There was a time when I never missed Celebrity Big Brother UK.  Oh, those glory days of Leslie Jordan carrying on, or Jackie Stallone requesting some good wine and harp music.  Those heady moments have been replaced by people like Jojo Siwa and Mickey Rourke – which I would call a hard pass.  Mickey was ejected after some erratic behavior, including using what was referred to as a “homophobic slur” towards Jojo.  He claimed that if he stayed in the house much longer, he’d turn Siwa straight – which I believe is the definition of “must-see TV”.  He later said, “I want to apologize.  I’ve got a habit of having a short fuse – and I don’t mean nothing by it.”  In Mickey’s absence, Jojo’s been spending time with Love Island UK alum, Chris Hughes.  The two are often seen flirting and giving each other massages.  If someone is going to turn Siwa straight, it might be Hughes.  I still wouldn’t care.

Lil Nas X is facing a heath crisis that left him hospitalized – he’s lost complete control of the right side of his face.  He posted a video saying, “When I smile, this is me doing a full smile right now by the way…it’s like, what the fuck?  I can’t even laugh right now, bro.  What the fuck.  Oh my God.  Oh my God, bro.”  To me, it looks like he may be suffering from Bell’s Palsy – which can cause temporary facial paralysis.  I seem to recall Justin Bieber having a similar condition a few years ago from which he fully recovered.

Some situations don’t resolve quite so easily.  Last week, Nick Carter was accused of sexually assaulting a woman and giving her an STD.  This might not be completely unexpected – after all, at least four other women have made similar claims over the past decade.  What is intriguing is that this latest incident allegedly happened in 2004 – which is just over twenty years ago.  The woman in question claims they were having a consensual sexual relationship – except for one night when she went over to his house to say she didn’t want to have sex (one of those things that makes me go “Hmmmm….”).  She says he forced himself on her and they had unprotected intercourse, which led to her getting chlamydia, gonorrhea and eventually cervical cancer in 2005.  Why are we hearing about this now?  That’s a good question, especially since the woman is question is seeking a jury trial and damages in excess of $15K – the key phrase being “in excess of”.  For his part, representatives say, “Nick does not recall ever even meeting [this woman].  He certainly never had any romantic or sexual relationship with her.  Ever.”