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Congratulations are in order for Stacy Keibler! The former WWE wrestler welcomed her second child with husband Jared Pobre earlier this month. The parents first announced the news on social media Wednesday night. "Born at home, on 6.18.18," Stacy shared with her followers. "Our sweet little man Bodhi Brooks Pobre entered our world." It appears both mom and dad were able to hold onto their son's small hands as the cameras flashed for the sweet pic. Famous friends and fans immediately expressed their well wishes for the family in the comments section including Odette Annable. "Love you 4 so much," the actress wrote to her friend. Back in May, Stacy stepped out for a date night with her hubby at Avra restaurant in Beverly Hills where she showed off her pregnancy glow. And in the weeks leading up to her due date, Stacy has been enjoying extra special time with her daughter before she became a big sister. "Soon, we'll be a family of 4! Our hearts are filled with love," the proud mom shared on Instagram. "Someone's excited to become a big sister soon." While Stacy continues to profess her love for all things holistic health and wellness, one thing she will absolutely pass on to both kids is the power of kindness. In a recent Instagram post, the actress and model revealed what she's teaching her daughter thanks to a book titled What Does It Mean to Be Kind? "Let's teach our kids to always ?#bekind -- pass along the love of reading to them to help stimulate their imagination and knowledge," she wrote. Well done mama! (Eonline)

Gwen Stefani Gets Love From Blake Shelton at Las Vegas Residency Debut. Gwen Stefani was feeling the love as she launched her Las Vegas residency. The 48-year-old singer performed her first Just a Girl concert at the Zappos Theatre at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on Wednesday. Earlier that night, dressed in a short sleeve, silver, semi-sheer fringed over-the-knee dress, she walked the red carpet at the venue with her boyfriend of more than two years, Blake Shelton. She and the 42-year-old country star looked cozy as they posed for photos together. Stefani posted on Instagram photos of the two, including one showing them in her dressing room with her kids and niece, whose dad, the singer's brother Todd Stefani, also joined in on the festivities. Stefani received many flower bouquets from well-wishers, including one containing sunflowers and orchids from Shelton. "You've worked so hard on the show, congrats on opening night!!!" Shelton wrote on a card, which Stefani described was from her "best friend." "I love you." "I LOVE BLAKE!!!!" Stefani wrote on Instagram Stories. After the concert, she and Shelton were photographed kissing at a private after-party. Stefani had traveled to Las Vegas on Shelton's private jet with her brother. She had been staying at his ranch in Oklahoma beforehand and has been practicing her show's choreography back home in L.A., a source told E! News. Earlier this week, crews at the Zappos Theatre switched out pieces from Jennifer Lopez's All I Need residency show for Stefani's. The singers are taking turns performing at the venue throughout summer and fall. As of today, Stefani's Just a Girl residency will run on and off until March. (Eonline)

Julia Roberts Joins Instagram and Is Already Spreading the Love. We have a new pretty woman to follow on Instagram! Julia Roberts joined the photo sharing app on Tuesday evening, sharing her very first post soon after. The shot shows the star sitting in grass wearing a graphic sweater that says "Love." The outfit was complimented by denim shorts, wavy locks and of course her famous grin. She captioned the photo, "Hello." The actress has accumulated more than 107,000 followers within 24 hours of joining the app. She currently does not follow anyone. This is the first public account for the usually social media shy star, who is not a member of Twitter or Facebook. And while the actress has not commented on why she decided to join the app, Julia has notoriously been private throughout her long career and tried to maintain this privacy even as she went on to star in some of the biggest films of the '90s and 2000s. The actress previously told InStyle magazine that she didn't have an Instagram because she prefers to unplug and spend time with her family after work. The Eat, Pray, Love star is married to cameraman Daniel Moder, with whom she has three children, Hazel, Phinneas and Henry. And while we'd love to see the actress share family moments, Julia will most likely use the platform to share updates about the charities she supports including UNICEF as well as her upcoming projects. She is slated to return to the big screen in the upcoming drama Ben is Back. Make sure to follow Julia here! (Eonline)

Scarlett Johansson's fired up about a former Scientologist making a claim -- on live TV -- that she once auditioned to date Tom Cruise ... and she's not letting him get away with it. The 'Avengers' star put Brendan Tighe -- who says he used to work on Cruise's Scientology security team -- on blast after he appeared on Megyn Kelly's NBC show Wednesday and claimed she was on a list of women who auditioned to date him after his split from Nicole Kidman years ago. Johansson tells The Hollywood Reporter, "The very idea of any person auditioning to be in a relationship is so demeaning. I refuse for anyone to spread the idea that I lack the integrity to choose my own relationships." She added ... "Only a man aka Brendan Tighe would come up with a crazy story like that." Tighe also claimed Scarlett's audition must not have gone well, because actress and Scientologist Erika Christensen had to distance herself from her afterward. For the record ... along with Johansson saying Tighe is full of it, the Church of Scientology denies his alleged role with Cruise. (TMZ)

Sam Smith Admits He's "Going Through Some Sh-t" Amid Brandon Flynn Breakup Rumors. Did Sam Smith just hint he and Brandon Flynn have called it quits? After The Sun reported their split, the "Too Good at Goodbyes" singer performed at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn as part of his world tour. At the beginning of the show, he welcomed the audience and mentioned he was "going through some sh-t." "I know that everyone in this room right now is going through some sh-t. I know I'm going through some sh-t," he said. "And tonight I want all of us to just leave all of our worries and all of our heartache aside and let's have some fun. Let's sing as loud as we can." E! News has reached out to Smith'S and Flynn's rep for comment on the possible split. If a breakup did occur, it would have been fairly recently. The duo were spotted holding hands while shopping in Beverly Hills just two weeks ago. Fans first caught on to the Grammy winner's new romance with the 13 Reasons Why actor when the two were spotted sharing a kiss while out and about in New York City back in October 2017. Later that month, he told Ellen DeGeneres he was now singing songs about another guy despite saying just weeks earlier that he was "insanely single." While Smith didn't name Flynn during the daytime interview, the singer admitted, "It's weird bringing out an album and not being single, 'cause when I brought [my debut album] In the Lonely Hour, I was so lonely. But, now I'm singing songs about another guy, and I'm quite happy, so it's quite weird." As the "Stay With Me" singer later said of his relationship during an interview with Kiss FM U.K., "It's good and I'm actually willing for it to be good, which is really new for me, you know? I think I got really comfortable with the idea of someone not wanting me back, so I'm trying to break out the mold." They went on to make their relationship Instagram official in December. The two appeared to be getting quite hot and heavy in the new year when they were photographed in a seriously deep liplock in March -- a kiss that instantly went viral on the Internet. "It was a joke -- as a joke we were attacking each other," Smith later explained during an interview on BBC Radio 1's Breakfast Show With Nick Grimshaw. "We were just waiting outside the shop while my sister got cigarettes. I was just joking. I was literally licking his eyeballs. [The photos are] horrendous. I'm going to have to do something crazy to top it." "He looks like Ursula sucking the voice out of Ariel," he added. "It's so embarrassing." Despite their playfulness, it seems it was no longer working out for these two. Fortunately, while we mourn the loss of this Hollywood romance, the singer has given us plenty of breakup songs to listen to as we cope. (Eonline)

Kendall Jenner and Ben Simmons haven't confirmed they're an item yet, but they're already eating from the same fridge, apparently. Sources tell us the two have been holing up in a $25k/month rental in L.A. It's unclear whose name is on the lease, but they've both been spotted coming in and out of the ultra modern crib frequently, and we're told the lease term is for several months. The 5 bedroom, 6 bath home has a pool and is centrally located near the Grove and trendy Fairfax area, which explains why they've been spotted around town so much. Kendall recently purchased Charlie Sheen's old Beverly Hills home, but she's putting some of her own touches on the crib, so this could be her crash pad in the meantime. The listing was held by Shay Gozlan and Rudy Malka of Living the Dream properties. (TMZ)

Justin Bieber skipped a scheduled grilling from lawyers and decided to make out with Hailey Baldwin instead ... according to his ex-neighbor who now wants Justin arrested. The Biebs was ordered by a judge to attend a deposition, which was scheduled for June 22, in his infamous and STILL ongoing egging case with former Calabasas neighbor, Jeffrey Schwartz. Problem is, JB didn't show up. According to new legal docs, Schwartz believes it was because he was in NYC packing on the PDA with Hailey. So now, Schwartz wants the judge to issue a bench warrant for Bieber and fine him $1,000 bucks a day for each day he refuses to sit for the depo. Schwartz also accuses Bieber of engaging in "obfuscation and delay tactics" and points out he's already skipped out on 5 scheduled depos in the past 2 years. The judge has yet to rule on the warrant. We broke the story ... Schwartz -- who's being repped by John Carpenter and Brian Kim -- wants big bucks from Bieber from all the emotional distress he and his wife suffered from the 2014 egging and the aftermath. Justin was charged criminally in the case, and already paid $80k in restitution.

Ronnie Ortiz-Magro left a mess behind after his baby mama allegedly dragged him with a car ... and TMZ has some bloody shots of the vehicle. In the photos, blood streaks can be seen on the outside of the ride we're told Jen Harley was driving when she and the 'Jersey Shore' star got into a fight Sunday coming home from a Vegas BBQ. You'll recall ... Jen allegedly hit Ronnie in the face, then dragged him when he tried to get out. As you can see ... the vehicle also suffered a flat tire, which we're told was the result of Jen driving over the median when she took off ... with their 2-month-old daughter, Ariana, in the car. There's also a shot of the interior console covered with blood ... possibly from Ronnie's injuries after being struck in the face. Harley was arrested for domestic battery and booked at the Clark County Detention Center. She was also the suspect in a battery investigation for allegedly spitting on and hitting Ronnie 3 weeks ago during another argument. We broke the story ... Ronnie's friends fear for his safety if he goes back with Jen, and are equally concerned about the well-being of their daughter. (TMZ)

McDonald's is revamping breakfast by ripping off a famous "Seinfeld" episode -- and the guy who wrote it says he deserves a piece of the pie ... er, muffin. Spike Feresten wrote "The Muffin Tops" for season 8, and Wednesday -- the same day Mickey D's announced it's selling the best part of a muffin -- he told us he's got no beef with the golden arches. Well, as long as the check's in the mail ... as they say. Seriously, though ... Spike hasn't gotten a dime, and says it just seems right for McDonald's to cough up some dough -- for him AND Jerry Seinfeld -- since it's clearly jacking their ingenious breakfast invention. Spike isn't talking lawsuits or anything, and might be joking about getting paid ... but can't blame the guy for shooting his shot. Elaine Benes wouldn't settle for a penny less than 30 percent! (TMZ)

The guy who sentenced the 'Seinfeld' squad to a year behind bars in the series finale -- and who helped turned Willem Dafoe into the Green Goblin -- has died. Actor Stanley Anderson passed away Sunday just six weeks after being diagnosed with brain cancer, according to a family statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. Anderson is perhaps best known at Judge Arthur Vandelay, who presided over Jerry Seinfeld and co.'s criminal trial in season 9's final episode, where the gang was thrown in jail for violating the "Good Samaritan Law" in a fake town in Massachusetts. He also played General Slocum in Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" -- who told Norman Osborn he was gonna cut his funding if he didn't try his ability enhancing serum on a human subject ... thus forcing Norm to try it on himself and become Spidey's arch nemesis. Anderson has starred in a number of other movies and shows over the years, including parts in "RoboCop 3," "Armageddon," "Runaway Jury," "NYPD Blue," "The Drew Carey Show," "Law & Order," and many, many others. His acting career dates back to the '50s. He tended to play men of authority -- doctors, judges, psychiatrists ... the President. Makes sense too ... he had quite the on-camera presence. Stanley was 78. RIP. (TMZ)

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