Posted on Thu Apr 16th, 2015 10:10am PDT By
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Kanye West was voted one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People (he fell into the Titans category), and he's featured on one of five covers this week. (He shares the Titan honor with wife Kim Kardashian, Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, DreamWorks chairman Mellody Hobson, Apple CEO Tim Cook and actor/writer Lee Daniels.)
Entrepreneur Elon Musk profiles Kanye for the publication, and he has nothing but glowing remarks about the controversial rapper. "The dude doesn’t believe in false modesty, and he shouldn’t. Kanye’s belief in himself and his incredible tenacity—he performed his first single with his jaw wired shut—got him to where he is today," Musk writes. "And he wants everybody else to do the same: to engage, question, push boundaries. Now that he’s a pop-culture juggernaut, he has the platform to achieve just that. He’s not afraid of being judged or ridiculed in the process. Kanye’s been playing the long game all along, and we’re only just beginning to see why."
For his interview, Kanye dramatically begins, "Every time I say something that's extremely truthful out loud, it literally breaks the internet. So what are we getting all of the rest of the time?" Kanye discusses his influences and his early aspirations (did we already know that he wanted to make video games when he was a kid?), and though he has been labeled an egomaniac at times, he comes across as pretty humble and motivated!
Click the video above to see what Yeezy had to say about everything from his life philosophies to trying to make it in the fashion world. And here's Kanye's cover -- we can't wait to see Kim's!
Posted on Thu Apr 16th, 2015 9:39am PDT By
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Emma Stone hit the gym in Los Angeles on Wednesday, and while there are reports that she's taking a break from longtime boyfriend Andrew Garfield, she didn't appear down in the dumps at all. Maybe she's just experiencing a rush of endorphins after her workout?
Emma left the gym with a banana and she tried to cover her face with her oversize wallet, and she definitely wasn't in the mood to chat about her split. Andrew is currently filming the new Martin Scorsese movie Silence in Taiwan, and he looked worse for wear when we snapped him at the airport today:
"He's thrown himself in the project to the detriment of all else," a source told People of the couple's split. "But it's too early to say the relationship is over. Emma understands his work anxieties – it's why she originally pulled out of Cabaret last year and only did it this year – but they're taking a break from seeing each other. They're both a slave to their schedules. This time last year they were privately discussing marriage."
Posted on Thu Apr 16th, 2015 9:11am PDT By
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You go, girl!
Trail-blazing Orange Is the New Black star Laverne Cox took it all off in a spread for Allure magazine's "Nude Issue."
The transgender actress said that at first she said no to the mag but ultimately decided she would take it all off in hopes it would help the trans community.
“I said no initially, thought about it, and said no again. But I’m a black transgender woman. I felt this could be really powerful for the communities that I represent. Black women are not often told that we’re beautiful unless we align with certain standards," the 30-year-old said.
Posted on Thu Apr 16th, 2015 8:44am PDT By
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How sweet!
Tom Brady posted a loving message to his wife Gisele Bundchen on his Facebook page after she walked her final runway at Colcci's show at Sao Paulo Fashion Week on Thursday, and it sounds like he's still smitten with his model love after all these years.
"Congratulations Love of my Life. You inspire me every day to be a better person. I am so proud of you and everything you have accomplished on the runway. I have never met someone with more of a will to succeed and determination to overcome any obstacle in the way. You never cease to amaze me. Nobody loves life more then you and your beauty runs much deeper then what the eye can see. I can't wait to see what's next. I love you. ?#‎GOAT? ?#‎thebestisyettocome?," he wrote.
The Brazilian stunner announced earlier this week that she would be retiring from the catwalk, and gave her best explanation as to why she would walk away when he career is still red hot. "Automatically my body tells me if what I do is worth it, and it asked to stop. I respect my body, it's a privilege to be able to stop. Stopping will leave room for other projects I have for myself," she told Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo.
Posted on Thu Apr 16th, 2015 8:03am PDT By
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He may look like Lisbeth Salander's long-lost redneck brother with this latest 'do, but we still love him...
Shia LeBeouf debuted his rat tail several weeks ago, but this week he shaved even more hair off the sides of his head to complete this bizarre cut. The 28-year-old actor hit the gym in Los Angeles on Wednesday with a giant jug of water, and if you divert your eyes from the funky hair and eyebrow piercing, you have to admit that he does have a pretty impressive set of guns.
Still no word on why Shia is sporting this particular hairstyle, but he is set to start shooting American Honey soon, so perhaps he's prepping for that character? According to a plot synopsis on IMDb, the flick is about "a teenage girl with nothing to lose [who] joins a traveling magazine sales crew and gets caught up in a whirlwind of hard partying, law bending and young love as she criss-crosses the Midwest with a band of misfits." Shia definitely looks like a hunky Midwestern misfit, so we're curious to see if that's for this role!
Posted on Thu Apr 16th, 2015 7:30am PDT By
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Nicki Minaj posted a pic of some serious bling on Instagram last night (her caption simply read: 💛💎ðŸ’ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ™ŒðŸ™ˆ 💛), and the 32-year-old entertainer is reportedly engaged to rapper Meek Mill, who she's been dating for about 3 months.
"Both Meek and Nicki have been spending amazing quality time together lately and have gotten extremely close these past few months," an insider tells E! Online, confirming the engagement news. "It may seem like it all is happening very quickly but Nicki and Meek are in this 100. They truly love each other." The site adds that the ring is about 15 carats and estimated the cost to be a cool $500,000.
On Tuesday Minaj posted a photo of the duo in Miami, and when fans noticed that the "Super Bass" singer was rocking a diamond ring, she responded and commented, "I'll post it later." While Minaj's new tune (which features Meek Mill) is titled “Buy A Heart," we can't imagine she'd punk us just in an attempt to drum up some publicity. Hmm, or would she?
Last year Minaj split from her boyfriend of 11 years Safaree Samuels, and at the time there were reports that she chased him out of her home with a baseball bat following an argument. A few months later Safaree chatted with The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1 and said, "Everyone around her works for her, you know? And it got to the point where I was being treated like an employee, instead of like her man." Nicki may be a babe, but it sounds like Meek is in for a wild ride!
Posted on Thu Apr 16th, 2015 6:55am PDT By
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Seeing as Farrah Abraham is a teen mom turned anal porn queen and Courtney Stodden is a former teenage bride, we think we're allowed to give both of them a hard time! And the amount of silicone pictured above is kinda blowing our minds...
The young and plastic starlets attended the Star Magazine party at The Argyle in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening, and even though we don't have a whole lotta respect for them, we were surprised to see how demurely they dressed at the bash.
While Courtney and hubby Doug Hutchison kept it boring and posed for photos on the red carpet, Farrah recently revealed that she wants to become a doctor. Yes, really. Farrah announced that she will be shadowing Miami plastic surgeon Dr. Sergio Alvarez this summer, and she told Gossip Cop, “From seeing the best and the worst in the industry and experiencing it as well, it has me wanting to pursue and achieve the best in education to help men and women from trauma scenarios to reconstructive and aesthetic surgeries ... I hope to inspire and help others fulfill their best selves as I do my best to become the top doctor in the nation in my future.â€
I mean, her face looks presentable now, but her botched lip job earlier this year was pretty gruesome!
Posted on Wed Apr 15th, 2015 2:30pm PDT By
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Kenny is looking fab!
Kendall Jenner graces the cover of the newest issue of GQ magazine, and flaunts her unbelievable bod by going topless. At least the model of the moment was modest enough to cover her boobs with her hands!
The 19-year-old's sister Kimmy K must be fuming that she was only offered to pose for the British version of the men's mag, while her younger prettier sister landed the American cover. It's kind of crazy how quickly the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star's cat walking career took off! She's been featured in Vogue, Allure, Elle and a million other glossies, as well as walking the runway for Chanel, Balmain, and all the hippest designers.