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We all know by now: Rihanna is a billionaire. Per Forbes, she is estimated to be worth $1.7 billion. That sum makes her the wealthiest female musician in the world and the second-wealthiest female entertainer (Oprah tops the list). When a paparazzo came up to her on the street and asked what it meant to her to be a “self-made billionaire,” she had a simple answer, per Billboard: “God is good.”Although RiRi is known for her music, the majority of her net worth ($1.4 billion of it) can reportedly be...

Lady Gaga is making a solid case that the season's most versatile accessory is a pair of 8-inch lace-up platform boots. Earlier this week, the singer sported her favorite Pleaser Shoes boots with a chic baby-blue bandeau top and high-waisted bike shorts on the streets of New York City, only days after she wore a similar black pair with a Magda Butrym cut-out bustier dress. And on Aug. 5, the House of Gucci star stepped out at Radio City Music Hall in the eye-catching white heels, this time complemented by...

Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael and Allen Leech review Maggie Smith’s most iconic moments in Downton Abby. From her offhanded compliments to her jaded views on womanhood, they break down how Maggie’s character, Violet Crawley, is the perfect encapsulation of early 20th century British aristocracy. Downton Abbey is in theaters now! #DowntonAbbeyFilm Still haven’t subscribed to Vanity Fair on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/2z6Ya9M ABOUT VANITY FAIR Arts and entertainment, business and media, politics, and world affairs—Vanity Fair’s features and exclusive videos capture the people, places, and ideas that define modern culture. The...

Look, we all knew HBO prides itself on its prestige-era edge, but watching the Zendaya-led Euphoria feels a bit like bathing yourself in debauchery, punched up and made pretty via glitter. There are traumatized kids reeling through the post-9/11 era with a jaw-dropping menu of cheap drugs and designer drugs, regular porn and revenge porn, self-harm and self-sabotage, but they're all so gorgeous it's hard to decide whether you're meant to pity or envy them. And while it's true Euphoria might dig its own shock value with a callousness that...

Nikki Glaser has found a home on FBoy Island, and if Hollywood is smart enough, they’ll let her stay there. As host of the new dating show from HBO Max and Bachelor producer Elan Gale, the 37-year-old comedian lends a genuine enthusiasm—and a magnetic self-awareness—to the reality TV gig. In her pursuit, she also joins a cohort of fellow female comedians, including Nicole Byer (Nailed It!), Michelle Buteau (The Circle), and Desiree Burch (Too Hot To Handle), to usher in a new paradigm of entertainment wherein reality shows acknowledge their...

Years ago, I lived in a charming Harlem walk-up with lots of exposed brick and not much of a decorating budget. Sifting through my own stuff for a low-cost way to fill the void, I found just the thing: a set of fifty vibrant postcards featuring midcentury book covers by legendary graphic designer Alvin Lustig. I placed each one inside a cheap picture frame, affixed them to my living room wall in five rows of ten, and almost immediately began to doubt my decor decision. Some of the postcards featured...

Madelyn Cline and Chase Stokes, stars of Netflix's 'Outer Banks,' take Vanity Fair's infamous lie detector test. Would Chase consider himself a "Florida Man?" Is it true Taika Waititi influenced him to become an actor? Would Madelyn swipe right if she saw Chase on a dating app? Was she in a Chuck E. Cheese commercial as a child? 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 ABOUT VANITY FAIR Arts and...

Jennifer Aniston is one of the millions of Americans who has gotten vaccinated against COVID-19. But not everyone in her circle has, and as the coronavirus pandemic continues, Aniston told InStyle that she made the difficult decision to stop seeing those close to her who haven't gotten vaccinated or who haven't been forthcoming about their vaccination status.“There's still a large group of people who are anti-vaxxers or just don't listen to the facts,” Aniston said. “It's a real shame. I've just lost a few people in my weekly routine who...

On this episode of "Secret Talent Theatre," Reese Witherspoon teaches you Southern slang words and phrases. Find out what "caddywonked," "fit to be tied," "hoecake," and other words mean from Reese herself. Watch some of the biggest actors and actresses in Hollywood show off their secret talents. From Oprah Winfrey cleaning up dog poop and Emma Stone hopping on a pogo stick, to Natalie Portman translating Hebrew slang and Dakota Johnson sticking things in her teeth, the cover stars of Vanity Fair’s The Hollywood Issue have more than a few...

Adele has a new partner, LeBron James' sports agent Rich Paul, and she is much more willing to share their love story publicly than she has been in the past. E! spoke to a source close to the singer, who explained why Adele is fine with their relationship being in the spotlight more.The romance has been “bit of a whirlwind,” but Adele is doing well in it, the source explained: “She's very happy and loves being with him.” The source pointed out that Paul has an “outgoing” personality and wants...

Dua Lipa takes Vanity Fair's infamous lie detector test. Has she ever forgotten the lyrics of her own songs? Does she enjoy being the center of attention? Has she ever called someone 'cause she was drunk and alone? 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 ABOUT VANITY FAIR Arts and entertainment, business and media, politics, and world affairs—Vanity Fair’s features and exclusive videos capture the people, places, and ideas that...

There are three types of pimps. Megan Lundstrom will tell you this. First, there’s the boyfriend pimp, the one who romances you with promises of a family, who coaxes you into turning tricks each night to finance a blissful future—the one you think you’re in love with, until the abuse becomes too much to bear. If you try to escape, the boyfriend pimp flips out.Then there’s the CEO pimp. He’s flirty at first, but instead of wooing you, he works you to exhaustion with promises of modeling fame. He charges...

S&M is like “commedia dell’arte: a stock repertoire of stories, bits, lines, and gags,” muses writer Chris Kraus. Kraus’s short story (“Emotional Technologies”) is one of 15 in the recent anthology Kink, published earlier this year, which thoroughly explores the sexual practice. Suffice it to say, it’s pretty much the perfect companion for Hot Girl Summer. Here’s why: The joint editors—R.O. Kwon, author of The Incendiaries, and Garth Greenwell, author of What Belongs to You and Cleanness—compiled an array of voices, styles, and experiences to explore this charged psychological-sexual terrain...

Perhaps Nava Mau was always an actress, but it took years for her to adopt the term as self-description. Born in Mexico City, as a child she performed in a junior version of Cats—her first dramatic role, one she still describes with affectionate humor—but she didn’t consider acting as a career path until years later, when she wrote, produced, directed and starred in the short film Waking Hour. She found a natural rhythm within the short-film medium, where she could wield more artistic license than was typical for a young...