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Why Nikki Glaser Will 'Never' Approach Taylor Swift at an Event

24 February 2025 at 10:18
Why Nikki Glaser Will Never Approach Taylor Swift at an Event
Nikki Glaser, Taylor Swift Kevin Mazur/Getty Images;Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy

Nikki Glaser is one of the biggest Taylor Swift fans in Hollywood, but she doesn’t plan on saying “hi” to her hero if they see each other at an event.

Glaser, 40, recently saw Swift, 35, at the 2025 Grammys on February 2, but she didn’t even think about greeting the pop star.

“Everyone wants a piece. I will never be the one to be like, ‘Excuse me,’ ever,” the comedian explained on the Monday, February 24, episode of Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast. “It’s almost rude what I do when I’m in the same room as Taylor Swift, because I won’t even look her way. It will take [her tapping me on the shoulder].”

Glaser said that her friends have encouraged her to speak to Swift, but she has no interest in connecting that way.

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“There’s no way that she’s dying for that on a night like this where everyone’s doing it,” she said. “And of course she would be so nice. I know exactly how it would go down. But I don’t wanna take someone’s energy away [when] I require their energy to be put into making great music. I don’t want her to make a less great song because she had to be like, ‘Nice to meet you,’ and like, hold me as I’m crying.”

Glaser has been very vocal about her Swift fandom, revealing last year that she spent nearly $100,000 to see The Eras Tour a total of 22 times.

“I want to be clear that we’re including travel expenses, hotels, and me also flying and putting up everyone that I would invite to go with me, plus tickets, plus merch,” she explained in a December 2024 interview with People, noting it was “all well worth it” and she “would’ve paid even more.”

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The Golden Globes host added that she justified her spending based on the fact that she doesn’t have kids — something she said wasn’t the “easiest decision” to make.

“There was a part of me that was like, ‘I would like kids,’ but it just doesn’t fit in my life. And so, in order for me to make myself feel better about the decision, I did look up how much it cost to raise a kid,” she explained. “And so, once I saw that number, I thought, ‘It’s no problem for me to spend this on Taylor Swift.’ People spend that much on their kids playing hockey for five years, so it’s OK.”

She added, “No one ever shames anyone for having kids and says, ‘Oh, what a waste of money. Oh, you’re flaunting your wealth.’ But for some reason, when I go to 22 Taylor Swift shows, it’s like, ‘You’re so privileged. How dare you spend that money.’”

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During the podcast on Monday, Glaser reiterated one of the reasons why she loves and respects Swift so much: her work ethic.

“Taylor had something to prove. Even showing up on the scene coming out as a country artist and then making it into pop music,” the stand-up said. “She definitely is inspired by people doubting her. … The difference between great and good is just hard work.”

Prince William's Former Aide Discusses 'Sad' Rift With Prince Harry

24 February 2025 at 10:18
Prince Williams Former Aide Discusses Sad Rift With Prince Harry
Prince William and Prince Harry Paul Grover- WPA Pool/Getty Images

A former royal aide for Prince Harry and Prince William is getting candid about the brothers’ fractured relationship.

“It’s very difficult to have this stuff play out in the public eye, but [William]’s chosen to keep his thoughts on it private, and I think all of us who know him really have to respect that we should do the same,” Jason Knauf said in a Sunday, February 23, interview with 60 Minutes Australia. “But I will say, of course, it’s been hard and sad, especially for all of us who know both of them.”

Knauf worked as a communications secretary to William, 42, and his wife, Kate Middleton, and Harry, 40, and his wife, Meghan Markle, before becoming the chief executive of William and Kate’s Royal Foundation. In 2021, Knauf stepped down but is currently on the board of trustees for William’s Earthshot Prize.

Knauf explained that he worked “really closely” with Harry and Meghan, 43, noting that the group had “lots of great times.” Knauf called working with the couple on their 2018 wedding an “amazing, magical experience.”

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“I wish them absolutely all the best with their lovely family,” he added. (Harry and Meghan share son Archie, 5, and daughter Lilibet, 3. William and Kate, for their part, are parents to sons Prince George, 11, and Prince Louis, 6, and daughter Princess Charlotte, 9.)

While discussing William’s succession to becoming King, Knauf was asked whether Harry’s role within the family could change when that occurs. “I can’t speculate about the future,” Knauf replied. “They achieved a lot together, and none of that can ever be taken away.”

Prince Williams Former Aide Discusses Sad Rift With Prince Harry
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As reports of a rift between the brothers began circulating, Harry confirmed that he and William had a falling out during the 2019 ITV documentary Harry & Meghan: An African Journey. Harry revealed that the siblings had “good days” and “bad days.”

“Part of this role and part of this job, this family, being under the pressure that it’s under, inevitably stuff happens,” he said. “But look, we’re brothers, we’ll always be brothers. We’re certainly on different paths at the moment but I’ll always be there for him and as I know he’ll always be there for me. We don’t see each other as much as we used to because we’re so busy, but I love him dearly.”

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The next year, an insider told Us Weekly that Harry and Meghan “blindsided” William and Kate, 43, with their decision to step back from their position as senior royals in 2020. “It’s sad because when they were younger, William would be the first person Harry would go to with big news like this,” the insider shared. “William is incredibly hurt, but at the same time he has his own family to focus on and is trying to move forward with his life.”

Following years of tension, William made a rare comment about Harry in an October 2024 promo clip for the documentary, Prince William: We Can End Homelessness. In the video, William recalled the brothers’ late mom, Princess Diana, taking them to a UK charity supporting those who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless.

“My mother took me to The Passage; she took Harry and I both there. I must have been 11 at the time, maybe 10,” William said. “I had never been to anything like that before, and I was a bit anxious about what to expect.”

Traitors' Danielle Defends Forrest Gump Mention, Addresses Messy Appearance

24 February 2025 at 09:44
The Traitors Danielle Defends Comparing Carolyn to Forrest Gump Addresses Her Messy Appearance
Danielle Reyes, Carolyn Wiger. Peacock(2)

The Traitors star Danielle Reyes weighed in on her Forrest Gump comment about Carolyn Wiger, her “messy” onscreen appearance and more.

Danielle, 53, faced backlash after scheming to get Carolyn banished on the Thursday, February 20, episode of Peacock’s hit competition series. More specifically, viewers weren’t thrilled with how Danielle claimed Carolyn, 38, was putting on an “act” before comparing her to Tom Hanks‘ Forrest Gump character.

“Find the footage of Josh comparing the fabulous Lisa to Forest Gump in Big Brother 3. Yeah, she became our 1st female winner,” Danielle wrote via X on Saturday, February 22. “Played a spectacular end game and whooped my ass! Carolyn played a spectacular game. Hats off(no pun intended).”

After her exit, Carolyn shared a poem she wrote for Danielle, sharing via Instagram on Friday, February 21, “Imagine loving this show and being so excited to have fun and play this game and then you show up with your JCPenney hat wanting to play hard. I get it girl but we are not the same.”

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She continued: “They say that expectations will leave you frustrated and sad. I didn’t expect to be around constant shaking and crying. I guess that was my bad. You are not just a Traitor. You are keeping Visine in business too. I hope those Big Brother fans are proud of you.”

Danielle reacted to the video, writing, “This is hilarious! Not her wearing the hat😂😂😂.”

The Traitors, which returned last month, brings together reality TV stars from various franchises as they compete in a mafia-style game for up to $250,000. Season 3 got off to an interesting start when Danielle, Bob the Drag Queen and Carolyn were chosen as Traitors but were quickly forced to work with newcomer Boston Rob Mariano as well.

The Traitors Danielle Defends Comparing Carolyn to Forrest Gump Addresses Her Messy Appearance
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Boston Rob’s experience in the Survivor franchise resulted in him sending a fellow Traitor — Bob the Drag Queen — home and from there all bets were off. Once Boston Rob was voted out, Danielle and Carolyn mirrored the Traitor-on-Traitor fighting instead of working together to recruit someone new into the turret.

Danielle specifically faced criticism from viewers — and costars — who questioned her over-the-top acting. There were also online jokes about Danielle’s disheveled appearance, which she had no regrets over.

“For real. I think I’m gonna frame the monopoly hat. Hot mess,” she wrote via X over the weekend. “I wasn’t there to be cute. I was there to win! Don’t give AF about my appearance. #MessyTraitor.”

Before the episode where she helped banish Carolyn aired, Danielle defended how she chose to play the game.

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“That’s all performance and crazy acting,” she told People earlier this month. “I am a non-emotional person in my normal life to the point people think I’m heartless and cold. I’ve been told that. So I decided to cry. I thought I’d be more emotional. I would get emotional at stupid stuff. It’s so cringey. I laugh at myself because it is funny.”

Danielle noted that she was aware not everyone would support her gameplay, adding, “It seemed like, ‘What am I doing?’ ‘Oh, you’re an obvious Traitor because you’re not scared,’ but I did act scared. I made my hands shake, but I did put my name up eventually, but it was edited out. My point was to make it seem like I was a Faithful, that’s why I did that.”

She concluded: “If you listen to people who’ve been murdered and banished, they’re all surprised that I’m a Traitor. I mean, it’d be so boring if I wasn’t doing what I was doing. You don’t want Traitors hugging and singing ‘Kumbaya.’ You want to see the chaos, and that’s what we’re giving you guys.”

New episodes of The Traitors are released Thursdays on Peacock.

Parents of Late Golfer Grayson Murray Share Insight Into His Final Days

24 February 2025 at 09:31

The parents of late golfer Grayson Murray reflected on their son’s enduring legacy and the final days of his life. 

Eric and Terry Murray spoke to Today about the death of Grayson, who died by suicide at age 30 in May 2024. 

“It’s a nightmare, and it doesn’t stop,” Eric told Today’s Carson Daly in a segment that aired on Monday, February 24. 

Grayson, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour who had been candid about his mental health journey, was found dead in his Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, home the day after withdrawing from a tournament in Texas citing illness. 

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“He tried to get better,” Eric said. “He did everything he could.”

Grayson entered rehab for alcoholism in 2021 and also sought treatment for social anxiety and depression, but his mother explained how his lifestyle didn’t make things easy on her son. 

“He would go and drink and gamble,” Terry said. “That was tough for him out on the road.” 

Parents of Late Golfer Grayson Murray Say He Tried to Get Better
TODAY

According to Golf Digest, Grayson admitted to losing more than $400,000 from gambling in 2017.

When things became excessively difficult, Terry said the family home became a sanctuary for Grayson. 

“He would put on a happy face out on the road,” she explained. “Our house became a safe haven. If he was depressed, he would go in his room and he wouldn’t come out for two or three days.”

Parents of Late Golfer Grayson Murray Say He Tried to Get Better
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Eric defined these periods of time for his son as “deep tunnels or dark holes” while recalling one of Grayson’s final trips to the house. 

“We sat on the sofa and we both sat there and cried,” he said. “I was holding him like a baby. He was talking about how hard it was physically and emotionally to keep doing what he’s doing.”

Seeing the toll it was taking on him, Eric even tried getting Grayson to give up golf to focus on himself. 

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“I actually asked him to do that,” he said. “But Grayson loved golf. There’s no place on Earth that he was happier than on the golf course. But at the same time, it was very difficult.”

The month before his death, Grayson accomplished a lifelong goal by competing in his first Masters tournament. It’s a memory that’s been forever enshrined in the Murray family home.

“We have a picture of him at the Masters hanging up above the sofa,” Terry said. “I look up there every day.”

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org.

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‘The White Lotus’ Airs Oscar Winner Cameo That Fans May Have Missed

24 February 2025 at 09:30
White Lotus Airs Oscar Winner Cameo That Fans May Have Missed
Jason Isaacs in ‘The White Lotus.’ Fabio Lovino/HBO

The White Lotus included a shocking cameo for the second straight week on Sunday, February 23 — but this time, the Oscar-winning guest star didn’t actually appear on camera.

The latest episode, “Special Treatments,” featured Academy Award winner Ke Huy Quan making an uncredited vocal cameo as Timothy Ratliff’s (Jason Isaacs) embattled business partner Kenneth Nguyen.

Timothy tried to track down Kenneth throughout the first two episodes of The White Lotus‘ third season after receiving a call from a Wall Street Journal reporter investigating their business practices.

Timothy’s temper went sky high in Sunday’s installment, as the time difference where he was vacationing in Thailand meant it was impossible to get anyone on the phone back in the U.S.

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After finding out from his secretary that a second reporter had called with an urgent interview request — this time from The Washington Post — Timothy began frantically trying to get a hold of Kenneth. When Kenneth finally called using a burner phone, viewers heard Quan’s unmistakable voice as Timothy’s terrified business partner.

“I don’t care about the f—ing [Wall Street Journal] story,” Kenneth emphatically insisted. “Because 20 agents just raided my f—ing office! F— me. I’m done.”

White Lotus Airs Oscar Winner Cameo That Fans May Have Missed
Ke Huy Quan attends the Premiere of Universal Pictures’ “Love Hurts” at TCL Chinese Theatre on February 03, 2025. Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images

Through their conversation, it was revealed that Timothy funded Kenneth’s money-laundering operation out of Brunei to help get his partner out of financial trouble.

“I didn’t think some whistleblower bitch in my office was going to rat me out to the media and the f—ing FBI,” Kenneth swore. “They have everything, Tim!”

Discovering that the FBI had seized all of Kenneth’s financial accounts, Timothy demanded to know whether he’d be implicated too.

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“Yes for sure, Tim, yes,” Kenneth answered. “That’s why I bought this burner [phone], to call you! You need to get a good lawyer, like, yesterday.”

With the reality of a possible federal indictment dawning on him, Timothy lashed out at Kenneth for putting his career at risk.

“This was a favor to you, remember that?” Timothy shouted. “I didn’t wanna do it! This was all you, and now I’m wrapped up in some money laundering bribery situation, and I only made $10 million off of your stupid f—ing scheme!”

He then warned his business partner: “I swear to god, Kenny, if you f— me on this, I will kill you. I will f—ing kill you, you hear me?”

“If it makes you feel any better, I’m gonna f—ing kill myself,” Kenneth declared before promptly hanging up.

Timothy has yet to come clean to his family about his legal jeopardy, though his loved ones appear to have their own problems between wife Victoria’s (Parker Posey) escalating prescription drug dependency and the strange sexual dynamic between his children, Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger), Lochlan (Sam Nivola) and Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook).

The White Lotus has dabbled in uncredited vocal cameos before when creator Mike White enlisted his former Enlightened star Laura Dern in season 2 to play the estranged wife of Michael Imperioli’s character, Dominic, during a phone call.

HBO’s preview for next week’s episode, “The Meaning of Dreams,” hinted that Timothy’s lies could finally be exposed as federal agents raid his office back in the U.S.

Elsewhere in Sunday’s episode, viewers learned a bit more about Greg’s life (Jon Gries) in Thailand, after the character made a surprise appearance in the season 3 premiere.

Greg previously orchestrated his wife Tanya’s (Jennifer Coolidge) murder last season in order to steal her fortune. He has since been hiding out in Thailand, living under the name “Gary” with his French Canadian girlfriend Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon).

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Sunday’s “Next Time” teaser suggested that his cover could be blown in next week’s episode when Belinda (Natasha Rothwell) approaches Greg to ask whether they’ve met before.

Belinda appears not to have fully recognized that Greg is the man who ruined her dreams of opening her own spa in season 1 because he’d whisked away her financial backer, Tanya, to get hitched. Will a face-to-face meeting jog Belinda’s memory?

The White Lotus airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and Max.

Lester Holt Announces He's Leaving 'NBC Nightly News' After a Decade

24 February 2025 at 09:27
Lester Holt Announces Hes Leaving NBC Nightly News After a Decade
Lester Holt. Patrick Randak/NBC

Lester Holt is leaving his role as the host of NBC Nightly News after a decade behind the news desk.

“A smile comes to my face when I think that with Nightly News, and Dateline, I have now anchored two of the most successful and iconic television news programs in broadcast history,” Holt, 65, wrote in a note to Nightly News and Dateline staffers on Monday, February 24, per NBC News. “As a 20-year-old radio reporter on the police beat chasing breaking news around San Francisco, I could never have imagined my career path would unfold in the way it has. What an amazing ride.”

In another memo to staffers shared by Variety, Holt wrote, “After 10 years, 17 if you include my years on the weekends, the time has come for me to step away from my role as anchor of Nightly News. It has truly been the honor of a lifetime to work with each of you every day, keeping journalism as our true north and our viewers at the center of everything we do.”

He continued: “I’m excited to report I will be continuing as anchor of Dateline NBC, but for the first time in a full-time capacity whereby I will be expanding my footprint on the broadcast and crafting Dateline hours on subjects I care deeply about. I am thrilled to be able to work more closely with my enormously talented friends at Dateline as the broadcast continues to grow and attract new viewers in new places.”

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It has not been announced who will replace Holt as the new host of Nightly News following his exit early this summer.

Holt took over as the face of Nightly News in 2015, making history as the first African-American journalist to solo anchor a weekday nightly newscast on a major TV network. He followed in the footsteps of Brian Williams, who held the anchor gig from 2004 to 2015. Several famous journalists have led the series since its launch in 1970, including John Chancellor, Frank McGee, David Brinkley, Roger Mudd and Tom Brokaw.

Lester Holt Announces Hes Leaving NBC Nightly News After a Decade
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Before replacing Williams, 65, Holt served as a weekend host for Nightly News for eight years and coanchored Weekend Today for 12 years. He originally joined the NBC News family in 2000 and has served as the lead anchor of Dateline since 2011.

“He has led the network during some of the country’s most fraught and challenging times in the past decade,” Janelle Rodriguez, NBC News’ executive vice president of programming, wrote to staff members on Monday, per NBC News. “Quite simply, Lester is the beating heart of this news organization.”

Outside of TV, Holt is a husband, proud father of two and a grandfather of three. He married his wife, Carol Hagen, in 1982 and welcomed their sons, Stefan and Cameron, in 1987 and 1990, respectively.

Holt is the second major NBC personality to leave their role in recent months. Hoda Kotb left Today after nearly 17 years on the morning show last month. She cited turning 60 and wanting to spend more time with her daughters — Haley, 8, and Hope, 5 — as the reasons behind her decision.

This Athletic-Inspired Two-Piece Sweatsuit Delivers Sporty Spice 2.0 Style

24 February 2025 at 09:12

Whether you’re a fan of rich mom style or cozy athleisure, two-piece sets are a guaranteed way to channel your favorite aesthetic. If you want to deliver a relaxed and comfy look à la Sporty Spice, try sporty loungewear sets. Not only are they made of plush fabric that feels soft on the skin, but these two pieces often feature athletic-style accents. Think thick stripes that add a contrasting pop of color.

Want to recreate an ensemble that looks like you raided Mel C‘s Spice Girls-era wardrobe? The Xieerduo Lounge Set is the style to rock. Amazon shoppers can’t stop swooning over the premium fabric and flattering silhouette this set provides.

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All it takes is one glance and you’ll be sold on this two-piece. Made from polyester, rayon and spandex, this machine wash-safe set has a breezy, relaxed fit. Not too frumpy or fitted, it has a zip-down sweatshirt and wide-leg sweatpants. Both pieces have functional pockets so you can safely stash your essentials when you’re on the go. The thick stripe detail is another standout feature we just can’t get enough of. It helps break up the otherwise monochromatic ensemble with a crisp pop of color.

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Many shoppers who bought this set raved that it’s versatile enough to go from running weekend errands to traveling without compromising your style. The affordable two-piece comes in fun shades ranging from black to vibrant blue.

“The material is really soft and thicker than I expected,” one five-star customer shared in a detailed review. “Perfect for weekends running errands or a comfortable outfit for traveling.” The shopper even raved that it’s an “affordable alternative” to pricier brands. Another shopper beamed, “I cannot say enough positive things about this outfit. The fabric is so soft and comfortable, the zipper is sturdy, the length of the pants is perfect, everything fits and is very flattering.” The reviewer added, “My first thought was what others can I order this in.”

Since this cozy and chic loungewear set is making a mark with shoppers, add a pair to your cart today before they sell out. It’s the perfect way to channel sporty spice style.

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Roberta Flack, Singer of 'Killing Me Softly With His Song,’ Dead at 88

24 February 2025 at 09:06
Roberta Flack Dead at 88
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Grammy-winning singer Roberta Flack, whose work includes “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” has died.

A representative for Flack confirmed her passing to NBC News on Monday, February 24. She was 88.

While a cause of death has yet to be revealed, a representative announced in November 2022 that Flack had ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and could no longer sing.

According to the Mayo Clinic, ALS often begins with muscle twitching and weakness in an arm or leg, trouble swallowing or slurred speech. Eventually, ALS affects control of the muscles needed to move, speak, eat and breathe. There is no cure for this fatal disease.

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“Miss Flack plans to stay active in her musical and creative pursuits,” Flack’s rep said in a statement in November 2022. “Her fortitude and joyful embrace of music that lifted her from modest circumstances to the international spotlight remain vibrant and inspired.”

During her career, Flack made history when she became the first artist to win the Grammy for Record of the Year in two consecutive years. She won in 1973 for “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and in 1974 for “Killing Me Softly With His Song.”

Roberta Flack Dead at 88
Roberta Flack attends the 2020 Pre-GRAMMY Gala Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images

2023 marked 50 years since the release of Flack’s most famous album, Killing Me Softly. Rolling Stone later named Flack’s version of “Killing Me Softly With His Song” to its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.

Flack’s career in the music industry, however, wasn’t filled with just highs. A few years after signing with Atlantic, Flack’s records were not selling well.

She received a big break, however, when Clint Eastwood chose “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” for the soundtrack of his directorial debut, Play Misty For Me. The song became the biggest hit of 1972.

Away from the stage, Flack — who was a former public school music teacher — founded the Roberta Flack School of Music at the Hyde Leadership Charter School in the Bronx, “providing an innovative and inspiring music education program to underprivileged students free of charge.”

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In January 2023, she also released a children’s book titled The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music. The autobiographical picture book recounted her childhood in a Virginia home surrounded by music, faith and love.

When asked to share the secret to her long career in the music industry, Flack credited being authentic.

“I arrange my songs — both musically and thought-by-thought — to tell stories that move people to love and learn about who they are at their deepest levels,” she told Closer in 2020. “‘The First Time … ’ is timeless because seeing a person we love for the first time is an experience that always has been, and always will be.”

Jason Tartick Is ‘Convinced’ He’d Be Married Now If Not for Reality TV

24 February 2025 at 09:05
Jason Tartick Is Convinced If He Was not in Reality TV World He would Be Married With a Baby Calls the Feeling In Last Relationship Beautiful
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Jason Tartick is wondering what his romantic life would be like if he didn’t try his hand at finding love on The Bachelorette.

“I’m convinced if I wasn’t in this world, that I’d be married with a kid right now,” Tartick, 36, said on the Monday, February 24, episode of the “Trading Secrets” podcast.

When cohost David Arduin asked whether that lifestyle was preferential over Tartick being able to travel “on a whim,” the former Bachelorette contestant replied, “Oh, yeah. I mean, grass is always greener I feel like. But for me, yeah.”

Tartick candidly shared a glimpse into his mindset right now. “I’m happy and I’m lonely,” Tartick explained. “It’s OK. You can be both. Both can coexist. I’m happy and I feel good about where I’m at in life and where I want to be, but I’m also very lonely right now. Even when I’m here and having a good time, I’m still lonely.”

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While acknowledging that “things are great” professionally, Tartick admitted that things are “missing” from his life.

“In my last relationship, I had something that was such a beautiful feeling that I don’t have that at all in my life right now,” Tartick said. “That creates that loneliness but also it’s like you know what? The future is bright. That’s part of life. You go through these things, you learn, and there’s going to be a day I’m not lonely.”

Jason Tartick Is Convinced If He Was not in Reality TV World He would Be Married With a Baby Calls the Feeling In Last Relationship Beautiful
Kat Stickler and Jason Tartick. Sara Jaye/Getty Images for IHG Hotels & Resorts

After not finding The One in Becca Kufrin on The Bachelorette season 14 in 2018, Tartick moved on with season 11 Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe. The pair got engaged in 2021 but announced in August 2023 they had called it quits. (Fans think Bristowe, 39, has since moved on with fellow Bachelor Nation alum Zac Clark, but the duo have yet to confirm their relationship status.)

Tartick was most recently linked to influencer Kat Stickler, with whom he split from in October 2024 after six months of dating.

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“It was so abrupt and it was so unexpected,” Tartick reflected on a January episode of his “Trading Secrets” podcast. “Then, what I was hearing, these things I’m hearing publicly about speculation of what happened. I’m just sitting in my house, like, pulling my hair out. Like, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me.’ That was, like, a really tough month. A really, really, really hard month.”

Since parting ways with Stickler, Tartick has been candid about his dating life — and desire to settle down. When asked on the January episode of “Trading Secrets” whether he’s dating again, Tartick replied, “yeah,” but added that he’s “not on dating apps or anything.”

After Arduin asked “what would be the one thing that you would give up in your career or in your lifestyle to find your wife and settle down,” Tartick laughed. “Everything,” he replied. “I would give it all up. I would leave it all. If you told me I had my family tomorrow, I’m done, I’m good.”

Chrissy Teigen's Black Lounge Set Look Is Guaranteed to Be Flattering — The Look for $1,697 Less

24 February 2025 at 08:56

Chrissy Teigen is goals in so many ways. From her parenting and skincare to her books and recipes, Teigen is a role model — pun intended — for many of Us. But perhaps one of Teigen’s strongest suits is her fashion one. Whether rolling up to the Grammys or out of bed, Teigen always manages to bring the house down.

A prime example of this was on Valentine’s Day when Teigen wore a casual all-black outfit, one consisting of textured wide-leg pants and a cashmere polo sweater. The outfit was loose, cozy and classy, ideal for the chilly and unpredictable months ahead. Plus, it was ultra-flattering, especially in black. Black masks any and all insecurities!

We wanted the look — without the $1,740 price tag — and the flattering fit. After scouring the web, we found it on Amazon for just $50. Both pieces are included! This loose two-piece outfit set is a bestseller for a reason, made with lightweight rayon, polyester and elastane blend. The medium-thick material is perfect for cold and transitional temps as well as lounging around the house.

Like Teigen’s, the top has a v-neckline, lapel collar and slightly oversized fit that half-tucks beautifully into any pair of pants. It even has a split high-low hem! The sporty and chic style elevates any outfit, so don’t be afraid to mix and match it with other pants in your closet. Since these ones are so cozy, however, you probably won’t want to!

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Speaking of the pants, these ones are swoon-worthy themselves, featuring a wide-leg design, tie waist, high-rise fit and slight flare ankles that add a retro flair to any getup. As such, boots, sneakers, flats, loafers and strappy sandals are all fair game. We love the look of this outfit with chunky white sneakers for an athleisure style, but we’re equally obsessed with the semi-dressed-up look of this set with strappy sandals, sparkly silver jewelry and a classy shoulder bag.

And while black gives you the full Chrissy Teigen effect, you can also grab this set in other rich-looking neutrals like khaki, beige, dark gray and navy. Whether you’re running errands, lounging around the house or meeting the girls for a drink, you’ll look like a million bucks — at least — doing it.

Hundreds of reviewers give this outfit five stars, calling it “silky”, “perfect for travel”, “breathable” and “so soft”. Many are on their second or third (or even fourth!) set, so do with that information what you will! “Wow! As a Spanx lover….this is darn good dupe,” one writes. “Don’t hesitate to purchase, no regrets for travel/home running around outfit.”

Get the Anrabess Two-Piece Polo Matching Set for $43 (originally $50) on Amazon! Please note, prices are accurate at the date of publication, February 24, 2025, but are subject to change.

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Jamie Lee Curtis Is ‘Thrilled’ Keke Palmer Wore Her Dress at 2025 SAG Awards

24 February 2025 at 08:50
Keke Palmer Wore Jamie Lee Curtis Dress at 2025 SAG Awards
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Keke Palmer gets her style inspo from the best.

Palmer, 31, stepped out in a vintage Chanel gown once worn by Jamie Lee Curtis at the 2025 Screen Actor Guild Awards, which was held on Sunday, February 23, at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. The 1985 design featured a gold beaded neckline that cascaded into a bodycon silhouette.

Palmer glammed up her timeless look with velvet gloves, dainty hoop earrings and pointed-toe heels. She added a pop of color to her getup with a cherry-red lip. The rest of her makeup featured winged eyeshadow, long lashes and bronzed cheeks.

When Curtis, now 66, wore the look at the 1986 American Cinematheque Award Salute, she also styled it with the same gloves. Instead of hoops, she opted for gold statement coin earrings. Her makeup was soft, featuring nude shimmery lips and subtle eyeshadow.

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Curtis later reposted a side-by-side pic of Palmer and her in the dress to her Instagram on Sunday. “As much as I would love to say it was mine, it was borrowed from my friend @debopp and I’m thrilled to be anywhere near @keke in style and grace and talent!” she captioned the post.

In the comments section, Palmer gushed over their shared style moment, writing, “My QUEEN! I love you!!!!”

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For the 2025 SAGs, Curtis looked fierce in a Dolce & Gabbana ensemble featuring a crystal gown body and a feathered top. She added even more sparkle to her look with a diamond ring and delicate earrings.

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That night, Curtis was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for her part in The Last Showgirl. Zoe Saldaña took home the trophy for her role in Emilia Pérez.

Justin Bieber’s Most Honest Quotes About His Mental Health Struggles

24 February 2025 at 08:48

Throughout his career, Justin Bieber has been an open book with his dedicated legion of Beliebers about his ongoing struggles with his mental health.

“Justin has become a recluse and a changed person. He has no interest in being a celebrity and an artist,” an insider close to the Grammy winner told Us Weekly exclusively in October 2018 after he was spotted crying in a car with his wife, Hailey Bieber (née Baldwin), whom he married a month earlier during a secret New York City courthouse ceremony. “He has withdrawn again, much like he did a couple years ago. He started recording music, but just stopped.”

A few months later, Justin decided it was time to seek professional help. “He sees a therapist, but he’s not in a special center or anything,” a source explained to Us in February 2019. “He doesn’t want to be dependent on medication. He struggles with ups and downs, anxiety, depression and uncertainty about the future.”

Through it all, Hailey has been the pop star’s rock. “I just wanted him to be happy and be good and be safe and feel joy,” she told Vogue in February 2019. “I’m really proud of him. To do it without a program, and to stick with it without a sober coach or AA or classes — I think it’s extraordinary. He is, in ways, a walking miracle.”

Scroll down to see Justin’s most honest quotes through the years about working through his mental health issues.

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Justin revealed in a February 2016 interview with GQ that he had been taking Adderall “for about a year” but started weaning himself off the ADHD medication. “I feel like it’s giving me anxiety,” he told the magazine. “Here’s the thing. The doctor’s been telling me that the reason I haven’t been able to concentrate during the day is because I’m not getting … restful sleep, so during the day I need [Adderall] to concentrate.”

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Justin canceled meet and greets on his Purpose world tour in March 2016 as he continued to struggle with his inner demons. “I enjoy meeting such incredible people but I end up feeling so drained and filled with so much of other people's spiritual energy that I end up so drained and unhappy,” he explained on Instagram. “Want to make people smile and happy but not at my expense and I always leave feeling mentally and emotionally exhausted to the point of depression .. The pressure of meeting people's expectations of what I'm supposed to be is so much for me to handle and a lot on my shoulders. Never want to disappoint but I feel I would rather give you guys the show and my albums as promised. Can't tell you how sorry I am, and wish it wasn't so hard on me.. And I want to stay in the healthy mindset I'm in to give you the best show you have ever seen.”

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After Justin canceled the remaining dates of his Purpose tour in August 2017, he took to Instagram to address his fans. “Im so grateful for this journey with all of you.. Im grateful for the tours but most of all I am grateful i get to go through this life WITH YOU,” he wrote. “Learning and growing hasn’t always been easy but knowing I im [sic] not alone has kept me going. I have let my insecurities get the best of me at times, I let my broken relationships dictate the way I acted toward people and the way I treated them! i let bitterness, jealousy and fear run my life.!!!! … Me taking this time right now is me saying I want to be SUSTAINABLE.. I want my career to be sustainable, but I also want my mind heart and soul to be sustainable. So that I can be the man I want to be.”

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Justin admitted in a February 2019 interview with Vogue that he “got really depressed” during his Purpose tour. “I haven’t talked about this, and I’m still processing so much stuff that I haven’t talked about,” he said. “I was lonely. I needed some time.”

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Reflecting upon his troublesome past in the aforementioned Vogue interview, Justin said, “I found myself doing things that I was so ashamed of, being super-promiscuous and stuff, and I think I used Xanax because I was so ashamed. My mom always said to treat women with respect. For me that was always in my head while I was doing it, so I could never enjoy it. Drugs put a screen between me and what I was doing. It got pretty dark. I think there were times when my security was coming in late at night to check my pulse and see if I was still breathing.”

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Justin acknowledged in the same Vogue interview that he struggles “with the feeling that people are using me or aren’t really there for me” — including his wife. “It’s been difficult for me even to trust Hailey,” he confessed. “We’ve been working through stuff. And it’s great.”

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Justin shared an update on his battle with depression with his Instagram followers in March 2019. “Just wanted to keep you guys updated a little bit hopefully what I’m going through will resonate with you guys,” he wrote. “Been struggling a lot. Just feeling super disconnected and weird.. I always bounce back so I’m not worried just wanted to reach out and ask for your guys to pray for me. God is faithful and ur prayers really work thanks .. the most human season I’ve ever been in facing my stuff head on.”

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Later in March 2019, Justin shared another candid message to his fans on Instagram about the delay on his next album. “I’ve toured my whole teenage life, and early 20s, I realized and as you guys probably saw I was unhappy last tour and I don’t deserve that and you don’t deserve that, you pay money to come and have a lively energetic fun light concert and I was unable emotionally to give you that near the end of the tour,” he wrote. “I have been looking, seeking, trial and error as most of us do, I am now very focused on repairing some of the deep rooted issues that I have as most of us have, so that I don’t fall apart, so that I can sustain my marriage and be the father I want to be. Music is very important to me but Nothing comes before my family and my health. I will come with a kick ass album ASAP.”

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In May 2019, the performer released a duet with Ed Sheeran titled “I Don’t Care,” on which Justin addressed his mental health. “With all these people all around / I’m crippled with anxiety,” he sang. “But I’m told it’s where we’re supposed to be / You know what? It’s kinda crazy ‘cause I really don’t mind / And you make it better like that.”

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The singer opened up about his realization that marriage wouldn’t solve any of his internal struggles.  
“It’s a journey. I remember when I first got married, I hit a little bit of an emotional breakdown because I thought marriage was going to fix all my problems and it didn’t,” Bieber told Apple Music’s Ebro Darden in May 2022. “It just kind of was a reflection of like, ‘Man, you’re a bit of a hypocrite, man.'”

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In April 2024, Justin shared a vulnerable selfie that showed him tearing up. While the musician didn’t open up about what caused the emotional response, Hailey “liked” and commented on her husband’s post, calling him “a pretty crier 🥲.”

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Through his representative, Justin denied rumors that he’d been using hard drugs. His rep told TMZ in February 2025 that the speculation is “absolutely not true,” adding that the discussion is “exhausting and pitiful.” The rep added that online narratives about Bieber’s mental health prove that “despite the obvious truth, people are committed to keeping negative, salacious, harmful narratives alive.”

Jessica Simpson Says She’s ‘So Much More Honest’ Without Alcohol

24 February 2025 at 08:34

Jessica Simpson is proud to be sober after previously struggling with alcohol addiction.

The singer had long relied on alcohol to help her cope with traumas in her past. Her dependence came to a head in October 2017 when she failed to show up for her kids — Maxwell, Ace and Birdie, whom she shares with estranged husband Eric Johnson — on Halloween. (Simpson and Johnson announced their split in January 2025 following 10 years of marriage.)

“I honestly couldn’t even tell you who got them ready. I was just dazed and confused, and I just wanted to go to sleep,” Simpson said during a January 2020 interview on Today. “I didn’t take them trick-or-treating. I didn’t show up for my family. I took the picture and I made the world think that I showed up.”

The next day, Simpson pledged to quit drinking and start working with a therapist. “I just realized that I had to surrender,” she told Today host Hoda Kotb. “I just want to continue on the path that I’m on, and at this point in my life, I’m strong enough to deal with anything that comes my way. Because I don’t have something to retreat to that will numb me from actually going through it.”

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Simpson celebrated her seventh year of sobriety in November 2024. Keep scrolling to read her candid quotes about the journey:

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January 2020

“I had started a spiral and I couldn’t catch up with myself … and that was with alcohol,” Simpson told Kotb on Today. “Every day I would say it, ‘I’ll stop soon. I’ll cut back.’”

The fashion designer further explained that she initially didn’t realize that she had a “problem” with drinking. “I completely didn’t recognize myself,” she said. “I always had a glitter cup. It was always filled to the rim with alcohol. I just realized that I had to surrender. It was time. I had to give it up and I was ready. I’m not going to miss another day. … I’m going to be present.”

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February 2020

Simpson revealed to Buzzfeed News’ AM to DM that she already had a conversation with her eldest kids Maxwell and Ace about her addiction struggles “because I knew that kids at school would talk about it.”

“With my children, they know Mommy doesn’t drink wine because it makes her too silly,” she continued. “But for me, alcohol never made me mean. People didn’t know that I had a problem — they knew that towards the end it was getting to be too much, that I was not being myself and I wasn’t present in a room. … So, when I explained it to my kids they really understood that Mommy is just living her best life!”

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February 2020

Simpson also discussed her struggles in her Open Book memoir, noting that she started to rely on Tylenol PM pills to sleep in the wake of her childhood sexual abuse.

“I took each pill like a magic potion because it freed me,” she wrote. “I was able to sleep in my own bed, or a bed on the road, without needing [my sister], Ashlee. I didn’t think I was dependent. In fact, those pills actually helped me feel independent.”

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March 202o

Prior to writing Open Book, Simpson had started flipping through her old diaries and realized “how much stuff I haven’t really dealt with,” she said on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show.

“I was also looking at the girl that I was and the perspective that I had and I really missed that person. And so, within that is when I started to spiral with the drinking and trying to numb things,” Simpson added. “Then, I realized it was stuff I actually needed to talk about and face.”

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August 2020

“People are like, ‘Don’t you want to drink during this pandemic? Oh, my God, aren’t your kids driving you crazy?’” Simpson said on SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show of being locked down amid the COVID-19 health crisis. “I’m like, ‘No, I do not want to drink,’ like, I have not wanted it. I feel like that’s a big blessing. Once I surrendered and gave it over I never looked back, and my husband did it with me, so that support was amazing.”

November 2021

Exactly four years after Simpson gave up alcohol, she shared an “unrecognizable” photo of herself.

“I had so much self-discovery to unlock and explore. I knew in this very moment I would allow myself to take back my light, show victory over my internal battle of self-respect, and brave this world with piercing clarity,” she wrote via Instagram. “Personally, to do this I needed to stop drinking alcohol because it kept my mind and heart circling in the same direction and, quite honestly, I was exhausted. I wanted to feel the pain so I could carry it like a badge of honor. I wanted to live as a leader does and break cycles to advance forward — never looking back with regret and remorse over any choice I have made and would make for the rest of my time here within this beautiful world.”

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November 2022

“The most important thing I have learned through the last 5yrs without alcohol being a guard for escapism is that I CAN and ALWAYS WILL get through it,” Simpson wrote via Instagram on her sober anniversary. “I am capable of pretty much anything I care enough about to put my mind to. I am present. I am deeply inspired. I am determined. I am honest. I care about other people.”

February 2025

After releasing her first single in more than a decade, Simpson said that getting sober completely changed the way she approaches making music. “The moment I started drinking too much was when I started writing music in 2016 and it was making me go to places and feel sorry for myself,” she told People. “I don’t know why I wanted to feel sorry for myself other than the alcohol was lying to me and saying, ‘You’re braver because you can say this with me on your side.’”

She added, “I actually am so much more honest without alcohol, and I actually believe myself so much more without alcohol.”

If you or anyone you know is facing substance abuse issues, call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357 for free and confidential information 24/7.

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Justin Bieber Fights Hall of Famer Jeremy Roenick at Charity Hockey Game

24 February 2025 at 08:27
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Justin Bieber dropped the gloves with an NHL Hall of Famer at a charity hockey game benefiting victims of the California wildfires. 

Bieber, 30, tussled with Jeremy Roenick during the Skate For LA Strong game at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, February 23. The Canadian pop star playfully pulled the jersey over the head of the 55-year-old Roenick — who played 20 seasons for five different NHL teams before retiring in 2009 — during the second period of the game, which served as a fundraising effort to benefit the LA Fire Relief Fund.

The fight drew an enthusiastic reaction from the crowd and Bieber’s opposing Team Red coach, Vince Vaughn. “This is starting to get chippy out here!” said Vaughn, 54, as Bieber made his way back to the bench. 

 

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Bieber’s Team Black was coached by Will Ferrell and Snoop Dogg, and the fight earned the praise of the legendary rapper. “We didn’t win the game, but we won the fight,” Snoop, 53, said on the bench. “That’s what I’m talking about.”

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Team Red, which was coached by Vaughn, 54, and actress Cobie Smulders — who lost the home she shared with her husband, Taran Killam, in the Pacific Palisades fire — defeated Team Black 4-0. 

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“I can say I got beat up by Justin Bieber,” Roenick told The Athletic after the game. “That’s a great day.”

During an in-game interview, Bieber was asked by reporter Jackie Redmond what it meant to lace up the skates for the charity event. 

“This is everything,” Bieber said. “We’re just looking to have a good time and show that when we come together, good things can happen.”

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Bieber was also asked by Redmond when he wants to get his son Jack, who was born in August 2024, on hockey skates. 

“As soon as possible,” he said enthusiastically. “It’s never too early.”

The Skate For LA Strong featured star-studded lineups, including celebrities like Steve Carell, Taylor Kitsch, Kevin Zegers, Skylar Astin, Ross Lynch and David Boreanaz taking the ice with an impressive list of NHL alumni including Jarret Stoll, Nate Thompson, Dany Heatley and Dion Phaneuf

“I know a lot of people that have lost their homes,” Bones alum Boreanaz, 55, told The Athletic. “In speaking with them, it doesn’t stop. The grief doesn’t stop, and it stays with them. And this is an opportunity to shed some grief for them, give some healing for them.”

'The White Lotus' Season 3 Modeled Ratliff Family After 'Southern Charm'

24 February 2025 at 08:16
How The White Lotus Season 3 Modeled Ratliff Family After Bravo s Southern Charm
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Bravo fans who thought the Ratliff family from The White Lotus feel familiar are onto something.

Sam Nivola, who plays the youngest member of the Ratliffs, confirmed to People on Sunday, February 23, that creator Mike White instructed that they watch Southern Charm, which has aired on Bravo since 2014 and it chronicles the personal and professional lives of several socialites who reside in Charleston, South Carolin.

“Mike told us to go watch Southern Charm. In fact, Jason Isaacs, who played our dad, kind of modeled his whole accent and character off of [that cast],” Nivola revealed.

Sarah Catherine Hook — who plays Piper — was surprised to find out about the Bravo assignment.

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“I’m from Alabama,” she shared. “I found out through you guys. I was like, ‘He didn’t tell me to watch Southern Charm!’ I’m feeling left out.’”

Southern Charm currently stars Craig Conover, Taylor Ann Green, Austen Kroll, Madison LeCroy, Venita Aspen, Leva Bonaparte,Whitney Whitney Sudler-Smith and his mother, Patricia. While Nivola didn’t say whether there was a specific character the cast was channeling, Us thinks OG (and very controversial) star Thomas Ravenel could be the one Isaacs is channeling.

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Season 3 of White Lotus, meanwhile, premiered on HBO earlier this month and introduced Us to the fictional wealthy family. Isaacs and Parker Posey are the parents to Nivola, Hook and Patrick Schwarzenegger‘s characters. So far fans know that Timothy (Isaacs) has potentially lost his fortune, which he is keeping a secret from his family. Meanwhile, Victoria (Posey) is too busy taking lorazepam to notice her husband’s issues as he dodges calls from the press. Their two oldest kids (Schwarzenegger) and Piper (Hook) are fighting over time with youngest brother Lochlan (Nivola) as those weird sexual vibes between Saxon and Lochlan continue.

Outside of the Ratliff family, the latest installment of The White Lotus will follow suit and seemingly feature a murder.

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In the premiere, a man (who appears to be Belinda’s (Natasha Rothwell) son) was meditating in the Thailand resort when gunshots broke out and a body emerged in the body of water surrounding the retreat. It is unclear who killed the person in the water — and who the victim is.

This season’s cast is made up of Aimee Lou Wood, Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Hook, Isaacs, Lalisa Manobal, Michelle Monaghan, Nivola, Lek Patravadi, Posey, Schwarzenegger, Tayme Thapthimthong and Jon Gries.

“The first season kind of highlighted money, and then the second season is sex,” White shared in a December 2022 HBO Max feature. “I think the third season would be maybe a satirical and funny look at death and Eastern religion and spirituality. It feels like it could be a rich tapestry to do another round at White Lotus.”

New episodes of The White Lotus air on HBO Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.

Billy McFarland Confirms Fyre Festival II is Happening: Details

24 February 2025 at 08:13
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Yes, Fyre Festival II is happening eight years after the infamous failed event.

“Fyre II is real. My dream is finally becoming a reality,” entrepreneur Billy McFarland, who created the original festival, shared in an interview with Today on Monday, February 24, the same day tickets for the event officially went on sale.

The festival’s second installment is scheduled to take place in Isla Mujeres, Mexico, from May 30 to June 2. On Today, McFarland, 33, explained that the dates were bumped back one month to “give our partners time to get everything ready.”

Unlike the original Fyre Festival, McFarland will not directly handle planning details. Instead, he is working with a “major festival operator,” hotel and travel partners and other travel companies to organize the event.

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McFarland created the original Fyre Festival in 2017 with Ja Rule as a means to promote his music talent booking app, Fyre. Rather than the luxurious festival getaway that was promised on the island of Great Exuma, attendees were met with several planning problems involving security, accommodations, food availability, medical services and more. The festival was ultimately canceled, leaving attendees stranded on a remote part of the island.

McFarland and Ja Rule, 48, were each sued for $100 million by disappointed attendees in May 2017, and McFarland was arrested by federal agents for wire fraud one month later. He pleaded guilty to wire fraud and defrauding investors in March 2018. He was also charged with selling fraudulent tickets to Met Gala, Burning Man and Coachella six months later.

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McFarland was sentenced to six years in prison in October 2018 but was released early in March 2022 and remained under house arrest until September 2022. Ja Rule was cleared of any wrongdoing by a judge in November 2019 after claiming he was scammed by McFarland. The failed festival’s ups and downs were documented in the 2019 documentary FYRE.

Though Fyre Festival II’s limited 2,000 tickets are on sale, no musical acts for the event have been announced. “We’re gonna have artists across electronic, hip-hop, pop and rock. However, it’s not just music,” McFarland explained on Today. “We might have a professional skateboarder do a demonstration. We might have an MMA champion teach you techniques in the morning.”

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When asked if acts have officially been booked, McFarland stated, “I think what makes Fyre so cool is we are selling the experience of Fyre. I want to be one of the first festivals that can sell out with no artists. … We are announcing the artists over the next few months, so I’m not in charge of booking the talent.”

He noted that based on his conversations with the event’s organizers, attendees can “expect” several A-list names to be involved.

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McFarland noted that he might not be able to attend Fyre Festival II, as his legal penalty restricts his travel. “I don’t know. I have to be OK with, mentally, maybe watching a livestream from my computer and crying a little bit,” he stated. “I have to ask for international travel.”

Noting that the event is not for everyone, McFarland said Fyre Festival II is for people “taking the risk, seeking the adventure and wanting to be there for the moment.” He added, “I think it’s always a risk. You’re taking a risk because I made a lot of bad decisions and messed up the first festival. Until it’s experienced, there is a risk to it.”

McFarland shared more details about the festival via social media on Monday, describing the event as having “adventures led by international and local talent, taking guests on boundary-pushing excursions by day and uniting for intimate beach-side performances at night.”

In a statement included in the post, McFarland wrote, “I’m sure many people think I’m crazy for doing this again. But I feel I’d be crazy not to do it again. After years of reflection and now thoughtful planning, the new team and I have amazing plans for FYRE 2. The adventure seekers who trust the vision and take the leap will help make history. Thank you to my partners for the second chance.”

Jane Fonda Through the Years: Her Life in Photos

24 February 2025 at 08:00

Jane Fonda comes from a family of actors, but she quickly made a name for herself and became an icon in her own right.

Born in 1937 to Frances Ford Seymour and movie legend Henry Fonda, Jane became interested in acting as a teen after starring alongside her dad in a charity performance in Nebraska. After dropping out of Vassar College, she moved to Paris to study art, then returned to the U.S. and began studying acting in earnest with method pioneer Lee Strasberg.

Jane made her film debut in 1960’s Tall Story and earned her first Oscar nomination in 1970 for her work in They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? before winning two years later for her turn as call girl Bree Daniels in Klute.

After vocally opposing the Vietnam War, she traveled to Hanoi in 1972 to witness the damage herself. During her visit, she was photographed sitting on top of an anti-aircraft gun, leading to speculation that she condoned Vietnamese soldiers shooting down American planes. Critics, meanwhile, began calling her “Hanoi Jane.” The Emmy winner later said she would “regret” the picture until her “dying day,” but she has remained a vocal antiwar activist, speaking out against the Iraq War in 2005.

In her later years, Jane became known for her activism as much as her screen work. The Tony Award nominee moved to Washington, D.C. in 2019 so she could more easily stage protests about the climate crisis in front of the U.S. Capitol. She was arrested multiple times, with one image of her raising her hands in triumph while sticking her tongue out going viral.

Keep scrolling for a look back at Jane’s life in pictures:

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Jane made her big-screen debut in Tall Story alongside Anthony Perkins. She came from a family of actors, which, in addition to her father, included her brother Peter Fonda and niece Bridget Fonda.

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The Joy House actress met her first husband, Roger Vadim, in 1963 and married him two years later. Two months before their wedding, Jane appeared in Cat Ballou, in what is widely considered to be her breakout role. The couple, who divorced in 1973, welcomed daughter Vanessa in 1968.

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Jane starred in Barefoot in the Park — her first collaboration with Robert Redford — earning a BAFTA nomination for Best Foreign Actress. In 2017, she joked that she was "always in love" with him during filming. “I fell in love every time, so if a day went by when he wouldn’t speak to me ... there were days when he wouldn’t speak to me unless it was part of the script," she recalled during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. "I always took it personally: ‘What if he doesn’t like me? I did something wrong.’"

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The New York City native starred as the titular sci-fi heroine in Vadim's Barbarella, one of her most iconic roles.

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Jane was arrested in Cleveland, Ohio, on suspicion of drug trafficking after pills were discovered in her luggage at the airport. The activist has said the pills were vitamins, and the charges were later dropped. Her mugshot, however, lived on, showing the actress raising her fist in solidarity.

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The Julia star won her first Oscar for Klute. That same year, she traveled to Vietnam after vocally opposing the war.

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Days after divorcing Vadim, Jane married her second husband, activist and author Tom Hayden. The duo, who split in 1988, welcomed son Troy Garity six months after their wedding. In 1982, they also unofficially adopted Mary Williams.

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Jane won her second Oscar for her portrayal of Sally Hyde in Coming Home.

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The Fun With Dick and Jane actress collaborated with Dolly Parton and Lily Tomlin in 9 to 5, a comedy about three women who dream of getting revenge on their "sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot" boss (played by Dabney Coleman).

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Jane starred alongside her father, Henry, in the film adaptation of On Golden Pond. She scored a best supporting actress Oscar nod for the film, which won three Academy Awards — including best actor for Henry and best actress for Katharine Hepburn.

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The Agnes of God star released her first workout video, in what would become one of her most lucrative and iconic projects. She ultimately released more than 20 videos, five books and 13 audio programs.

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Jane won an Emmy for her performance in the made-for-TV movie The Dollmaker.

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The My Life So Far author starred alongside Robert De Niro in Stanley & Iris, which was her last movie for 15 years.

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Jane married her third husband, CNN founder Ted Turner. The duo split in 2000 and finalized their divorce one year later.

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The prolific star returned to the big screen in Monster-in-Law alongside Jennifer Lopez. She also published her memoir, My Life So Far.

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Jane received the honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, becoming the fourth person to take home the trophy. That same year, she starred in Georgia Rule with Lindsay Lohan and Felicity Huffman.

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The Butler star returned to Broadway for the first time since 1963, starring in the play 33 Variations and earning a Tony Award nomination in the process. That year she began a relationship with record producer Richard Perry, whom she dated until 2017.

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Jane reunited with Tomlin for the Netflix comedy series Grace and Frankie, which ran for seven seasons and earned its lead actresses multiple Emmy nominations.

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The 80 for Brady actress reunited with Redford for Our Souls at Night, marking their fourth collaboration.

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Jane had a bona fide box office hit with Book Club, a comedy that also starred Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen.

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The philanthropist was arrested multiple times during her "Fire Drill Fridays" climate protests outside the U.S Capitol building.

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Jane won the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes. In her acceptance speech, she called for a great embrace of diversity in Hollywood. "Stories, they really can change people," she said. "But there’s a story we’ve been afraid to see and hear about ourselves in this industry, a story about which voices we respect and elevate and which we tune out, a story about who’s offered a seat at the table and who is kept out of the rooms where decisions are made. So, let’s all of us, including all the groups that decide who gets hired and what gets made and who wins awards, let’s all of us make an effort to expand that tent so that everyone rises and everyone’s story has a chance to be seen and heard."

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The Sunday in New York star revealed in September that she was starting chemotherapy after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. “So, my dear friends, I have something personal I want to share. I’ve been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and have started chemo treatments,” she wrote via Instagram at the time. “This is a very treatable cancer. 80% of people survive, so I feel very lucky.”

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Fonda reunited with Tomlin for two more movies: 80 for Brady and Moving On. “She’s got this funny bone that’s just innate, and I’m in awe of it because it’s the opposite of me,” Fonda told The Hollywood Reporter of her friend and frequent collaborator in January. “I come from a long line of depressives.”

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Jane accepted the Life Achievement Award at the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards, sharing what it means to have “empathy” as an actor.
“We have to drill deep, we have to know for example if a young woman is cutting, or she’s a sex worker, there’s a good chance that as a young girl she was sexual[ly] abused or incested,” she told the audience. “And I’m sure many of you guys have played bullies and misogynists and you can pretty much know that, probably, that their father bullied them and called them weak, called them losers or pussies. And while you may hate the behavior of your character, you have to understand and empathize with the traumatized person you’re playing, right? … Make no mistake, empathy is not weak or woke. And by the way, woke just means you give a damn about other people.”

Shoppers Are Rushing to Buy This $23 Turmeric Face Serum That ‘Smooths Out Lines’

24 February 2025 at 07:58

There’s no shortage of new, trendy skincare ingredients — by now, we’ve pretty much seen it all. From snail mucin to seasonings like turmeric, the list ranges from traditional to outlandish, but these additions do hold a ton of benefits. Our latest skincare fixation is this turmeric-based serum, which reduces signs of aging and leaves skin with an all-day hydrated glow — for the small price of $23!

This Turmeric & Rosehip Face Oil is a potent. plant-based formula that hydrates, smooths and brightens skin. Better yet, the oil also aids in reducing fine lines and wrinkles. Although it’s crafted with highly concentrated materials, this pick is gentle on the skin. Packed with organic, unrefined rosehip seed oil, organic turmeric essential oil, chamomile, calendula and more, every ingredient works to rejuvenate your complexion. A few doses of the serum go a long way, and you won’t need to use too much to see visible benefits.

Get the Aspen Kay Naturals Turmeric & Rosehip Face Oil for $23 at Amazon!

This All-in-One Crystal-Infused Serum Minimizes Signs of Aging

While this product is technically an oil, the formula absorbs immediately into the skin, similar to a serum, and never leaves a greasy finish behind. There is no sticky consistency, making it perfect for wearing under makeup and other skincare products.

The Aspen Kay Naturals Turmeric & Rosehip Face Oil has been purchased over 2,000 times in the past month, and reviews prove it has won over plenty of people with its skin-enhancing powers.

“I’ve been using this turmeric oil for several years now,” one five-star reviewer wrote. “It works great and lasts for months. I typically have to reorder it every six months. It absorbs well and works to even, brighten, smooth and hydrate skin. Part of nightly routine and a little goes a long way. I receive compliments on glow and clearness of skin. Consistency goes a long way, be patient and trust the process! Brightens skin tone and lightens dark areas without staining skin.”

“This seems to give me more benefits than retinal and vitamin C lotions I have used and it feels amazing after you put it on,” another shopper said. “Smooths out lines and just feels nice and leaves a nice smooth non greasy look. Just did a re-order as it’s my new favorite go-o.”

Someone noted that the skincare product feels “silky smooth and absorbs well.” They added: “I got it yesterday, used it in the evening and woke up this morning with my face not nearly as dry as it usually is by morning.”

If you’re ready to give your skin some extra TLC, add this turmeric face serum to your everyday lineup ASAP!

Get the Aspen Kay Naturals Turmeric & Rosehip Face Oil for $23 at Amazon!

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The North Face Quietly Marked Down a Bunch of Bestsellers — We're Saving Thousands!

24 February 2025 at 07:29

It’s almost spring! Aside from the budding flowers and sunnier days, one of the many benefits of warmer weather is the fashion. We’re trading out our heavy parkas for lightweight jackets, coats and vests — hooray!

It’s also a great time to stock up on winter gear . . . for next year. But while most end-of-winter sales feature only freezing-weather apparel, The North Face is rewarding shoppers with hundreds of bestselling products on sale — not just parkas, snow pants and down jackets! It’s a blessing for spring and next-winter shoppers alike.

Whether you’re looking ahead for a new winter staple or a comfy fleece zip-up, you’ll find it on sale for up to 30% off. The sale is online only and runs until March 3, so now’s the time to shop!

If you want to know what we’re snagging, read on! We rounded up our favorite parkas, jackets, fleeces and vests that you won’t want to live without this season and next.

Marked-Down Parkas

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Our absolute favorite: Hey there, rich mom! This Hydrenalite down-filled parka seriously looks like a Canada Goose. It has Heatseeker Eco Synthetic Insulation for added warmth and a water-repellent exterior. If you see your size, snag it!

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Marked-Down Jackets and Fleeces

The North Face
The North Face

Our absolute favorite: Hundreds of reviewers give this ThermoBall™ Jacket five stars. A trendy quilt pattern is just the beginning! This slim-fitting jacket has two concealed zip pockets, a water-repellent finish, ThermoBall™ insulation and a versatile design. You’ll wear it every day!

Marked-Down Vests and Hoodies

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The North Face

Our absolute favorite: This cream-colored vest is destined to be your new spring go-to. It has 600-fill waterfowl down and a recycled nylon lining, perfect for the transitional temperatures ahead. Grab it in creamy beige or algae blue . . . or both, since they’re on sale for only $105!

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Savannah Chrisley Had 'So Many Regrets' After Ex-Fiance Nic's Sudden Death

24 February 2025 at 07:12
Savannah Chrisley Had So Many Regrets After Ex Fiance Nic Kerdiles Died in Motorcycle Crash
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Savannah Chrisley is looking back at the death of her ex-fiancé, Nic Kerdiles.

“I truly was heartbroken, devastated. I had so many regrets of things I had said publicly, and things I wish I could have apologized for and just conversations that Nic and I never got to have,” Chrisley, 27, told People on Sunday, February 23.

The former reality star was visiting her father, Todd Chrisley, in prison when she found out Kerdiles was in a motorcycle accident. (Todd, 55, is currently being held in Pensacola after being sentenced to 12 years on charges of tax evasion, bank and wire fraud and conspiracy.)

“I was shaking and sobbing. I’m like, ‘I have to get home. I have to get home,'” she explained. “[I] kept texting him, and I was like, ‘Please tell me it’s not true. Please. You’re OK, right?’ The messages were going through. So, I was like, ‘OK, maybe they just got it wrong. He’s OK.’ Because it was still showing delivered.”

‘Chrisley Knows Best’ Alum Savannah Chrisley’s Dating History

Savannah got engaged to Kerdiles in 2019 after two years of dating, with the pair later pausing on their wedding plans. Savannah announced their split in 2020 and despite briefly reconciling, the duo ended their relationship for good in 2021.

News broke in September 2023 that Kerdiles died at age 29 after a fatal motorcycle crash.

“Heaven gained the most beautiful angel today … I miss you and I love you. I’ll forever save our last messages of ‘I love you,'” Savannah wrote via Instagram Story at the time. “Please send me a sign that you’re OK. Maybe it’ll be thru [sic] a ham and cheese crepe … or pasta with white sauce … or maybe your favorite carrot cake.”

Savannah Chrisley Had So Many Regrets After Ex Fiance Nic Kerdiles Died in Motorcycle Crash
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She continued: “We loved hard … and I can’t wait to ride bikes along the beaches of heaven with you one day.”

In Sunday’s interview, Savannah recalled mourning Kerdiles with Todd: “I was like, ‘I’ve got to tell [my] dad [Todd]. I can’t leave here without telling him.’ Because he and Nic were best friends. So, I went and I told my dad. I walked in, and he just automatically knew, and I just broke down.”

The Chrisley Knows Best alum “cried all day” with Todd. “He knew something was wrong. And he was just devastated and heartbroken,” Savannah noted.

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Before Kerdiles’ death, Savannah found love with now-boyfriend Robert Shiver. (Savannah initially reached out to Shiver, 40, after he made headlines in 2023 for surviving an alleged murder plot orchestrated by his ex Lindsay Shiver.)

“After a few weeks, I told Robert, I was like, ‘I promise I will stop talking about it. I just have to go through my process.’ And Robert’s exact words were, ‘You weren’t my first love and I wasn’t yours, but we can be each other’s last,'” she told People about how she “just saw the emotional maturity in him and how he showed up, and how he could have easily ran.”

Savannah added: “This is a month into us dating. Just the way that he shows up on a day-to-day basis, and the type of father that he is, and how he guides people through every hardship and adversity. It’s just [he’s the] best friend [and] teammate that you want.”

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