Zayn quits One Direction and more to discuss this weekend
It’s almost the weekend and time to relax with some friends and cocktails. Stuck on topics to chat about? These juicy stories will provide a lot to discuss over happy hour — or brunch.
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1. Zayn leaves One Direction
(From left): Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik Getty Images Millions of teenage girls all over the world had their hearts broken this week when Zayn Malik announced he was leaving One Direction. Malik made a statement saying, “I want to be a normal 22-year-old who is able to relax and have some private time out of the spotlight.” The four remaining members have said they will continue with the band, but it may be the beginning of the end for the boy band. Everyone remembers what happened when Justin left ‘NSYNC.
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2. Jon Hamm completes stint in rehab
Jon Hamm as Don Draper in "Mad Men" Frank Ockenfels 3/AMC It was surprising news for Don Draper fans this week when it was announced that Jon Hamm had completed a stint in rehab for alcohol abuse, considering no one even knew he was there. The “Mad Men” actor went through a 30-day program, but was out in time to attend the show’s Season 7 gala in Los Angeles. “Life throws a lot at you sometimes, and you have to deal with it as much as you can,” he told an Australian mag about his time in rehab.
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3. Rob Kardashian compares Kim to the 'bitch' from 'Gone Girl'
Splash News; GC Images Kim Kardashian‘s little brother made a bold statement over the weekend when he compared her to Rosamund Pike’s psycho character in “Gone Girl,” captioning an Instagram pic, “This is my sister kim, the bitch from Gone Girl.” Sources told People that Rob’s “been depressed and just a bit off in general.” There is also chatter that he’s refusing to go to rehab or therapy. In other family news, Kim dyed her hair back to black, in case you were worried she’s stay a blonde forever.
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4. Blac Chyna declares war on Kylie Jenner
Photographer Group/Splash News/Squirrel/Splash News In case you missed it, Tyga, 25, and Kylie Jenner, 17, might have a blossoming romance and his ex-fiancée is not cool with it. His ex, Blac Chyna, and Jenner were engulfed in an Instagram war this week. It started with Chyna posting a photo of a watch Tyga apparently gave her in 2013. Jenner followed up with a picture of her wearing a similar watch captioned “Currently.” The feud went on with cryptic pictures going back and forth between the pair. It seems like the beginning of a feud that could last a while, so prepare yourselves for a potential war.
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5. Angelina Jolie gets preventive surgery
Angelina Jolie Getty Images First she had a double mastectomy and now Angelina Jolie reveals that she had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed. “It’s not easy to make these decisions,” she wrote in an op ed pieces for The New York Times, “I know my children will never have to say, ‘Mom died of ovarian cancer.” She decided to have the surgeries after she found out she carries the gene mutation BRCA1, putting her at a high risk for breast and ovarian cancers.
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6. J.Law and Bradley Cooper are not having sex
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence Getty If you were hoping that Jennifer Lawrence, 24, and Bradley Cooper, 40, may be a thing now that Cooper is single again, this might be disappointing news. She said they are “work husband and wife” — but with “no sex.” Even though they have starred in four movies together, there’s nothing to see here except for the fact that they are really good at faking being in love.
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