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Julia Haart on Going From an Orthodox Jewish Community to the Fashion World (Exclusive)

By Jerome N. Williams 6 months ago

Julia Haart is making big moves. The designer has taken the fashion world by storm and is now positioned to make big waves with her Netflix docuseries, My Unorthodox Life.

The series documents Haart’s decision to leave her established life in a tight-knit Orthodox Jewish community and branch out into embracing her own passions for fashion and design.

“My whole life I was forced to cover myself. So basically, the only parts of my body that were showing were my hands and my face,” Haart told ET’s Lauren Zima as she guided ET cameras on a tour of her impressive abode. “It comes from this concept that women should cover their bodies so as not to attract male attention because he may come to have impure thoughts. And my personal take on this is, ‘Why is that my problem? It’s not.'”

As Haart showed off her expansive custom closet

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How Tabitha Brown Overcame Obstacles to Live Out Her Dream Life (Exclusive)

By Jerome N. Williams 1 year ago

Tabitha Brown is opening up about life before fame! ET recently spoke with the 41-year-old vegan foodie turned social media superstar via Zoom, where she gave us all the details on what it was like growing up in North Carolina, to the financial, educational and personal hurdles she overcame to get to where she is today. On top of all her professional success, Brown’s greatest joy is being mom to the two kids — Choyce and Queston — she shares with her husband, Chance.

“I was raised in the town of Stoneville, but Eden is the city where I grew up and did all my schooling. Lil’ country girl at heart, and I have always wanted to perform ever since I was a little girl,” Brown told ET’s Deidre Behar. “I used to watch The Cosby Show when I was a kid and I used to tell my mom, ‘I

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