The Prince and Princess of Wales have not worked in weeks, because they believe they deserve a break whenever their children’s school is on holiday. But the kids’ school is back in session this week (Lambrook started up again on Monday), which means William and Kate are expected to “go back to work.” They’re apparently going to hold off on doing f–k all until Thursday, when they’ll fly to Scotland and do some busywork:

Kate Middleton and Prince William are heading back to work after some time off with their kids. On Monday, Kensington Palace announced that the Prince and Princess of Wales, both 41, will step out in Scotland on Thursday to meet organizations that support rural communities in Moray and Inverness. The couple will learn more about how the causes support the mental health of young people through access to the great outdoors and practical learning opportunities.

William and Kate — who are known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay while in Scotland — are set to stop at Outfit Moray in Burghead and check out the charity dedicated to transformative outdoor learning and adventure activity programs for young people. The royals will then spend time with members of the Lower Speyside Young Farmers and reps from Farmstrong Scotland at Brodieshill Farm and hear about how the groups promote positive mental wellness in rural Scottish communities and support farmers.

[From People]

I imagine this will be the first time William and Kate see each other in three weeks as well – the invisible contract with the British media is wearing a bit thin, and the fact that Kate won’t travel to Singapore next week for the Earthshot Awards (which are being held on a Tuesday!) is some kind of breaking point. Anyway, Scotland should be fun for them – William always looks absolutely miserable in Scotland and Kate goes out of her way to try to flirt with him and grope him. Good times.

Meanwhile, remember how William’s people claimed that he couldn’t travel to Australia for the Women’s World Cup final because King Charles hadn’t been to Australia yet as monarch? Well, the king hasn’t gone to Canada yet either, but that isn’t stopping the Duchess of Edinburgh from doing a Canadian tour next week during Mr. I Wanna Be A Global Statesman’s Singapore trip. Curious.

The Duchess of Edinburgh will visit Canada from 3rd to 8th November as Colonel-in-Chief of the Lincoln and Welland Regiment, and Patron of Toronto General and Toronto Western hospitals, University Health Network (UHN). pic.twitter.com/0XJzIDzPje

— Majesty Magazine & Joe Little (@MajestyMagazine) October 30, 2023

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Matthew Perry passed away at his home on Saturday. TMZ reportedly paid off a police source to break the news before Perry’s family was informed of his passing. Hellish. Perry’s family came to the scene quickly and the family made some heartbreaking statements. It felt like everyone was waiting for Perry’s Friends costars to speak out, and they waited until they all agreed on a joint statement. They kept it simple. I’m sure they’re all devastated.

The Friends cast is mourning one of their own. Two days after Matthew Perry’s sudden death, his fellow castmates from the hit television series — Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer — spoke out in a joint statement, exclusively obtained by PEOPLE.

“We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew. We were more than just cast mates. We are a family,” their statement reads. “There is so much to say, but right now we’re going to take a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss.”

“In time we will say more, as and when we are able,” the statement continues. “For now, our thoughts and our love are with Matty’s family, his friends, and everyone who loved him around the world.”

The message is then signed by Aniston, Cox, Kudrow, LeBlanc and Schwimmer.

Series co-creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane were joined by executive producer Kevin Bright in issuing a joint statement on Sunday.

“We are shocked and deeply, deeply saddened by our beloved friend Matthew’s passing,” they wrote. “It still seems impossible. All we can say is that we feel blessed to have had him as part of our lives. He was a brilliant talent.” Reflecting on Perry’s breakout performance, they noted, “It’s a cliche to say that an actor makes a role their own, but in Matthew’s case, there are no truer words. From the day we first heard him embody the role of Chandler Bing, there was no one else for us.”

Kaufman, Crane and Bright’s statement continued, “We will always cherish the joy, the light, the blinding intelligence he brought to every moment — not just to his work, but in life as well. He was always the funniest person in the room. More than that, he was the sweetest, with a giving and selfless heart. We send all of our love to his family and friends. This truly is The One Where Our Hearts Are Broken.”

[From People]

Calling him “Matty” broke my heart a little bit – that was his nickname with the Friends cast. I hope they’re all talking and supporting each other at this time. While I knew Perry was well-liked within Hollywood, I’ve been surprised by just how many celebrities have been mourning him as a longtime friend. Salma Hayek also posted a statement (they worked together on Fools Rush In) and Gwyneth Paltrow revealed in her statement that they hooked up in their 20s.

Gwyneth Paltrow saying a truly sweet and poignant goodbye to Matthew perry and slipping in the fact that they hooked up is EXACTLY how I want to be remembered pic.twitter.com/Udif0dQ1EA

— Lizzie Logan (@lizzzzzielogan) October 30, 2023

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Taylor Swift wasn’t in Denver on Sunday for the Broncos-Chiefs game, which the Broncos won. This was Kansas City’s second loss of the season and their first since Taylor and Travis Kelce went public with their romance, I think. Reportedly, Taylor didn’t go to Denver because she’s back in rehearsals ahead of the South American swing of her Eras tour. But rehearsals be damned, apparently Taylor is already back in Kansas City to be by Travis’s side after the loss. Plus, she wanted to spend Halloween with him. I wonder what her costume will be. “Cheerleader” is my guess. Meanwhile, there’s a stupid amount of drama over Travis’s publicist Pia Malihi.

Since late September, all eyes have been on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, and it’s no different for their inner circles too. In the latest drama, fans thought Travis Kelce’s publicist Pia Malihi shaded Swift on Instagram — a move that quickly went viral, thanks to Swifties’ investigative skills.

It all started when Malihi re-posted a friend’s birthday shoutout on Instagram on Oct. 29. In a screenshot of the IG Story, fans noticed that there was a clown emoji strategically placed over Swift’s face. “Happy birthday to our Roman Empire,” her friend wrote as a caption, alongside a confusing collection of pictures: four of the two friends together and one of a clown-ified Swift at Kelce’s game. The Swift photo was actually a repost from Us Weekly, captioned, “This is our Roman Empire.”

Swifties weren’t happy and went directly to Kelce’s comments section to slam Malihi’s post. “Hey bestie… you might want to talk to your publicist about that post,” one wrote to Kelce. Another wrote, “Your publicist needs a publicist.” Plenty of others suggested Kelce fire Malihi over the incident. Meanwhile, Malihi put her profile on private.

But according to the original poster of the IG Story in question, the “bday clown” wasn’t meant to be shady. Malihi’s friend Amanda responded to the drama on Instagram, “It’s me, hi. Was completely innocent to keep attention on Pia’s bday. Wrong choice of bday clown emoji (by me, not Pia!). Nothing but love for Taylor!” Other birthday-related emoji options include: balloons, confetti, a cake, and a gift. And when you search “birthday” on the emoji keyboard, the clown doesn’t come up.

Meanwhile, celeb gossip account Deuxmoi defended the situation on Instagram: “The post was a repost. Pia did not put the clown emoji over TS’s face. It was a birthday post that was reposted by accident by someone who works for Pia. All parties involved realize it was an accident. IDK why the clown emoji was used originally.” She also seemed to defend Malihi on Twitter, writing, “Who gives a sh*t. I’m sure a Taylor has 100 other things to worry about.”

ICYMI, Malihi has previously interacted with Deuxmoi on Instagram. Back in September, Malihi clarified a rumor about Swift bringing notes to a Chiefs game on Deuxmoi’s post: “Not true … I’m TK’s publicist and that’s not hers,” she wrote at the time, per Us Weekly.

That comment is not the only thing fans have dug up about Malihi, though. As one of the founders of Full Scope Public Relations, she has a full bio on the company’s “What We Do” page. Apparently, before launching Full Scope, she worked on Scooter Braun’s PR account at Jonesworks. Braun is enemy no. 1 for Swifties after he bought Swift’s masters in 2019. The Braun connection definitely adds another layer of mess to the clown emoji debacle.

[From Elite Daily]

OMG, the last part! I was entirely on the side of “wow, the snake fam is utterly deranged to make this into a five-alarm controversy,” but the addition of Scooter Braun to the equation is fascinating. Don’t get me wrong, the snake fam is still deranged, but they may be onto something about all of this not being such an innocent mistake. Also: the excuse of “the BIRTHDAY clown” is hilariously bad. Like, think of a better cover story, omfg, you work in PR. Anyway, it sounds like Pia once again contacted Deuxmoi yesterday and she (“a source”) told them that Travis isn’t firing her over this mess. Yeah, we’ll see. No matter what, I feel sorry for Pia. I remember when Desus Nice and The Kid Mero got death threats from Swifties after they said she had “a long back.” They truly had to get the FBI involved. Now imagine you’re a publicist and you reposted a clown emoji over Taylor’s face.

Why is Travis Kelce’s publicist shading Taylor? Pia posted this on her IG story! His PUBLICIST! A clown face on Mother! Wtf! pic.twitter.com/2z5WIfnDH2

— Bella E. (@IAmBellaE) October 29, 2023

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In June, the Prince and Princess of Wales went to Jordan to attend Crown Prince Hussein’s wedding. The Jordanian wedding was very well-attended by European royals, and many of the attendees were “heirs” and their spouses. Will and Kate weren’t treated like they were special or more important than the other royals in attendance, which might explain why William looked so miserable. William and Kate have historically avoided those kind of royal social events in other countries, so it was notable that they even agreed to go to Jordan in the first place. Then, just a few weeks ago, Denmark’s Prince Christian turned 18 and his grandmother threw him a huge party which was well-attended by European royals. There was even an official photo of Christian with all of the young future European queens. No one knows if the Danes even invited any of the Windsors, but it sounds like William and Kate would never have gone, even if they were invited. Several royal commentators suggested that W&K should actually try to be friendlier. But here comes Jennie Bond to insist that Will & Kate should continue to disrespect European royals.

The European royals all attended British events like the Coronation and the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. However, the Prince and Princess of Wales did not attend Prince Christian’s birthday celebrations which attracted some criticism. According to a royal commentator, attending the celebrations would have “given the wrong impression” and the couple did the right thing by staying in the UK.

Jennie Bond said: “Most people have had experiences of trying to get a big family reunion off the ground. We are all so busy that it can seem impossible. So I don’t see anything strange in our Royal Family struggling to find time to meet up with their European cousins.”

Bond also told OK! about the negative optics of attending a royal ball during a cost-of-living crisis. She added: “I’m not sure it would give the right impression to have a bunch of royals jetting off to Europe to join in lavish celebrations for someone’s birthday. We are still in the middle of a cost of living crisis and I think our royals do much better to spend their time on the campaigns that mean so much to them at home. I would much rather see William and Kate in their casual working clothes, visiting a charity or talking about mental health rather than dressed up to the nines at a ball somewhere in Europe.”

[From GB News]

The same weekend as Christian’s birthday, Kate and William flew separately to France to watch two rugby matches and then did absolutely f–k all after that for two weeks. Kate even missed a very important Rugby World Cup semifinal, where her patronage (England rugby) was playing (England lost). Don’t say that W&K were too busy – they are never too busy, they haven’t been seen in two weeks, they disappeared for two months over the summer and they’re just mean and lazy. Too mean and lazy to show respect to other royal houses. It reminds me of how Charles demanded that all of the royal houses show up to his fakakta coronation – who will show up for Peg’s coronation, besides his Tory handlers and the Cholmondeleys?

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The Shark Is Broken is a play running on Broadway right now. It’s a fictional account of what the three main stars of Jaws (1975) got up to between takes during filming. Those three main stars are Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw, whose son Ian Shaw co-wrote the show and plays the character of his father. Well, Richard Dreyfuss went to see the play, posed and smiled for pictures with the cast afterwards, and is now bemoaning how awful it is. He just doesn’t understand why they chose to make his character a “fool” and a “jerk.” Plus he has a totally solid explanation for why it may have appeared that he and Robert Shaw were feuding on the original film set:

Dreyfuss, who played marine biologist Matt Hooper in the 1975 thriller, said in a Thursday story by Vanity Fair that he attended the comedy-drama “to see if it really was gonna hurt” — before confirming just that.

The Oscar winner complained that “The Shark Is Broken” portrayed a feud between himself and fellow actor Robert Shaw, who played shark hunter Quint in the film. Dreyfuss said their real-life friendship never hit rough waters, adding that they’d just make lighthearted jabs at one another “to make the hours go better, faster.”

“If you only saw us on the set, then you might think that there was something — a feud that was going on — but it was never real,” said Dreyfuss, suggesting that Spielberg and co-screenwriter Carl Gottlieb had spread rumors of a conflict.

Dreyfuss was also not happy that the play showed him as a “fool.”

“They didn’t do that to Roy, and they didn’t do that to Robert. And that hurt because it wasn’t true,” Dreyfuss said, referring to Roy Scheider, another “Jaws” star.

“It was pretty awful,” Dreyfuss said about seeing the play, adding that he had not been contacted for his perspective during the writing of “The Shark Is Broken.”

“They just decided to make my character a big jerk,” he said.

[From HuffPost]

Ah, so it only looked like a feud if you were… watching and listening to them. This is like the Emperor’s New Clothes of explanations. I’m embarrassed to say that I don’t know more about Robert Shaw’s work, but I’ve been a lifelong lover of Roy Scheider ever since I first saw him in All That Jazz (probably when I was too young to see that film). So Dick, you know why they didn’t make Roy look like a jerk? Because he wasn’t one!!! Turns out, it IS possible to be a really really good actor, without also being a schmuck. Richard Dreyfuss is just a sad, sorry case study, because he was a great actor. But his resume over the last 15 years has included suing his father for a loan made in the 80s, being credibly accused of sexual misconduct on a set in 1984, and lamenting that he no longer has the option to perform in blackface. If you don’t see what’s jerky about that, Richard, then you’re gonna need a bigger mirror.

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Zoe Kravitz filed for divorce from Karl Glusman just before Christmas 2020. Their marriage only lasted about a year and a half, although they were together for more than four years all total. I always found it interesting that Zoe filed for divorce soon after she met Channing Tatum for the first time, when she basically auditioned him for a film she would eventually direct. Zoe and Channing have truly been together ever since, and now they’re engaged.

Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz are headed to the altar! Multiple sources tell PEOPLE exclusively the couple — who were first linked in 2021 — are recently engaged.

Over the weekend the stars were photographed leaving a Halloween party, and Kravitz (dressed as Rosemary Woodhouse from the 1968 horror movie Rosemary’s Baby) seemingly showed off her new engagement ring in the snaps.

[From People]

I’m including the Halloween photos in this post – I was so focused on the knife, I missed the fact that Zoe wore a giant diamond ring as well. So… that was their engagement announcement? Rosemary’s Baby for Halloween, complete with a big knife and a diamond ring? Well, it’s unique! Honestly, I’m not surprised that Channing proposed – he is simply the kind of man who enjoys having a wife. I wonder what Lenny thinks of all of this. (Honestly, I don’t think Lenny gets too involved in Zoe’s life, but he reportedly likes Channing.)

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Back in 2021, Kristen Stewart told Howard Stern that she wanted Guy Fieri to officiate at her wedding to her fiancee Dylan Meyer. She said she was a fan and he had previously officiated at many same-sex weddings. Guy enthusiastically accepted this proposal. It would not have been that weird to me if it had happened. But now Kristen is backing out, and I think we all know why. She doesn’t say so, but I’m sure his handshake with 45 at a UFC match this past June was a contributing factor. She blamed it on not being good at planning when Andy Cohen asked her about it on Watch What Happens Live. Kristen says she and Dylan haven’t planned their wedding yet and are going to “surprise themselves.”

The Mayor of Flavortown won’t be spicing up Kristen Stewart’s wedding after all.

The Twilight and Spencer star previously made headlines when she expressed her desire to have Guy Fieri officiate her marriage to her fiancée, Dylan Meyer — which Fieri agreed to do. But now Stewart has revealed on Watch What Happens Live that she’s gotten cold feet on the idea.

Fieri’s team “reached out and were like, ‘You know, we are down for this.’ And I was like, ‘Me too, but also I’m bad at planning stuff, so I’ll hit you up soon,’” Stewart told host Andy Cohen. “I think we’ll probably just marry each other and then call Guy and say, ‘You were here in spirit, babe.’”

Stewart, who got engaged to Meyer in 2021, explained that part of the reason she was so obsessed with having Fieri help celebrate the couple’s big day came from them having “similar fashion sense and hair.”

“Also I just think he seems like a really nice dude and he marries a lot of queer people. I think his sister is one of us,” she said. “I think he officiates a lot of them. So I heard that and I was like, ‘Guy?! My guy?! Are you kidding me?!”

As for when Stewart and Meyer will actually end up getting tying the knot? “I don’t know,” the actress said. “We’re going to sort of surprise ourselves.”

[From Yahoo]

For what it’s worth, Kristen and Dylan seem like the kind of couple who would spontaneously elope and don’t want to plan something elaborate. I was a fan of Guy Fieri until he started getting friendly with Bigly. I can no longer in good conscience call him the Mayor of Flavortown. He does not deserve that honorific. It was really obvious in his body language that he liked meeting the former president. I can’t imagine that Kristen didn’t find out about that. She’s too gracious to say it, of course, but that’s my hunch. All that aside, I love Kristen’s style and part of me hopes we get to see photos from her and Dylan’s wedding, whenever it happens. Celebrity weddings weren’t always these giant events with swans and thirty thousand dollar flowers and three outfit changes. They used to be pretty low-key–think of Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio getting married at the courthouse. I love the big fancy weddings. But small, spontaneous weddings are chic.

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Guy Fieri greeting criminal defendant Donald Trump at UFC 290 in Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/3rdC0Rz9Uj

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) July 9, 2023

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Last week, we talked about Tara Reid’s periodic plea for people to stop commenting on her weight. Every couple of years, Tara has to shut down eating disorder rumors and remind people that when they shame her for being too skinny, it’s also a form of bullying. Tara’s most recent comments came about because she’s doing the press circuit following her brief appearance on the FOX reality TV show, Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.

During a recent interview with Extra, Tara sat down with her longtime friend, Billy Bush, to talk about the physicality of doing the show. She shared that she had been asked to do it three days before filming started, and if she’d had more time to prepare, she would have done some strength training. The conversation, which you can watch below, evolves into a discussion about her weight. Tara once again denies she has or ever had an eating disorder. She tries to get Billy to sympathize with her, saying, “You know how it is,” in reference to tabloid gossip. It goes south for poor Tara when Billy responds by telling her that “as [her] friend,” he thinks she looks “a little too skinny.”

Extra host Billy Bush expressed concern to Tara Reid that she appears “too skinny” — right after she crushed rumors of her having an eating disorder.

Reid was on Extra Thursday talking about her recent stint on the FOX reality TV show Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test when she asked Bush, who has known her for years, if she “look[ed] any different.”

Bush replied: “I think you look a little too skinny…”

But Reid had always been this way, despite people accusing her of disordered eating. “I eat all the time,” she said.

“That’s not a problem for me. So they make up problems that don’t even exist, and then one person rolls on it and then everyone rides on it…It’s been going on for years, but there’s no eating disorder. I never had one.”

Reid then said that perhaps her current appearance is due to getting older and being a little fragile, adding, “That’s what happens to older ladies.”

Bush told the actress that no one should be making nasty comments about her. But he also said, “I also think as your friend, I would maybe take a look at some muscle-building program.” Reid agreed, saying they should do that for next year if Special Forces resumes.

[From People]

Omg, I watched the entire clip and the whole exchange (which starts at 2:26) is just so cringe. I feel so badly for Tara. You could tell that Billy knew as soon as he opened his mouth to talk that he was going to have to stick his foot right in it. It’s like his mean-girl mouth took over before his brain neurons could stop him. He sputtered like he was trying to put the breaks on, but nope, he was already committed to giving her the one answer that she had just made clear she did not want to hear. Kudos to Tara for not losing her cool, even though she looked hurt. If Billy wanted to be a bit more diplomatic, he could have led with his eventual answer about doing weight-training to build muscle. Something like, “You do look the same! But like you said earlier, I think you should definitely look into building more muscle so you can kick butt when you go back on the show again!” He recovers okay, but still, yikes.

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Speaker Mike Johnson has been against no-fault divorces for years. It’s one of the far-right’s big priorities nowadays, to do away with no-fault divorces, to force women to stay in abusive, unsafe or unhappy marriages forever. [Jezebel]
What Hollywood could learn from Taylor Swift. [Pajiba]
Alexander Skarsgard & Jack McBrayer are BFFs?? [Just Jared]
Is Greta Gerwig wearing Gucci pajamas? [RCFA]
Ah, so this is the plot of David Fincher’s The Killer. [LaineyGossip]
Taylor Swift looked so cute in these Prada boots. [Go Fug Yourself]
Diablo Cody has returned with Lisa Frankenstein. [OMG Blog]
Southern Charm’s Dani Baird is pregnant. [Starcasm]
Cup Noodles will finally be microwaveable. [Seriously OMG]
These are some really soap-opera-level family secrets. [Buzzfeed]

We’re coming up to “Earthshot Week,” it will be here soon enough. November 7th is the date of the Earthshot Prize ceremony, but William will be in Singapore for four days, spinning his wheels and trying to create “global statesman” photo-ops without ever doing the work of being a global statesman. The Singapore awards will be the first Earthshot Prize ceremony to actually fly the finalists in – in the two previous years, William merely flew in the celebrities. The finalists were only able to, like, Zoom into the ceremony. Well, no worries, because this year, William is still making some celebrities fly in. Cate Blanchett is going to Singapore, as is Hannah Waddingham.

Cate Blanchett has hailed Prince William’s Earthshot Prize awards as “game-changing” as it is revealed she will join him in Singapore. The Oscar-winning actress, 54, will take part by announcing the winners of the prize next month during its third annual awards ceremony.

She said: “The climate solutions showcased by the prize are wildly exciting – exciting because they are so simple, so possible, and so inevitable. The solutions are game-changing, and like all truly game-changing ideas, they have a strange ‘how could we not have thought and implemented this before?!’ quality. I am proud to be a small part of unveiling the winners.”

Blanchett, who has been an Earthshot Council member since the inception of the Prize in 2020, added: “The Earthshot Prize is, again, highlighting and incentivising courageous, progressive, and inventive solutions that can be rapidly upscaled. We don’t have time for inaction and despair, and the incredible climate solutions from around the globe are cause for genuine hope.”

She will be joined in announcing the winners at the event by Robert Irwin, the son of the late Australian conservationist Steve Irwin, as well as actress Lana Condor and South African actress and humanitarian Nomzamo Mbatha. The awards ceremony will also feature performances by the pop bands Bastille and OneRepublic, as well as the Singaporean choral society, Voices of Singapore.

Meanwhile, the Emmy-award winning Ted Lasso actress Hannah Waddingham has been announced as the host of the evening, saying she will spotlight the stories and solutions of this year’s cohort of 15 finalists.

[From The Telegraph]

I love Hannah but I get the feeling that she goes to the opening of an envelope, and she was probably just happy to book a gig as MC of some awards show. Cate Blanchett though… well, I appreciate that she’s talking about the actual awards and the innovators and not acting like it’s The William Show.

With all of this talk about some glitzy awards show with celebrities being flown into Singapore for William’s busy-work, I’m reminded of the financial disclosures from the Royal Foundation. Remember this? The Royal Foundation spent £12.1 million on Earthshot in 2021, and only “£5 million” of that was prize money. William blew through £7.1 million of donor money to throw himself a party and embiggen himself.

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