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  • Amber Heard, Gisele Bundchen, more stars celebrate

    Amber Heard, Gisele Bundchen, more stars celebrate

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    Amber Heard is feeling triple the love this Mother’s Day.

    The actress and former spouse of movie star Johnny Depp revealed in a May 11 Instagram post that she welcomed fraternal twins: a girl, Agnes, and a boy, Ocean. Heard’s first child, 4-year-old Oonagh Paige Heard, was born in April 2021.

    The post featured an adorable close-up shot of her children’s feet as they sat side by side. “Mother’s Day 2025 will be one I’ll never forget,” she wrote. “This year I am elated beyond words to celebrate the completion of the family I’ve strived to build for years.”

    Heard added that her single parenthood journey, coupled with her “fertility challenges,” has been “the most humbling experience of my life.”

    “I am eternally grateful that I was able to choose this responsibly and thoughtfully,” Heard wrote. “To all the moms, wherever you are today and however you got here, my dream family and I are celebrating with you.”

    Here’s how other stars are celebrating the mamas in their lives.

    Gisele Bündchen shares first photo of child with Joaquim Valente

    Gisele Bündchen is making her bundle of joy Instagram official.

    The Brazilian model, who recently welcomed her first child — and third overall — with boyfriend Joaquim Valente, shared a photo of herself and the newborn on social media. The baby, whose name was not disclosed, was seen wearing an adorable onesie that read, “I ❤️ Mom.”

    “Sometimes, the most beautiful moments aren’t shared — they’re simply lived,” Bündchen wrote. “Being a mother, it’s been my greatest gift: a journey that humbles me, teaches me, and fills me with gratitude every single day. To all the mothers out there, your love shapes the world in ways words can’t describe.”

    Duchess Meghan dubs herself ‘mama mountain’ in adorable snap

    Motherhood is a balancing act, but Duchess Meghan is embracing the challenge.

    The Duchess of Sussex shared another candid photo with her children, son Prince Archie and daughter Princess Lilibet, on social media for the holiday. Meghan dedicated the post, which featured an affectionate snap of her cradling the young royals, to all the mothers “juggling it all with joy!”

    “These two gems — who still attempt to climb ‘mama mountain,’ smother me with kisses, and make every day the most memorable adventure….being your mom is the greatest privilege of my life ❤️,” Meghan wrote. “I, too, ‘love you more than all the stars in all the sky, all the raindrops, and all the salt on all the french fries in all the world.’”

    Billy Ray Cyrus praises ex Tish Cyrus after Miley Cyrus reunion

    Billy Ray Cyrus is extending an olive branch this Mother’s Day.

    The country singer and father of pop star Miley Cyrus took to Instagram to give a shoutout to both his daughter and ex-wife Tish Cyrus, whom he divorced in 2022. This comes after Cyrus reunited with Miley for his son Braison’s 31st birthday amid rumors of a family rift.

    “I’m so proud of Miley and her guts and her courage… her wisdom and strength to bring it when our family needed it most,” Cyrus wrote. “We are so close to a full healing. We have all been through a lot.”

    Meanwhile, the “Achy Breaky Heart” singer praised Tish Cyrus as “the very definition of a strong mother.”

    “Being married to me was not easy. I’m very good at making mistakes,” Cyrus added. “A very imperfect man. But thank goodness…somewhere along the line my Mama also taught me ‘life is a series of adjustments.’ Ha ha! Yep. Being honest here.”

    Keke Palmer pays tribute to family matriarchy

    Keke Palmer comes from a long line of fierce mamas.

    The actress, who shares 2-year-old son Leodis with ex-boyfriend Darius Jackson, paid tribute to the mothers in her family in a heartfelt Instagram post. Palmer teased grandmother Birdetta’s sharp “Sagittarius” wit and praised the resilience of her other grandma, Mildred Davis, who once “broke her back in a car wreck and walked herself to the hospital.”

    “Even still these women found a way to love on their children,” Palmer wrote alongside a throwback family photo. “These are the women I come from. God bless them and rest their souls.”

    Kris Jenner praises ‘best mommy’ Kylie Jenner

    Kylie Jenner takes after “momager” Kris Jenner in the mothering department.

    Kylie paid tribute to her children, daughter Stormi and son Aire, in a sweet series of photos on Instagram. “a mother 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍,” she wrote.

    Kylie’s mother Kris quickly took to the comments section to heap praise on her youngest daughter, calling her the “best mommy in all the land!!!”

    “I’m so proud of you and all the love you pour into your beautiful children,” Kris added. “They are so blessed to have you as their mommy 💕💕💕🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼”

    Celebrating the holiday in her own Instagram post, Kris praised her other daughters Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian and gushed that “motherhood is the heart of our family.”

    “To my daughters Kourtney, Kim, Khloé and Kylie, getting to experience each of you become mothers has been one of my life’s biggest blessings,” Kris wrote. “I am endlessly proud of the way you love your babies and how each of you nurture, teach, protect, and give them the most incredible childhoods.”

    “Being a mother to all of my kids has been the greatest privilege,” she continued. “It’s the role that has defined my life, shaped my heart, and given me more joy than I ever thought possible. I carry each of you with me every single day, and the bond we share as a family is my everything.”

    Hailey Bieber celebrates first Mother’s Day

    The greatest gift of all? Hailey Bieber has the mother-in-law stamp of approval.

    The model and beauty mogul, who shares 9-month-old son Jack with husband Justin Bieber, celebrated her first Mother’s Day by sharing several candid photos from her motherhood journey on Instagram. “I love being your mommy Jack Blues. Happy Mother’s Day 🤍,” she wrote.

    Jack’s grandma and Justin’s mother, Pattie Mallette, praised her daughter-in-law’s motherhood in the comments section. “Happy Mother’s Day Hailey!! You’re an amazing mom. So grateful for you. Love you 🥰,” she wrote.

    (This story has been updated to add new information.)

    Contributing: Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY

  • Walton Goggins ‘SNL’ monologue discusses being ‘sex symbol at 53’

    Walton Goggins ‘SNL’ monologue discusses being ‘sex symbol at 53’

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    Walton Goggins feels great about becoming a “sex symbol” in his 50s, but less great about some of the headlines around the subject.

    In his “Saturday Night Live” monologue on May 10, the actor noted that “the internet seemed to find” his “brooding” character on “The White Lotus” attractive. Goggins played Rick, a man seeking to avenge his father’s death, in the HBO anthology’s latest season.

    “Some of my friends have even asked me, ‘Walton, what’s it like to become a sex symbol at 53 years old?’ ” Goggins said. “And you know what? If I’m being honest, it feels fantastic! At least, it did until I Googled myself and read some of the headlines.”

    The “Justified” actor proceeded to show a series of headlines from news reports about himself, one of which said that “White Lotus” fans were attracted to his “receding hairline.” Goggins fired back, “I’ve had the same hairline since I was 7! It’s not receding. It’s holding its ground.”

    “His Hair Is Greasy. His Eyes Are Bulging. I Think I’m in Love,” read another headline, referring to Goggins. He jokingly applauded the “beautiful journalism” on display before showing a third headline: “Hollywood’s Newest Heartthrob Is a Greasy, Depressing Little Man Whom No One Saw Coming.” The actor quipped, “For some reason, the part of that headline that offends me the most is the word ‘whom.’ It just sounds pretentious.”

    Because the episode aired on the eve of Mother’s Day, Goggins devoted the rest of his monologue to his mother, who was seated in the audience. He described her as the “most important person in my life” and recalled that “growing up, whenever my momma couldn’t afford a babysitter, she would take me with her to honky-tonks.”

    Goggins then invited his mom up on stage, where the two shared a clog dance.

    Goggins starred in a variety of sketches throughout the episode, including one that saw him play a server who flirts with moms (played by Sarah Sherman and Heidi Gardner) during Mother’s Day brunch. Their sons (Mikey Day and Andrew Dismukes) become increasingly uncomfortable as Goggins’ character speaks suggestively and unbuttons nearly his entire shirt.

    Goggins hosted “SNL” a few weeks after after his “White Lotus” co-star, Aimee Lou Wood, called out the show for making fun of her teeth in a sketch spoofing the HBO series. The actress previously told Entertainment Tonight she wouldn’t join Goggins on “SNL” but added, “I loved working with Walton. It was the best thing ever.”

  • ‘Aquaman’ star is now a mother of 3

    ‘Aquaman’ star is now a mother of 3

    Surprise! Amber Heard is celebrating a joyous Mother’s Day as a mom of three.

    The “Aquaman” star, 39, revealed in an Instagram post on May 11 that she has welcomed twins: a girl, Agnes, and a boy, Ocean.

    Heard’s first child, 4-year-old Oonagh Paige Heard, was born in April 2021.

    “Mother’s Day 2025 will be one I’ll never forget,” she wrote on Instagram. “This year I am elated beyond words to celebrate the completion of the family I’ve strived to build for years.”

    Heard went on to say her “world changed forever” when she welcomed her first child, and she thought she “couldn’t possibly burst with more joy,” but “now I am bursting times three!!!”

    “Becoming a mother by myself and on my own terms despite my own fertility challenges has been the most humbling experience of my life,” Heard wrote.

    “I am eternally grateful that I was able to choose this responsibly and thoughtfully. To all the moms, wherever you are today and however you got here, my dream family and I are celebrating with you.”

    Heard was previously married to Johnny Depp from 2015 to 2017. In 2022, the two accused each other of domestic abuse in a high-profile court case. Depp had sued Heard for defamation over an op-ed in The Washington Post where she described herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse,” but did not mention Depp’s name.

    Depp won the suit and was awarded $10 million in damages, while Heard received $2 million as part of a countersuit. The former couple later reached a settlement.

    After revealing the arrival of her daughter Oonagh in 2021, the “Rum Diary” actress shared on Instagram that she “decided I wanted to have a child” four years earlier but that she “wanted to do it on my own terms.”

    At the time, she reflected that it is “radical” for women to “think about one of the most fundamental parts of our destinies in this way,” but she hopes “we arrive at a point in which it’s normalized to not want a ring in order to have a crib.”

    Heard also described her first child as the “beginning of the rest of my life.”

  • Jon M. Chu, Laufey celebrate AAPI community amid DEI attacks

    Jon M. Chu, Laufey celebrate AAPI community amid DEI attacks

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    LOS ANGELES − In the midst of the White House’s unrelenting offensive against diversity initiatives, Hollywood gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of the Asian diaspora in entertainment, entrepreneurship and sports.

    At Gold House’s May 10 Gold Gala, where a who’s who of Asians gathers each year for a glitzy evening of recognizing “cross-industry excellence,” film and TV A-listers reveled in a sense of community among a guest list of hundreds of people representing South, Southeast and East Asians, as well as Pacific Islanders and beyond.

    “Joy is the only thing that can destroy hate,” director Jon M. Chu (“Wicked,” “Crazy Rich Asians”) told USA TODAY on the gold carpet. “If we’re DEI, we are ‘Damn Excellent Imaginations’ out there.

    “Asians don’t just have a place at the table. They have taken over media, taken over food, TV, music, you name it. We’re in everything. That’s not some DEI thing – that’s because our place is here, and it’s exciting.”

    ‘DEI until I D-I-E’

    “Deli Boys” and “Never Have I Ever” star Poorna Jagannathan was less sparing with her words when it came to diversity, equity and inclusion becoming a maligned shorthand for initiatives seen as the antithesis to merit-based inclusion.

    “I’m DEI until I D-I-E. I mean, what are you going to do? It is just who I am,” Jagannathan said.

    Nisha Ganatra, director of Disney’s upcoming sequel “Freakier Friday,” similarly shrugged off any challenges to telling stories from diverse backgrounds.

    “The Indian film industry is bigger than Hollywood; the Asian film industry is older than Hollywood,” she said. “I love Hollywood, I’m a part of Hollywood. But … the creative forces are always like, ‘Whatever. Call it DEI, don’t call it DEI.’ We know what we’re doing, and we know the importance of our work and we need to keep doing it.”

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    The cast of Deli Boys show up to the Gold Gala wearing ceasefire pins

    The stars of Deli Boys, Saagar Shaikh, Poorna Jagannathan and Asif Ali, discuss their ceasefire pins at the Gold Gala in Los Angeles.

    Community makes Laufey ‘feel quite whole’

    The night’s honorees, who were part of Gold House’s annual A100 list of “the 100 most impactful Asian Pacific leaders in culture and society over the past year,” took the opportunity to bask in feeling “starstruck,” as Chu described it, by those around them.

    Daniel Dae Kim, hot off his Time100 recognition, said: “Here, I just feel like I’m part of the community. I’m proud to be here among an incredible group of people.”

    Grammy-winning jazz pop vocalist Laufey reflected on feeling at home among those gathered at the gala.

    “I grew up in Iceland (and) I was never white enough for them. And in China, I was obviously not Asian enough. Not in a bad way, but I was just very clearly a foreigner. I’ve always been a foreigner everywhere,” she said.

    On this night, “I really feel quite whole. Not like I’m reaching to be full of anything – I just feel like me, which is very special.”

    Megan Thee Stallion vows to ‘build cultural bridges’

    Laufey’s community of the evening consisted of those who were also seated in the front rows of banquet tables: Ang Lee, Mindy Kaling, Megan Thee Stallion, Ming-Na Wen, Sandra Oh, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, along with decorated Olympians Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles and Chloe Kim.

    After Laufey treated the crowd to a performance of “Silver Lining,” and accepted her honoree trophy, Megan Thee Stallion took the stage for her moment of recognition.

    Though she’s not of Asian descent, she has collaborated with K-pop stars and is such an ardent fan of anime that she’s woven her favorite series into her music. (“I just finished ‘Solo Leveling,’ ” she giddily reported to the crowd.)

    “As a Black woman, I know how important it is to feel seen, heard and respected. And I promise to continue to do my part in advocating for our Asian Pacific brothers and sisters,” the “Savage” rapper said. “Let’s continue to build cultural bridges and shine together.”

  • Camryn Kinsey shares update after fainting on Fox News

    Camryn Kinsey shares update after fainting on Fox News

    Fox News guest Camryn Kinsey is sharing an update after a scary on-air incident.

    Kinsey, a political commentator who fainted live on the network during a May 8 appearance on “Fox News @ Night,” told the New York Post she is scheduled to return to Fox News this week. She explained the “shocking” health scare was likely the result of “severe” dehydration.

    “I’m grateful my shoulder actually broke the fall, so there’s no concussion or bruising,” she said. “It was hard to hear my family so concerned, and I can only imagine what that looks like in real time − for my family and my friends and everyone watching.”

    Kinsey, 24, also told the New York Post that the incident was “very scary,” but she “felt worse for the audience and the Fox News crew that was helping me than I did myself.”

    In a previous post on X the day after she fainted, Kinsey, former external relations director in the White House presidential personnel office under President Donald Trump, said she was “doing well.” She thanked the “incredible Fox News team and the EMTs who responded with such speed and care” during the “unexpected and frightening moment.”

    “To everyone who has called, texted, prayed, or checked in, thank you from the bottom of my heart,” she said. “Your support has meant the world. I’m taking it slow, staying hydrated, letting my body rest, and thanking the Lord that everything is okay. It may not have been how I planned to end the segment, but I’ll be back on your TV soon. Hopefully long enough to finally finish my point about Kamala!”

    USA TODAY has reached out to Fox News for an update.

    During the segment, Kinsey fainted while she was addressing comments by former President Joe Biden about why former Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 presidential election. After Kinsey fell out of her chair, host Jonathan Hunt told viewers that “we’re just going to get some help here for Camryn” and went to a commercial break.

    After the break, Hunt shared an update that Kinsey was “up and moving,” adding, “We have paramedics checking her. We will keep you updated. We wish her all the best.”

    In a previous statement shared with USA TODAY, a Fox News spokesperson said, “After ‘Fox News @ Night’ guest Camryn Kinsey fainted during a live on-air appearance last night in our Los Angeles bureau, paramedics were called and she was treated and cleared. We are happy to hear she is now feeling much better and wish her a speedy recovery.”

    On her X account, Kinsey has already made light of the moment by turning it into a meme. She shared photos of herself fainting on the air along with the caption, “Kamala when it’s time to visit the border.”

    Contributing: Anna Kaufman

  • Cecily Strong returns as Jeanine Pirro

    Cecily Strong returns as Jeanine Pirro

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    Cecily Strong is back as Jeanine Pirro on “Saturday Night Live”!

    The former “SNL” cast member, who left the show in 2022, returned on the May 10 episode to reprise one of her most beloved roles. In the cold open, President Donald Trump (played by James Austin Johnson) announced that he has named “one of the loudest people I know,” Pirro, as interim U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C.

    “I’m so proud to be part of this group full of Russian assets, booze hounds and people famous for the little baby animals they’ve killed,” said Strong’s Pirro, referring to the Trump administration, while holding a glass of wine.

    Johnson’s Trump proclaimed the former Fox News host “has the most important quality I look for in a lawyer: She’s on TV.”

    Pirro and Trump were soon joined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, played by “Weekend Update” anchor Colin Jost. Jost’s Hegseth noted he has promised to never have a bottle of alcohol touch his lips, but he gave Pirro one so she would do a spit take after hearing surprising news. “I accidentally added (North Korean leader) Kim Jong Un to the group chat,” he said, leading Strong to spit a drink directly into Jost’s mouth.

    The cold open started off with a Mother’s Day theme with members of the cast taking to the stage with their moms, as they have done in past years. But this time, they were interrupted by Johnson’s Trump, who walked in to declare he is “invading all aspects of your life.”

    Before introducing Pirro, Trump riffed on the election of Pope Leo XIV and, in a meta moment, criticized the show for not making that the theme of the cold open. “There’s a new pope from Chicago. Why aren’t we doing ‘da Pope’ or something?” he asked. “Like ‘da Bears’ but ‘da prayers,’ you know what I mean?”

    Walton Goggins dances with his mom in Mother’s Day monologue

    In honor of Mother’s Day, host Walton Goggins paid tribute to his mom during his “SNL” monologue.

    After joking about becoming a sex symbol at age 53, the “White Lotus” star got sincere to reflect on his upbringing and note that his mother, who raised him with her sisters and his grandmother, is “the most important person in my life.”

    “Growing up, whenever my momma couldn’t afford a babysitter, she would take me with her to honky-tonks,” Goggins said. So the actor invited his mother, who was seated in the audience, to come up and join him for a dance.

    ‘Weekend Update’ anchor Colin Jost mocks complaints new pope is ‘too woke’

    The “SNL” cold open may not have been about the election of Pope Leo, the first American pope, but the news kicked off “Weekend Update.”

    Anchor Colin Jost joked that “as an American Catholic, I could not be more proud, which is a sin and now I’m ashamed.” He also quipped, “This pick was actually a welcome surprise for me because when I heard the pope was a super-religious guy from Chicago in a funny robe, I was worried it was Kanye.”

    Jost went on to mock complaints “that this pope is too woke”: “How woke can a 69-year-old man from Chicago be? It’s not like he came out and was like, ‘Hey, I’m Pope Leo XIV, he/him.’”

    “The reality is there are no woke Catholics,” Jost added. “If you’re a woke Catholic, you’re just not Catholic anymore.”

    Colin Jost cracks brutal Harry and Meghan joke on ‘SNL’

    “Weekend Update” also included a dig at Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan.

    While discussing Trump’s trade deal with the United Kingdom, Jost said the agreement will “reopen British markets for American companies.” A photo of Harry and Meghan appeared on screen as he quipped, “All that Britain demands in return is that we keep these two.”

    “SNL” will return for its Season 50 finale on May 17, hosted by Jost’s wife, Scarlett Johansson, with musical guest Bad Bunny.

    This story has been updated to include additional information.

  • Beyoncé shows Los Angeles fans love, gears up for Chicago tour stop

    Beyoncé shows Los Angeles fans love, gears up for Chicago tour stop

    Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is closing out her Los Angeles leg with love and gratitude as she gears up for the next stop on her “Cowboy Carter” tour.

    The Grammy-winning singer posted to her Instagram Saturday evening, sharing a video from her first set of shows on her Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin Circuit Tour. The post came one day after Beyoncé’s fifth and final concert in Los Angeles. She first debuted the highly anticipated show at SoFi Stadium on April 28 with 39 songs on the set list. She performed a total of five show with each taking place on April 28, May 1, May 4, May 7 and May 9.

    In the post she wrote, “Bang Bang Thank you LA!” And she shared a montage of clips from the epic performances, which proved to be a groundbreaking spectacle of fashion, different music genres and most notably country music and politics.

    Fans were quick to jump in the comments and express their gratitude and admiration for the show, as others looked forward to the remaining tour stops.

    One fan wrote, “This is the one! You managed to top yourself again! You are such an inspiration! Keep going!” Another commented, “Opening night was so much fun. See you again on the final night in ATL.”

    As fans know, Beyoncé first released the 27-track project in March 2024. It has since made history and broken multiple records. As Beyoncé’s first country album, she deliberately featured country legends and emerging Black country artists alike. She became the first Black woman to win best country album at the 2025 Grammys and also took home album of the year.

    The nine-city tour will span the U.S. and Europe with the grand finale taking place in Las Vegas on July 26. Beyoncé has already made history with her scheduled tour dates, including by playing the most dates at SoFi Stadium of any artist. Her next stop will be in Chicago on May 15. She is set to perform three shows there.

    Follow Caché McClay, the USA TODAY Network’s Beyoncé Knowles-Carter reporter, on InstagramTikTok and X as @cachemcclay.

  • Start time, how to watch Top 7 performances

    Start time, how to watch Top 7 performances

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    A handful of aspiring stars are vying for a chance to make it to the “American Idol” finale, which is right around the corner.

    The judges and viewers at home sent three singers, including its remaining platinum ticket winners, packing last week, revealing the Top 7 contestants who would move on to the next phase of the competition.

    The group of musicians performed tracks by iconic female artists for the show’s “Ladies’ Night” episode on May 4. On the May 5 episode, contestants chose from a slate of songs selected for them by each judge.

    “Bluebird” singer Miranda Lambert and “Hamilton” star Lin-Manuel Miranda served as guest mentors for the contests last week.

    To make it to the finale, the Season 23 cohort must channel the spirit of their favorite Disney character, as it’ll serve as this week’s theme for both nights.

    Here’s how to watch this week’s episode(s) of “American Idol,” and who remains in the singing competition.

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    ‘American Idol’ Top 7

    • John Foster
    • Jamal Roberts
    • Mattie Pruitt
    • Thunderstorm Artis
    • Slater Nalley
    • Gabby Samone
    • Breanna Nix

    Canaan James Hill and Kolbi Jordan, both platinum ticket winners, were eliminated on May 4. Josh King, who encouraged the judges to spare fellow competitor Mattie Pruitt, was eliminated on May 5.

    What time does ‘American Idol’ come on?

    “American Idol” airs on Sunday and Monday nights at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

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    ‘American Idol’ episode schedule

    Season 23 of “American Idol” is almost over, but that doesn’t mean you have to miss any of the action. We’ve provided a list of remaining episodes (and their air dates) so you can plan ahead.

    • “Disney Night #1” airs Sunday, May 11
    • “Disney Night #2” airs Monday, May 12
    • “Grand Finale” airs Sunday, May 18

    How to watch ‘American Idol’

    “American Idol” airs Sunday and Monday nights on ABC, with episodes available to stream on Hulu the next day.

    The show can be watched live on the ABC app or website, along with livestreaming sites that allow viewers to watch in real-time.

    Watch American Idol live with a Fubo FREE trial

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    How to vote on ‘American Idol’

    There are three ways to vote, according to ABC:

    Contributing: KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY

  • Every lawsuit and sexual assault accuser

    Every lawsuit and sexual assault accuser

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    Despite what happens at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ criminal sex-crimes trial, there’s a mountain of civil lawsuits waiting for him.

    Diddy’s excess-driven lifestyle has been a signature component of his persona, and now it appears central to his downfall.

    Many of the following alleged victims recall being given spiked drinks at his purportedly hedonistic soirees, including his infamous White Parties, alleged hotel “freak offs” as well as what should have been professional settings. Incidents allegedly took place during auditions for his artists’ music videos and for his MTV reality series “Making the Band.” Other accusers say Combs recorded the alleged assaults and shared the videos with others.

    The alleged victims range from children and teens to adults, seemingly in Combs’ orbit by happenstance, or young men and women who sought to make inroads in the music industry, seeing association with the Bad Boy record executive as an opportunity to pursue their dreams, apparently quickly shattered.

    Others include shortterm and longterm romantic partners. Combs’ alleged abuse of his partners may go as far back as his days at Howard University, when a fellow student recalled him beating a woman. Years later, his relationship with singer Cassie and his on-and-off romantic relationship with actress Kat Pasion may also show patterns of alleged abuse.

    Aside from an apology video following the release of security footage in which Combs is seen beating Cassie, the music mogul has denied all of the allegations and claimed the video has been altered.

    Four unnamed alleged victims, likely on the list thereon, are set to testify in his federal sex-trafficking trial, kicking off with opening statements May 12. The federal government has brought charges against Combs, including sex trafficking, which multiple victims affirm in their own allegations. Combs has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

    To date, more than 70 lawsuits have been filed against Combs. In October, Texas-based attorney Tony Buzbee announced he would represent 120 individual accusers. Alleged victims represented by Buzbee now account for about half of the lawsuits filed so far.

    Here is a complete (and developing) list of his accusers.

    Diddy on Trial newsletter: Step inside the courtroom with USA TODAY as Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces sex crimes and trafficking charges. Subscribe to the newsletter. 

    Cassie, Dawn Richard, actress Kat Pasion among alleged Diddy victims

    The following is a list of the people who have publicly accused Combs, from the first lawsuit filed by Cassie in November 2023 to the most recent suit in April 2025. The abuse is alleged to have taken place as early as 1991.

    1. Cassie Ventura: Combs’ former longtime girlfriend and Bad Boy Recording artist who accused him of trafficking, raping and viciously beating her over the course of a decade, beginning a few years after signing to his label in 2006 and ending after he allegedly raped her in 2018. The “Me & U” singer’s lawsuit, settled just a day later, triggered the chain reaction of lawsuits and an investigation that ultimately led to federal criminal charges.
    2. Joi Dickerson-Neal: A then-college student who claimed Combs drugged, sexually assaulted and abused her in 1991, and recorded the incident on videotape, which was distributed to others in the music industry.
    3. Liza Gardner: Claimed Diddy and Guy singer Aaron Hall took turns raping her and a friend after meeting the pair at an MCA Records event in either 1990 or 1991. She initially filed her lawsuit anonymously.
    4. Anna Kane: A then-17-year-old who alleged Diddy and former Bad Boy Entertainment president Harve Pierre “gang raped” her. A year after her filing anonymously in December 2023, a judge ruled she had to reveal her identity.
    5. Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones Jr.: “The Love Album” producer who claimed Combs groped, sexually harassed and assaulted him; facilitated others, including then-girlfriend Yung Miami’s cousin and Cuba Gooding Jr., to assault him; and has not paid him for “thousands of hours of work.”
    6. Grace O’Marcaigh: A steward who claimed Diddy’s son Christian Combs sexually assaulted and harassed her on a yacht the family chartered in 2022. The woman claimed Diddy aided and abetted his youngest son.
    7. Crystal McKinney: A 22-year-old model at the time, who claimed Combs assaulted her and forced her to perform oral sex at his New York City studio in 2003. She says he had her “blackballed” in the modeling industry.
    8. April Lampros: A former New York Fashion Institute of Technology student who alleged Diddy raped her on multiple occasions from 1995 to 2000 or 2001, including one instance in which she claimed he forced her and his then-girlfriend Kim Porter (who died in 2018) to take ecstasy and have sex together before he raped her.
    9. Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith: A longterm Michigan inmate who said Diddy allegedly assaulted him at a Detroit Holiday Inn afterparty. He received a default civil suit judgment in September, which was reversed a week later. The case has been dismissed multiple times, with Cardello-Smith filing an intention to appeal in March.
    10. Adria English: Alleged she was sex trafficked at Diddy’s notorious White Parties from 2004 to 2009. She filed her lawsuit in July 2024. Her lawyers have quit twice, citing their client’s “self-destructive activities” and “unreasonably difficult” conduct.
    11. Dawn Richard: Former Danity Kane and Diddy – Dirty Money singer who accused Diddy of stealing her work, withholding payment and subjecting her to “inhumane” working conditions over the course of their decade-long professional relationship, which allegedly included assault, groping, false imprisonment and multiple instances where she claimed to have seen the producer assault Cassie.
    12. Thalia Graves: Claimed Combs and his then-bodyguard, Joseph “Big Joe” Sherman, “viciously raped her” at the Bad Boy Records studio in New York City, and that Combs recorded and shared footage of the alleged 2001 assault. Sherman is suing her for defamation.
    13. Candice McCrary: A then-19-year-old college student who said Combs assaulted her after a Manhattan photoshoot in 2004. She originally filed her lawsuit anonymously, but her motion to proceed under the pseudonym was denied weeks later.
    14. Ashley Parham: Claimed Combs and others “violently gang raped” her at the Orinda, California, apartment of Shane Pearce, one of his associates, in 2018. Parham refiled her lawsuit months later to add comedian Druski, football wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., Diddy’s mother Janice Combs and alleged associates to the lawsuit. As with other claims, Combs has denied the allegations, as have Druski and Beckham. California law enforcement officials called Parham’s lawsuit claims “unfounded.”
    15. Bryana Bongolan: A fashion designer who claimed Combs dangled her from a 17th-floor balcony at Cassie’s Los Angeles apartment in 2016, before slamming her into furniture and threatening to kill her.
    16. Latroya Grayson: Said she was hospitalized after Combs allegedly sexually assaulted her at a “black party” after she won a radio station contest to attend one of his New York City parties in 2006.
    17. Phillip Pines: Diddy’s ex-executive assistant, who claimed the Sean John founder made him assist in his sex-trafficking operation from 2019 to 2021.
    18. Sara Rivers: “Making the Band 2” alum and Da Band singer who accused Combs of sexual misconduct in a lawsuit filed in February 2025, on the same day she appeared on Peacock’s documentary “Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy.”
    19. Jourdan Cha’Taun: Former chef who worked for Combs from 2007 to 2010, and alleged the music mogul physically assaulted her during an argument at his home in an appearance on the docuseries “The Fall of Diddy.” Cha’Taun has not filed a lawsuit.
    20. Kat Pasion: A Canadian actress and former girlfriend of Combs on and off in the late 2010s, who claimed in the docuseries “The Fall of Diddy” that he subjected her to nonconsensual sex. Pasion has not filed a lawsuit.
    21. Yinka Adeshina: A woman who, according to a February 2025 lawsuit in which she is representing herself, was allegedly babysat by Diddy’s mother, Janice Combs. From 1972 to 1975, Adeshina claimed Diddy would orally sodomize and forcibly penetrate her, and allow friends to watch and join in. During this time Diddy – born in 1969 – would have been a toddler, but Adeshina claimed he’s “at least 12 years older” than he says.

    22. Aristalia Benitez: A 20-year-old New York University student who claimed Combs sexually assaulted her while she was unconscious at a party in lower Manhattan in 1995.
    23. Justin Gooch: A then 16-year-old who alleged Combs gave him drugs and sexually assaulted him at The Tunnel nightclub bathroom in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City in 1999.
    24. Leslie Cockrell: A then-24-year-old music scout who claimed Combs drugged and assaulted her at his party in the Hamptons in 1999.
    25. Kendra Haffoney: An “I Want to Work for Diddy” cast member who said Combs drugged and assaulted her at a 2007 party after she moved to New York to begin filming the first season of the series.
    26. Laquay Applewhite: As part of a February joint lawsuit with six other alleged victims – Billie Cummings, Ian Fearon, Latasha Forbes, Amad Jenkins, Fallon Matthews and an Alabama Jane Doe – she claimed Combs sexually battered and groped her at an industry party hosted at his Florida home in 2004.
    27. Billie Cummings: Claimed Diddy violently molested and sexually battered her during a New York music video shoot for The Notorious B.I.G. around 1995, when she was 14 or 15 years old.
    28. Ian Fearon: Alleged Combs violently forced him to masturbate and fellate him at his New York apartment around 2003, when Fearon was about 19 years old.
    29. Latasha Forbes: Claimed that Combs violently raped, sodomized and sexually battered her, and encouraged others to do the same, when she was 17 years old and at Bad Boy’s “premises” in New York around 1994.
    30. Amad Jenkins: Claimed Combs groped and sexually battered him at a Bad Boy launch party in Florida around 2004 or 2005, when he was about 18 years old.
    31. Fallon Matthews: Alleged Combs sexually assaulted and battered her in Illinois while she was intoxicated around 2014.
    32. Seven Güzel: An aspiring artist who alleged Diddy manipulated, groomed, drugged, abused and raped her on multiple occasions after first meeting in 2017 – including an alleged assault on a plane and an assault within earshot of his employees – in a February 2025 lawsuit. Güzel also said Combs videotaped her nude and shared the video with others, and prevented her from leaving on multiple occasions.
    33. Joseph Manzaro: Claimed Combs orchestrated the man’s abduction from his Florida home to a party at a Miami residence with multiple celebrities present, where the rapper drugged, humiliated and sexually assaulted him in a targeted revenge plot. Another accuser, Adria English, is a defendant.

    All the anonymous Diddy accusers

    The extensive list of anonymous accusers includes alleged victims detailing assaults from over three decades, from 1991 to 2024:

    1. A Louisiana woman claimed Combs sexually assaulted her at his fatal City College charity game in 1991. She said he sexually assaulted her while his bodyguard “was standing watch” outside of the record executive’s makeshift dressing room.
    2. A woman who was 16 years old when she allegedly auditioned to be a backup dancer for Combs in 1993. She said in a February 2025 lawsuit that a man named “Kay” took her to a home near Long Island, New York, where she was allegedly drugged and Combs assaulted her. She awoke hours later in a car, bloodied and in pain. She said she didn’t report the incident out of fear, but after her parents learned of the assault, she allegedly received medical attention.
    3. A woman who said she was allegedly beaten and raped in 1995 at a promotional party in New York for the Biggie Smalls music video “One More Chance.” Her lawsuit was tossed out after she refused to reveal her identity.
    4. A barber who claimed Combs was a client before the mogul potentially drugged and sexually assaulted him at a recording studio in 1997, according to a February filing. The man alleged that Combs bribed him with cash on multiple occasions to keep him silent.
    5. A New York City woman who worked as a bottle service attendant during multiple alleged incidents with Combs. She alleged Combs’ associates drugged and raped her at his direction at a White Party in 1997, while he watched. And in a second incident in the “late 1990s,” she claimed after running into Combs at a Limelight nightclub party, she and a friend were taken against their will to a penthouse suite at the Trump Hotel, where they were drugged and forced into group sex.
    6. A New York City woman who said Combs forced himself onto her in a bathroom stall and shoved her against the wall at his former New York City restaurant Justin’s when she refused to perform sexual acts. According to her February 2025 lawsuit, a professional athlete had to intervene and pull him off in order for her to escape.
    7. A man who, at 16 years old, attended a 1998 White Party in the Hamptons hosted by Combs. At the party, the man alleged Combs instructed him to expose himself as a “rite of passage.” Combs then allegedly grabbed the man’s genitals.
    8. A Brooklyn, New York, man who was a clothing line operator and claimed Combs subjected him to physical, sexual and emotional abuse over the course of their professional relationship, including a groping incident at an East Hamptons White Party in 1998, according to his February 2025 lawsuit.
    9. A then-23-year-old model and radio station promotional employee who attended a VIP party hosted by Combs claimed the producer drugged and subjected her to four hours of “unwanted touching and groping” at his home around 1999.
    10. A California woman alleged Diddy forced her into group sex at a private “shadow party” in New York City sometime in the 1990s.
    11. A woman who was 13 at the time of her alleged drugging and rape at a party following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. The woman claimed that a 30-year-old Combs and an unnamed male celebrity assaulted her while an unnamed female celebrity watched. She would go on to name Jay-Z as the male celebrity. She dropped her lawsuit months later “with prejudice,” meaning it cannot be re-filed in the future. Jay-Z has since sued her and her attorney, Tony Buzbee, for defamation.
    12. A woman who claimed Combs sexually assaulted her in 2000 when she was 16 years old and babysitting for a tenant in a lower Manhattan building where his romantic partner lived.
    13. A Maryland woman who Combs allegedly drugged and forced to give him, his friends and security oral sex in a SUV limo outside of a Club New Yorker Halloween party in 2001.
    14. A New York woman who alleged Diddy’s bodyguard Joseph Sherman, a friend’s love interest, offered her a ride after partying at a nightclub in 2001, then raped her at gunpoint after stopping at his NYC apartment. She names Diddy in the February 2025 lawsuit, claiming Sherman was “directed and encouraged by Combs.”
    15. A Texas man and aspiring actor who attended a music video audition to play a cop, when he said Combs and an unnamed bodyguard drugged and raped him in 2001.
    16. A woman who alleged Diddy’s associates, acting as promoters, picked her up in Times Square in 2002 and took her to his NYC hotel party. Per her February suit, she said she was drugged, led to a room with group sex and groped by two men who stopped after she loudly protested. She said they photographed her ID before she was allowed to leave.
    17. A 19-year-old DJ hired to work Combs’ Hamptons White Party in 2003 when he said he was drugged and Combs and three other men sodomized and raped him. The man said in his February lawsuit that upon attempting to exit, a security guard or associate said, “No one would ever find (your) body” if he spoke of the incident.
    18. A Texas woman who was 17 years old at the time of her alleged assault at a Fourth of July party in the Hamptons in 2004. According to her November filing, she drank a drugged alcoholic drink, later woke up to “throbbing pains in her vaginal and anal areas.”
    19. A California man who was 10 years old when he auditioned for Combs at a hotel in 2005. He claimed Combs, who would have been around 36 at the time, drugged and sexually assaulted the aspiring child actor and rapper.
    20. A Pennsylvania woman who alleged that after visiting Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club in New York City in 2006, Combs sent her drinks that made her feel “woozy.” In her February 2025 lawsuit, she claimed he followed her into the bathroom, groped her and tried to force oral sex. She said she was able to escape when the door opened and distracted him.
    21. A man who worked as a security guard at Combs’ 2006 White Party in the Hamptons. The man claimed that he was given two drinks that were drugged, and Combs “forcibly pushed” him into a van, holding him down and sexually assaulted him.
    22. A Michigan man alleged in a February 2025 lawsuit that at 14, he ran into Combs, whom he knew through his father, at an NYC hotel in 2006 and was invited to a room party to play his music. In his February suit, he claimed he was given a drugged drink and later woke up to Combs raping him while a woman filmed.
    23. A man and former model who tried out for a music video at the Bad Boy Records office in Manhattan in 2006, when Combs demanded he take off his clothes and, after the man refused, Combs groped him, per the February 2025 filing.
    24. A then-18-year-old woman who attended a 2007 Hamptons White Party. The woman said in her February 2025 lawsuit that she attended with a friend who left her for 15 minutes. When the friend came looking for the woman, she was allegedly naked and surrounded by men. The friend was able to help her escape.
    25. A male entertainer and musician who said Combs trafficked and coerced him into performing strip shows from 2007 to 2012. The man also accused the record producer of drugging, raping and threatening him on multiple occasions.
    26. A man who worked as an advisor for Ecko Clothing who claimed he was struck and “orally” raped by the Bad Boy founder in a Macy’s store in New York in 2008.
    27. A man who was 17 years old when he said Combs and his bodyguard sexually assaulted him several times when he auditioned for MTV’s “Making the Band” in 2008.
    28. A then-18-year-old musician who alleged that at a 2009 industry party at the Beverly Hills Plaza Hotel, Combs approached him to discuss his music career. Per his February 2025 filing, he claimed he was drugged and taken to a room where Combs raped him and forced him into group sex.
    29. An Alabama woman who, according to a February 2025 lawsuit filed with six other alleged victims, Combs groped, sexually assaulted and raped during a 2010 “Making the Band” audition.
    30. A then-17-year-old who said he got into a SoHo nightclub in 2012, where he was invited to hang out with Combs, who gave him a shot of Ciroc he believes was drugged. In his February 2025 lawsuit, he said Combs raped him in a back room, with him regaining consciousness the next morning.
    31. A man who was hired as an escort to have sex with Diddy’s “female companion” in 2012. The record executive allegedly drugged, forcibly raped and pushed him to perform a series of “degrading” sexual acts on the woman.
    32. An Arizona-based woman who said Combs assaulted her at a Las Vegas party during Memorial Day weekend 2014.
    33. An aspiring male rapper and singer whom Combs allegedly drugged and forced into group sex at Q/C’s 20/20 in LA in 2015.
    34. A woman who was celebrating her 20th birthday at LA’s Club Playhouse in 2016, when Combs allegedly approached her, threatened her to take a drink that she believed was drugged and forcefully penetrated her with his fingers. The woman said she was able to leave the club shortly after.
    35. A Nevada man (who was also an alleged victim of Michael Jackson) and the man’s mother, whom Combs’ associates allegedly kidnapped from their Las Vegas home in 2018. They said they were drugged and beaten at a San Fransisco hotel, with Combs and his associates later raped them. Both claim to have been present during Ashley Parham’s alleged assault.
    36. A Florida woman who said she was 15 years old when her sex trafficker took her and other girls to a party hosted by Combs in 2020. The woman claimed she was drugged ahead of time, and that Combs paid for the girls to be at the party, where she was raped by around 20 of Combs’ guests. The woman alleged she also observed Combs raping a Latina girl, who she believed to be 12 or 13 years old, and later watched her be raped.
    37. A man who attended a New York party in 2021, where he was drugged and assaulted by mutiple men, including Diddy, he claimed.
    38. A rapper-producer who claimed Combs drugged and assaulted her at a house party in Manhattan in December 2022. The original lawsuit was dismissed and then refiled a day later.
    39. A Los Angeles businessman who claimed Diddy assaulted him at a Cîroc party in 2022.
    40. A male personal trainer who alleged Combs assaulted him at an award show afterparty in June 2022.
    41. A Florida man who claimed Diddy drugged and raped him at a 2022 afterparty in Miami.
    42. A Georgia man who alleged Diddy drugged and raped him at a New York City house party in 2022.
    43. A male musician who, while busking outside a “popular nightclub” in LA in November 2022, was invited to a party where he claimed Combs “drugged and forcefully raped” him.
    44. A Southern California man who worked as a photographer and production assistant on the set of a commercial in 2022 or 2023, when Combs allegedly invited him to his trailer. The Revolt TV founder allegedly forced the man to perform oral sex on him in exchange for making the man’s “career take off.”
    45. A woman alleging Diddy drugged and assaulted her in incidents through 2024, after first meeting him overseas in 2020. At one point she became pregnant, she said, and claimed Combs’ ex Yung Miami threatened her. The accuser alleges she eventually suffered a miscarriage.

    Contributing: KiMi Robinson, Edward Segarra, Brendan Morrow, Anna Kaufman, Jay Stahl, Pamela Avila, Naledi Ushe, and Anika Reed, USA TODAY

  • Top tours include Lady Gaga, AC/DC, Lorde, more

    Top tours include Lady Gaga, AC/DC, Lorde, more

    Summertime is near, which means so are pool parties, beach vacations and live music extravaganzas.

    Americans planning out their summer activities should make room and save money to see their favorite artists live, as massive acts from The Weeknd and Katy Perry to Kendrick Lamar are filling out stadiums across the nation.

    Beyoncé just kicked off her Cowboy Carter Tour with a five-show residency in Los Angeles last week before taking the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit across the U.S. and Europe.

    Meanwhile, Lady Gaga is set to commence her haunting Mayhem Ball Tour following two audacious Coachella sets and a historic Brazil concert that lured a crowd over 2 million attendees in Rio de Janeiro, according to the city hall.

    Rock music fans are also in for a treat this summer with tours from Metallica and Oasis as well as AC/DC, who are in the midst their first U.S. tour in nearly a decade.

    With a summer that has something everyone here’s the U.S. tours to keep an eye out for.

    Name: Cowboy Carter Tour

    Dates: April to July 2025

    Name: The Mayhem Ball

    Dates: July to November 2025

    Name: Grand National Tour

    Dates: April to August 2025

    The Who

    Name: The Song is Over 2025 Tour

    Dates: August to September 2025

    The Weeknd

    Name: After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour

    Dates: May to September 2025

    Katy Perry

    Name: The Lifetimes Tour

    Dates: April to December 2025

    Metallica

    Name: M72 World Tour

    Dates: April to November 2025

    Oasis 

    Name: Oasis Live ’25 Tour

    Dates: July to November 2025

    Coldplay

    Tour: Music of the Spheres World Tour

    Dates: March 2022 to September 2025

    Billy Joel

    Name: 2025 Tour

    Dates: January to November 2025

    AC/DC

    Name: “Power Up” Tour

    Dates: April to August 2025

    Ed Sheeran

    Name: +–=÷× (Mathematics) Tour  

    Dates: April 2022 to September 2025

    Name: Big A** Stadium Tour

    Dates: April to July 2025

    Bruce Springsteen

    Name: 2025 World Tour 

    Dates: May to July 2025

    Gracie Abrams

    Name: The Secret of Us Tour

    Dates: September 2024 to August 2025

    Lionel Richie

    Tour: Say Hello to the Hits tour 

    Dates: May to October 2025

    The Black Keys

    Name: No Rain, No Flowers Tour

    Dates: February to September 2025

    Charli XCX

    Name: Brat Tour

    Dates: June to August 2025 (Outside U.S.)

    Dead & Company (residency)

    Name: Dead Forever – Live at Sphere Las Vegas

    Dates: May 2025

    Dua Lipa

    Name: Radical Optimism Tour

    Dates: September to October 2025 (U.S. dates), November 2024 to December 2025 (all shows)

    Lorde

    Name: Ultrasound World Tour

    Dates: September to October 2025

    Father John Misty

    Name: Mahashmashana

    Dates: February to August 2025

    Japanese Breakfast

    Name: The Melancholy Tour

    Dates: May to October 2025

    King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

    Name: Phantom Island Tour 2025

    Dates: June to August 2025 (U.S. shows); May to November 2025 (all shows)

    Lucy Dracus

    Name: Forever Is A Feeling Tour

    Dates: May to September 2025

    Magdalena Bay

    Name: Imaginal Mystery Tour

    Dates: May to October 2025

    The Marias

    Name: Submarine Tour (Extended)

    Dates: July to September 2025

    Djo

    Name: Back On You World Tour

    Dates: May to October 2025