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Heated Rivalry‘s Hudson Williams and Bridgerton‘s Yerin Ha are two of the biggest breakout stars in recent months and they just teamed up to host Gold House’s Lunar New Year Celebration!

Some of the hottest Asian Pacific actors, creators, and personalities came together for the Hennessy-sponored event on Thursday night (February 12) at Chinese Tuxedo in New York City.

Hudson, who brought his mom as his date, was seen mingling with Saturday Night Live‘s Bowen Yang and Celeste Yim, who both left the show recently, plus Eva Chen, and more.

Other celebs in attendance included The Summer I Turned Pretty‘s Lola Tung and Sean Kaufman, Hudson‘s Heated Rivalry co-star Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova, The Pitt‘s Supriya Ganesh and Isa Briones, Never Have I Ever‘s Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, XO Kitty‘s Anna Cathcart, athlete Suni Lee, and chef Padma Lakshmi, among others.

Hudson had another date night with his mom on Tuesday in NYC!

FYI: Hudson is wearing a custom Prabal Gurung look with Giuseppe Zanotti shoes and jewelry by Chopard, Mikimoto, David Webb, and Spinelli Kilcollin. Lola is carrying a Hammitt bag and scarf.

Browse through the gallery for more photos from the event…

Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, and Guillermo del Toro are stepping out for a star-studded screening of their new movie!

The stars attended Netflix’s Frankenstein NYC Tastemaker Screening on Wednesday evening (October 22) held at at Crosby Street Hotel in New York City.

Guests in attendance included Martin Scorsese, Adrien Brody, Jamie Chung and husband Bryan Greenberg, Patricia Clarkson, Mira Sorvino, Edie Falco, Padma Lakshmi, Michael Shannon, Law & Order actor Reid Scott, Only Murders in the Building stars Michael Cyril Creighton and Jackie Hoffman, And Just Like That actress Sarita Choudhury, Captain America: Brave New World actor Tim Blake Nelson, 30 Rock actor Dean Winters, Dickinson actress Ella Hunt, Julia Stiles and husband Preston Cook, The Boys actress Laila Robins, and David Burtka.

The movie follows the tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

Frankenstein hits Netflix on November 7. Watch the trailer here!

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The star-studded cast of Free Shakespeare in the Park’s Twelfth Night had an equally star-studded audience on opening night!

Lupita Nyong’o and her twin brother Junior star as Viola and Sebastian in the new production and they walked the red carpet together on Thursday night (August 21) at the Delacorte Thater in New York City’s Central Park.

Other cast members in the show include Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Moses Sumney, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Khris Davis, and b.

You can get free tickets to watch the show through September 13 and there are many different ways to access tickets.

The audience on opening night included Constance Wu, Jim Parsons, Marisa Tomei, Christian Slater, Morgan Spector, Padma Lakshmi, J. Smith-Cameron, Ariana Madix, Gina Torres, Marcia Gay Harden, Billy Crudup, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Ben Platt and Noah Galvin.

Browse through the gallery to see all of the photos…

Connie Britton and her longtime boyfriend David Windsor are not seen in public that often, but they made a rare appearance together to celebrate her new Hallmark Channel series!

The cute couple was seen sharing a kiss at a luncheon for Connie‘s new show The Motherhood on Thursday afternoon (May 1) at Glasshouse on the Park in New York City.

The Motherhood is a new unscripted series in which Connie, along with three experts in parenting, style, and home, will help single mothers create more balanced and fulfilling lives for themselves and their families. Together, they form: The Motherhood.

The new show debuts on Hallmark Channel on Monday, May 5 at 8/7c and will be available to stream on Hallmark+ the next day.

Connie received support at the event from celeb friends Mariska Hargitay, Carla Gugino, Padma Lakshmi, Rosanna Arquette, and Camryn Manheim. See more photos in the gallery!

In an interview from a couple years ago, Connie opened up about how she met David.

Browse through the gallery for all the photos from the event…

The Time100 Gala honored the world’s most influential people of 2025 and we have an inside look at the star-studded event!

Scarlett Johansson, Serena Williams, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds were among the celebs who stepped out for the event at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Thursday night (April 24) in New York City.

Time100 cover star Snoop Dogg hosted the evening and there were musical performances from Ed Sheeran and Myles Smith.

Blake, Serena, Diego Luna, and others gave honorary tributes at the event. Simone Biles was recognized with the Time100 Impact Award and Kristen Bell was there to present her with the award.

Head inside to see all of the celebs who attended the event… More Here! »

Padma Lakshmi is returning to the kitchen!

Nearly two years after she exited Top Chef after 17 years as host, Padma, 54, announced that she is returning to the world of high-stakes kitchen competitions with her brand new series America’s Culinary Cup.

The new show will premiere later this year on CBS and will air during the 2025-2026 broadcast season.

Keep reading to find out more…More Here! »

Padma Lakshmi left Top Chef after 17 years as the face of the Bravo series, and she previously explained her decision to depart the cooking competition show.

Past winner Kristen Kish took over hosting duties from Padma when she departed in 2023.

Keep reading to find out more…More Here! »