He puts the “con” in romantic connection. Rather than scoring love at first swipe, Katie Powell, a single mom, was scammed out of $40,000 by a trickster on Tinder. “It’s turned my life upside down,” Powell, from Portland, Oregon, told KGW, her local NBC outlet. Powell met her romance scammer on Tinder, thinking she’d made … Read more
Love’s a game — here’s how to score a touchdown. Swiping through apps in the hopes of finding a suitable significant other can sometimes seem like throwing up a Hail Mary. But on Jan. 5, hailed the “Super Bowl Sunday” of online dating, singletons in search of a soulmate can suit up, strategize and secure … Read more
James Dean was blackmailed by a former male lover who threatened to out him on the eve of his big-screen break, according to a new book. In “Jimmy: The Secret Life of James Dean,” which drops Tuesday, author Jason Colavito claims the ill-fated Hollywood icon shelled out $800 to advertising executive Rogers Brackett only days … Read more
Your favorite childhood snack is growing up. Starting Wednesday, October 23, Goldfish will no longer be Goldfish. The iconic Cheddar cracker that smiles back at you will be officially renamed “Chilean Sea Bass.” The Chilean Sea Bass crackers look and taste just like Goldfish, because they are Goldfish, just with a “more adult” name. The … Read more
DEAR DAUGHTER: You are a caring daughter. I, too, hope your letter does provide a timely reminder that the time to befriend people is while they are breathing. I suspect that many avoid nursing homes and care facilities because they consider them to be depressing. However, unless the patient/resident is so infirm that he or … Read more
Liberace’s former lover Scott Thorson has died. Thorson passed away in Los Angeles on August 16 at the age of 65, according to Variety. His cause of death is not yet known, though he reportedly was a patient at an LA healthcare facility and suffered from cancer as well as a heart condition. Thorson famously … Read more
There’s a reason Carrie didn’t want Big to have a TV in the bedroom. Amy Robach admitted she kicked her boyfriend and former “GMA3” co-host T.J. Holmes out of bed in the middle of the night earlier this week — all because he was playing the TV too loud. Robach, 51, revealed the details about the … Read more
Queen Letizia of Spain brought her alleged lover on secret trips to New York City — all while her distraught husband had updates sent to him in “realtime” by their bodyguards, a bombshell new book claims. The mother-of-two is the subject of “Letizia’s Silences,” in which veteran royal reporter Jaime Peñafiel claims she has frequently cheated on … Read more
True-crime doc watchers who are in committed relationships may see “Lover, Stalker, Killer,” a bracing account of a lurid series of misdeeds directed by Sam Hobkinson, and breathe a sigh of relief over being out of the dating pool. It begins in 2012, when Dave Kroupa, an auto mechanic in Omaha, was rebounding from a … Read more
Love is a battlefield. Finding “the one” isn’t without its psychological risks, according tp a self-styled life coach on TikTok with 1.3 million followers. Romanian-born psychology expert Francesa Tighnean, posted a video to her TikTok page explaining why placing too much importance on a significant other can ultimately lead to a toxic relationship. “How do … Read more
A lucky resident in the Bay State recently picked up his multi-million dollar lottery prize – and his best friend was with him when he did it. Peabody resident Paul Riley won the $4 million prize from the Massachusetts State Lottery’s 100X Cash game, the state lottery announced on Tuesday. Riley opted to receive a one-time payment … Read more
Jennifer Lopez’s new single is called “Can’t Get Enough” — and the trailer for her upcoming short film, “This Is Me … Now: A Love Story,” teases that that title may apply to her sexual appetite. “We think you might be a sex addict,” says one of her friends gathered for what appears to be … Read more
Ben Affleck was having a fab-brew-lous day on Wednesday. The Dunkin’ Donuts fanatic, 51, was spotted on set of a new commercial for the beloved coffee brand alongside TikTok influencer Charli D’Amelio. Affleck was juggling several boxes of doughnuts as well as cups of iced coffee for the shoot — a nod to his viral … Read more
Communication is lubrication, according to this intimacy expert. Sex therapist Dr. Emily Morse is encouraging couples to sit down for a once-a-month “sex summit” to discuss how they’re tracking in the bedroom. “Most of the sexual problems in our relationships have nothing to do with sex, and everything to do with communication,” the love guru … Read more
Welcome to July star seeds and the the oceanic, homebound feels of Cancer season. As we embark on the month ahead we do so with some interesting astroweather afoot and under star. July begins with a full super moon in the cardinal earth sign of Capricorn on July 3, encouraging all of us to give … Read more
May Pang was almost the Yoko Ono of Yoko Ono’s marriage. The then-22-year-old was working as an assistant to Ono and John Lennon when, at Ono’s own request, she reluctantly became Lennon’s girlfriend in 1973. As Pang remembers Ono putting it, “He needs someone nice, like you.” But Ono was likely not expecting things to … Read more
When Pelé ended his legendary, game-changing soccer career at the Meadowlands in 1977, he went out with a special rallying cry. Having played half the game for his final team, the New York Cosmos, and half for Santos, the Brazilian club that saw him become a superstar, Pelé said to the capacity crowd: “Love is … Read more
Emma Corrin, most famous for playing a marginalized and dissatisfied British royal wife, has moved onto the role of… a marginalized and dissatisfied British aristocratic wife. And, just as Corrin was so affecting as the younger Princess Diana on Netflix’s “The Crown,” the performer is beguiling and irrepressible as Lady Chatterley in the streamer’s new … Read more
Venetia Stevenson — an actress who was once known as “the most photogenic girl in the world” — was famous for her relationship with Elvis Presley. Although the starlet died in September at 84, her sister Caroline Stevenson spoke to Fox News recently about her sibling’s relationship with the music icon. Caroline divulged how the … Read more
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway is giving up her royal duties to pursue a new passion — alternative medicine. Her controversial fiancé, Durek Verrett, is a self-styled shaman who has endorsed unfounded medical practices and has previously suggested cancer is a choice, according to the BBC. Her guru-lover even claims to have influenced Hollywood A-listers … Read more