Here’s a look at what celebrities have been up to as of late!

Olivia Rodrigo poses in the ROOTS limited-edition Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary bomber jacket after hosting the show in New York City.

Alicia Keys appeared on American Idol wearing KSUBI’s Barrel Jacket in black.

Chase Infiniti attended the 2026 Met Gala celebrating Costume Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in the DELPHINE Florence Gown in Citron.

Jennifer Lawrence enjoyed a stroll in New York City while carrying CYKLAR’s Perfume Oil in Modern Patchouli. 

Nikki Glaser attended Netflix Is A Joke Festival Presents: Night of Too Many Stars in Los Angeles, California, where she carried the Hazel Bow Bag from Charles & Keith.

Doja Cat, Tate McRae, Simone Ashley, Lisa, and Alexa Chung attended the 2026 Met Gala celebrating Costume Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City wearing Stringys. The brand also launched their first-ever bra.

Kylie Jenner stepped out in Los Angeles, California wearing Helsa’s Beckette Knit Capris.

Nina Dobrev walked her dog in New York City while wearing the Seeley Double Breasted Longline Coat by ASTR The Label.

Becky G celebrated the release of her single “EPA” in West Hollywood, California while wearing Outcast’s Niko Shorts in Black Stripe.

Lily Collins filmed Emily in Paris in Mykonos, Greece while wearing high-waisted floral shorts from Maje.

Shay Mitchell posed on Instagram in a pair of Alana Stiletto Pumps from JUSTFAB.

Miranda Kerr, Karlie Kloss, Ciara, Lindsey Vonn, and more attended the 2026 Met Gala celebrating Costume Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City after getting facials by celebrity aesthetician Mimi Luzon.

Doechii snapped a selfie for Instagram wearing the KSUBI Low Rider Exposed Swept Mini.

Justin Bieber stepped out in Los Angeles, California sporting a custom Jennifer Meyer necklace created around his SKYLRK logo.

Bella Hadid vacationed in Saint-Tropez, France in OTRA’s Esme sunglasses in Olive to Gold / Olive.

Eva Longoria posed for a picture on Instagram in the Kinley Earrings in gold by Petal & Pup.

Lindsay Hubbard celebrated the premiere of In The City in New York City while wearing the Natalie Rolt Julietta Dress.

Selena Gomez attended the premiere of Marty, Life Is Short at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood in Los Angeles, California wearing feathered diamond earrings and a round, brilliant cut diamond ring from Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry. The singer also enjoyed a stroll in London, England while wearing the AGOLDE Dame Short in Convert.

Suki Waterhouse snapped a selfie for Instagram in the DUCIE Holly Long Hair Jacket.

Megan Thee Stallion showcased her Hot Girl Summer Swimwear by Megan Thee Stallion collection during Miami Swim Week in Miami, Florida while wearing Outcast’s Celine Mini Dress in red.

Emily Ratajkowski shopped at the gimaguas pop-up in New York City.

Tina Fey attended a press day for The Four Seasons in Los Angeles, California wearing the INEZ Lola Heels and again to the premiere of the television show.

Emily Blunt, Sarah Pidgeon, Grace Gummer, Sarah Paulson, Luke Evans, and more attended the 2026 Met Gala celebrating Costume Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City after getting their skin prepped by celeb facialist Lord Gavin McLeod-Valentine and Skin Lab lead facialist Desireé Delia using The Method by Augustinus Bader.

Katie Couric hosted a live conversation with Cameron Rogers at the Reinventing Relationships event at City Winery in New York City, where they discussed generational healing, family dynamics, and the importance of open conversations around mental health.

Heidi Montag appeared on the Coming in Hot podcast to discuss her comeback as a pop artist with her album, “Superficial”, her marriage to Spencer Pratt, and losing their Pacific Palisades, California home in the Palisades Fire.

Jamie Lynn Sigler shared her love for CYKLAR’s Vanilla Verve Body Oil with New York Magazine.

Terry and Heather Dubrow celebrated the college graduations of their twins, Max and Nick Dubrow, at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. 

Cameron Diaz and Katherine Power partnered with PAIGE to kick off Summer Fridays season by offering shoppers a complimentary Avaline Wine every Friday from May 22 through Sept. 2.

Hudson Williams starred in a BVLGARI jewelry campaign wearing the SIMKHAI Gibson Leather Shirt Jacket.

Gia Giudice hosted the social takeover of NBCUniversal’s 2026 Upfront presentation at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. 

Jesse Solomon appeared on the Summer House reunion wearing ALDO’s Axwell Loafers.

Amanda Frances announced the relaunch of the Vibe Membership with a lower price point and added value.

Holly Humberstone participated in Free People’s FP Sessions performance and interview series wearing the brand’s Clarise Mini Dress, Viola Over-the-Knee Socks, Aurora Flats, In This Groove Mini Slip, Frye for FP Campus Boots, Feeling Again Lariat Necklace, It’s Romantic Brami, In Full Swing Shorts, and Cecily Clogs.

Jimmy Butler attended the 2026 Met Gala celebrating Costume Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in a custom ALO outfit.

Lux Pascal attended the 2026 Met Gala celebrating Costume Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in a custom Cult Gaia look.

Maude Apatow attended the 2026 Met Gala celebrating Costume Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in the Brilliant Earth Perfect 4-Prong Diamond Stud Earrings and Brilliant Earth Diamond Rings and HUE’s Opaque Sheer to Waist Tights.

Jennie stepped out in New York City in Black Suede Studio’s Easy 50 Mule and again in the Reformation Amelia Thong Wedge.

Deacon Phillippe strolled in New York City in ATM’s Slub Jersey Long Sleeve Destroyed Wash Tee. 

Mika Abdalla posted on Instagram wearing the Skye Top in Espresso by Atelier Solana.

Sandra Vergara attended the Vulture Reality Masterminds Celebration at The Lawn Club in New York City wearing The Transformer in Crystal/Black by ROCKNOT.

Allie Eklund appeared as one of the newest cast members in the Season 3 trailer of McBee Dynasty at NBCUniversal’s Upfront presentation at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Ella Bright appeared on Off Campus in Simone Pérèle’s Karma Sheer Demi in black and Intrigue Sheer Demi in black.

Melinda Melrose attended the Dolce&Gabbana beauty pop-up in New York City after being appointed as the brand’s Global Makeup Expert.

Kim Gravel appeared on the LegendsNLeaders podcast to discuss her live selling playbook.

Miranda McKeon hosted a Fill Your Tank community hike and farm-to-table lunch in New York.

Brittny and Jenson Button attended the Dior Cruise 2027 Show at Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, California.

Cassidy Montalvo attended the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada with Amazon Prime Video.

Aimee Smale celebrated the release of her Pretty Busy podcast. 

Kai Stone appeared on Getting Real with RED podcast.

Violet Witchel celebrated the launch of her Dense Bean Salad at BIGFACE Coffee in Miami, Florida.

Paige Lindgren promoted her debut cookbook, Sync & Savor, in New York City and Los Angeles, California.

Avantika Vandanapu attended the screening and conversation for Not Suitable For Work at 92NY in New York City. 

Kacey Musgraves teamed up with Lee® to launch Kacey Lee, a 100-piece collaboration for Walmart with men’s and women’s denim bottoms and tops, sleepwear, swimwear, accessories, and pet items.

Shelton Wilder showcased listings in Brentwood, California, Malibu, California, and Beverly Hills, California.

Kat Velasco released her single “Shutting Down Midtown”.

Madison Woolley attended the Carla Zampatti show during Australian Fashion Week in Australia.

Jordan Chiles celebrated her birthday with a ’90s theme in Los Angeles, California.

Susan Holmes-McKagan celebrated the release of her paperback book, The Velvet Rose, at Sunset Marquis in West Hollywood, California.

GIRLSET attended 5th Annual Gold Gala at The Music Center in Los Angeles, California wearing the Manhattan Chain Link Statement Bracelet, Juliette Pave Bangle, Margaux Pave Ring, Plaza Ring, Nairobi Chain Bracelet, Camille Statement Drop Earrings, Knockout Collar, and Signature Midi Knockout Studs by Dean Davidson and the Golden Whirlwind Ring by Kaimanna by Samara.

Nick Arrojo hosted salon services including haircuts, color, and blowouts at the ARROJO pop-up in Los Angeles, California to celebrate three new additions to the ARROJO product collection.

Olivia Ponton attended the premiere of Amarga Navidad during the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France.

Michael Dupouy celebrated the release of his book, All Gone at the GUESS JEANS Melrose Flagship in West Hollywood, California, where guests enjoyed a book signing, custom denim experiences, and more.

Preslee Faith attended the Pink Palm Puff VIP pop-up event in Miami, Florida to celebrate the brand’s new store opening.

Katie Austin celebrated her sixth year as a SI Swimsuit model by appearing on Good Day New York, the Tamron Hall Show, and TODAY in New York City.

Shoshanna Raven celebrated her wedding to Christian Martin in Puerto Rico.

TJ Palma appeared on Harry Jowsey’s podcast, Boyfriend Material.

Glenn Adamson released ACHILLE, Assouline’s latest title, to celebrate the bespoke creations of the eponymous Italian architect, artist, and designer. 

Lindye Galloway celebrated her 14-piece apparel capsule and 8-piece eyewear collaboration with Z SUPPLY at Common Thread in Costa Mesa, California.

RIXO co-founders Henrietta Rix and Orlagh McCloskey hosted a RIXO gifting suite at The Honeyman Agency in Beverly Hills, California. The brand also launched its May collection, Golden Haze, featuring new shapes, ’70s, vintage references, gemstone colorways, lightweight cottons, and fluid chiffons.

Lily Easton celebrated the opening of the With Jéan pop-up in West Hollywood, California.

Chase DeMoor is preparing for the Fame Fighting vs. Misfits boxing event in Leverkusen, Germany on June 6.

Jamie Milne welcomed her second baby with husband Brandon.

Sophie Saint teased new music, set to be released in June.

Levi’s® celebrated the debut of the Levi’s® Bungalow in Venice, California, where guests enjoyed music, food, and the spirit of summer.

Nick Fouquet and Jacques Marie Mage celebrated the launch of their eight-piece limited-edition collaboration featuring two JMM eyewear styles and one Nick Fouquet signature hat in two colorways with a private party at JMM Galleries in Venice, California.

Everist hosted a breakfast event at Ardor at The EDITION in West Hollywood, California to celebrate the launch of the brand’s EverBoost Multi-Peptide Scalp Serum.

Charles & Keith hosted a preview event in Los Angeles, California to present its summer collection alongside branded moments and more.

Hammitt hosted an intimate presentation for the Summer ’26 collection at Virginia Robinson Gardens in Beverly Hills, California, where guests enjoyed sips, light bites, music, fashion, and more.

Hourglass hosted an immersive event at The Grove in Los Angeles, California to celebrate the launch of the Phantom Blur Balm, where guests enjoyed personalized lip wardrobe consultations with Hourglass Lip Stylists, access to the Ambient Lighting Edit: Charms palettes, and more.

CHANEL hosted a private preview of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’ landmark exhibition, Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon, in Los Angeles, California, to highlight the enduring connection between the actress and CHANEL No.5.

Quince hosted a preview for its furniture collection at Sunset Tower in Los Angeles, California, where guests shopped for home essentials including linen bedding, cashmere throws, and candles, as they enjoyed bites from Leora, Alfred Coffee, and Fleur et Sel. 

G&B Digital Management and College of Influence selected five winners of their inaugural College Creator Micro-Grant ’26.

elysewalker Southampton announced that it will be a permanent store location open year-round in Southampton, New York.

BTS The City Arirang teamed up with Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada to debut the “Our Love Song” combo, which includes the K-Town Chicken Sandwich and Strawberry Cheesecake Classic Shake, available through May 31.

SASHA THERESE launched a new limited-run collection filled with hardware-led sexy minimalism designs with built-in belt detailing, buckle accents, and draped accessories.

SEV Laser conducted a survey with Gen Z and Millennial women, where they found that 1 in 3 have cancelled summer plans because they didn’t feel beauty ready, with over 40% saying it happens more than once a month, highlighting what the brand is calling the Spontaneity Gap. To reduce time spent on routine grooming and upkeep, SEV Laser suggests aesthetic treatments like their laser hair removal, which saves 50 days of shaving and waxing over ten years.

Levain teamed up with Sweet Rose Creamery to bring back cookies à la mode, alongside new offerings like mini-ice cream sandwiches and affogatos.

NassifMD, founded by Paul Nassif, launched The Instant Peptide Lift Face Mask and The Instant Peptide Lift Undereye Patches.

OMI introduced two targeted additions to its Hair Growth Peptides™ collection, HARMONIZE and REVITALIZE, peptide-powered formulas designed to address specific causes of thinning and shedding.

Lee launched the Tee Shop, a curated selection of crew necks, logo styles, relaxed silhouettes, pocket tees, and statement graphics across men’s and women’s styles.

Melissa teamed up with GANNI to launch the Melissa/GANNI collaboration featuring the Thong Kitten Heel and Flip Flop Swim.

Prequel launched the Lip Visor SPF 30 in 4 new tinted shades, including Blush, Nude, Mahogany, and Berry.

Assouline launched Football: The Impossible Collection, Football Roots: The Spirit of the Game, and Basquiat: The World of Jean-Michel.

PatPat launched a new Star Wars-inspired collection to celebrate the theatrical release of The Mandalorian and Grogu.

Augustinus Bader launched The Overnight Restorative Cream with the brand’s Advanced TFC8® technology to work in sync with the skin’s circadian rhythm and peak regeneration hours for a complexion that appears firmer, smoother, and revitalized.

ONE/SIZE launched the Oil Sucker Liquid Blotting Paper Spray, which delivers the oil-absorbing power of a blotting paper without the pressing or patting.

Tower 28 launched the ShineOn Plumping Lip Jelly in five shades, powered by VibePlump™, Volulip™, tortula oil, arnica, and hyaluronic filling spheres for a fuller and smoother look without stinging or irritation. 

Néccessaire launched The Hand Wash and The Hand Lotion Santal to combat dryness and stripping with niacinamide, vitamin B5, and essential minerals.

KSUBI launched its pre-fall ’26 collection, Higher Than Heaven.

Kosas launched the Impressionist Multistick in 7 nature-inspired shades to provide a flushed-from-within effect for blush and lip color.

Le Monde Gourmand launched the Tomate Bébé Eau de Parfum and Tomate Bébé Candle in collaboration with Jon & Vinny’s, featuring tomato leaf, garden basil, and green pepper with sparkling citrus and warm woods.

Thierry Lasry teamed up with Faena Hotels to launch a limited-edition sunglasses collection, which reinterprets two of Lasry’s signature styles, including CLANDESTY and SOCIETY.

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The 1990s belonged to Steven Spielberg. Having established himself as the most bankable director in Hollywood with movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark and E.T. in the 1980s, the now-iconic filmmaker entered the decade with the cachet needed to do just about anything he wanted.

What he wanted more than anything else was a lavish production adapting Peter Pan, the most iconic children’s story ever written. So he went to work creating, building, and crafting. By 1991, his passion project was complete and set for release as the year’s biggest Christmas entry. Then it all went horribly wrong.

Spielberg, used to endless success, found himself targeted and mocked. As the sharks circled, his movie became an endless punching bag for people who thought he needed to be knocked down a peg. Worst of all, none of that negativity was deserved.

This is why Hook failed.

Steven Spielberg’s Team Up With Michael Jackson

Steven Spielberg had been obsessed with Peter Pan since before he was the guy who made blockbusters. As a kid, he staged his own backyard version of the story. As an adult, he kept trying to turn that fascination into a movie, and kept failing to find the angle. 

At first, that led him to Michael Jackson. Like Spielberg, Jackson was obsessed with Peter Pan. Michael saw himself as the boy who never grew up, and it’s why he named his sprawling compound Neverland Ranch. So, with Spielberg actively working on a way into the world of Peter Pan, Michael Jackson approached him with a pitch, and Steven Spielberg was into it. 

Solving The Peter Pan Problem

The project reportedly moved far enough along that there were serious creative discussions about songs, tone, and scale. But it kept stalling for the same reason every other Peter Pan version stalled for him: it didn’t solve the biggest story problem inherent in any Peter Pan project. That story problem is this: Peter Pan never changes. 

Main characters need an arc; they need to grow and develop as people. Yet, the entire point of Peter Pan is that he doesn’t grow; he doesn’t change. It’s why Wendy is the main character of J.M. Barrie’s book, and not Peter Pan.

But Spielberg wanted to make a movie about Peter Pan. To do that, he had to find a way to give Peter Pan room for growth. His solution was a script called Hook.

His Michael Jackson version was abandoned, with some of its best elements working their way into what Hook became. The bright theatrical sets, the heightened performances, even the occasional musical energy, they’re leftovers from that version of the movie that never got made. Instead of trying to preserve the Peter Pan myth as Jackson wanted, Steven Spielberg built a story about what happens when that myth breaks down.

Robin Williams Is The Manic Child Inside Us All

Spielberg landed on Robin Williams as his Peter because he needed duality. Williams could play both the burned-out adult and the manic child underneath, all in one movie. The movie wouldn’t work without that, and there’s never been another actor who could pull that off the way Williams could.

Next, he brought on Dustin Hoffman as Captain Hook, disappearing so completely into the role that early crew members reportedly didn’t recognize him in costume.

The Cost Of Building Everything

To preserve the magic and wonder of the Peter Pan myth, everything about the movie was built the old-fashioned way: massive practical sets, constructed almost entirely on soundstages at Sony Pictures Studios. Neverland was built piece by piece, out of wood, paint, and sheer scale, with sprawling pirate ships and the Lost Boys’ hideout physically constructed.

The result is one of the most beautiful movies ever filmed, but it took forever and cost a fortune. The production became notoriously long and expensive, pushing past $70 million, a huge, huge number for the time. 

Behind the scenes, it wasn’t exactly smooth sailing either. Julia Roberts, cast as Tinker Bell, earned tabloid attention for reported on-set tensions and was infamously labeled “Tinkerhell” in the press, while Spielberg himself later admitted he felt creatively adrift during filming, unsure if he was making a kids movie, a dark adult allegory, or something awkwardly in between. 

Stress And Tension Makes Magic Happen

Stress and tension, combined with something deeply personal and meticulously crafted, sometimes makes magic. That’s exactly what happened with Hook. 

Peter Pan grew up. That’s the story. That’s Spielberg’s solution to his unsolvable problem.

The movie begins with the story of Peter Banning, a man who is everything Peter Pan was never supposed to become: a corporate lawyer, glued to his phone, too busy to notice his own kids slipping away. Then his kids actually do slip away, literally. They’re snatched out of their beds and dragged to Neverland by Captain Hook, who’s tired of waiting for his old enemy to grow up and finally does it for him. 

Peter Banning follows, but the problem is he’s forgotten he was ever Peter Pan. He can’t fly, can’t fight, and barely remembers who he used to be, which makes him useless in a place built on belief. 

The Lost Boys don’t buy him; their current leader, Rufio, flat-out rejects him, and Hook toys with him like a washed-up relic. What should have been a rescue mission turns into a midlife crisis with swords, as a man grapples with what really matters to him in the world.  

To save his kids, Peter has to relearn imagination, rediscover joy, and essentially undo adulthood long enough to become the thing he abandoned. That’s exactly the kind of character development Spielberg spent decades looking for.

Renewed, revitalized, and with the welfare of his kids as his focus instead of empty corporate networking, the movie’s grand finale is Peter Pan versus Hook, round two, and this time it’s for everything. It’s a perfect story for every adult facing down the stress of middle age, while also a family story filled with all the magic and wonder kids need to fire up their own imaginations. 

The Attack On Hook

Though it’s now often regarded as a masterpiece and regularly defended as one of the 90s’ best fantasy movies, that’s not what happened to Hook when it was released. The budget, the production problems, it all loomed large over everything. Because of that, pundits treated it like a flop, a failure, when in reality it wasn’t at all. 

Everyone expected a juggernaut. This was Steven Spielberg at the peak of his powers. The powers that be demanded another E.T. Instead, released in December 1991, Hook opened solidly but not spectacularly, pulling in about $13 million its first weekend. 

It faced immediate competition from Beauty and the Beast, which was surging on word of mouth and becoming a cultural event, siphoning off the family audience Hook was counting on.

Smelling blood in the water, everyone pounced. Reviews at the time painted it as overstuffed, sluggish, and strangely joyless for a movie about rediscovering childhood. Many pointed out that Steven Spielberg, usually so precise, seemed lost in his own production, delivering something visually extravagant but emotionally unfocused.

Critics refused to accept Robin Williams as a serious actor, making cracks about Mork from Ork and dismissing him as not worthy of standing against Dustin Hoffman. All of it was ridiculous, especially given that Williams had already proven himself as an actor with Dead Poets Society.

Hook’s Slow Burn Box Office

Domestically, Hook went on to earn around $119 million, with a worldwide total landing in the $300 million range. On paper, that looks like a hit. 

In reality, the film’s production budget, hovering around $70–80 million, huge for the time, combined with marketing costs meant the margin wasn’t nearly as impressive as the raw numbers suggest. This wasn’t E.T. money. It wasn’t even Indiana Jones money. It was a step down, and for Spielberg, that was framed as a miss.

Framing it that way was especially easy to do because of how Hook earned its money. It eventually turned a profit because the movie kept playing in theaters as word of mouth prompted more and more repeat viewing. 

I was thirteen years old, and remember seeing it at least six times, going over and over again with the families of friends who’d heard it was good and decided they’d check it out. “I think we are going to go see Hook, I’ve heard it’s good,” someone would say. To which I’d respond, “I love Hook, count me in!”

Hook never had that BIG box office weekend that gets people talking. It just kept playing, kept being seen and enjoyed, as people showed up and watched.

That’s Hook in a nutshell. Lavish, beautiful, and deeply personal. The kind of movie you love, cherish, and keep to yourself until you’re ready to share it with someone you love. 

Hook Comes Out On Top In The End

Now most of the ludicrous condemnation of the movie has vanished. It’s a respected family classic, one people get excited about showing to their kids. 

Hook is a high-water mark in 1990s family filmmaking excellence, the kind of lavish production that Hollywood is no longer capable of producing and wouldn’t want to try to make, even if it could.