Speedy Emma Watson gets driving ban
Sydney’s billion-dollar undies, and Lupita’s hidden health drama
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Hermione’s life in the fast lane… Emma Watson hit with driving ban
Looks like OG Harry Potter star Emma Watson tried (and failed) to cast a spell on a speed camera.
She was banned from driving for six months at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court today — after being clocked doing 38mph in a 30mph zone near Oxford University, reportedly while cruising in her £30,000 Audi S3. She also got a £650 ($870) fine.
Emma, who admitted to her need for speed, is at uni doing a DPhil (basically a PhD but Oxford-y).
Perhaps she saw that the new Hermione, Arabella Stanton, has been cast in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series and needed to speed home to process her feelings.
But even a Hogwarts alum can’t magic away points on a driver’s licence.
Sydney’s billion-dollar lingerie: Bezos-backed, could-be-Bond girl undies
Sydney Sweeney said, ‘The world needs my underwear’ and Jeff Bezos opened his wallet before she even finished the sentence.
Remember we told you that Sydney was selling soaps made from her actual bathwater (still not over that), well, now she's selling lingerie.
Spotlighters, breaking news: hustle is now spelled S.Y.D.N.E.Y.
ICYMI, the Euphoria star got ‘why is she here?’ looks when she rocked up to Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s Venice wedding last month. Looks like she wasn’t just there for the free Aperol.
Word is, Jeff has invested in her upcoming lingerie line. And as we reported, he might also be thinking of making her a Bond girl now he controls the 007 franchise.
Jeff’s pal, Ben Schwerin, a partner at private equity firm Coatue, is backing Sydney’s venture. The company recently scored a $1billion investment from Jeff and fellow tech giant Michael Dell.
Sydney’s been working on the collection for a year, with insiders saying the ‘huge project’ is about to drop ‘very soon’. Translation: prepare to see her in a sultry campaign on your feed faster than you can say Prime delivery.
Lupita Nyong’o says ‘no more suffering in silence’ on brutal health battle
Lupita Nyong’o just revealed she had surgery to remove 30 fibroids – 30! – back in 2014, the same year she won her Academy Award.
While we were cheering her red carpet slay, she was dealing with intense pain, confusion, and feeling dismissed by doctors. So basically, no one is immune to this nonsense.
Lupita spilled some truths on Instagram, saying ‘8 out of 10 Black women and 7 out of 10 white women’ will get fibroids, yet barely anyone talks about them.
Lupita’s teamed up with the Foundation for Women’s Health to fund research into treatments for fibroids, which affect over 15 million people in the US and around two in three women in the UK... Damn.
Lupita’s out here winning Oscars, raising Black Panther’s son (on screen anyway) and demanding a future where women aren’t told to just ‘deal with it’. We love to see it.
Outrage at Selena snub; Eminem meets his Stans; Ariana takes on *another* kids’ classic
The Emmy nominations are out, and Selena Gomez and her Only Murders co-star Meryl Streep are both on the snub list. Selena’s show got a nom, but the Emmys said ‘not today’ to her personally, which feels like a hobby for them at this point. Toss in snubs for Renée Zellweger, Natasha Lyonne, and House of the Dragon and, yep, the outrage lives on.
Eminem’s about to sit face-to-face with his actual Stans in a new doc, and honestly, we’d pay just to see him react to ‘Can you sign my arm for a tattoo?’ in real time. The film, dropping in August, promises ‘raw, loud, revealing’ Eminem energy and unreleased music.
Sorry in advance, Dr. Seuss fans. Ariana Grande and Josh Gad are teaming up for a full-on musical movie of kids’ classic Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Because no one leaves well enough alone these days. Directed by Jon M. Chu (hello, Wicked guy) and Jill Culton (Monsters Inc), with J.J. Abrams (like, everything) producing — if this flops, blame everyone but Seuss.
Gwyneth’s new kitchen hack is gross goop garbage
So GOOP queen Gwyneth’s filming herself making lobster benedict — and out of nowhere, she cracks eggs and just tips the egg whites on what seems to be the floor.
People are horrified and confused like, ‘Did she forget there’s something called a trash can?’. Some joked that she’s got a secret floor drain for food waste — but even if there's an invisible bin, which domestic goddess worth their salt would waste egg whites instead of whipping them up into a meringue or (let’s be realistic here) an egg-white omelette? We are very (h)angry.
Gwyn, if you’re inventing a new kooky cooking trend, keep the floor out of it.
Kim K ‘caught lying’ and the internet’s surprised for some reason
In 2014 Kim Kardashian went viral for heading out to her waiting SUV – then swiftly turning back after apparently ‘forgetting’ then one-year-old daughter North West in a Paris hotel.
Her original excuse? She was just checking the car seat after some buckled-up drama the day before.
Fast forward to now, and Kim’s swapped it for a new story: She wanted to show off her outfit solo because North’s look didn’t match hers. Yep, seriously.
Fans are popping off about the ‘inconsistency’... BUT with Kim all three stories could be true. She wanted to a) check the car seat, b) show off her outfit and c) her brain forgot she had a baby.
Classic Kardashian chaos.
King Charles and Idris Elba walk into a palace… Harry walks through landmines
No, not a joke. King Charles and Brit actor Idris Elba just teamed up to tackle knife crime, part of the Don’t Stop Your Future campaign.
The pair heard from young boxer Kyle Shaw Tullin how he survived being stabbed at 17 –and Charles quipped that being ‘too tired from boxing to get into mischief’ is smart.
Prince Harry’s also doing some good this week. He’s in Angola dodging landmines and shaking hands with the country’s president (below) — although his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, skipped the trip over security worries.
Harry’s picking up where his mom Princess Diana left off, retracing her iconic 1997 walk with The HALO Trust and trying to raise money to clear more mines.
Royal family drama? On pause. Diana’s mission? Still marching on.
Cher is holding on to her baby-man for dear life
Cher, 79, and Alexander Edwards, 39, have been together for three years and are out here holding hands in Rome like they’re teens at a festival.
She’s cool in jeans and sneakers, he’s rocking oversized shirt and bleach-blond, boy band hair like it’s 2005. You go, girl.
Gayle and Oprah out here in Skims on a billionaire’s yacht with Kris Jenner posting selfies… fans call them sell-outs.
Nick Cannon giving relationship advice? Bro, you can’t even remember all your kids’ names.
Britney says she’s ‘adopted a baby’. But place your bets on whether it’s a doll, a dog, or a new bikini.
Nicki Minaj vs. SZA: One is making personal attacks, the other is throwing astrology memes. Guess which…
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