Beauty Crush: Gabrielle Union's Sexy Waves

As baseball season takes full swing, basketball is just coming to an end as Tuesday night kicked off the NBA Finals in Miami. But luckily for celebs sitting courtside at the Dallas Mavericks vs. Miami Heat game, the Floridian humidity wasn't an issue and tresses were in tact all throughout the (enclosed) American Airlines Arena arena. Such was the case with Gabrielle Union, who's effortless waves were the perfect sporty-sexy balance.The 38-year-old actress, who was at the game cheering on her longtime beau, Miami Heat Guard Dwyane Wade, worked a white striped tank, silver hoop earrings, and kept her makeup simple with flawless skin and defined eyes. And even though her boyfriend’s team won Game 1 in the championship series, we think the big winner was her choice of tousled hairstyle
To get beachy waves like Union's try using a clipless curling wand -- they're all the rage now and every hair company under the sun is coming out with one. But what makes these different than the tools-with-clamps we've seen for decades? These irons are designed to give you crease-free curls, and since there's no clip to hold the hair, a heat-resistant glove comes in the package. Below is the step-by-step for creating your own tousled look, straight from Us Weekly's beauty team:
1. Divide your hair into three layers (top, middle, bottom), so you can work in small, manageable sections.
2. Wrap your hair behind the wand (as opposed to in front of) to achieve the sexy, wind-blown look that Union sports here.
3. Hold for 10 seconds, slide out the wand, and cup the curl in your gloved hand while it cools. (This is the key to getting your waves to stay.)
4. Slowly let go of the piece and spritz with a firm-hold hairspray.
5. When you're finished, finger comb through your waves to create the beachy texture..

Gabrielle Union Tried Killing Her Rapist

By now we know that when Rihanna releases a video it’s going to get people talking.

But we had no idea the pop star’s latest video for her single “Man Down” would produce the response it did from Bad Boys 2 star Gabrielle Union.

The music video, as you’ve probably heard, features a scene in which Rihanna takes revenge on her rapist by shooting him on a crowded street. But what you may not have heard is that Union once found herself in a similar position. While the actress has talked about the rape she suffered as a 19-year-old, she hadn’t fully opened up about it until recently.

After a fan asked her what she thought of the video, Union tweeted a response: “Saw 'Man Down' by @rihanna. Every victim/survivor of rape is unique, including how they THINK they'd like justice 2 be handed out.” And then she added a shocking detail: “During my rape I tried 2 shoot my rapist, bt I missed. Over the yrs I realized tht killin my rapist would've added insult 2 injury. The DESIRE 2 kill someone whose abused/raped u is understandable, bt unless its self defence n the moment 2 save ur life, just ADDS 2 ur troubles.”

Union went on to reveal more.

“Stranger who robbed the store I worked at,’ she said, identifying her rapist. “He put his gun dwn durin the rape &asked me 2 [hand] it 2 him.”

The actress, who has been an advocate for rape crisis centers, has since praised the video: “Mandown video did a GREAT job of getting the ENTIRE world TALKING abt RAPE,” she tweeted. “I hope that it leads 2 HEALING & PREVENTS RAPE.”