 

Stylish Traveler Nicole Richie Jets Out Of Los Angeles With Her Kids In Tow

Posted on Tue Jul 19th, 2016 6:30am PDT       By X17 Staff


Nicole Richie arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday afternoon to catch a flight with her daughter Harlow and son Sparrow, and she wore all black with her hair in a tiny bun. Not very summery, but she does work it like a boss!

While she's so bundled up we can't even tell what she's wearing, the reformed party princess recently revealed that she has her eye on a few fashion trends this season. “I love a pair of vintage 501 Levi jeans," she dished at Amazon’s Style Code Live event earlier this month. "Those are a good staple [and] they’re very comfortable. Another staple is a bodysuit. Now, not to plug my own things, but I make them, so you can get them from me. A good pair of slip-ons, a good pair of flats and I love sneakers. I love flat shoes. I’m all of 5’1, so high heels aren’t giving me any real height.”

Nicole also professed her love for coconut oil, and when asked if she had any makeup tricks, she revealed that she usually prefers to keep it minimal, but that she loves "orangey-red" lip color. Who would have guessed?

 

Ariel Winter Lets It All Hang Out For A Night On The Town

Posted on Mon Jul 18th, 2016 8:21pm PDT       By X17 Staff


Ariel Winter knows how to turn heads!

On Sunday the 18-year-old starlet hit the Nice Guy in Hollywood, and she basically let her entire booty hang out of her teeny tiny One Teaspoon shorts. Not that we're complaining though -- the teen TV star is definitely giving us something to talk about!

Earlier this month Ariel appeared on The View as a guest co-host, and the Modern Family starlet took the opportunity to slam body-shamers.

"I think there are so many bigger issues in the world that we should be focusing on than what we're wearing," she said. "I've been body shamed for just about everything I could be body shamed for. And when I got tattoos… every single person on the face of the planet had something to say about it."

 

Sad News: Courtney Stodden Reveals She Had A Miscarriage Last Week

Posted on Mon Jul 18th, 2016 11:30am PDT       By X17 Staff


Sadly it sees as though Courtney Stodden has suffered a miscarriage nearly two months after first announcing that she and husband Doug Hutchinson were expecting.

On Sunday, her rep released a statement to several outlets: "It is with a heavy heart to inform you that last week Courtney Stodden suffered a heartbreaking miscarriage. Courtney and her husband, Doug, are at an emotional loss for words and are using this time to grieve with their close family and friends.”

The statement went on, “Please respect their privacy as the couple try to cope with losing their precious baby and seek the support they both need."

The reality star had been eager to post about her pregnancy on social media since announcing the big news. Last week, she posted a revealing photo of herself sleeping in bed with only her lingerie on. However, on July 16, the 21-year-old wrote some cryptic tweets, which we now see are telling about what happened. The blonde wrote, “I love you my sweet angel" and “God is embracing you.”

How sad …

 

#KimExposedTaylorParty Has Entire Kardashian Family Lashing Out at Swift's Squad

Posted on Mon Jul 18th, 2016 11:00am PDT       By X17 Staff




Taylor Swift is not looking good -- and the whole world is rejoicing.

On Sunday night Kim Kardashian gave the Internet a gift (which has been lovingly dubbed as #KimExposedTaylorParty) in the form of over 20 Snapchats which her hubby Kanye West and her new enemy, Taylor Swift, are on the phone discussing Yeezy's lyrics to his song "Famous," which he released in February. The song's controversial lyrics, "Feel like me and Taylor might still have sex. Why? I made that bitch famous," have been hotly disputed between both celebs and their camps -- Kanye and Kim insisting Taylor approved the lyrics and Tay and her squad denying such a conversation ever occurred.

The tides seem to have turned for Taylor since it appears this disputed conversation (or part of one) did occur -- and Kimbo was sick of T-Swizz lying about her man and put her on blast via Snapchat on Sunday night.

In one of the videos, Tay can be overheard saying, “I really appreciate you telling me about it, that’s really nice. Even asking or seeing if I’d be OK with it. I just really appreciate it. I would never have expected you to tell me about one of the lines in your song."

T also tells him in the chat that she's going to tell the press that they're all fine if anyone makes any issue of the song (OH AND THEY DID!). Taylor says, “If people ask me about it, I think it would be great for me to be like, ‘Look, he called me and told me the line before it came out. Joke's on you, guys. We're fine!’”

However, Taylor's publicist put out a statement in February denying that any phone call approving the song before it was released had occurred. “Kanye did not call for approval, but to ask Taylor to release his single ‘Famous’ on her Twitter account. She declined and cautioned him about releasing a song with such a strong misogynistic message."

Uh oh! That ain't true! That's not even close to true! Unfortunately for the "Wildest Dreams" star -- she just got caught in a lie and the Internet is feasting ...

Later Taylor took to Instagram to defend herself after the #KimExposedTaylorParty went viral, writing a lengthy note, including, “Where is the video of Kanye telling me he was going to call me ‘that bitch’ in his song? It doesn’t exist because it never happened. You don’t get to control someone’s emotional response to being called ‘that b*tch’ in front of the entire world."

While many are jumping on the take-Taylor-down bandwagon -- we have to notice that Kanye during the conversation we don't see Kanye mentioning the lyric in which he calls the pop princess a "b*tch." It looks as if they discussed the lyric about having sex with Taylor (which seems like an odd compliment but we're still pretty shocked she was so cool with) but that there's nothing we can see or hear from what's been posted which shows the two stars discussing the lyric in which Taylor is referred to as a "b*tch." And we have to say -- we don't think the singer would have been in such good spirits on the call if Yeezy had mentioned he was planning calling her "that b*tch" in the song. "B*tch" doesn't really go with being her #squadstrong brand!

That moment when Kanye West secretly records your phone call, then Kim posts it on the Internet.

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on



Of course, the Internet has absolutely exploded -- many celebs taking sides after the posting of the controversial videos.

Taylor's bestie Selena Gomez took to Twitter after all the hubbub hit and wrote a number of tweets. "There are more important things to talk about… Why can’t people use their voice for something that f------ matters?" The 23-year-old singer also wrote, "Truth is, last thing we need right now is hate, in any form. This industry is so disappointing yet the most influential smh."

But unfortunately, the "Hands to Myself" singer got more than she bargained for -- when trolls quickly turned on her as well, criticizing her for coming to her BFF's defense but not using social media to support social causes in America, such as gun control and Black Lives Matter.

Kim's sister Khloe Kardashian seemed to be enjoying the whole thing and wrote a number of tweets backing up her sister's shocking stunt. Khloe wrote, "Kim is a savage! Don't f*ck with her man hunni #KUWTK."

Chloe Moretz, who sparred with the Kardashian clan back in March after chastising Kimbo for posting a nude selfie, wrote, "Everyone in this industry needs to get their heads out of a hole and look around to realize what's ACTUALLY happening in the REAL world. Stop wasting your voice on something so petulant and unimportant."

Of course, things turned ugly when Khloe decided to attack Chloe Moretz for her comment and post an image of what looked like Chloe's bikini falling off, exposing her nether regions. Chloe, who is currently dating Brooklyn Beckham, quickly shot back to say that the photo wasn't of her -- and instead just some other unassuming young woman. Chloe wrote, “@khloekardashian fact check: first photo is me filming my movie Neighbors 2, the second photo is some girl who was wrongfully photographed.” Wow! We used to like Khloe -- but this kind of bully behavior is in excusable.


Orange is the New Black star Ruby Rose also seemed horrified by Khloe's post and defended the teenaged actress when she wrote, "Yo Khloe I thought you were rad when I met you but this is awful and this is a 19 year old girl."

Umm we couldn't agree more -- this is horrible!


Poll

Do You Think Kim Kardashian Should Have Leaked Taylor And Kanye's Conversation?
Do You Think Kim Kardashian Should Have Leaked Taylor And Kanye's Conversation?
Yes, the world needs to know what really happened!
No! That's so deceptive! Is that even legal?
Who knows?! We didn't get to hear the whole thing, so we don't know the truth!

 

EXCLUSIVE - Kendall Jenner Catches Baller Boyfriend Jordan Clarkson On The Court

Posted on Mon Jul 18th, 2016 10:50am PDT       By X17 Staff


Game on!

On Sunday night Kendall Jenner sat front row to watch beau Jordan Clarkson play basketball, but he wasn't in a Lakers uniform, rather, he was playing in a sponsored tourney on a different team. If this is any indication of how supportive she'll be once the regular season starts, it seems like we'll be seeing her courtside this fall!

Still, she's stayed mum on their relationship -- and so has he. "I keep all my personal stuff to myself, man," Clarkson recently told Extra when grilled about his love life. "So even if that was something that's happening or was happening, you would never know."

After being spotted together in March and then partying at Coachella in April, they've stepped out a handful of times. She's already met his friends, and the two have spent a decent amount of time at her new $6.5 million Hollywood Hills home, so it seems like it's getting serious...

 

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