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Kim Kardashian appears to be in the throes of soft-launching her supposed new “mystery man.” Rumors started circulating in the tabloids last week that the reality star had found a new object of affection, and—cosseted in the well-oiled PR machine that is her Hulu reality series, The Kardashians—Kim has confirmed the news herself. Stage 1

Megan Fox’s edgy rock-star girlfriend wardrobe has at last returned. While supporting Machine Gun Kelly at his concert in Berlin yesterday, the Jennifer’s Body star wore an eye-catching all-black outfit. The monochromatic ensemble centered on a black bodysuit with spaghetti straps, silver buttons down the center, and a plunging scoop neckline. She appeared to tuck

Jennifer Lopez is apparently stocking up for her new $60+ million home with husband Ben Affleck, as she was spotted multiple times this week shopping for furniture in West Hollywood. After sporting a particularly daring denim Valentino dress, her latest look leans more casual, as the singer and actress channeled ’70s chic on Wednesday in

After sharing the long nightmare that constituted May, Swifties have finally watched their world settle back on its hinges: The brief romance between Taylor Swift and 1975 frontman Matty Healy is apparently over, as Healy himself seemed to address during a concert appearance on June 5. In a video circulating amongst 1975 fans and Swifties

Twitter is calling out that a newly single Taylor Swift has already been spotted with a new love interest: 25-year-old Los Angeles Lakers player Austin Reaves. Reaves’ brother, however, had a pretty blunt response to the viral tweet claiming Reaves and Swift were together. Judging by his reaction, it’s likely just a rumor and nothing

How extreme can a leg slit get? Jennifer Lopez answers that question with a Valentino dress featuring nearly waist-high side slits. The superstar was photographed out wearing the look while furniture shopping in West Hollywood yesterday. She accessorized with knee-high leather boots and a matching Gucci handbag. BACKGRID Lopez and her husband Ben Affleck recently

Many of Taylor Swift’s fans had real concerns over Swift dating Matty Healy during their brief relationship due to The 1975 singer’s controversial remarks about Ice Spice, women, and more. But his public scandals did not cause the pair’s breakup or really affect Swift’s view of Healy all that much, a source tells People. “He

Festival season is in full swing, and while Coachella has come and gone, there are still plenty of music events to look forward to this summer, including Governors Ball in New York. Running from June 9-11, this year’s headliners are Lizzo, Kendrick Lamar, and Odesza, joined by many more must-see acts hitting the stage. Here’s

It is 3 A.M., and I am sitting on the floor of Erbil International Airport, stunned. Just a few days before, I had been waiting for my boyfriend, Salem, to come home from a reporting trip in Iraq. We had been living in Istanbul, Turkey for a little over a year and while neither of

It didn’t take long after TMZ broke the news that Taylor Swift and Matty Healy ended their whirlwind romance for a source to explain why. Entertainment Tonight got more detailed intel from an insider. The reasons Swift and Healy broke up aren’t all too surprising, given Swift just ended her six-year relationship with Joe Alwyn

Spoilers below. The Idol is about nihilism, or consumerism, or gender power dynamics, or the ruins of culture, or sexual empowerment (but probably sexual manipulation), or maybe the price of one’s soul. Any of these explanations are equally plausible after the series’ disjointed, if intriguing, premiere episode, in which pop star Jocelyn (Lily Rose-Depp) attempts

On June 4, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s daughter Lilibet Diana celebrated her second birthday in California, where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex make their home. The newly named Princess turned one-years-old during her late great-grandmother’s Platinum Jubilee last year. Everyone was gathered to honor Queen Elizabeth, who passed away in September 2022, just

Spoilers below. Flight 828 has reached its final destination. In the series finale of the NBC-turned-Netflix supernatural drama Manifest, the passengers of the infamous flight, who inexplicably disappeared for five-and-a-half years during a routine trip from Jamaica to New York on April 7, 2013, faced their final judgment in the eyes of the Divine Consciousness

With the end of Succession, a new contender for the coveted Sunday night HBO spot has entered the ring. After months of controversy, Sam Levinson’s The Idol premieres on June 4. The show stars Lily-Rose Depp and Abel Tesfaye, also known as The Weeknd. Levinson has been praised for his hit HBO show Euphoria, starring

Actor Tom Holland had his 27th birthday on June 1, and he celebrated by sharing the “sexiest” photo of himself on Instagram. It was a big hit, especially with his girlfriend, Zendaya. In the picture, Holland is wearing a bunch of gear, including a wetsuit, helmet, goggles, and a pair of floppy shoes. He looks

This week, Stranger Things‘ Millie Bobby Brown and her fiancé, Jake Bongiovi, had an engagement party for friends and family just three months after announcing they were planning to get married on social media. Brown’s hairstylist Pete Burkill shared a few pics from the event on Thursday, showing the couple standing together in front of

Over the weekend, Naomi Osaka secured her third Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open when she defeated Victoria Azarenka. It was a major career milestone for the 22-year-old tennis star, a moment witnessed by both her family and boyfriend, Cordae. The 23-year-old rapper could be spotted in the stands during that final match, sporting

Spoilers ahead. With a title like “So Long, Farewell,” you’d think the last episode of Ted Lasso marked a definitive end to Apple TV+’s beloved comedy series. And it some ways it did—the mustachioed titular coach steps down as manager of AFC Richmond and returns home to Kansas to reunite with his son—but it also

Spoilers below. There’s a moment near the climax of the magnificent animated sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse in which it seems, perhaps, there might be too many Spider-People. Miles Morales (a fantastic Shameik Moore) is fleeing the Spider-Society headquarters with hundreds, if not thousands, of Spider-Folk from across the multiverse hot in pursuit, including the

Taylor Swift is in the midst of one of her biggest years in music with her Eras tour, the release of Midnights, and her upcoming releases of her re-recorded albums Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), out July 7, and 1989 (Taylor’s Version), which is heavily teased to be coming after. Make no mistake: Swift has brought

Taylor Swift really likes Matty Healy and is spending lots of time with him, Us Weekly reports, despite fans’ (and Azealia Banks’) concerns over his various controversies. A source shed light on the couple’s relatively new romance and how serious it is looking. Swift is on cloud nine, the source indicated, and really is quite

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello’s rekindled romance appears to have really taken off, at least according to Us Weekly‘s source. An insider told the outlet, “They’ve practically moved in with each other. They each have their own places, but they’re spending every day they can together and traveling together.” Mendes’ and Cabello’s feelings for each

The Daily Mail got a rare and very extensive update from two sources on the state of affairs between Jennifer Garner, her ex-husband Ben Affleck, and his new wife, Jennifer Lopez. Things are going well these days, a source close to both Garner and Affleck explained. “Ben and Jen [Garner] have finally gotten to a

Before they got married, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons dated for years and welcomed two sons. The couple knew they were the ones for each other whether or not there was a ring on it—though Dunst did wear an engagement ring for years before the ceremony. The two actors first met while working on the