EVENING NIGHTCAP: Money Trouble For Ryan Lochte? NPH Is In & Ryan Is Out. This Dipsh**t...again.

 

► Olympic swimmer and patron saint of dullards, Ryan Lochte (40) and his wife Kayla Rae Reid are finding themselves in money trouble. Kayla recently filed for divorce after 7 years with Mr. Jeah and sharing 3 dolphins...oops, I mean kids. I think she checked off "irreconcilable differences" box on the filing. Who knows. It's been reported the couple have racked up over $270,000 in debts. Of this, they owe over $99,000 to the IRS. Plus, there's a lien of over $2,200 filed against them on their Florida property by their local HOA; and another lien by Shands Teaching Hospital for over $127,000 in unpaid medical bills from 2023 when Ryan was their guest for 2 days receiving treatment for undisclosed issue. Maybe his swim trunks gave him an atomic wedgie? The hospital is also seeking another $39,000 in unpaid bills for care he received last year. Despite winning 12 Olympic medals and making the rounds on various celeb reality shows for a paycheck, I have no idea what he's been doing to pay the bills. Read More  

Ryan Lochte, undated photo. Photo: Hannibal Hanschkle/Reuters/CNBC.com

Comment: It's a tale as old as time. A professional athlete who cannot manage their fame and money. I did a little digging into what happened to his fortune. In doing so, I forgot about the scandal he was involved in at the 2016 Olympic games in Brazil that resulted in a 10-month suspension and losing major sponsors. In 2018 he was suspended by the US Anti-Doping Agency for receiving IV infusions which is a big no-no. At the height of his career, Ryan was making $1 million a year. When his sponsors ditched him and the ATM dried up, Ryan kept living la vida loca spending like a drunk sailor on shore leave. Back in 2019, Ryan was featured on the CNBC's show "Back in the Game" which helps athletes get their shit together. Welp, Ryan didn't learn a damn thing from it. Dumbshits gotta dumbshit.

 

►  You know it's a slow ass news day when the most exciting thing is Doogie Howser (Govt Name: Neil Patrick Harris) taking over for Ryan Reynolds in Marvel's Deadpool VR. For video nerds out there, this is a new game for Meta Quest 3 and 3S. I used to enjoy video games until they became ridiculously expensive and found myself wasting too much time and money on them. Like most things in life, I got bored and outgrew them. Back to your story: In his typical passive aggressive style, Reynolds shared his comments about NHP replacing him: Read More

"Hours after the trailer for the game arrived on Saturday, Reynolds shared a video in which he is seen "overreacting" to the news. "Today, I learned a lesson about buttholes they don’t teach you in medical school," Reynolds narrates. "People who steal your signature role are the biggest buttholes of all." Spoofing the journal entries that Doogie often made on the show, Reynolds continued, "No, I don’t blame Meta Quest. Neil Patrick Harris is an amazing actor with the nurturing voice of an angel, but even though I haven’t hit puberty yet, I still know when you’re getting totally screwed."

Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool; and Neil Patric Harris. Photo: Jay Maidment / 20th Century Studios / MARVEL; Bruce Glikas/WireImage / Entertainment Weekly

Comment: Despite Ryan trying to be "funny" and sarcastic with his comments about NPH, I believe deep down he's secretly pissed that NPH is voicing Deapool. Whatever bullshit Ryan has said in the past about not wanting to play Deadpool anymore, I  feel he's regretting it because it made him a very rich celeb. If it wasn't for Deadpool, we'd be saying, "Ryan who"? These days his career and reputation are in free fall over the Blake Unlively-Justin Baldoni drama and the crap that's surfaced about him and his wife. The two of them stomp around Hollywood like a modern day King Louis & Marie Antoinette with the reputation of being as enjoyable to work with as steel wool. 

 

► For the umpteenth time, Kanye West is changing his name. He's now going by Ye-Ye. Lemme fix that: it should be Yo Yo.  Kunty Kanye is rebranding himself and his "empire" to this new moniker. I laughed when I typed "empire" because the only thing this wanker has left his inflated ego. Anyhoo, I have nothing more to add except in the words of PW Manor reader Micron: F**k Kanye.  Read More

Kanye West, undated. Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images/Vulture.com