By Wonderwall.com Editors
7:25pm PDT, Oct 14, 2023
Brain surgery revelation
Seth Rogen's wife, Lauren Miller Rogen, has revealed she underwent surgery to remove a brain aneurysm in 2022. The actress and screenwriter went public with her health scare in an Oct. 11 speech at the UCLA Department of Neurosurgery Visionary Ball in Beverly Hills, California, where she explained that she had a full-body MRI done five years ago, in part because her mother and grandmother both suffered from dementia.
Lauren said she wanted "to take a deeper look at anything that could possibly be lurking inside me that would affect my longevity," according to People. "They found, of course, this sort of aneurysm in my head," she continued, rehashing how she learned the "terrifying information."
"Fortunately, it was relatively small, and I did what the doctors recommended that I do, which is have annual MRIs [to] track the size," Lauren said. "It remained small, until it didn't."
Four years after doctors first spotted the aneurysm, they found in 2022 that it had started to grow. Lauren said she contacted UCLA neurosurgeon Dr. Geoffrey Colby, who helped her get "comfortable" with the idea of having it removed, which she eventually did.
"I'm truly endlessly grateful to Dr. Colby, his entire team, and the entire staff at UCLA who guided us through this scary experience that I'm truly grateful to have overcome," she concluded, adding, "I'm truly thankful that I won't be dying at this dinner table or any others anytime soon."
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Unexpected assists
Britney Spears is getting support for her new book from a few unexpected fans — including her ex, Sam Asghari, and Oscar-nominated actress, Michelle Williams.
On Oct. 13, Britney, 41, revealed Michelle will narrate the audio book version of her new memoir, "The Woman In Me." "This book has been a labor of love and all the emotions that come with it," the singer said in a statement to People, which was first to report the news. "Reliving everything has been exciting, heart-wrenching, and emotional, to say the least. For those reasons, I will only be reading a small part of my audiobook. I am so grateful to the amazing Michelle Williams for reading the rest of it."
Listeners will hear Britney's voice only in the introduction, according to the outlet. Michelle is set to handle the remainder of the narration. "I stand with Britney," Michelle said in a statement about the pair's collaboration.
Britney reportedly signed a $15 million deal for the memoir, which details her "journey" from child star to pop star, according to a press release. She announced the project in April 2022 after a tumultuous period that saw her fight to end her long-running conservatorship and get engaged to her now estranged husband, Sam.
Despite their recent split, Sam says he's read the book and remains "proud" of his ex. "She put a lot of work to it, and it was very hard," Sam told TMZ on Oct. 12. "I'm definitely excited and I'm extremely proud of her. It was a really tough one … I'll be the first one in line to buy it."
No love for 'The View'
Meghan McCain's not done shading "The View" just yet. The conservative TV pundit, who left the morning show in 2021 after seemingly constant on-air fights with her more liberal co-hosts, recently told The Messenger she never watches the show, as doing so would be akin to Instagram-stalking an ex.
"Partly it's just because of my lifestyle. I don't have time to watch this kind of content," Meghan said while promoting her new podcast, "Meghan McCain Has Entered the Chat," in an interview published Oct. 13. "I do listen to a lot of podcasts. And you know, it's kind of like looking at an ex-boyfriend's Instagram — it's just not great for you," she mused. "So no, I don't watch."
On a more positive note, she did praise the wardrobe staff at "The View." "I just love getting dressed up," Meghan said. "So I miss the wardrobe people the most, and they're very kind. They have been the wardrobe people the entire history of the show."
Meghan's new podcast premieres Oct. 17.
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No prenup needed
While promoting her new memoir, "Worthy" on an NBC News primetime special this week, Jada Pinkett Smith revealed she and her husband, Will Smith, have been secretly separated and living apart since 2016. And while they have no plans to divorce — "we're still figuring it out," the star recently told People — Jada was stunned when Will referred to her as his "wife" before he slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about her shaved head at the 2022 Oscars.
"First of all, I'm really shocked, because mind you, I'm not there. We haven't called each other husband and wife in a long time," the "Red table Talk" star told Hoda Kotb in the Oct. 13 special, according to Variety. "I'm like, 'What is going on right now? 'Keep my wife's name out of your mouth?'" she recalled, repeating what Will said to Chris before he slapped him.
Jada elaborated on the state of her marriage to Will in multiple interviews this week, telling People she "made a promise that there will never be a reason for us to get a divorce," committing instead, "work through … whatever" came their way.
In fact, the two were so committed to that notion that when they married on Dec. 31, 1997, they opted to forgo a prenup, despite their sizable respective wealth.
"I feel that [decision] was a very real moment for the two of us to look each other in the eyes, recognize that there would be tough times in this journey and to say to each other, 'No matter what, we're going to figure it out, and that's why we don't need a prenup, because I'm making a promise that divorce won't be necessary, that we will figure this out,'" Jada told Parade.
"We all have our romanticized ideas of how it all should be, and it might not show up in that way," she added. "But at the end of the day, do you have someone at your side that you're willing to go through tough times with and they're willing to go through tough times with you? I'm very lucky that I can say, 'Yes, I have someone that's willing to do that.'"
"Worthy" hits book shelves Oct. 17.
Rose petals and birthday Hermès
Birthday girl Cardi B celebrated her 31st trip around the sun on Oct. 11 and her husband, Migos rapper Offset, spoiled his lady all day long, showering her with gifts like this rare, $300,000 Faubourg Birkin bag. Cardi's day began with a trip down the stairs of her home, which Offset had covered in red rose petals and candles. She captured the flower-strewn view on her phone, posting an Instagram video that showed the floor below the steps equally covered in rose petals, along with huge balloons that read "Happy Birthday," a heart made of flowers with her name on it, pink balloons and more candles.
"So this is why you were rushing me downstairs to eat," Cardi says with a giggle in the clip. Later, Offset shared a series of Instagram Stories showing scenes from the couple's birthday dinner at Delilah in West Hollywood. Among them, were a clip of Cardi decked out in red lace as she blows out candles on a cake decorated to look like her — in her birthday suit, naturally. Offset also shared footage of waiters presenting the b-day girl with three Hermès boxes, which Cardi gleefully opened in between shots of Hennessy.
In addition to the cream Birkin bag (pictured), the luxe gifts included a pink crocodile Kelly bag that sells for about $92,000 and a gold crocodile Birkin that reportedly retails for $72,000. (And yes, that's nearly $500,000 worth of birthday Hermès, for those of you keeping score at home.)
"Thank you soo much babe @offsetyrn …you always go beyond for me," Cardi wrote on Instagram, adding, "I love your skin,I love your face,I love your body , your ankles,I love your soul,I love your heart,I love your fart ,I love your faith,I love your talent ,I will BITE anybody for you lmaaooooo ❤️❤️❤️❤️."
