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Daily Mail
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Newly single Katy Perry shows ex Orlando Bloom what he's missing in TINY black bikini on 'family' yacht trip
Katy Perry showed off her incredible figure in a black bikini during a respite on a yacht in Capri, Italy over the weekend. The 40-year-old pop star — who just broke her silence on her split from Orlando Bloom — was spotted engaging with a male companion. She seemed lighthearted and relaxed as she laughed with Canadian talent agent Michael Kives, who later enveloped her in a tight hug. Tech businessman Ben Schwerin was also on board, as was her ex Orlando. Katy's perky bust was on display in a revealing triangle top, and she bared her washboard abs in the swimsuit's matching bottoms. She and Bloom confirmed their breakup last week, after swirling speculation about their relationship status. The pair began dating in 2016 and got engaged on Valentine's Day 2019, before welcoming their four-year-old daughter Daisy Dove in August 2020. The 40-year-old pop star - who just broke her silence on her split from Orlando Bloom - was spotted engaging with Canadian talent agent Michael Kives Representatives for the pair told that 'Orlando and Katy have been shifting their relationship over the past many months to focus on co-parenting. They will continue to be seen together as a family, as their shared priority is - and always will be - raising their daughter with love, stability, and mutual respect.' The split was all but cemented when Orlando, 48, attended Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's star-studded wedding alone in Venice last weekend. He shared a cryptic Instagram post about 'loneliness' and 'darkness' days ago. Meanwhile, this weekend Katy let her hair down during a break from her Lifetimes tour, after she broke down in tears onstage at her final Australian show. A source told Us Weekly in late June: 'Katy and Orlando have split but are amicable,' while adding that the separation has not been 'contentious.' 'Katy is of course upset but is relieved to not have to go through another divorce, as that was the worst time in her life,' it was noted. The Teenage Dream hitmaker was previously married to Russell Brand from 2010 until their divorce in 2012. The Us Weekly source added that Katy and Orlando's breakup had been 'a long time coming' and that their relationship had been 'tense for months.' The singer's stunning obliques were unmissable as she soaked up the sun In the wake of the separation, the actor busied himself with socializing at Jeff and Lauren's star-studded nuptials. Katy, who had been a guest at Lauren's bachelorette party in Paris and was also one of the bride's fellow passengers on the Blue Origin space flight launched by Jeff, was not in attendance. When it emerged that Orlando was going to the wedding by himself, Katy's absence was explained as a scheduling conflict with her Lifetimes tour in Australia. At the wedding, Orlando mingled with a number of celebrity guests, including Kim Kardashian and Sydney Sweeney. After news spread of her split from Orlando, Katy fought back tears while addressing an audience in Adelaide, holding her hands in the shape of a heart and saying: 'Thank you, Australia, for always being there for me.' For his part, Orlando shared nebulous social media posts about 'loneliness' and 'darkness,' intensifying the speculation about his relationship status. One of his uploads was a Carl Jung quote that read: 'Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself.' He also posted a Jung quote reading: 'Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.' Two days before the split went public, reported that the couple was renting out their $30 million Montecito mansion to Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger.
South China Morning Post
22-03-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Meet Michael Kives, the most well-connected man in Hollywood? The talent agent-turned-investor just threw a birthday bash attended by Kim Kardashian and Hillary Clinton, and he helped make SBF rich
Michael Kives is one of the most networked men in Hollywood – it's no wonder he's been dubbed the 'superconnector' by media outlets like Page Six. Michael Kives recently celebrated his 44th birthday in style. Photo: @lydiakives/Instagram Last Saturday, the former talent agent celebrated his 44th birthday with a guest list that was so star-studded it could almost rival the Academy Awards. Among those in attendance were Gwyneth Paltrow, Kim Kardashian , Katy Perry, Kate Hudson , Bill and Hillary Clinton and Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner. The bash reportedly took place at members club San Vicente Bungalows' Santa Monica location. Advertisement Canadian investor Michael Kives with his wife Lydia. Photo: @lydiakives/Instagram So, who is he exactly? Michael Kives is a Canadian investor Michael Kives is the co-founder of K5 Global. Photo: @lydiakives/Instagram Kives is the co-founder and managing partner of K5 Global. The firm has investments in companies including Elon Musk's SpaceX and The Boring Company as well as Uber, Coinbase and more, according to Page Six. The Stanford University graduate – who has worked for both Bill and Hillary Clinton – is an adviser to over 20 start-ups and serves as a director on the boards of Yahoo, Shutterfly, 818 Tequila and Sprinter Spirits. Kives was also identified as convicted criminal Sam Bankman-Fried's original 'in' among the rich and powerful. The New York Times detailed how Kives introduced Bankman-Fried to big names in Hollywood, including Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, Kate Hudson, Bill Clinton, Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen. In exchange, Bankman-Fried invested US$700 million into Kives' venture-capital firm, according to court records. He stared out as a talent agent Michael Kives and his wife Lydia met on a blind date. Photo: @lydiakives/Instagram
