Heather Locklear has dodged a bullet, because TMZ has learned she will NOT be charged with felony domestic violence in connection with the fight she had with her boyfriend that landed her in jail. We broke the story … Heather was…
Monday, March 12, 2018
Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber: Who"s to Blame for Their Latest Break?
As previously reported, Selena Gomez nearly died from last summer’s kidney transplant.
Thankfully, however, she survived and is now thriving.
But now fans of the singer are wondering about her relationship with Justin Bieber… which may be on life support.
The artists, who got back together for approximately the 79th time in November, are now taking a break from their rekindled romance, multiple sources confirmed a few days ago.
This is not a break up, these insiders insist, but just a step away from how serious the relationship had become after just a few months.
“They were having a lot of little disagreements recently and one fight in particular blew up and caused them to [make this decision],” according to E! News.
This outlet was quick to add the following, though:
“They’ve been in contact the entire time and their feelings for each other have not changed.”
So… what the heck is going on?
What has driven these stars apart, even just temporarily, when it took them so long to find their way back to each other?
“Selena and Justin decided to take a break mainly because of Selena’s mom and her disapproval of Justin,” a source tells Us Weekly, surprising exactly no one who has been following the journey of these singers.
Adds the tabloid:
“Justin’s family loves Selena, but Selena’s family has put her in a very conflicting spot because they still don’t trust Justin.
Selena has tried to convince her family that Justin has changed … but her family just isn’t budging right now.”
This isn’t the first (or second… or third…) time that we’ve heard Selena’s mother has a major problem with her daughter dating Bieber.
In mid-December, it was even reported that Mandy Teefy (pictured below with her famous child) had to be hospitalized as the result of a Bieber-related breakdown.
It’s also been reported that Selena didn’t spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend due to this ongoing tension.
“Her relationship with Justin has really affected her relationship with her mom, and it’s been hard for her because she is super close with her mom,” Us Weekly continues.
“Her mom was her rock when she was having her health complications.
“Justin and Selena decided to take a break to give her family some more time to heal and take in the idea of her and Justin being a couple again.”
Sounds pretty mature, actually.
And also like Selena really is just like many other young women her age, trying to convince her parent that the man of her dreams is not actually a nightmare.
Not that anyone can blame Teefy for having reservations, right?
Bieber has broken Selena’s heart on numerous occasions in the past.
It would almost be weird if Selena’s loved ones didn’t give her a hard time about this reconciliation; at least this shows that Mandy cares.
For now, we’ll just hope that Selena really is working on her relationship with her mom and that the two will soon kiss and make up…
… so that Gomez can return to doing a lot more than just kissing Bieber. If you know what we mean.
Christopher Darden Says O.J. Simpson"s "Confession" Special is Vindication
O.J. Simpson copping to leaving the infamous bloody glove at the double murder scene is all former prosecutor Christopher Darden needed to hear to know he was right all along. Darden, Marcia Clark’s co-prosecutor in Simpson’s trial of the…
Stormy Daniels Offers to Refund Hush Money to Trump
Porn star Stormy Daniels is suing Trump and attempting to quash the NDA that prevents her from directly discussing their 2006 affair.
Her legal team has put forward a couple of different arguments, but now Stormy herself is making an offer:
She’ll give back the $ 130,000 in hush money.
Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, sent a letter on Monday to Trump attorney Michael Cohen.
If you’ll recall, Michael Cohen is the private attorney for Trump who claims that he basically just woke up one morning and decided to wire $ 130,000 to Daniels without any reimbursement from Trump.
In it, Daniels offers to refund that amount in exchange for the NDA being lifted, which would allow her to speak about their affair and also publish photos, text messages, or even videos from that time.
(In fact, Stormy may have Trump’s DNA on a “Lewinsky-style” dress)
Interestingly, the letter (obtained by the New York Times) offers to send the money to Trump, and specifically to any account of his choosing, rather than to Cohen.
Also, the letter includes a deadline by which Cohen (and, realistically, Trump) must decide whether to accept the offer: Noon on Tuesday.
Realistically, it seems unlikely that Cohen or Trump will accept the offer.
In fact … one has to wonder if Stormy or her legal team ever imagined that they would. $ 130,000 is a lot of money, but even though Trump goes to great lengths to inflate his wealth without divulging how much or little he actually owns, he can go without.
And obviously Cohen, if he’s willing to potentially violate election law by paying Stormy this hush money just weeks before the 2016 election, isn’t going to agree without the go-ahead from Trump.
Some might say that even drafting this letter was a waste of time.
But perhaps there is a method to this “madness.”
Though the world has heard many details thanks to an old, buried interview, Stormy still can’t respond directly when asked if she had sex with Donald Trump in 2006.
It seems clear that she’d love to tell all.
In part, perhaps she — despite having conservative political views — is as horrified as most Americans by Trump’s tenure in the White House.
But it’s very likely that she’s eager to seize the opportunity to go on every talk show to tell her story, and every financial benefit that goes with it.
At present, however, violating the NDA would result in a $ 1 million penalty.
This letter — which was always bound to be leaked — seems like a way of shopping how much she has to expose to the world.
Of course, depending upon a court ruling, that NDA may not be enforceable for one simple reason:
Donald Trump never signed it.
It’s widely believed that he may have avoided signing it so that he could have deniability of the whole thing — which would sound implausible, but so do plenty of his assertions.
But Stormy’s lawsuit alleges that the NDA is null and void because both parties didn’t sign.
This new offer, to refund the money, requires the signatures of all parties — Trump included.
Interestingly, the news that Trump may have had multiple extramarital affairs doesn’t seem to trouble his evangelical base.
Some say that they’re just bigots spiting Obama and progressives. Others say that they’re just willing to put up with anything in the hope that Trump will restrict abortion rights.
Part of the reason that progressives care about the Stormy Daniels story is quite simple: schadenfreude. Since Trump is making every waking moment a hellish nightmare for people, they can squeeze some joy out of anything perceived to make him unhappy.
The other reason, however, is that violating election laws — in this case, campaign finance laws — is actually serious business.
But so are a lot of crimes that Trump is believed to have committed. Let’s be realistic — even if he ends up being carted off to prison, Trump will probably get by unscathed with most of what he’s done.
But schadenfreude is still a great reason to enjoy this story as it continues to develop and evolve.
As for Stormy’s offer, we’ll find out by noon tomorrow.
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