Daily Pop Culture Scuttlebutt 9/16/2025
Daily pop culture scuttlebutt first story today is about Country Star Kelsea Ballerini and ‘Outer Banks’ Actor Chase Stokes’ Breakup. The second story on today’s daily pop culture scuttlebutt is about all the celebrities that showed up at the NYFW benefit. We must remember September 11th; these celebrities do. The third story in the daily scuttlebutt today is Olivia Wilde & Caspar Jopling Make First Public Appearance Following London PDA. Do you think people will remember September 11th in 100 years?
Daily #1: Country Star Kelsea Ballerini and ‘Outer Banks’ Actor Chase Stokes Break Up
Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes first confirmed rumors of their romance at the 2023 Country Music Awards, which Ballerini co-hosted with Kane Brown. Ballerini and Stokes are ending things. The country music star and Outer Banks breakout have broken up after nearly three years together, a source close to Ballerini confirms to People Magazine. “They’re two adults who gave it their all and tried to do everything they could to make it work, but ultimately couldn’t. It happens,” the source shared.
The breakup comes as a surprise, at least to the 7.8 million followers of Stokes’ Instagram account, where just two days ago he shared a plethora of photos of the couple in honor of Ballerini, who turned 32. “Although you keep saying you’re not excited for 32, I’d say I’m looking forward to more of this. Happy birthday, my love, ❤️” he wrote.
Ballerini first rose to prominence in 2017, when her sophomore album Unapologetically scored five No. 1 singles on Billboard’s country charts and ended up netting Ballerini a Grammy nomination for Best Country Album. Stokes, meanwhile, appeared in small roles on series like Stranger Things and Tell Me Your Secrets before landing the lead role in the Netflix treasure-hunting drama Outer Banks, which premiered in 2020.
Daily #2: All the Celebrities Who Turned Heads at NYFW September 2025: Kristin Chenoweth, Ciara & More
There were many celebrities at the NYFW September 11th benefit in New York City. So many, in fact, that the red carpet was a little like the one at the Oscars. Demi Lovato, Solange Knowles, Lil Kim, and at least ninety more. They wore the highest possible fashion. The evening was a concert and dinner, but it was also a fashion show. It is nice that all these celebrities remembered September 11th. That horrible day affected us all.
Daily #3: Olivia Wilde & Caspar Jopling Make First Public Appearance Following London PDA
Olivia Wilde packed on the PDA with Ellie Goulding’s ex-husband Caspar Jopling while leaving a dinner date at a restaurant in London. In photos from their September 4 outing, Wilde, 41, and Jopling, 33, wrapped their arms around each other and shared a passionate kiss as they walked away from their three-hour dinner date. But Caspar is not the only one who has seemingly moved on. Goulding, too, recently stepped out for the first time with Beau Minniear while going for a casual stroll in London on September 4.
“In light of recent stories, I feel I have been left with no choice but to let you all know that Caspar and I privately separated some time ago,” Ellie wrote on her Instagram Stories in February 2024. “We remain the closest of friends and have been successfully co-parenting with our [son’s] best interests at heart.” The “Love Me Like You Do” singer went on to say that she is committed to protecting her family’s privacy and also, in a show of unity, reposted Caspar’s message on their separation.
Conclusion
Today’s daily pop culture scuttlebutt included a first story about country star Kelsea Ballerini and Outer Banks star Chase Stokes’ breakup. The second story in today’s daily scuttlebutt is about all the celebrities at the NYFW benefit in New York. King Charles and Prince William still have not met. However, the third story on the daily is about Olivia Wilde & Caspar Jopling’s first Public Appearance Following the London PDA.
