Brandy Ledford has big plans for 2025 and one of them involves seeing Channing Tatum in a compromising yoga pose.
The Baywatch: Hawaii alum has taken up yoga as a way of staying present and has even begun teaching the craft. She told Us Weekly that one of her goals is to start a celebrity yoga retreat.
Her friends are first on the invite list, but after that, it’s Magic Mike himself.
“I want my really good friend, Denise Richards. I think we’d have a blast. My friend is Cindy Crawford‘s trainer. I think she would be amazing to come,” Ledford, 55, told Us at the Los Angeles Mission’s annual Christmas celebration. “Channing Tatum, because I want to see him in Downward Dog. That would be great. I want to see him in all kinds of Downward Dog.”
For the uninitiated, Downward Dog is one of the most famous yoga poses. It involves placing one’s head on the floor with arms stretched forward, legs straight with feet planted on the floor and hips high in the air.
On a more serious note, Ledford’s interest in promoting yoga in the new year comes from an effort to stay sober.
“I think that would be really fun. Be fun and just stay sober,” she added. “Continue to stay sober. And I’m looking into doing some brand partnerships, so I think that’d be really fun, just being, like, an over 50-year-old celebrity influencer.”
She expanded on the importance of yoga in her life in an Instagram video in June.
“Today and every day, I celebrate the transformative power of yoga,” she wrote in the caption to a video showing her leading a group through a yoga exercise. “As a yoga teacher, I’m humbled to share this ancient discipline and witness its profound impact. Yoga is more than just exercise — it’s a harmonious blend of clarity, vitality, and spirituality. It’s where music meets movement, creating a sanctuary for my soul.”
She continued, “Yoga is a crucial part of my sobriety journey, helping me cultivate inner peace, balance, and connection. I’m grateful for its role in my life and honored to be part of a global community that recognizes its benefits.”
While Ledford’s spiritual life focuses on her own sobriety and mindfulness, she added that it was “absolutely essential” to give back to the community.
“I often love to give financial donations, and I don’t often get an opportunity to actually serve,” she said of her time at the LA Mission. “So to be able to do both feels really meaningful. I also love the idea of promoting it to hope that more people will donate if they see us here.”
Jessie and D’Lila Combs aren’t letting their father’s legal troubles keep them from enjoying a day at the beach.
Diddy’s twin daughters were photographed wearing matching peach-colored bikinis as they soaked up the sun on the Caribbean island of St. Bart’s, just over a week after their 18th birthday. In one set of photos, the pair could be seen standing together wearing serious expressions in front of a pile of large rocks on the shore. In others, the sisters are seen sitting on a towel on the beach with a friend, appearing to take selfies.
They also posted a carousel of photos to their shared Instagram account on Thursday, January 2, from a luxury yacht near the island. Administrated by France, St. Bart’s is synonymous with luxury and has long been a destination for wealthy and famous travelers. The island is known for its small, ultra-private hotels boasting rooms that can cost thousands of dollars a night.
The siblings have stuck together as their father faces multiple allegations of sexual assault, sex trafficking, racketeering and more. He has denied the allegations, pleaded not guilty to the charges and remains in a Brooklyn prison as he awaits trial in May.
In October 2024, the twins released a statement via Instagram in which they called out what they referred to as “false narratives” surrounding Diddy’s case and said they stand with their father.
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“The past month has devastated our family. Many have judged both him and us based on accusations, conspiracy theories and false narratives that have spiraled into absurdity on social media,” the statement read. “We stand united, supporting you every step of the way.”
“We hold onto the truth, knowing it will prevail, and nothing will break the strength of our family,” the statement concluded. “WE MISS YOU & LOVE YOU DAD.”
On November 4, Diddy’s 55th birthday, all seven of the now-disgraced rapper’s kids made a joint Instagram post showing them singing “Happy Birthday” to their dad over the phone.
“Happy Birthday Pops, we love you! ,” the caption read.
Since then, the Combs twins appear to be doing their best to continue living their lives as normal. They’ve also recently shared photos from their high school homecoming dance and football team’s senior night. The two are cheerleaders at Sierra Canyon, the same high school that produced Bronny James, son of NBA star LeBron James.
They also posted a tribute to their late mom, Kim Porter, on November 15, the six-year anniversary of her death from lobar pneumonia. Combs and Porter split in 2007, a year after the twins were born, but maintained a coparenting relationship until her death.
“We can’t believe it’s been 6 years without you,” they wrote. “We think about you every single second of the day. We love and miss you so much words can’t even explain. We wish you were here with us but we know your spirit will be around forever!! We Love you Mommy.”
The writer and grandson of former President John F. Kennedy trolled the internet on Thursday, January 2, when he claimed via X that he took on Baldoni, 40, as a client.
“I agreed to take on JUSTIN BALDONI as a client. Why? FAIRNESS,” wrote Schlossberg, 31. “EVERYONE is entitled to a FAIR TRIAL and ZEALOUS DEFENSE. Justin has NOTHING to hide, Justice will be his revenge. After BOSTON MASSACRE, John Adams represented the British at trial. Same s—, different day.”
Though Schlossberg was only joking, fans and media alike fell for it, with some outlets publishing stories claiming the Vogue political correspondent was, in fact, Baldoni’s lawyer.
Schlossberg passed the bar exam in 2023 and graduated from Harvard Law School the year prior. He added on Tuesday, “My personal feelings about Justin Baldoni are irrelevant. Justin is my client, I’m his lawyer. even the most heinous individuals have the right to counsel for their defense. I am not a hero. I’m just doing my job.”
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While those in on the joke had a good laugh, Baldoni’s actual lawyer Bryan Freedman told the Daily Mail that the stunt was “ridiculous.”
“Nobody on my team has spoken to him,” Freedman added.
Schlossberg took a victory lap on Instagram, sharing screenshots of news articles saying he was Baldoni’s lawyer via his Stories.
Baldoni is currently suing The New York Times for $250 million, alleging libel and false light invasion of privacy following a story it ran about Lively accusing him of sexual harassment. Freedman added in a Thursday interview with NBC News that he also plans to sue Lively, 37, on behalf of his client.
“We plan to release every single text message between the two of them,” Freedman said. “We want the truth to be out there. We want the documents to be out there. We want people to make their determination based on receipts.”
The same day Baldoni filed his suit against theTimes, Lively sued Baldoni, as well as his publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel, and Baldoni’s production company, Wayfarer. She is alleging sexual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and lost wages.
“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,” she said in a December 21 statement to Us Weekly.
Days after her split from ex-husband Brad Pitt was finalized, Jolie, 49, sounded off about her pet peeves in a cover story for W Magazine.
“My pet peeve is somebody who is a liar,” she said in a story that ran on Friday, January 3.
“Somebody who feels a need to not say the truth or what they want, what they feel,” she continued. “There’s a big version of that — and I’m not trying to be heavy about it — but people who say one thing and mean another, who aren’t completely who they are. I think a lot of people don’t say what they mean.”
Though she didn’t say who she was talking about specifically, Jolie and Pitt, 61, have been embroiled in an eight-year-long divorce battle since the actress filed for divorce in 2016, two years after they married.
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While Jolie’s comments left room for interpretation, the Maleficent actress has been careful not to “speak ill” of Pitt directly, publicly or privately.
“She’s been trying hard to be light after a dark time,” a source explained to Us in December.
Among their issues was ownership over their $164 million French estate and winery, Miraval, and custody over the couple’s six kids, Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, Shiloh, 18, Zahara, 19, and 15-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox.
“More than eight years ago, Angelina filed for divorce from Mr. Pitt. She and the children left all of the properties they had shared with Mr. Pitt, and since that time she has focused on finding peace and healing for their family,” Jolie’s lawyer James Simon told Us in a statement. “This is just one part of a long ongoing process that started eight years ago. Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over.”
A rep for Pitt declined to confirm or comment on the settlement.
Meanwhile a rep for Jolie said at the time that her decision to file for divorce was “for the health of the family.” Pitt was also investigated in 2016 for child abuse after an incident on a plane involving Maddox. He was eventually cleared.
Pitt, meanwhile, has been in a relationship since 2022 with Ines de Ramon, who encouraged him to find peace with his ex wife. Jolie has kept her dating life private in recent years, with another insider telling Us in October that she “remains focused on her family and is not dating at this time.”
De Ramon, 32, wanted her boyfriend to come to an agreement with Jolie as the legal battle around their divorce dragged on for eight years.
“Ines [wants] Brad to find peace, forgive and move on,” a source told Us Weekly exclusively in May. “From her perspective, it doesn’t make sense for him to hold on to all the animosity.”
The source added that de Ramon hoped her calm nature would help Pitt, 61, “patch things up with Angelina.”
“Being with her has brought new meaning to his life. Brad can’t rave enough about how madly in love he is,” the source added. “They complement each other.”
Jolie, 49, first filed for divorce in 2016, setting off a lengthy legal battle over ownership of their $164 million French winery, Château Miraval, and the custody of their children — Maddox, 23, Pax 21, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, Knox, 16 and Vivienne, 16. They settled their divorce on December 30 but have been legally single since 2019.
“More than eight years ago, Angelina filed for divorce from Mr. Pitt. She and the children left all of the properties they had shared with Mr. Pitt, and since that time she has focused on finding peace and healing for their family,” Jolie’s lawyer James Simon told Us in a statement. “This is just one part of a long ongoing process that started eight years ago. Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over.”
Pitt and de Ramon have been romantically linked since November 2022, two months after she split from her ex-husband, Vampire Diaries alum Paul Wesley.
Another source confirmed to Us in July 2023 that de Ramon was not deterred by Pitt’s messy divorce drama.
“If anything, it’s only made their connection stronger in a lot of ways because they’re very open and honest when it comes to communication about their lives, whether it be the good or the bad,” the source explained.
A third source confirmed to Us in September 2024 that Pitt and de Ramon are “super in love,” adding that things are serious between the two and Pitt is committed to the couple’s future together.
“Brad loves introducing Ines to his friends because she’s such a joy to be around,” the insider adds. “She brings out the best in Brad.”
The YouTuber, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, popped the question to girlfriend Thea Booysen on Christmas Day. He announced the big news via his Instagram account on Wednesday, January 1.
“Ya boy did a thing ,” he captioned a carousel of pics from the big day.
In the photos, MrBeast, 26, and Booysen are wearing matching MrBeast-branded Christmas sweaters as they celebrate with family in front of the Christmas tree. Booysen also shared a video via her Instagram account, in which she admires her new ring while sitting on MrBeast’s lap as their dog celebrates with them.
“My family flew out from South Africa for Christmas and we were going to do Christmas in our house so both families were here,” Booysen told People. “We were opening presents, and then for the very last present he asked me to close my eyes because it was a surprise.”
MrBeast added that he even tried to throw his girlfriend off the scent in the moments before.
“I intentionally dropped a large box to make noise before presenting the real gift — with the ring inside — to her. And then I went down on a knee and proposed,” he said.
“I was trying to think of the best way to catch her off guard so it would be a surprise,” MrBeast continued. “Thea is really close to her family, so I wanted to make sure that they were included in this momentous occasion. Christmas worked out great because they were in town from the other side of the world.”
The couple met in 2022 when MrBeast was visiting South Africa, where Booysen is from. The two shared a dinner together and bonded over conversations about science and YouTube. Though MrBeast soon had to return home, the relationship continued to grow when he sent Booysen a direct message via X, asking if he could read the book she was writing at the time.
Booysen, who said she didn’t realize MrBeast was flirting, waited more than a month to respond. When she finally did, they got on a call together and talked for three hours.
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“Then I knew [he was The One],” she said. “I fell in love with his brain. To me [that’s] everything — your brain, your drive, your discipline, your character, that’s everything to me. So after that, he immediately planned to come back to South Africa to meet up with me this time, and we started dating the moment he arrived.”
Though MrBeast has more than 340 million YouTube subscribers and 64 million Instagram followers, he hopes his wedding day is “more private.”
“I don’t take much vacation because of how hard I work, so I definitely want to make sure that the wedding will be a time to celebrate with her and spend time with friends and family who we really enjoy being with,” he explained. “It will be the ultimate way to take some time away and enjoy things.”
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Justin Baldoni is accusing Blake Lively of a concerted effort to remove him from the filmmaking process for their 2024 drama It Ends With Us.
In addition to alleging that Lively tried to pry creative direction from him, Baldoni, who also directed the film, claims that Lively, 37, tried to ban him from the film’s premiere.
Baldoni’s accusation came in a lawsuit he filed on Tuesday, December 31, against The New York Times. He is seeking $250 million in damages for four complaints, including libel and false light invasion of privacy.
The lawsuit, obtained by Us Weekly, alleges that Lively “systematically sidelined [him] from the marketing of his own Film.”
“Further undermining Baldoni’s role, Lively initially refused to permit his attendance at the Film’s premiere,” the lawsuit states. “Only after significant pressure did she reluctantly agree to allow Baldoni and the Wayfarer team to attend, but under humiliating conditions. The Wayfarer team and their families, including Baldoni and [producer Jamey] Heath, were segregated from the main cast, barred from the exclusive after-party, and forced to organize their own event at additional cost.”
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The suit further describes Lively’s alleged effort to ostracize Baldoni and his family at the film’s premiere.
“Baldoni’s participation on the red carpet was cut short, and his family and friends were confined to a makeshift holding area in the basement before being escorted into a separate theater after Lively’s departure,” the suit continues. “Not only had Lively stolen the Film, but she also robbed Baldoni and his team of any genuine opportunity to celebrate their hard work.”
Baldoni, 40, further accuses Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, of using bullying tactics to “exile” him from his own film. In addition to her alleged effort to ban Baldoni from the premiere, the suit says that Reynolds, 48, tried to wield his influence to convince Baldoni’s agent to drop him as a client.
“Baldoni and [Wayfarer Studios] grew increasingly fearful of what Lively and Reynolds were capable of, as their actions seemed aimed at destroying Baldoni’s career and personal life,” the suit says.
Lively’s attorney reacted to Baldoni’s lawsuit, saying in a statement to Us Weekly that it does not change the accusations she made against him.
“Nothing in this lawsuit changes anything about the claims advanced in Ms. Lively’s California Civil Rights Department Complaint, nor her federal complaint, filed earlier today,” the statement read. “This lawsuit is based on the obviously false premise that Ms. Lively’s administrative complaint against Wayfarer and others was a ruse based on a choice ‘not to file a lawsuit against Baldoni, Wayfarer,’ and that ‘litigation was never her ultimate goal.’ As demonstrated by the federal complaint filed by Ms. Lively earlier today, that frame of reference for the Wayfarer lawsuit is false. While we will not litigate this matter in the press, we do encourage people to read Ms. Lively’s complaint in its entirety. We look forward to addressing each and every one of Wayfarer’s allegations in court.”
Phil Collins is an eight-time Grammy-Award-winning drummer and singer, renowned for his solo career and time in English rock band Genesis, but his entire family has found ways to make it in entertainment as well.
Phil has five kids, sharing adoptive daughter Joely Collins and son Simon with his first wife, Andrea Bertorelli, daughter Lily with second wife Jill Tavelman, and sons Nic and Matthew with third wife Orianne Cevey. All five have carved out careers in music, acting or sports.
After decades behind the drum set, Phil revealed in the December 2024 documentary Phil Collins: Drummer First that his health would keep him from performing on the drums any further. His family, meanwhile, has stuck by him as he deals with the “shock” of the physical toll a career of drumming has taken.
Nicolas Collins, Phil’s second son, helped produce the documentary, which detailed the injuries that came as a result of Phil’s performing.
“Musicians, people in bands in general had this thought that they were invincible,” Nic explained in the film. “I think that’s really what it is with my dad is just this kind of sense of you’re a drummer, you’re invincible, you do what you do. But you don’t know it’s gonna take a toll in the long run.”
Nic himself has carried on the family tradition of playing the drums, even performing with his father on tour with Genesis (Phil continues to perform as lead singer of the band).
Talent runs deep in the Collins family. Keep scrolling for Phil’s complete family guide:
June Collins
Phil’s mother, June, was an agent credited with discovering English actors Jack Wild (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) and Keith Chegwin (Shaun of the Dead). She died in 2011 at age 98.
Phil’s father, Greville, was an agent for the London Assurance Company. As Phil wrote in his 2016 memoir, Not Dead Yet, he was “not a particularly obvious heartthrob or lady’s man,” joking that he “clearly” got his looks from his mother. Greville died in 1972 at age 65.
Clive Collins
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Phil’s brother, Clive, was a cartoonist, satirist and illustrator who appeared in publications ranging from Reader’s Digest to Playboy.
In 2012, he became a Member of the Order of the British Empire at a Buckingham Palace ceremony.
“He’s won cartoonist of the year. I shared a bedroom with him when we were boys and he was always drawing,” Phil recalled at the ceremony. “He used to do Christmas cards and birthday cards for the family.”
Phil’s sister, Carole, was a professional ice skater before following in their mother’s footsteps and becoming an agent.
Lily Collins
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Lily got her start as an actress at age 2 on BBC sitcom Growing Pains. She later appeared in such films as The Blind Side and Inheritance before landing her breakout role as the titular character on the hit Netflix series Emily in Paris, which premiered in 2020.
Lily opened up about her strained relationship with her father growing up in her 2017 memoir, Unfiltered: No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me.
“Because my dad was often gone, I never wanted to do anything that would make him stay away even longer,” she wrote. “I became extra careful about what I said and how I said it, afraid he’d think I was angry or didn’t love him. And the truth is, I was angry. I missed him and wanted him there.”
“I’m sending more hugs to you than ever and I’m beyond grateful for you today and every day,” she wrote. “My words won’t be able to do it justice but… you know. I love you to the moon and back again.”
Phil legally adopted daughter Joely when he married Bertorelli in 1975.
She studied acting in both her home city of Vancouver and in London, and has appeared in numerous movies and TV shows. She won the award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film at the 2004 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards for her role in Canadian drama The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess.
She married Stefan Buitelaar in 2008 and the couple share daughter Zoë Amelie.
Zoë Amelie
Phil’s only grandchild, Zoë, was born in 2009.
“Life has gone to a new level for me,” Phil said when she was born, according to the Daily Mail. ‘I’m absolutely thrilled and I’m so happy for Joely and Stefan. They are truly happy.”
Simon Collins
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Like his dad, Simon is a drummer and former lead vocalist for prog rock band Sound of Contact.
Simon has released four studio albums, including 2008’s U-Catastrophe, which features both Phil and former Genesis member Steve Hackett on one track each.
Nic has been drumming since he was two years old. By the time he was 15, he was playing on stage with his dad on his Not Dead Yet tour. In 2023, his band, The Effect, released its debut single “Unwanted.” The Effect also features Trev Lukather, son of Toto guitarist Steve Lukather.
Matthew Collins
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Matthew is an aspiring soccer player, currently playing with Austrian club WSG Tirol. After Matthew made headlines in a 3-0 loss to Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich, his coach Manuel Ludwiger admitted they signed him without knowing who his father was.
“We Google the players we take on trial to find out about their past careers,” he told the Daily Mail. “It was only then that we found out Matthew is Phil Collins’ son…We haven’t signed him as a publicity stunt. It is purely down to his footballing ability.”
Phil himself conceded that even though Matt loves music, “he loves [soccer] even more.”
Justin Baldoni is pushing back against the accusations made by his It Ends With Us costar Blake Lively in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, December 31.
Baldoni, 40, is suing The New York Times for $250 million, alleging libel and false light invasion of privacy for a story the paper ran on December 21. The article, titled, “We Can Bury Anyone: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine,” alleged that Baldoni sexually harassed Lively for months while on set.
Baldoni and his lawyers claim Lively pursued a “strategic and manipulative” smear campaign against the actor, who also directed the film. (Lively also accused Baldoni of orchestrating a smear campaign against her.)
“The Times story relied almost entirely on Lively’s unverified and self-serving narrative, lifting it nearly verbatim while disregarding an abundance of evidence that contradicted her claims and exposed her true motives,” the lawsuit reads.
The lawsuit, obtained by Us Weekly, outlines Lively’s accusations and counters them with Baldoni’s interpretation of the events.
Lively’s attorney has already responded to the lawsuit, saying in a statement to Us that Baldoni’s claims change nothing about her accusations against him.
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“Nothing in this lawsuit changes anything about the claims advanced in Ms. Lively’s California Civil Rights Department Complaint, nor her federal complaint, filed earlier today,” the statement read. “This lawsuit is based on the obviously false premise that Ms. Lively’s administrative complaint against Wayfarer and others was a ruse based on a choice ‘not to file a lawsuit against Baldoni, Wayfarer,’ and that ‘litigation was never her ultimate goal.’ As demonstrated by the federal complaint filed by Ms. Lively earlier today, that frame of reference for the Wayfarer lawsuit is false. While we will not litigate this matter in the press, we do encourage people to read Ms. Lively’s complaint in its entirety. We look forward to addressing each and every one of Wayfarer’s allegations in court.”
Keep scrolling for every counterclaim in his lawsuit.
The ‘Smear Campaign’ Texts Allegedly Omitted Context
The Times highlighted an alleged effort from Baldoni’s publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel to generate bad press for Lively. The lawsuit, however, states that the story omitted key communications between them that paint a different picture.
The article shared a text in which Abel appears to congratulate Nathan on a negative story about Lively, but the lawsuit says it omits an upside down smiley face, often used to indicate sarcasm. Nathan’s reply seemed to show her taking credit for the story, but The Times left out a line that preceded the exchange, which could show Nathan was only joking.
“Damn this is unfair because it’s also not me,” she wrote in the omitted message.
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Baldoni Says Blake Lively Invited Him Into Trailer During Breastfeeding Incidents
Lively has accused Baldoni of repeatedly walking in on her while she was breastfeeding. Baldoni, however, provided a text message from Lively in which she appears to invite him into her trailer.
“I’m just pumping in my trailer if you wanna work out our lines,” the message states.
“Copy. Eating with crew and will head that way,” Baldoni responded.
Ryan Reynolds Allegedly ‘Berated’ Baldoni for ‘Fat-Shaming’ Incident
Baldoni recalled Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, berating him for an alleged instance of fat-shaming. The moment in question happened when Baldoni inquired about Lively’s weight prior to filming a scene in which he was supposed to lift her up. His lawsuit called it a “reasonable inquiry into crucial information needed to ensure safety and avoid injury in a scene.”
Baldoni said that after the incident, Reynolds subjected him to an “inappropriate and humiliating berating” at his and Lively’s New York City apartment. The actor wondered whether the outburst was intentional, “as other celebrity friends were coming in and out of their penthouse” at the time.
The lawsuit quoted a producer on the film who said “in his 40-year career he had never seen anyone speak to someone like that in a meeting.” A Sony representative added that she regretted that she “didn’t stop Reynolds’ berating of Baldoni.”
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Baldoni Claims He Was ‘Following the Tone’ Set by Lively
Baldoni countered two of Lively’s accusations by claiming he was merely following his costar’s lead. He allegedly referred to women on set, including Lively, as “sexy,” and when Lively expressed her discomfort, he allegedly deflected, undermining her concerns.
But Baldoni alleges he was only using the same terminology that Lively used herself. He also provided a text message from Lively saying her character’s attire needed to be “much sexier.”
“Lively set the tone, a tone that Baldoni respectfully heeded during the creative process,” the suit says.
Lively also accused Baldoni of sharing intimate details of his sex life and asking about hers. Baldoni countered by saying she was the one who first brought up the topic and he was merely following suit.
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The Pornographic Video Was Allegedly Video of Baldoni’s Wife Giving Birth
Lively also stated in an HR complaint that Baldoni showed her pornographic videos featuring his wife. Baldoni claims that is false and the video in question was of his wife giving birth, and that he showed Lively in the context of a discussion about a birthing scene in the movie.
“To distort this benign event into an act of sexual misconduct is outrageous and emblematic of the lengths to which Lively and her collaborators are willing to go to defame plaintiffs,” the suit states.
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Baldoni Claims Lively ‘Felt Good’ About the Film’s Sex Scenes
While Lively accused Baldoni of adding gratuitous nudity and unwanted kissing scenes to the movie, Baldoni alleges she was in no hurry to meet with the intimacy coordinator to address her concerns.
“I feel good. I can meet her when we start thank you though!” she wrote in a text to Baldoni, allegedly about the intimacy coordinator.
Baldoni Pushes Back Against Lively’s Repeated Use of ‘No More’
In addition to the incidents that Baldoni disputes, he took issue with how Lively presented her complaints to HR. She made HR aware of 30 issues that she had with production, frequently using the phrase “no more” when requesting they not continue.
“The repeated use of the phrase ‘no more’ before each demand falsely suggests that these alleged incidents had previously taken place and needed to cease,” the suit says. “This implication is not only misleading but entirely untrue.”
Baldoni, 40, is suing The Times for $250 million, alleging libel and false light invasion of privacy over the newspaper’s reporting on Lively suing him for sexual harassment.
“The Times story relied almost entirely on Lively’s unverified and self-serving narrative, lifting it nearly verbatim while disregarding an abundance of evidence that contradicted her claims and exposed her true motives,” the lawsuit reads.
The suit alleges that the strife between Baldoni and Lively, 37, comes from the actress’ “calculated and audacious attempt to seize control of the Film.” It also provided text messages from Baldoni, who directed the film, to the movie’s editors that show his frustrations with Lively allegedly shutting him out of the editing process.
“She’s kicked me out officially from the film now,” Baldoni wrote. “She’s finishing it all. I can’t be involved. Music sound VFX everything. I’ll make it through somehow. Just need to feel it all.”
Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively are seen on the set of ‘It Ends with Us’ on January 12, 2024 in Jersey City, New Jersey.Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
The lawsuit states that Baldoni felt uneasy after Lively’s allegations against him, which were initially brought up in a meeting that took place during production. Lively allegedly insisted on joining Baldoni in the editing bay during the film’s 10-week “protected” period. During that time, the director traditionally has private access to the film, editing it into his or her director’s cut.
“As a seasoned professional with over twenty years of experience in the entertainment industry — and having grown up in a family deeply involved in the field — Lively was fully aware of the implications of her request,” the suit says. “In fact, her request explicitly acknowledged that it infringed upon Baldoni’s ‘protected period.’ Nonetheless, in the aftermath of the serious false allegations she had leveled against the production, Baldoni, [Wayfarer Studios], and Sony reluctantly agreed to grant her access to the editing bay for two days.”
The lawsuit claims that The Times’ “willful omission of these critical details not only distorts the truth but also perpetuates a false narrative that conveniently absolves Lively of her own culpability in the unraveling of professional relationships and the upheaval surrounding the Film.”
Baldoni alleges that the two-day period turned into 10 days and included time in which Lively sought to work alone in the editing bay. He further claims that she fired the film’s editors and replaced them with her own choices, including one that her husband, Ryan Reynolds, frequently uses.
Speculation arose in August that there was tension between Baldoni and Lively, who play love interests in the movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s book. That tension allegedly led to a split between the film’s crew, a source told Us Weekly at the time.
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“There were two camps on the film — team Blake and team Justin,” the source says, adding that tensions began building on day one of production. “This creative struggle set the tone for the negative experience behind the scenes and grew into them not speaking anymore.”
Lively continued to assert creative control over the film, according to the source, leaving Baldoni “hurt.”
“[Justin] was made to feel that his vision wasn’t as important as Blake’s, and it stifled the creativity on set,” the source continued.
A second source pushed back, saying that “any changes or input by Blake was to create the best film possible and honor the book.”
Lively accused Baldoni of sexual harassment in a complaint filed before the new year, alleging he created a “hostile work environment” on set. Baldoni’s lawyer denied the “outrageous” accusations, claiming Lively was attempting to “fix her negative reputation.” Lively officially sued Baldoni on Tuesday, December 31.
Following news of Baldoni’s own lawsuit, Lively’s attorney addressed the accusations in a statement provided to Us.
“Nothing in this lawsuit changes anything about the claims advanced in Ms. Lively’s California Civil Rights Department Complaint, nor her federal complaint, filed earlier today,” the statement read. “This lawsuit is based on the obviously false premise that Ms. Lively’s administrative complaint against Wayfarer and others was a ruse based on a choice “not to file a lawsuit against Baldoni, Wayfarer,” and that “litigation was never her ultimate goal.” As demonstrated by the federal complaint filed by Ms. Lively earlier today, that frame of reference for the Wayfarer lawsuit is false. While we will not litigate this matter in the press, we do encourage people to read Ms. Lively’s complaint in its entirety. We look forward to addressing each and every one of Wayfarer’s allegations in court.”
Nearly a year after filing for divorce from wife Olivia, Ethan Plath has someone new in his life.
The 26-year-old Welcome to Plathville star posted a carousel of photos via Instagram on Wednesday, January 1, introducing his followers to his new girlfriend. He did not reveal her name or how they met.
“Proud to introduce my sweet girlfriend! She truly is one of the sweetest, kindest, and patient people I’ve ever known!” wrote Ethan. “Looking forward to the next year and what it has to bring. Wishing everyone a very happy new year! Here we go 2025!”
The first photo features the couple sitting outside an auto repair shop, followed by a montage of pics that Ethan appeared to take without her knowing before slowly realizing she was being photographed while searching around the inside of her car.
Other photos included a bathroom selfie, the two posing in front of a yellow convertible and more shots of them sitting together, cheek to cheek.
Ethan and Olivia, also 26, split in 2023 after five years of marriage. They finalized their divorce in 2024, while fans watched the drama play out on season 6 of the TLC show.
Though Ethan was initially hesitant to jump back into the dating pool, Olivia has been candid about her love life in the time since their split.
“I’ve been dating outside of L.A. mostly all long distance,” she said in one season 6 episode. “I have found that that’s a really great way to keep a separation of, like, my single personal life in L.A. figuring my s— out and still having some fun when I’m traveling, going on dates, talking to people, but I’m not seeing them every day.”
Her new boyfriend, Brendan, was also featured on the latest season of Welcome to Plathville.
Ethan, who admitted to struggling with moving on from Olivia, put himself back out there in a later episode this past season when he asked for a woman’s number while dancing. He largely kept his personal life off of social media before Wednesday’s hard launch.
“It just didn’t work between us, though Lord knows we both gave it all we had,” he reflected in a 2023 Instagram post announcing his separation from Olivia. “It seemed we were constantly pulling each other in opposite directions in life with different goals. I wish Olivia the best in the future ahead. I care for her deeply and always will.”
Sometimes, sports really have a way of tugging at our heartstrings — and 2024 had more than its share of special moments.
In baseball, Freddie Freeman, the World Series MVP, returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers to a standing ovation after leaving the team to look after his son in the ICU, while New York Mets pitcher Sean Manaea pitched one of the best games of his career just hours after learning of his aunt’s death.
In Paris, the 2024 Summer Olympics brought tears on and off the field, beginning with Celine Dion’s triumphant return to performing in a moment that left Kelly Clarkson speechless.
As the calendar flips to 2025, here were the sports moments that transcended the box score and left us all wanting more.
The NHL Honors the Late Johnny Gaudreau
NHL left wing Johnny Gaudreau was supposed to enter his third season with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2024-25 before he and his brother, Matthew, were killed by a motorist while riding their bikes. Johnny was 31 and Matthew was 29.
The two were in New Jersey to celebrate their sister Katie’s wedding, and while the news wasn’t public at the time, Johnny’s wife, Meredith, was pregnant with the couple’s third child. (She gave birth in December.) They also shared daughter Noa, now 2, and son Johnny, now 9 months.
Johnny’s unexpected death sent shockwaves through the hockey community, leading to an outpouring of support, particularly from his former teams, the Blue Jackets and Calgary Flames. Both honored him when their seasons started.
In addition to the teams’ tributes and vigils at the arena, more than a dozen Columbus players attended Noa’s birthday.
The entire Gaudreau family also returned to Calgary, where Johnny played nine seasons, on December 3, when the team played a video tribute to their former player before the game.
Freddie Freeman Cries After Dodgers Honor His Son
The Dodgers’ first baseman Freeman missed two weeks of action in the regular season while his 3-year-old son, Maximus, spent eight days in the ICU battling Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder.
With Max home and recovering, Freddie returned to work on August 5 in a home game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Dodgers fans gave him a standing ovation when he stepped up to the plate for the first time. Weeks later, Max attended his first game since his hospitalization as Freddie’s teammates wore #MAXSTRONG t-shirts in his honor.
“It was an amazing night,” Freddie said after the game.
Latimer was diagnosed at age 12 and had been performing with a wig, but explained that she now felt motivated to take it off.
“I figure that if I can overcome my negative self-talk and self-defeating mindset, I can help change the experience for the next 12-year-old who gets diagnosed,” she said. “She can start healing early instead of waiting until she’s 23, like me. There’s so much societal pressure that comes with being a woman — we don’t need more.”
“We can be empowered by so many things, and you don’t need your hair to feel that,” she added.
Dick Vitale is Cancer Free
Vitale, an ESPN college basketball analyst, is known for two things: his never-ending enthusiasm for hoops and his work to raise money for cancer research. He’s dealt with several cancer battles of his own, but announced on December 12 that he is now cancer-free.
“SANTA CLAUS came early as Dr Rick Brown called & said that my PET SCAN at 7 AM came back CLEAN OF CANCER !” Vitale wrote. “OMG thanks so much to ALL of YOU for your [prayers.] Yes I’m cutting the nets down baby it’s my National Championship!”
Fittingly, his announcement came two days after the Jimmy V Classic, the annual men’s college basketball doubleheader at Madison Square Garden, benefitting the V Foundation for Cancer Research. Vitale was close friends with Valvano, even introducing him before the late NC State coach’s legendary 1993 ESPYS speech.
Celine Dion Performs at 2024 Paris Olympics
Dion performed publicly for the first time since her stiff person syndrome diagnosis on the biggest stage imaginable, closing out the opening ceremony at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Performing at the base of the Eiffel Tower, Dion, sang in French, performing Edith Piaf‘s “L’hymne à l’amour.”
The song brought Clarkson, an NBC Olympic correspondent, to tears.
“I actually can’t talk,” Clarkson managed to say while her cohosts Mike Tirico and Peyton Manning shared their amazement as well.
Diana Taurasi’s Dad
Taurasi’s parents, Mario and Liliana, were courtside as arguably the greatest women’s basketball player ever won her sixth Olympic gold medal. Mario, a former pro soccer player himself, was seen wiping away tears after Team USA’s 67-66 win over France in the gold medal game.
Competing in her final Olympic games, Diana gave her dad a kiss on the forehead after the game as the family posed for photos together.
Bronny’s unconventional road to the NBA included a health scare before his only collegiate season at USC and controversy, as he declared for the NBA Draft despite a lackluster season. Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round, Bronny suited up with his father, LeBron, for the first time on October 23.
They became the first-ever father-son duo to play in an NBA game together, quieting the critics momentarily as the two shared the court together.
“That moment, us being at the scorer’s table together and checking in together, something I will never forget,” LeBron said after the game. “No matter how old I get, no matter how my memory may fade as I get older or whatever, I will never forget that moment.”
Sean Manaea Dedicates Game to Late Aunt
Manaea pitched the game of his life in the New York Mets’ 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on October 8 in Game 3 of the 2024 National League Division Series just hours after learning his Aunt Mabel had died.
Manaea pitched into the eighth inning that night, allowing one run on three hits. When Mets manager Carlos Mendoza removed him from the game, Fox cameras caught Manaea blowing a kiss toward the sky.
“That was for my aunt,” he explained after the game. “Just got a message that she passed away early this morning. That game was for her.”
yHe continued, “Everyone back home I love you so much. I know what’s going on is tough, but we’ll pull through. I love you guys.”
Kristin Cavallari is hitting the road, and her fans can’t wait to see her live.
The Laguna Beach alum will kick off a four-city tour for her “Let’s Be Honest” podcast, beginning March 7, and it’s proven to be a tough ticket.
According to insiders, her shows on March 8 in Chicago and March 12 in Boston have already sold out, prompting Cavallari, 37, to add more — a second show in Chicago on March 8 and in Boston on March 11.
“I am blown away by the response to this tour,” Cavallari told Us Weekly exclusively. “To see these shows selling out so quickly and reading all the messages from people on social media expressing their excitement to attend makes me even more thrilled to get out on the road already. I can’t wait to see everyone!”
The live shows will include special guests, including men she has dated, a source told Us.
“She’s not holding back when it comes to talking about the men she’s been linked to and her romances,” said the source.
While it’s still a mystery which exes will make an appearance, Cavallari’s love life has been making headlines since her days as a high school reality star. At the time, her relationship with Stephen Colletti and their alleged love triangle with costar Lauren Conrad provided plenty of drama for the MTV series.
Later, Cavallari was married to former Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler from 2013 to 2022. The couple shares three children, sons Camden, 12, and Jaxon, 10, and daughter Saylor, 9. She has also been linked to Mark Estes, Jason Statham, Nick Lachey and Matt Leinart.
“Each tour stop will feature a guest who has made the biggest headlines and impact on the podcast, and together we’ll pull back the curtain and dive in even further,” Cavallari said in a statement to Variety when she announced her tour on December 17. “This podcast has taught me the power of total honesty — it is liberating — and I cannot wait to experience more of this with all of you.”
She added on the December 17 episode of “Let’s Be Honest” that her guests will be “the people I’ve been in the most scandalous, biggest headlines with over the years.”
Cavallari launched her relationship and lifestyle podcast in September 2023, and while she frequently records them solo, she has also had guests ranging from celebrity chef Bobby Flay to Heidi and Spencer Pratt. She also frequently records with her best friend Justin Anderson.
Jennifer Love Hewitt has been a bonafide Hollywood starlet since the 1990s — and she’s opening up about the unrealistic expectations that come with being in the spotlight for decades.
“I feel like fans pick this age that they love that they think represents you, and you’re never supposed to grow beyond that,” Hewitt, 45, told Fox New Digital in an interview published on Thursday, December 26. “For me, it was like me and my 20s. People seem to have a really hard time accepting that I don’t look that way anymore.”
While Hewitt started her acting career at a young age on Kids Incorporated, she had her first big break at 16 years old when she landed the role of Sarah Reeves on Fox’s Party of Five. Two years later, she became a global sensation with 1997’s slasher hit I Know What You Did Last Summer and its subsequent sequel. She has since starred in shows like Time of Your Life, The Client List and Ghost Whisperer, and released four studio albums.
While some may have had trouble watching her evolve over the years, Hewitt — who shares kids, Autumn, 11, Atticus, 9, and Aidan, 3, with husband Brian Hallisay — sees aging as a beautiful thing.
Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brian Hallisay in ‘The Holiday Junkie.’
“It’s hard because I think as humans, we want to evolve,” she continued. “We want to have lines on our faces, and you know our boobs be lower from breast-feeding our children, or, you know, our butt’s bigger.”
However, Hewitt is only human, and can’t help but occasionally notice trolls’ comments on social media.
“Whatever it is, you just want to have the freedom to be whoever you are at that age,” she explained. “And it’s hurtful sometimes when people reject you as you are verbally on Instagram or the internet because they’re having a hard time adjusting to it.”
Jennifer Love Hewitt in ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer.’
The criticism reached a boiling point last year when Hewitt posted a photo of herself with no makeup, leading to claims that she was “unrecognizable.” She addressed the photo on a December 2023 episode of Michael Rosenbaum’s “Inside of You” podcast.
“The picture ended up somewhere. And a bunch of people were like, ‘Jennifer Love Hewitt is unrecognizable,'” she said. “’She’s unrecognizable and so she’s gone to filters because she doesn’t want us to know how bad she actually looks now in her 40s.’ And I was like, ‘This is crazy.’ Right?”
From Home Alone to Harry Potter and Gremlins to The Goonies,Chris Columbus has a laundry list of major film credits as a director, writer or producer. Christmas Vacation could have been part of his bio as well.
Columbus, 66, told Vanity Fair in an interview published Monday, December 23, that he had started working on the 1989 National Lampoon film when, after meeting with Chevy Chase, he decided he could not go through with it.
“I was signed on … and then I met Chevy Chase. Even given my situation at the time, where I desperately needed to make a film, I realized I couldn’t work with the guy,” Columbus said of the film’s star.
Chase, 81, played Clark Griswold, patriarch of the Griswold family, who is determined to have a perfect Christmas with his wife and two kids. Naturally, a series of comical miscues throughout the movie threatens to derail the family’s holiday.
Columbus described his awkward first meeting with Chase, which he called “the most surreal, bizarre thing.”
Chevy Chase hides behind the tree in a scene from the film ‘Christmas Vacation’, 1989.
“I talked about how I saw the movie, how I wanted to make the movie. He didn’t say anything,” Columbus claimed. “I went through about a half hour of talking. He didn’t say a word. And then he stops and he says — and this makes no sense to any human being on the planet, but I’m telling you. I probably have never told this story. Forty minutes into the meeting, he says, ‘Wait a second. You’re the director?’ And I said, ‘Yeah … I’m directing the film.’ … He said, ‘Oh, I thought you were a drummer.’”
Fans noted that Chase could have been referencing the jazz musician of the same name, who died in 2002.
The two met again, this time with John Hughes, the film’s writer, also present. The trio sat down for dinner and, according to Columbus, Hughes and Chase talked for two hours about everything but the film.
“I left the dinner and I thought, ‘There’s no way I can make a movie with this guy. First of all, he’s not engaged. He’s treating me like s—. I don’t need this. I’d rather not work again. I’d rather write,’” Columbus recalled.
Columbus informed Hughes of his decision and said the writer was understanding. It worked out, too, because the next weekend, Hughes sent him another script.
“I got another script from John — and it’s Home Alone,” Columbus said. “Home Alone, for me, was even more personal, a better script. And I thought, ‘I can really do something with this, and I don’t have to deal with Chevy Chase.’”
Home Alone came out the next year, and although it received mixed reviews at the time, it has turned into a Christmas classic, grossing $476.7 million at the box office and spawning a sequel two years later.
As 2024 comes to a close, King Charles III reflected on the past year, which included health struggles for him and his daughter-in-law Princess Kate Middleton.
During his annual Christmas address, which he delivered on Wednesday at Fitzrovia Chapel, Charles, 76, referenced his own cancer diagnosis, which Buckingham Palace announced in February. It came after doctors discovered cancer during a procedure to correct an enlarged prostate.
“I am speaking to you today from the Chapel of the former Middlesex Hospital in London — now itself a vibrant community space — and thinking especially of the many thousands of professionals and volunteers here in the United Kingdom and across the Commonwealth who, with their skills and out of the goodness of their heart, care for others, often at some cost to themselves,” he said.
“From a personal point of view, I offer special, heartfelt thanks to the selfless doctors and nurses who, this year, have supported me and other members of my family through the uncertainties and anxieties of illness, and have helped provide the strength, care and comfort we have needed,” he continued. “I am deeply grateful, too, to all those who have offered us their own kind words of sympathy and encouragement.”
Both Charles and Kate, 42, are continuing their treatments as they resume their royal duties. Kate revealed her cancer diagnosis in March and added that she was undergoing chemotherapy. She finished her chemo treatment in September.
Charles emphasized in his speech the importance of helping one another through challenging times.
“All of us go through some form of suffering at some stage in our life, be it mental or physical,” he added. “The degree to which we help one another — and draw support from each other, be we people of faith or of none — is a measure of our civilization as nations. This is what continually impresses me, as my family and I meet with, and listen to, those who dedicate their lives to helping others.”
The king presented a different tone during his speech compared to his public appearance on Friday, December 20, when he joked to reporters, “I’m still alive.”
He is expected to continue both his treatment and public-facing duties in 2025, and ABC News confirmed on Friday that his treatment is part of a “managed condition” and he is headed in a “positive direction.”
Charles closed his address by wishing viewers a “joyful and peaceful Christmas.”
“The message of the angels to the shepherds — that there should be peace on Earth — in fact echoes through all faiths and philosophies,” he concluded. “It rings true to this day for people of goodwill across the world.”
Before Ethan Slater began dating Ariana Grande, he spent more than four years married to his high school sweetheart, Dr. Lilly Jay.
Slater and Jay tied the knot in 2018 and share a son, born in fall 2022. Less than a year later, they split up, and Slater’s relationship with Grande became public knowledge.
Jay opened up about their public split in an essay for The Cut, published on Thursday, December 19, titled How Does My Divorce Make You Feel? The title is a reference to her work as a clinical psychologist.
“No one gets married thinking they’ll get divorced,” she wrote, “But I really never thought I would get divorced. Especially not just after giving birth to my first child, and especially not in the shadow of my husband’s new relationship with a celebrity.”
She went on to detail how her work and personal lives mixed during some of her most difficult moments. Jay wrote that while her job made her aware of the statistics surrounding the vulnerability of marriage immediately after having children, “I didn’t understand the growing distance between us.”
Keep scrolling for five things to know about Lilly Jay.
Lilly Jay Is A Clinical Psychologist
Jay is a clinical psychologist working in New York and New Jersey. According to her Perinatal Mental Health Provider Directory bio, she has “advanced training in supporting parents navigating infertility, medically-complex pregnancies and perinatal/infant loss.”
She earned her doctorate from Long Island University in 2020. Jay also holds a degree in psychology from Columbia University, and one in law, jurisprudence and social thought from Amherst College, according to her LinkedIn page.
Jay and Slater began dating in 2012 after meeting at Georgetown Day School in Washington, DC. They moved from Maryland to New York in 2014.
She’s Only Made One Comment About Ariana Grande
Jay first made headlines in 2023, shortly after her split from Slater, when she publicly blasted Grande.
“[Ariana’s] the story, really. Not a girl’s girl,” she told Page Six. “My family is just collateral damage.” Sources have subsequently claimed that there was no overlap in the relationships.
She added that her focus remained with her son, who was 11 months old at the time. Neither Jay nor Slater have revealed the baby’s name.
Jay stressed that she and Slater remain on the same page as parents.
“While our partnership has changed, our parenthood has not,” Jay wrote in her essay. “Both of us fiercely love our son 100 percent of the time, regardless of how our parenting time is divided.”
Jay Struggled to Cope With ‘Wicked’ Press
Jay also admitted that she struggled to cope with the promotion of Wicked, which released in theaters in November.
“As for me, days with my son are sunny,” she wrote. “Days when I can’t escape the promotion of a movie associated with the saddest days of my life are darker.”
Slater and Grande met shortly before filming for Wicked began in 2022 and Us Weekly confirmed their relationship in July 2023.
“Ariana and Ethan have only recently begun seeing each other but they have a lot of fun together and are enjoying each other’s company,” a source told Us at the time.
As one of the greatest rebounders ever to play in the NBA, Dennis Rodman made the tabloids just as often as he made SportsCenter. Known as a magnet for controversy, Rodman, now 63, had well-publicized romances with Madonna, Carmen Electra and more.
And with every confirmed relationship Rodman has had with an A-list celebrity, there seems to be another rumored fling.
Though best known as a member of the Chicago Bulls from 1995 to 1998, Rodman also played a season with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1999, during which time he said he dated Jeanie Buss, who is now the team’s owner. Buss has refuted that, saying her father, then-owner Jerry Buss, tasked her with keeping Rodman out of trouble, and their relationship went no further than that.
Rodman was also tied to Toni Braxton and Vivica Fox, though both have also denied dating the basketball legend.
Keep reading for everyone that Rodman has actually had a relationship with.
Annie Bakes
Rodman and model Annie Bakes began dating in 1987 and married in 1992. Though their marriage lasted just 82 days, it was marred by accusations of abuse and infidelity. The two share daughter, Alexis Rodman, 36.
Madonna
Rodman had a brief but very public relationship with Madonna in 1994 while he was playing for the San Antonio Spurs.
Since the two split, Rodman has been forthcoming about the relationship, detailing their sex life and insisting that she once offered him $20 million to impregnate her.
“We never had any problems. It was one of the easiest relationships I’d ever been in,” Rodman wrote in his 1996 memoir, Bad As I Wanna to Be.
Rodman later claimed he ended the relationship because he did not want to be the pop legend’s “boy-toy.”
Rodman and Electra began dating in 1998 and married later that year in Las Vegas. Nine days after their wedding, Rodman filed annulment papers. They later reconciled but ultimately divorced in 1999.
Their relationship came back into the public light when the 2020 docuseries The Last Dance aired on ESPN, chronicling the Bulls’ 1998 championship season. During the 1998 NBA Finals, Rodman unexpectedly left the team to party with Electra in Vegas for 48 hours.
“One thing about Dennis: he had to escape,” she said in the series. “He liked to go out, he liked to go to clubs. We’d go to his favorite restaurant, then we’d go to a nightclub, then we’d go to after-hours. It didn’t stop.”
When Rodman didn’t return to the team, the Bulls sent none other than Michael Jordan to Las Vegas to retrieve him.
Michelle Moyer
Rodman and Moyer met in 1999 and married in 2003. They share two kids together, son Dennis Rodman Jr., 23, and daughter Trinity Rodman, 22.
The couple decided not to live together during their marriage, instead opting to live two miles apart.
“We won’t live together. I like it like that. She and the kids come over on weekends,” Rodman told the Los Angeles Times in 2003.
Though Moyer filed for divorce in 2004, the two reconciled before their marriage ended for good in 2012. After their divorce, news broke that Rodman was headed to court for unpaid child support and spousal support totaling $860,376. Though he could have faced a 20-day jail sentence, Rodman ultimately got 104 hours of community service and three years of informal probation.
Rodman dated the model and reality TV personality Douvall in 2004 while he was still married to Moyer. Douvall later claimed the two were even engaged, which Rodman denied.
Douvall, also known for her numerous plastic surgeries, later had a much-publicized relationship with Simon Cowell, with whom she claimed she “ended up doing it 11 times in one night.”
Yella Yella
Rodman has been dating Yella Yella since 2022 when they first appeared together in a video posted to the singer’s Instagram account. In 2023, Rodman got a black-and-white tattoo of her face on his right cheek, explaining to TMZ, “I thank her for loving me the way I am, and that’s why I did it for her.”
Former Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa says he “made mistakes” during his 18-year Major League Baseball career in a statement that some observers interpreted as an acknowledgment of past steroid use.
Sosa, 56, hit 609 career home runs, good for ninth on the MLB all-time list. But as dominant as he was, his legacy has been tarnished by accusations that he used steroids, particularly during the famous 1998 home run chase where he and Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals both broke what was then the single-season home run record.
McGwire finished that season with a then-record 70, while Sosa hit 66. He retired in 2007 and, because of his suspected use of performance enhancing drugs, is not in the Hall of Fame.
“I understand why some players in my era don’t always get the recognition our stats deserve,” Sosa said in a statement on Thursday, December 19.
He added, “There were times I did whatever I could to recover from injuries in an effort to keep my strength up to perform over 162 games. I never broke any laws. But in hindsight, I made mistakes and I apologize.”
“We appreciate Sammy releasing his statement and for reaching out,” Cubs owner Tom Rickettssaid in a statement on Thursday. “No one played harder or wanted to win more. Nobody’s perfect but we never doubted his passion for the game and the Cubs. It is an understatement to say that Sammy is a fan favorite.”
Sammy Sosa
Like him or not, Sosa has an important place in baseball history. His home run chase with McGwire is widely credited with helping bring popularity back to Major League Baseball after the 1994 strike canceled that year’s World Series.
“We accomplished great things as a team, and I worked extremely hard in the batting cage to become a great hitter,” his statement continued. “Cubs fans are the best in the world, and I hope that fans, the Cubs and I can all come together again and move forward. We can’t change the past, but the future is bright. In my heart, I have always been a Cub, and I can’t wait to see Cubs fans again.”
Sosa’s statement comes nearly 20 years after he testified in front of Congress as the true extent of MLB’s steroid problem was coming into focus.
“To be clear,” he said at the time, “I have never taken illegal performance-enhancing drugs. I have never injected myself or had anyone inject me with anything.”
The Cubs have extended Sosa an invitation to appear at the 2025 Cubs Convention from January 17-19, where he is expected to reunite with the team and its fans.
UPDATE: 12/20/24, 2:21 p.m. ET — Jordan Brand has announced that it will pay Hurts’ fine.
“We’re paying the fine. You can’t ban greatness,” the company said in a statement to Us Weekly.
A representative for Jordan Brand added that it is doing for Hurts what Nike did for Michael Jordan 40 years ago when he violated the league’s dress code by wearing his Air Jordans.
“Nike paid the fines and the game hasn’t been the same since,” the rep said.
Original story below:
Football rules allow you to tackle, push and pile on, but don’t you dare wear the wrong colored shoes.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts learned that the hard way after one of the Air Jordan cleats he wore during his game on Sunday, December 15, was the wrong shade of green. By NFL rules, players must wear cleats that match the team’s colors.
In Philadelphia’s 27-13 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, Hurts, 26, wore one Kelly green cleat, matching his Eagles jersey, and one cleat that was a much lighter shade.
The quarterback is one of Jordan Brand’s highest-profile NFL athletes. He has made it a habit to wear multiple pairs of Jordan cleats during a single game, often switching at halftime, rather than wearing cleats from two separate pairs at the same time.
That one cleat cost him a $5,628 fine, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported.
The amount was the negotiated fine for a first offense, as outlined in the league’s collective bargaining agreement. A second offense would cost Hurts $16,883.
Jalen Hurts
For most, a four-figure fine would be a strong deterrent. But Hurts is in the middle of a five-year contract that pays him an average of $51 million per year—and that’s before bonuses and endorsements. That means, at minimum, the first offense cost him about 0.01 percent of his annual salary.
Hurts explained his NFL fashion faux pas on Wednesday.
“I was supposed to wear the Columbia 11s that I gifted the kids that were at the ‘Wings Initiative’ after last week’s game and they never came in,” he said. “I end up having all my shoes there. Guy wanted to take some pictures. Took about five minutes, some very casual. And ended up taking pictures with two different cleats. And I was like, ‘I’ll wear these on Sunday because my shoes didn’t come in.’ Hopefully, they come in soon.”
Hurts turned in a strong performance on Sunday, completing 25 passes while throwing for two touchdowns and rushing for one more. While he did not comment on whether the cleats were the secret to success, he was asked if he would wear them again and take on another fine (the second one would be about 0.03 percent of his salary).
This isn’t the first time Hurts has played with two different-colored shoes. During a game in October against the Cincinnati Bengals, one of his cleats popped off and he had to adjust on the fly, grabbing a single cleat from a different pair.
After that game, he coined the perfect nickname for himself — one that remains apt.
