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Ashley Madekwe is putting her baby bump on display!

The English actress, who most recently starred in the Netflix movie The Strays, stepped out for the Net-A-Porter x Erdem intimate poolside dinner at Chateau Marmont on Tuesday (April 25) in Los Angeles.

The occasion brought together friends of the brand including celebrities, tastemakers, press and private clients to celebrate the pre-launch of the Vacation collection and the exclusive capsule.

Ashley was seen meeting up with her friend Gillian Jacobs at the event. Other attendees included Andrew Chappelle, Annabelle Wallis, Ava DuVernay, Clara McGregor, Dita Von Teese, January Jones, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Liz Goldwyn, Maria Bakalova, Marisa Tomei, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Niecy Nash, Rachel Sennott, and Rashida Jones.

Ashley confirmed her pregnancy news last weekend in a super sweet way!

Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, and Kristen Stewart pose together for a photo at last night’s star-studded pre-Oscars party!

The Chanel and Charles Finch Pre-Oscar Awards Dinner was held on Saturday night (March 11) in Beverly Hills, Calif. There were so many stars at the event, and we’ve gathered some of the best pics for you!

Some of the big names at the event included Creed‘s Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, and Michael B. Jordan, Andrew Garfield, Lily James, Oscar winner Ariana DeBose, Oscar winner Brie Larson, Oscar winner Riz Ahmed, Till‘s Danielle Deadwyler, Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya, Hugh Grant with his wife Anna Eberstein, Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina Dhowre, The Mummy‘s Sofia Boutella, To Leslie nominee Andrea Riseborough, Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon, Rita Ora, singer Giveon, model Camila Morrone, Oscar winner Sigourney Weaver, The First Lady‘s Kristine Froseth, actor Jason Clarke with wife Cécile Breccia, past Oscar nominee Minnie Driver with Addison O’Dea, White Lotus‘ Beatrice Granno, The Banshees of Inisherin nominee Kerry Condon, Leslie Mann and Judd Apatow, The Originals‘ Phoebe Tonkin, Hocus Pocus 2‘s Whitney Peak, director Ava Duvernay, Jeremy O. Harris, designers Jennifer Meyer and Rachel Zoe, director Patty Jenkins, and so many more.

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CAA is kicking off Oscars weekend with a star-studded-party!

The talent agency hosted their annual Pre-Oscars Party on Friday night (March 10) held at the Sunset Towel Hotel in Los Angeles.

Stars in attended included Olivia Wilde, Pedro Pascal, Zoe Kravitz, Cate Blanchett, Allison Janney, Florence Pugh, Andrew Garfield, Halle Bailey, Rita Ora, Taika Waititi, Miles Teller and wife Keleigh Sperry, Chloe Grace Moretz, KiKi Layne, Elton John and husband David Furnish, Sandra Bullock, Brian Tyree Henry, Demi Moore, Antonio Banderas and girlfriend Nicole Kimpel, Morgan Freeman, tennis star Maria Sharapova, Wednesday‘s Percy Hynes White, Michelle Monaghan, Quinta Brunson, Amy Adams, Vin Diesel, Hailee Steinfeld, James Corden, Richard Madden, Trevor Noah, Lily James, Paul Mescal, Ava DuVernay, Phil Dunster, Jon Hamm and fiancee Anna Osceola, Jonathan Scott, Zooey Deschanel, BJ Novak, Danny DeVito, Simone Ashley, HAIM, Ana de Armas, DeWanda Wise, Eiza Gonzalez, and Ariana DeBose.

The 2023 Oscars are taking place this Sunday (March 12) with host Jimmy Kimmel on ABC starting at 8pm ET. You can check out the full list of nominees here!

FYI: Keleigh is wearing Teresa Helbig with a Lele Sadoughi bag.

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Award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay is featured in Ben & Jerry’s latest pint: “Lights! Caramel! Action! directed by Ava DuVernay.”

It features vanilla ice cream (in both ice cream and almond milk based versions) with salted caramel swirls, graham cracker swirls and gobs of chocolate chip cookie dough.

The proceeds of “Lights! Caramel! Action!” will benefit Ava‘s non-profit ARRAY Alliance.

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Wanda and Agatha are together again!

Elizabeth Olsen and Kathryn Hahn had a WandaVision reunion on the red carpet at Variety’s 2022 Power of Women Event on Wednesday evening (September 28) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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For the event, Elizabeth, 33, looked pretty in a black, silk dress while Kathryn, 49, showed off her stylish side in a chocolate-colored caped-dress.

The event gathers an intimate group of philanthropic women who have been selected as Variety’s honorees as well as the most powerful women working in media and entertainment.

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There were many celebrities in attendance at Louis Vuitton‘s celebration of the opening of 200 Trunks, 200 Visionaries: The Exhibition!

Nina Dobrev, Jaden Smith, and Kaitlyn Dever were among the stars who stepped out for the event on Thursday night (July 28) on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, Calif.

More stars in attendance included Shay Mitchell, Samara Weaving, Jurnee Smollett, Maria Bakalova, Ava Phillippe, and more.

“The LOUIS 200 project invited a mosaic of talents and friends spanning arts and culture, the sciences, sports, global causes and more to each personalize a metaphorical blank canvas measuring approximately the same dimensions of the original trunk that Louis conceived in the 1850s,” the brand said.

The exhibition is open to the public through September 6th.

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Melanie Lynskey shows off her award in a cute pic with Rose McIver during the 2022 Gracie Awards held at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on Tuesday night (May 24) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The two actresses, who are both from New Zealand, stepped out for the event alongside a handful of other stars including Chad‘s Nasim Pedrad, Ava DuVernay, Brie and Nikki Bella, Tia Carrere, Shannon Thornton, Mimi Rogers, Tamron Hall, Medalion Rahimi, pregnant Christina Perri, and Hallmark stars Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Holly Robinson Peete, Bethany Joy Lenz, and Maggie Lawson.

Hosted by Holly, the awards recognized exemplary programming created by women, for women and about women in all facets of media and entertainment.

Tamron was honored with the Best On-Air Talent award; Ava with the Best Family Series for Home Sweet Home; and Nasim for Best Actress in a Breakthrough Role in Comedy.

Meanwhile, Melanie received the Best Actress in Leading Role Drama honor for Yellowjackets.

“It’s amazing to be 45 years old in a size 12…and be playing the sexiest, most interesting, most fun role of my entire career,” she said during her speech. “I never thought it was going to get better, but it did.”

Melanie is currently starring in this Hulu series!

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