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During Season 9 of Vanderpump Rules, Lala Kent was coming for everyone. But the drama on the show is nothing compared to the real-life drama that Lala is going through.
In 2018, Lala and her man, Randall Emmett, got engaged in Cabo San Lucas. The couple welcomed their daughter, Ocean Emmett, on March 15, 2021. Lala posted a sweet photo with her daughter on Instagram.

The new mom acknowledged that her relationship with Randall “makes absolutely no sense on paper.” Duh. But Lala said that she enjoys filming VPR with Randall. “Our relationship was so unexpected, and we never thought we’d showcase it on TV like this because there was so much judgment surrounding it in the beginning,” Lala explained. “But the whole cast loves him so much now and he adds such a fun element to the show.” Oh yes—who can forget Randall’s pickle ball tournament on Pump Rules?

Lala, who has been sober for 3 years, deleted all the photos of her fiancé from her Instagram. It turns out that photos of Randall out with two women in Nashville spurred Lala to action. While it is hard to tell if the man is actually Randall, it was proof enough for Lala.

She posted a video to her Instagram Story of her checking into a hotel with her daughter, Ocean. The song choice for the video was telling. Lala chose “Sorry’ by Beyonce, which is a break-up anthem about how Jay Z stepped out on Beyonce. Shortly after, it was rumored that Lala dumped Randall for allegedly cheating on her. Lala moved out of the home that she shared with him.

Randall is also dealing with his own financial issues. He “claimed he was headed towards bankruptcy earlier this year as part of his court battle with his ex-wife, Ambyr Childers.” Shocking, I know.

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Lala finally addressed her split with Randall on her podcast, Give Them Lala…with Randall. Lala stated that she “never thought that my life would be where it is right now and that’s OK.” Lala is trying to stay positive amid the breakup. She noted, “For me, I look at it and I’m like, ‘I would never have Ocean.’ This independence that I have wouldn’t be here. It just feels amazing.”

Lala moved forward with altering her tattoo of Randall’s name. The ink, which originally read “Rand” on the inside of her right arm, now says “bRand New.” Lala showed off her new tattoo on Instagram.

Then Lala turned lemons into lemonade (and hopefully some cash) by marketing a new hoodie. Bonus-it also shades her former man. Lala modeled a pink hoodie on shoplalakent.com which sports the words “bRand new,” just like Lala’s tattoo. The item sells for around $50.

RELATED: Vanderpump Rules Star Lala Kent Changed The Tattoo She Had In Honor Of Ex Randall Emmett

This independent woman is providing for her family, which is a good thing due to Randall’s finanical problems. Lala wrote a memoir, and she also started making Cameo videos. She jacked up the price on her Cameos to $250 for personal videos, while a business video will cost you a hefty $5,000.

It is commendable, and surprising, that Lala has taken the high road when dealing with Randall. She is a strong woman, and she will make it on her own.

RELATED: Kelly Dodd Says “No Man Would Put Up With” Lala Kent Following Lala’s Split From Randall Emmett

TELL US- WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT LALA SELLING A HOODIE THAT SHADES RANDALL? DO YOU THINK THAT LALA HAS TAKEN THE HIGH ROAD AMID THE SPLIT?

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Heather Gay was recently awarded a Snowflake of Honor for her blind loyalty to accused felon Jen Shah. Never mind that the accomplishment was bestowed on her from the future-convict herself. Jen is apparently deeply concerned about the impression her fellow Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Housewives have of her right now. Methinks she should be more worried about smelling like a jail-cell in the near future.

Heather is truly one of the most graceful Housewives we’ve seen in a while. It seems like she can keep a level head during just about anything. And that includes a homeland security raid during filming. She recently appeared on an episode of Watch What Happens Live where Andy Cohen drilled her on her standing with Jen.

When Heather was asked if she could defend Jen for lying about Sharrieff Shah’s internal bleeding during her tip off call in the van, Heather did defend Jen. She said, “I don’t think any of us know what we would say in that type of situation, so absolutely.” Fair enough.

Andy also asked if Heather could defend the time Jen was caught verbally assaulting an ex-employee. Heather replied quietly, “She claimed it was a set up.” When Andy pushed further and asked “How was that a set up?” Heather admitted she didn’t really know. Yea. Me either.

RELATED: Jen Shah Thinks Real Housewives Co-Stars Are “Snakes/Fakes” Except For Jennie Nguyen And Heather Gay After Arrest

Andy went deeper into the mud when he asked if Heather could defend Jen for calling her “Shrek.” I can’t even believe I just typed that sentence. Tragically, Heather replied, “Yea. Shrek is the ultimate anti-hero, so who gives a shit.” SAY LESS. Heather claims to have said things to Jen that are “equally as bad.” Sure Jan. Does anyone believe if Heather called Jen a name we wouldn’t be hearing about it? This is the woman who hinged a season on being told she smells like hospital. Spare me.

Heather justified each of her answers saying, “She has nothing on me. She can say or do whatever she wants. This what I want to show up in the world as. That’s it.” Ugh! Aim higher than a felonious friend who can’t even squeak a tear out when discussing the horror she put her own kids through. PLEASE.

RELATED: Heather Gay Says She Knew Jen Shah’s Business Was “Unsavory” Long Before Her Arrest

TELL US – WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT HEATHER’S LOYALTY TO JEN? DOES JEN DESERVE A FRIEND LIKE HEATHER? 

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Meri Brown is not having a good time.

But then again, none of the Sister Wives are.

The Browns have been in the public eye for over ten years now -- their show debuted in 2010 -- and ever since then, they've struggled with one thing or another.

In the beginning, it seemed like the family's biggest problem was jealousy between the wives over Kody and his time, but back then, they didn't treat that jealousy like a huge deal and accepted it as a part of their chosen lifestyle.

But then they had to flee their home in Utah for fear of being arrested for polygamy, and then Meri got into an emotional affair with  that catfish, and then they had another big move from their neighboring homes in Las Vegas to separate houses spread across Flagstaff, Arizona ...

It's been a lot.

By watching the show, it feels like all of these relationships have been slowly falling apart for years now, and in the new season, which was filmed last year, they're all starting to fully realize it.

There's Janelle, who seems perfectly content being buddies with Kody and living her best life on her own.

There's Christine, who, at the end of the last season, declared that she couldn't "do marriage" with Kody anymore because he stopped taking her thoughts and feelings into consideration. 

(She recently announced that she'd left him, so she really wasn't kidding!)

There's Robyn, who is kind of the only person who Kody does consider when making decisions for the family -- a lot of fans think she wants to be his only wife and manipulates him into ignoring the other wives.

Finally, of course, there's Meri, Kody's first wife.

And boy, what a disaster her marriage with Kody has been.

Their issues, as we've said, have existed for years, even before the catfish scandal.

It's been a few years now since we saw Meri tell their therapist that their marriage was "dead" and "over," but still, unlike Christine, she's stayed with the family.

In the most recent episode, we saw him visit her for the first time in months, and it was officially revealed that they don't have a romantic relationship anymore at all, that they're just friends.

She said that she believed that God wanted her to stay in the marriage, which is really very sad.

Especially because, as Meri continually posts on social media, love is extremely important to her.

On Sunday, the same day that episode aired, she shared a quote in her story that read "Unconditional love is so rare in life that it is identity changing when somebody keeps showing up even when you reject them."

To be clear, she didn't specify why she shared the quote or if it made her think of anyone in particular, but she's been posting these kinds of cryptic quotes for years now, and with how heavily they've always been speculated on, she has to know that they will get attention.

That's why we have to assume that she's trying to send a message when she shares things like this -- otherwise why would she feed into it so often?

With that in mind, there could be a few ways to read this.

One, which seems to be the most obvious, she's talking about Kody and how hurt she's been that he refuses to have a romantic relationship with her anymore.

She's repeatedly tried to tell him that she wants that kind of marriage with him again, and he's repeatedly shut it down -- maybe she's dreaming of having this unconditional love with him.

Or two, maybe she's applauding herself for loving him so unconditionally and for hanging around even though he's rejected her.

Could it be a dig at Christine for leaving the family? Maybe! 

Probably not, but hey, anything is possible.

That means that there's also a possibility that Meri wasn't thinking of her personal life at all when she shared this, that maybe she just thought it was a nice sentiment.

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What do you think Meri is trying to communicate here?

In today’s episode of “headlines I didn’t think I’d be writing,” a wrestler named Leroy Patterson (who you may have seen purposefully diving onto thumbtacks on America’s Got Talent) has made it his life’s mission to collect every copy of Sneak King in existence.

When I first came across this story on Kotaku, there were three thoughts running through my head, 1) WHY would you want to plummet yourself onto thumbtacks?!, 2) Sneak King, like, the Burger King game?!, and 3) do people know what the Burger King game is?

It’s that third thought that has led me here today, that, and my sudden fascination of knowing that there is a man out there who decided that if there is one game he must own every copy of, it’s Sneak King.

What is Sneak King?

Well before a certain chicken establishment made a dating sim with an anime eye candy version of their mascot (and, later, a short film starring Mario Lopez), Burger King entered the video game arena with their royal, plastic masked mascot. There were three games released back in 2006, but the one everyone remembers most is Sneak King, a game for the Xbox 360 where you, um, sneak around to give people food fresh off the value menu?

You might be wondering why you were tasked with sneaking burgers over to hungry construction workers who probably would’ve just gone to Burger King during their lunch break. That’s something that’s haunted me since 2006, mostly because I worked retail at the time, and the way I discovered this game was when someone walked into the store to trade it in.

Imagine our faces when we realized that Burger King had created a video game that would, eventually, fill bins at video game stores from people trading it in for, like, a dollar.

How is Leroy’s journey going?

Two days ago, Leroy posted on Reddit that he currently has just over 2,700 copies of the game.

Why?

I mean honestly, I don’t quite get the appeal of trying to own every copy of a singular game in general, let alone Sneak King, so… why?

Well, in Leroy’s own words, “As I’ve answered many times, started with one of each of the BK Games, then found 50 Sneak Kings at a dollar store, started collecting as a joke, had around 200, thought it’d be funny to start a YouTube channel, bought some big bulk lots of them, and now we are where we are!”

Yes.

There is a YouTube channel.

With its own take on the Burger King mascot as music that sounds like an episode of Pawn Stars plays in the background.

Teaming up with his friend and fellow wrestler, Bobby Ramos (does he also get up close and personal with thumbtacks?), the two are working to get every copy of the game that’s out there. While 2,706 copies is an impressive number (1,000 of those copies came from ONE collector in California), Leroy’s got his work cut out for him if he’s going to get them all. According to Kotaku, an astonishing 2.7 million copies of the three Burger King games have been sold (according to numbers from back in 2007), and with Sneak King being the more popular of the trio, that means there could be upwards to a million copies of “stealthily feed the hungry with a nightmarish mascot.”

I imagine those sales numbers are from when they were bought through Burger King, there’s no telling how much it’s gotten around via being resold at used game prices.

This might be more difficult than slamming your head into a collection of thumbtacks, but at least it won’t be as bloody?

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On the Season 3 finale of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way, Ariela Weinberg and Biniyam Shibre were still in Kenya.

They knew that this was not a long-term solution.

Ari and Bini's plan was to go to the United States, which meant that Bini had to first return to Ethiopia.

But he would be returning alone, without Ariela. She's never going back to Ethiopia.

On the episode from the week before the finale, the immigration attorney counseled the couple on what they could expect.

Just 19 days from then, Biniyam would be interviewed for his K-1 visa.

(Fortunately, Ariela had started the paperwork long before, even though they were unsure if they would use it)

The attorney's advice was that things would look best if Ariela were right by his side, just in case.

The interview is for Bini, not for her.

But if they wanted to ask Ariela any questions, things would work best if she were physically present to answer.

The attorney didn't spell it out, but it looks more like a "real" relationship if you're both clearly living together and physically spending time together.

Is that super screwed up in a world where long-distance relationships are extremely common and travel is unsafe due to an ongoing deadly pandemic?

Yes. But it's the truth. Immigration is under so many restrictions that any excuse to discredit their relationship could come into play.

Despite this, Ariela explained that she just couldn't see herself returning to Ethiopia.

Not for the interview, and not ever.

All things considered, even as important as this is, this may have been the right call for their long-term relationship.

"I know it doesn't make sense," Ariela admitted on the finale.

"But it's going to be so hard for me," she explained, "after everything that we've been through."

To Biniyam, Ari expressed: "I'm nervous about it."

"When I decided to go back to Kenya, you saw how broken I was," Ariela pointed out.

"At the time I thought, I'll never go back to Ethiopia," she recalled.

Ariela continued: "Then now all of a sudden, you know, the lawyer is like, 'Oh, you have to go.'"

"She just threw this information at me, like, now. So, I don't know," Ari said.

To his fiancee, Biniyam reminded her to focus on the future.

This is a big move for their relationship and their family.

To the cameras, Biniyam reacted the way that he has every time that Ariela has expressed any opinion or desire that was not his own.

"I feel like she's overreacting," Biniyam told the confessional camera.

Bold words from the man who only started making an effort to be a decent partner a few weeks ago.

"I wish she would just come back with me," Biniyam continued, "because she can help me be ready."

He predicted: "If I don't get a visa, I know Ari, she go back to the U.S."

"I don't want to lose my baby again," Bini stated. "Like, I don't want to lose my family again. It's very hard."

Biniyam has emphasized multiple times how traumatized he was by losing his ex and his first son, Simon.

But as heartbreaking as that is, a growing number of fans wonder why he says this but continues the same behaviors.

Even if we (unlike his ex-wife, his ex-girlfriend, and Ari herself) don't believe that he's a cheater, he has been a very poor partner many times.

"I just want to help you at a distance," Ariela assured Bini.

She said that she would also help him to practice over the phone.

"I don't have a plan. But I don't have to have a plan right this second," Ari admitted.

Ultimately, Biniyam left to return to Ethiopia on his own to prepare for the interview.

That was likely for the best, as seeing all of the people and places might have reminded Ari of his many betrayals.

They clearly made the right call, because they filmed the Tell All side-by-side and in person, meaning that Biniyam was in New York.

The Josh Duggar child pornography trial gets underway this week, and even though opening arguments have not yet been heard, we already have a very clear sense of the prosecution's strategy.

At a recent pre-trial hearing, Judge Timothy L. Brooks ruled that Josh's previous sex crimes can be used against him in court.

So even though he was never prosecuted, Josh's molestation of his sisters will still be presented as evidence in order to establish a pattern of behavior.

And who better to testify about the nature these crimes than the man who enabled Josh to avoid prosecution the first time his predatory behavior was exposed?

Jim Bob Duggar testified at an evidentiary hearing on Monday, and in a move that shocked only those who are unfamiliar with his combative personality, the father of 19 clashed with the judge and played dumb when asked about his son's criminal past.

Until this week, it was unclear if the patriarch would take the stand, as the prosecution fought to have Jim Bob subpoeanaed, while the defense argued that forcing him to testify would violate Josh's rights.

Legal experts say the events of this week seem to indicate the judge is leaning toward siding with prosecutors, which means this probably won't be the last time that Jim Bob takes the stand.

Asked about the 2015 In Touch report that revealed Josh's molestation of five young girls, Jim Bob argued that police had no right to release the information. 

"This was something for a young man to come forward," Jim Bob said, calling it a "juvenile record" and a "sealed case." 

Jim Bob also seemed to suggest that the informartion contained in the report was inaccurate, though he did not offer any specifics with regard to these alleged inaccuracies.

"I can't remember," Jim Bob replied to a question from prosecutors about the nature of the police report.

He later dismissed the report as "tabloid information" and refused a prompt from prosecutors to read from it in order to jog his memory.

"I'm not going to allow it, are you going to allow for that?" Jim Bob pleaded with the judge.

"If there is [an] objection to be made, someone will make it but it won't be you," Judge Brooks replied.

In the end, Jim Bob refused to read the report out loud, but he told prosecutors that reading it silently did nothing to restore his memory of the incidents.

Jim Bob later admitted that he recalled Josh confessing to "inappropriately touching" his sisters as early as 2002, but he could not recall his son's exact words.

"We were shocked this had happened but we were thankful he came on his own and told us," he said.

"He had told me that he had touched some of the girls when they were sleeping on their breasts … they didn't wake up." 

Several years later, in 2006, Jim Bob and wife Michelle Duggar brought Josh to police after an elder in the family's church became concerned about several confessions Josh had made, beginning in 2003.

"Josh confessed everything to Arkansas State Police," Jim Bob testified.

"We tried to handle things in house. It was a very difficult time in our family's life."

Jim Bob then attempted to divert attention from his son's crimes by attacking the methods used by prosecutors.

"For you guys to use a tabloid to bring it back up is very unprofessional," he said.

For many observers, Jim Bob's testimony offered an upetting glimpse at the mentality of the Duggar clan as Josh prepares to fight for his freedom in court.

"This sort of delusion is very telling, before I thought no way could Josh honestly think he'll get out of this," one Reddit user wrote, according to The Sun.

"Then I read the delusional father who can break his faith under oath and then tell the judge what will and won't be allowed. I'm gobsmacked."

"The audacity of this man! DISGUSTING!" a second commenter added.

"I am so deeply hurt for the [victims], and I am so disgusted by this piece of s--t excuse for a father," a third chimed in.

In addition to Jim Bob's testimony, the court heard from Bobye Holt, the church elder who became alarmed when Josh confessed to molesting his sister.

It remains unclear if either party will be asked to testify again once the actual trial begins, but legal experts say it's likely that both will receive subpoenas.

We'll have further updates on this developing story as more information becomes available.

The Challenge on MTV is one of my all time favorite reality shows. Running for 37 seasons now, it has seen its fair share of competitors. One of the things I love about it is the competitors who keep coming back and we get to know over the seasons. But once MTV began running low on challengers that could keep up, they started introducing new reality stars from around the globe. Which was fitting with all the cool locations they went to. Not to mention, we got to meet a whole new crop of reality-hungry stars. Not all of them lasted very long, but some happened to stand out more than others.

One such stand out was Tula “Big T” Fazakerley. She originally appeared on a show called Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands and found her way over to The Challenge in War Of The Worlds 2. Big T then went on to compete for three more seasons, including the current installment, Spies, Lies & Allies. While Big T never made much of an impact when it came to winning, she definitely won fans over with positivity and never give up attitude.

But now Big T is announcing that it’s time to move on from the show. On a recent Instagram post, Big T talks about her decision to leave the show and what it has meant to her. She started her post, “When one door closes. Another one opens. Yesterday was my last episode of the challenge.” Big T revealed, “Yesterday was also the day that I FINALLY got my acceptance at my cooking school.”

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She continued about her time on the show, “I’m absolutely devastated that I never made it to a final. However, they say that the challenge house is not the place to make friends. But my goodness I have. I want to @ people but those of you who have stolen my heart know who you are. Because of you guys I feel like a winner. This is the end of my challenge career, for now …. I’m a dreamer and I can’t wait for my next adventure. However, I will keep training and pushing my self , as TJ [Lavin] says “always stay ready.”

Big T made sure to let the fans know how much they mean to her and concluded, “Thank you to all of the viewers. I’m not exactly used to people believing in me so thank you for your love. These are magical moment that will stay with me forever. Please don’t forget me and once I conquer the kitchen, hopefully I’ll be back in your screens. Please remember to love first, don’t give a toot what anyone thinks or says about you. And like me, follow your dreams (if I can do 4 season of the challenge, so can you) don’t underestimate yourself ever. I love youuu and Happy Thanksgiving.”

RELATED: MTV Apologizes To Leroy Garrett For Not Supporting Him Enough After Camila Nakagawa Used Racial Slurs On The Challenge

TELL US – WILL YOU MISS BIG T ON THE CHALLENGE? WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE BIG T MOMENT? 

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