The love sweetheart of the week ...
... ... came from Jennifer Lopez. A few days ago, singer and former baseball pro Alex Rodriguez became engaged - and apparently hovering on cloud nine. "We are really happy," Lopez told People magazine. What she calls the secret of their happiness may sound like a horror scenario to others: "Everything we do, we do together," Lopez said. Rodriguez know her dreams and she knows his. "Together we feel stronger." For Lopez it is the fourth marriage, for Rodriguez the second.
Stronger together
First in love, now engaged: Former baseball pro Alex Rodriguez and US singer Jennifer Lopez are getting married.
The 49-year-old Lopez and the six-year-younger Rodriguez, nicknamed A-Rod, have been a couple for about two years.
In an interview, Lopez now told her what her relationship with her fiancé is.
"Everything we do, we do together," said Lopez.
Rodriguez knows her dreams and her. "Together we feel stronger."
A few days ago, the two had made their engagement public.
Both of them posted a photograph of their hands in the evening light on Instagram - with a large diamond ring attached to Lopez's ring finger.
For the singer, this is the fourth wedding.
Previously, she was married to Cuban waiter Ojani Noa, to background dancer Chris Judd and vocalist Marc Anthony. Her twins come from her marriage to Anthony. An engagement with the actor Ben Affleck they dissolved in early 2004.
Rodriguez, who works as a baseball commentator, was already married. He has two daughters with his ex-wife Cynthia Scurtis.
The break of the week ...
... ..., however, became known from the house of Gottschalk. The separation of Thomas Gottschalk and his wife Thea confirmed the lawyer of the moderator. Some time ago, the couple had diverged, said Christian Schertz. The 68-year-old Gottschalk and his five-year-old wife had met in 1972 in Munich - in a medicine ball, as the presenter often told. Since 1976, the two were married, they have two sons.
Pictures from more than 40 years of marriage
Marriage-off after 40 years. Thomas (r.) And Thea Gottschalk have separated. This confirmed the lawyer of the TV presenter to the "Bild" newspaper and the news agency dpa. "We ask to respect the privacy of the Gottschalk family and refrain from further inquiries," said the lawyer.
In July 2018, the couple had still shown on the red carpet of the Bayreuth Festival.
The two met in 1972 - in a medicine ball, as the 68-year-old often told
Thomas and Thea Gottschalk in February 1979. Three years earlier the couple had married. The marriage produced two sons.
It was not until November 2018 that the Gottschalk family (here at a film premiere in Cologne in 1999) lost their villa in Malibu during the devastating forest fires in California.
While the house burned down and Thea Gottschalk sought refuge in a hotel, Gottschalk hosted a donation gala in Germany. Since 1990, the Gottschalk family had mostly lived in the USA.
The couple shared a passion for extravagant clothing.
Thomas Gottschalk is one of the most famous people in the German-speaking world.
He was mainly liked by his moderation of the ZDF Saturday night show "Wetten, dass ..?" (1987 to 1992 and 1994 to 2011).
The billions bill of the week ...
... ... currently employs several US celebrities, including Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman. The two actresses are at the center of a bribery scandal: dozens of wealthy parents have apparently paid a lot of money in the US to give their children training at prestigious colleges.
A teacher has now sued the accused celebrities now. Among other things, Jennifer T. accuses them of cheating and conspiracy - because Ts's son, despite good performances, did not get a place at a college. They would have tried it also with institutions, which are involved in the scandal. The woman demands half a trillion as compensation, or $ 500 billion. That seems a bit excessive then.
The 500 billion lawsuit
In the bribery scandal involving allegedly purchased places at prestigious US colleges, a teacher has sued the accused celebrities - including Lori Loughlin (left) and Felicity Huffman.
Jennifer T. demands tremendous compensation: half a trillion, or $ 500 billion. This drawing shows the accused Loughlin in court in Los Angeles.
After the fraud scandal at US universities Loughlin had lost their roles in productions of the US television station Hallmark Channel.
"We no longer work with Lori Loughlin," the company said, according to "People". All projects with the actress, including "Garage Sale Mysteries" have been discontinued. The 54-year-old also starred in the series "When Calls the Heart".
In the bribery scandal many parents are said to have provided with plenty of money for their children to be accepted at elite universities like Georgetown in Washington (photo).
Around 50 people are now being charged - including Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman (left).
Loughlin is accused of paying $ 500,000 to ensure that her two daughters are on the rowing team at the University of Southern California, and thus at the university - though they are not rowers at all. In this photo she is posing with her daughter Olivia Jade Giannulli.
The actress, known from the Full House and Fuller House series, returned to the FBI after returning from filming in Canada. For a while, Loughlin was released on payment of a deposit.
The actress Felicity Huffman is said to have paid $ 15,000 to supplement the results of her older daughter in the nationwide placement test SAT later.
Felicity Huffman played in the series "Desperate Housewives" the role of Lynette Scavo (2nd from right).
The series ran from 2008 to 2012, Huffman was in all 180 episodes. The photo shows her on the red carpet of the 2016 Emmy Awards.
Huffman's husband, actor William H. Macy, unlike his wife, is not charged. Both complained about how stressful it was to find a college for the children. According to the indictment, they were helped by a semi-legal agency, which is now at the center of the investigation.
The United States Unisystem is generally regarded as well-lubricated: Eliteunis - in the picture a building of the Yale University - take not only high tuition fees.
They also cancel donations from alumni and from the parents of current students. This is said to have secured the degree for many underprivileged children of rich parents. The fact that so many cases are now being prosecuted - the Boston prosecutor accused around 50 people - is, however, new. (Pictured: Harvard Law School.)
For example, the journalist Daniel Golden wrote in a 2006 book about the subject that Jared Kushner's father donated $ 2.5 million to Harvard to save his degree. Kushner is now the US President's son-in-law and one of the White House's most influential figures as his advisor.
Speaking of the college scandal The regret of the week ...
... Julia Roberts expressed. She thinks especially of the children, whose parents should have tried with a lot of money to sack places at certain universities. "I think that's so sad," said Roberts. For them, as outsiders, it would seem that parents are telling their offspring, "I do not have enough faith in you."
The godfather of the week ...
... ... is called Tim Mälzer. He becomes the godfather of the son of singer Sasha, who became a father in November. "He was most happy to have a baby," Sasha told the magazine "Gala".
Prominent godfather
A famous TV-high takes on a responsible role for singer Sasha's child.
Tim Mälzer will become the godfather of his son, said the musician of the magazine "Gala".
"He was most happy to have a baby," Sasha said of the cook.
Sasha and his wife Julia have been parents of a son since November.
From their offspring, they are apparently completely blown away: "Sometimes we sit like two idiots for hours in front of this child and look at it," said the musician.
The tasks they share. Among other things, Sasha is active on the changing table: "I can do a great job, he never complains."
Months before the birth, the singer had announced to make his driver's license for the baby. Whether his project has become something, is not known.
Speaking of baby joy: the family's growth of the week ...
... was Jessica Simpson. The singer has become a mother for the third time. "We are so happy and proud to announce the birth of our perfect daughter Birdie Mae Johnson," the 38-year-old wrote on Instagram. This was posted by a photo of the newborn girl, who was born on 19 March and 4900 grams hard.
Proud mom
Singer and actress Jessica Simpson has become a mother for the third time. That's what the 38-year-old herself announced on Instagram.
"We are so happy and proud to announce the birth of our perfect daughter Birdie Mae Johnson," wrote the 38-year-old.
Simpson had her fans on Instagram participate in her pregnancy. So she asked for tips for swollen feet.
To a photo of her visibly swollen foot wrote the 38-year-old on Instagram: "Any remedies ?! Help !!!!".
Simpson is married since 2014 in a second marriage with the former American football player Eric Johnson. Together they have two children.
In September 2018, Simpson announced that she was looking forward to a third child, a girl.
The older sister of pop singer Ashlee Simpson became known in the late 1990s with songs like "I Want to Love You Forever".
She also starred in films like "A Duke rarely comes alone".
The surprise of the week ...
... ... delivered Lady Gaga - on a small stage in Hollywood. The singer surprised visitors of a nightclub with a musical insert. "I'm here to spoil your fun," joked the singer in front of the guests in the "Black Rabbit Rose" club. She was described as irresponsible all her life, the 32-year-old told before her first song. That's why she was not so mad. "There's some truth in that," she said. "And I like to hear the truth." And then agreed - quite fitting to the topic - Frank Sinatra's "Call Me Irresponsible".
Surprise!
A newly crowned Oscar winner does not always need the big stage: With an appearance Lady Gaga surprised the visitors of a small nightclub in Hollywood.
"I'm here to spoil your fun," joked the singer in the night of Friday in front of the guests in the "Black Rabbit Rose" club. Videos and pictures in the social networks show the appearance of the 32-year-olds.
She was described as irresponsible all her life, the singer told before her first song.
At the end of February, the singer had won her first Oscar for her song "Shallow" from the music drama "A Star Is Born".
She co-starred with co-star and director Bradley Cooper. The emotional duet was one of the highlights of this year's show.
But rumors did not end there: since the performance, there has been speculation about an affair between the two.
In the talk show by Jimmy Kimmel, Lady Gaga later provided clarity: The whole week was worked hard on the performance: "I'm an artist, I suppose we did a good job, we tricked you."
Only recently it became known that Lady Gaga and Christian Carino have split up. Details about the end of the relationship have not been announced so far.
"It just did not work, relationships sometimes end," People magazine quoted an unspecified source. The separation is already "a bit ago", there is "no long, dramatic story".
The 32-year-old had made her engagement with talent manager Carino public in October 2018. She and the 49-year-old had already been described by People in February 2017 as a couple.
He was at her side when the singer was in Houston, the halftime show at the Super Bowl, the final of the football professional league NFL, denied.
Since then, they have been photographing together more often - like here in New York in June.
Lady Gaga was previously engaged to actor Taylor Kinney, the relationship broke apart in the summer of 2016.