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11:19pm PDT, Jul 26, 2023
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Take a look back at the stars who found love, suffered heartbreak or experienced some other major event in their love lives in late July 2023, starting with this pair…
After TMZ broke the news that Ariana Grande and her “Wicked” co-star Ethan Slater are dating amid her separation from her husband of two years, Dalton Gomez, and the Broadway star’s separation from his wife and former high school sweetheart, Lilly Jay, the webloid called into question the timeline of the new romance. On July 26 — the same day Ethan filed for divorce in New York — TMZ reported that Lilly is devastated and heartbroken by the news that Ethan and Ariana are more than friendly colleagues, especially because they all hung out together before things took a turn. She also feels like her estranged husband turned his back on their family. (They just welcomed a son in August 2022.)
A second TMZ source, however, painted a slightly different picture of the situation, saying, “It’s understandable that emotions are high and it’s hard seeing your ex move on, especially in such a public way, and her friends are trying to protect her. But Ari and Ethan are just trying to lay low and be respectful of their exes as they pursue this new relationship.”
Other media outlets have also shared conflicting reports on whether or not Ethan’s relationship with Ariana played a role in his split from Lilly.
On July 25, Us Weekly reported that, according to a source, Ethan blindsided Lilly with the news about his relationship with Ariana: He reportedly told her “a few days before the news broke about him and Ariana and said that he wanted a divorce.” Lilly “never saw it coming” — even though the “Wicked” co-stars “weren’t careful” about keeping their on-set romance a secret: “They’d hold hands on set in between takes. They were sloppy and not hiding it,” the insider alleged.
A second Us Weekly source, however, insisted that Ethen and Lilly were separated when he started dating Ariana and that “the relationship is recent.”
Yet another Us Weekly source said that Ariana’s estranged husband is also “devastated” by the situation. “A separation is not what he’s wanted. He wanted the fairy tale, happy ending, and it’s not looking that way,” the source said. A fourth Us Weekly source claimed that the luxury real estate agent is “really hoping to make things work with Ariana.” Said the insider, “Despite the rocky patches they’ve been through, he isn’t ready to give up on their marriage. He saw himself spending the rest of his life with Ariana and will do anything to get past this. … He’s not over Ariana and would still love to win her back.” The singer-actress, meanwhile, “just wants to move forward and has no hard feelings about their breakup.”
Keep reading for more of the week’s biggest celeb love life updates…
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On July 26 — a few days after a video of Alix Earle purportedly packing on the PDA with a mystery man hit the Internet — E! News reported that, according to a source, she wasn’t cheating on her rumored boyfriend, NFL star Braxton Berrios, because they aren’t exclusive and “never became official.” Said the source, “Alix had stated repeatedly and publicly that she wanted to have a fun summer with her friends and not jump into anything too serious. … [They] have always agreed they were not exclusive or official knowing that Alix wanted to have a fun summer after just graduating [from college] and Braxton would be off at training before the end of the summer.” The insider also downplayed the TikTok star’s decision to walk the red carpet with the professional football player at the 2023 ESPY Awards, explaining that “Alix was conveniently in L.A. already for work when she decided last minute to attend with Braxton for fun.” The duo reportedly “continue to talk and are just enjoying life together whenever there is time to see each other.” As for Alix’s new mystery man? According to the rumor mill, he’s Donna Karan’s grandson, Sebastian de Felice.
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While making a speech at a friend’s wedding on July 23, Hulk Hogan announced that he and his girlfriend of a little more than a year, Sky Daily, are engaged. “She was crazy enough to say yes,” the wrestling icon said in video the yoga instructor shared on her private Instagram account. He later told TMZ that he popped the question at a restaurant in Tampa, Florida, earlier in the month. It’ll be his third marriage. He just confirmed in early 2022 that his second marriage was kaput.
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On July 22, former CNN boss Jeff Zucker was snapped holding hands with married CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota as they left a party in the Hamptons that his long-term girlfriend, Allison Gollust, was seen leaving alone. (See photos here.) As the apparent PDA made headlines, a Page Six source insisted that Jeff and Alisyn are “just old friends” and that his relationship with Allison is still going strong: “Allison and Jeff have never been happier,” the source said, adding that when Jeff and Alisyn left the party hand-in-hand, they were actually “going to meet Allison for coffee.” Jeff and Allison resigned from their roles at CNN in early 2022 after he confirmed that he’d failed to disclose their workplace romance. (The affair ended their respective marriages.) Alisyn, meanwhile, has been married to Tim Lewis since 2002. DailyMail.com later reported that some CNN staffers believe the hand-holding incident was a publicity stunt. One source claimed that the “CNN Tonight” host “knew damn well what she was doing would get people talking.”
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On July 22, Page Six reported that, according to a source close to Sofia Vergara, in the wake of her recent split from Joe Manganiello, the “Modern Family” actress is “living her best life … after being stifled in a relationship with a largely unsupportive partner.” The insider added that Sofia was “always there to take care of Joe,” whose “career was never what it was when they met.” The source also suggested that the “True Blood” alum was “threatened by her success and joie de vivre.” Ouch!
A second Page Six source shut down recent reports that Joe’s sobriety played a role in the breakup: “Joe is fully secure and at one with his sobriety, and while sobriety is a continuous practice, his ongoing commitment to being sober was never in any way threatened by being married to someone who drinks responsibly. It’s a pathetic attempt to come up with an excuse.”
As for what went wrong, the second source noted that Sofia and Joe’s relationship was initially fueled by “physical chemistry, though also a lot of loyalty and respect.” Said the insider, “Neither of them cheated. They very much did their own thing for large stretches of time and were frequently apart, but they were always able to still feel that passion for each other when they saw each other, but that flame has now gone out.”
Continued the insider, “Sofia seems to be doing absolutely fine — she has all the time and the money in the world to do whatever she wants next. Joe seems a little more dejected but also resolute in knowing this was the right way to go. A lot of friends expect that he will ultimately move on to someone far younger and will start a family; he’s always wanted kids, and that clearly wasn’t going to happen with Sofia.” The source concluded by saying that, ultimately, Sofia and Joe will “both be completely fine,” but “absolutely no one expects their circles to continue to overlap or for there to be any real continuing friendship.”
MORE: Celeb splits of 2023
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On July 18, People magazine broke the news that Reese Witherspoon’s ex-husband, Jim Toth, has a new girlfriend just four months after he and the Oscar winner announced that they were going their separate ways following more than a decade of marriage. According to a source, the former talent agent “looked really happy” while recently vacationing with his new love in Costa Rica. “It was definitely romantic,” the source said.
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On July 21, TMZ published photos of Kevin Costner’s estranged wife, Christine Baumgartner, vacationing in Hawaii with his friend Josh Connor — a recently divorced (and apparently wealthy) financier who lives near the former couple in Carpinteria, California. As the hangout made headlines, the webloid reported that, according to their sources, although Christine and Josh are very close, there’s “absolutely no romantic relationship” between them. “They have been good friends for years,” one source said.
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During a July 24 Amazon Live, Kyle Richards indicated that she and her estranged husband, Mauricio Umanksy, are still working on their marriage after recently separating. While discussing their decision to release a statement addressing the reports that they’d separated, the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star acknowledged that they’ve “had a hard year” but “made a point to say divorce is not being discussed.” Said the mother of four, “It’s weird to have to acknowledge to millions of strangers that you’re having problems. It would be nice to be able to work through issues in your life without everybody watching and weighing in on it.” She added that she, Mauricio and their four daughters “all felt better” after the news broke “because so many people were speculating and making up stories and it just was getting out of control.”
A few days earlier, “Entertainment Tonight” reported that, according to a source, Kyle’s relationship with Mauricio is “a work in progress” and the reality star is “taking things day by day.” Said the source, “As always, their family is their priority and they are both taking their kids into consideration. They want to keep their family unified no matter what happens. … Regardless of what the future holds, they both want to have a consistently healthy, trustworthy, loving and honest dynamic. Their kids are hoping for the best.”
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On July 24, Bethenny Frankel told E! News that she and her fiancé of more than two years, Paul Bernon, may never tie the knot: “I’ve been engaged for so long. … I don’t want to [plan] a wedding. I love my life, I love my fiancé. He’s an amazing life partner, and I don’t want to sign a contract with someone I love and I don’t want to plan a massive wedding for everybody else and not what we want. … I like doing what you want, not what society wants you to do,” said the former “The Real Housewives of New York City” star, who spent nearly a decade fighting to divorce her ex-husband, Jason Hoppy.
She went on to share that she sometimes questions why Paul sticks around: “What everyone’s thinking is, ‘How the hell does this guy deal with this person?’ As my publicist said last night, ‘He must be the most patient person.’ And I said to her, ‘I ask him often: Why are you here?’ and he’ll say to me, ‘I choose to be here.’ He lives with a clown and he loves comedy, so that’s the answer: I’m smart and funny and he enjoys comedy and he gets the front-row seat to this clown show,” she said.
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On July 25, People magazine broke the news that Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro recently called it quits, reporting that “despite the love and respect the singers have for one another, they have both agreed to end their engagement.” (They just announced in March that they were set to wed.)
The following day — amid speculation that cheating played a role in the split — Rauw confirmed the breakup news on his Instagram Story, writing in Spanish, “Yes, a few months ago Rosi and I ended our engagement. There are thousands of problems that can cause a breakup, but in our case, it was not because of third parties or infidelity. Out of respect for her, our families and everything we experienced, I could not remain silent and continue watching how they try to destroy the realest story of love that God has allowed me to live.”
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During an interview with People magazine that debuted online on July 26, LaKeith Stanfield and model Kasmere Trice revealed that they recently tied the knot and welcomed their first child together. (The “Get Out” actor has two older daughters from previous relationships.) “I want to spend the rest of my life with her,” the “Atlanta” alum gushed of his new missus, adding that they “manifested this beautiful family” together. The actor-musician also said of how they fell for each other after initially connecting as friends, “As love does, it just smacked us out of nowhere. I’m working on my music, writing and writing, and then this person who I was seemingly writing about pops up in my life. It was strange. … I released myself to the love.” They got engaged in December 2022.
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According to TMZ, Beyonce and Solange Knowles’ mother, Tina Knowles, filed to divorce her husband of nearly a decade, Richard Lawson, on July 26. She reportedly listed the previous day as their official date of separation, cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split and indicated that neither she nor the “All My Children” alum should pay spousal support to the other. The former couple tied the knot in 2015 following a courtship of two years.
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On July 25, Chase Chrisley took to his Instagram Story to announce that he and Emmy Medders recently called off their engagement and went their separate ways. “Everybody has been asking a lot of questions regarding Emmy and myself. We both agreed to part ways and move on with our lives separately. Thank you for respecting our privacy,” the “Chrisley Knows Best” star wrote after fans noticed that he and Emmy had deleted photos of each other from their respective social media accounts.
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On July 15 — a month after Normani and DK Metcalf first sparked romance rumors with a dinner date in Santa Monica, California — the singer and the professional football player made their relationship Instagram official: The former Fifth Harmony member took to her Instagram Story to share a sweet snap of the Seattle Seahawks player pecking her on the cheek at a wedding they attended together.
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Alana Thompson is taking a major step forward with her long-term boyfriend, Dralin Carswell: They’re planning to move in together when they relocate from Georgia to Denver in the fall. “I think it’ll be good for us. … I think it will be fun,” the erstwhile Honey Boo Boo — who plans to study nursing at Colorado’s Regis University — told “Entertainment Tonight” in an interview that hit the Internet on July 20. When asked if her beau of nearly three years is “The One,” she replied, “I can’t say that because I don’t know what life holds, but I hope [he is].”
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During an interview with The Washington Post that debuted online on July 20, Tiffany Haddish shut down Common’s previous assessment that their 2021 breakup was mutual: “It was more him saying, ‘I think this relationship has run its course.’ And I was like, ‘OK. Like, you gonna be a 50-year-old single man. OK?'” she recalled, adding that she knew they were headed toward a split when he stopped inviting her to events including his own birthday party. Ultimately, she claimed, he dumped her over the phone.
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Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury — who first connected on the fifth season of the British version of “Love Island” in 2019 — got engaged on July 23, they revealed on Instagram. “Forever,” they captioned a video depicting the proposal. They also shared a photo of themselves kissing while posing with their daughter and showing off the bride-to-be’s new engagement ring: “To my perfect fiancé… forever wouldn’t be long enough to call you mine,” they wrote in the caption.
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