Here are some photos of Kim Kardashian out and about in London this weekend. She flew to England late last week after spending several days in Cannes, taking part in the Cannes Lions conference. She stayed in London when Kanye traveled to Paris for the day to check out the Louis Vuitton collection, and then Kim joined Kanye at Glastonbury to watch his performance. They arrived by helicopter, which must have been hell on Kim’s morning sickness.

Before Glastonbury, Kim was photographed in a couple of black outfits in London. She went out shopping at Harrods and a lingerie store called Rigby & Peller. At Harrods, she ran into Serena Williams and they hugged and chatted for a moment while the paparazzi snapped photos. At Rigby & Peller – which is the Queen’s favorite lingerie shop, by the way – Kim purchased two new bras, one in nude and one in black. It’s funny because just a few hours later, Kim was photographed going braless, with her tatas on full display underneath a very thin black blouse – you can see the NSFW photos here. You know why Kim had to buy some new bras? Because her boobs are really out of control with this pregnancy. Poor Kim.

Meanwhile, Kim has been chatting about a number of things. A lot of people have been claiming lately that Kylie Jenner is trying to/succeeding at morphing into Kim. When asked about Kylie’s morph, Kim said: “I love that. She is the best, you know? She’s my little twin soul. She’s such a free spirit, and I love that. She’s the sweetest.” Kim was also just asked about her second husband, Kris Humphries, and how bad that whole episode was for her “career”.

Kim Kardashian West hit rock bottom after her 2011 split from second husband Kris Humphries. The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star encountered a lot of backlash after ending her marriage to the NBA player after just 72 days, and admitted in an interview on Friday that she thought her days as a celebrity were over.

“When I was going through the divorce I did say to everyone, ‘You guys, I think our careers are over. I hope you’ve saved your money. And now we’ll just continue to do our clothing stores and what we started off doing before the show. I totally thought it was over,” she told British businessman Sir Martin Sorrell in an interview for The Drum.

Kardashian West, 34, explained that she was being “very paranoid” and decided to take some time off to regroup.

“The time was really good for me,” she said. “I cancelled everything. I had a book tour, I had a fragrance launch, I had everything that you could possibly imagine and I just cancelled it all and I took time for me.”

[From People]

I remember the backlash against Kim after she filed for divorce after just 72 days of marriage to Kris Humphries. But you know why she survived that? It was Kanye West, true, but it was also Kris Humphries being so dumb. Some Kardashian-haters really hoped that Humphries would stick it to Kim and that he would be able to prove “fraud” or something and he really drew out their divorce for much longer than it needed to be. And in the end, he was the one who looked like a douchebag. In the end, I think a lot of women in particular were like, “Oh, I get why she divorced him, he’s That Guy Trying to Punish His Ex For Dumping Him.” Kim was stupid to marry Humphries, don’t get me wrong, but I still don’t fault her for divorcing him.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.

Dear Gossips,

Younger, faster, stronger? Most of the time, I guess.

But if you watched the BET Awards last night and the tribute to Janet Jackson, that choreography not only still holds up, it’s a challenge for the new generation. And the drop-step-walk from Rhythm Nation will never, ever…      

Bristol Palin posted this ^^ photo on her Patheos blog on Friday with the message “This is still how much I care about anything negative … #prolife ?? God is good, happy Friday!!” Which brings me to my biggest question: is Bristol Palin trying to squeeze her second unwed pregnancy for all of the publicity she can get? Part of me would have no trouble believing that particular conspiracy, but part of me doesn’t even believe Bristol is smart enough to be that conniving. I have a hard time believing that she’s thought through how she’s releasing – and not releasing – information and how that affects what we write about her.

As you know already, Bristol announced her second pregnancy last Thursday. Her announcement blog post did not sound happy at all – it included statements like “Honestly, I’ve been trying my hardest to keep my chin up on this one” and “I know this has been, and will be, a huge disappointment to my family, to my close friends, and to many of you” and “I do not want any lectures.” Which led to many of us writing and believing that Bristol got pregnant “accidentally” yet again, meaning this pregnancy was unplanned. Over the weekend, we discussed some theories about WHY this was so unplanned and why we really haven’t heard a confirmation on the baby-daddy. The baby-daddy might be Dakota Meyer, or it might be…? Anyway, Bristol has written a new blog post about her pregnancy and she’s just being deliberately obtuse now. You can read the full piece here, I’m making some edits.

So here are the things you should all get straight before you continue to mock me, judge me, and talk about me. None of us are perfect. I made a mistake, but it’s not the mistake all these giddy a$$holes have loved to assume. This pregnancy was actually planned.

Everyone knows I wanted more kids, to have a bigger family. Believing I was heading that way, I got ahead of myself. Things didn’t go as planned, but life keeps going. Life moves on. But I do not regret this baby. This baby is not a disappointment, and I cannot wait to be a mom times two. Tripp is going to make the best big brother!!

Let’s get another thing straight, because I can’t tolerate all the talk on this subject. I have never been paid as an “abstinence spokesperson.” I was employed by the great people at The Candies Foundation…. In other words, they are a teen pregnancy prevention non-profit and I worked for them when I was 18 and 19 — when I could share first hand the challenges of being a teen mother.

I know you remember me most from when Mom ran for Vice President. However, I’m not 17 anymore, I am 24. I’ve been employed at the same doctor’s office for over six years now; I own a home; I have a well-rounded, beautiful son.

Here’s what I have spoken out about. Life. On this blog and at a few pro-life events.

When I realized I was pregnant, I knew I would be completely crucified. But I never even thought of aborting this child, NO MATTER WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCE. (Sorry to the ghouls at Gawker, who said this baby is an argument FOR abortion. Not happening.) I am pregnant. This is not the ideal situation, but life is important even if it’s not in the most absolute ideal circumstance. This is more confirmation on what I’ve always stood for. I’ve always been pro-life and I am standing for life now. Deal with it.

[From Bristol’s Patheos blog]

A few things.

Bristol was paid as an abstinence ambassador, even though the Candies’ Foundation is a non-profit. According to the Candies’ Foundation TAX RECORDS, Bristol made $262,500 in 2009 alone. That figure comes from the Associated Press, not a tabloid. Bristol was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to shill her abstinence bulls-t and now she’s lying about it. Because she’s a lying grifter and a hypocrite.

“None of us are perfect.” And yet she has made a career out of mocking, judging and talking about other people. People in glass houses, darlin’.

“I got ahead of myself.” I guess she’s saying that Dakota is the father? But maybe she’s not even sure. If she got pregnant with Dakota and the “mistake” she made was agreeing to marry him…? I don’t know, why doesn’t she just come out and say it?

Choice is choice. Bristol is using her reproductive choice even as she advocates for taking away choice. Choosing to carry an unexpected child to term is choice. Choosing to become a single, unwed mother is a choice. This is reproductive choice in action and Bristol is too stupid to understand that. She’s also too stupid to understand that because she’s cloistered in her uniquely Republican white privilege, she won’t get “shamed” by her own party for choosing to become a single mother.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Bristol’s blog.

Looking gorgeous at our pride finale! #CaitlynJenner #CandisCayne #VossEvents #LoveWins

A photo posted by Voss Events (@vossevents) on Jun 28, 2015 at 2:52pm PDT

Caitlyn Jenner attended an event in NYC on Sunday, the same day as the NYC Pride Parade. From the brief video (below) and description, it sounds like a blast. She was there as part of a likely sponsored appearance and attended an event for Voss, held at “Dream Downtown Hotel’s PH-D lounge.” According to People Magazine, Caitlyn was there with six friends and the visit was filmed for her reality show, I Am Cait. US Magazine has some more details, and it sounds like she had a great time:

“Caitlyn was blushing and waving,” the source tells Us Weekly. “She looked very touched. Caitlyn was laughing and chatting with everyone.”

Actress Candis Cayne, who also attended the event, dedicated the song “I Am a Woman” to Jenner as the crowd cheered. Later the reality star made it rain cash all over Cayne as the party guests danced on the tables.

“Caitlyn was dancing with her friends and even flipping her hair,” another onlooker dished to Us.

The event was hosted by Steele Luxury Travel in collaboration with Jared Needle and Voss Productions, who shared snaps of Jenner via Instagram. Steele Luxury Travel’s Instagram page captured Jenner’s rousing entrance in a video.

[From US Magazine]

This looks fun and it’s a rare glimpse into Caitlyn’s personal life. She’s been so exacting about her image post-transition and this just builds anticipation for her reality show. I really want to watch I Am Cait, if only to see how Caitlyn’s life is portrayed. Will it be a docuseries as we’ve heard or will they work in some fake drama as is typical of any E! show? A new promo has been released (video is on E!) and it has a kind of somber yet triumphant feel to it. Caitlyn says “People don’t understand looking into the mirror and nothing seems right… this is about getting to be who you really are.” The show premieres on July 26. Caitlyn will make her first red carpet event appearance at the ESPYs (where she will receive the Arthur Ashe award) on July 15th. She’s planning this to a T. We’ve barely seen any paparazzi photos of her, and you know she’s a huge target.

Some activists are saying that transgender issues are on the new frontier of the LGBT movement now that same sex marriage has finally been legalized. Caitlyn’s transition and reality show, along with several other shows coming out soon, may help build public awareness and acceptance.

Looking gorgeous at our pride finale! #CaitlynJenner #CandisCayne #VossEvents #LoveWins

A photo posted by Voss Events (@vossevents) on Jun 28, 2015 at 2:52pm PDT

#CaitlynJenner watching @CandisCayne at our annual Pride Party! Yeah we’re kinda major… #VossEvents

A photo posted by Voss Events (@vossevents) on Jun 28, 2015 at 1:27pm PDT

Caitlyn Jenner is filming her reality show at New York Pride. pic.twitter.com/4pCqksjIjU

— Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) June 28, 2015

SPOILERS for last night’s episode of True Detective, “Night Finds You”

Was Nic Pizzolatto’s writing always this clunky and Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson just elevated the writing with their superb performances? Or did Pizzolatto’s writing get A LOT worse this year? That’s the question. Anyway, after the mediocre reception to my post about True Detective’s season premiere last Monday, I wasn’t even going to write about TD this week. But then… something happened. In the last minute of the episode, something major happened. Before we get to that, some random thoughts:

SO DARK. Every character this season is being weighed down by terribly dark backstories and none of them have been able to make lemonade out of lemons, you know? I guess the closest thing we have to real “hero” is Rachel McAdams’ character, Ani. Or her character’s real name: Antigone. Seriously. Even then, I think we’re supposed to believe Antigone is super-dark because she, like, grew up on a weird commune, and she like totally vapes and watches p0rn.

Dropping the word “f-g”. Happy marriage equality, LGBT people. Now you get to hear a major character say the word “f-g” in the middle of the show for no real reason. I guess it was supposed to be foreshadowing for how Taylor Kitsch’s character Paul is a big ol’ closet case. But you could have done “self-loathing closet case” in a much better way. Plus, what’s the big deal? LGBT people are allowed to serve openly in the military and the police force now. Which just goes to show you – Nic Pizzolatto wants to bring some gritty 1970s realness to this season and it’s just not working.

Only Colin Farrell is really selling this dialogue. And just barely. There was the moment about Ani vaping, which was okay, and then there was the conversation about knives and feminism. Ray said: “Just so you know, I support feminism, mostly by having body-image issues.” Good line. Too bad that he might be dead now.

Oh yeah, Ray might be dead. Sure. Why not? I’ll admit that as far as cliffhangers go, that was a pretty good one. I was sitting there, stunned, thinking, “Sh-t, did they really just kill off this major character in Episode 2????” Ray is following up on a lead given to him by Vince Vaughn – and let’s face it, Vaughn’s character is a much better detective than Paul – and Ray goes to Casper’s little hideaway apartment. Ray goes by himself, didn’t call for backup, didn’t call Ani. Ray finds that the apartment was where Casper was killed and someone recorded the whole mise en scene through a one-way mirror (how LA Confidential)… and it looked like that sh-t was still recording. Ray hears someone behind him, goes to pull his gun and gets shot. Then the dude in The Raven Mask of Doom walks over to Ray – who is on the ground – and unloads a shotgun blast into Ray’s chest. End of scene.

Is Ray really gone? Probably not. In the trailers for this season, we got a glimpse of Ray in some scenes that haven’t aired yet. It would be pretty baller for True Detective to just kill off a major character in Episode 2 and have him stay dead, but I don’t think that’s what’s going to happen. I think we’re going to get flashbacks with Ray and his wife while Ray lays in a hospital bed, recovering from being shot point-blank in the chest with the same shotgun that took off Casper’s junk. Still, the preview for the next episode looks Ray-free?

Photos courtesy of HBO.

Here are some new photos of Jennifer Lawrence in NYC where she’s been looking for an apartment. She’s reportedly holding herself to a $10,000 per month budget, which sounds like a lot of money. It IS a lot, but it won’t get her a penthouse in Manhattan. The sure thing about JLaw setting up a secondary home base (in addition to her enviable LA digs) in the Big Apple is that she’ll get papped more often. Photogs are harder to avoid without a gated residence and long driveway in a private neighborhood.

Jennifer has definitely been papped a lot lately. We saw her imitating a goofy walrus with chopsticks. Now there are even stranger photos that show JLaw walking around with a scribbled mustache and unibrow. You can see the pictures here. She knew these pictures would end up splashed all over the internet, which is why she pulled an 8th grade move.

Now I’m scratching my head over this behavior. With the chopsticks, I figured she was sloshed and slipped into goofball mode. This face-drawing seems like a beg for attention. Such playfulness is probably her usual behavior behind closed doors, but JLaw has always kept a poker face around the paparazzi. She’ll flip them off (literally and figuratively). Why is she suddenly willing to attract attention from the cameras? Some people think she’s deflecting from the Chris Martin photos where he’s walking arm-in-arm with Kylie Minogue. I’m starting to believe this may be the case.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet, Pacific Coast News & WENN

I sometimes wonder if Gwen Stefani and Jennifer Garner are two sides of the same pap-strolling coin. Where I feel like Garner uses the happy-family photo-ops to prove how “normal and relatable” she is and how her marriage is, like, totally solid. But what is Gwen trying to accomplish if we believe that she has a hand in organizing at least some of these pap strolls? Is she simply doing the same thing, “look at my normal family, I’m such a hands-on mom!” The thing is, just because Gwen and Jen want to show us that side of their lives, it can still be true. Jennifer Garner DOES seem like a great, hands-on mom, as does Gwen. Anyway, Star Magazine says Gwen organizes these pap strolls despite the fact that “babysitters” are doing all of the heavy lifting of child rearing.

In front of the flashes, there’s no doubt that she looks like a seriously hands-on mom. But according to a source, the pop star Gwen Stefani parenting isn’t quite so picture perfect behind the scenes.

“Of course Gwen loves her kids, but it’s her babysitters who do most of the work,” dishes the insider.

Since Gwen and her husband Gavin Rossdale, are so busy with their careers, the nannies are the ones who prepare meals, set schedules and help their three boys—Kingston, 9, Zuma, 6, and Apollo, 1—with school projects. Still, you wouldn’t know it from the way Gwen jumps into mommy mode whenever the cameras are around.

“She always starts holding hands or horsing around with the kids in front of the paparazzi,” says the source.

Though after 25 years in showbiz, can you blame Gwen for knowing a good photo op?

[From Star Magazine]

I feel like this is very working-mom-shaming. I’m sure Gwen and Gavin have full-time childcare help, probably two nannies or more for three growing boys. I believe those nannies probably do help raise the kids. But that doesn’t mean Gwen is an absent mother or anything – she works a lot AND she spends a lot of time with her kids. And where’s Gavin in this? I feel like he doesn’t work that much anymore and he’s spending a lot of time with the kids too. Eh. So, what do you think? Was this just a mean mom-shaming article from Star or is there some kind of conspiracy where Gwen only shows affection to her children when the cameras are around?

OMG, Apollo is beautiful.

Photos courtesy of WENN & Fame/Flynet.

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Last night’s BET Awards were notable for a few moments. P. Diddy fell into a hole onto the stage, and Janet Jackson received the Ultimate Icon award (to coincide with her upcoming album release). What everyone’s talking about is how Rihanna sat next to Floyd Mayweather for much of the show. She also teasingly toyed with a roll of duct tape. Then Rihanna bound Floyd’s hands with a bandanna and taped his mouth shut. Here’s a clip.

This was a scripted moment by BET, so what does it mean? One could take it as commentary. Floyd Mayweather has an extensive domestic violence record, and Rihanna still has to deal with the Chris Brown fallout. But the execution of this stunt was too jokey. Rihanna also sang along with Breezy’s performance, so she wasn’t in a serious mood at all.

I’m including more photos of Rihanna, including pictures from her recent Tokyo fashion show appearance for Dior. There’s also a photo of her with rumored hookup Karim Benzema, a Real Madrid footballer. Oh, and here’s the teaser trailer for Rihanna’s “BBHMM” video, which arrives with violent implications.

Photos courtesy of Pacific Coast News, Fame/Flynet & WENN

Paris Hilton isn’t normally someone who elicits cries of pity, but she fell victim to a cruel prank. Egyptian actor Ramez Galal pulled a shameless stunt on his show, Ramez in Control. Paris believed she was on a tourist-oriented jet tour of Dubai. She visits the city often enough (usually for resort openings) that her presence on such a flight isn’t out of the ordinary.

Paris was set up for this terrible prank, and her handler was part of the process. She attended yet another hotel opening, and she ended up entering the jet. The stunt involved the plane pretending to spin out of control while alarms blare. The plane dives and swoops for several minutes as Paris freaks out and cries. Once the plane lands, Paris finds out the whole thing was a prank. She’s completely surprised and understandably upset. Here’s the video clip (with fair warning – it is disturbing to watch) and let’s discuss below.

Does this make you feel sorry for Paris? Galal’s thrilled reaction (after landing) was almost more disturbing than the prank itself. This guy has no conscience at all. This stunt could have gone very wrong, and every occupant of the plane should feel lucky to be alive. Poor Paris, and shame on Galal for making me feel bad for a spoiled heiress.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet & WENN

I’ve been trying not to think about how Trevor Noah will replace Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. While the first rush of press around Noah was “yay, someone new and fresh and South African,” the second-take has been more “whoa, he’s pretty sexist, he favors Don Rickles-type shtick humor and he probably stole those jokes anyway.” So many of us have been thinking about what might have been, if The Daily Show had gone with a replacement host who was more of a known and beloved quantity. The names being tossed around: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, even Amy Schumer. Well, as it turns out, TDS outright offered the gig to two of those women.

In a New York Times Magazine profile of the network that was published over the weekend, it was revealed that Comedy Central had approached Saturday Night Live and Parks and Recreation vet Amy Poehler to host—apparently the fastest “no” they’d ever received—as well as Chris Rock, who reportedly only wished to do it for one year. Comedy Central brass eventually settled on Trevor Noah, an up-and-coming stand-up comedian from South Africa, to fill Stewart’s very large shoes.

Well, The Daily Beast can now report that Amy Schumer, who has her own incredibly popular (and brilliant) program Inside Amy Schumer on Comedy Central, was offered The Daily Show chair as well, but after giving it some thought, decided to turn it down.

“Yes,” Schumer told The Daily Beast when asked whether she was offered the job of host of The Daily Show.

“I was so honored to be asked and considered. With Comedy Central, I project so much ‘You’re my parents!’ on the network and the people that run it, so them saying, ‘We believe in you and trust that you can do this,’ I thought, ‘Oh my god, thank you!’ And then I thought, ‘Well, I could give everyone I love a job and we could all be together for five years. But picturing being in a building and knowing what I was going to do for five years—I love not knowing. And I’ve never done anything safe or to make money for that reason. So, you know, I said, ‘I can’t start now.’”

[From The Daily Beast]

I think that’s actually pretty baller for Amy Schumer to go with the unknown rather than a steady, paying gig that she actually would have been good at. It does feel like Schumer is on the cusp of something bigger – everyone is crazy about her Comedy Central show and she has her first starring vehicle film coming out soon – Trainwreck, directed by Judd Apatow, and it looks seriously funny. But if Trainwreck bombs and her Comedy Central show falls from grace, Schumer might regret not taking The Daily Show gig. Sigh…

Meanwhile, Schumer recently spoke to People Magazine about all of the stuff she’s been talking about recently on her show – aging, sexism, body image, etc. She tells People: “It’s very therapeutic for me to be like, ‘Yes, I’m not going to look like a malnourished bird,’ and I like speaking to that, as well as speaking to my work and what I’m doing.” I like that she doesn’t look like a malnourished bird too. God, I hope Trainwreck is successful. I also hope Trevor Noah doesn’t last long on TDS.

Here’s the redband trailer for Trainwreck. NSFW language and dude-butt.

Photos courtesy of WENN.