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If TV’s hot new scammer shows and true crime dramas are not doing it for you right now, maybe some trusty superhero and action content from Marvel Studios and Disney+ will do the trick. Today, the comic book powerhouse drops Moon Knight, the latest long-awaited series from its ever-expanding cinematic universe. Starring Oscar Issac, Moon

Chris Rock has broken his silence following an altercation with Will Smith at the Oscars, which involved Will slapping Chris over a joke he made about Jada Pinkett Smith starring in G.I. Jane 2—despite Jada being open about her struggles with alopecia. Speaking in a stand up special in Boston on March 30 (in audio

There’s a moment in Olivia Rodrigo’s new film, Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U, where, in footage from the final stages of making her debut album Sour, she says, “Hopefully I won’t be so sad on the next record.” She’s semi-joking to her songwriting partner and producer Dan Nigro in the studio as she leans

On July 13, 2014, authorities discovered the body of 18-year-old Conrad Roy III in his pickup truck, parked outside a Kmart in Fairhaven, Massachussetts. The honor roll student, who struggled with social anxiety and depression, had killed himself by attaching a hose from a portable generator and filling his car’s cab with carbon monoxide. In

Zoë Kravitz, like many others, is not okay with Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Academy Awards after Rock’s distasteful on-stage joke about Smith’s wife. The actress shared photos of herself in her Saint Laurent Oscars ceremony and after-party looks on her Instagram. Her captions made her stance candid on the infamous slap: “Here’s

New York University (NYU) is awarding Taylor Swift a well-deserved honorary doctorate. The songstress is set to get passed a diploma, a Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa, and toss her cap when she addresses the university’s class of 2022 on May 18 at Yankee Stadium, according to a press release from NYU. Prior to

Admittedly, Keala Settle didn’t do too much detective work when offered a part in BritBox’s murder mystery series Murder in Provence. She was so thrilled to be mentioned in the same breath as theater legends Roger Allam and Nancy Carroll—and somewhat overwhelmed with a previously planned move from California to England—that she said yes to

Will Smith issued a public apology to Chris Rock and the Academy for the Oscars slap that went viral last night. Rock made a distasteful joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith while presenting at the Academy Awards, joking about her shaved head. He said she looked like “G.I. Jane.” Pinkett Smith has been vocal

Happily ever afters are the hallowed promise of rom-coms. The two leads finally kiss and you can feel the credits rushing to roll to keep viewers from thinking too hard about whether they will last afterwards. That afterwards is exactly where season two of Rose Matafeo’s hit HBO max rom-com Starstruck—about a “little rat nobody”

Zendaya in only one outfit on Oscars night? As if. The Dune actress switched up her look for Vanity Fair‘s Oscars after-party, opting for a pointy-shouldered power suit after drawing gasps with her Valentino white silk crop top and long, glittering skirt earlier in the evening. While Zendaya wasn’t individually nominated at the 2022 Oscars,

In another world, Selena Gomez and her Only Murders in the Building co-stars Martin Short and Steve Martin could’ve been the stars of this year’s Oscars ceremony, as the trio were reportedly asked to host it. But tonight, Gomez is not at the ceremony at all. While Gomez attended the Critics’ Choice Awards and Screen

If you, like most of the non-glitterati that compose the global population, plan to watch Sunday’s Academy Awards not from a seat in the Dolby Theatre but tucked under your duvet, welcome—you are amongst friends. Although the Oscars have lost much of the appointment-television prestige they once held, many film fans still consider the event

Neither Taylor Swift nor her boyfriend Joe Alwyn may be up for any Oscars tomorrow night, but the entertainment couple was seen out at CAA’s pre-Oscars party yesterday evening at the San Vicente Bungalows in West Hollywood, E! reports. Multiple sources spoke to the outlet about the couple’s date night. Swift was seen talking to

By the time the final days of summer 2019 rolled around, every single DJ set at New York City day parties started to sound and look the same: The opening strains of Burna Boy’s “Ye” meant the whole room was ready to break out their best shaku-shaku (a Nigerian dance style); crowds belted out Megan

Spoilers ahead. Perhaps the relationship between Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) doesn’t get the marquee billing of its steamier counterparts, but if the Bridgerton season 2 finale proved anything, it’s that the duo know how to execute a satisfyingly stinging break-up. Even if it just so happens to be a platonic

Soo Hugh is no stranger to epic, multigenerational tales. Having grown up on a steady diet of such projects as The Godfather, Roots, and War and Remembrance, Hugh has been able to parlay her affinity for sprawling stories into a screenwriting career that has gradually grown in genre and scope: from writer on the CBS

Four years. That’s nearly how long it’s been since the last episode of the Emmy award-winning TV series, Atlanta was released. That’s the length of a U.S. presidency; enough time for a newborn to learn to speak full sentences; the period between your first day of high school and leaving for college. Needless to say,

Spring is slowly beginning in New York City, and Selena Gomez perfectly dressed for that cold-warm weather in-between on Tuesday. The Only Murders in the Building actress was joined by her co-star and longtime pal Cara Delevingne for dinner at Casa Lever. Other friends went with them, too. MAPE, TYJABACKGRID Gomez wore a chic white

Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical drama Belfast was considered an award contender ever since it premiered in Telluride in September 2021. Months after its official release in November, the film is proving its audiences right: Belfast heads into the Oscars this year with seven nominations. Based on Branagh’s upbringing, Belfast is set in the late 1960s during

The conversation was polite but powerful in Manhattan’s Rainbow Room yesterday morning, as around 100 women—many of them strangers to one another—sat for two and a half hours of problem-solving. Each had arrived for the flagship celebration of A Seat At The Table, a global event enlisting female leaders to host roundtable discussions about gender

Rihanna showed off her on-point maternity style on a day date with boyfriend A$AP Rocky on Wednesday. The couple was photographed shopping in West Hollywood, making stops at Fred Segal and the store’s Mauro’s Cafe. The outfit marked one of Rihanna’s girliest looks yet: a pale pink dress with lace detail at the bottom. She

The premiere of The Adam Project was a star-studded affair. The new Netflix movie stars Jennifer Garner, Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, and Zoe Saldaña in a time-traveling story about a fighter pilot from the future who travels back in time and encounters his childhood self. (We’re getting Back to the Future vibes!). Everyone looked absolutely

For centuries, the white male experience has guided our laws and policies in the United States. It has defined our democracy. And this remarkable lack of diversity has led to a government that’s failed to recognize, reflect, or represent the people whose perspectives and contributions make this nation special. We’ve seen this everywhere: from state

How far will Tom Holland go for Zendaya? Just about anywhere. After surprising Zendaya last month by flying to Rome to take her out, Holland traveled to Boston to be with his girlfriend. Zendaya is shooting the romantic drama The Challengers in the city, Boston.com reported. City goers shared photos and video on social media