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☆ 25 of Julia Fox's most daring looks, from barely there gowns to an outfit made from condoms
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Julia Fox is known for her edgy fashion choices, from leather pants to barely there dresses. The "Uncut Gems" star underwent a major style transformation after she began dating Kanye "Ye" West. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Here are Julia Fox's most daring looks to date.

Persons: Julia Fox, Kanye, Fox, —, Julia Fox's Organizations: Service

☆ Lawyers place lien on Ye's Malibu home: 'If someone wants to buy Kanye's Malibu home, they'll have to deal with us first.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. The lawsuit also alleged that Ye fired Saxon after raising concerns about some of the artist's demands and still had yet to pay Saxon's wages. In December, The Wall Street Journal reported that Ye was selling the Malibu property for $53 million. "So in this case, if someone wants to buy Kanye's Malibu home, they'll have to deal with us first. Ye's employees slept on the floor of his Malibu beach house, according to a lawsuit.

Persons: —, Tony Saxon, Ye, Ron Zambrano, doesn't, there's, Zambrano, Tony, Saxon, Jason Oppenheim Organizations: Service, Business, Street Journal, BI, Malibu, Oppenheim Group Locations: Malibu , California, Malibu, California

PARIS (AP) — Matthew M. Williams will step down as creative director of Givenchy, the renowned Parisian heritage house owned by LVMH, the company announced Friday. Williams, who has been at the helm since June 2020, is set to depart early in 2024 and will focus on his own brand, 1017 ALYX 9SM. Williams’ tenure at Givenchy has been marked by a mix of bold fashion shows, innovative designs and notable collaborations with contemporary artists. Yet, the fashion press had varying critical responses to Williams’ tenure, echoing the challenges of blending streetwear sensibilities with traditional haute couture. Givenchy, the 71-year-old fashion house, has been home to some of the world’s most renowned fashion designers over the decades, including Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, and Riccardo Tisci.

Persons: Matthew M, Williams, Givenchy, Lady Gaga, Kanye, Renaud de Lesquen, ” Williams, Mr, Hubert de Givenchy’s, ”, Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, Riccardo Tisci Organizations: PARIS, LVMH, Givenchy Locations: American, Paris, Givenchy

☆ How Jewish People Built the American Theater
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Jesse Green | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +46 min

Let Us Tell You A Story How Jewish people built the American theater as we know it. The theater, which for many Jews was a major way of becoming American in the first place, seems unable to acknowledge that the danger that American Jews face is not just historical, and not just onstage. (Both of Adler’s parents were Yiddish theater stars — her father, Jacob Adler, was a renowned Shylock in 1903.) Embedding their own observation and experience within Stanislavsky’s, along with the best of Yiddish theater and a generous dollop of Freud, they converted the American theater to Judaism. Sara Krulwich/The New York TimesThe Jewish contribution to the creation of the American theater was built on the acknowledgment of a larger humanity alive within each of us, available to some, with natural empathy and rigorous training.

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☆ Opinion | Why on Earth Are Jewish Leaders Praising Elon Musk?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

(In response, Musk threatened a “thermonuclear” lawsuit, but as of this writing does not appear to have filed one.) Abhorrence of the Jewish state slips easily into abhorrence of Jews. On the right, though, there’s a mirror image of this slippage, with some defenders of the Jewish state willing to make excuses for antisemites so long as they champion Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has regularly embraced nationalist leaders who deploy antisemitic tropes, Donald Trump chief among them. It’s hard to figure out who is behaving more cynically, Musk or the Jewish leaders who are koshering him.

Persons: Charles Weber, ‘ Hitler, ’ ” Weber, Elon Musk, ”, George Soros, Magneto —, Soros’s, Musk, Pepe, Kanye, Ye, Israel, I’ve, Los Angeles —, John Hagee, Adolf Hitler, Karl Marx, “, Hagee, Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Jonathan Greenblatt, Amichai Organizations: Twitter, West, Anti, Defamation League, Media, America, ADL Locations: America, Israel, Palestine, Gaza, France, Montreal, Los Angeles, Washington, ”, Pittsburgh

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor pursuing a case against former President Donald Trump and others on Wednesday asked a judge to revoke the bond of defendant Harrison Floyd, saying he has been intimidating witnesses and codefendants in the case. Floyd, Trump and 17 others were indicted in August by a Fulton County grand jury, accused of participating in a wide-ranging scheme to illegally try to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. The charges against Floyd stem from allegations of harassment of Ruby Freeman, a Fulton County election worker who had been falsely accused of election fraud by Trump and his supporters. Chris Kachouroff, an attorney for Floyd, said District Attorney Fani Willis' attempt to revoke his client's bond was nonsense, adding, “She's not going to get it granted." In addition to the charges in Georgia, Floyd also faces federal charges that accuse him of aggressively confronting two FBI agents sent to serve him with a grand jury subpoena.

Persons: Donald Trump, Harrison Floyd, Floyd, Trump, Ruby Freeman, Freeman, Prosecutors, codefendants, ”, Chris Kachouroff, Fani Willis, “ She's, Willis, Brad Raffensperger, Gabriel Sterling, “, Jenna Ellis, Ellis, Wandrea, ” Moss, Stephen Cliffgard Lee, Lee, Trevian Kutti, Kelly, Kutti Organizations: ATLANTA, Wednesday, Jail, Farm Arena, Trump, Kanye, FBI Locations: The Georgia, Fulton County, Georgia, Fulton, Illinois, Atlanta, Floyd, Chicago

☆ Wikipedia founder escalates feud with Elon Musk. He says the former Twitter is 'overrun by trolls and lunatics' — and people are fleeing.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementWikipedia founder Jimmy Wales just threw the latest punch in his ongoing feud with X owner Elon Musk. Wales said that X — formerly known as Twitter — has become, in his view, overrun with "trolls and lunatics. "It's probably a terrible business model, but that's the history of my career," he said with a laugh. "If you have the same business model as everyone else, you're driven by the same pressures. If you have a different business model you can say, 'OK, now, why would people pay for this?'"

Persons: Jimmy Wales, —, Elon Musk, Musk, he'd, Donald Trump, Kanye West, influencer Andrew Tate ., he's, it's Organizations: Web, Wales, Service, X, Twitter, CNBC Locations: Wales, Turkey, influencer Andrew Tate . Wales

Listen and follow The DailyApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon MusicWarning: this episode contains some explicit language. When Adidas terminated its multibillion-dollar partnership with Kanye West over his antisemitic and other offensive public remarks, it seemed like a straightforward story of a celebrity’s suddenly imploding. But a New York Times examination has found that, behind the scenes, the collaboration was fraught from the start. Megan Twohey, an investigative reporter for The Times, talks about what she discovered when she delved into the meltdown.

Persons: Megan Twohey Organizations: Spotify, Adidas, Kanye West, New York, The Times

☆ Adidas sees Samba shoes driving more interest from retailers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Helen Reid | Thomson Reuters | London-Based Reporter Covering The European Retail Sector Through A Global Lens. Focusing On Companies Including Adidas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Inventory levels were down 23% year-on-year at 4.85 billion euros ($5.18 billion), a little more than expected, Adidas said. Adidas' gross margin for the quarter was up 0.2 percentage points at 49.3%, helped by reduced freight costs and fewer discounts. "Adidas' competitive position compared to Nike is improving," said Robert Schramm-Fuchs, portfolio manager at Janus Henderson, which holds Adidas shares. "Adidas needs to earn back the shelf space, but I think they have the right product to do it," he said. Adidas' sales in Greater China grew by 5.7% in currency-adjusted terms, a slowdown after growth of 16.4% in the second quarter.

Persons: Tingshu Wang, Bjorn Gulden, Kanye West, Ye, Spezial, Gulden, Robert Schramm, Fuchs, Janus Henderson, Schramm, Adam Cochrane, Miranda Murray, Helen Reid, Maria Sheahan, Sherry Jacob, Phillips, Catherine Evans Organizations: Adidas, REUTERS, Apparel, Nike, Deutsche Bank . Currency, Reuters Graphics, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, United States, North America, Greater China, Berlin

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Adidas said it might have to write off the remaining 300 million euros ($320 million) worth of Yeezy shoes left unsold after it cut ties with rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West. The company included the possible write-off of the remaining Yeezy inventory in its outlook Wednesday for its earnings this year, narrowing its expected loss to 100 million euros from an earlier prediction of 450 million euros, thanks in part to the earlier two releases of Yeezy shoes. CEO Bjorn Gulden, who took over after the Yeezy breakup, is leading an effort to recover from the loss of the profitable Yeezy business. He declined to say what the company would do with the shoes if they remain unsold. The breakup with Ye left the company, based in Herzogenaurach, Germany, with 1.2 billion euros worth of unsold Yeezys and searching for a responsible way to dispose of them.

Persons: —, Ye, Philonise Floyd, George Floyd, Bjorn Gulden, Gulden, ” Organizations: — Adidas, Kanye, Adidas, Defamation League, Keeta Floyd Institute for Social Locations: FRANKFURT, Germany, Israel, Gaza, Herzogenaurach

☆ Why fashion is so important in Sofia Coppola’s ‘Priscilla’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Another historical anchor for Battat was the hot pink collared dress worn by Priscilla after giving birth to Lisa Marie. Sabrina Lantos/Courtesy A24Dress is one of the first ways we see the cracks in Priscilla and Elvis’ relationship, too. Sabrina Lantos/Courtesy A24Battat then found a pink dress similar to one worn in an archival photo taken of the actor. Priscilla, in a pink dress and sitting cross-legged on the sofa, pores over the magazine, dressed as an imitation of the other woman. “No one will know that’s Ann-Margret’s pink dress,” said Battat.

Persons: Kim, Kanye, Priscilla, Elvis Presley, Priscilla ’, Elvis, Lisa Marie, Sabrina Lantos, Stacey Battat, Sofia Coppola’s, Priscilla ”, Jacob Elordi, Cailee Spaeny, “, ”, Priscilla herself, Battat, Coppola, Chanel, Philippe Le Sourd, Elvis ’, Valentino —, Valentino, “ He’s, —, “ Elvis, ” Coppola, she’s, Coppola —, Lux Lisbon, sexless nightgown, Marie Antoinette ”, Spaeny, “ Cailee, ‘, Ann, Margret, ’, dalliances, that’s Ann Organizations: CNN, Vegas, Battat, Lux Locations: Bad Nauheim, Germany, Los Angeles, Priscilla, Graceland, Austrian, France, Versailles, Las Vegas

Its "SmartListen" feature uses patented AI-powered voice control to allow users to interact with videos in real-time. Adventr founder Devo Harris was previously a Grammy award-winning producer and music executive, who worked with artists like Kanye West and John Legend. The following week, Harris uploaded the same video but added interactive buttons so users could choose which scene to watch next. 23andMe used Adventr to let its customers ask a video of a genetic counselor whether they're likely to inherit a disease their parent has, for example. In the next six to 12 months, Harris says Adventr wants to incorporate more large language models and generative AI technology to make its voice controls more sophisticated.

Persons: Adventr, Devo Harris, John Legend, Siri, Kanye, Harris, X, 23andMe, they're Organizations: Paladin, Reinventure, Ventures, YouTube, Chevy, Disney, Twitter Locations: York, Adventr, Paris

☆ Today, Shapewear. Tomorrow, the World.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | More About Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

and USA Basketball, Kim Kardashian was sitting in her office in Calabasas, Calif., framed by two picture windows that offered views of manicured green lawns, and talking about size. Her long hair was dark brown again, after another brief platinum period, and framed her face as neatly as the view outside. I don’t really start out to do anything not the biggest possible.”This is Kim the mogul. Founded four years ago, the brand went from being valued at $1.6 billion in 2021 to $4 billion last summer. In between, it became the official underwear outfitter of Team U.S.A. for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, and won the 2022 Innovation Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

Persons: Skims, Kim Kardashian, “, Kim, Kanye, MJ Corey, ” Organizations: USA, Team U.S.A, of Fashion Designers of America Locations: Calabasas , Calif, “, Skims

☆ Retro Sambas Help Adidas Forge a Future Without Kanye
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Trefor Moss | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

This year’s must-have sneaker is a shoe so old it was launched in the former West Germany while the U.S. was still enacting the Marshall Plan. Ever since its invention as a soccer shoe in 1950 and subsequent evolution into a casual sneaker, the Adidas Samba has drifted in and out of fashion, without ever quite going away.

Organizations: Adidas Locations: West Germany, U.S

☆ Kanye West drew a swastika at a Yeezy meeting with Adidas and told a Jewish manager to kiss a photo of Hitler, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

More details of Kanye West's conduct during his partnership with Adidas were revealed by The New York Times. The rapper drew a swastika on a shoe design and told a Jewish employee to kiss a photo of Hitler, per the Times. In another detail of his troubling antisemitic behaviour, Ye told one Jewish manager at the company to kiss a picture of Hitler every day. The last Adidas Yeezy restock AdidasAdidas CEO Bjørn Gulden has defended Ye, saying that the rapper had been misunderstood. The company told the Times it had "no tolerance for hate speech and offensive behavior, which is why the company terminated the Adidas Yeezy partnership."

Persons: Kanye, Hitler, Ye, —, Adidas Yeezy, Bjørn Gulden Organizations: Adidas, The New York Times, Times, Service, New York Times, Adidas Adidas Locations: Germany

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Former UFC champion Francis Ngannou shockingly went the distance in his boxing debut early Sunday morning, even knocking down reigning WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury at one point, but Fury remained undefeated after winning a split decision. Two judges gave Fury the fight by scores of 96-93 and 95-94, and the other judge favored Ngannou 95-94. Good thing for Fury, because Ngannou showed early in the scheduled 10-round fight that he wasn't going anywhere. Ngannou staggered Fury early in the fourth, but Fury stayed on his feet and the rest of the round was fairly even after that. Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, who also made the trip to Saudi Arabia, helped Ngannou get ready for his boxing debut.

Persons: —, Francis Ngannou, Tyson Fury, Fury, Ngannou, Ngannou's, FanDuel, “ Francis, Francis, ”, Kanye West, Eminem, Cristiano Ronaldo, Conor McGregor, Sugar Ray Leonard, Manny Pacquiao, Brit, Lil Baby, Becky G, Mike Tyson, Ngannou hasn't, Ciryl Gane, Dana White, Oleksandr Usyk, Fabio Wardley, David Adeleye, John Latham, Adeleye, Latham, ___ Organizations: UFC, WBC, Ngannou's UFC, WWE, Netflix, Professional Fighters League, PFL, British, Commonwealth Boxing, WBO Locations: RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Ngannou, Riyadh, Cameroon, Las Vegas, Ukrainian

☆ Investigating Kanye
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Megan Twohey | More About Megan Twohey | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Adidas ended its wildly lucrative shoe deal with Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, a year ago, the breakup appeared to be the culmination of weeks of his inflammatory remarks about Jews and Black Lives Matter. But our examination found that behind the scenes, the partnership was fraught from the start. The partnership, which began in 2013, boosted company profits and made West a billionaire. He later told a Jewish Adidas manager to kiss a portrait of Hitler every day. And West told Adidas colleagues that he admired Hitler’s command of propaganda.

Persons: Kanye West, Ye, it’s, Hitler Organizations: Adidas, Kanye, West Locations: West, Germany

☆ Kanye and Adidas: Money, Misconduct and the Price of Appeasement
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Megan Twohey | More About Megan Twohey | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Even as they squared off in arbitration, Adidas and Mr. West came to an agreement that served their common interest. But most of the revenue would go to Adidas, and Mr. West was entitled to royalties. “Very unfortunate,” Mr. Gulden said, “because I don’t think he meant what he said.”Days later, Jonathan Greenblatt, the head of the Anti-Defamation League, posted online that Mr. Gulden had apologized for those remarks. “Our stance has not changed.”MethodologyThe grid at the top of this article includes most Adidas Yeezy releases between February 2015 and August 2023. the Yeezy Boost 380 Onyx and Yeezy Boost 380 Onyx Reflective).

Persons: West, George Floyd’s, Matt Powell, “, Bjorn Gulden, Mr, ” —, Gulden, ”, Jonathan Greenblatt, Ye, ” Adidas, Joe Coscarelli, Julie Tate, Rumsey Taylor Organizations: The Times, Adidas, Mr, Defamation League Locations: StockX

☆ The Adidas team working with Kanye West was given subscriptions to a meditation app and regularly had group-therapy-like sessions to deal with the stress
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Alex Bitter | Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kanye West was reportedly so difficult to deal with that it took a toll on the Adidas team working with him. A New York Times investigation found that the team had to have group therapy-like sessions to deal with the stress. AdvertisementAdvertisementMembers of the Adidas team working with Kanye West were given a subscription to a meditation app and regularly had group therapy-like sessions to deal with the stress of working with the rapper, a New York Times investigation found. They were also given a subscription to a meditation app and regularly held group therapy-like sessions, the outlet reported. In 2013, the year that Adidas and Ye unveiled their partnership, the brand's sales in North America were down 1%.

Persons: Kanye, —, Ye, Hitler, Eric Liedtke, Liedtke Organizations: Adidas, New York Times, West, Service, Kanye, Times, TMZ Locations: North America

☆ Inside Kanye West’s Fraught Relationship With Adidas: 7 Takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Megan Twohey | More About Megan Twohey | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

When Adidas cut ties with Kanye West a year ago, ending their wildly lucrative shoe deal, the breakup appeared to be the culmination of weeks of his inflammatory remarks about Jews and Black Lives Matter. But a New York Times examination found that behind the scenes, the partnership was fraught from the start. Mr. West, who now goes by Ye, subjected employees to antisemitic and crude sexual comments and routine verbal abuse. As Adidas executives doubled down on a partnership that boosted company profits and made Mr. West a billionaire, they scrambled for ways to cope with the star’s demands and provocations. Interviews with current and former employees of Adidas and of Mr. West, along with hundreds of previously undisclosed internal records, including contracts, text messages and financial documents, provide the fullest accounting yet of the relationship.

Persons: Ye, West Organizations: Adidas, Kanye West, New York Times

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift’s reimagined “1989” is here, the album that ushered in the first Peak Swift era — revisited at the height of her massive pop culture dominance. Swift had shed the Nashville country roots of her first four studio albums and announced herself a full-fledged pop superstar. In 2014, that was Swift finding her pop sound with “1989.”In 2023, it’s becoming the most successful version of herself, and rereleasing “1989 ” while on the top of her game. She’s moved to NYC; she’s working with new people; she’s making synth pop. In 2023, Swift is more famous now than she was then, and she's still engaging with her celebrity in a very public way.

Persons: — Taylor, Swift, “, Swift —, Jack Antonoff —, —, Scooter Braun’s, it’s, Travis Kelce, Brittany Spanos, who’s, haven’t, Rebecca Jennings, ”, rereleasing, Spanos, New York University’s, Davis, Janet Jackson’s, Christina Aguilera’s “, Swift’s, She’s, Rachel Brodsky, couldn’t, ” Brodsky, Shania Twain, LeAnn Rimes, Brodsky, Kacey Musgraves, Maren Morris, Olivia Rodrigo, She’d, Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Taylor, Kanye, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, she's, Jennings, Taylor Swift’s, Blake Lively, Sophie Turner, Selena Gomez, she’s, Harry Styles —, ” Spanos, what’s Organizations: ANGELES, NFL, Kansas City Chiefs, Vox, New York, Davis Institute Locations: Nashville, New York, New, NYC, Buenos Aires, Argentina

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The GOP presidential candidates will compete for donors and offer their strong support for Israel in its war with Hamas as they address the annual gathering of a major Republican Jewish group this weekend. In the wake of the attack, the Republican National Committee announced that the Republican Jewish Coalition will be co-sponsoring the third GOP presidential debate, scheduled for Nov. 8 in Miami. His widow, Miriam Adelson, has remained a major party donor and benefactor for the Republican Jewish Coalition but has vowed to stay neutral in the presidential primary. The event marks the first time most of the GOP candidates have made their way to Nevada, a state expected to be the third to weigh in on the field in voting early next year. Separate from the Jewish Coalition, DeSantis is to speak Saturday morning to a Nevada Republican group at a casino-resort on the Las Vegas Strip.

Persons: Donald Trump, Sheldon Adelson, Adelson, Miriam Adelson, ”, Matt Brooks, there’s, ” Trump, Trump, Joe Biden's, Biden, Biden's, Kanye, Ye, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, recommitting, ” Brooks, “, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Haley, DeSantis, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Mike Pence, Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy, Doug Burgum, Lindsey Graham, Florida Sen, Rick Scott, South Dakota Sen, John Thune, it’s, That’s, Pence, Scott —, they’ve Organizations: LAS VEGAS, —, GOP, Israel, Republican Jewish, Republican National Committee, Republican Jewish Coalition, Republican White House, Trump, Coalition, Republican Party, Embassy, U.S . Capitol, Israeli, Florida Gov, United Nations, South, New, New Jersey Gov, North Dakota Gov, Las, Jewish Coalition, Nevada Republican Locations: Las Vegas, Israel, Gaza, U.S, Miami, Jerusalem, South Carolina, New Jersey, Florida, South Dakota, Nevada

☆ Ivanka Trump spent 2.5 years distancing herself from dad Donald. Now she's back as a socialite — and partying with Kim Kardashian.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Ivanka Trump has spent the past two and half years publicly distancing from her father Donald Trump. But Mitra Ahouraian, an entertainment attorney with high-profile clients, said she wasn't surprised to see Ivanka Trump and Kardashian together. Ivanka was a Manhattan socialite before entering politics changed her reputationBefore her stint in politics, Ivanka Trump was an active Manhattan socialite, frequently appearing at red-carpet events and supporting various charitable causes. Ivanka Trump and Kim Kardashian have known each other for yearsAs for Kardashian's embrace of Ivanka Trump, their relationship goes back years. But after the birthday party showing this weekend, it's clear Ivanka Trump is visibly back in Kim Kardashian's circle, and has re-entered the role of Ivanka Trump, the socialite.

Persons: Ivanka, Kim Kardashian's, —, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump, it's, Donald Trump's, Kim Kardashian, Kardashian, Trump, Hailey Bieber, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Mitra Ahouraian, wasn't, Ahouraian, I'm, Robert Kardashian, OJ Simpson, Andrew Lieb, Lieb, she's, Donald, Jr, " Lieb, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, She's, Funke, JB Lacroix, Kushner, Kanye, Alice Marie Johnson, Jared Kushner, Kardashian's, Jared Organizations: Ivanka Trump, Service, Amazon, Trump Organization, House, Trump, Donald Trump White House Locations: Funke, Beverly Hills , California, Manhattan, Washington, New York, Los Angeles , California, Beverly Hills, West

☆ Dov Charney is fighting over his Silver Lake mansion in bankruptcy court. Only problem: The court can't get rid of squatters like Milo Yiannopoulos and Ye's hanger-ons.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Dov Charney is trying to prevent his Silver Lake mansion from being sold in bankruptcy proceedings. A sprawling, 20-room estate, the Garbutt House is located in the gated Hathaway Hills Estates community in a residential neighborhood of Los Angeles. The structure was built with its original owner's deathly fear of fire in mind, the Times reported. He declined to respond to the Times reporter's questions about the Garbutt House, calling the requests "audacious and impertinent." It remains unclear whether he lives or has lived at the Garbutt House.

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☆ Trance Music Is Coming Back. Evian Christ Is Part of the Revival.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Isabelia Herrera | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

His masterful, theatrical buildups, full of relentless bass lines, pounding synths and prismatic arpeggios, blasted from the speakers as a single disco ball sparkled overhead. But Christ, born Joshua Leary, didn’t always know how to work a room like this. Most artists don’t drop their debut a decade after their breakthrough, but Christ, 34, has long chosen the unconventional path. His skill for that approach endeared him to ravers across the globe, in part because he has long been devoted to trance, an often-derided genre of dance music rooted in big climaxes and unabashed sentimentality. On “Revanchist” he leans into it at a critical moment in the sound’s bubbling comeback, making a statement about its relevance and power.

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