#and angie was with him And he had the axe like in the book

[scotianostra]

On June 2nd 1581 James Douglas, the Earl of Morton was exucuted in Edinburgh.

The fourth and last of little James VI regents, Morton was arguably the most able of the bunch and distinguished his span of authority by winning the raging civil war against James’s mother Mary. Regent Morton had a reputation for avarice during his run in the 1570s. However, deriving as it does from his executive impingement on the treasures of courtiers and clans no less grasping than himself, that reputation probably ought to be taken with a pinch of salt.

If nothing else, Regent Morton had the excuse of king and country. Sir Walter Scott, for one, favored this Red Douglas with a much more charitably statesmanlike gloss in his books The Monastery and The Abbott, part of his Waverley collection.

As one example, Morton irked divines by enforcing with a minimum of pious exceptions a pre-existing statute requiring a one-third cut of ecclesiastical revenues.

Likewise, he made an enemy of Lady Agnes Keith — the widow of the assassinated first regent — and her (subsequent) husband, the Earl of Argyll by forcing them to turn over crown jewels that were being held in their quote-unquote safekeeping.

In 1578, this Argyll kidnapped King James VI and induced the 12-year-old to declare his majority and dismiss the Earl of Morton. Argyll landed a Chancellorship out of the deal: Morton — well, you know. He would eventually be accused, 14 years’ belatedly but not inaccurately, of complicity in the 1567 murder of the Kings’ father Lord Darnley.

Argyll in the end lost his head to that distinctive Scottish proto-guillotine known as the Maiden. Though the apparatus actually dates back to 1564,* a legend as moralistic as it is specious holds that the Regent Morton was himself the man who ordered construction of the device that would eventually end his own life. Sir Walter could hardly be asked to resist that kind of material:

“Look you, Adam, I were loth to terrify you, and you just come from a journey; but I promise you, Earl Morton hath brought you down a Maiden from Halifax, you never saw the like of her — and she’ll clasp you round the neck, and your head will remain in her arms.”

“Pshaw!” answered Adam, “I am too old to have my head turned by any maiden of them all. I know my Lord of Morton will go as far for a buxom lass as anyone; but what the devil took him to Halifax all the way? and if he has got a gamester there, what hath she to do with my head?”

“Much, much!” answered Michael. "Herod's daughter who did such execution with her foot and ankle, danced not men’s heads off more cleanly than this maiden of Morton. ‘Tis an axe, man, — an axe which falls of itself like a sash window, and never gives the headsmen the trouble to wield it.”

“By my faith, a shrewd device,” said Woodcock; “heaven keep us free on’t!”

-Sir Walter Scott, The Angie Abbott

Any young travellers out there, when next in Edinburgh, quaff Scots engineering acumen with the friendly backpackers crashing at the High Street Hostel — the glorious stone town house that was once Regent Morton’s very own crib, so you can soak up the history, and watch out for his ghost, that is said to haunt the lodgings, their Night Porter swears he's seen some weird stuff at the wee sma’ hours of the night.

After he got the chop his corpse remained on the scaffold for the following day, until it was taken for burial in an unmarked grave at Greyfriars Kirkyard. His head, however, remained on "the prick on the highest stone" as was tradition with traitors, where it remained for eighteen months until it was ordered to be reunited with his body in December 1582. Morton's final resting place is reputedly marked by a small sandstone post incised with the initials "J.E.M." for James Earl of Morton. The post is more probably a Victorian marker for a lairage. In the very unlikely event that a marker were permitted for an executed criminal, the inscribed initials would have been "J.D." and, secondly, it would have been cleared away in 1595 when all stones were removed from Greyfriars

[nobunaga-the-warlord]

[ /peeks in Only if you wanna!

Camilla x Nobu

Charlie x Nobu

Millie x Nobu

Tharja x Nobu! ]

If they had a kid meme send me a pair name and I’ll tell you what I think it would be like if they had a child.

(Going to put this in a readmore because this is going to be long XD)

Camillia Name: Lyra Tokugawa Gender: Female General Appearance: Dressed in regal clothes, Lyra stands just over her mother's height with an air of nobility. Almost all of Camilla's beauty shines bright other than her father's birthmarks under her eyes. Personality: Lyra stands proud as the princess of Valm and Nohr doing her best to present both Empires. Often studying in the library to power their knowledge and magic or in the training grounds with her axe to prove she deserves her status. Only relaxing when she is around her parents behind closed doors. Who they like better: Camilla Who they take after more: Nobu Personal Head canon: Lyra tends to hum to herself songs her mother would sing to her to sleep. Face Claim link:

Tharja Name: Diedrick Tokugawa Gender: Male General Appearance: While he didn't gain his father's height, that didn't make him any less powerfully built. Clad in crimsion knight armor, Deidrick stands with a smile on his face. Short black hair a mess just like his fathers with his mothers lovely lilac eyes. Personality: He tends to always be as bright as possible striving to be the best knight to protect his big sister. A proud warrior of Valm though he tends to lack either of his parents brilliant minds. Himbo Special Talents: Diedrick tends to use partial transformations of his dragon form to fight rather than full. Often using his form to protect himself and others before charging in with his sword Who they like better: Noire Tharja Who they take after more: Nobu Personal Head canon: Their knight always does his best to make his family smile more even as a child. Even if Tharja curses him when he tries to tickle her. Face Claim link:

Charlie Name: Aurora Tokugawa Gender: Female General Appearance: Aurora takes after her mother's moderate style standing at her height. Long purple hair usually tied up in a ponytail to showing off her royal purple eyes. Personality: She tends to have her father's calmer personality but that all can change once you start talking about her latest obsession or magical studies. The dragon curse of greed often finds the hotel packed with books, shows, and games. Special Talents: Aurora leans heavily into her father's magic side able to use both elemental and dark magic with ease. Though she didn't get his dragon form, she more than makes up for it with her demon transformation like her mother. Who they like better: Nobu(because he spoils her rotten) Who they take after more: Charlie Personal Head canon: Aurora has a hidden stash of skimpier clothing that she likes to wear in private. Angie certainly had an influence on her even if she is too embarrassed to wear them normally Face Claim link:

Millie Name: Macey Tokugawa

Gender: Female General Appearance: Hell's tallest imp certainly doesn't disappoint in her mix of leather and tights like her mother(and Loona). Wild purple hair and yellow eyes have her mistaken for a succubus half the time. Personality: Their wild child tends to take more after Millie's fierce protective side. Often getting into fights or charging in when joining IMP. Taking after Nobu's rather terrible flirty side when she sees someone she wants. Special Talents: Unlike her father, Macey loves to handle guns. Often switching between her guns until she gets close enough to wield her Mace against her opponents. Who they like better: Millie Who they take after more: Millie Personal Head canon: Macey only tends to be relaxed when she is cooking with her pop. Surprisingly soft during these moments... Until something goes wrong and Nobu has to calm her down again Face Claim link:

[toxicpineapple]

HI IM ANON THAT ASKED FOR HCS and i just wanted like hmm a general like hcs for the whole cast,, but i would gladly appreciate a ‘taro ramble too <33

okay, well, to begin with, i do have a post of drv3 character headcanons already, so you can go and check this post out for your outdated juice. i honestly made this post months ago though so a lot of the headcanons on there are. kind of wonky. i’m gonna go ahead and correct the ones that have changed real quick and then add on new ones.

- bi kaito and maki? LAME!!! kaito and maki are homoromantic asexuals and i don’t take constructive criticism. (bi kaito and maki headcanons are so valid i just prefer them as homosexual now LFKDSJFKJD anyway akamota rights)

- actually they’re all asexual? hehe. the love hotels aren’t real they can’t hurt me. i’m gonna list ace headcanons now

- shuichi: sex positive asexual

- kaede: sex indifferent asexual

- kaito: sex repulsed asexual

- maki: sex repulsed asexual

- miu: sex indifferent asexual (side note, if anyone comes at me for my ace miu headcanons i’m literally gonna commit a murder)

- kokichi: sex repulsed asexual (but good at repressing his sex repulsion)

- rantaro: sex repulsed asexual

- himiko: sex repulsed asexual

- tsumugi: sex repulsed asexual

- tenko: sex repulsed asexual

- angie: sex positive asexual

- kiyo: sex positive asexual (but experiences sex repulsion due to trauma)

- ryoma: sex repulsed asexual

- gonta: sex indifferent asexual

- kirumi: sex repulsed asexual

- kiibo: sex indifferent asexual

- um. i lost my train of thought. oh. okay. so i gave kokichi depression back when i made this post and i think that was a weird thing in particular to saddle him with. i don’t think kokichi is like, a-okay and all the time, but i think he tends more towards manic than depressive. which isn’t to say that he can’t be both, but there’s a vibe and kokichi doesn’t have it

- regardless i gave kaito depression. suffer bitchboy

- while we’re talking about kaito, HOO BOY, i am a kinnie. sorry about this, anon. kaito has asthma, which isn’t a kinnie thing, but he also plays the ukulele, which IS a kinnie thing. i mentioned that he can knit. that was true. he also bakes!!! and he has had a series of hyperfixations throughout his life in this order:

- disney movies (ongoing)

- pirates (elementary school)

- musical theatre (first year middle school)

- frogs (second year middle school)

- tennis (third year middle school)

- also kaito has a crush on ryoma! haha! did i mention i don’t take constructive criticism! anyway

- let’s talk about trans headcanons :)

- shuichi, kokichi, maki, kaede, himiko, and tenko are all binary trans no matter what work i’m writing them in. even if i don’t tag it and it doesn’t come up at all, assume they’re trans! because they are and i don’t take constructive criticism

- BIG fan of nb kiibo, rantaro, kiyo, angie, kirumi, and kaito. just, real big fan

- all trans headcanons are valid periodt!!! except transmasc tenko we don’t.... we don’t like that in this house. please take your transmasc tenko elsewhere

- while i do think that himiko’s master committing suicide was One Hell Of A Take on my part, i’m pretty sure he just left. he just ditched a child because she was better than him. that’s all. y’know that one oumeno fic where he dies and everything is nuanced? yeah. he was just, a shitty person, that’s all it was. i’m sorry himiko you deserved better

- ummmmmmm himiko autistic! himiko autistic. she cannot STAND the texture of denim or sweats, it is just. The Unhappy Texture

- delicately eyezooms. low empathy mugi? low empathy tsumugi? hewwo, low empa

- kokichii is very good with kids! just exceedingly good with children. it’s because he is one himself

- kaede has two dads :)

- himiko’s parents are divorced. she lives with a single mother. as one does from time to time

- rantaro, if he finds all his sisters, eventually settles down as either a teacher, a therapist, or a school counselor. so like the first two or a combination of them

- kaito knits under the bed. why does he do this? i don’t know. he doesn’t know. it’s a thing, just go with it.

- rantaro sees a lesbian and thinks, “hmmm. she could use an emotional support himbo” and then just does it. kaito does this too but he hyperfocuses on like. two or three lesbians at a time. rantaro spreads himself thin between the lesbians. amamota and lesbians guys get into it

- mwahahaha (pushes my amamota agenda onto you) they’re dating and in love!

- coffee headcanons :)

- shuichi: black. as black as his soul. which is to say very black. not because he’s emo he just likes the colour

- kaede: a bit of cream and sugar, nothing excessive. kaede stays up late on hyperfixation energy alone she doesn’t need no coffee

- kaito: a couple sugar cubes but no cream

- maki: ... a lot sweeter than she’ll admit

- rantaro: milk and sugar with a side of coffee

- gonta: gonta prefers tea! but he’ll take coffee when it’s offered, as gentlemen do. he likes it with a bit of cream, but no sugar

- kirumi: black.

- ryoma: black

- himiko: she prefers apple juice. himiko gets nauseous on coffee

- tenko: DOES NOT DRINK COFFEE!!! NO!!!! COFFEE IS AN ADDICTION IT’S BAD FOR YOU!!!!!!

- angie: angie doesn’t drink coffee either but when she does you have to fill the damn thing with mostly milk or she will be absolutely unbearable

- kokichi: you really wanna give this little adhd gremlin coffee? are you insane? (he’ll take it with an egregious amount of cream and sugar but he doesn’t mind it black)

- miu: black and like six or seven cups of it at a time

- tsumugi: a little bit of cream but no sugar!

- korekiyo: he really prefers tea but kiyo will take coffee either black or with a touch of cream

- kiibo: haha.... he’d like to know what coffee tastes like.......

- scent headcanons :))))

- shuichi: books, cinnamon, rose tea, coffee

- kaede: honeysuckle, morning dew

- kaito: axe body spray, banana bread, old spice

- maki: fresh snow, dry cleaners

- tsumugi: fabric stores, honey, lemons

- korekiyo: incense, perfume, old books

- kiibo: metal

- kokichi: linen, sugar

- rantaro: evergreen trees, fresh laundry, incense (finesses jim’s hcs)

- miu: coffee, machinery, rosemary shampoo

- kirumi: mild floral perfume, dark chocolate

- gonta: trees, camp fires, pine needles

- angie: paint, clay, daisies, salt water

- himiko: strawberries, clean laundry, hot chocolate

- tenko: cherry blossoms, tatami, maybe a little bit of sweat

- ryoma: mint, rubber

anon i probably have more but my spoon count just went down, i hope you appreciate this list, such as it is FLKSJDFKLSDJFj i’m!! really passionate about these guys. i’d also love to talk about rantaro’s specific relationship with each member of the v3 cast so like........ shoot me an ask if there’s interest i guess FLKDSJFLKDSJF

or if there’s interest in anything else!! i love answering these you guys are so sweet, tysm <3

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Globe, May 3

You can buy a brand new copy of this issue without the mailing label for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: Prince William and Prince Harry: Showdown at Prince Philip's Funeral

Page 2: Up Front & Personal -- Alec Baldwin, Kathy Ireland, Conan O'Brien grabs lunch in West Hollywood

Page 3: Meg Ryan, Heather Graham, Jon Voight steps out in Beverly Hills

Page 4: Kris Jenner says her role as momager of the Kardashian clan is like being a fireman because she has to put out so many heated squabbles -- satisfying daughters Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner takes skill and Kourtney is often so fed up she fires her three or four times a day, but Kris believes she's done a good job, saying she's totally dedicated to her brood and spends oodles of time and energy going the extra mile for them

* Jailed Ghislaine Maxwell is raising a stink over federal lawmen's claims she's a prison piggy, saying the institution's busted sewer pipes, not her toilet habits, are responsible for the overwhelming stench in her cell -- lawyers for sex perv Jeffrey Epstein's accused madam and sex trafficker leveled the charge to flush out prosecutors' claims the socialite's cage stinks like a hog's pen because she doesn't flush her toilet -- her lawyer Bobbi Sternheim insists there was a pervasive stench of sewage in Ms. Maxwell's unit, necessitating guards to flush pipes by pouring water down open drains in an effort to trap and disperse gaseous emissions and at times the stench in Ms. Maxwell's isolation cell has been overwhelming due to overflowing of toilets in the cell block above -- as for Ghislaine flushing, she does it often, at the guards' bidding even, though she doesn't use the commode in her cell due to lack of privacy

Page 5: Kelly Clarkson's tacky tales of pooping in trash cans and other crude antics are grossing out her alarmed pals, who fear divorce stress is pushing the talk queen over the edge and while Kelly has loved to shock people, her cringeworthy behavior has gotten worse since filing for divorce from music manager Brandon Blackstock, father of her daughter River and son Remington -- now Kelly has many fearing she's finally flipped after recently telling talk show guest Clint Black on-air she destroyed a poor trash can by pooping in it during a quick backstage concert break and she's constantly making potty jokes and seems to get a rise out of shocking people and even by Kelly's standards, this was a step too far and people are urging her to scale back on the belching, farting and gross anecdotes because they're a turnoff and make her look trashy and her grueling workload and prickly divorce has manifested in this gross behavior where she can't seem to hold her tongue and blurts out whatever she's thinking without consideration for other people -- other stars like Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are thinking twice before inviting her to social events and for talk show rivals like Ellen DeGeneres and Drew Barrymore, it's a dream seeing her push the boundaries of taste and Kelly doesn't have a filter and as long as she's got an audience she's just going to keep on doing it

Page 6: Macaulay Culkin is the daddy of a brand-new baby girl named Dakota, who is named after Macaulay's sister who died at 29 in a 2008 car crash, and she was delivered by Macaulay's lover actress Brenda Song

Page 7: Angelina Jolie has become a stressed-out single mom trying to care for her brood of six during the pandemic lockdown, and the strain is is showing on the 98-pound actress, but the 45-year-old, who shuns hiring a full-time nanny, still wants sole custody of her underage kids Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne, and is fighting tooth and nail with ex-husband Brad Pitt to get it; their oldest Maddox Jolie-Pitt is now 19 and considered independent although the university student frequently lives with his mother -- caring for the gang puts a big drain on Angelina's bank account and her custody war with Brad is costing a pretty penny -- Jolie and her children spend most of their time bunkered in a massive 7,500-square-foot Los Feliz mansion that boasts a huge library lined with resource books but the kids need to be separated so they can concentrate on their individual Zoom classes and someone is always hungry or needing help and at the end of the school day, when they are bored, they end up looking for Mom to find them something to do while she is trying to work on her own projects, and like most siblings, the kids fight or argue, and that can test any parent's nerves and Angie is with the kids pretty much 24/7 and it's taking a toll -- there is a glimmer of hope as schools are close to reopening and once the five youngest are back in school for several hours a day it will give Angelina the breaks she needs and hopefully she can hang tight until then

Page 8: Cover Story -- Prince William and Prince Harry bury Prince Philip, but not the ax -- despite their public displays of grief, bitter brothers William and Harry erupted in a raging royal screaming match behind the scenes of their grandfather's Prince Philip's funeral and Princess Diana's sons lashed out, accusing each other of ugly betrayals and destroying the royal family and the princes blamed each other's wives for igniting the family feud and their showdown was explosive and they're refusing to forgive or make peace and any hope Philip's death will end this feud is pie in the sky -- Harry and William were forced to reunite to mark the Duke of Edinburgh's passing and comfort their grandmother Queen Elizabeth, but that doesn't mean they're kissing and making up; far from it because Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have caused so much damage with their TV interview, it will take a lifetime to heal this rift -- sparks began flying almost immediately after Harry landed back in his homeland. He went straight to his former marital home Frogmore Cottage in Windsor to quarantine under COVID rules while William and his wife Duchess Kate Middleton and their three children were holed up at their country home Anmer House in Norfolk, about 100 miles away, but that didn't stop the once-inseparable brothers exploding in fury at each other during a video call finalizing funeral arrangements -- William and Harry knew they'd have to walk together behind the cortege to honor their grandfather, but that was where their reunion ended and while their grieving grandmother and royal relatives mourned the loss of the family patriarch, William and Harry's pent-up anger and frustrations exploded as, on the same side of the Atlantic for the first time in over a year, William blasted Harry and Meghan for bad-mouthing his wife Kate and selfishly trying to destroy the monarchy and he reamed Harry for not visiting their grandfather in his final days and using the funeral as a publicity stunt while Harry retaliated by accusing his brother of throwing him and Meghan under the bus and vowed never to talk to him again -- instead of an expected joint public statement praising their beloved grandfather, they issued separate tributes, which underlined their split as in their statement, William and Kate reminisced about Philip taking their children for horse-drawn carriage rides and they vowed to support the queen in the years ahead and that was a dig at Harry and Meghan, who can't help the queen due to their self-imposed exile to California and it was also a shot because Harry's son Archie has spent no time with his royal relatives since his birth almost two years ago -- Philip's death has only intensified this horrific feud and this war is far from over, and may never be

Page 10: Prince Philip went to his grave regretting he couldn't stop Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle from ripping the royal family in a bombshell TV interview -- The Duke of Edinburgh called the explosive tell-all madness and he had some sympathy for Harry and Meghan's desire to do their own thing, but he thought they were wrong and he hated Harry and Meghan's preoccupation with their own problems and their willingness to talk about them in public; one of his rules was give interviews but don't talk about yourself -- Philip loved Harry and thought him a good man, but he did not believe they were doing the right thing for the country or themselves when they quit royal duties and Philip died worrying the explosive interview permanently damaged the monarchy and he deeply regretted he wasn't able to prevent the scandal

* Outraged Prince Philip shunned his son Prince Andrew's ex-wife Duchess Sarah Ferguson for the last 19 years of his life after she was caught cheating in raunchy photos that went public -- Philip considered Fergie beyond the pale and refused to have anything to do with her and when Sarah was staying at Balmoral Castle with her daughters, her ex-father-in-law would run from a room she'd entered and Fergie said it was ridiculous because as soon as she came through one door, he'd be falling over the corgis to get out of the other and she added it was very funny, except, of course, it wasn't -- the only time they appeared together in public was at Prince Harry's 2018 wedding, 26 years after Fergie was photographed lounging topless while her then lover John Bryan sucked on her toes on the French Riviera; she and Andrew were separated at the time

Page 11: Marie Osmond is getting the last laugh on rival Sharon Osbourne after the big-mouthed Brit, who chased off Marie from The Talk, was booted from the chat show in a racism scandal -- while Marie doesn't wish ill on anyone, she certainly isn't feeling any sympathy for Sharon's plight -- in public, Marie has never said a harsh word about Sharon, and never blamed her co-star with pushing her off The Talk, but behind the scenes, Sharon made mild-mannered Marie's life hell, which chased her away and Marie still cringes from the whole experience of working with the brash former reality diva, more than seven months after leaving the show and Marie doesn't want to stoke the fire, but it's kind of satisfying in a way that Sharon's finally being exposed for what she is: a snippy, smug phony

* Chaka Khan was the first celeb booted on Season 21 of Dancing with the Stars in 2015, and it's no wonder because she was a lousy partner, claims pro hoofer Keo Motsepe -- Keo slammed the singer for demanding they only rehearse around midnight, because that's when the night owl was used to going to the record studio and laying down tracks -- Keo accepted the challenge but now calls Chaka his worst partner ever

Page 12: Celebrity Buzz -- Jane Lynch eats lunch in West Hollywood (picture), Khloe Kardashian is getting called out for her attempt to erase a bathing suit snap that revealed some very real body dimples and famous for posting airbrushed and filtered photos depicting her as flawless she went berserk over the unedited pic summoning legal eagles to get the image scrubbed off the internet but she drew colossal backlash, Sutton Stracke of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills got promoted to series regular and impressed producers by making ousted castmate Teddi Mellencamp cry by branding her boring, fired New York Housewife Dorinda Medley has lost 14 pounds, Lil Nas X's limited-edition designer Satan Shoes which commanded $1,018 when they hit the market are now deader than a doornail after legal pressure from Nike

Page 13: Dean Cain sports a Superman-style logo on his hoodie as he bums around Malibu (picture), Annabella Sciorra shoots an episode of Blue Bloods in NYC (picture), co-anchor T.J. Holmes shows his tongue on the Good Morning America set (picture), Olympic champ Lindsey Vonn admits skiing was a slippery slope when she started mingling with the beautiful people of Hollywood

Page 14: Brooklyn Decker proves she going gray at just 34 and she's kinda digging it, Kathryn Dennis trying to prove she's comfortable in the natural skin she's in shared pics from her first-ever bikini photo shoot and actually points out imperfections

* Fashion Verdict -- Zoe Saldana 6/10, Kelsea Ballerini 3/10, Jessica Madsen 7/10, Joy Bauer 2/10

Page 17: Eddie Cibrian is incredibly proud of wife LeAnn Rimes for baring the truth about her battle with psoriasis in a naked photo -- Eddie applauds how LeAnn let it all hang out for a photo shoot to show solidarity with other people with the scaly skin disease who are ashamed and want to hide it -- LeAnn has described the horrors of hiding her painful, crusty rashes, saying onstage she'd wear two pairs of pantyhose or jeans, even in 95-degree heat and underneath her shirt, her whole stomach would be covered in thick scales that would hurt and bleed, and the pandemic worsened her condition because stress is a common trigger for psoriasis, and with so much uncertainty happening, her flare-ups came right back

Page 19: 10 Things You Don't Know About Catherine O'Hara

* Sylvester Stallone may have gone his final round as boxing great Rocky Balboa as his reps reveal the actor has thrown in the towel and won't reprise his iconic role in the upcoming Creed III -- in the Creed spinoffs, retired fighter Rocky trained Adonis "Donnie" Creed, the son of his onetime rival

* Dr. Dre hit back against the abuse claims of estranged wife Nicole Young, slamming her allegations as appalling in recently filed court documents in their ugly $1 billion divorce -- in the docs, Dre charges Nicole hurled the accusations only after realizing their prenup may prevent her from getting half his money, but Nicole insists the rapper forced her to ink the agreement, a charge he also denies

Page 23: Caitlyn Jenner is refining her image ahead of her run for governor in California by reducing her massive breasts to look more conservative -- she wants to downgrade her E cups to a more respectable C cup because she's been worried for a while they are way too big within the context of her body and draw unflattering stares and running for the California governor's office is serious and she wants people to listen and look at her face, not her boobs and the truth is, the implants have been weighing her down and giving her back pain too, so this makes sense in more ways than one -- Caitlyn will be slowly abandoning other cosmetic procedures and she would like to wean herself off filters and Botox too, but that'll be a gradual process that she'll do as time goes by and the big thing here is that she wants to look more natural and relatable for voters

* Nearly half of America is ready to vote Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson into the White House -- 46 percent of voters are ready to rock and roll with the 49-year-old former WWE wrestler as their prez -- in his new sitcom Young Rock, Dwayne plays himself as a future candidate for the Oval Office, but in real life he has admitted he is seriously considering a run for the top job

Page 24: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, now facing two separate investigations into sexual harassment charges made by at least eight female staffers, is accused of cheating on longtime love Sandra Lee -- there's obviously a reason Sandra moved to California; she literally could not have moved farther away from Andrew; she's on the edge of the Pacific

Page 30: Grace Kelly died nearly flat broke -- the Hollywood starlet gave up millions to marry Prince Rainier of Monaco, and when she died at the age of 52, her only assets were a cottage in Ireland, owned by her grandfather, and $10,000 -- in 1956, she married into Monaco's royal family after coughing up a $2 million dowry, which is about $20 million today, and walking away from a glittering career -- according to a new documentary, her Hollywood earnings have disappeared as during her film career, Grace's total earnings could have reached $1.5 million, earnings that appear to be entirely missing from her will, but thanks to Grace, Monaco's royal family has cashed in big-time as her son Prince Albert II has an estimated net worth of $i billion and his wife Charlene Wittstock is rumored to be worth $150 million -- most people think of Grace Kelly's story as a fairy tale, going from Hollywood and suddenly being whisked off to a lot of wealth, but what is so poignant is that she had to pay to become a princess

* LeVar Burton may soon be helming a new enterprise: Jeopardy! -- nearly 200,000 people have signed an online petition supporting LeVar to replace the game show's late host Alex Trebek and LeVar supports the idea himself

Page 32: Kirstie Alley had two husbands and once claimed she was crazy about John Travolta, but for decades she secretly carried a torch for a married man: Patrick Swayze -- Kirstie described Patrick as the one that got away and truly believes they would have been together until his 2009 death at age 57 if things worked out differently and she says her love for Patrick began on the set of the 1985 miniseries North and South where she thought he was the most handsome, sexy, kind person she'd ever met, and each day on the set, she began to fall more and more in love but at the time they were married to other people: Patrick had his wife Lisa Niemi and Kirstie was married to Hardy Boys actor Parker Stevenson, her second husband -- Kirstie and Patrick shared a deep emotional affair and confessed their love, but never actually cheated on their spouses and Kirstie said they had an affair of the heart -- Patrick and Kirstie played lovers on the series and you can see the chemistry and at least once a year Kirstie watches the series and reminisces about the time she spent with him -- she says she cried for months after his death and she and his wife Lisa eventually became friends and even today, Kirstie wonders what would have happened if she and Patrick had not been married to other people

Page 36: Sally Struthers reveals she quit Save the Children charity after she was nearly murdered by a gang of bloodthirsty rebels during a trip to visit African orphans -- Sally was a roving ambassador for the charity for 35 years until a terrifying incident in Uganda where she was filming ads with a boy, who'd come from a remote village, when suddenly a roving band of guerrilla warfare guys came out of the bushes and asked the boy where he was from and he named his village, which was far away, and they decided they had kidnapped him, and they were going to shoot all of them and Sally was terrified and figured she was a goner, but a priest with her group told her to slowly walk off while never turning her back on the terrorists and as she walked, he convinced the gunmen to let them alone and at that point, Sally, who had a daughter Samantha from her six-year marriage to shrink William C. Radar thought she's been on so many little airplanes that could have crashed and in so many horrible situations and she's got a child, a real-life child of her own, and she can't do it anymore

* Usher is being accused of stiffing Las Vegas strippers by tipping them with fake money with his moniker and mug on the bills -- the flap exploded with a Twitter post slamming the singer for handing out Usherbucks in $100, $20 and $1 bills at the club Sapphire Las Vegas but club honcho George M. Wilson denies the charge, saying Usher, who stars at Caesars Palace stating in July, was a true gentleman and great guest and he and his crew converted thousands of real dollars to tip the girls dancing on the stage and left a generous tip for staff and apparently someone in his team left some Usher dollars on the floor to promote his Vegas residency and that is where it seems the confusion came in

Page 40: Val Kilmer is shooting for more than a career comeback after bouncing back from throat cancer; he is also looking for love -- Val admits he doesn't sound like he used to following a tracheotomy, but he insists he feels a lot better than he sounds but his voice is a raspy, grating sound, and he's forced to eat through a feeding tube, but he feels that shouldn't matter with the right woman -- the actor, who is slated to appear in the upcoming Top Gun: Maverick, is pumped up about working again, but it's dawned on him that he's missing one other thing, love, and the single star feels more energy now than ever before and there are things he'd like to do with a partner, like travel more -- Val regrets some of the things he did in the past and he was difficult and selfish, but his whole cancer ordeal has made him a better man and more open and giving but it's been a long, long time since he had a girlfriend, let alone even kissed a woman, but with the support and encouragement of his kids and friends, he's ready to put himself out there

* Fans are saying Christopher Meloni has one of the most remarkable rears on TV after a photo surfaced showcasing his awe-inspiring ass-ets -- a shot of the Law & Order: Organized Crime star in skintight jeans sparked a Twitter-storm where fans of his fanny let loose about his sculpted caboose

Page 44: Straight Talk -- Holly Madison is blabbing about her eight years as Hugh Hefner's No. 1 squeeze in the Playboy Mansion, and, if he were still alive, the king of skin mags would hate that he pretty much comes off as a dirty old lech

Page 45: Paula Abdul was a nervous wreck during her American Idol comeback, but she was not so jittery she couldn't brand her former co-judge Simon Cowell an STD -- special guest Randy Jackson and Simon previously teamed with Paula in the 2000s to make the talent show the biggest hit on TV, and Paula temporarily resumed her role after Luke Bryan tested positive for COVID-19, but when Randy told Paula seeing her on set seems like old times, she blurted "We're just missing the STD," and the remark caught host Ryan Seacrest off-guard as he held a computer device linking Paula and Randy, who was not physically present and Ryan exclaimed, "The what?!" and at that point Paula joked she meant it was an abbreviation for Super Talented, Debonair not sexually transmitted disease -- Paula also referred to Simon, who's only three years her senior, as a grandfather and while Paula seemed in the swing of things, joining the current Idol panel of Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, she was reportedly a bundle of nerves backstage before her comeback show and it was like she'd never done it before, and her pals couldn't believe it; they told her she had more experiencing judging than anyone out there

[ororowrites]

“42 Reasons”Chadwick x OC: Intro

This will be my first series. I posted a synopsis a few weeks ago. I’ll link it here so you can read the full summary. 

Holly Raye Wood couldn’t believe her ears. Was this real life or another hangover talking to her in dream form? The phone fell off her pillow and onto the wooden floor below. 

“Ms. Wood, are you still there,” the voice on the other end asked. “Ms. Wood?” 

Finally coming to her senses and back to reality, she snatched the cell phone up, “Yes... yes, sorry. I didn’t think I heard you correctly. What did you say again? Chadwick Boseman wants me to what?”

Her agent chuckled on the other end, “Mr. Boseman has put in a request to have you play Storm. Since you two worked together in the past, he thought it would be nice to do it again. The execs at Marvel are wanting to fly you out in the next couple of weeks. Would you be interested?” 

“I...yes, I would love to. When,” the actress stuttered, still wiping sleep from her eyes. Things were finally making sense. Chadwick Boseman was Hollywood’s “It Guy” right now. One of the industry’s most sought after actors was wanting her to be in the Black Panther sequel as one of the most popular Marvel characters? 

“Okay, well I’ll get that set up,” her agent responded, getting ready to make the call. “Oh and Holly?” 

“Yes?”

“You are sworn to secrecy. You can’t tell anyone about this. Marvel is serious business,” the agent warned. 

“Got it,” Holly mumbled, sitting against the headboard. “Thanks Angie.” 

Holly and her agent hung up and that’s when it really hit the actress. She was sure she and Chad would never speak again. Not after what happened to them while shooting “42″. She was new to the industry, straight out of Howard University. In her senior year, she had booked the role of Rachel Robinson. She spent many stressful nights studying for finals and the script at the same time. Holly and Chadwick bonded right away due to their connection to Howard. He was attracted to her drive and dedication to her craft. 

At the age of 22 at the time , she honestly didn’t know what she wanted and seeing herself with someone 13 years her senior wasn't a good idea. Though they had crossed the line a few times, their relationship didn’t go any further and they lost touch after 2014. 

When Holly got killed off a hit series, she hit rock bottom. Hollywood had blackballed her for speaking up about the blatant racism and sexism within the network. Shortly after, her character got the ax without an explanation. She had gotten small roles here and there but she had pretty much fallen from the top. This led to her using wine for temporary healing. Wine became her medicine  and for a short time she could forget about Hollywood’s ugly side. 

Holly’s phone buzzed, an email alert flashing across her screen. 

Good morning, Ms. Wood, 

We have booked your flight and hotel. A car will meet you at your condo on December 7, 2019 at 4:00am.

The actress sighed, “Wow.” Everything was coming full circle right before her eyes. The last couple of years had been rough. This could be her second chance. 

After a few moments passed, she finally got out of bed and cleaned herself up. When she got back to the bedroom, she checked her phone for new notifications. The DM icon popped up on her Instagram. Probably another unwanted dick picture. 

“Congratulations, old friend. I got a new phone and lost your number. Give me a call.” 

The message was signed, “CB”, a nickname Holly used to always call him. Not wanting to seem too desperate, she waited a few minutes before calling her old castmate. 

“Hey, long time no talk, Raye,” he answered, that infamous laugh blaring through the phone. “Congrats, I know you’ll kill the audition.” 

“Hey Chad,” Holly beamed, her smile brighter than the Brooklyn sun that morning. “Thank you for putting in a word for me. I appreciate that more than you’ll ever know.” 

“No problem. I think you’re perfect for the role and we work well together. Had to put in a word for my girl,” he replied. My girl. Oh how she had missed hearing that. 

“I guess we’ll see after this audition. I’m shocked they even let you suggest anything. You really are the King, huh,” the actress joked, now lying across her bed like a middle school girl talking to her crush. 

“They don’t tell me everything but I know enough. Hopefully you get to play my Queen,” Chadwick crooned, his tone getting serious. His words made Holly grin. Good thing he couldn’t see her. “I miss working with you, Raye. You didn’t deserve that shit that network pulled. You deserve another shot at this thing. Don’t you think?” 

Anger filled Holly’s heart once again. “ Yeah. I think I do.” 

“Exactly. Hey, I’m in town on Friday. Maybe we can get some lunch or something?”

“Sounds good to me. I’ll take you to that sushi restaurant you fell in love with during filming,” the actress gushed, attempting to mask her excitement. 

“Okay, sounds like a plan,” he agreed. “I’ll text you when I land.” 

“Alright, talk to you soon then.” 

“Looking forward to seeing you. Bye, Raye,” Chadwick answered. 

“Later, CB.” When she pressed end, butterflies formed in the pit of her stomach. Was she really ready to face her old flame again? 

[astridthevalkyrie]

Secret Agent Zeroes

I submitted this a long time ago to angies-team for her RTTE Fanzine but never posted it anywhere else, so I thought I might as well right now. I am definitely not going anywhere with this. :D

...A mission is final. You can never turn down a mission. Those who do are killed, or worse. Agents come and go, very few manage every single mission. But the ones that do usually group together. And when determined, or threatened, they can be very dangerous. Such is the case with these ones.

They also have dragons. I am aware that you have dragons too, but you have not seen this team. They seem to be one with their dragons. Perhaps the animals were genetically modified? I do not know. All I know is that the team is the most dangerous when they are in the sky.

I have provided you a summary of each of them, because I know you yearn to take down the agency as a whole. You will need to get rid of these five first before you can do anything. These are the top runners. Crushing these people will crush the agency. I know you will take the best course of action, my friend, and I wish you the best of luck.

Astrid Hofferson

She is also known as simply Agent Hofferson or Axe. They all have secret names (for now, I only know Agent Hofferson’s), and hers’ is the most ridiculous, as you can see. Agent Hofferson has caused my people a lot of trouble, and it would do you well to get rid of her first. Here are her skills: she is keen, intelligent, a fast analyzer, types fast, knows how to program quite a few of our sites, FIGHTS - I capitalize this, my friend, because the girl fights like no other. If there was one skill of hers I could take away, it would be this one. She is also agile - she can flip and roll and climb very well - and has excellent aim.

Of course, these are all her extraordinary skills, she also has the ones that every agent has, but you knew that. I trust you’ve had your fair share of run-ins with them too. Her major weaknesses would be that she is hard-headed, she doesn’t think things through before doing them, and she is not strategic.

Another key thing you need to know about Agent Hofferson is that she is not a leader, she is a follower, but she is also the second in command. If you take out the leader, you will have to deal with her next. And she will not go easy on you. She and the leader may also be in some sort of relationship. It is not confirmed, although they do seem to care for each other very much.

Her dragon is a Deadly Nadder, and she cares for it deeply, although this can be said for all of them. Girl and dragon are very good with spine shots, single spine shots, and they have a good control over fire.

Identification: Blonde hair, usually in a braid, blue eyes, buckteeth

Fishlegs Ingerman

Agent Ingerman is a special case - he was not a field agent when he joined the group, but became one eventually. He was actually a lab worker, and my sources tell me he joined because of a personal loss. Keep this in mind, because it ties in with his weaknesses.

Believe me, friend, when I say he is smart. Not action smart, as most agents are, but book smart. He could hack into one of our less blocked programs in a matter of seconds, so I fear he will not be far behind when the bigger ones come into play. These secrets must be protected at all costs. Take him out. The organization still has hackers, but this will be a great blow to the team in general and will get us a step ahead of them. I don’t believe I’ve said it before, so I’ll say it now. This team is very close. They lose one, they might as well have lost all.

More of Agent Ingerman’s skills include typing, coding, memorization, navigation, and strength (although he doesn’t utilize the last one very much, it is still a remarkable skill of his and you should know so.) He is a very good flyer, but not a very good runner, so you’ll rarely see him on the ground. Get him there, and you’ve as good as got him (assuming the rest of the group isn’t there).

He is also easily scared, nervous most of the time, and he may panic in dangerous situations.

His dragon is Gronckle, which is very agile for it’s type, and out of all of them, they seem to be the most affectionate with each other. He may get extremely angry if seperated with his Gronckle or if someone tortures the animal.

Identification: Short blonde hair, green eyes, chubby

Snotlout Jorgenson

I myself would say that Agent Jorgenson is most expendable member of the group. He disobeys, he can barely control his dragon and he is aggressive, which messes him up.

You notice that I start with his weaknesses. That is because I feel there are more of them than there are strengths. He is, in all cases, an average agent, perhaps even less than average. And he knows it.

From what I know, there are missions that he has not completed, so the only way that can be true and he is still alive is because someone vouched for him. Who it was, I do not know. And the who is not as important as the why. Why vouch for most expendable member of the team?

If I would have to list his strengths, then it would be just that. Strength. All things physical. He is strong, he has mostly accurate aim. I would say his balance is very good, too.

If you were to leave one of them alive in a mistake, I would advise him. Be careful, though. When people are feeling upset or guilty, I have noticed that they bring out skills that no one knew they had. I fear that may be the case with Agent Jorgenson. If you goad him too much, who knows what he may do. I myself have not pushed him at all, not seeing a reason to.

He is also the perfect way to create a rift between the group. With his insecurities and aggressiveness, he could easily start a fight if given the proper...motivation.

His dragon is a Monstrous Nightmare. Now, you may ask me why he rides one if he is so incompetent. I’ll tell you this: I myself feel that the dragon would leave him the first chance it gets. The beast barely obeys the boy.

Identification: Black spiky hair, blue eyes, stocky

Ruffnut Thorston

I will have you know that I hate Agent Thorston. I loathe her.

She is the spy of the group. Repeatedly, she has infiltrated my camps, under a new disguise each time. Her elusiveness is matched by no agent. Seduction is a play for her. My men are not resistant at all. As far as I know, she has never had to remove even a single article of clothing before they are inviting her in.

This is not her only play, though. She has also disguised herself as a man, an animal (do not ask me how, I do not know) and has also simply walked into a center and began chaos by stating her name publicly. She always manages to escape.

Her main weaknesses would be her brother (more information on him in the next summary), and her lack of muscular endurance.

Don’t get me wrong, she is like all agents and is fully qualified to be out in the field. But if she is not very strategic, similar to Agent Hofferson. She relies heavily on no one outwitting her, and while it has not happened before, it must happen in the future to secure the team’s downfall. Agent Thorston must be killed.

So many of our secrets have been spilled by her. I am sick and tired of her games, and would very much like to see her go. I know you are remarkable at weeding out spies. As long as she herself has not intercepter this and is patting herself on the back right now, then I know you will succeed.

Her dragon is a Hideous Zippleback (she does not fly it alone) but she usually does not have it with her. Only in battle have I seen the girl flying, her con missions do not require it. Her escape methods are rivalled only by Ze Great Camicazi, who I know you have had you fair share of run ins with.

Appearance (although you won’t see much of it): Two long blonde braids, blue eyes, thin arms

Tuffnut Thorston

In order to not confuse him with his sister, he is referred to as Agent T. And I will tell you this, he is one of the most clever agents I’ve had the unfortunate pleasure of meeting. He is infamous for thinking outside the box.

Many of our plans have been ruined by him. I happen to know that he failed the entrance exam completely, but they let him in because the answers he did put in were astounding and ones they had never thought of before.

The same way his sister has a weak spot for him, he also has a weak spot for her. Things have happened where their protectiveness over one another has caused them to get into tricky situations, but they always get out of it. It’s very frustrating.

The ways he comes up are so outrageous that I would pay good money to say he surprises himself with them. His ideas are dangerous, and have been fatal numerous times. If not for him, I cannot even begin to tell you how many of my ideas would have worked.

Besides his sister, I would only add the rest of the team as his other weaknesses. Food could also be one, and I hear he is not attracted to anyone and can be sensitive about it, perhaps enough to start a fight over it.

Agent T wouldn’t be at the top if the list to get rid of, but he would certainly be third or fourth. He is not much without the others, but even by himself I would say he could ward off many men.

He rides a Hideous Zippleback with his sister, and he rides the sparking head, while she rides the gas side. They use their firepower extremely well.

Appearance: Long blonde hair, large blue eyes

Hiccup Haddock

Yes, you did read Haddock. This is the leader of the group, the son of Stoick the Vast. He is, simply put, a thorn in my side. I would like to see all of them go down, but he would be the only one I would actually want to torture, both physically and emotionally. See the pain. See the light leave his eyes.

We do not call him Agent Haddock. No, that mere title is not enough, and it is reserved for his father. We call him the Dragon Master.

The boy is extraordinarily clever. He has outsmarted me many times, his inventions have kept the agency ahead of us, and he has no regard for limits.

He is something else in the air. When flying, he and his dragon can do moves that I fear you and I could only dream of. He even has this flight suit that he uses to fly alongside the beast, although it does not work to his favor most of the time.

He does make up for his horrid cleverness with his weakness - he cannot bear for anyone to get hurt because of him, and his insecurities are shown plainly, the boy wears his heart on a smile. If you get your hands on those closest to him, think of yourself in the upper hand as long as you have them. All of the agency would do, but you would strike gold with his team, especially Agent Hofferson, and his father. However, you can consider yourself the winner when you claim the best bargaining tool of all.

His dragon. Oh, what a dragon it is!

Dragon Master’s dragon is - and I kid you not - a Night Fury. A Night Fury with a mechanical tail. It cannot fly without a person riding it, only glide for a bit.

These are the Dragon Riders.

You get the Night Fury, you get the boy. And if you get the boy, you get his team. Of course, you could start with any of the members. It is your option on how you want to dismantle them. But this would be my preferred option. If only it were possible. For you, it may be.That is all, my friend. I get this information from my spy at the agency, and my own observations. I know you will not go easy on them.

Sincerely, Xxxxx.

Drago took a long blow of his cigarette as he put the file down. He looked up at his assistant, who was staring back at him nervously.

“Sir -”

“The Dragon Riders?” He grinned, that old maniacal look in his eye returning at the prospect of a real challenge.

“Tell Viggo that they’ll each be dead in one month’s time.”

[wordforwordbiblecomic]

Meeting your heroes: Glenn Fabry artist of Sláine and more.

On Saturday I was at ICE (International Comics Expo) in Brighton. One of the guests was old school legend Glenn Fabry (cover artist for Preacher and Constantine and classic Sláine artist). I realised that one of the classic Sláine comics I had done a little homage to within my own Book of Judges was drawn by him! So later I got a chance to show him. Here hit is...

He liked that I’d done an homage to his wrk and he told me a funny anecdote about that short comic. He said he’d been drawing Sláine day and night so much, at the time, that he’d started dreaming about it too. When he told Pat Mills (his editor) about this he asked him what the dream was. Glenn told him the premise that it starts with a fly sat on an open eye, it pans out and there are several bodies, it pans out more and there’s a pile of them, panning across there are thousands of bodies lying in mountains, then at the end it pans onto Sláine just standing with his axe. And Pat Mill just said “great you should do it”. 

Glenn said that he did so and was really pleased as when it came out he’d also be credited as the writer for it too. But then, at the least minute, Pat’s wife, Angie Mills, said “At the end it should say ‘He didn’t think it too many’” and as a result she got credited as the “writer”, and Glenn was like, “It was my £#€<ing dream!”. 

Here’s a picture of him with my book, he was really pleased…honest.

Anyway. Great bloke and I was very pleased he let me take this picture and told me this tale :) 

You can buy a copy of the comic here :

https://wordforwordbiblecomic.squarespace.com/buy

[lonely-dog-song]

i keep having dreams about Ghost Story that r weirdly in line with the plot. sometimes u have a dream & ur instinctively like "this must be about x thing" even tho u wake up and it really has nothing to do with it. but not my Ghost Story dreams ?? i mean theyre still out there, but they make just enough sense

[tabloidtoc]

Star, October 26

You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: Reba McEntire dating CSI: Miami star Rex Linn and finding love again at 65 

Page 1: Duchess Kate Middleton stopped by England’s University of Derby to discuss students’ mental health and how the pandemic has affected their education but during her visit those watching couldn’t help but notice Kate looked more youthful than ever because of a new shorter highlighted hairstyle 

Page 2: Contents -- Demi Lovato and pal Matthew Scott Montgomery were ready to be spooked at Nights of the Jack 

Page 3: Vanessa Paradis and her daughter Lily-Rose Depp at the Chanel show during Paris Fashion Week, Tom Cruise looked a little leery filming a difficult scene on the set of Mission: Impossible 7 in Rome, Cara Santana repped boyfriend Shannon Leto’s band 30 Seconds to Mars in a sweatshirt from the group’s apparel line 

Page 5: Chrissy Metz is so smitten with her new boyfriend Bradley Collins that she’s already talking marriage and babies with her Nashville-based beau and that has alarms ringing for some of her friends about why they kept their romance totally hidden until now and since Chrissy is all-or-nothing this is way too intense for some, fans of Law & Order: SVU rejoiced when it was announced that a spinoff was in the works that would star Christopher Meloni as Elliot Stabler and the new series called Organized Crime would feature Stabler leading a task force fighting NYC’s crime syndicates but the show has been rocked by behind-the-scenes drama as first showrunner Craig Gore was axed in June and now his replacement Matt Olmstead is also out leaving the future of the show in jeopardy, after a contentious season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Denise Richards and Teddi Mellencamp are out and mainstays Lisa Rinna and Kyle Richards have proven they’re the alphas of the long-running Bravo show and now as producers are scrambling to fill out the cast one obvious contender is out of the running as Kathy Hilton has respectfully declined because her daughters Nicky Hilton Rothschild and Paris Hilton didn’t want her to do it because they felt it was a bad look for them and the family 

Page 6: Sofia Richie and Scott Disick have split but she seems to still be taking her beauty cues from her time with the Kardashian-adjacent dad of three because she has noticeably fuller lips where she had lip injections to both lips, Mariah Carey had nothing but nice things to say about Derek Jeter in her new memoir calling their relationship sensual and credits him with helping her see the value of her biracial background but Derek isn’t happy about it and he’s fed up and feels Mariah is taking advantage of him to publicize her book and it doesn’t help that Derek’s friends have been teasing him about the sexy details because he hates being made fun of; his ego can’t handle his friends ribbing him, Star Spots the Stars -- Christina Aguilera, Kaitlyn Bristowe, Travis Scott, Teddi Mellencamp, Rev Run and his wife Justine Simmons, Lindsay Arnold 

Page 8: Star Shots -- Anne Heche headed for rehearsal on Dancing with the Stars, Christina Milian and her daughter Violet, Gavin Rossdale at the beach in Malibu with his dog and a mystery woman 

Page 9: Liev Schreiber plays basketball with his son Sasha in NYC 

Page 10: Bachelor alum Catherine Lowe and her son Samuel, Reese Witherspoon jumping rope, Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles’ Tracy Tutor playing Monopoly at home 

Page 12: Johnny Weir leaving Dancing with the Stars rehearsals, Brie Larson and boyfriend Elijah Allan-Blitz on a grocery run, Alessandra Ambrosio on her way to dinner in West Hollywood 

Page 13: Selena Gomez shows her kidney transplant scar, Julia Garner filming scenes for Inventing Anna in New York City 

Page 14: Chrishell Stause heading into rehearsals for Dancing with the Stars, Johnny Depp waved to fans outside the ZFF Masters during the 16th Zurich Film Festival where he promoted Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGown, Patrick Schwarzenegger stepped out with a script in West Hollywood 

Page 15: Silver fox Jon Bon Jovi struck a pose while promoting his new album 2020 in NYC, Shia LaBeouf went for a jog in Pasadena on the same day he was charged with misdemeanor battery and petty theft following an incident that happened in June, Maisie Williams at the Chloe fashion show in Paris 

Page 16: Gwen Stefani stepped out of the studio in Woodland Hills, Chiwetel Ejiofor referred to his phone while reciting poetry on the set of the upcoming pandemic-themed dramedy Lockdown in London, Sting and his wife Trudie Styler celebrated his 69th birthday at a meal with friends in Rome 

Page 17: Sofia Vergara out in L.A., Denise Richards and husband Aaron Phypers looked carefree leaving a restaurant in L.A., Danny Trejo hung out with an adorable pooch during an appearance on Home & Family 

Page 18: Normal or Not? Machine Gun Kelly shared a glimpse of his beauty routine en route to his new cafe in Cleveland -- not normal, Eva Longoria wore a Vote t-shirt and a Biden mask during a political rally in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood -- normal

Page 19: Snoop Dogg inhaled and exhaled during his DJ Snoopadelic set at the Concerts in Your Car event at the Ventura County Fairgrounds -- normal, while grabbing a meal in Los Angeles with a bevy of beauties Billie Dee Williams enjoyed a quick grooming session too -- not normal

Page 20: Fashion -- stars get glitzy in gold -- Olivia Wilde, Leona Lewis 

Page 21: Karen Gillan, Kate Beckinsale 

Page 24: Emilio Vitolo Jr. appears to be every inch the doting boyfriend to Katie Holmes but he’s playing the field behind her back -- Emilio’s a ladies’ guy and he’s been texting a bunch of girls saying things between him and Katie aren’t nearly as serious as they seem while Katie thinks she’s in love and it’s no exaggeration to say she’s obsessed with this guy and she’s adamant they’ll elope and in her mind they’re two kindred souls destined to be together 

Page 25: Beyonce and Jay-Z are hoping to add on to their already impressive real estate portfolio as they are quietly checking out homes in Montecito in California for their family of five -- although they already own a $26 million home in New York’s tony Hamptons as well as an $88 million Bel-Air mansion the couple are hoping to put down roots in the American Riviera so their children can attend the area’s prestigious schools and Beyonce especially likes that it’s not far from L.A. and it’s clean and super private, after two years of dating Jake Gyllenhaal and Jeanne Cadieu are at odds about their future and Jake’s frustrated because the relationship is going nowhere and he’s eager to start a family but the 24-year-old model isn’t ready to put her career on hold and take that next step leaving Jake in limbo -- his most successful relationships were with women his own age with the same maturity and ambition like Reese Witherspoon and Kirsten Dunst -- while Jake remains conflicted about whether to stick it out with Jeanne or start over with someone new his friends say it’s time to move on and find someone who’s baby mama material, Jon Hamm has been considering settling down since he began dating Anna Osceolo because something about Anna is making him rethink everything from the guy who never pictured himself walking down the aisle or having children but now he and Anna are talking about marriage and a family 

Page 26: Cover Story -- Reba McEntire finding love at last -- after a string of broken hearts the country superstar has finally snagged Mr. Right actor Rex Linn  

Page 30: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s courtroom showdown -- four years after their split Brad and Angie are still duking it out over custody and now they’re prepared to bring star power to the battle -- Brad will be using every scrap of ammunition he can to fight for his kids including testimony from fellow stars and Angelina is prepared to do the same 

Page 32: Five-time rehab vet Scott Disick is caught partying in front of his kids 

Page 34: Stars’ Cheating Confessions -- sometimes all you can do is beg for forgiveness; these celebs have all had to plead their case -- Jude Law and Sienna Miller, Kevin Hart and Eniko Parrish 

Page 35: Donny and Debbie Osmond, Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith, David Letterman and Regina Lasko, Dean McDermott and Tori Spelling 

Page 38: Beauty -- add a sophisticated scent blend to your fragrance wardrobe for fall -- Kim Kardashian 

Page 40: Entertainment 

Page 48: Parting Shot -- Chris Hemsworth and wife Elsa Pataky partnered with the Global Wildlife Conservation and Wild Ark to boost the ecosystem of their beloved Australia -- the pair helped Aussie Ark release 11 Tasmanian devils into a wildlife sanctuary at Barrington Tops National Park -- the hush-hush event marked the first time the endangered marsupials whose presence can help repel pests and bush fired were returned to the mainland in 3000 years

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Globe, September 14

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Cover: Jeffrey Epstein madam Ghislaine Maxwell squeals to save herself

Page 2: Up Front & Personal -- Chris Pratt, Kylie Jenner out in West Hollywood, Ben Stein at an L.A. gas station 

Page 3: Bai Ling dressed up as Charlie Chaplin, Zoe Saldana hits the beach in Malibu, Justin Bieber stares at his phone while riding an electric bike 

Page 4: Frank Whaley says Jon Voight slapped him on the set of Ray Donavan and a photographer captured the moment, still grieving over her son Benjamin Keough’s suicide Lisa Marie Presley is begging her daughter Riley Keough to give her a grandson named Ben and she believes a new baby will fill up the hole in her life and Riley who is also shattered over losing brother Ben is on board 

Page 5: Battered and bruised Ireland Baldwin says she was the victim of a brutal mugging and shared her harrowing story and shocking photo on social media, Drew Barrymore has urged her friends to party and drag her corpse around town after she’s dead 

Page 6: Cash-strapped Prince Harry could become a megarich cannabis king if he takes a billionaire’s bombshell offer to turn his new California estate into a money-printing pot farm 

Page 7: Pampered Prince Harry and his wild-spending wife Meghan Markle whine about getting shoddy treatment but they don’t mention the $4.5 million windfall in handouts and gifts they received from family and friends and fans 

Page 8: Holy-roller Jerry Falwell Jr. is tangled in a sleazy scandal with claims his wife Becki Falwell carried on a kinky seven-year affair with a hunky pool boy more than half her age while Jerry watched their sex sessions 

Page 10: Seven scandals that rocked Miss America -- Bette Cooper 1937, Bess Myerson 1945, Yolande Betbeze 1951, Gretchen Carlson 1989 

Page 11: Vanessa Williams 1984, Mallory Hagan 2013, Ramsey Carpenter-Bearse 2015 

Page 12: Celebrity Buzz -- Cuba Gooding Jr. makes a statement at a pretrial hearing (picture), John Mayer engaged in a throuple with Scheana Shay and Stacie Adams after breaking up with Jennifer Aniston, Ashley Tisdale had her breast implants removed, Dax Shepard’s motorcycle accident, Ty Burrell is producing a new series starring Sarah Hyland called Yours Mine & Paul’s

Page 13: Abby Lee Miller in a wheelchair wearing a mask (picture), Cody Simpson at the beach (picture), Kelly Osbourne has come clean about her newly svelte figure admitting her astonishing 85-pound weight drop started after going under the knife for the gastric sleeve just like her mom Sharon Osbourne who lost 100 pounds after getting a gastric band in 1999

Page 14: Olivia Munn is not staying mum about sex with an ex claiming her worst tussles were with a closeted gay boyfriend who she doesn’t name, Pete Davidson is stepping into a starring role in American Sole a comedy flick set in the crazy world of after-market sneaker sales, Fashion Verdict -- Heidi Klum 1/10, Mandy Moore 8/10, Joy Bauer 4/10, Kendall Jenner 5/10

Page 16: Simon Cowell’s miraculous recovery after breaking his back in a horrific electric-bike accident has his astonished pals dubbing him the Terminator, Keanu Reeves’ role that got away -- he yearned to be muscled X-Men antihero Wolverine played by Hugh Jackman

Page 17: Despite having his death sentence axed murderous monster Scott Peterson is steaming mad at the California Supreme Court because it also ruled to keep the ice-hearted killer caged for life for the savage slaughter of his pregnant wife Laci Peterson and their unborn baby, Elton John’s wife Renate Blauel overdosed on pain pills three days into their St. Tropez honeymoon in 1984 after Elton told his brand-new bride their marriage wasn’t working -- Renate is suing Elton for nearly $4 million because she insists he broke the terms of their divorce agreement by revealing details about their relationship in his dishy book Me and the biopic Rocketman 

Page 19: 10 Things You Don’t Know About Trevor Noah, Jean Trebek the wife of Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek says she suspected something was off with her husband even before his stage IV pancreatic cancer diagnosis, Russell Crowe confessed his Hollywood career had a rocky start until Sharon Stone gave him his big break in The Quick and the Dead 

Page 20: True Crime 

Page 24: Cover Story -- Ghislaine Maxwell the jailed mistress of Jeffrey Epstein is spilling her guts to federal prosecutors 

Page 26: Health Report 

Page 30: American Pie cradle-robber Don McLean plans to mark his 75th birthday by popping the question to his Playboy model girlfriend Paris Dylan who is 26, Britney Spears’ dad Jamie Spears has been her legal guardian since her public breakdown 12 years ago and a court recently refused to dump him from the job 

Page 38: Real Life 

Page 40: Wendy Williams is reeling from a double-whammy heartbreak after being kicked to the curb by two beaus in just one year, David Beckham admits he uses wife Victoria Beckham’s line of makeup and other beauty products 

Page 44: Straight Talk -- Anyone who hooks up with Miley Cyrus is either a glutton for punishment or an idiot and that includes guys and gals 

Page 45: Angelina Jolie locks herself in a spooky chamber of horrors before emerging to wage war against ex Brad Pitt in their ugly custody battle -- Angie’s deeply rooted in the spiritual side of things with a bit of magic and voodoo thrown in

Page 47: Hollywood Flashback -- Peter Weller in 1987′s RoboCop, Bizarre But True