Oscar Holland, CNN Contributors: Jacqui Palumbo, Nick Remsen Photo editors: Austin Steele, Jennifer Arnow The Met Gala is fashion’s big night out — and celebrities are known for saving their most striking outfits for its often-theatrical red carpet. Stars across industries including TV, film, politics and sport did not disappoint, bringing exaggerated silhouettes, elegant accessories
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Oscar Holland, CNN | Nick Remsen, CNN With a dress code honoring America’s Gilded Age, the Met Gala’s guests looked to the past for inspiration. And there was one accessory that stole the show Monday night: the vintage tiara. Actress Tommy Dorfman and YouTuber Emma Chamberlain were among the celebrities sporting generations-old crowns. However, it
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By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN Taiwan’s first-ever gourmet dining train has just hit the tracks — and this stunning creation is earning fast fans not just for its food, but for its appearance, too. Called the Moving Kitchen, it’s the latest addition to “The Future,” a special excursion train. The unveiling of the Moving Kitchen
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Part valentine to the theater, part unconventional love story, “Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known” celebrates the show and its original cast, while also providing a broader look at the issues of teen rebellion and alienation that turned the musical into a sensation. Or just come for the adorable interplay between
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Blake Lively paid tribute to New York City architecture in a shimmering gown that dramatically transformed as she walked the Met Gala red carpet on Monday night. Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds are co-hosts of the event, and while Reynolds wore a more classic tuxedo by Ralph Lauren for the theme “Gilded
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By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Jimmy Kimmel, host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” has Covid-19 and will hand the reins of his late-night show to guest host Mike Birbiglia starting Tuesday, the comedian announced on Twitter. “Our daughter brought us covid (even though we specifically asked her not to),” Kimmel wrote. Kimmel said he and his family
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN In this week’s travel news roundup, we look at space hotels through the ages, Sicily’s new “Little America” and a new glass-bottomed bridge in Vietnam that might just be the world’s longest. Connection restored CNN Travel often covers beautiful and touching moments between passengers on life’s journey. But every so often,
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By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Tracy Peck was running errands Saturday when she got a series of texts and calls that shocked her — first from her tennis coach, then from her best friend. “Have you seen the CNN story?” both of them told her. “That has to be you.” At first, Peck brushed it
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By Marianne Garvey Drew Barrymore has apologized for “making light” of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s defamation trial. Depp is suing Heard, his ex-wife, for $50 million, alleging that she defamed him with a 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she wrote about her experience with domestic violence. Depp was not referred to by name
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Drew Barrymore has apologized for “making light” of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s defamation trial. Depp is suing Heard, his ex-wife, for $50 million, alleging that she defamed him with a 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she wrote about her experience with domestic violence. Depp was not referred to by name
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Marianna Cerini “The amazing thing about Anna is the average person knows who she is,” designer Tom Ford tells fashion journalist Amy Odell in the first pages of “Anna,” a new biography of American Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour out this week. “You show them a picture and they say, ‘That’s Anna Wintour from Vogue.’” Wintour,
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Joe Alwyn is fully aware many people want to hear from him about his relationship with Taylor Swift, but he says he doesn’t “know how best to talk about it.” In an interview with The Guardian, the actor said that when it comes to their love “It’s just not for
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By Marianne Garvey Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson made their red carpet debut at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C. over the weekend. Kardashian was invited by Disney and ABC following the premiere of her Hulu show, “The Kardashians.” Davidson attend as her plus one. The reality star wore a Balenciaga gown, while
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson made their red carpet debut at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C. over the weekend. Kardashian was invited by Disney and ABC following the premiere of her Hulu show, “The Kardashians.” Davidson attend as her plus one. The reality star wore a Balenciaga gown, while
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By Marianne Garvey Joey Lawrence married his fiancée, actress Samantha Cope over the weekend. The two tied the knot on Sunday in an outdoor ceremony in California. “It just feels so right,” Lawrence told People. “Life can be challenging at times, but when God gives you the right person, it’s worth it.” The actor’s brothers
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN In announcing their mother Naomi’s death Saturday, Ashley and Wynonna Judd wrote that they lost their “beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness.” It was something that Naomi Judd had been open about. She wrote about her battle with severe depression and anxiety in her 2016 memoir, “River of
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN Ashley Judd honored her late mother, country icon Naomi Judd, in an intimate essay about maternal health and safety for USA Today on Friday. Naomi Judd, a five-time Grammy winner, died by suicide last week after a longtime struggle with anxiety and depression. In her essay, actress and political activist Ashley
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN One of the biggest stars at country music’s biggest festival had quite the weekend. Carrie Underwood paid tribute to Naomi Judd at the Stagecoach Festival held in Indio, California. Actress Ashley Judd announced Saturday that her mother had died at the age of 76. The elder Judd had been one
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN The Met Gala, known as fashion’s biggest night, returns to its typical slot — the first Monday of May — after two years of disruptions due to the pandemic. The event, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City coincides with the opening of part two of the exhibition,
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Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Isa Soares, Madalena Araujo, Oleksandra Ochman, CNN; Photographs by Serhii Korovayny/Redux for CNN With the audience waiting eagerly in its seats, a familiar message echoes through the hall, reminding patrons to turn off phones and immerse themselves in the experience. It’s immediately followed by a more abnormal announcement. “Dear guest, our event will
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