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USA Today
08-05-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
'Real Housewives' alum Siggy Flicker appointed to Holocaust museum board by Donald Trump
'Real Housewives' alum Siggy Flicker appointed to Holocaust museum board by Donald Trump Show Caption Hide Caption Trump praises Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin during Carney presser During a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, President Donald Trump appeared to mistake ice hockey player Alex Ovechkin as Canadian. Reality-television personality Siggy Flicker, whose stepson was arrested for his alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, has been appointed by President Donald Trump to oversee the nation's Holocaust memorial. Flicker, who previously starred on Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," was handpicked by President Trump alongside 11 other individuals to serve on the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's board of trustees, the museum announced on May 5. "President Trump… Thank you for the privilege (and) honor to represent and NEVER FORGET," Flicker wrote in a May 5 Instagram post following the announcement. Recognized as the official U.S. memorial to the Holocaust, the Washington, D.C., museum aims to combat antisemitism through a series of exhibitions, leadership training programs, educational outreach and Holocaust commemorations, according to its official website. The United States Holocaust Memorial Council, which consists of 55 members appointed by the president, was established by Congress in 1980 to raise private funds for the museum, per the organization's website. In addition to the presidential appointees, five members from both the Senate and House of Representatives as well as three ex-officio members from the Departments of Education, Interior, and State serve. According to the museum, council members appointed by the president serve for a five-year term, with 11 members' terms expiring each year. Trump shared his satisfaction with the new council members in a May 6 post on Truth Social, writing, "They are all strong supporters of Israel, and will ensure we, NEVER FORGET. Congratulations to all!" Flicker, 57, was born in Israel to Jewish parents. Her father, Mordecai Paldiel, escaped Nazi-occupied Belgium when he was 3 years old. The TV personality has been vocal in her support of Israel on social media. 'Real Housewives' comeback: 'Rhode Island' spinoff returning to Bravo Siggy Flicker's son arrested following Jan. 6 Capitol riots Flicker's stepson Tyler Campanella, whom she shares with husband Michael Campanella, was arrested in April 2024 on five misdemeanor charges in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to NBC News and News12 Long Island. In a now-deleted social media post, Flicker shared photos that appeared to be taken from inside the Capitol along with the caption, "I love patriots so much. Stay safe Tyler. We love you," per NBC. Additionally, court documents stated Tyler's phone was traced to the Capitol's interior the day of the attack. 'Real Housewives' star Teddi Mellencamp has stage 4 melanoma. What's next? According to Law & Crime, Tyler pleaded not guilty to charges of trespassing, disorderly conduct and demonstrating in a Capitol building. As of July 2024, the man remained released on his personal recognizance. Flicker is an ardent supporter of President Trump. In December 2024, the "Real Housewives" alum shared a photo of herself and Trump posing at an event on Instagram. "Happy new year from the greatest president in the history of America," she wrote.
Daily Mail
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Pregnant Rihanna bares her baby bump in a sexy silk co-ord as she joins partner A$AP Rocky at his Met Gala afterparty alongside Heidi Klum, Sabrina Carpenter and Jenna Ortega
Pregnant Rihanna showcased her blossoming baby bump in a sexy silk co-ord as she joined her partner A$AP Rocky at his Met Gala afterparty on Monday night. The 37-year-old Diamonds singer revealed her third pregnancy in true Rihanna style at the event earlier in the night as she wore a tailored skirt suit. And the pregnancy fashion display continued as she headed to his afterparty at Jean's in NYC alongside the likes of Heidi Klum, Sabrina Carpenter and Jenna Ortega. Rihanna looked great in an open silk black shirt and matching long skirt and boosted her height with heels. She accessorised perfectly with a diamond necklace and silk headband as she caressed her bump. ASAP meanwhile wore a sharp suit adorned with bright pins and carried a cane with him. Elsewhere as rain fell across Manhattan island, Sabrina Carpenter and Jenna Ortega were arm-in-arm as they made a beeline for their car following an appearance at A$AP's star-studded Met Gala after-party. Sabrina, 25, ensured she stood out by wearing a floor length, canary yellow coat over a smart black trouser-suit as they emerged flanked by security guards. Rihanna was seen in a video posted on X arriving at The Carlyle Hotel in New York City before the annual fashion extravaganza, wearing a light turquoise Miu Miu long sleeve shirt and matching knee-length skirt. In true Rihanna fashion, the Fenty Beauty founder also had her midriff on full display, showing off her growing baby bump. The Umbrella singer is already a proud mother to two sons - RZA, two, and Riot, one - whom she shares with boyfriend A$AP Rocky. The rapper, 36, was named as co-chair for this year's Met Gala, along with Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, Pharrell Williams, and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. The theme for this year's Met Gala is 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.' It explores black dandyism from the 18th century to its revival during the Harlem Renaissance, and its impact on fashion today. Rihanna, who is notorious for arriving late to Met Gala red carpets, appeared hours away from making her 'blue' carpet debut at the Met Museum, as she headed into the hotel to get ready, rather than towards the museum steps. In 2023, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky didn't depart the Carlyle Hotel until 10pm for the Met Gala red carpet, arriving after Vogue's livestream of the event had already ended. On Monday, the singer finally arrived at the Met Museum around 10pm, wearing a black pin-striped dress with a cropped blazer. She accessorized the look with an oversized hat and a maroon tie with white polka dots. The singer's pregnancy news comes after she suggested she wanted a third child in December 2023 while speaking to E! News. When asked if there's anything she is not capable of achieving, Rihanna said: 'So far, have daughters. I'm batting at 75 percent for a boy next time. So, we'll just keep our fingers crossed.' She also previously said that she would want to be a parent like Teresa Giudice on The Real Housewives of New Jersey. The Grammy winner told ELLE she liked 'Teresa from Jersey' because she 'does not play about her kids.' 'She will fight for those little girls,' Rihanna stated. 'She will flatten you about those kids. And that resonates with me a lot because I feel like that's the type of mom I'm going to be. Psycho about talk about my kids, it's over.'
Daily Mail
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Shakira is left red-faced as she accidentally confirms Rihanna's pregnancy news during live slip up at the Met Gala
Shakira was left red-faced after she accidentally confirmed Rihanna 's pregnancy news before she arrived at the Met Gala on Monday evening. The Umbrella hitmaker, 37, used the event to confirm her pregnancy as she showcased her growing baby bump in a pinstripe skirt with a clingy grey top, tie and cropped blazer. However, Shakira let the cat out of the bag prior to the singer's arrival in a live slip up during an interview with NBC News. Asked by who she was most looking forward to seeing at the event, Shakira gushed: 'I want to see Rihanna! I want to see her so bad. And I just heard the news too.' Realising the interviewer wasn't clear what she was referring to, Shakira confirmed: 'She's pregnant!' The star then immediately realised what she had done as she threw her hands to her face and exclaimed: 'Am I not supposed to say that?' Shakira was left red-faced after she accidentally confirmed Rihanna's pregnancy news during a live slip up at the Met Gala on Monday night Left red-faced she awkwardly laughed before walking away down the carpet. Earlier in the day Rihanna was seen rocking a clingy grey top and low-slung skirt that showcased her pregnant bump while stepping out at the Carlyle Hotel before the event. It seems Shakira assumed these snaps meant Rihanna's news was already common knowledge and it wouldn't be as big a shock when she finally graced the red carpet as the last star at 10pm. Rihanna is expecting her third child with partner A$AP Rocky, who are already parents to sons RZA, who turns three next week, and Riot Rose, 21 months. The singer's pregnancy news comes after she suggested she wanted a third child in December 2023 while speaking to E! News. When asked if there's anything she is not capable of achieving, Rihanna said: 'So far, have daughters. I'm batting at 75 percent for a boy next time. So, we'll just keep our fingers crossed.' She also previously said that she would want to be a parent like Teresa Giudice on The Real Housewives of New Jersey. The Grammy winner told ELLE she liked 'Teresa from Jersey' because she 'does not play about her kids.' Earlier in the day Rihanna was seen rocking a clingy grey top and low-slung skirt that showcased her pregnant bump while stepping out at the Carlyle Hotel before the event 'She will fight for those little girls,' Rihanna stated. 'She will flatten you about those kids. And that resonates with me a lot because I feel like that's the type of mom I'm going to be. Psycho about talk about my kids, it's over.' Rihanna had previously sparked speculation she was expecting after she was seen out and about concealing her tummy in snaps last month. For their mother-son outing, which came after she 'cancelled her planned comeback concerts' for the summer, she dressed for comfort in an oversize, grey T-shirt paired with baggy jeans and chunky, slip-on sneakers as well as red-tinted sunglasses. Fans also took to X to accuse her of being pregnant again with one saying, 'Girl, are you having another baby?' an another sharing: 'Giving me with child vibes.' The rapper, born Rakim Athelaston Mayers, and the Diamonds singer have been in a relationship for over four years and were longtime friends for nearly a decade before their romance blossomed. They welcomed their first child together in 2022 and their second in 2023. Last June, less than a year before she welcomed her youngest child, she sparked pregnancy rumours again when she skipped the Met Gala. She shut down the speculation at the time but revealed that she wants to have more children. When asked if she and Rocky have plans to expand their family, she told Entertainment Tonight: 'You know what, I hope so.' She also previously shared that she hopes to have a baby girl to join her family one day. 'I don't know what God wants, but I would go for more than two,' she told Interview Magazine in April 2024. 'I would try for my girl. But, of course, if it's another boy, it's another boy.'
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Gia Giudice Reveals How Her Sisters Reacted After News Broke About Mom Teresa and Stepdad Luis' Tax Liens (Exclusive)
Gia Giudice opens up to PEOPLE about how her family is handling news of mom Teresa Giudice and stepdad Luis Ruelas' tax debt Teresa, who previously served prison time for financial crimes in 2015, and her husband were hit with $3 million in tax liens in March Gia says she and her three sisters, Milania, Gabriella and Audriana, all "check in" amid the legal issues Gia Giudice is getting candid about her family's recent legal trouble. A month after mom Teresa Giudice and stepdad Luis Ruelas were hit with several million dollars in tax liens, the 24-year-old spoke with PEOPLE about how their family is doing. When she and her three sisters — Milania, 19, Gabriella, 20, and Audriana, 15 — learned about the news, Gia says they had an open line of communication. 'It was definitely a family discussion,' she explains. 'My sisters were calling, just making sure — because they're at college, everyone definitely checks in — 'Is everything under control?' And [Teresa and Ruelas] obviously said, 'Yes, everything is being handled.' So certain things we obviously do talk about as a family, but if it's careless stories, then we just brush it off.' Related: Gia Giudice Looks Back on Parents Teresa and Joe's Legal Troubles with New Appreciation: 'It Was Not Easy' (Exclusive) In March, PEOPLE reported that The Real Housewives of New Jersey star and her husband were each issued tax liens totaling $3 million, with Teresa owing $303,889.20 and Ruelas owing nearly $2.6 million, in addition to a still-open case for $163,523.94 from December 2024. This comes a decade after Teresa and her then-husband Joe Giudice were criminally convicted of financial crimes, and both subsequently went to prison. Related: Gia Giudice Says Mom Teresa Giudice Has 'Everything Under Control' amid $3M Tax Debt: 'Nothing to Worry About' As Gia starts to branch out on her own with her new iHeartRadio podcast, Casual Chaos, and an upcoming reality series, Next Gen NYC, she says she hopes people can separate their perception of her from that of her family. 'It's definitely hard when you're a part of a public family,' she admits. 'My whole family's in the public eye. So whatever goes on with my family, [I'm] associated with it. It's just how it goes. So even though it might not be me, I will still get the wrath of it in the comments, my sisters will. So it kind of affects the whole family, which is unfortunate, but you just have to build tough skin.' 'People are going to love to hate you, hate to love you,' Gia adds. 'And you go to the 'filter comment section,' you type in some words, you try to avoid the people from being able to comment those things. But also, your haters are your biggest supporters. So at the end of the day, it is what it is.' Gia grew up with her life documented on RHONJ, and now, she is looking forward to being seen as 'an individual' while also addressing her family's past in a beneficial way. 'I'm excited for people to get to know my fun lighthearted self,' she says. 'And I just want them to feel like they're in a conversation with me while listening to my podcast. I want them to feel how casual and easy I am, and I also want them to really feel like they can relate to me.' 'So I'm super excited to talk about topics like divorce and talk about how I manage my parents' divorce and maybe see if that can help others, or how I dealt with my parents' incarceration if any of my viewers are dealing with their parents, family members or friends going through incarceration,' she continues. 'I would love to talk about that topic and see how I can help people in that way and really share my advice and try to make an impact in those ways. So I'm super excited to really dive deep.' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Next Gen NYC premieres Tuesday, June 3, at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo, and new episodes of Gia's iHeartRadio podcast, Casual Chaos, are released weekly on Mondays. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Real Housewives of New Jersey' stars Joe Gorga, Frank Catania bring live comedy to Toronto
While the future of The Real Housewives of New Jersey may look a bit different, with an expected casting shakeup for Season 15, a couple of House Husbands (one ex-husband) are going in a new direction themselves. Melissa's husband, and Teresa Giudice's brother, Joe Gorga, has entered the live comedy space, alongside Frank Catania, Dolores' ex-husband, and they're bringing their show to Toronto on Saturday, April 12 at the Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres. If a comedy show isn't what you expected from Gorga, it's actually something that was recommended by "Cake Boss" Buddy Valastro, who would see Gorga make his family laugh over Sunday meals together. While it took a few years, Gorga finally honed a comedy show where he talks about his life, including his wife and children. Then Gorga brought Catania on board. "I had no interest whatsoever," Catania admitted to Yahoo Canada about joining Gorga. "I don't even understand how I got into this." But the story is a little more specific. While in New York City for BravoCon, Catania joined Gorga on stage for a show, and he had fun "busting Joe's balls" in front of a crowd. "Me and Joe feed off one another," Catania said. "Despite what anybody may think, we never, ever rehearse anything." "But I enjoy it. ... Hanging out with the fans, hanging out with Joe, and I hear Joe's routine every single time I'm with him, ... I still laugh. It's still funny to me." But being able to perform in front of a Toronto crowd was particularly attractive to both Gorga and Catania, who have realized that they have a lot of fans in the area. "It's been my goal to play in Toronto," Gorga stressed. "Every time I go on vacation or I go somewhere and I meet Toronto people, Canadians, they're amazing." "We go to Aruba every year and we meet a bunch of Canadians, and they're just nuts. We're drinking. We're doing shots." "Fifty per cent of my parents' friends, my father's friends, down in Vero Beach, down in Florida, all from Canada," Catania added. "I'll tell you, it's a different sense of humour. ... It's almost like a little sarcastic too." The Toronto crowd will also get the chance to see Melissa on stage for the show. "She's actually funny. I made her funny," Gorga said. "She's going to make fun of both of us a little bit. She kind of roasts us a little, in her own way." "My whole routine is busting on Melissa ... and our marriage, and a little bit of sex talk. ... So I kind of embarrass her." Embarrassing their families is a core element of these shows, going back to how Gorga always wanted his comedy to stem from his personal life. But as Catania highlighted, one time Melissa learned that the hard way. "Melissa learned a lesson," Catania said. "We were driving to a show in New York and Melissa made the mistake of saying to me, 'Hey, listen, I think Joe's cheating on me. Joe's like a horny little chihuahua dog and he doesn't want sex lately.'" "I talked to Joe and I knew at work he's got stuff going on, and he's so stressed. Despite what anybody says, Joe would be the last person to ever be unfaithful to Melissa. First of all, he's a faithful guy. Number two, he's scared shit of Melissa. ... Next thing you know I get up on stage and Melissa's in the audience, [Catania's girlfriend Brittany Mattessich's] in the audience. And what's the first thing in my skit about? What Melissa told me in the car." "Sometimes I argue with my wife. She yells, 'Don't you ever bring that up ever again!'" Gorga added. "I go, 'OK I'll never do it again,' but then I do it again. ... What I'm going through in life, everyone's going through the same thing. So when you come out on stage with it, it's just hilarious." Tickets for the Joe Gorga with special guests Melissa Gorga & Frank Catania comedy show are now available here.
