R.I.P.: Hugh Hefner, Playboy founder, dies at 91

Hugh Hefner, who founded Playboy magazine in 1953, has died. He was 91. Hefner’s hedonistic lifestyle was the envy of men everywhere. Hefner popularized the terms “Playmates” and “centerfold” in the 1960s.

“Hef” built his empire from a single magazine to a string of Playboy clubs around the country. His clubs opened the door for some of today’s greatest comedians.

Hefner’s Playboy mansion in Los Angeles was notorious for it’s no-holds-barred pool parties, where the dress code was skimpy bikinis and lingerie.

Even in his 90s, Hefner’s Viagra-fueled lifestyle included a stable of young women in their 20s and 30s.

“I would like to be remembered as somebody who has changed the world in some positive way, in a social, sexual sense, and I’d be very happy with that,” Hefner told CNN. “I’m a kid who dreamed the dreams and made them come true.”

Hefner leaves behind a wife, Crystal Harris, 31, and four grown children. Harris won’t inherit his estate because she signed a pre-nuptial agreement and she was never added to his will.

Khloe & Tristan Are ‘Madly in Love’

Khloe Kardashian and NBA star Tristan Thompson are expecting a baby together. The couple is said to be “madly in love,” according to US Weekly.

An insider tells the magazine that Khloe and Tristan’s love is “infectious.”

“They are madly in love with each other. They are so happy and want to spend all their time together,” says the insider.

Us Weekly broke the news Tuesday that the 33-year-old reality TV star and her 26-year-old beau are expecting a baby.

This is new territory for Khloe, a Love Addict who has a history of failed relationships with men.

Khloe chases the highs of Dopamine, a brain chemical that controls love and lust in humans.

Jay-Z Turns Down Offer to Perform During 2018 Super Bowl

Jay-Z reportedly turned down a request to perform during halftime at the 2018 Super Bowl. The aging rapper declined the offer to show solidarity with unemployed quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who is currently blackballed by the NFL for taking a knee during the national anthem.

In related Jay-Z news, the 47-year-old rap mogul and his wife Beyonce Knowles are on an art buying spree. The power couple reportedly shut down a Meatpacking District art gallery so they could shop for artwork by a particular artist named Sadie Barnette.

Barnette has an art exhibit titled “Compland” at the Fort Gansevoort arts and culture complex, featuring artwork depicting the late pop icon Prince. The title of the exhibit refers to both Compton and Oakland, according to W magazine.

Barnette’s father, Rodney Barnette, founded the Compton chapter of the Black Panthers in 1968.

Woman in Kevin Hart tape: ‘I am not an extortionist’

The woman behind Kevin Hart‘s cheating scandal retained celebrity attorney Lisa Bloom. Bloom held a news conference on Wednesday in Los Angeles, where Montia Sabbag acknowledged she had “an intimate relationship” with the diminutive comedian.

Sabbag says she has no idea who made the recordings.

“I am not an extortionist. I had nothing to do with these recordings,” she told reporters.

The rumored escort and stripper said she has not been contacted by law enforcement yet. This conflicts with gossip webloid TMZ.com which claimed the FBI already had a suspect.

Sabbag says she is not demanding cash from Hart and she claims to be a victim herself.

This whole story makes no sense at all.

TMZ reports that Sabbag’s previous lawyer told Kevin’s people she would take a lie detector test if they paid her $420,000. Bloom said “She is not demanding money.” She did not address the issue of the prior demand with respect to the lie detector.

Bloom made it clear that it’s a felony to record a private moment between a sex worker and a john.

Dog the Bounty Hunter’s Wife Beth Chapman Diagnosed with Throat Cancer

Beth Chapman, wife of Duane Chapman, aka Dog the Bounty Hunter, has been diagnosed with throat cancer, her husband confirmed in a post on Facebook.com.

Chapman, 49, revealed her diagnosis in a letter to friends, obtained by Us Weekly.

“I have been dealt my share of unexpected blows over the course of my almost fifty years but nothing as serious as the one I hear from my doctors two weeks ago when they uttered those dreaded three words, ‘You have cancer,'” she wrote.

Chapman wrote that she finally went to the doctor after experiencing a “nagging cough” for months.

Chapman told friends her doctors discovered a tumor blocking her airway. She said she will undergo “immediate treatment and surgery” to remove the tumor and stop the cancer from spreading.

She told friends she wouldn’t provide any further updates until after the surgery.

“To be certain, I’ve stared down the devil more than once in my life but I’ve never faced a real life or death decision,” she wrote. “My life has never been easy, and I surely don’t expect it to start now. Still, I’ve never been a victim and I won’t let cancer beat me.”

Rob Kardashian agrees to pay Blac Chyna $20K/month in child support

Blac Chyna can finally stop hosting nightclub parties around the country for extra cash. Chyna’s baby daddy, Rob Kardashian has agreed to pay her a substantial amount in child support.

According to gossip webloid TMZ, the former friends reached a custody agreement over their infant daughter Dream Kardahian.

Sources tell the gossip outlet that Rob and Chyna have agreed to joint custody of Dream, with Rob reportedly getting slightly more than 50 percent physical custody of the 10-month-old.

The pair, who split in February, came to an agreement on the outstanding issue of child support, with the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star agreeing to pay Chyna $20,000 a month on the condition that she drops the allegations of domestic violence which led to a restraining order against Rob.

The restraining order, granted in July, came after Rob posted nude pictures of the former stripper online in a revenge porn scandal.

The pair are headed back to court later this month for a hearing to continue or dismiss the restraining order.

Earlier this week it was reported that the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) conducted a wellness check on Dream after a tipster called in a report.

However, Chyna’s lawyer Lisa Bloom has denied allegations of child neglect, telling Entertainment Tonight in a statement: “Chyna is a loving, devoted mother who simply wants to peacefully co-parent her healthy, happy baby Dream with Rob.

“We are unaware of any current investigation suggesting otherwise. We have not received notice of any DCFS filing nor have we been able to find any in the court files.”

College student accidentally receives $1 million is financial aide, goes on spending spree

A college student in South Africa went on a lavish spending spree after she accidentally received $1 million in financial aide, the NY Daily News reports.

The error occurred in June when Sibongile Mani, a 27-year-old student at Walter Sisulu University, discovered her usual $100 monthly stipend on her financial aide debit card had swelled to $1 million.

Rather than notify Intellimi, the company that issued the debit card, Mani took the money and went on a shopping spree. Classmates became suspicious when the normally frugal student started showing up wearing expensive designer clothes and shoes.

She threw extravagant birthday parties for her friends, lavishing them with iPhone 7s.

Mani, a branch secretary for the student wing of the Pan Africanist Congress, spent over $60,000 before the error was discovered and the debit card was blocked.

officials at Intellimi admitted the error and said no other student was unjustly enriched or deprived of financial aide.

“All students who were due to receive NSFAS payments got them,” WSU spokeswoman Yonela Tukwayo told CNN.

Mani was ordered to return the merchandise and to pay back the money she spent. Intellimi may take legal action against her.

Mani expressed her shame and guilt in a since-deleted Facebook post.

“Today my personal life has become a social media scandal. I have been named and shamed in public. Today, I am a bad person, a person who stole the money of students,” she wrote, according to Herald Live. “With that being said, and being named a thief, but as we all know in every story there is truth and there are lies with the very same story.”

Serena Williams Welcomes Her 1st Child

Tennis superstar Serena Williams welcomed her first child with Reddit.comtech boss Alexis Ohanian.

Florida reporter Chris Shepherd confirmed the news on Twitter.com after rumors swirled Friday suggesting the champion was in labor in a Palm Beach hospital.

Shepherd tweeted: “Tennis star Serena Williams gives birth to a baby girl weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces. Mom and baby doing well.”

He later noted he received the information from a hospital source. Serena, 35, was reportedly admitted to St. Mary’s Medical Center in Palm Beach, Florida on Wednesday, and induced on Thursday night.

She and her fiancé Alexis, who became engaged last year, have yet to comment on the baby news.

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SERENA WILLIAMS IS IN LABOR IN FLORIDA

According to reports, the 35-year-old tennis pro checked in St. Mary's Medical Center in Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday, with an entire floor of the hospital being cleared in order to ensure the mother-to-be has the maximum amount of privacy possible. 

Serena, who announced her surprise pregnancy with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, 33, back in April, is reportedly due to give birth on Friday, after doctors made the decision to induce her on Thursday night.  

Local news outlet CBS12 reported on Friday morning that doctors have confirmed that Serena was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday, after the entire first floor of the location was shut down to all unauthorized personnel.

Currently, nobody without official security clearance, is able to access the area. 

The sex of Serena's first child with fiance Alexis is not currently known, however the sporting star did reveal to Vogue earlier this year that she believes she is having a daughter. 

Alexis, however, is convinced that their baby will be a boy. 

'Two weeks after we found out [I was pregnant], I played the Australian Open,' she recalled. 

'I told Alexis it has to be a girl because there I was playing in 100-degree weather, and that baby never gave me any trouble. Ride or die. Women are tough that way.'  

Serena famously won her 23rd Grand Slam at the Australian Open while pregnant, and soon after temporarily retired from competitive tennis in order to focus on the impending arrival of her baby. 

It was recently revealed, however, that she is hoping to return to to the Grand Slam circuit as early as January, just in time for the Australian Open. 

'That’s the goal,' her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, told Sports Illustrated. 'It’ll depend on the date from when she can really be back working at 100 per cent.'

But while she has pulled back from competitive play, Serena has continued to keep up with her skills, regularly hitting the courts in Florida, where she has been living for much of her pregnancy, in order to hopefully minimize the amount of time before she can return to playing full-time. 

According to her coach, however, Serena's original aim of returning as early as September just isn't going to happen, with Patrick telling SI.com that his player was 'dreaming' about achieving that goal. 

He added that neither of them are sure what shape Serena will be in after the birth, nor what effect pregnancy and labor will have on her body, with Patrick explaining: 'This is something new for her... we don't even know how the birth is going to go.'  

Tyler Perry Donates $250,000 to Joel Osteen

Tyler Perry angered his faithful fans by donating $250,000 to embattled prosperity preacher Joel Osteen, who caught heat for not opening the doors of his megachurch to Harvey flood victims sooner.

The producer-director posted a video to his Facebook page Thursday defending Pastor Osteen and announcing his plans to donate $1 million to those impacted by floods in Houston.

Part of that donation — $250,000 — will go directly to Osteen’s Lakewood Church.

Many social media users were outraged over the sizable donation to a preacher who was publicly shamed into helping Houston residents.

Many accused Perry of attention-seeking behavior and inserting himself into the heated debate over self-serving evangelists.

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