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Beyond the Gates Weekly Spoilers Jan 26-30: Vernon Gets the Boot as Joey Launches Vicious Attack
Beyond the Gates weekly spoilers for January 26th through the 30th hint that Vernon Dupree (Clifton Davis) is tossed out and Joey Armstrong (Jon Lindstrom) is attacking someone.
Monday Spoilers Beyond the Gates: Nicole Dupree Richardson’s Love Triangle and Anita Dupree’s Health Crisis
On Monday, January 26, it’s season 2, episode 16, and Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson (Daphnee Duplaix) catches up with Dani Dupree (Karla Mosley) and tells her what’s new. And what’s new is that she’s sleeping with Carlton Fitzgerald (Robert Christopher Riley). But hot on the heels of Nicole getting her groove back with Dr. Ted Richardson (Maurice Johnson)’s business partner, guess what? Nicole is also flirting with Dr. Kial Rollins (Greg Vaughan).
They get closer, and Nicole already warned Carlton Fitzgerald (Robert Christopher Riley) she’s not feeling monogamy right now. So, yeah, Kial may be the next guy. They’re both so handsome, you know, and I wonder if Dani’s going to tell her that she kissed Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett).
Naomi Struggles on BTG
Plus, Ashley Morgan (Jen Jacob) is there for Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne (Arielle Prepetit), and Ashley knows that Naomi is BRCA gene positive. This is a chat that’s going to continue from Friday about the risks and the fact that just having the gene doesn’t mean it will express and she’ll develop the cancer. There are risks and there’s things she can do to manage those risks.
Bill reams Tomas “Tom” Navarro (Alex Alegria) and puts him in his place. He just promoted him, so this may be pushback on the whole Dani issue. Plus, Anita Dupree (Tamara Tunie) is dealing with a difficult situation. She collapsed on Friday and obviously the chemo is taking a toll. Sharon Winger (Bonita Brisker) sticks around and she and Vernon are panicking over Anita’s post-chemo collapse.
Plus, Vernon contacts someone unlikely for assistance. Now, I don’t know if it’s a doctor or it’s somebody else. You know, we’ll see. The most unlikely person he could contact would be Bill since he hates him, and they do have scenes later this week.
Beyond the Gates Tuesday Spoilers: Boss Lady Vanessa McBride and Joey Armstrong’s Violent Lesson
Tuesday, January 27th, is season 2, episode 17 of Beyond the Gates. We’ve got Vanessa McBride (Lauren Buglioli) being a boss lady and she is taking care of business. When that guy Lance (Kovar McClure) came at her last week at Orphey Jeans, she wasn’t backing down at all and I applaud her. I think she’s a great little lady mobster. She definitely seems to have a knack for it.
Plus, Andre Richardson (Sean Freeman) surprises Dani Dupree (Karla Mosley) with something romantic. Hayley Lawson (Marquita Goings) is rejected and doesn’t like facing this truth. I’m sure it’s rejection from Bill. He is not liking how salty she’s being and the catty comments she’s making about Dani having that cancer gene because that means that his daughters might be at risk.
He thinks they’re both safe, but Naomi Hamilton really isn’t. So this week, Hayley tells Andre that he knows what’s up and what he needs to do, and he says, “Yeah.” So, I think Andre is now on board with Hayley about how they have to watch the risk of Bill and Dani and keep them apart.
Plus, Joey teaches somebody a hard lesson. I’m guessing it’s Lance, that guy that was hassling Vanessa. I am curious to see what he does. If Joey breaks the hand that that guy put on Vanessa—he left marks on her—and Joey’s a violent guy. We haven’t seen him getting too hands-on with people; usually, he has other people do his dirty work.
He’ll make threats and stuff, but I think he’s going to handle this one personally, and I think Lance is going to be very upset. Katherine “Kat” Richardson (Colby Muhammad) sees a couple of people getting frisky, so I think she’s going to get an eye of her dad, Dr. Ted Richardson (Maurice Johnson), at Uptown with Shanice Johnson (Ernestine Johnson). Then Kat grills Shanice and wants to know how long this has been going on and how long she has been seeing her dad.
Also this week, while Kat is with Tomas at Uptown, he’s looking at somebody else and her jaw drops. Kat’s mom, Nicole, comes into Uptown and looks like she’s meeting somebody. We’ll see if it’s Carlton or if it’s Dr. Kial, but she is wearing the sexiest dress. She is looking good.
Kat remarks that her mom is there and Tomas looks over and says, “Nicole looks fine as hell.” That makes Kat glare at her boyfriend. But I’m sure Nicole would find it very flattering, and she does look fine as heck. You guys will see.

Wednesday Spoilers: Leslie Thomas’ Trap and Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne’s Web of Lies
Wednesday, January 28th, Nicole has some choice words for Kat. This may be about her being annoyed that Tom was checking her out, or maybe some more about Kat badmouthing Eva Thomas (Ambyr Michelle). Basically, Nicole thinks that Kat is just fixating too much and letting the negative take over and not appreciating what she has.
I can see that. It’s hard, you know, family stuff, but I do think that Kat is going to have to have an attitude adjustment at some point. I know fans are very divided on this subject. Leslie baits a trap for somebody. She’s either plotting against Shanice or plotting to trap Ted and try to get him alone with her to mess up his relationship with Shanice.
Leslie was very clear on telling Shanice that she had just had Ted in her bed not that long ago and she’s not going to stop. I don’t think she’s going to stop banging Marcel Malone (Darryl W. Handy) either. So, Leslie wants to have her cake, eat it too, and go back for seconds.
Elon Hawthorne (Malachi Malik) is bickering with his son, Jacob Hawthorne (Jibre Hordges), and it’s probably about the plasma undercover case, I am certain. Plus, Naomi keeps on lying to Jacob about her positive BRCA gene. Naomi is out with Jacob at Orphey Jeans this week, and Naomi tells him she’s been at the hospital looking at pre-cancer preventative measures.
Of course, Jacob wants to know why. So maybe she’ll say it’s for her mom, Dani. I think she’s going to keep lying for a while longer. Plus, Vernon gets tossed out of his house on Wednesday. I wonder if Anita has him leave for a while because he’s hovering after her collapse. Bradley “Smitty” Smith (Mike Manning) was out all night and Martin Richardson (Brandon Claybon) wants to know where he was. I think it’s Smitty trying to get a scoop from Jacob’s undercover red market plasma ring case.
Thursday Beyond the Gates Spoilers: February Sweeps and a Potential Soap Crossover
Thursday, January 29th, is season 2, episode 19 of Beyond the Gates. This is the first day of February sweeps, which carries on through the 25th of February. Derek Baldwin (Ben Gavin) and Grayson Perez (Jordi Vilasuso) get into it and Ashley Morgan (Jen Jacob) is stuck mediating. Derek was already a jealous a-hole at Orphey Jeans last week. He’s just not going to stop butting in, and Ashley is just about tired of it. I think there’s going to be a “come to Jesus” between the two of them soon.
Chelsea Hamilton (RhonniRose Mantilla) and Kat have a shot to get into Fenmore’s department stores and they’re preparing for the meeting. I wonder if that means we’re going to be getting a Lauren Fenmore (Tracey E. Bregman) crossover from The Young and the Restless. Plus, Bill is trying to bond and reminisce with Vernon, but his ex-fiancée interrupts it. Dani also has a proposition for Izaiah Hawthorne (David Lami Friebe); she wants him to do some modeling.
Friday Spoilers: Bill Hamilton’s Lab Results and Anita Dupree’s Emotional Loss
Friday, January 30th, is season 2, episode 20 of Beyond the Gates. We have Bill up at the hospital talking to Madison Montgomery (Kenjah). She’s run some lab tests on him and she says there’s an issue. Bill wants to know what’s going on because things have been fine for months.
I’m very curious if that drug Hayley’s been using on Bill is detectable or not. Meanwhile, Hayley is not happy that Bill hasn’t up and died yet. She’s impatient and Randy Parker (Maurice P. Kerry) keeps having to talk her down. Plus, her con-woman friend is amping up the pressure.
There’s a lot on Hayley right now. Plus, she’s paranoid Dani’s going to take her man before she can, you know, cash that death check. Plus, Kat and Eva Thomas (Ambyr Michelle) get into it again, and that leads to some issues with Izaiah Hawthorne (David Lami Friebe).
Anita is upset by a loss, and I wonder if it’s her hair falling out because of the chemo. If you guys haven’t ever had anybody in your family go through chemo, my mom did it, my sister did it, and I had another friend that went through it. When they all had chemo, that’s when their hair came out.
My mom lost a couple of teeth, too. It was kind of awful. So, we’ll see what’s going on with Anita. I doubt they’re going to take any of her teeth; they wouldn’t do something like that. But I definitely think we’re going to see her having to have a shaved head or something like that. It’s typical cancer stuff because they’re doing a very true-to-life story and I appreciate that. It’s good writing.
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When does “Marshals ”come out? All about Kayce Dutton's next chapter (and the “Yellowstone ”stars joining him)
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Luke Grimes will reprise his role as John Dutton’s youngest son on the new CBS spinoff.
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“Suits LA ”star Stephen Amell blames himself for season 1 cancellation: 'It wasn’t good enough'
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“I’m the lead of the series. And it didn’t work,” the “Arrow” alum said of the shortlived NBC drama.
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Britney Spears Gets Down and Dirty in the Dining Room
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I’m a Dining Room Slave 4 U
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Britney Spears is freeing the nipple, in the dining room no less … and she’s back with another revealing dancing video.
Check out this latest in a long line of Britney specials … she’s getting down and doing some dirty dancing in front of her dining room table.
Britney posted the footage on her Instagram, and there are even a few slips of the nipple … but she is covering the goods with a ❤️ emoji.
This is par for the course from Britney … it was just a few days ago that she showed the world her butt cheeks in a nude beach photo.
Britney’s got 200 million reasons to dance … as we first reported, she recently sold her rights to her music catalog to Primary Wave in a move our sources called a “landmark deal,” with estimates hovering around $200 million.
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“Real Housewives of Salt Lake City ”star Mary Cosby's son, Robert Jr., dies at 23 after revealing struggles on show
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The “RHOSLC” personality’s mother shared a tearful update on her son at the season 6 reunion.
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Bill Gates Gets Real About His Epstein Ties & Confesses To Affairs
Roommates, new details about Bill Gates’ involvement with Jeffrey Epstein just dropped. Bill is spilling his own tea and clearing the air after 2013 emails surfaced showing that Epstein sent messages to himself claiming Bill was his “right hand.” During a recent town hall with his foundation, the Microsoft co-founder called it a “huge mistake” to spend time with the convicted sex offender. He also admitted to cheating on his ex-wife Melinda Gates with not one, but two women while they were married. Whew! Grab a seat, Roomies we’ve got a lot to unpack!
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Bill Gates Spills Tea On His Relationship With Jeffrey Epstein
In the emails from 2013, Jeffrey Epstein bragged that he and Bill had a solid relationship. He even claimed that Bill took part in things that were “ethically unsound.” Now, Gates’ reps are shutting that down and calling Epstein’s claims “absurd” and “completely false.” Bill actually addressed the accusations himself, noting that he “did nothing illicit and saw nothing illicit.” He added that when he met with Jeffrey, he never stayed overnight with him or spent time with any of his victims, per The Wall Street Journal. However, per NBC News, the investor did admit that he flew on Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet and spent time with him in Washington, New York, Germany, and France. He also said other high-profile people would show up to their meetings, which made it “easier” for him to the view the whole situation as somewhat normal. Gates started meeting with Epstein in 2011, three years after Epstein plead guilty in 2008 to soliciting a minor for prostitution. Gates claimed he was unaware of the charges at the time and continued meeting with him.
“It was a huge mistake to spend time with Epstein.” Gates added, “I apologize to other people who are drawn into this because of the mistake that I made.”
Bill Confessing To Cheating On Melinda During Their Marriage
Gates didn’t hold back on opening about his past. He kept it real about cheating with two women while he was married to Melinda. Bill and Melinda tied the knot in 1994 and spent 27 years together until they finalized their divorce in 2021. According to CNBC, Gates admitting to having an affair with a Russian bridge player and a Russian nuclear physicist, but he alleges that neither of them were Epstein’s victims.
Jeffrey Epstein’s Alleged 2013 Emails Spill Shocking Claims About Bill Gates
Although Bill Gates is telling his side, alleged 2013 emails that Jeffrey Epstein reportedly sent to himself paint a different picture. In those messages, Epstein claims he was pulled into a “several marital dispute” between Bill and Melinda Gates. Epstein also allegedly demanded two years of severance pay from Bill. He believed he deserved it for helping Bill secure medication after his affairs. Epstein continued to accuse Bill of asking him to keep alleged STDs under wraps and provide antibiotics so Bill could allegedly give them to Melinda without her knowing.
Melinda recently responded to the statements in the emails, saying reading the released the documents filled her with “unbelievable sadness.” She added that going through them brought her back to “very, very painful times” that she experienced during her marriage. Additionally, Melinda noted that her heart goes out to the young girls who were Epstein’s victims. “I’m able to take my own sadness and look at those young girls and say, my God, how did that happen to those girls?”
RELATED: Former Prince Andrew Arrested On Suspicion Of Misconduct In Public Office Over Ties To Jeffrey Epstein
What Do You Think Roomies?
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Carmen Electra Trusts the Wayans to Write a ‘Scary Movie’ That’s Un-Cancelable
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‘Scary Movie 6’ Won’t Get ‘Canceled’ …
The Wayans Are Too Good at What They Do!!!
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With “Scary Movie 6” hitting theaters this year, we got Carmen Electra to dish on how she thinks the raunchy film franchise will do in the age of “cancel culture.”
Remember … Carmen starred in the first installment of the film franchise in 2000, which contained at least one or two jokes that wouldn’t pass today. But Carmen says the Wayans brothers are skilled enough to make a comedy for any time.
She told us, “I haven’t seen the script, so I’m not exactly sure what the new ‘Scary Movie’ is exactly going to be about. But I think for the most part, it’s so lighthearted and as long as it’s in the right context, I think it’ll be okay.”
She continued … “The Wayans are not careful, but they’re geniuses at what they do, so it’ll definitely be some fun.”
Keenan Ivory, Marlon and Shawn Wayans returned to write the script for the movie, expected this June. The announced cast includes Regina Hall, Anna Faris, Cheri Oteri, Damon Wayans Jr., Kim Wayans, Heidi Gardner and more.
Carmen wouldn’t reveal to us whether she’s returning or not … so we’re just gonna have to watch to find out!
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Driver who killed Dixie Chicks founding member in car crash sentenced to 15 years in prison
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Laura Lynch, the former lead singer and bassist of the band now known as The Chicks, was killed in a head-on collision in December 2023.
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Squatty Potty creator featured on “Shark Tank” arrested on child pornography charge
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office alleged that Robert Edwards possessed multiple devices containing child sexual abuse material.
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Beyond the Gates Early Spoilers March 2-6: Anita Battles Major Setback & Leslie Flaunts Her Victory
Beyond the Gates spoilers for March 2 – 6, 2026 reveal Anita Dupree (Tamara Tunie) struggling and Dana “Leslie” Thomas (Trisha Mann-Grant) showboating.
We always start with what is coming the rest of this week and then we talk about what’s coming next week.
Celebrating Beyond the Gates’ One-Year Anniversary and Ashley’s Career Milestone
On Wednesday, February 25th—just a quick note, by the way, if you didn’t know it—Beyond the Gates celebrated its one-year anniversary on Tuesday, February 24th. Man, what a year! I expect them to need a U-Haul to gather up all the daytime Emmys they are going to win at the next awards ceremony. I think they may sweep or just clean up.
Also, it is Ashley Morgan’s (Jen Jacob) work anniversary as she celebrates her first year at Garland Memorial. She and Chenise Valjean (Tiara Wilkins) are talking about the past year and all that has happened. Speaking of Ashley’s past year, her ex, Derek Baldwin (Ben Gavin), also gets some screen time as he makes a decision about what to do for a job now that his time as a firefighter is over.
Derek’s New Career Path and Leslie’s Clinic Power Plays on BTG
I wonder if Leslie is going to wind up hiring Derek. If so, I wish him so much grace. Related to that, Eva Thomas (Ambyr Michelle) is annoyed with Leslie, who’s yapping about the clinic and telling Eva that she’s going to show her how you do real business. Leslie says, “Watch and learn.” We know she and Derek get into it. This may be when Leslie and Derek can iron things out and decide if they can work together.
Beyond the Gates Spoilers: Jacob’s Undercover Crisis – Will Isaiah Blow His Big Brother’s Cover?
Jacob Hawthorne (Jibre Hordges) is getting deeper and deeper undercover. Now he is embedded with the plasma ring red market people, but then he runs into his younger brother, Izaiah Hawthorne (David Lami Friebe), while on the job. Jacob’s cover could be blown. He asks why Izaiah is out in that dodgy corner of town, and Izaiah tells his big brother he could ask him the same.
Cat and Tomas Face a Relationship Crossroads over Living Arrangements on BTG
Katherine “Kat” Richardson (Colby Muhammad) wants to know if she can stay forever after Tomas “Tom” Navarro (Alex Alegria) said Kat can come over to his place whenever she wants. Kat wants to know if Tomas still wants to live together. If you remember, he asked Kat to move in about four months ago, back in December, but she told Tomas, “No, it’s too fast.”
This time, he seems a little offended. He wants to know Kat’s motives, and it looks like Tomas may tell her no. He wants Kat to choose him for him, not by default or as a second choice because Chelsea Hamilton’s (RhonniRose Mantilla) moving out to move in with her fiancé and Kat doesn’t want to crash alone in her Aunt Dani Dupree’s (Karla Mosley) guest house.
Thursday Beyond the Gates Spoilers: Mysterious Visitors and Leslie’s Self-Promotion
On Thursday, February 26th, a “no” from Tomas might be why Kat is suddenly hyper-focused and ranting about Laura Peterson’s (Destiny Love) car accident that nearly killed her almost a year ago. Leslie has avoided any consequences for it, which of course is not okay. Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne (Arielle Prepetit) checks in with Ashley and updates her on Jacob moving out. Will Naomi mention that Jacob is undercover and that’s why he did it, or will Naomi be cryptic just because of any potential risk?
Andre Richardson (Sean Freeman) and Dani Dupree have a visitor they were not expecting and don’t want to see. It could be Leslie or it could be Hayley Lawson (Marquita Goings). Meanwhile, Leslie engages in some self-promotion. She is showboating about something. Now, it could be about her new clinic that she’s funding or some other insanity. I definitely could see Leslie trying to piggyback off the attention that Anita has gotten because of the cancer.
Anita’s Brave Cancer Journey Shakes the DMV After Gayle King Interview
Speaking of which, Gayle King’s interview with Anita has energized the whole DMV. We’re going to be getting lots more breast cancer awareness as this rocks on, which is great. Awareness for that is wonderful. I wonder if Anastasia (Timeca M. Seretti) is going to be petty or sympathetic since she was one of the people pushing gossip saying that Anita was drunk at the club when she was actually suffering side effects of chemo. I wonder if Leslie is going to try and get closer to Anita to sponge off that residual attention because she’s just awful.
Friday BTG Drama: Cat’s Confrontations and Vanessa’s Dating App Dilemmas
On Friday, February 27th, Kat amps up a nasty confrontation with Eva and Leslie. Kat may be upset by Tomas and lashing out at Eva, but it’s clear the two of them are living rent-free in Kat’s head. I hope long-term that she and Eva develop a real bond as sisters, but it seems impossible—especially as long as Leslie’s around.
Chelsea has a blowup with a cousin. My money is on Kat and not Martin Richardson (Brandon Claybon) because Kat is in a mood. She’s so enraged, in fact, that Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson (Daphnee Duplaix) and Dr. Ted Richardson (Keith D. Robinson) are quite concerned about their daughter. Vanessa McBride (Lauren Buglioli) tries to cheer up Nicole. I wonder if this is about Anita’s interview and all the attention and stress that came with it, but it was unavoidable.
It’s kind of ironic; I noticed that Vanessa was defending her escort app to Nicole, who was horrified by the idea that she would look for a date for Samantha Richardson (Najah Jackson) on there. Then ironically, Vanessa’s daughter wound up with a date from the Heart Attach app. That whole scene with her and Joey Armstrong (Jon Lindstrom) discussing it featured some clever dialogue: “Do as I say, not who I do.”
Mysterious Meetings and Smitty’s Pursuit of the Plasma Ring
Izaiah is asked to meet with someone and it surprises him. Maybe it’s his dad, Police Chief Elon Hawthorne (Malachi Malik), who’s not exactly a fan of his son. Or maybe it’s tied to the plasma case because Izaiah has a background in shady DMV goings-on. Bradley “Smitty” Smith (Mike Manning) catches up with an old friend, and I wonder if this might be tied to him poking into the plasma case as well.

Looking Ahead to March 2nd: Anita’s CBS Morning Show Aftershocks on Beyond the Gates
The week of March 2nd through the 6th, we expect lots more aftershocks from Anita’s stunning CBS Morning Show announcement about her cancer, the stage it’s in, and how scary everything is. I thought that interview segment was done really well. It was perfect. I thought I was watching an episode of the real CBS Morning Show. They don’t always do stuff that well on soaps.
I expect Leslie to come over with flowers, a plant, and fake sympathy. I hope she’s not going to be making tacky comments about Anita being the second articulate who might lose her life since her mom, Barbara, was the first to pass away. And I trust that Leslie is going to make everything worse on Anita while she says she’s trying not to.
Undercover Dangers and the Hunt for Justice in the Red Market
Smitty and Jacob may both be in danger doing this red market plasma sting. I wonder if somebody we know is linked to this ring. I hope Joey’s not, but you never know with him. Lynette Wise (Domini Madison) is feeling pretty good about her cover-up con targeting that poor homeless guy that Joey paid off and sent away, but he smells a rat.
I do suspect Joey’s going to figure out Lynette and Hayley are in cahoots. I also expect Joey to confront Randy Parker (Maurice P. Kerry) about a false suspect, but he may keep Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett) in the dark. Joey may just tell him people jump bail all the time. The problem is Bill still wants justice because the alleged mugger disappeared from the DMV.
Final Spoilers: Vernon’s Protection and Cat’s Growing Frustration on BTG
Vernon Dupree (Clifton Davis) does all he can to protect Anita now that her big secret is out and there are a lot more eyes on them. Meanwhile, Hayley thinks she got away with everything, but I doubt it. The bottom line is Lynette is never going to go away and get her hand out of Hayley Lawson’s purse. They have got to do something about that girl.
Kat’s frustrations grow and I wonder if the family’s going to stage an anger intervention. Is Tomas going to circle back around to Kat and tell her yes, he wants her to move in? Randy’s on edge and hoping the scrutiny is over, but Joey’s likely going to dig into him more. We will have to wait to see if Derek starts working with Leslie at her clinic.
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Why Selena Gomez And Benny Blanco Divorce Calls Are Absurd
When Benny Blanco launched his new “non-podcast,” he likely expected chatter about celebrity guests and spontaneous songwriting.
Instead, the internet fixated on his bare feet and a rumored on-camera fart.
Within hours, the conversation escalated from jokes to calls for Selena Gomez to divorce him.
It was absurd, revealing far more about online culture than the couple themselves.
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Benny Blanco Podcast Moment Sparks Cancel Culture Reflex
Let’s be honest. The outrage was never about hygiene but about the thrill of piling on.
One critic wrote, “He’s the most disgusting person I’ve ever seen in my life, seriously, it blows my mind that Selena is with this f-cking creature.”
Another added, “The fact that his feet are ACTUALLY that filthy makes me sick to my stomach. Like Selena girl what’s going on?”
A third chimed in, “He’s a whole superstar with a massive fanbase and still can’t handle hygiene? Fame doesn’t replace manners.”
The escalation did not stop there. Some users went further, demanding that Gomez leave him.
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“Once again, Benny has embarrassed Selena and y’all wonder why I can’t stand his disgusting -ss,” one person wrote, while another added, “Selena needs to divorce him and find someone better.”
Take a pause and consider that. A fan asking a couple to divorce over dirty feet.
We live in a culture that treats minor imperfections like moral failings. Instead of laughter or indifference, the reflex is cancellation.
It is a digital mob mentality disguised as moral superiority.
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Hollywood Divorce Rates Are Already High Enough

If people truly cared about relationships, they would not casually chant for breakups over non-issues.
The CDC reports the U.S. divorce rate was 2.4 per 1,000 population in 2022.
Hollywood’s numbers are often higher. According to 2017 U.S. Census data, about 23% of married couples in the United States divorce, with rates of 20% for men and 26% for women.
In contrast, the average divorce rate among Hollywood celebrities is about 52%, roughly double the general population, with 50% for men and 62% for women.
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That is the real crisis. Yet instead of encouraging stability, growth, and grace, the internet now cheers for separation at the first sign of embarrassment.
Calling for a couple who have not even been married a year to divorce over dusty soles is not concern. It is spectacle.
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Benny Blanco And Selena Gomez Have Been Judged Before

This is not the first time Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco have faced public scrutiny.
Fans have questioned the pairing based largely on looks rather than character or compatibility.
The narrative was shallow then, and it remains shallow now.
What changed? Nothing. The same culture that once said Gomez “deserved better” because of aesthetics is now saying she deserves better because of feet.
Relationships are not beauty contests nor are they hygiene tribunals.
The Love Is Real And The Demands Are Pointless

There is no credible evidence that Selena Gomez is unhappy.
On the contrary, her public appearances with Benny Blanco suggest affection and ease.
Hence, demanding divorce does not give strangers control over their lives, as marriage is not a voting system.
Fans can dislike a podcast moment. They can joke. They can scroll past. However, what they cannot do is dictate the future of two adults who clearly care for each other.
Suggesting that Gomez should dismantle her marriage because some viewers were “grossed out” wastes emotional energy on something they do not own.
The truth is simple. Blanco and Gomez will not divorce because strangers disliked his feet.
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Benny Blanco ‘Non Podcast’ Innovation Got Lost In The Noise

What makes the uproar even more ironic is how it eclipsed the actual creative ambition behind the project.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Blanco explained the format, saying, “We’re kind of blurring the line of, is it streaming? Is it a podcast? Is it an interview series? Is it a TV show? Is it NPR’s Tiny Desk? The idea was to mix casual conversation with creative collaboration.”
He added, “You see Ed [Sheeran] come on and we’re making a song from scratch.”
That is innovative. A show that merges spontaneous music creation with intimate conversation could have sparked discussion about artistry and format evolution. Instead, the discourse centered on toes.
The episode became a case study in how quickly nuance disappears online. Rather than engage with a creative concept, viewers zoomed in on a visual detail and ran with it.
In the end, this controversy says less about Blanco and far more about us.
We have normalized outrage over trivialities while divorce statistics quietly remain high. We amplify dirt and ignore devotion. We confuse jokes with justice.
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco deserve the same privacy and humanity that anyone else would want.
If their marriage ever ends, it should be for reasons that matter, not because a few viewers could not handle bare feet on a sofa.
Sometimes the most radical act in a hypercritical world is simply to mind your business.
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