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Speaking withRolling Stonewriter Brittany Spanos fora new cover story, Monae officially came out. She clarified that she initially identified as bisexual, but later found herself identifying with elements of pansexuality. Im open to learning more about who I am. Fans of Monaes work may not be entirely surprised by this. (In Q.U.E.E.N.,she sings, Am I a freak because I love watching Mary? (Maybe)/ Hey sister, am I good enough for your heaven?...

Ahead of the movie’s May 3 release, we caught up withMonaeto get the far-from-ugly truth. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What about this project made you want to be part of it? I saw myself in the ugly dolls and I just thought it was a no-brainer. Credit: Rich Fury/Getty Images The message was clear: embrace the things that make you unique, even it makes others uncomfortable. It celebrates the weirdos, the outcasts those who come from marginalized communities....

A former mentee of Prince, Monae doesn’t merely perform a persona, she embodies it. For her latest effort, the bombasticDirty Computer(released 4/27), Monae takes things a step further. This time the Kansas-born dynamo shifts completely out of character and into herself. Credit: Atlantic Records What at first seems like an indictment of brokenness is in reality a fierce and joyful celebration of individualism. her ownership of this (and awareness that she deserves this right), is a subtly radical statement....

The two moms were joined by their sons, 9-month-old Eissa Al Mana and 3-year-old Future Zahir. Or maybe he wasupset over the Tower of Terror remodel. Mega Agency Mega Agency

Janet Jackson showed up to Sundays Billboard Music Awards ready to perform like the icon that she is. Im deeply humbled and grateful for this award. This is also a moment when our public discourse is loud and harsh. Credit: Rob Latour/Shutterstock My prayer is that weary of such noise we turn back to the source of all calmness. That source, that source is God. So again, I want to thank all of you for this honor....

Tonights the NightWhile otherVelvet Ropetracks borrow elements from 70s classics, this is the only full-blown cover. Although Anything isnt in the same league as those tunes, it keeps the pleasure purring. Every TimePlaying like a sequel to Again, this piano ballad cant match thatjanet.hit. Cant Be StoppedThis hidden track harks back to Marvin GayesWhats Going On. Amidst a skittering trip-hop beatscape, she finds that the whole process can just intensity the loneliness....

Yes, its Hamlet but the plays not really the thing in Theresa Rebecks bright, lushly executed showpiece. Its the first half of her slashed equation: Sarah Bernhardt. And when Janet McTeer strides in, she feels completely right. Credit: Joan Marcus Though it may take a while for the idea to sink in: Whos her Hamlet? a sniffy critic asks, perplexed. Shes her Hamlet, her lover Edmond Rostand (Jason Butler Harner) explains patiently....

Janet Mock made history last Sunday. But its even all the more impressive knowing that this is Mocks first time behind the camera. Then a couple months went by and he was like, Janet youre going to direct. Credit: Rick Rowell/ABC via Getty Images And I was just stunned. It wasnt something I was pursuing. It wasnt ever something I thought I would do. I always thought I would write for television and for the screen....

Dickinson accused Cosby of raping her at his home in Lake Tahoe in 1982. There was semen all over me and my pajama bottoms were off and the top was opened. At that point fight-or-flight I just packed up and I got the hell out of there. Credit: Mark Makela/Getty Images Cosbys lawyer Martin Singer told PEOPLE in 2014 that Dickinsons story is a fabricated lie. Polanski plead guilty to raping a then-13-year-old girl in 1977....

The family that steals together does its best to stay together in Hirokazu Kore-edasShoplifters a deeply affecting, deceptively low-key drama that well deserves the prestigious Palme dOr ittook home from this years Cannes Film Festival. As the movie opens, a man (Lily Franky) and a young boy (Kairi Jyo) enact their smoothly choreographed father-son routine in a grocery store, a sort of petty-larceny ballet theyve clearly done many times before....

Leto finished the first of an 11-week filming schedule for principal photography, according to the actor. Fangs, strength, thirst for blood, the whole shebang. Leto, following his turn as the Joker inSuicide Squad, definitely has the brooding look going on. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; Marvel What demons lurk behind the surface of those eyes? As withTom HardysVenom, LetosMorbiuswill lean into the antihero depiction. Leto has been teasing his fans on social media with various videos leading up to the production....

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKY: America is a pretty loaded term right now. Its a time thats ripe with creative opportunities. There is a lot to talk about. Credit: Roberto Finizio/NurPhoto/Getty Images Although we explore politics on songs like Walk on Water, its not a political album per se. Its social; its highly personal. Its also one of those words that is highly interpretive. Willo Perron You ask 10 different people, you get 10 different responses....

I may have blacked out, Guillory recalls of receiving the news. I was really excited. My editor was very excited and asked me if I was sitting down before [they] told me. Credit: Penguin Random House I hope it makes people talk about all the romances that do that great kind of work. I was much more nervous about the second book than I was about the first book. I wasnt anticipating anything, whereas withThe Proposalyou anticipate everything a month in advance....