The real reason Scarlett divorced Ryan Reynolds

Remember when Ryan Reynolds was married to Scarlett Johansson for a blink of an eye? We almost forgot too. They began dating in 2007, tied the knot in 2008, and split in December 2010, and they were both so private and secretive about the whole thing that there's very little photographic evidence they were ever together at all. So what went wrong?



She may not have been ready for the commitment

After their divorce, Johansson hinted that she may not have known how to handle such a serious relationship. They got together when she was just 23 to Reynolds' 31. She explained to Glamour in 2014, "I feel I know now more of what I need in a relationship, what I want in a relationship. And I know I have more tools to communicate, not just with my partner, but with myself. That's not necessarily any reflection of who I was married to or what was happening in my marriage, but really where I was in my life." Considering Reynolds had jumped from a lengthy engagement with "You Oughta Know" singer Alanis Morisette into a romance with the Avengers star, he may have been too eager to pick up where his previous relationship left off, resulting in the new couple marrying before either person was truly ready.



 Their personalities clashed

Sources told InTouch that Johansson and Reynolds started as a case of opposites attract—and that in the end, they realized opposites are actually incompatible. "He's more traditional and she's more independent," an insider said (via the Daily Mail). "They're both strong-willed and stubborn people. There was a lack of warmth between them, that was troubling…He said it sounded like she was yelling at him every time she talked to him. When Scarlett visited Ryan on the set of The Proposal (2009), she was screaming at him in his trailer—going nuts."


He may have felt threatened by her success

In April 2016, Johansson hinted to Cosmopolitan that career competition with Reynolds may have played a role in their split. "The logistics of being with another actor are challenging," she said (via E! News). "There has to be a real understanding of how you share your time, especially when two people's careers are going at the same rate. Or even if one person is more successful than the other, that also proves challenging. There may be a competitive thing.

That echoes her sentiments a year earlier when she hinted to Parade that Reynolds' box office bombs may have played a role in their divorce. "Acting is a very strange world to be co-existing in," she said. "It's very volatile. There's always going to be the more successful person. It's related to rejection. Because actors, if they're not having success, connect it directly to unpopularity—to the fact that nobody wants them." She added, "[Marriage] takes a lot of work. It takes a man who's not only confident in the love that you have for one another, but confident in what he has going on in his own career. He has to be in a field that's completely different from yours." Ouch!



She's more private than he is

There are hardly any photographs of Johansson and Reynolds together. That seems to be more of Johansson's doing: you rarely really see her parading around in public with her paramours — not even her second husband, French journalist Romain Dauriac, whom she married in a secret ceremony in 2014 and divorced as quietly as possible in 2017.

You do see Reynolds working those PDA moments with his second wife, actress Blake Lively, and he basked in the limelight with ex Alanis Morissette as well.

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5 Haircuts That Will Replace the Lob in 2018

Whether or not you think following the "New Year, New You" mantra is cheesy, there's no better opportunity than the start of another year to break out of your hair rut by starting off fresh with a new cut.

If 2017 has taught us anything, it's that the lob isn't going anywhere—for good reason. The shoulder-grazing length is universally flattering for every face shape and a number of hair textures, too. But, if your relationship with your lob is starting to feel stale, there's a handful of cuts to consider that are about to become 2018's biggest hair trends.

A dramatic or subtle hair change is up to you, but the cuts we've been tracking on red carpethave all the bases covered. Katie Holmes's layered pixie, and Kerry Washington's blunt bob and bangs are just a few of the styles that you're going to see everywhere in the new year.

Blunt Bob With Bangs 

The natural progression of the lob is taking your length up an inch or two into a bob. If you want to change your look even more drastically, add a set of blunt bangs like Kerry Washington's full fringe. 

When you're at the salon, ask your stylist for blunt bob with a few long layers, and that your bangs be slightly layered and longer on the sides. If you're regularly reaching for your hot tools to get a flyaway-free finish like Washington's, treat your hair to a weekly repairing mask like Neutrogena's nourishing Triple Moisture Deep Recovery Mask ($6; target.com). 

Curtain Bangs 

We're calling it: Curtain bangs like Kirsten Dunst's are going to be to 2018 like side-swept bangs are to the early 2000's. Need to be convinced? The style is up 600 percent in search on Pinterest. If you're not ready to part with your current cut just yet, this versatile fringe style is a simple way to update your look. Don't let these retro bangs intimidate you: Since curtain bangs are parted down the center and longer to begin with, it'll be easier to avoid any awkward stages when you decide to grow them out. 

When you're styling curtain bangs, use a small round boar's bristle brush such as R+Co's Round Brush 2 ($80; randco.com) and flip the ends under and away from the face.

Grown-Out Shag 

The beginning of 2017 saw the return of the shag, and now it's all grown up going into the new year. Jessica Biel's long, shaggy layers with long, center-parted bangs that are blended into the rest of her layers proof that you can grow out the cut gracefully as an intentional style. 

Wrap a curling wand such as ghd's Curve Creative Curl Wand ($199; sephora.com) around one-inch strands of hair, and then tousle it allover for effortless, lived-in texture.

Lengthened Pixie 

A surprising number of celebs chopped their hair off into pixies—including Katie Holmes. Instead of following the other stars' leads with short, textured cuts, Holmes opted to keep some length on top for a few more styling options. 

For extra body, spritz a volume-boosting mist like Alterna Haircare's Anti-Aging Miracle Multiplying Volume Mist ($30; sephora.com) on your hair when it's damp and rough dry it before setting everything in place with a pomade.  

Cher Hair 

If you're looking for an intermission from of all of the '90s beauty trends that have made a comeback this past year, super-long Cher hair is your answer. The '70s-inspired hair length can be easily achieved by clipping in a set of extensions, but if you want to grow your hair out, don't skip on routine trims to keep split ends under control. 

Wearing your long, layered hair sleek like Kim Kardashian can cause heat damage. Before reaching for your hot tools, spray on a heat protectant like TRESemme's Thermal Creations Heat Tamer Leave In Spray ($4; target.com) for soft and smooth hair.

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How Much Are Lash Extensions? The Cost Is More Than We Thought

We live in an era where you can wake up with long, thick, voluminous lashes every single day without applying one swipe of mascara, committing to a growth serum, or sticking on a set of falsies, but it doesn't come cheap. So how much do lash extensions cost?

According to celebrity lash expert Clementina Richardson, founder of Envious Lashes, there's not one set cost, especially because it varies from city to city, but on average you're looking at anywhere from $150 to $550. 

Since it's truly a customizable experience, the total cost of your extensions depend on a few different variables. For starters, how skilled your stylist really is with her craft. 

RELATED: The Pros and Cons of Eyelash Extensions

"Since I’m a master stylist, and have over 11 years of experience, my prices are slightly higher than a junior stylist at our studios," Richardson says. And in Richardson's opinion, paying for the experienced stylist is worth maybe not buying your coffee out for a week.

"Lash Extensions are not one-size-fits-all and are a lot easier to mess up than they are to get right. If you go to an inexperienced lash stylist, chances are, you're going to end up with uneven, clumpy-looking lashes. Even worse, they can damage your natural lashes which can also prevent regrowth," she warns. 

"Do NOT go for the cheapest price," she continues. "Take the time to do your homework. Just like you would with a hairstylist, research who you want to go to and how long they’ve been in business. Make sure to look at their before-and-after photos, read reviews, and ensure the studio looks clean and safe upon arrival."

Then, the style you want, whether that's ultra long or voluminous and thick, makes a big impact on how much you're charging to your card. Generally, the more detailed look you want, the more expensive your bill will be.

RELATED: I Tried Eyelash Extensions: Here's What to Do, and What NOT to Do

While most lash specialists use synthetic eyelashes, mink and silk lashes are available at certain salons, and they do have the potential to be slightly more expensive. 

Then, there's the maintenance fees. "The most common add-on service for lash artists is cleaning off makeup or unclean lashes," Lindsay Ford, the marketing manager of Bella Lash, says. "A lash artist normally charges their time to clean your lashes, as they cannot apply extensions to dirty or makeup-covered lashes."

Lashes generally have to be touched up every two to three weeks, and at Richardson's salon, a touch-up appointment costs around $75 to $150. 

Because the total cost is so based on your customized experience, Richardson suggests budgeting between $170 to $250 a month for lash extensions.  

Eyelash extensions might be convenient, but they're not exactly affordable. If you don't like the idea of spending an upwards of $100 on your eyelashes every month, maybe stick to that tube of mascara.

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How to Treat the Freshmen, 1367

Luttrell Psalter, f. 157v

“We have learned from certain important and noteworthy persons...  that there are some students who compel (or try to compel) the new students arriving at the university... – both by brazen and evil seizure of their books and other belongings, and by threats and other scams they have devised – to pay, against their will, a penalty for their freshman state (their recent and happy arrival at the aforementioned university!)... by taking them to the tavern and, as a sheep is led to the slaughter, compelling them to join in. And so the decency of conduct which should flourish in the studious, and their gravity of manners and integrity of reputation, is defiled shamefully, and carousals, inebriations, disgusting words, promiscuities, all-nighters both in taverns and around the city at night, housebreakings, and other things we will not mention, ensue. And the reputation of the whole school and all its students is tarnished among prelates and princes and other good and honest people... Let them cease hereafter and utterly, under penalty of excommunication.”

Statute of the University of Orléans

Say it with me now: I will not ransom the freshmen’s books to make them pay for parties.

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The Best Eye Shadow for Your Eye Color

You're a grown-ass woman. You've been doing your makeup for years. But eye-shadow color matching still somehow eludes you on occasion (and everyone else for that matter, since it's one of the most searched-for topics on Pinterest's new Pinstyle Report). Ahead, the best shades that will make your baby blues (or browns or greens or hazels) sing. And for more tips and tricks, check out our beauty board. 

RELATED: THE 6 BEST EYE-SHADOW TRICKS WE KNOW

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IF YOU HAVE BROWN EYES

Congrats: You’ve basically won the eye-color lottery. Just about anything goes with this hue. If yours are on the lighter side, accentuate your golden flecks with a warm, bronzy shadow.

Get the look: L'Oréal ($9)

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Or if you have darker, chocolaty browns, experiment with a blue-tinged shade like navy or violet.

Get the look: NARS ($29)

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IF YOU HAVE BLUE EYES

Icy blues work best with similarly cool hues like silver and even pastel pink, swept all the way up to your brow bones.

Get the look: Laura Mercier ($25)

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You can also draw out steely gray tones with a heavy charcoal. And don't shy away from mascara—load up both the top and bottom lashes. Your blues will pop.

Get the look: BareMinerals ($10)

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IF YOU HAVE GREEN EYES

Lavender is your friend here. First start with a taupe base on your lids, and then swipe a little purple in the outer corners for a subtle, blended look.

Get the look: Revlon ($11)

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When you're not exactly feeling a smokey eye, go softer. Shadows with coral or even orange undertones complement a natural jade.

Get the look: NYX ($5)

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IF YOU HAVE HAZEL EYES

Keep it in the golden-brown family by using a light, champagne liner on the insides of your eyes, and press a darker cocoa shade in your eyelid crease to create depth.

Get the look: Urban Decay ($29)

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Or: Hello, smoke show. Create mega-drama with a gunmetal liner and a generous dusting of metallic shadow.

Get the look: MAC ($16)

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How to Make Cold-Brewed Coffee, 1850

Coffee plant (c. 1823)

"Take four ounces of good coffee, properly roasted and ground. Dilute it in two glasses of cold water with a spoon. Let it steep all night, covering the vessel which contains it. Next day, pour the pap with care on fine linen placed in a glass funnel in a bottle... One part of this infusion, and two parts of pure water... gives a coffee of a superb colour and perfect taste... How can cold water draw from coffee all that can be obtained from it? I answer, yes! approved by experience... I am astonished that so simple a process has not been adopted."  

P. L. Simmons, Coffee as it is, and as it ought to be

The artisanal, cold-steeped, linen-filtered coffee of your dreams has been around since 1850? I answer, yes!

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The Dark Truth About 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Ellen DeGeneres has a sterling reputation. In 2015, she even won the top spot in an online NBC News "State of Kindness" poll, with participants finding her nicer than other well-liked celebs like Jennifer Aniston and Chris Pratt. One former production assistant claims her time working with DeGeneres taught her how to become her "most authentic self." Needless to say, plenty of celebrities think she's amazing, and she's popular among her peers. When DeGeneres turned 60 in January 2018, celebrities like Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell, and Justin Timberlake lined up to wish her a happy birthday.

Meanwhile, after well over a decade on air, The Ellen DeGeneres Show show remains as beloved and respected as its host, with her two-part birthday celebration in February 2018 drawing terrific ratings, thanks in part to appearances by the likes of Michelle Obama, Sofia Vergara, and Chance the Rapper.


But an institution as influential and long-running as The Ellen DeGeneres Show couldn't possibly dodge controversy altogether. From the many rumors that DeGeneres isn't quite as nice as she seems (The Bachelor's Corinne Olympios insists she's "aggressive") to bizarro lawsuits, disgruntled guests, and alleged backstage diva demands from Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, and Madonna, there are plenty of reasons to stop dancing for a moment to take a long, hard look at the darker side of The Ellen DeGeneres Show… even if it pains us to do so.


Does Ellen treat her staff like "peasants"?

For years, rumors have dogged DeGeneres that a tyrant lies in wait beneath that impossibly sunny exterior. In 2017, a source told Radar Online that the "Queen of Nice" has an innate knack for cruelty. Could the cuddly public persona be an elaborate ruse devised by a cold, calculating diva? Radar's source insists that "when the cameras aren't rolling, [DeGeneres] treats staffers as if they are her peasants!" They also allege only a few lucky souls are allowed to speak to the talk show host on set — nor can they look her in the eye. Crew members are allegedly expected to turn their backs when she strides by, saying "She doesn't even brief the staff about the show anymore!"

According to the same source, DeGeneres reportedly plays favorites. To "create tension, jealousy, and hurt feelings," she reportedly invites some staff to fun events and leaves others in the dust. If this source can be believed, DeGeneres once became so upset upon finding a loose thread hanging from her slacks that she demanded a staffer bring her a brand-new pair. The bad behavior allegedly gets worse any time DeGeneres is sparring with wife Portia de Rossi. "It's like walking on eggshells," the source insists.

To be fair, Gossip Cop makes a strong case for the whole story being trumped up. The website claims to be in cahoots with "many people involved in the production of DeGeneres' show" and says they've only heard good things about DeGeneres. We're banking on you, Gossip Cop.


She allegedly made Kathy Griffin cry

In 2016, Kathy Griffin wrote a blind item about a certain someone. Honestly, the item is so stunningly obvious, it barely qualifies as nearsighted.

In her book Kathy Griffin's Celebrity Run-Ins: My A-Z Index (via Life and Style), the inescapable redhead claims a "talk show host" with "short blonde hair" is, to paraphrase, a dyed-in-wool meanie. Griffin implies this theoretical tyrant once kicked her out of a backstage dressing room at the Emmys. "I can't prove it," she writes, "but this person …. has a mean streak that all of Hollywood knows about."

In 2017, Griffin told Access Hollywood that DeGeneres was "furious" about the item. She says they bickered on the phone and Ellen barked, "I don't have to have anyone on my show that I don't like." After the call, Griffin "literally started sobbing." Adding more layers to this tawdry tale, Griffin told US Weekly that the beef stems from a 2007 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, during which DeGeneres basically called Griffin mean. (Is everyone mean?) Griffin recalls, "I was in the dressing room like, 'S***!' You're another woman comic, c'mon!"

That same year, DeGeneres spoke disparagingly of Griffin in a W magazine profile (via US Weekly), saying "I know [Griffin] had a big thing about wanting to be on the show. … She did a whole thing that I banned her from the show. I didn't ban her from the show, because first you have to be on the show to be banned."


She made The Bachelor's Corinne Olympios "uncomfortable"

Paying a visit to The Morning Breath podcast in 2017, The Bachelor's Corinne Olympios was asked by disgraced former hosts Claudia Oshry Soffer and Jackie Oshry if the rumors were true — Was Ellen DeGeneres really "not so nice"? And was the comedian "diva-ey" behind the scenes? After being interviewed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show earlier that year, Olympios had to admit that, yeah, some of her experiences with DeGeneres weren't altogether positive on the day of taping. "I love Ellen so much," Olympios said, "When I was talking to her, I just felt like I was talking to Dory, and I was really excited." But instead of proving herself to be a lovably scrappy regal blue tang, Ellen just made her feel sorta rotten: "I've kept this in for so long," Olympios said, "but, to be honest, [DeGeneres] just made me a little uncomfortable."

For one thing, Olympis suspects she wasn't even supposed to see DeGeneres before taping began "because everybody got very nervous when we bumped into each other and you could tell they were like 'oh, s**t.'" For another, Olympios reveals DeGeneres was "very aggressive" and "very cold" prior to the interview.

Actually, perhaps a case could be made that DeGeneres was a bit aggressive during the interview, no?


Caitlyn Jenner felt "burnt" by Ellen

In 2015, Caitlyn Jenner made a rather damning confession on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Asked about her stance on same-sex marriage, the I Am Cait star acknowledged that "at first, I was not for it." The soundbite was subsequently picked up everywhere. Later that year, DeGeneres told Howard Stern she thought Jenner was unfairly passing "judgement about gay people and marriage". Then she quipped, "Maybe [Jenner] didn't want to dance with me [on the show] because I'm a lesbian."

In a subsequent interview with Andy Cohen on Radio Andy, Jenner touches upon the much-maligned interview. "I got burnt by Ellen on marriage equality," she says, claiming DeGeneres talked to her prior to the taping and convinced her to discuss her shifting stance on marriage equality.

To hear Jenner tell it, DeGeneres pulled a bait and switch on her. "All of a sudden, Ellen comes back and says, 'Sounds like you're really not for it.' I said, 'No I just said I was for it, but it was a progression.'" She thinks DeGeneres was unfair and deliberately "upped the ante," effectively luring Stern to say, "Yeah, I can't believe Caitlyn's not for marriage equality."

And as for that dancing joke? Jenner was outraged by it. "Why should somebody in my community say something like that?" she wondered, adding that she would have danced with Ellen "in a heartbeat" but Ellen "never asked me to dance."


Ellen was sharply criticized for ogling Katy Perry's "balloons"

Her heart was in the right place, but perhaps her eyes weren't.

In 2017, DeGeneres came under fire for a birthday tweet sent out to Katy Perry that said, "Happy Birthday, @KatyPerry! It's time to bring out the big balloons." The accompanying image didn't exactly leave room for the double entendre to breathe.

Many people were not impressed. The Twitter hordes were quick to pounce on Ellen's birthday wish with a #doublestandard hashtag. Some disgruntled members of the Twitterverse even compared Degeneres to Harvey Weinstein. Celebs were quick to jump in on the fray, with Piers Morgan tweeting, "If a man made this joke, Ellen would lead the cries of 'SEXIST PIG!'" Meanwhile, My Name is Earl actor Michael Rapaport wrote, "Imagine if Cam Newton or another man sent out this tweet and photo."

Some people thought the tweet totally contradicted her #MeToo monologue on October 19, which sharply criticized sexual harassment in all its guises. "This is not a male thing or a female thing," she said, adding, "We all want the same thing. We want respect, love, and kindness. And if I could have those three things and an iPhone X, I'd be happy."


Madonna's entourage: Like a headache

n 2015, The Ellen DeGeneres Show presented "Madonna Week", and allegedly her backstage demands were neither a holiday nor a celebration for producers. A source told Radar Online that "everyone that works there is really glad that it's finally over!" Apparently a full week of Madonna is one week too many. The pop superstar allegedly brought her own entourage, and they proved "so obnoxious that it just made for a really awkward time on set." (Too much early-morning voguing, perhaps.) Madonna reportedly demanded a set of trailers, a range of pricey health foods, and her own makeup and hair squad (that the studio allegedly needed to pay for).

According to Radar, the demands only got more ridiculous. Everyone was reportedly expected to "bow down to her" and staffers were forced to "bite their tongues" all week long. Plus, the pop star/conical bra proponent reportedly wanted to personally approve all footage prior to airing, and she allegedly insisted on changing each script until the material was to her "liking." By the end of the week, Radar claims DeGeneres was way over the "Live to Tell" singer.

Said their source, "Ellen is such a control freak. To have to surrender control to someone who calls the shots in every situation was incredibly hard for her."

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