Hailey Baldwin Reveals Crush, Internet Shakes Its Head

Schoolgirl crushes are adorable.

Heck, I’ll admit to thinking almost every member of New Kids on the Block was cute.

So when I learned who Hailey Baldwin is crushing hard on, I felt a mix of “awww” and “ewww.”

The 19-year-old model posed for the cover of ES Magazine’s September 2nd issue, and admitted that she’s in total like with John Mayer.

“I am obsessed with John Mayer,” Baldwin told the UK magazine.

“I love him. I just think he’s so talented. I have his documentary in my iTunes. I watch it all the time. I know [his 2006 album] Continuum start to finish, every word.”

Yes, she has met him.

“I was at dinner with Hailee Steinfeld at the Nice Guy — which is so bougie and sceney, but they have a phenomenal kale salad — and he pulled Hailee aside to say he’d heard her song and thought her lyrics were awesome,” Baldwin recalled.

“I was digging my nails into her arm, like, ‘Oh my goodness, John Mayer told you your music is great?’ I was tripping!”

Baldwin has joked about her crush on Twitter, but in real life she’s dated some of the music industry’s most crush-worthy guys.

Back in late December, Baldwin was seeing Justin Bieber (and posting photos of their trysts on Instagram).

View Slideshow: Justin Bieber: A Timeline of Poontang

“We are not an exclusive couple. He’s about to go on tour,” Baldwin told E! News at the time.

“Relationships at this age are already complicated, but I don’t really like to talk about it because it’s between me and him.”

 Earlier this summer, she and Drake were spotted out together, but it turned out just to be a fling.

Right now, Baldwin is trying out life as a singleton.

“I’m not dating anybody right now,” she told the magazine. “It’s not on the cards for me. I’m just trying to handle myself, this lifestyle, this job, the traveling. So the thought of having to be responsible for someone else’s feelings?

“I don’t know if I’d be able to.”

View Slideshow: Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin: A History of Intimate Photos

Hailey Baldwin Reveals Crush, Internet Shakes Its Head

Schoolgirl crushes are adorable.

Heck, I’ll admit to thinking almost every member of New Kids on the Block was cute.

So when I learned who Hailey Baldwin is crushing hard on, I felt a mix of “awww” and “ewww.”

The 19-year-old model posed for the cover of ES Magazine’s September 2nd issue, and admitted that she’s in total like with John Mayer.

“I am obsessed with John Mayer,” Baldwin told the UK magazine.

“I love him. I just think he’s so talented. I have his documentary in my iTunes. I watch it all the time. I know [his 2006 album] Continuum start to finish, every word.”

Yes, she has met him.

“I was at dinner with Hailee Steinfeld at the Nice Guy — which is so bougie and sceney, but they have a phenomenal kale salad — and he pulled Hailee aside to say he’d heard her song and thought her lyrics were awesome,” Baldwin recalled.

“I was digging my nails into her arm, like, ‘Oh my goodness, John Mayer told you your music is great?’ I was tripping!”

Baldwin has joked about her crush on Twitter, but in real life she’s dated some of the music industry’s most crush-worthy guys.

Back in late December, Baldwin was seeing Justin Bieber (and posting photos of their trysts on Instagram).

View Slideshow: Justin Bieber: A Timeline of Poontang

“We are not an exclusive couple. He’s about to go on tour,” Baldwin told E! News at the time.

“Relationships at this age are already complicated, but I don’t really like to talk about it because it’s between me and him.”

 Earlier this summer, she and Drake were spotted out together, but it turned out just to be a fling.

Right now, Baldwin is trying out life as a singleton.

“I’m not dating anybody right now,” she told the magazine. “It’s not on the cards for me. I’m just trying to handle myself, this lifestyle, this job, the traveling. So the thought of having to be responsible for someone else’s feelings?

“I don’t know if I’d be able to.”

View Slideshow: Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin: A History of Intimate Photos

Kate Middleton Pregnant...And So Is Pippa!

Two Middleton babies are on the way!

One will be royal, the other will be a common plebe.

OK! Magazine wins this month’s “Weirdest Tabloid Cover Story,” and it’s only September 1st.  

“Princess Kate & Pippa: We’re Both Pregnant!” The headline declares.

“One’s having a boy, one’s having a girl!

“Kate Will Be 8 Months Along At Pippa’s Wedding.”

Pippa only got engaged to financier James Matthew on July 19th, so being an unwed mother is quite the scandal.  

“The news is twice as nice for the Middleton family: Sources say that not only is Duchess Kate expecting — her little sister Pippa, is too!” a source allegedly told OK!.

“Just a few weeks back, Kate discovered that she’s expecting another little princess, and the buzz in Pippa’s circle is that’s pregnant, too — with a little boy.”

Cripes.

Pippa is, of course, aware of the stigma attached to her situation.  

The source helpfully pointed out that she’ll “now have to endure whispers about whether hers is a shotgun wedding.”

No matter!  Pipps and Jim are in this to win this.

View Slideshow: Pippa Middleton: A History Of The Famous Bridesmaid’s Suitors

The source said that the couple is “totally in love, and they were going to get engaged whether she was pregnant or not.”

It doesn’t take a super sleuth to figure out that this story is a hot pile of garbage, but it does make for great conversation by the water cool.

“Did you hear about the Duchess and her terribly promiscuous sister?” one will ask.

“Indeed,” the other will answer.

“The unwed one is being brought to court to be publicly flogged.  Must go, my horse and carriage is here.”

To drive the point home, the only reliable source when it comes to royal pregnancies (not Middleton pregnancies), is Kensington Palace.  

If royal aides confirm it, only then is it true.

Anything in the check-out aisle of your grocery store is just a tall tale.

 

View Slideshow: William and Kate: 16 Times The Tabloids Got It Wrong

John Legend on The Star-Spangled Banner: Such Weak Sauce!

John Legend is stepping into what may be America’s most polarizing controversy at the moment.

And it centers around America’s long-time theme song.

Last week, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick made headlines for something he did away from the field.

Just a few feet away from the field, to be exact.

Prior to a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers, Kaepernick sat down on the bench during the Star-Spangled Banner.

He bucked the tradition of standing and taking off one’s hat in order to show respect for his country and he later explained why to NFL.com.

“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick said.

He added:

“To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.

Here is a photo of Kaepernick taking his stand sit:

The quarterback did not cite any specific incidents, but it stands to reason that he’s motivated to make this protest by the disturbing number of African-American deaths at the hands of police officers in 2016.

For instance, Alton Sterling and Philando Castile both lost their lives in confrontations with authorities in June and July, respectively.

Neither man appeared to be an imminent threat to the lives of the cops at the time.

Kaepernick’s stance has elicited strong opinions from both sides, with critics aghast over the way he his spitting on his own country…

… and defenders saying he’s just exercising his First Amendment right to make a larger point.

On which side does Legend fall? Team Kaepernick, it would seem.

After tweeting an article about the Star-Spangled Banner that claims an often unsung verse in the Francis Scott Key classic “literally celebrates the murder of African-Americans,” Legend referred to the song as “weak.”

My vote is for “America the Beautiful,” he wrote, offering up that track as the new national anthem.

Legend then posed a question to those hating so hard on Kaepernick.

These people absent-mindedly stand up during sporting events just because they’ve been told to, but are they even aware of the basis behind the song?

Moreover, do they even like it?

“For those defending the current anthem, do you really truly love that song? I don’t and I’m very good at singing it. Like, one of the best,” he Tweeted.

It’s true. John Legend can wail!

Since his initial protest, the back-up signal-caller has made it clear that he’ll continue to sit “to stand with the people that are being oppressed.”

He explained:

“To me, this is something that has to change. When there’s significant change and I feel like that flag represents what it’s supposed to represent and this country is representing people the way that it’s supposed to, I’ll stand.

There’s people being murdered unjustly and [people are] not being held accountable. Cops are getting paid leave for killing people. That’s not right. That’s not right by anyone’s standards.”

This sort of stance isn’t new to anyone who has been following Kaepernick on social media.

The athlete has been outspoken when it comes to similar issues, providing his 845,000 Twitter followers and 1.3 million Instagram followers with plenty of updates about racial injustices. 

“This country stands for freedom, liberty, justice for all – and it’s not happening for all right now,” he says.

Do you agree with him? Do you think this is the proper way to stage a protest?

And, be honest, wouldn’t America the Beautiful be a better song for us all to sing anyway?