National Enquirer November 17, 2025

BRAND-OBSESSED Kylie Jenner and the Kardashian clan are reeling after being dragged into a scandal involving Mafia hoods and NBA sports stars running rigged poker games, sources say. The cosmetics mogul and her baby daddy ex, rapper Travis Scott, weren’t cited in the federal indictment that blew the scam open, but insiders reveal the pair once used a rigged poker den as a secret love nest. “It’s hard to believe, but the same townhouse where Travis wooed Kylie was used by wiseguys to carry out this massive scheme!” dishes an insider. Now, sources reveal Kardashian momager Kris Jenner is apoplectic that the family’s aging brand is tied to the growing scandal. Kris knows they’re in the clear, insiders say, but the Mafia stink can’t help the brand’s sagging ratings, declining interest…

KIM KARDASHIAN’S wild child daughter North West flaunted a radical look online featuring faux face ink and piercings — and now sources tell The National ENQUIRER that dad Kanye West is furious with his exwife for allowing the 12-year-old’s mature style. The feisty tween shared a video on TikTok that also showed her with long blue braids, bright blue contacts and a black grill across her teeth, and captioned the clip, “Fake piercings and fake tatts for life.” The shocking images come weeks after reality queen Kim, 45, was slammed by online critics for allowing North to wear a corset-style top and a miniskirt in Italy. Meanwhile, the Kardashians stunner has blasted ranting rapper Kanye, 48, for not visiting North and their other three kids for months. Sources say Kanye’s current…

FBI Director Kash Patel is outraged that Joe Kent, who heads the National Counterterrorism Center, was poking around into the murder of conservative icon Charlie Kirk, as he fears it will derail the criminal case against accused assassin Tyler Robinson, according to The New York Times. The firestorm between the two federal agencies erupted after Patel learned Kent was poring over FBI files to track down leads to ensure foreign or domestic actors or funds were not involved in Kirk’s murder. Suspicions were raised because Robinson had scrawled anti-fascist messages on unfired bullet casings found at his sniper’s nest. Patel also reportedly feared that the government might have to turn the files over to Robinson’s defense lawyers, which could scuttle the prosecution’s case. As readers know, Kirk, the 31-year-old cofounder of the right…

✚ ROSIE O’DONNELL “welcomes prayers” for daughter Chelsea, 28, who was just sentenced to prison on drug charges. “[Addiction] has been a painful journey for her … We continue to love and support her,” the View alum, 63, says. ✚ PUBLICITY-SHY Chris Evans and Alba Baptista welcomed their first child, Alma Grace, on Oct. 27. The Captain America star and the Portuguese actress, who wed in September 2023, have avoided the spotlight since getting together in 2022. ✚ ANTHONY HOPKINS, 87, won’t reconcile with his long-estranged only child, Abigail, 57, because she never responded to an invite from his third wife, Stella Arroyave. “If you want to waste your life being in resentment, fine, go ahead,” the actor says. ✚ NEPO baby Apple Martin has released a music video after…

LOVE-STARVED Jessica Simpson is apparently feeling pretty desperate for a hunk following her separation because insiders say the mega-bucks business whiz and pop star is set to throw her hat into the ring as the next Bachelorette! The 45-year-old mom of three has been looking high and low for a new man to take the place of husband and former NFL hunk Eric Johnson, 46, who she kicked to the curb in January following 10 years of marriage. But sources dish her prowl for a new bedmate has fallen flat, despite pouring a small fortune into nip/tucks and schmoozing up a storm all over the country. Now, Jessica is looking at other matchmaking avenues, and she’s decided that finding love on the popular beef-market show is a perfect solution! “Hooking…

DISGRACED anchor Matt Lauer is pinning his comeback hopes on an unlikely alliance with fellow TV news pariahs T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach, sources tell The National ENQUIRER. The former Today host, 67, has been an industry outcast since he was fired from the show in 2017 after numerous accusations of brazen sexual harassment, which he has denied. Meanwhile Holmes, 48, and Robach, 52, had to step down from Good Morning America in 2022 after their scandalous adulterous affair was exposed, leading to the demise of both their marriages. “Matt’s spent the past several years waiting for some of his former colleagues to come to his rescue and open the door for a comeback. But no one has appeared, so now he’s exploring other options,” an insider spills. “He’s followed T.J.…