Well, that happened quickly! I know Sweden’s Princess Madeleine was due soon after her brother married, but I thought it would be a week or two. But no, Madeleine gave birth today in Sweden. She welcomed a son, name unknown, who joined big sister Princess Leonore. Madeleine was practically having contractions at her brother’s wedding! Poor thing. I saw some video of Madeleine looking very warm during the church service, and trying to fan herself. It seems like Madeleine’s husband, Christopher O’Neill, and Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel were all trying to help out with Leonore at the wedding too. Anyway, mother and child are fine!

Sweden has a new prince after Princess Madeleine gave birth to her second child with financier Chris O’Neill. The couple, who married in a lavish ceremony on June 8, 2013, now have two children under two. Their little girl Princess Leonore is 16 months old.

“The Marshal of the Realm is delighted to announce that HRH Princess Madeleine gave birth to a son on June 15 at 1.45pm,” read a statement via the royal family Facebook page. “Both mother and child are in good health.”

The new baby will brought up in London as the O’Neills are due to move to Chris’ native Britain by the end of the year. Madeleine and Chris will have been in Stockholm less than a year after moving from New York where they met. London is perfect for the family because the princess lived there before and loved the anonimity afforded her by the city. Chris, 40, also has a large circle of friends and extensive business interests in Britain. The son of an American and his Austrian wife, he grew up in London, supporting Chelsea Football Club. At the same time, the UK is close enough for them to make frequent visits back to Stockholm. This is important to the 32-year-old royal mother who has talked about the bond between Leonore and her cousin Princess Estelle, the daughter of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel.

“(Estelle) is very fond of Leonore, which is very cute. She wants to change diapers, she wants to bathe her, she wants to feed her,” Madeleine told a local Swedish TV station. “It’s very nice for me, I hardly need to do anything.”

[From Hello]

I do think Madeleine and Victoria are very close, as sisters, and even more so now that their brother has married Sofia Hellqvist. It’s worth noting (because I love this crap): Madeleine was pregnant when she married Christopher. She gave birth eight months after her wedding, and then she got pregnant for the second time about six months later. Oh, well! I’m sure she’s very happy (ish) and I can’t wait to hear the name.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

A few weeks ago, Evan Rachel Wood was seen holding hands with actor Michael Thomas Grant. Click here for a refresher. That’s not happening anymore.

She was seen this weekend at Disneyland with Andy Tongren, lead singer of Young Rising Sons. They’re American and their big song so far is High b…      

I’m eternally thankful for you being in a part of my life. I’ve learned so much from you. I wish u nothing but happiness and the best. ?? @karrueche all I was doing was trying to fight for the woman I love. ThanxI learned a lot ??

A photo posted by @chrisbrownofficial on Jun 14, 2015 at 3:52pm PDT

Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran decided to have an Instagram war yesterday. It was like an old-fashion Lindsay Lohan crack-tweeting extravaganza, only it feels like Chris Brown would likely do major physical harm to Karrueche if she ever went back to him. The above Instagram actually came at the end of the exchange. Let’s start at the beginning.

Two Thursdays ago, Chris Brown stalked and harassed Karrueche while she was out with friends. It went on for hours, and at one point, Chris went to her home, pounded on her door and screamed his lungs out outside. The police were called but he didn’t end up arrested, somehow. It was clear that Chris wanted Karrueche back, but she’s still not having it because he fathered a little girl, Royalty, with another woman while they were together. By all accounts, Tran is totally over it. Chris believes – and he says as much – that Karrueche just needs time and she’ll eventually come back to him.

So, Karrueche did a radio interview a few days ago and she answered a few questions about her now non-existent relationship with Chris. Chris Instagrammed to Tran: “Honestly, it’s so f—king pointless to keep doing interviews about me. Talk about your career. Da f–k u keep doing interviews for. Yes, I have a daughter. And I’m going to man the f–k up and take care of her. If there is no relationship the u shouldn’t be doing f–king interviews with people… sh-t starting to get real weak now.” So Karrueche responded on Instagram:

“First off, you just did an interview w Ryan Seacrest in which you spoke about me. My interview w Access Hollywood was not entirely about you…They asked a question and as a mature adult I answered. I’m not gonna shy away from something that I lived through. I’m talking about my life and experiences. I’m not speaking on you or bashing you (like I easily could). Don’t be mad at me because our relationship is over due to your lack of loyalty. You know what’s weak?? You forcing yourself into my car..my broken window..blowing up my phone..trying to shower me w/ gifts. Man the f–k up and change the bs in your life like I’ve told you several times. Best of luck to you and beautiful Royalty.”

[From Tran’s Instagram]

So Chris responded, again via IG: “I’m eternally thankful for you being in a part of my life. I’ve learned so much from you. I wish u nothing but happiness and the best… All I was doing was trying to fight for the woman I love.”

Do you think Karrueche is handling this correctly? I want to applaud her because she’s saying the right things, she made a clean break, she’s holding him at arm’s length and she’s calling him out on all of his BS. All of that is good. But I do worry that at the end of the day, she will go back to him. Oh, and Chris broke her window? Damn. That IS weak. And it’s even more surprising that the LAPD didn’t arrest him outside of her house.

Photos courtesy of Instagram, WENN.

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 10 recap.

SPOILERS

Game of Thrones comes to an end, and consequences and uncertainty are doled out to heroes and villains alike. This is a great episode and we’re going full-spoiler, so if you haven’t watched yet, now’s the time to turn around. Otherwise…      

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.

Photos courtesy of WENN

This just in…

Janet Jackson announced on her website this morning that there’s a new tour. We already knew about the new album coming in the fall. And to support it, she’ll be going live. She’s coming for us live. She’s coming BACK for us… live.

If you’re not smashing around your office o…      

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

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.

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.

Literally, it banked the second-biggest opening weekend of all time with an estimated $204 million debut, knocking Avengers: Age of Ultron down to number three. By the time the actuals come in, Jurassic World could actually take down The Avengers’ 2012 record of $207.4 million for the biggest ope…