Welcome back to our weekly recap of some of the biggest and most talked-about moments in pop culture and current events that you need to know about right now.
Mutual protective orders have been recommended for Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen. “This has been a very toxic relationship. It’s beyond the pale in a lot of ways, the toxicity,” a judge said during a protective order hearing on Thursday, April 30, regarding the pair’s custody arrangement. “What I’ve seen from the evidence even post [the] last hearing, there seems to be a continuing attraction that they have for each other. … You guys have to figure out a lot here. You have to figure out how to function as coparents.” [Us Weekly]
Last year, almost exactly a year ago, Kris Jenner began stepping out with a new face. Literally, she bought a new face for herself, courtesy of cosmetic surgeon Dr. Steven Levine. Now she’s NOT happy that her facelift has already slipped. [Celebitchy]
Aww. Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt got their stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame together. [Go Fug Yourself]
Imagine how you’d feel if you’d won an Oscar and then airport security lost it. That’s what happened to Pavel Talankin, the Russian teacher and star of Mr. Nobody Against Putin. [Pajiba]
Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz are engaged! [People]
Connor Storrie is a Behind the Blinds cover boy. [Kenneth in the 212]
Boy Culture, the movie, turns 20 years old! [Boy Culture]
The messy divorce legal battle gets messier as Kim Zolciak has temporarily lost primary custody of the kids she shares with Kroy Biermann. [TMZ]
Musician Ross Davidson, a former singer for Spandau Ballet, has been jailed for 14 years for multiple rapes and sexual assaults. [The Guardian]
Britney Spears was charged with driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, a misdemeanor, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office said. [The New York Times – Gifted]
Donald Trump launched another broadside at Jimmy Kimmel, pressuring ABC to cancel the comedian’s late-night talk show. “When is ABC Fake News Network firing seriously unfunny Jimmy Kimmel, who incompetently presides over one of the Lowest Rated shows on Television?” he wrote. “People [meaning himself] are angry. It better be soon!!!” [THR]
Amazon is mulling a reboot of The Apprentice, the reality show that Donald Trump hosted before NBC cut ties with him at the beginning of his presidential campaign in 2015. Now, instead of the elder Trump hosting the program, it would be his second, third, or fourth favorite child, Donald Trump, Jr., potentially hosting. [The A.V. Club]
Summer House star West Wilson’s cousin has been arrested and charged with the murder of their grandmother, according to authorities. [THR]
Oh no! Rob Rausch‘s face! [TMZ]
Clavicular is being accused of fraud, battery, and causing emotional distress in a new lawsuit filed by influencer Aleksandra Vasilevna Mendoza. Mendoza’s attorneys also alleged that Clavicular wanted to inject the influencer’s face with a product “to melt fat on her cheeks as part of his promise to help her with her online presence through “looksmaxxing.” [Us Weekly]
Josh Duggar is facing even more prison time, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. His initial release date was August 2032, but Josh is now scheduled for release from FCI Seagoville in Texas on February 2, 2033. [Extra]
Do we believe anything that Ray J says anymore? He claims that he has slept with 12,500 women and is still counting. [TMZ]
Ariana Grande is set to release her eighth studio album, pedal, which features executive production by long-time collaborator Ilya Salmanzadeh. [Hypebeast]
Looks like the internet is just as obsessed with Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel as fashion insiders are. On Wednesday, the Lyst Index crowned the French Maison as the hottest brand in the world on its Q1 2026 report. [Fashionista]
Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams is set to star in Tyrant, a culinary thriller set within New York City’s elite fine dining scene, in the vein of Wall Street and Whiplash – exploring the toxicity of becoming the best of the best. [Attitude]
Lisa Kudrow confirmed the jaw-dropping amount of money she and her Friends co-stars still make per year, chalking it up to the show’s enduring popularity and the cast’s performances. [E! News]
Noah Beck‘s mother, Amy Beck, is on administrative leave amid an internal investigation following the resurfacing of a disturbing video, although it’s unclear if the video is connected to the investigation. [JustJared]
Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter have teamed up for their collaborative song “Bring Your Love,” the lead single off the former’s upcoming album “Confessions II.”
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