Sting has canceled an upcoming appearance and postponed three shows amid an ongoing illness.
“On advisement from his doctor, due to illness, it is with sincere regret that Sting must cancel his appearance at the Bass Magazine Awards this Thursday,” read a statement shared via the 73-year-old singer’s Instagram on Tuesday, January 21.
Sting was set to accept the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bass Magazine Awards in Santa Ana, California, on Thursday, January 23. He is also currently on the STING 3.0 concert tour, and two dates have been pushed to the summer.
The star’s Phoenix show, originally scheduled for Friday, January 24, has been moved to Sunday, June 1 and the Wheatland, California, tour stop, originally set for Sunday, January 26, has been moved to Wednesday, May 28, the statement revealed. Sting was also set to perform at the Cherrytree Music Company’s 20th anniversary on Saturday, January 25. This has since been postponed to Thursday, May 29.
“Fans should retain their tickets for the postponed shows, as they will be honored on the new dates,” the Instagram statement concluded. “Sting sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience and extends his gratitude to the fans for their understanding.”
Details about the singer’s illness have not been revealed.
Sting is set to return to the stage at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis alongside Billy Joel early next month before traveling to South America as part of the STING 3.0 tour.
The British singer was famously a member of The Police (alongside Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland) before departing the band during a concert in August 1983. His debut solo album, The Dream of the Blue Turtles, was released in 1985 and he has dropped 14 solo records since.
“I don’t think any grown man can be in a band, actually,” Sting said during a 2022 interview about his decision to leave The Police. “A band is a teenage gang. Who wants to be in a teenage gang when you’re knocking 70? It doesn’t allow you to evolve.”
StingRob Ball/WireImage
He continued, “You have to obey the rules and the gestalt of the band. As much as I love the [Rolling] Stones and AC/DC, it’s hard to see growth in their music. For me, the band was merely a vehicle for the songs and not the other way around.”
Despite his rather strong feelings about the group, Sting did reunite with The Police for a 2007 reunion tour.
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s oldest daughter, Luna, has a knack for making those around her feel special.
In an appreciation post for her daughter, Teigen called Luna, 8, “the most loving big sister.”
“Luna tuna appreciation post,” she wrote alongside a black-and-white image of Luna on Tuesday, January 21. “I love this photo. The most loving big sister our kids could ever imagine.”
“So funny, so smart, so quick, so kind, so empathetic, so good at art, always open to learning any and all recipes,” Teigen continued. “She is all the best parts of us in one little person.”
“I love what you said at the end. It’s hard to believe there’s a little girl out there with the best parts of two of the best people. But here she is,” wrote agent Hannah Edwards.
Actress Mindy Kaling also had wonderful things to say about Luna, writing, “She always says ‘hi’ to me in the parking lot, making me feel like a cherished elder.”
“I want this to be my reality,” a response to Kaling’s comment read.
Luna is the oldest sister to Teigen’s and Legend’s three youngest kids: Miles, 6, Esti, 2, and Wren, 19 months.
In November 2024, alongside several photos of her family, Teigen wrote that her “house is alivvvve! Alphabets and counting, big kids being big and becoming funny little humans. It’s a lot but it’s perfect.”
Teigen told People in an interview from 2020 that Luna “definitely hates photos, paparazzi, anything. She does everything you see on my Instagram for a quarter or a Sour Patch Kid.”
It’s unclear whether the bribes remains the same nearly five years later.
Rachel Lindsay, Bryan AbasoloAmy Sussman/Getty Images; Paul Archuleta/Getty Images
Rachel Lindsay said “it feels great” to move on from her and Bryan Abasolo’s divorce — plus the drama that came with it.
“It feels like a fresh start,” Lindsay, 39, told TMZ during a brief interview on Tuesday, January 21. The former Bachelorette star was stopped by the outlet at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) days after attending a college football event in Atlanta.
Lindsay was all smiles on Saturday, January 18, while attending the 11th Annual Allstate Party at The Playoff. The event marked Lindsay’s first public appearance since Us Weekly confirmed on January 7 that she had finalized her divorce from Abasolo, 44.
The former couple met during season 13 of The Bachelorette, which aired in 2017, and subsequently got engaged. Lindsay and Abasolo got married in August 2019 and he filed for divorce in January 2024.
Court documents obtained by Us at the time revealed that they separated in December 2023 and that Abasolo was requesting spousal support. (They did not sign a prenuptial agreement before getting married.)
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In July 2024, a judge ordered Lindsay to pay Abasolo $13,257 a month in temporary spousal support. She also had to pay him $15,000 in attorney’s fees and $5,000 for forensic expert expenses.
Lindsay and Abasolo’s divorce judgment, which was obtained by Us earlier this month, noted that Abasolo “waives, discharges and releases” Lindsay from “any and all” future payments. The court docs revealed, however, that Lindsay still owes Abasolo $460,229.
Their divorce agreement stated that Lindsay would keep her engagement and wedding rings along with their California home and her 2023 Porsche Macan. Abasolo kept their Miami home and his 2021 Honda Accord.
“From the moment he finally left the house, after being here for seven months post-separation, I felt divorced,” Lindsay said during the January 10 episode of her “Higher Learning” podcast. “I’ll be honest, there’s a lot I want to say.”
She added, “I haven’t talked, but I will and I’m just figuring all that out. There [are] so many things that I want to address.”
Lindsay explained during the same podcast episode that there were certain parts of the divorce from Abasolo that “bothered” her — including “a narrative” that she “placed a career” over their marriage.
“On his end, there were certain things that were said to play into certain stereotypes that really were hurtful or bothered me,” she explained. “Saying things that particularly play into the stereotype of me being an angry Black female.”
When it comes to cozy winter fashion, no one does it better than Jennifer Lopez. Her Aspen vacation look has earned the attention of thousands, every outfit being a must-see for style enthusiasts and everyday people alike. Lopez had nearly a week’s worth of trendy outfits, ranging from western luxe to cowgirl core, but we fell particularly hard for her après-ski chic look.
It’s hard to rock an après-ski chic style unless you’re from the Swiss Alps, but leave it to J.Lo, a New Yorker, to completely own the style. Walking through town, she wore a pair of baggy barrel jeans, Dior sunglasses, a Coach shearling coat and a darling pompom hat, tied together with a pair of stack lace-up boots — boots which cost $2,182 and are out of stock in almost every size.
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For months, there was speculation of trouble in Jessica Simpson’s marriage to husband Eric Johnson. They’ve both been spotted without their wedding rings on multiple occasions and — in an out-of-character move for Simpson — neither noted their 10th wedding anniversary in August 2024 on social media. Simpson, 44, also failed to acknowledge Johnson’s 45th birthday in September 2024, and he was notably missing from a set of family back-to-school photos she posted on Instagram that same month. Finally, on January 13, the singer confirmed the suspicions, releasing a statement that she and Johnson “have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage.”
According to sources, the pair — who share kids Maxwell, 12, Ace, 11, and Birdie, 5 — had been living separate lives for over a year before making the announcement. In November 2024, when reports of Johnson flirting with other women began to surface, a source tells Us Weekly they realized their issues were too large to overcome. “There were trust issues caused by the breakdown of their marriage,” the source explains in the latest Us cover story. “She’s sad [about the split] but knows she had to make a tough decision.”
Picture-Perfect
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Simpson and Johnson fell fast and hard for each other after meeting at a party in 2010. He had just separated from his first wife, while Simpson — who split from first husband Nick Lachey in 2005 — had recently ended her on-again, off-again romance with musician John Mayer. “We connected on all levels,” Simpson wrote of Johnson in her 2020 memoir, Open Book. “We both were ready for the real deal.”
They appeared blissfully in love as they navigated life with their growing family. Simpson often sang her husband’s praises. In Open Book, she called him “the most incredible father on the planet,” and while promoting the memoir she gushed about him being her “sexual shaman.” When Simpson got sober in 2017, Johnson was by her side. (The former NFL player also stopped drinking at that time.) “Sobriety made the marriage better,” says the source. “They both became more present when they got sober.”
In April 2022, Simpson told an outlet that their marriage was “stronger than ever,” adding, “I feel like every moment with us, we’re growing as long as we’re communicating, and our love is only deepening.” A year later, they still seemed to be solid, with Simpson posting PDA-packed photos of her and Johnson on a March 2023 couples getaway. That September — the last time Johnson was seen on her Instagram page — Simpson wished him a happy birthday, writing, “My heart is so taken with this man, I could hardly call it my own.”
Troubled Waters
Things apparently took a turn after that when, according to a Simpson source, Johnson had been seen flirting with women at a bar. “Jessica is not [the type of] woman to put up with anything,” a third source tells Us. “She’s independent, and she has her own mind and money and her family’s support.”
Job focus may have also been a factor in their demise, with a fourth source explaining they had different goals when it came to their careers. The pop star turned entrepreneur’s bestselling fashion brand is worth $1 billion. Johnson played his final football season for the New Orleans Saints in 2007. “Jessica has been incredibly generous with Eric,” notes the first source. “She’s never had any resentment because she looks at them as a family. Anything that has been earned has been for her family, and they all contribute in different ways. He’s tried to find his place career-wise, and she has always supported that.”
They tried to make it work. “They’d done counseling before, but it didn’t get them anywhere, and Jessica wasn’t interested in doing it again,” says a fifth source. “They’ve had enough of the back-and-forth and ups and downs. They want different things.”
By November 2024, Simpson was saying she was single and that she wanted a divorce. She’d been spending a good amount of time in Nashville recording her upcoming album. In a photo Simpson posted from her Nashville music room on November 11, 2024, she wrote that her comeback would be “personal,” adding, “It’s an apology to myself for putting up with everything I did not deserve.” The Simpson source says the singer had spent the last year going back and forth between Nashville and L.A. as she and Johnson had “slowly been separating their lives and figuring out what’s next.”
Looking Ahead
The Simpson source says there’s a prenup in place but adds the divorce “could get messy.” In the meantime, “Jessica isn’t going to worry about what [Eric’s] doing,” notes the third source. “She’s doing her own thing too.” Beyond her return to music, the star is also writing another book and is focused on staying sober and healthy. The third source adds Simpson has worked hard to get in shape and is exercising and eating right. “She is loving her body! Jessica looks amazing and wants to maintain it.”
She’s also leaning on family members, especially her sister, Ashlee, 40. “Jessica’s family just wants her to feel safe, secure and happy,” says an insider. “They support whatever decisions she makes to keep her and the kids in a stable place.” The couple’s sprawling Hidden Hills home — which they purchased in 2013 — was listed on January 11 for $17.9 million. “She wants to sell the house because there are too many memories there,” says the fourth source. “Jessica wants a fresh start. She wants to move on.”
With reporting by Travis Cronin, Andrea Simpson & Amanda Williams
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It has been 17 years since Heath Ledger‘s sudden death and his legacy is still being remembered.
The Australian-born actor died at age 28 on January 22, 2008, following an accidental drug overdose. The toxicology report released following his sudden passing revealed that Ledger died from “acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine.”
Ledger was found dead after his housekeeper and massage therapist entered his New York City apartment in the late afternoon. Years later, director Stephen Gaghan revealed that he planned to turn Malcolm Gladwell book Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking into a movie. But after Ledger (who was attached to the project) died, the film never came to fruition.
Gaghan got a call from Ledger’s father, Kim Ledger, on the day of the actor’s death. (Ledger’s friend was also on the call.)
“They were there with the body and our script was in bed with him, and your book was on the bedside table,” Gaghan recalled while talking to Gladwell during a February 2024 episode of the “Developmental Hell” podcast. “I think my number was on the script, like, written. These guys, as you can imagine, they are in shock, and they dialed that number, and I don’t know why.”
Gaghan said he was in an airport with his wife, Minnie Mortimer, when he got the call about Ledger.
“The emotion, what they were going through, I should not have been a party to in any way really, and yet as a human or as somebody who just cares, I just was there and I was listening and my wife was looking at me,” the director continued. “I remember her face and I was just like, I was speechless. I just listened and listened and listened. It was just really, really sad. And it’s still sad.”
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Ledger rose to fame in the late 1990s after starring as Patrick Verona in 10 Things I Hate About You. He went on to appear in The Patriot, Monster’s Ball, A Knight’s Tale and The Brothers Grimm before playing Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain, a role which nabbed him a 2006 Academy Award nomination in the Best Actor category.
Ledger also famously played the Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, which was released in July 2008 — months after Ledger’s death. The actor was posthumously awarded the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in February 2009, exactly 13 months after his passing.
Over the years, Ledger has been remembered positively by fellow Hollywood stars. His longtime girlfriend Michelle Williams has spoken at length about his death. (Ledger and Williams dated from 2005 to 2007, after meeting on the Brokeback Mountain set. They share a daughter, Matilda, who was born in October 2005.)
“Every time I really miss him and wonder where he’s gone, I just look at her,” Williams told Vogue in September 2009, referring to their daughter. “I can talk about grief, because that’s mine, about single parenting, about trying to balance work and kids. But what I don’t have to talk about is what happened between Heath and me in our relationship. Brokeback Mountain was an unrepeatable moment in time, a very charmed time in my life. I was in love. I was in a movie I was proud to be a part of and with a beautiful, brand new baby. Everything was good in that moment.”
10 Things I Hate About You costar Julia Stiles even remembered his “magnetic presence” in a past interview.
“He had a zest for life and just was like always, he was never checked out,” the actress recalled. “He was always totally engaged with everybody. Really interesting, remarkable person and actor.”
It was obvious that Ledger’s impact is still major in Hollywood when director Nolan accepted the Best Director Golden Globe for Oppenheimer in 2024.
“The only time I’ve ever been on this stage before was accepting one of these on behalf of our dear friend Heath Ledger, and that was complicated and challenging for me,” Nolan said, in part, during his speech. “And in the middle of speaking, I glanced up and Robert Downey Jr. caught my eye and gave me a look of love and support — the same look he’s giving me now, the same love and support he’s shown so many people in our community over so many years.”
Chris Brown has filed a $500 million lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery, accusing the company of defamation in a recent docuseries.
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, January 21, in Los Angeles Superior Court, Brown, 35, claimed that WBD and production company Ample Entertainment knowingly included false allegations of sexual assault against him in Investigation Discovery’s Chris Brown A History of Violence, per multiple outlets including Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, which obtained the docs.
Brown’s attorneys said that a woman who accused him of a 2020 rape, identified only as “Jane Doe” in the program, had previously been “discredited” and was “a perpetrator of intimate partner violence and aggressor herself.” (Doe’s 2022 lawsuit accusing Brown of sexual assault and battery on a yacht owned by Sean “Diddy” Combs was dismissed, the filing said.)
The “Forever” singer’s lawyers argued, “To put it simply, this case is about the media putting their own profits over the truth,” per docs obtained by Variety. “Since the beginning of October of 2024, Ample LLC and Warner Brothers were put on notice that they were promoting and publishing false information in their pursuit of likes, clicks, downloads and dollars and to the detriment of Chris Brown. Ultimately, on October 27, 2024, they aired ‘Chris Brown: A History of Violence’ (the ‘Documentary’), knowing that it was full of lies and deception and violating basic journalist principles.”
Brown is accusing WBD and codefendant Ample of libel and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Us Weekly has reached out to WBD and Ample for comment.
“This case is about protecting the truth,” Brown’s attorney, Levi McCathern, said in a statement to People and Deadline. “Despite being provided with evidence disproving their claims, the producers of this documentary intentionally promoted false and defamatory information, knowingly disregarding their ethical obligations as journalists. Their actions undermine not only Mr. Brown’s decade-long efforts to rebuild his life but also the credibility of true survivors of violence.”
In the suit, Brown’s attorneys noted his past legal troubles, including a 2009 assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna, but said the singer “publicly acknowledged and addressed” his mistakes in a 2017 documentary and has since “grown from those experiences, and his evolution speaks for itself.”
The Bridesmaids and Pitch Perfect star revealed Tuesday, January 21, that her wife, fashion designer Ramona Agruma, has been approached to join the show.
“Here’s some hot gossip. Ramona just got asked to be a Real Housewife of Beverly Hills,” Wilson shared on Tuesday’s episode of Australian radio show, The Kyle & Jackie O Show.
As host Kyle Sandilands shared his enthusiasm for Agruma to hold a diamond, Wilson agreed, “That’s what I said. I love that show.”
However, according to Wilson, 44, Agruma isn’t so sure about joining the hit Bravo reality show.
“She’s not wanting to do it. I was like, ‘But babe, it could be fun.’ I love the show. I love reality [television],” Wilson said, revealing that Kyle Richards is her favorite Housewife.
For her part, the Australian actress thinks her wife would make a great addition to the cast. “Ramona would be great because she really tells it how it is. She doesn’t give a crap about whatever anybody says to her,” Wilson praised Agruma.
As for how Agruma got on the show’s producers’ radar, Wilson revealed she has a connection with Richards’ sister, Kathy Hilton, who is a “friend” of the cast.
“We’re loose friends with Kathy Hilton because we’re friends with Paris,” she said of her friendship with Paris Hilton. “Kathy recommended her.”
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The RHOBH season 14 cast comprises Richards, Garcelle Beauvais, Sutton Stracke, Dorit Kemsley, Erika Jayne and newcomer Bozoma Saint John. Kathy Hilton and Jennifer Tilly appear as “friends.”
Also on Tuesday, Housewives producer Andy Cohenreacted to rumors that OG Housewife Lisa Vanderpump may be returning to the show. (Vanderpump appeared as a main cast member from seasons 1 through 9.)
“It was repeated all over the place that I’m trying to get Lisa Vanderpump back on The [Real] Housewives of Beverly Hills,” Cohen, 56, said on his SiriusXM radio show Andy Cohen Live.
Cohen denied he started the rumors and insisted that Vanderpump, 64, has better things to do than pick up her diamond again.
“Let me restate my abject love for Lisa Vanderpump, but I don’t know where the rumor came from,” he told listeners. “I don’t see her coming back to that show.”
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Plot twist! As Brooks Nader’s relationship with Gleb Savchenko continues to heat up, the model is sharing an update on her divorce from her ex, Billy Haire.
Nader, 28, shared a video via TikTok on Monday, January 20, of her and Savchenko, 41, lip-syncing along to an interview between Ellen DeGeneres and Amy Schumer on DeGeneres’ former talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
“And how is your husband doing?” Savchenko can be seen lip-syncing along to DeGeneres. Nader is then seen lip-syncing Schumer’s response: “He’s great. Chris, right?”
“Plot twist: still legally married ,” the Sports Illustrated swimsuit model captioned her video.
Nader confirmed her separation from Haire after four years of marriage in May 2024. A representative for the model said the couple were “divorcing after living apart for months,” and added, “The split is amicable.”
Nader and Savchenko met last year as partners on Dancing With Stars season 33. While the show was airing, Us Weekly broke the news that Savchenko and Nader were “hooking up.” After the pair were eliminated, they parted ways. However, they rekindled their romance following the finale. Since then, the couple have spent Thanksgiving and Christmas together. Nader has also spent quality time with Savchenko’s daughters, Olivia, 13, and Zlata, 7, whom the professional dancer shares with ex-wife Elena Samodanova.
“I don’t need anything else,” Savchenko wrote via Instagram on Christmas alongside a slideshow of moments of him, Nader and his daughter spending the holidays together.
The post included a snap of him, Olivia and Nader during a visit to California’s The Integratron. In one snap, Nader embraced Olivia while underneath a fairy light display. Savchenko and Nader also packed on the PDA in another photo.
“I think I’m ready for a 3rd one,” Savchenko wrote via his Instagram Story on January 6 and tagged Nader while resharing a video originally posted by fellow DWTS pro Pasha Pashkov. In the clip, Savchenko is seen with Pashkov’s wife, Daniella Karagach, as she holds daughter Nikita, 20 months, in her lap. The toddler can be seen snacking on some apple slices Savchenko prepared for her.
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Kyle, 56, recently described Garcelle as an “a–hole” on the RHOBH After Show after Garcelle, 58, appeared to encourage her to come out as a lesbian during a pep talk on the Tuesday, January 14, episode of the Bravo reality show. (Kyle’s friendship with singer Morgan Wade has been a hot topic of speculation over the past two seasons.)
During a group visit to Chuck E. Cheese with Kyle, Erika Jayne, 53, and Sutton Stracke, also 53, on last week’s episode, Garcelle told Kyle, “Be whoever you want to be. If you want to be a lesbian, be a lesbian,” while offering Kyle advice amid her separation from husband Mauricio Umansky.
Speaking to TMZ on Tuesday, January 21, Garcelle said she was surprised by Kyle’s strong reaction because “I wasn’t saying it to be malicious,” adding that her remark wasn’t necessarily to prompt discussion about Kyle’s sexuality but “more about, we’re powerful women, we can be whatever we want to be.”
“It wasn’t a dig. It was to inspire her to do whatever she wants to do,” the Black Girl Missing actress continued.
Garcelle added of Kyle’s reaction, “It’s so funny because we laughed about it afterward, so for her to say that was pretty shady.”
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For her part, Kyle said she was thrown by Garcelle’s choice of words. “What was really going through my head was, ‘You’re being an a–hole right now.’ Don’t try to act like oopsie-daisies. You know exactly what you’re doing,” Kyle told Erika on the RHOBH After Show.
“I was thinking, ‘If you’re thinking you’re going to get a reaction from me, or I’m going to be offended, I’m not,’” Kyle added. “It’s nothing I haven’t seen in tabloids and things.”
Garcelle also addressed her remarks during the After Show while talking to Sutton and Jennifer Tilly, reiterating that she was trying to encourage Kyle to live her life without worrying about other people’s opinions. “We’re allowed to be who we are at this age,” she said. “You don’t have to worry so much about what other people think of us.”
On the After Show, Kyle also claimed that Garcelle didn’t apologize for the remark. “She just said, ‘I can’t believe I said that,’” Kyle told Erika. “I was just like, ‘Yeah.’”
Christina Haack is removing a second tattoo from her body amid her ongoing divorce from estranged husband, Josh Hall.
Haack, 41, took to social media on Tuesday, January 21, to share an Instagram Story of a wrist tattoo being surgically lasered, captioning the footage, “4th times a charm (when it comes to tattoo removal) Burns so good.”
The HGTV personality also tagged Newport Beach, California-based plastic surgeon Jonathan Zelken MD in the post, just as she did in August 2024 when she revealed via an Instagram Story that she was removing a ring tattoo from her ring finger.
The more recent wrist tattoo post, which revealed what appeared to be an inked infinity symbol, was accompanied by the track “Feather” by Sabrina Carpenter — a song about cutting ties with a former partner.
Haack and Hall, 44, were married for less than three years before each filing for divorce in July 2024. Haack said during the January 9 episode of SiriusXM Radio Andy’s Jeff Lewis Live that the pair’s divorce battle is far from over. “[We’re] not even close,” Haack confirmed. “We’re going to be going to trial, I hear.”
Despite the ongoing proceedings, which have disputed spousal support and attorney fees among other issues, Haack has reportedly moved on romantically with Christopher LaRocca, the CEO of Network Connex in Orange County, California.
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A source told Us Weekly that Haack recently travelled to Reims, France, to embark on a new champagne business venture. She was photographed with LaRocca at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday, January 14.
As for Hall, he went Instagram official with girlfriend Stephanie Gabrys via Instagram Stories on Monday, January 13. Hall’s post included a photo of himself with Gabrys sitting on his lap near a fire pit as a Christmas tree stood in the background.
Although Haack and Hall are yet to reach a resolution, Haack has appeared to maintain healthy relationships with several of her exes.
Haack will appear alongside her former husbandTarek El Moussa, with whom she shares two children, Taylor, 14, and Brayden, 9, in the upcoming HGTV series, The Flip Off. Tarek’s wife, Heather Rae El Moussa, will also feature in the show.
Haack also revealed exclusively to Us that her relationship with ex-husband Ant Anstead, with whom she shares son, Hudson, 5, also improved after parting ways with Hall. “When Josh and I split up, I hadn’t really talked to Ant in years,” Haack told Us earlier this month. “The whole time I was with Josh, I would worry [thinking about how] Hudson’s sports [games] are coming up, we’re going to have to be on the field together, how’s Josh going to handle it?”
Comedian Ron Funches found a friend in Travis Kelce last year — and now he’s sharing insight into his pal’s endearing personality.
Funches, 41, posted a clip from his December 1, 2024 gig at Kansas City’s Comedy Club via Instagram on Sunday, January 19, revealing he’s a major fan of Kelce, 35. The pair first clicked when Funches appeared as a guest star on Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?, hosted by Kelce, in October last year.
“I started doing this game show … and it’s hosted by Travis Kelce,” Funches was seen telling the crowd in the video. “We started to become friendly, you know? And then he knew I was coming out to do shows for Thanksgiving week and he hit me up on Instagram and he was just like, ‘Hey man, are you coming to my city, let me know if you need anything.’”
Labelling the Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end “a golden retriever of a human being,” Funches explained how Kelce invited him to attend an NFL game while he was in town.
Funches explained, “He’s a f—ing good guy. He’s a good dude and not only did he get us tickets [but] an hour and a half before the game, I get another little ding on my phone. He was just like, ‘Hey man, I’m getting ready to go into game mode, I’m gonna turn my phone off but before I do, I just want to make sure you got in OK.’”
Kelce’s check-in impressed Funches to no end. “You Prince Charming mother f—er. He is amazing, he is a golden retriever of a human being. It’s probably why he’s so good at football. He just, like, sees the ball and, ‘I gotta go get it.’”
Funches briefly touched on the analogy during an interview with Us Weekly in October 2024, in which he discussed his Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? appearance and said, “[Kelce] brings his traditional golden retriever energy of a man who’s super attractive yet down to earth. He is a pretty amazing gentleman.”
The comedy gig also saw Funches make a crack about Kelce’s relationship with Taylor Swift, 35, whom he began dating in summer 2023. “I think he’s too good for her,” Funches joked in the clip, which drew loud laughter from his audience.
Funches’ praise for Kelce extended to his post’s caption, which read, “The rumors are true…@killatrav is a good dude.”
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The Instagram clip came on the back of yet another public recollection that reiterated Kelce’s legendary status. According to former Chiefs running back Charcandrick West, who played for the Chiefs from 2014 to 2018, Kelce once faked being late to a Chiefs’ hotel so West, 33, wouldn’t get fined.
During an interview with ESPN that was published on Tuesday, January 21, West said he had been stuck in traffic one evening when he spoke to Kelce on the phone and told him he was going to miss the team’s evening curfew.
When West made it to the hotel, Kelce was standing outside waiting for him, as he didn’t want West to, “be the only one to get into trouble for being late.”
Hailey Bieber appears to be unconcerned by the controversy surrounding husband Justin Bieber unfollowing her on social media.
Hailey, 28, took to Instagram on Tuesday, January 21, to share a carousel of images that included one snap of Justin, 30, seemingly sleeping while seated at a restaurant.
Captioning the carousel with two emojis — the slice of cheese and wide grin smiley — Hailey’s post arrived after Justin shared a selfie via Instagram Stories set to the song, “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe,” by Kendrick Lamar, earlier that day.
The couple’s posts followed Justin denying that he unfollowed Hailey via Instagram one day prior. (Us Weekly confirmed on Tuesday morning that Justin was not following his wife on the social media platform after fans initially picked up on the shock move.)
Justin wrote via Instagram Stories early on Tuesday, “Someone went on my account and unfollowed my wife. S— is getting suss out here.”
The controversy was a surprise to many as Justin had shared a sweet social media tribute to Hailey just hours prior to his unfollow. “The greatest woman I have and will ever know,” Justin captioned a series of Instagram photos on Monday, from what appeared to be taken during a winter getaway.
Justin and Hailey started dating in 2015 before calling it quits one year later. After their split, Justin briefly rekindled his on-off romance with Selena Gomez, but the pair broke up for good in 2018. Months later, Justin and Hailey reconnected, getting engaged and exchanging vows in a New York City courthouse in September of that year, before hosting a second wedding one year later.
Despite the social media drama, the pair have been enjoying their winter. Justin posted several sweet images from the couple’s latest vacation on Tuesday, including one romantic black-and-white photo that captured him and Hailey sitting across from each other at a table and smiling at one another. A second image showed them dressed in winter gear as they presumably prepared to hit the slopes together.
The twosome have also been busy raising their little one. Earlier this month, a source exclusively told Us that Justin and Hailey’s relationship has completely changed since Jack’s arrival in the world. “There has been a total shift in their marriage since renewing their vows [in May 2024] and welcoming baby Jack,” the insider shared. “He’s truly brought them so much happiness and a renewed bond.”
During the Monday, January 20, episode of her podcast, “Are You a Charlotte?” Davis, 59, revealed that she once loaned an “out-of-work” actor $5,000 before he hastily ghosted her.
Davis, who portrayed Charlotte York on the hit HBO series Sex and the City before reprising the role for the 2021 reboot, told podcast guest Sarah Wynter — who appeared in the SATC pilot — that the man’s response to her generous gesture shocked her.
She detailed how the man was an “out-of-work actor” she’d been seeing before starting on SATC, who is now “very successful.” Davis had lent him “all of $5,000,” after spotting notices around his home that threatened to switch off his electricity. She’d also learned he had “wrecked his motorcycle” so he was unable to attend auditions.
“He was very talented, but, at the time, I had money because I’d been working,” Davis explained. “It changed the dynamic in a horrible way … but I probably should have known better. So I lent him this money and then, you know, he stops calling. So I’m like, ‘What the heck?'”
Davis added that she confronted the man — which didn’t exactly help her situation.
“I remember going over to his apartment and banging on the door,” Davis said on the podcast. “And his dog was in there, and I loved his dog, and I could hear his dog. But I was like, ‘Is he in there and pretending that he is not in there?'”
While Davis wasn’t greeted at the door, she later received a phone call from the man, who asked her if she had been the person banging on his door.
“I was like, ‘Well, yes,'” Davis said. “I felt so embarrassed, like I was being messy. I just would love some acknowledgment or whatever, which is kind of a fantasy.”
While she didn’t reveal the identity of the man, Davis did offer some details into what he could be up to these days. “He lives out in the country with some children, so I don’t think I want to show up there,” she quipped.
Reflecting on the ordeal further, Davis labelled her decision as a “horrible mistake” before urging her listeners to avoid repeating her actions. “Do not do it,” Davis said. “It doesn’t end well.”
Davis’ Charlotte has famously experienced her own fair share of eventful dating scenarios throughout six seasons of SATC, before it evolved into two seasons of AJLT. (The third season of AJLT is expected to premiere later this year after it was renewed in August 2023, and Charlotte remains married to Harry Goldenblatt, played by Evan Handler.)
In real-life, Davis is single and a mother to two adopted children: daughter, Gemma Rose, whom she adopted in 2011, and son, Wilson, whom she adopted in 2018.
“I’m gonna say something and then I’m leaving. I don’t know how this all went so wrong,” Kyle, 56, told her RHOBH castmates during the Tuesday, January 21 episode. “I can’t do this anymore. I really can’t. I’m trying to be in a good place in my life. I want to say one thing and then I am leaving.”
Kyle’s meltdown happened when newcomer Bozoma Saint Johnhosted the women at her house for a wellness party. Questions about Kyle texting Dorit Kemsley’s estranged husband, PK Kemsley, came up again.
“I’m f—ing leaving. Please, OK. I love you and PK and your kids and you know that. I know that you know that,” Kyle said to Dorit directly. “I’ve been made to feel like I did something wrong — sending a text to PK. So, I said I’m gonna read this once and that is it.”
Kyle claimed that the message was made to seem like “maybe it was something weird.”
“I know you have a lot of friends but I am also one and here if you need me. I’ve never repeated anything you have ever shared with me and never would. (Meaning you can trust me always),” the message read. “Will keep sending memes and won’t forget laughing emojis.”
Kyle read it again during Tuesday’s episode — and this time Dorit heard the message.
“I don’t mean about regarding you,” she said, gesturing to Dorit. “I’m not talking about that. I’m talking about this, OK, which I can’t say because we’re filming and production.”
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Kyle continued to raise her voice, adding, “That is all I f—ing said. Now I am done. I’m not going to be made to feel like I’ve done something wrong,” Kyle said through tears in the clip, before speaking to Dorit directly. “I’ve loved you and your family. F— everybody, I’m done with this s—. I’m not doing this anymore.”
Garcelle Beauvais made it clear that she did not believe Kyle.
“I don’t get what her talking to PK has to do with production,” she said in a confessional. “If you’re having a private conversation with someone, and you want to say, ‘I will never share what we talked about.’ … You would write with production. And she didn’t do that.”
The fourth wall was broken various times throughout the episode. Not only did the two RHOBH stars reference production directly, but cameramen were seen while Kyle was storming out of Bozoma’s house. (Kyle previously addressed walking off set during an interview with Us Weekly published in November 2024.)
“Everybody has bigger f—ing problems and yet this is all they can f—ing focus on,” Kyle said through tears. “I mean, literally, look at all of us. Our age and what we’re doing? To be confronted like this every day about this stupidity. Everybody, honestly, should be ashamed of themselves. Seriously.”
Eventually, Dorit and Kyle sat down for a one-on-one chat.
“When you write things like, ‘You know I’d never share anything.’ That doesn’t feel right,” Dorit said. “You would never say it on camera.”
Kyle, once again, stated that she wasn’t referring to anything said about Dorit. She doubled down on this in her confessional, but Dorit had other feelings.
Elsewhere in the episode, Dorit went for a spa treatment with Erika Jayne where they discussed what went down.
“I know what the text says, I know what the text means. I know what Kyle is trying to suggest that it means, but I think that’s very much a cop-out,” Dorit claimed. “When she said, ‘I will never repeat what we talk about. Or I never repeat what we talk about.’ That is, plain and simple, about me. Not about anything else.”
Erika did not agree with Dorit’s take on the situation.
“It’s presumed that it’s you, but you don’t know for sure,” Erika stated. “I’m not going to jump to assumptions.”
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Despite their romance ending more than two years ago, Travis Kelce’s ex-girlfriend Kayla Nicole remains a fan of his work.
Nicole, 33, who was in an on-and-off relationship with Kelce, 35, for five years, shared praise for the Kansas City Chiefs tight end during the Tuesday, January 21, episode of the “I Am Athlete Daily” podcast, hosted by Nicole and former NFL players Brandon Marshall and Josh Bellamy.
Discussing Kansas City’s upcoming AFC Championship matchup, to be played on Sunday, January 26, against the Buffalo Bills, Nicole gushed over the Chiefs’ offense: “They have guys they can throw the ball to who aren’t going to drop the ball in the end zone,” Nicole said before specifically discussing her ex. “Travis Kelce — that’s a tight end that’s not gonna [drop the ball].”
During the time, Nicole befriended Kelce’s teammate Patrick Mahomes, who was the topic of further conversation on Nicole’s podcast. Nicole labelled the quarterback a “seasoned vet” in the NFL and said he “studies the game like nobody else.”
Nicole’s insight led her cohosts to cheekily ask how she knew so much about the Chiefs’ game, to which Nicole remarked, “I know somebody on the inside.”
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As the Chiefs and Bills battle it out for a spot in the forthcoming Super Bowl, to take place on Sunday, February 9, Nicole added that the Chiefs remain a team to be reckoned with. “They’ve got the threats, so, as much as I’d love to see somebody else in the Super Bowl, just to see something new, it’s not gonna happen,” she said.
Nicole’s recent appearance on Special Forces, which premiered on January 7, may provide further insight into her former relationship with Kelce. During episode two, Nicole informed costars Alana Blanchard and Kyla Pratt that she is a former girlfriend of the athlete. Nicole added during the chat, “He’s dating Taylor Swift … I just get a lot of s— online because he’s dating such a mega superstar.”
Nicole also spoke about the relationship during the episode’s confessional. “Going through a public breakup, just to be frank, is overwhelming,” she told the cameras. “I’ve never experienced anything like it. Being reduced to a headline —to something so small as someone’s ex-girlfriend — I feel like if I complete this, it will be [sic] a massive impact for myself.”
Ashley Adionser and Tyler Francis had a roller-coaster journey during and after their time on Love Is Blind.
Ashley and Tyler connected sight unseen during Love Is Blind season 7, which was filmed in Washington D.C. in October 2023 and premiered on Netflix one year later. Tyler proposed without seeing Ashley’s face, and they wed within two months of the experiment.
“She made me feel safe. A lot of men look for safety and at that point when I first met her, she made me feel extremely safe,” Tyler exclusively told Us Weekly in October 2024. “It was like a warm soul coming through the wall, and I just knew that that was my person.”
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While Tyler went into the Love Is Blind pods without expectations, he couldn’t deny an instantaneous pull toward Ashley.
“I like when you say my name,” he gushed in the first episode. “Your voice is very attractive.”
The pair quickly bonded over horseback riding, a desire to check “skydiving” off their respective bucket lists and the importance of both family and religion.
“I love that you’re consistent,” Ashley told the nuclear security officer. “You felt sincere right away. You didn’t show up as anyone else, you just showed up, like, ‘Hey, I’m sorry, I’m f—ing nervous. This is who I am.’”
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After Ashley surprised Tyler with an epic balloon display for his birthday, he proposed in the pods.
“You are the most beautiful person on the inside that I’ve ever met. You make me happy like a little kid,” Tyler told Ashley through the wall while on one knee. “I’m toting your blanket around [the living quarters]. This has been the happiest time of my life. You have made me feel safe like I’ve never felt before in my life. You’re such a graceful person, who deserves love as well. God-fearing, I can’t wait to pray with you. I can’t wait to hold your hand [and] I can’t wait to look at you.”
After declaring his love, Tyler asked if Ashley would become his wife.
“I would be honored to marry you, Tyler,” the marketing director replied. “This is f—ing crazy … but so good at the same time.”
Tyler and Ashley met for the first time in the reveal tunnel, where she received her diamond engagement ring — the pair couldn’t stop cuddling.
The duo built on their emotional connection while also exploring a physical one when they traded the pods for a tropical getaway in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
“I’m glad I got to meet you at this point in your life,” Tyler quipped during a pasta-making date. “God’s plan. Great time to meet me. Whew, you would’ve hated me, like, ‘You’re cute, wanna go on a date?’ Just prepare, there’ll be people like, ‘He is not that nice.’ I wasn’t nice to y’all. You didn’t give me a reason to be nice.”
After the trip, Tyler and Ashley moved into an apartment together back in D.C.
Their relationship, however, was tested after Tyler suddenly dropped a major revelation — he had fathered multiple children. According to the military veteran, he donated sperm to a friend who couldn’t have biological children.
Ashley felt betrayed that Tyler never told her the truth up until that point.
“You’ve been running around here talking about how we’re getting married, but you’ve also been running around saying how you want to have kids now. And it’s like, ‘Whoa,’” Ashley said. “How did you, like, even talk about any of that? I just can’t wrap my mind around it without even considering your past at all?”
She added, “That’s, like, what? Three extra kids? That’s wild. Like, who are these people? I just feel like I should know that. But I have nothing. You have shown me nothing. Like, ‘Here are the documents that show I’m not involved.’ I need to know, like, everything.”
Tyler also didn’t ask Ashley for “forgiveness,” but rather a chance to move forward.
They Do!
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Despite the omission, Ashley wasn’t willing to walk away from their relationship and said “I do” on their wedding day. Her shoes even teased the decision, featuring “I” and “Do” on each sole. Tyler also said yes at the altar.
“I’m so excited. I feel like all the nerves that I felt are now just gone,” Ashley said in a confessional after the ceremony. “I can’t stop smiling; my cheeks hurt.”
The season 7 reunion which aired on October 30, 2024, revealed the pair are still married. “This is till death to us part,” Tyler said of the duo’s romance.
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After the reunion aired, Tyler penned a thoughtful letter to his bride.
“From the moment I heard your voice, I knew there was something special about you. We took a leap of faith together, and every day since has shown me how lucky I am to have you in my life,” he wrote via Instagram. “You bring so much joy, love, and laughter into my world, and I’m constantly amazed by your strength, kindness, and the warmth you share with everyone around you.”
Tyler added, “Looking back, it’s wild to think that we started our story without ever seeing each other’s faces—just words, feelings, and faith. Yet, that experience taught me what truly matters, your heart, your wisdom, and the way you make me feel fully seen and loved. I’m so grateful for the journey that brought us here. Thank you for choosing me, every day, just as I choose you. Here’s to many more adventures, laughs, and quiet moments together.”
Ashley reshared Tyler’s note to her Instagram Story before writing her own tribute.
“I just remember my wedding day being the best day! Not in a corny way,” Ashley wrote. “Like, I mean it was a smooth 68 degrees, sun shining down on us, decor was stunning and everything running seamlessly. There wasn’t a person who didn’t come up to us and say, ‘Man I didn’t know if this was real or for TV but this is one of the best weddings I’ve ever been to, I feel the love!’ I think even now some people think this was for play. No, darling, this is our real lives, our real human hearts, our real marriage!”
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Ashley announced that she and Tyler called it quits after one year of marriage.
“After much reflection, I want to share that Tyler and I have been separated for several weeks and have now made the difficult decision to end our marriage,” she said in a statement to People. “While I had hoped for mutual understanding and transparency in our relationship, it has become clear that our paths are no longer aligned, making it impossible for me to continue in this marriage.”
The reality star added that while the decision to split wasn’t easy, it was “necessary.”
“While this chapter is ending, I will always hold respect for the time and love we shared,” Ashley continued. “I kindly ask for privacy during this deeply personal time as I focus on healing and building a new future. Thank you for your understanding and support.”
Naomi Watts was three, nay, four times a lady, as demonstrated with multiple wardrobe quick-changes while out and about in New York City to promote her book, Dare I Say: Everything I Wish I Knew About Menopause, when it was released on Tuesday, January 21.
Styled by Jeanann Williams, Watts, 56, dressed the part by championing a sense of powerful femininity with her fashion.
While en route to NBC’s Today, the actress wore an Akris coat overtop a bouclé tweed collared dress from Emilia Wickstead’s Resort 2025 collection which, as the designer told Vogue Runway in November 2024, was inspired by memories of her mother’s wardrobe, but with more contemporary shapes.
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Watts leaned into this idea with slingback Loewe Mary Janes that featured a modern sculptural block heel, oversize Balenciaga sunglasses, an Oscar de la Renta top-handle bag and a minimalist gold Bea Bongiasca ring.
Speaking to host Savannah Guthrie, Watts discussed breaking down the taboo topic of menopause. The actress said she was 36 and just completed filming King Kong and was trying to start a family when she was told she was on the brink of menopause.
“That just put panic in me and I didn’t know what to do,” she shared. “I felt very lonely, ashamed, like everything was over and that’s another reason I wanted to write the book because I want people to understand that it is not the end. There’s still much life ahead of us and plenty to do.”
Watts’ wardrobe changes were also far from over, as she followed it with a second, similarly ladylike ensemble for an appearance on Live With Kelly and Mark. This time, she wore an off-the-shoulder dress by Shushu/Tong. During the segment, cohost Kelly Ripa aptly described Watts’ honest yet humorous account on menopause “mandatory reading” for women everywhere.
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Spotted in midtown Manhattan, Watts stayed cozy in a navy Prada wool coat with gold buttons, a parent-leather Prada mini bag and pointed-toe Prada pumps to match. Dana Rebecca hoops with baguette diamonds completed the look.
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By the time Watts reached the Union Square Barnes & Noble for a discussion with journalist Laura Brown, she’d switched into a sleek tonal winter-white look consisting of silk wide-leg pants and a coordinating cardigan with a Celine double-breasted camel-colored overcoat that skimmed past her ankles.
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She carried another Oscar de la Renta bag, the Ivy, which the luxury fashion house describes as mixing sophistication and utility, along with gold “O” emblems that pay homage to the house logo’s graceful curvature. A fitting choice for Watts, a leading voice in menopause awareness, whose book is as frank and informative as it is funny — a legendary achievement in and of itself.
Jenny McCarthyand Donnie Wahlberg have really committed to PDA, and their version leans heavily on private displays of affection, too.
“We like to sneak off at parties,” admits McCarthy, 52, in the latest Us Weekly cover story. “If someone has a Christmas party, we’re going to find the basement bathroom, take advantage of the moment.”
Which is not to say they’re neglecting the public aspect. One of their more memorable makeout sessions took place in a hallway during the 2014 Creative Arts Emmys. “We hear this voice say, ‘Get a room,’” Blue Bloods alum Wahlberg, 55, recalls. “I was like, ‘That sounded like the voice of God.’ It was Morgan Freeman. He walked by and winked at us.”
Getting called out by a legendary actor is a small price to pay for maintaining their obvious chemistry after a decade of marriage. “We work at keeping it hot,” Wahlberg says. The New Kids on the Block member and the Masked Singer judge met in 2012 and wed in 2014; he shares sons Xavier, 31, and Elijah, 23, with first wife Kimberly Fey, and McCarthy is mom to 22-year-old Evan with ex-husband John Asher. She and Wahlberg live with Evan and their five dogs outside Chicago in St. Charles, Illinois, close to McCarthy’s hometown. “Of course we love each other and we’re attracted to each other, but we also give it care,” says Wahlberg. “That’s how you keep [the spark] alive. We don’t take for granted that it’s been 10 years and we don’t have to do that stuff anymore. Keep doing it.”
Having found each other later in life, Wahlberg and McCarthy — now teaming up on the ID true-crime special Very Scary Lovers (February 2, 10 p.m., after the 9 p.m. finale of Wahlberg’s Very Scary People) — are determined to get it right this time around. To that end, they take a proactive approach to every aspect of their relationship, from sexy date nights to therapy to affectionate gestures. “We’ve both been through stuff in our past relationships and have had to work hard to navigate that in a healthy way,” says Wahlberg, adding, “From the moment we said ‘I do’ to forever, everything has been about making our marriage the best it can be.”
Read on for more words of wisdom — as told exclusively to Us — from the so-in-love pair.
You celebrated your 10th wedding anniversary last August. Do you feel like you have marriage figured out?
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DW I don’t think it took 10 years for us to figure it out. I don’t want to sound like we’re the greatest marriage experts in the world, but we had similar journeys: We’ve both been divorced, and we learned a lot before we met each other. I knew when we started dating there was no turning back. When we decided to get married, we were all in.
JM We’re always learning from each other. Our goal in life is to grow spiritually and get better as human beings, and we’re constantly welcoming the lessons that come our way.
What’s the secret of your success as a couple?
JM We do the work.
DW Prioritizing the marriage. If we put things before the relationship, we have a weak foundation. We went in [saying], “Let’s give it everything we’ve got and make it the center of our lives.”
You’ve both said divorce is not an option…
DW It’s not something that is even remotely possible.
DW There was a challenging thing early on because of past trauma we’ve had in relationships. One time she was backstage at my concert and she slammed her laptop shut when I walked in the room. I was like, “What is she hiding?” Because of my journey, I immediately thought, “She’s hiding something.” What I didn’t know is that because of her journey, she was afraid I’d yell at her for being on her laptop.
JM I was in a relationship where I had a phone casket at the front door. I was forced to put my phone in and then I could continue into the house and be in the relationship. If I ever snuck it out and he walked in, it was like, “I’m going to get in trouble.” That’s a perfect example of someone projecting their past into their current relationship. I wasn’t conscious of it. We were smart enough to talk it out, and then Donnie had such empathy for me.
DW We were vulnerable enough to share that with each other, and it brought us closer.
JM It was really hard for me in the beginning because I’ve gone through quite the history of hardships in relationships. I’ll put it nicely like that. I had built up such a shield. Being able to take that armor off has been wonderful.
Did you have any reservations about the other when you first got together?
DW I didn’t want to be in a public relationship. And she says a lot on TV, whatever the hell she wants. Jenny [is] very outspoken. The year before I met her, she kissed a cop at midnight on [New Year’s Rockin’ Eve]. By getting over that insecurity and trusting her, I got to know the private Jenny, which is the greatest Jenny of all.
How do you deal with conflict?
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DW If something comes up that bothers one of us, we choose peace. That doesn’t mean we don’t work on it and resolve it, but we choose a peaceful path to that. If something ruffles my feathers, I take a look at myself before I say a word to Jen. If I go, “Hey, you hurt my feelings,” I’m not choosing peace. I [have to] look inside and say, “What bothered me about that? Oh, I have a sensitivity to that.” It could be from a past relationship. That gives me a better way into the conversation. It’s not, “You did this to me.” It’s, “I felt something, and I wanted to talk to you about it.”
JM That’s a secret weapon in relationships, and it’s really powerful. It’s about finding the space in between your reaction. You pause, you go inside, question it, and then you have a different reaction — and sometimes no reaction. That’s where true peace comes in. It’s not swallowing what you wanted to say.
DW Peace doesn’t mean ignore reality and don’t communicate. But it doesn’t have to be rooted in conflict, especially with the person you love so much.
Who is usually quicker to apologize when the situation calls for it?
JM It’s equal. Some days I don’t feel like it, so he’ll do it. Even though he might be right.
DW A wise [therapist] once told me, “You’re going to right yourself right out the front door of the relationship if you keep trying to be right.” Even if you don’t know exactly what you did wrong, “I’m sorry” can take the sting out, and it allows the other person space to be vulnerable.
DW I’m thinking about things I wish I didn’t do. I wish I could stay awake when we’re binge-watching stuff. I doze off.
JM That’s not annoying at all.
DW It annoys me on your behalf! We’re binge-watching Game of Thrones for the sixth time, but I don’t fall asleep anymore because I love it and I’m catching every little thing.
So no pet peeves?!
JM The only one is [something he] can’t control.
DW She’s outing me so bad right now. Get ready.…
JM It’s the snoring. For anyone who’s in perimenopause or menopause, if anything wakes you up, you can’t go back to sleep. So I’ve had to sleep with giant headphones. That’s tough.
DW Almost as tough as me waking up at 3 in the morning to her laughing [while] scrolling on TikTok. She’s not doom-scrolling, she’s laughter-scrolling. I’m in a deep sleep, and I look over and there’s a light beaming from her phone.
JM I have one more!
DW Oh, shoot, we’re opening up…
JM When we’re riding in the car, Donnie plays music so loud that I can’t enjoy the song. I want
to cry and scream. He needs to feel it through each cell.
DW The first thing I did when I made a hundred bucks was buy a car with a boomin’ radio so I could drive around Boston. Then they started hearing me coming, and I was like, “I don’t like this anymore. I’m supposed to be anonymous.”
JM [I know a] pet peeve Donnie has with me. It’s when I say, “Would you take out the garbage?” or “Can you take that picture off the wall?” and then I’ll do it.
DW She only asks when I’m in the middle of something! It’s like, “Oh, the Patriots are playing. Let me ask you to do this now.”
Tell Us more about keeping things spicy.
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DW It’s not hard. I wake up and I’m like, “Pinch me. This is crazy.”
JM Me, too. Now that we’ve acquired five little Shih Tzu puppies in our bedroom, we have to get creative. We’ve dedicated little spots in our house that are more romantic. But also, nothing is sexier than respecting each other. When Donnie supports me, that’s the best foreplay ever.
Do you have any rules like no sweatpants or no burping in front of each other?
JM My hair will be frizzy and sticking up, and I’ll be wearing sweatpants with holes from college, and my breath will smell, and he’ll be like, “You’ve never looked more beautiful.” When you reach this level of love and trust, there almost isn’t a physical exterior anymore.
DW Like any couple, we try to get dressed up and go out. At the same time, I just love her. And all the gorgeousness that she walks into a room with is just the cherry on top of the soul.
You once told Us you’d joined the Mile High Club. Any other “clubs” where you’ve gotten busy?
DW Other people’s weddings.
JM There was that time when I was like, “We’ve never done it in a car.” So we drove down the street —
DW — and found a dark shadowy corner.
JM That’s how you keep it fun and spicy.
DW We have limits.
JM We don’t want people to watch us.
What does a typical date night look like?
DW We had delusions of grandeur a few weeks ago: We’re going to go here and we’re going to go there. We made it halfway through dinner [before] we’re like, “Let’s go home.” And we watched The Substance.
JM We’ll usually have fun before we go to dinner, otherwise we’ll be too tired — we’re at that age.
DW Now it’s like, “Let’s get the fun out of the way first, [then] let’s go eat and hope we can make it through one episode of Housewives.”
JM Sadly, that’s where we are!
What are some ways you put the other first?
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JM When something good happens in our lives, we can’t wait to tell the other person. The only person I answer my phone for is him. My voicemail literally says, “Hi, why are you calling me?” So when the phone rings, I know it’s him and I’m so excited. We save special events and our deep, dark secrets for each other.
DW When we started dating, I sent her flowers all the time. Why would I stop now? Because there’s the ring on her finger? Shouldn’t I put the same care into it as when I was trying to win her heart? [I should] put even more care into it. We both try to do that.
Did you two ever talk about expanding your family?
JM We’re both on the same wavelength: No more babies.
DW We wish we could have. It seemed like we waited our whole lives for each other. But now we’re a happy blended family. We’ll live through the grandkids.
What adjectives describe your relationship?
JM Definitely sexy, but I’d also say authentic, deep, caring. Emotional. Trustworthy.
DW Fun. Easy.
JM Peaceful.
DW It’s such a sweet ride.
JM It really is.
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