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Kieran Culkin Kisses Wife Jazz Charton After Golden Globes Win

Kieran Culkin and his wife, Jazz Charton, have been by each other’s sides for more than a decade.

The Succession star and the London native met at a New York City bar in 2012. Culkin recalled his hilarious first conversation with his future wife in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “I said, ‘I’m Kieran. You have an English accent. What’s your name?’” he shared in October 2021. “She said, ‘I’m Jazz.’ I said, ‘J-A-Z-Z, like the music?’ And she said, ‘Yeah.’ And I said, ‘Well, that’s f—ing stupid.’”

His humor worked the trick, and the two tied the knot a year later.Culkin and Charton welcomed their first child in September 2019. Their second baby arrived in August 2021 — the same year Kieran’s brother Macaulay Culkin and fiancée Brenda Song became parents.

Scroll below to relive Kieran and Charton’s sweetest relationship moments:

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The couple first met at a bar in New York City while Charton was working in the music department of an advertising company. "I said, ‘I’m Kieran. You have an English accent. What’s your name?’” Kieran told The Hollywood Reporter of their meet cute. "She said, ‘Jazz.’ I said, ‘J-A-Z-Z, like the music?’ And she said, ‘Yeah.’ And I said, ‘Well, that’s f--king stupid.’”

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The two tied the knot while on a road trip together in Iowa. A month after their low-key nuptials, Charton shared a pic of their matching pillows that read "Mrs. Culkin" and "Mr. Culkin" via Instagram.

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The Home Alone star called his wife the "most beautiful girl" in an interview with iNews, adding, “When someone is as beautiful as my wife, you just want to be close to that.”
He went on to share more details about their first meeting. Noticing that Charton was with another guy at the bar where he introduces himself, the actor shared, “I asked if he was her boyfriend and when she said no, I asked if I could be her boyfriend. We’ve been together ever since."

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Six years after saying "I do," the duo announced they were expecting their first child. "My favourite surprise so far," Charton captioned a sonogram pic via Instagram. "We had no idea how much we wanted this until it happened. We’re excited/terrified/ecstatic/unprepared but we cannot wait to meet our little unexpected creation in September."

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Before officially becoming parents, the two took a babymoon trip together.

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"And just like that our little Kinsey Sioux (‘Zissou’) is home," Charton captioned an Instagram pic of herself holding her and the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World star's newborn daughter. "After 25 hours of laboring at home, we arrived at the hospital too late for any pain meds as I was already dilated and ready to push (if I ever do this again I want ALL THE DRUGS, all of them!) and she was out within the hour during a full moon on Friday the 13th. Of course our daughter was born on Friday the 13th."
She continued: "This is me 4 days postpartum - I live in sexy surgical mesh underwear that’s keeping a world of pain in check, my boobs are engorged, I burst blood vessels In my face from pushing, my big pregnant belly that I loved so much deflated to a mere paunch but it’s all so worth it. I’ve never been more in love and we’ve never felt more complete."

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Nearly two years later, Kieran and Charton announced that they were expecting baby No. 2.

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The proud parents revealed that they welcomed their son, Wilder Wolf, a month after he was born in August 2021. "One month with our perfect little man 8.17.21," Charton captioned a slideshow of Instagram pics with her baby.

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Two months after becoming a father of two, the Paper Man star revealed that he and his wife didn't have a name picked out for their son until seven weeks after Wilder Wolf was born.
“We had a dry-erase board, and we just went over every name we’d thought of," he said on an episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. "We were like, ‘Let’s focus on girl names because we like these,’ and we narrowed it down to two names we really liked. We agreed it was going to be one of those two names if it’s a girl, and if it’s a boy, we’re screwed. And we had a boy. And spent seven weeks arguing about names.”

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Charton showed her support for her husband's first-time Saturday Night Live hosting gig via Instagram. "Proud would be an understatement," she captioned a pic from his SNL photo shoot. "So lucky to see this impressive man achieve his dreams - even while our kids deprive me of sleep and just general quality of life. Going to the after party was a mistake."

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"9 years," Charton captioned a sweet photo of herself and Kieran kissing at their wedding via Instagram in honor of their almost 10-year anniversary.

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The couple made a rare red carpet appearance together at the Succession season four premiere.

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The pair looked more in love than ever while walking the red carpet at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards. While posing for photographers, Culkin playfully bit his wife’s shoulder while Charton burst into laughter.

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Culkin and Charton rocked the Met Gala carpet in New York City on May 6. The duo were the perfect picture of romance in complementary outfits, with Culkin sporting an oil painting-inspired suit by KidSuper and Charton donning a floor-length yellow gown featuring a thigh-high slit.

How Many 2025 Golden Globes Did ‘Baby Reindeer’ Win?

How Many Golden Globes Did Baby Reindeer Win
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The cast and crew of Baby Reindeer had an evening to remember at the 2025 Golden Globes.

After being nominated for Best Limited Series Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television, Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television and Best Female Supporting Actor — Television, Richard Gadd, Jessica Gunning and the Netflix grew discovered they had won two Golden Globes.

“I cannot believe any of this is happening to me,” Gunning, 38, said upon accepting her award for Best Female Supporting Actor — Television. “Baby Reindeer has changed my life in ways that I can’t even explain.”

Gadd, 35, lost the award for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television to Colin Farrell for his role on The Penguin.

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However, Gadd had the opportunity to thank fans of the show when he and the Baby Reindeer cast and crew accepted the award for Best Limited Series Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television.

“The way you guys have embraced this show means the absolute world to me. To us,” he said in his acceptance speech. “Right now, when the world is in the state that it is in and people are really struggling, we need stories that speak to the complicated and difficult nature of our times. Any story, when done right, is universal, and all the weird, idiosyncratic struggles we go through on a daily basis are just as worthy of being committed to screen as any.”

Before any awards were handed out on Sunday, January 5, at The Beverly Hilton, both Gadd and Gunning expressed gratitude for being recognized by the Hollywood Foreign Press.

“I am beyond thrilled that Baby Reindeer has been nominated for three Golden Globes,” Gadd said in a statement in December 2024 when nominations were first announced. “Almost every year, I have watched the event hoping that one day I might be there in the audience, sitting among the industry’s finest, getting roasted on an international scale. So it is a dream come true.”

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Gadd found himself up against several Hollywood legends including Colin Farrell (The Penguin), Kevin Kline (Disclaimer), Cooper Koch (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story), Ewan McGregor, (A Gentleman in Moscow) and Andrew Scott (Ripley).

Gunning was just as thrilled to be in the same category as Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear), Hannah Einbinder (Hacks), Dakota Fanning (Ripley), Allison Janney (The Diplomat) and Kali Reis (True Detective: Night Country).

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“Words can’t really do justice to how thrilled I am to be nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress — alongside some of my idols as well, no less!” she said in December 2024. “I think I might need someone to pinch me to check I’m not dreaming.”

Baby Reindeer, which first premiered in April 2024, follows a comedian named Donny (Gadd) as he deals with a female stalker named Martha (Gunning).

Donny’s tense situation takes a toll on his relationships with friends and family and forces him to face past traumas.

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The show’s success caught many by surprise including Gadd, who also serves as the creator.

“I remember thinking, ‘Maybe someone might watch it [over] the weekend. Maybe I’ll get a few texts.’ But literally the second it went out, my phone was exploding,” Gadd said in a June 2024 appearance on Today With Hoda & Jenna. “It felt like it was overnight, that everyone was talking about us suddenly — talking about us, talking about the show. And then, it just started becoming No. 1 in all these countries around the globe. It’s just been crazy.”

Baby Reindeer is streaming now on Netflix.

Why Did Sofia Vergara Jokingly Protest Jodie Foster's Golden Globe Win?

Sofia Vergara Jokingly Protests Jodie Foster 2025 Golden Globe Win
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Sofia Vergara wasn’t afraid to (jokingly) express her disdain for losing a Golden Globe to Jodie Foster.

“No, no!” Vergara, 52, who was nominated for her role in Griselda, yelled, standing up and flailing her arms while Foster, 62, accepted the award for Best Performance by a Female Actor, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television for her performance in True Detective: Night Country at the 82nd annual Golden Globes on Sunday, January 5.

“I know, I know,” Foster said in response to Vergara as she took the stage and began her acceptance speech for her fifth Golden Globe out of 10 total nominations in her career. She previously took home awards for The Accused (1989), The Silence of the Lambs (1992) and The Mauritanian (2021), and she was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2013.

“Give me one!” Vergara continued to protest, playfully interrupting Foster’s speech while laughing.

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Foster confirmed there were no hard feelings between the two actresses when she gave Vergara a shout-out.

“The greatest thing about being this age and being this time is having a community of all these people, especially you, Sofia,” Foster said. “Our True Detective team, who I love so much, we’re really only here for one reason, and that is the wonderful, beautiful Issa López, our showrunner, writer [and] director. So grateful to you for your talent and your friendship.”

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When the camera panned back to the Griselda actress, she was smiling.

Foster went on to thank the network, cast and crew of True Detective: Night Country, the fourth season of the anthology crime drama, which premiered in 2014, and she gave special thanks to “the Indigenous people who shared their stories with us,” noting “they changed my life and hopefully they’ll change yours.”

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Foster and Vergara were also up against Cate Blanchett (Disclaimer), Cristin Milioti (The Penguin), Kate Winslet (The Regime) and Naomi Watts (Feud: Capote vs. the Swans) in this category.

The five-time Globe winner gave a shout-out to her wife, Alexandra Hedison, but her date at the event was her 23-year-old son, Kit, who looked on proudly during his mom’s speech.

“Kit, my scientist son, and Charlie, my actor son who is starting his career, hopefully, you understand the joy, such joy that comes from doing really hard, meaningful, good work,” she told her children from the stage. (Charlie, 26, was not present at the show.)

True Detective: Night Country was also nominated for Best Female Supporting Actor, Television and Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television, both of which the show lost to Baby Reindeer.

True Detective: Night Country is currently streaming on Hulu.

Elton John Jokes About Eyesight Issues at 2025 Golden Globes

Elton John Jokes About Eyesight Issues While Presenting at 2025 Golden Globes
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Elton John may be struggling with his eyesight, but he’s still got jokes.

“I don’t know if you know, but there’s been a lot of stories going on around about my recursive eyesight,” John, 77, said when taking the 2025 Golden Globes stage on Sunday, January 5. “I just wanted to reassure everybody that it’s not as bad as it seems.”

The legendary singer took the stage alongside Brandi Carlile to present the award for Best Original Score, Motion Picture. (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross took home the win for Challengers.)

“I’m so pleased to be here with my cohost, Rihanna,” John continued, motioning toward Carlile, 43, who held back laughter before presenting the award.

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John first revealed his health issue in a September 2024 Instagram statement. He offered more details during a November 2024 interview with Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts, explaining that he had lost sight in his right eye following an illness.

Elton John Jokes About Eyesight Issues While Presenting at 2025 Golden Globes
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“I had an infection in the South of France. It’s been four months now since I haven’t been able to see, and my left eye’s not the greatest,” the musician said, noting that there’s “hope and encouragement” he will eventually be able to see.

“I’m kind of stuck in the moment,” John explained, admitting he’s unsure whether recording music is possible at the moment.

Elton John, while standing next to Brandi Carlile, reassured everyone that his health issues with his eyes aren’t as bad as everyone thinks:

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“I can’t see a lyric, for start. We’re taking an initiative to try and get it better, but at the moment, that’s really what we’re concentrating on,” he continued. “It’s never fortunate for anything like this to happen. It kinda floored me, and I can’t see anything. I can’t read anything, I can’t watch anything.”

John also spoke candidly about his eyesight last month when addressing the crowd at the opening of The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical in London. It was reported at the time that John was assisted getting off stage by husband David Furnish. (John provided the music for the new stage show.)

“As some of you may know I have had issues and now I have lost my sight. I haven’t been able to see the performance but I have enjoyed it,” he said when taking the stage, according to the Daily Mail. “To my husband who’s been my rock because I haven’t been able to come to many of the previews … it’s hard for me to see it, but I love to hear it and it sounded good tonight. Thank you for coming.”

'Only Murders in the Building' Takes Home 0 Awards

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The Only Murders in the Building crew temporarily relocated from the hallowed halls of the Arconia to the famed Beverly Hilton for the 82nd Annual Golden Globes.

Only Murders in the Building had been nominated in four categories, including Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy. The three lead actors — Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez — were also honored with individual nominations. OMITB lost Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy to Hacks.

Martin, 79, and Short, 74, were nominated against one another for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series, Comedy alongside Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This), Ted Danson (A Man on the Inside), Jason Segel (Shrinking) and Jeremy Allen White (The Bear). White, 33, took home the honor despite an absence at the ceremony.

Gomez, 32, was honored in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Comedy category against Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This), Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary), Ayo Edebiri (The Bear), Kathryn Hahn (Agatha All Along) and Jean Smart (Hacks). When Gomez lost to Smart, 73, she was seen enthusiastically applauding from her seat.

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Gomez was also a double nominee who was honored in the Best Supporting Female Actor, Film category for her role in Emilia Pérez. The Rare Beauty founder was up against costar Zoe Saldaña, Wicked’s Ariana Grande, The Brutalist star Felicity Jones, The Substance standout Margaret Qualley and Conclave’s Isabella Rossellini. (Saldaña, 46, took home the trophy in her debut Globes win.)

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“I don’t even know what to write,” Gomez gushed via Instagram Story last month. “I’m so proud of @zoesaldana and I am so grateful and honored @goldenglobes.”

She continued in a follow-up upload, “@karsiagascon mi amor I am so proud and grateful to know you! Congratulations to Jacques, [Clément Ducol] and Camille. … So proud of my @onlymurdershulu family 🥲.”

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Gomez was previously nominated for a Golden Globe for her OMITB role of Mabel Mora during the 2023 and 2024 ceremonies. Martin and Short have also consistently earned nominations since the Hulu series premiered in 2021. While OMITB has been nominated for 16 total Globes, the show had yet to win a single trophy ahead of Sunday’s ceremony.

Despite OMITB’s lack of wins, it remains a standout series for its star-studded crop of actors.

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“It is truly a no-hazing set. It is absolutely and completely supportive, generous and kind,” Kumal Nanjiani, who joined during season 4 last year, exclusively told Us Weekly in November 2024. “It’s just a very, very joyful set.”

He gushed, “What we get to do should be joyful. It’s hard work but that doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be joy with it. And [they] really understand that. [Steve and Martin] have been doing it so long, I’m sure they’ve been on all kinds of sets and they’ve decided if they are on a set, everyone is going to feel safe and joyful. And that’s what they do.”

Bruce Willis’ Wife Emma Celebrates Demi Moore’s 2025 Golden Globes Win

Bruce Willis and his wife, Emma Heming, maintain a close relationship with his ex-wife, Demi Moore.

The Die Hard star and the actress tied the knot in 1987 and started growing their family the following year. Rumer arrived in 1988, followed by sisters Scout and Tallulah in 1991 and 1994, respectively. They announced their separation in 1998, filing for divorce two years later.

The former couple’s eldest daughter gushed about her parents’ coparenting relationship in 2015, telling Larry King at the time: “They always made an effort to do all of the family events still together and made such an effort to still have our family be as one unit, as opposed to two separate things, which I think really made an impact.”

While Moore moved on with Ashton Kutcher and was married to the That ‘70s Show star from 2005 to 2013, Willis wed Heming in 2009 and renewed their vows a decade later. The couple share daughters Mabel and Evelyn, whom they welcomed in April 2012 and May 2014, respectively.

The pair make their marriage work by having “a lot of respect for each other, which has really helped build a great foundation,” the Malta native told Us Weekly exclusively in April 2019. “He always keeps me on my toes, so it’s fun.”

Keep scrolling to see the sweet ways Willis, Heming and Moore have shown their support for each other over the years, from book launch attendance to social media birthday tributes.

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"Happy Birthday to this powerful and beautiful woman Demi, mama to these three lovely girls," Heming captioned an Instagram upload. "I’m filled with so much gratitude that I get to call you family."

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Heming and Willis "wouldn't" renew their vows without Moore there. The model told Us exclusively, "She welcomed me into her family like I welcomed her into ours. I have so much respect for how Bruce and Demi worked through their divorce to be able to put their children first. I learned so much from that and grew so much from watching that. It was important for her to be there."

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She posted a family photo while celebrating in Turks and Caicos.

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The Emmy winner and Heming attended Willis' ex-wife's book launch.

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Moore held one of Heming's daughters on her lap at a family birthday party.

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After the Ghost star and Willis posted pictures quarantining in matching pajamas with their daughters via Instagram, the former model commented, "Love and miss you guys."

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“Happy birthday @demimoore,” Heming captioned an Instagram Story selfie with her husband in honor of Moore’s 58th birthday. “We adore you!” The couple held up the Ghost actress’ autobiography, Inside Out, in their cheeky tribute snap.

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Heming celebrated her birthday with “a few of [her] favorite people,” including Moore.

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Moore gushed about Heming on International Women's Day in an Instagram post honoring “the women who inspire me. “I #SeeHer as family who I am honored to call a friend. Our children are sisters and yet there is no name for what our family connection is to one another,” Moore wrote in March 2021. “We are mothers united, sisters bonded on this crazy adventure of life."Heming was equally effusive, telling the Inside Out author that she "touch[ed] my soul" with her kind words: "Thank you Demi ♥️ I adore you too."

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The women and their respective daughters released a letter announcing Willis' struggle with aphasia and subsequent retirement. Heming signed the note first, followed by Moore. Willis' daughters were listed from oldest to youngest.
"To Bruce’s amazing supporters, as a family we wanted to share that our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities," the joint statement, released via Instagram, read. "As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him."
They went on to note that it was "a really challenging time" for them. "We are moving through this as a strong family unit, and wanted to bring his fans in because we know how much he means to you, as you do to him," they wrote. "As Bruce always says, 'Live it up' and together we plan to do just that."

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When Moore shared a throwback photo with her ex-husband from the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, the model gushed in an Instagram comment, "All the feels ❤️ beautiful."

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"Loving my 🩱 @demimoore x @andieswim," Heming wrote alongside an Instagram snap of her posing in a swimsuit from Moore's vintage-inspired collection.

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The CocoBaba founder and her husband sent Moore well-wishes on her 60th birthday, gushing in an Instagram Story: "We love you inside and out."

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"We are FAMILY!! Getting into the holiday spirit!" Moore gushed via Instagram as the blended family posed together in front of a Christmas tree.

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One month after sharing an update on the actor's dementia battle, the women teamed up to celebrate his 68th birthday in March 2023. "Happy birthday, BW! So glad we could celebrate you today. Love you and love our family. Thank you to everyone for the love and warm wishes — we all feel them," Moore captioned an Instagram video, which featured herself, Heming Willis and their respective children singing to Willis.

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Heming reposted a throwback photo of the former couple via her Instagram Story, writing, "Yeah. Me too. I liked them together as well."

How Cast of Paramount+'s JonBenet Ramsey Show Compares to Real Counterparts

Paramount+’s JonBenét Ramsey show Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenet Ramsey has people talking about how much the cast resembles their real-life counterparts.

The upcoming eight-episode limited series will cover the Ramsey family before and after JonBenét’s 1996 murder. JonBenét Ramsey specifically centers around parents John and Patsy dealing with the loss of their child as an investigation questions their involvement in her death.

“At the heart of the series, it is the story of Patsy and John Ramsey,” read a September 2024 press release. “Exploring the unbreakable partnership of these two complex people — as husband and wife, as mother and father — who had committed themselves and their children to building the narrative of a perfect, privileged life only to have it destroyed one Christmas night in 1996.”

After JonBenét’s murder, Patsy and John were suspected of being involved, and a grand jury voted to indict the pair in 1999. The indictment was never signed by the Boulder district attorney, however, because there was a lack of evidence. The couple were exonerated in 2008 when DNA testing helped investigators determine that the DNA found on JonBenét’s body was from an unrelated male.

True crime fans have also speculated that JonBenét’s brother, Burke Ramsey, killed her, which he has continued to deny. At the time of JonBenét’s murder, her mother was in remission from stage IV ovarian cancer. Patsy was diagnosed with cancer again in 2002 and died at age 49 four years later.

John, meanwhile, married Jan Rousseaux in 2011 and has remained determined to solve his daughter’s case.

Patsy and John are set to be played by Melissa McCarthy and Clive Owen, respectively. The series also stars Garrett Hedlund, Alison Pill, Owen Teague, Shea Whigham and Will Patton. The role of Burke has yet to be cast.

Keep scrolling to see how the cast of JonBenét Ramsey compares to the people involved in the case:

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Mitchell appeared in a handful of roles before bringing JonBenét to life, including Ghosts, What We Do in the Shadows, Priscilla, The Apprentice and more upcoming projects. 
 

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McCarthy got her start on the small screen with roles in Gilmore Girls, Samantha Who?, Mike & Molly and Nine Perfect Strangers. She received an Emmy for her work as a host on Saturday Night Live in 2017. McCarthy gained critical acclaim for her appearance in 2011's Bridesmaids and has continued to star in comedies such as Identity Thief, The Heat, Tammy, Spy, The Boss and The Little Mermaid. 
The actress shares two kids with husband Ben Falcone, whom she has been married to since 2005. The pair have collaborated on several projects, including Life of the Party, Super Intelligence and Thunder Force. 

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Owen gained recognition for roles in Chancer, Close My Eyes and Croupier before winning a Golden Globe and being nominated for an Oscar for his performance in Closer. After earning his first Emmy nomination for a role in Hemingway & Gellhorn, Owen starred in The Knick and portrayed Bill Clinton in the third season of American Crime Story.
He is married to Sarah-Jane Fenton, with whom he shares two kids. 

How Many Awards Did 'The Bear' Win at the 2025 Golden Globes?

The Bear was the most nominated at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards — but how many awards did the show win?

The hit series was nominated for the most TV awards on Sunday, January 5, including Best Musical or Comedy Television Series, Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy for Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri. Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Liza Colón-Zayas also received nods for their respective performances in the Best Supporting Performance category. While Colón-Zayas, 52, didn’t win her category, White, 33, scored the win for Best Performance despite not being at the awards show and The Bear lost for Best Musical or Comedy Television Series.

The Bear, which released season 3 in June 2024, explored the food industry through the lens of a talented chef named Carmy (White), who returned to Chicago shortly after his older brother Mikey’s (Jon Bernthal) death to take over their family sandwich shop, The Beef. After closing the local spot, Carmy and the employees reinvented the restaurant into The Bear, which found success and failure in the most recent season.

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Before season 3 even aired, reports surfaced about FX quietly renewing The Bear for more episodes. Multiple outlets reported the show filmed seasons 3 and 4 at the same time due to the busy schedules of cast members such as White, 33, Edebiri, 29, and Moss-Bachrach, 47.

Moss-Bachrach, who plays Richie, confirmed the news one month later when he discussed how the cast filmed an extended amount of episodes.

How Many Awards Did The Bear Win at 2025 Golden Globes
Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richard ‘Richie’ Jerimovich and Jeremy Allen White as Carmen ‘Carmy’ Berzatto in ‘The Bear.’ FX

“When we went in to start season 3, we weren’t going in to make season 3 and 4,” he recalled during a July 2024 episode of the “Talk Easy With Sam Fragoso” podcast. “But it swelled and our episodes got quite big — over an hour.”

The extra footage allowed for the cast to start season 4 production immediately, adding, “Some of these episodes we’re splitting [and we] are not making it into two seasons and now we are going to be making 15 or 16 episodes instead of 10. But we’re gonna do it all at the same time.”

Filming out of order created some challenges for the cast. “I would come in at the beginning of the day and shoot a scene from late in season 4 and then shoot a scene from early season 4 and then shoot a scene late in season 3,” he explained. “Jeremy, Ayo and I are in a constant state of rereading through the seasons and trying to remember where your person is at.”

How Many Awards Did The Bear Win at 2025 Golden Globes
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Moss-Bachrach concluded: “We shot about 18 episodes, but everything shifts. In the past, what was one episode on the page has been split into two. I just lose myself in the messiness and chaos of it. I like getting taken by a wave that’s bigger than you thought it was, [getting] tumbled around and spit out the other end.”

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Ahead of the show’s victorious night at the Golden Globes, the chairman of FX Content and FX Productions John Landgraf was asked whether The Bear season 4 would be ready for a summer 2025 release.

“It will be. We finished most of it,” he told Deadline in September 2024. “We haven’t finished all of it, but we finished most of it, and it will be ready at the same time next year.”

Landgraf called it “accurate” when a follow-up question stated that he didn’t know whether there would be more seasons of the hit Hulu series.

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'Nobody Wants This' Walks Away Empty-Handed From 2025 Golden Globes

How Many Awards Did Nobody Wants This Win at 2025 Golden Globes
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The cast and crew of Nobody Wants This had a big reason to celebrate at the 2025 Golden Globes.

After receiving three nominations including Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy, Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Comedy and Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series — Comedy, Kristen Bell, Adam Brody. Bell, 44, was first up in the ceremony, ultimately losing the award to Jean Smart for her performance on Hacks. Brody, 44, also went home empty handed, with Jeremy Allen White taking the win for The Bear.

The show’s third and final category, Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy, was also a loss, with Hacks coming out on top.

This marked Brody’s first Golden Globe nomination in his career. (Bell was previously nominated for her work on the NBC comedy The Good Place.)

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When the nominations were first announced in December 2024, Brody said he was “ecstatic” to be recognized.

“It’s an absolute joy to work with this phenomenal group of people on something we all care about so much,” he said in a statement. “And it’s beyond gratifying to see that audiences are enjoying it as much as we are!”

Nobody Wants This, which premiered in September 2024, debuted with a 10-episode order, tracking the unlikely romance between sex podcaster Joanne (Bell) and “hot” rabbi Noah (Brody).

How Many Awards Did Nobody Wants This Win at 2025 Golden Globes
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Just weeks after the show’s debut, Netflix ordered a second season. Show creator Erin Foster also confirmed she was hard at work on new episodes.

“I think we’ll pick up mostly more or less where we left off,” Foster, 42, told The Hollywood Reporter in an October 2024 interview. “Not the same night, but the same moment of, ‘So, what now? How do we do this?’”

As viewers will recall, the first season ended with Noah appearing to give up his opportunity to be head rabbi at his synagogue in order to be with Joanne, who said she was not ready to convert to Judaism.

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Jackie Tohn, who plays Esther Roklov, expressed confidence that fans will continue to see Noah and Joanne’s relationship unfold.

“I don’t think it’s going to be easy, but I think that they are going to have a relationship,” Tohn, 44, exclusively told Us Weekly in November 2024. “I think since season 1 is so dreamland, they’re probably going to get into more real relationship-y stuff. I mean, they did do it a little bit with getting the ‘ick’ and her just being like, ‘This can’t work. What are we doing?’ But maybe just more relationship-y things. I mean, we’ll see.”

Nobody Wants This is streaming now on Netflix. A premiere date for season 2 has yet to be announced.

'Brutalist' Director Supports Aubrey Plaza After Husband Jeff Baena's Death

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Aubrey Plaza received support at the 2025 Golden Globes after her husband Jeff Baena‘s shocking death.

The Brutalist director Brady Corbet mentioned Plaza, 40, and Baena at the end of his acceptance speech on Sunday, January 5, after winning the award for Best Director. “My heart is with Aubrey Plaza and Jeff’s family,” he said.

Plaza did not appear at the awards show before the speech, which came two days after Baena died by suicide at age 47. The actress was scheduled to be a presenter before Us Weekly confirmed Baena’s passing at his Los Angeles residence on Friday, January 3.

Baena was an indie filmmaker known for projects such as I Heart Huckabees, Life After Beth, The Little Hours, Horse Girl and Spin Me Round. He often collaborated with Plaza, whom he began dating in 2011 and married nearly a decade later.

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“My first movie was a big learning experience on all fronts, and so working with her was a benefit because we have a shorthand and a close relationship,” Baena said of Plaza in an August 2022 interview with Newsweek. “As I’ve made more and more stuff, I’ve come to appreciate everything that she brings.”

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Baena praised his wife’s commitment to her work, adding, “She’s insanely talented and so smart and obviously really good at producing. And she’s writing. There are very few people who can wear as many hats as her, as elegantly as she does.”

The screenwriter noted that Plaza is “amazing” at “everything she does.”

“Generally people point her out in whatever project she’s in as being the best part,” he continued at the time. “She’s, like, insanely talented and I’m very lucky to have her in my life.”

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While Plaza has remained largely tight-lipped about her marriage, she previously shared details about her and Baena’s nuptials.

“A lot of things happened during COVID for me. Yes, we got married. Big deal,” she shared during a December 2021 appearance on the Ellen Degeneres Show. “We got a little bored one night. We got married and I’ll tell you how: Onehourmarriage.com. That’s real, look it up.”

Plaza added: “I created a very quick love altar in our yard. Facts of our love, little stones, smoke, fire. Things of that nature. Then the man from Alhambra showed up in a Hawaiian shirt with a briefcase [to perform the ceremony]. … I can’t remember a lot of it, it was fuzzy. But I’m pretty sure it’s legal.”

Why Vin Diesel’s ‘Hey Dwayne’ at the Golden Globes Has Us Freaking Out

You don’t turn your back on family — unless you’re Vin Diesel or Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who have been nursing grudges against each other off and on since at least 2016.

The two action stars made their first onscreen appearance together in 2011’s Fast Five, in which the former wrestler joined the already long-running franchise as Luke Hobbs, an agent pursuing the Fast and Furious crew for their various crimes against … every law enforcement agency in the world.

Everything seemed copacetic over the years as Johnson returned for the sixth and seventh entries in the saga, but in August 2016, Johnson set the fandom ablaze with a since-deleted Instagram post in which he referred to unnamed members of the cast as “candy asses.”

Rumors immediately swirled that he was insulting Diesel, who had been part of the Fast franchise since the first movie premiered in 2001. A few days later, after filming for The Fate of the Furious wrapped, Johnson posted another Instagram thanking some of his castmates by name — Scott Eastwood and Nathalie Emmanuel, for example — but pointedly did not mention Diesel.

Keep scrolling to see everything Hobbs and Toretto have said about their feud over the years:

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"Some [male costars] conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don't," Johnson wrote via Instagram in August 2016, kicking off the public feud between the two stars. "The ones that don't are too chicken s—t to do anything about it anyway. Candy asses. When you watch this movie next April and it seems like I'm not acting in some of these scenes and my blood is legit boiling — you're right."
In a follow-up post, the Baywatch star said that conflict could be beneficial, but again didn't name names. “Family is gonna have differences of opinion and fundamental core beliefs,” he wrote. “To me, conflict can be a good thing, when it’s followed by great resolution. I was raised on healthy conflict and welcome it. And like any family, we get better from it.”

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After filming for The Fate of the Furious wrapped in August 2016, Diesel posted a video about how happy he was to be home with his family after making two movies back-to-back. He also included a seeming nod to his drama with Johnson, saying, "Honestly, give me a second and I will tell you everything. Everything."

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In a November 2016 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Johnson implied that the feud was at least partly free publicity for The Fate of the Furious. “I’ve been in the game a long time,” he said of the conflict. “Would Universal have preferred that didn’t happen? Sure, we talked about it. The irony is after that and as they do their tracking and all their analysis, the interest shot through the roof to a whole other level.”

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Ahead of the Fate release, Diesel told USA Today that the costars were actually friends and the whole situation had been overblown by fans and critics. "I don’t think the world really realizes how close we are, in a weird way," he explained. "I think some things may be blown out of proportion. I don't think that was his intention. I know he appreciates how much I work this franchise. In my house, he’s Uncle Dwayne."
He also described himself as the punching bag for the franchise and claimed he was taking hits for the good of all the cast and crew. "I protect the franchise," he added. "I protect everybody including Dwayne. I protected Dwayne more than he’ll ever know. And it doesn’t matter. He doesn’t have to know. But he appreciates it. He knows it. Dwayne has only got one Vin in his life. Dwayne Johnson only has one big brother in this film world and that’s me."

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Both stars attended the Fate of the Furious premiere in April 2017. “We still love each other, that's my boy," Diesel told Entertainment Tonight. "When I was making that difficult decision, should there be an 8 or not, I called [Johnson] and he said, ‘Brother, I will be there shoulder to shoulder with you to make sure it's the best movie in history.’ And he delivered." Johnson, for his part, said their feud was the result of "differing philosophies."

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After Gibson accused Johnson of being the reason production on F9 was delayed, Diesel defended his costar via Instagram. "Brotherhood ... and all its complexities," he wrote in October 2017, alongside a photo of himself with Johnson in character. "I know there has been a lot of speculation as to why the Fast 9 release date was pushed ... but it would be unfair to say it is anyone's fault. As we plot the course to expand the Fast & Furious universe, one must be mindful to take stock of the roads we took to get here. The pillars of authenticity, family and most importantly, our loyal fans' perspective has been instrumental in procuring success. However, like any vehicle that has run around the globe 8 times, the franchise is in need of maintenance."

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As viewers of Fate of the Furious quickly noticed, the two actors did not appear together in any scenes. Asked about this fact for a 2018 Rolling Stone interview, Johnson replied, "That is correct. We were not in any scenes together."

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Johnson seemingly let go of any remaining grudges after the success of Hobbs & Shaw. In an Instagram video shared in September 2019, he specifically thanked Diesel for his support of the spinoff. "Lastly, but not least, want to thank brother Vin for your support of Hobbs & Shaw," he said. "I'll be seeing you soon, Toretto."

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The Bloodshot star reignited conversation about the feud in June 2021, telling Men's Health that creating the Hobbs character required "tough love" on his part. "My approach at the time was a lot of tough love to assist in getting that performance where it needed to be,” he explained. “As a producer to say, ‘OK, we’re going to take Dwayne Johnson, who’s associated with wrestling, and we’re going to force this cinematic world, audience members, to regard his character as someone that they don’t know’ — Hobbs hits you like a ton of bricks.”
He added that any of his potential critiques were in service of his role as a producer on the franchise. "That took a lot of work," he told the magazine. "We had to get there and sometimes, at that time, I could give a lot of tough love. Not Fellini-esque, but I would do anything I’d have to do in order to get performances in anything I’m producing.”

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Johnson revealed in July 2021 that he would not be returning to the franchise after he did not appear in 2021’s F9. “I’ve wished them well,” he told The Hollywood Reporter at the time. “I wish them well on Fast 9. And I wish them the best of luck on Fast 10 and Fast 11 and the rest of the Fast & Furious movies they do that will be without me.”
The Moana star also commented on Diesel’s “tough love” remarks, telling the outlet, “I laughed and I laughed hard.”

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In October 2021, Johnson told Vanity Fair that it wasn't his "best day" when he shared the original Instagram post that started it all. "I shouldn’t have shared that," he added. "Because at the end of the day, that goes against my DNA. I don’t share things like that. And I take care of that kind of bulls—t away from the public. They don’t need to know that. That’s why I say it wasn’t my best day.”
Though he regretted the initial post, the Jungle Cruise star said he wouldn't take back his message if given the chance. "I mean what I say when I say it," he shared. "But to express it publicly was not the right thing to do.” He also claimed that unnamed members of the Fate of the Furious crew "quietly thanked" him for speaking out about Diesel's behavior.

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“The jokes never end,” Johnson said during a November 2021 appearance on SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show when asked about the jab at Diesel in his film Red Notice. “People were asking me about that, and they find a way. These Vin Diesel jokes — which play great, by the way, to the audience, which is always a good thing because it’s all about them — people think these jokes come from me and they actually don’t.”  
The former wrestler added: “You’d be surprised with how many people come to me with, ‘I’ve got a great one. I’ve got another great Vin Diesel joke.’ I’m sure you do. [They’re] always funny.”

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After Diesel made a public plea in November 2021 for Johnson to reprise his role despite their differences, the Moana actor shut it down as a form of "manipulation."
"I didn't like that he brought up his children in the post, as well as Paul Walker's death. Leave them out of it," Johnson told CNN one month later. "We had spoken months ago about this and came to a clear understanding. My goal all along was to end my amazing journey with this incredible Fast & Furious franchise with gratitude and grace."
Johnson pointed out that he felt "surprised" by Diesel's approach since he has previously made his decision not to return to the franchise very clear.
"This past June, when Vin and I actually connected not over social media, I told him directly — and privately — that I would not be returning to the franchise," he noted. "I was firm yet cordial with my words and said that I would always be supportive of the cast and always root for the franchise to be successful, but that there was no chance I would return."

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Johnson surprised fans in May 2023 with a post-credits cameo in Fast X, hinting that his character, Hobbs, will be back for the franchise's final installments. "The peace treaty … I kind of [brokered it]. We all did. Ultimately, the movie did,” director Louis Leterrier told The Hollywood Reporter after the film's release. “We sort of looked at each other from across the room and winked a few months back, saying, ‘We should work together.’ And then I had this idea and I presented it to the producers and the studio. And then we reached out to Dwayne and his team, and said, ‘Just come and watch the movie. You have to love the movie first.’ So, he came to see the movie and really loved it, and then we started talking. It was very smooth." 
Diesel, for his part, said that he and his costars "lead with love" when asked about Johnson's return. "We have such a great cast," he told Entertainment Tonight after the Fast X premiere. "We try to create an environment where people can do their best work. That's all actors really want, is to feel as though they're supported to create unique characters. Characters that last forever, and you see that in this franchise."

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The Jumanji star confirmed in June 2023 that he would be making a full return to the Fast and the Furious franchise as Luke Hobbs. 
“It has been so incredibly personally gratifying and satisfying and exciting to see your reaction around the world,” he gushed in an Instagram video. “First of all the secret of Hobbs being back … that was a secret that was impossible to keep. Despite us having our differences, me and Vin, we’ve been like brothers for years, and despite our differences, when you lead with — number one, resolve — but also you think about the future and plans that are much bigger than ourselves. Those bigger plans are the buildouts. They are the North Star.” 
Johnson added that his “North Star” has remained his “guiding light" throughout his career and in the fast of the Fast and the Furious, that North Star is “the franchise that we love,” the “characters that we love” and the “fans that we love.” 

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Cena, who joined the Fast & Furious family after Johnson’s departure, shared that he believed that the actors butted heads since they were so similar in personality. 
“You have two very alpha, driven people. You get two, there can only be one,” Cena said in an April 2024 of the “Armchair Expert” podcast. “[I] know the room and just kind of adapt to what's going on. I'm being invited into someone's home, into someone's family and regardless of how they look physically in comparison into another human being, this is one IP that is nine installments and it's an action movie. That's rarefied air.”

These Are the Hottest Celeb Couples on the 2025 Golden Globes Red Carpet

The 2025 Golden Globes were full of celebrity couples — and some stood out among the rest.

The first awards show of this year’s season took place at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 5. Celebs like The Bear actress Liza Colón-Zayas and Monsters breakout star Cooper Koch stepped out on the red carpet with their significant others, taking date night to a whole other level.

Colón-Zayas was one of the first of the night to arrive, with her husband, David Zayas, by her side. The duo stunned — and packed on the PDA — while posing for photos.

First-time nominee Koch arrived shortly thereafter, looking dapper in a tuxedo with boyfriend Stuart McClave on his arm. Tonight’s awards show marks the second time the duo walked a red carpet together.

Keep scrolling for a roundup of all the hottest celebrity couples at the 2025 Golden Globes:

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Nearly three years after Stan and Wallis were first linked as a couple, they made their red carpet debut on Sunday.
When Stan won his first-ever trophy for his role in A Different Man, Wallis congratulated him with a kiss.
“Annabelle, I love you,” he concluded in his speech.

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When these two step out together for a public outing, they really steal the show.

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Keleigh made headlines after her 2024 Golden Globes appearance — but this year she is looking better than ever with hubby Miles by her side.

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The A Complete Unknown star and his wife looked amazing in all-black looks.

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These two consistently slay red carpets together, and we’re so here for it.

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Davis is set to be honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award and, of course, she needed her husband by her side.

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The actor proved he’s more fashionable than ever with Chapman on his arm.

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Talk about legends! These two proved they’re still total icons with these red carpet looks.

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These two are always down for a red carpet night out during awards season.

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Us cannot imagine a world where these two aren’t showing off their love on a red carpet.

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While Shepard had the casual vibe down, Bell opted for more of a glam look.

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The two looked amazing for their second red carpet outing after taking things public.

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Of course this couple matched in green.

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The couple, who share daughter Matilda, showed off their love on the red carpet.

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The model stunned in a green gown with her man by her side.

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The Watson star complemented his wife, who looked amazing in black, while walking the carpet.

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The Bear actress and her husband (who also appeared on the show) were all smiles.

How Many Awards Did Netflix's 'Monsters' Win at the 2025 Golden Globes?

How Many Awards Did Netflixs Monsters Win at the 2025 Golden Globes
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The 2025 Golden Globes was a big night for Monsters — despite not winning any awards — after helping renew interest in Erik and Lyle Menéndez‘s murder case.

Monsters was nominated on Sunday, January 5, for Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television, Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series for Cooper Koch‘s performance as Erik and Best Male Supporting Actor — Television for Javier Bardem‘s performance as José Menendez. Bardem lost his category to Tadanobu Asano from Shōgun, Koch lost out to Colin Farrell for The Penguin and Baby Reindeer won over Monsters.

Season 2 of the hit Netflix series debuted in September and chronicled Lyle (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) and Erik’s (Koch) 1990 arrest for the murder of their parents, José (Bardem) and Kitty (Chloë Sevigny). Taking inspiration from footage of the trial and subsequent interviews, Monsters mirrored key moments from the siblings’ lives before and after they were sentenced to life without parole for shooting their mother and father.

“I got the audition and I watched the trial videos for the first time,” Koch, 28, told GQ Australia in December 2024 about his devotion to the role. “I was so moved and I believed them immediately. It was then that I found all the similarities and I became quite obsessed with the case and with their story.”

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Koch recalled auditioning to play Erik in two other high-profile projects before Monsters, adding, “I was taping and taping, auditioning and auditioning, for seven years. Then finally you get the one that is supposed to happen.”

How Many Awards Did Netflixs Monsters Win at the 2025 Golden Globes
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Episodes 4 and 5 received critical and fan praise for how it approached Erik and Lyle’s claims that they killed their parents in self-defense following years of alleged physical, emotional and sexual abuse. However, the show received backlash for other inaccuracies about the Menéndez brothers, including the insinuation that they were in a sexual relationship.

“I believed we had moved beyond the lies and ruinous character portrayals of Lyle, creating a caricature of Lyle rooted in horrible and blatant lies rampant in the show,” read a statement from Erik, now 53, that was shared via Lyle’s Facebook page in September. “I can only believe they were done so on purpose. It is with a heavy heart that I say, I believe Ryan Murphy cannot be this naive and inaccurate about the facts of our lives so as to do this without bad intent.”

Erik wasn’t thrilled about how he and Lyle, now 56, were portrayed.

“It is sad for me to know that Netflix’s dishonest portrayal of the tragedies surrounding our crime have taken the painful truths several steps backward — back through time to an era when the prosecution built a narrative on a belief system that males were not sexually abused, and that males experienced rape trauma differently than women,” Erik’s statement continued. “Those awful lies have been disrupted and exposed by countless brave victims over the last two decades who have broken through their personal shame and bravely spoken out. So now Murphy shapes his horrible narrative through vile and appalling character portrayals of Lyle and of me and disheartening slander. Is the truth not enough?”

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While creator Ryan Murphy has stood by the scripted show’s vision, Koch has shown support for Erik.

“I’m very hopeful that we can correct that injustice and heal what has been such a long, devastating trauma,” Koch told GQ last month. “If I had anything to do with it, I’m so glad. But there are a lot of people who are working behind the scenes who are really helping.”

Erik and Lyle are currently awaiting their next court date after the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office recommended a resentencing following the renewed public interest from Monsters and Netflix’s documentary The Menéndez Brothers.

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