Maksim Chmerkovskiy is joined on the red carpet by his new wife Peta Murgatroyd as they arrive at the 2017 Industry Dance Awards on Wednesday night (August 16) at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood.
The Dancing with the Stars pros were joined at the awards event by Maks‘ younger brother Val Chmerkovskiy and his girlfriend Jenna Johnson.
Taylor Swift is making good on her promise to donate to organizations that help sexual assault victims following her six-day groping trial in Denver.
After the 27-year-old “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” singer won her case and was awarded the $1 in damages she requested, she released a statement thanking the judge and jury.
Her statement also read, “I acknowledge the privilege that I benefit from in life, in society and in my ability to shoulder the enormous cost of defending myself in a trial like this. My hope is to help those whose voices should also be heard. Therefore, I will be making donations in the near future to multiple organizations that help sexual assault victims defend themselves.”
Now, Taylor has chosen to donate to her friend Mariska Hargitay‘s Joyful Heart Foundation, which focuses on the healing process of victims of child abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault.
“Taylor is aware of the Joyful Heart Foundation and follows our work,” Maile M. Zambuto, CEO of the Joyful Heart Foundation, told the Huffington Post on Wednesday (August 16). “Her team got in touch with me and we talked a lot about her commitment, all along throughout this ordeal, to wanting to be of service to survivors.”
The exact amount of money Taylor will give to the foundation is unknown, but Maile said it was an “extremely generous financial investment in the movement to end sexual violence.”
It looks like Kendall Jenner might possibly have a new man in her life! She was spotted having dinner with one of basketball's hottest players on Sunday night, just days after she was spotted with him previously. No word yet on if there is more than a friendship between the two stars, but we'll keep you posted. Get the scoop on this guy...
Chris Hemsworth has a new battle on the horizon in the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok!
The international trailer was released on Wednesday (August 16) for the upcoming Marvel film and it featured Thor interacting with another superhero – Dr. Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch)!
Katie Holmes hits the blue carpet for the premiere of the upcoming season of The Tick on Wednesday night (August 16) at the Village East Cinema in New York City.
The Tick Season 1 will be released in two parts of six episodes each. The first part will be available on Amazon Prime on Friday, August 25, with the second part available in early 2018.
FYI: Katie is wearing a Mayle dress.
Also pictured inside: Katie Holmes wearing a floral jumpsuit while shopping earlier that afternoon.
Damien Chazelle has finally joined Twitter (@DSChazelle) to voice his opinion about President Donald Trump and the current political climate.
The 32-year-old La La Land director slammed the president and called for his impeachment on Wednesday (August 16).
“Decided to join Twitter because I feel a responsibility to add my voice to the chorus,” he wrote in a series of 10 tweets. “The Trump administration is openly endorsing Nazism and white supremacy. It’s that simple. We’re living a historic moment. Things don’t often come this clear-cut. Anyone in a position of power who stays silent is complicit.”
“I hold out hope. That the GOP will come to its senses and call for impeachment,” he continued. “That voters lured by Trump‘s economic promises will finally wake up. And that we as a country will learn from this. That this moment will do away once and for all with ‘politics don’t affect me’, ‘I don’t feel like voting’, etc. That the epic moral failure we’re witnessing now will inspire a new activism.”
He added, “Might be naive. But in the meantime, I’m gonna try to do whatever I can. I gotta believe every little bit helps. Spread the word. Donate to @BLMNational , to @ACLU , to the @NAACP, to @PPact , to @swingleft. And call on the GOP as passionately as possible: impeach this loathsome misogynist racist.”
Damien went on to tweet more thoughts about the topic. Read the rest of them below.
Decided to join Twitter because I feel a responsibility to add my voice to the chorus. (1/10)
