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Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway has said that 'abortion can be another word for mercy,' noting that the lives of teenage girls have been changed 'irrevocably' since Roe v. Wade was repealed. Hathaway, a 39-year-old mother of two, appeared on The View on Tuesday to promote her new film, Armageddon Time. Host Joy Behar asked Hathaway to explain her June 30 post celebrating 16 years of The Devil Wears Prada, and noting that the young women in the film were able to carve out careers because they had not fallen pregnant as teenagers. 'Looking back on photos of this beloved film...

During the latest episode of ABC’s "The View," celebrity guest Anne Hathaway claimed that "abortion can be another word for mercy." "My own personal experience with abortion and I don’t think we talk about this enough, abortion can be another word for mercy," she said. Elaborating she said, "We don’t know. We don’t know." Hathaway added, "We know that no two pregnancies are alike, and it follows that no two lives are alike, it follows that no two conceptions are alike. So how can we have a law, how can we have a point of view on this that says...

Ralph Lauren’s 50th anniversary show brought out the all biggest and brightest stars. With Oprah, Blake Lively, Anne Hathaway, Pierce Brosnan, and countless others mulling around Central Park, one would think the evening’s best dressed would be of Hollywood royalty—not so! All were eclipsed by the presence of longtime Lauren fan, Hillary Clinton who arrived at the black tie dinner in an ice blue gown and sapphire earrings, an understated look befitting a seasoned stateswoman.

Although no hate motive has yet been linked to the stabbing as Cowell faces murder charges, Wilson’s uncle said Thursday he does not need the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office to tell him what he already knows: Cowell is white and his nieces are black. “The racist motivation here is not a question for me,” Ansar El Muhammad said Thursday. “The whole world knows this was racially motivated. That world includes many in the black community who feel their lives are in constant peril in a society still steeped in prejudice...

Following the recent murder of a random Bay Area black woman by a random Bay Area white man, Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway took to social media to demand all white people recognize the “white privilege” that protects them from murder. “The murder of Nia Wilson- may she rest in the power and peace she was denied here- is unspeakable AND MUST NOT be met with silence. She is not a hash tag; she was a black woman and she was murdered in cold blood by a white man,” she wrote. “White people- including me, including you- must take into...

[!!EXTREME virtue signal alert!!] Actress Anne Hathaway called out white privilege in an Instagram post on Thursday in memory of the woman killed in an unprovoked stabbing at an Oakland train station on Sunday night. Hathaway, 35, posted a picture of Nia Wilson, 18, the woman who died after being stabbed to death at a BART station platform. Wilson’s sister was also wounded in the attack. John Cowell, 27, was arrested in connection with the incident on Monday following a manhunt. “The murder of Nia Wilson- may she rest in the power and peace she was denied here- is unspeakable...

glaringly missing from the summary was mention of $15 million in fees paid by Burkle's Yucaipa Global Opportunities Fund since 2002

The world's crops are being devastated. People face mass starvation. The earth is dying. A team of scientists sets out on an interstellar journey to find a new planet for the people of earth. From Wikipedia:Interstellar is a 2014 science fiction film directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, and Michael Caine, the film features a team of space travelers who travel through a wormhole in search of a new habitable planet... Interstellar premiered on October 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Commercially, it is scheduled for a limited release in North America (United States and...

Is it her face? Her personality? Is she too perfect? Everyone wants to know why we hate Anne Hathaway. We want to know why they care so much. Last time Anne Hathaway gave an acceptance speech after she won the best-supporting-actress Oscar for her performance in Les Misérables. You’d think she committed mass murder. What began as the “cult of Hathahaters” two months ago has simmered, bubbled over, and formed a zeitgeist-seizing, rage-fueled movement against the actress, peaking with a series of think pieces examining what Hathaway has done to trigger such a response. As if it’s some major social...

Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe sing -- and wage a Sisyphean battle against musical diarrhea -- in Tom Hooper's adaptation of the stage sensation. A gallery of stellar performers wages a Sisyphean battle against musical diarrhea and a laboriously repetitive visual approach in the big-screen version of the stage sensation Les Miserables. Victor Hugo's monumental 1862 novel about a decades-long manhunt, social inequality, family disruption, injustice and redemption started its musical life onstage in 1980 and has been around ever since, a history of success that bodes well for this lavish, star-laden film. But director Tom Hooper has...

Is the ultimate on-screen princess finally getting her fairy-tale ending? Anne Hathaway is engaged to wed longtime boyfriend Adam Shulman, 30, whom she began dating in 2008, her rep confirms to PEOPLE. On Sunday, the actress was photographed sporting a ring in a Brooklyn park along with Shulman. "I am very much in love with him, [only] Adam totally ruined my plan," Hathaway, 28, previously said of their three-year relationship. "I was really actually looking forward to a little alone time, and then I fell in love like a fool!" Her relationship with the actor-jewelry designer followed a less happy...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday morning that actors James Franco and Anne Hathaway will host the 83rd annual Oscar telecast Feb. 27 on ABC -- a move that certainly seems designed to help the academy achieve its long-held goal of attracting a younger viewing audience. The 32-year-old Franco is currently receiving rave reviews for his work in Danny Boyle's "127 Hours" and the 28-year-old Hathaway, currently starring in the new romantic drama "Love & Other Drugs," earned a best actress nomination for 2008's "Rachel Getting Married." "James Franco and Anne Hathaway personify the next generation...

Oprah Winfrey and Anna Wintour were the hosts Monday night in New York for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2010 Costume Institute gala, “American Woman”, which was simply the largest and most glittering gathering of star power, beautiful people and Hollywood starlets this and every fashion season. Anyone who was anyone was there from Camilla Belle to Jessica Alba to Liv Tyler and Taylor Swift. It was a name droppers delight fest and one’s chance to observe a great gathering of stylish celebs in their chic-est creations, all for a good cause. Here are some of The Fashion Time Magazine’s...

With Valentine’s Day approaching and amour in the air, the stars have become even more glittery and delightfully fashionable, spurring the Editors of The Fashion Time Magazine in to action, seeking out the Best Dressed Of The Day… Jessica Biel walked the red carpet at the “Valentine’s Day” LA Premiere last night.

The Fashion Time editors reveal the sartorial splendid celebrities of the week, who captured our attention with their chic couture. The lovely Anne Hathaway is wowing us with her recent red carpet style. At the 2009 Tony Awards, the actress looked spectacular in a black Oscar de la Renta strapless dress from the Fall 2009 collection and red Casadei heels.

The Awards season has officially begun, so imagine our fervent delight upon seeing the red carpet dallianced with glamorous gowns almost every day. We’ll start with the 2009 Critics Choice Awards, a gala gathering of scintillating stars and chic couture, pleasant for the eyes, costly for the wallet, and the epitome of trend-breaking new styles and designs. Anne Hathaway looked like an art masterpiece in her strapless Gianfranco Ferré Spring 2009 ivory and black dress. Hathaway wows with the dynamic duo of beauty and grace. Penelope Cruz donned a navy blue gown, elegant in its simplicity and shape.

"For the past 6 years, the road to Bill Clinton has often run through Douglas Band, a 34-year-old former White House intern [and close friend of Monica Lewinsky] who has helped manage Mr. Clinton's time, accompanied him around the world and even fielded some of his calls." "Two years ago, Mr. Band befriended a handsome and charming Italian businessman named Raphaella Follieri [owner of Follieri Group.] The young Italian, now 29 years old, had moved to New York in 2003 to launch a business buying and redeveloping Roman Catholic Church properties. [Andrea Sodano, a consultant to the Follieri Group, is...