The NFL’s AFC East division consists of the Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins. But if you ask Hailee Steinfeld, it’s just the Bills, led by her fiancé, Josh Allen, and some also-rans.
Steinfeld, 28, played a game of Truth or Wear with celebrity style outlet Who What Wear, and in it, was dared to take their football IQ quiz.
One of the prompts: Name the four teams in the AFC East division.
“You’ve got the Buffalo Bills,” the Oscar-nominated actress began, “and the Bills’ three sons.”
Like all good burns, it’s based in truth. The Bills have won the last five AFC East division titles as the once-mighty Patriots have fallen on hard times in the post-Tom Brady era.
The Bills’ quarterback, Allen, has been the catalyst to the team’s run. Allen, 28, was the 2024 NFL MVP and has been an All-Pro player three of the last five years. In that time, the Bills have won eight playoff games despite not having won any from 1995 to 2019.
To Steinfeld’s credit, she also correctly answered how many yards a roughing the passer penalty is (15) and correctly named the Super Bowl trophy (the Vince Lombardi Trophy).
While the Bills have yet to hoist the Lombardi Trophy themselves, Steinfeld has been by Allen’s side for his last two division titles. She and Allen began dating in 2023 and the Edge of Seventeen star has been periodically spotted at Bills games ever since.
The pair got engaged in November 2024, announcing it in a joint Instagram post. The photo showed Allen on one knee in front of a flower arch with the ocean and sunset behind them.
Allen opened up about the proposal in the December 2024 edition of Steinfeld’s “Beau Society” newsletter.
“I said, ‘I couldn’t wait any longer.’ I said, ‘I can’t wait to start a family with you.’ I said your full name, and I asked you very nicely. I said ‘please,’” he wrote.
Earlier this month, Steinfeld and Allen made their red carpet debut together at the 2025 NFL Honors awards ceremony, where Allen was presented with his MVP award. Steinfeld’s sparkling diamond engagement ring was, of course, in full view.
“You’ve been my rock. You are my best friend [and] I would not be standing on this stage if it weren’t for you,” he said. “So, with that being said, be good, do good, God bless and Go Bills.”
Chrishell Stause and Chelsea Lazkani in ‘Selling Sunset.’Courtesy of Netflix
Chrishell Stausecan’t speak for everyone, but she insists that the sales you see her make on Netflix hit show Selling Sunset are real — and she keeps the entire commission.
Chrishell, 43, an agent on the show since season 1, appeared on “The Viall Files,” where she broke down how it works.
“I’ll give you a little nugget of information. They don’t get a cut of our commission when we sell houses,” she said. “It is amazing to be on a show about doing something where they can’t get a cut of our commissions.”
She added that fans ask her sometimes if the houses she sells on the show are real and explained that it wouldn’t make sense to use an opportunity to make money for any other purpose.
“So I’m saying why wouldn’t you want to really use it for that purpose?” she asked. “Why would you purposely not want to make the most money you could while you’re doing it?”
Chrishell Stause in ‘Selling Sunset.’Courtesy of Netflix
When host Nick Viall boldly asked how much money she makes, Chrishell didn’t give a direct answer. She did, however, tease, “I’m wearing better shoes than I was the first time I was in here doing your podcast,” flashing her black Louboutins with a smile.
Chrishell also touched on the current state of the market in Los Angeles, where she admits the recent wildfires have made an impact.
“It’s getting better,” she said. “The interest rates are high. It’s a weird time because of the fires and everything. I want to be positive about it, but I also have to be realistic. It’s getting [to] a better place.”
The fires forced Netflix to hit pause on filming for season 9 of Selling Sunset. Jason Oppenheim, whose agency, The Oppenheim Group, is the subject of the show, told Business Insider that he was unsure if and how the fires would be addressed on the show.
Jason Oppenheim, Brett Oppenheim, Chrishell Stause and Emma Hernan in ‘Selling Sunset.’Courtesy of Netflix
In the meantime, The Oppenheim Group has started a donation drive, pledged donations to the Los Angeles Police and Fire Departments and promised to represent those who lost their homes for free. The brokerage also announced it would refund the commissions already received from fire victims.
Chrishell told Viall that Selling Sunset is filming again and the new season will release “later this year.”
When season 9 finally airs, don’t expect to see much of Chrishell’s nemesis, Nicole Young. Chrishell said that Nicole, 39, is on the season “a little bit.”
For her part, Nicole told Us Weekly that while she has not been fired, her filming schedule was paused amid her feud with Chrishell.
“I’m still debating whether or not I want to continue filming in this kind of environment, especially with so many infuriating double standards,” she said.
The Saturday Night Live tribute song that Adam Sandler performed on the show’s 50th anniversary special poked fun at a range of cast members, hosts and staffers over the show’s half-century run. One of them, former musical guest Kanye West, appreciated the shout-out, unflattering as it was.
In the song, which Sandler, 58, performed on the three-hour special that aired Sunday, February 16, the comedian listed everything fans and cast members have enjoyed over the past 50 years, including “50 years of finding out your favorite musician’s antisemitic.”
The line referenced the string of antisemitic comments that West, 47, has made over the past several years, including a social media rant earlier this month in which he praised Adolf Hitler, called himself a Nazi and called antisemitism “just some bulls— Jewish people made up.”
Around the same time, West also sold swastika T-shirts on his Yeezy website and promoted the site during a 30-second ad that aired during the Super Bowl. The shirts have since been removed from the marketplace, with Shopify, which supports the Yeezy store, citing a violation of the platform’s terms.
“Adam Sandler, Thank you for the love,” West posted via X on Wednesday, February 19.
Adam Sandler during the “Adam’s Song: 50 Years” sketchTheo Wargo/NBC
He followed that with another post that read, “After further reflection I’ve come to the realization that I’m not a Nazi.”
As of Thursday afternoon, Sandler has not responded to West’s posts.
Sandler’s song wasn’t the only time the controversial rapper was referenced on the special. In one segment, which featured former Weekend Update anchors Amy Poehler and Tina Fey taking questions from the celebrities in the audience, comedian Zach Galifianakis commented, “Please stop bothering me, I just want to relax and watch Kanye perform.”
West appeared on the last SNL anniversary special in 2015, celebrating 40 years of the NBC variety show. He appeared in a sketch and performed.
Three years later, he was the musical guest for the season 44 premiere, hosted by Adam Driver. In the show’s final moments, West, wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat, went off script with a speech in support of President Donald Trump.
He has not been invited back to the show since that incident, where he declared he wasn’t worried about racism in America and said he was bullied backstage for his political views.
“Follow your heart and stop following your mind. That’s how we’re controlled,” he said in his rant. “That’s how we’re programmed. If you want the world to move forward, try love.”
Graham Nation, the celebrity hairstylist known for his work with Serena Williams, Demi Moore and Catherine O’Hara, died suddenly on Friday, February 14, at a Los Angeles gym, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examine confirmed to People. He was 39.
The case is still pending additional investigation.
Nation, whose real name was Graham Cheek, shared 6-month-old son Romeo with partner Tonya Brewer. A GoFundMe has been set up to support them and has raised $140,263 as of Wednesday afternoon, thanks in part to an anonymous $50,000 donation. Vanessa Hudgens, Jen Atkin and Maeve Riley all appear to have donated.
He died just days after celebrating his first Super Bowl ad, a spot for Michelob Ultra, on February 9.
“My first ever Super Bowl commercial!” he shared via Instagram the following day, on February 10.. “What an absolute blast to work on, Thank you Cathrine O’Hara for having me apart of this epic commercial.”
Nation was also a brand ambassador for Fekkai, Hattori Hanzo Shears, Hairtalk Extensions and SexyHair, according to American Salon. He was also a real estate investor.
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Nation was represented by The Wall Group, which confirmed his death to industry outlet Behind the Chair.
“Graham was a one-of-a-kind soul who impacted every single person he met,” the agency shared in a statement. “We are honored to have been part of his journey and to have helped him share his artistry with the world. Our hearts are broken and we will miss him dearly.”
“Graham was one of the kindest, most gentle souls in this business! His talent was unmistakable, his ego was illegible and his time with us unforgettable,” Behind the Chair founder and creative director Mary Rector told People.
With a client roster that also included Alix Earle, Jared Leto and Emma Chamberlain, tributes to Nation have come pouring in since news of his death became public.
“I can not stop thinking about and missing @grahamnation,” actress Erin Foster wrote via her Instagram Story. “He left behind a 6 month old baby. We shared diapers and sleep training tips. “I can’t stop thinking about his partner Tonya and what she must be going through, losing her partner and now raising their son alone.”
Fellow hairstylist Divinity Ray shared her tribute under Nation’s final Instagram post, showing off his work with Marissa Bode.
“10 years of knowing you, from cutting hair in our hometown to witnessing you take LA by storm,” she wrote. “You were never too busy to be thoughtful. You were never too big to smile at everyone. You were the most incomprehensible artist. Enough talent to have the biggest ego but instead so humble and sweet. I always described you as an angel on earth. I just never thought you would leave this soon. Rest in Power, brother the world lost one of its brightest lights.”
Seychelle Cordero, Courtney “CK” Kim.Monty Brinton/NBC (2)
For as long as Seychelle Coredero was on Deal or No Deal Island, she was going to speak her mind. Now that she’s been eliminated, that hasn’t changed.
Courtney “CK” Kim eliminated Seychelle, 31, at the start of the episode that aired Tuesday, February 18, after making a good deal with the banker. CK, 36, found herself in the hot seat after she was caught cheating during a competition in the previous episode.
According to Seychelle, that incident revealed CK’s true colors.
“It really just speaks volumes on how much of a loser she is,” Seychelle told Us Weekly exclusively. “I just feel like, b—, you look f—ing doofy and everyone’s pointing and laughing.’”
Deal or No Deal Island fans already know that’s not the only time Seychelle has called out CK. Right after CK announced her decision to eliminate Seychelle, the outspoken player from Staten Island unloaded on her in front of the entire cast.
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“My love, you know that if you would have kept me here, I would have ate you up,” she said on the show, “Because at the end of the day, no matter what happens in this game, you’re a cheat with a flat a–, baby.”
With time to reflect on her experience on Deal or No Deal Island, Seychelle said she has no regrets with her outspoken, non-apologetic approach.
“I never thought I would do nothing like this, but the way that the opportunity presented itself to me and how effortlessly it came together, I really do believe that I really performed beautifully,” she said.
Though this was Seychelle’s first foray into reality TV as a player, she is a student of the genre. She said she specifically admires two-time Survivor winner Tony Vlachos, calling his ability to lie “such a superpower.” She added that she has also loved Tiffany Pollard since her Flavor of Love days.
“She’s so good in everything she does,” Seychelle said. “I’ve loved her from the moment I laid eyes on her when I was, like, nine years old when Flavor of Love came out.”
While Tony and Tiffany have both become mainstays in the reality TV scene, Seychelle said she would welcome the opportunity to play another competitive reality game. She also wouldn’t mind embracing the villain role.
“I don’t give a f—,” she declared. “Just put a camera in front of my face.”
Deal or No Deal Island airs on NBC on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. and is available to stream on Peacock the next day.
The Big Brother winner made it official after he was ousted from Deal or No Deal Island season 2 in the episode that aired Tuesday night, February 18.
“This is my official retirement from reality television,” he announced on the show after Survivor Australia legend David Genat eliminated him at the banker’s temple.
Dr. Will, 52, won Big Brother 2 and placed fourth on the first Big Brother All-Stars season in 2006. Though he continued to make guest appearances on Big Brother and even stopped by The Traitors to host a challenge in the second season of the Peacock hit, Deal or No Deal Island was Kirby’s first time competing in nearly 20 years.
Dr. Will placed eighth on Deal or No Deal Island, sowing chaos with his signature manipulative tactics and calculated gameplay from the moment he arrived in the season’s second episode. For him, that was enough.
Dr. Will” Kirby.Monty Brinton/NBC
“I mean it this time,” he told Entertainment Weekly in a story published Wednesday, February 19. “This is my last statement to the world. I’m the chief medical officer at Laser Away, the nation’s leading aesthetic dermatology group. I have a really healthy, normal family. I have some hobbies that I love, friends that I love, colleagues that I love and it’s time to pass the torch.”
Dr. Will has been a dermatologist since before his reality career began and even hired one of his Deal or No Deal Island enemies, Maria-Grace Cook, to work at his practice after the season wrapped.
His experience filming the NBC show introduced him to individuals he’d like to see represent the next era of great game players.
“I’m 51 years old, and you see people like [Alexis] Lete here,” he said. “You see people like Storm [Wilson]. There are people on the show who absolutely deserve to be the next generation of reality personalities.”
True to form, however, Dr. Will couldn’t help but take a shot at some of the other reality legends to play Deal or No Deal Island.
“While I respect Parvati [Shallow] immensely, and I respect Australian Dave, and I respect Boston Rob [Mariano], for me, personally, nothing is sadder than a reality person who doesn’t know when to hang it up,” he said.
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Dr. Will made a similar comment last February when fellow Big Brother legends Janelle Pierzina and Dan Gheeslingfell short on The Traitors.
“I think some Big Brother players went on The Traitors to show that they ‘still got it’ — only to realize that they actually ‘never had it,’” he told Entertainment Weekly. “It takes an extremely unique skill set to do well on these types of shows, and anyone can get lucky once, but it’s really hard to repeat that success, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t openly wonder if the Big Brother contestants who appeared have really hurt their reality television legacies because of their poor gameplay in this series.”
With his Deal or No Deal Island elimination, Dr. Will’s legacy is now cemented and open for critique.
Tennis star Emma Raducanu had to pause her match on Tuesday, February 18, after an unruly fan apparently caused her to break down in tears.
The incident happened at the Dubai Tennis Championships where Raducanu, 22, was competing in round two against Czech player Karolina Muchova. The man allegedly approached Raducanu in a public area before the match, then made his way to the first few rows as she was playing.
It’s not clear what he said, but the Women’s Tennis Association claimed in a statement that he was exhibiting “fixated” behavior toward her. The British pro broke down in tears near the start of the match before approaching the chair umpire to explain the situation. She appeared to hide behind the umpire’s chair as security removed the fan from the stadium.
“Player safety is our top priority, and tournaments are advised on security best practices for international sporting events,” the WTA’s statement read. “The WTA is actively working with Emma and her team to ensure her well-being and provide any necessary support.”
The WTA added that the man will be banned from all WTA events “pending a threat assessment.”
“We remain committed to collaborating with tournaments and their security teams worldwide to maintain a safe environment for all players,” the statement continued.
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Muchova, 28, ultimately won the match, 7-6(6), 6-4. Raducanu released a public comment afterward via her Instagram Story, addressing the incident and congratulating her opponent.
“Thank you for the messages of support,” she wrote. “Difficult experience yesterday but I’ll be okay and proud of how I came back and competed despite what happened at the start of the match. Thank you to Karoline for being a great sport and best of luck to her for the rest of the tournament.”
The Lawn Tennis Association, tennis’ governing body in the UK, said it is in contact with Raducanu and its “extensive security arrangements” are “under constant review.”
“This incident once again highlights issues around safety that all players, but female players in particular, can face,” a spokesperson said in a statement to NBC Sports. “We have support available for British players and have been in contact with Emma and her team following the events in Dubai.”
This isn’t Raducanu’s first run-in with an unruly fan — in 2022 a man showed up at her home three times, leaving unwanted gifts and flowers. He also allegedly sent her love letters and stole items from her property. The man was found guilty of stalking and received a five-year restraining order.
Zach Bryan got into a heated argument with a patron he believed was recording him at a New York City bar, according to video obtained by TMZ.
Bryan, 28, was out with some friends in the West Village on Monday night, February 17, when the alleged altercation took place. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter was seen shooting some pool and, after losing three games, allegedly lost his temper with another guest.
The video was captured on a pair of Ray-Ban Meta glasses, which the “Something in the Orange” singer even tried on himself at one point, saying, “You’re gonna see some terrible things tonight.”
Witnesses at the bar told TMZ that Bryan’s mood “changed on the drop of a dime” after his misfortune at the pool table. Though the video is missing some context, another patron can be heard telling Bryan, “I’m not trying to record your ass. I’m trying to record my s— with my friends, for memories, to have fun, and you’re just being a douche.”
“That’s the gayest thing I’ve ever heard,” Bryan responded.
Bryan, knowing the glasses were recording, appeared to make a fist and said, “I wanna rip them off your face so bad, cause we’re at a bar.”
Witnesses also reported that Bryan and his friends asked the group to stop recording them “more than half a dozen times,” only leading the group to try and do so in a more secretive way.
Zach Bryan.Scott Legato/Getty Images
Before the situation could escalate any further, Bryan’s friends acted quickly to pay the tab and leave the bar.
“All of you f—in weird couch warriors attacking and belittling my friends on the internet because you’re assuming I have a girlfriend are weird as hell and should be studied for science,” he wrote via his Instagram Story on January 9. “Everyone wonders why I quit touring and don’t want to be attached to music anymore, meanwhile you’re calling my friends ugly and harassing them?”
“Apparently I’ve [had] four different girlfriends in like two weeks, meanwhile my friends and me are just laughing and hanging out like we always have,” he continued. “I don’t have a girlfriend and don’t plan on having a girlfriend, however I do have normal friends that I love very much and would go to the ends of the earth for.”
With the 2024 NFL season officially over, a major decision looms for Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
As the future Hall of Famer mulls retirement, another NFL great weighed in with some advice for the three-time Super Bowl champion.
“I hope he takes some time and he doesn’t make a rushed decision,” legendary quarterback Peyton Manningtold E! News at the Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special on Sunday, February 16.
“So, the last thing you want to do is say, ‘OK, I’m going to make a decision now,'” he continued. “Take some time. Take a full month. Let some things digest and calm down. He can make a better decision then.”
Kelce, 35, has admitted he’s not sure if he’s going to play again next year. He has one year remaining on his contract with the Chiefs, who lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX earlier this month. Despite his team reaching the Super Bowl, it was arguably the worst statistical season of Kelce’s career, and as he gets older, it’s fair for him to consider hanging it up.
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The tight end recently indicated on his “New Heights” podcast that he plans to do exactly what Manning, 48, suggested and take his time with his decision.
“I know everybody wants to know whether or not I’m playing next year and right now I’m just kicking everything down the road,” he said on the Wednesday, February 12, episode. “I’m not making any crazy decisions but right now the biggest thing is just being there for my teammates and being there for my coaches, understanding that a lot that goes into this thing.”
“I’m gonna take some time to figure it out,” he added. “I think I owe it to my teammates that if I do come back, that it’s gonna be something that it’s a wholehearted decision … It’s just whether or not I’m motivated or it’s the best decision for me as a man, as a human, as a person, to take on all that responsibility.”
But while Kelce contemplates his future, it appears he has a deadline. The Athletic reported on Friday, February 14, that the Chiefs have given him one month to inform them of his decision.
For now, it appears Kelce has plenty of people rooting for his return, including girlfriend Taylor Swift.
“She’s fully encouraging me to enjoy playing this game,” Kelce told ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith in January. “She loves coming to Arrowhead [Stadium] and coming to the games and cheering for me, so I got all the support in the world to keep chasing these dreams.”
Manning is also rooting for one more year from Kelce.
“I hope he comes back and plays,” he told E! on Sunday. “He’s fun to watch, but he’s got to do what’s best for him.”
Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover.Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/MEGA
Time has afforded Craig Conover the benefit of hindsight, and now, he can look back on his relationship and breakup with Paige DeSorbo with some perspective.
The Southern Charm star, 36, appeared on the Tamron Hall Show on Monday, February 17, where he reflected on his recent split.
“I would’ve ended up losing myself [in that relationship] because I would’ve given up everything to stay with her,” he said. “So the blessing is, as we’re a couple months out, I see that now. That’s why your mood changes throughout [a breakup], you have to go through those grieving processes … it’s perspective.”
Conover also touched on the public fallout from the breakup, which included an accusation from DeSorbo, 32, in a new Summer House teaser that he was texting other women while they were together.
“Any time your character is challenged, especially things that you’re proud of, it’s not great, but that’s the life we live on television,” he said. “Like I said, you can only control yourself. But I won’t date someone unless I can see myself marrying them, because there’s two outcomes if you date — you break up or you get married.”
To Conover, it appeared for a while that DeSorbo could actually be The One. They dated for three years before DeSorbo confirmed their split on a December 2024 episode of her “Giggly Squad” podcast.
Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover.Steven Bergman/AFF-USA.COM/MEGA
“I don’t think you should settle,” Conover continued on Monday. “I don’t think you should date someone unless you don’t want to date anyone else. And when I met Paige, she was my One. I had everything that I wanted in that relationship.”
In addition to the accusation that Conover was texting other women, which he has denied, rumors have also swirled that DeSorbo cheated on him and had already moved on with comedian Marcello Hernandez or another mystery man. Conover pushed back against that rumor — which DeSorbo has also denied — after previously dodging the question in a February 6 appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, where he said, “I don’t want to be involved.”
“It really wasn’t ugly or bad and there wasn’t infidelity, at the end of the day, we accomplished so much in three years,” he told Hall.
Conover has been candid about the breakup over the last two months. He first spoke about it via his Instagram Story on January 7, calling the breakup “very unexpected to say the least.”
“I guess I gotta start living again, whatever that looks like,” he noted in a video at the time. “Whatever my new normal looks like — I have to start. Gratitude will get you through this, with time comes clarity’ – all of the advice, I’m trying to listen to.”
“It takes two people to be in a relationship and you can’t control other people, you can only control how you react to it,” he continued, reminding fans to “remember to be kind to Paige and me and yourselves and all of that good stuff.”
Former SNL writer John Mulaney delivered a joke about the late football star in an appearance during Steve Martin’s monologue on Sunday, February 16. Mulaney, 42, used his time to weigh in on the legal track record of the shows’ hosts since SNL premiered in 1975.
“894 people have hosted Saturday Night Live, and it amazes me that only two of them have committed murder,” he said, referring to Simpson and Robert Blake.
Simpson, who died in 2024, hosted an episode of SNL in 1978 during the show’s third season. Blake, who died in 2023, hosted in 1982.
Malcolm LaVergne, Simpson’s longtime attorney and the executor of his estate, told TMZ that he thought Martin and Mulaney’s monologue was “great” and that Mulaney’s joke was “very funny.” He added that Mulaney’s delivery forced viewers to think for a second about the two former hosts, leading to laughter.
Simpson was found not guilty in his infamous criminal trial for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. He was later found liable for their deaths in a civil suit.
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Blake was arrested in April 2002 for murdering his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, but was also acquitted. Similar to Simpson’s case, he was later found liable for her death in a civil suit.
“He knew his place in society and didn’t fight against it, good or bad,” LaVergne said of Simpson. “He just lived his life: golf, friends (rich ones or Joe Blue Collar), good food and hot young women. And then it was over. The end.”
The attorney said that if Simpson were alive to watch the special, he would have been “indifferent” about the joke. He added that viewers also shouldn’t forget about Alec Baldwin, who holds the record for most appearances on SNL as a host, having done so 17 times.
But while Simpson and Blake faced murder charges, Baldwin was charged with involuntary manslaughter following the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of his movie Rust. (Baldwin denied pulling the trigger on the prop gun.)
A judge dismissed the case against Baldwin in 2024, leading LaVergne to joke that anyone who hosts SNL can “get away with homicide.”
Though LaVergne had a sense of humor about the joke directed at his ex-client, he’s currently embroiled in a legal battle with Simpson’s son, Justin, who is living in his father’s old house. LaVergne is demanding Justin either leave the 2,900-square-foot property or sign it over to him.
“Either Justin writes me a check for what was put down for the property and the increase in the value, the equity of it, which is probably now roughly about a quarter of a million dollars,” LaVergne told the Las Vegas Review-Journal in January, “or he can title the property to me and let me figure out what to do with the property.”
Jonathan Jackson will be missing from General Hospital beginning on Tuesday, February 18, but fans have no reason to fear — Lucky Spencer will be back in Port Charles soon.
Jackson, 42, the actor who portrays Lucky, will miss a “handful” of episodes but is expected to return to General Hospital later this month, Soap Opera Digest reported. The outlet added that Jackson has already returned to filming and that no reason was given for his absence.
Guy Wilson, who portrayed Will Horton on Days of Our Lives from 2014 to 2015, will step in while Jackson is away. It will be the second stint for Wilson, 39, on General Hospital, having previously played a young version of Lucky’s late father, Luke, during a fantasy sequence in 2006.
In Wilson’s first episode, Lucky and ex-wife Elizabeth are set to meet their son Aiden’s love interest, Tobias, whom he has spoken about since coming out on the show in 2023. The actor portraying him has not been announced.
Guy Wilson and Max Martini in ‘Bosch: Legacy.’Tyler Golden/Amazon/Freevee / Courtesy Everett Collection
Lucky was first introduced as a character on General Hospital in 1993 when the five-time Emmy winner was only 10 years old. He portrayed Lucky until 1999, when he handed the character off to Jacob Young and later Greg Vaughan. He returned to the show in 2009 to play the character for two more years, before leaving again in 2011.
His 2024 return marked the end of a nine-year absence (Jackson made a guest appearance in 2015), and he signed a multi-year contract upon his return.
“I’m super excited and I can’t wait to dig in and see what’s going on in Port Charles,” he said via Instagram last June, shortly after the show announced his return. “I’m excited to see Genie Francis, obviously, and so many others. I just wanted to say thank you to all of the fans over the years. Your persistence and love has certainly played a part in all of this so I just wanted to say thank you.”
Outside of acting, Jackson has kept plenty busy. He’s the frontman of the rock band Enation, which he formed with fellow actor Richard Lee Jackson in 2003. He is also an author, releasing a poetry book in 2012 and The Mystery of Art in 2014, which examined the intersection of art and Christianity.
General Hospital airs weekdays on ABC with old episodes available to stream on Hulu.
Charity Lawson and Dotun Olubeko.Disney/John Fleenor
Dotun Olubeko and Charity Lawson appear to be living their best lives together after falling in love on The Bachelorette.
Dotun, 32, posted a carousel of photos and videos of the couple via his Instagram account on Monday, February 17, in a belated Valentine’s Day celebration.
“They say love is patient and kind, but true love is also surviving our stupid quirks, sharing the last slice of pizza (sometimes), and psychotically laughing at inside jokes no one else understands,” he wrote in the caption. “Charity, you make every day brighter, funnier, and full of love. To me, love is simply you. Happy V-Day to my babygirl Miss @charitylawson.”
Charity, 29, was, naturally, among the hundreds to comment on the post, which showed the two of them in Disney World, kissing on the beach and under a waterfall, riding horses and more.
“Omg this is a solid roundup – your words never fail me, the way you have completely stole my heart from me i love you beyond,” she wrote.
Charity made a similar post to her account on Valentine’s Day, showing many of the same moments and adding shots of them on the New York City subway and watching fireworks.
“Happy Valentine’s Day to my earthside angel,” she wrote. “The one who loves so hard, makes me laugh non stop (and vice versa), challenges me, inspires me, my biggest cheerleader, and is by my side with every adventure that we take. I often think to myself how I got a love like this and in this way, but then I’m forever reminded that a good thing will always just be a good thing, i LOVE you big head this life is beautiful and even better that I get to live it with you!”
Though their season of The Bachelorette wrapped in August 2023, Dotun and Charity are in no rush to make it down the aisle. They remain happily engaged, but as they told Us Weekly exclusively in September 2024, they’re taking their time planning the wedding.
“We’ve taken a pause on it and I’m totally fine announcing that. I feel like people ask all the time, ‘How’s wedding planning? Or where are we at?’” Charity said in an exclusive interview at the time. “For me, I got in this space where I just felt this constant pressure of, like, I need to check off something every month or every week. And it got to the point where I’m like, ‘I don’t wanna do that right now.’ I’m also still just easing into life and normalcy again. Obviously, we’re still getting married. We’re taking a moment, taking a beat.”
Appearing on CBS Mornings on Monday, February 17, Sklenar, 34, was asked if he was “Team Justin” or “Team Blake” as the two actors remain embroiled in a legal battle stemming from when they filmed the movie.
“I’m Team It Ends With Us,” Sklenar replied. “I just want people to remember why we made the movie in the first place and what it stands for, just keeping the focus on that. That movie meant so much to me.”
Sklenar’s comments came three days after the legal teams for Lively, 37, and Baldoni, 41, agreed to refuse court mediation for their legal dispute, now set for a March 2026 trial.
Lively is suing Baldoni and his production company Wayfarer Studios, alleging sexual harassment and emotional distress in a lawsuit she filed in December 2024. She has accused Baldoni of trying to destroy her reputation and of fostering a “hostile work environment” on the set of the film, which he directed.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni in ‘It Ends With Us.’Sony Pictures Releasing / courtesy Everett Collection
Baldoni has denied the allegations and is suing Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, for defamation. The couple has denied those allegations as well. Baldoni is seeking $400 million in damages for civil extortion, defamation, false light invasion of privacy and additional claims.
All the while, It Ends With Us was a box office success, earning $351 million despite mixed reviews. Sklenar prefers to keep the focus on the movie itself, which follows Lily (Lively) as she navigates a new relationship with abusive neurosurgeon Ryle (Baldoni) and reconnects with her high school boyfriend Atlas (Sklenar).
“I have someone very, very close to me in my life who’s gone through what Lily’s going through for a long time and I’ve been on the front lines helping her navigate that space, so that movie meant a lot to me and it means a lot to her, this person in my life,” Sklenar added on Monday. “Me doing that film gave her the strength to change her life. Yeah, it means a lot to me. It’s unfortunate that things get taken away from what the ethos of that thing is, it gets convoluted.”
Reynolds, 48, briefly touched on the controversy as well during his surprise appearance on the SNL 50 Anniversary Special on Sunday, February 16. In a Q&A session with former “Weekend Update” hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, Reynolds had a cheeky reply when asked how he was doing.
“[I’m doing] great. Why, what have you heard?” he joked.
Jay-Z.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy
The lawsuit accusing Jay-Z of rape has been officially dismissed.
According to docs obtained by Us Weekly on Friday, February 14, the lawsuit was “dismissed with prejudice.” The filing alleged that the rapper, whose real name is Shawn Carter, raped a 13-year-old girl along with Sean “Diddy” Combs at an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty in September 2000.
“The false case against Jay-Z, that never should have been brought, has been dismissed with prejudice,” Jay-Z’s attorney Alex Spiro said in a statement to Us on Friday. “By standing up in the face of heinous and false allegations, Jay has done what few can – he pushed back, he never settled, he never paid 1 red penny, he triumphed and cleared his name.”
Jay-Z, for his part, took to social media to release a statement via his company, Roc Nation.
“Today is a victory. The frivolous, fictitious and appalling allegations have been dismissed. This civil suit was without merit and never going anywhere,” Jay-Z shared via X on Friday. “The fictional tale they created was laughable, if not for the seriousness of the claims. I would not wish this experience on anyone. The trauma that my wife, my children, loved ones and I have endured can never be dismissed.”
While the musical mogul was happy justice was on his side, he expressed his sympathies for victims who have suffered from sexual assault and those who have been falsely accused.
“The court must protect victims, OF COURSE, while with the same ethical responsibility, the courts must protect the innocent from being accused without a shred of evidence,” he continued. “May the truth prevail for all victims and those falsely accused equally.”
Both stars have repeatedly denied the allegations. On January 2, JudgeAnalisa Torres of the Southern District of New York granted a request from Jay-Z’s lawyer to file to dismiss the case on procedural grounds.
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Spiro’s request came in a December 30 letter to Torres, which argued that Jay-Z could not be prosecuted under New York City’s Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act because it didn’t come into effect until after the alleged rape.
The law was not instated until December 2000, three months after that year’s VMAs. It was also amended in 2022 to allow a two-year window for people to come forward with historical claims that might have otherwise passed the statute of limitations.
Spiro argued that it didn’t matter.
“Plaintiff cannot recover for her sole claim under the Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act (the GMV Law), as a matter of law, because the statute does not have retroactive effect,” he wrote.
Tony Buzbee, an attorney for the victim, identified as Jane Doe, countered by saying Spiro’s argument goes against the law’s intention.
“Defendant’s argument as to the GMVA is unpersuasive, as it is contrary to the law’s primary intention: to make it easier for victims of gender-motivated violence to seek civil remedies in court—not, as Defendant would have it, make it harder,” he wrote, according to a court document obtained by legal affairs journalist Meghann M. Cuniff.
Meanwhile, Jay-Z is suing Buzbee, accusing him of extortion and defamation. Buzbee also filed a suit against Jay-Z and his company, Roc Nation, alleging that it bribed its clients to file suits against his firm, threatened former clients and impersonated state officials. Roc Nation called the allegation “baloney.”
The legal teams representing each actor filed a joint letter to New York federal judge Lewis J. Liman, saying that they “agreed that settlement discussions would be premature” during a conference on January 30, according to Page Six.
Both parties also agreed that mediation and discovery protocols would be “inappropriate for this case.” Discovery protocols are used in employment-related cases to make the exchange of information between both parties more efficient and relevant to the case.
The letter noted that Lively, 37, plans to file an “amended complaint imminently,” per the outlet, and that both sides plan to file motions requesting the judge dismiss the other side’s claims.
According to Page Six, Liman granted the motion for exemption from both mediation and discovery protocols on Thursday, and requested both sides prepare for trial to begin on March 9, 2026.
Their legal dispute stems from Lively and Baldoni’s 2024 romantic drama, It Ends With Us, which Baldoni also directed. Lively filed a lawsuit in December 2024 against Baldoni, 41, claiming sexual harassment emotional distress and more. Baldoni denied the allegations and filed a defamation suit for $400 million against Lively, her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and her publicist Leslie Sloane.
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Earlier on Friday, Us Weekly confirmed that Lively’s team had subpoenaed the phone records of Baldoni as well as film producer Jamey Heath and Wayfarer Studios’ Steve Sarowitz in an attempt to find evidence of a smear campaign against the actress.
Baldoni’s lawyers have called Lively’s accusations “completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious.”
“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, Bryan Freedmansaid in a statement to Us.
Lively’s lawyers have also denied the claims against her, accusing Baldoni of taking from “another chapter of 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,” they told Us in a statement in January. “This is what experts call DARVO. Deny. Attack. Reverse Victim Offender.”
Lively’s team also accused Baldoni of using his lawsuit to deflect attention off of him and onto his costar.
While Justin Baldoni’s ongoing legal feud with Blake Lively continues to play out in the public eye, the It Ends With Us actor and director was seen catching waves in Hawaii.
Baldoni, 41, was spotted surfing in the Aloha State with friend Garrett Gee, according to photos obtained by TMZ. The photos showed the actor on his green surfboard, shirtless and sporting a pair of blue boardshorts.
He was also seen smiling, tanning and taking a stroll along the beach, according to the New York Post.
Baldoni’s wife, Emily Baldoni, was not pictured with him, but she was spotted with Justin in Maui last month on vacation as he enjoyed the Hawaii surf.
His excursion comes two days after Endeavor executive Ari Emmanuel admitted on the “Freakonomics” podcast that WME, the Endeavor-owned agency that represented Baldoni, fired him because of the firm’s ties to Lively, 37, and her husband, Ryan Reynolds. Lively and Reynolds, 48, are both WME clients.
“I mean it is a f—ed up, bad situation with what Baldoni … is doing,” Emanuel said. “[He was my client] until I fired him.”
Lively sued Baldoni in December 2024, accusing him of sexual harassment and trying to destroy her reputation. Baldoni subsequently filed a defamation suit against her and denied the accusations. He also named Reynolds in his suit, and the couple has denounced his allegations.
“It’s not really fair,” Emanuel continued. “I’ve known Ryan and Blake for over a decade. They’re really incredible people. In Hollywood, they have been incredibly successful. People work with them, they’ve never had any bad mojo out there or treated people badly.”
Lively’s lawyers subpoenaed Baldoni’s phone records, as well as those from film producer Jamey Heath and Steve Sarowitz, in an attempt to uncover evidence of a smear campaign against the actress, Us Weekly confirmed on Thursday, February 13.
“Phone records belonging to all of the individual defendants will expose the full web of individuals who were involved in the smear campaign against Ms. Lively,” a Lively representative said in a statement to Us. “Such records will provide critical and irrefutable evidence not only about who, but also about when, where, and how their retaliation plan came together and operated.”
Baldoni’s team fired back, taking issue with the scope of the subpoena, which his lawyer, Bryan Freedman, called “an ordinary part of the litigation.”
“What is extraordinary is what the Lively Parties are seeking. They are asking for every single call, text, data log, and even real-time location information for the past 2.5 years, regardless of the sender, recipient, or subject matter,” he said in a statement. “This massive fishing expedition demonstrates that they are desperately seeking any factual basis for their provably false claims. They will find none.”
Buss, 63, talked about the unique arrangement she has with Mohr, 54, in a resurfaced clip from “In Depth with Graham Bensinger,” recorded in 2023.
During the interview, she explains that her building has three units in it. She lives on the top floor and Mohr lives on the bottom with another family living in between them.
“Everybody is going to want to live exactly the same way,” Buss said. “We live together, we’re at the same address, except I’m unit 3 and he’s unit 1. We don’t really want to change anything because I like my space and have my schedule and he likes his space and has his schedule.”
Buss, however, made it clear that the couple still spends plenty of time together.
“I can take the elevator down in my slippers and hang out a little bit and go back up,” she said. “I would recommend it to any couple that feels the same way.”
Jeanie Buss and Jay Mohr.Paul Archuleta/Getty Images
Mohr backed her up, saying, “We see each other every morning, every afternoon and every night.”
The Jerry Maguire actor added that, as a guy, he didn’t feel the need to subject his wife to the “gross” things that men do.
“When you’re home alone in your bed, guys are gross,” he said. “We just make sounds, we sweat, the sheets get all wrinkly and weird. Just let her sleep like a princess or a Barbie still in the box. She doesn’t need to be subjected to me in my wrestling sweatpants just belching.”
Though Buss and Mohr began dating in 2017, they didn’t go public with their relationship until 2021. That same year, Mohr checked himself into rehab to confront his substance abuse. Buss looked back at that time in the interview, opening up about his erratic behavior and lying.
She explained that Mohr prevented her from talking to his agent and assistant, keeping everyone in his life at a distance so they “could not compare notes.”
“Finally, we all realized we were seeing the same thing and all his job opportunities were drying up because he was burning bridges wherever he was going,” she said.
Ultimately, it was Mohr’s son, Jackson, whom he shares with ex-wife Nicole Chamberlain, that kept them together through Jay’s struggles.
“I tried to date other people and just end the relationship but I was never going to end the relationship with his son,” Buss said. “I had grown attached to him and I worried about him.”
Former child actor Corey Feldman is mourning the death of Duke Gadd, the drummer of his band, Love Retours.
“It’s with tremendous sadness I must relay the news that our drummer from the #loveretours23 tours has passed away @ a very young age!” Feldman, 53, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, February 13. “Our friend & drummer @melomaniac_graffiti aka #dukegadd passed away in Vegas yesterday from a fentanyl overdose!”
Feldman added that Gadd was “beyond talented” but “poisoned by his own struggles in life.”
“What a tremendous loss of a talented young man gone far 2 soon!” he continued. “My heart hurts losing another friend 2 the throws of drug addiction & the insane fentanyl crisis that’s taken over our country! my condolences 2 all his friends & family! #ripdukegadd”
The late musician, son of legendary drummer Dr. Steve Gadd, joined Love Retours in 2023 along with guitarist Gregg Sartiano and vocalist Alexandra Danielle.
Feldman has been open about his own struggles with drugs and alcohol in the past, which he said came after experiencing abuse at the hands of his mother and sexual abuse as a child actor in Hollywood. The man who abused him, Feldman alleged, also introduced him to heroin.
Corey Feldman and Duke GaddCourtesy of Duke Gadd/Instagram
“And that’s when I really took the plunge, after I got off the coke, after I’d already had a stint with crack,” he said in a 2013 interview with the Huffington Post. “Then this other girl broke up with me, and then the guy, who was the pedophile … who introduced me to every one of the drugs I ever tried said, ‘Hey, why don’t you try heroin.'”
As of 2016, he claimed to be more than two decades sober.
The Goonies actor and his band spent much of last summer traveling around the country for the Loservile Tour, which wrapped at the end of August. Fans took to Feldman’s replies to share their memories of the band performing and to express their condolences.
“So sorry Corey,” one wrote. “We went to see you in Morristown NJ and we got to see him perform with you. What a great drummer and very energetic person. Again, very sorry.”
“Oh man this is SO sad. I’m glad I got to see you guys play together. He had some SERIOUS drumming skills,” another fan shared. “Prayers and hugs go out to all you guys and his family.”
Duke’s death comes at the same time Corey is navigating his ongoing divorce from estranged wife, Courtney Feldman. Courtney, who demanded $5,000 per month in spousal support, claimed the actor earned $280,000 per month. Corey pushed back on those demands, claiming to only make $2,536 per month, according to The Blast.
A judge settled on $3,500 per month in support as Corey claimed he is still addressing IRS and credit card debt.
Scott Foley, Marika Domińczyk, and children, Konrad, Keller, and Malina attend La Dolce Villa Special Screening on February 10, 2025.Jason Mendez/Getty Images for Netflix
Scott Foley may keep a low profile, but given the chance, he won’t hesitate to gush about his family.
The father of three shares daughter Malina and sons Keller and Konrad with his wife, actress Marika Dominczyk, whom he married in 2007. Before meeting Dominczyk, Foley was married to Jennifer Garner from 2000 to 2004.
“I love my family — my family makes me happier than anything else. I’m passionate about spending time with them, watching them grow and making them laugh,” he explained in a 2020 interview with Live Happy. “Those are the two passions in my life: family and work.”
Those two passions collided when he moved his family to Prague to film the short-lived ABC comedy-drama series Whiskey Cavalier, which aired in 2019.
“My kids were going to school over there,” Foley said in a 2021 interview with Ellen DeGeneres. “It was a great experience. I was literally illiterate over there. You can’t read the words, you can’t speak the language.”
The family has since moved back to the United States, making a rare public appearance together at a February 2025 screening of Foley’s Netflix movie La Dolce Villa.
Keep scrolling to meet Foley’s entire family:
Marika Dominczyk
Scott Foley and Marika Domińczyk Foley.Arturo Holmes/WireImage
Foley and Dominczyk met on the set of the WB sitcom The Help in 2004. The Polish actress is known for playing Dr. Eliza Minnick on Grey’s Anatomy, though she’s also appeared on Criminal Minds, Barry and Foley’s Whiskey Cavalier.
As Foley recalled, she was also the family’s interpreter during their time filming the series.
“She can understand about 60 percent of what they were saying and they could understand about 80 percent of what she was saying,” he told DeGeneres.
Dominczyk honored Foley in June 2024 via Instagram to celebrate their 17th anniversary.
“Mad love. Here’s to 17 #happyanniversary @scottkfoley I Don’t understand Just how your love can do what no one else can.. but i do,” she wrote.
Scott Foley and Malina Jean Foley.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Scott and Marika tend to keep their kids out of the limelight, but Malina, born in October 2009, has begun to accompany her dad to public events. Scott brought her along to the New York City premiere of his movie Ezra in May 2024. A year later, she joined her brothers and parents in New York City for a red carpet appearance before a screening of La Dolce Villa.
Keller Foley
Born in April 2012, Keller is Scott and Marika’s middle child and eldest son. Though not much is known about him, Scott has spoken generally about what it was like to raise all three kids, born within five years of each other.
“Malina and Keller share a room and we have a monitor in there,” he explained to People in 2013. “Usually, about 6 a.m., I am awakened by my son screaming — telling his sister to wake up. Then they run into our room.”
Don’t mistake Scott’s description for him complaining — it’s exactly what he wanted.
“I come from a fairly large family with three boys; my wife has three girls in hers,” he said. “I like the American dream. I like the idea of an RV and a road trip or a European vacation with my family.”
Konrad, born in November 2014, is the youngest of Scott’s three kids. Like his siblings, he doesn’t stray into the public eye often, but Scott opened up about him and the new family dynamic when he was a newborn.
“Third time around is different because there are now two. We’re outnumbered … now there’s always an odd man out,” Foley said in an interview with E! News.
He also explained that Konrad’s name acknowledges both Scott’s mom, Connie, and Marika’s background. Connie died when Scott was 15, and the name Conrad lends itself to the nickname “Connie.” He then explained that the family changed the C to a K to align with Polish spelling, a nod to Marika’s heritage.
Connie Kellerman
Scott’s mom, Connie, died of ovarian cancer when he was 15, leaving him and his two brothers behind. He admitted in a 2020 interview with SurvivorNet that he may have never truly recovered from the loss.
“When you deal with any illness, like ovarian cancer, then you deal with the repercussions of treatments like radiation and chemotherapy,” he explained. “When you deal with the loss of a mother to children at a young age, when you deal with the loss of a wife to a husband … there’s a lot of things that happen to a family. I don’t know if we’ve ever fully recovered from it.”
He added that he still thinks of Connie every day, especially about how she “would have loved my children.”
Hugh Foley
After Connie died, Scott’s father, Hugh, was left to provide for his three sons. Scott recognizes the sacrifices he made and honored him in a touching Father’s Day post in 2020.
“My dad isn’t on social media but if he was…I’d tell him how proud I am to be his son,” he captioned a selfie of the two together. “How the lessons that he instilled in me have made me the husband, father and man that I am today. How I so regret those adolescent and young adult years when I was an insufferable ass and we lost contact.”
He ended the post with some humor, explaining that he would give his father a call, but, “I won’t mention any of the things in this post because time heals so much, because we’re guys (don’t kid yourself, that is an excuse) and because that’s how it works for us. But I think he knows.”
Dagmara Dominczyk
Scott Foley and Dagmara Dominczyk.Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic
Marika’s older sister and Scott’s sister-in-law is an accomplished actress herself. Best known for playing Karolina Novotney on Succession, Dagmara has also appeared on American Horror Stories, Suits and 24.
Patrick Wilson and Scott Foley.Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic
Scott’s brother-in-law and Dagmara’s husband has a mile-long list of credits to his name as both an actor and producer. The two-time Tony Award nominee had recurring roles in horror franchises Insidious and The Conjuring. He also starred alongside Scott in the 2014 black comedy Let’s Kill Ward’s Wife, which Scott wrote and directed. Wilson served as a producer on the film.
