T.J. Holmes & Amy Robach: We’ve Picked a Wedding Date!

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Save the date!

T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach have been engaged since last summer.

Now, they’re revealing that they’ve set the date for their much anticipated wedding.

As it turns out, they shared even more about their plans than they’d intended.

Amy Robach amd TJ Holmes attend the 2022 ABC Disney Upfront at Basketball City – Pier 36 – South Street on May 17, 2022. (Photo Credit: Arturo Holmes/WireImage)

‘I had a date that I really wanted’

On Tuesday, May 19, T.J. and Amy joined Bill and Giuliana: The Podcast‘s second episode.

When faced with the question of whether the have a the wedding date, T.J. confirmed: “We do.”

Interestingly, Amy immediately expressed surprise.

“Are you okay with that date?” she asked her fiance. “I had a date that I really wanted.”

Amy marveled: “You’re just telling me now on the podcast that you’re okay with that date?”

According to T.J., he’d been hesitant until faced with the question. That was when he knew.

“Being here with them made me more comfortable,” he explained.

Truth be told, it is not uncommon for people to appear indecisive or even unaware of something important until faced with a question. Our thoughts are complex and thinking can be more contextual than we’d care to admit.

With that out of the way, there is one natural question that follows.

When are T.J. and Amy getting married?

So, when is the big day?

T.J. and Amy declined to share their planned wedding date on the podcast.

However, they did shed light on aspects of their plans.

“There is a way we want to get married that we haven’t revealed necessarily,” T.J. teased, “but it would be very special to us.”

He continued: “We can’t say what that is. That’s a big thing for us.”

For the moment, Amy went on to explain, their priority is spending plenty of quality time together.

“This will be our third marriage, both of us,” Amy pointed out.

“We’ve both been married twice before, and we want to maximize the amount of time we have together,” she continued.

Amy affirmed: “We want to enjoy as much of that as we can.”

Sometimes, people who have been cheated on, or people who grew up with a cheating parent, overcompensate and become joined-at-the-hip with their next partner.

It arguably makes sense that a couple who ended up together before their respective marriages ended might have a similar reaction, even if they were not the victims of cheating.

Anyway, we’ll look forward to wedding details as they continue to share them.

T.J. Holmes & Amy Robach: We’ve Picked a Wedding Date! was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Who Won ‘Survivor’ Season 50? (And What Was the Deal With Jeff Probst’s …

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The tribe has spoken.

Aubry Bracco officially won Survivor 50 during Wednesday night’s dramatic finale, defeating fellow finalists Jonathan Young and Joe Hunter to claim the title of Sole Survivor.

And yes, fans had plenty to say about it.

Jeff Probst attends First Look: ‘Survivor 50’ and Award Presentation To Jeff Probst during the 14th SCAD TVfest on February 04, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for SCAD)

Bracco — who first competed on Survivor: Kaôh Rōng before returning for Game Changers and Edge of Extinction — entered the season as one of the franchise’s most recognizable returning players.

But after years of near-misses and unfinished business, the marketing consultant from Hampton Falls, New Hampshire finally sealed the deal.

The Season 50 finale was already shaping up to be intense, with five castaways entering the last episode:

In addition to Aubry, Jonathan, and Joe, there was Tiffany Ervin and Rizo Velovic. By the end of the night, only three remained standing at Final Tribal Council.

Of course, because this is Survivor, the road to victory was anything but smooth.

In one especially awkward moment, longtime host Jeff Probst accidentally spoiled part of the finale during a live segment when he prematurely identified Rizo Velovic as a jury member before the fire-making challenge had even aired. Whoops.

As someone who missed the Will Smith slap live, this was the wildest live TV moment I’ve ever seen. RIP to whoever just lost their job #Survivor50 pic.twitter.com/Qyi6nwJXNL

— Wyatt (@wyattmetzger99) May 21, 2026

The on-air blunder immediately confused contestants and audience members alike, briefly turning the finale into a chaotic mess before the show pivoted back to the pre-recorded challenge footage.

Still, the live-TV mishap wasn’t enough to overshadow Bracco’s long-awaited win.

This season’s prize was especially massive, too. In honor of the franchise’s landmark 50th installment, CBS boosted the grand prize to $2 million, double the show’s traditional payout.

For longtime viewers, Bracco’s victory will likely feel overdue.

After years of being viewed as one of the best players never to win, she finally got her redemption story — even if the finale itself nearly turned into a blooper reel.

Fifty seasons in, Survivor still knows how to deliver drama. Sometimes intentionally. Congrats to Aubry!

Who Won ‘Survivor’ Season 50? (And What Was the Deal With Jeff Probst’s … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Barney Frank Cause of Death: Trailblazing Congressman Was 86

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We have sad news to report from the world of politics today:

Barney Frank — the progressive politician who became one of the first openly gay members of Congress — has died at the age of 86.

News of Frank’s death comes courtesy of his sister, who issued a statement to NBC Boston:

Former House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) participates in a panel discussion at the Brookings Institution March 2, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

“He was, above all else, a wonderful brother. I was lucky to be his sister,” Doris Breay told the outlet.

No cause of death was given. Frank was receiving hospice care at his Maine home in the final months of his life.

Frank’s death marks the end of a career that was as influential as it was polarizing.

A fixture on Capitol Hill for more than three decades, the Massachusetts Democrat built a reputation as a sharp debater, an unapologetic liberal, and a larger-than-life personality who rarely shied away from a fight.

For many Americans, Frank’s name became synonymous with financial reform in the aftermath of the 2008 economic collapse.

Alongside Senator Chris Dodd, he helped craft the sweeping Dodd-Frank financial overhaul, legislation designed to tighten regulations on Wall Street after the devastating housing crisis.

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Born in Bayonne, New Jersey in 1940, Frank entered politics by getting elected to the Massachusetts legislature after graduating from Harvard Law School. He won a seat in Congress in 1980 and remained there until his retirement in 2013.

Over the years, Frank became a leading voice on housing, civil rights, and LGBTQ+ equality, long before such issues carried broad political support.

In 1987, he publicly came out as gay, becoming one of the first members of Congress to do so.

Years later, after same-sex marriage became legal in Massachusetts, he married longtime partner James Ready in 2012, making history once again as one of the first sitting members of Congress to marry a same-sex partner.

Frank’s outspokenness often made him a lightning rod for controversy. Conservatives frequently targeted him over housing policy and government spending, and even allies occasionally bristled at his famously combative style.

Admirers saw Frank as a brilliant legislator who pushed the country toward greater equality and stronger financial safeguards. Critics viewed him as an embodiment of government overreach.

But even opponents praised Frank’s bluntness and candor in an era of carefully rehearsed political messaging.

Following his retirement from Congress, Frank continued to weigh in on politics, financial regulation, and LGBTQ+ issues through interviews, speeches and frequent television appearances.

He is survived by his husband, James Ready, as well as a legacy that helped reshape both Washington and the national conversation around representation.

Our thoughts go out to Barney Frank’s loved ones during this difficult time.

Barney Frank Cause of Death: Trailblazing Congressman Was 86 was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Natalie Maines of ‘The Chicks’ Blasts Donald Trump & Insurrectionist …

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On January 6, 2021, a mob of insurgents stormed our nation’s capitol, intent upon preventing the certification of the 2020 election and upon killing any lawmakers whom they deemed as enemies.

It was the worst attack against the US government since September 11.

Donald Trump is attempting to fleece citizens of $1.776 billion in order to create a slush fund that could reward the traitors who participated in the attack.

Natalie Maines of The Chicks spoke out in 2003. She’s speaking out now, too.

Musicians Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, and Emily Robison of The Chicks depart after performing the National Anthem on August 22, 2024. (Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump is ‘using your gas money to pay the insurrectionists’

On Tuesday, May 19, Natalie took to her Instagram page to share a wholehearted condemnation of Trump over the insurrection slush fund, the Iran war, and his dismantling of the economy.

“Our democracy is disappearing right before our eyes,” she began by acknowledging.

Using a Mean Girls insult that lives rent-free in many of our minds, she went after Trump more directly.

“This fugly slut is using your gas money to pay the insurrectionists,” Natalie noted.

“But don’t worry about it,” she added sarcastically. “I’m sure posting selfies will fix everything.”

In May of 2026, Natalie Maines once against used her voice to condemn a criminal occupant of the Oval Office. (Image Credit: Instagram)

Natalie then took aim, somewhat indirectly, at Meta’s policies as the company continues to actively collaborate with fascism.

“My last post that called him a fugly slut got removed,” she wrote.

“We’ll see how long this one lasts,” Natalie continued.

“Repost and help the message live,” she invited her followers.

“Named 1M times in the #epsteinfiles,” Natalie wrote of Trump. “#democracy #freespeech #fuglyslut”

The Chicks’ Natalie Maines called out “fugly slut” Donald Trump for using U.S. tax dollars to “pay the insurrectionists,” in an ostensible nod to the president’s creation of a billion dollar slush fund for his allies and supporters.

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— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) May 19, 2026

Her passion makes sense, though her choice of insult was a little distracting

Obviously, there is nothing wrong with being a slut.

Having exactly as much sex as you like — be it none or the level of sex that has acquaintances trying to figure out how you make time — is exactly how one should live one’s life.

And there is nothing morally wrong with being fugly — that is, effing ugly. Some people are just ugly when compared to conventional beauty standards (or unconventional ones), and it is seldom by choice.

Natalie is perhaps leaning into the Mean Girls insult to a degree that distracts from her more important message.

This is a man accused of numerous sexual assaults, who is dismantling America before our eyes and gleefully performing acts of bold-faced corruption without any fear of consequences. His appearance is really irrelevant, you know?

In 2003, The Chicks — the known as The Dixie Chicks — spoke out against George W. Bush, expressing how embarrassing it was that such a terrible president could be from Texas.

(Anyone who has had an infamous Senator or Congressperson make headlines while being from their state can likely relate.)

The result was a sort of unhinged backlash not truly seen again until those couple of weeks in September 2025 when a bunch of people pretended that not mourning properly after Charlie Kirk died was some sort of travesty.

The Chicks were banned from music stations, cringe fans tossed out their CDs (remember CDs?), and they were sort of pariahs within the Country music world — which was, at the time, still transforming into the beer-and-truck-nuts parody of itself that it is today.

(Seriously, Country music used to be a much more diverse and interesting genre, full of anti-authoritarian sentiment! That sounds hard to believe, but it’s true.)

With that in mind, it is no surprise that Natalie is condemning Trump. She was right in 2003. And she’s right in 2026.

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Kim Mathers’ BAC Was Nearly 3 Times Legal Limit In DUI Arrest

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As we previously reported, Eminem’s ex-wife, Kim Mathers, was arrested for DUI last week after crashing into a parked car.

The arrest came just two days after Mathers pleaded no contest after being arrested following a crash in February.

Now, newly unsealed court documents indicate that Kim’s Breathalyzer test revealed a .204 blood alcohol content level, which is nearly three times the state’s 0.8 legal limit.

Kimberly Mathers, Eminem’s ex-wife, appears before Judge Ed Servito in Macomb Count Circuit Court for violating her probation on drug charges February 12, 2004 in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Kim cooperated with officers and was taken to a nearby station house where she was Breathalyzed twice more (per Page Six).

She allegedly blew a .176 and .181 BAC in subsequent tests, still well above the legal limit.

Needless to say, Kim’s legal prospects aren’t looking too good at the moment. She might avoid jail time, but she’ll almost certainly lose her license.

She’ll be back in court next month to be sentenced for the February incident, and the judge will certainly factor in that she has failed to keep her nose clean.

Kim Mathers smiles for the camera after her latest arrest. (Chesterfield Township Police Dept.)

According to police, the February arrest took place when Kim took off after she crashed into a parked car on her street while taking her son, Parker, and his friends shopping.

She allegedly fled to her home and crashed into her garage door upon arrival.

Video from the arrest shows Kim taking a breathalyzer, and cops say they found soda bottles spiked with liquor in her car. She’s scheduled to be sentenced for that incident in June.

According to a report from TMZ, Kim’s more recent arrest led to her being booked into the Macomb County Jail in Mt. Clemens, Michigan last week.

She allegedly struck another car while driving in the 21 Mile Zone near Detroit at around 9:20 pm on Wednesday.

Fans say Kim Mathers looks like a different person in her latest mugshots. (Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office)

Sadly, Kim has a history of driving while intoxicated.

Mathers has attempted suicide on multiple occasions, and at least one of those attempts involved getting behind the wheel while drunk.

At the time of her latest arrest, Kim was already facing charges of impaired driving and failure to report an accident from her previous crash.

Kim and Eminem were married from 1999 to 2001. They briefly remarried in 2006 before divorcing for good.

Neither party has commented publicly on these recent events.

We will have further updates on Kim’s ongoing legal woes as new information becomes available.

Kim Mathers’ BAC Was Nearly 3 Times Legal Limit In DUI Arrest was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Hayden Panettiere: An Oscar-Winner Exposed Himself When I Was a Teenager

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In her new memoir, Hayden Panettiere wrote about powerful, famous men who were total creeps to her as she grew up on screen.

(She began acting at an extremely young age, and made a name for herself as a teenage actress.)

This is Me: A Reckoning is out now, was already making waves and getting public denials before it hit the shelves.

One horror story in her book tells the tale of when an Oscar-winner exposed his balls to her when she was a teen.

Hayden Panettiere attends the world premiere of Paramount’s “Scream VI” at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on March 06, 2023. (Photo Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

She does not name the ‘well-respected’ Oscar winner

In her new book, This Is Me: A Reckoning, Hayden writes about yet another harrowing brush with a powerful man.

Just as in her narrow escape from an A-list actor on a yacht at 18, she does not name the man in question.

This time, she says, she was 19.

Hayden writes that she had been at a gathering, but was leaving — after growing uncomfortable after speaking to a group of men.

This is when, she says, a “well-respected” Oscar winning actor approached her.

In ‘This Is Me: A Reckoning,’ Hayden Panettiere shares harrowing memories of growing up in the entertainment industry. (Image Credit: Grand Central Publishing)

Hayden was putting on a coat at the time.

In her book, she writes, the man complained about “gum” that was stuck to his pants.

When Hayden’s eyes looked to where he indicated, she did not see a piece of gum stuck to the fabric.

What she saw was worse.

Hayden’s gaze fell upon the actor’s scrotum, which he had apparently freed from the fly of his pants as some sort of appalling practical joke.

Actress Hayden Panettiere opens up to Jay Shetty about a TRAUMATIC experience where an industry “friend” set her up at 18 to end up alone in bed with a NAKED “very famous” man while stuck on a boat 😳👀

"She physically put me in the bed next to this undressed man who was very… pic.twitter.com/TbIscQg653

— Killa 🌺 (@KillaKreww) May 11, 2026

‘I was shocked’

She wasn’t laughing. She was repulsed.

Sexual misconduct, such as exposing your genitals to a teenager without consent, doesn’t have a “but your honor, I’m just a silly little guy, it was a prank” exception.

Upon refection, Hayden called the moment a “head-scratcher” for her.

“It hadn’t hurt me and I was sure it was a drunken joke,” Hayden writes.

“But,” she continues, “I’d never seen a grown man do something like that. I was shocked.”

At the time, Hayden opted to not describe the balls-baring “prank” to her friends.

She explains that “the moment had passed.” She also chalked it up to some people just not having good manners.

Sometimes, sexual misconduct like this is genuinely that — people who don’t know how to behave. Other times, it’s someone’s effort to test the waters to see how much they can get away with before escalating.

We won’t try to tell Hayden what she “should” have done, whether it was tell someone or tell the guy to eff off. She was in that situation. Reporting something like that, or even sharing what happened, is not always safe.

Hayden deserves to share her story. And though actual consequences for famous, powerful men are exceptionally rare, it sounds like there are some prominent faces in the entertainment industry who should thank their lucky stars that she didn’t name names in this book.

Hayden Panettiere: An Oscar-Winner Exposed Himself When I Was a Teenager was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Lil Poppa Cause of Death Revealed: Popular Rapper Died By Suicide at 25

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UPDATE: A coroner’s report obtained by TMZ has confirmed that the rapper — whose real name was Janarious Mykel Wheeler — died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the left side of the head shortly after being involved in a car accident on Interstate 85 south of Hapeville, Georgia.

The results of a toxicology report are still pending.

Read on for our initial coverage of this horrible tragedy:

Rapper Lil Poppa has died at the age of 25. (YouTube)

We have tragic news to report from the world of music today.

Lil Poppa — the up-and-coming rapper out of Jacksonville, Florida — has passed away.

He was just 25 years old.

Word of the artist’s passing comes courtesy of the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office in Georgia.

A spokesperson for the ME reportedly confirmed the news to TMZ on Wednesday. His death has now been ruled a suicide by self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Rapper Trap Beckham later verified the news of Poppa’s death in a Facebook post:

“This one hit different. RIP to the chosen one,” Beckham wrote.

“The city is truly not the same. @lilpoppa been a real one. A talent that most of seen from the jump. DUVAL LEGEND.”

News of Poppa’s passing comes just days after he released a new song, titled “Out of Town Bae.”

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Less than a week old, the music video for the song has already racked up nearly a quarter million views on YouTube alone.

Poppa was signed to Yo Gotti’s Collective Music Group (CMG), and he’s released several hit songs over the last few years, including “Love & War,” “Mind Over Matter,” and “HAPPY TEARS.”

His latest album “Almost Normal” was released in August of last year.

“Poppa tell me it ain’t true,” wrote one devastated Instagram follower.

“Poppa please say something this can’t be happening,” another wrote.

“You ain’t leave me like this … ain’t NO WAY,” a third commented.

“PLEASE CLEAR THE RUMORS,” a fourth commenter begged.

Sadly, the rumors have now been confirmed, and Lil Poppa is no longer with us.

He is just one of several rappers who have tragically died young in the past year.

Our thoughts go out to his loved ones as they begin to try and process this tragedy.

We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.

Lil Poppa Cause of Death Revealed: Popular Rapper Died By Suicide at 25 was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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