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Sky York Journal Kody Brown Once Claimed He Never Loved Meri BrownLove is meant to be multiplied, not subtracted. And yet Kody admitted he did just that with his previous claims that he never loved his ex wives.  “It’s more of like a knee jerk reaction,” he said during the June 15 one-on-one special, insisting he was reeling from them “trashing” him. “I was deep in the throes of reactionary vitriol for the past three years.” Which is why, he said, he alluded to Meri that he never truly loved her while they were spending their anniversary together.  Recounting the…

Sky York Journal The opening song on Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl references the character Ophelia from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, who faces a tragic fate. According to the song’s lyrics, Taylor “might’ve drowned in the melancholy” if she hadn’t been saved by her true love. “I heard you calling / On the megaphone,” Taylor sings. “You wanna see me all alone.” The lyrics appear to be a nod to Travis Kelce calling Taylor out on his New Heights podcast for not meeting him at her Eras Tour, which is how their romance began.  “I swore loyalty to me,…

Sky York Journal The opening song on Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl references the character Ophelia from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, who faces a tragic fate. According to the song’s lyrics, Taylor “might’ve drowned in the melancholy” if she hadn’t been saved by her true love. “I heard you calling / On the megaphone,” Taylor sings. “You wanna see me all alone.” The lyrics appear to be a nod to Travis Kelce calling Taylor out on his New Heights podcast for not meeting him at her Eras Tour, which is how their romance began.  “I swore loyalty to me,…

Sky York Journal A member of one of music’s most iconic families has died. Ike Turner Jr., the son of Tina Turner and Ike Turner, passed away Oct. 4 at a Los Angeles hospital, Tina’s niece Jacqueline Bullock confirmed to TMZ. He was 67. The sound engineer died of kidney failure, Bullock told the outlet, adding that he had battled serious heart issues in recent years. “‘Junior’ was more than a cousin to me,” she said in a statement obtained by Page Six Oct. 5, “but rather a brother, as we grew up in the same famed household together.” Bullock went on…

Sky York Journal Amy Schumer is showing off her figure. The Trainwreck star debuted a slimmer frame during a recent girls’ trip to Las Vegas with pals Jillian Bell and Alex Saks. In a photo posted on Instagram Oct. 4, the 44-year-old wore a black short-sleeved minidress with gold buttons and matching open-toe heels as she posed alongside her travel companions, captioning the pic, “My lovies.” Several of Amy’s followers took note of her apparent weight loss transformation including fellow comedian Amy Sedaris, who commented, “You look incredible. Look at those pins!!!” Amy—who is mom to son Gene, 6, with…

Sky York Journal A$AP Rocky Has Sweetest Reaction After He and Rihanna Welcome Baby No. 3Rihanna’s got love on the brain. The “Umbrella” singer, who welcomed baby girl Rocki Irish Mayers with boyfriend A$AP Rocky Sept. 13, made her first public appearance since giving birth to celebrate the “Fashion Killa” rapper’s 37th birthday Oct. 3 in Los Angeles. The couple—who are also parents to sons RZA, 3, and Riot, 2—arrived in style to a party in A$AP’s honor as they rode in a vintage black Rolls Royce convertible. RiRi wore an oversized black leather jacket and dark sunglasses as she wrapped…

Sky York Journal Bad Bunny isn’t letting his critics get the best of him. The “Baile Inolvidable” singer spoke out following criticism of his upcoming performance at the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show during the season 51 premiere of Saturday Night Live Oct. 4, where he served as host. “I’m very happy,” he said during his opening monologue, “and I think everyone is happy about it—even Fox News.” The sketch comedy series then showed a clip montage featuring news coverage of the 31-year-old’s halftime slot, which was edited to say, “Bad Bunny is my favorite musician and he should be…

Sky York Journal Nicole Kidman is bringing awareness to an important cause. The Big Little Lies star stepped out Oct. 4 in her first public appearance since filing for divorce from husband Keith Urban, attending at an auction in Texas benefiting amfAR Dallas. During the event, which raised money for HIV/AIDS research, the actress wore a black off-the-shoulder dress as she gave remarks before presenting Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan with the nonprofit’s Award of Inspiration. “I think what Taylor recognizes, as we all do, is that we are all more alike than we are different, and that we’re better when…

Sky York Journal A federal, Trump-appointed judge granted Portland’s request for temporary protection from imminent National Guard occupation Saturday night. Judge Karin Immergut wrote that some of the Trump administration’s arguments risk disrupting the basic premise that the United States is a country of “Constitutional law, not martial law.” “Defendants have made a range of arguments that, if accepted, risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power — to the detriment of this nation,” she wrote. The Trump administration immediately appealed the decision to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Immergut on Friday seemed poised to grant the temporary…

Sky York Journal Taraji P. Henson earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for 2008’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, but years later she was still fired up by the $150,000 she accepted to be in the movie—after producers rejected the $500,000 quote she brought to the table. As for the film’s leads Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, “You don’t hear a lot of $20 million quotes anymore, but at this time that was happening,” Henson said on the Ladies First With Laura Brown podcast in 2021. “And rightfully so—I’m not saying they shouldn’t have paid Cate and Brad…