Eating For Free

We come back from our short-lived hiatus to bring you updates on possibly the biggest news story of 2023…

Links:

• Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky Have 'Separated' After 27 Years of Marriage (Exclusive) [People]
• 'RHOBH' Star Kyle Richards and Country Singer Morgan Wade Fuel Romance Speculation With Matching Rings [Radar]
• Weird Events Happening In The Last Week Before Split [TikTok]
• PHOTOS: Here's Why Fans Suspect Kyle Richards and Mauricio Have Split as RHOBH Star's Bestie Morgan Wade Debuts "K" Tattoo Amid New Divorce Rumors [RealityBlurb]
• Morgan Wade's Relationship: Behind the Scenes of Her Personal Life [ErraticHour]
• Kyle Richards is almost 7 months sober amid body transformation [PageSix]
• Allison Dubois Has Spoken [Instagram]

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

• Joan Summers: Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter: @_matthewlawson

This week we've got the legendary BibleGirl on to tell it. What exactly? Everything! Quitting drag, bulding a drag merch empire, the Target controversy, and the liberation of Britney, bitch!

Links:

• Biblegirl Spills the Tea On Drag Race & Target's Pride Month Collab [Out]
• BIBLEGIRL'S SLUMBER PARTY [Grizzly Kiki]
• Meet BibleGirl: The Jewish Drag Queen People Love to Hate [Queerty]
• Inside #FreeBritney: A Stan Movement to Help Their Pop Savior [2020] [PAPER]
• Britney Spears supporter Biblegirl holds a sign outside a court hearing concerning the pop singer's conservatorship at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) [KTUL]
• Target removes some Pride Month products after threats against employees [NPR]
• Michael on Twitter [Twitter]
• FUTURE FRIDAY: RISING STAR – BIBLEGIRL666 [The Queen Zine]
• Kesha and Dr. Luke settle defamation lawsuit over rape allegations [LATimes]

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

• Joan Summers: Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter: @_matthewlawson

Links:

• Everything You Need to Know About the Sub [CNN]
• Greece boat tragedy: What do we know about the coastguard's role? [Al Jazeera]
• Did migrants reject help before deadly Greek wreck, or beg for it? Coast guard, activists disagree [AP]
• Everything You Need to Know About the Sub [CNN]
• Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood and son Suleman: Who is on board Titanic sub? [BBC]
• The Man Who Wants To Send Us To The Bottom Of The Ocean [FastCompany]
• Cut off from the world in a freezing 22ft tube, no seats, one toilet and a single window to look out into blackness: The claustrophobic conditions inside missing Titanic vessel [DailyMail]
• Diagram of of the ship's interior here
• A CBS reporter who took a dive in the Titanic submersible said it got lost for up to 5 hours and that the mother ship shut off its internet so passengers couldn't tweet about the mishap [Yahoo]
• The Lost Titanic Sub Didn't Even Have a Basic Safety Beacon [TheDailyBeast]
• 'Extreme danger': Ex OceanGate employee alleges firing for raising concerns over missing Titanic sub [ABC7NY]
• OceanGate CEO was sued by couple claiming fraud months before Titanic submarine went missing [Independent]
• Search for manned submersible focuses on area where banging sounds were detected [CNN]
• OceanGate Main Offices [Twitter]
• TITANIC RESCUE Brit. Billionaire Passenger's Stepson … ATTENDS BLINK-182 SHOW DURING RESCUE MISSION
• Missing Titanic sub: Hamish Harding's stepson defends attending Blink-182 concert amid search [Fox 11 LA]
• 'Your stepdad is lost at sea!' California man whose billionaire stepfather is on missing sub asks OnlyFans model to SIT on him 30 minutes after pleading for prayers, as he triggers war of words with Cardi B over Blink-182 concert [DailyMail]
• 'You should be at home crying for him!' Cardi B SLAMS stepson of British billionaire aboard the missing Titanic sub for attending a Blink-182 concert after the craft disappeared [DailyMail]
• Link to Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/jcoollaro/status/1671538569041543169?s=20
• [Opoyi]
• From EDM news site Exron Music: [Exron]
• San Diego County sued for medical neglect of inmate at Vista Detention Facility [CBS8]

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

• Joan Summers: Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter: @_matthewlawson

Links:

• Kanye West serves sushi on nude women's bodies at 46th birthday party [PageSix]
• 'Milkshake' singer Kelis on rumored beau Bill Murray: 'Blessed, rich and happy' [PageSix]
• Pregnant Stassi Schroeder wants to 'try' Ozempic after baby No. 2: 'It's like taking vitamins' [PageSix]
• Shereé Whitfield Says Kim Zolciak Is 'Not Doing Well' amid Divorce: 'I Thought They Were Going to Be Forever' [People]
• Irina Shayk 'threw herself' at Tom Brady at A-list wedding: 'She followed him' [PageSix]
• Fans slam Shawn Mendes for teasing new single "What Are We Dying For?" with photo of NYC under wildfire smoke [PageSix]
• Rachel Bilson has 'never faked an orgasm': 'Am I an a–hole?' [Page Six]
• Lady Gaga slammed over 'cringey' ad for migraine drug: 'You don't need money this badly' [PageSix]
• Demi Lovato 'got tired' of using 'they/them' pronouns: 'It was absolutely exhausting [PageSix]
• Tiff from The Ultimatum is Now Selling Domestic Violence Support Group Sessions [Reddit]
• Hulu Announces New Spinoff 'Vanderpump Villa' Following 'Vanderpump Rules' Scandoval Drama [UsMag]
• Elon Musk seemingly trolls Megan Fox amid controversy over her sons' 'girl clothes' [Page Six]
• Brandi Glanville's 'RHUGT' warning to Kristen Taekman: 'Lives will be ruined' if you call HR [Page Six]
• See Kim Kardashian and North West's Characters in 'Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie' Trailer [ET]
• Sex and the City's Kristin Davis on fillers: 'I have been ridiculed relentlessly' [The Telegraph]
• Every Star Who Came Out as LGBTQ+ in 2023 [Just Jared]

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

• Joan Summers: Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter: @_matthewlawson

• Kim Cattrall's Samantha returns in 'And Just Like That' Season 2: HBO confirms to The Post [NY Post]
• 'Sex and the City' Costume Designer Patricia Field Dressed Kim Cattrall for 'And Just Like That...' Cameo [People]
• And Just Like That… Patricia Field is back! Ex-SATC costume designer crashes show's set where Sarah Jessica Parker is filming - amid fashionista's continued friendship with star's nemesis Kim Cattrall [October 24, 2022] [Daily Mail]
• Drew Barrymore admits she wishes her mother, Jaid, was dead: 'I cannot wait' [Page Six]
• Drew Barrymore slams tabloids for claiming she wished her mother was dead: 'Don't twist my words' [EW]
• Matty Healy alludes to Taylor Swift breakup, 'relentless' fan hate [Page Six]
• MATTY HEALY CONTROVERSIAL PODCAST NO FACTOR In Split from Taylor Swift [TMZ]
• 'SHE NEEDS HELP' Wendy Williams' son Kevin Jr fears mom is near death and blames team for spiral as he breaks silence in first interview [The Sun]
• Wendy Williams' Manager Responds to Her Son Kevin Jr.'s Allegations Amid Her Guardianship (Exclusive) [ET]
• JUSTIN BIEBER DAD POSTS OFFENSIVE LGBTQ MESSAGE … 'Thank A Straight Person' [TMZ]
• 'VANDERPUMP RULES' TOM SCHWARTZ I'M TAKING A BREAK FROM SANDOVAL ... Haven't Spoken to Him!!! [TMZ]
• 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Star Erika Jayne Is Not Dating Lawyer Jim Wilkes II [US Magazine]
• EXCLUSIVE - 'This is really special coming at this time': Al Pacino, 83, breaks silence to celebrate 29-year-old girlfriend's pregnancy - after claims he demanded paternity test because she 'hoodwinked' him [Daily Mail]
• Who Is Al Pacino's Girlfriend? All About Noor Alfallah [People]

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

• Joan Summers: Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter: @_matthewlawson

Our favorite guest, Shamira, is back to talk about where Bravo can possibly go after Scandoval, and how this drama has fundamentally changed the industry of reality television forever. Listen now!

https://shamirathefirst.com/

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

• Joan Summers: Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter: @_matthewlawson

Links:

• Striking screenwriters look to shut down Marvel set [Youtube]
• Writers Guild of America Calls Strike, Effective Tuesday, May 2 [WGAW]
• LIST OF DEMANDS [WGACONTRACT2023.ORG]
• WGA NEGOTIATIONS - STATUS AS OF MAY 1, 2023 [WGAW]
• WGA Raises Solidarity Assistance Funds [May 10] [WGAW]
• Why Are TV Writers So Miserable? [The New Yorker] [April 29, 2023]
• Studios Demand Showrunners Work During Writers Strike [THR] [May 5]
• UPDATE: MTV Movie And TV Awards switch to pre-taped show in response to Writers Guild picket [AV Club] [May 5, 2023]
• Biden calls for 'a fair deal' for striking screenwriters [Politico]
• Game of Thrones prequel paused as Hollywood writers' strike continues [Guardian]
• Writers Guild of America blasts Boston University for picking Warner Bros. Discovery's David Zaslav as commencement speaker [Boston Herald]
• Ted Sarandos Will Skip PEN America Gala Honoring Him Amid WGA Strike Given "Threat To Disrupt" Event [Deadline]
• Film/TV Shoots at L.A. Hotels May Be Disrupted as Hospitality Workers Back Writers Strike (Exclusive) [THR]
• Netflix canceled its in-person upfront, probably to avoid the WGA's picket lines [Verge]
• The Writers Strike Is Blowing Up the Upfronts [Vanity Fair]
• Seth MacFarlane & Showrunners Exit 'Family Guy' & 'American Dad' Until Striking WGA Gets New Contract [Deadline]
• Unscripted TV Community Fears Strike Impact: "It's Not Going To Be A Carefree, Hot Girl, Reality Summer" [Deadline]
• TV Shows Affected By WGA Strike: 'You Bet Your Life', 'The Chi', 'FBI: Most Wanted' & More – Updated List [Deadline]
• Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos cites Hollywood writer's strike as reason why he won't accept PEN 'Business Visionary Award' [Fortune]
• Ted Sarandos: Netflix Is Prepared 'Better Than Most' if There's a Writers Strike [IndieWire]
• Netflix's Reed Hastings, Ted Sarandos See Compensation Rise to More Than $50 Million in 2022 [Variety]
• Vice C.E.O.'s Departure Signals Fallen Hopes for Digital Media [NYT] [02/24/2023]

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

• Joan Summers: Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter: @_matthewlawson

Links:

• BRITNEY GAGGED Britney Spears' autobiography delayed amid legal concerns about flings with two major Hollywood stars [The Sun]
• BOLD BRITNEY Britney Spears reveals first details on her upcoming memoir she's 'now writing' & slams her conservatorship as a 'cult' (02/05/22) [The Sun]
• Britney Spears set to pen tell-all book in bombshell $15M deal (02/21/22) [Page Six]
• Britney's Lawyer sends a cease-and-desist letter to Jamie Lynn (PageSix)
• EXCLUSIVE: Britney Spears hints there really is trouble in paradise: Now disheveled star emerges without wedding ring and clutches teddy bear after escaping to Hawaii... just 10 months after marrying Sam Asghari [Daily Mail]
• Britney Spears finishes 'brutally honest' memoir — and it will 'shake world' (04/13/23) [Page Six]
• Britney Spears' Book Is 'Very Close to Being Finished' and She's 'Not Holding Back,' Source Says (04/14/23) [ET]
• FIT FOR PRINT Britney Spears' memoir 'concerning' for publishing executives as singer 'spilling a lot' may be met with 'legal action' (04/20/23) [The Sun]
• Britney Spears' conservatorship drama 'could be turned into a docuseries as Ryan Murphy wants to work with the pop star on tell-all show' (05/07/23) [Daily Mail]
• Former FBI Special Agent Concludes Jamie Spears Surveilled Britney Spears' Bedroom [E-Online] [Jan 19, 2022]
• About Black Box Security [BBXSecurity.com]
• Britney's Head of Security Is Accused of Bugging Her Phone—Here's How Much He Made From Her [Stylecaster] [Sept 2021]
• Britney Spears' Lawyer Accuses Pop Star's Father Of Harassing Whistleblower Who Spoke Out Against Alleged Bedroom Spying [RadarOnline] [Jan 13, 2023]

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

• Joan Summers: Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter: @_matthewlawson

Here's a little exclusive for everyone on our brand new Patreon exclusive podcast, Beautiful Women Updates, a podcast about sucking, fucking, and Sex and the City. Hosts Joan Summers and Alex V. Green will chat each week about two episodes of Sex and the City, and use them as a jumping off point for whatever discourse happens to cross their minds!

Episodes are available every Friday on Eating for Free's Patreon or Alex's Patreon. That's podcasting, the beautiful sexy communist way!

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

• Joan Summers: Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter: @_matthewlawson

Sydney Sweeney & Glen Powell have entranced people with flirty press appearances & "scandalous" pap shots.

The internet's convinced they're fucking, but that's only half the story being told to potential audiences of future hit movie "Anyone But You."

Sources:

• Gigi Paris Instagram [Instagram]
• SYDNEY SWEENEY NOT DATING GLEN POWELL ... Still Engaged To Fiancé [TMZ]
• Tweet about it [Twitter]
• SYDNEY SWEENEY, GLEN POWELL BEACH BODS IN AUSTRALIA!!! Shooting New Rom-Com [TMZ]
• Sydney Sweeney Smiles with Costar Glen Powell in Australia While Making Rom-Com Together [People]
• GLEN POWELL GF UNFOLLOWS SYDNEY SWEENEY … As Costars Fuel Dating Rumors [TMZ]
• Gigi's Instagram [Twitter]
• Sydney Sweeney on Instagram [Twitter]
• Tiktok Comments Reactions about R-Rated RomComs [Twitter]
• Tiktok Comments reaction [Twitter]
• Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell Tease Their Rom-Com Chemistry: 'Love When She Calls Me' Top Gun [People]\
• Glen Powell Reveals the Advice Tom Cruise Gave Him While Filming 'Top Gun: Maverick' [Us Weekly]
• Oscar Isaac Is Still Struggling to Explain That Red-Carpet PDA (2022) [The Cut]
• Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk's Relationship, As Told by People Magazine Headlines [Jezebel] (Just for Fun)
• Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga are now both single, and 'A Star Is Born' fans are rooting for them to get together (2019) [Insider]
• Bradley Cooper Finally Addresses Past Romance Rumors With A Star Is Born Co-Star Lady Gaga (2021) [E! News]
• Global Box Office Now Projected To Reach $32B In 2023 – CinemaCon [Deadline]
• Timothee & Zendaya [Getty]
• Ryan Gosling and Margo Robbie [Getty]
• 14 Iconic Rom-Com Couples Who Dated In Real Life [Buzzfeed]
• Red carpet Rom-com twitter clip. [Twitter]
• Scenes from a marriage Wikipedia page numbers: [Wikipedia]
• From Showbuzz Daily: [Showbuzz Daily]
• Viral Twitter thread: [Twitter]

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.