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Lizzy Caplan as Janice Ian and Daniel Franzese as Damien Leigh in “Mean Girls.”
HE DOESN’T EVEN GO HERE!

‘Mean Girls’ Star Reveals He’s Lost More Than 130 Pounds

Shocked fans remarked that the actor looks like a “totally different person.”

Roosa Rahkonen

Jonathan Bennett in Finding Mr. Christmas.
GAY KING OF CHRISTMAS

History-Making Hallmark Star Fires Back at MAGA Haters

The “Mean Girls” heartthrob is refusing to let the current political climate silence him.

Dana Herrnstadt

Mean Girls promotional photo
JABS FOR JABS

'Mean Girls' Star Reveals Her Anti-Aging Injectable Secrets

It all started with an unsolicited comment from a colleague.

Roosa Rahkonen

Lindsay Lohan (as Cady Heron), Amanda Seyfried (as Karen Smith), Lacey Chabert (as Gretchen Wieners) and Rachel McAdams (as Regina George).
CAN’T SIT WITH US

Lohan Struggled to ‘Fit In’ With ‘Mean Girls’ Co-Stars

The role of Cady Heron may have come more easily to Lohan than she initially expected.

Amber Levis

Regina George and Aaron Samuels in Mean Girls
So Fetch

‘Mean Girls’ Day: Stars Whose ‘Hair Looks Sexy Pushed Back’

To commemorate October 3, “Mean Girls” day, we take inspiration from Cady’s line to Aaron Samuels—“Your hair looks sexy pushed back”—and present the celebs whose hair, well, does.

Elizabeth Hunt Brockway

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‘FATPHOBIC’

‘Mean Girls’ Party Barred Server Due to Weight, Suit Alleges

“Paramount Pictures, the distributors of ‘Mean Girls,’ specifically asked that he be excluded, solely based on his appearance,” a new lawsuit claims.

Helen Holmes

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TROLL ALERT

Rapunzel Rumor Sparks Racist Rants Against Avantika

A random tweet about a live-action version of “Tangled” triggered an inane backlash.

A photo illustration of Jonathan Bennett surrounded by him in his various roles
GROOL

Jonathan Bennett’s Big Journey From ‘Mean Girls’ to Broadway

The actor tells us about his Broadway debut two decades in the making, what it’s like to look back on “Mean Girls” after 20 years, and how his career changed after coming out.

Kevin Fallon

Tina Fey attends the "Mean Girls" New York premiere
MEAN GIRL

Tina Fey Gleefully Roasts ‘Little Broadway C*nts on TikTok’

“This is why we can’t have nice things,” Fey said in response to certain mega-fans of the “Mean Girls” musical who took issue with minor lyric changes made for the movie version.

Helen Holmes

Mean Girls Movie Necklaces
SO FETCH

The ‘Mean Girls’ Reboot Is Sparking Major Necklace Envy

We spoke with the film’s costume designer, Tom Broecker, about the inspiration behind the statement necklaces in ‘Mean Girls’ 3.0.

Erika Stalder

Renee Rapp, Avantika and Bebe Wood in a still from ‘Mean Girls’
SEE/SKIP

Do Today’s Teens Care About ‘Mean Girls’?

A guide to the week’s best and worst TV shows and movies from The Daily Beast’s Obsessed critics.

Coleman Spilde

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