'SNL' Writer Suspended, Apologizes for Barron Trump Tweet
'SNL' acted swiftly to punish one of its writers after she tweeted a tasteless joke about 10-year-old Barron Trump.
A source familiar with the situation says 'SNL' has suspended Katie Rich indefinitely, and the suspension came down immediately after her infamous social media post on inauguration Friday.
Rich tweeted, "Barron will be this country's first homeschool shooter."
Rich has since deleted all her tweets, with the exception of an apology she posted Monday.
Deadline first reported her suspension.
I sincerely apologize for the insensitive tweet. I deeply regret my actions & offensive words. It was inexcusable & I'm so sorry.
@katiemaryrich
Melania & Barron Trump Oops, I Thought Barron Had School Today!!!
Melania Trump may be First Lady now, but she's also just an ordinary parent who sometimes forgets her son is off from school.
TMZ broke the story, Melania planned to stay in the White House Friday and Saturday night after the inauguration but returned Sunday so Barron could attend school on Monday.
She did just that, only to find out the school is closed until Wednesday for some teacher conferences.
We spoke with several parents whose kids attend the school, and they said they too were unaware the school was closed. One parent told us he got his kids dressed for school today, only to find out the doors were closed.
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Teyana Taylor Mom Patrol at the Beach Is a Glorious Sight!
Teyana Taylor's in perfect position to simultaneously win MILF and Mommy of the Year awards.
The singer enjoyed a day at the beach in Miami along with her daughter, Iman Tayla.
Teyana's NBA hubby Iman Shumpert is missing out. Big time.
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Future and Ciara Custody Case Settled
Future and Ciara are no longer at war over custody of their 2-year-old baby Future ... we've learned the case is officially settled.
Sources close to the exes tell TMZ ... they've agreed to joint custody, however, baby Future will be with Ciara most of the time.
Future is frequently on the road, but when he's back in the ATL he'll have reasonable access to his son.
Our sources say both Future and Ciara want to close this chapter and move on with their lives.
The custody case has been dismissed.
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LeBron James Jr. INSANE NEW HIGHLIGHTS ... At 12 Years Old
This kid is absolutely ridiculous.
LeBron James Jr. -- 12 years old -- has a brand new highlight reel ... and we guarantee it'll make you say, "DAMN" at least 3 times.
In the new footage, Bronny puts on a clinic -- passing, handles, defense and ridiculous step-back jumpers.
He even pulled off the water bottle challenge at the end.
Bronny's dad has already said the kid's being recruited by major colleges ... he's still got 6 years to decide!
Enjoy the clip.
[h/t Bleacher Report]
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Coco's Baby Mommy and Me ... And Her Boobs
Coco's baby daughter doesn't need any stinking floaties when she hits the beach ... not when she's got mommy!
Coco took 1-year-old Chanel out for a day in the sun Tuesday. We're not sure if the little girl was thinking safety, or just lunch.
She was definitely in perfect position for both.
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Melania Trump I'm Leaving After the Inauguration Barron's Got School!
Melania Trump will enjoy the White House for a grand total of 2 days before returning to New York City, because she has mom work to do.
Sources connected with the soon-to-be First Lady tell us, Melania wants life for her son to be as normal as possible, and that includes keeping him in school and in his daily routine.
We're told she will go back and forth from NYC to D.C. until June, when she and Barron will move full-time into 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Barron will start school there in September.
As one source put it, "She takes the mom thing seriously."
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Ciara 'In Your Face' Future At Least I Have a Family
Ciara tried hitting Future where it hurts after he showed up at her hubby's football game.
She posted a pic of her and baby Future after the Seahawks lost to the Falcons 36-20. As we reported, Future showed up at the game, close to the field, as he cheered on Atlanta ... clearly hoping Seattle's QB Russell Wilson would notice.
Ciara captioned the pic, "No greater blessing than having family. We're proud of you @dangerusswilson."
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Mike McCarthy's Daughter Green Bae Packer
Mike McCarthy's team is hot ... his daughter is hotter.
Meet 25-year-old Alex Noel McCarthy -- whose father is the head coach of the Green Bay Packers.
She's an actress living in L.A. She's a pretty big Cheesehead. And she likes beer.
Still wanna root for the Cowboys this weekend???
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Robin Thicke Video Shows Singer Shut Down By Cops In Custody War
Robin Thicke brought the cops to Paula Patton's home Friday morning because she allegedly violated their custody order by not allowing him to take their son ... but the video dramatically shows Robin walked away empty-handed.
TMZ broke the story ... Robin won a victory in court Thursday when a judge refused to limit his custody to daytime monitored visits ... this after the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services launched an investigation into allegations Robin was using excessive corporal punishment on 6-year-old Julian.
We're told Robin called Paula after the hearing to take Julian for the night -- which the custody order allows him to do -- but she went radio silent.
On Friday morning Robin went to Paula's Malibu home with L.A. County Sheriff's deputies and the court order. We're told the deputies went inside the house and spoke with Julian and he said he was scared of his dad and didn't want to go with him.
You see Paula in the video -- obtained by TMZ. Robin is out of frame. The deputies explain they will not take the child against his will.
One source connected with Robin says the couple is now close to reaching some middle ground on how to deal with the custody issues.
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Uma Thurman Custody Battle Doc Says Exes Can't Be Near Each Other
Uma Thurman's relationship with her ex-fiance is so toxic they shouldn't be in the same room together with their daughter ... according to a court-ordered psychologist.
Uma and Arpad Busson were in court Friday for their custody war over 4-year-old Luna, and Dr. Sara Weiss testified about the exes, saying Luna genuinely enjoys her time with Arpad ... but definitely shouldn't go longer than 7 days away from Uma.
She said Luna shows signs of separation anxiety -- and Uma even had to come pick her up once, due to a particularly bad meltdown while she was with Arpad.
But the doc added family bonding shouldn't be part of the girl's routine. As she put it, "I don't think these two people should be in the same room with Luna."
We broke the story ... Arpad filed legal docs asking a judge to prohibit Uma from taking their daughter to Europe while she shoots a movie. He wants Luna to stay put in NYC.
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Robin Thicke, Paula Patton Custody War with Allegations of Physical Abuse Hard Feelings Over Alan's Funeral
Robin Thicke and ex-wife Paula Patton have been embroiled in a nasty custody fight over their 6-year-old son. It's escalated to a Child Services case over alleged physical abuse, and Robin just scored a legal victory.
Sources familiar with the case tell TMZ ... Julian told school officials at the beginning of the year his dad had spanked him ... more than once. The school reported the incident to the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services on January 3rd, and the Dept. opened an investigation.
Paula then began denying Robin access to their son, and filed an emergency order asking the family law judge to restrict Robin's contact with Julian to monitored daytime visits only.
According to legal docs Paula told Robin, "Julian is scared of you."
Paula says in her declaration, the day before Julian told the school, he told her that Robin spanked him "really hard." He demonstrated and hit Paula on the back so hard she said, "ow." Julian then said it was actually worse than that.
A school official also submitted a declaration saying Julian told her Robin frequently "punches" him very hard.
Robin says in legal docs, "On a very rare occasion and only as a last resort, I will use light spanking, but it is consistent with the law -- open hand on the butt. This is the type of discipline to which Paula and I agreed during our marriage."
There's also a declaration from a nanny who claims she has seen Robin smoke marijuana on several occasions in front of Julian. And there's this: Paula says at Julian's kindergarten graduation last June, Robin showed up drunk at 8:30 AM and was "hooting and hollering and making inappropriate jokes" in the Catholic church.
Robin claims this is all about his decision to block Paula from attending his dad Alan's funeral last month. He says in docs, "Paula did not have a positive relationship with my father and often made negative comments to me about my father. As such, she was not welcome at his funeral."
Sources connected to the case tell us there was a hearing Thursday morning and the judge denied Paula's request to limit Robin's joint custody and also a request for drug testing.
As for DCFS, we're told social workers have interviewed Julian twice and also interviewed Paula. Robin is being interviewed Thursday afternoon.
The DCFS case is ongoing.
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Randy Moss' Baby Mama Denies Blowing $4 Mil On Drugs 'I've Been Clean For Years'
Randy Moss' baby mama is calling BS on the ex-NFL receiver after he claimed she blew $4 MILLION on drugs ... telling TMZ Sports, "I've been clean for years."
Moss called out his ex on Twitter last month ... claiming the mother of his 5 children refused to get treatment for a drug addiction in order to see her kids.
We spoke to Libby Offutt ... who says Moss' allegations are completely untrue and an attempt to keep her from seeing her children.
"I went to rehab TEN years ago and have been clean ever since," Offutt says. "He’s just saying that to keep the kids. I’d be dead if I spent $4 million on drugs. Where’s his proof?”
Offutt -- who provided us with documentation of recently passed drug tests -- says she believes Moss unleashed the Twitter rant because he was upset she tried to connect with the kids around Xmas.
“I drove 4 hours on the 26th to take my kids their Christmas presents and his wife wouldn’t let me see the kids or even leave their presents for them."
"He was mad and acted very immature, saying false things that the children are gonna read eventually, subjecting them to more unnecessary emotional stress. And why bash the woman that brought 5 of your children into this world?!"
"He should have respect for me. Not try and publicly harm me.”
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Kylie Jenner Stepmom By Day, Half-Naked By Night
Kylie Jenner's turning into a regular juggling act, taking on stepmom duties by day and her usual red carpet gigs by night.
Kylie rolled out of an L.A. Toys "R" Us Tuesday afternoon with Tyga and his son, King, like it was Christmas in January. Nothing says best stepmom ever like a cart full of toys, right?
The trio's been doing a bunch of stuff together, even taking a family trip down to Mexico during the holidays.
She still can't resist baring it for a red carpet though ...
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Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis One Big Super Happy Family
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis now have 2 kiddos hanging off their arms ... and they couldn't look any happier for it.
Paps got the couple grabbing breakfast Sunday morning in L.A. with their kids in tow -- 2-year-old Wyatt held hands with mom ... and newborn Dimitri got cradled by his pops.
Kids ... what a joy.
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T.I. & Tiny No Sour Vibes At Fun Family Dinner
T.I. and Tiny are not done just yet ... and maybe funny family dinner time with their baby is all they need to keep them together.
Tiny just posted an adorable video of Tip feeding their 10-month-old daughter, Heiress Diana, a lemon. Seems like he was trying to teach her a lesson about eating everything in sight. It didn't really work out for pops.
TMZ broke the story ... there are major signs the couple will call off their divorce as they've been hanging out a lot lately. This vid shows, at the very least, they haven't fully soured on each other.