ESPN legend Chris Berman and his family say they’re “overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and sympathy” they’ve received in the wake of Kathy Berman’s death.
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Jana Duggar & Jonathan Hartono: Courtship Confirmed?!
Yesterday, it was reported that Jana Duggar is courting Jonathan Hartono, a Florida college student and longtime family friend.
The news was met with tremendous enthusiasm from Duggar fans, many of whom have been eagerly awaiting news that Jana has finally found Mr. Right.
Thus far, however, there’s been no official word from Jana or her famous family – but that doesn’t mean there’s no new information about this budding romance.
Insiders close to the Duggars tell Radar Online that Jana and Jonathan are the real deal.
They claim that she’s been close with Hartono for several years, remaining in constant contact with him during while works toward his degree out of state.
(No easy feat, considering unmarried Duggar women are not permitted to use social media.)
The sources claim that despite the close bond that they’ve formed over the years, Jana was pleasantly surprised when Hartono asked Jim Bob Duggar for permission to court his eldest daughter.
The newly-minted couple reportedly met through a program that matches foreign college students with Christian families who can host them during school breaks when they’re unable to return home.
(Jonathan’s parents still live in his native Indonesia.)
“Jonathan and his sister often stayed with the Duggars during breaks from school in the summer and over holidays,” a family insider tells Radar.
“He was always over their house. The Duggars watched over him like family.”
The source adds that Jana and Jonathan instantly hit it off, and other Duggars have reportedly noted how well their bubbly personalities complement one another.
“I think he and Jana are actually a great match because he’s so sweet and fun,” says one insider.
Even so, the sources say they weren’t surprised by rumors of Jana courting Tim Tebow, as she tends to go for rugged, outdoorsy types … which Hartono most definitely is not.
But while Jana may not have immediately thought of Hartono as courtship material, the bond between the two of them seems to have only grown stronger with time.
Hartono has been spending time at the Duggar compound at least since 2014, and these days, sources say he and Jana are thrilled about the prospect of embarking on a new adventure together.
Empire Season 3 Episode 16 Recap: Absent Child
Did the Lyons manage to take down the Dubois family?
That was their plan on Empire Season 3 Episode 16 when baby Bella was taken from them, and the families waged war against one another.
The episode got underway with the Lyons going to meet the Dubois family, looking as glamorous as ever. Cookie literally had to be held back from leaping across the table to open a can of whoop-ass on Mrs. Dubois.
“Bitch, do you want me to jump across this table?” Cookie squeals. Mrs. DuBois fires back, “You feelin’ froggy? Leap.“
While everyone is trading insults, Anika chimes in that the true issue is who the heck got Bella ousted from the family. Of course, the Dubois clan denies it.
At the police station, it turned out that several motions had been filed, so there was no way the family was getting Bella back any time soon.
“This is very odd,” the supervisor say. “Several motions have been filed… they’d take a month to untangle. You’re not going to see her for some time.”
Um, WTF?
Surely this could not happen in real life.
Cookie rallied the troops and told them that they needed to get their $ hit together if they had any hope of getting Bella back. Thirsty felt like that best way to get her back would be for Anika and Lucious to speed up the divorce.
While Lucious and Jamal bickered about their song for the Vegas residency, Cookie and Andre got to work fighting Jamal’s corner.
However, by the flick of a switch, Andre tried to choke Anika, by remembering that she killed Rhonda.
“You think you can kill my wife and kill my kid?” he screams. “I’m gonna make you pay!” Um, alright then.
Something tells us Andre is back off his meds.
“Do it! I deserve it!” she cries. “I wanted so badly to be a Lyon, I sold my soul, and now my baby… I deserve to suffer.”
Oh, Anika, you’ve suffered enough since joining that godforsaken family.
Hakeem then decided to hit up Empire X-Stream to reveal that the Dubois family had Bella taken from him. This quickly erupted into a full-blown protest, with Mrs. Dubois claiming she had nothing to do with it.
While this was going down, Cookie slapped Nessa across the face for supporting Andre’s horrible decisions.
“Bitch, next time hold your mouth!” Cookie Lyon is, like, the Queen of shade.
Later, Cookie got Shyne’s thugs to rough up Angelo for some answers.
“You know I wouldn’t go this far!” he says.
“You know those things your mama said about me being ghetto and hood?” Cookie asks.
“She was right. You need to talk to your mama, because I know she knows where my grandbaby’s at.”
Cookie returned to Lucious and opened up about the fact that Angelo had no idea what happened to Bella. They were interrupted by Giuliana, who wanted to know about the changes with the residency deal.
“I did 17 years for you!” Cookie snarled at Lucious, who sided with Giuliana.
Giuliana fired back: “Thank you for that. But I’ll take it from here.”
BURN.
The final scene gave us the reveal that Mrs. Dubois did, indeed, have Bella and was ready to make her part of the family.
The Real Housewives of New York City Season 9 Episode 6 Recap: Wishful Invitation
Is Ramona Singer going off the rails?
That thought crossed Dorinda Medley’s mind on The Real Housewives of New York City Season 9 Episode 6 when it became apparent there was something going on with the veteran housewife.
When the episode got underway, Bethenny met up with Sonja for some light lunch, and the ladies immediately started chatting about Dorinda and why she was mad at Bethenny for not showing up to Ramona’s party.
Bethenny was quick to comment that she was just so over Ramona and her foul mouth, to the point she did not even want to be in the same room as her.
Sonja then started chatting about how many of the cast members have dated her former boyfriends, and boy, Bethenny had the best zinger of the entire series: “You’re like a curator of c–t.”
While this was going down, Dorinda rallied her family, and they went to visit her late husband, Richard Medley’s grave. Hannah opened up with a speech, which basically said even though Richard was not her biological father, he was a great man.
Elsewhere, LuAnn de Lesseps continued to prepare for her nuptials to love rat, Tom D’Agostino. She showed off her gown to the girls, who did not seem overly excited by the number.
Dorinda was there, but she was the only one who had not quizzed LuAnn about what was going on with Tom, so there’s that. Now, that’s not to say she has kept her mouth shut when LuAnn is out of earshot.
Also, Bethenny went to find out what the heck was going on with Carole. It turned out that she wanted Adam out of the house, but claimed they were still all fine and dandy.
Bethenny claimed that it was a major red flag for the couple, one that would likely signal the end of their relationship. While Carole’s relationship was on thin ice, Bethenny opened up about her drama with Jason Hoppy.
He was sending horrible emails, and even made her want to get rid of her apartment for somewhere nicer.
While Dorinda was implying she was the keeper of the peace, she seemed to be trying to cause $ hit between Bethenny and Ramona. She decided it was a good idea to confront both LuAnn and Bethenny.
Ramona quickly turned on LuAnn, wanting to know why she was not invited to her wedding because she already had her location booked. She felt like she was unfairly treated.
“Now you’re doubly not invited,” Bethenny shouted at Ramona, while LuAnn looked ready to duck for cover. Ramona then claimed she was happy for LuAnn.
Yeah, right.
When LuAnn made her getaway, Bethenny tried to do the same, but she was cornered by Ramona. Yikes.
“With your girlfriends, we all have situations that are good, but sometimes when it’s a bad time in their lives, do you like to be there for them?”
Bethenny was not impressed and tried to run off, but Ramona wanted Bethenny to know she was pissed at her.
“You can’t even have a conversation,” Ramona squealed. “I’m very disappointed in you in so many ways. I was there for you every day when you were sick.”
When Bethenny fired back that she was there for Ramona during her divorce, it sent Ramona into overdrive, but Bethenny escaped.
The episode ended with her trying to get close with Carole, who wanted to run off.
Is Ramona on thin ice with the ladies?
We have no idea.
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