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Daily Mail
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Justin Bieber's wife Hailey looks miserable after he ruined her Vogue moment and put on steamy show with SZA
seemed to be showing the strain when she was spotted out in Beverly Hills on Tuesday. The 28-year-old model alternated between a grimace and a stony-faced expression as she emerged from the United Talent Agency building. Hailey — who's current represented by the William Morris Endeavor subsidiary IMG Models, a competitor to UTA — was spotted in town following her husband Justin Bieber 's latest stunt on social media, which was lambasted by her fans. Although she sported miserable expressions, she wore a cool ensemble featuring an oversize black leather biker jacket with a matching crop top and baggy black slacks and black leather loafers. She wore her brunette hair styled straight with a middle part, and she blocked out the piercing light with a set of slim black sunglasses. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the . Hailey seemed to be keeping a low profile as she arrived at the building after she arrived in LA on a private jet. She didn't appear to be joined by her husband for the outing. The model was taking care of business despite the reported turmoil in her marriage to Justin, 31, in recent months. He was widely criticized by fans after he admitted telling her she would never be on the cover of Vogue in order to hurt her during an argument. He made the bizarre revelation in a post intended to celebrate his wife for finally achieving a cover story on the magazine, and fans blasted him in the comments for sharing something he should have instead kept to himself. An insider subsequently revealed to that Justin and Hailey are regularly 'at each other's throats,' and the bruising argument the pop star described isn't out of the ordinary for them. Because of that earlier argument, fans were unmoved when Justin again tried to celebrate his wife's accomplishments by reposting a photo on Sunday that Hailey's Rhode Beauty products will soon be sold at Sephora locations. Instead of another take on complimenting his wife, Justin just left the caption blank this time, which only fueled further criticism in the comments section. 'Did you tell her she'd never be in Sephora?' one fan wrote, while a second added, 'aww she made it on sephora, sadly.' Another person wrote, 'Let me guess, you also told her she wasn't going to make it?' '"i Told Hails , you're not going to get it in Sephora but sadly was mistaken... "' read one of the joking imagined arguments. Some commenters even joked that the missing caption meant that Hailey must have taken her husband's phone away. 'Hailey give his phone back,' one user wrote, with another adding, 'Hailey is that you?' Earlier this month, Justin shocked many of his and Hailey's fans when he shared a cruelly backhanded compliment to his wife for winning a spot on the latest cover of Vogue. 'Yo this reminds me when Hailey and I got into a huge fight, I told hails that she would never be on the cover of vogue, Yikes I know, so mean, For some reason because I felt so disrespected I thought I gotta get even,' he explained in what some fans took to be an attempt at humor. 'think as we mature we realize that we're not helping anything by getting even, we're honestly just prolonging what we really want which is intimacy and connection,' he continued. Fans mocked Justin for not writing a sweet caption to make up for the earlier widely mocked one Even his apparent attempt at a sweet conclusion to the bizarre post couldn't help but bring up the painful insult again. 'So baby u already know but forgive me for saying u wouldn't get a vogue cover cuz clearly i was sadly mistaken,' he wrote. Commenters on the post were shocked that he would admit to such behavior. Once user wrote that it was 'Giving Kanye,' and another added, 'A simple congrats would've been fine I fear.' Several fans suggested Justin should have just kept the argument a 'secret.' One person savaged him by commenting, 'brother you'll never beat the hates his wife allegations like this.' Another fan urged him to just 'put that phone down please.' In the wake of Justin's confession, fans of his wife highlighted past incidents in which he had allegedly displayed 'unsupportive behavior' toward his wife to contextualize the Vogue controversy. Some fans claimed that the disheveled way he often dresses for public events with Hailey betrays a lack of respect. 'When you see Justin going to Hailey's events wearing sweats and Crocs, it's not because that's his style,' one X (formerly Twitter) user said. 'It's because he doesn't see those events as important. He appears supportive but only on his terms.' Other users seemed to agree saying, 'Wearing sweats to her big moments isn't a vibe - it's a message' and 'He's starting to seem just bitter and jealous at this point.' In the past, some fans have suggested that his ultra-casual looks have been to let Hailey stand out But others had more recently become convinced that it was the other way around, and Justin was allegedly taking the spotlight.
Daily Mail
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Podcaster reveals truth behind handwritten note she received from Meghan Markle after 'concerns' for her Netflix show.. and why she was 'genuinely scared'
A podcaster who received a letter from Meghan Markle after expressing fears for her Netflix show has praised the handwritten note after her initial shock upon opening it. Amanda Hirsch, who runs the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, also revealed people who know the Duchess of Sussex told her that the letter was Meghan's idea. She added that it was a 'good moment' for Meghan, urged her to do more 'casual stuff' and invited her onto her own podcast to ask her about the Royal Family. Hirsch had said in January that she was 'scared for Meghan' about the reception to With Love, Meghan - before the Duchess sent her the surprise letter in March. The letter, written in elaborate calligraphy below the 'M' monogram, said: 'Dear Amanda, I heard you were feeling scared. Don't be, this is the fun part. Let's enjoy it!' Then in April, Hirsch was signed up by talent agency William Morris Endeavor, which also represents Meghan, and received jam and tea from the Duchess two days later. Hirsch has now spoken to Page Six Radio about receiving the letter, saying her husband gave it to her before she read it twice and her reaction was: 'Oh my God'. The influencer insisted that her original opinion in January 'wasn't like super positive, but it wasn't negative', adding: 'It was sincere in that I'm concerned, this trailer came out, I know how people come for her. 'I'm genuinely scared she'll be ripped to shreds, though I was like making cringing faces at the trailer, which like I didn't watch it again because I couldn't watch myself on a green screen f***ing do this.' She also said Meghan received a positive reaction to the letter, saying: 'She got good press out of it, people loved it, people thought it was like 'she's being snarky, she has a sense of humour, she gets it, she's zoned in, she tuned in, she's on the beat'. 'I think it was genuine from her, I think she was like 'don't be scared, Amanda'. That's what I think. I talked to some people that know her, and they confirmed, they said 'Yeah, she, it was her idea to write you the note after she saw this'. 'She said 'we should start sending notes', that's what I was told. And then I got the jam.' Hirsch went on to say she was hoping to get Meghan on her own podcast, saying: 'I would love to have her on the pod. I do feel like, obviously it's a huge, I'm humble as f*** like don't think she would ever. 'But I do have the confidence that we could maybe get a different side of her and I would be so excited for that.' Hirsch also encouraged Meghan to do more 'casual stuff', adding: 'I feel like it was a good moment, and I saw she did another pod and I was happy to see it received well. 'Because I genuinely am like, I want to see people like her. I don't get why people are so hard on her. But that's why I'm like, come on my pod, I want to ask you about the royals. Swearsies. I don't know about it.' In her initial video showing her watching the trailer, Hirsch cringed as she watched Meghan bake a cake. She said at the time: 'Oh guys I'm genuinely concerned for Meghan. I'm not a Meghan hater at all. It feels like a Blake Lively situation. I understand that some people think she's inauthentic. I get that. 'I'm so scared for her that this Netflix show will make those claims stronger. From the trailer, it looks like it might. 'In the trailer at least, she doesn't come across as relatable. I'm just scared for you Meghan. Why did you have to do that? Consult with me, I would have told you!' But Hirsch was left 'absolutely flabbergasted and obsessed ' when a card topped with Meghan's logo arrived, and said she had become a 'fan' of Meghan 'for life', adding that she would be 'obviously framing this'. In April, the podcaster said their relationship had reached the 'next step' after she received a gift from Meghan's new lifestyle brand As Ever including her jam in keepsake packaging. Taking to Instagram to express her delight, Amanda gushed: 'First a letter now her jam!!! Are we gonna be bffs? Should I buy a one way to Montecito???' Showing off the wooden box and handwritten card from the Duchess, she continued: 'Guess - if you had to guess - what package I just got! I cannot believe it. Why am I so excited? Like, this is the next step in our relationship. First a letter, then I suppose, a jam?' Meghan's TV series was slammed by reviewers as 'gormless lifestyle filler' with a 'tangible desperation' following its release on March 4. Others said it shows the Duchess is 'attempting to cling to fame by any means possible', while another described how she was 'joylessly filling kids' party bags with seeds'. But despite being mocked, the series was renewed for a second season. Meghan's second podcast, the eight-part series Confessions of a Female Founder, is currentrly releasing a new episode each Tuesday – with five having come out so far.
Fox News
15-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds defended by talent agency CEO Ari Emanuel who says he 'fired' Justin Baldoni
Blake Lively has a fierce defender in her ongoing legal battle with her "It Ends With Us" co-star and director Justin Baldoni. Ari Emanuel, the CEO of the talent agency William Morris Endeavor (WME), voiced his opinion on the highly-publicized clash between the 37-year-old actress and Baldoni, 41, which has played out both in the media and in court. "It is a f----- up, bad situation with what Bologna … Baldoni … whatever his name is … is doing," Emanuel told host Stephen Dubner during the "Freakonomics Radio Live" show taping Thursday, per the Hollywood Reporter. Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds 48, are both clients of WME, one of Hollywood's top agencies. After Dubner noted that Baldoni was also previously represented by WME, Emanuel said, "Until I fired him." Variety reported on Dec. 21 that WME had dropped Baldoni as a client due to the allegations that Lively made against him in a lawsuit she filed on Dec. 20. Lively detailed allegations of sexual harassment, retaliation, intentional affliction of emotional distress, negligence and more against Baldoni, his production company Wayfarer Studios and film producer Jamey Heath in a complaint first filed with the California Civil Rights department and in federal court. "They are really incredible people." A day after Lively's filing, the New York Times published an article about the actress's lawsuit and the alleged smear campaign Baldoni attempted to run against his co-star. On Dec. 31, Baldoni filed a $250 million libel lawsuit against The New York Times over its story about Lively's lawsuit and allegations. Weeks later, Baldoni then named Lively and Reynolds in a separate $400 million defamation lawsuit in which he accused the Hollywood power couple of attempting to hijack "It Ends With Us" and create their own narrative. Both sides have denied the allegations against them. During the event on Thursday, Emanuel praised Lively and Reynolds, noting the longtime relationship that he shared with them. "It's not really fair," he said, per THR. "I've known Ryan and Blake for over a decade. They're really incredible people. In Hollywood, they have been incredibly successful." "People work with them, they've never had any bad mojo out there or treated people badly," Emanuel continued. "They are charitable — we help them with their foundation — they've given tons of money away." He added, "If what is alleged in her lawsuit that what happened on social media is true, just because she complained to the studio that things were unhealthy on the set, and that he was director and this man (Heath) was the producer, and they did to her what is being alleged—they're really bad people." Later in the show, Emanuel once again asserted his full-fledged support for Lively and Reynolds. "I am a ride or die," he said. "And they are good people." Baldoni's lawyer Bryan Freedman addressed Emanuel's comments in a statement to THR on Friday. "Mr. Ari Emanuel is notably one of the best agents, and clearly the most loyal, in Hollywood," Freeman said. "As I understand it, Justin hasn't been called 'Bologna' since the fifth grade. Perhaps Ari's perspective would be different if they had ever met in the half decade they were clients of his agency." Fox News Digital has reached out to Freedman and Heath for comment. Earlier on Thursday, Lively and Baldoni refused mediation, paving the way for the case to potentially head to trial. Legal teams for both Lively and Baldoni told Judge Lewis Liman that "settlement discussions would be premature," according to a joint letter filed in court and obtained by Fox News Digital. The letter also noted that "the parties agree that mediation and the Discovery Protocols… are inappropriate for this case." The federal judge agreed with the "It Ends With Us" stars and granted the order. Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds have until Feb. 18 to file an amended version of their complaint against Baldoni. The couple is also planning to file a motion to dismiss Baldoni's $400 million lawsuit. The deadline for Lively's legal team to file the dismissal motion is March 20.
