White Lotus Season 3… Sofia Richie is expecting… Gigi Hadid & Bradley Cooper update… Taylor Swift is ‘furious’… and Justin Timberlake’s The Forget Tomorrow World Tour

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Before Season 2 of The White Lotus finished airing, HBO said, “Give us a third!” Production is scheduled to start in Thailand in just a couple weeks. The cast is expected to spend about 3 months shooting at the Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui, and some cast members will go on excursions that take them to other hotels, including one in Phuket. Without giving away any spoilers — hopefully! — there will be another death. Figuring out who died and how is the point of each season. And with show runner Mike White being such a huge fan of Jennifer Coolidge, there’s a pretty decent chance her character Tanya will be back, as well as Natasha Rothwell, who played the spa manager Belinda. (I’d like to see justice for Belinda!!) It’s also possible that Meghann Fahy’s Daphne could pop up and Connie Britton from way back in Season 1 is also a strong possibility. Among the new cast for Season 3 are Parker Posey, Leslie Bibb, Michelle Monaghan and Patrick Schwarzenegger. There are about a dozen other names but those are the only ones I recognized.

'The White Lotus' Adds 3 To Season 3 Cast Of HBO Series https://t.co/5UNjG9GMTw
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) January 22, 2024

First came love, then came marriage, now Sofia Richie is expecting a baby! She and Elliot Grainge were married last April in the south of France, and now they’re expecting a baby girl. Sophie made the big reveal in Vogue, complete with a gorgeous photo shoot. Sophie said she and Elliot were both shocked to find out they’re expecting a girl because they were SURE it was a boy. She’s been hiding her growing bump under bulky, oversized clothing, but now that she’s shared her happy news, Sophie said she’s ready to have some fun with maternity fashions.

Sofia Richie and Elliot Grange are officially expecting their first child and the music producer's net worth is more than enough to support them comfortability. https://t.co/AwAv1IJfCD
— Life & Style (@Life_and_Style) January 25, 2024

Back in October was the first time we saw Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid loading up their suitcases into an SUV for a quick weekend getaway SOMEWHERE. Since then, we’ve seen them arriving and leaving restaurants separately and loading up luggage for other trips to who-knows-where. But this week, Bradley and Gigi made no secret of the fact they were flying to London together, AND they’re walking around the streets holding hands. This is their first official PDA!

Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper hold hands in first PDA photos as romance heats up in London https://t.co/GGS02uLYud pic.twitter.com/D7O9ruIC94
— New York Post (@nypost) January 25, 2024

A source told the Daily Mail that Taylor Swift is furious over some X-rated, AI-generated photos of her that were posted and shared all over social media. The source said, “Whether or not legal action will be taken is being decided, but there is one thing that is clear: These fake, AI-generated images are abusive, offensive, exploitative and done without Taylor’s consent and/or knowledge.” The X account that initially posted the photos doesn’t exist anymore, but how they were allowed to be posted to begin with! The source fumed, “Legislation needs to be passed to prevent this, and laws must be enacted.”

Taylor Swift is said to be considering legal action against a deepfake porn site that’s hosting explicit AI pictures of her.

Taylor is obviously ‘furious’ as the images spread quickly on the likes of X, Facebook and Reddit yesterday. pic.twitter.com/DG0BXo10Eb
— Metro (@MetroUK) January 26, 2024

Justin Timberlake was on his best friend Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show last night to promote his new single Selfish. This is the debut single off Justin’s upcoming album, Everything I Thought It Was — his first album in 6 years! Jimmy “coaxed” Justin into revealing some big news….he’s going on a world tour! The first 22 dates have been announced, but more are sure to come. The Forget Tomorrow World Tour kicks off April 29 in Vancouver, then move a little further south to the US where it will hit major cities like Seattle, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Las Vegas, Miami, Atlanta, Chicago….I could keep going, but let’s stop there. Fan presale tickets go on sale starting Jan. 29, with existing fan club members getting a unique code by email. The next day, there’s a Citi and a Verizon Up presale that starts at 10am local time and continues through 5pm local time on Feb. 1. The next day will be the general on sale, beginning at 10am local time on Feb. 2.

.@jtimberlake announces THE FORGET TOMORROW WORLD TOUR! #FallonTonight #TFTWTOUR pic.twitter.com/iKge8n6NQR
— The Tonight Show (@FallonTonight) January 26, 2024