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A French Director Tried to Sleep With Jane Fonda in the Most French Possible Way

Fonda named names and specified the shameless pick-up line when asked on Watch What Happens Live who in Hollywood…

Rich Juzwiak

PublishedMay 16, 2023

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Mom Who Wrote Children’s Book on Grief After Husband’s Death Is Charged With His Murder

Investigators say she poisoned his drink with a lethal dose of fentanyl.

Kylie Cheung

PublishedMay 9, 2023

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Who Will Purchase Princess Diana’s Purple Velvet Evening Gown?

I visited Sotheby's to view Princess Diana's Victor Edelstein dress, before Kim Kardashian (maybe, hypothetically)…

Kady Ruth Ashcraft

PublishedJanuary 23, 2023

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‘Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields’ Reckons With the Notion of Child as Sex Object

The model-actor, who was sexualized from a young age, revealed she was raped as an adult in the Sundance documentary.

Rich Juzwiak

PublishedJanuary 23, 2023

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Hilary Duff Criticizes 'Heartless' Publisher for Releasing Aaron Carter's Posthumous Biography

"To water down Aaron’s life story to what seems to be unverified click-bait for profit is disgusting," Carter's…

Kady Ruth Ashcraft

PublishedNovember 11, 2022

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The Mystery of the Missing (Imposter?) Michael Jackson Songs

Three of the late singer's tracks were pulled from streaming services amid a long-running controversy over whether…

Gabrielle Bruney

PublishedJuly 6, 2022

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George Michael and the High Price of Freedom

A reedited documentary and massive biography reexamine the pop star's pursuit of happiness through lurid details—and…

Rich Juzwiak

PublishedJune 22, 2022

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We Need Better Same-Sex Awards Show Kisses

Through three kisses alone, we can track and understand the evolution of queerness in the mainstream, from…

Sara Youngblood Gregory

PublishedFebruary 10, 2022

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4/14/21

From Boy Band Thrusting to the Magic Mike 'Dolphin': A Vital, Long Overdue History of Stage Humping

A couple of years ago, I was in the second row of Magic Mike Live watching several ripped, shirtless men doing a…

Tracy Clark-Flory

PublishedApril 14, 2021

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These Musicians Were 'Canceled,' But People Kept Listening

Nielsen Music provided U.S. streaming data to Jezebel for Jackson and a host of artists mentioned in this piece.

Rich Juzwiak

PublishedDecember 11, 2019

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Johnny Depp Is Producing the Michael Jackson Musical Not One Goddamn Person Wants or Needs

Please gird your neurons. Johnny Depp is producing an unauthorized musical about Michael Jackson that contends all…

Caitlin Cruz

PublishedNovember 29, 2019

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11/19/19

Michael Jackson Accusers May Get Another Day in Court [UPDATE]

After lawsuits from prominent Michael Jackson accuser Wade Robson were dismissed in 2015 and again in 2017, three…

Joan Summers

PublishedNovember 19, 2019

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Garcelle Beauvais Is the Newest Real Housewife of Beverly Hills

Garcelle Beauvais will be the first black Real Housewife of Beverly Hills just ten seasons into the series and ten…

Emily Alford

PublishedAugust 29, 2019

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Anonymous Rich People Might Be Fundraising to Hire Michael Jackson's Lawyer for R. Kelly

A bunch of anonymous entertainment industry bigwigs are reportedly donating money to help broke alleged sexual…

Emily Alford

PublishedAugust 24, 2019

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Asking Kirsten Dunst About Kissing Brad Pitt When She Was 11 Years Old Is Still 'Gross'

For more than two-thirds of her life, “elder millennial” Kirsten Dunst has been forced to explain that, as an…

Emily Alford

PublishedAugust 22, 2019

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Finally, MTV Will Give Missy Elliott the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at VMAs

Rich Juzwiak

PublishedAugust 12, 2019

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Michael Jackson Musical That Should Probably Not Happen Is Apparently Happening Anyway

It is now jarring to hear a Michael Jackson song at a wedding, or a coffee shop, or on shuffle via an old Spotify…

Rebecca Fishbein

PublishedApril 23, 2019

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What Michael Jackson Sold Us

At first, it felt like something was being taken away from us. Upon the announcement of Leaving Neverland’s premiere…

Rich Juzwiak

PublishedMarch 18, 2019

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Was La Toya Jackson Right About Her Family All Along?

On December 8, 1993, La Toya Jackson announced to the world that her brother Michael was a pedophile. She was…

Rich Juzwiak

PublishedMarch 13, 2019

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