A 'Real Housewives' Star Gets Jail Time, Courtney Love Joins 'Sons Of Anarchy' + More Of Today's First Dibs

By Taylor Ferber

July 9, 2014 / 9:00 AM

Would you like some Real Housewives drama plus a side of Courtney Love with your morning coffee? Here's everything in pop culture you need to know today.

Maybe the Real Housewives of Atlanta paychecks weren't cutting it. Phaedra Parks' husband Apollo Nida has been sentenced to eight years in prison for federal fraud. [FOX]

Is Courtney Love hitting the books? The 50-year-old is set to join the final season of Sons of Anarchy (alongside Marilyn Manson) as a pre-school teacher. [Movie Fone]

Does George Clooney's future mother-in-law disapprove? After reports that fiance Amal Alamuddin's mother is opposed to their wedding, Clooney set the record straight. Let's just say he's not worried. [E!]

After Joan Rivers walked out on a CNN interview, David Letterman gave her a taste of her own medicine on The Late Show last night. All in good fun, of course. [USA Today]

If you had hope that Heidi Klum and Seal would reunite, you might want to reach for a tissue. Heidi has put their L.A. mansion on the market for $25 million. [Life & Style]

Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner reached out to ex-girlfriend Kendra Wilkinson amidst her husband Hank Baskett's cheating scandal. In times of crisis, you can always count on Hef. [US Weekly]

Actress Keira Knightley visited South Sudan on the third anniversary of the country's independence and recalls it as an experience "unbearable to comprehend." [Marie Claire]

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