Prince William began his new job as a commercial ambulance pilot the last week of March. And when I say “began his new job,” I mean that he still has months of training to officially be flight-ready. But that training is going to have to wait, y’all. Of course it is! Kensington Palace confirms that William has started his unpaid paternity leave today, and he won’t be going back to Bond Air Services until June.

Kate Middleton was expecting to spend the last days of her pregnancy at Kensington Palace while Prince William worked 115 miles away in Norfolk – but she’s been given a happy surprise. The Duke of Cambridge, 32, has started his paternity leave early after completing the first phase of his air ambulance training ahead of time, meaning he can be by The Duchess of Cambridge’s side as she prepares to give birth to her second child.

The Prince, who is training to become an air ambulance helicopter pilot with Bond Air Services in Norfolk, was due to remain at his and the Duchess of Cambridge’s country residence, Amner Hall, in the run up to the birth of their second child. The distance apart meant that if the Duchess went into labor while William was at work, he faced a two hour drive to London.

Originally, the Duchess, 33, who is currently residing at Kensington Palace to be near to St Mary’s Hospital, was expected to remain at the couple’s London home with their first son, Prince George, in the days leading up to her due date. But thanks to some hard work, and some unseasonably pleasant British weather, the future King of England has completed the first phase of his training early, and has embarked on his unpaid paternity leave ahead of schedule.

“The Duke of Cambridge has completed the first phase of his in-work air ambulance helicopter pilot training with Bond Air Services earlier than anticipated,” a Kensington Palace spokesperson tells Us Weekly. “This is due to a combination of The Duke performing well in the various modules and having very good flying conditions that allowed flight training and assessment to progress more quickly than had been planned,” they added.

William will not have to return to Norfolk for the final part of his training until 1st June, as was always planned, following a “period of official royal engagements in late May, details of which will be announced in due course,” the rep continues.

[From Us Weekly]

Part of me thinks it’s nice that England encourages such generous paternity leave to all men, even princes. Another part of me thinks that William could have planned out his whole scheme-to-avoid-royal-duty a lot better. After all, William is “donating” his salary to charity, which is difficult to do when you’re on unpaid paternity leave. And it must suck to be in such intensive training for such a difficult job and have to skip out for six weeks. It probably doesn’t matter though – I still say that by this time next year, William will already be “bored” with this job and looking for the next scheme to avoid royal work.

Oh, and Harry is probably going to be around for the birth of his new niece or nephew too – Harry is flying back to England (from Australia) in a few days. Harry is coming back to attend an event for the London Marathon. So… Harry might not be in London for the birth, but he’ll definitely get to meet his niece or nephew if Kate gives birth by the weekend.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

I apologize (sort of) for these photos from last year’s TIFF festival. John Travolta attended the premiere of The Forger, which he’s promoting now. I thought Travolta couldn’t get any creepier, but the beard makes things worse. Just like this new interview that John did with GMA. Scientology knows that it’s in the cult’s best interest not to disrupt the Tom Cruise box office potential. Yet a little John Travolta movie won’t make much money, so who cares? John’s already called Scientology “brilliant,” and he’s back for more cheerleading.

This time, Travolta would like all Scientology critics to go “read a book,” which is hilarious. John’s using a more civilized tactic to attack CO$ opponents than Danny Masterson (who came out with E-meters blazing and told everyone to “go f*** yourselves“). John is simply accusing the public being too lazy to properly research his cult. Instead of watching HBO’s Going Clear, he’d like everyone to pick up a copy of L. Ron Hubbard’s Dianetics. John believes that Scientology is simply “misunderstood” and deserves the old college try:

John’s advice for everyone: “You know, people really need to take time and read a book … that’s my advice. You can read A New Slant on Life. You can read Dianetics. I think if you really read it, you understand it. But unless you do, you’ll speculate — and I think that’s a mistake to do that.”

John knows why you’re picking on CO$: “Sometimes, when something really works well it becomes a target.”

[From GMA on Yahoo]

Oh, that wacky Travolta. The man thinks he can talk people into digesting the so-called scripture of Hubbard. This is a desperate move and a sneaky way of trying to recruit a few gullible people into the cult. Nice try. Everyone should read Going Clear instead.

P.S. Paul Haggis told the Hollywood Reporter about what happened to him after Going Clear aired. He was contacted for an in-person interview about the “golden age of film” by someone claiming to be a “Mark Webber” from Time magazine. Haggis’ team did some legwork and found nobody by that name at Time. The creepy thing is that Scientology runs a “Golden Era Productions” studio. Haggis believes the CO$ was trying to troll him. Hopefully, they weren’t also trying to harm him.

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Back in March 2014, Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin shocked the world (ha) with the “surprise” announcement of their “conscious uncoupling.” The vibe from them was that divorce is for peasants, that the true elites announce their conscious uncoupling and then spend a year hanging out more than they ever did while married. Gwyneth has given many interviews about how she and Chris have worked hard to get along and co-parent and not devolve into some kind of gauche, middle class conflict. I believe her – I think she and Chris did work hard on making their relationship strong for their kids, and they will continue to do so. Especially now that their divorce is a done deal!

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin have sealed their deal on divorce, and the documents will be filed later Monday … TMZ has learned. Sources connected with the couple tell us … Gwyneth and Chris have been using their business managers to hash out a settlement agreement involving both property and custody.

We’re told the agreement has been signed and the divorce is a done deal … all that’s left is for the paperwork to be filed and signed by the judge.

As for the terms of the deal … we’re told it will not be revealed in the divorce docs … it’s all part of a confidential settlement. But based on how they’ve gotten along since the split, it’s almost certain they’ll share joint custody of their 2 kids. We’re told the divorce docs will cite irreconcilable differences, but it’s all very amicable.

[From TMZ]

I don’t imagine they would fight about money like the commoners. Plus, Gwyneth and Chris have both been snapping up real estate in LA, so they were already making separate plans for their living arrangements post-divorce. My guess? Gwyneth gets to keep Goop, her New York properties, her LA properties and almost all of her earnings. Meanwhile Chris keeps his Coldplay money and their English real estate.

Guess how Gwyneth celebrated her divorce? Hint: it was likely the most peasanty thing that happened to her in YEARS. Page Six says she was at a pub on the Upper East Side in NYC a few days ago with some friends and she chilled out, drinking a Coors Light (?!?!) and even deigned to do a “Fireball shot.” How gauche, Gwyneth. I expected more from you. COORS LIGHT?!?

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Here are some photos of Miley Cyrus out for a hike with friends last week. She was probably already single at this point, since Patrick Schwarzenegger went to Coachella without her. When Miley first went public (and gave full-on PDA) with Patrick, the world gave a collective shrug. He’s a model and has famous parents, sure. I was under the impression that Patrick was using Miley for publicity. The tabloids went wild with stories of how outraged Maria Shriver was to see her son dating a heathen, but Patrick seemed just as wild as Miley. He looks clean cut, but Patrick is a wild party boy. They seemed like an okay match but not a permanent one.

These two dated without much incident until last month when Patrick went on spring break in Mexico without Miley. He was papped doing body shots off a sorority girl. Chandra thinks Patrick wanted out of the relationship for awhile, and maybe he tried to get Miley to break up with him. I agree, and that’s such douchey behavior. People should have the nerve to break up instead of humiliating their partner with a cheating scandal. But Patrick insisted he wasn’t cheating. Here’s a roundup from E!:

Miley Cyrus and Patrick Schwarzenegger haven’t exactly broken up, but they’re not really together, either.

Multiple sources exclusively confirm to E! News that the young Hollywood couple have chosen to take a “break” after dating for nearly five months.

This news may not come as a complete shock to fans, who have witnessed the recent rockiness in their relationship. Things seemed to be smooth sailing for the once-inseparable duo, but things changed when Patrick took his Spring Break trip to Cabo San Lucas in March, where he was photographed getting a little too close for comfort with a girl that wasn’t Miley.

Schwarzenegger found himself in hot water over the photos that surfaced showing him and a bikini-clad Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority sister in Mexico, and took to social media at the time to clear the air and defend himself.

“Omg. It’s one of my best friends girlfriend…” he tweeted Monday afternoon. “Would NEVER do anything against my GF.”

At the time, a source told E! News that Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son was “devastated and heartbroken” to think he had caused Miley any pain.

“He doesn’t even know what to do with himself and just wants to hide from the world,” the source said. “He’s had some of his friends around for support, but he’s very down and upset. He hasn’t cracked a smile or been able to think about anything except Miley. He’s so embarrassed and knows he screwed up.”

[From E! Online]

Miley and Patrick didn’t date nearly as long as she and Liam Hemsworth did, but the endings seem similar. Liam fooled around with January Jones while he was with Miley. She pretty much ignored the whole story, and the mess dragged out for months before they finally broke up. They tried to reconcile, and Miley did the same thing with Patrick. They went out to lunch together a few weeks ago but couldn’t work it out, which is just as well.

Depending on what source you believe, this “break” could be much more. A source tells People that “It’s not a break. It’s done.” They’re two very different people. Patrick’s trying to concentrate on college, and Miley’s focused on her music. A different source reveals to Hollywood Life that Miley suggested a break “as a test for Patrick to see what he will do.” Yeah, they’re done. Patrick has looked miserable since the spring break scandal.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet

JUST IN: Johnny Depp has touched down in Brisbane to resume filming Pirates of the Caribbean on the Gold Coast #9News pic.twitter.com/6nBQy20pfh

— Nine News Brisbane (@9NewsBrisbane) April 21, 2015

Well that was fast. Yesterday, I tucked a paragraph onto the end of a story about Amber Heard’s photog friend, who may have caused “problems” with Johnny Depp. I suggested that Johnny and Amber already had enough issues, and it was ridiculous to place blame upon Amber’s friendship with a fellow bisexual. I also discussed how Johnny had yet to return to the Pirates 5 set in Australia. He missed his private jet, and no one knew why. The film’s publicist said there was nothing amiss, but he didn’t know where Johnny was either.

The story grew all day at various outlets. A lot of the coverage was hyperbolic. I didn’t make a huge deal out of Johnny’s vapor trail because I figured he’d show up soon, like it was some misunderstanding. He’d flash a sheepish grin, and all would be forgiven. That’s exactly what happened a few hours ago. Johnny miraculously appeared in Australia. This tweet ^^^ from Brisbane News excitedly shouted Johnny’s arrival as “breaking news.” All is forgiven, until next time a chupacabra attacks. He’s even messier than usual and used a safety pin to close his shirt. No scarves. Oh, and Amber Heard is with him.

Johnny Depp and wife Amber are in Qld. He’s returned to film Pirates of the Caribbean after hand surgery in US #9News pic.twitter.com/221VXqFG7z

— Nine News Brisbane (@9NewsBrisbane) April 21, 2015

Producers must be relieved. I was starting to wonder if Jack Sparrow’s role would be a mere cameo in this film. Or maybe they’d have to CGI his face into the movie.

Yesterday afternoon, an interesting article surfaced in People. The mag claimed that Johnny and Amber “lead separate lives,” which seemed obvious. They’ve spent hardly any time together since marrying two months ago. Amber was filming The Danish Girl in London, and Johnny was busting up his hand in a go-cart. People said the problems weren’t “surprising … because they seemed to have a lot of relationship problems in the months leading up to the wedding. When the wedding finally happened in February, it had been postponed several times.” Johnny was also said to be “partying hard” in Australia, and “after he got injured, no one was surprised. He didn’t seem to care at all about filming and was all about partying.” I don’t doubt that there’s plenty of truth to this story. Johnny has issues with liquor for sure. He seems depressed over his career. But People yanked the story after Johnny surfaced.

I still think there are issues between these two, and they’ve decided to put on a show of solidarity. Johnny’s team probably contacted People and had the story pulled.

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Well… I kind of didn’t expect this. Carey Mulligan covers the May issue of Vogue to promote Far From the Madding Crowd, her Broadway turn in Skylight, and this awards-season hopeful Suffragette. And with all that going on, it’s still sort of boring. Boring by design – Carey Mulligan is a very quiet, self-contained person and she’s not doing any of this for fame or fortune. She’s a “real actress.” Which is great, although Real Actresses don’t always make for the most interesting Vogue subjects. Vogue paired her – for the photoshoot – with her Madding Crowd costar Matthias Schoenaerts. He doesn’t liven it up that much. You can read the Vogue piece here, and here are some highlights:

Doing a Broadway show: “I’ve always felt better in New York, doing theater. I think because there’s no one I know in the audience—or I can believe that more comfortably than I can in London.”

She doesn’t want to be “known”: “I have always felt that the less people know about me, the better. The more similar you look job to job, the more they relate to you from your previous roles. That’s why I’ve done loads of really stupid things to my hair in the past to try to not look the same.”

She admires Marion Cotillard most of all: “She’s consistently incredible. She does really cool films and doesn’t engage with the stupid side of it. And she’s private—I don’t know anything about her, and I quite like that.”

Her goal as an actress: “Given the choice, I’d rather not play accessories. And waiting for the non-girlfriend/wife thing usually takes a decent amount of time.”

[From Vogue]

Carey is also asked about her husband Marcus Mumford and what their marriage is like and she managed to say some words that barely mean anything and something about “splitting time” and she confirms that Marcus is staying with her in NYC while she’s on Broadway. Basically, she could teach a class in “answering personal questions without revealing anything personal at all.” I love what she says about not “playing accessories” and she even admits that holding out for the great parts is sometimes tough, and that means not working for months at a time.

Photos courtesy of Mikael Jansson/VOGUE.

Here are some photos of Cara Delevingne at the Burberry London-in-LA event last Thursday. The event was pretty well attended, but I didn’t cover those photos because they were sort of snooze. Even Cara looked sort of boringly presentable. That’s her new thing – after more than a year of looking like an utter mess in public, Cara has been stepping out more and more looking pulled-together. Are her crazy, party days over? I doubt it. But I do think her new girlfriend, St. Vincent, is a better influence on her. St. Vincent was at this Burberry event too – go here to see a photo.

But! I have my doubts that Cara can stay on the straight-and-narrow path for any extended length of time. I really do think she’s a mess when it comes to drugs and alcohol, and her attempt to transition into movie stardom isn’t going to help matters. I mean, it’s not like the Hollywood types are saints and it’s only the evil fashion industry that encourages self-destructive behavior, right? If anything, I think if Cara continues to get work in Hollywood, the partying will get even worse. Which makes this story from Star Magazine sort of interesting:

British supermodel Cara Delevingne is trying to step off the catwalk and onto the big screen, but her habit of waking up next to a bottle could put her acting career in jeopardy.

“She sometimes drinks tequila as soon as she gets up and uses the excuse that she’s jet-lagged,” a friend tells Star. “Cara blames her crazy schedule for her love of alcohol – it’s really becoming a problem.”

But she’s in for a rude awakening, now that she’s settled in Toronto to film her first big franchise film, ‘Suicide Squad’ with Will Smith and Jared Leto.

“She won’t be able to use the time zones to justify her tequila-infused antics,” the source explains. “Shoots start early in the morning, and since she’s in the big leagues, she has to clean up her act or risk being labeled unreliable.”

[From Star Magazine, print edition]

Drinking tequila as soon as she wakes up? I believe it. I believe she probably does a lot more to get through the day too. This sort of story reminds me of what I believe is a very telling incident from Cara’s not-so-distant past (it was last summer). She met a Vogue reporter for a profile, then she fell asleep before the interview even took place, and when Vogue called her out for sleeping through her press obligations (after partying her ass off the night before), Cara threw a hissy fit and claimed Vogue was “lying” and she being punished for being “ambitious.” She’s a party girl that freaks out when anyone calls her out, so yeah… this won’t end well.

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Almost a year ago exactly, Big Sean and Naya Rivera called off their engagement and the breakup got messy in a matter of hours. Naya seemed to claim that Big Sean had stolen jewelry from her, and there were widespread rumors that Sean was fooling around. Naya ended up marrying some guy within three months of the breakup, and Big Sean quickly moved on with little Ariana Grande. While I never thought Ariana and Big Sean would last, I have to admit that I was surprised to hear that they just split up too.

Big Sean and Ariana Grande have called it quits, PEOPLE can confirm.

“They both deeply care for each other and remain close friends,” the artists’ reps said in a joint statement. “We kindly ask that the media respect their wish for privacy regarding this personal matter at this time.”

The “Love Me Harder” songstress and the “I Don’t F— with You” rapper first went public with their romance at the 2014 MTV VMAs back in August. After they were spotted holding hands backstage at the award show, the couple didn’t make any attempts to hide their romance. They showed major PDA back in March when Big Sean, 26, joined Grande, 21, onstage during a tour stop in Detroit to perform “Big Mistake” together.

Grande is currently in the middle of her Honeymoon Tour, which is expected to last through Oct. 15. Big Sean, meanwhile, is busy with a tour of his own, which will last through Aug. 29.

[From People]

E! News’ sources say that their “conflicting tour schedules” kept them apart and that there are no harsh feelings or bad vibes or anything. Translation: they didn’t break up because of cheating on either side. Maybe I’m out of the loop on Big Sean gossip, but I haven’t heard much about him fooling around on Ariana…? And Ariana… well, if Big Sean could put up with baby-diva for eight long months, he deserves some kind of medal.

Oh, and just last week, Justin Bieber sort of groped Ariana on stage during a duet and Big Sean either jokingly or for-real lost his temper about it. But TMZ says Bieber is NOT to blame. Hmm… Ariana and Bieber? I could see that.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

The babymoon continues for Naya Rivera and Ryan Dorsey.

The Glee star, 28, shared an Instagram image Sunday during their tropical vacation. “Started the morning off with some couples meditation on the beach then a walk around paradise,” she captioned the photo.

On Saturday, the mom-to-be shared another bikini bump photo of herself in the water. “Baby moon,” she captioned the idyllic image.

Nearly two months after announcing their pregnancy news, the handsome pair are enjoying a getaway before their first child arrives.

Started the morning off with some couples meditation on the beach then a walk around paradise

A photo posted by Naya Rivera Dorsey (@nayarivera) on Apr 19, 2015 at 5:43pm PDT

Armie Hammer and his wife Elizabeth Chambers stepped out this weekend for the LACMA 50th anniversary gala. My first thought when I saw these pictures:

“Oh yeah, Armie Hammer.”

He was supposed to be a thing, wasn’t he?

He was supposed to be on the verge of a big career. And then he mad…