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This weekend was Taylor Swift's musical guest spot on Saturday Night Live, where she broke convention by singing only one long song—her ten-minute version of “All Too Well” off her new album Red (Taylor's Version). A lot of people showed up to see and support Swift, including her ex, Joe Jonas, and his wife, Sophie Turner, plus her “bestie” Selena Gomez.Her other good friends, couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, arrived at the show's afterparty at L'Avenue and they both looked sharp and almost matched. Reynolds work grey slacks, a...

Dakota Johnson has a star-studded family, born to actors Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson. Fewer people realize her grandmother is Hollywood royalty Tippi Hedren, known best for her starring turn in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. During a live taping of The Hollywood Reporter's "Awards Chatter" podcast, Johnson explained why she thinks that Hedren wasn't given even more memorable roles afterwards. “She's always been really honest and firm about standing up for yourself. That's what she did,” Johnson said of Hedren. “ Hitchcock ruined her career because she didn't want to...

This week, Taylor Swift's new album Red (Taylor's Version) dropped, and the response has been pretty wildly enthusiastic. On Thursday, she appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers, and her look really reminded people of someone. She was in a black David Koma minidress with long sleeves sliding off her shoulders, and a V cut at the décolletage.It is extremely reminiscent of a dress Princess Diana work to the Serpentine Gallery in 1994, the same night that a documentary featuring Prince Charles admitting he'd been unfaithful to her was aired....

Taylor Swift has officially released Red (Taylor’s Version), the re-recording of her 2012 album, complete with additional tracks that had never been heard before—including one very important 10-minute version of the fan-favorite song “All Too Well.” Swift has teased for years that there was an original, longer version of the song, and now with Red (Taylor’s Version), she’s not only given it to the fans, she’s also created an entire cinematic universe around it. This content is imported from YouTube. You may be able to find the same content in...

The comics industry has a long history of launching female characters in the image of male fan-favorites: Batgirl, Supergirl, and She-Hulk's origins all began in the shadow of their namesakes. But, over time, each have wrestled to find an audience and a story all their own, some even eclipsing the popularity of their predecessors. Which explains how and why She-Hulk—not Mark Ruffalo's Hulk—is the next Marvel hero to earn her own Disney+ series. Like most upcoming Marvel projects, details around the legal comedy are kept under a laughably strict embargo,...

Henry Cavill's relationship with girlfriend Natalie Viscuso has been going strong for months. While the two have kept most parts of it private, they've shared little glimpses here and there of their partnership.In November 2021, Viscuso shared her latest tribute to the Justice League actor. “I am so, so proud of you, Henry. You truly are the greatest man I have ever known,” she wrote. “The Hollywood Reporter did an incredible job with this cover story—it really is a great read. SO PROUD I’m literally crying. 🤣” This content is...

After Lindsey Jordan released Lush—the debut album of her indie-rock solo project Snail Mail—in 2018, a part of her wasn’t sure that she’d be able to write songs again. But that changed at the start of the pandemic when she found herself in isolation. “I discovered that I had a lot of pain inside of me that I wanted to get out,” Jordan tells ELLE.com over Zoom from her East Village apartment, where she’s lived for the past three years. The reality was that the breakout success of Lush—which Jordan...

Dimitrios KambourisGetty Images At tonight's CFDA Fashion Award ceremony, ELLE Editor-in-Chief Nina Garcia, dressed in Michael Kors Collection and Boucheron jewelry, took the stage to accept the organization's Media Award in honor of Eugenia Sheppard. In a candid speech, Garcia thanked Emily Ratajkowski, who introduced her on stage, and then reflected on her journey in fashion as a Latina editor and her decades-long work championing more diverse voices and stories in fashion journalism.“As I started out in this industry, I was one of the very few Latinas,” Garcia said. “Today,...

In the chaos of quarantine, slipping into the white-tiled world of the multimillion-dollar listings on Netflix’s Selling Sunset can only be described as a twisted kind of self-soothing. A virtual dip into those cerulean-blue infinity pools can only cleanse the mind for so long, but wow, for those few glorious moments? The relief is immediate. Especially when the drama is equally ostentatious—and engrossing. After the stars of the Los Angeles-based real estate reality show, including Mary Fitzgerald, Christine Quinn, Chrishell Stause, Davina Potraz, Heather Rae Young, Amanza Smith, and Maya...

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Meghan Markle made a rare public appearance today in New York City for the New York Times' DealBook conference at New 42 Studios. The Duchess of Sussex wore a black top with a poppy pin and black pants with a Salvatore Ferragamo belt for the conversation with DealBook editor Andrew Ross Sorkin. Calla Kessler for The New York Times Calla Kessler for The New York Times Calla Kessler for The New York Times Calla Kessler for The New York Times Calla Kessler for The New York Times According to The...

Edward BerthelotGetty Images Bella Hadid shared one of her most candid Instagram posts today, reflecting on her own mental health journey and the side of her that doesn't appear on social media. Hadid shared a carousel featuring Willow Smith speaking about the anxiety everyone feels but tries to hide and then selfies of her crying during her own tougher private moments. Hadid appears with an IV in one shot; the model was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2012.Hadid wrote to Smith, “I love you and your words . It made...