Jill Biden, Ed.D., shows support for Ukraine during President Joe Biden’s 2022 State of the Union address wearing a gorgeous ensemble.Dr. Biden wore a deep blue, long-sleeved dress, accessorized with the Ukrainian national flower as cufflinks.
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A total shock. Julia Haart was fired from her position at estranged husband Silvio Scaglia Haart‘s company in the midst of the couple’s split.
Employees at Elite World Group received a memo on Wednesday, February 9, announcing that Paolo Barbieri will replace the fashion designer, 50, as CEO of the business, Us Weekly can confirm.
“She was completely blindsided by the firing,” an insider exclusively tells Us. “She received no reasoning and was simply let go on presumably the basis of divorce.”
The former La Perla creative director filed for divorce from the businessman, 63, on Wednesday after two years of marriage. After the couple tied the knot in 2019, the entrepreneur named his wife co-owner and CEO of EWG. He also took her last name.
“The action taken to remove Julia Haart from her position as CEO was unauthorized and of no legal effect,” a lawyer for the My Unorthodox Life star told Us on Thursday, February 10. “She is a 50 percent owner of the business and was one of the two directors. Unfortunately, this comes at a time when Julia and Silvio are in the beginning of divorce proceedings. Julia will enforce all of her legal rights and remedies.”
The first source adds that the Netflix personality is “working with her attorney to see what can be done” about her unplanned exit from EWG, where she “worked tirelessly” to help the company grow “day in, day out.”
“They were in the process of divorcing amicably and talked every day,” the insider tells Us. “To use that as retaliation to try to push her out of the company is sad.”
Before joining EWG, the Russia native founded her own shoe company named Julia Haart. In 2016, La Perla named her the creative director of the brand. During her tenure, she famously designed the revealing
Jill Biden, Ed.D., shows support for Ukraine during President Joe Biden’s 2022 State of the Union address wearing a gorgeous ensemble.Dr. Biden wore a deep blue, long-sleeved dress, accessorized with the Ukrainian national flower as cufflinks.
Amanda Holden has joined the outpouring of worldwide support for the Ukrainian people following Russia's invasion of their country.MORE: Amanda Holden reveals major plans for daughter Lexi once she turns 18The Heart FM star shared an incredibly poignant photograph showing an older lady looking understandably upset as she queues for a blanket from aid workers.WATCH: Amanda Holden shares cute clip with her lookalike daughtersShe wrote: "I feel so saddened and powerless about the situation unfolding in Ukraine. It's heartbreaking to see truly innocent lives being lost in a place they saw as safe and their home.READ: Amanda Holden reveals extent of Simon Cowell's injuries after latest accidentMORE: Strictly's Motsi Mabuse inundated with support after heartbreaking message"We can try and help by donating to the 'British Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal' where all money raised helps someone affected to get food, medicine, water and shelter.
Howard Stern, 68, is letting the world know he doesn’t agree with Donald Trump or Vladimir Putin when it comes to Russia’s tragic invasion of Ukraine. The radio host revealed that he strongly disagrees with the former U.S. president after he publicly called Putin’s moves “genius” last week.
Amanda Holden was forced to walk off her radio studio set on Pancake Day after a Shrove Tuesday prank. The Heart radio DJ spoke out on Instagram after the prank on March 1. She and Ashley Roberts went head to head in a challenge to mark Shrove Tuesday.
Kylie Minogue is a global icon with over 2.3 million followers on Instagram, and on Tuesday the singer had an important message for them.READ: How to talk to your children about the Ukraine/Russia conflictThe star took to her social media feeds to share a message from UNICEF which read: "The children of Ukraine need peace, NOW." In her caption, she added: "The children of Ukraine have now joined the many, many children around the world affected by the cruelty of war. They desperately need our help @unicef, link in bio." She also shared the same message on her Instagram Stories.WATCH: Kylie Minogue blows fans away with hallway in London homeHer fans were quick to applaud her for sharing the message and sent her many supportive comments.WOW: Kylie Minogue looks phenomenal in edgy mini dress at Versace fashion showSEE: Kylie Minogue looks like a Greek goddess in jaw-dropping mini-dressOne read: "Thank you for speaking out Kylie.
Dr. Jill Biden, 70, showed her support as Russia continues to invade Ukraine and threaten the safety of its citizens. The First Lady sported a face mask with a sunflower emblem and a stunning polka dot suit jacket and pencil skirt during a Black History Month event at the White House on Monday, Feb. 28. Not only did she look stylish but her ensemble made a very important statement. The sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine so the look is definitely a symbol of solidarity coming from the First Lady.
Zack Sharf Howard Stern launched into a tirade against Vladimir Putin during Monday’s episode of his SiriusXM radio show (via Yahoo). The host condemned members of the Republican Party for supporting Putin amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, most notably Donald Trump. While Trump said at CPAC over the weekend that Russia’s attack on Ukraine is “appalling,” he was quoted last week calling Putin a “genius” for how he started the invasion.“I hate the Soviet Union,” Stern said.
Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks has penned an emotive post about the ongoing conflict in Ukraine saying “my heart is broken”.Ukraine has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation on February 24.In a note on Instagram, Nicks shared her support for the Ukraine in a post where she shared an anecdote about a friend who was fleeing the conflict.Nicks wrote: “At 4am this morning me and a friend sent a message to a lady in Ukraine who sent us a beautiful hand painted box – to thank her again and check up on her after watching the news all night – she immediately wrote back that she was home and still fine…“At 4:45am she wrote us back that she was now ‘just trying to escape’; that changed everything. Now I know someone, an innocent person, who is having her freedom taken from her.
Celebrities of Ukrainian and Russian descent are speaking out about the Russia-Ukraine crisis among signs that the Ukrainian capital was increasingly threatened early Friday. Russia pressed its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital Friday after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides in an attack that could rewrite the global post-Cold War security order.
Peta Murgatroyd is asking for fans to pray for her husband Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who is in Ukraine right now amid the Russian invasion.