Just a few months ago, a mere Taylor Swift sighting would never have been considered to be a breaking piece of news. The singer was pretty much everywhere, pretty much all the time. But then she allegedly dumped Calvin Harris over the phone… and then took credit for one of his songs… and then supposedly set up a fake relationship with Tom Hiddleston… and then got called out as a liar by Kim Kardashian . The past few rough months have forced Swift to basically go underground. But she reappeared this week at a 30th birthday party thrown in Drake’s honor, with close friend Karlie Kloss sharing the above photo of her and Swift at the event. “Happy belated @champagnepapi,” Kloss captioned the snapshot, wishing a late birthday to Drake. The 24-year-old supermodel and the beloved artist were just two of many guests at the rapper’s star-studded party, which took place at Delilah restaurant on Sunday night. In the photo, Swift is showing off her toned back in a crop tube top, while Kloss coyly glances over her shoulder. The party, of course, generated its own share of Taylor Swift-related headlines, with witnesses telling The New York Post that “were intimately flirting, talking closely and laughing” during the shindig. But… no way, right? Just… no way Swift and Drake are dating , right? Taylor Swift Album Anniversary: 10 Years Later… “The only person [Drake] spent more time with other than his mom was Taylor,” the source told the Page Six section of the aforementioned newspaper. Oh, and speaking of Drake’s mother: she met Swift on the night of her son’s birthday party! That HAS to mean Drake and Taylor are a romantic item, no?!? Well, no. Insiders say that Swift and Drake have been friends for awhile and Drake’s mom simply wanted to meet her son’s very famous pal. That unfortunately sounds like all there is to this story, which is too bad. Because, come on. Drake and Taylor Swift? Dating? Been seen around town and at awards ceremonies?!? The world may stop spinning if these two ever were to get together. Maybe it’s not too late, however. We can hope pray. View Slideshow: Taylor Swift Albums: The Definitive Countdown! Drake’s soiree, meanwhile, featured plenty of potentially awkward circumstances, based on the guest list. For example, Swift’s nemesis, Katy Perry, was also in attendance, as well as John Mayer, who both Perry and Swift dated. We’ll update this post with photos of Swift and Perry together if they ever surface. (Editor’s Note: Don’t hold your breath.)
It’s been a couple of days now since we learned that Mariah Carey and James Packer ended their engagement — how’s everyone holding up? We were all excited to see another Mariah Carey wedding, and to see all her majestic diva-bride shenanigans, but that was so quickly and so cruelly ripped away from us. It’s OK if you need to cry. What’s worse is that we still don’t have a great idea about what happened to end their relationship. Some reports claim that James was put off by Mariah’s “extravagant spending,” and also by her new reality show. “James had huge reservations about Mariah’s new reality TV show,” one source claimed, “and the fact that she was willing to expose their lives to the world.” Another possible reason for the split is that Mariah never got along with James’ family. Apparently, “his mom hated to even hear her name mentioned, and James’ tight circle of friends never really thought they would marry.” One report alleges that, during a vacation in Greece, James did “something really bad” and “violent” to Mariah’s assistant. That incident was said to have happened over a month ago, and in this version of events, Mariah and James haven’t spoken since. Another claims that James has some issues, and that he’s “not in a mentally healthy place right now and he has not been present for her.” “Unfortunately, his absence and behavior was not a good situation for her, so she had to leave him.” Yet another report has Mariah hooking up with her backup dancer , Brian Tanaka. She’s apparently gotten close with this guy over the past few weeks, ever since that yacht incident, and she was photographed having dinner with him on Thursday night. But now, TMZ is reporting that the rumors about Mariah hooking up with her backup dancer are “completely false” … because Mariah simply doesn’t believe in premarital hookups. Mariah has always been a “traditional girl,” it seems, and that means absolutely no sex before marriage. So yeah, that means that Mariah would have never slept with her dancer, and also that she never slept with James Packer. Sources say that even though Mariah and James lived together and took extensive vacations together, they always slept in separate rooms. They “made out plenty,” but things never went any further than that. So this new bit of information clears up one rumor — looks like Mariah was faithful to James. But what about the other 98,364,832 rumors? View Slideshow: 18 Most Bitter Breakups in Hollywood History
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, the real most wonderful time. Forget Christmas — Halloween is where it’s at. Scary movies, candy, and Katy Perry in an extremely elaborate Halloween costume. What could be better?! And yes, you heard right: Katy Perry went to a party last night in what surely has to be the best costume of this year. She posted that photo on Instagram with a hilarious “I’m with me” hashtag — she’s the greatest. As you can see, Katy really went for it with this costume. She found a killer pantsuit, obviously, and the wig is so on point, but she also had her makeup team come through with some impressive prosthetics. She shared little glimpses from her transformation on Snapchat, including this pic that will surely haunt your dreams for the rest of your life: And you know Katy was kind enough to share a full body shot, too: It seems important right now to mention that, although we don’t have photos yet, Katy’s boyfriend, Orlando Bloom , accompanied Katy to this party as Donald Trump. Orlando Bloom. As Donald Trump . Best holiday ever. Anyway, here’s Katy-as-Hillary enjoying some pizza: At one point, she even twerked with Kendall Jenner. Yes, really. The special moment was captured on Snapchat by the Kardashian’s favorite hairstylist, Jen Atkins. As Katy twerked on Kendall, she even made a very wonderful joke about “locking down the Kardashian vote.” While Katy’s costume is obviously incredible, it’s also a costume with a message. Katy’s been very vocal about her views on Hillary Clinton — spoiler: she loves her very much — and she even performed at the Democratic National Convention in July. In a speech at the convention, Katy explained that “Both my parents are pastors and staunch Republicans .” “I didn’t finish high school,” she said. “Unfortunately, I don’t have a formal education, but I do have an open mind and I have a voice.” “I’m asking you to have an open mind, and to use your voice, because on November 8th, you’ll be just as powerful as any NRA lobbyist.” “You’ll have as much say as any billionaire, or you can cancel out your weird cousin’s vote.” “Here’s how I’m going to use my voice: I’m going to vote for Hillary Clinton. I love Hillary.” And we love you, Katy. Never change. View Slideshow: Celebrity Halloween Costumes: Who Wore ‘Em Best?
It’s too early to know which teams will be playing in Super Bowl 51. Perhaps the Patriots, who are somehow 3-0 despite not even having Tom Brady back from suspension? Maybe they’ll play the Vikings, who are also undefeated, thanks to a dominant defense and surprisingly not-awful Sam Bradford? We aren’t sure. But we are now sure which artist will be performing at halftime of the big game… … LADY GAGA! There has been rumors for months that Gaga would take center stage in Houston on Sunday, February 5. But the superstar herself has now confirmed the news via a Tweet on Thursday night. “It’s not an illusion. The rumors are true,” Lady Gaga wrote on social media. “This year the SUPER BOWL goes GAGA!” While we couldn’t be more excited to see Lady Gaga at the Super Bowl, it is worth noting that she wasn’t the first choice of producers. Over the summer, Adele admitted that she was offered the plum gig, but actually turned it down. For what reason? It isn’t really up her alley. “I mean, come on, that show is not about music,” the singer told her fans at a Los Angeles concert in August. “And I don’t really… I don’t dance or anything like that. They were very kind, they did ask me, but I did say no.” So Gaga was the second choice, but she’s already proven her bona fides when it comes to performing on such a giant stage. Remember her national anthem prior to the Super Bowl this past February? It was easily one of the best renditions in the history of that famous song: Lady Gaga National Anthem at Super Bowl 50 Gaga’s fourth album, Joanne, will be released on October 21. It is named after her late aunt , who died from lupus at age 19. Over the past few years, meanwhile, other Super Bowl halftime acts have included Madonna, Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry and Coldplay. Although most people have probably forgotten that Coldplay was billed as the featured performer for the Denver-Carolina matchup this year. That’s what happens when Beyonce shows up and does THIS: View Slideshow: 11 GIFs That Prove Beyonce Won Super Bowl 50 Are you excited for Lady Gaga’s return to music? She’s been focusing on acting a lot over the last couple years, appearing in the last two versions of American Horror Story. We can’t even begin to imagine what she’ll wear on stage for the Super Bowl or what sort of crazy antics she’ll include in her show.