Kristen Bell, perhaps best known for her role in Gossip Girl and the voice of Anna in Disney’s Frozen, wrote an essay about equal rights for women. In Why Being Girly Is a Good Thing, she pondered why the differences between men and women are generally so negative.

“There are many people in this great world who think women are not equal to men. And, I realize this may be a flammable opinion, but I would have to agree. My singular view through the looking glass has led me to believe that we are not the same. Should we have equal power? Yes. Should we earn equal wages? Yes. Should our voices be heard at equal volume? Hell yes,” she wrote.

Known for her humorous nature, she continued: “But does X=Y, or in this case, x chromosome = y chromosome? I have to say no. There are differences  - inherent and unwavering differences. For the majority of the human timeline, these differences were openly viewed as female weaknesses; creating a chasm between men and women. And though that view has been quieted, it has not disappeared. There are echoes of it everywhere you look. My question is who decided these differences were weak?”

The happy mother of two daughters hopes to “flip the narrative.” She in part wrote for the United State of Women, adding, “I’d like to add my voice to so many who have chosen to flip the narrative and see these disparities as beautiful, unconquerable and inspiring.”

The actress acknowledges that not every woman can fit into a certain box and it is not her intention to generalize. However, she hopes that future generations embrace wider ways of thinking.

Kim Cattrall, best known for her role as Samantha Jones on Sex and the City, became not only obsessed with vampires, but very afraid of being bitten after watching the 1931 classic Dracula.

In an interview with Metro newspaper regarding her childhood obsession, Cattrall said: “Vampires. I was terrified one would come through my window so I would sleep with a scarf around my neck. In case it would bite my neck.”

The 59-year-old actress also noted that not everyone seemed sympathetic. “My grandmother liked to scare the living daylights out of me; she would put a sheet over her head and walk past the door while you were sitting there watching TV.”

Cattrall also talked about her condition of debilitating insomnia, which caused her to cancel plans for the lead role in the West End production of Linda in 2015.

“I didn’t understand the debilitating consequence of having no sleep. It becomes a tsunami. I was in a void. I didn’t want to let down the audience, the theatre, playwright or the actors. Letting go of all that was the hardest part but I realized the work that I really needed to do was more important than the play – it was work or my sanity,” the actress revealed.

The role was ultimately given to Noma Dumezweni, which sparked criticism about Cattrall on social media. However, the actress didn’t listen to the “noise” because her issues were much more complex than fans and posters realized.

“I have my own voice on social media, where I can say: ‘If you’re interested in what really happened, the whole story is more complex than being disease of the week’, than someone saying, ‘I have this battle’. Coming back to the U.S., I hadn’t slept for 48 hours and had to wait six hours to get my 18-year-old cat through customs. When the customs officer said: ‘So how much is your cat worth?’ I couldn’t stop laughing hysterically,” Cattrall explained.

Kelly Osbourne, the television personality and daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, has decided to tattoo the word “Solidarity” on the side of her head. She was among many who could not believe the horrific act that took place at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando earlier this month.

Solidarity: "Noun. Unity of feeling of individuals with a common interest or purpose." Individually, we have rights and unique gifts. Together, we have strength and powerful harmony. I have wanted to get this tattoo for a long time. The tragedy in Orlando devastated me and reminded me that every moment of our lives is precious. Every human is precious. Love hard. Live gracefully, authentically and with conviction, respect, purpose and compassion. Together we achieve what is impossible to those who stand alone. Those of us who embrace and respect freedom stand together, progress together, celebrate together and grieve together. You are not alone. ❤️????

A photo posted by Kelly Osbourne (@kellyosbourne) on Jun 14, 2016 at 1:45pm PDT

The 31-year-old posted a picture of her new tattoo on Instagram with the caption, “Solidarity: ‘Noun. Unity of feeling of individuals with a common interest or purpose.’ Individually, we have rights and unique gifts. Together, we have strength and powerful harmony. I have wanted to get this tattoo for a long time. The tragedy in Orlando devastated me and reminded me that every moment of our lives is precious. Every human is precious. Love hard. Live gracefully, authentically and with conviction, respect, purpose and compassion. Together we achieve what is impossible to those who stand alone. Those of us who embrace and respect freedom stand together, progress together, celebrate together and grieve together. You are not alone (sic).”

Other celebrities gathered with thousands of people to join vigils around the country, including Lady Gaga in California and Nick Jonas in New York. Other noted celebrities include Paul McCartney and Adele. Many have posted their thoughts on social media, while Mara Wilson revealed her sexuality to be “bi/queer” following the incident.

The shooting also launched a political fire storm, with various prominent figures pushing for more aggressive gun laws to help prevent this type of violence from happening again.

As a newlywed, the 41-year-old actress has reportedly been very happy since divorcing ex-husband Tony Parker in 2011. There are claims that Parker was unfaithful, but Longoria has no hard feelings about the split.

In a recent interview with Closer magazine, Longoria spoke about her ex-husband, revealing: “So many people want me to hate him and destroy him, but I don’t want to. I want him to be happy. He’s not a bad person. I do believe in forgiving and forgetting. There was a reason we were together. I just want to hold on to the good times.”

Longoria says she lives a joyous life and even credits the new marriage for her good looks. While discussing her glowing appearance, she said, “No matter how late it is, I always take off my make-up. I cleanse, tone, and moisturize every single morning and night. I’m religious about it. I love putting on masks and scrubs and I make sure I have lots of water and sleep.”

She continued, “And, of course, being in love makes a big difference to how you look. It makes your eyes sparkle and your skin glow. I always tell my friends that being in love is guaranteed to make you look gorgeous.”

Her new husband is Jose “Pepe” Baston, president of Televisa, the largest media company in Latin America.

The Desperate Housewives star is set to appear on BBC’s Evelyn Waugh adaptation Decline And Fall. Others joining the actress include Jack Whitehall, David Suchet and Douglas Hodge.

David and Victoria Beckham’s 17-year-old son Brooklyn had appeared in The Vamps‘ music video, Wake Up, in late 2015. Now the teenager is set to show off his rapping skills on the band’s new album, which includes Tristan Evans, Brad Simpson, Connor Ball and Mames McVey.

In an interview with The Sun, Simpson said: “We want to get him involved. He can spit bars. He’s going to be rapping on the album. We’re probably two thirds through the album. It’s been fun. We just want to get more music out.”

The Vamps also spoke about working with Brooklyn, adding: “We were lucky enough to have Brooklyn in the video, he’s a super nice guy and crazy talented. Making the music video for ‘Wake Up’ was something we were super excited about! It has been a year since we did our last shoot, and we were eager to get involved in a new one! This video was something we had never done before; we performed on top of a radio tower, 100 feet in the air. It was pretty scary, but absolutely awesome.”

The up and coming rapper’s close friend, Tallia Storm, recently said his skills are really good while speaking about his obsession with the late Tupac and Notorious B.I.G.

“In my kitchen, we used to stand and rap. He’s obsessed with Tupac and Notorious B.I.G, so he’d always stand there and dance and rap to them. He’s really good. So maybe he’s a rapper, yeah. But he’s an amazing photographer,” she explained.

Update: Heard and Depp have reportedly postponed the Friday restraining order hearing. It is suggested the two might settle the divorce out of court.

Amber Heard is scheduled to testify against husband Johnny Depp this Friday, detailing the ongoing abuse during their marriage.

The 30-year-old actress, along with her friend iO Tillett Wright and her neighbor, Raquel Rose, will stand before a judge at the Los Angeles Supreme Court. They will provide evidence regarding her domestic violence claims as well as the emotional pain she had endured over the years. Both Wright and Rose reportedly witnessed said violence.

A source told The New York Post: “Amber and two of her friends are willing to testify under oath about exactly what happened with Depp. This will put an end to anyone who has doubted her story and his lawyers’ claims that this is about money.”

Tillett, an American photographer, submitted a declaration detailing the abuse he heard on May 21 of this year. In his legal declaration, he wrote, “I heard Johnny launch into a cruel and vicious rage. I then heard Amber crying in fear and begging Johnny to stop his attack … I called 911 to save Amber’s life.” Depp’s lawyer denies the accusations of an abusive relationship.

Heard was requested to attend the hearing by her team of legal representatives. The 53-year-old actor’s lawyer suggested he not attend the hearing to protect him from incriminating himself and further allegations later in the divorce proceedings. In the meantime, Depp is reportedly vacationing in the Bahamas.

The actress has recently requested spousal support in upwards of $1 million per month, but later withdrew the request because she feels Depp’s lawyers might use this against her.

Actor Alexander Skarsgard, best known for his role as vampire Eric Northman on the HBO series True Blood, has been making the rounds to promote his new film, The Legend of Tarzan.

In an interview with the Australian television show The Project, he made a startling confession about a steamy scene with fellow actor Ryan Kwanten, who played Jason Stackhouse on True Blood.

Skarsgard described the experience after being asked which of three actors was the best kisser. “Out of the three I’ve got to say Ryan Kwanten is surprisingly a good kisser actually. He’s very tender. You wouldn’t think it because he’s kind of a tough guy but very soft, gentle, tender touch,” the actor jokingly said.

For Skarsgard’s new role of Tarzan, he had to lose weight to prepare his body. He said it consisted of eight months “of starvation.” As soon as filming ended, the 39-year-old had a beer and his favorite dessert.

“It’s not a big thing but it’s a British desert and they made a massive banoffee pie the day of wrap. As soon as they called wrap they brought it out.”

The action-packed movie did a number on Skarsgard physically, but the actor explained he was most battered and bruised from love scenes between him and Margot Robbie, who plays Jane Porter in the movie.

He explained, “Margot, she’s quite strong. There’s a love scene where John and Jane return to the jungle and reconnect with the Kuba village, the people that Jane grew up with. And that night it’s kind of the first big love scene of the movie and David Yates our director wanted it to be primal. “He kept egging Margot on. Hit him, scratch him, beat him. I wasn’t severely injured but it was probably the scene in which I got the most bruises and scratches.”

The Legend of Tarzan will be released in July 2016.

LeAnn Rimes has been out of the music scene for over three years now. However, the country singer recently signed a new deal with Sony’s RCA UK label and is scheduled to release her first single later in June. The first single is called The Story.

At 33 years old, Rimes has already battled anxiety and depression, leading to her opening up about such issues. The artist spoke about growing up in the spotlight as a child, her well-publicized affair and almost giving up music.

“I lost my mind in private. I’ve gone through a lot, every transition and every feeling that goes along with being a child star. I can see now why at 33 things happened the way they did and all of these lessons I’ve learned. But it was hell at times … (The affair) was a mistake but it also led me to my marriage. I didn’t know how to deal with that and it became this snowball effect,” she told The Sun newspaper.

Through past regret and embarrassment, she’s now happy in her current relationship with Eddie Cirbrian after cheating on her previous husband, Dean Sheremet. The affair was publicly criticized as Cirbrian’s ex-wife, Brandi Glanville, appeared on the reality show Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

“I’m very happy now. We’ve been married for over five years and I have my two stepsons, but the shaming thing, that’s where I had severe anxiety and depression.”

Her new single is about “self-acceptance” based on her struggles. She said, “’The Story‘ is a song that resonates with me as WE are all a part of one collective, universal story. I fully embrace the journey I am on and have a deeper understanding of how every piece of my story serves a purpose in my evolution as a woman and an artist. This song is not only a love song but a song of self-acceptance and appreciation for life.”

The Isle of the Wight Festival brought out amazing acts from several generations, including Queen, Adam Lambert, Adam Ant and the Stereophonics.

Among those were the heavy metal group Sixx:A.M, composed of James Michael, Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx and Guns N’ Roses guitarist DJ Ashba. While performing in the United States, they are also spending time at festival circuits in Europe.

Nikki Sixx admits it takes a lot for the trio to do a good job as a live act. In an exclusive interview with BANG Showbiz, Sixx said, “It has been a bit like boot camp because we didn’t know how to be a live band. We knew how to be a studio band, to be songwriters and create art, but to take that to the stage has been a lot of fun for us.”

The 57-year-old continued: “There have been a lot of shows where we have not known how we were going to go down, but we just did what we do and it has been a little bonus at the end of it.”

Although two of the names in the group are well-known, 47-year-old lead singer James Michael says very few people know what the band is about.

“Even though we’ve been together for 10 years we’ve not had the opportunity to do very much touring. So this is a big year for us. We’ve spent the month in the states doing a lot of festivals and headline shows, we’ve been over here in Europe doing a lot of festivals. We are playing for a lot of people who may have heard the name Sixx:A.M. or heard a few of the songs, but don’t really know what we are all about.”

Talk Dirty singer Jason Derulo calls himself a sneaker-head. The 26-year-old will launch his own shoe line soon with LVL XIII and collaborate with designer Antonio Brown.

“I’ve always been a sneaker-head,” and he has, “like, a thousand [pairs], maybe? I don’t wear shoes that many times. And I just love all kinds of shoes,” he revealed to People.

The artist does not wear too many of his monstrous shoe and sneaker collection twice. Upon launching the business, he’s going to give his collection of shoes and sneakers away.

“I’m gonna be wearing LVL XIII, like, up the wazoo, so all the other brands that I have, I’m not gonna be wearing them anymore, so I’m gonna give them all away,” he told People. A long-held ambition has been realized for him.

“I always really wanted to have my own line, be able to utilize all the ideas and knowledge that I’ve garnered over the years. This was a perfect opportunity because I was a fan of what Antonio has done in the past. Now we get to take both of our heads and put ’em together and create something I believe will change the face of footwear forever.”

Meanwhile, Derulo also revealed he wrote a song regarding his break up with Daphne Joy. “There’s one that I did that talks about it pretty spot-on. I actually sent it to her, too. A lot of times, she’s like, ‘You don’t speak to me. You’re not talking to me. I don’t get it.’ So I wrote it in a song, and she was like, ‘It’s clearer now.’ It’s crazy how that is. Sometimes we’re better at certain things. Where somebody may be a better talker than me, through a song, I’m able to explain anything.”