Author: Shekari Philemon

Simone Biles is used to sticking the landing, and it turns out she is just as steady in love. The seven-time Olympic gold medalist celebrated her third wedding anniversary with NFL safety Jonathan Owens this week, sharing a heartfelt moment with her followers on Instagram that quickly reminded everyone why this couple has such a devoted fan base. Biles posted a carousel of six photos from their wedding in Mexico, offering a warm and candid look at one of the most memorable days of her life. The images captured the couple slicing into their wedding cake, sharing a kiss against…

Simone Biles did not expect to walk into a firestorm when she decided to share what it cost her to attend a prestigious European awards ceremony. The legendary Olympic gymnast, who traveled to Madrid earlier this year for the Laureus World Sports Awards, posted a candid video breaking down her expenses for the night and asking whether the price tag she ended up with was somehow normal. The reaction she received suggested that many people had a strong opinion about that question, and not necessarily the one she was hoping for. The total she revealed was twenty-three thousand dollars, covering…

Some partnerships feel forced. This one feels inevitable. Teyana Taylor, the singer, actress, director and creative force who has spent years refusing to be defined by any single lane, has officially teamed up with Glade for a new campaign built entirely around a comparison she made about herself long before any brand deal was in the picture. The timing was deliberate. The video dropped during Met Gala week, one of the few cultural moments where presence, impact and spectacle are not just expected but required. For Taylor, it was the perfect window to remind audiences exactly who she is and…

It took two words. When Rihanna announced the arrival of her latest Savage x Fenty collection with the phrase “savage summer activated,” her fanbase did what it always does when she surfaces publicly and began searching every syllable for a hidden message. The announcement accompanied a new lineup of pieces built around a cherry motif, described by the brand as playful, confident and designed to set a tone for the season ahead. On its face, it was a straightforward product launch. In practice, it was kindling. What the Rihanna fanbase is actually hoping for For years, the question hovering over…

For most celebrities, Coachella is an annual ritual. For Khloé Kardashian, once was more than enough. The 41-year-old reality star and Good American co-founder recently revisited her one and only trip to the Southern California desert festival, describing an experience that left her shaken, confused and hiding in a bathroom for hours while the rest of the crowd carried on around her. She attended the festival in 2015, a year headlined by AC/DC, Jack White and Drake, and by her own account, she has not felt compelled to return since. Speaking on a recent episode of her podcast, she described…

They come from very different worlds, but Michelle Obama and Dave Chappelle found themselves in the same conversation this week, and it turns out they have more in common than most people would expect. On a recent episode of the former first lady’s podcast, the two opened up about the deeply personal experience of raising children while living extraordinarily public lives, and what it feels like to watch American leadership from where they each stand today. The exchange was warm, honest and at times pointed, touching on everything from the pressures of fame to the frustrations of watching a country…

For years, the relationship between Blueface and Chrisean Rock played out like a reality series that nobody could look away from. Public arguments, cheating accusations, arrests and an ongoing paternity debate kept both of their names in the headlines on a near-constant basis. Now, in what may be the most candid moment of the entire saga, Blueface is saying openly that at least part of what the public was watching was a performance, and a profitable one at that. In a recent television interview, the rapper addressed the long-running question of whether he is the biological father of Chrisean Rock’s…

There is the woman the world knows and the woman she goes home to at night. For Megan Thee Stallion, learning to tell those two apart has been one of the most important and most difficult lessons of her career. In a recent cover interview, the 31-year-old rapper spoke with unusual openness about the internal work required to keep her stage identity from consuming her private one. She described a period when the separation did not exist, when the performer and the person had fully merged and everyone around her began treating her accordingly. People she had known for years,…

The White House took on a warmer tone than usual on Wednesday when President Donald Trump used a Mother’s Day event honoring military mothers to turn the spotlight toward his own family. The 79-year-old president spoke openly and with visible pride about First Lady Melania Trump, crediting her for the way she has raised their son Barron and for how she has carried herself in the role of first lady throughout his administration. The remarks were brief but personal, touching on Barron’s growth into a young adult and the steadiness with which Melania has managed the unique pressures of life…

Before Community, before Inside Out 2, before any of the roles that made her a recognizable face in Hollywood, Yvette Nicole Brown was a 19-year-old in Cleveland with a plan and the nerve to see it through. The plan involved tracking down Michael Bivins of New Edition after a concert, finding out where he was staying and asking him to listen to her sing. By most measures, it should not have worked. It did. Brown shared the story on a recent episode of the Teen Beat podcast, reflecting on the moment that, though she did not know it at the…