Celebrity Buzz

May 17, 2018 | 6:15 AM

MINDY KALING IS SO DONE WITH B.J. NOVAK: It’s not what you think. On-and-off lovers and perma best frenemies Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak are duking it out again, but this time, it’s over an audio recording. YouTube star Cloe Feldman started it by sharing a mysterious audio recording of a computer voice reciting, that depending who you ask, says “Yanny” or “Laurel.” ICYMI, the entire Twitterverse is freaking out about it, including A-listers. Kaling texted Novak: “Yanny or Laurel?! I need to know.” He hears “Laurel.” “Hey. We’ve had a long friendship. You mean a lot to me. But if you don’t hear Yanny, it’s over,” she retorted over text. “You have to be kidding me,” Novak quipped. “Who hears Yanny?” “I DO,” she texted back. Emmy Rossum is team Yanny, according to her Twitter feed, as is Robin Roberts. But Chrissy Teigen? “It’s so clearly laurel. I can’t even figure out how one would hear yanny,” she tweeted to the dismay of Kaling, who wasn’t having it: “I bought your cookbook. I loved it. And now you betray me?” (E! NewsClick our Twitter or Facebook buttons to share this link!)

KIM KARDASHIAN SLAMMED FOR APPETITE SUPPRESSING LOLLIPOP AD: Kim Kardashian is getting dragged for her since-deleted Instagram post promoting appetite-suppressing lollipops. The 37-year-old mom of three posted: “#ad You guys… @flattummyco just dropped a new product. They’re Appetite Suppressant Lollipops and they’re literally unreal. They’re giving the first 500 people on their website 15 percent OFF so if you want to get your hands on some… you need to do it quick! #suckit.” One critic tweeted: “MAYBE don’t take appetite suppressors and eat enough to fuel your BRAIN and work hard and be successful. And to play with your kids. And to have fun with your friends. And to have something to say about your life at the end, other than ‘I had a flat stomach.’ ” Others accused her of promoting eating disorders, while others asked her how “desperate” she was for money.

JENNIFER GARNER POSTS CUTE VIDEO FOR MOM’S BDAY: Happy 80th! Jennifer Garner posted an adorable video of her mom Pat on Instagram to commemorate her 80thbirthday. In addition to Pat and Jennifer, the video shows her brother Robert. She also included a tribute, writing: “I have the coziest, sweetest, funniest, most adventurous, most loving, most patient, least judgmental, most wonderful mother. And she is 80 today!! Happy Birthday, Mom. We all love you-but then again, who doesn’t?! You’re as lovable as they come.”

CHRIS MARTIN HAS MET DAKOTA JOHNSON’S FAMILY: Getting serious? Dakota Johnson‘s boyfriend Chris Martin has met her family, her father tells People. “I’ve met Chris before,” Don says. The 28-year-old Fifty Shades star and the 41-year-old Coldplay frontman were first spotted out in October. Dakota’s mom Melanie Griffith has also met Chris. “I adore him!” Griffith, 60, said last week at the Global Gift Foundation USA Women’s Empowerment Luncheon at the Yardbird Southern Table & Bar. “But she is very private about her life and I respect that.” Don can next be seen in Book Club, which costars Candice Bergen, Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton and Mary Steenburgen. Book Club hits theaters Friday.

CHRISSY TEIGEN WELCOMES SON WITH HUSBAND JOHN LEGEND: The Legends are officially a family of four. Chrissy Teigen announced on Twitter late Wednesday night that she and husband John Legend have welcomed their son. “Somebody’s herrrrrrre! ” the 32-year-old model and cookbook author just tweeted. This is the second child for Chrissy and John. They are already parents to 2-year-old daughter Luna. John and Chrissy announced they were expecting a baby boy back on Grammys night back in January.

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