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)

THIS IS US FANS CRUSH OVER CAUSE OF DEATH: On Sunday after the Super Bowl, This Is Us amped up the drama on NBC, revealing the heartbreaking way Jack Pearson (Milo Ventimiglia) died. (It wasn’t the fire!) Fans are still in recovery mode, and judging from Twitter, may seriously need to take a personal day Monday. One user tweeted, “I was doing ok until Bec said she had to be strong while she ruined her children’s lives” and another summed it up, “I have NO MORE TEARS LEFT.” (Us Weekly)

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