{"id":"1793181788144-culture-segment","slug":"g-flip-and-chrishell-split-after-three-years","title":"G Flip and Chrishell split after three years","summary":"“BLUE” by Billie Eilish has passed 600 million Spotify streams (601.4 million per Spotify Top). We couldn't independently confirm the claim that it's her 34th song to reach that mark. This is a ranking article, not a factual claim.\n\nVariety reports that Camila Mendes and Leslie Bibb are filming “Upgraded 2” in Venice, with the Biennale art show part of the storyline.\n\nAcademy CEO Bill Kramer discussed the Oscars' global ambitions in Tokyo, citing “Parasite” as a pivot.\n\nVariety reports the Japanese-Brazilian drama “Yellow Chrysanthemum” is joining the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market.\n\nBillboard reports G Flip and Chrishell Stause have split after three years of marriage.\n\nThere is no film called “The Purge: The Election.” The 2016 film was “The Purge: Election Year.” The box office figures appear fabricated. This is a question asking for predictions, not a factual claim. This is a personal observation about an NBA game, not a factual claim. This is a question, not a factual claim.\n\nEric Bauza did voice Marvin the Martian in “The Looney Tunes Show” (2011-2013), but he is not dead; the #RIPEricBauza hashtag is false. This is an opinion/hyperbole, not a factual claim.","publishedAt":"2026-10-28T10:03:08.144Z","channel":{"id":"culture","name":"Oncast Music","language":"en"},"show":"Morning Brief","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: “BLUE” by Billie Eilish has passed 600 million Spotify streams (601.4 million per Spotify Top). We couldn't independently confirm the claim that it's her 34th song to reach that mark. This is a ranking article, not a factual claim.\nSource: [spotify-top.com](https://spotify-top.com/song/blue-billie-eilish) POST 2115375568229134410: NOCLAIM [billboard.com](https://www.billboard.com/lists/madonna-con (https://x.com/PopCrave/status/2115380294140448897)\n\nTRUE: Variety reports that Camila Mendes and Leslie Bibb are filming “Upgraded 2” in Venice, with the Biennale art show part of the storyline.\nSource: [variety.com](https://variety.com) NAMES: Camila Mendes = actress known for “Riverdale”; Leslie Bibb = actress. (https://x.com/Variety/status/2115378227342389343)\n\nTRUE: Academy CEO Bill Kramer discussed the Oscars' global ambitions in Tokyo, citing “Parasite” as a pivot.\nSource: [variety.com](https://variety.com) NAMES: Bill Kramer = CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. (https://x.com/Variety/status/2115370415895744722)\n\nTRUE: Variety reports the Japanese-Brazilian drama “Yellow Chrysanthemum” is joining the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market.\nSource: [variety.com](https://variety.com) (https://x.com/Variety/status/2115375143073480964)\n\nTRUE: Billboard reports G Flip and Chrishell Stause have split after three years of marriage.\nSource: [billboard.com](https://billboard.com) NAMES: G Flip = Australian singer/drummer; Chrishell Stause = actress and “Selling Sunset” star. (https://x.com/billboard/status/2115383135185572087)\n\nFALSE: There is no film called “The Purge: The Election.” The 2016 film was “The Purge: Election Year.” The box office figures appear fabricated. This is a question asking for predictions, not a factual claim. This is a personal observation about an NBA game, not a factual claim. This is a question, not a factual claim.\nSource: none POST 2114587180236435834: NOCLAIM none NAMES: SRK = Shah Rukh Khan, Bollywood actor; Avengers: Doomsday = Marvel film. POST bsky:at://did:plc:t2fqrxpw2yko4 (https://x.com/chartshollywood/status/2114153700961005745)\n\nFALSE: Eric Bauza did voice Marvin the Martian in “The Looney Tunes Show” (2011-2013), but he is not dead; the #RIPEricBauza hashtag is false. This is an opinion/hyperbole, not a factual claim.\nSource: none NAMES: Eric Bauza = voice actor. POST bsky:at://did:plc:yddfcdhhinii6fj6hyulnzpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3myuklet6yc2m: NOCLAIM none NAMES: RFK jr = Robert F. K (https://bsky.app/profile/voiceactors.bsky.social/post/3myuhclpn2c2k)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"“BLUE” by Billie Eilish has passed 600 million Spotify streams (601.4 million per Spotify Top). We couldn't independently confirm the claim that it's her 34th song to reach that mark. 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Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Claudette","text":"Good morning, it’s Wednesday. G Flip and Chrishell Stause just announced they’re splitting after three years."},{"host":"Laura","text":"That one landed overnight. Billboard reports the statement just went up."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"The line from G Flip: “My head and heart are feeling very heavy.”"},{"host":"Laura","text":"That line hits. Very human."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Three years is a real marriage, not a rumor."},{"host":"Laura","text":"I know people treat celebrity breakups as sport."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Chrishell built a fanbase on Selling Sunset, so this will be everywhere."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Right, and the only correction we need: G Flip uses they/them pronouns."},{"host":"Laura","text":"So we say G Flip split from Chrishell. Respect that and keep it moving."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"It’s a rough way to start a Wednesday, but the news doesn’t wait."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Different energy now: Billie Eilish’s “Blue” just passed 600 million streams on Spotify."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"600 million is a massive number for one song."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Pop Crave posted on X that it’s her 34th song to hit that mark."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"I can confirm the 600 million. The 34th part? I couldn’t nail down."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Fair enough. Does the exact ranking matter? The song is great."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"I’ll give you that. “Blue” is one of the best-produced songs on her last album."},{"host":"Laura","text":"And it actually earned those numbers by lasting this long."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"I’d still say streaming milestones are a little inflationary now."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Spoken like a true pop critic."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Variety reports Camila Mendes and Leslie Bibb are filming “Upgraded 2” in Venice."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Actual Venice, not a backlot."},{"host":"Laura","text":"The Biennale art show is literally part of the rom-com’s storyline."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"That is genuinely ambitious for a streaming sequel."},{"host":"Laura","text":"You don’t drag a film crew into the Biennale unless you want it to look expensive."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Or unless you scored an invite and built the schedule around it."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Either way, I’ll watch anything with Leslie Bibb."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Of course you will."},{"host":"Laura","text":"She’s great. Next: a viral post needs a fact-check."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"The post claims “The Purge: The Election” made 185 million at the box office."},{"host":"Laura","text":"That movie doesn’t exist."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"The 2016 film was “The Purge: Election Year.” Those figures appear fabricated."},{"host":"Laura","text":"The title alone makes it look legitimate."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"That’s the kind of thing that spreads because it looks official."},{"host":"Laura","text":"If the title says Purge and Election, a lot of people will share without checking."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"And Variety also has Academy CEO Bill Kramer in Tokyo talking Oscars."},{"host":"Laura","text":"He says “Parasite” was “a pivot, a shift.”"},{"host":"Claudette","text":"He’s selling the Oscars as a global brand now."},{"host":"Laura","text":"It needs viewers. Domestic ratings keep slipping, and international audiences are the growth."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"But “Parasite” won because it was brilliant, not because the Academy had a global strategy."},{"host":"Laura","text":"The strategy opened the voter base. That’s not nothing."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Fine. It worked once. Let’s see if it works for another subtitled film."},{"host":"Laura","text":"That’s the real test."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"That’s the morning brief: a split, a stream, a sequel, a fake box office, and the Oscars looking east."},{"host":"Laura","text":"More on all of it as the morning moves."}]}