New Couple Alert? Mariah Carey Gushes Over 'Brilliant' Hitmaker Amid Explosive Romance Rumors
Plus, Glen Powell recalls a gruesome dating mishap as Obama confesses the presidency bruised his marriage: OK'S THE GROUP CHAT
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Mariah Carey Calls Anderson .Paak ‘Brilliant’ Amid Dating Buzz
Mariah Carey’s keeping mum on whispers she and Anderson .Paak are more than just duet partners.
When asked on CBS Mornings about their relationship, the 56-year-old gushed, “I reached out to him. He’s brilliant. He’s really a great artist.” Gayle King pressed her on hand-holding photos, and Mariah laughed, “He just likes to hold my hand. He just grabs my hand – I don’t know what he’s doing… He’s a hand holding club.”
The buzz peaked after the pair spent Christmas in Aspen. Mariah teased, “Well, they better know it’s something special, it’s Christmas. He enjoyed it… I did. There was a hot tub there, it was nice.”
But insiders insist, “They say they’re just friends, but there’s clearly a budding romance… What’s not to like?… There’s chemistry, too.”
They say pals, but seems like Aspen was crackling with chemistry to us.
Love Hurts! How Glen’s Awkward Date Turned Into a ‘Gruesome’ Incident
Glen Powell isn’t short on awkward dating stories – including the night he accidentally broke a girl’s nose. Yes, you read that right.
On the Therapuss podcast, the Anyone But You star admitted: “I would do this thing as a kid where I do like skateboard moves… I spun and I knocked her …I elbowed her in the face and I broke her nose.”
Calling the mishap “gruesome,” Glen said his date “bled out” and tried to play it off, but he knew he’d ruined the night: “That really summed up my love life for the next while.”
The story dropped a day after his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where he joked about sneaking snacks from the host’s green room in his pre-fame days. “Thanks for having me back, Jimmy. What an honor,” he later wrote on Instagram.
Kimmel may say the honor is all his, but Glen’s dates? Not so much.
Obama Admits He’s Spent Years ‘Climbing Out of a Hole’ With Michelle
Barack Obama simply isn’t sugarcoating the toll the White House took on his marriage.
In a candid London chat with David Olusoga, the ex-POTUS admitted, “I was digging myself out of the hole I found myself with Michelle. Now I’m at about level ground.”
Divorce rumors swirled earlier this year after Barack, 64, showed up solo to Jimmy Carter’s funeral and Donald Trump’s inauguration. Michelle, 61, hit back: “The fact that people don’t see me going out on a date with my husband sparks rumors… We are 60. We’re 60, y’all.” She explained, “One of the major decisions I made this year was to stay put and not attend funerals and inaugurations… That was a part of me using my ambition to say, ‘Let me define what I want to do.’”
Later, on her IMO podcast, she laughed: “When we aren’t, folks think we’re divorced.” Turns out the Obamas may have hit some bumps – but they’re still driving the marriage car together.
‘Baywatch’ Beauty Carmen Shows Off Her Flexibility
Carmen Electra is turning up the heat at 53! The Baywatch bombshell just dropped a sizzling shoot on her iconic red couch, rocking a black corset, fishnets, cut-off shorts, and thigh-high velvet boots.
In one jaw-dropping shot, she spread her legs across the couch while locking eyes with the camera. Another had her stretched sideways, flaunting curves and lace-up corset details.
But the photos weren’t just about smoldering looks – they came with a surprise. Electra teased, “Say goodbye to the red couch! It’s time for me to move into a new house, so I’m letting it go. Red is more than a color. It’s motion, emotion, memory.”
The couch may be gone, but Carmen’s spark isn’t. As she reminded fans, “I was homeless in L.A.… but I just started to try things and come out of my shell really. So that’s the beginning.”
Ye Moves to Dismiss Lawsuit — Says It’s All About Censorship
Kanye West is fighting America’s Next Top Model star Jenn An’s sexual assault lawsuit, calling it an attempt to “punish his creative process and censor his art.”
In August, he filed to dismiss the case, with his team arguing, “These alleged quotations bear no relevance… [An’s] motive [is] to silence [West] for his controversial speech.” They added the shoot “included physical touching between the actors (here, West and [An])” and that “at no point… did [An] object.”
But An’s lawyer fired back: “We refuse to adopt his idea that sexually assaulting Ms. An was somehow justified as ‘art.’” The suit claims West choked and gagged her while shouting, “This is art. This is f------ art. I am like Picasso.”
Bet Picasso never faced a lawsuit like this.
Casting Shake-up — is Scheana Skipping The Valley Season 3?
Trouble in The Valley? There might just be… as new reports say Scheana Shay may be MIA from Season 3.
While filming is underway, insiders claim, “Scheana has yet to film… She has not filmed a single scene yet and that’s coming from The Valley cast.” Adam Newell dished on September 8 that Scheana also skipped Danny and Nia Booko’s Sip and See and Kristen Doute’s baby event.
Meanwhile, the Cocktails and Gossip podcast claimed Bravo wasn’t thrilled with her book tour confessions, saying, “I think they felt that she kind of threw production under the bus… So I think she tried to invent that feud with Lala, which Lala referred to as ‘Scheana Scheana-ing.’”
First Jax Taylor, now maybe Scheana – will The Valley turn into a ghost town?
‘Enough is Enough!’ — Dems Move to Impeach RFK Jr. Over Health Care Mess
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing impeachment heat after his controversial Tylenol and vaccine claims.
Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens, who’s running for Senate, confirmed she’s drafting articles of impeachment against the Health and Human Services Secretary… accusing him of breaking his oath.
“His contempt for science, the constant spreading of conspiracy theories, and his complete disregard for the thousands of research hours spent by America’s top doctors and experts is unprecedented, reckless, and dangerous,” Stevens said. “Enough is enough – we need leaders who put science over chaos, facts over lies, and people over politics.”
On X, she blasted: “Health care chaos. Reckless cuts. Rising costs… Enough is enough, which is why I’m drafting articles of impeachment against @SecKennedy.” The fury follows Kennedy’s firing of CDC director Susan Monarez after 29 days – and his claims that Tylenol in pregnancy causes autism.
For RFK Jr., the only booster left may be out the door.
Kim Kardashian Stuns in Sheer Look During Nike Skims Launch as She Teases Brother Rob’s Hulu Return
Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun Fuel Dating Rumors With Intimate Date Night
Pete Davidson Reveals Heartbreaking Confession His ‘Supportive’ Mom Made That Prompted Him to Get Sober: ‘That Killed Me’
Ellie Goulding’s New Boyfriend Beau Minniear Posts Racy Photo of Her in Bed
Donald Trump Slammed for Calling Democrats ‘Dumb’ People With ‘Low IQs’: ‘He Can’t Even Pronounce Acetaminophen’
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