Law & Order star Mariska Hargitay’s son August know how to make his mom happy on Mother’s Day. The 19 year old college student and his mother both love sports so he brought her to a Knicks playoff game at Madison Square Garden this weekend. Mariska also has two younger adopted kids, Amaya and Andrew, and the whole family (with dad Peter Hermann) were seen at the Paris Olympics last year. August was lucky to inherit the good looks of both his parents…
Here we go again, another WE TOLD YA SO. Way back on April 9 we were the first and ONLY to report that Justin Baldoni planned on subpoenaing Taylor Swift as part of his Blake Lively lawsuit. Here’s the link:
https://janetcharltonshollywood.com/?s=TAYLOR+
Even though it took place in New York City, The Met Gala was one of the biggest Hollywood stories this week so a lot of our gossip comes from the event. The Met was packed with more celebrities than the Academy Awards, and here’s what we know. Despite the A-list attendees, it was who WASN’T there that we have this scoop on. Desperate to rebuild her social standing, Ivanka Trump was hoping to score an invite to the event this year, but since her father is unpopular with the celebrity and fashion crowd, she was left OFF the guest list. We heard that Ivanka leaned on her pal, attendee Kim Kardashian, to help her score the coveted invite, but even Kim couldn’t make it happen!
In more Met news, Kamala Harris was a first time attendee but we heard her appearance didn’t go off without some last minute hiccups. The former Vice President has packed on few pounds since she left Washington DC, and her dress needed to be let out during her final fitting. Although Kamala still looks great, I’m hearing she’s not thrilled with the extra weight (who WOULD be?) and she just hired a personal trainer to help her get back in tip top shape.
Timothee Chalamet and Kylie Jenner were planning to make the Met their official red carpet joint appearance. As we recently reported, the lovebirds are SECRETLY engaged. But a few days before the Gala they decided it wasn’t the right event to walk the red carpet together. In fact, Timothee opted to skip the event all together and a few days later her and Kylie made headlines in Italy for making their first red carpet joint appearance. I heard that their publicists realized walking the red carpet together at a big event like the Gala would BARELY make any headlines, and that’s why they waited to do it somewhere else.
Demi Moore looked stunning at the Gala in a Thom Browne gown that was designed to look like a men’s necktie (very on point for the theme) but she was disappointed that her barely 2 pound lap dog Pilaf wasn’t allowed to attend. Demi considers the dog a service animal for her mental health and even though she has the license to carry Pilaf practically everywhere, the Gala has a strict no pet policy. Demi tried pulling a few strings but the organizers wouldn’t make an exception.
As usual Donald Trump made headlines, this time for disrespecting the Catholic Church by posting an AI generated photo of himself as the Pope, just days after Pope Francis passed away. It should come as no surprise that his devout Catholic wife, Melania gave him a hard time for the fiasco. I just heard that Melania knows the BEST away to punish Donald is with his wallet, so she treated herself to a crucifix necklace dripping with various gemstones including diamonds. The vintage piece, from a chic jeweler in Palm Springs, was something Melania noticed awhile back during a visit to Worth Avenue, but she didn’t want to drop THAT much money. But after Donald’s gaffe, she decided to treat herself and made sure her husband knew she bought the piece to teach him a lesson.
Jury selection finally began in Diddy’s criminal trial and as we previously reported he was able to persuade a judge to let him wear civilian clothes during the court case. We just heard though, that his stylist isn’t shopping in Diddy’s personal closet – since all of his clothes are either inappropriate or way too expensive. Diddy wants to appear relatable and humble ( which won’t be easy for the anything-but rapper) so he will be dressing in clothes from such mainstream brands as Banana Republic and Zara.
Is Melania Trump plotting her exit strategy once her husband Donald is termed out of the White House? According to our well placed real estate source, Melania has been quietly shopping around for an estate in a gated community in Los Angeles. Melania hasn’t toured any properties in person because she doesn’t want her plan to leak out, but she’s working with a top agent and looking at homes via FaceTime. While she isn’t ready to make an offer any anything just YET, she seems to be testing the waters to see which neighborhood she prefers.
After decades of being a Hollywood gossip columnist, this is the type of item we usually avoid because unless our source is impeccable, it usually feels likes a publicity stunt. This time however, our source has the receipts, so we believe them and are sharing this with our readers. During a recent dinner at Lucky’s Steakhouse in Montecito, Meghan Markle came to the rescue of a fellow diner in distress. Our eyewitness reveals Meghan was having a quiet dinner with an unidentified female friend and the table next to them was occupied by a middle aged couple celebrating a birthday. The wife had one too many martinis and started feeling sick at the table. Her husband was struggling to get her to the restroom, so Meghan and her friend got up to help, kindly accompanying the damsel in distress into the women’s room, and they helped her sober up enough to leave the restaurant with her dignity intact.
Melissa Rivers created and produced the upcoming special tribute to her late mother, Joan Rivers: A Dead Funny All-Star Tribute, which is airing on NBC. When the special was filmed in November, the celebrity roasters, including White Lotus star Aubrey Plaza, posed with an URN supposedly containing Joan’s ashes. (we happen to think it was a prop) Barely a month after the special taped, Aubrey’s estranged husband Jeff Baena committed suicide, and naturally she felt uncomfortable with the yet-unreleased publicity photos showing her posing with the urn. Considerate Melissa agreed and had the urn airbrushed out of Aubrey’s photos – so now she is only seen posing with an empty pedestal. Hence this odd photo….
Pamela Anderson and her son turned up at the Met Gala and her look was a huge jolt. In the past she always attended events clad in frivolous sexy fashions with a fun-loving attitude. We applaud her for assuming a new natural look with barely any makeup. But this DRESS! She ignored the man-tailored fashion theme of the event and wore this drab puffy bejewelled dress that looks like it could stand up by itself. Extremely unflattering. And the short haircut with bangs! Rather librarian. Remember Pamela, natural beauty does not have to be bland…
Here’s a look we almost overlooked at the black male fashion oriented Met Gala: It’s Maluma and designer Willy Chavarria wearing exaggerated zoot suits. The Latino culture went wild over the zoot suit look in the late 40’s but black dandies were the first to create it – so it works either way for this event.
As much as we love Diana Ross, we coudn’t help being very turned OFF by her choice of fashion for the Met Gala. Remember, the theme of the event was Tailoring Black Style and a majority of guests did display some form of men’s tailoring. Diana arrived early and she looked helpless in her glitzy gown covered by a GIGANTIC white feather cloak with a train 18 feet long! It took around 10 men to carry the train behind her and she had trouble climbing the met stairs without assistance. She topped it off with a huge matching white feather hat. Unfortunately, the over-the-top outfit screamed look-at-me self-indulgence and waste. It was embarrassing. Turns out, attention-seeking long trains were popular at this event, but none were as overdone as Diana’s.
Last night Anna Wintour hosted a somewhat casual dinner at her own NY home before the Met Gala today. Naturally all the celebrities invited knew paparazzi would be outside so they had to plan fabulous outfits and dress up TWO nights in a row. Rihanna takes her fashion seriously and always wants to be the belle of the ball. We like that she wore an original version of a pin stripe suit with appropriate accessories AND (somehow) a train. The man next to her is holding the train to keep it from dragging on the wet street. Can’t wait to see what Rihanna wears tonight to the gala!
