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Jennifer Lopez is kicking off 2020 by continuing to be the incredible, shining beacon of light that she already is. In a video she posted on Instagram on Saturday, she takes all of her fans through her skincare regimen to promote JLo Beauty. “We’re fresh-faced for 2021 after yesterday’s #WashAway2020 event. I cannot believe that

Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s third child, became embroiled in controversy (once again) in 2019 due to his connection with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Duke of York allegedly had sex with an underage girl whom Epstein procured, a claim Andrew and Buckingham Palace have denied on more than one

Ratatouille: The TikTok MusicalTwitter TikTok really had its moment in 2020. We were all stuck in our homes, clicking through video after video just to laugh during that trash-heap of a year. Out of those many hours of collective time we all spent on TikTok, came something beautiful (besides all those takes on the “Four

Mariah Carey, the ultimate holiday-season diva, gave an interview with Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper on New Year’s Eve. Cohen and Cooper were standing in Times Square, where a scaled-back New Year’s Eve celebration was taking place and Jennifer Lopez was performing in the background. That all sounds pretty fine and normal, but the tension

There were a lot of weird things about this year’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve celebration in New York City’s Times Square, mostly having to do with the fact that there were only a few hundred people in the streets, compared to the one million who usually gather. But there was one shining beacon

Nearly a year ago, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announced that they would be officially stepping back from their roles as senior members of the royal family. Since then, they’ve moved to Los Angeles, where they now have a home in Montecito. A source close to the couple told Entertainment Tonight that Meghan and Harry

Selena Quintanilla, the subject of Netflix’s Selena: The Series, is often remembered as the Queen of Tejano music. But prior to her ascension, it was Laura Canales (played by Catia Ojeda) who paved the way for Quintanilla’s success. In episode 3 of the show, “And the Winner Is…,” the two singers come face-to-face in a

2020 has altered everyone’s lives. The coronavirus pandemic forced much of the world into quarantine and the Black Lives Matter movement brought a much-needed reckoning on racial justice and police brutality. Many of ELLE’s best features of the year address those seismic events, illustrating just how deeply and profoundly women have been affected, while others

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were able to keep their dating secret for months when they first began seeing each other in the summer of 2016. And while news broke of their being together in October 2016, they were still able to keep details about the luxurious New Year’s vacation they took in January 2017

Nazanin Mandi was 15 years old when she auditioned for American Idol. A talented teenager who loved to sing and act, she still remembers the ad for the now-famous TV show flashing on the television in her suburban California home as she and her mother watched Fox Eleven News. “My mom was like, ‘You should

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, her new boyfriend and longtime friend, spent the holidays with her family in Rihanna’s home country of Barbados, and they definitely aren’t hiding their relationship anymore. For the first time since news broke of their dating, the two were photographed kissing on Monday. Rihanna wore a green dress, and the two

In the new Netflix show Selena: The Series, star Christian Serratos emulates the titular Tejano artist to star-making effect. Everything, from Selena’s mannerisms and choreography to her famous sequined outfits, are recreated for the show, which is executive produced by Selena’s father Abraham Quintanilla and older sister Suzette. Those unfamiliar with the late musician (who

The calendars of the eldest Cambridge kids are about to get a whole lot busier! According to Us Weekly, Prince George, 7, and Princess Charlotte, 5, are likely to spend a lot more time on their most unusual extracurricular activity next year: They’re going to attend more royal engagements with their parents, Kate Middleton and

Spoilers for A Teacher “Episode 10” below. FX on Hulu’s unsettling miniseries A Teacher depicts a scenario that’s all too familiar to anyone who’s ever seen a teen drama. An attractive new teacher, Claire (Kate Mara) draws stares from her male students, and in particular from Eric (Nick Robinson). When the two run into each

Central PressGetty Images In its fourth episode, “Favourites,” The Crown season 4 explores Queen Elizabeth’s complex relationships with her own four children in light of a crisis involving Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s son, Mark. When Mark goes missing in the Sahara Desert, the queen is preoccupied by Thatcher’s unabashed revelation that her son is her

Count on Beyoncé to find the perfect gift to capture how awful 2020 was in a beautiful, witty way. The singer’s cousin Angie Beyince revealed on Instagram that Bey gave all her girls a 2020 necklace. If you focus on the tall zero, it simultaneously looks like someone giving the middle finger. Clever. As Angie

Emma Roberts has given birth to her first child, a baby boy, with boyfriend Garrett Hedlund. TMZ broke the news, with multiple sources telling the outlet that Roberts gave birth in Los Angeles on Sunday, December 27. E! also confirmed Roberts gave birth. The baby’s name, according to the TMZ’s sources, is Rhodes. He weighed

Getty Images As creatures of comfort, we’re resurrecting ELLE.com’s Cozy Week. In order to armor ourselves for 2021, we’re prepping you during the hazy days between Christmas and NYE, covering all things sweatpants, bath goods, and all the feel-good content we deserve to close out the year. This year, nothing was as cozy as snuggling

When Ariana Grande started dating Los Angeles real estate agent Dalton Gomez in January, she tried a different approach with their romance: Keeping it private and off Instagram. In March, the singer made a bold choice secretly: To start quarantining with her boyfriend of three months, moving from New York City to Los Angeles to

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

Alberto E. RodriguezGetty Images Via the WarnerMedia streaming service, Warner Bros. released Wonder Woman 1984 on Christmas Day, and it mostly got panned on Twitter. People weren’t nearly as thrilled with the sequel as they were with the first movie in 2017. This is Patty Jenkins’s second take on the Diana Prince story, but it

A$AP Rocky was “very into Rihanna for years” before they finally got together, a source told Us Weekly earlier this month. Now that they’re finally an item, things seem to be going pretty well for both of them. They spent the holidays in Barbados, which both Rihanna and A$AP’s father call home. “Rihanna has been

Jeff Kravitz/AMA2019Getty Images Camila Cabello and posted the most Camila and Shawn Mendes photo ever on her Instagram: a shot of the two of them kissing in a hot tub. “I’m not good at taking a lot of pictures lately but here’s one good one ❤️ merry Christmas! Thank u Santa for my tall sweet

This year, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kardashian family did not have their annual Christmas Eve bash for the first time in decades. But the family still gathered at Kourtney Kardashian’s home for a glamorous celebration; everyone dressed to the nines for the special night. Kim Kardashian went with a Grinch look, Kylie Jenner opted