Nick Viall kicked off the new year with an enhanced focus on his health and wellness.

“I haven’t eaten in 36 hours, so that’s fun,” the former Bachelor, 44, quipped during the Thursday, January 9, episode of his “The Viall Files” podcast. “I started a water fast. I’m not recommending it to anyone [and] this is not some sort of, ‘Do this with me.’”

According to Viall, the diet is “supposed to be really healthy” for individuals.

“It’s supposed to reduce your chance of cancer, it’s supposed to be good for inflammation, it’s supposed to reduce your chance of Alzheimer’s and things like that,” Viall claimed, noting he first heard of the diet fad from his mother. “It’s supposed to have a lot of health benefits to occasionally fast.”

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The apparent “water fast” diet — where participants only drink water, bone broth or electrolytes — typically lasts for one week. Viall, however, said his “goal is four days.”

“I needed a cleanse and I’ve been eating way too much sugar lately these days,” he explained. “I think my diet is not where it could be or should be. It’s the new year, I was like, ‘F— it.’ If my mom can do it, why can’t I?”

Viall further stressed that his fast is only “temporary.”

“Do not take my recommendations,” he stated to podcast listeners. “I’m doing this for me. I don’t need feedback from any of you listening — good or bad.”

According to Healthline, water fasting can boost weight loss and reduce the chance of chronic conditions but is also associated with risks such as dehydration, orthostatic hypotension or worsening preexisting conditions. (It is not recommended to participate for longer than 72 hours.)

For Viall, the early hours of the fast were the most difficult.

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“It was a tough first night — and I was fine,” he recalled. “I’m delightful right now. Last night sucked hard. … They said the first 24 hours are tough and I felt really weak and tired.”

Viall’s wife, Natalie Joy, chimed in to concur that he was very “hangry” that evening.

“I’m also suffering because he’s been nothing but a bitch this whole time to me,” she joked. “He’s the hangriest person I’ve ever been around. He’s so mad, he’s so angry and I’m like, ‘You can stop whenever you f—ing want!’ Last night in bed, I was like, ‘Do you want me to boil you some eggs? Because this is insane. You are being mean to me.’ It’s because you’re hungry and I understand.”

Joy added, “I would also be mean because I am mean when I’m hungry, but this is, like, intense hunger. You can’t complain when this was your doing.”

Counting On alum Jedidiah Duggar and his wife, Katey Duggar, are now proud parents of four!

“They’re here!! Introducing Elsie Kate and Emma Kate!” the couple announced in a joint Instagram post on Thursday, January 9. “Elsie was born on January 8, 2025, at 2:06 p.m., weighing 6 pounds, 14 ounces, and Emma followed at 2:13 p.m., weighing 7 pounds, 2 ounce. Both girls are healthy and beautiful!”

The pair’s post featured several adorable snaps of their twin daughters, as well as a sweet family photo of them with their son, Truett, 2, and daughter Nora, 19 months.

In a Thursday statement to People, Katey and Jed, 26, shared that “both girls are healthy, and beautiful, and have completely captured our hearts.” They added: “We are so grateful to God for entrusting us with these precious girls. Our hearts are full, and we’re thankful for the love and support we’ve received during this joyful time.”

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Katey and Jed revealed they were expecting again back in July 2024.

“The twins are due on January 19; that’s when I’ll be 40 weeks,” Katey explained in a December 2024 YouTube vlog. “Now, 50 percent of twins are delivered before 37 weeks. If I can make it past Christmas and the New Year, then, we’ll see. We’re talking to my doctor all the time about options — and whatever’s best for the babies.”

Jed, who is a twin himself, chimed in to say that both he and brother Jeremiah Duggar “would love to have another set of twins” born on their December 30 birthday.

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“Oh, for the rest of my life celebrating all those birthdays, that’s a lot,” Katey replied.

Jed and Katey followed his family’s tradition of courtship before getting married in April 2021. Less than one year later, they welcomed Truett. Nora followed in May 2023.

While Jed and Katey’s hearts and hands are now full with four little ones, they haven’t ruled out having more kids down the line. (Jed is one of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s 19 children.)

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“I think we are praying about each one and we’re just loving life,” Jed said in December 2024. “We’re very excited for each one that God’s given us this far. We’re not really sure yet [and] asking God, ‘What’s the timing for everything?’ It’s been really neat and we love each one of our kids and God’s timing.”

Katey, for her part, noted that neither she nor her husband concretely believe that “four is it.”

“We’re very open to having more after this, but considering God at every step that we take in our family,” she said. “We’re both very open with what God has [in mind] for our future and our family.”

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The twins bring the Duggar grandchildren count up to 35. Jed’s twin, Jeremiah, and his wife, Hannah Duggar, are also currently expecting. They announced on Christmas Eve 2024 that they are gearing up to welcome a third daughter.

“Life with our little girls has been wonderful and we are so excited about adding a third little girl to this group late next spring!!” Jeremiah, 25, and Hannah, 29, wrote via Instagram, referring to kids Brynley, 2, and Brielle, 10 months.

Former Ellen DeGeneres Show producer Andy Lassner is supporting the mother of his late colleague Stephen “tWitch” Boss.

“Sending you so much love,” Lassner, 58, wrote via Instagram comment on Thursday, January 9.

Less than one hour earlier, Connie Boss Alexander broke her silence on daughter-in-law Allison Holker’s memoir claims. (Holker, 36, said in a recent interview for her upcoming This Far memoir that Boss had struggled with addiction ahead of his death in 2022.)

“Our family is absolutely appalled by the misleading and hurtful claims made about my son, Stephen Boss. The recent publications spreading untruths about Stephen have crossed every line of decency,” Boss Alexander wrote via her Instagram. “As his mother, I will not let these accusations go unanswered. We will not stand by while his name and legacy are tarnished. He doesn’t deserve this, and the kids don’t deserve this.”

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Boss died by suicide at the age of 40 in December 2022. He is survived by his mother, his brothers, Holker and their three kids. (Boss and the current So You Think You Can Dance judge shared Weslie, Holker’s daughter from a past relationship whom Boss adopted, as well as Maddox and Zaia.)

“For the last two years, I have remained quiet and away from the public eye to protect my family,” Boss Alexander continued. “My primary focus has been on healing and attempting to remain connected to my grandchildren. But when I read these dreadful claims about my baby, our beloved Stephen, I realized I could not stay silent any longer. Our family will ensure his name and memory are protected, and we are committed to defending his honor.”

Other members of the dance community also supported Boss Alexander.

“We are right with you,” SYTYCD alum Eddie “Neptune” Eskridge wrote in the comments.

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Holker, for her part, denied that she included Boss’ struggles for any ulterior motive.

“I want to be clear that my only intention in writing the book is to share my own story as well as part of my life with Stephen,” Holker wrote via Instagram Story on Wednesday, January 8. “Just like you, I never really knew what happened and even as I am trying to put the pieces together, I will never really know. If you decide to read the book, hopefully, you’ll see my intention is to celebrate the love and life I shared with Stephen and our three beautiful children and also the more complex aspects of both of our lives.”

She added, “I hope that by sharing our full story, maybe I can help someone else who might see themselves in or a loved one in Stephen. In sharing, I hope that maybe they can catch some of the red flags that I missed before it’s too late.”

According to Holker, all proceeds from This Far will fund “a mental health-focused foundation [she] started in Stephen’s honor, Move With Kindness.”

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

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Priscilla Presley filed new court documents in her ongoing elder abuse lawsuit.

In new court documents, Presley, 79, claimed that a former business associate came between her relationships with granddaughter Riley Keough and director Sofia Coppola in the filing obtained by Us Weekly. (In Touch was first to break the news.)

Presley accused defendant Brigitte Kruse and her alleged cohorts of making “a concerted effort to gain my trust and isolate me from my key advisors.”

“They expanded the scope of their interests in my affairs, seeking to inject themselves into every area of my life,” the filing reads. “Under the guise of ‘assisting’ me with my financial affairs, which Defendants contend were being mismanaged by my long-time advisors, defendants duped me into giving them control over my finances and access to my funds.”

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According to Presley, Kruse had isolated her from family, friends and advisors to “assert more and more control over my life.”

“She made an effort to inject herself into every business deal I had at the time and personal disputes that had nothing to do with her,” Presley claimed in the docs, adding that Kruse allegedly tried to interfere in her relationship with Coppola, 53. (The filmmaker directed Priscilla in 2023 about Priscilla’s past marriage to the late Elvis Presley.)

Priscilla further claimed that Kruse “strained” her relationship with Coppola after trying to “inject herself into the deal” she made about adapting her memoir for the big screen.

“[She sent] multiple communications to the film’s director in Los Angeles, Sofia Coppola, attempting to get a credit on the picture, and attempting to get invited to the film’s premiere,” the docs claimed, arguing that Kruse did the same with Priscilla’s family.

“[She] made every effort to inject herself into a family issue that I was having when my daughter, Lisa Marie, unexpectedly passed away in January 2023,” Priscilla further alleged. “Including (but not limited to) by making multiple unrequested trips to California to meet with me, interfering with legal negotiations and a resulting settlement agreement, and causing strife between me and my granddaughter [Riley].”

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Lisa Marie, the only child of Elvis and Priscilla, inherited her father’s Graceland estate and more when he died in 1977. After she died in 2023, the ownership was transferred to Keough, 35. (Riley is the eldest child of Lisa Marie and ex Danny Keough. Their son, Benjamin, died in 2020 at age 27.)

After a back-and-forth battle over Lisa Marie’s will, Riley and Priscilla ultimately settled out of court. (In November 2023, Priscilla said on Piers Morgan Uncensored that she trusted Riley to run the estate “well.”)

“Things with Grandma will be happy,” Riley told Vanity Fair in a profile published late last year. “They’ve never not been happy. … There was a bit of upheaval [after my mom died], but now everything’s going to be how it was. [Priscilla’s] a beautiful woman and she was a huge part of creating my grandfather’s legacy and Graceland. It’s very important to her. He was the love of her life.”

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Regarding Priscilla’s ongoing lawsuit, Us Weekly confirmed in July 2024 that she sued four of her former business associates for $1 million after they accused her of elder abuse. The actress claimed in her legal motion that Kruse and other associates conspired to take advantage of her finances, calling Kruse a “con artist and pathological liar.” Per Priscilla, the two women met in 2021 when Kruse started selling Elvis memorabilia before slowly taking control of Priscilla’s finances.

Priscilla’s lawyers wrote in the initial filing: “This action arises out of a meticulously planned and abhorrent scheme by the defendants in this action to prey on an older woman by gaining her trust, isolating her from the most important people in her life, and duping her into believing that they would take care of her (personally and financially), while their real goal was to drain her of every last penny she had.”

In a statement to Us, Kruse said, “Any statements I have to make will be in my court documents. However, I have decided to write a book about my treatment and experience with this family. It is coming. One would never be able to comprehend what these people have done to me and my children, let alone each other. The whole truth is coming out and I will see to that.”

Meghan Trainor dealt with mental health challenges after welcoming baby No. 2 in 2023.

“A month after having my second baby, I hit a breaking point,” Trainor, 31, wrote in an essay for Today published on Thursday, January 9. “I’ll never forget it, it’s like it was yesterday — I’m sweating, just thinking about it. I was holding Barry, my newborn, and he was crying and crying. My husband was with our toddler, Riley, putting him to bed, so I was alone with Barry and he would not stop crying and then I was crying.”

She added, “I was having a panic attack and I was just over-exhausted, but I felt like I was dying. I felt if I stood up, I would pass out. I didn’t feel safe holding the baby and at the same time I felt like my body was giving up on me.”

Trainor and her husband, actor Daryl Sabara, welcomed sons Riley and Barry in 2021 and 2023, respectively. Shortly after Barry’s arrival, the singer was aware that something felt different.

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“I said to my husband, ‘Daryl, I need help.’ And he said, ‘Yeah, I’m here, no worries.’ And I said, ‘No, no, no, something’s wrong. I need you to take the baby and I need to make some calls. I need to call my mom. I need to call a doctor. I need help,’” Trainor recalled. “So I called everyone. I knew I would get through it, but I needed to hear from my support team that I would get through it. My doctor wrote me a prescription for a medication that would help me that night. I took it and I felt much better.”

Trainor had previously been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after eldest son Riley was born.

“It was months after the birth and I was having nightmares that I was still on the surgical table and I could feel the doctor’s hands inside of me,” she said, referring to her C-section delivery. “She said, ‘Right, so this is a form of PTSD and we’re going to have to talk through this and get through this.’”

Trainor previously struggled with her mental health while she was growing up.

“I was on antidepressants before I had kids. I’m kind of grateful that I had mental health issues before going into pregnancy,” she wrote in Thursday’s essay. “I had already figured out how my brain works. Going into pregnancy, I knew I would need to ask for help and be prepared.”

With her doctors’ recommendations, Trainor continued taking her antidepressant medication throughout both pregnancies.

“In the hospital, a lot of the nurses would look at me and say, ‘Oh, it’s probably because of your antidepressants.’ My doctors and my psychiatrist reassured me that wasn’t true.” Trainor added. “But then, during my second pregnancy, every day I was questioning myself, ‘Was that why Riley went to the NICU?’ I felt crazy. But I, again, stayed on my antidepressants the whole time, and my second baby was also born via C-section and came out crying — perfect.”

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After struggling with postpartum changes the first time, Trainor knew to ask for help when Barry arrived.

“My husband and I communicate about everything, even if it’s ruthless and honest,” she stressed. “I told him that during our first postpartum experience, getting up equally as much as he didn’t feel fair because I was recovering from a major surgery. I said, ‘I never told you, but I definitely resented you while you were sleeping and I was pumping and in pain.’ So for our second baby, he got up all night, every night, with Barry, and fed him formula.”

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

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Many reality TV personalities evacuated Los Angeles amid the ongoing wildfires that started in the Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, January 7.

“My heart goes out to those impacted by the fires here in L.A. County,” former Bachelorette Katie Thurston wrote via Instagram Story on Wednesday, January 8. “Waking up this morning and seeing all the updates breaks my heart. I couldn’t sleep this morning hearing the constant emergency vehicles and strong winds and realizing just 10 miles away, destruction is happening.”

She captioned a follow-up post, “This is f—ing scary.”

Within hours, Thurston, 34, packed a go-bag and waited to find out whether she and fiancé Jeff Arcuri needed to evacuate. The New York-based couple were in town for one of Arcuri’s comedy shows and ultimately left home later on Wednesday night.

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Keep scrolling to see which other reality TV stars evacuated Los Angeles as the wildfires raged on:

Gabby Windey

The Traitors season 3 star and her girlfriend, Robby Hoffman, left early on Wednesday morning.

“We evacuated at 4 a.m. due to heavy smoke and no power,” Windey, 34, wrote via her Instagram Story. “Feel incredibly lucky we have somewhere to go and praying [for] everyone losing their homes, firefighters, medical staff and patients.”

Chrishell Stause

The Selling Sunset star, 43, revealed late on Wednesday night that there was an “immediate evacuation” in her neighborhood.

“Me, G [Flip] and Gracie are safe and out of the house,” Stause wrote via her Instagram Story, referring to her spouse and their pet dog.

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt

The Hills alums lost the home they share with young sons Gunner and Ryker to the blaze after they had already left the L.A. city limits.

“The craziest thing about packing for a fire [is] your brain just freaks out,” Montag, 38, said in a Wednesday TikTok video. “It’s so overwhelming packing up a house. I mean, I only have two pairs of jeans, two shirts. I got so much more clothes for the kids. I’m like, ‘Why didn’t I grab more?’ Thankfully, I grabbed anything and that’s such a blessing and the main thing is that we’re safe.”

Pratt’s parents also learned their home was leveled in the devastating fires, which they watched via security footage after their own evacuation.

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Katie Thurston

According to Thurston’s Instagram Story, she and her fiancé were staying in San Diego “for a few days.” One of the items that Thurston packed was the ashes of her beloved late cat, Tommy.

Julianne Hough

The Dancing With the Stars host, 36, revealed via her Instagram Stories late on Wednesday that a fire had broken out “right near [her] house.” She and her dog, Sunny, got in a car and started driving out of the city.

“The reason I say evacuate now, even if it’s not close to you if you have somewhere to go because there’s traffic and you’re gonna be stuck in traffic,” Hough explained in a video. “That is not good. So, everybody please be safe and send prayers to all the first responders and firefighters.”

Check the LAFD website for local wildfire alerts and click here for resources on how to help those affected.

Hollywood productions and industry events have been halted amid the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles.

“The past two days have brought unprecedented risk to life and property from multiple area wildfires, while also placing extreme demands on public safety personnel,” nonprofit Film LA wrote in a Wednesday, January 8, production alert. “With deepest appreciation for the efforts of local firefighters, police and paramedics at this difficult time, we advise the production community that personnel resources ordinarily available to support film production may not be available during the local State of Emergency.”

The statement added, “The L.A. County Fire Department has specifically instructed that all permits issued for filming in the communities of Altadena, La Crescenta, La Canada/Flintridge and Unincorporated Pasadena are withdrawn.  Other permit revocations are possible.”

Many stars have had to evacuate their homes, including Mandy Moore, Spencer Pratt, Cameron Mathison and more. Several of their respective properties had even been destroyed by the blaze.

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“I love you, Altadena. Grateful for my family and pets getting out last night before it was too late (and endless gratitude to friends for taking us in and bringing us clothes and blankets),” Moore, 40, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday. “Honestly, I’m in shock and feeling numb for all so many have lost, including my family. My children’s school is gone. Our favorite restaurants, leveled. So many friends and loved ones have lost everything too. Our community is broken but we will be here to rebuild together.”

Keep scrolling to see how Hollywood has been affected by the wildfires:

Scripted Series

Many TV shows that film on soundstages in Los Angeles have temporarily shut down production, including Grey’s Anatomy, Hacks, Happy’s Place, Suits LA, Loot, NCIS, The Neighborhood, Abbott Elementary, Doctor Odyssey, All American and The Pitt.

Game Shows and Talk Shows

The Price Is Right, as well as late-night series After Midnight and Jimmy Kimmel Live! have also been put on pause.

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Award Shows

The Critics Choice Awards — slated to take place on Sunday, January 12 — have been postponed.

“This unfolding tragedy has already had a profound impact on our community. All our thoughts and prayers are with those battling the devastating fires and with all who have been affected,” CCA CEO Joey Berlin said in a statement. The Critics Choice Awards will now air live on January 26.

The BAFTA Tea Party was also slated to take place on Sunday, but will similarly be pushed back to an unknown date.

On Wednesday, the WGA West a WGA East announced in a statement that the Writers Guild Awards nominations announcement was also postponed due to the ongoing wildfires. 

“With Los Angeles under a state of emergency due to multiple wildfires, we will be delaying the announcement of nominees until Monday, January 13, 2025,” a statement to Us read.

Late on Wednesday, The Hollywood Reporter reported that the Oscar nominations announcement has been pushed back from Friday, January 17, to Sunday, January 19.

Film Premieres and Screenings

Special West Coast premieres and screenings for movies like Unstoppable (starring Jennifer Lopez), Wolf Man, The Pitt, The Last Showgirl and A Complete Unknown have been canceled.

Check the LAFD website for local wildfire alerts and click here for resources on how to help those affected.

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Kylie Kelce has offered insight into her pregnancy with her and husband Jason Kelce’s fourth baby.

The couple, who have been married since 2018, announced in November 2024 that they are expecting their fourth daughter. (They previously welcomed Wyatt, Ellie and Bennett in 2019, 2021 and 2023, respectively.)

“I got it pretty easy, I’m not gonna lie,” Jason told E! News that same month. “There’s another girl, so the clothes are all going to be hand-me-downs or already bought. The crib is already situated. So, we’re pretty set. Kylie is definitely preparing more than I am because she’s actually growing a human being.”

By January 2025, Kylie’s baby bump had officially “popped.”

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“This week, baby girl has definitely popped, so there’s no more hiding her,” Kylie said on her “Not Gonna Lie” podcast. “Stretchy pants are in full force — as is commentary from friends, family and, of course, perfect strangers.”

Keep scrolling to read all of Kylie’s most relatable quotes about her pregnancy with baby No. 4:

Strong Kelce Genes

Any time that Kylie or Jason posts a pic of one of their eldest three daughters, commenters are in awe of how much the girls look like Jason or his brother, Travis Kelce.

“We are so lucky that my husband makes cute girls. When you look at Wyatt’s baby pictures and Jason’s baby pictures side-by-side, it looks like we have cloned him,” Kylie said on a December 2024 episode of her podcast. “I complained a lot when Wyatt arrived. It looked like I had nothing to do with it. If I had not pushed her out myself, I would not believe that I had any part in making her.”

With baby No. 4, Kylie knows that the “jury’s still out” when it comes to who the new little one will look like.

“Trust me, I am trying desperately to make a child that has any, any resemblance to me,” Kylie quipped.

Choosing a Name

Kylie answered a fan question on another podcast episode about whether she and Jason had already chosen a name.

“Even if I did have a name picked out, I’d probably keep that one in the family,” she said in December 2024. “What I will say: We don’t have a name picked out, so you’re not missing out on anything.”

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Four of a Kind

During a podcast episode, Kylie revealed that she decided to try having a fourth child because she “really likes even numbers.”

“Jason was always like, ‘I’ll do whatever you wanna do,’ and I was always in the camp of I wanted four with room for one pleasant surprise,” she told episode guest Charissa Thompson. “We got to three and I was like, ‘Three’s cool. This feels good.’ Then we got out of the rough baby sleeping and all that, and I was like, ‘You know what, I like even numbers, let’s do it.’”

She added, “I think it might get shut down after this one. We’re gonna have this next kid and I’m gonna be like, ‘Don’t even look at me. Eyes at the floor. Don’t look at me.’”

Embracing Minivan Life

During Kylie’s first podcast episode of 2025, she revealed it “pains me” to declare minivans as an “in” for the year.

“For the people, my friends, who are hearing this, I don’t need a wellness check, although I have told you before that is what it would take if I ever said I was getting a minivan,” she joked. “Here’s the problem. I’m about to have four car seats, four, in one car. We’re gonna do a little three-year commitment, guys. We’re gonna do three years. We’re gonna grind it out, and then we’re gonna pretend it never happened. ‘Kay? And for those of you who are minivan lovers, like my husband, and think that I’m gonna get a minivan and then I’m gonna stick with the minivan — well, we’ll just have to wait and see.”

She’s ‘Popped’

During a January 8, 2025, podcast episode teaser, Kylie laid out helpful tips when addressing women who are expecting and after proclaiming that her own belly had “popped.”

“First, and this is a big one, don’t comment on her size,” she said. “This includes comments like, ‘You’re huge,’ ‘How much weight have you gained?’ ‘Are you sure it’s not twins?’ I still can’t believe that people think that women who are building a human being want to hear anything about their size. News flash: They don’t. Cut that s— out.”

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The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jennifer Aydin is clarifying her recent social media beef with Jersey Mike’s.

“Hindsight is 20/20, but I did not think it was going to go that way,” Aydin, 47, exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, January 8. “Not at all.”

Earlier this month, Aydin claimed in a social media video that she waited for “what felt like forever” to receive service from an airport Jersey Mike’s. One of the employees then shared her response in a TikTok video, referring to Aydin as a “stupid bitch” and alleging that the reality TV star backed up the entire line of customers.

While speaking with Us, Aydin asserted that she “was not rude” to any of the food chain’s staff.

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Jennifer and her husband, Bill Aydin, had been traveling with their five kids for the holidays.

“We’re a big group. I’m a family of seven,” Jennifer recalled. “I have a sister with my goddaughter. She’s a widow [and] her and my goddaughter come with us everywhere we go. So, we travel [with] nine people or a lot of people. We met up with my cousin who’s another family of six. … We’re 15 people, not to mention the other two families that were meeting up with us at the airport.”

After Jennifer and Bill, 51, corralled their crew through TSA security, they decided to separate in order to quickly get their children food before boarding a four-hour flight.

“He took all the kids, went to another stand that had a table, ordered food. It was about 5:30 in the morning,” she said. “Jersey Mike’s did not open until 5:30 and my cousin and I got on the line pretty much around 5:45 a.m. and there were not that many people on the line. Again, it was a little slow moving, but we weren’t going to complain.”

Jennifer and her cousin, Susie, got in the line at the same time, but Susie eventually stepped out to check out a neighboring kiosk.

“She didn’t come back on the line with me because it already started accumulating. So, she decided to wait for me at the front of the register until it was my turn,” Jennifer told Us. “When it got to be my turn, obviously, I let her go in front of me and I think that people thought I was letting her cut. I didn’t let her cut and she ordered four sandwiches. I only ordered one. I only had one that my kids wanted to split. That was my task. I’m in mom mode trying to just get my kids food.”

After Susie ordered, Jennifer and the woman standing behind her also placed their respective orders. The other woman was allegedly helped before Jennifer, despite the Bravo personality saying she arrived at the line first.

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“We’ve already been waiting. We’re at an airport, we have a flight to catch. We’ve already been through TSA, I’m a big group, everything took [time], so, obviously, tensions are high,” she stressed. “Again, I don’t want to complain. I get it. Everybody’s like, ‘It’s New Year’s, whatever.’ They fulfilled the woman behind me’s sandwich [order] first, and I reminded the employee. I’m like, ‘Hey, did you do my Italian?’ And she was like, ‘You have to wait your turn.’ I said, ‘Oh, but you did hers before mine and I was before her.’ So, obviously she realized that [and] ignored me. I didn’t want to make a big thing about it.”

By the time the employees were working on Jennifer’s sandwich, Bill arrived to add to the order.

“They’re working on my one sandwich that I ordered. It’s a foot-long Italian and Bill said one of our kids wanted a plain tuna mini with nothing on it,” Jennifer said. “So I said to the employee, ‘OK, sweetie, I’m going to need another mini tuna.’ She goes, ‘Oh no, you have to get to the back of the line.’ And I said, but you just fulfilled that woman’s sandwich before me and I didn’t even say anything and none of this is on camera — by the way. So she looks up and I guess she realized I was right and she goes, ‘Well, then the guy behind you has to say it’s OK.’”

Jennifer hadn’t noticed the man who was now waiting behind her, who apparently said, “I mean, it’s kind of ridiculous …  that [she was] adding another sandwich.”

“Tensions are high. I know I’m going to get blamed for something and I’m going to keep my cool,” Jennifer stressed. “The whole point of me recording — I know it backfired — was to show that I was not snapping. I’m just recording the window. At that point, the guy is not even in my thing.”

The man then claimed to be a law professor and allegedly threatened to sue Jennifer for “all [her] fake diamonds” if she posted the video of him.

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“I am literally so shocked and disgusted by this man’s behavior,” Jennifer said, noting that she gets “triggered by bad behavior.”

She continued, “I realize that I did not tackle this correctly, but, in the moment, I was just so shocked and appalled by this really unwarranted, aggressive behavior. Then, I put the camera on him.”

She added, “In my angst, I was telling him because I wanted him to know that you just can’t be rude to people like that. You don’t know who you’re being rude to and I’m going to put you on blast. … I was just, like, livid that this person [was] talking to me that way. I want you to know that in the moment, I was not rude to the Jersey Mike’s staff at all. I was trying to be polite.”

One of the Jersey Mike’s employees then allegedly threatened not to finish Jennifer’s order that was currently in process.

“In the video, they were still working on my sandwich. It’s not like I had paid. I didn’t check out,” she said. “So for them to tell me to wait to the end of the line or that I had to ask this guy’s permission — that just really started an altercation. They shouldn’t have done that and that’s just customer service. I’m realizing now that I can’t say, ‘I’m a celebrity.’ People are very angry. … I will no longer say I’m a celebrity since people are so angry about it. But, obviously, this wouldn’t have gone so viral as it did if I wasn’t a public figure.”

Jennifer also apologized for her pointed remarks about the staff, noting she “was not a celebrity in that moment” but simply an “angry mom.”

“I wanted to put it on blast to show how rude they were to me. I didn’t go about it the right way. I acknowledge that, but I was not rude to the staff in the moment,” Jennifer reiterated, noting she only proclaimed her celebrity status after another restaurantgoer recognized her and loudly pointed it out. “I feel like we’ve all been there. I’m learning now that I have to realize that I’m a public figure and that everything that I say or do will be scrutinized and I actually have to lead by example.”

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She continued, “It was wrong for me to go in my stories and then bash their bad customer service. I’m learning now that I’m not allowed to complain. It’s not entitled. This is not privilege. I’m a paying customer.”

Jennifer also “one hundred percent” regrets posting the video rant in the first place.

“I realized that I should have done it in a different manner and it could have landed a little differently,” she stated. “And I’m learning now not to do things in the heat of the moment, because I was not furious as a celebrity. … I was a paying customer that didn’t get the sandwich for her kid.”

In addition, Jennifer “felt [she] was owed an apology” from Jersey Mike’s and the allegedly “rude and dismissive” man in line behind her, but doesn’t plan to reach out.

“I’m not going to,” she said, “They’re constantly blasting me. … I will apologize for calling [the worker] an 80-year-old woman and doing all that, but that’s where it ends. They’re monetizing this, which I’m very happy for. At last some good will come to them from this.”

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In 2003, writer Mike White collaborated with Jack Black and director Richard Linklater on the musical comedy School of Rock that later spawned a Nickelodeon series and a Tony-nominated musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

In the original movie, struggling singer Dewey Finn (Black) goes undercover as a substitute teacher for a local prep school in order to earn some quick cash to pay his rent. He pretends to be his best friend and former bandmate, Ned Schneebly (White), and discovers that his students all have gifted musical talents. He teams up with the children to form a band, intent on entering a Battle of the Bands competition to bag its cash prize.

White originally penned the script after living next to Black in Los Angeles, wanting to show off his comedic chops.

“He was starting to get a lot of heat as an actor and he would occasionally give me scripts that had been submitted to him to star in,” White recalled to Viacom in October 2018. “They were invariably these flat comedies or he was, like, the John Belushi guy who gets drunk and falls through a sliding glass door or something. I’m reading these scripts and I was like, ‘I could do better than this.’”

The White Lotus creator continued, “Obviously, music is a big passion of [Black’s]; he has his band Tenacious D. I had the idea of him leading a band of little kids — somehow it just seemed like a funny visual.”

Scroll below to find out what the School of Rock cast has been up to since the movie’s debut:

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Spencer Pratt feels “so thankful for all the years and memories” in his family house before it was torched in the ongoing Pacific Palisades wildfire.

“The one positive sign I saw as our house burned down was our son’s bed burned in the shape of a heart,” Pratt, 41, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, January 8, sharing Ring camera footage of the nursery.

He continued, “A sign of how much love was in this house so thankful for all the years and memories there with our family.”

Pratt and wife Heidi Montag share sons Gunner, 6, and Ryker, 13 months. In the smoke-laden image, it appears that a blaze was aflame in the middle of a toddler bed. The home of Pratt’s parents was also affected by the fire.

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“My parent’s house gone,” he wrote via Instagram Stories later on Wednesday, sharing a photo of the rubble. Pratt added seven crying emojis to his upload.

Spencer’s sister, Stephanie Pratt, first confirmed that his house had burned down several hours earlier.

“I don’t know if it’s a good thing I’m in London or I need to get back to L.A. I can’t think straight. What do I do? Honestly looking for advice. I’m frozen in shock,” Stephanie, 38, wrote via Instagram late on Tuesday, January 7. “How horrible for my sweet little nephews to watch their house disappear like this. They must be so scared and confused.”

She added, “I guess the silver lining for me is if my house goes it’s only my stuff —not years of family memories like everyone else in the palisades . Help me, what’s my next move?”

Over on her Instagram Story, Stephanie noted that she was “beyond heartbroken” for her brother and their family. (Spencer and Montag, 38, have been married since 2008.)

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Lose Home in Pacific Palisades Fire

“Just spoke to my dad — he tried to save my brother’s house but the wind was so strong. There was nothing he could do,” Stephanie added. “Even the fire station in the Palisades has burned down. The Pacific Palisades is completely on fire. No one is there.”

Stephanie further noted that the siblings’ parents had also “evacuated safely” before watching their house burn down via security camera footage.

“I don’t even want to look at mine,” she wrote. “My dad told me the market down the street from my house is on fire. We are such a tight community — I’m at a loss for words knowing so many friends have lost their homes today and so quickly. I hate that I’m so far away. Thinking about flying home so I can hug my family.”

As of Wednesday afternoon, Stephanie had not heard whether her house was still standing.

“The whole town is flat,” she captioned a crying selfie on her Stories. “It’s burning 2 football fields every six seconds. Zero percent contained.”

After Beatlemania swept the globe, many of the members’ children found the rampant popularity affected their own upbringings.

The Beatles was founded in 1960 by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Both before and after the group’s disbandment eight years later, the musicians each became fathers.

“I’ve always just tried to give my kids a bit of guidance if they seem to need it — but that was mainly when they were younger. Now that they are older, they’re guiding me,” McCartney, a father of five, said in a January 2023 interview on his website. “They don’t need so much guidance these days but if there’s ever a problem, I’m very happy to be the guy they come to.”

He added at the time, “You’re just there to help, and I suppose, have fun with — we do have a lot of fun. Now they’re older, we can have a drink together.”

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However, it hasn’t all been rosy memories for the kids. Julian, the eldest son of the late Lennon, told The Guardian in January 2025 that he and his mother had “nothing to do with the Beatles” after John left. (Julian is the son of John and first wife Cynthia. John also shares son Sean with second wife Yoko Ono.)

Keep scrolling to revisit what the Beatles’ children have said about their upbringings:

Julian Lennon

“I’m not part of the inner circle — I never have been,” Julian told The Guardian in January 2025. “I visited him on the odd occasion. But we were very much on the outside.”

While John died in 1980, Julian is grateful for a relationship with his half-brother, Sean.

“I’m thankful that Sean and I get on like a house on fire — we’re best buddies, and he tells me what he can, but things are pretty secret on the Beatles front,” he told the British newspaper. “[It feels] extraordinarily strange, but I’m not upset about it. I’d rather be excited and impressed by what they did and continue to do.”

Two years earlier, Julian told Esquire that McCartney wrote the band’s hit “Hey Jude” about John and Cynthia’s divorce.

“It was ‘Hey Jules’ at first, but that didn’t quite sit well rhythmically,” Julian claimed to Esquire in December 2023. “‘Hey Jude’ was a better interpretation. Paul wrote it to console Mum, and also to console me. … It’s a beautiful sentiment, no question about that, and I’m very thankful — but I’ve also been driven up the wall by it. I love the fact that [Paul] wrote a song about me and for Mum, but depending on what side of the bed one woke up on and where you’re hearing it, it can be a good or a slightly frustrating thing. But in my heart of hearts, there’s not a bad word I could say about it.”

Sean Ono Lennon

Julian’s sibling has also been candid about his father’s legacy.

“There’s so many things I’ve always admired about my dad,” Sean told BeatRoute Media in October 2020. “He never stayed the same. I think that’s really incredible. If you look at the difference between Abbey Road and [the John and Ono collaboration] Two Virgins, it’s such a stark transformation. He was always looking to revise and improve his worldview and his thinking. I think that is true creativity, and it’s true intelligence as well.”

Sean was only 5 years old when John was murdered outside their family home in New York City.

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Mary McCartney

Mary is Paul’s eldest daughter with ex-wife Linda.

“Having grown up on tour, I was comfortable around musicians. My childhood gave me a curiosity for the behind-the-scenes moments: what happens before the main event,” she told The Guardian in 2023. “I love to see the practice that people go through to become the best in their field. It’s something I observed from my dad. He has always been so supportive of my career and is the first person I show around a [photography] exhibition. He’s always genuinely interested.”

Mary went on to direct Paul in the 2022 band documentary If These Walls Could Sing.

Stella McCartney

Paul also shared Stella, who became a noted fashion designer, with Linda.

“Each year, I am blessed to have you as my father and it gets harder and harder to put into words truly how much you mean to me,” Stella wrote via TikTok in June 2024. “I hold you so close to my heart that I feel you are with me each moment of each day, in my soul and inspiring me to be the best human I can be. You have always been 100 percent true to yourself, persistent in changing the planet for good, creating from the heart and making a true mark in the course of history.”

She added, “Thank you for being a dad to the core, being real and giving the best hugs a baby could ever experience.”

Years earlier in 2019, Stella said on the Today show that Paul plays with her four children “a lot.”

“He’s a great grandpa,” she quipped. “He’s also a rock star, so it’s hard to pin him down, but when he’s around, he’s great.”

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James McCartney

James is the son of Paul and Linda, and he’s also a musician.

“I considered [going into another field] but never seriously. I thought about it,” he told the Journal of Roots Music in 2013. “This is when you’re in college, you think, ‘What am I gonna master in?’ I thought about animation. I always wanted to separate myself from music at the time, I thought about doing sculpture and art. I don’t think a lot of people know what they want to do when they’re that age. I always wanted to do music, but I wanted to separate it from education. …  I’ve always generally been pretty kind of focusing on my own thing, just embracing amazing musicians.”

According to James, he and his dad ultimately “drifted apart a little bit” after Linda died of cancer in 1998.

“That was typical. She was like the glue in the family,” he mused, adding Paul often “leaves me to my own thing.”

James added, “[He] wants me to be focused on my own path, rather than relying too much on him. When we work together, it’s fun, you know, it’s a great experience, like it would be for anyone working with [their] dad.”

Zak Starkey

Zak is one of the sons of Starr, also growing up with legendary Who drummer Keith Moon.

“Keith was like an uncle, really. He was one of my dad’s best friends,” Starkey told Modern Drummer in 2006. “When my brother, sister, and I used to stay with my dad there, we would occasionally spend a few days at Keith’s house. Keith was the babysitter. We would just hang out and talk about anything, really — girls, surfing, bands, drums. He was a really fantastic guy to hang out with. He wasn’t crazy in any way, except for that look in his eye. I was hanging out with my hero.”

Dhani Harrison

Dhani is the only child of George and second wife Olivia. He provided familial insight in his father’s 2011 Living in the Material World documentary.

“My earliest memory of my dad is probably of him somewhere in a garden covered in dirt, somewhere hot, a tropical garden, in jeans, khakis covered in dirt, just continuously planting trees,” Dhani recalled. “I think that’s what I thought he did for the first seven years of my life. I was completely unaware that he had anything to do with music.”

One day, Dhani’s school peers chased him home while singing “Yellow Submarine” — to his confusion.

“I didn’t understand why. It just seemed surreal: ‘Why are they singing that song to me?’” Dhani recalled. “I came home and I freaked out on my dad, ‘Why didn’t you tell me you were in the Beatles?’ And he said, ‘Oh, sorry. Probably should have told you that.’”

After George’s death in 2001, Dhani has made sure to honor his dad’s memory and even remastered several of George’s tracks.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s rescue pups are important members of their family.

“I’ve got three [dogs] in this house now, so we basically have five children,” the Duke of Sussex gushed during an October 2022 conference call with WellChild Awards recipients. “I’ve got a black Labrador called Pula, a rescue beagle called Guy and we’ve got another rescue beagle called Mia. Between the three of them, they drudged around chasing the squirrels every day, but they are also emotional support dogs when they’re behaving.”

Meghan — who married Harry in 2018 — previously adopted Guy before her royal wedding. Shortly after the nuptials, the couple — who share son Archie, born in 2019, and daughter Lilibet, born in 2021 — adopted Pula together. Mia (full name Mamma Mia) completed their brood in August 2022.

Nearly three years later, Meghan announced that Guy had died.

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In Meghan Markle’s emotional tribute to late dog Guy, she included a pair of rare photos of her two children playing with the pup.

Meghan, 43, shares son Archie, 5, and daughter Lilibet, 3, with her husband, Prince Harry. They also have three dogs, one of whom was recently euthanized.

“I have cried too many tears to count — the type of tears that make you get in the shower with the absurd hope that the running water on your face will somehow make you not feel them, or pretend they’re not there,” Meghan wrote via her newly launched Instagram account on Tuesday, January 7. “But they are. And that’s OK too.”

She added, “Thank you for so many years of unconditional love, my sweet Guy. You filled my life in ways you’ll never know.”

Meghan Markle's Dog Guy Dies: 'I've Cried Too Many Tears to Count'

In a tribute to Guy, Meghan uploaded a slew of personal images with the canine. In one shot, Harry, 40, and Archie twinned in beanies while taking Guy (and other dogs Pula and Mamma Mia) for a walk in front of a horse pasture.

In a second image, Meghan and Lili lounged with the three pups on picnic blankets in a backyard.

Meghan adopted rescue pooch Guy in 2015 when she was living in Canada filming Suits.

“I swooped him up … and fell in love,” she gushed on Tuesday. “They referred to him as ‘the little guy’ because he was so small and frail, so I named him ‘Guy.’ And he was the best guy any girl could have asked for.”

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Meghan added, “He was with me at Suits, when I got engaged, (and then married), when I became a mom. He was with me for everything: the quiet, the chaos, the calm, the comfort.”

Meghan brought Guy with her when she moved to England upon her marriage to Harry — and back to California when the couple left their senior royal posts in 2020. They later expanded their brood with pups Pula and Mia.

“I’ve got three [dogs] in this house now, so we basically have five children,” Harry previously said during an October 2022 WellChild Awards conference call. “I’ve got a black Labrador called Pula, a rescue beagle called Guy and we’ve got another rescue beagle called Mia. Between the three of them, they drudged around chasing the squirrels every day, but they are also emotional support dogs when they’re behaving.”

Harry also appeared in Meghan’s post with several photos of the Duke of Sussex cuddling and petting Guy.

Allison Holker’s This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light memoir has sparked varying reactions from the dance community and late husband Stephen “tWitch” Boss’ family.

Ahead of the book’s publication, Holker, 36, spoke to People in an interview published on Tuesday, January 7, claiming that she learned Boss had struggled with addiction, childhood sexual abuse and more in journal entries she read after his death. (Boss died by suicide in December 2022 at the age of 40.)

After the interview, several of Boss’ friends and relatives were frustrated that Holker chose to detail his apparent struggles in her memoir and a magazine interview. Holker, for her part, has said that her intention is to shine a light on addiction and mental health battles to help others.

“Just trying to help people feel safe to ask for help and support,” she wrote via Instagram comment on Tuesday, responding to one critical online comment.

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Holker also reposted several positive fan comments on her Instagram Story. One read, “@allisonholker is such a brave woman. These last couple of years have been painful for anyone who was a fan of Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss. I was heartbroken when I heard what happened. She is an example of how perseverance can pay off.”

Another fan praised Holker for “opening up the way [she did,]” adding, “You always take everything with so much grace, power and positivity. Nobody does it like you.”

Us Weekly has reached out to Holker’s team for comment.

Holker later shared what she said was her “only intention” in writing about Boss in her memoir.

“I want to be clear that my only intention in writing the book is to share my own story as well as part of my life with Stephen,” she wrote via Instagram Story on Wednesday, January 8. “Just like you, I never really knew what happened and even as I am trying to put the pieces together, I will never really know. If you decide to read the book, hopefully, you’ll see my intention is to celebrate the love and life I shared with Stephen and our three beautiful children and also the more complex aspects of both of our lives.”

She added, “I hope that by sharing our full story, maybe I can help someone else who might see themselves in or a loved one in Stephen. In sharing, I hope that maybe they can catch some of the red flags that I missed before it’s too late.”

According to Holker, she’s spoken with multiple advocates since Boss’ death to “better educate” herself on mental health issues. She further revealed that all the proceeds from her memoir are going to fund “a mental health-focused foundation [she] started in Stephen’s honor, Move With Kindness.”

“My hope is that we don’t need to lose another, husband, brother, father or friend to suicide,” she concluded. “I believe that if Stephen were able to choose, he would choose to have his story told if it meant saving even one life. Much love to all those who have supported our family these many years.”

Keep scrolling to see how Boss’ friends and family — as well as the dance community as a whole — reacted to the memoir revelations:

Courtney Platt

Platt appeared on season 4 of So You Think You Can Dance alongside Boss and returned as an All-Star for season 7 alongside Boss and Holker. Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Platt said that she had been there for all of Holker and Boss’ biggest relationship milestones.

“This is by far the most tacky, classless, opportunistic act I have ever seen in my entire life,” Platt alleged. “We all had to sign some weird NDA to attend his funeral (even his own mother who you’ve treated like garbage this entire time and let’s just remember you wouldn’t have even had a husband if it wasn’t for her) not to share anything or ruin his name as if that was on anyone’s mind in the first place and here you go and write a book with all the dirty laundry smearing his name and attempting to dim the bright loyal, loving, light that was your husband, my friend.”

She added, “Whether any of it is true or not is actually beside the point. This is how you protect the ‘Boss name’ you so quickly dropped on your social media platforms 48 hours after he passed? His legacy? This is how you protect his children from any further humiliation, hurt and despair? This is what you want them to remember about him? You have moved on, you’re living your life, you’re on every carpet you can get on, every celebrity row you can sit in, every magazine you can be in and you needed to do this? Get a journal, a therapist, a friend … but publishing a book shamelessly sharing the pages of your husband’s journal? People magazine? What a joke.”

Platt further implored: “Let my friend Rest in Peace not your PR.”

Comfort Fedoke

Fedoke, another SYTYCD alum who mostly recently served as a mentor on season 18 alongside Holker, reshared Platt’s message onto her Instagram Stories.

“Lies and Fairytales,” Fedoke wrote. “Stephen said this to me in my dreams when he passed: Nothing is what it seems. [Courtney,] I am right behind you. I’m done with this girl. You are an evil woman and completely disgusting. How dare you try to destroy my brother’s name.”

Chelsie Hightower

Hightower — a SYTYCD and Dancing With the Stars alum — noted in a Tuesday Instagram Story post that she’d known Holker “since I was an early teen” and was disappointed by the memoir claims.

“Seeing her choose to share such deeply personal details about tWitch’s struggles feels so disappointing and inappropriate,” she wrote. “Twitch was an incredibly kind and loving man, who always looked out for others, making everyone feel included and valued, myself included. He deserves to be remembered for the light he brought into this world, not reduced to his struggles.”

Hightower further noted that Platt’s comments “speak to the heart of this situation.”

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Dré Rose

Boss’ brother has reposted several critical comments on his Instagram Story.

“No lies told,” he wrote, linking to Platt’s post.

Elle Noir

“She won’t let our family see the kids,” Boss’ cousin claimed via X. “He wasn’t an addict. He smoked weed and was actively trying to quit. He wasn’t some junkie. … All she claims is ‘Weed and mushrooms and some pills’ but doesn’t specify the pills. And weed and shrooms. I get we may have different opinions on it but she’s framing it like he did METH or something like bffr.”

Jenna Dewan

Dewan, a friend of Holker, praised Holker’s authenticity in an Instagram Story post, which Holker uploaded on her page.

“Love u @allisonholker,” Dewan wrote. “Sharing this will help others know to reach out for help.”

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Danielle Polanco

Pro dancer Polanco, who appeared in the Step Up franchise with Boss, is trying to hold onto the positive memories of Boss.

“We miss our boy,” she wrote via Instagram comment. “Everyone who knew him, let’s keep his amazing memory alive by talking about how amazing he actually was. I just remember every time he was in NYC he would want to know where to go for the underground house and hip-hop parties. He was a real one.”

She added, “Always willing to learn more. I wasn’t super close to him but jam I miss his smile, his talent and his overall presence in general. What a beautiful guy .”

Connie Boss Alexander

Boss’ mother addressed the criticism in a Thursday, January 9, social media statement.

“Our family is absolutely appalled by the misleading and hurtful claims made about my son, Stephen Boss. The recent publications spreading untruths about Stephen have crossed every line of decency,” Boss Alexander wrote via Instagram. “As his mother, I will not let these accusations go unanswered. We will not stand by while his name and legacy are tarnished. He doesn’t deserve this, and the kids don’t deserve this.”

She added, “For the last two years, I have remained quiet and away from the public eye to protect my family. My primary focus has been on healing and attempting to remain connected to my grandchildren. But when I read these dreadful claims about my baby, our beloved Stephen, I realized I could not stay silent any longer. Our family will ensure his name and memory are protected, and we are committed to defending his honor.”

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Aubrey Plaza has broken her silence after her husband, Jeff Baena, died at the age of 47.

“This is an unimaginable tragedy,” Plaza’s rep said in a statement on behalf of the actress and her family to Us Weekly on Monday, January 6. “We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support. Please respect our privacy during this time.”

News broke on Saturday, January 4, that Baena had died one day earlier. According to medical examiner records viewed by Us Weekly, Baena died by suicide.

Baena and Plaza, 40, had been together for 14 years, meeting in 2011 before tying the knot in 2020.

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“A lot of things happened during COVID for me. Yes, we got married. Big deal,” Plaza recalled during a December 2021 appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. “We got a little bored one night. We got married and I’ll tell you how: Onehourmarriage.com. That’s real, look it up.”

She added, “We were in the lockdown. Things got a little crazy, especially in my house. My husband got really into tie-dying and when I say tie-dying, I mean 50 shirts a day.”

At the time, Plaza wanted to “do something” special for their tenth anniversary and came up with an impromptu ceremony in their backyard.

“I created a very quick love altar in our yard. Facts of our love, little stones, smoke, fire. Things of that nature,” the Parks and Recreation alum recalled at the time. “Then the man from Alhambra showed up in a Hawaiian shirt with a briefcase [to perform the ceremony]. … I can’t remember a lot of it, it was fuzzy. But I’m pretty sure it’s legal.”

The next year, Plaza was able to use her wedding as inspiration for her White Lotus character. (She played Harper on season 2, a character who was also married.)

“This character is me,” Plaza quipped to GQ in November 2022. “It’s probably the first project that I’ve ever done that I’m like, whoa, this is really close to home. … I don’t have kids. I’ve been with my husband for 12 years. I relate to being in a relationship that has peaks and valleys, and going through a rough patch and comparing yourself to another couple that seems perfect.”

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Plaza and Baena had often kept their relationship private save for their professional collaborations in Life After Death, The Little Hours and Spin Me Round.

“She’s awesome. I’d be working with her if she wasn’t my wife, but luckily she is my wife,” Baena told Reel Talker in August 2022. “The opportunity to do something creative [together] where we’re both fulfilled — how rare is that?”

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The Only Murders in the Building crew temporarily relocated from the hallowed halls of the Arconia to the famed Beverly Hilton for the 82nd Annual Golden Globes.

Only Murders in the Building had been nominated in four categories, including Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy. The three lead actors — Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez — were also honored with individual nominations. OMITB lost Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy to Hacks.

Martin, 79, and Short, 74, were nominated against one another for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series, Comedy alongside Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This), Ted Danson (A Man on the Inside), Jason Segel (Shrinking) and Jeremy Allen White (The Bear). White, 33, took home the honor despite an absence at the ceremony.

Gomez, 32, was honored in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Comedy category against Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This), Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary), Ayo Edebiri (The Bear), Kathryn Hahn (Agatha All Along) and Jean Smart (Hacks). When Gomez lost to Smart, 73, she was seen enthusiastically applauding from her seat.

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Gomez was also a double nominee who was honored in the Best Supporting Female Actor, Film category for her role in Emilia Pérez. The Rare Beauty founder was up against costar Zoe Saldaña, Wicked’s Ariana Grande, The Brutalist star Felicity Jones, The Substance standout Margaret Qualley and Conclave’s Isabella Rossellini. (Saldaña, 46, took home the trophy in her debut Globes win.)

“I don’t even know what to write,” Gomez gushed via Instagram Story last month. “I’m so proud of @zoesaldana and I am so grateful and honored @goldenglobes.”

She continued in a follow-up upload, “@karsiagascon mi amor I am so proud and grateful to know you! Congratulations to Jacques, [Clément Ducol] and Camille. … So proud of my @onlymurdershulu family .”

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Gomez was previously nominated for a Golden Globe for her OMITB role of Mabel Mora during the 2023 and 2024 ceremonies. Martin and Short have also consistently earned nominations since the Hulu series premiered in 2021. While OMITB has been nominated for 16 total Globes, the show had yet to win a single trophy ahead of Sunday’s ceremony.

Despite OMITB’s lack of wins, it remains a standout series for its star-studded crop of actors.

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“It is truly a no-hazing set. It is absolutely and completely supportive, generous and kind,” Kumal Nanjiani, who joined during season 4 last year, exclusively told Us Weekly in November 2024. “It’s just a very, very joyful set.”

He gushed, “What we get to do should be joyful. It’s hard work but that doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be joy with it. And [they] really understand that. [Steve and Martin] have been doing it so long, I’m sure they’ve been on all kinds of sets and they’ve decided if they are on a set, everyone is going to feel safe and joyful. And that’s what they do.”

Annabelle Wallis was Sebastian Stan’s No. 1 fan when he won his first-ever Golden Globe trophy on Sunday, January 5.

After it was announced that Stan, 42, won the trophy for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy, Wallis, 38, leaped to her feet to congratulate her beau with a kiss.

In Stan’s acceptance speech, he also closed out his remarks with a sweet tribute to Wallis.

“Annabelle, I love you,” Stan gushed as she gave him a standing ovation.

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Stan won the comedic Globe for his role in A Different Man, in which he plays a character with facial difference. He was also double nominee on Sunday and is up for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for his role as Donald Trump in The Apprentice. 

“Our ignorance and discomfort around disability and disfigurement has to end now. We have to normalize it and continue to expose ourselves to it and our children and encourage acceptance,” Stan further said in his acceptance speech. “One way we can do that is by continuing to champion stories that are inclusive. This was not an easy movie to make — neither is The Apprentice.”

He added, “These are tough subject matters, but these films are real and they’re necessary and we can’t be afraid and look away. … This is for my mom, who left Romania in search of a better life and gave me everything — and for my stepfather, Tony, who took on a single mom and a grown-up kid. Thank you for being a real man. Golden Globes, I love you.”

Stan and Wallis were first linked in May 2022 when they were spotted at Robert Pattinson’s birthday party. Weeks later, they were seen cozying up on a vacation to Greece. Neither Stan nor Wallis had publicly addressed their relationship until Sunday, which serves as their red carpet debut.

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Walking the carpet together, Stan wrapped his arm around Wallis as they posed for the cameras. He wore a tailored black suit with white trim, while Wallis opted for a sparkly, pink column gown.

Wallis last dated Chris Pine until their split in 2022. Stan, for his part, has previously been linked to the likes of Alejandra Onieva, Jennifer Morrison, Dianna Aaron and Leighton Meester. The Gossip Girl alum, 38, was also present at the 2025 Golden Globes, attending alongside her husband, Adam Brody, who was nominated for Nobody Wants This.

More than two decades after Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton divorced, they both stepped out at the 82nd annual Golden Globes.

Jolie, 49, is nominated for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama thanks to her role in Maria and stunned on the red carpet in a glitzy silver Alexander McQueen gown with matching jewelry and stilettos. She was joined by 19-year-old daughter Zahara, who was a vision in white.

“Z is here. She’s hiding over there ‘cause you’re live,” Jolie quipped to Variety, noting her daughter approved of the red carpet look. (Jolie and ex-husband Brad Pitt, who recently finalized their divorce, share Zahara and five other children.)

Thornton, 69, meanwhile, skipped the red carpet before he was pictured in the Beverly Hilton ballroom alongside wife Connie Angland. While Thornton opted for a classic black tuxedo, Angland, 60, donned a white gown with a black ribbon cascading off each shoulder. (Thornton and Angland have been married since 2014.)

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Before Jolie married Pitt, she was married to Thornton between May 2000 and May 2003. (It was Jolie’s second marriage; she was married to Johnny Lee Miller from 1996 to 2000.)

Jolie and Thornton went public with their whirlwind romance in June 2000 shortly before they tied the knot. Their relationship famously made headlines after Jolie got “Billy Bob” tattooed on her arm and they started wearing vials of each other’s blood on chains around their necks.

“The necklaces were a very simple thing,” Thornton explained during a June 2018 appearance on the “HFPA In Conversation” podcast. “‘Hey, let’s poke our finger with a pin and smear a little on there, and when we’re away from each other, we’ll wear the necklace.’ That was that easy, but by the time it came out in the press, it sounded like we were wearing a bucket of blood around our necks.”

Jolie, for her part, eventually removed the ink amid the divorce.

Since then, Thornton has been candid about what went wrong in their relationship.

“I never felt good enough for [Angelina],” Thornton previously told GQ in 2016. “I’m real uncomfortable around rich and important people. I like how I am.”

Three years later, Thornton exclusively told Us Weekly that he and Jolie remain “good friends.”

“We’ve been friends for years and years and years,” he told Us in September 2019. “So we keep up with each other. She’s not in town a lot, so we don’t see each other much, but we talk.”

Jolie also remains on good terms with Thornton’s family and his children. Thornton shares sons Harry and William with ex-wife Pietra Dawn Cherniak, daughter Amanda with ex-wife Melissa Lee Gatlin and daughter Bella with Angland.

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“To this day, she still sends me Christmas gifts every year and stuff like that,” Harry, now 30, told Entertainment Tonight in January 2022. “I don’t talk to her on the phone every day but every now and then we talk. She was so cool!”

He added at the time, “She took [my siblings and I] camping every week and she rented, like, an RV one time, and we went on a full camping trip. She was just so fun for us back when we were, like, younger. Like, she was a lot of fun.”

Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning have each made their mark as accomplished actresses, but their sibling bond comes first — and the support is always clear on the red carpet.

“We’re very supportive of each other. I’m very lucky to have a family member who’s in the business. She understands what it’s like and what you’re going through,” Elle exclusively told Us Weekly in September 2018. “Of course, we talk about [our] movies and, ‘Oh, what are you about to go do?’ And that’s exciting, but there’s other things to talk about.”

Elle further explained that her big sibling knows her personality better than anybody else. “My sister would probably describe me as a free-spirited person,” she told Us. “In the grocery store going down the aisles when I was a kid, I would be dancing and running and kind of carefree. … I bounce off the energy around me.”

Dakota started acting in 1999 when she was 5, nearly two years before Elle joined her in the spotlight. (Elle portrayed a younger version of Dakota in 2001’s I Am Sam for her debut acting role.)

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