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New York Post
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Jennifer Newsom slammed by Trump envoy for Beverly Hills shopping trip as chaos rocks LA
California's First Lady, Jennifer Newsom, is getting slammed for going on a shopping trip in Beverly Hills with a $2,500 handbag while riots rocked Los Angeles. Newsom, 50, was seen at the luxury shopping complex One Beverly Hills as she stepped out with a bodyguard. 'Dear God. She came to Los Angeles to shop using her $4K purse,' Ric Grenell, a special envoy for President Trump, said on social media. 3 Yolo / BACKGRID 3 Yolo / BACKGRID '[Gov. Gavin Newsom] and his wife don't care about the chaos.' Holding a Goyard tote bag worth $2,500 and wearing $500 Common Project sneakers, she seemed unfazed by the chaos in LA as she smiled at photographers. Jennifer Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and former actress, sported a smirk as she entered the complex of swanky wellness centers and spas on Monday. Her trip took place as National Guard troops were in the streets of LA under the orders of President Trump following days of chaos, although her people furiously denied any claims she was out of touch. 3 Protesters set fire to a vandalized Waymo driverless vehicle. Toby Canham for NY Post 'The First Partner didn't have a spa treatment yesterday, but she does have a prior skin cancer diagnosis and was picking up skin care products on her personal time,' a representative for the Newsoms told the Daily Mail.
Time of India
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
$2,500 handbag, $500 sneakers & a spa stop: California First Lady's Beverly Hills shopping trip sparks backlash amid LA protests
As protests over immigration raids gripped Los Angeles, California First Lady Jennifer Siebel Newsom 's Beverly Hills shopping excursion on Monday, June 9, 2025, ignited controversy on social media. Photos of Siebel Newsom, wife of Governor Gavin Newsom , show her shopping at the ultra-luxurious One Beverly Hills complex—home to upscale spas and wellness centers—while much of Los Angeles faced civil unrest. She was spotted wearing $500 Common Projects sneakers and carrying a $2,500 Goyard tote bag. Her outing came at a tense moment: National Guard troops and Marines were deployed to the city by President Donald Trump amid anti-ICE demonstrations , clashes with law enforcement, and widespread looting. A body was even discovered outside a ransacked store Tuesday morning. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Nagelpilz-Innovation: Dieses Lasergerät ist ein Wunder Heilratgeber Weiterlesen Undo — ImMeme0 (@ImMeme0) The governor's office quickly responded to the viral images, clarifying that the First Partner had not received a spa treatment but was picking up skincare products tied to a prior skin cancer diagnosis. "The First Partner didn't have a spa treatment yesterday, but she does have a prior skin cancer diagnosis and was picking up skin care products on her personal time," a spokesperson said. Live Events Notably, Siebel Newsom had previously revealed her skin cancer battle in 2023. Meanwhile, Governor Gavin Newsom has condemned Trump's use of military force in Los Angeles, calling it a 'brazen abuse of power.' Both he and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have demanded that federal troops be withdrawn from city streets. — E_Barcohana (@E_Barcohana) President Trump, meanwhile, described Los Angeles as 'a trash heap' during a speech to U.S. troops in North Carolina, vowing to "liberate" the city. He has already ordered the deployment of nearly 5,000 troops to Los Angeles, with reports suggesting discussions are underway about extending the military presence to other U.S. cities. A city-wide curfew imposed by Mayor Bass took effect at 8 p.m. Tuesday in downtown LA, as federal forces—now including National Guard troops escorting ICE agents—continued raids across the city. California officials had previously sought to restrict troop activity to the downtown federal complex where protests have been concentrated, but an emergency court order to that effect has so far failed to halt the expansion. As unrest and political tensions escalate, the viral images of California's First Lady in Beverly Hills have added yet another layer to an already volatile situation.
Daily Mail
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
California's First Lady shrugs off riots crisis to shop in Beverly Hills
Her husband is fighting for his life politically for the second time this year while another crisis grips their state. But California's First Lady Jennifer Siebel Newsom shrugged off the chaos on Monday as she stepped out in under-siege Los Angeles. Jennifer, 50, was spotted at One Beverly Hills - a luxurious complex of wellness centers and spas in the city's most exclusive zip code. She was dressed the part in a pair of $500 Common Project sneakers and a $2,500 Goyard tote bag, her bodyguard trailing behind her as she offered a coy smile. Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker, seemed upbeat and calm. At the same time, Marines were marching towards Los Angeles under orders from President Trump while businesses recovered from looters. The unrest took a dark turn on Tuesday morning with the discovery of a body outside one of the trashed stores. Newsom's representatives angrily denied any suggestion that she was luxuriating amid the chaos, telling Daily Mail: 'The First Partner didn't have a spa treatment yesterday, but she does have a prior skin cancer diagnosis and was picking up skin care products on her personal time.' Jennifer previously shared her battle with skin cancer in 2023. Her husband, meanwhile, continues to do battle with the president and his supporters, insisting he has the situation under control. Both he and LA Mayor Karen Bass have demanded that Trump withdraw military troops from the streets. The protests erupted on Friday when anti-ICE demonstrators seized on a number of police investigations unfolding around the city. California First Lady Jennifer Newsom was spotted leaving the One Beverly Hills complex in LA on Monday President Donald Trump has activated 4,000 National Guard troops and deployed hundreds of US Marines to the city to quell protests despite objections from Newsom and other local leaders. Newsom said that Trump's deployment of National Guard troops has only inflamed the situation and made it more difficult for local law enforcement to respond to the demonstrations. Trump claims the city would have been 'completely obliterated' if he had not deployed the Guard. The chaos began on Friday when anti-ICE protesters seized on a handful of police raids across the city, taking to the streets to burn cars and march against what they say are unfair deportations. Trump claims the city would have been 'completely obliterated' if he had not deployed the Guard. Jennifer Newsom, carrying a $2,650 Goyard Saint Louis bag and wearing $485 sneakers, sported a soft smile at the One Beverly Hills plaza Governor Gavin Newsom taunted Trump and his border czar, daring them to 'arrest him' and insisting he has the riots 'under control' Protesters threw rocks and other objects at officers and vehicles, blocked a major freeway and looted downtown businesses. Police responded by firing projectiles like pepper balls, as well as flash bang grenades and tear gas. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered again on Monday outside a federal detention center in downtown LA where immigrants have been held. They chanted 'free them all' as they waved Mexican and Central American flags. National Guard forces formed a human barricade to keep people out of the building, and police dispersed the crowd using gas canisters and arrested some protesters. At dusk, officers had running confrontations with protesters who had scattered into the Little Tokyo section of the city. As people watched from apartment patios above street level and as tourists huddled inside hotels, a large contingent of LAPD and officers and sheriff's deputies fired several flash bangs that boomed through side streets along with tear gas. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass told KABC that more than 100 people had been arrested on Monday but that the majority of protesters were nonviolent. Newsom with wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom. Her office insisted she was picking up skincare on her 'personal time' Anti-ICE demonstrators clash with police near the federal building and detention center in LA on Monday as protests over immigration raids continue for a fourth day US Customs and Border Patrol agents and the California National Guard protect the federal building in Los Angeles as protesters rally Monday for the fourth day in a row Fireworks explode around police officers in riot gear during a protest in response to federal immigration operations in the Little Tokyo neighborhood of downtown LA on Monday Trump's decision to mobilize 700 Marines based in Southern California escalated his confrontation with Newsom, who filed a lawsuit on Monday asserting that Trump's deployment of Guard troops without the governor's consent was illegal. The Guard deployment was the first time in decades that a president activated the Guard absent a request from a sitting governor. While the Marines are only tasked with guarding federal property temporarily until the full contingent of 4,000 Guard troops arrives, the use of active military to respond to civil disturbances is extremely rare. 'This isn't about public safety,' Newsom wrote on X on Monday. 'It's about stroking a dangerous President's ego.' The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Jack Reed, said he was 'gravely troubled' by Trump's deployment of active-duty Marines. 'Since our nation's founding, the American people have been perfectly clear: we do not want the military conducting law enforcement on US soil,' he said. Trump has justified his decision to deploy active military troops to LA by describing the protests as a violent occupation of the city, a characterization that Newsom and Bass have said is grossly exaggerated. The president, in a Tuesday morning post on his Truth Social platform, claimed LA would be 'burning to the ground right now' if he had not deployed troops to the city. Protests spread to neighboring Orange County on Monday night after immigration raids there, with demonstrators gathering at the Santa Ana Federal building, according to local officials and news reports. Protests also sprang up in at least nine other US cities on Monday, including New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco, according to local news reports. In Austin, Texas, police fired non-lethal munitions and detained several people as they clashed with a crowd of several hundred protesters. Trump officials have branded the protests as lawless and blamed state and local Democrats for protecting undocumented immigrants with sanctuary cities. Meanwhile. US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged on Monday to carry out more operations to round up suspected immigration violators.
Forbes
31-05-2025
- Business
- Forbes
The Quality Conundrum—Luxury Fashion Isn't What It Used To Be
A general exterior view of the Burberry luxury fashion label store in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by) Getty Images As the price of luxury goods continues to rise—a pattern which first emerged post-pandemic but persists due to the impending recession within the United States and the country's shifting tariff policies that affect the way goods are manufactured, shipped and sold—the cost of shopping lavishly has begun to surpass the level of quality consumers expect from their high-priced purchases. Desperate for answers and amendments from the brands they used to love, consumers are taking to social media to speak out against luxury giants as they continue to charge more for less and devalue their once loyal customers. Acting as the unofficial face for such distain is TikTok user Janet Lin. Known by social media users as @janetlinxo, the New York City-based content creator has garnered a slew of attention for her series of recently published videos—the most popular of which currently sitting at 3.4 million views—that detail the dramatic decline of her Goyard Saint Louis GM tote bag. The bag—constructed from the brand's signature brightly colored Goyardine canvas and available for a minimum price just shy of two thousand dollars—was documented by Lin as having fallen apart after being worn outside for a few hours in the heat. In one video, Lin dramatically holds her cobalt blue Goyard tote up to the camera and pulls the leather-bound top handles apart to reveal they've melted together. In another clip, Lin shows off the blue staining on her otherwise clean white T-shirt as a result of the bag's bleeding blue finish melting off in the same mild weather conditions. While some users unleashed their frustrations towards Lin in the form of lengthy rebuttals within the video's comment section—citing the usage instructions found on the brand's product page that advise the wearer to 'Avoid contact with water, greasy or oily products, make-up and perfumes' as well as 'Protect the item from damp, extended exposure to artificial, natural light or intense heat' as logical reasons for the bag's current state—many individuals were quick to come to her defense, agreeing that no item of that price point should become damaged to the point destruction after one wear in the sun. Goyard could not be reached for comment. Despite the videos published by Lin being some of the most popular pieces of content that depict unexplainable damage to designer goods, similar antidotes and visual testimonials are taking up space within the fashion content published online, with each gaining more traction than the last and acting as the catalyst for a larger conversation around the quality of luxury goods—with modern critiques emphasizing the inferiority of such goods in comparison to the high price points they are offered at to the consumer and calling for the boycott of affected brands. While currently newsworthy, this pattern of luxury decline is not new. In an article published in late November of 2024, Forbes cited the Fall 2024 Bain-Altagamma Luxury Goods World Wide Market Study to illustrate the surprising drop in sales within the luxury goods sector, saying, 'For the first time since 2008, excluding the 2020 Covid-19 year, the personal luxury goods market declined, dropping 2% from an historic high of $387 billion (€369 billion) in 2023 to $381 billion (€363 billion) at current exchange rates.' In addition to referencing the study, Forbes included a number of casual effects that impacted the luxury goods market to the point of decline, the most notable of which—especially as it relates to the example illustrated above—was the misalignment of price and value. Similar to Lin's frustration over her pricey Goyard bag depreciating in value as soon as she began to use it, many consumers are frustrated with the luxury market's consistently growing prices for products that stay stagnant in quality. However, despite these challenges, the same market study offered a simple solution for luxury brands to revitalize their businesses and recapture the attention of consumers: get back to basics. 'To secure future growth, brands will need to rethink their luxury equations, re-establishing creativity and blending old and new playbooks,' the study stated. 'This includes rediscovering their essence and embracing the foundational pillars of the industry: desirability fueled by craftsmanship, creativity and distinctive brand values; meaningful, personalized and culturally-resonant customer connections and experiences.' In short, as rising prices for once accessible luxury goods continues as an inevitability, brands not only have the opportunity to secure their customer base with the obvious usage of high quality materials, but with the amplified infusion of heritage, identity and singularity. In this new era of consumerism that amplifies the cost of all goods, shoppers are looking for luxury built off of more than just high prices—leaving it up to brands to demonstrate their value.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Thief who targeted Jenson Button's wife is illegal migrant
An Algerian migrant who stole a suitcase containing £250,000 of jewellery and luxury items from Jenson Button's wife, Brittny, was in the UK illegally at the time and is due to be deported after serving his sentence. Mourad Aid, 41, snatched the Goyard carry-on on Feb 13 outside St Pancras International station in London, as the Formula One champion and his wife returned from a trip to Paris. The Algerian national was sentenced on Friday at Inner London Crown Court to two years and four months in prison for two separate offences, including the high-profile theft. He will be deported after serving his sentence, British Transport Police said. Aid took the Goyard carry-on bag while Jenson Button had his back turned, helping a chauffeur with luggage. At the time, Aid was also in breach of bail conditions that prohibited him from entering Kings Cross. The suitcase contained jewellery from the couple's wedding, family heirlooms intended for their daughter, and two Hermès Kelly handbags worth around £70,000, none of which have been recovered. Aid pleaded guilty to the theft on Feb 19 at Westminster magistrates' court. He also admitted to handling stolen goods relating to a separate incident involving a silver Rimowa suitcase stolen on Nov 24 2024. The Buttons have since said they have no plans to return to the UK following the ordeal. The case was first reported by MailOnline. Kate Blackwell KC said during sentencing: 'You are 41 years of age. A man who came to the UK in 2019 on a six-month tourist visa and when it expired you stayed here illegally. You have never applied for asylum, but you never applied for benefit,' she said, according to MailOnline. 'As far as the court is aware you have never held lawful employment. 'Whilst passing the shortest sentence I can that is commensurate with my public duty, the sentence will result in your automatic deportation once it is served. 'I give you full credit for pleading guilty at the first opportunity. 'You have no convictions in the UK so I treat you as a man of previous good character.' Richard Sedgwick, prosecuting, said Aid had told a 'succession of lies' after being arrested by plain-clothes officers in the Hatton Gardens district four days after the theft. Aid claimed during police interviews to have been attending a funeral in Algeria on the day of the theft. He later admitted to stealing the Goyard suitcase, but claimed to have gifted it to charity. Remarking on his initial denials, the judge said: 'You proceeded to continue these lies, continuing to attempt to deflect responsibility onto anyone else but yourself.' In a victim impact statement, reported by MailOnline, Ms Jenson said the ordeal had left her and her husband with 'no interest' in returning to the UK. She said: 'When we first started dating we would go to London, and it was such like a nice place to be, and now it just feels very kind of dark and scary. 'My husband and I we really have no interest going back to the UK and it's a shame, because, you know, we will have to go back for family and work. 'It just feels so unsafe and doesn't feel how it once was, and it's just unfortunate because that's where my children's grandmother and aunts live.' A Home Office spokesman said: 'Foreign nationals who commit crime should be in no doubt that we will do everything to make sure they are not free to roam Britain's streets, including removing them from the UK at the earliest possible opportunity. 'Since the election we've removed 4,436 foreign criminals, a 14 per cent increase on the same period 12 months prior.' Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
