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The remaining four members of K-pop supergroup BTS are scheduled to begin their military service in mid-December, joining the three already serving, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday. The seven-member group is on temporary break while members carry out the country’s mandatory military service, a requirement for all non-disabled men in South Korea before they turn 28. BTS’s management has sought a special exemption for its members, but lawmakers have rejected calls to allow the entertainers to defer

The Israel-Hamas war has polarized celebrities who typically speak out about their beliefs, and Palestinian-American supermodel Gigi Hadid is facing outrage on social media for her recent comments. In a now-deleted Instagram post, the 28-year-old model—whose dad is Palestinian—accused Israel of a litany of crimes against humanity and claimed it was “the only country in the world that keeps children as prisoners of war.” In her post, Gigi cited the case of Ahmed Almanasra, a 20-year-old who was among 39

Victoria’s Secret Angel Heidi Klum wowed fans as she danced around in a tiny white bikini on Thanksgiving. The 50 supermodel posed for Instagram in a fun and carefree video while wearing the teeny swimwear outfit with her adorable pet. The model wore her long, blonde locks in carefully arranged waves, with renowned bangs framing her stunning facial features. She paired the itty-bitty swimsuit with a black baseball cap over her hair and sunglasses. The America’s Got Talent judge was

It was a little surprise when Kourtney Kardashian announced her pregnancy with husband Travis Barker. The couple revealed the news of their first child together in a rock ‘n’ roll-themed gender reveal video, and fans later learned it would be a baby boy. Kourtney shared the happy news in June with a sweet message to her hubby on Instagram, where she showed off her bump for the first time. The Lemme founder included a callback to Blink-182’s All the Small

The death of a Taylor Swift fan amid a heat wave in Brazil is another sign that we’re not doing enough to adapt to a rapidly changing climate. For years, scientific models have accurately predicted that global warming leads to more extreme and frequent heat waves, says Paulo Artaxo, a Brazilian atmospheric physicist and member of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. His team just published a paper in the journal Geophysical Research Letters that examines how much

A court in China’s capital Beijing on Friday denied the appeal of Canadian pop star Kris Wu, who was sentenced to 13 years in prison for crimes including rape, it said in a statement. The Beijing Chaoyang District Court ruled that the Chinese-Canadian, also known as Wu Yifan, supplied three women with alcohol in 2020 and raped them when they were unable to consent, it said. The court said the singer would be deported after completing his sentence. The court

Kate Middleton may be a woman of many talents, but she’s also a fashion icon with a penchant for the classics. She recently displayed her regal fashion skills when she greeted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and First Lady Kim Keon Hee in London, England. She wore a fiery red look with a stunning cape coat and matching dress accentuating her waistline. The Duchess of Cambridge paired the Catherine Walker bespoke red wool cape with a recycled red dress

Figure-hugging gowns are a regular fixture on red carpets around the world. The sartorial choice gets even more chic when they come with a risque element. The cutout detailing and the slits are what make it stand out. And it seems the celebrities aren’t immune to the trend, with some even embracing the #twinning look. Many stars like Zooey Deschanel and Katy Perry look so similar that they could be twins, or Bryce Dallas Howard and Jessica Chastain look so

The once-fairytale romance between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt is sadly no longer a happily ever after. The two divorced in 2016, with the Maleficent actress filing a scathing divorce petition that claimed her ex had physically abused her and their children. The FBI investigated Pitt over the alleged plane altercation. However, he never faced criminal charges. The former couple shared six children: Pax, Maddox, Zahara, Shiloh, and 15-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. It was revealed in 2022 that Jolie

Actor Melissa Barrera has been reportedly dropped from the upcoming Scream film after her social media posts on the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. In the past weeks, Barrera has posted and reposted content about the conflict in which Palestinians are being killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip. Specifically, she has called the war a “genocide” and “ethnic cleansing.” The comments have reportedly led to Spyglass, which produces the franchise, dropping her from the project. The Scream franchise became a