Hey! Look who is set to enjoy The View once again! ABC has confirmed the full panel for Season 19 of this ever-changing talk show, with Joy Behar officially on board to return as a full-time host. The comedian will be joined at the table by returning stars Whoopi Goldberg, Michelle Collins and Raven-Symoné. Newcomers, meanwhile, will iclude Paula Faris of ABC News and Full House actress Candace Cameron Bure, who famously clashed with Raven-Symoné over gay wedding cakes earlier this summer. “As The View embarks on a remarkable 19th season, I am extremely proud to see the legacy of smart and diverse women engaging in entertaining and thought-provoking conversation continue,” Barbara Walters, creator and executive producer, said via statement. The program, of course, has undergone countless cast evolutions over recent years. Rosie O’Donnell was around for a year. Then, she left. Then, she returned. Then, she left again. Sherri Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy were shown the door last year and then Rosie Perez lasted for just a few months as a regular. In addition to the aforementioned full-time hosts, The View will feature a rotating team of contributors that includes Shepherd, Top Chef’s Padma Lakshmi, What Not to Wear veteran Stacy London, Ana Navarro and actress-model Molly Sims. They all sound well and good… but here’s a look at who we’d have chosen to appear everyday on The View: View Slideshow: 11 Stars We’d Love to See Host The View
The first part of this season’s Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta reunion came and went with no injuries or arrests … but there was still plenty of drama. If you watch Love and Hip Hop Atlanta online , you know that the fourth season perhaps fell short of last year in terms of scandals and controversies. However, that’s more of a commentary on the insane, Mimi Faust sex tape -driven Season 3, which also featured the reunion fight for the ages. Seriously, see below. That is worth another look. While the first installment of this year’s reunion did not feature anything close to the Love and Hip Hop Atlanta reunion fight , the tension was thick. Yet in an unexpected twist, viewers actually saw Joseline Hernandez defending Mimi Faust, despite their complicated relationships with Stevie J. Stevie plans to bring her and their daughter to L.A., as we learned on last week’s finale; Hernandez was asked about this by VH1 host Nina Parker. Joseline was surprisingly cordial on that subject, but less so when it comes to Mimi’s current situation with her other ex-boyfriend, Nikko Smith. Nikko is on Mimi’s case for a cut of the proceeds from her memoir, but Joseline believes she should never agree to give that lowlife leech a cent. (Yes, Mimi has a memoir out. It’s unclear why.) “He didn’t do nothing. Who the f–k is he?” Joseline said … then implied that rumors about Nikko’s homosexuality may be legit, since he has no kids. If that’s not hard evidence, we don’t know what is. Joseline also tore Margeaux (Nikko’s estranged wife) a new one, furthering the unlikely alliance – however tenuous – between herself and Mimi. Margaux wisely came in with her guard up, though, knowing what happened last year and understanding Joseline’s volatile temperament. “For me it’s like whatever, I don’t care if someone punches me in the face, I just hope they show my shoes or something,” Margeaux said. Truer words have never been spoken. Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta Fight Video
Yesterday, we reported that Drake and Serena Williams were spotted making out at a swanky restaurant in Cincinnati. Serena had just dominated the WTA tournament, and she and Drizzy were reportedly so caught up in the moment that they didn’t seem to care who witnessed their PDA. After dinner, they retired to the hotel in which they were both staying, presumably for a round of mixed doubles. Now, that the wild weekend is over, the rapper and the tennis legend are reportedly making a go at a real relationship, but Serena is laying down stricter rules than a line judge. TMZ is reporting that Serena has issued Drake an ultimatum : not THOTS, side-pieces, or video vixens of any kind, or it’s over. Yes, it seems Serena and Drake hooked up once before, back in 2011. The problem then was that Drizzy was too caught up in partying and hanging out with groupies. Sources say he’s promised it’ll be different this time, as his respect for Serena and her superstardom has grown in the years since they last hooked up. We’ll see what happens. For now, we would recommend that Serena keep an eye on her dude when he’s running through the six with his woes. If anyone can keep up with Drizzy, it’s her.
Now that the number of women accusing Bill Cosby of sexual assault has topped 50, the comedian might finally be ready to address the ever-worsening scandal publicly. Of course, he won’t be doing so without a carefully coordinated media strategy, and he certainly won’t be admitting to any wrongdoing. Radar Online is reporting that the comedian’s team has worked up a strategy that will allow Cosby to play the victim – no easy feat, given all the monstrous things he’s been accused of. Sources familiar with the strategy say that reps for Cosby will use terms like “lynching,” “witch hunt” and “persecution” to make the public doubt the accusers. They’ll also argue that as white women accusing a black man in the 1960s and ’70s the women wouldn’t have had any fears about coming forward with their allegations: “Look, it’s not rocket science and it’s not hard to understand, particularly if you’re African-American, that no matter if an individual has fame and fortune, if he supposedly drugged and raped a white woman, he’s very much susceptible to swift and harsh punishment,” says Monique Pressly, a D.C. attorney who’s now working for Cosby. “So, what [the team] wants to do and will do on Mr. Cosby’s behalf is simply put to the public a scenario that everyone knows makes sense.” “Nearly all of these women are white and most of them said that this happened in the 1960s and 1970s. I don’t care if you’re Bill Cosby or any other black celebrity, you can’t tell me that a white woman’s claim of being assaulted in any way by a black man would be ignored.” “Bill Cosby was a black man in America. If we look back on our own history and see what was happening during those times, he would have been target No. 1 in those days.” “I’m saying, based on what I know of our country and our country’s history, and when we look back on the kinds of things that were being done to African-American males, I find it incredulous that no one would have believed [his white accusers] enough to check their story.” Not surprisingly, Pressly has refused to speak publicly about the revelation that Cosby admitted to drugging women in order to have sex with them over a decade ago. She’s also ignored the fact that several of Cosby’s victims, such as supermodel Beverly Johnson , are African-American. Insiders say Cosby and his team will go public with this strategy sometime this week.
Former 19 Kids and Counting star Jessa Duggar and husband Ben Seewald have been trying to get fans hyped about their baby’s gender reveal. But do they have an even bigger secret than that in store? In light of Josh Duggar’s many scandals, it’s no wonder they’re upset no one cares about Jessa’s pregnancy compared to when Jill was expecting. The baby’s coming one way or another, though, and you don’t get a second chance to be pregnant the first time, so might as well milk if ya got it. To wit, Jessa’s latest Instagram post has teased fans anew. Throwing it back to her ultrasound at 19 weeks and three days, and she shared her excitement to meet her first child in the caption, writing: “Amazing how we can take a peek at this sweet face, tiny arms and legs, and even see baby’s umbilical cord! Such an amazing miracle!” “We’re so grateful to God for you! Almost to the 10 week [sic] countdown … and your daddy and I can hardly wait to meet you!” Fans now think Jessa Duggar is having twins – a rumor the couple has never shot down – based on the orientation of the picture. A sampling of the comments she’s received: “It looks like she is having twins! Wow!” “If you turn it upside down you can see that looks like another nose and mouth towards what is then the top left” “Looks like there’s 2 babies in there!” “Twins, you two are so blessed.” “Well that certainly looks like my scan when I had twins !!! One facing up one facing down can’t wait to see if it is actually one baby or two!!” Jessa and Ben have been keeping fans eagerly awaiting the big reveal, and even took to Instagram last week to guess baby Seewald’s gender . Twins were one of their poll options. View Slideshow: Jessa Duggar Baby Bump Pics: 1 & Counting!
Selena Gomez opens up at length about Justin Bieber and her past romance with him in the latest issue of Style Magazine. The singer confirms that she fell in love with her fellow artist and pretty much confirms that she slept with him. “It’s difficult for people to separate us. The Internet wants to freeze this moment in time and constantly repeat it,” Gomez says of how she’s moved on from Bieber… but many others have not. Selena goes on to say she simply fell for Bieber. She couldn’t help it. She didn’t see any of the negative attention coming along with it. “I didn’t think I was doing anything bad by falling in love. There’s such an emphasis on people being the perfect thing and then destroying them because it’s good press. “Throw in the fact that you are a teenager – it makes it more difficult.” Gomez also had to deal with her sex life being on full display. She explains that her dad took her purity ring to church and got it “blessed” and she was proud to wear it as a “promise to my family and to God.” But then she took it off when she started to date Bieber and people noticed… but whatever. Gomez says she’s “not embarrassed” about what that meant (i.e. that she started to have sex with Justin). Gomez, who is too modest for her own good , adds that she isn’t looking for a new boyfriend. But if she finds one, and if it doesn’t work out, she knows that Taylor Swift will always be there for her. “I can count on one hand the people I could call and who would be there for me. Taylor is one of the greatest people,” she says, giving an example of why: When I split with my first boyfriend [believed to be Nick Jonas] and I was really sad about it, she flew into town with homemade cookies and a bunch of junk food. “To this day, if I called her, she would do the same thing, despite being one of the busiest people in the world.”
The Kim Kardashian-Beyonce feud may have just been reignited. But not due to anything either of these celebrities has said; over something many, many, MANY people out there have done. View Slideshow: Kim Kardashian Instagram Photos Specifically, they’ve gone ahead and followed Kardashian quite a few times. More times, in fact, than any other human being on the planet. According to the latest tally, Kim now has 44,005,604 followers on this social media platform. With this milestone, she’s surged past her occasional rival and taken over first place on Instagram, leaving Beyonce and her 43,935,648 followers in the dust. The numbers are constantly changing, of course, but here’s a look at the Top 10: Kim Kardashian – 44,005,604 Beyoncé – 43,935,648 Taylor Swift – 43,533,226 Selena Gomez – 41,843,095 Ariana Grande – 41,696,873 Justin Bieber – 36,994,254 Kendall Jenner – 35,388,483 Kylie Jenner – 33,703,166 Nicki Minaj – 32,278,123 Khloé Kardashian – 30,522,261 Yes, four of the top 10 are members of the same family. And Kendall Jenner is coming on strong, as she owns the most-liked photo in Instagram history . Kardashian and Beyonce, meanwhile, has contrasting approaches to social media. The latter posts infrequently, making it a special occasion when she shares pictures of herself and her family. The former posts ALL THE FRICKIN TIME, typically sticking with scantily-clad selfies. As you can see, though, Taylor Swift is coming on strong, using her own special strategy to surge toward the top: the more special concert guests she invites on stage , the more fan bases Taylor can latch on to. Look out, Kim and Bey. Your reigns may be coming to an end.
DeAnna Pappas is expecting once again. The former Bachelorette star took to Instagram on Monday evening to share a precious photo with her followers, including with it an even more precious announcement. “So excited to finally share that we are expecting #BabyStag2 #AddisonMarie #BabyStag @stephenstag we are so full of joy and so blessed!” Pappas wrote as a caption. The cute image above depicts Pappas and 18-month old daughter, Addison Marie, who DeAnna and husband Stephen Stagliano welcomed into the world in February of 2014. Addison is touching her mother’s baby bump in the adorable photograph. “Stephen and I are thrilled to be expanding our family!” the 26-year old tells People, adding: “We have wanted more kids for a while now and are so blessed that we are pregnant again.” Pappas and Stagliano have been married since 2011. Prior to this relationship, Pappas looked for love on both The Bachelor (during Brad Womack’s 2007 season) and The Bachelorette (in 2008).
After the stunning events of last week, the drama picked up with a vengeance once more on Bachelor in Paradise Season 2 Episode 7 Sunday. Heading into the rose ceremony, Tanner’s rose went to Jade Roper, while Kirk’s went to Carly, Joshua’s to Tenley, and Jared gave his to Ashley I. It came down to JJ and his choice of Megan, with whom he’d gone on a nice date, and Juelia, third wheel of Joe Bailey and Samantha Steffen . Or … his third option, Ashley Salter. She got the rose! Then to further play the hero, JJ peaced out of the show to pursue a girl back home instead. With JJ out, Juelia’s last home was Dan … who chose Amber, sending Juelia and Clare home in the process. Juelia cried … right into Mikey’s arms. Those two had flirted before, but when Juelia gave her rose to Joe, Mikey was sent packing – regrettably, in light of Joe being the worst person ever . If you watch Bachelor in Paradise online , you know there are no hard rules, though, and Juelia asked Chris Harrison if Mikey could come back. He did! Dan said, “They wouldn’t let him get on a plane, he made a pitch to come back and be with Juelia, and he’s here to beat the s–t out of Joe.” Would he do just that? We’ll find out, but first, Jade and Tanner decide to “officially” be boyfriend and girlfriend, and Nick Peterson showed up. Nick, who famously screwed over Rachel Trueheart to win Bachelor Pad , asked Samantha on a date, and was quickly rejected … to Nick’s chagrin. “I’m shocked, especially because she told me she’d say yes,” he said, implying that they talked on social media before the show. Sound familiar? Out of options, Nick asked out Ashley S., and with their plans to spend the day on a private island nixed due to weather, they headed to a hotel. For some spa treatments … and tequila. “I was drunk the whole day,” said Nick later in a confessional. “By the time night came around, I was just obliterated. Just hammered drunk.” The romantic future for this couple is a bit up in the air, but man, they made for entertaining TV. The same could be said for Ashley I., as usual. “She has much stronger feelings for me than I have for her,” admitted Jared, with whom she is obsessed, ending things before it escalated further. As for Joe, the Villian of Paradise? He apologized to the group for his behavior with Juelia, while Samantha wanted in silence … giving him the cold shoulder and later dumping him! It’s not clear what changed between them, but as Samantha told the group her big decision, Joe sat down with Joshua and plotted his revenge. “I’m thinking, ‘Bitch, you told me to do whatever it took to get a rose to advance until you got here,'” he said, taking way too much pleasure in this. “I think it’s time to put some stuff straight. Clear the air. There’s no way she’s going to get around this subject, I’m going to have cold hard facts.” “There’s 700 text messages we had in a month. As soon as she starts to hear I have my phone and I’m getting text messages, she’ll squirm.” “Samantha is the reason why I’m in the position that I’m in and being f–ked over by everyone in the house. I’m going to be like, ‘Got you, bitch!'” Game on tonight? View Slideshow: Bachelor in Paradise Season 2 Cast Photos
Jon Stewart made his first television appearance since leaving The Daily Show on Sunday night, hosting SummerSlam from Brooklyn. But it wasn’t anything the comedian said at the pay-per-view that grabbed the attention of wrestling fans everywhere. It was something he did: Stewart ran into the ring during the John Cena-Seth Rollins match… grabbed a chair… and leveled Cena with it! Seriously! Jon Stewart turned heel at SummerSlam, helping supposed rival Rollings win the U.S. Title, causing the arena to erupt and coming closer to breaking the Internet than any Kim Kardashian nude photo ever could. Elsewhere during an unforgettable evening of WWE action: Sheamus defeated Randy Orton via a pair of Brogue Kicks. The New Day knocked off Prime Time Players, Los Matadores and Lucha Dragons to become WWE Tag Team Champions. Rusev and Dolph Ziggler ended in a double count out, which sucked. But also in Lana and Summer Rae rolling around in fighting, which sucked a lot less. Stephen Amell and Neville defeaued Stardust and King Barrett after the actor hyped Arrow Season 4 backstage… and then soared through the air off the top turnbuckle, becoming maybe the most impressive celebrity to ever hit the squared circle. Ryback defeated The Miz and The Big Show in a pretty quick triple threat match. No heel turn by either Dean Ambrose or Roman Reigns in their match against Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper, just a basic victory by the former tandem. Team PCB knocked off Team Bella and Team BAD in a Divas match. Kevin Owens used the Pop Up Powerbomb to defeat Cesara in a great match. The Undertaker got some Wrestlemania revenge by beating Brock Lesnar, but only after the timekeeper inadvertently rang the bell, thinking ‘Taker had tapped out. The referee restarted it, The Undertake used Hell’s Gate to win… and Paul Heyman got PISSED. View Slideshow: 13 Celebrities Who Have Entered the WWE Ring
