Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Nordstrom(LOS ANGELES) — Kim Kardashian has a few words for those who are criticizing her new Skims maternity collection.
On Sunday, just one day after the reality star announced she would be launching the new line, she took to social media to shut down those who seem to have a problem with it.
“To anyone who has an issue with maternity solutionwear, and if you haven’t been pregnant before you may not know the struggle of what its like carrying all of this weight the way I did along with millions of strong women,” she tweeted.
Kim went on to clarify that the purpose of the maternity line is “not to slim but to support.”
“It provides support to help with the uncomfortable weight being held in your stomach which affects your lower back,” she explained. “And the compression on the leggings helps with pain relief cause by swelling.”
The post comes after the reality star garnered some backlash over the new collection, notably from activist Jameela Jamil.
“It would be so cool if pregnant people could just be allowed to be pregnant and get bigger and not be self conscious, and enjoy the miracle taking place inside their body and not have to worry about feeling embarrassed/shamed that their body is changing for an amazing reason,” she tweeted.
It’s not all backlash though, Chrissy Teigen, who is currently expecting her third child with husband John Legend, showed support for the new line and rocked two of the pieces in a series of Instagram Stories.
“Actually pregnant person here,” she stated before explaining why she likes pregnancy shapewear.
“We would just like to feel good about ourselves in a time where mentally it could be really challenging,” she said.
Jun Sato/WireImage(AUSTRALIA) — Chris Hemsworth not only took advantage of the sunny weather in Australia over the weekend, he also took advantage of a live weather report being shot near him.
During a recent live Weekend Today reportfrom a pasture, the Thor: Ragnarok star was captured on camera casually sauntering up to the field reporter before commandeering her microphone — all while the show’s in-studio hosts Richard Wilkins and Rebecca Maddern hilariously stare in shock from their seats.
“I heard you are looking for some horses. There is a bunch down here,” Hemsworth helpfully pointed out before being challenged to read off the weekend’s forecast.
“I often get teased about not having the best presenting skills or pronunciation, want to help me out?” reporter Lauren Phillips gestured to the Australian actor before handing over her script.
“Let’s mispronounce all of these,” the 37-year-old actor suggested before reading off the local temperatures and offering his own remarks for the unscripted weather report.
After being thanked by Phillips for “[making] my job look very easy,” she broached the question about what possessed the actor to visit a horse pasture in Scone, Australia…of all places.
As it turns out, he was lending a hand to the country’s ongoing conservation efforts.
The four continued to poke fun at each other, with Wilkins announcing that Hemsworth is “booked and we’ll see him same time tomorrow,” which caused Phillips to laugh over supposedly losing her job to the A-list actor.
“I’m only available for the next 35 seconds,” Hemsworth shot back. “Unfortunately, you’re gonna have to keep her.” He then mollified while tapping Phillips on the shoulder, “Fortunately! You love your job, don’t you?”
The surprise interview ended with the Men in Black star galloping away with the microphone as Phillips mock galloped behind him.
Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney(LOS ANGELES) — Chris Evans, on Saturday, appeared to have accidentally shared nude photos of himself on his Instagram stories, drawing a number of hilarious responses, including one from his Avengers co-star Mark Ruffalo.
While playing a game of “Heads Up” — in which players try to guess words on cards held to their foreheads while facing away from them, based on their teammates clues — Evans, 39, shared a video with his 5.7 million followers without editing it, revealing a gallery of videos and pictures, including the naughty one, according to the New York Post.
The Captain America star quickly deleted the clip, but not before Ruffalo, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, tweeted, “@ChrisEvans Bro, while Trump is in office there is NOTHING you could possibly do to embarrass yourself,” Ruffalo joked. “See… silver lining.”
Evans’ brother Scott chimed in as well, joking, “Was off social media for the day yesterday. So. What’d I miss?”
Evans, who is rumored to be dating Mama Mia: Here We Go Again actress Lily James, is re-teaming with his Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo, along with Ryan Gosling, for the spy thriller The Grey Man for Netflix, according to Deadline.
(NEW YORK) — When asked what word would best describe the 54-year-old former heavyweight boxing champion today, without hesitation, Mike Tyson responded “unconquerable.”
On Nov. 28, Tyson will face off against “Captain Hook” — former four-division world champion Roy Jones Jr., 51. Tyson’s long-awaited return to the ring was teased on social media for weeks, but the fight also marks the beginning of his newest venture: Mike Tyson’s Legend’s Only League.
Bringing back legends
The idea was simple enough, to bring retired athletes back to the sport they love for one-off nostalgia-filled events.
“They are still healthy, they are still beautiful and they still look beautiful doing what they do,” Tyson told ABC News.
Before founding the league, Tyson said he heard a sports analyst say on broadcast that NFL legend Jerry Rice was no longer formidable.
“They said he can’t play football anymore, he can’t be a wide receiver anymore. That is ridiculous!” said Tyson. “I bet you there are more people who want to see Jerry Rice play right now than they do the guy who is running his old position right now on the San Francisco 49ers.”
The league plans to create similar events in a wide array of sports, including soccer, tennis, football and more. Tyson teased that Rice himself, along with Hockey Hall of Fame legend Wayne Gretzky, have called to inquire more about the league, possibly indicating similar returns in league-sponsored events.
“I had so many athletes that called me want to be involved with it. You got Jerry Rice, [Joe] Montana. Listen, there are so many people that want to do this stuff,” said Tyson.
Per his own wishlist, Tyson added that he’d love to facilitate Brock Lesnar’s return to mixed martial arts.
The league’s mere existence has fueled questions as to whether Evander Holyfield would also consider a return to the ring. He and Tyson last faced off in 1997, in a fight that was later dubbed “the Bite Fight.”
“That’d be awesome if he were to get in the league too,” Tyson told ABC News, though he did not confirm whether or not talks are in place.
Presented by Triller
Shockingly, Tyson’s return to the ring won’t be presented by HBO, ESPN, Showtime or any other legacy network; instead, the fight will be presented by Triller, an up-and-coming music video app akin to TikTok.
Along with the rights to the live event featuring Tyson, Triller — an app with no footing in the world of sports — obtained streaming rights to a soon-to-be-released, 10-part docuseries featuring behind-the-scenes footage of the fight. Two episodes will be released each week leading up to the match.
Founded as a music video app, the platform allows users to create professional-looking music videos in a matter of seconds using artificial intelligence — the CEO described the app as “the voice of an American-based Gen Z platform.”
“For those younger audiences, Triller is a perfect platform for them to see a side of Mike that they haven’t seen before,” said CEO of Eros Innovations and part owner of the league, Sophie Watts. “They’ve seen him in ‘The Hangover,’ they know him as a cultural icon, but they probably only know through their parents or their family about his [boxing] legacy — it’s a chance for them to be introduced to that.”
“They’re going to see what they’ve been hearing about all their lives,” added Tyson. “The entertainment is seeing these people come back and still entertain you like they did when you were young.”
A three-hour live event, the Tyson vs. Jones bout, will last eight rounds and be part of a multiple-fight card. The event will have several undercard matches — including controversial YouTube star Jake Paul against NBA free agent Nate Robinson — as well as musical performances, which will be announced in the coming weeks.
Although Triller will host the league’s first official event, Watts said the league can and likely will expand to other platforms for future events.
“The Triller deal is a one-off deal for this fight,” Watts told ABC News. “Do I think a three-on-three basketball game of legendary NBA players… do I think that would be a different demographic? Absolutely.”
The league has yet to announce additional events, but Watts teased the return of more retired athletes in the near future. Tyson talks return to the ring
Earlier this year, Tyson told Joe Rogan in a podcast interview that he had no plans to return to the gym — let alone the boxing arena.
“They offered me money to come back, and I didn’t understand. I thought it was a joke, and I thought it was stupid,” Tyson said at the time.
Still, he reconsidered when he realized how many people he could help by donating part of his earnings to charity.
“This completes me: being considerate and generous to people less fortunate than myself. That that helps me,” Tyson said.
But, Tyson admitted his return to training in the ring was rocky at first.
“I want you to know this… the first time I went back and boxed in 15 years, I got the sh– kicked out of me,” he said. “But, do you know what happened in that process? I said, ‘I belong here. This is where I belong.'”
Tyson said one of the biggest issues returning athletes face when going back to their sport is relearning mental preparation.
“What fighters and what athletes in general have to overcome is more psychological and mental than it is physical,” said Tyson. “You can do all the drills and all the preparation, but if you don’t go into a fight mentally controlled… you’re going to have a disastrous day.”
As of today, Tyson said he feels “unconquerable,” and is looking forward to showing younger generations that he’s more than a comedian and actor.
“Look, at the end of the day, I am an entertainer,” said Tyson. “But after they watch this fight, people are going to be very careful not to make jokes about me.”
Overcoming the pandemic
While major professional athletic programs have struggled to overcome COVID-19-related challenges, Tyson’s Legends Only League was conceived amid the pandemic. The event will be streamed without a live audience, per California state regulations.
“The reality is our model isn’t built around live audiences, unlike a traditional athletic organization that has extraordinary debt or obligations to traditional broadcast partners, which require a live audience to monetize that system — we don’t,” Watts said. “We’re excited to take these fans who want to feel nostalgia and connection and really live inside the world of an athlete they’ve revered — that opportunity exists at home just as it would exist in a stadium.”
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE Kansas City 11, Pittsburgh 0 LA Angels 5, Colorado 3 Toronto 7, NY Mets 3 Seattle 7, Arizona 3 LA Dodgers 8, Houston 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE NY Yankees 3, Baltimore 1 Boston 6, Tampa Bay 3 Chi White Sox 5, Detroit 2 Texas 6, Oakland 3 Minnesota 7, Cleveland 5 NATIONAL LEAGUE Miami 2, Philadelphia 1 Atlanta 8, Washington 4 Chi Cubs 12, Milwaukee 0 Cincinnati 10, St. Louis 5 Miami 8, Philadelphia 1 San Diego 6, San Francisco 0 San Diego 3, San Francisco 1
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS Denver 111, LA Clippers 98 (Series tied 3-3)
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Tampa Bay 4, NY Islanders 1 (Tampa Bay leads 3-1) NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Green Bay 43, Minnesota 34 Jacksonville 27, Indianapolis 20 Las Vegas 34, Carolina 30 Buffalo 27, NY Jets 17 Seattle 38, Atlanta 25 Washington 27, Philadelphia 17 New England 21, Miami 11 Baltimore 38, Cleveland 6 Chicago 27, Detroit 23 LA Chargers 16, Cincinnati 13 Arizona 24, San Francisco 20 New Orleans 34, Tampa Bay 23 LA Rams 20, Dallas 17
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Dallas 82, New York 79 Las Vegas 86, Seattle 84 Washington 85, Atlanta 78
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER Sporting Kansas City 1, Minnesota 0 Montreal 4, Vancouver 2 Chicago at D.C. United (Canceled) LA Galaxy at Seattle (Canceled) Minnesota at Vancouver (Canceled) Los Angeles FC 4, Portland 2 LA Galaxy 0, San Jose 0 (Tie)
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Nordstrom(LOS ANGELES) — Kim Kardashian has a few words for those who are criticizing her new Skims maternity collection. 
