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On Thursday, Amal and George Clooney headed out to dinner near their Lake Como home at Gatto Nero. Amal looked stunning in a silver sequined minidress of chainmail by Paco Rabanne. It was composed of a bustier style bodice, skinny straps, and a pleated hem that ended mid-thigh, showing off her long toned legs.Amal's hair was down with a side part, and she wore dangling silver earrings, carried a small black purse, and had a dark red manicure. By her side, George wore a toned down charcoal grey suit over...

Though Ariana Grande is reportedly dating her Wicked co-star Ethan Slater, her estranged husband Dalton Gomez still has hope of reconciliation, according to an insider. He is giving her “space” but wishes to remain in touch.“Although Dalton knows Ariana has moved on with Ethan, he still hasn’t given up hope that they can make things work,” a source told US Weekly. “On one hand, Dalton wants to give Ariana her space, but on the other, he’s been trying to remain in contact with her.”They added, “What they had was the...

Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie is blowing up the box office, and that means everybody's got Barbie (and Ken and Allan, of course) on the brain.But while many iterations of Barbie appear in the film, one mega-star Barbie is notably absent: the Beyoncé Barbie. Yes, in 2005, Mattel produced a Beyoncé Barbie as part of their set of Destiny's Child dolls—but that's not the only connection Bey shares with the iconic doll.Who can forget Halloween 2016, when Beyoncé and Jay-Z dressed as Barbie and Ken?But there's another significant moment in Beyoncé's...

Ariana Grande's romance with Ethan Slater is moving forward. A source told People that Slater and Grande are now “full-on dating.” It comes hours after TMZ reported that Slater filed for divorce from Lilly Jay, his partner of 10 years, wife of four years, and the mother of his son, who is less than one year old.Jay is struggling with the split, a second source told People: “They were together for so long; they met when they were in high school. They were inseparable. It’s devastating for Lilly.”Grande and Slater,...

As a producer and lead actress on Barbie, Margot Robbie is arguably having one of the biggest summers of her career. As for Robbie’s character in real-life, well, the star revealed on CBS Sunday Morning that paying off her mom Sarie Kessler’s house mortgage was a top priority once she was able to do so. It was a surprise gesture to her mom, but an obvious choice for Robbie.“Everything I owed my mom, I had it written down,” Robbie said, via People. “She’d take money out of the, like, house...

The cultural steamroller that is the Barbie movie has been speeding ever-nearer since 2018, when Warner Bros. Pictures first scooped up the rights to Mattel’s best-known money-maker. There was always the hope that Ms. Barbara Roberts—as embodied by actress Margot Robbie—could pull big numbers at the box office, but the response since Barbie set photos first dropped in 2022 surprised even her most ardent supporters (and her manufacturers). The images of Robbie and co-star Ryan Gosling in head-to-toe neon and roller blades, skating along Venice Beach, lit social media ablaze....

Regardless of whether or not Barbie gets a sequel, the Mattel Cinematic Universe will continue to expand. The next doll-to-screen adaptation? Polly Pocket. Under the bright pink haze of Barbiemania, you might not have realized that a film on the tiny toy has already been in the works since 2021, with Lily Collins (Emily in Paris) attached to star and Girls’ creator Lena Dunham set to write and direct. And with 45 Mattel movies reportedly planned, this likely won’t be the last time we see one of our childhood playthings...

Warning: Major spoilers ahead for Barbie.If there's any moment in Barbie, a remarkably feminist big-studio film, that's meant to stay with you, it's America Ferrera's monologue right before the film's final act. In trying to console Margot Robbie's Barbie, who's in the throes of her own existential crisis after the Kens turn Barbie Land into a patriarchy, Ferrera's Gloria, a Mattel employee and mother, speaks plainly to the greater, painful truth of being a woman in America. Her words end up being the trigger that awakens the other Barbies who...

Despite its friendly competition with Barbie at the box office, Oppenheimer still made a sizable dent on opening weekend, raking in $80.5 million, becoming the highest-grossing R-rated film so far this year, and breaking a number of other theatrical records. Christopher Nolan’s colossal epic about the “father of the atomic bomb” will certainly continue to draw in hordes of moviegoers around the world (especially after making $93.7 million abroad this past weekend); however, its arrival on streaming services is unclear. That should come as no surprise. A technological and cinematic...

If there's any color of the summer, it's Barbie pink. Salma Hayek embraced the season's Barbiecore fever, sharing photos of herself in the pool in a spectacular pink plunge one-piece swimsuit. “Enjoyed the great blessings of sun 🌞 water 💧 and love ❤️ #grateful,” she wrote in the caption, in English and Spanish. Over one million people liked her post:InstagramThe 56-year-old actress routinely posts photos of her swimwear style, from patterned bikini shots:To light blue two-piece photos taken on a yacht:Hayek spoke recently about her skincare routine, revealing she hasn't...

As Harry Styles finishes his Love On Tour concert series it's been rumored he might be starting a new romantic project with Canadian actress Taylor Russell. Russell was seen at Styles' Vienna concert two weeks ago in the VIP section in photos obtained by TMZ, where she was dancing all night long.A source recently told The Sun, “Harry and Taylor have been spending a lot of time together. She is a huge fan of his music.”Here's everything to know about Harry Styles and Taylor Russell so far.Who is Taylor Russell?Originally...

J. Robert Oppenheimer is the tortured genius at the center of Christopher Nolan’s latest film, but the people in his orbit also come into focus. One of them is his wife, Katherine, who remained by his side through his time directing the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos and the brutal security hearings that critiqued his communist associations and past work. Played by Emily Blunt in Oppenheimer opposite Cillian Murphy, “Kitty” was also interested in the sciences, was involved with the Communist Party, and was one her husband’s staunchest defenders. Here’s...

In March 2023, Dua Lipa was seen with French director Romain Gavras, the Daily Mail reported at the time, and they were even seen holding hands after leaving the Saint Laurent Paris Fashion Week show. A pic showed Gavras following the pop star as she exited in one of the designer's ensembles.Spread Pictures / MEGA BACKGRIDA few days earlier, they were spotted leaving a BAFTA's afterparty together. A source told The Sun that they have been “quietly getting to know each other for months.” “They have been enjoying spending time...