A new and devastating war is raging in Israel and Gaza and Britain’s prisons are full. And yet, one of the top trending topics on X/Twitter last night was… Taylor Swift’s hair. More specifically, fans were desperate to know whether the pop icon had chopped her flowing locks after she was pictured on the red carpet sporting a touseled, wavy “bob”. Decked out in an Oscar de la Renta gown and diamond necklace, Swift was a picture of Hollywood elegance at the LA premiere of her ‘Eras Tour’ film. But never mind all that, people wanted – no, needed – to know: “DID SHE CUT HER HAIR?” Well, it would appear that no, she didn’t, but, you know what, it still matters. It matters because Tay is an idol to millions of “Swifties” who pride themselves on having an intimate connection with the multi-award-winning artist. They proudly exchange friendship bracelets at her concerts and gobble up the Easter eggs in her tracks – everything she does has meaning in their eyes – including how she wears her hair. And lo! They’re right! Because even her subtle up-do was loaded with significance. As netizens were quick to point out, the style is a nod to her soon-to-be-released album ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’. On the cover of the record (which is a reworking of her groundbreaking album ‘1989’ with the added bonus of five previously unreleased tracks), her beaming face is set against a vast blue sky, dotted with gulls. And, you guessed it, she has her hair in a touseled, wavy “bob”. Swift knows that she doesn’t need flashy campaigns to hype up the new release, which is out on 27 October. All she needs is a hairbrush, a few bobby pins, and the knowing eye of her loyal followers. Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

Elle Fanning looked dazzling in a metallic party dress recently, where fans are impressed with the trust she has in her nipple pasties. The 25-year-old is currently at Cannes Film Festival where she's been photographed wearing beautiful outfits both on the red carpet and out-and-about. But there's one dress in the particular that's had fans talking - a Paco Rabanne silver floor-length dress with intricate feather-like embellishments on the middle to bottom half of the gown. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Meanwhile, the top of the dress followed the metallic theme with two silver nipple covers. "Now THISSSSS is a partyyyy dressss @pacorabanne," she posted on Instagram snaps of herself posing in the dress to her 6.3m followers. Fans took to the comments sections, and had something to say about Fanning's trust in the coordinating nipple pasties. One person said: "You have so much trust in that dress lmao. It’s a stunning look though!" "My nips could never…" another person wrote. Someone else added: "Oh sure, if you have tiny areolas. I could never." "Gorgeous! But my boobs would be so cold!" a fourth person commented. While celebrity pals praised the daring look in the comments section. Lucy Boynton wrote: “Deceeeeeeased," while Naomi Watts added: “I am DEAD [skull emoji],” and Maude Apatow echoed similar sentiment, she commented WOW." Elsewhere at Cannes Film Festival, Harrison Ford's wife was made to sit behind him at Indiana Jones premiere and fans backed Brie Larson after being asked about Jonny Depp. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

Many of MrBeast's fans believe that his use of pink, yellow, and blue hues hint at his sexuality, but he has never acknowledged the speculations

Nicki Minaj has joined in with TikTok's viral 'NPC' livestream trend, acting like a game avatar that responds to gifts from followers. However, the rapper clearly failed to take it seriously, laughing as she struggled to keep up with the volume of gifts being flooded her way. "Oh a microphone. Y'all know what I do on that mic, I destroy these h***", she would say every time she was sent the 'microphone'. The trend has boomed in popularity with creators earning thousands per stream in gifts. Sign up to our new free Indy100 weekly newsletter

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