MODEL Hailey Bieber drinks in her success on a bed to celebrate a year in which she sold her beauty business for $1billion.
The mum of one, 29, also posed in a swimsuit for GQ magazine after it named her Tycoon of the Year.
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Model Hailey Bieber drinks in her success on a bedCredit: Tyrell Hampton / GQHailey also posed in a swimsuit for GQ magazine after it named her Tycoon of the YearCredit: Tyrell Hampton / GQHailey is now working with pop star hubby Justin on his fashion brandCredit: Cassy Athena
Hailey confessed: “I always said that I would never sell the company unless it was a billion dollars.
“But of course when you hear that it’s a real thing and the number is real and that’s a real situation being put in front of you, it’s definitely like, ‘Whoa. Okay.’
“It is very cool.”
Talking about life as a mother, she added: “I’ve become a lot more of a homebody than I used to be.
HE’S a happily married dad of two but Olly Murs is still a lad at heart and he wanted his new album to reflect that fun part of his personality.
And by laddish, the upbeat singer means a good old-fashioned knees up — the title of his eighth record.
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Olly Murs has been influenced by Madness and The SpecialsCredit: Matt HolyoakOlly on stage at Wembley before the Women’s FA Cup Final this yearCredit: Getty
“There’s always a moment to be a lad, right?” he laughs. “And that’s what this album is about — I’m going back to my roots.
“This was probably the kind of album that I wanted to launch my career with, but I didn’t.
“For a long time, I was making records for other people, my fans and what I thought they wanted to hear.
“He’s such a good baby and he sleeps, which is important because I need sleep.
“If sleeping was an Olympic sport, I’d be there.
“Maybe he takes after me.
“We’ve been blessed so far after ten weeks.
“He’s giggling, he doesn’t really cry.
“He had his vaccines this week which were horrible.
“I had to cancel work yesterday because [his wife] Amelia did it with [daughter] Madi and I never did, so I wanted to be there.
“Bless him, he wasn’t in a good place, he was proper aggy.
“So, I cancelled a bit of work, which is unlike me, but family comes first.”
For years, Murs put his career first and everything — and everyone — else came a distant second.
“Now life is very different,” he tells me.
“Now Amelia and the kids are everything and my career is still there, but I have a different way of looking at life — and I love it.”
He has no expectations for the new album, which makes the prospect of putting it out even more exciting.
He says: “I’m out here doing my thing, and if people like it, great. If you don’t, it is what it is.
“I’m just happy doing my thing.
“I’ve got to a point where I want to try different things and musically this isn’t too far away from what I’ve done before – it feels authentic to me, and I’m enjoying it.
“I’ve got to tell myself that more, because there is the other side of me that’s the ego.
“I want a number one, I want that trophy.
“I want that plaque on the wall. And I’ve got to keep that desire, otherwise, what’s the point?
“I want things to matter. Of course, I do.
“My thing is that I don’t sit in one place.
“My unique selling point is that I can jump on radio or TV and present a show, and at the same time, I can release music and have success and also tour the country.
Caroline was a good friend and she took her own life. The documentary has come out this week so it’s been difficult. It has brought things back.
Olly on Caroline Flack
“There is a uniqueness with me that I am proud of.”
Knees Up draws heavily on the ska and pop influences of Madness and The Specials, the bands Murs adored as a kid.
He says: “When I first started, I was asked to list all the songs I liked if I was to make the best album ever.
“It was The Specials, Madness, a bit of Stevie Wonder, The Kooks who were my favourite band at the time, Robbie Williams and Paolo Nutini.
“Save Me, the first song on the album is very Madness and that spearheaded which direction the music went in.
“This could be an album Heart Skips A Beat fits on.”
There’s plenty of fun moments on the album.
Still Getting Used To The Ring is a mischievous song about settling into marriage.
“That song is definitely the cheeky side of me,” laughs Murs.
“It came from a lyric I wrote on my phone.
“Sometimes when I’m writing songs, I will say to co-writers Ed Drewett and James New, ‘If I sing that the Mrs won’t be happy’, but then we’ll write it in a sense that I’m still getting used to being a husband, I’m still getting used to being dad.
“So, I forget to do the little things and I might not be perfect, but I’m still getting used to the ring.”
When it comes to choosing a favourite from Knees Up, Murs says Honest is the one he keeps coming back to.
Olly says his new album is the one he’s always wanted to make, creating it for himself rather than doing what he thought people wanted to hearThe star has revealed he needs a little ‘me time’ so won’t be performing many gigs for a while after he headlines Kentish Town Forum on December 8Credit: Getty
“Honest for me is every bloke’s nightmare,” he explains.
“It’s about when they walk in from a day at work and they just know that there’s a cloud upon the house.
“There’s been times when I’ve got home and I just know that Amelia is annoyed about something I’ve done — but I don’t know what that is.
“The song is about not knowing what you have done wrong.
“That song was fun to write.”
Cut To The Chase, which Murs jokingly calls “my sexy song”, sees him tapping into a flirtier, more confident vibe.
He says: “It is about how sometimes in life we are busy and with kids we don’t get any intimacy or moments together.
“It’s about the cut to the chase which really resonated with me as we are always crossing paths.
“It is also a fun song to sing and when I played it to Amelia she loved it.
“She also thinks my fans will love that one, because it’s ‘big bandy’.
“It’s got the brass and is very old school London with ukulele and banjo in it.
“Like music from an old gentlemen’s club, or a cool bar with fancy tables.
“It’s got a very classic feel to it.
“Classic AND classy — you’d never know it was about sex.”
I’ve done a lot of tours in the last three years and I’ve got married. I’m now on Heart radio station every Saturday with Wrighty [Mark Wright], I’ve written an album and I just think I need a bit of time for me.
Olly on why he might not be doing many gigs for a while
Chin Up, the song that closes the album, carries a more serious tone.
Murs says: “That’s about mental health and to do with what I went through with some friends in the last year.
“It’s been a tough year for a lot of my friends who have reached out to me to chat and that song came from that.
‘Her feelgood vibe’
“That song is about encouraging men to speak out and talk. And when we were writing it, we felt it was important to keep your chin up and everything is going to be fine.
“I went to a charity dads’ club recently for a TV show — it was a Sunday club at a school where all the dads can turn up with their kids once a month and they play games and have a couple of hours together.
“It’s important, because a lot of dads go to work in the week as of course woman do too, but it’s important for dads to come along and meet other dads and feel like they’ve got a group.
“One guy was telling me about the positives but also that they’d lost one guy to suicide.
“A dad had taken his own life. And it really hit me.
“So I’m glad I’ve written that song and hopefully it can help someone.”
The subject is clearly a personal one for Murs, and it leads him to think about a loss closer to home, that of TV presenter Caroline Flack, who died in 2020.
The documentary Search For The Truth by her mum Christine premiered on Disney+ this week.
“Caroline was a good friend and she took her own life. The documentary has come out this week so it’s been difficult,” he says, the emotion clear.
“It has brought things back.
“I try and always remember the positive things with Caz.
“I don’t try and think too much about the negative stuff, because if I do, I go down a rabbit hole of emotions, and unfortunately, it’s not going to bring her back.
“I just remember her laugh, her jokes and her feelgood vibe.
“I wish she was still here, of course, and it hurts to watch her old shows.”
A different loss felt by Murs is that of his estranged twin brother Ben, who cut himself off from Murs and his parents when the singer missed Ben’s wedding in 2009 to perform in the live semi-finals of The X Factor.
‘Always on the go’
Murs says: “I’m proud of Ben.
“I don’t see him, but I’m proud of him.
“There isn’t any bitterness or anger there.
“I’m just really proud of where my career is, and from what I hear, Ben’s doing great too, and that’s all I care about.
“We’re older men now, we’re in our 40s, so I’m sure at some point we’ll figure it out.”
Next month Murs plays a London show to celebrate the new album and he is excited about what might be his only gig in a while.
He says: “The truth is I don’t even know what I’m doing next year.
“I don’t even know if I’m ever going to tour this album properly.
Olly Murs says family now comes first, with his career fitting around life at homeCredit: Getty
“I’m doing this show at Kentish Town Forum and it might even be the only one I do for this album.
“I’ve done a lot of tours in the last three years and I’ve got married.
“I’m now on Heart radio station every Saturday with Wrighty [Mark Wright], I’ve written an album and I just think I need a bit of time for me.”
“But then I’m always on the go and I like that.
“I don’t know what I’m doing next — I’ve got plans and ideas but I’m just going to see what happens.
Celebrity real estate agent Chrishell Stause is moving on from Netflix’s “Selling Sunset” after nine seasons on the hit reality TV series.
Stause revealed to Bustle in a story published Friday that she is quitting the popular show, telling the outlet that not even “Jesus Christ himself” or the show’s producing team could persuade her to return. “I’ve gotten to a place where I don’t need the show financially,” the 44-year-old reality star and former “All My Children” actor told Bustle.
“I’m lucky to have other forms of employment, because it’s no longer good for my mental health,” she said.
“Selling Sunset” debuted on Netflix in 2019 and stars the female agents, including Stause, at the Sunset Strip office of the Oppenheim Group, a luxury real estate agency. Over the years, with Stause part of the main cast, the series has documented some of her professional wins and losses as well as her personal struggles, notably her divorce from “This Is Us” actor Justin Hartley in 2019. That divorce was finalized in 2021 and Stause has since remarried to Australian musician G Flip.
As Stause announced her exit to Bustle, she discussed her issues with other members of the “Selling Sunset” circle, namely co-star Emma Hernan and her boyfriend, Blake Davis. She also expressed disapproval with the series’ editing. Netflix did not comment to Bustle about Stause’s comments, but she wished the “Selling” franchise well in its future installments.
“I have no ill will toward the show. The show has given me so many opportunities, and I don’t want to be bitter about it, even though I’m leaving not in the way that I would’ve loved,” she said.
Stause, who appeared earlier this year in NBC’s celebrity competition show “The Traitors,” also talked about growing her family with G Flip and diversifying her friend groups: “I just really love being around accepting, beautiful-hearted people.”
The actor-reality star closes her “Selling Sunset” chapter two days after Netflix aired its Season 9 reunion episode. On Instagram, Stause acknowledged that “the season ended on a bit of a sour note,” but expressed gratitude to the Netflix series and its fans.
“It introduced me to you guys — and I am deeply thankful for your support. There were lots of fun memories I am going to focus on from here on out and you will see me again so it’s not goodbye,” she said Friday in an Instagram story. “Just goodbye for now.”
NEW YORK — Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he profited from rigged poker games and provided sports bettors with non-public information about injuries to stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
Jones, a onetime teammate of James, said little during back-to-back arraignments in federal court in Brooklyn, letting his court-appointed lawyer enter not guilty pleas in a pair of cases stemming from last month’s federal takedown of sprawling gambling operations.
Jones, 49, acknowledged he read both indictments and that he understood the charges and his bail conditions, which include his mother and stepfather putting up their Texas home as collateral for a $200,000 bond that will allow him to remain free pending trial.
Jones’ lawyer, Kenneth Montgomery, told a judge that they “may be engaging in plea negotiations.” He is due back in court for a preliminary conference with other defendants on Nov. 24.
Jones was among more than 30 people arrested in the gambling sweep. The others included reputed mobsters and prominent basketball figures, including Portland Trail Blazers head coach and Basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier.
Sports bettor Marves Fairley also pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges alleging he cashed in on information about injuries to NBA players, including some that prosecutors say Jones provided to him.
Jones, an NBA journeyman, earned more than $20 million playing for 10 teams in 11 seasons from 1999 to 2009. He and James played together in Cleveland from 2005 to 2008 and he served as an unofficial assistant coach for James’ Lakers during the 2022-2023 season.
According to prosecutors, Jones sold or attempted to sell non-public information to bettors that James was injured and wouldn’t be playing in a Feb. 9, 2023, game against the Milwaukee Bucks, texting an unnamed co-conspirator: “Get a big bet on Milwaukee tonight before the information is out.”
James wasn’t listed on the Lakers’ injury report at the time of the text message, but the NBA’s all-time scoring leader was later ruled out of the game because of a lower body jury, according to prosecutors, and the Lakers lost the game 115-106.
On Jan. 15, 2024, prosecutors said, Fairley paid Jones approximately $2,500 for a tip that Davis, the Lakers’ forward and center at the time, would see limited playing time against the Oklahoma City Thunder because of an injury.
Fairley then placed a $100,000 bet on the Thunder to win, prosecutors said, but the tip was wrong. Davis played his usual minutes, scored 27 points and collected 15 rebounds in a 112-105 Lakers win, prompting Fairley to demand a refund of his $2,500 fee, prosecutors said.
Jones, a native of Galveston, Texas, who played college basketball at the University of Houston, is charged in both cases with wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy. As part of his bail agreement, his travel is restricted to parts of Texas and New York City. He was allowed to keep his passport to use as identification for flying until he obtains a REAL ID, which his lawyer said should happen soon.
A hot hand from outside the three-point arc, Jones once proclaimed himself in an interview with Insidehoops.com as “the best shooter in the world.” He played in every regular season game for three consecutive seasons from 2003 to 2006.
After his playing days, he worked as a “shooting consultant” for the Cavaliers and was an assistant coach when the team, led by James, won the NBA championship in 2016.
In the poker scheme, according to prosecutors, Jones was among former NBA players used to lure unwitting players into poker games that were rigged using altered shuffling machines, hidden cameras, special sunglasses and even X-ray equipment built into the table.
According to the indictment, Jones was paid $2,500 for a game in the Hamptons where he was instructed to cheat by paying close attention to others involved in the scheme. His instructor likened those people to James and NBA All-Star Stephen Curry, prosecutors said. When in doubt, Jones was told to fold his hand, prosecutors said.
In response, according to prosecutors, Jones texted: “y’all know I know what I’m doing!!”
The poker scheme often made use of illegal poker games run by New York crime families that required them to share a portion of their proceeds with the Gambino, Genovese and Bonnano crime families, according to prosecutors.
Members of those families, in turn, also helped commit violent acts, including assault, extortion and robbery, to ensure repayment of debts and the continued success of the operation, officials said in court documents.
Blake, 28, also has a real estate background and seemed completely smitten with the reality star. He even proposed to Emma, but she soon ended the relationship.
Now, the O Group agent has confirmed she is back together with Blake, despite her friends’ concerns.
Opening up to Tudum, she explained: “If I really cared about making myself look good, I would’ve stayed broken up with him or would’ve said, ‘Nope, we’re not together.’
“But ultimately, with relationships, there’s back and forth — and I think that that’s OK to show.”
Diving into why she reunited with her ex, Emma continued: “I had a realization at the reunion that I was [thinking too much] about what other people think.
“If I want to go spend time with this person, why am I so concerned about what everyone else is going to say? After the reunion, I went to go see him, and we’ve been traveling and been together ever since.”
During the reunion, Emma revealed she was back in contact with Blake.
It also came to light that Emma had “lied” to Chrishell about going to the Bahamas for Blake’s birthday, which has played a part in souring their friendship.
The duo were at a Beyoncé concert when Emma abruptly left.
Chrishell revealed: “You [Emma] told me that you were going to Boston to see your family and that’s why you had to leave early. That’s what you told me.”
She went on to add: “The next day she shows up in the Bahamas with Blake.”
The 44-year-old claimed she disliked Blake because the relationship causes Emma to “flake” on their friendship.
But Chrishell’s disappointment didn’t end there, the actress also claims Blake has problematic views.
Back in May, a fan took to Instagram and asked Chrishell: “What’s happening with you and Emma? Hot topic on Reddit.”
She responded: “Ask her about her MAGA bf who told me pronouns are dumb and that he likes to use the N word. I just can’t with that. Too old to allow that in.”
The social media comment sparked online conversation and press coverage which didn’t exactly paint Emma in a favourable light.
During the season nine reunion, Chrishell opened up about the post, claiming Blake revealed his views during a conversation in her kitchen.
“He told me proudly [that] he openly uses the N-word. He thinks that people [who] don’t sing lyrics with all the words, he thinks they are the ones that are too woke,” she explained.
Emma, who was there during the chat, fired back with: “He never said the word woke. He never said that.”
She went on to explain that Blake expressed that “he’s friends with a bunch of rappers and they try and get him to say it [the N-word] and he says no”.
Emma also argued that Chrishell’s post was not an accurate representation of what Blake said, and that he never voiced any political views.
Selling Sunset Season 9 is streaming now on Netflix
