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Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello split in 2021 after many years of friendship and a few more of hot romance. They first set off dating rumors with the release of their single “Señorita” in 2019, showing off their chemistry in a very sultry music video that got their fans talking.Their relationship was covered in Netflix's Shawn Mendes: In Wonder, a documentary that partly follows Cabello's own ode to their love, her second solo album Romance. “For the past, like, four years, just being friends and not being able to see...

This Barbie is ready to party. Dua Lipa released “Dance the Night,” a new original song and lead single for the Barbie movie, and it's a sparkling disco track that lives up to its title. If you're a fan of her album Future Nostalgia (who wasn't?), this will be right up your alley. You've probably already heard snippets of the song already from the trailers. Lipa, who enchanted us with her dance-worthy 2020 album, is a perfect musical match for Barbie. The singer told Dazed that director Greta Gerwig said...

Spoilers for Love & Death below.Before she signed onto HBO Max’s miniseries Love & Death, Elizabeth Olsen didn’t know about Candy Montgomery, the Texan homemaker and churchgoer who, in 1980, brutally murdered her ex-lover’s wife Betty Gore with an axe. And even when she received the scripts from show creator David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) and director Lesli Linka Glatter (Mad Men), she didn’t immediately realize that it was a true story. Audiences, however, might already be familiar Candy’s true-crime tale, if for no reason other than Hulu’s recent...

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello haven't fully reconciled yet, at least according to tabloid reports. But their exploration of their relationship is ongoing—and it's going well enough that they will hold hands in public. Paparazzi captured the pair hand-in-hand in New York City on Tuesday. Both wore jeans, with Mendes wearing a dark tank top and Cabello wearing a leather jacket and white crop top. The two musicians were on a coffee date, per TMZ.The sighting this week comes about a month after a source told Entertainment Tonight on April...

Meghan Markle was supposed to receive an award in person for her podcast Archetypes at the Gracie Awards in Beverly Hills last night. Instead, just a week after she and Prince Harry were involved in a car chase by paparazzi that was “relentless” and “near catastrophic,” per their rep, Meghan chose not to go. This morning, as news spread of her absence, Us Weekly published a report detailing how she and Harry feel about the public response to their car chase, along with all the people and outlets casting doubt...

Joe Jonas survived the release of Taylor Swift's “From the Vault” Fearless bonus songs that were seemingly about their brief 2008 relationship. (“Mr. Perfectly Fine” and “You All Over Me,” which were written at the time, didn't make the original album cut). With those songs out of the way, Jonas spoke honestly on Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast about the current state of affairs between him and Swift.“I'm cool with Taylor,” he said, via E!. “We're cool.” He said generally of their drama—and the 25-second breakup call that enraged her...

Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s books column, in which authors share their most memorable reads. Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to console you, move you profoundly, or make you laugh, consider a recommendation from the writers in our series, who, like you (since you’re here), love books. Perhaps one of their favorite titles will become one of yours, too.Now 10% OffIt took Brandon Taylor five weeks to write his 2020 debut novel, Real Life, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle...

Taylor Swift has “never been happier” by her own admission, and is willing to be much more in the public eye—and the paparazzi’s lens—than she has been in over five years. After performing in Foxborough, Massachusetts over the weekend, Swift returned to her adopted hometown of New York City. Photographers captured her out in Greenwich Village today, dressed in a polished, casual look ideal for the late spring weather.Swift paired a R13 white button-down with the brand’s crossover jean shorts. She accessorized with a tan Ralph Lauren bag, A.Emery sandals,...

Taylor Swift is on cloud nine, she told crowds in Massachusetts this weekend, just as her new romance with Matty Healy continues to make headlines. Swift told the audience at her Saturday night Foxsborough Eras tour show that this genuinely feels like a peak in her life.“I don't know, I've just never been this happy in my life in all aspects of my life ever before,” she said before playing “Question...?” “And I just want to thank you for being a part of that. I don't know. It's not just...

Spoilers below.If you love teen rom-coms or romantic K-dramas—or better yet, both—it's more than likely XO, Kitty is your latest Netflix binge. The To All the Boys I've Loved Before spin-off focuses on Kitty, the third Covey sister who infamously sent Lara Jean's love letters, setting off the events for the entire trilogy. But this time, she isn't a mischievous younger sibling or backseat driver; she's the main character of her own love story (or stories?) as she attends the elite Korean Independent School of Seoul, her late mother's alma...

On Saturday, actress Salma Hayek attended the 76th annual Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of Killers Of The Flower Moon, and she was dressed to impress. The 56-year-old star was clad in an absolutely stunning dark purple dress by Alexander McQueen. The bodice had a deep dip to show off her décolletage, and a mermaid skirt that clung to her figure and ended in a short train. The shoulders were emphasized with sculptural winged ruffles, and there was a matching upturned ruffle at the knee. Hayek dressed the gown...

Musical artist Lorde has been dating her boyfriend Justin Warren for a number of years, and they're still going strong. The couple were seen in Sydney earlier this month on a rare public outing at restaurant Surry Hills before she performed that night as part of her Solar Power tour.Splash NewsThe 26-year-old, whose real name is Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, has been linked to the 42-year-old music executive since 2016. They are even rumored to be engaged. Here's everything we know about the low-key couple and Justin Warren so far.Who...

The sixth season of Selling Sunset features so many surprises, from the first onscreen appearance of Chrishell Stause’s new partner G Flip to the sudden absence of Christine Quinn, Maya Vander, and Vanessa Villela. Plus, the show introduces two brand-new cast members, Nicole Young and Bre Tiesi, to liven things up at The Oppenheim Group.While Young has been a real estate agent longer than almost anyone else in the office, there’s a reason why she hasn't shown up on Selling Sunset until season 6. Here’s what you need to know...