Hello Dolly 2.0! Clash of the Cover Bands champ Karen Hester proved why she was totally deserving of her big win when she got the opportunity to perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy...In 2020, Netflix released a docuseries called Cheer. It followed the lives of Navarro College’s competitive cheerleading squad. The group, set in Texas and led by Coach Monica Aldama, was an instant success. And with that success, came a few breakout stars. One such star was the always upbeat Jerry Harris.
Fans loved him and couldn’t get enough. So they were collectively heartbroken when the news broke that Jerry was arrested. Jerry received a federal charge of allegedly producing child pornography. A statement from federal officials accused Jerry of “enticing an underage boy to produce sexually explicit videos and photos of himself.” Additional charges followed and it rocked fans and of course, the Navarro cheer team.
Now Monica is opening up about how she found out about the charges and how they affected her. As reported by People, Monica spoke with Tamron Hall on an episode of her talk show. Monica revealed that she was busy preparing for a live Dancing with the Stars show when she found out. She said an executive producer pulled her aside to tell her about the allegations against Jerry.
Said Monica, who was tapped to compete on the 29th season of DWTS, “I was on the stage. We were about to go into the full dress rehearsal and that’s when the executive producer came up to me and asked me if I had seen the headlines and, of course, I had not.”
She continued, “I was just taken aback and it kind of took the breath out of me for a minute and all I could read is the headline. I couldn’t read the actual article. I still haven’t read the actual article. I told her I couldn’t even look at that until I got finished with the show that night.” Monica admitted, “I couldn’t read anything. I had to stay emotionally strong because I was already a wreck thinking about doing Dancing with the Stars. I just tried to hold back until I got through that night and let all the emotions pour in.”
Monica revealed that her “heart was just all over the place.” She also struggled with not being “physically in Texas” with her team. She confessed, “That also was really weighing on me. You know not physically being able to be with the team and the people who I felt like we needed to lean on each other and we did as best we could.” So she took to FaceTime to discuss the incident with her team. Said Monica, “It was awful honestly. I never witnessed sadness like that.”
Jerry is currently being sued by two underage twin brothers who claim they were sexually abused by the star. A spokesperson for Jerry released a statement that said, “We categorically dispute the claims made against Jerry Harris, which are alleged to have occurred when he was a teenager. We are confident that when the investigation is completed the true facts will be revealed.”
The second season of Cheer was recently released on Netflix and will follow the team in their quest for another championship. It will also address the fallout of the allegations against Jerry.
TELL US – ARE YOU WATCHING SEASON 2 OF CHEER? WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE WAY THE SERIES HANDLED THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST JERRY?
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The Real Housewives of Orange County season 16 has so far been giving us a lot of nothing. Despite Heather Dubrow’s off-the-rails sushi party, what have we really gotten? Newbie Noella Bergener’s divorce story is boring. Maybe we will see more to it but something tells me the rest of the cast doesn’t even care. Nor should they really. Because Noella is too busy making up lies about Heather “slamming people into walls.” To which Heather and viewers alike collectively said, “HUH?”
After Noella, we have our OTHER boring newbie, Dr. Jen Armstrong. She has plenty of off-camera lawsuits which could keep her storyline busy, but so far nothing has come up. On camera, all she’s bringing is a shirtless husband who rearranged the letters of his name to form a new one. Which even Jen seems confused about. Talk about not fun. He couldn’t even come up with a more exciting name? Fourth season vet Emily Simpson tried her hardest to bring Jen into the fold in a recent episode. She grilled her on her past relationship and where she got her money. Drunkenly, I might add. Which is my favorite kind of Emily. You know, Fun Emily.
On a recent episode of Watch What Happens Live, presumably sober Emily opened up about which cast member isn’t really doing it for her. Host Andy Cohen asked, “In honor of Fun Emily, which of your fellow ‘Wives is the least fun?” Emily paused for an extended period of time. She finally settled on an answer and relented, “I’d say Jen.”
Is anyone surprised? No. Jen seemed like a deer in headlights when Emily came for her and didn’t even seem to understand that her main goal was to argue back. It’s almost like she doesn’t understand the role of the show she has been cast on. Has Jen even given us a laugh this season? Anything? She did shame stay at home moms. Oh, and when Emily was grilling her she admitted to having a rich ex who she was with for his “personality.” Riveting!
Even Noella, who is being accused of thirsting beyond the point of what’s acceptable, doesn’t like Jen. She recently slammed her and said, “She’s thirsty. She’s one of those people girls who just takes a little something and turns it into a big thing so she can hear her own voice. I hate being around people like that sometimes because you can’t let your wall down.” Oof. Tough words coming from the lady who was fawning over Shane Simpson at a party for attention.
This begs the question – can you be thirsty and boring at the same time? I guess we will find out.
TELL US – DO YOU THINK JEN IS THE LEAST FUN? WHO DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST FUN? DO YOU THINK JEN STILL HAS A CHANCE TO TURN THIS SEASON AROUND?
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It’s time to “pick a side.” Lala Kent made no bones about telling her friends these very words after her breakup with fiancé Randall Emmett. Let’s face it, after we saw the reports of Randall cheating on Lala, we knew it was going to get messy. But I’m not sure if any of us were prepared for just HOW messy it would be. You know what they say, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. And the Vanderpump Rules star is definitely scorned.
So it’s not really a surprise that she’s expecting her friends to pick a team. As much as I dislike Lala, I would be doing the same. Plus, weren’t they all just using him for his PJ anyway? That includes Lala. As for what she demands of her friends, Lala recently said, “It’s just a situation where I was forced to tell people, and I hate even being this person, but you’ve got to pick a side. Even if you pick his, totally fine, but just know that I don’t f–k with you anymore.”
Well one castmate has already made up her mind and that’s Brittany Cartwright. Which doesn’t exactly surprise me. Brittany got zero out of the relationship with Randall. Her husband Jax Taylor on the other hand…but we will get to that. As reported by E! News, Brittany said she’s “team Lala all the way.” She added, “I feel for her for everything she’s going through. She’s an incredible mom.” And Brittany should know a thing or two about how hard it is being a new mom, breakup or not. She’s also a new mom to baby Cruz, all while juggle her man-baby of a husband Jax.
I said I would get to Jax right? Well, as far as his relationship with Randall goes, Brittany seems to be in the dark. She said, “Jax and Randall were super close.” Super close as in Randall was pretending to mentor Jax with his budding “producer” career. Which was basically the updated version of his chunky sweater line. Rip Sweaters by Jax! Anyway, Brittany continued of Jax and Randall, “I’m not really sure exactly what’s going on with them, but let me just say I’m team Lala. I hope the best for her and Ocean [Kent Emmett] and their entire family.”
It’s nice that Brittany is supporting her friend but let’s be real – do we think that Jax is really going to give up Randall, one of the few meal tickets that he has left? After being fired from VPR, Jax and Brittany really have nothing going on, despite Jax’s sad attempts to make us think otherwise. I guess he could always focus on his children’s book? Either way, something tells me that the Jax and Randall bromance might be as dead as Randall’s relationship with Lala.
TELL US – DO YOU THINK BRITTANY KNOWS IF JAX IS STILL FRIENDS WITH RANDALL? WILL JAX AND RANDALL STAY FRIENDS?
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