Alia Shawkat Says Brad Pitt 'Had No Awareness' of Past Dating Rumors: 'It Was So Weird'

Paul Morigi/Getty; Desiree Navarro/WireImage. Alia Shawkatis setting the record straight about her friendship withBrad Pitt. In a new interview withThe New Yorker, Shawkat addressed rumors that she was romantically linked several years ago, insisting the “weird” gossip was completely false. (TheSearch Partyactress was firstspottedwith Pitt in 2019, although a source told PEOPLE their relationship was purely platonic at the time.) When asked about any potential “runoff” from rumors that she and Pitt were dating, Shawkat told The New York that the attention has since died down.

Aliana Lohan Says She Wants Her 'Uplifting' New Music to Make People Dance Their 'Heart Out' (Exclusive)

Aliana Lohan.Photo:Elizabeth OrlovskaAliana Lohanwas in the crowd recently at Irish singer Dermot Kennedy’s concert when she had an epiphany: the joyful, almost spiritual reaction she was having to his performance was exactly how she wanted people to feel listening to her music.“I almost lost my voice at the end of it. I was dancing, everyone was dancing so hard, and it was just such moving lyrics and music,” she says. “It was a very meditational experience I felt afterwards.

Aliana Lohan Says She's 'Never Felt' the 'Shadow' of Sister Lindsay's Fame: I'm 'Born to Do This' (Exclusive)

Aliana Lohan.Photo:Elizabeth OrlovskaAliana Lohannever needed to look far when it came to finding inspiration for her career.The 29-year-old grew up on the sets of hit movies likeThe Parent TrapandLife-Size, watching her older sisterLindsay Lohanrocket to fame as both an actress and a singer.And although the sisters have pursued similar creative paths, there’s no sibling rivalry here.“I’ve never felt like I was in a shadow,” Lohan tells PEOPLE. “I would’ve been doing this with or without my sister being Lindsay Lohan, and Lindsay knows that, and Lindsay would’ve been doing this with or without me being her sister.

Aliana Lohan Says Sister Lindsay Is a 'Born Mama' and 'Actual Angel on Earth' amid Baby News (Exclusive)

Aliana Lohan and Lindsay Lohan at a movie screening in New York City in November 2022.Photo:Bryan Bedder/Getty Bryan Bedder/Getty The Lohan family is growing — and no one is more thrilled thanAliana Lohan! “My sister is an actual angel on earth. She’s one of the most caring, kind, humble, brilliant, stunningly beautiful, talented people,” Aliana told PEOPLE. “I’m not just saying that because she’s my sister. She’s incredible, and she’s a born mama.

Alice + Olivia's Stacey Bendet Posts Video of Steve Madden 'Verbally Assaulting' Her in Hotel Lobby

Victor Chavez/WireImage; Theo Wargo/Getty As Bendet began filming her conversation with Madden on her phone, he can be first overheard saying, “Honey if you’re going to be rude you can go f—k yourself.” Bendet replied, “Yeah? You said if I’m not copying people I’m not doing a good job? That was you.” “You can go f—k yourself. Okay. You copy people all the time,” Madden fired back. “I have it trademarked branded Stace,” Bendet said in response to Madden’s claim about her signature Alice + Olivia StaceFace design.