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Over the weekend, The Times published a series of excerpts from royal reporter Omid Scobie and ELLE.com royal contributor Carolyn Durand’s upcoming book Finding Freedom. The book includes reporting and interviews with sources close to the royal family and Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, and it’s given the clearest picture yet of why the Duke

Despite Los Angeles’ safer-at-home order and the city’s surge of coronavirus cases, Kendall Jenner went out to dinner again on Friday with her friend and preferred platonic date Fai Khadra, this time at Giorgio Baldi instead of her usual spot Nobu Malibu. On her way out of the restaurant, she opted not to put her

It was recently reported that Tyra Banks, 46, will be taking over as the new host of Dancing with the Stars when it returns to TV. But when the model isn’t preparing for her new gig or launching amusement park ModelLand, she’s reportedly spending time with her boyfriend Louis Bélanger-Martin, 45. Here’s six facts to

Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton have never been best friends—nor is it expected they should be—but a new excerpt from a forthcoming book written by royal reporters Omid Scobie and ELLE.com royal contributor Carolyn Durand reveals the sisters-in-law “struggled to move past the distant politeness of when they first met.” The passage from Finding Freedom:

Taylor Swift wasn’t the only artist to release new music made during her time in quarantine yesterday. Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani teamed up to create their love song duet “Happy Anywhere,” which captures their feelings and own experience living together during the coronavirus pandemic. (The two are quarantining at Shelton’s Oklahoma ranch.) The lyrics

To the world, Tyra Banks may be known as iconic supermodel, new Dancing with the Stars host, and originator of The Smize™. But to her four-year-old son York Banks Asla, she’s simply mom. After a years-long struggle to become a parent, Banks welcomed her first child with then-partner Erik Asla in 2016. Ahead, a few

Taylor Swift may no longer host big Fourth of July parties or music video shoots with members of her “squad,” but for major occasions like the release of her eighth album folklore, her longtime celeb friends will publicly and ecstatically cheer her on. Yesterday, close pals Selena Gomez, Gigi Hadid, and Blake Lively were among

The first excerpt of royal reporter Omid Scobie and ELLE.com royal contributor Carolyn Durand’s book Finding Freedom was released tonight in The Times. It paints the most intimate picture yet of how hard the Duchess of Sussex tried to fit into the royal family before she and Prince Harry ultimately made the decision to step

When Taylor Swift bestows the world with a new album, fans spend days picking apart every relationship reference and Easter egg. But her latest, folklore has at least one song that is less a diary of Swift’s life than her assessment of another’s. “I found myself not only writing my own stories, but also writing

Selena Gomez quietly celebrated her 28th birthday on Wednesday with a dreamy outdoor midsummer dinner. The singer shared a couple Polaroids from the event on her Instagram, telling fans she opted to stay off the ‘gram during her July 22 birthday. Two of her close friends, Raquelle Stevens and Courtney Lopez, teased photos of the

The love Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Andrew Scott have for each together has not passed. Fleabag and her Hot Priest will reunite for season 2 of Scott’s HBO drama His Dark Materials. Scott announced the news himself during the show’s virtual Comic-Con panel on Thursday. “My daemon is going to be played by somebody who is

BRENDAN SMIALOWSKIGetty Images Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to the House floor this Thursday to give a now-viral response to Congressman Ted Yoho, who earlier this week was caught reportedly calling Ocasio-Cortez a “fucking bitch” after a brief altercation between the two on the steps of the Capitol. The Hill reported that as the two passed

It’s hard to believe that The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement arrived way back in August 2004. While the past 16 years have just flown by, fans of the real-life fairytale franchise have never given up hope for a third Princess Diaries movie. And 2020 feels as fitting a time as any to bestow the

Federal troops dressed in combat-style camouflage uniforms were sent to Portland, Oregon, earlier this month to end anti-racism protests happening across the city since the police killing of George Floyd. The officers drove unmarked vehicles and appeared to “forcefully seize” demonstrators from the streets, according to BBC, detaining people with no justification. House Speaker Nancy

Many have speculated about what Hillary Rodham Clinton’s life would’ve look like if she hadn’t fallen for an Arkansas man named Bill. Wonder no longer: A series reimagining the former first lady, senator, and presidential candidate’s life without her marriage to Bill is heading to Hulu. The Hollywood Reporter reports that The Affair‘s Sarah Treem

One of the persistent criticisms of social media is that people present false, more desirable versions of themselves. But a collection of TikTok users are actually embracing this idea, proudly touting their ability to resemble or transform into other celebrities. The latest headline-making doppelgänger is a Nashville nurse named Ashley, whose video detailing her resemblance

Handout/Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge Happy seventh birthday, Prince George! Kensington Palace has released two new portraits of the prince to mark the occasion. The adorable photos were taken earlier this month by Kate, who has taken many of the candid family photos of her children that have been released to the public.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has responded to reports of her colleague Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) accosting her on the steps of the Capitol while she was on her way into work. The Hill‘s reporter overheard the conversation, noting that “Yoho told Ocasio-Cortez she was ‘disgusting’ for recently suggesting that poverty and unemployment are driving a

I’m 15, and I’ve been an activist for one-third of my life. It started when I was 10 and I noticed the lack of Black girl characters—like me— in the books that I read. So I started a book drive, #1000blackgirlbooks, that has since collected more than 12,000 books and sparked a movement across the

By now, you probably already know that Michaela Coel wrote all twelve episodes of I May Destroy You’s first season. She also co-directed nine episodes of the series. You already know she had to fight with the likes of CAA and Netflix to make the show on her terms, even after creating the hit show

John LamparskiGetty Images Kanye West’s comments over the past few weeks, particularly during his South Carolina campaign rally yesterday, are reportedly having a damaging effect on his relationship with Kim Kardashian, according to People. “Things have broken down significantly between the two of them, and it’s happened pretty suddenly,” People‘s source said. Kardashian is said

In late May, The Parent Trap director and its star, Lindsay Lohan, teased some Parent Trap news. Since then, we haven’t gotten any solidified information about what, exactly, this news might be. On Friday, Meyers posted an Instagram photo with the caption, “Yayyyy! Finally I can share my PARENT TRAP news with you tomorrow! (Still

Harry Mustache has a new pandemic pal: his brand new mustache. While he was visiting Italy and chef Massimo Bottura, he took a photo posing with a bottle of balsamic vinegar. Featured in that photo along with Styles was his Burt Reynolds/Mario mustache. Here they are: This content is imported from Twitter. You may be

Rodin EckenrothGetty Images The Daily Mail reported on Saturday that Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake welcomed a second son into their family. The Mail said that the couple had their son earlier last week and have been spending time at home with the new baby and his older brother, Silas (5). The Mail added that