Paula Deen gets fired by the Food Network, Kim Kardashian and baby North West leave the hospital after one week, and Tamra Barney gets married to Eddie Judge: See Us Weekly's top 5 stories from Friday, June 21, in the roundup!
1. Breaking News: Paula Deen Fired by Food Network: Contract Not Renewed
It looks like Food Network isn't accepting Paula Deen's apology. In the wake of the 66-year-old celebrity chef's racial slur scandal, a spokeswoman for the network released a statement on Friday, June 21, announcing that she's been fired. "Food Network will not renew Paula Deen's contract when it expires at the end of this month," a Food Network spokeswoman said in a statement to Us Weekly.
2. Exclusive: Tamra Barney, Eddie Judge Get Married! New Photos and Details
Here comes the bride! Real Housewives of Orange County star Tamra Barney married Eddie Judge on Saturday, June 15 in a jaw-droppingly gorgeous ceremony, and Us Weekly has all the exclusive "I do" details from the unforgettable day. Describing the nuptials that took place at St. Regis Monarch Beach in Dana Point, Calif. to Us, the Bravo reality star used one word: "Breathtaking!"
3. Kim Kardashian, Baby North West Leave Hospital After One Week
North West is headed in a new direction: Home! One week after giving birth, Kim Kardashian checked out of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, going home with baby North West, who was born last Friday, June 15, a source confirms to Us Weekly. Born five weeks premature following a "scary" medical emergency, little North remained in the hospital in order for doctors to closely monitor her health. "They needed to make sure she's breathing right and check her temperature," the source explains.
4. Kim Kardashian Wears Skimpy String Bikini Five Days Before Baby North West's Birth
A pic for baby North West's photo album! Just five days before she gave birth to her baby girl with Kanye West on June 15, Kim Kardashian was flaunting her pregnant bikini body in a major way. The 32-year-old Keeping Up With the Kardashians star was photographed on June 10 relaxing poolside at a spa with friends in L.A. Kardashian showed off her stunning pregnant bod — and super prominent baby bump — in a skimpy string bikini by Inca.
5. Exclusive: Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Name Baby Daughter North West, Nicknamed "Nori"
Yep, it's true! Five days after Kim Kardashian and Kanye West welcomed a baby girl, a source close to the reality star, 32, confirms to Us Weekly that the bundle of joy has been named, as long rumored, North West. The source adds that the "birth certificate is out," and that the little girl, born five weeks early, has no middle name. The first child for Kardashian and the rapper, 35, already has a nickname, the source adds: "They will call her Nori for short."
