President Trump Trump Straw Sales are Yuge ... And 1 Mil MAGA Hats Sold!!!
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Donald Trump has more numbers to brag about -- his Trump Straws are selling like hotcakes, quickly approaching $1 million in sales ... and MAGA hats have reached a milestone.
Sources with the President's campaign tell TMZ ... sales for the straws -- which come in a 10-pack for $15 and are meant to own the libs -- have surpassed $850,000. We're told they're by far the most popular item right now on Trump's online shop.
As you can see ... the red plastic straws come laser engraved with "Trump" branding, and are advertised as reusable, recyclable and made in the U.S. of A. They're also touted as superior to "liberal paper straws."
While straws are the current hot purchase among Trump supporters, the red MAGA hat is still going strong on the shop at #2 ... and just passed 1 million units sold. It's unclear how many Kanye's responsible for, but either way -- at 25 bucks a pop -- that means the hat has generated $25 mil for the campaign to date ... minus the cost of production, obviously.
Trump's team was pushing both products Friday ... the same day as Berlin's "climate strike" and a day before the UN Climate Action Summit will take place in NYC.
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The booming sales numbers came on the heels of Trump's trip to California, in which he raised $15 million from 4 events in Los Angeles.
Campaign sources for POTUS tell us he's focused on getting California Republicans engaged to try to win back 7 House seats they lost in 2018. As for winning California in 2020, he shouldn't hold his breath.
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Jennifer Lopez Hindsight is 20/20 ... Brings Back THE DRESS!!!
Jennifer Lopez is here with a flashback Friday for the ages ... bringing back THAT dress -- y'know the one from the 2000 Grammys, and this time it stole the show at Milan Fashion Week.
J Lo hit the runway at Versace's Spring 2020 show Friday in a recreated version of her iconic Versace grown from nearly 2 decades ago, resurrecting one of the most memorable fashion statements in history.
Jenny rocked the throwback look with Donatella Versace walking her down the runway ... and the crowd went absolutely bonkers. Excuse us while we pick our jaws up off the floor.
Easy to see why J Lo got a standing O in Milan ... she's every bit as stunning in the plunging green dress as she was back in the day, showing off her flawless figure and leaving little to the imagination.
Check out the gallery for more J Lo in green ... Alex Rodriguez is one lucky man.
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Antonio Brown Dropped By Nike Amid Rape Allegations
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Nike has cut ties with Antonio Brown following claims he raped his personal trainer ... with a rep for the company confirming to TMZ Sports that the NE Patriots superstar is "not a Nike athlete."
While the Swoosh will not elaborate on the decision behind the move ... it comes after Britney Taylor filed a federal lawsuit, alleging Brown forcibly raped her in 2018 ... among other accusations (all of which AB denies).
AB had a signature shoe deal with Nike ... the Nike Tech Trainer Antonio Brown was released in February and sold for $100. The kicks have since been scrubbed from the site.
Brown also lost his deal with helmet manufacturer Xenith last week.
AB signed a 1-year, $15 million deal with the Pats after getting cut by the Raiders on September 7 ... and played his first game with New England during week 2.
We should note, AB was rocking white Nike cleats last Sunday against the Dolphins.
All eyes will be on AB's feet come Sunday.
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Mike 'The Situation' Being Out Of Prison Is My Honeymoon ... And My Clothing Biz Is Booming!!!
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Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino won't be running off to honeymoon with his new bride anytime soon -- he knows there's a ton of money to be made -- and he's gotta strike while the iron is hot.
Sources close to Mike tell us the "Jersey Shore" star's The Sitch clothing store has seen record numbers since his prison release. We're told Sorrentino's plan for the foreseeable future is to hunker down in his New Jersey home and manage sales and marketing.
The store caters to men, women and children, and Mike dreamed it up just after his November wedding ... but we're told sales of t-shirts and accessories never really took off until Sitch got locked up. Since his release, those numbers have grown exponentially.
As for no honeymoon .... it's all relative. After 8 months in lock up, being home is like paradise, so Mike's happier than a pig in s**t, and we're told Lauren is just as happy to have him around. They'll eventually go on a honeymoon, but they don't feel it's a pressing issue.
One thing they've put on the front burner ... starting a fam. We're told Sitch and his chick are already doing what's necessary ... which is exactly what Lauren told us she had in mind just before Mike got out.
Mike's also got a book in the works ... a certain money maker. Gotta respect the dude's hustle.
As you know ... Mike came out of prison looking straight-up shredded -- he had plenty of time to lift weights on the inside -- and he's also approaching 4 years of sobriety.
Not a bad situation.
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Gigi Hadid No Shoes, No Problem ... Walks Runway Barefoot After Wardrobe Malfunction
Gigi Hadid strutted her stuff down the runway in her bare feet, but she wasn't making a fashion statement ... she was just chugging along after a wardrobe malfunction!!!
The smoking hot model made the best of a potentially disastrous situation during the spring 2020 Marc Jacobs show ... walking the runway with grace and pizzazz totally barefoot after one of her heels broke.
Gigi was the only model without shoes and socks, but she didn't seem flustered at all. Of course, it helps to have a flawless figure like Gigi. Confidence can really do wonders.
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Gigi wasn't barefoot for the ENTIRE show ... during the first round, she breezed down the runway in high heels, but as her stylist, Katie Grand, explained, one of Gigi's heels broke before her second walkthrough, and the model shrugged it off and went barefoot.
Gotta hand it to Gigi ... she can take anything in stride.
No word if Tyler Cameron is a big fan of feet.
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Kim Kardashian SKIMS' Massive Launch ... Makes Million$ Within Minutes!!!
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Kim Kardashian still has the Midas touch ... because her SKIMS Solutionwear raked in millions of dollars only minutes after going on sale.
Sources connected to the launch tell TMZ ... SKIMS pushed $2 million in product within the first few minutes of Kim's campaign going live Tuesday, and nearly every piece of inventory sold out in lightning speed.
Our sources say the first-day sales numbers are unprecedented for shapewear and undergarment brands. How's this for context ... in its first YEAR on the market, Spanx made $4 million in profits ... and SKIMS made half that amount in only a couple hundred seconds.
In a scene straight outta Black Friday, there was a mad dash to scoop up Kim's newest release ... there was so much traffic on the website before the products even went on sale, the site crashed and SKIMS had to delay the launch for an hour.
We're told SKIMS had thousands of items up for sale Tuesday. Nothing was priced north of $100 ... and after selling out the inventory, Kim's team began working feverishly to restock and produce more products to get to consumers ASAP.
The goal for Kim and SKIMS ... for everything to be readily accessible for everyone to wear.
Kim launched a massive social media ad campaign for the rollout, even bringing in Alice Marie Johnson, the woman KKW helped free from prison, to push and model the product.
Looks like the ad blitz paid off in a major way. Capitalism, baby!!!
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The Weeknd New Look, Who Dis?
The Weeknd can FINALLY feel his face ... cause he's ditched his beard along with switching up his hairstyle and wardrobe, and we love it!!!
The "Starboy" singer debuted a grown and sexy look Monday night at the Toronto Film Festival. He's there for the premiere of Adam Sandler's "Uncut Gems," in which Abel plays himself. Abel's only on-screen for a few minutes but it was enough to bring out a whole new side of him.
The singer didn't lose all of his facial hair -- he's now featuring the 'stache -- but he's outgrown his flat top for a more classic afro. It might have taken some people awhile to get used to seeing Abel without his trademark locks from back in the day ... but this new look's definitely easy on the eyes, especially in a navy blue suit.
We're not sayin' there's a connection, but the transformation comes a little over a month after his last breakup with Bella Hadid.
Helluva post-breakup look. Just sayin'.
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Russell, Miley & Ansel All Glammed Up!!! For Tom Ford's NYFW Show
Miley Cyrus and Russell Westbrook know the drill -- if you're gonna rub elbows with Tom Ford during Fashion Week ... ya better dress the part.
Miley and Russell were just a couple of the celebs on parade Monday night at the iconic fashion designer's Spring-Summer 2020 show for New York Fashion Week. Miley went dark -- head-to-toe black -- including her fuzzy hat, while the NBA superstar opted for a brown suede suit. Fashion statements are just what he does.
Gotta love the location for this haute couture event -- an abandoned subway platform in the Lower East Side. No MetroCard required!!!
Great way to kick off the week as NYFW inches closer to Wednesday's finish line -- it's shifted from 7 days, 8 nights to 5 days, 5 nights. Apparently, people CAN get enough.
Ansel Elgort was there too, sitting front row while enjoying the runway work of some of the best models in the world -- including Gigi Hadid and Kaia Gerber.
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Guess Sued Your J Balvin Ad is Stolen Property!!!
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Guess is in hot water with a mural artist who claims the clothing giant straight-up jacked his work to pimp reggaeton megastar J Balvin.
Mural artist Douglas Hoekzema -- aka Hoxxoh -- is suing Guess claiming the company never got his permission to use one of his popular murals, dubbed "HoxxoH," as the background for its J Balvin collection campaign.
According to docs, obtained by TMZ ... Hoxxoh says he completed the mural in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood back in 2015, and owns the copyright to the mural.
In his suit, Hoxxoh says Guess -- as part of its marketing campaign -- photographed the "Mi Gente" singer in front of the mural with models wearing his Vibras collection. Hoxxoh says Guess plastered the images on billboards, catalogs, social media posts and videos -- all without his greenlight.
The artist -- known for his large-scale murals across Miami -- says his work is instantly recognizable because of its "distinctive motif of interlocking and radiating curves" ... which is easily visible in the Guess campaign.
J Balvin is NOT being sued. We've reached out to Guess, so far no word back.
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DeSean Jackson Auctioning Nipsey Hussle Cleats After Lighting Up Redskins!!!
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DeSean Jackson paid tribute to Nipsey Hussle before he LIT UP the Washington Redskins on Sunday ... and now his special cleats could be yours if the price is right.
As we previously reported, the Philadelphia Eagles star WR went to custom cleat designers and asked for NH-themed kicks for EVERY game in the 2019 season.
Jackson sported the first pair during pre-game warmups in Week 1 -- cleats that featured Nipsey's face and birthday with the words, "Rest In Paradise."
Jackson went on to TORCH the Redskins -- hauling in 8 catches for 154 yards and 2 TDs in the Eagles 32-27 comeback victory.
After the game, DeSean posted about the kicks ...
"Every game this year Im auctioning my @nipseyhussle cleats I wear in Pre game. Proceeds will go to his kids Kross & Emani !! Link will be up this week. Rest in paradise bro !!"
Next week, Jackson will rock another Hussle-themed pair during his "Sunday Night Football" match-up against the Atlanta Falcons to pay tribute to the rapper who was shot and killed in front of his L.A. apparel shop back in March.
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Odell Beckham Rocks $350k Watch During Browns Blowout Loss
The Cleveland Browns sucked ass on Sunday ... but at least Odell Beckham looked stylish during the blowout!
The superstar WR sported a Richard Mille RM 011 Orange Storm Men's Watch on his wrist while his Browns took on the Tennessee Titans.
Guessing Beckham thought the swag would help him ball out ... but the only thing it did was draw criticism as the Browns got smashed by Marcus Mariota's squad at FirstEnergy Stadium in a 43-13 loss in Cleveland.
Beckham played okay -- 7 catches for 71 yards and 0 TDs -- but it'll be interesting to see if he rocks the watch again next week coming off of such a disappointing 1st week.
Oh, and yeah ... he's almost certainly gonna get fined by the NFL for wearing the watch.
Stay tuned on that one ...
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J Lo Animal Rights Activists Confront Her Over Fur ... 'You Have Blood on Your Hands'
Jennifer Lopez got an earful at the Toronto International Film Festival Saturday night, when a group of animal rights protesters launched on her over her penchant for wearing fur, saying she hates animals.
J Lo was there for her movie, "Hustlers," and as she posed on the red carpet, members of Vegan anti-fur protestors went on the attack.
She tries to ignore the protesters, but she clearly heard them ... it was impossible not to. Organizations have been aggressive for years over the torture animals endure when they are often skinned alive and suffer a horrible death in order to manufacturer fur.
J Lo is known for wearing fur, and there's a scene in the trailer for her new movie in which fur is front and center ... it's unclear if the fur is real or fake.
She had another incident Saturday night. Check out the video of J Lo almost falling from a balcony ... as she watched her movie premiere at the festival. It was close call, but she was okay.
There was a buzz she might be getting married to A-Rod next weekend, but our sources say that's not the case. They haven't announced a date yet, although they may have one up their sleeve.
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Kendall Jenner I Wanted to Chow Down ... During New York Fashion
Kendall Jenner was a blaze of color as she chowed down during New York Fashion Week.
We got pics of Kendall Friday night leaving Mr. Chow restaurant in the Big Apple and beelining it back to the Hotel Edison for Kaia Gerber's 18th birthday bash.
It's interesting ... Kendall isn't walking the runway at any of the NYFW shows. She's supposedly taking a season off, but it's unclear exactly why.
Kendall did talk about her anxiety over the annual shindig, telling W mag, "I try to keep myself cool. I go in and out of having freak-outs, so I just have to chill out and be myself."
She's tweeted about what she says is the stress of modeling, talking about "lack of sleep, separation from family and friends, stress of traveling, the toll on physical and mental health," all the while trying to make it look "effortless and beautiful." She later said she wasn't complaining ... she was actually praising her colleagues for their hard work.
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'Project Runway' Alum Chris March Dead at 56
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Chris March, a costume designer who appeared on "Project Runway" -- and dressed huge stars like Beyonce and Meryl Streep -- is dead ... TMZ has confirmed.
Sources close to Chris' family tell TMZ ... he died Thursday afternoon at 1:45 PM from a heart attack. We're told Chris had been in and out of the hospital for the last year, but the heart attack came as a surprise to doctors and relatives.
Despite his medical battles -- related to a nasty fall he suffered 2 years ago -- we're told Chris was still designing dresses until the end.
Chris was a finalist on season 4 of "Project Runway" ... he also appeared on "Project Runway All Stars" and had his own show on Bravo called "Mad Fashion." He also made cameos on "The Real Housewives of New York City" ... helping find elaborate costumes for Sonja Morgan.
Known for his avant-garde style, Chris had major A-list clients. He designed for Madonna, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Coolidge and, as we said, Bey and Streep. He was responsible for Meryl's 2010 Golden Globe and Oscars gowns.
Chris also designed costumes for Cirque du Soleil and a slew of Broadway performances.
He had struggled to fully recover from a June 2017 fall in his apartment where he'd hit his head. Chris laid there for 4 days, finally woke up and called 911 before being rushed to the hospital.
He had to be placed in a medically induced coma, and suffered organ failure ... including a collapsed lung.
Chris was 56.
RIP
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Ric Flair I Signed w/ Adidas Gonna Take Down Nike!!!
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Watch your back MJ and LeBron, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair tells TMZ Sports he signed a fat deal with Adidas ... and he's comin' for Nike's neck!!!
We saw Flair at LAX earlier this week -- and after he broke down his beef with WWE over "The Man" -- he dropped some endorsement deal news on us.
"Ready for the good news? Adidas thinks I'm 'The Man.' I signed a deal with them, and we're fixin' to make Nike the 2nd brand. It's not gonna be Air Jordan anymore, it's gonna be Air Flair, and I can't jump."
"It's gonna be Adidas, Woooooooo!!!"
Naitch wouldn't go into detail about exactly what the partnership entails, but he rattled off a few NBA stars he's pumped to work with ... and he took aim at Nike's founder and chairman.
"This is me and Damian Lillard. Harden, James Harden, who I love and should be the MVP. Nike's gonna be [outta here]. We're gonna fire a shot over Phil Knight's bow."
Beaverton, you're on notice.
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Lindsey Vonn Like My See Through Shirt?!? ... It's Fashion, Baby!!!
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Eyes up!!!
Lindsey Vonn made one helluva fashion statement at a Vanity Fair party in NYC on Thursday -- rockin' the hell out of a see-through top ... and yeah, she stole the show!!!
The Olympic downhill skiing legend definitely turned heads at Vanity Fair's 2019 Best Dressed List party at L'Avenue Sacks. Her NHL superstar fiance P.K. Subban didn't make the event, but the MASSIVE emerald engagement ring he gave her sure did!!!
The two announced their engagement last month. They've been together since 2018. No word on when the big wedding will go down.
34-year-old Vonn definitely ain't shy when it comes to showing off her body -- remember she posed in PAINT (and only paint!!!) for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition a few years ago.
As for the VF party, it was packed with huge stars ... including Brandon Thomas Lee, G-Eazy, Nicky Hilton, Jasmine Sanders, Nicole Scherzinger, Priyanka Chopra, Anna Wintour, Sailor Lee Brinkley-Cook, and Serge Ibaka.