The daily gossip: Melissa Joan Hart was almost fired from 'Sabrina' for racy photo shoot, Halle Berry finalizes divorce after 8 years, and more

1. Melissa Joan Hart was almost fired from 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch' for racy photo shoot

Talk about a witch hunt. On "Pod Meets World," Melissa Joan Hart recounted the story behind the "worst day" of her life: when she was told she was being fired from "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" and sued because she did a photo shoot in her underwear for Maxim. The problem was that unbeknownst to her, the magazine had referred to her on the cover as Sabrina, and her contract barred her from playing the character naked. In the end, Hart was able to prevent her firing by writing an apology letter and explaining that she had no control over what Maxim wrote — and the silver lining, she added, was that the drama around her cover helped make the film she was promoting a "huge success."

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2. Halle Berry finalizes divorce after 8 years

Halle Berry's divorce, which was announced when Barack Obama was president, is finally final. The Oscar-winning actress and Olivier Martinez have finalized their divorce after almost eight years in court, Page Six reported. Berry and her third husband confirmed they were divorcing after two years of marriage back in 2015, but the case has dragged on since then, reportedly due to child custody issues. The two share a son, 9-year-old Maceo. According to Page Six, under the terms of the divorce, Berry must pay Martinez $8,000 a month in child support. She also reportedly must fork over 4.3% of any income she receives above $2 million, as well as pay for their son's school tuition, extracurricular activities, and health insurance, among other expenses — so Berry's accountant is surely hoping the rumors that she's coming to the MCU are true.

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3. Heidi Klum denies eating only 900 calories a day

Don't believe everything you read about everything Heidi Klum eats. The model faced backlash after reportedly revealing that she only consumes 900 calories a day, seemingly promoting disordered eating to her fans. She also reportedly weighed herself in an Instagram Q&A and said she begins her day with a breakfast of three poached eggs in chicken broth. Klum, though, is now clarifying she has never "had to count my calories in my life," adding that she showed herself getting on a scale simply because someone asked how much she weighs. "People just put things together and write a bunch of crap, and it's really sad because there is no real journalism anymore," Klum complained. "People just make up stories." Fake intake news!

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4. Zendaya clarifies she didn’t snub stylist Law Roach after seat snafu

She's laying down the law. In an Elle profile, Zendaya addressed a viral video that seemed to show her longtime stylist Law Roach looking for a seat next to her at a Paris Fashion Week show, only for the "Euphoria" star to point behind her. Some fans thought Zendaya upset Roach by suggesting she didn't want him to sit in the front row, confirming bad blood between them. But she told Elle that she and Roach were just trying to find his assigned seat after getting stuck in traffic and rushing to the front row, and she was pointing to her assistant's seat behind her. "But obviously, people want to assume the worst of the situation, which is not always easy to deal with and hurtful," Zendaya said, recalling that she thought, "Oh no, I hope people don't try to create something from this." Reader, they did.

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5. 'Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor's Version)' shows up in 'Wilderness' trailer

We weren't ready for it. Another Taylor Swift song — "Look What You Made Me Do" — has popped up in a Prime Video show you've probably never heard of, this time in a teaser for the streamer's "Wilderness." But listen closely and you'll notice the trailer uses a re-recorded version of the song that hasn't been officially released. Swift hasn't even announced the re-recording of "Reputation" yet, as "1989 (Taylor's Version)" is next. But this tease of the new "Look What You Made Me Do" comes as the song is about to celebrate its six-year anniversary, and as celebrities are allegedly splitting from Scooter Braun, the singer's mortal enemy, left and right. If you think that's a coincidence, you don't know Swift.

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