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Emma Watson has kept a very low profile over the last year, with the actress's social media currently dormant (her career is not, rest assured). But Watson did debut a major hair change while out in Beverly Hills yesterday. Paparazzi photographed Watson with a brand-new bob while leaving a tailor and stopping at Ferrarini Cafe with her boyfriend Leo Robinton. The two have been dating for over a year; they were first photographed kissing in London in October 2019.Watson dressed comfortably, in a gray sweatshirt, black joggers, sandals, and a...

Former First Lady Michelle Obama gave People an in-depth interview about her life quarantining in this week’s issue—and how having her college-age daughters back in her house changed their relationship over the last year. Twenty-two-year-old Harvard University senior Malia and 19-year-old University of Michigan sophomore Sasha were sent home for remote learning when COVID-19 drastically altered life in America last spring and shut down college campuses across the country.“Our girls were supposed to have emptied out of my nest,” Obama said. “I was sort of celebrating that they were out...

Meghan Markle's friend of 17 years, actress Janina Gavankar, appeared on the U.K.’s This Morning program today, where she cast doubt on the royal family's claim that they weren't aware of the full extent of Meghan's struggles while she was a working royal family member. “Though their ‘recollections may vary,’ ours don’t because we lived through it with them,” Gavankar said, quoting directly from the Palace's statement. “And there are many emails and texts to support that.” This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the...

Warning: This article contains mentions of suicidal ideation. Piers Morgan hates Meghan Markle. He has dedicated much of his career in recent years to tearing down her character, from writing scathing Daily Mail columns to criticizing her pregnancy photos. On March 9, he stormed off the Good Morning Britain set after being confronted by his colleague over his critique of Markle’s recent interview with Oprah Winfrey. Hours later, he quit his on-air job, granting the wishes of more than 41,000 people who had made complaints since he claimed Markle was lying about her mental health...

TMZ reported in late March that the man Ariana Grande was seen making out with around Valentine's Day is actually Los Angeles real estate agent Dalton Gomez, and he has been her new boyfriend for "several months," according to the outlet's Grande sources. People and E! independently reported the same news hours later: that Grande is off the market but has been keeping her new relationship private.Grande and Gomez are quarantining together, and he has appeared on her Instagram Story, TMZ pointed out.The singer confirmed their relationship in her "Stuck...

In a new interview with ELLE UK, Emilia Clarke got candid about Botox and injectables, and whether she'd ever consider having plastic surgery. Discussing the "worst skincare advice" she'd ever been given, Clarke revealed, "I once had a facialist who told me I needed fillers and I showed her the door. I was literally just like, 'get out.' Her exact words were, 'Then, you can have your face back.' At that point I was 28."However, Clarke has a healthy approach to aging, as she told the publication, "You've got this...

Liza Koshy re-creates stock photos for Vanity Fair. Liza might be best known for her YouTube videos and show "Liza On Demand," but her true calling is posing for stock business photography. 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. Liza Koshy Re-Creates Stock Photos | Vanity Fair...

One year into the pandemic, its effects are threatening to undo decades of investment in girls’ and women's access to education, economic opportunity, and safety. The facts are dire: The crisis has led to an increase in domestic violence; the gender poverty gap will likely worsen, as more women than men have lost work during the last year and a larger proportion of women than men slip into poverty; and around the world, 20 million girls could drop out of school by the end of the pandemic. As we rebuild...

Michael A. McCoyGetty Images Women have had a rough year, and the Vice President knows it. In her speech before the European Parliament on International Women’s Day, an event aimed at “celebrating women’s empowerment and leadership during Covid times,” Vice President Kamala Harris called on nations to build a world that works for women. Doing so is “not just an act of goodwill,” Harris said, but a “show of strength.”“If we build a world that works for women, our nations will all be safer, stronger, and more prosperous,” she said.Harris’s...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry gave their explosive primetime interview to Oprah this evening. Meghan discussed everything from learning to curtsy just moments before meeting the queen to the “peace” she and Harry found at home in Montecito. Meghan even introduced Oprah to her dog, Guy, and and the chickens the couple recently rescued (they reside in “Archie’s Chick Inn, FYI). Prince Harry joined the interview later on and discussed their relationship and future career plans.But by far the most exciting reveal of the evening came when the couple jointly...

Amanda Gorman, the 2021 inaugural poet, tweeted on Friday that she had been racially profiled on her way home by a security guard. "A security guard tailed me on my walk home tonight," she wrote. "He demanded if I lived there because 'you look suspicious.' I showed my keys & buzzed myself into my building. He left, no apology. This is the reality of black girls: One day you're called an icon, the next day, a threat." This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the...

Miley Cyrus is 28 years old now, and her Disney and Hannah Montana days are far behind her. But that doesn't mean she doesn't still think about those days. "Talk about an identity crisis," Cyrus said on Spotify's Rock This with Allison Hagendorf on Friday. She said that Hannah was "a character almost as often as I was myself, and actually, the concept of the show is that when you're this character, when you have this alter ego, you're valuable. You've got, like, millions of fans, you're the biggest star...

Sean Monterrosa and his sisters, Michelle and Ashley. Courtesy of Ashley and Michelle Monterrosa This week marks the nine-month anniversary of when a police officer shot and killed Sean Monterrosa outside of a Walgreens in Vallejo, CA. Monterrosa was 22 years old and kneeling with his hands up when he was shot through the windshield of an unmarked police car. Later, released body-camera footage showed that the officer realized what he’d done and said, “This is not what I fucking needed tonight.” The disregard for Monterrosa’s humanity couldn’t be more...

At 33, it feels like I’ve known non-monogamy was right for me forever. But as someone who grew up surrounded by monogamy—in my family, in my friendships, in my culture, in my media consumption—I know that, at some point, I must have learned this about myself. But I can’t remember my younger self even considering entering more than one long-term, intimate relationship at the same time.While watching director-writer Marion Hill’s feature film Ma Belle, My Beauty at this year’s virtual Sundance Film Festival, I felt seen in my desire for...