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Bijou Phillips filed to end her 12-year marriage to the "That '70s Show" star less than a week after she said she would be standing by him.

Danny Masterson’s wife, Bijou Phillips, has filed for divorce from the former “That ’70s Show” cast member just weeks after he was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for raping two women.

TMZ is reporting that Phillips filed divorce documents in a Los Angeles-area courtroom on Monday.

Her lawyer, Lauzon Paluch, told the website that Phillips “has decided to file for divorce from her husband during this unfortunate time” and said “her priority remains with her daughter.”

Paluch said the effect of the recent events “has been unimaginably hard on the marriage and the family” but stressed that Masterson “was always present” for her “during her most difficult times of her life” and “is a wonderful father to their daughter.”

The filing comes less than a week after sources close to the former actor and model told People that she had no plans to end the 12-year marriage despite being “distraught” by the course of events.

Phillips’ divorce filing has become part of the chain reaction among Masterson’s friends and family since his conviction.

His former “That ’70s Show” cast mates Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis came under fire after writing letters calling for leniency on Masterson’s behalf. Both then stepped down from a nonprofit organization that Kutcher co-founded in 2009 with then-wife Demi Moore that seeks to combat child sex abuse.

On the heels of a new Academy Museum exhibit, the "Pope of Trash" hopes "the most desperate showbiz rejects walk over me here and feel some sort of respect and strength."

When John Waters touched down in Hollywood decades ago, he immediately had a run-in with authorities. “I got out of my vehicle in 1970 at Hollywood and Vine and darted across the street and got a jaywalking ticket, the first one, and I never looked back,” recalled the filmmaker while standing at the podium Monday to receive a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.

Waters, surrounded by throngs of fans and well-wishers, found himself not far from that famous intersection, but on the other side of a Hollywood career that has produced such films as Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, Desperate Living, Hairspray, Cry-Baby, Serial Mom, Pecker, Cecil B. Demented and others. And he couldn’t be happier with the gritty Hollywood setting. “God, here I am, closer to the gutter than ever,” quipped the 77-year-old, who has long been referred to as a maestro of “trash” films or the “king of filth.”

He dedicated the honor to his late parents, Pat and John Waters, “who, despite being horrified by my early films and some of the last ones, too, encouraged me to continue because I guess they thought what else could I possibly do but be in show business?”

Waters is in the midst of a moment. The Academy Museum just opened a career-spanning new exhibit, John Waters: Pope of Trash, to much fanfare and a blitz of new interviews and articles celebrating his lengthy career. He closed his brief speech on Monday by thanking his oldest friends who have stuck by him through “good times and the bad,” studio partners like Warner Bros. and Outfest for sponsoring the event (“and thinking I was gay enough to receive it”).

“The Hollywood Walk of Fame, you’re the best, and I hope the most desperate showbiz rejects walk over me here and feel some sort of respect and strength. The drains on this magic boulevard will never wash away the gutter of my gratitude, the flotsam of my film career or the waste of Waters’ appreciation,” he said. “Thank you Hollywood, this time I’ve finally gone beyond the valley of the dolls.”

Mea culpa videos are becoming more and more embarrassing. Maybe we were too harsh on the notes app?

As long as there have been celebrities, there’ve been celebrity apologies.

It’s a common cycle, one that’s fed the entertainment gossip pipeline for years: a famous person messes up, people are disappointed in them, and then they apologize, free to live in uncanceled bliss until, you guessed it, they mess up again. One thinks of Tiger Woods’ apology press conference, or the media gamut Reese Witherspoon ran after her arrest following her husband’s 2013 DUI. But over the past few months, something has been getting harder and harder to ignore: Gone are the good old days of crisp white statements sent out from PR companies, or even the quiet notes-app screenshot posted to social media accounts. Now, celebrities film apologies directly to their cell phones, trying to approach their followers and audiences like just an average person.

But what even a carefully followed script can’t give celebrities is legitimacy. Instead of coming off like a friend who messed up, the videos read out-of-touch and awkward, their eyes darting around like their PR person is standing behind the camera threatening to snap their Van Cleef necklaces or Erewhon membership cards. The name of the game right now is apology videos, and they’re not just cringe — they’re straight-up embarrassing.

Take, for example, Drew Barrymore’s now-deleted video apologizing for returning to her daytime talk show in the middle of the ongoing WGA strike. On Sept. 10, Barrymore announced that her show would return without writers, a decision met with instant backlash. After the National Book Awards Foundation dropped Barrymore as a host, and WGA members picketed her studio, Barrymore posted and then swiftly deleted an apology video. “I believe there is nothing I can do or say in this moment to make it okay,” she said. “I wanted to own a decision so it wasn’t a PR-protected situation.” Besides the fact that it took Barrymore almost a minute into the video to actually apologize, the video is deeply cringe. Barrymore begins with a smirking grin at her camera, before her expression devolves into one of seriousness and then close to tears. Even her eyes can’t figure out what the vibe is, and they move wildly between the camera and a fixed point off-screen.

In fact, the talk-show host’s mea culpa is just one example of how ridiculous celeb apologies have gotten. While PR statements might be crafted behind the scenes, they’re no longer mailed out, instead read by celebrities who look like they’re on their third or fourth take. They usually appear stone-faced, or like they’ve been crying recently. This implication is shored up by a noticeable lack of makeup. “I understand you’ve been hurt,” the videos seem to imply. “But look at me, I’m hurt too. I had to film this in one of my many, many guest rooms.”

In the case of Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher, the couple didn’t even use a new background when they apologized for writing letters in defense of Danny Masterson during his rape trial. Instead, they staged their apology in front of the same wooden wall they used when mocking the out-of-touch celebrity “Imagine” video. The That ’70s Show stars went above and beyond in their video, not only appearing without makeup, but also with disheveled hair and clothing as they both stood by the letters they wrote and re-emphasized that they believe women — two things that seem antithetical to each other.

“The letters were not written to question the legitimacy of the judicial system or the validity of the jury’s ruling,” Kunis said, when she wasn’t busy nodding after every word of Kutcher’s. “We support victims. We have done this historically through work and will continue to do so in the future.” After their video was poorly received, Kutcher and Kunis also resigned from their positions at Thorn, the Kutcher-co-founded organization dedicated to stopping sex trafficking.

Manson blew his nose on a concert videographer in New Hampshire in an “egregious” assault, a judge said

Marilyn Manson has been sentenced to 20 hours of community service and a fine of about $1,400 for spitting and blowing his nose on a concert videographer, The Associated Press reports. The incident took place at a 2019 concert in Gilford, New Hampshire. Manson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor simple assault charge after turning himself in to authorities some 18 months after his arrest warrant was issued.

In a court statement read in her absence, the videographer, Susan Fountain, said, “I’ve never been humiliated or treated like I was by this defendant. For him to spit on me and blow his nose on me was the most disgusting thing a human being has ever done.” The judge described the assault as “egregious,” according to The Associated Press.

Manson must also alert police to any concerts planned for New Hampshire for the next two years and complete his community service by Sunday, February 4, 2024. He is permitted to carry out the service in California, where he resides.

When reached by Pitchfork, a representative for Marilyn Manson offered no comment.

It may be the most shocking turn of events this year ... the divorce war between Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner is now history, because they have SETTLED UP!!!

As improbable as a settlement seemed, there were signs it might happen. As we reported, Kevin's legal team, headed up by disso queen Laura Wasser, won a series of legal skirmishes, particularly in the child support department. Wasser submitted paperwork to the court saying Kevin's monthly obligation should be $63k a month. Christine wanted $248k a month, and after a 2-day evidentiary hearing in Santa Barbara earlier this month, Judge Thomas Anderle sided with Kevin.

The judge also made it pretty clear ... the prenup would be enforced, and if Christine challenged it she would have to repay Kevin more than $1 million and pay his attorney's fees for the prenup fight. Apparently, Christine saw the handwriting on the wall and agreed over the weekend to the terms of a 3-page settlement letter.

The 2 were married for 18 years and had 3 kids together. Christine filed for divorce back in May and asked for joint custody. Kevin also asked for joint custody. We don't know the details of the settlement, but it looks like Christine's $850,000 fee request is off the table.

Although the prenup is enforceable, our sources say Christine got more than what was prescribed in the doc ... for the sake of settlement.

Did not see this one coming.

Russell Brand was accused of assaulting masseuse, Szilvia Berki, when she was hired to give him a professional massage for his birthday at the home of the comic's former partner, Jemima Khan. However the police dropped the allegation due to insufficient evidence

A masseuse who accused Russell Brand of assaulting her after she was hired to give him an professional massage was issued with an anti-harassment order in 2014 after posting allegations online and contacting MPs.

When Thames Valley Police decided to drop the investigation, the masseuse posted allegations online and attempted to raise her complaints with an MP and the Prime Minister, leading to a hearing in the High Court. Mrs Justice Carr said Ms Berki had told police Brand had assaulted her, but Brand and Ms Khan denied all the allegations made against them and the police dropped the investigation.

Szilvia Berki was paid £500 in June 2014 by Brand’s ex-girlfriend, Jemima Khan, to give the comedian, who has been accused of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse – which he strongly denies - a massage at the heiress’ mega mansion in Oxfordshire. The Hungarian-born masseuese told a High Court hearing she was treated "like a prostitute" after Jemima arranged for Brand to have a professional massage for his birthday. However, a high court judge ordered Ms Berki not to harass the comedian and his ex, Jemima after the police dropped the investigation, saying there was no case to answer, adding the investigation was closed.

When Thames Valley Police decided to drop the investigation, the masseuse posted allegations online and attempted to raise her complaints with an MP and the Prime Minister, leading to a showdown in the High Court. Mrs Justice Carr said Ms Berki had told police Brand had assaulted her, but Brand and Ms Khan denied all the allegations made against them.

The masseuse was banned by Mrs Justice Carr under an “anti-harassment order” from contacting Brand and Ms Khan in a 2014 High Court ruling. The judge said the allegations were “wholly denied”, and Ms Berki’s “claims are on their face internally inconsistent and have enlarged over time.”

Carr said, in a written ruling, that Berki had "held herself out as a professional qualified masseuse". The judge said Khan had arranged a professional massage from Berki as a birthday present for Brand. They had met at Khan's home – near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire – on 7 June.

"There is a dispute as to what happened at the meeting," she said, explaining that Brand and Khan say the Forgetting Sarah Marshall star was uneasy with Berki and did not wish to proceed with the massage. "The position was uncomfortable but not unfriendly. [Ms Berki] on the other hand alleges that she was the victim of wrongful and criminal conduct. [Brand and Khan] deny any such conduct."

The judge said Berki's services as a masseuse were not in the event taken up. She was driven home and paid the agreed fee. She added Brand and Khan had taken legal action claiming that Berki's activities had caused them considerable distress.

After a year-long romance, Brand and Khan reportedly split up in 2014. During their time together, the comedian said on The Jonathan Ross Show, in which he appeared alongside Jemima's dog: 'I really love her".

Brand was accused of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse in a Channel 4 Dispatches documentary on Saturday, which was made in conjunction with the Sunday Times and The Sunday Times. Before the programme aired, the actor - known as Rusty Rockets -, took to YouTube vehemently denying 'very serious criminal allegations', saying: "As I have written about extensively in my books, I was very, very promiscuous. Now during that time of promiscuity the relationships I had were absolutely always consensual. I was always transparent about that then, almost too transparent, and I am being transparent about it now as well. To see that transparency metastasised into something criminal, that I absolutely deny, makes me question: is there another agenda at play?"

A former model claims Russell Brand 'hunted her down' after meeting her in a bar in 2003 and claimed she 'ran away' when he wouldn't take no for an answer

An ex-model has claimed she “ran away” from Russell Brand after he allegedly followed her from a bar.

The woman has claimed the comedian “made a beeline” for her after meeting on a night out in London’s Primrose Hill in 2005. At the time he was presenting Big Brother’s Big Mouth on Channel 4. She said she made it clear she wasn’t interested in his advances, but when she left, she alleged Brand suddenly “appeared from nowhere” and “that’s when it got creepy”. She described him walking five paces behind her for what “felt like a lifetime”.

Brand, who has been accused of being a sexual predator by several women in a joint investigation by The Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches, is then alleged to have told the woman: “Let’s just f*** right here.” Recalling the alleged “stomach churning” moment, the woman – who has remained anonymous and was aged in her 20s at the time of the alleged incident – said: “I’m 5ft 10in so I’m not small, but he was quite a big guy and it was one of the few times I was really scared.

“I definitely felt that in his head this was all a bit of fun, but it wasn’t. I was so rattled by it that I started to run. I ran as fast as I could to get away from him. He crossed the line and made me feel totally unsafe.

“It felt like he was hunting me down. It wasn’t flirty or fun. The word ‘predator’ is absolutely spot on. He was dead set on his goal. His intention was to have sex with someone, anyone,” she told The Sun.

The woman, who is now in her 40s, has since watched the Dispatches programme in which four women, including one who was 16 at the time, make allegations against Brand, which date from 2006 to 2013. She said she realised others had “not been so lucky” and had been unable to sleep since. She is now preparing to speak to police, according to reports.

Since the programme aired over the weekend, a fifth woman has come forward claiming she was sexually assaulted by Brand in 2003. Met Police confirmed: “On Sunday, September 17, the Met received a report of a sexual assault which was alleged to have taken place in Soho in central London in 2003.

“Officers are in contact with the woman and will be providing her with support. We first spoke with The Sunday Times on Saturday September 16 and have since made further approaches to The Sunday Times and Channel 4 to ensure that anyone who believes they have been the victim of a sexual offence is aware of how to report this to the police.”

The allegations from the Dispatches documentary claimed one of the women was just 16 and still at school when Brand, who was then 31, dated her for three months. She alleged he would refer to her as “the child”, control what she wore and once “forced his penis down her throat”. Now in her 30s, she said she has since realised the behaviour was “grooming”.

A second woman claimed to have been raped by Brand at his LA home. A third woman, who used to work for Brand, alleged he attacked her at his LA house and threatened to take legal action against her if she ever reported it. While a fourth woman described being sexually assaulted by Brand, who she also claims was physically and emotionally abusive.

Brand has strongly denied allegations of rape, sexual assault and abuse. The 48-year-old took to social media to “absolutely refute” the claims and said his relationships were “absolutely, always consensual”.

He said: "I’ve received two extremely disturbing letters, or a letter, and an email, one from a mainstream media TV company, one from a newspaper, listing a litany of extremely egregious and aggressive attacks, as well as some pretty stupid stuff like, my community festival should be stopped, that I shouldn’t be able to attack mainstream media narratives on this channel, but amidst this litany of astonishing, rather baroque attacks are some very serious allegations that I absolutely refute.

"These allegations pertain to the time when I was working in the mainstream, when I was in the newspapers all the time, when I was in the movies, and as I’ve written about extensively in my books, I was very very promiscuous. Now during that time of promiscuity, the relationships I had were absolutely, always consensual. I was always transparent about that then, almost too transparent, and I’m being transparent about it now as well, and to see that transparency metastasised into something criminal, that I absolutely deny, makes me question, is there another agenda at play?"

Promoters have since confirmed upcoming shows for Brand’s Bipolarisation tour have been cancelled. YouTube has also suspended the of monetisation of Russell Brand's channel because of the allegations made against the comedian.

In a statement, the video channel said: “We have suspended monetisation on Russell Brand ’s channel for violating our Creator Responsibility policy. If a creator’s off-platform behaviour harms our users, employees or ecosystem, we take action to protect the community.”

Jennifer Garner leads with kindness ... taking time out of her day to help out a homeless man in L.A., even taking the shoes off her feet to let him wear.

JG was spotted lending a helping hand Sunday at Santa Monica beach -- leaning out of her car to hand the man a bag of essential goodies, before jumping out of the ride to give an even more personal touch.

Jennifer quickly realized the guy was barefoot, so she put socks on his feet and even took her own shoes off to give to him ... chatting him up with a smile on her face.

Jennifer's shoes must not have fit, because she rushed over to the photog and offered to buy his shoes to give to the man -- BTW, we're told the photog offered up his kicks free of charge, and even added things like a blanket, a shirt and pants for the man.

She certainly made the guy's day ... don't forget, Jennifer has a history of giving back -- she hosted a big food drive for her 50th birthday instead of throwing a traditional party, so charity is in her blood!

In 2008's Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Kristen Bell and Russell Brand were thrown into raunchy sex scenes - but Bell made sure of no funny business off-screen

Kristen Bell threatened to "lop Russell Brand’s nuts off" if he tried anything with her on the set of Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

The pair were brought together for the 2008 Hollywood rom-com - also starring Jason Segel, Mila Kunis and Jonah Hill - as celebs whose secret romance was just uncovered (to the heartbreak of her ex-boyfriend).

However, following accusations of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse against Brand in a documentary - accusations he’s fervently denied - prior comments about his behaviour across his career have started resurfacing.

To promote Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Kristen was grilled on Brand’s known sexual lothario image of the time, and how that tied into his role as sex-crazed rockstar, Aldous Snow, in the film.

Not one to mince her words, Kristen - who is married to comedian Dax Shepard - declared that he "didn’t try to mess with her or get in her pants".

“He knew I would lop his nuts off,” she bluntly told the interviewer.

In another chat, she said that she had clearly shut down the idea of any sexual activity with the British star from the outset.

“I made it really clear from the beginning that I would sock him in the balls if he tried anything. So he was intimidated,” she said.

However, in a chat with Empire magazine, Kristen acknowledged Brand as a "gentleman" during sex scenes.

Her decision to continue her talkshow amid the writers’ strike received such a backlash that she reversed it. But the holes in her ‘apology’ had already been laid bare

Gal Gadot must be giddy with relief. For the past few years, the Wonder Woman actor has held the No 1 spot in the category of most cringeworthy and ill-advised celebrity home video ever made. You will know the one: the star-studded rendition of John Lennon’s Imagine that she posted online at the start of the pandemic to try to cheer us up. Because nothing is more uplifting than hearing a celebrity trill “imagine no possessions” from their multimillion-dollar mansion while the world as you know it crumbles.

Now, however, Gadot has been knocked off the top spot in the Hall of Cringe by Drew Barrymore. On Friday, the actor and producer posted a weepy Instagram video justifying her decision to resume filming The Drew Barrymore Show, even though the writers’ and actors’ strikes aren’t over.

Despite repeated assurances that there wasn’t a PR team behind the video, it was clearly carefully stage-managed and contained the hallmarks of a contrite celebrity piece to camera: minimal makeup, a lot of tears, a ton of therapy-speak about how she owned her mistakes. It was also filmed in a humdrum corner of whatever mansion she happened to be in that week; there was no opulent background to further enrage the viewer, just lots of yellowish wallpaper, including on the ceiling. The vibe was sad mouse in a vintage chocolate box.

While the stage management was fine, the tone and content of the video were baffling. Barrymore spent four interminable minutes feeling sorry for herself and reiterating that, despite all the criticism, she was going to start filming her talkshow again. “There’s a huge question of the why – why am I doing this?” she acknowledged. “I wanted to do this because … this is bigger than me … I just wanted to make a show that was there for people in sensitive times. I thought: ‘If we can go on during a global pandemic and everything that the world has experienced through 2020, why would this sideline us?’”

Well, perhaps because a pandemic and a strike are different things? Perhaps because artists organising for better working conditions can’t be compared to an airborne virus that has killed millions of people? Perhaps, if all the writers weren’t on strike, someone might have told Barrymore this and crafted her a more meaningful script.

Anyway, as you can imagine, the online masses received Barrymore’s video with kindness and sensitivity. They considered her point of view, then offered compassionate and constructive criticism. Just kidding, she was mercilessly mocked and essentially bullied into taking down the video just hours after she had posted it. Then, on Sunday, Barrymore returned to Instagram to offer a proper apology and say she had decided to pause the show until the strikes are over.

Barrymore was not the only one rethinking her actions amid a furious backlash. After she announced she was bringing back her show, other programmes, including The Jennifer Hudson Show and Real Time With Bill Maher, followed suit. Now, they too have pushed back their start dates, which I imagine is a real loss for Maher’s fans. If his show doesn’t return soon, where on earth will they turn to hear a rich white dude criticise wokeness and cancel culture ad nauseam while indulging in brazen Islamophobia?

I am glad that Barrymore listened to the criticism and decided to show solidarity to striking artists, but let’s be clear: it was the least she could do. She is a multimillionaire with numerous revenue streams outside entertainment, including cosmetics, perfume, eyewear, clothing and wine. She can afford to support her staff while negotiations continue. She can afford to wait out the strikes.

Others aren’t as lucky. Last month, the Emmy-winning actor Billy Porter told the Evening Standard that he had had to sell his house because his projects were on hold due to the strikes. “The life of an artist, until you make fuck-you money – which I haven’t made yet – is still cheque-to-cheque,” Porter said. Which is exactly why everyone is still on strike.

Savage Garden lead singer Darren Hayes is ready to turn the page on his marriage -- after splitting up with his hubby, Richard Cullen, earlier this year ... he has now officially filed for divorce.

Hayes filed his dissolution docs Monday in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences.

Darren and Richard have been together for a long time. They first got hitched way back in 2005, entered a civil partnership the year after ... and then got married again (here in the States) in 2013 to celebrate gay rights.

They have no children together, but presumably share a lot of other assets ... which will get divvied up as the divorce moves along.

Darren announced he and Richard were separating back in May, writing .... "After 17 years of marriage to the best person I have ever met, Richard and I have chosen to accept that our union has gently and beautifully come to rest. In honour of this realization, we separated earlier this year and have been supporting each other emotionally throughout this massive change in our lives."

He also addressed any speculation as to why they're going their separate ways, saying ... "Because people will ask, let me answer the ugly questions to get them out of the way forever - no, there's no scandal to report, no infidelity, guilty or third party."

DH ended with this ... "We are still best friends. We always will be. Besides - we have a very cute and needy labradoodle to take care of - and the business of joy to attend to."

Leslie Jones told People magazine while promoting her new memoir, “Leslie F*cking Jones,” that her longtime friend Chris Rock went to counseling after Will Smith slapped him at the 2022 Academy Awards. Rock wrote the foreword to Jones’ new book.

“That shit was humiliating. It really affected him,” Jones said. “People need to understand his daughters, his parents, saw that. He had to go to counseling with his daughters.”

Variety has reached out to Rock’s representative for comment.

Jones added that the Oscars slap “infuriated” her, adding, “You don’t know that I was going to jump in my car and roll up there. I was so fucking mad on so many levels… Chris Rock did a fucking joke. I know Will, too… I was like, you couldn’t handle that shit afterwards? This is the Oscars. The whole world is watching.”

Rock was presenting the Oscar for best documentary when he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head, despite her public battle with alopecia. Smith reacted by taking to the stage and slapping Rock across the face. He returned to his seat and yelled at Rock, “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth.” Smith, who went on to win the Oscar for best actor that same night, ended up resigning from the Academy amid backlash to the slap. The Academy then banned Smith from its membership and from attending events such as the Oscars for 10 years.

Sean Penn recently graced the cover of Variety magazine and lambasted Smith for the Oscars slap.

“I don’t know Will Smith. I met him once,” Penn said. “He seemed very nice when I met him. He was so fucking good in ‘King Richard.’ So why the fuck did you just spit on yourself and everybody else with this stupid fucking thing? Why did I go to fucking jail for what you just did? And you’re still sitting there? Why are you guys standing and applauding his worst moment as a person?”

Jones’ memoir will be released on Sept. 19.