Entries from May 2016 ↓

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Paige VanZant has been cast in the upcoming movie, Kickboxer: Retaliation, which marks the UFC fighter and “Dancing with the Stars” finalist’s big screen debut.

For her first foray into film, VanZant will play a 26-year-old named Gamon, who’s a fighter with exceptional combat skills and is also an expert when it comes to handling a gun. The role was specifically written for VanZant after the film’s creative team saw her on “Dancing With The Stars.” The movie’s producer, Rob Hickman said on Monday, “Paige is the up and coming darling of the UFC and her star quality shines through on camera.” He added, “She’s a tremendous asset to the film both as an onscreen talent and as a trainer fighter.”

This movie is the latest in the Jean-Claude Van Damme-starring Kickboxer films, which began in 1989. The project, which has already begun shooting, also stars Van Damme, Gina Carano and Dave Bautista. VanZant’s Kickboxer: Retaliation is said to be a sequel to Kickboxer: Vengeance, slated for release in August. As Gossip Cop reported, on last week’s “Dancing with the Stars” VanZant and her partner Mark Ballas earned a perfect score when they were joined by Alan Bersten for a stunning samba trio. She competing on Monday and Tuesday for the “Dancing with the Stars.”

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Madonna performed a tribute to Prince at Sunday’s 2016 Billboard Music Awards. After an introduction from Questlove, she sang “Nothing Compares 2 U,” before Stevie Wonder joined for “Purple Rain.” Check out the video below.

Madonna’s performance comes just over a month after Prince’s shocking death, the cause of which is still undetermined. It was announced less than two weeks ago that Madonna would honor her late friend’s groundbreaking career during the BBMAs ceremony. And the news was met by mixed reaction.

In fact, thousands ended up signing a Change.org petition calling for someone else to be chosen for the segment. Though they worked together in the past, some argued that there were other artists more fitting than Madonna to honor Prince. But Billboard Music Awards executive producer Mark Bracco defended the decision.

“I think everybody is entitled to their opinion and everyone can have their own opinion,” he told the Associated Press, “but I will say that we are honored and could not be more excited for Madonna to be on the show and to pay tribute to someone that was her friend and her peer and her colleague.” He also revealed that it was Madonna’s camp who first reached out about doing the tribute.

Madonna, however, has not commented on the negative response at all. Watch full video of the BBMAs Prince tribute performance below.

The 2016 Billboard Music Awards were hot, hot, HOT!

Not only did the red carpet get set on fire by seXXXy ladies like Britney Spears and Ariana Grande, but the show was out of control thanks to performances by Kesha, Rihanna, and so many more!

There was so much going on tonight, we’re ready to relive it RIGHT NOW!

So if you want to join us or see anything you might’ve missed, ch-ch-check out the highlights (below)!

Britney Spears Serves Up Major Thigh At The Billboard Music Awards!
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Hmmm, We’ve DEFINITELY Seen Meghan Trainor‘s Billboard Music Awards Look Before
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Normani Kordei‘s Boobs Make Their Red Carpet Debut As Fifth Harmony Attends The Billboard Music Awards!
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Demi Lovato Looks Flawlessly Fierce In A Sexy Pantsuit At The Billboard Music Awards!
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Kesha Chooses A Costumed Look For The Billboard Music Awards!
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Bad Moms Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, & Kathryn Hahn Don’t Look Too Good On The Billboard Music Awards Red Carpet…
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Rihanna Couldn’t Work These Shoulder Pads At The Billboard Music Awards!
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Britney Spears Can’t Quit Bedroom Panties And Lace — But Which Look Do You Like Better???
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Billboard Music Awards 2016: Twitter Reacts To All The Inneresting Red Carpet Moments — From Kesha’s Matador Ensemble To Ariana Grande’s Fall!
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Ariana Grande Recovers Flawlessly After Taking A Tumble On The Billboard Music Awards Red Carpet — WATCH!
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We’re A Slave 4 Britney Spears’ Millennium Medley At The 2016 Billboard Music Awards! Work, Brit!
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You’ll Be Needing Stitches After Shawn Mendes‘ Stripped-Down Performance At The Billboard Music Awards!
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Fifth Harmony & Ty Dolla $ ign Bring The Heat Performing Their SeXXXy Single Work From Home At The Billboard Music Awards!
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Meghan Trainor Says No To Falling On Her Face At The Billboard Music Awards! WATCH!
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Justin Bieber Performs A Medley Of Company & SorryAt The 2016 Billboard Music Awards!
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Pink Is Hot Just Like Fire While Pulling Off A High Flying Performance At The Billboard Music Awards!
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Justin Bieber’s Face During Pink’s Billboard Music Awards Performance Is EVERYTHING… And Nothing!
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Nick Jonas & Tove Lo Try & Fail To Get Close At The Billboard Music Awards — Watch HERE!
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Britney Spears Amps Up The Sex Appeal Even More For Her Billboard Music Awards Performance Looks!
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Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani Lock Eyes To Perform Go Ahead And Break My Heart At The Billboard Music Awards!
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Joe Jonas Goes Rogue & Leaves The Stage As DNCE Performs Cake By The Ocean At The 2016 Billboard Music Awards!
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Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton Finally Stopped Staring In Each Other’s Eyes To Pose Backstage At The Billboard Music Awards!
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Kesha Gets A Well-Deserved Standing Ovation For Her Beautiful Billboard Music Awards Performance! Watch The Powerful Moment!
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Work, Rihanna! Watch The Singer Slay Love On The Brain At This Year’s Billboard Music Awards!
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Celine Dion Tearfully Accepts The ICON Award From Her Son At The Billboard Music Awards After Crushing The Show Must Go On With Lindsey Stirling!
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We’re So Into Ariana Grande’s New Single! Watch Her Perform Into You At The 2016 Billboard Music Awards!
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Madonna & Stevie Wonder Perform A Powerful Purple Rain Tribute To Prince At The Billboard Music Awards!
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This is so unbelievably sweet.

Florence + The Machine had a fan named Kariyna who was excited to see their show in Austin, Texas.

But when Karinya got sick and had to be placed in hospice care due to her illness, she obviously was no longer able to attend the show.

Related: More Florence News HERE!

What happened next was the BEST despite the very difficult circumstances — to make up for Karinya having to miss out on the show, Florence + the Machine showed up at the hospice and performed a private hour-long concert for her and her friends!

No rare form of cancer could out do the INCREDIBLE moment (above)!!!

In such a tough situation, it is SO refreshing to see the amazing reaction of everybody involved.

Bravo!!!

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Jennifer Garner has not “trapped” Ben Affleck into staying married by being pregnant with another baby, despite a wholly inaccurate tabloid report. Gossip Cop can exclusively correct the claim. We’re told it’s “not true.”

According to the repeatedly disputed National Enquirer, Garner has a “tell-tale baby bump” after returning from a “four-day trip to romantic Paris, where they were spotted kissing in a hotel bar.” The woefully off-base tabloid has one of its questionable sources quoted as saying “Jen is pregnant,” and an announcement is expected “very soon.” Actually, a real Garner insider tells Gossip Cop that the pregnancy announcement will happen in about a week and a half from… never.

Anyway, the magazine fills its space regurgitating how Affleck and Garner split last June, but all that time, alleges the outlet’s seemingly phony source, “Jen has played Ben like a fiddle.” The tabloid’s cockamamie source claims Garner “always wanted another child with him,” and even though they’ve been estranged for months, Affleck and Garner continue “sleeping together” because “Jen still loves him and missed their steamy sex life.” “It’s been Jen’s plan all along to keep [Affleck] guessing, then hit him with the news she’s pregnant.”

There’s one teeny weeny flaw with the publication’s story and that is, Garner is not pregnant. She and Affleck have not been “sleeping together,” and she does not have a “tell-tale baby bump.” The entire Enquirer report is wrong. A Garner insider exclusively tells Gossip Cop the tabloid’s claim is simply “not true.”

Sadly, Gossip Cop is not remotely surprised that the supermarket tabloid’s story is false. Just last week, we busted the magazine for wrongly reporting Garner was holding Affleck “hostage” by threatening to “air even more of his dirty laundry.” In the past, we’ve also called out the magazine for untruthfully stating Affleck was “back on” with Jennifer Lopez , as well as for claiming the actor and Garner were adopting twins to save their marriage. All those articles, and the current one about Garner being “pregnant” and back with Affleck, are fabrications.

The crazy story of Candace Payne won’t end!

You’ll remember that Candace is the woman behind the crazy viral video showing her laughing hysterically in a Star Wars mask on Friday.

Well, that video set a record for Facebook — it’s the most viewed Facebook Live clip EVER!!!

Related: Oscar Isaac Talks Star Wars & Being ‘The Internet’s Boyfriend!’

And it doesn’t stop there!

After not wanting to give up her Chewbacca mask, Kohl’s took notice of her, um, perspective, and decided to surprise her family with some gifts so that EVERYBODY could have as much fun as Candace!

Watch the sweet video — that itself is going viral (thought not as much as Miz Payne’s did) — below!!!

Awww!! So cute!!

We absolutely love her positive attitude, too! She is ALWAYS smiling!!

There’s a lesson in there somewhere…

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We just hope he’s OK — and everybody in the other car recovers quickly, too.

Calvin Harris was a passenger in a car on Friday night that was involved in a serious car accident, as we reported early Saturday morning, and now he’s adjusting his professional schedule in response to the scary experience.

Related: Taylor Swift Is Calvin Harris’ #1 Fan

The DJ has cancelled his performance at Hangout Fest, an Alabama music festival where he was supposed to be the headliner on Saturday night, in response to doctors order’s to rest after the crash.

Harris had also previously cancelled a late Friday night gig in Vegas where he was supposed to perform just hours after the crash occurred — the musician looks to be taking a light weekend with no work and lots of recuperation.

That’s good for him, and hopefully something the other people involved in the accident are doing, too — best wishes to all of them on the road to recovery!

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As time goes on, we are learning more about Prince‘s tragic death.

And after the singer shockingly passed one month ago, the official autopsy and other reports are providing more news about the circumstances of that death.

Related: Prince’s Siblings Setting Up Rival All-Star TV Specials

Today, a new report from the Star Tribune in Minneapolis has revealed that the Grammy winner was likely dead for more than six hours before his body was found in an elevator at his estate in Paisley Park.

Sheriff’s deputies received a call at around 9:43 a.m. on the morning of April 21 calling for medical attention for the stricken singer — and, of course, he was officially pronounced dead less than half an hour later — but it appears that he had been long gone before that, unfortunately.

Related: Prince’s Long Lost Grandniece Making A Play For The Late Icon’s Fortune?

The official autopsy on the singer has been completed, in the meantime, though official results have yet to be released to the public.

Regardless, just another sad reminder of how much we miss Prince, and how shocking his passing was last month, and continues to be, for us, and all of his countless fans around the world.

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Kendra Wilkinson, you’ve officially made our weekend.

On Friday night, Kendra’s highly anticipated (seriously, we’ve been DYING for this tour de force to drop), music video for her song Lost In Space made its debut. The vid is a follow-up to a tease Ms. Wilkinson shared earlier this month which showed her clad in a very shiny space suit.

Related: Holly Madison Compares Kendra To Azealia Banks!

To drum up extra buzz for the work, K.W. debuted it after an episode for her reality show Kendra On Top. The blonde even conducted a Facebook Q&A to provide answers to fans’ burning questions.

So, how did Kenny’s first music video pan out? Ch-ch-check it out (below)!!!

Wow… Well, that really was something!

We guess this endeavor must have been a nice distraction from Wilkinson’s feud with former costar and frenemy Holly Madison!

What do YOU think of the video?

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Nothing like a little retail therapy to get over a breakup…

As we reported, on Thursday, Tyga was spotted leaving Gotha nightclub in Cannes with model Demi Rose Mawby. This rumored fling is his first since splitting with Kylie Jenner a couple of weeks ago.

Related: LAPD Stops Tyga’s Entourage!

On Friday, the rapper and the Instagram star continued their love affair by enjoying France’s best shops and restaurants!

They were spotted at Saint Laurent where the Rack City artist was seen grabbing a few items for himself. Later that night, they dined at the Agent Provocateur restaurant in town.

Both Miz Mawby and the Compton-native wore all-black outfits.

As we wrote, Kylie is reportedly only dating new flame PartyNextDoor to make Tyga jealous.

Sorry Ky! It doesn’t seem to be working!

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