The 2018 ESPY awards—the annual broadcast that honors athletic achievement—took a powerfully emotional turn when it came time to hand out the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage, which went to the survivors who bravely spoke out against Larry Nassar, the doctor who earlier this year was convicted of multiple counts of sexual abuse and will…
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Kim Kardashian West’s mega-empire has officially earned the fashion world’s recognition. (No, her stint as co-owner of DASH didn’t count.) At the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s (CFDA) annual awards ceremony on Monday, June 4 —often called the Oscars of fashion—Kim Kardashian West accepted the organization’s first-ever Influencer Award. The award is as straightforward…
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Anyone who has paid the slightest bit of attention to Janet Jackson’s nearly 40-year career already knows that she’s a bona fide icon: Her legacy spans television and music, earning her 35 awards, and she has sold more than 100 million records. At the 2018 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night (May 20), she further…
Read moreCasey Affleck has reportedly withdrawn from the upcoming Academy Awards, where, as last year’s Best Actor winner, he was set to present the Oscar for Best Actress. According to Deadline, the actor told the Academy that not only will he not be presenting any awards at the 2018 Oscars, but he has also declined his…
Read moreDuring a night full of inspiring moments at the Golden Globes—nearly every star wore black and made statements in support of the Time’s Up and #MeToo movements—Oprah Winfrey stole the show with perhaps the most empowering speech of the night. Winfrey was the first black woman to be given the Cecil B. DeMille Award, which…
Read moreIn just a couple of weeks, we’ll find out who has the distinction of being Time’s 2017 Person of the Year—typically, yes, a person (though it can also be a group, object, or idea) who has most influenced the year’s events, whether that’s in a good way or not so much. Last year, the nomination…
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