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Daily Mail
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Lindsay Lohan's oil heir ex Brandon Davis makes rare red carpet appearance with wife Ashley Benson
and her husband Brandon Davis got all dressed up to attend the Race to Erase MS gala. The annual gala is thrown by Brandon's mother Nancy Davis and attracts the who's who of Hollywood. Ashley, 35, put on a leggy display in a Veronica Beard black romper with a plunging neckline and belted waist. She wore her blonde hair down and parted on the side and chose black pumps for her shoes of the night. Her husband, an oil heir to his grandfather Marvin Davis' fortune, 45, looked suave in a black suit with a white shirt with the first button undone. The couple posed for pics with Nancy, who wore a gorgeous black gown and sequin jacket from designer Veronica Beard. The 32nd annual fundraising gala took place on May 16 at the Fairmont Century Plaza hotel. To top off the evening, guests enjoyed a beautiful dinner and can take part in a silent auction - as well as enjoy a fashion show from Veronica Beard. Robin Thicke provided the evening's entertainment. 'We are so thrilled and excited to have the talented Robin Thicke and A Great Big World entertaining our guests for the 32nd annual Race to Erase MS Gala,' Nancy Davis, the charity's founder, said. She continued: 'We are also looking forward to seeing the incredible styles by Veronica Beard on the runway for this year's fashion show.' Race to Erase MS was founded in 1993 by Nancy Davis, who was diagnosed with MS at only 33 years old. Davis, now 67, is dedicated to the treatment and ultimate cure of multiple sclerosis, striving to pool together recourses and research for the best chance of a cure. Funding research is the core focus of the foundation and significant strides have been made to find the cause and cure of this debilitating disease. The event has been instrumental in funding pilot studies that have contributed to drugs now on the market and other very important therapies that are improving the lives of people suffering from MS. Brandon - who notoriously called Lindsay Lohan 'firecrotch' in 2006 after they dated - was previously romantically linked to The O.C. alum Mischa Barton, socialite Brittny Gastineau, and hotel heiress Paris Hilton. Ashley and Brandon are the parents of daughter Aspen, 15 months. The Pretty Little Liars star shared a sweet Valentine's Day message for her baby on Instagram. She shared a photo of Aspen with a strawberry emoji concealing her face as she was getting glam by pro make-up artist Laura Bueno. 'From the moment you came into my life, everything changed in the most beautiful way,' Ashley - who boasts 33.3M social media followers - gushed. 'Your smile is infectious and your little spunky personality makes me laugh every single day. I have never loved anything as much as I love you. Waking up to you every day is the best gift I have ever received. My forever best friend and my little girl.' Benson currently plays Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh's fictional love interest Cindy in Mike Ott's psychological thriller McVeigh, which hit limited US theaters and VOD on March 21. The terrorist drama currently has a 71% critic approval rating (out of 17 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes, and the Spring Breakers alum joined the project six years before they filmed it. 'Mike brought [Cindy] in there to just kind of show a different side of Timothy and to kind of show that he is a human being with feelings and he's yearning for a connection with someone,' Ashley told JoBlo last month. 'It was really nice how those scenes played out because there's a lot of quietness and there's a lot of storytelling through me and Alfie's eyes looking at each other and just showing that there is a softer side to him. '[Plus,] her being completely unaware of what his motives were throughout the film, it was interesting just how [that] played out and how it was a very intimate, genuine connection that I think both characters were longing for.'
Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Ashley Benson makes rare red carpet appearance with oil heir husband Brandon Davis at his mom's MS fundraiser
and her husband Brandon Davis got all dressed up to attend the Race to Erase MS gala. The annual gala is thrown by Brandon's mother Nancy Davis and attracts the who's who of Hollywood. Ashley, 35, put on a leggy display in a Veronica Beard black romper with a plunging neckline and belted waist. She wore her blonde hair down and parted on the side and chose black pumps for her shoes of the night. Her husband, an oil heir to his grandfather Marvin Davis' fortune, 45, looked suave in a black suit with a white shirt with the first button undone. The couple posed for pics with Nancy, who wore a gorgeous black gown and sequin jacket from designer Veronica Beard. The 32nd annual fundraising gala took place on May 16 at the Fairmont Century Plaza hotel. To top off the evening, guests enjoyed a beautiful dinner and can take part in a silent auction - as well as enjoy a fashion show from Veronica Beard. Robin Thicke provided the evening's entertainment. 'We are so thrilled and excited to have the talented Robin Thicke and A Great Big World entertaining our guests for the 32nd annual Race to Erase MS Gala,' Nancy Davis, the charity's founder, said. She continued: 'We are also looking forward to seeing the incredible styles by Veronica Beard on the runway for this year's fashion show.' Race to Erase MS was founded in 1993 by Nancy Davis, who was diagnosed with MS at only 33 years old. Davis, now 67, is dedicated to the treatment and ultimate cure of multiple sclerosis, striving to pool together recourses and research for the best chance of a cure. Funding research is the core focus of the foundation and significant strides have been made to find the cause and cure of this debilitating disease. She wore her blonde hair down and parted on the side and chose black pumps for her shoes of the night The event has been instrumental in funding pilot studies that have contributed to drugs now on the market and other very important therapies that are improving the lives of people suffering from MS. Ashley and Brandon are the parents of daughter Aspen, 15 months. The Pretty Little Liars star shared a sweet Valentine's Day message for her baby on Instagram. She shared a photo of Aspen with a strawberry emoji concealing her face as she was getting glam by pro make-up artist Laura Bueno. 'From the moment you came into my life, everything changed in the most beautiful way,' Ashley - who boasts 33.3M social media followers - gushed. 'Your smile is infectious and your little spunky personality makes me laugh every single day. I have never loved anything as much as I love you. Waking up to you every day is the best gift I have ever received. My forever best friend and my little girl.' Benson currently plays Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh's fictional love interest Cindy in Mike Ott's psychological thriller McVeigh, which hit limited US theaters and VOD on March 21. The terrorist drama currently has a 71% critic approval rating (out of 17 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes, and the Spring Breakers alum joined the project six years before they filmed it. 'Mike brought [Cindy] in there to just kind of show a different side of Timothy and to kind of show that he is a human being with feelings and he's yearning for a connection with someone,' Ashley told JoBlo last month. 'It was really nice how those scenes played out because there's a lot of quietness and there's a lot of storytelling through me and Alfie's eyes looking at each other and just showing that there is a softer side to him. '[Plus,] her being completely unaware of what his motives were throughout the film, it was interesting just how [that] played out and how it was a very intimate, genuine connection that I think both characters were longing for.'
Daily Mail
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
CHiPs star Erik Estrada, 75, makes rare appearance with wife of 27 years Nanette and their stunning daughter, 25
Erik Estrada and his wife Nanette Mirkovic made a rare red carpet appearance on Friday evening. The stars proved they are very much together after 27 years of matrimony as they held onto each other at the Fairmont Hotel. They were at Nancy Davis' Race To Erase MS Gala in Los Angeles. The 75-year-old CHiPs star made heads turn while hand-in-hand with his 65-year-old wife. Also with them was their pretty daughter Francesca Natalia, 25, who wore a low-cut black lace gown. The iconic actor looked red carpet ready in a sharp black suit with a white shirt and ivory tie. He appeared to be in good spirits as he enjoyed the splashy event where Ashley Benson held hands with her husband Brandon Davis. The actor and the film sound technician — who was his third wife — said 'I do' on September 20, 1997, and have a daughter together, Francesca Natalia, born in 2000. They currently reside in Studio City, California and have maintained a private relationship since becoming husband and wife. Estrada shot to fame in the 1970s after starring as Officer Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello on the hit TV series CHiPs which aired from 1977 to 1983. And in 1979, the heartthrob was named one of People Magazine's 10 Sexiest Bachelors In The World. Prior to Mirkovic, the actor was wed to Joyce Miller in November 1979. But the pair wasn't meant to be as they quickly called it quits and went their separate ways in 1980 without any children. The Border Blues actor's second marriage was to entertainment executive Peggy Rowe, in 1985. However, they filed for divorced in 1990. During their time together, the couple welcomed two sons: Anthony Erik, born in 39, and Brandon Michael-Paul, 37. Th actor went on to pursue a career in telenovelas and guest-starred on hit shows such as Lizzie McGuire, Scrubs, The Nanny and Sabrina The Teenage Witch. In 2016, he became a real life law enforcement officer, joining the police reserve force in the small town of St. Anthony, Idaho. The iconic actor looked red carpet ready in a sharp black suit with a white shirt and ivory tie His goal was to help protect children from predatory adults that they might encounter online, he explained after his swearing-in ceremony. 'Education is the best protection especially on the internet. Children should be educated in how to handle a chat room,' he told the Idaho State Journal. 'Don't give out personal information. Certainly don't give out your mother's or father's name or what school you go to. Don't ever accept gifts.' He added: 'Certainly don't ever go meet someone you've been chatting with. They're not who they are. If they send a picture, that isn't them.' The star-studded event was held on May 16 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Stars such as A Great Big World, Siedah Garrett, Brandon Davis, Ashley Benson and Caroline Rhea have also been rumored to be in attendance at the exclusive event. The celebrity guests won't be without entertainment, with a live musical performance from five-time Grammy Award nominee and diamond- selling performer Robin Thicke. To top off the evening, guests will enjoy a beautiful dinner, and can take part in a silent auction - as well as enjoy a fashion show from Veronica Beard. 'We are so thrilled and excited to have the talented Robin Thicke and A Great Big World entertaining our guests for the 32nd annual Race to Erase MS Gala,' Nancy Davis, the charity's founder, said. She continued: 'We are also looking forward to seeing the incredible styles by Veronica Beard on the runway for this year's fashion show.'
The Sun
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Kelly Osbourne accused of ‘taking Ozempic too far' as trolls say she's gone from ‘normal looking lady' to ‘gaunt' shadow
KELLY Osbourne has been accused of "taking Ozempic too far" after showing off her incredibly slim figure in a daring black dress. The mum-of-one shared pictures of herself all glammed up on Instagram, ahead of attending the Race to Erase MS gala. 3 3 While Kelly, 40, insisted in the post that she "felt like a queen" at the event, the comments section was quickly filled with people saying she needs to stop losing weight now. "Ozempic taken too far!" one wrote. "The ozempic is strong with this one," another added. "Oh my goodness, she a was a normal looking lady - now on Ozempic," a third commented. "Love you and the fam to bits, but gurl you're looking too thin," someone else wrote. "Pls no more losing weight - we won't be able to see you if you do," another added. "You are a beautiful young woman, please stop losing weight," someone else pleaded. "Don't conform to Hollywood standards, you need about 20 pounds on you. "I'm not being mean - this thin is not healthy." "It might be time to take a step back from the semaglutides!" another wrote. "I don't think looking gaunt is the goal." However, for all those criticising Kelly, there were those who insisted she looks stunning. "I don't care how you lost the weight, you still look healthy, not skeletal," one wrote. "You are absolutely breathtaking!" "So easy to comment and criticise," another added. "However she got there, she looks great. What to do if you lose too much weight too quickly whilst on Mounjaro IF you're losing too much weight too quickly while on Mounjaro, it's important to take action to avoid potential health risks like muscle loss, malnutrition, dehydration, and fatigue. Here's what you can do: Evaluate Your Caloric Intake Mounjaro reduces appetite, which can make it easy to eat too little. If you're losing weight too fast (more than two to three lbs per week after the initial adjustment period), try: Tracking your food intake to ensure you're eating enough calories (apps like MyFitnessPal can help). Increasing protein intake to preserve muscle mass (aim for 0.6–1g per pound of body weight). Adding healthy fats and complex carbs (e.g., avocados, nuts, whole grains) for balanced energy. Adjust Your Dosage (With Doctor's Approval) If your weight loss is too rapid or causing side effects, your doctor may: Pause dose increases or lower your dosage. Adjust your treatment plan to stabilise your weight loss. Strength Training & Exercise To prevent muscle loss: Incorporate resistance training at least two to three times per week. Stay active with low-impact exercises like walking or yoga. Hydrate & Manage Electrolytes Drink enough water (Mounjaro can reduce thirst). Electrolytes matter - Consider adding magnesium, sodium, and potassium if you feel weak or fatigued. Monitor for Malnutrition & Deficiencies Rapid weight loss can cause vitamin/mineral deficiencies (especially B12, iron, and electrolytes). If you experience: Fatigue, hair loss, or dizziness, ask your doctor about supplements. Consider Further Medical Guidance If your weight loss is excessive or causing health concerns, speak with your healthcare provider. They might adjust your dosage, diet, or exercise plan to help stabilise your weight loss. "Good on ya Kelly." "Kelly you look STUNNING," a third gushed. "You look so comfortable in your body - your confidence oozes." "Absolutely gorgeous, beautiful dress too!" someone else said. "And all the hateful comments on here are unacceptable and hateful." "Friggin nora! Kelly. You've reinvented and just coined the Jessica rabbit of y25k!" another praised. "Faaaabulous. You look stunning lass." Despite the fact that Kelly hasn't openly admitted taking a GLP-1 drug, she has said previously that she's not against people relying on drugs like Mounjaro to aid them in their weight loss journeys. "If there's a medication out there that can help people lose weight then what's so bad about it?" she told E! Online. "People hate on it because they want to do it. "There are a million ways to lose weight, why not do it through something that's isn't as boring as working out?" And due to Kelly's dramatic weight loss over the past year, it has been assumed by millions that she has been using the injections herself. The Osbournes star also previously revealed that she had gastric sleeve surgery to aid her six-stone weight loss, and said of the journey: "I will never ever ever lie about it, ever. "It is the best thing I have ever done."
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
A Great Big World's Chad King Credits Race to Erase MS for His Life-Changing Drug
The first Race to Erase MS gala I attended was back in 2010 — and from that initial experience 15 years ago, I knew I'd walked into something much more substantial than an annual fundraiser. Nancy Davis had built a years later, her successful gala format has remained the same: an elongated cocktail hour-slash-mingling session over extensive silent auction items; a fashion show from a hip brand (like Alice + Olivia, L'Agence, or this year, Veronica Beard); a three-course dinner kicked off with mini grilled cheese sandwiches; and a lively musical performance that brings guests to their feet (which I saw Flo Rida do, on two occasions). What's also remained the same are many of Race to Erase MS' attendees, who come out year after year to show support for a woman who's not only beat the odds (upon being diagnosed with MS, she was told she'd never be able to do much more than operate a remote control) but who's changed the course of science. Upon seeking medical treatment, Davis realized that many of the great minds were duplicating research, so she united them together — to life-changing results. (Davis was featured in Los Angeles magazine's April Top Doctors Issue and you can read her first-person account here.) "I began this complicated journey over three decades ago, when there were zero treatments for MS — and zero hope that there ever would be," Davis said when she took the stage at Fairmont Century Plaza for the 32nd annual gala on Friday, May 16. "Today, we have 25 FDA-approved drugs."While Davis is a hero to many, she's still appreciative of her supporters: "I'm so grateful to each and every one of you for being here tonight — especially after such a challenging year in Los Angeles with the wildfires," she said. "You still showed up — you are my heroes, and your generosity, compassion and support mean the world to me, and for everyone who suffers with MS." "I've only been coming to this event for 32 years in a row — they finally asked me to be a part of the show!" said actor David Faustino, who played Bud Bundy on the Fox sitcom Married... with Children and introduced A Great Big World singer-songwriters Ian Axel and Chad King. "Thank you to Race to Erase for having us back," began King, who sang at the event last year and was featured in Los Angeles magazine's April Top Doctors Issue. (Read King's first-person account on his condition here)."I was diagnosed with MS when I was 21 years old — it was senior year of college," King told the crowd. "I didn't know what MS was; I didn't believe my doctor. And to be honest, I kind of ignored him, and ignored the diagnosis ... I kept moving through life." "We formed a band," King continued. "We had some success with the music we put out, which is a few albums, and toured around the world and it was awesome. And MS didn't really impact me directly. It was not in those moments. And it wasn't until four and half years ago that MS really started to affect me. I started losing strength on the left side of my body — and that meant losing strength to play the guitar, losing strength to sing and losing strength to walk."It was then that I got on Ocrevus — which is a drug that Race to Erase MS champions and is a big part of. And it was then that I spoke to Nancy Davis — who we all know and love — and she was like, 'I really think you should speak to these doctors that might be able to help.' And I did and I'm so happy to say that as of three months ago, I started to regain strength on the left side of my body." "I started to regain enough strength to start playing guitar again," King said. "And I would love — I haven't done this in a really long time; it's been years. But I would love to play for you all on the guitar something I just wrote about this journey I've been on. It might be rough, but I would still love to."As he played the guitar in his first performance in years, King sang the lyrics: "My hands are not the same, my voice is not the same, things are different for sure. I know it won't be long ... that all in time moves on." Afterward, he exclaimed, "The fact that I'm able to strum a chord is incredible to me!' Then, taking a seat at the piano, his bandmate Axel sang a powerful rendition of their hit "Say Something." Following dinner (featuring product sponsors Adam Vodka, G.H. Mumm Grand Brut Champagne, Hafner Vineyards, Malibu Rocky Oaks Estate Vineyards, Sanpellegrino and Acqua Panna Fine Dining Waters) and a live auction — during which Kathy Hilton won the adorable puppy auctioned off each year — more entertainment continued. Dancing with the Stars pros Daniella Karagach and Pasha Pashkov performed a ballroom dance number. Siedah Garrett, who recently appeared at Davis' inaugural Cure Addiction Now benefit (founded after she lost her son to addiction), belted out the hit she co-wrote, "Man in the Mirror" — which is when the crowd first stood and gathered around the stage to dance. Repeat guest Kelly Osbourne praised Davis for "standing up and being the hero that she is to so many of us." "For 32 years, she has had this charity in the palm of her hands and been on the forefront of making medical recognitions and it is unbelievable," Osbourne said. "If it wasn't for Nancy Davis, we would not know what to do. So, it is my honor tonight to introduce the man, the myth, the legend, Mr. Robin Thicke." With great energy and emphatic dance moves, the five-time Grammy Award nominee took the stage and performed four songs ('Blurred Lines,' 'Lost Without U,' 'Magic,' and 'Take Me Higher,' along with a cover of 'I Wanna Be Your Lover') — even hopping up to dance on top of the piano — as the crowd danced in the aisles. Then, Davis invited audience members to join her on the stage for the annual finale performance of "Lean on Me" (this time by Garrett and Thelma Houston) before a calling it a night — and raising $1.5 million for Race to Erase MS and its Center Without Walls research program.
