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11-06-2025
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Justin Baldoni's lawsuit against Blake Lively dismissed
(NewsNation) — A judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by actor and director Justin Baldoni against his 'It Ends With Us' co-star Blake Lively after she sued him last year for sexual harassment and retaliation. The judge said Baldoni could revise the lawsuit if he wanted to pursue different claims related to whether Lively breached or interfered with a contract. His legal team indicated it planned to do so. NewsNation's Paula Froelich has 'The Scoop' on 'Morning in America.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
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New Democratic power trio debuts in New York City
Welcome to 'The Scoop' — the ultimate back-to-the-office water cooler cheat sheet, your go-to source for all things everyone really wants to know! Get the latest on everything from the political swamp maneuvering in D.C. and Hollywood drama to jaw-dropping small-town shenanigans from Paula Froelich. (NewsNation) — Huma Abedin is finally getting what she wants. The former wife of disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner is set to marry an actual billionaire at the end of the month … and now runs the Democratic Party inside circle, sources say. 'She is marrying Alex (Soros), who now controls the Soros Foundation and is the biggest power in the Democratic Party,' a source told me. 'Huma will be, by marriage, just as powerful, if not more than him, due to her contacts.' Prince Harry 'very lonely' in Montecito, turning into 'Uncle Edward': Friends As if to put the contacts on display, Abedin dined with former Senator and boss Hillary Clinton and George Clooney's wife, Amal, at the Polo Bar in New York City last week. 'There were secret security and bodyguards everywhere,' my spy said. 'They were just huddled together at a table talking.' Amal Clooney is, of course, the wife of George Clooney, whom people in the Democratic Party mysteriously consider a heavyweight, despite normal Americans not wanting their votes dictated to by a multimillionaire Hollywood actor. He also wrote the scathing takedown of Joe Biden in The New York Times last year ('I Love Joe Biden, But We Need A New Nominee') that many point to as the final reckoning for President Biden's reelection hopes. Clooney was later blamed, as well as others in the Democratic Party, for Biden's cover-up, as he admitted in the piece, he had seen Biden's demise up close and had not acted sooner. But still, it is Abedin (soon to be Soros), Clinton and Clooney who are considered the female triumvirate of the Democratic Party. 'If these people are picking the new party head, we are in trouble,' said an insider. Abedin is marrying the young Soros heir on June 14 in the Hamptons, and the Democratic royalty will all be there … I can only imagine what 'plans' are afoot to revive the party. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
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Taylor Swift spotted with Dakota Johnson — Blake Lively nowhere in sight
Welcome to 'The Scoop' — the ultimate back-to-the-office water cooler cheat sheet, your go-to source for all things everyone really wants to know! Get the latest on everything from the political swamp maneuvering in D.C. and Hollywood drama to jaw-dropping small-town shenanigans from Paula Froelich. (NewsNation) — Taylor Swift is going back to basics. After being dragged into the 'It Ends With Us' legal mess by her former BFF, Blake Lively, Swift is done with the drama and surrounding herself with familiar faces she not only trusts but knows won't get their mess on her. Meghan Markle's Netflix show likely to get another season: Source In just the last week, Swift celebrated buying back her masters with Selena Gomez at the Monkey Bar in midtown and also hung out with recently single Dakota Johnson— who had just broken up with Coldplay front man Chris Martin — as well as supermodel Gigi Hadid. Notably, all three of these women took a step back from Swift while she was besties with Lively. 'Blake wanted to be Taylor's number one friend,' a source said, adding, 'The other women aren't that close or comfortable with (Lively).' It must have killed Lively, who lives blocks from Swift in Tribeca, not to have been invited — and reports now say Swift has blocked her and isn't answering the many texts and calls Lively has tried to put through. Swift — who had been open to giving Lively a second chance — had made amends with her former BFF …until it was made public that Lively had reportedly been 'blackmailing' her. Bryan Freedman, Justin Baldoni's lawyer in the 'It Ends With Us' legal battle, shocked everyone when he wrote a letter to the judge, claiming he had evidence that Lively (via her lawyers to Swift's lawyers) threatened to release incriminating text messages if Swift didn't offer a public show of support after the Super Bowl. Lively's lawyers have called this claim 'completely false,' but the Daily Mail later wrote that Scott Swift, Taylor's father, was Freedman's source of information, sharing the story in order to get his daughter out of testifying. Prince Harry 'very lonely' in Montecito, turning into 'Uncle Edward': Friends (It worked. Freedman is no longer subpoenaing Swift to testify in the case). But the friendship damage was done. Swift's boyfriend, Travis Kelce, unfollowed Lively's husband, Ryan Reynolds, on Instagram and the two friends no longer communicate as Swift has turned to her tried, trusted and true crew during this time. Meanwhile, Swift has flown back to Florida to be with Kelce as he prepares for the upcoming NFL season. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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05-06-2025
- Business
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Meghan Markle's Netflix show likely to get another season: Source
Welcome to 'The Scoop' — the ultimate back-to-the-office water cooler cheat sheet, your go-to source for all things everyone really wants to know! Get the latest on everything from the political swamp maneuvering in D.C. and Hollywood drama to jaw-dropping small-town shenanigans from Paula Froelich. (NewsNation) — This week, Meghan Markle bizarrely announced on her 'Confessions of a Female Founder' podcast that she was putting her As Ever line of food products on pause before 'restocking' to ensure everything was 'stable' — telling guest Tina Knowles, 'I'm looking at it, saying, just pause. That happened. Let's wait until we are completely stable and we have everything we need.' As I reported (and people are now just picking up on) earlier this year, Markle had only a 'limited supply' of products — jams, dried flower sprinkles, crepe mix, etc — ensuring they would sell through quickly, a common marketing gimmick. As I also reported, the 'second season' announced immediately after the first dropped, was a turn of phrase as the shows had already been shot, and it gave editors time to edit in As Ever products. Michelle Obama to release style book to spotlight 'the way our society defines beauty' But I'm now hearing that Markle will be granted a third season, regardless of viewership, as Netflix is invested in making her product line and show a success. It is the first time Netflix has fully produced a product line and, like QVC or Home Shopping Network, sees it as a new cash cow for them (doing shows and selling products from these shows that Netflix manufactures). The new line of As Ever products is said to include tablecloths, linens, silverware and everything one would need to make a pretty table scape… something Markle, a visualist, is very keen on. And a third season of the show will focus on the new As Ever products — and how people at home can buy them. Markle, whose show 'With Love, Meghan' dropped off Netflix's top ten in less than a week, may have alienated her agent, her coworkers and the royal family, but she has one big supporter in her corner… Netflix head Ted Sarandos. In an interview with Variety (which called the show a 'forced march') Sarandos said, 'I think Meghan is underestimated in terms of her influence on culture. When we dropped the trailer for the 'Harry & Meghan' doc series (in 2022), everything on-screen was dissected in the press for days. The shoes she was wearing sold out all over the world. The Hermès blanket that was on the chair behind her sold out everywhere in the world. People are fascinated with Meghan Markle. She and Harry are overly dismissed.' Prince Harry spoke with uncle about taking Princess Diana's surname: Report I hear that while most people are 'done' with the Sussex crew at Netflix, this third season will be a Hail Mary to try and see if commerce and entertainment really can be combined for a profit at the streamer. A rep for Markle didn't return emails. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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05-06-2025
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Prince Harry ‘very lonely' in Montecito, turning into ‘Uncle Edward': Friends
(NewsNation) — Poor Prince Harry. While he lives in an Italianate mansion in Montecito with his gorgeous wife, Meghan Markle, and two adorable children, the ginger-haired prince is said to be 'desperately lonely,' friends say. 'He doesn't really have any real friends in the area except for (fellow polo player) Nacho (Figueras) and Nacho travels constantly for polo matches,' one friend said. Michelle Obama to release style book to spotlight 'the way our society defines beauty' 'He is still very close with the 'band of brothers' who were at his wedding — particularly Guy Pelley and Mark Dyer, but… they live in England and the time zones are so different it's very hard to talk regularly. And again, there is no one for him to hang out with (in person) besides Nacho when he is in town or Meghan and the children. He spends a lot of his time chilling with his bodyguards.' Welcome to 'The Scoop' — the ultimate back-to-the-office water cooler cheat sheet, your go-to source for all things everyone really wants to know! Get the latest on everything from the political swamp maneuvering in D.C. and Hollywood drama to jaw-dropping small-town shenanigans from Paula Froelich. Ironically, both Pelley and Dyer have American wives, just like Harry — and they do spend time in the States but at their wives' homes in Texas (Pelley) and Virginia (Dyer). And while sources tell People magazine Harry 'has one foot in the past,' friends say, 'of course he does! He spent his entire life in England with family and friends (before Megxit). It's harder to forge deep friendships with people when you're older, especially if you're wary they may speak to the press.' Ironic, as Harry's family, King Charles and Prince William, don't speak to him, as they share the same fear — that anything they say will be repeated to a media outlet. 'It's like history is repeating itself,' the friend added, referring to Edward VIII (later known as the Duke of Windsor after he gave up being king to marry Wallis Simpson). After Edward abdicated, the royal family had minimal contact with the errant erstwhile monarch, who spent his time with his wife mostly in Paris, with frequent trips to the United States. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor were outcasts among the elite, and his brother, King George, only saw him briefly (without Wallis in attendance) a few times after the abdication in private — but Edward and Wallis found favor with international hangers-on and social climbers. Meghan's Netflix show invite declined by Dolly Parton: Report Sound familiar? The difference is mainly Edward and Wallis mostly kept quiet. Something Harry and Meghan are not willing to do. In an attempt to earn a living, make money and stay afloat, the couple do calculated press appearances (often dropping tidbits about the royal family to keep interest up) and Instagram drops — where they have been showing more and more of their children Archie and Lilibet's faces as of late (due to 'privacy' concerns, the couple do not show the children's full faces). Harry, known to be petulant and cross when he doesn't get his way, was so upset with his family — even accusing them of holding up Archie and Lilibet's British passports, which would solidify the children's royal standing, that he even is said to have consulted with his uncle Earl Spencer (Diana's brother) about changing his last name from Mountbatten-Windsor to Spencer. The couple did eventually change their name, but used Sussex, the county in their titles, as their last names, dropping Mountbatten-Windsor, the name used by the royal family. As a source told People: 'Meghan wishes her husband could feel less burdened by the past and more present in the life they've built together.' Something my source laughs at. 'Please — look how easily she cut her own father out of her life after he displeased her. She's good at it. She is fine never speaking with her father again. Harry is not. England was his entire life — of course he has a foot in the past. He is lonely and misses his friends and family. He used to be able to call people up, go have a pint and hang out anytime. He can't do that now. Now he just has his bodyguards.' Sounds dreadful. Not to mention, Harry's dream of devoting his life to charity has hit several snags this year. Harry is head of Invictus Games — a charity he started in 2014 for wounded warriors — is on the board of Africa Parks and heads up Archewell, the foundation he started with his wife, Meghan Markle. And up until recently, he was the patron of Sentebale, the organization he started decades ago with his friend Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to help fight AIDS but which now 'empowers' young people. Harry stepped down from Sentebale earlier this year after a public row with the new chairwoman who accused Harry and others of 'misongynoir' (dislike of black women), misogyny, and of absenteeism. And, as I exclusively reported last month, Archewell was found to have given over $50,000 to an anti-Israel activist (upon learning from me about the allegation, Archewell immediately cut ties with the group), and now there's massive trouble afoot with his other beloved cause, African Parks. Last month, it was announced that an investigation led by Cherie Blair — the wife of the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair — found that a charity Prince Harry is connected to admitted its rangers commit human rights abuses against those in the Republic of Congo Indigenous communities, according to reports. What is Selena Gomez's net worth? Harry is also said to be stung that he and Meghan were passed over by TIME magazine for its 100 list of philanthropists — the magazine instead awarded the honor to Harry's nemesis, brother Prince William and Princess Catherine. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
