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β€˜I was madly in love with her’: The beginning and end of the 1990s’ coolest relationship, Lenny Kravitz and Vanessa Paradis

Three decades before the entertainment press started showering ZoΓ« Kravitz and Harry Styles with praise every time they made an appearance, the actress’s father Lenny Kravitz and his girlfriend at the time, singer and actress Vanessa Paradis, were making headlines for the same reason. Their capacity to coordinate outfits without trying, the way they represented cool without looking for it, and a relationship so discreet it rendered each appearance together a news event, made them one of the most enigmatic couples of the 1990s. Now that the musician’s only daughter has gotten engaged to the former One Direction singer, with each of their paparazzi shots apparently worthy of stylistic autopsy, it seems relevant to look at the intimacy of this relatively short-lived pair β€” they were together for five years, from 1992 to 1997 β€” who are nonetheless worthy of posterity, for rather obvious reasons. Both were famous, hot, and rich, but their connection didn’t manage to survive the demands of top-speed personal and professional trajectories.

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Lenny Kravitz and Vanessa Paradis at a Chanel spring/summer 1995 fashion show.
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Delays in Peru vote count: a month of speculation, suspicion and doubt

Peruvians who went to the polls this past Sunday to vote in the presidential runoff will not know who their president is until July. One month is how long the National Jury of Elections estimates it will take to review the 1,555 tallies that have been challenged, a spokesman confirmed on Tuesday. Two days after voting, uncertainty over a result that will be decided by about 25,000 votes between the leftist candidate Roberto SΓ‘nchez and the right-wing Keiko Fujimori is turning into weariness and allegations of fraud on the streets and social media.

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Supporters of Roberto SΓ‘nchez protest outside ONPE in Lima on Tuesday.
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