In Wednesday’s “Pop Break” on What’s New, Digital Anchor Stephanie Haney covers the real reason that Jay-Z and Beyonce were caught sitting during Demi Lovato’s performance of the national anthem at the Super Bowl, the insurance battle that made Shannen Doherty go public with her Stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis, and more scorching details from Jessica Simpson’s new book.
In her new memoir, Open Book, Simpson reveals she was having an emotional affair with her "Dukes of Hazard co-star," Johnny Knoxville, while she was married to Nick Lachey. Although they never had physical relations, Simpson believes that the emotional connection they shared felt more even more like cheating.
During a recent interview on Dr. Oz, Simpson also revealed that before her wedding to Lachey, he had asked her to sign a prenup, and that she now regrets not having done so. She said she was offended and believed their relationship would last forever, a move that reportedly cost her $12 million in their split.
Beverly Hills 90210 star Doherty is now sharing that she felt forced to come forward about being diagnosed with breast cancer again because it was going to come out in a lawsuit against her insurance company.
Doherty, who found out about her breast cancer recurrence while filming the BH90210 reboot last year, said that State Farm failed to consider her cancer in her payout from her wildfire damage claim and that she will be unable to “live out her remaining years peacefully in her home.”
State Farm has said that they empathize with her, but that they have already paid out $1.1 million to clean and repair her home, plus cover temporary housing rental, and are prepared to defend that amount in court.
Jay-Z is now saying that he and Beyonce weren't making a political statement by staying seated during the national anthem at the Super Bowl on Sunday. In a question and answer session at Columbia University on Tuesday, Jay-Z said that the two of them were "in artist mode" and were "really just looking at the show."
The rapper also said that they "didn't have to make a silent protest" because of his other Super Bowl contributions, including his partnership with the NFL's Inspire Change campaign. As part of that, Jay-Z personally had a hand in bringing the Super Bowl commercial to air where Arizona Cardinals player Anquan Boldin talked about a cousin who was killed by a police officer in 2015.
Jay-Z's entertainment company, Roc Nation, is also now working with the NFL to book entertainment in an effort to create more diversity and focus on inclusion. "If you look at the stage and the artists that we chose—Colombian [Shakira] and Puerto Rican J.Lo—we were making the loudest statement," Jay-Z said. Shakira ended her performance with a Colombian greeting that went viral almost immediately.