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Psychologist-turned-self-help guru Jordan Peterson has made a career out of advising men on how to overcome setbacks.

And now, the famed media figure is grappling with some major difficulties of his own.

Back in 2019, Peterson’s wife was diagnosed with kidney cancer. He was so distraught by the news that he developed an addiction to Klonopin, a benzodiazepine drug.

Years after being hospitalized for withdrawal, Peterson has once again stepped away from the spotlight due to health issues related to his addiction.

And Tammy says it’s unclear if or when he will return to public life.

“Dr. Peterson is at home with family and helpful companions… he is not talking about going back to work yet,” Tammy Peterson told the New York Post this week, adding that he “feels as if he’s in another realm of pain.”

“His mornings are brutally painful and discouraging for him. Later, much later in the day, he sometimes feels some relief,” she continued, adding:

“The damage done from psych medications from over six years ago takes patience, time, and loving attention.”

In the years since Peterson began struggling with addiction and withdrawal, Tammy has become an outspoken critic of benzo medications, warning that they “should only be used in lifesaving cases.”

“There are many testimonials written by people who have suffered from psych medication damage… The medical industry will have to face this evidence and take steps to protect the public from harm,” she recently told the Post.

“I was in excruciating pain for two years, like pain on levels that I didn’t know was possible,” he said.

The Daily Mail reported that family friend Jonathan Pageau described Peterson as “overwhelmed with pain and discomfort” after only brief periods of conversation. 

Peterson has dealt with a wide array of health issues in recent years, and many have suggested that he would do well to stop counseling young men (and suggesting bizarre diets), when he appears to have so many difficulties in his own life.

“I think what’s happened to Peterson is awful and I wish him the best, but it really does show that maybe he should have been a little less judgmental of people who are dealt a bad hand in life and not hectored them quite so aggressively about personal responsibility,” journalist Nathan Robinson wrote on X (formerly Twitter) this week.

That’s certainly valid criticism, and the harsh tone of Peterson’s “advice” was a topic of frequent criticism even before he became ill.

But like so many others who might take issue with some of his views, we wish Dr. Peterson and his family well as they face these new challenges together.

Jordan Peterson Steps Away From Spotlight Amid Severe Drug Withdrawal was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Monday night’s charity ball may have been the most controversial Met Gala in many years.

Not everyone participated in the boycott, however.

Rihanna was spectacularly dressed in a gem-encrusted work of art. She was a work of art, as always.

But a pair of videos from the event appears to show serious tensions with A$AP Rocky. Are they okay?

Trouble in paradise?

A tweeted video showed A$AP speaking amicably with a couple of women at the Met Gala.

Rihanna was being interviewed at the time.

However, the beloved singer — just a few feet away from her man — appeared distracted.

Distracted and displeased.

Most believe that A$AP’s friendly chat with these other women had disturbed her.

oh so this is why they were arguing- pic.twitter.com/sb3R7DDUrZ

— welp. (@YSLONIKA) May 6, 2026

As you can see, RiRi’s smile brightened as she spoke to the reporter.

Perhaps the discussion was a welcome interruption of her unhappy thoughts.

It is also possible that she was simply putting on a smile out of politeness, instead of staring vacantly ahead.

However, something appeared to be on her mind.

We’d normally say that people are reading too much into one video. But there’s more.

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There was more apparent conflict after the gala

The day after the Met Gala, TMZ reported that she and A$AP had been caught on camera after the Met Gala.

More and more celebrities are using Sprinter busses (like Real Housewives), in part to preserve their dresses and increase their comfort.

As you can see below, RiRi and her man appeared to be having an emotional discussion in theirs.

We are not privy to what they were discussing. It is always possible that people are misreading what’s going on.

But even before the video of the singer giving side-eye to her overly friendly man, people suspected that there were tensions at play.

Just for the record, we haven’t seen any other indications of tensions between the two.

In fact, a witness told TMZ that they seemed happy during most of the night.

Also, they have been dating since 2020 — if not earlier.

The couple also shares three young children.

Maybe there’s something more going on. Perhaps it really was just about A$AP being a little too friendly for his partner’s tastes. Or, you know, maybe this was nothing, and people only noticed because it’s Rihanna.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky: FIGHTING at the Met Gala? was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Birds are chirping, and the sun is shining – time to fire up the grill! Not so fast; if you haven’t done these key steps first, you’d better hold that flame.

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This sounds like it’s for the best.

Last summer, aspiring lawyer Kim Kardashian took the California Bar exam.

Months later, she and the rest of the world learned that she failed.

Kim is in no rush to retake it. In fact, she doesn’t plan to try again all year.

Better luck next time?

TMZ reports that, after last year’s failed attempt to pass the California Bar exam, Kim is taking a break.

Her next chance to take the grueling legal test that gatekeeps who is allowed to be a practicing attorney in the nation’s most populous state was February 2026.

However, she reportedly skipped that test-taking session.

The next chance — one of two opportunities that aspiring attorneys have each year to take the exam — will be this July.

According to the report, Kim plans to skip that, too.

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Kim’s next potential bite at the apple will be in 2027.

She will actually be able to take her time deciding, as registration for the February 2027 exam will be in early January.

It’s unclear if Kim will actually take the exam at that point. We know from her own words that failing her first attempt at the Bar “broke” her confidence.

(Only about forty-to-seventhy percent of people pass the Bar on their first try. It is normal to attempt it multiple times.)

It took Kim four tries before she passed the “baby Bar” exam. This could follow the same pattern.

It’s okay to give up sometimes!

At the risk of sounding just … incredibly mean … we have to point out that Kim could always drop this ambition.

She is a successful businesswoman. For better or for worse, she’s also one of the most influential people on the planet.

Kim has also dipped her toes into acting, though admittedly All’s Fair was pretty widely panned despite a spectacular cast.

Oh, and she was also born into a rich family. One could argue that she was a success from birth.

We get that she likes to throw her resources behind good causes, that she wants to walk in the footsteps of her late father, and that (some dread) she may have political aspirations. But she doesn’t have to be an attorney, right?

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Kim may also have sabotaged her own attempt to prepare for the Bar Exam by just being embarrassingly gullible.

Last year, we learned that she has been using Chat GPT for legal advice. This is a notoriously bad idea, and has seen buffoons who try it in court reprimanded by judges for turning in slop instead of real filings.

Now, Kim wasn’t using slop nonsense in court. She was using it to study, which just points to an apparent lack of understanding of what LLMs are.

This is a woman who voluntarily drives a Cybertruck sometimes (gross!) and believes that the moon landing was fake, so … would you want her representing you in court?

Paying your legal bills, absolutely. Representing you? Like we said … maybe she doesn’t need to retake the Bar exam.

Kim Kardashian Skipped Retaking Bar Exam After Failing It (And Maybe That’s a Good … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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We have sad news to report from the world of television today.

Ted Turner — the philanthropist and media mogul best known for founding CNN — has passed away at the age of 87.

News of Turner’s passing comes courtesy of the outlet he created in 1980, bringing the first 24-hour news network to the world.

Born in Cincinnati in 1938, Turner had massive ambitions from a very young age.

After being expelled from Brown University, he took over the family advertising business following his father’s suicide in 1963.

Shortly thereafter, Turner launched the Atlanta-based “superstation” TBS, and his television catreer was off and running.

In 1980, Turner launched CNN amid widespread skepticism. Critics mocked it as the “Chicken Noodle Network,” convinced it would collapse under its own ambition.

Instead, it became one of the most influential media platforms on the planet, covering everything from wars to elections to natural disasters in real time.

Through Turner Broadcasting System, Turner helped bring TBS and TNT into millions of homes, reshaping cable television into the media landscape we know today.

Turner also had a soft spot for classic films, which led to the creation of Turner Classic Movies, which remains a haven for cinephiles that still stands as one of his most beloved contributions.

His personal life drew just as much attention as his boardroom decisions, including his high-profile marriage to actress Jane Fonda, which brought together two powerful, outspoken personalities under one very public spotlight.

Turner also became one of the largest private landowners in the United States and dedicated significant resources to conservation.

His work in environmental philanthropy — particularly through initiatives tied to the United Nations — showed a man thinking not just about media cycles, but about the future of the planet itself.

Turner made history when he donated $1 billion to the organization, at the time the largest charitable donation in history.

During his wide-ranging and wildly accomplished career, Turner also became owner of the Atlanta Braves, the Atlanta Hawks, and the World Championship Wrestling league.

His passion for the environment led him to co-create the beloved cartoon series Captain Planet and the Planeteers with the goal of educating children on the importance of conservation.

It’s impossible to overstate Turner’s impact on the world or the enormity of his loss.

He is survived by his five children. Our thoughts go out to his loved ones.

Ted Turner Cause of Death: Billionaire Media Mogul Was 87 was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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