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Former First Lady Michelle Obama is releasing a book looking back at her favorite fashion and style moments over the years. Obama said she wanted to write the beauty book, titled “The Look,” to “reclaim” her story after her looks were scrutinized during her time in the White House. “During our family’s time in the White House, the way I looked was constantly being dissected — what I wore, how my hair was styled,” she wrote in an Instagram announcement. “For a while now, I’ve been wanting to reclaim more of that story, to share it in my own way....

Former First Lady Michelle Obama is facing backlash after saying that creating life is “the least” of what a woman’s reproductive system does. On the latest episode of the podcast “IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson,” the former first lady and her brother were joined by OB/GYN Dr. Sharon Malone, whose husband, Eric Holder, served as Attorney General under former President Barack Obama. During the discussion, the former first lady lamented that women’s reproductive health “has been reduced to the question of choice.” “I attempted to make the argument on the campaign trail this past election was that there’s...

Former First Lady Michelle Obama ignited a firestorm of controversy with remarks made during a recent episode of her podcast, “IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson.” Obama described a woman’s reproductive system as primarily serving purposes beyond childbirth, stating, “the least of what it does is produce life.” The comment, which surfaced during a discussion on women’s reproductive health, has drawn sharp criticism from pro-life advocates who see it as diminishing the significance of a woman’s ability to bear children—a core tenet of their perspective. “So many men have no idea about what women go through. Right? We haven’t...

There’s no topic former First Lady and professional victim Michelle Obama doesn’t know how to make about herself. That’s the entire point of her podcast, which subjects anyone who will listen to her hour-long yammering and self-adulation. But her latest episode takes her narcissism and disregard for others to an extreme level that would even make Meghan Markle blush in embarrassment. “This whole complicated reproductive system,” isn’t about producing human life, according to Obama. In fact, she insists, that’s “the least of what it does.” “Women’s reproductive health is about our life,” Obama said. “It’s about this whole complicated reproductive...

As former first lady Michelle Obama tells it, it’s not easy being married to a famous man, describing people "spilling water" on her while trying to reach her husband. Both Obama and her guest, OB-GYN Dr. Sharon Malone, who joined the podcast that Obama co-hosts with her brother, "IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson," discussed the challenges of being married to famous men on Wednesday. Malone’s husband is former Attorney General Eric Holder, who was the 82nd attorney general of the United States from 2009 to 2015 under former President Barack Obama. Michelle Obama recounted the first time she...

Michelle Obama revealed what topic she refuses to discuss with her daughters during a recent episode of her podcast, IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson. (snip) On Friday's special live episode of IMO, Michelle Obama got candid with guest Tina Knowles about parenting her children, noting that there's a specific subject she refused to talk about with them. "We got to the point at our dinner table where we just didn't talk about school at all," the attorney said. "It would be like, 'OK, you passed.' I didn't want to hear about grades." "I didn't want to get into...

Michelle Obama says she’s back in therapy as she begins her “transition” to the “next phase” of her life. I’m not kidding; that’s exactly what People magazine is reporting. According to the article, during a recent appearance on Jay Shetty’s "On Purpose" podcast, Obama opened up about her current focus on mental health. She revealed that after years in spotlight — including eight in the White House as first lady — she’s now turning to therapy to help guide her through this personal transition. “At this phase of my life, I’m in therapy right now because I’m transitioning, you know?”...

Former First Lady Michelle Obama says she's in therapy and its helping her transition to what she thinks is going to be the 'next phase' of her life. 'At this phase of my life, I'm in therapy right now because I'm transitioning, you know? I'm 60 years old, I've finished a really hard thing in my life with my family intact, I'm an empty nester, my girls are in—you know, they've been launched,' she said.

Oh boy, here we go again! A clip of Michelle Obama is going viral today because at one point, speaking of transgenders, she says the following quote: “It warms my heart as a black man.” See for yourself: Just click the link.

Former first lady Michelle Obama is frightened by President Donald Trump’s deportation policy, she discussed during an episode of the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast. Obama and her brother, Craig Robinson, discussed fears they had growing up dealing with race issues, when she was asked to identify the “hardest recent test of that fear.” “In this current climate, for me it’s, you know, what’s happening to immigrants,” the former first lady replied, explaining that she is no longer fearful for herself — due to her celebrity status — but is instead fearful for illegal immigrants.

Former President Barack Obama (D) said Monday he and his wife, former First Lady Michelle Obama, are mourning the death of Pope Francis. Obama’s comments came after the Vatican announced early Monday the pope had died at the age of 88 in Rome. “Pope Francis was the rare leader who made us want to be better people. In his humility and his gestures at once simple and profound — embracing the sick, ministering to the homeless, washing the feet of young prisoners — he shook us out of our complacency and reminded us that we are all bound by moral...

Michelle Obama has spoken out against rumours that her marriage to Barack Obama might be in trouble. The former first lady has not accompanied her husband to several high-profile events – including Donald Trump's inauguration and the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter – fuelling speculation that they might be separating. Without explicitly mentioning these occasions, Mrs Obama told the Work in Progress podcast hosted by actress Sophia Bush that she was now in a position to control her own calendar as a "grown woman". She said that people were not able to believe that she was "making a decision"...

Barack Obama is sharing rare insight into his marriage with Michelle Obama. The former U.S. president says he has been spending more time doing fun things with his wife after his two back-to-back terms in the White House, which ended in 2017. “I was in a deep deficit with my wife,” the Democratic leader told Hamilton College President Steven Tepper at an April 3 event that was part of the school’s Sacerdote Series, “so I have been trying to dig myself out of that hole by doing occasionally fun things.” The former president went on to talk about his life...

Michelle Obama launched a new podcast with her brother, Craig Robinson, and it’s a total flop. The new venture, the “IMO” podcast, was launched by Higher Ground, the Obamas’ media company. Virtually no one is tuning in to listen to Michelle Obama and her brother drone on about their lives. The latest episode titled, “Pursue What You Love Before You Pursue Love” has only garnered 11,000 views in 11 hours. Michelle Obama took another jab at Barack Obama amid divorce rumors. “Would you be attracted to a guy who’s not financially sound when you meet him?” Craig Robinson asked Michelle...

Plezi Hydration is part of a team-up with the NBA star and former First Lady.

It’s been eight years since former first lady Michelle Obama left the White House and she’s still grousing about how hard it was to follow Barack as he ascended to the highest office in the land. The 61-year-old, who has been married to her husband since 1992, admitted her first reaction was “no way,” when she learned that Barack was running for the White House, in the debut episode of her podcast “IMO” with her brother, Craig Robinson, which premiered on Wednesday. “I couldn’t have gotten through eight years in the White House without my big brother,” Michelle said, referring...

Are the Obamas on the brink of divorce? Speculation reached a fever pitch in recent months after Michelle Obama skipped major public events, including Jimmy Carter’s funeral and Donald Trump’s inauguration, while Barack has rarely been out in public with her. With months of separate appearances and whispers of personal indiscretions swirling, the signs are getting harder to ignore. But did we just get the biggest hint yet? According to reports, Michelle is launching a podcast where she will not only interview celebrities but also talk about such things as marriage, divorce, and other personal issues and give advice. The...

NEW YORK — Michelle Obama and her brother, Craig Robinson, will host a new weekly podcast series starting this month featuring a special guest pulled from the world of entertainment, sports, health and business. "IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson" will address "everyday questions shaping our lives, relationships and the world around us," according to a press release. IMO is slang for "in my opinion." Some of the guests slated to speak to the former first lady and Robinson, executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches, include the actors Issa Rae and Keke Palmer and psychologist Dr....

Barack and Michelle Obama are quietly carving up their $70 million empire and edging closer to confessing that their 32-year marriage is kaput, Knewz.com can reveal – with their sensational split set to be the first-ever post-White House divorce between a former president and first lady. Hard-nosed lawyers and mediators for the former Democratic Party power couple are attempting to come to terms and divvy up their dollars and assets before the estranged spouses come clean with the American people later this year, said sources. "They want to have everything ironed out in advance," an insider with knowledge of the...

Does she even hear herself? Throwing up her hands with a smirk, Maddow scoffed, “All Republicans in the Senate voted tonight to advance the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to be Director of National Intelligence. It’s like saying that I could be a defensive lineman on the Philadelphia Eagles. Sure.”