OHMYGOSSIP — Armie Hammer’s wife Elizabeth Chambers has shared the first photo of their baby son and admits they “couldn’t be more in love” with their new arrival.
The couple welcomed the tot into the world at a Los Angeles hospital last Sunday (15.01.17) and Elizabeth has uploaded an adorable picture of the baby lying on her chest and being cuddled by his big sister Harper, two, as proud dad Armie looks on lovingly.
Elizabeth captioned the snap: “Beyond grateful for the prayers and for this ultimate blessing. We couldn’t be more in love. (sic)”
The Bird Bakery founder also revealed that she and her baby – whose name is yet to be revealed – are being allowed to leave hospital and return home.
Elizabeth, 34, also shared a photo of Harper wearing an adorable ‘Big Sister’ dress which she revealed her daughter was refusing to take off.
She wrote on the social media site: “Homeward bound and just a little excited. #insistedonwearingthisdressfortwodays (sic)”
Armie, 30, had announced in September he was to be a father again, and it seems his fears that Harper wouldn’t like her younger sibling have proven to be unfounded.
The ‘Nocturnal Animals’ previously said: “I mean, she seems to love it now. If you go, ‘Where’s the baby?’ she’ll rub Mama’s belly and kiss her stomach. It’s really cute. I think when the new baby comes out, it’s going to be a serious adjustment period.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lauren Conrad has been the subject of “inappropriate comments” over her pregnancy.
The 30-year-old beauty – who announced earlier this month she and husband William Tell are expecting their first child together – and after experiencing a number of “etiquette missteps” in her social interactions, has published a guide on her website to “shed some light” on the “sensitive topic” of pregnancy and what not to say to prospective parents.
Explaining her first rule to be “Do not ask a married couple when they are going to have kids”, she said: “You never know if someone may be privately struggling with fertility or has suffered through a recent miscarriage. In those cases, asking someone when they are going to have kids can be a major trigger question.
“If a friend, family member, or public figure opens up to you about this decision first, then you get to comment about it. But please wait for them to volunteer the information first!”
Her second rule advised not commenting on someone’s due date unless absolutely certain they are pregnant.
She explained: “I’ve heard from my several of my friends that this is a question they have been asked in the first few months postpartum when they haven’t quite lost the baby weight and still have a little ‘bump’.
“There are also some people who just carry their weight in their belly even if they have never had a baby. There’s no bigger blow to someone’s self-confidence and body image than asking them if they are pregnant when they are not.
“So unless they already mentioned that they are expecting, it’s much better to hold your tongue.”
And the former ‘Hills’ star confessed to being “guilty” of breaking her own third rule and has mentioned the size of someone’s bump.
She said: “While seeing a friend’s bump grow can be really exciting, you probably don’t comment on the size or shape of any other part of a woman’s body–and it’s not a good idea to comment on her bump either!
“Women carry their pregnancy in all different ways, and can be self-conscious about it. Whether a woman is bigger than average or she’s not showing as much as she thought she would be, keep in mind that it can be a very sensitive subject.”
And her “no-brainer” final piece of advice was never to tough a pregnant woman’s stomach without permission.
She said: “When my best friend Hannah was pregnant two years ago, I was witness to this phenomenon more than once.
“It happens way more often than you would think!
“Even if you are a close friend or family member, it doesn’t hurt to ask first before making a grab for the belly.
“No matter what your relationship to the mama-to-be is, keep in mind that it’s much more pleasant to have someone politely ask if it is OK before groping your midsection.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Stephen Baldwin has praised his brother Alec Baldwin for his “brilliant” impression of Donald Trump – even he is ridiculing his pick for President.
The ‘Usual Suspects’ star backed the businessman for the White House from the first moment he announced he was going to run to be the American leader whereas his older brother Alec, 58, has been an outspoken critic of Trump and has mockingly impersonated him for various comedy sketches broadcast on ‘Saturday Night Live’.
Stephen, 50, may be a big supporter of the President-elect but he does enjoy his sibling’s witty impression.
Speaking to ‘Extra’ and the ‘SNL’ skits, he said: “Of course, it’s funny! Yes, Alec, you do a brilliant Trump, baby, and now you got a gig for the next eight years! Did I say four?”
Stephen competed on two seasons of Trump’s reality show ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’ and insists the reason he backed him to be President is because he believes he cares a lot about the US and will be able to give the nation a much-needed economic boost.
He explained: “He’s my guy mostly because he’s not a politician. I think he cares. Does he say things the wrong way? Of course. Has he? Yes. Will he? Probably – he’s just a man. That’s what everybody’s got to figure out. I just think in a very short period of time, we are going to see an uptick in the economy and that’s gonna bless a lot of people and take a lot of people out of the pressure and trouble and pain they’re in, and hopefully we can move from there.”
Stephen and his wife, Brazilian graphic designer Kennya, will be travelling from his New York home to Washington D.C. to attend Trump’s the inauguration ceremony on Friday (20.01.17).
Alec, meanwhile, will be joining the likes of Mark Ruffalo, political filmmaker Michael Moore and actress Rosie Perez on Thursday night (19.01.17) to take part in a demonstration against the incoming president’s policies outside Trump’s New York City International Hotel.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Matt Damon has partnered with Water.Org and Stella Artois for the re-launch of their 2017 Buy A Lady a Drink campaign.
The 46-year-old actor – who has daughters Isabella, 10, Alexia, 17, Gia, eight, and six-year-old Stella with his wife Luciana Barroso – wants to help end a global crisis by bringing clean water to people across the world before 2020.
And the ‘Jason Bourne’ star – who is the co-founder of Water.org – has admitted his ambassadorial role has led him to try and educate his brood on how difficult a life without water being readily available to them would be.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday (17.01.17) in Davos, Switzerland, Matt said: “I have four daughters and it is tough to imagine them having to walk for hours every day to get clean water, as so many women around the world do.
“We want to put an end to these journeys. Through our partnership with Stella Artois and the campaign launch at the World Economic Forum, we’re inviting consumers around the world to help us do this.”
And Matt’s colleague Gary White – who is also a co-founder and CEO of the charity – has urged for additional support with the programme.
He said: “It is unnecessary and unacceptable that every 90 seconds a child dies from a water-related disease. We need partners and committed resources – both human and capital – to help end the global water crisis.”
Stella Artois’ Buy a Lady a Drink campaign first launched two years ago, and it proved to be a success as over 800,000 people had access to fresh water for five years.
And in a bid to continue to raise even more awareness the brand will launch limited edition bottles of beer, which will see the proceeds go towards providing six months of fresh water for one individual in the developing world, and will be available to buy exclusively in the UK from February 1.
For more information on the initiative, visit www.BuyALadyADrink.com.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Gwen Stefani is so smitten with Blake Shelton that she can’t believe he is “real”.
The No Doubt singer has taken to Twitter to gush about her country musician beau and praise him for his “amazing” new single ‘Guy With a Girl’, which is doing well in the country radio charts in America, and to tell him how “lucky” she is to know the ‘God Gave Me You’ hitmaker.
The 47-year-old beauty retweeted the hunky singer’s tweet on the micro-blogging site, which read: “Wow!!! ‘Guy With A Girl is #1 at radio!!! Thank y’all!!! Thank you country radio!! And thank you Warner Nashville!!! (sic)”
She then added: “How r u real!?! #uramazing #luckytoknowu #everyonelovesBS #guywithagirl ##1 Gx (sic)”
The ‘Don’t Speak’ star – who has children Kingston, 10, Zuma, eight, and two-year-old Apollo with ex-husband Gavin Rossdale – was recently praised by her 40-year-old partner for being a “good human being with a great heart”.
Blake gushed in an interview: “I love talking about Gwen, are you kidding me?
“It’s been just an eye opener to be with someone like her. Believe it or not … I mean, you think Gwen Stefani and No Doubt, and she is literally maybe the most normal person that I’ve ever met in my life. It’s been good for me to be with somebody that’s so grounded and just a good human being with a great heart.”
And it isn’t just the ‘Used to Love You’ singer’s personality that Blake likes, as he also says she’s nice to look at.
He added: “And she’s hot. Have you seen her? I mean look at that!”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ruby Rose FaceTimes Vin Diesel five times a week.
The Australian actress has struck up a close friendship with her ‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’ co-star and knows she can always count on him for help and support.
Speaking to ‘The Project’, she said: “I called him before I had the Ellen Show [a week ago].
“He’s filled with advice…we FaceTime four to five times a week.
“Vin is one of the most unique, special people I’ve ever met. He’s an endless abundance of love and sort of acceptance.
“And support that he just gives out to people.”
The “workaholic” actress admitted things got competitive on the set of the action movie as she and Vin strove to see who could “bulk up the quickest” – but she admits she was unable to match her 49-year-old pal.
Speaking to Nova’s ‘Smallzy’s Surgery’, she said: “We trained very competitively to see who could bulk up the quickest … we were training, training, training, and it got to the point were I couldn’t bulk up anymore.
“His arms are the size of my head… I was like, ‘This isn’t fair anymore’ and it got to the point where he could just lift me, like he was using me as the dumbbells and I was like, ‘Alright show-off.’ ”
But the 30-year-old beauty – who is in a relationship with The Veronicas star Jess Origliasso – will still impressed by her own physique at the end of filming.
She said: “When some of these photos came out for X and when we did press I look like Wolverine!”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lindsay Lohan has been “educating herself” about Islam and other religions.
The ‘Mean Girls’ star sparked speculation she had become a Muslim after changing her profile on Instagram to read “Alaikum salam”, an Arabic greeting which translates to “and unto you peace”, and deleted all previous images she had uploaded to the photo sharing site.
Now, it has been revealed that Lindsay – who was baptised as a Catholic as a child – is not following any specific religion but has made the decision to learn as much about different faiths from around the world as she can so she can be enriched by all the different teachings.
A friend of the actress told the New York Post newspaper: “Lindsay is educating herself on different cultures and their practices to be able to better understand the people and communicate.”
Lindsay has been intrigued by Islam and the faith’s holy book the Quran since 2015, and was seen with a copy of the text when she was doing community service in Brooklyn, New York, back then.
In recent months, the 30-year-old beauty has spent a lot of time in Turkey visiting Syrian refugees and admitted last year she was intrigued by Islam because is a “spiritual person”.
Lindsay said: “I’m a very spiritual person and I’m really open to learning. We all believe in something and at the end of the day it all ties to a god or a spiritual adviser.”
Lindsay’s mother Dina Lohan has also talked about her daughter and other children’s interest in different cultures, insisting they have had that instilled in them by her.
Dina – whose other kids with her ex-husband Michael Lohan are Michael, Jr, Ali and Dakota – said: “I have raised my children to be compassionate and to educate themselves on a global level – to learn about different cultures and their practices and to respect them!”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Serena Williams won’t start planning her wedding until after the Australian Open.
The 35-year-old professional tennis player – who previously dated Drake, Common and Grigor Dimitrov – announced on social media in December that she was engaged to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, and has now said she “hasn’t thought” about her marriage plans because she’s too focused on her upcoming tennis tournament.
Speaking to Us Weekly magazine, the beauty said: “[Being engaged] feels good. I really haven’t thought about it too much, because I wasn’t even really gonna think about it until after the tournament.
“So, I just keep saying, ‘February, I’ll start looking at the bigger picture of my life.’ But right now, I’m just so focused that this is all I can think about.”
Last month, Serena revealed the happy news of her engagement on her verified Reddit account, with a poem which read: “I came home. A little late. Someone had a bag packed for me. And a carriage waited. Destination: Rome. To escort me to my very own ‘charming.’ Back to where our stars first collided. And now it was full circle. At the same table we first met by chance. But by choice. Down on knee. He said 4 words. And I said yes.”
Serena – whose older sister Venus Williams, 36, is also a champion tennis player – previously revealed she wants to have children “some day” but still feels like she is too young.
She explained: “I definitely want to have kids one day. That’s something I’ve always wanted since as long as I could remember. And the older I get, the more I’m like, ‘I’m too young!’ ”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ed Sheeran is “ready” to be a father.
The 25-year-old singer – who is currently in a relationship with his former school friend Cherry Seaborn – has admitted he’s “wanted to be a dad” for the past year, and is ready to start having “chubby babies”.
When asked if he was excited to become a dad in the future, the ‘Castle on the Hill’ hitmaker said: “Massively, yeah. I wanted to be a dad, like, last year. I’m ready, let’s go – tour bus babies, little fat, chubby babies that just walk around.”
And the flame haired singer – who returned to the music scene earlier this month after a year-long hiatus – says he’ll take an “extended break” when he does start a family.
He added: “When they hit four or five and start primary school, I’m just out. I think [Bruce] Springsteen took an extended break when his kids went to school. I think that’s going to be me. I want to set up a little studio in the countryside and have new artists come down.”
The ‘Shape of You’ songwriter also revealed he believes hockey player Cherry – whom he has been dating since 2015 – could be the one he starts his family with, as his break from music gave him the chance to “fall in love properly” with the beauty.
He told Zane Lowe during an interview on Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio: “This has been the first time I’ve ever actually had the time to fall in love properly.
“I’ve always got into relationships very passionate – I’m a redhead and also Irish. But then I will get in a relationship and go on tour for 18 months and everything will f**k up. And I’m like, ‘Oh, what happened?’ But it’s because I had no time to put into someone.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Steve Aoki’s collaboration with Louis Tomlinson was set in motion when the One Direction star “followed [him] on Twitter”.
The 39-year-old musician features on the 25-year-old’s debut solo single ‘Just Hold On’, and has said their unlikely partnership started after he got the chance to fill in for a sick Calvin Harris at a show in Las Vegas, which Louis happened to be attending.
Speaking on Australian radio station Nova FM, Steve said: “I play in Vegas a lot and Louis went to a Calvin Harris show and that night Calvin Harris cancelled, he was sick or something and they called me and said, ‘Hey Steve, do you want to DJ Calvin’s night because he can’t make it?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m in town. Let’s do this!’ So I played and Louis and his friends were at the party and they were blown away by the set, you know. I was really happy I got to play that show and he followed me on Twitter. The old Twitter!”
The track was debuted on British TV talent show ‘The X Factor’ in December by Louis and Steve just a few days after the 1D star’s mother Johannah Deakin passed away following a secret battle with leukaemia.
Speaking after his performance on the show, judge Simon Cowell – the man responsible for creating One Direction on the same programme – told an emotional Louis: “I have to say something to you. I’ve known you for six years, what you’ve just done – the bravery.
“I respect you as an artist and I respect you as a person. Your mum was so proud of you Louis and she was so looking forward to this performance. She’s watching over you now and you’ve done her so proud.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Matthew McConaughey went on a 10-day fast after filming ‘Gold’.
The 47-year-old actor was able to relax his workout regime and piled on nearly 50lbs pounds to play prospector Kenny Wells in the new movie and while he had fun gaining weight, he found slimming down afterwards much harder and had to take drastic measures to shock his body.
He said: “Putting it on was easier and fun – cheeseburgers, beer, whatever I wanted.
“Taking it off, I did a 10-day fast just to kick-start my body into saying, ‘Oh we’re going without!'”
Matthew – who famously lost almost 40lbs for his Oscar-winning performance in ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ – admits Kenny is his “favourite character” he’s ever played, but his mother didn’t share his enthusiasm.
He told ‘Entertainment Tonight’: “Kenny Wells’ indulgences work for six months and then I had to come back and tighten up a little bit, but he’s a wonderful character.
“A wonderful American archetype. He’s my favourite character I’ve ever played.
“[My mom] kind of said, ‘Matthew, what… oh jeez… well… I like it better than when you were really, really skinny. Golly. You look like your dad. OK, I guess you gotta do what you gotta do.’ ”
But the hunky actor’s kids, eight-year-old Levi, seven-year-old Vida and four-year-old Livingston – who he has with wife Camila Alves – loved having “Captain Fun” for a father during filming in Thailand.
He said: “It was a wonderful ride. They were very happy. I was very happy with you know the Kenny Wells part of me that I brought home.
“My nickname was Captain Fun for six months ’cause I was yes to pizza night, even if it was Tuesday morning. I was yes to going to the carnival at midnight on a school night. I was like yes, yes, yes.”
And the ‘Lincoln Lawyer’ star admits he wouldn’t be able to give his all to his career if it weren’t for the support of his wife.
He said: “You do all this work and people see it, and when they see it, they think you made it last week.
“But some of us have been a part of it for five years. We picked up the family, uprooted everything, went to Thailand, did it, they came with me.
“I have a wife that thankfully tells me when I go to work, ‘Don’t look in the rearview mirror. Go do your work, get obsessed with that. I got it. I got your back.’ So it makes the whole process so much more enjoyable for me.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Savannah Chrisley has been involved in a horrifying car crash which left her with broken vertebrae – and thinks the collision was a warning from God.
The 19-year-old beauty was left “screaming for help” on Monday (16.01.17) after the accident, which occurred when she briefly took her eyes off the road, and admits the crash was a wake-up call that made her realise she had begun to “stray away” from her faith.
The pageant queen posted a collage on her Instagram account, which featured an image of herself in hospital, her damaged car, and a quote which read: “The only way God can show us he’s in control is to put us in situations we can’t control.”
Alongside the image, Savannah wrote in a lengthy post: “I can truly say that I now FULLY understand the meaning of this quote…the past couple of days have been some of the toughest days for me. And I truly think that God has made them so difficult because I began straying away from Him and His word…
“I got in a car accident early Monday morning because my floor mat had gotten stuck behind my pedals so I looked down for a brief second to try and get it out of the way and then I realized that I was headed straight towards the guardrails….I tried to over correct but it didn’t help.
“As soon as I hit the guardrail my airbags came out and because of the airbags and seatbelt the injuries weren’t near as bad as they could have been. But what I do remember is going in and out of consciousness screaming for help and cars just continued to pass. It felt like I had been laying there for at least twenty minutes begging for help.
“And then a man stopped and ran over to me and got the police my way…so thank you to the amazing man that stopped and helped me as everyone else was passing. I have no idea who you are but thank you…I could never repay you for your act of kindness. (sic)”
The ‘Chrisley Knows Best’ star went on to thank her fans for being “supportive” of her recovery, and said she would use the terrifying ordeal to make sure she is “the best version of herself” going forward.
She added: “Also…to all of you hurtful people that are saying that I deserved it and got what was coming for me…you need Jesus and I’ll help by praying for you. And to all of those who are being supportive…I thank you very much. It means the world.
“The next month or so I will be recovering from a broken vertebrae which has caused numbness in my hands and fingers and pain all throughout my neck, back, and shoulders. While recovering physically I’m going to take time to recover spiritually and mentally as well. I want to be the best version of myself possible and that will happen.
“We all make mistakes…all that matters is how we learn and grow from them. I truly believe that God has used this situation to open my eyes to what is truly important in life and to put my focus back on Him in order to live the right life and be unbelievably happy.
“So right now I just want to say thank you again…love you all -SFC- (sic)”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Priyanka Chopra has returned to work after being injured on the set of ‘Quantico’.
The 34-year-old actress was rushed to hospital after suffering a concussion when she slipped and fell during filming of a stunt for the TV drama last week, but a representative for the star has confirmed she is back on set and “getting stronger”.
The representative told E! News: “Priyanka returned to work on Monday morning (16.01.17). While she is still sore and stiff from her fall, she is getting stronger every day and is happy to be back at work.”
Priyanka was taken to hospital last week, and her representative confirmed at the time of her accident that she would return to work “after the weekend”.
They said: “Yes, we can confirm there was a minor accident … and [she] will return to work after the weekend.”
The ‘Baywatch’ star then took to Twitter to reassure her fans that she was on the road to recovery.
She wrote: “Thank you for all your warm thoughts and well wishes.I will be ok, and am looking forward to getting back to work as soon as I can.much [love] (sic)”
Meanwhile, Priyanka – who started her career as a Bollywood actress in India – recently admitted she was worried she wouldn’t be “good enough” to make the leap from Bollywood to Hollywood, as she didn’t think the West was “ready” to see an Indian actress in a lead role.
She said: “My worry (in the US), as an Indian actress, was whether the global entertainment industry was ready to see an Indian actor in the lead, as we haven’t seen one before – be it in television or films. I was worried about it as it had not happened with any Indian actress.
“My worry was ‘Will I be good enough?’ But I had such a wonderful reception. I have got so much love and affection. The only thing to do now is keep evolving. I only think about how I can grow more and what more can I do.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jimmy Kimmel feels like “a ball of anxiety” ahead of hosting the Oscars.
The 49-year-old talk show host is taking on presenting duties for the prestigious movie awards ceremony next month, and has admitted that the pressure of the task has been playing on his mind so much he’s been having “nightmares” about the event.
The ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ host told TheWrap.com on Tuesday (17.01.17): “I’m a ball of anxiety – I don’t get excited for anything other than fishing but I want to do a good job and as a result of that, I think about it all the time.
“I dreamt about it all night on Saturday night, which was not good, it was more of a nightmare than anything. I’ve been thinking about it a lot.”
And Jimmy says “failing” is the part that worries him the most about his upcoming gig, as despite being comedic in his speeches, he takes “everything seriously”.
Asked what he’s most worried about, he said: “Failing. In fact, I worry about that every day. It’s what drives me more than anything.
“When I’m writing the monologue, the fear of failing is why I never get writers’ block or why I don’t procrastinate because I know I have to walk out on the stage and be funny.
“Even if I do like a speech or a toast at a dinner and it doesn’t go well, it haunts me. I take everything seriously.
“I start worrying on Wednesday and I will not have a drink until the toast is done. It never goes away, it’s a terrible thing.”
Jimmy is also concerned about saying the wrong thing in his speech, as “sensitivity” isn’t something he’s good at.
He said: “Sensitivity is not my strong suit. No one has ever accused me of being too sensitive. There are things that are off-limits but I just can’t think of any right now. There are things outside the bounds of good taste, but I get a thrill out of edgy material.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kris Jenner has “kicked off” at Jonathan Cheban because he’s agreed to take part in a UK dating show.
The 42-year-old PR guru – who is Kim Kardashian West’s best friend – has signed up to find love on the forthcoming series of ‘Celebs Go Dating’ but the news hasn’t gone down well with the ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ star as she wants him back in Los Angeles to film her popular reality TV show.
A source told the MailOnline: “Kris and the show’s producers have kicked off because Jonathan has refused to fly back to Los Angeles, as well as missing Kim’s big Dubai trip.
“Jonathan staying in London really throws ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ production into a spin because they need continuity throughout the show. They went him to go back to LA, but he’s in London filming a couple of TV shows and is refusing to budge.”
Jonathan jetted across to the UK last month after he was approached by bosses at ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ to take part in the current All Stars and New Stars special but, after they retracted their offer because of his “diva demands”, E4 reached out to him about the dating show alongside Joey Essex.
But after Kim – who took three months out of the spotlight last year after she was robbed at gunpoint in Paris – got wind of the news, she reportedly made it clear how furious she was.
A source said: “Kim has been quite clear that she isn’t impressed that he is doing the programme, although she would love nothing more than for her friend to be settled and happy in a relationship.”
The 36-year-old beauty – who has two children three-year-old daughter North and 13-month-old son Saint with her husband Kanye West – even tried to persuade Jonathan to stay in the US by telling him that she can set him up with a more “suitable” girl across the pond and already has her eye on someone.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Uma Thurman’s ex-fiancé has accused her of stopping him from seeing their daughter.
Arpad Busson took the stand in Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday (17.01.17) as part of his custody battle with the ‘Kill Bill’ actress over four-year-old Luna and explained under questioning he had made numerous attempts to care for the little girl overnight since her birth, but had been repeatedly blocked by her mother.
Asked by his own attorney, Peter Bronstein, about attempts he had made to arrange visits with Luna, he said: “It wasn’t difficult, it was impossible – it was constantly denied.
“I asked the mother to have an overnight. I asked for Luna to come down to the Bahamas. I asked in May, there was understanding I would have her in summer. It just went on and on…”
The millionaire businessman also criticised the 46-year-old actress for not allowing Luna to have a French passport.
He said: “It’s only since we have been separated that she has refused to give the signature to get her a French passport…
“She would be able to live in Europe without having immigration papers, she would be a European national and she would enjoy all the benefits a French citizen enjoys under the sovereignty of France… I don’t see any downfall to having a second passport.”
However, he did praise his former partner – who he split from in 2014 after seven years together – for doing a “very good job” in choosing their daughter’s school and changing paediatricians after he was uncomfortable during one visit.
The 53-year-old French financier – who lives in London and the Bahamas – spoke of how important it was to him that Luna spent time at his homes, and also learned about the country of his birth.
He also detailed the relationship she has with his sons, Arpad Jr., 18, and 13-year-old Aurelius, who he has with former partner Elle Macpherson.
He said: “She has a very good relationship with both of them. A very warm, friendly, caring relationship with her brothers.
When asked how many times she had been together with them, he added: “Not enough.”
And he explained that he has a “very friendly” relationship with the former model and admitted they have always put the kids first.
He said: “Even in our difficult times, we managed to have shared decision-making with our kids.
“It wasn’t always the case. We had difficult times especially when we had issues on relocation but it’s very amicable, very supportive, very friendly.”
At present, the businessman takes a suite of rooms at The Mark hotel when he visits Luna in New York, but the judge, Justice Matthew F. Cooper, suggested Arpad – who cannot be in the US for more than 120 days for tax reasons and finds it difficult to travel after having part of his lung removed – should have a home in the city to create stability for his little girl.
He replied: “I don’t spend enough days’ access to Luna to justify it.”
But he admitted he would consider the possibility if he were granted a block of time with the youngster.
Earlier in the day, Uma took the stand and was quizzed about her drinking habits by Arpad’s lawyer, but the judge blocked the line of questioning as the businessman had refused to answer the same questions for court-appointed psychologist, Dr Sara Weiss and insisted it would be “bad for the child” to read such details online in the future.
Also on the stand on Tuesday was Arpad’s oldest son, who spoke of the close relationship he and his brother enjoy with Luna and praised their dad as an “active and attentive father”.
Uma instructed her lawyers not to cross-examine the teenager, and was seen embracing him after the hearing.
The former couple’s nanny, Amalia Mourad Korczowski was also called as a witness.
The pair will return to court on Thursday (19.01.17).

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