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Harry and Meghan’s faux royal tour, real merching operation

Their sojourn to Australia proves the “tour” is just a monetised content circuit By day two, it’s no longer even pretending to be subtle. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry aren’t on a “tour”. They’re...

Harry and Meghan’s “private visit”: a PR stunt so calculated it forgot the point

When your first stop is a hospital and your only contribution is yourselves If you were designing a PR tour for maximum emotional leverage with minimum actual effort, you’d struggle to do better than...

Aaron Phypers’ $160,000 fraud judgment is the grim bill for wellness-world fantasy

“Wellness guru” to court-ordered payout: Aaron Phypers’ $160k reality check The malibu mystic act has officially collapsed. And it’s not “energy frequencies” that brought it down. It’s a fraud judgment, a dead business and...

The curious case of Alannah Iaconis

Designer bags, Tokyo getaways and a convicted boyfriend When a high-profile criminal conviction explodes across Australia’s society pages, the ripples spread far beyond the courtroom. And in the case of disgraced former AFL player...

Meghan Markle, Netflix, the “claw” and the never-ending clapback cycle

Meghan, Harry and the Netflix slow-motion flop Variety’s latest report lands like the Hollywood version of a royal hangover. After the initial glitz, the Sussex-Netflix marriage apparently looks a lot less like a powerhouse...

The Meghan Markle & Netflix breakup is the celebrity business drama of the year

“She said Netflix was holding her back” It lasted a hot minute. It fizzled. And the jam? Let’s talk about the jam. In the jaw-dropping plot twist nobody wanted but many saw coming. The...

Kyle and Jackie O: From radio royalty to public rift – what really happened?

For more than two decades, Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O Henderson were the undisputed king and queen of FM radio. The The Kyle and Jackie O Show on KIIS 1065 wasn’t just a program....

Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans: a marriage that imploded in public

Their marriage began as a glossy Hollywood love story, which seemed to be real. Now it has deteriorated into one of the most toxic celebrity breakups in recent memory. The marriage between Ioan Gruffudd...

Brooklyn Beckham, paparazzi paranoia & the convenient morality of selective outrage

The Peltz playbook nobody’s allowed to question For a couple who lean heavily into the “we’re hounded” storyline, Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz have an uncanny talent for being photographed in moments that look...

Rachel Hunter exits the jungle with barely a whisper

She left and couldn’t say bye to the others For a series built on spectacle, heightened emotion and drawn-out farewells, Rachel Hunter’s departure from I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! felt strangely...