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Britney Spears’ ex Sam Asghari on why he still cares for her and his ‘crash course in Hollywood’

4 January 2025 at 04:00
Britney Spears' ex-husband Sam Asghari says he will always watch out for her and protect her in an exclusive interview. "I think that the number one factor of a partner is to be there for one another, no matter what," he told Page Six.

20 directors who ended up hating their own movies, from Joss Whedon to David Fincher

4 January 2025 at 03:50

Not all filmmakers stand by their work. Jacob Stolworthy and Jack Shepherd run through the directors who have been candid about hating their own movies

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard Shows Off Postpartum Body

3 January 2025 at 21:28
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Shows off Her Postpartum Body
Gypsy Rose Blanchard. (Photo by Steve Granitz/FilmMagic)

Gypsy Rose Blanchard has shared an update on how she’s adapting to her new role as a mom.

Blanchard, 33, posted a photo of her postpartum body via her Instagram Story on Friday, January 3 just one week after welcoming her daughter.

“Almost a week postpartum,” Blanchard captioned the post. “Feeling more energized.”

Blanchard and her partner, Ken Urker, welcomed a baby girl named Aurora on Saturday, December 28. Following the birth, Urker took to social media to announce the news via Instagram on Wednesday, January 1.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard Gives Birth on Anniversary of Prison Release Date

“Welcoming 2025 with the greatest gift of all 👼,” Urker shared alongside a photo of him, Blanchard and their new baby in the hospital.

The birth took place in Blanchard’s home state of Louisiana. “Aurora is healthy and we are so happy,” Urker told TMZ.

One year before her daughter’s arrival, Blanchard was released after serving nearly nine years in prison. In 2016, she pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard.

Nicholas Godejohn, Gypsy’s boyfriend at the time, conspired to kill Dee Dee with Gypsy, with Godejohn ultimately stabbing her to death. Godejohn pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard Shows Off Postpartum body
Gypsy Rose Blanchard. (Courtesy of Gypsy Rose Blanchard/Instagram)

Dee Dee is widely believed to have suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy, defined by the Cleveland Clinic as “a mental health condition where you pretend that someone within your care is sick when they aren’t.” Throughout her childhood, Gypsy was convinced that she had various ailments, including leukemia, muscular dystrophy and brain damage, and was told that she required a feeding tube and a wheelchair.

The 2017 documentary Mommy Dead and Dearest and the 2019 Hulu limited series The Act, in which Gypsy was played by actress Joey King, both depicted the saga.

Gypsy and Urker previously got engaged in 2018 while she was still in prison. The couple split in 2019 and Gypsy later tied the knot with Ryan Anderson in July 2022 while she was behind bars. Their nuptials involved a small ceremony with no guests.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard Is Pregnant With Her 1st Baby After Prison Release

Shortly after she was released in December 2023, Gypsy announced she and Anderson had split. She officially filed for divorce from Anderson in March 2024.

Four months later, Gypsy confirmed speculation that she was pregnant with Urker.

“I know the rumors have been flying around for quite some time now, and I’m happy to announce that I am 11 weeks pregnant,” she said in a YouTube video in July 2024. “Ken and I are expecting our very first child come January 2025.”

Denise Richards 'Ruptured' Both Her Breast Implants During 'Special Forces'

3 January 2025 at 20:20
Denise Richards says she ruptured her breast implants on special forces
(Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images)

Denise Richards is admitting her Special Forces stint came at a price.

The actress, who competed on season 3 of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, revealed she ended up rupturing her breast implants during one of the grueling tasks.

“I jumped off a bridge, too — and that’s when I ruptured my [breast] implants — off of that thing,” Richards, 53, revealed on SiriusXM’s “Jeff Lewis Live” on Friday, January 3, while discussing the physical challenges she faced while taking part in the reality series.

Richards blamed a harness she was wearing during the activity for causing the rupture and shared that she is still yet to fix the issue affecting both her breast implants.

Denise Richards Teases Her ‘Special Forces’ Experience: 'Never' Again

“I still have to get them redone,” Richards added. “I was supposed to a month ago but couldn’t because we were filming, so yeah, no, I still have to get them redone.”

She explained that she believes she would also have to bear the financial cost herself to repair the ruptures.

“I have to pay,” she said. “I think we pretty much signed our life away doing that show… It’s dangerous.”

In November, news broke that Richards was cast alongside 15 other recruits — including Kayla Nicole, Brody Jenner, Cam Newton, Stephen Baldwin, Carey Hart and more — for Special Forces’ season 3, which premieres on Fox on Wednesday, January 8.

Denise Richards says she ruptured her breast implants on Special Forces
Denise Richards. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images)

During the show’s five-week run, fans will watch the celebrities attempt the “harshest, most grueling challenges from the playbook of the actual Special Forces selection process” while training in Wales, England, per Fox. There are no votes or eliminations on the series.

Speaking exclusively to Us Weekly in December, Richards opened up about just how diffiicult the challenges were in her experience.

“It was the most challenging thing I’ve ever done, ever, ever,” she told Us, before adding, “I’m glad I did it, but I would never do it again.”

Meet ‘Special Forces’ Season 3 Cast: Trista Sutter, Stephen Baldwin and More

Season 3 of Special Forces features stars trying their hand at tasks including “a high pressure hostage rescue, a treacherous ladder crossing between steep cliffs nearly 100 ft above the sea, a boat dunk drill where they will be submerged into the frigid ocean and tasked with performing essential survival duties, a surf immersion where they will have to control their panic in an exercise that takes them to the brink of drowning, and much more.”

The exercises are led by ex-special forces operatives; Directing Staff (DS) agents Rudy Reyes, Mark “Billy” Billingham, Jason “Foxy” Fox and Jovon “Q” Quarles.

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