Grimes is auctioning off her Met Gala accessories to raise money for BIPOC families in Ukraine

This year’s Eurovision Song Contest winners Kalush Orchestra have auctioned off their trophy from the competition in order to raise money for the Ukrainian army. The winning bid of 500 Ethereums – roughly $900,000 – was placed by Ukraine-based cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBit.Announced last week, the auction took place on Sunday, hosted by TV presenter Serhiy Prytula, with the band also announcing the winner of a raffle to win the pink bucket hat frontman Oleh Psiuk wore on stage at this month’s Eurovision show.Tickets for the raffle cost five euros a pop, and raised a further $370,000.

Actor Richard Gere hosted a benefit concert for Ukraine at Carnegie Hall that raised $360,000 for Direct Relief, a humanitarian organization providing medical aid.

Grimes has donated a number of clothes and items from her 2021 Met Gala appearance to raise money for Ukraine.The musician is one of 50 artists who have given personal items to the Resistance For Ukraine benefit auction that aims to “support Emergency Response & BIPOC families (Black, indigenous, and people of colour) in and out of Ukraine.”Each piece from the auction, which closes May 26, offers “a unique interpretation” of the theme ‘resistance’, and all proceeds will be donated to Diaspora Relief and Razom which help provide food, shelter, and evacuation support.The items Grimes has donated to the auction include her CHRISHABANA x Dune Harkonnen Mask and the silver elf ear cuffs, both of which she wore at last year’s annual fundraising event at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.“Hey guys – I’m auctioning stuff from my Met Gala look last year to raise money to help get BIPOC families out of Ukraine since they’re having trouble exiting at the border,” Grimes wrote on Instagram, sharing photos of the items.A post shared by ☘︎

Bella Hadid admits she was just joking when she said she had “blacked out” while walking the red carpet at the 2022 Met Gala, explaining to her fans and followers that she didn’t mean for people to think that it had to do with her stunning gown designed by Riccardo Tisci.“I literally like, blacked out. I don’t even think I got one good photo on the red carpet,” the model previously said, “I looked once to the left, once to the right, and I ran up the stairs.

Naman Ramachandran The Twitter deal is temporarily on hold, billionaire Elon Musk posted on Friday.“Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users,” Musk posted on Twitter.Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of usershttps://t.co/Y2t0QMuuyn— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 13, 2022In the tweet, Musk provided a link to a May 2 Reuters article quoting Twitter’s filing on Monday. “Twitter Inc estimated in a filing on Monday that false or spam accounts represented fewer than 5% of its monetizable daily active users during the first quarter,” the Reuters piece said.Musk has been vocal about cleaning the platform of spam bots.

Billie Eilish and Cardi B don't have any bad blood, no matter how much the internet seems to want to believe otherwise.Following Monday's Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City — where both Cardi and Billie slayed in their stunning red carpet styles — both stars then attended a gala afterparty at The Standard hotel.It was at this afterparty where rumors of drama and shade-throwing were first sparked. While Cardi made a lively speech kicking off the big party and greeting attendees, an out-of-context video showed Billie mouthing the words «So weird,» which many presumed to indicate Billie was mocking Cardi.However, amid the clip going viral, Cardi took to Twitter to stomp out the speculation.«I hate the internet cause one, how do y’all turn one of the most lit parties into drama? Two, Ocean eyes is the song I cater to my daughter.

Kourtney Kardashian is raising some eyebrows with her latest comments. The 43-year-old reality star made her Met Gala debut on Monday, and celebrated by speaking to La La Anthony, who was interviewing A-listers for at the event.After Kourtney gushed that she and fiancé Travis Barker were doing «so good» and «having fun» amid the festivities, she described their looks for the fashion-focused event.«We're in Thom Browne.

copying a classic look at the Met Gala.Social media users were pointing fingers at Ralph Lauren, angrily alleging that the designer ripped off the idea of Alicia Keys’ New York skyscraper cape from fellow high-fashion designer Zang Toi.Toi, the go-to designer favored by the fashionable society set, showed a white couture silk gazar floor-length cape with black hand-beaded New York skyscrapers in February 2020 during his Fall/Winter 2020 runway show at New York Fashion Week — much like Lauren’s design for the 2022 Met Gala.“My cape was inspired by my love for my adopted home, New York City,” Toi told The Post, noting his inbox has been flooded with fashion lovers pointing out the similarities to his original design. “I came here 41 years ago with $300 to study at Parsons School of Design and I wanted to show my love and appreciation for the city that embraced me — and allowed me to live the American Dream.”In fact, Toi debuted his black-and-white skyscraper cape many years ago during his Spring 2009 collection — later worn by Ling Tan at the 2010 CFDA Fashion Awards.“I decided to bring the iconic hand-beaded New York skyline cape out of the archive — timeless beauty never goes out of style — to pay tribute to my favorite city at my 2020 ‘New York, New York’ runway show,” he told The Post, which was attended by former mayor Rudy Giuliani.Eagle-eyed fashionistas couldn’t help but point out that it seems Lauren may have lifted the idea from the Malaysia-born designer’s “New York, New York” collection, which included a cape with similar NYC embellishments.“They copied Zang because they know Zang is the most creative unparalleled fashion designer,” one fan said.

Cara Delevingne had a freeing moment at the Met Gala! The 29-year-old model made a statement on Monday night when she arrived in a red suit by Dior Haute Couture. While ascending the steps at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, she opted for a dramatic wardrobe change.  Delevingne took off her jacket, only to reveal her gold-painted torso adorned with gold chains.

the Met Gala is the biggest night in fashion, drawing in the more important names in the entertainment industry, there was another major celebration happening across the country at the same time: the Los Angeles premiere of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.Bad Bunny joins Marvel and becomes the newest Latino hero ‘El Muerto’Oscar Isaac wears skirt to ‘Moon Knight’ screening: See his look!Ryan Reynolds can’t explain his kissing scenes to his kidsStars from the latest Marvel film missed out on the New York City spectacle, showing up to the famous El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood to premiere the film. Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Rachel McAdams, and more put on their Monday best to promote the film, marking the 28th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Still, some Marvel stars managed to make their way to the Met Gala, including some recently-announced stars who are expected to make their MCU debut very soon.Bad Bunny made his very first appearance at the Met Gala on Monday, which comes following the announcement that he’s joining the MCU with the lead role in The Dead, a character that exists within the Spider-Man universe.Another star who is set to join the popular franchise is Sydney Sweeney, who also made her first appearance at the event.

Wendy Williams is slowly but surely getting back into the New York City life, and the latest outing was a Met Gala after-party.The 57-year-old talk show host attended a star-studded affair at The Standard Hotel on Monday night with Jason Lee, the CEO and founder of Hollywood Unlocked, as her date. She wore a colorful layered dress with matching sneakers, and a diamond-encrusted «W» pendant and necklace to complete the look.

Cara Delevingne had a freeing moment at the Met Gala! The supermodel turned heads on Monday night when she arrived in a red suit by Dior Haute Couture. While ascending the steps at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the 29-year-old opted for a dramatic wardrobe change.  Delevingne took off her jacket, only to reveal her gold-painted torso adorned with gold chains.

Amy Schumer shed a little more light on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, and the comedian offered the insight while rocking a boss look alongside tennis legend Venus Williams.The pair donned coordinating looks Monday at the Met Gala, alongside Mexican-Chilean climate activist Xiye Bastida and fashion designer Gabriela Hearst. Schumer and Williams spoke with ET's Rachel Smith about the slap 'heard round the world and, of course, their gala attire.Schumer, one of three co-hosts at this year's Oscars where Smith physically confronted Rock following a joke directed at Jada Pinkett Smith, has previously recalled where she was on the night the episode unfolded and how it affected her.

Kaia Gerber and Austin Butler are making their debut as a couple in the most iconic way, walking together on the red carpet of the highly anticipated 2022 Met Gala in New York City on Monday.The supermodel did not disappoint, wearing a silver metallic gown by Alexander McQueen, looking like an absolute deity and evoking Hollywood glamor with big hair and jewels by Kwiat. The actor looked elegant wearing in Prada, at one point joined by Priscilla Presley, who recently gave her verdict on the long awaited ‘Elvis’ movie, with Austin playing the music legend.Dating rumors started in December, following Kaia’s split from Jacob Elordi after one year.

Met Gala 2022 red carpet just finished, and while their many epic moments of the night, one of the funniest was when Jared Leto was confused for Fredrik Robertsson. Getty and reporters covering the event thought that Leto was the man behind the show-stopping head-to-toe silver look before everyone found out who the person actually was.