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This is BTS’s first time performing at the MTV VMAs, and they of course outdid themselves. The boys—Jungkook, Suga, V, RM, Jin, J-Hope, and Jimin—just wrapped their history-making performance of “Dynamite.” It was truly next level. MTV just posted the full clip of the performance. This content is imported from YouTube. You may be able

Daniele Venturelli/Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images; David Becker/WireImageGetty Images Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian went out for dinner at Nobu in Malibu on Friday night, fueling rumors that they are back together. But someone else had the same idea for how to spend her Friday night. Sofia Richie, Disick’s ex-girlfriend, also dined at Nobu Friday night with

Jeff Kravitz/AMA2016Getty Images Selena Gomez and BLACKPINK released a new song this week called “Ice Cream,” and Ariana Grande gave Gomez a very appropriate gift to celebrate. Grande, who co-wrote the lyrics along with Gomez, Victoria Monét, Teddy Park, Bekuh BOOM, and producers Tommy Brown and Steve Franks, sent Gomez a giant flower arrangement shaped

Chris Wolf/Star MaxGetty Images Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner welcomed their first child, a daughter named Willa, in July. The new parents have enjoyed time with their new family, a source told Entertainment Tonight and E! following Willa’s birth. “They are home and getting settled,” E!’s source said. “Joe is very hands on and involved.

Emma McIntyreGetty Images Chadwick Boseman, the iconic actor who brought Black Panther to life, has died after a four-year battle with colon cancer. He was 43. His family announced the news with a statement on his Twitter account. It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman.⁣ Chadwick was diagnosed with

Five years after publishing the final installment in the Neapolitan quartet—the global literary sensation chronicling the friendship of two extraordinary women in four volumes (and later, an HBO/RAI series)—Elena Ferrante is back in Naples with The Lying Life of Adults, a brand-new story that probes the mind of a teenager grappling with facades, fictions, and

Don’t ever let the glitz, glamour, and drama of the Real Housewives of Atlanta fool you: Porsha Williams is a real one. Thanks to her grandfather, the late civil rights icon Hosea Williams, she has the spirit of protest and Black liberation in her blood. And while she definitely has an on-screen goofiness about her

Chip SomodevillaGetty Images Ivanka Trump spoke at the Republican National Convention last night, and honestly the entire thing was all kinds of yikes—in part because Melania Trump’s reaction to her step-daughter was caught on camera and went viral. As Just Jared points out: after Ivanka delivered her speech, she walked past Melania and Donald Trump

Selena Gomez and BLACKPINK’s much-hyped collaboration “Ice Cream” is here, and it’s truly song of the summer material. The lyrics, primarily in English with a bit of Korean, exude confidence. They paint a portrait of a woman who knows her worth and knows what she wants: the right guy who values her for who she

Michelle Obama spoke candidly about experiencing racism as a Black woman in America, both in and out of the White House, on the latest episode of The Michelle Obama Podcast. On the episode, she also spoke with her longtime pals—Kelly Dibble, Denielle Pemberton-Heard, and Dr. Sharon Malone—about the power of their friendships. When the recent

Isabel Sandoval makes her triumphant return with Lingua Franca, a fragile drama that burns with an understated intensity. As the writer, director, and star, Sandoval presents a candid chronicle of being an immigrant, a woman of color, and a trans woman living under the Trump administration. Set in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach, it tells the story

Meghan Markle’s full Makers conversation with feminist and activist Gloria Steinem finally dropped, and it offers an honest conversation about voting rights in America, alonh with genuine concern about voter suppression efforts. The women also touched on Kamala Harris making history as the first Black woman vice presidential candidate for a major U.S. political party,

There may be a new lady in Brad Pitt’s life. This week, dating rumors spread after German model Nicole Poturalski was spotted boarding the same private jet as Pitt, bound for the South of France, according to Entertainment Tonight. The outlet reports that Poturalski arrived at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle Airport from Berlin, while Pitt

The Comey Rule, a new series about the fraught dynamic between former FBI Director James Comey and President Donald Trump, will make its impact ahead of the election. In late September, two Emmy-winning actors will assume the lead roles, with Jeff Daniels playing Comey and Brendan Gleeson playing Trump. Here’s everything we know about the

One of the most anticipated films of 2020 will largely forego movie theaters. It was announced in August that a live-action adaptation of Mulan will live on Disney+ beginning September 4. The movie’s release date was postponed from March 27 to July 24, then August 21. Following the shuffle, Variety reported that the movie would

Before there were myriad Marvel, DC, and X-Men superhero franchises, there was the sugar, spice, and everything nice of the incomparable Powerpuff Girls. Now, multiple outlets are reporting that the hit Cartoon Network animated series is getting a live-action reboot at The CW. It will reportedly follow superhero sisters Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup as they

‘Tis the summer of the Trump tell-all. This July, it was President Trump’s niece Mary Trump with her book Too Much and Never Enough. Now reports have bubbled up about Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship with the First Lady, the debut book by Melania Trump’s former friend Stephanie Winston Wolkoff,

After months of non-stop Black Lives Matter protests and calls to defund the police, people are now demanding justice for Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man whom police shot in the back on Sunday night. Blake is now reported to be recovering in the hospital. Below, what you need to know and how you can

Neither Taylor Swift nor Selena Gomez are strangers to their drama making headlines, whether it’s due to a breakup or a public feud. But throughout their careers, they’ve never stopped publicly supporting each other. Since becoming friends while both dating Jonas brothers in 2008, they’ve danced at awards shows, performed onstage together, and most recently,

Okay, first of all, I have no idea what is happening in Lovecraft Country. Just my smooth brain faithfully tuning into HBO’s mythology-heavy horror series, assuring myself that it will not be scary because it’s an allegory for racial trauma and white supremacy. “The monster is racism!” I shout into my room where all the

OLIVIER DOULIERYGetty Images Sen. Kamala Harris just ended a big week. At the Democratic National Convention last week, she made history as the first the first Black woman and the first Asian American to be on a major-party ticket in the United States. At the DNC, America also met Harris’s blended family, the step-kids who

On Saturday, Melania Trump debuted the new design for the White House Rose Garden by tweeting photos along with this message: “Excited to honor history & celebrate the future in our beautiful @WhiteHouse Rose Garden this evening. Thank you to all who helped renew this iconic & truly gorgeous space.” As soon as people on

Samir HusseinGetty Images Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are settling into their new home in Montecito, California, where they’ve quietly relocated following their split from their official roles as senior members of the royal family. This week, they made their first appearance together at their new home, via a Zoom call for the Queen’s Commonwealth

BG002/Bauer-GriffinGetty Images Paris Hilton’s new documentary, This Is Paris, is premiering on September 14 on Hilton’s YouTube channel, and in it, she shares her story of abuse as a teen, per People. In the documentary, the 39-year-old socialite, businesswoman, and DJ reveals that she was abused at Provo Canyon School in Utah, a boarding school