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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n
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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead more<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nVanity Fair<\/em> <\/em>has ruffled some feathers by featuring only men on the cover of its iconic Hollywood issue.<\/p>\nThe magazine\u2019s 32nd annual special issue consisted of three covers starring actors Jeremy Allen White, A$AP Rocky, Glen Powell, LaKeith Stanfield, Callum Turner, Riz Ahmed, Jonathan Bailey, Harris Dickinson, Andrew Garfield, Paul Mescal, Michael B. Jordan, and Austin Butler. But readers were left with one question: Where are all the women?<\/p>\n
Mixed reactions to the cover stars poured in on social media, with some Instagram users sharing their love for the group in the comments of the magazine\u2019s post or debating other actors that should have been featured. However, others wondered if Vanity Fair <\/em>made the right choice in highlighting men over women amid the current political climate, in which women have reported a rise in misogyny following Donald Trump\u2019s election and actors continue to raise alarms about gender inequality in Hollywood.<\/p>\n\u201cWhat happened to the women?\u201d one person wrote, while another added: \u201cI have to assume vanity fair is also doing an all women cover as well right?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like we\u2019ve heard enough of the boys,\u201d another joked, referencing the issue\u2019s title \u201cLet\u2019s hear it for the boys.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u2018Vanity Fair\u2019 featured all men on its 2025 Hollywood issue cover (Conde Nast)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nThe issue also featured interviews with each actor, and videos of the stars watching YouTube videos together. Vanity Fair <\/em>didn\u2019t immediately return The Independent\u2019s<\/em> request for comment.<\/p>\nVanity Fair\u2019s<\/em> global editorial director Mark Guiducci said the all-men cover was a commentary on Hollywood itself. He explained in a statement: \u201cTogether, the actors on these three covers of Vanity Fair\u2019<\/em>s 32nd annual Hollywood Issue illustrate something different. These are not the matinee idols of early cinema, sprung fully formed, names staged and hair dyed, from the head of some Zeusian studio chief. Nor do they present as puffed-up superheroes, even if occasionally they play them onscreen.\u201d<\/p>\nThe statement continued, \u201cOur new leading men are something much more radical: mere mortals. Often kind, sometimes vulnerable, each extraordinary \u2014 never before has a generation of actors been less performative, and more human. Have you ever wondered what an internet boyfriend becomes when he grows up? A movie star, it turns out. They are good guys rather than strongmen or bad boys \u2014 and we love them for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vanity Fair<\/em>\u2019s Hollywood issue traditionally honors rising stars in film and television and has previously featured directors as well as actors. It is considered to kick off awards season, which also culminates with the brand\u2019s Oscars party each year.<\/p>\nOnly women were featured for its very first issue in 1995, including Jennifer Jason Leigh, Uma Thurman, Nicole Kidman, Patricia Arquette, Linda Fiorentino, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sarah Jessica Parker, Julianne Moore, Angela Bassett, and Sandra Bullock on the cover.<\/p>\n
The magazine alternated between all men and all women on the cover for its first three annual issues, before making it a co-ed affair. The theme has featured only women 11 times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. Your support makes all the difference. Read more Vanity Fair has ruffled some feathers by featuring only men on the cover of its iconic Hollywood issue. The magazine\u2019s 32nd annual special issue consisted of three covers starring actors Jeremy Allen White, A$AP Rocky, Glen Powell, LaKeith Stanfield, Callum Turner, Riz Ahmed, Jonathan Bailey, Harris Dickinson, Andrew Garfield, Paul Mescal, Michael B. Jordan, and Austin Butler. But readers were left with one question: Where are all the women? Mixed reactions to the cover stars poured in on social media, with some Instagram users sharing their love for the group in the comments of the magazine\u2019s post or debating other actors that should have been featured. However, others wondered if Vanity Fair made the right choice in highlighting men over women amid the current political climate, in which women have reported a rise in misogyny following Donald Trump\u2019s election and actors continue to raise alarms about gender inequality in Hollywood. \u201cWhat happened to the women?\u201d one person wrote, while another added: \u201cI have to assu…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8681"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}