Remembering Princess Diana on what would have been her 59th birthday. ✨ #princessdiana

Tati Westbrook has broken her silence on last year’s public feud with James Charles.⁣⁠ ⁣⁠ The beauty influencer, who was involved in one of the biggest beauty influencer scandals last year, spoke out about the feud in a 40-minute video posted June 30 where she apologizes to Charles and accuses fellow beauty influencer Jeffree Star and his close collaborator, Shane Dawson, of manipulating her into starting the widely documented 2019 fight.⁣⁠ ⁣⁠ “For over a year now, every time this scandal is revisited either in the mainstream media or through social platforms, I become the number-one target of relentless hate while remaining voiceless,” she said in the emotional video, reading from a statement that was approved by her lawyers. “I’ve lost over a year of my life terrified of social media and terrified of speaking out against the people that used, coerced and manipulated me into uploading my video of May last year.”⁣⁠ Report: @laylailchi⁣⁣⁣⁠ ⁣⁣⁣⁠ #wwdnews⁣⁣⁣⁠ #TatiWestbrook⁣⁣⁣⁠ #ShaneDawson⁣⁣⁣⁠ #JamesCharles⁣⁣⁣⁠ #JeffreeStar

Comedian Ricky Velez is slowly settling into the life of more sunshine and space, all while adjusting to new levels of attention courtesy of his breakout role in “The King of Staten Island,” Judd Apatow’s semi-biographical film about the life of Pete Davidson (who happens to be Velez’s real-life best friend). Velez both acted in the film and worked with Apatow on the script, and, revealed earlier this month, will star in his own HBO comedy special executive produced by Apatow.⁣⁠ ⁣⁠ In the film, as in real life, Davidson’s father was a firefighter who died in the 9/11 attacks. Velez lost his own mother four years ago on Valentine’s Day, when she died suddenly. Putting out an honest conversation on mental health was important to Velez — and it made the creative process all the more challenging, he says.⁣⁠ ⁣⁠ “I would say there were parts that were definitely hard. Being Pete’s friend, I definitely know a lot more than a lot of other people. So it felt like we were kind of letting people in on our secrets. The scene when he’s driving with his eyes closed, that was a scary time in our lives. Putting that out there was terrifying, honestly. But it’s helping a lot of people,” Velez says. “I think a lot of people either know somebody or deal with mental illness daily. And this makes people understand it a little bit more about loss and grieving. It’s a cool movie. I had somebody tell me that they’re happy it didn’t go into theaters because they wouldn’t have allowed themselves to get that emotional in public.”⁣⁠ ⁣⁠ Tap the link in bio⁣⁠ for more. ⁣⁠ ✏️: @leighen⁣⁠ Photos Courtesy of Najah Brown⁣⁠: @najwitthecam ⁠ #wwdeye⁣⁠ #kingofstatenisland⁣⁠ #rickyvelez⁣⁠

A new Beyoncé visual album is on its way.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ The superstar surprised fans on Sunday when she revealed the trailer for her upcoming visual album, “Black Is King,” which is being released exclusively on Disney’s streaming service, Disney+.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ “Black Is King” is the first visual album Beyoncé has released since her Grammy-winning “Lemonade” album from 2016. It is also her first directorial endeavor since releasing the Netflix documentary “Homecoming” — which showed her headlining set at the 2018 Coachella Valley Music Arts Festival — in 2019.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ From the release date to the other artists participating in the album, tap the link in bio for everything you need to know about Beyoncé’s new release, “Black Is King.”⁣ ⁣ Report: @laylailchi ⁣ 📸: @shutterstocknow

There wasn’t an actual red carpet, but Sunday’s virtual BET Awards was an impressive showcase of Black style. ⁣ ⁣ Host Amanda Seales represented all Black-designed clothing, jewelry, hair-care and makeup brands, including a custom gown by Los Angeles-based rising fashion star Claude Kameni. Above is a sketch of the custom design by Lavie by CK. ⁣ ⁣ “The BETs are our Oscars, our Grammys, our everything, where we are able to show ourselves and have fun and show off,” said her stylist Bryon Javar of the 13 looks, using pieces from Pyer Moss, Romeo Hunte, Sergio Hudson, Sister Love, Brother Vellies, Grayscale, Bishme Cromartie, Dapper Dan-Gucci and more, and paying homage to iconic moments in Black style history, from Hilary Banks’ Nineties power wardrobe in “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” to Janet Jackson’s fierce “Rhythm Nation” outfit. “It made sense for this moment to celebrate Black everything,” Javar said.⁣ ⁣ Besides serving up Hollywood’s first mega-fashion moments since the pandemic, the 20th annual BET Awards were an opportunity to reflect on what could be for inclusion in fashion and celebrity dressing if Black designers are considered as a norm, not just for the moment.⁣ ⁣ "I really hope, as other awards shows start to come back, we will see more Black designers represented — not just when it's convenient," said L.A. designer Claude Kameni.⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣ ⁣ Report: @boothmoore 📸: @laviebyck Sketch by Selame Negussie