- NICK LACHEY IS ORDERED TO ATTEND ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASSES FOLLOWING PAPARAZZI OUTBURST
According to Page Six, Nick Lachey has been ordered to attend anger management classes and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings for accosting paparazzo Jody Santos in March of 2022.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office told the outlet in a statement Tuesday (March 21st), "Mr. Lachey has not been charged with misdemeanor assault and battery. Instead he is participating in LADA's Prefiling Diversion program, which was established in 2017."
The statement continued, "As part of these conditions he must participate in anger management classes and attend Alcoholic Anonymous meetings. Successful completion of the Prefiling Diversion Program will result in no criminal charges being filed."
Santos told the publication she was in her car photographing the Love is Blind host and his wife, Vanessa Lachey, after they left dinner on March 27th, 2022. "In all my years of photographing celebrities, no one has ever tried to hit me," she said, adding that she rolled up her car window "as fast" as she "could."
"He then started punching the window. I thought he was going to break his hand; that's how hard he was hitting the glass," she added. "I am surprised he didn't shatter the window."
- GWYNETH PALTROW HEADS TO COURT IN UTAH FOR 2016 SKI ACCIDENT TRIAL
Gwyneth Paltrow appeared in court on Tuesday (March 21st) to defend herself against retired optometrist Terry Sanderson over an alleged ski accident that took place at the Deer Valley Ski Resort near Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2016.
According to court documents, Sanderson claims Paltrow's skiing was "out of control" as she hit him in the back, "knocking him down hard, knocking him out, and causing a brain injury, four broken ribs and other serious injuries." He originally sued Paltrow for $3.1 million, but a judge ruled that he can only seek $300,000 in damages.
The Shakespeare in Love actress is denying Sanderson's claims. Instead, she says he was the one who crashed into her on the slopes, causing her to experience a "full ‘body blow.'" The Goop founder is seeking $1 in damages in her counterclaim suit, with the addition of legal fees. She believes Sanderson's lawsuit is "an attempt to exploit her celebrity and wealth."
The trial is expected to continue through the end of March.
- HALLE BAILEY SAYS 'IT'S ABOUT TIME' A BLACK WOMAN PLAYED 'A ROLE LIKE' ARIEL IN 'THE LITTLE MERMAID'
Halle Bailey spoke with PopSugar in an interview published Tuesday (March 21st) about her starring role as Ariel in the Disney live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. The film is set to reach theaters on May 26th.
"It's about time that a role like this is played by a Black woman, by somebody who is just a part of this beautiful community. We deserve to have images that look like us and to see ourselves in the media on big screens and everything," she said. "So I'm just grateful that we're getting to see ourselves finally on such big projects."
Bailey also commented on how she's learned to support herself in her career. "We have to constantly encourage ourselves and remind ourselves that we are worthy, we can do it. We just sometimes need that extra push," she told the outlet. "I think that's been the one for me that I've really just learned how to change my mindset and recognize that what I'm doing is amazing, be proud, and clap for myself."
- NICK CANNON CALLS MARIAH CAREY 'A GIFT FROM GOD'
Nick Cannon isn't holding back when it comes to how much he admires his ex-wife, Mariah Carey. The pair were married in 2008 and announced their separation in 2014, before finalizing their divorce in 2016. Together they share 11-year-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe.
In a recent interview with The Shade Room, the Wild ‘N Out star was asked who he feels is the "love of his life." He replied, "Like the greatest? I mean, I always talk about that. Then, it goes viral and all her fans get mad at me."
The Drumline actor continued, "I was 12 years old with Mariah Carey pictures on my wall, and that becomes my wife … And the fact that she's the coolest person I ever met. She's just always happy, always doing for others. No matter what's happening in life. I'm like, ‘Wow, a person can really operate like that and don't allow negative energy into they space.' When I found that out about how remarkable she was, that woman is not human. She's a gift from God."
He also attributed his positive attitude to her. "I get a lot of this delightful disposition from her," Cannon said.
- CELEBRITY GOSSIP
ZENDAYA AND TOM HOLLAND SPORT EACH OTHER'S INITIALS: According to Entertainment Tonight, Zendaya and Tom Holland have a special way of sharing their love for one another. Shortly after Holland was photographed with the letter "Z" stitched into his back pants pocket, a video showcasing Zendaya's nails revealed she was wearing a gold ring with "TH" engraved on the front of it. A romantic relationship between the Spider-Man costars was confirmed in 2021.
AMANDA BYNES' PARENTS ARE REPORTEDLY NOT PLANNING ANOTHER CONSERVATORSHIP: According to TMZ, a source close to Amanda Bynes' family said her parents are not considering another conservatorship, amid the She's the Man actress' psychiatric hold. The source added that Lynn and Rick Bynes are comforted by the fact that Amanda called the police on herself, and they consider her recent psychiatric episode to be an "anomaly."
SARAH SNOOK REVEALS SHE'S PREGNANT DURING ‘SUCCESSION' SEASON FOUR PREMIERE: Entertainment Tonight reports that Sarah Snook debuted her baby bump during the season four premiere for Succession on Monday night (March 20th). "It's exciting!" she told the outlet, sharing that she's 32 weeks along. "I feel great." Snook married Australian comedian Dave Lawson in 2021.
GUY FIERI SAYS HE DOESN'T WEAR BOWLING SHIRTS ANYMORE: For years, bowling shirts were a part of Guy Fieri's signature look, alongside his spiky blonde hair and sunglasses, but the Tournament of Champions host told The Wall Street Journal that he's not wearing them these days. "I don't think I even own one bowling shirt," he told the outlet. "I'm pretty much a T-shirt and jeans guy. Shorts. Flip-flops. I'm not a real fashion icon." Fieri added, "I get a call to do Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives ... they said, 'Bring a short-sleeved collared shirt' … When the show got picked up, that's what I had worn in the pilot," he said. "They go, 'That's the wardrobe.'"
- INDUSTRY NEWS
ZACH BRAFF WROTE ‘A GOOD PERSON' FOR FLORENCE PUGH: Zach Braff spoke with Entertainment Tonight ahead of the premiere of his new film A Good Person, starring his ex-girlfriend, Florence Pugh. "I wanted to write about grief and the daunting task of trying to stand back up again after loss," he told the outlet, adding that Pugh inspired the film. "I'm just in awe of her talent and I said, 'I wanna write this for Florence. What I'm writing is really gonna be challenging and she's incredible.'" Pugh added, "He knows my body of work. He knows who I am. He knows my sense of humor. He wrote it truly with me on every page and, obviously, with Allison on every page, and I came and breathed life into her."
CAMERON DIAZ IS REPORTEDLY QUITTING ACTING AGAIN AFTER FINISHING NEW MOVIE WITH JAMIE FOXX: The Daily Mail reports that things aren't going so well on the set of Back in Action, the new movie starring Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx. Foxx allegedly had a tantrum while filming, and a source told the outlet, "These back-to-back 10-hour workdays have been a lot on Diaz and she hates being away from Raddix." The Charlie's Angels actress announced that she was retiring from acting a year before welcoming Raddix to the world in 2019. "Although she has gotten to see her family while shooting the film, it is just not the same," the source added.
WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘PRETTY BABY:' According to People, the official trailer for the Hulu documentary Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields was released on Tuesday (March 21st). "The entirety of my life it was, 'she's a pretty face,' over and over and over and over again, and that always seared me," Shields says in the preview. The two-part documentary is expected to hit the streaming platform on April 3rd.
BRIAN COX SAYS HE'S ‘ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED' THAT ‘SUCCESION' IS ENDING: At the season four premiere of Succession Monday night (March 20th), Brian Cox told Entertainment Tonight he's "more than ready" for the show to end. "I think we've, you know, got to the point where the show has reached its natural closure," he said. Cox added that he's "absolutely delighted" to wrap up the project. "In a good way, I'm happy it's over."