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'EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL'

‘Working Girl’ Star Stuns With Her Ageless Appearance at 69

The actress shared photos of her time at a luxury health resort.

Natalie Demaree

Dakota Johnson as Marilyn Monroe in "Flesh Impact."
SEVEN YEAR SWITCH

‘Fifty Shades’ Star Looks Unrecognizable as Marilyn Monroe

Melanie Griffith’s daughter traded her usual brunette hair and bangs for a softer, lighter look.

Roosa Rahkonen

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FIFTY SHADES OF NAY

Hollywood Nepo Baby Blew Big Audition With ‘Pompous’ Move

Having popular parents doesn’t instantly make you popular.

Owen Mason-Hill

Samantha Mathis, Juliette Lewis and Robin Tunney appear in By Design.
SEATED

Sundance’s Weirdest Movie Stars Juliette Lewis as a Chair

Yes, “Juliette Lewis becomes a chair” is actually what happens in “By Design.”

Nick Schager

Actors Dakota Johnson, Tippi Hedren, Melanie Griffith and Stella Banderas in 2015
SAD NEWS

Hollywood Legend Reportedly Suffering From Dementia

Tippi Hedren starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” and is the mother of Melanie Griffith and grandmother of Dakota Johnson.

Mathew Murphy

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R.I.P.

How Great Was Ray Liotta? He Had Me at ‘Something Wild’

Before Liotta impressed people in “Goodfellas,” he upended Jonathan Demme’s screwball comedy “Something Wild” and scared the living hell out of everyone who saw it.

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TRESSED UP

Power Hair Still Rules on Wall Street

In ‘Working Girl’ Tess McGill cut her hair, knowing she’d be judged on her appearance. Thirty years on, some Wall Street women still see dye jobs and daily blowouts as a necessity.

Alaina Demopoulos

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HOLY SH*T

When a Lion Mauled Melanie Griffith

<p>Watch an exclusive clip of Melanie Griffith’s very real lion attack from the film <i>Roar</i>, the most dangerous movie ever made. It will be re-released in theaters this week.</p>

Jen Yamato

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A STAR IS BORN

Dakota Johnson’s BDSM-Free Future

In the dreadful ‘50 Shades’ film, Johnson gives the ultimate “eyes up here” performance—proving that, ridiculous sex movie be damned, she’s got a promising Hollywood career ahead.

Kevin Fallon

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WATCH THIS!

‘50 Shades’ Trailer Is Ridiculous

Been dying to see that powerful sexual masochist woo and whip that mousy college student? Well, it’s your lucky day. The trailer is here, and it’s pretty hot—and so, so silly.

Kevin Fallon

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Holy Cow

50 Shades of Backlash

<p>Why aren’t fans rallying behind 23-year-old Dakota Johnson?</p>

Lizzie Crocker

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