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| | Kelly Clarkson's marriage fell apart in lockdown, it 'was actually detrimental' | | Added 4 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Maybe it speaks to Kelly Clarkson?s popularity within the music and entertainment industry that her divorce filing was, at most, a one-day story. I?m pretty sure there?s some salacious tea involved with Kelly filing for divorce from Brandon Blackstock, but no one is saying much of anything, and I think that?s out of respect for Kelly. It?s an interesting change, because recent celebrity-divorce announcements have been full of drama. So what?s the official word about Kelly and Brandon? They were having problems before the pandemic and the lockdown only made it worse.
Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock hoped things would work out between them, but quarantine only made things worse. A source tells ET that some of the couples friends were surprised by the news that the Since U Been Gone singer filed for divorce, but those closest to them know its been difficult.
The source says: Kelly and Brandon had been having problems for several months and were making a conscious effort to work things out. They both hoped quarantining away from L.A. in Montana would help them work things out in their marriage, but instead the change in environment was actually detrimental. The constant time together seemed to make an already challenging situation worse, they note, adding that The Voice coachs career definitely helped to keep her mind off things, but this recent downtime gave her the time she needed to think about her life and her marriage.
The source also says Clarkson started the divorce process theyd both been dreading a few weeks ago, after Kelly knew she just needed to follow her heart and finally realized divorce was her only option.
Kelly and Brandon havent cut each other off; they are still talking to one another. They are both heartbroken, but their plan is to put the kids first, the source adds. Their focus is on co-parenting and moving forward, as this is the last place they ever thought they would be. They both understand divorce is never easy for children, but Kelly and Brandon are great parents. Itll just take time.
The source says Clarkson has always been a very organized businesswoman, so her decision to have a prenup just reflects that and protects her earnings. Kelly is very kindhearted, generous and giving, so Brandon will be just fine.
ET confirmed on Thursday that the singer filed for divorce June 4, with Clarkson citing irreconcilable differences in her filing. According to court documents obtained by ET, she listed the separation date as TBD and asked for joint legal and physical custody of River and Remington. Clarkson also asked the court to terminate the ability to award spousal support to Blackstock. She is asking the court enforce their premarital agreement and that both parties cover their own attorneys fees. Shes also asking that her last name legally be restored to Clarkson, after taking Blackstocks name. Property and asset division are unknown at this time and will be determined at a later date.
[From ET]
I?m proud of Kelly for being so organized, for having a prenup and for asking the court to enforce it. Curious that she asked the court to not award spousal support to Brandon perhaps the particular financials are still TBD as well, and it?s possible Kelly will offer him more of a ?one time deal,? a settlement with no spousal support. That seems entirely possible, especially if he promises to be discreet and he signs a NDA. As for the idea that this is a ?corona divorce,? I do think it?s completely legit that all of these celebrities (and many non-celebs) are not used to spending this much time with their families and spouses, and there will be a very real spike in divorces this year and next.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | Newly separated Brian Austin Green went out to lunch with Courtney Stodden | | Added 4 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Back in the day, Megan Fox was the ?hottest girl? around. This would have been back in 2007-09. It was a heyday for internet gossip and there were so many male-run blogs back then and they were fueled by Megan Fox photos. Back then, there was some consternation about Megan?s relationship with Brian Austin Green, and a general belief that she was selling herself short. In the decade that followed, Megan?s celebrity status has mostly nose-dived, and she and BAG got married and broke up several times, and they have three kids together. I think there?s still some residual support and love for Megan, and I think there?s still a general feeling that BAG should consider himself lucky. Now that BAG and Megan are moments away from divorce, both have been seen out with other people. For Megan, it looks like she?s really dating Machine Gun Kelly. And for BAG, he?s going out to lunch with? Courtney Stodden? Holy yikes.
Brian Austin Green is getting some sunshine with special company. The actor, 46, was photographed with Courtney Stodden on Saturday picking up food together at the Mejico Grill & Tequila Lounge in Agoura Hills, California. Stodden, 25, wore a leopard print maxi dress while Green went more casual in a black graphic T-shirt, gray pants and black sunglasses.
They picked up food together, an eyewitness tells PEOPLE. Brian had already paid for food. They were not acting at all like they are together.
The outing comes almost a month after the Beverly Hills, 90210 star confirmed he and his wife, Megan Fox, 34, had separated. Green revealed the split on his podcast ?With Brian Austin Green podcast titled Context.
The revelation came just days after Fox was seen out with rapper Machine Gun Kelly, 30.
[From People]
I?m including the photo below. Is? is he doing this to make Megan jealous? If your ex was suddenly out to lunch with Courtney Stodden, wouldn?t you breathe a sigh of relief and say ?wow, I?m glad I?m done with that guy?? No disrespect to Courtney, but chica is a mess. Much of that mess is not her fault she was groomed and abused by an older man AND her mother. But again, Courtney Stodden is not the ?look at who I?m with now!? choice for a jealousy-inducing pap stroll.
Brian Austin Green Grabs Lunch with Courtney Stodden https://t.co/cAHK5NTYZA
TMZ (@TMZ) June 16, 2020
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| | Jennifer Garner explains how they ended up getting a stroller for their cat | | Added 4 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Jennifer Garner did an interview with Ellen and while it wasnt clear what she was promoting, she did help raise money for Save the Children. I came away from it liking her more. She can be performative when shes live on traditional talk shows, which is completely understandable, celebrities need to be on, but she was natural and funny in this interview. She explained that shes having her kids clean their house every Sunday, and she also told the story of how they ended up ordering a stroller for their cat. So many of you have noticed and mentioned that! Ellen and Jennifer played a scavenger hunt game where she had to find items around her house, and that was fun too.
On how shes doing in lockdown
Its been great, weve had our moments of course, but I think they really get the call to action of staying put and working hard to keep your chins up. Theyre cleaning the house and helping out. Every Sunday we [clean] the whole house. I finally let my son clean his own bathroom, hes 8. I walked in after and the whole bathtub was gray. He had put so much cleaner in it and then just filled it with water and emptied the water out. It took me 20 minutes of scrubbing.
On stroller cat
One of my kids was not into going for walks and we just had to get out of the house. I said what can we do, we have to just commit to going to walks. She said I want to take the cat. So we ordered a cat stroller. I blame Jessica Seinfeld because shes a cat lady and all of a sudden I have a cat stroller and I have a cat and I take it for walks. It has a leash.
Does you cat enjoy the stroller? It looks [confused]
I think its happy to go out and about. Its very titillated by the whole adventure. Its into it.
[From The Ellen Show on YouTube]
In the Gossip with Celebitchy podcast #53 we talk about stroller cat! (Thats at minute 34, heres a link right to that section.) I picked a comment about stroller cat as one of our comments of the week. Chandra/Kaiser said that it was thirsty of Jen to take the cat out in a stroller, and shes definitely thirsty (I said its a mom thirst for Tang or Capri Sun), but as a solution to getting her kid to go out with her its not as bad. Notice how Jen never says the name of any of her kids or even of her cat in this interview. She knows what shes doing. She also killed two birds by buying a stroller for their cat because it makes for cute photo ops and interview stories.
My moms friend has an adorably sleek male cat which she brings with her traveling. Id never seen a cat on a leash before that and was kind of fascinated by it. He was very much cat-like in that you couldnt predict where he would go, but he also seemed ok with being on the leash. It was more a tolerance of it than an enthusiasm.
Also, Garner has been a good ally. Check her Instagram. Shes not like Kristen Bell talking out of both sides of her mouth, although that bar is so low. As a sidenote she really should put that cat on her Instagram.
Heres that interview and the other part is here.
photos credit: Backgrid
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| | Melania Trump 'enforced firm boundaries' with Ivanka when she moved to the WH | | Added 4 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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As we discussed last week, there?s a new book out about Melania Trump called The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump. The book ?reveals? that Melania stayed in New York for months in 2017 after her husband went to the White House because she was renegotiating her prenup/postnup finances and playing hardball. Melania?s chief of staff issued a statement about the book, saying: ?Yet another book about Mrs. Trump with false information and sources. This book belongs in the fiction genre.? Yeah, I don?t know, I think everything about the Trump administration belongs in the Dystopian Apocalypse genre, personally. Anyway, the Washington Post had an even bigger excerpt from the book with additional details, so here we go:
She didn?t believe her husband would win: Other first ladies have found the sudden adjustment difficult as well, and Melania, a careful planner, likes to take her time doing things. No matter how intense the pressure during the campaign, she refused to be hurried. The election night win came as a surprise even to Trump, according to many on his campaign, and little preparation had been done for what came next. Trump had even talked about going to one of his golf courses in Scotland immediately after the election so he didn?t have to watch Hillary Clinton bask in her success. One campaign aide recalled that candidate Trump had ?told the pilot [of his private jet], ?Fuel up the plane.? ?
She wanted to take her time in New York: Melania wasn?t prepared to move to Washington, either. It did not help that the campaign revelations of Trump?s alleged serial infidelities still stung. She learned many of the reported details along with the entire nation. While she very much wanted Barron to finish his academic year in New York and not be yanked from his friends, staying in New York also bought time to prepare for her new role as first lady. She needed her own staff. Trump?s staff had already pushed back on her desire to focus on online bullying, and there was huge interest in what she might do. And, according to several people close to the Trumps, she was in the midst of negotiations to amend her financial arrangement with Trump ? what Melania referred to as ?taking care of Barron.?
All of Trump?s wives have renegotiated their deals: Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements are as standard as wedding rings in Trump?s marriages. His first wife, Ivana, renegotiated hers three times; Marla, who separated from Trump after four years of marriage, walked away with such a relatively small sum that even a Trump lawyer said he felt she should have gotten more. Trump wrote about prenups and boasted about them and said any rich man who didn?t have one was ?a loser.? During the presidential campaign, Melania felt that a lot had changed since she signed her prenup. She had been with him a long time ? longer than any other woman. She believed she made crucial contributions to his success. There was talk that Trump likely wouldn?t return to overseeing the Trump Organization after running the country, and Melania wanted to ensure that Barron got his rightful share of inheritance, particularly if Ivanka took the reins of the family business. While she sorted out her plans as first lady and a new school for her son, she also worked on getting her husband to sign a more generous financial deal for her and Barron. It was smart timing.
[From WaPo]
I actually didn?t realize that Trump?s other wives had renegotiated their arrangements and honestly? It makes sense that Melania was keeping her eye on her own interests and Barron?s interests. I would *almost* admire it, had she not cost American taxpayers $125,000 a day for her New York stay in 2017. The book also details the tricky relationship between Melania and Ivanka Ivanka assumed the ?first lady? role in the early months of the presidency, then Melania pushed her out:
While Melania stayed in New York, Ivanka continued to establish herself in the West Wing, notorious for its cramped and limited working spaces. According to several people, she was eyeing real estate in the East Wing as well, the domain of the first lady. Among other proposals, Ivanka suggested renaming the ?First Lady?s Office? the ?First Family Office.? Melania did not allow that to happen. It was tradition, and she was not going to let her stepdaughter change it.
Especially in the first two years of the administration, some in the White House felt that the West Wing was actively putting up roadblocks and purposely not lending support to the first lady?s office. But others believed that it was just an oversight in the chaos. Ivanka is both especially close to her father and spent far more time around him than his other children. Not only did father and daughter work closely at the Trump Organization but she also had played a key role in his campaign, and now was the child with the most active role inside the White House. With Melania away, Ivanka used the private theater, with its plush red seats, and enjoyed other White House perks. Some said she treated the private residence as if it were her own home. Melania did not like it. When she and Barron finally moved in, she put an end to the ?revolving door? by enforcing firm boundaries.
[From WaPo]
The rest of the excerpt is about how much Donald Trump actually values Melania, and how he respects the fact that she?s not playing some angle with him or trying to ?get famous? or write a book about him. Melania doesn?t chime in about most of the daily newscycles, but they say that if she doesn?t like a particular staffer, that person is OUT. Blah. Basically, this should end the ?Poor Melania? vibe while she is probably deeply unhappy, she?s also a racist Birther who cosigns nearly everything about her horrible husband?s agenda. And she only gives a sh-t about herself and Barron. And there?s still a Fauxlania somewhere.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Backgrid.
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