By Jessica Wedemeyer
1:05pm PDT, Sep 24, 2020
Wonderwall.com is taking a look back at the stars who found love, suffered heartbreak or experienced some other major event in their love lives in mid-September 2020, starting with this happy news… In mid-July Halle Berry hinted there was a new man in her life when she posted a photo of her feet alongside a pair of male feet. On Sept. 17, she identified the owner of those feet, sharing a photo of herself wearing a Van Hunt T-shirt, which she captioned, "Now ya know." Tellingly, she added two emojis to her post: a simple heart emoji and a foot emoji. (Back on Aug. 30, the singer posted a photo of Halle pecking him on the cheek. "Kisses land softly," he captioned the selfie, which flew under the radar at the time.) On Sept. 23, People magazine reported that, according to a source, the pair have been dating for "several months" and their relationship "seems pretty serious." Said the insider, "They are spending a lot of time at Halle's Malibu house. She really seems to enjoy the quiet time. Van has met her kids." Added a second source, "[They] respect each other and have a great deal in common. Both are very successful and smart, and they seem to be in a mature relationship. It seems like a really good match. … Halle has been through a lot of stress in her past relationships but this one seems very positive. She is really happy." Now keep reading for more of the week's biggest celeb love life updates…
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Christina Anstead took to Instagram on Sept. 18 to announce that she and Ant Anstead are calling it quits after just two years of marriage. "Ant and I have made the difficult decision to separate. We are grateful for each other and as always, our children will remain our priority," she captioned a photo of herself and the "Wheeler Dealers" host walking on the beach. On Sept. 23, E! News reported that, according to a source, the "Flip or Flop" star is "very disappointed" by the breakup. "She never thought she was going to get a divorce so soon," said the source. "She tried to give it more of a chance but it became very clear that it wasn't going to work." As for what went wrong between Christina and Ant, the source said that "bringing home" their baby boy, Hudson, in September 2019 was "extremely difficult and challenging" for the couple. "It's been a very difficult year with a lot of hard times," added the insider.
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People magazine reported on Sept. 18 that, according to a source, Kim Kardashian West is "at the end of her rope — again" following Kanye West's recent troubling behavior on Twitter amid ongoing issues with his mental health. "He's off his meds," said the source. "He promised he'd stay on them. The last time, part of his negotiation with Kim was that he'd get back on his medication and he would work very hard to control his impulses. He made a lot of promises. And now those promises are broken, less than a month later." The insider added that the mother of four feels "like she can only take so much." Continued the source, "It's the same thing over and over and over again. He's on very thin ice with her right now, and she's truly trying to decide what to do to protect the kids, but also her own sanity. The whole thing is discouraging and difficult for her. … She wants to be a supportive partner, she's doing everything she can do to support him. But he has to support himself. He has to take care of his own health. She can't force-feed him medication. She can't make him do anything he doesn't want to do." The source went on to say that Kim "doesn't care one bit" about her husband's presidential run. "She wants the kids to be happy and to have a stable father. That's all she wants. And she'll do whatever she can do to have that happen. But she is not going to cater to his whims," said the insider. "For such a powerful woman, she feels very powerless, and she hates it. She loves Kanye very much, and he just doesn't realize how much pain he's causing her." Meanwhile, Page Six reported on Sept. 20 that, according to a source, "Kim has the whole divorce planned out, but she's waiting for [Kanye] to get through his latest episode." An Us Weekly source painted a slightly less dire picture of things: "Kim is considering her options when it comes to her future with Kanye," said the source. "She is stressed out … [and] hoping and waiting for this to pass." That said, the Us Weekly source echoed that she "does have divorce options planned out if it comes to that."
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Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt nearly broke the Internet when they reunited on-screen for Dane Cook's Feelin' A-Live Stream virtual table read of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" on Sept. 17. Fans went wild for the former couple's friendly (and possibly flirty) behavior toward one another. But according to an Us Weekly source, there's nothing to see here: "[They] are on good terms and both agreed to play their respective roles and have fun with it," said the source. On Sept. 23, Us Weekly reported that the duo have a good sense of humor about the public interest in their relationship. "It used to bug them how everyone pulls for them to get back together, but now they laugh it off," said a second source. "The truth is they have each other's backs. They constantly bounce ideas off each other and share happy news when they have it. They have such a natural, easy energy together." However, "they don't want to milk this 'friendly exes' dynamic they've got going on too much," said the insider, noting that the A-listers are "both very mindful of that."
Cardi B took to Instagram Live on Sept. 18 to shed some light on her recent split from Offset. "I wanted to let y'all know I have not shed not one tear," she said. "You want to know why? The reason for my divorce is not because of none of that [stuff] that ever happened before. It's not because of cheating. I'm seeing people like, 'Oh, he has a baby on the way.' That's a whole complete lie. That's the second time people are trying to pin babies over here. No, that's [bull]. I just got tired of arguing. I got tired of not seeing things eye to eye. … Nothing crazy out of this world happened. Sometimes people really do grow apart. I been with this man for four years. I have a kid with this man. I have a household with this man. [I'm] tired of the arguments, of the buildup. You get tired sometimes. And before something bad happens, before you get left, before you get cheated on, sometimes you just wanna leave." Meanwhile, Page Six reported on Sept. 16 that an Offset-friendly source also denied the baby and affair rumors: "There is no other child. No baby is on the way. That rumor is super false," said the insider.
After Taraji P. Henson turned 50 on Sept. 11, fans started speculating that she and her fiancé, Kelvin Hayden, had quietly called it quits. The "Empire" actress spent the next two weeks chronicling her extravagant birthday festivities on Instagram. Noticeably absent from all of her posts? Kelvin … and her engagement ring. The former professional football player also failed to publicly acknowledge the birthday girl on her big day. In fact, he hasn't posted about Taraji on Instagram since Valentine's Day. The duo pushed their plans to tie the knot several times this year. In late March, Taraji said they were considering a July wedding.
Lisa Rinna's husband of more than two decades, Harry Hamlin, made headlines after an anonymous Twitter user tweeted on Sept. 16 that the "Mad Men" alum had an affair in Ontario's Muskoka municipality "for an entire summer in 2018." The tweeter wrote directly to Lisa, asking, "You wanna talk about that @lisarinna??? Or do you want to talk about his affair with Patricia?" The tweeter wrote in a second now-viral tweet, "I don't have any receipts but it's legit. He told @lisarinna he's 'off the grid' for a few days and then literally spent an entire 2 days in my friend's bedroom and at her cottage. Patricia is a Muskoka w**** that everyone knows, Harry included." (Lisa and Harry have been known to spend summers in Muskoka.) On Sept. 18, the reality star took to Instagram to make light of the allegations about her husband, captioning an old photo of him, "Appreciation Post To my very busy Husband who apparently doesn't live with us, is having a lot of affairs, and is gay."
Us Weekly reported on Sept. 18 that, according to a source, Katie Holmes is "absolutely head over heels in love" with her new boyfriend, Emilio Vitolo. "She has wanted a stable guy in her life for a while and has found that with him," said the source. "She is happy she can be free and comfortable with her relationship with Emilio and doesn't need for it to be private, like her past relationship with Jamie Foxx was." According to a second Us Weekly source, "Katie has no ill will toward Jamie, but she has completely moved on from him and just thinks of Jamie in a friend type of way now." Meanwhile, Katie's daughter with ex-husband Tom Cruise, Suri Cruise, is said to approve of her mom's new romance.
On the Sept. 23 episode of Howard Stern's eponymous radio show, Machine Gun Kelly said that he "didn't know what [love] was" until he and Megan Fox "made eye contact" for the first time. "That's when I was like, 'Whoa,'" he said, adding that it was "for sure" love at first sight. He also fell "in love for the first time" when he met the actress, he revealed. "It was my first experience with being open to love and stuff like that," he said. "I definitely wasn't set up to believe that that's something that could ever exist." He also shared a story about a time when a hurricane threatened to cut short his time with his girlfriend: "It sounds crazy but we talked to this tree," he recalled. "I asked this tree, 'You gotta move this hurricane. I have to have one more day with this person. I can't leave early.' … I felt like the whole universe at that point could feel … that I was fighting for love. I woke up the next day and the hurricane was over."
During an interview with People magazine that hit the Internet on Sept. 23, Kristin Cavallari opened up about her divorce from Jay Cutler. "I always thought it was interesting when people would refer to us as 'couple goals.' I was like, 'If you guys only knew,'" she said, adding that she and the former professional football player "definitely kept a lot of stuff private," though producers on the set of their now-defunct reality show, "Very Cavallari," were aware of their issues. "Producers saw stuff, but they didn't put it in the show — which is good, because I don't want my kids to ever [see that]," said the mother of three. She went on to say that her split from Jay "didn't happen overnight." Explained the reality star, "We tried really, really hard for years and years. It was the hardest decision I've ever made. … I still care so much about him and talk to him almost every day. We have three kids together. He's going to be in my life forever." As for what went wrong, "Every relationship has their stuff. I met Jay when I was 23. I was a baby. Jay and I had so much love for each other, but we grew up," said the jewelry designer, who's now 33. "When you work at something for so many years and nothing's changing, I think you have to just make a decision. We all want to be happy. … I'm proud for making this decision. It wore at me every single day for years. I feel like my whole world is opening up now because of it, and I'm just feeling the best I've felt in a really long time. I'm really excited about the future all around." Later, Kristin told "Entertainment Tonight" that she thought about ending their marriage "every single day for over two years." So what made her finally pull the plug? "My mom used to say, 'You'll know when it's time.' I feel like that was true. I knew. And that's that," she shared.
On Sept. 22, Kelly Dodd and her fiancé, Rick Leventhal, took to Instagram to reveal they'd obtained a marriage license for their upcoming Oct. 10 nuptials. "We got our marriage license today!!! I'm so excited to marry my ride or die @rickleventhal 10/10/20," the reality star captioned a selfie with her husband-to-be. "License in hand! Thank you my love for making me so happy… Here we come 10/10/2020," the Fox News personality captioned a selfie of his own.
On the Sept. 23 episode of Tamron Hall's eponymous talk show, Tyra Banks addressed her headline-making bling, denying that she's been sporting an engagement ring recently. "The ring is a crab. It's shaped like a crab. … And it's an opal, not a diamond," she said. "It is not a crab opal engagement ring. It is just a ring." The supermodel, who wasn't wearing the ring during the interview, stopped short of denying that she and her boyfriend, Louis Bélanger-Martin, are engaged, though she called rumors about her relationship status both "funny" and "annoying." Added the new "Dancing With the Stars" host, "The press gets it right sometimes but a lot of times they're bored."
Us Weekly reported on Sept. 23 that, according to a source, Khloe Kardashian and her recently back-on boyfriend, Tristan Thompson, are "doing really well" and are "in great standing and have been for a while." Said the source, "Quarantine has brought them closer together than ever and Tristan has been super attentive, committed to Khloe, committed to [their daughter] True and their day-to-day family life. … They have been acting like a married couple and are so comfortable with each other. Tristan has been being a great dad. Things are really coming around and Khloe is hopeful about their future."
On Sept. 22 — a day after Scott Disick left a friendly comment on a photo of Sofia Richie that the model posted on Instagram — Us Weekly reported that, according to a source, the father of three is "always popping in and out of Sofia's life." The insider went on to say, however, that their "most recent breakup was definitely serious," and they're "done." On Sept. 23, Us Weekly reported that, according to a second source, Scott and Sofia "had really great chemistry, but missing each other isn't a huge factor right now." Said the second insider, "They do miss each other, but at the end of the day, Sofia is a family girl and knowing her sister [Nicole Richie] and dad [Lionel Richie] haven't approved of [Scott] from the beginning has been a big thing for her. … Sofia's family think she is way better off without him. They have been advising her to do her own thing, especially during the quarantine. … She has been separating herself from the equation and it has been the healthy thing for her and her family."
On Sept. 17, Us Weekly reported that, according to a source, Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas "basically live together" now. "Ben is very into Ana and so sweet to her," said the source. "They are like any couple and sometimes she picks dumb and immature fights with him, but he doesn't get flustered and they're never about big issues [or] dealbreakers for either of them." Ana reportedly accompanied her beau to Ireland, where he's shooting the upcoming period piece "The Last Duel."
On the Sept. 21 episode of "The Real," Denise Richards said that her relationship with her ex-husband, Charlie Sheen, is "actually good" right now. "It's so much better to just take the high road and try to get along with each other, and whatever discord we have had, whatever. That's something that I never wanted to do," she said. "I always want to maintain a really positive healthy relationship. And we are in a great place right now. We have been for a while. It's been wonderful. Much better than it has been in the past so I'm grateful for that." She added that the actor and her second husband, Aaron Phypers, get along "really well." Denise and Charlie have feuded off and on for years.
Page Six reported on Sept. 17 that nothing dramatic prompted Ray J's decision to file for divorce from Princess Love: "They tried [to make it work]. They love each other, they love their kids, but they just don't want to be married to each other," said a source. "They're hoping that [the divorce will] be super friendly. … He wants it to be amicable. Both just want to be good parents and move on. They're relieved." The duo married in 2016 and have since welcomed two children.
On the Sept. 21 episode of Andy Cohen's SiriusXM show, Jim Edmonds denied ex-wife Meghan King's allegations that they had a threesome with his current girlfriend, Kortnie O'Connor, while they were still married. "That was a joke. I don't even know how she comes up with this stuff," he said. "To be honest with you, I mean, if we really want to go down that road, she was the one that was pushing for [threesomes]. And I was like, 'This is completely ridiculous.' And she just made up these stories." Added the former professional football player of his ex, "I'm just glad that I'm out of it and I'm happy and everything's going good and I've turned my life around." Jim also dished on his "sexting scandal," which he described as "a big blackmail scheme" orchestrated by the notorious "baseball madam," whom he accused of catfishing him. The father of seven admitted that he "sent a picture that was inappropriate in the middle of some low times" during his marriage with Meghan. "My marriage was pretty much over … and I just got in a weak spot. I wasn't having 'a sexting affair,'" he claimed. "It was my fault — shouldn't have sent the picture. But I made a mistake and I live by it. And that's not the reason for the marriage falling apart at all."
On Sept. 19, "Dear White People" star Ashley Blaine Featherson took to Instagram to announce that she and Darroll Jenkins are engaged. "My Love. My Legacy. My Light. My Life. Forever & A Day Isn't Long Enough #JenkinsBash 2021," she captioned a photo showing off her engagement ring. She revealed in a second post that her beau proposed on the beach in Santa Barbara, California, during a horseback ride. "The Most Precious Moment Of My Life. I Do," Ashley captioned a photo of Darroll on bended knee. She gushed about her new fiancé in a third Instagram post, "Walking Into This New Phase Of Life With You Is A GOD DREAM! I Know That What Ever Life May Throw Our Way We Will Be Just Fine Because We Have Each Other & God At The Center. D, You Are The Love Of My Life. The Thought, Care & LOVE implemented so flawlessly in order for us to have one of the best days of our lives is a memory that will ALWAYS bring me to tears. I Thank God For You. Always Have. Always Will. 10 Summers. LOOK AT US NOW," she wrote.
During E!'s "Live From the Red Carpet: The 2020 Emmy Awards" special on Sept. 20, Erin Lim revealed that her boyfriend, Joshua Rhodes, proposed the previous evening. She later took to Instagram to share a slideshow of photos depicting the proposal, which she captioned, "YES. FOREVER."
Russian model Natalia Vodianova took to Instagram on Sept. 21 to reveal that she married her partner of more than a decade, Berluti CEO Antoine Arnault, at a registry office in Paris. "OUI!" she captioned a slideshow of a photo and a video from their wedding day. The duo, who share two children, announced their engagement on New Year's Eve.
On Sept. 21, Us Weekly published an exclusive clip from "Counting On" in which Justin Duggar announces that he and Claire Spivey are officially "in a courtship." Says the 17-year-old reality star, "God brought Claire in my life and I wasn't really expecting it, but he brought her along right when I needed her. Ever since then, I just knew that she was the one. … Claire has a lot of good qualities and I could sit here and tell you all of them, but there are so many good things in her that I see, and each and every day, I just see more and more good. I'm so blessed to have her in my life." Chimed in the 19-year-old brunette, "[Our] families have known each other for over 20 years — so before either he or I were even born — and then we got connected last year. … I'm really looking forward to the memories to come spent with him. … I'm excited to see what the Lord holds for us in the near future." In a confessional, Justin added that he met Claire "at a family conference" and got permission from her father to take their relationship to the next level "after several months." The same day the episode aired, Justin and Claire took to Instagram to gush about each other. "What a year this has been! God has done so much in my life, and the biggest blessing has been the gift of Claire. She is more precious than anything I could ever ask for, and I'm so excited about our future together!" he captioned a slideshow of photos. Claire posted a slideshow of her own, which she captioned, "Words will never express the depth of my love and admiration for this amazing man! He is the most tenderhearted person, and every moment spent with him is treasured. I'm so thankful for the man of God that he is. Whether we are in person, or long distance, he cherishes and loves me unconditionally. His example to me and all he meets, is unlike any other. I am the most blessed woman on earth to be in a relationship you. I'll love you forever @justinsamduggar #loveyouforever #bestfriend #beautifulmemories."
In June, there were reports that Brody Jenner was getting serious with Briana Jungwirth, who has a son with One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson. Not long after they were first linked, however, he started stepping out with other women. On Sept. 23, TMZ reported that Brody and Briana were actually getting serious, but he called things off when they started moving too fast. Now she's engaged to another man, Nick Gordon, whom TMZ describes as "a longtime on-again, off-again boyfriend … who recently came back into her life after being apart for years." He reportedly popped the question during a recent trip to Las Vegas. On Sept. 21, Briana took to Instagram to share a photo of herself and her beau in Sin City. "10 years of knowing you and I knew all along you were my soulmate. I love you," she gushed in the caption.
On Sept. 22, "Below Deck Mediterranean" star Malia White took to Instagram to announce that she and Tom Checketts recently called it quits. "Yes, Tom and I have split. The details surrounding all of it I am trying to keep a little private just out of respect to him and I. But yes, I am single," she said in a video.
Jodie Turner-Smith couldn't stop gushing about her husband, Joshua Jackson, during an interview with Porter that hit the Internet on Sept. 20: "I'm really in love with my husband. That might be weird for people, but I'm doing a pretty good job of not shouting that from the rooftops as much as I would like to," she said. "He's a really amazing dude. Today's actually our two-year anniversary. It's only gotten better and I feel so grateful for that. That's why I share it sometimes, because I love him, I think he's hot, I think he's smart and he's incredibly talented. I feel so lucky to be in a relationship with somebody who feels the same about me, who is not shy about telling me that or uplifting me." She added that she "would love to work with him on stage" sometime. "I'm excited for what else he's going to do in his career," she continued. "This is kind of a new wave for him. He's now a man in his 40s who's been acting since he was a child. He's become a new man, a husband and father." The duo welcomed a daughter in April.
During an interview with People magazine that hit the Internet on Sept. 18, Kim Cattrall gushed of her boyfriend of four years, Russell Thomas, "It's just so easy. … I'm very comfortable around him. He's a firecracker and he's got a wicked sense of humor. And he's easy on the eyes!" Added the thrice-married "Sex and the City" alum, "I love him. And he was worth waiting for." She also opened up about how they first connected in 2016: "We kind of liked each other, we kept in touch and then he came out to Vancouver," she said. "It was very brave of him because we didn't really know each other other than having a few meals together. But he came and we got along great, and we've been together ever since!"
On the Sept. 24 episode of "The Oprah Conversation," Mariah Carey opened up about how her relationship with Derek Jeter helped her move on from her toxic first marriage with Tommy Mottola. "He got his own song. He got a few songs," she said of the baseball star. "He was a catalyst that helped me get out of that relationship because I believed that there was somebody else… I've written songs about it, and honestly, I don't think it was like, 'Oh my gosh, he was the love of my life!' At the time I did. I didn't think I would ever meet anybody who wouldn't … feel superior to me because of the fact that I'm not one way or another." She went on to say that she and Derek connected over being biracial. She also said that spending time with his "healthy family" changed her perspective on her own family's dynamic. "It was healthy for me to see a functional family that basically kind of looked like mine but didn't feel like mine," she said. "And he was also living his dream job and doing his dream job and stuff. I believe we connected in that way."
On the Sept. 16 episode of her eponymous talk show, Drew Barrymore said she's been "swearing off men" for "the last five years." She went on to say that although she's "not closed for business," she hasn't "been exactly in that mentality" to date. "[I've been] thinking I just don't have the bandwidth. I don't know if I'm willing to open [up]. I just can't fit [dating] in," said the mother of two. Earlier this month, the thrice-married actress made it clear that while she's open to possibly dating in the future, she'll never marry again.
Another famous actress who hasn't dated in five years? Charlize Theron. On the Sept. 17 episode of Drew Barrymore's talk show, the South African superstar said that she's "been on a few dates" but hasn't "dated anybody for over five years." Said the Oscar winner, "I'm open when friends of mine are like, 'You should go on a date! You should meet this guy.' But I feel like I'm in a place in my life where you've gotta come with a lot of game. … The kind of game that's like, 'My life is really good, so you better be able to bring that and maybe better.' Because I just won't accept anything less." The Oscar winner went on to say that she doesn't "feel lonely" with two kids at home. "Once I had my children, it's not that [parenthood] replaces something or makes you less interested in [dating]. … It's a lot of work to be a parent, and part of that is at the end of the day, I get in bed and I go, 'Oh my God, I wouldn't want this day to be anything different.'"
