Freshly Brewed Entertainment News for Monday
PAUL MARCIANO GIVES STATEMENT ON KATE UPTON’S HARASSMENT ALLEGATIONS: Guess Jeans co-founder Paul Marciano issued a statement to TMZ in which he says model Kate Upton‘s claims that he sexually harassed her are false. He adds that she is preparing to make a statement that he groped her as well, which is also untrue. Upton first spoke out on Twitter, saying it was “disappointing that such an iconic” brand is still “empowering” a person who “sexually and emotionally” harasses women. Marciano’s statement to TMZ reads in part: “This accusation is false. I have never touched Kate Upton. I have never been alone with Kate Upton. I have never acted inappropriately towards her.” (TMZ)
SECURITY BLOCKS KEVIN HART FROM SUPER BOWL STAGE: Denied! Security guards were playing defense at the Super Bowl stage after the epic Philadelphia Eagles 41-33 win over the Patriots, and comedian Kevin Hart was blocked. He eventually made it to the NHL Network set where he dropped an F-bomb and admitted he’d had a few during the game. The Philadelphia native predicted an 83-6 Eagles win. (NY Daily News)
PREGNANT KHLOE KARDASHIAN CONGRATULATES SISTER KYLIE JENNER ON BIRTH OF DAUGHTER: Khloe Kardashian publicly congratulated her sister Kylie Jenner on the birth of her daughter Sunday, after months of secrecy. Sharing a sexy snap of the pregnant pair on Instagram, she called her private pregnancy a “magical ride.” She wrote: “Congratulations My Sweet Kylie! What a magical ride it’s been! I’ll miss you bumping along with me. Never in a million years did I think we would do this together but it’s been that much more special because of it.” The 20-year-old makeup mogul announced the birth of her baby on Sunday explaining that she’d kept her pregnancy private to make it a “positive, stress free” experience. She shares the child with boyfriend Travis Scott. A name has not yet been revealed. (Page Six)
J. LO OPENS UP ABOUT ANNIVERSARY WITH A-ROD: Happy dating anniversary! Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez spent their one-year dating anniversary with her twins and his two daughters in Minneapolis, where she headlined the 2018 DIRECTV NOW Super Saturday Night concert. She gave A-Rod an impromptu shout-out onstage, and afterwards, she told E! News: “It was our little anniversary, so it was a special night. I kept thinking ‘Oh, God-February 3! That’s our day. Oh, my God! It’s been a year.’ It was more spontaneous than anything else. It wasn’t too planned. I thought about it, and I thought, ‘Maybe I’ll do it; maybe I won’t.’” (E! News)