Today's Evil Beet Gossip

My 600-Lb. Life Star has died

Lisa Fleming, a formerly 704-lb. woman who was featured on TLC’s My 600-Lb. Life in February, has died at 50, TMZ reports. Fleming’s death on Thursday was unrelated to her weight, her daughter Danielle Fleming told TMZ. Danielle said that her mother had lost 200 lbs. on the show after undergoing weight loss surgery, and was finally able to stand on her own for the first time in years. But Danielle said Lisa was sick prior to appearing on the show, and her death was due to those...

Lifestyle Guru, Robin Leach, Dead at 76

Robin Leach, the veteran entertainment journalist best known for his work on TV's Lifestyles of the Rich and Robin Leach, the veteran entertainment journalist best known for his work on TV's Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, died Thursday night. He was 76. Leach had been hospitalized since Nov. 21 after suffering a stroke in Cabo San Lucas, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, where Leach worked as a celebrity columnist. "Sad to report the death of famed celeb reporter, friend and colleague #RobinLeach @ 1:50 a.m. in #LasVegas. He would have been 77 Wednesday. He suffered a second stroke...

David Blaine and Naomi Campbell? What?

So Page Six says Naomi Campbell and David Blaine are casually hooking up. The two were photographed aboard a yacht in St-Tropez, according to the always mysterious "source".  “They’ve known each other for a long time, but there is a mutual attraction, because they are both as charismatic and as crazy intense as the other.” A rep for Campbell, meanwhile, sniffed, “Naomi and David are not dating. They have been great friends for many years now, but nothing more than that.” TMZ — which p...

Is the art world ready to big on work made by artificial intelligence?

Christie’s New York will make history this fall when it becomes the first auction house to sell a work of art made by artificial intelligence. The print on canvas, a product of an algorithm developed by the French art collective Obvious, will be included in the auction house’s prints and multiples sale October 23-25. Hugo Caselles-Dupré, a member of the Paris-based collective, told artnet News that they were “interested in the philosophical approach behind this,” he said. “Can an algori...

Ben Affleck Is Entering Rehab for the Third Time

Ben Affleck is heading back to rehab. Good for him. Go till it works, I applaud your determination. The actor, 46, is seeking treatment for alcohol addiction, according to TMZ. The move to enter a treatment facility came after his ex Jennifer Garner was photographed arriving at his home on Wednesday. The two were later seen leaving the house together. On Monday, the Justice League star was photographed receiving an alcohol delivery outside of his Brentwood, Calif. home. Affleck was ...

The Big Bang Theory will end after this coming season

The Big Bang Theory will end in 2019. Warner Bros. just announced the CBS mega-hit comedy will have its final episode next year. The conclusion will mark the end of the longest-running multi-camera series in television history. In a joint statement, Warner Bros. Television, CBS and Chuck Lorre Productions said, “We are forever grateful to our fans for their support of The Big Bang Theory during the past 12 seasons. We, along with the cast, writers and crew, are extremely appreciativ...

Mira Sorvino ‘heartsick’ over Asia Argento sexual assault allegations

[caption id="attachment_176018" align="aligncenter" width="500"][caption id="attachment_176018" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Asia Argento and Anthony Bourdain[/caption] Actress Mira Sorvino said she’s “heartsick” over the bombshell sexual assault allegations against fellow #MeToo champion and Harvey Weinstein accuser Asia Argento. The “Mimic” star weighed in on the scandal surrounding Argento, who is accused of molesting former child actor Jimmy Bennett when he was 17 and paying him $380,000 in hush money. “Time will clarify thin...

Kim Kardashian’s French fries cost almost $6K

Kim Kardashian‘s latest look comes with a side of fries. The reality star, 37, attended the 25th anniversary celebration for vintage retailer What Goes Around Comes Around in Beverly Hills on Tuesday night wearing a skintight vintage Versace minidress, Dior sunglasses and clear PVC Yeezy pumps. The focal point of the outfit, however, was Kardashian’s French fry-shaped Judith Leiber Couture clutch, which is encrusted in Austrian crystals and features a rainbow motif. While the bag is c...

Renée Zellweger to star in Netflix drama series

Netflix has given a 10-episode order to drama series “What/If” toplined by Renée Zellweger. The series revolves around “the ripple effects of what happens when acceptable people start doing unacceptable things,” per Netflix. The project hails from showrunner Mike Kelley (“Revenge”) and producer Robert Zemeckis for Warner Bros. TV. The concept calls for each season to tackle a different morality tale “inspired by culturally consequential source material,” per Netflix. Kelley crea...

Banksy responds to bootleg art show in Moscow

The anonymous street artist Banksy is irked over an unauthorized exhibition currently on view in Russia. On Wednesday afternoon, Banksy’s official Instagram page included a screen-grab of an online chat in which he denied any affiliation with or endorsement of a current exhibition dedicated to him in Moscow. In the exchange, the elusive street artist appears to be learning—for the first time—about the show, which opened June 2 at Moscow’s Central House of Artist Museum. In respo...

Anna Faris Sells gorgeous Hollywood Hills home

“Mom” star Anna Faris had to settle for substantially less than its original $2.5 million asking price but she sold her former home in the Nichols Canyon area of Los Angeles, Calif. for $2.09 million. Tucked into a secluded cul-de-sac on two street-to-street parcels that together span nearly an acre of mostly hillside land, the single-story, 1950s ranch-style residence has three bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms in 2,563-square-feet. It's just lovely. I am dying over this cozy backyard. “Mom” star Anna Faris had to settle for substantially less than its original $2.5 million asking price but she sold her former home in the Nichols Canyon area of Los Angeles, Calif. for $2.09 million. Tucked into a secluded cul-de-sac on two street-to-street parcels that together span nearly an acre of mostly hillside land, the single-story, 1950s ranch-style residence has three bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms in 2,563-square-feet. It's just lovely. I am dying over this cozy backyard. ...

Asia Argento accused of paying to silence sexual assault allegations

[caption id="attachment_175984" align="aligncenter" width="605"][caption id="attachment_175984" align="aligncenter" width="605"] Jimmy Bennett, Asia Argento[/caption] Actor-director Asia Argento, one of the vocal advocates of the #MeToo movement, settled a claim last year from a former child actor that she assaulted him when he was 17. According to documents obtained by The New York Times, Argento, made a deal with former child actor-musician Jimmy Bennett for the amount of $380,000, payable over the period of a year-and-a-half. She paid off Bennett, wh...