The desperate rewrite continues, five years later. None of the royalists can bring themselves to admit some simple truths: Prince Harry and Meghan faced a torrent of abuse by the media and the palace; the palace could have stepped in to help them but didn’t; the Sussexes had every right to walk away from the catastrophe and make a new life for themselves; and finally, Meghan never wants to come back to her biggest abusers. The rewrite is that Meghan won’t come back to the UK “because she isn’t popular” and that Meghan up and decided that she didn’t want to do royal work because she’s such a diva. I’m sure there are many people over there that believe all of this.

Meghan Markle is a diva and didn’t like her wings being clipped, experts have blasted. Speaking at our first ever Royal Exclusive Live show, Arthur Edwards and Jennie Bond said Meghan couldn’t hack royal life like Kate.

Jennie said: “Meghan could have been such a credit – she is in independent, forthright woman. With her own career, her own thoughts, her own charities and causes. She could have been exactly what a modern monarchy needs. I think the monarchy didn’t act as carefully as they should have done. But Meghan is by all accounts a bit of a diva. She didn’t like what she saw and she didn’t like her wings being clipped.” Jennie added: “I think it’s a very sad combination of misjudgements really.”

Veteran royal correspondent Jennie said: “Meghan is not popular. She doesn’t want to come back and they are going their own ways, to some extent”.

The pair spoke on our first Royal Exclusive Live show, which you can watch in the player above and on our YouTube channel. The event was hosted on Friday in front of a live audience of more than 100 special guests.

Mr Edwards said: “I don’t think Meghan can come here much. I don’t think people think too much of her. I think she’s struggling in popularity in the UK and I think they seem to be doing things separately now. She’s got her programme and he’s got his. He comes into Britain now with no fuss. He’s come for the Invictus Games, in and out with no fuss, he came for his uncle’s funeral, no fuss.”

Jennie added: “The point is he doesn’t want to come back into the Royal Family, I think. He regarded it as a trap. He still thinks his father and his brother are trapped and he’s finding his own way. All credit to him. I think Meghan has her own independent style and way of life. Yes, it’s not in tune with the people in the UK. She’s not popular and I don’t think she wants to come back. Therefore they are going their own ways, to an extent. But I hope and believe that Harry is very happy in his life.”

[From The Sun]

The absolute begrudging admissions of “Harry is very happy in his life” and “the monarchy didn’t act as carefully as they should have done.” You don’t say! They’re so miserable that they can’t find a way to separate Harry and Meghan, to force them to divorce, to bring them both to heel in some way. And it’s just so bizarre that… this is still the conversation after five years. Minus a couple of layovers at Heathrow, Meghan has not stepped foot in the UK since QEII’s funeral. Even if she was a diva (she wasn’t), why does it matter at this point? She’s been gone from the UK twice as long as she lived there.

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It feels like people forget that North America’s hurricane season really extends through October and November. We’ll keep getting stronger and stronger hurricanes later in the season too, because the water – especially in the Gulf – is so warm, so late into the year. Two and a half weeks ago, Hurricane Helene made landfall on the Florida panhandle and then ripped its way through Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. The issue with a weakened, slow-moving and massive hurricane making its way up the Appalachian Mountains is that Helene just dumped feet of water throughout multiple states and caused massive flooding. It wasn’t wind damage, it was the flooding.

Well, not even three weeks later, and another huge hurricane is about to make landfall. Hurricane Milton is churning its way through the Gulf of Mexico. It is likely a Category 5 making landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula right now, and then it will hit the west coast of Florida as a Cat 3 on Wednesday. Meteorologists are using terms like “explosive” and “life-threatening surge” and “terrifying.” Florida officials have ordered mandatory evacuations for most coastal towns and areas. President Biden already declared a state of emergency, which frees up federal resources to get ready to move as soon as possible. It would not surprise me if the National Guard had to be called up. Apparently, President Biden did the emergency declaration without speaking to Florida’s Governor Ron “Pudding Fingers” DeSantis. DeSantis has been dodging President Biden and VP Kamala Harris’s calls for a while now:

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is not taking calls from Vice President Kamala Harris about storm recovery just over a week after Hurricane Helene hammered parts of his state. A source familiar with the situation said he was dodging the Democratic presidential nominee’s calls because they “seemed political,” according to a DeSantis aide.

“Kamala was trying to reach out, and we didn’t answer,” the DeSantis aide told NBC News.

The same person said “not to my knowledge” when asked if DeSantis had spoken to President Joe Biden.

Last week, DeSantis said Biden had called him, but he was flying at the time so could not take the call. Biden was in north Florida last week to survey storm damage, but DeSantis was holding a news press conference that had already been scheduled in another part of the state so they did not meet. A source familiar with the planning said that the Biden team had invited DeSantis to the event in north Florida. DeSantis has been in direct contact with Federal Emergency Management Director Deanne Criswell.

[From NBC News]

So it’s not like Ol’ Pudding Fingers is avoiding every federal official – he’s in contact with FEMA, and God knows, he wants all of the federal disaster relief funding and FEMA help he can get. But he’s too chickensh-t, too weak and too stupid to actually show a modicum of respect towards Pres. Biden and VP Harris. When White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about DeSantis’s childishness, she told reporters: “It’s up to him if he wants to respond to us or not.” Not only did DeSantis avoid speaking to Pres. Biden over the phone in recent days and weeks, Pudding Fingers also avoided Biden during Biden’s visit to Florida last week to view Helene’s damage.

Reporter: There are reports that DeSantis is ignoring your calls..

Kamala Harris: Playing political games at this moment…It’s utterly irresponsible and it is selfish and it is about political gamesmanship instead of doing the job that you took an oath to do pic.twitter.com/lySDD98xO9

— Acyn (@Acyn) October 7, 2024

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Kanye West married Bianca Censori in December 2022, just one month after his divorce from Kim Kardashian was finalized. Kanye was the one holding up the divorce from Kim – she filed in February 2021, after previewing her strategy and her “I’m over this marriage” energy for months. He fought it, he kept firing his lawyers, he kept trying to stay married to Kim. Until finally, he decided to make Bianca into his Kim replacement. Bianca was… compliant? She’s a grown woman and I don’t want to take away her agency, but the whole thing was deeply uncomfortable. Bianca and Kanye’s marriage gives off cult vibes and it definitely feels like Kanye has publicly used her as as a “doll” to get back at Kim (who does not give a sh-t). In any case, it took less than two years for this marriage to fall apart. Quelle surprise.

Kanye West and Bianca Censori are possibly headed for divorce … TMZ has learned the couple has hit a rough patch in their almost 2-year marriage.

Multiple sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Ye and Bianca have been telling people around them they split up a few weeks ago, with the Yeezy architect heading down to Australia to spend time with her family since the split.

While there’s no word on what prompted the split or who pulled the plug on the relationship, we’re told Ye has been telling people close to him he plans to live in Tokyo … and divorce Bianca. The rapper was spotted flying solo in the Japanese capital on more than one occasion. As TMZ previously reported … KW was seen enjoying a meal at a local Jamaican restaurant … with Bianca nowhere in sight.

Prior to this excursion, Ye stepped out for an evening of wrestling at the end of September … where he was seen fist-bumping wrestler La Dinastia Wagner from the crowd. Again, Ye was without Bianca … which was odd for the usually inseparable duo. The couple was last seen photographed on Sept. 20 … when Bianca wore her signature nearly-naked style for a shopping spree with Ye.

[From TMZ]

There were rumors nearly a year ago that Bianca and Kanye had quietly separated, as well as rumors that her family was worried about her as she wandered around, dead-eyed and mostly naked. But they were back together soon enough and they spent most of this year, doing the same kind of sh-t. The best possible scenario is actually if Kanye simply lost interest and allows Bianca to move on with her life without him. It’s not like she’ll walk away with much – Kanye’s businesses have collapsed and I doubt he has much money saved. It’s not like Bianca can walk away with her dignity either – that ship sailed long ago. I do wish her well though – I hope that she heals and surrounds herself with people who actually care about her.

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Kamala Harris and Tim Walz sat down for separate interviews with 60 Minutes’ election special, which aired last night. Notably, Donald Trump and JD Vance were originally scheduled to give interviews too, but they pulled out last week. 60 Minutes’ Scott Pelley read them for filth at the top of the show too.

Pelley: Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump agreed to be interviewed on 60 Minutes. Then, a week ago, Trump backed out. The Trump campaign offered shifting explanations. First, it complained that we would fact check the interview. We fact check every story. Later, Trump said he… pic.twitter.com/hWHJPfxuQ0

— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) October 8, 2024

So, the 60 Minutes special went ahead and of course VP Harris made news. She was asked again about her gun ownership. VP Harris said, during the debate, that she and Tim Walz are both gun owners, and then Oprah asked her about it again during the Michigan town hall last month. Harris told Oprah: “If somebody breaks into my house, they’re getting shot.” Bill Whitaker asked her what kind of gun she has and whether she’s actually shot it:

Vice President Kamala Harris has a Glock. And she has taken it to the shooting range. In a wide-ranging interview that ran on Monday night during a “60 Minutes” election special on CBS News, Ms. Harris revealed more details about her firearm, which she had teased last month in an interview with Oprah Winfrey.

“I have a Glock, and I’ve had it for quite some time,” she told her “60 Minutes” interviewer, Bill Whitaker. “Look, Bill, my background is in law enforcement, so there you go.” When he asked if she had fired it, Ms. Harris laughed. “Of course I have,” she said. “At a shooting range. Yes, of course I have.”

[From The NY Times]

This is why “Glockmala” is trending on social media, lmao. They’re going to turn her into Pam Grier in Foxy Brown by Election Day. The rest of the interview was fine – I mean, it is what it is, a staid interview with a network.

Q: What kind of gun do you own?

Vice President Harris: I have a Glock. And I’ve had it for quite some time. My background is in law enforcement

Q: Have you ever fired it?

Vice President Harris: Of course, at a shooting range pic.twitter.com/6IY2gs1kMT

— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) October 8, 2024

This was so jarring. The man has said racist and inflammatory things and it’s for the woman of color to bridge the gap with people who can’t admit they want to vote for a racist? I see why she avoided these interviews. Reactionary garbage questions. https://t.co/m9QdRxQIXH

— Leslie Gray Streeter (@LeslieStreeter) October 8, 2024

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Taylor Swift finally made it to a Kansas City Chiefs game! She skipped the past two games, both of which were away-games. But she was back in Kansas City, at Arrowhead Stadium, for last night’s Chiefs game. The Chiefs beat the New Orleans Saints, and from what I’ve seen, Travis Kelce apparently played a lot better last night than in the first games of the season.

Taylor wore a very cute Vivienne Westwood dress, and I think the boots and her purse are Westwood too. She’s been going through a minidress-and-boots phase and it works on her. She has legs for days, that’s why. I like the glitter on her cheeks, it’s very cute. I’ve seen some reporting that Taylor and her security do not like the fact that there are photographers positioned inside the stadium specifically to get photos of her, but I’m not sure if I believe that – I think she’s worked out something with Arrowhead, where one or two photographers are allowed close to the private entrance (or wherever she is) and she uses it like a mini-runway. Her outfit choices seem to indicate that she’s using the football games like her own private fashion shows too.

Meanwhile, it does not appear that Taylor was in Kansas City for Travis’s 35th birthday on Saturday. He hosted the Kelce Car Jam for charity, and Taylor wasn’t there, nor does it seem like she was in town at all? But yeah, it’s no big deal, since she obviously made it to the game last night. Maybe they went out to celebrate his birthday after the game.

In case you’re wondering, Taylor did not sit with Brittany Mahomes, but they did see each other and they were seen hugging. Taylor brought her dad to the game, just FYI.

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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attended the 2024 Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Gala on Saturday night. We covered the lovely photos yesterday, and I’m including more pics in this post. At one point, Meghan happily posed with Paul S. Viviano, CEO of the Children’s Hospital. He was delighted that Meghan was there, and while Meghan’s attendance was a “surprise” in the sense that photographers didn’t know she would attend, Viviano apparently had a tip about her attendance. He had Meghan seated at his table, along with Jimmy Kimmel and Kimmel’s wife Molly McNearny.

A guest told People, “Meghan was lovely, and there was no pretense about her. She was smiling and happy to shake hands with anyone who approached her.”

At the Oct. 5 event, Meghan sat with CHLA CEO Paul S. Viviano and at the same table as Jimmy Kimmel and wife Molly McNearny.

“She was so approachable and accessible,” an attendee says of Meghan. “It was refreshing.”

Though her appearance at the gala was a surprise, Meghan has been a longtime supporter of the hospital. On March 21, Meghan visited CHLA to lead a Literally Healing session, where she used her acting chops to illuminate storytime with the kids.

[From People]

I bring this up because the Derangers are very mad that Meghan stepped out of her house and looked so glamorous and beautiful. They’ve been spreading lies about how she wasn’t even invited to the gala, or she wasn’t really welcome, or better yet, she “only walked the carpet and then left.” Speaking of, Richard Eden spoke to a thirsty attendee at the gala – Liz Cundy, the same POS who regularly insults Meghan whenever anyone asks.

Meghan Markle just attended the LA Children’s Hospital Gala ‘for the photographs’, a former friend has claimed. The British socialite Lizzie Cundy, 56, attended the event with the Duchess of Sussex last Saturday wearing similar dresses.

Lizzie told the Mail: ‘There wasn’t a great deal of warmth from people when she arrived. She wasn’t there long – she seemed to be there for the photographs.’

She added: ‘Meghan needs LA more than LA needs her. LA people feel they’ve been played by her.’

‘I’d have worn a different one if I’d known,’ Ms Cundy, 56, who wore a £259 Pia Michi dress to the event, said. Ms Cundy added: ‘Harry and Meghan were loved because they’re part of the Royal Family, but they’ve bad-mouthed the royals, who are loved in LA. It’s a shame, because charity work is where her and Harry do great things.’

[From The Daily Mail]

“There wasn’t a great deal of warmth from people when she arrived. She wasn’t there long – she seemed to be there for the photographs” – I’ve seen the videos of Meghan’s arrival on the carpet – the photographers were pleased, and Meghan’s attendance was and is a huge story. And obviously, Meghan was seated with the CEO of the hospital within the gala. Also: there’s nothing I love more than British people insisting that Americans are obsessed with the left-behinds and hate the Sussexes because they “bad-mouthed the royals.” Tell me you know nothing about Americans without telling me you know nothing about Americans.

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The Law & Order franchise is notorious for giving up-and-coming actors early TV gigs, many times even their first credited roles on screen. Stars like Sarah Paulson and Bradley Cooper had guest roles on the series before each of their respective breaks, and I always find it a hoot to go back and see big names like that before they were famous. It’s a rite of passage so recognized that even SNL has poked fun at the phenomenon. Apparently, though, once some level of stardom has been achieved, instead of nabbing a cameo that shows off their acting chops, the only part celebrities want to play is that of a dead body. So says Law & Order: SVU star and executive producer Mariska Hargitay, which she described on Late Night With Seth Meyers recently to promote the season 26 premiere. Sure enough, Seth responded with his own story of asking to play a cadaver. Always believe Captain Benson.

There’s one role all the biggest stars want to portray on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, according to star and executive producer Mariska Hargitay.

The actress made an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers ahead of the SVU season 26 premiere on Thursday. While speaking with the host, she revealed that A-listers who want to guest star on the long-running show all want to play dead.

“All the famous people, you know what they want? To be a dead body,” she told Seth Meyers. “It’s so weird.”

Hargitary recalled she recently spoke to a “big supermodel,” whom she wouldn’t name but noted she was “one of the greats,” who wanted to only portray a dead person, despite the SVU writers having a more elaborate role for her.

“I found out that she loved my show. So I said, ‘Oh my gosh,’ I went to the writers, I said, ‘Can she be on the show?’ And she said she wanted to be a dead body, but then I said, ‘No, no, we have this great part for you,’” the ER actress said. “I call her back, I said, ‘Listen we got it. We’re gonna get you on the show.’ She goes, ‘Oh no, I wanna be a dead body.’”

Admittedly, the late night host was also one of those people who only wanted to play dead.

“I wanted to be a dead body. During the 2007-2008 writers strike, I met all these Law & Order writers, and I was like, ‘I wanna do a cameo, but I just wanna be a dead body,’” Meyers recalled. “And they were like, ‘Oh my God, we’d love to have you on the show.’ But I was like, ‘OK, but I’m a dead person.’”

Despite eventually being offered a role, he turned it down because he “was like, ‘I don’t want lines, I just wanna be a dead person in the park.’”

[From The Hollywood Reporter]

I’m of two minds here. On the one hand, there is something hilarious about the fact that once actors (or other celebrities) have an established footing in the industry, all they seem to want to do on the show is play a dead body. It comes off rather lazy, right? And what kind of fee are they negotiating for the honor of a no-lines, no-life role? Reduced, I hope! On the other hand, and speaking of fees, playing dead is somewhat akin to sleeping, and I think it would actually be kind of brilliant to get paid to sleep. But I say that as a non-celebrity making non-celebrity wages! And as someone who’s really, really good at sleeping. If someone paid me to sleep, they’d get a top-notch professional performance, is alls I’m sayin’. But if these big-timers really want to stick to the dead body roles, I say sure — more opportunity for the next generation of talent! Plus I love the juxtaposition of new Juilliard grads acting their patooties off while Gisele Bundchen (correct me if I got the wrong supermodel, Mariska!) lies prone on the floor. End scene.

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On Thursday, Glamour magazine revealed their “Women of the Year” cover. This year’s theme is “The Moms,” and features Donna Kelce (Travis and Jason Kelce), Maggie Baird (Billie Eilish and Finneas), Mandy Teefey (Selena Gomez) and Tina Knowles (duh; Beyoncé and Solange). You can read the full article here. In conjunction with the cover reveal, Glamour also released a 25-minute video of these famous moms talking with Glamour’s Editor-in-Chief, Samantha Barry. In the video, they chat about motherhood, having famous kids, trying to keep their famous children grounded, being recognized by themselves, and more.

When asked about what “normal thing” they miss being able to do with their kids, Tina spoke about how much she misses just being able to go the mall with her daughters and Mandy talked about Disneyland. Donna brought up how the Kelce family “can’t go anywhere” anymore. She also said that although they’ve managed to keep some places on the downlow, at this point, they basically have to “rent out” any restaurant or movie theater in order to be able to do something together as a family in private.

Still, when the mom to NFL superstars Travis Kelce—who has been dating Taylor Swift since 2023—and Jason Kelce is spending time with her sons, she admits it can be difficult to find privacy.

“We can’t go anywhere really,” Donna said in a conversation with Tina Knowles, Mandy Teefey and Maggie Baird for Glamour published Oct. 3. “If we want to do something, you have to rent out the restaurant or movie theater or whatever. I do get to sneak away every once in a while, and we go to places that nobody knows where they are.”

However, in comparison to the mothers of Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, Selena Gomez and Billie Eilish and Finneas, Donna—who shares Jason and Travis with ex Ed Kelce—appreciates she got to experience more normalcy with her kids.

“I think you just bring things up that they did when they were children to just show them that they’re like everybody else—how many broken windows there were, how many times I had a call from the neighbor,” she explained of how their normal foundation supports her sons’ growing fame. “They were very rambunctious.”

Donna continued, “I think it’s just bringing them back to their childhood—what they’re most grateful for and where they were able to have a platform to grow.”

And while she may not get to spend time with her sons in public like she used to, Donna is able to see a more normal side of the NFL players behind closed doors, especially when it comes to seeing Jason be a dad to daughters Wyatt, 5, Elliotte, 3, and Bennett, 20 months, whom he shares with wife Kylie Kelce.

“Watching your son be a father is just like, ‘How can they be so tender and be such a maniac out on the field?’” Donna added. “Travis is a good uncle, and Jason’s a great dad, and it’s just very heartwarming to know that they have that within them to be very nurturing, very kind, very gentle—especially with girls.”

[From E Online]

One thing that Donna also points out during that same conversation is that it’s especially difficult to fly under the radar because they’re all so tall that even while trying to blend in, they’re hard to miss. I can imagine just how much whiplash the Kelces have gotten over the past year. I know that Donna has been famous in the NFL community for years, but it was not on the same playing field as the attention that they’re all getting right now. I wonder if they ever get overwhelmed and wonder if life will ever go back to a more “normal” level of fame. Jason and Kylie have said in the past that they’ve begun setting boundaries when it comes to their young daughters’ privacy.

As for the full video, it’s a really charming conversation! All four women give great answers and it’s pretty interesting to get each one’s perspective. Even if you don’t watch it all in one sitting, I definitely recommend watching as much of it as you can. It’s always going to be neat to hear Tina tell stories about a young Beyonce and Solange. Maggie seems like a pretty badass lady, but I’d expect nothing less. I also cannot get over how much Selena Gomez looks like her mom. It’s uncanny.

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Chris Pine is currently promoting his… children’s book?? Did y’all know that he wrote a children’s book? It’s called When Digz the Dog Met Zurl the Squirrel. It’s worth noting that Pine actually has a BA in English from UC Berkeley. Like, the man loves to write and he’s reportedly a huge reader. It just feels like Pine’s career is a lot weirder than it should be. He should be a full-fledged movie star with tons of A-list films on his CV. I get that he’s quirky and maybe he prefers smaller films, but still. I never would have thought that a guy who looks like Chris Pine would turn to writing children’s books. Anyway, that’s why he covered last weekend’s issue of Parade Magazine. Some highlights from Parade:

On starting his acting career: “I had blinders on once I realized after college that acting was what I was going to do. I had no room for doubt; I was just going to do it. It’s odd that I never thought about a world where it wasn’t going to work out. And I really didn’t f–k around in my 20s. There wasn’t a lot of going to parties and having a good time. I was like, I’ll do it.

On his first onscreen credit as a patient on the TV show, ER: “I think I was “drunk fraternity boy.” I might have had a name. There was something very romantic about the Warner Bros. studio in Los Angeles. On the ER soundstage they built this huge emergency room where the cameras are following characters going in and out. It’s exciting when you’re a young actor and you’re going to work with Maura Tierney and Sally Field.

On being on camera: “It took me a long time not to be self-conscious and terrified. I don’t know if there’s any acting school that can really prepare you for the permutations of set life. It’s a really bizarre thing to do.

A career highlight: “The first day on set for the first Star Trek movie. It was my first humongous movie, and we were on a soundstage on the Paramount lot. I come from a Hollywood family, so to be on a soundstage on a Hollywood lot was like everything that I dreamed about. Being on the ridge and looking out was definitely an out-of-body moment.

On why he wrote this book (during the pandemic): “I don’t have kids, but I have a dog and I’m in love with my dog. And I do have a deep love for stories, for literature and for books I grew up with. My mother and father would tell me stories before going to bed. And obviously I’m an actor, and I’ve written and directed and produced, so storytelling is kind of in my blood.”

On the message of his book: “What if the frustration and the anger that these two animals seem to have toward one another comes from a place of their own vulnerability and their own sense of being deficient? Why is a bully a bully? Probably because something happened to the bully, and maybe if you understood what happened to the bully, you can repair relationships and move on with love.

On his car collection: “I have an obsession with European cars of the mid-20th century. A Tesla is like the world’s largest iPad. It’s more romantic to get in a car that you’re not sure is going to start or it takes 10 minutes to warm up before you drive it.

[From Parade]

“A Tesla is like the world’s largest iPad.” Seriously. And the Cybertruck is hideous and dangerous at every level. I also love mid-century cars, but even more than that, I love American metal from the ‘60s and ‘70s. There’s a very real nostalgia and modern need for things which are not “smart,” which do not operate through a phone or ipad or through the internet. “Dumb” refrigerators or HVAC or cars are making a comeback. As for writing this book during the pandemic… that’s sort of cool. It was probably his little project to keep himself sane. I wonder if he’ll do it as a series if the book is successful.

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Almost two weeks ago, Anna Delvey and her dance partner, first-year pro Ezra Sosa, were one of the first two couples eliminated from Dancing with the Stars. Anna’s behavior since then has been just as snotty and tacky as you’d expect. When asked by host Julianne Hough what she’d take away from the experience, she replied, “Nothing!” In a subsequent exit interview with Sosa for Good Morning America, Anna said that her favorite part of doing DWTS was being voted out.

Given the uproar that followed, I think Anna realized that she’d found a new way to stay in the headlines and extend her notoriety: Just talk sh-t about the show and people will pay attention. Last week, she laughably called the show “predatory.” Meanwhile, Ezra was apparently taken by Anna and is trying to help spin her snotty response as “ironic.” He even got a tattoo of the word “nothing” to commemorate his first-ever partner and the whole experience.

Anna Delvey took “nothing” from her Dancing with the Stars experience, but it’s now immortalized on show partner Ezra Sosa’s body! The dance pro got the 33-year-old convicted con artist’s memorable — and controversial — final comment on the competition reality series inked on his body, he revealed in a TikTok on Saturday, Oct. 5.

He debuted the upper back tattoo — “nothing” in cursive above a “33” to mark season 33 — while lip-syncing along to the now-infamous moment. In the caption, Sosa poked fun at his decision to get the one-word reply inked, writing, “[I’m] such an idiot.”

Delvey replied with a similarly blunt response, commenting, “Exactly.”

Sosa’s new Delvey tribute ink comes less than two weeks after he and the controversial contestant were eliminated.

Right after their elimination was announced, Sosa appeared shocked by his partner’s reply, raising his eyebrows in surprise. As demonstrated by his new ink, however, the dancer later told PEOPLE he thinks Delvey’s reaction was “iconic.”

“I was — I’m not going to lie — I was a little nervous [about] what she was going to say,” he recalled. “But with what she said, I think it was very iconic.”

Sosa said he is “really happy with how [Delvey] ended [her run on the show]” because she stayed true to herself throughout the experience. “With me being her partner on the show, I wanted her to show different sides of herself to America, but also I don’t want her to ever change who she is, because I really think she’s so brilliant and everything,” he said.

The DWTS pro also recalled that he could tell in the moment that Delvey was “livid” when they were not announced as being “safe” from elimination — and revealed that the duo has kept in touch since, both in and outside of TikTok comments.

“We’re texting every day,” he told PEOPLE. “Yes, we are. She’s like, ‘You have to come to New York!’ And I was like, ‘Do you miss me?’ She goes, ‘Sure.’ But every single time she says sure it means yes.”

“Like, I kind of have her down a little bit,” he explained.

[From People]

Look, I totally get wanting to mark a special or particularly memorable occasion with a tattoo, but goodness, this is a wild one. I could understand him doing it if it also wasn’t tied into them being so friendly. You know, like getting one tattoo for each season on the show that basically wraps it up in a nutshell. Like a tattoo scrapbook, if you will. But with Anna involved, it just feels kinda ick, right? It’s almost as though she’s hustling him to feed her ego through all of the texting and convincing him that he knows her so well. Ezra seems like such a decent person that is just getting carried away with the excitement and momentum of his first go-round as a pro partner. Run, Ezra, run! Hopefully, he’ll look back at that tattoo several seasons from now and it will be one of many that include a #1 place trophy.

Anna Delvey’s ‘DWTS’ partner, Ezra Sosa, gets ‘nothing’ tattooed on his back after her one-word elimination shade https://t.co/MA6kQ2bVl1 pic.twitter.com/SF7ZQkmErY

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