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#RHOA: NeNe Leakes Will not be returning to ‘RHOA’ Return Following Andy Cohen’s Recent Comments
Former "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star NeNe Leakes recently returned to Bravo by appearing in multiple episodes of "Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th." However, after the much-talked-about appearance, the "RHOA" alum is painting a grim picture about potentially returning full-time. This comes after Andy Cohen seemingly shot down the idea of casting the 58-year-old in the show.
Leakes was interviewed on the "Big Tigger in the Morning" show in September 2026, where she mentioned Cohen's recent comments that the show currently has a great cast when asked about her potentially returning.
According to the "RHOA" alum via a clip from the full interview, "I think Andy has come out and said publicly that – I don't think that he actually said the exact words, but I think what everybody took from it is NeNe won't be back. So, NeNe won't be back." After that, the host asked Leakes how she felt about Cohen's comments.
She responded, "NeNe won't be back. I don't feel anything. NeNe won't be back." Regarding where she stands with Cohen, Leakes stated that she doesn't hold any animosity or grudges against Cohen, saying, "I don't have any beef."
She added, "What happened happened. They did what they did, and I did what I did, and that's it."
Elsewhere in the interview, Leakes says that while she's closing the door on a full-time role on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," she wouldn't be against making appearances or maybe even hosting a trip.
The mom of two said during the interview, "I would go and play with them, but as far as me actually holding a peach and all over here sitting on the couch, no. I can't do that. That'll drive me crazy." From there, she reiterated that she has no "grudges" against the franchise after her 2020 exit and subsequent lawsuit against the network.
Leakes continues, "At first I felt some kind of way for a while because you have to get over things, right?" She went on to say that she has "healed from that" and "moved on." She then said she'd "love to go over and host them on a trip."
Regarding her overall future with the franchise, Leakes doubled down, saying, "I don't see myself ever sitting on a couch doing a reunion." As for her reasoning, the former "RHOA" star cited "alliances" and "ganging up," claiming, "I don't wanna be a part of that. I'm just not that right now in my life. I'm not there. That's not where I wanna be."
Entertainment Tonight interviewed Cohen in September 2026. During the interview, the reporter mentioned Leakes' "Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th" appearance. This led to a question about her potentially returning to "The Real Housewives of Atlanta."
He responded, "You know, I have to say, we just finished the reunion, and the cast is so great, and we have eight housewives right now, so it seems like we have a pretty stacked lineup."
After that, he praised the former Bravo star, saying, "But I loved her return to 'Ultimate Girls Trip.' The fans were so excited, and I was just as excited as the fans because I'm a fan."
Previously, on SiriusXM's "Andy Cohen Live," the "Housewives" executive producer shot down rumors of Leakes' return, as well as claims that two current cast members were not being asked back for season 18, which production has begun.
He said in August 2026, "There are a lot of casting rumors online, which came out over the weekend, and I'm gonna tell you that they're not true."
Cohen continued, "If you want a preview of next season of Atlanta, look at this cast. This is the group, guys. I mean, we love this group."
Leakes appeared on Cynthia Bailey and Crystal Kung Minkoff's "Humble Brag" podcast in July 2025. During the episode, Bailey, currently a friend of the show on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," asked Leakes if she would consider taking on that role if the network offered it.
She expressed hesitation, saying, "I'm not mad at the 'friend' role. I just think, answering your question, if I were to ever step back on that platform and would I be a friend, I really feel like, I don't know that I would be a friend."
Leakes went on to explain her thoughts, saying, "I like the 'friend' role; I like the capacity; I don't have a problem with it at all. I just would think, NeNe, season 1, the first Housewife, and I'm a friend? I don't know."
Leakes launched her acting career while appearing on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta." Some of her most notable roles include "Glee" and "The New Normal." More recently, she appeared in Prime Video's "Clean Slate" and Netflix's "The Upshaws."
According to Deadline, Leakes appeared in BET+'s "Ms. Pat Settles It" as a celebrity juror.
#MusicNews: John Legend Announces Upcoming Pharrell Produced Album “Muse”
Leakes was interviewed on the "Big Tigger in the Morning" show in September 2026, where she mentioned Cohen's recent comments that the show currently has a great cast when asked about her potentially returning.
According to the "RHOA" alum via a clip from the full interview, "I think Andy has come out and said publicly that – I don't think that he actually said the exact words, but I think what everybody took from it is NeNe won't be back. So, NeNe won't be back." After that, the host asked Leakes how she felt about Cohen's comments.
She responded, "NeNe won't be back. I don't feel anything. NeNe won't be back." Regarding where she stands with Cohen, Leakes stated that she doesn't hold any animosity or grudges against Cohen, saying, "I don't have any beef."
She added, "What happened happened. They did what they did, and I did what I did, and that's it."
Elsewhere in the interview, Leakes says that while she's closing the door on a full-time role on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," she wouldn't be against making appearances or maybe even hosting a trip.
The mom of two said during the interview, "I would go and play with them, but as far as me actually holding a peach and all over here sitting on the couch, no. I can't do that. That'll drive me crazy." From there, she reiterated that she has no "grudges" against the franchise after her 2020 exit and subsequent lawsuit against the network.
Leakes continues, "At first I felt some kind of way for a while because you have to get over things, right?" She went on to say that she has "healed from that" and "moved on." She then said she'd "love to go over and host them on a trip."
Regarding her overall future with the franchise, Leakes doubled down, saying, "I don't see myself ever sitting on a couch doing a reunion." As for her reasoning, the former "RHOA" star cited "alliances" and "ganging up," claiming, "I don't wanna be a part of that. I'm just not that right now in my life. I'm not there. That's not where I wanna be."
Entertainment Tonight interviewed Cohen in September 2026. During the interview, the reporter mentioned Leakes' "Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th" appearance. This led to a question about her potentially returning to "The Real Housewives of Atlanta."
He responded, "You know, I have to say, we just finished the reunion, and the cast is so great, and we have eight housewives right now, so it seems like we have a pretty stacked lineup."
After that, he praised the former Bravo star, saying, "But I loved her return to 'Ultimate Girls Trip.' The fans were so excited, and I was just as excited as the fans because I'm a fan."
Previously, on SiriusXM's "Andy Cohen Live," the "Housewives" executive producer shot down rumors of Leakes' return, as well as claims that two current cast members were not being asked back for season 18, which production has begun.
He said in August 2026, "There are a lot of casting rumors online, which came out over the weekend, and I'm gonna tell you that they're not true."
Cohen continued, "If you want a preview of next season of Atlanta, look at this cast. This is the group, guys. I mean, we love this group."
Leakes appeared on Cynthia Bailey and Crystal Kung Minkoff's "Humble Brag" podcast in July 2025. During the episode, Bailey, currently a friend of the show on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," asked Leakes if she would consider taking on that role if the network offered it.
She expressed hesitation, saying, "I'm not mad at the 'friend' role. I just think, answering your question, if I were to ever step back on that platform and would I be a friend, I really feel like, I don't know that I would be a friend."
Leakes went on to explain her thoughts, saying, "I like the 'friend' role; I like the capacity; I don't have a problem with it at all. I just would think, NeNe, season 1, the first Housewife, and I'm a friend? I don't know."
Leakes launched her acting career while appearing on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta." Some of her most notable roles include "Glee" and "The New Normal." More recently, she appeared in Prime Video's "Clean Slate" and Netflix's "The Upshaws."
According to Deadline, Leakes appeared in BET+'s "Ms. Pat Settles It" as a celebrity juror.
#MusicNews: John Legend Announces Upcoming Pharrell Produced Album “Muse”
EGOT-winning and multi-platinum singer-songwriter John Legend has officially announced his forthcoming studio album, Muse, set for release on October 23 via Republic Records. Notably, the entire project is produced in full and co-written by GRAMMY Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated musician, filmmaker, and Louis Vuitton menswear Creative Director Pharrell Williams.
The album marks the very first time the two longtime friends and industry heavyweights have joined forces for a full-length project in more than twenty years of friendship, yielding a lush, cinematic body of work that weaves together the vast strands of Black music, spanning gospel, classic soul, doo-wop, Afrobeat, standards, and hip-hop.
More than two decades into a celebrated career defined by the iconic piano ballads audiences have made their own, Legend deliberately set out to defy expectations with Muse.
The creative spark was ignited after Legend appeared on Clipse’s comeback album, Let God Sort ‘Em Out, which was produced by Pharrell. Legend’s standout vocal performance on the track “The Birds Don’t Sing” inspired Pharrell to build an entire album around his voice.
“When Pharrell called me, I thought, let’s do this,” Legend recalled. “A lot of people would have imagined we’d done something like this already, but we hadn’t. It felt past due.”
The duo convened in Paris in January 2025, writing and recording out of Pharrell’s studio at Louis Vuitton headquarters. Channeling legendary influences like Nina Simone, Nat King Cole, and Marvin Gaye, Pharrell envisioned a distinct aesthetic for the project.
“Pharrell’s idea from the beginning was that we would create something with all of these classic, cinematic elements, this Black James Bond aesthetic,” Legend explained, “but with a modern backbeat at its foundation. You can hear traces of me and traces of him, but it sounds like something new for the both of us.”
Fans received an early preview of the collaboration on the runway via the gospel-tinged “Pray For Ya,” which soundtracked Louis Vuitton’s Fall-Winter 2026 Men’s show.
Alongside the album announcement, Legend released the lead single, “Daylight,” which he debuted with a special live performance from Nashville during CBS’s America’s Tailgate special marking the start of the NFL season.
The range of Muse spans diverse emotional and sonic landscapes:
“Muse”: The title track opens the record, tracing a tumultuous relationship against the romantic backdrop of Paris and high art while nodding to the Muses of Greek mythology.
Turning over creative control required a new level of trust for Legend, who recorded songs on the project fully written by Pharrell—a rarity in his career. Upon submitting the final mixes, Legend received a text from Pharrell: Thank you for trusting me. Thank you for your patience.
“It’s not about winning the argument or ego,” Legend reflected. “It’s about the music winning. Every battle should be won by the art.”
In addition to the album release, Legend is preparing his first original score for the stage, producing the new musical Imitation of Life arriving at The Shed in November, featuring a book by Lynn Nottage and direction by Whitney White.
Muse Official Tracklist
Muse (feat. Pharrell Williams)
Pray For Ya
Her Introduction
Her (feat. Pharrell Williams)
Rock Music
Daylight
Get Back (feat. Pharrell Williams)
Are You OK? (feat. Pharrell Williams)
Under The Bridge Introduction
Under The Bridge
Next Time (feat. Pharrell Williams)
Bodies On The Floor – Taps Introduction
Bodies On The Floor (feat. Clipse)
Doing Me
Fireflies (feat. Pharrell Williams)
Everything
Sail Off
Muse is available for pre-order and pre-save now across all major digital platforms ahead of its October 23 release.
#HipHopNews: MC Lyte Takes “Road To The Hall Of Fame” With 12-City Tour
MC Lyte is taking the scenic route to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, launching a 12-city tour that celebrates her legendary career.
MC Lyte is turning her upcoming Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction into a nationwide celebration with a 12-city tour built around music, storytelling, history and the fans who helped make her a Hip-Hop icon. Tickets: MCLyte.info
MC Lyte isn’t simply heading to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She’s taking the people who helped build her career along for the ride.
The pioneering Hip-Hop legend has announced the Road To The Hall of Fame Tour, a 12-city national run celebrating her historic induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Stretching from Brooklyn to Honolulu, the tour is being positioned as more than a traditional concert. Each stop combines performance, storytelling and conversation, creating what amounts to a living archive of MC Lyte’s career and the history surrounding it.
In an exclusive conversation with AllHipHop’s Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur, Lyte explained that many of the cities on the itinerary aren’t random tour stops. They are places connected to the foundation of her career.
“It’s actually a run that I did last year in the winter,” Lyte told AllHipHop, noting that several familiar markets are returning while others have been added.
“It feels like I’m just returning home,” she said. “Gives an opportunity for me to get in contact with the people who helped make me, really.”
The Road To The Hall of Fame Tour will give Lyte something increasingly rare in an era of festivals and multi-artist nostalgia packages: time.
Rather than squeezing decades of music into a shortened greatest-hits performance, Lyte is preparing approximately 90 minutes of music, stories and interaction.
“We’re going to go through the catalog,” she told Creekmur, revealing that she plans to perform “I Am the Lyte,” produced by Grand Puba. “I’m going back in the crates.”
The format also allows Lyte to present herself without depending upon a parade of celebrity cameos.
Special guests could appear, but she isn’t designing the show around them.
“Thank God, because of the catalog that I have, I don’t really need to pull out a bunch of stops,” she explained.
If friends happen to be nearby and want to join her, they’re welcome.
“I’m really trying to give the people who I am,” she said. “And who I am takes time when you’re talking about a 90-minute set.”
She doing other things, in addition to music.She also teased acting projects, directing work and continued activity involving clients VanVan, Ariel and DJ Germaine.
“We are just overflowing with things to do,” Lyte said. “The to-do list is long, Chuck.”
MC Lyte is heading toward the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame by revisiting the cities, records, stories and people that helped get her there.
The Hall of Fame is less of a finish line and more like another stop on the journey.
Below are the dates, links and locations for MC Lyte’s “Road To The Hall Of Fame” tour.
09/24 Washington, DC
Smithsonian 10th anniversary of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
09/25 Tulsa, OK
Black Wall Street Nation
10/01 Cleveland, OH
Clevelands Browns Game
10/09 Norfolk, VA
NORFOLK HOMECOMING
10/11 New York, NY
Brooklyn Bowl
10/12 Pittsburgh, PA
City Winery
10/13 Philadelphia, PA
City Winery
10/14 Hudson Valley, NY
City Winery
10/15 Boston, MA
City Winery
10/17 St. Louis, MO
City Winery (2 shows)
10/20 Chicago, IL
City Winery (2 shows)
10/21 Minneapolis, MN
Dakota Jazz Club
11/9 Atlanta, GA
City Winery
11/10 Atlanta, GA
City Winery
11/11 Nashville, TN
City Winery
Get them tix!
The album marks the very first time the two longtime friends and industry heavyweights have joined forces for a full-length project in more than twenty years of friendship, yielding a lush, cinematic body of work that weaves together the vast strands of Black music, spanning gospel, classic soul, doo-wop, Afrobeat, standards, and hip-hop.
More than two decades into a celebrated career defined by the iconic piano ballads audiences have made their own, Legend deliberately set out to defy expectations with Muse.
The creative spark was ignited after Legend appeared on Clipse’s comeback album, Let God Sort ‘Em Out, which was produced by Pharrell. Legend’s standout vocal performance on the track “The Birds Don’t Sing” inspired Pharrell to build an entire album around his voice.
“When Pharrell called me, I thought, let’s do this,” Legend recalled. “A lot of people would have imagined we’d done something like this already, but we hadn’t. It felt past due.”
The duo convened in Paris in January 2025, writing and recording out of Pharrell’s studio at Louis Vuitton headquarters. Channeling legendary influences like Nina Simone, Nat King Cole, and Marvin Gaye, Pharrell envisioned a distinct aesthetic for the project.
“Pharrell’s idea from the beginning was that we would create something with all of these classic, cinematic elements, this Black James Bond aesthetic,” Legend explained, “but with a modern backbeat at its foundation. You can hear traces of me and traces of him, but it sounds like something new for the both of us.”
Fans received an early preview of the collaboration on the runway via the gospel-tinged “Pray For Ya,” which soundtracked Louis Vuitton’s Fall-Winter 2026 Men’s show.
Alongside the album announcement, Legend released the lead single, “Daylight,” which he debuted with a special live performance from Nashville during CBS’s America’s Tailgate special marking the start of the NFL season.
The range of Muse spans diverse emotional and sonic landscapes:
“Muse”: The title track opens the record, tracing a tumultuous relationship against the romantic backdrop of Paris and high art while nodding to the Muses of Greek mythology.
Turning over creative control required a new level of trust for Legend, who recorded songs on the project fully written by Pharrell—a rarity in his career. Upon submitting the final mixes, Legend received a text from Pharrell: Thank you for trusting me. Thank you for your patience.
“It’s not about winning the argument or ego,” Legend reflected. “It’s about the music winning. Every battle should be won by the art.”
In addition to the album release, Legend is preparing his first original score for the stage, producing the new musical Imitation of Life arriving at The Shed in November, featuring a book by Lynn Nottage and direction by Whitney White.
Muse Official Tracklist
Muse (feat. Pharrell Williams)
Pray For Ya
Her Introduction
Her (feat. Pharrell Williams)
Rock Music
Daylight
Get Back (feat. Pharrell Williams)
Are You OK? (feat. Pharrell Williams)
Under The Bridge Introduction
Under The Bridge
Next Time (feat. Pharrell Williams)
Bodies On The Floor – Taps Introduction
Bodies On The Floor (feat. Clipse)
Doing Me
Fireflies (feat. Pharrell Williams)
Everything
Sail Off
Muse is available for pre-order and pre-save now across all major digital platforms ahead of its October 23 release.
#HipHopNews: MC Lyte Takes “Road To The Hall Of Fame” With 12-City Tour
MC Lyte is turning her upcoming Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction into a nationwide celebration with a 12-city tour built around music, storytelling, history and the fans who helped make her a Hip-Hop icon. Tickets: MCLyte.info
MC Lyte isn’t simply heading to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She’s taking the people who helped build her career along for the ride.
The pioneering Hip-Hop legend has announced the Road To The Hall of Fame Tour, a 12-city national run celebrating her historic induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Stretching from Brooklyn to Honolulu, the tour is being positioned as more than a traditional concert. Each stop combines performance, storytelling and conversation, creating what amounts to a living archive of MC Lyte’s career and the history surrounding it.
In an exclusive conversation with AllHipHop’s Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur, Lyte explained that many of the cities on the itinerary aren’t random tour stops. They are places connected to the foundation of her career.
“It’s actually a run that I did last year in the winter,” Lyte told AllHipHop, noting that several familiar markets are returning while others have been added.
“It feels like I’m just returning home,” she said. “Gives an opportunity for me to get in contact with the people who helped make me, really.”
The Road To The Hall of Fame Tour will give Lyte something increasingly rare in an era of festivals and multi-artist nostalgia packages: time.
Rather than squeezing decades of music into a shortened greatest-hits performance, Lyte is preparing approximately 90 minutes of music, stories and interaction.
“We’re going to go through the catalog,” she told Creekmur, revealing that she plans to perform “I Am the Lyte,” produced by Grand Puba. “I’m going back in the crates.”
The format also allows Lyte to present herself without depending upon a parade of celebrity cameos.
Special guests could appear, but she isn’t designing the show around them.
“Thank God, because of the catalog that I have, I don’t really need to pull out a bunch of stops,” she explained.
If friends happen to be nearby and want to join her, they’re welcome.
“I’m really trying to give the people who I am,” she said. “And who I am takes time when you’re talking about a 90-minute set.”
She doing other things, in addition to music.She also teased acting projects, directing work and continued activity involving clients VanVan, Ariel and DJ Germaine.
“We are just overflowing with things to do,” Lyte said. “The to-do list is long, Chuck.”
MC Lyte is heading toward the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame by revisiting the cities, records, stories and people that helped get her there.
The Hall of Fame is less of a finish line and more like another stop on the journey.
Below are the dates, links and locations for MC Lyte’s “Road To The Hall Of Fame” tour.
09/24 Washington, DC
Smithsonian 10th anniversary of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
09/25 Tulsa, OK
Black Wall Street Nation
10/01 Cleveland, OH
Clevelands Browns Game
10/09 Norfolk, VA
NORFOLK HOMECOMING
10/11 New York, NY
Brooklyn Bowl
10/12 Pittsburgh, PA
City Winery
10/13 Philadelphia, PA
City Winery
10/14 Hudson Valley, NY
City Winery
10/15 Boston, MA
City Winery
10/17 St. Louis, MO
City Winery (2 shows)
10/20 Chicago, IL
City Winery (2 shows)
10/21 Minneapolis, MN
Dakota Jazz Club
11/9 Atlanta, GA
City Winery
11/10 Atlanta, GA
City Winery
11/11 Nashville, TN
City Winery
Get them tix!
BREAKING: The Icon of Fashion and designer to The Stars Bob Mackie has Died at 87!
“He lived his 87 years to the fullest, fulfilling his dream of being a Fashion and Costume Designer, which is all he ever wanted to do,” read a statement on his social media accounts. “His genius and extraordinary designs will live on forever, continuing to bring beauty into this world.”
Dubbed the “Designer to the Stars,” Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars, including one for Barbra Streisand’s “Funny Lady,” in which she wore a sheer batwing gown. He was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Hall of Fame in 2002.
He designed gowns for Madonna, Barbra Streisand, Sharon Stone, Diana Ross and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and concert costumes for Pink. When Marilyn Monroe delivered a breathy, seductive take on “Happy Birthday” at a fundraiser for President John F. Kennedy and the Democratic National Committee, she did it in a sheer, beaded gown that Mackie dreamed up in a sketch.
His influence can be seen in the styles of Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid. His archival pieces are worn today by the likes of Anya Taylor-Joy, Miley Cyrus and Zendaya, the latter who wore a Mackie gown to honor Cher at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. When Taylor Swift wanted to look like a showgirl on the cover of her 2025 album “The Life of a Showgirl,” she turned to some Mackie originals.
Sequins and embellishment were natural tools — other nicknames were the Sultan of Sequins, the Rajah of Rhinestones and the Guru of Glitter — but he had a simple motto: “You don’t try to change anybody, you just try to make them look better than ever,” he told The Associated Press in 2018.
Tributes came from fellow designers and those lucky enough to wear his outfits. Actor Kristin Chenoweth called him a “legend” and designer Isaac Mizrahi wrote, simply, “heartbroken.” Actor Alyssa Milano called him “one of the best that ever was.”
On Broadway, Mackie dressed the casts of “On the Town” in 1971 and “Moon Over Buffalo” in 1995. He also created costumes for Burnett in the revue “Putting It Together,” Debbie Reynolds in “Debbie” in 1976, Liza Minnelli in “Minnelli on Minnelli” in 1999 and, most recently, the cast of “The Cher Show,” winning his Tony Award.
Mackie was a Southern California native and embraced the idea of Hollywood movie glamour as a young child, inspired by Technicolor musicals. He would dream elaborate costumes for his mother and sister and sketch them, and he was active in costume and set design of his high school plays. He went to Pasadena City College to study advertising and illustration, and then costume design at LA’s Chouinard Art Institute.
He also grew up a fan of all the variety-show and pop stars of the 1950s and ’60s and especially their glitzy wardrobes. He went to work for costume designer Edith Head, then got the gig for “The Carol Burnett Show.”
He and Burnett had a close friendship and collaborated on memorable characters such as Nora Desmond, Eunice and her take on Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone With the Wind” — called Starlet O’Hara — wearing her green curtain dress on its rods. “I love doing funny things,” Mackie said in a 1999 interview with the AP. “One week I’d have to make Carol an unattractive postal worker, and who knows what I’d have to do the next.” (Starlet’s dress is now part of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.)
Mackie’s TV work continued on “The Sonny and Cher Show,” after Cher had guest-starred on Burnett’s show and took a liking to him. He had said that her Laverne character, with her leopard-print jumpsuit and dangling earrings, was one of his favorites.
Cher, wearing a Bob Mackie black-sequined gown, poses with her Oscar after winning the award for best actress for her role in "Moonstruck" at the 60th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on April 12, 1988. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File) License this photo
He and Cher took a much sexier turn when she moved to movies and was invited to the Academy Awards. All those beaded, belly-baring numbers she’d wear on the stuffy red carpets came from Mackie.
Mackie attended the 1974 Met Gala with Cher on his arm dressed in what is perhaps one of the most famous so-called naked dresses of all time: a sheer beaded gown with white feathered sleeves and a white feathered skirt. She and the dress ended up on the cover of Time magazine.
Looks such as the 1986 beaded spiderweb — worn with complementary Mohawk — and the barely-there gown she wore for her best actress win in 1988 turned heads and set tongues wagging at the time.
“The outfits are sometimes mistaken for fashion, but they’re costumes like for a character in a play,” Mackie told the AP in 1999. “I want people to have fun. I want people to say ‘Wasn’t that interesting?’ or ‘Wasn’t that wild?’”
Mackie had some retail success in the 1980s and ’90s, launching a ready-to-wear line in 1982 that would ultimately land on the runway at New York Fashion Week, and he was an early partner of QVC.
Naked dresses only got more popular but Mackie later in life was unimpressed. “You watch awards shows and say, ‘Oh, cover up! Put it away! Honey, I don’t need to see all of that!’ It gets to be so vulgar, you don’t even want to look at it anymore,” he told The Hollywood Reporter in 2024. “I was so bored watching The Met Ball — everyone exposing everything, the same look-alike dress — I shut it off. If you’ve seen one Kardashian, you’ve seen them all. And we have seen all of them.”
Mackie also created dozens of different Barbie dolls for Mattel, with a wide variety of face sculpts, body types and storylines. He is credited as the first designer to create a complete doll. One was Lady Dracula Cher, with little baby fangs and her box resembling a coffin.
The documentary “Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion” debuted in 2024. A Mackie dress Cher wore in 1975 was auctioned off in 2024 for $101,600, 25 times its original estimate.
Mackie was married to showgirl Lulu Porter from 1960 until 1963; their son, makeup artist Robert Gordon Mackie Jr., died from AIDS at age 35. Costume designer Ray Aghayan, his longtime partner, died in 2011.
He had said practicality was never a driving force in his design: “It’s all about looking good and living your fantasies.”
In 2017, a 71-year-old Cher once again turned heads, dressed in two Bob Mackie specials at the Billboard Music Awards. It was a blast from a different era, unlike the boring fashion world he saw.
“Nothing is very interesting anymore,” he told Vogue in 2017. “You just keep seeing the same thing over and over again and there are no surprises. Unfortunately, you don’t see much fashion anymore.”
Dubbed the “Designer to the Stars,” Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars, including one for Barbra Streisand’s “Funny Lady,” in which she wore a sheer batwing gown. He was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Hall of Fame in 2002.
He designed gowns for Madonna, Barbra Streisand, Sharon Stone, Diana Ross and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and concert costumes for Pink. When Marilyn Monroe delivered a breathy, seductive take on “Happy Birthday” at a fundraiser for President John F. Kennedy and the Democratic National Committee, she did it in a sheer, beaded gown that Mackie dreamed up in a sketch.
His influence can be seen in the styles of Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid. His archival pieces are worn today by the likes of Anya Taylor-Joy, Miley Cyrus and Zendaya, the latter who wore a Mackie gown to honor Cher at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. When Taylor Swift wanted to look like a showgirl on the cover of her 2025 album “The Life of a Showgirl,” she turned to some Mackie originals.
Sequins and embellishment were natural tools — other nicknames were the Sultan of Sequins, the Rajah of Rhinestones and the Guru of Glitter — but he had a simple motto: “You don’t try to change anybody, you just try to make them look better than ever,” he told The Associated Press in 2018.
Tributes came from fellow designers and those lucky enough to wear his outfits. Actor Kristin Chenoweth called him a “legend” and designer Isaac Mizrahi wrote, simply, “heartbroken.” Actor Alyssa Milano called him “one of the best that ever was.”
On Broadway, Mackie dressed the casts of “On the Town” in 1971 and “Moon Over Buffalo” in 1995. He also created costumes for Burnett in the revue “Putting It Together,” Debbie Reynolds in “Debbie” in 1976, Liza Minnelli in “Minnelli on Minnelli” in 1999 and, most recently, the cast of “The Cher Show,” winning his Tony Award.
Mackie was a Southern California native and embraced the idea of Hollywood movie glamour as a young child, inspired by Technicolor musicals. He would dream elaborate costumes for his mother and sister and sketch them, and he was active in costume and set design of his high school plays. He went to Pasadena City College to study advertising and illustration, and then costume design at LA’s Chouinard Art Institute.
He also grew up a fan of all the variety-show and pop stars of the 1950s and ’60s and especially their glitzy wardrobes. He went to work for costume designer Edith Head, then got the gig for “The Carol Burnett Show.”
He and Burnett had a close friendship and collaborated on memorable characters such as Nora Desmond, Eunice and her take on Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone With the Wind” — called Starlet O’Hara — wearing her green curtain dress on its rods. “I love doing funny things,” Mackie said in a 1999 interview with the AP. “One week I’d have to make Carol an unattractive postal worker, and who knows what I’d have to do the next.” (Starlet’s dress is now part of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.)
Mackie’s TV work continued on “The Sonny and Cher Show,” after Cher had guest-starred on Burnett’s show and took a liking to him. He had said that her Laverne character, with her leopard-print jumpsuit and dangling earrings, was one of his favorites.
Cher, wearing a Bob Mackie black-sequined gown, poses with her Oscar after winning the award for best actress for her role in "Moonstruck" at the 60th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on April 12, 1988. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File) License this photo
He and Cher took a much sexier turn when she moved to movies and was invited to the Academy Awards. All those beaded, belly-baring numbers she’d wear on the stuffy red carpets came from Mackie.
Mackie attended the 1974 Met Gala with Cher on his arm dressed in what is perhaps one of the most famous so-called naked dresses of all time: a sheer beaded gown with white feathered sleeves and a white feathered skirt. She and the dress ended up on the cover of Time magazine.
Looks such as the 1986 beaded spiderweb — worn with complementary Mohawk — and the barely-there gown she wore for her best actress win in 1988 turned heads and set tongues wagging at the time.
“The outfits are sometimes mistaken for fashion, but they’re costumes like for a character in a play,” Mackie told the AP in 1999. “I want people to have fun. I want people to say ‘Wasn’t that interesting?’ or ‘Wasn’t that wild?’”
Mackie had some retail success in the 1980s and ’90s, launching a ready-to-wear line in 1982 that would ultimately land on the runway at New York Fashion Week, and he was an early partner of QVC.
Naked dresses only got more popular but Mackie later in life was unimpressed. “You watch awards shows and say, ‘Oh, cover up! Put it away! Honey, I don’t need to see all of that!’ It gets to be so vulgar, you don’t even want to look at it anymore,” he told The Hollywood Reporter in 2024. “I was so bored watching The Met Ball — everyone exposing everything, the same look-alike dress — I shut it off. If you’ve seen one Kardashian, you’ve seen them all. And we have seen all of them.”
Mackie also created dozens of different Barbie dolls for Mattel, with a wide variety of face sculpts, body types and storylines. He is credited as the first designer to create a complete doll. One was Lady Dracula Cher, with little baby fangs and her box resembling a coffin.
The documentary “Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion” debuted in 2024. A Mackie dress Cher wore in 1975 was auctioned off in 2024 for $101,600, 25 times its original estimate.
Mackie was married to showgirl Lulu Porter from 1960 until 1963; their son, makeup artist Robert Gordon Mackie Jr., died from AIDS at age 35. Costume designer Ray Aghayan, his longtime partner, died in 2011.
He had said practicality was never a driving force in his design: “It’s all about looking good and living your fantasies.”
In 2017, a 71-year-old Cher once again turned heads, dressed in two Bob Mackie specials at the Billboard Music Awards. It was a blast from a different era, unlike the boring fashion world he saw.
“Nothing is very interesting anymore,” he told Vogue in 2017. “You just keep seeing the same thing over and over again and there are no surprises. Unfortunately, you don’t see much fashion anymore.”
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Lady Gaga reportedly welcomes first child with Michael Polansky
Gaga and Polansky have been together since 2019, after they were introduced by the musician’s mother.
Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky have reportedly welcomed their first child together.
Page Six confirmed the news on Friday, Sept. 11, though the baby’s name, sex and date of birth are not yet known.
Some fans of the Grammy Award-winning musician had speculated that she was pregnant after the star took a prolonged break from public appearances following her Mayhem Ball Tour, which stopped at San Francisco’s Chase Center for three nights in July 2025.
The singer met Polansky, a San Francisco technology executive, in late 2019 after being introduced by her mother, Cynthia Germanotta.
Gaga, 40, and Polansky, 42, kept the early days of their relationship fairly private before revealing their engagement at the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony.
They were reportedly engaged in April 2024 after a day of rock climbing, and have since been inseparable.
Gaga has even credited Polansky with her long-awaited return to pop music.
“Michael is the person who told me to make a new pop record,” Gaga previously told Vogue. “He was like, ‘Babe. I love you. You need to make pop music.’”
Polansky has reportedly been so supportive of her music career that he even helped write seven tracks for her sixth studio album, “Mayhem,” for which the venture capitalist received production credits.
His relationship with Gaga also inspired the penultimate song of the record, “Blade of Grass,” which they started working on after their engagement.
“A long time ago, we were in the backyard and he said, ‘If I ever propose to you, what should I do?’” Gaga told USA Today. “I said, ‘You can just wrap a blade of grass around my finger and I’ll say yes.’”
Lil Durk Acquitted on All Counts in Federal Murder-for-Hire Trial
And that’s that. JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED. Lil Durk is walking away from his closely watched federal murder-for-hire trial without a conviction.
A Los Angeles jury found the Grammy-winning Chicago rapper, born Durk Banks, not guilty on all counts Friday, September 11, following three days of deliberations. The 33-year-old was acquitted of federal charges including murder-for-hire, stalking and conspiracy connected to the deadly 2022 ambush targeting Quando Rondo.
The case centered on an August 2022 shooting near the Beverly Center in Los Angeles that prosecutors said was retaliation for the 2020 killing of Durk’s close friend and fellow rapper King Von. Quando Rondo survived the attack. His cousin, Saviay’a Robinson, was killed.
Federal prosecutors built their case around the allegation that Durk financed the operation and used his position within Only The Family to facilitate the attack. They argued his money, influence and resources helped put the alleged revenge plot into motion.
Durk’s defense spent the trial attacking that connection. His attorneys argued he had no knowing involvement in the shooting and placed responsibility on former assistant Kavon Grant, who testified against Durk after reaching a plea agreement. The defense portrayed Grant as an unreliable witness who independently used Durk’s resources while attempting to shift responsibility onto the rapper.
The jury ultimately rejected the government’s case against Durk.
The outcome was different for co-defendants David “Browneyez” Lindsey and Deandre “OTF Dede” Wilson. Both were convicted of stalking and conspiracy while joining Durk in being acquitted of the primary murder-for-hire charge.
The blockbuster trial became a spectacle outside the downtown Los Angeles courthouse, drawing crowds of supporters wearing “Free Durk” shirts along with celebrity appearances from Ye and Machine Gun Kelly.
After years of investigation, federal charges and a trial carrying the possibility of life imprisonment, Durk leaves the case acquitted on every count.
Snoop Dogg Set To Host VMAs’ Big West Coast Comeback
Snoop Dogg is set to host the VMA’s as the awards show returns to the West Coast!
CBS and MTV announced that Snoop is stepping up to mic-master duty 32 years after making his debut on the stage; the rap icon will host the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on September 27. It will mark the show’s first return to the West Coast since 2017.
Calling the gig a “full-circle moment,” Snoop brings decades of iconic VMA history, unmatched West Coast energy, and his signature star power back to music’s biggest night.
”MTV and the VMAs have been part of my story since the beginning,” Snoop said in a press statement. “Some of the biggest moments of my career happened on that stage, and on MTV, they gave hip hop a place to be loud, fearless, and seen by the whole world. So to come back now and host the VMAs, all these years later, that’s a full-circle moment for me.”
”The VMAs have always been about those moments you don’t forget, and trust me, we’re gonna give y’all a few more. See you at the VMAs,” Snoop continued.
Snoop Dogg has been a fixture at the MTV Video Music Awards. Since making his main-stage debut in 1994, Snoop has delivered some of the show’s most memorable moments. He closed out the 1999 ceremony alongside Dr. Dre and Eminem and paid tribute to the Notorious B.I.G. in 2005. He also dropped a metaverse-inspired performance in 2022. Over his career, the three-time VMA winner has racked up 13 nominations, solidifying his role as one of MTV’s quintessential legendary performers.
The 2026 MTV VMAs will honor Nirvana with the prestigious Video Vanguard Award, while additional performers and presenters will be revealed in the lead-up to the event.
Catch the live coast-to-coast broadcast Sunday, Sept. 27 (7:30–9:30 p.m. ET) on CBS and MTV/ Ot you can stream it live via Paramount+ Premium in the U.S., or watch it globally on demand starting September 28.
Charleston White Arrested On Battery Charge Ahead Of Florida Comedy Show
Charleston White traded comedy for a Broward County jail cell Saturday after Florida police arrested the outspoken internet personality on a misdemeanor battery charge.
White, 49, was taken into custody Sept. 12 by the Hollywood Police Department and booked into the Broward County Jail on one count of Touch or Strike/Battery, according to arrest records.
The circumstances surrounding the alleged encounter have not been disclosed at press time. Authorities have not identified another person involved or detailed what allegedly happened before White was arrested.
The charge is a misdemeanor and the case was listed as pending trial, according to jail information reviewed following his arrest. His bond was listed at $0 as he awaited judicial review. A judge is expected to determine whether a bond will be set.
The arrest lands at an inconvenient moment for White, whose provocative commentary has made him one of the internet’s more polarizing personalities. He has built an audience of more than 250,000 subscribers on YouTube while regularly weighing in on Hip-Hop, street culture, crime and celebrities.
White has also increasingly worked the comedy circuit, which makes the timing of his Florida arrest particularly notable.
He is scheduled to perform Wednesday night at Off the Hook Comedy Club in Naples, Florida. The show is scheduled for 7 p.m. It remains unclear whether the arrest or his custody status will interfere with the appearance.
The latest legal problem adds another chapter to White’s history of encounters with law enforcement.
In October 2024, White was arrested in Texas on an animal cruelty charge and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. His combined bond was reportedly set at $31,000. White denied an allegation that he pepper sprayed a cat.
He was arrested again in the Fort Worth area in February 2025 on two aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges. White was initially held without bond before being released days later. He subsequently claimed those charges had been dropped.
White’s complicated relationship with the criminal justice system stretches back decades. As a teenager, he was convicted of murder for his role in a Foot Locker robbery in Arlington, Texas, during which a co-defendant fatally shot a man. White served time in the Texas Youth Commission before his release in 1998.
He later studied criminal justice at Texas Wesleyan University and founded Helping Young People Excel in 2012, an organization focused on steering young people away from gangs and criminal activity.
He did not respond to message requests for comment.
‘Love & Marriage: Huntsville’ Star Martell Holt Introduces Girlfriend Arionne Curry On The Show
Martell Holt is taking his relationship with Arionne Curry public on Love & Marriage: Huntsville — and it appears marriage could eventually be in their future.
During a scene on the OWN reality series, Martell introduced Arionne as his girlfriend and made it clear where the two currently stand. “Guys, before you start coming for me, yes, that’s Arionne,” he said before affectionately adding, “Yes, that’s my queen.”
Martell also revealed that he recently helped Arionne and their son, Maverick, get settled into a new place, but clarified that the couple is not currently living together. “I got my lady, Arionne, and our son, Maverick, in a new place,” he explained. “And no, at this moment, we’re not living together right now.”
As for why they haven’t moved in together, Martell suggested he wants to wait until marriage. “I wouldn’t do that until we got married,” he said, before adding, “I’m looking forward to that as well.”
The relationship has a complicated history familiar to longtime Love & Marriage: Huntsville viewers. Arionne was previously identified as the woman Martell had an affair with during his marriage to Melody Shari, and she and Martell later welcomed Maverick together. Now, years after their relationship became a major storyline surrounding Martell and Melody’s split, Martell is publicly referring to Arionne as his girlfriend and discussing the possibility of marriage.
Judge Judy is retiring after more than 30 years on TV
Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky have reportedly welcomed their first child together.
Page Six confirmed the news on Friday, Sept. 11, though the baby’s name, sex and date of birth are not yet known.
Some fans of the Grammy Award-winning musician had speculated that she was pregnant after the star took a prolonged break from public appearances following her Mayhem Ball Tour, which stopped at San Francisco’s Chase Center for three nights in July 2025.
The singer met Polansky, a San Francisco technology executive, in late 2019 after being introduced by her mother, Cynthia Germanotta.
Gaga, 40, and Polansky, 42, kept the early days of their relationship fairly private before revealing their engagement at the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony.
They were reportedly engaged in April 2024 after a day of rock climbing, and have since been inseparable.
Gaga has even credited Polansky with her long-awaited return to pop music.
“Michael is the person who told me to make a new pop record,” Gaga previously told Vogue. “He was like, ‘Babe. I love you. You need to make pop music.’”
Polansky has reportedly been so supportive of her music career that he even helped write seven tracks for her sixth studio album, “Mayhem,” for which the venture capitalist received production credits.
His relationship with Gaga also inspired the penultimate song of the record, “Blade of Grass,” which they started working on after their engagement.
“A long time ago, we were in the backyard and he said, ‘If I ever propose to you, what should I do?’” Gaga told USA Today. “I said, ‘You can just wrap a blade of grass around my finger and I’ll say yes.’”
Lil Durk Acquitted on All Counts in Federal Murder-for-Hire Trial
A Los Angeles jury found the Grammy-winning Chicago rapper, born Durk Banks, not guilty on all counts Friday, September 11, following three days of deliberations. The 33-year-old was acquitted of federal charges including murder-for-hire, stalking and conspiracy connected to the deadly 2022 ambush targeting Quando Rondo.
The case centered on an August 2022 shooting near the Beverly Center in Los Angeles that prosecutors said was retaliation for the 2020 killing of Durk’s close friend and fellow rapper King Von. Quando Rondo survived the attack. His cousin, Saviay’a Robinson, was killed.
Federal prosecutors built their case around the allegation that Durk financed the operation and used his position within Only The Family to facilitate the attack. They argued his money, influence and resources helped put the alleged revenge plot into motion.
Durk’s defense spent the trial attacking that connection. His attorneys argued he had no knowing involvement in the shooting and placed responsibility on former assistant Kavon Grant, who testified against Durk after reaching a plea agreement. The defense portrayed Grant as an unreliable witness who independently used Durk’s resources while attempting to shift responsibility onto the rapper.
The jury ultimately rejected the government’s case against Durk.
The outcome was different for co-defendants David “Browneyez” Lindsey and Deandre “OTF Dede” Wilson. Both were convicted of stalking and conspiracy while joining Durk in being acquitted of the primary murder-for-hire charge.
The blockbuster trial became a spectacle outside the downtown Los Angeles courthouse, drawing crowds of supporters wearing “Free Durk” shirts along with celebrity appearances from Ye and Machine Gun Kelly.
After years of investigation, federal charges and a trial carrying the possibility of life imprisonment, Durk leaves the case acquitted on every count.
Snoop Dogg Set To Host VMAs’ Big West Coast Comeback
Snoop Dogg is set to host the VMA’s as the awards show returns to the West Coast!
CBS and MTV announced that Snoop is stepping up to mic-master duty 32 years after making his debut on the stage; the rap icon will host the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on September 27. It will mark the show’s first return to the West Coast since 2017.
Calling the gig a “full-circle moment,” Snoop brings decades of iconic VMA history, unmatched West Coast energy, and his signature star power back to music’s biggest night.
”MTV and the VMAs have been part of my story since the beginning,” Snoop said in a press statement. “Some of the biggest moments of my career happened on that stage, and on MTV, they gave hip hop a place to be loud, fearless, and seen by the whole world. So to come back now and host the VMAs, all these years later, that’s a full-circle moment for me.”
”The VMAs have always been about those moments you don’t forget, and trust me, we’re gonna give y’all a few more. See you at the VMAs,” Snoop continued.
Snoop Dogg has been a fixture at the MTV Video Music Awards. Since making his main-stage debut in 1994, Snoop has delivered some of the show’s most memorable moments. He closed out the 1999 ceremony alongside Dr. Dre and Eminem and paid tribute to the Notorious B.I.G. in 2005. He also dropped a metaverse-inspired performance in 2022. Over his career, the three-time VMA winner has racked up 13 nominations, solidifying his role as one of MTV’s quintessential legendary performers.
The 2026 MTV VMAs will honor Nirvana with the prestigious Video Vanguard Award, while additional performers and presenters will be revealed in the lead-up to the event.
Catch the live coast-to-coast broadcast Sunday, Sept. 27 (7:30–9:30 p.m. ET) on CBS and MTV/ Ot you can stream it live via Paramount+ Premium in the U.S., or watch it globally on demand starting September 28.
Charleston White Arrested On Battery Charge Ahead Of Florida Comedy Show
White, 49, was taken into custody Sept. 12 by the Hollywood Police Department and booked into the Broward County Jail on one count of Touch or Strike/Battery, according to arrest records.
The circumstances surrounding the alleged encounter have not been disclosed at press time. Authorities have not identified another person involved or detailed what allegedly happened before White was arrested.
The charge is a misdemeanor and the case was listed as pending trial, according to jail information reviewed following his arrest. His bond was listed at $0 as he awaited judicial review. A judge is expected to determine whether a bond will be set.
The arrest lands at an inconvenient moment for White, whose provocative commentary has made him one of the internet’s more polarizing personalities. He has built an audience of more than 250,000 subscribers on YouTube while regularly weighing in on Hip-Hop, street culture, crime and celebrities.
White has also increasingly worked the comedy circuit, which makes the timing of his Florida arrest particularly notable.
He is scheduled to perform Wednesday night at Off the Hook Comedy Club in Naples, Florida. The show is scheduled for 7 p.m. It remains unclear whether the arrest or his custody status will interfere with the appearance.
The latest legal problem adds another chapter to White’s history of encounters with law enforcement.
In October 2024, White was arrested in Texas on an animal cruelty charge and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. His combined bond was reportedly set at $31,000. White denied an allegation that he pepper sprayed a cat.
He was arrested again in the Fort Worth area in February 2025 on two aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges. White was initially held without bond before being released days later. He subsequently claimed those charges had been dropped.
White’s complicated relationship with the criminal justice system stretches back decades. As a teenager, he was convicted of murder for his role in a Foot Locker robbery in Arlington, Texas, during which a co-defendant fatally shot a man. White served time in the Texas Youth Commission before his release in 1998.
He later studied criminal justice at Texas Wesleyan University and founded Helping Young People Excel in 2012, an organization focused on steering young people away from gangs and criminal activity.
He did not respond to message requests for comment.
‘Love & Marriage: Huntsville’ Star Martell Holt Introduces Girlfriend Arionne Curry On The Show
During a scene on the OWN reality series, Martell introduced Arionne as his girlfriend and made it clear where the two currently stand. “Guys, before you start coming for me, yes, that’s Arionne,” he said before affectionately adding, “Yes, that’s my queen.”
Martell also revealed that he recently helped Arionne and their son, Maverick, get settled into a new place, but clarified that the couple is not currently living together. “I got my lady, Arionne, and our son, Maverick, in a new place,” he explained. “And no, at this moment, we’re not living together right now.”
As for why they haven’t moved in together, Martell suggested he wants to wait until marriage. “I wouldn’t do that until we got married,” he said, before adding, “I’m looking forward to that as well.”
The relationship has a complicated history familiar to longtime Love & Marriage: Huntsville viewers. Arionne was previously identified as the woman Martell had an affair with during his marriage to Melody Shari, and she and Martell later welcomed Maverick together. Now, years after their relationship became a major storyline surrounding Martell and Melody’s split, Martell is publicly referring to Arionne as his girlfriend and discussing the possibility of marriage.
Judge Judy is retiring after more than 30 years on TV
A TV judge is stepping away from the on-screen bench after more than 30 years.
Judy Sheindlin, better known as Judge Judy, is retiring after decades of delivering sharp-tongued verdicts, Page Six first reported.
The 83-year-old told People that when “Judy Justice” wraps in October, she will be moving away from on-camera work to focus on other endeavors.
She will also help produce her son’s syndicated courtroom TV show, “Adam’s Law,” which is slated to debut Monday, several news outlets report.
Sheindlin earned her law degree from New York Law School and was appointed to the Family Court bench in 1982, later becoming supervising judge in Manhattan.
She gained a reputation for her direct, no-nonsense style, and after appearing on “60 Minutes,” she was recruited for television, launching the syndicated courtroom show “Judge Judy” in 1996.
The show became a phenomenon, running on daytime television through 2021.
Sheindlin then made a move to streaming with “Judy Justice” in 2021, with the successful program running through this year.
Gladys Knight’s Son Fears Husband Will ‘Work Her Until She Passes Away’ as Tour Continues
Gladys Knight continues to tour after announcing plans to scale back, performing several dates after a concertgoer claimed she struggled through her Sept. 5 Tulsa show.
Her son, Shanga Hankerson, accused husband and manager William McDowell of trying to “work her until she passes away,” while McDowell maintains that Knight wants to perform and has not been diagnosed with dementia.
Knight previously rejected her son’s claims of mental and financial abuse as unfounded and called herself “healthy and happy,” while her representatives declined to clarify her future touring plans.
Gladys Knight is still touring despite announcing plans to cut back—and despite her husband previously saying one difficult performance could bring her remaining shows to a halt. Now, the 82-year-old singer’s son is making his most alarming accusation yet, claiming he fears his mother is being “worked” toward her death.
Shanga Hankerson told The Detroit News that he never believed Knight’s husband and manager, William McDowell, actually intended to stop her tour.
“He never intended to stop any tour dates, as you can see for yourself,” Hankerson said. “My belief and fear is that he intends to literally try to work her until she passes away. And you can quote me on that.”
The accusation comes after a Sept. 5 concert in Tulsa that McDowell had previously identified as a potential turning point. After reports of Knight appearing confused and exhausted during other performances, McDowell told TMZ that if she had a “rough night” in Tulsa, he would “pull the plug” on her remaining dates.
At least one attendee says Tulsa was exactly that.“It was hard to watch, and we all cheered her on and loved on her just the same,” concertgoer Paul Gregory Richard said, per the outlet.
He claimed Knight’s portion of the concert was stopped after about an hour because “she just could not continue.”
Richard also alleged Knight began struggling to remember lyrics midway through the performance. His account has not been independently verified, while video shared by another attendee showed Knight performing “Midnight Train to Georgia.”
Whatever happened in Tulsa, it did not immediately stop the tour.Knight returned to the stage four days later in Terre Haute, Indiana. Cincinnati and Shipshewana dates remained on the schedule, with additional concerts listed for October.
That continuation is particularly notable after Knight announced Aug. 27 that she planned to pull back from performing.
“After much soul searching I’ve decided that I will be easing into fewer performances while focusing on transitioning into the next stage of my career and life moving forward,” Knight said at the time.
The dispute over Gladys Knight’s touring schedule has been building for more than a year. Hankerson previously accused McDowell of mentally and financially abusing his mother and said he filed a complaint with North Carolina authorities. He has alleged Knight experiences memory lapses and other episodes of confusion.
Knight rejected those claims last year, declaring herself “healthy and happy,” while her representatives called Hankerson’s allegations “unfounded.” McDowell has maintained that his wife wants to perform and has not been diagnosed with dementia, though he acknowledged she experiences good and bad days.
Hankerson now argues that continuing to put Knight onstage despite those concerns makes McDowell’s intentions clear.
“The fact Mr. McDowell would even make a statement that further evaluation is necessary to stop my mother from working at this point, considering all of the blatant visual evidence the public is now seeing, should tell you everything you need to know about him and his motives,” he said.
Knight’s representatives declined to answer The Detroit News’ questions about her future touring plans.
Wendy Williams’ Producer Refuses Documentary Offers: ‘I Don’t Want to Be Involved in Trashing Her’
Judy Sheindlin, better known as Judge Judy, is retiring after decades of delivering sharp-tongued verdicts, Page Six first reported.
The 83-year-old told People that when “Judy Justice” wraps in October, she will be moving away from on-camera work to focus on other endeavors.
She will also help produce her son’s syndicated courtroom TV show, “Adam’s Law,” which is slated to debut Monday, several news outlets report.
Sheindlin earned her law degree from New York Law School and was appointed to the Family Court bench in 1982, later becoming supervising judge in Manhattan.
She gained a reputation for her direct, no-nonsense style, and after appearing on “60 Minutes,” she was recruited for television, launching the syndicated courtroom show “Judge Judy” in 1996.
The show became a phenomenon, running on daytime television through 2021.
Sheindlin then made a move to streaming with “Judy Justice” in 2021, with the successful program running through this year.
Gladys Knight’s Son Fears Husband Will ‘Work Her Until She Passes Away’ as Tour Continues
Her son, Shanga Hankerson, accused husband and manager William McDowell of trying to “work her until she passes away,” while McDowell maintains that Knight wants to perform and has not been diagnosed with dementia.
Knight previously rejected her son’s claims of mental and financial abuse as unfounded and called herself “healthy and happy,” while her representatives declined to clarify her future touring plans.
Gladys Knight is still touring despite announcing plans to cut back—and despite her husband previously saying one difficult performance could bring her remaining shows to a halt. Now, the 82-year-old singer’s son is making his most alarming accusation yet, claiming he fears his mother is being “worked” toward her death.
Shanga Hankerson told The Detroit News that he never believed Knight’s husband and manager, William McDowell, actually intended to stop her tour.
“He never intended to stop any tour dates, as you can see for yourself,” Hankerson said. “My belief and fear is that he intends to literally try to work her until she passes away. And you can quote me on that.”
The accusation comes after a Sept. 5 concert in Tulsa that McDowell had previously identified as a potential turning point. After reports of Knight appearing confused and exhausted during other performances, McDowell told TMZ that if she had a “rough night” in Tulsa, he would “pull the plug” on her remaining dates.
At least one attendee says Tulsa was exactly that.“It was hard to watch, and we all cheered her on and loved on her just the same,” concertgoer Paul Gregory Richard said, per the outlet.
He claimed Knight’s portion of the concert was stopped after about an hour because “she just could not continue.”
Richard also alleged Knight began struggling to remember lyrics midway through the performance. His account has not been independently verified, while video shared by another attendee showed Knight performing “Midnight Train to Georgia.”
Whatever happened in Tulsa, it did not immediately stop the tour.Knight returned to the stage four days later in Terre Haute, Indiana. Cincinnati and Shipshewana dates remained on the schedule, with additional concerts listed for October.
That continuation is particularly notable after Knight announced Aug. 27 that she planned to pull back from performing.
“After much soul searching I’ve decided that I will be easing into fewer performances while focusing on transitioning into the next stage of my career and life moving forward,” Knight said at the time.
The dispute over Gladys Knight’s touring schedule has been building for more than a year. Hankerson previously accused McDowell of mentally and financially abusing his mother and said he filed a complaint with North Carolina authorities. He has alleged Knight experiences memory lapses and other episodes of confusion.
Knight rejected those claims last year, declaring herself “healthy and happy,” while her representatives called Hankerson’s allegations “unfounded.” McDowell has maintained that his wife wants to perform and has not been diagnosed with dementia, though he acknowledged she experiences good and bad days.
Hankerson now argues that continuing to put Knight onstage despite those concerns makes McDowell’s intentions clear.
“The fact Mr. McDowell would even make a statement that further evaluation is necessary to stop my mother from working at this point, considering all of the blatant visual evidence the public is now seeing, should tell you everything you need to know about him and his motives,” he said.
Knight’s representatives declined to answer The Detroit News’ questions about her future touring plans.
Wendy Williams’ Producer Refuses Documentary Offers: ‘I Don’t Want to Be Involved in Trashing Her’
Former Wendy Williams Show producer Norman Baker has declined documentary offers because he wants control over his perspective and “doesn’t want to be involved in trashing her.”
Baker said he might join a loving tribute, but he remains unsure whether Williams supports Peacock’s three-part Clap If You Care, which will feature more than 20 former staffers and premiere in 2027.
His caution follows backlash over Lifetime’s Where Is Wendy Williams?, whose intimate portrayal of her health and guardianship led to litigation that A+E Networks settled in July.
Norman Baker spent years helping Wendy Williams turn celebrity gossip into appointment television. But when filmmakers came looking for him to help tell Williams’ own story, the former Wendy Williams Show producer decided to sit this one out.
Baker revealed during an appearance on the Awf The Record podcast that he has received documentary offers but turned them down, largely because he doesn’t want someone else deciding how his relationship with Williams is portrayed.
“I have been asked to participate,” Baker said. “I respect the game, and I don’t begrudge anyone doing any documentary about her. It’s just not really for me.”
For Baker, the problem isn’t documenting Williams. It’s surrendering control of what happens after the interview.
“I really want to have control over my own point of view,” he explained, raising the possibility of a documentary editing his comments into a context he never intended. “I don’t want to be involved in trashing her.”
His comments arrive just as another major Wendy Williams retrospective moves forward. Peacock has announced a three-part documentary with the working title Clap If You Care: The Wendy Williams Show, set to premiere in 2027. More than 20 former staffers are reportedly involved, with longtime Wendy Williams Show executive producer Suzanne Bass helping lead the project.
Baker stressed that his decision not to participate isn't an indictment of Bass or the people who agreed to appear. He has friends working on the documentaries and believes Bass wants Peacock’s project to celebrate what Williams and her staff built during the show’s long run.
“Suzanne really wants to make like a really, really nice tribute to our show and to Wendy,” he said, adding that she has recruited numerous former staffers to remember Williams in a “nice, loving, tribute-y way.”
Whether Williams wants her story told this way is another matter. Reports claim Peacock blindsided her with the documentary announcement and she did not participate in the production. But when Baker was asked directly whether the project had Williams’ blessing, he couldn’t say.
“I’m not sure,” Baker responded. “I don’t know.”The uncertainty comes two years after Lifetime’s Where Is Wendy Williams? triggered backlash over its intimate portrayal of Williams amid her health problems and guardianship. Litigation stemming from that docuseries was privately settled with A+E Networks in July.
Netflix has also reportedly explored its own documentary about Williams.
Baker’s history with Williams makes his refusal particularly notable. He credits her with transforming him from a behind-the-scenes producer into one of the show’s recognizable personalities after the two quickly bonded over their shared sense of humor.
“It’s all really due to her,” Baker said of his visibility on the show.
He remains protective of Williams, and the legacy of a show he believes left a hole in daytime television. Baker described Williams as someone who was “so irreverent” and willing to speak her mind at a time when, as he put it, “nobody really is allowed to do that, especially a Black woman.”
That loyalty doesn’t mean Baker will never sit for a Wendy Williams documentary. He simply wants to know what kind of story he’s helping tell.
“Never say never,” he said. “I would maybe consider participating in something that was, like, you know, a tribute to Wendy.”
Céline Dion Performs First Full Concert in 6 Years—Setlist Revealed for 2026 Paris Residency!
Céline Dion has officially made her long-awaited return to the concert stage.
The 58-year-old “My Heart Will Go On” singer opened her new residency at the Plenitude Arena outside Paris, France on Saturday night (September 12), marking her first full concert in approximately six years.
Before the show, she was spotted outside of her hotel greeting fans and walking alongside her eldest son René-Charles Angélil.
Céline last performed a complete show in March 2020, shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic brought her Courage World Tour to an early stop. She later canceled the remaining dates amid her ongoing battle with stiff-person syndrome.
Céline became emotional while singing her opening song
Approximately 30,000 fans were reportedly in attendance as Céline began Saturday’s concert with the French-language song “On ne change pas.”
The singer appeared emotional during the performance and wiped tears from her face while wearing a floor-length black strapless gown and Boucheron jewelry.
The opening song had been kept under wraps before the show. When asked about it shortly after arriving in France, Céline playfully told reporters that it was “a big secret.”
Early reports from inside the venue indicate that “Destin,” “Because You Loved Me,” and “Encore un soir” were also among the songs performed near the beginning of the concert. The complete opening-night setlist had not yet been confirmed at the time of publication.
See Céline Dion’s complete opening-night setlist
On ne change pas
Destin
Because You Loved Me
Encore un soir
Les derniers seront les premiers (first time performed since 2009)
Tout l’or des hommes
The Power of Love
My Heart Will Go On
Beauty and the Beast
The Chase (live debut)
J’irai ou tu iras
Ne bouge pas (first time performed in full since 2003)
Dans un autre monde
I Feel Love / I’m Alive / That’s the Way It Is / Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Dansons (live debut)
Un garcon pas comme les autres
Courage
Love Can Move Mountains
The Prayer
It’s All Coming Back to Me Now
Je chanterai
Ebben? Ne andro lontana
Encore
All by Myself
Céline will perform 16 concerts at the Plenitude Arena between September 12 and October 17. She is then scheduled to return for another 10 shows in May 2027, bringing the engagement to 26 performances in total.
The production features songs from both the English and French language
Baker said he might join a loving tribute, but he remains unsure whether Williams supports Peacock’s three-part Clap If You Care, which will feature more than 20 former staffers and premiere in 2027.
His caution follows backlash over Lifetime’s Where Is Wendy Williams?, whose intimate portrayal of her health and guardianship led to litigation that A+E Networks settled in July.
Norman Baker spent years helping Wendy Williams turn celebrity gossip into appointment television. But when filmmakers came looking for him to help tell Williams’ own story, the former Wendy Williams Show producer decided to sit this one out.
Baker revealed during an appearance on the Awf The Record podcast that he has received documentary offers but turned them down, largely because he doesn’t want someone else deciding how his relationship with Williams is portrayed.
“I have been asked to participate,” Baker said. “I respect the game, and I don’t begrudge anyone doing any documentary about her. It’s just not really for me.”
For Baker, the problem isn’t documenting Williams. It’s surrendering control of what happens after the interview.
“I really want to have control over my own point of view,” he explained, raising the possibility of a documentary editing his comments into a context he never intended. “I don’t want to be involved in trashing her.”
His comments arrive just as another major Wendy Williams retrospective moves forward. Peacock has announced a three-part documentary with the working title Clap If You Care: The Wendy Williams Show, set to premiere in 2027. More than 20 former staffers are reportedly involved, with longtime Wendy Williams Show executive producer Suzanne Bass helping lead the project.
Baker stressed that his decision not to participate isn't an indictment of Bass or the people who agreed to appear. He has friends working on the documentaries and believes Bass wants Peacock’s project to celebrate what Williams and her staff built during the show’s long run.
“Suzanne really wants to make like a really, really nice tribute to our show and to Wendy,” he said, adding that she has recruited numerous former staffers to remember Williams in a “nice, loving, tribute-y way.”
Whether Williams wants her story told this way is another matter. Reports claim Peacock blindsided her with the documentary announcement and she did not participate in the production. But when Baker was asked directly whether the project had Williams’ blessing, he couldn’t say.
“I’m not sure,” Baker responded. “I don’t know.”The uncertainty comes two years after Lifetime’s Where Is Wendy Williams? triggered backlash over its intimate portrayal of Williams amid her health problems and guardianship. Litigation stemming from that docuseries was privately settled with A+E Networks in July.
Netflix has also reportedly explored its own documentary about Williams.
Baker’s history with Williams makes his refusal particularly notable. He credits her with transforming him from a behind-the-scenes producer into one of the show’s recognizable personalities after the two quickly bonded over their shared sense of humor.
“It’s all really due to her,” Baker said of his visibility on the show.
He remains protective of Williams, and the legacy of a show he believes left a hole in daytime television. Baker described Williams as someone who was “so irreverent” and willing to speak her mind at a time when, as he put it, “nobody really is allowed to do that, especially a Black woman.”
That loyalty doesn’t mean Baker will never sit for a Wendy Williams documentary. He simply wants to know what kind of story he’s helping tell.
“Never say never,” he said. “I would maybe consider participating in something that was, like, you know, a tribute to Wendy.”
Céline Dion Performs First Full Concert in 6 Years—Setlist Revealed for 2026 Paris Residency!
The 58-year-old “My Heart Will Go On” singer opened her new residency at the Plenitude Arena outside Paris, France on Saturday night (September 12), marking her first full concert in approximately six years.
Before the show, she was spotted outside of her hotel greeting fans and walking alongside her eldest son René-Charles Angélil.
Céline last performed a complete show in March 2020, shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic brought her Courage World Tour to an early stop. She later canceled the remaining dates amid her ongoing battle with stiff-person syndrome.
Céline became emotional while singing her opening song
Approximately 30,000 fans were reportedly in attendance as Céline began Saturday’s concert with the French-language song “On ne change pas.”
The singer appeared emotional during the performance and wiped tears from her face while wearing a floor-length black strapless gown and Boucheron jewelry.
The opening song had been kept under wraps before the show. When asked about it shortly after arriving in France, Céline playfully told reporters that it was “a big secret.”
Early reports from inside the venue indicate that “Destin,” “Because You Loved Me,” and “Encore un soir” were also among the songs performed near the beginning of the concert. The complete opening-night setlist had not yet been confirmed at the time of publication.
See Céline Dion’s complete opening-night setlist
On ne change pas
Destin
Because You Loved Me
Encore un soir
Les derniers seront les premiers (first time performed since 2009)
Tout l’or des hommes
The Power of Love
My Heart Will Go On
Beauty and the Beast
The Chase (live debut)
J’irai ou tu iras
Ne bouge pas (first time performed in full since 2003)
Dans un autre monde
I Feel Love / I’m Alive / That’s the Way It Is / Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Dansons (live debut)
Un garcon pas comme les autres
Courage
Love Can Move Mountains
The Prayer
It’s All Coming Back to Me Now
Je chanterai
Ebben? Ne andro lontana
Encore
All by Myself
Céline will perform 16 concerts at the Plenitude Arena between September 12 and October 17. She is then scheduled to return for another 10 shows in May 2027, bringing the engagement to 26 performances in total.
The production features songs from both the English and French language
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