Freshly Brewed Buzz with Chelsea Handler and Lena Dunham
CHELSEA HANDLER’S BATHTUB BOOK REVIEWS: Chelsea Handler, 45, is sharing her thoughts on books from the tub. In an unconventional new form of book review, she discussed Henry Kissinger‘s Diplomacy from her Victorian-style bath, saying: “Do you like to have fun in the tub with learning? I do. I will be sharing #GetLitWithChelsea recommendations bi monthly if you care to read some of my picks and keep your brain from turning into a pancake during quarantine.” That’s one way to get the kids to read. (The Blast)
LENA DUNHAM WORKING ON A MEMOIR: Girls creator Lena Dunham, 33, is working on a second memoir as a follow up to 2014’s Not That Kind of Girl and a book of short stories. In Instagram Live, she tells Kaia Gerber: “I wrote a book of [fictional] short stories that is going to come out. I was going to publish that, but then sort of life – you kind of have to go where your attention is,” Dunham explained. “I was distracted by a lot of personal stuff that was going on: Transitions and health things, and breakups, and so I thought, I have got to write all this down and that became a memoir.” (Page Six)
LINDSAY LOHAN SHARES INSIGHT INTO NEW MUSIC: LiLo dropped a new single “Back to Me” this month, and now, she’s talking to Page Six about her inspiration for the album. “It has a lot of memories from my life in California, and a remembrance of things I saw and felt in my life when I was in my early 20s,” Lohan, 33, said. “The other tracks on the album are going to be uplifting and fun. The goal for me is to have a fun album that we can dance to.” (Page Six)
DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER GETS GREEN LIGHT: Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman has just received approval on his new girlfriend Francie Frane from both of his daughters Lyssa and Bonnie. They both shared positive comments on social media. This is a huge step for the couple, as Lyssa was dead set against Dog’s previous relationship with Moon Angel, her late mother’s assistant. (The Blast)
MICHELLE MONEY’S DAUGHTER THRIVING: Bachelor alum Michelle Money‘s daughter Brielle, 15, is doing well after leaving the ICU. She was there after a devastating skateboard accident. Money’s ex Ryan wrote on social media: “Pretty sure that we can confidently say that her personality has not changed. 48 hours ago we had not heard her talk….and now this. She currently has 3 favorite pastimes: giving the medical staff and myself a hard time, talking about what she wants to drink, or sleeping. As her father, I cannot tell you how happy this makes me.” (People)