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In Her Ongoing Fight for Equal Pay, Octavia Spencer's Latest Advocate Was LeBron James
Octavia Spencer has been increasingly vocal about the pay disparities in Hollywood for women—and for women of color in particular. On a “Women Breaking Barriers” panel at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, she revealed how Jessica Chastain stood with her to demand equal pay on an upcoming joint project, giving a master class in how…
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Acting Up: The Screen Actors Guild Celebrates 25 Years in High Style
Yara Shahidi wasn’t even born when the first Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony took place 25 years ago. But the 2019 SAG ambassador took on her role with aplomb, wearing one of the most memorable looks of the night. Working with her stylist, Jason Bolden (who also dresses Taraji P. Henson, Zazie Beetz, Ava DuVernay…
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15-Year-Old Mahailya Reeves Pleases Our Ancestors by Bench Pressing 355 Pounds in Viral Video
I don’t know what the hell weightlifting wunderkind Mahailya Reeves eats for breakfast, but I would hope to God its not somebody’s children. Because if you think pre-calculus is hard, a 15-year-old teenager shouldn’t be able to do this: This absurd display of brute strength occurred at a regional competition on Friday, in which the…
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Who, Wear, What: Rate Sunday's SAG Awards Red Carpet with The Glow Up!
Red carpet watchers, are you ready for another round? We’re back it again this Sunday for the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards! Join The Glow Up’s Facebook group for live commentary of what all your faves are wearing, and come visit us here on Monday to see our red carpet roundup and find out…
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#MuteChrisBrown Too, Because He's Clearly Committed to Being Trash
In recent weeks, there’s been a lot of renewed talk about toxic masculinity, particularly amongst viewers of Surviving R. Kelly and the legions debating the necessity of Gillette’s controversial ad asking men to be accountable. In all of these dialogues, perhaps what has been most striking is how many men instinctively equate masculinity with toxic…
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His and Hers: In Paris, Balmain Debuts Contrasting Collections—and Blackface?
It was a busy week for Olivier Rousteing, as the creative director of Balmain mounted both his Fall/Winter 2019-2020 Menswear show and showcased his Spring-Summer 2019 Couture collection back-to-back in Paris, France. True to the palette he favored last season, Rousteing’s vision for the Balmain man is black, white, and very graphic, blending tailored silhouettes…
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Yikes, Yeezy: Japanese Fabric Company Sues Kanye West for More Than $600,000
Everyone knows a pair of Yeezys aren’t cheap, but Japanese company Toki Sen-I Co. alleges namesake and founder Kanye West is. The knitted-fabric producers are suing West and his company for $600,000, claiming the rapper and designer committed fraud by creating a fake entity to cheat them out of payment for an order. In court…
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It's a Celebration: Vanity Fair Debuts a Distinctly Diverse 25th Annual Hollywood Issue
The Oscars may still be a little whiter than we’d like in the leading actress and actor categories, but for their 25th annual Hollywood Issue, Vanity Fair is recognizing the new infusion of color on the silver screen with an unprecedented diversity of talent. In what we believe may be the first time in the…
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Baby Hair and Afros: Blue Ivy’s Natural Hair Grows Up, Out and Claps Back at the Haters
All the internet could talk about was Blue Ivy’s luscious, enviable mane.
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Japanese Company Learns That, Despite Its Best Efforts, Naomi Osaka Is Not a White Anime Character
Japanese noodle company Nissin has pulled an ad egregiously whitewashing Haitian-Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka. In the animated ad, the tennis star—who has proudly and repeatedly claimed both sides of her mixed-race heritage—essentially had her skin bleached of all its melanin. Osaka’s nose has also been narrowed, and her hair reduced to a short, wavy…