BET’s New Edition biopic is shaping up to be the must-see TV event of the year, and that’s saying a lot because it airs at the start of 2017. Not only is the film a 3-part saga that promises to to chronicle New Edition as a group, but also the members musical successes outside of […]
If you follow this link watch Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After? online , you’ll notice an utterly ridiculous, unnecessary question mark in the show title. But, to paraphrase Morpheus … WHAT IF WE TOLD YOU it wasn’t an absurd inclusion of punctuation after all, but a harbinger of things to come?! What we’re saying is their happily ever after is in doubt people. Watch Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After? Season 1 Episode 1 Online Yes, the couple got engaged on the finale of The Bachelor and now have the first-ever Bachelor spinoff devoted to a couple from the franchise. You could say that life hasn’t been coming up roses, though. According to an In Touch magazine source, the two have been having problems from the beginning, and “their issues are getting worse.” While Becca Tilley defended JoJo Fletcher after the premiere implied that Ben might still be into his Bachelor runner-up, issues remain. Major ones. Some insiders say a split could be imminent. Becca Tilley: Bachelor Alum Calls Out Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell’s New Show Recently, the duo hit Las Vegas to celebrate a joint bachelorette and bachelor party … even though they don’t have a wedding date set . Says a source close to the couple during the weekend: “They spent no time together during taping breaks. They were posting pictures on social media with guests, but didn’t take any together.” The insider explained that the two have “been struggling to keep the relationship afloat,” adding that those efforts are “failing miserably.” Ben and Lauren have admitted to seeking therapy. While that’s not necessarily a sign that their “struggles” mean imminent doom, it does feed into the narrative that things aren’t wonderful. Ben and Lauren Sneak Peek If you missed the premiere, it was very clear that Lauren was nervous about being there at the After the Final Rose taping … for JoJo. The whole scene felt contrived to create a sense of tension between Ben and Lauren, which could be where a lot of these rumors stem from. Ben told Lauren early and often that he wants her to be happy, but taking her to see JoJo Fletcher sure is an odd way of showing that. Obviously, they’re filming a reality TV show here. You can’t believe everything you see, we know. Also, they are by all accounts a relatively boring couple (sorry, Ben, Lauren and Freeform). So producers are stretching a bit. We get that. Still, there’s nothing to suggest that these two are in a good place – unlike, say, JoJo and Jordan, they rarely show us any happy moments. Don’t stick a fork in them yet, but stay tuned. View Slideshow: Lauren Bushnell: Ben Higgins’ Bachelor Bride-to-Be!
Earlier this month, the world celebrated Mean Girls Day , that holiest of holidays in which loved ones gather at their desks to tell one another the date. (It’s October 3.) Of course, Lindsay Lohan lives on Lindsay Lohan time, so she’s celebrating Mean Girls Day a week and a half late with a throwback that brings to mind that girl in your Facebook feed who peaked in high school. That’s back-in-the-day Lindsay along with Gretchen Wieners and Regina George. Okay, considering the film came out 12 years ago, and they’re both grown-ass women in their thirties, Rachel McAdams and Lacey Chabert would probably prefer to be referred to by their proper names, but we just have time letting go of Tina Fey’s cult classic. And it seems we’re not the only ones… Lindsay posted the pic above today, along with a caption reading: “#tbt … miss you all… sequel?” Yes, if you frequently read Lindsay’s interviews, and your family hasn’t yet intervened with a Kindle and a library card, then you know the actress is still hyped on the idea of a Mean Girls sequel . Back in 2014, Linds revealed that MG2 is part of her ” five year plan .” (which also includes an Oscar! LOLOLOLOLOLOL!) She even has an (extremely rough) plot outline: “Like an older version where they’re all housewives and they’re all cheating,” she once told an interviewer. A year later, she posted a photo from the set of the original film with a caption reading: “Next step: #MEANMOMS (I’m trying to make it happen!)” Yes, LiLo is basically Gretchen Wieners when it comes to making this happen. But unlike “fetch,” the idea of Mean Girls 2 has a chance of catching on. Nostalgia is all the rage these days, and if crap like Full House that no one remembers fondly can score a sequel series, why not see if fans are interested in what the Plastics are up to these days? But hopefully whoever gets the ball rolling to get this thing off the gound will completely ignore Lindsay’s suggestions about the plot/ Cady “Africa” Heron was a smart, ambitious, and most importantly, kind young woman, and the seeing her as a bored, adulterous, pill-popping housewife would be far too depressing. Lindsay may have been the one to bring Cady to life… But that doesn’t mean Cady needs to go off the rails as hard as Lindsay did.
Lupita Nyong’o Treats Headrwraps As Crowns Y’all already know we love us some Lupita round here so we were happy to see she was featured in People Magazine speaking at length about her current obsession with rocking head wraps for her current press tour. “Going with the theme of the movie, they are my crowns,” says the star, who also appears in Tiffany & Co.’s Legendary Style campaign this season (seen below). The Disney drama tells the inspiring true story of a Ugandan girl who becomes a chess champion. Nyong’o plays her mother, Nakku Harriet. “It’s the quintessential African accessory,” she says of the look, noting that she loves to research different styles on Pinterest. She works with her stylist, Micaela Erlanger, and her hairstylist, Vernon François, to customize each of the pieces. “It’s definitely teamwork to make the head wraps,” she says. “Micaela and I like to be inspired by the thing we’re promoting. So we find our own little secrets and sources of inspiration. So, for this film we’re inspired by the character I play.” They source the fabrics themselves, too. “We use the fabric either from the designer that I am wearing or African fabrics that we sourced in east Africa and in the African fabric stores here in New York,” notes Nyong’o. “And it’s been lots of fun to work to create these crowns for my head and celebrate the release of this film.” Has Lupita inspired you to wear more head wraps as well? Hit the flip to see some of our favorites on her! Instagram/SplashNews
With scene-stealing roles in HBO’s Divorce and the film Other People , Molly Shannon talks career resurgence, lovable dark characters, and the night Carrie Bradshaw walked her home
The ladies of #RHOA are back for a 9th season. Kenya has major problems with a violent boyfriend, Matt Jordan , and Phaedra gets a bomb threat from a client who brought a grenade to their meeting. Watch out! The #RHOA premier will be Nov.6 at 8 pm on Bravo.
Someone we actually like… Lupita Nyong’o Stuns While Promoting Queen Of Katwe Lupita Nyong’o was spotted this week once again wearing traditional African garb while promoting “Queen of Katwe.” The actress who plays the mother of chess champion Phiona Mutesi in the film, showed off her slimmy trimmy physique in blue.. and sported crimson heels to set off the ensemble. Lupita’s got a helluva baaaaawdy, no? In addition to being on the promo run, Lupita’s also covering Time Out London and dishing on the film’s all African cast. The film’s the story of an African chess prodigy and has no white characters. Were you surprised that Disney didn’t want to, say, stick Leonardo DiCaprio in there to make it more ‘palatable’? ‘It’s very refreshing. It’s all thanks to Tendo Nagenda, who is of Ugandan descent and he’s an executive at Disney. He saw the magic in this story, and you know Disney loves magic. It takes people like that – people in positions of power – who are unafraid of the global. Because the world is made up of all sorts of people. We share more than we differ. And this is an African film that demonstrates that.’ All hail Lupita. More photos of this glowing goddess on the flip.
This morning, we woke up to the bizarre news that Swizz Beatz was being sued for $42 million for playing a part in the real life version of Grand Theft Auto. In a nutshell, the suit alleges that Long Island car dealership owner Macky Dancy leased cars to Beatz “for use for him and his […]