Then: Although the mannequin and make-up artist had totally fallen for financier Ian McKee, “I wasn’t anticipating him to, you already know, give me a hoop,” she told Good Morning America of the 2004 proposal. They broke off their engagement a yr later. 

Now: Greater than a decade after filming wrapped, the date evening cookbook writer—who wed highschool sweetheart Michael Broady—alleged she was sexually assaulted by a masseuse throughout her season. 

“She was employed to provide me a therapeutic massage and he or she mentioned, ‘I will offer you a tablet,'” Phillips instructed Actuality Steve franchise blogger Steve Carbone in a 2018 podcast episode. “I simply assumed it was an aspirin or one thing to loosen up my again or a Tylenol or one thing, and it wasn’t that, that is for positive.” 

The very last thing Phillips remembered, “is she bought bare and he or she was within the tub with me rubbing my again and rubbing areas that in all probability she should not have. Then I used to be put in mattress. I awakened bare. Do not bear in mind a lot.” 

For years, Phillips added, she stayed quiet on the expertise “as a result of in a bizarre method, I needed to guard the franchise.” ABC and manufacturing firm Warner Bros. Tv didn’t touch upon Phillips’ declare. 

Stars showcased quite a lot of trendy appears to be like on the BET Awards 2023.

On June 25, stars akin to Ice Spice and Eva Marcille descended upon the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The “Munch (Feelin’ U)” rapper walked the pink carpet in a semi-sheer black robe, whereas the actress showcased a playful leopard-print outfit throughout tradition’s greatest evening.

Others noticed on the pink carpet: Ray J and spouse Princess Love, Soulja Boy, GloRilla—channeling Outdated Hollywood in a silver and black robe with black gloves, and Coco Jones—carrying a sequined, cut-out magenta robe.

Afterward, followers can anticipate what’ll absolutely be show-stopping performances from GloRilla, Coco, Lil Uzi Vert and Doecchii—who, with six nods, is that this yr’s second-most nominated artist.

To mark the fiftieth anniversary of hip hop, the style’s greatest names—together with Fats Joe, Ja Rule, Child ‘N Play, Remy Ma, Soulja Boy, Tyga and Ying Yang Twins—may even hit the stage.

“We now have an unbelievable lineup of performers who will take us on a musical journey, masking Hip Hop spanning each decade, type, and area,” Connie Orlando, the chief vice chairman of specials, music programming and music technique at BET, previously said. “This wall-to-wall occasion will reverberate with the superb vitality and keenness these artists convey to the stage and the tradition.”

Alix Earle and NFL participant Braxton Berrios partied it up within the Hamptons this weekend.

The TikToker, 22, and the athlete, 27, attended the Palm Tree Music Competition in Westhampton, N.Y.. A photograph of the 2 sitting with mates at a bash was posted on the occasion’s official Instagram web page June 24.

Alix additionally shared a number of TikTok movies from her journey, together with a June 25 clip of herself hugging and kissing a person on a mattress. She didn’t identify or determine him by identify.

“HARD LAUNCH HARD LAUNCH,” one consumer commented, to which Alix, 22, responded, “We’re not even ‘courting’ however simply laborious for me to not share stuff w u guys hahahaha.”

One other particular person wrote within the feedback part, “Omg I used to be not briefed on the launching.” Alix replied, “Natalie and Lucy accepted.”

Glimpses of an unidentified man are additionally seen within the background of a number of different movies Alix posted.

On June 18, 2023, a deep-sea submersible Titan, operated by the U.S.-based firm OceanGate Expeditions and carrying 5 individuals on a voyage to the wreck of the Titanic, was declared lacking. Following a five-day search, the U.S. Coast Guard introduced at a June 22 press convention that the vessel suffered a “catastrophic implosion” that killed all 5 passengers on board.

Pakistani-born businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman Dawood, each British residents, had been additionally among the many victims.

Their household is without doubt one of the wealthiest in Pakistan, with Shahzada Dawood serving as the vice chairman of Engro Company, per The New York Times. His son was learning on the College of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.

Shahzada’s sister Azmeh Dawood instructed NBC News that Suleman had expressed reluctance about happening the voyage, informing a relative that he “wasn’t very up for it” and felt “terrified” in regards to the journey to discover the wreckage of the Titanic, however finally went to please his father, a Titanic fan, for Father’s Day.

The Dawood Basis mourned their deaths in an announcement to the website, saying, “It’s with profound grief that we announce the passing of Shahzada and Suleman Dawood. Our beloved sons had been aboard OceanGagte’s Titan submersible that perished underwater. Please proceed to maintain the departed souls and our household in your prayers throughout this troublesome interval of mourning.”