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The Kardashian-Jenners (all except Kylie Jenner) appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night to promote their upcoming Hulu reality series The Kardashians. In Kimmel’s 15-minute interview with the family, the host addressed Kourtney Kardashian’s Las Vegas “wedding” to Travis Barker pretty early on, and Kourtney clarified the lengths they went to try to make it a legal wedding, even though it was ultimately just “practice” for the real thing later, as they didn’t have a marriage license.“You went ahead and got fake married, but we didn’t know it was fake...

Spoilers ahead.There's no shortage of haunting, startling elements in Hulu's The Girl From Plainville, which chronicles the story of Michelle Carter and the “texting suicide case” that made international headlines in 2014. In a controversial landmark verdict, Carter was sentenced to 15 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter, after sending text messages in which she encouraged her boyfriend, Conrad Roy III, to take his own life. Created by Liz Hannah and Patrick McManus, The Girl From Plainville insightfully explores teenage isolation, suicidal ideation, and the sticky dynamics of digital relationships....

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker made their Vegas “wedding” Instagram official. Kardashian, who had a ceremony at the One Love Wedding Chapel at 1:30 A.M. Monday morning without a marriage license, confirmed the news on her Instagram and shared some photos from the event. She also clarified its backstory and the fact they aren't legally married yet.“Found these in my camera roll,” she wrote. “Once upon a time in a land far, far away (Las Vegas) at 2am, after an epic night and a little tequila, a queen and her...

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker leapt into marriage without signing a prenuptial agreement, TMZ reports, but the couple’s teams are working on a postnup. Kardashian and Barker got married at a Las Vegas wedding chapel Monday night shortly after the Grammys, where Barker performed. E! reports that chapel in question was One Love Wedding Chapel. A source close to the couple told TMZ later this morning that they didn’t have a marriage license when they got hitched and “only did it for fun.”Kardashian reportedly has a net worth of $65...

Welcome to Shelf Life, The Candy House Candy House simonandschuster.com $28.00 More than a decade since Jennifer Egan’s Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Critics Circle Award-winning A Visit From the Goon Squad comes sibling novel The Candy House (Scribner), out April 5. Characters from the former populate the latter, including Bix Bouton, now a tech entrepreneur with a revolutionary yet controversial idea on downloading and sharing human memories.It is the sixth novel for the Chicago-born, San Francisco-raised, Brooklyn-based Egan, including Manhattan Beach (winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence...

Peacock’s The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot Bel-Air has surpassed expectations of what it means to revitalize a classic TV show. With a lot of our favorite ‘90s titles teasing sequels and revivals, fans feared that this edition would mar our beloved O.G. However, Bel-Air has proven that, with some creative finagling, you can develop an exciting new series, while honoring its predecessor. With a new and more dramatic take on each character and their aspirations, we get to watch a multi-talented cast take on what it means to be...

Selena Gomez is celebrating the launch of her mental health platform Wondermind today— and the star is getting real about her own journey understanding her mental health struggles and getting to a better place. The singer was joined by Wondermind co-founders Mandy Teefey (Gomez’s mother) for an interview on Good Morning America.“Growing up in the spotlight has definitely taught me so much,” Gomez started. “I can’t believe I am where I am mentally just because of how I took the necessary steps in order to kind of remove myself from...

After SZA and Doja Cat took home the 2022 Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for their song “Kiss Me More,” the former climbed the stage in a floral Jean Paul Gaultier gown, which she accessorized with a pair of crutches. It's not yet clear what accident prompted the use of such tools, but never fret—SZA had a guardian angel looking after her as she ascended to the microphone. (The Grammys don't need their own Jennifer Lawrence moment! And we've had enough near-injuries on TV to last us months....

On Saturday, April 2, Camila Cabello shared a long Instagram post about how the constant paparazzi snaps of her in bikinis has been exhausting her and affecting how she feels about her body. Cabello's most recent run-in with the celebrity photographers happened at a beach in Miami on Saturday, April 2, and she was not happy with the images. Cabello began by saying she gets “papped” whenever she goes out and it has made her feel “super vulnerable and unprepared.” This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able...

On Friday, April 1, Miley Cyrus told her fans on Twitter that she had contracted COVID-19 while touring in Latin America the past week, but she added that it was “definitely worth it.”“Traveling around the world, playin for 100,000 people a night & meeting hundreds of fans a day, the chances of getting Covid are pretty high,” Cyrus wrote to her nearly 47 million followers. “I have Covid now but it was definitely worth it.” This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content...

In the last few months, rapper Kanye West has been very public about his desire to win back his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, who filed for divorce in February of 2021. West's pleas for reconciliation quickly turned into attacks, in which he criticized Kardashian as a co-parent and started cyberbullying of her new boyfriend, Pete Davidson. Now, West has said he is “going away to get help” and has agreed to cease his online behavior, according to a source speaking to Entertainment Tonight.The source said West made the decision “for the...

Will Smith announced this evening that he is resigning from membership in Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences days after his slapping Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars dominated ceremony coverage and conversation. Rock had made a distasteful joke about Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith.In a statement provided to The Hollywood Reporter, Smith said:I have directly responded to the Academy’s disciplinary hearing notice, and I will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable....

Shawn Mendes is ready to talk a little more about how his breakup with his girlfriend of two years, Camila Cabello, changed his life. The singer spoke earlier this month about him struggling not having her as his confidant and go-to person. His new song “When You're Gone” addresses those feelings more.On SiriusXM’s Morning Mash Up, host Stanley T asked Mendes for advice on “the transition that you have to make that when you go through something emotional or happy, you no longer can call that person. You normally call...

Marvel Cinematic Universe god and occasional singer Harry Styles has deigned to grant the lowly earth with a new single: “As It Was”, the first track from his forthcoming third album, Harry’s House. After making fans (literally) go in circles with a turntable teaser earlier this week, “As It Was” has officially hit the internet with a predictably ecstatic splash: The music video, which features Styles cavorting to synth-pop trills in a scarlet sequined jumpsuit, had 371,000 viewers in the waiting room when it premiered at 7 p.m. EST tonight....