Lounging poolside on the roof deck of a friend’s gym in Nairobi, I was desperate to relax. I’d just spent 10 days reporting on sexual violence in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo after receiving a tip that toddlers were being raped in a small village in eastern DRC. This was in February of 2014.I’d gone on a few emotionally intense international work trips by that point, and they weren’t getting any easier. Burning under that Kenyan sunshine, I couldn’t get the awful images and stories out of my head. But I was also dreading the return home to New York City. I knew that few...…Lounging poolside on the roof deck of a friend’s gym in Nairobi, I was desperate to relax. I’d just spent 10 days reporting on sexual violence in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo after receiving a tip that toddlers were being raped in a small village in eastern DRC. This was in February of 2014.I’d gone on a few emotionally intense international work trips by that point, and they weren’t getting any easier. Burning under that Kenyan sunshine, I couldn’t get the awful images and stories out of my head. But I was also dreading the return home to New York City. I knew that few...WW…

Ben Affleck and actress have split, a . "Ben is no longer dating Ana," the source said. "She broke it off. Their relationship was complicated. Ana doesn't want to be Los Angeles based and Ben obviously has to since his kids live in Los Angeles."Another source told the publication that the couple made the decision together: "This is something that was mutual and something that is completely amicable. They are in different points in their lives; there is deep love and respect there. Ben continues to want to work on himself. He has three jobs lined up and he’s a solid father at home. They are...…Ben Affleck and actress have split, a . "Ben is no longer dating Ana," the source said. "She broke it off. Their relationship was complicated. Ana doesn't want to be Los Angeles based and Ben obviously has to since his kids live in Los Angeles."Another source told the publication that the couple made the decision together: "This is something that was mutual and something that is completely amicable. They are in different points in their lives; there is deep love and respect there. Ben continues to want to work on himself. He has three jobs lined up and he’s a solid father at home. They are...WW…

In the eleventh hour of Donald Trump's presidency, one more (final?!) bit of history is being made: Melania Trump will not give future First Lady Jill Biden a private tour of the White House living quarters, . Trump is the first modern FLOTUS to skip the tradition, which and extends all the way to 2017, when outgoing First Lady Michelle Obama hosted Trump for tea and a review of the private residence.This isn't the only break from protocol happening as the Trump presidency comes to an end. The President has already announced that neither he, nor any members of his family, . The Trumps are...…In the eleventh hour of Donald Trump's presidency, one more (final?!) bit of history is being made: Melania Trump will not give future First Lady Jill Biden a private tour of the White House living quarters, . Trump is the first modern FLOTUS to skip the tradition, which and extends all the way to 2017, when outgoing First Lady Michelle Obama hosted Trump for tea and a review of the private residence.This isn't the only break from protocol happening as the Trump presidency comes to an end. The President has already announced that neither he, nor any members of his family, . The Trumps are...WW…

On Friday, First Lady Melania Trump tweeted about her "" social media initiative:"As the legacy of comes to a close at the , we must continue to give a voice to our Nation's children & the issues that impact their lives," she wrote. "It's the values & spirit of the American people that inspired Be Best & it's those values that will carry on its mission."This content is imported from twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.As the legacy of comes to a close at the , we must continue to give...…On Friday, First Lady Melania Trump tweeted about her "" social media initiative:"As the legacy of comes to a close at the , we must continue to give a voice to our Nation's children & the issues that impact their lives," she wrote. "It's the values & spirit of the American people that inspired Be Best & it's those values that will carry on its mission."This content is imported from twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.As the legacy of comes to a close at the , we must continue to give...WW…

It was a tragically beautiful day to die in West Hollywood. The summer sky was Technicolor blue, and palm fronds undulated in the breeze outside the low-rise 1960s apartment block where 30-year-old Kimberly Fattorini, a Playboy casting associate and part-time model, was drawing her last breaths on a friend’s couch. At some point between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Friday, July 21, 2017, she slipped from chemical oblivion into eternal slumber. Even before the toxicology report was complete, word spread that Fattorini had overdosed. She had spent the previous night at a new club called The...…It was a tragically beautiful day to die in West Hollywood. The summer sky was Technicolor blue, and palm fronds undulated in the breeze outside the low-rise 1960s apartment block where 30-year-old Kimberly Fattorini, a Playboy casting associate and part-time model, was drawing her last breaths on a friend’s couch. At some point between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Friday, July 21, 2017, she slipped from chemical oblivion into eternal slumber. Even before the toxicology report was complete, word spread that Fattorini had overdosed. She had spent the previous night at a new club called The...WW…

Last night, Page Six that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are close to filing for divorce. , , , , and later published their own reports, with sources telling the outlets that Kardashian hasn't filed yet but knows her marriage has been over for a while. The sources collectively painted a stark picture of what things are like in the Kardashian-West marriage now and why the relationship fell apart.Here, all that has come out about why the two are separating.Kardashian and West are separating in part because Kardashian has reached her limit with West. “She is serious about taking the bar exam...…Last night, Page Six that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are close to filing for divorce. , , , , and later published their own reports, with sources telling the outlets that Kardashian hasn't filed yet but knows her marriage has been over for a while. The sources collectively painted a stark picture of what things are like in the Kardashian-West marriage now and why the relationship fell apart.Here, all that has come out about why the two are separating.Kardashian and West are separating in part because Kardashian has reached her limit with West. “She is serious about taking the bar exam...WW…

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy.After a long wait, hit HBO Max and theaters on Christmas Day. It's the first Warner Bros. film to be released on a streaming site at the same time as its theater release date with no extra cost to viewers. That's exciting news, but after watching the film yesterday, some fans are not too enthusiastic. In the sequel to the first film that captivated audiences in June 2017, Gal Gadot and Chris Pine are back as Diana Prince (Wonder Woman) and Steve Trevor. Kristen Wiig is on...…Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy.After a long wait, hit HBO Max and theaters on Christmas Day. It's the first Warner Bros. film to be released on a streaming site at the same time as its theater release date with no extra cost to viewers. That's exciting news, but after watching the film yesterday, some fans are not too enthusiastic. In the sequel to the first film that captivated audiences in June 2017, Gal Gadot and Chris Pine are back as Diana Prince (Wonder Woman) and Steve Trevor. Kristen Wiig is on...WW…

Almost every weekday for six years, Christie Smythe took the F train from Park Slope downtown to her desk at Brooklyn’s federal court, in a pressroom hidden on the far side of a snack bar. Smythe, who covered white-collar crime for Bloomberg News, wore mostly black and gray, and usually skipped makeup. She and her husband, who worked in finance, spent their free time cooking, walking Smythe’s rescue dog, and going on literary pub crawls. “We had the perfect little Brooklyn life,” Smythe says. Then she chucked it all. Over the course of nine months, beginning in July 2018, Smythe quit her...…Almost every weekday for six years, Christie Smythe took the F train from Park Slope downtown to her desk at Brooklyn’s federal court, in a pressroom hidden on the far side of a snack bar. Smythe, who covered white-collar crime for Bloomberg News, wore mostly black and gray, and usually skipped makeup. She and her husband, who worked in finance, spent their free time cooking, walking Smythe’s rescue dog, and going on literary pub crawls. “We had the perfect little Brooklyn life,” Smythe says. Then she chucked it all. Over the course of nine months, beginning in July 2018, Smythe quit her...WW…

Almost every weekday for six years, Christie Smythe took the F train from Park Slope downtown to her desk at Brooklyn’s federal court, in a pressroom hidden on the far side of a snack bar. Smythe, who covered white-collar crime for Bloomberg News, wore mostly black and gray, and usually skipped makeup. She and her husband, who worked in finance, spent their free time cooking, walking Smythe’s rescue dog, and going on literary pub crawls. “We had the perfect little Brooklyn life,” Smythe says. Then she chucked it all. Over the course of nine months, beginning in July 2018, Smythe quit her...…Almost every weekday for six years, Christie Smythe took the F train from Park Slope downtown to her desk at Brooklyn’s federal court, in a pressroom hidden on the far side of a snack bar. Smythe, who covered white-collar crime for Bloomberg News, wore mostly black and gray, and usually skipped makeup. She and her husband, who worked in finance, spent their free time cooking, walking Smythe’s rescue dog, and going on literary pub crawls. “We had the perfect little Brooklyn life,” Smythe says. Then she chucked it all. Over the course of nine months, beginning in July 2018, Smythe quit her...WW…

On Sunday night, Christie Smythe transformed from journalist to subject, when ELLE's about Smythe’s romance with “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli went live. Shkreli, a pharmaceutical executive who became infamous when he raised the price of a lifesaving drug by 5,000 percent, had subsequently been arrested on federal fraud charges—and Smythe broke the story of that arrest. I knew Smythe from our days in the pressroom at the Brooklyn federal court, where she wrote for Bloomberg and I wrote for the Times, and I covered Shkreli’s case alongside her. By then, Smythe was writing a book on Shkreli,...…On Sunday night, Christie Smythe transformed from journalist to subject, when ELLE's about Smythe’s romance with “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli went live. Shkreli, a pharmaceutical executive who became infamous when he raised the price of a lifesaving drug by 5,000 percent, had subsequently been arrested on federal fraud charges—and Smythe broke the story of that arrest. I knew Smythe from our days in the pressroom at the Brooklyn federal court, where she wrote for Bloomberg and I wrote for the Times, and I covered Shkreli’s case alongside her. By then, Smythe was writing a book on Shkreli,...WW…