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Dua Lipa turned all heads at GCDS’ fall 2023 show at Milan Fashion Week on Thursday (Feb. 23), when she sat front row wearing a stunning, completely see-through lace gown with a simple black bra and briefs underneath.
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To complete the look and add a pop of color, the “Levitating” singer painted her nails red and held a heart-shaped red purse. She kept her hair sleek and straight, along with a simple smokey eye for makeup to let the dress do all the talking.
Lipa’s style never goes unnoticed, and last month, the star was announced to be one of four 2023 co-chairs for the prestigious Met Gala, which comes around every first Monday in May. Joining the pop star as fellow co-chairs are Penélope Cruz, Michaela Coel and Roger Federer, a lineup that spans “every realm of popular culture,” according to Vogue. The four of them will assist Anna Wintour in planning a night based around this year’s theme — Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty — which pays tribute to the late German fashion designer.
Following the pop superstar’s appearance at GCDS’ fashion show, fans on Twitter went wild for Lipa’s sheer, lacy look. See some fan reactions below.
Jennifer Lopez‘s twins are all grown up. On Wednesday (Feb. 22), the “Let’s Get Loud” singer celebrated her children Max and Emme’s 15th birthday on Instagram with a sweet video montage of their moments together, along with a very fitting Taylor Swift song to soundtrack the video.
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“Happy birthday to my beautiful, brilliant coconuts,” the singer captioned the video, which had Swift’s Fearless track “Fifteen (Taylor’s Version)” playing in the background. “I am so proud of you both in every single way. You bring so much joy and happiness to my heart and soul. I love you beyond forever … HAPPY BIRTHDAY #Twins.”
Lopez welcomed her twins with then-husband Marc Anthony in 2008, four years after they tied the knot. Following the singer-actress’ marriage to Ben Affleck, Max and Emme have three more siblings — Violet, Seraphina and Samuel, whom the Oscar winner shares with ex-wife Jennifer Garner. Anthony is also expanding his brood, as he announced wife Nadia Ferreira is pregnant with his seventh child.
Coincidentally, Swift’s “Fifteen” will also be turning 15 later this year. The track was released as the fourth single from Fearless after its predecessors “Love Story,” “White Horse” and smash “You Belong With Me.” The original version of “Fifteen” spent a total of 21 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and peaked at No. 23. Meanwhile, “Fifteen (Taylor’s Version)” — which appeared on Swift’s 2021 re-recording of Fearless — peaked on the all-genre tally at No. 88.
See Lopez’s birthday tribute to Max and Emme below.
Kylie Jenner is clearing the air after her recent posts raised a few eyebrows. When fans started accusing the makeup mogul of shading Selena Gomez‘s brow shape on Wednesday (Feb. 22), Jenner almost immediately shut it down by commenting on a TikTok about the alleged insult.
“This is reaching,” the Kylie Cosmetics founder wrote. “No shade towards selena ever and I didn’t see her eyebrow posts! u guys are making something out of nothing. this is silly.”
According to Cosmopolitan, Gomez also chimed in. “Agreed @kyliejenner It’s all unnecessary,” the pop star replied to Jenner’s comment. “I’m a fan of Kylie!”
The overblown brow beef all started when the Only Murders in the Building actress shared that she’d “accidentally laminated my brows too much” in a TikTok story, showing followers how her eyebrow hairs were sticking up a little more than usual. Soon after, Jenner posted a photo of herself with the words “this was an accident???” written unmistakably over her own eyebrows.
Followers thought the text placement was a little suspicious, especially after Jenner followed it up by posting a screenshot of her FaceTiming Hailey Bieber, both models holding their phone cameras up close to their own perfectly plucked eyebrows. Ever since Hailey married Justin Bieber, whom Gomez famously dated on and off for several years, onlookers have generally always been quick to speculate that the two women dislike each other, though they seemingly squashed the gossip by posing for cute photos together at an event in November.
However, hours after commenting on the TikTok that she’s a fan of Jenner’s, the Rare Beauty founder commented “I love you” on another TikTok in which a user candidly slams “nepo babies” Jenner (who is mentioned by name) and Hailey (whose name is hashtagged) for being “mean girls.” So, who knows where everyone really stands?
You can find screenshots of the eyebrow posts and more explanation about the alleged drama in the TikTok Kylie and Selena commented on below:
Kelsea Ballerini is finally opening up how she and Outer Banks star Chase Stokes met. On Wednesday’s (Feb. 22) episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast, the “Love Me Like You Mean It” singer spoke candidly about the actor and shared the relatable technique she used to strike up a conversation with him.
“I was ready to open back up,” Ballerini told host Alex Cooper. “I just felt, why not? I’ve never really dated; I don’t know how it works. I’m like, ‘Let’s just put ourselves out there — let’s just vibe.’ And it’s been fun.”
She continued, “I’ve never seen his show, but I just knew of him, and I just swan dove right on in. … His handle is ‘@hichasestokes,’ and I said, ‘Hi, Chase Stokes.’ ”
While Ballerini did not confirm if she and Stokes are dating, she did state that she is “having fun” with him. The country star added that she is approaching dating with a brand new perspective in light of her divorce from her husband of five years, Morgan Evans.
In the interview, the 29-year-old revealed that she does not consider how her ex may be reacting to her moving on so quickly “because I’m not married to him anymore and I don’t need to care about his feelings anymore.”
The three-time Grammy nominee did take a moment to clarify. “I mean that with all the respect in the world, but his journey is not mine anymore,” she said of Evans. “I hope he is protected from whatever he needs to be protected from seeing — I hope he has people in his life that help him do that — [but] that is not my job.”
Ballerini further opened up about the divorce proceedings, and said that their split came down to splitting their home or paying alimony. “‘Can you articulate to me that I have a choice right now, to [either] give up half of a house that I bought and he contributed [to], but not equal … or stay, legally, in this marriage and have public alimony hearings indefinitely?’ And they’re like, ‘That’s correct,’” she recalled. “I was like, ‘Give him the house. I want out.’”
Evans responded to Ballerini’s comments on Call Her Daddy in a statement posted to his Instagram. “It’s really sad for me to see this person, who I spent so much of my life with and love with all my heart saying things that aren’t reality and that leave out what really happened. She knows I’m not the type of guy to speak on those things publicly. If this is what she needs to heal, I hope it helps,” he wrote. “All I ask is if that you’re on my pages, please don’t be mean. Don’t be mean to Kelsea, don’t be mean to each other. Life’s too short.”
Ballerini and Evans married in December 2017, and finalized their divorce in November 2022.
Listen to Ballerini’s Call Her Daddy episode in full below.
Jessica Simpson celebrated her dad’s birthday with a family reunion photo on Monday (Feb 20).
“My beautiful family together forevermore,” the one-time pop star captioned a photo of herself with her parents — Joe and Tina Simpson — and her younger sisterm, Ashlee Simpson. “I am proud of us for all that we have accomplished unconventionally with pure honesty. I love each of you exactly as you are…unconditionally, completely, fully, entirely, and endlessly. Happy 65th Birthday Dad!!! Bein’ loved by you has given purposeful soul to my life.”
A second photo in the slideshow featured Simpson and her dad posing with her husband, Eric Johnson, and their 3-year-old-daughter Birdie.
As longtime fans will surely remember, Simpson’s father managed her through her early music career until she fired him from his professional role in 2012, an experience she reflected on in her 2020 memoir Open Book. In the tome, the “I Think I’m in Love With You” singer also claimed her dad didn’t approve of her first husband, Nick Lachey, but still liked to exercise control over the relationship.
She founded her namesake fashion empire, The Jessica Simpson Collection, back in 2005. Ten years later, the brand was making $1 billion dollars in annual sales.
Jessica’s younger sister Ashlee is now married to Evan Ross, and most recently surprised the crowd at Demi Lovato’s L.A. tour stop in September when the younger pop star brought her out to perform her Autobiography era single “La La” together
See the Simpsons reunite for Joe’s birthday celebration below.
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There’s still a few weeks left in winter, but Hilary Duff wants to make sure that your little ones are ready for spring. The How I Met Your Father star launched her second limited collection with Carter’s on Tuesday (Feb. 21).
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Available at Carters.com and in select Carter’s stores, the adorable collection features baby apparel and accessories, including cozy sets, lightweight dresses, swimwear, linen tops and rompers in ultra-soft thermal, textured gauze, breezy linen and lightweight fabrics that are perfect for transitioning from winter to spring.
The collection, designed in a gender-neutral color palette, is priced from $10 to $22 and available in sizes ranging from 0 to 24M. There are also clothing bundles featured in the collection that are priced from around $34 and up.
“I love dressing my kids up, but I know firsthand that practical, comfortable and easy-to-change clothing is a must,” Duff said in a press release. “I’m beyond excited to introduce my newest Carter’s collection. It really feels like springtime with lightweight fabrics like woven gauze and designs like the signature print with little suns, rainbows and arrows. I know parents are going to love the versatility and babies are going to look so stylishly adorable.”
Duff added, “It’s an amazing experience to be working with Carter’s to not only leave my stamp on these capsules but also to share my insight and advice with other parents navigating their own journeys.”
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Hilary Duff for Carters
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Duff’s eye for style seems to be resonating well with Carter’s customers. Pieces from her last capsule collection sold out in just 72 hours, noted Kendra Krugman, executive vice president of merchandising & design at Carter’s.
“It’s rewarding to bring another collection to life that is inspired by Hilary’s experience as a mom and her eye for style, paired with Carter’s trusted quality, convenience, and value,” said Krugman. “It continues to be a pleasure working with Hilary as our ‘CMO’ to deliver unique clothing and helpful solutions to our Carter’s families and communities.”
Duff signed on as the first-ever chief mom officer of Carter’s last year. Her position includes working directly with Carter’s as a parenting consultant and creative director designing two limited-edition capsule collections for babies, and a few goodies for moms to enjoy.
The 35-year-old actress put her personal touch on the exclusive collections of baby apparel and accessories. Additionally, Duff’s role includes curating shopping guides that feature tips and tricks for moms along with sharing other parenting content.
“While every mom is a chief mom officer in her own way, I’m honored that Carter’s chose me to represent the brand and be the ultimate champion for mom’s everywhere,” Duff said last year after announcing the partnership. “I was inspired by Carter’s mission and their commitment to inspire parents and future generations. Motherhood is not easy but it’s incredibly rewarding and through my partnership with Carter’s, I hope to be a source of light and inspiration for others as we navigate our individual parenting journeys.”
“At Carter’s, we understand what it means to be a parent, better than any other brand, and nobody embodies this spirit more than Hilary Duff. Not only is Hilary talented but she’s also incredibly relatable as a mom of three who openly shares her parenting journey with her community,” Jeff Jenkins, executive vice president of global marketing for Carter’s said at the time. “The appointment of Hilary as Carter’s chief mom officer was a no-brainer — there’s no one I’d rather share the ‘CMO’ title with – and we warmly welcome her to the Carter’s family. We know Hilary will bring long-lasting value to Carter’s and our customers as she makes her mark on the brand.”
Duff has a 10-year-old son, Luca, whom she shares with her ex-husband and former hockey player, Mike Comrie. She also has two daughters, 4-year-old Banks and 1-year-old Mae, with her husband, musician Matthew Koma.
Shop items from the latest Hilary Duff x Carter’s capsule collection below.
Hilary Duff x Carter’s 4-Piece Baby Boy Hilary Duff Bundle $46
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Hilary Duff x Carter’s 3-Piece Baby Hilary Duff Bundle $36
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Hilary Duff x Carter’s 2-Piece Raise and Rainbows Rashguard Set $24
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Hilary Duff x Carter’s Rays and Rainbows Ruffle 1-Piece Rashguard $22
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Hilary Duff x Carter’s Flutter Peplum Linen Top $12
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Hilary Duff x Carter’s Rays and Rainbows Crinkle Gauze Romper $18
Singer-songwriter Marcus King wed Briley Hussey on Sunday, Feb. 19, at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center. People was first to report the news.
“I fell in love, hard!” King, 26, told the magazine of first meeting Hussey. “She waltzed up on my bus like she owned it, and I was taken with her sweet southern drawl. She asked to connect to the Bluetooth, blared Linda Ronstadt and Aretha Franklin and we sang and danced till it was time for the bus to leave. I told her the next morning to quit her job and marry me instead.”
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Fellow country singer-songwriter Jamey Johnson officiated the wedding.
South Carolina native King told People of the wedding ceremony and reception, “We wanted the ceremony to be simple and elegant and our reception to be the complete opposite. A lot of color, candles, fun linens and china, lights, trees and foliage — definitely a glam garden vibe.”
In 2022, King released his second album, Young Blood, which included the songs “Hard Workin’ Man” and “Blood on the Tracks.” The album debuted at the pinnacle of Billboard‘s top blues albums chart.
King also joined his soulful brand of music with Zac Brown Band on the song “Stubborn Pride,” from the latter’s 2021 album The Comeback, and opened shows for the group last year on their From the Fire Tour, which also featured openers King Calaway and Tenille Townes. King also showed off his blazing guitar riffs when he performed alongside Zac Brown Band during the group’s performance of “Out in the Middle” at the 2022 CMA Awards.
Da Brat is going to be a mom! The 48-year-old rapper announced Tuesday (Feb. 21) that she’s pregnant with her first child, which she’ll welcome with her wife, entrepreneur Jesseca Harris-Dupart.
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“I never thought I was going to have kids,” the musician told People. “I just thought it wasn’t in the cards for me. I’ve had a great career, a full life. I felt like, because I didn’t get pregnant earlier on, then it just wasn’t going to happen for me.”
The announcement comes almost exactly a year after Da Brat, born Shawntae Harris, married the Kaleidoscope Hair Products CEO in February of 2022. Harris-Dupart has three children from a prior relationship.
“I started looking at life so differently,” Da Brat told the publication, revealing she didn’t consider having children until she fell in love with Jesseca. “I was like, ‘I want a little me with you. Something special from the both of us that we can share and raise and love unconditionally.’”
Even so, the “Funkdafied” artist wasn’t sure if she wanted to be the one to carry their child. Jesseca was able to change Shawntae’s mind, saying she wanted the rapper to “have the experience” of being pregnant because “she is so nurturing.”
The pregnancy comes after the artist underwent surgery to treat health complications leading up to her embryo transfer procedure, as well as a devastating miscarriage. “I fell in love with the idea and then it was all snatched away from me,” the rapper recalled.
Luckily, the couple still had more of Jesseca’s eggs leftover from the CEO’s egg retrieval procedure, and they were able to try again with the help of an anonymous sperm donor. “It’s just a blessing,” said Da Brat, who’s in her second trimester. “I don’t have any cravings or nausea. But I’m always sleepy. It’s crazy!”
See photos of Da Brat’s baby bump below:
Valentine’s Day may have passed, but love is still in the air for Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi. To celebrate the Stranger Things star’s 19th birthday on Sunday (Feb. 19), Bongiovi — who is the son of Jon Bon Jovi and restauranteur Dorothea Hurley — shared an adorable post gushing over his girlfriend.
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“Another year around the sun together happy 19th to the girl of my dreams. I love you more than words can describe,” Bongiovi captioned an Instagram carousel that featured intimate snaps of him and Brown throughout their relationship. “Everything about you is golden down to the core.”
The Stranger Things cast members were touched by Bongiovi’s display of affection. Noah Schnapp, who plays Will on the hit Netflix show, commented, “Cuties.” Matthew Modine, who starred as Papa, added, “Lovely. Happy everyday!”
Brown and Bongiovi have been dating for over a year, and gushing posts are normal for the couple. The 19-year-old took to Instagram on New Year’s Day and called Bongiovi her “partner for life” while recalling the things she was grateful for in 2022.
“Endlessly in love with the year I’ve had. Grateful for my friends, family, donkey (bernard), my doggies, my puppies teeth, and my partner for life,” she wrote. “Here’s to another year with you and the wonderful people and animals around us. Let’s do it again but better!” Bongiovi couldn’t resist adding a sweet comment, and wrote, “Your year babe love you so much.”
See Bongiovi’s sweet post for Brown below.
Megan Fox is showing love to Sophie Lloyd amid rumors that the guitarist was involved in a cheating scandal with Machine Gun Kelly.
On Sunday (Feb. 19), the Jennifer’s Body actress left a lengthy comment on the “insanely talented” musician’s recent Instagram post and offered some words of wisdom amid the drama.
“How me making a joke in order to absolve this girl of a hurtful accusation somehow turned into a confirmation of it — I will never understand,” Fox wrote. “Why are people so…so dumb.”
The actress continued, “Sophie you are insanely talented. Welcome to Hollywood. Your first unwarranted PR disaster. You have now been baptized by the flames of fame. It only gets worse from here unfortunately.”
Fox closed her comment by advising Lloyd, who plays in MGK’s band, to “just ignore it as much as you can. Middle finger up.”
Lloyd replied to Fox’s comment, writing, “The internet is so wild! Sending so much love @meganfox.”
Earlier in the day on Sunday, Fox reactivated her Instagram account to share a note stating that there was no cheating involved in her relationship with the pop-punk star, who she got engaged to in January 2022.
“There has been no third party interference in this relationship of any kind,” she wrote. “While I do hate to rob you of running random baseless news stories that would have been much more accurately written by ChatGPT, you need to let this story die and leave all of these innocent people alone now.”
On Feb. 12, Fox deleted all of her Instagram photos with MGK and posted a video of a burning envelope with a caption quoting “Pray You Catch Me” from Beyoncé’s Lemonade, an album dedicated to the pain of being cheated on. Shortly after the post, she deactivated her IG account altogether.
The couple’s rumored split led some fans to speculate that Kelly had cheated on the actress with Lloyd. But the guitarist shut down those rumors in a prompt statement issued by her management team.
“Sophie Lloyd is a professional, accomplished musician who has been needlessly dragged into the media based off of meritless accusations made by social media,” read a statement on Feb. 15, according to People. “Any suggestion that she has ever acted in an unprofessional manner or stepped out of her relationship are untrue.”
“It’s disrespectful to her as a female artist and poor journalism and social commentary to be reporting anything else,” the statement concluded.
Kelly and Fox first met in spring 2020 while they were filming the movie Midnight in the Switchgrass in Puerto Rico. The pair began officially dating that summer and later got engaged in January 2022. Fox was previously married to actor Brian Austin Green, with whom she shares three young sons. Kelly has a teenage daughter.
See Fox’s comment in Lloyd’s post on Instagram below.
