Last December, Chris Rock filed for divorce from his wife of 19 years, Malaak Compton. Things got messy really fast. We heard updates about how Malaak wanted sole custody of their two daughters. She (allegedly) wouldn’t let Chris see the kids very often, which upset him because he “lives for his children” and arranges his schedule around school pickups.

Both parties leaked information to the press. Malaak talked up her charitable pursuits with People, and a Page Six source said Rock was befuddled at her obvious positioning. Rock’s camp rallied around him, saying he “just wasn’t happy in the marriage anymore. There is no third party involved.” Then he reportedly partied with a “mystery woman“ in St. Barts on New Year’s Eve. He recently admitted being “sad outta [his] f***ing mind” over the split. He is maintaining two houses, one for Malaak and one for himself.

Six months later, and the divorce is still ongoing. Chris and Malaak have agreed on joint custody. The finances are still a sticking point. The prenup is off the table due to a sunset clause, and Page Six says Malaak wants to maintain her lifestyle:

Comedian Chris Rock’s estranged wife wants to live the life of a celebrity spouse even after they’re divorced.

Malaak Compton-Rock is demanding a huge hunk of her husband’s $70 million fortune so she can maintain a Champagne-and-caviar lifestyle, a copy of her divorce papers reveals.

The stay-at-home mom married the ex-Saturday Night Live star in 1996 after they met at the Essence Awards while she was working in public relations. She soon gave up her career and became a full-time mother, court papers say.

Compton-Rock, 46, now spends much of her time caring for the couple’s kids — Lola Simone, 13, and Zahra Savannah, 11 — in their posh home in Alpine, NJ, where their neighbors include singer Mary J. Blige and Yankee pitcher CC Sabathia.

Both parties agree their prenup has expired under a sunset clause, meaning they could face a battle over the eight-figure family bank account, a filing in Bergen County court shows. The papers also say she and Rock, 50, have already agreed to 50-50 child custody.

Compton-Rock spends her free time on the charity circuit. She runs a group called The Angel Rock Project and in 2008 appeared as a judge on the ABC reality show Oprah’s Big Give, where she clinked Champagne glasses with actress Vivica A. Fox and Sopranos star Lorraine Bracco.

The court filings say Compton-Rock deserves a payout “commensurate with the marital standard of living” because of all her child-rearing and charitable endeavors.

[From Page Six]

This report sounds completely shady. Page Six has been pro-Chris since he filed for divorce, and it’s interesting that they acquired a copy of the papers. Rock currently pays for Malaak’s home and living expenses for the sake of his daughters. I can’t blame him for wanting Malaak to support herself, but he may end up getting screwed by the sunset clause of his prenup. Does she really have a “champagne-and-caviar lifestyle“? Who knows. This whole story is unfortunate, and both Chris and Malaak are playing dirty with the press.

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I have a theory about why Duchess Kate was shoved into the background for the balcony wave at Saturday’s Trooping the Colour parade. My theory: Kate doesn’t know how to behave on the balcony. There are almost always complaints about her balcony etiquette, whether she’s twirling and fluffing her hair on Remembrance Day or smiling and giggling when she’s supposed to be somber, it feels like the senior royals have finally figured out that Kate needs to not be front and center on the balcony. Plus, I really do think that the Queen had to “order” Kate to appear at Trooping the Colour because Kate didn’t even want to show up. This is Kate’s punishment: she has to come to the parade but stand in the back on the balcony.

Anyway, Britain’s long, national nightmare is finally over: William and Kate have finally hired a replacement housekeeper for Anmer Hall. FINALLY!! I’m totally assuming that Carole Middleton must have put this poor woman through the ringer to get this job.

Prince William and Princess Kate have some added help. They have found a housekeeper for their country home, Anmer Hall – and she comes with a royal resumé.

PEOPLE has learned that until recently, Sadie Rice has been working for Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon and his wife, the book-loving Crown Priness Mette-Marit – who bears a striking resemblance to a certain cold-weather Disney princess.

The experience of looking after the Norwegian royals’ three children will serve the 33-year-old Rice in good stead with William and Kate, who had advertised widely for someone good with kids – and dogs.

[From People]

This goes along with many of the other major hires William and Kate have made for their household and childcare staff: hire outside of the royal-servant units. Nanny Maria is “foreign”. Sadie Rice has spent a lot of time working outside of Britain. Will and Kate’s newest press secretary is an American. Part of me likes that W&K think outside the box and look for people unconnected to members of the royal family. Part of me thinks that Will and Kate hire outsiders because they don’t want the business-as-usual gossip that comes with traditional royal staffers.

I should also note: I have never, ever believed that Will & Kate’s staff is as small as they want us to believe. Just because they were looking for a full-time housekeeper for Anmer Hall doesn’t mean they weren’t “making do” with a dozen transplanted staffers from Kensington Palace, you know? Carole probably barks orders at a dozen staffers a day, easily.

Last thing: for George’s first balcony appearance, he wore the same exact outfit that William wore for his first balcony appearance.

Prince George’s first appearance on the balcony wearing the same outfit his father wore at HM’s Birthday Parade 1984 pic.twitter.com/ffhrDleGmT

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) June 13, 2015

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Alexander Skarsgard was in LA this weekend promoting The Diary Of A Teenage Girl. The film received excellent reviews after Sundance and the LA Times just called it “exhilarating” …even though, um, it’s about statutory rape. Bel Powley’s mother, Kristen Wiig, is dating Skarsgard. Teen Bel and …      

Full disclosure: I do not watch The Real Housewives of Orange County. I am covering this story because it’s mind boggling that there are actual women who blame themselves for their husband’s wandering dick. Apparently The Real Housewives of OC’s Shannon Beador is one of them. I was facepalming over some of the quotes she recently gave US Weekly, while accompanied at an event by her cheating husband. Of course she’s already forgiven him, because his cheating was her fault for not being “an amazing wife”. What does that entail exactly – stroking his ego, never criticizing and being available to him at all times? I don’t know how this woman is portrayed on the show, but this just rubs me the wrong way.

I did some research over on RealityTea, and apparently Shannon caught her husband of 14 years, David, whispering on the phone about a year ago. She then dug through his briefcase and found hotel bills and confronted him. Shannon later blogged about why she chose to put their marital issues on the show and forgive David, after they went through counseling together and with their children.

Here are some of the things Shannon told US. It’s clear that she thinks she’s at fault:

The pair, wed for 14 years, fought about everything from sex to time spent together. “If I had been an amazing wife,” she said, “he wouldn’t have gone elsewhere.”

They split in 2014 when David left to be with the other woman. Two weeks later, he came back after reflecting on the “destruction” he had caused. “I really hurt Shannon,” admitted the construction company owner. And for the past year, the parents of Sophie, 13, and twins Stella and Adeline, 10, have been in counseling. “So many people toss their marriages in the trash,” said Shannon. “We aren’t.”

[From US Magazine, print edition, June 22, 2015]

Is this lady convincing herself that she’s to blame or did her husband convince her? While I understand choosing to work on a marriage after infidelity, which is one thing, deciding that you’re the one at fault when your partner cheated is another. Yes no marriage or person is perfect, but cheaters are going to cheat. It may not matter what the other partner does if the opportunity presents itself. There are so many other ways that David could have handled trouble in his marriage. It is weak and passive aggressive to sneak around outside a marriage instead of talk things over with a spouse. Also, David probably came back after two weeks because it didn’t work out with the side piece, not because he felt guilty.

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If you remember Kim Kardashian’s first pregnancy, you might remember that it was something of ongoing joke in the tabloids that Kim and Kanye were considering naming their child “North”. Everyone had a good laugh about it and Kim denied the stories outright for months. And then Yeezus and Kim named their daughter North and everyone was like, “Damn, that just happened.” So with this pregnancy, people have been throwing out names like South West, Easton West, etc, because why not? Well, Kim appeared on NPR’s “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me,” which is a longer conversation than we have time for (the highlight: Why in the world did NPR agree to put Kim on a program?!). She was quizzed about baby names and other stuff. Some highlights:

Kim denies the rumor that she’s having a boy: “We actually haven’t told anyone the sex. So I heard that we’re having a boy. I heard that we’re having twins. I heard that I’m not even carrying my own baby. I’ve heard so many things and most of that information is not true.”

Being offered the name Kadoul, Sudanese word for south: “I don’t like South West, though, because that’s like – you know, North will always, you know, be better… And be more – she has a better direction….so I wouldn’t do that. I don’t think we’ll go with another direction.

Hearing all of the suggestions of “South West”: “I mean, everyone keeps on saying South, and I think it’s so stupid. Stupidest thing ever and just ridiculous.

[From NPR]

“Stupidest thing ever and just ridiculous” – stupider than naming your firstborn child NORTH WEST? More ridiculous than naming your child after a defunct airline? And I don’t even believe her – I think directional names ARE in the mix because the lady doth protest too much. She probably is expecting a boy and they’ll name him Easton Wilde West or something. You can hear Kim’s NPR interview here.

A photo Kim just posted of North’s baptism in Jerusalem.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and Kim’s Instagram.

Sporting skinnies and stripes, Kate Middleton stepped out with 22-month-old son Prince George in Gloucestershire, England on Sunday (June 14).

Donning a dark blue and white striped 3/4-sleeved tee and rolled up blue skinny jeans, the Duchess of Cambridge, 33, and Prince William, 32, brought their royal tot to the Beaufort Polo Club.

The lil’ prince played with his mother on the grass as his dad participated in a match.

The royal toddler stole the show in a blue V-neck cardigan over a white collared shirt, dark blue shorts and blue Crocs.

The day before, the royal couple were photographed with their son who made his Buckingham Palace balcony debut.

Baby sister, Princess Charlotte, was not spotted at either event.

Last week, Kensington Palace released four official photos of Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

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On Friday, Angelina Jolie was in South Africa to attend a panel discussion and make a speech about sexual/gender violence in conflict. Jolie co-hosted the huge summit on Sexual Violence in Conflict last summer, and this appearance was an extension of her ongoing work. Like she did in London, Angelina appealed with William Hague, the now former Secretary of State of Great Britain. Hague and Jolie are tight, and have been close allies and friends for several years now. His continued involvement with this issue (even now that he’s out of office) makes me believe that he really cares about violence against women in a real way.

Superficial note: Angelina’s grey dress in these photos is by Michael Kors. She really doesn’t look like she’s wearing much makeup and her continued work with these causes is not “glamorous.” And I love that about her. The other woman in these photos is African Union Commission chairperson Nkosasana Dlamini-Zuma. The conference in Johannesburg was part of the annual African Union Summit.

As I said, Jolie gave a speech about violence against women, specifically within war or conflict zones. She said, in part: “There is a global epidemic of violence against women – both within conflict zones and within societies at peace – and it is still treated as a lesser crime and lower priority…The near-total impunity that exists worldwide for crimes against women, in conflict zones in particular, means that we are seeing more and more armed groups turn it into their weapon of choice. Women and girls are bearing the brunt of extremists that revel in treating them barbarically. This is inextricably linked to our overall failure to prevent and end conflicts worldwide, which is causing human suffering on an unprecedented level.” I’m including a video below – skip ahead to the one-minute mark to see part of her speech.

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Brandi Glanville did an interview with William Shatner… for some reason. It was part of Ora TV’s Brown Bag Wine Tasting, and since “wine” is right there in the title, I’m assuming Brandi was on her way to being pretty hammered when this interview took place. There are lots of juicy quotes from the piece, some about Brandi’s current dating life, some about her marriage to Eddie Cibrian, and some about divorce in general. Here are some highlights:

On her marriage to Eddie: “He had extra girlfriends, I guess you can say. He had some ladies on the side.”

She tried to forgive him: “I tried but when I found out there was more than a couple, I decided I was better off on my own.”

The divorce: “It’s almost like a death. You mourn, you die a little bit. Who you were as a wife and a mother, you’re no longer that person. It took me about a year to figure out that it had nothing to do with me. But it took a while… I was wondering how I could be any better than I was. Was I not tall enough? Skinny enough? Are my boobs not big enough? Should I have blue eyes? It was all of that. It made me a better person to go through that. And to figure out that it had nothing to do with me.”

Her current love life: “I just broke up with my boyfriend on the way here, via text… He was annoying me.”

Don’t call it “making love”: “I wouldn’t call it making love. When you’re doing stuff that’s a little kinkier, I call it f–king. That’s just how I say it. When people say making love—like when guys say ‘I want to make love to you’ I’m like ‘You don’t even know me. You’re a mangina.’”

[From E! News and Us Weekly]

I like that she’s past the point of calling out Eddie’s mistresses specifically. She can’t really avoid mentioning the fact that Eddie had multiple mistresses while they were married, especially when she’s asked about the whole reason that we know who she is, but I’m glad she’s past the point where she’s calling out mistresses by name. And “mangina” is just sort of juvenile, which is probably why it made me smile.

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