Welcome back to your essential weekly recap of the most important headlines! Whether you were too busy enjoying the summer sun or simply missed some news, we’ve got you covered. Dive into our roundup of the biggest and most talked-about moments in pop culture and current events that you need to know about right now.
Timothy Mellon, a reclusive billionaire and a major financial backer of President Trump, is the anonymous private donor who gave $130 million to the U.S. government to help pay troops during the shutdown, according to two people familiar with the matter. [NYT – Gifted]
The Trump regime intends to allocate a $130 million donation from an undisclosed ally of President Donald Trump to compensate military service members during the ongoing government shutdown, as confirmed by the Defense Department on Friday. [CNN]
Maine senatorial candidate Graham Platner swears he covered up his Nazi tattoo. [Celebitchy]
InStyle threw a bash celebrating the folks behind the stars, some of whom attended, but… how many of them should WANT credit for a few of these? [Go Fug Yourself]
No one wanted Kevin Federline‘s opinion, no one asked for Kevin Federline’s opinion, and no one cares about Kevin Federline. [Pajiba]
Dwyane Wade conquered the NBA. Can he win at TV? [Kenneth in the 212]
Sylvester Stallone’s wife, former model Jennifer Flavin Stallone, decided to take the anti-trans bait in a recent interview. Speaking to Katie Miller of The Katie Miller Podcast, Flavin let loose a torrent of extremely garbage theories about the presumed influx of trans identities among the children of the Hollywood elite. And got some massive blowback. [Queerty]
Sean Combs is set to file an appeal to overturn his four-year prison sentence after being found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution. [Us Weekly]
Just Donald Trump pardoning a Trump investor, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, who helped Hamas and Al Qaeda launder money. It’s all because he’s tied to Trump’s crypto products. [Wonkette]
Real Housewives of Miami star Julia Lemigova is setting the record straight on her alleged affair with a Haitian mortician, because that is where we are at. [Page Six]
Denise Richards has responded to her ex-husband Charlie Sheen’s recent claim that she once cashed a $1 million check that he wrote out to her as a joke. [EW]
Pedro Pascal had an amazing No Kings protest sign.
Matt Bomer for Mackage.
