These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Tuesday. Teyana Taylor will host the 2025 CFDA Fashion Awards, presented by Amazon Fashion. The awards ceremony and gala dinner will be held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City on Nov. 3. Naomi Campbell will give …
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The 2025 CFDA Fashion Awards are scheduled for November 3 at the American Museum of Natural History, where they will be hosted by American triple-threat Teyana Taylor, who can be seen in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another and, of course, on the runway at Vogue World: Hollywood. The actor, choreographer, and singer joins a list of past hosts that includes Anne Hathaway and Cynthia Erivo.
In addition to honoring American fashion and cementing its future, one of the ceremony’s most endearing traditions is that, in addition to famous presenters, who are more often than not actors, supermodels, and singers—it invites American designers to do the honors. This year, the lineup portends a fabulous night filled with both up-and-comers and stalwarts.
Joseph Altuzarra will present the American Womenswear Designer of the Year award alongside actor Leslie Bibb, who most recently appeared in the third season of The White Lotus. Resident funny guy Benito Skinner of Overcompensating fame will join Jennifer Fisher to introduce the American Accessory Designer of the Year Award. Addison Rae and Christopher John Rogers—both Libras hailing from Louisiana!—will introduce the Google Shopping American Emerging Designer of the Year category, and CFDA chairman Thom Browne will present Ralph Rucci with the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Founder’s Award in honor of Eleanor Lambert will be given to Cynthia Rowley by Julianne Moore, and Jerry Lorenzo of Fear of God will receive the Innovation Award Presented by Amazon Fashion from Ava DuVernay. Ariana DeBose and Amber Valletta will give the Positive Change Award to Donatella Versace, who is being recognized for her advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community, and her support of young talents, and Vogue’s Nicole Phelps will present the Isabel Toledo Board of Directors’ Tribute to her fellow New Yorker Andre Walker. Pieter Mulier will receive the International Designer of the Year Award from Naomi Campbell.
Nominees and honorees were announced early in September as New York Fashion Week got going, and the Council of Fashion Designers of America has shared that the recipient for the Fashion Icon recognition will be none other than Vogue’s May 2025 cover star A$AP Rocky.
The rapper, who is known as a menswear oracle of sorts and acted as co-chair at the 2025 Met Gala, has a label of his own as part of his creative agency AWGE. Rocky is also the creative director of Puma and Ray-Ban and has fronted campaigns for labels including Bottega Veneta and Calvin Klein, in addition to designing a capsule for Moncler. “A$AP Rocky is a fashion icon in the purest form,” CFDA chairman Thom Browne said. “He is one of a kind. His truly original approach to fashion inspires me, and so many, to think differently.”
Leonardo DiCaprio and Teyana Taylor’s new film “One Battle After Another” is being hailed by viewers but it’s struggling to make its money back.
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, the Warner Bros. drama reportedly cost around $130 million to produce and another $70 million to promote. So far, it’s earned about $140 million worldwide, falling short of what’s needed to turn a profit.
“These prestige-type movies have failed to create a sense of FOMO among audiences,” says Fandango box office analyst Shawn Robbins in a statement to Variety. Warner Bros. pushed back on reports of a $100 million loss, saying, “Films across the studio’s slate, including ‘One Battle After Another,’ have achieved financial reward in 2025 with more than $4 billion earned to date.”
Despite the numbers, “One Battle After Another” is generating major Oscar buzz for its emotional storytelling and standout performances by DiCaprio and Taylor.
Did y’all go catch this action flick?
Taylor Swift may have quietly thrown shade at Travis Kelce’s ex, Kayla Nicole, after sending a copy of her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, to Teyana Taylor.
The gift, which included a handwritten note from Swift, quickly fueled speculation among fans that the pop superstar’s gesture was more than just a friendly surprise.
On Tuesday (Oct. 14), Teyana, shared the gift on Instagram Stories, writing, “Thank you Tay Tay!!” alongside a photo of the box set and Swift’s note. In it, Swift wrote, “Well hi! If you’re someone who has shown love, someone I admire and ultimately someone I’d want to celebrate with as we welcome The Life of a Showgirl into the world, I hope you like the gifts and record! With love, a showgirl named Taylor Swift.”
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Many fans suggested the gift was a subtle jab at Nicole, who previously pretty much admitted to dressing up as Teyana Taylor for Halloween following her split from Iman Shumpert.
In October 2024, Nicole spoke publicly about her past relationship with Teyana’s ex-husband on Angel Reese’s podcast. “We weren’t in a relationship, but … I was dating a guy,” she said. “He dumped me through a text message … for this singer/actress who was famous at the time.”
Describing herself as “devastated” and “heartbroken,” Nicole added that she had then dressed up as the same singer/actress for Halloween. Nicole’s costume was a recreation of Teyana’s outfit in Kanye West’s “Fade” music video.
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The petty, but spot-on moment, prompted a response from Teyana at the time, who called the stunt “distasteful & uncalled for” and noted that it seemed calculated to draw attention.
“She knew exactly what she was doing. That lady said, ‘She was famous at the time,’ also said, ‘idc who see it,’ it was very distasteful and uncalled for,” Teyana wrote in a lengthy Instagram post. “Dressing up like me for what?? Crazy part about it all is, I actually showed love under her pic when she posted it! Like I did the other 3736262626 people that dressed up as me for Halloween.”
See below.
Meanwhile, Kelce and Swift are currently engaged after two years of dating, which they announced in August. Teyana Taylor has moved on as well and is currently dating actor Aaron Pierre.
It is unclear if Kayla Nicole is dating at the moment. See Taylor Swift’s gift to Teyana Taylor above.
by Alex Billington
October 8, 2025
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“How could this ever happen to me?” Hulu has revealed the full official trailer for a series titled All’s Fair, another new Ryan Murphy creation ready to rattle some cages. Ready to debut streaming in November this fall. The brash and opulent series follows a successful divorce lawyer and the owner of an all-female law firm in Los Angeles meant to help support women. A team of female divorce attorneys leave a male-dominated firm to open up their own powerhouse practice. Fierce, brilliant and emotionally complicated, they navigate high-stakes breakups, scandalous secrets and shifting allegiances—both in the courtroom and within their own ranks. The new series stars Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts, Teyana Taylor (also starring in PTA’s One Battle After Another as Perfidia Beverly Hills), Matthew Noszka, with Sarah Paulson and Glenn Close. This is a wild and wicked trailer, with so much opulence and luxury flying out of it, and plenty of yelling, too. Sarah Paulson looks like she’s having a ball letting loose on everyone in here. That final snappy reply from her at the table is pretty spicy. This might actually be good? Who’s watching?
Here’s the full official trailer (+ poster) for Ryan Murphy’s series All’s Fair, direct from Hulu’s YouTube:
You can rewatch the teaser trailer for Ryan Murphy’s All’s Fair series right here for the first look again.
🖋 “Lawyers are a girl’s best friend.” A team of female divorce attorneys leave a male-dominated firm to open their own powerhouse practice. Fierce, brilliant, and emotionally complicated, they navigate high-stakes breakups, scandalous secrets, and shifting allegiances—both in the courtroom and within their own ranks. In a world where money talks and love is a battleground, these women don’t just play the game—they change it. All’s Fair is a series created by Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken and Ryan Murphy. It’s written and executive produced by Ryan Murphy, who also directs, Jon Robin Baitz, Joe Baken, Jamie Pachino, Lyn Greene and Richard Levine. With episodes directed by Murphy, Anthony Hemingway, and Crystle Roberson Dorsey. Produced by 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy TV. Also executive produced by Anthony Hemingway, Kris Jenner, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, Nissa Diederich. Hulu debuts the All’s Fair series streaming on Hulu starting on November 4th, 2025 this fall. Intrigued?
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Teyana Taylor is open to doing reality TV again in the future but when asked about doing a show w/ her boyfriend Aaron Pierre, she seemingly shut the idea down.
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Aaron Pierre is Teyana Taylor‘s “prize” and “apple pie.”
The singer and star of One Battle After Another recently appeared on Sherri to discuss her leading man and leading role. Following her divorce from Iman Shumpert, Taylor gushed over her new love.
Host Sherri Shepherd teased, “Aaron Pierre was our fantasy,” and for Taylor, he was hers, too. “Luther said, ‘Never too much,’” she quipped about how well it’s going between them. She even broke out into song. “Never too much apple pie,” Taylor joked.
On a more serious note, the Escape Room singer confessed, “I feel good. It feels good to feel good.” Taylor then offered up some advice to single women on their own journey for love: “I think the most important thing is— no matter where you come from, whether it’s a heartbreak or whatever, I think the best thing is to be willing to love unarmored. If you’re willing to come with a wall built, it’ll block your blessings, and who that [new] person may not be what that [old] person was.”
Regarding her own path in love, Taylor shared, “I walk a straight line unarmored and I walk a straight line ready to receive whatever is mine to hold.”
Later in the segment, Shepherd asked Taylor about working with Leonardo DiCaprio, particularly for their steamy sex scenes. In regard to that, Taylor called it a “job.”
She laughed and said, “Babe, did you see my apple pie? My eyes is on my prize!” Shepherd praised Taylor’s loyalty to her man.
Taylor added, “When I step on set, I’m here to do a job. I’m a team player. We’re all players on this team and we’re here to win. We’re here to make magic. [It’s like] when the whistle blows, it’s time to get to work and I get to work. Then, I go my a** home.”
She noted that both she and Pierre are “very secure,” explaining, “When we know what the prize is, we’re not worried about if anybody is stepping outside of that prize tryna look for another one. We’re not worried about that. I have a very secure support system, and so does he, and I think that’s all it’s about. Understanding that this is work and this is love.”
Watch more from their chat below.
Okayyy, come through POWER couple! Teyana Taylor and Aaron Pierre hit the red carpet at the London premiere of her new film, ‘One Battle After Another’ and let’s just say — the chemistry? Loud. The looks? On lock. And the love? Jumping off the carpet, baby!
Teyana came to serve, as always, rocking a sleek, powerful look that gave leading lady energy from head to toe. But what really had us in our feelings? Aaron Pierre showing UP and showing OUT for his queen. He looked sharp in a dark, perfectly tailored suit, complete with shades and that signature quiet confidence — but when it came to Teyana? He had nothing but soft eyes and sweet words.
“She’s absolutely extraordinary,” Aaron told reporters. Looks like somebody’s in love! He wasn’t done, either. When asked about his bae, Aaron said: “Teyana Taylor. She’s fantastic. Today is about her,” before walking away from the interview. Whew! A supportive king! Let’s hear it for the man who knows when to let his woman SHINE.
Babyyy, the Shade Room comment section is in shambles under their premiere photo — in the best way! Folks are flooding in to say Teyana deserves this kind of peace and love, and how she and Aaron just fit together like grown, healed energy. One thing about it: the girls are clocking how sweet Aaron is to her — and a few are already asking if Mr. Pierre got any emotionally available, well-dressed friends.
One Instagram user @kandyce_hogan said, “LAdiesss THIS IS YOUR SIGN LEAVEEEEEE THE GHETTO 🗑️ AND HEAD TO PARADISE 😍😍😍😍😭”
This Instagram user @angelmomjeremiah shared, “they would make a fire mr. and mrs. smith“
And, Instagram user @teridixon_32 added, “They really complement each other. 😍🔥”
Meanwhile, Instagram user @tiannarae__ revealed, “He so gentle with her 😍”
While Instagram user @msjazzee wrote, “Lawwwwwd. Finest couple on the internet! I’m so happy for her.“
Finally, Instagram user @officialebonysheree said, “This is what she meant when she said she needs someone to care for her like a cup of tea!! ❤️”
Chile… what one man won’t do, another most definitely will! Not too long ago, Teyana Taylor was out here trying to save a marriage that, according to her, was built on jealousy and insecurity. As previously reported, Teyana quietly filed for divorce back in 2023, accusing Iman Shumpert of being a “narcissist” who couldn’t handle her shine. Yup… even after he signed that $40 million NBA contract in 2015, she says he stayed pressed about her fame. And when we say, she said, we mean the court documents–as the star has made clear on multiple occasions.
Teyana’s court docs paint a messy picture — one where she dimmed her own light to make him feel more secure, passed up opportunities, and even tried putting him on in Hollywood. Meanwhile, she claims he was picking fights (even on her birthday), leaving the family home, and barely showing up for their daughters, Junie and Rue. The marriage? “Irretrievably broken,” according to her docs. But, fast forward to NOW? Sis has evidently moved on and is glowing!
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Amid her divorce from Iman Shumpert, Teyana Taylor chose to defend herself from rumors on Instagram Live earlier this year, and she had to pay a hefty price for it. When asked on The Breakfast Club yesterday (Aug. 27) about the $70,000 fee she was hit with for violating the terms of her divorce, she said she doesn’t regret what she did.
“I’m sitting here defending some sh*t that came out a year ago,” she began, explaining how the rumors started to gain traction much later than when they initially started. Over the last year, Taylor and Shumpert finalized their split and dealt with a flurry of misleading coverage. She said felt the urge to defend herself against the chatter because she has a daughter who has access to social media. “It’s hitting differently because it’s assumed that I moved on… ‘Yo, she took this person for everything.’ Now, I’m being called out my name.”
Host Jess Hilarious chimed in, “It seemed like you had to pay a $70,000 bill for defending yourself.” Teyana quipped back, “And it was the best lil coin I’ve ever spent,” as Charlamagne Tha God ad-libbed, “Damn!”
The “Gonna Love Me” singer candidly added, “When I said I want to get put through the mattress in peace? Listen.”
Elsewhere in the interview, the mother of two discusses her new Escape Room album, recent vocal cord surgery, Aaron Pierre, and more. Watch the interview in full above and the referenced segment at the 13-minute mark.
The Harlem artist and former Cleveland Cavalier player got married in 2016. Together they had two daughters, Iman Tayla “Junie” Shumpert Jr. in 2015 and Rue Rose in 2020.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 28: Teyana Taylor, Iman Tayla Shumpert Jr., Iman Shumpert and Rue Rose Shumpert are seen on the Upper West Side on March 28, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by THE HAPA BLONDE/GC Images)
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Aside from dealing with rumors about her personal life, Taylor currently has her hands full with the rollout of her new album. Escape Room made landfall on Aug. 22, 2025, and boasts guest appearances from Jill Scott, Kerry Washington, Tyla, KAYTRANADA, Taraji P. Henson, Regina King, and more. It is accompanied by a short film, a “enigmatic post-apocalyptic/futuristic noir romance thriller” that she wrote, directed, and produced the under the banner of her all-female production company, The Aunties. Listen to Escape Room below.
Teyana Taylor is opening up about violating a court order in her divorce from Iman Shumpert, an action that resulted in a $70K fine.
While visiting The Breakfast Club, Teyana was asked why details from her ongoing separation with Iman always seem to hit the blogs whenever something positive is happening in her life or career.
She said it’s no coincidence, explaining that she went on Instagram Live to address sealed details of the divorce, which led to the court violation and fine, because she was tired of staying quiet while false information was being spread about her.
Teyana called the fine “the best lil coin I ever spent,” and claimed that a witness came forward with receipts supporting allegations that Iman and his team were allegedly orchestrating a “smear campaign” against her.
The former couple married in 2016 and share two children. They announced their split in late 2023.
What are your thoughts on Teyana’s claims?