Emma Watson gives feminist speech at U.N.

Emma Watson and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the U.N.'s launch of the HeForShe Campaign on Saturday.

Sept. 22, 2014 8:10 AM PT

Actress and fashionista Emma Watson was named a U.N. Goodwill ambassador over the summer and on Saturday she gave a rousing speech at the United Nations, kicking off her HeForShe campaign, which is aimed at enlisting men and boys to help fight gender inequality. [People]

Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers is on the cover of GQ’s October issue, which is slated to hit newsstands on Tuesday. Inside he talks about a variety of things, including not being surprised that former owner Donald Sterling got into trouble over racist comments. [GQ]

Dr. Guinter Kahn, who discovered that minoxidil (sold under the brand name Rogaine) could be used to treat baldness, died last week at age 80. [New York Times]

Paris Fashion Week is scheduled to start Tuesday, but an Air France strike that started Monday is gumming up the works as attendees struggle to reschedule flights. [The Cut]

Business of Fashion’s list of 500 most influential people in fashion was released on Monday. [Business of Fashion]

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Emma Watson gives feminist speech at U.N.

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