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Pink Villa
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Taylor Swift Flaunts 'TNT' Bracelet on NYC Girls' Night With Selena Gomez, Know Its Connection to Travis Kelce
Taylor Swift was seen enjoying a night out in New York City with longtime friend Selena Gomez on May 31. The pop star kept things stylish and sentimental as she wore her gold and diamond tennis bracelet engraved with 'TNT,' a nod to her relationship with NFL player Travis Kelce. The custom Wove x Michelle Wie West bracelet is a gift from Travis, who owns a matching one. Taylor has worn the piece in public several times, and she wore it again as she celebrated a big career win. For the outing at Monkey Bar, she paired the bracelet with a black sequinned Gucci mini skirt, black tank top, and chunky silver platform heels. Selena Gomez also kept things casual but elegant, wearing a tan halter top with khaki dress pants and metallic brown pointed heels as per TMZ. The girls' night out came just one day after Taylor announced she now owns the master recordings of her first six albums. "All of the music I've ever made…now belongs…to me," Taylor Swift wrote in a message shared on her official website. "And all my music videos. And all the concert films. The album art and photography. The unreleased songs. The memories. The magic. The madness. Every single era. My entire life's work." This news marks a significant win for the Blank Space singer, who has spent years re-recording her albums to gain control of her catalog following a dispute with Scooter Braun. Travis Kelce, who is currently in Kansas City for the 2025 Big Slick Weekend charity event, showed support for Taylor by liking her Instagram post about her music milestone. His Kansas City Chiefs teammate, Patrick Mahomes, and Patrick's wife, Brittany Mahomes, also shared the post. Though Travis and Taylor were apart for the weekend, they've been seen together more often during the NFL offseason. Most recently, the couple enjoyed a getaway in Florida in late May, reportedly with Travis's mom, Donna Kelce, joining them. Donna Kelce has also shown public support for Taylor. During a Today show appearance in November, she wore a charm bracelet featuring the logo of Taylor's The Tortured Poets Department album.
New York Post
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Jason Sudeikis breaks silence on uncle George Wendt's death
Jason Sudeikis is honoring his late uncle George Wendt. The veteran actor, who was known for playing the iconic Norm Peterson on 'Cheers' for all 11 seasons, from 1982 to 1993, died May 20 at age 76 in his sleep. Nearly two weeks later, Sudeikis, 49, spoke about Wendt's death for the first time at the Big Slick 2025 kickoff in Kansas City over the weekend. Advertisement 15 Jason Sudeikis at day 1 of the Big Slick Celebrity Weekend in Kansas City on May 30. Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock 15 Jason Sudeikis and George Wendt in 2014. GC Images 'With regard to my uncle George, there's that saying, 'don't meet your heroes… usually cause they let you down,' I assume is the back half of that statement. But he's not one of those people,' the 'Ted Lasso' star said during a news conference at the event. Advertisement 'He's as fun and kind and as warm as any character he played on television or in films,' Sudeikis continued about Wendt. 'He was an incredible influence to me, both as someone that plays the trail being from the Midwest and teaching me that acting was a career you could actually have, and it's also a career where you could meet the love of your life like his wife, and AKA permanent girlfriend, Bernadette.' 15 Jason Sudeikis speaks on stage at the 2025 Big Slick Weekend. Getty Images 'He also always kept connected to his family and to his roots both both in Chicago where he's from, and from the time he spent here going to Rockhurst college and to a bar named Mike's a whole bunch where I think he logged maybe 18 credit hours,' Sudeikis joked. 'But it was all for preparation of a job that we all know him for on 'Cheers,' and all time well spent. But yeah, we miss him greatly and I love him dearly.' Sudeikis is hosting the benefit event to raise money for Children's Mercy Hospital. He sweetly wore a jersey with Wendt's last name on the back and the number 76 (Wendt's age at death) at the celebrity softball game. Advertisement 15 Jason Sudeikis honors George Wendt at the celebrity softball game at Kauffman Stadium during the Big Slick Celebrity Weekend. Getty Images 15 Jason Sudeikis reps his late uncle at the Big Slick celebrity softball game. Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock 15 Jason Sudeikis participates in 2025 Big Slick Weekend. Getty Images Sudeikis and Wendt have always been close, with 'The George Wendt Show' star gushing over the 'Ted Lasso' actor's career in 2024. Advertisement 'It was Letterman or Conan, he said, 'Did your uncle George have any advice for you?'' Wendt recalled on the 'Still Here Hollywood' podcast. 'And Jason goes — he's so sharp — he goes, 'Yeah he told me just get on the best show on television and one of the greatest shows of all time and just pretty much take it from there.' And he goes, 'So I did.'' 15 Jason Sudeikis during the Big Slick celebrity softball game. Getty Images 15 Curt Menefee, Johnny Knoxville, Jason Sudeikis and Andy Richter at the 2025 Big Slick softball game. Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock 15 George Wendt, Rob Riggle and Jason Sudeikis. Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock 'He got 'SNL,'' the comedian, who is the brother of Sudeikis' mom, Kathy, added. 'He's such a great kid,' Wendt continued of Sudeikis. 'Very proud. Proud especially, you know, not only of the success, but he's solid. Have you read profiles and stuff? I mean he is such a mesh, so smart, so thoughtful. I mean, it all comes out in the show. Right?' During the interview, Wendt also reflected on his own journey into Hollywood. 'I didn't want to be in a job I hated for the rest of my life,' he admitted before noting he went through a long list of careers before landing on comedy. Advertisement Wendt ended up joining Chicago's improvisational comedy troupe Second City, which he called 'a blast.' 15 George Wendt and Jason Sudeikis attends Apple TV +'s Primetime Emmy Party at Mother Wolf on January 15, 2024. WireImage 'I had fun and it wasn't really until I'd been there working, and then they called from Leo Burnett or something and said, 'Hey, can you send the people, some of the cast over… we're going to do some commercials or we're going to have some demos for commercials,' that sort of thing, and they said, 'Well you have to join SAG.'' Sudeikis, meanwhile, opened up about his relationship with Wendt during a 2011 interview with Playboy. Advertisement 'He's always been very encouraging, but there was no 'Tuesdays With Morrie' kind of relationship between him and I,' the 'Horrible Bosses' star explained. 'He didn't take me to the park to explain comic timing. There was nothing like that. He was just a good example that being an actor was a viable option.' 15 George Wendt and Jason Sudeikis attends Apple TV +'s Primetime Emmy Party. Lisa O'Connor/AFF-USA/Shutterstock Sudeikis added, 'Here's a guy from the Midwest, in my family, who took the road less traveled and it worked out for him. The advice he gave me, and I say this jokingly, is 'Get on one of the best sitcoms of all time and then ride it out.'' The 'We're the Millers' alum got his start as a writer on 'Saturday Night Live' before starring as a cast member for nine seasons from 2005 to 2013. Advertisement In 2008, Sudeikis revealed to The Post that Wendt didn't give him any tips for being on the late-night sketch show, despite the 'Cheers' actor's frequent appearances on it over the years. 15 George Wendt and Jason Sudeikis attend 'I Can't Believe They Wendt There: The Roast Of George Wendt' on September 9, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Getty Images 'Not at all,' he confessed. 'George is great at shepherding out advance, like, 'You know who you should talk to?' But the neat thing is, my third week there, Robert Smigel, who wrote the Superfan sketches, was like, 'Wanna help me write a Superfans thing for your uncle George and Horatio [Sanz]?' So I'm sitting there with comedy legend Robert Smigel my third week in this job that I can't believe I have, and we're writing stuff for my uncle George based on characters he's done since I was 15. It's crazy.' In 2017, Sudeikis attended 'I Can't Believe They Wendt There: The Roast Of George Wendt' in Chicago, Illinois. On the red carpe before the roast, the 'Horrible Bosses 2' vet cheekily told ABC7, 'When I realized that that show ['Cheers'] was watched by other people than my family, I thought, 'oh wow.'' Advertisement Wendt's family rep confirmed his death to The Post last month, stating that the star 'died peacefully in his sleep while at home' that morning. 15 George Wendt and Jason Sudeikis at Big Slick Party and Auction in Kansas City. Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock 'George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to all of those lucky enough to have known him,' their statement continued. 'He will be missed forever. The family has requested privacy during this time.' At this time, no official cause of death has been revealed. During his time on the NBC sitcom, Wendt garnered six consecutive Emmy nominations for his performance as Norm. The cast of 'Cheers' recently had a mini-reunion at the 2024 Emmys. 15 Nicholas Colasanto, Shelley Long, Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, and George Wendt on 'Cheers.' ©NBC/Courtesy Everett Collection Wendt, along with Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, Rhea Perlman and John Ratzenberger, reunited as part of a special tribute at the awards ceremony honoring some of the most beloved shows in TV history. The cast appeared on stage inside a replica of the iconic Boston bar, with host Anthony Anderson calling the sitcom 'one of the greatest television shows of all time.' 'This feels nice to be here in front of you,' Danson, 77, said, before Ratzenberger, 78, chimed in that the event was a 'long overdue class reunion.' 15 George Wendt arrives at the Alliance For Children's Rights 3rd annual celebrity right to laugh event at Avalon on June 12, 2012 in Hollywood, California. Getty Images Noticeably absent was Woody Harrelson, who couldn't make 'Cheers' because he's in a play,' Jesse Collins, an executive producer for the Emmys, told the Hollywood Reporter at the time. Following the news of Wendt's death, two of his 'Cheers' co-stars released touching statements about his life. 'I am devastated to hear that Georgie is no longer with us,' a rep for Danson shared with The Post. 'I am sending all my love to Bernadette and the children. It is going to take me a long time to get used to this. I love you, Georgie.' Perlman told The Post in part, 'George Wendt was the sweetest, kindest man I ever met. It was impossible not to like him.'
