5 THINGS we’re talking ABOUT this WEEK
KENDALL AND DEVIN BACK ON
KENDALL JENNER (28) and basketball player DEVIN BOOKER (27) are reportedly rekindling their romance. According to sources, the couple, who dated from 2018 to 2022, are taking things slowly and just seeing where it’s going. “He’s happy to have a shot with Kendall again because he really missed her,” a source told US Weekly.
1 DIDDY ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
DIDDY is facing more charges of sexual assault after music producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones Jr (38) filed a lawsuit suing him for $30 million (R575 million). According to Lil Rod, the abuse occurred while he was working with Diddy (54) on his latest album, The Love Album: Off The Grid, between 2022 and 2023. He claims Diddy groped him, drugged and forced him to have sex with prostitutes, and didn’t pay for his work. Diddy has denied the claims.
4 MADONNA’S LUTHER BLUNDER
MADONNA has been asked to remove the name of late singer LUTHER VANDROSS from a tribute to artists who battled AIDS that she showcases at her concerts. “While we appreciate Madonna’s recognition of those lives lost to AIDS, Luther was never diagnosed with AIDS or HIV,” his estate said in a statement. The singer was reported to have died in 2005 of complications related to a stroke he had two years before.
2 GABOUREY PREGNANT WITH TWINS
Precious star GABOUREY SIDIBE is expecting twins with her husband of three years, BRANDON FRANKEL (39). “I’m pregnant! We thought it was time to give our cats some responsibility so we’re giving them each a baby to take care of!” Gabourey (39) shared pictures on Instagram of her and Brandon cradling her baby bump. The couple met on a dating app and got engaged in 2020.
3 WENDY WILLIAMS’ DEMENTIA
A new documentary focused on the life of talk-show host WENDY WILLIAMS (59) has caused controversy after it revealed she has frontotemporal dementia. According to producer Mark Ford, they decided to continue filming Where is Wendy Williams? despite her behaviour becoming increasingly worrying. “If we had sanitised it and just made it seem like everything was fine, we wouldn’t be telling the truth,” he told LA Times.