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Michelle Obama Dancing With Tina Knowles Lawson at Beyoncé's Concert Is Everything


A World Cup win for France wasn’t the only thing the country was celebrating over the weekend: Michelle Obama reunited with Tina Knowles Lawson in Paris on Sunday night (July 16) during Beyoncé’s concert. Yup: All three of these powerhouse women ended up in the same room—well, if a concert stadium counts as a room. Lawson and Obama occupied the front row of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s On the Run II concert at the Stade de France Stadium. Sasha Obama attended the show, too, which truly made this concert a mother-daughter affair.

Several fans captured photos and videos of Obama and Lawson, who seemed to seriously enjoy the show. Obama clapped and danced along in an all-white ensemble and massive silver hoop earrings, while Lawson opted for a red and white floral look.

This isn’t the Obama family’s first time seeing Bey and Jay. Michelle Obama and her girls have been frequent fixtures on the Beyoncé tour circuit over the last few years. They watched her perform in Chicago in 2014, at the Global Citizen Festival in 2015 (where Obama actually went onstage to hug Beyoncé after her set), and, historically, at Barack Obama’s inauguration in 2009.

“She’s a special person,” Obama said about Beyoncé to Stephen Colbert in September 2016. “She’s a sweetheart. She’s smart, she’s creative, she’s a great mother, she loves her family. She’s just a low-key lady—we have a lot in common that way. Except I can’t sing … I can’t dance.” Her moves at the concert this weekend say otherwise.

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Michelle Obama Says 'Making Mistakes Was Not an Option' for Her and Barack


Michelle Obama, while no longer in the White House, has not left the public eye. She’s spoken out about Trump’s policy of separating children from their parents at the border, about being tired of seeing men “fail up,”, and about how she’s absolutely, definitely not running for President in 2020. In a recent talk at the American Library Association’s annual conference in New Orleans she opened up about the expectations that surrounded her and Barack Obama, the nation’s first black President, during his two terms in the White House.

“Barack and I knew very early that we would be measured by a different yardstick,” Obama said. “Making mistakes was not an option for us. Not that we didn’t make mistakes, but we had to be good—no, we had to be outstanding—at everything we did… When you’re the first, you’re the one that’s laying the red carpet down for others to follow.”

She also talked about how some people still refuse to see anything other than her skin color.

“It’s just a shame that sometimes people will see me, and they will only see my color, and then they’ll make certain judgments about that,” she said. “That’s dangerous, for us to dehumanize each other in that way. We are all just people.”

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Michelle Williams Literally Sent Busy Philipps a Cardboard Cut-Out of Herself


The best thing about having a best friend is they always know just how to cheer you up. Such is the case for celebrity besties Busy Philipps and Michelle Williams, who have been by each other’s sides since their days on the timeless teen drama Dawson’s Creek. Philipps is currently recovering from surgery, and on Thursday (May 24), she took to her Instagram feed to show her followers how dedicated Williams is to keeping her company while she’s on the mend—even when she can’t physically keep her pal company.

“Guys my friend came to visit me because I had surgery,” Philipps joked in her Instagram Story before panning over to a very realistic-looking lifesize cardboard cutout of Williams wearing a flouncy floral dress and a pair of oversize sunglasses. “DEAD,” Philipps captioned the shot. In another clip, Philipps casually catches up on some work while Cardboard Michelle Williams watches over her. And in a third clip, in which Philipps can’t stop laughing, she confirms that Cardboard Michelle is so realistic she’s even the same height as the IRL Williams.

Philipps also posted a selfie of her replacement friend keeping an eye on her over her shoulder. “Michelle sent me a life size cardboard cut out of herself to keep me company while I recover and it’s so hilarious and also keeps scaring me when I come into the room, which is also kind of hilarious. Truly one of the best gifts I’ve ever gotten.??????,” she captioned the shot.

Though the cutout is truly hilarious, it’s also completely in character for the duo, who are quick to be at each other’s sides when needed. “She’s been there for me, and I’ve been there for her,” Philipps said of her 15-year friendship with Williams in a recent interview with Popsugar. “And she gives the best advice and makes me feel better about things, and I hope I do the same for her.”

The pair met while playing Jen (Williams) and Audrey (Philipps) on Dawson’s Creek, and have been permanent fixtures in each other’s lives ever since. “Michelle is kind of an easy person to fall in love with, and anyone who knows her will tell you that, but we just really genuinely have a lot in common,” Philipps, who recently flew across the country to be by Williams’ side on the tenth anniversary of ex Heath Ledger’s death, told Popsugar. “At the core, we have been so close for so many years for a reason, which is the same reason why anyone is close with anyone else, because we have a very a commonality and a shared sensibility and we just love each other.”

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Michelle Obama Shares Amazing Throwback Photo From Wedding to Barack: 'We're Still Having Fun'


The reason we believe in true love pretty much starts with a Michelle and ends with a Barack. The former First Couple thrills us every time they pop into our lives to show each other affection or to announce joint ventures, so we’re absolutely ecstatic to hear that Michelle Obama will be on our Instagram feeds a lot in the next few days as she shares amazing throwback photos from her new memoir, Becoming. Today’s image might be the most touching one yet: It’s an adorable shot of Barack removing her garter belt on their wedding day, and its captioned with the sweetest story.

“You can’t tell it from this photo, but Barack woke up on our wedding day in October, 1992 with a nasty head cold. Somehow, by the time I met him at the altar, it had miraculously disappeared and we ended up dancing almost all night,” Michelle wrote in the caption. “Twenty five years later, we’re still having fun, while also doing the hard work to build our partnership and support each other as individuals. I can’t imagine going on this wild ride with anybody else.”

We’re not crying, you’re crying. Honestly, we’re not at all surprised to hear that Barack magically healed in time to keep up with his wife on the dance floor (we’ve all seen her moves). The best part is this is just the beginning: Michelle announced in an Instagram post yesterday that more of these heartfelt memories will continue as she teases the new book. Her first picture was a beautiful ode to her parents, Fraser and Marian, whom she honored by eloquently listing out all the ways in which they had shaped her.

“My father, Fraser, taught me to work hard, laugh often, and keep my word. My mother, Marian, showed me how to think for myself and to use my voice. Together, in our cramped apartment on the South Side of Chicago, my family helped me see the value in our story, in my story, and in the larger story of our country,” the caption reads.

She later posted a picture of herself as a student at Princeton, where she graduated from in 1985. In the caption, she discussed how scary it was to be a first-generation college student and black woman in a majority white student body. She explained that she’d never “stood out in a crowd or a classroom because of the color of my skin before,” and celebrated the close friends and mentor “who gave me the confidence to be myself.” Being the endlessly supportive champion she’s always been, she of course used the moment to uplift recent graduates.

“Going to college is hard work, but every day I meet people whose lives have been profoundly changed by education, just as mine was,” she wrote. “My advice to students is to be brave and stay with it. Congratulations to the Class of 2018!”

Becoming is reportedly part of a joint deal the Obamas struck with Penguin Random House, estimated at an “excess of $30 million,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Michelle revealed that she was writing a deeply personal memoir back in February and said the book would cover her journey from the South Side of Chicago to becoming one of the country’s most empowering public figure. She shared, ” I hope my journey inspires readers to find the courage to become whoever they aspire to be. I can’t wait to share my story.”

We can’t wait to hear it! The book comes out on November 13, and we’ll be the ones camped out at any and every public reading Michelle does.





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Michelle Obama Says She's Tired of Seeing Men 'Fail Up'


If there are two people whose conversations we’d love to listen in on, they would 100 percent be Michelle Obama and Tracee Ellis Ross. And lucky for us, that dream came true yesterday, when they got together at the United State of Women Summit in L.A. on Saturday for a frank—and oftentimes pretty funny—conversation about life lessons they’ve learned.

The summit’s main theme, gender equity, extended to the conversation Obama and Ross shared. Someone in the audience shouted out something about Michelle running for President—which she has repeatedly said she’s not even considering—and she responded: “That’s not the answer, either,” she said. “When I hear people say, ‘You run,’ it’s part of the problem. We still didn’t get ‘Yes we can’ right. It’s not yes you can, it’s yes we can. And until we get that right, it doesn’t matter who runs.”

As she’s done in the past, she discussed Trump without outright mentioning his name. Obama said she had no patience for men who could fail repeatedly and still do things like, say, become President.

“I wish that girls could fail as bad as men do and be OK,” she said. “Because let me tell you, watching men fail up—it is frustrating. It’s frustrating to see a lot of men blow it and win. And we hold ourselves to these crazy, crazy standards.”

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Obama and Ross also touched on inequality in the workplace. The former First Lady talked about what both women and men who find themselves with a “seat at the table” can do to ensure that the future is more equal for the next generation.

“So many of us have gotten ourselves at the table, but we’re still too grateful to be at the table to really shake it up,” Obama said about women in the workforce. “That’s not a criticism, because for so many, just getting to the table was so hard, so you’re just holding on. But now we have to take some risks for our girls… just holding onto our seats at the table won’t be enough to help our girls be all that they can be.”

And then she had some words for the men: “What I’ve been telling men is, you can’t have it both ways: You can’t whisper these magical thoughts in your daughter’s ear about who she can be or what she can do… If you’re tolerating [inequality at work], that is the workplace that’s going to be waiting for your little girl, but you sold her a bill of goods. You told her she could be anything, but then you’re not working to make sure that can be actualized. And so men have to understand things don’t just work out for your little precious pea.”

The rest of the conversation was incredibly powerful (I mean, look who was speaking). Grab a coffee, listen to these ladies, and then head into the week feeling like you can take the world on.

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Michelle Wolf: 'I Wouldn't Change a Single Word’ of WHCD Speech


Michelle Wolf became an overnight sensation this weekend after her appearance at the 2018 White House Correspondents dinner. At the event, Wolfe delivered what’s probably been the most talked-about speech in the dinner’s history thanks to some controversial cracks that apparently have the nation divided; a nation that appears to care deeply about Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ smoky eye. But, even with all the drama, Wolf explained to NPR that she has no regrets whatsoever.

In a new interview with NPR, Wolf, 32, said she stands by the smoky eye joke—and all the others. “I wouldn’t change a single word that I said,” Wolf said in an interview set to air Tuesday. “I’m very happy with what I said, and I’m glad I stuck to my guns.”

Regarding the level of controversy following her words Wolf added, “I knew what I was doing going in. I wanted to do something different. I didn’t want to cater to the room. I wanted to cater to the outside audience, and not betray my brand of comedy.”

Following the outcry, Margaret Talev, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, publicized a letter in which she wrote that Wolf’s monologue was “not in the spirit” of the dinner.

As to why people, including Talev, were so upset about her comments, Wolf noted that there’s likely a touch of sexism going on.

“I think sometimes they look at a woman and they think ‘Oh, she’ll be nice,’ and if you’ve seen any of my comedy you know that I don’t – I’m not,” she explained. “I don’t pull punches. I’m not afraid to talk about things. And I don’t think they expected that from me. I think they still have preconceived notions of how women will present themselves and I don’t fit in that box.”

When she was announced as the host in February the internet seemed genuinely excited, not only because she has great experience as a writer and comedian, but also because Wolf would be just the fifth woman in history to take on the gig.

However, at the event, Wolf’s jokes hit a nerve with both conservatives and members of the media alike. People seemed to be particularly up in arms over her jokes about White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

“I actually really like Sarah. I think she’s very resourceful,” Wolf said at the event. “Like, she burns facts, and then she uses the ash to create a perfect smoky eye. Like, maybe she’s born with it; maybe it’s lies. It’s probably lies.”

Those jokes set off a firestorm on social media. New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman kicked things off by calling the joke an attack on Sanders’ physical appearance.

Meanwhile, Mika Brzezinski said the joke was “deplorable.”

But, in a quick retort on Twitter, Wolf tweeted back to Brzezinski saying “Why are you guys making this about Sarah’s looks? I said she burns facts and uses the ash to create a perfect smoky eye. I complimented her eye makeup and her ingenuity of materials.”

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