The biggest entertainment and fashion moments of 2025, as seen in AP photos

For many, 2025 felt like a blur and that was true in the world of entertainment, which saw happy reunions, somber farewells and introductions to fresh voices and faces.

Associated Press photographers were there to capture it all, from Tom Cruise reuniting with his “Mission: Impossible” co-stars for a globetrotting press tour, one rivaled by the glamorous rollout of the blockbuster “Wicked: For Good.”

In South Korea, fans traveled from around the world to witness several BTS members completing their military service – though a musical reunion of the supergroup will have to wait.

Romance was in the air for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, with the singer giving her beau a celebratory kiss on the field after a crucial victory. The buzz Swift brought to Kelce’s games was eclipsed by the pair’s engagement announcement a few months later. Summer also brought celebrities to Venice for the lavish wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez in Venice.

Bad Bunny was seemingly everywhere, from the Met Gala to his triumphant residency that served as an ode to Puerto Rico. Next, the global stage of the Super Bowl halftime show awaits.

The world said goodbye to several entertainment giants, including Ozzy Osbourne, who died just weeks after headlining a farewell concert in his hometown of Birmingham, England. Legendary designer Giorgio Armani also made a final fashion show appearance in 2025, showcasing a collection in Paris months before his death.

In a year that zoomed by, AP’s photographers capture perfect images of stellar entertainment moments, whether they were on stages, runways or red carpets.

Photo editing by Carolyn Lessard, Leslie Mazoch and Anita Baca

Rihanna, left, and A$AP Rocky pose for photographers upon their departure from the premiere of the film 'Highest 2 Lowest' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 19, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP File)

Chappell Roan performs "Pink Pony Club" during the 67th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Seth Rogen takes a photograph on the red carpet for the film 'The Smashing Machine' during the 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 1, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP File)

Kristen Stewart poses for photographers upon arrival her at the premiere of the film 'Bono: Stories of Surrender' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

Giorgio Armani waves at the end of his Prive Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2025 collection in Paris, Jan. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, File)

A model wears a design by De La Cierva y Nicolas backstage during Fashion Week in Madrid, Spain, Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

A model walks on a runway wearing a creation by Russian brand AP Design on a runway at Fashion Week in Moscow, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, File)

George Clooney kisses the hand of his wife Amal while posing for photographers on the red carpet for the film 'Jay Kelly' during the 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Aug. 28, 2025. (Photo by Alessandra Tarantino/Invision/AP File)

Kim Kardashian arrives at the fifth annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP File)

Yungblud, Steven Tyler, and Joe Perry perform a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne during the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y., Sept. 7, 2025. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP File)

A fan poses with a group photo of BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, during a celebration marking the South Korean's K-pop band's 12th debut anniversary in Goyang, South Korea, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

Colombian superstar Shakira performs during her "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran," or Women Don't Cry Anymore, world tour in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

Sherri Shepherd, left, celebrates with Niecy Nash at a ceremony honoring Shepherd with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Los Angeles, Nov. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch, right, and Miss Thailand Praveenar Singh hold hands while waiting for the announcement of the winner for the 2025 Miss Universe pageant in Nonthaburi, Thailand, Nov. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Karol G performs during halftime at an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers, in Sao Paulo, Sept. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Elle Fanning poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'Sentimental Value' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 22, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP File)

Fans pack the shore of Copacabana beach to watch Lady Gaga's free concert in Rio de Janeiro, May 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado, File)

Adrien Brody, from left, winner of the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role for "The Brutalist," Mikey Madison, winner of the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "Anora," Zoe Saldana, winner of the award for best performance by an actress in a supporting role for "Emilia Perez," and Kieran Culkin, winner of the award for best performance by an actor in a supporting role for "A Real Pain," pose in the press room at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, March 2, 2025. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP File

Audra McDonald performs "Rose's Turn" from "Gypsy" during the 78th Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, June 8, 2025. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP File)

Cyndi Lauper performs during the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at L.A. Live in Los Angeles, Nov. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez leave a hotel for their pre-wedding reception in Venice, Italy, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

Alessandra Ambrosio blows a kiss on the runway of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Oct. 15, 2025. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP File)

Greg Tarzan Davis, from left, editor Eddie Hamilton, Angela Bassett, Tramell Tillman, Tom Cruise, director Christopher McQuarrie, Hannah Waddingham, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, and Pom Klementieff pose for a group selfie upon their arrival to the premiere of the film 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 14, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP File)

Nicole Scherzinger poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical for "Sunset Blvd" during the 78th Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, June 8, 2025. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP File)

Bryan Cranston, right, presents the award for outstanding talk series to Stephen Colbert for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" during the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift kiss after the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, in Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Tautumeitas from Latvia performs the song "Bur Man Laimi" during a dress rehearsal for the second semi-final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Cynthia Erivo poses for photographers upon her arrival at the premiere of the film "Wicked For Good" in London, Nov. 10, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP File)

Sabrina Carpenter performs "Tear" during the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y., Sept. 7, 2025. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP File)

Bad Bunny performs during the iHeartRadio Music Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, March 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, delivering another major setback to the party in a nationwide battle against Republicans for an edge in this year's midterm elections.

The court ruled 4-3 that the state's Democratic-led legislature violated procedural requirements when it placed the constitutional amendment on the ballot to authorize the mid-decade redistricting. Voters narrowly approved the amendment April 21, but the court's ruling renders the results of that vote meaningless.

Writing for the majority, Justice D. Arthur Kelsey wrote that the legislature submitted the proposed constitutional amendment to voters “in an unprecedented manner.”

“This violation irreparably undermines the integrity of the resulting referendum vote and renders it null and void," he wrote.

Democrats had hoped to win as many as four additional U.S. House seats under Virginia's redrawn U.S. House map as part of an attempt to offset Republican redistricting done elsewhere at the urging of President Donald Trump. That ruling, combined with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision severely weakening the Voting Rights Act, has supercharged the Republicans' congressional gerrymandering advantage heading into this year's midterm elections.

Richard Hudson, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee said the ruling was another sign of GOP momentum heading into the midterms.

"We’re on offense, and we’re going to win,” he said in a statement.

Don Scott, the Democratic speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, said Democrats respect the court’s opinion but lamented that it overturned the will of the voters: “They voted YES because they wanted to fight back against the Trump power grab.”

Suzan DelBene, chairwoman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, criticized the court majority for what she said was a decision that “cast aside the will of the voters,” but she said the people will have the final say.

“In November, they will, and they’ll power Democrats to the House majority,” she said in a statement.

Legislative voting districts typically are redrawn once a decade after each census to account for population changes. But Trump started an unusual flurry of mid-decade redistricting last year when he encouraged Republican officials in Texas to redraw districts in a bid to win several additional U.S. House seats and hold on to their party's narrow majority in the midterm elections.

California responded with new voter-approved districts drawn to Democrats' advantage, and Utah's top court imposed a new congressional map that also helps Democrats. Meanwhile, Republicans stand to gain from new House districts passed in Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio and Tennessee. They could add even more after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the Voting Rights Act case, which has prompted some other Republican states to consider redrawing their maps in time for this year’s elections.

Virginia currently is represented in the U.S. House by six Democrats and five Republicans who were elected from districts imposed by a court after a bipartisan redistricting commission failed to agree on a map after the 2020 census. The new districts could have given Democrats an improved chance to win all but one of the state's 11 congressional seats.

The Supreme Court's majority was critical of the state’s redrawing of the congressional maps to benefit one political party. Those justices noted that 47% of the state’s voters supported GOP congressional candidates in 2024 but the new map could result in Democrats making up 91% of the state’s House delegation.

Under the Democratic-drawn map, five districts would have been anchored in the Democratic stronghold of northern Virginia, including one stretching out like a lobster to consume Republican-leaning rural areas. Revisions to four other districts across Richmond, southern Virginia and Hampton Roads would have diluted the voting power of conservative blocs in those areas. And a reshaped district in parts of western Virginia would have lumped together three Democratic-leaning college towns to offset other Republican voters.

The state Supreme Court’s seven justices are appointed by the state legislature, which has toggled back and forth between Democratic, Republican and split control over recent years. Legal experts say the body doesn’t have a set ideological profile

The case before the court focused not on the shape of the new districts but rather on the process the General Assembly used to authorize them.

Because the state’s redistricting commission was established by a voter-approved constitutional amendment, lawmakers had to propose an amendment to redraw the districts. That required approval of a resolution in two separate legislative sessions, with a state election sandwiched in between, to place the amendment on the ballot.

The legislature’s initial approval of the amendment occurred last October — while early voting was underway but before it concluded on the day of the general election. The legislature’s second vote on the amendment occurred after a new legislative session began in January. Lawmakers also approved a separate bill in February laying out the new districts, subject to voter approval of the constitutional amendment.

Judicial arguments focused on whether the legislature’s initial approval of the amendment came too late, because early voting already had begun for the 2025 general election.

Attorney Matthew Seligman, who defended the legislature, argued that the “election” should be defined narrowly to mean the Tuesday of the general election. In that case, the legislature’s first vote on the redistricting amendment occurred before the election and was constitutional, he told judges.

But, the Supreme Court said in its ruling, “this view appears to be wholly unprecedented in Virginia’s history.”

An attorney for the plaintiffs, Thomas McCarthy, argued that an “election” should be interpreted to cover the entire period during which people can cast ballots, which lasts several weeks in Virginia. If that’s the case, he told justices, then the legislature’s initial endorsement of the redistricting amendment came too late to comply with the state constitution.

The Supreme Court agreed with that argument, writing: “The General Assembly passed the proposed constitutional amendment for the first time well after voters had begun casting ballots during the 2025 general election.”

By the time lawmakers initially endorsed the constitutional amendment, statewide voters already had cast more than 1.3 million ballots in the general election, about 40% of the total votes ultimately cast, the court said.

The Supreme Court’s ruling affirms a decision by a judge in rural Tazewell County, in southwestern Virginia. The court had placed a hold on that ruling and allowed the redistricting vote to proceed before hearing arguments on the case.

In the dissent to Friday's ruling, Chief Justice Cleo Powell said the election for the purpose of considering the amendment does not include the early voting period.

“The majority’s definition creates an infinite voting loop that appears to have no established beginning,” she wrote, “only a definitive end: Election Day.”

Attorney Matthew Seligman, representing Democratic state legislators, speaks with the media following a hearing on new congressional maps before the state Supreme Court in Richmond, Va., on Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

State Senate Minority Leader Ryan McDougle, center, speaks outside the Supreme Court of Virginia after arguments were heard in a redistricting-related case at the court in Richmond, Va., on Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)