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Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka Eliminated from French Open
Add Serena Williams to a growing list of recognizable names to see an early exit from this year’s French Open. With the temperature topping 80 degrees in Paris, Williams, ranked 10th in the world, and rounding into form after an injury from earlier in the year, became the latest highly decorated player to flame out…
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Alexis Ohanian Wants to Become Skilled at Doing His Daughter's Hair. So, Why Did He Get Pushback?
He may not have been the man we’d expected Serena Williams to end up with (following beaus Common and Drake), but Alexis Ohanian has turned out to be quite the devoted husband and dad. In addition to his own work as a venture capitalist and part-time curator of family-themed social media, Ohanian accompanies his athlete-wife…
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Touché: A Year After 'Catsuit-Gate,' Serena Williams Returns to the French Open in Winning Fashion
Sometimes, you just gotta let ‘em know who they’re dealing with. In the case of tennis legend Serena Williams, she let her clothing do the talking for her, as she made her return to the French Open wearing a black-and-white striped Off-White x Nike trapeze warmup jacket with an allover print of the French words…
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2019 BET Awards: Cardi B! She Bad, She Bad, She Bad—Leads With 7 Nominations
The blackest night in entertainment is returning for another round this summer! You hear that? It’s the sound of Bardi Gang rolling their tongues to scream a rousing, “Okurrt!” That’s right, 2019 is the year of Cardi B, who leads the pack of 2019 BET Awards nominations. The Invasion of Privacy artist racked in a…
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Nike Says ‘Just Do It’—But for the Women They Sponsor, Does ‘It’ Include Pregnancy?
Alysia Montaño is more than a track star; she’s an Olympian and three-time U.S. national champion. And when she chose to compete while eight months pregnant with her first child in 2014, she also earned the moniker “the pregnant runner.” If Montaño’s accolades—and athleticism—sound inspiring, they are. But for her sponsors—first Nike, followed by Asics—her…
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Jay-Z, Serena Williams, Jaden Smith Among Latest to Help Impossible Foods Raise $300 Million
As plant-based food alternatives continue to rise in popularity, Jay-Z, Serena Williams, Jaden Smith and Trevor Noah are among an impressive lineup of celebrities who’ve decided to support the movement by putting their money where their mouth is. CNN reports that on Monday, Impossible Foods announced a $300 million haul in its latest round of…
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They Get It From Their Mamas, Too: How Some of Our Favorite Celebs Celebrated Mother’s Day
Good mothers nurture us, protect us and inspire us, and if you were blessed to grow up with a great mother figure (or several) in your life, hopefully, you were paying serious tribute this past Sunday for Mother’s Day. You weren’t alone; from the Duchess of Sussex to Diana Ross, motherhood was also on the…
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Camping Out: Fashion Lovers, It's Met Gala Day. What Will Our Faves Be Wearing?
Yes, Cinco de Mayo was lovely, but fashion lovers, our holiday has arrived. It is the first Monday in May—also known as Met Gala Day! For the uninitiated: What is the Met Gala? Officially known as the Costume Institute Gala, the Met Gala eclipses all international Fashion Weeks, shows and even the CFDA Awards as…
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TGIF: Beyoncé Teases Her Ivy Park/Adidas Collab with Help from Grambling State (and Serena Williams Puts More ‘Love on Top’)
When we heard buzz that Beyoncé booked Grambling’s dance team and marching band for a private event during Coachella 2019 last weekend, it seemed like the appropriate second coming of Homecoming, the star’s triumphant Netflix special chronicling her history-making HBCU-inspired 2018 performance. As it turned out, Bey was once again looking forward, not back. On…
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Mommy & Me: Serena Williams and Olympia Ohanian Are the Pick-Me-Up We Need Today
True confession time: Sometimes, when we’re having a particularly terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day, we’ll skim the Instagram feeds of some of our favorite famous families for a pick-me-up—and Serena Williams and daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian never disappoint. Everyone recognizes Serena as a fierce competitor and savvy entrepreneur, but her evolution into devoted…