Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are one of the most unexpected couples in Hollywood right now. The pair have known each other for a few years, and the music producer was known to be friends with the singer’s ex, Justin Bieber.
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carried “” ($340) by Aupen, a faux-leather shoulder bag with a curvy, asymmetrical shape and minimalist branding.
Then Hailey Bieber swapped her for the “” ($180), Aupen's razor sharp slanted box bag.
Taylor Swift, was next; the 34-year-old was papped on a night out with her “” ($340) in one hand and new beau .
, Olivia Rodrigo, Gal Gadot, Gabrielle Union, and a slew of other “It” girls followed suit, stepping out in variations on the same uniform: a tiny minidress, towering heels, going-out glam, and a Aupen bag.Taylor Swift carries the Nirvana; Selena Gomez carries the Purpose Ice.Aupen's hyper-visibility in Hollywood, its vegan-friendly reputation, and under-$500 price point were a winning combination: Less than a year after they launched in November 2022, Aupen—a portmanteau of “authentic” and “open”—had placed its bags with not just one, but a dozen of the most influential women on the planet.In the blink of an eye, the brand experienced unprecedented success, the kind of recognition that most designers will spend their entire careers chasing.
And yet, Aupen remained nameless and faceless.
In the age of the celebrity designers and designers-turned-celebrities, the brand was an anomaly.
Why did no one want to take credit for this out-of-nowhere success? Amongst my peers, we joked about people “on the inside” bribing celebrities to carry their handbags; we wondered if this was all some kind of stunt, as though someone were about to rip off a mask Scooby Doo villain-style and reveal themselves as the genius behind the operation.
Maybe all the celebrities were secretly going vegan.Aupen JoyAupenAupen Purpose BagAupenEven more strange was the disappearance of one man claiming to be the creative director from the press.
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are one of the most unexpected couples in Hollywood right now. The pair have known each other for a few years, and the music producer was known to be friends with the singer’s ex, Justin Bieber.
EXCLUSIVE: The Black List is opening submissions for six diversity lists in partnership with GLAAD, CAPE, the MPAC Hollywood Bureau, The Salon, the Latin Tracking Board, NALIP, 1IN4 Coalition, and the WGA Disabled Writers Committee, in addition to establishing the Desi List-–a new, curated list that will shine a light on the most promising feature scripts and pilots from South Asian writers.
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Protests interrupted the show at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards this afternoon.
Selena Gomez is getting ready for her appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Lunar New Year is a key box office period in several Asian territories, but nowhere was it more hotly contested this year than in Vietnam, where several local, Japanese and Hollywood movies were slugging it over the week-long holidays (February 9-15).
Visibility is so important.
Mark Ruffalo has taken a turn. “I’m so sick of being so well-behaved,” he says. “I just want to take the ship as close to the reef as I can without actually crashing it. And maybe I’ll crash it too. I don’t give a sh*t anymore.”
Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has said the Magpies have not received any contact as of yet from Manchester United for Dan Ashworth.
Megan Fox has responded to accusations of “xenophobia” in a caption to a photo of herself on Instagram.The actor posted a photo to her Instagram which featured herself, Machine Gun Kelly, Taylor Swift and NFL player Travis Kelce, seemingly at an after-party following the Super Bowl.In the post’s caption, Fox wrote that she looked “like a Ukrainian blowup doll” and “one of those super expensive real sex dolls you can only get in Japan.”Some Instagram users took to the comments to show their disapproval of the caption. One wrote: “I guess xenophobia towards Eastern Europeans is still a thing in Hollywood”.A post shared by Megan Fox (@meganfox)Many defended Ukrainian women, particularly with regards to the ongoing conflict in the country, with one user writing: “It’s disgraceful to offend any women, but offending Ukrainian women, who now stand as icon of strength and heroism in the brutal war, is absolutely disgusting!!!!”In response to one of the critical comments, Fox wrote: “Dear God.
ITV Love Island All Star Sophie Piper first rose to fame on the reality dating show back in 2020 and is now back in the villa for the new spin off series in South Africa.
Fresh off a Super Bowl win, Travis Kelce is on his way to Hollywood.Or, at least, to Austin, Texas.The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, and famous boyfriend of pop star Taylor Swift, will make his executive-producing debut with the new indie “My Dead Friend Zoe,” which will have its world premiere at the South by Southwest fest in early March.The dramedy, directed by Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, stars Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales, Ed Harris and Morgan Freeman, and is about a veteran reuniting with her Vietnam-vet dad — while having conversations with her deceased best friend.Interestingly, the film was financed with the help of green energy tax credits through President Biden’s 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. According to Variety, it’s the first film to do so.“Hollywood is risky, right? On a scale of one to 10, Hollywood, it is a 9.5.
Nicola Peltz is sharing some behind-the-scenes details on her new movie Lola!
Thania Garcia Paramore has announced its first order of business as independent artists will be championing independent record stores as a Record Store Day Ambassador for 2024. Paramore — the trio consisting of frontwoman Hayley Williams, Taylor York and Zac Farro — took to social media over the weekend to share the news and confirmed the band is “freshly independent,” as Variety reported in January.
agree on is, well, disagreement. That, and the talents of hairstylist .When Lisa Rinna changed her for the first time, she entrusted Michael to install long clip-in extensions. When made her first post-, it was Michael who created her messy updo.The hair guru of choice for just about every Housewife (not to mention Vanderpump Rules star, Summer House tenant, and Southern Charm-er), Michael has been styling the most notable reality stars of our time for well over a decade.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Born and raised in New York, Michael is a first-generation Italian American who has done hair since, he says, “the invention of the hair dryer.”“I would help [my mom] apply box dye to her roots, so it was from when I was a little boy that I had this passion for hair,” Michael recalls.
“BS!” exclaims Bryce Dallas Howard’s spy novelist Elly Conway when she learns the real identity of the titular secret agent in “Argylle.” For once in the film, her character’s savant-like gift for understanding exactly what the audience should feel tracks. Here, that’s disbelief tinged with disappointment.
If you look at it on paper, “50 Shades of Grey” was a massive hit. The film earned $571 million worldwide, off of a budget of only $40 million.
Over the past couple of years, there has been a trend with studios, networks, and streamers canceling series that feature Black leads. They’ve also been letting go of executives who were hired to ensure there were more diverse actors and creators being hired.