Vivian Kwarm – New York Daily News https://www.nydailynews.com Breaking US news, local New York news coverage, sports, entertainment news, celebrity gossip, autos, videos and photos at nydailynews.com Wed, 15 May 2024 18:48:58 +0000 en-US hourly 30 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cropped-DailyNewsCamera-7.webp?w=32 Vivian Kwarm – New York Daily News https://www.nydailynews.com 32 32 208786248 Sophie Turner breaks silence on claims she was a bad mom amid Jonas split https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/05/15/sophie-turner-addresses-bad-mom-stories-amid-joe-jonas-split/ Wed, 15 May 2024 18:48:58 +0000 https://www.nydailynews.com/?p=7699837 Sophie Turner broke her silence in a new interview about her messy custody battle with Joe Jonas and their pending divorce.

The “Game of Thrones” alum, who graced the cover of British Vogue’s June issue, told the publication, “those were the worst few days of my life.”

“I remember I was on set, I was contracted to be on set for another two weeks, so I couldn’t leave,” she recalled. “My kids were in the States and I couldn’t get to them because I had to finish ‘Joan.’ And all these articles started coming out …”

The estranged pair, who share two children together, 4-year-old Willa and 22-month-old Delphine, got married in 2019 and had a tumultuous split last year.

But Turner says it was  the media reports describing her as a bad mother that hurt the most.

“It hurt because I really do completely torture myself over every move I make as a mother — mom guilt is so real!” Turner explained. “I just kept having to say to myself, ‘None of this is true. You are a good mum and you’ve never been a partier.’ ”

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner attend The Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony honoring The Jonas Brothers on January 30, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner attend The Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony honoring The Jonas Brothers on January 30, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Around the time of the split, photos circulated of the actress at a wrap party for “Joan” with “insiders” insinuating she was more interested in partying than being a mom to her two young kids.

Turner describes the media and online gossip surrounding her parenthood as “shocking.”

“I mean, it’s unfathomable the amount of people that will just make s— up and put it up based on a picture,” Turner declared. “A picture might tell a thousand words, but it’s not my story. It felt like I was watching a movie of my life that I hadn’t written, hadn’t produced, or starred in. It was shocking. I’m still in shock.”

“There were some days that I didn’t know if I was going to make it. I would call my lawyer saying, ‘I can’t do this. I just can’t,’” Turner recalled. “And then, finally, after two weeks of me being in a rut, she reminded me that it was my children I was fighting for.”

The actress also expressed her frustration with being referred to collectively — along with Kevin and Nick’s respective wives, Danielle Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas — as “the wives” of The Jonas Brothers.

“There was a lot of attention on the three brothers, and the wives,” Turner explained. “Well, we were always called the wives, and I hated that.”

She added, “It was kind of this plus-one feeling, And that’s nothing to do with him — in no way did he make me feel that — it was just that the perception of us was as the groupies in the band.”

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner attend the 2nd Annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022 in Los Angeles.
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Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner attend the 2nd Annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

On Sept. 5, Jonas filed for the divorce to Turner in Miami, citing the marriage as “irretrievably broken.”

Turner sued Jonas later that month for “wrongful retention” of their two children. The claim called for “the immediate return of children wrongfully removed or wrongfully retained.”

“The Father has possession of the children’s passports. He refuses to return the passports to the Mother and refuses to send the children home to England with the Mother.”

Jonas responded to the suit saying the claim was “misleading.”

But Turner says she’s now in a much better place and is the “happiest I’ve been.”

“There’s something about a community and a support system that I’ve never realized is so important up until now,” she shared. “And I think the reason I was on medication for so long is because I didn’t have those people with me. Now that I’m back home, I’m actually the happiest I’ve been in a really long time. I’m starting over again, rediscovering what I like to do, who I like to be with.”

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Everything to know about the Netflix “Perfect Match” season 2 cast https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/05/14/netflix-perfect-match-season-2-everything-to-know-explainer/ Tue, 14 May 2024 20:31:41 +0000 https://www.nydailynews.com/?p=7686683 Netflix fans, prepare yourselves for the highly anticipated return of all-star dating show “Perfect Match.”

The reality series is back for its sophomore season with a new batch of alumni from the streamer’s various shows searching for their perfect match. We’ve got you covered on everything you need to know about the new installment ahead of the premiere.

Who will star in “Perfect Match” season 2?

After months of waiting, Netflix released the list of names for this season, and let’s just say they’re some notable Netflix names. Let’s break down who will be present for all the shenanigans.

Alright, “Love Is Blind” fans, remember Jessica Vestal from season 6 of the hit series? The single mother was romantically linked with Jimmy Presnell in the pods, who ultimately broke up with her before proposing to fellow “Love Is Blind” star Chelsea Blackwell (aka Megan Fox’s twin.)

Jess had the internet in a frenzy after her viral reaction to the break up prompted the now viral line: “When you see and realize what you missed out on, you are going to choke. You are going to need your EpiPen to open up your airways because you are going to be in disbelief of what you missed out on.”

Well, Jess fans will get to see if she has better luck finding love this time around or ends up giving out more EpiPens.

Meanwhile, a less likely “Love Is Blind” contestant will also enter the chat: Trevor Sova, the contestant who apparently already had a girlfriend before entering the pods. Yup, this should be interesting.

Also “LIB” alumni in the “Perfect Match” cast include  Micah Lussier from season 4 and season 5’s Izzy Zapata.

These are just a few of the 22 singles who will find potential love matches or just stir up trouble in paradise.

Some others include “Squid Game: The Challenge‘s” Bryton ConstantinHarry Jowsey, Nigel Euro, and Christine Obanor of “Too Hot to Handle;” and Jake Cunningham of “The Ultimatum.”

What is the “Perfect Match” season 2’s release date?

You don’t have to wait long for the upcoming installment of “Perfect Match” — Netflix has confirmed the new season will kick off on Friday, June 7.

Who is hosting “Perfect Match” season 2?

“Love is Blind’s” Nick Lachey hosted the show for the first season and is back for “Perfect Match” season 2. His wife and “Love is Blind” co-host, Vanessa Lachey, will not be joining him.

What Is “Perfect Match”?

As Netflix puts it, the series “brings together the most famously single stars of Netflix’s unscripted series to a tropical paradise in an attempt to find love.”

The show is filmed at Casa Naga, a luxury villa in Panama’s beach town of Playa Bonita. But don’t let the serene location fool you, “Perfect Match” is essentially the Hunger Games of dating shows.

When the contestants get on the island, they pair up with who they think is their perfect match. The couples are then put to the test with a series of challenges to determine who has the best connection. This is where it gets a little rowdy.

The couple dubbed the ‘most compatible’ gets to bring in a new single for the contestants they believe are struggling to find love. And these “matchmakers” waste no time bringing in new bombshells who will stir things up.

Series creator Chris Coelen says the format makes the dating show experience “more real.”

“If the participants choose to bring these people in or match ’em up with whoever, it’s totally up to them. That’s much more real, and it’s much more fun for them.”

The first season of “Perfect Match” is available to stream now on Netflix.

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Taylor Swift pays tribute to boyfriend Travis Kelce at 87th Era Tour show in KC Chiefs colors https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/05/13/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-87th-eras-tour-alchemy/ Mon, 13 May 2024 19:24:16 +0000 https://www.nydailynews.com/?p=7684715 Taylor Swift celebrated her man and a milestone in her Eras Tour performance in Paris on Sunday.

The Grammy winner’s NFL boyfriend Travis Kelce was spotted in the audience at the 87th Eras Tour show. That number just so happens to be Kelce’s jersey number.

As part of the concert’s new “The Tortured Poets Department” set, Swift performed “So High School” from her latest album, which fans believe was written about their relationship.

“You know how to ball, I know Aristotle,” Swift sang while looking at him in the crowd.

The song’s lyrics hint at him attempting to woo her by making her a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it before they started dating. “You knew what you wanted and, boy, you got her.”

The songstress also performed “The Alchemy,” which is filled with football puns, in her acoustic set. “So when I touch down, call the amateurs and cut ’em from the team,” she sings in the song, which is also on her new album.

And Swift had the perfect outfit for the occasion, popping up in the Kansas City Chiefs’ colors for the “1989” set of her performance. On her left foot, she wore a yellow shoe and on the right was orange.

Kelce, who was in the audience with Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper, could be seen adorably smiling and dancing to his superstar girlfriend’s hits.

Swift’s next performances are in Stockholm for three nights at Friends Arena starting on May 17.

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Miss Teen USA runner up Stephanie Skinner declines crown after winner’s resignation https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/05/13/miss-teen-usa-runner-up-stephanie-skinner-declines-crown-after-winners-resignation/ Mon, 13 May 2024 18:47:13 +0000 https://www.nydailynews.com/?p=7684575 Just a few weeks after Miss Teen USA winner UmaSofia Srivastava resigned from the 2023 title, runner-up Stephanie Skinner has declined the role as well.

Now left struggling to crown a 2023 winner, the organization has yet to comment on the debacle, but Skinner took to Instagram to explain why she rejected the crown.

“In light of recent events, I have decided to decline the title of Miss Teen USA 2023. This was not an easy decision,” she wrote. “I hope for respect of my choice that this was a decision I never asked to make.”

Skinner noted that she has to pass on the offer due to a prior work commitment. “My word is my everything. I gave my commitment to a global research career opportunity in Thailand that will require me to live abroad for the summer.”

Runner up Stephanie Skinner has decided to decline the role as well. (@thestephanieskinner via Instagram)
Runner up Stephanie Skinner has decided to decline the role as well. (@thestephanieskinner via Instagram)

The pageant contestant also mentioned winner Srivastava and Miss USA winner Noelia Voigt, who also stepped down from her title earlier this month.

“Although I do not know exactly what Noelia and Uma went through to lead them to resign, I am sending them immense love and support.”

She continued, “Yes, I would be grateful for this platform to be a national representation for young women across the country, but I believe this is the right decision to make.”

UmaSofia responded in the comments: “I am so grateful to call you my friend   You always leave me in awe of your dedication and integrity.”

Miss USA winner, Voigt, also commented on the post saying, “I am so grateful to call you my friend  You always leave me in awe of your dedication and integrity.”

(L-R) Miss Teen USA 2023, UmaSofia Srivastava and Miss USA 2023, Noelia Voigt attend Supermodels Unlimited Magazine Presents: Billboards Over Broadway - NYFW Celebrity Event at Nebula Nightclub on February 10, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Supermodels Unlimited)
(L-R) Miss Teen USA 2023, UmaSofia Srivastava and Miss USA 2023, Noelia Voigt attend Supermodels Unlimited Magazine Presents: Billboards Over Broadway – NYFW Celebrity Event at Nebula Nightclub on February 10, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Supermodels Unlimited)

It’s been a rocky time for the Miss USA organization, as the rejections have left them scrambling to replace winners. After accepting the title in September, Voigt stepped down last week, citing her mental health as the reason.

“In life, I strongly value the importance of making decisions that feel best for you and your mental health,” she wrote in her announcement. “As individuals, we grow through experiencing different things in life that lead us to learning more about ourselves.”

Two days after Voigt’s announcement, UmaSofia resigned the Miss Teen USA crown.

“After careful consideration, I’ve decided to resign as I find that my personal values no longer fully align with the direction of the organization,” UmaSofia wrote at the time.

Miss Teen USA 2023, UmaSofia Srivastava attends Supermodels Unlimited Magazine Presents: Billboards Over Broadway - NYFW Celebrity Event at Nebula Nightclub on February 10, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Chance Yeh/Getty Images for Supermodels Unlimited)
UmaSofia Srivastava attends Supermodels Unlimited Magazine Presents: Billboards Over Broadway – NYFW Celebrity Event at Nebula Nightclub on February 10, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Chance Yeh/Getty Images for Supermodels Unlimited)

On Monday, The CW, who has partnered with Miss USA for several years, says it’s now reconsidering whether to continue airing the pageant.

“In light of the events of last week, The CW Network is evaluating its relationship with both pageants,” the network said in a statement.

The Miss USA organization released a statement last week saying, “The well-being of our titleholders is a top priority.”

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KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin dead at 64 https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/05/10/sam-rubin-ktla-death-heart-attack/ Fri, 10 May 2024 19:59:52 +0000 https://www.nydailynews.com/?p=7681542 Veteran entertainment reporter Sam Rubin of KTLA in Los Angeles has died at age 64.

According to TMZ, the beloved journalist was rushed the the hospital on Friday after suffering a heart attack at his home.

Sources say he went into full cardiac arrest and by the time he was transported to UCLA West Hills Hospital, he had already been pronounced dead.

Rubin joined KTLA as an entertainment reporter in 1991 and had been a staple journalist in Los Angeles ever since, covering television, film and Hollywood’s biggest stars.

The Emmy-winning reporter also hosted his own show, “Hollywood Uncensored with Sam Rubin,” which ran on the news outlet for more than 100 episodes. One of his last celebrity interviews was with Ryan Seacrest.

Rubin is survived by his wife, Leslie, and four children.

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‘RHONY’ star Jenna Lyons is ready to walk girlfriend Cass Bird down the aisle https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/05/10/rhony-jenna-lyons-marriage-cass-bird-wedding-engagement/ Fri, 10 May 2024 18:37:09 +0000 https://www.nydailynews.com/?p=7681334 “RHONY’s” Jenna Lyons is in love and might be ready to walk down the aisle with girlfriend Cass Bird.

The “Real Housewives of New York City” star, 55, has been in a relationship with the photographer for about a year and hinted this week at the possibility of wedding bells on the way.

“I don’t want to make her part of the conversation. But I mean, it is hard to ignore the thing on my finger,” she told NBC anchor Kate Snow on her series, “The Drink with Kate Snow.”

After Snow asks, “Does this mean you’re engaged?” The businesswoman responded, “I’m definitely at some point going to walk her down the aisle.”

After Lyons and Snow lifted a toast to the fashion mogul’s exciting news the former J. Crew president added, “I just don’t know when but that’s OK. I feel really grateful.”

The couple sparked engagement rumors when fans noticed the diamond ring on Lyons’ finger in a cryptic IG post in September of 2023.

One month later, during an appearance on on “Watch What Happens Live,” Andy Cohen questioned whether the new jewelry was an engagement ring, to which the fashion mogul vaguely replied, “I’m very happy.”

As for whether fans can expect to see the lovebirds together on the upcoming 15th season of “RHONY,” Lyons says, “She’s not on the show. I mean, we talk about her. I talk about her a few times. I’m open about that. Yes, for sure.”

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Lyons was previously married to artist and set designer Vincent Mazeau from 2002 to 2011 and the duo share a son, Beckett Lyons Mazeau, who was born in 2006.

While in the midst of her divorce, Lyons was outed by the New York Post after being seen in public with a woman. When the publication asked her to confirm the rumors about her sexuality, she said, “Yes.”

“I was so overwhelmed with everything that was happening in my life that I just said yes,” Lyons recalled on “The View.” Lyons is the first openly gay New York Housewife.

In addition to Lyons, Brynn Whitfield, Ubah Hassan, Sai De Silva, Erin Lichy, and Jessel Taank will all be returning for the next season of “RHONY.”

Though an official date hasn’t been released, season 15 of “Real Housewives of New York” premieres this year.

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Kris Jenner reveals she has a tumor in ‘The Kardashians’ trailer  https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/05/09/kris-jenner-tumor-kardashians-trailer/ Thu, 09 May 2024 18:13:03 +0000 https://www.nydailynews.com/?p=7678707 Kris Jenner is getting real about her health, revealing she has a tumor in the new “The Kardashians” trailer.

“I had my scan,” a visibly worried Jenner explains to her daughters in the Hulu reality show’s season five teaser. “They found a cyst and like a little tumor.”

While the scary medical update in the trailer doesn’t offer much detail about where the tumor is located and whether it’s malignant, we do see the family’s emotional reactions.

Khloe, sitting across from her 68-year-old mother, is visibly shaken by the news. Kendall hugs Kylie as the Kylie cosmetics founder bursts out into tears and buries her face in her hands. Kris’ boyfriend, Corey Gamble, is also seen in the clip with his head bowed wiping tears of his own.

This comes nearly a month after Jenner lost her younger sister, Karen Houghton, to cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac arrhythmia. She was 65 years old.

However, the Kardashian-Jenner matriarch looked in great shape at The Met Gala on Monday, so it’s possible the health scare is behind her.

Meanwhile, Jenner wasn’t the only family member dealing with health issues this season. The teaser shows the journey of Kourtney Kardashian’s pregnancy with son Rocky as the Poosh owner underwent fetal surgery in the lead up to giving birth.

Viewers will have to tune in to see how it all unfolds when “The Kardashians” season five drops on May 23 on Hulu.

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Bette Midler regrets not suing Lindsay Lohan for pulling out of ‘Bette’ sitcom https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/05/08/bette-midler-regrets-not-suing-lindsay-lohan-for-pulling-out-of-bette-sitcom/ Wed, 08 May 2024 18:13:26 +0000 https://www.nydailynews.com/?p=7676233 Bette Midler opened up this week on a podcast about Lindsay Lohan and the demise of their 2000s sitcom “Bette.”

The failed CBS show only ran for one season and ended after Lohan suddenly jumped ship, Midler told David Duchovny on his “Fail Better” podcast.

“Lindsay Lohan was cast as my daughter in the pilot. Well, after the pilot, Lindsay Lohan decided she didn’t want to do it,” Midler said. “Or she had other fish to fry. So, Lindsay Lohan left the building. And I said, ‘well, now what do you do?'”

Reflecting on how she could have handled the “extremely chaotic” situation differently, Midler says she should have sued Lohan for walking out after the pilot.

“If I had been in my right mind, or if I had known that part of my duties were to stand up and say, ‘This absolutely will not do, I’m going to sue,’ then I would have done that. But I seem to have been cosseted in some way that I couldn’t get to the writers’ room. I couldn’t speak to the showrunner. I couldn’t make myself clear.”

“I didn’t know that I could have taken charge, that I could have asserted, because I think I was so terrified of being branded a grandstander.”

It’s important to note Lohan was a child actor at the time, so it’s unlikely she intentionally plotted the show’s downfall.

Still, Midler believes the series’ brief stint was “a big, big, big mistake.”

“I think for several reasons. It was the wrong motivation. It was a part of the media I simply did not understand. I watched it. I appreciated it. I enjoyed it, But I didn’t know what it meant to make it.”

“Bette” ran from October 2000 through March 2001 on CBS.

Despite the show’s short-lived run, Lohan seems to have fond memories of her former boss. She posted a throwback snap of the duo just last week captioned, “Had such a blast filming with the incredible @bettemidler.”

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Met Gala afterparty reunites exes Bad Bunny and Kendall Jenner https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/05/07/met-gala-after-party-bad-bunny-kendall-jenner-reunite/ Tue, 07 May 2024 19:55:57 +0000 https://www.nydailynews.com/?p=7674284 After the Met Gala Monday night, Bad Bunny and Kendall Jenner kept the party going as the formal couple was spotted getting cozy at a star-studded afterparty.

Despite their apparent split in December of 2023, the duo was seen smiling and laughing while enjoying drinks together at the “Après Met 2” afterparty hosted by Carlos Nazario, Emily Ratajkowski, Francesco Risso, Paloma Elsesser, Raul Lopez and Renell Medra.

Partygoers say they were close throughout the night. “They were sitting together, laughing and having the best time,” a source told People. “They were very much enjoying each other’s company. Sitting close and whispering in each other’s ears.”

In a photo from the outing, Jenner leans in very closely to chat with the “Tití Me Preguntó” artist.

The pair was also seen dancing with each other later on in the evening, TMZ reports.

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Kendall Jenner attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City.
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Kendall Jenner attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

Jenner and the Puerto Rican rapper’s encounter comes just five months after reports the rumored couple called it quits. Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Martinez Ocasio, seemed to confirm this in his hit song with Myke Towers, “Adivino.”

“Our love story is beautiful and weird,” he sang in Spanish. “I was faithful to your eyes and to your lips loyal/ But no, we’re not what we were/ You were one of my loves, I was just another of your exes.”

This marks the first time the pair have been seen together since their break up.

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Cardi B shuts down Met Gala red carpet in showstopping gown https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/05/06/cardi-b-met-gala-2024-gown/ Tue, 07 May 2024 01:48:51 +0000 https://www.nydailynews.com/?p=7672965 A fashionably late Cardi B made a grand entrance with a very grand dress on the 2024 Met Gala carpet.

The “Bodak Yellow” rapper waited until the carpet was clear before making her way up the stairs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art to debut her epic look. She had to, given its size.

Going all out for the “Garden of Time” theme, the Grammy winner walked into fashion’s biggest night donning a  voluminous black gown by Giambattista Valli that took up the entire courtyard. The “WAP” artist accessorized the jaw-dropping dress with a black turban covered in diamond and emerald jewelry.

The fashionista fully lived up to her goal of wanting her appearance at fashion’s biggest night to “be iconic.”

“We’re always thinking ahead,” Cardi told The Hollywood Reporter in March. “I feel like the Met Gala is almost like going to the Grammys. It’s very nerve-racking, and even though we make it look so easy, we really be so nervous.”

“We always try to make sure that everything goes right, that everything be iconic. We want everything to be iconic. I know people sometimes be like, ‘Oh, it’s not about who is there and who is not,’ but it’s like, no, you need to remember us forever.”

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Cardi definitely delivered on that sentiment with the memorable moment leaving host Lala Anthony awestruck.

“Look at Cardi. She has hit the red carpet. Stunning! I just love this look. Everyone was waiting for her to arrive tonight and, wow,” Anthony gushed. “This is the way you shut down a Met Gala carpet, for sure.”

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