Cardi B made a striking appearance at New York Fashion Week on Friday night, arriving at the Alexander Wang show with her eight-year-old daughter Kulture in matching outfits.

The Grammy-winning rapper wore a voluminous fur skirt and coordinating jacket, while Kulture sported a nearly identical skirt without the wrap, as per Daily Mail. 

The pair posed confidently on the red carpet before taking their seats by the runway.

The outing comes less than two weeks after Cardi was cleared in a civil assault case, where she had been accused of attacking a security guard during her pregnancy with Kulture in 2018. 

A Los Angeles jury sided with the star, ending a $24 million lawsuit that had drawn widespread attention.

Cardi, who shares Kulture, son Wave, four, and daughter Blossom, one, with ex-husband Offset, is also ramping up promotion for her upcoming album Am I The Drama?, due September 19. 

She recently turned heads by selling physical copies of the record on New York City streets and announcing a limited “courtroom edition” inspired by her high-profile trial, as per the outlet. 

Despite swirling speculation that she may be expecting a fourth child, the rapper appeared in high spirits at Fashion Week, proudly sharing the spotlight with her eldest daughter.

Leonardo Di Caprio just said he plans on “slowing down” and is being more selective of his acting projects.

The Hollywood actor – who turned 50 in November 2024 – admitted he’s signing to fewer projects now but he couldn’t “say no” to working with director Paul Thomas Anderson on the new movie One Battle After Another.

He told PEOPLE magazine, “I’m slowing down a bit… When these opportunities come up, I mean, I can’t say no…”

The Titanic hero continued, “I think anytime would’ve been the right time [to work with Anderson], to be honest. Ever since I met Paul early on and I saw Boogie Nights, I’ve been an obsessive fan of his work, watched all his movies.”

“His films ruminate in my mind and they’re conversation pieces with my friends, they last… Awards can come and go, accolades, box office can come and go, but those pieces of art, that you still talk about and still think about and still question,” Leonardo gushed.

“Those are the films that we strive for as an actor. And Paul is the dude of our generation that does them,” he concluded in his conversation with PEOPLE magazine.

Meanwhile, in an interview with Variety, the Inception star stated he was thrilled to work with Paul, saying, “Anytime you get somebody that’s really trying to do a massive spectacle-odyssey, that is such a unique filmmaker like Paul, you have to jump at the opportunity.”

“To tell you the truth, I would’ve done any movie that he proposed, because he’s that unique and interesting of a filmmaker and that great. But I’m glad I got to do this one,” Leonardo DiCaprio further praised. 

Pace bowling great Wasim Akram has urged Pakistan and India’s cricketers to ignore the noise and enjoy the game when they meet in a highly charged Asia Cup T20 match on Sunday.

The Group A match in Dubai is the first clash on the cricket field between the countries since a military conflict four months ago took relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours to their lowest point in decades.

India resisted calls to boycott the match between the pair, who have not played in any bilateral series since the deadly attacks in Mumbai in 2008.

“Enjoy, it’s a game of cricket,” legendary left-armer Akram said ahead of the Sunday match, which potentially could be the first of three high-octane meetings between the countries in the T20 tournament.

“Forget about everything other than cricket. One team will win, and one team will lose,” he said.

“Just enjoy the moment if you win the game. Pressure will come, enjoy that and show discipline because this is just a game. It’s for both teams and for both sets of fans.”

A full house of 25,000 is expected at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium and Akram recalled how he thrived in such pressure situations during his 19-year international career.

“I enjoyed every game against India, and so did players from the opposition,” said Akram, who led a Pakistan touring team to India in 1999 despite threats from extremists.

The 59-year-old was also part of Pakistan’s 1987 tour during which the two countries came close to war.

Akram advised an inexperienced Pakistan team to think of the bigger picture and not get carried away by the hype of playing T20 world champions and arch-rivals India.

“Pakistan have a chance as they won a tri-series last week,” said Akram, referring to a T20 series with Afghanistan and the UAE.

“They should not think that we just need to win against India, think of winning the Asia Cup,” he said.

“You can lose to a big team, but even then, stand up and play well in the tournament.

“I don’t think the match will be one-sided like India against UAE,” said Akram of India’s opening romp on Wednesday, where they needed just 4.3 overs to reach their target after dismissing the hosts for 57.

“Anything can happen in this tournament.”