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Breaking Down the Unexpected Feud Between Gia Giudice and Bethenny Frankel

Gia Giudice and Bethenny Frankel may be the most surprising feud in Bravo history — and things don’t appear to be slowing down between the RHONY alum and the daughter of RHONJ star Teresa Giudice.

The unexpected drama between these two reality TV stars stemmed after it was reported that Teresa and her stepfather, Luis “Louie” Ruelas, were facing tax debt.

People was first to report the news in March 2025. The publication reported that they obtained court documents stating the couple received more than $3 million in tax liens — which the IRS states is the government’s legal claim against a person’s property if there’s a failure to pay tax debts. (They have not publicly commented on the claims.)

Gia addressed the money drama during an episode of her “Casual Chaos” podcast that same month.

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“My mom has everything under control, and there’s nothing to worry about,” she said. “My stepdad, Luis, is the most amazing stepfather. He treats my sisters and I like we are his own. He is also working on getting everything resolved as well. But there’s nothing to worry about. Everything’s going to be fine. But thank you for your concern.”

Keep scrolling for a complete breakdown:

Bethenny Enters the Chat

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After the news of Teresa and Louie’s reported tax debt, Bethenny took to social media to share her thoughts in March 2025.

“I cannot believe that Teresa is in another marriage with financial, legal issues,” the Real Housewives of New York City alum stated. “I’ll have to pull when I tweeted ‘If Teresa Giudice does not sign a prenup I will jump through my phone.’”

Bethenny was referring to Teresa’s past marriage to Joe Giudice, whom she divorced in 2020. Both Teresa and Joe previously served time in prison bankruptcy fraud.

“You’re watching the movie and you’re like ‘No! Do not open that closet!’ I feel terrible but like fool me once, you’re a fool. Fool me twice, I’m a fool,” Bethenny continued. “Love is blind, [and] all these things but oh my God.”

Gia’s Initial Reaction

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Gia had some choice words for Bethenny during a March 2025 episode of her “Casual Chaos” podcast.

“Bethany Frankel, thank you so much for your sweet video. You are a mother with a daughter. I bet you wouldn’t like [it] if somebody was saying this about you,” she said. “I hope that $1,000 TikTok paycheck was really worth it. And thanks. But we’re doing perfectly fine over here.”

Bethenny Has a Response

The former Bravo star took to TikTok in April 2025, saying she doesn’t know Gia — and wouldn’t usually respond to comments like this.

“She would know better than I do if they’re ‘just fine,’” Bethenny said.t. The SkinnyGirl founder further explained that her social media is used to “talk to younger women about mistakes they might make if not guided.”

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She used the example of Teresa not signing a prenup when marrying Louie.

“If, in fact, they have tax issues and they’re not paying them, and she didn’t sign a prenup, it’s not about her,” Bethenny continued. “I’m talking to you young girls. … You sign a prenup.”

Bethenny also referenced Gia discussing her mother Teresa and father Joe’s past prenup. (She also clarified in a separate TikTok that there was a “fake quote” from her to Gia circulating online.)

“She’s just ill-advised and not educated on this topic. She just doesn’t know,” Bethenny claimed. “Hopefully she’ll realize when she one day gets married, if that’s something she wants, that it’s about being financially literate.”

Gia Hits Back — Again

The podcast host and her family were “not happy” with Bethenny’s second social media video, Gia said during an April 2025 interview with People.

“At this point, her statement back, she was honestly trying to gaslight me,” Gia said. “I didn’t say half of the things that she made in her statement. I was never recommending financial advice or anything along those lines.”

Gia doubled down on using her podcast to defend her mom, as well.

“I’m obviously associated with what is going on in the public eye. It is my family, but at the end of the day, I am an individual,” she said. “I obviously take care of everything that’s going on in my life, but overall, my entire family is very responsible. And like I said on my podcast, everything is getting taken care of. But at the end of the day, I will always defend my family whether people like it or not.”

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Sister Wives' Kody Brown and Meri Brown's Relationship Highs and Lows

After more than 30 years of marriage, Kody and Meri Brown worked their way out of more than one major rough patch before confirming their split in 2023.

The couple tied the knot in April 1990 before Kody introduced three more wives, Janelle, Christine and Robyn Brown, into their family. Their unique home life drew nationwide attention when their TLC reality series debuted in September 2010.

Things between Kody and his spouses took a big turn in September 2014 when he divorced Meri in an effort to “legally restructure” their brood. Three months later, Kody officially wed Robyn so that he could adopt her children from her first marriage.

Kody and Meri remained spiritually married for nearly a decade. The twosome announced their split in a joint statement in January 2023.

Scroll down for an in-depth look at all of Kody and Meri’s ups and downs:

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The twosome tied the knot less than six months after Kody proposed. "Meri was so cute and sweet when I met her that I had a hard time suppressing my hopelessly romantic nature," Kody wrote in the family's 2012 memoir, Becoming Sister Wives: The Story of an Unconventional Marriage, adding that he believed Meri was his soulmate.

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Meri introduced Kody to Janelle Brown (née Schriever) before the pair got "spiritually married." Kody and his second wife share six children: daughters Madison and Savanah and sons Logan, Hunter, Garrison and Gabriel.

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Four years into his legal marriage with Meri, Kody entered another "spiritual marriage" with his third wife, Christine. They later welcomed six kids: son Paedon and daughters Aspyn, Mykelti, Gwendlyn, Ysabel and Truely.

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Meri and Kody welcomed their first child together, Leon, after struggling to conceive for several years.

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The Brown family took over the TLC spotlight with the premiere of their reality series. Season 1 introduced Kody's fourth wife, Robyn, the first new spouse to enter the family in more than 15 years.

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After Leon's birth, the couple tried for baby No. 2 but Meri ultimately suffered a miscarriage at 10 weeks. She looked back on the heartbreaking loss during a 2012 episode of the TLC reality show. "I completely assumed that after I had [my child], it would be very easy for me to conceive again," Meri said at the time. "And that just didn't happen. So, after years of a rollercoaster, we had finally backed off. ... I was so frustrated and so angry. I didn’t understand why, after another 12 years of trying, and then, it was just taken away from us. I didn't understand that. It was really hard."

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Kody and Meri got divorced allowing him to legally marry Robyn in order to adopt her three children from her previous relationship: David, Aurora and Breanna. "We have chosen to legally restructure our family," the Browns said in a statement to Us at the time. "We made this decision together as a family. We are grateful to our family, friends and fans for all their love and support."
During one dramatic Sister Wives episode, Kody revealed that he felt "deceived into a relationship that was very different than what I expected" with his first marriage. 

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Two years after her divorce shook up the family dynamic, Meri pursued an online relationship — but things weren't as they seemed. "At the very beginning, this person was fun, funny, just good conversation," Meri later explained during an episode of the TLC show after she got catfished by her crush. "At first, it was kind of cool just to have that companionship, I guess. I cared about who I thought she was portraying him to be because I have a trusting heart and a loving heart. ... The feelings that I had were confusing."
At the time, Kody said he felt "lost" in the situation. "Meri and I were struggling enough. It was very hard to communicate," he recalled.

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During an episode of Sister Wives, Meri and Kody struggled to come to terms with their child's sexual orientation after they came out as gay. "I'm still in a state of processing this," Kody told the cameras, saying the moment felt like a bomb being dropped. In a confessional, Meri admitted, "This is a little unexpected. I did not see this coming."

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Meri's dream of opening her own inn caused an uproar during season 13 of Sister Wives, when Kody claimed the effort was "self-indulgent." At the time, Meri said her venture wasn't out of a desire "to be alone and independent in the business world or anything like that. It was just something that I needed to get done." Though the rest of the Browns were skeptical that the bed & breakfast would pay off, Meri hoped they would come around. "I know they support it, and I think that if I needed help with [the inn] they would be right there," she said.

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In an emotional Instagram Story during the 2019 holidays, Meri looked back on her past miscarriage while sending support to other women who've gone through the same struggle. "I woke up this morning thinking about how it would be to have my 12-year-old boy with me at Christmas this year," she wrote at the time. "Never thought I'd get the news today that a sweet little mom I know and love would be saying goodbye to her own sweet baby today too. #MiscarriageSucks." Kody previously admitted during a 2012 episode of Sister Wives that their infertility journey took them both to a "dark place."

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During an episode of the unscripted series, Kody and Meri decided it was "time for us to actually take the temperature of our relationship" with the help of a professional.

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Six years after her divorce — and amid a particularly rocky patch in her relationship — Meri reassured fans that she and Kody were in it for the long haul. "Let's just clarify something here. I love this man. 💙," she wrote via Instagram. "I don't owe anyone an explanation but I'll do it anyway. ... My relationship with him is MY relationship with him. Sure we've had ups and downs through the years (I mean, isn't that somewhat normal?) High highs and low lows. ... But here's my truth. I love him. I love my family. I'm committed. I have 30 years in this. We struggle. We communicate. ... I'm not going anywhere."

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After Kody said during an episode that his relationship with Meri lacked "value," she revealed exclusively to Us that she didn't feel the same. “I did not agree with that statement then, nor do I now because I think there is value to it,” she said at the time. “It’s always hard looking back over, you know, some of the not so good and not so graceful moments of the show. ... There is always improvement to be made, but I am at peace where I am. I’m happy in my life."

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During an episode of Sister Wives, Kody revealed that his marriage to Meri started to "dissolve" in 2015 after her catfishing scandal, and it never recovered. While he admitted, "I feel more friendly with Meri than I have felt in six or more years," he also noted, "It doesn't mean I've got any romantic inclinations within our marriage."

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After Christine split from Kody in November 2021, a source exclusively told Us that Kody's other wives felt "inspired" by the decision. "Meri could not be any farther removed from the other wives and Kody," the insider said of Kody's "very independent" first spouse. A second source later revealed that the Wyoming native was "considering starting fresh" with new women.

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During the season 16 tell-all reunion, which aired in early 2022, Kody and Meri got honest about where their relationship stands now, with the former admitting that he doesn't see himself being physical with Meri again.
"I'm not ever going to be in a conjugal relationship with her because I'm not going to go through that emotional torture ever again. ... I'm not trying to make Meri sound bad, it’s just a bad match," he claimed. "There's a point where intimacy is just damage. It's misleading to have intimacy in a relationship where there’s no real safety. I'm not going there."
When asked how it feels to watch Meri and Kody struggle, Christine said, "Oh, my heart breaks when I think about their marriage. I don't want that. I don't want to be in a loveless marriage. I don't know how she does it. I guess she's more fine with it than I am."

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A few months after the shocking season 16 tell-all aired, Meri seemed to hint that she was prioritizing herself and her own happiness amid her ongoing struggles with Kody. “I was called to love, not to hate. I was called to accept, not to condemn. I was called to be confident, not to fear. I was called to serve, not to neglect. I’m here to love, to learn, to serve, to impact others in a positive way," she wrote via Instagram. “I am not here to judge, to correct, to hold accountable, anyone but myself.”
She continued: "I am here to laugh, to enjoy life, and live it to it’s [sic] fullest. I fiercely love and protect those in my inner circle, and that circle is far reaching. My calling, my job here on this earth, is to live a life of passion, of confidence, of authenticity, true to who I am, and true to who God made me to be. I am unapologetically me."

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Meri publicly supported her child, Leon, after they came out as transgender. "Someone recently told me that I didn’t have to have all of my s–t figured out in order for me to share myself with the world," Leon wrote via Instagram at the time. “So here’s me, definitely not having almost any of my s–t figured out, to let you know that I am trans. My name is Leon or Leo (i love both) and my pronouns are they/them.”
In response, Meri reposted her child's post on her Instagram Story, gushing that Leon is "my sunshine." Kody, for his part, has not publicly commented on the announcement.

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Meri enjoyed a solo hike at the Grand Canyon, which she documented via Instagram. “Sometimes life throws little curveballs. Sometimes those curveballs aren't too shabby. Embrace the change. Embrace the adventure,” she captioned a scenic picture. “This just makes me resolve to actually come spend a whole day out here taking in all the majesty.”

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The reality star again traveled by herself amid her and Kody’s ups and downs, this time to Mexico. “What a great day here in Mexico! I spent most of the day on my deck, basking in the sunlight, thinking, planning, reading, writing, all the things that fill my soul!” Meri wrote via Instagram. “Take time for yourself every once in a while! Nurture your heart and your mind. It's good for you! 💙💙.”

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Christine finally told her fellow sister wives that she was leaving Kody during a season 17 episode of the reality show. The unfiltered exchange, which was filmed during spring 2021, was met with mixed emotions — especially from Meri, who reiterated that they all signed on for plural marriage.
“When I married Kody, when Janelle married Kody, when Christine married Kody, when Robyn married Kody — each one of us made a commitment to each other. To all of us. That we would love each other,” Meri explained during a confessional. “That we would respect each other. That we would stick through it thick and thin and we’d work these things out. Come on, you guys, can’t we get our heads out of our butts?”
While Meri hinted that she was still all-in on her marriage to Kody, her spouse confessed during the episode how frustrated he had become with all of his relationships. “I’m going to be the head of my household again,” Kody told all of his wives after Christine’s split announcement. “So, I’m not going to be circumvented in that. If everybody is willing to conform to patriarchy again, I guess.”
He explained: “I’ve been fighting to make everybody happy. My bitterness is out of trying to do that and not having the family that I had thought about and designed. If it is too awkward, or I don’t feel like the head of my household when people are around then I’m not going to have the whole family together.”

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Following the death of Meri’s mom in 2021, Kody suggested that his first wife move to Utah to start running her bed and breakfast on her own. During a season 17 episode of the TLC series, Meri revealed just how hurtful Kody’s plan felt in the moment.
“I was here are the very beginning. I helped start this family. It was me and him and we had plans. He loved me,” Meri said during a confessional while holding back tears. “For him to just be like, ‘Um, just go up there now.’ It didn’t make sense.”
Kody, meanwhile, told the cameras: “The reason I’m suggesting this to Meri is, honestly, as a family [it] doesn’t feel like we interact that much. I’m not even trying to push her away.”

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During the season 17 finale, it was revealed that Janelle and Kody are separated — and he wants out of his marriage with Meri too.
“It’s interesting hearing him talking about this and the parallels that [are] happening with him and Christine and me and him,” Meri explained during a confessional. “It’s kind of disturbing because some of the things he’s frustrated about with Christine, he did with me. Oh, he wants to work on it with Christine, but not me.”
In his own interview, Kody noted: "Ironically, Meri's trying to support me and I don't want to be in a relationship with her anymore."

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During part one of season 17’s Sister Wives: One-on-One special, Meri got real about Kody saying he doesn’t “consider” them married after 32 years together. “He just made the decision,” she told host Sukanya Krishnan, confirming their separation. “I have never heard him say that to me.”
Meri explained that while she believed that Kody was “trying” in their relationship when they first moved to Flagstaff in 2018, there was a shift ahead of their most recent anniversary.
“This last anniversary, he’s like, ‘I don’t even know why you called me, Meri.’ He’s like, ‘We’re not married. We’re not acting as married,’” she claimed. “And I said to him then, ‘If that’s where we are, don’t you think that we should address that publicly?’”
The California native alleged that her then-spouse said he didn’t want to “address it.” She recalled him telling her, “‘I don’t want that to be out there publicly because I don’t want that judgment.’” Meri noted that she “would” think about a reconciliation, but pointed out Kody’s “already made the decision” that they’re done.

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After confirming she and Kody had split, Meri shared a cryptic message with her Instagram followers. "Not all is always as it seems," she wrote. "Often, we accept a version of a story as truth because it fits the narrative we've created, or what we want to believe. It's not always about what you're looking at but also where you're looking from. Everyone has their own experiences and their own truths. Remember, no matter how flat the pancake is, it always has two sides."
The photo showed Meri holding an open book with the words, "There's so much more to the story."

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“I don’t think Kody realizes the [queen] that I am,” Meri joked during part 3 of Sister Wives: One-on-One. “And if he hasn’t realized it so far, you know, maybe he never will. Maybe he doesn’t want it.”
She confessed: “People change. Maybe he is just at this place that like, ‘She’s just not for me anymore.’ And he’s now finally just saying that.” When asked whether she’s willing to wait on Kody amid their separation, the businesswoman replied, “I don’t know. Time will tell.”
Later that month, Meri and Kody released a joint statement confirming the end of their 30-year marriage. “After more than a decade of working on our relationship in our own unique ways, we made the decision to permanently terminate our marriage relationship,” the statement read.

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One year after announcing her split from Kody, Meri revealed she has a new man in her life. “Birthday #53 is looking a bit different for me this year, and might I say, I like how it looks! Meet Amos, the good looking guy I’ve been dating since October!” she wrote via Instagram, sharing photos of her boyfriend. “He’s not 6 foot 6, nor is he a pilot, but he loves Christmas almost as much as I do, and we laugh a lot together, both of which are important elements to a relationship!” The following month, Meri announced she and Amos split.

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Three months after Kody and Janelle’s son Garrison died by suicide at the age of 25, Meri revealed she had been supporting her ex-husband and sister wife amid the tragedy. “I’ve talked to each of them, and I think there’s good days and bad days,” Meri said during an appearance on the “Miss Understood With Rachel Uchitel” podcast. “I don’t know how there couldn’t be.”
Meri noted that although she felt “so much” pain for Janelle after her loss, she hadn’t been in touch with her former sister wives much since their respective splits. “When I see them, we have cordial conversations, but I don’t seek them out to have a relationship,” Meri continued. “It’s taken me a little bit to realize and just come to the understanding that it’s OK. Some people are just in your life for a season. It’s OK to let things go if the relationship is not reciprocal and it’s not building me up or building them up, it’s OK.”

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During season 19 of Sister Wives, fans witnessed Kody help his ex move from Arizona to Utah. The exes couldn’t help but laugh during the November 24 episode when Meri chose to wear a “karma” shirt while packing up her boxes on her and Kody’s anniversary. “I mean, karma’s a bitch,” Meri playfully responded when Kody noticed the tee.
Kody drove Meri to Utah during the next episode, which aired in December 2024, and proceeded to get emotional over their split. He tried to lighten the mood by teasing that when Meri gets remarried he gets to “walk her down the aisle.”
“I did joke with him and say, ‘Hey, the only reason why you want to walk me down the aisle is to just make sure that I am gotten rid of. Please take her, take her. I don’t want her back,’” Meri exclusively told Us in December 2024, reflecting on the awkward moment.

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Multiple outlets reported that Kody and Meri, as well as Robyn and Janelle, sold their Coyote Pass property in Flagstaff, Arizona, for $1.5 million. The group reportedly earned a $680,000 profit for the sale after butting heads over the land sale for years.

Kelly Stafford Was Told to 'Seek Medical Attention’ for New Health Scare

Kelly Stafford recently received some surprising health news — and explained her plan to hopefully turn things around. 

Stafford, 35, completed an at-home blood work test which revealed her cholesterol levels were “extremely high,” she revealed on the Thursday, April 17, episode of her podcast “The Morning After.” The test indicated that Stafford “needs to seek medical attention.”

The NFL wife said her results could partially be due to “genetics,”  but the levels can also be attributed to “sugar in your diet and processed foods.”

Stafford, who is married to Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, acknowledged her family has a history of high cholesterol — but said her own dietary habits aren’t helping. 

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“If you guys know me very well, I go to bed with 10 Swedish Fish in my hand every night, or hot chocolate, or something,” Kelly explained. 

She added, “Compared to my father or my mother or whoever has high cholesterol, my sugar intake is more,” she said. Everything I tend to eat has sugar. And if it doesn’t have sugar, if I eat a little chicken and rice for lunch, I’ll pour a little Yum Yum sauce on top, which is filled with sugar.”

Rather than wallow or get concerned, Kelly decided to look at her results as a sign.

“I needed that, though,” she said. “I needed that kick in the ass.”

Kelly added, “From the outside, I feel very in shape. I feel like I’m somewhat in the best shape of my life. On the inside, those numbers say differently.”

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However, Kelly said she still has one last sugar high on the horizon before she commits to her new lifestyle. 

“I told Matthew, I was like, ‘Once we get back Spring Break,’” Kelly spelled out. “I can’t do it now because honestly, Spring Break I’m going to have to have my sugar. That’s my happy place, which is the problem.”

Kelly and Matthew share four daughters: twins Sawyer and Chandler, 8, Hunter, 6 and Tyler, 4. 

“I’m going to spend like a month and get rid of all the sugar at night and go back in and test,” Kelly said. “Once I do that, I’ll let you guys know if it changes. If it doesn’t change, then I definitely think it’s just genetic and I’m going to have to figure out a way to work on it.”

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Aide Behind Meghan Markle Bullying Claims Now Works for Prince William

Jason Knauf, who was the royal aide behind the Meghan Markle bullying claims, has a new gig with Prince Harry‘s estranged brother, Prince William.

On Thursday, April 17, Knauf was announced as the new CEO for William’s charity, The Earthshot Prize. He was appointed by the Board of Trustees.

“I am honored to be appointed as the next CEO of The Earthshot Prize and look forward to working with our exceptional team and incredible Earthshot community to advance our mission of urgent optimism for our planet,” Knauf said in a statement. “The Prize has already achieved so much and the future potential is vast. I can’t wait to get started.”

Knauf is taking over for Hannah Jones, who will officially step down in the summer. After four years with The Earthshot Prize, Jones will continue to advise Kensington Palace for innovation and sustainability measures.

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William, 42, also addressed the leadership change for the nonprofit.

“As the first CEO, Hannah has built The Prize into a world class organization with an incredible team delivering an annual Prize, powering a platform for speeding solutions to scale, and catalyzing a movement to encourage young people, spark imaginations and infuse urgent optimism across the world,” he said in a statement. “As we look ahead to the future of The Prize and the urgent work needed to scale more inspiring solutions to the world’s greatest challenges, I look forward to working with Jason to chart the course for the next five years of The Earthshot Prize and beyond.”

Knauf previously worked as a communications secretary for William and Princess Kate Middleton in addition to Meghan, 43, and Harry. In 2018, Knauf filed a complaint that accused the Duchess of Sussex of bullying. The complaint claimed that Meghan drove two personal assistants out and undermined the confidence of a third staff member. Meghan denied the allegations.

Aide Behind Meghan Markle Bullying Claims Now Works for Prince William
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“The Duchess is saddened by this latest attack on her character, particularly as someone who has been the target of bullying herself and is deeply committed to supporting those who have experienced pain and trauma,” a rep for Meghan said in a statement to Us at the time.

Us reached out to Meghan’s rep following Thursday’s news about Knauf’s appointment.

Two years later, Meghan and Harry stepped down as working members of the royal family. The couple left the United Kingdom and moved overseas to Montecito, California. Meghan and Harry put down roots with their two children Prince Archie, now 5, and Princess Lilibet, now 3.

In June 2022, Buckingham Palace announced that its investigations into the claims against Meghan had concluded and their findings would not be made public. A source told Us at the time that Meghan was happy that her name had been cleared.

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“Meghan is a fair boss and never bullied anyone who worked for her at the Palace in the first place. She’s happy that her name has been cleared from the defamatory claims,” the insider said. “She and Harry are looking forward to putting the incident behind them and are happily moving on with their lives in Montecito.”

Last fall, several of Meghan’s current and former staffers exclusively spoke to Us about what it was like to work for the duchess as she worked on her entrepreneurial and philanthropic initiatives in the U.S. Ashley Hansen, then head of communications for Archewell, recalled how supportive her bosses were when she needed to take time off for a serious surgery.

“When I told them, I was met with the kind of concern and care a parent would express if it were their own child,” she told Us in September 2024. “I was asked what I needed, how and if they could help, and told to take as much time as I needed.”

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Why Teddi Mellencamp Thinks Men of 'The Valley' Are Being 'Douche Lords'

After watching the season 2 premiere of The Valley, Tamra Judge has a big question about the cast.

“We go on to Michelle [Saniei], who moved out of the house she shared with Jesse [Lally], which I don’t know what’s going on here,” Tamra, 57, shared on the Wednesday, April 16, episode of iHeartRadio’s “Two T’s in a Pod” podcast. “Why are the women moving out of the houses when they get separated from their men?”

Cohost Teddi Mellencamp quickly shared her theory, which wasn’t complimentary to the males in question.

“My guess is that the men own the houses under their names,” she explained. “And they’re being douche lords.”

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Shortly before season 1 of The Valley premiered in March 2024, Us Weekly exclusively confirmed that Jesse, 43, and Michelle, 36, were separating and choosing to end their marriage. In season 2, cameras are expected to document the pair’s divorce as they coparent their 4-year-old daughter Isabella.

“I just feel like Michelle moving out was a very interesting choice,” Tamra explained, “because usually if you have children, the man might possibly move out so they don’t interrupt the child’s normal life.”

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Teddi, 43, however, believed that a child will be affected no matter which parent moves out.

“I think the reason that she moved out is because she’s the one that moved on,” Teddi explained, alluding to Michelle’s new romance with financial advisor Aaron Nosler. “I think [Jesse] would have stayed married to her.”

Another couple going through a public divorce this season is Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright. During the season 2 premiere, viewers learned that Brittany, 36, had moved into an Airbnb.

After watching the episode, Tamra continued to question why the women of The Valley feel the need to pack their bags instead of the guys.

“Again, this is another situation where Brittany moves out and Jax stays in the house,” she said. “What in the male Chauvinist pig is going on in The Valley?”

Teddi replied, “I don’t know, but I’ve heard rumors that this is pretty common.”

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Previously, Brittany revealed that she chose to move out to take some space for the sake of her mental health.

“I don’t know what the future holds, but right now, my focus is on being the best mom to Cruz,” she shared on a February 2024 episode of her “When Reality Hits” podcast. “I love you guys. Pray for us. And everything will be just fine.”

The Valley airs on Bravo Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET. Catch up on old episodes by streaming anytime on Peacock.

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Always Bloated? Reviewers Say This Is 'The Only Probiotic That Actually Helps'

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Nick Viall Was 'Turned On' Listening to Wife Deal With Customer Service

Nick Viall is in awe of how his wife, Natalie Joy, handles calls with customer service agents.

“Every household has their things that people do,” Viall, 44, said on the Thursday, April 17, episode of his eponymous podcast. “For example, Natalie does the laundry [and] I’m allergic to laundry. I do the dishes, Natalie’s allergic to doing dishes. It works out for us.”

He added, “Historically, when it comes to calling customer service, it’s something I take great pride in, and I feel like I excel in. I honestly think the key to life is anyone’s ability to deal with customer service. It’s great practice for life.”

According to Viall, Joy “took it upon herself to start making calls” about a furniture order this past weekend.

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“I heard her in the background, and I was turned on,” the former Bachelor quipped. “It was awesome, and it made me so in love with her. I felt like, ‘Wow, she really learned something from me, like, I’ve added value to this person’s life.’”

Viall was especially proud of Joy, 26, for standing her ground with the customer service representative.

“She took it upon herself [to call] and I was quite turned on,” he mused. “I found it to be very sexy. I appreciated your help.”

Nick Viall and Wife Natalie Had Crazy Sex After He Got Turned on Watching Her Deal With
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Joy then teased how she responded to Viall’s admission.

“And then we had crazy sex after that because he was so turned on,” she quipped.

Viall and Joy, a former nurse, have been together since 2021. They tied the knot in April 2024 after welcoming daughter River Rose that February.

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“I was telling Natalie the other week she’s really the first partner I’ve ever had where I feel like we’re in a relationship,” Viall told Bustle in January. “We do things together, we talk through things. We’re a team.”

Since getting married and having a baby, Viall and Joy have been candid about the challenges of postpartum sex.

“It’s logistically hard ‘cause you have this little baby and she’s an angel and all of that and she’s obviously always by our side,” Viall said on “The Viall Files” in April 2024. “Part of that, we had Natalie’s mom [living with us too]. The best we could have done was, ‘Here, we’re going to go into the bedroom,’ and that feels odd. So, we haven’t [gotten] that comfortable with her mom yet.”

He added, “The spirit is there, but logistically we haven’t quite cracked that code.”

Given Viall and Joy’s update on Thursday, it’s likely they very much cracked that code.

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Two Series Regulars Out If 'Chicago Fire' Returns for Season 14

While Chicago Fire has yet to be renewed for a season 14, two of it’s main stars Daniel Kyri and Jake Lockett are not set to return.

On Wednesday, April 16, Deadline reported that Kyri, 30, and Lockett, 40, are planning to leave the long-running series due to possible budget cuts. The outlet noted that several Chicago Fire regulars contracts are up, which hints at the possibility of more exits.

Kyri has played firefighter Darren Ritter in the NBC drama since 2018 while Lockett has portrayed firefighter Sam Carver since 2022.

While Kyri and Lockett are not expected to return for season 14, sources close to production told Deadline that Kyri and Ritter “may still get proper endings for their characters” as season 13 is still airing.

‘Chicago Fire’ Season 13: Everything to Know

Kyri took to social media to confirm his upcoming departure from the series after seven years.

“I’ll miss this character, and it’s time to move on,” he wrote via his Instagram Story on Wednesday. “Thank you to the cast, crew, & the awesome fans.”

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Lockett has yet to comment on the news.

Chicago Fire, which has been airing on NBC since 2012, is currently in its 13th season and follows the professional and personal lives of the Chicago Fire Department at the fictional Firehouse 51. The series currently stars Kyri, Lockett, Taylor Kinney, David Eigenberg, Joe Miñoso, Christian Stolte, Miranda Rae Mayo, Hanako Greensmith, Jocelyn Hudon and Dermot Mulroney.

The NBC show recently made headlines when news broke that Eamonn Walker would be returning as Wallace Boden in season 13, despite exiting Chicago Fire in May 2024 after 12 seasons.

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“[We are] so excited to have our beloved Chief Boden back, and the episode, titled Post-Mortem, is a thrill ride unlike any we’ve done before,” showrunner Andrea Newman teased in a March press release. “Told with flashbacks and unique POVs, Chief Boden leads our team on a search to discover the how, who, and why of a fierce firefight that ended in disaster.”

Walker, 62, shared that “it was not easy” coming back to the show again as a guest star in a single episode which aired on Wednesday, April 16.

“So the first week out, I had this [thought], ‘How do I get Boden’s voice back?’” Walker, who is British, explained to Collider in an interview published on Monday, April 14. “So I called up Tanera Marshall, who is my voice coach in Chicago, and I was like, ‘I need three days with you to get Boden’s voice back. I can work on the physicality later, but let’s get his voice back. That’ll be the start of the journey.”

The actor shared that it was “amazing” to work with Marshall again and put Boden’s costumes back on.

“It was fantastic to be back with the people I love and who love me back, and the welcoming was amazing,” he gushed to the outlet. “They have a very, very special place in my heart.”

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Man Falsely Claims to Be Cofounder’s Brother, No Prince Harry Connection

Following Prince Harry’s exit from Sentebale, drama ensued — including a man falsely claiming to be the brother of cofounder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho.

After the man’s inaccurate claims made headlines, Us Weekly learned that Principal Chief Khoabane Theko is not Seeiso’s brother and has no connection to the charity.

Among the allegations Theko claimed to The Telegraph on Wednesday, April 16, was that Harry could have visited Lesotho “more often.” Harry’s 2024 visit to Lesotho marked his first in six years (including two years at the height of the global COVID-19 pandemic). He had previously traveled there four times between 2010 and 2015.

Theko, for his part, claimed he was “perturbed” to see Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, taking a trip to Africa in September 2019 without going to Lesotho. (During the trip, the couple had a busy itinerary with meeting Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a tour of the District Six Museum, a trip to Monwabisi Beach and planting trees at the Chobe Forest Tree Reserve, among other things.)

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“When [Sentebale] was launched, I remember his words quite vividly, because he was very strong in saying ‘my mother, [Princess Diana], this place, her passion about Africa’ and all that,” Theko alleged. “He’s a loved figure because of his openness, but his loss of interest has totally killed the spirit of the Sentebale’s survival. I haven’t seen [Harry] since he got himself married.”

Us Weekly reached out to Harry’s rep for comment.

Harry tied the knot with Markle in 2018, with the couple going on to welcome son Archie, 5, and daughter Lilibet, 3.

Prince Harry Lost Interest in Charity Hasn t Been the Same Since He Got Married Cofounder s Brother Claims
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Harry and Seeiso launched the charity in 2006 to support children in Lesotho dealing with poverty and HIV/AIDS. The charity included a nod to Diana, with the name translating to “forget-me-not” — her favorite flower. (Diana died in 1997 at the age of 36.)

In March, Harry and Seeiso announced they stepped down from the charity. The move was in solidarity with several trustees, who had announced their exits amid tensions with chair of the board Dr. Sophie Chandauka.

Prince Harry 'in Shock' as He Leaves Sentebale, the Charity He Created

“It is devastating that the relationship between the charity’s trustees and the chair of the board broke down beyond repair, creating an untenable situation,” Harry and Seeiso said in a joint statement obtained by multiple outlets.

Harry and Seeiso alleged that Chandauka sued the charity after being asked to leave her position.

“We are in shock that we have to do this, but we have a continued responsibility to Sentebale’s beneficiaries, so we will be sharing all of our concerns with the [U.K.] Charity Commission as to how this came about,” the statement added.

Chandauka, for her part, accused the charity of “poor governance, weak executive management [and] abuse of power” in a statement to Us.

5 Things to Know After Prince Harry Quit Sentebale Charity

“There are people in this world who behave as though they are above the law and mistreat people, and then play the victim card and use the very press they disdain to harm people who have the courage to challenge their conduct,” Chandauka said. “Discerning readers will ask themselves: why would the Chair of the Board report her own Trustees to the Charity Commission? Why would the High Court of England and Wales accept her application to hear the matter at all if the case had no merit?”

She continued, “Well, because beneath all the victim narrative and fiction that has been syndicated to press is the story of a woman who dared to blow the whistle about issues of poor governance, weak executive management, abuse of power, bullying, harassment, misogyny, misogynoir — and the coverup that ensued.”

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Margaret Qualley Says 'The Substance' Featured Her 'Butt' Over Her 'Face'

As actress Andie MacDowell’s and former model Paul Qualley‘s daughter, Margaret Qualley’s movie-star good looks are in her genes; however, she admitted that in 2024’s The Substance, her other, ahem, assets all but stole the show.

”I think my butt got more screen time than my face,” the actress joked in an Thursday, April 17, cover interview with i-D magazine.

Ironically, The Substance delves into the disturbing self-torment women endure in pursuit of an unattainable ideal of perfection. Through a blend of camp, body horror and feminine rage, the film starkly reveals the ugliness underlying our culture’s obsession with beauty.

The narrative centers on Elisabeth (Demi Moore), an aging TV fitness instructor offered the chance to transform into a superior, younger and more “beautiful” version, Sue (Margaret).

Margaret Qualley Had Acne for ‘a Year’ After ‘The Substance’

In the film, the change necessitated a bi-weekly alternation between the two selves. However, the process intensifies the dysphoria of both women, igniting envy and initiating a destructive cycle of self-punishment with no victors.

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To become Sue, Margaret, 30, explained that her preparation for the role was predominantly physical, which involved working with a trainer. As she told the publication, she did “a lot of yoga to try to get my body to be as symmetrical as possible, to feel almost newborn.”

The actress’s description came off as all the more apt considering that her character crawls out of Moore’s spine, much like the act of childbirth.

Margaret went on to say that the film’s unvarnished depiction of overt eroticism helped her embody the role, even as Sue functions as a pointed satire of the unattainable beauty norms.

Everything to Know About Demi Moore's Body Horror Film ‘The Substance’

“I was 28, having to play perfect,” Margaret noted. Adding: “It’s a part of a larger story. It’s OK if you hate me. In fact, you’re meant to.”

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Not that Margaret isn’t accustomed, or rather trained, in the art of perfection, having spent much of her youth practicing to be a professional ballerina before pivoting to modelling and eventually acting. “Ballet, specifically, is so much about being perfect. It’s about control, and there really is a right way to do things,” she shared with i-D.

“I feel like my part in The Substance was my Saturn return,” she continued. “It was dealing with everything I’d grown up dealing with for my entire life in this big, meaty way, but having the chance to do it differently than when I was 16 and modeling. I wasn’t nice to myself.”

The performance was ultimately a full-circle moment, as it led her back to the world of dance, with her featuring in a choreographed number onstage at the 2025 Academy Awards in March.

“It was nuts because Mandy Moore — the choreographer, not Mandy Moore the actress — is somebody who [growing up] I would drive three hours to Atlanta to take her class and I used to dance my little ass off trying to get her attention so that she’d bring me up on stage,” she explained.

“Then, cut to 20 years later, I finally got her attention, and it was just so surreal and so f***ing fun.”

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Christie Brinkley Reveals What Cosmetic Procedures She’s Tried

Christie Brinkley got candid about the work she’s had done.

Brinkley, 71, opened up about what cosmetic procedures she’s tried while chatting with People on Thursday, April 17. “I’ve dabbled with fillers and I go to my doctor in the city,” she shared, noting, “I don’t want to look ‘done’ or anything.”

The actress added that she had just done Fraxel, a laser treatment used for skin resurfacing. “I had skin cancer and that helps get rid of precancerous cells,” she explained. Fraxel also helps reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and sun damage by promoting new skin-cell growth.

“It’s mainly about health for me now,” Brinkley said.

Christie Brinkley, 70, Is Accepting Her Body After Being Her ‘Harshest Critic’

As Brinkley gets older, she loves to see more representation of the “seasonal gals” in the media.

“The most beautiful thing that’s happened in our industry of beauty is the expansion of what we consider beautiful,” she said. “Age is the last frontier. You see older women on runways and in magazines but it’s still not enough.”

Christie Brinkley Opens Up About All the Work Shes Had Done
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Brinkley recalled returning to CoverGirl twenty years ago in 2005 as a spokesperson, after being the face of the magazine in 1976.

“When I went back to CoverGirl, it was specifically [for products] with light reflecting things that get inside the wrinkle and reflect out so it blurs,” she said, gushing about the makeup at the time. “I’m not saying that you can’t have wrinkles, but it’s a little less is more.”

This isn’t the first time Brinkley has been real about embracing aging. In July 2024, she posted a sexy photo of herself on Instagram, lying on a bed and wearing a plunging dress.

Christie Brinkley Reveals Skin Cancer Diagnosis

“All this talk about age! But I think 70 is the new 40,” she captioned the post. “[It’s] a great time to take on new challenges, volunteer, travel, or start a new company.”

The model added, “Now is a great time to make your dreams and goals a reality! Here’s to loving the age you’re in!”

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Elon Musk's Custody Battles and Child Support Payments Explained

Elon Musk has navigated various custody arrangements with the respective mothers of his children.

Musk shares twins Vivian and Griffin, born in 2006, and triplets Kai, Saxon and Damian, born in 2006, with ex-wife Justine Wilson. The pair, who divorced in 2008, also shared son Nevada, who died of sudden infant death syndrome in 2002 at 10 weeks.

Musk also shares three children with singer Grimes: X Æ A-Xii, Exa Dark Sideræl and Techno Mechanicus, who were born in 2020, 2021 and 2023, respectively. Weeks before Musk and Grimes welcomed Exa via surrogate, Shivon Zilis gave birth to twins Strider and Azure. Zilis and Musk later welcomed daughter Arcadia and son Seldon.

Author Ashley St. Clair also claimed in February 2025 that she secretly gave birth to her and Musk’s son, Romulus, in late 2024.

Where Elon Musk Stands With the Mothers of His 13 Children

Musk had previously been candid about his desire to have a big family.

“Doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis,” he wrote via X, the social media platform that he owns, in July 2022. “A collapsing birth rate is the biggest danger civilization faces by far. Mark my words, they are sadly true. I hope you have big families and congrats to those who already do!”

Keep scrolling for a breakdown of Musk’s custody and child support arrangements:

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Wilson claimed in a 2010 essay for Marie Claire that she and Musk signed a postnuptial agreement without disclosing specific details.

“Two months after our wedding, I simply signed the postnuptial agreement,” Wilson wrote. “I trusted my husband — why else had I married him? — and I told myself it didn’t matter. We were soulmates. We would never get divorced. A life without Elon was unthinkable.”

According to Wilson, the postnup “signed away” any claims to community property except for their house. She said that the residence was “vested in [her] name” after she gave birth to their first child.

Wilson’s divorce lawyer ultimately tried to argue that the postnup was invalid since the author reportedly wasn’t informed of Musk’s significant business holdings when she signed the document. The judge ruled in Musk’s favor to uphold the document.

Details of their custody arrangements are unknown, though Musk is estranged from daughter Vivian. She claimed on multiple instances that the Tesla founder did not support her when she publicly came out as transgender.

“He was not as supportive as my mom,” Vivian claimed in a 2025 profile in Teen Vogue. “First of all, I had not talked to him in months — in months — so I had to get parental consent to get testosterone blockers and [hormone replacement therapy].”

Per Vivian, she also only found out about Musk’s kids with Grimes, Zilis and St. Clair through the internet.

“I don’t keep up with that side of the family because … I don’t. My mom doesn’t really either. She’s divorced, werk,” Vivian added. “I don’t really [care] what they do. This is not my problem, OK?”

Grimes

Elon Musks Custody Battles and Child Support Payments Explained
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Grimes (real name Claire Boucher) filed a “petition to establish parental relationship” over her three kids with Musk in September 2023. While the court documents were sealed, the musician later claimed via X that she had exhausted her bank account during the legal battle.

“Spent a year locked in battle in a state with terrible mothers rights having my Instagram posts and modeling used as reasons I shouldn’t have my kids and fighting and detaching from the love of my life as he becomes unrecognizable to me, with a fraction of his resources (or iq/ strategy experience), all the while I didn’t see one of my babies for 5 months,” Grimes alleged in November 2024. “And this is only what can be said publicly, since most of my experience these last years should remain behind closed doors.”

Musk has not publicly addressed his custody battle with Grimes. He has since brought their eldest son, X, to many public events in 2024 and 2025, which Grimes publicly condemned.

“I have tried begging the public and my kids’ dad to keep them offline, and I’ve tried legal recourse,” she tweeted in March 2025. “The state of my children’s lives being public is of grave concern to me, and I think about how to solve this every day. It’s insane to me that there’s no way to deal with this. I would hope there was some law that would allow a parent to veto small children from living public lives, but I don’t even trust the law to help me now if I tried to invoke it tbh.”

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Shivon Zilis

Musk’s parenting plan with Zilis, a Neuralink executive, has not been publicly shared. A bombshell Wall Street Journal report in April 2025, however, claimed that Musk gives Zilis “special status.”

“Musk chooses to spend time at her home in Austin as well as bringing her to high-profile public events,” the WSJ claimed, further alleging that Zilis and her four kids live on Musk’s estate in Texas.

Musk appeared to deny the report, tweeting, “TMZ >> WSJ.”

Ashley St. Clair

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St. Clair revealed in February 2025 that she gave birth to her son with Musk several months earlier. St. Clair subsequently filed a lawsuit in New York, petitioning for sole custody of Romulus and asking for Musk to submit to a DNA test.

“I don’t know if the child is mine or not, but am not against finding out. No court order is needed,” Musk wrote via X in March 2025. “Despite not knowing for sure, I have given Ashley $2.5M and am sending her $500k/year.”

The WSJ alleged the next month that Musk had previously offered St. Clair a one-time $15 million sum and an additional $100,000 per month to keep their son’s existence a secret.

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Ben Affleck Mentions Exes Gwyneth Paltrow, Jen Garner, J.Lo in Film Lookback

Ben Affleck had his exes — namely Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Garner and Jennifer Lopez — on his mind while looking back at his iconic film career.

Although Affleck, 52, played a role in 1998’s Oscar-winning Shakespeare in Love, he explained that he didn’t have an intention to portray the lead, but was intrigued at nabbing a part alongside then-girlfriend Paltrow, now 52.

“I read that script, remains the best script that I’ve ever read. I was never gonna play a lead,” Affleck told GQ in an interview published on Thursday, April 17. “When I read that Joe Fiennes was playing the lead, I read it because I was dating Gwyneth at the time — or I don’t know if I read it because of that, but I remember that she was going to be in it. I read it and loved that character. It was like the actor who’s full of himself and I thought it was very funny.”

He continued, “And more than that, I like the idea of a Tom Stoppard screenplay, you know, to me just seemed like this is amazing. This brilliant guy has actually written a screenplay for the movies and it was the best screenplay I’ve ever read. I loved it and I loved making the movie and it was a thrill and an honor to do.”

Ben Affleck’s Dating History Through the Years

Affleck and Paltrow were together for three years on and off until calling it quits for good in 2000. Three years later, Affleck starred in Daredevil alongside Garner, now 53.

“I love the comic book and I loved working with Mike Duncan and Colin [Farrell] and Jen Garner,” Affleck said. “It wasn’t the adaptation ultimately that, like, I thought was the best version of what it could have been and that was disappointing.”

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One year after starring in the film together, Garner and Affleck’s romance was confirmed. He popped the question in 2005, and the pair tied the knot the following year. The couple welcomed their children, Violet, Seraphina and Samuel in 2005, 2009 and 2012, respectively. Garner and Affleck announced their separation in 2015, finalizing their divorce in 2018.

Affleck also mentioned his starring role opposite second wife Lopez, now 55, in 2004’s Jersey Girl. The duo got engaged in the early 2000’s but ended the engagement shortly after. They rekindled their romance in 2021 and said “I do” the following year. Us Weekly confirmed in August 2024 that Lopez filed for divorce on their second wedding anniversary. The pair’s divorce was finalized in January.

Ben Affleck Through the Years: Teen Movies, Oscar Wins and More

“Oh my god, I love doing that movie too. I love Kevin. We had a beautiful time together. Vilmos Zsigmond shot that movie,” he said of Jersey Girl. “Jen was great, Liv [Tyler] was great and George Carlin was such a … Raquel [Castro], the actress played the young girl, you know, by the way, she’s like, 30 now or some crazy thing. But George was a wonderful guy and a hero of mine. And to get to work with him and get to know him was an honor and a treat.”

Affleck’s trip down memory lane comes one day after he praised Lopez while walking the red carpet for The Accountant 2 premiere.

“For the record, Jennifer Lopez is spectacular, great to my kids, great ongoing relationship with them,” he told Entertainment Tonight on Wednesday, April 16. “I love her kids. They’re wonderful. She’s [an] enormously important, tremendous person of a lot of integrity who I adore and am grateful to.”

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Shanna Moakler’s Dating History: Dennis Quaid, Travis Barker and More

Shanna Moakler has always been honest about her love life after sparking romances with several A-listers over the years.

Moakler was briefly linked to Billy Idol in 1997 before moving on with Oscar De La Hoya later that year. Moakler and De La Hoya welcomed daughter Atiana in March 1999 but split one year later.

The model dated Dennis Quaid for eight months in 2001 before she met her future husband, Travis Barker, whom she wed in 2004. Moakler and Barker welcomed son Landon in 2003 and daughter Alabama in 2005. The couple broke up in 2006 but briefly rekindled their romance, ultimately divorcing in 2008.

Moakler has since been linked to a few other famous faces, including Days of Our Lives star Greg Vaughan in late 2023.

Scroll down to explore Moakler’s dating history through the years:

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Moakler and Idol were linked in 1997, with her later sharing that she was "a fan of accents."
"He's so sexy. You know,​​​ he's got that English thing going on. And the hair, and everything! He's a rock star ... he's so cute," she shared with ESPN in a 2001 profile.

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During her 2001 interview with ESPN, Moakler mentioned dating the New Kids on the Block member in the past.
 

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"I dated a Baywatch boy named David Charvet," the Rhode Island native shared in 2001.

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Moakler and De La Hoya began dating in October 1997 and got engaged the following year. Moakler and De La Hoya's relationship ended after three years of dating when the boxer showed up with another date to the Latin Grammy Awards in September 2000.
"I'm sitting in bed, watching the Latin Grammy awards, feeling hurt that he went without me. Then, I see him there with another woman," she claimed to ESPN. "I was devastated. I had no idea there were any real problems in the relationship until that point."

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The duo reportedly dated from February 2001 to October 2001, but they kept their romance quiet at the time.

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The exes, who were married from 2004 to 2008, had their ups and downs as they tried to focus on coparenting for their children. Unfortunately, things took a turn when Barker started dating Kourtney Kardashian and Moakler chose to make drastic changes.
"Shanna is scoping out auction houses to auction off sentimental things that Travis has gotten her when they were together," a source exclusively told Us in July 2021. "She wants to sell her engagement ring."
The insider noted at the time that their coparenting relationship had "hit rock bottom." The source added, "She wants to get rid of everything that reminds her of him and reminds her of the happier times." (Barker married Kardashian in May 2022.)

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Moakler was quietly linked to the Hells Angles biker from 2014 to 2019.

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Moakler was on and off with Rondeau from 2020 to 2021. The pair's relationship took a turn when Moakler entered the Celebrity Big Brother house in February 2022. That same month, her former housemate Teddi Mellencamp claimed that Rondeau DMed her shady comments about Moakler.
"Shanna is going to be completely blindsided once she comes out of the house and finds out what Matthew has been up to," a source told Us after fans noticed that the actor unfollowed his girlfriend on social media ahead of her eviction on the CBS series. "They were headed toward an engagement but now can be headed toward a split."
Moakler, for her part, also unfollowed Rondeau when she returned home from the competition series. That same month, Rondeau was arrested following an altercation with Rondeau. The charges were dropped later that year. 
The duo briefly rekindled their romance before Moakler confirmed in January 2023 that they had ended things for good.

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Moakler met Vaughan in 1994 when they were both models in Miami. However, it wasn’t until November 2023 that they started dating after reconnecting at a vodka launch party. Moakler and Vaughan went public with their romance in March 2025 when she celebrated her 50th birthday on social media.
“He’s my best friend, my safe space, and the person I can totally be myself around, no filter needed,” Moakler told the Daily Mail in April 2025, revealing she moved to Texas the previous fall to be closer to the General Hospital alum. “Plus, he’s a hardworking, loving dad with that classic southern charm. Chivalry is definitely not dead with him!”

Emilio Estevez Says 'St. Elmo's Fire' Director Was a 'Nightmare' and 'Bully'

According to Emilio Estevez, things weren’t as friendly on the set of St. Elmo’s Fire as they appeared on screen.

“What’s the worst note a director has ever given you?” host Josh Horowitz asked the actor, 62, on the Thursday, April 17, episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. Estevez threw shade at the director of St. Elmo’s Fire in his response, stating, “‘Have a good f***ing time.’ Screaming at the top of his lungs. Here’s looking at you, Joel Schumacher.”

St. Elmo’s Fire hit theaters in 1985, just a few months after another of Estevez’s iconic films, The Breakfast Club, premiered. “To go from [The Breakfast Club director] John Hughes, who was collaborative, who was a mentor in many ways, who was calm [and] listened, to Joel, who was wildly insecure and was a nightmare on set and was a bully,” he claimed.

Estevez said Schumacher’s alleged treatment of him on set inspired his own behavior behind the camera. “I vowed never to speak to my actors that way, if I ever got a chance to direct,” he shared. “In 1984, I thought, ‘This is the best lesson a young actor who wants to direct could ever get.’ Thank you, Joel.”

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St. Elmo’s Fire followed a group of recent college graduates as they navigated friendships and romantic relationships while transitioning into adulthood. The beloved ‘80s flick starred many members of the Brat Pack, including Rob Lowe, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Andrew McCarthy and Demi Moore.

The movie marked one of Schumacher’s earliest directing credits. He went on to direct a number of memorable projects over the years, such as The Lost Boys, Flatliners, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, The Phantom of the Opera, The Number 23 and Trespass. He directed two episodes of Netflix’s House of Cards before his death at age 80 in June 2020.

Emilio Estevez Says St Elmos Fire Director Joel Schumacher Was a Nightmare to Work With
ST. ELMO’S FIRE, from left, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore, Mare Winningham, Rob Lowe, and Andrew McCarthy. Columbia Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection

Earlier in Thursday’s podcast, Estevez teased plans for an upcoming St. Elmo’s Fire sequel, revealing that Sony Pictures is “fast-tracking” the project written by Stuart Blumberg and produced by Will Gluck. A director has not been attached to the movie.

“I know Rob [Lowe] is keen on it. He’s very quick to talk about it. Every time he gets on a red carpet, Rob talks about St. Elmo’s Fire,” Estevez quipped. “It will really depend on the script. But I know the studio’s keen on it.”

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Lowe, 61, revealed that a follow-up film was in the works last year. “We’ve met with the studio and I have been talking about doing it for about four months,” he told Entertainment Tonight in July 2024. “But it’s very, very, very, very, very early stages. So we will see.”

Lowe gave an update on the project on his “Literally with Rob Lowe” podcast last month, revealing, “The script has to come in and we all have to like it but everybody wants to do it. Everybody’s on board.”

He also credited the 2024 documentary about the Brat Pack, aptly titled Brats, for helping to garner interest in a sequel. “Brats helped it and it was just, like, ‘Yes we are doing it,’” he explained. “The script is being written.”

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Shanna Moakler Has Been Quietly Dating Greg Vaughan Since 2023: 'No Drama'

Shanna Moakler revealed she’s been quietly dating soap opera star Greg Vaughan since fall 2023 but she’s now ready to publicly profess her love.

“We’ve both been through the highs and lows of public relationships, and after living in the Hollywood spotlight for so long, we really just wanted something for us,” Moakler, 50, told the Daily Mail on Thursday, April 17. “No pressure, no headlines — just real moments, privately shared.”

The model revealed it’s been “so refreshing to build something healthy, peaceful, and full of joy without the noise.” Moakler noted, “Sometimes the best love stories grow quietly and that’s exactly what we needed.”

While Moakler only recently announced her and Vaughan’s relationship — she made it Instagram official last month — they have known each other for decades.

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“Greg and I actually first met in 1994 in South Beach when we were both aspiring models,” she recalled, revealing that she and the Days of Our Lives star, 51, “had a little Miami moment and briefly dated” before they were pulled in different directions.

Three years after they first met, Moakler and Vaughan costarred in Poison Ivy: The New Seduction. In the decades since, the pair have “run into each other in Los Angeles, on set, or through mutual friends,” Moakler said.

While she said “nothing ever really lined up” that changed when the two crossed paths again in November 2023 at Jason Momoa’s vodka launch.

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“Life really came full circle, and I think that’s what makes this all feel so special,” Moakler gushed.

Despite being happy with the former General Hospital actor, Moakler confessed it “wasn’t easy” at first since they lived in separate states. Vaughan was in Texas, while Moakler resided in California.

“We’re both back and forth between Texas and Los Angeles for work and family, but we’ve found a rhythm that really works,” she said, confirming she relocated to Texas in September 2024 to be closer to her boyfriend.

More than one year into their relationship, Moakler is feeling like she hit the jackpot. “This feels like a mature love built on honesty, mutual respect, and real communication,” she shared. “In the past, those things weren’t always present. With Greg, there’s no drama, no guessing.”

Moakler noted that the couple shows up for each other “in the most genuine way,” calling Vaughan a “rare soul” who understands her. “He didn’t break my heart, but somehow he managed to heal it, and that says everything,” she continued.

“He’s my best friend, my safe space, and the person I can totally be myself around, no filter needed,” Moakler concluded. “Plus, he’s a hardworking, loving dad with that classic southern charm. Chivalry is definitely not dead with him!”

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Prior to her relationship with Vaughan, Moakler has been in several high-profile romances. She was engaged to Oscar De La Hoya, with whom she shares daughter Atiana, 26, from 1998 to 2000. Moakler then married Travis Barker in 2004.

Moakler and Barker, 49, filed for divorce in 2006, but briefly reconciled. They parted ways for good in 2008. Moakler shares son Landon, 21, and daughter Alabama, 19, with the Blink 182 drummer.

Moakler has since romance Hells Angels biker Bryan Sollima and had an on-off relationship with Matthew Rondeau that ended in 2023.

Vaughan, meanwhile, was married to Touriya Haoud from 2006 to 2014. The exes share three sons, Jathan, Cavan and Landan. The soap star was most recently in a relationship with Angie Harmon. The pair got engaged in December 2019, but called it quits two years later.

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Ben Affleck Recalls Facing His 'Internalized Homophobia' for Gay Kiss Scene

Ben Affleck opened up about a difficult time he had processing his emotions while filming Chasing Amy, which featured his character kissing a man.

“I ended up having to confront some of my own internalized homophobia [in Chasing Amy] because I found it so difficult to kiss Jason [Lee],” the actor, 52, said in a GQ interview on Thursday, April 17. “And I thought, ‘This is really embarrassing. Like, this is clearly some internalized thing because why should that be a difficult thing to do?’”

Affleck starred in the 1997 romance film alongside Lee, now 54, and Joey Lauren Adams. In the movie, directed by Kevin Smith, Affleck’s character falls in love with a woman (Adams) who is a lesbian, and his professional partner (Lee) does not approve. Affleck and Adams’ characters build a friendship that later turns romantic much to the chagrin of Lee.

“At the time, what I thought about it was that it kind of alluded to a spectrum of sexual orientation,” Affleck recalled of the film. “Because to me it was very suggestive around the homosexuality between the two friends.”

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As Affleck dived deeper into his character, he questioned what “a love relationship between two men” would look like after only knowing platonic connections.

“You love this other man, we have friendships with men that we love very much,” he explained. “And it was a way of looking at well, how is this also similar to homosexual relationships? Or maybe there’s a sort of continuum or spectrum, and I thought that was honest.”

While looking back on the movie, Affleck admitted he wasn’t thrilled with his performance.

Ben Affleck Recalls Confronting Internalized Homophobia in Chasing Amy
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“And I still think I did a s***y and unconvincing job at it, and I’m disappointed by that,” he confessed. “And I would love the chance to do better at that. Although now I’m not sure the idea of playing a gay character would be welcome.”

Affleck added that he also would be “aversive” to take another queer role since he does not want “to offend anyone in this direction.” (Many films have been criticized for casting straight performers to play leading gay roles rather than casting actual LGBTQ+ actors.)

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Despite his feelings about his performance, Affleck is still proud of the project.

“It was a movie that, at the time, sort of felt like it was pushing some boundaries,” he said. “And in retrospect, as often happens, the world has evolved.”

Chasing Amy was a success at the time. The indie film received positive reviews and earned $12 million at the box office. Chasing Amy won two awards at the 1998 Independent Spirit Awards, one for Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Lee.

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Brandi Glanville Reveals What She Looks Like Currently Amid Health Battle

Brandi Glanville is providing an update amid her mysterious facial disfigurement.

“Good morning,” Glanville, 52 — who concealed half her face behind the camera — began in her video exclusively shared with Us Weekly. “I know doctors think I’m crazy and there’s nothing really wrong with me, nothing’s growing and it’s just another normal Sunday.”

Glanville then positioned the camera to show off her whole face, revealing a new growth visible on one side of her cheek.

“That’s why I today am heading to urgent care because there’s nothing wrong with me,” Glanville quipped. “Nothing’s growing. It’s in my head.”

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Glanville, who has been dealing with an unknown medical condition for nearly two years, exclusively told Us that she’s spent thousands of dollars searching for answers.

“I’m out of funds. I’m out over six figures at this point,” she explained, while promoting her “Remedy” single. “I don’t have the means to go anywhere at this point. I’m online every day, going down a different rabbit hole. It’s exhausting. It’s all-consuming.”

The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum claimed that she’s spent more than $113,000 attempting to find a treatment outside of her health insurance plan. (Glanville alleged she has run through Kaiser’s covered options.)

“I just wanna find a doctor who makes it, like, his mission to help me,” Glanville said. “And not just me, [but] these other poor women who have been going through this for so long, and men, too. I’ve had a couple men reach out. I feel for them, like, I know exactly what they’re talking about and the pressure in their head, how they feel it’s gonna explode. … I’m at my wits’ end.”

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Glanville has met with doctors, undergone CAT scans, MRIs and ultrasounds — and still has no definitive answers on “whatever’s living in [her] face.”

“It’s moving down my body, like, literally in my neck now moving on my left shoulder [and] down my arm,” she said. “I have to get up, I have to stretch, I have to get in a hot tub. I have a routine and it sucks.”

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Glanville shared that she’s also been leaning on antibiotics and CellSound to feel better. “It’s an ultrasound therapy, it pisses off whatever’s going on there and it gives me reprieve from the pressure,” she said. “It’s been very helpful. And then I recently started with Dr. Joy Kong doing stem cells. And I did notice, like I had right after, immediately I had more energy.”

Real Housewives of Orange County star Heather Dubrow’s husband, Dr. Terry Dubrow, has been one of medical professionals who has offered to help Glanville get a diagnosis and has performed four biopsies on her.

Dubrow exclusively told Us in February that he’s “committed to helping” Glanville, adding, “I think once we get a diagnosis and we get a treatment plan, that we can get on the other side of it.” Dubrow, however, has had no answers for Glanville.

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Meghan Markle Recommends This $19 LEGO Bunny for Easter

Having trouble coming up with Easter basket ideas? Meghan Markle is coming through with suggestions — especially for LEGO lovers. She recently recommended adding an adorable Easter bunny toy to the mix, and on top of being surprisingly affordable, the festive pick can still be shipped in time for the holiday.

Over the past few weeks, the Duchess of Sussex has been sharing some of her favorite products on her new ShopMy page. Just in time for Easter, the mom of two decided to post a special “Easter Edit,” including everything from table linens to pastel-colored outfits. Still, one must-have item stood out among the rest: The LEGO Creator 3 in 1 Cute Bunny Toy, which she may or may not be adding to Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet’s baskets this year.

It turns out that Amazon shoppers are just as obsessed with the toy as the royal, especially since it costs just $20!

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This 3-in-1 LEGO toy will no doubt provide hours of entertainment for kids ages 8 and up — and that alone makes it well worth the money. Aside from being able to build a bunny, there’s the option of creating a llama or a seal. Each animal even comes with fun, egg-stra cute elements, like a carrot, a sunflower (naturally) and a patch of grass, making for interesting storytelling. Even after your littles have spent hours building, they’ll be able to play with the created animals and mix and match with their other LEGO kits. It’s ideal for afternoons spent with family and friends. . . especially during and after the Easter holiday!

Over 90,000 sets were bought in just the last month, if you can believe it! And with over 270 five-star ratings, buyers have been happy to share what they love about the kit.

One reviewer called it a “delightful building set that offers hours of fun and creativity.”

“With three build options — bunny, seal or llama — this set provides incredible variety and keeps kids engaged as they explore different animal figures,” they wrote. “The pieces are high-quality and easy to assemble, even for younger builders, and the end result is a charming, detailed animal figure perfect for display.”

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If you want in on what Markle is buying her own kids this Easter holiday, check out the bunny LEGO set ASAP! With Amazon Prime’s speedy two-day shipping, it will still arrive in time for Easter on Sunday, April 20. Imagine how fun it will be to wake up to this hop-level, adorable surprise!

See it: LEGO Creator 3 in 1 Cute Bunny Toy for just $20 at Amazon! Please note, prices are accurate at the date of publication but are subject to change.

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Aaron Rodgers Says He's in 'Serious Relationship' Amid Retirement Talk

With intense focus being placed on his football future, Aaron Rodgers is more concerned about his personal life. 

Rodgers, 41, is a free agent for the first time in his NFL career after the quarterback and the New York Jets parted ways in February following two tumultuous seasons. But the future Hall of Famer has managed to block out the noise surrounding chatter about what comes next. 

“I’m in a different phase of my life,” Rodgers said on ESPN’s The Pat McAfee Show during a Thursday, April 17 video call from his home in Malibu. “I’m 41 years old. I’m in a serious relationship. I have off-the-field stuff going on that requires my attention. I have personal commitments not knowing what my future was going to look like after last year that are important to me.”

Rodgers — who has previously dated Shailene Woodley, Olivia Munn and Danica Patrick — revealed he was dating a woman named Brittani during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show in December 2024. 

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“I have a couple of people in my inner circle who are really battling some difficult stuff,” Rodgers continued on Thursday. “I have a lot of things that are taking my attention and have, beginning in January, away from football. That’s been where I’ve been focusing most of my attention.”

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McAfee, 37, hinted that he and Rodgers had spoken off-air about the specific issues Rodgers was referencing. But Rodgers balked when McAfee pressed him to reveal some details to help the public better understand what he was dealing with. 

“They don’t need [to know],” Rodgers said. “My personal life is my personal life. There’s a sensitivity to some of the stuff that’s going on, for sure. It’s very important to me.”

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As for his potential path forward in the NFL, Rodgers called many of the narratives surrounding him this offseason “bulls***.”

“To make a commitment to a team is a big thing, whether you’re a first-year player or a 20-year [veteran]. I had a lot of great conversations with a lot of teams,” he said. “Not one of those was the Jets, because that wasn’t a great conversation. But I’ve had some good conversations. I’ve been up-front with all of them.”

Rodgers added, “I’m not out there putting s*** out just to put s*** out. That’s just not how I operate. There’s been a lot of people assuming they have information about me that’s just not true. I’ve been straight-up with these teams from the start about where I was at.”

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