Megan Fox posted (then deleted) this Instagram over the weekend. The message: “You can taste the dishonesty/ it’s all over your breath,” paired with photos of Megan looking great, plus a video of Megan burning something. Megan’s fans think she’s burning Machine Gun Kelly’s love letters. That theory might have legs, especially since this post happened at the same time that Megan deleted all of her photos with MGK, and then she started following Eminem and Timothee Chalamet on IG. Now, the problem is that these are photos of Meghan behind-the-scenes at the “Cash App And Visa’s h.wood Homecoming Party” in Miami, which she attended with MGK. Does that mean that they fought at the event and she decided to dump him there??

Megan and Machine Gun Kelly got together in early 2020. I was actually somewhat grateful for him at the time, because meeting MGK got Megan out of her toxic off-and-on cycle with Brian Austin Green. Finally, Megan had a way out and a new man. But it felt like MGK was just as toxic as BAG. Megan believed they were twin flames, soulmates and two halves of the same goth heart. They drank each other’s blood and he gave her an engagement ring with thorns on the inner ring, so she would bleed if she ever removed the ring. Gross.

Now, Megan and MGK just attended the Grammys together. I was actually surprised to see them there together, because there have been murmurs of a breakup for months now. I really don’t know. The streets are saying that he cheated. But the streets lie!

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Prince William has been honorary president of BAFTA since 2010. Since 2010, he’s skipped the BAFTA ceremony seven times. William hasn’t been to the BAFTAs since 2020. To be fair, I think he was scheduled to go in 2021, but he pulled out at the last minute because of Prince Philip’s passing. Last year, William skipped the ceremony for no reason at all – he didn’t have a schedule conflict, he wasn’t jet-lagged from a recent vacation, nothing. He just skipped because he’s lazy as f–k. Well, good news, I guess. William and Kate will attend next Sunday’s BAFTA ceremony.

Kensington Palace has confirmed that Prince William and Kate Middleton will attend the BAFTA awards on Feb. 19 after skipping the ceremony for two consecutive years. William, the president of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, hasn’t attended the film awards since 2020.

William and Kate understandably missed the April 2021 ceremony due to the death of Prince Philip the day before. Last year, however, they were also absent from the ceremony. A BAFTA spokesperson told Variety at the time that this was due to “diary constraints.”

The couple’s absence is normally conspicuous as they tend to occupy the front-row ground level seats at Royal Albert Hall. Their attendance usually adds an extra layer of logistical considerations and, some might argue, glamour to the festivities.

At this year’s awards — which have relocated from Royal Albert Hall to the Royal Festival Hall in Southbank — the Prince and Princess of Wales, as they are now called, will watch the ceremony, and then go backstage to meet with the winners and the EE Rising Star Award nominees.

Variety understands that the couple’s attendance at the awards has only been confirmed in recent days. A strict royal rota is likely to be in place, meaning William and Kate will only engage with a select group of journalists on the ground. The couple have made a number of public appearances in the new year, but they have yet to address any of Prince Harry’s bombshell accusations in his memoir “Spare,” which was published in early January.

[From Variety]

LMAO: “Their attendance usually adds an extra layer of logistical considerations and, some might argue, glamour to the festivities.” SOME MIGHT ARGUE. Not Variety. Not the film industry. But *some* people might argue that Kate’s buttons, jazz hands and gurning add some glamour, not to mention William’s glamorous constipation-face. Let me look up the host of this year’s BAFTAs… oh, it’s Richard E. Grant. He’s something of a royalist, isn’t he? Perhaps that’s the key – last year’s host was Rebel Wilson, and my theory was that William didn’t want to be roasted by Rebel. Richard Grant will probably eschew all royal jokes, or all jokes about William, in any case. Oh, but wait – Alison Hammond is co-host? Ruh-roh. Maybe it will get interesting after all.

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At some point, the British tabloids will ease out of this hysterical “will the Sussexes be invited to the coronation” narrative. By the end of the month (hopefully) they’ll establish that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were sent invitations, so then the narrative will be “how can we ensure that Harry and Meghan are visibly punished when they inevitably attend the Clowning?” They’ll continue to skip over the part where Harry and Meghan can make up their own minds about whether they’ll attend and how their attendance is contingent on several big, notable things. But I digress. The Daily Express has an exclusive about how the Sussexes will get invitations, and they’ll have to RSVP right away, because plans are afoot to ensure that – you guessed it – everyone knows that the Sussexes are being snubbed in some way. These people, I swear to God.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be invited to the King’s Coronation this spring, it can be revealed. A detailed plan is underway to ensure the couple do not overshadow the proceedings in any way, a Whitehall source said, after Harry levelled allegations and criticism at the Royal Family in his memoir, Spare. “They’re on the list and planning is well underway to make sure the proceedings run as smooth as possible – without any drama”, they said.

Officials especially want to reduce the chance of Harry and Prince William being seen in public together, and are organising seating arrangements in Westminster Abbey to avoid the brothers being pictured together.

Invitations to the Westminster Abbey service will be sent out in the next few weeks after the final guest list is confirmed, the insider said. But they confirmed Harry and Meghan are currently on the 2,000-strong list, alongside royals – both domestic and foreign, dignitaries and world leaders. The Palace is currently working in close consultation with No10 and the Foreign Office to finalise the guest list.

While the invites are being prepared to be sent out later this month, the Sussexes won’t have long to make their minds up on whether they’re going to make the trip across the pond, as RSVPs are understood to be wanted by the start of April. Royal commentator Afua Hagan is adamant Harry will make the effort to appear, as he has his heart set on reconciling with his family. She said: “Attending the Coronation is the first step on the road to reconciliation.”

Harry and Meghan’s attendance at the Coronation will be meticulously crafted, insiders say, with organisers using the plans for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee as a blueprint to ensure no awkward encounters – such as a public reunion with William and Kate – is avoided. Their arrival at the Abbey is set to mirror that of the service at St Paul’s Cathedral last June, where they arrive in a private car alone, and sit on the opposite side of the aisle to the Prince and Princess of Wales.

Harry and Meghan’s position on the aisle will also be well thought out to ensure the brothers are not captured in any shots together to avoid speculation over their relationship overshadowing the event.

“The focus will be on the vertical line of succession,” said royal historian Cindy McCreery. “Precedence will be given to William, Kate, George and his siblings.”

[From The Daily Express]

As I’ve said before, it’s my dream that the invitations go out and the British media spends months shrieking and wailing about picayune bullsh-t like seating charts and aisle seats, all while Meghan and Harry stay blessed and unbothered in Montecito. The cherry on top would be a one-sentence confirmation in early May that they are not attending. Oh, the meltdowns, oh the tantrums. I have no idea what will happen but I know that all of this horsesh-t in the tabloids is making it pretty easy for Harry to choose to stay home.

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It’s still so fascinating to watch Tom Cruise cozy up to the British establishment and British royal family. Cruise has been based out of England for years now, as he’s worked on back-to-back productions filming at Shepperton. He seems to enjoy British life a lot – I have no idea if he has a place in London, but I’m sure he’s bought (or he rents) a place in the country. He was invited to some of the Jubbly events last year, and he hosted a royal premiere for Top Gun: Maverick, personally escorting Prince William and Kate around. He also now has a standing invitation at Wimbledon, and he’s been invited into the Royal Box a few times. Well, now it looks like he’s gotten an invitation to the coronation. And he’s putting everything on hold so he can attend.

He is a notorious perfectionist when it comes to work, so not much gets in the way of Tom Cruise and his films. Unless, that is, you’re a member of the Royal Family. Those close to the Hollywood superstar tell me he is putting a stop to filming on the eighth instalment of spy franchise Mission: Impossible to attend the ­Coronation on May 6.

A source said: “Tom has been invited to King Charles’ Coronation and there is no way he would have ever turned it down. It is a hugely prestigious event and Tom is a real royalist — plus he is now close with Prince William and Kate. Tom has told film bosses to shut down the production on Mission: Impossible over the Coronation weekend to make sure he can attend. It shocked some people on the film, as Tom is so dedicated to his craft and would never ­normally deviate from his intense production schedules.

“But something as important — and grand — as King Charles’s Coronation is something he would not want to miss out on. It is a huge thing for Tom to be invited and he is honoured.”

[From The Sun]

LOL. From what I understand, most businesses and non-essential whatevers are being shut down because it’s a three-day weekend anyway? I mean, even if Tom wasn’t invited to the Clowning, the production would have probably shut down for the national holiday. It’s Britain – they have bank holidays at the drop of a hat and everything shuts down. Now, do I think that Cruise was actually invited to the Chubbly? I kind of doubt he was invited to the “crowning” at Westminster Abbey, but I bet he’s been roped into doing something else, like hosting the concert or something like that.

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Here are photos from Saturday night’s BRIT Awards in London, at the O2. Harry Styles was a big winner at the BRITs, just like he was at the Grammys. He knew he got a backlash against his Grammy wins as well, which is why he tried to undo some damage at the BRITs. Harry picked up awards for Pop/R&B Act, Song of the Year, Artist of the Year and Mastercard Album of the Year. At the BRITs, Artist of the Year had zero female artists nominated after the awards show removed gender from the categories. Styles told the crowd: “I’m very aware of my privilege up here tonight… So this is for Rina [Sawayama], Charli [XCX], Florence [+ the Machine], Mabel and Becky [Hill].” Yeah – he didn’t make the categories genderless, and he probably always would have won regardless, but still – I’m going to need a little bit more than “I’m aware of my privilege.” Sigh. He also thanked his former One Direction bandmates in one of his speeches. On the red carpet, he wore Nina Ricci.

More photos from the BRITs – Jodie Turner-Smith in Zuhair Murad. She looks amazing!! Like a ‘70s disco queen.

Salma Hayek in Alexander McQueen. She looks TINY. And badass.

Sam Smith wore a custom latex suit by Harri (a London label). This is bonkers. But fun?

Kim Petras in Valentino. Her makeup is great.

And here’s Lizzo in her stage ensemble. She’s enjoying herself so much.

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.

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Last week, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a surprise appearance at Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres’s vow renewal. There were zero photos posted of Harry and Meghan on social media, and the only reason people know they attended the last-minute event was because of some blurry shots of them in Portia’s video. That’s it. The vow renewal was full of celebrities, and Page Six would have us believe that one of the attendees is gossiping about what Harry did and said at the event. Apparently, Harry was telling people he has “no regrets” about Spare.

Prince Harry has “no regrets” about the bombshell revelations in his book — and is extremely proud of his memoir sales, Page Six is told. Harry, 38, was in great spirits as he spoke to fellow guests at Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi’s surprise wedding vow renewal ceremony last week.

One guest said that Harry, who was joined by wife Meghan Markle at the bash, seemed very proud of the success of his controversial memoir, “Spare,” which sold more than 3.2 million copies worldwide in one week.

“Harry said he was really happy about the success of the book and the reaction to it,” the guest told Page Six. “He said he had no regrets about any of the revelations, and he’s relieved to have got his story out into the world. There’s been an amazing reaction to it, he said.”

The source added that Harry and Meghan “seemed to be in extremely good spirits,” but politely sidestepped questions about whether or not they will attend the coronation of his father, King Charles, on May 6. As Page Six has reported, the King wants them to attend. But this week, another source close to the Sussexes told People magazine they had not yet been invited.

[From Page Six]

Do you think people were really asking him about the Chubbly at a party in California? Doubtful. I also doubt that this eyewitness saw or overheard anything, but it does sound truthy. I believe that Harry has zero regrets about writing Spare. I bet his only regret is the way the British media tried to hijack Spare and terrorize Harry about it, but even then, he was probably expecting it. Speaking of, Page Six also had this curious story about Harry and a “dealmaker.”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have hired a big-time Hollywood dealmaker to help them rake in even more millions, Page Six can reveal. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are believed to have been introduced to Adam Lilling, who was crowned one Tinseltown’s top dealmakers, by their close friend Ellen DeGeneres, who has worked with Lilling for years.

The trio were seen mingling at DeGeneres’ surprise vow renewal to Portia de Rossi in Montecito, Calif., last week, and Harry was spotted introducing the money man to a fellow guest.

People have questioned how the Sussexes plan to make more money, and one industry expert who works with Lilling told us that he works at the “intersection of celebrity and venture investing,” adding that “he has worked with Ellen forever, as well as Matthew McConaughey and a bunch of A listers.”

“It’s very possible that Ellen introduced him to Harry and Meghan,” the expert said.

Lilling and his business partner Amanda Groves were named among The Hollywood Reporter’s “Top dealmakers of 2022” in December, along with 43 other power players “who brokered big-ticket pacts, cultivated content and built brands from scratch amid the streaming wars.”

[From Page Six]

LMAO: “People have questioned how the Sussexes plan to make more money…” Like, the Sussexes got extremely rich deals from Netflix and Spotify. Harry is making a lot of money with BetterUp. They’ve already gotten into venture capital. I don’t doubt that the Sussexes know a lot of dealmakers and that they have their choice of California’s best money managers and business dealmakers. But they’re already doing really well and they’re already very rich.

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King Charles stepped out solo on Thursday in London. He visited the newly-renovated Leighton House (a museum), where he got to see various treasures in the Arab Hall. Some of the new treasures were commissioned by one of Charles’s side projects, Turquoise Mountain, which helps global artisans and craftsmen make and sell their goods in a global market. He was presented with a puzzle box from Jordan and he struggled with it, apparently.

Something notable happened on Wednesday, when Charles and Camilla were doing a walkabout at one of their events. The king was greeting some of his subjects and one gentleman asked him to “bring back Harry”:

While the monarch was greeting royal fans at the University of East London’s Stratford Campus, one attendee shrieked, “Can you bring back Harry?” as King Charles shook hands.

After seemingly mishearing what the student said — the king asked “Who?” in his initial response — Charles simply burst into laughter and continued his visit.

[From Page Six]

I saw the video (which is no longer available) and the man in the crowd actually asked twice, with Charles’s “who?” in between. I mean… the Windsors still believe that the Sussex issue will “blow over” eventually and it’s been over three years. Charles is feverishly planning his Chubbly and all anyone can talk about is Harry and whether he’ll come. But I’d also like to point out that there is this consistent belief among the British populace that it’s just a matter of Charles ordering Harry to come back or that it’s Charles’s call as to where Harry lives. And that’s not the case. And notice that it’s solely about Harry too.

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Here are more photos from the Prince and Princess of Wales’s trip to Cornwall on Thursday, plus some additional photos of Kate’s event on Wednesday, when she got to hang out with Captain Preet Chandi. For a while, it seemed like William and Kate were going to do more separate events, but the day in Cornwall was their third joint-appearance in less than two weeks. William was with her when she launched Shaping Us at BAFTA, and they went to the Windsor foodbank together on January 26th. Is this a new era of William and Kate being able to do events together without looking like they’re disgusted with one another? Perhaps. According to People Magazine’s cover story, Kate is as tough as they come and she’s a real asset for William. Her people always say that.

Kate Middleton is moving forward following the release of Prince Harry’s memoir, Spare. While the Princess of Wales has stayed silent on her brother-in-law’s bombshell book, which portrayed her as cold towards him and Meghan Markle, she is “no shrinking violet,” a family friend tells PEOPLE in this week’s cover story.

“She is a tough woman. It is wonderful that William has Kate by his side to rely on, as she is a real stalwart through this,” the friend says.

Another friend tells PEOPLE, “So much has been said that at this stage, I think they just want to move on. The whole situation is very sad, but it’s business as usual, and she’s getting on with the job because that’s what she does.”

Behind the scenes, discussions are underway onhow to work out a reconciliation between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the royal family. There’s “fatigue” at the consequences of the brothers’ estrangement, as one insider puts it, and recognition that something — or someone — must bridge the divide.

[From People]

I guess it’s much too late for the Keen Peacemaker narrative to rise again. Kate’s done with keen-peacemaking, everyone, she’s not going to solve her husband’s beef with Harry. Her new narrative is “Kate is moving on by winning the imaginary battle in her head against her nemesis Meghan!” Kind of crazy how Ol’ Stalwart wants credit for being “tough” when she also wants sympathy for Meghan sympathetically referencing her Baby Brain. Also: it continues to fascinate me to watch how Kate and William’s separate PR strategies diverge. Kate tells people that she’s indispensable, that she’s the only one who can soothe her intemperate, rage-filled, childish husband, that she’s his best asset. William’s PR is that Kate is fine, she raises the children and she doesn’t embarrass him too much. Anyway, we must allow Kate to get on with the job of copykeening her nemesis. Oh wait, it’s time for Kate to disappear for a month, whoopsie.

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Britney Spears finally had her conservatorship removed in the fall of 2021. “Free Britney” worked, and Britney has been enjoying her newfound freedom ever since. Because Britney’s fans were so instrumental in helping Britney seek and achieve freedom, those fans believe they’re entitled to monitor her health and well-being. Those fans even went so far as to recently send police to Britney’s home to do a welfare check. The thing is, once Britney’s conservatorship was done, Britney can now make her own decisions about her medications, her doctors, her treatments and how she lives her life. Mine is not a pro- or anti-conservatorship stance, just a recognition that Freed Britney was always going to have a difficult time managing her own life after more than a decade of microscopic control exerted on her.

That’s what we’ve been seeing for more than a year now: a fanbase with a parasocial entitlement to “monitor” Britney; a woman with a history of mental health issues now in charge of her own treatment and medication; a victim of financial, medical and parental abuse trying to understand and process that abuse. Of course it’s messy and of course people have legitimate concerns about Britney’s well-being. I’m not entirely sure that briefing People Magazine is the answer though.

Those in Britney Spears’ life are worried about the pop star as she goes through a difficult time, multiple sources close to the singer tell PEOPLE. Spears’ inner circle had an intervention planned for the “Hold Me Closer” singer, 41, but it was canceled at the last minute. She did, however, meet with a doctor on Wednesday night — and while the meeting went well, the next steps are unclear.

“Britney has been acting increasingly erratically and those around her have grown more concerned,” a source says. “She is often up all night, sleeps during [the] day and has a lot of anger.”

Another insider in Spears’ circle tells PEOPLE that things behind the scenes have been “very difficult” and “absolutely chaotic” as those close to her encourage her to get help.

“Everyone had hoped Britney could be convinced to seek treatment before things got any worse but they knew it wouldn’t be easy,” the source says. “She’s been going through a lot and has been increasingly combative.”

The insider adds that Sam Asghari, whom Spears married in June after six years of dating, “is being as supportive as possible.”

[From People]

This sounds familiar to anyone who has any experience with someone dealing with bipolar disorder. It sounds… a lot like Kanye West too, only Kanye is allowed to just exist in whatever harmful Nazi state he wants with his bros around to insulate him. As for Britney, she isn’t a monster and what’s happening is not some new thing. Now, am I concerned that she doesn’t seem to be taking her meds, or that her meds don’t seem to be working? Yes. Do I wish that Britney had better people in her life overall, people whom she can trust, people who will help her without their own agenda? Yes. I hope she’s well and I hope she finds medical professionals who can help her. I hope she has people in her life whom she trusts no matter what.

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