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Often when I’m scrolling through Instagram, hypnotized by the stream of videos, an actress’ face will cut through the noise. This isn’t a typical clip from a press junket or red carpet. Instead, it will feature side-by-side images of the star, one younger and one more recent. Then a content creator – perhaps a doctor or an aesthetician, sometimes wearing scrubs – will walk me through what cosmetic procedures they think the actress has had. (It’s much rarer that men get this kind of analysis.)

Blake Lively has responded to a federal judge's decision to dismiss 10 of 13 claims she brought against her "It Ends With Us" director and co-star Justin Baldoni.

Few things upset Merlin the pig more than being denied a treat. He will press a purple button with his nose that says “I’m mad” aloud. Sometimes he will walk into the laundry room and angrily shut the door with his snout.

Local police have released body camera footage from Justin Timberlake’s 2024 DWI arrest in New York after the pop star previously took legal action to prevent its release.

A recent cover of Dogue, a canine fashion magazine, featured an Italian greyhound wearing an evening gown, an opera glove on each paw. Several pages in, a nattily dressed labradoodle showed off a collection of trench coats.

Netflix and chill may have a whole new meaning.

After questions swirled about Sean Penn's Oscar no-show, his absence is starting to make more sense.

The Razzies just gave Ice Cube the cold shoulder.

NEW YORK — Nearly one year after he was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition, Billy Joel is on the mend and hopes to make it back out on tour, his daughter Alexa Ray Joel revealed. “He’s doing physical therapy regularly and he’s doing great,” she told the Hollywood Reporter. “He’s lost weight as he’s on his diet. I’m so proud of him,” 40-year-old Alexa Ray continued. “He’s such a ...

Lady Gaga is gearing up to marry more than the night.

LOS ANGELES — Bruce Johnston, a six-decade member of the Beach Boys' live band, announced he will step away from the group. The 82-year-old Johnston told Rolling Stone that "It's time for part three of my lengthy musical career! I can write songs forever and wait until you hear what's coming! As my major talent beyond singing is songwriting, now is the time to get serious again." The Beach ...

Singer Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Ventura County, California, on suspicion ​of driving under the influence, the California Highway Patrol has confirmed to Reuters.

Christina Applegate is where she spent many listless, painful nights over the last year working on her memoir: in bed. She passes most of her days inside a bedroom of her Laurel Canyon home. And it's already not a great day when we connect over video conference in late February — no day is free from the exhaustion and symptoms of multiple sclerosis, the autoimmune disease she was diagnosed with in 2021. This particular afternoon, she says, is "crap on a cracker."

SAN FRANCISCO – About four years ago, Angeline Richard opened Apple Music, hoping to listen to the Weeknd’s cover of Drake’s “Trust Issues.”

“Hey kids, spelling is fun,” and in 2026, spelling just got a little more Swiftian.

In the summer of 1991, Nirvana filmed the music video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on a Culver City sound stage. Kurt Cobain strummed the grunge anthem's iconic four-chord opening riff on a 1969 Fender Mustang, Lake Placid Blue with a signature racing stripe.

“One Battle After Another” finally found a skirmish it couldn’t win.