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‘The Price Is Right' Announcer George Gray Files for Divorce After 5 Years

21 January 2025 at 15:43
Price Is Right Announcer George Gray Files for Divorce After 5 Years
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The Price Is Right announcer George Gray and wife Brittney Green have called it quits after five years of marriage.

Gray, 57, filed for divorce on Tuesday, January 21, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly. The pair were married more than five years before parting ways. They do not share any children. (TMZ was first to report the news.)

The former talk show host listed the pair’s date of separation as August 1, 2024, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split.

Gray and Green — a high school math teacher — tied the knot in April 2019 at The Westin La Paloma Resort in Tucson, Arizona. Gray’s brother officiated the ceremony.

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A year into their marriage, Gray had a near-death experience when he suffered a heart attack in April 2020. “This was [like] tons of bricks hit me. Turns out I was 100 percent blocked on the right side of my heart,” Gray told Entertainment Tonight five months after his first surgery.

He was rushed to the hospital and underwent two emergency surgeries to clear the blocked arteries. While Gray was preparing for his necessary open-heart surgery, he suffered another heart attack.

“So I have stints and a quadruple bypass on top of that,” Gray recalled.

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Although Gray was the one experiencing multiple surgeries, his spouse was equally worried about his life expectancy.

“After the second [heart attack] I thought he was gone in surgery,” Green told ET in 2020. “I was like, ‘Something could happen.’”

Five months later, Gray returned to work at The Price Is Right as an announcer, celebrating a decade on the game show team. Gray was a guest announcer in 2010 before becoming the full-time announcer in 2015 during season 44.

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Gray also works as the announcer for The Price Is Right at Night. He previously hosted The Weakest Link, HGTV Showdown and Gimme My Reality Show!

While Green was by Gray’s side in his time of need, their marriage has seemingly dwindled. Gray last posted about his estranged wife on social media in April 2024.

At the time, he shared a video from The Price Is Right set and gave the band Grouplove a shout-out after attending one of their shows with Green earlier that month.

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“My wife Brittney is a huuuge fan of @grouplove and we saw them at the historic @thewiltern in LA … Amazing!” he gushed via Instagram. “At a pre-concert VIP experience they took questions, and my wife asked ‘What’s your favorite game show?’ 😁.”

Gray proceeded to invite the band to The Price Is Right set since they revealed that the game show was at the top of their must-watch list. “You rock,” he concluded.

Green, meanwhile, has a private Instagram account. She still has a link to Gray’s heart attack and recovery story from ET linked in her bio.

John Boyd Says Scola's a ‘Different Person’ After ‘FBI’ Midseason Premiere

21 January 2025 at 13:28
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FBI’s Stuart Scola has been carrying the weight of his brother’s death with him for years — and actor John Boyd says things will finally come to a head in the midseason premiere.

“We get to see Scola’s 9/11 origin story with his brother sort of come full circle,” Boyd, who plays Scola on the CBS series, exclusively told Us Weekly while previewing the Tuesday, January 28, episode.

The 43-year-old actor explained: “There’s a huge resolution to the loss of his brother, and it intertwines with a case where we’re trying to thwart terrorists that have hijacked planes’ navigation systems in air [on] commercial airliners.”

The episode, titled “Descent,” will hit home for Scola, who lost his brother, Doug, during the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City.

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“It’s really an interesting case and very, very intense for Scola, of course, because of his history,” Boyd added.

Fans previously learned about Scola’s brother during season 4, episode 8, which aired in 2021. “Fire and Rain” saw Scola start to spiral when his team was faced with stopping a terrorist attack that felt like the acts of 9/11 in which al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked several planes, crashing two into the Twin Towers.

Scola also revealed in the episode that his brother was a casualty of the attacks and part of the reason he left Wall Street and started working for the FBI.

John Boyd Says Scola s a Different Person After FBI Midseason Premiere About 9 11 Brother s Death
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Now in season 7, Scola will once again be forced to relive one of the worst days of his life when a terrorist group from Bolivia hijacks commercial planes — one of which is headed into a no-fly zone and therefore as risk of being shot down by the U.S. military with innocents on board.

“I think what’s going through his mind during the case is he’s not really able to stop and question it and process it,” Boyd told Us. “I think he’s in a place of fight or flight. He’s doing what he can do to get through it.”

While tension is high for everyone on the team, Boyd said Scola has several revelations as he tries to stop a possible mass-casualty event from happening again.

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“I think there’s a moment where he’s staring into the eyes of the person — of the terrorist — and he sees that they’re the same,” the actor explained to Us. “That they both have the same pain, that they carry the same loss. That’s the thing that … makes him ready at the end of it [for closure].”

Boyd said that Scola’s intensity over the case is “worth it in the end,” teasing that viewers will see how exactly he gets closure in the final few moments.

John Boyd Says Scola s a Different Person After FBI Midseason Premiere About 9 11 Brother s Death
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“The thing I love about this episode is by the end of the case, Scola is a different person,” Boyd shared. “He’s ready to do something that he wasn’t. He has a new outlook. He has a new perspective.”

That new outlook is linked to his brother’s death and Scola’s new support system which includes partner Nina Chase (Shantel VanSanten), who wasn’t in his life when Doug died.

While Scola is ready to move forward after the midseason premiere there is one thing he’s missing: a new partner.

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“It’s been interesting to kind of have this phase of being partner-less and getting to rediscover himself as an agent a little bit,” Boyd shared with Us, noting that Scola partners up with agents Maggie Bell (Missy Peregrym) and Omar Adom “OA” Zidan (Zeeko Zaki) during the January 28 episode after his interim partner Sydney Ortiz (Lisette Olivera) gets recruited to another position.

He revealed that “anything’s possible” when it comes to when he’ll get a more permanent partner after Tiffany “Tiff” Wallace (Katherine Renee Kane) left the job during the season 7 premiere in October 2024.

“We could have a little more speed dating,” Boyd said with a laugh. “Someone could drop in. It could be a Cinderella slipper situation. I don’t know. Anything can happen.”

FBI returns to CBS on Tuesday, January 28, at 8 p.m. ET.

John Sykes of Whitesnake Dead at 65

21 January 2025 at 12:29
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Guitarist John Sykes died earlier this month after a battle with cancer. He was 65.

“It is with great sorrow we share that John Sykes has passed away after a hard-fought battle with cancer,” a statement posted on Sykes’ official Facebook page read on Monday, January 20. “He will be remembered by many as a man with exceptional musical talent but for those who didn’t know him personally, he was a thoughtful, kind, and charismatic man whose presence lit up the room.”

The statement continued: “He certainly marched to the beat of his own drum and always pulled for the underdog. In his final days, he spoke of his sincere love and gratitude for his fans who stuck by him through all these years.”

Sykes’ team concluded, “While the impact of his loss is profound and the mood somber, we hope the light of his memory will extinguish the shadow of his absence.”

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Sykes was born and raised in England, kicking off his career with bands like Streetfighter and Badlands before he joined Tygers of Pan Tang in 1980. The musician recorded two albums with the group — 1981’s Spellbound and Crazy Nights — before his exit in 1982.

The rocker was introduced to Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott around the same time and the pair collaborated on his “Please Don’t Leave Me” single, which was released in 1982. Sykes officially joined the Irish rock band later that year as their guitarist.

Thin Lizzy’s 1983 album Thunder and Lightning was his first record with the group, which was followed up by Life. Sykes later recorded 2000’s live album One Night Only with the band even though Lynott died in 1986.

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The band mourned the loss of Sykes via Instagram on Tuesday, January 21, crediting the late musician with “bringing a harder edge to their sound.”

“He always sounded fantastic and looked cool on stage. He stayed with the band until the end, a perfect fit with Phil, Scott [Gorham], Brian [Downey] and Darren [Wharton],” the social media post read. “Our respect and thoughts to his family and friends and a massive thank you for being a part of the Thin Lizzy story and history. Please play T&L today and play it loud.”

Following his success with Thin Lizzy, Sykes continued to take the rock world by storm as the guitarist for Whitesnake. He released 1984’s Slide It In and 1987’s Whitesnake albums with the band before moving over to Blue Murder. He released three albums — and was a vocalist as well as guitarist — with the English group from 1989 to 1994.

John Sykes Dead The Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy Guitarist Was 65
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The iconic guitarist also had a successful solo career prior to his passing. His first solo record, Out of My Tree, came out in 1995. Sykes released two albums in 1997 and one in 2000. His last album, Bad Boy Live!, was released in 2004.

The music community paid tribute to Sykes via social media on both Monday and Tuesday. Tony Franklin, who was part of Whitesnake and Blue Murder, honored his late friend via X, writing, “My deepest heartfelt thanks for all your kind wishes and condolences for the passing of John Sykes.”

He added: “I am heartbroken and will miss him terribly. I’m thankful for the time we had together and the music we created. Rest peacefully John. Love you forever 💙.”

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Radio personality and music talk show host Eddie Trunk shared his own message via X, calling Sykes’ death “devastating shocking news.”

“As most know John was not only a friend, but always one of my favorite guitarists,” he continued. “Stunned by this. What a loss. Condolences to his family and friends. Crushed. RIP John Sykes.”

Sykes is survived by his three sons: James, John Jr. and Sean.

Andy Cohen Reveals If He Wants Lisa Vanderpump Back on 'RHOBH' Amid Rumors

21 January 2025 at 11:04
Andy Cohen Reveals If He Wants Lisa Vanderpump Back on RHOBH
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Andy Cohen has always been a fan of Lisa Vanderpump but that doesn’t mean The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills OG star will be returning to the franchise.

“It was repeated all over the place that I’m trying to get Lisa Vanderpump back on The [Real] Housewives of Beverly Hills,” Cohen, 56, revealed during the Tuesday, January 21, episode of his SiriusXM radio show Andy Cohen Live.

Cohen, who is an executive producer on RHOBH, denied he started the rumors and insisted that Vanderpump, 64, has better things to do than pick up her diamond again.

“Let me restate my abject love for Lisa Vanderpump, but I don’t know where the rumor came from,” he told listeners. “I don’t see her coming back to that show.”

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Cohen’s cohost John Hill agreed with his assessment, adding, “I don’t know why that would even be a rumor. She doesn’t need to go back.”

Hill explained that the Los Angeles-based series doesn’t “need” Vanderpump back. “She’s got her own thing going on,” he concluded.

Cohen hinted that the current cast wouldn’t exactly mesh with Vanderpump. “She and Dorit [Kemsley] and Kyle [Richards] are, you know, I guess she’s kind of friends with Garcelle [Beauvais],” he said, trailing off.

Andy Cohen Reveals If He Wants Lisa Vanderpump Back on RHOBH
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The Bravo host said he doesn’t think Vanderpump “has any desire” to work with the RHOBH stars and they don’t “have any desire to interact” with her.

Vanderpump was part of the original cast of RHOBH when it premiered in 2010 alongside Kyle, 56, and her sister Kim Richards as well as Taylor Armstrong, Camille Grammer and Adrienne Maloof.

Vanderpump was a staple on the series for nine seasons before her exit in 2019 — and her drama with Kyle was heavily featured. (Kyle is still on RHOBH, while Vanderpump has starred on the show’s spinoffs Vanderpump Rules, Vanderpump Villa and more over the years.)

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During her final season on RHOBH, Vanderpump had a falling out with several castmates. At the time, she was accused of forcing her Vanderpump Dog employees to talk about Kemsley’s adopted dog Lucy ending up at a kill shelter.

Kyle initially remained neutral but eventually questioned whether Vanderpump leaked the story to the press, which ended with Kyle being kicked out of her home.

While PuppyGate derailed their friendship, Cohen said that Kyle and Vanderpump have a running joke between the pair over who pays the check when they cross paths.

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“I do love that it feels like once a year, Kyle runs into Vanderpump somewhere and they’ll kind of send each other their bill or their drink,” Cohen recalled on Tuesday. “I think Vanderpump either paid Kyle’s bill once or sent her her bill.”

The producer admitted he “could be getting that story wrong,” but he is confident the former friends know how to handle each other when they are in the same place.

“They always have a funny [interaction],” Cohen added. “It seems like when they run into each other publicly, they have a little shade with each other, which I appreciate.”

Yesterday — 20 January 2025Main stream

Steven Weber's Perfect Idea for Tim Daly ‘Wings’ and ‘Chicago Med’ Crossover

20 January 2025 at 14:45
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Steven Weber and Tim Daly no longer play TV brothers, but Weber would happily reunite with his former Wings costar on Chicago Med.

Weber — who plays Dr. Dean Archer on the NBC drama — already has an idea for a Chicago Med story line that would be both funny and embarrassing for Daly, 68.

“It would be great if he came on as himself,” Weber, 63, exclusively told Us Weekly of Daly while promoting season 10 of Chicago Med.

The actor teased that in his dream scenario, Daly “suddenly finds himself in Chicago and I’ve got to operate on him. And he keeps saying, ‘God, you remind me of somebody,’” hinting at their past connection.

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Weber joked that no matter who Daly played on a hypothetical Med episode, his character, Dr. Archer, would “have to give him some embarrassing operation, like, a colonoscopy.”

The One Chicago star noted, “It would be huge” to get Daly to come onto the medical drama, noting that they had yet to discuss the possibility.

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Weber and Daly previously played brothers Brian Michael Hackett and Joe Montgomery Hackett, respectively, on Wings.

The comedy ran for eight seasons — from 1990 to 1997 — and centered around Brian and Joe as they tried to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket. The cast also included Crystal Bernard, David Schramm, Rebecca Schull, Tony Shalhoub and Thomas Haden Church.

Weber previously revealed that there is a “slim” chance that he and Daly could reunite for a Wings reunion on camera. “We’re all around, so if the public really demands it [then, maybe],” he teased during a March 2020 appearance on The Talk.

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Weber explained at the time that he was just “so grateful” to still be a part of the acting industry. “If we never have some sort of reboot, that’s fine. We did a good show and people love it,” he added.

While Weber told Us that he is all-in on Daly popping up on Chicago Med at some point, he said there are a lot of other things to look forward to as season 10 continues.

“There are more nuanced aspects to his staying on,” Weber said of Archer’s decision not to leave the Emergency Department after successfully saving Sharon Goodwin’s (S. Epatha Merkerson) life during the midseason premiere earlier this month.

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The actor noted that even though Archer is staying on that doesn’t mean it’ll be smooth sailing. (Archer previously slid his resignation letter under Goodwin’s door during the midseason finale in fall 2024. At the time, he didn’t know Goodwin had been stabbed by a stalker in her office and was fighting to stay alive.)

“This incident really affects him, and it affects him emotionally down the line,” Weber said, referring to Goodwin almost dying on his operating table.

He added that while Archer’s job is secure for now, he will have “some surprises going forward” in his personal life.

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Weber told Us that Archer’s “connection” to fellow doctor Hannah Asher (Jessy Schram) will also be a big part of season 10’s remaining episodes.

He called Archer a “fatherly or brotherly” figure for Hannah. “There’s something there that he’s not used to that he hasn’t … really experienced that he’s experiencing with her,” Weber shared.

He concluded that Archer and Asher’s bond is complex, especially now that Asher is romantically involved with Dr. Mitch Ripley (Luke Mitchell). “He wants her to be happy, but he also feels kind of protective of her,” Weber revealed.

Chicago Med airs on NBC Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET.

Rachel Lindsay Is All Smiles at Football Event After Finalizing Divorce

20 January 2025 at 13:30
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Rachel Lindsay was beaming as she stepped out for a college football event in Atlanta just weeks after finalizing her divorce from Bryan Abasolo.

The former Bachelorette, 39, smiled from ear to ear while attending the 11th Annual Allstate Party at The Playoff on Saturday, January 18.

Lindsay wore a black blouse and black skirt with a black and gold belt and black suede boots for the bash, which was hosted by ESPN and the College Football Playoff ahead of the National Championship game on Monday. (Ohio State University and University of Notre Dame will play in Atlanta on Monday night.)

The former reality star topped off her party look with a brown suede overcoat, a black necklace and a golden charm necklace. She wore her hair down with a slight wave. Lindsay’s best accessory, however, might’ve been her big, white smile.

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The college football event marked Lindsay’s first public outing since Us confirmed that she and Abasolo, 44, finalized their divorce on January 7.

Lindsay and Abasolo fell in love during season 13 of The Bachelorette, which aired in 2017. They got married two years later after getting engaged on the show.

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Abasolo filed for divorce in January 2024, listing their date of separation as December 31, 2023.

The estranged couple quickly found themselves in a messy legal battle in part because they didn’t sign a prenuptial agreement before their wedding.

Us Weekly confirmed in July 2024 that Lindsay was ordered to pay her ex-husband $13,257 a month in temporary spousal support. She was also ordered by a judge to pay Abasolo $15,000 in attorney’s fees and $5,000 for forensic expert expenses.

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When it comes to their divorce settlement, Us confirmed that Abasolo “waives, discharges and releases” Lindsay from “any and all” future payments. However, the January filing revealed that Lindsay still owes Abasolo $460,229.

Outside of Lindsay’s outstanding payments to Abasolo, the former spouses appeared to come to a somewhat equal agreement for splitting their properties.

Abasolo will keep their Miami home and his 2021 Honda Accord, according to the docs. Lindsay, meanwhile, gets to keep her engagement and wedding rings along with her California home and 2023 Porsche Macan.

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Days before finalizing her divorce, Lindsay reflected on her rocky 2024 and all the positives that came from her journey.

“WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES!!! Literally crying as I write this because I am looking back on this year and am so thankful for the friends, family and moments that lifted me up, encouraged me, and just made me laugh through it all,” she captioned a December 31, 2024, Instagram post, featuring clips of Lindsay hosting different shows, attending football games and traveling with friends.

She added: “I am a living testimony because This time last year I was crying tears of sadness and confusion BUT this year I have tears full of happiness and hopefulness. Here’s to believing you are stronger than you think! I am so grateful and excited for 2025!! 🥳✨💛.”

Why Chappell Roan Says Job Cleaning Bathrooms Was 'Very Important' for Her

20 January 2025 at 12:08
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Chappell Roan’s road to fame and success was not without its bumps — including a stint working at a drive-through donut shop in Missouri.

After being dropped by her label following 2020 coronavirus pandemic cuts, Roan (real name Kayleigh Rose Amstutz) returned to her home state of Missouri to reset. While there, she learned a thing or two about hard work.

“It absolutely had a positive impact on me,” Roan told BBC’s Radio 1 in an interview published on Sunday, January 19, of her time working at a donut shop. “You have the knowledge of what it’s like to clean a public restroom. That’s very important.”

The singer used that year of experiences — which also included getting her heart broken — as the springboard to launch her career. (Roan was first signed to a label in 2015, but it wasn’t until nearly a decade later that her debut album hit airwaves.)

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When Roan returned to Los Angeles, she gave herself one year to make it — and make it she did.

In 2022, she released four singles, including “Naked in Manhattan,” as a prelude to her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, which dropped in September 2023.

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Roan’s fame skyrocketed shortly after her record was released thanks to her 2024 single, “Good Luck, Babe!” which was originally supposed to be titled, “Good Luck, Jane!”

“I wanted it to be about me falling in love with my best friend, and then her being like, ‘Ha ha ha, I don’t like you back, I like boys,’” the musician revealed on Sunday. “And it was like, ‘OK, well, good luck with that, Jane.’”

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Roan, who is an openly queer artist, has never shied away from tough topics or strayed from being herself. While that has caused some backlash, the singer is sticking to her guns.

“I think, actually, I’d be more successful if I was OK wearing a muzzle,” she said with a laugh.

She noted that her choices to take a tour break for her mental health and to call out photographers at the 2024 MTV Awards for allegedly shouting abusive remarks at the celebrities have impeded her success.

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“If I were to override more of my basic instincts, where my heart is going, ‘Stop, stop, stop, you’re not OK’, I would be bigger,” Roan claimed. “I would be way bigger … And I would still be on tour right now.” (Roan refused to extend her 2024 tour to protect her physical and mental health.)

Her inability to quiet her own inner voices hasn’t derailed Roan from earning six Grammy Awards nominations at the upcoming February ceremony, including Best New Artist. But for her, the recognition isn’t all that matters.

“If I can look back and say, ‘I did not crumble under the weight of expectation, and I did not stand for being abused or blackmailed’, [then] at least I stayed true to my heart,” Roan concluded.

Lamar Odom Recalls Having 1 Drink Before Coma, Thinks He Was Slipped Drugs

20 January 2025 at 11:45
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Lamar Odom’s 2015 coma is still a blur — and the former NBA player still doesn’t know how one drink led to his hospitalization.

“I do remember, but I don’t really remember because I was in a coma,” Odom, 45, said of his near-death experience during the Monday, January 20, episode of Australia’s The Kyle & Jackie O Show

The former Los Angeles Lakers star recalled heading to that “damn brothel” in Nevada in October 2015 without drugs on his person.

“I remember being upset that I didn’t have any cocaine to take to the brothel,” Odom said, noting that he had “just signed the divorce papers” after his split from Khloé Kardashian so he planned to “just go all the way in” that night at the brothel. (Kardashian, 40, initially filed for divorce in December 2013 after four years of marriage.)

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Once he arrived at the location, Odom remembered “putting down a certain amount on my credit card to tell them, like, ‘You know, let’s keep this a secret.’”

After that, the athlete recalled “having a drink and then waking up three days later with it all over the news.”

Cohost Kyle Sandilands was surprised by Odom’s recount of the evening, asking, “So, there were no drugs?”

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“I don’t know what they were able to slip into my drink,” Odom replied, confirming that he doesn’t remember taking any drugs on his own, but when he came out of the coma, he was told there were in fact drugs in his system that night.

He continued: “When I woke up, I couldn’t walk or talk. It took some months of rehabilitation and a lot of prayers, a lot of determination.”

Odom also had Kardashian by his side when he woke up. While the pair had just signed their divorce paperwork when Odom nearly died, it wasn’t finalized. The Kardashians star withdrew the filing so she could make medical decisions on his behalf.

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“She was the first thing I saw. She said, ‘Hi, Mookah.’ ‘Mookah’ is a name my mother used to call me. She said it to let me know I wasn’t dead,” Odom exclusively told Us Weekly in March 2017, recalling the moment he woke up to Kardashian by his bedside. “She played a major role in me getting my memory back. She would bring pictures of my mother and my grandmother. I kept thinking, Am I paralyzed forever? Am I mute forever? It was scary s—. Faith got me through.”

While he and Kardashian eventually divorced in December 2016, Odom learned a lot during his recovery.

The retired basketball player said on Monday that he had “12 strokes and six heart attacks when I was underneath, seeing all black,” which ultimately led to his healthier lifestyle choices.

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“You have nothing to do after you’ve beaten death,” Odom continued, noting on the podcast that since his brush with death he has been “drug-free.”

He shared that his “mission” after surviving the overdose is to “help people who have the same problem, who couldn’t help themselves” to better understand addiction.

When it comes to his own life, Odom said he’s “content” and “happy” to be living with his children.

Odom’s eldest child, son Jayden, died at 6 months old from sudden infant death syndrome. He welcomed Jayden with then-girlfriend Liza Morales in December 2005. The former couple also share daughter Destiny, 26, and son Lamar Jr., 23.

“[I’m] seeing things differently and submitting to fatherhood,” he concluded.

Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid Cheer on Philadelphia Eagles at NFL Playoffs

20 January 2025 at 09:10
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Bradley Cooper’s love of the Philadelphia Eagles seems to have rubbed off on girlfriend Gigi Hadid as they were both spotted at the team’s most recent game.

The couple attended the Eagles’ NFL playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams in Philadelphia on Sunday, January 19. Both Cooper, 50, and Hadid, 29, were seen screaming in excitement during the outing, cheering for the home team, according to a fan video shared via TikTok.

Cooper wore an Eagles bomber jacket and grey pants while rooting for his favorite franchise from box seats. (The team won 28-22 in a snow-filled battle to remain in the hunt for Super Bowl LIX.)

Hadid opted for a chicer ensemble, sporting a letterman-style green and blue jacket — the team colors are traditionally green, black, silver and white, but they’ve also worn Kelly green, blue and yellow — a matching green scarf, black jeans, a gold belt and black gloves.

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She topped off the look by pulling her hair back in a headband and wore aviator sunglasses.

Cooper’s connection to the Eagles is well known. The actor was born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, and he famously played diehard Eagles fan Pat Solitano in 2012’s Silver Linings Playbook, which earned him an Oscar nomination.

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Hadid, for her part, owns a farm in nearby New Hope, Pennsylvania, so she is also a fan of the Eagles’ home state. (Us Weekly confirmed in December 2023 that Cooper purchased a home close to the Hadid farm.)

Cooper and Hadid were romantically linked in October 2023 after being photographed together in New York City. At the time a source exclusively told Us that the pair “have a lot in common,” including being single parents.

Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid’s Relationship Timeline

Hadid shares daughter Khai, 4, with ex-boyfriend Zayn Malik, while Cooper and ex-girlfriend Irina Shayk coparent daughter Lea De Seine, 7.

Throughout their relationship, Hadid and Cooper have maintained somewhat of a low profile. However, over the course of 2024 they began to make more public appearances together, including attending pal Taylor Swift’s final Eras Tour stop in Paris in May.

That same month, the duo were seen enjoying Stevie Nicks’ set at BottleRock Napa Valley Festival.

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When Cooper was noticeably absent from the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in October 2024, Hadid gave a rare comment about their dynamic. “He’s watching from home tonight,” she told Entertainment Tonight before she took the runway, noting, “He is on dad duty.”

The following month, Cooper and Hadid were seen out in New York City for a date night to see Alyssa Milano play Roxie Hart in Broadway’s Chicago. They were later spotted in coordinating red and white outfits while taking a November 2024 stroll in the Big Apple.

Sister Wives’ Meri Claims Her Child Wasn't 'Taken Care Of’ With Family Money

19 January 2025 at 20:01
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In the latest episode of Sister Wives, Meri Brown shed light on the breakdown of her family’s funds — and she claimed it wasn’t always fair.

“His whole big thing then was I would get two acres. Two acres,” Meri, 53, told her pal Jen during the Sunday, January 19, episode of the TLC series, alleging that ex-husband Kody Brown never intended to give her an equal share of their family’s Coyote Pass property. “He’s like, ‘Well, you don’t need as much because you don’t have as many kids.’”

Jen pointed out that Meri “paid equally” into the plot of land, which is in Flagstaff, Arizona, despite the fact that she only shares one child, Leon, with Kody, 55.

“I don’t know if they don’t remember, like, when our funds were all together and those family funds that I helped with went to the kids’ college, went to property,” Meri explained. “It went to everything. We had a family fund.”

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Jen quickly reminded Meri that not only did she put money into the family bank when she was married to Kody, but that money “paid out for the majority of the kids’ colleges, but not Leon’s.”

Jen alleged that the family fund “went to the majority of the kids’ cars, but not Leon’s,” which Meri confirmed. “I paid for Leon’s college,” Meri said, adding that she paid for her child’s “car payments” as well — and didn’t use the family slush.

Meri confessed: “I really don’t know how much of the family fund actually paid for other kids’ school or cars, but I know that my kiddo’s school was not taken care of from the family fund.”

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Although she was married to Kody the longest, Meri claimed she never got an even share of the money her sister wives all pulled together for their plural family.

“Kody has actually said this: ‘Because I only have one child, I am not entitled to an equal portion of the property,’” Meri alleged, once again referring to the sale of their communal land.

Meri and Kody were legally married from 1990 to 2014. They got divorced so Kody could wed fourth wife Robyn Brown and legally adopt her three children from a prior relationship. Meri and Kody remained in a spiritual union until she confirmed their separation in January 2023.

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Along with Leon, Kody welcomed six children with both Janelle Brown and Christine Brown before their respective breakups. (Janelle announced her split in December 2022, while Christine left the plural family in 2021.)

Kody is still married to Robyn, 46, with whom he shares three adoptive children and two biological kids.

“We had 18 kids to take care of. You know, that’s just water under the bridge,” Kody told the cameras during Sunday’s episode while discussing the division of assets. “I don’t even want to discuss it. Meri can do all the complaining about whatever happened that she wants.”

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While Kody tried to ignore Meri’s claims, she remained adamant that she deserves to get some money from their Coyote Pass property — as does Janelle. (Christine gave her portion of the land to Robyn and Kody after her divorce and kept the money from selling her Arizona home.)

“I put a lot into this marriage emotionally, financially [and] personally. I didn’t get anything out of it as far as, like, alimony or whatever. And I’m not looking for that,” Meri concluded. “So I think it’s fair [I get] the property investment. I think it’s fair that I walk away with that at least.”

Elsewhere in the episode, Kody met with a realtor to list Coyote Pass but didn’t keep Janelle or Meri in the loop. The women, meanwhile, both retained attorneys to try and protect their rights to the land.

Sister Wives airs on TLC Sundays at 10 p.m. ET.

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Dolly Parton’s Generosity Knows No Bounds: Most Charitable Moments

19 January 2025 at 14:15
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Dolly Parton must work longer than 9 to 5 to balance her music and impressive charitable efforts.

In 2022, Parton was honored with the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy for her decades of good deeds and gushed over how “proud” she was to receive the recognition. Her acts of kindness include the creation of The Dollywood Foundation and donating funds to vaccine research after the coronavirus pandemic outbreak in 2020.

“What an honor it is just to be here. I really am just honored and proud to be amongst these great people and doing all these great things to help the world, as they say,” Parton said in October 2022 while accepting the medal. “I just give from my heart. I never know what I’m going to do or why I’m going to do it. I just see a need and if I can fill it then I will.”

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The Grammy winner continued: “If I can just do my small part in this world then that’s all that I ask in this world. I am very proud of the Imagination Library, so that is very dear to me. I just hope that I can continue to do good things.”

Scroll down to see some of Parton’s most charitable moments:

1988

Parton launched her non-profit organization The Dollywood Foundation in April 1988 in Sevierville, Tennessee. The goal was to increase the number of local high school graduates and decrease the dropout rate.

The “Jolene” singer also created the Buddy Program, which gave $500 to every seventh and eighth grader in the area who finished high school. The initiation was successful with the dropout rate going from 35 percent to only 6 percent, according to the foundation’s website.

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1991

As part of her successful theme park, Dollywood, Parton opened the Eagle Mountain Sanctuary. The space spans 30,000 square feet and is managed by the American Eagle Foundations shelters to help ensure the safety of the bald eagles.

1995

The musician expanded The Dollywood Foundation with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The program gifts children under five a book monthly to help with literacy and further learning in all areas of the country — and internationally. In 2018, Parton reached a milestone as the Imagination Library sent out its 100 millionth book.

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2000

The foundation began five scholarships of $15,000, dubbed the Dolly Parton Scholarship, to Sevier County’s high school seniors to help students continue their studies at an accredited university. “The scholarships are for students who have a dream they wish to pursue and who can successfully communicate their plan and commitment to realize their dreams,” the website reads.

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2007

Parton once again gave back to her community by helping raise $500,000 for the Sevier County Hospital by putting on a benefit concert. Dollywood and Parton’s Dixie Stampede dinner theater each pledged $250,000, totalling $1 million for the fundraiser. The funds were used to open the LeConte Medical Center, which is a hospital and cancer center, in 2010.

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2016 

Following devastating wildfires in Tennessee that tore through the Great Smoky Mountains, Parton created the My People Fund under her Dollywood Foundation umbrella. The fund distributed $1,000 per month for six months to families who lost their main residence. The foundation revealed in 2017 that more than $12 million was raised and distributed to those in need during that past year.

2017

After releasing her children’s album, I Believe in You, Patron donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital. The donation was made in honor of Parton’s niece who was treated for leukemia at the hospital.

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2020

In spring of 2020, Parton was one of many celebrities who designed a spatula for Williams-Sonoma’s collection of charitable kitchenware. Parton’s design helped earn money for the company’s annual Cook for a Cause campaign.

That same year, the actress made headlines for donating money to coronavirus vaccine research following the worldwide pandemic spike. Parton gave $1 million to assist Moderna’s vaccine research, which was reported to be 94.5 percent effective against the virus.

“I’m just happy that anything I do can help somebody else,” Parton told Today at the time. “When I donated the money to the COVID fund, I just wanted it to do good. Evidently, it is. Let’s just hope we find a cure real soon.”

2021

When Tennessee’s Humphreys County experienced unprecedented flooding and damage, Parton stepped up and raised $700,000 to get people back on their feet. Parton’s Dollywood and Pigeon Forge dinner show properties gifted a portion of the ticket sales during two October 2021 dates to benefit the United Way of Humphreys County.

Parton’s late friend Loretta Lynn was responsible for the choice in charity. “After the Sevier County wildfires in 2016, Loretta was one of the first who reached out to offer anything she could,” Parton said in a statement. “It meant so much to me that Loretta — and so many folks — were ready to give in any way they could. This was just one small way I could help Loretta’s people for all they did to help my people.”

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Earlier that year, Parton revealed that she used some of the royalties from Whitney Houston’s cover of her song “I Will Always Love You” to give back to a Black neighborhood in Nashville. “It was mostly just Black families and people that lived around there,” Parton said during an August 2021 appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, sharing that she invested in an office complex in the area. “It was a whole strip mall. And I thought, ‘This is the perfect place for me to be, considering it was Whitney.’”

She continued: “I just thought, ‘This was great. I’m going to be down here with her people, who are my people as well.’ And so I just love the fact that I spent that money on a complex. And I think, ‘This is the house that Whitney built.’”

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2022

Parton announced in February 2022 that Dollywood — through its operating partner Herschend Enterprises — would start covering 100 percent of tuition, fees and book costs for any employee who is going to college to further their education.

Four months later, the “Here You Come Again” singer donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center to help the hospital’s pediatric infectious disease research.

2024

Parton personally pledged a million dollars to the Mountain Ways Foundation, which helped East Tennessee communities that were impacted by Hurricane Helene. Her donation would be matched by her companies, which included the Dollywood Foundation and Dollywood Parks and Resorts. The East Tennessee native shared that she would be making the donations in partnership with Walmart.

Jessica Alba and Cash Warren’s 3 Kids: Get to Know Honor, Haven and Hayes

17 January 2025 at 17:14
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Jessica Alba and Cash Warren welcomed three children before parting ways romantically in January 2025.

“I’m proud of how we’ve grown in our marriage over the last 20 years and it’s now time for us to embark on a new chapter of growth and evolution as individuals,” Alba via Instagram on January 16, confirming their separation. “We are moving forward with love, kindness and respect for each other and will forever be family. Our children remain our highest priority, and we request privacy at this time.”

Alba’s children, Honor, Haven and Hayes, have always been her and Warren’s priority — even if they don’t know how hip their parents are.

“My kids do not think I’m cool,” Alba exclusively told Us Weekly in August 2024. She joked that her and Honest Renovations costar Lizzy Mathis are “the best of the worst” in their kids’ eyes.

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Alba revealed, “My kids just don’t think parents in general are cool because they’re, like, ‘Oh, what do they know?’ Cause obviously [they know].”

She added that her kids “think my friends are cool,” but she and Warren were not on that list.

Scroll down to meet Alba and Warren’s three children:

Honor Marie Warren

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Alba and Warren’s eldest child, daughter Honor, was born on June 7, 2008. (When Alba was nine-months pregnant with Honor she and Warren eloped and tied the knot at a courthouse.)

Alba was inspired during her pregnancy with Honor to create the Honest Company, after the actress had an adverse reaction to baby detergent. Alba stepped down from the company in April 2024.

The Fantastic Four actress has been vocal about her highs and lows with Honor, revealing in January 2024 that the mother-daughter duo went to therapy together.

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“Honor was probably 11, and we were arguing all the time about dumb stuff. And I was like, ‘I don’t want to live like this. This is not fun,’” Alba told Real Simple at the time. “I didn’t want us to have a wedge between us. As her mother, when I say something, she’s going to hear it as an argument or as me trying to control her. I wanted there to be someone who could explain things in a way I couldn’t.” She confessed that the session with Honor “put [me] in check.”

In June 2024, Alba gushed about her firstborn as she turned 16. “Your sweet but wise disposition from day one — only allowing those who you trust closest to you — is inspiring,” she wrote via Instagram. “Those who will treat challenges between you with softness, can be silly and most importantly who are authentic to their core. You sniff out fake people like no other. You are effortless in standing in your truth, you are considerate, and kind and you care deeply about everyone around you.”

Haven Garner Warren

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The pair’s second daughter, Haven, was born on August 13, 2011. She was named because she was born inside her amniotic sac, or as Warren told Alba, “She was born in her safe haven.”

Unlike her big sister, Haven has red hair, which caught Alba off guard. “I really only expected my child to look like Honor,” the actress told People in 2011. “When the two of us made such a different-looking kid it was like, ‘OK, I guess we can do this too!’ It was a nice little surprise.”

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Alba revealed in July 2022 that she began taking Haven to therapy with her, as she did with Honor before. “Around puberty is when it’s the time I think, for me, with my girls,” she told Glamour UK. “That’s when they started to sort of shut down and get really like, ‘I don’t want to talk any more.’ And I’m like, ‘We’re not doing this.’”

Alba praised Haven on her 13th birthday in August 2024, writing via Instagram, “My sweet Havie, the day you entered this world, my heart expanded in ways that words can’t fully capture. The love I felt for you was immediate and overwhelming — beyond anything I could have imagined. You arrived in the most extraordinary way, born in the caul, and from that moment, you have embodied your name, being a true safe #Haven for all of us.”

Hayes Alba Warren

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Warren and Alba’s youngest child and only son, Hayes, was born on December 31, 2017. For Alba, a baby boy was an answer to her prayers.

“For me … the girls love their dad. I wanted someone to love me more,” she joked ahead of Hayes’ arrival, telling Rachael Ray in October 2017, “When he comes home, they’re like, ‘Daddy!’ It’s like a party.”

When Hayes was nearly 4, Alba visited The Rachael Ray Show and teased in September 2021 that he was a “nice break from the drama” of her two girls.

The following year, she honored Hayes via Instagram. “I love you more than words could ever express my sweet boy. Your spirit is pure love and joy!” Alba wrote via Instagram in December 2022. “I love everything that makes you you! Please remember to always give mama tight squeezes and smooches no matter how big you get!”

Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson Quiet Split Rumors by Holding Hands in India

17 January 2025 at 16:43
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Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson quieted split speculation during a romantic getaway to Mumbai, India, on Friday, January 15.

The couple were all smiles while walking hand in hand in India, marking their first public outing together in 2025. Martin, 47, wore a grey long-sleeved shirt, black sweatpants and a baseball hat that read “Kiiid” and sneakers, according to photos published by People.

The Coldplay singer beamed as he held on tight to Johnson, 35, who also opted for a casual ensemble. Johnson donned a black maxi dress with a striped shirt tied around her waist and a similar baseball cap and sneakers.

The Madame Web actress waved for the camera in one snap as she drifted behind her longtime boyfriend. Martin led the way in a separate picture, holding Dakota’s right hand the entire time.

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Johnson is in town to support Martin and his band, which are playing multiple sold-out shows in the country.

Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour is in Mumbai through Tuesday, January 21, before going to Ahmedabad, India, for two more shows. The band goes to China and South Korea in April before kicking off the U.S. stint at the end of May.

Johnson, meanwhile, has become a fixture on Martin’s tours after Us Weekly confirmed in December 2017 that they were dating. (Martin finalized his divorce from Gwyneth Paltrow in July 2016.)

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Us confirmed in March 2024 that the actress and singer got engaged “a while” ago but weren’t planning to make a “huge public announcement.”

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“They’re not in a huge rush to get married and don’t have a final wedding date set just yet,” an insider exclusively revealed at the time.

Three months later, Johnson was spotted at the U.K.’s Glastonbury Festival cheering on her fiancé. She was seen taking in the show alongside Martin’s children, Apple, 20, and Moses, 18, whom he shares with Paltrow, 52.

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Despite being close with Martin’s kids, Johnson sparked split speculation later that summer. In August 2024, she was photographed without her engagement ring while out in Los Angeles.

However, Johnson’s rep denied that they were having issues, telling Us at the time, “The reports are not true. They are happily together.”

Later that month, a source exclusively told Us that Johnson and Martin had broken up earlier in 2024 “just before she went on her press tour for Madame Web.”

The insider noted that the “space apart did them good” and once Johnson was back from work “they got back together.”

Golden Bachelor’s Sandra Mason and Charles King Detail 1st Date, New Romance

17 January 2025 at 14:47
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Sandra Mason and Charles King’s budding romance marks the first Golden Bachelor and Golden Bachelorette crossover — and Us is here for it.

“I’m just gonna leave THIS right HERE for y’all … 🌹+🌹 😊,” Sandra, 76, wrote via Instagram on Friday, January 17, sharing a reel from her first date with Charles, 62.

The reality stars met while attending Joan Vassos’ “Men Tell All” episode, which aired in November 2024. Sandra knew Joan because they were both contestants on season 1 of The Golden Bachelor.

Charles, meanwhile, competed for Joan’s final rose during season 1 of The Golden Bachelorette. (Joan got engaged to Chock Chapple during the show’s finale.)

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While Sandra and Charles didn’t find love on TV, they sparked a connection while at “Men Tell All,” and Charles later slid into Sandra’s DMs. It wasn’t until the new year that the pair went on a proper date while Sandra was in Los Angeles for the holidays. (Sandra is from Georgia.)

“Sandra and I spent some time together right around New Year’s Eve. We had a really, really great time together,” Charles told BachelorNation.com on Friday. “The vibe was amazing. Sandra is an incredible woman.”

Charles, who hails from California, praised Sandra for her “elegant charm and straightforwardness.” He gushed about her being “classy” and “fun” and “funny.”

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The twosome enjoyed a night out in Pasadena for their first date, dining at Houston’s, which was documented in Sandra’s Instagram post.

“I got home by around 3 a.m.! Aren’t seniors not supposed to be out past 10 p.m.?” Charles teased. “I told Sandra that the last time I got home that late was when I was in college. We had dinner and had a great conversation.”

The portfolio manager said the dinner date was their “moment.”

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Sandra completely agreed with Charles’ assessment of the evening. “We had a phenomenal conversation getting to know each other after dinner as well,” she told the outlet. “We talked about our future, our kids, what we want in a relationship, the show, and so much more.”

She called Charles the “ultimate gentleman” and a “treasure.” Sandra added, “Charles is chess, not checkers. It’s so true. He’s so sincere. A lot of men can seem that way and throw on the charm, but he’s not that way, it’s truly who he is.”

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Sandra, who is retired, said spending time with Charles was “one of the best dates I’ve had in a long time,” teasing that they also had sexual chemistry.

“Sometimes a hug just is not enough, so we did step into the lip-to-lip zone for a minute,” she revealed. “But a lady doesn’t tell!”

While the pair have spoken since their date, they aren’t sure what comes next as Charles is about to move to South Africa for a few years for work.

“You never know what the future holds,” they both said, hinting that their love story might not be done.

Southern Charm’s Venita Says JT 'Popped Up' With a GF Amid Their Romance

17 January 2025 at 12:43
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Venita Aspen is spilling the sweet tea about her romance with Jarrett “JT” Thomas — and according to her, it didn’t end well.

“I was also excited to come in [this season] with my best friend JT. That was fun,” Venita said of Southern Charm season 10 during the Thursday, January 16, episode of Access Hollywood’s “Housewives Nightcap” podcast.

She recalled, “We became thick as thieves over the summer. I was ready. Then boom — everything crashed down in front of me.”

The Southern Charm star explained that she and JT were dating by the time the show’s trailer dropped in October 2024, but their romance soon went off the rails.

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When asked whether JT “ghosted her,” Venita replied, “No, he popped up with a girlfriend on Instagram.”

JT went Instagram official with Ali Pereless in November 2024, captioning a series of cuddly photos of the couple, “Long overdue 💟.”

While Venita didn’t go into any more details about JT’s new romance, she said it had been eight weeks since they last talked.

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“I think we need to get him to show up and get him to talk. Because I have no idea [what happened],” she said on the podcast. “It was very jarring. I think that I’m still kinda digesting it.”

The fashion influencer recalled: “One day I was supposed to be going to lunch with his mom and him and hang out, and the trailer drops and he starts acting crazy. Falls off the face of the earth.”

Venita said looking back, “I think he was nervous to see how he was going to be portrayed this year. I think the anxiety got the best of him.”

Days after he debuted his new romance on social media, JT raised eyebrows again when he announced he “resigned” from Southern Charm. He made the announcement in November 2024, shortly before the new season was set to premiere.

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“I no longer wish to participate in any ways moving forward with the TV show,” he wrote via Instagram at the time, explaining that he would not be taping the “2-3 remaining green room interviews.”

Venita, who to start off season 10 was close with JT, said on Thursday that she is “doing my best” to not say “too much about the situation” until she has a chance to speak with JT.

“I want to hear what he has to say. I don’t want to dig too hard on him,” she said. “I know the moment will come when I can lash out at him, but I can’t do it yet.”

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Venita added that JT disappearing from her life and the show was really hard because she is the “only person who really stands beside” him all season.

“That put me in a position of messing up friendships that I had been working on building for years,” she explained, noting that fans will see the fallout transpire this season. “I ended up risking all of those friendships.”

She added that “his day will come,” and while JT “thinks he played me,” that is not the case. “That’s the funny part because I haven’t had my time yet,” Venita concluded. “You wait until you’re back in front of me and I get to say my peace. You actually got played here, not me.”

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While Venita is upset with JT for her own reasons, her fellow costars have her back — and their own bones to pick with him should he return for the season 10 reunion.

During the first part of the season, JT butted heads with Madison LeCroy after he claimed her husband, Brett Randle, thought they hooked up during a past trip to Jamaica.

JT also claimed that he heard Austen Kroll was dating other women when he started seeing his girlfriend, Audrey Pratt. JT was then accused of calling Patricia Altschul a bitch, which he has denied.

“He was no longer wanted in the group,” Madison, 34, exclusively told Us Weekly of JT in December 2024.

Taylor Ann Green told Us at the time that it was “very selfish” for JT to “have a hiccup and then all of a sudden bail.”

Southern Charm airs on Bravo Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET.

Cameron Diaz's 'Back in Action' Is Here — But What's Her Most Iconic Role?

17 January 2025 at 09:46

Cameron Diaz hooked fans in with her debut role in 1994’s The Mask — and for 20 years she was one of Hollywood’s biggest stars.

The actress surprised moviegoers in 2018 when she announced her retirement from the industry, having last starred in 2014’s Annie. During her break, Diaz wed Benji Madden in 2015 and the couple have gone on to welcome daughter Raddix and son Cardinal via surrogate.

“When you do something at a really high level for a long period of time, when you’re the person that’s sort of delivering on this one thing, everything around, all parts of you that isn’t that, has to sort of be handed off to other people,” Diaz said during an August 2021 appearance on Hart to Heart.

In May 2022, Diaz announced that she was ready to make her movie comeback in Netflix’s Back In Action alongside friend Jamie Foxx. The January 2025 release is not the only iconic movie in Diaz’s catalog.

Scroll down to see which of Diaz’s films are her absolute best:

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Jim Carrey might’ve been the lead character in this bizarre comedy about a masked superhero, but Diaz’s Tina Carlyle will forever be one of our movie style stars. Diaz was only 21 when she played Stanley Ipkiss’ love interest and her sex appeal was on a whole different level. Whether it was her strapless red dress or the Beetlejuice-style frock she wore on a date, we loved them all.

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Being Julia Roberts’ movie rival would’ve been tough for any actress, but Diaz handled it with ease. Sure, Diaz’s character, Kimberly “Kimmy” Wallace, was spoiled and not exactly the brightest, but she was so lovable that even Roberts’ Julianne Potter eventually rooted for her to marry Michael O’Neal (Dermot Mulroney) — who Julianne was madly in love with the whole time. If you haven’t seen this movie, prepare to join in when everyone sings “Say a Little Prayer” at a packed restaurant, because it’s both joyful and hilarious.

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If Diaz wasn’t an A-lister before, her role as Ted’s (Ben Stiller) dream girl from high school, Mary, cemented her super star status. Mary is the girl next door, who is so far out of Ted’s league, it actually hurts to watch him try and fail to woo her as an adult. However, the most iconic part in the 1998 flick is when Mary uses “hair gel” she found at Ted’s place to stick her hair straight up and still look flawless — IYKYK.

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Just when we couldn’t love Diaz anymore, she teamed up with Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu in 2000s Charlie’s Angels to play spies Natalie, Dylan and Alex, respectively. The girl power vibes throughout this film — and its 2003 sequel, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle — continue to make Us smile decades later. In addition to being a total badass on screen, Diaz wins the movie when she answers the door wearing Spider-man underwear after an epic solo dance scene.

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Yes, Diaz’s voice work as Princess Fiona will go down in history as one of her greatest ideas ever. Princess Fiona is sassy, self-sufficient and full of funny one-liners that are almost as hilarious as her eventual ogre husband Shrek’s (Mike Myers) quips throughout the animated film. Luckily for Us, Diaz has reprised her role in three more Shrek movies, with a fifth installment in the works.

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Diaz, Christina Applegate and Selma Blair all in one movie? Sign Us up! After avoiding men for years, Christina (Diaz) meets her perfect match in Peter (Thomas Jane) while at a bar. When she misses her opportunity to date him, Christina grabs her girlfriends and hits the road for an epic journey to find love. Along the way, there is dancing (really, really good dancing), lots of laughs and wild encounters — all of which make this movie a classic.

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This 2005 film pulls at your heartstrings in a way you’d never expect. When party girl Maggie (Diaz) hooks up with her sister Rose’s (Toni Collette) boyfriend, she seeks out their grandmother, who was never part of their lives. In a twist of fate, staying at her grandmother’s (Shirley MacLaine) retirement home turns out to be the best medicine for Maggie — and brings the sisters back together. Diaz is a perfect fit as the rowdy sister who doesn’t have her life figured out, but her emotional performance is what has Us rewatching this year after year.

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This might be Diaz’s best movie of all time, don’t at Us! Not only do viewers get to travel from Los Angeles to London to follow the lives of British journalist Iris (Kate Winslet) and movie trailer producer Amanda (Diaz), but we get two romances worth swooning over. Iris falls for L.A. local Miles (Jack Black), while Amanda finds herself smitten with Iris’ brother, Graham (Jude Law), while staying in her cute English cottage. Amanda is a mess, but a boss babe who we can’t help but love. We have to admit, when she finally cries, we cry … every, single, time.

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We totally agree that Diaz’s Elizabeth Halsey was incompetent as a middle school teacher in this 2011 film, but she played it perfectly. The actress was wild, hilarious and very self-involved, all of which made Us laugh out loud. The best scene? When Elizabeth channels her inner Daisy Duke while rolling on cars during a student car wash all while trying to make money for breast implants. It’s too good.

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Being the “other woman” is something no lady wants, but if it means you get to be BFFs with Diaz’s character, Carly Whitten, then it’s not so bad. After realizing she is dating a married man, Carly befriends his wife, Kate King (Leslie Mann), and they begin to work together to take him down. Things get even crazier when they learn they aren’t the only women in Mark King’s (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) life. Think Thelma & Louise but in NYC with a side of adultery.

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Diaz surprised fans with her role as Hannigan in the 2014 movie, which follows foster kid Annie (Quvenzhané Wallis) after a mayoral candidate (Foxx) takes her in to better help his campaign. Diaz, for her part, played the mean foster mom perfectly and yet, in the end, we didn’t hate her. Oh, and did we mention she sings?

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Diaz proves she’s still got it in Netflix’s Back in Action which premiered in January 2025 — more than a decade after she starred in Annie. In the film, Diaz and Foxx play married suburban couple Emily and Matt who are former CIA spies. When their cover is blown, they are pulled back into a world of espionage and must protect their kids, who — spoiler alert — don’t think they are cool enough to be this badass. Diaz’s role reminds Us of her Charlie’s Angels days paired with Mission Impossible stunts and one-liners we’re sure to quote time and time again.

Most Shocking TikTok Star Deaths: Chris O'Donnell and More

17 January 2025 at 06:30
Chris O'Donnell and Kyle Marisa Roth Most Shocking TikTok Deaths
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The deaths of several online stars have shaken the TikTok community — and broken the hearts of fans — over the years.

Taylor Rousseau Grigg died in October 2024 at the age of 25 after battling undisclosed medical issues. Her husband, Cameron Grigg, announced her death via social media, revealing she’d been “in and out of the hospital since we got married” in 2023.

Two months before her death, Taylor celebrated her first wedding anniversary with Cameron. “Happy one year to us. I love you, Cameron!! 💛,” she wrote via Instagram in August 2024, posting footage from their special day.

Earlier in 2024, TikTok star Kyle Marisa Roth died at the age of 36. Her cause of death was not immediately known, but fans honored her legacy upon the news.

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“I know I never met Kyle in real life, but I really felt like I knew her,” actress Julia Fox wrote in the comments section of Kyle’s sister Lindsay Roth’s announcement that April. “I’m so devastated and have been crying ever since the news leaked on TikTok. I really hope she did it suffer and I hope she knew how much she touched our lives. She was a ray of sunshine and I will miss her deeply.”

Scroll down for a look back at some of the most shocking TikTok star deaths:

Timothy Hall

Most Shocking TikTok Star Deaths
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Hall, who was known on social media as “Timbo the Redneck,” was killed in August 2021 after being in an accident involving his pick-up truck. He was 18. Hall was doing donuts in his vehicle when the truck flipped and he flew out of the driver’s seat, according to a video posted by a family friend named Tony. The truck landed on Hall and killed him.

Hall’s mother confirmed his death on his TikTok account saying, “He won’t be making any more videos, no more videos at all. My son was in a bad accident yesterday and didn’t make it, and I want to thank everybody for all the fans that he had.”

She added, “He loved TikTok and just believed in all the fans and everybody that supported him and it meant a lot to him. Sometimes he wouldn’t listen to me, he’d say, ‘I gotta do this TikTok!'”

Cooper Noriega

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Us Weekly confirmed in June 2022 that Noriega died at the age of 19. Noriega was found dead in a parking lot, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner. Six months later, the coroner determined that his death was due to the combined effects of fentanyl, lorazepam, which is used to treat anxiety, and alprazolam, also known as Xanax. The medical examiner added that Noriega’s recent use of clonazepam, another anxiety medicine, was a separate factor in his death.

Prior to his death, Noriega, who was also a model, opened up about struggling with mental illness and substance use. “I’ve been struggling with addiction since I was 9 years old, you may think that’s crazy but that’s the life I’ve been dealt,” he said in a TikTok video days before his passing, revealing he created a Discord server for his followers to share their stories.

“One of the many things I’ve learned while struggling with addiction was that surrounding yourself with negative people will only bring you down,” Noriega added. “For that reason, Discord is meant to bring us all together and create a safe space where people can vent and help others through their tough times.

In November 2023, two men, one of whom is Erick Oved Estrada, were arrested for their alleged connection to Noriega’s death. Prosecutors alleged that one of Estrada’s associates distributed “fentanyl-laced oxycodone” to Noriega, which caused a fatal overdose. All parties involved pleaded not guilty and a trial was set for January 2024, but has since been rescheduled for November 2024, according to the Simi Valley Acorn.

Kyle Marisa Roth

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Kyle’s mom, Jacquie Cohen Roth, announced her daughter’s death in April 2024 via LinkedIn, writing, “My daughter Kyle has passed away. She touched some of your lives personally and some of your lives via her immense life on another platform. … Nothing makes sense now and we’ll understand more in the next few days. Be kind to one another please.” Kyle was 36 at the time of her death.

In August 2024, Maryland’s Chief Medical Examiner’s report revealed that Kyle’s death was caused by a cardiac arrhythmia due to myocardial fibrosis. Kyle’s toxicology report showed traces of diphenhydramine, an antihistamine such as Benadryl, as well as mitragynine, which is often used for pain management, according to the report obtained by TMZ.

Kyle previously told her followers about her journey to overcome colon cancer as well as multiple surgeries that led to “lots of bad ass f—ing scars.” She shared in July 2021 via X that she’d had “three major abdominal surgeries, one reconstructive shoulder surgery” was “missing” three internal organs and experienced “over a dozen broken bones.”

Jainer Moises Pinedo Vargas

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Vargas, who was known as the “Dancing Engineer” on TikTok, died in August 2024 due to complications of dengue fever. He was 34. Vargas contracted the mosquito-borne disease while in Condorcanqui Province, Peru, one month prior.

After going to the hospital in Bagua, Peru, Vargas was transferred to a larger facility in Chiclayo when doctors discovered fluid around his lungs. His condition continued to worsen and Vargas was put on a ventilator. Doctors later found that Vargas had Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which Department of Health Deputy Minister Ricardo Peña told Peru21 likely contributed to his death.

Caleb Graves

Feature TikToker Caleb Graves Dies at 33 After Running Disneyland Half Marathon
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Graves died in September 2024 at the age of 33 after running in the Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon. The TikTok star reportedly received medical assistance shortly after he crossed the finished line in Anaheim, California. The Anaheim Police Department public information officer Sergeant Matt Sutter told Us in a statement that one of the workers noticed Graves “clutching his chest” and “noticed he was going into cardiac arrest.”

Sutter continued: “He was quickly transported to the nearby Anaheim Global Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead approximately an hour later.” An exact cause of death has not been revealed.

Graves, who gained over 18,000 followers on TikTok for sharing content about the Disney parks and films, revealed one day prior to the race that he was “worried” about the California heat for the marathon. He recalled walking his dog outside for 20 minutes in the heat and then “10 minutes after I got back in, I just passed out, fell asleep, no control over my body. It was heat exhaustion, ’cause it’s only happened once to me before.”

Taylor Rousseau Grigg

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Taylor’s husband, Cameron, confirmed her death in October 2024, revealing it was “so sudden and unexpected.” The TikTok star, who also owned online boutiques Geaux Savage and Sauvage and Beauty, was 25.

“No one ever expects to have to deal with this kind of pain and heartache, especially at our age,” Cameron wrote via Instagram. “This past year Taylor has dealt with more pain and suffering than most people do in a lifetime. And in spite of that she still has been such a light and always brought joy to everyone around her.”

He continued, “She is the most brave and strong woman I know, and her confidence in the Lord outweighed every other circumstance she’s faced, even in her darkest hours. I know she’s saved my life and so many others out there. Her earthly body is still here with us being run by machines to keep her organs viable for donation.”

Taylor’s cause of death was not revealed, but she previously told her followers that she was dealing with several undisclosed medical issues.

Rachel Yaffe

Yaffe died on October 11, 2024, following a battle with fibrolamellar carcinoma, a rare form of adolescent liver cancer.

“It made me feel super fatigued, tired, weak. I had some other complications and symptoms going on,” she previously said in an August 2024 TikTok video, detailing her treatment. “I finally started to feel a little bit strong enough to come back to New York [City], where my support system of friends are and where I also feel more inspired to go on walks and strengthen my body a little bit.”

Bella Bradford

In a video uploaded weeks after the influencer died on October 15, 2024, she announced her own death. She was 24.

“I have terminal cancer and unfortunately, by now, my life has come to an end, and I’ve passed away,” she shared in the video uploaded on October 31. “But I wanted to do one final Get Ready With Me because I love doing these, and I love fashion. Thank you for following me on this fun journey, and yeah, I hope you will back on all my videos and find a little bit of joy in your day if you ever needed to feel.”

Bradford died following a battle with a rare type of cancer in her jaw muscle. She was diagnosed in 2021.

“Thank you guys so much for this wild and wonderful ride,” Bradford also told followers. “I hope you all have beautiful and amazing lives, and I wish all the best for every single one of you. Lots of love.”

Chris O’Donnell

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O’Donnell, best known as Creeohdee, died at the age of 31 in January 2025, according to his online obituary. A cause of death was not confirmed in the obituary, though E! News reported that his death was ruled a suicide by the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s office.

“Chris, I’ll love you forever. You’ve been a light in my life since we met in 2016. I wish we would’ve moved to CA together in 2021 like we talked about,” O’Donnell’s friend Morgan Ballou wrote in a message on the obituary page. “I wish we kept in touch more than just online every few weeks. I have so many wishes. In the end, I wish you peace. My heart is broken. All the love and thoughts in the world to your family and Blue💙🕊.”

Southern Hospitality’s Emmy Says She's ‘110 Percent’ Sure Will Didn't Cheat

16 January 2025 at 17:30

Southern Hospitality star Emmy Sharrett is set on marrying boyfriend Will Kulp — despite rumors that he was unfaithful while in law school.

“Will has 110 percent been faithful to me,” Emmy, 26, exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, January 15, later adding, “I do not believe Will cheated on me at all for one second.”

The reality star shut down the “narrative” that she is “so dead set on being a lawyer’s wife that I don’t care if Will cheats on me,” claiming that if he stepped out on her that would be the end of their relationship.

“I would dump Will in two seconds if he cheated on me, gone goodbye. I will not be disrespected,” Emmy declared. “Do it once, I will warn you. Do it again, I’ll break up with you and I won’t look back. And that’s how I’ve always been.”

Southern Hospitality Emmy Sharrett Says She 110 Percent Sure Will Kulp Didnt Cheat
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She noted that thanks to her parents’ “beautiful marriage” she has “very high standards” and is willing to walk away from Will if he doesn’t meet them.

Emmy also pointed out that since Will is in year two of law school he is “tens of hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loan debt” and she is the “breadwinner” now.

During the season 3 Southern Hospitality trailer, which dropped in November 2024, Will was accused of sleeping with “multiple people” during year one of law school while Emmy was back in Charleston.

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As the season has unfolded, almost all of Emmy and Will’s friends have claimed that Will drunkenly badmouthed his girlfriend. He allegedly told people at Republic that Emmy is no longer “fun” because she stopped drinking and made more unkind comments.

“I knew about what Will had done already, and I don’t think people knew I knew because I never talked to my friends about it,” Emmy told Us of the comments Will made behind her back. “A lot of it is also being exaggerated, as you can imagine.”

Emmy claimed that when Will went off about her allegedly not having any drive and slammed her body transformation he was “stressed out” ahead of exams. Will had also broken his ankle and had just had surgery, according to the VIP server.

Southern Hospitality Emmy Sharrett Says She 110 Percent Sure Will Kulp Didnt Cheat
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“You take it out on the people closest to you and you say stuff you don’t mean because you’re avoiding the reality of what’s really causing your pain in your life, which for him at the time was law school,” Emmy alleged. “Will and I had our own conversation about it where he was incredibly apologetic and embarrassed, and he knew it was inappropriate.”

She was adamant that what viewers will see Will say on the show was “not as crazy and as bad” as it was in real time.

“If Will was living this happy, luxurious life where he was a bachelor, making all this money and wasn’t struggling with his mental health, struggling in law school, not doing well [and] in chronic pain — if he was in a good place and this happened [it’d be a] different story,” Emmy explained. “But the context of [it] — I [had just] nursed Will for weeks and I know exactly what he was going through and his mental state. So I have a lot of understanding and empathy for it.”

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She added: “Do I condone it? No. Was it unacceptable? Yes. But nobody’s perfect and we all make mistakes.”

Emmy noted that she overlooked Will’s harsh words, and they are in a good place. In fact, she’s ready to head to the altar whenever he pops the question.

“Will has a three-year plan because he’s in school, so it only makes sense to then build a plan off of that as far as our relationship goes,” she told Us, saying that “realistically this would be the year that he would propose.”

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Emmy said that since Will has a short break after law school graduation in 2026 and taking the bar that summer, getting married before the end of 2026 sounds perfect.

“Probably summer [or] fall of 2026 is probably when we would have a wedding. It just makes sense,” she gushed. “We’ve been dating for three years, so it’ll be four years in October. So it’s a long time. So it’s not like this is crazy out of the blue.”

Emmy teased that “by the end of this year” she is expecting a ring. “It would just make the most sense, but I always say that’s between Will and my dad,” she concluded, noting, “Plans always change.”

Southern Hospitality airs on Bravo Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET.

With reporting by Christina Garibaldi

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Julia Stiles Calls Motherhood the ‘Best Training’ for Movie Directors

16 January 2025 at 16:47
Julia Stiles Says Motherhood Is ‘100 Percent’ the ‘Best Training’ for Directors
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Julia Stiles has learned a thing or two since becoming a mother — and her career in Hollywood has benefited because of parenthood.

“Being a mother is such good training for being a director,” Stiles, 43, exclusively told Us Weekly at the Wish You Were Here premiere in New York City on Wednesday, January 15. “You have to be good at time management, you have to be a multitasker.”

She compared managing her three children to directing a set efficiently, especially when unforeseen issues arise. (Stiles shares sons Strummer, 6, and Arlo, 2, and a third baby born in 2023 with husband Preston Cook.)

“You have to be present but also think 10 steps ahead. You have to be able to operate really well with sleep deprivation,” Stiles joked while celebrating her latest film’s release at the Crosby Street Hotel.

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The actress explained that with both directing and parenting you must “manage people’s emotions and needs but also guide them.” She concluded, “A hundred percent [it’s] the best training.”

Stiles most recently directed and cowrote Wish You Were Here, which follows a woman named Charlotte (Isabelle Fuhrman) on her search for love. When she finds someone special, she learns the man (Mena Massoud) is terminally ill, so she commits to helping him celebrate the last days of his life.

“I wanted to make a romantic movie that was really all about the human characters,” she said about the project, which premieres on Friday, January 17.

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While Stiles told Us that her kids are “still a little young” to see most of her movies, her eldest child came to set with her for Wish You Were Here.

“[He] really loved that, so he is excited about this one,” she gushed.

Julia Stiles Says Motherhood Is ‘100 Percent’ the ‘Best Training’ for Directors
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Stiles, for her part, is even more proud of this project since it is her directorial debut. (This is her first feature film as a director after working on a short in 2007 and a few episodes of Paloma.)

“I would do [many] things differently. There’s so many movies that I was in that I would want to do over on only because I was so young and it was a lot of trial and error,” Stiles told Us, reflecting on her evolution both in front and behind the camera.

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She explained, “You learn so much as you get older. And now being behind the camera, I really see what it’s like to be in an editing room and how a whole film comes together. And then if you really trust your director, they will protect you in the editing room.”

Stiles noted that “overall” she would’ve “like to not have been afraid” as an actress when she started out and instead learned more about the behind-the-scenes portion earlier. “That’s where it all goes down.”

Wish You Were Here hits theaters on Friday, January 17.

With reporting by Travis Cronin

OnlyFans' Bonnie Blue on How Much She Makes, Her Ex-Husband and More Revs

16 January 2025 at 14:23
OnlyFans Bonnie Blue on How Much She Makes
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OnlyFans influencer Bonnie Blue made headlines for breaking the world record for sleeping with 1,057 people within a 12-hour period — but there’s a lot about her fans don’t know.

“Before this job I’d only slept with five people,” Blue revealed during an appearance on the “Saving Grace” podcast recorded in October 2024. “I didn’t really know what I like. How I wanted it. Now I know exactly what I want to do.”

The sex worker noted that she “only ever had one” relationship prior to her OnlyFans fame.

“I used to be married. We were together nearly 10 years, and we just grew apart,” she shared. “We met when I was 13. Broke up last year.” Blue called her trajectory from a married woman to sleeping with thousands of men a “full 180” change.

OnlyFans' Bonnie Blue Says She Had Sex With 1,057 Men in 12 Hours

To make a name for herself on OnlyFans, Blue leaned into sleeping with “Freshers” in Australia.

“Fresh 18-year-olds. They came to me. I loved it. They loved it. And it made me rich,” she recalled of the term.

Now, Blue goes on university tours where students (and their dads) line up to have sex with her — but she claims it’s safer to have sex with her and than anyone else.

“I get tested every two weeks. I get tested more than anyone else,” she told podcast host Grace Barry. “Sleeping with me is not only clean … it’s a smart option.”

Scroll down to see everything we learned about Blue from her “Saving Grace” podcast appearance:

What Was Her 1st Sex Scene?

OnlyFans Bonnie Blue on How Much She Makes
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“My first scene was an orgy, and it was silent. No one was really moaning,” Blue revealed. “There were two guys, three girls.”

She noted that since she’d never been with a woman before that she “had to google it the day before.”

Is There a Screening Process?

OnlyFans Bonnie Blue on How Much She Makes
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Blue explained that when she has sex with “freshers,” who are either virgins or just turned 18 there are rules. “They come in, have to show me ID. Have to have photos with their ID. Then they sign consent forms,” she said.

“People think it’s wrong or I force them into it,” Blue said, noting that’s not the case. “They’re queuing for over eight hours in the line. They very much want to be here. … Some of them brought deck chairs [to wait].”

Despite backlash, Blue said she thinks sleeping with virgins is a teaching moment. “I can sort of educate them in the bedroom,” she teased. “So when they go and see that next girl they have so much confidence.”

It Can Be a Family Affair

“I like builders and dads,” Blue said of her current preference. “I feel like a lot of my subscribers are older. I don’t want to discriminate. I don’t want to just do students. I want to do their dads as well.”

Blue said that she got the idea of sleeping with dads when a male student showed up with his father to one of her sex events. “When I first saw him with his dad, I thought he’s gonna tell me off,” she said. “No, it was the opposite. He was jealous and wanted to join in.”

Blue revealed that she “made them go separate” by sleeping with the son first while his dad was “next door in the same apartment.” She noted the “son’s penis was bigger [but] the dad was better.” (And yes, the dad was still married.)

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What Her Parents Really Think of Her Job

Blue’s parents learned about her OnlyFans account when her orgy video was leaked to them one week into her switching careers. (She previously worked in recruitment.)

“They thought I had been forced into it. They thought maybe I had money problems. They thought basically I was being held hostage,” she said, claiming they were “proud” of her choice.

Blue clarified, “OK that’s a bit of a lie” because they were taken aback at first.

“They were like, ‘We wouldn’t choose this for you,’” she recalled. “They’re like any other parents, they just want me to be happy. They’ve seen me sleeping with 18-year-olds, dads and husbands [that] make me happy.”

Blue added that now her mom and dad are fully supportive. “My mom was folding up flyers to hand out to [university] students,” she recalled of her recent trip home. “My dad was getting stickers ready to take to the pub.”

How Much Does She Make?

OnlyFans Bonnie Blue on How Much She Makes
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“This year it’s always been over three million,” she said of her income for 2024. “So being a slut pays really well.”

Blue noted that when she gets “negative comments” she doesn’t mind because all it does is promote her business. “I welcome the hate,” she added.

How Is Her Ex-Husband Involved?

“We’re on really good terms. He works for me now,” Blue said of her former spouse. “[He] helps with some behind the scenes stuff. It is convenient. It’s handy for me.”

She pointed out, “We’re married so he’s going to get some of the money regardless. He might as well work for it. … This job benefits anyone in my family including him.

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What’s Her Death Row Meal?

“Sunday dinner,” Blue told the host. “Not like my mum’s one. A proper good one.”

Is She Dating?

OnlyFans Bonnie Blue on How Much She Makes
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Blue confessed that dating is “nonexistent” for her partially because of her profession. “I’m bored of explaining to people why I love it,” she said. “I just gave up going on dates.”

She explained that she would date someone in the industry but feels like “we’d never have sex” because they’d “both be burnt out.”

Blue noted that the last time she slept with someone “personally” they were surprised it was “normal sex” and she didn’t “whip out porn star one-liners.”

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