Scarlett Johansson is often framed as a feminist figure in Hollywood: outspoken about autonomy, pay equity, and women’s agency. Yet alongside that image runs a quieter, consistent pattern, one in which Johansson repeatedly defends, minimizes, or reframes allegations against powerful men she is professionally aligned with. This isn’t about one controversial comment or a single lapse in judgment. It’s about a long-standing tendency to extend grace upward, toward men with cultural capital, while asking the public to accept “complexity” in situations involving abuse.

Hair extensions and braiding hair sit at the center of style, culture, and practicality for many Black women. They offer versatility, protection, and creative expression. However, a recent scientific study shifts attention from aesthetics to safety. Researchers discovered that many of these widely used products contain industrial chemicals linked to serious health risks. The findings arrive as conversations around beauty standards, regulation, and consumer protection grow louder.

Jeffrey Epstein document releases have prompted broader questions for the British royal family, as attention shifts beyond Andrew.

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For years, Meghan was treated like she was the biggest problem the Royal Family had ever faced. Newspapers, TV panels, and social media picked apart everything about her, what she wore, how she spoke, who her family was, how she held her baby, and even how she stood next to her husband. The message was loud and constant: she was “disruptive,” she was “divisive,” she was “bringing down the monarchy.” It went on for so long that it started to feel normal to blame her for almost anything that went wrong within the UK.