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Super weird couple alert: Daryl Hannah and Neil Young edition

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Here’s something you probably didn’t see coming (and would never have thought about anyway): Daryl Hannah and Neil Young are apparently an item! They were first caught kissing in California earlier this month, and now it seems official: after years of friendship, they’ve taken things to the next level. US Weekly: “She’s a huge Neil fan,” the insider tells Us of the Splash and Kill Bill star. “They’ve known each other for years.” The new relationship comes just one month after it was revealed that Young, 68, filed for divorce from his wife of 36 years, Pegi Young, on July 29. The exes were frequent collaborators and Pegi inspired many of Young’s songs, including “Such a Woman,” “Once an Angel,” and “Unknown Legend.” Damn, who knew Neil Young was such a hot item? I have always loved him musically; he’s an absolute legend. And who hasn’t laid in bed getting stoned to On the Beach in their college days? Uh… I haven’t either… heh. Seriously, though, On the Beach is such a good album – and super underrated! In any case, it seems Daryl really loves musicians, as well – she used to date Jackson Browne (for NINE YEARS!) and was also apparently involved at one point or another with John F. Kennedy Jr. Not a musician, but thought it was interesting. Follow us on Twitter | Facebook

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Did Iggy Azalea make a sex tape?

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Iggy Azalea is hot shit at the moment, so of course people want to capitalize on her name by any means necessary. For instance, Vivid Entertainment claims they have a sex tape featuring Iggy with an ex-boyfriend, and they’re willing to pay seven figures for it. However, Iggy says it’s not her so there’s no deal. “It is categorically not Iggy Azalea in the video in question. She has never been involved in any sexually explicit recordings,” Azalea’s rep wrote in an email to HuffPost Entertainment. Well, lots of people think they haven’t and have been secretly taped, but that’s a whole other kettle of fish (and a major crime, no less). Anyway, Iggy is pretty generic looking, so obviously this is probably a lookalike and people need to calm the hell down. Iggy wanted to speak up herself about things, though, so she hit up Twitter, as you do, to set the record straight: I never really thought I’d say this in life, but I agree with Iggy. It’s really disgusting how people are trying to profit off of women’s sexuality by exploiting them – whether true (like the case with JLaw’s hacked nudes) or otherwise.

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Rihanna doesn’t get to perform for the NFL because Ray Rice knocked his girlfriend out

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I think it’s pretty safe to say that Ray Rice is a disgusting human being. Any man – rather, any human being – that can physically harm a person they purport to love in such a violent and aggressive way can’t be anything but. And while there is much controversy over how much the NFL turned their heads for as long as they could or the fact that the woman in question, then Rice’s fiancée and now his wife, supports him wholeheartedly and believes Rice is being bullied for his actions, here’s someone who actually has been penalized: Rihanna. You see, Rihanna was due to perform at the Steelers/Ravens game last night, but the NFL cancelled the appearance last minute. Why, you ask? Well, because Rihanna was the victim of assault by her then-boyfriend Chris Brown, so the organization thought it sent the wrong message to viewers. You know, seeing a woman who was once battered might be a little too close to home and remind people of Rice’s crime. From TMZ: The opening features Rihanna performing a version of her hit “Run This Town” — while Don Cheadle introduces the teams and dramatically asks who will “run this town” when the game is over. But with the Ray Rice scandal in full swing, it’s clear CBS didn’t want to feature another celebrity who was involved in a high-profile domestic violence incident. CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus says, “We thought journalistically and from a tone standpoint, we needed to have the appropriate tone coverage.” I’ve been trying to understand this, and I just can’t. After all, Rihanna was not a perpetrator of violence, she was the victim of it. Frankly, I doubt she cares either way about performing at a football game, but the point is this: why is Rihanna being punished because she was a victim? Shouldn’t she be a beacon of someone who got out (albeit after a lengthy period of time) and who is still strong, independent and successful? Why are we trying to shush her? I suppose it makes people uncomfortable to think about domestic violence, so with the Ray Rice situation in full swing, Rihanna will remind everyone of the seriousness of the situation. Can’t have a bunch of macho football fans upset while they’re trying to pound some brewskis and watch the game, I suppose. Yes, insert eye roll here. Follow us on Twitter | Facebook

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Taylor Swift doesn’t have the energy to be in love

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Taylor Swift‘s love life (or lack thereof) has been the focus of much of the attention paid to her over the past few years, but it seems all has been quiet on the dating front as of late. Why is that? Well, she doesn’t have “the energy” to be in love. From Rolling Stone: “I feel like watching my dating life has become a bit of a national pastime,” Swift says. “And I’m just not comfortable providing that kind of entertainment anymore. I don’t like seeing slide shows of guys I’ve apparently dated. I don’t like giving comedians the opportunity to make jokes about me at awards shows. I don’t like it when headlines read ‘Careful, Bro, She’ll Write a Song About You,’ because it trivializes my work. And most of all, I don’t like how all these factors add up to build the pressure so high in a new relationship that it gets snuffed out before it even has a chance to start. And so,” she says, “I just don’t date.” (That goes for hooking up as well. “I just think it’s pointless if you’re not in love,” Swift says. “And I don’t have the energy to be in love right now. So, no.”) Truth be told, Swift sounds a tiny bit jaded – which, for a “self-professed hopeless romantic,” maybe isn’t the worst thing to be. “It’s not like I’ve sworn off love,” she says. “My life is just not conducive to bringing other people into it right now. I’m very childlike and romantic about lots of things, but I’m realistic about this.” But hey, don’t go thinking TSwift is all sad and lonely, because that’s definitely not the case. “Have you heard of the Loneliest Whale? There’s this whale – I think Adrian Grenier is making a documentary about it. It swims through the ocean, and it has a call unlike any other whale’s. So it doesn’t have anyone to swim with. And everybody feels so sorry for this whale – but what if this whale is having a great time? Because it’s not bad that I’m not hopelessly in love with someone. It’s not a tragedy, and it’s not me giving up and being a spinster. Although I did get another cat.” She laughs. “I asked around: I was like, ‘Does two cats count as cats?’ But then I thought, what imaginary guy’s perspective am I thinking about this from? Someone is going to think I’m undateable for a lot of reasons before they think I’m undateable because I have two cats.” Oh, Taylor – that’s deep. I really like Taylor and think she’s adorable and seems really likeable. It’s really a shame so much attention has been paid to who she’s dating and who she’s writing songs about, because I think it’s made her a little manic about the whole subject, leading to rants like this. Can’t say I blame her, but it does come off as a bit cuckoo. Follow us on Twitter | Facebook