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Kensington Palace has released the official engagement photos of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and the royal-to-be’s dress was truly fit for a princess! Markle wore a gorgeous black Ralph & Russo gown with a sheer, embellished bodice and full tulle skirt from the designer’s fall 2017 couture collection.     [brightcove id=5661030319001] Considering the dress retails for $75,000, Markle definitely made a major statement with her risqué fashion choice, proving that she’s willing to bend the traditional rules of royalty. Ralph & Russo is already a favorite among A-listers, and we’ve seen a few of our favorite celebrities wearing the British haute couture brand. Zendaya wore a bright pink Ralph & Russo gown to the Spider-Man: Homecoming premiere, and Beyoncé even commissioned designs from the label for her Mrs. Carter tour. Rihanna has also been spotted wearing dresses from the brand. In case you were wondering, Prince Harry was decked out in Burberry for the engagement photo shoot. Prince Harry and Markle are set to wed at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018. If Markle’s engagement photo dress was any indication, her wedding dress is going to be beyond stunning!

As Netflix’s Bright, written by Max Landis and directed by David Ayer, is being released with a massive marketing campaign, a number of people have come forward with allegations about Landis. Now, it’s true that these are allegations on Twitter, many of them second-hand, and I haven’t seen any stories yet from a publication with fact-checkers and vetting. So you’re certainly allowed to take those factors into consideration as you appraise the allegations. But there are a bunch of these, TMSers, and they all suggest a long-standing pattern of abusive behavior that’s an “open secret.”

Anna Akana, an actress who starred in Landis’s YouTube video, Wrestling Isn’t Wrestling, posted her accusation in response to a Netflix tweet promoting Bright.

Written by a psychopath who sexually abused and assaults women, right? Cool

— Anna Akana (@AnnaAkana) December 22, 2017

Zoe Quinn also tweeted her own thread about Landis, writing that it “has been an open secret for so long” and that “more friends have accrued ‘Max Landis stories'”

Sometimes men who commit sexual assault are talented screenwriters and their work comes with baggage.

other times, they’re Max Landis.

— questionable rat currency (@UnburntWitch) December 23, 2017

It probably has been an open secret for so long because it’s hard to talk about the seriously fucked up shit he’s done when you say his name and everyone within earshot has to seek medical care from reflexively rolling their eyes so hard they sprain. you can’t control it.

— questionable rat currency (@UnburntWitch) December 23, 2017

I’ve been holding in this shit for years as more friends have accrued “max landis stories” bc it wasn’t my place and him & his dad are powerful figures so naturally going against that is terrifying for survivors so I’m SO glad people are finding out what a piece of shit he is.

— questionable rat currency (@UnburntWitch) December 23, 2017

Lindsey Romain also tweeted about “Lax Mandis,” a name for Max Landis commonly used on Twitter to avoid drawing his often-toxic attention, and said “it isn’t hard to find evidence of his predatory behavior if you go looking.”

btw, for those asking, i don’t have tea on Landis. but the stories have been out there for a long ass time and from people i believe. it isn’t hard to find evidence of his predatory behavior if you go looking.

— lindsey romain (@lindseyromain) December 23, 2017

Others seemed to be participating in the discussion, but did not use specific names, instead referring to a “famous director’s son” and the writer of “that big Netflix movie.” For example, Allie Goertz posted a follow-up to her November tweet about a “famous director’s son.” Neither of those tweets includes a specific name, so we can’t know for sure who it’s about. However, Akana responded to Goertz’s tweet by saying that she believed her. Goertz responded by thanking her and hoping that the stories of “other women I know who came forward” would soon be published.

BTW, multiple publications interviewed me about this tweet and I gave on-the-record comments to all of them. I don’t know if they’ll ever come out but from what I can tell, each place is taking the story very seriously.

— Allie Goertz (@AllieGoertz) December 21, 2017

Thank you, Anna! My experience was minute (yet coloring) in comparison to the other women I know who came forward. I hope their stories are published so we can stop him. Your support is huge to the cause. ♥️

— Allie Goertz (@AllieGoertz) December 22, 2017

Jake Weisman, one of the writers behind Comedy Central’s Corporate, also described the writer of “that big Netflix movie” as “one of the worst people alive,” but without reference to a specific crime or name. Writer Mike Drucker and actress-writer Siobhan Thompson then responded.

Definitely watch that big Netflix movie coming out, written by that fucking psychopath who is one of the worst people alive

— Jake Weisman (@weismanjake) December 18, 2017

I don’t know who you mean but if that’s true I bet I have SEVERAL friends who have been sexually assaulted by him

— Siobhan Thompson (@vornietom) December 19, 2017

As I mentioned above, these are allegations on Twitter, not fact-checked news stories. And Landis has previously given some horrifically problematic interviews, which may have been the behavior to which many people were alluding. Either way, it’s deeply troubling stuff.

(Via Twitter and Nerd Stash; image: Gage Skidmore on Flickr)

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Fitness and boss moves seem to go hand in hand: According to research, routine exercise is a common habit among the world’s most successful leaders in business and politics. With Christmas just around the corner—and Black Friday even closer—you’ll want to start early to get the power women in your life, or yourself, items that are not only chic, but practical. Here are a few savvy picks to get you started:

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All week, rabid Star Wars fans have been debating the merits of the most recent entry into the Skywalker saga, Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Directed by Rian Johnson and starring Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Issac, Kelly Marie Tran, Carrie Fisher, and Luke Skywalker, The Last JediBritney Monae has proven to be the most polarizing movie in the Lucasfilm canon. To break down what they thought of the movie, Keith invited his DC TV Classics co-host Britney Monae.

If you don’t want to be spoiled, you can listen up to the 16:30 point. Afterwards, the hosts get into pretty spoilery territory! Otherwise, be sure to check out theses posts — by comic scribes Brandon Easton and Gerry Conway, respectively — that get referenced in the episode!

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