Today's Evil Beet Gossip

Maroon 5 to sell guitars and other music gear

A massive array of Maroon 5‘s gear will be up for sale on Thursday via Techno Empire’s Reverb shop. The sale includes microphones, guitars, drum machines and other instruments used by the band onstage and during recording sessions throughout their two-decade career. “We used all of this gear when we were kids, working hard to establish ourselves as a band. Now, we’re in a new phase and we need to clear out what we’re not using anymore to make room for the equipment that will he...

Matt Lauer says he’ll be ‘back on TV’

[caption id="attachment_176060" align="aligncenter" width="500"][caption id="attachment_176060" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Matt Lauer Spotted With Estranged Wife Annette Roque[/caption] Disgraced “Today” anchor Matt Lauer is telling supporters that he’ll be back on TV. Sources told Page Six that Lauer — who was fired in November by NBC over sexual­ harassment accusations — was recently spotted at an old haunt of his, Donohue’s Steak House, telling fans that his return was imminent. “A group of older ladies came over to Lauer, saying, ‘...

Mel B going to rehab for alcohol and sex issues after PTSD diagnosis

Mel B says she is getting help for issues with alcohol and sex after being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. “The past six months have been incredibly difficult for me. I’ve been working with a writer on my book, ‘Brutally Honest,’ and it has been unbelievably traumatic reliving an emotionally abusive relationship and confronting so many massive issues in my life from the death of my dad to my relationship with men,” the “America’s Got Talent” judge told The Sun o...

Low-digit license plate sold for $410K at auction

What's your car's license plate worth to you? If it's a low-digit Delaware plate, odds are it could fetch more than your house, like one sold recently by a Rehoboth-based auctioneer. William "Butch" Emmert appeared on CNN's "Smerconish" Saturday, August 26, 2018, with the number 20 plate he sold for a record $410,000; he said the low-numbered plate craze is pretty much a "Delaware thing." "Originally, in the mid-to-late '50's, these low-digit tags were traded to political figures and peo...

John McCain, 81, is stopping treatment for cancer. Sad.

Senator John McCain is discontinuing treatment for his aggressive

[caption id="attachment_176046" align="alignleft" width="329"]Senator John McCain is discontinuing treatment for his aggressive [caption id="attachment_176046" align="alignleft" width="329"] John and daughter Meghan[/caption] The 81-year-old's daughter Meghan McCain posted a statement on Twitter revealing her father's decision to stop treatment for the glioblastoma he has been fighting for a year. The full statement, which McCain's office also distributed, said: 'Last summer, Senator John McCain shared with Americans the news our family already knew: he had been diagnosed with an a...

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...