Fashion

Gene Simmons is coming to JoJo Siwa's defense after the internet claimed she was ripping off the iconic rocker's aesthetic with her whole "bad girl" persona ... 'cause the rocker digs it.

The KISS singer tells TMZ ... he likes JoJo's new "demon" look, praising her edgier new vibe as badass, and adding ... anyone hating on her, simply doesn't get it and they might just be jealous.

Gene also says, "Never be ordinary. Always be extraordinary. JoJo is extraordinary and she looks cool."

Michael Jackson's estate is calling BS on an upcoming auction of a "Thriller" jacket ... claiming the auction isn't making it clear MJ never actually wore it in the iconic music video.

In a letter fired off Tuesday to Gotta Have Rock and Roll, the auction house, the estate's attorney, Jonathan Steinsapir, declares -- in no uncertain terms -- the jacket up for sale wasn't on Michael's back at any point during production of the "Thriller" short film.

Jonathan writes there were only 2 genuine "Thriller" jackets worn in the film, and one was auctioned for nearly $2M over a decade ago -- which is 20 times more than the minimum bid GHRR is seeking for their jacket.

Beyoncé's fully embracing the Wild West on the heels of her new album -- and you can tell by her getup here ... which is very much so giddy up.

Riding high on the success of "Cowboy Carter" -- which became Spotify's most-streamed album of 2024 in a single day since its Friday release -- Beyoncé leaned even deeper into the music genre, making a bold statement with her head-to-toe denim look Monday in L.A.

The singer accessorized her outfit with a large buckle belt, cool boots and a matching cowboy hat as she headed into a meeting with her 12-year-old daughter Blue Ivy in tow.

Kanye West's wife, Bianca Censori, knows how to turn heads, for sure, as she and her hubby once again hit up the Cheesecake Factory at The Grove in L.A.

Bianca left little to the imagination in a sheer, busty getup as they headed in for lunch.

There's a perplexing question here ... how does she stay in amazing shape when they hit up a restaurant -- their go-to eatery these days -- where the sweet corn tamale cakes have 1,340 calories and the quesadilla with kalua pork weighs in at 1,250 calories?!?

La esposa de Kanye West, Bianca Censori, sabe cómo hacer girar las cabezas. Ella y su marido una vez más fueron a Cheesecake Factory en The Grove en Los Ángeles.

Bianca dejó poco a la imaginación mientras se dirigían a almorzar.

La gran pregunta es: ¿Cómo se mantiene en forma cuando van a comer casi todos los días? Sobre todo teniendo en cuenta que los pasteles de tamal de maíz dulce tienen 1.340 calorías y la quesadilla con cerdo kalua unas 1.250 calorías.

Sin embargo, Ye y Bianca aprovecharon al máximo un día lluvioso mientras comían en el centro comercial más famoso de Los Ángeles.

Sus viajes a The Grove no han estado exentos de polémica. A principios de este mes, el atuendo de Bianca causó bastante revuelo mientras esperaban afuera de Cheesecacke Factory. Era como mirar una radiografía... pero pocos se quejaron, aunque los padres con niños se escandalizaron bastante.

Duke Blue Devils star Jared McCain is offering up his apologies to anyone up in arms over a little bit of nail polish ... saying painting his fingertips is a form of self-care for him -- and he's gonna keep being himself.

Dudes wearing nail polish has always been a pearl-clutching controversy for some reason ... despite big celebs like Harry Styles, Machine Gun Kelly and Heisman winner Caleb Williams famously rocking the look lately.

The freshman guard -- who dropped 30 points in Duke's win over James Madison on Sunday -- has also donned flashy nails on the court throughout his college career ... showing team spirit with some blue and white paint during games.

McCain's fashion choice even landed him a Name, Image and Likeness deal with Sally Hansen ... and when he was doing a paid promo with the brand, he explained why he made it a tradition.

"Just do some self care time, I think everybody should do some self care for themselves," McCain said. "For me, it's nail painting. Sorry if that offends any of you guys."

McCain revealed "there's really no crazy reason to it" -- ultimately, it's a practical move as it keeps him from biting his nails ... and one day, he thought it would be cool to add some color.

McCain explained he then had a basketball game after that appointment ... and when he had a good performance, he decided to keep up with it (even though he doesn't consider himself superstitious).

Seems pretty harmless, but some folks can't get over it -- even Williams has faced backlash during his stellar college career for painting his nails, too.

J.J. Watt has time today -- the retired NFL superstar just teed off on a social media user for criticizing his son's wardrobe ... saying the negative comment has him feeling super uncomfortable.

The former Houston Texans defensive end was a proud pops when he shared a mini photoshoot of his 1-year-old son, Koa, on Friday ... showing him decked out in a matching grey coat and sweats, and a beanie while on vacation in London.

Adorable, right?? Well one troll took issue with the look ... accusing Watt of going too far with Koa's threads.

"Instead of dressing him as an infant model, why not put him in COMFORTABLE clothes that fit," the X user said. "We will still think he is cute no matter what he is wearing."

J.J. was quick to reply ... firing back with a bit of sarcasm before explaining it's actually the tyke who chose to rock the coat.

"I appreciate the parenting advice!" Watt said.

"Koa has other jackets, but he runs and grabs this one every single morning when he wants to go on a walk."

"Want to know what’s not comfortable?" he added. "You thinking you know when my son is comfortable."

Watt -- who welcomed his son with wife, Kealia, in October 2022 -- appears to have receipts ... 'cause just three weeks ago, he published a pic on Instagram showing a clearly happy Koa wearing the exact same coat.

But the critic doubled down on her take ... adding, "At his age he is grabbing what he is used to wearing/you ooo'd and aww'd about. Not what is a wise choice. As a parent you know this."

"My comment was about his comfort. Full stop."

Bianca Censori tiene una voz, y a pesar de las críticas actuales, no tenía miedo de usarla antes de que sus polémicas salidas con Kanye West comenzaran a robarse la atención.

Los fans están perdiendo la cabeza con este antiguo clip de Bianca en la plataforma Reddit. Después de todo, es la silenciosa esposa de Ye hablando sobre sus diseños arquitectónicos para Yeezy en la Cumbre CFS 2022 en París, y su acento australiano se roba la película.

Bianca dice: "Soy una diseñadora arquitectónica de Melbourne, Australia. Actualmente, resido en Los Ángeles y soy diseñadora arquitectónica jefe en Yeezy".

Lo and behold, Bianca Censori has a voice, and -- despite current criticisms -- she wasn't afraid to use it long before her nearly nude outings with Kanye West started stealing the spotlight.

Fans are losing their minds over this throwback clip making waves on Reddit ... it's Ye's typically silent wifey opening up about her architectural design gig at Yeezy during the 2022 CFS Summit in Paris -- and her full Aussie accent is front and center.

Bianca says, "I'm an architectural designer from Melbourne, Australia. I currently reside in Los Angeles, and I'm a lead architectural designer at Yeezy."

Vanessa Bryant surprised the UConn men's basketball team with some Kobe kicks ahead of its Sweet 16 matchup with SDSU ... gifting the unreleased "Italian Camo" Protros to the squad -- and the players loved them!!

The Huskies got the amazing gifts on Wednesday, some 24 hours before they take on the No. 5 Aztecs in Boston as part of the NCAA tournament's next round.

In video posted by the team, you can see the Big East champs had no idea they were going to get the presents from Vanessa ... and the players went nuts when they officially got to unwrap the Nike sneakers -- which won't be available to the public 'til April.

"I just wanna say thank you to Vanessa Bryant and the Bryant family. We appreciate you," senior guard Hassan Diarra said after getting his pair. "We're gonna show out in the NCAA tournament!"

The shoes have been dubbed the "Italian Camos" ... and they were created to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant's Italian background.

This, of course, is not the first time UConn's gotten some custom Bryant footwear ... during last year's tourney, the team -- which is part of the Nike Mamba Program -- was gifted custom Huskies Kobe 8 Protros.

Remember, Kobe always had a soft spot for UConn ... he was famously a big fan of the school's men's and women's basketball teams when he was alive -- as was his daughter, Gianna, who went to several games with Dad during her life.

Kim Kardashian sorprendió a varios de sus fans esta semana cuando se convirtió en una réplica casi idéntica de la actual esposa de Kanye West, Bianca Censori, o al menos eso dicen sus fans en Instagram.

Kim subió una foto suya a IG luciendo medias marrones sin top, exponiendo parcialmente sus pechos bajo un abrigo de piel gigante, algo que parece haber estado usando mientras estaba en París hace un par de semanas, pero que acaba de estrenar ahora.

También se puso gafas de sol negras con el pelo peinado hacia atrás, haciéndola casi la viva imagen de Bianca. Las similitudes entre ellas sorprendieron a algunas personas, quienes escribieron un montón de comentarios sobre el parecido de Kim con Bianca.

Estos fueron algunos de los comentarios: "¡¡¡Kim censori!!! Kim ¡¿qué estás haciendo?!?" "Está dando Censori", "Cuando le estás mandando un msg a tu ex 👀😂", "Inspirado por Censori", "¿Por qué intenta parecerse a la mujer de Kanye?".

Como saben, Bianca ha estado paseándose por todo el mundo últimamente mientras presume públicamente sus partes íntimas con Ye a su lado. La pareja ha sido inseparable desde que se casó en 2022.

Sin embargo, Kim, que estuvo casada con Kanye durante 7 años antes de divorciarse, parece llevarse bien con Bianca, al menos en apariencia. Las mujeres recientemente fueron vistas juntas en la fiesta de escucha de Ye en San Fran.

Kim Kardashian stunned several of her fans this week, 'cause she nearly turned herself into a near replica of Kanye West's current wife, Bianca Censori. ... so say her IG fans anyway.

KK uploaded an IG photo of herself sporting brown tights with no top, partially exposing her breasts under a gigantic fur coat -- something she seems to have been wearing while in Paris a couple weeks ago ... but which she just debuted now.

She also donned black sunglasses with her hair slicked back, making her almost the spitting image of Bianca. The similarities in their appearances shocked some people, who wrote a series of comments about Kim's Bianca look-alike pic.

On this episode of The TMZ podcast ...

Rebel Wilson took to social media and teased who the "a**hole" celebrity was who threatened to block her new memoir, who is now denying those claims.

Kate Middleton's uncle is apologizing for slamming Meghan Markle amid Kate's cancer diagnosis.

Bianca Censori appeared to unusually cover up from head to toe while out to dinner with Kanye West and his daughter North.

Plus, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were finally spotted in Los Angeles together out on a lunch date at Nobu Malibu.

Welp, Bianca Censori wasn't hiding her body for long ... going back to minimalist clothing for an outing with Kanye West -- after covering up big time at dinner with Ye's eldest.

Ye & BC hit up The Grove for a movie date in Los Angeles Sunday ... apparently, checking out "Dune: Part 2" -- and Bianca's style was far more in line with what we've seen in the past.

Check out the pics ... Bianca went with the strapless, backless baby blue top and sheer white leggings during the flirty outing with her man -- who kept it simple in his usual all-black ensemble.

La esposa de Kanye West -Bianca Censori-, se cubrió el sábado por la noche, ocultando su cuerpo bajo un abrigo de piel, presumiblemente porque estaban comiendo con North West.

Ye, Bianca y su hija de 10 años fueron a Nobu. Bianca llegó con un abrigo de piel y leggings.

North llamaba la atención, sonriéndole a los paparazzi. Kanye y Bianca... no tanto.

Es curioso ver a Bianca vestida de manera convencional... la verdad es curioso ver a Bianca vestida.

Bianca Censori y Kanye West fueron a comer a Cheesecake Factory en The Grove en Los Ángeles.

El padre de Bianca no está muy contento con la manera en que su hija se expone públicamente. Según el Daily Mail, él la llamó una "mujer trofeo".

Kim Kardashian ha interactuado con Bianca en algunos eventos últimamente, y tal vez le ha dado algunos consejos...

Kanye West's wife, Bianca Censori, engaged in a shocking coverup Saturday night, hiding her body under a fur coat ... presumably because they were chowing down with North West.

Ye, Bianca and his 10-year-old daughter hit up Nobu. and BC arrived in a full, furry coat and leggings to boot!

North was into the attention as they arrived, smiling at the paparazzi. Kanye and Bianca ... not so much.

Bianca's fit is in sharp contrast to what she has not been wearing lately -- namely, clothes.

She stopped shoppers dead in their tracks a few days back, wearing very little as they grabbed some grub at the Cheesecake Factory at The Grove in L.A.

Bianca's dad is none too pleased about what's happened to his architect daughter, who almost never utters a word in public. According to the Daily Mail, he called her a "trashy naked trophy pony."

Kim Kardashian has been interacting with Bianca at a few events lately, and maybe KK got in her ear.