• The 31st SAG Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday.
• Celebrity couples, like Jonathan Scott and Zooey Deschanel, made a splash on the red carpet with their outfits.
• Adrien Brody and Georgina Chapman opted for matching monochromatic looks.

On Sunday, some of Hollywood's biggest stars showed up at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles for the 31st Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards.

While the event was filled with couples dressed in their best outfits, Kristen Bell — the host — left her husband, Dax Shepard, at home to look after the kids. "We don't have very many babysitters who are ever available," she told People.

Nonetheless, the show must go on; Here's a look at some of the best-dressed couples of the night.

Jeff Goldblum and Emilie Livingston

Jeff Goldblum and his wife, Canadian dancer Emilie Livingston, arrived at the event hand in hand.

Goldblum wore a dark suit with a bowtie and a green scarf, while Livingston opted for a bejeweled silver gown.

Jonathan Scott and Zooey Deschanel

Jonathan Scott and Zooey Deschanel are a match made for the red carpet. The couple showed up in coordinated black-and-white outfits with bowties.

Adrien Brody and Georgina Chapman

Adrien Brody, who was nominated for best male actor for his role in "The Brutalist," and his partner Georgina Chapman opted for matching monochromatic looks for the red carpet.

Brody wore a black tuxedo with a bowtie, while Chapman was in a sculptural strapless gown from her own clothing label, Marchesa.

David and Emma Gyasi

David Gyasi wore a simple black suit with a high-neck white shirt, while his wife, Emma Gyasi, nearly stole the spotlight from him in a stunning red gown.

William Jackson Harper and Ali Ahn

William Jackson Harper and Ali Ahn stood out from the crowd in their outfits.

Harper looked dapper in his embossed navy-colored suit, while Ahn wore a cream gown with feathered shoulder details.

Zoe Saldaña and Marco Perego

Zoe Saldaña, who won best supporting actress for her role in "Emilia Pérez," looked stunning in her black velvet gown with bejeweled ruffled detailing.

Her husband, Marco Perego, an Italian film producer, opted for a more subdued gray suit with an olive-colored polka dot shirt.

Leighton Meester and Adam Brody

Leighton Meester and Adam Brody were both decked out in earth tones as they hit the SAG Awards red carpet together.

Meester wore a strapless dark green gown with cut-out details, while Brody wore a brown suit with a black tie.

• The 31st SAG Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday.
• Many celebrities weren't afraid to show up in bold ensembles, some featuring elements like feathers and fringe.
• Danielle Deadwyler, Demi Moore, and Anna Sawai all wore sculptural gowns that turned heads on the red carpet.

The 31st Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards took place on Sunday at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Unlike other awards, such as the Oscars or the Golden Globes —which also honor directors, writers, musicians, and production teams — the SAG Awards are dedicated exclusively to recognizing actors.

Before the ceremony, which was hosted by Kristen Bell, some of Hollywood's biggest celebrities posed for the cameras on the red carpet.

Here are some of the most daring looks from the night.

Danielle Deadwyler

Danielle Deadwyler, who was nominated for best supporting actress for "The Piano Lesson," made a bold statement at the SAG Awards in a custom Louis Vuitton gown.

To complement her look, she wore bright red eyeshadow and matching red pumps.

Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Erivo made a dramatic entrance in a vintage Givenchy gown designed by Alexander McQueen.

Her dress, made from a textured metallic fabric, featured fringe details at the neckline and sleeves.

Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis — who was nominated for best supporting actress for her role in "The Last Showgirl" — channeled showgirl energy at the SAG Awards with her black sequinned gown with a feathered top.

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda, the recipient of this year's SAG Life Achievement Award, turned heads on the red carpet in a custom Armani Privé dress.

The peach-colored ensemble, which featured a wavy black pattern and a fringe skirt, was a departure from her usual menswear-inspired outfits.

Anna Sawai

Anna Sawai stunned on the red carpet with a custom Armani Privé strapless gown.

Her dress featured red crystals on the front with sheer side panels and a black velvet back.

Timothée Chalamet

Timothée Chalamet, who won best male actor for his role as Bob Dylan in "A Complete Unknown," wore a leather suit with a neon green shirt to the ceremony. To complement his look, he accessorized with a bejeweled bolo tie.

The actor's stylist, Taylor McNeil, seemingly drew inspiration from Dylan himself, posting a reference photo of the musician in a similar outfit on his Instagram story.

Fran Drescher

Fran Drescher, the president of the SAG-AFTRA actors' union, went for a menswear-inspired look.

Drescher rocked a baby pink satin pantsuit at this year's red carpet event — an outfit that looked similar to the one she wore to the 2022 Directors Guild of America Awards. This time around, she opted for open-toed wedges instead of pointed-toe shoes.

Demi Moore

Demi Moore, who won best female actress for her role in "The Substance," wore an edgy, drop-waist Bottega Veneta leather gown.

She styled her long black hair in loose waves and kept her makeup simple, but accessorized with a statement necklace and bracelet from Tiffany and Co.

Carl Clemons-Hopkins

Carl Clemons-Hopkins, known for his role as Marcus on "Hacks," turned heads on the red carpet in a black jumpsuit with oversized sleeves.

Tyler James Williams

Tyler James Williams, who plays Gregory Eddie in "Abbott Elementary," wore a red oversized suit with a cinched waist on the red carpet.

Banita Sandhu

Banita Sandhu, known for her role as Sita Malhotra in "Bridgerton," wore a sculptural metallic dress on the red carpet.

• Burnout from running a fashion consignment business led Michelle Morigeau to ditch the city and start a homestead.
• In 2021, she and her husband bought a 4-acre plot in British Columbia for about $458,000.
• They've been growing their own food, and plan to build a rammed earth house where they can live sustainably.

At the end of 2019, Michelle Morigeau felt like she had hit rock bottom.

As the owner of a Calgary-based fashion consignment business, she often got up at 4 a.m. to start work. Between overseeing the operations of her three physical resale stores and managing some 18 staff members, Morigeau was completely burned out.

"I just felt trapped and overwhelmed," Morigeau, 47, a YouTuber and homesteader, told Business Insider. "The hustle and bustle, the grind of being in the city, the noise, the traffic, the sirens — everything just got too noisy in my head."

Even though she lived in a beautiful rental house in the city and drove a new Jeep, her life felt unfulfilling.

Fast-forward to 2020, Morigeau — like many business owners — was forced to temporarily close her stores due to the pandemic.

By coincidence, her father-in-law, who was stuck in Mexico because of the lockdowns, needed someone to take care of his lakehouse until he got back. His property was in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia, about a three-and-a-half-hour drive from Calgary.

"All of a sudden, my husband James and I were in the truck and out here at his lakefront property, and life just went from a hundred to zero," Morigeau said. "We fell into this mountain and forest life for about six months, and it gave me enough time to realize that this was somewhere that I wanted to be."

Slowly, the idea of leaving the city started to grow on her.

"I told my husband, maybe we could make it work living rurally in the mountains. And luckily, he was on board," Morigeau said.

Escaping the city for a slow, rural life

In May 2021, after a year of searching, the couple moved into a four-acre property that they bought for 650,000 Canadian dollars, or about $458,000.

A four-bedroom house — built in the '80s — stood on the land, offering views of the nearby mountain range. The plot was situated in a lake community in East Kootenay — the same area where her father-in-law lives — and offered ample space for the couple's homesteading ambitions.

"It's the same area that we were in when I fell in love with this place, so we knew we wanted to be around here," Morigeau said.

Since her husband was a builder, they also wanted to have enough space on the property to do DIY projects, she added: "We wanted space to be able to build a self-sustainable lifestyle, such as grow our own food and rear chickens."

Morigeau says her friends and family were initially skeptical when they first heard about her move.

"They said, 'What are you going to do out there? What is there to do?'" Morigeau said, recalling their reactions. "But the funny thing is that we have endless things to do — we've got at least 20 years of projects that we have planned."

Some of the biggest changes they've done to the property so far include adding a wood storage hut that doubles as a chill spot, expanding their chicken coops, and building an off-grid sauna out of rammed earth.

"We're also building a 1,300-square-foot geothermal greenhouse," Morigeau added. "That's a big project we're working on right now because we plan to grow food all year round."

They're about 70% done with the greenhouse. Once that project's completed, the couple is planning to build a 3,000-square-foot carriage house — a shop with a suite above — out of rammed earth.

Their eventual plan is to move into that upper suite while they demolish and rebuild the main house — where they're living now — also using rammed earth.

Living sustainably

The couple first learned about rammed earth construction through Morigeau's brother, who lives in Tasmania.

"He sort of put the bug in our ear by sending us YouTube videos," Moreigeau said. "We didn't really think too much of it until we moved out here."

That's when they learned about the properties of houses built from rammed earth, such as their resistance to fire and their ability to maintain a comfortable indoor temperature all year round.

"It gets really cold here in the winter, and it's really hot in the summer, so it'll be good if the house could stay a nice temperature," Morigeau said.

Moreover, a house built from earth has a low carbon footprint — which aligns with their desire to live sustainably and in harmony with nature.

"It would be what I would consider a healthy house, as opposed to the stick frame homes and stuff that they build now with materials that are probably carcinogenic for you," she said.

Earthen houses are not a new invention; this type of architecture has been around for years — like in the mud-brick buildings of Yemen's ancient walled city of Sana'a, and in Djenné, a town in Mali known for its adobe architecture.

Prior to building the sauna, the couple had never worked with rammed earth buildings before, Morigeau said.

But a big hurdle they're facing now is obtaining the necessary permits for their construction.

"Unfortunately, where we live, we need permits. We didn't move quite far enough away that we could not have the government involved," Morigeau said, adding that rammed earth is not part of the building code here in Canada.

"They're asking us to drop a lot of money in engineering, which we already had done, but now they want us to get architects involved," Morigeau said, adding that their discussions are an ongoing process.

Becoming self-sufficient

Morigeau has already started cultivating parts of their land. In addition to being self-sustainable, she also started a farm stand on her property in hopes of growing enough food to provide for the community.

"We have a huge garden," she said. "We grow enough food to feed us all summer as well as have the farm stand. And I preserve everything too."

She and her husband aren't the only ones interested in homesteading, the practice of living self-sufficiently off the land.

The lifestyle has grown in popularity in the years since the pandemic, per the Homesteaders of America, a grass roots organization that advocates for an agrarian lifestyle.

A 2022 poll of 4,000 homesteaders conducted by the organization found that food security and a desire for a simpler lifestyle were among the main reasons respondents started homesteading.

Several homesteaders that BI previously spoke to shared that the lifestyle was a way to reject the status quo and have control over their environmental footprint.

Morigeau said she learned everything she knows about gardening through trial and error and YouTube. She also picked up some tips from neighbors who lived in the area.

"I didn't grow anything in the city," she said. "This past summer was the first time I didn't have to look anything up while I was gardening."

Breaking free from materialism

Morigeau says that her life now is so much more peaceful compared to when she was living in the city. She also feels more connected to nature and to the people around her.

"We take care of each other, from our neighbors lending us big equipment to build our projects, to me taking care of their kids and making them granola," Morigeau said.

In a way, leaving Calgary was a way for her to start over, although it did take her some time to fully settle into life here.

She continued running her business remotely for the first year and a half before she was ready to give it up.

"I thought that I could do it remotely. The money was good and everything, but constantly having that pull back to the city, I needed to break that tie to really dive into my new life here," Morigeau said.

She eventually found someone to sell the consignment business to, but preferred not to share how much she sold it for.

"The first year of even considering it was really hard, since it was a business that had been passed down to me in 2013 by my mom when she passed away," Morigeau said. "Not to mention, James built me all of my stores, he put all of his love and energy into them. Letting that go was really, really hard."

Now that she's been out here for some time, Morigeau says she feels less attached to material things. She no longer cares about labels; all her clothes have to be practical since she spends a lot of time outdoors.

"After about a year of being out here, I had gone back to the store. I remember sitting in there, where people are buying Louis Vuitton and all of the famous brands, and just thinking, 'None of this really matters,'" Morigeau said. "That was when I realized that my passion for that business had died."

Her expenses are also lower now, because she feels less of a need to shop. Not only that, they're about a 40-minute drive to the nearest town — which doesn't even have a mall, she added.

"In the city, if I was bored, I would go shopping and buy things that don't really matter. Out here, there's not really anywhere to do that," she said.

Looking back on their journey, Morigeau says that their perseverance got them through even the toughest days.

"My advice to anyone would be, if it's something that you really want and you put your mind to it, it will happen for you," she said. "Because there were so many things that we came up against, and it took time, but we just kept persevering, and then it happened for us."

Have you recently relocated to a new country and found or renovated your dream home? If you have a story to share, contact this reporter at [email protected].

• The Hollywood producer Will Packer credits Beyoncé with teaching him how to deal with rejection.
• Beyoncé turned down a role in a movie he was producing five times, Packer said.
• He improved the script after each rejection and ultimately got her to change her mind.

The Hollywood producer Will Packer knows rejection is a part of life and work. After all, Beyoncé turned down a role in a movie he was producing five times before he convinced her to sign on to the project.

During an appearance on Tuesday's episode of "The View," Packer spoke about what he learned from his experience of getting rejected by the singer.

"Beyoncé told me no. I wanted her to be in this film, and she was very — she's a wonderful human being but said, 'Will Packer, I'm not doing your movie,'" Packer told "The View" cohosts, recounting the singer's words.

Packer, known for films such as "Girls Trip" and "Ride Along," said he made changes to the script based on the feedback he received from Beyoncé.

"I didn't go back or push back and didn't say, 'Oh no, woe is me.' And actually, I was making my project better each time," Packer said.

Although it took him five times "because Beyoncé is very particular," at the end of the day, he "only needed one yes."

"You only need one, so whatever your Beyoncé is, right, keep seeing if there is a way to adjust and learn something from the 'No,'" he said.

Beyoncé changed her mind, Packer said

In the end, Beyoncé changed her mind and agreed to star — alongside Idris Elba — in 2009's "Obsessed," the film Packer was producing.

When it comes to handling rejection, Packer's advice aligns with the guidance the career happiness strategist Amy Nguyen previously described to Business Insider.

"Mindset is important here because rejection doesn't mean that you are a total failure or a loser," Nguyen said. "Think of rejection as a lesson and get what you can learn from there so that you can improve yourself for the next job."

Representatives for Packer and Beyoncé did not immediately respond to requests for comment sent by BI outside regular hours.

• Kylie Kelce is expecting her fourth child with her husband, former NFL player Jason Kelce.
• Her advice includes extending patience and providing postpartum support.
• "Remember that your wife is growing a human," Kelce said.

Kylie Kelce is expecting her fourth child with retired NFL player Jason Kelce — and she knows a thing or two about dealing with pregnancy.

During an interview with Alex Cooper on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast on Wednesday, Kelce shared three things that men should do for their pregnant wives.

"Remember that your wife is growing a human," Kelce, 32, told Cooper. "Sometimes I think guys are like, 'Oh, she's fine.' And I'm like, no. You're actively building a human being, so, like, just give her some grace."

It's also important for men to adopt a "this, too, shall pass" attitude, and remember that the challenges of pregnancy — such as mood swings — are temporary, she said.

"I've had pregnancies where I've been really, really emotional, and after the pregnancy, I'm like, 'Jason, I don't know how you did that. Jesus, thank you for sticking with me," Kelce said.

The couple has been married since 2018, and they share three daughters — Wyatt Elizabeth, Elliotte Ray, and Bennett Llewellyn — with a fourth daughter on the way.

Lastly, Kelce says new mothers need their husbands' support during the postpartum period, too — perhaps even more than during the pregnancy.

"Postpartum is one of the hardest things I've ever done in my whole life. Labor is like a drop in the bucket compared to postpartum," Kelce said.

She added that she didn't feel immediately connected to her eldest daughter, Wyatt, the first time she brought her home.

"I did not feel that immediate, like, 'This is my baby,'" Kelce said. "I didn't have that sensationalized, like, 'I'm a mother now.' It was like a slow ease in."

The first few weeks postpartum were difficult on her body as well, she said.

"We're both in diapers. I have a cooling pad on my lady bits. I am afraid to sit down at any given point because it hurts so bad, and at the same time, every two hours, I'm supposed to connect you to my boob and something's going to happen," Kelce said.

Postpartum typically refers to the first six to eight weeks after delivery. During this period, many changes — both physical and emotional — occur in a woman's body.

Physical symptoms that new mothers may experience include breast engorgement, cramps, and vaginal bleeding. Some women also experience emotional symptoms, such as postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety.

"Postnatal depression and anxiety are incredibly common and it is so important that it is identified early to help you receive the support and treatment that you may need," Dr. Brooke Vandermolen, an OB/GYN, previously told Business Insider.

"Communicating your feelings can really help so others around you know how you are feeling," she said.

In addition to getting enough rest, new mothers should also pay attention to their diet, stay hydrated, and limit their physical activity at least until their doctors give them the go-ahead, per Cleveland Clinic.

A representative for Kelce did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by BI outside regular hours.

• Heidi Ganaden and her husband left their big-city corporate jobs to open a hotel on an island.
• The couple moved from Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, to Siargao, also known as the country's surfing capital.
• One pandemic and a category 5 typhoon later, they've finally settled into their new lives.

Heidi Ganaden and her husband never thought they'd run a hotel by the beach in Siargao, an island known as the surfing capital of the Philippines.

The two of them were working corporate jobs and living in Manila, the capital city. She was in the telecommunications industry, while he was a landscape architect.

As avid surfers, the couple enjoyed hanging out by the beach but weren't too familiar with Siargao; Ganaden had visited once before in 2005, while her husband had never been there before. The island is one of more than 7,000 that make up the Philippines.

But a quick weekend trip in 2018 — it's only a two-hour flight from Manila — to visit some friends who were trying to set up a business there left them with a favorable impression of the island.

Not long after they got back to Manila, they received a call from their friends in Siargao about a plot of land by the beach that was available for lease.

"We thought, OK, maybe we can try and look at it. Maybe we can just put up a small shack so that we can go to Siargao, and we'll have a place where we can stay," Ganaden, 46, told Business Insider.

When they went to view the plot of land, they realized it was in a central location that was popular with tourists. New establishments, like restaurants, were also popping up all around the area.

They also noticed that more and more people were visiting Siargao, and they decided it might be a better idea to build accommodations instead.

"We actually didn't have the idea for a hotel initially. It was really an accident," she said. "We were in a central spot, and we thought it would be a waste to just offer it for a long-term lease, so we ended up with a small hotel."

Trading city life for island living

By the end of the year, the couple had signed a 15-year lease and started clearing out the land. They preferred to keep the amount they spent on the lease private.

They broke ground in 2019. That same year, Ganaden and her husband decided to quit their jobs to focus on the project.

"We thought it was now or never," Ganaden said. "We had no idea what we were doing, but we did it anyway because we were invested in it. We wanted to make it work."

The construction of their hotel took place in phases, and they hired some 15 contractors to help out. Ganaden estimates that they spent about 20 million Philippine pesos, or about $340,000, on the construction of the hotel.

The building process was fraught with challenges. Even though the island was developing, it was difficult to find raw materials and skilled construction workers, Ganaden said.

"Imagine a whole island where everybody was building with just two hardware stores," she said.

To meet their project timelines, the couple decided to use prefabricated materials. Everything was brought over to Siargao from Manila — even the contractors they hired.

"We had to bring them in and house them because for prefabricated material, there's a required skillset for it," Ganaden said.

They named the hotel "Lubihan," a term in the local dialect that refers to the coconut grove that once grew over the land. The entire property spans just over 4,000 square feet and has 13 guest rooms and one staff room.

"Since my husband is a landscape architect, he was able to make everything work. Even with the 14 rooms, we have a very nice common garden and a lounge area at the back," Ganaden said.

Nightly rates vary across the different room types.

"We can go as low as about 3,000 pesos all the way to as high as 5,000 pesos," she added.

One challenge after another

The couple's hotel journey hasn't been easy.

When early 2020 rolled around, they faced a major setback: the pandemic. Like much of the world, Siargao — and the Philippines — went into lockdown.

The couple was able to rent out a few of their completed rooms to travelers who were stuck on the island, and they dedicated their time to finishing the rest of the hotel.

But just as tourism in Siargao started to recover from the effects of the pandemic, a natural disaster struck.

In December 2021, Super Typhoon Rai — a category 5 storm — swept through parts of the Philippines, including Siargao, uprooting trees, wrecking buildings, and leaving destruction in its wake.

Lubihan was no exception.

"Our entire roof was peeled off like a sardine can, the majority of our glass doors broke and were dislodged by the strong wind. It was a disaster," Ganaden said.

All their staff members lost their homes.

"We had no power for months, no phone signal for months too," she said, adding that the island was almost cut off entirely from the rest of the world due to the damage sustained by the island's transport infrastructure.

But with grit and determination, and help from their community, the couple was able to rebuild the damaged parts of the hotel and their lives.

"It was months of recovery — emotionally, mentally and physically," Ganaden said.

They were new to the business

That aside, running a hotel with no hospitality background came with its own set of challenges.

"We are learning as we go, in terms of how to operate and what's needed by the hotel," Ganaden said. "For example, the kind of fittings that would last longer, or the kind of linens that would make laundry easier, things like that."

"I think if you have a background in hospitality, you'd know these kinds of things. But since this is our first time, we're doing trial and error on a whole lot of things," she added.

They have six full-time staff members, including an operations officer who lives on-site.

Ganaden's daily routine starts with dropping off her seven-year-old daughter at school. Then, she scans through the hotel's reservations for the day and stops by the hotel to check in on things.

"Then, it's island life after that. In our neighborhood, we have a CrossFit gym right next to us. And of course, if the tides are OK, we go out to surf," Ganaden said, adding that she pops back into the hotel after to keep an eye on things.

Island life is busy, too

In 2019, Siargao was voted as the best island in the world by Condé Nast Travelers.

Since then, tourism on the island has been on the rise. In 2024, Siargao was also included among Lonely Planet's top seven tourist destinations in Southeast Asia.

The island saw a total of 529,822 foreign tourist and domestic traveler arrivals in 2023, per the latest data available from the Philippines Department of Tourism. This is an increase from 181,188 foreign and domestic traveler arrivals five years earlier in 2018.

Siargao may be developing, but the island still retains its untouched feel that many similar beach destinations — like Bali and Hawaii — have lost due to over-tourism.

It's a far cry from the corporate life that Ganaden was used to back in Manila, but her days are still busy.

"We do also have meetings, especially with other business owners that we collaborate with, but they're very informal. All in flip-flops or barefoot by the beach, drinking a cocktail — so that's how our meetings are now," she said.

She says that her background working in an office taught her to be disciplined, which, in turn, helped her greatly in managing the hotel business.

One thing she really appreciates about life in Siargao is the tight community on the island.

"Even if you live in a village in Manila, you probably will not know your neighbor. In Siargao, everybody just talks to each other, which is very, very nice," she said.

That said, she does occasionally miss city-living and the convenience that comes with it.

"We don't have a fast food chain on the island. It's both good and bad, because sometimes you have cravings for a burger," Ganaden said.

The infrastructure on Siargao has also improved tremendously in recent years, she said, adding that fiber internet was only properly rolled out on the island the year before.

Prior to that, businesses like hers relied on Starlink for connectivity.

"A lot of remote workers want to live here, but they can't because of the internet," she said. "When we started having Starlink all over the island, a lot of them started coming in and working from here."

These days, Ganaden goes back to Manila with her family at least once every quarter.

"On the island, we all have this unwritten rule that you need an island break," she said. "We go back to Manila to decompress — because our hustle is on the island — and then we come back again."

Looking back on their journey, Ganaden says that it was a big leap for them to go from working in the city to running a business on an island with no experience.

"We were scared, but we knew that because of the discipline we had in corporate jobs, we'd be able to survive and find a way to make it work," she said. "I told my husband I know that if I'm pushed to the wall, I will find a way to climb over that wall or break that wall."

"That's how I am, so I was pretty confident about going into the entire thing scared," she said.

Have you recently relocated to a new country and found or renovated your dream home? If you have a story to share, contact this reporter at [email protected].

• Usher says he avoids working with his wife, a music executive, in order to protect their relationship.
• "Your things are your things. My things are mine," Usher said during a podcast appearance.
• Therapists previously told BI that partners should set boundaries with each other for a healthy relationship.

Usher prefers to keep business and pleasure separate, especially when it comes to his relationship.

During an appearance on Tuesday's episode of the "Baby, This is Keke Palmer" podcast, Usher spoke about how he would rather not work with his wife, Jennifer Goicoechea, a music executive, even though they're in the same industry.

"I definitely rely on her opinion about things. She's an incredible sounding board and brings calm to some of my madness sometimes," Usher told podcast host Keke Palmer. "But if we had to work together, oh my God, it wouldn't work. It would damage our relationship. I would never do that."

The "Yeah!" singer started dating Goicoechea in 2019 and married her during the 2024 Super Bowl weekend — after his halftime performance.

Although Goicoechea is established in the music industry — she is a senior vice president of A&R at Epic Records — Usher says he doesn't think they should expect to be involved in each other's work unless they want to.

"Like, matter of fact, we have a policy, you know. If this is a business that you're in, I'm going to help establish and work on it. But it's your business, you know, and then we have the things that we do together, but it's not a mandate. It's a choice in relationship," Usher said.

At the end of the day, he feels that setting boundaries is healthy.

"Your things are your things. My things are mine. I have something I'm passionate about, I need your support, I need your help, I want to get counsel. But those kinds of boundaries established, I think, are hopefully going to make this a more sustainable relationship," Usher said.

"This is my third one," he said, referring to the marriage, "and I'm trying to make sure I don't take this ring off."

Usher shares two children, Sovereign Bo and Sire Castrello, with Goicoechea. He has two other children, Usher "Cinco" Raymond V and Naviyd Ely, with his ex-wife Tameka Foster, whom he was married to from 2007 to 2009. He was also previously married to Grace Miguel from 2015 to 2018.

Having boundaries is crucial for a healthy relationship, Janet Park, a therapist at Healing Phoenix Therapy, told Business Insider previously.

"Boundaries establish what we feel OK with and don't feel OK with in a relationship. In that vein, boundaries are important because they serve a critical role in establishing safety and trust in a relationship," she said.

Additionally, if a person fails to honor their own needs and limitations, they may be setting themselves up for feeling uncomfortable or unfulfilled in the relationship down the line, she said.

One of the most important things about establishing boundaries is that it should sound more like a request, and not a demand, Adrienne Clements, a therapist in private practice, told BI previously.

"This can look like saying, 'Would you be willing to give me solo time in the house today?' as opposed to 'I need some solo time in the house today,'" she said.

A representative for Usher did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by Business Insider outside regular hours.

• Terry Crews said he and his wife managed to rebuild their marriage.
• They have been married for 36 years but nearly split for good years ago due to his infidelity and porn addiction.
• "It's work. It's really work. You have to get better at it, it's a skill," Crews said.

Terry Crews and his wife, Rebecca King-Crews, know just how much effort goes into making a marriage work.

In an interview with People, the actor spoke about how they overcame all the challenges they faced in their years together.

"Me and my wife have been married 36 years and, at year 20 though, it was over. And we totally rebuilt our relationship," Crews told People. "And we decided we were going to be stronger together. It was a decision that we decided to make."

The couple got married in 1989, several years before Crews joined the NFL, and two decades before he made the transition to acting. They have five children together.

The "White Chicks" star added that love isn't just about feelings.

"It's work. It's really work. You have to get better at it, it's a skill," Crews said. "There's a lot of things I had to relearn."

He says he thinks of him and his wife as a "testament" to the fact that two people can make a relationship work as long as they are both willing to tough it out.

"It's wild because there was a point when, when I wanted to quit, she didn't want to, and then when she wanted to quit, I didn't want to," he said. "And I was just glad we didn't want to quit at the same time."

This isn't the first time that Crews has spoken about the challenges he faced in his marriage.

Crews shared how his past infidelity and porn addiction had affected his family during an episode of Dax Shepard's"Armchair Expert" podcast in 2023.

Crews said he would "start an argument" with his wife whenever she tried to ask him questions about where he was when he was feeding his porn addiction at adult bookstores near truck stops. He would also "be angry" at his kids "for getting in the way."

He also said he cheated on his wife by getting a handjob in a massage parlor while filming his first-ever movie in 2000, and "kept that secret for years."

He eventually decided to confess to his wife about the cheating a decade later when he began seeking help for his porn addiction. Although she left him at that time, they eventually reconciled after Crews went to rehab.

Crews and his wife aren't the only celebrities who have spoken about the steps they take to build and maintain a healthy relationship.

Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey don't go more than two weeks without seeing each other and their family.

Rob Lowe, who has been married to Sheryl Berkoff for over 30 years, said they go to couples therapy regularly because "it's like taking your car in and making sure the engine's running great."

Barbara Grossman, a couples counselor, previously told Business Insider that her tips for a successful marriage include sharing emotional baggage, carving time out to be together, and actively communicating grievances.

"I encourage people to talk about their past because it usually reveals the historical reasons for their behavior, opinions, and attitudes," Grossman said. "If you open up about situations — including unresolved feelings toward a family member, friend, or lover — it develops understanding, trust, and connection."

A representative for Crews did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by Business Insider outside regular hours.

• The Kansas City Chiefs are playing the Philadelphia Eagles at the Super Bowl today.
• The Chiefs' executive chef, Erin Wishon, said that a popular breakfast item among players is steak and rice.
• Recent studies suggest that consuming 0.7 grams of protein per pound of body weight is ideal for maximizing strength gains.

The Kansas City Chiefs are playing in the Super Bowl today, and their food and nutrition team has been working to fuel them for success.

In an interview with Us Weekly, the Chiefs' executive chef Erin Wishon spoke about the type of meals that the players are eating in the lead-up to the big game.

"I think something that people might find surprising is there's a lot of steak and rice for breakfast," Wishon — who works for the Chiefs through Aramark Sports + Entertainment at Arrowhead Stadium — told Us Weekly. "We have a couple players that eat two steaks — 12-ounce filets — and rice at breakfast. And then sometimes also at lunch."

The meal is nutritious and highly satiating, Wishon told Business Insider in a statement.

"The steak, particularly a lean beef tenderloin filet, provides high levels of protein, iron, vitamin B12, and healthy fats. Paired with rice, which offers quick carbohydrates, this combination makes for a highly satiating meal, especially for those with lean dietary preferences," Wishon said.

In addition to steak and rice, other dishes regularly prepared for the team include seared salmon, halibut, broccoli, and teriyaki chicken thighs, she said.

"Of course, homestyle comfort foods such as fried chicken, mac and cheese, chicken Alfredo, meatloaf, and lasagna remain popular choices as well," Wishon said.

After working with the players for so long, Wishon says that her team has become familiar with their tastebuds.

"We're with them three or four meals a day, six or seven days a week for six-plus months of the year. We know what they want. Whether it's a special condiment or a brand of vegan patty, whatever it might be. We try to match everything as close to home as we can," she said.

The Chiefs will face off against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

The teams will be fighting for the title for the second time in three years — they last met at Super Bowl LVII in 2023, which the Chiefs won 38-35.

Leslie Bonci, a dietician who has worked with the Chiefs, previously told Business Insider that the players love eating breakfast.

"Breakfast is always a big hit, their favorite meal of the day," Bonci said, adding that some players even eat breakfast foods before a game.

She also shared that they eat different meals depending on their goals: "gaining plates" for those trying to build muscle, "trimming plates" for those trying to lose weight, and "healing plates" meant to boost recovery. Regardless of their goals, protein is a huge component of each meal.

The Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce eats about 4,000 calories a day, and his personal chef, Kumar Ferguson, describes the player's protein-heavy diet as "healthy steakhouse cuisine" featuring "steaks, chops, chicken, and stuff like that."

What's a good breakfast?

What many people think of as a "traditional breakfast" may not look the same for everyone, Yasi Ansari, a sports dietician based in LA, told BI.

"It is important to put together a meal that helps meet someone's needs for protein, carbohydrates, fats, fluids, and overall energy goals and helps them start their day off strong and alert — ideally through a food-first approach," she said.

For instance, eating a full breakfast — like steak and rice, in the case of the Chiefs players — will help athletes meet higher needs for protein, carbohydrates, and overall energy, she said.

"Generally speaking, beef can offer a good source of protein, zinc, iron, and vitamins B-12 and B-6, which can help support red blood cell formation, energy production, oxygen transport, and nervous system functioning," Ansari said, adding that beef can also contribute to the body's supply of creatine, which supplies energy to muscles.

Ultimately, factors such as genetics, gut health, body composition goals, and physical activity level will affect the amount of protein a person needs to eat each day, dietitian Kylene Bogden told BI previously.

That said, recent studies suggest that consuming 0.7 grams of protein per pound of body weight is the ideal amount for those who want to maximize strength gains.

Chicken and beef contain similar amounts of protein, although the amount of protein per ounce will depend on the cut of meat, Ansari said.

"If someone prefers beef, I encourage looking for leaner cuts of beef. The leanest cuts of beef have the word 'round' or 'loin' in the name," Ansari said.

Generally, for breakfast, she recommends a combination of lean protein, carbohydrates — from starches such as potatoes, grains, or nutritionally dense breads — and a side of fruits or vegetables.

February 10, 2025: This story has been updated to include comments from Wishon.

• Paul and Patricia Grogan, both 81, built an energy-efficient passive solar home near Dublin in the 1970s.
• After almost 50 years, they're listing the 4-bedroom property for $1.32 million.
• "There'll be a lot of tears when we leave this place," Paul said.

It was the early '70s, and Paul and Patricia Grogan were looking for a new home.

The couple, who met in college in the '60s, lived in a cozy family house in an outer suburb of Dublin back then but dreamed of building one on their own.

"We suddenly thought we'd love to maybe strike out and be a bit adventurous. So we started looking for sites," Patricia, 81, a former teacher and retired special needs assistant, told Business Insider.

They stumbled upon a stunning plot in Kilcroney, a small town about 30 minutes outside Dublin. It was slightly over an acre, with a stream running through it, and offered views of a small mountain nearby.

"It was a forest and there were grass and trees and weeds growing up to it. You couldn't get into it actually," Patricia said. "But it was a beautiful spot."

The couple knew that they had found the perfect place to settle down. But before any construction could take place, the couple had to clear the site.

"We spent many happy picnics with friends out here clearing the site," she said. "And we had to take out a few trees in order to have room to build the house."

Building an energy-efficient house

Living in Ireland, where the skies are often cloudy, they wanted their house to let in as much natural light as possible. They also wanted to be able to enjoy the views of the surrounding natural landscape.

Their architect helped them design the house, which is a four-bedroom, two-bathroom, greenhouse-like structure with a fully glazed front.

"I suppose we liked the idea of being able to see things out of the house — just like our previous house," Paul, 81, who does consulting work for the design and maintenance of database systems, told BI, "There was glass all around the courtyard, where we had a little garden with bamboo growing in it."

The glass front turned their house into a passive solar home, which meant that it could collect and retain heat from the sun to warm its interiors, thereby reducing their energy consumption, he said.

Be it earthen homes that keep cool in the summer or resilient towns that can survive a category-four hurricane, there has been a growing interest in sustainable houses in the face of rising temperatures and the climate crisis.

But in 1976, the year they built their house, it wasn't common to think about houses that way, Paul said.

"It was unusual at the time to have such a system, and it works pretty well. We do have to provide supplementary heat on very cold, wet days, though," he said, adding that they have a few radiators and a wood fire stove on the first floor.

During the summer, when the temperatures are slightly higher, the couple opens all the sliding doors on the glass front of the house, he said.

It's the only house in their neighborhood that's designed this way, he said.

Paul added the house has a building energy rating of C1 — which is on par with houses built in the country since the year 2000. In comparison, most houses in Ireland built before the 1980s typically achieve a low D or E in terms of energy ratings.

"So heating costs would be lower than most of the Irish housing stock," he said.

It helps that the property is surrounded by trees that offer some shade during sunny days.

"If we feel the heat is getting too much, we can open the windows upstairs and get a draft down through that," he said.

It took less than eight months for their house to be built, Patricia said.

Their friends came out to help them with tasks like painting the beams, she said: "We've done nothing to them since. They've just got a nice mellow color now."

The couple says they spent about 35,000 Irish pounds to build the house back then. The Irish pound was replaced by the euro in January 1999.

"It wasn't a very expensive house to build. We were surprised, but that's because of probably the simplicity of the construction and the bit of work we all put in to help keep the cost down," Paul said. "But that was 1976, and things were cheaper then, too."

A home filled with beautiful memories

When they bought the plot of land, the couple had three kids, but by the time they moved into the house, they had four.

"We got a surprise pregnancy, and it was quite stressful at the time, but we did it," Patricia said.

Every nook and cranny of the house is filled with beautiful memories, Paul said.

"It's been a very happy house for bringing up the children. They all loved the fact that there's plenty of wildlife around here and in the forest," he said.

They've kept dogs, cats, and hens throughout the years. At one point in time, they even had ponies, too, Patricia said.

Her favorite spot in the house is her office on the second floor.

"Somebody came out here recently and said, 'I don't know how you managed to do any work here. Just looking out in the garden is lovely," she said.

Paul's favorite spot in the house is the kitchen because "that's where everybody congregates." It overlooks the garden, and it's where they've had many "wonderful parties," he said.

When the couple first moved in, there were only two or three neighbors. But over the years, the community has expanded to include about 17 houses, each on about an acre or more of land, Paul said.

"And we're all in the same WhatsApp group. So if anything happens in the area, everybody's on," he said.

There's a walking trail that runs along the area and into the forest that the couple and a few neighbors have cultivated and maintained over the years.

"We encourage all the neighbors or their children to walk around the area, which means we all meet one another fairly regularly as they're passing by," Paul said.

It's a close-knit community where everyone looks out for each other.

"In fact, we have a long drive — it's about 500 meters from the house down to the road. When we leave our bins out, we have to bring them down to the end of the drive. But our next-door neighbors, when they're going for a walk, they'll pick up our bins and bring them up to the house," he said.

Plans to downsize

At the moment, only the two of them live in the house; their four daughters are all grown up, and three of them live in London.

"We've grown into it. We've taken over, we've spread ourselves out," Patricia said.

However, maintaining a house and garden of this size takes a lot of work. As they're getting older, they've decided to list the house on the market for 1.275 million euros, or about $1.32 million.

"I spent a lot of time in the garden, which I really loved. But I'm just coming to the point now where I'd like to do some other things in my life besides gardening," Patricia said, with a laugh.

Their plan is to move into a smaller place closer to Dublin, where it's easier to get around.

"We both still drive but would like to use more public transport, which is free for pensioners in Ireland," Paul said

They'll be sad to leave their neighbors, he added.

While their eldest daughter considered buying the house a few years ago, Patricia says she knows the house requires "a big commitment."

The property is about 40 minutes from the Dublin airport and about 15 minutes from the coast, making it a great place to live, especially for those who can work from home — like he does, he added.

In fact, working from home was a major factor in his decision to continue working beyond the normal retirement age.

"I love my work, the mental challenges it presents, and the ongoing relationships with my clients," Paul said. "I may slow down a little, but love the stimulus of problem-solving and ongoing study of new technology my work provides."

"The trees, we think, have kept the place, the air, and us very, very healthy," Patricia said. "We feel the trees have looked after us, and they're very big now, but definitely they've looked after us."

In many ways, it's been a home that has grown with them.

"We were excited at the beginning about just doing something very different, but it's been a very happy place for the family," Paul said.

One thing's for sure, Paul said: "There'll be a lot of tears when we leave this place."

• Nicolas Cage used his Saturn Awards acceptance speech to rally against the use of AI in filmmaking.
• "I say, protect yourselves from AI interfering with your authentic and honest expressions," Cage, 61, said.
• The use of artificial intelligence in films has been controversial, and Hollywood seems divided.

Nicolas Cage, 61, is rallying his fellow actors against the use of artificial intelligence in the filmmaking industry.

After winning best actor for his role in the dark comedy film "Dream Scenario" at the 52nd annual Saturn Awards on Sunday, Cage used his acceptance speech to voice his concerns over the potential dangers of using AI in films.

"But there is another world that is also disturbing me," Cage said, per Variety. "It's happening right now around all of us: the new AI world. I am a big believer in not letting robots dream for us. Robots cannot reflect the human condition for us."

He called it a "dead end" if an actor allowed AI to manipulate their performance "even a little bit," because "an inch will eventually become a mile, and all integrity, purity, and truth of art will be replaced by financial interests only."

Cage also said he believed that all art forms were meant to reflect the human condition — something that "robots" cannot do.

"If we let robots do that, it will lack all heart and eventually lose edge and turn to mush," Cage said.

"I say, protect yourselves from AI interfering with your authentic and honest expressions," he said.

This is not the first time the "Longlegs" star has spoken about his concerns about AI in films.

In July, Cage told The New Yorker he was "terrified" that he would have his likeness manipulated by AI without his consent even after he dies.

"I mean, what are you going to do with my body and my face when I'm dead? I don't want you to do anything with it!" he said.

Cage is no stranger to having his likeness manipulated for a film.

In November 2023, he told Yahoo Entertainment that his Superman cameo in "The Flash" turned out differently than he had filmed. Although he wasn't aware of what had happened, he said he didn't think it was AI.

A divided Hollywood

The use of AI in Hollywood has been a controversial topic in recent years and was a key issue of contention during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, which lasted 118 days.

Hollywood seems to be divided on the use of AI in films.

During an appearance on "The Adam Buxton Podcast" in May 2023, Tom Hanks said that AI and deepfakes meant that he could appear as his younger self or continue appearing in films even after death.

"Anybody can now recreate themselves at any age they are by way of AI or deepfake technology. Because look, I could be hit by a bus tomorrow and that's it, but my performances can go on and on and on and on," Hanks said on the podcast. "Outside the understanding of AI and deepfake, there'll be nothing to tell you that it's not me and me alone. And it's going to have some degree of lifelike quality."

Hanks starred in the 2024 film "Here," which used generative AI to "de-age" him and his costar, Robin Wright, so that they could portray the same characters over a 60-year span.

Conversely, some actors, like Sean Penn, are against using AI to recreate his likeness in films.

In September 2023, Penn argued hypothetically that studio execs who want to create AI versions of him should be willing to let him do the same to their daughters.

"It's an indecent proposal. That they would do that and not be taken to task for it is insulting. This is a real exposé on morality — a lack of morality," Penn told Variety.

More recently, the postwar drama film "The Brutalist" — starring Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones — became the subject of debate when its editor, Dávid Jancsó, revealed to video tech publication Red Shark News that the production team used AI to tweak and "perfect" the two lead actors' pronunciation so they sounded like native Hungarian speakers.

"The Brutalist" won three awards at the 2025 Golden Globes, including Best Motion Picture Drama. It also secured 10 nominations for the 97th annual Academy Awards, which are scheduled for March 2.

A representative for Cage did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by Business Insider outside regular hours.

• Matthew McConaughey's mother, 93, says that a positive attitude helps her stay well at her age.
• Kay McConaughey told Austin Lifestyle that she tries to avoid stressful situations wherever possible.
• She also makes a conscious effort to keep her mind active by reading and keeping up with current affairs.

Matthew McConaughey's mother, Kay McConaughey, is 93, and she's still in great shape thanks to being stress-free.

In an interview with Austin Lifestyle, McConaughey — born Mary Kathlene McCabe — said that she's able to lead a vibrant life because she eats well, exercises regularly, and has a positive attitude.

"But, the biggest thing for me is I don't stress. Like, if you and I were really good friends and, and you were talking to me and you had a situation, I would listen to you and I would give you advice and if you didn't take it, then that's it, I wouldn't stress over it," McConaughey told Austin Lifestyle.

She also tries to avoid getting into stressful situations.

"If I see that's where I'm headed, I back off. I'm not going to let people do that to me," she said.

Not only that, McConaughey said that she "never really had any reason to" be stressed when she was younger either.

"I was really popular and I had a zest for life and stress is not a word I can apply to me, ever," she said.

Additionally, she does Pilates four times a week and eats a "very healthy breakfast" consisting of yogurt and "lots of different fruits."

"My father was very healthy and he taught my sister and I that you are what you eat, and you are what you think, and I've tried to live by those two things, really and truly, because if you think you're dumb, guess what? You're probably dumb. If you think you're smart, then you're probably smart," McConaughey said. "So, I have always thought I am what I think, and that's why I think positive."

While she says that her family doesn't have "any sweets in our house, ever," she enjoys drinking wine every day — one glass at 5 o'clock and another glass when she goes to bed.

She acknowledged that keeping her body and mind active at her age requires a conscious effort.

"I read a lot, I keep up with things, you have to work at it at my age. I keep up with current events on my iPad," she said. "I want to know what's happening in the world. I'm curious, very curious about life, still."

Research has shown that chronic stress can weaken the immune system and may also increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and gastrointestinal problems.

Just 30 minutes of low to moderate-intensity exercise each day, like walking, can stabilize mood and improve sleep.

Practicing "micro-meditations" that take less than a minute to complete daily can also help to lower stress levels and improve mental health, Dr. Kien Vuu, a physician who specializes in antiaging and regenerative medicine, told Business Insider previously.

One technique involves a simple exercise of focusing on your breath as you inhale for a count of four, hold for a count of seven, and exhale for a count of eight, he said.

Business Insider reached out to Kay McConaughey via a representative for her son, Matthew McConaughey. They did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside regular hours.

• Bianca Censori, Kanye West's partner, went almost fully nude while walking the 2025 Grammys red carpet.
• Censori, 30, has been romantically linked to the controversial rapper, 47, since January 2023.
• She is an architectural designer at Yeezy, per a LinkedIn profile matching her description.

Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is no stranger to making headlines, but his partner Bianca Censori may have outshone him this time.

On Sunday, the rapper, 47, hit the 2025 Grammy Awards red carpet clad in a black shirt and pants, while Censori, 30, wore a black fur coat that she removed to reveal a virtually transparent mini dress underneath.

Censori has been spotted wearing sheer outfits in public multiple times before.

In March, she pulled up to a drive-thru with Ye in a super sheer black bodysuit. A month later, in April, she went to dinner with him in Los Angeles in a completely see-through tube dress and hot pink stockings. In December, she was also seen strolling around Art Basel Miami in a similarly racy nude bodysuit that left little to the imagination.

In January 2023, TMZ reported that the pair had symbolically wed without a marriage certificate in a private ceremony in Beverly Hills. Earlier in the month, they were spotted sharing a meal at the Waldorf Astoria, and Ye was wearing a new ring on his left-hand ring finger in photos taken by TMZ that day.

This came just two months after West finalized his divorce from Kim Kardashian.

Censori and Ye have yet to publicly confirm their marriage, but the rapper did refer to her as a "stepmom" to his children in a since-deleted birthday tribute post on Instagram in January 2024, per People.

Before news of their relationship broke, Censori hadn't been in the spotlight in the same way as Ye's more high-profile exes, like Kardashian and Julia Fox.

Here's everything you need to know about Censori and her connection to Ye. 

Censori is an architectural designer at Yeezy

According to Censori's LinkedIn account, she began working as an architectural designer at Yeezy in November 2020 and has been working full-time at the company.

Before that, she worked as a student architect and design consultant at DP Toscano Architects, an architectural firm in Collingwood, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. 

Censori was also part of the architectural team involved in renovating Ye's Tadao Ando-designed beachfront property in Malibu, per The New Yorker. The rapper paid $57 million for the concrete home in 2011, gutted it, and sold it at a loss for $21 million in 2024.

She previously ran a jewelry brand called Nylons

Censori started Nylons, a jewelry company, just after she finished high school, she told i-D in 2016. "I started playing around with mesh, then putting crystals inside the meshing, just making really simple thin chokers," she said.

She began the company while studying at the University of Melbourne, where she pursued both undergraduate and graduate degrees in architecture. The business served as a "creative outlet" while Censori was in architecture school.

She's also a visual artist. 

In 2022, Censori appeared in a group show called "Vital Pleasures" at the Australian gallery It's Nice Inside. She and fellow artist Tanil Raif produced a sculpture of a woman bent over, seemingly covered in vines.

Ye released a song that appears to reference Censori in December 2022

NME reported in December 2022 that Ye dropped an original song that sampled the Alex Jones interview in which he praised Hitler, and also referenced some of his recent controversies and antisemitic remarks. Ye shared the song on Instagram on December 7, 2022, per NME, but the post has since been deleted. 

The caption of the song, which sampled the 1973 Donny Hathaway track "Someday We'll All Be Free," appeared to reference Censori. 

"Censori overload. The variable epitope library from the antigen promotes an immune response in the body," the caption read, a play on the term "sensory overload."

According to Page Six, one of the lyrics of the song reads, "And the Bible said, 'I can't have any more sex 'til marriage."

This story was originally published in 2023 and was updated after Bianca Censori's Grammys appearance.

• Soo Jae Lee and Jeffrey Castro left their NYC studio to live in a tiny house on wheels in Portland.
• "To our astonishment, we didn't slow down. Mother Nature truly keeps you on your toes," Castro, 47, said.
• After two years, they sold the tiny house and said they wouldn't do this full-time again.

Soo Jae Lee and Jeffrey Castro started following tiny house videos on YouTube in 2015.

The couple was living in a 400-square-foot studio apartment in Manhattan at that time, and they were always trying to find ways to make the best use of their limited space. In their apartment, they even built a king-sized loft bed to create a tiny living room space beneath it.

"The studio we lived in in Manhattan made us feel like we would be able to adapt to an even smaller space," Castro, 47, told Business Insider. "We already felt as though we had too many things and were ready to live with even less."

The idea of living in a tiny house started to take root. That, along with the desire to be near nature, led the couple to move to the West Coast in 2019.

They started off in an apartment in the Alberta Arts District of Portland, Oregon. Castro was working remotely for an online media company, while Soo Jae left her fashion career to develop the couple's brand SooJ and Jef, where they sold original artwork — including paintings, textile arts, and punch needle kits — and taught punch needle workshops.

By the end of the year, they had met with designers to start on the plans for their personalized tiny house. However, the pandemic hit — and their build was placed on indefinite hold because of the lockdowns.

They ended up buying a tiny house on wheels from a listing on Facebook Marketplace for about $60,000, and parked it on a lot they leased from farm owners on Sauvie Island — about a 30-minute drive from Portland. Rent was $675 each month and included utilities.

There were four other tiny houses — all occupied — on the farm, in addition to the owners in the main house, Castro said.

"The community was situated on an organic herbal medicine farm that housed animals for homesteading," Castro said. "We seized this opportunity, as it seemed like a rare chance to experience living in a wildlife sanctuary."

Sauvie Island measures about 24,000 acres, making it the largest island along the Columbia River. About 11,643 acres are designated as the Sauvie Island Wildlife Area. According to the Sauvie Island Fire District, there are about 445 households on the island.

The couple knew it wouldn't be easy, but they were eager to embark on a new adventure.

"In retrospect, we realize that we had jumped into the deep end before fully grasping the concept of 'living tiny,'" Castro said.

Tiny living on a farm

When the couple moved into their new tiny house, they made several changes to the interiors.

They moved the existing bed into a fixed lofted position, installed a shower system, and updated the composting toilet. To brighten things up, they also gave their tiny house a fresh coat of paint. All these updates amounted to slightly under $2,000, Castro said.

Being in such a different environment from what they were used to felt new and exciting.

"We had the opportunity to witness nature and wildlife in their most undisturbed state," Castro said. "Every evening, we are treated to the most breathtaking sunsets. The silence at night is equally captivating."

At that time, the couple relied on selling their handmade crafts at local markets to make a living, especially since Castro was laid off from his job when the pandemic hit.

Since they lacked a studio space, their tiny house also served as a makeshift factory, quickly filling up with products and art supplies.

As part of their lease with their landlord, the couple was also required to help out around the farm, Castro said.

But due to their lack of farming skills, their duties were limited to garbage handling, composting, watering, and overseeing the quails on the farm.

To supplement their contributions, the couple also offered to help in other ways, such as painting signs, filming video content for the farm, and photographing products.

The other livestock — such as pigs, goats, and ducks — were primarily cared for by the main family, but since the pens were located near their parking spot, observing them became a part of the couple's daily routine.

Having grown up in the suburbs of New Jersey and Long Island, and later in New York City, living with animals was an eye-opening experience for them, Castro said.

"I adored all of them, and their charming and sometimes shocking behaviors surprised me," he said.

Grappling with unexpected challenges

The couple is part of a growing group who are interested in living tiny.

Housing keeps getting more expensive all around the world, which means that tiny houses are often seen as a cheaper alternative to buying real estate.

Living tiny is also a way to live simply: Six people who live in tiny houses told BI previously that the lifestyle forced them to declutter and cut back on unnecessary spending.

But as much as the couple enjoyed living in their tiny house, they eventually realized that adapting to their new environment was tougher than they had anticipated.

"I would say it took a few months to really sink in that this living situation was not what I expected," Castro said.

Since Sauvie Island was primarily a wildlife area, their internet connection was often spotty, he said.

"We relied on cellular WiFi, which was unreliable and slow at best," he said, adding that their internet plan cost $110 a month.

They also frequently experienced power outages, especially during fire season when the power was turned off during high wind conditions, he said.

When winter came, frozen pipes became a problem — even with heated hoses, Castro said: "In some cases, we faced water shortages for days."

Their location also left them exposed to the elements. Castro remembers the wildfires that broke out across Oregon in September 2020, when smoke filled the air all around them and created hazardous breathing conditions for weeks.

For him, that — coupled with the then-ongoing pandemic restrictions — felt like a "turning point" on their journey.

"When the wildfire smoke engulfed the island, it kept us locked inside the tiny house because of the high toxicity levels," Castro said. "Stepping out the door required an N90 mask, the air was horrible-smelling, and we saw no sunlight that entire time."

The lockdowns also meant they had nowhere else to go — not even into Portland.

"Our small world had become even smaller and dangerous. This situation felt completely beyond our control, and that was terrifying," Castro said.

The following summer, there was also a massive heat wave in the Portland area, where temperatures soared to 116 degrees Fahrenheit.

"Unfortunately, we lacked a cooling system or ice," he said.

"Unfortunate timing" led to their experience

Compared to the city, life on the farm sometimes felt just as fast and overwhelming.

"To our astonishment, we didn't slow down. Mother Nature truly keeps you on your toes," Castro said. "There was always something to prepare for living on the farm, and all of it felt like a tight deadline."

It also made them realize that they took for granted how living and working in the city had kept them from worrying about preparing food on days they couldn't leave their homes.

Looking back, Castro says that experience helped them realize that they were out of their element.

"I fully understand that some of the challenges we faced are common daily struggles, and I'm not complaining," he said. "Honestly, I didn't enter this journey with a clear sense of self or my capabilities."

In many ways, it was "unfortunate timing" that led them to have the experience they had, he said.

Despite that, Castro is grateful for the chance to experiment with a lifestyle like this, which helped him grow and learn.

"In fact, I'm proud of how Soo Jae and I overcame the obstacles we put ourselves through," he added.

Saying goodbye to tiny living

After two years, they moved into an apartment and decided to list their tiny house for sale.

After weeks, they finally sold their tiny house to a couple in Canada who wanted to use it as a vacation home. They preferred to keep the amount they sold the tiny house for private.

In 2023, the couple moved yet again, this time into a rental house in Portland. However, with their lease ending soon, they are now thinking about their next move — which includes leaving Oregon.

While their future plans are still uncertain, they know they will not live in a tiny house on wheels full-time again. At most, Castro said, it will be "as a retreat or studio or rental only."

That said, the couple would be happy to move back to a big city.

"New York and New Jersey have always felt like home, so it would be a comfortable transition," Castro said.

Despite the challenges they faced, he says he doesn't want to discourage anyone from pursuing this option.

"True freedom is the ability to experiment and to push beyond your own borders," Castro said. "I am also so grateful to have a partner to take this journey with and stick it through together."

Do you have any housing or relocation regrets? If you have a story to share, contact this reporter at [email protected].

• Christopher Walken, 81, says he doesn't own a phone and has never emailed.
• He even watches "Severance" — an AppleTV+ show he stars in — on DVDs that the production team provides.
• He isn't the only celebrity who has spoken about his technological preferences.

"Severance" actor Christopher Walken isn't much of a tech user.

In a Wall Street Journal interview published Monday, Walken said his relationship with technology is almost nonexistent.

"I don't have technology. I only have a satellite dish on my house. So I've seen 'Severance' on DVDs that they're good enough to send me. I don't have a cellphone. I've never emailed or, what do you call it, Twittered," Walken told the Journal.

Despite that, he doesn't feel left out in a world where people are addicted to their devices.

"I've never had a watch either. But if I need the time, I just ask somebody. Likewise, once in a while when I need to use a phone, I just ask if I can borrow one," Walken said.

He also remembers how "phones rang in the theater" in 2010, disrupting a play he was performing in.

"If not that, they're taking a video of your performance. I thought, that's it, it's over. I can't do it anymore," Walken said, recalling the incident.

This isn't the first time the "Dune: Part Two" actor has spoken about not using phones or computers.

During a 2020 appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," Walken clarified that he wasn't "opposed" to modern technology, just that he "got to it too late."

"I think I'm right at a certain age where it just passed me by, and I never got involved in it because it would be strange to have. Any 10-year-old would be much better at it than I am," Walken told Colbert.

Walken also isn't the only celebrity who has spoken about their technological preferences.

In 2023, Christopher Nolan said he doesn't own a smartphone and writes his scripts on a computer without internet access so he doesn't get distracted.

"I think technology and what it can provide is amazing. My personal choice is about how involved I get," Nolan told The Hollywood Reporter. "If I'm generating my material and writing my own scripts, being on a smartphone all day wouldn't be very useful for me."

During a 2024 appearance on the "Therapuss with Jake Shane" podcast, Ed Sheeran told host Jake Shane that he "hasn't had a phone since 2015."

"I just was losing real-life interaction, so I got rid of it; I got an iPad, I moved everything onto email, which I reply to once a week," Sheeran said.

In recent years, there's been a lot of discussion around screen time and smartphone use, particularly among kids and teens. Even tech execs like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs raised their kids with limited access to tech devices like smartphones.

However, research has shown that excessive screen time also negatively affects adult brains, leading to symptoms such as impaired concentration and memory.

A 2019 study has found that excessive smartphone use may also increase the risk of cognitive, behavioral, and emotional disorders in adolescents and young adults.

A representative for Walken did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by Business Insider outside regular hours.

• Naomi Watts says she tried to freeze her eggs when she was in her early 30s.
• She wanted to prioritize her career because she was told her opportunities would "be dried up at 40."
• She joins actors like Anne Hathaway and Kirsten Dunst in speaking up against ageism in Hollywood.

Naomi Watts, 56, says she was turned away from freezing her eggs when she was in her early 30s.

During an interview with Katie Couric on Friday, the actor spoke about her struggles with early menopause and starting a family.

"By the way, I tried to freeze my eggs in my early 30s right when my career started getting going, because I had a feeling that I was going to have to work," Watts told Couric.

Part of the reason she wanted to prioritize her career over her personal life was because she started seeing professional success later in life.

Even though she had started acting when she was 18, Watts gained prominence in Hollywood at 33 after starring in David Lynch's 2001 psychological thriller "Mulholland Drive."

"I came into it late — at least with my launching — and I was told to work, work, work, because it'll all be dried up at 40," Watts said.

She decided to be "proactive" and consulted a doctor about freezing her eggs.

"And again, I was told, 'Don't be silly, you're way too young. That's fine, and it's not a perfect science anyway.' And I was sort of turned away," Watts said, recounting the doctor's words.

However, when she noticed symptoms of perimenopause at 36, she decided to try again.

"And then I came back at 36, and those eggs weren't freezable, so I just had to find a way to find my last best possibility. Like, there must have been just a couple more eggs in there," Watts said.

Watts went on to welcome two children — Sasha, 17, and Kai, 16 — with her former partner, Liev Schreiber, naturally. She has been married to "Eat, Pray, Love" actor Billy Crudup since 2023.

In 2022, the actor shared that she was told her career would end at 40 when she became "unfuckable."

"Then you think about it, and you go, 'Oh, right. When you are no longer reproductive, when those organs are no longer functioning, you are not sexy, so, therefore, you are not hirable.' That just made me so mad," Watts told Entertainment Weekly.

Watts isn't the only female celebrity who has spoken out about ageism in Hollywood.

In an interview with Porter magazine in November 2023, Anne Hathaway said she was told her career would "fall off a cliff" after she turned 35.

In March 2024, Kirsten Dunst told Marie Claire that she took a two-year break from acting because she was being typecast and only offered "sad mom" roles.

Kathy Bates told Variety in a 2024 interview that she credits her long career to not looking like a beauty queen.

But ageism against women is a problem that's prevalent in other workplaces, too.

A survey of 913 women published in Harvard Business Review in June 2023 suggested that women in leadership roles faced workplace age discrimination at every age bracket.

A representative for Watts did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by Business Insider outside regular hours.

• Dame Judi Dench, 90, says she doesn't enjoy attending events alone.
• "I'm not good at that at all, nor would I be now," the Oscar-winning actor said on a podcast.
• But these days, her deteriorating eyesight means she doesn't go out alone anymore, she added.

Dame Judi Dench, 90, isn't a fan of going to events on her own.

"I'm not good at that at all, nor would I be now," the Oscar-winning actor said during an appearance on the "Fearless" podcast hosted by Trinny Woodall.

"I'm always nervous before going to something. I am nervous about — I don't know — I have no idea why," Dench said.

The "James Bond" star said she usually needs to have a partner — such as her agent — accompany her.

"Somebody will always be with me," Dench said. "I have to now because I can't see, and I will walk into something or fall over."

In 2012, she told The Mirror that she had been diagnosed with macular degeneration, a disease that affects a person's central vision. It is the leading cause of vision loss among Americans 65 and older, per the CDC.

But "fortunately," she doesn't have to go out alone now "because I pretend to have no eyesight," she said.

In 2023, Dench said on "The Graham Norton Show" that her vision had gotten so bad she couldn't read scripts anymore.

"It has become impossible, and because I have a photographic memory, I need to find a machine that not only teaches me my lines but also tells me where they appear on the page," Dench said. "I used to find it very easy to learn lines and remember them."

Dench has been with her partner, conservationist David Mills, since 2010. She shares one daughter, Finty Williams, with her late husband, the actor Michael Williams, who died of lung cancer in 2001.

Despite a career spanning almost seven decades, Dench has hinted at retirement due to her worsening vision.

When asked by a reporter in 2024 if she had any plans for future roles, Dench responded with "No, no, I can't even see," per The Guardian.

Her last onscreen role was in 2022's "Spirited," per her IMDB page.

She previously told The Mirror in 2023 that she wanted to work "as much as I can."

"I have an irrational fear of boredom," she said. "That's why I now have this tattoo that says carpe diem. That's what we should live by."

A representative for Dench did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by Business Insider outside regular hours.

• Johan and Sabine Bogaerts left the Netherlands and moved to Thailand to open a beach resort.
• The couple says they always dreamed of running their own business instead of working for someone else.
• While life now feels "slower, and definitely more fulfilling," Johan, 54, says it's not all play.

In November 2022, Johan and Sabine Bogaerts packed up their lives and moved from the Netherlands to Koh Lanta, an island off the west coast of Thailand, with their two sons.

They had traveled to Thailand countless times on vacation and loved everything about the country, but it was the pandemic that gave them the idea of moving there.

"Life just happens really fast, and we wanted to do something else before it was too late, physically and also mentally," Sabine, 51, a former chef, told Business Insider.

The couple always dreamed of managing something on their own instead of working for someone else.

"We've agreed to change our life a little bit, get out of the rat race, and do something totally different in a beautiful country that we knew already," Johan, 54, a welding engineer, told BI.

But the real decision was made after they saw some ads on Facebook about properties for lease in Thailand, Sabine said.

"We found this piece of property online. We were interested, and we knew the area since we've been here a few times," Johan said.

The property was located less than 200 feet away from Klong Khong beach, a popular tourist destination on Koh Lanta.

Koh Lanta is part of the Krabi province and is about 45 miles from Krabi International Airport. Visitors can also reach Koh Lanta via a 1.5-hour ferry ride from Phuket.

It was already built like a resort with freestanding rooms but looked dated, with minimal furniture and basic finishings. Due to the pandemic, the original resort had ceased operations, and the humid climate had left the property in a bad state.

Despite that, the couple saw its potential and made their decision during a video call with their agent.

Since foreigners can't own land in Thailand, the couple leased the property for 20 years instead. They declined to share specifics, but estimated that their total costs — inclusive of renovations — came up to about 200,000 euros, or about $206,000.

The couple also said they managed to sell their house in Holland, which helped cover their costs.

Running a resort by the beach

Thailand has long been a popular spot for tourists and expats alike, thanks to its rich culture and relatively low cost of living.

In recent years, it's also been a popular destination for retirees: Thailand was ranked 10th on International Living's 2025 Annual Global Retirement Index.

However, the couple says that they knew they weren't ready to retire and decided to start a business in Thailand.

"I think retiring at 50 would be so boring for us," Sabine said.

"You have to be really comfortable. We were doing OK, but we weren't ready financially to totally retire yet," Johan added.

When they got the keys to the property, the first thing they did was start renovating and getting it up to their own standards.

"We took out some walls, made them bigger, redid all the bathrooms, made new balconies, new paint — everything is brand new," Johan said.

The resort has 16 guest bungalows, a pool, a restaurant and bar, and a laundry area.

Their busiest season runs from the beginning of December until the end of March, since that's when the weather is sunny with less rain. Room rates during the low season are about one-third of the price of the high season, Sabine said.

During the low season, the cheapest room is around 1,100 Thai baht, or about $32. During the high season, the same room can go for around 2,600 Thai baht, or about $75, Johan said.

The couple also employs nine full-time staff, including a receptionist, housekeepers, kitchen staff, and gardeners.

One of the biggest challenges they faced during the renovations was differing expectations of when things would be completed.

"With us, a deal is a deal, and a time of finishing is the time of finishing, but that's a little bit different here. So, we really have to adapt to that," Johan said.

A "slower, and definitely more fulfilling" life

One of the things they loved most about their lifestyle now compared to back in the Netherlands is that they no longer feel the need to keep up with the Joneses.

"You decide yourself. For me, it's that you're not being driven by something that needs to be done. When we were living in Holland, everything had to be the way things were," Johan said. "You have a lot of possessions and you were only busy trying to maintain and to upkeep all the possessions that you have."

Not only that, the couple gets to spend more time outdoors compared to before.

"We have beautiful surroundings. We have many palm trees, and we hear the birds, and we can look at the ocean from here," Sabine said.

However, there are times when they miss the Netherlands, too — especially the weather. Thailand has a humid tropical climate, and the weather is either "hot or really hot" or "raining or not raining," Johan said.

"We do have to say that we miss a little bit of cold sometimes," he said. "We're seasonal people. We grew up in the four seasons, so that's something you tend to miss a little bit."

Even the Christmas season doesn't feel the same anymore.

"We, of course, never ever worn a jacket anymore or proper shoes or trousers," Sabine said, adding that her go-to outfits now are sleeveless tops and shorts.

Work-life balance in Thailand

These days, the couple's routine starts by dropping off their youngest, 7, at school before heading to the resort to check in on things. Their other son, 21, returned to the Netherlands last March.

They say their youngest son is adjusting well to life on the island.

"It's a little more difficult for him to visit friends sometimes, like he did in The Netherlands, but he loves the beach life here," Sabine said.

The rest of the couple's day is usually spent on miscellaneous tasks — such as fixing things around the property and getting groceries for the restaurant — to ensure the resort runs smoothly,

While life now feels "slower, and definitely more fulfilling," Johan says it's not all play.

The couple has been busy getting the resort up and running over the past years, and they've only just begun to somewhat settle down — considering that they also recently opened a restaurant nearby serving European and Thai cuisine.

"People think, 'Ah, you must be so happy you can watch the sunset every evening.' We hardly do because we're always busy," Sabine said. "At the moment, everything is sort of done. Of course, in a resort, you are never truly done, but all the massive projects are done. So, I don't know, maybe life is going to be different now."

Have you recently relocated to a new country and found or renovated your dream home? If you have a story to share, contact this reporter at [email protected].

• Cameron Diaz says she spent her 10-year break from acting "trying to stay alive just like every other mother."
• But she's set to make a return to Hollywood in the Netflix movie "Back in Action."
• Diaz joins a long list of celebrities — like Tom Brady — who have unretired.

Cameron Diaz was busy being a mother during her 10-year break from making movies.

In a video uploaded onto the "Still Watching Netflix" channel on YouTube, which goes behind the scenes on Netflix shows, Diaz spoke about what she had been up to during her hiatus.

"I was not keeping up with any kind of training," Diaz, 52, said. "I did nothing public."

The actor — known for films such as "Charlie's Angel" and "Vanilla Sky" — added that she "said no to everything," although she did start a wine company.

"That was what I was putting most of my focus on, if I was doing anything other than just sort of being a mom and living my day-to-day," Diaz said. "And that was pretty much it. I'm just trying to stay alive just like every other mother. I'm just trying to keep it going."

Diaz married Benji Madden of the rock band Good Charlotte in 2015. They welcomed their daughter, Raddix, in 2019 and their son, Cardinal, in 2024.

In an Entertainment Weekly interview in 2018, Diaz said she was "semi-retired" as an actor, before clarifying she was "actually retired." Per her IMDB page, her last role was in 2014's "Annie."

During Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit last year, Diaz shared that her decision to stop acting was something she "had to do."

"It felt like something I had to do to reclaim my own life. And I just really didn't care about anything else. Nobody's opinion, nobody's success, no one's offer, no one's anything could change my mind about my decision of taking care of myself and building the life that I really wanted to have," Diaz said. "It really comes to: What are you passionate about? For me, it was to build my family."

Diaz is set to return to acting in the Netflix movie "Back in Action," which premieres January 17 and also stars Jamie Foxx.

She joins a long list of celebrities who have unretired — most notably, Tom Brady.

Six weeks after retiring from the NFL in 2022, Brady announced he was unretiring in a post on X.

"I'm coming back for my 23rd season in Tampa," Brady wrote. "Unfinished business. LFG."

More recently, in December, Jim Carrey, 62, walked back on his comments about coming out of retirement because he was strapped for cash.

"I said I'd like to retire, but I think I was talking more about power-resting. Because as soon as a good idea comes your way, or a group of people that you really enjoyed working with and stuff, it just — things tend to change," Carrey told Comicbook.com.

A representative for Diaz did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by Business Insider outside regular hours.

• Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday.
• Carrie Underwood performed a cappella at the swearing-in ceremony after an issue with the musical accompaniment.
• The inaugural festivities included three balls, at which musicians, including Billy Ray Cyrus and Nelly, performed.

President-elect Donald Trump was sworn into office Monday for a second non-consecutive term, and his team enlisted the help of some celebrity acts for his inaugural ceremony and related events.

One such event, The Victory Rally, took place Sunday and featured performances by Kid Rock, Billy Ray Cyrus, and Village People.

On Inauguration Day, following Trump's swearing-in ceremony, three separate balls took place: the Liberty Ball, the Commander-in-Chief Ball, and the Starlight Ball.

Here is a list of 11 musical acts that performed at the 2025 inauguration events:

Carrie Underwood (Swearing-in ceremony)

Carrie Underwood performed "America the Beautiful" a cappella after an apparent issue interfered with the planned musical accompaniment to her performance.

"I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event," Underwood said in a statement to Business Insider on January 14. "I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and looking to the future."

The "American Idol" alum has largely tried to stay out of politics throughout her career.

"I feel like more people try to pin me places politically," Underwood told The Guardian in 2019. "I try to stay far out of politics if possible, at least in public, because nobody wins. It's crazy. Everybody tries to sum everything up and put a bow on it, like it's black and white. And it's not like that."

Christopher Macchio (Swearing-in ceremony)

Opera singer Christopher Macchio performed the national anthem at the inauguration.

"It is with the deepest humility that I will perform our national anthem, to pay tribute to our great country, and to its newly sworn-in Commander-in-chief, President Donald J. Trump," Macchio said in a statement to BI on January 20.

A representative for Macchio also confirmed that the singer had performed during an inauguration party at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, on Saturday, and is also scheduled to perform at the National Cathedral with the Marine Band Orchestra on Tuesday.

In 2020, Macchio sang at a White House memorial service for Trump's younger brother, Robert Trump, per the Associated Press.

More recently, in October, Macchio performed "New York, New York," at a Trump rally at Madison Square Garden.

Lady Gaga performed the national anthem at President Biden's swearing-in in 2021.

Lee Greenwood (Multiple events)

Lee Greenwood, best known for his song "God Bless the USA," has long been affiliated with Trump, and has appeared at multiple rallies for Trump. He performed at the Victory Rally on Sunday and again at the swearing-in ceremony on Monday.

"This particular time, we have elected to be live with the United States Marine Corps band, and that's going to have a particularly majestic presentation of my song," he told the Washington Examiner. "It'll be a wonderful appearance."

Village People (Multiple events)

During Sunday's Victory Rally and again at the Liberty Ball on Monday night, Trump danced along onstage as the Village People performed their signature song, "Y.M.C.A."

On January 13, Village People, the '70s disco band known for hits like "Macho Man," announced on its official Facebook page that it would be performing at "various events as part of the 2025 Inauguration of Donald J. Trump."

"We know this wont make some of you happy to hear however we believe that music is to be performed without regard to politics," the group's post read. "Our song Y.M.C.A. is a global anthem that hopefully helps bring the country together after a tumultuous and divided campaign where our preferred candidate lost."

The band's decision to perform at the inauguration events is a reversal of its stance from two years ago.

In 2023, the band's manager sent a cease-and-desist letter to Trump's lawyer, requesting that Trump stop using Village People's music and likeness at his events, following an "unauthorized" performance by a cover band at Mar-a-Lago.

A representative for Village People did not respond to a request for comment from BI.

Jason Aldean (Liberty Ball)

Jason Aldean, who Trump called a "fantastic guy" in 2023, also performed at the Liberty Ball.

He sang some of his popular hits, including "Try That in a Small Town." The song — which critics said had racist undertones and promoted gun violence — sparked controversy in 2023 because its accompanying video was filmed at a courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, where a Black man was lynched in 1927.

Aldean responded to those accusations in a statement on X, saying that those references were "not only meritless but dangerous."

Before performing the song at the ball, Aldean doubled down on his stance.

"This next song kind of stirred up a little bit of some shit. But I've always said I stand by the song, I stand by the video, I stand by what it says," Aldean said. "And I think President Trump knows too, because he called me when it came out and told me he liked the song and what a great song it was, that kind of thing."

The musician has played at Mar-a-Lago on New Year's Eve at least twice, per Country Now.

A representative for Aldean did not respond to a request for comment from BI.

Billy Ray Cyrus (Multiple events)

Following a performance at the Victory Rally on Sunday, Billy Ray Cyrus took the stage again on Monday. He sang "Old Town Road" and "Achy Breaky Heart" during his set at the Liberty Ball, but his performance was riddled with technical issues.

At one point during his set, he couldn't hear his guitar. "Check, check, is anybody awake?" the singer said as he requested assistance from the stage crew.

"You all want to sing more or you just want me to get the hell off the stage? I don't give a damn," he said.

Some internet users also took to social media to criticize Cyrus' "embarrassingly awful" performance and his rough-sounding voice.

This comes after the country singer attended a Trump rally over the summer, as seen on Instagram.

His daughter, Miley Cyrus, has previously been a vocal critic of the president, calling him a "nightmare" in 2016, per People.

A representative for Cyrus did not have a statement for BI.

Nelly (Liberty Ball)

Nelly, the Grammy Award-winning rapper, performed some of his biggest hits, including "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma," at the Liberty Ball.

On Sunday, during a YouTube stream hosted by rapper Willie D, Nelly defended his decision to perform and said that he was "not political."

"Performing for somebody and voting for somebody is two different things. Endorsing people is two different things," Nelly said during the stream.

The singer added that he wasn't too bothered by the backlash he received following the announcement of his performance.

"It is an honor for me to perform for the president of the United States, regardless of who is in office," he said. "If President Biden would have asked me to perform, I would have performed. If Vice President Kamala Harris would have won and asked me to perform, I would have performed."

He added that he wasn't "doing this for money."

A representative for Nelly did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside regular hours.

Rascal Flatts (Commander-in-Chief Ball)

Rascal Flatts performed at the Commander-in-Chief Ball.

Gary LeVox, the lead vocalist, had taken to Instagram last week to announce the band's performance.

"I am so humbled and honored and grateful for the opportunity again to play the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States. I got to play it in 2016 and now Rascal Flatts will be performing at the commanders ball and I am so looking forward to it!" LeVox wrote in an Instagram post.

The band — known for hits such as "Life is a Highway" and "What Hurts The Most" — disbanded in 2021 but announced last year that they would be coming together for a reunion tour to celebrate their 25th anniversary.

LeVox previously performed at the Veterans Inaugural Ball in 2017 without his bandmates.

Parker McCollum (Commander-in-Chief Ball)

Parker McCollum also performed at the Commander-in-Chief Ball.

McCollum has been releasing music since 2013 and had something of a breakthrough in the last couple of years. His single "Burn It Down" was nominated for song of the year at the 2024 CMA Awards.

Gavin DeGraw (Starlight Ball)

Gavin DeGraw performed at the final official ball of Monday evening, the Starlight Ball.

The singer is known for songs such as "I Don't Want to Be," "In Love with a Girl," and "Not Over You."

Kid Rock (Victory Rally)

Kid Rock was one of multiple performers at the Victory Rally on Sunday.

Rock performed at the 2024 Republican National Convention last summer and appeared with Trump at a UFC fight in November, so it wasn't a surprise that he was tapped to celebrate him once again.

A representative for the rapper did not respond to a request for comment from BI.