David Hasselhoff’s ex-wife Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff died without a will, according to multiple reports.
The couple’s eldest daughter, Taylor Hasselhoff-Fiore, 34, filed court documents Thursday, March 13, to manage her late mom’s estate, stating that Pamela did not have a will in place before her death March 5, reported TMZ and People.
According to the outlets, Taylor valued her mom’s estate at around $840,000.
Pamela was found unresponsive in her Los Angeles home on March 5. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner ruled that she died by suicide. She was 62.
David and Pamela were married from 1989 to 2006 and shared two daughters, Taylor and Hayley, 32.
“Our family is deeply saddened by the recent passing of Pamela Hasselhoff,” David said in a statement following Pamela’s death. “We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult time but we kindly request privacy as we grieve and navigate through this challenging time.”
Taylor, meanwhile, shared a touching tribute to her mom via her Instagram Story on Wednesday, March 12, one day before filing to become executor of Pamela’s estate.
Taylor shared a series of photos of Pamela, including childhood photos of her and Pamela, as well as David and her younger sister, Hayley, and set it to the song “Pure Imagination,” performed by Timothée Chalamet in the hit movie Wonka.
Courtesy of Taylor Hasselhoff-Fiore/Instagram
“I’d do anything in the world to hug you again, my forever angel,” Taylor wrote over the post.
“You are my best friend, my whole heart, my everything,” Taylor continued. “I promise to make you proud & celebrate you every day. [Taylor’s daughter] London will know how incredible you are & I promise I will protect Hayley forever.”
Taylor concluded, “Mama, I love you so much … the pain is unbearable but I will be strong for you & hold onto your memory until we meet again, my beautiful.”
David and Pamela met on the set of his hit show, Knight Rider, when she was a guest star.
After their divorce was finalized in 2006, Pamela told the Associated Press, “I’ve always loved him and always will, and have love and compassion for him. It’s a very, very sad day, but a day to move on.”
There are a few things I will always invest in without hesitation: comfortable sneakers, squat-proof leggings (bonus points if there’s a matching hoodie) and quality luggage. All of the above are non-negotiables in my travel lineup — because nothing ruins a trip faster than sore feet, see-through loungewear wear or a busted suitcase that gives up before your vacation even starts.
So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I was willing to drop $360 on a carry-on. Five years later, the Lojel Cubo Suitcase has proved itself more than worth it. Here’s why I can’t stop recommending it.
Lojel knows its way around durable luggage. Every suitcase undergoes intense testing — drops, loading, extreme temperature shifts — to make sure it can actually handle real-world travel (read: overpacking, sprinting through airports and being tossed onto conveyor belts like a rag doll). The Cubo? It passed all those tests and then some!
The Cubo has been my go-to travel companion for more than 100 flights. Packed to the absolute limit and dragged through everything from smooth airport floors to bumpy cobblestone streets, this carry-on somehow still looks as sleek as the day I got it. Speaking of, the Cubo has that minimalist, modern design that makes you look like you have your life together — even if your flight is delayed, your outfit is wrinkled and you forgot a charger.
The durable recycled polycarbonate shell doesn’t just look good; it holds up against scratches, scuffs and all the chaos of travel. And the 360-degree dual wheels? Life-changing. If you’ve ever tried to maneuver a heavy, off-balance suitcase through a packed airport, you know the struggle. These wheels make gliding through terminals (and dodging slow walkers) effortless.
The expandable zipper is another feature that’s earned my loyalty. Because no matter how much I think I packed light, I always come back with more. That extra space has saved me from last-minute, suitcase-sifting struggles more times than I can count.
Don’t let the $360 price tag scare you. Considering how many flights this suitcase has endured, it has saved me from replacing cheap luggage over and over again. Buy it once and you’ll never look back. A carry-on that works with you, not against you, does exist. The Lojel Cubo carry-on is absolutely worth it!
If there’s one thing seasoned travelers swear by, it’s packing cubes. There’s one set on Amazon that basically has celebrity status. We’re talking over 27,000 glowing reviews from shoppers who say these smart packing cubes have completely transformed how they pack. Whether you’re a notorious over-packer or just trying to keep your suitcase tidy, these organizers save the day time and time again.
With a sleek, lightweight design and mesh panels for easy visibility, these packing cubes aren’t just practical . . . they’re a “total game-changer” according to shoppers. From weekend getaways to multi-week vacations, they make squeezing every last outfit (and pair of shoes) into your carry-on a breeze.
The eight-piece set includes a medium, large and extra large packing cube. It also comes with sock and underwear bags, a cosmetic bag, a shoe bag and a drawstring bag for dirty clothes. You get your choice of 18 colors ranging from neutrals to vibrant pops of color including purples, blues, and reds.
Each of the packing cubes and bags is made with smooth, durable fabric to protect your clothes from wrinkles and stains. The fabric is made to be high-performance. That means it can withstand wear-and-tear that tends to happen during trips. It’s also water-repellent to keep all of your essentials protected.
Even with all of those features, the bags are lightweight. They won’t add bulk or additional weight to your suitcase or carry-on.
The packing cubes also include two-way zippers for ease of use (no annoying snags while you’re packing), and a mesh top panel to protect your clothes from wrinkles and make them easier to identify while you’re traveling. Need a sweatshirt or something specific while you’re at the airport? You won’t have to spend ages fumbling around or pulling all your items out, since everything will be neatly organized in the packing cubes.
Besides packing and traveling more easily, you’ll also be able to pack more with these bestselling cubes. They maximize your luggage space! “I had never used packing cubes prior to purchasing these, and now I can’t imagine packing without them,” one shopper shared.
And though they’re lightweight, the cubes are durable and made to last. “I’ve had these for years and they are still holding up well. The zippers have been sturdy and smooth. The fabric has held up even though I fill them completely,” another shopper raved. Once you arrive at your destination, you’re ready to start your trip without any struggles to find the right outfits, charging cords, or medicines.
Before you set off on a spring trip or summer vacation, grab these on-sale, bestselling packing cubes at Amazon and enjoy the ultimate space-saving, organized packing ever.
Anitta is opening up about that viral ski trip with Mauricio Umansky.
The Brazilian singer, 31, and Umansky, 54, made headlines in December 2023 after they shared photos and videos via Instagram of them enjoying a vacation with YouTuber Lele Pons in Aspen, Colorado. At the time, Umansky filmed Anitta and Pons, 28, hitting the slopes in just a white towel.
“I knew this was coming!” Anitta said on the Thursday, March 13, episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen when she was quizzed about the viral moment.
“Anyways, he’s a great person, I love Mauricio,” Anitta continued, adding that she met Umansky on the Aspen trip.
As for her unorthodox skiwear, Anitta explained, “Lele’s crazy and I just say yes to the craziness.”
Host Andy Cohen then grilled Anitta on whether she is still in touch with Umansky, who separated from his wife, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards, in July 2023.
“We always talk. We became very good friends,” the singer said. Cohen then emphasized, “Very good friends?” Anitta responded, “No, we became good friends.”
Cohen went on to ask, “He’s single, anything romantic?” Anitta denied that there was anything romantic between her and Umansky.
Back in December 2023, Anitta shared a video of Umansky dancing shirtless in a bar via her Instagram Story. Umansky also played videographer on the trip as he filmed Anitta and Pons hitting the ski slopes in nothing but a towel. (Pons and Umansky competed on the same season of Dancing With the Stars earlier that year.)
Us Weekly confirmed in July 2023 that Richards and Umansky had separated after 27 years of marriage. The two addressed their split in a joint social media statement that same month.
“We have had a rough year,” they wrote, in part, at the time. “The most challenging one of our marriage. But we both love and respect each other tremendously. There has been no wrongdoing on anyone’s part. Although we are in the public eye, we ask to be able to work through our issues privately.”
CNN is denying claims that it altered video footage of Sean “Diddy” Combs attacking his then-girlfriend, Cassie, in a hotel hallway.
In a court filing related to Diddy’s federal indictment obtained by TMZ Thursday, March 13, the rap mogul’s lawyers claimed that “CNN purchased the only known copy of the Hotel’s surveillance footage, uploaded that footage into a free editing software, altered the video and then destroyed the original footage, even though it knew about and repeatedly reported about the federal investigation.”
Diddy’s defense team further alleged that CNN altered the footage it first broadcast in May 2024 by “covering the time stamp and then changing the video sequence,” reported TMZ, citing the court doc. “It also includes speeding up the video to make it falsely appear that the actions in the video are taking place faster than they are. As a result, the CNN videos do not fairly and accurately depict the events in question.”
CNN responded Thursday in a statement to TMZ, “CNN never altered the video and did not destroy the original copy of the footage, which was retained by the source. CNN aired the story about the video several months before Combs was arrested.”
However, Diddy’s lawyers told the outlet, “Our written and oral communications with CNN’s counsel were clear – they destroyed the original video file they received from their source.”
Hotel security camera footage of Diddy, 55, assaulting Cassie, 38, in a hallway in 2016 went viral when it was obtained and aired by CNN in May 2024.
At the time, Diddy apologized for his actions in a video posted via Instagram. “It’s difficult to reflect on the darkest times in your life, sometimes you gotta do that,” Diddy said last May. “I was f—ked up. I mean, I hit rock bottom but I make no excuses. My behavior on that video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. I’m disgusted.”
The rapper continued, “I went and sought out professional help. I’ve been going to therapy, going to rehab. Had to ask God for his mercy and grace. I’m so sorry, but I’m committed to being a better man each and every day. I’m not asking for forgiveness. I’m truly sorry.”
Diddy is currently behind bars at Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, and is awaiting trial on federal charges including sex trafficking, racketeering, conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution following an arrest in September 2024. He has denied all allegations against him and awaits a trial set for May 5.
“We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” Diddy’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, told Us Weekly in a statement in September. “Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children and working to uplift the Black community. He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal.”
The disgraced rap mogul also faces dozens of lawsuits from individuals who claim he harmed and exploited them through drugs, alcohol and physical abuse. Diddy has also denied these allegations against him.
The actress, 60, admitted on the Thursday, March 13 episode of her podcast “Are You a Charlotte?” that there was one plot she didn’t want to film.
Davis recalled that there was a story line in season 6 of the HBO series that involved Charlotte and her second husband Harry, played by Evan Handler, suffering a bout of food poisoning. The characters were supposed to be enjoying a fancy, romantic night eating an array of French cheeses before things took a turn for the worse and the characters ended up on the bathroom floor after getting sick.
“I just hated that storyline so much,” Davis confessed on the podcast, admitting she tried to convince the powers that be to cut the scene completely. “I went to Elisa Zuritsky and Julia Rottenberg [the writers of the episode] and said, ‘Please, do we have to do this? Why?’”
However, Davis had no luck convincing them to cut the scene because the writers felt it was an amusing addition to the show.
“They were like, ‘It’s so funny,’” Davis recalled. “I think it was based on a story where someone went to France and had a similar experience with their decadent cheeses, which we’re not used to here.”
The actress added, “I didn’t like that. I didn’t want to lay on the floor of the bathroom with Evan in stained T-shirts. Ick.”
Since her turn as Charlotte in the original HBO series, which ran from 1998 to 2004, Davis reprised her role for the 2021 reboot, And Just Like That.
Kristin Davis.(Photo by Tiffany Rose/Getty Images for Highbrow Hippie Haircare & Wellness)
Last week, she shared more behind-the-scenes secrets on her podcast about the SATC/AJLT universe — including one that involved the actor who played her first husband, Trey MacDougal.
In the March 7 episode of her podcast, Davis revealed Kyle MacLachlan turned down the opportunity to return as his character Trey.
“[Executive producer] Michael Patrick [King] has this thing where he doesn’t like us to talk about ideas for stories that didn’t happen,” Davis explained. “But I’m just gonna tell you guys that there was an idea that Trey/Kyle would come on And Just Like That, and then it didn’t happen. And so Kyle and I had to talk about it, because I was kinda mad at him. I said, ‘Why didn’t you come on? We wanted you to come on.’”
Davis went on to share MacLachlan’s reasoning behind not coming back, explaining, “He said, ‘I just wanted it to be amazing,’ meaning that it had a kind of almost a sad note. I think I’m not saying too much. I hope Michael’s not gonna be mad at me. There was a bit of a sad note, but it had this incredible lead up to me seeing Trey again.”
Days after Davis’ comments, MacLachlan told People that he hadn’t completely ruled out reprising his role as Trey but he’d only say yes if the storyline was good enough.
“I think it would be really fun to return, yeah, I do,” MacLachlan, 66, told the outlet on Monday, March 10. “They had reached out. I just felt that the idea that they had — I wanted a little bit more to it. I wanted the relationship that we had to be a little deeper.”
He added, “Maybe they’ll come back with another idea. I’d be game.”
Yellowjackets spent several scenes building up to that emotional death, but how will cannibalism — and that subsequent plot twist — change the trajectory of the show?
Warning: Spoilers below for the newest episode of Yellowjackets:
During the Friday, March 14, episode of Yellowjackets, Coach Ben Scott (Steven Krueger) is not even on his last leg after Melissa cut his Achilles tendon, which kept him from being able to move altogether. Ben ultimately realizes he is out of options in the wilderness, so he asks Natalie (Sophie Thatcher) to put him out of his misery. Natalie refuses until he goes on a hunger strike and she decides to stab him in the chest to spare him a slow death.
“I really do think that this was kind of the perfect way for Ben’s story to end,” Krueger, 35, exclusively told Us Weekly about Ben making the choice to no longer fight for survival. “If you look at where he started and the impact that he has on the rest of the characters along the way. It’s transformational.”
Krueger confirmed that he knew Ben wasn’t going to be one of the survivors since the series premiered in 2021. But it wasn’t until filming was about to start on season 3 that he got the full breakdown of how Ben’s journey would end.
“I got a call very early on — well before we ever started shooting. Months before we started shooting, I spoke to all the showrunners: Ashley [Lyle], Bart [Nickerson] and Jonathan [Lisco],” he recalled. “A lot of times creators and producers aren’t that generous and they aren’t that thoughtful. You can imagine that no actor likes to hear that their character is dying on a show. So a lot of times because of the perceived potential backlash that they get, they wait.”
Krueger wasn’t always made aware of a character’s demise, adding, “I’ve been on a number of shows that involve death — obviously with vampires and aliens and all that — and you usually don’t find out until right before an episode or two before for very good reason. Our Yellowjackets showrunners, however, don’t like how that tastes. They wanted to be respectful so they gave us all a long heads up months before. And I really appreciated that. I thought that that was really good.”
He continued: “Also as an actor I liked knowing that this is where it ended up so that from the very beginning of the season I could start to craft that arc that ultimately would take place. So I thought it all just came together really nicely and it’s heartbreaking. But I think it’s kind of great as far as stories go.”
Ben Cope
Despite Ben never being a supporter of the cannibalism that took place in the name of survival, the girls — and Travis (Kevin Alves) — ended up eating him following his death. And because this is Yellowjackets, the twists just kept on coming as their meal was interrupted by a man (Nelson Franklin) who accidentally stumbled across the group’s activities. It was a terrifying sight as the girls shouted and danced around Ben’s body, which is exactly what Yellowjackets was aiming for.
“So much of what happens to [Ben] ends up causing what comes next,” Krueger teased about the shocking reveal that the girls did potentially cross paths with people who could have helped save them before they were ultimately found by a rescue squad months later.
Krueger poked fun at the reveal that Ben was “devoured” even though he wasn’t a supporter of cannibalism for survival, quipping, “They definitely ate me. I remember I did have to go in and get a head mold made for my body because it’s on a stake. That was a traumatic experience. They definitely devoured me, but I don’t know how much of me is left.”
What does this mean for Krueger’s chances of making some kind of onscreen return?
“The cool thing about this show — as we know with Jackie [Ella Purnell] — is that characters always come back,” he teased. “There’s always either a flashback sequence or a ghosty type sequence or something like that. I certainly would not be surprised. While I don’t know for sure, I would not be surprised at all if Coach ends up making an appearance at some point in the future.”
Keep scrolling for Krueger’s answers to the bigger questions about Ben’s death — including what comes next:
Was There Ever a Chance Ben Could Live?
Kailey Schwerman/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
“There is always a chance on TV shows. Writers go into a show with a plan and then s— can hit the fan or audiences can respond in a different way. Story lines can always shift over the course of not only individual seasons but across the multiple seasons throughout an entire series,” Krueger noted. “I can say in this case, I was told from the beginning that Coach Ben would bite the dust at some point in season 3. That was always the plan.”
Krueger couldn’t deny that he “selfishly” wanted the plan to shift, adding, “I was like,’Oh, it might be cool if they changed that plan and had Coach Ben alive in the future and in the present day story line.’ I just think there’s some interesting dynamics there. However, I always really did think that for the sake of the show, Coach Ben dying and then the ripple effect that has on the rest of the characters is so rich.”
He continued: “But as we’ll see, literally as soon as Coach Ben is gone, it’s like a whole chain reaction of stuff goes down that kind of leads to exactly where they are now. It’s cool that it’s the inciting factor that pushes these characters into the rest of the show.”
What Made Ben Not Want to Fight to Survive Anymore?
Kailey Schwerman/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
“There’s two things [at play]. One is my perspective as an actor that isn’t actually the story that the writers were telling. But it’s something that I came up with, with one of my coaches that I work with a lot. But we played a lot of undertones and we had a lot of things going on internally that translated in different ways on screen,” he noted. “What I loved about the sixth episode when I first read it was it took me reading it a few times and I was like, ‘Wait, did we just do an in-episode time jump?’ We go through this really cool transition and this montage where you see the leaves changing and the little shelter that they built for me getting bigger and bigger to protect me from the elements.”
Krueger realized that Ben’s imprisonment “has been dragged out” over the course of many months on screen.
“At some point, Ben finally just realizes that regardless of what happens, this isn’t going to end well for him. Even if somebody came along and rescued them right now, there’s probably not a very happy ending in this. He’s been through so much pain and so much torture,” Krueger said. “At some point it’s like euthanasia. It’s like assisted suicide. When somebody is suffering, it’s like, ‘Please just help me out.’ The mind can only take so much and you finally just hit a breaking point where it’s like, ‘This is better for me and it’s better for you. Let’s just all do the right thing here.'”
Who Does Steven Think Burned Down the Cabin?
Kailey Schwerman/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
While trying to convince Natalie to aid in his death, Ben revealed he was the one who burned down the cabin at the end of season 2. But is that the truth — or just Ben’s way to force Natalie to assist him out of anger?
“As the actor playing the character, I actually think Ben burned down the cabin. That was something that I worked with privately. However, I think the distinction is Ben didn’t do it to try to kill them. That’s something that I was playing with a lot in my own mind — where I thought that it was a little bit too much of a simple answer to say Ben did it or didn’t do it,” Krueger explained. “I wanted to go a little bit deeper and figure out what makes this more interesting. That was what we came up with. I burned down the cabin not to kill them but because I saw them descending into this really dark place as a group. And maybe this wakes them up, it snaps them out a bit and maybe it motivates them to come together again as a team.”
The actor had a different perspective as an audience member, adding, “I would be so lost and confused about who burned down the cabin. I think that’s exactly the way that we intended it. I’m not sure that we ever truly find out — or are supposed to find out. My logical brain thinks we’re in an old wooden cabin and there’s just a giant open flame in the fireplace and candles all over the place. Even when we were on set filming, there were multiple times when I was worried with all the candles and flames. It can happen that easily and quickly. Everybody’s very quick to rush and blame a human being. I think it was just a powder keg waiting to happen.”
Why Was Natalie His Choice for Help?
Colin Bentley/SHOWTIME
“The calculation in Ben’s mind is like, ‘OK, either this can end with my closest confidant and ally mercifully helping me end my life — or this can end in an even more violent and gruesome way where somebody who hates me decides to do it themselves.’ So neither of those is great but one is certainly better than the other,” he detailed to Us. “That absolutely played into Ben’s decision where you can see some of these girls getting more and more pissed off. You can see tension starting to form within them about, ‘Why are we keeping him alive? Why are we force feeding him? Why are we doing all these things to him?’ The longer that goes on, the more there’s going to be a split in the group, which isn’t good for anybody. It’s like a little community service act or event.”
Krueger did acknowledge how Natalie’s choice to help Ben will continue to push her toward addiction and deteriorating mental health as a result of the trauma that took place in the wilderness.
“I don’t think Ben was also thinking very straight in those moments. If I was in my right mind as an adult, that’s not a burden that you should put on a teenager because she has to carry that for the rest of her life,” he said. “In the immediate aftermath, we see the fallout almost instantaneously. The excuse is that, at that point, I’m halfway gone already. I hardly even know the words that I’m saying.”
Krueger praised Thatcher for bringing her all to the scene, telling Us, “Filming that scene was one of the highlights for me of the entire series. From the first scene that we had together back in season 1, I just knew instantly that we really liked working together. We’re very similar as actors as far as our process goes and our love of the craft. It was really fitting and it actually lined up really beautifully that that was the last scene that I filmed. It was a really nice sendoff to end it with her.”
Were There Any Moments That Got Cut From Ben’s Brutal Final Episode?
Steven Krueger as Ben Scott in Yellowjackets.Kailey Schwerman/Paramount+
“I remember being very, very tired by the end of it. The force feeding scene was not fun at all. And I actually haven’t watched the full episode yet so I know that they’ve cut around it a little bit. We got a lot of pretty gruesome footage so they cut around it a decent amount and gave us the idea of what was happening. But it was pretty gnarly in the moment,” he noted. “I actually vividly remember at one point we were just in the heat of the moment and that stick that gets shoved into my mouth got shoved in and my lip accidentally caught on my tooth. It got pushed down and by the end of it, I was bleeding and they were like, ‘Wait, is that makeup blood or real blood?’ I was like, ‘I think it’s real.'”
He continued: “But at the same time, everybody did such a good job choreographing that and making sure everybody’s safe while making it look real. That’s a really fine line. It was a very exhausting last episode. I looked like I was dying so compliments to the team.”
“It makes sense for the story to appear emaciated. I’m out there living by myself. I certainly don’t have access to a whole lot of food. I just thought it served the character really well and physically it did something for me as well,” he detailed. “I truly felt physically weak at times on set — never in a dangerous way — but I do think that it served a lot of what was going on psychologically as well.”
He added: “It did take a while [to start gaining the weight back]. Even to start reintroducing a normal meal pattern, it took several months. I’m still honestly kind of a little bit below weight-wise what I was. But it’s a process and it’s all part of it. As long as you do it in a healthy way then it can be really beneficial and serve the story.”
What Does the Cannibalism Signify?
Kailey Schwerman/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
Ben voiced during his life that he didn’t support eating another person, despite the need to survive in the wilderness. That was not honored by the girls, who “devoured” him the first chance they got — and Krueger didn’t disagree.
“It seemed like they were doing just fine as far as food went at that point. The first time when it was Jackie, everybody was starving. It was winter and there wasn’t a lot of food around. That was for actual survival. This time around, they’ve got animals and are growing vegetables so they could eat that,” he noted. “We’ve now moved into this territory of cannibalism for the sake of ritual, which that’s a whole other story. This is the first time that we’ve really seen them cross the line into something that they would really be in trouble for back in the real world. You can explain away somebody dying and having to eat them for sustenance and survival. This was murder.”
“This is the first act that kicks off a long series of many acts where this is now indefensible when they get back. It shows you exactly the path that we’re going to start down to get to that point that we first saw in the pilot episode,” he added. “There’s this really interesting juxtaposition between people being so enthralled and intrigued with that first episode where we saw these girls literally being in a savage clan where they are people hunting each other, murdering each other and eating each other. People were like, ‘Whoa, this is so cool and dark.'”
He continued: “All of a sudden now, I feel like I’ve seen people saying, ‘Oh my gosh, they’re so mean. Why are they acting like this? They’re not sympathetic at all.’ And I’m like, ‘What did you think you were seeing in the first episode of the show? How do you think we get there?’ There’s got to be several steps along the way where you don’t like these people and where you might feel like they are irredeemable regardless of the circumstances. That’s an interesting evolution as far as how people are viewing the characters.”
Is Steven Surprised About the Resurgence in Support for Ben Before His Death?
Kailey Schwerman/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
“It’s cool but I very distinctly remember — I don’t know if it was the same people — but there were a lot of comments last season like, ‘What is Ben even doing? He’s so worthless. He’s not helping at all. He just lays around in his daydreams and they should eat him next.’ What I think is so cool about this show is that’s how quickly things can change,” he joked. “The writing is so magnetic and so dynamic because you can go from one season where some people hated Ben and now all of a sudden they want to figure out how to keep him alive so we can see him in the future. It’s just a testament to the writing, honestly.”
Krueger concluded: “It’s so fun and it keeps fans guessing. It’s a little heartwarming knowing that all of a sudden people have an attachment to this character. That just speaks to the fact that we’ve created a really, really cool story line for good old Coach this season.”
Could Steven Return in Another Capacity?
Steven Krueger as Ben Scott in YELLOWJACKETSKailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME
Yellowjackets fans might be surprised to find out that Krueger is also a director. Could that be the way he would come back to the show?
“I think my analytical answer would be [I would love to direct] any episode they would let me. But I have a passion for the action type of episodes and anything that is a little bit more suspenseful,” he shared with Us. “I like creating that eerie and mysterious tone throughout the course of an episode — or my short film [Leaving the Light] is very much that tone too. I would love that.”
“I think that Ben spent a lot of his life pretending to be somebody that he wasn’t — and that didn’t turn out great for him. If there’s one thing that people take away from it is you got to live your life and you got to be true to who you are and be authentic,” he shared. “This is by far the most challenging role I’ve ever played. It’s by far the best role and the best overall job that I’ve ever had. I feel like I’ve grown tremendously as an actor over the past several years as a result of this role and getting to sink my teeth into something like this. I just hope that I’m able to carry some of that over into whatever comes next.”
The singer, 44, returned to stage for the first time in over a decade, performing at the Recording Academy’s Austin Chapter Block Party during SXSW in Austin, Texas on Wednesday, March 12.
“Last night, was my first performance in 15 years,” she wrote via her Instagram account as she shared footage from the event the following day.
Simpson added, “It was an emotional coming back home to the best part of myself. Thank you for embracing me. You know that I have so much to say, but this lucky voice gets to soar again tonight. I love y’all. More to come…”
According to Rolling Stone, Simpson debuted four new songs during the set, including “Leave” and “Use My Heart Against Me.” She also performed her versions of “Son of a Preacher Man” and “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’.”
Simpson’s return to stage comes just two months after Simpson and her husband Eric Johnson officially called time on their marriage.
“Eric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage,” Simpson told Us Weekly in a statement in January. “Our children come first, and we are focusing on what is best for them. We are grateful for all of the love and support that has been coming our way, and appreciate privacy right now as we work through this as a family.”
Simpson and Johnson, 45, began dating in 2010 and tied the knot at the San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California in 2014. The pair share three children, Maxwell, 12, Ace, 11, and Birdie, 5.
Last week, Simpson released her new song called “Leave” as part of her Nashville Canyon, Pt. 1 EP. The track’s lyrics seemingly allude to infidelity experienced within a relationship.
“What we had was magic / Now you made it tragic / Giving her what you gave to me / Now the well that you drank from’s empty,” the lyrics read.
The song continues, “Did you do to her what you did to me? / Was she on her knees? / Oh, she’s everything but me.”
Nashville Canyon Pt 1, which drops March 21, will be Simpson’s first EP release since her holiday album, Happy Christmas, came out in 2010.
Prior to marrying Johnson, Simpson was previously married to Nick Lachey from 2002 to 2005. Their relationship featured on MTV reality series Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, which premiered in 2003 and aired until 2005.
The bible was inscribed by Kardashian Sr. and given to the late Simpson the day after the football player was arrested in 1994 in connection to the murder of his ex-wifeNicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman. (Simpson was later acquitted of the crimes in October 1995.)
Kim, 44, contacted Simpson’s estate executor, Malcolm LaVergne, trying to buy the bible for $15,000 but was turned down, according to a People report published on Thursday, March 13.
LaVergne told the outlet he rejected the request as there were already contracts in place with the court to auction the bible off and it would cost more to contest the contract than Kim was offering to pay for the item.
“The amount is why I had no choice, because why would I spend $15,000 of estate money — why would I spend $15,000 in attorney’s fees — to sell it to Kim for $15,000?” LaVergne told People. “That’s a zero-sum game. That’s a bad business model. If Kim had offered $150,000 for it, we would’ve been in court getting this approved outside of the auction.”
Kim Kardashian, Robert Kardashian Sr. and O.J. Simpson.(Photo by Joy Malone/Getty Images and Vince Bucci/AFP via Getty Images)
However, Kim still may have a chance of obtaining the bible which currently has a leading bid of just under $10k.
“Kim can bid on it online,” LaVergne added. “She may even get it cheaper than the 15 grand, so who knows.”
Robert Kardashian Sr. and O.J. Simpson.(Photo by Vince Bucci/AFP via Getty Images)
Kardashian Sr. reportedly wrote a handwritten message in the bible, which was dated June 18, 1994. Simpson was arrested on June 17.
“O.J., this book will help,” the bible’s note reads. “God loves and he will speak to you with his words. Read this book everyday. God has a definite plan for your life. You are his child and he will use you again. I love you and God loves you.”
Kardashian Sr. died in September, 2003 following a battle with esophageal cancer. He was 59. Simpson, meanwhile, died at the age of 76 from prostate cancer in April, 2024.
LaVergne is the executor tasked with selling off Simpson’s assets and personal items in order to pay off leftover debt.
The bible, which appears to hold sentimental value to the Kardashians, is not the only item being auctioned off.
Bidding for the personal items opened on Wednesday, March 13 via Goldin Auctions. As well as the bible, a framed photo of Simpson with former U.S. president Bill Clinton that was signed by both men is up for grabs.
Other items include football memorabilia from Simpson’s time playing professional NFL prior to the deaths of Brown and Goldman. Among the items for sale is a replica of Simpson’s 1968 Heisman Trophy. Punters can also bid for a trophy he was awarded after making history for being the first NFL player to rush for over 2,000 yards in a season in 1973.
Tiger Woods has had his fair share of ups and downs while searching for The One — including multiple cheating scandals.
Woods burst onto the golf scene at a young age and by 20 years old he had turned professional. One year later, in 1997, he became one of the greatest athletes the sport had ever seen when he won the Masters by 12 strokes. His love life seemingly followed the successful pattern when he met Elin Nordegren in 2001 through fellow golfer Jesper Parnevik, whom she was nannying for at the time.
Two years after they first crossed paths, Woods popped the question, and in October 2004, the couple said “I do.” Their daughter, Sam, was born in June 2007 and was followed by son Charlie in February 2009.
That same year, Woods and Nordegren’s relationship took a step back when news broke that he had been unfaithful. Rachel Uchitel was outed as Woods’ longtime mistress in November 2009. The athlete checked into rehab later that year for sex addiction after more than 10 women came forward with stories of alleged affairs and hookups involving Woods.
Nordegren initially stayed by her then-husband’s side as he sought medical help, but in early 2010, they officially separated. Woods eventually overcame the scandal and moved on romantically with skier Lindsay Vonn and later Erica Herman.
News broke in March 2023 that Woods and Herman had called it quits when the Florida native attempted to nullify her non-disclosure agreement with the golf legend, citing the Speak Out Act as her reason for filing. The Speak Out Act allows for NDAs to be nullified due to sexual assault or harassment. She later dropped the action and stated she was never the victim of sexual harassment or abuse at the hands of Tiger or any of his agents.
Scroll down to see who Woods has dated over the years:
The “Can’t Fight the Moonlight” songstress and the athlete “went out a few times” before she married Dean Sheremet in 2002, a source exclusively told Us in March 2010. While Woods was “into her,” the twosome called it quits after Rimes’ father complained she was too young to date him, the insider added. The country singer is currently married to Eddie Cibrian after splitting from Sheremet in 2009.
Woods proposed to Nordegren in 2003 after meeting two years prior. The pair tied the knot in 2004 and later welcomed daughter Sam and son Charlie in 2007 and 2009, respectively. News broke in 2009 that the golfer had a long-term mistress, Uchitel, and other women later came forward with claims they’d been intimate with Woods while he was married. Nordegren and Woods split in early 2010 and finalized their divorce in August of that year.
In November 2009, news broke that Woods had cheated on Nordegren with several women and had a full-on relationship with Uchitel. While Uchitel tried to shut down speculation that month by speaking with Woods’ then-wife, Nordegren, the Swedish model found evidence to prove the affair soon after they chatted.
Uchitel exclusively told Us in January 2021 that she had a “love addiction” during her affair with Woods. “I keep falling into traps of, you know, either [relationships] that are just maybe [the] wrong timing or people that are not the right people for me at the, at the right time,” she explained.
In December 2009, the porn star confirmed that she and the two-time FedEx Cup Champion had been “intimate” after previously claiming that she “f—ked Tiger Woods” in a May 2009 web video. Sampson was one of more than a dozen women who alleged they had relations with Woods while he was still married to Nordegren.
Us confirmed in February 2013 that things were heating up between the skier and Woods after they first met at a charity event in spring 2012. "Their friendship slowly turned into a relationship," an insider said at the time. The Olympian, however, announced in May 2015 that she and the PGA Tour 1996 Rookie of the Year had parted ways after three years together.
The duo were first linked in 2017, and two years later, Herman was by Woods’ side as he won the Masters tournament. She was also there in February 2021 to support the star during his recovery following a single-car collision that left him with several leg injuries.
News broke in March 2023 that the pair split after Herman filed court documents in an attempt to nullify the NDA that she signed when she first started dating the California native. (The duo broke up in fall 2022, per the court documents.) Herman cited the Speak Out Act, which “prohibits the judicial enforceability of a nondisclosure clause or nondisparagement clause agreed to before a dispute arises involving sexual assault or sexual harassment in violation of federal, tribal, or state law,” as her reason for seeking nullification in early 2023, according to documents obtained by Us.
By July 2023, she dropped the suit claiming Woods had violated an oral tenancy agreement following their split. Herman added she was never the victim of sexual harassment or abuse at the hands of Tiger or any of his agents, per a November 2023 report from CBS News.
In March 2025, Woods was romantically linked to Donald Trump Jr.’s ex-wife Vanessa Trump, according to reports by multiple outlets.
People reported that the golfer had been “quietly dating” Vanessa for “several months,” while the Daily Mail reported that the pair, who both live in Florida and have kids who attend the same school, have been dating since Thanksgiving 2024.
Weathersby announced the breakup via her Instagram Story on Thursday, March 13, and accused her now-ex of being unfaithful during their relationship.
“I’m choosing to focus on the positive as I close this chapter on a 9-year relationship,” she wrote. “Unfortunately, Chris’ infidelity with the woman he’s recently been pictured with, led to my decision to end our relationship months ago.”
In the lengthy post, Weathersby added that while she felt “disrespected” by the “troubling” actions of others she was looking ahead to the future and choosing to put herself first.
“I’m proud to say I chose to prioritize my own wellbeing and healing journey,” she added. “As I embark on this new chapter, I’m excited for the opportunities and growth that await me. I trust that God will transform the pain into something beautiful.”
According to multiple outlets, Jones, 30, posted a photo of himself with a woman licking his face via his Instagram earlier on Tuesday, March 11 before later deactivating his account.
Jones insisted he was single via an X post in January, sharing a meme that read, “I’m like 106% single” and responding to followers in the replies that he wasn’t in a relationship when questioned about the meme.
Weathersby and Jones are believed to have begun dating in November 2015 and share two sons together: Christopher Jones II, known as “Deuce”, born in 2018 and Carson Dakota Jones, born in 2022.
Jones has not publicly addressed the split or the rumored romance.
The athlete posted a cryptic message via X on Wednesday, March 13, sharing a message that read, “It’s okay to disappear to find yourself again.” Alongside the message, he wrote the caption, “Sincerely, .”
Weathersby has often been seen supporting Jones during his sporting career, and was one of the women who were often photographed with Taylor Swift and the wives and girlfriends of other Chiefs players while watching the games from a private box.
In September, Weathersby posed alongside Swift, who was cheering on her boyfriend Travis Kelce, and shared the images via Instagram. Chariah Gordon, who is engaged to Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman Jr., also took part in the happy snaps.
“The score’s never even. We’re always up 1,” Weathersby captioned an Instagram carousel of the women posing in the suite in front of a poster for Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour.
Matlock is getting ready to wrap up its first season — but the upcoming finale features even bigger twists and paves the way for some intriguing guest stars in season 2.
During an exclusive interview with Us Weekly, Skye P. Marshall teased her reaction to the season finale, saying, “I am not even exaggerating. When I read the finale script, I was like, ‘Here is take off. Here we go.’ And I mean take off as our characters are fully developed [by the end]. Everyone has their own angle, their own goal and their own ambition — whether it aligns with their original alliance or not.”
“Based on how season 1 ended, I’m pretty sure we’re going to get some amazing guest stars to just continue where this is all going to make it all make sense,” she continued. “With the success of Matlock, we got a lot of people’s attention. I’m really excited to see what other incredible talent wants to come and explore these other characters.”
She concluded: “I’m really excited that the rocket is taking off. I love that. And whatever you think is going to be revealed, the twist is going to have you turned around the same way the pilot ending did.”
Matlock, which premiered in September 2024, follows a wealthy retired lawyer named Madeline Kingston (Kathy Bates) who pretends to be a poor widower named Matty Matlock to get a job at a firm. As it turns out, Matty thinks someone at the company is complicit in the opioid epidemic that resulted in her daughter’s death.
David Del Rio, Kathy Bates, Leah Lewis, and Skye P. Marshall.Michael Yarish/CBS
The plan to take down Jacobson Moore doesn’t exactly go as planned since Matty finds herself growing closer to Olympia (Marshall), Billy (David Del Rio), Sarah (Leah Lewis) and more of her coworkers that don’t seem to be aware of the corruption at the firm.
After Matlock was renewed for a second season, director and executive producer Kat Coiro previewed how the show keeps building on that narrative shakeup.
“What’s so brilliant about the show and Jennie [Snyder Urman’s] writing is that it’s very incremental and character-based. The twists have a lot to do with psychology rather than relying on big external factors or plot shifts,” Coiro explained in November 2024. “You get so invested in these characters that small revelations become really exciting.”
Coiro noted that the CBS series isn’t relying on just one storytelling device.
“It’s easier to get away with that the more invested everybody becomes in the characters. Definitely the twist in the pilot was the biggest,” she noted. “Because you think you’re watching a pretty standard procedural about a fish out of water in a law firm. Then suddenly you introduce this story line that now has to carry two plots and two different sets of characters through every episode.”
At the time, Coiro praised the show’s writers’ room for finding ways to keep each episode feeling fresh, adding, “I think subtlety of the progression and the fact that it’s not moving forward at an incredibly rapid rate is part of what makes it sustainable.”
Matlock airs on CBS Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET and is currently streaming on Paramount+.
Austin Butler’shome in Los Angeles has been reportedly burglarized, with multiple items appearing to have been stolen.
According to TMZ, who reported on the incident on Thursday, March 14, the actor’s home was reportedly broken into while Butler, 33, was out of the country.
The outlet reported that police attended the premises after Butler’s security guard found a shattered glass door. Upon entering the home, a guard saw that Butler’s home had been ransacked.
TMZ reported that several items appeared to be missing, including a gun and money. However, a full inventory is still needed to determine what items have been stolen.
Multiple outlets, including People and TMZ reported on the split in January, with the former couple believed to have called it quits at the end of 2024.
Austin Butler.(Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, there has been a spate of burglaries at celebrity homes in Los Angeles in the past few months.
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s Los Angeles home was reportedly broken into on Valentine’s Day this year.
According to NBC News, who spoke with a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation and published its findings on Tuesday, February 18, the Beverly Hills residence “included ransacking and breaking glass.”
The couple and their family were not home at the time, reported TMZ. (The pair share two daughters, Sunday, 16, and Faith, 14. Kidman is also mother to son, Connor, 30, and daughter, Bella, 32, whom she shares with ex-husband Tom Cruise.)
The burglary follows the arrest of five suspects in January by the Beverly Hills Police Department, who, according to NBC, were arrested “in connection with a string of burglaries in their city, as well as in other California locations, including Glendale, San Marino, Los Angeles, Burbank, Pleasanton, Bakersfield, Ventura County, Orange County and San Mateo County.”
Selling Sunset star Mary Fitzgerald Bonnet and her husband Romain also had their L.A. home broken into in January, Us Weekly can confirm,
A representative for the Los Angeles Police Department media relations team confirmed that the burglary took place on Sunday, January 19.
TMZ was first to report the news, claiming that thieves entered Fitzgerald Bonnet, 44, and husband Romain Bonnet’s residence through an unlocked door. They allegedly stole over $130,000 worth of jewelry, handbags and more luxury items. Per the outlet, Fitzgerald Bonnet and Bonnet, 31, were not home at the time of the incident.
It is unclear whether Butler’s home invasion was linked to other celebrity break-ins in L.A.
Like a certain 2010s boy band, Fifth Harmony was formed on a reality competition series — and like that group, they’ve stayed busy in the years after their hiatus.
Fifth Harmony‘s story began in 2012, when all five of its members — Ally Brooke, Camila Cabello, Normani, Dinah Jane and Lauren Jauregui — auditioned for the U.S. edition of The X Factor as solo contestants. They didn’t progress on their own, but judges Simon Cowell, Demi Lovato, L.A. Reid and Britney Spears brought them back to form a girl group.
After initially calling themselves Lylas and 1432, they settled on the name Fifth Harmony after a public vote. They finished in third place during the December 2012 season finale, and one month later, Cowell signed them to his record label, Syco Music.
The band’s debut album, Reflection, hit stores in January 2015, and they quickly became one of the biggest acts in pop music. Drama began the following year, however, when Cabello announced in December 2016 that she was leaving the group.
The remaining four members claimed that they were blindsided by her decision, later confirming in March 2018 that Fifth Harmony would go on an indefinite hiatus while they pursued solo projects. While fans were devastated, the women delivered on their promise, and all four of them have since released their own singles.
Keep scrolling to see what the former members of Fifth Harmony are up to now:
The Georgia native released her first solo single, "Love Lies" with Khalid, in 2018. The following year, she debuted "Motivation," and in 2020, she collaborated with Megan Thee Stallion for the Birds of Prey soundtrack. In 2021, she teamed up with Cardi B for "Wild Side," which the duo performed at the MTV VMAs that year. A release date for her debut solo album has not yet been announced.
Normani competed on season 24 of Dancing With the Stars in 2017, finishing in third place. She has also appeared as a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race, Legendary and That's My Jam, and has modeled in several of Rihanna's Savage X Fenty fashion shows.
After years of teasing fans, Normani announced the release of her debut solo album, Dopamine, with a June 2024 release date.
In March 2025, Normani got engaged to football player DK Metcalf after three years of dating.
Brooke made her solo debut in 2018 with the single "Perfect" featuring Topic. She has said that her upcoming debut album, Mi Música, will be recorded entirely in Spanish. The "Tequila" songstress competed on season 28 of DWTS in 2019, finishing in third place. In October 2020, she released a memoir titled Finding Your Harmony.
In December 2023, Brooke announced her engagement to boyfriend Will Bracey.
After dropping the singles "Boom Boom" and "Bottled Up" in 2017 and 2018, respectively, the California native released her debut EP, Dinah Jane 1, in April 2019. She was scheduled to embark on her first solo headlining tour in 2020, but it was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The "Missed a Spot" songstress has appeared on Wild 'n Out and in the Netflix film The After Party.
Before Fifth Harmony went on hiatus, Jauregui collaborated with Halsey on "Strangers." The Miami-born singer later released the solo singles "Expectations" and "More Than That." Like Normani, she contributed to the Birds of Prey soundtrack with the track "Invisible Chains." Jauregui's debut EP, Prelude, hit stores in November 2021. That same year, she appeared in the HBO series A Tiny Audience.
Since leaving Fifth Harmony in 2016, Cabello has released three solo albums: 2018's Camila, 2019's Romance and 2022's Familia. After opening for Taylor Swift on her Reputation tour in 2018, the "Havana" songtress embarked on her first solo headlining tour later that year. She's also racked up three Grammy nominations and won four VMAs, including for her "Señorita" collaboration with Shawn Mendes. In 2021, she played the titular character in Amazon's adaptation of Cinderella, which also starred Billy Porter, Idina Menzel, Minnie Driver and Pierce Brosnan.
Cabello began dating Mendes in 2019 after years of friendship. The duo confirmed their split in November 2021. After briefly rekindling their relationship in early 2023, Cabello and Mendes called it quits that June.
During the Thursday, March 13, episode of the Bravo series, Venita, 31, revealed she was in “shellshock” after hearing something JT, 39, allegedly said about her to his barber.
Venita heard the accusations from newbie Ryan Albert, who claimed the barber said, “JT told him that there is some Black girl that’s been coming on to him and his girlfriend is going to be so pissed off.”
While retelling the rumored interaction between JT and his barber to pal Leva Bonaparte, Venita confessed she wasn’t sure what to believe. Leva, 45, was taken aback as well, telling Venita, “[That] doesn’t seem like JT.”
Leva decided to go straight to JT to clear the air. During their chat, JT admitted that he had been a little “flirtatious” with Venita amid his new romance with girlfriend Ally but was completely surprised by what came next. (Venita and JT were very lovey-dovey all season before Venita learned of JT’s new flame.)
“Ryan, I guess, uses the same barber as you. … He said that that barber told him that you verbatim said, ‘There’s some Black girl trying to get me to break up with my girlfriend,’” Leva recalled to JT, noting, “Venita is distraught.”
Leva explained that Venita felt “used” by JT after hearing the rumor, which hurt him deeply. “I’m so sorry that she thinks this, but no. This is yet another time that words are being put in my mouth,” JT responded. “I have nothing but respect for Venita.”
JT alleged, “This is absolutely bulls—. That is not how I roll.” He was frustrated as he said, “I have had enough of my name getting shattered and destroyed. I am tired of this friend group.”
JT then decided to call the barber in front of Leva to get to the bottom of the story. The barber confirmed that JT did not say “some Black girl … is trying to ruin my relationship.”
The barber recalled, “You had said that there is an interest with a cute Black girl on the show, Venita. That was really the gist of it. There wasn’t really much context [other than] that.”
The stylist was apologetic for being involved in any way, telling JT, “You know, I may have said it because I was not articulate, you know? If it was off, something that I relayed, like, I’m so sorry.”
“That’s a big allegation. That’s a really big accusation by Ryan,” JT told Leva before getting up to leave. “What did I do to this guy? That’s a motherf—!”
Ten minutes later, JT called Venita outraged that anyone would think he would purposely hurt her and speak in such a manner about any woman. “I’m still, like, shaking. … I’m really upset right now. I know you are too. I’m f—ing pissed right now. This is horrible,” JT said on the phone. “I’m upset with him, and I’m upset that he hurt you. I’m upset that he hurt you by insinuating that.”
JT explained that Leva was “hurt” by the accusations as well because her husband, Lamar Bonaparte, is Black. “Now I’m hurt but had no idea you guys were hurting,” JT told Venita. “I’m going, ‘What the f— is going on right now?’”
He then told her that he called the barber and “cleared it” up. JT revealed that he had to call Venita right after to say, “I f—ing love you.” As he spoke, his emotions continued to bubble up and he went off on the rest of the cast.
“I’m done. So done with these people they’re f—ing snakes. It’s Craig [Conover], it’s Austen [Kroll], it’s Ryan, it’s Salley [Carson],” JT claimed.
Earlier this season, Craig, 36, accused JT of calling Patricia Altschul a “bitch.” Austen, for his part, had been feuding with JT since season 9 when they got into a physical altercation over castmate Taylor Ann Green. Salley, meanwhile, got into a fight with JT after he alleged she had an affair with ex-boyfriend Gaston Rojas.
JT continued to go off on the group, especially Ryan, saying, “This is sick, man. This motherf— just called me [racist] and his husband is also Black. This has all the looks of a f—ing target job by a psychopath.”
He argued that Ryan, who is married to Eddie Irions, “Made me out to be a racist.” JT concluded by calling Ryan a “motherf—” while still on the phone with Venita.
The Southern Charm season 10 finale airs on Bravo Thursday, March 20, at 8 p.m. ET.
Just when things couldn’t get more hectic on The Pitt, the show introduced a mass shooting that will affect the rest of the season.
The Pitt built up to the reveal after Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle) gave his son, Jake (Taj Nico Speights), tickets to a music festival. Meanwhile earlier in the season, one of Dr. Robby’s patients made herself sick so her son could take her to the hospital because she wanted to alert professionals that he was worried he could harm someone else.
During the Thursday, March 13, episode of Max’s hit medical series, the doctors and nurses working in the emergency department at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital got an alert about a shooter at the festival, which resulted in multiple casualties headed their way.
Taylor Dearden exclusively told Us Weekly how the twist affects her character, Dr. Mel King, adding, “Something happens and as the day goes on, I think Mel gets more and more confident — or at least just there is more ease and less anxiety.”
Despite not feeling confident on her first day at the hospital, the second-year resident will rise to the occasion amid the crisis.
“ADHD is overrepresented in emergency services. Most ER doctors, nurses and everyone there has ADHD. It is this thing that we have as a superpower and when there’s an emergency, we can shut off all anxiety and just deal with whatever’s in front of us,” Dearden, 32, who has been diagnosed with ADHD, explained. “I’m the one that runs towards the accident, which is a terrible idea. I’ll show up and go, ‘I don’t know what to do, but I’m here.'”
Warrick Page/Max
She continued: “But Mel gets to have that superpower click in at a point, which I’m really excited for everyone to see. Just kind of like the moment where you go, ‘Oh, this is what she needs under her ass. Like a fire. I’m not saying Mel’s a hero but …'”
Dearden also surprised Uswhen asked how Mel would react to her new coworker friend Dr. Frank Langdon’s (Patrick Ball) addiction. (Robby told Frank to go home in a prior episode after he found out that the senior resident was stealing medication.)
“Mel doesn’t know at all — the whole time,” Dearden revealed. “Poor Mel. I’m just like, ‘Where’d he go? Where’d my friend go?'”
“He refers to having hurt his back while helping his parents move and that is frequently the case. He goes to a doctor who gives him pain meds and then those are habit-forming pain meds. This happens all the time. This happens with people that I know that are very, very high functioning,” Ball explained. “You see this opioid problem that is just riddling itself all across this country. It’s really sad because it’s not people that ever set out to become addicts. It’s people that trust and that get caught in a trap. That’s part of what happened with Langdon.”
Warrick Page/Max
Ball praised The Pitt for being an iconic first TV role, saying, “We are all in all the time. All the crew is on set with us and it creates just this mass. You’re just part of the world. Once you’re in it, you’re just in it and everybody’s in it with you. There’s no time to get in your head. We will rehearse, then we’ll shoot, then we’ll go straight into rehearsal, then we’ll shoot again and there’s no break.”
Meanwhile, Dearden was thankful to Wyle, who used his knowledge playing a doctor on ER to help guide his costars. “It was definitely us kind of in awe going, ‘Why can’t we make it look that easy?'” She quipped. “But I think that’s just a learning thing because by the end, we were hopefully much better.”
New episodes of The Pitt premiere on Max every Thursday.
DK Metcalf revealed that he and Normani are engaged during his first press conference for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
“I proposed to my fiancée and [former teammate Russell Wilson] was the one who connected us,” the wide receiver, 27, said during the Thursday, March 13, press conference when asked if Wilson had given him advice about relocating to Pittsburgh. “So he was just telling me congratulations, giving us congratulations on that.”
After casually dropping the news, Metcalf confirmed that he got down on one knee one day prior and shared that Normani, 28, was there to support him as he joined his new team.
“She’s right there. Hold that rock up baby,” he teased.
Metcalf shared that the proposal occurred with both of their families present for the milestone occasion.
“My family and her family was in Houston,” he told reporters. “It was my sister’s Spring Break and just thought about getting the whole family together for a big kumbaya and joining our families with the ring.”
While the proposal came off like it was a spur-of-the-moment decision, Metcalf shared that the event had been a long time coming.
“I tried to [propose] last year,” he explained “But she’s a singer so her work kind of conflicted with the schedule.”
As Metcalf struggled to get the timing just right, he took extra steps to make sure everything was perfect.
“I started sending her flowers with a story,” he recalled “And then the last letter on the flower was ‘Will you marry me?’ And she said yes.”
Normani and Metcalf began dating in 2022 after being set up by Wilson and his wife, Ciara. Metcalf and Wilson played on the Seattle Seahawks together before Wilson parted ways with the organization in 2021. After a stint with the Denver Broncos, Wilson joined the Steelers last year.
Metcalf, for his part, was traded from the Seahawks to the Steelers days before he proposed to Normani. He also agreed to a five-year $150 million contract extension.
Last year, the former Fifth Harmony singer opened up about her relationship with the football player.
“I am very happy. Definitely an answered prayer,” she said in a June 2024 interview with Rolling Stone. “I’ve experienced a lot with relationships. I’m a real lover girl. I wear my heart on my sleeve, and finding space where that’s reciprocated feels good. I like to see myself happy. I really do.”
The “Hot to Go” singer, 27, debuted her new single on Thursday, March 13, after weeks of teasing it via billboards across America.
“Dan Nigro and I wrote this together and it was so fun!!! We’ve never done a country song and I have such a special place in my heart for country music,” Roan explained in an email to fans announcing the single’s release date earlier this month. “I grew up listening to it every morning and afternoon on my school bus and had it swirling around me at bon fires, grocery stores and karaoke bars.”
The Grammy winner went on to address speculation that “The Giver” means her next LP will be more country than pop.
“Many people have asked if this means I’m making a country album???” she wrote. “My answer is.. hmm right now I’m just making songs that make me feel happy and fun and The Giver is my take on c—ry xoxo may the classic country divas lead their genre, I am just here to twirl and do a little gay yodel for yall.”
Roan further discussed her inspiration in an interview with Apple Music set to air Friday, March 14.
Chappell RoanErika Goldring/WireImage
“I think I have a special relationship to where I’m from because of country music,” she said in a teaser clip, referring to her Missouri hometown. “And so to kind of honor that part of myself by making a country song, where it’s like, ‘You know what? Yes, I’m gay. And yes, I am ultra pop. Yes, I am a drag queen.’ That can also be who can also perform a country song.”
Roan also acknowledged the rich history of drag performers singing (and lip-synching) to country classics.
“There are a lot of drag queens who do country music all over the world,” she said. “Name a girl who hasn’t done [Carrie Underwood’s] ‘Before He Cheats.’ Name a girl that hasn’t done [Shania Twain’s] ‘Man! I Feel Like a Woman!’”
Roan debuted “The Giver” for the first time during her stint as the musical guest on the November 2, 2024, episode of SNL. Fans have since been eagerly awaiting the song’s official version, her first release since last year’s single “Good Luck, Babe!”
Last month, Roan won her first Grammy, taking home the trophy for Best New Artist during the February 2 ceremony. While accepting the award, the pop star gave a rousing speech calling out record labels.
“I told myself if I ever won a Grammy and I got to stand up here in front of the most powerful people in music, I would demand that labels and the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a livable wage and health care, especially to developing artists,” she said. “Because I got signed so young, I got signed as a minor. When I got dropped, I had zero job experience under my belt, and like most people, I had a difficult time finding a job in the pandemic and could not afford health insurance.”
She continued, “It was so devastating to feel so committed to my art and feel so betrayed by the system. If my label would have prioritized artists’ health, I could have been provided care by a company I was giving everything to.”
“Labels, we got you,” Roan said in conclusion, “but do you got us?”
The professional golfer, 49, has been “quietly dating” Vanessa, 47, for “several months,” People reported on Thursday, March 13. The Daily Mail, which was first to report the news, claimed Woods and Vanessa have been together since Thanksgiving 2024. The pair both reside in Florida where their children reportedly attend the same school.
Woods has had several high-profile relationships since he turned pro in 1996. He married model Elin Nordegren in 2004 and the couple welcomed two children, daughter Sam and son Charlie, in 2007 and 2009, respectively.
Woods and Nordegren, 45, split in 2010 after the athlete’s affair with mistress Rachel Uchitelcame to light.
Us Weekly confirmed in February 2013 that Woods had begun dating Lindsey Vonn after first meeting at a charity event one year prior. The pair dated for three years before calling it quits in May 2015.
Woods’ latest relationship came in 2017 when he was linked to Erica Herman. News broke in March 2023 that Woods and Herman, 41, broke up after she filed court documents attempting to nullify the NDA she signed at the start of the relationship. (She dropped the suit later that year.)
Vanessa, meanwhile, met Donald Jr., 47, in 2003 during a fashion show in New York City. They tied the knot two years later in November 2005.
Donald Jr. and Vanessa went on to welcome five children: Kai, Donald III, Tristan, Spencer and Chloe, in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2014, respectively.
Vanessa filed for divorce from Donald Jr. in March 2018 after 12 years of marriage.
At the time, a source exclusively told Us that the pair’s relationship got “rocky” when President Donald Trump began his first election campaign. “Vanessa is very close to her family and very private and does not like all this attention on her family,” the insider alleged. “They’ve been unhappy for a while.”
As Vanessa and Donald Jr. sorted out their divorce, Us confirmed that he had cheated on Vanessa with Aubrey O’Day back in 2011. The businessman hooked up with O’Day, 41, after the two met on season 5 of The Celebrity Apprentice.
Donald Jr. and O’Day’s affair lasted until March 2012, when Vanessa discovered his infidelity via a series of emails between them.
Vanessa and Donald Jr. were reportedly separated when the affair began. They reconciled and welcomed fourth and fifth children before splitting for good in 2018.
Sponsored content. Us Weekly receives compensation for this article as well as for purchases made when you click on a link and buy something below.
Thanks to my maternal genetics and intense high-school athletics, I’ve been wearing men’s deodorant since I was a teenager. Mostly brand loyal, I occasionally shop around when I want to switch up scents or act on a sale.
In my experience, men’s deodorant has proven to work better than its female-marketed counterparts, and if you enjoy gender neutral or subtly masculine scents, it smells just as good. In sum, I have no qualms about using products targeted toward men.
What I do have qualms about is using items that aren’t good for me or the environment. That’s why the Blu Atlas aluminum-free deodorant — sold alongside the company’s exfoliating bar soap — caught my attention. It’s intense enough to neutralize all body odor yet made with natural ingredients, including bamboo extract and sage leaf.
Featuring the brand’s popular aluminum-free deodorant and exfoliating bar soap, Blu Atlas’ Everyday Body Duo costs as low as $20 when you subscribe and save. If you’ve ever tried natural (aka aluminum-free) deodorant, you understand the struggle of maintaining a fresh scent. The common culprit of body odor when switching to a natural deodorant is not properly detoxing your pits. Exfoliating the underarms is key, hence the included bar soap containing jojoba beads, aloe and shea butter to leave pits feeling — and smelling — oh, so fresh. Bye-bye, buildup!
Blu Atlas proudly boasts that its items are made with 96% natural materials (think plants, fruits and minerals). Hence, the “classic” deodorant and soap scent is a luxurious blend of fruit- and plant-derived ingredients, including bergamot, sage and patchouli.
Both designed for daily use, the deodorant can neutralize odor for up to 48 hours, and the bar of soap exfoliates and hydrates pits all at once.
The deodorant, which has nearly 170 reviews and 4.7 stars, is a fan-favorite. One repeat buyer says, “I have been using Blu Atlas deodorant for nearly a year. It has a great scent and lasts all day in the hot summers in [Arizona], that says a lot. This is on the top of my list for deodorants.”
The exfoliating bar soap has an even higher star rating of 4.8. One satisfied customer says, “The bar lathered up very well. It was thick and rich and smelled great. It rinsed off easily and left my skin feeling soft, cleaned and moisturized. My skin dried off with the towel as expected, and my skin still felt moist.”
Although the deodorant and soap can be purchased separately, buying the products as a duo saves you considerable money and spares you the hassle of ordering twice. Plus, you can even subscribe and save on recurring deliveries. I’m so excited to have sniffed out this amazing deal!
.”
(via @Pittsburgh Steelers 
