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Kevin Costner, Pete Davidson, Martha Stewart and more attend star-studded Fanatics Super Bowl 2025 party

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Michael Rubin did it again — throwing the best bash of Super Bowl Weekend 2025.

Saturday afternoon in New Orleans, a multitude of A-listers flocked to The Sugar Mill for a private party hosted by the Fanatics CEO.

Several surprise guests walked the red carpet for the Fanatics Super Bowl Party, including Kevin Costner, Martha Stewart, Pete Davidson and Donald Trump Jr., who was first to arrive with girlfriend Bettina Anderson ahead of President Trump’s appearance at the NFL championship game on Sunday.

Davidson was a hit on the red carpet — and seemingly everyone’s buddy inside the party, too. We’re told the “SNL” alum became “fast friends” with Costner and was pumped to reconnect with Stewart after the famous lifestyle guru previously said he was “like the son [she] never had.”

The VIP guest list also included Robert Kraft, David Adelman, Bill Belichick and girlfriend Jordon Hudson, along with several team owners: Clark Hunt and family (Kansas City Chiefs), Josh Harris (Washington Commanders), David Tepper (Carolina Panthers), Stephen Jones (Dallas Cowboys), Jed York (San Francisco 49ers), Woody Johnson (New York Jets) and Mark Wilf (Minnesota Vikings).

“We have some of the biggest actors in the world here already,” Rubin exclusively told Page Six just moments after the carpet kicked off. “We’ve got a good crew coming!”

As for whether he extended a personal invite to Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and his girlfriend, pop superstar Taylor Swift?

“You know, I didn’t think Travis Kelce was going to come the day before [the game],” Rubin joked when asked about the couple everyone has their eyes on this weekend.

“But since I’m an Eagles fan, I would have loved Travis Kelce to come here. I would have fed him shot after shot and say, ‘Trav, this is water,’ and it would have been tequila.”

Despite Kelce understandably needing to take the night off to prep for the big game, Page Six spotted Patrick Mahomes’ mom, Randi Martin, and brother, Jackson Mahomes, partying alongside stars like Diplo, Brooks Nader, Lala Anthony, Alix Earle and Braxton Berrios.

Also seen mingling amongst the crowd were actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Jessica Alba, Zac Efron, Emma Roberts, Miles Teller, Gabrielle Union, Paul Rudd, Jeff Ross and many more, along with legendary athletes like Shaquille O’Neal, Eli Manning, Serena Williams, Joe Burrow, Angel Reese, Dez Bryant and Odell Beckham Jr.

The exclusive celebration also featured nine electric performances co-headlined by rappers Travis Scott and Post Malone.

Scott — who is a frequent guest at Rubin’s parties — kicked off the entertainment by bringing a slew of unexpected friends to perform with him, including Meek Mill, Ciara, Ludacris, Latto and Sexxy Red.

Orlando Bloom even hopped on stage at one point and was spotted dancing and singing along as the crowd gathered around him to keep the party vibes bumpin’ into the evening.

Later, Post Malone ran through a set of his best hits, including “Rock Star,” “Better Now,” “Sunflower” and “I Had Some Help.”

“Thank you to everyone here … I hope everyone’s having a good f–king night,” the singer told the crowd as he raised a can of Bud Light in the air. “I hope the beers are cold and I hope the drinks are strong.”

Post wrapped his performance with a special guest appearance by Quavo, who joined him on stage to sing their 2016 banger, “Congratulations.”

The Fanatics bash — which featured activations from Fanatics Betting & Gaming, Fanatics Live, Lids, Mitchell & Ness and Topps — kicked off just one day before the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles inside Caesars Superdome for Super Bowl 2025.

Kendrick Lamar will be taking the stage as this year’s halftime headliner with a special guest appearance by his longtime friend and collaborator, SZA.

“[Expect] storytelling,” the “Not Like Us” rapper teased at the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show press conference earlier this week. “I’ve always been very open about storytelling through all my catalog and my history of music. I’ve always had a passion about bringing that on whatever stage I’m on.”

Kickoff for Super Bowl LIX begins Sunday at 5:30 p.m. CT / 6:30 p.m. ET.

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Author Cheryl Strayed reveals husband Brian Lindstrom has ‘serious, fatal illness’

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Author Cheryl Strayed has revealed that her husband, filmmaker Brian Lindstrom, has been diagnosed with a “serious, fatal illness.”

The 57-year-old writer, whose memoir “Wild” was adapted into a 2014 film starring Reese Witherspoon as Strayed, apologized to fans as she was forced to cancel her upcoming appearances amid her husband of 25 years’ health battle.

“My beloved husband Brian has been diagnosed with a serious, fatal illness,” she wrote on Instagram on Thursday.

“For that reason I had to cancel my writing workshop at Kripalu and also my appearance at Hunter College this week,” Strayed added.

“My apologies to those of you who made plans to be there. I simply cannot do anything but be with my family right now and see to our broken hearts.

“I ask that you hold us in your thoughts, prayers, light and love.”

Strayed said it may feel “emotionally dissonant” to see her posting “cheerful clips” from her podcast, “Mind Over Mountain,” amid the news.

“Those interviews, which I loved doing, were recorded previously, in easier, happier times,” she clarified.

Strayed is the author of “Torch,” “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail,” “Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar” and “Brave Enough.”

“Tiny Beautiful Things,” based on her advice column, was adapted into a 2023 Hulu series starring Kathryn Hahn, while “Wild” earned Witherspoon an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Strayed during her Pacific Crest Trail hike.

Documentarian Lindstrom is known for directing 2013’s “Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse” and 2022’s “Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill.”

He and Strayed also co-directed the 2019 film “We Are Forbidden.”

The couple met in 1995 and shares two adult children, Bobbi Strayed Lindstrom and Carver Strayed Lindstrom.

“Met this beautiful man 27 years ago today — literally half my lifetime ago,” Strayed wrote in a 2022 Facebook post.

“The next day I wrote in my journal: ‘I met a man named Brian Lindstrom last night. I don’t know who he is, but I think he’ll be someone to me.’ Little did I know how right I’d be. And how lucky.”

Strayed has frequently spoken about her husband’s support throughout her career.

“There’s no doing it without him,” she told The Great Discontent in 2012.

“When I was writing ‘Torch,’ he believed in me more than I believed in myself. He’s always, always, always been there for me, every time I needed him. He encourages me. He believes in me.”

“He’s an amazing person and an amazing filmmaker,” she added.

“Many people ask us if we’re jealous of each other or competitive because we’re both artists. We’re always mystified by that because we support each other in every way.”

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Patriots QB Drake Maye finally breaks silence on Mike Vrabel, Dianna Russini photo scandal

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New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye has finally broken his silence on coach Mike Vrabel’s photo scandal with sports reporter Dianna Russini.

“Yeah, we’re here for Coach, we love Coach,” the athlete told WHDH-TV 7News in Boston Wednesday. “What he does for us, what he’s done for us this past year, you can’t speak into words, and just thankful he’s our head coach.”

Maye, 23, added that although he knows Vrabel is “dealing with some stuff off the field and out of the coaching world,” he and his teammates are “here for him.”

“I know he’s gonna come back,” he shared.

The NFL star’s comment comes nearly a month after Page Six released exclusive photos of Vrabel, 50, and Russini, 43, holding hands and hugging at a luxury resort in Sedona, Arizona.

The coach and the sportscaster — who are both married to other people — insisted they were joined by other friends at the resort, despite multiple eyewitnesses disputing their claims.

“These photos show a completely innocent interaction and any suggestion otherwise is laughable. This doesn’t deserve any further response,” Vrabel told us in a statement at the time.

Russini said in her own statement, “The photos don’t represent the group of six people who were hanging out during the day. Like most journalists in the NFL, reporters interact with sources away from stadiums and other venues.”

Despite their denials, Russini was sidelined by the New York Times and then resigned from her position as senior NFL insider at the Athletic.

For his part, Vrabel announced that he would not be with his team for Day 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft to focus on family and personal matters and seek counseling.

A day later, Page Six published photos of Vrabel and Russini cozying up together at a dimly-lit New York City bar in 2020 — six years before their Arizona resort outing.

“They were kissing and they were all over each other,” an eyewitness told Page Six. “He had a ring on.”

At the time, Mike was already married to his wife, Jen Vrabel, while Russini was set to say “I do” to her now-husband, Shake Shack executive Kevin Goldschmidt, just six months later.

Following the release of the latest batch of photos, Russini deleted her social media accounts.

Page Six also exclusively reported that the pics prompted Mike and his wife, Jen, to have an emergency 24-hour marriage summit in Park City, Utah.

Mike and Russini each share two children with their respective spouses.

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Keke Palmer, Zara Larsson, Teyana Taylor and more

The Billboard Women in Music Awards 2026 took place in Los Angeles Wednesday night and honored Teyana Taylor with the Visionary Award, Zara Larsson with the Breakthrough Award, and Tate McRae with the Hitmaker Award. See what stars like host Keke Palmer, Tyla, Dionne Warwick, and more wore on the red carpet ahead.