Macaulay Culkin cosies up to glamorous fiancée Brenda Song as they make a rare public appearance at the Academy Museum Gala
Macaulay Culkin and fiancée Brenda Song looked more loved-up than ever as they enjoyed a rare night out at the Academy Museum Gala on Saturday night.
The Home Alone star, 44, and the Suite Life on Deck actress, 36, cosied up on the star-studded red carpet which was held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.
Macaulay cut a dapper figure for the evening in a black tuxedo complete with a velvet jacket and bow tie.
Meanwhile Brenda turned heads in a glamorous gold metallic gown which boasted a stylish one shoulder neckline and pleated skirt.
The former Disney star showed off her amazing figure in the number which also featured a coordinated belt to cinch in her waist.
Macaulay Culkin and fiancée Brenda Song looked more loved-up than ever as they enjoyed a rare night out at the Academy Museum Gala on Saturday night
The Home Alone star, 44, and the Suite Life on Deck actress, 36, cosied up on the star-studded red carpet which was held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles
She elevated her frame in a pair of towering heels and accessorised with a pair of silver drop earrings.
Brenda completed her evening ensemble by styling her brunette tresses in loose waves and applying a flawless palette of makeup.
The couple, who share two sons Dakota, three, and Carson, 22-months, looked in good spirits as they posed for photos ahead of the event.
During the A-list event, Paul Mescal, Rita Moreno and Quentin Tarantino were all honored with awards.
The evening helped raise vital funds to support museum exhibitions, education initiatives, and public programming.
Macaulay and Brenda — who both began their acting careers at a young age — first met on the set of Changeland in June of 2017. The month after, they went on a double-date and have been together ever since.
They welcomed their first child together, Dakota, on April 5, 2021. He was named after the Richie Rich actor’s late sister who passed in 2008 of a tragic car accident.
After more than four years of dating, the love birds got engaged in January 2022. The Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior actress was seen donning a large diamond ring on her wedding finger in Beverly Hills soon after.
Macaulay cut a dapper figure for the evening in a black tuxedo complete with a velvet jacket and bow tie
Meanwhile Brenda turned heads in a glamorous gold metallic gown which boasted a stylish one shoulder neckline and pleated skirt
The former Disney star showed off her amazing figure in the number which also featured a coordinated belt to cinch in her waist
The couple, who share two sons Dakota, three, and Carson, 22-months, looked in good spirits as they posed for photos ahead of the event which helps raise vital funds to support museum exhibitions
Some time in late 2022, they welcomed their second child, Carson. The pair has yet to reveal their son’s exact date of birth.
Neither Macaulay and Brenda have announced any wedding plans, but when he received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in late 2023, he opened up about his loving bride-to-be.
‘You are absolutely everything,’ he said tearing up. ‘You’re my champion.
‘You’re the only person happier for me today than I am. You’re not only the best woman I’ve ever know, you’re the best person I’ve ever known,’ he said as Song wiped away tears from her eyes. ‘You’ve given me all my purpose. You’ve given me family. I love you. I love you so much.’
And the couple frequently share adorable photos together on social media.
In late September, they were seen looking loved-up at Goldie’s Love-In Gala at Ron Burkle’s Greenacres in Beverly Hills.
Since becoming a mother-of-two, Song has continued to stay under the spotlight.
In 2022, she lent her voice-acting skills to Disney’s The Proud Family reboot. She recently premiered her latest film, The Last Showgirl, at the Toronto International Film Festival last month.
Culkin’s latest projects include American Horror Story Double Feature: Red Tide and some episodes of Righteous Gemstones.
Macaulay Culkin’s spiral from child star to drug use after divorcing parents
Home Alone legend Macaulay Culkin’s decision to divorce his parents and protect his fortune at the tender age of 15 sparked a huge media storm around the successful child actor
Macaulay Culkin holds the mantle of one of the most successful child actors of all time, but he’s also renowned for having one of the biggest falls from grace in showbiz ever.
From drug abuse, legal meltdowns and an arrest, Macaulay, who is best known as Kevin McCallister in the iconic Christmas film Home Alone and its sequel Home Alone 2: Lost In New York, went through a torrid time after soaring to fame aged ten.
Despite turning his back on Hollywood, Macaulay’s angelic childhood self immortalised in Home Alone resurfaces every Christmas with fans rewatching the festive favourite – making the actor’s descent appear even darker.
In 2004 a 24-year-old Macaulay’s mugshot made headlines around the world when he was charged with possessing marijuana and a controlled substance without a prescription after having his car searched by police officers in Oklahoma.
Then as rumours continued to spiral about his drug habit, snaps of Macaulay looking gaunt and frail and clutching an energy drink shocked fans in 2012.
“No I was not pounding six grand of heroin a month,” the actor later insisted in an interview with The Guardian.
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Speaking about recreational drug use in a rare interview in 2021, Macaualy told Esquire : “I do love them. They’re like old friends. But sometimes you outgrow your friends.” Before Macaulay’s troubles started, he decided he’d outgrown his parents.
At the age of 15, Macaulay took the explosive step to formally emancipate himself by removing his mum and dad as his legal guardians. It was reported the teen wanted to keep his hands solely on the £13million fortune he’d amassed from his movie stardom and to stop his parents from controlling his cash in the future.
Back in the 90s, Macaulay rocketed to fame as the adorable wide eyed and blonde haired boy from hit family films such as Uncle Buck, my Girl, Richie Rich and of course the Home Alone franchise. When Macaulay hit the big time, his father Kit quit his day job to oversee Macaulay’s film career along with wife Patricia.
With the youngster commanding a whopping £6million a movie, Kit and Patricia were said to be pocketing 15% of their son’s pay cheques every time. Opening up about the process of cutting ties with his parents, Macualay reflected that the situation ‘sucked’ but ‘could have been worse.’
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“I legally took my parents’ names off of my trust fund and found an executor, someone who would look over my finances, just in case anyone wanted to stick their f*****g pinkie in the pie,” he told Esquire. “But the next thing you know, the story was that I divorced my parents.
“I just thought I was doing it cleanly – taking my father’s name off, taking my mom’s name off, so my opinion is unbiased. And when I did that, the whole thing kinda ended a lot faster.”
He went on: “Look, I mean, it sucks. But, it coulda been worse, you know? I wasn’t working in a coal mine. I wasn’t a child soldier. My father was not sexually abusing me. ‘Certain f***ed up things happened, but f****d up things happen to kids all the time and they don’t come out the other end. I’ve got something to show for it, man. I mean, look at me: I got money, I got fame, I got a beautiful girlfriend and a beautiful house and beautiful animals.”
After cleaning up his act, Macaulay, remains a pop culture icon verging between parodying his old projects and dipping his toes into new ones. Last Christmas, he reprised his Home Alone role by playing an adult Kelvin McAllister for a tongue in cheek Google Assistant advert.
In recent years he has also founded rock band The Pizza Underground ( a Velvet Underground tribute act), starred in a number of indie movies and launched his own lifestyle website Bunny Ears. Macaulay has also found love with fellow former child star Brenda Song, who has appeared in many Disney Channel sitcoms.
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Macaulay is in a happy relationship with fellow former child star Brenda Song (
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After meeting in Thailand, the pair found an instant connection but Macaulay admitted he spent a long time waiting for something to wrong. “I was waiting for the other shoe to drop.” After a while, he realised, “No—sometimes it’s just good,” he told Esquire.
While Brenda said of her beau: “You can’t be around him and not be happy.” The pair welcomed their first child together last year, a son Dakota Song Culkin.
Dakota was named in honour of Macaulay’s sister who tragically died in 2008. Dakota, affectionately known as ‘Cody,’ was killed after she was struck by a car while crossing the road at the age of 29.
In December, 2023, Macaulay paid tribute to Brenda after being awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. In his speech he praised the support of his loving wife and their two young children.
He said: “I’d like to thank Brenda. You’re absolutely everything. You’re my champion. You’re the only person happier for me today than I am. You’re not only the best woman I’ve ever known, you’re the best person I’ve ever known.”
“You’ve given me just all my purpose, you’ve given me family. After the birth of our two boys, you’ve become my three favourite people. I love you so much.”
He concluded his speech with the iconic line from Home Alone 2: Lost In New York, wishing the crowd: “Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals.”
Macaulay Culkin Is Hitting the Road This Holiday Season With a Special Screening of ‘Home Alone’
The showing of the Christmas classic will be followed by a moderated interview and audience Q&A with the former child star.
Macaulay Culkin is celebrating the holidays with a nod to one of his most famous iconic roles. Kicking off in late November, the former child star will host Home Alone: A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin, a tour across the country featuring a special screening of the Christmas classic, followed by a moderated interview and Q&A open to the audience.
While announcing the news on the Today show, Carson Daly shared that the interview portion of the event will include Culkin looking back at “his experiences on the set [and] memories,” as well as speaking about “all the things about the movie.”
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Culkin hits the road on Nov. 30 in Buffalo, NY, with stops in Kentucky, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, New Jersey, Illinois, Massachusetts and more. Tickets will be available for various presales starting next week, with the general sale beginning on Friday, Sept. 13. There will also be a limited number of VIP tickets available that include postshow photo ops with Culkin.
This isn’t the first time Culkin has revisited his breakout role. In 2015, the actor released a parody titled Just Me in the House By Myself, in which he played an adult version of his Home Alone character, Kevin. This version of Kevin was an unhinged rideshare driver who, after being asked why he ignores calls from his mom, explains his childhood trauma.
“It’s Christmastime, it’s fucking Christmas and your whole family goes on vacation — whole family! — and they forget their eight-year-old fucking son,” he says. “[You’re] all by yourself in the house for a week. I had to fend off my house from two psychopath home invaders. I was just a kid.”
Adult Kevin then says he still has nightmares about “this bald weirdo dude chasing me around.”
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Shows Off Dramatic Before and After Photos of Dental Surgery: ‘The Best Glow Up’
“I can not thank you enough for the best glow up I could ever dream of, ” Blanchard said in comment, thanking Peppermint Sage Dental
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Gypsy-Rose Blanchard is giving a glimpse at one of her significant cosmetic procedures.
On Monday, Oct. 21, Gypsy-Rose, 33, and Peppermint Sage Dental posted a collaborated Instagram video of Blanchard’s dental work. The post included a photo of Gypsy-Rose alongside Dr. Michelle Corcoran smiling wide, showing off her transformation.
The video also featured before-and-after photos of the inside of Gypsy-Rose’s mouth, including a before shot of her missing and silver teeth, and a shot of her replacement teeth. The post did not identify what type of procedure she had.
“Thank you @gypsyrose.ig for trusting us to enhance your smile. We wish you only the best,” read the Peppermint Sage Dental caption.
Gypsy-Rose replied in the comment section, “I can not thank you enough for the best glow up I could ever dream of 💗.”
Gypsy-Rose also shared the video to her Instagram Stories on Monday.
PEOPLE reached out to Peppermint Sage Dental for more information on Monday.
Her mother, Claudine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, previously had several of Gypsy-Rose’s teeth and salivary glands removed by doctors after claiming that her child was suffering from tooth decay.
When Gypsy-Rose was younger, she was a victim of Munchausen by proxy, where her mother allegedly made her believe she had various illnesses. Dee Dee’s actions resulted Gypsy-Rose unnecessarily undergoing multiple procedures, including the aforementioned surgery.
In December 2023, after nearly nine years in prison for her involvement in her mother’s 2015 murder, she told PEOPLE that the removal of her salivary was her most painful, unnecessary procedure.
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In April, Gypsy-Rose decided to get rhinoplasty. Since the procedure, she revealed during the Wednesday, Oct. 16 Going Deeper with Gypsy-Rose Blanchard and Ken podcast episode that she had “a little bit” of anxiety from trauma as she underwent the process.
She explained the anxiety was “not as much as people might think because this was a surgery that I chose to have of my own free will.” Adding, “This is something that I had been wanting for a long time. I had been teased for my nose forever, and social media just made that even worse. I was called the nose.”
Gypsy-Rose admitted that having the surgery boosted her self-confidence and made her “feel like the woman that [she wants] to become.”
