In their 1998 hit duet “The Boy Is Mine,” Monica and Brandy battle in such glorious harmony. Then, alas, life imitated art, and a quarrel resulted in a decades’ long feud. Will the women mend fences? Monica appears willing, but Brandy — less so.

Political Expert Kirstie Alley Has Words About the Youths, Ivanka Trump

JE Reich

7/22/16 4:20am

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In the perfect coda to the rabid clusterfuck that was the 2016 Republican National Convention, armchair political correspondent and actress Kirstie Alley had very important things to say about Ivanka Trump: namely, that the daughter of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is a champion of Generation Y. In short, it…

Kirstie Alley Stands Up for the Photo-Hounded Celebrities Of the World

Kara Brown

5/19/16 7:30pm

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In today’s Tweet Beat, Kirstie Ally takes a stand, Kim Kardashian cheats and Shakira is adorable.

Jim Carrey's Twitter Rant Exposes Marketing Campaign for Anti-Vax Film

Anna Merlan

7/02/15 11:10am

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Jim Carrey had himself a good solid multi-part Twitter meltdown on Wednesday, ranting about vaccines containing harmful levels of thimerosal, an organic compound that contains mercury. (They don’t.) Carrey got his non-facts from a documentary called Trace Amounts, which, as the Hollywood Reporter points out, has been…

Cher Hates Pinterest More Than the Tea Party

Kara Brown

5/26/15 7:40pm

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In today’s Tweet Beat, Cher is not going to be repinning anything anytime soon, Kirstie Alley thinks she’s above the Real Housewives and Chrissy Teigen gives face.

Christie Ally, Not Kirstie Alley, to Plead Guilty in Bridgegate Scandal

Mark Shrayber

5/01/15 1:20pm

This morning I was excited to find that the star of Veronica’s Closet, Kirstie Alley, was back in the news. “Well, at least people are thinking of her,” I thought, as I read my feed, bleary-eyed before my first can of diet coke. I had no idea why Alley was pleading guilty in something called “Bridgegate,” but I was…

Somebody Please Quench Kirstie Alley's Thirst

Kara Brown

1/07/15 7:40pm

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In today's Tweet Beat, I'm not mad at Kirstie Alley's thirst, I'm just mad that it's over Justin Bieber, international supermodel Jourdan Dunn is beautiful and Boy George just found out that Stephen Fry is gay.

Scarlett Johansson Hates the Name 'ScarJo,' Finds It 'Insulting'

Lindy West

4/08/14 8:00pm

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Hello, stargazers! Scarlett Johansson would like you to please STOP calling her "ScarJo" because ScarJo is a nickname and nicknames are for friends and Scarlett Johansson is NO FRIEND OF YOURS. In an interview with Glamour, she explained that "there's something insulting about it."

Kirstie Alley Gained a Bunch of Weight and Is Back with Jenny Craig

Lindy West

4/07/14 4:00pm

Upset about a recent 30-pound weight gain, Kirstie Alley has reprised her role as lady-who-yells-at-you-about-Jenny-Craig—a job she last held seven years ago. Welcome back, Kirstie! It seems like you never left us. (No, really. Does anyone actually feel like they've had a break from Kirstie Alley yelling about how…

Kirstie Alley Wants You to Literally Follow Some Other Literal Idiot

Kate Dries

1/21/14 7:30pm

In today's Tweet Beat, Ellen DeGeneres plays a trick on her audience, Kirstie Alley is literally not kidding, and Danielle Staub has a fake awkward moment.

Jay Z, Macklemore and Lorde Basically Kill It With Grammy Nominations

Rebecca "Burt" Rose

12/07/13 11:45am

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The Grammy nominations were announced last night via ~~an ancient Illuminati ritual~~ a concert. Jay Z leads the pack with nine nominations, including those for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Album. Kendrick Lamar, Justin Timberlake, Daft Punk, Lorde and Taylor Swift (TAY TAY SHINES, Y'ALL!) also really cleaned up:

Justin Timberlake Finally Learns True Meaning of ‘Take Back The Night’

Anna Breslaw

7/15/13 9:00am

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Incredibly, Justin Timberlake genuinely seemed to have no idea that "Take Back The Night," his latest club single for all of us to get SeXXXy to, shares a name with a massive sexual assault awareness campaign.

Kate Middleton Still Royally Puking in the Hospital

Anna Breslaw

12/05/12 9:00am

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K8 Middleton, rather delightfully referred to in this New York Daily News article as a "queasy royal," is feeling a little better after getting fluids but remains in London's King Edward VII hospital due to severe ~~Wingardium Leviosa!!~~ hyperemesis gravidarum. A palace spokesman wants everyone concerned for Kate to know…

Brangelina Threatened By Jonny Lee Miller's Mediocre CBS Show

Anna Breslaw

11/08/12 9:00am

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The National Enquirer, bastion of all legitimate-and-definitely-not-made-up-by-peoples'-greed-and-imagination news, reports that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's slinky, uber-sexual union is being torn asunder by, of all things, Tivo. Brad's allegedly pissed at Angelina for secretly recording episodes of her ex Jonny…

Jay and Bey Have Some Eleventh-Hour Obama Endorsements For You

Anna Breslaw

11/06/12 9:00am

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Vote today, you guys! Vote! OK? Even if you're just a sycophant with no political leanings, vote because your favorite celebrities want you to. As Jay-Z substituted "Mitt" for "bitch" onstage during "99 Problems" at an Ohio rally for President Obama, Beyonce was at home writing a very nice letter to our president:…

Joe Simpson's Alleged 21-Year-Old Boyfriend Sounds Like A Real Douche Nugget

Anna Breslaw

10/27/12 11:30am

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Apparently "the gay community of Hollywood" isn't surprised by the rumors that Joe Simpson has come out to his family after the dissolution of his three-decade marriage, because some 21-year-old punk-ass West Hollywood kid has been going around and "boasting" about dating the 54-year-old former youth pastor for at…

Ahh! Beyoncé Might Be Pregnant Again

Anna Breslaw

9/25/12 9:00am

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Blue Ivy is eight months old now, and there is some frantic speculation this morning that Beyoncé is pregnant again thanks to some "baby bump" shots taken at a restaurant in Washington Heights that could just as easily indicate Bey had a great meal; not necessarily that there is not another little BeyJay to look…

Jennifer Aniston Turned Down Justin Theroux's Marriage Proposal, Everyone Stupidly Still Asks Her How It Feels To Be An Old Fishwife Crone

Anna Breslaw

7/06/12 9:00am

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Jennifer Aniston continues attempting in vain to make everyone feel OK about her ~~awesome, independent, filthy-rich yet somehow still pretty likeable perma-playtime~~ sad, unwedded, spurned, childless existence in an interview with GQ Spain: "'A perfect life?' I think that's sort of cliché, isn't it?. Like, if you want…

Justin Bieber Surprises Selena Gomez With A Date Night Straight Out Of A Romantic Comedy

Lane Moore

9/24/11 11:05am

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What happens when you're young, in love (with both your girlfriend and Adam Sandler movies), and have tons of connections just sitting around collecting dust? If you're Justin Bieber, you get private access to the Staples center just so you can watch epic tearjerker Titanic with your special lady friend.