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You know those kids’ movies where a referee says something like “There’s nothing in the rule book that says a dog can’t play basketball!”?
Well, former Boston Celtic Enes Kanter Freedom is now using that mentality to troll the world of women’s sports.
Yes, the first round pick-turned-professional edgelord has officially declared his eligibility for the 2027 WNBA draft.
Kanter has submitted a letter to the league declaring following through on a promise he made last week amid the ongoing debate over transgender athletes and women’s sports.
“Please accept this formal document as my official written notification to the Women’s National Basketball Association of my voluntary decision to enter the player pool for the 2027 WNBA Draft,” reads a letter Kanter made public today.
Freedom shared a copy of the letter on social media, adding a simple message alongside it: “rules are rules!”
Yes, he’s certainly committed to the bit.
In the letter, Freedom cited the league’s collective bargaining agreement, stating that he meets the age requirement and has no remaining collegiate eligibility.
He also asked the league office to confirm receipt of his paperwork and process his registration for the draft.
So, yes, this is officially a thing.
The move comes just days after Freedom and former NBA player Royce White announced their intentions to enter the 2027 WNBA Draft.
Both men have framed their decisions as a response to the WNBA’s handling of the increasingly heated debate surrounding transgender participation in women’s sports.
The controversy intensified after Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham spoke publicly about her belief that biological differences should be considered when it comes to women’s sports.
“I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I’m like, ‘I never once said that,’” Cunningham said last month.
She added that she wanted to “protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men.”
Cunningham’s comments sparked considerable backlash, as well as support, and the issue quickly became much bigger than one player’s remarks.
Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve subsequently wore a “Trans kids belong” shirt during a game against Cunningham’s Indiana Fever.
The WNBA Players Association has also addressed the controversy, emphasizing its commitment to inclusion while saying it represents players with different backgrounds, experiences and opinions.
“Hate, abuse, and demonization of any person or group of people, including transgender people, only fuel fear, division, and harm,” the WNBPA said in a statement.
Freedom has now inserted himself directly into that conversation.
He hasn’t played in the NBA since 2022, but he’s certainly found a new way to remain part of the basketball conversation.
And now the WNBA has an official piece of paperwork to deal with.
It remains to be seen whether Freedom’s name will actually appear among the selections at the 2027 WNBA Draft. But he’s certainly found a new way to cling to relevance.
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The Courtney Clenney case isn’t ending on a happy note for anyone.
Not for late boyfriend Christian Obumseli and his family. Not for Clenney or her family.
Attorneys reached an agreement. Clenney has now pleaded guilty to Obumseli’s 2022 death.
Clenney’s plea includes prison time — but she may be out sooner than you expect.
Guilty
On Monday, August 10, Clenney pleaded guilty after her attorneys secured a deal with the prosecution.
In 2022, her boyfriend, Christian Obumseli, died.
Clenney’s guilty plea came with the agreement that she will serve a 6-year prison sentence.
That is already a relatively short time for a homicide, though there may be extenuating circumstances.
(There are some who believe that she deserves prison for life, and others who believe that she deserves no time behind bars at all.)
A slight twist is that the agreement includes time served.
Clenney has been behind bars for exactly 4 years, which means that she could be out and free in just two years.
The prospect of spending two years behind bars is daunting — and likely sounds like a long wait, even after spending four locked away already.
But Clenney was facing a potential life sentence before this manslaughter plea.
As part of her deal, she must undergo treatment for mental health and substance abuse after her realse.
This case was sensationalized for several reasons
In April of 2022, Clenney stabbed Obumseli to death their their shared Miami apartment.
Seemingly in shock, she told detectives that she had only stabbed him in self-defense.
Clenney told investigators that she was a victim of domestic violence, and had picked up the knife as a warning to keep him away.
“I grabbed a knife, and I said, ‘Don’t come anywhere close to me. I have absolutely no intention of using it,’” she told detectives.
In the immediate aftermath, a seemingly bewildered Clenney repeatedly asked first responders if she’d killed her then-boyfriend.
This case has been full of controversy, with various parties claiming that either Clenney or Obumseli were victims of domestic violence.
It was further sensationalized by some people’s reactions to Clenney’s work on OnlyFans.
Additionally, the prosecution was at one point found to have improperly accessed privileged communications between attorney and client. Yikes!
As we said, this plea deal is likely to make folks on both sides unhappy. Obumseli’s family believes that he is innocent and they want justice. Clenney’s loved ones believe that she should spend no time behind bars for defending herself.
Our justice system is imperfect, and grows only more visibly flawed with each passing day.
Courtney Clenney Pleads GUILTY to Boyfriend’s 2022 Stabbing Death, Will Be Out … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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In retrospect, the explosive clash between Vicki Gunvalson and Teresa Giudice was inevitable.
And it’s also arguably the point of Ultimate Girls Trip.
Teresa was opening up about one of the darkest times in her life — her stint behind bars.
Vicki’s explosive reactions shocked even their fellow Housewives.
‘I never want to know any of this!’
During the August 9 episode of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th, Teresa told the confessional cameras that there have been real downsides.
“The past 15 years, I know everybody thinks ‘I’m on TV and it’s so fun,’” she said during the Season 6 premiere. “It’s not fun.”
She is of course referring to her 11 months of incarceration.
She spoke with Porsha Williams, Kyle Richards, Luann de Lesseps, and more, explaining what cost her her freedom — and, in a sense, her whole family — from her point of view.
“I’ve gone away,” Teresa recalled. “I signed a refinance that my ex-husband told me to sign, he used my credit. Never in a million years did I think I was going to go to jail for that.”
Teresa Giudice opens up about going “away” and says that her ex-husband, Joe Giudice, didn’t pay taxes for 10 years. Vicki’s reaction is a little much, as she says Teresa might get a financial lesson later on. In response to Vicki, Porsha says in her confessional, “Teresa is… pic.twitter.com/9nlAtuMcHP
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Teresa continued, continuing to express her belief that her ex-husband, Joe, dragged her into trouble.
“He didn’t pay taxes for 10 years. So the government came knocking on our door,” she expressed.
Sometimes, people in dire financial straights have to put off payments that then balloon. But the Giudice family in this time was not only making money, but flaunting their wealth on reality television.
Vicki’s odd and childish response sounded almost like boredom, as she snapped: “I never want to know any of this!” Oh boy.
“I pay my taxes on time, all the time, no penalties, no interest, no nothing,” Vicki bragged for some reason. “You might have a financial lesson later sometime this week.”
‘I might be flipping her off this boat’
Numerous Housewives jumped to Teresa’s defense. Vicki was being super weird.
After all, Teresa was opening up about a vulnerable moment.
She was also pointing out that her ex-husband, Joe Guidice, dragged her name and money into alleged mortgage fraud.
(Joe served 41 months behind bars and then was deported to Italy, a country that he had never known.)
With that in mind, it’s a little odd for Vicki, of all people, to blame a woman whose man led her astray. (Anyone else remember Brooks Ayers?)
“I get what she’s saying,” Vicki eventually conceded. “You were the product of what happened.”
She argued: “But it gets complicated when there’s a business involved, and you always have to file your taxes.”
That’s not bad advice. But most people are not unreasonable for trusting a spouse to handle these matters.
“If Vicki keeps poking the bear,” Teresa told the camera, “who knows I might be flipping her off this boat. We don’t know.”
Careful, Vicki Gunvalson — Teresa Giudice might blow a casket.
Vicki Gunvalson EXPLODES at Teresa Giudice, Offers to Teach Her a ‘Lesson’ on … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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In 2016, Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Brad Pitt after alleging that he engaged in violent and abusive behavior while he was drunk aboard a private jet.
Pitt quit drinking shortly thereafter. The effort came too late to save his marriage, but in interviews that touched on the matter, the Oscar winner was adamant that he was grateful to be sober.
So Pitt’s revelation that he’s now “off the wagon” after seven years of sobriety has come as a shock to many fans.
In a profile published by Esquire today, interviewer Ryan D’Agostino notes that Pitt offered him wine and then asks the actor-pp if he keeps a bottle on hand for the benefit of his guests.
“No, I got — I was sober for seven years. And then I got back off the wagon,” Brad clarifies with a “little laugh,” adding:
“In a more restrained manner. I got overconfident a couple times, went, Yep, nope, not good for me. Not in big quantities.”
“You can have a glass of wine,” D’Agostino ventures, leading Pitt to remark:
“Yeah. Well . . . I can have a few. But I can’t have a lot. I have to be professional about it.”
The revelation comes as a surprise, as Pitt publicly thanked Bradley Cooper for helping him get sober while speaking at a 2020 award ceremony.
And he opened up about the joys of a booze-free existence as recently as June of 2025, when he discussed his sobriety journey on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast.
News of his relapse (or whatever you wish to call it) comes on the heels of reports that all of Brad’s kids have legally dropped “Pitt” from their names.
Brad and Angelina’s divorce has been one of the messiest in Hollywood history, with insiders claiming that Pitt blames Jolie for “alienating” his children from him.
At one point in the Esquire interview, Pitt referred to a period in which he felt such intense pain that he could imagine viewing death as a relief.
Whet D’Agostino asked if he was referring to the situation with his children, Pitt demurred, saying:
“Family stuff. We could leave it at that.”
“This s–t ain’t easy,” Pitt added, noting that in most areas of his life, he’s “won the lottery.”
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You’ll want to listen to Britney Spears.
We don’t just mean her music, to which most of us have been regularly listening for the past three decades, give or take.
She has some eye-opening medical advice based upon her own harrowing experience.
“You can’t trust anyone,” she warns her fans after describing prolonged symptoms that caused one eye to droop.
‘It’s just now starting to raise up and be normal again’
On Friday, August 7, Britney took to her Instagram page to share a warning with her followers.
She urged fans to “be careful with your bodies.”
Britney illustrated her own droopy eye — a symptom that has only just now abated, following about a month.
According to the pop superstar, a doctor had “put so much Botox in this left eye that it drooped down like that.”
She then illustrated her meaning, as you can see in the video.
“And it’s just now starting to raise up and be normal again,” Britney revealed after weeks of the same symptom.
Though she voluntarily shared this with the public, she admitted that the whole experience felt “so embarrassing.”
She went on to caution her fans against repeating her mistake.
“Girls, you have to be careful if you do Botox,” Britney warned.
“These people and these doctors,” she explained, “they can really f–k your eyes up.”
‘You can’t trust anyone!’
Britney specified that her eye was droopy for a period of about “four weeks’ or so.
“Be careful with these people,” she urged.
“They try to change, like, your face and try to, like, f–k things up,” Britney added.
With rare exceptions, anyone doing cosmetic work is likely hoping for a positive result.
That does not mean that they will always get one. Accidents happen, from faulty products to user error to allergies and beyond.
“Be careful with your bodies,” Britney encouraged her fans.
“Because it’s yours,” she pointed out, “and you own it. So, that’s it.”
Britney has made other body-positive statements recently, including in the (above) Instagram post, where her caption mentioned that the photo was not worth what she put herself through to look like that.
On the topic of cosmetic work, she again cautioned: “You can’t trust anyone!!!”
Wise words.
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Last month, a conspicuous leaked filing revealed that DCFS asked for Taylor Frankie Paul’s kids to be classified as “abused, neglected, or dependent.”
Social workers cited a specific incident while requesting an guardian ad litem for all three minors.
Now, Taylor is explaining her side of what happened.
She is also weirding out even her supporters by posting AI slop. She gets a lot of hate, but when fans are expressing concern, it’s smart to listen!
‘I was emotional’
DCFS described an incident when 8-year-old Indy had to change her younger sibling’s diaper after Taylor allegedly “stormed out” while feeling frustrated.
In a since-deleted Instagram post, Taylor offered her side of the story.
“I was emotional and I was like, ‘Let me take a step outside,’” she recalled.
“So I went to go take a breather, which I think would be the correct thing to do to de-escalate emotions,” Taylor explained.
She clarified that she did not depart, adding: “I would never leave someone in my home unattended.”
When it comes to Indy walking the sad path that many overly-put-upon eldest kids (especially daughters) have before, Taylor also had an explanation.
She said that Indy “likes to help.”
Taylor characterized her daughter as being in her “mummy’s helper” phase.
It is extremely common for many children to seek approval from a parent and to want to be helpful. Those are also great traits from adults!
But when an eldest sibling takes on parental responsibilities, it is not unreasonable for people to express concern. Just because overly-put-upon eldest kids (especially daughters) are common does not mean that they should shoulder this burden.
‘I also strongly believe intention and context matters’
In a follow-up Instagram video, Taylor discussed how much she has learned about domestic abuse, including coercive control, alongside a caption.
“Reminder I never claimed complete innocence,” Taylor noted. “In fact I am looking forward to sharing my faults because I believe that’s the very issue of what keeps people stuck and silent.”
She added: “Those who feel guilt are trying to understand what is happening and questioning their own self.”
Not incorrectly, she expressed: “I also strongly believe intention and context matters when it comes to domestic violence situations.” That is often, but not always, true.
Taylor concluded: “And correction the 4th of July I was alone music turned up and the 24 of July (fireworks in Utah) was helping my son understand those loud noises aren’t coming for us.”
Taylor’s probation has come to an end, and she has found the weirdest and most off-putting way to celebrate.
Taking to her Instagram page, she is occasionally posting gross AI-generated slop.
Some are images showing Taylor in a courthouse. She has also apparently printed and framed slop depicting a white version of Jesus, the central figure of her religious beliefs.
All told, this is not as big of a scandal as she faced earlier this year.
But some of her supporters are arguing (even in her own comments) that it’s not a good sign — and may be a cry for help.
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