Today's Evil Beet Gossip

Josh Groban Sell Malibu Home at a Loss

Singer-songwriter Josh Groban, who’s making his Broadway debut this fall, has finally sold his gated estate in Malibu, CA, for $3.75 million, says the Los Angeles Times. The singer has been trying to sell the 3,300-square-foot, Tuscan-style house on 2 acres with mountain views for nearly six years. It features a two-story entry hall, living room with wood-paneled walls, and ironwork stair and landing rails. The property also boasts a lighted tennis court and a pool with spa. He sold it at a significant loss, having bought at the height of the housing boom for $4,125,000. 11 years later he had to settle for $400k less than he paid for it and a whopping $2mm under what he asked originally. ISt8mvb8bh2e9x1000000000Singer-songwriter Josh Groban, who’s making his Broadway debut this fall, has finally sold his gated estate in Malibu, CA, for $3.75 million, says the Los Angeles Times. The singer has been trying to sell the 3,300-square-foot, Tuscan-style house on 2 acres with mountain views for nearly six years. It features a two-story entry hall, living room with wood-paneled walls, and ironwork stair and landing rails. The property also boasts a lighted tennis court and a pool with spa. He sold ...

Did Amy Schumer Reveal Her Show is Ending?

  screenshot-cdn1.thr.com 2016-08-18 03-35-28  Amy Schumer was inundated on her twitter account last night by people calling for the comedian to fire a writer on her Inside Amy Schumer show, because of comments he made about rape victims on his own twitter page. Writer Kurt Metzger has upset a lot of people when he slammed rape victims for not reporting the assault when it happens. Metzger was more or less defending a fellow comedians (who he says he does not know) right to due process before people assume claims of rape from several women are true. S...

Rio Police Orders Seize of Lochte’s Passport Over Robbery Claims

[caption id="attachment_163894" align="aligncenter" width="698"]screenshot-www.nytimes.com 2016-08-18 00-16-22[caption id="attachment_163894" align="aligncenter" width="698"] Jimmy Feigen, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger[/caption] Last week Olympic Swimmer Ryan Lochte and three other swimmers, claimed to have been mugged at gunpoint while out on the town in Rio.  And while that was a wild thing to have happen, there really wasn't much more talk about it again. Then Wednesday, Rio Police said they've found no evidence supporting the claim. And a Brazilian judge ruled that the passports of fellow swimme...

Gawker Goes to Univision in Auction

screenshot-www.thewrap.com 2016-08-17 00-08-45 Univision Holdings Inc. made the winning $135 million bid to acquire Gawker Media.  The online media site was driven to bankruptcy earlier this year after losing $140 million lawsuit to Hulk Hogan for posting a video of the wrestler on their site. "Gawker Media Group has agreed this evening to sell our business and popular brands to Univision," Denton said in a statement. "I am pleased that our employees are protected and will continue their work under new ownership -- disentangled from ...

“Clue” Is Green Lit As Another Remake Adds To The List

clue-people 20th Century Fox has reportedly scored the rights to Hasbro’s “CLUE” game with plans for a new film adaptation of the property. The original one is a classic 80’s comedy. Josh Feldman is producing the new take on the murder mystery board game, this one expanding the playing field to a ‘worldwide mystery’ and introducing action-adventure elements that could kick off the start of franchise. No cast has been arranged.  (I nominate Christina Hendricks for any role available) This ma...

The Olsen Twins Have a Type

You probably know Mary Kate Olsen married a man 17 years her senior last year when she wed 46 year old Olivier Sarkozy, brother of ex French President, Nicolas.  That made MK a stepmom of two and I hear she relishes the role. Although this pic from last fall of MK, Olivier and his daughter is sort of awkward looking. Not to mention full of 'NYC-whatchu lookin at' attitude. mary-kate-olsenYou probably know Mary Kate Olsen married a man 17 years her senior last year when she wed 46 year old Olivier Sarkozy, brother of ex French President, Nicolas.  That made MK a stepmom of two and I hear she relishes the role. Although this pic from last fall of MK, Olivier and his daughter is sort of awkward looking. Not to mention full of 'NYC-whatchu lookin at' attitude. Now sister Ashley is getting in on the daddy complex game! Although I'm a sucker for an artist so I kind of get it. The new beau in questio...

The Playboy House Sale and What it Means

screenshot-housely.com 2016-08-16 14-51-29 The Playboy Mansion in Holmby Hills, Ca. has officially sold for $100 million. This is $100 million less than asking and even $10 million less than was offered just last month! Here's what's happening.  Daren Metropoulos, a 33 yo born wealthy principal at financial firm Metropoulos & Co, has been a long time visitor of the mansions famous parties. Since he was a teen. This led him to purchase the house directly next store many years ago, presumably to make stumbling home with playmates that ...

Depp and Heard Divorce Officially Over

screenshot-www.thewrap.com 2016-08-16 13-27-09 The tumultuous divorce between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp has come to an end, finally.  As some suspected it might, once a recording of Johnny drunkenly yelling at Amber was leaked to media outlets over the weekend. Heard has also dropped her restraining order against Depp. The dismissal was with prejudice, which means she cannot re-file the matter. The two have also come to a multi-million dollar divorce settlement that ends their just over a year-and-a-half-long marriage. “Our relations...

Amy Schumer’s Book of Essays Released Today

screenshot-hauteliving.com 2016-08-16 13-07-19 “I haven’t figured anything out, so I have no wisdom to offer you,” says comedic superstar Amy Schumer in “The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo,” her highly anticipated collection of essays. “But what I can help with is showing you my mistakes and my pain and my laughter.” The woman everyone knows as raunchy and always up for a party also wants people to know there is more than one side to her. “I’m so sorry to disappoint anyone who thinks I walk around at all times with ...

New Madonna Doc Gets Movies & Letters from Ex Boyfriend

A new Madonna documentary in the works is getting some added cred since ex boyfriend Dan Gilroy. Way back around 79'-82' Madonna was living with her boyfriend, Dan, in an old synagogue in Queens, NY. Dan was in a band called The Breakfast Club, which never amounted to anything in the US, but had some hits overseas. [caption id="attachment_163802" align="aligncenter" width="650"]121475-madonna-and-martin-burgoyneA new Madonna documentary in the works is getting some added cred since ex boyfriend Dan Gilroy. Way back around 79'-82' Madonna was living with her boyfriend, Dan, in an old synagogue in Queens, NY. Dan was in a band called The Breakfast Club, which never amounted to anything in the US, but had some hits overseas. [caption id="attachment_163802" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Madonna, Dan Gilroy, circa 1980[/caption] Gilroy handed 'deeply personal' letters, photographs and recordings Madonna made in the bedroo...

Beckham Mansion in France for Sale $3.1 Million

Boy, $3.1 million gets you a lot in the southern French village of Bargemon, near the Cote d’Azur.  At least right now it can! Posh and Becks are selling their luxurious  200 acre estate in the country at a lose, considering Posh spent a reported $6 million renovating the 19th Century property to match her fashion-conscious tastes. The 6,400 sq ft spread has 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a guest house and "various outbuildings ripe for development". Which I think is real estate talk for "we only remodeled the main house". 3736B8B800000578-3739869-Domaine_Saint_Vincent_was_bought_for_1_5m_in_2003_and_underwent_-a-11_1471189458173Boy, $3.1 million gets you a lot in the southern French village of Bargemon, near the Cote d’Azur.  At least right now it can! Posh and Becks are selling their luxurious  200 acre estate in the country at a lose, considering Posh spent a reported $6 million renovating the 19th Century property to match her fashion-conscious tastes. The 6,400 sq ft spread has 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a guest house and "various outbuildings ripe for development". Which I think is real estate talk for "we only...

Shemar Moore: “The Gossip is Real”

  screenshot-s2.favim.com 2016-08-15 01-43-08  Last week's firing of Criminal Minds star Thomas Gibson has been all anyone in the industry rags can talk about. And now it seems the cast is getting in on the fun. As previously reported, Gibson was first suspended and then fired from the hit ABC show after reportedly kicking two staff members.  The on-set physical altercations involved him hitting a writer-producer (Virgil Williams) and an assistant director (Ian Woolf), but tension between Gibson and his co-star Shemar Moore...