Russell Brand’s London trial heard from a woman who alleges he raped her in a hotel room in 1999 and ignored her pleas to stop. She says a 2023 investigation prompted her to come forward. Brand has pleaded not guilty to seven charges involving six women.
Prison officials deny Sean “Diddy” Combs was injured in a fight with fellow inmate Christopher “Dudus” Coke. TMZ stands by its report that Combs received outside treatment for a head injury. Officials haven’t provided further details.
Halle Berry is fighting a request to have her thirteen-year-old son testify in her custody battle with Olivier Martinez. Martinez alleges Berry choked their son during an incident at her home. Berry denies abuse and accuses Martinez of coaching the teenager—something his lawyer strongly denies. A hearing is scheduled for Friday.
That singing mechanical bird in Kelly Clarkson’s feud with a Brooklyn shop now has a FIFTEEN-MILLION-dollar price tag. Kelly says staff treated her dismissively; the owner disputes her account and says employees have received threats. Fifteen million for a bird? It better sing “Since U Been Gone” AND explain where your retirement went.
Harry and Meghan were greeted by cheering crowds in Nottingham during their first joint outing since moving back to the U.K. They visited charities, took selfies, and Meghan told a fan, “It’s great to be back.” They’re still non-working royals, so these were private visits.
The Chicks’ Natalie Maines says she’d welcome George W. Bush back over Donald Trump. The White House responded by calling her a nobody with a “peanut-sized brain.” Apparently, the next official briefing will take place beside the monkey bars.
Kelsey Grammer’s next TV project involves a different kind of house call. He’s set to star in “Pops,” an NBC drama in development about a retired advertising executive who became a volunteer EMT in his sixties. Frasier’s gone from “I’m listening” to “Where does it hurt?”
And Led Zeppelin has approved “Stairway to Heaven” for the trailer of Greta Gerwig’s “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew.” Gerwig personally wrote to Jimmy Page and Robert Plant for permission. The movie arrives in theatres in February. Between the wardrobe and the stairway, Narnia’s getting a lot of new entrances.
