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After a high-flying two days of Olympic trials, the official U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team was finally announced on Sunday: As expected, Simone Biles will lead the team as she enters her second summer Games, while Sunisa “Suni” Lee, Jordan Chiles, and Grace McCallum will join her in the team event. Jade Carey and MyKayla Skinner

Britney Spears’ younger sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, is speaking out about Britney’s conservatorship just four days after Britney testified, her first time going on the record about the legal arrangement. During the hearing, Britney called the conservatorship run by her father Jamie Spears “abusive.” She told the court that, among other restrictive measures, she is

Ariana Grande celebrated her 28th birthday on Saturday, and the singer gave her Instagram followers a very special gift: rare footage of her and her new husband Dalton Gomez together, sharing a kiss. Grande has kept their year-plus relationship almost entirely offline. In the video that Grande posted to her Instagram Story, Grande wrote, “a

Cardi B ended the weekend with a big announcement: The rapper is expecting her second child with her husband Offset. Cardi shared a maternity shot of herself on Instagram, captioning it, “#2! ♥️ @offsetyrn.” Cardi didn’t reveal when exactly she’s due or the gender of her second baby, but she did tag Offset in the

Jacob Elordi, 23, and Kaia Gerber, 19, have made headlines as their relationship blossomed during the coronavirus pandemic. Elordi and Gerber originally sparked romance rumors toward the end of summer in 2020 after being seen out several times. The couple officially debuted their relationship in late 2020 on Instagram, showing off their couple Halloween costumes.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck seem to be enjoying this, the summer of their renewed love. They were seen sharing a date night in Los Angeles on Friday, where they were photographed after a date night in a private room at Avra Beverly Hills Estiatorio. “They enjoyed Mediterranean food in one of the private dining

It’s officially the 2000s again as “Bennifer” is making headlines as the summer’s hottest It couple. The reunion between Jennifer Lopez, 51, and Ben Affleck, 48, which began in May 2021, brought serious nostalgia vibes to the tabloids. Their full love story is nearly two decades long. Bennifer’s romance began in 2002 when they both

Kourtney Kardashian has been very active on her grid lately, where she shares photos of her and her boyfriend, Travis Barker. She is also a member of the Kardashian-Jenner family, and they are no stranger to fashion ’gram. On Friday, she posted a new look: a black mini dress with a cut-out on her torso.

Long before “Leave Britney alone” became a punchline and #FreeBritney a battle cry, Britney Spears was fighting for her freedom. In a series of bombshell revelations released as part of public testimony during a June 23 court hearing, the pop superstar and early-aughts icon alleged that her father’s protracted conservatorship, under which she’s spent the

Neil MockfordGetty Images Rihanna made a splashy return to New York City earlier this week, alongside her boyfriend A$AP Rocky. Fuzzy pink bucket hat and slip dress aside, eagle-eyed fans were quick to notice one of Rihanna’s signature tattoos—a camouflage baby shark—was no longer on her ankle but instead covered with a brand new tattoo.

When Elizabeth Holmes’ biotech empire began to fall apart in 2015, hundreds of Theranos employees were laid off without warning. One former clinician was fired so suddenly that she walked out still wearing her lab coat. That employee, speaking to ELLE using the pseudonym Syreni S. Terram (Latin for “mermaid on land”), says it collected

VALERIE MACONGetty Images In the midst of an intensifying conservatorship battle against her father Jamie Spears, pop superstar Britney Spears has released a public statement via Instagram. Accompanying an image of a small child with her stuffed animals and an Albert Einstein quote about fairy tales, the singer told her fans, “I don’t want people

Marvel is finally bringing its first Asian lead to the big screen. Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings, the next chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s extensive Phase Four rollout, is headed for theaters on September 3—and if the trailer’s any indication, we’ll be treated to be one of the better action offerings

Though her Oscar-nominated directorial debut was a masterpiece in its own right, Regina King was sorely missed onscreen last awards season. But she’s back in action this fall, as the trailer for Netflix’s upcoming film The Harder They Fall explosively illustrates. The film, a western from the minds of filmmaker Jeymes Samuel and writer Boaz

Akina Chan – with permission Anna Sawai smiles when she recalls telling a friend as a teenager that she wanted to become an actress. Her friend told her, “You look like you could be in Fast & Furious.” Little did Sawai know she’d one day land the role of Elle, a mysterious girl who loses

Eileen Kelly had just come out of a five-month psychiatric hospital stay when she got the idea for Going Mental, a podcast about mental health. “My priorities completely shifted,” she says. “I want to help people who have gone through similar things as me.” The 25-year-old sex educator—once described as a “millennial Dr. Ruth”—found viral

After his tragic death at the hands of Thanos, the God of Mischief has been resurrected. Loki (Tom Hiddleston), the deceptive demigod and younger brother of Thor, has landed his own spinoff series after stealing the Tesseract (again) in Avengers: Endgame. Loki premiered the first of its six episodes on Wednesday, June 9, and a

Hailey Bieber wore more than just the nude, ab-baring LaQuan Smith cutout dress when she and Justin Bieber met the French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris yesterday. The model was photographed in two additional monochrome looks while out in the French capital. Hailey started her day in lavender, pairing a Raf Simons knit top with

Disney has found a new princess. West Side Story rising actress Rachel Zegler will play the “fairest of them all” in Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The original film was released in 1937, which pioneered Disney into its animation legacy. The film had significant success and received an Honorary

Cliff HawkinsGetty Images In just 10.64 seconds, Sha’Carri Richardson became a household name. The 21-year-old sprinter stunned the world this weekend after winning her 100-meter heat and securing a coveted spot as part of the U.S. women’s team for next month’s Tokyo Olympics. Following her domination of the trial and in a post-competition interview, Richardson

Everyone took their teenage daughter to the same store to buy her abstinence ring. The store was in a newly built outdoor shopping mall, and the air conditioning was on so high that I remember my hair blowing back when stepping inside from the triple-digit heat. Inside their glass terrariums, the rings were cradled in

Hailey and Justin Bieber are starting their week in Paris, where they met French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron. How did they dress for the occasion? Intriguingly: Hailey opted to wear a nude LaQuan Smith cutout dress with Femme Los Angeles sandal heels and Linda Farrow sunglasses. She accessorized with a Little

There was a part of Liz Phair that thought she’d never make solo music again. “If that younger generation hadn’t come forward with all those female artists, I very much doubt I’d put out a new record or tour,” the platinum-blonde singer says over Zoom from her home in Los Angeles. Phair, now 54, is

Following reports of Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott’s reconciled relationship, Kylie Jenner posted on Father’s Day to let Stormi’s dad know how much she and their 3-year-old love him. “happy father’s day @travisscott 🤍 one day isn’t enough to honor the dad you are. we are so blessed to have you .., 🤍” she wrote.