Freshly Brewed with Lori Loughlin, Kanye West and The Rock

LORI LOUGHLIN TO COP A PLEA? Lori Loughlin may end up copping a guilty plea in her college admissions case after Felicity Huffman was sentenced to two weeks behind bars for a relatively lighter crime. (Huffman admitted to paying $15K to juice her daughter’s SAT scores while Loughlin has been accused of shelling out $500K in bribes to get her girls into USC). TMZ reports that prosecutors are weighing their options and open to talks. Meanwhile, daughters Olivia and Isabella are no longer enrolled at USC. (TMZ)

KANYE WEST DONATES $1M TO CHARITY FOR KIM’S BIRTHDAY: Kanye West donated $1 million to wife Kim Kardashian on her 39^th birthday. She gushed on Twitter: “I got amazing gifts from my whole family and Kanye [gave] me the most amazing bags. But he also donated $1 million to my favorite charities that work so hard on prison reform on my behalf from him and the kids. This makes my heart so happy!” (ET)

JOE GIUDICE SPEAKS OUT: Real Housewives of New Jersey star Joe Giudice is speaking out for the first time since being freed from ICE custody and heading back to his native Italy to await the decision on whether or not he’ll be deported. He said: “I’ve learned a valuable lesson from all this and I know my family is the most important thing to me, but it’s better that I’m out here than in there.” He then told his wife Teresa and their four girls: “I just want to let you know that I love you and I’m always here for you. You know that.” (People)

THE ROCK GIVES UPDATE ON KEVIN HART: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson trolled his BFF Kevin Hart while simultaneously giving fans an update on his status. He showed off the contents of his gym bag at Iron Paradise on social media, including an action figure of himself, a gift from Hart. I packed this today myself … because I’m going to go see my best friend Kevin Hart and I always like to bring him a few toys that he can play with … he likes my Rock doll,” he joked, adding: “He’s recovering from his injuries, he’s doing great can’t wait to come back.” (The Blast)

CHARLIZE THERON WAS SCARED TO PLAY MEGYN KELLY: In Bombshell, Charlize Theron takes on the role of former Fox talking head Megyn Kelly, in her successful bid to take down Roger Ailes. At a recent screening, she told the audience: “At first I was scared to play her. She’s incredibly well-known, and I only knew her superficially. I also knew she was conflicted because she has said, ‘I’m not a feminist,’ and then she takes on Trump and Ailes.[…] This was harder than playing a serial killer. In 2004, I made ‘North Country,’ a movie about sexual harassment – and to me, this was harder. The issue of sexual harassment is not over.” (Page Six)

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