For years, media has shaped public perception of Britney Spears. Why won't we admit it?
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Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade are in Jamaica right now, and like every other celebrity that has travelled during the pandemic, they don’t seem to care about the people they’re putting at risk. Here’s why that matters,
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Jennifer Lopez, Chrissy Teigen and Lady Gaga posted selfies, or were photographed, with members of the military at U.S. President Joe Biden’s inauguration this week. As a reminder, white supremacists—many former military—stormed the Capitol like, two weeks ago.
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Despite reports that charges against him had been dropped, rapper Tory Lanez still faces felony assault charges in connection with the July 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. Here’s what you need to know about the case.
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It's the abuse allegations—and gossip accounts may not be making that clear
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These are the biggest stories, worst takes, celebrity heroes and pop culture villains that caught our attention in the approximately 172 months that made up 2020.
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Black Panther actor Letitia Wright posted a transphobic, inaccurate anti-vax video last week—and instead of talking about medical racism, we’re talking about cancel culture (again).
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Michael B. Jordan is the #1 Friday Things crush—but he told Jimmy Kimmel he wants to join OnlyFans and I’m not sure that’s a good idea, even if he’s doing it for a good cause.
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I’m not happy about it either, but the news that he’s dating Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin’s daughter Amelia is the fifth time he’s been romantically linked to a teenager, so here we are.
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In all the discussion of the #FreeBritney movement–especially this week, when a judge denied the singer’s request to remove her father as conservator—we’ve missed something important: her loss of autonomy, and how hard it is for people with disabilities to get that back
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One Gotta Go is a zero-stakes internet meme. So why did this week’s version featuring the Hollywood Chrises turn into a Twitter drama?
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I thought the internet had turned over a new leaf and would no longer be sharing nude photos without consent? Oh, turns out that’s only the case if you’re a dude.
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Nothing. And everyone who’s trying to tell her that she shouldn’t post because it’s private, or attention-seeking, or hypocritical are doing so because they’re buying into a societal desire to control women’s bodies
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This week, two Kardashian-adjacent dudes—Brody Jenner and Scott Disick—published sponsored Twitter posts about Gradient, an app that can change your skin tone. And they knew exactly what they were doing.
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I was sure that The Real Story of Paris Hilton was a thinly veiled effort to rebrand the socialite. But the truth is more complicated.
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Here’s why the Kardashians’ future looks pretty much the same as their past.
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There is *not* a special place in hell for women who don’t support each other, because women are not a monolith and we don't all have to agree!
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But it IS about her stans and what they’re saying about Black is King. Or rather, what they’re not saying.
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We should definitely be talking about the ways society neglects Black women—but we need to talk transphobia, too.
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Whether it’s Britney Spears or Kanye West, the public feels entitled to discuss celebrities’ mental health, which… no. What’s worse, we are using all the wrong words. Here’s how we can be better.
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