It can't be easy being the controversial POTUS' daughter!
Ivanka Trump made her first international trip as an official adviser to her President father this week, and she received less than a warm welcome during the Women's 20 Summit in Berlin alongside chancellor Angela Merkel.
The mother-of-three was booed when she tried telling the majority-female audience that her dad supports women's rights in the workplace. "I'm very proud of my father's advocacy. [Trump's] a tremendous champion of supporting families and enabling them to thrive," she said to the crowd.
The moderator couldn't let it go unnoticed, either.
"'You hear the reaction from the audience, so I need to address one more point. Some attitudes towards women, your father has publicly displayed in former times might leave one questioning whether he's such an empower-er for women. How do you relate to that or are things changing? What's your comment on that?" she asked.
"I've certainly heard the criticism from the media and that's been perpetuated," Ivanka replied. That's a clever way to avoid the question!
That still didn't get her out of the hot seat, though! The moderator then pressed her about what her role in the White House administration is exactly, and it doesn't sound like she quite knows the answer herself.
"I'm rather unfamiliar with this role as well...It has been a little under 100 days and it has just been a remarkable and incredible journey," she explained, before noting that she cares "very much about empowering women in the workplace."
We've gotta hand it to her... she doesn't buckle under pressure!
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When you're hot and you know it, you post Snapchats of yourself staring in the mirror in a bikini -- so that's what Kim Kardashian does!
KK is vacationing in Mexico with sis Kourtney, makeup artist pal Joyce Bonelli and some friends and the girls are livin' it up in their itsy, bitsy, teeny, weeny bikinis on the beach.
Looks like all the hard work on Kourtney's sports court with the girls' trainer, have been paying off. Kim having the flu didn't hurt either. She Tweeted about losing six pounds right before her vacay, due to her illness and said what perfect timing it was. She later took down the Tweet after fans backlashed against her applauding unnecessary weight loss. Because yeah, the Kardashians are all about healthy body image ...
Posted on Tue Apr 25th, 2017 6:30am PDT By
X17 Staff
Imagine you've filed for divorce from your husband but the only way to keep pulling a paycheck is for the two of you to continue working side by side!
Well that's what's happening with Flip Or Flop stars Christina and Tarek El Moussa. Christina filed for divorce after an incident last May that found police called to the couple's Orange County, Calif. home and Tarek carrying a gun as he headed into the "trails" behind their home.
Now the estranged couple are committed to 20 new episodes of their hit HGTV show. But they claim to be on good terms with each other and successfully co-parenting their children -- Taylor, 6 and Brayden, 18 months. Both have also posed with minimal clothing for sexy Instagrams just before the renewal of their contract with the cable network. Hmmm ... we smell a BIG payday for these two and ratings through the remodeled roof!
Posted on Tue Apr 25th, 2017 6:00am PDT By
X17 Staff
It's comforting, sometimes, to realize the Kardashian ladies aren't perfect ... such is the case with Khloe Kardashian, as she proved to us Monday during her weekly trip to Epione skin spa in Beverly Hills.
The bodacious babe stayed home as sisters Kim and Kourtney jetted off the Mexico for a little sun and surf. We're guessing this has something to do with Khloe wanting to make her usual weekly trip to visit boyfriend Tristan Thompson in Cleveland, which a vacay in Punta Mita would have prevented her from doing.
So Khlo stayed home in LA, sticking to her usual routine. She flaunted her curves but tried to keep her face hidden as she made her way into Dr. Simon Ourian's office, on Monday. So how does this prove she's not perfect? Well, we know Khloe's not shy, so maybe she had a pimple? Maybe she was makeup-free and showing her wrinkles? Something was up! When she left, she was less shy, not hiding her face anymore -- so it looks like whatever was ailing her was fixed by the doctor.
And her hair? It's the first time in a long time we've seen it not perfectly blown out in that adorably, chopping short 'do she has. There were random waves! And it didn't have that soft flow it usually has. Oh no!
Long story short -- it's good to know Khloe's a real person and not just a Kardashian bot!
Posted on Mon Apr 24th, 2017 1:35pm PDT By
X17 Staff
Mel B is feeling footloose and fancy free after filing for divorce from Stephen Belafonte -- whom she claims was abusive during their ten-year marriage. The former Spice Girl showed off her thin pins in white jeans and grey thigh-high boots at Soho House on Saturday, accompanied by friends and her two daughters Madison and Phoenix.
Friday wasn't exactly a good day for the singer -- her former nanny filed suit against her claiming defamation after Mel's divorce filing characterized Lorraine Gilles as a "homewrecker, prostitute and extortionist." Gilles says she was taken advantage of as an 18-year-old German au pair, plied with alcohol and money to have sex with Mel alone and sometimes with hubby Stephen. Mel accused Gilles of extortion, saying the nanny got pregnant with Belafonte and, in collusion with her estranged hubby, threatened to release sex tapes if Mel didn't pay them off.
Looks like Mel B's divorce scandal could be a made-for-TV movie in the not-to-distant future! We'd tune in!
Serena Williams announced she was five months pregnant with her first child last week, and her pregnancy hormones must be kicking into overdrive, because she penned a touching letter to her unborn child on Instagram this morning.
"My Dearest Baby, you gave me the strength I didn’t know I had. You taught me the true meaning of serenity and peace. I can't wait to meet you. I can't wait for you to join the players box next year," she wrote on a photo of herself cradling her bump on the beach.
"But most importantly, I am so happy to share being number one in the world with you.... once again today. On @alexisohanian bday. 😉 from the world's oldest number one to the world's youngest number one. -Your Mommy," she added.
Posted on Mon Apr 24th, 2017 9:40am PDT By
X17 Staff
What traditional dating rules?!
Jennifer Lopez makes an appearance on Ellen today, and the singer revealed that she was the one who made the first move on A-Rod!
"It's very simple. I was having lunch somewhere and I saw him. He passed by. Afterwards I went outside, but for some reason I felt like tapping him on the shoulder and said, 'Hi," she confessed to the talk show host.
Jenny from the Block said that they starting talking about the fact they both live in LA, and that's when the MLB legend suggested they hang out. They didn't exchange numbers, though. Apparently, the baseball star already had the Bronx-born beauty's digits from a prior professional matter.
"He [later] texted me, said, 'Let's go out to dinner,' and I said, 'OK,' We had a nice dinner," she continued.
When the TV funny lady suggested the couple enjoyed a sleepover after their first date, the Shades of Blue shut that down!
"No. Mama don't sleep over on the first date," she quipped.
We don't understand how a smart man could be so stupid!
Amber Heard and Elon Musk went public with their relationship on Instagram over the weekend, and people can't believe the billionaire is getting serious with the volatile actress. The Rum Diaries star and the Tesla founder have been dating for about a year, but have kept their romance under wraps up until this point.
The two are currently on vacation in Australia, and were also photographed holding hands and cuddling while zip lining together. The blonde beauty got involved with the father-of-six shortly after her messy divorce from Johnny Depp, and she certainly has a type.... super rich and powerful!
According to Heard's father, the couple are already thinking long-term, too.
"Amber and Elon are both very serious about each other. She would love to get married. One of the things they want to do is settle down and have a family. They are making plans for that," he told Grazia magazine.
He better figure out how to get to Mars in the event of a breakup, because we saw how well that went for the Pirates of the Caribbean star!
