Brooke Shields never had a baby with her ex-husband, Andre Agassi — a decision she says turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
“I’m glad I never got pregnant with my first husband because it would have been a disaster,” Shields, 59, wrote in her latest memoir, Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman, published on Tuesday, January 14. “When we got divorced he made that very clear.”
Shields claimed in her book that Agassi, 54, told her to “be thankful we didn’t have children” when they split “because I would not have made this easy for you.”
“Well, thank you for that tidbit, I thought,” Shields quipped in the memoir. “You just made this particular transition much easier!”
“One of the reasons I married Andre was that I liked being in a relationship with someone more famous than I was,” Shields explained elsewhere in the memoir. “After a lifetime of always being the focus, it was a relief to be able to slink into the background a bit. He was a gallant guy, too, and I loved that.”
On the other hand, Shields called her marriage a “controlling, rigid relationship” and shared a discussion she had with Agassi about her body.
“When I would profess my insecurities to my first husband, he would always say, ‘I wish you could see yourself the way I see you.’ However, when I said, ‘Will you still love me if I’m big and fat?’ I could never have expected his response,” Shields wrote, noting that she was referring to herself as a pregnant woman.
Agassi’s reply, according to Shields, was: “I love you too much to let you get big and fat!”
Shields acknowledged that this was “an unfair question” to ask but she “definitely did not” anticipate that reply.
“I started to spin a bit,” she continued. “But we all know how that relationship turned out, so let’s move on.”
Following their divorce, Shields moved on with Chris Henchy. She met Henchy in 1999 “at the gym on the Warner Bros. lot” while she was still married to Agassi.
“We became friendly because we’d see each other at that gym from time to time — I was working on Suddenly Susan, he was writing for a show on the lot — but we didn’t start to date until the following year, after I’d gotten divorced,” she wrote.
Shields and Henchy married in 2001 and share two daughters, Rowan, 21, and Grier, 18.
Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old is out now.
“You know what I have words for? F—ing people who are saying that it’s good, ‘It’s Hollywood, and those stupid Hollywood people,’ like you’ve got to be kidding me,” Applegate, 53, said during the Tuesday, January 14 episode of her “Messy” podcast. “I think that people that don’t live here just feel like just celebrities are just walking around, running everything.”
She said that celebrities make up just “a small portion” of the city’s population.
Her cohost Jamie Lynn Sigler added, “Do you know what makes up L.A.? The most diverse group of people you have ever seen in one place.”
“This is a city of people that are working their asses off at fast food chains or, you know, f—ing builders and painters and it’s myriad groups of humans here,” Applegate continued. “So to say good riddance is real sick and I’m not liking that whatsoever.”
Sigler, 43, said that the citizens of L.A. are “there for big dreams” and “work their f—ing asses off” to achieve their personal and professional goals.
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“Is there a group of people that have been affected that will have the ability to rebuild their lives? I wouldn’t say easily, but soon, yes,” Sigler added. “And are there thousands of other people that literally have no idea where they will begin? Yes. And we have to hold both of them in our hearts.”
On January 7, an extreme wind storm caused by Santa Ana gusts sparked brush fires that have since burned more than 40,000 acres and killed 24 people thus far. Several celebrities, including Mandy Moore and Paris Hilton, have spoken publicly about losing their homes.
Applegate told listeners during Tuesday’s podcast episode that she was able to return home after spending two nights in a hotel last week.
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“We have our go bags. We actually evacuated last week for a couple of days, and then we came home,” Applegate said. “I just have, like, a backpack and a thing of important things. The important papers and things that mean something to you.”
The Dead to Me star said that she gets updates about the fires through an app on her phone.
“We’re just kind of on this constant alert,” she continued. “Right now, we’re OK. Just giving our thoughts out to anyone who’s lost homes, people that I’ve known who have lost their homes and are displaced.”
Brooke Shields is getting real about why she parted ways with the Hallmark Channel after signing a massive deal with the network in 2014.
Shields, 59, recalled signing a 16-film deal with Hallmark Network more than a decade ago in her latest memoir, Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman, which was released on Tuesday, January 14.
“I’d completed only three when I realized I had to renegotiate. I’d been hired, I was told, to help change the face of the network,” she wrote. “They wanted me to be funny and bring more comedy to their offerings, but as filming progressed on each of the Flower Shop Mysteries — the franchise I was hired to headline — all the humor had evaporated.”
Shields starred as Abby Knight, a flower shop owner and ex-lawyer, in the three films. Her first movie with the network, titled Mum’s the Word: A Flower Shop Mystery, premiered in January 2016. Her second, Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud, aired in April 2016. Shields’ third and final appearance as Abby Knight came in June 2016 with Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted.
“Not everything is for everyone, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with the Hallmark Channel — God knows it has a huge fan base — but it was not the future I wanted for my career,” Shields wrote. “I’m never against hard work, but I am now a believer in only saying yes to work that serves me.”
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The actress explained that she could “make a living with other opportunities,” especially ones that allowed her to spend more time with her family. (Shields shares daughters Rowan, 21, and Grier, 18, with husband Chris Henchy.)
“I simply could not do ten more films that were not what I was promised and felt completely wrong for me,” she wrote. “So I quit. I definitely surprised some people, and in plenty of ways I surprised myself. I certainly would never have done that in my 20s.”
Despite ending her partnership with the network, Shields returned years later for one of their famous holiday films. She starred in the 2021 flick A Castle for Christmas alongside Cary Elwes.
A lot of Shields’ latest memoir focuses on how her mindset has changed by getting older in the public eye. The actress did tell Us Weekly exclusively in a recent cover story that she feels “more confident” than ever ahead of her 60th birthday.
“It doesn’t mean I’m less ambitious. If anything, I’m probably more ambitious because I feel I deserve it more. I still get afraid. I still get nervous I’m not good enough,” she shared. “I still have to force myself to push through, [but] we are becoming unignorable. We’re pretty formidable, and I think that’s a little frightening for everybody.”
Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old is out now.
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Lindsay Hubbard is speaking out for the first time about Dorinda Medley allegedly spreading rumors about her pregnancy.
“I bit my tongue,” Hubbard, 38, shared during the Tuesday, January 14, episode of the “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast. “I haven’t spoken ever about this. I’ve never had this conversation with anybody.”
Hubbard revealed “what happened” with Medley, 60, when addressing whether the Real Housewives of New York City alum actually “blew up” her pregnancy.
The Summer House star shared that she heard in May 2024 that Medley apparently “got really drunk” at Real Housewives of New Jersey star Margaret Josephs’ house during a Cinco de Mayo party.
“Now, I don’t speak to Dorinda. We have always been very friendly when we have run into each other. I actually really have enjoyed my interactions with Dorinda in the past,” Hubbard said. “Dorinda is drunk, going around telling everyone that I’m pregnant, but unfortunately, I lost the baby, and I had a miscarriage.”
Hubbard said she wasn’t at the party herself, but “multiple people” told her what was apparently being said.
At the time, rumors started swirling that Hubbard was supposed to appear on The Traitors season 3. Medley allegedly shared details about Hubbard’s pregnancy with the show’s producers. (Hubbard’s Traitors casting was never confirmed by Peacock. Her Summer House costar Ciara Miller is featured on the show, which premiered earlier this month.)
“This big rumor comes out about how Dorinda had such a problem that she found out I was pregnant, but I shouldn’t be able to compete,” Hubbard shared on Tuesday’s podcast episode. “Now, I have a problem with this because why? I’m not affecting you, OK? Now, yes, is it hard to compete on Traitors when you’re pregnant because it’s physically and mentally just a lot on your body?”
She continued, “Why also are you getting drunk and running around a party and talking about how I had a miscarriage when I didn’t? Especially because I’ve already had a miscarriage in my life.”
“I’ve never spoken to Dorinda about any of this,” Hubbard continued. “It was so random to me.”
Hubbard said it was a “really brutal time” during the early days of her pregnancy, especially as she attempted to figure out who leaked her pregnancy. (Hubbard announced in July 2024 that she and boyfriend Turner Kufe were expecting their first baby together. Their daughter, Gemma, was born in December 2024.)
A Bravo source told Us Weekly in July 2024 that there was “absolutely no truth” to the rumor that Medley leaked Hubbard’s pregnancy.
Kyle, 56, sat down with Sutton, 52, and Garcelle Beauvais to discuss her ongoing feud with Dorit Kemsley in a clip from the Tuesday, January 14 episode of RHOBH, shared by E! News.
Kyle started the conversation by telling the women that PK Kemsley was having “a really hard time” amid his separation from Dorit, 48. Kyle explained that she had told Mauricio, 54, that Dorit did not want her to have a friendship with PK — even amid his struggles. (The women fought in last week’s episode after Kyle confirmed that she still texts PK after he and Dorit separated.)
“If it was me, I would be upset,” Garcelle said about the texting. “I wouldn’t like it.”
Kyle noted that Garcelle had a “very different situation” with her ex-husband, Michael Nilon, who cheated on her.
“I feel like in a way it’s similar to Dorit — not infidelity — but being angry at one another,” Garcelle explained.
Sutton was quick to chime in, claiming that Kyle “also had infidelity” in her marriage. (Kyle and Mauricio separated in July 2023 after 27 years of marriage and denied any “wrongdoing” in their marriage.)
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“Let’s not forget that part,” Sutton continued. Kyle responded, “What part? … Who did?”
Kyle denied any infidelity in her marriage, but Sutton doubled down. (Mauricio has been accused of cheating on Kyle multiple times throughout their RHOBH tenure.)
“With Mau? You’ve talked about him,” Sutton said, referring to Kyle’s breakdown during RHOBH season 13 when she admitted to losing her “trust” in Mauricio.
“With the Instagram?” Kyle questioned, referencing another RHOBH season 13 scene where she admitted to having a fight with Mauricio over him communicating with other women over social media. “That’s different. I think that’s different.”
In her confessional, however, Sutton said the Instagram situation was not what she had been referring to. “I always have a problem with things slipping out of my mouth,” she added.
Garcelle also weighed in on the rather awkward encounter during her own confessional.
“This is definitely the unspoken thing. No one brings that up,” she said. “I mean, listen, we’ve been hearing rumors for years that either Mau has stepped out or is doing this or is doing that. Nobody has confirmation but it’s been all over.”
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“I was talking to a doctor recently who inquired about my sex life, and I explained to her that I have no desire and I’m fine with it,” Shields, 59, wrote in her latest memoir, Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman, published on Tuesday, January 14. “Turned out, she was not fine with it.”
Shields wrote that she “had a fervent sex drive” when she was younger. “But I never felt like I could step into that appetite in the way that I wanted to,” the actress added.
Shields detailed how losing her virginity, and in turn, having sex with previous boyfriends, impacted her relationship with her late mom, Teri Shields.
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“My connection with my boyfriend was a personal affront to her, because having a man in my life in such a real way meant that she was losing me,” she wrote. “Oh, how I wish I’d just let the lust take over! But regrettably I was never able to do that.”
This has continued to play out in her marriage to Henchy, 60. (Shields and Henchy have been married since 2001. They share daughters Rowan, 21, and Grier, 18.)
“Here I am, more than thirty-five years later, sometimes pretending I’m asleep when I know Chris is in the mood,” Shields admitted in the book. “That has nothing to do with Chris —he’s hot! He’s been working out at a boxing gym recently, and he looks incredible.”
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Shields explained to readers that her lack of sex drive comes alongside all the “bodily s—” that she has experienced as an aging woman. She also noted that pretending to be asleep is “not great” — but she’s working on that.
After telling the doctor about her lack of sex, Shields recalled being “on the receiving end of a lecture about how important sex is to a relationship.” The actress also admitted that because of a previous surgery, sex has become “painful.” (Shields told Us Weekly exclusively earlier this month about a plastic surgeon giving her a vaginal rejuvenation surgery without consent.)
“For me to fully enjoy sex at this point, I need my lotions and potions, the right sleepwear (maybe calling it sleepwear is contributing to the problem), my special pillow, and maybe a tequila so I can relax,” she wrote, noting “again” that Henchy is “not at all the problem.”
“Listen, there’s nothing wrong with using whatever you need!” she stated. “Whatever it takes.”
Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old is out now.
Josh Gad’s career is full of highs and lows — plus a lot of strange moments with A-list stars, at least according to his memoir, In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some.
“It sort of became the theme of the book,” Gad, 43, told Us Weeklyexclusively while promoting the book, which was released on Tuesday, January 14. “In the face of adversity, how do you overcome obstacles in order to achieve bigger dreams than you could have set out for yourself? That has been the story of my life.”
Gad explained that he’s had “stumbles” during his rise to fame which have acted as “learning curves” throughout his career.
“I love failing because it gives me a platform to succeed,” he shared. “Don’t let others force you to give up on yourself. I think perseverance is as important as skill. Those two things together can be a very powerful elixir.”
Gad continued, “I didn’t love it at the time, certainly hated it — but rejection was as important to me and continues to be as important to me as acceptance. A part of it is, ‘F— me? F— you. I’m gonna prove you wrong.’”
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Part inspirational story about success and part reflecting on his upbringing (Gad grew up with a single mother and absent father), his book offered moments of levity with some major name drops.
Keep scrolling for a breakdown of the celebrity encounters from Gad’s memoir:
Sharing the Classroom With the Stars
Gad went to high school in Florida where the early days of his acting career started. He wrote that Scott Weinger (Steve on Full House or the voice of Aladdin, depending on what generation you grew up in) was one of his “school heroes.”
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When Gad went to Carnegie Mellon University, the actor discovered that he had shared the halls with other industry giants, including “a young nebbish boy from Southern California with a very rich singing voice named Josh Groban, a ferociously talented and fiercely confident kid from Philly named Leslie Odom Jr., and a fair-skinned Irish boy from Cleveland named Rory O’Malley.” Gad also noted that Matt Bomer and Joe Manganiello were his “big brothers” at school.
Longtime Besties
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Gad has been friends with Seth Gabel from childhood. Gabel, as some may know, went on to marryBryce Dallas Howard. Gad admittedly “hated” Howard when he first met her, but they became “lifelong friends” after one night where he wore her “pink fluffy bathrobe” all over New York City.
Couch-Surfing Roommates
At the beginning of his career, Gad would crash on Gabel and Howard’s couch in Los Angeles. He wrote that two others were also couch surfing: Katherine Waterston and Jeremy Strong, who Gad referred to as “an interesting recent Yale drama grad who was working as an apprentice to Daniel Day-Lewis.”
A Memorable Encounter With a Legend
Those same early years in Los Angeles brought “an exciting or thrilling moment” — one of which included Robert Downey Jr.
Gad wrote that he spotted the actor during a trip to The Coffee Bean in 2003. The pair spoke about Downey’s role in the movie Chaplin.
“I took a deep breath, tapped him on the shoulder, introduced myself, and for the next five minutes the two of us shared a beautiful and inspiring conversation about our admiration for one of the world’s great comedians,” Gad recalled, noting that he “felt so moved” by the interaction.
“As we approached the cashier, [Downey] suddenly turned to me and said: ‘Hey, I forgot my wallet. Do you mind covering this?’” Gad wrote.
Whose House Is This?
Gad wrote about meeting his friend at her boyfriend’s house, not knowing who owned the home.
“I rang the bell and a few seconds later my friend, dressed in a bathrobe, answered the door. Before I had time to ask why she was in a bathrobe, her boyfriend, the owner of this monstrous house, strolled up beside her in a matching bathrobe,” he wrote. “It was Jeff Goldblum.”
The trio “made small talk” until Goldblum started practicing a Meisner method acting exercise on Gad. “Why I was playing it with a robed Jeff Goldblum in his Mount Olympus home on a small uncomfortable cushion, I had and still have no idea,” Gad shared.
Tax Advice From Kelsey Grammer
Gad worked with Grammer on the 2007 series Back to You and the Frasier star once discussed the importance of being “a fiscal conservative” while they were on set.
“Emmy Award–winning actor Kelsey Grammer shared the virtues of paying less in taxes and encouraged me to join the cause (which for the record, had I not been brought up in a very liberal household, I probably would have run with because, well, money is really nice to keep once you’ve earned it),” Gad wrote, sharing that they have stayed “incredibly close” over the years.
‘The Artist Formerly Known as’ Kevin Spacey
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Gad appeared alongside Spacey in the 2008 movie 21. While filming the movie, Spacey would take Gad out to dinner and “force” him into an “impression-off.” In an aside included in the memoir, Gad explained this was years before Spacey’s legal troubles. (The disgraced actor has faced multiple sexual assault allegations since 2017, which he has denied. He was acquitted of nine charges in July 2023.)
“It was such a strange thing,” Gad told Us about working with Spacey. “But also it felt like a sign of respect where he was really, I think, tickled by the fact that I could do voices.”
Harrison Ford Says No
Despite working on the 2008 movie Crossing Over with Ford, the Hollywood legend wouldn’t take a photo with Gad years later.
“I was hanging out with a young Hailee Steinfeld, whom my agent also represented, when she approached him and got a selfie. After Hailee took the pic, I asked Harrison if we could also snap a picture together,” Gad wrote. “Harrison looked at me and said in that iconic gruffy snarl, ‘No.’”
How Jake Gyllenhaal Is Connected to ‘The Book of Mormon’
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Gad played Gyllenhaal’s friend in the 2010 movie Love and Other Drugs. When they were driving home from set, Gad played the Broadway movie’s soundtrack.
“I played the opening number. Jake laughed his ass off,” Gad wrote. “I skipped to another track on the album and his face slowly went from joyful enthusiasm to abject fear and terror.”
Hello, My Name Is Elder Price
Before Andrew Rannells was cast alongside Gad in The Book of Mormon, stars like Cheyenne Jackson, T.R. Knight and Nick Lachey auditioned for the role.
A Meaningful Friendship
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Gad met Robin Williams (one of his longtime heroes) backstage at The Book of Mormon and they started a friendship that would last until the comedian’s 2014 death.
“It’s so frustrating because you imagine somebody’s gonna be around forever. There was so much I planned to talk to him about. We had been speaking less and less. I saw him, I think, the year before he passed,” Gad told Us. “I could tell he was down. He wasn’t his vibrant self, but I didn’t really know what was going on. I didn’t want to burden him with any conversations, certainly about myself. I feel grateful that he would’ve had an opportunity to hear me talk about how he inspired me — it’s something I said to him personally.”
A-List Fans
Throughout the course of the book, Gad mentioned some stars who proved themselves to be fans. Henry Winkler saw the actor in The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee on Broadway, while Philip Seymour Hoffman went to The Book of Mormon. Multiple stars — Sacha Baron Cohen, Adam Sandler and Melissa McCarthy — have asked Gad to do the Olaf voice from Frozen at parties over the years.
Johnny Depp, Huge YouTube Guy
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Gad appeared alongside Depp in the 2017 movie Murder on the Orient Express. The two actors would often “watch TV” in Depp’s trailer while on set, which meant “old YouTube videos” like “Charlie Bit My Finger.”
According to Gad’s book, these clips “blew Johnny’s mind.” While talking with Us, Gad said “it was so wild” to have this experience, which he noted was “the last thing” anyone would expect to do with Depp.
“This was an out of body experience to just sit on a couch and be like, ‘Oh, yes, I remember seeing these YouTube videos 10 years ago.’ But I loved the novelty of them to him,” Gad shared with Us. “Watching him see these things with the eyes of a child was fascinating and wonderful and just sort of amazing.”
His Last Text With Chadwick Boseman
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The late Boseman appeared alongside Gad in the 2017 movie Marshall.
“The production, which was shot in Buffalo, got off to a somewhat choppy start because Chad had something wrong with his stomach that he was being treated for in LA,” Gad wrote. “It wouldn’t be until almost three years later that I would realize the medical issue was in actuality colon cancer, and that Chad was somehow shooting our film in the early stages of the disease that would ultimately take his life.”
Gad shared his final text exchange with Boseman, from June 2020. “Love you too brother Gad,” the actor wrote. Boseman died two months later.
Brooke Shields is offering more details about her public falling-out with Tom Cruise — and why she wrote that 2005 op-ed.
“Had Tom taken a public swing at me before I became a mother, I probably would have stayed quiet. I would have ignored his ridiculous rant. I might have been content to sit back while this very famous man hijacked my experience to advance his own (deluded) agenda,” Shields, 59, wrote in her latest memoir, Brooke Shields is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman. “I would have been satisfied that his behavior would speak for itself.”
Cruise’s comments from 2005 came just after Shields turned 40. She explained in the book — released on Tuesday, January 14 — how this changed her perspective.
“Sitting quietly and letting myself be attacked might have been my approach a decade earlier — I might have even regretted sharing my story or felt insecure that maybe my career was stalling while a powerful male movie star was singling me out, sure that I’d never stand a chance in that fight — but now I was emboldened by life experience,” Shields wrote, adding that she was “growing into my self-confidence.”
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For a little backstory, Shields released her Down Came the Rain memoir in May 2005, detailing her experience with postpartum depression after welcoming daughter Rowan, now 21. (Along with Rowan, Shields and husband Chris Henchy also share 18-year-old daughter Grier.)
Following the release, Cruise went on the Today show and “disparaged me,” Shields wrote. Cruise, she recalled, referred to her “use of antidepressants” as “dangerous.”
“I was, according to Tom, spreading misinformation,” she wrote. “An interesting opinion, coming from someone without ovaries.”
In response, Shields published an op-ed in The New York Times.
“I was sticking up for myself, and for women who were suffering, against irrational and dangerous comments from an unschooled actor who was speaking way out of his depth,” Shields wrote in Brooke Shields is Not Allowed to Get Old, noting that while her op-ed “sparked outrage” at Cruise, it also “spurred discussions on the reality and prevalence of postpartum depression.”
Shields confirmed in her book that Cruise “eventually” apologized for starting the feud, albeit “not publicly.” Per Shields, the actor went to her house and they had a conversation.
It wasn’t the world’s best apology, but it’s what he was capable of, and I accepted it,” she wrote.
Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old is out now.
Ben Affleck is not in any trouble with the law despite getting a visit from the FBI and Los Angeles Police Department.
“Members of the FBI‘s Ground Intercept task force are conducting activity in the area of the Palisades fire relative to unauthorized drone activity,” a representative from the FBI’s press relations told Page Six in a statement on Monday, January 13. “Agents and our local partners may be visible throughout the area, including at various residences, for this reason.”
Photos obtained by multiple outlets showed FBI agents standing outside of Affleck’s Brentwood home on Sunday, January 12. TMZ reported at the time that law enforcement was investigating an incident regarding a private drone and firefighting aircraft and Page Six added that the agents were seeking potential CCTV footage from Affleck’s home.
The news came amid the ongoing wildfires impacting those living in the Los Angeles area, including various celebrities who have been forced to evacuate their homes. A wind storm caused by the Santa Ana gusts started the brush fires on January 7. The fires have continued to escalate, killing at least 24 people so far. Certain areas of L.A., including Pacific Palisades, have been impacted.
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Lopez, 55, filed for divorce from Affleck in August 2024 after two years of marriage. She submitted the paperwork on the anniversary of their Georgia wedding, despite being separated since April 2024. Court documents obtained by Us on January 6 confirmed that the former couple had finalized their divorce.
Both parties “agreed to divide all assets and liabilities” to avoid further litigation and expenses, the court documents stated. Lopez kept her personal belongings and earnings from their date of separation, plus half of their bank accounts. Affleck received the same. Their $60 million mansion, which is currently on the market, will be divided between them. Specific terms were not revealed.
Their divorce was settled by mediation in September 2024 and, at the time, Lopez requested to drop Affleck from her name. Details of the divorce also state that Lopez will get to keep all the items “individually or by entities of which [Lopez] is the sole owner, member or shareholder.”
Affleck, for his part, will keep his interest in the Artists Equity production company, which was founded in 2022 alongside longtime friend Matt Damon. He “shall pay, indemnify and hold [Lopez] harmless from any and all liabilities, claims, debts, actions, causes of action and/or tax liabilities associated with” the company, the docs read.
“I speak to Stephen’s mom. My mom and her were speaking weekly at some point. I don’t know if it’s still like that. Me and my mom haven’t talked about it,” Weslie shared in a since-deleted Instagram video previously shared on January 9. “Since Stephen died, I feel like I’ve seen his family more than when he was alive. We would only see them once or twice a year.”
Weslie explained that tWtich’s family “lives in another state,” which is the only reason why the blended family didn’t spend too much time together.
“It’s not, like, we’re neighbors. It’s not, like, we could just see them whenever we wanted, and now my mom’s constantly making the effort so the kids are a part of their lives,” she continued. “I don’t make the effort, but that’s just how I am.”
TWitch died by suicide at age 40 in December 2022. Holker, 36, shared details about her late husband’s alleged drug addiction and alleged childhood sexual abuse in her memoir, This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light, which is set to be released next month.
Holker has faced backlash for the content of the book — tWitch’s mom said she was “appalled by the misleading and hurtful claims” written about her son. (Holker has since addressed the backlash in a social media statement.)
“The recent publications spreading untruths about Stephen have crossed every line of decency,” Connie wrote via Instagram on January 9. “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.”
Holker shares Zaia, 5, and son Maddox, 8, with tWitch, who is also Weslie’s adoptive father.
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At one point in her video, Weslie directly addressed rumors that Connie was not allowed to see tWitch’s body in the wake of his untimely death.
“I don’t know where it started but I’m constantly getting comments being like, ‘Your mom didn’t let Connie see the body for three weeks.’ Something like that,” she said. “Everybody who wanted to see the body had access to that information.”
Weslie said that her mom “didn’t want to” see tWitch’s body. Connie, on the other hand, was apparently asking about seeing her late son. According to Weslie, “literally everybody” allegedly advised Connie against it.
“That’s your son, you might not want to go see him,” she recalled. “With that all being said, she could have completely on her own terms gone and seen him.”
Weslie noted that she feels “disrespected” by tWitch’s family and has no plans to repair their relationship or establish lines of communication.
“They’ve gone on social media saying that ‘Blood’s thicker than water,’ and that’s a direct [hit to] me and my mom,” she alleged. “And if you don’t see me as Stephen’s daughter, that’s cool, take it how you want. I know for a fact that’s never how he saw it, and it’s literally just hurtful.”
She added, “I’ve slowly started to remove myself from [them] because they don’t make me feel comfortable, and my mom’s the one making the effort and feeling like it’s a need and a necessity to see them because she cares.”
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Princess Kate Middleton might be making her first red carpet appearance since completing chemotherapy.
Kate, 43, will reportedly attend the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) next month, according to the Daily Mail. The publication reported on Saturday, January 11, that the star-studded event will mark the Princess of Wales’ red carpet return amid her cancer journey. The 2025 BAFTA Film Awards will be held on February 16 at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London.
Us Weekly has reached out to Kensington Palace for comment.
Kate’s possible return to the awards ceremony comes after she skipped out on last year’s event. Prince William walked the BAFTAs red carpet solo in February 2024, a month before Kate went public with her cancer diagnosis. (BAFTA is an arts charity and one of the royal family’s patronages. William has been President of BAFTA since 2010.)
In a March 2024 video, Kate shared that she was undergoing treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer. The Princess of Wales kept a low profile throughout most of the year, only making a few public appearances.
“I cannot tell you what a relief it is to have finally completed my chemotherapy treatment,” Kate stated in a video at the time. “The last nine months have been incredibly tough for us as a family. Life as you know it can change in an instant and we have had to find a way to navigate the stormy waters and road unknown.”
The royal family member noted that her “path to healing and full recovery is long” but planned on making more public engagements.
Prince William and Princess Kate attend the EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 19, 2023 in London, England.Chris Jackson/Getty Images
William, 42, spoke candidly about his wife’s return to full public-facing duties during a November 2024 interview with the U.K.’s The Times.
“I think, hopefully, Catherine will be doing a bit more next year,” he shared. “So, we’ll have some more trips maybe lined up.”
During the same interview, William admitted that 2024 was the most “dreadful” year of his life. (Aside from Kate, his father, King Charles III, was also diagnosed with cancer.)
“It’s probably been the hardest year in my life,” the Prince of Wales shared. “So, trying to get through everything else and keep everything on track has been really difficult.”
William said he was “proud” of his wife and father but noted that the health crisis was “brutal” for the entire family.
“She is looking after herself and is wise to do so. She will know when she wakes up if she is well enough or not [to do something],” a family friend told the publication on Kate’s birthday, January 9.
LaPaglia, 25, was hooked up to a lie detector test during the Wednesday, January 8, episode of her “BFFs” podcast when cohost Josh Richards questioned the influencer about Bryan, 28.
“Do you know if Zach’s exes signed NDAs?” Richards, 22, asked. LaPaglia replied, “Yes.”
Richards followed up wondering if LaPaglia knew “which exes” signed the paperwork.
“I know two exes signed NDAs,” she replied, putting an end to the conversation and not sharing any names.
LaPaglia and Bryan dated for a little over a year before the country singer announced in October 2024 that they had split. The Barstool Sports personality has since spoken out against her ex-boyfriend, alleging that she was emotionally abused during their relationship. LaPaglia also claimed that Bryan offered her $12 million to sign an NDA, ensuring that she would never publicly speak about their past relationship. (Us Weekly has reached out to Bryan’s team multiple times for comment.)
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Prior to LaPaglia, the “Pink Skies” singer was in two semi-public relationships. He married Rose Madden in 2020 but filed for divorce the following year. Bryan took his relationship with Deb Peifer public that same year. He announced their breakup in May 2023 and moved on with LaPaglia shortly thereafter.
Peifer, for her part, has appeared to subtly address LaPaglia’s breakup from Bryan — and the drama that followed.
“I don’t really think that I have to say this, but I kind of think I want to,” Peifer shared in an October 2024 TikTok video. “I’m not 100 percent sure yet honestly, but I just want to be clear on the fact that I don’t find any gratification in other people hurting, specifically other women hurting.”
While she didn’t get into specifics, fans were convinced Peifer was addressing LaPaglia and Bryan’s split.
“I feel like I’ve seen some comments on my personal social media pages alluding to the fact that I do and I don’t,” Peifer continued. “I just wanted to make sure that was clear. I think emotions are so nuanced and complicated, but I don’t feel better because other people are hurting in any capacity. I don’t think you should either but that’s your journey.”
LaPaglia has not shared if she and Peifer have spoken in the breakup aftermath, but the internet personality did reveal in November 2024 that she FaceTimed Madden.
“I f—ing love her. I’ve never felt more seen and validated in my life,” LaPaglia said on the “BFFs” podcast at the time. “Oh, my gosh. She’s a great person.”
Lassner, 58, said he believes Boss “deserves” privacy in the wake of his 2022 death, sharing a lengthy Instagram caption on Saturday, January 11.
“I spoke out about my friend tWitch in an Instagram story this past week, but that only stayed up for 24 hours,” Lassner wrote. “People asked why I let it disappear. So here’s me saying what I want to say in a more permanent post.”
Lassner made it clear that the message was “not directed at anyone or any group of people,” seemingly referring to Boss’ widow, Allison Holker.
“I am nobody to judge what is right or what is wrong. I have always tried to embrace his family and enormous circle of close friends,” he shared. “I continue to hurt for every single one of them. I can’t begin to imagine their pain.”
Lassner recalled how Boss “helped lead” the Ellen DeGeneres Show team “with grace” over the years. (Boss appeared on So You Think You Can Dance in 2008 before becoming an integral part of the Ellen DeGeneres Show from 2014 to 2022.)
“He wasn’t just someone we worked with — he was someone we learned from every single day,” Lassner continued. “We watched him lift people up, pour kindness into everyone around him, and give so much of himself in ways most people never saw.”
Producers Andy Lassner, Ed Glavin, Mary Connelly, Kevin Leman and Jonathan Norman pose with the award for Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in the press room during The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at Warner Bros. Studios on April 26, 2015 in Burbank, California.Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
Lassner noted that Boss brought “light” into the world, but despite being a public figure, “there were parts of him that were just his.”
“His childhood, his personal struggles, the pieces of his life he chose to keep private — they were his then, and personally I think they should remain his now,” he continued. “He gave us so much, more than anyone could ask or deserve, but what he kept for himself in life, I feel he deserves to keep in death. They belong to him.”
Lassner noted that Boss “gave everything he could to others” and that his memory should be honored with respect. “The rest, the parts we maybe didn’t see, those are his,” he concluded.
Boss died by suicide at age 40 in December 2022. He is survived by 36-year-old Holker, who shared personal details about her late husband — including his drug addiction and alleged childhood sexual abuse — in her forthcoming memoir, This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light.
“To fans of Stephen and our family and friends, 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 to help other people,” she shared via Instagram Stories on 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.”
Stephen “tWitch” Boss and Allison HolkerMichael Rowe/Getty Images for IMDb
She added, “I hope that by sharing our full story maybe I can help someone else who might see themselves 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.”
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Both musicians were thrust into the spotlight alongside Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson while on The X Factor in 2010 to form One Direction. After releasing four albums as a group, Malik announced his departure from the boy band in March 2015.
“He had to do what he had to do really, for himself,” Payne said of Malik during a May 2015 interview. “It’s fine. We’re just going to carry on doing what we’re doing. We wish him all the best with whatever he goes into and stuff. We’ll just have to see what happens.”
As One Direction went their separate ways and the guys kicked off their solo endeavors, Payne (who died at age 31 in October 2024) offered insight into some of the band’s dynamics — including his relationship with Malik.
Keep scrolling to see Payne and Malik’s ups and downs over the years:
No Bad Blood
In 2017, Payne said all was “fine and good” with Malik despite the “Pillowtalk” singer’s negative comments about being in the group.
“If he feels hurt and scorned in some sort of way that I don’t really understand, that’s down to him so there we go,” Payne shared on “The Dan Wootton Interview” podcast at the time. “It is very sad because One Direction was a wonderful, wonderful time in all of our lives.”
Subtle Shade Toward Malik
“Zayn makes music, but he doesn’t really perform,” Payne stated on the “Killing It” podcast in April 2020. “For him, he had such performance anxiety that he just couldn’t put his head around it.”
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Payne recalled watching Malik’s “really great” first solo performance after leaving the group.
“I think he is just kind of happy,” Payne speculated. “He likes going to the studio, making the songs, he just doesn’t want to do anything that happens after that. But he is streaming hugely.”
The TikTok Poking Fun
In September 2021, Payne posted a now-viral TikTok poking fun at Malik’s departure from One Direction and asked fans to “see the funny side” of it.
Payne could be seen mouthing the words: “Are we absolutely sure what direction we’re going?” He wrote, “POV the meeting after Zayn quit,” on the screen.
The Podcast Drama
Payne admitted there were “many reasons” why he didn’t like Malik during a May 2022 appearance on Logan Paul’s “Impaulsive” podcast. However, the “Strip That Down” singer said there are “many reasons” why “he’ll always be on [Malik’s] side” too.
Most notably, Payne referenced Mailk’s upbringing and compared their home lives while growing up.
“My parents are overly supportive to the point where it’s annoying at times. Zayn had a different upbringing in that sense,” Payne shared. “You can always look at the man for where he is and say, ‘Oh, yeah, whatever, that guy’s a d—.’ But at the end of the day, once you’re understanding what he’s been through to get to that point — and also whether or not he wanted to be there.”
During the same interview, Payne notoriously noted that he and one of his former One Direction band members “hated each other” during their time in the band. (Payne’s ex-fiancée Maya Henry has since revealed he was talking about Malik.)
“Like, come to blows hate each other, it was close,” he said. “There was one moment where there was an argument backstage, and one member in particular threw me up a wall.”
Following the comments, Malik posted a since-deleted video of him singing his famous riff from One Direction’s “You & I,” which fans took as a response.
Payne’s Apology
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The following month, Payne seemingly addressed the podcast comments.
“I wouldn’t normally comment on this stuff but when it’s your family it’s hard to let it slide,” he shared via X in June 2022. “They mentioned a specific incident involving Zayn which I responded to — but listening back maybe I didn’t articulate myself as well as I could have.”
The social media post continued: “I was saying that there will always be things we disagree on but that I will always, always be on his side. That’s family. Zayn is my brother and I will stand by him forever.”
“A lot of what I said came from the wrong place,” he admitted. “I was so angry at what was going on around me and instead of taking a look inwards I decided to look outwards at everybody else and I just think, yeah, I took it out on everybody else, which is just wrong, really.”
Addressing Malik by name, Payne added: “The rest of the boys really stuck by me when I needed them most, they kinda came to the rescue. Even Zayn, as well, which is why I did send him a little thank you online.”
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Still Supporting Each Other
Payne commented on a June 2023 Instagram post that showed Malik teasing new music.
“This sounds big already,” he wrote. Malik replied, saying, “Appreciate it bro, thanks for the love.”
Forever in His Heart
“Liam, I have found myself talking out loud to you, hoping you can hear me, I can’t help but think selfishly that there are so many more conversations for us to have in our lives. I never got to thank you for supporting me through some of the most difficult times in my life,” Malik wrote via Instagram in October 2024, one day after Payne died in Argentina. “When I was missing home as a 17-year-old kid you would always be there with a positive outlook and reassuring smile and let me know that you were my friend and that I loved.”
Malik recalled thinking that although Payne was younger than him, he was “always more sensible,” saying, “You were headstrong, opinionated, and gave no f— about telling people when they were wrong. Even though we butted heads because of this a few times, I always secretly respected you for it,” he continued.
The “Dusk Till Dawn” singer gushed about Payne’s musical talents, noting that he was “the most qualified in every sense.” He confessed that he was a “novice child with no experience” when he met Payne. (Malik also shared a photo from their 1D days in which the two slept soundly on the road.)
“I was always happy to know, no matter what happened on stage we could always rely on you to know which way to steer the ship next,” Malik wrote. “I lost a brother when you left us and can’t explain to you what I’d give to just give you a hug one last time and say goodbye to you properly and tell you that I loved and respected you dearly.”
He concluded: “I will cherish all the memories I have with you in my heart forever, there is no words that justify or explain how I feel right now other than beyond devastated. I hope that wherever you are right now you are good and are at peace and you know how loved you are. Love you bro.”
Malik went on to honor Payne during a November 2024 concert. Before the encore of Malik’s show, the lights flicked off and on as a memorial graphic was shown. “Liam Payne 1993-2024,” the sign read. “Love you bro .” Malik’s song “Stardust” played in the background.
For those who started the 2025 by setting their Goodreads goal for the year, Us Weekly has a treat for you.
There are tons of books set to be released this year — in both the fiction and memoir genres — but a few stand out among the rest. Emily Henry is constantly cranking out new books, and this year is no different. Her newest, titled Great Big Beautiful Life, is set to be published in April, just in time for those summer romances.
“What I can tell you about the book is it feels like a spiritual heir to Beach Read, but it’s different,” Henry teased to Us Weekly exclusively last year. “It feels like my first real departure, but it is still both a love story and a romance.”
The author noted that it was a “really emotional” experience writing Great Big Beautiful Life. “It really gripped me in a way that I hadn’t been gripped in a while,” she added.
While Us is waiting for Henry’s release date with bated breath, there are many books we’re looking forward to reading in 2025. Keep scrolling for 12 of 2025’s highly anticipated releases:
‘Onyx Storm’ by Rebecca Yarros
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The third book in The Empyrean presumably starts where the last one left off, with dragon riders Violet and Xaden (who, spoiler alert, turned into a venin) figuring out their next steps after saving Basgiath War College.
Onyx Storm will be released on January 21.
‘Deep End’ by Ali Hazelwood
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Another Hazelwood romance? Yes, please. The Love Hypothesis author is set to introduce Scarlett Vandermeer, a platform diver in her junior year of college, who is thrown into a sudden romantic arrangement with swim captain Lukas Blomqvist.
Deep End will be released on February 4.
‘I’ll Have What She’s Having’ by Chelsea Handler
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The comedian is back at it again with another book, set to be released on her 50th birthday. Handler has a new batch of vulnerable (and hilarious) essays for fans that span the years from childhood to adulthood.
I’ll Have What She’s Having will be released on February 25.
‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ by Suzanne Collins
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Collins is back with another prequel to The Hunger Games series. This time around, fans of the books will be getting to hear Haymitch Abernathy’s story.
Sunrise on the Reaping will be released on March 18.
‘Elphie: A Wicked Childhood’ by Gregory Maguire
Just as the Wicked hype will be dying down, Maguire is bringing Elphaba’s story before Shiz University to life.
Elphie: A Wicked Childhood will be released on March 25.
For the perfect love story, look no further than Jimenez’s latest novel. Say You’ll Remember Me tells the story of Xavier Rush (who just might be the perfect guy) and his perfect date with Samantha.
Say You’ll Remember Me will be released on April 1.
‘Great Big Beautiful Life’ by Emily Henry
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Two writers, one story. Both Alice Scott and Hayden Anderson are looking to write the biography of the mysterious Margaret Ives — and no one has seen her in years. Margaret invites both authors for a trial period before picking the one who will tell her story.
Great Big Beautiful Life will be released on April 22.
‘Matriarch’ by Tina Knowles
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Beyoncé’s mom has all the tea, and here’s to hoping she’ll spill it. Knowles is set to tell her story, starting off from growing up in 1950s Galveston, Texas, to what it was like raising a superstar.
Matriarch will be released on April 22.
‘One Golden Summer’ by Carley Fortune
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There’s nothing better than reading a Fortune book by a body of water (we assume that’s how Meghan Markle read her last book, which she has since optioned to adapt), so just get ready. Alice is a photographer who snapped a photo of Charlie Florek when they were just teens — but now he’s all grown up.
One Golden Summer will be released on May 6.
‘Atmosphere’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Reid’s novels (which include Daisy Jones & The Six and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo) transport readers to different worlds and this one is sure to be no different. Taking place during the 1980s Space Shuttle program, this story follows Joan Goodwin and her battle to go to space.
Atmosphere will be released on June 3.
‘Nice Girls Don’t Win’ by Parvati Shallow
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Reality TV fanatics, get ready because Shallow will be sharing her Suvivor story from the start and reveal how she became a powerful woman.
Nice Girls Don’t Win will be released on July 8.
‘Cher: The Memoir — Part 2’
If the second part of Cher’s memoir is anything like the first, Us is ready. The songstress will likely kick this book off right where the last one ended and more insane stories are sure to be told.
Cher: The Memoir — Part 2 will be released on November 19.
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Let’s talk about sex … or the lack thereof. While the movies are still a way to escape the realities of life, it seems there’s no more fantasizing about what it’d be like to spend the night with an A-lister — unless they’re offering OnlyFans content.
Some of the biggest blockbusters from the past few years have made millions at the box office, but they’re missing one major thing: a steamy sex scene. Miles Teller only felt a rush flying an F-18 as far as 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick is concerned, and Tom Cruise didn’t even sleep with love interest Jennifer Connelly in the movie. Similarly, Twisters had audiences up in arms when it premiered in July because nothing romantic happened between leads Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones. Not even a smooch — unless you count the deleted kiss that was leaked on X.
Listen, Us is fully on board with a slow burn, but sometimes escapism in the form of two hot people getting it on onscreen is what we want — and need. When did the tides turn? And, more importantly, why does it seem like all the sex is gone? Let’s put the blame on the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Of course, we’re kidding because who doesn’t love a good superhero movie? (Chris Evans, we miss you!) But there’s a point to be made about the 34 and counting films in the MCU. Mind you, the film franchise has been going on since 2008, and only one of the flicks features a sex scene (2021’s box office bomb The Eternals). Most of them don’t even have a kiss!
Are we really living in a “puritanical age” of Hollywood, as some have called it? Well, a study published last year by The Economist says yes, stating that sexual content in movies has dropped 40 percent since 2000. Previously, 20 percent of movies had no sex at all, and the same study revealed that number has now gone up to 50 percent. It has been argued, however, that the rare intimate scenes of today are more graphic than they once were — but that’s still up for debate.
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An added layer to this discussion is the actors who have taken a stand. A number of stars have been vocal about their distaste for filming (or choreographing, as some will say) intimate scenes. Henry Cavill, for one, bluntly stated that he’s “not a fan of doing them” in scenes “overused” in film. The younger generation, who favor TikTok over AMC Theaters, seems to agree — OnlyFans anyone?
Overall, it seems more fitting to say that technology is the cause for the recent decline in onscreen lovemaking. The internet age has made sex more accessible for Gen Z, thanks to OnlyFans and streaming services galore. The thrill of going to the movie theater and trying to fake-avert your eyes from an intimate moment between two actors doesn’t seem necessary anymore.
While sex scenes might be what the younger generation prefers to stream on their phones, studios are leaning into what audiences can only truly enjoy in a theater. Watching Pedro Pascal and Paul Mescal fight it out in the Colosseum during Gladiator IIon an IMAX screen is never an experience we’ll get at home. Maybe movie theaters should make a permanent shift from intimacy to action movies? Because based on the box office receipts, it seems likely that those are the only kind of hot and sweaty scenes we’ll see on the big screen. We’ll take what we can get.
There’s no shortage of doctor shows in Hollywood but HBO’s The Pitt has a fresh take on the traditional hospital drama.
Noah Wyle (of ER fame) returned to the emergency room as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, who is easily the best doctor on shift. As emergency department chief, Robby’s goal is to keep the ER running smoothly, but the first season takes place on a particularly hard day — the five-year death anniversary of former boss Montgomery Adamson who died of COVID-19. (Yes, we said first season. Each episode chronicles one hour of Robby’s 15-hour shift.)
The first two episodes — which premiered via HBO on January 9 — also introduced viewers to some other faces in the ER, including resident Dr. Frank Langdon played by newcomer Patrick Ball.
Not much is known about Dr. Langdon thus far other than the fact that he’s full of sass and recently got a dog for his 4-year-old, much to his coworker’s chagrin. But with each passing episode more will (hopefully) be revealed.
For now, here’s everything Us knows about the cute new star with the glimmering blue eyes. Keep scrolling for five things to know about the actor:
1. He’s an Ivy League Graduate
Ball graduated from the David Geffen School of Drama (a graduate school) at Yale in May 2022, according to his Instagram account. “We out,” he captioned an Instagram post he shared at the time.
Just like every up-and-coming star, Ball appeared on an episode of Law & Order in January 2023. “Officially a member of the Dick Wolf cinematic universe,” he wrote via Instagram at the time.
The episode, titled “Almost Famous,” starred Ball as Jason Wheeler, a social media influencer and manager who ends up taking a plea deal after the death of another character occurs in the episode.
3. He’s Also a Stage Actor
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Other than his onscreen roles, Ball has taken part in multiple stage shows over the years with various theatre companies. His Instagram shows him appearing in Love’s Labor’s Lost, The XIXth, The Winter’s Tale, The Tempest, In His Hands, All My Sons and more.
“I’m divorced. Thank you, God,” Lindsay, 39, said during the Friday, January 10 episode of her “Higher Learning” podcast. “Give me some freedom music. Some freedom music.”
After joking around for a minute, Lindsay became serious explaining to cohost Van Lathan that it’s “a very weird feeling” to actually be divorced.
“From the moment he finally left the house, after being here for seven months post-separation, I felt divorced,” she continued. “I’ll be honest, there’s a lot I want to say.”
Lindsay noted that “from the beginning” she has wanted to share her side of the story — but not quite yet.
“I haven’t talked, but I will and I’m just figuring all that out,” she continued. “There [are] so many things that I want to address.”
Elsewhere in the episode, Lindsay revealed what “bothered” her “the most” about how Abasolo was acting.
“On his end, there were certain things that were said to play into certain stereotypes that really were hurtful or bothered me. … Saying things that particularly play into the stereotype of me being an angry Black female,” she said, claiming that “a narrative” played out in which she “placed a career” over the relationship and kids.
“Those things are emphatically so not true,” Lindsay said. “To see people run with that because it’s the low-hanging fruit and it fits a certain stereotype, were really hurtful.”
Bryan Abasolo and Rachel Lindsay.Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Alzheimer's Association
Lindsay and Abasolo, 44, met and got engaged during season 13 ofThe Bachelorette, which aired in 2017. He filed for divorce from Lindsay in January 2024 after more than four years of marriage. After a messy back and forth, which included details of their finances and the pair continuing to live together, their divorce was finalized on Tuesday, January 7. (They did not have a prenuptial agreement.)
Us confirmed in July 2024 that Lindsay was ordered to pay Abasolo $13,257 a month in temporary spousal support along with $20,000 in attorney’s fees and forensic expert expenses. Their divorce documents, obtained by Us on Tuesday, share that Abasolo “waives, discharges and releases” Lindsay from “any and all” future payments. (She still owes him $460,229.)
Lindsay did not address any specifics of their split during Friday’s podcast episode but did say that there was a point she had to become “the bigger person” in their divorce.
“When someone is fighting you in this way and willing to die on every hill and not willing to compromise at all for whatever reason they have — and [I’ll] talk about that later,” she said. “You have to at one point let go and just be the bigger person and prioritize what is most important to you.”
Lindsay explained that she got to the point where she was “trying to move on” and “had to make concessions that I didn’t necessarily want to do.”
“My peace of mind is priceless at the end of the day, and I really want to start rebuilding, and I want to move forward,” she added. “I’m able to do that now. And that feels really, really good.”
She concluded that she “wouldn’t get married without a prenup again,” adding: “It’s, like, changed my whole perspective on everything. I don’t even know if I would get married again. I can’t even fathom that.”
The former reality star’s sprawling 6,788 square-foot mansion was first listed at $9.95 million through Tim Thompson of Tim Thompson Premier Realtors in August 2024. The original listing was taken down on Wednesday, January 8, and relisted that same day at a lower price point. (It was originally listed for $11 million in June 2024.)
Following a $1 million price cut, the four-bedroom, five-bathroom house is now listed at $8.9 million. The home, which she purchased for $3 million in 2020, sits on 28 private acres of land and features a barn, guest house and pool.
Cavallari revealed in October 2024 that she had moved into a new Tennessee home with her three kids, son Camden, 12, son Jaxon, 10, and daughter Saylor, 9. (The Laguna Beach alum shares her children with ex-husband Jay Cutler.)
“I am currently sitting in my half-empty kitchen, but actually there’s just boxes stacked everywhere,” she shared on her “Let’s Be Honest” podcast at the time amidst massive floor-to-ceiling windows and a lengthy wooden dining table. “Just moved into my new house a couple days ago.”
While Cavallari hasn’t shared too many details into her new abode, keep scrolling for a look inside the Nashville mansion that’s on the market:
Keleigh Teller is mourning the loss of her wedding dress after the home she shared with husband Miles Teller was burnt down amid the Los Angeles wildfires.
“To everyone reaching out I can’t thank you enough, your kind hearts have meant the world, I’ll never forget them,” Keleigh, 32, captioned an Instagram post in the early hours of Friday, January 10. “Community has come out stronger than I could imagine, pacific palisades I love you beyond measure you are a little slice of heaven, we will come back stronger than ever.”
Keleigh begged people living in the Los Angeles area to “get out if you can” before detailing one valuable thing she lost in the devastation.
“I wish I grabbed my wedding dress,” she wrote. “Wish I did a lot different but it doesn’t matter, stay safe, get out. There are no words. THANK YOU to the first responders fighting.”
Miles and Keleigh wed in September 2019, she wore a Monique Lhuillier dress.
Along with her meaningful words, Keleigh shared a photo of her and Miles’ home taken as they were “driving out” of the area. A second image showed the charred remnants of their house.
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The couple’s famous friends shared words of support in the Instagram post’s comments section.
“Love you guys always,” Chace Crawford wrote. Nina Dobrev commented with a series of broken heart emojis.
Kristin Juszczyk, wife of San Francisco 49ers player Kyle Juszczyk, shared a sweet message as well.
“Sending so much love,” she commented. “So profoundly sorry.”
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Aaron Paul’s wife, Lauren Paul, wrote that she has “been thinking about you two so much” presumably amid the ongoing wildfires.
Chad Lowe’s wife, Kim Lowe, shared an update on their home while also commenting on Keleigh’s post.
“@ichadlowe and I live down the street from you. or, lived I guess,” she wrote. “It’s all just too much. we loved your xmas decor (the dog!!). this is the most devastating thing. we wish you and everyone in our community peace and hope and yeah. just. in shock.”
Gusts of wind from Santa Ana started fast-burning brush fires to begin on Tuesday, January 7. The Guardian has since reported that an estimated 9,000 homes (and counting) have been damaged or completely destroyed as the fires continue to rage on around various parts of Los Angeles including the Pacific Palisades area, Malibu, Santa Monica and the Hollywood Hills. It’s been widely reported that at least 10 people have died.
Aside from Miles and Keleigh, celebrities like Milo Ventimiglia and Paris Hilton have spoken out following the destruction of their homes.
