The Voice has a double chair… Bethenny Frankel defends The Weeknd… Kim Kardashian for Time… Kevin Costner might have to pay 250k+ per month in child support… and Harry Styles stops show for pregnant woman

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When “The Voice” returns for Season 24 this fall, it will be without Blake Shelton. We found out a couple months ago that Reba McEntire will take his seat, and she’ll be joined by John Legend, Niall Horan and Gwen Stefani. But yesterday, the show’s social media tweeted a twist for the upcoming season that has fans all up in their feelings. “The Voice” tweeted a photo of two red spinning chairs on one platform that now reads “We want you” instead of “I want you.” It was captioned, “incoming: 2024 Coaches !!! double chair!!! epic lineup!!! stay tuned!!!” Not everyone is excited about shaking things up like this, especially on the heels of Blake’s retirement. One person commented, “Don’t fuss with something that isn’t broken.” But some people are excited about seeing something new, and they’re guessing who might be sitting in those double chairs. Among those guesses are Kelly Clarkson sitting next to her former mother-in-law Reba McEntire, which would make some sense since this is Reba’s first time. Other guesses include Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson, Niall Horan and Lewis Capaldi, Ariana Grande and Camila Cabello, a couple of Jonas Brothers, and Dan + Shay.

incoming: 2024 Coaches !!! double chair!!! epic lineup!!! stay tuned!!! pic.twitter.com/7zR4Db58kD
— The Voice (@NBCTheVoice) June 21, 2023

Pretty much everyone who’s seen “The Idol” has criticized it, either for its creepy sexy scenes or The Weeknd’s bad acting…except for Bethenny Frankel. She posted on TikTok that she doesn’t understand all the backlash over The Weeknd’s character because, “There are 50 sleazy, sleazy Hollywood guys like him that I remember from living in LA! It’s totally realistic, so what are we doing?” But she seems to be the only one defending anything about this HBO series. And now ever OREOS has something to say about it. Last week there was a rumor that HBO was already canceling it, and the Oreos Twitter account posted, “Finally some good news.” The Weeknd replied, “Oh (BLANK) they been talkin sh**.” But before things got too ugly, The Weeknd squashed it, tweeting, “Naw I can’t beef with you Oreo, too many beautiful memories . . . I’m dunking you in some champagne tonight.”

Bethenny Frankel defends The Weeknd’s ‘sleazy’ ‘The Idol’ character: There are 50 ‘Hollywood guys’ like him https://t.co/bEi65Ju303 pic.twitter.com/lcEbARcgDB
— Page Six (@PageSix) June 21, 2023

Abel, you know we'd die for you! please don't hold it against us 🥺
— OREO Cookie (@Oreo) June 21, 2023

Because of the success of SKIMS, Kim Kardashian made the cover of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential Companies issue. After the controversial launch of her shapewear line in 2019 — remember the Kimono scandal? — last year the renamed SKIMS was valued at $3.2B. Since its launch, Kim expanded her line to include loungewear, swimwear, bras and panties, and as of today, a new line of vintage sports shirts. Kim revealed to Time that she will be releasing a line of men’s loungewear in the fall, and that a line of male-friendly shapewear is in the future. By the way, Kim revealed that she is the shape model for Skims and usually spends hours every week trying on the product. She estimates that she’s tried on about 7K garments since launching the brand.

Kim Kardashian lands cover of Time's 100 Most Influential Companies issue https://t.co/PL27H6sssL
— Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) June 20, 2023

Kevin Costner’s soon-to-be ex-wife Christine Baumgartner reportedly blindsided him when she filed for divorce after 18 years of marriage. According to some court documents obtained by People, Christine claims she was blindsided when Kevin told the kids about it. In the filing, Christine said, “After a 24-year relationship, from his hotel room in Las Vegas, Kevin told our three children that we were getting divorced over a 10-minute Zoom call without me present.” Christine said Kevin completely “disregarded my proposal to do what I felt was right based on research and my relationship with the children.” She continued, “I am still confused by his motivation to do this via a very short Zoom session, especially since he was planning on being home five days later…. Instead, he insisted that he had the right to tell them that we were getting divorced ‘first’ and tell them privately ‘without me present.’” In her filing, Christine is asking Kevin for $248K in monthly child support for their 16-, 14- and 13-year-old children. But hey! She’s doing him a favor because that’s less than she needs “to maintain the children in their accustomed lifestyle.” She’s also asking that Kevin pay 100% of their kids’ private school tuition, all extracurricular activities and medical expenses. Christine says it’s not like Kevin can’t afford it. She said last year, Kevin earned $19.5M, and after all of their family’s expenses and taxes, the family’s net income was roughly $7.6M. But Kevin wants to pay Christine $38K per month in child support, along with 100% of “certain child-related costs.” He’s also agreeing to pay $30K per month for Christine to rent a place and give her another $10K for moving expenses, but so far, she’s still staying put in their marital home.

Kevin Costner’s estranged wife wants nearly $250K a month in child support: docs https://t.co/H1GTJzr0c5 pic.twitter.com/uSACUtMOkM
— Page Six (@PageSix) June 21, 2023

Harry Styles loves to interact with fans during his “Love on Tour” stops. In London last week, a pregnant woman in the crowd asked him to help to help with her gender reveal. She gave Harry a black balloon that he popped to reveal that it’s a girl! At his show in Cardiff, Wales, this week, Harry had another request from a pregnant fan named Sian, “Will you help me name my baby?” Harry said, “That’s a lot of pressure, Sian! You don’t really want me to name it?” She did! She told Harry that she didn’t know the baby’s sex, but she did have four possible names and she wanted Harry to choose one. But before Harry could give his opinion, Sian told him she really had to go to the bathroom. Harry asked the crowd, “I think we all agree that it’s important that Sian goes for a wee, don’t we?” Then he promised Sian that he would stall the show until she came back, promising her she wouldn’t miss a thing. He kept his promise! As Sian walked back into the arena to find her seat, Harry chanted, “Here she comes! Here she comes!” And then, he announced Sian’s four name choices — Stevie, Rafe, Harley and Caleb — and based on audience response, Sian’s baby will be named Stevie.