The glimmering realm of Hollywood was all a-twitter this past weekend, as Reese Witherspoon, America’s sweetheart and reigning rom-com queen, took to the stage to host Hello Sunshine’s “Shine Away” event. Witherspoon has long been a champion of female empowerment—a cause she has celebrated both on-screen and off—and she is one of Hollywood’s most trusted and listened-to figures. So with this much star power and relevance, the “Shine Away” event was bound to make some noise (and likely will help “Hello Sunshine” make some freshly minted noise as well).

**Elle Woods Comes Back: A Prequel Is in the Works!** Reese Witherspoon recently unveiled some big news for Legally Blonde fans during our exclusive interview. The star announced that she will reprise her role as Elle Woods, taking us back to the character’s high school days in a new prequel film. Witherspoon’s production company, Hello Sunshine, is working in tandem with Amazon Prime on this exciting project, and they have now opened the casting call for anyone (anywhere!) to submit an audition. So, right on cue, it looks like we’re about to enter another round of “Legally Blonde” pink, positivity, and legal drama.

**Legally Blonde 3 is Brewing Too!** But hold on a sec—there’s more! Legally Blonde 3 is in development and ready to serve up the next chapter of Elle Woods’ life. Reese thinks she herself needs to know what LeLu Daughter’s next move is, because—let’s face it—who doesn’t? But for now, in a truly scandalous turn of events, it seems we must settle for imaginations, memories, and Counting Days as the 3’s promise of a next installment sinks in.

**The ‘Big Little Lies’ Dilemma: A Third Season?** It’s not just the lovely Elle Woods who makes headlines. Fans of the blown-out drama “Big Little Lies” have been fundamentalist almost in their clutching of pearls while they wait for even the slightest hint from above about a potential Season 3. They wait not only for Reese, who was the visible but not only part of the ensemble cast at the recent 2019 Golden Globes, but also for Nicole Kidman, who was as always stunning. Both might have involved the potential for author Liane Moriarty’s work to be involved in the potential for yet heaped-upon gorgeous, suspenseful, and intriguing good times ahead. Rumors hint at older kids, which might very well up the plot potential from here.

**Red Carpet Delight** The exciting weekend didn’t end with just Reese. The red carpets exploded with stars like Julianne Moore, Daniel Craig, and even Kathy Hilton, who lit up the gala events. Martha Stewart was glowing at the Hampton’s International Film Festival premiere of her Netflix documentary, and Alec Baldwin reigned over the festivities as he made merry over his growing family. Meanwhile, Kathy Hilton has already begun the countdown to the event that will have everyone talking this holiday season, with word of her Christmas plans serving as something of a teaser.

**Father and Daughter, a Shared Pride: David Foster on Erin’s Resounding Success** In another poignant moment, David Foster lavished praise on his daughter Erin Foster’s show “Nobody Wants This.” He did not shy away from expressing how remarkable it is to see Erin’s creativity blossom. He even went so far as to say that Erin’s personality is more dynamic than that of Kristen Bell’s character in the show.

**New York City Escapades and Film Festival Exclusives** Across the city, Julianne Moore was spilling the beans on the fantastic rapport she shares with Tilda Swinton in “The Room Next Door,” while Tilda herself was dishing about the unusual reality-drama distraction that is “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,” a reboot of the original that Moore is now addicted to. And then there’s Daniel Craig. With that predilection for charm that’s become his signature, he opened up about another unusual reality in his own life: his “diverse” career choices, which now very much includes his extraordinary lead performance in the film “Queer.”

All in all, this past weekend was pure star power, wall-to-wall excitement, and revelation after revelation of what was to come. If Reese Witherspoon continues to steer her Hello Sunshine empire in the direction it has been going, the world is in for a delightful rollercoaster ride of what Witherspoon calls “told ya so!” Again and again, Witherspoon is taking stories that need to be told, or that deserve to be told again, and telling them in ways that are engaging and empowering.