Usher and his long-time girlfriend, Jennifer Goicoechea, just got married, as reported by Page Six.
On Sunday, February 11th, Usher performed the Super Bowl half-time show. Right after the event, he and Jennifer headed to an undisclosed location to have a private marriage ceremony, according to Page Six’s sources. When they arrived for the Superbowl afterparty, they were already married.
In a video from the afterparty obtained by a Page Six reporter, producer Bryan-Michael Cox takes the mic and congratulates Usher and Jennifer on their marriage. He calls them the newlyweds in the building.
After that, Usher takes the mic from him to deliver a speech of his own. He thanks his family and friends for coming and celebrating with him.
Then he goes into all the things he is celebrating, and his and Jennifer’s wedding is just the beginning of it. Some of his other reasons for celebration, he says, include hitting 100 sold-out shows of his Las Vegas residency. And of course, a successful Super Bowl halftime show, as well as his milestone of 30 years on the music scene.
Usher and Jennifer Wore Wedding Themed Attire to the Afterparty
Page Six also reported on the outfits Usher and Jennifer wore to the party, which were matched and wedding-themed. Jennifer wore a white pantsuit with an off-the-shoulder top with three gold chains around her neck with various pendants, including a cross and a stylized letter U – which could stand for Usher. She also added white gloves and white-rimmed sunglasses to her outfit.
As for Usher, he wore a deconstructed black and white tuxedo with a large white fur coat over it. The back of the coat was decorated with black letters spelling out a word that is not fully visible in the photos. Like Jennifer, he also wore a glove on his right hand and sunglasses, but his were black to his wife’s white.
Just hours before they arrived at the Super Bowl afterparty in their wedding outfits, it was reported by The Daily Mail that the two of them had recently obtained a marriage license in Las Vegas. Based on the report, Usher and Jennifer obtained the license on February 8th, three days ahead of their planned wedding.
A source also told The Daily Mail what led them to the decision to get married. It was reportedly Usher’s spiritual advisor, Amba Kahly Su, who advised him to take the next step in his relationship. The two of them have been dating for over four years now.
Jennifer’s Identity Was Originally a Mystery
They made their relationship public on October 10th, 2019 with a photo shared on Jennifer Johnson’s Instagram. In the photo, Jennifer, Usher’s now-wife, is seen kissing Usher on the cheek. Usher himself has a big smile on his face and his eyes are closed.
Interestingly, the Instagram post didn’t actually reveal the identity of the woman kissing Usher. So for a while, fans on the internet were scrambling to figure out who the mystery woman was.
Jennifer’s identity was only confirmed a few days later. But she and Usher have been in a relationship ever since then.
The two of them share two children together. They have a daughter named Sovereign Bo, who will be turning four years old this year. She was born in September 2020.
And just a year later, in September 2021, Usher and Jennifer welcomed their second child together, son Sire Castrello. Usher also has two older children, Usher V, and Naviyd Ely, from his previous relationship with ex-wife Tameka Foster.
Photo Credits: Marcus Jordan/Instagram and Larsa Pippen/Instagram
At almost 11 pm EST on February 11th, People.com reported that Larsa Pippen unfollowed Marcus Jordan on Instagram and removed all photos of him from her feed. In their article, People asked: Have Larsa and Marcus called it quits?
49-year-old Larsa posted an Instagram Story with a poll for her followers to vote on a question: “Should your friends unfollow your ex?” She also shared a video of actor Morgan Freeman talking about trusting your “inner voice.”
Page Six alleged on February 12th that Marcus has now unfollowed Larsa and deleted all photos of her from his social media. However, People has confirmed that Larsa’s representatives haven’t responded to their request for comment. They have been unable to reach Marcus’ representative.
Michael Jordan Allegedly Dissaproved of the Relationship
Marcus is 33 and the son of NBA legend Michael Jordan. In July 2023, Daily Mail obtained a video that allegedly confirmed Michael did not approve of Marcus and Larsa’s relationship.
The Daily Mail article described Michael and his wife, Yvette Prieto, leaving a restaurant in Paris. In the video, Michael is asked if he approves of Marcus dating Larsa, who is sixteen years older.
At first, Michael laughed in the video. But then he was heard saying “No!” before he and his wife got into a car and drove away.
Marcus’s birthday is December 24th. Larsa and Marcus appeared together at a birthday celebration in his honor held at E11EVEN Miami on December 30, 2023, as reported by Page Six.
The Page Six article described Marcus, Larsa, and a group of friends who arrived at the nightspot at 2:30 a.m. A source told Page Six, “Their PDA was on full display. The group was having a great time.”
Ty Dolla Sign was performing at E11EVEN that night. The source claimed that Larsa and Marcus were “deeply engrossed in each other’s company” as they danced until well past 4 a.m.
Later, Marcus also shared videos of the birthday bash to his Instagram story. Larsa posted an affectionate photo of her and Marcus with the caption, “Happy birthday my love! I’m so blessed to have you in my life,” with a heart emoji. Marcus responded, “Love you more,” with two heart emojis.
Marcus and Larsa Began as Friends
The People article alleged that Marcus and the Real Housewives of Miami star officially began dating “in early 2023.” Larsa confirmed they were friends before their relationship turned romantic. Marcus and Larsa were also rumored to be dating the year before.
People reported that Larsa and Marcus were introduced by mutual friends at an L.A. party in 2019. The outlet later quoted Larsa as saying she and Marcus laid “a great foundation as friends.”
Still, the romance rumors sparked in September 2022 when Larsa and Marcus were seen at lunch together. Larsa denied the rumors in an interview with People at BravoCon in October 2022, telling the outlet, “We’re friends. We’ve been friends for a few years, and that’s really what it is,” and Larsa repeated, “We’re friends.”
But in January 2023, the friendship between Larsa and Marcus appeared to become a public romance when they were spotted walking together in Miami Beach in matching black outfits. Marcus and Larsa also shared a kiss during their stroll, which was caught in photos published by TMZ, so it was no real surprise on January 10, 2023, when People.com reported “multiple sources” confirmed Larsa and Marcus were officially dating.
Marcus Gave Larsa a Promise Ring
People’s sources claimed that Marcus and Larsa were “dating and happy,” while another insider alleged that it was “still casual and they’re having fun,” adding that Larsa was “trying her best to keep it quiet and not make a big deal out of it. They see each other at least a few times a week.”
Larsa was spotted wearing a diamond band on her ring finger last August, and the engagement rumors became so intense that she and Marcus had to address it on a podcast called Separation Anxiety. Larsa claimed on the podcast, “We’re not engaged,” but she also said that Marcus had given her a “promise ring.”
Marcus confirmed this, saying, “I definitely gave you a promise ring.” Marcus also claimed that they’d been discussing marriage, but it was not yet a “priority.” Larsa added, “The only thing we’ve come up with is that we want a destination wedding.”
Since reps for the pair have yet to make an official announcement, it’s unclear whether Larsa and Marcus have split up for good or if that destination wedding is still possible.
Do you remember the viral sensation that was Octomom? In just a few years, she had six kids… and then she got pregnant with octuplets — all via IVF.
And then it was revealed that she did it all selfishly so that she’d become famous and wouldn’t have to work.
But it didn’t work. She ultimately put her fourteen children through years of struggles and hardships. If you’re wondering what she’s up to now, you won’t believe the truth about what really happened to Octomom.
Octomom, or rather, Nadya Suleman, is the only woman to ever have octuplets who all survived. And now, her octuplets are the longest surviving octuplets in history.
But there’s actually one thing that most people don’t realize: Even though Octomom was known for having eight kids at once, she actually had SIX kids before that — meaning that she has 14 kids total.
Octomom Had 14 Kids Through IVF While Unemployed
The story of how she had them all is seriously strange, because she had them all via IVF, with no father in the picture. You can’t help but wonder: Who was the biological father of all these kids? Do they all have the same dad? Did she even know the dad, or rather, dads?
The answer is honestly bizarre…But that’s not even the craziest part…
The craziest part, at least in my opinion, is that there was only one doctor who did the treatments so that she could have all fourteen children. Yes, one doctor agreed to this over and over again. Even though Nadya’s circumstances were not great for bringing any children into the world — let alone 14.
First of all, she was obviously a single-income household. But then you have the fact that she allegedly wasn’t even a single-income household, because she was supposedly unemployed when she got pregnant with the octuplets.
Allegedly, she was just living off of student loans, a settlement of $80,000 from hurting her back at a previous job, and an inheritance of $60,000.
And she was funding these procedures with this money too…You can’t help but wonder: Why in the world would a doctor sign off on this woman having 14 babies?
Octomom’s Fertility Doctor Actually Lost His Medical License
Well, the answer was eventually revealed when the doctor lost his medical license just two years after the octuplets were born. But what happened? Why did the doctor lose his medical license?
Was it just with Nadya, or was he doing this with multiple women?According to the investigation, for a woman who’s 33, which was Nadya’s age at the time, the normal amount of embryos to have implanted is two.
And for Nadya, he did 12 — six times the normal amount. The board that did the investigation said that it revealed that he did not use his best judgment when practicing medicine, which is why he lost his license.
Normally, a doctor would avoid numbers of that size because it can cause issues not only with the mother, but with the babies. And considering that she was a single mother to six at the time, I just really can’t believe that he thought putting her life at risk made sense.
But I guess that explains why he lost his license and fled the country. According to a few doctors who know him, he’s teaching his fertility practices in another country now, but has stayed completely out of the public eye. Nadya claims that he lied to her and told her that she lost six embryos, which is why he transferred another six.
But he testified that Nadya insisted on the 12 — and many people corroborated his story. She even allegedly told him that she would look into other options if too many of the embryos became viable. But there were way more risks involved in that, and obviously she didn’t do that.
Because it was pretty clear that she wanted a reality show…I mean, look at the facts…
Did Nadya Suleman Become Octomom to Chase Fame?
In 2009, shows about big, wild families of multiples were going crazy on TV. Jon and Kate were at the height of their fame. Because 2009 was also the year that they got divorced, and everyone tuned in as this family of multiples crashed and burned before our eyes.
It really seems like Nadya thought she would end up in the same boat. We know that she wasn’t employed, so you can’t help but wonder if she saw the opportunity for fame and money thanks to them and all the other multiple families on TV.
The only difference was that nothing took off for her like it did for all the other families we know and love, and the people who paid the price the most for her decisions were her children.
Because things took a drastic turn after she had the babies and couldn’t afford to take care of them, especially when she pretty much faded away from the tabloids.
She tried for years to stay relevant in pop-culture, but it just didn’t work. As crazy as she was, it’s almost like she was TOO crazy to keep making headlines. People got used to how crazy she was. She got tons of plastic surgery to look like Angelina Jolie, she went on every talk show under the sun, but she just couldn’t keep the fame alive.
Allegedly, things got so bad that she got into exotic dancing and even made adult content and started boxing. All to make money to support her 14 children…
That she allegedly only had so that she’d become famous…
There’s got to be a screw loose, right?According to her dad, that’s the case…
He went on Oprah after the babies were born and revealed so much about the situation. He said that it originally all started because she found out that she would probably only be able to get pregnant via IVF, so she started down that road immediately.
Octomom’s Father Exposed Her on Oprah
According to her dad, Octomom asked a friend to father all her children, but I’ll get into the truth about that in just a second. He also revealed that at the time, Nadya hadn’t made a house payment since May 2008, and that her house was on the brink of foreclosure. On top of all this, he and his wife were raising Nadya’s kids, because she wasn’t able to.
He talked about how her constant pregnancies had been an issue for years. What many people don’t realize about Nadyas six older children is that they’re all born very close together, which had to be rough for their grandparents who were supposedly raising them.
All of the older siblings were one year apart each, except for the youngest two, who are twins. When their grandfather found out about their pregnancy, he wasn’t too happy. He claims that Nadya’s fertility doctor called to check up on her and ask how she was doing.
Her dad let him know that she was fine, and then asked why, only to be told that she was pregnant again. While her parents were already struggling enough with the first four kids, he was so upset that he claimed he told the doctor everything that was going on with the family.
How much they were all struggling financially and personally…And the doctor claimed that he had no idea…But even though he supposedly knew this, he still did the 12 embryo transfer.
It’s just beyond my comprehension. But let’s go back to the supposed baby daddy of all 14 kids. There are so many stories about who this guy could possibly be. Nadya has claimed that all the kids have the same biological father, but she’s never revealed who it is.
Many men have come forward. But I’m going to be honest here…Some of the kids look so different that I just have a hard time believing that they all have the same biological father.
I guess it’s possible…I don’t know anything about genetics really…
Especially when we have no idea what their father looks like to begin with to compare him and Nadya and the kids…
But I just find it hard to believe…
Octomom’s Kids Are All Grown Up Now
And as for the kids, they’re honestly so grown up now you won’t believe it. Nadia did a profile with the New York Timesjust a few years ago, where she tried to present the family as normal, well-rounded, and vegan. Maybe that’s the case, but some of the descriptions seemed bleak.
For example, the article said that their dining room table only has two chairs, even though they’re a family of 15. I guess it’d be hard to have a dining table for fifteen, but just two dining chairs in a house of 15 can’t be sufficient.
The kids said that they eat in shifts because of it, and Nadya also admitted that she was struggling with a substance issue after the fame faded. It was so bad that she sought treatment, and friends and family had to step in to raise her 14 children.
Clearly, these kids have not had an easy childhood. I just don’t understand how so many people failed them. From the doctor, who knew how bad Nadya’s circumstances were, and how risky a procedure like that would be, to Nadya herself, who brought 14 children into the world with no way to provide for them.
These days, the kids seem to be alright, but I’m sure we’ll learn more as they get older. In the interview, Nadya said that her children know everything about her issues in the past. The youngest eight were only nine when she made this claim. I’ll say this about the kids: They all seem to be really great kids — maybe in spite of their mother, or maybe because of her.
They’ve been forced to have a lot of responsibility from a young age, especially the oldest kids, since they had to help take care of the eight little kids. And even though they seem to be great kids, I sincerely hope that they’re able to get great therapists to help unpack the things that they went through because of their mother…
Kailyn Lowry has finally shared the names of her twins after months of keeping them a secret.
The US Sun reported on the announcement. In an Instagram video on February 9th, Kailyn shared that she’d chosen names for her son and daughter that both begin with V.
In the video, the 31-year-old could be seen holding both of her babies. One of them was wrapped in a turquoise blanket, and the other was wrapped in a pink one.
Their names were printed on each of their blankets in white lettering. They revealed that Kailyn named her little boy Verse, and her daughter’s name is Valley.
Kailyn captioned the video with- ‘Complete. Whole. Everybody’s here.’ According to the outlet, the video was specially made as a way of announcing the newborns’ names to her followers.
Kailyn Shared Close-Ups the Twins
It began with a title that read- Name Reveal For The Twins. Then, there was a shot of Kailyn smiling as she looked down at Verse on her lap. Kailyn’s boyfriend Elijah could also be seen next to her, holding Valley.
In another clip, the fraternal twins were lying next to each other on a blanket. They were wearing matching onesies.
Kailyn got close-ups of their tiny hands and feet, as well as some of the gifts she’d gotten for their arrival. These included wood-colored baby pacifiers that had Milk Snob written on them.
There was also a shot of their white cribs side-by-side. The monikered blankets placed on each of them helped identify which crib belonged to which baby. There was a blue octopus plushie in Verse’s crib, and Valley had a pink one inside hers.
The twins weren’t the only ones with presents, though. Kailyn had a blanket of her own, a big gray one with all the names of her children on it. She showed it off for the camera and revealed that it also had the word Mama written on it in big font, right in the middle of the blanket.
Fans Commented on Kailyn’s Name Choices
Instagram users quickly began posting their congratulations in the comments section, giving their opinions on her and Elijah’s name choices.
One of them wrote she had the dopest names for her kids. Another said that they were cute and that they were still so happy for her, and that she finally got her baby girl.
A third commented that they loved how different the names were and added that the kids would never have to worry about having the same name as five other kids in their class. Someone else shared that they’d love to know Kailyn’s inspiration behind each of her children’s names if she was ever willing to share one day.
With the addition of Verse and Valley in her life, Kailyn is now a mother of seven.
She has one son named Isaac with her ex Jo Rivera, who she was with when she was on Teen Mom. Then, she had another son with her ex-husband, Javi Marroquin.
He was followed by two more boys that she shares with her Chris Lopez. A year before her twins were born, Kailyn gave birth to her and Elijah’s son, Rio.
PEOPLE reported that Kailyn originally thought that the twins would both be boys. In a TikTok video, she confessed that she misunderstood the results of a blood test that was supposed to help determine the gender of her twins. It was only once she went for a scan that the doctors were able to confirm to her that she was expecting her first daughter.
Alan Jackson’s eldest daughter, Mattie Jackson Smith, just announced she’s pregnant with her first child. This news is especially positive because Mattie’s personal life took a heartbreaking turn before she married her second husband, Connor Smith.
Taste of Country published the news that Mattie is expecting in 2024, and the article included a photo carousel that Mattie uploaded to Instagram along with a message to her fans and followers. Mattie wrote, “I feel like I said so many times last year that 2023 topped the charts with more joy and celebration and redemption than any yet. Well, I have a feeling 2024 may give it a run for its money.”
The beautiful photos include a shot of Connor embracing Mattie with happy smiles on their faces as she displays ultrasound images of her unborn baby. Another shot is of Mattie cradling her baby bump, and there’s a sweet photo of Mattie and Connor’s dog in front of a Christmas tree with the ultrasound attached to his dog collar.
Mattie is 33, and she married Connor last year in a lavish ceremony at the upscale Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida. Taste of Country reported that Mattie posted just a few wedding photos on Instagram with the message, “Wooooo we did it!! Grateful is a gigantic understatement. Off to the islands with my husband!”
Alan wrote a song, “You’ll Always Be My Baby,” meant to be played at his three daughters’ weddings. So far, Mattie and her middle sister, Alexandra (Ali) Jane, have danced with Alan at their wedding receptions as his touching song played.
Conner Is Mattie’s Second Husband
Ben Selecman was Mattie’s first husband, and he passed away unexpectedly in 2018 during a holiday weekend gathering with Mattie and her parents in Florida. Ben hit his head on a slippery concrete boat dock, and he never recovered.
Mattie wrote about her experience as a young wife widowed just before her first anniversary. Her book is called Lemons on Friday, and she appeared on network shows, including Today in 2021, to discuss her critically acclaimed memoir.
Mattie allegedly met Connor on a blind date. Although he keeps a low profile on social media, Country Music Family confirmed that Mattie and Connor were officially dating in April 2022. Mattie also rejoiced about her new romance on social media.
Mattie wrote that “other dear widow friends assured me that my heart could heal and expand to love two people equally, though differently,” and she added that she hoped so desperately “that would really be true.” She said Connor was “more of an answer to prayer (mine and countless others!) than I sometimes think he even realizes.”
On Valentine’s Day 2023, Mattie wrote a glowing description of Connor on social media. She called Connor her “Biggest blessing. Best friend. Future hubs. Also music blaster, booty slapper, dream cheerer, tear wiper, goofy dancer, car washer, wine sharer, excessively large fire maker, hand holder.”
As of today, Mattie can add “daddy to be” to her description of Connor.
Other Big Names Congratulated the Expectant Couple
After Mattie announced her pregnancy news on Instagram, some famous names dropped in to leave their well wishes in the comments. Thomas Rhett’s wife, Lauren, wrote, “Congratulations sweet sister,” while country artist Lee Ann Womack wrote, “OMG! Congratulations,” and Sadie Robertson Huff of Duck Dynasty fame also chimed in with a sweet message.
Mattie and Connor’s baby will be Alan and his wife Denise’s second grandchild. Their first grandchild is Alexandra’s little boy, Jackson Bradshaw, born in December 2022, just two days before Alan and Denise’s 43rd wedding anniversary.
Alan celebrated his wedding anniversary and first grandchild with an Instagram post, including a photo of him and Denise holding baby Jackson.
Alan wrote, “Denise and I are celebrating our 43rd wedding anniversary with our new grandson Jackson Alvie Bradshaw. Ali and Sam welcomed Jack into the world on Dec 13, 2022. So happy that this little guy has made us grandparents!”
Travis and Kourtney used to be pretty much inseparable, and it was clear to everyone that they were totally obsessed with each other.
But now that their baby boy, Rocky, is finally here, it seems like Travis doesn’t even want to be around Kourtney anymore.
So what’s really going on between them? And what led to such a dramatic shift in their marriage? The truth about Travis’s bizarre behavior and why he’s been avoiding Kourtney is honestly crazy, so let’s get into it.
In the very beginning of Kourtney and Travis’s relationship, they were constantly together. Even after they got married, they both still seemed madly in love with each other. But ever since baby Rocky was born on November 1st, Travis’s actions toward Kourtney have changed in a seriously insane way.
Travis Has Been Behaving Selfishly Since Rocky Was Born
Over the last couple of months, Kourtney has been keeping an incredibly low profile. She’s been staying at home with Rocky and has rarely even been posting very much on social media. But lately, Travis has been doing almost the complete opposite.
Kourtney has been putting her social life on the back burner, just like almost every other parent to a newborn would do. But even though taking care of her baby boy and bonding with her blended family is a top priority for her, that doesn’t appear to be the case for Travis.
Instead of focusing on his family and giving Kourtney a much-needed chance to rest, Travis has been showing everyone what’s actually the most important thing to him. Just days after his newest son was born, he began behaving in a ridiculously selfish way.
One week after Rocky was born, Travis was photographed going into a recording studio in Los Angeles to practice with his band. He was immediately hit with a ton of criticism for ditching his wife and newborn at home, just so that he could get together with his Blink-182 bandmates.
Many people were in disbelief that Travis had returned to practice so soon after Rocky’s arrival. But on one hand, he and his bandmates have been planning their 2024 global tour for quite a while.
What that’s going to mean for Kourtney is absolutely unreal. From the beginning of February through the end of August, Travis will be traveling with the band around the world. Although there will be a few weeks in May that he’ll have free time, he’s still going to be leaving Kourtney and Rocky at home for nearly seven months.
On the one hand, Travis and Kourtney clearly have enough money and resources for him to be able to take some extra time off of work. However, there’s only about a month before the launch of Blink-182’s tour, so it makes sense that he would want to practice.
But what he’s actually been doing with his spare time is so outrageous. Travis hasn’t only been spotted with his bandmates lately. Believe it or not, he’s been using his second mansion to meet up with his friends and have hours-long jam sessions with other musicians like MGK and N8noface.
Not only has Travis been pushing Kourtney and Rocky to the side so that he can practice with the band and socialize with his friends, but he’s also been comfortably hiding out in his luxurious mansion while doing so. It’s almost as if he’s been acting like they don’t even exist anymore.
Meanwhile, Kourtney hasn’t shared much on social media since Rocky was born. But recently, she’s been posting and promoting articles from her lifestyle brand, Poosh, that are extremely telling…
Kourtney Has Been Sharing Concerning Posts On Instagram
In one of the cryptic posts that Kourtney reshared on Poosh’s Instagram Stories, a blog post mentioned a psychological condition called “Perfect Moment Syndrome.” Apparently, it happens when people have expectations of a major life event that are basically impossible to live up to.
When those unrealistic standards of what will happen aren’t met, it can lead to “anxiety, disappointment, and depression.” Interestingly, the post explained that one of those big life events was the arrival of a new baby.
By sharing the article, it really seemed like Kourtney had indirectly revealed that she was feeling anxious and depressed because of her unmet expectations of Rocky’s birth. Travis’s decision to spend so much of his time with his friends, instead of staying home with his wife and newborn baby, could easily be contributing to Kourtney’s disappointment.
But even if her stress and sadness were the results of something else, his behavior definitely isn’t helping. However, the article about Perfect Moment Syndrome wasn’t the only intriguing post that Kourtney reshared from Poosh. The other links that she’s been adding to her lifestyle brand’s Instagram Stories are honestly really concerning.
Another article that Kourtney shared on Poosh’s social media explained the importance of self-care and no-commitment days. The post went on to state that having one day a week without any obligations can seriously help a person get through “stressful times.”
If Kourtney was trying to hint that she hasn’t been able to focus on self-care at all or have any time to herself to relax, that makes Travis’s recent behavior even more alarming. She’s clearly overwhelmed, but he’s still prioritizing himself and his friends over her and Rocky.
Even though Kourtney didn’t write the articles herself, she can obviously relate to them a lot right now. And the fact that she’s been pretty much silent on social media, except for resharing those posts, truly speaks volumes.
It’s devastating that Kourtney might be experiencing Perfect Moment Syndrome, or at least going through such negative emotions right now, but if she truly is having trouble dealing with Travis’s self-centeredness and unexpected absence, that’s completely understandable.
There is legitimately no good reason for Travis to be avoiding Kourtney like this, especially considering they just had a baby together. And compared to how affectionate and present he previously was in her life, his latest behavior is absolutely crazy.
Fans Are Concerned That Travis Is Toxic For Kourtney
For quite a while, Travis acted like he was totally head over heels for Kourtney. He couldn’t keep his hands off of her, and he always seemed to hype her up. But as bizarre as it might sound, there’s a chance he was being super manipulative the whole time.
In the early part of Travis and Kourtney’s relationship, many people felt like they were being way too over-the-top with their public displays of affection. Some of them believed that it was all just one of Travis’s unbelievable tactics. At the time, a lot of social media users accused Travis of love-bombing Kourtney.
They thought that he was trying to flatter her with excessive attention, so that it would be easier to control her in the future by withholding it. Now that Travis is seemingly starting to ignore Kourtney, the love-bombing allegations are even more troubling.
He used to be obsessed with her, but it’s almost like a switch was suddenly flipped. But what’s really insane is that Travis apparently did the exact same thing to his ex-wife, Shanna Moakler…
Whenever they were at red carpets or other high-profile events, they packed on the public displays of affection, even though it made the situation seem awkward. When you look at pictures of Travis and Shanna that were taken in the early 2000s, they appeared to absolutely adore each other.
But even before their marriage started to totally crumble, it was clear to see that Travis was beginning to pull away. And sadly, that wasn’t all… Shanna previously claimed that Travis would get incredibly jealous if she gave more attention to the kids than she gave to him, which is so unhealthy.
He eventually started cheating on her with multiple women, which is what he had also done in his first marriage. It sounds like Travis has had a pretty toxic pattern in his relationships for years. And unfortunately, he might now be repeating history with Kourtney — at least when it comes to love-bombing and losing interest.
Hopefully, Travis isn’t intentionally trying to control Kourtney by withholding love and affection from her. But no matter what the reason is for his avoidance and self-centered actions lately, it’s really not fair to Kourtney or Rocky.
Now that Kody and Robyn Brown are on their own, they might be in big financial trouble…
Christine, Meri, and Janelle have all left Kody — and they took their money with them . And because of that, Kody’s biggest fear might be about to come true. On the Tell-All part 1, Kody said that nothing scared him but poverty.
And given that three out of his four wives have now left him, it makes sense that money has been on his mind so much. His and Robyn’s income has now been decreased by 75%, and this will for sure have a huge impact on their future.
What Kody Brown Does for Work
At this point, all we really know is that Kody works as a firearm parts salesman. He reportedly co-owns a business in Utah that sells firearms and sporting goods.
It’s not clear how much money he makes from that, but even if it is a decent salary, he might still be in trouble. That’s because Robyn doesn’t actually work outside of the home.
As far as we know, Robyn hasn’t really had a job outside of the house since she got married to Kody. The only thing we really know she worked on was her failed business, My Sister Wife’s Closet. This was an online jewelry store that was started by Robyn.
As of now, she apparently still claims to be doing that. But if the show is accurate, the business has never turned a profit, and it’s always operated at a loss.
This means that all the wives who invested their own funds into it only ended up losing money. Allegedly, Janelle even cashed in her 401k retirement fund and gave Robyn $40,000 for My Sister Wife’s Closet, only for it to fail. This was after she repeatedly made it clear that she had her doubts about the business…
I don’t think Janelle ever got that money back, although we obviously don’t know that for sure. Either way, this has always been Robyn’s only job — if you could even call it that… and despite her claims, it’s not been active in years.
When you visit the My Sister Wife’s Closet website, there is a pop-up that says: We’ll be back soon! We are busy updating the store for you. Sign up for our newsletter to stay informed!
However, this has been the case for years now — and it’s clear that the website hasn’t been updated in a while.
At the top of the homepage, it still mentions Christine, Janelle, and Meri as owners. The header is a photo of Kody and the four wives. This is obviously very telling: All three of the other wives have left Kody now, so to have them up on the website still like this seems pretty strange.
But there’s more. We all know that Christine has been gone for a while now. This all means that Robyn clearly hasn’t updated the website in at least a year, which doesn’t exactly make it seem like an ongoing project for her.
The website also has a blog, which has not been updated in four years now. The last post of the blog was published on January 17, 2019. The same inactivity is evident on the business’s social media, too. The Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter accounts were last active in March 2019.
Since then, the business has gone completely silent. It was even reported that several months later, Christine sold some of her remaining jewelry from the business on her social media for only $10 per piece. Whatever dreams Robyn had of making this business work, it seems that she’s now abandoned those.
She could obviously restart My Sister Wife’s Closet sometime in the future. But since it’s been reported that the business never really made any money, I just can’t really see this happening.
Especially given Kody and Robyn’s current financial situation…While the two of them lost three sizeable incomes, they still have the money they make on the show.
Kody and Robyn Brown’s Income From Sister Wives
It’s been reported that all five of the adults make approximately $25,000 per episode. This works out to about $5,000 per episode per person. There are about 22 episodes per year, which means that each year, they make about $110,000 per person.
Therefore, Kody and Robyn get $220,000 for the two of them. This is obviously a pretty decent amount, and if it was just the two of them, they would probably be able to get by on that.
But there’s one problem with this: Kody and Robyn are still supporting their adult children. It’s not just the two of them they have to think about. It’s Dayton, Aurora, Breanna, Solomon, and Ari as well. This will obviously have a huge impact on their budget.
On top of that, Robyn and Kody have always lived beyond their means. They’ve been pretty much dependent on the other wives’ income this whole time. This was made clear when it was confirmed that Meri and Janelle have both used the money they got from selling the houses in Vegas for Robyn’s down payment on her huge mansion in Flagstaff.
The other wives have always been the ones to make the money, while Robyn was the one who got to spend it all. Now, without all this extra income and the financial support from the other women, who knows what Robyn and Kody might have to do.
The natural step would be for them to either stop financially supporting their older kids — or for Robyn to get a job. But I’m not sure if they’ll even seriously consider either of these options at all.
After so many years of not working, I just can’t imagine Robyn going out there and actually willingly looking for a job. To top it all off, Kody and Robyn might also be in danger of losing the Coyote Pass property. They bought the land back in 2018, and they were given five years to pay it off – until 2023.
As far as we know, they haven’t managed to do this yet, and now that Janelle and Meri have both also left, I honestly can’t see this happening. It’s unclear what happened to the property after the two of them left, but I feel like there is no point in trying to keep it anyway.
Kody Earns Extra Money By Being On Cameo
The plan was for all five of them and their kids to live on Coyote Pass… but now that it’s just Kody and Robyn and their kids, they might as well stay in their huge and expensive mansion. One other thing that Kody does to earn some extra income is Cameo.
He charges $99 per personalized video, and he actually seems pretty active on there. Based on the reviews on his profile, he made 11 videos in December 2022. This made him about an extra $1000 on top of his income from the show and from his day job.
Unsurprisingly, Robyn herself isn’t on Cameo. While all the other sister wives are on there, Robyn isn’t…It’s not clear why, but it’s just yet another instance of her not bringing in any kind of income outside of the show.
When Kody said that the only thing that scared him was poverty, it really put things into perspective… but perhaps not one that Kody would like. It’s understandable that he might be worried about money nowadays, given the situation.
He and Robyn will have to adjust to some major changes, so this makes a lot of sense. But for Kody to say that this was the only thing he was afraid of – well, let’s just say it didn’t come across the way he’d probably hoped.
People on Reddit have pointed out that by saying this, Kody was basically implying that things like his daughter’s spine surgery scared him less than the idea of poverty. Moreover, given his extreme behavior during the pandemic, you’d think that he was also scared of COVID-19.
But apparently, the only thing that scares him is not having money. He probably should’ve thought that statement through a little more before saying it on camera…
We’ve all watched for years as Robyn Brown hasn’t contributed to the Brown family financially. Literally, while all the other wives and Kody had jobs, she just lived off of their salaries…
And it only gets weirder when you remember that even before she joined the Brown family, she didn’t have a job. So how was she getting by? Who was paying her bills while she was trying to support three kids?
Well, the answer will really surprise you…
Robyn and Kody got spiritually married in 2010, which was also the first year that Sister Wives aired on TLC. I’m sure a lot of people are already aware of how the Browns were already struggling financially when Robyn entered the family.
I mean, just between 2005 and 2010, Meri, Christine, and Janelle had each filed for bankruptcy. Not to mention that Kody’s earnings from working as a salesman at a sign shop were incredibly inconsistent.
Obviously, Robyn and her three kids entering the picture only made the family’s budget even tighter. In early episodes of Sister Wives, Kody and Janelle even brought up concerns about how they were going to afford the addition of four more people,
But at the time, the plan was for Robyn to start working after she moved closer, so she’d be able to help with groceries and bills. Clearly, that didn’t go according to plan…
Robyn Never Worked Once She Joined the Brown Family
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We all know by now that Robyn pretty much never worked once she joined the Brown family. This has been a hot topic with viewers for a long time. A lot of people have been wondering how Robyn was able to financially support herself and her children before Kody and the other wives started helping her.
Robyn has had a lot of financial assistance throughout her life from the people closest to her — and one of the first examples of this was her first marriage.
She got married in 1999 to David Preston Jessop, who’s mainly referred to as Preston. Within a few short years, Robyn was raising three kids, while Preston reportedly owned an HVAC company and also worked as a contractor.
After eight years, their marriage ended in an absolutely insane way. According to the divorce documents that were obtained by In Touch, it was actually Preston who filed for divorce from Robyn in 2007.
But I think it’s safe to say that neither of them was happy in the marriage — at least based on the insinuations and claims that Robyn has made about him since. Their split was apparently finalized in 2009, and the amount of debt that Robyn was in because of the divorce was outrageous.
Robyn has mentioned this debt on Sister Wives a couple of times, and her side of the story is crazy. She claimed that she agreed to take on almost all of the debt from her marriage just to keep the peace with Preston during the divorce.
So, when she joined the Brown family, she had a whopping $32,400 in credit card debt. And based on the amount of money Robyn was supposedly bringing in, her financial situation was extremely troubling. Preston had been ordered to pay Robyn $159 a month in child support.
Even before the payments stopped being regular a few years later, that’s not nearly enough to fully support four people. Clearly, there had to have been another way that Robyn provided for her family as a single mom.
I’m actually very surprised at how much of her previous life and work history has stayed out of the public eye for so many years.
There have been a lot of speculations that Robyn was working as a receptionist at an assisted living facility at one point, but that’s never been confirmed.
Robyn Was Struggling When She Met Kody
Apparently, Robyn was barely scraping by when she first met Kody, but thankfully, she had some help. What she wrote in one part of the book Becoming Sister Wives was honestly so eye-opening.
Robyn didn’t give a ton of insight into her finances in the family’s book that was published in 2012, but she and Kody both dropped a few clues. When they were courting, Robyn lived 300 miles from the Brown family, so obviously, they would drive to visit each other.
I’m pretty sure that most of the time, Kody was the one traveling. According to Becoming Sister Wives, Robyn couldn’t afford to pay for the gas her van would need to make the nearly five-hour drive to Lehi.
She explained that she almost didn’t even go to meet Kody and the rest of the Brown family in the first place because of how rough her money situation was. But it turns out that someone in Robyn’s family came through for her in an unbelievable way…
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After her cousin Reba decided to pay for the gas Robyn needed to make the trip, the rest was history. That said, so much of Robyn’s early life, especially her employment background, is still so mysterious.
If Robyn moved out of the trailer she shared with Preston before their divorce was finalized, she had at least a year when she was financially responsible for herself and her kids. Even if the theory about her working as a receptionist is true, I’m sure that that income alone wasn’t able to cover everything.
Many people have speculated about how Robyn made ends meet, and what they’ve come up with is so intriguing. I feel like the majority of people are in agreement that she must have relied a lot on her family for financial help — and not just for gas money.
It actually seems like she’s been in this kind of pattern for most of her life, if the speculations about her past are at all accurate. Allegedly, Robyn and her kids moved from Montana to St. George, Utah to be closer to family after her divorce.
It’s been heavily speculated that she stayed with her mom and stepdad initially. Several months later, they supposedly set her up in one of their rentals, which is the condo we briefly saw her living in during season one. After that, Robyn soon became one of Kody’s wives, and I think almost everyone is aware that her debt was paid off by her new family.
But aside from her parents and the Brown family, she may have been relying on another family’s money in her previous life. Just recently, some astonishing claims have been made about Robyn’s other alleged source of financial support, and I’m seriously stunned.
Robyn Brown’s Shocking Spending Problem
Someone on Reddit under the username ‘NoPop1111’ has claimed to be the cousin of not only Robyn’s ex-husband, but Christine Brown as well. Apparently, Preston’s mom is Diane Allred Jessop, who just so happens to be the aunt of Christine’s dad, Rex Allred.
Obviously, we don’t know if the Reddit insider really is who they say they are, but I have to admit, their identity does seem to make sense.
And lately, they’ve been revealing some details about Robyn’s life before Sister Wives that sound insanely shocking. First off, the source explained that the threat of being sued by Robyn was a genuine fear for a lot of Preston’s family members, but all of that is now apparently starting to change.
Several alleged friends and family members have come forward recently with incredibly similar stories of what Robyn’s past was really like. And now that more and more people have been speaking up, they’re less worried about being targeted by a lawsuit, apparently.
According to the Reddit source, basically everything that’s been reported lately about Robyn’s financial past has been surprisingly accurate.
One of the craziest allegations that people have been repeatedly making is that Robyn’s credit card debt was actually her own, not Preston’s. They claim that she had a huge shopping problem and spent way more than she and Preston could pay.
The Reddit insider revealed that Preston might not have been the right guy for Robyn, but she didn’t exactly make the marriage easy, either.
I guess at one point, Robyn was allegedly hiding her purchases in a backyard shed so that her spending problem would stay a secret. Supposedly, his nieces would regularly babysit for Robyn while she went shopping. And, as bizarre as it sounds, they were reportedly paid for babysitting with clothes that Robyn had just purchased.
It also sounds like the financial struggles that came from Robyn impacted Preston’s family in a startling way. According to the Reddit insider, everything that was summed up in recent claims from the YouTube channel Without A Crystal Ball is correct.
Again, we don’t have confirmation about this, unfortunately, but if it’s true, I can’t believe how serious this was. Several sources claiming to be close to the Jessop and Allred families revealed that before Robyn and Preston divorced, they were planning on buying a house.
However, once Preston realized how much credit card debt Robyn had racked up, his family offered to help. Allegedly, they bailed out Preston and Robyn by loaning them tens of thousands of dollars to cover the credit card bills.
But what supposedly happened next is jaw-dropping. Reportedly, Robyn’s shopping habits were so problematic that she spent the money from Preston’s family on more purchases instead of paying off her debt. The sources involved also claimed that this was one of the main reasons why Preston wanted to file for divorce.
Robyn Is Used to Relying On Financial Help
I honestly don’t know what to make of these allegations, but they could explain some unanswered questions about Robyn’s previous life… Either way, it’s clear that Robyn has relied on financial help from others quite a few different times in her life, even after her drama with Preston. All without having to work much at all…
That wouldn’t even be a bad thing in certain circumstances, but she hasn’t really seemed willing to contribute even when that’s been expected. I am in no way trying to say that stay-at-home-parents aren’t working, but we all know that Robyn has had either live-in babysitters or nannies for years.
It just seems so strange that Robyn seemingly never contributed financially to the Brown family, despite initially saying that she would get a job.
She still had nice homes, nannies, and was able to live above her means because of the help she was getting from the other wives.
Robyn Brown doesn’t really talk about her first marriage. So, who is her ex-husband and why is she so secretive about it?
Before Kody, Robyn was married for eight years to David Preston Jessop. She was only 21 when they got married. On the surface, David might just look like every other guy, but when you go deeper there are extremely dark secrets about him that would haunt anyone.
Robyn Was Afraid of David Preston Jessop
According to Robyn, her main reason for leaving David was because he was abusive toward her and their children. And that honestly explains a lot, because she did mention that early on in her marriage to David she felt devastated when she found out she was pregnant with their first child, Dayton.
Now, this had me wondering why would Robyn feel that scared after finding out that she was pregnant. I mean it’s not like she and David didn’t have the means to care for a child, and they were already married in the first place.
So what could have caused such a reaction from Robyn?
Robyn struggled to make her marriage with David work. A couple of years down the line, she has two more kids with David before finally calling it quits. But it didn’t take too long for Robyn to meet Kody and get married once again.
You would think that David would at least try and be supportive of Robyn’s new relationship since they’ve already been separated for like what…three years. However, David’s reaction to Robyn’s new marriage was far from supportive.
David apparently decided to stop seeing his children and then he terminated all his parental rights. Can you guys actually believe this? Rumor has it that he gave them up because of Robyn’s decision to appear on Sister Wives. But still, that doesn’t even make any sense.
I mean, what type of guy gives up his parental rights just because his ex-wife decided to move on with her life? Honestly, I believe that David never wanted to be a dad in the first place. Maybe this was actually something he had thought about doing for a while after he divorced Robyn, and then Kody came along and just made it much easier for him.
But I guess we’ll never know why he really did what he did because no one knows what really went on besides Robyn and David.
Robyn’s Ex Was Arrested for an Alleged Assault
David was arrested in 2018. And what he was arrested for really shocked everyone. I guess you could say that Robyn was lucky to get away from him when she could.
David was allegedly arrested for physically attacking someone, but the court papers didn’t really tell us who the person was.
All we know is that the person might have been a member of his family. It turns out that he had attacked this person and actually caused them physical injuries. He pleaded not guilty to his case in 2018 and was ordered to pay fines after his charge was changed from assault to disorderly conduct.
Now, I can’t even stop myself from wondering what exactly Robyn and all her children must have gone through while she was still married to David. The more I think about it, it honestly becomes sick and disturbing.
I mean, if David could do something so terrible to a family member, I guess we can only imagine what he’s capable of doing to a stranger and that is just totally creepy.
Even though Robyn succeeded in getting away from David just in time, she didn’t really end up getting too far from him. And what I’m about to say next is going to leave you very shocked.
Robyn’s Ex-Husband Is Related to Kody Brown
It turns out that Robyn ended up remarrying David’s cousin. Yes, you guys, Kody Brown is RELATED to David. Honestly, I was shocked out of my mind when I first found out about this. But then if you really sit down and think about it, it kind of makes sense.
David and Kody have a pretty striking resemblance. I mean if you place their pictures side by side you would literally think David and Kody are brothers and you wouldn’t be that far off the mark. It turns out that Kody is David’s third cousin.
And I know this might not make a lot of sense for many of us, but it is very common for Mormons in Utah to be related because they have a very small pool of ancestors. If this isn’t bizarre enough, then you’re in for a surprise.
Robyn and David’s connection goes beyond their children and David’s relationship with Kody. It turns out that David is also related to Christine!
David might be Kody’s third cousin, but he’s also Christine’s first cousin. This means that David is blood-related to Robyn’s other children. This is so crazy.
I guessed you could say that Robyn literally kept it within the family. The fact that Robyn and David are still connected to each other in one way is pretty insane.
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News has emerged today that country music star couple Amanda Shires and Jason Isbell are going their separate ways. People magazine reported that Jason had filed for divorce from his wife after nearly eleven years of marriage last December, according to court records. The filing came just two months before what would have been the couple’s 11th wedding anniversary.
The end of their relationship has impacted both of their careers. Since tying the knot in 2013, the pair have worked together on their music, with Amanda playing the fiddle and singing backup for her former husband’s band, the 400 Unit. Jason has also performed for Amanda’s country supergroup, The Highwomen, for whom he has played guitar.
A year ago this month, the former couple celebrated their 10-year anniversary with posts on social media. Jason wrote on his Instagram account at the time, “Every day I wake up and fall in love with you again,” about his then-wife.
Jason and Amanda Have Previously Discussed Their Marriage Problems
However, the couple have also been transparent about problems with their relationship before news of their split surfaced. Last year, their relationship was on display in the documentary Running With Our Eyes Closed. In one scene, Amanda is seen reading an email she had sent Jason about possibly taking up marriage counseling.
In 2022, Amanda opened up to People about trying to work things out with Jason. She said, “It doesn’t matter if you’re a quasi-famous person like Jason or me; everybody’s relationships are the same.”
She continued, “There’s ups and downs, and there’s good and bad, and you just try to deal with it. Life’s not easy, marriage isn’t easy, but aren’t we lucky to be able to live?”
For many years, Jason has talked about how his album Reunions took a toll on his relationships. In 2020, he talked to The New York Times about how making the album had made him want to push everyone away.
He even went as far as admitting that he said, “At one point, it’d be easier if somebody had cheated.” “But,” he continued, “it was more like, ‘We don’t know each other right now. We’re not able to speak the same language.’”
That same year, Amanda moved into a hotel for ten days, apparently because “lines had been crossed” and she “needed space.” However, they later were able to reconcile. Two years later Amanda addressed her marriage problems in the song Fault Lines.
In an interview with Nashville Scene, Amanda talked about a “disconnect” that grew between her and her husband during lockdown. She said, “It was a big blur of not being able to get through. So I thought, ‘Maybe I’ll write a song with my feelings and send it to Jason.’”
Although she did send a demo of the song to Jason, Nashville Scene reported that “he left the song unplayed.”
Although their marriage is now coming to an end, Jason and Amanda have been able to learn lessons from it and use it in their creative pursuits. As Amanda put it to the Nashville Scene, “You gave the choice to be vulnerable or not. However you handle yourself, it’s all about choice.”
