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Justin Baldoni Sued by His Former Publicist Amid Blake Lively Scandal

Justin Baldoni‘s former publicist sued him, his company and his current publicity team on Tuesday, amid a spiraling scandal over an alleged smear campaign against Baldoni’s “It Ends With Us” co-star Blake Lively. Steph Jones, who owns Jonesworks, accused Baldoni of breaching their contract, which required him to pay her $25,000 per month. Baldoni dropped […]

Politics

Matt Gaetz forced to pull out after sex scandal explodes

Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration for attorney general on Thursday, saying his nomination—besieged by allegations that he had sex with minors at drug-fueled sex parties and then bragged about those encounters to fellow lawmakers on the House floor—was “becoming a distraction” for Donald Trump. In a post on XGaetz wrote: I had excellent meetings […]

Lifestyle & Culture

Pete Hegseth Scandal Is Rattling Trumpworld: “​​People Are Upset About the Distraction”

For now, Donald Trump is reportedly standing by Pete Hegseth, his embattled pick for defense secretary, but some Trump transition officials are beginning to doubt whether the Fox News host can survive the controversy. According to two Republicans close to Trump, the transition team is quietly preparing a list of alternative defense secretary candidates should […]

Entertainment

More Editors Exit Los Angeles Times After Presidential Endorsement Scandal

Robert Greene and Karin Klein of the Los Angeles Times joined editorial page editor Mariel Garza on Thursday in departing the paper following its decision not to endorse a presidential candidate in the 2024 race. A Semafor report published Tuesday claimed that Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong blocked the paper’s editorial board from endorsing a candidate […]