July 2022

Yolanda Hadid returned to Instagram following a nine-month detox and got candid about her recent health struggles.

On Sunday, the 58-year-old former model opened up to her followers that she took a much-need break from social media in order to “reevaluate my life.” She explained in the lengthy caption that following the death of her mother, Ans van den Herik, who passed away at the age of 78 from cancer, she began to struggle with her mental health and a Lyme disease “relapse”:

“After the loss of my mother i really struggled with depression followed by a lyme relapse…. the emotional stress and grief strongly effected my immune system. My phone addiction didn’t help either, it started to take so much time away from being present in my life. Its so easy to get lost in other peoples stories while forgetting to live and love your own. texting is so much easier then picking up the phone and calling someone. we are all guilty of it.”

Related: Sources Claim Yolanda Lied About Zayn Malik Fight To Get Him Deported!

Yolanda continued:

“I realized that we are slowly starting to lose the art of communication and its creating a deep loneliness within us. remember the good old times of pagers and flip phones. a device to call people without the constant pressure to answer emails, texts and many hours of scrolling through social media until your eyes hurt and often left uninspired.”

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum went on to describe how the past nine months have been a “wonderful rest” and moment to “break the habit of picking up my phone 50 times a day.” She then concluded:

“Learning to focus on myself, my health journey and being present in this moment of my life. Time has slowed down and feels a lot calmer, more time to just sit and actually read a book, time to reconnect with people, be creative and most importantly time with my family. I am excited to be back and see what you’ve all been up too”

If you didn’t know, Yolanda was diagnosed with the tick-borne illness in 2012. She previously opened up about her difficult battle with the disease in an interview with British Vogue, saying:

“I can’t begin to describe the darkness, the pain, and the hell I lived through every day. For some time, it didn’t even feel like living at all. This disease brought me to my knees. Many nights I wished to die, and prayed I would just be free of the pain. If it weren’t for my children, I don’t think I would be here today.”

The momma of Gigi and Bella Hadid then noted that anyone living with Lyme disease tends to suffer in silence:

“Like with many chronic diseases and mental health issues, the unfortunate truth is that you appear to be healthy on the outside, which is difficult for people to reconcile. It’s much easier for us to have compassion for somebody with visible external symptoms. Most people still don’t seem to believe that chronic Lyme disease even exists. As the saying goes: you don’t truly get it until you get it.”

Glad to see that Yolanda is seemingly in a better place now.

[Image via Yolanda Hadid/Instagram]

Just when we thought this situation between Lenny and Lisa Hochstein couldn’t get any messier, y’all!

As you may recall, The Real Housewives of Miami stars decided to go their separate ways in May after 12 years together. Soon after the split, Lenny moved on to start a relationship with 26-year-old Katharina Mazepa – which had completely “blindsided” Lisa. Things between the former couple have become increasingly tense, with the reality star claiming that her estranged husband “berated and threatened” her in front of their 6-year-old Logan and 2-year-old Elle at one point. She even claimed that his “presumed girlfriend” Katharina has been “detrimental” to the young kids, and her “volatile behavior” reached the point where she had to leave to get away from the model and Lenny.

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However, Katharina alleged to Page Six earlier this month that it was actually Lisa who has been causing problems behind the scenes. In fact, her rep claimed that the Bravolebrity went as far as to create a “fake Instagram” account just to bully her:

“In May, Lisa called Katharina and threatened her on the phone. Lisa has created a fake Instagram page and has continually cyber bullied Katharina.”

So much back-and-forth! And it looks like it won’t be stopping anytime soon!

Katharina seems to be over the alleged online harassment and has decided to take actions to put an end to it! According to Us Weekly Saturday, she filed a restraining order against the 39-year-old on Wednesday. Her rep explained that the injunction was only filed due to the claims Lisa created on several “finsta” accounts – fake Instagram accounts – “solely for the purpose to harm Katharina’s physical safety, emotional well-being, reputation and business.” As for what those false claims were? The court documents obtained by the outlet alleged that Lisa was spreading rumors that Katharina and Lenny were having an affair before his divorce.

We still cannot help but wonder how she even knew Lisa was the one who was running these supposed fake IG accounts! Does she have any evidence – and can she just share it with everyone already?

The social media personality explained to Us why she decided to request the order, saying:

“I have chosen not to respond back with threatening or distasteful messages to Lisa but rather deal with this in a professional and proper manner which is through the judicial system. I am hopeful through this filing to allow the public to know the real truth, which is that I was not involved with Lenny until after Lisa and him had separated. … It is only after Lenny’s separation that we began dating and having a relationship.”

She continued:

“The truth is I am not a homewrecker, I am not someone destroying a family, and I am not someone acting in an inappropriate manner as is being stated publicly by Lisa. This filing will prove that and the injunctive relief for her that has already been granted by a judge will hopefully stop the online bullying, stalking, harassing and threatening behavior from Lisa.”

Ultimately, Katharina expressed how stunned she was that Lisa went so far in order to allegedly “gain an advantage over Lenny in the divorce proceedings”:

“It is unfortunate that Lisa has taken the low road to make such false allegations which presumably are being made to gain an advantage over Lenny in the divorce proceedings which is inappropriate. I look forward to just focusing on protecting my physical and emotional well-being, my reputation, my business relationships and living a peaceful life with my boyfriend.”

Lisa has yet to react to the restraining order issue — but she previously denied the allegations when they first came out, saying:

“I’ve got no time for Katharina’s childish antics and accusations. They are false and just show her true colors and motives. I have my children to focus on and I am trying to keep them away from her and this negativity. None of these allegations are true.”

Whelp, we’ll have to wait and see what happens next in this legal matter! Reactions, Perezcious readers?

[Image via Lenny Hochstein/Instagram,Lisa Hochstein/Instagram, Katharina Mazepa/Instagram]

Ne-Yo’s wife is ready to walk away from their marriage and live her best Miss Independent life!

On Saturday evening, Crystal Renay took to Instagram to reveal in a lengthy statement that she was done with the 42-year-old singer. Why is that? Well, the model claimed Ne-Yo was cheating on her with multiple women throughout their marriage! She wrote at the time:

“8 years of lies and deception. 8 years of unknowingly sharing my life and husband with numerous of women who sell their bodies to him unprotected…every last one of them! To say I’m heartbroken and disgusted is an understatement.”

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To make matters worse, she then claimed that the former World of Dance judge asked her “to stay” and ignore the fact that he was stepping out on her. WTF?! Crystal shared:

“To ask me to stay and accept it is absolutely insane. The mentality of a narcissist. I will no longer lie to the public or pretend that this is happening it isn’t. I choose me, I choose my happiness and health and my respect. I gained 3 beautiful children out of this but nothing else but wasted years and heartache.”

Damn! The momma went on to beg her followers to “stop sending me videos or information of him cheating because what he does is no longer my concern,” adding:

“I am not a victim. I’m choosing to stand tall with my head held high. If someone can’t love you the way you deserve then it’s up to you to love yourself. With no hate in my heart I wish him nothing but the best.”

For his part, Ne-Yo took a moment to like her post. Yeah, we are not joking. The So Sick artist then issued a statement on Twitter Sunday that he would not talk about his “personal matters” publicly:

“For the sake of our children, my family and I will work through our challenges behind closed doors. Personal matters are not meant to be addressed and dissected in public forums. I simply ask that you please respect me and my family’s privacy at this time.”

“For the sake of our children, my family and I will work through our challenges behind closed doors. Personal matters are not meant to be addressed and dissected in public forums. I simply ask that you please respect me and my family’s privacy at this time.”

— NE-YO (@NeYoCompound) July 31, 2022

Wow…

As you may know, the pair tied the knot in 2016 and became parents to three children: 6-year-old Shaffer, 3-year-old Roman, and 1-year-old Isabella. Ne-Yo and Crystal announced in February 2020 that they decided to go their separate ways. However, they surprised everyone when they decided to remain together and renew their wedding vows in a ceremony in April 2022. But based on the explosive post from Crystal, it looks like their relationship is over once again!

Reactions, Perezcious readers? Are you surprised by the cheating allegations? Let us know in the comments (below)!

[Image via WENN, Crystal Renay/Instagram]

Not everyone thinks Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s marriage will last the test of time – especially one of her ex-husbands!

Which one believes Bennifer will head to splitsville one day? Her first husband, Ojani Noa! The 48-year-old claimed to Dailymail.com on Saturday that while Jennifer “loves being in love,” he finds that she loses interest in her partners fast once the honeymoon stage of the marriage is over:

“I wish her and Ben the best, but I’m not convinced it will last. Jen loves being in love, but she’s been engaged six times. Ben is husband number four. I was husband number one, and she told me I was the love of her life. When we lay in bed on our wedding night, she said we would be together forever.’”

Related: How Gwyneth Paltrow Feels About Ex Ben Marrying J.Lo!

He went on to say that he believes “she’s someone who will be married seven or eight times,” adding:

“I can’t see her ever settling down with one person. She pushes herself to constantly go forward in her professional life, which is why she’s had a three-decade career, but she also moves on in her private life.”

Yeesh… Clearly, Ojani is not a fan of Jen right now!

In case you didn’t know, Ojani met the 53-year-old singer when he was washing dishes at Gloria Estefan’s restaurant Lario’s On The Beach after fleeing Cuba. He recalled to the outlet:

“Miami was buzzing. I did some modelling. I hustled. I wanted the American dream – and I found it when Jen walked into Lario’s. I had no idea who she was. Our eyes glanced at each other and I thought she was the most beautiful woman I’d ever seen.”

He claimed that Jennifer later told him she knew the first night they met she was going to marry him. But once they got hitched in 1997 and she became an overnight sensation from her role in Selena, their relationship started to sour. He said:

“She went from Jen to being J-Lo, this big business bringing in millions. She had all these new people around her, all wanting to make money off her. I would call and an assistant would say, ‘Sorry, she’s not available.’”

While working on launching her El Lay nightclub, Ojani also started seeing pictures published of Jennifer hanging out with Puff Daddy, who was producing her music in New York:

“I rang Jen and asked why she was going out with him on dates and she said, ‘It’s just business. This is what I’m being told I have to do.’ I was jealous and would scream, ‘But you are married!’ We wanted kids, we discussed having kids. Then she told me she couldn’t have a baby because it would interfere with her career.”

The duo eventually ended their relationship in 1998. Looking back on their marriage, Ojani expressed:

“There were many times I felt like Mr Cinderella. She was the most beautiful woman I’d ever seen. In the beginning, I had no idea who she was. We fell in love when she was already famous. But during our marriage she became a megastar. For years it was too painful to talk about. I wanted to lie low and live my life. But when I saw she got married to Ben, who is a good guy, the feelings came flooding back.”

While Ojani might be skeptical over Ben and Jen’s marriage, there are a lot of people who witness their Sin City nuptials who would 100 percent disagree with his take! But what do YOU think, Perezcious readers? Do you agree that Ben and Jen will eventually breakup (again)? Let us know your thoughts in the comments (below).

[Image via WENN]

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A mother in Connecticut allegedly strangled her three children to death before taking her own life this week.

According to a statement from the Danbury Police Department on Facebook, Sonia Loja and her three kids – 12-year-old Junior Panjon, 10-year-old Joselyn Panjon, and 5-year-old Jonael Panjon were found dead on Wednesday evening. Danbury Police Chief Patrick Ridenhour told CBS New York that law enforcement responded to a 911 call at around 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday from a person “who sounded distraught and was crying” and asked for a wellness check to be completed at the family’s house.

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When police arrived at the scene, Ridenhour said they discovered “three deceased juveniles inside the home and they found a deceased female in the backyard at the residence.” Law enforcement stated on Facebook that “the children all appear to have died by strangulation, and the mother’s suspected cause of death is asphyxia by hanging.”

So sad…

Police shared in the online statement that Sonia and her little ones lived with two other adults – their father and uncle – who were supposedly not present when the bodies were discovered. However, neighbors and a family relative later claimed to The New York Post that the husband, Pedro Panjon, was the one who called for a wellness check since he had not heard from Sonja all day and found the bodies. Neighbor Elvis Espinal told the outlet on Thursday:

“He called the cops and asked them to do a wellness check, and then he came here, and he beat the cops here. So he went inside, and like a couple minutes later he came out, and he called 911 and just fainted to the ground.”

His cousin, Digna Naulaguari, told the outlet that Panjon knew something was wrong the minute he entered the front door:

“When Pedro came home from work, the kids would always rush out to his car and yell, ‘Daddy! Yay! My daddy came back!,’ especially the girl, Joselyn. They would help him bring his things in, like his lunchbox and everything. On Wednesday, he came home, and the door was locked, but the door was never locked. When the kids didn’t come out … that’s when his heart broke.”

According to Digna, he ran inside to the kitchen to place his lunchbox down and allegedly saw a two-page suicide note. She claimed:

“The letter said, ‘Sorry Pedro, I take my kids with me’. He didn’t read nothing more, he pushed the letter away. He still hasn’t read it.”

Panjon then rushed to one of the bedrooms, where he found Junior and Joselyn on the bed with cords around their necks, according to the family member. The youngest child was found in another room, also with a cord wrapped around his neck. Awful…

Police have not revealed a motive for the tragic killings at this time. However, the Hartford Courant reported that Sonia ran an unofficial daycare from her home and was forced to shut down her business before the murder-suicide. Maggie Adair, director of government and community relations at the state Office of Early Childhood, revealed to the publication that the department was investigating the unlicensed child care business at the mom’s home after receiving an anonymous complaint.

Staff first visited the resident on June 2 and cited Sonia for the illegal venture. Four days later, they made another stop at the house, during which she told them that the kids in care that day were her relatives. When OEC staff came to the place again on June 29, she was seen continuing to run the business and was slapped with a cease order.

Digna told The New York Post that Sonia, who battled with depression, was extremely upset by her business being shut down. She explained:

“Her job was baby-sitting, but the city closed her business down, they said it was illegal. She was not working. Then she was crying, she was so sad. She would say, ‘I need to work,’ but she had three kids, so she wanted to work from home. She wanted to stay and take care of her kids and the other kids.”

Three days before her death, Digna claimed Sonia called her sister to tell her that she was not able to sleep for days due to “a lot of stress.” The sibling promised to visit over the weekend for a family barbecue, but two days after the phone call, as Digna puts it, “she was no more.”

Our hearts go out to the family members during this difficult time.

If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741, or go to suicidepreventionlifeline.org.

[Image via Sonia Loja/Facebook]

JoJo Siwa would like to set the record straight about some of her recent comments.

The 19-year-old performer found herself in some hot water recently after Yahoo! Life published an interview with her earlier this week during whch she shared that she did not like the word “lesbian.” She said at the time:

“I don’t like the word itself. It’s just like a lot. But I mean, at the end of the day, that’s what I am. It’s like the word moist. It’s just like… ugh!”

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While some people did not take an issue with what JoJo said, others believed she was trying to imply that “lesbian” is a “dirty word” – with many social media users also pointing out that her remarks are troubling due to her large online platform:

“um in light of a recent jojo siwa interview, here’s a quick reminder that lesbian isn’t a bad or dirty word”

“first girl in red now jojo siwa, lesbian is not a dirty word and the stigma needs to be unlearned BADLY”

“not jojo siwa comparing the word lesbian to the word moist like bestie please, you have a big platform amongst younger people, please don’t say that :/”

“not jojo siwa calling the word lesbian gross when she has a fandom full of children who will preach every word she says. even if it’s a personal issue don’t go and make it anyone else’s by being mean and hurting lesbians. should’ve just kept quiet fr”

“jojo siwa comparing the word lesbian to the word moist.. lesbian is not a dirty word how many times do we have to say this”

“lesbian is a beautiful word, f**k jojo siwa for calling it ‘moist’ and ‘ugh’ absolutely disgusting. to all my lesbian mutuals ur so so valid i love u all so so much”

After catching wind of the online discourse, the Dance Moms alum decided to hop on TikTok Friday to clarify the whole situation. In the video, JoJo made it very clear that she “never said that lesbian is a dirty word,” saying:

“I’ve been going through my comments and I just want to make something super clear: I never said that lesbian was a dirty word and I never, ever would say it was a dirty word because it is not. It is not a bad word. It is not a slur and it is especially not a word that I am ashamed of saying or ashamed of identifying as by any means.”

The Nickelodeon star, who is currently dating Kylie Prew, went on to explain that she did not have an issue with the word lesbian or its connotation but simply disliked the sound of it:

“I don’t hate the word ‘lesbian,’ I just – whenever someone talks to me about my sexuality, I just say that I’m gay. It’s not the word that flows off the tongue for me if that makes sense.”

Alongside the video, she included the caption:

“[Neither] my sexuality nor ANYONES is a dirty word.”

You can ch-ch-check out her entire explanation (below).

@itsjojosiwa

Replying to @????Liz???? my sexuality nor ANYONES is a dirty word ❤️????️‍????

♬ Born This Way – Lady Gaga

What do YOU think about this matter, Perezcious readers? Let us know in the comments (below).

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