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Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Miley Cyrus Says She Wears "Grandma" Bathing Suits Because of Body-Shaming Memes
Speaking on an episode of Monica Lewinsky's podcast Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky, Miley Cyrus opened up about the lasting impact of the VMA bodyshaming memes from 2013. As she explained, she still wears "grandma" bathing suits because she feels insecure about her body. Cyrus previously revealed that the backlash made her aware of using her platform for year was 2013 and the internet was a pretty cruel place. One of the most viral moments of the year ended up revolving around Miley Cyrus's controversial VMAs performance, which saw her wearing a nude two-piece and a teddy bear leotard. The performance resulted in huge backlash from the press and more than a few memes that made fun of Cyrus's body in the costume. Twelve years later, Cyrus is still a little traumatized by it all. While speaking on the June 9 episode of Monica Lewinsky's podcast Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky, Cyrus opened up about the lasting impact of the memes. "People were putting my head on different, very unattractive things," she said. 'I still see that when I put on a bathing suit to this day. I wear very modest bathing suits.' Apparently, the memes make her choose "grandma" bathing suits—even when she's with her own friends. On a recent girls' trip, she recalled, "everyone else had on a string bikini," while she wore shorts and a tank top. Cyrus added, "You know this is what a grandma wears to the beach.' It just hit me, like 'oh, I'm still so insecure about those memes about my body.'' This isn't the first time Cyrus has opened up about the 2013 VMAs performance. In fact, back in 2018, she told Wonderland that the attention she got did lead to some positive changes. "Not only was culture changed, but my life and career were changed inspired me to use my platform for something much bigger." She added, "If the world is going to focus on me and what I am doing, then what I am doing should be impactful and it should be great, It encouraged me to be more involved, which then led me to start my own organization, which is the Happy Hippie Foundation. It's dedicated to fighting injustice for vulnerable populations." Cyrus recently debuted her ninth studio album, Something Beautiful, at Tribeca Film Festival. For the occasion, she embraced a more naked look in a see-through net dress. Read the original article on InStyle
Daily Mirror
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Resurfaced video shows Sean 'Diddy' Combs inviting 13-year-old to after party
A chilling video clip shows the moment a laughing Sean 'Diddy' Combs invites a 13 year old actress to an afterparty he's throwing in 2003. The footage captures Combs extending an invitation to Daveigh Chase, star of The Ring, to join him at an MTV event party, following her award presentation on stage. Combs, who has been held in jail since his high-profile arrest in September 2024, is currently on trial in New York. The music mogul has pleaded not guilty to charges of racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution. In the resurfaced clip, Combs asks Daveigh Chase: "Are you coming to the after party tonight?" Combs was at the VMAs alongside Ashton Kutcher to present the 'Best Villain' award, which Chase won. This old clip has re-emerged amidst separate and shocking allegations from an individual claiming she was raped by Combs and another unnamed celebrity at a VMA afterparty three years earlier, when she was just 13. Chase has not made any comment regarding the resurfaced video and there's no evidence suggesting anything inappropriate occurred at the 2003 afterparty. Combs was seen encouraging Chase on stage as she delivered her acceptance speech for her win in the 'Best Villain' category. She bagged the award for her performance in The Ring. She was later snapped alongside Combs and Kutcher at the VH1 Big In '03 event. Over the weekend Combs' legal team called for a mistrial after the third week of his trial concluded. His lawyers make a fresh bid to halt the trial, citing "prosecutorial misconduct". In a letter addressed to Judge Arun Subramanian on Saturday, June 7, the defence claims "the government has presented testimony that it knew or should have known was materially false related to its allegation that Mr. Combs dangled Bryana Bongolan from the balcony of Cassie Ventura's apartment in September 2016." According to PEOPLE, who obtained sight of the correspondence, it stated: "Accordingly, to avoid an unfair conviction in this case the Court should grant a mistrial." The defence team for the Bad Boy Records founder also challenged the credibility of testimony from his former partner Cassie, who alleged she saw Combs dangle Bryana from a balcony. They argue her account is "demonstrably false", pointing to text messages that suggest she only heard about the incident later. The letter further contends: "The incident, as alleged, is disturbing and powerful evidence, and the government has used it to depict Mr. Combs in an extremely negative light, as an angry and dangerous man who terrified Ms. Ventura and her friends." The defence team argued that the prosecution presented photos of Bryana's alleged injuries from the incident, which were claimed to have been taken on 26 September 2016 in Los Angeles, despite "the government has long known" Combs was in New York City between 24-29 September that year. They also accused the prosecution of "repeatedly attempting to disrupt" their line of questioning when they tried to "expose the perjury upon cross-examination. "All of this was highly improper and exacerbated the harm caused by [...] the perjured testimony," the letter continued. "The balcony incident is just one example of prosecutorial misconduct during this trial."
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
JLo's AMA Shocker: Madonna Moment Or Mid-life Marketing?
/ May 27, 2025, 01:55PM IST Jennifer Lopez lit up the 2025 AMAs in Las Vegas with a bold, headline-grabbing performance that had jaws dropping. The 55-year-old singer shocked fans by kissing both her male and female backup dancers mid-show, just months after finalizing her divorce from Ben Affleck. Kicking off the ceremony with a slowed-down rendition of Dance Again, she transitioned into a high-energy medley of this year's biggest hits. But it was her kiss during Lose Control by Teddy Swims that stole the night, instantly sparking comparisons to Madonna's iconic VMA stunts. Some fans accused of chasing headlines post-breakup, while others joked she just misses the Diddy-era drama. She ended the fiery set with Kendrick Lamar tributes Not Like Us and TV Off, sealing her status as pop's most daring diva.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cassie Shares Why She Cried The First Time Diddy Kissed Her On 21st Birthday
Cassie Ventura has taken the stand to speak her truth in the federal sex trafficking trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs. On Tuesday (May 13), the 'Me & U' singer revealed that her 11-year relationship with Diddy didn't begin with the honeymoon stage and butterflies, but rather with confusion and tears. Cassie testified to the latter by sharing how their first kiss came on her 21st birthday in Las Vegas, after a VMA afterparty in 2007. Instead of feeling swept off her feet, she was left crying, per People. 'There was a 17-year age difference,' she told jurors. 'I was really confused at the time… new artist. I was pretty naive.' When asked directly if she wanted the kiss, her answer was clear: 'No, not on my birthday.' According to Cassie, their professional and personal relationship quickly became blurred. She described frequently visiting Combs' Trump Hotel suite in New York, and explained that she wanted to be around him because he was powerful, magnetic, and very much in control of her career. Per NBC, she continued, 'I was just so young and did not have the vocabulary for some of the things we talked about. I was just trying to understand it, just completely inexperienced at that point.' The federal trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs began Monday (May 11) in Manhattan, and the courtroom was immediately met with disturbing footage from 2016, showing Combs violently assaulting Cassie in a hotel lobby — a moment prosecutors say is just one of many in a long-standing pattern of abuse. Combs' legal team, however, is painting a very different picture. They argue the relationship, though tumultuous, was entirely consensual — including Cassie's decision to remain with him for over a decade. 'She made a choice every single day for years — to stay, to fight for him,' said defense attorney Teny Geragos. 'When she made the choice to leave, she ran into the arms of another man.' That man is now Alex Fine, her husband and the father of her children. On the stand, Cassie opened up about the physical violence she says she endured throughout their 11-year relationship. 'He would smash me in my head, knock me over, drag me, kick me, stomp me in the head if I was down,' she testified, recalling how their arguments would often escalate into what she described as routine abuse. When asked how often the violence occurred, Cassie simply replied, 'Too frequently.' She detailed the aftermath — busted lips, swollen knots on her forehead, and bruises covering her body. Cassie also spoke candidly about the 'freak-offs,' the alleged orchestrated sex acts that became a recurring part of their relationship. While she admitted to going along with them, she said it came from a place of emotional manipulation and confusion. 'I also felt a sense of responsibility. It was him sharing something like that with me. I was confused, nervous, but also loved him very much and wanted to make him happy,' she said. 'I knew it wasn't something I wanted to be doing — especially as regularly as it became — but again, I was just in love and wanted to make him happy.' As for why she didn't put a stop to it sooner, her response was raw and revealing. 'It got to a point where I just didn't feel like I had much of a choice, didn't really know what 'no' could be or what 'no' could turn into. I didn't know if he would be upset enough to be violent or if he would write me off and just not want to be with me at all,' she said. If convicted on all charges — including sex trafficking, racketeering, and transporting individuals for prostitution — Combs could face life in prison. For now, he remains behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Complex in Brooklyn. More from Cassie Testifies Against Sean 'Diddy' Combs: Takeaways From Her Bombshell Testimony 50 Cent Mocks Diddy After Claim He Made Escort Perform Urine-Related Sex Act On Cassie Male Sex Worker Claims Diddy "Directed" Sex Between Him And Cassie, Testifies To Seeing Abuse
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cassie Reveals Why She Cried When Diddy Kissed Her for the First Time
Sean Diddy Combs is on trial on charges of sex trafficking to engage in prostitution and transportation to engage in prostitution Opening arguments in the high-profile trial began on Monday, May 12, at a federal court in Manhattan Federal prosecutors allege that Combs is the mastermind behind a criminal enterprise that forced women — including his ex-girlfriend — to perform sex acts he filmed Cassandra "Cassie" Ventura wasn't swooning when Sean 'Diddy' Combs kissed her for the first time. The R&B singer told jurors at his high-profile federal sex crimes trial on Tuesday, May 13, that when Combs kissed her in August 2007 on her 21st birthday in Las Vegas after a VMA event that she cried. 'There was a 17 year age difference," Ventura, the prosecution's star witness, said on the stand. "I was really confused at the time, you know, new artist," she said, exhaling. "I was pretty naive.' Asked if she wanted the kiss, Cassie replied, 'No, not on my birthday.' After her birthday in Vegas, they hung out in New York. She'd visit him at the Trump Hotel in Columbus Circle. 'I wanted to be around Sean for the same reasons as everyone else at the time — this exciting, entertaining, fun guy who also happened to have my career in his hands," she said. The "Me & You" singer, who is married to personal trainer Alex Fine and eight months pregnant with their child, is testifying about how her powerful ex-boyfriend of 11 years allegedly forced her to perform sex acts and abused her physically and emotionally. Related: Who Is Cassie — and Why Is She Expected to Be a Star Witness at Diddy's Trial Today? Arrested in September 2024, Combs pleaded not guilty to five counts of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. On the first day of the trial on Monday, Mon. 12, in Manhattan federal court, jurors saw surveillance video of the hip-hop mogul beating and kicking Ventura in the elevator bank of a hotel lobby in her opening statements, U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson told jurors how Combs allegedly used his influence in the music business to drug women and force them to take part in orchestrated sex acts with him and sometimes male prostitutes at so-called 'Freak Offs." In her opening statement, Combs' defense attorney Teny Geragos said that any sex between her client and Ventura was consensual, as was the fact that she stayed with him for more than a decade. 'She made a choice, every single day for years — a choice to stay with him, a choice to fight for him, because for 11 years, that was the better choice," she told jurors. When she made the choice to leave, Geragos said, "she communicated it to him, and ran into the arms of another man — a physical trainer Combs had hired to train her,' Geragos said. Combs could face up to life in prison if he is convicted on all counts. Since his 2024 arrest, he has been held at the Metropolitan Detention Complex in Brooklyn. If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to . Read the original article on People
