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The simmering feud between Taylor Swift, an enormously successful pop star, and Marsha Blackburn, an embarrassingly inept United States senator, reignited this week, over — what else? — socialism. During an interview with flagship white nationalist…

More than a decade after her father assumed control of her personal life and finances, Britney Spears finally told the world how restrictive, invasive, and traumatizing her gilded cage has been all these years. “I’ve been in denial. I’ve been in…

Everybody knows that picking the right song is key to making a good ad. If you're rich, you can afford to use basically any song, too, unlike the rest of us desperately searching for "royalty-free music." But having money doesn't mean the artists…

Gender-fluid beauty is finally going mainstream, and celebrities are jumping on the trend. Last year, Rihanna launched a line of Fenty Skin products marketed to "everyone" with a promo video starring A$AP Rocky and Lil Nas X. Last month, Lil Yachty…

Those Dakota Johnson GIFs all over the timeline signal the end of an entertainment era: Ellen DeGeneres is ending her talk show in 2022. Next season, Ellen's 19th on television, will be its last. But DeGeneres had a rather curious explanation for…

When the Italian-language trailer for Promising Young Woman debuted on May 6, fans of Laverne Cox were shocked to hear her character had been dubbed with a masculine voice. Universal Pictures Italy had hired voice actor Roberto Pedicini to play her…

Ordinarily I am opposed to random celebrities who think they can parlay their vast wealth and fame into a career in politics. If someone's sole achievement is having been in movies or on TV, and they think that that's enough to write legislation or…

After weeks of speculation and insinuation, Caitlyn Jenner made it official Friday, announcing she had filed the initial round of paperwork to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom, should ongoing recall efforts against Newsom successfully force a…

An objectively miniscule incident was magnified over the weekend, because one of the parties involved is famous. Basically, Demi Lovato beefed with a frozen yogurt store, accusing them of pushing diet culture, which she found triggering. But what…

Texas. The Lone Star State. The notoriously un-mess-with-able frontier whose reputation looms large in the imagination of the nation, and even larger in the imagination Texans themselves. It's a state, and state of mind, characterized by an…

It was a reminder that the Kardashian family works very, very hard to maintain a brand image. On Easter Sunday, the uber-famous sisters gathered poolside to pose for thirst-trap selfies in string bikinis, which were then glossed up by photo editing…

The most important takeaway from Tina, the new HBO documentary about Tina Turner, is that she’s one of the most dynamically talented entertainers to have ever done the thing. The footage of her performing through the decades is astounding. She’s an…

Many fans of Britney Spears, myself included, were shocked when the pop star said she felt “embarrassed” by the recent documentary about her career and conservatorship. She broke her silence on Framing Britney Spears on Tuesday with an Instagram…

Waking up to the news about yet another violent attack on Asian Americans is harrowing and deeply upsetting. On Monday morning, a 65-year-old woman was assaulted in broad daylight in midtown Manhattan while bystanders watched. The same day, a person…

Lucille Bluth might’ve professed to love all her children equally (except Gob), but Jessica Walter is universally adored by fans of Arrested Development. Now, crushingly, they’re mourning her passing. Walter died in her sleep at home in New York…

Buckingham Palace cut off Prince Harry and Meghan Markle financially when they defected from the royal family, which means the couple had to figure out another way to pay for their $14.7 million California mansion. Well, in addition to those…

You might’ve noticed that Bad Bunny is really into wrestling. He’s been a steady presence on WWE television all year. In fact, the week he performed on Saturday Night Live, he defeated some other wrestler to win the 24/7 Championship belt and then…

It’s thrilling to see Elliot Page embrace his authentic identity. In the Umbrella Academy actor’s first interview since coming out as transgender, he candidly reflected on the psychological toll of Hollywood’s archaic standards, the liberation of…

Priyanka Chopra and her husband, Nick Jonas, beamed in from London to announce the 2021 Oscar nominations on Monday. There was tons to celebrate, like how more than one woman was nominated for Best Director for the first time in the Academy Awards'…