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  • Kendall Jenner: Why Did ‘Us Weekly’ Retract Bruce Jenner Story?

    Kendall Jenner allegedly gave an interview recently during which she confirmed her father, Bruce Jenner’s, upcoming transition from a man to a woman. Us Weekly reported on the interview. In a Twitter post, however, Kendall Jenner denied having said what they claimed she said in the interview, prompting Us Weekly to reach out to the reporter for further confirmation.

    Here’s how it seems the whole ordeal went down. It was back on March 14th when Kendall Jenner attended the taping of Comedy Central’s roast of Justin Bieber in Los Angeles. During an interview allegedly conducted by an independent freelance journalist, Kendall answered some questions about Bruce Jenner.

    “He’s a wonderful man. And just because he’s changing shoes now, so to speak, doesn’t make him less wonderful. I will always love my dad, whether he’s a man or a woman,” the Us Weekly article quoted Kendall Jenner as saying, giving credit to the initial interview.

    Kendall didn’t seem happy when she denied saying this via Twitter, however.

    This leaves a couple of possible scenarios. Did Kendall Jenner make the aforementioned comment about Bruce Jenner and then decide that she wished she’d never said it? Or did Us Weekly simply make the whole thing up–meaning this ‘independent freelance reporter’ might not even exist?

    No one in the Keeping Up With the Kardashians family has made any official comments about Bruce Jenner and his upcoming transition, so it makes it a little hard to believe that Kendall Jenner would have spoken so openly about her father this way. Of course it’s important to remember, too, that Kendall is young–and young people make foolish choices sometimes. Did she say something she later regretted?

    What do you suppose the real situation is with regard to Kendall Jenner and the Us Weekly article that has been retracted? Which of the two parties do you believe is at fault here? Or–do you think Us Weekly is telling the truth, and that there really was an ‘independent freelance reporter’ involved as well?

  • Dolly Parton Speaks Out About Goddaughter Miley Cyrus

    Country music legend Dolly Parton recently answered questions about her 21-year-old goddaughter Miley Cyrus.

    In an interview with US promoting her album Blue Smoke, which releases today, Parton addressed her goddaughter’s headline-grabbing, often controversial behavior. She admitted that Cyrus’ transformation from clean-scrubbed Hannah Montana star to the twerking sexpot she is today was shocking, but in a good way.

    “I had to laugh, I thought ‘Wow,’ but I realized she had to do it, she had to go to that extreme, so bless her heart. I just hope that she has a long career and I hope that she gets a chance to do everything she wants to do,” Parton said.

    Parton, who made several guest appearances on the Disney Channel hit series Hannah Montana, said Cyrus was “spectacular” on the show.

    ” … but she just needed and wanted so bad to break out of that and wanted to become Miley Cyrus and she tried every way in the world to do it and nobody would let her go. So, she just had to resort to extreme measures but she pulled it off.”

    Parton made it clear that she thinks Cyrus is a talented musician:

    “She’s a very smart and talented girl and I really hope she does as great as I think she can and will because she’s a lot more gifted than a lot of people realize right now. So I hope her choices are good, I hope she takes what she’s done now and really turns it into everything that she wants it to be.”

    Those are high words of praise coming from a lifelong performer whose career is still going strong at age 68.

    Parton kicks off the US leg of her worldwide Blue Smoke Tour on May 22 in Tulsa, OK. After several stops in the US she heads across the ocean to perform the European portion of the tour, starting June 8 in Liverpool, England.

    Parton’s Dollywood Company owns and operates a highly successful theme park in Pigeon Forge, TN. Her Dixie Stampede, a unique twist on the dinner theatre concept, has locations in Pigeon Forge, Branson, MO, and Myrtle Beach, SC.

    “I’ve just been dragged screaming and kicking into the 21st century,” Parton said during her May 13 Today Show appearance.

    Indeed she shares her goddaughter’s love of Twitter: “It’s just a wonderful way to get stuff out to people. They feel like they’re connected right to you and they have a chance to kind of say whatever they want to say.”

    “It’s wonderful that I’m still here. I say I’m as old as yesterday but hopefully as new as tomorrow.”

    Image via Dolly Parton, Twitter

  • Nikki Reed Spotted Canoodling With Derek Hough

    Nikki Reed is apparently ready to move on. It’s only been about a month since the Twilight star and the American Idol alum Paul McDonald announced their split after two years of marriage. However, several sources have reported to Us Weekly that Reed is currently dating Dancing With the Stars professional Derek Hough.

    The couple was reportedly spotted getting romantic at Rock & Reilly’s in Los Angeles in April. A source told Us, “The whole group was drinking and partying. Derek bought shots for Nikki at the bar. There was lots of PDA, Nikki was feeding him, holding hands, and they left together. They didn’t seem to care if anyone was watching.”

    Reed, 25, has also been seen hanging around The Dancing With the Stars set. The actress is friends with Derek’s sister, former Dancing With the Stars pro Julianne Hough. A source describes Reed as a sweet and down to earth girl. However, it looks like the new pair is just having fun as Reed is reportedly concentrating on her career and finalizing her separation from McDonald. A source close to the actress told Us, “Nikki isn’t currently dating anyone. She is focused on her divorce from Paul and caring for that relationship as well as her latest film projects. Nikki and Julianne are good friends, and she has hung out with Derek a few times through her. They’re having fun but it’s nothing serious.”

    Reed and McDonald met while the singer was a contestant on Season 10 of American Idol. They were married in 2011. Despite their uncoupling, they reportedly both plan to move forward with their album I’m Not Falling.

    Most fans know Reed from her role as Rosalie Hale from the Twilight films. Apart from her career as an actress, she is also a screenwriter, singer-songwriter, and model.

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  • 16 and Pregnant Airs First Episode Of Season 5

    The fifth season of the MTV reality show 16 and Pregnant aired last night, Monday, April 16, and it featured a girl by the name of Maddy, who got pregnant after a one night stand.

    In the episode, Maddy and her child’s father, Cody Jensen, go on their first date while Maddy is still pregnant, and right away they start arguing about the baby’s last name.

    Jensen says the unborn child–which is a girl– should have his last name, since he’ll be their for her, and it’ll also make it easier for the family if he and Maddy end up together.

    But 16-year-old Maddy disagrees with this reasoning, and unlike many of the previous teens on the show, she’s not focused on being Jensen’s girlfriend–she’s more focused on the two raising their daughter separately.

    Since the taping of that episode, Maddy spoke with Us Weekly about what it was like to be pregnant after a one night stand, as her daughter Aubrey Lynn was born on Oct. 20.

    “I think I was more terrified than anything else,” she said. “Just because I knew my life was gonna change. I didn’t know how to tell my parents, and I knew I couldn’t support a baby myself. It was worse because me and Cody didn’t know each other at all. The first day we met was when I got pregnant.”

    And has Jensen stepped up since the taping of the first episode? Maddy says no, and while he was there for her for a brief period of time, he disappeared right after the baby was born.

    “He’d be out partying while I was at home crying my eyes out because I was so lonely and didn’t know what to do,” said Maddy. “And then I finally talked to him about it, and I had a breakdown and he saw me cry in person, and then he started stepping up a little bit more and helping out…But then once [Aubrey] was born, he just stopped coming around.”

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  • Emily Maynard Engaged Again; Will She Finally Marry?

    Emily Maynard, the Bachelorette who stole our hearts when she won the 15th season of The Bachelor in 2011, is now engaged AGAIN! This time, and hopefully her last time, the North Carolina native is planning to wed boyfriend Tyler Johnson.

    Maynard first broke the news on Good Morning America on January 14, saying that she and Johnson would be walking down the aisle “soon.”

    She later revealed to Us Weekly that Johnson proposed to her on January 4, presenting rings to both Maynard and her 8-year-old daughter.

    “He proposed to me at home and gave both Ricki and me rings. It was so sweet! Ricki loves him more than she likes me!” (Ricki is Maynard’s daughter with her first fiance, the late NASCAR driver Ricky Hendrick. Hendrick tragically perished in a plane crash before the young couple learned that they were expecting a child, just six months after the pair became engaged.)

    The former Bachelorette took to her website last Friday to officially break the news to her followers and post some pictures of she and Johnson – and her new ring(s).

    “Assuming you haven’t been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard the news but if not, I’m here to let the cat out of the bag. I’m ENGAGED!” Maynard wrote. “And no, it’s not to someone I met on a reality show or even a dating site, but to an amazing man I met through my church, Forest Hill, in Charlotte. I should’ve known all along that God was going to do things His way!”

    Of her lavish finger candy, Maynard says that she told Johnson that she didn’t want something traditional to serve as her engagement ring, so he chose a stack of gorgeous, diamond-encrusted bands for his bride.

    Those bands have now become the most talked-about aspect of the couple’s entire engagement; Twitter, Instagram, and numerous magazines and websites, alike, are positively abuzz with pictures and comments about Maynard’s unique jewels.

    Emily Maynard, although just 26, has been engaged three times prior to Johnson; after the loss of Ricky Hendrick, Emily appeared as a contestant on ABC’s, The Bachelor, where she became engaged to Brad Womack. The relationship and engagement both ended, however, shortly after the show aired in 2011.

    Later that year, though, Emily got another chance at love when she became the Bachelorette, and ultimately fell in love with, and agreed to marry, suitor Jef Holm. Sadly, the two could not make it as a couple, either, and she and Holm called off their wedding in October 2012.

    Finally, however, Emily may actually get the chance to wear white; the bride-to-be recently said, “We definitely are looking to get married sooner rather than later. No point in waiting!”

    Obviously, this is a good thing since her track record hasn’t been so great in love; the southern blonde from Charlotte is impossible to dislike, though, and we wish Emily, Tyler, and Ricki a lifetime of happiness.

    Main image courtesy Emily Maynard via EmilyMaynard.com.

  • Lacey Chabert Makes Marriage Announcement On Twitter

    Gretchen Wieners may not have made fetch happen…yet.But she did make her dream wedding come true.Yes guys, Lacey Chabert got hitched over the holidays.She made headlines a couple of months ago for gracing the cover of Maxim magazine,where she shows off her mature,sexy side.Chabert is most famous for playing the infamous Gretchen Wieners in Mean Girls.Some fans may also remember her for playing Claudia Salinger in the longer running Party of Five series.

    US Weekly reports that Chabert married long-time boyfriend Dave Nehdar.However,Chabert hasn’t mentioned her groom’s name on social media.The wedding possibly occurred sometime on New Year’s eve,day or yesterday.The world became aware of her wedding via a Twitter announcement.She first teased her followers by saying she had something important and personal to tell them.

    Then Chabert follows-up that tweet with saying how she’s starting off 2014 as a “Mrs.”

    Next she posted  pictures on Twitter and Instagram showing her lovely dress as she enjoyed her special day.One picture includes Chabert hugging her sister,with this caption “Here’s a pic of my maid of honor and I… my sweet sister Crissy@keekeetaylor I love you!”

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    Another picture shows her getting down on the dance floor. She notes that,that one was taken by a friend’s camera phone.

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    Some friends who attended the wedding were Kaley Cuoco, who also got married this week, she married on New Year’s Day. Cuoco’s sister, Briana Cuoco, who appeared on this year’s The Voice, also attended the ceremony. Other guest included Amy Davidson, who co-starred in 8 Simple Rules with Cuoco, and stars in a film called Non-Stop with Chabert. Former Bachelorette contestant, Ali Fedotowsky, also came to the wedding.

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  • Khloé Kardashian Addresses Rumors Through Twitter

    Khloé Kardashian certainly hasn’t been spilling much about her recent divorce filing from basketball hubby, Lamar Odom. The Kardashian sister even managed to keep things private while reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians was filming. But now it seems the star just can’t keep it inside any longer.

    On Wednesday, Kardashian took to twitter to reply to some rumors that have been swarming around her already heartbreaking situation.

    Aside from the intimate details of her split from Odom, the rumors that seemed to push her to tweet was in regards to rumors that she and Los Angeles Dodgers star Matt Kemp were an item.

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    According to the December issue of Us Weekly, she will be keeping their $4 million Tarzana mansion and her $1 million diamond engagement ring. She’ll also be rewarded $2 million in a cash payout.

    While that is a large chunk of change, money can’t buy happiness and we do wish Miss Khloé peace and love in during her difficult and very personal time.

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  • Kim Kardashian: Was Her Bikini Photo Doctored?

    Were Kim Kardashian’s recent bikini photos doctored? That’s what the New York Post says, and they claim it was all Kim’s doing. A source tells them that Kim had her recent Us Weekly bikini shot photos taken by a ‘friendly agency photographer.’ Then she reportedly had them airbrushed before putting them up for bids from competing publications. The airbrushing supposedly made her look thinner, more toned and smoother all over.

    Us Weekly obviously won the bidding war–coming in at $100,000. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star gets fifty percent of that–raking in $50k for her doctored photos.

    The magazine, however, boasts on Kim Kardashian’s behalf, saying that just six months after giving birth to baby North West, her post-pregnancy body is already in bikini shape.

    Reps from the Post say they saw Kim recently, and while she looks incredible just six months after giving birth–she doesn’t look anywhere near as good as those airbrushed bikini photos suggest.

    Kim posted this Instagram photo two months ago, and she looked pretty darn good then.

    Is it possible the New York Post has misconstrued exactly how much airbrushing was done on these recent bikini photos? These days everything that graces a magazine cover is airbrushed. Might it be that Kim’s airbrushing involved nothing more than the typical job done for every other cover model around?

    While it would certainly be interesting to see Kim Kardashian in person, standing next to her Us Weekly bikini cover, it still wouldn’t be a deciding factor for whether or not she had her photos seriously airbrushed. Unless she removed her clothing, it would still be rather hard to tell.

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  • Jamie-Lynn Sigler Flaunts Her New Beau

    Jamie-Lynn Sigler Flaunts Her New Beau

    Pump the breaks – its not exactly what you’re thinking. “Sopranos” actress, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, is still very much in love with her fiance’, baseball player, Cutter Dykstra.

    However, they both have a new addition to their family. The two recently did an interview with US Weekly where they introduced their handsome little boy to the world. Meet their first-born child: two-month old Beau Kyle. Sigler revealed her glowing sentiments of motherhood. “It’s such an overwhelming feeling of responsibility, of love, of fear, of everything,” Sigler says of her new role as a mother. She also said she gets, “how they say you will never know what love is until you have a child.” According to US Weekly, Sigler endured a grueling 36 hours of labor before she finally laid eyes on her 8lb 4oz bundle of joy. Beau Kyle was born Aug. 28 at 3:53pm in Los Angeles.

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    Sigler took to Twitter to announce the US Weekly interview and share the little boy’s first public pictures with the world.

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    The growing family is looking forward to a loving and prosperous future. The two have been engaged since January but have no plans to wed until 2015, with a destination wedding. For now, they both take great pleasure in being doting parents to their son.

    After the wedding, they do plan to add more children to the mix, but for now, Beau Kyle will be getting all of their love and attention. “This little man needs his time!,” quipped Sigler.

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    Image via Twitter | Jamie-Lynn Sigler

  • Lea Michele: Is She Ready to Move On?

    Lea Michele broke her public silence this past week and talked about the death of her boyfriend Cory Monteith. It also seems like the 27 year old “Glee” actress’ heart may be ready to open back up again as well. Apparently rumors spread like wild fire when an insider told Us Weekly that they overheard Michele talking about a “cute boy” at a party that she was excited to see.

    Cory Monteith died of a heroin and alcohol overdose this past July at the age of 31. The young actor had a history of drug and alcohol abuse. Monteith and Michele’s romance was ignited on the set of the hit television program “Glee.” The show had an emotional tribute episode for Monteith’s character Finn Hudson which aired on October 10th.

    Lea Michele sang Adele’s version of the Bob Dylan ballad, “Make You Feel My Love” for the tribute show. The special episode called “The Quarterback” was obviously difficult for everyone involved as a mix of life and art collided. “Glee” co-creator Ryan Murphy described the process, “It was rough. It was very rough. It was very rough with Lea [Michele] … but I’m very proud of it. I think the performances are quite stunning. People still are not over it — it’s still very, very difficult.”

    Grab your tissues, here’s a great video with Lea Michele singing “Make You Feel My Love” over still shots of Lea and Cory.

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  • Yahoo Finds Its Way Into Print Via Us Weekly And Rolling Stone

    Yahoo announced a big deal today with Wenner Media, which will see editorial teams from both companies working together to produce new editorial franchises around entertainment topics.

    Us Weekly and Rolling Stone will have permanent branded pages on Yahoo’s omg! and Yahoo Music respectively. omg! and Yahoo Music will also have permanent branded pages on UsMagazine.com and RollingStone.com respectively, as well as placement in the print editions of those publications.

    “This partnership combines boutique-quality entertainment content with unmatched scale,” says David Kang, Wenner Media’s Chief Digital Officer, “Rolling Stone and Us Weekly are iconic brands in music and celebrity news. As a leader in digital media, Yahoo! is the perfect partner to help these brands grow their digital footprint. Our brands coming together will create a rich and engaging entertainment experience to best serve our users and advertisers alike.”

    “This deal is a powerful combination of talent and content that will enhance our users’ daily habit of entertainment news consumption,” says Rich Cusick, Yahoo!’s VP of Entertainment and Lifestyles. “We’re marrying Yahoo!’s deep content reserves and massive online reach with Wenner’s reputation for quality entertainment content. Factoring in our combined access to the best entertainment editorial talent in the industry, this deal offers vast possibilities to bring our users more creative and unique entertainment content.”

    According to AllThingsD, omg! and Yahoo Music account for 46 million unique users, while Us Weekly and Rolling Stone reach 10 million.