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On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1889, Emma Asson, Estonian educator and politician (died 1965) was born. In 1922, Leslie Brooks, American actress (died 2011) was born. In 1922, Anker Jørgensen, Danish trade union leader and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Denmark (died 2016) was born. In 1929, Sofia Muratova, Russian gymnast (died 2006) was born. In 1941, World War II: Montenegrins begin the Trinaestojulski ustanak (Thirteenth of July Uprising), a popular revolt against the Axis powers. In 1945, Alla Nazimova, Russian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter (born 1879) passed away. In 1951, Didi Conn, American actress and singer was born. In 1985, Charlotte Dujardin, English equestrian was born. In 2016, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron resigns, and is succeeded by Theresa May. In 2024, Shannen Doherty, American actress (born 1971) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Legally Blonde Prequel ‘Elle’ Launches on Prime Video With Season 2 Already Wrapped

The Eastern Herald

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Amazon Prime Video launched Elle this month, an eight-episode Legally Blonde prequel following Elle Woods through her high school years in Seattle. Showrunners say TV's depth beats film — and with Season 2 already wrapped, Amazon has placed its bet.

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TheJournal.ie

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· Jul 5, 2026

What you need to know about the Legally Blonde prequel Elle

It’s streaming on Prime Video now.

Mashable

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· Jul 1, 2026

I would like Elle better if it wasnt a Legally Blonde prequel

Prime Video's Legally Blonde prequel Elle might actually be more fun as a standalone teen drama.

The Week

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· Jul 9, 2026

Elle: Legally Blonde prequel without the candyfloss fizz of the film

Elle: Legally Blonde prequel without the candyfloss fizz of the film

Us Weekly

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· Jun 22, 2026

What to Know About Prime Video’s ‘Legally Blonde’ Prequel ‘Elle'

A Legally Blonde prequel is in the works at Prime Video — but what is there to know about Elle so far? Based on Amanda Brown‘s novel, the 2001 movie Legally Blonde introduced Us to Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon), a sorority girl who attempted to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner (Matthew Davis) by getting a []

The Eastern Herald

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· Jul 1, 2026

Amazon’s ‘Elle’ Prequel Solves a Legally Blonde Mystery Nobody Asked It To Solve

Amazon's Elle, a Legally Blonde prequel that premiered Wednesday on Prime Video, gives Elle Woods a savvy Seattle grunge-scene backstory that critics say directly undercuts the original film's entire premise about her arriving at Harvard oblivious to the world.

The Daily Beast

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· Jun 29, 2026

Reese Witherspoon’s ‘Legally Blonde’ Prequel Makes One Very Strange Choice

Prime VideoTV has tried to restart and/or expand popular film franchises in many ways, but Elle does something unique in imagining the origins of its Legally Blonde character Elle Woods: It totally ignores what happened in her initial movie so it can repeat what worked the first time around.Prime Video’s prequel (July 1) is about Elle’s high-school experiences years before she proves, in her maiden big-screen outing, that she’s more than just a vapid, superficial Beverly Hills Barbie. What it concocts, however, is a story in which she proves that she’s more than just a vapid, superficial Beverly Hills Barbie. Read more at The Daily Beast.

The Standard

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· Jun 30, 2026

Lexi Minetree reveals how Reese Witherspoon ‘checked in’ during Elle filming

The 25-year-old American actress stars as the teenage Elle Woods in new Legally Blonde prequel series.

Hello Magazine

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· Jul 2, 2026

'Perfect' teen drama has viewers binge-watching entire season in 1 day

Viewers have hailed the Legally Blonde prequel, Elle, as perfect, with some binge-watching all eight episodes in one day. Lexi Minetree stars in the comedy, which Reese Witherspoon executive produces...

Metro

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· Jun 29, 2026

Legally Blonde prequel series Elle is sugary sweet – but misses the mark

Making a prequel? What, like it's hard?

E! Online

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· Jul 1, 2026

Victoria’s Secret PINK Recreated the Iconic Legally Blonde Bikini

This new collab is totally major! Just in time to watch the new Amazon Prime Video series Elle, you can shop the recently-released collaboration from Victoria's Secret PINK, which (obviously)...

ArcaMax

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· Jul 1, 2026

Review: With 'Elle,' don't think twice about 'Legally Blonde.' You'll still have a good time

Advertised as from the world of 'Legally Blonde,' the new Prime Video series Elle revisits that film's heroine, Elle Woods (Lexi Minetree), as a 16-year-old high school student, suddenly transported from Beverly Hills to Seattle after her ...

GLAAD

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· Jul 1, 2026

WATCH: Beyond the Blonde: How the New Series “Elle” Reclaims the “Legally Blonde” Legacy for a New Generation

It has been 25 years since Legally Blonde premiered, instantly cementing Elle Woods as a modern feminist icon. Fans were captivated by the fashionable and endlessly optimistic sorority student whose life took an unexpected turn after her boyfriend ends their relationship, believing she’s not ambitious enough. Refusing to be underestimated, Elle earns a place at [...] The post WATCH: Beyond the Blonde: How the New Series “Elle” Reclaims the “Legally Blonde” Legacy for a New Generation first appeared on GLAAD.

Elite Daily

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· Jul 3, 2026

June Diane Raphael On If 'Elle' Will Change 'Legally Blonde' With A Divorce

In 'Elle's Season 1 finale, Eva Woods makes a surprising confession. June Diane Raphael reveals if the prequel is going to change a key 'Legally Blonde' detail.

Variety

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· Jul 11, 2026

‘Elle’ Bosses on Lexi Minetree’s Elle Woods Transformation and How the Late James Van Der Beek Rewrote His Character’s Ending

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains key plot details, including the ending, for “Elle,” now streaming on Amazon’s Prime Video. Where most showrunners spend the days before their series’ debut worrying whether audiences will tune in, and whether they’ll ultimately get renewed, “Elle” bosses Laura Kittrell and Caroline Dries had a different problem: navigating the press []

Cosmopolitan

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· Jul 7, 2026

About That Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Wedding Documentary Rumor…

If you’re going to go this over the top, just keep going.

Wowplus

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· Jul 1, 2026

Elle TV Series Review: Why the Legally Blonde Prequel Is Winning Over Skeptics

If bubbly brainiac Elle Woods taught us anything in the 2001 megahit Legally Blonde, it’s that you can’t judge a book by its sparkly pink cover. Viewers should remember that when they tune in to Elle (premiering Wednesday, July 1), Prime Video’s candy-coated eight-episode spinoff about Woods (winning newcomer Lexi Minetree) as a high school []

Reuters

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· Jun 24, 2026

👱🏼‍♀️ Reese Witherspoon attends 'Legally Blonde' prequel 'Elle' red carpet

The origin story of "Legally Blonde's" famous character Elle Woods is being told in the prequel "Elle." The cast of the new show celebrated its upcoming July 1 release in New York. #reesewitherspoon #legallyblonde #elle #newyork #ellewoods

Daily Mail

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· Jun 28, 2026

Is LAURA DONNELLY the next Claire Foy? As new Netflix blockbuster Kennedy looks set to shoot her to stardom, she talks family, fame and friendship with Colin Farrell

Is LAURA DONNELLY the next Claire Foy? As new Netflix blockbuster Kennedy looks set to shoot her to stardom, she talks family, fame and friendship with Colin Farrell

Gizmodo

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· Jul 8, 2026

‘Moana’ Is an Exercise in How Not to Remake an Animated Classic

Dwayne Johnson and Catherine Laga'aia star in the live-action remake of the 2016 original.

Vanity Fair

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· Jul 1, 2026

Reese Witherspoon Kept Her Original Legally Blonde Costumes. None Made It to the Prequel Series, Elle—Here’s Why

Elle Woods, the most legal of blondes, is back as a 16-year-old in Seattle. Here, series costume designer Sara Byblow explains how the production made sense of it all—and, honestly, pulled it off.

Indy Week

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· Jun 30, 2026

Incoming! Celebrity Sex Passes, Professional Scenesters, and Greek Mythology

Zoey Deutch in a meta summer comedy, a documentary about the music producer Peter Asher, and more films coming to theaters around the Triangle.

KSAT San Antonio

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· Jun 30, 2026

What, like it's hard? Newcomer Lexi Minetree put in the work to play a teen Elle Woods in 'Elle'

Lexi Minetree stars as a teenage Elle Woods in a new “Legally Blonde” prequel series for Prime Video.

Talking Points Memo

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· Jul 6, 2026

Platner Pod Coming

Kate and I recorded an emergency insta-pod episode of the podcast to discuss the sexual assault allegation against Graham Platner...

The Hollywood Reporter

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· Jun 23, 2026

Jake Johnson, Ben Stiller Catch Pickleball Fever in Apple’s ‘The Dink’ Trailer

Mary Steenburgen and Ed Harris star in Josh Greenbaum's comedy that hits Apple TV next month.

Associated Press

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· Jul 1, 2026

Lexi Minetree talks 'Legally Blonde' prequel 'Elle'

Lexi Minetree, the star of "Elle," hopes the "Legally Blonde" prequel will inspire modern teens. #LexiMinetree #Elle #LegallyBlonde

DNyuz

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· Jul 3, 2026

The Elle Woods-approved way the ‘Legally Blonde’ prequel series cast bonded while filming

The cast of the “Legally Blonde” prequel, “Elle,” had a special bonding activity during filming. “We hung out in [‘Elle’ lead actress Lexi Minetree’s] room and watched ‘Legally Blonde,’” Danielle Chand exclusively told Page Six. “It was funny watching the movie with Lexi because she knew all of the words,” she added of the 2001 []

AutoStraddle

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· Jul 1, 2026

What’s New, Gay and Streaming in July 2026 on Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV, Peacock, Paramount+

Elle Woods has a lesbian best friend in a new Legally Blonde prequel, star-studded beach-read adaptation The Five Star Weekend boasts a charming mid-life lesbian revelation story, Heartstopper delivers its final installment and more queer stuff for your July. The post What’s New, Gay and Streaming in July 2026 on Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV, Peacock, Paramount+ appeared first on Autostraddle.

ComicBook.com

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· Jul 3, 2026

All 6 of Millie Bobby Brown’s Netflix Movies & TV Shows, Ranked From Worst To Best

Audiences may best know Millie Bobby Brown from Stranger Things, but the actress has now put out multiple projects on Netflix. In fact, just this week, the latest installment in the Enola Holmes franchise, Enola Holmes 3, hit the streaming platform. Already, the new movie is drawing a mix of responses, but unfortunately, the movie []

Fox News

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· Jul 9, 2026

Justin Baldoni and wife Emily break two-year silence on Blake Lively lawsuit and 'injustice'

Justin Baldoni and wife Emily filmed an emotional video breaking their silence on the two-year legal battle with Blake Lively over It Ends With Us.

Daily Dot

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· Jun 28, 2026

“A True Public Freakout”: Karen Has Meltdown in Dunkin’ Drive-Thru, Gets Coffee Thrown in Her Face

A clip of a woman dubbed a “Karen” by internet users having a full-blown meltdown at a Dunkin’ drive-thru is getting renewed attention after being reshared by X user @HistorianUSA1. In the clip, the woman can be heard screaming from inside her car into the drive-thru window while demanding a refund. “I want my f–king Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post “A True Public Freakout”: Karen Has Meltdown in Dunkin’ Drive-Thru, Gets Coffee Thrown in Her Face appeared first on The Daily Dot.

ArabNews

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· Jul 9, 2026

Film Review: Angelina Jolie’s ‘Couture’ film now in cinemas across Saudi Arabia

Angelina Jolie is back on the big screen, with perhaps her most vulnerable and delicate performances to date, in “Couture.” It sauntered into cinemas across the Kingdom in early July, coinciding with Paris Haute Couture Week, after premiering last year at the Toronto International Film Festival and earlier this year in France, then the US. Directed by Alice Winocour, Jolie plays US-based Maxine Walker, who takes a freelance job in France directing a horror film during the frenzy of Paris Fashion Week.

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