Being an anime fan can feel like a divine test of patience. Licensing headaches, region locks, vanishing titles; someone should really ask Santa to convince every studio and publisher to finally get on the same page, even if it means we swallow yet another subscription fee. A miracle feels overdue. If not for the sake of fandom, then at least for Jesus and Buddha in Saint Young Men, whose hysterical, holy-roommate hijinks still aren’t legally available to watch in the U.S.
After nearly four decades, one of Drew Barrymore’s most iconic fashion moments resurfaced in an unexpected place: the front row of her own talk show.
The moment took place during a taping of The Drew Barrymore Show in New York City, when Barrymore spotted an audience member wearing a black mini dress with purple rosettes along the neckline.
The look immediately caught the host’s attention, stopping her mid-entrance, as it looked remarkably similar to the one she unveiled at the 61st Academy Awards on March 29, 1989.
A fan surprised Drew Barrymore by attending her talk show in a black mini dress that paid homage to her iconic 1989’s Oscar look
“Do you know that I have a history with this dress?” Barrymore asked, walking over to the audience member as cameras rolled.
The woman, who introduced herself as Ruby, quickly confirmed she knew exactly what she was wearing.
“I do,” Ruby said, explaining that she and her mother are “big vintage collectors.” She added that the dress originally belonged to her mom in the 1990s.
Barrymore was referring to the black cotton off-the-shoulder Betsey Johnson mini dress with two purple rosettes she famously wore to the 61st Academy Awards in 1989.
She was just 14 years old at the time and attended the ceremony with fellow child star Corey Feldman, who was her boyfriend at the time.
The dress brought back memories of a simpler, more innocent time in Barrymore’s life
Barrymore went on to reflect on her iconic Oscar’s look.
“I didn’t have the money, I didn’t have the resources, I didn’t have a stylist,” she told the audience. “So I grabbed my Betsey Johnson off the rack at my house and I wore that to the Academy Awards.”
At the time, the dress felt, in her opinion, noticeably out of place.
The dress was designed by Betsey Johnson, who by the late 1980s was already known for deliberately rejecting red-carpet formality.
Her designs favored playfulness, youth, affordability, and rebellion over couture polish. At the time, Johnson was associated with downtown New York fashion and was openly critical of the elitism of high fashion.
“I loved it!” Barrymore added, laughing. “But I remember getting there and seeing people in such designer duds, and I remember thinking, ‘Oh, I’m very underdressed. I’m wearing a cotton Betsey Johnson dress. Whoops!’”
She estimated the dress likely cost around $65, a far cry from the couture gowns surrounding her that night.
The actress had previously spoken about that night when Corey Feldman, her boyfriend at the time, appeared on her show
The moment wasn’t the first time Barrymore had reflected on that particular Oscars night.
In 2023, Feldman appeared as a guest on her show, where the former couple reminisced about their teenage romance and attending the Academy Awards together.
During the conversation, Barrymore and Feldman spoke about how unprepared they were for the level of scrutiny and spectacle surrounding the event. Feldman described the night as overwhelming.
The two were together for roughly a year before breaking up around April 1990.
Seeing the dress worn by a fan as a deliberate tribute on her show brought a flood of memories back to the actress.
“I’m just so excited to be sharing in this moment with you, Ruby,” Barrymore said.
The interaction quickly went viral after the clip was shared online, with viewers praising Barrymore’s genuine reaction, and tenderly remembering that one night nearly 40 years ago.
“I can’t get past the 90s being vintage,” a reader said. “I remember watching that Oscar’s and seeing her walk the red carpet with Corey Feldman!”
Even Betsey Johnson itself was moved by the tribute. “Nothing beats the history of a girl and her Betsey Johnson dress,” the official Instagram account wrote.
“So sweet.” Barrymore’s fans were moved by the gesture
Sydney Sweeney’s attempt to shut down long-standing plastic surgery rumors has sparked a fresh wave of backlash online, after the actress insisted she has “never had any work done” during a Truth Serum interview.
What started as a candid response to a beauty-rumor prompt quickly grew into a debate across social media, where viewers began posting side-by-side photos as supposed proof Sweeney was lying. Others, however, have remained on the Euphoria actress’ side.
Sweeney insisted that she never had any work done because she is afraid of needles
Sydney Sweeney’s Truth Serum segment opened with her co-star in The Handmaid, Amanda Seyfried, asking, “What is one beauty rumor about yourself that you want to debunk right now?”
Sweeney’s response was direct: “I mean, I have never gotten work done. I am so scared of needles, you have no idea.”
Seyfried countered with a tease: “But it’s really effective once you get older. I’m telling you right now.”
Sweeney didn’t budge. She clarified that critics were comparing photos of her at twelve years old to professionally styled images at 26, which would obviously show a lot of difference.
“You can not compare a photo of me from when I was 12 to a photo of me at 26 with professional makeup and lighting. Of course, I’m going to look different. Everybody on social media is insane,” Sweeney said.
She also highlighted a detail in her appearance that proved she never had work done. According to Sweeney, her face is asymmetrical thanks to a wakeboarding accident that required 19 stitches near her eye.
Sydney Sweeney says she’s never gotten anything injected into her face because she’s scared of needles, but Amanda joked that there’s medication for that, and told her to call her whenever she’s ready to get something done. pic.twitter.com/M1XmJcsdL9
“If I did it, guys, my face would be even. Like, one eye pulls more than the other… it feels like my eye pulls just a little differently,” she explained.
Sweeney also stated that she is looking forward to aging naturally. “I’m going to age gracefully,” she said, according to the Atlanta Black Star.
Fans pushed back after the Euphoria actress denied ever having cosmetic work
Netizens, however, were not fully convinced. One commenter wrote: “Well, she’s clearly lying. Just admit it and say, yeah, I’ve had a tweak here and there, my body so what! But to lie just makes you seem more stupid.”
Another viewer dismissed her explanation entirely, focusing on her chest: “Nobody’s looking at her face. The big plastic grapefruits on her chest get all the attention.”
On Entertainment Tonight’s Instagram post, which featured a side-by-side comparison of Sweeney today from before, commenters zeroed in on her lips, which seemed to have changed over the years.
“The lips give her away,” one wrote, while another stated, “She definitely had lip filler and a nose job.”
Still, others insisted that people would respond to Sweeney far better if she just admitted to having cosmetic enhancements.
“She should just own up to it, and hope she ages all natural, like Pamela Anderson or Gillian Anderson. Those two ladies are natural perfect role models. They care for their skin well after they had work done in their early years,” the commenter wrote.
Sweeney has become the center of a racial debate following her participation in a controversial ad
The scrutiny around Sydney Sweeney’s looks wasn’t the only spotlight following her into 2025. Earlier this year, she became the center of an unexpected internet firestorm when American Eagle released a denim campaign built around a cheeky play on words between “jeans” and “genes.”
While the brand intended the tagline to be a lighthearted pun, the whole campaign quickly spiraled into accusations of promoting eugenics, with critics calling it a coded “racialized dog whistle.”
The backlash was immediate and intense, even as American Eagle stood firmly behind the ad.
While Sweeney didn’t directly address the controversy during an interview with Variety, the outlet noted that she seemed to gesture toward the uproar when she reflected on how easily people project personas onto her. “I play a lot of very divisive characters, and I think that a lot of people think they know me, but they don’t,” she said.
She explained that labels attached to her, especially those tied to her appearance, often miss the reality of who she is off-screen. “So when people think, ‘Ah, she’s a s*x symbol,’ or ‘She’s leaning into that,’ I’m like, ‘No, I just feel good, and I’m doing it for myself and I feel strong,’” Sweeney said.
Netizens shared their thoughts about Sydney Sweeney’s appearance on social media
Netflix’s Devil May Cry animated series returns with an anticipated season 2. After the first installment made waves in 2025, the series was renewed just one week after its debut. An official news release from Netflix now confirms that season 2 will premiere on May 12, 2026.
Jennifer Lopez used the holiday season to promote products from her beauty line, but there were other details in her video that caught viewers’ attention instead.
The pop star and actress, who has recently been linked to Keith Urban, posted a clip of herself using JLo Beauty items as stocking stuffers.
Dressed in black leggings, sneakers, and a cropped beige hoodie, Jennifer walked toward a red stocking hanging above her fireplace and filled it with three products from her line.
Jennifer Lopez shared a festive video that quickly stirred up online chatter
“Glow gifts for the ones I love. 🎁✨ @jlobeauty Stocking Stuffers 🎄,” she captioned the post on Wednesday (December 10).
People had a lot to say about the video, with some taking notice of a detail they found odd and “depressing”: the fact that she had only put up one stocking instead of three.
“For the one she loves… Herself!!!” wrote one critic.
“Probably for herself. There should be 3 – her 2 kids,” noted someone else.
Many users also pointed out that the placement of the large Christmas stocking didn’t seem safe, as the knitted sock appeared to be too close to the fire.
If J-Lo exposed perfumes or other highly flammable products to the open fire, a minor issue could turn into a hazard within seconds.
“Yes let put flammables in a stocking in front of the fireplace,” one person quipped.
“Don’t put the beauty stuff in the knitted socks close to the fireplace :))))” recommended a separate commenter.
The star filed for divorce from the Batman actor after two years of marriage, ending their second romance (They had previously been together in the early 2000s.)
She said she would be spending the holidays with her sister Lynda and her mother Guadalupe, who would be visiting from the East Coast, as well as with her twins.
“The holidays are such a special time for us and they’ve always been since I was a little girl,” Jennifer shared. “And I really look forward to those moments when I can be with my sisters and just relax and have fun and create new memories.”
The Selena actress revealed that she loves planning every detail, from decorations and hot chocolate to festive music and food, and creating a “storybook” Christmas experience for her children.
“I’m a sucker for the holidays,” she said.
Viewers also sounded the alarm over the knitted stocking hanging dangerously close to an open flame
While it’s unknown whether she will bring a special someone to the dinner table this year, reports suggest Jennifer is open to a new relationship after the Bennifer split.
Sources say the mom of two could soon be adding some country music to her playlist.
According to Heat World UK, friends of J-Lo and Keith Urban, who recently separated from Nicole Kidman, have been trying to play matchmaker to see if there’s a spark between them.
A source told the outlet that Jennifer reached out to Keith “as soon as she found out he and Nicole had split up” to offer her support and “check in.”
Keith sat beside J-Lo as an American Idol judge in the mid-2010s.
“It’s been more than a year now, and she’s still hurting over her divorce [from Ben], so she’s very sensitive to anyone going through the end of a marriage,” the source said. “And when you add in all the awful accusations Keith has had to deal with, she feels that much worse for him.”
Remember earlier this year when a bunch of Disney characters and civil rights activists were being puppeteered on social media by generative AI prompts? Disney sent a cease-and-desist to Character.ai, accusing the platform of ripping off its copyrighted characters in what, at the time, seemed like the latest push by studios to protect their IP. Turns out, Disney just wanted a better deal. The company announced plans on Dec. 11 to bring over 200 of its characters to OpenAI’s video platform, Sora.
Cardi B marked her fourth postpartum with a decision that quickly became the focus of harsh online criticism.
After welcoming her new baby, the rapper visited New York City-based body piercer Robbie Milian to receive a new set of dermal piercings across her neck and lower back. Milian shared a video of the session on December 4, showing Cardi reacting in discomfort.
“Fresh back dermal implants, and surface neck, nape piercing for @iamcardib, loving the vibe.”
The footage produced immediate reactions from viewers who were not impressed.
“Nothing says uber trashy like tattoos and turning yourself into a pin cushion with piercings,” a viewer wrote, while others simply called it “gross.”
Netizens criticized Cardi B’s decision to get dermal piercings on her neck and lower back
The video showed Cardi receiving two small, round diamond studs on the back of her neck, two larger studs on her lower back, and a third dermal piercing fitted with a multi-diamond accessory near her left hip.
At different points in the video, she could be heard shouting in pain while the piercer worked. After the session, she posed for photos showing the new jewelry positioned among her colorful back tattoos.
Milian, who performed the piercings, has worked with several public figures in the past. His clients have included Travis Barker, Noah Cyrus, and Ayesha Curry.
The procedure added to Cardi’s long history with body piercings.
Earlier this year she revealed that she had pierced her b*tt crack, a process she said was painless because the top portion of her backside is numb following a surgery to remove fillers.
“I practically did a tummy tuck on my *ss,” she said on the Call Her Daddy podcast. “So when I pierce my *ss, I ain’t feel s**t.”
She later lost that particular diamond stud in the toilet.
Over the years she has also pierced her ears, lips, nose, navel, and upper lip, including a Monroe piercing she received in 2019 for twenty-five dollars.
Cardi B welcomed her fourth child, and her first with her current boyfriend, on November 4
The piercing video surfaced shortly after Cardi B welcomed her fourth child, a baby boy and her first with boyfriend and NFL player Stefon Diggs.
“Cardi is healthy and happy,” a representative told People Magazine.
The rapper already shares daughters Blossom and Kulture, as well as son Wave with her estranged husband Offset. She filed for divorce in July 2024, four years after her first filing, although the process has not yet been completed.
Cardi announced her pregnancy during an interview on CBS Mornings that aired on September 17.
“I’m having a baby with my boyfriend, Stefon Diggs,” she told Gayle King, adding that she felt strong enough to carry the baby and work at the same time.
“It’s a boy. That’s enough for me,” Diggs added. “I can’t wait to make him do push-ups and sit-ups and run around.”
The tour will travel across North America with stops that include Las Vegas (February 13), Inglewood (February 15 and 16), New York City (March 25 and 26), Toronto (March 30), and will conclude in Atlanta in mid-April 2026.
The rapper also announced plans to release a new album in 2026. During a live chat in October, she said she wants the project to mark a new era in her career, with a sound that moves away from her recent work.
She explained that she is in a heavy creative period as she develops the new material and confirmed she will not release a deluxe version of her current album, choosing instead to proceed directly into the next project.
“Stop.” Netizens shared their thoughts on Cardi B’s piercings on social media
It’s been nearly 10 years since Disney rebooted Star Warswith The Force Awakens and, in many ways, we’ve only just begun to explore the era established by the sequel trilogy. That seems intentional — never have I seen a community so divided as this one was after the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. However, denying something’s existence just because I’m not too fond of it seems like a fool’s game, so I personally have been waiting for more Sequel-era stories. Making up for lost time is Star Wars: Han Solo – Hunt for the Falcon, a comic book miniseries from writer Rodney Barnes and illustrated by Ramon Rosanas. And in its first issue, this new comic is giving me something I didn’t know I wanted: Han Solo is getting his “Old Man Logan” moment.
Guillermo del Toro is a visionary director, able to reinvent the macabre and tell a beautiful story amidst the darkness. As such, there’s a particular film in this vein that never made it beyond talks that haunts DC Comics fans to this day: del Toro’s Justice League Dark film. The Frankenstein director is still just as passionate about the project as the fans, and in a recent discussion, he opened up about the characters involved, a special cameo, and even an action set piece he had in mind.
