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BRANDY NORWOOD IS BEING SUED FOR A MISSING RING!

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  • Is Brandy Norwood being sued over a missing ring? It sure looks like it! According to TMZ.com the songstress and her stylist are being dragged to court by Elle B. Mambetov, a fashion designer and Beverly Hills store owner over a $45,000 ring that she was supposed to wear at the American Music Awards.

Elle B. Mambetov claims Brandy’s stylist approached her last year about borrowing clothes and jewelry for the singer to wear at the November Awards show including a Dreamboule Big Bang Diamond Ring ( see picture above)   comprised of 18-karat rose gold, with a sapphire crystal dome and black volcanic stone.

Sources are saying that Brandy never wore the ring or the clothes to the AMAs. So where is the pricey bauble?  Elle was told that the ring was last seen on a piano at Brandy’s Calabasas estate according to Brandy’s stylist.


THE MYSTERY BEHIND BETTY WHITE’S DIAMOND HEART NECKLACE IS FINALLY SOLVED!

Jennifer Love Hewitt gave Betty White a Tiffany & Co. diamond heart necklaceJennifer Love Hewitt gave Betty White a Tiffany & Co. diamond heart necklace

  • So where did Betty White get her diamond heart necklace from? Many think it was a gift from her late husband Allen Ludden but it turns out to be from actress Jennifer Love Hewitt!

The two were good friends after meeting on the set of the Hallmark movie The Lost Valentine in 2011 and Jennifer has now revealed that for 11 years Betty wore a necklace Jennifer had gifted to her.

“Not a lot of people know this story and I have never shared it, but when we worked together it was instant love for me and when we wrapped I gave her a Tiffany necklace and she wore it every single day for 11 years,” Jennifer told ET Online.

“She had it on with her when she passed, she had my heart with her and she always will.”

Jennifer revealed it was “beautiful” to her that Betty was wearing the present – Tiffany’s heart diamond pendant – she gave her when she died.
She said: “She had it on when she passed and a friend of hers called me and said, ‘You know we have to take the necklace off, but it was the first time in 11 years that she took that off and that’s who Betty was, she knew, that for me, it meant something to give her my heart and she wore it every day, and every time she heard my name, you can go back and look at countless interviews and that little diamond, her necklace, that she wears is for me, and she would kiss it and she would always make sure that I knew she had it on and it was so beautiful to me that it was with her in her last moment.”


ALL THE DETAILS BEHIND MEGAN FOX’S ENGAGEMENT RING FROM MACHINE GUN KELLY!

Megan Fox's engagement ring from Machine Gun KellyMegan Fox's engagement ring from Machine Gun KellyMegan Fox's engagement ring from Machine Gun Kelly

 

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  • Fellas take note! When it comes to finding a ring for your loved one to propose with –  take a cue from Machine Gun Kelly! The Papercuts singer placed major thought behind the design of the ring he was giving to his girlfriend Megan Fox! Let’s break it down, shall we?

Kelly teamed up with edgy jeweler Stephen Webster (Christina Aguilera and Pink are big fans) to design a “Toi et Moi” style featuring the couple’s birthstones: a diamond for himself and an emerald for his bride-to-be. The style of two stones is often referred to as “you and me” and is one of the most historic ring-setting styles that symbolizes love stories and partnerships. This style first gained attention with a diamond and sapphire Toi et Moi ring that Napoleon Bonaparte gifted his wife Josephine de Beauharnais in 1796.

The two pear-shaped stones are set “on two magnetic bands of thorns that draw together as two halves of the same soul forming the obscure heart that is our love,” Kelly wrote on Instagram.

In a recent interview, MGK, told Vogue, “The concept is that the ring can come apart to make two rings. When it’s together, it’s held in place by a magnet. So you see how it snaps together? And then it forms an obscure heart,” he said. “And you see this right here? The bands are actually thorns. So if she tries to take it off, it hurts…. Love is pain.”

The ring is estimated to be valued at $350,000 and when interviewed Webster said of MGK, “He wanted something that was completely original and meaningful to both Megan and himself. He fed me lots of material in an almost lyrical form.”

The jeweler also said the rock star provided him with “possibly the most romantic story I have had to work with.”

Megan Fox's custom George the Jeweler necklace with Machine Gun Kelly initials

But that’s not only the piece of jewelry Fox has to show her devotion to Kelly. Less than a week after their engagement, Megan Fox supported Machine Gun Kelly’s Dolce & Gabbana runway debut in Milan Italy by wearing a necklace by George the Jeweler. The multistrand statement piece features a custom 14k gold diamond MGK initial pendant, a gun pendant, and a saint medallion surrounded by diamonds.


PHARRELL’S NEW DIAMOND GLASSES FOR TIFFANY ARE CAUSING QUITE AN UPROAR!

Pharrell's diamond Tiffany & Co. glasses at Kenzo

Pharrell's diamond Tiffany & Co. glasses at KenzoPharrell's diamond Tiffany & Co. glasses at Kenzo

  • So what has everyone talked about in the jewelry industry? It has to be the latest collaboration between Pharrell Williams and Tiffany & Co.! According to WWD.com Pharrell went to the fall 2022  Kenzo menswear show in Paris on Sunday wearing almond-shaped sunglasses rimmed in 61 round brilliant diamonds of over 25 carats and studded with an emerald at each temple, teasing a new design project with Tiffany & Co.

“Tiffany and I are engaged,” he told WWD, flashing a big smile.

He said the sunglasses were the “first of many things that I’m gonna do with Tiffany.”

So why the uproar? Two pairs of Mughal glasses went up for sale at Sotheby last year. If you look closely it appears that the ones Pharrell wore to the show are very similar in style right down to the shape of the lenses. Many felt that the iconic blue box jeweler should have at least stated that they were inspired by these 17th-century glasses. Thoughts?

 

 

 

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JODIE TURNER-SMITH IS THE NEW FACE OF GUCCI’S SECOND HIGH JEWELRY COLLECTION!

Jodie Turner-Smith new face of Gucci's High Jewelry CollectionJodie Turner-Smith new face of Gucci's High Jewelry CollectionJodie Turner-Smith new face of Gucci's High Jewelry Collection

  • Gucci has tapped actress Jodie Turner-Smith as the face of the Italian brand’s second High Jewelry collection called: Hortus Deliciarum -Latin for Garden of Delights and includes 130 one-of-a-kind pieces inspired by Mother Nature. One shot, in particular, is inspired by a famous photo of Elizabeth Taylor from 1989, which was photographed by Helmut Newton ( shown above). The entire campaign was shot by Glen Luchford.

KIM K CAUSING QUITE THE STIR OVER HER OVERSIZED HOOP EARRINGS!

Kim Kardashian slammed for wearing ‘om’ earrings, disrespecting Hindu religion

 

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  • Never mind that Kim is lounging on a bed in a see-through skirt, it seems Kim K’s earrings were what everyone was looking at in her steamy Instagram photoshoot for KKW Beauty.

The oversized hoop earrings sparked heavy criticism over its om symbol. People took to social media stating that Kim reduced the spiritual symbol to a fashion accessory!

According to the Hindu religion, the om symbol represents “ultimate reality” and is worn to express devotion to the religion. The word itself is often chanted before Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain ceremonies.

“MY RELIGION IS NOT YOUR AESTHETIC WTF,” one observer bashed in the comment section of the May 23 tweet.

Another fumed, “STOP CULTURAL APPROPRIATION OF INDIAN CULTURE!!!”

Another added, “Is now a good time to mention that the Om is a sacred symbol to Hindus and not just an accessory?”

No comment from Kim’s camp about the debacle.


IS THIS OUR FIRST LOOK AT GWEN STEFANI’S ENGAGEMENT & WEDDING RINGS?

Is Gwen Stefani married?Is Gwen Stefani married?

 

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Are Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton married? Fans think so based on exclusive paparazzi pictures obtained by Page Six!  Although we do have to give Gwen credit as she did give us a hint via her Instagram! The former No Doubt frontwoman was spotted wearing what appeared to be a sparkling diamond wedding band next to her massive engagement ring which we love by the way!

Stefani, 51, and Shelton, 44, both back from Oklahoma were spotted wearing matching outfits of navy blue shirts, blue jeans, and baseball caps while attending a children’s sporting event with her son. The wedding ring appears to have various cuts of diamonds surrounding the band and complements her epic engagement ring quite nicely.


MEET TIFFANY & CO.’S NEWEST GLOBAL HOUSE AMBASSADORS!

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  • Talk about a powerhouse trio! Tiffany & Co. unveiled that Anya Taylor-Joy, Eileen Gu, and Tracee Ellis Ross are its newest global House ambassadors and make their debut in the 2021 Tiffany T1 campaign, ‘Give Me the T,’ which is launching across Tiffany platforms. Ellis summed it up the best when interviewed by the jewelry brand by saying, “Growing up, I would often wander through the flagship store on Fifth Avenue, imagining myself as a grown woman wearing the bold elegance of Tiffany’s signature diamonds. All these years later, to be the face of this iconic brand and to represent the T1 collection is a dream come true,” said Tracee Ellis Ross. “Shooting the campaign was a welcome moment of inspiration and glamour after the challenging year that we’ve all experienced.” Who doesn’t love a Tiffany moment?

ARE KATY PERRY AND ORLANDO BLOOM MARRIED?

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom married?Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom married?

  • Speaking of secret weddings……Are they married? Sure looks like it! Katy posted the video (see still picture above) of Orlando Bloom at the hospital while giving birth to their daughter Daisy and many an eagle-eyed fan spotted Bloom wearing what looks to be a wedding band! Couple in the fact that in March of this year, the paparazzi photographed the Firework star sporting a gold band on her left ring finger as she stepped out with Bloom in Hawaii!

PHARRELL’S NEW MULTI GEMSTONE SMILE

Pharrell Williams' new $100,000 grills

Pharell’s smile swept the internet. The 48-year-old multi-hyphenate tapped Gabby Elan Jewelry, a Diamond District father-son duo whose inimitable designs have attracted an impressive A-list clientele including Bella Hadid and LeBron James.

The grills featured $100,000 worth of rare gems consisting of “VS+ white diamonds, fancy yellow diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds,” according to the jewelry designer.

There was a lot of trial and error to get this perfect,” jewelry designer Elan Pinhasov-Malaev told Page Six. “I went knocking on about 30 doors trying to find some of these stones.”

Interesting to note that all the gems featured a custom rose cut – Pharrell’s personal favorite and were cast in 22-karat gold.

So how long did it take? It took two months to source the rare gems and the design process took a total of four months.

The grills were commissioned alongside Jacob & Co., who created a matching necklace for Williams.


KIM KARDASHIAN’S STALKER SENDS HER A WEDDING RING!

Kim K gets diamond ring from stalker

  • Kim K received the most disturbing package in the mail. According to TMZ, the reality star’s security team intercepted a parcel from a fan that included a diamond engagement ring … and Plan B.!
    Looks like the stalker is a die-hard fan, showing up to her house and harassing her online even going so far as posting a self-made marriage certificate! We’re not sure if the ring is real or how many carats it is but we do know that it will definitely be returned to the sender. Scary!

Kerry Washington Makes A Solid Gold Investment & Lindsay Lohan Adds Jewelry Designer To Her Resume

Kerry Washington Invests in Female-Owned Jewelry Brand Aurate

Kerry Washington is unstoppable! Not only is she an award-winning actress but Washington can also add investor and co-designer to her list of many talented accomplishments.

Starring as the face of Aurate’s new campaign Kerry had a hand in co-designing the new Lioness Collection – a capsule of cool jewels centering on the symbol of the lioness – an emblem of power. What we love about the collection is that twenty percent of proceeds from all sales of the pendant go to Supermajority – a women’s activism group working to transform the country and build an intergenerational, multiracial movement for women’s equity that the actress is involved with.

Kerry Washington joins Aurate as investor and jewelry designer

In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar Kerry says that accessorizing for fancy events provided her with the experience necessary to co-design a collection. “I’ve always been drawn to fine jewelry that has a real delicacy to it. I spent 20 years going through jewelry trays, whether I’m doing press or walking the red carpet or doing a junket or at a magazine cover shoot, looking at jewelry, figuring out what do I like, what don’t I like, what works, what doesn’t work,” she says. “And so it’s been fun to bring some of that experience now to the table, as an investor and designer.”

Kerry Washington joins Aurate as investor and jewelry designer

“This is a company by women for women. And I wanted to make sure that our design was an organic growth out of those values and that commitment,” Washington explains. “We started talking about the lioness and what she symbolizes. Because lionesses, they hunt together and they raise their cubs together. They provide for the tribe by going out for the kill together, but they also come back and they raise each other’s cubs and there’s no hierarchy. There’s no one lioness who’s in charge of the other. They really are a collective of sisterhood.”

Applying the lioness symbolism to women, Washington says, “I just love that imagery for how it speaks to the power of women when women come together, how we are both fierce and loving. We also started working with the imagery of Sekhmet, who is a goddess from Egyptian mythology. Her name literally translates to, ‘She who is powerful,’ but she was a warrior because she is a warrior goddess and also a goddess of healing.”

Kerry Washington joins Aurate as investor and jewelry designer

She goes on to say that “Also using the idea of a coin to really speak to women’s value and our worth in the world. But another one of my favorite things about the collection is the two different chains that are bonded together as a symbol, really of what happens when women come together as one circle. So there’s a lot of really powerful imagery [within the collection] and I love that.”

Kerry Washington joins Aurate as investor and jewelry designer

Is Lindsay Lohan Making A Comeback As A Jewelry Designer?

What’s that saying – “Better late than never?” Well, it’s taken Lindsay three years to do it but the actress finally announced the launch of her new jewelry line with Lily Baker.

Lindsay Lohan launching a collection with Lily Baker

Lindsay Lohan launching a collection with Lily Baker

The actress created a 40-piece collection that includes stud earrings, hoops, bracelets, and necklaces with the UK-based jewelry company and features designs from Hamsa stud earrings ($52 USD) to crystal-encrusted safety pin earrings ($145 USD).

Lindsay Lohan launching a collection with Lily Baker

Could this be the same collaboration a rep for the star told Page Six was in the works in 2017?  We’re not sure but if it is, she is finally making good on a promise she made three years ago!

Lindsay Lohan launching a collection with Lily Baker

Let’s face it we were pretty skeptical especially since she was suppose to have a line with Mouawad in 2011 and that fell through!  Who knows #lohanjewelry might be a thing!