There's been no storage of mystery surrounding Tom Brady's seemingly sudden 11-day absence from the football field.
A theory floating around social media for the past week wondered if TB12 was actually secretly filming "The Masked Singer," hence the radio silence. However, on Monday, Aug. 22, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback casually denied the claim.
"Wasn't on the Masked Singer last week. Was wearing a mask though," he commented alongside a video ad for his apparel brand, Brady.
Social media isn't convinced.
"Tom Brady is back at Bucs practice today, and was 'apparently' vacationing in the Bahamas with family. Sounds like something someone who was on the Masked Singer would say," one person tweeted. Another wrote, "Is Tom Brady missing practice to film the Masked Singer?? The show is filming right now and he has a deal with Fox."
Tom confused the sports world when he abruptly left Tampa's camp for "personal things." He was then MIA for 11 days but finally returned to camp on Monday.
"Missed you guys 🏴☠️," he captioned a video from practice.
Tampa Bay's head coach, Todd Bowles, told reporters that Tom's absence was pre-approved.
"We allotted this time because he wanted to get in and get chemistry with the guys and go through two weeks of training camp, knowing he wasn't going to play the first two games," he explained.
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A source told Pro Football Talk that the GOAT may have been vacationing with wife Gisele Bündchen at "an exclusive resort" in the Bahamas, not in L.A. for the Fox show.
"His commitment to family and having a personal life was at the heart of this hiatus from football, and there was no medical emergency, as speculated, or other reasons," the website said. "As important as football is to Brady, so is his family, and the Buccaneers have given him his space to be with them."
Being a 2000s "it girl" was not all it was cracked up to be.
There was a time in the early part of the century when Elisha Cuthbert seemed to grace the cover of every men's magazine, such as FHM, Maxim or Stuff. Although those magazines were well-known to over-sexualize women, actresses were essentially expected to take part in photo shoots.
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"There was really no option back then," Elisha, 39, said on the "Broad Ideas with Rachel Bilson" podcast. "It's not like I won an Olympic medal. It was just some list some random magazine decided to create. When someone reads my bio, those things come up. They actually don't mean anything in regards to me as a person or my career."
"The Girl Next Door" star said film studios pushed for female stars to do magazine centerpieces. In fact, it was pretty much the norm.
"We kinda ended up in a space at the time where that was really happening. I mean, Halle Berry was doing it, for God's sake … Jennifer Aniston was doing it," she continued. "We were probably too young to be subjected to that, and feeling pressured to do that."
The mother of two is already preparing for her children to see the mag covers one day.
"This is what I have to explain to my kids," she said. "This weird, bizarre outfit and hair extensions. And you know what's so crazy? I don't even know how much of those pictures are even accurate as far as, like, airbrushing … I was in my early 20s. I didn't look bad, but did I look that? I don't even know if the fantasy's real."
Still, Elisha admits that she was caught up in the fanfare of the men's magazines.
"If I can take what I know now about having two children, and going back, I would be so much kinder to myself. Luckily, I didn't have any eating issues or anything like that, but I definitely got caught up in that wanting to live up to what everyone was expecting of us, which is [to be] the 'hottest woman in the world.' It's like what? I'm an actress. I'm not Gisele [Bündchen], what in the world? I'm 5'2" with little legs and height. It was kind of ridiculous," she said. "I feel like there's better ways to filter that those times of the FHMs … that was so crazy … Living up to these ridiculous standards, it's just not reality."
Elizabeth Savetsky, a fashion influencer who calls herself a "proud Jew & Zionist," is joining the cast of "The Real Housewives of New York," according to a report.
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According to Page Six, Lizzy, a Fort Worth, Texas native, is someone who Bravo believes could breathe new life into the show, which has aired for 14 seasons. In recent years, fans have had a love-hate relationship with The Big Apple edition of the franchise. Realizing this, producers have cleaned house and are going with a new cast. (Some of the original "RHONY" cast members will be brought back for a separate "legacy" show.)
Lizzy has not commented on the report, but she is very active on Instagram, which is what producers want.
"Bravo found people aren't responding as well to the constant bickering and fighting of the [previous] cast. They're hoping that this new cast will be a bit more inspiring and attract the younger audience," said an insider.
The source said the women being wooed by Bravo are "already strong in the influencer space, and they are more aspirational. They're women who have their own brands, or at least strong Instagram followings."
Lizzy, for instance, has over 200,000 followers. A mom of three who's married to plastic surgeon Dr. Ira Savetsky, Lizzy often uses her social media to speak about accessories and her Jewish faith.
Page Six said producers are also eyeing Vera Wang executive Priya Shukla for the show.
Gary Busey is denying being inappropriate with several woman, claiming the sexual assault allegations levied against him are "made up."
On Tuesday, Aug. 23, TMZ posted a paparazzi video in which Gary said he doesn't regret what allegedly happened during the recent Monster Mania convention in New Jersey.
"I don't carry any regret with me ever," he said.
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Gary was charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact, one count of criminal attempt/criminal sexual contact and one count of harassment. According to one woman, Gary allegedly put his face close to a woman's breasts and asked where she got them, TMZ reported. He also tried to unhook her bra, she claimed. A different woman said Gary grabbed her buttocks. Further, a man alleged that Gary also grabbed his daughter's butt.
Still, Gary claims that "none of that happened."
In trying to paint the picture of that day, the Oscar-nominated actor said he was in a room with several woman for "10 seconds." Other witnesses were also in the room, Gary said, and he argued that those people will vouch for his innocence.
"They made up a story that I assaulted them sexually, and I did not," he said in the new video. "Nothing happened, nothing. It was all false."
The "Lethal Weapon" star is set to be arraigned on Aug. 31.
Aubrey O'Day is calling her Instagram feed a "museum of ART" after a fan called her out for Photoshopping herself into desirable vacation images.
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A look at the singer's Instagram feed appears to show Aubrey in India, Bali, Greece, Bora Bora and a myriad of other enviable places. The problem is that the Danity Kane alum likely didn't go to any of these places recently. On Sunday, Aug. 21, a TikTok user called out Aubrey for editing images from "other content creators" or "random promotional images."
In a response to the viral TikTok video, Aubrey posted a clearly edited photo that shows her in an extremely skimpy bikini hugging Jesus Christ. She jokingly tagged her location as "Heaven."
While her "Heaven" location was clearly in jest, she took issue with those mocking her Instagram feed.
"And not that I need to explain myself, but I've been in this industry for over 20 years and have been traveling the world since I was 7. If I want my Instagram to be curated like a museum of ART then that's what the f*** is going to happen," she said in part of her fairly profane Instagram caption.
Aubrey, 38, even seemed to think she's doing her 953,000 Instagram followers a favor by sharing the images of locations that are difficult to get to.
"I'm an artist, a REAL creator. I do all of my creative from my music to my flicks.. everything from my hair, glam, nails, styling, backdrops, editing, shooting, & the weather isn't always perfect when I shoot, and I vacation alone," she wrote. "I don't need to be flown places. Let alone the fact that a lot of the shots I give y'all are in places you have to spend hours scaling mountains to get to."
Funny enough, back in February, the singer posted a sun-kissed photo implying she was in Bali. The following day Aubrey posted several bikini photos insinuating that she was enjoying the snow in Mammoth Mountain in California.
At no point does Aubrey — who's been accused of altering images before — acknowledge that the images are edited. Still, in her clapback, she demanded that followers "respect my aesthetic."
"I work hard to give y'all beautiful content that feels the way the places I travel vibrate.. because I want y'all to vibrate high with me," she wrote before zeroing in the woman who brought the less-than-realistic Instagram feed to light. "Lil tok girl, I am so sorry to your place of work that allows you to sit on my page all day with binoculars.. but I suggest you learn this lesson fast: you don't even need to concentrate on others to be your own version of special and necessary in this world.. you can make positive changes just by using your own gifts.. stop looking left and right if you wanna move forward."
When Shakira and longtime beau Gerard Pique split earlier this year, they reportedly made a pact that neither would be seen publicly with a love interest for a least a year. Now, just three months after that alleged agreement, Gerard has seemingly disregarded that deal.
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Over the weekend, Spanish media outlet Socialite published a video of the 35-year-old soccer star blatantly making out with new girlfriend Clara Chia Marti, 23, at the Summerfest Cerdanya festival in Catalonia, Spain.
A source close to the Grammy winner said Shakira is livid about the loved up images, saying, she's "very angry to see the father of her children with his girlfriend in public."
Amid cheating claims in June, Shakira and Gerard — who share sons Milan, 9, and Sasha, 7 — announced the end of their 11-year relationship. Soon after, multiple media outlets reported on the "pact" the former duo made.
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Spanish TV host Laura Roige reflected on Gerard and Clara's romance.
"It is evident that there is a relationship. I have seen a lot of love. It will hurt Shakira a lot because this is a Gerard Pique that we have never seen. I have never seen him like this with the singer," Laura said.
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A source told The Sun that Gerard moved on from the "Hips Don't Lie" songstress with the PR student rather quickly.
"Gerard and Clara have been seeing each other for months. She is a student who also works for him in his office, organizing events," the source said. "They have been keeping quiet about their relationship but those around them all know what is happening.'
The source continued, "People have been helping him keep the romance hush-hush and have wiped Clara's social media accounts so people can't find photos of her. That alone makes his mates think he is actually quite serious about being with her."
Casey Affleck opted for soccer over celebration.
Over the weekend, much was made over Casey skipping out on his brother's lavish wedding ceremony in Georgia. The Oscar-winning actor only added to the confusion when he told paparazzi he was missing Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's gathering because of "other things."
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It turns out that those "other things" involved taking his son Atticus to soccer practice.
Over the weekend, the "Manchester by the Sea" star shared a message on Instagram welcoming Jen to the family. In the comment's section, Casey's girlfriend, Caylee Cowan, seemed to reveal the "Manchester by the Sea" star's reasoning for eschewing the wedding.
"Hey, if you weren't in town Saturday to take Atty to soccer practice then who would've helped the kid who broke his arm?" she wrote in a since deleted comment. "You're a good man. I love you."
Prior to the post, a source told People that Casey would miss the nuptials because of "family, parental obligations at home."
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Although the absence could be seen as a snub, Casey's aforementioned adoring post dispelled that notion quickly.
"Good things are worth waiting for," Casey captioned a throwback image of him walking with Ben and Jen. "Here is to twists and turns, new beginnings, and finding new reservoirs of old love."
He continued, "Welcome to the family. Get ready for some real dysfunction! Kidding. I am kidding. Jen, you are a gem. We love you so much!!!"
Andrew Garfield became Twitter's man of the hour after a shitless picture went viral.
The "Spider Man actor caused social media to meltdown this week after he was photographed looking buff in Bali and wearing nothing more than a