‘The View’ host Joy Behar was named after ‘wacky’ Italian grandmother who threatened to murder her own children

Joy Behar has an interesting story about her namesake. “The View” co-host, 82, revealed that her birth name — Josephine Victoria “Joy” Behar — is an homage to her Italian grandmother, who once threatened to kill herself and her own children. Behar, a self-proclaimed lasagna queen, dropped the interesting family tidbit on Wednesday’s episode of the … Read more

Ryan Lochte recalls ‘sinking back into depression’ after nearly fatal car accident: ‘My life changed forever’

Ryan Lochte says his nearly fatal car accident one year ago left him “sinking back into depression.” The former Olympic swimmer, 40, shared an update on his healing journey via Instagram Thursday as he marked the anniversary of the car accident that “nearly took everything” from him, saying his “life changed forever” on that day. … Read more

Katy Perry wins trademark battle with Australian designer over name: ‘I have lost everything’

Instagram/@katieperry.clothing Katy Perry has won her yearslong legal battle with an Australian designer. The verdict was delivered in an Australian court on Thursday, Nov. 21, the Sydney fashion designer by the same name confirmed to The Post. The Grammy-nominated singer, 40, has been locked in a trademark feud with the style guru by the same … Read more

Paul Mescal ‘had to fight’ to get dramatic – and dangerous – horse riding scene in ‘Gladiator II,’ trainer reveals

Paul Mescal in “Gladiator II.” ©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection Paul Mescal was chomping at the bit to do a particularly dangerous equine stunt in “Gladiator II,” one which put him and director Sir Ridley Scott at odds.  Mescal, 28, stars in Scott’s sequel to the Best Picture-winning swords-and-sandals epic “Gladiator,” out Friday. He takes on the … Read more

Column: Nancy Mace’s shameless exploitation of America’s first transgender congresswoman

Sarah McBride, the Democrat elected to Delaware’s at-large congressional district, waves at supporters during an election night watch party on Nov. 5 in Wilmington, Del. (Pamela Smith / Associated Press) I realize that South Carolina Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace is an attention-hungry partisan, trying to make a name for herself as a culture warrior … Read more

Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk feud over Trump election prediction: ‘100% not true’

Jeff Bezos is pushing back against Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s claim the Amazon founder predicted President-elect Trump would lose the 2024 presidential election. “Just learned tonight at Mar-a-Lago that Jeff Bezos was telling everyone that @realDonaldTrump would lose for sure, so they should sell all their Tesla and SpaceX stock,” Musk wrote on his social media platform X in … Read more

Cormac McCarthy’s underage ‘secret muse’ tells her story (and reveals the stories she inspired)

Author Cormac McCarthy had a young “secret muse” who revealed herself this week. (Evan Agostini / Associated Press) Great American novelist Cormac McCarthy was defensively private and didn’t share much about the inspiration behind his books — or about himself. However, the author, who died in 2023, apparently lived out much of his bestseller “All … Read more

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