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Christina Elmore is the actress, mother, wife, and friend we all need in our lives. You may know her as Condola in HBO’s Insecure, or Marie in BET’s Twenties; but she is also a Harvard graduate bravely walking the path she set out for herself at a young age, even if she didn’t always know that was what she was doing. In the fifth and last season of Insecure, Elmore's character embarks on the rollercoaster ride of new motherhood. Having just given birth to her own child weeks before filming,...

On Saturday, Miley Cyrus brought color and life to the red carpet at the tenth annual LACMA Art+Film Gala in Los Angeles, donning a dazzling patterned suit by Balenciaga that merged seamlessly with pointed toe boots. She accessorized with a purse in the same elaborate flowered fabric, lined in black. Axelle/Bauer-GriffinGetty Images A single button closed the blazer, cinching it at Cyrus's waist and accentuating the hourglass of her figure with slight shoulder pads. On her fingers she wore a number of rings featuring colorful stones, and let her blonde...

On Saturday night, Billie Eilish married goth to glamour and wore a textured all-black look to the LACMA Art+Film Gala in Los Angeles. The only exception to the monochrome outfit was her lacy white and black bra, which peaked through the dramatic Gucci mesh top coming slightly off her shoulders. Below, the Grammy Award winner wore a black lace maxi skirt that sparked with black sequins, and thin black tights that opened to show off the toe of her platform heels. She let her faux-fur shag coat drape from her...

After Zayn Malik's alleged altercation with Gigi and her mom Yolanda, his relationship with Gigi's younger sister Bella has become deeply strained, according to Us Weekly. A source close to the family shared that both Bella and Gigi's younger brother Anwar have been separating themselves from Malik. “Bella has had a huge rift with him, as does Anwar ,” the source said. “They hate what he has done to their sister.”Malik pleaded no contest to four charges of harassment against Gigi and Yolanda in October after an alleged dispute in...

On November 4, musical artist Kanye West appeared on an episode of Revolt TV's Drink Champs, and made some comments about his relationship with his ex, Kim Kardashian, that raised some eyebrows, E! News reports. Kardashian hosted Saturday Night Live in October, and during her opening monologue she referred to filing for divorce from West in January of this year. West told Drink Champs hosts that this was false and referred to her as his “wife.”“SNL making my wife say ‘I divorced him’ because they just wanted to get that...

Kendall Jenner celebrated her 26th birthday on Wednesday with a low-key dinner celebration with friends. The model shared photos from the party on her Instagram last night, including a shot of her clover-adorned birthday cake and her and Hailey Bieber together at the bash, both taken by photographer Samuel Alemayhu. This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Bieber shared a shot of Jenner blowing out her...

Leah Romero/Everett/NEON/Lifetime/Getty The great irony of Diana, the late Princess of Wales, was simple: She was as much a creator of media as she was its creation. The British press might have forced the blushing teenaged “English Rose” to blossom, but Diana’s own tactics are why, 24 years after her tragic death, multiple award-nominated celebrities are playing her. In the decades since the young Diana Spencer crept down the aisle in an overflowing taffeta wedding gown, more than a dozen actresses have attempted to match her magnanimity. Madonna tried it....

If you'd have told the average cinephile in November of 2008 that, more than a decade later, Twilight actress Kristen Stewart would be in the running for the Academy Award for Best Actress, most would have scoffed. That makes it all the more delicious to see Stewart's ascension around her role as Princess Diana, arguably one of the most challenging (and, possibly, cursed) roles for an actress to attempt. It's no easy feat to master that accent, that hair, that effortless coquettish quality fused with both a spitfire sense of...

Meghan Markle has gone one step beyond her letter to Congress advocating for paid leave for all. Politico reports that the Duchess of Sussex has personally called multiple senators from both parties to appeal for passing the proposal. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) recounted what it was like getting a call from Meghan to the outlet. “I’m in my car. I’m driving. It says ‘caller ID blocked,’” she started. “Honestly…I thought it was Sen. Manchin . His calls come in blocked. And she goes ‘Sen. Capito?’ I said, ‘Yes.’...

The cast of 'Shark Tank,' Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Daymond John, and Kevin O'Leary, give you their best tips for investing. Back for a momentous 10th season, ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’ returns; and for the first time ever, Chief Inventor of Ring and former ‘Shark Tank’ entrepreneur, Jamie Siminoff, earns a seat as a shark in the season premiere, Sunday, October 7th. Still haven’t subscribed to Vanity Fair on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/2z6Ya9M Want to stay in the know? Subscribe to Vanity Fair Magazine and be exquisitely informed ►► http://vntyfr.com/2RuQGW2...

Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox are ready to commit to their intense “twin flame” romance for the rest of the lives, Entertainment Tonight reports. A source told the outlet that Kelly is going to pop the question soon. Kelly “has been telling friends that he is planning to propose ,” the source said. “They're very in love and beyond obsessed with each other. They are ready to take this next step in their relationship.”Fox became legally single following her divorce from her husband of 10 years, Brian Austin Green,...

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson may have had a secret dinner date, at least according to TMZ's and Page Six's latest reports. Multiple sources told TMZ that Kardashian and Davidson enjoyed a private dinner in Staten Island last night. Page Six's source went one step further, confirming that Davidson arranged for the rooftop dinner.Kardashian left the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Manhattan, where she's staying, and met Davidson in his home borough, Staten Island, per TMZ. Multiple sources “with direct knowledge” told the outlet that Davidson and Kardashian went to one of...

It's been three years since we bid farewell to the Pretty Little Liars of Rosewood, and it's taken all that time to unravel every twist from the Freeform series. Just as (we think) we've figured it out, a new reboot of the show is headed to HBO Max. Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin has received a direct-to-series order from the streaming platform, three weeks after news of the show's development was announced. Riverdale's Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is the creative force behind the reboot, alongside his Chilling Adventures of Sabrina collaborator Lindsay...

Welcome to Shelf Life, 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir bookshop.org $29.44 It has been 10 years since artist Ai Weiwei was detained by Chinese authorities and held in solitary confinement for 81 days. It was then that he started thinking about writing a memoir for his now-tweenage son. The result: 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows (Crown), with a cover of his design, published today. Ai never got to ask questions of his own father, poet Ai Qing, who was exiled for 20 years for criticizing the...