Mrs. Doubtfire star Harvey Fierstein is opening up about his body transformation while taking a weight loss drug.
“At the most, I lost 120, and then I put 15 back on, which I’ve sort of stayed at that,” Fierstein, 70, told Page Six in an interview published on Sunday, December 22.
Fierstein joked that he considered the years of the COVID-19 pandemic to be his “free years” because he “existed on the screen of my Zoom.” During that time, Fierstein wrote his autobiography, I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir, and began quilting.
When he was at his heaviest, Fierstein shared that he was at about 310 pounds. Now, he’s at 200 pounds. While jokingly making a jab at Ozempic, Fierstein shared that he’s on a different type of weight loss medication called Zepbound.
“I’ve been skinny before, that’s the sad part,” he said. “I’ve been skinny, I’ve been fat, I’ve been skinny, I’ve been fat.”
While explaining why this weight loss time is different, Fierstein pointed out it’s “what the drug actually does for you.” Fierstein explained that he doesn’t feel like he’s “dieting” while taking the weight loss drug.
“I feel like a normal person,” he said. “I can go and have dinner with friends and not have to eat every piece of bread on the table and not then go have ice cream when I’m done with dinner. I know what it is to be full like a normal person.”
Fierstein noted that “people don’t understand that being fat is not a choice.” He added, “It’s something that your body is out of whack and this puts your body in whack. I’m a great believer in it.”
Fierstein, who recently opened the Harvey Fierstein Theatre Lab at the Library for the Performing Arts, is best known for playing Frank Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire.
The movie, which is based on Anne Fine’s 1987 novel Alias Madame Doubtfire, follows Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams), whose wife, Miranda (Sally Field) files for divorce and he decides to spend more time with his kids by posing as elderly British nanny Mrs. Euphegenia Doubtfire.
Fierstein’s character Frank, helped him create the Mrs. Doubtfire costume. He has since starred in films and shows including Independence Day, How I Met Your Mother, Nurse Jackie and Bros. Fierstein reunited with Williams in 2002’s Death to Smoochy.
Years later, Williams died by suicide in 2014 at the age of 63. Before his death, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease with early symptoms beginning in 2013. In the years since Williams’ death, Fierstein has continued to pay tribute to the actor.
“We lost this precious jewel 5 years ago,” Fierstein wrote via Instagram in 2019. “I miss him.”
Jennifer Greytook a trip down memory lane recalling filming a sex scene with Patrick Swayze in 1984’s Red Dawn.
“As an actor, you’re looking at all your stuff in the script, and you’re like, ‘OK, I’m running. I’m shooting. I’m running. I’m throwing hand grenades. I’m killing myself with a hand grenade,’” Grey, 64, said on the Friday, December 20, episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast. “But this is the only acting scene I get to do where I’m not doing action.”
Grey recalled being in a sleeping bag with Swayze, who died at age 57 after battling pancreatic cancer, and noted that he was “nervous.”
“He came into the sleeping bag drunk,” Grey claimed. “And he didn’t know his lines. And then it got cut. And they said, ‘We’ll come back and reshoot it.’ But, of course, they didn’t.”
Grey called the scene, which didn’t end up making the film, “one of the more tender scenes which was, I thought, part of the reason I wanted to do the job.”
The movie, which is set in the 1980s, follows teenagers who escape with their friends into the mountains as they prepare for a counter-attack against a Russian-led invasion of their town. Grey and Swayze starred in the film alongside Charlie Sheen, Lea Thompson, C. Thomas Howell and more.
While recalling filming Red Dawn, Grey said her costars would “put firecrackers in my door” to “prank” her.
“I think I was smoking a lot of weed in those days, too,” she said. “And so, I was super paranoid, and I was scared. So I didn’t sleep the whole night. So when I went in to shoot my big love scene, my big … romantic scene with him, I was so angry because I was, you know, all self-righteous, like, ‘Hi, how dare you be so unprofessional?’”
“I didn’t get to sleep and I was anxious and felt like it was a problem, then all of a sudden I was like, ‘You know what? You’re killing me. You’re killing me in this show,’” she continued.
When the movie wrapped, Grey recalled thinking he was “not professional” and was hesitant to have him be in 1987’s Dirty Dancing.
“When they started talking about him for Dirty Dancing, I was like, ‘Oh, no, anybody but him. I know. He’s a dancer. I know he’s a dancer. He talks about it all the time,’” she said, adding that Swayze was in the 1975 musical Goodtime Charley with her dad, Joel Grey, as a dancer.
Ultimately, however, Swayze starred as Johnny in the iconic film, where Grey played Baby. The movie, which followed Baby filling in for Penny (Cynthia Rhodes) as Johnny’s dance partner, produced several memorable moments — including the iconic lift.
“I only did it on the day I shot it,” Grey told The Guardian in 2015 about the scene. “Never rehearsed it, never done it since. I don’t know how all these people who reenact it have the guts to throw themselves into the arms of anyone other than Patrick Swayze. It’s insane!”
From A-listers to Bachelor Nation and beyond, several celebrities were caught in conflict this year — and it wasn’t always pretty.
2024 was full of feuds in the reality TV realm, with Dancing With the Stars pro Sasha Farber, finding himself in the middle of Jenn Tran and Devin Strader’s breakup aftermath as Farber and Tran took the ballroom for season 33 of the ABC show and spared dating rumors of their own.
After Strader called Farber’s moniker “a girls [sic] name,” the Russian dancer took to his Instagram Story to explain the origin. “The name Sasha is short for Alexander,” Farber wrote in November. “You know who else had the same name, Alexander the Great!!! FYI .”
While some memorable feuds have blown over (like The Real Housewives of New York City’s Sai de Silva and costar Jessel Taank’s husband, Pavit Randhawa), other stars are still facing the music.
Speaking of music, when Zach Bryan announced in October that he and Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia had split, she put him on blast — and had Dave Portnoy’s stamp of approval. In November, the Barstool Sports personality dropped a diss track about Bryan titled “Smallest Man.” In his verse, Portnoy called Bryan “ugly” and referenced the singer’s “s—ty tats.”
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In the lawsuit, which was filed on Friday, December 20, and obtained by Us Weekly after it was reported on by TMZ and The New York Times, Lively accused Baldoni of launching a “social manipulation” campaign against her to “destroy” her reputation.
Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, called Lively’s accusations “completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious” in a statement to Us, claiming that Lively filed the lawsuit to “fix her negative reputation” and “rehash a narrative” about the film’s production.
Freedman further alleged that Lively made “multiple demands and threats” while filming It Ends With Us, including “threatening to not show up to set, threatening to not promote the film, ultimately leading to its demise during release, if her demands were not met.”
Us reached out to Lively’s rep for comment but did not immediately hear back. In a statement to The New York Times regarding her lawsuit, Lively said, “I hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted.”
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Adding Sex Scenes
Per the lawsuit, Lively expressed concerns about Baldoni at the beginning. Before they began filming It Ends WithUs, she objected to sex scenes he wanted to add — which she considered gratuitous.
The lawsuit also requested that there be “no more adding of sex scenes, oral sex or on camera climaxing by BL outside the scope of the script BL approved when signing onto the project.”
Lively alleged that Baldoni improvised unwanted kissing and discussed his sex life, including times when he may not have received consent.
“Mr. Baldoni improvised physical intimacy that had not been rehearsed, choreographed, or discussed with Ms. Lively, with no intimacy coordinator involved,” the docs state. “For instance, Mr. Baldoni discreetly bit and sucked on Ms. Lively’s lower lip during a scene in which he improvised numerous kisses on each take. Mr. Baldoni insisted on shooting the full scene over and over again, well beyond what would have been required on an ordinary set, and without advance notice or consent.”
Another example of alleged attempts to add nudity to the script includes one of the final scenes of the movie when Lively’s character gives birth. “Mr. Baldoni insisted to Ms. Lively that women give birth naked, and that his wife had ‘ripped her clothes off’ during labor,” the docs read. “ He claimed it was ‘not normal’ for women to remain in their hospital gowns while giving birth. Ms. Lively disagreed, but felt forced into a compromise that she would be naked from below the chest down.”
The lawsuit alleges that there was a meeting held in January to address some of Lively’s concerns about It Ends With Us’ production.
The meeting was attended by Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, and some of her demands that were addressed included “no more showing nude videos or images of women to Blake, no more mention of Baldoni’s alleged previous ‘pornography addiction,’ no more discussions about sexual conquests in front of Blake and others, no further mentions of cast and crew’s genitalia, no more inquiries about Blake’s weight, and no further mention of Blake’s dead father.”
Lively claimed that producer Jamey Heath showed her a video of his wife naked and watched Lively in her trailer while she was topless and having body makeup removed — after she asked him to not look. Lively alleged that both Heath and Baldoni entered her makeup trailer while she was undressed, including when she was breastfeeding.
Per the lawsuit, Wayfarer agreed to the terms she sought and acknowledged that, “Although our perspective differs in many aspects, ensuring a safe environment for all is paramount.”
Lively allegedly told the people she worked with that the men’s behavior had improved by the Spring with the new protections.
In the docs, Lively alleged that Baldoni broke character during a slow dance scene on the rooftop. “He leaned forward and slowly dragged his lips from her ear and down her neck as he said, ‘It smells so good.’ None of this was remotely in character, or based on any dialogue in the script, and nothing needed to be said because, again, there was no sound — Mr. Baldoni was caressing Mr. Lively with his mouth in a way that had nothing to do with their roles. When Ms. Lively later objected to this behavior, Ms. Baldoni’s response was, ‘I’m not even attracted to you.’”
Body-Shaming
Lively accused Baldoni of body-shaming her on set. “Mr. Baldoni also routinely degraded Ms. Lively by finding back channel ways of criticizing her body and weight,” the docs claim. “A few weeks before filming began and less than four months after Ms. Lively had given birth to her fourth child, Ms. Lively was humiliated to learn that Mr. Baldoni secretly called her fitness trainer, without her knowledge or permission, and implied that weight in two weeks. Mr. Baldoni told the trainer that he had asked because he was concerned about having to pick Ms. Lively up in a scene for the movie, but there was no such scene.”
‘Social Manipulation’ Campaign to ‘Destroy’ Her Reputation
Lively accused Baldoni of launching a “social manipulation” campaign against her to “destroy” her reputation.
In the lawsuit — which included “thousands of pages of text messages and emails” that Lively obtained through a subpoena — a publicist working with the studio and Baldoni allegedly wrote to a crisis management expert, “He wants to feel like she can be buried.”
“This plan went well beyond standard crisis PR,” the docs state, claiming Baldoni’s team proposed a concept called “‘astroturfing,’ which has been defined as ‘the practice of publishing opinions or comments on the internet, in the media, etc. that appear to come from ordinary members of the public but actually come from a particular company or political group.’”
Baldoni would “set the narrative for the social media campaign,” per the docs. One example cited was of an X thread about Hailey Bieber “that had accused another female celebrity of bullying women.” Baldoni wrote in the text, “This is what we would need.”
After “nearly all cast members chose to appear in public separately from Mr. Baldoni given his on-set behavior,” per the docs, he was allegedly “became concerned that the public would discover that “something is much bigger under the surface,” prompting him to change his own social media strategy too.
“After the Film’s premiere, Mr. Baldoni changed his Instagram profile, cancelled lighthearted social media posts, and instructed his team to look for survivors reactions and support — all in an effort to quickly shift his own public narrative to focus solely on survivors and domestic violence organizations,” the docs state, when his team noted that “this shift might be ‘too drastic too soon,” he didn’t care. The docs read: “Still, Mr. Baldoni insisted on a ‘Tik Tok strategy’ and that his promotional activities for the Film should seek to amplify what he described as ‘survivor content.’”
News broke on Saturday, December 21, that Lively, 37, sued Baldoni, 40, for sexual harassment. Per The New York Times, the lawsuit — which was filed on Friday, December 20 — included “thousands of pages of text messages and emails” that Lively obtained through a subpoena.
In one message allegedly sent on August 2, a publicist working with the studio and Baldoni wrote to a crisis management expert, “He wants to feel like she can be buried.”
The text messages allegedly show that the crisis PR team worked to prevent stories about Baldoni’s behavior and reinforced negative ones about Lively. Per the outlet, Jed Wallace, led a digital strategy that, in part, boosted social media posts that could help their cause.
Wallace sent emails referring to “social manipulation” and “proactive fan posting,” and text messages referenced efforts to “boost” and “amplify” online content that was positive about Baldoni or negative about Lively.
“We are crushing it on Reddit,” Wallace texted.
In additional text messages, Baldoni allegedly encouraged the PR team and pointed out social media posts to use. On August 15, he proposed “flipping the narrative” on a positive story about Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, by “using their own words against them.”
The New York Times reported that Baldoni sometimes sought assurance about the tactics. After noticing an article that was critical of Lively, he wrote, “How can we say somehow that we are not doing any of this — it looks like we are trying to take her down.”
At one point, Baldoni wondered whether they were deploying “bot” accounts on social media, which his team denied doing.
Baldoni and others claimed in the texts that Lively used her own PR team to generate negative press about him, but did not cite evidence. (Lively denied that she or her representatives planted or spread negative information about Baldoni.)
Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, addressed Lively’s “completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious” accusations in a statement to Us, claiming that Lively filed the lawsuit to “fix her negative reputation” and “rehash a narrative” about the film’s production.
Freedman further alleged that Lively made “multiple demands and threats” while filming It Ends With Us, including “threatening to not show up to set, threatening to not promote the film, ultimately leading to its demise during release, if her demands were not met.”
Us reached out to Lively’s rep for comment but did not immediately hear back. In a statement to the New York Times regarding her lawsuit, Lively said, “I hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted.”
According to the lawsuit obtained by TMZ and The New York Times, Baldoni’s alleged behavior caused Lively, 37, “severe emotional distress.”
The lawsuit alleges that there was a meeting conducted to address Lively’s claims that there was a “hostile work environment” on set. The meeting was attended by numerous people, including her husband, Ryan Reynolds.
Some of her demands that were addressed included “no more showing nude videos or images of women to Blake, no more mention of Baldoni’s alleged previous ‘pornography addiction,’ no more discussions about sexual conquests in front of Blake and others, no further mentions of cast and crew’s genitalia, no more inquiries about Blake’s weight, and no further mention of Blake’s dead father.”
The lawsuit also requested that there be “no more adding of sex scenes, oral sex or on camera climaxing by BL outside the scope of the script BL approved when signing onto the project.”
The outlet noted that Lively’s demands were approved by the studio, Sony Pictures, and added that there was a “huge conflict” over how the movie should be marketed.
However, Lively claims that Baldoni, 40, allegedly conducted a “social manipulation” campaign to “destroy” Lively’s reputation. Per TMZ, the lawsuit included texts from Baldoni’s publicist to the studio publicist, which allegedly state that Baldoni “wants to feel like [Lively] can be buried” and “We can’t write we will destroy her.”
Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, addressed Lively’s “completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious” accusations in a statement to Us Weekly, claiming that Lively filed the lawsuit to “fix her negative reputation” and “rehash a narrative” regarding the film’s production. Freedman further alleged that Lively made “multiple demands and threats” while filming It Ends With Us, including “threatening to not show up to set, threatening to not promote the film, ultimately leading to its demise during release, if her demands were not met.” (Us reached out to Lively’s rep for comment.)
In a statement to the Times, Lively denied spreading negative information about Baldoni. “I hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted,” Lively continued.
Rumors of a reported rift between Lively and Baldoni began during promotion for the film, which was released in August. Fans noticed that Lively was promoting the film with some of her costars, while Baldoni didn’t join for interviews or press opportunities.
“There were two camps on the film — team Blake and team Justin,” a source told Us exclusively. “This creative struggle set the tone for the negative experience behind the scenes and grew into them not speaking anymore.”
While Meryl Streep is known for many notable roles on screen, the actress’ most special one is being a mom.
After Streep and Don Gummer tied the knot in 1978, the pair went on to welcome Henry Gummer, Mamie Gummer, Grace Gummer and Louisa Jacobson in 1979, 1983, 1986 and 1991, respectively. (Streep and her husband announced in October 2023 that they had quietly called it quits more than six years prior.)
When asked whether she found motherhood or acting to be more difficult, the Devil Wears Prada actress candidly confessed being a mother has been her hardest role.
“Mothering. Definitely. Acting — that’s praise, money, fulfillment,” she told The Washington Post in 1998. “Mothering — they don’t even say, ‘Thank you.’ There’s no comparison to acting. I can’t really call acting work, since it’s secretly so fun.”
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“You know what’s wild about getting older is as you get older, you have your own life to worry about, that when something happens in someone else’s relationship, you first and foremost want to make sure, like, ‘Hey, how are you doing? Are you OK? I’m here if you need me,’” she said. “But beyond that, like, I really don’t really sit and think about anybody else’s relationship or have many thoughts on someone else’s relationship because I’m too caught up in what’s going on in my own household.”
Kent noted that she’s not saying she doesn’t “care,” adding, “When you get older and you have families, you’re kind of focused on, you know, what goes on under your roof.”
The Bravo star said that she hadn’t “put much thought into it,” before adding, “I reached out to Ally and I’m not going to share anything beyond that.”
News broke on December 12 that Kennedy was arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence two days before after an alleged argument with an unidentified woman. After an eyewitness allegedly saw Kennedy grab a woman’s arm, they called the police.
A source exclusively told Us Weekly that the arrest was “a complete misunderstanding.” Kennedy was “arguing” with Lewber, 28, when “a neighbor was outside and heard them fighting and called the police.”
One day after the arrest became public, Kennedy’s attorneys told Us in a statement, “We are in the process of conducting our own investigation into the allegations levied by the Burbank Police Department against James. We understand that there were no injuries and we are hoping that, after careful review, the city’s attorneys will decide not to file formal charges.”
In the aftermath of the arrest, Lewber’s parents “have come into town and they have gotten an Airbnb and have taken her there,” a separate insider told Us, adding that the pair “are having some distance but it’s not over.”
The source noted that Lewber’s parents want to take her to Ohio “where she was always planning on spending the holidays” while Kennedy “has no plans to change any of his schedule of [DJ] gigs.”
Kennedy broke his silence on the arrest on December 17. “I am committed to making meaningful changes in my life,” he wrote via Instagram Story. “I am taking time to focus on my sobriety, personal growth, and being present for my loved ones.”
He added, “Navigating challenging moments is not easy but I am determined to learn, grow and move forward with the incredible support system around me.”
Us confirmed on December 19 that Bravo followed up on claims that Kennedy was violent with women one year before the arrest. “There was an investigation, but they found nothing,” a source close to the situation told Us. “It was inconclusive, so nothing happened.”
If you or someone you know are experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support.
“This is 52. No make up. No filters. Happiness. Sprinkle that s—t everywhere,” Milano, 52, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, December 19. “I love you all. Even the trolls. If you can hate a stranger—I can love a stranger. So…I love you. .”
Alongside the message, Milano shared a selfie as she leaned back against a pillow and gave a soft smile. “Edit: yes, my eyebrows are micro-bladed,” Milano added.
This isn’t the first time Milano has dared to go bare on social media. She previously kicked off her 51st year with a fresh face selfie — and a message for her followers. “Today is my birthday! #nomakeupselfie #nofilter #iwokeuplikethis,” Milano captioned her Instagram post at the time.
“Today is my birthday! However, instead of just saying my age, from now on I’m going to say that I have reached ‘level 51,’” she wrote. “To unlock this level, I have discovered a few cheat codes that have helped me navigate the challenges and triumphs alng the way. The first cheat code is RESILIENCE. I have faced my fair share of heartache, anxiety, and depression, but I have managed to overcome them with LOVE.”
“Love for myself, which keeps me evolving and searching, love for others, which keeps me gentle and forgiving, and love for the world around me which keeps me in awe at what has been created here,” Milano continued. “It is through this love that I have found the strength to keep pushing forward.”
Milano explained that another “cheat code” has been gratitude. “I have learned to appreciate the simple joys of life, like the beauty of birds soaring through the sky and the majesty of trees standing tall,” she wrote. “I am grateful for the symbiotic relationship between plants and humans, where my breath nourishes them, and their existence provides me with what I need to survive.”
Milano noted that gratitude has allowed her to “embrace the gift of curiosity, never ceasing to learn something new.”
“Mostly, I am grateful for the beating of my heart, which carries the blood of my ancestors and connects me to a rich lineage of profound triumph,” she said.
The Charmed star noted that two more “cheat codes” were compassion and empathy.
“Although they can sometimes be uncomfortable emotions to experience, they have shaped me into a kind and humble person who strives to ease the suffering of humanity,” Milano wrote. “The ability to want to understand and share the feelings of others has allowed me to forge deep connections and foster a sense of unity and community.”
Above all, Milano shared that the “most significant factor” in reaching her new age “is the people in my life who love me unconditionally.”
“Their support, care and acceptance have been the driving force behind my personal growth,” she wrote. “Today, my heart overflows with gratitude for their presence.”
Miano concluded her message by noting that she has a “sense of accomplishment and gratitude” as she celebrates her milestone. “I embrace the challenges and joys that lie ahead, knowing that I have the cheat codes of resilience, gratitude, compassion, empathy, and the love of those around me to guide me through this game of life.”
Chris Martin shared the sweet reason why he was on-board with attending daughter Apple’s Le Bal Des Débutantes.
Martin, 47, told Rolling Stone in an interview published on Thursday, December 19, that attending the event was “so not something I ever thought I’d do, but because I’m so in love with her, I’m like, ‘OK.’”
While at the ball, Martin shared a slow dance with Apple as part of her introduction into formal society. Martin was seen smiling and laughing while dancing and talking to his daughter as he twirled her around, per a TikTok shared by Paris Match. Apple smiled during the moment.
The ball, which was held in Paris, was also a way to spend time with his whole family. (Martin’s son, Moses, is now in college but attended the event alongside his mother, Gwyneth Paltrow, and grandmother, Blythe Danner.)
“A special long weekend in Paris ,” Paltrow, 52, captioned a carousel of photos from the event on December 1.
While reflecting on his life as an empty nester, Martin told Rolling Stone that “it’s sad.” He added, “That’s the only word. But of course it’d be weirder if they were still like, ‘I can’t leave.’ Then you’d be more worried.”
Martin gushed that he “very much” likes his kids. “Even though they’re not biologically mine — I’m breaking the story now,” Martin joked. “My favorite new thing to embarrass my son is, if we’re walking down the street and someone comes up to us and they say, ‘I’m sorry to disturb you while you’re with your son,’ I say, ‘That’s not my son. That’s my partner.’”
Martin laughed, before adding, “Yeah. I like them a lot. I think they are mine, to be fair.”
The Coldplayer singer was married to Paltrow for more than 10 years before they separated in 2014 and finalized their divorce two years later. They have since been open about their dedication surrounding coparenting their children.
“Chris and I committed to putting them first and that’s harder than it looks because some days you really don’t want to be with the person that you are getting divorced from,” Paltrow said during a September 2020 appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show. “But if you’re committed to having family dinner then you do it. You take a deep breath, and you look the person in the eye, and you remember your pact, and you smile, and you hug and you recommit to this new relationship that you are trying to foster.”
Paltrow has since moved on with Brad Falchuk, whom she married in 2018, while Martin has been datingDakota Johnson since 2017.
Kylie Kelce has her three children — and her baby girl on the way — on her mind as she navigates her life in the spotlight.
“I assume this isn’t always going to be our life, and I don’t want them to be impacted in some way that twists them into thinking that this is normal,” Kelce, 32, told The New York Times in an interview published on Thursday, December 19.
Kelce explained that she wanted to start her podcast, “Not Gonna Lie,” so that she could have the opportunity to “set the record straight” about her family.
Due to husband Jason Kelce’s career in the NFL, Kylie and her family were already in the public eye before her brother-in-law, Travis Kelce, began dating Taylor Swift — but the pop star and Kansas City Chiefs’ player’s romance has brought their fame to new heights.
While Kylie and Jason, 37, have been candid about their stardom, he has acknowledged that the couple don’t receive as much attention as Travis and Swift, both 35.
“It’s been crazy [and] then Travis and Taylor have taken it to another level and that’s a whole other side of it,” Jason said during a June episode of Andrew Santino’s “Whiskey Ginger” podcast. “Like, Kylie and I think we have it bad and then we go hang out with one of them for a second. This is a whole other situation here [and] I don’t even know how to, like, you can’t be a normal person at that point.”
Jason joked that Kylie, with whom he shares daughters Wyatt, 5, Bennett, 3, and Elliotte, 21 months, should “no doubt” be more famous than him. (The duo revealed in November that Kylie is pregnant with their fourth child, a girl.)
“So, we did the [Kelce] documentary a few years ago and… I think she’s a little bit uncomfortable with how much it’s become and our family’s out there, like, people know what our kids look like,” he said. “We’ve tried to retract from that a little but, I think she enjoys the fact that she gets to go and do charitable outings [and] she gets to give back to the community [and] do clinics with little girls [for] field hockey and all these other things.”
Jason noted that there are some parts of their fame that Kylie was “more hesitant” to accept that she “didn’t really sign up” for when they tied the knot in 2018.
“I’m like, ‘We’re going to be all right [and] we’re getting through it,’” Jason explained. “It gets to be too much at times and it’s hard to always be available, … but I think, more often than not, it’s awesome whenever you’re doing that stuff and the vast majority of people are beyond just respectful and appreciative.”
Travis, for his part, wasn’t used to the level of fame that surrounds Swift, but he hasn’t shied away from embracing it.
“Obviously, I’ve never dated anyone with that kind of aura about them … I’ve never dealt with it,” Travis told WSJ. Magazine in a November 2023 profile. “But at the same time, I’m not running away from any of it. … The scrutiny she gets, how much she has a magnifying glass on her, every single day, paparazzi outside her house, outside every restaurant she goes to, after every flight she gets off, and she’s just living, enjoying life. When she acts like that, I better not be the one acting all strange.”
90 Day Fiancé star David Murphey’s cause of death has been revealed.
Murphey died from “cardiac arrhythmia and hypertensive cardiovascular disease,” a Clark County, Nevada spokesperson told Us Weekly on Thursday, December 19.
Murphey had a history of pulmonary embolism and his death has been ruled natural. He was 66. (TMZ was the first to report the news.)
Murphey’s family shared via Instagram on Wednesday, December 18, that he died earlier this month. “We are deeply saddened to announce that David Murphey, of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away at home on December 11, 2024 after experiencing health issues over the last several years. He was 66 years old,” they wrote.
The statement called Murphey a “veteran, small business owner and software engineer,” noting that he recently retired from the Clark County Treasurer’s office in Nevada, and worked for H&R Block and IGT.
“He was also well known for his time as a cast member on 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days,” they wrote. “His time on the show allowed him to connect with viewers, see the world, and share his experiences with his thousands of followers on Instagram. He will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and fans. David has survived by his two sisters and his cat Gamera. The family asked for privacy during this difficult time.”
The statement noted Murphey’s love of cats and encouraged his followers to make a donation to The Animal Foundation in his honor.
“As many knew, David had a fierce love for cats,” they wrote. “He always made an effort to adopt cats and give them a good loving home. David’s choice for adopting was from The Animal Foundation in Las Vegas. For friends and fans who want to help, we ask that you honor his memory by making a donation to The Animal Foundation in his name.”
Murphey was a cast member on season 4 of 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days, where viewers watched his relationship with girlfriendLana develop. Murphey and Lana had been talking online for seven years after meeting on the dating app Anastasia Date. He popped the question to Lana in 2019, but the pair ultimately went their separate ways.
Prior to his death, Murphey opened up about his health battles in an Instagram Live. “I’ve been ill, basically,” he said in March 2023.
Murphey explained at the time that he had been “in and out of the hospital” for almost three months, noting that his “liver is not working right.”
He added that his gallbladder “has to come out,” while claiming that his doctors thought he had “acute Hepatitis” and “something going on” with his pancreas and kidneys and two blood clots in his lungs. “They don’t know if it’s cancer yet,” Murphey said at the time.
It’s time to get to know your new Bachelor, season 29 lead Grant Ellis.
“I’m Grant and I’m your new Bachelor,” Grant, 30, said in a video exclusively shared with Us Weekly. “I wear my emotions on my sleeve sometimes. It’s OK to express how you feel. What I wish is to be happy.”
While thinking about his next chapter, Grant envisioned growing old with his wife and “picking up kids from school.”
“We look forward to waking up and making memories,” he said of his ideal life in the video, which was set to “Stargazing” by Myles Smith. “I just want to raise my family and feel that love.”
After he tossed a rose at the camera, Grant said, “In this journey of life, what more could you ask for?”
Grant was announced as the next Bachelor in August following his elimination from Jenn Tran’s season 21 of The Bachelorette. (Jenn, 27, ultimately got engaged to Devin Strader but revealed during the live After the Final Rose in September that they called it quits while the show was airing. She’s now dating her Dancing With the Stars partner Sasha Farber.)
After his casting was announced, Grant revealed that he “jumped” at the opportunity to be the lead. “I have a chance to write my own story,” he said during an August episode of “The Viall Files” podcast. “So, that’s something that I’m interested in.”
The next month, ABC released a first look at his potential contestants — which featured a Topanga from Boy Meets World doppelganger in Alli Jo and one of the youngest contestants in the franchise history, 23-year-old Andrea.
While Grant will have to remain tight-lipped about the outcome of his season, the trailer — which was released in November — showed him struggling to figure out which contestant was The One.
While on a date, Grant showed his lone wolf tattoo and shared that the ink symbolized “being alone.” Grant was also seen telling season 28 Bachelor Joey Graziadei that his “biggest fear” is ending up “alone” at the end of the show.
Before the trailer ended, Grant admitted he wasn’t sure which of his final two would be his future wife.
“You feel like you know what you want to do?” host Jesse Palmer asked Grant, who replied that he wasn’t ready. Jesse continued: “We got both women, they’re here on standby, and of course, I have to know which to send first.”
The Bachelor season 29 premieres on ABC Monday, January 27.
Mod Sun broke his silence on his relationship withLove Is Blind’s Brittany Wisniewski.
“Things are great,” Mod Sun, 37, told TMZ on Wednesday, December 18, while spotted with Wisniewski, 33, before getting dinner at Craig’s in Los Angeles.
When asked whether they were official, Mod Sun (real name Derek Ryan Smith) replied, “Life is better when we’re together.” As he walked hand in hand with Wisniewski, Mod Sun revealed that the pair met in Washington, D.C.
Mod Sun also shared that he “didn’t” know who Wisniewski was despite her appearing on the reality dating show. “It just happened,” he said.
Mod Sun and Wisniewski were first linked in November then she was spotted at his concert and seen cozying up together at a Los Angeles bar, TMZ reported. The following night, the pair grabbed dinner at Catch Steak in Los Angeles.
Before pursuing a relationship with Wisniewski, Mod Sun was previously engaged to Avril Lavigne. UsWeekly confirmed in February 2023 that the twosome went their separate ways after more than two years together.
“Avril and Mod Sun have been on and off for the past two months, but are no longer together as a couple,” a source exclusively told Us at the time, while Mod Sun’s rep claimed that they were still together days ago. “They were together and engaged as of 3 days ago when Mod left for tour so if anything has changed that’s news to him,” his rep said in a statement.
The following month, an insider told Us that Mod Sun and Lavigne had called it quits before their split made headlines. “They got to know each other on a deeper level and found out it didn’t work out, and they quietly ended things,” the source said, adding that the duo were “estranged for months” before Us confirmed the separation.
Wisniewski, for her part, accepted a proposal from Leo Braudy on Love Is Blind season 7. They ended their engagement shortly after.
“There wasn’t anything major that happened,” Wisniewski told Entertainment Weeklyin October of her relationship with Braudy. “Honestly, I sometimes wish there was, because maybe it would give a better explanation to why things didn’t work out. It’s really just, you know when it’s right and you just know when it’s not, and we’re better off as friends.”
Wisniewski called the split “super mutual.” She added, “We had this conversation of how things could work out, and we went over our daily schedules and how we would fit into each other’s lives, and then once we got to Miami, we just felt the disconnect. One night we had a very mutual conversation of like, OK, clearly some shift is happening here, and maybe we are just good friends.’ There is no bad blood or anything, so nothing crazy happened. I’m very lucky of how that turned out.”
Bachelor Nation fell in love with Mark when his daughter Kelsey Anderson vied for the affections of Joey Graziadiei on season 28 of The Bachelor. After Kelsey accepted a proposal from Graziadei, Mark tried his hand at reality TV as a contestant on Joan Vassos’ season 1 of The Golden Bachelorette.
While he didn’t find The One in Vassos — she got engaged to Chock Chapple after sending Mark packing — many fans were hoping Mark would be crowned as the next Golden Bachelor. However, Mark sent fans into a frenzy when he was spotted in coordinated Halloween costumes with Woods.
While the couple have yet to address their relationship status, Mark and Woods have shared several sweet snaps cozying up together. (Mark was previously married to late wifeDenise Anderson, who died in 2018, while Woods and John Lind filed to divorce in May.)
Mark and Woods’ romance has also gotten Kelsey’s stamp of approval. After Woods posted a TikTok dancing with Mark in November, Kelsey commented, “AWE.”
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October 2024
Woods and Mark dressed up as Cinderella and Prince Charming, respectively, while celebrating Halloween. “When Cinderella and Prince Charming have a baby,” Woods captioned her Instagram post, referring to daughter Natalie, who was dressed as Grogu from The Mandalorian.
In a sweet TikTok, Woods and Mark danced together in front of a Christmas tree. Mark was seen smiling at the camera as Woods set up the angle to film the dance before they performed a routine in sync. The video ended with them embracing. “IN GOOD COMPANY,” Woods captioned the video, which got support from Kelsey.
After The Golden Bachelorette’s season 1 finale, Bachelor Nation member Jonathon Johnsonposed for a selfie with Mark and Woods set to Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely.” “I mean … cmon!” Johnson wrote. “P.S. Mark chose the song.” Woods reposted the snap to her account.
Later that month, Woods publicly celebrated Kelsey’s fiancé, Graziadei, winning season 33 of Dancing With the Stars. In her social media post, shrieks could be heard in the background after Graziadei and his partner, Jenna Johnson, took home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.
“CONGRATS @joeygraziadei,” Woods wrote via her Instagram Story at the time, alongside a clip of Graziadei and Johnson. Woods tagged her three children, who were seen watching the moment with their jaws open.
December 2024
Woods and Mark continued to fuel rumors by coordinating another costume, this time wearing Barbie and Ken sweaters, respectively. In one image shared via Instagram, Woods smiled for the camera as she showed off her outfit while Mark beamed from behind. Another photo showed Woods feeding Mark.
“Malibu Barbie in her happy place @thecove_wilmington hanging with her favorite besties and loving the new @bonitalatinfusion ,” Woods captioned the post, to which Kelsey commented, “Omg the sweaters hahaha I love.”
The duo were also seen attending a Friends With Benefit Tricmukkah event in North Carolina. Mark and Woods dressed in matching red sweatshirts that read “Scott 23” on the front and “Save Tric” on the back — which paid homage to her OTH days.
“We are going to actually spend it with Kelsey’s family and Mark’s new girlfriend as well … which is gonna be great,” he said. “Barbara’s awesome.”
The reality star added that it’s not the first time he and Kelsey have met Woods.
“We’ve gotten a chance to go out to dinner with her and her family, when Mark came to L.A.,” he continued. “We spent Thanksgiving with my family. We’re spending Christmas with hers, and we’re excited for it.”
90 Day Fiancéstar David Murphey died at the age of 66 following years of health issues.
Murphey’s family shared the news via his Instagram on Wednesday, December 18. “We are deeply saddened to announce that David Murphey, of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away at home on December 11, 2024 after experiencing health issues over the last several years. He was 66 years old,” they wrote.
The statement noted that Murphey was a “veteran, small business owner and software engineer.” The family said Murphey had recently retired from the Clark County Treasurer’s office in Nevada, and worked for H&R Block and IGT.
“He was also well known for his time as a cast member on 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days,” they wrote. “His time on the show allowed him to connect with viewers, see the world, and share his experiences with his thousands of followers on Instagram. He will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and fans. David has survived by his two sisters and his cat Gamera. The family asked for privacy during this difficult time.”
The statement also paid tribute to Murphey’s love of cats and encouraged his followers to make a donation to The Animal Foundation in his name.
“As many knew, David had a fierce love for cats,” they wrote. “He always made an effort to adopt cats and give them a good loving home. David’s choice for adopting was from The Animal Foundation in Las Vegas. For friends and fans who want to help, we ask that you honor his memory by making a donation to The Animal Foundation in his name.”
Murphey got candid about his health battles during an Instagram live in March 2023. “I’ve been ill, basically,” he summed up at the time.
While laughing about a smoke detector that was heard chirping in the background of the video, Murphey explained that he hadn’t been in his home much. “I’ve been in and out of the hospital for the last, almost three months,” he said.
“It’s more of the same problems that I had back in November when I went in[to] the hospital and they don’t know what it is,” he said. “My liver is not working right. I think right now I’m finally getting a little bit of color back. Man, did I turn bright yellow, it was crazy. … I’ve been kind of waiting for that to go away.”
Murphey explained that his gall bladder “has to come out,” but “they don’t want to do that until they get the liver working.” He added, “I’ve had all these tests and they just can’t figure it out yet.”
Murphey claimed that the doctors thought he had “acute Hepatitis” but he didn’t have the illness at the time. He added that he has “something going on” with his pancreas and kidneys and he had two blood clots in his lungs. “They don’t know if it’s cancer yet,” he said.
Murphey was cast on season 4 of 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days, where he met his girlfriendLana. The pair had been talking online for seven years after meeting on the dating app Anastasia Date. Murphey proposed to Lana in 2019 but the pair called it quits.
Nearly two decades after The Holiday was released, Jude Law’s onscreen daughter Sophie looks all grown up.
While former child actress Miffy Englefield’s Instagram account is private, the Daily Mail obtained a screenshot of her recent post featuring her black hair that’s partially shaved.
Englefield has documented her daily life on her public TikTok account, with her most recent post in June showing her getting ready alongside her daughter. In the video, the Brit’s dark hair is styled in a mullet and the short-sleeve shirt and jean shorts she wore showed off her tattoos.
“Just to address the new hair, for those who don’t know, I’m a hair model sometimes and it’s hair season,” Englefield said in the video, while photos of her previous looks were shown.
Englefield portrayed one of Law’s two daughters in the beloved holiday film, which follows Amanda (Cameron Diaz) and Iris (Kate Winslet) who trade houses in L.A. and the UK for the season. After her role in The Holiday, Englefield was in 2011’s Beautiful Enough and has since left the acting industry.
While reflecting on her childhood, Englefield told the Daily Mail last year that she’s “changed quite a lot” since she was 6 years old. “I think a lot of people have, but especially me,” the British star said.
Englefield called herself a “pretty unusual 6 year old,” adding, “I was very outlandish and overconfident, I think is the best way is to describe it.”
Englefield said she “didn’t really get the velocity” of her role at the time, noting that she thought it was an “excuse to perform.” Englefield, who said she “came from quite a poor background, called the experience “very surreal.”
“It was lovely. I mean, I couldn’t have asked for better treatment and neither could my dad. We got on really, really well with everyone and they always made time for us off screen as well as on screen,” she said.
Englefield called onscreen dad Law “fantastic, funny and kind,” recalling one day on set when they were “telling each other tongue twisters for about half an hour and just found it hilarious.”
“He had so much patience with us and there was no sort of separation between doing the work and hanging out with us — they didn’t have to do that at all but they did,” she said. “I couldn’t have asked for better people to work with it. It was my best experience on any film set easily.”
Englefield explained that she began TikTok during the COVID-19 pandemic, when she was “pretty isolated” from her family. “I’d start talking about The Holidaya little bit on there and I do a lot of secondhand shopping and things like that,” she said. “It’s been fabulous, I’ve met so many lovely people through it and I love it I absolutely love posting on there.”
Englefield noted that she didn’t begin to get “recognized” until she started filming TikToks. “I’m a mum now, I’ve got a three year old,” she said. “I feel like that’s the biggest change. I’ve got a fantastic daughter and I’m in a very, very lucky position to be able to stay at home with her until she starts school, which is really not far away at all. It makes me feel very, very old whenever I remember it.”
According to court documents obtained by In Touch, on November 19, Griffin, 53, responded to Foster’s divorce petition that had been filed the previous month. Foster, 49, then replied to the counterclaims on December 5. There has been no movement in the case since Foster filed her response, per the court docket.
After Foster’s initial marriage to fellow Broadway star Christian Borle from 2006 to 2009, Foster began a relationship with the screenwriter and the pair tied the knot in 2014. They went on to welcome daughter Emily three years later. News broke in October that Foster filed to end her marriage to Griffin just days before their 10th wedding anniversary; the next month, Us Weekly confirmed she was in a relationship with Jackman, 56.
Rumors began swirling of the couple’s romance when gossip blogger Tasha Lustig alleged on her Instagram that Jackman “blindsided” ex-wife Deborra-lee Furness by “running off with the mistress.” (Jackman and Furness, 69, announced their split in 2023.)
Furness “liked” the post from her private account while close friend Amanda de Cadenet supported her pal. “You are on point with this one,” she wrote. “My beloved friend Deb is about to have her glow up any moment fyi!”
Us confirmed in November that Music Man costars Foster and Jackman’s relationship turned romantic during the Broadway show’s 11-month run, and while they were both married to other people.
“Sutton and Hugh’s relationship is the reason Hugh and Deb got divorced,” a Foster source exclusively told Us in November. “A lot of people on Broadway knew, and we kept it quiet because both of them are so nice and great people. Everyone respected their privacy. But there was an affair and overlap.”
Jackman “didn’t own up” to the affair, Us learned. “Deborra-lee was blindsided when she found out about the affair through the run of the show,” an industry source said. “It was apparently Broadway’s worst-kept secret, and Deborra-lee was the last to know.”
As Jackman and Foster navigate their next chapter, an insider told Us that “they’re happier than ever.” Per the source, the duo are planning to keep their relationship out of the spotlight so their romance can “grow naturally.”
While Jackman and Foster pursue their connection, a source from the theater world told Us that they are not living together because of their kids. (Foster and Griffin share Emily, while Jackman and Furness adopted son Oscar, 24, in 2000 and daughter Ava, 19, in 2005.)
“But Sutton has told people on Broadway about the relationship,” the insider said. “Everyone [there] has known about this for a long time.”
Former Bachelorette Jenn Tran has officially taken her relationship with Sasha Farber outside of the ballroom.
“Jenn and Sasha are dating,” a source exclusively shares in the latest issue of Us Weekly.
Less than a month after revealing her split from ex-fiancéDevin Strader, Tran, 27, sparked romance rumors with her Dancing With the Stars season 33 partner. The speculation began when Farber, 40, referred to Tran as “babe” in a TikTok video posted to her account, and was further fueled by comments about their chemistry on the dance floor.
“He’s just such an amazing coach. Every week we just grow stronger and stronger and closer and closer,” Tran gushed to Us on week 2 of the reality dancing competition. “I really feel like we’ve built such a great foundation.”
While their journey to win the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy came to an end during the Halloween Night episode, Tran and Farber continued to spend time together. After their elimination, Tran shared a TikTok of her knocking on Farber’s home — which he opened and they sweetly embraced.
“When one door closes another door opens,” Tran lip synced in the clip. “We so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the ones that open for us.”
Despite the continued TikToks, Tran and Farber played coy about their relationship status — but she raised eyebrows again in November when she revealed their living situation. During an episode of the “Sorry We’re Cyrus” podcast, Tran said she was figuring out where to live and “that’s probably Sasha’s couch right now.”
At the finale of DWTS, Tran told Us and other outlets that she “sometimes” will “crash on his couch.” Farber, for his part, noted that Tran would stay over at his home when they “had a lot of rehearsals” for DWTS.
While their roommate status pointed in the direction of dating, Farber threw their followers for a loop after Tran shared a lengthy social media tribute and praised him for helping to “heal a wound you didn’t make.” Farber commented, “Ohhh , thank you , you blossomed into a beautiful dancer, hope we can remain friends and stay in contact ! .”
Hours later, Farber shared a sweet picture of Tran holding his dog. “She says I’ll take ruby for a walk, and when she says that, she means I’ll carry her everywhere ,” he wrote, to which Tran commented, “I love ruby like a friend hope she stays in touch!”
Later that month, Tran rang in her birthday with Farber by her side. In a sweet Instagram carousel, Farber planted a kiss on Tran as she smiled for the camera. “The pics you gremlins have been waiting for ,” Tran wrote.
For more on Tran and Farber, watch the exclusive video above and pick up the latest issue of Us Weekly — on newsstands now.
“After John passed away, I felt like my future was this black hole,” Vassos exclusively told Us Weekly of her late husband in a November cover story. “And now it just looks so bright. The possibilities are endless for us. Which is a weird thing to say at this age, but I do feel that way.”
While both couples are still going strong, some Hollywood stars had memorable romances that didn’t quite last. A-lister Andrew Garfield, for one, was spotted cozying up to Dr. Kate Tomason a double date with Phoebe Bridgers and Bo Burnham.
Months later, Tomas — who’s a self-described “professional witch” — denied rumors that she used magic to seduce Garfield. In October, Tomas revealed that she and Garfield “broke up months ago” spell or not.
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