Pierce Brosnan was charged with two counts of trespassing at Yellowstone National Park, specifically for walking on thermal springs in a restricted area. And how was he found out? Thanks to a photo posted to @touronsofyellowstone, wherein Tourist + Moron = Touron. The Instagram page is run by a Wyoming resident who is continually dumbfounded by the behavior of visitors to the park. It’s a chronicle of people getting too close to the animals (usually to take selfies), walking on land instead of designated boardwalks, bringing household pets that are not permitted, and so on. So that’s how James Bond was snapped standing atop snow-covered thermal springs in Yellowstone, where he was most definitely not licensed to chill. Now he’s pleaded not guilty:

Brosnan pleads not guilty: Pierce Brosnan has pleaded not guilty to trespassing charges after he was cited for hiking off-trail in November around the Mammoth Terraces area of Yellowstone National Park. The “GoldenEye” actor, 70, was charged with violating travel restrictions near the thermal feature, according to the documents filed in the US District Court in Wyoming. Despite seemingly being pictured standing in the protected area at the time of the alleged violation, Brosnan entered a not-guilty plea, Cowboy State Daily reported citing documents filed on Jan. 4. The “Mamma Mia” star could face time in jail, a fine, or be banned from the area if he is found guilty.

Even though there’s a photo: The Irish actor was visiting the national park for pleasure rather than business as previously reported, the US Attorney’s Office for Wyoming has said. The alleged violations took place on Nov 1, 2023. Brosnan received two citations; one for walking into a restricted thermal area, and the other for wandering into Mammoth Terraces. A photo uploaded to “Tourons of Yellowstone” Instagram account, which exposes tourists who allegedly violate the park’s laws, appears to show the actor posing on the snow-encrusted springs. He is seen throwing up a peace sign in the image.

Precautions are there for a reason: The thermal areas of Yellowstone have “delicate, breakable crusts that can sit atop scalding water,” according to the park’s website. Park guests are to use specific boardwalks and trails to navigate around Yellowstone’s thermal areas. Other safety precautions include staying away from water in the hot springs as they can cause severe or fatal burns. At least five people have been injured in Yellowstone’s thermal areas in recent years, and at least 22 people have died from burns sustained from the park’s geysers, according to the park’s official website.

[From NY Post]

Generally speaking, the equation holds true that the greater the congregation, the greater the potential for stupid. I cite Tourons of Yellowstone as my evidence. One post that got to me was about “Limpy the Coyote.” Limpy earned his nickname thanks to being hit by a car, and he was heading out towards the cars because he knew tourons would give him food! The post acknowledges that some people believe the story to be a fiction, and claim that Limpy fakes his ailment when he has an audience. Whether it’s true or not, his head (if not his body) has still been utterly messed with by our species. And we all know the job of taunting coyotes belongs to road runners.

As for Pierce, I’ll say this for him: going with “not guilty” when they’ve got a photo of him at the site is a bold choice. It appears he’s neither shaken nor stirred about being caught. What’s the legal strategy? Why wouldn’t he just want to pay the fine and make it go away? Or maybe he plans to charm his way out of a conviction, a la Thomas Crowne. We’ll see when he has a virtual hearing on February 20, so stay tuned. Personally I’m hoping for a video of Mr. James Bond entering his plea as “Guilty. Not Guilty.”

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I only started paying attention to Jacob Elordi as a stand-alone actor in the past year. I realize that Euphoria fans knew his name years ago, plus fans of The Kissing Booth movies. I remember hearing about him when he was dating Kaia Gerber, circa 2020-21 as well. As it turns out, he’s been cutting a wide swath through 20-something celebrity women. There was the Kaia Gerber romance, which lasted for more than a year. Before that, he dated Zendaya and before Z, he dated Joey King. In recent years, he’s had an on-and-off thing with Olivia Giannulli, famously one of the “students” involved in the huge college admissions and SAT fraud. Olivia is Lori Loughlin’s older daughter, and Olivia only attended USC for a year before she was (likely) expelled in the wake of all the fraud. Olivia is still around – she’s a YouTuber/influencer and, yeah, obviously she was banging Jacob Elordi for a while. Now it’s over!

Jacob Elordi and Olivia Jade Giannulli have called it quits again, Us Weekly can confirm. The pair were first spotted together in December 2021, one month after Elordi’s split from Kaia Gerber. The following May, Us confirmed that Elordi, 26, and Giannulli, 24, were dating.

“They both got out of relationships recently, so they’re not rushing into anything serious,” a source told Us at the time, referring to Elordi’s romance with Gerber, 22, and Giannulli’s August 2021 split from Jackson Guthy. “So far it’s going well and there’s sparks between them.”

Elordi and Giannulli parted ways in August 2022, with a source telling Us at the time that Elordi was “not looking for a serious relationship at the moment” although he and Giannulli “enjoyed spending time together.” The breakup didn’t last long, though. The twosome were seen walking around Los Angeles together in September 2022, and their public outings continued over the next several months. As reconciliation rumors swirled, a source told Us in June 2023 that Elordi and Giannulli were getting along great.

“They’ve been getting close again the past month or two and have traveled together quite a bit,” the insider shared. “This month they’ve been to New York and decided to go to Italy to get away from it all.”

[From Us Weekly]

Interesting… it doesn’t actually sound like they were committed to each other whatsoever? Like, a lot of breakups and backslides, hangouts and vibes, but never a move to say “this is serious, this is real!” Anyway, I’m interested to see who Jacob dates next, because you know she’ll be super-famous. Incidentally, I loved him in Priscilla. He did an amazing job as Elvis and I was shocked by how well he did the Elvis voice.

PS… right after everyone talked about how Jacob and Olivia broke up, there were seen together in New York. Whoops, looks like they’re back on! For now.

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This year’s Coachella lineup includes No Doubt, Lana del Rey, Doja Cat and Tyler the Creator. That sounds pretty good? [Socialite Life]
There was some kind of AFI Awards event last weekend too. [GFY]
Anthony Anderson’s reputation makeover. [LaineyGossip]
Every clip I see of Renee Rapp’s interviews, she seems amazing. [Pajiba]
These cheating-partner stories are bonkers. [Buzzfeed]
Who will be the new host of The Daily Show? [JustJared]
Kim Kardashian did a TikTok photo dump. [Hollywood Life]
Joel McHale will host House of Villains again. [Seriously OMG]
Donald Glover wore Zegna to the Mr. & Mrs. Smith premiere. [RCFA]
The strangest homes on Zillow. [OMG Blog]

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— No Doubt (@nodoubt) January 16, 2024

Coachella 2024

We’ll see you in the desert this April!!!

Register now for access to passes at https://t.co/qwiRGJ4hzE. Presale begins Friday, 1/19 at 11am PT. #coachella pic.twitter.com/oOlSRxZCuq

— No Doubt (@nodoubt) January 17, 2024

I’m still wondering about the timing of the royal hospitalization announcements on Wednesday. First, Kensington Palace announced that the Princess of Wales would be hospitalized for two weeks, and then out of commission for months. Not even two hours later, Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles would be hospitalized next week for an enlarged prostate. I actually respect the fact that Charles is doing some version of “full disclosure,” and his disclosure is in stark contrast to the mystery surrounding Kate’s health. Queen Camilla just came out today and said that Charles is “fine” and he’s looking forward to getting back to work, which will probably happen after a few weeks of recovery post-prostate procedure. Meanwhile, the one-two punch of dueling hospitalization announcements has made Charles’s slimmed-down monarchy look especially weak. From the Royalist column in the Daily Beast:

Buckingham Palace has insisted that the health crisis gripping the British royal family will not require Prince Andrew or Prince Harry to take up roles they still retain as “counsellors of state”—family members who can stand in for the king.

Courtiers have insisted that it will not be necessary to nominate constitutional deputies, despite the fact that procedures on an enlarged prostate gland are often carried out under general anesthetic, and that King Charles will continue to perform his constitutional duties over the coming weeks. Even if it was necessary to appoint counsellors of state, Princess Anne and Prince Edward could be called on before needing to summon Andrew or Harry. Nonetheless, the double health scare has exposed the risks inherent in the king’s grand strategic plan to “slim down” the royal family by reducing the numbers of working royals, and will likely lead to renewed calls for Andrew’s children, Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, to be given constitutional roles.

With Kate and Charles receiving hospital treatment, and William taking time off to support his wife, there are now just four working royals on call: Camilla, 76, Edward, 59, Sophie, 58, and Anne, 73. The irony of there now not being enough royal bodies to man the pumps will not be lost on critics of Charles, for although the numbers of aunts and uncles on the BP balcony had perhaps got out of hand in the 2000s and 2010s, it was quite clear that numbers were going to decline naturally anyway.

Indeed, “slimming down” was originally understood by many observers to be code for getting rid of the Yorks—Andrew, Fergie, and their children—from royal life. Observers often attributed this wish to sibling enmity between the brothers, and a nervousness on the part of Charles about Andrew’s lifestyle. In the end, Charles didn’t actually have to do anything to achieve Andrew’s defenestration, as Andrew removed himself over his sex abuse scandal.

When the plans to reduce numbers first began to emerge around the turn of the century, it was never imagined that Harry would abandon his royal duties. But Harry’s departure from the working family left it in something of a personnel bind, which the double royal hospitalization graphically illustrates.

Lady Colin Campbell, the royal author, YouTuber, and friend of the late Princess Diana, told The Daily Beast: “I have often warned that it was a grievous mistake to reduce the numbers of working royals as enormously as Charles has done. So much of their work is never reported on in the media, but that doesn’t mean it’s not important, and now there are simply not enough people available to fulfill its functions. Many people in the family agree with me, although Princess Anne is the only who has said so publicly.”

Campbell says the answer to the problem is staring the king in the face: reinstate Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice as working royals. “I would like them brought back in. They are dutiful girls, they are good at public duties, down to earth and natural, and Queen Elizabeth adored them. I think it’s a great shame that the sins of their parents have been visited on their heads.”

[From The Daily Beast]

I enjoy the fact that no one ever considers the idea of “we should demand that Future King William do more.” Like, even before Kate’s hospitalization, there were concerns and conversations about the monarchy becoming too old and too slimmed-down, and how the York princesses should be given more to do. All of those conversations ignored the fact that William is the laziest heir in history, that he is profoundly incapable and unwilling to do more. As many have noted on Twitter, with William and Kate “out of commission” for months and Charles dealing with his own health issues, the British media is going to be desperate for new content and storylines. I absolutely believe that the next three months are going to be full of all kinds of attacks on the Montecito royals.

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We learned this week that the Princess of Wales was admitted into a London hospital on Tuesday for a scheduled surgery. Kate is still in the hospital, and she will be there for the next two weeks or so, then she will have a lengthy recovery. One commenter correctly pointed out that something was missing from Kensington Palace’s statement on the matter: an assertion that Kate would make a full recovery. They’re actually telegraphing the fact that this is incredibly serious, which does beg the question: why aren’t they disclosing more information?

Meanwhile, there’s been some chatter in the British media about how they (the media) were blindsided by the news. The Mail pointed out that Kate has not been seen since Christmas Day, 23 (now 24) days ago. As I said yesterday, that’s quite normal – Kate rarely works post-Christmas, and she can go a full month or longer without being seen or doing any events this time of year. Interestingly, the Mail also had an article about how William has only been seen once post Christmas – he did an event last week, his first and only event of 2024. Now they’re saying William will miss a slew of appearances in February, including the BAFTAs.

Prince William will likely miss the BAFTAs among other engagements to stay by his wife’s side as she recovers from abdominal surgery. The Princess of Wales is being treated in hospital after undergoing a successful abdominal operation, Kensington Palace revealed today.

Kate Middleton, 42, was admitted to The London Clinic in Marylebone yesterday for the planned procedure and is expected to remain in hospital for ten to 14 days, and then recover at home in Windsor. The Prince of Wales will stay by his wife’s and children’s side throughout and will not undertake official duties while his wife is in hospital, and during the immediate period following her return home.

He therefore postpone a number of engagements, including the BAFTAs on 18th February, the Six Nations which kicks off in two weeks and various charity events. William, who is the Patron of Welsh Rugby team, will likely miss any Six Nations Games. Next month, France and Ireland will kick off this year’s Six Nations Championship on February 2, for a game at the Orange Vélodrome in Marseille. That weekend will also see games from England versus Italy in Rome and Wales versus Scotland in Cardiff – which the Prince and Princess of Wales are not expected to attend.

William was also due to undertake Investitures through January and February which he will now miss. Princess Anne is likely to step in his place. Last year William also made an appearance at the BAFTAs, he has been President of the Academy since February 2010, but he will likely miss out this year.

Last week, the Prince of Wales, without Kate, met rugby legend Rob Burrow to present him his CBE.

The royals usually return to work from the Christmas break in mid-January. Last year, William and Kate opened Royal Liverpool University Hospital on January 12th.

And we’re unlike to see the Prince of Shrove Tuesday this year either – unless the couple have perhaps filmed anything for a segment in advance. The Prince and Princess of Wales were also set to be making a high-profile visit to Rome in the spring as part of a European charm offensive, which now may also be cancelled. Last month, The Mail revealed that talks were under way at the highest level about William and Kate’s first trip to Italy and a date had been ‘pencilled in’.

[From The Daily Mail]

Re: the BAFTAs… that’s why the BAFTA president should have been showing up to the BAFTAs this whole time, since he assumed the presidency in 2010. Instead, he’s skipped the ceremony SEVEN times, usually for no particular reason other than “I didn’t feel like it.” Now that he actually has a legitimate reason – his wife’s poor health – it’s like the boy who cried wolf. He will be sad to miss the rugby games, although it would have been iffy for him to travel to France anyway, especially given his reticence to do his job as Football Association President and attend the Women’s World Cup last year (when England made the final).

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Above ^ is a photo of Prince William today, driving away from the London Clinic, which is where his wife is recovering from abdominal surgery. As soon as Kensington Palace made the announcement yesterday, media outlets and photographers camped outside the London Clinic, hoping to get photos of William and anyone else. This photo seems to be the first time he was seen. Which makes me wonder if he was with Kate at all yesterday, and whether he was with her on Tuesday, when she had the “planned” surgery? It’s possible he slipped in and out of the clinic yesterday and just successfully avoided the cameras, but it seems unlikely. I don’t know. This whole story is so mysterious.

Given the cameras and media outlets all around the clinic, it also seems weird that none of the Middletons have been photographed thus far? Kate and Carole are so close – it seems weird that Carole isn’t there. I’ve talked so much sh-t about Carole and Kate’s relationship, but this is the moment (post-surgery) where I would have thought that Carole would be there immediately.

People Magazine once again emphasized that William is “planning to spend as much time as possible with Kate as she recovers following her hospitalization and will balance daytime visits with looking after their three children.” It seems William did the kids’ school drop-off, then went to the clinic, and then he’ll be back in time to pick up the kids? Also: there’s been some confusion in the comments and on social media – when they say “Kate will return home to Windsor,” they don’t mean Windsor Castle, they mean Adelaide Cottage, which is within the Royal Windsor Estate.

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For more than a year, Jennifer Lopez has been teasing her next big project, something called This Is Me… Now. This whole time, I thought it would be a studio album, with maybe a cute personal documentary attached, something which would showcase her life with Ben Affleck. Boy, was I wrong. Now, there is a studio album. And attached to that album is a FILM. Like, with some kind of plot, and acting, and characters and dialogue. At first, I was like “is this J.Lo’s version of Lemonade?” But here’s the thing – Lemonade was not a “movie,” it was mostly a collection of music videos and cool imagery adjacent to Beyonce’s album. This Is Me…Now is something else entirely. The trailer came out yesterday and people are gagged.

“She thinks I’m her employee!” “Being with you feels like home… but I left home for a reason.” WHAT? The cast list is bonkers too… Derek Hough AND Fat Joe? Ben Affleck AND Keke Palmer? Neil DeGrasse Tyson AND Kim Petras? The one nice thing I’ll say is that I’m looking forward to the dancing. Jennifer is a great dancer, and I’m absolutely positive that many of these “scenes” were setups for dance breaks. Anyway, it comes out on Prime on February 16th. Mark your calendars.

The vinyl covers for This Is Me…Now.

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have a chicken coop with rescue chickens on their Montecito property. Oprah even came to see Archie’s Chick Inn when Oprah interviewed them in 2021. We don’t know how many rescue chickens Meghan has or how much Archie actually helps, but we do know that Achie’s Chick Inn has a new hen. Apparently, Ellen DeGeneres asked the Sussexes if they could take in her chicken Sinkie, and the Sussexes agreed. Ellen wrote on her IG:

Sinkie’s leg is fixed but our chickens were still picking on her so she had to be re-homed. Luckily our friends Harry and Meghan’s coop had room for one more. Not sure yet what her royal title will be.

Thanks Dr. Christine Sellers for your excellent care of Sinkie.

[From Ellen’s IG]

Re: Sinkie’s royal title… it depends if the Sussexes are raising the chickens to be the “siblings” of Archie and Lili. If that’s the relationship, then surely Sinkie is due the rights of the grandchicken of the king, and therefore she is Princess Sinkie. I saw that some Sussex Squad called her Lady Sinkie, but I don’t think that’s accurate. Of course, it’s a question of royal blood, but what would the king do, deny his adopted grandchicken a royal title? How would that look??

Ellen also posted a video of Princess Sinkie getting acclimated to her new coop. It’s wild that Ellen’s chickens are bullies (just like Ellen).

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Is anyone else genuinely surprised that we still don’t know the Princess of Wales’s mysterious illness or ailment? Kensington Palace cited Kate’s “medical privacy” in their statement, but the British media seems to play fast and loose with who gets privacy for what. I’m actually starting to wonder if Kate’s hospitalization will turn out to be one of those open secrets among the rota. In any case, palace aides are speaking to journalists off-the-record, but we’re still left with more questions than answers. They’re still insisting that Kate checked into the hospital on Tuesday for a scheduled surgery, and that she will be in the hospital for the next ten to fourteen days, after which she will need a months-long recovery. We also know that William is canceling his schedule in solidarity with his wife. Here’s more from the Mail:

The Princess of Wales is said to be ‘doing well’ after having a successful abdominal surgery, according to Palace sources. Kate Middleton, 42, was admitted to The London Clinic in Marylebone yesterday for the planned procedure this afternoon. It is said to have been a success and the Princess is now ‘doing well’ in her recovery, sources told The Times.

The future Queen is expected to remain in hospital for ten to 14 days after which she will return home to Windsor to continue her recovery with the support of her family, Kensington Palace said. It is understood not to be cancerous. The Princess is likely to be advised to recuperate for two to three months, and her return to official duties will depend on medical advice closer to the time. Kate is not expected to return to public events until after Easter, and her husband Prince William will combine being by his wife’s and children’s side throughout.

She was not rushed for hospital and her condition was not something that developed over the weekend, according to reports.

The Prince will also postpone a number of engagements as he supports his family, and will not undertake official duties while his wife is in hospital. He will also do no official duties during the immediate period after Kate’s return home. Royal aides will provide a revised schedule for William in due course.

Kate is close to her family, and her parents Carole and Michael Middleton and sibling Pippa Matthews and James Middleton are set to rally round and help support her recovery at the Waleses’ home in Windsor.

Neither William nor Kate will travel internationally over the coming months. William and Kate were said to have been planning a high-profile visit to Rome this spring as part of a European charm offensive, but this is now in doubt.

[From The Daily Mail]

There was also something about how William would be juggling the children’s school run and taking care of poor Kate, like they don’t have a million staffers and endless resources. While I understand that William and Kate’s priority is keeping things normal for their kids and William probably does want to ensure that the kids’ schedules are not disrupted, let’s be real – that man isn’t attending to his wife. Kate will be cared for by an army of professional nurses, doctors and physical therapists. Let’s also be clear, it’s not like William and Kate had a super-busy schedule anyway. Kate hasn’t been seen, heard from or photographed since Christmas and no one blinks an eye, because she often disappears for weeks and months at a time, and William is the same way. All they had on their schedule was promises to be keen in Italy and some kind of military-focused trip where William would copykeen Harry.

Speaking of the last time anyone saw Kate, this video was posted on Twitter on December 28 – a police/security convoy rushing to the hospital. My spidey sense is tingling and I genuinely hope she’s okay and makes a full recovery.

I hope all is well at Sandringham.
My spy in Marylebone just saw this convoy heading in the general direction of King Edward VII’s Hospital at eight thirty this evening… pic.twitter.com/tOcVsP3rFU

— Brian Moran (@RVdajdynCrclemN) December 28, 2023

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Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello announced their divorce last July, during the Summer of Celebrity Breakups. It was a bit of a surprise because in terms of celebrity couples, these two seemed well-suited for one another. By all accounts – or rather, by lack of these two letting their divorce play out publicly – it was an amicable and mature conscious uncoupling. There was some chatter around what went wrong. We heard the more go-to rumors, like he wanted kids and she didn’t, he was unsupportive of her, his sobriety and her social drinking were an issue, etc. But in the end, it sounded like the relationship had run its course and there was no one big issue that broke them up.

Within a few weeks, no one was really talking about their divorce anymore and both moved on. Joe has been dating actress Caitlin O’Connor since the fall. Sofia was seen out on a date with orthopedic surgeon Justin Saliman, but she told Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday’s ep of The Tonight Show that she’s currently single and ready to mingle with the non-showbiz men of New York City. This past weekend, Sofia also appeared on CBS Sunday Morning. During that interview, she talked about how she dreaded what the press would say about their split and expressed her relief that the news got a fairly tame reaction.

Sofía Vergara expected quite a different reaction to the end of her marriage with Joe Manganiello. The Modern Family actress, who’s become beloved for playing Gloria Delgato-Pritchett on the ABC sitcom, knew her divorce from the Magic Mike actor last year would stir up some talk in the press.

“You’re out there and people know—that’s part of being a celebrity,” Vergara explained during an interview with CBS Sunday Morning on Jan. 14. “I knew it was going to happen. You can’t hide those things.”

However, the 51-year-old thought the conversation surrounding the split was going to be a little, er, less kind.

“It wasn’t bad,” the former America’s Got Talent judge revealed. “I have to say the press was very respectful and very nice, and I thought that they were going to invent more things. I was surprised that they kind of just said what it was and that was it.”

[From E Online]

I’m glad that Sofia and Joe are a celebrity divorce PR success story, lol. I think that if both sides were running to different outlets, leaking info about the other one and pointing fingers, it would have gone down differently. But, frankly, they didn’t feed the tabloid trolls, so the trolls went elsewhere for a juicer story. And let’s face it: they did not go hungry this summer and early fall. During the same time period in which Joefia broke up, Ariana Grande was busy macking it with still-married and new father SpongeBob CheaterPants while Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner’s prenup and child support melodrama was still playing out. A few weeks later, a different Joe and Sophie (Jonas and Turner) took all of the attention away with their chaotic divorce drama.

Sofia is currently promoting a Netflix miniseries called Griselda, which is based on the true story of ruthless former drug queenpin Griselda Blanco. In 1964, Blanco left her home country of Colombia for Miami, began a successful cocaine operation, and became known as the “Cocaine Godmother.” Vergara stars as Blanco and also produced it. The first of six episodes drops on January 25.

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