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Maisie Smith and Max George fans issue complaints over 'inappropriate' social media post
Maisie Smith has been slammed for sharing snaps of her celebrating Valentine's Day with boyfriend Max George.The former EastEnders actress, 21, and The Wanted hunk, 34, enjoyed a date night and cosied up on a huge bed together to mark the most romantic day of the year.Red rose petals were scattered all over the crisp white bedding and Maisie also showed fans a glimpse of a pair of red, patent high highs.READ MORE: Max George brands Maisie Smith 'gorgeous' as he shares snap of her with no make-upThe Tiffany Butcher star showed off her natural beauty as she posed for a selfie with Max's arms wrapped around her as they laid on the bed.However, the pair have been called out for the "inappropriate" post which included a bag from controversial brand Balenciaga.One fan moaned: "Balenciaga really? What chance do we have if people with your two platforms are sharing this!"Another added: "Balenciaga is not the one.... unfollowed."A third person said: Who's buying balenciaga after all what's come out."While a fourth social media user said: "Balenciaga? That's disgusting and inappropriate"It comes after the fashion brand apologised for a photoshoot last year which included children holding teddy bears dressed in BDSM outfits.This caused an outrage on social media and several people soon accused the company and its creative director, Demna, of condoning child exploitation.Balenciaga has since issued a statement on its Instagram Stories apologising.It read: "We take this matter very seriously and are taking legal action against the parties responsible for creating the set and including unapproved items for our spring 23 campaign photoshoot."We strongly condemn abuse of children in any form.
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Ana de Armas talks playing movie icon Marilyn Monroe in Vanity Fair Hollywood issue
Ana de Armas appeared on the 2023 Hollywood cover for Vanity Fair alongside Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Jonathan Majors, Selena Gomez and more.Ana spoke out Marilyn Monroe - the movie star legend she portrayed in the Netflix film Blonde.The 34-year-old actress said she could related to the icon.'If you put Marilyn Monroe "the movie star" aside, she's just an actress trying to navigate the life and this system, which is so hard to navigate for anybody,' she told the magazine.'On top of that, you add this point of view of [director and screenwriter] Andrew [Dominik's] which was to see that through her trauma,' she added.'I truly thought it was going to do justice to a more dimensional human being, because I wouldn't want to be remembered just for one thing. I am more than just an actress on the cover of a magazine.' Cover: Ana de Armas appeared on the 2023 Hollywood cover for Vanity Fair alongside Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Jonathan Majors, Selena Gomez and more Share Follow If you make a purchase using links on this page, MailOnline will earn an affiliate commission Knock 'em red wearing Schiaparelli like Ana Schiaparelli Spring 2023 Take a closer look here Buy now Vanity Fair's 2023 Hollywood Issue features the after-party of our dreams! So, of course the selected stars needed worthy threads too, and stylist Patti Wilson certainly delivered.
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Selena Gomez, Austin Butler, Keke Palmer and More Reign Supreme For 'Vanity Fair' Hollywood Issue
’s Hollywood issue is out! Selena Gomez, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Ana de Armas, Jonathan Majors, Keke Palmer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Julia Garner, Regé-Jean Page, Emma Corrin, HoYeon Jung and Jeremy Allen White bring young Hollywood front and center to this year’s issue — which was photographed by Steven Klein and styled by Patti Wilson.«It's always an incredibly hard challenge to decide who's going to be there, but it was really important to to pick 12 people who had never been on the Hollywood cover before,» Britt Hennemuth, 's Senior West Coast editor, told ET. «We really wanted to highlight some new and exciting faces and it's always about the right mix, right? The people you love, the people you know, people who have been in the business for a long time and have always deserved to be there, and some of the young stars that have really popped in the last couple of months and taken the zeitgeist by storm.»The theme for this year’s Hollywood Issue is the after, after-party. To make this massive production happen, the 12 stars met at Milk Studios in Los Angeles over the course of three days, with 300 pairs of shoes at their disposal, 112 dresses, 36 racks of clothes, and 10 armed jewelry guards. A post shared by Vanity Fair (@vanityfair)A post shared by Vanity Fair (@vanityfair)A post shared by Vanity Fair (@vanityfair)«All of the stars once again were back together in one room.
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Sam Smith 'in major backstage row' at BRITs as technical issue led to 'swift exit'
Sam Smith was reportedly left fuming after their jaw-dropping BRIT Awards performance was almost axed.The 30-year-old took to the stage on Saturday (February 11) to perform their No1 hit Unholy, along with pop star Kim Petras.Wearing leather and PVC outfits, Sam and Kim wowed as they entertained the crowd with the routine set inside a car repair shop.READ MORE: Sam Smith sends pulses racing with near-naked snaps as they rock animal print bikiniBut it seems things almost didn’t go to plan after their performance was nearly cancelled causing major chaos backstage and a delay to the live show.“Sam’s performance might have appeared seamless but behind-the-scenes it was a nightmare.“[They] were understandably furious and it was pretty tense backstage,” a source told The Sun.The insider went on to claim fellow music star Stormzy’s performance was moved up in order to try and fix the error.“Sam was told there was a possibility their performance might be pulled altogether,” the source added.Then, to try and kill more time to sort out Sam’s set for their performance, BRIT bosses played a video montage of Adele’s performance from last year.It’s believed the technical issue was caused by the cars included in the incredible yet complex routine.Despite Sam’s performance being a success, a second insider claimed: “The stress beforehand took the shine off the night completely.”Sam, who was up for two awards on the night, was expected to attend an afterparty with Kim.However, Sam “didn't bother going to celebrate at any of the label parties” and, instead, Kim went solo to the event at 180 The StrandsSam missed out on adding to their three BRIT Awards at the star-studded ceremony last weekend.They lost out to Harry Styles on two
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Anastasia 'Stassie' Karanikolaou stuns as she covers the February issue of Ocean Drive magazine
Anastasia Karanikolaou was revealed as the gorgeous cover star of Ocean Drive magazine's February issue.The 25-year-old influencer — who's best friends with Kylie Jenner — took to Instagram on Wednesday to share outtakes.The brunette beauty uploaded three separate snapshots from the tropical and luxurious photo shoot and wrote the same caption for each: 'FEBRUARY ISSUE OCEAN DRIVE MAG.'Jenner, also 25, was among the first to comment and show support for Karanikolaou as she wrote, 'gorgeous.'On the cover of the modern luxury publication, Stassie luxuriated in a pool with sparkling blue water.  New cover:Anastasia Karanikolaou was revealed as the gorgeous cover star of Ocean Drive magazine's February issueShe wore a sheer and flowy, low-cut green halter neck dress from 8voatico, letting it beautifully float around her.In another image shared online she was captured standing in the frock and was soaking wet as she held a shooting hose in one hand.The beauty wore dark, cat eye shaped sunglasses as she wore a pair of slip-on, ruched green heels and poked her hip out.In a sprawling shoot that took place at a $25 million mansion in the Bay Harbor Islands, the socialite relished in the sun.Anastasia showed off her eye-popping looks in a series of outfits styled by Manuela Gutierrez.One of the prompts for the profile interview on the rising star teased, 'Get to know the real Anastasia Karanikolaou.'As she took the spotlight in the pages of the magazine, the media personality shared little known details about herself.When asked to name something people may not know about her, she replied: 'I'm really a homebody.'  Sizzling: She wore a sheer and flowy, low-cut green halter neck dress from 8voatico, letting it beautifully float
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