Miya Ponsetto — also known as SoHo Karen, or that one girl who wore a “Daddy” hat while talking to Gayle King — is now facing a lawsuit for racially profiling and attacking 14-year-old Keyon Harrold Jr. According to the suit, Ponsetto “chased” Harrold Jr. around the hotel, “tackled” him, and “began to grab at his pants and rummage through his pockets in an attempt to steal his phone.” Ironically, Ponsetto did this because she claimed that the teenager stole her phone. Harrold Jr.’s family is also suing the Arlo Hotel and manager Chad Nathan, who “aided and abetted” the crime, for negligence.

“The episode was yet another instance of African Americans being harmed by baseless accusations while going about their daily life,” said the lawsuit. “In this case, racial profiling spiraled into a violent and frightening assault against an innocent African-American child.” 

On December 26, Keyon Harrold Sr., the victim’s father and a Grammy Award-winning trumpeter, shared a video of Ponsetto lashing out at his son. “This person quote on quote ‘lost’ her iPhone, and apparently, my son magically acquired it,” Harrold Sr. wrote on Instagram. “This incident went on for five more minutes, me protecting my son from this lunatic. She scratched me; she tackled and grabbed him.” In the video, which went viral, an Arlo Hotel manager failed to deescalate the situation and even pushed Harrold Jr. to pull out his phone. Minutes after the confrontation, Ponsetto’s iPhone was found by an Uber driver.

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Ponsetto was arrested on January 7, and faces charges of attempted assault, grand larceny, attempted robbery, and acting in a manner injurious to a child. She has gone to great lengths to dodge accountability, especially in a mind-boggling conversation with Gayle King. At one point in the CBS This Morning interview, she put her hand up and said “enough” in an attempt to silence King; at another, she asked, “How is one girl accusing a guy about a phone a crime?” She said she was “sincerely” sorry if Harrold Sr. and Harrold Jr. “feel as if I assaulted him” or if she “hurt his feelings.” Ponsetto is due back in court on March 29.

Per the lawsuit, Harrold Jr. struggled with physical and emotional pain, embarrassment, and “an increased sense of vulnerability” in the aftermath of the attack. His parents said that he is currently working through feelings of sadness and confusion in therapy.

“Thank God that this strong Black father was there, and stood up for his child,” Benjamin Crump, the Harrolds’ attorney, said at a press conference on Wednesday. “Imagine if he had resisted. What might have happened if the NYPD showed up and saw a Black man defending himself against a white woman? What would have happened?”

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What do you do when you’re quarantining, but also need an outfit for The Tonight Show? (Couldn’t be us!!) But if you’re Tracee Ellis Ross, you have your stylist throw a suit by one of Timothée Chalamet’s favorite brands over your fence, and then squeeze in a little backyard photoshoot to commemorate the occasion (because, frankly, any moment we’re not in sweatpants is a moment worth celebrating). 

On Tuesday, for her virtual date with Jimmy Fallon, the black-ish star worked with her stylist, the formidable Karla Welch, to source a red, oversized suit by Sterling Ruby, the contemporary artist most known in fashion for his collaborations with Raf Simons, who started his own fashion label called S.R. STUDIO. LA. CA. The suit features passages from The Night Before Christmas and was worn with pieces from Ross’ own wardrobe, including lace-up boots from the celebrity favorite Gucci x North Face collaboration (see: fit pics from J.Lo, Jodie Turner-Smith, and A$AP Rocky) and “cutie old” Celine hoops. In full, it was a look just bold enough for a TV interview filmed on your sofa; no more, no less.

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In October 2019, during the press tour for The King, Chalamet arrived at a red carpet event in Busan, South Korea wearing paint-splattered, denim overalls from S.R. STUDIO. LA. CA. with a matching button-down and white, lug-soled boots. Like Ross, he also bore a bold lip — hers in her signature shade of red, and his a clear lip gloss. 

Really, Ross and Chalamet make the perfect fashion duo, often twinning right under our noses. They’re both most comfortable in sneakers, but still know how to dress things up — Ross in Bottega Veneta heeled sandals and Chalamet in Haider Ackermann cowboy boots. Then there was the time they wore matching N*SYNC-inspired neon turtlenecks, Chalamet to another red carpet event for The King and Ross for a Zoom meeting. Shall we go on? 

See her in the Chalamet-approved look on The Tonight Show below.

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From L’Oréal’s Wonder Water to the Dr Jart+ Cicapair Color Correcting Treatment, a handful of brilliant beauty buys have achieved cult status this year. Right now, though, one product is uniting UK-based skin-care lovers, dermatologists, and aestheticians alike in their obsession: No7 Line Correcting Booster Serum.

The serum has been around for a while, but this month, Boots.com — the e-commerce locale of the UK’s leading beauty retailer — revealed that it was their number-one bestselling product. The must-have status makes sense: Currently, a lot more of us are interested in anti-aging skin care and looking for non-invasive ways to minimize fine lines and wrinkles (and, at £38 or $34.99, it’s a fraction of the price of Botox). The pandemic is a contributing factor, with COVID-induced stress and anxiety taking its toll. After what has felt like the longest winter on record, more time spent indoors and around central heating might mean your skin is looking and feeling zapped of moisture and radiance, too.

I’ve been a fan of No7 skin care for a long time, ever since the Advanced Retinol 1.5% Complex transformed my skin. In my late 20s, I’m starting to think more about preventative skin care. While I’m pro-aging and believe there is nothing wrong with natural skin changes, lockdown living has resulted in dry under-eyes and subsequently fine lines, which are only emphasized by makeup and affect my confidence. With its thousands of positive reviews, I had to add the serum to my list of hyped products to try. The results were impressive.

What’s in No7 Line Correcting Booster Serum, and what are the benefits?

Unlike some serums, which can be sticky, No7 Line Correcting Booster Serum feels silky and lightweight, and absorbs in seconds. The star ingredient is Matrixyl 3000+, which Mike Bell, Head of Science Research at No7, explains is a synthetic peptide, or protein. In skin care, proteins act like scaffolding within the skin, keeping it plump and intact and repairing existing damage. “The peptide blend of Matrixyl 3000+ in the Line Correcting Booster Serum is an ideal targeted solution for lines as it stimulates the collagen and elastic that is lost early on in the aging process,” said Dr. Bell in a press release.

Another star ingredient is glycerin, which attracts water to the skin, making it hydrated, moisturized, soft, and supple. When skin is well-hydrated, lines are a lot less visible. Dr. Bell says that the serum is clinically proven to reduce the appearance of wrinkles in eight weeks, but the product’s packaging states it can take as little as one week to notice a difference.

Does No7 Line Correcting Booster Serum work?

While the serum can be used all over the face to reduce fine lines and wrinkles, I wanted to target my under-eyes specifically. I don’t particularly like using eye cream as I find it too heavy and often pore-clogging, so I used the serum instead, concentrating it to my under-eyes and eyelids. My skin is quite sensitive and products applied around my delicate eye area often sting, but this was very soothing. This is skin care, not magic, so I didn’t notice any immediate line-reducing effects but the dry skin around my eyes did become less visible.

I’ve been using the serum for just over a week now and, as you can tell, it really does work to iron away lines. In the before image, my under-eye creases extended outwards; looking at the after shot, it’s as though someone has taken an eraser to my skin. In all the years of trying eye serums, balms, and creams, nothing has worked quite as well as this.

How should you use No7 Line Correcting Booster Serum?

As serums are lightweight in texture, they work best layered under moisturizer. After cleansing in the morning and evening, apply all over or concentrate the serum on target areas, and follow with your moisturizer. For added line-reducing benefits, apply a high-factor, broad-spectrum sunscreen in the morning. (Studies suggest the sun is responsible for a whopping 80% of facial aging signs.)

What are the best skin-care products for fine lines and wrinkles?

While Matrixyl 3000+ is an exciting ingredient for preventing fine lines and wrinkles, another component dermatologists love is retinol. The No7 serum doesn’t contain this but it’s one of the only clinically-proven ingredients that really tackles and prevents lines on a more permanent basis, as it forces the skin to regenerate at lightning speed. There are downsides to retinol, though: It can cause sensitivity in the form of flaking, redness, and sore skin, and while it works over time, a product with an ingredient like Matrixyl 3000+ instead might be a better option for reactive or sensitive skin.

I now understand the hype around No7 Line Correcting Booster Serum — and I’ll use it to the very last drop.

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Shades of sage have been on my mind for sometime. I have collected so many pieces in this soothing color, I’ve actually lost count. We incorporated it in our recent JB x Neely & Chloe bags and our upcoming JB x LAKE collection. I have no plans of slowing down as I continue to add sage as a botanical favorite throughout summer and beyond. Green and sage, in particular, bring us closer to nature and the calming feeling of being outdoors, making it an ideal choice to include in everyday styles, be it clothing, accessories, or home decor. Find some of my recent finds in shades of sage to wear and style with below.

Floral Top

The shirred back and fit on this pretty floral top would look perfect with white jeans for an everyday spring look.

Gingham Swimsuit

I love the classic, timeless style of this sage green gingham swimsuit, which also comes in this print.

Floral Linen Dress

This empire waist floral linen dress could be dressed up or down for a variety of spring celebrations.

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On Monday, a shooter opened fire inside the King Soopers supermarket at around 2:30 p.m. A witness posted a live video from the scene shortly after the shooting began, saying that he heard about a dozen shots in total. Shoppers and employees hid or tried to escape as they waited for law enforcement to arrive on the scene. After a shootout inside the store, 21-year-old Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, who is the only current suspect, was taken into custody and charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder.

In the aftermath of the shooting, information has been scattered, and — perhaps naturally — much has been published about the suspected shooter, his motive, and the discourse around gun reform in America. And while these issues must be discussed, so often in massacres like these, the killer becomes the focus and the people who lost their lives risk being overshadowed, ultimately becoming just one name in a list, or one part of a number. But as details emerge about the victims of the shooting, we are reminded of all the information and personal details that get lost within a tragedy.

Now, loved ones are sharing those stories and memories, hoping to keep them alive.

Eric Talley, 51, the Boulder police officer who was first to arrive on the scene, was among those shot dead. “The world lost a great soul,” Officer Talley’s father, Homer Talley, told The New York Times. “He was a devoted father — seven kids. The youngest was seven and the oldest was 20, and his family was the joy of his life.” Talley, who was 51 when he died, had been on the Boulder police force for 11 years.

Nine others were also shot and killed, including customers, employees, parents, siblings, and spouses. Denny Strong was an employee at King Soopers. The 21-year-old Strong was, according to his friends, dreaming of becoming a pilot, taking extra shifts at the grocery store to save up for his pilot’s license.

Neven Stanisic, a repairman, was also among those who lost his life. Stanisic was the 23-year-old son of Serbian refugees who fled Bosnia during the 1990s. He was the hope “of a family who, like many refugees, had come with basically nothing but their lives, to start a new life here,” according to Rev. Radovan Petrovic, his family’s priest. “The biggest question for the family, besides all the sorrow they are enduring, is how this could have happened here.”

Petrovic’s sentiments were echoed by other loved ones of those killed during the shooting. Rikki Olds, 25, was a front-end manager at King Soopers. According to her uncle, she was energetic, happy-go-lucky, and “brought life to the family.” Tralona Bartkowiak, 49, the eldest of four close-knit siblings, managed a yoga and festival clothing store launched by her sister. “She was just great,” said her younger brother to the Times. “No, she is great. Still is.”

Teri Leiker, 51, had worked at King Soopers for about 30 years. A friend, Lexi Knutson, who first met Leiker through a program called Best Buddies, which connects University of Colorado Boulder students with members of the community with intellectual and developmental disabilities, said they would regularly attend university sporting events together. In an Instagram tribute, Knutson called Leiker “the most selfless, innocent, amazing person I have had the honor of meeting.”

As the news of the shooting became a reality on Monday afternoon, many relatives shared that their immediate family members lost their lives in social media posts. “I am heartbroken to announce that my Dad, my hero, Kevin Mahoney was killed in the King Soopers shooting,” his daughter Erika Mahoney said on Twitter. “My dad represents all things Love. I’m so thankful he could walk me down the aisle last summer.” According to his daughter, Mahoney, who was 61, was about to become a grandfather.

“She was an amazing woman, probably the kindest person I’ve ever known,” said Lynn Murray’s husband, John Mackenzie. Before retiring, Murray was a photo director in New York. She was at the grocery store filling an Instacart order — an activity she’s said to have enjoyed doing to help people since retiring. She was 62.

A prolific gardener, Suzanne Fountain, 59, reportedly always shared her vegetables with neighbors. “I loved her immediately,” Martha Harmon Pardee, a friend of Fountain, told CNN. “That’s just what happened when people met her. She was a bright light, a peace lover, a strong feminist.” Up until 2018, Fountain worked as a financial adviser before embarking on a new career and starting a business to help people apply for Medicare.

Jody Waters, 65, owned boutiques in downtown Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall and lived in the area for years. “It sounds like a cliche, but she would light up a room,” Jeff Shapiro, who owned a nearby store, told The Denver Post.

In this tragedy, these are the people we should remember; the people who should be at the forefront of every story. Yes, the shooting brings up a larger conversation that must be had about gun control, and yes, it’s important to understand with clarity the events that took place and everything that led up to them. But first and foremost, the shooting is about these 10 people, their friends, their family — their lives.

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Since the tragic passing of her husband and daughter, Kobe and Gianna “Gigi” Bryant, Vanessa Bryant has been an open book about grief. In addition to speaking fearlessly about her loss, Bryant has continued to keep her family’s legacy alive through various work, charitable causes, and sharing special moments on Instagram.

In June 2020, Bryant revealed two tattoos honoring her husband and daughter: a shoulder piece of a message from Kobe to her and a written piece in her daughter’s handwriting. “So happy I can see my Gigi’s handwriting every day ❤️ #mambacita,” she wrote in a video showing her tattoo’s progress. Soon after, she also got the names of her husband and children tattooed along her foot.

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Today, Bryant shared another intimate ink moment with her 18-year-old daughter, Natalia, and their go-to artist Nikko Hurtado, who gave her a cursive tattoo of Gigi’s nickname, “Mambacita.” Bryant’s Instagram posts confirm that she got multiple tattoos during the session, but she hasn’t revealed all of her final artwork. “All my tatts are single needle to keep the lines clean,” she wrote. “8 hours to decide on the font. Tatt took 5 mins.” Bryant’s eldest daughter also got two new pieces of ink, including the word “muse” on her middle finger and an inner wrist piece that she showed in progress.

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Many tattoos have unique meanings and purposes for those who get them, but it’s always powerful to see the art form used to honor loved ones. Bryant’s latest work is proof.

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