Alongside one snowy snap from the getaway, Anstead gave her ex a shout-out — and tagged his fiancée Heather Rae Young. “Modern Family ❄️ thank you Tarek for letting me borrow your mama!” the mom of two captioned the sweet photo.
Christina Anstead/Instagram Christina Anstead and family
The trip also included some inner tubing — which Anstead insisted her son enjoyed, despite the face he may have made in a video that documented his first time going down the hill.
“Brays face lol,” she wrote alongside one video documenting the hilarious moment. “Don’t worry he went again and loved it.”
“Enjoying time with the grandkids in Deer Valley. It is snowing. So beautiful. I love it,” El Moussa’s mom wrote alongside a collection of videos and photos.
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The HGTV star — who announced their split in September after less than two years of marriage — changed her name in her Instagram bio to read “Christina Haack,” although her handle on the social media platform remains @christinaanstead.
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Opening up about co-parenting with her El Moussa, Anstead previously told PEOPLE that the pair are a “united front.”
“Tarek and I split four years ago. That’s a long time. When there are tough times like these, all of a sudden we’re totally a unified front and talk and email multiple times a day,” she said, noting that their focus is always “” ‘What’s best for the kids?’ “
“It’s good we’re on the same page — otherwise it would be a mess!” she added.
14. You recently shared a behind-the-scenes pic of lights strapped to your wrists as part of the effect where fire comes out of Bloom’s hands. Can you share another BTS tidbit about how the magic of Fate came to be?
We’d do the scene without the without the lights first and get different angles. Then they’d like announce, “Okay, bringing the lights!” and then they’d hook me up to these lights. I would have to basically just wait for the cue, and then it would light up. I’d have to look at it and basically burn my irises [laughs]. Not really. [But] that was most of the the CGI effects.
For the transformation scene, I was in a harness pretty much all day being lifted up and spun around. I had to do training for that, and there were no lights — it was all in front of a green screen. Some of the fire scenes were practical, so some of it was real fire and then others were CGI. Then some scenes were combined — there would be fire outside and then, around me, the cool CGI.
BF: That harness sounds incredibly uncomfortable.
Abigail: I have even more respect and understanding for what all of the Marvel people go through, and stunt people in general. I don’t know how they do it. It’s not a glamorous experience, I’ll tell you that!
BF: Well, it looked very cool.
Abigail: I’m glad that came across, because they ended up getting me a dance coach for it because I move so awkwardly. Literally, like I can’t dance for the life of me. They’re like, “It’s basically going to be a dance and you’re going to have to move really angelically!” And I was like, “Okay, we’re gonna need someone in here to teach me how to do that.” It took two days worth of her just teaching me how to move normally. But yeah, I’m glad it turned out well.
“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Latoya Ali has issued a formal apology after a now-deleted YouTube video resurfaced that shows her using racial caricatures to describe a former friend, leading to accusations Ali displayed anti-black behavior.
In a note uploaded to her Twitter account on the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 12, the reality star wrote, “First and foremost I would like to apologize for the triggering language that I used in a video clip that resurfaced from 7 years ago.”
LaToya Ali. (Photo: @latoyaforever/Instagram)
She continued, “Despite the fact that my intent was not to cause harm or to offend black women, I did just that. I am a proud black woman and I think all black women are valid and beautiful. I was ignorant to the fact that my words were perpetuating inherent biases and anti-blackness that we as black people deal with every day.”
The reality star acknowledged that “ignorance is not an excuse.” The 34-year-old concluded her statement by saying, “I have learned and grown exponentially since then, particularly within the last year. Those words do not reflect the woman I am today, and again I am truly and sincerely apologetic for the hurt that I caused.”
LaToya made headlines after a clip of her describing a former friend as “super ghetto” and possessing “huge Donkey Kong lips” emerged. The former YouTuber has since deleted the video, titled “STORYTIME: THE TIME I BEAT UP MY BEST FRIEND,” but folks online were able to record portions of the video before it had been erased.
The backlash ensued, and despite her efforts to take accountability for her actions, critics didn’t seem to be satisfied with her apology — or accepting that she is 34 years old.
One Twitter user handed the reality star a three-part scolding, writing, “Young lady, I don’t know anything about you but I watched that video. DO NOT LABEL THIS AS A TRIGGERING MOMENT!” They continued, “IT WAS RACIST! 7 years ago you were 33, YOU HAD TO KNOW HOW BLACKS WERE DEPICTED AND LAUGHED AT BY WHITES! You drove home your point about her lips with cartoons.”
Young lady, I don’t know anything about you but I watched that video. DO NOT LABEL THIS AS A TRIGGERING MOMENT! IT WAS RACIST! 7 years ago you were 33, YOU HAD TO KNOW HOW BLACKS WERE DEPICTED AND LAUGHED AT BY WHITES! You drove home your point about her lips with cartoons 1/3
In another post they wrote, “Your really dug in when you used your forearms to simulate (pillowcases) your word not mine! The big pink lips on the cartoon combined with the flapping (opening/closing) of your forearms to demonstrate what her lips resembled, was disgusting.”
“The braids falling out on the cartoon and your comments were disgusting, MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT! At 33 you knew, just as you know now. It’s who you are as a person. You meant to maim your former friend emotionally and psychologically, IT’S WHO YOU ARE!” they concluded.
The braids falling out on the cartoon and your comments were disgusting, MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT! At 33 you knew, just as you know now. It’s who you are as a person. You meant to maim your former friend emotionally and psychologically, IT’S WHO YOU ARE! 3/3
“Keep this PR apology,” another user commented. “If your anti Blackness, featurism, and colorism wasn’t exposed, this fake apology would never have come. And for those mad that Black women with full lips won’t accept this “apology”, stay mad. We owe neither Latoya nor you nothing.”
Keep this PR apology. If your anti Blackness, featurism, and colorism wasn’t exposed, this fake apology would never have come. And for those mad that Black women with full lips won’t accept this “apology”, stay mad. We owe neither Latoya nor you nothing pic.twitter.com/ToblDCOoTL
Comedian and writer Quinta Brunson has spent years creating viral content and working on some of your favorite shows (A Black Lady Sketch Show, Lazor Wulf, Netflix’s Big Mouth) and now she’s ready to tell her story in an exciting new way. On February 12, she announced the news of her forthcoming book, aptly titled “She Memes Well.”
“I’ve been a meme so many times it was worth writing a book about it (and so many other things),” Brunson said on Instagram. “Excited to reveal the cover of my book, ‘She Memes Well!’ Out June 15th.”
Brunson exclusively shared the update via E! News, who wrote, “In the book, Brunson writes about her personal life and her career. Her essays deal with topics such as interracial dating, her move from Philadelphia to Los Angeles to pursue a comedy career, and being ‘halfway recognizable’ as one of Instagram’s first viral stars.” Early 2010s internet perusers will recall her Instagram content, namely the series “The Girl Who’s Never Been on A Nice Date.” She also worked for BuzzFeed as a video producer and also worked on multiple web series for the platform.
In the book, Brunson will also get candid about the behind the scenes aspects of her early career, like the ups and downs that come with trying to find gigs on Craigslist. All of my burgeoning content creators certainly know how that hustle goes.
“She Memes Well” will be published through Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and is now available for pre-order. It is set to hit stores on June 15.
For starters, the beauty YouTuber seemingly went bald — yup.
And he also posted a TikTok and Instagram of himself doing a pregnancy photo shoot…
…which left people confused AF:
Still, people were not happy with the whole pretending to be pregnant thing, considering how many people struggle to get pregnant each year:
@jamescharles @lauramellado To pretend to be pregnant when there is women who cannot. 😒😒
I’m sorry but James Charles and his team really filmed that shit, made those comments and didn’t see anything wrong with it? How thirsty for clout can you be?! So gross, disrespectful and insensitive. Also I’m sure he’s at an age where he knows that pregnancy jokes aren’t ok
@jamescharles @lauramellado im 34 weeks rn & don’t even fw you..not gonna upset myself & watch this train wreck either. just came to say i highly doubt you were able to even find a touch of how it feels to be pregnant. messy & deadass nobody asked for this 💀
Others called out the fact that his video referenced Halsey — who has endometriosis — and her pregnancy photo shoot.
halsey literally had endometriosis. for him or his team to say ‘very halsey’ while he’s taking FAKE pregnancy photos is fucking disgusting and it mocks everything that she’s been through😐
@jamescharles @lauramellado james please don’t be insensitive saying “that’s very halsey” when she has endometriosis and she has to work hard to have this baby. please watch your words
@jamescharles @lauramellado This kinda sucks, Halsey took these pictures to speak about her pregnancy after struggling with endometriosis and miscarriages…but what do I know
And it appears Halsey soon unfollowed James Charles after James posted the pregnancy pics:
Some fans defended James, saying other YouTubers have done this, and people were being too sensitive when it came to James:
@jamescharles @lauramellado doing anything. He never intended to make fun of anyone. Like stop being so overly sensitive. This has to do nothing with you. Don’t take it so personally. It’s literally so annoying at this point.
As for the backlash, it looks like James was expecting to get some. In the video, James said, “This video is not being made in any way, shape, or form to make fun of or make light of pregnancies and the sensitivities and the complications that come around it. It’s obviously such a beautiful, beautiful thing that women go through with their bodies. It takes a whole lot of strength as well.”
“This is just a light-hearted video to see if I can last for 24 hours experiencing some of the challenges,” he added. “We also thought it’d be really important to donate a portion of today’s video proceeds to charities helping women through pregnancy complications.”
Well, there you have it. Let me know all your thoughts in the comments below!
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“The Bachelor” host Chris Harrison is now apologizing for seemingly insensitive comments he made about the culturally inconsiderate actions of a contestant on the show.
On the Feb. 9 episode of “Extra TV,” Harrison spoke to former bachelorette Rachel Lindsay about the social media turmoil concerning current contestant Rachael Kirkconnell and several racially offensive photos of her that have surfaced online. His response was somewhat sympathetic to Kirkconnell, and fans online were not happy with his answer, accusing Harrison of apologizing for Kirkconnell’s actions and acting dismissive concerning the impact of what she had done.
Chris Harrison. screenshot/YouTube
Following the outcry, Harrison released an official apology on Feb. 10 in which he addressed his comments and expressed regret for “wrongly speaking in a manner that perpetuates racism.”
“To my Bachelor Nation family — I will always own a mistake when I make one, so I am here to extend a sincere apology,” he said. “I have this incredible platform to speak about love, and yesterday I took a stance on topics which I should have been better informed. While I do not speak for Rachael Kirkconnell, my intentions were simply to ask for grace in offering her an opportunity to speak on her own behalf.”
“What I now realize I have done is cause harm by wrongly speaking in a manner that perpetuates racism, and for that I am so deeply sorry,” he continued. “I also apologize to my friend Rachel Lindsay for not listening to her better on a topic she has a first-hand understanding of, and humbly thank the members of Bachelor Nation who have reached out to me to hold me accountable.”
“I promise to do better.”
In January, Kirkconnell was the recipient of considerable backlash after a photo of her dressed in a Native American-inspired costume was posted on Reddit. She appeared to have also liked an Instagram post from June displaying women wearing Native American attire.
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In the week prior, two additional photos were posted of Kirkconnell wearing an antebellum gown when she was allegedly present at “an antebellum plantation-themed ball” in 2018 according to the Reddit post. Then, on TikTok, she was accused of mistreating a former peer “in high school for liking Black guys.”
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Kirkconnell has yet to release any comment about the surfaced photos.
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“On Extra,” Harrison debated Lindsay about Kirkconnell’s culpability for the actions demonstrated in the released photos.
“I haven’t talked to Rachael about it. And this is, again, where we all need to have a little grace, a little understanding, a little compassion,” Harrison. “Because I’ve seen some stuff online — again this judge-jury-executioner thing — where people are just tearing this girl’s life apart and diving into, like, her parents and her parents’ voting record. It’s unbelievably alarming to watch this. I haven’t heard Rachael speak on this yet. And until I actually hear this woman have a chance to speak, who am I to say any of this?”
“I saw a picture of her at a sorority party five years ago and that’s it. Like, boom. Like, ‘OK. Well, this girl is in this book now. And she’s now in this group.’ And I’m like, ‘Really?’” Harrison said.
Lindsay explained that the image was from “an Old South antebellum party” and “not a good look.”
“Well, Rachel, is it a good look in 2018? Or, is it not a good look in 2021? Because there’s a big difference,” Harrison responded.
Harrison tried to maintain that while he did not necessarily agree with what Kirkconnell did, he felt that someone’s perception of their actions in 2018 could change in the time since.
“You’re 100 percent right in 2021. That was not the case in 2018,” he said, pointing out that he was “not defending Rachael” before continuing, “I just know that, I don’t know, 50 million people did that in 2018. … That was a type of party that a lot of people went to. And again, I’m not defending it; I didn’t go to it. We are not looking under the same lens.”
“My guess? These girls got dressed up and went to a party and had a great time,” he continued. “They were 18 years old. Now, does that make it OK? I don’t know Rachel, you tell me. But where is this lens we’re holding up and was that lens available, and were we all looking through it in 2018? I don’t know. I don’t have these answers.”
Harrison said that he believes Kirkconnell will address the photos when she’s ready, “And if I disagree with her, if you disagree with her, then we can have our say.”
He later remarked that, “This poor girl Rachael, who has just been thrown to the lions, I don’t know how you are equipped when you have never done this before, to be woke enough, to be eloquent enough, to be ready to handle this. And my guess is, this woman needs a little time.”
Meanwhile, fans started a Change.org petition titled “Remove Chris Harrison From The Bachelor franchise,” that asked for 7,500 signatures. It is currently at over 21,000 signatures and gaining on the goal of 25,000. The petition accuses Harrison of having a “history of misogyny and racist behavior and racist-sympathizing behavior,” and states, “This is not a petition for an apology. It’s a petition for a new host.”
Four-time NBA championship winnerLeBron James may currently be the biggest and highest paid star in his household, but that hasn’t stopped people on social from fawning over his entire family.
The Ohio native recently shared a family photo — which has become a rare occurrence since the 2019-20 NBA season paused — and it garnered more 2 million likes and thousands of comments.
“The James Gang” of (clockwise from top left) LeBron James Jr., Bryce James, LeBron James, Savannah James, Zhuri James, and LeBron’s mom Gloria James poses for a casual family shot. (Photo: @kingjames/Instagram)
His caption reads: I’m ABSOLUTELY NOTHING without them!♥️ #JamesGang👑 #ThekidsfromAKRON
“Real time..real faces…real life …no makeup…no wardrobe..no filters…..NATURAL FAMILY. I love it! #EXCELLENCE💪🏾❤️🙌🏾,” commented a fan.
“This makes me real life happy,” wrote another.
Typically LeBron’s family posts leave fans fawning over his 5-year-old daughter Zhuri and her outgoing personality, but this time it was his wife racking up countless compliments.
“Yaaassss Savannah bout to have a bomb ass twist out!!!!!”
“It’s Savannah’s hair for me! We LOVE a natural, black Queen!!!!! 😍😍😍”
“Savanna is just effortless beauty! 😍”
“I love how she embraces her natural beauty. She is gorgeous ❤️,” wrote another person commenting on Savannah’s looks.
Also eye-catching in the photo was LeBron’s mom, Gloria James. With a limited amount of fans allowed to attend NBA games, it’s been some time since fans spotted the family’s matriarch courtside cheering on her son.
But it’s quite likely people might be seeing more of Gloria now that she has joined Instagram. In LeBron’s Feb. 5 post celebrating his mother’s birthday he made mention of her joining the popular photo and video-sharing platform.
The superstar who brought the Los Angeles Lakers their first championship since 2010 is all smiles in the photo, but not so much as he gears up for his appearance in the All-Star Game on March 7 in Atlanta.
“I have zero energy and zero excitement about an All-Star Game this year,” he said during an ESPN postgame interview, citing the short offseason he and his teammates experienced after competing in the NBA Finals. “I don’t even understand why we’re having an All-Star Game.”
Leicester City have produced a convincing win against Liverpool, kind courtesy a superb combination from J. Madison, J. Vardy and H. Barnes.
The trio aided Leicester City to come from behind to grab a crucial win against the reigning English Champions who are struggling to defend their title.
Mohammed Salah’s 67th minute goal had given Liverpool the lead away from home at Leicester City.
But Madison leveled in the 78th minute. Vardy doubled three minutes later and Barnes wrapped up the match with his 85th minute goal.
