Real Housewives legacy spinoff… Michael Jackson biopic… Lisa Marie Presley update… Jason Derulo breaks foot… Meghan Trainor is pregnant with baby number 2

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Page Six is reporting that the legacy version of “Real House of New York” is dead. Season 13 of the Bravo series was such a disaster that they didn’t even bother having a reunion. So Bravo execs decided to totally overhaul the show, bringing in an entire new cast of younger, more diverse women for Season 14. But fans of the old cast were very upset by this news, which led Bravo to create a legacy version, which would feature original Housewives Luanne, Sonia, Jill, Kelly and (unfortunately) Dorinda. Ramona and Tinsley bailed. But during negotiations, productions sources say the women overestimating how much money they’re worth, believing “they should make what the cast of ‘Friends’ made in their heyday.” That’s why, according to Page Six’s sources, the legacy version is off. However, Andy Cohen saw the headline and tweeted, “Don’t believe everything you read #RHONYLegacy.”

A Michael Jackson biopic is in the works. Antoine Fuqua — who directed movies like “Emancipation” and “Training Day” — has been hired to direct “Michael.” And it was just announced that Michael’s nephew Jaafar Jackson has been cast as the lead. Jaafar is the 26-year-old son of Michael’s older brother Jermaine. Director Antoine said, “There was such a spiritual connection when I first met Jaafar, who has a natural ability to emulate Michael and such a great chemistry with the camera.” And Michael’s mom, Katherine, said in a statement, “Jaafar embodies my son. It’s so wonderful to see him carry on the Jackson legacy of entertainers and performers.” With Michael’s family so involved, fans are wondering how deep they’ll actually dig into the ugly parts of Michael’s life. Filming is scheduled to start later this year.

When Lisa Marie Presley died, she left everything to her three daughters. This apparently was news to her mother, Priscilla Presley, and she’s taking it to court. In 2016, Lisa Marie removed her mother and a former business manager as trustees of her estate, naming her three daughters and son as the new trustees. Priscilla was never told any of this, and since then, Benjamin has passed away. Prosaically is now contesting the document, claiming there are several issues with it, including the fact that it was never notarized. Priscilla doesn’t want to remove any of her grandchildren from the document; she just wants to share the responsibility of managing the estate. One source told Page Six that this is simply a money grab on Priscilla’s part and that she and her daughter had no relationship in the final years of Lisa Marie’s life.

Jason Derulo says whether he’s able to dance or not, he WILL be performing at the NFL TikTok Tailgate before the Super Bowl on Feb. 12. Jason was playing basketball three weeks ago when he landed on his foot the wrong way and tore a ligament. He didn’t have to have surgery, but he’s having stem cell injections and doing daily physical therapy hoping he can perform his signature dance moves. If not, he says he’ll do the show on crutches, if he has to. Meantime, former Olympic wrestler Kurt Angle said on a podcast recently that after undergoing his 11th back surgery, Hulk Hogan had no feeling in his legs and was paralyzed from the waist down. But last night, Hulk shared a photo of himself standing up at his bar in Clearwater Beach, Florida. He captioned It, “We’re getting this party started at #hoganshangout #clearwaterbeach Monday night #karaoke brother!!!”

Lots of celebrity baby news! Meghan Trainor announced she’s expecting her second baby with husband Daryl Sabara. Their son Riley will be 2 in February. People announced yesterday that Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo have welcomed their third child, but no birthdate, sex, or name has been revealed just yet. Big sisters Dusty Rose and Gio Grace are now 6 and 4. And we finally got to see Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra’s baby girl for the first time! One-year-old Malti Marie sat on mommy’s lap as her daddy and his brothers Kevin and Joe received their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

 

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