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Jenna Dewan is not rushing to marry boyfriend Steve Kazee before her ex Channing Tatum walks down the aisle with girlfriend Jessie J, despite an untrue report. Gossip Cop can correct the phony story. It’s completely made-up.

“Jenna & Jessie J: Race To The Altar!” reads a headline in the latest issue of In Touch. The accompanying article claims the actress and the singer are in a fierce competition to wed their respective boyfriends. “They both see themselves getting engaged soon, so it’s only natural that they would want to outdo each other and beat each other down the aisle,” a supposed source tells the outlet.

The alleged insider further contends that both women already have their wedding details mapped out. “Jenna wants an outdoor wedding in Malibu, while Jessie dreams of marrying Channing back in London in a traditional ceremony,” says the questionable tipster. “Time will tell who gets down the aisle first!”

It’s worth noting, there’s no indication that Dewan and Jessie J have much a relationship. How exactly does the tabloid’s “source” know both women well enough have the scoop on their respective wedding plans and how they feel about each other? The most logical explanation is that this “source” doesn’t exist.

Gossip Cop checked in with an individual in Dewan’s camp, who tells us she’s “happy in her new relationship,” but “there is no racing to anywhere.” Our trusted insider adds, “She’s busy and happy and being a great mom.” We also reached out to a rep for Jessie J for more insight about the singer’s relationship with Tatum. Regardless, we can confirm that Dewan certainly isn’t racing the singer to the altar.

Meanwhile, Gossip Cop called out In Touch in February for wrongly reporting that Dewan and Kazee were getting married and starting a family. The premise wasn’t true a few months ago and it’s no more accurate now. The couple of less than a year aren’t ready to wed.

Last October, Gossip Cop busted the tabloid for falsely claiming Dewan was having trouble getting over Tatum and hated meeting other men. Just two weeks after we debunked the story, the actress went public with Kazee, who she had already been dating at the time the bogus article was published.

Also last year, Gossip Cop busted the magazine for falsely alleging the reason Tatum and Dewan split was because he cheated on her. However, the exes themselves confirmed in a statement that no “salacious events” led to the end of their marriage. The untrustworthy outlet simply peddles out fiction about the former couple and their new relationships.

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Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga are not having a baby together, despite a completely false tabloid report. Gossip Cop can debunk the bogus story. The singer isn’t pregnant, nor is she in a romance with her A Star Is Born co-star.

According to In Touch, the real reason the actor split from Irina Shayk is because he’s expecting a child with Gaga. An alleged insider tells the magazine, “Everyone is saying that Gaga’s glowing and hiding a baby bump. Of course, the only person it could be is Bradley’s, and we’re waiting to see if she’ll make an announcement.” The supposed source further contends that Shayk is bound to be furious over the situation, adding, “Bradley ending things with her because of Gaga was Irina’s worst nightmare.”

The questionable tipster goes on to say that Cooper and Gaga’s alleged relationship has been “very secret and on the down-low, mainly out of respect to Irina,” but they’ve been quietly meeting up in hotel rooms. “There’s an aspect of sneaking around that they get a thrill out of,” adds the seemingly phony source. “They’re overjoyed about finally being together.”

From there, the suspicious insider maintains that the co-stars aren’t discussing marriage just yet because Cooper “already has one failed marriage behind him,” while Gaga has “called off two engagements.” “Tying the knot isn’t at the top of their list of priorities right now,” says the purported source. “But a baby could solidify their relationship.”

Gossip Cop checked in an individual in the singer’s camp, who tells us there’s no truth to the tabloid’s report. We’re assured the co-stars aren’t having a baby together and aren’t a secret couple either. Less than two weeks ago, People magazine noted that Cooper and Gaga still share an “overwhelming connection” after forming a close bond on the set of A Star Is Born, but there’s no romance between the two.

“Entertainment Tonight,” another reliable source for celebrity news, reported last week that Cooper isn’t making dating a “priority” following his breakup and “is completely focused on his career and his daughter.” The outlet noted that the actor still has a “deep friendship” with Gaga, but they’re not an item. The romance rumors surrounding the co-stars have always been untrue. And although it’s possible it had an impact on the actor’s relationship with Shayk, the idea that he dumped the supermodel after impregnating Gaga is false and absurd.

Back in March, Gossip Cop busted In Touch for wrongly reporting that Gaga had pushed Cooper aside and started dating Jeremy Renner. In addition to that article being fabricated, it also contradicts this latest one about her expecting Cooper’s baby. Earlier that month, we called out the magazine for falsely claiming Gaga had asked Cooper to marry her. That bogus report also conflicts with this latest story, which says the co-stars are hesitant to walk down the aisle. The reason for all of these inconsistent narratives is that none of them are true.

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Ben Affleck has been romantically linked to many of his female co-stars, whether or not he’s actually dating them. Gossip Cop has debunked several stories about the actor’s nonexistent romances with various actresses. Here are five wrong rumors on the subject.

Earlier this month, Gossip Cop busted NW for falsely claiming Affleck was crushing on Kate Beckinsale 18 years after working with her on Pearl Harbor. The magazine contended that the movie star was trying to score a date with the actress by offering up fun ideas because he didn’t want to just take her out for a “boring dinner.” An alleged insider told the tabloid that Beckinsale’s friends believed “she should totally go for it.” An individual in the actress’s camp, however, dismissed the story as fiction and explained to us that she hasn’t spoken to Affleck “in about 10 years.”

Last October, Gossip Cop debunked a Woman’s Day story about Affleck “getting his flirt on” with Janina Gavankar, his co-star in the upcoming addiction drama Torrance. An anonymous tipster told the outlet that the co-stars were “getting super-cozy” during filming, and everyone on set was talking about “their connection.” Affleck’s own spokesperson told us the report was completely fabricated. Around the time the article was published, People magazine noted that the actor was single and “will date in the future, but for now his focus is on his sobriety, family and his next project.”

Gossip Cop called out OK! in 2016 for wrongly reporting that Affleck was in a “secret romance” with Charlize Theron, his co-star in the 2000 movie Reindeer Games. The tabloid claimed the two reconnected at an Oscar party several years after developing a close bond on the set of their film. The only true aspect of the outlet’s story is that both Affleck and Theron had attended the Vanity Fair Oscar party. The magazine baselessly attempted to create a romance between the two stars simply because both were single at the time and had once worked together.

Back in 2015, shortly after the actor’s split from Jennifer Garner, Gossip Cop busted OK! for alleging Affleck was planning a rebound romance with Live By Night co-star Sienna Miller. The tabloid maintained that the two were “really flirty on set,” and the actor liked that the actress was based in London because he wasn’t looking for “anything serious.” A source close to Affleck shot down the report as soon as it emerged. As time has proven, the actor never had a relationship with Miller.

And shortly before that, Gossip Cop corrected a Star story claiming Affleck was “hooking up” with actress Abigail Kuklis, who had a small role in Batman v. Superman: Dawn Of Justice. The magazine noted that Kuklis also had a small role in Garner’s 2009 movie Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past, making the actor’s supposed romance with her was some sort of “betrayal.” In addition to the premise not making much sense, there wasn’t a shred of truth to it. Affleck never dated the actress, who coincidentally worked with his ex-wife several years prior. The unreliable outlet just connected some dots to come up with a non-story.

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Chris Hemsworth’s wife, Elsa Pataky, did not warn his co-star Tessa Thompson to back off him, despite a ridiculous tabloid report. Gossip Cop can debunk the made-up story. There’s no truth to it.

According to NW, Pataky isn’t happy about her husband getting close to Thompson, his co-star in Men In Black: International and Thor: Ragnarok. Thompson has gushed about Hemsworth in interviews while promoting their new film, and the magazine speculates there’s another “A Star Is Born situation” in the works, referring to Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga’s friendship allegedly affecting his relationship with Irina Shayk.

An alleged insider tells the outlet that Pataky was so bothered by Thompson praising her husband in interviews that she flew from Australia to the New York premiere of Men In Black: International just to “put them in check.” The supposed source adds, “Elsa issued Tessa with a stark reminder that Chris is spoken for.”

The suspicious tipster continues, “She couldn’t bear another red-carpet flirt session where everyone gets to hear how incredible Chris and Tessa’s friendship is, so she turned up and basically pulled her aside and said, ‘Hands off my man.’” The seemingly phony source adds, “The way they talk about one another, anyone would think Tessa was Chris’s wife!”

The magazine’s tale of jealousy and attempt at creating a love triangle is baseless. Gossip Cop checked in with a source close to the situation, who wasn’t able to speak on the record, but assures us the tabloid’s report is complete fiction. Pataky isn’t threatened by Hemsworth’s friendship with his co-star. The idea the actor’s wife went to his movie premiere to keep an eye on him is absurd. In reality, Pataky attended the premiere to support her husband.

Unfortunately, NW spends a lot of time alleging another woman is coming between the Thor star and his wife. Back in April, Gossip Cop busted the tabloid for wrongly reporting that Pataky was jealous of Hemsworth’s friendship with Avengers: Endgame co-star Brie Larson and feared the actress was trying to steal him. Shortly after that, we called out the magazine for falsely claiming Pataky was furious over Hemsworth’s run-in with ex-girlfriend Isabel Lucas.

It’s worth noting, the gossip media has come up with so many similar narratives that Gossip Cop recently published an article featuring several wrong rumors about Hemsworth and Pataky having marriage problems over other women. Thompson is just the latest woman being targeted simply because she’s spoken fondly of her co-star in interviews. Hemsworth and Thompson are just friends, and his wife doesn’t believe they’re anything more.

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Lady Gaga and Irina Shayk are not both pregnant with Bradley Cooper’s babies, despite an absurd tabloid report. Gossip Cop can correct the false premise. There’s simply no truth to it.

According to Woman’s Day, Shayk is expecting the actor’s second baby in the wake of their recent split, but his A Star Is Born co-star is carrying his child as well. “After Bradley’s daughter Lea, was born, he said he wanted plenty more babies,” so-called “insider” tell the outlet. “Perhaps just not in quick succession from two different women though. This could get messy.”

The alleged source adds, “Gaga’s been broody for years. She and Bradley had numerous conversations about family and children, and now it could actually be happening for them. But if Irina is pregnant too, that obviously complicates everything in monumental fashion.” The supposed tipster goes on to say that Cooper and Gaga are waiting for the right time to “go public” as a couple, and the singer’s “pregnancy” might be the incentive they need.

“Bradley and Gaga never expected to fall for each other, or for it to be this complicated,” adds the seemingly phony source. “Bradley’s got his work cut out for him, juggling a young family and a new woman – especially if there are two baby mamas pregnant at the same time.”

Nothing about this ridiculous storyline is remotely true. For starters, Cooper and Gaga aren’t romantically involved, despite his recent breakup with Shayk. “Entertainment Tonight,” a much more reliable source for celebrity news than Woman’s Day, reported last week that Cooper isn’t making dating a “priority” following his breakup and “is completely focused on his career and his daughter.”

People magazine similarly noted that Cooper and Gaga have an “overwhelming connection,” but there’s no romance between the two. Still, Gossip Cop checked in with a source close to the singer, who assures us she’s not pregnant. Meanwhile, a mutual pal of ours and Shayk tells us she’s not expecting her ex’s second child.

Less than two weeks ago, in fact, Shayk shared an Instagram photo in which she’s enjoying a glass of champagne during Milan Fashion Week. In addition to consuming alcohol, the supermodel is also showing off a perfectly flat stomach in the image.

Last week, Gossip Cop busted Woman’s Day for wrongly reporting that Cooper and Shayk were fighting over custody of their two-year-old daughter. In reality, the exes have remained amicable and are working together to co-parent their little girl. The unreliable outlet simply has zero insight into what’s transpired following the actor’s split. Neither Cooper’s ex or his A Star Is Born co-star are pregnant.

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Lady Gaga’s friends aren’t warning her not to date Bradley Cooper, despite a completely made-up tabloid report. Gossip Cop can debunk the bogus story. There’s simply no truth to it.

According to Life & Style, the A Star Is Born co-stars have grown “closer than ever” following Cooper’s recent breakup with Irina Shayk, but the singer “doesn’t want to go public as a couple yet” for fear she’ll be “branded a home-wrecker.” An alleged insider, however, tells the magazine that Gaga’s friends are telling her not to get serious with the actor because they believe he’ll “wind up breaking her heart.”

“When she’s passionate about something or someone, she’ll jump in without thinking about the consequences,” adds the supposed source. “She’s only seen the ‘good’ side of Bradley. Dating him is a completely different story and that’s when you get to know the real Bradley Cooper.”

The questionable tipster goes on to allege that the actor is a “player” who “can also be very demanding and difficult to deal with,” adding, “He’s just not the best person at relationships.” The seemingly phony source concludes, “Her friends aren’t happy about them taking their friendship to the next level. Most of them are very worried.”

None of this is remotely accurate. Gossip Cop checked in with a source close to Gaga, who wasn’t able to speak on the record, but assures us there’s no truth to the tabloid’s article. The singer’s friends aren’t warning her not to date Cooper and her relationship with the actor hasn’t turned romantic amid his split from Shayk.

“Entertainment Tonight,” a much more reliable source for celebrity news than Life & Style, reported a few days ago that Cooper isn’t making dating a “priority” following his breakup and “is completely focused on his career and his daughter.” The outlet noted that the actor still has a “deep friendship” with Gaga, but they’re not a couple.

People magazine similarly noted that Cooper and Gaga have an “overwhelming connection,” but rumors of a romance between the two are untrue. Although the outlet didn’t rule out the possibility of the two becoming more than friends down the line, there’s absolutely nothing to indicate that’s the case at this time.

Last November, Gossip Cop busted Life & Style for publishing a phony cover story claiming Cooper and Gaga had fallen in love with each other. The tabloid tried to make it seem like there was a secret romance between the co-stars, which has never been the case. In reality, the actor and the singer love each other as friends and have a lot of mutual admiration and respect for one another. The unreliable magazine simply has zero insight into Cooper and Gaga’s dynamic. This latest article about their relationship is more fiction.

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A tabloid claims John Krasinski has been acting “weird” while prepping for the sequel to A Quiet Place, and those involved with the film hope Emily Blunt will get him back to normal when she starts shooting. Gossip Cop can debunk the phony story. We’re told it’s completely made-up.

According to OK!, the actor has been going out of his way to become a “country bumpkin” while on location in western New York, where he’s gearing up to shoot A Quiet Place 2. Krasinski, who’s directing the follow-up to the hit 2018 thriller, has been busy scouting locations in town for the past couple of months. The outlet maintains that his bid to impress the locals is getting “excessive.”

An alleged insider tells the magazine, “He’s just been trying too hard. He’s doing weird stuff like shaking people’s hands wherever he goes and saying, ‘Howdy.’ He’ll wear lumberjack shirts so he can fit in and is going to bars to chow down on wings and beer. It’s becoming pretty gluttonous.”

The anonymous source goes on to say that Krasinski’s colleagues wants his wife to “give him a wake-up call” when she arrives in town for filming. “Hopefully, she can calm John down a bit before he really embarrasses himself,” adds the supposed tipster.

The tabloid’s story is based on claims from an unidentified and possibly fictitious “insider,” but Gossip Cop reached out to Krasinski’s spokesperson, who tells us on the record it’s “completely untrue.” The actor hasn’t been acting bizarrely or going to extreme lengths to “fit in” with the residents of the small town where he’s shooting. We’re also assured that none of Krasinski’s colleagues are expecting Blunt to put a stop to his imaginary antics.

Just last month, Gossip Cop called out OK! for falsely claiming Krasinski and Blunt were having marriage problems because they’ve been spending an increasing amount of time apart. The tabloid didn’t realize at the time that the spouses would be spending the summer shooting A Quiet Place 2 together. It’s highly unlikely the outlet knows what’s happening on the film’s location, considering the magazine wasn’t aware last month that it was going into production. This latest article also makes no mention of the couple’s marriage being in trouble, which isn’t the case.

It’s also worth noting, back when the spouses were filming A Quiet Place in 2017, Gossip Cop busted the publication for making up a story about Blunt bossing around Krasinski on set. That narrative was equally phony. The untrustworthy tabloid has zero insight into the couple’s marriage or careers.

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Barbra Streisand’s friends do not fear she’s headed for a heart attack, despite a completely untrue tabloid story. Gossip Cop can correct the phony report. It’s simply baseless.

According to the National Enquirer, the 77-year-old singer is having health issues over alleged marriage problems with husband James Brolin and the stress of her upcoming concert dates. “Barbra has looked and acted like she has the weight of the world on her shoulders,” a supposed source tells the magazine. “It’s no wonder she’s on the verge of a collapse!”

The alleged insider adds, “She looks completely stressed and old. People are deeply concerned for her.” The questionable tipster further contends Streisand has been fighting with her husband over his desire to continue acting because she “thinks they’re at a place in their lives when they should be focusing on each other.” Considering how the legendary singer is still performing, this notion doesn’t make much sense. From there, the suspicious source maintains that Streisand has also been overeating to the point where she could be at risk for heart failure.

Gossip Cop, however, checked in with a source close to Streisand, who wasn’t able to speak on the record, but assures us the tabloid’s tale is “completely untrue.” In addition to being false, the article is also based on old storylines that we’ve already debunked. For instance, we called out the Enquirer last November for wrongly reporting that Streisand and Brolin were getting “a $ 400 million divorce.”

That clearly never happened. Instead, the happy spouses will be celebrating their 21st wedding anniversary next month. And just a few weeks ago, Streisand and Brolin were spotted holding hands during a dinner date in Santa Monica.

Last December, Gossip Cop busted the magazine’s sister outlet, the Globe, for making up a story about Streisand “dying” from a compulsive eating disorder. The publication said she was at an “increased risk for heart disease” because she couldn’t stop eating. The article was simply concocted because the singer said in an interview with the Daily Mail that she loves food “too much.” Streisand also stressed in that same interview how she was on a diet, but the tabloid left that part out of its bogus report.

In reality, Streisand is perfectly healthy, and she’s still performing at venues around the world, with dates in London and New York scheduled in the next few months. The gossip media consistently peddles fiction about her marriage and physical condition. This latest article sparking “heart attack” concerns is more of the same nonsense.

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Did Prince Harry have a “secret showdown” with Donald Trump over remarks he made about Meghan Markle? That’s the claim being splashed across the cover of one of this week’s tabloids. Gossip Cop looked into the report, and it’s not true.

According to the Globe, Prince Harry “secretly confronted” Trump over his comment about Markle being “nasty.” After Trump insulted the duchess, the redheaded royal “refused to hold back” and got in the president’s face, maintains the magazine. To back up its premise, which was not even hinted at by any other legitimate outlet, the publication contends it has a “palace source” who shares how “people tried to stop [Prince Harry]” from having words with Trump, but “he wouldn’t listen” because he was “seething.”

The publication’s supposed tipster notes rather conveniently that the purported “showdown took place away from the cameras that recorded” Trump’s visit with Queen Elizabeth and the other royals. The so-called “source” asserts Prince Harry pulled Trump aside and said verbatim, “How dare you insult my wife! You should be ashamed of yourself!” The quotes are so over-the-top and dramatic, Gossip Cop can almost imagine that tabloid’s informant having Prince Harry then challenge Trump to a duel.

Actually, one of the later remarks in the article has the “source” saying how Prince Harry “can’t forgive the real estate tycoon for relentlessly stalking his late mother, Princess Diana, after she and Prince Charles split in 1992.” Naturally, no real person would say in normal conversation such biographical information as “the real estate tycoon,” as well as refer to Prince Harry’s mom as “his late mother, Princess Diana,” followed by a Wikipedia-like phrase about how “she and Prince Charles split in 1992.” And as mentioned above, while the alleged insider says “people tried to stop” Prince Harry from confronting Trump, it glaringly doesn’t mention who. Suffice to say, the tipster and his or her quotations sound made-up.

Whether Trump was calling Markle herself as “nasty” or was just referring to her 2016 remarks about him being a misogynist and wanting to move to Canada, if he were elected, is immaterial. Also insignificant is Trump later calling Prince Harry a “terrific guy” after they met during his state visit earlier this month. What is important is that there was no “showdown” between Prince Harry and Trump, and not only did Gossip Cop’s sources who deal with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s camp say it’s fabricated, but as previously stated, no other outlets that relentlessly cover the royals have even suggested there was a confrontation, even “away from the cameras.”

The Globe, however, has a history of publishing provably false cover stories about Prince Harry and Markle. Interestingly, in its latest piece the magazine didn’t bring up last month’s report that Gossip Cop debunked about how Prince Harry may not be the real father of Markle’s baby Archie. Nor does it explain why the younger royal was even invited to the lunch with Trump after the outlet incorrectly insisted on yet another front page how Prince Charles disowned Prince Harry because DNA proved he was not his real father.

Also not addressed was the cover story from 2018 in which the tabloid wrongly swore up and down Prince Harry had a “love child” who wrecking his wedding plans to Markle. Gossip Cop busted each and every one of those manufactured reports, which time has also shown to be completely inaccurate. Perhaps it’s time the magazine has a showdown with its supposed royal insiders and confronts them about feeding the publication with phony articles about Prince Harry and Markle.

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Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth did not get into a fight at a party in Malibu over the singer’s “obnoxious antics,” despite a made-up report. Gossip Cop can debunk the phony story. It simply never happened.

According to Life & Style, the pop star was acting out of control while out with her husband and their pals “at a private members club” in Malibu. The outlet doesn’t bother to mention exactly where this was or when it supposedly took place, but a “source” is quoted as saying, “There’s no denying that Miley loves being the center of attention. She was so loud and acting bizarrely.”

The alleged insider further contends Hemsworth “sat at the group’s table stewing with his arms crossed, looking absolutely furious,” until he eventually pulled Cyrus aside and confronted her. “Arms were flying as they argued,” continues the suspicious tipster. “There was so much tension that Miley completely ignored Liam for the rest of the night.” From there, the questionable “source” alleges Cyrus often sneaks off to clubs to “have fun without Liam… It’s obvious she’s even more comfortable letting her hair down when her husband’s not around.”

If any of this were accurate, one would think Life & Style would be able to provide the name of the “private club” where the fight happened, or at the very least, the date of when this all occurred. It’s always a red flag when a tabloid has few details to back up its storyline. Gossip Cop checked in with a mutual pal of ours and Cyrus, who wasn’t able to speak on the record, but assures us the magazine’s article is completely “untrue.”

It should be mentioned how in March when Cyrus posted a message on Instagram in honor of Hemsworth’s birthday that she made a point of noting, “I love how you let ME be Me.” The actor has never had any issues with his wife’s personality or the way she acts in public. This bogus premise has actually cropped up before.

Back in May, Gossip Cop busted the tabloid’s sister publication, In Touch, for falsely claiming Hemsworth got angry with Cyrus for acting wild at the Met Gala. In March, Gossip Cop called out the magazine’s other sister outlet, OK!, for wrongly reporting that Cyrus and Hemsworth “couldn’t stop fighting” because the singer had reverted back to her “wild child ways.” There’s never been any truth to this ongoing narrative.