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KATHARINE McPHEE A BEVERLY HILLS HOUSEWIFE? NO WAY!

 

Katherine McPhee recently turned down a 7 figure deal to join The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.  Although the Bravo show’s newest season began airing October 25 ( all of the episodes are filmed in advance) producer Andy Cohen is looking ahead to season 14 and wants to spice things up with some bigger name Housewives. Our Bravo source tells us that Katherine was offered six figures per episode to join the show ( and with over 10 episodes a season that’s over a million dollars for a few months worth of work!)  Katherine was mulling over the idea, but her husband , music producer David Foster, immediately nixed it.  He saw his marriage to then Housewife Yolanda Hadid disintegrate and he blames her involvement on the reality show as one of the reasons.  Since Katherine is a no go, Andy is looking for other stars to join as he plans to shake up the cast after this season.

 

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GEORGE SANTOS PLANS TO ENJOY HIS BAD REPUTATION AND OPEN A GAY BAR!

Now that the House Ethics Committee has released a scathing report on disgraced Republican Congressman George Santos, my DC source says if George gets booted out of Congress, he’s planning to move to West Hollywood, California, and open up a GAY BAR! As we previously reported, George is working on his memoir and dreams of appearing on Dancing With The Stars, because he’s been bitten by the FAME bug. He feels he will have more opportunities in California and is already working with a realtor searching for available commercials spaces zoned for alcohol sales. George feels he should cash in on the curiosity factor of his newfound notoriety and opening a gay bar will draw big crowds.

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SORRY KIM, TOM BRADY WANTS A LOW-KEY ROMANCE

Remember those rumors a while back about Tom Brady dating Kim Kardashian? Well, here’s the real story: According to a source, Kim turned on the charm and flirted shamelessly,  hoping to snag Tom – she gushed to a pal that he was her dream guy. While gentleman Tom was flattered by Kim’s advances, he nipped it right in the bud because she was just TOO FAMOUS! Tom wants to avoid the immense publicity that would come from dating Kim. Our source says that’s also the reason his once promising romance with Irina Shayk recently ended. The whole love triangle narrative between him, Irina and Bradley Cooper was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Long story short, Tom’s next romance will likely be with someone OUT of the spotlight.

 

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA  Tom Brady and his daughter Vivian and son John Moynahan at a tennis match

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KANYE WEST THE STARMAKER?

Reality TV made Kayne West’s ex-wife, Kim Kardashian and her family famous, so now Kanye is hoping it will do the same for his current “wife” Bianca Censori. According to a source, Kayne is hellbent on turning Bianca into the next Kim, and his ultimate goal is to make her even MORE famous than his ex-wife. A sex tape is out of the question (Kim’s was released pre-Kayne and he never approved) but a reality show is definitely on the table. Kayne has assembled a group of producers who are working on a pilot featuring Bianca and he’s planning to make appearances on it as well. Ironically or not, he’s hoping to strike a deal with E!,  the network where the Kardashians first found fame.

 

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PETE DAVIDSON ENJOYS BEING IN CHARGE FOR A CHANGE

 

 

 

He seems to be Hollywood’s rebound boyfriend, but now Pete Davidson is hoping turn his latest romance with actress Chase Sui Wonders into something permanent.  According to a friend of the former SNL star, Pete now believes his last romances didn’t work since his exes were either much richer, more famous or both. Despite his success, he was usually the plus one to  the likes of Ariana Grande or Kim Kardashian.  Things are different with Chase since Pete is the one with more star power. They met last year when they filmed the horror movie Bodies, Bodies, Bodies.  (Chase is quite a catch- she happens to have graduated from Harvard with honors)  Pete is confiding to pals that she’s the one.  He’s been quietly looking at engagement rings and seems ready to pop the question sometime this year.

 

Photo: Pete and Chase in Bodies, Bodies, Bodies

 

 

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DON’T LET COLTON UNDERWOOD FOOL YOU!

Not for ONE tiny minute do we believe Colton Underwood couldn’t admit he was gay until he appeared on The Bachelor. Ridiculous! The 29 year old handsome football player was actually very interested in the FAME and MONEY he got from appearing on Bachelor shows for three seasons! He advertised himself as “The Virgin Bachelor,” after all. We WERE concerned when the woman he chose, Cassie Randolph, got a restraining order against him. (What was THAT about?) Today he “came out” to Robin Roberts, trying to make it seem like he was struggling with his sexuality UNTIL he appeared on The Bachelor, and the show helped him “decide” he was gay. Baloney. What helped him come out was the fat paycheck Netflix is now giving him to film his new gay identity series – that he HAPPENS to be promoting now. Colton did not “accidentally” deceive all those women and he’s not the hero he wants YOU to think he is.

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HALSTON MAKES A COMEBACK WITH EWAN MCGREGOR

If he were still alive, designer Halston would be THRILLED by the fact that handsome Ewan McGregor is playing him in the 5 episode Netflix biography Simply Halston. The production just started up again in New York after Covid issues and it’s a fascinating story. Young Halston was a hatmaker in 1961 when he made the pink hat Jackie Kennedy wore at her husband’s inauguration. When the 60’s started to loosen up, hats went OUT, and Halston started designing clothes- offering us a peek into the fashion world at that time. By the 70’s, he was a huge success and adored by celebrities such as Liza Minnelli, Liz Taylor, Lauren Bacall and Bianca Jagger, with plenty of partying at Studio 54. Halston’s life story is described as “a cautionary tale of fame, drugs, and sex” so you know there’s a lesson to be learned…

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MACHINE GUN KELLY HAS MEGAN FOX TO THANK FOR NEWFOUND FAME

He is clearly having fun with his sudden notoriety, and Machine Gun Kelly is making the most of it. He ENJOYS having paparazzi follow him, including last night at Saddle Ranch on Sunset. Kelly was showing off for photographers, bopping to loud music in the car, and hanging out the window when he got carried away and broke his friend’s windshield!

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LOOK WHAT “THE IRISHMAN” DID FOR AL PACINO

Not long ago, Al Pacino used to walk freely around Beverly Hills and have lunch wherever he liked. Occasionally a fan would see him and ask for a selfie or autograph, but it wasn’t bothersome. It so happens, he’s HOT again. Nowadays when word gets out that Al is in some restaurant, (E Baldi today) word spreads like wildfire and there’s a noisy and demanding crowd waiting when he walks out. Alas, the high price of success…

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LUKA SABBAT AND KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN: A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN

Actually, the budding friendship of Kourtney Kardashian and Grown-ish actor Luka Sabbat is a match in PUBLICITY heaven. (Luka was also a Yeezy model.) Kourtney loves being photographed with handsome young men and Luka just plain wants to become famous. Everybody knows that the best (and maybe easiest) way to become famous FAST is to date a Kardashian! And a 19 years OLDER woman is even better! Luka is a young fashion influencer who really wants to be noticed, so he and Kourtney turned up at the Virgil Abloh fashion party at the Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills.

Above, Luka and Kourtney slip out the back door at the gallery.

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