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| | Heidi Klum on aging: 'All of a sudden, you have hairs growing out of various places' | | Added 134 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Heidi Klum has a penchant for excess and is easily susceptible to tragic outfits, but I think it?s all genuine to her free spirit and not an attention-grab. Mostly. Plus she flat out made me laugh when she so effortlessly revealed she?d never heard of Earthshot until Prince William begged asked her to attend their prize party. And here she is again endearing herself to me, talking about the unwanted hairs shes discovering in unwanted places as part of the gift of aging:
Heidi Klum isn?t shy about her body hair.
The ?America?s Got Talent? judge, 51, spoke candidly about growing hair on her chin and chest in an interview with Real Simple published Thursday.
?I have a chin hair and I have a boob hair ? I would say it?s as long as my pinky finger,? she said while promoting her partnership with self-care brand PosheEra.
?It?s like, ?Where are you coming from all of a sudden; you were not there yesterday.? The one that I have on my chin is hard; it?s hanging on for dear life. If I come with a tweezer, when I pull it out, it?s a whole tree trunk!? she continued with a laugh.
?It?s strange what happens with age. All of a sudden, you have hairs growing out of various places.?
Elsewhere in the interview, the model ? who doesn?t shy away from flaunting her figure ? shared the secret behind her continued confidence as she ages, telling the outlet that she got it from her mama, Erna Klum.
?My mom said you have to be happy with the person you see in the mirror; you live your life with you, and if you?re not happy with you, it?s hard to be happy with anything thats happening outside of you. I think our confidence gets better with age,? Klum shared.
?I just did a campaign with my mom?she?s 81. I look at her, and I?m like, ?Dang it, I hope I?m going to look like this at 80.? I?m not very critical on myself,? she explained.
Outside of her confident demeanor, the ?Project Runway? star said she tries ?to be positive? and is ?thankful for every day that I have.?
Klum showed off that fierce attitude last November when she slammed critics who made negative comments about her skin-baring fashion choices.
?I?m not shy about my femininity,? she said at the time.
?I love dressing up where I have my cleavage showing, wearing miniskirts, high heels, gorgeous stockings ? but that doesn?t mean I want to go home with you.?
[From Page Six]
I sure hope confidence gets better with age ? something has to make up for those stray hairs! I am REDACTED years younger than Heidi, and even I battle coarse hairs popping up in the places Heidi describes. And yes, by that I mean my boob. Singular, because it?s the same little f?ker who repeatedly shows up only on my right boob (which I guess is stage left boob for those looking at me). Please believe me when I say that I will check the spot routinely (in a way that is neither creepy nor obsessive, I swear) for the slightest sign of growth, to nip it in the bud before it even gets to sprouting. But over and over and over again, I see NOTHING for weeks until BAM! And overnight I have a hair that?s of course now easily spotted given its at least an inch long with a hue that?s the polar opposite of my skin tone. Mother Nature, why do you hate your daughters?!
Anyway, Heidi is being a good spokeswoman by having this conversation.
Photos credit: Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Avalon
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| | Julianne Moore slams Trump admin for banning her children's book | | Added 134 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Another day, another inexplicably ridiculous decision by the Trump Administration. This time, we?re talking about childrens books. As a part of their attack on diversity, equity, and inclusion, the Department of Defense has been ?restricting access? to ?books and learning materials? that have anything to do with subjects like immigration, psychology, and a host of different subjects ?trigger words? that scare the administration. While they haven?t gone full DeSantis and banned these books from all public schools yet, they are no longer permitted at any Pentagon-run schools.
One of these ?restricted? books is Julianne Moore?s 2007 children?s book, ?Freckleface Strawberry.? Julianne?s book tells the story of a little girl who is conscientious about having freckles, but in the end learns to accept them because everyone is different. Naturally, Julianne is upset and spoke out about it on Instagram over the weekend.
It is a great shock for me to learn that my first book, Freckleface Strawberry, has been banned by the Trump Administration from schools run by the Department of Defense, Moore began her Sunday Instagram post. Freckleface Strawberry is a semi-autobiographical story about a seven year old girl who dislikes her freckles but eventually learns to live with them when she realizes that she is different just like everybody else.'
She continued, It is a book I wrote for my children and for other kids to remind them that we all struggle, but are united by our humanity and our community.
Moore, the daughter of a Vietnam veteran and graduate of the Department of Defense-run Frankfurt American High School, added she is particularly devastated that kids like me, growing up with a parent in the service and attending a [DoDEA] school, will not have access to a book written by someone whose life experience is so similar to their own.
The first of Moores Freckleface Strawberry books hit shelves in 2007 and followed its 7-year-old protagonist as she learns to accept herself, red hair, freckles, and all. The things that make you different also make you, YOU, reads the official synopsis. The pre-school level picture book has spawned several sequels, including Freckleface Strawberry: Loose Tooth and Freckleface Strawberry and the Really Big Voice.
I can?t help but wonder what is so controversial about this picture book that causes it to be banned by the US Government, Moore continued in her post. I am truly saddened and never thought I would see this in a country where freedom of speech and expression is a constitutional right.
The actress went on to thank PEN America, a nonprofit that seeks to raise awareness for the protection of free expression in the United States and worldwide, for bringing this to my attention.
Last week, the organization condemned the Trump administration for purging books ? such as Moores ? from Department of Defense schools that serve 67,000 children around the world. Other banned books include the Ruth Bader Ginsburg picture book No Truth Without Ruth and transgender activist Nicole Maines memoir, Becoming Nicole.
The removal of these titles is yet another indicator of the new Administrations flippant and autocratic approach to K-12 education, read a Thursday post from PEN America.
[From Entertainment Weekly]
I want to say that this is truly the stupidest timeline, but it?s actually a pretty sad one. We know that the DOGE firings blanket-targeted anyone labeled ?probationary,? while the NSF and NIH funding cuts targeted any research that used words like ?diverse? and ?women.? I have no doubt that Julianne?s book was just caught in the crossfire, but this is ridiculous. It?s just really sad when an 18-year-old picture book about accepting yourself is deemed too woke. And also, not for nothing, but like Julianne said, she wrote it from her experience as a military child. Military children tend to move around a lot, which can be difficult on school-aged kids. It?s cruel to ban books that may help them fit in more with their peers. Hopefully, Julianne speaking out about this as a public figure will make people more aware of whats going on.
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| | Millie Bobby Brown: 'Loving someone and being in love are two different things' | | Added 135 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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2024 was a busy year for Millie Bobby Brown. Her movie, Damsel came out on Netflix last March, she got married to Jake Bongiovi in mid-May, went viral for a bit she did with Sabrina Carpenter during the Short n? Sweet tour, and finished filming the fifth and final season of Stranger Things in December. Next up for MBB is The Electric State, another Netflix movie that?s directed by the Russo Brothers (not to be confused with ST?s the Duffer Brothers) and co-stars Chris Pratt. The Electric State is based on the 2018 graphic novel by Simon Stlenhag that takes place in a post-apocalyptic America. It drops on March 14.
Millie has the cover story for Vanity Fair?s March 2025 issue. Given her very eventful year, Millie had a lot to talk about. She talked about her marriage, the difficulties of making friends as a famous person, how the press treated her when she was a child star and more. You can read the full article here, but here are some highlights courtesy of JustJared.
On the effect negative and invasive press has had on her growing up: ?I started this really young, and I felt that the press specifically was very, very harsh on me. And so I just like to make sure that I?m advocating for myself?I think, just in general, there should be more laws with the media in terms of paparazzi in terms of exploitation.?
On fame: ?I never wanted to be famous?That was never my thing. I just love acting.?
On deleting social media from her phone at the age of 18: ?I was like, Oh my goodness, this is making me feel horrible about myself?I deleted it because I was becoming way too obsessed with the idea of becoming someone else.?
On her parents protecting her in the entertainment industry: ?I grew up with a lot of eyes on my parents, but I feel that those were the people that protected me the most.?
On struggling with friendships: ?I don?t have many friends, because of who I am?I didn?t go to school, so I don?t have the best social skills when it comes to people my own age and friendships. I struggle with that quite a bit. I missed out on a few things. But I?m working through them.?
On the message she sent to Sabrina Carpenter ahead of her concert to ?arrest? her during the show: ?Can you arrest me?? To which Sabrina responded: ?I would love to arrest you.?
On implementing her own adolescent confusion into the identity of her character, Eleven: ?Eleven?s identity was a huge thing that we were kind of fighting with. Is she going to dress as a girl? Or is she gonna dress in the shirts of her adoptive father, Hopper? Or is she gonna be what her friends are helping her to be? At that time in my life, I didn?t know what I wanted to look like, if I preferred more feminine looks, more masculine looks, more androgynous, more grunge. So I implemented that confusion.?
On crying while filming the final season of Stranger Things: ?I was on set, and I was like, ?Well, I have one more day left.? And I started crying. I don?t actually like to cry at work. I?m a really emotional person, but I try to stay super strong. It made me feel so uncomfortable. Jake was like, ?It?s good, you have to get it out!? and I just started welling up.?
On the trad wife trend and living on a farm in Georgia: ?I?m not doing it for the aesthetic?I?m doing it because I love it. There are maybe some trad wives out there doing it because it seems wholesome, but it is not. If you?re not picking up horse s?t or washing a cow with your bare hands, then that life is not made for you. At all.?
On her relationship with Jake Bongiovi: ?We talked about our political views, what kind of family we want to build, the kind of home we want to live in, the kind of relationship we?re looking for, the kind of careers we want. It?s such an important decision, and we wanted to make sure we were making the right one. I knew I was. It always felt right with him.?
On what she has learned so far in their marriage: ?Loving someone and being in love are two different things?I think I loved a lot of people I was with, like I loved my friends. But he is the first man I?ve ever loved and been in love with. If we?re not fully invested, then what?s the point? We have to be, and we always have been.?
[From JustJared]
I?m really impressed by Millie?s responses. The answer about the reality of being a ?trad wife? on a farm made me laugh. I don?t have TikTok but I once went down a rabbithole about the trad wife farm thing after seeing a leftie influencer post about it online. Anyway, I really love that she points out that there is a difference between loving someone and being in love. That is something a lot of women struggle to differentiate. It?s also great that she specifically mentioned that she and Jake talked about politics, kids, the type of relationship they?re each looking for, etc. I always assumed that was what everyone did but social media has taught me that its not. Let?s normalize this for the young women in Millie?s generation.
I was worried about her after Stranger Things took off and we heard how demanding her father was as her manager. She seems to have grown up to be relatively grounded, and that makes me happy.
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| | Sheryl Crow sold her Tesla and donated the proceeds to NPR | | Added 135 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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It feels like there?s been an exponential uptick in people using the term ?President Musk? ever since that Oval Office press conference last week. Good, cause it?ll bug the sh-t out of the man Musk bought, Trump. While Musk and his merry band of Hitler Youths at DOGE have already steamrolled their way into accessing sensitive data in the Treasury Department ? and, as of this weekend, possibly the Social Security Administration ? and we have yet to see how that breach will manifest, it is never, never too late to hit Musk in the purse by boycotting his businesses. Sheryl Crow has done just that, revealing on Instagram Friday that she sold her Tesla and was donating the proceeds to NPR, because it was ?under threat by President Musk.? Everyday is a winding road, but if a change would do you good and all you wanna do is have some fun selling off your (least) favorite mistake, then do it, if it makes you happy. And yes, in Sheryl?s video post she does indeed soak up the sun.
?My parents always said? you are who you hang out with,? Crow wrote in the caption. ?There comes a time when you have to decide who you are willing to align with. So long Tesla.?
Tesla?s CEO Elon Musk is leading the Department of Government Efficiency, which is focused on reducing federal spending under President Donald Trump. The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has singled out agencies like the Department of Education and the Federal Aviation Administration in addition to targeting DEI initiatives.
Musk?s presence among Trump?s allies has garnered criticism from Democrats and galvanized rally-goers. Critics have filed several lawsuits opposing the Department of Government Efficiency?s efforts. Musk is simultaneously leading Tesla, which reported its fourth-quarter earnings in January with results falling below Wall Street?s estimates.
In her caption, Crow also said she was donating money to NPR.
?Money donated to @npr, which is under threat by President Musk, in hopes that the truth will continue to find its way to those willing to know the truth,? Crow?s caption read.
NPR has recently drawn political scrutiny from Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and others.
Greene, the chairwoman of the House Oversigt Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, has called the CEOs of NPR and PBS to testify in a March hearing. In her letter to the media agencies, Greene referenced NPR?s coverage of the Hunter Biden laptop story and PBS?s coverage of a gesture Musk made during an Inauguration Day event.
The Federal Communications Commission has also set its sights on NPR and PBS. Trump-backed FCC Chairman Brendan Carr ordered an investigation into the media agencies over concerns they could be ?violating federal law by airing commercials,? per a letter obtained by The New York Times.
Carr reposted Crow?s video to his X account on Saturday, along with some commentary.
?I know celebrities are hesitant to weigh in on hot button issues, so I appreciate Sheryl Crow making an argument here?not through words alone, but through her actions?that Congress should not force taxpayers to subsidize NPR. Bravo,? the post said.
[From Business Insider]
?PBS?s coverage of a gesture Musk made during an Inauguration Day event.? It was a Nazi salute, Marjorie, and he made it multiple times (on camera) that day, just in case you want to be more efficient with your wording at the hearings. But getting back to a better blonde: Sheryl Crow. She?s hitting all the right notes here (music pun intended). I love how she frames the whole thing with those words from her parents, and what she doesn?t say outright, but I still felt, is her wanting to set a similar example for her sons. And thank goodness, Sheryl is not alone in directing negative attention towards Tesla. Protests have been happening all over the country at the car company?s showrooms, and not only were the 2024 fourth quarter earnings below estimates, but it also marked Tesla?s first ever-reported annual sales decline. Listen, I?ll take every little form of win we can get! Big things have small beginnings.
Lastly, I?d just like to take a paws to acknowledge the late great Kabosu. Not that anyone needs reminding, but Kabosu was the fabulous Japanese Shiba Inu whose Mona Lisa-mysterious mug inspired the Doge meme. I am both deeply apologetic for what?s being carried out in her namesake, and thankful she doesn?t have to witness it.
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| | Zoe Saldana wore Saint Laurent to pick up her supporting-actress BAFTA | | Added 136 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Here are more photos from Sunday?s BAFTAs. The big winners included: Conclave for Best Film, Mikey Madison for Best Actress, Adrien Brody for Best Actor, Kieran Culkin for Supporting Actor (Culkin skipped because of a family emergency) and Zoe Saldana for Supporting Actress. There?s been such significant backlash to Emilia Perez over the past month, but Netflix is doing something right with how they?ve organized Saldana?s campaign. They managed to pull her out of the wreckage, and Saldana has now picked up the Golden Globe, BAFTA and Critics Choice awards. If she wins the SAG Award next weekend, that means this category is totally wrapped up. Zoe wore a Saint Laurent dress to the BAFTAs? eh. It?s not the worst, but it?s far from the best.
I?m still delusionally praying for Isabella Rossellini to pull off an upset in supporting actress! Isabella turned up at the BAFTAs too, and she was there to celebrate Conclave?s Best Film win. She wore a completely bonkers Dolce & Gabbana muumuu with Bulgari jewelry.
Selena Gomez wore Schiaparelli?lol, this isn?t the worst Schiaparelli I?ve seen, but I still don?t get why people are obsessed with this brand.
Pamela Anderson wore Jacquemus. Eh. It?s the styling this is giving ?Daytime Emmys? not BAFTAs.
Sebastian Stan and Annabelle Wallis walked the carpet together!! They?ve been together for like three years? She wore Vivienne Westwood. They?re an attractive couple and they mostly fly under the radar.
Fernanda Torres wore Dior she?s been wearing a lot of Chanel to other shows, so this was notable. This was, no joke, one of my favorite dresses of the BAFTAs. So simple, so flattering.
Colman Domingo wore Versace he?s incredible.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | Demi Moore wore a stunning Alexander McQueen to the 2025 BAFTAs | | Added 136 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Demi Moore attended the BAFTAs on Sunday as a Best Actress nominee. She lost to Mikey Madison, in what was probably considered a surprise. Personally, I?ve thought that Mikey should be the frontrunner of the lead-actress race for months, but Demi is the one winning everything (everything except the BAFTA). Demi dressed like she thought she was going to win as well she wore this really striking Alexander McQueen gown which is so detailed and interesting.
Lupita Nyong?o wore Chanel to the BAFTAs this is one of the few times I?ve really loved Chanel on a red carpet. Who knew that Lupita + Chanel was such a great combo?
Anna Kentrick wore an archive Georges Chakra really sexy, and I adore the diamonds and emeralds. She really went all out.
Marisa Tomei in Sophie Couture. I saw some complaints about this and I was like WTF, she looks great. But on second look? the dress is ?off? somehow? I get it. The shoulders throw everything off and the large applique at the waist weighs down the dress (and makes it look saggy). But she?s lovely.
Bonus James McAvoy, looking like a snack.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds turned up at the SNL 50th special on Sunday | | Added 136 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds attended the Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary show on Sunday night. This is their first red carpet together since all of the Justin Baldoni lawsuits. I think ?body language analysis? has been hijacked by tabloid idiots, but I did find their body language and red-carpet moves very interesting. They made a point of posing separately and together and in many photos, they look the same as they always do. But something has shifted, imo. Blake and Ryan even approved of a ?joke? on the show:
Ryan Reynolds during #SNL50
?Ryan how?s it going? Great? why, what have you heard?? pic.twitter.com/8a4A6NIU2D
DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) February 17, 2025
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| | Timothee Chalamet & Kylie Jenner spent V-Day together at the Berlin Film Festival | | Added 136 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Timothee Chalamet grew out that gross little ratty mustache last year for a role in Josh Safdie?s Marty Supreme. The film wrapped a while ago, and yet the mustache is still here. I kind of wonder if it?s a superstition? Like, Timothee will not shave that thing until after the awards season? You would think he would be eager to get rid of it, because the mustache has brought a really trashy energy to Timothee?s worldwide promotional tour for A Complete Unknown.
Speaking of, Timothee was in Germany on Valentine?s Day. He premiered A Complete Unknown at the Berlin Film Festival. Timmy wore head-to-toe Chrome Hearts, with Cartier jewelry. Something nice: I enjoy the fact that Timothee is such a fashion guy, and I love that he wore Pink for V-Day. Something mean: he looks like a 13-year-old wannabe rapper who goes by White Boy Chalmy. He is OOZING with talent, but seeing his slight figure in a pale Pink tank killed whatever attraction I had for him. That being said, I still kind of think he might pull off an ?upset? at the Oscars and end up winning Best Actor.
Anyway, it looks like Timothee invited his girlfriend to Germany too, so they could spend V-Day together. Kylie Jenner was also in Paris with him last month, so she enjoys traveling with him and having some time with him in-between premieres and promotional work. Kylie didn?t walk the carpet, but she came into the theater and sat next to Timmy and everyone cheered her arrival.
Timothe Chalamet and Kylie Jenner at the premiere of ?A COMPLETE UNKNOWN? in Berlin pic.twitter.com/qK5qrEcosx
Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) February 14, 2025
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| | Rihanna took her sons to court to watch the closing arguments in ASAP Rocky's trial | | Added 139 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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ASAP Rocky?s trial has been happening for several weeks now in LA. He?s on trial for two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, all from a 2022 incident. The prosecution offered him a plea deal with something like six months in jail and then probation, and he turned down the offer. If convicted, he could face up to 24 years in prison. Rocky?s wife/partner Rihanna has visited him during the trial a few times, but on Thursday, she brought their sons to court. RZA is the oldest at two-and-a-half, and Riot is only 18 months old. According to People Magazine, the babies weren?t there for very long, and Rihanna was overheard telling the boys ?wish daddy good luck.? After she got the kids away from the courthouse, she returned and sat through the closing arguments.
Rihannas showing support for her man A$AP Rocky while his trial comes to an end pulling up to court on the day closing arguments are set to take place with her two kids in tow. The singer-songwriter hopped out of a black SUV in front of the courthouse Thursday wearing a black leather jacket while her security held an umbrella to keep her out of the rain.
Her two children RZA and Riot came along with RiRi the first time theyve been spotted going to court throughout this whole ordeal. Rihanna didnt say anything on her way into court appearing pensive while she waited to hear the final arguments and possibly a verdict in the assault case.
In court, baby Riot sat on Rihannas lap, wearing a blue suit with sparkly silver stripes, holding a turquoise blanket. As he fussed a bit, she wiped his face with little washcloths, patted his tummy and rocked him back and forth. She whispered into his ear and gave him a colorful book to occupy him.
As you know Rocky is on trial after his former friend A$AP Relli claimed Rocky beat him up, pulled a gun on him, and even allegedly shot him. Rocky has denied the claims with his lawyer Joe Tacopina saying he couldnt have shot Relli because the gun hes holding in a video allegedly showing the incident is a prop gun.
Rihanna has gone to court multiple times to show her support and, shes seen the trial get heated with Relli and Tacopina regularly getting into it on the stand.
Its not clear exactly when the verdict in this case is coming down but, Rocky could face up to 24 years in jail if convicted on both counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
The whole family is together to see Rockys trial come to an end though we dont know yet if it will be a happy reunion or a tearful goodbye.
[From TMZ]
When Rihanna was leaving the courthouse a few days ago, paparazzi swarmed her and she looked very emotional. I think she looks sad/tense/emotional in these photos from Thursday too while she?s not crying, I feel like I can see the strain on her. She really loves Rocky and from what I?ve seen, he?s devoted to her and their sons. I have no idea if the state has a strong case or what Rocky?s chances are, but I hope Rihanna will be okay no matter what.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
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| | Dua Lipa mourns the Duolingo Owl's suspicious death by Tesla Cybertruck | | Added 139 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Duo Keyshauna Renee Lingo aka ?Duo the Owl? was born in 1000 BC, but didn?t gain worldwide fame until 2012 when the Duolingo language learning app adopted him as their mascot. In his tenure as mascot, Duo has demonstrated an unerring ability to insert himself into the pulse of pop culture, as well as an undying love for singer Dua Lipa. As you?ve undoubtedly heard by now, tragedy struck this week with the death of the neon green owl. Information has been sporadic, but it seems like a timeline is beginning to emerge: Tuesday morning Duolingo announced the passing of Duo K.R. Lingo, promising fans that authorities were investigating the circumstances surrounding his shock demise. By Wednesday, Duolingo issued an update that the cause of death had been determined, and then later that day confirmed it was death by Tesla Cybertruck. Obviously more questions abound, but what shouldn?t be forgotten is that this is a time of deep mourning for Dua Lipa:
On Tuesday, language learning app Duolingo announced via X that their beloved green owl mascot Duo had died.
?It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved mascot, Duo the Owl,? a Duolingo spokesperson said in a statement. ?For years, he tirelessly reminded millions to do their language lessons ? sometimes with gentle nudges, sometimes with sheer, unhinged persistence. But even the most relentless of birds can only take so much.?
His untimely death was mourned on X by pop star Dua Lipa, a long unrequited love for the owl.
?Til? death duo part,? Lipa wrote on Wednesday.
Playing on their similar names, the company has built a storyline around the owl thirsting after Lipa. ?Over the years, we?ve built brand lore around Duo being in love with her (going so far as to propose outside her concert at Madison Square Garden), and we?re just as shocked (and honored) as anyone that she?s acknowledged his tragic fate,? a representative for Duolingo shared in a statement with CNN.
Whether his passing is yet another gimmick has yet to be seen. As many brands have opted in the TikTok age to give their corporate accounts more of an internet-savvy, first-person voice, none have gone so far as Duolingo.
Duo the Owl is snark-obsessed, dancing on the grave of rap star Drake, and butting his big green body into every relevant pop culture moment since he broke on the scene.
The tone of his death has been no different. In a TikTok posted Wednesday, the brand showed Duo being carried in a body bag by two other company mascots serving as pallbearers.
The caption, ?guys duo died. btw I?m dead so i hope this is a sad song,? is displayed as a crass country tune plays in the background.
The death has been framed as maybe a murder, or at the very least an unexpected passing. On Wednesday, the company shared in a statement ?UPDATE: Officials have identified cause of death. More details to follow. Thank you for holding space for Dualingo,? remixing his name to play on Lipa?s mourning.
As fans wait anxiously to see if the internet will be rid of ? or robbed of ? Duo?s unhinged online presence for good, they can at least rest easy with the knowledge that the one he loved most is mourning him all the same. Sorry, Callum Turner.
[From USA Today]
Yes, in a rare show of compassion from a corporation, Duolingo the app has taken great care to honor Dua Lipa at this emotional time. Not only did they thank fans ?for holding space for Dualingo,? coining the official couple portmanteau, but in the company?s initial death announcement they acknowledged the singer in the last line: ?We appreciate you respecting Dua Lipa?s privacy at this time.? Classy. It will be a long time before we get the full story, but there are theories. For example, in the wake of Drake?s defeat at Super Bowl LIX last Sunday, Duo took to his socials with a few cheeky taunts, including the epic ?SAY DRAKE? post on Tuesday morning. That post was less than an hour before he was confirmed dead. Was Duo the Owl murdered, and was Drake behind it? Or is this another xenophobic act from President Elno? (They?re putting up a reward for any info on the Tesla Cybertruck driver, btw.) I?d say call in Benoit Blanc, but he?s a Netflix detective, and the streamer is another suspect who may have usedSquid Game to kill Duo!
In loving memory of Duo Keyshauna Renee Lingo.
In lieu of flowers, please do a Duolingo lesson. pic.twitter.com/4CTl2Jc6Oe
Duolingo (@duolingo) February 11, 2025
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