From attending the premier of her new Netflix documentary to publishing her 100th coobkook, Martha Stewart has been on the go, go, go in the last year. Going at the pace at the age of 83 can’t always be easy, but if we had to guess one thing that makes it a little easier is a comfortable pair of sneakers.

The lifestyle mogul relies on the Skechers Ultra Flex 3.0 Neptune sneakers to keep her feet comfy and outfits looking stylish. We know they’re a favorite of hers since she designed them in collaboration with the brand. The best time to get them is now, as they’re on sale for 29% off during Amazon’s Winter Sale.

Get the ​​Skechers Martha Stewart Ultra Flex 3.0 Neptune (Originally $90) on sale for just $64 at Amazon! Please note, prices are accurate at the date of publication, January 5, 2024, but are subject to change.

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If these sneakers can keep up with the busy lifestyle of Stewaet, they’ll be able to keep up with yours as well. What we love most about these shoes is their seamless blend of style and comfort and easy, hands free slip-on design. They’re made with a rubber sole that provides exceptional grip and a cooling, memory foam sole that makes for all-day comfort.

Able to be mixed and matched with outfits of all kinds, the sneakers have a simple mesh upper, which makes them elevated enough to wear with things like dresses and skirts. They come in a beige color that can go with just about anything, but also olive in black as well in case you gravitate to those colors more. They also come in a wide size selection, from sizes 5 to 11.

Confirming that they’re a great pick, these sneakers also have several five-star ratings from Amazon shoppers as well.

One of those reviewers went as far as to say that these are the “most comfortable pair of shoes” they’re ever had, while another one said that they “work like a dream.”

This user said that they got these sneakers because they “needed support after an injury” and were told to “get a good solid sneaker to wear at home.”

“These are very solid and extremely comfortable,” they said. “I especially like the ease with which I can slip my foot in.”

Stewart showed Us one way to style these sneakers in an Instagram post where she wore a similar style with a cozy knit matching set — perfect for winter! They can also be worn with leggings and a workout top for a quick yoga session and also dressed up with jeans, a handbag and a striped sweater for a quick lunch with a friend. With their versatility, you’ll be able to wear them with just about anything and with their comfort, you’ll want to.

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If we’re trusting anyone on shoe recommendations, it’s the original lifestyle influencer herself. As someone who’s always on the move, we trust Stewart’s endorsement of these slip-on sneakers for both comfort and style. Normally at a much higher price point, get them now while you can still save — at 29% off!

See it: ​​Skechers Martha Stewart Ultra Flex 3.0 Neptune (Originally $90) on sale for just $64 at Amazon! Please note, prices are accurate at the date of publication, January 5, 2024, but are subject to change.

Looking for something else? Explore more from ​​Skechers here and more slip on sneakers here! Don’t forget to check out all of Amazon’s Daily Deals for more great finds!

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Parvati Shallow is anxiously awaiting for the latest season of The White Lotus to premiere.

“I’m dying for season 3 of White Lotus to drop,” the former Survivor winner, 42, exclusively reveals to Us Weekly about her latest TV obsession.

The award-winning HBO anthology series, which was created by Mike White, follows a group of guests staying at the luxurious White Lotus resort. Each season focuses on a new set of characters staying at the hotel chain in different parts of the world. Before coming up with the idea of the series, White competed on Survivor in its David vs. Goliath season. In each season of The White Lotus, White has called on several of his fellow Survivor tribemates to make cameos in each season.

“How much longer are you going to make us wait, Mike White?” Shallow jokingly asks of her fellow Survivor alum.

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Luckily, Shallow and other fans won’t have to wait for The White Lotus much longer as season 3 is scheduled to premiere on February 16 on HBO.

In addition to being enthralled with The White Lotus, Shallow is also obsessed with “The Handsome Podcast” and the book All Fours by Miranda July.

“It’s rare that a book grabs me like this one did,” the Traitors alum explains of the novel. “It’s weird, kinky, funny, sad and so smart. It hooks into female desire and creativity in the most bizarre and compelling way.”

As for blockbusters, Shallow and her daughter Ama, 6, were both impressed with the film adaptation of Wicked.

“I took my daughter to see Wicked and [she] was blown away by the absolute majesty of that movie!” Shallow says of her daughter whom she shares with ex-husband John Fincher. “The fashion, the colors, the magic, the singing, the sizzling chemistry. Everything popped off the screen and by the end I was flying on the back of that broom with my girl Elphie.”

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When not watching TV or movies, Shallow also enjoys listening to singer Kendall Jane Meade.

“My girl Kendall Jane Meade recently released her post-divorce album. It’s folksy and hopeful,” Shallow shares of what’s on her playlist. “I know what it took for her to write and produce those songs. I’m so proud of her and I’m listening to it all the time!”

While fans couldn’t get enough of Shallow on season 2 of The Traitors last year, she’s making her return to reality TV for Deal or No Deal Island season 2. She’s following in the footsteps of fellow Survivor winner — and friend — Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano who came in fourth place on the inaugural season of the NBC competition series.

Deal or No Deal Island premieres on Tuesday, January 7, at 8 p.m. ET.

For more on Shallow, pick up the latest issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now.

Gone are the days when we sacrificed comfort for style. If you think like Us, winter is a time to wear loose, comfortable clothing that makes you feel as cozy as can be without making you look bummy. Oh, and did we mention it should flatter your (beautiful) figure?

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Fitted bodices and empire waists are well-known hacks for a flattering fit, but you don’t need anything tight on your body to have an ultra-flattering outfit; in fact, we’d argue that loose clothes can be twice as flattering as fitted ones, so long as you choose the right styles. Loose, flowy dresses are great for hiding any lumps, bumps or cellulite while lengthening the body. They’re a fashion secret that will make you the most comfortable, confident and stunning person in the room — guaranteed!

So if you’re ready to look and feel your best this season, check out our favorite loose dresses below. You’ll be glad you did!

1. Our absolute favorite: Hey there, fashionista! Once you see this tie-front dress, you’ll see why it’s our favorite in the style, comfort and flattering departments.

2. Boutique beauty: Everyone will think you got this cozy long-sleeve sweatshirt dress at a boutique in Southampton. It’s only $36, but it looks like it’s $360!

3. Very demure: Modest and sophisticated, this maxi dress has a cable knit material, flare sleeves and a crew neckline. Dress it up or down with a quick change of shoes!

4. Everyday outfit: Need something to wear to the grocery store or to casual meetups with the girls? This knee-length dress is destined to become a staple in your wardrobe.

5. Classy act: A striped skirt, high neck, bow tie waist and midi length are just a few highlights of this long-sleeve dress. It’s as classy as it gets!

6. Oversized look: In case you missed it, oversized everything is in style right now. This pleated dress pairs perfectly with leggings or tights.

7. Notched v-neck: Tiers and a notched v-neckline make your torso look longer, thereby making you look taller. Hidden pockets are just a bonus!

8. Darling and drapey: This dress is as comfortable as it looks, if not more. Pair it with platform sneakers, a shoulder bag and dangle earrings for a showstopping look.

9. Professional princess: Ready to be the trendiest gal at the office? This chiffon-like dress will make you look like you own the company (if you don’t already).

10. Comfy cozy: Chic is an understatement! You’ll give off confident energy wherever you go in this simple yet sophisticated find.

11. Boho queen: You don’t have to consider yourself ‘boho’ to rock this dress, but the slouchy style, simple design and exterior pockets give it an Urban Outfitters flair.

12. Button up, buttercup: This isn’t just any button-front dress. Diagonal buttons line the side of this knit mini dress, yielding a fun spin on a classic.

13. New go-to: You won’t want to wear anything else this winter. Pair this knit maxi with heeled booties and a shoulder bag for dinner out on the town!

14. Striped up: Semi-nautical and ever so preppy, this loose knit dress has a foldable collar, a v-neckline and a trendy side slit.

15. Beige and beautiful: Versatile is the name of the game with this multi-season dress. It has tiers, long sleeves and a modest crewneck design.

16. Pullover please!: All you need is a long-sleeve button-down shirt to wear under this sweater vest dress. Compliments are guaranteed!

17. Non-negotiable for winter: It’s an absolute ‘yes’ for Us. This solid Zesica dress has darling lantern sleeves and a high neckline that’s somewhere between a mock neck and a turtleneck.

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General Hospital star Steve Burton and girlfriend Michelle Lundstrom are engaged.

“Engaged 1/3/25. ,” Burton, 54, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, January 4, alongside a slideshow of sweet photos of the couple from their engagement. One snap captured the moment where Burton got down one one knee and popped the question.

Burton’s caption continued, “Jeremiah 29:11. ‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’”

Well-wishers flooded the comments section to congratulate the happy couple, including Burton’s General Hospital costars.

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“Steve and Michelle, I wish you both a long, loving, and fruitful life together! Congratulations!” wrote costar Rick Hearst, while fellow cast member Finola Hughes gushed, “Congratulations! I wish you both all the happiness in the future, you are a wonderful couple! Congratulations, Michelle!”

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Burton was previously married to Sheree Gustin from 1999 to 2022, with whom he shares three children: daughters Makena and Brooklyn and son Jack.

Burton’s last marriage made headlines in May 2022 when it was revealed that he and Gustin, 46, had split after 23 years of marriage, and she was expecting a baby with another man. (The pair had legally separated in March that year.)

“I wanted to clear something up. Sheree and I are separated. She recently announced that she’s expecting her 4th child. The child is not mine,” the General Hospital star wrote online at the time. “We are still coparenting our three beautiful kids. We would appreciate privacy at this time. Much luv, Steve.”

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Gustin went on to welcome her fourth child, daughter Izabella, in February 2023 and the father’s identity has been kept private. (She gave birth to baby No. 5, daughter Addy, in February 2024.)

As for Burton, the soap opera star confirmed his and Lundstrom’s relationship to the Daily Drama in May 2024, but it wasn’t until the following months that the pair made their red carpet debut at the Daytime Emmy Awards last June.

“Our first red carpet together. It was a dream of a night from beginning to end,” Lundstrom wrote via Instagram in June, as she gushed over the night out with her partner. “Thank you for all the beautiful, kind comments & messages. I’m truly grateful .”

At the time, Burton’s General Hospital costar Kirsten Storms wrote in the comments, “You are so cute together, this photo is almost hard to look at. .”

Gretchen Mol is opening up about her life after being the “It Girl” of the ‘90s.

“There’s always new fresh faces in Hollywood,” Mol, 52, told People in an interview published on Saturday, January 4. “It’s a constant wheel that turns over. And it is a youth-loving business — that’s a reality there, but that’s okay.

Mol is perhaps best known for her role as Gillian in HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, but she has also starred in films such as Rounders, The Notorious Bettie Page, 3:10 to Yuma and Manchester by the Sea.

“I think getting older as an actor actually frees you up. You have more wisdom, more moments where you’ve been both up and down, and the stakes aren’t so high,” Mol told the outlet. “Your jobs become more about the fun and process of creating, rather than what people are going to think about the result or say about you.”

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Mol’s career has slowed down since she was dubbed the quintessential “It Girl” by Vanity Fair in 1998. She moved from New York City to the Berkshires during the COVID-19 pandemic, choosing to stay there with husband Tod Williams to raise their two teenage children: 17-year-old son Ptolemy and 14-year-old daughter Winter.

“We still go to the city when we need to, but the kids go to school locally,” Mol told People. “It’s such a small, lovely community that we found here. Most people, I know what they do for a living, they know what I do. And it’s just nice to be with them, to know everyone’s names. It’s just really good people.”

According to Mol, her kids are less than interested in her past career accomplishments. “Vanity Fair, in particular, meant something in a way that if I tried to explain to my kids, they’d just be like, ‘What?’” she explained.

Mol is currently starring in Ed Burns’ upcoming movie, Millers in Marriage, which follows an aging, once-cool rock star navigating her second act as she deals with a failing marriage.

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“It’s conversations I have with friends,” she said of the script, which she found relatable with regards to a phase of life where your children don’t demand as much of your attention as they once did.

“I was fortunate that I kept working while raising kids, but my priorities shifted,” Mol continued. “But now I have more time to think about those endeavors I always wanted to do.”

A cause of death for Aubrey Plaza’s husband, director Jeff Baena, has been revealed.

According to medical examiner records reviewed by Us Weekly, Baena’s official cause of death is listed as suicide. The same medical records revealed that an exam was conducted and his body can be released to the family. At the time of publication, the case status is still listed as “open” despite a cause of death being determined.

No additional causes or significant conditions regarding Baena’s passing were listed.

Baena died on Friday, January 3, at the age of 47, according to the same medical examiner records also viewed by Us. Up until now, the circumstances surrounding his death were unknown.

Baena is survived by Plaza, 40, who has not yet publicly addressed her husband’s passing. Us has reached out for comment.

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Baena and Plaza first started dating in 2011 and officially tied the knot in 2020 after a decade together. The pair kept their relationship largely private, but Plaza opened up about her and Baena’s nuptials during a December 2021 appearance on the Ellen Degeneres Show.

“A lot of things happened during COVID for me. Yes, we got married. Big deal,” Plaza recalled at the time. “We got a little bored one night. We got married and I’ll tell you how: Onehourmarriage.com. That’s real, look it up.”

The Agatha All Along alum shared at the time that she and her husband had wed at home during lockdown.

“I created a very quick love altar in our yard. Facts of our love, little stones, smoke, fire. Things of that nature,” she continued at the time. “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.”

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While both Baena and Plaza each had their own successful solo careers, they were able to work together on numerous projects, including Life After Beth, The Little Hours and Spin Me Round.

“She’s awesome. I’d be working with her if she wasn’t my wife, but luckily she is my wife,” Baena told Reel Talker of working potentially with his wife in August 2022. “The opportunity to do something creative [together] where we’re both fulfilled — how rare is that?”

Months before Baena’s death, Plaza had briefly discussed her marriage during a September 2024 appearance on the Howard Stern Show. “I would stay away [from dating actors],” she quipped at the time. “I’m married to a writer/director. I’ve never, like, really dated an actor [or] been with an actor for a long time.”

She added, “I think about that and I think, like, ‘Oh, God, I don’t want to be with myself’ or, ‘I don’t want to do that.’ But then, sometimes, I see there are so many actor couples and you’re, like, ‘Wow, look at them. They must really laugh it up.’”

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org.

The film Maid in Manhattan has been captivating rom-com lovers for the past 20 years.

In the 2002 movie, Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez) plays a single mother who works as a maid in a fancy Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her son Ty (Tyler Posey). She meets Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes), the heir to a political dynasty, who winds up thinking that Marisa is a guest at the hotel. After one romantic evening together, the pair fall in love. However, once Marisa’s identity is revealed, they both realize that they both come from very different worlds.

Maid in Manhattan is loosely based on the true story of Steven Clark, son of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, who married Anne-Marie Rasmussen, a maid who worked at the family hotel, in 1959.

Twenty years after the movie hit theaters, Fiennes revealed that while filming Maid in Manhattan, he was caught with Lopez by the paparazzi and ended up acting as a decoy to the public to hide the early days of her and Ben Affleck’s relationship.

“I was set up,” the Grand Budapest Hotel actor shared during a November 2022 appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. “I was asked out to dinner with J. Lo and her manager and her agent … We had a nice dinner, chatty chatty chatty … [Afterward,] I think I was walking home, but [we gave each other a] peck on the cheek goodnight. But somehow, the pictures were angled so that as she’s walking away, [it looks like] I’m walking after her.”

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Justine Lupe’s Nobody Wants This character might still be searching for The One, but the actress has stopped looking in real life after finding her partner, Tyson Mason.

“I love my house, and I love my home, and I love my animals, and my baby, my husband, all of it,” Lupe, 35, exclusively told Us Weekly at the 2025 WWD Style Awards on Friday, January 3.

Lupe and Mason, who have been together since at least 2023, welcomed their first baby in August 2024. (The couple named their daughter Ellis, publicly revealing the moniker during Lupe’s November 2024 appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show.)

Lupe stepped out for a solo, baby-free and partner-free night at the WWD Style Awards, rocking a one-shouldered olive gown with her long locks down in loose waves. While on the red carpet, she gushed to Us about Mason’s sweetest qualities.

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“I think it’s like the day-to-day little things that he does,” she told Us. “Like, for instance, he makes me a bath every night and puts out candles and some water with electrolytes and ice. Just little things where he’s just trying to make my day a little nicer. It adds up, and he’s just an amazing partner.”

Lupe, who previously starred on Succession, was pregnant while filming Netflix’s Nobody Wants This. (Lupe portrays Morgan, the sister of Kristen Bell’s Joanne, whose character is not expecting.)

“I auditioned knowing I was pregnant and that I was not going to be telling anyone I was pregnant until I was on the set and into the show,” she told Today last month. “The more evolved, feminist version of me knew it was not my problem, and that I’m going to be private about this, and it’s my prerogative. I need to care most about my mental health and the baby.”

She added at the time, “Erin [Foster], the showrunner, was pregnant, and two other women on set were pregnant, so four of us altogether. And I’m so glad I just tried to surrender and not freak out.”

Nobody Wants This is a romantic comedy series following the unexpected love story of Joanne, an outspoken and agnostic podcaster, and a “hot rabbi” named Noah (Adam Brody). The show was loosely inspired by Foster’s real-life romance with husband Simon Tikhman. (Foster, 42, had converted to Judaism ahead of their wedding. They welcomed daughter Noa in May 2024.)

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Nobody Wants This was honored with three nominations at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards, which will be held on Sunday, January 5. The cast, which also stars Timothy Simons and Jackie Tohn, will later reunite for a recently renewed second season.

“I’m just excited for whatever the writers bring my way,” Lupe teased to Us on Friday. “They’re so good, they’re so talented. Jenni and Bruce are new to the show, and I just respect their work so much that I’m really looking forward to being surprised.”

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Jake Lloyd, best known for playing a young Anakin Skywalker in 1999’s Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace, offered an update on his schizophrenia diagnosis.

In an interview with Clayton Sandell published via Substack on Wednesday, January 1, Lloyd, 35, shared that he was “pretty good, considering these 20 years of time that have come to an end.” He revealed in late 2024 that he was currently living in a rehabilitation center after completing an 18-month stay at an inpatient mental health facility in Southern California.

Lloyd shared that, along with schizophrenia, he had been diagnosed with anosognosia. According to the Cleveland Clinic, anosognosia is a neurological condition that causes someone’s brain not to recognize their health conditions, often causing patients to avoid or resist treatment.

“I can now accept taking on continued treatment, and therapy, and my meds. Everyone’s been very supportive,” Lloyd shared, describing how he feels while taking his medication. “I don’t have the time for feeling volatile. It is very much a cushion.”

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Lloyd was only 8 years old when he was cast as a young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace. According to the former actor, his experience with Star Wars has been positive overall.

“The experience I’ve had with the fans is immediately therapeutic,” he shared. “Right now, it’s still therapeutic. It’s helpful for people and healthy. It isn’t something I’d shy away from.”

He added that he still has fond memories of his time making the Phantom Menace. “I really do appreciate the time that’s been taken on us,” Jake said. “I’m very appreciative.”

Jake’s mother, Lisa Lloyd, told Sandell, “Jake’s actually getting so much better than he was. It’s a big relief for me and the rest of his family. We’re all just thrilled that he’s doing as well as he is, and that he’s working really hard at it. We appreciate that.”

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Jake was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2016 after a 10-month stint in jail. Early in 2024, Lisa had opened up about Jake’s mental health struggles and revealed that he had been admitted to a mental health rehabilitation facility in March 2023 after suffering a psychotic break.

“Jake started having some trouble in high school,” Lisa explained in March 2024, recalling the first time she noticed a change in Jake’s personality. “He started talking about ‘realities.’ He didn’t know if he was in this reality, or a different reality. I didn’t really know exactly what to say to that.”

After he was admitted to the inpatient program, Lisa shared that Jake was “doing much better than [she] expected.” She shared, “He is relating to people better and becoming a little bit more social, which is really nice. It’s kind of like having more of the old Jake back, because he has always been incredibly social until he became schizophrenic.”

Speaking with Sandell in 2024, Jake shared that he loves all of the new Star Wars media that has been released in recent years, including the new Star Wars: Ahsoka series on Disney+.

Pro surfer Koa Smith is opening up about his past mental health struggles in a candid Instagram post celebrating his 30th birthday.

“Oh Man… 30 years old and what a trip this life is! No one told me that with every year life as an opportunity just gets better. Slowly the rules of the game uncover day by day,” the athlete posted on Friday, January 3. “The magic just gets thicker, the colors more clear, the purpose refined, the love that surrounds me grows. My connection to life only gets deeper. I am so grateful.”

Smith, 30, went on to explain that “at times” he closes his eyes and goes back “to visit the version of myself that was struggling.”

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“Concussed, depressed, suicidal, heartbroken,” he continued in the moving post, which also featured numerous photos of the surfer riding big waves, spending times with friends and enjoying the beach. “I put my hand on his heart and say it’s all worth it! You just wait, it all worth it!”

He concluded, “Thankful for everyone of you! Let the Abundance Flow and the light shine bright!”

In a March 2022 interview with The Independent, Smith opened up about a catastrophic injury he sustained while surfing in Indonesia that resulted in the surfer experiencing mental health issues.

“I heard this crazy, super peaceful violin,” he told the publication at the time, referring to the moment he crashed while attempting to ride a wave. “I had one of those moments where I was above the whole bay looking down. I could see my friends in the lineup. I could see the boats in the bay. I could see the mountains. Then all of a sudden I realized that I was actually underwater.”

He continued: “I felt maybe I was leaving my body. The weird thing was it was a very comfortable, very loving, euphoric state. There was no fear. It was just like being home.”

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The somewhat euphoric feeling was short-lived — when the surfer regained consciousness, he could not recall his own name or his address. As a result of the crash, Smith said he suffered a severe concussion and later realized “something just broke” inside of him.

“I couldn’t even function anymore,” he explained at the time. “I had to spend 10 hours a day in my bed in the dark and just kind of figure out what I wanted to do from there.”

After struggling with his mental health despite seeing doctors, Smith told The Independent he decided to try psilocybin mushrooms as part of his “healing process.”

“It took me back to my childhood, that fire inside me as a child,” he explained. “It reminded me that I was a good person and that I was here to do good in this world. It reminded me that I should use my head injury as a guide to healing.”

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org.

Michael J. Fox gained worldwide recognition beginning in 1982 on the NBC sitcom Family Ties and continued his rise to fame for the next four decades.

The Back to the Future star was born in Alberta, Canada, in June 1961 and began his acting career at the age of 16 in the Canadian TV series Leo and Me. After making the move to Los Angeles in 1979, Fox landed his breakthrough role in the sitcom Family Ties, which aired from 1982 to 1989. The Stuart Little star’s role of “Young Republican” Alex P. Keaton earned him three Emmy awards in 1986, 1987 and 1989.

“I was still pretty fresh off being an 11th grade dropout,” Fox told PBS in a May 2023 interview. “Literally, in three years, I go from being the kid stuffed in lockers to having a conversation with Steven Spielberg about doing his next movie. Doesn’t happen.”

During his time while filming Family Ties, Fox met his future wife, Tracy Pollan, while on set. The pair tied the knot in 1988 and welcomed four children – son Samuel in 1989, twins Aquinnah and Schuyler in 1995 and daughter Esmé in 2001.

Fox was later diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991, news he publicly revealed eight years later. While he retired from acting in 2020, he has continued to be an advocate for Parkinson’s and even launched an eponymous foundation.

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Ariana Grande thanked two special “friends” while accepting her first major award of the year.

“Thank you guys so much,” the 31-year-old Wicked star told the crowd at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival on Friday, January 3, where she was presented with the rising star award by The White Lotus star Jennifer Coolidge.

“You don’t know how much it means to me,” Grande continued. “I’ve been performing since I was a child, so I never thought at the age of 31 I would be hearing the words ‘rising star’ again, so I wanted to start by thanking my two friends: Botox and Juvederm.”

Grande’s quip was met with laughter from the audience as she added, “I thought I’d be hearing ‘slightly withering star’ or ‘drooping star’ by now, so thank you.”

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In September 2023, Grande revealed to Vogue that she had botox and “a ton” of lip filler through the years, but had stopped using both in 2018.

“Being exposed to so many voices at a young age, and especially when people have things to say about your appearance at a young age, it’s really hard to know what’s worth hearing or not,” she explained at the time. “When you’re 17, you don’t really know that yet.”

In her speech on Friday, Grande also thanked Wicked director and “fearless leader” Jon M. Chu, as well as her costar and “brilliant sister” Cynthia Erivo, who portrayed Elphaba to Grande’s Glinda in the 2024 movie musical. She went on to say that comedy was her first love, even before she became a pop star.

“Being able to play Glinda the Good was not only the honor of my life but it felt like a homecoming,” Grande continued. “For those of you who don’t know, I started out in stand-up comedy. My first professional gig was in our living room in Boca Raton, Fla., [to entertain] my grandparents. I was 4 years old and my mom gave me $5.”

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She continued, “I learned early on that laughter was one of our greatest escapes and I remember the infectious impact that it had, not only on the people in my life, but how it fed me in return. And the past 10 years when I was really focused on music I really missed that feeling. So it really does feel like the beginning of a new chapter.”

The Grammy winner has also been nominated for a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice Award for her role as Galinda, aka Glinda the Good, in Wicked: Part One.

“In Wicked, Ariana Grande’s portrayal of Glinda elevates her to new heights with a powerful acting performance that beautifully combines her outstanding musical talent, brilliant characterization and impeccable comedic timing,” Palm Springs Film Festival chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi said in a statement regarding the singer/actress’s honor.

“Ariana is an iconic global performer, who has seamlessly transitioned to film in her first major starring role, proving herself to be a multifaceted and undeniable talent,” Chandi continued. “This role is certain to be the beginning of the many accolades she will garner throughout her acting career. It is our great honor to recognize Ariana Grande with the Rising Star Award.”

University of Georgia football coach Kirby Smart’s dad, Sonny Smart, has died. He was 76.

Sonny had suffered a fall in New Orleans, where he had traveled to watch the UGA Bulldogs play Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl. (The championship game was postponed from New Year’s Day to Thursday, January 2, after a Texas man deliberately drove a rented truck through a Bourbon Street crowd and killed 14 individuals. The driver was later killed in a police shootout.)

“[Sonny] was hospitalized and underwent hip surgery; unfortunately, complications arose,” a Saturday, January 4, statement released by UGA read, per ESPN. “He fought valiantly but was unable to overcome his injuries. The Smart family expresses their heartfelt gratitude to the Ochsner hospital and medical staff for the exceptional care provided to Sonny.”

The statement continued, “Additionally, they ask for your continued prayers for those affected by the tragic events that occurred in the early hours of New Year’s Day. The Smart family treasures everyone’s thoughts and prayers and now prays for God’s comfort, strength and guidance.”

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Sonny is survived by his wife, Sharon, and their three children: Karl, Kirby and Kendall. Kirby, 49, spent part of New Year’s Day at his father’s bedside before returning to game day obligations. The UGA football team ultimately lost to Notre Dame 23-10.

Sonny was a former football star, previously playing for Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, before becoming a coach for the local Holtville High School. He also coached for Bainbridge High, where son Kirby played safety, and Rabun County High.

Kirby has been candid about their father-son relationship.

“He’s taught me so much just about the way you handle things, the right way, the wrong way,” Kirby previously told reporters in January 2023. “Control the controllables. The moment’s never too big if you’re prepared. And I always watched the way he prepared our teams and our staff in high school.”

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The collegiate coach added at the time, “He was a very wise man, a man of few words. I tried to follow his mantra as a coach. I’ve certainly evolved from going to coach for other people, but a lot of my core beliefs came from the way he ran our programs in high school.”

The college football community has expressed their condolences via social media.

“Marty, the girls and I are heartbroken to learn of the passing of Sonny Smart,” Brian Kemp, the governor of Georgia, wrote via X on Saturday. “An incredible father and husband and a great coach in his own right, he was a constant presence at Georgia football games along with his wife Sharon. Sonny embodied the values and strength that we should all wish to have. We are praying for Sharon, Karl, Kirby, Kendall and all of their loved ones during this difficult time.”

Get ready, peaches — Ginny & Georgia season 3 will bring an array of twists and turns.

“We see entirely new sides of Ginny and Georgia,” star Brianne Howey exclusively told Us Weekly at the 2025 WWD Style Awards on Friday, January 3. “I feel, like, [it’s] surprising ’cause we’ve already seen so many sides of them, but lo and behold, there’s more.”

Howey, 35, portrays the titular Georgia in the multi-season Netflix drama about a young single mother who moves her family to Wellsbury, Massachusetts after a scandalous past. Ginny & Georgia also stars Antonia Gentry (Georgia’s daughter, Ginny), Diesel La Torraca (Georgia’s son, Austin), Felix Mallard (Felix Baker), Sara Waisglass (Maxine Baker), Scott Porter (Paul Randolph) and Raymond Ablack (Joe).

A third season was renewed in May 2023 with few details confirmed except that the latest batch of episodes will hit the streaming giant later this year.

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While speaking with Us on Friday, Howey teased just three adjectives to sum up the story lines.

“Oh my gosh: It’s uplifting, heartbreaking and hysterical,” Howey quipped.

Ginny & Georgia season 2 dropped on Netflix in 2023, in which Georgia and Austin finally discovered their mother’s murderous past. By the finale, Georgia is arrested on her and Paul’s wedding day for the murder of fellow Wellsbury resident Cynthia’s husband. (Georgia kills her frenemy’s terminally ill husband after learning Cynthia blocked Austin’s dad Gil’s application to move to Wellsbury.)

“Did you believe it? She’s coming from a good place,” Howey previously told Us in January 2023. “She’s trying to put this man out of his misery and she’s trying to help this woman move on and not feel guilty about it and try to keep this pristine image of Zach’s father for Zach. But yes, that’s exactly what ruins the house of cards.”

Now that filming for season 3 is wrapped, Howey is enjoying both the red carpet glamour at events like the WWD Style Awards and the quiet moments in home life with her 18-month-old daughter and her husband, Matt Ziering. (Howey gave birth in June 2023 but has not publicly shared her daughter’s name.)

“My happy place is with my daughter,” she gushed on Friday before going on to share Ziering’s most romantic moment. “It was maybe a few years ago, but he surprised me with [a] hotel room and flowers and champagne, and you can’t really go wrong [with that].”

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Before Blake Lively filed a lawsuit against her It Ends With Us costar and director Justin Baldoni, alleging sexual harassment, retaliation and more, the actress opened up about the vital importance of intimacy coordinators.

“I think it’s critical to have an intimacy coordinator,” Lively, 37, told DigitalSpy in an August 2024 interview, published three months before she filed her lawsuit against Baldoni with the Southern District of New York.

“You coordinate stunts, you coordinate dancing, it is choreography,” she continued. “So it’s to be able to say, ‘This is what happens here, here and here in a stunt,’ and ‘This is what happens here and here in a dance,’ but like ‘Now you guys put your bodies together, and your mouths and whatever’ and just action and cut.”

Lively went on to say that she believes “being choreographed” during intimate scenes is “critical for everyone’s safety.”

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Lively officially sued Baldoni on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, Us Weekly previously confirmed, alleging sexual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and lost wages. In addition to Baldoni, Lively is suing publicists Melissa Natahan and Jennifer Abel, as well as Wayfarer Studios.

Lively also filed a complaint with the California Civil Rights Department, citing similar claims.

“I hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted,” Lively said in a statement to Us.

In response, Baldoni filed a $250 million lawsuit against The New York Times on the same day and for its reporting on Lively’s sexual harassment accusations. In the suit, Baldoni accuses the publication of libel and false light invasion of privacy, alleging that the newspaper “cherry-picked” communications and omitted context in order to mislead readers.

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The lawsuit also alleges that Lively pursued a “strategic and manipulative” smear campaign against Baldoni, using false “sexual harassment allegations to assert unilateral control over every aspect of the production.”

Baldoni also alleges that Lively never met with an intimacy coordinator while filming It Ends With Us.

“In this vicious smear campaign fully orchestrated by Blake Lively and her team, the New York Times cowered to the wants and whims of two powerful ‘untouchable’ Hollywood elites, disregarding journalistic practices and ethics once befitting of the revered publication by using doctored and manipulated texts and intentionally omitting texts which dispute their chosen PR narrative,” Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, said via a statement to Us on Tuesday, December 31.

“In doing so, they pre-determined the outcome of their story, and aided and abetted their own devastating PR smear campaign designed to revitalize Lively’s self-induced floundering public image and counter the organic groundswell of criticism amongst the online public,” Freedman continued. “The irony is rich.”

Jeff Baena wrote and directed a slate of indie TV shows and films ahead of his sudden death in January 2025.

“[Directing is] all I ever want to do; it felt really comfortable and fun,” Baena told Seensome in 2014, referring to directorial debut Life After Beth. “I’ve been a writer for 12 years now and it was always a means to an end, I never wanted to be a writer, I wanted to be a director so this was always my intention and it felt right.”

Life After Beth starred Aubrey Plaza, who started dating Baena four years earlier. The couple, who got married in 2020, later collaborated on films Three Little Hours and Spin Me Round.

“It’s an amazing experience to work with your partner in this way,” Plaza gushed to MovieFreak in 2017. “I’ve worked with Jeff since his first movie. I’ve seen him evolve, and I’ve seen him grow. It’s a really special dynamic that we have. It’s challenging at times, but it’s also really rewarding to do something together.”

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Baena echoed Plaza’s sentiments several years later, telling Reel Talker in 2022 that “she’s awesome.”

“I’d be working with her if she wasn’t my wife, but luckily she is my wife,” Baena quipped. “The opportunity to do something creative [together] where we’re both fulfilled — how rare is that?”

Baena died nearly three years later in January 2025, at the age of 47. Keep scrolling to revisit his star-studded filmography:

‘I Heart Huckabees’

Baena cowrote the 2004 film with David O. Russell, who also served as the director. The movie starred Jude Law, Mark Wahlberg, Jason Schwartzman, Naomi Watts, Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin and Isabelle Huppert.

‘Life After Beth’

Life After Beth was Baena’s directorial debut, which he also wrote ahead of its 2014 release. In addition to Plaza, the film featured Dane DeHaan, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon, Cheryl Hines, Anna Kendrick and Matthew Gray Gubler.

‘Joshy’

He wrote and directed Joshy in 2016, working with actors Thomas Middleditch, Adam Pally, Nick Kroll, Jenny Slate, Brett Gelman, Lauren Graham and Alison Brie, in addition to Plaza.

“Jeff [came] to the set of Community in our sixth season and asked me to play a small role in his film, Joshy,” Brie recalled of working with Baena during a 2022 interview with Collider. “There was no script for that. All of his films that I’ve been involved with, prior to this one, were fully improvised. So, he came to my dressing [room]. We set a meeting, and he came to meet me. … I knew a lot of the cast members in that movie. Nick Kroll, Jenny Slate and Adam Pally were friends of mine. I just thought, “Yeah, that sounds fun to do.” It was one day. I’m in two scenes in that movie. I thought the story was cool. And then, it just grew from there.”

Aubrey Plaza's Husband Jeff Baena Dead at 47

‘The Little Hours’

The next year, Brie and Plaza reunited to play nuns in 2017’s The Little Hours. Brie’s husband, Dave Franco, also starred in the flick, as well as Kate Micucci, Fred Armisen, Jemima Kirke and Nick Offerman.

Brie told Collider in 2022 that Baena pitched The Little Hours on a phone call with her and Franco, who were both excited about the prospect of working on a completely improvised film.

‘Horse Girl’

Brie once again led Baena’s Horse Girl, which debuted in 2020. The film also featured Shannon, Goldenite, Stella Chestnut, John Ortiz and Debby Ryan.

“Dave and I lived quite close to Jeff and Aubrey. Jeff and I started hiking together pretty regularly, just as buddies, and during these long hikes, we would talk about different ideas,” Brie told Collider two years later. “Eventually, I felt comfortable enough with him to talk to him about my idea for Horse Girl, which we co-wrote and co-produced together. That was such a good experience.”

‘Cinema Toast’

Baena created and cowrote the eclectic 2021 TV show with episodes starring the likes of Brie, Christina Ricci, Chloe Fineman, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Jake Johnson.

“This project is way up my alley. I just loved just the concept of it,” Plaza told AwardsWatch in 2021. “It almost felt like a new art form for me, like, it’s beyond just overdubbing a movie, it’s creating a new movie out of old stuff, and I don’t know, there’s just something very film noir and nerdish about it. To me, it talked to my film school brain.”

‘Spin Me Round’

Baena cowrote 2022’s Spin Me Round with Brie, who also starred in the romantic comedy alongside Plaza. Other performers included Jake Picking, Lil Rel Howery, Ego Nwodim, Alessandro Nivola and Zach Woods.

“It’s an insane benefit to have the person that you’re collaborating with on all fronts also be on the other side of the camera,” Baena told AV Club in August 2022 of collaborating with the film’s leading lady, Brie. “Because in addition to understanding, obviously, where the script is coming from and what the intention is, they can also set the tone in terms of acting.”

Nicole Kidman delivered an emotional tribute to her late mom Janelle Ann Kidman as she accepted the international star award at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival.

Nicole, 57, accepted the award for her role in Babygirl on Friday, January 3, which was presented to her by Jamie Lee Curtis. In her speech, Kidman thanked Babygirl director Halina Reijn and dedicated the award to her late mother, whom she said she was “still grieving.”

“Thank you for giving me the chance to say, ‘This is for my mom,'” Nicole said in her tearful acceptance speech. “My whole career has been for my mom and my dad, who are not here now. I’m still going to keep working and giving to the world because I love what I do and I love you all, and I’m so grateful for the privilege to be a part of the film community.”

She added, “I’m sorry that I’m crying, I didn’t want to do that. But I feel my mom right now, so this is for you.”

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Janelle died in September 2024 at age 84. Nicole had left the Venice Film Festival early on September 7 to return to Australia upon learning of her mother’s passing. At the time, the Big Little Lies alum had been awarded the best actress prize at the film festival for Babygirl. Reijn later read a statement at the festival on Nicole’s behalf confirming the death of her mother.

“Today I arrived in Venice to find out shortly after, that my beautiful, brave mother Janelle Ann Kidman has just passed,” Reijn, 38, read of Nicole’s statement at the time. “I am in shock and I have to go to my family, but this award is for her, she shaped me, she guided me and she made me.”

The statement continued, “I am beyond grateful that I get to say her name to all of you through Halina, the collision of life and art is heart-breaking, and my heart is broken.”
Janelle is survived by daughters Nicole and Antonia, 54.

Janelle’s cause of death was not made public. “The family is heartbroken and asks for privacy at this time,” a spokesperson for Nicole told Us Weekly at the time.

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Nicole and Antonia thanked friends and fans for their well wishes in a joint statement shared via Instagram on September 12.

“My sister and I along with our family want to thank you for the outpouring of love and kindness we have felt this week,” their statement read. “Every message we have received from those who loved and admired our Mother has meant more to us than we will ever be able to express. Thank you from our whole family for respecting our privacy as we take care of each other ”

Aubrey Plaza briefly gushed over her marriage to husband Jeff Baena three months before his sudden and unexpected death.

“I would stay away [from dating actors],” Plaza, 40 quipped during a September 2024 appearance on SiriusXM’s Howard Stern Show. “I’m married to a writer/director. I’ve never, like, really dated an actor [or] been with an actor for a long time.”

She added, “I think about that and I think, like, ‘Oh, God, I don’t want to be with myself’ or, ‘I don’t want to do that.’ But then, sometimes, I see there are so many actor couples and you’re, like, ‘Wow, look at them. They must really laugh it up.’”

Plaza married Baena in 2020 after a decade of dating. He died on Friday, January 3, at the age of 47, according to medical examiner records viewed by Us Weekly.

Aubrey Plaza's Husband Jeff Baena Dead at 47

Per the medical examiner’s website, Baena’s case status is listed as “open” with an exam already scheduled. A cause of death has not been revealed nor has Plaza publicly addressed his passing. Us Weekly reached out for comment.

The Agatha All Along actress and Baena first crossed paths in 2011, later tying the knot to mark their 10th dating anniversary.

“A lot of things happened during COVID for me. Yes, we got married. Big deal,” Plaza recalled 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.”

Aubrey Plaza and Late Husband Jeff Baena’s Relationship Timeline

She added at the time, “We were in the lockdown. Things got a little crazy, especially in my house. My husband got really into tie-dying and when I say tie-dying, I mean 50 shirts a day.”

Plaza and Baena wed at home.

“I created a very quick love altar in our yard. Facts of our love, little stones, smoke, fire. Things of that nature,” she recalled to host Ellen DeGeneres. “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.”

Plaza was then able to use their newlywed life as inspiration for her character in The White Lotus season 2. (Plaza played Harper, who was married.)

“This character is me,” Plaza quipped to GQ in November 2022. “It’s probably the first project that I’ve ever done that I’m like, whoa, this is really close to home. … I don’t have kids. I’ve been with my husband for 12 years. I relate to being in a relationship that has peaks and valleys, and going through a rough patch and comparing yourself to another couple that seems perfect.”

In addition to their respective solo careers, Plaza and Baena also worked together on the movies Life After Beth, The Little Hours and Spin Me Round.

“She’s awesome. I’d be working with her if she wasn’t my wife, but luckily she is my wife,” Baena told Reel Talker in August 2022. “The opportunity to do something creative [together] where we’re both fulfilled — how rare is that?”

Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman and Blake Lively will not be in attendance at the 2025 Golden Globes.

Lively, 37, will sit out the annual awards ceremony on Sunday, January 5, amid her ongoing legal battle with her It Ends With Us costar and director Justin Baldoni. But it’s not just Lively missing the event — her husband Reynolds, 48, and his Deadpool & Wolverine costar Jackman won’t be attending the Golden Globes this year either.

According to Deadline, Lively, Reynolds and Jackman made their decisions not to attend the awards ceremony on Sunday well before the It Ends With Us legal battle, and their respective absences from the ceremony are not related to the ongoing scandal.

It’s likely there won’t be any mention of It Ends With Us at the awards show this weekend, either. Comedian Nikki Glaser, who has been tapped to host this year’s Golden Globes, has already made it clear that she won’t be making any jokes about the “hot-button” Lively-Baldoni issue on Sunday.

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“I think the Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni thing is such a hot-button thing right now that even a mere mention of it will seem like I could be on the wrong side of things, even though I would never be,” Glaser, 40, told Yahoo! Entertainment on Thursday, January 2. “I also don’t want to give his name any [weight].”

She added, “I’m mad I even know his name, to be honest with you, so I don’t need to say it anymore.”

Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, 40, in December 2024, accusing him of sexual harassment and fostering a “hostile work environment” on the set of It Ends With Us, a film adaptation of author Colleen Hoover’s novel about domestic violence. (In addition to Baldoni, Lively is also suing publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel, as well as Wayfarer Studios.)

The actress’s complaint claimed Baldoni had caused her “severe emotional distress” and had orchestrated an alleged “social manipulation” campaign to damage her reputation.

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“I hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted,” Lively told Us Weekly in a December 21 statement.

Baldoni has denied Lively’s accusations and filed a $250 million lawsuit against The New York Times for libel and false light invasion of privacy, and is reportedly planning a separate lawsuit against Lively as well.

“We plan to release every single text message between the two of them. We want the truth to be out there,” Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman told NBC News on Thursday. “We want the documents to be out there. We want people to make their determination based on receipts.”

Prince William expressed his condolences after learning his former nanny’s stepson, Ed Pettifer, was one of the victims in the New Orleans attack on New Year’s Day.

“Catherine and I have been shocked and saddened by the tragic death of Ed Pettfer,” William, 42, wrote in a Saturday, January 4, Instagram Story statement, also mentioning wife Princess Kate Middleton. “Our thoughts and prayers remain with the Pettifer family and all those innocent people who have been tragically impacted by this horrific attack.”

William signed the note with a “W,” his personal designation based on his first initial.

A 42-year-old Texas man drove a rented truck through a crowd on New Orleans’ famed Bourbon Street on Wednesday, January 1. Pettifer, who was 31, was one of at least 14 fatalities. The driver was shot and killed during a shootout with police.

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“The entire family is devastated at the tragic news of Ed‘s death in New Orleans. He was a wonderful son, brother, grandson, nephew and a friend to so many,” a Saturday statement from Pettifer’s family read, shared with London’s Metropolitan Police. “We will all miss him terribly.”

The statement continued, “Our thoughts are with the other families who have lost their family members due to this terrible attack. We request that we can grieve the loss of Ed as a family in private. Thank you.”

Pettifer was the stepson of Tiggy Legge-Bourke, who previously worked as a nanny for William and his brother, Prince Harry, when they were children. (William and Harry, 40, are the sons of exes King Charles III and the late Princess Diana.)

“[She was] our favorite nanny, to be accurate, though Tiggy couldn’t stand being called that,” Harry recalled in his Spare memoir. “She’d bite the head off anyone who tried. ‘I’m not the nanny, I’m your friend!’ Mummy, sadly, didn’t see it that way. Mummy saw Tiggy not as a nanny, but as a rival. It’s common knowledge that Mummy suspected Tiggy was being groomed as her future replacement. (Did Mummy see Tiggy as her Spare?)”

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As noted in the passage, Harry also named his 2023 memoir after the notion that he was brother William’s “spare” in the line of succession. William is the direct heir to father Charles, 75, as the regent of England. Harry immediately followed until William and wife Kate, 42, welcomed their three children: Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6.

While Harry is now the fifth in line for the British throne, he stepped down from his position as a senior working royal in 2020. Harry and his wife Meghan Markle now live in Montecito, California with their two children, Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3. Harry has not yet publicly addressed Pettifer’s death.