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PHOTO: Elliot Page attends The IMDb Studio in Toronto, Sept. 07, 2019.

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Culture December 1, 2020

'Juno' star Elliot Page comes out as trans

VIDEO: Taylor Swift talks about her new concert film on Disney+

Culture November 25, 2020

Taylor Swift talks re-recording old songs like 'Love Story,' new 'folklore' concert film on Disney+

PHOTO: Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli leave the Courthouse in Boston on Aug. 27, 2019.

Boston Globe via Getty Images, FILE

Culture November 19, 2020

Lori Loughlin's husband, Mossimo Giannulli, reports to prison; what he can expect

PHOTO: Actress, writer and producer Mindy Kaling appears in a public service announcement for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, released on Nov. 17, 2020.

PCAN

Culture November 17, 2020

Mindy Kaling opens up about the death of her mother from pancreatic cancer

PHOTO: Lena Dunham attends the Brilliant Minds Initiative dinner at Gramercy Park Hotel Rooftop, May 1, 2018 in New York City.

Noam Galai/Getty Images

Culture November 17, 2020

Lena Dunham opens up about her failed IVF cycle and realizing she 'cannot have a child'

PHOTO: Britney Spears arrives for the premiere of "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" in Hollywood, Calif., July 22, 2019.

Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images, FILE

Culture November 11, 2020

Britney Spears' father will remain a co-conservator of her estate

PHOTO: Billy Kimmel and Jimmy Kimmel smile at the 9th Annual Food and Wine Event at UCLA in Los Angeles, Sept. 8, 2018.

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Culture October 23, 2020

Jimmy Kimmel shares personal video of his family in plea for people to vote

PHOTO: Actress Kelly McCreary films herself in the hair trailer on the set of ABC's, "Grey's Anatomy," in September 2020.

Courtesy Kelly McCreary

Culture October 12, 2020

'Grey's Anatomy' star Kelly McCreary gives a behind-the-scenes set tour amid COVID-19

PHOTO: Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts announced in August that they had wed.

Robert Ector

Culture October 7, 2020

7 stunning photos from Niecy Nash's wedding to Jessica Betts

PHOTO: Chrissy Teigen shared this photo in an Instagram post and wrote that she and John Legend are in "deep pain" following her pregnancy loss.

@ChrissyTeigen via Instagram

Culture October 2, 2020

How Chrissy Teigen's openness can impact the public's perception of pregnancy loss