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Cameron Diaz hooked fans in with her debut role in 1994’s The Mask — and for 20 years she was one of Hollywood’s biggest stars.
The actress surprised moviegoers in 2018 when she announced her retirement from the industry, having last starred in 2014’s Annie. During her break, Diaz wed Benji Madden in 2015 and the couple have gone on to welcome daughter Raddix and son Cardinal via surrogate.
“When you do something at a really high level for a long period of time, when you’re the person that’s sort of delivering on this one thing, everything around, all parts of you that isn’t that, has to sort of be handed off to other people,” Diaz said during an August 2021 appearance on Hart to Heart.
In May 2022, Diaz announced that she was ready to make her movie comeback in Netflix’s Back In Action alongside friend Jamie Foxx. The January 2025 release is not the only iconic movie in Diaz’s catalog.
Scroll down to see which of Diaz’s films are her absolute best:
Jim Carrey might’ve been the lead character in this bizarre comedy about a masked superhero, but Diaz’s Tina Carlyle will forever be one of our movie style stars. Diaz was only 21 when she played Stanley Ipkiss’ love interest and her sex appeal was on a whole different level. Whether it was her strapless red dress or the Beetlejuice-style frock she wore on a date, we loved them all.
Being Julia Roberts’ movie rival would’ve been tough for any actress, but Diaz handled it with ease. Sure, Diaz’s character, Kimberly “Kimmy” Wallace, was spoiled and not exactly the brightest, but she was so lovable that even Roberts’ Julianne Potter eventually rooted for her to marry Michael O’Neal (Dermot Mulroney) — who Julianne was madly in love with the whole time. If you haven’t seen this movie, prepare to join in when everyone sings “Say a Little Prayer” at a packed restaurant, because it’s both joyful and hilarious.
If Diaz wasn’t an A-lister before, her role as Ted’s (Ben Stiller) dream girl from high school, Mary, cemented her super star status. Mary is the girl next door, who is so far out of Ted’s league, it actually hurts to watch him try and fail to woo her as an adult. However, the most iconic part in the 1998 flick is when Mary uses “hair gel” she found at Ted’s place to stick her hair straight up and still look flawless — IYKYK.
Just when we couldn’t love Diaz anymore, she teamed up with Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu in 2000s Charlie’s Angels to play spies Natalie, Dylan and Alex, respectively. The girl power vibes throughout this film — and its 2003 sequel, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle — continue to make Us smile decades later. In addition to being a total badass on screen, Diaz wins the movie when she answers the door wearing Spider-man underwear after an epic solo dance scene.
Yes, Diaz’s voice work as Princess Fiona will go down in history as one of her greatest ideas ever. Princess Fiona is sassy, self-sufficient and full of funny one-liners that are almost as hilarious as her eventual ogre husband Shrek’s (Mike Myers) quips throughout the animated film. Luckily for Us, Diaz has reprised her role in three more Shrek movies, with a fifth installment in the works.
Diaz, Christina Applegate and Selma Blair all in one movie? Sign Us up! After avoiding men for years, Christina (Diaz) meets her perfect match in Peter (Thomas Jane) while at a bar. When she misses her opportunity to date him, Christina grabs her girlfriends and hits the road for an epic journey to find love. Along the way, there is dancing (really, really good dancing), lots of laughs and wild encounters — all of which make this movie a classic.
This 2005 film pulls at your heartstrings in a way you’d never expect. When party girl Maggie (Diaz) hooks up with her sister Rose’s (Toni Collette) boyfriend, she seeks out their grandmother, who was never part of their lives. In a twist of fate, staying at her grandmother’s (Shirley MacLaine) retirement home turns out to be the best medicine for Maggie — and brings the sisters back together. Diaz is a perfect fit as the rowdy sister who doesn’t have her life figured out, but her emotional performance is what has Us rewatching this year after year.
This might be Diaz’s best movie of all time, don’t at Us! Not only do viewers get to travel from Los Angeles to London to follow the lives of British journalist Iris (Kate Winslet) and movie trailer producer Amanda (Diaz), but we get two romances worth swooning over. Iris falls for L.A. local Miles (Jack Black), while Amanda finds herself smitten with Iris’ brother, Graham (Jude Law), while staying in her cute English cottage. Amanda is a mess, but a boss babe who we can’t help but love. We have to admit, when she finally cries, we cry … every, single, time.
We totally agree that Diaz’s Elizabeth Halsey was incompetent as a middle school teacher in this 2011 film, but she played it perfectly. The actress was wild, hilarious and very self-involved, all of which made Us laugh out loud. The best scene? When Elizabeth channels her inner Daisy Duke while rolling on cars during a student car wash all while trying to make money for breast implants. It’s too good.
Being the “other woman” is something no lady wants, but if it means you get to be BFFs with Diaz’s character, Carly Whitten, then it’s not so bad. After realizing she is dating a married man, Carly befriends his wife, Kate King (Leslie Mann), and they begin to work together to take him down. Things get even crazier when they learn they aren’t the only women in Mark King’s (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) life. Think Thelma & Louise but in NYC with a side of adultery.
Diaz surprised fans with her role as Hannigan in the 2014 movie, which follows foster kid Annie (Quvenzhané Wallis) after a mayoral candidate (Foxx) takes her in to better help his campaign. Diaz, for her part, played the mean foster mom perfectly and yet, in the end, we didn’t hate her. Oh, and did we mention she sings?
Diaz proves she’s still got it in Netflix’s Back in Action which premiered in January 2025 — more than a decade after she starred in Annie. In the film, Diaz and Foxx play married suburban couple Emily and Matt who are former CIA spies. When their cover is blown, they are pulled back into a world of espionage and must protect their kids, who — spoiler alert — don’t think they are cool enough to be this badass. Diaz’s role reminds Us of her Charlie’s Angels days paired with Mission Impossible stunts and one-liners we’re sure to quote time and time again.
The government’s proposed TikTok ban has been upheld by the Supreme Court, essentially banning the app in the United States.
SCOTUS confirmed its unanimous ruling on Friday, January 17, voting to uphold the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act that was introduced last year.
“I join all but Part II.A of the Court’s per curiam opinion. I see no reason to assume without deciding that the Act implicates the First Amendment because our precedent leaves no doubt that it does,” Justice Sonia Sotomayer wrote in her concurring judgment. “TikTok engages in expressive activity by ‘compiling and curating’ material on its platform.”
She added, “Laws that ‘impose a disproportionate burden’ upon those engaged in expressive activity are subject to heightened scrutiny under the First Amendment. The challenged Act plainly imposes such a burden: It bars any entity from distributing TikTok’s speech in the United States unless TikTok undergoes a qualified divestiture. The Act, moreover, effectively prohibits TikTok from collaborating with certain entities regarding its ‘content recommendation algorithm’ even following a qualified divestiture.”
The bill was initially proposed after Congress shared concerns about the possibility of espionage since TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese parent company.
Despite ByteDance challenging the act’s First Amendment protections, the ruling means that the app will likely shut down by Sunday, January 19, unless the president intervenes or ByteDance sells off the social media platform. (Despite Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary’s own bid to purchase TikTok, ByteDance has asserted there are no divesting plans.)
JoJo Siwa attends The TikTok Awards 2024 at Hordern Pavilion on November 27, 2024 in Sydney, Australia.Brendon Thorne/Getty Images
Without further intervention, TikTok will be removed from smartphone app stores on Sunday. It is also a possibility that ByteDance will cease operating abilities for U.S. users who’ve already downloaded the app.
The now-confirmed ban has caused confusion for many influencers — who make a living sharing videos on the platform — and celebrities.
“Can someone tell me where all the cool people are going now that TikTok is getting banned?” singer Bebe Rexha said in a TikTok video earlier this week. “I’m just asking for a friend.”
In the comments section, Rexha’s followers suggested fledgling apps BlueSky and RedNote.
Other social media stars had specific thoughts about losing a potential revenue stream.
“I think everyone loses,” Marc D’Amelio said in ABC News Studios’ “IMPACT x Nightline” special that aired in May 2024. “I think small business loses. I think the politicians lose also.”
Influencers often earned revenue through the TikTok Creator Fund if a video receives at least 100,000 authentic views in a 30-day period. Funds are calculated by the amount and authenticity of said views, as well as the level of follower engagement. Monetary stipends vary daily and there isn’t a fixed maxim of how much can be earned.
TikTokers have also been able to earn stipends from brand sponsorships, selling merch on the TikTok Shop, collecting tips from followers, going live and other affiliate partnerships.
In a handful of TikTok videos from other creators, they reminded followers to keep up with them on other platforms.
“I just want to let you guys know that there will be a place for us to go and talk about all things Clique, all things original series [and] all things new book very, very soon,” The Clique star Ellen Marlow, who is cowriting a sequel with OG author Lisi Harrison, said in a video on her page. “We’re working so hard on it without revealing too much because it’s not quite ready yet. There’s going to be a larger place for us all to connect.”
Craig Melvin was so shocked by news of Hoda Kotb’s Today show exit that he thought the decision to leave wasn’t hers.
“My dressing room is two over from hers, and she knocks on my door one morning, which was unusual. And she’s like, ‘You have a moment?’” Melvin, 45, recalled in an interview with Parade magazine published on Friday, January 17. “She came in, and she said, ‘I just wanted to tell you something. I’m leaving.’”
Melvin noted that his “initial reaction was, ‘Are you sick? Is everything OK?’ I was like, ‘Well, no one leaves these jobs on their own.’” While Kotb, 60, informed him she wanted to leave the show while she was “on top,” he continued to question her.
“I was like, ‘Are they forcing you out?’ She’s like, ‘No Craig, I’m OK. I’m leaving,’” he added. “I was legit stunned, so much so that after she left, I went back to her dressing room, and I was like, ‘Are you sure you’re OK?’ It takes a certain kind of courage to leave anything when you’re at the height of your game.” (Many previous Today hosts did not leave the series willingly, such as Jane Pauley, Ann Curry, Matt Lauer and Billy Bush.)
Kotb announced she would be leaving the Today show after nearly 30 years of working at NBC in September 2024, citing turning 60 and wanting to spend more time with her kids — daughters Haley, 8, and Hope, 5 — as the main reasons behind her decision. Two months later, it was revealed that Melvin would be taking over her role as Savannah Guthrie’s coanchor.
“Craig, you were made for this job. You were literally made for this job. You are that kind of good,” Kotb gushed on air in November 2024. “You have all the things that this job needs. You’re the right person for it.”
Melvin returned her kind words at the time, stating, “It means a lot to inherit this from you. You’ve been the heart of this place for a long time. You helped save this show.”
Craig Melvin, Savannah Guthrie and Hoda KotbNathan Congleton/NBC
In his Parade interview, Melvin said he “never dreamed that any of this would happen, which I think makes it even sweeter,” adding, “Outside of getting married and having my kids, I don’t know if I’ve ever been more excited about something.” (The TV personality shares his son Delano, 10, and daughter Sybil, 8, with his wife, Lindsay Czarniak.)
Melvin officially assumed his coanchor role on Monday, January 13. In addition to wishing Melvin and Guthrie, 53, good luck via Instagram, Kotb surprised Melvin by writing him a heartfelt poem, which he read on air.
“Craig! I’m moving forward, so reach back your hand. Grab the baton, your world will expand. The adventures are endless … the people so dear. Great memories await, year after year,” she wrote. “Day One! You are ready surrounded by love. Your team is the kind you can only dream of. Savannah, Al [Roker] and Carson [Daly] are here! With partners like these, your runway is clear. From out on the plaza, to inside 30 Rock, Your fans are so eager, they’re watching the clock. The time has arrived to rise like the sun. I am cheering for you, and a fabulous run! XOXO Hoda.”
Since Kotb’s Today exit, her former partner-in-crime Jenna Bush Hager has continued to cohost the show’s fourth hour, retitled Today With Jenna & Friends, alongside a rotating lineup of celebrity guest hosts. Stars such as Taraji P. Henson, Eva Longoria, Keke Palmer and Michelle Buteau joined Bush Hager, 43, for her first week on the job, while Scarlett Johansson will sit alongside the host for next week’s shows.
L-R: Todd Lasance as AFP Liaison Officer Sergeant Jim \’JD\’ Dempsey and Olivia Swann as NCIS Special Agent Captain Michelle Mackey in NCIS: Sydney.Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+
CBS has pushed back the season 2 premiere of NCIS: Sydney.
The network confirmed on Thursday, January 16, that NCIS: Sydney‘s return has been postponed by a week. NCIS: Sydneywas scheduled to return on Friday, January 31, but will now air on Friday, February, 7.
The decision took place because CBS has a not-yet-announced special taking over the January 31 slot. Meanwhile, Fire Country and S.W.A.T. are still set to air original episodes on January 31, as originally planned.
The synopsis for the postponed episode teased a rogue assassin who is on the run, and the NCIS/AFP team will do whatever it takes to crack the case. The season 1 finale hinted that Mackey and JD’s team will be investigating what is potentially threatening the stability of the region.
NCIS as a franchise started with JAG, which debuted on NBC in 1995. The show followed military lawyers in the Department of the Navy’s Office of the Judge Advocate General who could prosecute and defend criminal cases under the code of military justice. After NBC canceled the show after one season, CBS rescued the show.
L-R: Todd Lasance as AFP Liaison Officer Sergeant Jim \’JD\’ Dempsey, Tuuli Narkle as AFP Liaison Officer Constable Evie Cooper, Sean Sagar as Special Agent DeShawn Jackson, William McInnes as Forensic Pathologist Dr. Roy Penrose and Olivia Swann as NCIS Special Agent Captain Michelle Mackey in NCIS: Sydney.aniel Asher Smith/Paramount+
Fan-favorite Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) was introduced alongside his team in the eighth season finale of JAG in 2003. The backdoor pilot subsequently led to the network ordering a full first season of NCIS, which then grew into Hawaii Five-0, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, NCIS: Hawaiʻi and NCIS: Sydney.
More recently, NCIS: Origins premiered in October 2024 with Austin Stowell playing the younger version of Harmon’s character. The prequel picked up less than a year after Gibbs’ wife and daughter were killed. During season 1, Gibbs started a new job as a special agent at the NIS Camp Pendleton office while still dealing with the aftermath of losing his family.
“It’s a daunting task to recreate Gibbs and to go back and try to tell this story while being respectful to the fans and to the story line of the original show,” Stowell, 40, exclusively told Us Weekly in November 2024. “We want to do our best job as actors, as artists, as writers and storytellers. While there could be a lot of pressure, Mark Harmon makes us feel so comfortable and he makes us feel justified in our decisions.”
“He gave it to me right away in the room,” Stowell quipped. “He was vocal about — maybe not what to do — but certainly [he was] guiding me more in terms of posture and mindset, things that I’ve learned to inhabit all the more over time.”
Harmon, however, has “never given” Stowell any notes on his acting. “He leads by example. He’s a guy who I’ve learned a lot more about being a human being than being Gibbs,” Stowell continued. “He’s been so welcoming — not just to me and not just to the rest of the cast, but the whole crew. He’s really such a wonderful leader for us because he makes everybody feel so comfortable.”
The NCIS franchise is currently streaming on Paramount+.
LSU freshman quarterback Colin Hurley was found unresponsive after crashing his car into a tree on the university’s campus.
Hurley, 17, crashed his Dodge Charger at 2:45 a.m. on Thursday, January 16, according to a report obtained by ESPN. He was taken out of the vehicle by EMS and transported to a local hospital.
According to Baton Rouge’s WBRZ, Hurley was “unresponsive but breathing” and had a large cut on his face.
The cause of the crash has not been released, but officials told WBRZ that impairment is not suspected.
Per WBRZ, pieces of Hurley’s car were still scattered on the sidewalk while students walked to class on Thursday morning.
“A large piece of bark was missing from the live oak tree that Hurley’s car hit,” the outlet also reported. “Parts of it had been turned to sawdust.”
An update on Hurley’s condition was issued by his family on Thursday evening.
“Colin would like to thank the first responders, the incredible doctors and nurses at Our Lady of the Lake Health and the many Tiger Fans for their care and compassion,” the statement read. “Colin is resting and is stable while more tests and care are being administered. We are confident that Colin will make a full recovery from this terrible accident. Geaux Tigers!”
LSU officials said they cannot comment on the incident involving Hurley because he is a minor.
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After news of Hurley’s crash broke, well wishes began streaming in from all corners of the football community.
“Prayers up for @ColinHurley his family and @LSUfootball ,” Devin Rispress, Florida State University’s director of recruiting, posted via X. On3 reporter Pete Nakos issued a similar message, writing via X, “Prayers to Colin Hurley and his family.”
Hurley did not see any game action during his first season at LSU, competing behind starting quarterback Garrett Nussmeier.
Nussmeier, 22, will return for his senior season in 2025. LSU also earned the commitment of Mississippi State transfer quarterback Michael Van Buren Jr., who will be on the roster next season.
A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Hurley finished as the No. 25 quarterback in the 2024 recruiting class, according to 247Sports. He reclassified after committing to LSU in 2022 and left high school a year early, arriving on LSU’s campus when he was just 16 years old.
In August 2024, LSU head coach Brian Kelly expressed his early impressions of the young quarterback.
“I think Colin kind of came in thinking, ‘Well, I’m the number three [quarterback],” Kelly, 63, told reporters. “Now he’s like, ‘You know what, why can’t I throw my hat in the ring here, too?’”
“We’re grateful to be with the family, man,” Baldoni, 40, told photographers on Friday, January 17, at Los Angeles International Airport in a video obtained by TMZ. “We have amazing friends and family and faith.”
Baldoni shares daughter Maiya, 9, and son Maxwell, 7, with his wife, Emily. According to photos published by TMZ, Baldoni was joined by his brood on Friday.
One day prior, news broke that Baldoni named Lively, 37, in a $400 million lawsuit. In the filing, obtained by Us, Baldoni’s legal team claimed that Lively was “determined to make Baldoni the real-life villain in her story” to mask her alleged “tone-deaf” promotion of the film.
Baldoni directed and starred in 2024’s It Ends With Us, an adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel about an abusive relationship. Lively also starred in the film, portraying protagonist Lily Bloom, and served as an executive producer. (Baldoni played Lily’s husband, Ryle Kincaid.)
Months after the movie’s August 2024 premiere, Lively accused Baldoni of sexual harassment and fostering a “hostile work environment.” She also claimed in her December 2024 lawsuit that Baldoni attempted to coordinate a concentrated campaign to ruin her reputation.
“This lawsuit is a legal action based on an overwhelming amount of untampered evidence detailing Blake Lively and her team’s duplicitous attempt to destroy Justin Baldoni, his team and their respective companies by disseminating grossly edited, unsubstantiated, new and doctored information to the media,” Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman said in a statement to Us on Thursday, January 16. “It is clear based on our own all out willingness to provide all complete text messages, emails, video footage and other documentary evidence that was shared between the parties in real time, that this is a battle she will not win and will certainly regret. Blake Lively was either severely misled by her team or intentionally and knowingly misrepresented the truth.”
Freedman continued, “Ms. Lively will never again be allowed to continue to exploit actual victims of real harassment solely for her personal reputation gain at the expense of those without power. Let’s not forget, Ms. Lively and her team attempted to bulldoze reputations and livelihoods for heinously selfish reasons through their own dangerous manipulation of the media before even taking any actual legal action. We know the truth, and now the public does too. Justin and his team have nothing to hide, documents do not lie.”
“This latest lawsuit from Justin Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and its associates is another chapter in the abuser playbook. This is an age-old story: A woman speaks up with concrete evidence of sexual harassment and retaliation and the abuser attempts to turn the tables on the victim,” Lively’s lawyers told Us in a statement. “This is what experts call DARVO. Deny. Attack. Reverse Victim Offender. Wayfarer has opted to use the resources of its billionaire co-founder to issue media statements, launch meritless lawsuits, and threaten litigation to overwhelm the public’s ability to understand that what they are doing is retaliation against sexual harassment allegations.”
Lively’s attorneys further claimed that Baldwin’s camp was “trying to shift the narrative” by falsely claiming she took over production and alienated the It Ends With Us cast from Baldoni.
“The evidence will show that the cast and others had their own negative experiences with Mr. Baldoni and Wayfarer,” Lively’s statement continued. “The evidence will also show that Sony asked Ms. Lively to oversee Sony’s cut of the film, which they then selected for distribution and was a resounding success. Their response to sexual harassment allegations: she wanted it, it’s her fault. Their justification for why this happened to her: look what she was wearing. In short, while the victim focuses on the abuse, the abuser focuses on the victim. The strategy of attacking the woman is desperate, it does not refute the evidence in Ms. Lively’s complaint, and it will fail.”
Baldoni’s team has not responded to Lively’s response. Us has reached out for comment.
Nothing pairs better with a long weekend than some hot shopping deals. Several of our favorite brands are running deep discounts on everything from celeb-approved denim to winter wardrobe essentials and even fresh bedding. Khloé Kardashian’sGood American is this week’s destination for deeply discounted denim. Shoppers can take an extra 50% off markdowns spanning wide-leg denim, skinny jeans and straight-leg jeans. Everlane is still slashing prices on winter wardrobe must-haves (we’re talking up to 75% off trousers, coats and sweaters). Keep reading for more hot deals happening through January 20.
Abercrombie is offering 20-50% off men’s and women’s clothing. We spy our favorite cozy loungewear on serious sale!
Head on over to Brooklinen and score 20% off bestsellers and up to 40% off bedding bundles — aka the perfect excuse to finally finish that bedroom refresh.
Everlaneis overflowing with deeply discounted trousers, coats and sweaters — all up to 70% off. Our pick: This stylish bomber-meets-puffer-coat that’s $160 off.
Score up to 50% off Skims‘ new sale styles spanning waist-snatching dresses, cozy loungewear and intimates. Talk about the perfect early Valentine’s Day gift!
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Want a pair of pants that would earn a “baby gorgeous” compliment from Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Lisa Barlow? Copy her luxe leather pants look with this chic copycat version — just $38!
The iconic reality television star was just spotted in New York City on January 15, 2025. In an outfit that screamed Salt-Lake-City-meets-the-big-apple, she wore a gray turtleneck sweater, a luxurious gray fur jacket, a black quilted Chanel bag, black boots and an NYC classic: some luxe leather trousers.
While the source of her exact trousers remains a mystery, this affordable version captures their essence perfectly.
Channel your inner SLC housewife with the Navneet Faux Leather Pants that are also a closet classic too. Similar to Barlow’s choice, the pants have a straight leg design, leather look and high waistline. They’re constructed with a PU leather, polyester and spandex blend, which makes them eco-friendly, stretchy and durable. It also makes them a great pick for winter months, since faux leather is masterful at keeping cool air out. Plus, they’re machine washable too!
Made with a classic straight leg, these pants can seamlessly pair with all kinds of shoes from sneakers to heels. They have pockets on both sides to hold your hands and phone and a simple zip-up and button up closure. They also have belt loops, which is majorly beneficial for the obvious, holding them up on your waist, and for the aesthetics as well, with your favorite statement belt.
Pull off one of fall’s hottest trends by pairing these pants with a chic fur jacket and boots like Barlow did. You can also keep your look classic with the pants for a GNO by paring it with a corset top and heels. With a major range, these pants can also be worn into the office, when paired with a blazer and turtleneck and for simple coffee dates to, with sneakers and a sweatshirt.
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Drew Barrymorehas a sense of humor about her past addiction struggles.
During Us Weekly’s exclusive sneak peek of the Sunday, January 19, episode of Hollywood Squares, Barrymore, 49, was asked who Tom Conti played in 2023’s Oppenheimer.
“Punky Brewster,” she quipped. “By the way, I was on the set of that show, of course. Oh, yeah, me and Soleil Moon Frye used to kick it!”
Barrymore’s fellow panelist Whitney Cummings then asked if the Punky Brewster set visit was during her “cocaine days.” (The four-season sitcom aired between 1984 and 1988.)
“Actually, it was just before,” Barrymore explained. “I was with Punky and then I got spunky.”
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Barrymore, the iconic Center Square on the rebooted game show, has been a Hollywood mainstay since childhood following a scene-stealing turn in Steven Spielberg’s E.T. By age 13, Barrymore entered rehab for the first time after experimenting with drugs and alcohol. She has been sober since 2019.
“I’ve had a ‘bad girl’ narrative on my back my whole life. I thought I deserved bad things. Now I’m raising two daughters. I can’t do that to myself anymore,” Barrymore exclusively told Us Weekly in February 2024. “Kind of like the drinking — I’m picking off things one at a time, going, ‘I can’t carry you anymore. You aren’t good for me.’”
Barrymore shares daughters Olive, 12, and Frankie, 10, with ex-husband Will Kopelman and has since been candid about how motherhood shifted her overall perspective.
“The personal part of me has been the ultimate work in progress. The professional in me feels really brave and never entitled. Always so privileged and grateful,” she revealed to Us last year. “I’ve lost everything. I’ve got it back. I’ve lost it again. Got it back. So I don’t assume anything stays. I know not to take anything for granted. Whatever difficult times I’ve gone through professionally, I believed I could rewrite things. Then in my personal life, I was a failure and a broken person. I can’t f—ing believe I’m alive sometimes. And it’s the first time in my life, going on 49, that [the personal and professional] are complementing each other. Time is the greatest asset we have — it allows things to get better, to shift, to have light come into a dark space.”
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Presently, Barrymore appears on Hollywood Squares and her eponymous The Drew Barrymore Show, respectively.
A special episode of Hollywood Squares airs on CBS Sunday, January 19, after the AFC primetime football game. Later episodes will be broadcast Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET.
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
When it comes to meaningful splurges . . . no holiday deserves a bigger moment than Valentine’s Day. It’s the one day of the year to spoil your loved one a little extra with something truly extravagant. If you’re needing help with gift ideas on how to do so, keep scrolling to shop our lineup of 10 luxurious Valentine’s Gifts that will make their heart (and yours) skip a beat.
Below, we’ve gathered up our very top splurge-worthy gift recommendations for the holiday of love. It includes the can’t-go-wrong gifts like the truly thoughtful classics like a digital picture frame and an indulgent box of Godiva chocolates. On the more playful side, you’ll also find gifts like an on-theme Kate Spade bag and a Le Creuset heart-shaped cocotte. Like a love note but fancier, going big this Valentine’s Day will scream “you’re worth it.”
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Duxbury, 25, took to TikTok on Thursday, January 16, to reveal that she didn’t actually use the obscene amount of foundation that she went viral for. “Since TikTok might be getting banned there’s one secret I need to share with you,” the beauty guru captioned the video. “I did wipe some of those 10 pumps off.”
Fans shared their thoughts in the comments section, happy to finally learn the truth. “Reveal of the century,” one follower wrote. A second added, “I needed this kind of closure, thank you.” A third, who believed Duxbury’s hack, commented, “NOOOOO YOU CAN’T DO THIS TO ME RN I BELIEVED YOU.”
Duxbury went viral back in 2023 by taking her makeup to the extreme with a whopping 10 pumps of foundation on her skin before layering on concealer, bronzer, blush and more. At the time, other makeup creators were opting for a “clean girl” aesthetic, which consisted of minimal foundation, dewy skin and soft features. Duxbury, however, stood out for her heavy glam.
In April 2023, she shared a TikTok explaining why she used so much foundation, and even ensured fans that she was indeed using all 10 pumps despite being accused of wiping some off.
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“I do not remove all the foundation and redo my makeup. I use my hands to blend it in to reduce the amount of waste of foundation,” she continued, noting that brushes and sponges absorb some of the product. “A lot of people think I do my foundation like this for views, which is untrue.”
Earlier this month, Duxbury maintained her claims that she used that much foundation, writing via TikTok, “When everyone says my 10 pumps of foundation were just for views … it was real, believe it or not.”
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