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Taylor Swift accepts The Big Help award from First Lady Michelle Obama onstage at Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards on March 31, 2012. Getty
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is enjoying the bye week with his wife, Taylor Swift.
After the Chiefs defeated the Las Vegas Raiders 30-27 in Week 4, he flew to Manhattan to meet up with Swift. The couple celebrated his birthday with dinner at Torrisi, which Kelce called "one of his favorite spots" on this week's "New Heights" podcast episode.
"It was a fun day. Got some food out here in New York," the 37-year-old said. "Got to hang with Tay," while noting they skipped birthday cake but ordered multiple desserts.

#kelce #week #first

Kristen Wiig stepped out in a strapless black Chanel dress with white trim and red-and-black heels for Paris Fashion Week on Monday, Oct. 5
The actress attended the Chanel Spring 2027 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show with noticeably darker hair
Wiig previously wore an Elie Saab gown at the 2026 Oscars, where she reunited with her Bridesmaids castmates onstage to mark the comedy's 15th anniversary
Kristen Wiig is switching things up for the fall season.
The actress, 53, turned heads when she debuted brunette hair, a departure from her signature blonde, at the Chanel fashion show during Paris RTW Spring/Summer 2027 fashion week on Monday, Oct. 05.

#chanel #Paris #Monday

Elle King and her longtime partner, Dan Tooker, have married.
The country star shared the news on Instagram on Sunday, with a carousel of photos from the special day.
"Husband and wife. Best day of my life," she captioned the post.
The groom shared videos from the event posted by guests on his Instagram Stories the same day.
One video featured the happy couple singing together onstage, while another showed them walking together with their two young sons, Lucky Levi, five, and Royal, 19 months.
King met tattoo artist Tooker in 2019 when she stopped by his shop to get new ink. They got engaged in October 2020 and welcomed their first child together the following year.

#elle

VANDALIA, Ohio — President Donald Trump rallied Saturday for Republicans in Ohio’s competitive races for Senate and governor, predicting that the party will defy expectations in a choppy midterm election climate.
“I think we’re going to have a big surprise, because they don’t know what’s happening,” Trump said while speaking onstage inside a high school gymnasium near Dayton.
“Just get out and vote,” Trump added. “If you do that, we’re going to win, and we’re going to win big. And we’re going to shove it up their ***** .”
The visit, part of what White House officials have told NBC News will be a push through at least 17 states between now and Nov. 3, was aimed at boosting Sen. Jon Husted and GOP gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy.
Trump, who won Ohio three times by comfortable margins, opened his speech with praise for both before moving into broader remarks to promote himself and his administration. He also offered support for local Rep. Mike Turner and for several House candidates in attendance, including Derek Merrin, the Republican running against longtime Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur in northwest Ohio.

#Trump #saturday #republicans #senate

New York City Ballet principal dancer Sara Mearns is engaged to longtime boyfriend Gavin Kelley. Mearns, 40, announced the news in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE published Oct. 3.
"Being a human for 40 years and a dancer for 37 of them has led me to my soulmate," Mearns said. She added that she would willingly live through the difficult and joyful parts of her past again knowing Kelley would eventually be part of her life.
PEOPLE describes Kelley, 50, as an art organization director and writer. The couple has kept its long-term relationship largely private, and neither has publicly established exactly when they began dating.
Mearns was previously married to choreographer Joshua Bergasse from 2018 to 2024. No wedding date or other ceremony details for Mearns and Kelley have been announced.
One of Mearns' few public posts with Kelley came on Christmas Day 2025. She shared a photograph of him presenting her with a bouquet onstage at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center before the two embraced.

#kelley #city #sara

Top media leaders across print, digital and broadcast warned about AI's impacts on journalism at the inaugural Status Summit last week.
Why it matters: News publishers recognize that they need to embrace AI to survive the transition to an agentic web, but they refuse to broker deals with companies they feel are illegally scraping their content.
What they're saying: Speaking onstage to Status founder Oliver Darcy last Wednesday, New York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Levien said large language model developers "as far as we see it ... have engaged in theft of intellectual property and creative expressive work on a scale that is unprecedented."
As it relates to the Times, they've "stolen our stuff," she said.
The Times, which has sued OpenAI and Microsoft in a landmark copyright lawsuit, has struck partnerships with AI firms, such as Amazon, when they believe terms are equitable.

#darcy #york

Musician Art Garfunkel has joined the growing list of celebrities considering leaving the United States in response to President Donald Trump's administration and policies.
In an interview with The Guardian, Garfunkel, 84, told the British publication he is concerned about the country's stance on key issues and is considering moving elsewhere.
"I don't like America's position at all," he told the outlet. "I'm not aboard, and I'm thinking of leaving the country, frankly."
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Art Garfunkel performs onstage at the Pre-Grammy Gala on Jan. 31, 2026, in Los Angeles, Calif.

#musician #guardian

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 03: Bob Mackie speaks onstage during the CFDA Fashion Awards at the Brooklyn Museum of Art on June 03, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images)
Bob Mackie, a legendary costume designer who worked for the likes of Cher, Elton John and Carol Burnett for her classic series, has died.
Mackie's death was announced on Monday on his Instagram page. He was 87.
"It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Mr. Bob Mackie passed away today," the Instagram announcement reads. "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. His genius and extraordinary designs will live on forever, continuing to bring beauty into this world."
Among Mackie's most memorable designs was his dress for Cher, who presented Don Ameche his Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Cocoon at the 1985 Academy Awards.

#fashion #awards

One of Taylor Swift's longtime friends, who was also an attendee at her high-profile yet intimate wedding to Travis Kelce, revealed what she found to be the best part of them coming together for life.
Swift and Kelce, who became one of the hottest couples in the last three years, began dating in 2023 and made several notable outings together, be it Swift appearing at Chiefs games and the Super Bowl or Kelce joining Taylor onstage at Wembley Stadium in London during the European leg of the Eras Tour, among many others.
Their relationship grew from strength to strength before the couple got engaged in August 2025 and finally took their vows on July 3, 2026, at Madison Square Garden. Their wedding was attended by a number of prominent celebrities, including American actress Mariska Hargitay, who happens to be a longtime friend of Swift and revealed what she found to be the best part of the wedding.
Photo by Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images
The Law & Order: SVU star, who appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday, revealed insider details about the wedding.

#found

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Jim Curtis isn't afraid to share his struggles with Jennifer Aniston.
In fact, the hypnotist shared insight into his health journey during an onstage conversation with the Friends star at the 92nd Street Y in New York City Sept. 2 to celebrate the release of his new book, The Book of Possibility. During their talk, Curtis shared with Aniston how difficult it was for him when doctors found lesions on his spinal cord in his 20s that led to partial paralysis and chronic nerve damage.
"I'm not saying here that if the doctor tells you to do something, you should get up and leave," Curtis told Aniston and the audience, according to Us Weekly. "What I'm saying is you don't have to live as the victim. You don't have to live in your suffering. It can become your power."
While he noted the key to moving beyond a health challenge is to "accept it and love it," acceptance was difficult for the 50-year-old, who admitted that he wasn't always open with those who asked him why he walks with a limp.

#live

Mel Gibson has issued an apology after sparking online outrage. The actor and director was one of the guests at FanExpo Canada in Toronto and was recorded mimicking the gestures of the sign language interpreter who was also onstage.
Mel Gibson speaks on stage during FanExpo Chicago 2026 (@ Getty Images)
The video shows Gibson walking out onstage, using various hand movements while he looked at the ASL translator in front of him, who was facing the crowd. The video was shared on Saturday and gained traction online, with many expressing their disappointment.
"Sometimes when you get pushed out on a stage in a spotlight your mind is all over the place, and sometimes spontaneous thoughtless idiocy is displayed," said Gibson in a statement to PEOPLE.
Mel Gibson at the premiere of 'Daddy's Home 2' (@ Getty Images)

#gibson #onstage #stage #toronto

Hollywood is mourning the loss of Tim Curry.
The British actor died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Susan Sarandon, his co-star in the Rocky Horror Picture Show, posted a throwback image of the two with a caption that read, "What a funny, ***** y, original he was. But what I loved about him most was his heart. Even wheelchair-bound, he continued to be so sweet and generous with his fans. Thank you Tim for meaning so much to so many people. Love you, S."
Luke Evans, the most recent actor to play Dr Frank-N-Furter on Broadway, the role Curry originated onstage and portrayed in the 1975 film, penned a tribute on Instagram.
"There will only be one Tim Curry. He was a force, a bright fierce flame, an exquisite charm and that rich vocal tone, he was an inspiration to me and so many people for the roles he played and the effect he had on so many of us."
Carol Burnett, who starred alongside Curry in Annie, shared a clip from the 1982 film on Instagram. She wrote, "We had such a wonderful time working together on Annie. ***** ody could play lovable villains better than he could. He was a dear friend. I was blessed to know him."

#Instagram #annie #play #british

Adorned in rhinestones and elevating her 5-foot stature with sky-high heels and voluminous blonde wigs, Dolly Parton often joked, "it costs a lot of money to look this cheap!"
Parton's looks on stage and off reflected both her Tennessee roots and her embodiment of over-the-top feminine glamour, an aesthetic articulated in her album **** le and self-anointed nickname "Backwoods Barbie." She was rarely seen without long acrylic nails, a full face of makeup, and heapings of glitter.
The prolific musician, actor and philanthropist, who died on Tuesday at 80 years old, always had a tongue-in-cheek response to criticisms about her larger-than-life sense of style. She quipped about her hair being a fire hazard, would play her hit '9 to 5' with nothing but her fire red acrylic nails as the instrument, and she unabashedly loved flashy clothes: shoulder pads, plunging necklines, a cinched waist, lace were all sartorial non-negotiables for the singer. But she paired it with a keen sense of self-awareness that only made her devout fanbase love her more.
Parton's massive, voluminous blonde wigs were classic Dolly — and, she once joked, a "fire hazard." - Richard McCaffrey/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
"When I moved to Nashville in 1964, I already had some ideas about what I wanted to look like onstage — and off," she wrote in her book "Behind the Seams" in 2023. "Country stars had to have big hair and some sparkles, and you had to have a Cadillac. I had the big hair but not yet the Cadillac — or enough sparkles." She related to the clothes worn by famous fixtures on stage of the Grand Ole Opry, like Jean Shepard and didn't shy away from the unconventional things that influenced her, telling People she even took inspiration from the famously risqué Frederick's of Hollywood catalogs she flipped through when she was young.

#FIRE #voluminous #look

Lily Allen channelled ultimate festival style in a mini dress on stage at the 2026 Øya Festival in Tøyenparken on August 15. Over in Hollywood, many stars including Harrison Ford celebrated at the Disney Entertainment Showcase during the D23 event on August 16.
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Channeling sparkly showgirl vibes, Lily Allen performs on stage at the 2026 Øya Festival in Tøyenparken on August 15.
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Hollywood legend Harrison Ford speaks onstage at the Disney Entertainment Showcase during the D23 event on August 16.

#hollywood #disney

Anne Hathaway looked positively regal in a purple caped gown at the 2026 Disney Legends Awards ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 16
The draped dress highlighted her baby ***** p
Hathaway is expecting her third child with husband Adam Shulman
Anne Hathaway is once again turning heads with her maternity style.
On Sunday, Aug. 16, the pregnant actress, 43, was honored at the 2026 Disney Legends Awards ceremony during D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event in Anaheim, Calif. She wore another ***** p-baring look onstage, a regal purple gown featuring Grecian-inspired draping and a cape. She styled her long dark hair in soft waves.

#hathaway #regal #ceremony

Press for rom-com One Night Only continued Down Under as Callum Turner stepped out in a smart suit in Sydney, Australia. And talk about a mega moment, Matthew McConaughey received a special cinema dedication on August 10...
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Callum Turner attends the Australian premiere of One Night Only on August 11.
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Matthew McConaughey speaks onstage during the dedication ceremony for the Matthew McConaughey Cinema on August 10.

#mcconaughey #only

NBA star LeBron James will make his regular season debut with the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday, Oct. 22, ESPN's Malika Andrews announced Tuesday on "Good Morning America."
James and the 76ers will play his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers. The game will air on ESPN.
Two months later, on Christmas Day, James will face off against his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers, and his son Bronny James.
(Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for TIME) - PHOTO: LeBron James speaks onstage during the TIME100 Sports Gala at Pier 60, Chelsea Piers on July 16, 2026 in New York City.
LeBron James announced in July his decision to join the 76ers after spending eight seasons with the Lakers.

#former

Chrissy Metz has opened up about using drugs on her weight-loss journey.
The actor and singer, who is best known for playing Kate Pearson in the TV drama This Is Us from 2016 to 2022, has signed up as a celebrity brand ambassador for telehealth GLP-1 weight loss programme Ro.
The Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominee shared with People magazine that after years of trying diets that didn't work, "I just wanted to take care of myself."
"I'm not getting any younger," she told the outlet. "I'm in perimenopause, and there were obesity issues within my family and with my father, and I felt like I've tried so many modalities, whether it was diets or therapy, and none of it really worked for me."
The Hunting Wives star admits she was sceptical about weight-loss drugs for years, **** uming they wouldn't work for her or would give her horrible side effects, but so far, she's been having a positive experience.
"It's so nice not to be obsessing about what I'm going to have every minute, even as I'm still consuming the meal. I just vilified food for so long because I was taught that it was bad, and you shouldn't eat this or that. And it's been helping me be more mobile and have less joint pain and inflammation, and run around onstage."

#loss #diets #chrissy #kate

Ariana Grande acknowledged her decision to step back from the public eye onstage in Chicago Monday night, telling fans her choice, which her representatives previously credited to "endless, ongoing public scrutiny," was not "reactive or impulsive" and that "boundaries" need to be set.
Ariana Grande is set to perform three shows in Chicago this week. (Photo by JC Olivera/WWD via Getty Images)
Grande made a brief speech during her Chicago concert, her first appearance since she announced over the weekend she would take a break once her tour wraps up, acknowledging the public reaction to her announcement was "a little blown out of proportion."
Grande said she "quietly" made a plan to take a break "a long time ago," adding she heard her fans were "worried that negativity was ruining things for me," a possible reference to a reignited internet debate over Grande's health and appearance.
The singer said no matter "what noises exist out there, nothing will ever be able to distort my reality or be more real to me or elaborate to me" than her relationship to her fans.

#appearance

A message of gratitude earned Oprah Winfrey a special gift from Queen Bey.
She told the story on the Are You Okay? web series, explaining how it all happened.
"I went to the Beyoncé Renaissance concert," Winfrey said in a clip posted to social media Monday. "I was so blown away. I wrote her a fan letter. She obviously liked the fan letter because she then sent me one of the hats from Renaissance. Beyoncé sent me a hat!"
She continued, breaking into a dance, "I sent her a letter and she sent me a hat! I sent her a letter and she sent me a hat!"
Oprah previously praised Beyoncé's Renaissance show on Instagram, writing alongside a clip of Bey onstage, "I have never in my life experienced something as transcendent as beyonce's Renaissance Tour."

#okay

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 17: Flavor Flav (C), Rhiannon Rae Ellis (2R) and Team USA members Alexandra Carpenter (L) and Hilary Knight (R) attend a private Team USA Athletes Only Dinner featuring top celebrity female chefs and hosted by Flavor Flav during Flavor Flav's SHE Weekend at the new Westoria Restaurant inside The Cosmopolitan on July 17, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for ABA)
For years, the conversation surrounding women’s sports has centered on one word: equality. Flavor Flav is demonstrating another word leaders should consider: investment.
For many fans, Flavor Flav will forever be remembered as Public Enemy's energetic hype man, a 2013 Rock N Roll Hall of Fame inductee, the larger-than-life personality behind the iconic clock necklace, or the star of reality television's Flavor of Love.
But this past weekend, the Public Enemy co-founder brought more than one hundred Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalists from Team USA’s Women Olympic and Paralympic programs to Las Vegas for SHE Weekend—short for Sports, Hospitality and Entertainment— for a four-day celebration designed to give America’s female athletes something many had rarely experienced at this scale: a victory celebration built specifically around them. I went to experience it for myself, and it was incredible.
The weekend included a parade on the Las Vegas Strip, front-row seats to a private concert from Public Enemy, receiving keys to the Las Vegas Strip, and attendance to the Backstreet Boys’ Sphere residency, where Team USA Medal winners received an onstage acknowledgment. This was in addition to a slate of curated dinners and programming talks from executives across the spectrum.

#public

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — King Charles III took his time before officially opening the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after emerging Thursday from the TARDIS of intergalactic adventurer "Doctor Who."
More than 3,000 athletes from 74 nations and territories will compete across 10 sports and six Para sports in the 11-day event. Charles formally opened the Games in his role as head of the Commonwealth.
The opening ceremony show began with a clip of what organizers called "the world's most famous police box" from the iconic sci-fi TV series going on a journey around Scotland. After visits to Loch Ness, the Kelpies, and Edinburgh Castle, it stopped to pick up Charles and Queen Camilla at Balmoral Castle.
It then materialized inside the Hydro arena — appearing on an onstage garden — and Charles and Camilla emerged, making their way down a ramp before taking up seats in the royal box.
Charles is not the first British monarch to make a memorable entrance to a major sporting event's opening ceremony.

#camilla #ceremony

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 15: Simone Biles speaks onstage during the 2026 ESPY Awards at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on July 15, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
After revealing a health scare in June, Simone Biles has shared another development with her fans. The seven-time Olympic medalist posted an Instagram Story on Thursday featuring a photo of Biles in surgical attire, accompanied by her husband, Indianapolis Colts safety Jonathan Owens.
"His birthday but he takes me to get my procedure," Biles wrote affectionately. The photo is from July 22, indicating that Biles had already undergone the procedure at the time of posting. The 29-year-old donned a hospital gown, hair net in the photo.
The post is the first update in over a month from Biles, who shared news of a purported near-death experience on June 15.
"Almost dying wasn't on my bingo card earlier this week," Biles wrote last month, adding that she typically preserves her privacy in such circumstances, but felt compelled to share her recent experience.

#july #procedure

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 01: Brian Snitker #43 of the Atlanta Braves looks on against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on September 01, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
Brian Snitker's place in Atlanta Braves history has already been secured. After spending five decades with the organization and guiding the franchise to a World Series championship in 2021, the longtime manager recently added another milestone by earning induction into the Braves Hall of Fame.
Even in retirement, however, Snitker continues to represent the organization in prominent settings. His latest public appearance came during President Donald Trump's recent visit to Cobb County, where the Braves’ legendary former skipper delivered a message that quickly caught the attention of baseball fans.
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Speaking during the event, Snitker sent a championship message to the president while joining him onstage alongside team CEO Mike Plant.

#snitker

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Retired NFL quarterback Tom Brady slapped YouTuber and WWE star Logan Paul in the face while on stage at Fanatics Fest in New York City on Friday.
The two engaged in a seemingly heated verbal altercation before Brady let Paul have it with a swift slap. New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Town, who stood behind the two onstage as they argued, stepped between Brady and Paul when the argument turned physical.
Brady and Paul were quickly escorted off-stage. It has yet to be confirmed whether the incident was staged, either as a preview for a surprise Brady WWE debut or as extra clout and hype as Paul, who is recovering from a torn tricep, said he is ready to return to the ring.
The seven-time Super Bowl champ shared footage of the altercation on X, calling Paul a "dork":

Thanks for joining us, Cape Verde. Appreciate your fight, Paraguay. Way to show up for most of your matches, USMNT. You got your turn onstage at a magnificent World Cup … and now it's time for the big dogs to take the spotlight.
Six of the top eight squads in FIFA's worldwide rankings are still alive in this year's tournament, meaning we're in for something special when the semifinals begin on Friday. There's a time for Cinderella stories, and then there's a time for the kaiju of the field to just start whomping on each other. That time is now.
Kylian Mbappe and France. Leo Messi and Argentina. Erling Haaland and Norway. Harry Kane and England. These are the **** ans of the sport, the nations that rule the world and the men who are their heart, soul and spine. They dominate both the pitch and the stat sheets, giving us highlight after cinematic highlight that other, already-eliminated teams can only watch and envy.
Consider, for instance, defending champion Messi setting the record for most goals in a World Cup career:
Or World Cup rookie Haaland casually firing a nuke from long range:

Rod Stewart's wife Penny Lancaster is worried, reveals a source.
As Examiner previously reported, the "Forever Young" singer, 81, was forced to use an oxygen tank mid-concert in West Valley City, Utah on Friday, June 19, after nearly fainting onstage.
"Penny and the kids have been on Rod for literally years, telling him he's no spring chicken and the way he treats his body is bound to catch up with him sooner or later, especially his booze consumption," says the source. "He's ignored them repeatedly and now, their worst fears are coming true."
The week prior, Stewart had to cancel a concert in Chula Vista, California after an acute upper respiratory infection led to laryngitis, only to be spotted at a FIFA World Cup match in Boston.
"Even now, after this latest emergency, he's telling them to back off and insisting he knows his limitations, making excuses about dehydration and saying it looked a whole lot worse to the outside eye than it actually was," the source notes. "But for Penny, enough is enough."

Lower Manhattan was buzzing Wednesday as preparations ramped up for a championship parade honoring the New York Knicks, with officials expecting millions of spectators along the traditional "Canyon of Heroes."
Workers were seen attaching new street signs, renaming Lower Broadway "Champions Way" for the celebration. Nearby, shopkeepers draped banners and street vendors sold Knicks T-shirts outside the New York Stock Exchange, signaling the scale of an event many expect to be one of the largest in modern city history.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who appeared onstage during the ceremony earlier Wednesday, said the excitement reflects more than just the team's victory.
"It feels as if the entire city has rallied around this team," Mamdani said during an interview on CNN. "And some of it is the wait. Some of it also, though, is that people are so excited to be outside with one another, they are so excited to be a part of something bigger than themselves."
The celebration will also mark an unprecedented operation for law enforcement. The New York City Police Department plans what officials describe as its largest deployment ever for a scheduled event, ******* igning 10,000 uniformed officers - nearly one-third of the entire department - to police the parade.

A weekend BASE jumping accident in a Utah canyon killed two people, one of them a daredevil athlete best known for performing onstage with Madonna at the 2012 Super Bowl, authorities said.
The sheriff's office in Grand County, Utah, confirmed one of the dead was Andy Lewis, an extreme athlete known for feats in BASE jumping, a dangerous sport that involves parachuting to the ground after jumping from a tall fixed object such as a building, a bridge or a desert cliff overlooking a deep canyon.
Lewis was also a prominent figure in the niche sports of slacklining and tricklining, which combine elements of high-wire walking with aerial acrobatics — sometimes at perilous heights.
Lewis went from obscure athlete to overnight celebrity when he appeared onstage in Madonna’s 2012 Super Bowl halftime show. Dressed in a Roman toga, Lewis bounced and executed tricks on his inch-wide line like it was a trampoline while Madonna sang behind him.
“My phone actually rang itself to death three days in a row,” Lewis said soon afterward in an appearance on Conan O’Brien’s late night show.

Ariana Grande appears to have turned one old lyric into a "wink-wink" shade on stage. The pop star opened her "Eternal Sunshine" tour in Oakland, California, on Saturday and sang "Thank U, Next" before changing the mood around a line about marriage. A viral TikTok clip showed her smiling through the moment, holding up two fingers, and laughing as fans linked it to her divorce from Dalton Gomez.
As per Page Six, Ariana Grande kicked off her tour at Oakland Arena. During "Thank U, Next," she reached the lyric, "Only wanna do it once," then playfully raised two fingers. The outlet reported the move seemingly referenced her being open to marriage again. Meanwhile, the TikTok clip from a user showed her smiling in a pink fringed dress as dancers surrounded her onstage.
The moment quickly moved through fan pages because the 2019 song had always carried personal history. It referenced Grande's former relationships with Pete Davidson, Big Sean, and the late Mac Miller. However, this new stage bit came after her own marriage ended.
One fan reacted, "the way she avoided 'only wanna do this once' PLEASE I LOVE HER." Another added, "the lyric change and the side eye from 'only wanna do this once'." The TikTok post had over 247k likes.
Grande and Dalton Gomez finalized their divorce in March 2024 after three years of marriage. Page Six reported they had a prenuptial agreement. The singer made a one-time payment of $1.25 million to Gomez. She also agreed to give him half the proceeds from their Los Angeles home sale.