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Stefon Diggs Enters Not Guilty Plea In Chef Assault Case
On the heels of his Super Bowl 60 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, Diggs officially entered a plea in the case that could have him facing serious jail time if convicted.
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Stefon Diggs Pleads Not Guilty On Assault Charges In Chef Incident
On Friday, February 13, Stefon Diggs appeared in Dedham District Court in Massachusetts for his arraignment on assault charges about an incident involving his former live-chef, according to TMZ.
Accompanied by his legal team, including attorney Mitchell Schuster, Diggs entered a not guilty plea to the December 2025 charges.
“We’re confident that after the facts and evidence are reviewed in this case, he will be completely exonerated,” Schuster told the media waiting outside the court.
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Diggs Is Facing Felony And Assault Charges Over The Incident
His arraignment, initially set for January 23, was pushed back to accommodate the Super Bowl and was ultimately moved to February 13.
Per TMZ, the victim said via the incident report that she initially contacted authorities on December 16, 2025, noting that the alleged assault occurred just days prior on December 2.
In a detailed account, the victim explained that she was inside her bedroom in Diggs’ home with the door unlocked when the NFL star came inside to discuss the ongoing text messages sent between them due to a dispute over payment she said she had not received.
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She continued, noting that Diggs became increasingly angry during the conversation before he allegedly slapped her in the face.
As she attempted to push Diggs away after being slapped, he allegedly “tried to choke her using the crook of his elbow around her neck.” The victim also said that Diggs then positioned himself behind her with his arm wrapped around her neck, which made it difficult to breathe.
At this point in the altercation, the victim said she thought she would black out, but when she tried to pull away, Diggs tightened his grip.
Towards the end of the incident, the victim alleged that Diggs threw her on the bed and said, “Thought so,” before exiting the bedroom.
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Cardi B Previously Defended Him Against The Allegations Before Their Rumored Split
Cardi B and Stefon Diggs have likely broken up, after a tense Super Bowl weekend that ended with both of them unfollowing each other on Instagram.
However, weeks before, the Grammy winner defended the father of her infant son against the claims that he assaulted his former chef, and she also shut down claims that she told the victim to keep quiet about it.
Per Billboard, Cardi took to social media and posted an alleged text exchange between herself and the victim to prove that she was not involved, but she quickly deleted it.
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“Not once has that woman said anything to me about being touched.. NOT ONCE!! Mind you, we were talking every single day until she left that house, and she JUST wrote me this,” she explained, after the woman also alleged that Cardi knew about what happened, but did not help her.
“But I’m gonna let the courts handle this sh-t and when it gets handled I want all yall talking sh-t on your f-cking knees with apologies just as loud as the way yall been harrassing over a lie.. and I put that on my two-month-old son in the name of the lord!! That’s how confident I am,” Cardi added.
Diggs Found Himself In Additional Legal Trouble Days Before The Super Bowl
On February 5, Stefon Diggs was mentioned in a lawsuit from a man who has alleged that the football star blamed him for a stolen Ferrari that was supposed to be transported from Miami to New York and then to its final destination in Houston, according to TMZ.
The luxury vehicle was stolen when it arrived in Houston, and an investigation “confirmed it was stolen by third parties in a sophisticated theft,” per the outlet.
The man alleges via the lawsuit that Diggs told those close to him that he was responsible for stealing the car despite never being arrested or charged regarding the theft.
He is suing Diggs for “shortage of patronage for his concierge and consulting business,” which he said he has suffered due to Diggs’ allegations.
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Mounting Legal Issues Have Been Persistent For The Football Star
Diggs fired back and filed a libel lawsuit against Griffith, denying the allegations and stating they were fabricated in an attempt to air out personal grievances.
In early 2025, the Patriots star was sued by a former girlfriend, who alleged he physically assaulted her in a 2024 altercation, claims that he also denied.
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Roomies… love is in the air, and Allison Holker is giving the internet all the feels. The ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ alum announced that she and Adam Edmunds are officially engaged after nearly two years of dating. And, the carousel of romantic photos she shared has the timeline melting. Allison’s engagement announcement comes three years after her husband Stephen “tWitch” Boss passed away in December 2022.
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Allison Holker Announces Engagement
On Thursday, February 12, Allison Holker took to her Instagram and shared “We’re ENGAGED! It was the most romantic night of my life!” The dancer continued the post with “I am so in love with you Adam.” In the sweet snaps, Holker stunned in a red satin dress while her man Adam Edmunds rocked a crisp white button-up with a black blazer and pants.
And the proposal itself? Adam got down on one knee surrounded by a sea of red roses. The tech CEO even orchestrated a “surprise birthday party” that turned into a full-blown proposal party, complete with Clinton Kane singing their song, ‘I Guess I’m in Love.’ Holker also gushed about how Edmunds has impacted her and her kids’ lives, writing, “You helped me find me again and showed me how to love. Every morning I wake up I feel safe knowing you are My person at my side.“
Red Hearts & Congrats Pour In For Holker
Fans and fellow celebrities ran straight to Holker’s Instagram comment section to share their excitement about her engagement. Erica Mena was one of many stars to react with “Congratulations!!!!♥️” Meanwhile, a few commenters expressed how happy they were to see Holker finding love again after her journey through loss, sending nothing but good vibes her way.
This Instagram user @thetiabeestokes wrote, “Screaming with joy ❤️ so happpy for you sis!♥️😭 you deserve all the happiness and love“
And, Instagram user @agentnicolelynn shared, “Not that you need permission, but you absolutely deserve to have true love again! Congrats! ❤️”
Meanwhile, Instagram user @quinncy64 commented, “Omg congratulations🥹🥹😍😍🍾❤️🫶🏻❤️🫶🏻”
While Instagram user @lauradacity added, “The love. The smiles. The happiness. THAT DRESS. All of it. CONGRATULATIONS! 🍾🎉 ❤️”
Lastly, Instagram user @robson65 said, “Im happy you found love again.“
Allison Holker Moves Forward After Twitch’s Passing
For those keeping track, Allison Holker began dating Adam Edmunds a little over a year after the death of her late husband, Stephen “tWitch” Boss passed away in 2022. The couple went public with their relationship at a New York Fashion Week show in September 2024. Holker has been candid about her journey since Boss’ death, including addressing criticism over her memoir and taking moments to commemorate her late husband while raising their blended family. Allison and tWitch met during the ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ wrap party in 2010. They later married in 2013 and were together until his passing in December 2022. They share three children together Maddox and Zaia Boss. Allison also has a daughter, Weslie Fowler from a previous relationship, but was later adopted by tWitch.
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Team USA figure skater Ilia Malinin’s peers rallied behind him after the gold-medal hopeful finished in a disappointing eighth place during the men’s singles competition.
“I was not expecting that,” Malinin, 21, told NBC Sports on Friday, February 13, after his final 2026 Winter Olympics performance. “I felt so ready getting on that ice. Maybe I was too confident it was going to go well.”
Malinin, affectionately nicknamed the “quad god” for the sheer number of quadruple turns in his routines, was the gold-medal favorite in the 2026 Winter Olympics. After finishing the short program at the top of the leaderboard, he slid down to eighth after falling twice and making a slew of technical mistakes in his free skate.
“Finally experiencing that Olympic atmosphere, it’s crazy. It’s really different,” he told NBC after his competition. “I blew it. There’s no way that just happened.”
Ahead of the individual event, Malinin helped Team USA win gold in the team event.
Keep scrolling to see how Malinin’s fellow skaters have reacted to his surprising eighth place finish:
Tara Lipiniski
Tara Lipinski served as a broadcaster during Malinin’s Olympics competition.
“The grace, honesty and sportsmanship you showed in a moment of heartbreak reveals you are not only an elite athlete but a gracious human being,” Lipiniski wrote via Instagram. “I can’t wait to watch you rise.”
Johnny Weir
Johnny Weir works with Tara Lipinski as an NBC commentator during the Winter Games.
“You are one in a million @ilia_quadg0d_malinin,” Weir captioned an Instagram tribute. “You showed true sportsmanship and grace. I can’t wait to see where you’ll take us next. 🤍”
Nathan Chen
Gold medalist Nathan Chen was also confused as to why Malinin faced many missteps in the free skate.
“Something happened tonight and, truthfully, I can’t even express what it might be,” Chen told Yahoo! Sports. “I definitely can reflect back on my experience in 2018, when I went into the short program with a lot of pressure, a lot of concerns in my head [and] a lot of doubt.”
Chen further noted that Malinin appeared to “hold back” on most of his elements throughout the Olympics routine.
“By the end of it, it just was not his night,” he said. “One of the hardest parts about performing for a huge sold-out crowd is that you really can viscerally feel the reaction from the crowd. … That hurts you to your gut. Mentally, you have to figure out what went wrong and how can I regroup for the next element? Also, the energy changes in the arena and you can feel there’s tension now.”
Chen also noted that Malinin is still young and is “still hungry” to overcome his 2026 Olympics outcome.
“He has so much potential,” Chen concluded. “Tonight is a night where he’ll have to reflect and reevaluate where he was mentally and physically, and try to identify how he can come into the next Olympics and have a different outcome.”
The 2026 Winter Olympics are officially here — and Team USA is arriving in Italy with star power, storylines and sky-high expectations. As the world’s best athletes descend on Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, all eyes are on the Americans: from Ilia Malinin’s can’t-miss moment in men’s figure skating to Mikaela Shiffrin’s long-awaited redemption tour on […]
Elladj Balde
Retired Canadian figure skater Elladj Baldé also offered his support.
“Figure Skating is one of the hardest sports mentally. The pressure is unbelievably heavy and there is no margin for error,” Baldé wrote via Instagram. “Tonight was a tough one but I am so proud of all of these skaters for the work they have put in to get here.”
Speaking to Malinin directly, he added, “You are an innovator and trailblazer of this sport and what you bring to the ice is far greater than simply your jumping ability.”
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Jennifer Lawrence has 1 regret about hosting “SNL” with walking pneumonia that has nothing to do with being sick
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The actress said she made the gig “everybody else’s problem.”
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“That was the government!” the “I Like It” rapper joked after returning to her feet.
Spencer Pratt’s Sister
A Vote For My Bro is a Vote For Stupidity!!!
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Spencer Pratt might have a ton of supporters backing his Los Angeles mayoral run … but, his sister Stephanie isn’t one of them — because she’s warning people not to elect him!
Stephanie took to social media Saturday to bash her bro’s political ambitions … admitting he’s done great work for the Pacific Palisades community — but he can’t be responisible for 4 million citizens.
Spencer’s only running to boost sales of his memoir “The Guy You Loved to Hate: Confessions from a Reality TV Villain,” Stephanie claims … and, she tells people to just wait and see what he does with their tax dollars if elected.
Stephanie does write she’s worried about Los Angeles — referring to Mayor Karen Bass as “ASSBASS” in one post — but adds the city doesn’t need “another unqualified and inexperienced mayor. A vote for him is a vote for stupidity.”
Spencer announced his run for mayor last month … speaking mainly about the mismanagement by the local government of the Pacific Palisades Fire which burned his house among many other structures in the area.
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We spoke to Spencer at a campaign event last week, and he’s confident he can defeat Mayor Bass — who he calls Karen Basura, trash in Spanish — mainly because he’s sure she’s going to end up in jail for obstruction of justice. Much of his comments seemed ripped straight from the President Trump political playbook
However, if he wants to move into the mayor’s residence, the Getty House, Spencer may need to address the discord in his own.
We’ve reached out to Spencer … so far, no word back.
Since the premiere of Love Is Blind in 2020, fans have wondered how effective the concept of speed-dating without seeing the other person actually is.
The show, which has aired eight seasons and spawned multiple international iterations, follows singles dating in pods over the course of 10 days. The kicker, of course, is that they cannot see one another. If couples find love, then they will get engaged without ever meeting face-to-face.
After leaving the pods, pairs will decide if their blind love can withstand real-life pressures and a wedding date within weeks.
Love Is Blind has proven to be a success with several couples, from Lauren Speed and Cameron Hamilton to Bliss Poureetezadi-Goytowski and Zack Goytowski, finding lasting love. Bliss and Zack even welcomed the first Love Is Blind baby, a daughter named Galileo, in 2024.
Scroll down to find out whether your favorite Love Is Blind couple is still together:
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Ex-Disney head Michael Eisner slams networks for paying Trump money in settlements over Kimmel: 'That was bad'
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Eisner addressed his reason for speaking out after Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show was suspended.
Travis Kelce
Maybe, I Should Stick to Football …
Hits Another Woman with Golf Ball!!!
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Travis Kelce‘s used to big hits while playing sports … but he’s not usually the guy doling them out — and certainly not with a golf ball!
The Kansas City Chiefs star played the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Friday … but ran into some trouble on the 18th hole — when he shanked a ball that smacked a bystander.
Check out the clip … the woman is being attended to by several staff members when Travis wades through the crowd.
Travis asks if she’s alright … and, the woman — later identified as Edenne Flinn of Salinas, California — seems to tell him she is. According to reports, Kelce signed an autograph for her.
JULY 2024
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While we’re sure Travis’ golf game has improved over the years, this isn’t the first time he’s done something like this. We shared video with you in 2024 of Kelce comforting a bloodied woman after he hit her with a golf ball in Lake Tahoe.
Bottom line … Travis turns golf into a full contact sport — so keep your head on a swivel!
‘Silence of the Lambs’
Buffalo Bill Actor Addresses Transphobia Controversy …
‘F***ing Wrong’ Portrayal
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“Silence of the Lambs” totally missed the mark when it came to handling gender identity onscreen … so says one of the movie’s biggest stars.
Ted Levine — the actor who played Buffalo Bill in the hit 1991 film — finally addressed the controversy surrounding his character in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
If you haven’t seen the movie, Buffalo Bill is a serial killer who flays women and wears their skin over his own … which, in more recent years, many have claimed makes the character an unflattering portrayal of transgender or gender nonconforming people.
Levine told the outlet he didn’t play the character as either … he always portrayed him as a screwed-up straight man — and, he had no qualms about the character while shooting the movie.
However, Levine says now, “[It’s] just over time and having gotten aware and worked with trans folks, and understanding a bit more about the culture and the reality of the meaning of gender. It’s unfortunate that the film vilified that, and it’s f***ing wrong.”
Producer Edward Saxon echoed Levine’s sentiments … telling THR the filmmakers didn’t think they’d upset the transgender community because they didn’t consider Buffalo Bill trans.
They felt he just was a sick individual with an “aberrant personality.” However, Saxon admits he feels the team wasn’t sensitive enough to sterotypes.
He goes on, “There’s regret, but it didn’t come from any place of malice. It actually came from a place of seeing this guy. We all had dear friends and family who were gay. We thought it would just be very clear that Buffalo Bill adapts different things from society, from a place of an incredibly sick pathology.”
BTW … Saxon also takes aim at President Donald Trump in the interview — telling the outlet he feels the prez likening immigrants to Hannibal Lecter is “as perverse as anything we were able to come up with in the film.”
Bottom line … people involved in the film weren’t trying to offend anyone — but, they certainly understand why they did.
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Skarsgård also recalled Williams needing to deliver a joke as soon as it came to him: “He had to produce it and get it out of the body. He couldn’t live with it inside.”
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