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There were many celebs in attendance at The Art of Elysium’s 2025 Heaven Gala this week!

Rachel Bilson, Camilla Belle, Kevin Costner, and Jordana Brewster were among the celebs who attended the charity event on Tuesday night (November 11) at The Rosewood Miramar in Montecito, Calif.

The event honored Oscar-nominated filmmaker Lee Daniels with The Visionary Award and music stars and activists Aly and AJ Michalka with The Spirit of Elysium Award. Fashion designer Christian Siriano received the Fashion Visionary Award and he designed a collection of couture pajamas for celebs to wear at the after party.

Andra Day presented the award to Lee and she also performed at the event.

More celebs in attendance included Jason Segel, Ike Barinholtz, Topher Grace and wife Ashley Hinshaw, Dita Von Teese, Alfie Allen, Christina Hendricks, Thomas Dekker, Josh Pence, and hot couple Zane Phillips and Froy Gutierrez.

The Art of Elysium is a nonprofit organization dedicated to healing and inspiring through the arts.

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Terrence Howard says he turned down portraying Marvin Gaye for a very personal reason.

The 56-year-old actor said that he was once in the talks to depict the legendary singer in a biopic directed by Lee Daniels, but backed out after Quincy Jones told him that Marvin was gay.

“They would’ve wanted to do that, and I wouldn’t have been able to do that. Because I don’t fake it. That would f–k me. I would cut my lips off. If I kissed some man, I would cut my lips off,” Terrence said while on Bill Maher‘s “Club Random” podcast.

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The stars are giving back!

Kim Kardashian, Ciara, and Keke Palmer joined tons of other stars at the 2025 Fifteen Percent Pledge Gala on Saturday night (February 1) held at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles.

Hosted by Yvonne Orji, the gala handed out $350,000 in grants to Black businesses and their founders. Ciara presented $50,000 to a local business impacted by the L.A. wildfires and Kelly Rowland awarded $250,000 to three Black founders.

Following the event, we compiled photos of all the stars in attendance so that you can see what everyone wore!

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The stars were out for the 2024 Governors Awards held at Dolby Theatre on Sunday evening (November 17) in Hollywood.

The annual event is held prior to the Oscars and celebrates the recipients of a select few of awards conferred by the Academy’s Board of Governors – the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and the Honorary Award.

Many celebrities were in attendance at the event this year, including Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Elizabeth Olsen, pregnant Jennifer Lawrence, Felicity Jones, Marlee Matlin, and more.

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So many stars stepped out to attend the Fourth Annual Academy Museum Gala on Saturday night (October 19), and we’ve got photos of all of them.

In total, more than 150 celebrities posed on the red carpet at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

With such a jam-packed guestlist, we pulled together all of the photos so that you could easily see who was there and what they were wearing!

Scroll through the slideshow to see photos of everyone in attendance…

Lee Daniels is sharing his candid thoughts and diving into the world of television.

The 64-year-old director is most well known for making movies, but he got into TV with Empire, which went on to be a hit series on Fox.

However, while the show was a success for several years, running for six seasons, the filmmaker says it was “the worst experience” he’s had.

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Glenn Close, Mo’Nique, and Andra Day are stepping out for the premiere of their new Netflix movie!

The three award-winning actresses posed for photos together at the premiere of The Deliverance on Wednesday evening (August 28) held at the Netflix Tudum Theater in Los Angeles.

Fellow cast members in attendance included Demi Singleton, Anthony B. Jenkins, Kimberly Russell, Miss Lawrence, and Colleen Camp along with director Lee Daniels.

Here’s the synopsis: “Ebony Jackson (Day), a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear the family apart, Ebony soon finds herself locked in a battle for her life and the souls of her children.”

The Deliverance hits Netflix on August 30 – watch the trailer here!

FYI: Glenn is wearing an Oscar De La Renta outfit, Gianvito Rossi shoes, and Handsome Stockholm gloves.

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