BAD Bunny looked unrecognizable as an old man at the Met Gala on Monday night.
The 32-year-old star arrived at the event with gray hair, a gray beard and a walking stick – leaving fans completely baffled.
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Bad Bunny arrived at the Met Gala looking 50 years older than the age he isCredit: GettyHe rocked a full head of gray hair and a gray beard tooCredit: Getty
The Puerto Rican rapper, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, even hobbled up the steps as he posed for photos, leaning into his elderly alter-ego even more.
His skin looked aged, his hands looked older, and the way he walked and moved was that of an 80-year-old.
Fans were entirely divided by the singer’s look, with many flocking to social media to share their thoughts.
The gray hair was incredibly realistic, as was his aged skinCredit: GettyHe even leaned into his elderly alter-ego by hobbling aroundCredit: GettyFans were divided over his new lookCredit: ReutersThe singer usually sports dark brown hairCredit: PA
“Dad bunny,” joked another.
“Why is he an old man?” asked a third.
While a fourth joked: “More like Señor bad bunny lol.”
“Superbowl aged him 60 years lol,” said a fifth.
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“Turns out, Bad Bunny was Will Ferrell all along. Well played, Will,” joked a seventh.
But some fans were more complimentary.
“Aging is art,” said one person.
“For me, it was a critique showing that aging can also be beautiful,” added another.
While a third said: “He always brings it!”
And a fourth wrote: “He and Heidi Klum are so good at costumes and entertaining! Love them both!”
Heidi transformed herself into a literal sculpture and looked as though she was crafted entirely from marble.
The costume looked like a naked body draped in a fabric, but in sculpture form.
One took to X to say: “She looks a bit scary but this is gorgeous idc.”
“This isn’t Halloween honey,” slammed another.
“This looks more creepy than creative,” penned a third.
But there was much praise too, with one person writing: “Finally someone who understood the assignment Heidi didn’t just wear the theme she became the art. Living marble statue is insane commitment.”
GAIL Porter has slammed Katie Price online for all to see, claiming she cruelly mocked her hair loss.
The 90s pin-up, 55, lost her hair as a result of alopecia, which she developed in 2005.
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Gail Porter has slammed Katie Price over on InstagramCredit: GettyShe claimed that Katie made a remark about her being prettier when she had hair before alopeciaCredit: Rex
Now Gail has claimed that Katie made a horrible remark about her in the past when introducing her to one of her boyfriends.
Taking to the comments section of an Instagram post by Sky TV showing the trailer for Katie’s upcoming tell-all documentary, Katie: Nothing to Hide, Gail made a direct comment about the star.
Referring to Katie, Gail claimed: “The person who introduced me to one of her boyfriends and said ‘this is Gail. She used to be pretty when she had hair… Google her. Thanks.’”
The comment has amassed nearly 100 likes to date as well as a flood of replies from other Instagram users.
Gail made the comment on the trailer of Katie’s upcoming documentary, posted by Sky on InstagramCredit: AlamyIt’s set to come out as a four-part series during the summerCredit: Instagram/@skytv
One response said: “Whhhhhat?!,” in clear shock.
A second reads: “That must have been awful for you. I hope you’re okay x.”
A third person added: “So sorry she said that! You are beautiful.”
Gail was a model in the late 90s, most known for her pin-up content in “lad-mags” such as FHM.
This was the same decade when Katie launched her glamour modelling career under the pseudonym of Jordan.
She regularly starred in the pages of magazines and newspapers including The Sun, The Daily Star, FHM, Loaded, and Playboy.
The four-part docu-series promises it will have “intimate access” to the model and theminiseries will go “beyond the headlines”, with Sky already promising that it will be absolutely “jaw-dropping”.
Speaking about the production Arron Fellows, co-founder and creative director at Mindhouse, said: “Katie’s 30 years in the spotlight have been truly extraordinary.
“This series doesn’t shy away from – in Katie’s own words – ’the good, the bad and the ugly’; and this is an unexpected re-appraisal of a woman many people feel they have already figured out.
“The team have spoken to a range of contributors who have crossed paths with Katie at different junctures of her life – through the ups, the downs and everything in between.
“In doing so have crafted a series that is as jaw-dropping and unpredictable as it is tender and surprising. I can’t wait for people to see it.”
The series is set to air on Sky and streaming service NOW sometime this summer.
Météo-France has initiated an inquiry to determine whether the meteorological infrastructure managed by them was targeted by individuals seeking to influence prediction markets.
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This development follows reports of highly unusual temperature spikes that triggered significant financial payouts on the blockchain-based site Polymarket, where users place wagers on real-world events.
Investigators are examining if the integrity of the national weather network was breached through physical or digital interference, as the precision of the winning bets suggests the actors involved may have had direct control over the reported data.
Online rumors, which remain unverified for the time being, claim the temperature reading was manipulated by someone using a hair dryer to generate a higher temperature.
Polymarket reportedly settles Paris temperature bets on a single Météo-France sensor sitting near the Charles de Gaulle airport perimeter.
On 6 April, the reading from the sensor abruptly rose 4°C in twelve minutes, crossing the 22°C threshold despite data from other sources showing different figures.
A user on Polymarket aggressively bet on readings above 21°C on that specific day, even though the consensus was lower at 18°C, and profited almost €30,000.
A second similar anomaly occurred on 19 April leading to suspicions that the sensor was tampered with.
Météo-France announced that it has filed a complaint with the Roissy air transport gendarmerie brigade “for [the] alteration of the operation of an automated data processing system,” after an analysis of sensor data.
Polymarket suspended its reliance on the compromised weather data source for Paris, shifting its resolution metric from the sensor in Charles de Gaulle airport to the one in Paris-Le Bourget airport.
However, it did not cancel the contracts or refund the bets, leaving the resolved contracts final, even though on previous occasions it has suspended the resolution of certain bets until further clarification on the rules and circumstances.
Decentralised ‘oracles’ and prediction markets
This incident has reignited the debate over the reliability of the “oracles” that feed data to prediction markets in order to settle bets.
In decentralised finance, an oracle is the mechanism that feeds external, real-world information into a smart contract to determine a financial outcome.
Polymarket relies on these feeds to settle its contracts, often pulling data directly from official government websites. If the primary source of that data is corrupted, the betting market lacks any internal mechanism to verify the truth.
Additionally, the decentralised nature of these platforms makes it difficult to freeze assets even if an investigation identifies the individuals behind suspicious trades.
This is the latest case that highlights a new frontier of white-collar crime, where the manipulation of the physical world is used to exploit the vulnerabilities of automated prediction markets in order to win bets on real-world events.
On the soccer pitch, Cobi Jones was defined by blinding speed, a tireless work rate and an exceptional soccer IQ. But that’s not what stood out most when you watched him play.
It was the shoulder-length dreadlocks that made him instantly recognizable whether he was playing for the Galaxy or the national team.
So those became the most important — and more difficult — things to replicate in the nine-foot-tall bronze sculpture of Jones that the Galaxy will unveil Sunday before the team’s MLS matinee with Real Salt Lake.
“Essentially you build it out of clay and then you take it to a foundry and you pour bronze over the clay. That turns it into a statue,” said Galaxy president Tom Braun, who oversaw the process. “But you can’t do that with the hair. You have to build them individually and then solder them in.”
That meant artists Oscar Leon and Omri Amrany had to painstakingly join approximately 100 separate dreadlocks into the sculpture. The result, said Braun, one of two people other than the artists to have seen the finished statue, is remarkable.
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime piece that is going to show him, and everything about him, in a really iconic way,” Braun said. “But I think when it comes to the hair specifically, they did a really nice job.”
The statue will join liked-sized tributes to David Beckham and Landon Donovan in Legends Plaza, which fronts the main entrance at Dignity Health Sports Park. Those sculptures, also done in Amrany’s studio, were unveiled in 2019 and 2021 respectively.
For Jones, the tribute is humbling.
“Just to be in the plaza itself and have a statue, that’s the incredible part for me,” he said. “When I’m long gone that statue will be there. My grandkids, hopefully, will still be able to see it.”
Yet having himself rendered in bronze was the furthest thing from Jones’ mind when he started playing soccer as a 5-year-old in Westlake Village.
“I don’t think that crossed anyone’s mind,” said Jones, 55. “It was all about just playing and having fun and trying to be the best player that I could possibly be. I was more focused on how do I beat the opponent in front of me than thinking about 20 years, 30 years down the road.”
”It makes me truly think about the past a bit more,” he continued. “All the various things that had to happen — that did happen — that came to this moment. It makes you kind of reminisce [on] the various histories and all the people that helped you.”
The statue is as much a monument to Jones’ self-confidence and refusal to quit as it is to his stellar playing career. Unable to land a scholarship coming out of high school, Jones used his academic success to enroll at UCLA, where he played as a walk-on for a strong Bruin team coached by Sigi Schmid. He wound up leading UCLA to its second NCAA championship while earning All-American honors — as well as a scholarship and a place in the school’s Hall of Fame.
Galaxy star Cobi Jones heads the ball above the Chicago Fire’s Carlos Bocanegra on Oct. 17, 2001.
(Fred Jewell / Associated Press)
He played the first of a U.S.-record 164 games with the national team in 1992 and played in the first of three World Cups in 1994 before starting a professional career that would take him to teams in three countries. He spent the majority of that time with the Galaxy, appearing in a franchise-record 306 games while making five All-Star teams and winning two MLS Cups, two Supporters’ Shields, two U.S. Open Cups and a CONCACAF title. He also served the team as an assistant coach and interim manager.
“It’s unequivocal that Cobi should have gotten a statue,” Braun said. “No one is doubting the contribution that Cobi Jones has had on the Galaxy and U.S. Soccer. So I think was an easy one for us to decide on and it’s probably long overdue.”
The plaza is nowhere near full, nor has the list of Galaxy players and coaches who deserve statues been exhausted, so Braun said there likely will be more sculptures added in the near future.
Jones had substantial input into the design of his statue, choosing the pose and offering other guidance. But it was important the statue show motion, as the Beckham and Donovan sculptures do. And the most obvious way to do that was to have Jones’ ample dreadlocks flowing behind him.
It might have been the most obvious way, but it certainly wasn’t the easiest one.
“We asked [Amrany] if he ever sculpted hair like this and he said no,” Braun said.
And he probably won’t do it again either — at least not for the Galaxy.
“They got to a point where they started to do it and we wanted some adjustments,” Braun recalled. “We wanted the hair to flow a different way and we thought maybe the hair was too long so we had them shorten it and move the hair a certain way that makes it look like it’s in motion.”
Although Jones said he wasn’t allowed to see the finished product so he has little idea how he has been rendered for history. He’ll find out Sunday.
“They took me out of the statue process as they started getting to the face and the head and hair and all that so that I could still have some element of surprise when it’s unveiled,” he said.
It figures to be a hair-raising moment.
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In December Amanda revealed that she had lost over 28lbs with the assistance of Ozympic.
Posting on social media to celebrate the achievement, Amanda penned to her followers that she was “down 152lbs” to date.
Amanda first announced that she was going to begin her Ozympic journey last June when the craze of weight loss injections swept the entertainment industry by storm.
At the time she described feeling “so excited” to shed some pounds and that she’ll “look better in paparazzi pictures”.
Amanda had previously opened up about battling depression and cited it as one of the reasons behind her weight gain.
She was a child star on Nickelodeon back in the 2000sCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
It led to her becoming increasingly insecure, hoping to someday return to her teenage weight of 110lbs.
As she grew up, Amanda underwent some different procedures to alter her appearance.
Last August Amanda confirmed that she had gotten excess skin surgically removed from her eyelids.
She described the procedure, known as a blepharoplasty as “one of the best things [she] could have ever done for [her] self-confidence.”
Amanda has also had various tattoos done over the years, including a Roman numeral on her finger and a heart on her face.
Some of the popular TV shows that she featured in include All That and The Amanda Show.
She won several Kids’ Choice Awards for both programmes, and later went on to star in sit coms and teen comedy films including What I Like About You, Hairspray, and Living Proof.
After the end of her conservatorship, Amanda pivoted to try out other creative pursuits including releasing music.
She released her first singles, Diamonds and Fairfax, back in 2022.
She’s ditched her signature blonde hair for a bold new lookCredit: TikTok / @amanda.bynes1986
Cast your mind back to August 2022. Tottenham defender Cristian Romero tugged back Chelsea‘s Marc Cucurella by his hair.
The VAR, Mike Dean, opted not to intervene for an obvious red card.
It created a line in the sand. From that point on, a zero tolerance approach was adopted.
Has the hair been tugged? Then it is a red card for violent conduct.
A strict application means we have to accept that there are cases, like Keane and Martinez, where the punishment appears too severe.
It is a bit like handball in the Champions League. People do not like some of the penalties, but they know what they are getting.
If you want consistency then you cannot have common sense too.
After the Keane red card, referees’ boss Howard Webb was very clear that hair pulling was “quite an offensive thing”.
“It was the appropriate outcome,” Webb said. “It was unusual but if we see it again next week it will be the same outcome.”
It took a few months before we did see it in similar circumstances with Martinez, and Webb was proved to be correct.
There has only been one other VAR red card in the Premier League, for Southampton’s Jack Stephens on Cucurella.
There have been several other instances in the Club World Cup, Women’s Super League and Women’s Euros.
Hair pulling is one of those dark arts which is usually only spotted through video evidence.
It happens off the ball but is more identifiable than the subtle elbow to the chest or a nip to the stomach.
Even in the EFL, which does not have VAR, Ipswich’s Leif Davis was recently banned after being picked up on camera pulling the hair of Leicester’s Caleb Okoli.
Evidence is not always clear, however.
Fulham‘s Kenny Tete could have been sent off for yanking the hair of Manchester City‘s Antoine Semenyo in February. It may well have happened, but the VAR did not feel the evidence was conclusive enough for a review.
A BOYBAND singer songwriter has turned heads on the Olivier Awards green carpet with striking new facial fuzz.
The former Strictly star showcased the suave new look at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday night.
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Tom Fletcher showcased his new facial hair at the swanky Olivier AwardsCredit: AlamyThe prestigious event was held at The Royal Albert HallCredit: Alamy
Musician Tom Fletcher looked worlds away from his old self as he joined his wife, Giovanna Fletcher, to celebrate his stage show Paddington winning multiple awards.
The 40-year-old sported a smart blue velvet blazer with a white shirt and black bow tie.
Posing alongside him, Giovanna, 41, looked equally glam in a strapless navy floor-length gown with diamond earrings and a black clutch.
The couple appeared at the 50th anniversary of the star-studded event hosted by comedian and The Traitors favourite Nick Mohammed.
The McFly musician composed the score for the award-winning West End hit Paddington The Musical.
The show won awards for Best Set Design, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical, Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical, Best Actor in a Musical and Best New Musical.
Adapted from Michael Bond’s beloved book series and the successful film franchise, the production is currently running at London’s Savoy Theatre.
Mum-of-three Giovanna recently revealed she suffered a second devastating miscarriage in 2025 after a “surprise” pregnancy.
The podcaster and author, who has been married to McFly star Tom since 2012 – share three sons – Buzz, Buddy and Max.
To mark the 300th episode of her podcast Happy Mum Happy Baby in February,Giovannawas interviewed by her best pal, Emma Willis.
The author said she doesn’t believe parents should have to wait until the 12-week mark to tell people as it means they can’t necessarily be there if a miscarriage happens before that time.
The former I’m A Celebritywinner revealed she had rearranged the year ahead as she prepared to welcome the baby into the family and was looking forward to having a reason to slow down.
Prior to parenting and stage success, former The Voice judgeTom was one of the original members of Busted but soon got shown the door.
The budding star auditioned for the group alongside Charlie Simpson but fate formed its own version of pop history.
Musician Tom was gutted to learn the record label had changed their mind and only wanted a trio.
In 2003, Tom joined musical forces with Danny Jones and McFly was born – named after Back to the Future‘s Marty McFly.
He has written 10 UK number-one singles and 21 top-ten singles and is credited as having written songs for One Direction, Busted, The Vamps and 5 Seconds of Summer.
The It’s All About You singers became the youngest band to have an album reach the top of the charts.
Tom and wife Giovanna Fletcher at The Olivier Awards 2026Credit: GettyBoyband star Tom used to look very differentCredit: WireImage – GettyMcFly boyband Harry Judd, Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones and Dougie PoynterCredit: Handout
JESS Impiazzi has revealed her devastating battle with lupus amid her pregnancy.
The Ex on the Beach star has opened up about the reality of having the condition as she loses her hair and suffers with skin rashes all over her body.
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Pregnant Jess Impiazzi has revealed her devastating battle with LupusCredit: InstagramThe star has shown off the confidence-knocking results of her conditionCredit: Instagram
It can lead to inflammation and even organ damage.
Opening up about her ordeal, Jess said: “These rashes were quickly appearing all over my body.
“If my joints swelling and having arthritis wasn’t bad enough, alongside other invisible symptoms, the visible ones were chipping away at my confidence.
“Then on top of all that my hair started to fall out. I’d say I lost nearly 50-60% of my hair.
“The daily stress and anxiety of everything kept my lupus active and I’ve honestly never felt so lost and I didn’t know who I was anymore.”
She added: “I was taking steroids to keep my immune system from attacking me and trying different meds to find the ones that worked for me, I’d have the odd day where I felt OK, and pushed myself to try and keep up with commitments.
“But the truth was I was in pain, I was scared and didn’t know how to carry on like this.
“I had to find a new way of living and researched everything I could on lupus, I find some really interesting people online who had got their lupus in remission so I decided to try things out.
“One of those things was getting my nervous system regulated after many years of it not being.”
Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor said her players “do not deserve that level of refereeing” after Arsenal’s Katie McCabe avoided a red card for pulling Alyssa Thompson’s hair during their Champions League quarter-final exit.
The Blues were chasing a late leveller after scoring a stoppage-time goal to make it 3-2 on aggregate when McCabe reached out and tugged Thompson’s hair.
The American winger was breaking forward, but McCabe escaped a yellow card and the video assistant referee (VAR) did not advise referee Frida Mia Klarlundto review the incident.
Bompastor was shown a yellow card for angrily protesting against the decision and then sent off for her continued outburst – although she refused to leave the touchline as Arsenal held on to reach the semi-finals.
The Frenchwoman arrived prepared with her mobile phone so she could show a replay of the incident as she gave a furious interview to BBC Two.
“For me, it is clearly a red card for the Arsenal player. She’s pulling Alyssa Thompson’s hair,” Bompastor said.
“If the VAR is not able to check that situation, I don’t know why we have the VAR.
“I’m the one getting a red card when I think the Arsenal player should be the one getting a red card.”
Corona High baseball coaches have been joking about seeking an NIL deal for sophomore pitcher Chris Woodson regarding his hair that moves in many directions while blowing in the wind as he tries to keep his hat on.
Think former NFL star Troy Polamalu, who has been featured in Head & Shoulders shampoo commercials showing off his hair.
When Woodson and Corona Santiago’s Striker Pence were facing each other on Wednesday, it was the battle for hair supremacy. Pence still has blond hair sticking out from the back of his hat after he recently got his hair cut.
“Me and his dad are both bald and both had hair when we were young,” Corona coach Andy Wise said of Woodson. “We’re both not letting him cut it. It’s flowing. He has a 4.0 GPA and is an awesome kid that everyone loves.”
During his days coaching at Granada Hills, starting in the 1970s, Darryl Stroh used to require players to cut their hair to a certain length. Think Army.
As long as Woodson isn’t distracted, Wise is fine with it.
“Be yourself kid,” he tells him.
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