NASCAR driver Josh Berry might have walked the same high school hallways as Taylor Swift, but he’s learned his lesson about discussing his former classmate.
“It’s one of those things when you’re doing an interview one day and somebody’s like, ‘Hey, what’s a funny, crazy story about you?’” Berry, 34, said on a recent episode of the “Rubbin’ Is Racing” podcast. “I’m like, ‘Oh, I went to school with Taylor Swift.’ You don’t think that’s that big of a deal. But good gosh, man. It never ends.”
Berry and Swift, 35, both attended Henderson High School in Henderson, Tennessee. Swift completed 9th and 10th grades at the school before transferring to Aaron Academy, which offered homeschooling, to accommodate her blossoming music career.
“She was in a different grade,” Berry explained. “I didn’t really know her. I know of somebody who knew her kind of deal. But I didn’t really know her.”
“Then she starts dating Travis Kelce and it all comes back again,” Berry lamented. “I’m like, ‘I don’t care about Travis Kelce. He has nothing to do with me.’ It just never ends.”
Though he didn’t attend Henderson High, Berry also grew up near Indycar superstar Josef Newgarden, who was a student at Pope Saint John Paul II Preparatory School, less than 5 miles away in the same town.
“With Josef, we were both in school at the same time but we really didn’t know each of us raced,” Berry said. “He didn’t really know I raced, I didn’t really know he raced. We were around each other, but didn’t really connect the dots.”
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Swift and her family moved from Pennsylvania to Hendersonville in 2004 so the burgeoning superstar could be closer to a prosperous music scene. When Swift’s mother, Andrea, informed former Henderson High School principal Paul Decker about those plans, he recalled being skeptical.
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“Being at Hendersonville High School and as much music as there is in this area, I thought, ‘You don’t know how many times I’ve heard that right here in this office,’” Decker told WKRN-TV Nashville in a story published on Friday, April 11. “But I did say, ‘Well, I hope it works out for you.’”
Swift’s former teacher, Lile Rogers, told the outlet that she was “very nice and very sweet and not a diva at all.”
Pittsburgh Steelers legend Terry Bradshaw is setting the record straight amid rumors that he helped a plane full of trapped people escape.
After flying into Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, April 10, the plane he and other passengers were on experienced a malfunction. According to CBS News, the airplane’s door was stuck and as a result, the passengers were unable to exit the aircraft.
Several passengers claimed that Bradshaw, that in an effort to aid the flight crew, lent a helping hand, eventually forcing the stuck door opened so he and the other passengers could get to their final destination.
One of the passengers on the plane, Selah Holland, told CBS News at the time that “the pilot” made an announcement “and you could kind of hear he was chuckling as he said it.”
“But he said, ‘Thanks to the strength of one of our passengers, we were finally able to get the door open,’” Holland continued, “and I think we all knew he was alluding to Mr. Bradshaw.”
Gamble told CBS News affiliate KDKA-TV that people were aware Bradshaw was on the flight. Holland claimed another passenger made the comment that Bradshaw should “bust down the door,” but Holland didn’t think Bradshaw could do it being 76 years old.
“I mean honestly I was just ready to get off the flight, but the guy next to me had the joke that they should have him bust down the door, and I was like, ‘Well, maybe he could a few years ago.’ So I’m definitely eating my words,” Holland explained, noting that the story will be “a good one for family dinners and parties and all that.”
However, it’s not a true story. Bradshaw was on the plane but has since clarified that he was not needed to open the plane door.
“Just to set the record straight,” Bradshaw wrote in a post shared via Instagram on Friday, April 11. “I did nothing to open the door on the plane! The maintenance crew had it open in 15 [minutes].”
Bradshaw played his entire career as a quarterback for the Steelers from 1970 to 1983. He led the franchise to four Super Bowl wins in a six-year period from 1974 to 1979.
According to CBS News, Bradshaw traveled to Pittsburgh on April 10 to celebrate his first-ever Super Bowl win at a dinner thrown by fellow teammate, former Steelers cornerback Mel Blount, 50 years after the fact.
Blount joined the team the same year and retired from the sport the same year as Bradshaw.
Fans joked on social media that Bradshaw should come out of retirement to help the Steelers as the team continues to struggle to find a franchise quarterback after the original story was shared online.
“Any chance he could play QB1?” a fan asked.
“Steelers so down bad at QB they flying out Bradshaw to sign him,” another commenter joked.
Olivia Munn is channeling major rich mom energy this spring thanks to a wardrobe staple. On April 9, the actress — who has two little ones herself — braved the cool New York City weather wearing a classic beige trench coat. While it’s always tricky to dress for this time of year, Munn’s transitional layer proved this piece never goes out of style, and luckily, we found an affordable lookalike on Amazon.
A mainstay in the viral quiet luxury aesthetic, a beige trench coat is one of the most versatile and chic spring layers you can buy. While the Your Friends & Neighbors star looked ever-so-classy in an all-beige ensemble, a trench is easy to layer over jeans, fancy dresses and even shorts. The best part? You don’t have to have a movie star budget to get one. Simply pop over to Amazon and check out this $56 version, which looks way more expensive than its price tag.
Not only is the Makkrom Double Breasted Long Trench Coat both functional and fashionable, it’s the perfect way to channel Munn’s effortlessly elegant look. Like the actress’s pick, it has a relaxed fit, collared neck and front buttons. The Amazon option, however, is also double-breasted and includes notched lapels and side pockets.
Great for ever-changing spring weather, the Makkrom design is made from a blend of cotton and polyester, which ensures it’s both breathable and durable. The belted waist will help keep it closed while cinching your waist and highlighting your silhouette. While the under-$60 option comes in classic beige like Munn’s luxe alternative, there are also a few other colorways for shoppers to choose from, like black, olive and white. Find it in sizes S to XXL.
The affordable trench coat has also proven to be a hit, earning over 900 five-star ratings on Amazon. It also solidified a spot on the retailer’s bestseller list for trench coats.
One shopper raved about the “lightweight” feel that’s “perfect for unpredictable weather,” noting that it keeps them dry “without feeling bulky or heavy.”
“The material is soft yet durable, and the design is sleek and modern,” they said. “I love how comfortable it is to wear throughout the day.”
A spring coat is an important purchase, so it’s wise to browse through a few options before deciding on one. If you love Munn’s trench coat but want to make sure you’re shopping the right one for you, check out our other favorite beige trench coat options below.
Yet, the Jason Momoa movie isn’t for everyone and those who prefer their entertainment to be less frantic and noisy are likely to look elsewhere.
Streaming is always a safe bet, and Watch with Us has three great recommendations for you to choose from this weekend. All you need is a Max subscription and some free time to watch an underrated comedy starring Steve Martin, a fascinating documentary about one of the most popular directors ever or a drama starring a young Julia Roberts.
‘The Big Year’ (2011)
With a cast that included Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson, how could The Big Year fail? Yet the Dravid Frankel movie was a major flop 14 years ago — maybe a comedy about birdwatching wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea during the Obama years.
“The Big Year” refers to an informal competition among birdwatchers to see who can identify the most bird species within a calendar year by sight or sound. This is a challenge that appeals to three different men for three different reasons. Brad (Black) wants to win and regain some of the professional and personal dignity he lost after his marriage ended in divorce and his failed career at Dell. Stu (Martin) is nearing retirement and is afraid he’ll have nothing to do or look forward to. Kenny (Wilson) just wants to hold onto his “Big Year” record of identifying 732 different birds.
The Big Year isn’t a laugh-out-loud comedy — its humor is more subtle and observational than what you’d expect in a movie starring Black. The trio of actors all have wildly different comedic styles, and that’s what makes The Big Year work — it’s fun to see these three men clash and bond while trying to outdo each other by identifying as many Callippe hummingbirds and Eurasian teals as they can.
The movie plays better at home than it does on a big screen, and it’s good to watch if you want to go outside (the film features stunning cinematography of the Vancouver wilderness) but are too lazy to do so.
Everyone has seen a Steven Spielberg movie — the famed director has helmed some of the most popular movies of all time, including Jaws, the first four Indiana Jones films, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Jurassic Park. But few know about his childhood in Arizona, his teen years in California or how he got his start in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a novice filmmaker. (The Fabelmans, the director’s fictional take on his childhood, flopped at the box office.)
Spielberg, the 2017 documentary by Susan Lacy, fills in the blanks superbly by using archival footage from Spielberg’s early TV work on such shows as Night Gallery and Columbo, as well as his later film hits like Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Color Purple, Schindler’s List and Minority Report.
Lacy also interviews most of the director’s key collaborators like Harrison Ford, John Williams and Tom Hanks as well as peers like Martin Scorsese and George Lucas to gain insight into what makes him tick. The documentary is always fascinating and never dry, and is about as fun as one of Steven’s blockbusters.
Every actor needs to start somewhere, and for some, it can be a long time before they are discovered. That wasn’t the case for Julia Roberts, who became someone to watch with just her third picture, the indie comedy Mystic Pizza.
Roberts stars as Daisy Araujo, a young waitress working with her sister Kat (Annabeth Gish) at a pizza parlor in Mystic, Connecticut. The sisters are complete opposites — Kat is bookish and wants to attend Yale while Daisy just wants to have fun (and that usually involves sleeping around). When Kat begins having an affair with a married man, the two sisters’ relationship is tested. Will their strong sibling bond survive the twin challenges of adulthood and working in the service industry?
Mystic Pizza sounds serious, and while certain elements are played for drama, the film is mostly light and breezy. The cast is full of future stars like Lili Taylor and Vincent D’Onofrio, but the film belongs to Roberts. With her trademark megawatt smile and mass of red curls, she shows in Mystic Pizza all the qualities that would make her a worldwide star in Pretty Woman two years later.
While Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s legal back-and-forth has captured the attention of millions and drawn comments from many stars, some celebrities haven’t weighed in despite having a connection to the case.
Lively and Baldoni’s drama began when they worked together on It Ends With Us, a film adaptation of Colleen Hoover‘s novel. Rumors swirled of a feud between Lively and Baldoni began when the film premiered in August 2024. However, it wasn’t until four months later when Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni. She accused her costar of sexual harassment and allegedly organizing a smear campaign against her.
Baldoni, for his part, denied the allegations. He subsequently countersued Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and her publicist Leslie Sloane. In the $400 million lawsuit, Baldoni accused the group of civil extortion, defamation, false light invasion of privacy and other claims. Lively, Reynolds and Sloane have all filed motions to be removed. The legal battle is ongoing and scheduled for trial in 2026.
As Lively and Baldoni’s legal battle has proceeded in court, many A-Listers have been mentioned in various court documents. In addition to Lively and Baldoni’s It Ends With Us costars, other celebrities Lively has worked with in the past have been referenced. Even Lively’s BFF Taylor Swift was name dropped. While many of the It Ends With Us cast have weighed in, other stars have remained silent.
Keep scrolling to see which stars who we have yet to hear from about Lively and Baldoni’s legal case:
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In a January 2025 filing from Baldoni, the director included a series of text messages between him and Lively. In one exchange, Baldoni appeared to reference Swift while discussing Lively’s adjustments to the now-infamous rooftop scene from the movie.
“Was working on rooftop scene today, I really love what you did. It really does hep [sic] a lot. Makes it so much more fun and interesting. (And I would have felt that way without Ryan and Taylor),” Baldoni’s texts read alongside a winking face emoji. “You really are a talent across the board. Really excited nd [sic] grateful to do this together.”
In Lively’s alleged response the actress wrote, “That’s very appreciated. And means a lot. I’m deeply inspired by the films and we’re gonna make outside of the success of the book. We have such an opportunity to not surprise people who love the book but reach an even bigger audience by making an undeniably dynamic and also commercial film.”
At another point in the lawsuit, Baldoni also mentioned an unnamed “megacelebrity” which has been speculated to be Swift. Lively referred to the megacelebrity and her husband as her “dragons” while comparing herself to Game of Thrones character Khaleesi.
Swift has not publicly addressed Lively’s drama. However, a source previously told Us Weekly in March 2025 that the singer “wasn’t happy with being brought into the legal mess.”
Leighton Meester
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Lively and Meester worked together for years on Gossip Girl. There has been speculation over the years that the pair did not get along on set of the CW drama. However neither Lively or Meester have addressed the claims.
In Lively’s lawsuit, Meester was referenced alongside several others who have worked with Lively in the past in an alleged “scenario planning” document drafted by Baldoni’s team.
“Our recommended approach would be to provide reporters who reach out for comment, should it be obvious she’s referring to you, with the appropriate background information (listed in Scenario 1) to ensure their stories are balanced and the speculation can be turned to another one of the many people she’s had issues working with (Leighton Meester, Anna Kendrick, Ben Affleck, etc.),” the docs read.
Meester has not spoken out about Lively’s case.
Hailey Bieber
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In Lively’s lawsuit, Baldoni allegedly brought up Bieber as an example for an “astroturfing” plan against Lively. Astroturfing is the practice of publishing opinions or comments on the internet, in the media that appear to come from ordinary members of the public but actually come from a particular company or political group.
Baldoni allegedly sent a screenshot of a social media thread titled “Hailey Bieber’s history of bullying women” and a text response that read, “This is what we would need.”
The Rhode founder has not addressed the lawsuit mention.
Anna Kendrick
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Much like Meester, there was speculation that Kendrick and Lively did not get along while working on their 2018 film A Simple Favor — which is why she was allegedly named in the text exchange.
While neither actress addressed the rumors, they reunited for the 2025 sequel Another Simple Favor, and a source told Us that there was no bad blood between Lively and Kendrick.
“There aren’t any issues between Blake and Anna right now,” the insider explained in February 2025, noting that the pair “really love” the sequel and planned to “be doing press together.”
Lively and Kendrick attended the premiere for Another Simple Favor at SXSW in March 2025. While on the red carpet, Kendrick was asked about how the sequel was “impacted” by what’s “going on in the world,” which was a possible reference to Lively’s legal battle against. Kendrick played coy in her response.
“Why? What happened? I did ayahuasca and the last year of my life has been gone,” she deadpanned before hyping up Another Simple Favor. “But I hear the movie is amazing.”
Ben Affleck
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Affleck and Lively worked together on the film The Town in 2010. In the movie, they played love interests and shared multiple intimate scenes. At the time, Affleck praised Lively for being “very poised and comfortable about it — more mature than some of the crew members.” However, after wrapping up the project, speculation sparked that there was tension between Affleck and Lively. However, neither have addressed it.
Affleck has not publicly spoken about the lawsuit.
Isabela Ferrer
Ferrer played the young version of Lively’s character Lily Bloom in It Ends With Us. In an amended version of Baldoni’s lawsuit, the actor included a text message he received from Ferrer where she thanked him for the positive experience she had on set.
“Just got my film developed from when we were shooting so here’s this sweet pic! I also have to say thank you SO much for an incredible experience on my first film. I still can’t shake the feeling of it all because it truly was life changing for me,” she allegedly wrote, per In Touch. “You are such a wonderful, smart and sincere director and you created such a comfortable, safe space for me to feel like I could fully step into this role. I couldn’t have asked for a more welcoming environment. It will stay with me for the rest of my life!!!”
Ferrer has not publicly addressed the drama between her costars.
Shields, 59, showed off her daring sartorial prowess while posing on the red carpet at the AMC Networks Upfront in New York City on Wednesday, April 9. The actress gave fans a look at her bra in a sheer mesh top, which revealed her black lingerie underneath.
Shields layered a cropped blazer over her top. She added a pop of glitter to her ensemble with crystal-embellished shorts that shimmered with every step she took. Shields tied her look together with sheer black tights, pointed-toe leather booties and a coordinating clutch.
Shields’ trendy look didn’t stop there. The former supermodel and now founder of Commence haircare added a pop of color to her look with neon pink hoop earrings, which she teamed with white huggie earrings in her other piercings.
For glam, Shields donned soft makeup, including a light-coverage foundation, long lashes, white eyeshadow and pink glossy lips. She completed her look with her brunette hair parted down the side and styled in big, bouncy curls.
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This isn’t the first time Shields has shown off her figure as of late. Earlier this week, she posed on the beach in an India Hicks x Sea Level Australia bikini, featuring a white plunging top adorned with a black hem. She matched the piece, which showed off her curves, with coordinating bottoms equipped with a super thin strap.
Shields accessorized with layered gold, teal and silver bracelets. She closed her eyes as she soaked up the sun and let her brunette strands flow in the wind.
“Wearing my brand new @indiahicksstyle x @sealevelaustralia bathing suit!!” she captioned the post. “Swipe to the end for a special guest star ,” she wrote, referencing an adorable pic of her cuddling with her adorable pup, Tuzi.
In addition to breaking her silence about her breakup from Grant Ellis, The Bachelor runner-up Litia Garr addressed winner Juliana Pasquarosa’s comments about her “mean girl” behavior.
Litia, 31, did her first post-show interview on the Friday, April 11, episode of the “Relationsh*t with Kamie Crawford” podcast. At the end of their chat, host Kamie Crawford asked about Juliana’s comment about “mean girls.” (On the “Viall Files” podcast last month, Juliana replied “definitely” when host Nick Viall asked if Litia’s finale actions felt “mean girl.”)
“I meant everything that I said. I think Juliana is beautiful, and I think she’s great, and anything that I’ve done that has been offensive to someone — that’s not my intention,” Litia said on Friday. “To me, the friendships that I have with the women in my season, that’s where I’ve invested time — in cultivating a friendship with them. So my friendships and any support that I get from them is the result of lots of FaceTimes and messages and checking in on each other and being there for each other. It’s friendship.”
While Litia has stayed close with several cast members from Grant’ season, often sharing content with them on social media, Juliana, 28, has stood by new fiancé Grant, 31.
“I feel bad that that hasn’t been her experience. That’s not my intention. I’m not gonna make my friendship smaller or ask my friends not to support me. I’m not gonna ask them to support me or to pick anything [either],” Litia continued. “They’re all their own people, and they’re supporting the people that they want to. And I think everyone, as far as I’m concerned, supports everyone. The women have all had their own, you know, issues with Grant and things right to them, and I think that’s important to remember. It’s not necessarily anything to do with her. It’s probably more to do with him. I can only speak for myself.”
During the March 24 finale of the ABC series, Litia was blindsided by Grant’s decision to break up with her and get engaged to Juliana. While Juliana initially claimed she didn’t watch the episode — during which Litia detailed all the reassurance Grant gave her — she has since tuned in, and had choice words for Litia.
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“I think my feelings were the most hurt by Litia,” Juliana told former Bachelor Nick. “I don’t think that that was expected in any capacity. I think we’ve talked between filming and even when this whole show was airing. I did my best to check in with her. I thought there was a good relationship but it seems like actions since AFR and moving forward have not been the kindest and that took me by surprise and my feelings were hurt by it for sure.”
One of the moments that upset Juliana was Litia saying that she should have “a lot of questions” for Grant if she got engaged to him.
“I think the first stab that I felt was when she brought my name up in the breakup. I think that that was uncalled for,” Juliana said. “Then to continue to make kind of those jabs on stage, saying she is glad that this isn’t a part of her love story and that she deserves a man that’s not so confused up until the last second, when Grant and I know the reality of it and that was strictly a jab at me, I think that those things took me back.”
Juliana added that she didn’t want the other women on the show not to support Litia, but feels slighted by the group as a whole after getting engaged to Grant.
“I want her to be supported. I’m not saying by any means that I don’t want her to feel like she has a girl gang behind her lifting her up because I can’t imagine what it’s like to get to that point and maybe have your heart and your ego bruised,” she said. “But I think at the end of the day, I had relations with a lot of the girls and at no point were they making digs at him or our relationship. Where now it’s like, maybe that’s a platform that’s being used for whatever purpose it is but it’s hurtful and it’s not anything I want to surround myself with at any point in my life.”
On Friday, Litia further addressed Juliana’s remarks and expanded on their relationship.
“There’s so many FaceTimes and texts between her and I that don’t have any bad blood. That was new information to me, when she felt that way,” Litia said. “It’s interesting that more than, like, the interpersonal dynamics of feeling left out by something or feeling a type of way watching it back, it’s not as much that interaction that creates the divide, it becomes polarizing when the internet gets involved. It’s hard not to hold it against that person when, ‘Why aren’t you stopping this hate? Can’t you see all the negativity that I’m getting?’ It’s easy for you to say that that’s not true, or if that’s actually how you feel, to talk to me about it privately. And at this point on our season — almost everyone has had a healthy dose of hateful comments and misconceptions — and so to me, to perpetuate hateful comments and narratives toward someone else is the thing that actually creates the divide. It’s less about what you actually did to me, and it’s the conversation that you let continue when we could have resolved this privately that makes it so that we can’t be close.”
Litia said that while the show was airing, the group was “all very supportive of each other and very aware” that being on the show is a “weird” and unique experience.
“We don’t need to be best friends, but in any way that I felt like I could, I wanted to stick up for anyone getting hate, even though we weren’t necessarily close, because we’re all in this together, and we’re all going through it for the first time,” she added.
Brandi Glanvillerevealed she’s been celibate for two years amid her ongoing health struggles.
“[My celibacy is] not by choice, but yeah, because I’ve lost my security in my looks,” the former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 52, revealed on the Thursday, April 10, episode of Tori Spelling’s “Misspelling” podcast. “I’m so insecure. I isolate in Calabasas. I don’t leave my house.”
Glanville and Spelling appeared to bond over their recent personal troubles, as the Beverly Hills, 90210 actress is going through a divorce with estranged husband Dean McDermott. The two joked that there are three types of men they want to avoid in their future dating lives.
“I feel like actors, athletes and musicians, they can’t be faithful,” Glanville advised. “Those three are off the table.”
She went on, “I have this theory — there can only be one star in the relationship.”
Glanville has addressed a litany of health issues in recent months. In December 2024, the former RHOBH cast member confirmed she’d spent $70,000 trying to remove facial parasites.
The reality star said she’d undergone “every test under the sun” to determine the root of her ongoing facial swelling and speech difficulty, which made it impossible for her to work for the past two years.
Glanville subsequently clarified that her doctors were not able to identify what caused these parasites, though she suspected it may have been related to her trip to Morocco for The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip in January 2023.
“We had food sitting out for hours on end and some of it was meat. In Morocco,” she told ET in December. “Six months after I got back from Morocco, I started having this speaking thing and the swelling up thing, it started in July and we’re still here trying to figure it out.”
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Additionally, Glanville blamed the emotional duress she endured following UGT filming in 2023, when she and costar Caroline Manzo left early due to Glanville allegedly kissing Manzo multiple times without her consent.
Bravo and Shed Media, the company that produces UGT, said an internal investigation into the alleged incident had been conducted. Manzo, 63, filed a lawsuit against Bravo and its production companies in January 2024 over the alleged “traumatic” encounter with Glanville.
During her appearance on the “Misspelling” podcast, Glanville insisted that “all [her] jobs” were “canceled” in the wake of the UGT scandal.
“It went from ‘gave her a lap dance’ to ‘kissed her unwantingly’ to ‘sexually harrassed her’ and then to rape,” Glanville said. “I was supposed to go to Australia after [UGT]. I had all these jobs lined up, and everything was canceled. I’m like, ‘Just wait for the show to air at least, like, come on.’”
Bravo and Peacock have yet to air Glanville’s season of UGT and there has been no indication an air date is forthcoming. Glanville previously told Us Weekly she wanted the season — which also features Camille Grammer, Alex McCord, Gretchen Rossi, Phaedra Parks, Vicki Gunvalson and Eva Marcille — to air so people could reach their own conclusions.
Glanville acknowledged in her “Misspelling” appearance that she contemplated “suicide” because she was being called “horrible things” for six months after UGT wrapped production.
“It’s ruined my life,” she added.
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While chatting exclusively with Us Weekly on The Valley season 2 premiere red carpet on Thursday, April 10, Kristen, 42, revealed there are “definitely” cast members from the Bravo series who are “not on my baby shower or my birthday invite list.” She added, “So, they’re definitely not on the wedding list.”
Though Kristen didn’t specify which of her costars didn’t make the cut, she teased, “I think if you watch season 2, you’ll be able to figure out promptly who that would be.”
The show’s season 2 trailer, released last month, teased more tense moments between Kristen and castmate Janet Caperna. In the first seven minutes of season 2, which Bravo debuted on Thursday, Kristen states that Janet is “dead to me.”
Kristen didn’t confirm whether Janet will get an invite for her upcoming events, but teased to Us on Thursday that she may have said some things about her costar that were “a little harsh.” She explained, “I feel like I did say some things that were a little harsh, but slightly true in the moment. I just speak about how I feel at the time. I’m never wrong in the moment.”
All drama aside, Kristen and Luke, 33, are gearing up to become first-time parents. The couple got engaged after two years of dating in September 2024 and announced they are expecting their first child together two months later. In December 2024, Us exclusively confirmed that the pair are set to welcome a baby girl.
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“I’m feeling pretty decent right now. It’s a tough first pregnancy,” Kristen told Us at Thursday’s premiere. “I didn’t really know what to expect. I don’t know if it’s my age or what it is, but [I’m] super grateful, super excited and ready for her to be here.”
Luke, for his part, noted that he’s “as I can be without doing it before.”
Because of the baby preparation, the couple have put their wedding planning on hold. “It’s non-existent. Baby planning first” Kristen quipped, to which Luke added, “[We have to] get our footing with the baby, and then, we’ll start discussing [the wedding].”
As for what they envision for their big day, Kristen told Us they are hoping to plan a “destination wedding” due to the amount of family and friends they hope to invite.
“Isn’t that why people do destination weddings, so you can invite everyone and then they’re like, ‘I couldn’t possibly make it.’ And I’m like, ‘Oh, my gosh, I’m so sorry,’” she stated.
For right now, Luke said their guest list will consist of close family and “the tightest people to us outside of our blood.”
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The duo even teased their future plans to expand their family. “We would really like to have two and we don’t know, ’cause we did IUI this time around and I don’t know what that journey looks like for us,” Kristen told Us, noting that she’s unsure if she can “imagine being pregnant for another year.”
She added, “I think we’ll figure it out like after [our baby] gets here and like, ‘OK, how quickly can I handle it and how quickly can he handle me?’”
The Valley season 2 premieres on Bravo Tuesday, April 15, at 9 p.m. ET.
Actor Eric Dane announced on Thursday, April 10, that he’s been diagnosed with ALS. “I am grateful to have my loving family by my side as we navigate this next chapter,” Dane, 52, noted in a statement, confirming that he is “able to continue working” and is “looking forward to returning to [the] set of Euphoria next week.” Dane concluded by asking for “privacy” for his loved ones, including wife Rebecca Gayheart and their two children, Billie, 15, and Georgia, 13. There is no cure for ALS, which is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. News of Dane’s health battle comes shortly after Gayheart, 53, filed to dismiss their divorce. The couple, who tied the knot in 2004, initially separated in 2018 but have remained friendly while coparenting their daughters. Gayheart requested to dismiss her divorce petition in March. Scroll below for more of Us Weekly’s top stories:
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Mick Jagger‘s dating life is almost as legendary as his groundbreaking rock career as frontman of The Rolling Stones.
Long before Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber’s love lives dominated social media conversation, Jagger regularly made headlines dating back to the 1960s with his very active and, at times, scandalous dating exploits. From his era-defining romance with ‘60s pop goddess Marianne Faithfull to his rocky relationship with American model Jerry Hall, Jagger was seemingly always looking for some satisfaction away from the stage … even when he wasn’t necessarily single.
Keep scrolling for a look back at Jagger’s legendary love life, including his engagement to current partner Melanie Hamrick:
Cleo Sylvestre
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Prior to the release of The Rolling Stones’ debut single “Come On” in 1963, Jagger was involved with Sylvestre. While her time with Jagger was short-lived, Sylvestre got a boost from The Rolling Stones when they served as her backing band on her hit “To Know Him Is to Love Him.”
Sylvestre transitioned to acting by making her West End debut in 1967’s Wise Child. She later became the first Black actress to star in a leading role at London’s prestigious Royal National Theatre.
Chrissie Shrimpton
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Chrissie — the younger sister of ‘60s It Girl Jean Shrimpton — was with Jagger for three years between 1963 and 1966, at the apex of The Rolling Stones’ early success.
Shrimpton looked back on her time with the “sweet [and] loving” Jagger in a 2012 interview with the Daily Mail, in which she recalled the difficulties of dating a global rockstar.
“We’d be walking down the street, and suddenly he’d see some Stones’ fans,” she remembered. “My hand would suddenly be dropped and he’d be walking ahead on his own.”
Shrimpton continued, “The fans used to attack me and throw things at me, and it was often really frightening. I can remember being in cars and having to hold the roof up because there were girls piling onto it and we thought we were going to be crushed.”
The pair were briefly engaged, before Jagger broke the news to Shrimpton that he wanted to live together without tying the knot. The couple broke up in 1966 after it became clear to Shrimpton that Jagger was smitten with singer Faithfull.
Marianne Faithfull
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From 1966 to 1970, Jagger made endless headlines for dating Faithfull. Their careers were intertwined with their love lives, as Faithfull covered the Stones’ hit “As Tears Go By” and Jagger cowrote her hit 1969 single, “Sister Morphine.”
Faithfull was still married to artist John Dunbar when she met Jagger but the couple divorced by 1966. She wrote in her 2000 autobiography that she suffered a miscarriage while eight months pregnant with Jagger’s daughter.
Her final months with Jagger were marked by Faithfull’s descent into drug addiction. She overdosed after swallowing 150 sleeping pills and spent six days in a coma.
In a 2011 interview with The Irish Times, Faithfull said her relationship with Jagger ended because she couldn’t “cope with his sexual freedom and infidelity.”
“I see that more as my flaw. I was too young. If I’d been older, I am sure I would have been able to cope …. He was a boy who just couldn’t say no, every man would do that if he could,” she claimed.
When Faithfull died at age 78 in January 2025, Jagger remembered her as “a wonderful friend, a beautiful singer and a great actress.”
“She was so much part of my life for so long … She will always be remembered,” Jagger wrote via Instagram.
Marsha Hunt
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Jagger’s one-year relationship with Hunt was crucial to his career, as the singer has claimed she inspired the iconic Rolling Stones track “Brown Sugar.”
Hunt gave birth to Jagger’s first child, daughter Karis Hunt Jagger, in November 1970. She told The Irish Independent in 2008 that she “of course” maintained contact with Jagger after their 1970 split so they could coparent daughter Karis.
As for the rumors Jagger wrote “Brown Sugar” about their time together, Hunt bluntly replied, “It doesn’t make me feel any way at all.”
Bianca Jagger
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Shortly after breaking up with Hunt, Mick got involved with his future first wife, model and human rights advocate Bianca Jagger. The pair were married in Saint-Tropez, France in May 1971 and welcomed daughter Jade that October.
Bianca admitted to Vanity Fair in 1986 that she struggled with the stigma of being seen primarily as Mick’s wife, since she had her own career and political ambitions.
“Mick was obsessed with the idea of gold diggers. He sees all women as tarts,” she claimed. “And I had my mind set that I was not going to become Mrs. So—and—so — regardless of who I was married to. I was going to be an individual with my own personality, and I was going to do as I wanted and as I liked. I was not ready to make any compromises then. I knew much less than I do today. I was young, inexperienced, and arrogant, I suppose.”
Bianca joked at the time about possibly “writing a cheek-in-tongue book on How to Survive Marriage and Divorce to a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star.”
“We were saying what are the qualities required: submission. It’s probably the most male-chauvinistic-oriented society. A rock star is the worst husband a woman could have,” she insisted.
The couple separated in 1977, with Bianca filing for divorce the following year.
Jerry Hall
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As was the case in many of Mick’s relationships, the beginning of his time with American model and actress Hall reportedly overlapped with the end of his marriage to Bianca, according to Hall’s memoir My Life in Pictures.
“My love was so strong I couldn’t do anything but follow Mick wherever he led me. I knew he had a reputation as a womanizer and he was still married, even if he hadn’t lived with Bianca for a year, but I was hopeful,” Hall wrote in an extract published by The Daily Mail. “I had got him to quit heroin — I could get him to give up girls as well.”
Mick and Hall stuck it out for 22 years before splitting in 1999. They had a private but unofficial marriage ceremony in Bali, Indonesia in 1990, though it would later cause conflict once they split.
The couple share four children together, welcoming Elizabeth “Lizzie” Scarlett in 1984, James Leroy Augustin in 1985, Georgia May Ayeesha in 1992 and Gabriel Luke Beauregard in 1997.
Asked by host David Letterman whether women would frequently “throw themselves” at Mick in her presence, Hall quipped, “Yes, they are disgusting! I can’t say on live TV some of the things they suggest. No, really!”
“[These women] come up and they sort of lean over to give [Mick] their phone number … and I used to just not know what to do and be real polite and smile,” she admitted. “Now, I smile but I kick them under the table in the shins. It’s amazing how well it works!”
The final years for Hall and Mick were marred by claims that he’d cheated with models Carla Bruni and Luciana Gimenez, the latter of whom gave birth to the rocker’s son, Lucas Maurice Morad, in May 1999.
Hall took Mick to court over their 1990 wedding in Bali, but the High Court of England and Wales ultimately declared that unofficial ceremony was invalid, unlawful, and null and void in 1999. The pair then came to a “mutually acceptable legal and financial settlement.”
The model subsequently joked in a 2010 Guardian interview that Mick “served his purpose” in her life, but praised him as a nurturing father to their four children.
“He loves his children. He was very good at helping them with their homework; he loves history; he was good at taking them for walks with the dogs; he loves outdoor activities, bike rides, playing cricket,” she said.
Carla Bruni
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Mick met Bruni in 1990 while he was still with Hall and she was dating guitarist Eric Clapton. The two reportedly began an affair shortly after Clapton introduced them at a Rolling Stones concert.
Hall eventually learned of Mick’s infidelity and reportedly directly asked Bruni to stay away from him while they tried to mend their relationship.
Bruni denied any affair at the time and told People in 1992, “He’s a fossil. His wife can keep him.”
She later admitted to seeing the rock star behind Hall’s back, but insisted in Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger that she wasn’t the reason for Hall and Mick’s split.
“It was a fling,” Bruni acknowledged. “I was in my 20s, so I wasn’t thinking about a relationship. There were so many other women with Mick. I don’t think I was responsible.” She also claimed, “There were maybe 10 other women.”
Bruni went on to become France’s first lady after tying the knot with Nicolas Sarkozy in 2008 following his election as French president.
Luciana Gimenez
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The final straw for Hall and Mick came when she learned that Brazilian model Gimenez was pregnant with the Rolling Stones frontman’s baby. Mick’s seventh child, son Lucas, was born in May 1999.
Gimenez and Mick were not together long, but she has been publicly supportive of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee on social media over the years.
Sophie Dahl
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Mick’s next high-profile romance was with model and author Dahl. Mick was 43 years older than Dahl when they got together, but she later told The Scotsman that the age gap wasn’t out of the ordinary for her family.
“[My grandfather] Stanley was 26 years older than [my grandmother] and had been married before so it was very scandalous at the time,” she said. “But they absolutely adored each other and they were together until he died.”
Dahl and Mick weren’t together nearly as long as her grandparents, as they split in 2001 after one year of dating.
L’Wren Scott
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Fashion designer Scott and Mick were first linked in 2001 and they were together on-and-off for the rest of her life. Scott was a rising sensation in the fashion world, as her gowns were worn by Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman and Amy Adams, among others, at the Oscars.
Tragically, Scott died by suicide in 2014. Mick’s spokesperson told Us Weekly at the time that he was “completely shocked and devastated” by her death.
“I am still struggling to understand how my lover and best friend could end her life in this tragic way. We spent many wonderful years together and had made a great life for ourselves,” Mick wrote via Facebook.
He continued, “She had great presence and her talent was much admired, not least by me. I have been touched by the tributes that people have paid to her, and also the personal messages of support that I have received. I will never forget her.”
Mick honored Scott’s memory by establishing a scholarship in her name at London’s Central Saint Martins College in 2015.
The school’s program director, Fabio Piras, announced the scholarship, “I am very grateful to receive this extremely generous scholarship package, gifted by Mick Jagger in L’Wren Scott’s name.”
“Our students sacrifice much to take up this course and work extremely hard while they are here,” Piras added. “I am very proud of the fact that this course through its alumni, continues to be recognized as a major contributor to the future of the global fashion industry.”
Bella Thorne called working with Mickey Rourke on their 2020 film, Girl, one of her “worst” experiences as an actress.
Thorne, 27, leveled a series of accusations against Rourke, 72, via Instagram on Friday, April 11, as Rourke remains embroiled in controversy due to his recent actions on Celebrity Big Brother U.K.
“This f***ing dude. GROSS,” Thorne wrote over an Instagram Story about his comments about JoJo Siwa’s sexuality on the show. “I had to work with this man — in a scene where I’m on my knees with my hands zip tied around my back. He’s supposed to take a metal grinder to my knee cap and instead he used it on my genitals thru my jeans. Hitting them over and over again.”
“I had bruises on my pelvic bone,” she claimed. “Working with mickey was one of the all time worst experiences of my life working as an actress.”
Thorne continued on the next slide, sharing a screenshot from her X account where she went into further detail.
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“So many gross stories of things he made me go thru on that movie, including in his last scene to speed up and rev his engine so he could cover me completely in dirt,” she alleged. “Idk I guess he thought it was funny to humiliate me in front of the entire crew.”
Thorne also claimed that she had to go to Rourke’s trailer alone to convince him to complete shooting the movie after he refused to speak to the director or producers.
“I had to convince him to show up and complete his job, as he shouted crazy demands that he wanted from the producers,” she alleged. “In fact I had to go. Alone. In his trailer. Since the movie could not be finished without him. Everyone’s work would’ve just been lost and completely for nothing. I didn’t wanna do it. I was uncomfortable. But I did what I was asked to do.”
Us Weekly has reached out to Rourke for a response to Thorne’s comments.
Rourke ignited controversy on Celebrity Big Brother for his homophobic comments directed at fellow contestant Siwa, 21. After asking Siwa, if she liked girls or boys, the Dance Moms alum replied “Girls. My partner [Kath Ebbs] is non-binary.”
Rourke responded by saying if he stayed “longer than four days, you won’t be gay anymore.”
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He also told houseguest Chris Hughes that he was “going to vote the lesbian out real quick.”
“That’s homophobic, if that was your reasoning,” replied Siwa, who overheard the comment.
Rourke later apologized after producers called him into the diary room to give him a “formal warning” for language deemed “offensive and unacceptable.”
“Mickey speaks from his heart and means well,” Rourke’s rep Kimberly Hines said in a statement to Us Weekly about the incident. “He is old school, direct and honest. I have worked closely with him for nine years and he is 100 percent authentically himself. There will never be another Mickey Rourke. Period.”
Hines expanded in a separate statement, saying that at no point was Rourke notified of any complaints against him regarding the incident.
“We are aware of the recent article regarding an alleged incident involving Mr. Mickey Rourke during the filming of Celebrity Big Brother,” the statement read. “While we fully respect the right of any individual to speak about their experiences, we must be clear: at no point has Mr. Rourke been made aware of any complaint, formal or informal, concerning the incident described.”
The statement continued, “Mr. Rourke has always conducted himself professionally on set and is committed to maintaining a safe and respectful working environment for all cast and crew. Out of respect for everyone involved, and due to the sensitive nature of the matter, we will not be commenting further at this time.”
“Any questions regarding on-set safety protocols or production matters should be directed to the producers of Celebrity Big Brother.”
Bachelor Nation watched Grant, 31, break up with Litia, also 31, and propose to Juliana Pasquarosaon the March 24 episode of the dating series. Litia alleged at the time that Grant repeatedly gave her reassurance that she was The One. She shed more light on the claims during an appearance on the “Relationsh*t with Kamie Crawford” podcast.
“He was saying things like, ‘I can’t wait for the cameras to go away and we can just be together. I just want to hang out and talk and chat and not feel like we have to talk about heavy stuff all the time,’” Litia recalled of their final night together before the final rose. “We had light moments, but the things that were shown definitely were the most important things that were being discussed.”
“When leaving my suite, I was like, ‘OK, I’ll see you tomorrow. I can’t believe it, like, we’re getting engaged,’ because of all the things he had just said to me during the whole conversation,” she continued. “He was like, ‘I know. I can’t wait. I love you. I love you. I love you,’ when he was being, like, rushed out the door.”
While Litia was confident, she did note that Grant could’ve been “people pleasing.” When she arrived for the proposal, however, she thought he would definitely pick her if he didn’t stop her when she went to speak. (The Bachelor or Bachelorette often prevents their runner-up from declaring their love on finale day, but that’s not always the case.)
“I stood there and I was like, ‘If it’s not me, he won’t let me speak.’ After everything that he said, hopefully he would just let me know before I do my big declaration — he knows what I’m about to say,” Litia said. “And we stood there for a minute, and he was like, ‘They told me to let you talk first.’ He, like, prompted me to give my speech. And so I was like, ‘Oh, OK, like, great. I’ll just say everything that I need to say.'”
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When the podcast cohost pointed out that Grant “also kissed” her when she arrived, Litia said “that was the other thing.”
“There’s, like, a million things the whole time why I thought it was gonna go a different way, but that was the part to me, on the drive away from the breakup, I was like, ‘He asked me to give the speech,’” she said.
One of Litia’s other sticking points on the finale was that Grant had given her a journal to write down her feelings during the process, claiming he said he wanted them to read it together post-show. (Juliana, 28, has since said that Grant also gave her a journal.)
“I don’t know everyone’s conversations with him. … Why would you give multiple women journals and ask them to write down all their feelings for you so you can read through it at the end? Why would you ask multiple women to do that?” Litia said on the podcast. “That seems to me like a stroke of the ego, so that you know everyone is really dwelling and sitting in this Grant, Kool-Aid world.”
Litia confirmed that she still has the journal. She then revealed that their breakup conversation lasted “45 minutes,” which is rare for The Bachelor.
“Typically, what I’ve been told is, it’s, like, a five minute conversation. They want it to be quick,” she said. “He was standing there talking at me. Me saying, like, ‘Come on now.’ I was, like, looking for him. Like, ‘Where are you? Wait, what? Come on, come back.’ It’s not me, but have a conversation with me about it and actually talk to me. And it was just him trying to manage my perception of him more than him walking me through how he got there.”
Litia said she hasn’t heard from Grant and doesn’t expect to. She did admit that she’s seen all of his post-show interviews. (The day after the finale, Grant told Us Weekly that he doesn’t “align” with Litia’s claims about their relationship.)
“He’s doing his best to be a good partner to the person he’s in a relationship with now. And so I think that’s kind of the place where he’s coming from with all this,” Litia said to Kamie Crawford. “To me, everything that I said on the couch After the Final Rose, I said during our breakup. I knew that I signed up to be a part of a TV show, and that that came with an audience that was invested in the story of our relationship. … I just kind of wanted to add context to why I was surprised.”
She reiterated that she understands why Grant is “approaching” post-show press the way he is, but she doesn’t “agree” with it.
“At the end of the day, I know what happened, and my reality is aligned with the camera operators’ reality and the audio person who listened to the mic and everyone in post-production who edited the show. They’re all aligned,” Litia explained. “I’ve talked to producers who were there, and I’m not trying to prove anything to anyone. This happened six months ago for me, and so I was happy to discuss it at After the Final Rose for the benefit of everyone who had watched and was invested in the story. But it doesn’t matter to me what anyone else’s perception is, because I know that it’s real. … As soon as I know I’m not crazy, that’s fine.”
Litia also wanted to make it clear that Grant saying “I love you” is not the issue since that typically happens on The Bachelor. “I think that is your feelings, and that’s valid. And I think we’ve seen it over and over that that’s something that’s possible. You can be in love with two people. It’s the other promises,” she concluded.
Nia and Danny Booko admitted that being one of the few successful relationships on The Valley put “a target” on their back.
“There were a lot of conversations that happened that we were not a part of,” Nia, 35, who is expecting the couple’s fourth baby, exclusively told Us Weekly on Thursday, April 10, at the red carpet premiere for The Valley season 2. “There’s moments that catch you off guard a little bit.”
Nia praised Danny, 41, for handling himself “with integrity and character” despite the rumors being spread about them. Danny, for his part, admitted it “was a surprise” to see the speculation about their marriage on screen.
“There were things that had happened way before we had started filming that people wanted to bring back up that were already resolved,” he noted to Us. “It was people coming with a little bit of a target on our back because of how we were portrayed in season 1.”
Danny continued: “All you can do is put your best foot forward and handle everything with ownership, character, integrity and move on, get better and take care of it. All you can do is make sure the No. 1 relationship is us and that we’re strong. That’s what we always do. We’re really strong in communication and making that happen.”
Despite season 2 of The Valleybeing “a roller coaster,” Nia praised her and Danny’s marriage, adding, “What we experienced while filming over the summer could have brought us farther apart or brought us more together. But because of the way we communicate and how we are, I feel like we’re stronger than ever. Even more than before. I feel like we’re very blessed that we have great communication because it didn’t affect us.”
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Jax Taylor and Danny have previously hinted at a falling out. After season 1 aired in 2024, Jax, 45, shocked fans when he hinted that Danny and Nia’s relationship wasn’t as sweet as it seemed on screen.
In May 2024, a social media user called Danny and Nia the “cutest couple” on television “right now,” writing via X, “Sorry @mrjaxtaylor I genuinely love you and Britt, but I want to cry every time I see these [two].” Jax, who is going through a divorce with wife Brittany Cartwright, replied to the post, writing, “Will see how this goes.”
Jax continued to tease a feud between him and someone else on The Valley, and made it clear that he wouldn’t let anything go unaddressed during the second season of The Valley. He shared on the “When Reality Hits” podcast in June 2024, “You guys are in for it because I’m going to make sure there are things that are going to be told this time. I feel like everything wasn’t let out of the bag. There was a lot of like, ‘Why wasn’t this shown?’ That’s not going to happen. Some of you people are going to be in for a surprise.”
Danny subsequently seemed to sound off on Jax’s subtle digs while defending his and Nia’s marriage.
“One of whom you thought was your closest friends on there trying to stir stuff up and insinuate things that aren’t true. And try to stir the pot, which he thinks is for the show,” he said on an episode of Nia’s “Hold My Crown” podcast in July 2024. “But it is blatant lies. It’s hurtful. And friends don’t do that.”
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After hearing what was said about him, Danny was shocked to learn the source of the rumors, saying, “We need to have that conversation. I would like to have that conversation that may happen on season 2. But I hope it happens before. Because I don’t like conflict. I don’t like feeling this way. I don’t like what he’s doing and putting out there right now. It isn’t cool. It’s not just me but it’s about our marriage.”
Nia also didn’t name anyone while addressing the offscreen situation. “I know there’s some of the guys who you get along with. But then I feel like there’s some guys that haven’t been quality friends for you. That makes me apprehensive,” she told Danny about preparing to film new episodes of The Valley with male costars Jax, Luke Broderick, Jason Caperna and Zack Wickham. “It feels a little bit different on the guys’ side.”
“We’re getting ready to be a family of six. I’m feeling good physically and we’re just preparing. It’s a lot to have a whole new little human in our world,” she told Us before Danny added, “We’re in such a sweet spot right now with Asher being three years old and the twins being one-and-a-half. It’s gonna be crazy, wild and beautiful.
The Valley season 2 premieres on Bravo Tuesday, April 15, at 9 p.m. ET. New episodes stream the next day on Peacock.
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Jack Wagner has done it all in his 40-year career in Hollywood — from Melrose Place and Dancing With the Stars to his five studio albums and a starring role on Hallmark Channel’s When Calls the Heart — but the actor said there’s nothing quite like the grind of a soap opera.
“I gotta tell you honestly, people that are from A-list films have no idea what it’s like to have 60 pages of dialogue on one day of a soap opera and work 14 hours and get it all right,” Wagner exclusively told Us Weekly earlier this year. “Soap opera actors really have an edge. They work their ass off.”
Wagner, 65, got his start as Frisco Jones on General Hospital from 1984 to 1991, a role he would later reprise on the show in 1994 and 2013.
“You’re trying to give the best performance you can, but you’ve got 60 pages that day,” Wagner explained to Us. “Whereas if you’re doing a Movie of the Week — and I’ve done 30 or 40 of those — we shoot it in 15 or 16 days, but you don’t have more than eight pages a day. That’s where I hope the credibility is given. It really takes great memorization, a real commitment to rehearsal and a real commitment to being able to give the best performance you can in a very short period of time.”
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Given his extensive experience, Wagner pushed back against the label of “a soap actor.”
“I don’t really care for that,” he said. “I never have. Because I’m a real thespian. I’ve been trained in the theater. That’s how I look at it. Actors are actors, it just depends on what medium you’re working in.”
As for Wagner’s return to The Bold and the Beautiful, it comes as his character’s former girlfriend Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) is on the rocks with her long term on-again, off-again partner Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye).
Wagner began filming his role on Thursday, April 10 and his episodes are set to begin airing in mid-June.
While soap opera fans won’t have to wait much longer to see Wagner back on their screens, the actor told Us that they haven’t been shy about showing their affection in his absence.
“General Hospital was such a massive show in the ’80s for a generation of women,” Wagner said. “That generation is now in their 60s. They see me and they’re like, ‘Wait, wait, you don’t understand!’”
Wagner continued, “I do understand! They’re so overwhelmed because that was such a huge show.”
The parents of Kellie Pickler‘s late husband, Kyle Jacobs, are still searching for answers about his cremation.
Us Weekly can confirm that Kyle’s parents, Reed and Sharon Jacobs, have issued a subpoena to Harpeth Memorial Gardens Funeral Home & Cremation Center for more information regarding their son’s funeral and cremation. More specifically, they asked the funeral home to share “what items, if any, were cremated” with their son. They also requested “documents pertaining to the services provided on behalf of Kyle.”
The funeral home has allegedly refused to comply with Reed and Sharon’s request, the court documents reveal. However, the funeral home has not filed an objection to the subpoena.
In Touch was first to report the news on Friday, April 11. (Us Weekly has reached out to Pickler’s team for comment.)
The court documents further expressed that Reed and Sharon are also searching for conversations between the funeral home and Pickler, 38, amid an ongoing court battle with the singer.
Us obtained court documents filed in August 2024 stating that “a dispute has arisen amongst the parties regarding certain personal property allegedly [Kyle’s] possession prior to his death.”
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Pickler alleged that Reed and Sharon created a “list of assets,” and subpoenaed her to produce the items belonging to Kyle. Pickler subsequently claimed some of the items — including his gun collection, watches and jewelry, baseball cards, musical instruments and any personal device — are not in her possession. She also alleged that Reed and Sharon had taken some of the items from her home.
Months later, Reed and Sharon filed their own suit against Pickler, claiming that they received the items in question “at the express invitation” by the singer and her legal team. They requested a dismissal of Pickler’s motion in November 2024.
“One of the most beautiful lessons my husband taught me was in a moment of a crisis if you don’t know what to do, ‘do nothing, just be still.’ I have chosen to heed his advice,” Pickler shared in August 2023. “Thank you to my family, friends, and supporters, for the countless letters, calls, and messages that you have sent my way. It has truly touched my soul and it’s helping me get through the darkest time in my life. As many of you have told me, you are all in my prayers.”
Shakira is set to reunite with “Hips Don’t Lie” collaborator Wyclef Jeanfor two special U.S. tour dates. The rapper will join Shakira to kick off her tour in Charlotte, North Carolina, and will later share the stage with the singer in Boston.
“I can’t believe I’m gonna have my longtime friend Wyclef Jean opening for me in Charlotte and in Boston,” Shakira said in an Instagram Story video on Thursday, April 10. “I am so over the moon I can’t wait to sing with you that song about my hips. It’s going to be epic.”
Known as longtime collaborators, the two first teamed up for the 2005 radio hit “Hips Don’t Lie” and later joined forces for “Spy” in 2009.
Shakira is set to kick off the North American leg of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran world tour on Tuesday, May 13, at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium before heading to New Jersey, Montreal, Detroit, Chicago, Toronto and Boston. The 18-stop tour of the U.S. and Canadian will conclude at Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles on June 20.
In May, Shakira became the first Latin female artist in history to land the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Top Tours chart. This accomplishment was preceded by the Latin America leg of her world tour, where she performed 27 sold-out stadium shows across seven countries. Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran included seven consecutive sold-out shows at Mexico’s GNP Seguros Stadium and two shows in her native Barranquilla, Colombia, marking her first hometown performance in 19 years.
The tour is named after the singer’s 12th studio album, released in 2024, which was awarded a Latin Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album in 2025. Fans can look forward to a combination of the Grammy winner’s greatest hits and newer releases, as the tour is a tribute to her longevity as an artist.
Since first stepping onto the music scene in 1991, Shakira has established herself as one of the most successful Latin artists ever. She has been named by Billboard as the Top Female Latin Artist of the Decade twice and has won four Grammy Awards and 15 Latin Grammy Awards. Her 1995 album Pies Descalzos propelled her to international stardom, and she boasts many Billboard charting releases, including Laundry Service (2001), Oral Fixation, vol. 2 (2005) and She Wolf (2009).
For a complete list of Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour dates, visit Shakira’s website.
“I’d definitely f*** Khloé. She’s hot. So, I mean, what man wouldn’t? Also, she’s funny,” the celebrity hairstylist, 41, told TMZ on Thursday, April 10. “Khloé’s always a good time. Khloé could have fun in a paper bag.”
When asked if he would take Kardashian, 40, up on her offer, Appleton offered up a humorous double entendre. “Khloé, I’ll give you the best blowout. Give me a call,” he said while looking into the outlet’s camera.
On Thursday’s season 6 finale of The Kardashians, Appleton and Khloé shared a conversation about their love lives while attending Kim Kardashian’s birthday party. “They should get all of the dating apps and put them into one and just call it ‘What’s Left,’” Appleton quipped. “Because, let’s face it, we’re f***ed. It’s gonna be me and Khloé.”
Khloé, for her part, said she was “fine” with the idea of settling down with Appleton, who is gay. “I just need a companion, and then you go do whatever you gotta do and I’ll be at home,” she explained.
In a confessional, Khloé hilariously stated that she would “f*** the s*** out of Chris Appleton,” adding, “Totally. He’s so hot. Who wouldn’t? He’s such a vibe. I don’t know if he would f*** me, but I would f*** him.”
Khloé, who is currently single, previously tied the knot with Lamar Odom in 2009 after one month of dating. Though they split in 2013, Khloé put their divorce on hold while helping the former NBA star, 45, recover from his 2015 overdose. She filed for divorce a second time the following year.
Lukas Gage and Chris Appleton.Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/Getty Images
She then got together with basketball pro Tristan Thompson in 2016 and the two dated off and on until 2021. The exes share two kids together — daughter True, 6, and son Tatum 2.
Appleton, meanwhile, welcomed his son Billy, 22, and daughter Kitty-blu, 20, with his ex Katie Katon before coming out at age 26. He confirmed his relationship with actor Lukas Gage in March 2023 and Us Weekly exclusively broke news of their engagement the following month, shortly before they said “I do” in Las Vegas.
Appleton filed for divorce from Gage, 29, just six months later, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split in court documents obtained by Us. At the time, a source exclusively claimed to Us that Gage had cheated on Appleton, stating, “That’s the reason [Chris] filed. They were never in an open relationship.” A second insider, however, disputed the cheating allegation and told Us the separation was amicable.
Another source told Us in March 2024 that Appleton was “dating again” after ending things with Gage and had been on a “few dates” with art dealer Federico Debernardi. “[Chris is] extremely happy with where he is at right now,” the insider noted.
Appleton and Gage reached a divorce settlement in June 2024, with both signing a written agreement waiving any spousal support.
Jason Caperna is reacting to claims made in The Valley trailer that he took off his wedding ring to cheat on his wife, Janet Caperna.
“It’s tough because it’s not just a ring off. There’s definitely an implication there,” Jason, 41, exclusively told Us Weekly on Thursday, April 10 at the red carpet for The Valley season 2 premiere. “When somebody says you take your ring off, it’s not like, ‘Oh, I forgot it’. It’s like I’m doing it to try to get girls or something as if I take it off and they just flock to me.”
Jason joked that he always “thought that you get more girls if you have a ring.” Janet, 39, chimed in that women “flock to him already” and that he “doesn’t have to take his ring off” for female attention.
In The Valleyseason 2 trailer, costar Kristen Doute accused Jason of taking his wedding ring off when he goes out. While some have theorized that Jason removed his ring for nefarious reasons, he shared that’s not the case for him. (Jason and Janet tied the knot in 2022 and welcomed a son in December 2023.)
“People can be shady, but I am not one of those people,” he explained. “I would never do anything ever to jeopardize this lady right here is my wife and our son and the family we have.”
Jason added that viewers can “see how it all unfolds” when they watch The Valley season 2 which premieres on Tuesday, April 15.
For Janet, she described the whole ordeal as a “roller-coaster.”
Jason Caperna and Janet Caperna on ‘The Valley.’Griffin Nagel/Bravo
“At first it was like, ‘Eh,’ and then as you think and sit with an accusation like that,” she told Us. “When he has the best character and moral compass I’ve ever met of anybody, you kind of go through these waves of it’s fine. And then no, it’s not fine.”
Janet hinted that viewers will see that emotional turmoil “unfold” throughout the season.
As for how Jason and Janet overcame the allegations, they credit their strong communication practices.
“We talked right then on camera about it. We had pillow talk about it later,” she said. “We’re lucky. We have a very strong foundation in our relationship. We’ve never had issues like that.”
Jason added that he and Janet “don’t allow” problems to “sit and stew.”
“We get it out,” he said. “It’s kind of our personalities too, to just kinda get those things out and not hold it in and that’s really helped.”
The Valley season 2 premieres on April 15 on Bravo at 9 p.m. ET.
