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There were many models who gave superstar turns in drag, some long before RuPaul. J. Alexander used to go out to Studio 54 in drag. He’d first take the Bx13 bus then the 6 train down from his grandmother’s Bronx apartment, then hop into a cab at 59th Street. “I wanted to look beautiful and

In an exclusive excerpt from Amanda Montei’s new memoir Touched Out, a mother considers how talking with her children has taught her about her own body—a healing process she hasn’t always welcomed or wanted. When I gave birth to my first child, whom the doctors swiftly marked “girl,” I had no idea how complex the

Kourtney Kardashian has broken her silence after Travis Barker rushed back from tour to be with her amid a brief hospitalization. There was an issue with her pregnancy, she revealed on her Instagram, and she needed urgent fetal surgery. Thankfully, her and Barker’s baby boy is safe. Kardashian wrote: I will be forever grateful to

Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas have broken their silence after reports broke yesterday that Jonas filed for divorce from Turner. Both posted identical Instagrams to their grids that had a joint statement. They said: After four wonderful years of marriage we have mutually decided to amicably end our marriage. There are many speculative narratives as

Summer is ending…and Megan Fox is already debuting a big fall hair transformation. The star was photographed out in New York City yesterday with her back-on fiancé Machine Gun Kelly, showing off a fiery red bob with bangs. Daily Mail reported that Fox was wearing a wig for the outing. BACKGRID Fox has had long,

Despite Joe Jonas’ latest Instagram post featuring him wearing his wedding ring, his marriage to Sophie Turner is ending—and he pulled the trigger. Today.com broke the news that Jonas filed divorce papers today in Miami. He asked for joint custody of their two daughters, aged 3 and 1. According to the outlet, in the filing,

Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet made it clear during their first public appearance that they are not just friends. The couple was photographed and filmed kissing in the VIP section of Beyoncé’s Los Angeles concert on September 4 in shots TMZ shared on Monday morning. The outlet described them as “packing on the PDA in

On April 10, two weeks ahead of tonight’s Oscars, Promising Young Woman nominee Carey Mulligan hosted Saturday Night Live, and the usually private couple made an appearance together (sort of). During her monologue, Mulligan mentioned that her husband, Marcus Mumford, was at home with their kids, but then—wait a second—Mumford popped up in the back

During the last week of August, Irina Shayk shared a number of sexy photos to her Instagram timeline supposedly taken during a vacation with her ex, Bradley Cooper. The images had people wondering if they were potentially back together. The two are friends and co-parent their daughter, Lea De Seine Shayk Cooper. They also have

Rumors have been circulating that Meghan Markle would soon be launching a lifestyle blog and brand, but she and Prince Harry have been dealing with other business ventures the last few years. However, sources speaking with TMZ have revealed that she has recently refiled trademarks for “The Tig,” which was the name of her personal

Jake Gyllenhaal has been dating his girlfriend, Jeanne Cadieu, since late 2018. The two have kept things pretty private throughout the course of their years-long relationship, but on May 6, 2021, the two were seen holding hands on a rare public outing in New York City. In September 2021, the two made their red carpet

Dakota Johnson has been at the 50th Telluride Film Festival this weekend to promote the premiere of her new film, Daddio. Johnson stars in the flick across from Sean Penn, playing a woman who hails a taxi out of JFK airport and then gets into a deep conversation that changes both of their lives. The

In May 2021, Olivia Rodrigo connected with Taylor Swift during her first performance at the Brit awards. A few days later, she and Swift were both on set at Saturday Night Live. The pair seemed to have a budding friendship, but there was some conflict over Rodrigo’s hit “Deja Vu.” Rodrigo re-recorded the melody of

On Saturday, Dua Lipa shared more clips from her trip to Ibiza with her parents and her boyfriend, French director Romain Gavras. The pop star has quite a bikini collection, and she showed off two more looks by the pool in a carousel posted on Instagram. In one photo, she is wearing a yellow two-piece

On Thursday, Dakota Johnson had a breezy spring look for the 50th Annual Telluride Film Festival in Colorado. For the event, Johnson wore a knitted dress made from cream yarn with long bell sleeves and a clinging silhouette. The long skirt swirled around her feet, and the pattern of the crocheted pattern revealed her white

For the second time this week, a source connected to Kim Kardashian spoke out about a tabloid report that surfaced regarding her feelings about her ex-husband Kanye West and his alleged wife Bianca Censori. British tabloid Closer claimed yesterday that Kardashian was concerned with West controlling Censori and wanted to reach out and warn her.

Miley Cyrus’ “Used to be Young” TikTok series has finally reached the topic of her and ex-husband Liam Hemsworth’s 10-year relationship. Cyrus spoke about first meeting Hemsworth when the crew was auditioning male leads for The Last Song, which was ultimately released in 2010. Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus at The Last Song premiere in

It’s been years since Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth ended their relationship after less than a year of marriage. In many ways, songs have mapped every ebb and flow of this couple’s decade-long relationship. The pair initially fell in love and grew apart between The Last Song‘s “When I Look at You” and Cyrus’ own

David Beckham and Victoria Beckham have turned their marriage into an empire, supporting each other through all sorts of career changes and developments. They’ve been together for over 25 years, marrying only two years after meeting, and now share four children: Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz, and Harper. While they’ve had some public challenges, they seem to

It’s the penultimate episode: Project Runway season 20 has anointed its final four, and I’ll be personally offended on behalf of Law Roach if their avant-garde looks don’t live up to his exacting standards. The remaining designers—Brittany, Bishme, Laurence, and Rami—have been anticipating this particular test all season long; avant-garde is a PR classic, so

Viola Davis and her husband Julius Tennon have been together for almost 25 years after meeting on the set of City of Angels in 1999. The award-winning actress had been imagining a man like Tennon for some time, according to an interview she had with Oprah Winfrey years later during the Oprah + Viola: A

Gigi Hadid and Leonardo DiCaprio’s on-off, never-confirmed situationship of a year is still ongoing, Us Weekly reports, but Hadid has no interest in committing to DiCaprio. In fact, for the first time since reports of Hadid and DiCaprio being involved broke last August, Hadid sparked dating rumors with someone else over the weekend: Cole Bennett.

Irina Shayk and her ex-boyfriend Bradley Cooper, who share a 6-year-old daughter together, sparked some questions about their relationship status after Shayk shared topless photos of both of them on vacation. Then, pics of Cooper being affectionate with Shayk came out, adding more fuel to the fire. So, how does Tom Brady, Shayk’s “dream man”

Ariana Grande returned to the spotlight briefly yesterday to attend an event for her beauty brand, r.e.m. beauty, in New York City. It marks the singer’s first public appearance since news of her impending divorce from Dalton Gomez and new romance with Wicked co-star Ethan Slater broke last month, along with reports of her leaving