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A few weeks back, Sarah Jessica Parker took to Instagram to share the many things she carries with her on days she’s filming And Just Like That. The mom of three had hand sanitizer, Dior lip gloss, hair ties, Papermate pens and a Tootsie roll lollipop in her custom-painted canvas tote — essentials that many other mothers might carry, too. But what caught my eye was something nostalgic: a retro drugstore scent that smells like memories,Skin Musk perfume.
As Parker highlighted each item, she noted where she got them and why she considers these must-haves her favorites. As for the fragrance, the age-defying 59-year-old actress said, “I mean…Bonne Bell Skin Musk. There’s not a lot more to say on that,” with a heavy dose of IYKYK to her tone.
If you don’t recall, Bonne Bell launched the legendary lip-smacking balms that were in every Gen X’s Hello Kitty wallet as a kid. It also made beautiful fragrances, like Skin Musk, which all the cool kids wore. As an elder Gen X herself, SJP is so enamored that she still can’t leave home without it! Unaware it was still available, I immediately needed to find this fragrance. As it turns out, Bonne Bell no longer manufactures it, but Skin Musk is still available at Walmart, and shoppers say one spritz is enough to time-machine you to your pre-teen years. Even better, the throwback is just $13!
I’m not alone in feeling nostaglic about the soft floral, sandalwood and musk fragrance. Legions of shoppers have been thrilled to find the skin scent, saying it never fails to garner compliments. One devotee said, “I have used this musky cologne for over 40 years, back to when it was owned by Bonne Bell. It is still my favorite, and I still get compliments on it. It’s a great cologne for a great price.”
Another shopper concurs, writing “I used to wear this in my younger days, and when I sprayed this today, it brought back so many memories. And it had the same scent as usual and lasted for half a day. It’s not overpowering. It’s a warm and inviting scent and you only need a little bit. It’s such a lovely scent. I would recommend it to anyone.”
This fragrance also gets the rare distinction of being a year-round winner. As we’re not-so-patiently waiting for Carrie Bradshaw’s return to our TV screens with AJLT season three, we can at least have the olfactory pleasure of smelling like her. Fans say the bottles go out of stock periodically and are not sold in stores, so shop it while you can.
Ingo Rademacher wants to head back to court against ABC for his firing from General Hospital following Steve Burton’s recent return to the soap opera.
According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly, Rademacher, 53, filed a motion on Thursday, December 26, requesting a new trial against the network citing there was new evidence.
In the filing, Rademacher alleged that Burton’s recent return to General Hospital “undermines” ABC’s argument that Rademacher’s “political beliefs did not play any role in its decision to fire him” back in 2021.
In November 2021, both Rademacher and Burton were fired from General Hospital due to their refusal to comply with the show’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Rademacher, who played Jax on the ABC soap for 25 years, was vocal about his beliefs on vaccination requirements. Before his firing, he advocated for “medical freedom” via his Instagram page.
One month after his exit from General Hospital, Rademacher announced he was taking legal action against ABC for their policy. Rademacher followed through and engaged in a legal battle with the network where he accused ABC of religious discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination and violation of his right to privacy.
(L-R) Ingo Rademacher and Steve Burton
ABC denied Rademacher’s allegations. The network claimed their decision to let Rademacher go was based on health reasons, not due to his religious beliefs. In June 2023, a judge sided with ABC.
Burton, for his part, did not seek legal action against the network. Instead, he joined the cast of Days of Our Lives in April 2022, reprising his role of Harris Michaels whom he played in 1988.
“I just shot my final scenes here on Days of Our Lives and I just want to say, thank you so much to the cast [and] to the crew. It’s been amazing,” Burton said in a January video uploaded to the Daily Drama’s YouTube page. “I can’t believe it’s been a year already! So, thank you so much to the fans. It’s just … I’m always so full of gratitude. So thank you. Stay tuned.”
Two months later, it was announced that Burton was set to return to General Hospital to reprise his role of Jason Morgan, three years after his firing. He made his first reappearance on the soap opera in March.
“Look who’s back in the ring! ,” the show’s official Instagram teased in March. “@1SteveBurton has officially returned to Port Charles … and that’s all we can tell you (for now). #GH #GeneralHospital.”
Hudson added a geotag to the post, letting her followers know she made the sweatshirt while stationed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, home of the University of North Carolina.
On December 12, Hudson’s boyfriend, Bill Belichick, was announced as the new head football coach at the school.
Belichick, 72, signed a five-year, $50 million contract to coach the Tar Heels, his return to the sidelines after parting ways with the NFL’s New England Patriots in January 2023 following 24 seasons as the franchise’s coach.
“We are onto Chapel Hill!!!” Hudson posted via her Instagram Story at the time.
While Hudson did not specify, the custom-made sweatshirt might make its debut at North Carolina’s bowl game on Saturday, December 28. The Tar Heels take on the UConn Huskies in the 2024 Fenway Bowl at Boston’s Fenway Park, home of the Red Sox.
While Belichick will not be coaching the team — he will make his debut when the 2025 season kicks off August 30, 2025 — it’s possible he’ll be in the stands for the game, with Hudson by his side.
“I am excited for the opportunity at UNC-Chapel Hill,” Belichick said in a statement after being hired. “I grew up around college football with my dad and treasured those times. I have always wanted to coach in college and now I look forward to building the football program in Chapel Hill.”
Belichick’s father, Steve, was an assistant coach at North Carolina from 1953 to 1955.
“This is an exciting day for Carolina football and our University,” university chancellor Lee H. Roberts said in a statement. “Carolina is committed to excellence and to creating an opportunity to succeed in everything we do, from the classroom to the field of competition. I know after speaking with Coach Belichick that he shares that commitment. His legacy speaks for itself, and we look forward to working together on the next chapter of Carolina football.”
As for Belichick’s relationship with Hudson, the pair met in 2021 while seated next to each other on an airplane when Hudson was still in college.
Hudson made their relationship Instagram official in October 2024 before the couple made their red carpet debut on December 5 at the American Museum of Natural History’s 2024 Museum Gala in New York City.
Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen‘s complicated romance was thrust into the spotlight on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives — and their relationship status remains unclear.
The couple started dating before the show premiered on Hulu. Dakota was Taylor’s first public boyfriend after her divorce from husband Tate Paul due to a high-profile “soft swinging” sex scandal.
Before The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives debuted in September 2024, Taylor and Dakota faced major ups and downs — including a domestic violence arrest — before they expanded their family with son Ever. (Taylor also shares Indy and Ocean with Tate.)
“All I can say is I have never felt more purpose in my life. I also have never been so proud of someone. Taylor is an absolute bad ass that I just fell more and more in love with,” Dakota wrote via Instagram in March 2024. “She has been so incredible and I couldn’t be more thankful that I get to call her the mother of our beautiful boy.”
He continued: “I am on freaking cloud 9 !!!! All I have ever wanted was to have a family one day and to be a dad. So thankful and blessed for everything I have in my life.”
“I’m pretty much known from my headlines of ‘Swinger Mom.’ I mean, the arrest, unfortunately, was another big all over the internet. And so I would say those things are pretty negative — obviously the [arrest] but the swinger one was also not a good thing I want to be known for the rest of my life,” Taylor exclusively told Us Weekly one month after the Hulu series premiered. “So, for the show, I really wanted them to see me and more of me and my personality and a deeper level. I feel like I come off so different online than I actually am in a conversation. So I felt like this was my chance to tell my story and get a deeper look into who I am.”
The reality star went on to say she wished viewers saw more of Dakota’s “good soft side.”
“I feel like for him, that wasn’t shown on the show. It did show just defense,” she noted in September 2024. “So he’s like, ‘I look like this asshole to you while you’re pregnant — when that’s just not the case of how I treated you the whole time. Yes, I did defend myself in cases, but that’s not how I am to you.'”
Hulu renewed the show for a second season as Taylor and Dakota attempted to figure out their future together. The pair have since offered glimpses of them spending time together — but also shared posts hinting they’re no longer an item.
Keep scrolling to relive Taylor and Dakota’s relationship:
Taylor announced her divorce from Tate via TikTok, writing, “In my twenties, getting divorced, started therapy, living on my own for the first time ever along with two little kids.”
“I think we were all drinking and partying and the guys were like, ‘You girls should make out,’ and that’s that. It wasn’t a big deal to me,” Taylor recalled on “The Viall Files” podcast after The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives was released. “[It was] making out in the same bed, intercourse in the same bed next to each other, the girls kissing and the husbands touching the other’s wife. It just starts to escalate.”
July 2022
Taylor introduced Dakota when she posted a TikTok of them. “I will not be sharing this one,” she quipped in the caption.
November 2022
The pair announced that they were expecting their first child together. Taylor subsequently suffered an ectopic pregnancy.
February 2023
Following a heated fight with Dakota, Taylor was arrested for domestic violence. She was ultimately charged with aggravated assault, two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child, child abuse with injury and criminal mischief after the incident. Taylor pleaded guilty six months later to aggravated assault, while the other four charges were dismissed with prejudice. She reached a plea deal the following month.
Dakota told the Daily Mail in an interview that Taylor would never hurt anyone “intentionally,” adding, “She’s a good mom, she’s going through a lot in her life right now. Taylor’s been struggling, it’s been a hard year for her. She is racked with guilt [over] her cheating scandal that cost her her marriage.”
Taylor revealed she and Dakota were expecting their rainbow baby.
March 2024
After filming The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Taylor gave birth to her and Dakota’s son.
“Dakota, he was such a good partner in the process and very supportive,” she said in a confessional about her birth, which was filmed after production initially wrapped. “I’m like, on cloud nine, and this is like the first time I’ve been so confident in us, in a future. I just — I hope that I can trust him.”
September 2024
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives premiered with eight episodes that followed Mormon mom influencers who were caught up in a swinging sex scandal. In addition to Taylor, the series introduced Us to Whitney Leavitt, Jen Affleck, Demi Engemann, Mikayla Matthews, Mayci Neeley, Jessi Ngatikaura and Layla Taylor.
Taylor and Dakota’s rocky relationship was the focus of the first season. Their issues included cheating claims, an argument over Taylor attending a Chippendales show in Las Vegas and more.
“It wasn’t something he was wanting to bring on the show,” Taylor exclusively told Us about rumors Dakota slept with someone named Jenna. “I guess at the end of the day, we’ll see how that ends up going because I don’t know. I have no problem with it though.”
On the show, Dakota denied hooking up with Jenna or stepping out on Taylor once they made things official. (The first season ended with Mayci calling Jenna, but the finale wrapped before their conversation was heard by the audience.)
“At the end of the day, I was like, ‘Why is this an issue to call?’ I was fine with her calling her because I am like, ‘What is there to hide?’” Taylor added at the time. “If there’s nothing to hide, there should be no question. But that is a very major trigger for me, and he knows that.”
Taylor admitted to Us that she was in no rush to get engaged to Dakota.
“I just want to take my time with this time around, this is my second marriage. It is going to be very important to me, and I don’t want to end up in another situation of being divorced,” she explained. “So, I really just want everything to be really solid and have a foundation of trust. And so I feel like that takes time. I would love for that to be the end goal. But right now, I think building it up to that is where I’m at.”
The Hulu personality also discussed how she and Dakota were preparing to watch their ups and downs on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
“I feel like I might’ve vented to my mom and been a little harsh — and he’s very sensitive — so I feel like it could be a lot harder for him,” she continued. “Also it could be triggering, too, to bring up these conversations. Especially, I think I’ve heard the [season] cliffhanger, so that in itself stirs up some stuff. We are doing good today, we’re going through work, so I really hope that not too much comes out.”
October 2024
During an interview for Us‘ cover story, Taylor revealed she and Dakota were at odds off screen.
“It’s really hard for me to watch [the ups and downs with me and Dakota] because it’s all such true feelings. None of it is fabricated or acting or nothing. It’s all real,” she noted. “So it’s really hard for me to watch that back to that. That’s probably one of the hardest moments.”
Taylor said she wasn’t sure about her relationship status with Dakota.
“I would say we’re working on things and I actually have no idea where it goes with us from here. We are not fully together, but not fully done. I don’t know where the future holds with him and I,” she admitted. “It’s just a lot. So I’m coping and trying to cope. But I don’t want to watch the show.”
November 2024
The speculation about Taylor and Dakota‘s relationship status continued when she shared a video of him doing chores around their home and giving her flowers.
“At least he be tryin,” she captioned the post. Her costar Layla poked fun at Dakota in the comments section, replying, “GIRL IM TIREDDDDDD.”
December 2024
Taylor hinted she wasn’t in a relationship with Dakota when she shared a holiday card without him. Eagle-eyed fans, however, noticed another version posted by Taylor’s mother that featured Dakota.
“Chaos to pure silence. Wouldn’t wish this pain upon anyone,” Taylor wrote alongside a video of her crying. “If you’re there, take a drive, scream, cry, feel the pain, because I promise avoiding it will make it much worse.”
Taylor elaborated in the caption, adding, “I was told you got through this once, you’ll get through it again. #coparenting #loss #relationships.”
In the comments section, a follower noted that “Dakota’s TikTok brought” them to Taylor’s account. “Just happy he can have his day with him,” she replied in reference to her and Dakota’s son, Ever.
Dakota, meanwhile, uploaded a video of him preparing for the holiday festivities solo. “Wrapping presents alone. But I am sober and can be there for my son’s first Christmas,” he captioned the video before adding in a separate post, “He is the only gift I’ll ever need in my life. I love being a dad.”
Eubanks was part of the original cast of Southern Charm, which premiered in 2014. After six seasons, she shocked fans in May 2020 when she announced her departure. That same month, Eubanks shut down claims that she left due to her husband, Jason Wimberly, being unfaithful.
“It has come to my attention that insidious rumors are now spreading and fake articles are being written … some of which pertain to my marriage,” she wrote via Instagram at the time, sharing that leaving Southern Charm was partly to “protect what is sacred” to her and that “some things aren’t worth a big paycheck.”
Eubanks exclusively told Us Weekly in April 2022 that she has no plans to come back, explaining, “If I was to ever go back on television, it would have to be something boring that didn’t involve fighting or having to talk about people.”
Scroll through for an update on the former Southern Charm stars:
Following her departure from Southern Charm at the end of season 9, Flowers found love with Alex Williams. The pair got engaged in September 2024 and are planning their dream wedding.
While it’s unclear if some of her former costars will be invited to the ceremony, Flowers confirmed she is in a better place with Taylor Ann Green.
“If we’re gonna do it more local, of course [some will be invited],” she told Us Weekly in December 2024 about her wedding guest list. “But if we do destination, it’ll probably be a little bit more intimate.”
Since fans last saw her on Season 8 of Southern Charm, Olindo has continued her career in the design world. She also remains hard at work on L’Abeye, a lifestyle brand curated by Olindo for fashion-forward women.
After dealing with a public split from Craig Conover on Southern Charm, Olindo has vowed to keep her dating life more private and away from any cameras.
Eubanks starred on the Bravo series for six seasons before her May 2020 exit. Since then, the Real World: San Diego alum has released her first book, One Day You’ll Thank Me, in February 2021. Eubanks also continues to gush over daughter Palmer, who was born in 2017.
In May 2018, two women accused the former politician of sexual assault, including his kids’ former nanny. Ravenel, who shares two children with ex Kathryn Dennis, was arrested in September 2018 for the alleged assault, which he denied.
Ravenel pled guilty to third-degree assault and battery in connection to the attack on the nanny. He paid a $500 fine and donated $80,000 to a sexual assault survivors' charity.
After being fired from the show, Ravenel chose to keep a low profile on social media. He welcomed son Jonathan with Heather Mascoe in June 2020.
Clements appeared on the reality series for three seasons before calling it quits in 2017. After her exit, Clements moved to Los Angeles to become a real estate advisor. She has used her social media to highlight her various vacations and her reunions with Southern Charm cast members such as Shep Rose.
Following her split from Austen Kroll, Meissner appeared as a main cast member during seasons 5 and 6. Since her departure, the former Bravo personality has documented her travels on social media and stayed in touch with several of her Southern Charm cast members.
Meissner made a small return to reality TV alongside former Survivor costar Kim Spradlin-Wolfe in HGTV's Why the Heck Did I Buy This House? in April 2022.
In April 2023, she announced that she was pregnant with her first child. "You just never know what God has in store for you," Meissner captioned a video of ultrasound pictures via Instagram, revealing she was due that September. Though she didn't reveal the identity if her child's father, she did tease that she is "lucky to have one hell of a man!"
Meissner confirmed her little one’s arrival in October 2023, revealing via her Instagram Story on October 19 that she was “one month postpartum.”
Limehouse retired from reality TV after two seasons on Southern Charm. The jewelry designer got engaged to Mark McBride Jr in February 2020. After exchanging vows later that year, the pair announced that they were expecting their first child. Limehouse welcomed their son in December 2020.
The South Carolina native is also the owner of Snaffle Bit Bracelet Company and candle company Private Label by PCC.
After her short stint on Southern Charm, King left Charleston and moved to Los Angeles. The former reality star, who has preferred to stay low key on social media, last offered a glimpse at her life in August 2021.
Following her split from Ravenel, Jacobs started dating Mike Appel in 2019. The duo tied the knot in March 2021 and welcomed son Grayson later that year.
In November 2024, Jacobs welcomed another baby boy. "Our hearts have never been so full," she wrote via Instagram. "Our family is complete!"
OG cast member Dennis announced her exit from the series after eight seasons in January 2023, calling her time on Bravo a “wild ride” in a statement. “Can you believe I was 21 when I first started filming Southern Charm, back in its first season? That was in 2013, and in the decade that followed, it’s safe to say my life changed in ways I could never imagine,” she added. “It hasn’t always been easy, but I’m so lucky to have had reality cameras there, capturing so many moments that I’ll never forget (and a few, even, that I’d like to).”
The day of her exit announcement, Dennis — who continues to coparent with Ravenel — hinted at a new beginning via Instagram. “In order to rise from its own ashes, a phoenix first must burn. – Octavia Butler,” she captioned a photo of herself holding a drink.
Baird made her Southern Charm debut on season 1 as a friend of the main group. She continued to appear more frequently from season 2 through season 7 before exiting the series in 2021. Following her departure, Baird has continued to work in Charleston, South Carolina, as an artist. In October 2023, she announced via Instagram that she’s pregnant with her first baby. She also publicly shared the identity of her partner, Nicholas Volz, for the first time in the post.
The couple celebrated two milestones the following year: the birth of son Yates and their engagement.
In November 2024, the couple officially exchanged vows at a private residence in South Carolina.
Robert Pattinson‘s caped crusader will go back to the Batcave for a sequel to the March 2022 film The Batman.
Warner Bros. confirmed the follow-up film at CinemaCon in late April 2022, just a little less than two months after The Batman hit theaters.
“Thank you all for your tremendous support for The Batman,” Reeves told told the Las Vegas CinemaCon crowd in April 2022 when Warner Bros. announced the movie. “We couldn’t have gotten here without the faith and enthusiasm of all your teams around the world. I’m excited to jump back into this world for the next chapter.”
Pattinson previously said that though he took a long break from franchises after wrapping the five-film Twilight Saga in 2012, he actually hoped to return as the DC Comics superhero and show his growth.
“It was so fun doing it. I’m down to do this for as many times as people want to see it, really,” he told Fandango in February 2022 ahead off the first film’s release. “I’ve talked to Matt about the idea of doing a trilogy. I know it would be wonderful. I really, really enjoyed the process, and it’s such a fun character to play. Yeah, that’d be lovely.”
Find out everything we know so far about Pattinson’s The Batman sequel below:
The Batman Part II was initially set to hit theaters on October 3, 2025, but the film was delayed following the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023. In March 2024, Warner Bros. announced that a new release date was set for 2026, but by the end of 2024, the date was moved again to October 1, 2027, more than five years after the initial film's debut.
While Pattinson was the only confirmed cast member when the sequel was announced in April 2022, the film left the door open for other stars to return, including Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Jeffrey Wright as Jim Gordon and Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth. Colin Farrell could also return as The Penguin/Oswald Cobblepot, but that will likely depend on what happens to his character in his HBO Max spinoff series.
Matt Reeves will return to helm the second film. The War for the Planet of the Apes filmmaker cowrote the 2022 movie's script with Peter Craig and is expected to help write the follow up.
Even before the sequel was confirmed, plot speculation began. Pattinson revealed he has a personal preference when it comes to adapting comic book arcs.
“I was definitely kind of thinking Court of Owls is probably gonna be in the sequel,” Pattinson told Vanity Fair in March 2022. “It definitely seems like — well, I mean, I am literally just guessing, I just keep saying it.”
The Court of Owls is an organization formed by Gotham’s most wealthy and powerful families, and they are pulling all the strings in Gotham for their own benefit. Considering how the first film explained Gotham’s politics and the power of the wealthy people who shaped the city, it’s easy to see why Pattinson is theorizing that those themes will be explored further.
While Pattinson hopes for a Court of Owls appearance, Reeves said he could envision Mr. Freeze in a sequel.
"In my view, I just feel drawn to finding the grounded version of everything. So to me it would be a challenge in an interesting way to try and figure out how that could happen, even the idea of something like Mr. Freeze, that such a great story, right?" he told Collider in February. "I think there's actually a grounded version of that story, which could be really powerful and could be really great."
The Joker (Barry Keoghan) appeared briefly at the very end of The Batman, and there wasn't even a clear shot of his face. It seemed like the Dark Knight already put him behind bars, but Arkham Asylum is known for mastermind escapees.
Reeves is keeping the title for Pattinson's next outing simple. In January 2023, Gunn and Safran confirmed that the sequel is called The Batman Part II.
Donald Trump is urging the Supreme Court to pause the upcoming TikTok ban. A new law is set to go into effect Jan. 19 -- the day before Trump is inaugurated for his second presidency -- and it requires TikTok be sold by its Chinese parent company…
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