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Bachelor’s Madi Prewett Gives Birth to 1st Baby With Husband Grant Troutt
Bachelor alum Madi Prewett and her husband, Grant Troutt, are officially parents following the arrival of their first baby.
Prewett, 28, took to Instagram on Sunday, January 26, to reveal she gave birth to a baby girl named Hosanna on Monday, January 20. Sharing a carousel of images that showed the child delicately bundled in a white blanket and pink bow, Prewett simply captioned the series, “Hosanna Rose Troutt 1.20.25.”
Troutt, also 28, was seen throughout the snaps, too, lovingly cradling Prewett’s face as she nursed the couple’s baby and posing for several photos alongside his girls. Troutt simultaneously shared the Instagram post via his own account.
Prewett announced her pregnancy via Instagram in August 2024. “WE’RE PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!!” she captioned photos of herself and Troutt holding sonogram images and showing off her baby bump. “Baby Troutt we are SO ready for you and can’t wait to meet you .”
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Later that month, Prewett explained that the couple — who tied the knot in October 2022 — had only just started “trying” for a baby when she learned she was expecting.
“We said we don’t wanna put any pressure on it, we don’t know what this journey’s gonna look like,” she said on her “Stay True With Madison Prewett Troutt” podcast. “Again, we didn’t want to just expect that we were gonna be able to get pregnant. We’ve walked our friends through a lot of really hard things.”
The pair noted that they were “very surrendered” and “had hope” that Prewett would get pregnant, but her positive test came as a surprise since they had not been trying “hardcore” to conceive.
“There was nothing in my mind that even for a second was like, ‘This could be pregnant,’” she recalled of taking the test. “I don’t know why my mind just didn’t even go there.”
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While Prewett was “shaking” when she discovered she was pregnant, she opted not to tell Troutt right away because he was preoccupied with his last week of work as a youth minister at Harris Creek Baptist Church in Waco, Texas.
“So I’m like, in my mind, thinking, ‘OK, I’ve gotta just keep it cool, I’ve gotta show up at church and just focus on serving [Grant] this whole week,” she recounted. “And what I’ll do is I’ll order a really cute little gift to present him with when I tell him that we’re pregnant. That’ll take some days to get in anyways and so it’s all gonna work out.’”
She added, “I got to take that time during the week to just pray and process with Jesus and, of course, I wish I could’ve told Grant a little sooner but it worked out.”
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Troutt then revealed how Prewett shared the news with him. “The first thing I see is this wooden frame and it says, ‘We’re having a baby,’” he said. “And I look down and it’s the pregnancy test, and it says ‘pregnant,’ and then right next to that is this little baby Jordan shoe, and behind the Jordan shoe is the same type of shoe but my size.”
Troutt confessed that he “could not believe what I was seeing,” describing it as “one of the most surreal moments of my life.”
Prewett previously competed on Peter Weber’s season 24 of The Bachelor in 2020. Although she finished as the runner-up when she eliminated herself, she and Weber briefly gave their relationship another shot after reconnecting at the After the Final Rose special in March 2020. However, they split for good days after the finale aired.
Steven Spielberg Says Drew Barrymore Made Him Want ‘To Be a Father’
Drew Barrymore was the breakout star of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial — and she left a particularly significant impression on the film’s director.
Steven Spielberg, who produced and directed a then-seven-year-old Barrymore in the 1982 film, revealed during an appearance at New York City’s TCM Film Festival on Saturday, January 25, that the actress, 49, inspired fresh ambition in him at the time.
“Up until that point … I was just making movies,” Spielberg, 78, said during a panel at the festival moderated by Dave Karger, per People. “That was my life. I was obsessed with telling stories, but making E.T. made me want to be a father for the first time. I never even thought about that until E.T.”
Barrymore, who appeared alongside the iconic filmmaker, said in response, “I didn’t ruin that for you?” to which Spielberg sweetly replied, “The opposite.”
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Starring as Gertie, the kind hearted younger sister of Elliot, played by Henry Thomas, and Michael, played by Robert MacNaughton, in E.T., Barrymore was also profoundly impacted by the filming experience at the time.
“I think E.T., for me, is the [film] I’m the most proud of,” Barrymore said, “because it’s the one that changed my life.”
She continued, “There’s no question about that. Everything in my life is about how I got believed in by one human being, and that is the life that I try to honor every day.”
The duo’s trip down memory lane also saw Spielberg, who is a father to seven children aged between 28 and 48, reveal that E.T. serves as one of his most-watched projects. He told the panel’s crowd that he’s seen the film, “probably more than I’ve seen any other movie I’ve ever directed, partially because I’ve shown the film to all my kids.”
Spielberg shares Max, 39, with ex-wife Amy Irving, as well as Jessica, 48, Theo, 36, Sasha, 34, Sawyer, 32, Mikaela, 28, and Destry, 28, with wife Kate Capshaw. He is also a grandfather to six children.
“I’ve shown the film to all my kids and a couple of my grandkids,” he detailed. “Some of them are still too young, because I’m always worried about them being worried about E.T. and I want to let them know before they turn the corner and are surprised by something, what to expect.”
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Spielberg said in April 2022 while interviewed at the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival that E.T. and the alien character itself was partly inspired by his parents’ divorce. “What if the creature was part of a foreign-exchange program?” said Spielberg at the time. “What if I turn my story about divorce into a story about children, a family, trying to fill the great need and creating such responsibility?”
He continued, “A divorce creates great responsibility, especially if you have siblings; we all take care of each other. What if Elliott … needed to, for the first time in his life, become responsible for a life form to fill the gap in his heart?”
In 1983, E.T. surpassed Star Wars to become the highest-grossing film production of all time. According to a New York Times article published in July 1982, E.T. made $87 million at the box office, with the outlet labeling it as the “hit of summer.”
Jason Kelce Calls Eagles ‘Ridiculously Good’ After NFC Championship Win
Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce is celebrating the NFL team’s NFC Championship win.
“Well that was fun, these dudes are ridiculously good!” Kelce, 37, wrote via X on Sunday, January 26. “GO F——- BIRDS!!”
Kelce’s shoutout came minutes after the Eagles defeated the Washington Commanders and advanced to the 2025 Super Bowl on Sunday, February 9. The Eagles will face off against the winner of Jason’s brother Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills. If the Chiefs defeat the Bills on Sunday, the NFL team will have the opportunity to become the first in history to win three consecutive Super Bowls. (The Chiefs won back-to-back Super Bowls in 2023 and 2024.)
Ahead of the matchups on Sunday, Jason admitted he was struggling to decide which NFL conference championship to attend — AFC or NFC.
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“This is something that I’m still trying to figure out,” Jason said on the Saturday, January 26, episode of ESPN’s They Call It Late Night. “I’m working [for ESPN] at the tailgate for the Birds game, which I’m excited about. Initially, they were gonna make me go up to Bristol, but then they were like, ‘Do you just want to stay down there and be a reporter on the scene?’ I’m really fired up to be there.”
Jason, who played for the Eagles from 2011 until his retirement in 2024, said he wanted to attend his former team’s game but was “kind of torn.”
“I want to be there for the Eagles, but I also want to be there for my brother,” Jason explained. “I don’t know how many more he has. We’re flying by the seat of our pants!”
Jason shared that he might “be able to see both” depending on travel plans. Travis, for his part, has faced retirement speculation for the 2024-25 season but has continued to shut down the idea.
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One day before Travis, 35, took the field for the AFC Championship game, he told reporters that he “laughs at” concerns that he’s showing his age. “As long as I’m going out there and we’re winning, baby, that’s all that matters,” the Chiefs tight end said during a press conference on Saturday, January 25.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes weighed in on the idea that the game on Sunday could be Travis’ last at Arrowhead Stadium.
“I have no idea. He hasn’t said anything to me if he’s thinking that,” Mahomes, 29, said Tuesday, January 21, on Kansas City’s 96.5 The Fan. “I know he signed a two-year extension before the season. It seems like he still loves football. But he also has a great life, as well.”
Mahomes continued, “Either way, I just appreciate every time I step onto the field with that guy knowing that he’s a true legend of not only the Chiefs, but of the NFL. If it is his last game, let’s go out there and get him a win. If it’s not his last game, let’s go out and get him a win anyway.”
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Taylor Swift made boyfriend Travis Kelce’s AFC Championship game a family affair.
Swift, 35, stepped out at the Sunday, January 26, Kansas City Chiefs versus Buffalo Bills game with mom Andrea, dad Scott and brother Austin in tow. The family was seen arriving in a golf cart ahead of the matchup at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Eras Tour performer showed her support for the Chiefs by rocking an oversized Louis Vuitton sweatshirt over a black miniskirt and red tights.
The winner of the Chiefs versus Bills game will advance to the Super Bowl LIX at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome on February 9, to play against the Philadelphia Eagles, who defeated the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship game hours earlier. If the Chiefs advance, they have a shot at becoming the first NFL franchise to win three consecutive Super Bowl titles.
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Ahead of the game, Kelce, 35, told reporters that he “laughs at” the idea that he’s showing his age on the football field. “As long as I’m going out there and we’re winning, baby, that’s all that matters,” Kelce said during the press conference ahead on Saturday, January 25.
As Kelce and the Chiefs have made their run for the Super Bowl, Swift has been in the crowd cheering him on. Swift attended the Chiefs game on January 18 alongside her family and WNBA star Caitlin Clark, watching from a private suite. After Kelce scored a touchdown, Swift was spotted celebrating by hitting her hand on the glass window of the suite and bobbing her head.
When Swift publicly spoke out about her relationship with Kelce in December 2023, she opened up about the pair’s decision not to hide their romance. (The NFL star, who began dating Swift in summer 2023, has supported her at several of her Eras Tour performances.)
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“When you say a relationship is public, that means I’m going to see him do what he loves, we’re showing up for each other, other people are there and we don’t care,” Swift told TIME for her 2023 Person of the Year profile. “The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you’re seeing someone. And we’re just proud of each other.”
Swift noted that she didn’t want to take away from Kelce’s spotlight when she attends his NFL games. “I’m just there to support Travis,” she said at the time. “I have no awareness of if I’m being shown too much and pissing off a few dads, Brads, and Chads.”
Campbell 'Pookie' Puckett Says Her 'Pre-Cancer' Is 'Out' in Health Update
TikTok stars Campbell “Pookie” Puckett and Jett Puckett have a reason to celebrate.
The couple shared an update on Campbell’s health via TikTok on Friday, January 25, following her recent health scare earlier this month.
“As a lot of you know, Pookie had some surgery about two weeks ago to remove some pre-cancer that we had known about for months,” Jett, 34, said in the video. “We got the results back from the doctor and the lab. They were able to confirm they got all of the pre-cancer out.”
He added, “I’m just so so thankful that my wife is now okay, the mother of my child is now okay. She’s been the most incredible mother.” Campbell, 32, gave birth to the couple’s first child, daughter Paloma, in October 2024. In the Friday video, the TikTok star gushed, “I love being a mom.”
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Jett added, “She loves it I think even more than we could have possibly ever imagined. Every time Paloma’s placed in Campbell’s arms, Campbell lights up like a Christmas tree. It’s just the most magical thing, I can’t really believe it.”
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The couple initially rose to fame when Jett dubbed his wife “Pookie” in one of her day-in-the-life videos in January 2024. Since then, Campbell has amassed over 1 million followers on both TikTok and Instagram. Jett revealed earlier this month that Campbell had undergone a procedure and that the doctor was “cautiously optimistic” about her condition.
“I’m just so grateful to have this community, you guys mean so much to us,” Campbell continued. “I don’t know what I did to deserve so many people that are so sweet to us. There’s one thing that I want to share, this kind of like the motto that I’ve lived by the last year: ‘Live in faith, not fear.’”
Jett said that had “been praying about this every day for months,” noting that “the doctors didn’t want to do the surgery” while Campbell was pregnant.
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“We had to wait for nine months,” Jett explained. “During that time it was possible it could turn into real cancer. Thankfully it didn’t, we got through the birth [and] we were able to confirm at that time that it did not turn into actual cancer.”
He continued, “Once they removed it, then the fear was, ‘Did they get it all? Will they have to go back in?’ We finally got the results back. They did get it all — they had what’s called clean margins. It’s such an unbelievable blessing.”
Brittany Mahomes Smooches Husband Patrick Ahead of AFC Championship Game
Brittany Mahomes came to slay the AFC conference championship, sizzling in a chic game day ‘fit in honor of husband Patrick Mahomes’ NFL team.
Brittany, 29, wore a cream-colored, fuzzy cropped jacket paired with a matching top, black bottoms and a bright red handbag for a pop of color. She joined Patrick on the field ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs’ game against the Buffalo Bills where she gave him a good luck kiss.
For glam, Brittany donned her blonde locks in loose waves and went with a subdued makeup look topped off with Clarins lip oil. She shared a glimpse of her makeup application via Instagram Stories on Sunday, January 26, set to Taylor Swift‘s “Ready for It.” (Swift, 35, also attended Sunday’s title game, dressed to impress in Louis Vuitton.
Quarterback Patrick, 29, and the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, January 26, in a home game that determined which AFC team will represent the conference in the Super Bowl LIX.
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Patrick arrived at Arrowhead Stadium in an equally stylish ensemble, opting for a black two-piece with a matching bomber jacket. Of course, he traded his athleisure wear for his Chiefs uniform in time for kickoff.
Sunday’s game is Brittany’s second public outing since giving birth to daughter Golden earlier this month. The former soccer star previously attended the Chiefs divisional playoff game on January 18.
For the occasion, Brittany wore a beige puffer coat that was cinched at the waist and featured “15” patches on each pocket in honor of Patrick’s jersey number. She completed her outfit with red, wide-leg trousers and a matching cherry-colored Mix Miu handbag.
“@LauraBethArtistry and @RPArtistryKC [thanks for] bringing me back to life and making me feel human again,” she wrote via her Instagram Stories the next day. “Love y’all.”
The glam squad styled Brittany’s tresses in big, bouncy curls that accentuated her blush-colored makeup.
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Brittany has been husband Patrick’s No. 1 cheerleader since they started dating in high school. Brittany, who married the NFL star in 2022, now brings their kids to football games, too. In addition to Golden, they share daughter Sterling, 3, and son Bronze, 2.
“These are moments I’ll have with my family for the rest of my life,” Patrick told reporters earlier this month of having his family in the stands. “It’s a growing family, but [I] hope we are done growing for a little while. It’s cool that I’m able to play in these big games and the Kansas City community has brought me in to be a part of their family.”
Bill Gates Addresses His Reported Friendship With Jeffrey Epstein
Bill Gates is finally addressing his reported friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“In retrospect, I was foolish to spend any time with him. And he, sort of, got time with various people by spending time with other people,” Gates, 69, told the Wall Street Journal in a wide-ranging interview published on Friday, January 24. “So yes, I think I was quite stupid. I thought it would help me with global health philanthropy. In fact, it failed to do that it was just a huge mistake.”
Gates went on to say that the controversies surrounding Epstein prior to his 2019 arrest and subsequent death in August of the same year have made him more cautious about meeting new people now. “Definitely,” he told the Wall Street Journal. “I mean, are you kidding?”
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In 2022 Gates’ ex-wife Melinda French Gates cited his alleged relationship with Epstein as one of the factors that led to their divorce. “It’s not one thing, it was many things. But I did not like that he’d had meetings with Jeffrey Epstein,” she told CBS Mornings at the time. “I made that clear to him.”
French Gates also told Gayle King she met with Epstein “exactly one time” so she could get an understanding of what he was like. “I regretted it from the second I stepped in the door,” she added. “He was abhorrent. He was evil personified. I had nightmares about it afterwards. … It was awful, and he was awful.”
Authorities began to investigate allegations of sexual abuse against Epstein in 2005. Three years later he was convicted of hiring an underage girl for prostitution and soliciting a prostitute. He spent 13 months in prison before he was arrested again in July 2019 on federal charges of sex trafficking involving minors. He died by suicide while incarcerated at the age of 66 one month after his arrest.
His friendship with Epstein is not the only relationship Gates is revisiting. In an interview with The Times of London published on Saturday, January 25, Gabes described his divorce from French Gates as “the mistake I regret the most.”
He tried to imitate his own parents’ marriage, he added, with his own. “I encouraged Melinda to be a little calmer than my mother was, but we were both quite driven. I spent more time with the kids than my dad did, but the ratio was still 10:1, with Melinda doing most things for the kids. We had a great time.”
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Gates also said he thinks there is a “certain wonderfulness to spending your entire adult life with one person.” He added, “When Melinda and I met, I was fairly successful but not ridiculously successful — that came during the time that we were together. So, she saw me through a lot. When we got divorced, it was tough and then she made the decision to leave the foundation — I was disappointed that she took the option to go off.”
Apart from the divorce, he also said, he’s experienced other failures — “but none that mattered.”
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Bradley Cooper Brings Daughter Lea to Eagles' NFC Championship Game
Bradley Cooper brought his daughter as his cheering squad while rooting for the Philadelphia Eagles at the NFC Championship.
Cooper, 50, walked hand-in-hand with his 7-year-old daughter, Lea, as they stepped out at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Sunday, January 26. In a video shared via the NFL’s official Instagram account, Cooper gave a thumbs-up to the crowd and waved as the audience erupted into cheers.
“Bradley Cooper in the house to watch his birds,” text over the video read, while the NFL wrote in the caption, “Lifelong Eagles fan.”
Cooper and Lea were both decked out in Eagles merchandise, with him sporting a green hat and her rocking a green and white varsity jacket. (Cooper shares his daughter with ex Irina Shayk.)
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The Eagles took on the Washington Commanders on Sunday for a spot in the 2025 Super Bowl, while the Kansas City Chiefs prepared to face off against the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship hours later. The winners of both games will compete in the Super Bowl at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome on February 9.
Cooper was spotted one week earlier at the NFL team’s game against the Los Angeles Rams in Philadelphia with his girlfriend, Gigi Hadid. The pair were seen screaming in excitement as they rooted for the home team.
Cooper, a longtime Eagles fan, was born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia and famously played Pat Solitano in 2012’s Silver Linings Playbook. (Cooper earned an Oscar nomination for his role.)
Hadid’s mom, meanwhile, owns a farm in Pennsylvania. (Us Weekly confirmed in December 2023 that Cooper purchased a home close to the farm, but an insider said that his purchase “has nothing to do with Gigi or her family.”)
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Cooper and Hadid sparked romance rumors in October 2023 after they were photographed together in New York City. A source exclusively told Us at the time that Cooper and Hadid “have a lot in common” including being single parents. (Hadid is mom to daughter Khai, 4, with whom she welcomed with Zayn Malik.)
Cooper and Hadid have since made several appearances together, including traveling for pal Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in May 2024. After Cooper was absent from the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in October 2024, Hadid made a rare comment about their relationship.
“He’s watching from home tonight,” she told Entertainment Tonight at the time. “He is on dad duty.”
Brittany Cartwright Uses 36th Birthday Party to Raise Funds for L.A. Fires
The Valley star Brittany Cartwright welcomed her 36th trip around the sun with open arms.
“It’s no secret that the past year has been incredibly tough for me,” Cartwright, 36, exclusively told Us Weekly on Sunday, January 26. “I feel like I’m starting my 36th year almost as a new me in a way, and so I decided to throw myself a little birthday celebration with some of my closest friends.”
Some of Brittany’s “closest friends,” of course, include Kristen Doute and her fiancé Luke Broderick — who are expecting their first child together — as well as Nia Sanchez, Janet Caperna, Zack Wickman, Jasmine Goode, Melissa Marie, Scheana Shay, Lala Kent and Tom Schwartz.
“I asked everyone to make a donation in honor of the Los Angeles wildfires instead of bringing a gift,” Brittany told Us. “So all the funds we raised are going towards the American Red Cross Fire Relief. I also have another really exciting initiative I’m working on to raise funds for the people affected by the fires here in L.A. that will be announced soon.”
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She continued, “Anything I can do to help, I will.”
Earlier this month, numerous wildfires tore through the greater Los Angeles area, devastating neighborhoods including the Palisades and Eaton. To date, the fires have destroyed more than 12,000 structures and killed at least 27 people. As many as 200,000 residents were forced to flee their homes in order to escape the flames.
Many celebrities, including Mandy Moore, Paris Hilton, Spencer Pratt and more, either lost their homes or were forced to evacuate.
In addition to raising funds for the ongoing L.A. wildfire relief efforts, Brittany is focusing on a new year as she says goodbye to a tumultuous 2024. The reality television star celebrated her birthday exactly one week after her and her estranged husband, Jax Taylor, separated and she moved into an Airbnb. The party, which was planned, designed and styled by Picnic + Petal, took place at Brittany’s house.
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After five years of marriage, Brittany filed for divorce in August 2024 — six months after she announced she and Jax were taking “space” from each other. According to court documents obtained by Us at the time, Brittany listed their date of separation as January 24 and cited “irreconcilable differences “ as the reason for their split.
The pair share 3-year-old son, Cruz.
In October 2024, Brittany gave Us an exclusive update on her relationship with Jax and how she is navigating the couple’s very public divorce.
“I’m trying to just like, you know, focus on my son and he is, like, the light of my life,” Cartwright told Us at the time. “We’re having so much fun together. And it’s a lot, but I’m just smiling my way through it all.”
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Justin Baldoni’s sister is singing his praises amid his ongoing legal drama with his It Ends With Us costar Blake Lively.
“Happy birthday JB, I love you and I celebrate you – the man you are, the love you embody, the strength of your connection to God, the essence of your being, your dedication to truth, to service and to love – today and all days,” Baldoni’s sister, Sara, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, January 25. “I am so proud to call you my big brother and annoyingly squeeze the hell out of you until the end of time. Xx.”
Alongside the message, Sara shared a snap of her and Baldoni, 41, sweetly embracing as they smiled for the camera.
Sara’s upload comes one day after his mom, Sharon, celebrated him while sharing set photos from his time on Jane The Virgin. (Baldoni starred as Rafael in the CW drama, which aired for five seasons from 2014 to 2019.)
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“Happy Birthday Justin ~ remembering a wonderful moment after the final ending of Jane The Virgin,” Sharon wrote via Instagram on Friday, January 24. “[It was] a moment where joy and love permeated the set, where friendships and family were born and kindness and integrity permeated the hearts of all the actors and crew, where sadness only entered because it was the final scene of a wonderful journey ~ and the beginning of the rest of our lives.”
Sharon noted that the 2019 series finale of Jane The Virgin was marked by a “happy, loving and generous memory with hearts exploding with possibilities.”
“Life has its moments and also its surprises — as you keep your integrity through it all justice and truth will shine today and into eternity,” Sharon concluded. “I love you more than you will ever know! Happy Birthday, my beautiful boy! May God continue to bless you in truth.”
The tributes come amid Baldoni’s public legal battle against Lively. Months after speculation swirled of a rift between the pair on the set of It Ends With Us, Lively sued Baldoni for sexual harassment in December 2024. He denied the allegations and fired back with his own $400 million lawsuit against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, as well as her publicist, Leslie Sloane.
Amid the ongoing drama, Baldoni has been spending time with his family. “We’re grateful to be with the family, man,” he told photographers on January 17 in footage obtained by TMZ. “We have amazing friends and family and faith.”