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2:15pm PDT, Mar 25, 2022
Amy Schumer opens up about her 'big secret'
Amy Schumer says she's privately struggled with the compulsive hair-pulling disorder trichotillomania since childhood — and she's done keeping her "big secret" under wraps. The "Life & Beth" star recently opened up to The Hollywood Reporter about her history battling the disorder, which pops up as a plotline in "Life & Beth," much of which is inspired by the comic's real-life experiences. "I think everybody has a big secret and that's mine," Amy told THR in an interview published this week. "And I'm proud that my big secret only hurts me but it's been what I've carried so much shame about for so long." On the show, the younger version of Amy's character is faced with coming clean about the compulsion to her mother and finally wearing a wig to hide the damage she's done to her scalp. Like Beth, Amy also had to wear wig as a kid — one the outlet describes as "ill-fitting" — because she'd pulled out so much hair. "And everybody knew," Amy recalled. She said the compulsion began at a time when things were unstable at home, to say the least, prior to her teens. According to THR, the comic's father was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and forced to declare bankruptcy around the same time Amy's mother left Amy's dad for the the father of Amy's best friend. "And it's not that I used to have this problem and now I don't," she cautioned. "It's still something that I struggle with." Asked why she wrote her trichotillomania experience into her Hulu series, Amy replied, "I really don't want to have a big secret anymore. And I thought putting it in there would be good for me to alleviate some of my shame and maybe, hopefully, help others alleviate some of theirs, too." "Life & Beth" began streaming on Hulu earlier this month.
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Pete Davidson's mom posts adorable reaction to Kim Kardashian pregnancy prediction
Pete Davidson's mom seems to have grandbabies on the brain as her son's romance with Kim Kardashian continues. On Instagram this week, a Kardashian fan account shared a paparazzi pic of the couple sharing a kiss in the front seat of a car. A comment soon popped up on the post that read, "She will be pregnant with his child by the end of the year. ❤️." The user then tagged Pete's mother, Amy Davidson. According to Page Six, Amy replied with an adorable show of support for the idea, writing, "Yayyyy!" Her pro-pregnancy cheerleading move has since been deleted (because geez, mom!). Kim, who shares four kids with ex, Kanye West, recently opened up to Vogue Hong Kong about how her late father, attorney Robert Kardashian, inspired her pursuit of a law degree. "Spending time with my father at his office definitely influenced me," she says in the magazine's April cover story. "Doing this work has been in my soul for years and I'm so proud that I'm now doing this work," she added, referencing her passion for criminal justice reform. "When I look back at old interviews, when people asked what I wanted to do if I wasn't filming 'KUWTK,' I always said I wanted to be a crime scene investigator or an attorney. Being in this line of work has definitely made me feel closer to my dad and to know that I'm helping people feels really good at the end of the day." Kim, 40, and Pete, 28, were first linked as a couple in October 2021. The SKIMS creator filed for divorce from Kanye the previous February.
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'Full House' cast, Kelly Rizzo praise Dave Coulier for marking two years of sobriety
The extended "Full House" family sent love and support to their longtime co-star, Dave Coulier, on March 24, after he shared a candid post on Instagram revealing he's now two years sober. Alongside a selfie that showed his bloodied face — the result of a pre-sobriety wipeout — the actor, 62, wrote: "I was a drunk. Yes. An alcoholic. I've been alcohol free since January 1, 2020. When I drank, I was the life of the party. I could make people laugh until they fell down. In this picture I was the one who fell down." He continued: "Not because I was playing hockey or doing the things I love – like chopping wood or doing construction, golfing, fishing or flying airplanes. I was hammered and fell, going up some stairs made of stone." The late Bob Saget's wife, Kelly Rizzo, was among the first to respond, telling the star, "Love you Dave ❤️❤️❤️❤️." Dave's former castmate John Stamos also replied in the comments. "Proud of you brother!" he wrote. "Love you and always proud of you," Candace Cameron Bure commented. "Thank you, poopoo. Love you," Dave replied. Scott Weinger commented as well, adding hand clapping emojis and a heart. In his post, Dave went on to reflect on why he stopped drinking and how his sobriety is affecting him. "I decided to make a decision for my own well-being, my family and for those around me who I love so dearly. The mental and physical withdrawal were big challenges for me, but I was supported by @melissacoulier and friends who had already made the journey," he explained, tagging his wife, Melissa. "The psychological and physical transformation has been amazing. The sky is more blue, my heart is no longer closed, and I enjoy making people laugh until they fall down more than ever before," he added, before closing with another shout-out to his wife: "Thank you, Melissa, for being by my side. I love you❤️." After writing, "SO proud of you. I love you and your strength so much!!" in the comments, Melissa admitted on her Instagram Stories, "Proud is an understatement."
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Ewan McGregor admits he's been caught using 'the Force' on supermarket doors
Turns out you can take Ewan McGregor off the "Star Wars" set but you can't take the Obi-Wan out of Ewan. Asked if he's ever "tried to use a Jedi mind trick," the star at first told Entertainment Weekly in a new interview that he unfortunately doesn't "have those skills." But when pressed by the reporter on whether he has, say, tried to use his Force powers "wave of the fingers"-style, Ewan happily replied, "I do it with doors! I like to do that with automatic doors just for my own amusement." In fact, he said, he's been caught, mid-Force field, in public. "I always do a little Jedi move for the doors and I have occasionally been caught doing it. You know, like at the supermarket or something when I'm wheeling my trolley out and I do a little …," he explained, showing off his finger force move. "It's just always for my own [amusement], because it makes me laugh, but occasionally I've been caught doing that, and that's kind of embarrassing," he admitted. "It's difficult not to, isn't it? It's fun. If the timing is right, it feels very powerful." So can he use the Force to get his children to take out the trash or or clean their rooms? Alas, he cannot. "My kids are totally impervious to the whole Jedi mind trick," he says. "They don't care. It doesn't work on them."
How 'Bridgerton' explains Rege-Jean Page's absence in Season 2
The steamy, campy period drama "Bridgerton" returned to Netflix on March 25, albeit without Season 1's resident heartthrob, Simon, Duke of Hastings, aka Rege-Jean Page. In happier news, the Shondaland series is definitely leaving the door open for a cameo from Rege-Jean down the road. Season 2 moves the narrative from its previous focus on Simon and Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor), who are now married with a child, to Daphne's brother, Anthony Bridgerton and his romance with Kate Sharma. The change — and Simon's absence — get explained almost immediately in the first episode. According to People, we learn Daphne is visiting her family, sans husband and baby, to support her sister, Eloise, as she prepares to make her social debut. Later, in episode 3, we meet Daphne and Simon's son, Augie, as various references are made to Daphne's marital status (read: all is well chez Hastings). Rege-Jean first announced he wouldn't be returning to "Bridgerton" last year, telling Variety his character was only meant to be on the show for one season. The Hollywood Reporter later confirmed he was contracted for just a year. "It's been an absolute pleasure and a privilege to be your Duke," he posted on Instagram at the time. "Joining this family — not just on screen, but off screen too. Our incredibly creative and generous cast, crew, outstanding fans – it's all been beyond anything I could have imagined. The love is real and will just keep growing ❤️❤️❤️💫."
Courtney Stodden says ex Doug Hutchison wanted to 'molest a child' when he married the then-16-year-old at age 51
In a new edition of Alex Cooper's "Call Her Daddy" podcast, Courtney Stodden, who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, says Doug Hutchison was after "a free pass to molest a child" when the 51-year-old actor married Courtney at age 16. "My mom has gotten a lot of hate, and I understand why," Courtney said after rehashing how Doug pursued them over email then talked their mother into allowing them to wed one week after they first met in person. "If I ever have a baby and I'm raising that baby, from my own experiences, I would never sign my kid off, ever, to an adult man, who is 34 years older. There is just no way that would happen. But I think she thought she was doing something that was going to make me happy, truly, I really do believe that. In retrospect, she knows it was the wrong decision," Courtney explained, according to Yahoo. Later on the show, Courtney claimed Doug initially offered to coach them in acting, when what he really wanted was "a free pass to molest a child." Courtney also alleged Doug abused them physically and emotionally and kept a gun in the house, both of which they called, "the ultimate power a groomer has over a child – that emotional abuse and control." Courtney explained, "I feel like I didn't even have control over my own body, my own finances. … I was just so controlled." The pair's divorce was finalized in 2020, but Courtney said they're still engaged in serious therapy. "It's very, very fresh for me," Courtney said, adding that they're finally "working through all of this" and seeing everything "so much more clearly" now.
Doja Cat threatens to quit music after fan backlash over canceled concert
Doja Cat is threatening to quit music entirely after she was criticized on social media for failing to apologize formally about a concert she was slated to play in Paraguay that was canceled because of regional flooding. According to ET, the singer, 26, was supposed to perform at the Paraguay's Asunciónico Festival's opening day. But organizers canceled the first day of events because of the weather, which also forced Miley Cyrus to cancel after her plane was struck by lighting. Fans apparently complained that she never apologized to Paraguay for not playing, but posted a mea culpa about not performing "a good enough show" in Brazil. Prompted to post a post-op apology by a fan, Doja Cat tweeted, "I'm not sorry," and "I moved on. I'm just gonna let everybody be mad." When she vowed to stop taking photos with fans "after this tour," someone asked, "what happened to your humility queen?" She responded by saying she was done. "It's gone and I don't give a f* anymore," she wrote. "I f*** quit I can't wait to f**** disappear and I don't need you to believe in me anymore. Everything is dead to me, music is dead, and I'm a f**** fool for ever thinking I was made for this this is a f****** nightmare unfollow me." She then added, "This s*** ain't for me so I'm out. Y'all take care," and changed her name on Twitter to "I quit."
