Met Gala is one of the biggest nights of Hollywood fashion industry. Stars walk on the red carpet dressed in various stylish attires. The biggest quality of the Met Gala is that the attires are very weird. It is a night to award the creativity of the stars. It was held in The metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Met Gala raises funds for The Costume Institute Gala. This year Met Gala was held with all the precautions against the Covid pandemic. It is undoubtedly one the most extravagant event of the fashion industry. This year the event was very memorable. The looks of the stars were very expressive. According to the theme, the major sub-themes were freedom and politics. The outfits were very lavish. The Met Gala has transformed from a fund-raising event to the most awaited event of fashion. Diamonds were very much popular this year. Celebrities carried diamond jewelry. WINNERS AT MET GALA Old Hollywood tributes Image courtesy: Pinterest Many stars impersonated old Hollywood stars. The host of the event was Billie Eilish. Host Billie Eilish impersonated Marilyn Monroe. Emily Blunt came up with the character of Hedy Lamarr’s look from Zigfeld Girl. Yara Shahidi and Anok Yai both recreated Josephine Baker. Gemma Chan recreated iconic Anna May Wong’s dragon print gown. Kendall Jenner recreated Audrey Hepburn’s My Fair Lady. She could not recreate it well but was very close to it. Intergalactic Fashion Image courtesy: Pinterest Lis Nas X came up with the intergalactic fashion. Grimes joined him with a Iris van Herpen dress and a sword. Iman wore a massive headpiece which was a hypnotizing gown. Lorde wore a bejeweled headpiece. Everything was very creative. The Yeehaw Agenda Image courtesy: Pinterest This year, in Met Gala 2021, there was tribute paid to the Wild West. Leon Bridges was the cowboy on the carpet..

Not a lot of celebs could leave World Cup champion Crystal Dunn speechless, but she tells HL EXCLUSIVELY the one fan encounter with a star that left her bubbling over in excitement. Crystal Dunn knows the importance of the fan. As part of the U.S. Women’s National Team, Crystal, 28, has played in front of millions of screaming soccer supporters over the years, all rooting for her and Team USA.  But, after a year when COVID-19 silenced stadiums and games were held in front of empty seats, fans are finally returning to sports, and Crystal couldn’t be happier. “We are back and stronger than ever before,” she told HollywoodLife while discussing her new partnership with Mastercard. As one of Mastercard’s Global Brand Ambassadors, Crystal will curate Priceless Experiences for her fans. Featured on Priceless.com, these experiences will be held in-person, outdoors, at National Women Soccer League games (in accordance with local COVID guidelines.) Crystal, who plays for the Portland Thorns FC, tells HollywoodLife about how she’s “excited” for this chance to connect with her fans. She also shared the one time that she was a fan and how a meeting with a particular actress/author/activist left her feeling starstruck. I went to the ESPY’s when I was kind of young like a sophomore,” she told HollywoodLife. “When I was there, I took a photo with Gabrielle Union, and to be honest with you, I was kind of literally fangirling. She is probably the last person I was like, “OH MY GOSH” about.  And she has really shown great importance for women of color too, so it was super exciting to meet her.” Crystal also told HL her feelings of opening up the new NWSL season with a 5-0 blowout over the Chicago Red Stars, her fitness and beauty routine, and how one encounter with a fan was “are more.

Exclusive TMZ.com Justin Bieber is adding to his growing cartoon art collection … with a tribute to Kobe Bryant … complete with imagery of the Black Mamba balling out with the Lakers. Our sources tell us Justin’s team reached out to Idiot Box Art owners Emily Bright and Tamara Martin to purchase their newest original piece honoring Kobe … and the Biebs snagged one for only $1,200. Idiot Box Art The cartoon art — depicting a teddy bear wearing Kobe’s #8 Lakers jersey over a Mamba hoodie and some Nikes — is made of hand-cut wood covered in acrylic paint and finished with a coat of resin. The piece is one of 5 created, and it’s 41.5 inches X 24 inches. We’re told the Kobe art sold out in a few hours … so the artists are making miniature versions for $200 a pop, and they’re going on sale February 6 and 7 with 24 percent of profits going to the MambaOnThree Fund. BTW … Bieber’s new Kobe art is from the same folks who decked out his crib and hooked up Chief Keef with $40k of ’90s nostalgia. .

Exclusive MEGA/Getty Composite Meghan Markle‘s father doesn’t give a royal crap about what people think of him continuing to make money off his relationship with her … or lack thereof. Thomas Markle tells TMZ … a recent quote from his interview with Britain’s Channel 5 — for which he was paid — got a bit misconstrued, but he’s not backing down from the crux of what he said. If you missed it … Thomas said Meghan and Prince Harry “owe” him for what he’s been through, and he should be “rewarded” for it. He added … “My daughter told me when I reach my senior years, she’ll take care of me. I’m in my senior years now … so it’s time to look after daddy.”   Thomas tells us he didn’t mean the Duke and Duchess of Sussex should be sending him cash — that’s clearly not happening because they don’t communicate at all — what he meant was … he’s going to keep cashing in on his story, and his royal connection. Markle says he plans to continue booking paid interviews and public appearances — just like Meghan and Harry do — but the good news for him … he doesn’t need permission from the Queen. The gist of it, according to Thomas — he feels he got dragged into this situation, and if he’s going to be without his daughter because of it … he needs to do whatever is necessary to look out for himself financially. That’s what he claims Meghan’s doing by stepping down from senior royal duties to come to North America … a move he called “ridiculous” in his Channel 5 interview. Yeah … he’s probably right about her not taking care of him in his old age. .

Getty Harvey Weinstein rape accuser Jessica Mann claims he began manipulating her as soon as he met her, forced himself on her multiple times and finally raped her … and she said it all under oath. The former actress took the stand and gave emotional testimony Friday, breaking down in tears as she described her history with the disgraced movie mogul … including alleged sexual assaults. Elizabeth Williams Mann testified she met Weinstein at a party about 7 years ago, and he quickly took interest in her and began offering her work. Mann claims she had several meetings with him to discuss her career, but he asked her for a massage at an early meeting … and forced oral sex on her at a later meeting in which she thought she’d be discussing a movie role. Mann testified she faked an orgasm to get out of the situation. Weeks later, Mann alleges Weinstein raped her at the hotel in Manhattan after injecting his penis with erection medication. She testified that he physically blocked her from leaving the room and made her undress. She says … “I gave up at that point.” Getty Mann says about a year later, Weinstein told her “She owed him one more time” after she informed him she had a boyfriend … and claims he had intercourse with her. Weinstein’s side has argued the 2 had a consensual relationship that lasted years after the alleged sexual assault, and have pointed to several emails Mann sent to him in which she expressed affection and love. Mann’s the fifth accuser to testify in Weinstein’s trial, in which he’s accused of first and third-degree rape and predatory sexual assault. .

Exclusive Quibi Idris Elba‘s got some serious testicular fortitude … ’cause his new car-stunt show really put his family jewels to the test. TMZ’s obtained the first images from the actor’s new show coming to Quibi. Idris and elite rally driver Ken Block are teaming up for an 8-episode series dubbed “Elba vs. Block.” They’ll go head-to-head in car stunts to see who can outlast the other. Quibi It’s unclear if these are death-defying stunts, but with names like “Wall of Death,” “Car Tightrope” and “Flaming Obstacle Course” it sure as hell seems like it. In one of the images, either Idris or Ken drive a go-kart through a vertical loop. The ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ star has gone on record to say he loves speed and counts himself as a “wheel man” … and no doubt this new show puts him front and center in some grueling challenges. Quibi ICYMI … Quibi is short for “quick bites.” It’s the first-ever entertainment platform designed specifically for phones to deliver episodes and movie-quality shows in 10 minutes or less. It launches April 6 with original content from Jennifer Lopez, Liam Hemsworth, Zac Efron, Kendall Jenner, 50 Cent, Steph Curry, Chrissy Teigen and Kristen Bell … plus our own celebrity show with a TMZ edge. The 30-second Super Bowl ad made/WILL MAKE its debut Sunday just after kickoff. .

One of the greatest athletes of all time just proved WHY she’s the GOAT. Simone Biles landed a ‘challenging’ and dangerous move – and she made it look easy! If this is what Simone Biles has up her (hypothetical) sleeves, the competition should just go home. While practicing for her return to gymnastics at Saturday’s U.S. Classic, Simone, 24, landed the Yurchenko double pike not once but twice. The move, which gets its name from retired Russian gymnastics champion Natalia Yurchenko, has never been attempted by a female competitor in competition – and Simone just did it with ease. Only male gymnasts have been able to land it in the past. So, if she busts it out during the U.S. Classic, it will be another record broken, another moment of history being made, and another reason to argue why Simone is the greatest of all time. “I just got a little nervous on the landing,” Simone told coach Laurent Landi. Afterward, in a media call, Simone said she gave herself a pep talk before the vault, per NBC Sports. “I was like, ‘It’s ok, I’ve done this so many times, I’ve been doing this for months now,’” she said. She also said that she feels “really good going into tomorrow.” While watching Simone perform the Yurchenko double pike, it might be hard to break down why it’s so impressive — and why it’s so dangerous. The “Yurchenko” describes the vault’s entry, according to the comprehensive breakdown by the Washington Post. In a Yurchenko, a gymnast “does a round-off onto the springboard, then a back handspring onto the vault.” Once the competitor hits the vault, they push off into the air and begin a single flip. Simone and other top vaulters do a Yurchenko with a two-and-a-half twist, which the Post notes is called.

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Lizzo says Tommy Hilfiger has connected with her on a future collab, and the article of clothing she thinks they can peddle best … butt cheek dental floss. We got the pop superstar Sunday outside of the Sweet Chick waffle house in L.A., where our guy asked what’s on the horizon for after a mega-year of praise and accolades. Before she can even answer, Lizzo tells us straight-up … she’s pretty hungover. So, we helped her out. Our photog suggests politics as a new lane she could pursue, but Lizzo literally laughs in his face. Hm, okay … maybe not. On the fashion front, however, she’s apparently making moves. Play video content TMZ.com You’ll recall … we ran into Tommy in December when he told us he wanted to work with Lizzo in some capacity for a potential new line … telling us he thought she was a star. Welp, it seems TH may have gotten in touch … and Lizzo says she’s landed on good old-fashioned thongs as what they might be working on. Makes sense, that’s kinda her thing.   Lizzo’s certainly not afraid to show (and shake) what her momma gave her, as we’ve seen in the recent past. She actually showed off her thong at a Lakers game in December, and now … it looks like a Tommy Hilfiger partnership could follow. Assuming either of ’em is serious. In any case … Lizzo’s upgraded from “kiss my ass” to something a bit more graphic. We’ll let her explain for herself. .

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Shannen Doherty is getting cancer treatment options from a famous survivor … figure skater Scott Hamilton. We got the Olympic gold medalist in NYC on World Cancer Day and asked if he had a message for Shannen … who just revealed her breast cancer has returned, and is now stage 4. Scott says Shannen should seek as many medical opinions and options for treatment as she can because that’s the best way to survive. Hamilton is definitely an expert on the subject, he’s persevered through 3 brain tumors and overcome testicular cancer. While the diagnosis sounds bleak — Shannen says she’s “dying of stage 4 terminal cancer” — Scott says there are all kinds of things she can do … surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, etc. .@ABC NEWS EXCLUSIVE: @DohertyShannen opens up about her private health battle. “I’m stage four – my cancer came back.”@arobachhttps://t.co/IvsAr3odaj pic.twitter.com/Amhcm7x5Q4 — Good Morning America (@GMA) February 4, 2020 @GMA We also asked him about Shannen’s decision to keep mum on her diagnosis because she wanted to prove she could still work. Scott explains why cancer stigmas don’t help patients. .