It’s officially Halloween and lots of people’s favorite pastime has finally begun: judging the stars’ Halloween costumes. This 12 months, celebrities, especially Black women, really stepped as much as the challenge. For starters, we could easily call it “Halle-ween” because there have already been so many tributes to Halle Berry’s most famous characters, and every one was as stylish as the last. Meanwhile, Berry maintained a sublime air of mystery, debuting a mystical witch costume (complete with a black cat worthy of “Catwoman”).

One of the funniest annual trends is celebrities dressing like other celebrities – and there have been some spot-on homages this season. Plus, it’s overwhelmingly black stars and gals in costumes who seem to return out and show up as interpretations of timeless and iconic characters from different ethnicities, and we’re here for it. There are also those that managed to make multiple costume changes. Lizzo, Sherri Shepherd, Love Island US star Serena and more also gave us plenty of looks to like this 12 months. And while few famous black men have shown off their costumes up to now, there are a handful who’ve actually committed to it.

Sherri Shephard’s many Met Gala outfits

Sherri Shepherd treated audiences and talk show viewers to her own Halloween fashion extravaganza this Halloween, donning many of her iconic Met Gala looks from the past decade.

Jennifer Hudson as “Queen of the Night” Whitney Houston

Jennifer Hudson celebrated Halloween by hosting her third episode of Halloween Party on her talk show of the same name. In addition to Hudson dressing up as Whitney Houston’s iconic “Queen of the Night” costume from her 1992 film “The Bodyguard,” “HalloQueen” Janelle Monáe appeared as the iconic character ET (see below).

Janelle Monae as E.T

HalloQueen has once more outdone itself. This 12 months, Janelle Monáe capped off a month of teases by debuting her flawless ET costume on each her social media platform and Hudson’s holiday special.

Saweetie as Joker

Never one to disappoint on Halloween, Saweetie created the perfect Joker based on the late Heath Ledger’s version of The Dark Knight.

Kerry Washington as Tashi Duncan in “Challengers”

Kerry Washington paid a clever homage to Zendaya’s controversial character in the steamy tennis drama “The Challengers” … with two of her most famous actors in supporting roles.

Megan thee Stallion as Starfire

Megan’s portrayal of the DC Comics character Starfire was so well done that Even DC Comics CEO James Gunn weighed incalling it “awesome.”

Lizzo as Edward Scissorhandsa “South Park”-inspired weight-loss drug and a never-fading face card

Lizzo kicked off Halloween week by debuting a weight-loss costume and later a really clever face-to-face costume. On this truly terrible day, she revealed her version of Edward Scissorhands.

Winnie Harlow as Diana Ross

Model Winnie Harlow paid a trendy tribute to the one and only Diana Ross in a single of her timeless and most iconic photo shoots.

Halle Bailey as Halle Berry

Halle Bailey is amongst the few women who’ve paid tribute to the wide selection of Halle Berry’s characters, including her transformation right into a Bond girl as Jinx in Die Another Day.

Tyla as Sharon Stone from “The Flintstones”

Tyla also paid tribute to Halle Berry by dressing up as Miss Sharon Stone, who steals scenes from the 1992 live-action film “The Flintstones.”

Coi Leray as Catwoman in Halle Berry

Singer Coi Leray didn’t just appear as Catwoman; joined the few people paying tribute to Halle Berry as her version of the iconic anti-heroine from the “Batman” cinematic universe.

Chloe Bailey as Jessica Rabbit

Chloe Bailey took us back to the Eighties by playing the sensual and legendary Jessica Rabbit from the hit animated film “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.”

Ciara as Naomi Campbell

So far this 12 months, Cici has brought out not one, but two looks; the first is a trendy ode to supermodel Naomi Campbell, and the second tribute to GloRilla.

Coco Jones as Donna Summer

If this 12 months’s unofficial Halloween theme was to pay homage to the greats, Coco Jones kept the nostalgia going as the stunning Donna Summer.

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Keke Palmer and family as Milli Vanilli

Keke Palmer as Cersei Lannister and Prince Joffrey Baratheon

With the help of her young son Leo in the role of Prince Joffrey Baratheon (we imagine), Palmer also revealed her version of Cersei Lannister, the formidable mother from Game of Thrones.

‘Love Is Blind’ Alums Serena Page and Kordell Beckham as ‘Clueless’ Dionne Davenport and Murray Duvall

Serena Page and Kordell Beckham are the perfect couple, Dionne and Murray, with almost equivalent wardrobes.

Serena Page, Leah Kateb and JaNa Craig as the Powerpuff Girls

Everyone’s favorite Love Island US trio, Serena, Leah and JaNa, have teamed up once more to create the iconic group costume as the Powerpuff Girls.

Tyga as the Crypt Keeper from “Tales from the Crypt”

Tyga could also be the unofficial king of Halloween because he really likes it. This 12 months was no different, with a terrifyingly accurate “Crypt Keeper” costume from the classic horror series “Tales from the Crypt.”

Ray Ray McCloud III as Katt Williams

It’s hardly surprising that somebody selected Katt Williams as the unofficial prophet of 2024 this 12 months.

Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum have reportedly split up. According to People magazine, multiple sources have confirmed that the couple, who got engaged last 12 months, have ended their romantic relationship. The news got here months after Kravitz’s directorial debut, “Blink Twice,” which starred her then-fiance Tatum.

“Art is our love language,” Kravitz said People about working with Tatum on set. “I think this is what we love, we love talking about it, experiencing it and supporting each other.”

“About creating with someone you’re with or in love with, so to speak: I suggest it,” Tatum added in a separate interview. “If you are thinking about having a baby or getting married, find the hardest creative project possible with your partner.”

Even though things have not been going well, Kravitz and Tatum appear to be maintaining knowledgeable relationship. Just a few hours before reports of their breakup emerged Deadline announced that Kravitz and Tatum will star together within the upcoming alien invasion comedy “Alpha Gang.”

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Kravitz and Tatum weren’t the one stars to announce their end of engagement this week. Former NFL player Chad “Ocho Cinco” Johnson and “Selling Sunset” star Sharelle Rosado also announced their departures. Rosado recently announced the tip of her relationship with Johnson on the X show.

“Chad and I are no longer together, please stop tagging us” – Luxury Realtor he wrote. “He’s a free man, ladies.”

Johnson and the “Selling Tampa” star share a two-year-old daughter, Serenity, and announced their engagement in January 2023.

“I’m very touched because when we started dating, he always told me, ‘I’m going to make you my wife,'” Rosado said People Magazine then. “Even though I always knew in my heart that we were meant to be together, now that it’s official, it’s even more special than I could have ever dreamed.”
Following Rosado’s breakup announcement, Johnson responded on Xreposting his message with a GIF of Michael Cera’s Arrested Development character walking around together with his head hanging low.

A yr after Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson’s relationship reached difficult conclusions that included a custody battle and abuse allegations on either side, the actress and mom are taking back the narrative.

In his upcoming memoir “Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling the Narrative”, which might be released on November 19 by Flatiron Books, the 31-year-old reflects on her life, motherhood, fame and relationship with Jackson, including what is between them now.

“I wish I could say he was terrible the whole time, or that I was… but it wasn’t that black and white, and that was the problem.” She writes about her tumultuous relationship with Jackson in a bit published by People Magazine.

She continued, “I didn’t want my son to think his father was a monster, because I don’t think so.”

Palmer and Jackson dated for about two years in 2021 before welcoming their son Leo in February 2023. Everything seemed high-quality with the couple at the time, so it shocked fans when Jackson openly criticized Palmer’s outfit on social media in July 2023 .

“(It’s) an outfit that… you’re the mom,” he posted on X in a now-deleted post under a video clip of Palmer dancing with Usher during his Vegas residency.

In November of the same yr, Palmer obtained a brief restraining order against Jackson after she accused him in court of several instances of physical and emotional abuse. The allegations included an incident captured on Palmer’s home camera showing Jackson breaking in and assaulting her.

“It got out of control,” she told People magazine in an interview before the release of her book. “The only way I knew how to bring order was through court.”

When it got here right down to what was incorrect between them, she explained that “having a baby was a big stressor.” Fame turned out to be problematic for her, too.

“Not only in my romantic relationships, but also in my family and friends. It always becomes a burden,” she told the portal, adding: “We hear too many voices. This may make everyone else distrust you. It’s hard to explain.”

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Palmer told People that just about a yr after every little thing that happened, she has found forgiveness. She even said she was “proud” and “happy” about Jackson’s recent progress; he has since joined the army.

“I feel very calm now knowing that everything is under control,” she said.

Jackson is the latest romantic relationship Palmer revisits in her memoir. The former Nickelodeon star reveals that the first “unhealthy” relationship she experienced was at the age of 15 with a person who was 20 at the time. At the time, she was appearing on Nickelodeon’s “True Jackson MVP” and hid the relationship, which lasted until she was 20 years old.

“Obviously I shouldn’t be 15 and dating 20-year-olds,” she said People Magazine. “But in my head it was like, ‘I actually have a full-time job. . . . No one understands me except a grown man. But he knew there have been plenty of things that a 15-year-old me couldn’t possibly understand.

Ultimately, as she writes in her memoir People, “power dynamics put me in a place that hurt me in ways I never knew existed. I didn’t have the language or the strength to accept that he met me as a child and not the woman I wanted to become.”