Love Is Blind season 7 alum Ashley Adionser has split from husband Tyler Francis after one year of marriage.
“After much reflection, I want to share that Tyler and I have been separated for several weeks and have now made the difficult decision to end our marriage,” Adionser, 32, said in a statement to People on Tuesday, January 21. “While I had hoped for mutual understanding and transparency in our relationship, it has become clear that our paths are no longer aligned, making it impossible for me to continue in this marriage.”
Adionser added that the decision to call it quits was not an easy one, but clarified that it was “necessary.”
“This was not a decision I made lightly, but one I know is necessary for my own growth and peace,” she continued. “While this chapter is ending, I will always hold respect for the time and love we shared. I kindly ask for privacy during this deeply personal time as I focus on healing and building a new future. Thank you for your understanding and support.”
During their season of Love Is Blind, which aired in October 2024, Adionser and Francis connected — and got engaged — in the pods. After meeting face-to-face for the first time, Adionser received her engagement ring and the pair took off on a getaway in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
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After their romantic trip, Adionser and Francis moved in together in Washington D.C. for a “trial marriage.” It was then that Francis revealed he had fathered multiple children. According to the military veteran, he donated sperm to a friend who could not have biological children.
“You’ve been running around here talking about how we’re getting married, but you’ve also been running around saying how you want to have kids now. And it’s like, ‘Whoa,’” Adionser said in an October 2024 episode. “How did you, like, even talk about any of that? I just can’t wrap my mind around it without even considering your past at all?”
Despite Adionser being upset that Francis kept that information away from her at first, the twosome ultimately walked down the aisle and said “I do.” Adionser later revealed that the children’s birth mother reached out to her to apologize.
“I will say she wrote me on Instagram and apologized to me and Tyler. [She] said she’s praying for us and she never meant for it to go this way. She won’t say too much on this forum,” she recalled on a November 2024 episode of “The Viall Files” podcast. “She also wrote me and said it was OK if I never wanted to respond and she knows my world is crazy right now and she never intentionally meant to cause me any pain.”
Blake Lively‘s legal team has responded to the new It Ends With Us video footage released by Justin Baldoni’s attorney.
“Justin Baldoni and his lawyer may hope that this latest stunt will get ahead of the damaging evidence against him, but the video itself is damning. Every frame of the released footage corroborates, to the letter, what Ms. Lively described in Paragraph 48 of her Complaint,” Lively’s legal team said in a statement to Us Weekly on Tuesday, January 21. “The video shows Mr. Baldoni repeatedly leaning in toward Ms. Lively, attempting to kiss her, kissing her forehead, rubbing his face and mouth against her neck, flicking her lip with his thumb, caressing her, telling her how good she smells, and talking with her out of character.”
The statement continued: “Every moment of this was improvised by Mr. Baldoni with no discussion or consent in advance and no intimacy coordinator present. Mr. Baldoni was not only Ms. Lively’s costar, but the director, the head of [the] studio and Ms. Lively’s boss.”
The message also noted that in the clip Lively, 37, was “leaning away and repeatedly asking for the characters to just talk.”
“Any woman who has been inappropriately touched in the workplace will recognize Ms. Lively’s discomfort,” the statement concluded. “They will recognize her attempts at levity to try to deflect the unwanted touching. No woman should have to take defensive measures to avoid being touched by their employer without their consent.”
Lively’s legal team also slammed Baldoni, 40, — who also directed the film — and his legal time for releasing the video to the public rather than keeping it in court.
“This matter is in active litigation in federal court. Releasing this video to the media, rather than presenting it as evidence in court, is another example of an unethical attempt to manipulate the public,” the statement read. “It is also a continuation of their harassment and retaliatory campaign. While they are focused on misleading media narratives, we are focused on the legal process. We are continuing our efforts to require Mr. Baldoni and his associates to answer in court, under oath, rather than through manufactured media stunts.”
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In response to the most recent statement and claims from Lively’s legal team regarding the footage, Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman told Us, “Prior to filing her lawsuit in court, Ms. Lively went to The New York Times in an effort to publicly destroy Justin Baldoni. When Mr. Baldoni exercises his right to publicly defend himself by putting forth actual facts and evidence, for Ms. Lively and team this instantly becomes morally and ethically wrong. Ms. Lively wants very different standards to apply to her but fortunately, truth and authenticity apply to everyone and can never be wrong. Looking at the video and the evidence to come, I can understand why Ms. Lively would now, not want this to play out in public.
The footage, which was obtained by Us earlier on Tuesday, features the costars romantically slow dancing and laughing in character for a montage with no dialogue during the film. The duo could, however, be heard exchanging ideas for the scene as they swayed back and forth.
“Ms. Lively’s complaint alleges that during a scene Mr. Baldoni and Ms. Lively were filming for a slow dance montage, Mr. Baldoni was behaving inappropriately,” a statement at the start of the video read. “The following videos captured on May 23, 2023, clearly refute Ms. Lively’s characterization of his behavior. The scene in question was designed to show the two characters falling in love and longing to be close to one another. Both actors are clearly behaving well within the scope of the scene and with mutual respect and professionalism. These are all three takes filmed of the sequence.”
In addition to releasing the video footage, Baldoni’s lawyer also shared plans to create a website that will include “relevant videos” and “correspondence” between Baldoni and Lively.
“Justin and team have the right to defend themselves with the truth,” Freedman’s statement read. “And this is what we will be continuing to show with the upcoming website containing all correspondence as well as relevant videos that directly quash her claims.”
Lively and Baldoni’s ongoing legal drama began last month when she filed a lawsuit against the director. In her filing, Lively claimed that Baldoni sexually harassed her and created a hostile work environment while on set of It Ends With Us.
Baldoni, for his part, has vehemently denied the allegations. He subsequently sued the New York Times for $250 million following the outlet’s reporting of Lively’s claims against him.
Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios also filed a lawsuit last month directly against Lively, her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and Lively’s publicist, Leslie Sloane, seeking $400 million in damages. In the paperwork, Baldoni accused the group of civil extortion, defamation, false light invasion of privacy and more.
After news broke of Baldoni’s legal filing, Lively broke her silence with a statement via her legal team.
“This latest lawsuit from Justin Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios, and its associates is another chapter in the abuser playbook. This is an age-old story: A woman speaks up with concrete evidence of sexual harassment and retaliation and the abuser attempts to turn the tables on the victim. This is what experts call DARVO. Deny. Attack. Reverse Victim Offender,” the message read. “Wayfarer has opted to use the resources of its billionaire co-founder to issue media statements, launch meritless lawsuits, and threaten litigation to overwhelm the public’s ability to understand that what they are doing is retaliation against sexual harassment allegations.”
Justin Baldoni’s team has plans to launch a website that will allegedly support the It Ends With Us director’s allegations against Blake Lively.
“Justin and team have the right to defend themselves with the truth,” Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, said in a statement to Us Weekly on Tuesday, January 21. “And this is what we will be continuing to show with the upcoming website containing all correspondence as well as relevant videos that directly quash her claims.”
News of the forthcoming website comes shortly after Usobtained footage from the set of It Ends With Us from Freedman, who claims the videos disprove Lively’s allegations that his client acted “inappropriately” on the set of It Ends With Us.
The clip began with a statement that read, “Ms. Lively’s complaint alleges that during a scene Mr. Baldoni and Ms. Lively were filming for a slow dance montage, Mr. Baldoni was behaving inappropriately. The following videos captured on May 23, 2023, clearly refute Ms. Lively’s characterization of his behavior. The scene in question was designed to show the two characters falling in love and longing to be close to one another. Both actors are clearly behaving well within the scope of the scene and with mutual respect and professionalism. These are all three takes filmed of the sequence.”
Following the on-screen explainer, Baldoni, 40, and Lively, 37, can be seen smiling and laughing as they filmed a dancing scene with no dialogue. At one point, Lively suggested that it would be “more romantic” if she and Baldoni were talking in the scene.
Baldoni and Lively’s ongoing drama and subsequent legal battles began last year, after rumors swirled of an on-set tension between the pair. Those same rumors hit a fever pitch after Lively and Baldoni did not promote the Colleen Hoover adaptation together.
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In December 2024, Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, accusing the director of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. Baldoni has denied the allegations.
The following month, Baldoni’s studio, Wayfarer, sought legal action against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and Lively’s publicist Leslie Sloan. In the filing, Baldoni, accuses the trio of civil extortion, defamation, false light invasion of privacy and more. The paperwork also included alleged text message exchanges between Lively and Baldoni as they collaborated on It Ends With Us. Baldoni is seeking $400 in alleged damages.
“This lawsuit is a legal action based on an overwhelming amount of untampered evidence detailing Blake Lively and her team’s duplicitous attempt to destroy Justin Baldoni, his team and their respective companies by disseminating grossly edited, unsubstantiated, new and doctored information to the media,” Baldoni’s lawyer said in a statement to Us on Thursday, January 16. “It is clear based on our own all out willingness to provide all complete text messages, emails, video footage and other documentary evidence that was shared between the parties in real time, that this is a battle she will not win and will certainly regret. Blake Lively was either severely misled by her team or intentionally and knowingly misrepresented the truth.”
“This latest lawsuit from Justin Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and its associates is another chapter in the abuser playbook. This is an age-old story: A woman speaks up with concrete evidence of sexual harassment and retaliation and the abuser attempts to turn the tables on the victim,” Lively’s lawyers told Us in a statement on Thursday. “This is what experts call DARVO. Deny. Attack. Reverse Victim Offender. Wayfarer has opted to use the resources of its billionaire co-founder to issue media statements, launch meritless lawsuits, and threaten litigation to overwhelm the public’s ability to understand that what they are doing is retaliation against sexual harassment allegations.”
Justin Baldoni and his wife, Emily Baldoni, took some much-needed R&R amid his ongoing lawsuit and drama with Blake Lively.
“Justin and Emily’s trip with their kids and close friends has been planned for a while,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly adding that the couple “have always considered Maui a very happy place for them.”
Justin and Emily, both 40, were spotted on a family vacation with their children in Hawaii over the weekend. The director was photographed enjoying the beach as he played in the waves with his and Emily’s daughter Maiya, 9, and son Maxwell, 7.
While the getaway was planned long before the recent lawsuit Baldoni’s studio, Wayfarer, filed against Lively, 37, it seemingly came at a perfect time.
“Justin and Emily are looking forward to get away from the every day drama and to spend some time with their kids and friends,” the insider explains. “Justin has been working nonstop and wanted to reconnect with what’s important to him, his family and friends.”
On Thursday, January 16, Wayfarer filed a lawsuit for $400 million in damages against Lively, her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and Lively’s publicist, Leslie Sloane. The paperwork included accusations of civil extortion, defamation, false light invasion of privacy and other claims.
After news broke of the lawsuit, Justin’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, shared in a statement to Us, “This lawsuit is a legal action based on an overwhelming amount of untampered evidence detailing Blake Lively and her team’s duplicitous attempt to destroy Justin Baldoni, his team and their respective companies by disseminating grossly edited, unsubstantiated, new and doctored information to the media.”
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The following day, Baldoni publicly spoke out while he and his family were at the Los Angeles International Airport.
“We’re grateful to be with the family, man,” Justin told photographers on Friday, January 17. “We have amazing friends and family and faith.”
Justin and Lively worked together on the film adaptation of It Ends With Us. Rumors swirled that there was tension between the pair on set as Justin and Lively did not interact during the movie’s press tour. In December 2024, Lively filed paperwork in accusing Justin of sexual harassment, creating a “hostile work environment” and causing her “severe emotional distress” while working together.
“I hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted,” Lively said in a statement to The New York Times at the time.
Justin vehemently denied the allegations. His legal team called Lively’s claims “completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious.” Bryan Freedman alleged in a statement to Us Weekly that the actress filed the lawsuit to “fix her negative reputation” and “rehash a narrative” regarding the production of It Ends With Us.
Guilfoyle, 55, attended the swearing in ceremony on Monday, January 20, which took place inside the Capitol Rotunda in Washington D.C. due to the cold weather. She did not sit with the Trump family. Trump Jr., 47, sat with his loved ones, which included siblings Eric, Ivanka, Tiffany and Barron plus his new girlfriend, Bettina Anderson.
In addition to the inauguration, Trump Jr. and Anderson attended several events leading up to the big political day. The couple were spotted at the Friday, January 17, fireworks ceremony at Trump National Golf Club in Washington, D.C. and the Inauguration Eve candlelight dinner at the National Building Museum on Sunday, January 19.
Guilfoyle, for her part, was also at the events, as she has been nominated to be the U.S. ambassador to Greece.
The inauguration was Trump Jr. and Anderson’s first official public appearance as a couple since they were initially linked in December 2024. The twosome were spotted getting cozy while out and about in Palm Beach. At the time, Trump Jr. and Guilfoyle, who got engaged in December 2020, had not publicly confirmed their split.
After Trump Jr. and Anderson’s relationship made headlines, Us Weekly confirmed that the businessman and Guilfoyle called it quits a few months earlier.
“Don and Kimberly broke up before the election and started to divide assets around the end of September,” a source exclusively told Us in December 2024, adding that the pair “never discussed” their breakup publicly to avoid detracting from other “important issues.”
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The insider also claimed that Trump Jr. ended the relationship, but that “the breakup was amicable.”
Shortly after news of their split broke, Trump Jr. publicly addressed the breakup and subsequently congratulated Guilfoyle on her upcoming role in his father’s administration.
“Kimberly and I will never stop caring for each other and will always keep a special bond,” he said in a December 2024 statement to Page Six. “I could not be more proud of her and the important role she’ll continue to play [as U.S. ambassador to Greece.]”
Trump Jr continued: “She’s been an undefeated prosecutor, national TV news star, a leader of the MAGA movement and close advisor to the president. The people of Greece are getting an absolute star and now the whole world will see it more than ever.”
“When it comes to his relationship with Bettina it’s just about them,” the insider explained. “He wants a partner. She doesn’t need anything from him and just wants to be with him.”
Audrey Hepburn not only starred in countless romance movies, but she also had several high-profile relationships.
Before her breakout role in 1953’s Roman Holiday, Hepburn was engaged to industrialist James Hanson whom she met while living in London. However, as Hepburn’s career grew, she and Hanson struggled in their relationship.
Hepburn ultimately called off their nuptials and famously stated, “When I get married, I want to be really married.”
Following her romance with Hanson, Hepburn moved on with first husband Mel Ferrer. The couple tied the knot in 1954. Six years later, they welcomed son Sean Hepburn Ferrer. After 14 years of marriage, Hepburn and Ferrer called it quits.
Hepburn wouldn’t wed again until she met Andrea Dotti. The twosome tied the knot in 1969 and they welcomed son Luca the following year. Dotti and Hepburn split in 1982 after 12 years of marriage.
Before her death in January 1993, Hepburn found one last chance at love with partner Robert Wolders. The couple remained together for the rest of her life after the actress lost her battle with cancer.
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Hepburn got engaged to the businessman in 1952. As her film career began to take off, the actress was wedding planning during her free time on set. Despite buying a wedding gown, the couple never got to walk down the aisle as Hepburn called off her and Hanson’s nuptials.
“We decided it was the wrong time to get married. My schedule commits me to a movie here, then back to the stage, then back to Hollywood,” Hepburn said per Express. “[James] would be spending most of his time taking care of business in England and Canada. It would be very difficult for us to lead a normal married life.”
Following her relationship with Hanson, Hepburn moved on with Ferrer whom she met at a cocktail party hosted by mutual friend Gregory Peck. In 1954, the pair were cast in the Broadway play Ondine. While working together, Hepburn and Ferrer fell in love and tied the knot in Switzerland in September of that same year. Two years after their time on Broadway, the couple starred together in the film War and Peace.
In the beginning of their romance, Hepburn suffered from multiple pregnancy losses. In June 1960, Hepburn and Ferrer welcomed their rainbow baby, son Sean.
Hepburn and Ferrer split in 1968 after 14 years of marriage.
Holden and Hepburn worked together on multiple films including 1954’s Sabrina and 1964’s Paris When it Sizzles. The costars, who were both married to others, reportedly had an affair.
Shortly after the end of her first marriage, Hepburn crossed paths with the Italian psychiatrist while on a Mediterranean cruise. The pair hit it off and tied the knot in January 1969. The following year, Hepburn and Dotti welcomed son Luca. In 1974, Hepburn suffered a miscarriage.
Both Hepburn and Dotti were reportedly unfaithful in their marriage. After 12 years, the twosome dissolved their marriage.
Hepburn and Gazzara connected in 1979 while filming their movie Bloodline. While on set, they allegedly had a secret affair. Two years later, the pair teamed up again for the film They All Laughed, but she had already moved on with Wolders.
Hepburn began dating Wolders, who was the widower of actress Merle Oberon, in 1980. Before their romance, the couple met at a party and remained friends.
"After I'd met her, a mutual friend prompted me to ask her out for dinner, but she said she had a night shoot," Wolders said of how he and Hepburn connected, per People. "I thought it was her gentle way of rejecting me. The next day she invited me for a drink at the Pierre Hotel, which turned into a three-hour talk.”
While the pair never officially tied the knot, Hepburn always considered the Dutch actor her husband.
“She viewed us as being married. There were times in order to avoid confusion that she would present me as, ‘My husband, Rob,’ but never as, ‘my partner,’ or, ‘my life partner,’ or anything like that,” he said per the outlet. “What always pleased me or always sounded so nice was, ‘Have you met my Rob?’ Or, ‘This is my Rob.’”
Wolders and Hepburn remained together until she died of cancer in 1993. Wolders passed away in 2018 at 81.
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman‘s son, Connor Cruise, gave a rare glimpse of his life while celebrating his 30th birthday.
Connor shared a series of snaps and birthday tributes posted by his friends via his Instagram Stories on Friday, January 17.
“Happy Birthday Hermano,” one pal wrote alongside a photo of him, Connor and more friends posing with Philadelphia Phillies mascot the Phillie Phanatic. Connor reshared the throwback pic writing, “Thanks bro!”
In a subsequent Story, another one of Connor’s buddies shared a picture of the twosome standing in front of a black pickup truck.
“Happy 30th brother,” read the caption, which Connor reshared with a series of prayer hands emojis.
An additional friend also posted a pic of Connor rocking a Santa suit and cheekily posing for the camera.
“20 years and 2 million adventures deep happy birthday brother,” the friend wrote alongside the pic. Connor replied, “Love ya bro!”
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Several of the tributes from Connor’s chums included pictures of him participating in one of his favorite pastimes: fishing. One photo featured Connor and a friend on a boat as they both held up two giant fish they’d caught from the ocean. An additional post showed Connor and another comrade smiling from the ship’s stern as they sailed in open waters.
“Happy bday my dawg,” the caption read. “Live it up.”
Connor thanked his friend by writing, “My guy!”
Another pal posted a video of Connor reeling in a fish. That same friend also shared a candid snap of Connor sitting on the vessel with his fishing line waiting for the creatures under the sea to take a bite.
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Connor is one of Tom and Kidman’s two children. In addition to Connor, the exes, who were married from 1990 to 2001, also share daughter Bella, 32. Both children were welcomed via adoption after Kidman suffered a pregnancy loss.
“From the minute Tom and I were married, I wanted to have babies,” Kidman told Vanity Fair in 2007. “And we lost a baby early on, so that was really very traumatic. And that’s when we would adopt Bella.”
While Connor comes from a famous family, he’s stayed out of the limelight and has kept his personal life low-key. In December 2023, Tom posed with both kids when the trio attended a Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers game.
“Good Evening, Wow, look who stopped by my office before our @tblightning game tonight! @tomcruise,” former NFL player Derrick Brooks, who was also at the NHL game, wrote via Instagram at the time. “I was a little star struck but played it cool and He said he was too! .”
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Christine Quinn and her son have said goodbye to L.A. as they’re putting down new — and familiar — roots in Texas.
“I am really, really grateful to be living here,” the Selling Sunset alum, 36, said of her new home near Dallas in an interview with People published on Friday, January 17. “[It’s a blessing to] be close to my family. I have a sister who lives really close to me, and my son has a cousin.”
Quinn, who was born in Dallas, added that having loved ones close by was “really something” she “needed as opposed to the chaos” of life in Los Angeles.
Over the past year, the real estate agent has faced a series of ups and downs with estranged husband Christian Richard. In March 2024, Richard was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly throwing a bag with glass in it at Quinn. The following month, Richard filed for divorce from Quinn, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. The exes share son Christian, 3, whom they welcomed in May 2021.
While Quinn and Richard’s divorce is currently ongoing, the reality star told the outlet that she is “very optimistic that it will be finished soon.”
Quinn has settled down in a new home in Texas, and it’s no surprise that she’s spearheading the decorating process herself.
“I found a wonderful house,” she said. “I would say it’s, like, 60 percent done, but there’s still some things that I want to do and really take it to the next level because I love interior design.”
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As Quinn has established herself back in the Lone Star State, Christian is also adjusting well to the new environment. Before the move, Quinn confessed that she was “really worried” about her little one as he used to be “nonverbal.” Since their relocation, Christian has become a “complete chatterbox,” per Quinn.
“It’s just so crazy since I moved to Texas. I mean, he was literally a nonverbal child at 3 years old, which is pretty rare,” she explained. “He went from that to being immediately enrolled in school, having other kids around him, being so talkative, being so extroverted.”
In addition to connecting with other children in his new home, Quinn added that her son has also been in an “intensive therapy” program. However, she believes that the new landscape has played a major factor in Christian’s personal development.
“Children are a product of the effect of their environment,” she said. “And hopefully, that’s kind of coming through now.”
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Scott Eastwood gave an update on how his dad, Clint Eastwood, is faring after the death of his longtime girlfriend Christina Sandera.
“He’s good. He’s doing good,” Scott, 38, said in an interview with People published on Friday, January 17. “He’s a survivor, a trouper.”
Scott, who is the son of Clint, 94, and ex Jacelyn Reeves, acknowledged that he knows his dad is tough because he “was born coming out of the Great Depression, and then he was young during World War II. He saw a lot of struggle.”
He added that his father’s perseverance is one of the biggest life lessons he has taught him over the years.
“It’s in our blood. You don’t complain,” he said. “You don’t whine. You just do.”
Scott shared that Clint has been an inspiration throughout his life, and that’s part of the reason why he decided to follow in his footsteps.
“He’s the reason I’m in this industry. It’s like anybody,” Scott told the outlet. “If your dad’s a carpenter, maybe you’d become a carpenter.”
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It’s been six months since Clint confirmed that Sandera had died at age 61.
“Christina was a lovely, caring woman, and I will miss her very much,” he said in a July 2024 statement to The Hollywood Reporter at the time.
Later that month, it was revealed that Sandera’s cause of death was due to cardiac arrhythmia, which is also known as an irregular heartbeat, and atherosclerotic coronary artery disease.
Clint and Sandera were together for more than a decade. Us Weekly confirmed that the couple met while she was working as a hostess at Eastwood’s Mission Ranch Hotel and Restaurant in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
While the pair kept their romance low-key, Clint brought Sandera as his date to many functions over the years including movie premieres, award shows and more. The twosome made their red carpet debut at the 2015 Oscars where the director’s film American Sniper was nominated for six awards.
Before finding love with Sandera, Clint was married twice. He tied the knot with model Maggie Johnson in 1953. They share two children, son Kyle and daughter Allison. The exes divorced in 1984. Nearly 10 years later, Clint walked down the aisle for a second time with Dina Eastwood in 1996. The pair welcomed daughter Morgan later that year. Dina and Clint split in 2013 after 17 years of marriage and finalized their divorce the following year. (In 2016, Dina moved on with current husband Scott Fisher.)
TikTok star Chris O’Donnell, best known as Creeohdee, had died at the age of 31.
O’Donnell died on January 11 according to his online obituary. Details regarding a memorial service have not been listed. One of O’Donnell’s friends paid tribute to the content creator on his obituary page.
“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,” pal Morgan Ballou wrote on Thursday, January 16. “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.”
One of O’Donnell’s followers also sent condolences to the family and left a sweet message about how the internet personality’s videos provided daily inspiration.
“I’m so sorry for your loss, my heart aches with your family. I never had the pleasure of knowing Chris, he was an incredible inspirational figure for myself and motivated me to go to the gym,” the fan wrote on Wednesday, January 15. “I loved watching him share his life online, showing his adventures and his passions and living life to the absolute fullest with a burning smile. I’m heartbroken for you for the loss of such an amazing and influential individual. My thoughts and condolences are with you as you grieve.”
A cause of death was not officially listed. However, E! News reported that the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s office ruled it a suicide.
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Fellow TikToker Iron Sanctuary (real name: Kevin Clevenger) posted a video on the platform in honor of his late friend. The clip featured several moments of the pair over the years.
“One day I’ll find peace in knowing you’re not in pain anymore, but today my heart aches that you’re gone. I love you,” Iron Sanctuary captioned the Thursday upload.
O’Donnell was best known for posting fitness videos on both TikTok and Instagram. According to his Instagram page, O’Donnell was also a bodybuilding and bull-riding enthusiast. One day before his death, the social media star uploaded his last Instagram post.
“That they do,” he captioned a photo of him in the desert sporting a straw cowboy hat, aviator sunglasses and a white button-up shirt.
Many fans and loved ones paid tribute to O’Donnell in the comments section.
“I wish we had the chance to hike the mountains together bro… maybe one day we will. Rest in peace,” fitness influencer Daniel Ryjov replied while fitness coach Nathan Freihofer responded, “Gonna miss you buddy.”
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Donald Trump is calling on some big names in Hollywood to help him in his upcoming administration.
“It is my honor to announce Jon Voight, Mel Gibson, and Sylvester Stallone, to be Special Ambassadors to a great but very troubled place, Hollywood, California,” the President-elect, 78, wrote via Truth Social on Thursday, January 16. “They will serve as Special Envoys to me for the purpose of bringing Hollywood, which has lost much business over the last four years to Foreign Countries, BACK — BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE!”
Trump added that the three “very talented people” will serve as his “eyes and ears” in the entertainment realm.
“I will get done what they suggest,” he continued. “It will again be, like The United States of America itself, The Golden Age of Hollywood!”
After the news broke, Gibson, 69, hinted that he learned of his appointment at the same time as the rest of the world but shared he was excited about the new role.
“I got the tweet at the same time as all of you and was just as surprised,” the Oscar winner said in a statement to Us Weekly on Thursday. “Nevertheless, I heed the call. My duty as a citizen is to give any help and insight I can. Any chance the position comes with an Ambassador’s residence?”
Stallone, 78, Gibson and Voight, 86, who are all award-winning actors, have been vocal supporters of Trump over the years. Stallone made an appearance at Trump’s Florida home at Mar-a-Lago and introduced him during a November 2024 event. Gibson, for his part, publicly endorsed Trump in the 2024 election.
In addition to his Hollywood ambassadors, Trump also listed several other members he plans on welcoming to his team before his inauguration on Monday, January 20.
Trump will be sworn in on Monday as the 47th president and the occasion will feature several musical guests including Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Billy Ray Cyrus, Gavin DeGraw, Rascal Flatts, Kid Rock, The Village People and more.
“I love our country & am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event,” Underwood, 41, said in a statement. “I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and looking to the future.”
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Gabriel Basso prefers to do his own stunts whenever possible.
“I think that can kind of get misconstrued into the world of like, I do it because I want to say I can do it, and it’s really not about that,” The Night Agent star, 30, said during a Tuesday, January 14, appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “To me it’s about audience immersion.”
Basso stars in the Netflix series as FBI agent Peter Sutherland, who works in the White House as a Night Action telephone operator. He told Fallon, 50, that when the audience watches The Night Agent, he wants them to feel that his performance is believable.
“I don’t want the audiences watching the show, and then right as I’m about to get hit or hip tossed or thrown on my back, you know. I feel like it’s a lie,” the actor said. “I enjoy acting, I don’t like lying.”
For Basso, he views it as there’s a “difference” when it comes to executing stunts for the “sake of the audience immersion” and “the sake of believability.”
“They like Peter [and] to watch him take hits is important, I feel like,” he explained. “And if that requires me to get tossed into a wall, then fine. It’s not the end of the world.”
Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland in The Night Agent.Courtesy of Netflix
One stunt that was on the table for Basso was skydiving — which he already does in his personal life.
“[Netflix] brought it up as an idea and then I was like, ‘Oh I already skydive. I’ll do it,’” Basso said. “But then insurance called and was like, ‘Yeah stop it.’”
Fallon then showed a photo of Basso skydiving.
Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland in The Night Agent.Greg Noire/Netflix
“I went down to Skydive San Diego,” Basso explained of the photo of him soaring in the air. “I got my A-Class recertified”
The late night host then realized he was holding the photo of Basso in the air upside down. Basso quipped the photo of him in the sky “looked cooler the other way” as his back was seemingly facing the ground.
“I like that. That’s hard to do,” Fallon teased before re-enacting the pose in his chair. “You really gotta arch your back.”
Last month, Basso made an epic jump out of Netflix’s blimp during the Christmas Day football game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texas. Basso parachuted out of the blimp in Houston. After completing the stunt, he subsequently revealed that the season 2 trailer for The Night Agent dropped.
“It was cool to see Houston from a blimp. Definitely a memory!” Basso said to Netflix’s Tudum in December 2024.
The Night Agent season 2 premieres on Netflix on Thursday, January 23.
Swift and Kelce began dating in summer 2023 before the singer attended her first Kansas City Chiefs game that fall. Swift later revealed that she and Kelce connected after he went to her Eras Tour stop in Missouri and wanted to give her a friendship bracelet with his number on it.
“We actually had a significant amount of time that no one knew, which I’m grateful for, because we got to get to know each other,” she shared in her December 2023 TIME Person of the Year cover story. “By the time I went to that first game, we were a couple. I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game? We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date.”
Swift and Kelce’s romance quickly took the world by storm as fans and other stars became enamored with their sweet love story. Since going public with their relationship, the couple have made each other blush on multiple occasions.
Keep scrolling to see all the times Swift and Kelce couldn’t help but turn red over one another:
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Taylor’s 1st Game
Swift made her Chiefs Kingdom debut in September 2023 when the Chiefs faced off against the Chicago Bears. The Grammy winner sat in a suite with Travis’ mom, Donna Kelce, to take in the game. Travis’ teammate, James Winchester, shared that he noticed that the tight end was blushing over having Swift cheer him on.
“I walked up to Trav. I just said, ‘Hey, man, that’s cool she’s here.’ He’s like, ‘What do you mean? Did they put her up on the jumbotron or something?’ I’m like, ‘No, Jay just told me. That’s awesome, man, good for you,’” Winchester recalled during a May episode of the “Like a Farmer” podcast. “He’s just kind of smiling and, you know, blushing.”
Big Brother Teasing
After Travis and Swift made headlines following that first game, Travis’ big bro, Jason Kelce, couldn’t help but tease him over Swift putting him “on the map.”
“I just thought it was awesome that everybody in the suite had nothing but great things to say about her. The friends and family. She looked amazing,” he gushed during the brother’s “New Heights” podcast. “And on top of that, the day went perfect for Chiefs fans. We script it all, ladies and gentleman. It was absolutely electric.”
When Travis had a bye week in November 2023, he jetted off to Buenos Aires to catch Swift’s Eras Tour concert. Travis was in the audience with Taylor’s dad, Scott Swift, and watched the show from the VIP booth, During the show’s finale, Taylor changed the lyrics to her finale song, “Karma,” from “guy on the screen,” which was a reference to her ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn, to “guy on the Chiefs.”
Fans in attendance captured Travis’ reaction to the surprise which left him turning red and covering his face. Scott went to give the football player a high-five, but Travis was so stunned he missed the moment.
Travis opened up about the experience on his and Jason’s podcast and admitted he was “shocked” by the shout out. He also apologized to Taylor’s dad for leaving him hanging.
“Mr. Swift, I apologize, big guy,” Travis said. “I never miss a high-five, too, big high-five guy. It’s the most electric thing you could do at an event.”
Travis Kelce and Taylor SwiftPatrick Smith/Getty Images
Making Taylor an ‘Honest Woman’
In June 2024, Travis attended the Big Slick Celebrity Weekend charity event in Kansas City. While at the event he chatted with Jason Sudeikis who teased the football player about his potential future with Taylor.
“Hey, Travis, real talk. It’s just us guys here. When are you gonna make an honest woman out of [her]?” Sudeikis jokingly asked before referring to Harrison Butker’s controversial graduation speech about women choosing to be homemakers over pursuing a career. “Taylor doesn’t need to be working anymore. And again, I know your kicker agrees with me.”
Travis laughed and smiled at the joke before he sarcastically replied, “Guys, you’re really pushing it.”
Falling for the Boy on the Football Team
During the Lyon, France stop of her Eras Tour, Taylor performed “Fifteen” as one of the night’s secret songs. The Fearless track, which dropped in 2008, includes the line, “In your life, you’ll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team.” When Swift belted the lyrics out, she realized the irony of her words leaving her smiling and blushing as the crowd went wild.
The Best Cooking Partners
During Travis’ June 2024 Chiefs press conference, he was asked about his favorite meals to cook with Taylor.
“I respect that question, but I’m gonna keep that one to myself,” he said, blushing and smiling. “I thoroughly enjoy cooking with her, so it’s something I’d rather keep personal.”
At the very end of the press conference, Travis quipped that the pop star “makes a great Pop-Tart and cinnamon roll.”
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Taking the Stage
Travis attended Taylor’s London Eras Tour concerts in June 2024 — and ended up on stage. The singer throws a fake tantrum in between “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” and “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” during the Tortured Poets Department section of her show every night. For her third night at Wembley Stadium, Travis joined her dancers on stage.
After their rehearsed skit, Travis stood behind his girlfriend blushing with a giant smile on his face as she began the song.
Appreciating the Praise
When Adam Sandler appeared on an August 2024 episode of “New Heights,” he couldn’t stop gushing over Swift. “By the way, what a girl,” he told Travis, who referred to his girlfriend as the “best performer out here.”
Sandler went on to explain how significant Swift is to his family, explaining that his two daughters — Sadie and Sunny — are big fans. “I love listening to her in the car. I love what she had to say, every message, every melody, the production, how cool she was,” he said. “What she meant to young girls, what she means to women. What she means to guys doing the right thing in life.”
Travis thanked Sandler for his kind words, even noting that Swift was “so grateful” to see the actor and his daughters at the October 2023 premiere of her Eras Tour concert film. “You got me sweatin’ over here,” Travis teased.
Never Been Happier
“I’m enjoying all aspects of life that’s for damn sure,” Travis said on the Stephen A. Smith Show in January 2025. “Me and Taylor are happy and I couldn’t be happier to have that confidence and that comfort off the field and all the support I could ever ask for in the stadium.”
He added, “I think, personally, the beauty of being in a very strong relationship is that you get that support to be able to come in and focus on your craft, focus on being the best version of you. That’s why I wanted to be at [her] concerts supporting her and being there for her, making sure she feels comfortable and supported in everything she’s doing in life.”
In Baldoni’s new $400 million lawsuit against Lively, 37, which was obtained by Us Weekly on Thursday, January 16, Baldoni appeared to mention Swift, 34, and Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, while discussing Lively’s changes for the now infamous rooftop scene in their film It Ends With Us.
“Was working on rooftop scene today, I really love what you did. It really does hep [sic] a lot. Makes it so much more fun and interesting. (And I would have felt that way without Ryan and Taylor),” Baldoni’s texts read alongside a winking face emoji. “You really are a talent across the board. Really excited nd [sic] grateful to do this together.”
According to the lawsuit, Lively allegedly replied but did not point out Baldoni’s mention of Reynolds, 48, or Swift.
“That’s very appreciated. And means a lot. I’m deeply inspired by the films and we’re gonna make outside of the success of the book,” the actress replied per the docs. “We have such an opportunity to not surprise people who love the book but reach an even bigger audience by making an undeniably dynamic and also commercial film.”
Swift was also apparently mentioned in a text message exchange between Baldoni and an executive from Sony Entertainment, which distributed It Ends With Us. The alleged conversation claimed that Lively was reaching out to Swift to use one of her songs for the film. (Swift’s 2020 track “My Tears Ricochet” was featured in the movie’s first trailer.)
“Blake is calling Taylor to approve the song. She of course reached out saying she is asking for time with … her editor,” read an alleged message from a contact named Sony Executive No. 1. “We know it was conditional on signing contract – but asking if you’ll reconsider so … can release this trailer and Blake does not change mind re calling Taylor Swift.”
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni on the set of ‘It Ends with Us.’Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
In the docs, Baldoni claimed that an unnamed “megacelebrity” got involved in his and Lively’s behind the scenes drama. Baldoni alleged that Lively sent him a draft of the rooftop scene which “dramatically differed” from the original version. Baldoni’s lawsuit claimed that he “thanked” her for “her passion” but ultimately wanted the film’s moment to be “somewhere between the original version and Lively’s version.” Lively allegedly did not respond to him for “multiple days” before texting him back.
“Of course, didn’t feel great for me. Or [another megacelebrity friend and Ryan Reynolds]. To have my passion praised instead of my specific contribution,” Lively’s alleged message wrote.
It is unclear who the celebrity friend’s identity is.
Us has reached out to Lively and Swift for comment.
Baldoni filed the new lawsuit against Lively, Reynolds and Lively’s publicist Leslie Sloane, for $400 million in damages. The filing comes after he took legal action against The New York Times for libel and false light invasion of privacy. (Lively first sued Baldoni in December, claiming he was launching a “social manipulation” campaign against her and fostered a “hostile work environment” on set. Baldoni has denied the allegations.)
“This lawsuit is a legal action based on an overwhelming amount of untampered evidence detailing Blake Lively and her team’s duplicitous attempt to destroy Justin Baldoni, his team and their respective companies by disseminating grossly edited, unsubstantiated, new and doctored information to the media,” Balondi’s attorney Bryan Freedman said in a statement to Us. “It is clear based on our own all out willingness to provide all complete text messages, emails, video footage and other documentary evidence that was shared between the parties in real time, that this is a battle she will not win and will certainly regret.”
The statement continued: “Blake Lively was either severely misled by her team or intentionally and knowingly misrepresented the truth. Ms. Lively will never again be allowed to continue to exploit actual victims of real harassment solely for her personal reputation gain at the expense of those without power. Let’s not forget, Ms. Lively and her team attempted to bulldoze reputations and livelihoods for heinously selfish reasons through their own dangerous manipulation of the media before even taking any actual legal action. We know the truth, and now the public does too. Justin and his team have nothing to hide, documents do not lie.”
Publicists affected by Lively’s lawsuit offered an additional statement.
“It is devastating that we are forced to answer this viciously selfish ongoing litigation littered with documented and provable lies in the midst of the tragedy impacting California where we reside. Five months ago Ms. Lively chose to promote a film about domestic violence in a way that caused instant negative and organic backlash due to her own highly publicized actions,” they said in a statement to Us. “Instead of accepting responsibility, she decided to cruelly blame us. This malicious attack on private individuals by Ms. Lively and her team in which they chose to spoon feed The New York Times with doctored, out of context and edited text messages in an effort to paint herself as a victim set off a chain of events that has been harmful beyond measure.”
The statement continued: “To be clear, Ms. Lively and her team initiated this smear campaign in the media for the sole intention of gaining undeserved public sympathy for her own missteps. Over the last month we have received death threats, abhorrent abuse and vile anti-semitic slurs hurled at us due to her decision to use us as scapegoats for her own choices promoting her film in which she made millions of dollars. With this filing, we lift our own curtain of what happens when the entitled weaponize power, fear and money to destroy, intimidate and bully those who get in their way.”
Ringo Starr and wife Barbara Bach have been happily together since the ‘80s.
The couple met while on the set of their 1980 film, Caveman. Before getting together, Starr (real name Richard Starkey) was previously married to Maureen Cox from 1965 to 1975. The exes share three children: Zak, Jason and Lee.
Bach, for her part, wed Italian businessman Augusto, Count Gregorini di Savignano di Romagna in 1966. During their marriage, Bach welcomed daughter Francesca and son Gianni. They divorced in 1975.
Despite connecting during the slapstick comedy, Starr and Bach didn’t start their romance until the filming was nearly over.
“The truth is, we weren’t together until the very end of Caveman. Working, we got along fine, but we each had other people, our respective friends,” Bach said in a 1981 interview with Playboy. “Then, all of a sudden, within a week — the last week of shooting — it just happened. We changed from friendly love to being in love.”
One year later, Starr and Bach tied the knot in London. They’ve been by each other’s side ever since.
Keep scrolling for Starr and Bach’s complete relationship timeline:
1980
Barbara Bach and Ringo Starr in Caveman.Cover Images
Starr and Bach met on the set of their film Caveman. The Beatles drummer starred as prehistoric man Atouk while Bach portrayed Lana, one of his love interests.
April 1981
The pair tied the knot at Marylebone Town Hall in London after nearly dating for one year.
1988
Bach and Starr entered treatment together at the Sierra Tucson Rehabilitation Clinic. Starr opened up about how seeking treatment for substance abuse helped him stay on his path.
“I didn’t tour in the ’80s, and not a lot in the ’70s. I sort of got involved in a lot of substances and they became more important than anything else,” he told People in 2017. “In ’88 I ended up in rehab and in ’89 I put the first All-Starr Band together. I got back on track, and that’s what I’ve done ever since.”
February 2010
Barbara Bach and Ringo Starr attend Hollywood Walk of Fame Star ceremony honoring musician Ringo Starr on February 8, 2010 in Hollywood, California.Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
Bach was by Starr’s side when he received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
January 2014
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Barbara Bach Ringo Starr at the 56th Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Starr brought Bach as his plus-one to the Grammys as he and Paul McCartney received a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award for their work in The Beatles.
November 2015
The drummer and former Bond Girl celebrated 35 years together. In an interview with People, Starr opened up about how their spark hasn’t dulled after all these years.
“There’s no escape … I think I love Barbara as much [today] as I did [when we met],” Starr gushed. “And I’m beyond blessed that she loves me and we’re still together.”
December 2015
Starr and Bach decided to auction off some of their personal items, including some special Beatles collectibles via Julien’s Auctions. The pair raised $9 million for their charity, the Lotus Foundation.
July 2016
Bach and Starr attended the Cirque du Soleil’s The Beatles LOVE show, which was celebrating its 10th anniversary.
September 2016
Ringo Starr, Barbara Bach, Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell attend the World Premiere of “The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years”.Dave Benett/WireImage
The twosome attended the premiere of the documentary The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring. Starr and Bach were joined on the red carpet by McCartney and his wife, Nancy Shevell.
March 2018
Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach arrive at Buckingham Palace to receive his Knighthood at an Investiture ceremonyJohn Stillwell/Getty Images
Bach was by Starr’s side when he was knighted by Prince William.
December 2022
Starr and Bach stepped out for the London premiere of If These Walls Could Sing. The documentary, which was filmed by McCartney’s daughter Mary, told the history of Abbey Road Studios and included cameos from McCartney, Starr and more A-List musicians.
March 2024
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The duo were reunited with Paul and Shevell during Paris Fashion Week to support Stella McCartney’s show.
July 2024
Joe Walsh, Marjorie Bach, Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach attend Ringo’s Peace & Love Birthday Celebration at Beverly Hills Garden Park.Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Bach and Starr celebrated the 11th anniversary of Ringo’s Peace & Love Birthday Celebration in Los Angeles.
“Peace & Love from Ringo, family, and friends in Beverly Hills, California! ,” Star wrote via Instagram alongside a video from the event.
Cameron Diaz slayed in her long-awaited red carpet return.
Diaz, 52, walked the red carpet for the Wednesday, January 15, Berlin premiere of her new film Back in Action. The actress stunned in an all-black ensemble.
The outfit included a black blouse with sheer coverage across the top of her torso. Diaz paired the top with black trousers and a matching oversized coat. She opted for black penny loafers rather than high heels.
Diaz accentuated her look with a chic low ponytail that was tied with a black ribbon. She also had several pieces of her hair out in a curtain bang style to frame her face. For jewels, Diaz wore a pair of Jennifer Fisher gold puffy dagger earrings and an Alexis Bittar gold armor clip earring. She added a pop of color to her look rocking a bold red lip.
In addition to posing on the red carpet solo, Diaz was joined by her Back in Action costar Jamie Foxx and director Seth Gordon.
Wednesday’s event marked Diaz’s highly anticipated return following her decade-long retirement from Hollywood. Diaz took a hiatus from acting following the 2014 remake of Annie, which also starred Foxx, 57. During that time, Diaz tied the knot with husband Benji Madden in 2015. The couple went on to welcome two children.
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In June 2022, Diaz revealed that she was returning to the spotlight when she was announced as a part of the Back in Action cast alongside Foxx.
“Only you could get me back in action,” the actress wrote in a cheeky Instagram post at the time, referring to her friendship with Foxx.
In the movie, Diaz and Foxx play married former CIA agents who are pulled back into the espionage game when their identities are revealed. The action-comedy will debut on Netflix on Friday, January 17.
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With Diaz’s Hollywood return, she’s not ruling out more work. Instead, she’s going to focus on what feels right for her and her family.
“I’m not defining anything,” Diaz told Empire in December 2024. “I’m just open to whatever makes sense for me and my family at any given moment.”
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Meghan Markle joined relief efforts for the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires.
Us Weekly understands that the Duchess of Sussex, 43, personally volunteered her time on Monday, January 13, with the Altadena Teen Girls Fire Recovery. Meghan arrived at the facility with donations of new clothing and beauty products that were facilitated through her and husband Prince Harry’s The Archewell Foundation.
In addition to donating supplies for the relief, Meghan also brought lunch for the volunteers. While working alongside the group, Meghan supported and conversed with families as they visited the site. She also assisted girls with shopping.
Altadena Teen Girls Fire Recovery shared a behind-the-scenes video of the Monday event. In the Instagram Reel, which was uploaded on Wednesday, January 15, Meghan can be spotted carrying several tote bags as she aided the affected community and chatted with another volunteer.
The city of Altadena was directly affected by the Eaton Fire. The Eaton Fire started on January 7, the same day that the Pacific Palisades fire began. While an extreme wind storm caused by the Santa Ana gusts sparked the brush fires, the official cause for both blazes are under investigation. The Eaton Fire is currently 45 percent contained while the Pacific Palisades is at 19 percent.
Us previously learned that Meghan and Harry, 40, volunteered to hand out food and supplies to victims of the Eaton Fire. The couple, who tied the knot in 2018, connected with elderly individuals and families inside the Pasadena Convention Center and heard stories from those affected by the wildfire. In addition to offering their support, Harry and Meghan also donated clothing, children’s items and more essential supplies.
Meghan and Harry also joined California’s First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo to thank first responders, including Fire Chief Anthony Marrone and his team from the LA County Fire Department as well as Members of CalFire and the Pasadena Police Force at the Rose Bowl. The royals also met with World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés and thanked the teams for their relief work.
When the fires first broke out, Harry and Meghan opened up their Montecito, California, home — which is 80 miles north of the Pacific Palisades — to friends who were affected by the blaze.
Meghan also postponed the premiere of her upcoming docuseries, With Love, Meghan, which was initially scheduled to drop on Wednesday.
“I’m thankful to my partners at Netflix for supporting me in delaying the launch, as we focus on the needs of those impacted by the wildfires in my home state of California,” Meghan said in a Sunday, January 12, statement shared on Netflix’s Tudum.
Check the LAFD website for local wildfire alerts and click here for resources on how to help those affected.
Pro golfer John Daly is on the mend after undergoing an unexpected surgery.
“Emergency hand surgery,” the PGA star, 58, wrote via his Instagram Story on Tuesday, January 14, along with a photo of the golfer laid up in a hospital bed. “Thankful [it] went great.”
In the picture, Daly wore a nasal cannula and was wrapped in a hospital blanket as he sat back in his bed. While his hand was wrapped in a bandage, Daly attempted to give a thumbs up.
Daly gave a shout out to his doctor, thanking the medical professional for “taking care” of him and promising fans he would return to the fairway soon.
Daly also shared the same photo on his Instagram feed and thanked everyone for their support. Multiple athletes, including Johnny Damon, Doug Flutie and Pat McAfee, took to the comments to wish Daly well.
“ GOD SPEED LEGEND,” McAfee responded, while Flutie replied, “Love ya big John!!!”
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The official X account for the PGA Tour Champions shared their support for Daly as well, writing, “Wishing John Daly a speedy recovery!” alongside a screenshot of Daly’s initial post.
This isn’t Daly’s first public health battle. In 2020, the athlete — who famously loves Diet Coke and cigarettes — was diagnosed with bladder cancer. While he underwent surgery to remove the cancer, Daly admitted there was a chance the disease could return.
“Luckily for me they caught it early, but bladder cancer is something that I don’t know all the details,” he said during an interview on the Golf Channel per NBC News. “But it doesn’t look like it may go away. We will just see what happens. Maybe there’s a miracle.”
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Daly has been a fixture in the PGA since he joined the organization in 1991. Over his impressive golf career, Daly has won five tournaments including the 1991 PGA Championship and the 1995 Open Championship. His last solo win was at the Buick Invitational in 2004.
Three decades after joining the PGA, Daly won the 2021 PNC “Father and Son” Championship with his son, John Daly II, who followed in his dad’s footsteps as a pro golfer.
Last month, Daly and Daly II hit the golf course together for the PNC Championship in Orlando. While the pair lost to father-son duo Bernhard Langer and Jason Langer, Daly II shared how happy he was to spend quality time with his dad.
“Thankful for another @pncchampionship. By far the best week of the year,” Daly II wrote via Instagram in December 2024 alongside a photo of him and his dad. “@pga_johndaly we will get em next year!!”
Myka and James Stauffer made a name for their family on YouTube, but everything drastically changed after they rehomed their adopted son, Huxley.
The couple adopted Huxley from China in 2017 when he was 2 years old. Myka and James also share children Kova, Jaka, Radley and Onyx, who were not adopted. The entire Stauffer family was featured in videos shared via their YouTube channel, which documented their daily lives together.
Huxley was eventually diagnosed with autism after his adoption, and fans grew concerned when they noticed he was no longer appearing in new videos. In 2020, Myka and James made an emotional confession explaining that they rehomed Huxley because they struggled to provide him with the proper care.
While the Stauffers were adamant Huxley was in a better place with a new family, they faced backlash from fans following the incident. Myka and James subsequently deleted their YouTube channel.
Despite their step away from the spotlight, the Stauffer scandal is taking center stage again thanks to the HBO docuseries An Update on Our Family, which explores Huxley’s rehoming and the family vlogging industry.
Keep scrolling to learn more about the Stauffer family’s controversy:
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What Tipped Off Fans About Huxley?
In April 2020, fans noticed in a video on James’ individual channel, Stauffer Garage, that Huxley’s car seat was missing from the backseat of his vehicle. When viewers inquired about Huxley’s whereabouts, the comments were allegedly deleted. Myka and James also changed the viewing settings for their videos with Huxley from public to private.
What Did the Stauffers Say About Reversing the Adoption?
In a May 2020 video, Myka and James revealed that Huxley had found a “new mommy” and a “forever home” that could better care for him.
“Once Huxley came home, there were a lot more special needs that we weren’t aware of and that we were not told. So over the past few years, Huxley has been in numerous therapies to try and help him with all of his needs. Over the last year has been the more intense therapy to try and help him as much as possible,” James said in the video. “For us, it’s been really hard hearing from the medical professionals. A lot of their feedback [has been] really upsetting for us, because it’s not what we ever wanted to hear. We never wanted to be in this position, and we’ve been trying to get his needs met and help him out as much as possible.”
Myka, for her part, shared that she and James loved Huxley and tried their “hardest” to be the best parents they could for him.
“Do I feel like a failure as a mom? Like, 500 percent,” she said. “So when I get insidious, hurtful comments, it just, like, really makes it hurt worse. It’s not about me at all, but … the last couple of months have been the hardest thing I could’ve ever imagined.”
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Were the Stauffers Investigated?
Us Weekly confirmed in June 2020 that law enforcement was looking into Huxley’s welfare after news broke that Myka and James placed him with another family. The authorities shared in a press release at the time that “all adoption cases are confidential,” so there are “legal requirements that must be adhered to,” including “home studies as well as background checks.”
One month later, the case against Myka and James was closed and charges were not filed. Authorities met with Huxley’s new adopted parents and found that the toddler seemed to be “very happy and well taken care of,” per a report obtained by Us at the time.
Courtesy of Myka Stauffer/Instagram
What Are the Stauffers Doing Now?
After facing backlash from rehoming Huxley, the family deleted their YouTube channel. Myka has not been active on social media, but her last Instagram post featured an apology to the adoption community.
“We did not adopt a child to gain wealth. While we did receive a small portion of money from videos featuring Huxley and his journey, every penny and much more went back into his care,” she wrote in June 2020. “Secondly, we are not under any type of investigation. I’m hoping to share more from my side of the story soon. And lastly, I’m so sorry for letting you down.”
James, for his part, continues to run his Stauffer Garage page where he shares videos of his various automobile projects.
Jessica Alba and Cash Warren had their fair share of relationship woes before calling it quits for good.
“They have had many ups and downs as any marriage would after being together for so many years,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. “They have tried therapy and have worked out past issues over the years.”
The insider adds that the pair’s most recent decision to call it quits wasn’t the “first time” they considered breaking up as both Alba and Warren “have had issues” with each other before.
“There were trust issues in the past which led to many arguments,” the source explains, noting that “at the end of the day, the romance was gone between them.”
“The marriage ran its course, the insider adds. “Their communication hadn’t been great.”
While Alba, 43, and Warren, 46, ultimately faced obstacles in their romantic life, they have remained a team for their three children — Honor, 16, Haven, 13 and Hayes, 6 — and when it comes to Alba’s personal care brand, The Honest Company.
“They are good parents and partners in business together but lost their spark and grew apart,” the source says. “Jessica and Cash made the decision together that this was no longer working or healthy for anyone.”
Alba’s “priorities shifted, ” the insider explains, after she stepped down as Honest’s Chief Creative Officer in April 2024. (Alba currently remains on the Honest Company’s board of directors and maintains voting and investment power alongside Warren.)
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“It opened her eyes. She is a really strong woman and wants to be the best example for her kids,” the insider tells Us. “The kids are their priority right now and they will be cordial while coparenting. It isn’t messy behind the scenes at all.”
Earlier this month, TMZ reported that Alba and Warren decided to separate after 16 years of marriage and are preparing to file for divorce. Neither Warren nor Alba has publicly addressed their split.
The twosome met on the set of Fantastic Four in 2004. Alba starred in the superhero flick as Storm while Warren served as a production assistant. Four years later, the duo tied the knot. While Alba and Warren were vocal about their love for one another over the years, the actress hinted there was some occasional trouble in paradise.
“It’s all rosy for two and a half years. But then after that, you become roommates,” Alba revealed to Katherine Schwarzenegger on her Instagram series Before, During, and After Baby in July 2021. “You’re just going through the motions. You have the responsibilities. It’s a lot of, like, checking the boxes, right?”
Warren, for his part, told Us exclusively in July 2024 that it was “hard work” to keep his and Alba’s marriage strong.
“I think, ultimately, the friendship and support and just knowing that your partner has your back means everything to us,” he reflected. “I think that would be the secret, is just having each other’s back. It’s hard work, but we roll up our sleeves and we do it. It’s wild. It’s the longest relationship I could have ever imagined.”
