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William Stevenson, a Delaware man who was married to Jill Biden from 1970 to 1975, has been arrested.

According to police, he was indicted Monday in Wilmington, Delaware after his wife, Linda Stevenson, was found dead in the couple’s living room on December 28.

First responders administered aid but were unable to revive the 64-year-old.

William, 77, was the one who called 911.

According to a report from TMZ, he was taken into custody on Monday and is currently being held on $500,000 bail.

He is facing a charge of first-degree murder, according to a grand jury indictment filed in Delaware.

New Castle County police did not provide any details on the nature of Linda’s fatal injuries.

The grand jury reports that William was arrested after an “extensive weekslong investigation” into the death of his wife.

He is currently in custody at the Howard Young Correctional Institution

Stevenson is the owner of The Stone Balloon near the University of Delaware.

According to The New York Post, he and Jill worked on Joe Biden’s first campaign for Senate in 1972,

That same year, Biden’s first wife, Neilia, and their infant daughter were killed in a car crash.

Stevenson alleges that Jill began having an affair with Joe before her first marriage had ended.

The Bidens have always maintained that they had their first date in 1975 after Jill’s marriage to Stevenson had come to an end.

They went on to welcome daughter Ashley Biden in 1981.

In addition to Naomi, Joe was already parent to Hunter and Beau, who died of brain cancer in 2015.

Obviously, beyond whatever compassion she feels for the victim, Jill has no connection to William’s crimes, as the two of them have been divorced for over 50 years.

But this is a time when everything is partisan, and every scandal is dissected in search of a conspiracy.

So you can expect that people who hated the Bidens before all of this happened will delight in sharing the grisly details as they emerge.

We will have further updates on this developing story as more reliable information becomes available.

William Stevenson, Ex-Husband of Jill Biden, Arrested For Murder was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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One of the oldest restaurants in Maine is an old-school diner with classic dishes that you can enjoy while sitting in a trendy, retro train car.

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The latest batch of Epstein documents name-dropped some of the world’s most infamous villains.

It also mentioned noted philanthropist Bill Gates.

His ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, is responding.

She feels profound pain — for the alleged betrayal of their marriage and of her, but also for the many Epstein victims.

‘Some very, very painful times in my marriage’

On Tuesday, February 3, French Gates sat down with NPR’s Wild Card podcast.

She addressed multiple topics with host Rachel Martin, but ultimately had to address the elephant in the room.

Martin even phrased it that way when she brought up French Gates’ ex-husband, Bill Gates, and the latest release of Epstein documents.

The documents contain allegations that her ex engaged in multiple extramarital affairs and contracted an STI — and sought medication, and made plans to secretly administer the treatment without French Gates’ knowledge.

Obviously, the documents also contain many horrific accounts of crimes committed by rich and powerful men against women and girls. But these communications featuring her ex of 27 years are obviously very personal.

French Gates acknowledged that the reporting reminded her of low moments from her erstwhile marriage.

She admitted that she feels “so happy to be away from all the muck that was there.”

She expressed: “It’s personally hard whenever those details come up, right? Because it brings back memories of some very, very painful times in my marriage.”

French Gates affirmed: “I have moved on from that. I purposely pushed it away and I moved on.”

However, she remains very much aware that, her ex-husband’s alleged affairs with Russian women aside, she is not the center of this story.

‘I hope there’s some justice’

“I’m able to take my own sadness and look at those young girls and say, ‘My God, how did that happen to those girls?’” French Gates remarked, centering the conversation upon the primary victims.

She reflected upon how she can so easily remember being the ages of these girls.

“I had to leave my marriage. I wanted to leave my marriage,” she acknowledged. “At least for me, I’ve been able to move on in life.”

French Gates then affirmed: “And I hope there’s some justice for those now-women.”

That would be nice. They certainly deserve justice.

However, history tends to indicate that evil, powerful men can do almost anything and get away with it.

And Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign seems to have primarily been motivated by his desire to avoid prison.

When it comes to the allegations from these countless women, French Gates expressed feelings of “unbelievable sadness.”

She added: “Whatever questions remain there… are for those people and for my ex-husband, they need to answer to those things, not me.”

That is certainly true. Women are not responsible for the alleged crimes of their husbands, let alone their ex-husbands.

Epstein is, famously, not around to offer clarity on the powerful men implicated in his crimes

For what it’s worth, a spokesperson for Bill Gates has claimed that the allegations against the man are “completely false.”

Rather, the spokesperson called the mentions of Gates within the documents proof that Jeffrey Epstein was plotting “to entrap and defame” wealthy, famous acquaintances.

It is of course possible that one of the world’s most infamous dead pedophiles, who was apparently plotting the downfall of civilization much as it seems to be playing out, was also a liar.

We do not know if he was lying or telling the truth or somewhere in between in these documents.

However, we can all understand how French Gates must be feeling in this moment. We can also hope for justice for all of the Epstein victims, alive or dead.

Melinda French Gates: Ex-Husband Bill Must ‘Answer’ for Epstein Allegations was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Paula Deen’s rise to fame was only eclipsed by her shambolic fall from grace. That was over a decade ago – and the former TV chef is hardly hiding in shame.

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Nearly five months after Charlie Kirk’s murder, his widow, Erika Kirk, continues to make headlines.

In fact, she might be more visible than ever.

Last month, Erika launched her thirty-city US tour, and this week, she’s making her presence known both on Instagram and in the legal sector.

We learned today that Erika has made a new request of the judge who will preside over the trial of Tyler Robinosn, the man accused of murdering Charlie.

In court papers obtained by TMZ, Erika and her lawyers insisted that “any request to close court proceedings from the public eye should be denied.”

It seems that Erika wants the trial to play out as publicly as possible, which makes sense.

After all, her husband was a public figure, and video of his death had circulated all over the world and been viewed tens of millions of times within hours of the murder.

The judge might draw the line at cameras in the courtroom, but he’ll likely agree that the unusual circumstances necessitate transparency during the trial.

This is not the first time that Erika and her legal team have filed documents pertaining to Robinson’s trial.

She previously criticized the long delays in Robinson’s court proceedings and noted that as a victim in this case, she too has a constitutionally protected right to a speedy trial.

It’s unclear how the judge responded to that complaint.

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Elsewhere this week, Erika paid loving tribute to her late husband in a moving social media post.

“I relive you in a thousand quiet ways. Especially in these DC memories from a year ago…it’s weird even typing out that this was a year ago. I replay it all,” Erika captioned a collage of photos and videos from January of 2025, when she and Charlie attended the inauguration of Donald Trump.

“The way you love our babies, how we soaked in every moment for the season you worked so hard for, and the quiet moments of just the way we looked at each other when words weren’t needed because the depth of love was so felt,” she continued, adding:

“It just loops like a sacred film. And I find myself reliving the past, not to stay there, but to rewitness God’s humbling grace…a living testimony that the Lord was faithful then, and He is faithful still.”

Not surprisingly, the post was promptly flooded with supportive comments, some of them from Erika’s celebrity friends.

“I love you so so much! Charlie is so proud of you,” wrote Savannah Chrisley, whose parents were recently pardoned by Trump.

“He was truly the best of us,” another user wrote.

“We miss him so much,” a third chimed in.

Erika Kirk Posts Heartbreaking Tribute to Late Husband as She Demands Transparency In … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Things started off so friendly.

A few years ago, Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively started off amicable.

Lively and other actresses from the film have accused Baldoni of wrongdoing. There’s a whole legal war going on.

Just a few months ahead of the trial, a friendly voice message from Baldoni has come out. He praised Lively as “beautiful.”

‘Thank you for sending those pictures’

TMZ has obtained a voice memo from before It Ends With Us began filming.

“Hey Blake,” Baldoni says in the audio recording.

“I hope the fitting was, uh, super successful,” he expresses.

“Thank you for sending those pictures,” Baldoni tells her.

He then praises: “It was really cool.”

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“I was in the department head meeting and they came through,” Baldoni details. “And I was, like, waiting for them to load.”

He raved: “And I legit got the chills when I saw it.”

Baldoni tells Lively: “You look beautiful.”

He concludes by assessing: “It’s gonna work so well.”

That is a very friendly and, in the context of responding to a wardrobe fitting, very professional work interaction. Sadly, the good times did not last.

That’s so different from later communications

Per TMZ‘s reporting, this memo came so far before filming that they had yet to even cast the actress who would portray the younger version of Lively’s character.

(Though that discussion is not public, it was apparently under discussion at the same time)

That is pretty normal. Wardrobe fittings can somehow help to define large portions of the aesthetic of a film.

In many cases, a boss telling someone at work that they are “beautiful” would cross a line.

But this, at least, is pretty normal for the entertainment industry (where evaluating someone’s look in a specific outfit is part of the job!) and sounds professional.

At this point during the movie-making process, it seems that Lively and Baldoni were still friendly.

In fact, Lively referred to Baldoni as a “friend” during another old communication.

They were, at the time, still figuring out the filming schedule.

Obviously, things went downhill pretty dramatically after this.

Lively accuses Baldoni of, among other things, sexual harassment. And she is not the only actress to have filed a complaint.

Their legal war plays out in full force in May

Fast-forward to late 2023, and now-released text messages tell a very different story.

Several disturbing conversations and alleged sexual harassment incidents later, and Lively was clearly counting down the days until the film hit theaters and she could detach herself from Baldoni.

That was before the smear campaign against her overshadowed the actual film.

Lively and Baldoni’s film came out in the summer of 2024. It’s now 2026, and they’re set to go to trial in May.

We’re sure that even more past communications and witness statements will come out at that time.

Justin Baldoni Praised ‘Beautiful’ Blake Lively in Voice Memo Before Filming was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Chappell Roan wore a VERY revealing outfit on the red carpet of the Grammy Awards this past Sunday night.

And now the singer has revealed her true feelings on it.

As you may have heard — or, to be more accurate, as you may have seen — Roan donned a sheer red Mugler dress this weekend … the bodice fabric of which was connected to a pair of nipple rings affixed to her breasts.

Otherwise? She was basically naked from the waist up. Scroll down to see what we mean…

The outfit turned heads and caused quite a ripple across social media.

But Roan doesn’t really comprehend why.

“Giggling because I don’t even think this is THAT outrageous of an outfit,” the artist wrote on Instagram on February 2. “The look’s actually so awesome and weird. I recommend just exercising your free will it’s really fun and silly.”

Chappell, who was up for Record of the Year and Pop Solo Performance at the event, concluded:

“Thank you for having me @grammys and those who voted for me!!”

For those wondering, the controversial star was actually wearing prosthetic nipples, so the look wasn’t quite as nude as it initially seemed. But still. Just look at that photo immediately above.

Once inside Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Roan changed into a second look by Rodarte that was a tad bit more tame as she presented this year’s trophy for Best New Artist.

This would seem to imply that she was at least somewhat aware of how her original piece of attire had come across.

Roan won her first Grammy last year, taking home the Best New Artist award after dominating the airwaves with her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.

This year, she was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for “The Subway,” losting to Kendrick Lamar and SZA for “Luther” and Lola Young for “Messy,” respectively.

After the event wrapped up, though, most observers were more focused on Roan’s fashion choice than her music.

Responding to Billboard’s video of Roan on the red carpet, one post read, for example: “I love her but this is too much. Is she gonna get banned?”

Another individual wrote: “I don’t know what people have against wearing clothes.”

Known for her individual style and smash hits including Pink Pony Club, Hot to Go and Good Luck, Babe!, Chappell is really the alter-ego of the more reticent Kayleigh Amstutz.

In an interview with the BBC’s Mark Savage in 2024, she described Chappell as a “larger-than-life, drag queen version of myself,” who allows her to be rebellious and risqué.

“I couldn’t be Chappell all the time,” she explained back then. “I’d be absolutely exhausted.”

Chappell Roan Defends Nipple-Baring Grammy Outfit: Chill Out, People! was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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

Chuck Negron — best known as the frontman for the legendary rock band Three Dog Night — has passed away.

He was 83 years old.

News of Negron’s passing comes courtesy of a statement from his publicist, who says that the singer died peacefully at his home in Studio City, California on Monday, “surrounded by his loving family.”

“Negron was a testament to never giving up – persevering through everything life throws at you, everything you may throw at yourself, and striving on,” the press release read (via People).

The statement noted that Negron had been diagnosed with heart failure in the final months of his life.

The condition exacerbated his existing health issues, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Born in Manhattan in 1942, Negron was a successful high school athlete who began to shift his focus toward music in his later teen years.

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After graduation, he moved to Los Angeles, where a chance meeting with Danny Hutton and Cory Wells led to the formation of the rock group Three Dog Night in 1967.

The band became one of the most successful acts of its era, scoring a nearly decade-long string of hits that included “Joy to the World,” “One,” “Easy to Be Hard,” “Just an Old-Fashioned Love Song,” and “The Show Must Go On.”

Sadly, in the midst of this success, Negron’s life offstage was marked by profound challenges.

He battled addiction and was arrested for possession of cocaine in Kentucky in 1975. Three Dog Night disbanded the following year.

After leaving or being expelled from more than 30 treatment programs, Negron finally got sober for good in 1991.

He returned to music with a string of modestly successful solo albums, and he shared his story in the candid memoir Three Dog Nightmare.

Negron is survived by his four children and his wife and former manager, Ami Albea.

Our thoughts are with his loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.

Chuck Negron Cause of Death: Three Dog Night Singer Was 83 was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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