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Katy Perry was seeking nearly $5 million in damages from a disabled veteran over a lengthy dispute centered on a property in Montecito, California ... and as of Wednesday, she won won $2.795 million, on top of $300K of the total she was asking for.

Perry's legal battle with Carl Westcott started back in 2020, when she and her ex-husband, Orlando Bloom, purchased an 8-bedroom estate for $15 million, the New York Post reports.

Westcott tried to back out of the sale just days after it took place, claiming he didn't have the mental capacity to understand the paperwork regarding the purchase. He said he was on pain medication after undergoing back surgery when he was presented with the documents, and he filed suit against Perry's business manager in August 2020.

The legal battle regarding the sale dragged out for several years, and Perry ultimately gained ownership of the property in 2024, when a judge ruled Westcott was capable of comprehending the paperwork centered on the sale. The case has since been bifurcated, according to People.

Perry's now demanding damages from Westcott, whom she says caused damages with the extended litigation over the sale of the property. Her side's saying she's entitled to over $3.5 million in lost rental value and just over $1.3 million for repairs to the property.

Westcott's team's saying Perry still owes him $6 million out of the $15 million purchase, as they're saying she's only paid $9 million to date. They'd bring the total down to $5.7 million to account for the cost of repairs.

Perry's requests came just a few months after she testified about the purchase via Zoom and said she was looking for what she described as "justice" after Westcott's lawyer asked her about the reason for the litigation.

Erin Krakow and Ben Rosenbaum went from costars to spouses, and they're gonna get to call themselves parents soon ... because they're having a baby!

The Hallmark stars shared the big news on Instagram on Wednesday, and their joint post showed them getting cozy in a photobooth. Erin also showed off a few ultrasound photos while posing for two of the shots.

The performers let their fans -- many of whom congratulated the couple in the post's comments section -- know they have lots "to be grateful for" in the caption.

Erin and Ben go way, way back. They've both starred in Hallmark's "When Calls the Heart" ever since 2014 -- but no, their characters have never been romantically involved.

Although they've stayed mum about when they started dating, they made their relationship Instagram official in 2024 ... even though they appeared with their friends in various Instagram posts before that.

Erin and Ben announced they'd tied the knot this past January.

Guy Fieri's facing a lengthy recovery process ... because he tore his quadriceps muscle "in half" while working on an episode of one of his upcoming shows.

The Food Network star was filming an episode of "Flavor Town Food Fight" when he slipped down a set of steps and caught one of his feet on a threshold ... which he said made him look like he was "doing the splits" in an interview with Fox News Digital.

Guy said his doctor hadn't seen a tear like the one he suffered in 20 years. He underwent emergency surgery to make sure his quadriceps -- a set of muscles on the front of the thigh -- wouldn't "recede."

The show's crew had to get creative to work around Guy's injury.

Guy can't put any weight on his leg for eight weeks, which he'll spend in a wheelchair. Then he'll have to put his leg in a cast and use crutches before he's able to rehabilitate his quad.

An aspiring influencer could be deported after her alleged dine-and-dash stunts at several restaurants in New York City landed her behind bars.

Pei Chung began menacing restaurants in Brooklyn this past October ... her M.O. involved running up a tab with pricey items before complaining she couldn't pay her bill, which resulted in eight arrests, according to the New York Post.

After eating at Mole Mexican Bar and Grill in Williamsburg on Friday, the 34-year-old allegedly refused to pay the bill ... she was arrested for theft of services and was held in jail at Rikers Island on $4,500 bond.

Chung's been hit with an immigration warrant, according to the Department of Corrections' website, and her current immigration status is unknown. She came to the United States on a student visa in 2019 to attend Pratt Institute, where she remained until 2021, and a law enforcement source told the New York Post Chung had overstayed her visa.

Chung often shared posts on Instagram bragging about the meals she was enjoying, and made a habit out of showing off expensive clothing and accessories.

Chung is $40,000 behind on rent on her studio apartment -- monthly rent is $3,350 -- in Williamsburg. She's being evicted ... a judge ordered her to leave by December 1, but she could still be in custody at the end of this month.

She may end up facing a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hearing and the possibility of being deported.

FBI Director Kash Patel's still in the White House's good graces ... his boss in Washington isn't concerned about some ongoing scandalous headlines.

Here's the deal ... Patel's been under the microscope after reports revealed he'd taken an FBI jet for personal use, flying to see his girlfriend sing the national anthem at a pro wrestling event in Pennsylvania in October.

Patel and Alexis Wilkins then hopped back onto the plane and flew to Nashville, where Patel dropped her off. Not exactly official business ... which Patel used to criticize his predecessor about.

Patel also reportedly utilized an FBI SWAT team as security for Wilkins at an event in spring, according to The New York Times.

MS Now published a report Tuesday about President Donald Trump and his advisors considering giving Patel the boot ... describing Patel as "being on thin ice."

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt labeled the MS Now report "fake news" Tuesday.

Leavitt wrote on X Trump laughed when he heard about the MS Now story, and he even called in Patel to take a photo, with both of them grinning and flashing thumbs-ups.

While pardoning turkeys at the White House Tuesday, Trump said Patel is "doing a great job" in his role, USA Today reports.

Several Democratic members of Congress say they're the targets of an FBI probe following a controversial video they released last week urging military service personnel to be aware of their duty to refuse un-Constitutional and unlawful orders from their superiors.

Representatives Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander, and Chrissy Houlahan issued a joint statement Tuesday saying President Donald Trump is using the FBI as "a tool to intimidate and harass" them.

They wrote the FBI had contacted them -- as well as Senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin -- to request interviews. They said they won't back down from "intimidation or harassment."

A competitive bodybuilder has been stripped of her world championship title after it was discovered she was born a male.

Jammie Booker was crowned the World's Strongest Woman during the Official Strongman Games World Championship in Arlington, Texas last weekend.

But event organizers posted a statement on social media Tuesday announcing they've been notified Booker was born a male and identifies as a female -- which violates the contest's rules.

Donald Trump never misses an opportunity to talk smack about his political rivals ... he went after Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi while pardoning a pair of turkeys at the White House Tuesday.

The president was addressing the crowd at the event when he took shots at the Democrats. He said he was thinking about renaming the turkeys -- Gobble and Waddle -- "Chuck and Nancy" instead.

He chuckled and said he changed his mind after realizing he would never pardon either one of his political foes.

Maria De La Rosa -- also known as DELAROSA -- had a promising singing career lined up, boosted by her solid social media presence. But her plans came to a sudden halt in November 2025 when she was shot to death in Los Angeles.

We're going to take a look into De La Rosa's background and check out the circumstances surrounding her sudden death.

Sawyer Sweeten left a lasting impression on his fans through his acting work ... and his former "Everybody Loves Raymond" castmates are no exception.

The late actor -- who died by suicide in 2015 when he was just 19 years old -- was remembered fondly by the hit sitcom's surviving cast members during the show's 30th anniversary reunion special, which aired Monday night.

The show's star, Ray Romano, broached the topic by asking Sawyer's siblings Madylin and Sullivan -- both of whom also starred in the sitcom -- for permission to speak about their late brother, which they were okay with, according to the New York Post.

Romano said the show's cast and crew all miss Sawyer ... Sullivan said he tried to focus on the good times he shared with his brother -- many of which happened during filming.

Sullivan said no one thought Sawyer would have chosen to die by suicide. Madylin said she thought it was "important" to bring up her brother's death in any conversation related to the late actor, who portrayed character Geoffrey Barone in the hit sitcom.

She said her family is heavily involved in suicide prevention efforts in memory of her brother.

Madylin said her family received several messages from people whose lives had taken a turn for the better.

It looks like Lemuel Plummer and Scotlynd Ryan have some big plans for their future ... because they just revealed they're having a kid!

The CEO of Zeus Network and the reality television star shared the big news in a joint Instagram post on Monday, which included several photos from what appeared to be a gender reveal party.

They sent a big plume of colored smoke into the air, and it came out pink -- meaning they're having a girl!

Bobbi Althoff made a name for herself by being open with her fans about her personal life ... but even she feels the pressure sometimes.

The influencer posted a video on her TikTok account Sunday and got very candid about dealing with the public's view of her relationship with Tyler Hawkins, which involves dealing with a lot of what she described as "hate comments."

Bobbi says sharing content featuring Tyler means having to read through comment after comment about how she's "ran through."

Bobbi says she wishes she had thicker skin about the comments, but she wants to be realistic with her fans and admits she's only human and can only take so much.

She then pointed out many of the comments were focused on the end of her marriage with her ex-husband, Cory Althoff ... she says she's happy he's moved on with someone else -- and wants her fans to accept her new relationship, too.

ICYMI ... Bobbi and Cory were married from 2020 to 2024, and they welcomed a pair of daughters named Isla and Luca.

Erika Kirk's hug with J.D. Vance at a Turning Point USA event in October raised eyebrows ... but she's downplaying the whole thing.

FYI ... the Vice President and Charlie Kirk's widow hugged it out before she introduced him to the crowd, and she placed her hand on the back of his head -- and he put his hand on her waist for a hot second.

Their interaction set off a huge reaction online, with many people pointing out Erika only lost her husband a few weeks earlier.

"90 Day Fiancé" star Elizabeth Castravet announced the death of her father, Chuck Potthast, in an Instagram post Sunday.

The reality television star wrote her father died two weeks ago and her family's been "completely shattered."

One of Elizabeth's sisters, Rebekah Lichtwerch, also paid tribute to her late father on Instagram, writing her world has been "distorted into a place I don’t understand."

Chuck Potthast -- who appeared in several episodes of "90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?" -- had been open about his struggles with his health ... in one episode of the show, he urged his daughter to patch up her differences with family members.

His family has not yet released the cause of his death.

Chuck posted a health update on Instagram in September, revealing he underwent an 8-hour surgery to repair a hernia and a collapsed stomach.

Chuck took the surgery in stride and jokingly pointed out the procedure left him with a flat stomach.

Chuck Potthast was 64 years old.

Dharmendra, one of Bollywood's most enduring leading men, died in Mumbai on Monday.

The actor's cause of death wasn't released to the public. He'd spent time in and out of the hospital in the weeks prior to his death, according to The New York Times.

Dharmendra appeared in romance films at the start of his career in the 1960s and later branched out into action and comedy-centric projects.

Dharmendra was elected to the lower house of the Indian Parliament in 2004, and later spoke of his regret about getting into politics.

Several of Dharmendra's children followed him into acting, including his sons Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol from his first wife, Prakash Kaur.

He married his frequent costar Hema Malini in 1980, and they welcomed two children, one of whom -- daughter Esha -- became an actress.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the late actor on X, writing Dharmendra's death marked the "end of an era in Indian cinema."

Dharmendra was 89.

The infomercial pitchman Offer Vince Shlomi -- known to many as the "ShamWow Guy" -- just announced a run for U.S. Congress to represent Texas.

Shlomi revealed his plans to enter politics in an interview with Fox News Digital Sunday ... two days after officially filing his congressional bid.

He's running as a Republican to represent Texas' deeply red 31st Congressional District, which comprises suburbs north of Austin.

Shlomi's is running as part of an effort to "destroy wokeism" and described his candidacy as a political tribute to Charlie Kirk, who Shlomi called the first "woke buster."

He said he's seriously put off by all of the "political infighting" in the United States and just wants to "make America happy."

There are at least five other politicians vying for Congressman John Carter's seat -- and Carter himself is seeking re-election.