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| | Taylor Swift was especially friendly with MAGA Brittany Mahomes at the US Open | | Added 353 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce flew from Kansas City to New York on Friday, and they were out and about throughout the weekend. They attended a wedding on Saturday, and then they unexpectedly turned up at the US Open men?s final, where Italy?s Jannik Sinner beat the snot out of American Taylor Fritz. Taylor is not a regular at tennis matches, and judging solely from the photos and videos of Taylor and Travis, she looked pretty drunk for much of the match. The US Open?s signature drink is the Honey Deuce, and she looked like she had several.
The bigger story is that Travis and Taylor were joined by an unpleasant guest, and no, I?m not talking about Travis?s unfortunate Gucci bucket hat. Patrick and Brittany Mahomes joined them in the VIP suite, and it appears that the Mahomeses probably flew into New York with them, possibly even on Taylor?s private plane. At last Thursday?s Chiefs game, Brittany and Taylor sat in separate suites, and many Swifties hoped that Taylor was distancing herself from Brittany after Brittany had made it abundantly clear that she?s a huge supporter of Donald Trump. But no, Taylor and Brittany were hugging and loving on each other at the men?s final. Taylor is totally fine with being this friendly with a Trump supporter.
I?ve been giving Taylor the benefit of the doubt for weeks, believing that she was in a tricky position given Travis and Patrick?s relationship. But I?ve run out of excuses for her. This coziness with a moron MAGAt plus her refusal to shut down Donald Trump?s AI ?Swift endorsement? plus her absolute silence on the election in general? Nah.
Photos courtesy of Cover Images.
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| | Jennifer Lopez wore Tamara Ralph at TIFF & confessed 'I am a bad picker' | | Added 354 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Soon after Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, we heard that Jennifer still planned to attend the Toronto International Film Festival to support Unstoppable, a film which was produced by Ben. Ben skipped TIFF altogether, so J.Lo went solo at the premiere. Matt Damon went to TIFF as well (Damon also produced the film). While J.Lo and Matt didn?t make a big show of support for one another, they did pose together briefly at the premiere, with other people.
Jennifer did the most to serve FACE and BODY and it worked. The body is incredible, and the face is holding up. Her premiere look was Tamara Ralph a slinky mirrored dress tied at the sides with ribbons. Jennifer was not wearing a bra or knickers. She?s really going through it. I mean, I love this she didn?t show up to the premiere looking like a sad sack or like the Widow Affleck. She?s like badda-boom, I?m glamorous and I won?t apologize for it.
Speaking of no apologies, the Hollywood Reporter overheard Jennifer telling Bobby Cannavale that she?s a ?bad picker? when it comes to guys and then she said, ?It is what it is.? It?s true. She is a bad picker or she has a bad picker. But as I?ve said, the more I hear about the way Ben courted her and went after her, the more I understand why she fell for him again. She really did not expect him to just lose interest and ghost her.
Incidentally, it?s always widely rumored that Matt Damon and J.Lo can?t stand each other. I think there?s always been more nuance to it back in the Original Bennifer days, I think Matt was more of the opinion that Ben was in over his head and about to crash out, big-time (which was true). But I do believe Matt was somewhat supportive for the second go-around, and Ben and J.Lo socialized with Matt and his wife Luciana. Well, People Mag reported exclusively that Jennifer and Matt ?hung out and talked for over 20 minutes at the afterparty, which was held at EPOCH Bar & Kitchen Terrace at The Ritz-Carlton.? She joined Matt and Luciana at a table at the party, and then ?Jen and Matt began talking and had a long, deep conversation? according to a source. At one point, their conversation seemed serious and they clasped hands as they spoke. I wonder what Matt thinks about everything that?s gone down this summer.
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| | Tom Hanks: There are ads using my name, likeness, & voice promoting miracle cures | | Added 358 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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While AI can seem like a fun version of Photoshop at times (like imagining what Katy Perry would have worn to the Met Gala), it can and has often been used to pernicious effect (like Trump imagining Taylor Swift endorsing him). I think management teams for celebs must all now be factoring in resources to track and stop illegal uses. Or, you have an actor who?s on the lookout himself. And so it is with American Treasure Tom Hanks, who took to his Instagram to warn his fans directly about a rush of fake ads in which an AI-generated replica of him shills miracle cures. No, AI. You don?t do that to Tom Hanks.
Tom Hanks is issuing a warning to his followers on social media to be wary of advertisements using his likeness that he says were created ?fraudulently and through AI.?
?There are multiple ads over the internet falsely using my name, likeness, and voice promoting miracle cures and wonder drugs,? Hanks wrote on his Instagram page Thursday. ?These ads have been created without my consent, fraudulently and through AI.?
He added that he has ?nothing to do with these posts or the products and treatments, or the spokespeople touting these cures.?
Hanks, who has openly talked about living with type 2 diabetes, acknowledged that he only works ?with my board certified doctor regarding my treatment.?
?Do not be fooled. Do not be swindled. Do not lose your hard earned money,? he wrote.
Hanks is among many celebrities, including Drake, The Weeknd and Taylor Swift, to name a few, whose name and likeness have been falsely used in AI-generated images, songs, political endorsements or advertisements posted online.
Several state and federal legislators have recently launched or pushed for expanded protections against the misuse of individual identities in the digital era.
The state of Tennessee recently enacted a law aimed at protecting people from unauthorized use of content that mimics their image or voice called The Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act, or ELVIS Act, which went into effect last month.
[From WQOW.com]
This is actually at least the second time Im aware of that Hanks has had to rebut a medically-related, AI-created ad featuring his likeness. I don?t really understand why the sham medical industry has targeted Hanks to promote their products. Not that there?s anything he can?t play! The man is a thoughtful, empathic actor (and writer too!) who makes it seem effortless. He just doesn?t scream ?doctor? to me, particularly. But more importantly, leave him alone, AI! I laughed uproariously this year when George Santos sued Jimmy Kimmel, saying Kimmel ?took advantage of Santos? gregarious personality.? You know what? I dare say that the ?gregarious personality? defense is actually applicable here! To all nefarious actors out there, human and software alike: do not take advantage of Mr. Hanks? amiable nature. He knows how to clap back when he needs to. And well done to Tennessee for not only passing that new law, but for working on the name until they got the acronym ELVIS Act.
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| | Jennifer Lopez still has 'some bitterness' after her split from Ben Affleck | | Added 359 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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When did we, as a society, decide that September 1st marks the beginning of fall? I saw so many ?end of summer? stories and social media posts, and I read all of them in 80-degree heat as my AC blasted. Autumn doesn?t really begin until mid-September, in my opinion. That?s when mornings and evenings are cooler and everything feels crisp. Anyway, Jennifer Lopez was one of those people marking the end of summer. J.Lo did a photo-dump with the message ?Oh, it was a summer? on her social media. I love all of the photos, especially the t-shirt reading ?she?s in bloom and unbothered out of reach and at peace.? J.Lo said: Im washing that man right out of my hair. Which is the right way to play it publicly, especially after Jennifer spent a full week ensuring that she got her side out there and everyone knows that Ben Affleck is a douchebag. Speaking of:
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are both focusing on the good amid their split. Nearly two weeks after the Atlas actress, 55, filed for divorce from the Air actor-director, 52, an Affleck source tells PEOPLE that he is doing well and slowly moving into his new home.
Hes where he wants to be: close to his kids and in a neighborhood that he loves, the source adds. He enjoys working too, and is very focused on the positives.
Meanwhile, a Lopez source tells PEOPLE that she still feels very fortunate with how her life is now despite feeling some bitterness about the split. She tried so hard to make things work and it didnt matter to Ben.
Shes surrounded by family, friends and her kids, the source close to Lopez says. She always manages to have a positive outlook. The divorce is difficult for her, but she always finds a way to move forward.
[From People]
Yeah, I?m still dying to know what went down in early spring, because that?s when everything seemed to fall apart for good. But I appreciate how Jennifer has handled this in recent weeks. It feels like she got some things out of her system too, and I hope she?s really done with all things Ben Affleck.
Oh, it was a summer pic.twitter.com/k23v22RNr4
jlo (@JLo) August 31, 2024
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| | Brad Pitt made his red-carpet debut with Ines de Ramon at the 'Wolfs' premiere | | Added 359 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Here are some photos of Brad Pitt and his girlfriend Ines de Ramon in Venice. I?m including photos of their arrival in Venice and then pics from the big Venice premiere of Wolfs on Sunday. This was Brad and Ines?s first red carpet together and it was widely predicted that this would be their debut. My general thoughts on these photos? Ines is an attractive woman and I sort of feel sorry for her, but whatever, she made her bed. Brad looks horrendous like a man who overdid the pre-Venice injectables and plastic surgery, then tried to cover it up with too much makeup and a bright orange tanning spray.
You know how I know that this relationship is weird? Because ?sources close to Brad? can?t shut up about it and the whole thing comes across as very uncool and performative. This should be a moment for the photos to speak for themselves, the big couple debut on a red carpet, pizzazz, glamour, etc. Instead, Brad?s team wanted to step all over Angelina Jolie?s good press just a few days earlier, so they told Page Six that Ines and Brad have been holed up at Chateau Miraval this summer (so much for vacationing with the Clooneys?) and that Ines has been spending a lot of time in the chateau co-owned by Yuri Shefler. Don?t forget this item dropped in People:
Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramons relationship is going strong after the pair enjoyed a great summer together, according to a source.
Brads been working in Europe, so theyve spent a lot of time there, the source exclusively tells PEOPLE. Hes serious about Ines, the source adds. Hes very happy and enjoys spending time with her. Shes easygoing and everyone likes her.
[From People]
Don?t you get it? They definitely, 100% spent the summer together and this is not a showmance of convenience. Meanwhile, Brad?s team couldn?t help themselves they were so mad that Angelina was treated like a queen at Venice, they dropped a separate item into People Magazine in which a source close to Pitt said its pretty shocking that Brad and Angelina still cant find a resolution and finalize the divorce.? Does Brad really want to keep banging this drum? Because I?m absolutely positive that he?s the one holding everything up.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Backgrid.
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| | George Clooney on his Biden op-ed: 'none of that is gonna be remembered' | | Added 359 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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George and Amal Clooney walked the red carpet together for the Wolfs premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday night. The Clooneys were in Venice for several days and these photos were supposed to be the big, splashy premiere which would launch Wolfs and make it a much-needed box office success for Clooney and Brad Pitt. Hilariously, AppleTV+ is no longer giving this film a wide theatrical release. The Clooneys put on this big show for what is basically a direct-to-streaming mess.
Amal looked nice, albeit sort of like a showgirl? She?s done this before, and I suspect that George prefers when she?s styled this way, with big hair and heavy makeup. Her gown was Atelier Versace, and she wore Cartier jewelry. George wore Armani, of course. Amal pulls off most shades of yellow but this feels a tad same-y to me? It just feels like we?ve already seen both of them do versions of all of this a million times before.
Meanwhile, George is still trying to figure out what to say now that President Biden has left the presidential race. Back in July, George wrote a NYT op-ed in which he mocked Joe Biden for being old and said that Biden should step down and the Democrats should have a mini-primary. The op-ed was part of a coordinated effort by certain Democrats to not only get a sitting president out of the race, but to marginalize the sitting vice president. They wanted a contested convention too, don?t forget about that. Well, here?s what George said about everything that?s happened:
?The person who should be applauded is the president, who has done the most selfless thing anybody has done since George Washington, and that?s the truth. All of the machinations that got us there, none of that is gonna be remembered. And it shouldn?t be. What should be remembered is the selfless act of someone who, it?s very hard to let go of power ? we know that, we?ve seen it all around the world ? and for someone to say I think there?s a better path forward, all the credit goes to him. And that?s really the truth, and all of the rest of it will be long gone and forgotten and so I?m just very proud of where we are in the state of the world right now.?
[Transcribed via Reuters]
?All of the machinations that got us there, none of that is gonna be remembered.? LMAO. No, George, I will never forget. There are a lot of people who will never forget. The disloyalty, the classlessness, the lack of grace, the public political malpractice. I still haven?t heard one gdamn thing about George opening up his purse for Kamala Harris either.
George Clooney called President Joe Biden selfless for ending his reelection bid pic.twitter.com/i4M9JIzPLK
Reuters (@Reuters) September 1, 2024
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| | Winona Ryder worries that the youths 'are just not interested in movies' | | Added 363 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Here are some additional photos of Winona Ryder at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday. She was in town to promote Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, alongside Jenna Ortega, Catherine O?Hara, Michael Keaton and the rest of the cast. Winona has been enjoying a ?second act? to her career for years now, and it might actually be a third act? I don?t know. The point is, between this film and Stranger Things, Winona has been working with a lot of much-younger costars and she has some thoughts about them. Mostly, she has thoughts about how they don?t have the attention spans or the ability to watch real movies. From her interview with the LA Times:
Ryder, however, is concerned about the future. Not about her own career, exactly, but for the continuation of the medium of film, which she holds dear. The nights she spent with [Gena] Rowlands driving around in a cab for [Jim] Jarmusch?s movie represent the kind of art she loves.
?I?m not a religious person,? she says. ?I?m not anti-religion, but I feel like the closest is film and it?s to me a very sacred thing. I feel so protective, but I?m not in any place to be in control. It?s not up to me.?
[Ryder] was immediately impressed with her younger co-star after Ortega mentioned ?I Am Cuba,? the 1964 film by Soviet director Mikhail Kalatozov, during one of their early scenes. They were working in a crypt and Ryder says she almost wept hearing Ortega reference specific shots from the classic.
Ryder appreciates getting to interact with the up-and-coming generation of film lovers who remind her of herself, excitedly telling me how her ?Stranger Things? co-star Finn Wolfhard is obsessed with Elliott Gould. Still, she gets frustrated when there is a lack of curiosity among her more junior colleagues.
?I don?t mean to sound so hopeless,? she says. ?There are a few that are just not interested in movies. Like, the first thing they say is, ?How long is it?? ?
[From The LA Times]
I think Winona is right and wrong. There are many youths who have no attention span for movies and no curiosity about the history of film. We?ve seen that over and over whenever one of the great filmmakers criticizes Marvel or the superhero genre tons of young people screaming about how Avengers: Endgame was the most important film of all time or how Martin Scorsese isn?t important and his opinions don?t matter. So that?s real and that?s what Winona is talking about. But I also think there are many young people who actually do have the attention span and the willingness and they just don?t know where to start. It?s easier to binge-watch seven seasons of a TV show on Netflix than hunt for old Douglas Sirk or John Cassavetes films.
Also: in this LAT piece, Winona says that she still exchanges hand-written letters with Keanu Reeves and Daniel Day-Lewis. OMG.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | Angelina Jolie wore Tamara Ralph & wept during the 8-minute ovation in Venice | | Added 363 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Hands on your knees, Angelina Jolie! Angelina stole the show and perhaps the hearts of all Italians last night in Venice. Pablo Larrain?s Maria got its splashy Venice Film Festival premiere on the second night, and the reception was rapturous. Every critic who watched the screening has raved about the film and Angelina?s performance. If the critics have their way, she will be guaranteed an Oscar nomination and she?s likely the front-runner to win. They?re calling it a career-best performance from Jolie. They?re saying she?s the only one who could have played Maria Callas. They?re saying Angelina is one of the few movie stars left in the world.
Angelina?s look at the premiere was dramatic? for beige. Truly, the most dramatic beige I?ve ever seen. Angelina?s gown is a custom look from Tamara Ralph, one half of Ralph & Russo. Jolie used to wear a lot of Ralph & Russo back in the day, and I kind of love that she went back to Tamara Ralph. She paired the gown with a faux fur stole and Cartier jewelry. Earlier in the day, she wore a Cartier brooch, a vintage piece which once belonged to Maria Callas. Perhaps her brooch at the premiere also had a Callas connection. I would assume that Angelina?s blood-red lipstick is courtesy of Tom Ford Beauty, since she recently became the face of the beauty company.
After the premiere, Angelina and Pablo Larrain received an eight-minute standing ovation. Angelina cried, she was so moved by the reception. The critics have been moved as well I?ve seen a couple of critics admit to weeping at parts of the movie. Basically, Angelina has fully achieved goddess status this year. Italians camped out overnight for a glimpse of her. One man sang in Italian to her at the photocall. Journalists were asking for her autograph. One of her fans has brittle-bone disease and he asked to be transported by gurney to the premiere so he could possibly meet Jolie. She dutifully stopped, knelt down and spoke to him. She really is Saint Angelina now.
Angelina Jolie weeps through an 8-minute #Venezia81 standing ovation for ?Maria,? which will be a major Oscars contender. pic.twitter.com/PMiu4RWJ09
Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) August 29, 2024
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| | CIA: Terrorist plot at Taylor Swift's Vienna concerts was serious and advanced | | Added 363 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Taylor Swift had three concerts scheduled in Vienna in early August that had to be canceled last minute when Austrian authorities uncovered a planned terrorist attack. Taylor did not make any public statements at the time, which was the safe and soundest thing to do while law enforcement worked to apprehend the suspect. Taylor ended up not commenting on what happened until a few weeks later, after she?d completed the European leg of the Eras Tour with her second stop in London. Now the CIA is confirming just how serious the situation was. While speaking at a security summit this week, the deputy director characterized the terrorist plot as ?serious? and ?quite advanced,? and that it had the potential to kill tens of thousands of people. Thank goodness everyone took the right steps to ensure that it didn?t.
The planned terrorist plot at Taylor Swift?s shows in Vienna earlier this month was intended to kill ?tens of thousands? of fans, according to the deputy director of the CIA.
?They were plotting to kill a huge number, tens of thousands of people at this concert, I am sure many Americans,? CIA Deputy Director David S. Cohen said on Wednesday after revealing at the Intelligence and National Security Summit that the information Austrian authorities used to stop the terror plot was given to the CIA.
He also noted at the summit held in Maryland that those who planned the attack ?were quite advanced in this.?
On Aug. 7, Austrian authorities arrested two people accused of plotting a terror attack, with additional arrests made in subsequent days. Some of the individuals arrested were found with bomb-making materials and had access to the concert venue, where several shows were scheduled to take place in the days following the arrests.
Austrian officials said the main suspect, a 19-year-old Austrian man, was inspired by the Islamic State group. He allegedly planned to attack outside the stadium, where upwards of 30,000 fans were expected to gather, with another 65,000 likely to be inside the venue. Investigators discovered chemical substances and technical devices during a raid of the suspect?s home.
Austria?s interior minister, Gerhard Karner, previously stated that help from other intelligence agencies was necessary because Austrian investigators, unlike some foreign services, cannot legally monitor text messages.
The main suspect?s lawyer claimed the allegations were ?overacting at its best,? arguing that Austrian authorities were ?presenting this exaggeratedly? to push for new surveillance powers.
Swift had been planning to hold three concerts in Vienna beginning Aug. 8, with 200,000 people expected to attend. Last week, in a social media post, the singer broke her silence about the cancellations after concluding her London shows at Wembley Stadium.
?Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating,? she wrote in a statement posted to Instagram. ?The reason for the cancellations filled me with a new sense of fear, and a tremendous amount of guilt because so many people had planned on coming to those shows.?
?But I was also so grateful to the authorities because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives.?
[From Hollywood Life]
Further on in Taylor?s Instagram post she made it very clear that her silence had been intentional. ?My priority was finishing our European tour safely, and it is with great relief that I can say we did that.? That?s absolutely right. Canceling the shows, cooperating with law enforcement, and not commenting until the entire tour leg was over protected the lives of her fans and everyone who works on the tour. And it sounds like the CIA stepped in fairly quickly to assist the Austrian authorities. This is a whole other conversation, but I find that detail on Austrians not being allowed to monitor their citizens? text messages rather fascinating.
Photos credit: Mike Gray / Avalon, Justin Ng / Avalon. Photos of fans are from Wembley Stadium in London in June
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| | Jenna Ortega & Winona Ryder went full goth-girl at the Venice 'Beetlejuice' premiere | | Added 364 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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You might think, ?why did a commercial sequel to Beetlejuice get a world premiere at the Venice Film Festival?? At least that?s what I thought at first. But seeing the photos from Venice, I get it. This was a MOMENT. The cast really delivered too. Venice believed in Tim Burton so much that Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was the opening night premiere. I?m splitting up the photos. This post is just for the cast of B2, as I?m calling it now so I won?t have to type it out every time.
Winona Ryder wore Chanel and she walked the carpet with her longtime partner Scott Mackinlay Hahn. He?s a smokeshow in a quiet way! They look lovely together. Winona is absolutely theme dressing for B2, but I feel pretty confident that she would have worn Chanel or something like this regardless. She?s supposed to look like Lydia Deetz! And that makes my goth-girl heart sing.
Jenna Ortega who plays Lydia?s daughter in B2 wore Dior. This is supposed to be a sartorial callback to the ?wedding dress? worn by Lydia in B1. It?s cool! I like the look more knowing the backstory, and I like that Jenna did a vampy makeup look.
Other fashion notes: Catherine O?Hara wore a spectacular, on-theme Oscar de la Renta. And Monica Belluci wore Vivienne Westwood Monica is in the film, and she?s also dating the director, Tim Burton. They held hands on the carpet.
Also coupled up on the carpet: Justin Theroux and his girlfriend Nicole Brydon Bloom. I think this is their red-carpet couple debut, actually (scratch that they went to the Vanity Fair Oscar party this year). She?s pretty? but she looks very young. Let me look it up? oh, she?s only 30 years old. He?s 53. Yeah? that?s what I would expect from him.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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