Few things prompt people to take stock of their own romance quite like watching another couple say “I do.”

That appeared to be the case at the lavish Montecito wedding of singer Finneas O’Connell and Claudia Sulewski, where one high-profile pair on the guest list seemed to draw unexpected attention of their own.

Footage from the celebration showed Justin Bieber and his model wife, Hailey Bieber, seemingly engaged in a strained moment, with Hailey seen making an emphatic gesture before appearing to step away from her husband.

The clip surfaced just two weeks before the couple’s eighth wedding anniversary, fueling renewed chatter after a rocky year in the spotlight. Throughout 2025, fans had voiced concern about Justin’s wellbeing while also speculating about the state of the Bieber marriage, and the wedding video quickly reignited questions about whether tension was simmering privately.

Those close to Justin and Hailey, however, insist there is no deeper drama to read into. Friends describe the pair, who welcomed their son Jack Blues two years ago, as intensely emotional and passionate — the kind of couple who argue with the same fire that defines their love.

‘Hailey bickers with Justin all the time, so a wedding spat, if any, was probably just a minor flare-up,’ a source told the Daily Mail. ‘They are crazy in love and committed to each other, make no mistake, and eventually want another child.’

Another insider insisted that the seemingly frosty moment was not a sign of a rough patch, but merely a glimpse of the high-voltage dynamic that has kept the Biebers together.

‘Justin and Hailey often get in fights because Justin is fragile and she knows how to push his buttons,’ the insider said.

And, friends say, while the pair may clash fiercely, neither appears willing to stay mad for long.

‘The makeup happens before any sort of breakup, because they are definitely addicted to each other,’ the source said.

Of course, their marriage has never exactly followed a neat Hollywood script.

The pair first met as teenagers backstage at The Today Show, introduced by Hailey’s father Stephen Baldwin, before reconnecting years later through their shared church circle. Dating rumors followed, then a brief romance, and what Justin later described as a ‘very dramatic’ split in 2016. 

When they reunited in June 2018 – mere months after Justin ended his on-again, off-again relationship with singer Selena Gomez – things moved at breakneck speed: a Bahamas proposal within weeks, followed by a courthouse wedding later that year.

Their fast-moving romance elicited much criticism – and the relentless scrutiny only intensified during a rocky 2025 for the Biebers. 

In May 2025, Justin, 32, faced fierce backlash when he marked Hailey’s first Vogue cover by recalling a private row in which he had said she would ‘never’ land the prestigious shoot.

‘Yo, this reminds me of when Hailey and I got into a huge fight,’ he wrote in an Instagram tribute to his wife. ‘I told Hails that she would never be on the cover of Vogue. Yikes, I know, so mean.’

Justin went on to say that he had felt ‘disrespected’ at the time and believed he had to ‘get even’ with Hailey, 29, before conceding that retaliation only delayed the ‘intimacy and connection’ they both wanted.

He later replaced the lengthy caption with a string of emojis after the admission was branded needlessly cruel.

It was only one of several moments that raised questions about whether the singer was coping with the relentless pressures around him.

Around the same time, Justin posted photos in which he appeared to smoke from a bong and hold what looked like a lit joint, while other Instagram posts and public appearances prompted a fresh wave of concern online.

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Then, old clips of a teenage Justin with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs resurfaced amid the music mogul’s criminal trial last year, sparking speculation about their past association.

Combs was accused of racketeering, two counts of sex trafficking and two counts of transportation for prostitution. He was convicted on two counts of transportation for prostitution and sentenced to 50 months in prison. 

During the trial, Justin’s spokesperson said that the singer was not among Combs’s alleged victims, saying that ‘shifting focus away from this reality detracts from the justice these victims rightfully deserve.’

But no one has had a closer view of the relentless internet pile-ons and speculation about their marriage than Hailey herself.

Speaking to Vogue Italia, the model admitted the daily claims that she and Justin were unhappy or headed for divorce had become a ‘mindf***,’ adding: ‘I cannot even begin to explain it. It’s a crazy life to live.’

She also made clear how futile it can feel to correct the record: ‘I’ve been in a position where I’ve tried to tell my side of a story or correct a narrative or tell the truth of a lie and then they go, ‘Well, she’s lying.’ Imagine how trapping that feels.’

But friends say Hailey knew exactly what it meant to commit to Justin: loving a former child star would come with baggage.

‘Hailey knew when she married Justin that their relationship would be a lot of work because he has lingering issues from child fame, and she decided to take on that challenge,’ our first source said.

Justin, who was thrust into global superstardom as a teenager, still wrestles with ‘immaturity, impulsiveness and difficulty communicating,’ according to the source – and sometimes needs nothing more than a few hours with his guitar to ‘Zen out.’ 

The source insisted Justin’s sensitivity comes with the territory of having grown up in the spotlight. 

‘Justin can’t get out of his own way – he’s 32, but feels like he has lived 30 million lifetimes, and sometimes he feels like he is 350 years old,’ they said.

That is where Hailey comes in – friends say she keeps the Bieber ship from drifting too far off course. 

‘The truth is Hailey has to keep peace all the time with Justin,’ the first source said. ‘She has the power in the relationship. She can be a force.’

And she has become one in her own right. After turning Rhode into a skincare sensation, Hailey sold the business to e.l.f. Beauty in a blockbuster $1 billion deal last year while staying on as its Chief Creative Officer and Head of Innovation.

Rather than getting lost in Justin’s shadow, those close to the couple say Hailey has found her own footing – balancing a booming business, motherhood and the pressures that come with life alongside one of pop’s most watched stars. 

‘Hailey is very practical and finds solutions,’ the first source explained. ‘She is determined to stay with Justin forever. And they lean on God – they are both very faithful and pray together, which bonds them.’

The couple also do not pretend they can do it alone. ‘They get help, they work on their relationship a ton, [and] their circle of friends are supportive too,’ the second insider said.

For all the speculation about what really happened at the wedding this weekend, the couple appeared unfazed, with Justin sharing snaps of himself and Hailey alongside a string of heart emojis.

‘Let’s be honest, Justin has lived a life that only he can deal with. It’s a situation that only a select few can understand,’ one insider said. ‘Hailey knows how to manage it, but it can absolutely be a challenge.’

Our first source was even more blunt: ‘She is in it for the long haul. Hailey does not believe in divorce.’

The Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Hailey and Justin for comment.  

For Madison Keys, the number still sounds almost unreal. Over the past couple of days, she said, people have kept pointing out that this marks her 15th U.S. Open appearance — a journey that began in 2011, when she arrived in New York as a 16-year-old, and later included her memorable run to the final in 2017.

Back then, Keys entered the draw ranked No. 455, the lowest-ranked woman in the tournament field. She still managed to make history, becoming the youngest player to win a match at the U.S. Open in Queens since 2005.

Plenty has happened in the years since. Keys came within reach of capturing what she has called the “big-show Grand Slam,” added two more semifinal appearances in New York, and in 2025 claimed the Australian Open to secure the first Grand Slam title of her career.

There have also been painful chapters. Keys, now 31 and seeded No. 22, endured one of them at last year’s U.S. Open, when she exited in the first round after piling up 89 unforced errors while struggling with nerves. That backdrop made Tuesday’s straight-sets victory over unseeded Alina Korneeva feel especially meaningful as she continues chasing a first U.S. Open championship, because, as Keys noted, “it’s always hard to come back to a place where you last played and it was a tough loss.”

“I think that today is obviously tough,” Keys said, reflecting on the emotional challenge of returning to the same stage. “Because you go back on the court where you had a really tough loss and to go back out and play another first round, it’s always hard. To have that kind of lingering memory is tough.”

Keys didn’t recall how long it took to shake the lingering sting of the loss last year to Mexico’s Renata Zarazua. She just forgot about it. And Keys, who has been transparent about her mental health and battling nerves in the past, said that she still feels the tension ahead of Grand Slam tournaments and recently spoke with Jessica Pegula about it. 

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Following her upset last year, Keys generated runs in the first three Grand Slam tournaments of 2026 — falling in the Round of 16 at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the French Open — and won the Eastbourne Open. But as she hit a milestone for U.S. Open appearances, an absence on her tennis résumé remains, and another run at Flushing Meadows could change that. 

The tenor of women’s tennis has started to shift, too. When Keys broke into the professional space as a 14-year-old, she joined a group featuring Sloane Stephens, Christina McHale and Taylor Townsend referred to as the next generation of American women’s singles stars. Pegula eventually soared up the rankings, while Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova, Emma Navarro and Iva Jovic have, in recent years building to the present, been labeled as the future of the sport. 

That puts Keys at a critical juncture. She entered play as the No. 22 seed — a major drop from the No. 6 of last year. But she flashed vintage moments Tuesday, including when she sent a strong backhand winner past an outstretched Korneeva racket to gain an advantage and set up a third set point. That time, she converted as a shot from Korneeva went long and Keys yelled in celebration. 

Keys, she was reminded by a reporter during her post-match news conference, has now spent more than half her life playing professional tennis. It’ll take another decade-plus to match Venus Williams’ mark of 26, and counting, U.S. Open appearances. But a low point in the tournament last year added meaning to a day like Tuesday, as a quest that’ll take two more weeks and six more wins — while being 15 years in the making — begins to form. 

“It’s just I think that in a lot of ways it’s been a huge blessing I started so young,” Keys said of turning pro, “just because I really got to get into it at such a young age and when I didn’t really even understand what was going on, so I was able to just kind of experience it in a really different way. 

“But it’s definitely been, I think, the most interesting because I feel like as a person I’ve changed a lot throughout the years and kind of just evolved as a person while getting to kind of do the same job.”

An Ohio woman who fatally dragged a DoorDash driver after a minor crash in a grocery store parking lot has been sentenced to as much as 5½ years behind bars.

Danielle Henry received the prison term last week after pleading guilty in the death of 38-year-old Ibrahim Diakite to aggravated vehicular homicide, WBNS-TV reported.

Authorities said Henry had just shoplifted and was behind the wheel of a stolen vehicle when she struck Diakite’s car in October 2025 in the parking lot of a Kroger in Westerville.

What began as a fender bender quickly turned deadly, investigators said, when Henry drove off from the scene in her vehicle.

Diakite followed and pulled up in front of her at a stoplight. He got out and stopped in front of Henry’s vehicle in an effort to prevent her from leaving. He then climbed onto the hood of the car.

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Henry drove off and sped up to 45 mph before jerking the car. Diakite was pulled under the vehicle and dragged for about 300 to 600 feet before he was run over, authorities said.

Diakite was later pronounced dead at a hospital.

At the time of the road rage incident, Henry had several active warrants, for charges of theft, receiving stolen property and failure to comply with police.

“She was obviously willing to do whatever she could to keep from being caught by the police and showed herself to be a danger to the community,” Westerville Police Chief Holly Murchland told the news outlet.

Henry will be required to serve at least four years, and her driver’s license was permanently suspended.

A scenic Washington vacation hotspot has fallen unsettlingly quiet, as wildfires and heavy smoke drive travelers to cancel trips and seek safer summer escapes, leaving local businesses bracing for a painful close to the season.

Lake Chelan, known for its vivid blue water, sun-soaked weather and surrounding wineries, is typically bustling with tourists at this point in the summer.

But this year, the signs of the wildfire crisis are hard to miss: hotel rooms sitting empty, tennis courts abandoned and outdoor dining patios with only a handful of guests, as visitors rethink plans amid unhealthy smoke and fire concerns.

For some operators in the Lake Chelan area, the sudden drop in tourism has delivered a severe financial blow.

‘Everything is dependent on those 13 weeks,’ Jacquelyn Jaech, co-owner of Harmony Meadows Tennis Resort in nearby Manson, told Daily Mail.

The resort would ordinarily be buzzing through July and August, hosting weddings, tennis camps, clinics and private lessons.

But this summer, every guest who had booked a room cancelled, while nobody signed up for the resort’s clinics.

‘Our rooms were booked, everything was going along well, and then, boom,’ she said. ‘Not a single soul has come the entire month of August.’

The resort would ordinarily be buzzing through July and August, hosting weddings, tennis camps, clinics and private lessons.

But this summer, every guest who had booked a room cancelled, while nobody signed up for the resort’s clinics.

Jaech said the resort has not had anyone on its tennis courts in three weeks.

The on-site Love-All Cafe was also forced to close because there simply were not enough customers to justify keeping it open. Staff were laid off and an intern left early.

The resort has now been reduced to just five employees, including a maintenance worker and part-time laundress, while a tennis professional remains on commission.

‘It’s devastating,’ Jaech said.

The situation is being driven by the Little Giant fire, a huge blaze that had burned 148,000 acres and destroyed at least 35 structures as of August 25. A smaller Stormy Mountain fire was also burning nearby.

And it is not just the immediate threat of flames that is keeping people away.

Smoke has become a major deterrent for visitors, obscuring the mountain views and making what should be an idyllic summer getaway considerably less appealing.

For residents, the air quality has at times been almost impossible to escape. Jaech said the air quality reading on her phone has climbed above 500 – so high that the scale simply maxes out.

‘It’s like, oh, check your air quality, it’s all the way over as far as it’ll go – over 500,’ she said. ‘You can’t go outside.’

That is especially difficult in a community where so much of summer life happens outdoors.

‘It’s a lake community,’ Jaech said. ‘Everybody spends the majority of their time outside, and so when you can’t go outside, it’s not very fun.’

She said even her three dogs come back inside smelling like a campfire after being let outdoors.

Chelan Mayor Erin McCardle told the Seattle Times that the effects can linger even when flames are not directly threatening the town.

‘Wildfire impacts our community long after the fires are gone,’ she said, noting that smoke can lead to cancelled trips, fewer visitors and a significant hit to businesses and employees dependent on tourism.

The geography of the region can make the smoke particularly difficult to escape.

Lake Chelan sits in a valley surrounded by steep mountains along the Cascade range, with peaks reaching roughly 8,000 to 9,000 feet.

Jaech said the terrain helps trap smoke over the lake like a lid.

‘When that smoke comes, it just sits like a lid on top of the valley,’ she said.

At times, the smoke has become so thick that Jaech said she cannot see from her waterfront home to the lake, just 45 feet away.

The impact is particularly painful because local businesses rely heavily on a short summer season to carry them through the quieter months.

Brun Garfoot, co-owner of the Lake Chelan Boat Company, told the Seattle Times that the company’s peak season runs from June 15 to September 15.

In a normal August, the company might transport a couple of hundred people to and from the remote lakefront community of Stehekin each day. This year, however, Garfoot estimated the figure had fallen to just 25 percent of normal levels.

‘We’d be lucky right now if we were getting 25 percent of that,’ he said. ‘I would be shocked if everybody’s not nervous.’

He described 2026 as ‘exceptionally tough’, coming after the area had already dealt with the Pioneer fire in 2024.

‘We survived Covid,’ Garfoot said. ‘We survived the Pioneer fire in 2024. So far, we’ve survived the Little Giant fire in 2026.’

The crisis is playing out across the tourism economy – at Succession Wines in Manson, outdoor tables overlooking the water were largely empty despite grapevines heavy with fruit.

There are also fears that wildfire smoke could damage the region’s wine production, with some vines already showing apparent smoke damage.

For Harmony Meadows, the owners are now predicting a ruined season – particularly painful because they are also trying to find a buyer for the property. 

The couple had the resort listed for sale for the past couple of years, and Jaech fears the devastating 2026 season could make it even harder to find a buyer.

‘Is anybody going to want to buy a business that is prone to forest fires?’ she said. ‘Now our numbers look tragic this year. We’re going to lose money.’

The resort has even started offering wedding promotions in an attempt to encourage bookings – something Jaech said is unusual for the business, which has traditionally avoided discounting to protect its brand.

‘September’s our busiest month for weddings and I really need it to clear out for these poor brides,’ Jaech said. ‘It’s their special day. It’s not like you can just postpone it a week.’

The financial fallout has stretched beyond hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions.

Camp Zanika Lache, a summer camp on Lake Wenatchee, was forced to cancel multiple sessions because of the smoke.

The camp lost an estimated $199,000 in revenue after sessions were cancelled, money it normally relies on to cover bills, maintenance, insurance and off-season staffing.

And now visitors themselves are discussing whether they should stay away.

In a Reddit thread from a traveler planning a trip to Chelan, one person asked whether it was safe to visit while staying in an Airbnb near Slidewaters.

The responses quickly focused on the unpredictable smoke and surrounding fires.

One commenter said: ‘We left chelan last night after the Little Giant fire made a big jump eastward and the air quality went to crap.’

Another Reddit user advised prospective visitors to think beyond the immediate destination and check fires along their entire driving route, warning that roads could close with little notice.

Some prospective visitors decided to cancel altogether – one even said they had made the ‘correct choice’ by not going because they did not want to put their family in danger. They also did not want to risk adding to pressure on a community dealing with possible evacuations.

For residents, the cancellations are being compounded by the fact that many homeowners are only in Chelan seasonally. Jaech estimated that roughly 70 percent of homes on the lake are owned by second-home owners.

Many are snowbirds who spend their summers in Chelan before heading to places such as Palm Springs or Arizona for the winter.

But with temperatures in Arizona reaching around 110 degrees, Jaech said some residents have found themselves with few appealing alternatives.

‘They can’t really go,’ she said. ‘Their alternative is stay here, stay inside.’

The community has nevertheless been trying to rally around its local businesses.

A Facebook group called Chelan Valley Strong has been organizing nights where residents are encouraged to visit and support a different local business.

Jaech said the effort has been ‘charming’ and shows that locals are trying to keep businesses afloat.

But there is a problem: so much of what makes Chelan attractive is designed to be enjoyed outdoors.

‘It’s not just not healthy for you to go sit outside at a winery,’ she said. ‘Nobody wants to come and spend three days being stuck inside on a beautiful summer.’

The current crisis is also far longer than previous bouts of severe smoke.

Jaech’s husband has had a home on the lake since the early 90s, and she said the area experienced similarly bad conditions around 2011 – but that episode lasted only around two weeks.

This year’s smoke has now lingered for more than a month.

For Harmony Meadows, all four of its lines of business – weddings, accommodations, the cafe and tennis – are suffering at once.

‘They’re all suffering,’ Jaech said. 

For now, the weddings booked for September represent something of a last chance to salvage the season. The hope is that shifting winds will finally clear the smoke and allow the town to reclaim at least part of its late-summer season.

‘It was beautiful last weekend,’ Jaech said. ‘I thought, okay, it’s not great, but hey, you get a little blue sky.’

Then, she explained, the wind shifted, and the smoke returned.

‘You just don’t know what you’re going to get.’

Here’s a quick roundup of Page Six highlights from the week of Monday, August 31.

Romance on Fritz?

Influencer WAG culture was front and center at the US Open this week — though not necessarily because of anyone currently linked to the players. When Taylor Fritz faced Darwin Blanch on Tuesday afternoon, plenty of attention drifted from the court to Fritz’s player box, where spectators appeared just as curious about the guest list as they were about the match.

One familiar face, however, was missing. Olivia Jade Giannulli, the influencer and daughter of Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli, has been rumored to be dating Fritz after the two were seen together in New York City last week. But she did not appear to attend the match, and she also seemed absent from Fritz’s Fan Week appearances — making the no-show hard to miss.

Adding to the intrigue, Fritz’s ex-girlfriend Morgan Riddle was very much on the scene. Riddle, also an influencer, became one of tennis’ most recognizable WAGs during her relationship with the American player, building a following by documenting tournament life, match-day outfits and travel routines. While Giannulli was nowhere to be spotted in Fritz’s box, Riddle had a prominent seat at Arthur Ashe Stadium the night before his Tuesday match, where she cheered for Naomi Osaka during Osaka’s showdown with Anastasia Zakharova.

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Mike’s like us

Elsewhere in the Hamptons, Michael Bloomberg kept things surprisingly low-key. The billionaire former New York City mayor attended the Hampton Classic horse show on Sunday but passed on the event’s more lavish fare, including lobster rolls and steak, and was seen opting instead for a simple hot dog.

“Someone asked him why, and he said, ‘I’m a NOO YAWKAH!’ The financial intel mogul was in Bridgehampton to see his daughter, the famed equestrian Georgina, compete in the annual competition. Also spotted enjoying the action from the swank VIP area — where food was provided by Robbins Wolfe — were Wilbur Ross, Peter Cook and Candace Bushnell, all at Abe Wellington’s table.

PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Jurors weighing the case against Lindsay Clancy wrapped up a fourth day of deliberations Tuesday without reaching a verdict, after earlier alerting the court that they were split over whether the Massachusetts mother should be held criminally responsible for the deaths of her three young children.

Soon after returning to the courthouse, the panel sent a note to Judge William Sullivan saying that, despite hours of discussion, they had not been able to come to a unanimous decision. Sullivan instructed the jurors to continue deliberating.

The message marked the first public sign of a deadlock in a high-profile trial that has drawn national attention to postpartum mental health, maternal mental illness and the difficult legal questions surrounding criminal responsibility. The case has also sharply divided public opinion.

Clancy, 36, a former labor and delivery nurse, has not disputed that she strangled her children. Her defense maintains that postpartum psychosis drove her actions, while prosecutors contend she understood what she was doing at the time. She has pleaded not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility.

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