Posted on Sun Sep 3rd, 2017 7:20am PDT By
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Always a bridesmaid, never a bride! A red-lipped Taylor Swift served as a lovely bridesmaid in her childhood best friend's wedding on Martha's Vineyard, on Saturday.
It was certainly a softer side of the "LWYMMD" singer -- after ranting about how people have screwed her over in her latest single, it's refreshing to see TSwiz take it down a notch, put on a pretty dress and let someone else take the spotlight!
Swift wore a deep burgundy, floor-length gown; her hair was curled into loose ringlets and she carried a bouquet of fall-colored pinks.
Her BFF Abigail Anderson tied the knot with longtime beau, photographer Matt Lucier. Anderson was the subject of Swift's single "Fifteen" on her 2008 album Fearless. The lyrics refer to Anderson losing her virginity: "You sit in class next to a red-head named Abigail / And soon enough you’re best friends / Laughing at the other girls / Who think they’re so cool,†the former country crooner sings on the track. “We’ll be out of here as soon as we can/ And Abigail gave everything she had to a boy who changed his mind / And we both cried."
Here's Taylor with her pal back at Christmastime ...
Posted on Sat Sep 2nd, 2017 3:55pm PDT By
X17 Staff
Kourtney Kardashian's giving her Algerian-born boyfriend Younes Bendjima a taste of American (though we imagine he's tasted plenty of America up 'til now ...) by taking him to the Malibu Chili Cook-off and carnival! What better place to sweat in the evening heat and spend way too much money on overcooked churros and arcade game stuffed animals!
If you've been to your state or local fair, you know they're always a rip-off but imagine a carny smack in the middle of one of the country's richest zip codes -- where, yes, there IS a cover charge, and tickets are $1/piece and each ride is 5-10 tickets! And don't get me started on the game prices, which are separate, cash only ...
But KK and Younes aren't thinking about money -- Kourtney must have played enough games to win because she took home two stuffed animals. Cha-ching!
Posted on Sat Sep 2nd, 2017 3:48pm PDT By
X17 Staff
Kendall Jenner's going public with her elicit relationship with Clippers star Blake Griffin -- spending Friday afternoon at one of the most public places possible, where there is guaranteed to be paparazzi and tongue-waggers -- Nobu, Malibu!
The young model and her NBA boyfriend wore skimpy clothing as temperatures reached 100, to the beachside, celebrity hotspot for a late lunch. Kendall rode with the baller in his matte black Rolls Royce and made a feeble attempt to hide her face as she entered the restaurant in a tiny black sports bra and jean shorts. But hey, KJ, we'd recognize those long legs and skinny hips anywhere!
Kendall has supposedly cooled with A$AP Rocky, though a source tells People mag the two are still seeing each other occasionally. Meanwhile, Griffin appears to have separated from his long-time, live-in girlfriend Brynn Cameron with whom he has two children. Hmmm ... seems the 28-year-old professional athlete is having more fun dating a 21-year-old supermodel than he was playing family man with a full house!
One of Serena Williams most A-list pals Beyonce Knowles took to Instagram Friday to congratulate her friend on the birth of her baby girl.
Bey posted a shot from a Vogue photo shoot and wrote on the photo "Congratulations, Serena!"
Of course Beyonce just became a second- and third-time mom herself, with the birth of twins Rumi and Sir back in June. And Bey and the Queen of Tennis have a fairly long friendship history -- Serena even took to the stage during Beyonce's October Formation tour date in New Jersey back in October and Williams appears in Bey's "Sorry" music video.
Of course Serena's sis Venus is also issuing her congratulations, but, as one of the leading ladies at the US Open, she's made it clear to sports journalists who info on her sister that she's there to play tennis and to talk tennis and not family life. But she did cave yesterday and said, "I'm super excited ... words can't describe." Well okay, that's something!
Meanwhile Serena and fiance Alex Ohanian have yet to release the name they've chosen for their baby girl ...
Posted on Sat Sep 2nd, 2017 2:59pm PDT By
X17 Staff
Gigi Hadid and boyfriend Zayn Malik celebrated the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha this week and showed off their Muslim pride with an Instagram photo shot with their moms. So cute that the families are getting together!
The 22-year-old supermodel posed with her mom, former model Yolanda Foster, and Zayn with his mom Trisha and the snap was posted by both moms and captioned "Eid Mubarak," which means "blessed celebration."
So for those who don't know, Eid al-Adha is the holiest of Muslim holidays and the name means "Feast of the Sacrifice."
It seems neither Gigi nor Zayn are actually practicing Muslims -- Gigi's father is Palestinian and Zayn's father is Pakistani. Yolanda is Dutch and Zayn's mom Trisha is British, but apparently all four of them have great respect for the Muslim religion and recognize its influence on their upbringings.
Zayn told the Evening Standard back in June: "I take a great sense of pride — and responsibility — in knowing that I am the first of my kind, from my background. I’m not currently practicing but I was raised in the Islamic faith, so it will always be with me, and I identify a lot with the culture. But I’m just me. I don’t want to be defined by my religion or my cultural background."
Posted on Sat Sep 2nd, 2017 2:35pm PDT By
X17 Staff
Blac Chyna is anything but a granny, but her latest look is slightly geriatric, we think ... a blue-grey old lady wig?!
Well, the former stripper certainly has her own style and she's not changing for anyone! Chyna hopped a jet Friday for Atlanta to make a Labor Day club appearance at Opium Atlanta's holiday weekend white party. Rake it up!
The makeup mogul has fashioned her false eyelash and cosmetics company after Kylie Jenner and it certainly seems she's copying the younger, richer reality star's social media posts as well. Does this type of Insta-video look familiar?
Posted on Sat Sep 2nd, 2017 2:23pm PDT By
X17 Staff
Who knew Denise Richards was finally dating again?! The mother-of-three showed off a hot hunk of a new man at the Malibu Chili Cook-off on Friday evening, where the new couple walked hand-in-hand to the fair.
And you know it's true love if her man is carrying a huge stuffed animal carnival prize for her ... But who is he?
The former Bond Girl keeps a low profile raising her two daughters from her marriage to Charlie Sheen - Lola, 11, and Sam, 12 - and her adopted daughter Eloise, who's five and a half. The actress loves Malibu and rented a home near the celeb enclave of Broad Beach last year but she has since moved back to the Valley.
Richards has a new man and a new job -- she's co-staring on Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce on Bravo in which she plays the main character's ex's new girlfriend -- of course! Isn't she just that girl you never wanna see your ex moving on with?
Posted on Fri Sep 1st, 2017 1:10pm PDT By
X17 Staff
Tennis star Serena Williams and fiance Alexis Ohanian welcomed their first child today, Williams, 35, giving birth to a baby girl in Palm Beach, Florida on Sept. 1.
Williams accidentally announced her pregnancy on Snapchat April 19, when she inadvertently posted a selfie that showed off her baby bump with the caption "20 weeks." Serena told Gayle King at a TED conference in Vancouver days later, "On social media you press the wrong button and … 30 minutes later, I missed 4 calls and I’m like, 'That’s weird."
Then Williams and her Reddit co-founder beau also have plans to tie the knot -- they were engaged last December but have yet to set a wedding date. Congrats to the happy couple!