The Pop Culture Weekly Digest, 05
boy oh boy, lots happening
This was once again a slow week where not much happened, but what did happen was pretty big news.
Scheana Shay Reveals Brock’s Affair
It was a lovely Thursday afternoon and as I was getting ready to slam my head into a wall, I saw that Scheana Shay told Glamour that Brock had an affair when she was pregnant with Summer Moon. She found out about it AFTER SCANDOVAL, right before they started filming season 11 of Vanderpump Rules.
This all comes out because of the press that Scheana is doing for her memoir ‘My Good Side’ being released on July 22nd. You can read the full excerpt of her book on Glamour’s website, but she details how Brock told her about the affair out of fear that it would get dug out throughout the Scandoval media circus.
It was the last thing I expected to read this week but good on Scheana for waiting to reveal this to sell more books. It definitely makes me want to crack it open to see what other tea she spills.
I have a lot of thoughts about this, and how it pertains to season 11 of VPR and The Valley, so stay tuned.
Cierra is Removed From the Love Island Villa
Love Island USA viewers got the surprise of our life on Sunday evening when it was announced mid episode that Cierra has left the villa. We knew it was coming but I don’t know if any of us really thought producers would kick one of their shining stars out with only a week left.
Cierra used a racial slur on Instagram Stories last year and someone held onto the screenshot to tear her down at any given moment. That in itself is creepy, though it doesn’t remove Cierra’s role in all of this.
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She posted an apology video on TikTok, wearing a Jade necklace and Empathy sweatshirt which is…ironic. It’s a very PR-trained answer which is fine, I don’t know what anyone expected and people are still dragging her through the mud even though it’s not their apology to accept. I’ve seen enough apology videos to last me a lifetime (I was a beauty youtube stan from 2015-2019), and they’re never good. This is no exception but what else is there? We’ll see where Cierra goes from here…
Justin Bieber Releases New Album
After months of whispers and concerns for his mental health, Justin Bieber announced on Thursday that he was dropping his 7th studio album on Friday, July 11th. This comes a few weeks after his iconic ‘What’s not clocking to you that I’m standing on business’ line to paparazzi and months of speculation that his marriage was on the rocks.
All of that was shut down as Justin launched his brand skylrk and then proceeded to share multiple Instagram posts highlighting track lists, billboards and album art.
We even got a little clap back from Mrs. Bieber, who shared some images of the album art featuring her and baby Jack.
See you next week for my thoughts on the Love Island USA finale, The Valley, and more.
xo.