“Maine” and “lobster” are practically interchangeable, but the town responsible for a large portion of the state’s lobster industry is relatively unknown.
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Comedian Matt Rife is at the center of yet another bizarre controversy.
And this time, even “edgy” humor fans who might usually defend Rife are conceding that the comic may have gone too far.
You see, this wasn’t a case of Rife lashing out at a heckler on stage. Rather, he took to social media to encourage a fan with autism to kill himself.
Here’s the deal: Matt and a business partner named Elton Castee recently purchased the Haunted Warren Museum in Massachusetts.
The place was formerly owned by famed paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, and it houses the notorious haunted Annabelle doll.
Rife has taken some flak from the paranormal investigation community for seemingly not taking the museum seriously and for charging outrageous ticket prices.
One such investigator, Chris Mac, did not harshly criticize Matt (at least not that we know of), but did comment on one of his posts with some historical context about the Salem Witch Trials.
And for some reason, that comment prompted a scorched earth response from Matt:
“Sir, you are a lifeless douchebag. Please remove yourself from this earth. Absolutely nobody is reading your novels in these comments. You do not matter to anybody,” he wrote (via TMZ), adding:
“The event has already sold thousands of tickets. Now watch as I block you and you fall back into nonexistence
“Now am going move forward with all this nonsense garbage what Matt said and Elton Castee control your mentor Matt or get Matt therapy I don’t want ever ever want see Matt bully a person with autism again do I make myself clear not ok to say with a person with autism I have autism,” Mac shot back in response.
Rife has not yet responded, but Mac has quite a few supporters who have come to his defense.
Sources close to Rife explain that he is frequently bullied in the comments of his posts.
They explain that he has reached the point where he frequently replies in brutal fashion, and more often than not, the troll just quietly deletes their comment and goes away.
The insiders note that there is crucial context missing in this situation. Whatever the case, Matt is receiving a whole lot of flak today.
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Matt Rife Blasted For Telling Fan With Autism to Take His Own Life was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Slushy Magic Max promises to bring the convenience store slushy to customers with a no-mess, diy cup, but does this gadget shake out to all it claims to be?
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North West has dropped her new music video!
Just one week after abruptly canceling her tour mere days before it was set to begin, she’s offering no explanations.
Instead, she’s offering an unsettling new music video.
Fans of her EP, which she released earlier this year, already know the song.
This is much better than your average middle schooler’s first music video
North has released the “Aishite” music video.
The video, which has both a retro filter over much of it, shows North wandering the ruins of an abandoned school.
We see her sporting turquoise hair, facial piercings, and black teeth — a familiar look, at this point.
There is imagery of blood dripping, and she drops in and out of focus. Her face is not always visible.
Many have accurately compared the video’s aesthetics to a horror anime. That is extremely age-appropriate, given that North is 13.
“Just love me / Everyone betrays me,” North sings at one point.
“Can’t be no one’s friend,” she laments in other lyrics.
“I can’t let nobody in,” North then affirms, completing the rhyme.
This edgy song comes from her debut EP, as we mentioned.
N0rth4ever released on May 1 of this year. Many songs touch upon her status as a child born into celebrity.
Is this a cry for help?
Numerous comments on social media, even under the video itself, as if North is trying to reach the outside world with her lyrics and imagery.
Many adults find this sort of imagery disturbing when coming from a 13-year-old.
We have to emphasize that this, like North’s controversial fashion choices, is actually super normal for her age.
Developmentally, North is at an age where she pursues her own aesthetics and listens to her own music. (In her case, as a nepo baby, she also makes her own, but that’s not so standard.)
Her dark kawaii Hot Topic vibes are much more typical for a 13-year-old than the enormous wealth and involuntary fame into which she was born as the child of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.
As for the tour, we still don’t have any real answers.
North had been scheduled to kick off her Kimokawaii tour with rapper Molly Santana on Wednesday, August 5.
On her July 30 Instagram Story, North simply said: “Sadly it isn’t happening anymore.”
This could mean anything from scheduling conflicts to being grounded to some sort of security concern to insufficient ticket sales.
Perhaps this music video, and others, will set the stage for a bigger and better tour in the future — one that really happens.
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For Americans, the name “Bush’s” is practically synonymous with baked beans, but for Walmart customers, an English label wears the baked-bean crown.
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James Haven, Angelina Jolie’s brother, has come out.
This announcement comes a relatively short time after he split from his wife.
Coming out at 53 can seem like a daunting prospect.
But, for Haven, it was time to live as himself. And his wife’s commentary may surprise you.
James Haven is coming out!
In August of 2024, Haven and his wife, The Real L Word star Romi Imbelli, separated.
They had only been married for 15 days.
In March 2025, they successfully had their marriage annulled.
During a recent livestream, Haven explained that he came out to Imbelli after their annulment.
It is important to note that the Thursday, August 6 livestream was with Imbelli. We’d say that she took it as well as expected.
Haven is gay.
“It was never about pretending to be someone else,” he explained, reflecting upon his childhood interests.
He added: “It was about letting a part of myself shine that had always been there.”
Haven went on to affirm that coming out “isn’t about becoming someone new.”
Instead, he emphasized that it is about “allowing everyone else to meet the person who has been here all along.”
He is anxious about how certain family will reaction
Not everyone comes from a family that they believe will love and accept them for being who they are.
Haven’s sister is Angelina Jolie, and she is obviously not the issue.
Their father is Jon Voight, who has become a notorious conservative and an outspoken supporter of the Trump regime over the past decade.
On Thursday, Haven expressed a hope that “family and others can choose love over fear, understanding over judgment, and connection over the beliefs that may have kept us apart.”
He aspired: “I hope they can look beyond the labels and simply see me with the same heart, the same laugh, the same soul they’ve always known.”
For her part, Imbelli was deeply supportive of her ex-husband.
“I didn’t want to see it. I didn’t want to believe” that he was gay, she explained.
“I knew it and I wanted to support you and love you,” Imbelli reasoned. “And then I didn’t want to believe it because then it would mean losing you in that capacity, which I couldn’t.”
On the stream, she affirmed that Haven will remain her “life partner” but not her spouse. “You are not my close friend. You are my love. And you happen to be gay.”
That’s actually really beautiful! It’s a good reminder that it’s never too late to come out. It can be a daunting prospect, but many aspects of your life will improve faster than you think.
James Haven, Brother of Angelina Jolie, Comes Out at 53 After Short-Lived Marriage was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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We’ve known for a while that Jax Taylor is dating Lori Krebs, the former publicist and close friend of his ex-wife, Brittany Cartwright.
But we figured it was just a fling. This is Jax Taylor, after all.
Of course, falling in love with Lori and launching a serious relationship is pretty much the worst thing Jax could do in this situation, so naturally, that’s exactly what he did.
Speaking with paparazzi outside a Los Angeles gym this week, Taylor didn’t hesitate when asked about Krebs.
“I love [Krebs] to death. You can’t help who you fall in love with. Everybody deserves to find happiness,” he said (via Page Six).
The former Bravo star went on to gush about the relationship, saying:
“I’m in the happiest place I’ve ever been, and I couldn’t be happier right now. My mental health has been so amazing since I’ve been with her.”
Taylor also called Krebs “the best thing that’s ever happened” to him and said the two “love each other very, very much.”
The public declaration comes just weeks after Taylor confirmed he was “taken” without identifying his new partner following the publication of vacation photos showing the pair together in Puerto Vallarta.
Taylor’s comments arrive on the heels of a very public response from Cartwright, who has made it clear she feels deeply betrayed by both her estranged husband and her former friend.
During recent interviews, Cartwright described Krebs as someone who had been like family for years, saying the publicist helped her through some of the darkest moments of her marriage before beginning a relationship with Taylor.
She has since fired Krebs and didn’t hold back when discussing the situation publicly.
Taylor acknowledged that Cartwright has “every right” to be upset, but insisted “a lot of the stuff she’s saying is untrue.”
He also argued that many of the issues she’s raising stem from years ago, pointing to the extensive rehab and mental health treatment he’s undergone since the couple separated in 2024.
“I’ve gone through countless amounts of rehab [and] countless amounts of mental health facilities,” Taylor said, adding that he believes it’s unfair for old issues to continue defining him.
Questions about the timeline have fueled much of the controversy.
Taylor and Krebs first sparked speculation back in 2024 after appearing together in social media photos, though those rumors were denied at the time.
According to a source who spoke with Page Six, however, the romantic relationship didn’t begin until several months ago.
The insider said both Taylor and Krebs were single when they got together and that their relationship developed naturally while Krebs supported Taylor through his struggles with substance abuse and mental health.
“This is the first relationship he’s been in sober,” the source claimed, adding that Taylor is “taking it very seriously.”
Krebs has not commented publicly on the relationship. She’s a publicist, after all, so she probably knows what sort of PR headaches will come with dating Jax.
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On August 7, 2025, Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, passed away.
He was only 48.
Now, the former American Idol contestant is working to help their young children cope.
It is the one-year anniversary of his passing. That milestone cuts deep.
‘Kelly has done everything she can to be there’
Brandon Blackstock died after a battle with melanoma that ultimately claimed his life.
One year later, Page Six reports that “It’s been an incredibly emotional year for Kelly and the kids.”
River, their daughter, is 12. Remington or “Remy,” their son, is 10.
“Losing a parent at such a young age is something no child should ever have to go through,” the insider opined.
The source added: “Kelly has done everything she can to be there for River and Remy as they’ve navigated that loss.”
“Her focus has been making sure they feel loved, supported, and as stable as possible,” the insider described.
The source added that this is “while giving them the space to grieve in their own way.”
Loss is difficult at any age, but children usually have fewer coping mechanisms than adults when it comes to accepting the change.
Losing a parent like this can alter a child’s trajectory in life, changing how they view relationships and more.
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to healthy grieving. But, in most cases, giving someone space to process is a good idea.
They were married for nearly 7 years before the split
Clarkson and Blackstock’s marriage did not end on a high note. Nor did it end quickly.
In June of 2020, Clarkson filed to divorce her husband after just shy of seven years of marriage.
Some declared that their marriage was a pandemic casualty. Some bonds grew closer during lockdowns and social distancing, while others found that without work and hobbies, they did not really like their partners.
In Clarkson and Blackstock’s case, they locked into a lengthy legal battle that lasted for years.
It was not until March 2022 that they settled disputes on spousal support, custody of their kids, and of course the contentious Montana ranch. Only then did they finalize their divorce.
As many of us recall, Clarkson postponed her Vegas residency in light of what was, at the time, merely a report of her ex-husband’s illness.
Exes though they were, he was still the father of her children.
Since his passing, she has shared her own grief and even made public tributes to her ex in the form of changed song lyrics and more.
Her children are not public figures and their mourning remains a private matter.
But we hope that they are able to process this loss in a healthy manner, with emotional support and patience. Grief is not an easy thing or a linear experience.
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