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On Friday, Ariana Grande celebrated her 27th birthday with a Midsommar-themed birthday bash thrown by her friends and her boyfriend, Dalton Gomez. Friday was also the day that Grande and Gomez went Instagram official. Ariana GrandeInstagram The above photo was one of several that Grande included in her initial birthday post, but on Saturday, she

Jennifer GraylockGetty Images In lieu of Pride marches and parades in the streets this year, we get virtual events. These events are not the same as wearing glitter, waving rainbow flags, and dancing with our best friends at afterparties, but they certainly aren’t lacking in joy. This Pride month, the Black Lives Matter protests drove

This year’s BET Awards will look a little different. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the 20th annual installment of the show honoring Black entertainers and athletes will be virtual. Comedian and Insecure star Amanda Seales will host the awards, which also coincide with BET’s 40th anniversary. Drake leads this year’s nominations with six, followed closely

Allen BerezovskyGetty Images Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas are spending the summer getting ready to welcome their baby into their family, but they’ve also been apparently working on another project lately. They took part in an at-home remake of The Princess Bride (1987) from Quibi. The project, benefitting World Central Kitchen, was directed by Juno‘s

It was an eventful week of quarantine for Booksmart actress Billie Lourd, 27, and her longtime partner, Austen Rydell, 28. He announced via Instagram that the pair got engaged following more than four years of dating. “💍💍💍She said YES!! (Actually she said ‘Duhhh’) But I guess that’s even better than yes?!? 💗🤪🎉🎰💥🍾 ” Rydell captioned

Most celebrities have been out of the paparazzi’s lens throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Selena Gomez among them. But on Wednesday, the singer was photographed hanging with friends. Gomez was dressed up in a boho pink print off-the-shoulder blouse and light jeans. She wore her hair, now very long, down. TheImageDirect.com This is one of the

If you left Hulu’s Normal People with questions about the fate of lovelorn Marianne and Connell, a glimpse into their distant future is coming. Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal, who played the angsty Irish lovers in the original series, will reprise their roles in a pair of comedic shorts as part of Ireland’s RTÉ Does

Selena Gomez’s album Rare isn’t the only music the singer is giving fans this year. Gomez joined Trevor Daniel on the remix of his track “Past Life”; the lyrics explore letting go of who you were in the past, taking care of your mental health, and promising to be better to people you used—all while

Cardi B and Offset’s sometimes tumultuous relationship has had its fair share of ups and downs. They started 2018 secretly married, but then dealt with cheating rumors. In April of that year, Cardi confirmed they were expecting a baby and that they were married. By the end of 2018, Cardi announced they’d fallen out of

Revolutions don’t happen overnight, and for the characters of The Handmaid’s Tale, theirs won’t come until 2021. Hulu just released the first teaser for season 4 of the Emmy-winning drama, and former Handmaid June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss) has rebellion on the brain. Her plot to rescue the children of Gilead, which started with a daring

For those counting the days until To All the Boys 3 is released on Netflix, a sneak peek from the new movie is on the way—and in a way that will benefit the Black Lives Matter movement. Co-stars Lana Condor and Noah Centineo announced via Instagram Live on Tuesday that they’ll be hosting a June

Timothée Chalamet kicked off summer 2020 with what appears to be the first surprise romance of the season. The 24-year-old actor was photographed kissing 30-year-old actress Eiza González in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. While the two haven’t officially confirmed they’re dating, the photos were enough to spark speculation they’ve quietly been together during the COVID-19

Miley Cyrus committed to living a substance-free life six months ago, the singer revealed in her new interview with Variety today. Cyrus had been particularly vocal about her use of marijuana in the past, going so far as to tell Jimmy Fallon that she had “always been very stoned” when she did her Tonight Show

Daria‘s Jodie Landon is taking center stage. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Tracee Ellis Ross will voice the titular character in Jodie, a Comedy Central spinoff of the coming-of-age MTV series that will follow Jodie as she graduates college and enters the workforce. It’s reportedly the first of many projects MTV Studios hopes to make

For the last five years, war has ravaged Yemen, leaving thousands dead and millions coping with extreme food insecurity—and making the country especially vulnerable to a global pandemic. As The Guardian reported, “Yemen has been troubled by civil wars for decades, but the current conflict intensified in March 2015 when a Saudi-led coalition intervened on

Trigger warning: This post contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault. In a message posted to Twitter, a young woman accused Justin Bieber of sexually assaulting her in Texas in 2014, back when he was dating his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez. Bieber responded to the allegation last night with a long thread denying he did so and

K-pop fans really know how to mobilize. When the Dallas Police Department tweeted to ask residents to share “illegal activity” from the Black Lives Matter protests, earlier this month, K-pop stans flooded the iWatch Dallas app with fan and concert content. When Donald Trump hosted a rally in Tulsa at the BOK center on Saturday,

Mike MarslandGetty Images For Father’s Day, Drake shared a photo of his son, Adonis Graham, on his Instagram account. It’s not often that the rapper publicly shares moments with his two-year-old; he keeps his life as a parent fairly private. But today, he shared an image of his curly-headed son, who looks, in the photo,

Today is Father’s Day, but it’s also Prince William’s 38th birthday. The Kensington Palace Instagram account shared a photo, taken by Kate Middleton earlier this month, of Princess Charlotte, Prince George, and Prince Louis tackling Prince William in an adorable dog-pile moment. “Thank you everyone for your very kind wishes on The Duke of Cambridge’s

Stuart C. WilsonGetty Images OK. Yesterday Judy Craymer, a producer behind the original stage production of Mamma Mia, told the Daily Mail that the movie franchise inspired by and built around the music of ABBA will likely, one day, feature a third movie. Craymer said that she had planned to take time this spring to

It isn’t very often that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge share family photos of their children, but for Prince William’s birthday (coincidentally on U.S. Father’s Day), the royal couple offered their fans a rare look at Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis with their dad. The kids appear with Prince William, all wearing

Juneteenth, a holiday that honors the end of slavery in the United States, has been celebrated by Black Americans for the last 155 years. But this year, nationwide protests following the recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and other Black people at the hands of police have sparked an unprecedented interest in

Adrian Octavius Walker + Quinnton Harris The first enslaved African people were brought to stolen Indigenous land in August 1619. From that day onward, Black Americans and their allies have fought a relentless battle against white supremacy that included property damage, harrowing freedom escapes, armed rebellions, and more. It’s important that we name this truth:

The coronavirus pandemic is not over, but in a testament to the UK’s progress in containing the virus, Kate Middleton went out for her first in-person event today. The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Fakenham Garden Centre in Norfolk to talk with its owners and staff about how the center has been affected by COVID-19.