Well Brandeis, as the semester winds down, the pop culture news picks up: a reality television star just announced she is pregnant, a big celebrity divorce was finalized and two celebrity chefs made headlines .

Before anything else, however, a piece of tragic news out of Hollywood: on Nov. 30, Paul Walker was killed in a car accident. The 40-year-old actor, well-known for his role as Brian O'Connor in The Fast and the Furious film franchise, was attending a charity car show for his organization Reach Out Worldwide, and left the event as a passenger in his friend Roger Rodas' Porsche.

The car reportedly crashed into two trees and a light pole and then became engulfed in flames, killing both men. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner ruled both deaths accidents after conducting the autopsies. Walker is survived by his 15-year-old daughter and was in the midst of filming the seventh Fast & Furious installment.

On a much lighter note, Basketball Wives star Evelyn Lozada revealed to People Magazine that she is pregnant. Lozada, 37, had previously been in a 10-year relationship with former Boston Celtics star Antoine Walker. In July 2012, she married former NFL wide-receiver Chad Johnson, but they divorced in September 2012 after Johnson allegedly head-butted her during an argument.

Though Lozada has not publicly confirmed the identity of the baby's father, many speculate that the father is Los Angeles Dodgers player Carl Crawford. Lozada also has a 20-year-old daughter from a previous relationship-quite the age difference! Reportedly, the reality television star is six months through her pregnancy.

It's official-Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are divorced. On Nov. 26, the Los Angeles Superior Court filed the necessary papers to finalize the divorce. Moore, 51, and Kutcher, 35, married in 2005 and separated in November 2011. Their divorce process is best described as a saga, marred by monetary disputes and a rehab stint for Moore in early 2012.

Kutcher, meanwhile, is now in another high-profile relationship with his former That '70s Show co-star Mila Kunis, 30 . The lovebirds have been the subject of many rumors these past few weeks, especially now with Kutcher's divorce finalized. Of course, the anticipated flurry of engagement rumors swiftly followed, as have reports that Kunis may be pregnant.

Last of all, two celebrity chefs were in the news this past week. On Nov. 28, the former assistants of Nigella Lawson, 53, a judge on the ABC series The Taste, accused the British chef of abusing cannabis, cocaine and prescription pills during a court hearing.

While testifying in the fraud trial last Wednesday, Lawson did admit to using cocaine on a few occasions in the past but maintained that she does not have a drug problem. Lawson's The Taste co-star, Anthony Bourdain, took to social media to support the food star. ABC is also still going ahead with production of the second season of the show, which will start airing in early January.

Onto a more lighthearted headline: chef Mario Batali drew attention for ordering 200 pairs of orange Crocs a couple weeks ago.

Why did the 53-year-old The Chew co-host order so many of the goofy-looking shoes? Well, Batali's signature outfit consists of shorts and orange Crocs, and the plastic shoe company has discontinued its production of that color.

That's your mixed-bag of pop culture news. It's the final stretch of the semester - good luck with finals everyone!
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