Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck finalized their divorce on Monday and, as expected, she’s keeping the $5.6 million, 8.5-carat green diamond engagement ring.  FYI, it’s engraved with the phrase, “not.going.anywhere.”  J-Lo supposedly keeps all her rings, which means she now has a collection of SIX engagement rings worth an estimated $17 million. She has a $130,000 ring from her first husband, Ojani Noa . . . then she upgraded to a $200,000 rock when her second husband, Cris Judd, proposed. Her first ring from Ben Affleck was worth $2.6 million, but they never made it to the altar.  Husband #3, Marc Anthony, put a $6.5 million ring on her finger.  Her ring from Alex Rodriguez was “only” worth $2 million . . . but again, they never got married.  And now all that bling is joined in the drawer by Ben 2.0’s $5.6 million ring. 

Wildfires are raging out of control in Southern California, and several celebrities have already lost their homes.  Here’s a quick rundown: Paris Hilton lost her Malibu beach house.  As of last night, Fergie’s house was in the path of the flames, too. Other stars who had to evacuate or lost their homes include Mark Hamill, Mandy Moore, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jennifer Grey, Ricki Lake, James Woods, Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Miles Teller, Anthony Hopkins and Eugene Levy. In addition, premieres for movies like “Unstoppable” and “The Wolf Man” were canceled, production on several TV shows was halted, and Palisades Charter High School, used in movies like “Carrie” and “Freaky Friday”, burned down. Ben Affleck fled his $20 million home, and guess where he went?  Yup . . . Jennifer Garner’s house.  Her neighborhood hasn’t been told to evacuate yet, but they’re on standby.

Brad Paisley says his former California home was lost in the Pacific Palisades wildfire.   “It was the first house Kim and I bought together. Memories were made with some of our dearest friends- the first nursery we had to prep, the birthing classes with Kevin Nealon and Susan Yeagley. Walking to the local restaurants, the Gelson’s, and the Starbucks. That beautiful old house burned last night. As did most of that community. So many good people displaced, devastated and cast out all over LA. I just want to mourn the loss of a town. And acknowledge the beauty and the memories of what it was. I would post a link to donate or raise awareness or something but it all feels so much bigger than that. I don’t know where to begin. It is all so tragic and sad. Love to you all.’’

Lainey Wilson tells Wide Open Country that her past boyfriends have been duds. “I was dating a boy who got a girl pregnant. I learned how to like just embrace the heartbreak, cuz I’m like ‘is this happening to me? Am I getting punked? Is it is it happening just so I can have something to write about?'”

TMZ says Jessica Alba and Cash Warren are allegedly separating after 15 years of marriage. They are heading towards a divorce. The couple has three children together. The reason behind their decision remains unclear.  A source says, “No matter what’s going on right now, it seems they will remain close. If they’re filing for divorce, it’s not because of some hateful drama. They still look happy together.”

You may have heard that Lily Allen and “Stranger Things” star David Harbour broke up after five years together.  Well, now we know WHY. Lily caught David cheating on the celebrity dating app Raya . . . which, ironically, is where they met in the first place. Lily rejoined Raya and pretended to be looking for WOMEN so she could cross-reference them with ladies David follows on Instagram to determine who he was seeing.

Kat Dennings tried not to fangirl when her childhood crush Jonathan Taylor Thomas visited the set of her new sitcom with Tim Allen, “Shifting Gears”.

Julianne Moore was secretly pregnant will filming the dream sequence in “The Big Lebowski”.

For some reason, Elmo really hates rocks.  And he’s vowing to keep that hatred going in 2025. 

Tinsel Town Talk – Thu 01/09/2025