Welcome to Did You Hear…? Where we recap the top five pieces of news from the past week in pop culture so you’re always up to speed.
This week, Sex and the City star Chris Noth has been accused of sexually assaulting two women and Britney Spears has spoken out against Diane Sawyer for her infamous 2003 interview with the pop star.
There’s a lot to talk about, so let’s get into it.
Chris Noth Accused of Sexually Assaulting Two Women
Chris Noth has been accused of sexual assault by two women. The Sex and the City reboot, And Just Like That…, has triggered the alleged victims, they recently told The Hollywood Reporter under the pseudonyms, Lily and Zoe. Lily, a 31-year-old journalist, reached out to the outlet in August to share her story, and Zoe, a 40-year-old working in the entertainment industry, reached out to THR in October. “Seeing that he was reprising his role in Sex and the City set off something in me,” Zoe told the outlet. “For so many years, I buried it.” Now, Zoe has decided “to try to go public with who he is.”
Since the allegations have come to light, Noth has vehemently denied the accusations saying: “These stories could’ve been from 30 years ago or 30 days ago – no always means no – that is a line I did not cross. The encounters were consensual. It’s difficult not to question the timing of these stories coming out. I don’t know for certain why they are surfacing now, but I do know this: I did not assault these women.”
Read the full story here.
Sara Ramirez is the Breakout Star of And Just Like That ...
After the first two episodes of And Just Like That aired on BINGE, the show’s breakout star Sara Ramirez began trending on Google. It didn’t take long for fans to get searching, because everyone wanted to know everything about the “new Samantha”.
While Samantha has not been replaced on the show, Sara Ramirez is considered the fourth friend of the group, so because we like to give the people what they want, we broke down exactly who the actor is.
From where you’ve seen them before to whether or not they’re replacing Samantha, we have everything you need to know.
Read the full story here.
Britney Spears Addresses Her Infamous 2003 Interview With Diane Sawyer
Britney Spears is finally breaking her silence about that infamous sit-down interview with veteran journalist Diane Sawyer. On Dec. 13, the superstar, whose 13-year-long conservatorship recently ended, shared a now-deleted Instagram post, giving 37.7 million followers her unfiltered thoughts about the 2003 interview. “Do we dare forget the Diane Sawyer interview in my apartment almost 20 years ago? What was with the ‘You’re in the wrong’ approach?? Geeze… and making me cry???” she wrote.
“Seriously though… I lived in my apartment for a year and never spoke to anyone… my manager put that woman in my home and made me talk to her on national television and she asked if I had a shopping problem!!! when did I have a shopping problem?”
Read the full story here.
Succession Airs its Finale for Season 3
BINGE’s Succession closed out its third season with a dramatic finale that viewers were SO not ready for on Monday night. After a season full of power grabs and high-stakes moves, episode nine of Succession delivers some unexpected plot twists that result in the ultimate betrayal of the Roy siblings – Roman (Kieran Culkin), Shiv (Sarah Snook), and Kendall (Jeremy Strong) – and gives Shiv’s husband, Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen), the last laugh.
With a finale as wild as that, we definitely need to know what’s going to happen in season four (which has already been confirmed). Has Tom and Shiv’s marriage hit rock bottom? Who will come out on top in this messy battle for control of Waystar? We can only hope all of this will be answered next season.
Read the full story here.
Hayley Love and Will Dwyer Have Welcomed a Little Girl
And to conclude the Farmer Wants A Wife drama, Hayley Love has given birth to her first child with co-star, Farmer Will Dwyer. Announcing the happy news on Instagram, the doting mum shared two photos of her newborn baby girl.
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Hayley, who went on Farmer Wants A Wife to try and win over Farmer Matt, announced she was expecting a child with Farmer Will after the show wrapped up.
Throughout her pregnancy, Hayley has been sharing updates on social media along the way, even penning a heartfelt message to her child when she reached 26 weeks.
“Starting life with you has been a difficult one but I do not regret it one bit at all,” she wrote alongside a series of photos of her cradling her baby bump. “I will love you unconditionally and I know you will love me too.
“Thank you for choosing me little bean.”