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      Is Tom Sandoval of ‘Vanderpump Rules’ the Most Hated Man in America?

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      Valley Village is a Los Angeles neighborhood just across the freeway from Studio City, near the southern edge of the area locally referred to with both affection and derision as the Valley. There, at the end of a quiet, leafy street of ranch-style homes stands what real estate agents have come to describe as a “modern farmhouse,” which its current occupant, the reality-TV star Tom Sandoval, has outfitted with landscaping lights that rotate in a spectrum of colors, mimicking the dance floor of a nightclub. The home is both his private residence and an occasional TV set for the Bravo reality show “Vanderpump Rules.” After a series of events that came to be known as “Scandoval,” paparazzi had been camped outside, but by the new year it was just one or two guys, and now they have mostly gone, too.Listen to this article, read by Julia WhelanOpen this article in the New York Times Audio app on iOS.“Scandoval” is the nickname for Sandoval’s affair with another cast member, which he had behind the backs of the show’s producers and his girlfriend of nine years. This wouldn’t be interesting or noteworthy except that in 2023, after being on the air for 10 seasons, “Vanderpump” was nominated for an Emmy for outstanding unstructured reality program, an honor that has never been bestowed on any of the network’s “Housewives” shows. It also became, by a key metric, the most-watched cable series in the advertiser-beloved demographic of 18-to-49-year-olds and brought in over 12.2 million viewers. This happened last spring, when Hollywood’s TV writers went on strike and cable TV was declared dead and our culture had already become so fractured that it was rare for anything — let alone an episode of television — to become a national event. And yet you probably heard about “Scandoval” even if you couldn’t care less about who these people are, exactly.The story has continued offscreen. After the season aired, Raquel Leviss, with whom Sandoval had the affair, entered a mental-health facility in Arizona and started going by a different name. Ariana Madix, Sandoval’s now-ex-girlfriend, garnered so much national sympathy that she has had the most prosperous year of her career. In addition to being invited to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and to compete on “Dancing With the Stars,” she landed ads with Duracell batteries, Bic razors, Uber Eats and Lay’s chips, as well as a starring role in “Chicago” on Broadway this winter. Sandoval, meanwhile, became the most reviled man in America and the butt of a million jokes. Jennifer Lawrence made fun of his skin. Amy Schumer called him a narcissist. One of the hosts of “The View” called him “the Donald Trump of ex-boyfriends.” And Sandoval has just been here, in the Valley, trying to process it all. “I feel like I got more hate than Danny Masterson,” he told me, “and he’s a convicted rapist.”When I arrived at his house late last year, Sandoval, who is 41, had just finished working out. He wore a black muscle shirt and a wide headband. His assistant, Miles, was at the dining-room table sorting through Sandoval’s utility bills on two laptops. “He basically does anything I don’t personally have to do,” Sandoval explained. We were also joined by Rylie, who’s on Sandoval’s new publicity team, which has a background in crisis P.R. I assumed Rylie would be an impediment, but my fears were put to rest when she didn’t flinch at the Danny Masterson comment. Rylie is 23, has watched “Vanderpump” since she was in middle school and seemed as interested in Sandoval’s life as I was. When Sandoval described how, despite their gnarly, nationally televised split, he and Madix have continued living together, sequestered in separate parts of the five-bedroom home and communicating via assistants, Rylie was curious to hear more. “So all of her stuff is still here?” Rylie asked. Sandoval wasn’t sure, but he thought Madix might have finally rented a place. “She took the dog and the cat, and I know she wouldn’t do that if she was staying somewhere temporary,” he said. Sandoval wanted to buy out her share of the home, but interest rates are so crazy right now. He was considering getting a roommate to help with the mortgage. At least he thought Madix was finally open to the idea. “It took her a while to not be spiteful about the house,” he said. (A month after we met, Madix sued Sandoval in Los Angeles County to force him to sell the home and divide the proceeds.) We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe. More

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      Best Red Carpet Fashion At the Grammys: Taylor Swift, Victoria Monét, Miley Cyrus

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      The music industry’s biggest stars attended the 66th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in attire as varied as their songs and albums. Much of that attire — whether it was a cutout gown or a sheer shirt — exposed midsections.Dua Lipa and Miley Cyrus were two of the many who chose outfits with metallic tones, perhaps in hopes of earning a golden statue to match. Gracie Abrams, Paris Jackson and others opted for black, while Kylie Minogue and Bonnie McKee were among those in red, one of the most popular colors seen on carpets this awards season. (Ms. McKee complemented her red dress with a nest of fiery hair.)Several of the night’s most memorable looks reminded viewers that there’s nothing wrong with replaying old hits. Laverne Cox, the E! host who interviewed stars on the red carpet, wore a structured Comme des Garçons dress from 2015, and Olivia Rodrigo chose a white Versace gown that is almost 10 years older than she is.The Grammy Awards are known to be a fashion playground, and this year’s event was no exception. But the following 22 looks (three of which belonged to the members of boygenius) stood out more than most, for better or worse.Miley Cyrus: Most Barbarella!Don’t send her through a metal detector.Mario Anzuoni/ReutersSome people saw Cleopatra. Others saw Barbarella, or Princess Leia in her Jabba the Hutt period. Whatever the references, the “Flowers” singer’s metal mesh by Maison Margiela was marvelous.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe. More

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      Taylor Swift Makes Fox News Suddenly Hate Celebs in Politics

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      The news network that wants Taylor Swift to stick to singing has had no problem handing conservative celebrities the microphone.Taylor Swift, you may have noticed, is everywhere: packing arenas on the Eras tour; filling theaters with her concert film; popping onto your TV screen from a luxury suite at Kansas City Chiefs games, cheering on her boyfriend, Travis Kelce.And now she’s living rent-free in Fox News hosts’ heads.After reports that the Biden re-election campaign was angling for an endorsement from the superstar (who backed President Biden in 2020), commentators on the network strapped on their culture-war helmets. “Don’t get involved in politics!” Jeanine Pirro urged her. “We don’t want to see you there!” Another commentator, Charly Arnolt, pleaded, “Please don’t believe everything Taylor Swift says.” Sean Hannity addressed the issue in prime time: “Maybe she wants to think twice.”Fox’s anxiety attack follows months in which MAGA opinionators have spun baroque conspiracy theories about the power couple: that Ms. Swift and Mr. Kelce’s romance was staged; that the N.F.L. was rigging the Super Bowl for the Chiefs; and that it was all an unholy plot to supercharge an eventual Biden endorsement. The Fox host Jesse Watters even flirted with the speculation, floating the idea that Swift’s success was a psyop masterminded by the Defense Department.In retrospect, “Paul is dead” lacked imagination.Of course, people are entitled to their opinions on celebrity political speech or the possible existence of a secret Pentagon diva lab. But if Fox News’s hosts truly believe that it’s irresponsible and dangerous to invite celebrities to weigh in on politics, they might want to turn their attention to … Fox News.Over the years, Fox has invited Gene Simmons, the bassist of Kiss, to talk about the handling of an Ebola outbreak. It had the fashion model Fabio on to blame crime in California on liberalism. It gave us Kid Rock on cancel culture. Last year, the actor Jim Caviezel declared Donald J. Trump “the new Moses” on “Fox & Friends.”And let’s not forget that Fox was instrumental in the entry into politics of a certain TV celebrity, whom you might know better as the candidate Mr. Biden will likely be running against.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe. More

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      Country Singer Chris Young Is Arrested at a Nashville Bar

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      The musician was released on bond for charges of disorderly conduct, assaulting an officer and resisting arrest.Chris Young, the country music singer, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, assaulting an officer and resisting arrest after an altercation at a bar in Nashville on Monday night, the authorities said.While Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents were looking at IDs in a downtown Nashville bar, Mr. Young, 38, struck one of the agents, according to an arrest affidavit filed with a criminal court in Nashville. Agents handcuffed Mr. Young after he did not comply with their orders, it said.Mr. Young had his breakthrough when he won the country-music reality TV competition “Nashville Star” in 2006. His second album, “The Man I Want to Be,” released in 2009, hit platinum in the United States. He has since been a fixture on the Billboard country charts.A representative for Mr. Young declined to comment.The Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents arrived at a bar called Tin Roof at about 8:30 p.m. to check the IDs of the patrons, including Mr. Young, the arrest affidavit said. After the check, Mr. Young began asking the agents questions, which they said they answered, and he began video recording them.The agents left and continued onto a bar next door, called DawgHouse Saloon. The arrest affidavit said that Mr. Young and his friends had followed them and began talking to the people there. When the agents finished their compliance checks, Mr. Young tried to block one of the agents from leaving and hit him on the shoulder, it said.The agent who was struck, Joseph Phillips, pushed Mr. Young to create distance, then other patrons got up to intervene, the affidavit said. Another agent tried speaking to Mr. Young, who did not comply with the orders. Then the agents detained him.The affidavit described Mr. Young as having had “slurred speech” and his eyes as “blood shot and watery.” It also said the people who were with Mr. Young were “making the incident hostile.”Mr. Young was later taken into custody and released on bonds of $250 for the disorderly conduct charge, $1,000 for the resisting arrest charge and $1,250 for the assault charge, according to reports by Nashville’s criminal court clerk. He is expected to appear in court on Feb. 16.Aimee Ortiz More

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      2024 Awards Season Fashion: All the Stars Dressed in Red

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      Viewers of award shows might have noticed a trend in recent years: Some of the red carpets have been colors other than red.But that doesn’t mean the color has been absent from the carpets. This year, red has been among the most popular colors worn by celebrities. Selena Gomez, Ayo Edebiri, Barry Keoghan, Dua Lipa, Meghann Fahy, Charles Melton, Michelle Yeoh, Suki Waterhouse and Margot Robbie are just some of the stars who have worn shades of red at recent awards shows like the Emmys and the Golden Globes.Danielle Brooks, an actress in “The Color Purple,” is another star who has chosen red — specifically, a bright-pinkish shade that lit up with every camera flash as she walked the purplish-red carpet in her strapless gown at the Globes. Of the dress, Ms. Brooks told Vogue: “Red is a power color and I am feeling powerful.”The following assemblage of red looks includes her gown and many more, from sleek and simple column dresses to over-the-top ensembles.Simply RedSarah Snook, a star of “Succession,” received the Emmy award for lead actress in a drama series in a crimson Vivienne Westwood ball gown with a corseted bodice, nipped waist and sweeping skirt.Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesVelvet shoulder bows added whimsy to the cherry-red silk Rodarte gown the actress Janelle James wore at the Emmys.Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesAt the back of the halter-neck Carolina Herrera gown that Emily Hampshire chose for the Emmys was a giant bow with ribbons that trailed behind the actress as she walked.David Swanson/EPA, via ShutterstockThe actress Julianne Moore kept it relatively simple at the Golden Globes in a strapless Bottega Veneta gown with a full skirt and a pointy scoop neckline.Mike Blake/ReutersZuri Hall, an actress and a television host, chose a fishtail Oscar de la Renta gown for the Golden Globes that had oversize bows running down its back.Michael Tran/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesYes chef! Tom Colicchio, a star of “Top Chef,” turned heads at the Emmys in a chili-colored tuxedo jacket from the Italian label Isaia.Ashley Landis/Associated PressDarker ShadesAt the Golden Globes, the actor Barry Keoghan styled his checker-print Louis Vuitton tuxedo with pearly accessories.Michael Tran/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesThe singer Dua Lipa attended the Critics Choice Awards in a Prada dress with a textured, ruched fabric that evoked flower petals. Her dyed hair matched the gown’s pinot-noir shade.Michael Tran/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesRoses appeared to be blooming along the neckline of the strapless Armani gown the actress Meghann Fahy wore at the Emmys. Embroidered crystals gave the look some shimmer.Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesAt the Critics Choice Awards, the actor Charles Melton ditched the traditional penguin suit for this spicier Valentino style in a shade of cinnabar.Jordan Strauss/Invision, via Associated PressThe actress Christina Applegate, who has multiple sclerosis, walked onto the Emmys stage to present an award in an oxblood velvet tuxedo dress by Christian Siriano and Dr. Martens on her feet. The crowd reacted with a standing ovation.Mario Anzuoni/ReutersA deep burgundy shade set the actor Matty Matheson’s tuxedo apart from others worn at the Golden Globes.Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesFor the Emmys, the actress Abby Elliott chose a skintight Alexander McQueen dress with a unique three-peak neckline.Robyn Beck/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesSome 450,000 wine-colored sequins were used to embellish the body-hugging Oscar de la Renta gown that the actress Selena Gomez wore at the Emmys.Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesJoana Pak, right, wore a short-sleeve, mock-neck gown in a rich shade of claret at the Emmys, which she attended her husband, the actor Steven Yeun.Richard Shotwell/Invision, via Associated PressA neck scarf topped the shimmering, garnet-chain-mail Moschino dress that the actress Juliette Lewis chose for the Emmys.Mike Blake/ReutersBrighter TonesAyo Edebiri, a star of “The Bear,” wore a scarlet column Prada gown with an iridescent layered train at the Golden Globes, where she won the award for best performance in a television musical or comedy.Robyn Beck/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesFor the Golden Globes, the actress Michelle Yeoh chose a fiery Bottega Veneta gown with a sculpted silhouette and a split-structured bodice.Valerie Macon/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesA flowing train enhanced the elegance of Camila Morrone’s corseted Versace gown at the Emmys. (The actress attended the awards with her father, who modeled for Versace in the 1990s).David Swanson/EPA, via ShutterstockDanielle Brooks’s look at the Golden Globes, which was designed by Moschino and Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, featured a floor-length stole and a fishtail skirt.Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesThe television host Mona Kosar Abdi opted for a Cinderella-style ball gown by Rita Vinieris at the Golden Globes.Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesJoining the television host Jimmy Kimmel on the Emmys carpet was his wife, the screenwriter Molly McNearney, who wore a rippled column dress and a matching vermillion clutch.Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesJill Latiano Howerton, an actress and the wife of the actor Glenn Howerton, joined her husband on the Emmys carpet wearing a cascading chiffon dress with puffed sleeves and cutaway sides.Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesReds That ShineThe actress Katherine Heigl, who had not attended the Emmys since 2014, made her return to the awards show this year in a strapless Reem Acra gown and a coifed blond bob that evoked old Hollywood glamour.Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesAt the Golden Globes, Ms. Gomez wore a ruby-red Armani dress with an asymmetrical full skirt, a high-neck halter top and black, crystal-embroidered flowers on its peekaboo bodice.Allison Dinner/EPA, via ShutterstockThe actor John Krasinski paired a raspberry-colored, double-breasted jacket with blackberry-colored pants at the Golden Globes.Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesAfter arriving to the Golden Globes in this Sophie Couture gown with a gargantuan skirt, the model and television host Heidi Klum described herself as a big blond tomato in an interview with WWD.Mike Blake/ReutersRed With Something ExtraThe actress Suki Waterhouse showed off her pregnant belly at the Emmys in a Valentino gown with side cutouts and an oversize bow at the waist.Richard Shotwell/Invision, via Associated PressFor the Critics Choice Awards, the actress Emily Blunt chose an Armani gown that was covered in fire-engine-red paillettes and had large rose embellishments along its single shoulder and back.Phillip Faraone/Getty ImagesGrenadine-colored sequins added sparkle to the singer Mandy Moore’s chest-and-back-exposing Elie Saab gown at the Critics Choice Awards.Jordan Strauss/Invision, via Associated PressA bouquet of red rosettes blossomed along the neckline of the off-the-shoulder Balmain gown that Margot Robbie wore at the Critics Choice Awards.Michael Tran/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesThe actress Florence Pugh is known for taking swings with her fashion. Her look at the Golden Globes — a voluminous sheer Valentino gown dotted with poppies and worn over red hot pants — was no exception.Allison Dinner/EPA, via ShutterstockFor the Critics Choice Awards, the actress Vanessa Morgan chose a cherry-red Zuhair Murad mini dress with a shiny lace bodice and a cascading train that almost blended into the carpet.Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesOne word to describe the button-front Sergio Hudson dress and matching red hair bow that the actress Rachel Brosnahan wore at the Golden Globes? Marvelous.Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesA puff of marabou feathers added drama to the structured ruby-red gown Michelle Peters wore at the Emmys, where she walked the carpet with her brother, the actor Evan Peters.Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesSequined sleeves and panels gave a playful touch to the actress Tantoo Cardinal’s otherwise simple gown at the Critics Choice Awards.Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesThe actress Alex Borstein’s Emmys ensemble had a lot to look at, including roses and marabou feathers clustered at the shoulders. A gaping keyhole neckline and a long slit in the red skirt offered more than a peek at her black lacy bra and underskirt.Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesElizabeth Paton, Anthony Rotunno and Stella Bugbee contributed reporting. More

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      Emmys In Memoriam Segment Pays Tribute to Matthew Perry and Norman Lear

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      The Emmys paid tribute to the actors, writers and producers who died since the last awards, taking an extra beat to honor Norman Lear, the famed TV writer and producer who died last month at 101.The in memoriam segment recognized two television actors who died unexpectedly: Andre Braugher, who was known for his roles on “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”; and Matthew Perry, the “Friends” star. (The musical accompaniment, from the duo the War and Treaty and Charlie Puth, included the “Friends” theme song.)Here are other members of the television industry who the program recognized:Angela Lansbury, the famed actress who starred in “Murder, She Wrote.”Angus Cloud, who portrayed a lovable drug dealer on the HBO show “Euphoria.”Barbara Walters, the pioneering TV news reporter.Bob Barker, the longtime host of “The Price Is Right.”David Jacobs, who created the soap opera “Dallas.”Harry Belafonte, the barrier-breaking performer in music, movies and TV.Leslie Jordan, the comic actor who was a cast member on “Will & Grace.”Mark Margolis, who played a fearsome former drug lord in “Breaking Bad.”Paul Reubens, the comic actor behind Pee-wee Herman.Richard Roundtree, the prolific actor who had recurring roles in “Heroes,” “Being Mary Jane” and “Family Reunion.”Ron Cephas Jones, who won two Emmys for his role on “This Is Us.”Stephen Boss, the dancer and reality star known as tWitch.Suzanne Somers, who gained fame on the hit sitcom “Three’s Company” before building a health and diet business empire. More

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      Paul Giamatti, Bradley Cooper, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and More Celebrities at the National Board of Review gala

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      The stars were among the 17 honorees at the annual National Board of Review gala, as awards season ramps up.On a not-at-all red carpet inside Cipriani 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan on Thursday night, Da’Vine Joy Randolph was glowing.“The fact that these people actually even seen my work is just mind-blowing,” said the actress, a star of “The Holdovers,” who was being honored with the National Board of Review’s best supporting actress prize at its annual film awards gala, just days after she had won her first Golden Globe on Sunday for her role in the film.A few feet away on the gray carpet was Celine Song, who came to accept the prize for best directorial debut for “Past Lives.” She was sporting a tuxedo jacket, a long skirt and a bow tie.“Because the movie is so personal, any time somebody connects to the film, I always feel less lonely; I feel very seen and understood and embraced,” said Ms. Song, who based the romantic film partly on her own experience with a childhood friend.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber?  More

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      Reggie Wells, Makeup Artist for Oprah Winfrey and Other Black Stars, Dies at 76

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      At a time when cosmetic brands did not cater to Black women, Mr. Wells found a niche working with Black stars and models who had struggled to find makeup options for their skin tones.Reggie Wells, who parlayed a background in fine art into a trailblazing career as a makeup artist for Oprah Winfrey, Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, Michelle Obama and other Black celebrities, died on Monday in Baltimore. He was 76.His death was confirmed by his niece Kristina Conner, who did not specify a cause or say where he died.For Mr. Wells, every face was a canvas to explore. One of his most famous clients was Ms. Winfrey, for whom he worked as a personal makeup artist for more than 20 years at the height of her television career.“Reggie Wells was an artist who used his palette of talent to create beauty no matter the canvas,” Ms. Winfrey said in a statement. “He always made me feel beautiful. Ooo my, how we’d laugh and laugh during the process. He was an astute observer of human behavior and could see humor in the most unlikely experiences.”We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber?  More