NBA Commish Adam Silver has obviously been following the drama between Jimmy Butler and the Minnesota Timberwolves … and tells TMZ Sports, “They gotta work it out.” Butler requested a trade during the off-season — and hasn’t gotten it — and…
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
John-David Duggar and Abbie Grace Burnett: They... Are... Courting!
John-David Duggar has apparently come out of the closet.
No, not like that.
You do know which famous family he’s a part of, right?
Last summer, though, we EXCLUSIVELY reported that John-David was involved in a secret courtship.
That may or may not have been the case at the time.
But now this Counting On cast member has gone public with a verified courtship, confirming to Us Weekly that he has taken this very, very serious step with Abbie Grace Burnett.
“Abbie and I are just so excited, we’ve known of each other for several years,” the 28-year-old told the aforementioned tabloid of this relationship, adding:
“We fell in love very quickly and it’s been a wonderful journey thus far.”
This exciting piece of news comes about two years after Jinger Duggar sort of claimed that her brother was involved with some other woman, as questions about John-David’s love life have been plaguing the Internet for a long time now.
The guy is 28 years old after all.
That’s like retirement age for the Duggars in terms of courting, marrying and then having many babies.
He’s fallen way behind already!
This comes as little surprise to anyone familiar with John-David, as he’s considered the most quiet of almost all Duggars and perhaps the one least interested in the spotlight.
John-David is Michelle and Jim Bob’s second-oldest son, the twin brother of fan favorite Jana Duggar… yet you probably know very little about him.
He works as a pilot, firefighter and sheriff’s deputy and he sometimes clashes with his conversation/controlling father.
There’s even been talk that Duggar may walk away from reality television entirely!
Abbie, who is 26, says the following to Us Weekly about when her love first bloomed for this reluctant TLC cast member:
“John flew in for a church event here in Oklahoma where I’m from. We really got connected then.”
Well… okay then!
We see that she is a woman of few words. No wonder these two get along so well!
According to the now-defunct BurnettFamily10 blog that was once run by Burnett’s family, Abbie had seven siblings as of 2010, including a brother whose hyphenated name is strikingly similar to that of her future husband.
On the archived “About” section of this since-deleted blog, her siblings are listed as John-Clay, Hannah, Caleb, Charity, twins Maggie and Carinna and Benjamin.
And according to the TLC website, Abbie works as a nurse, which makes her a perfect match for volunteer first responder John-David.
She also resides in Oklahoma, while John-David lives in Arkansas with his family. We wonder where they will live if they get married.
“Big news! #JohnDavidDuggar has a special someone,” wrote TLC on its official Instagram account this week, adding as a tease:
“Visit TLCme.com to meet the happy couple, and learn more about #AbbieBurnett.”
Wow. She has her own hashtag. This really must be serious!
John-David one quipped that he’ll be a “bachelor until the rapture,” so he truly must have intense feelings for Abbie. Or he must feel intense pressure from his loved ones.
Either way… best of luck to the new and official couple!
Friday, May 11, 2018
UFC Robbery Victim, "They Put a Gun Right In My Face"
One of the people robbed at gunpoint outside the UFC 224 host hotel in Brazil is a famous MMA manager, who tells TMZ Sports … the robbers shoved their weapons right in their faces. Very scary moment for Brian Butler-Au — who…
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Donald Trump Jr. Gets Out of Jury Duty, "They Let Me Go"
Donald Trump Jr. is “one and done” when it comes to his civic duty, and looks pretty damn happy about it. We got Trump Jr. outside the Manhattan criminal courthouse where he reported Wednesday morning for jury duty. As we reported … the…
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Leslie Jones Rips Ritz-Carlton Hotels, "They Don"t Like Black People"
Leslie Jones ain’t putting on the Ritz — she’s pissed about the service she got at L.A.’s Ritz-Carlton, and fired back at the hotel the same way Kanye West did George Dubya. Fresh off hosting the BET Awards in downtown L.A. — right next to…
Saturday, May 13, 2017
Lorenzo Fertitta Gives Blessing for Mayweather Vs. McGregor, "They Deserve It" (VIDEO)
Lorenzo Fertitta — the former co-owner of the UFC — says he supports Dana White’s plan to pay Mayweather $ 100 mil and McGregor $ 75 mil if they fight … saying, “They deserve it!” You know Lorenzo’s story … he and his brother, Frank,…
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Rihanna and Chris Brown: Will They Get Back Together?!
These days, Rihanna is dating Drake, and it seems like her relationship with him is the most serious, most stable relationship she’s ever been in.
It’s definitely a healthier relationship than the one she had with Chris Brown, to say the least.
As we all remember so very, very well, back in February of 2007, Chris was arrested for assaulting Rihanna. He left her alone in his car on the side of the road, and when police found her, she was “beaten really badly and hysterical.”
Then, a few years later, the two became friendly again. They collaborated on a couple of songs, and for a while there, it really seemed like they were a couple again.
Their second go-round fizzled out after a few months, and they’ve since gone their separate ways.
That is, until this weekend, when Rihanna made a pointed little Instagram post.
“None of my exs are married or in happy relationships,” she wrote, “so it’s safe to say that I wasn’t da problem lol.”
And according to a report from HollywoodLife, Chris didn’t appreciate the comment.
“Chris feels shaded by Ri’s IG post and thinks she’s talking directly to him,” a source claims.
“She’s right. He’s not married, not in a happy relationship and Karrueche turned out to be a complete and utter disaster of a relationship.”
(Maybe Chris’ relationship with Karrueche turned out to be a disaster because Chris impregnated another woman while they were together, but sure, we’ll go with it.)
“He doesn’t blame Ri for anything,” the source continues, “and wishes he never gave Karrueche the time of day when he and Ri were on the outs. Obviously Breezy wishes he could do a lot of things differently but the good thing is he’s learned from every past mistake he’s made in his life thus far.”
Yeah, let’s hope he’s learned from his mistake, because goodness knows he’s made his fair share of them.
And while we’re at it, let’s also hope that Chris has been able to calm down about Rihanna’s post. He’s obviously pretty bothered, because another source had a few more things to say about the situation.
“Now Chris could say the same thing about Ri and it be true,” this source says. “She ain’t married and he doesn’t think her relationship with Drake will last. Chris isn’t the reason why Drake, Travis [Scott], Matt [Kemp], Leo [DiCaprio] and the others haven’t worked out.”
And here’s where it starts to get real juicy.
“And at the end of the day, Chris knows he’s still on Ri’s mind. And he still loves her dearly. Chris doesn’t believe for a second that romance and an intimate relationship with Rihanna is over for good. It’s just a matter of time.”
Ugh, really? It’s “just a matter of time”? Are we seriously going to have to experience yet another reunion of Chris Brown and Rihanna?
We’ve done nothing to deserve this.
It’s possible that no one in the history of the universe has every done anything bad enough to deserve a relationship with Chris Brown.