Alix Earle Turns Heads Cozying Up to Tom Brady on New Year's Eve — Just DAYS After Braxton Berrios Split
Plus, Oprah spills the truth about her 17-shot night while J.Lo presses pause on romance post-Affleck: OK'S THE GROUP CHAT
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New Year, New Guy? Alix Caught Cozying Up to Tom
New Year’s Eve in St. Barths just got very spicy.
A viral clip sent the internet into meltdown after Alix Earle, 25, was spotted getting cozy with Tom Brady, 48, at a luxe New Year’s Eve party on December 31. In the video, the newly single TikTok star dances and chats with the football legend, leans in to whisper in his ear, and at one point Brady places a hand on her backside – instantly igniting hookup rumors.
Commenters didn’t hold back. “She was 6 years old when he had his first son,” one wrote, while another joked, “I wonder if she calls him daddy.” Others shrugged it off with “What happens in St Barths stays in St Barths…”
The moment comes fresh off Earle’s split from Braxton Berrios, which she admitted has been “really hard to process” – while Brady remains single following his divorce from Gisele Bündchen.
Whether it was just holiday vibes or something more, one thing’s clear: this New Year’s Eve whisper definitely broke the internet.
Shot O'Clock! Oprah Admits She Downed 17 Tequilas in One Night
Oprah Winfrey is spilling all the tea – and the tequila.
Before going sober, the media mogul admitted she “could outdrink everyone at the table,” confessing she was once such a “big fan of tequila” that she “literally had 17 shots one night.” Those days are long gone. Since starting GLP-1 medications two and a half years ago, Oprah says she’s lost all interest in alcohol, adding, “I haven’t had a drink in years” and calling it “pretty amazing.”
The 71-year-old icon has also been brutally honest about years of body shame, admitting, “Was I embarrassed by it? Yes… I felt it was my fault,” before realizing obesity “is not about willpower – it’s about the brain.”
Now feeling “more alive and more vibrant,” Oprah is embracing this new chapter – slimmer, sober, and fully self-aware – all ahead of her upcoming book Enough, out January 13.
Jenny From the Block Hits Pause on Romance After Affleck Divorce
Jennifer Lopez is officially in her solo era… and loving it.
Nearly a year after finalizing her divorce from Ben Affleck, the 56-year-old superstar has zero interest in jumping back into the dating pool. “It’s all about work and the kids for her. She seems happy and content,” a source revealed. Instead of romance, J.Lo is pouring her energy into her career and her twins, Max and Emme, whom she shares with ex-husband Marc Anthony.
The split marked the second – and final – end to Bennifer, but Lopez hasn’t slowed down. Insiders say she’s been “having the time of her life,” thriving on tour and soaking up quality time with loved ones.
That said, don’t count love out forever: friends insist the hopeless romantic still believes her “forever man” is out there.
For now, though? It’s hustle, family, and main-character energy only.
Khloé Draws the Line on Tristan Reunion Rumors
Khloé Kardashian isn’t letting a gingerbread house spark a fantasy reunion.
After fans freaked out over seeing Tristan Thompson’s name included on the Kardashians’ Christmas display, Khloé swiftly shut it down – personally. When one follower warned her in the comments, Khloé replied: “He’s my children’s father and forever a part of our family… My kids come first forever and always ❤️ Merry Christmas.”
Translation: co-parenting, not courting.
The 41-year-old has long been clear that while Tristan will always be around for kids True and Tatum, romance is off the table after years of cheating scandals. As she’s explained before, “Tristan is not back in,” adding she’s grateful he’s present for their children – just not for her heart.
Therapy helped, boundaries are set, and the verdict is final: gingerbread inclusion does not equal a comeback.
Erika Reveals Charlie's Socks Haven't Moved Since His Death
Erika Kirk is honoring her late husband in the most heartbreakingly human way – by leaving life exactly where he left it.
Marking her first Christmas since Charlie Kirk’s September 10 murder, the widow shared an emotional Instagram post filled with family moments, including a gut-punch photo of Charlie’s shoes sitting beside their children’s tiny sneakers. Erika wrote that “life is a little different” now, explaining she’s kept their home frozen in time: “Your socks still on the floor, your shoes by the door, your vitamins everywhere on the counter. That’s how it’ll stay.”
She acknowledged criticism head-on, noting she owes “the world nothing,” and said her hope is to encourage other wives to love deeply, even when marriage feels hard. Calling this season “continued healing,” Erika said, “Silence is golden and is a statement in itself,” adding that while life is now “at times painful,” “God is still so good.”
She closed by wishing Charlie a “Merry Christmas,” thanking him for his “love notes from heaven” – a quiet, devastating reminder that grief lives in the smallest details.
Simon Says He 'Rarely Talks' to Ryan — & Doesn't Keep Up
Simon Cowell is spilling some very unbothered tea about his former American Idol sidekick.
During a recent chat on The Interview podcast, the famously blunt judge admitted he has basically zero idea what Ryan Seacrest is up to these days. “I don’t follow his career if I’m being honest with you,” Cowell said, adding, “So I don’t know what he’s done or doing,” and casually dropping, “We rarely talk now.”
Ouch – but not all shade. Cowell did give Seacrest his flowers for ambition, calling him “very steely about his career” with a “massive, massive desire about being very famous.”
Despite the eyebrow-raising quotes, Cowell’s rep insists there’s no feud, and insiders say their on-screen tension was mostly for show. As Seacrest himself once put it, “We don’t hold a grudge.”
Still, when one former Idol boss says he doesn’t even follow the other’s career? That silence is doing most of the talking.
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