The woman who has accused Jay-Z of rape can remain anonymous in court for now.

According to court documents obtained by TMZ on Thursday, December 26, judge Analisa Torres ruled the accuser, who has gone by the moniker Jane Doe in the lawsuit, can continue to be unnamed in the case. However, the judge noted the circumstances could change as the case moves forward. Torres stated she intends to revisit the issue if and when the case progresses.

Torres also accused Jay-Z’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, of being combative and trying to “fast-track” the case, per the outlet.

Attorney Tony Buzbee, who is representing Doe, said in a statement to Us Weekly saying, “I don’t typically comment on court rulings. I will say that the coordinated and desperate efforts to attack me as counsel for alleged victims are falling flat.”

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Earlier this month, news broke that Jay-Z, 55, was named in a civil lawsuit alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs. In the paperwork, Doe accused the two rappers of raping her when she was 13 at an MTV Video Music Awards after party in 2000. The lawsuit was initially filed in October where Diddy, 55, was the only one named in the docs. However, Buzbee — who is also representing numerous people claiming to be victims of Diddy — refiled the paperwork on December 8 to include Jay-Z in the suit.

Both Jay-Z and Diddy have denied the allegations. In a statement to Us Weekly, Jay-Z referenced his wife, Beyoncé, whom he has been married to since 2008, and their three children: Blue Ivy, 12, and twins Rumi and Sir, both 8.

“My wife and I will have to sit our children down, one of whom is at the age where her friends will surely see the press and ask questions about the nature of these claims, and explain the cruelty and greed of people,” his message read. “I mourn yet another loss of innocence. Children should not have to endure such at their young age. It is unfair to have to try to understand inexplicable degrees of malice meant to destroy families and human spirit.”

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Jay-Z filed a motion to dismiss the civil lawsuit “for lack of subject matter jurisdiction due to the plaintiff’s lack of standing.”

“Plaintiff has provided no evidence — no affidavit, declaration, or specific factual support — to establish the kind of severe harm necessary to justify pseudonymity,” the document states.

In that same paperwork, the Roc Nation founder also requested the court for Doe’s identity to be “disclosed immediately” to the public.

After filing the motion, Spiro held a press roundtable on December 16, at Roc Nation’s New York City offices where Us and other reporters were present. Spiro began the meeting by stating that Jay-Z “did not rape a child” and gave a presentation that detailed alleged holes in the accuser’s story. Spiro also claimed that multiple people are willing to come forward to address the inconsistencies in the rape allegation made against Jay-Z.

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The woman previously came forward to address the discrepancies in her account.

“You should always fight for what happened to you,” the unidentified woman, who has gone by Jane Doe in legal documents, said in a December 13 interview with NBC News. “You should always advocate for yourself and be a voice for yourself. You should never let what somebody else did ruin or run your life. I just hope I can give others the strength to come forward like I came forward.”

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Mark Wahlberg continued his Christmas celebration by stripping down and taking an early morning cold plunge.

“4 A.M. rain or shine,” Wahlberg, 53, said in a video shared via Instagram on Thursday, December 26. “It’s raining outside, but we’re still gonna plunge.”

In the clip, Wahlberg walked out of a locker-room shower wearing a pair of navy short swim trunks. The actor also rocked a watch on one wrist and a navy blue bracelet on the other. As Wahlberg faced the camera, his abs were on full display as he prepared to exit the facility, and a pair of sneakers were resting behind him.

“Nothing like a cold plunge in the rain @thecoldlife @municipal 4 am club,” Wahlberg captioned the post.

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Wahlberg’s fitness routine seemingly takes no days off — especially during the holiday season. The day before his cold plunge, Wahlberg woke up early on Christmas morning to squeeze in another workout session.

“4 am club ,” he captioned an Instagram video of him lifting weights.

Wahlberg donned a cut-off tank top from his Municipal fitness clothing brand as he performed a series of reps with a set of dumbbells. As he lifted the weights, Wahlberg flexed his muscles for the camera.

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Hours after the gym session, Wahlberg gathered with his family to celebrate Christmas together. He shared a tiny glimpse of the festivities via his Instagram Story which included family members gathered in a living room with a Santa Claus statue in the background.

In honor of the holiday, Wahlberg posted his brood’s Christmas card which featured his wife, Rhea Durham, and their four kids: Ella, 21, Michael, 18, Brendan, 16, and Grace, 14, all sitting together on a couch.

“Merry Christmas from my family to yours ,” Wahlberg captioned the photo.

Durham, 46, also shared the card on her social media page and wished her followers a happy holiday.

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“Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happiest holidays!” she penned. “Love, The Wahlbergs .”

Wahlberg’s time in the gym during the holidays hasn’t deterred him from the celebrations. He previously opened up about how Durham runs the show during the family time — but he makes sure he takes her and their kids on a special excursion.

“I’m very involved, though I don’t cook all that much. I mean, I’ll grill some steaks and make some burgers, stuff like that,” Wahlberg shared of their traditions while speaking to Us Weekly on the red carpet for his 2017 film Daddy’s Home 2. “But very involved — when it comes to the holiday, my wife does the decorating, my wife purchases the gifts. I make sure I get something special for her. I plan the vacation and take them away on a holiday.”

Meri Brown is giving Us an inside look behind the scenes of Sister Wives.

“There’s so many good memories,” Brown, 53, exclusively told Us Weekly in December. “When I sled down the hill and landed on the other side of the snow berm. I don’t even know what you call it.”

Meri has starred on the TLC series since its 2010 premiere alongside ex-husband Kody Brown, Janelle Brown, Christine Brown and Robyn Brown. While Meri has become a pro in front of the camera for the past 19 seasons, she confessed that the first day of filming took her by surprise.

“Just thinking of that very first scene when I was introduced, I didn’t expect the cameras to be there,” she recalled. “I didn’t know they were there. I would’ve been a little bit more prepped.”

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When the show began, Meri, Janelle, 55, Christine, 52, were all married to Kody, 55, and he was in the process of courting Robyn, whom he wed in 2014. However, their relationship dynamics have shifted a lot since then. Christine and Kody split in 2021 while Janelle and Kody called it quits the following year. While Meri prefers to be prepared for the camera, she teased that Kody is the one who would most likely be the “star of the blooper reel.”

“Just because of all the things that actually come out his mouth should be blooper,” she quipped.

While the Brown family have been open about their lives on screen, there are some topics Meri doesn’t like to broach on the show.

“I don’t like talking about or hearing other people talking about intimacy, PDA and finances,” she told Us. “I think finances is not a necessary conversation.”

As for who takes the longest to get ready, Meri admitted it’s a toss up between her or Robyn.

“I always take an hour and a half to get ready,” she confessed “Sometimes I’ve done it in 45, but that’s only when I’m staying at home.”

While Kody remains married to Robyn to this day, Janelle, Christine and Meri, (aka., the ex-wives club), have remained close as they continue to navigate life as a family. Meri shared that over the years her favorite family gatherings had to be Thanksgiving where all their children were in attendance. Meri and Kody share a son, Leon, 29. Kody is also the father of six kids: Logan, 30, Maddie, 29, Hunter, 27, Gabriel, 23, and Savannah, 20 whom he shares with Janelle. Kody and Christine also have six children together: Aspyn, 29, Mykelti, 28, Paedon, 26, Gwendlyn, 23, Ysabel, 21, and Truely, 14. With fourth wife Robyn, Kody shares son Solomon, 13 and daughter Ariella, 8. He also adopted Robyn’s little ones from her previous marriage: David, 24, Aurora, 22, and Breanna, 20. (Kody and Janelle were also parents of son Garrison who died in March at age 25.)

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“As the kids got older, they would go off and do different things for different holidays,” Meri said. “But on Thanksgiving almost everybody was always there.”

Meri added that out of all the women on the show, Christine was the “best” cook but teased that she has also made “some not so good things too.”

Sister Wives airs on TLC Sundays at 10 p.m. ET.

With reporting by Christina Garibaldi

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Former NBA player Jeff Teague has some bold thoughts on a hypothetical matchup between Caitlin Clark and Bronny James.

“Caitlin would not score a point on Bronny, bro,” Teague, 36, said on the Monday, December 23, episode of the “Club 520” podcast when asked who would win if the pair ever faced off. “She might not even get a shot off, bro.”

Teague, who previously played with the Atlanta Hawks for seven seasons, doubled down on his hot take that Clark, 22, would lose to Bronny — who is the son of Lebron James — by a significant amount.

“He would beat her by 60 [points],” Teague claimed. “He would legit beat her 20 [to] 0.”

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Teague also shared that he thinks Bronny’s younger brother, Bryce James, “would beat” the Indiana Fever star 20 to 0 as well.

The discussion kicked off when cohost Bishop B Henn boldly stated he doesn’t believe that any WNBA player could successfully face off against an NBA player. Fellow cohost DJ Wells shared that he thinks a couple women athletes could be “in consideration depending on the match up.” However, all the men agreed that the NBA player’s physical stature would give them an advantage over the women.

Teague also doesn’t think A’ja Wilson, who plays for the Las Vegas Aces, could beat Bronny in a solo match up as well due to their differences in sizes.

“He’s 10 times more athletic than [Wilson]. He can do everything better than her,” he said. “She’s a girl bro, he’s physically way more imposing. I mean she’s good, she’s a hooper, she’s a good person but that is a man.”

Teague added that in his experience when he’s faced off against a woman on the basketball court, he’s taken the victory each time.

“No girl ever beat me one-on-one, on my mama,” he claimed. “If a girl beat me one-on-one, I swear I’d never pick up a basketball again.”

While the men were down on today’s WNBA stars, the men did speak highly of JuJu Watkins and Maya Moore.

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Bronny, 20, and Clark were two of the most talked about basketball players this past year. In her first WNBA season, Clark, who was a No. 1 draft pick, has already broken records and was unanimously chosen as the league’s Rookie of the Year.

Bronny, for his part, was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 2024 NBA draft. While Bronny made history alongside his dad becoming the first father-son duo to play in the NBA at the same time and Bronny has had limited playing time. Throughout his rookie season, he’s been assigned several times to the South Bay Lakers, which is the team’s minor league counterpart.

Jason Kelce just made a playful nod to Taylor Swift — and her favorite number — on the latest episode of “New Heights.”

“It’s the holidays and our friends at Accelerator are hooking the holidays up. When you go to Accelerator.com and use code Pop1387 you can get a case of orange ice-pop for only $13.87,” Jason, 37, said during a sponsored segment on the Tuesday, December 24, episode of his and Travis Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast. “I wonder what the 13 is for?”

While Jason knows the 87 is a direct nod to Travis’ jersey number for the Kansas City Chiefs, the retired Eagles player couldn’t help but tease his little brother.

“It’s probably because it’s my favorite number, right?” Jason jokingly asked, while Travis, 35, haphazardly agreed before pointing out that “Friday the 13th was a few weeks ago,” which was Swift’s 35th birthday.

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“Well I was 13 in hockey,” Jason explained.

While Jason previously repped No. 13 during his youth sports days, Swifties know all too well that 13 holds a special place in Swift’s heart. In addition to being her birthdate, it’s been the pop star’s lucky number over the years and has been featured as an Easter Egg on multiple occasions.

Since Travis and Swift started dating in summer 2023, both Jason and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end have made not-so-subtle references to Swift and her lucky number on their podcast. The first time they mentioned No. 13, was when Travis and Jason traveled to London in June — the same time Swift was performing at Wembley Stadium — and recorded an episode from a bar that resembled Philadelphia. During the broadcast, the brothers enjoyed a beer that was brought out by a bar manager who donned a uniform bearing the No. 13 — and Travis noticed instantly.

“Jessi, are you wearing 13 as your lucky number?” he asked, which she confirmed.

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Travis noted that he also “know[s] someone” with the same lucky number. Jason chimed in that 13 used to also be his favorite number and wore it when he played hockey as a kid.

“13 plus 87, I’m just sayin’, it works,” Travis teased before raising a glass with his brother.

In addition to Travis paying homage to his girlfriend’s favorite digit, she has also rocked 87 — especially when attending Chiefs games. Swift has donned jewelry, a Santa hat and even a puffer coat designed by Kristin Juszczyk with Travis’ number on it.

Brandon Sklenar has publicly supported It Ends With Us costar Blake Lively amid her lawsuit against Justin Baldoni.

Sklenar, 34, reposted the New York Times article that broke the news of Lively’s allegations against Baldoni, 40, via his Instagram Story on Monday, December 23.

He titled the link to the story, “For the Love of God Read This.” The actor, who starred in It Ends With Us alongside Lively, 37, and Baldoni, tagged the actress in the post alongside a single red heart emoji.

News broke on Saturday, December 21, that Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni accusing him of sexual harassment and of launching a “social manipulation” campaign against her to “destroy” her reputation.

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Baldoni has denied the allegations via his attorney, Bryan Freedman, who called Lively’s accusations “completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious” in a statement to Us Weekly. Since the lawsuit has made headlines, Baldoni has suffered from major fallout including being dropped from his talent agency.

Sklenar’s support comes one day after he celebrated the holidays with friends Miles Teller and his wife, Keleigh Teller, Chace Crawford and more. Keleigh, who is friends with Lively and Taylor Swift, shared a series of snaps from the festivities.

Lively and Sklenar formed a friendship while working on It Ends With Us. In the film, Lively’s character, Lily, escapes an abusive relationship with Ryle, played by Baldoni, with help from her old flame Atlas, portrayed by Sklenar. While promoting the movie over the summer, Sklenar was present with Lively during press to promote the film, while Baldoni conducted his interviews solo. When Lively was under fire for seemingly downplaying the movie’s domestic violence plot line during press, Sklenar was the first of Lively’s It Ends With Us costars to come to her defense. (Lively later shared domestic violence resources via her social media page.)

“Colleen and the women of this cast stand for hope, perseverance, and for women choosing a better life for themselves,” he wrote via a lengthy August Instagram statement. “Vilifying the women who put so much of their heart and soul into making this film because they believe so strongly in its message seems counterproductive and detracts from what this film is about. It is, in fact, the opposite of the point.”

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Sklenar continued: “What may or may not have happened behind the scenes does not and hopefully should not detract from what our intentions were in making this film. It’s been disheartening to see the amount of negativity being projected online.”

Sklenar shared that “there isn’t a single person involved in the making of this film” that wasn’t “aware of the responsibility we had in making this,” and added, “This movie is a harsh reality check for the men who need to get their s— together and take responsibility for themselves and their actions.”

Justin Baldoni is already dealing with major fallout days after Blake Lively filed a lawsuit against him.

The New York Times reported on December 21 that Lively filed a lawsuit on December 20 in which she accused him of sexual harassment and launching a “social manipulation” campaign against her to “destroy” her reputation during the promotion of their film It Ends With Us. The docs, which were also obtained by Us Weekly, claimed that Lively was not the only cast member who complained about Baldoni.

Baldoni, who has been a vocal supporter of women’s issues, has denied the allegations via his lawyer Bryan Freedman who called Lively’s accusations “completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious” in a statement to Us. The statement claimed that Lively filed the lawsuit to “fix her negative reputation” and “rehash a narrative” about the film’s production.

Us reached out to Lively’s rep for comment but did not immediately hear back. In a statement to The New York Times regarding her lawsuit, the actress said, “I hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted.”

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While Baldoni has maintained innocence since the lawsuit’s filing, he has suffered from a series of career setbacks. Baldoni was quickly dropped from his talent agency in addition to having an award rescinded.

Keep scrolling to see what Baldoni has lost since news broke of Lively’s lawsuit:

Dropped From WME

The same day that news broke of Lively’s lawsuit, talent agency WME (William Morris Endeavor) dropped Baldoni as a client. Deadline reported that the decision was made by WME leadership and was partly due to Lively’s lawsuit.

WME also represents Lively where she still remains a client.

Vital Voices Award Rescinded

One week before news broke of Lively’s lawsuit, Baldoni was awarded at the 2024 Vital Voices Solidarity Awards which is an “awards program that honors remarkable men who have shown courage and compassion in advocating on behalf of women and girls worldwide,” per the organization’s website. The honor was presented by his It Ends With Us costar Hasan Minhaj.

On December 23, Vital Voices announced they rescinded the award and alerted Baldoni of the decision amid the legal drama.

“The Voices of Solidarity Award honors remarkable men who have shown courage and compassion in advocating on behalf of women and girls,” a statement shared via Instagram read. “On December 9, 2024, we recognized Justin Baldoni with this award. On Saturday, December 21, we learned through news reports about a lawsuit brought by Blake Lively against Mr. Baldoni, his publicists, and others that is disturbing and alleges abhorrent conduct. The communications among Mr. Baldoni and his publicists in the lawsuit — and the PR effort they indicate — are, alone, contrary to the values of Vital Voices and the spirit of the Award.”

Losing a Cohost

Baldoni hosted the podcast “Man Enough” alongside author Liz Plank. On December 23, Plank announced her departure from the show after four years.

“I’m writing to you today to let you know that I have had my representatives inform Wayfarer that I will no longer be co-hosting the ‘Man Enough’ podcast,” Plank wrote in a statement obtained by People. “Thank you for trusting me with your hearts and stories, for holding space for mine, and for making this show what it was. I will miss you, the listeners, so much. I love what this community created together with every fiber of my being, and that’s because of you.”

Plank added that while “this chapter closes” for her, she plans on staying “committed to the values we’ve built together.”

“Thank you for being here, for trusting me, and for being by my side for the last four years. We all deserve better, and I know that together, we can create it,” she continued. “I will have more to share soon as I continue to process everything that has happened. In the meantime, I will continue to support everyone who calls out injustice and holds the people standing in their way accountable.”

She did not refer to Baldoni or the lawsuit in her statement.

Podcast Episode Deleted

In the wake of Lively’s lawsuit, Elizabeth Day, host of the podcast “How to Fail,” deleted an episode where she interviewed Baldoni about It Ends With Us.

“I have made the decision to remove the recent How to Fail interview with Justin Baldoni from all platforms while the distressing allegations made against him in Blake Lively’s recent lawsuit are fully investigated,” Day wrote in a statement shared via Instagram on December 24. “Every individual has a right to a safe workplace. Every woman has the right to dignity in that workplace. Every form of abuse should be called out and I salute the individuals who have the courage to do so.”

While speaking about Christmas presents, Aaron Rodgers casually revealed he has a special someone in his life.

“I used to enjoy a little outing over to the Bay Park mall in Wisconsin every now and then, but I actually ordered all of [my Christmas gifts] online this year. I was a little worried because there was one package left for my girlfriend Brittani that hadn’t showed up yet,” the New York Jets quarterback, 41, said during a Monday, December 23, appearance on The Pat McAfee Show. “So I’ve been waiting on this to show up and it showed up today.”

With the arrival of his girlfriend’s Christmas present, Rodgers added that he is “all set” for the holidays. McAfee’s jaw dropped at Rodger’s nonchalant reveal that he is seeing someone. Cohost A.J. Hawk, meanwhile, was quick to try to get more details, asking if the special woman in Rodgers’ life was pop star Britney Spears.

“Not Britney Spears, this is Brittani with an I,” Rodgers replied with a smile on his face.

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While Rodgers did not share any details about how he and Brittani met or how long they’ve been seeing each other, he shared that she is not on social media. He also noted that while Brittani does not watch McAfee’s show, she is a fan of the sports commentator.

McAfee, 37, thanked Brittani for her support and joked that now the world knows “Aaron is in love” which earned a round of aws.

“It’s a good feeling, boys,” Rodgers said.

Rodgers’ relationship with Brittani is the first romance he’s shared publicly following his split from ex-fiancée Shailene Woodley. Rodgers and Woodley, 33, first sparked romance rumors in July 2020. The following year, Rodgers confirmed their relationship in February 2021 when he pulled a similar casual relationship reveal.

Aaron Rodgers and Ex-Girlfriend Shailene Woodley’s Relationship Timeline

“I got engaged and played some of the best football of my career,” Rodgers shared while accepting an award during the NFL Honors Awards.

One year later, Rodgers and the actress called it quits. “Thanks for letting me chase after you the first couple months after we met, and finally letting me catch up to you and be a part of your life,” he wrote via Instagram in February 2022. “Thanks for always having my back, for the incredible kindness you show me and everyone you meet, and for showing me what unconditional love looks like, I love you and am grateful for you.”

Since their public breakup, Woodley has been candid about how the split took a toll on her.

“I haven’t shared much about my relationship with Aaron because it always makes me cry,” Woodley said in a December interview with Outside magazine. “It was not right. But it was beautiful.”

Woodley added that same year she went through “really awful, traumatic thing.”

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“I felt like I lost my soul, my self, my happiness, my joy,” she said about the six-month depression, which seemingly overlapped with the end of her and Rodgers’ relationship. “I really understood depression and anxiety and complete soul detachment.”

Rodgers has also been linked to Olivia Munn and Danica Patrick in the past. He made a reference to his past A-list romances in his recent Netflix series, Aaron Rodgers: Enigma, while discussing how he’s dealt with getting paparazzi attention.

“I didn’t do myself any favors with some of the girls I dated after that that were in the public eye,” he said as photos of him with Munn, Woodley and Patrick appeared on screen.

Steph and Ayesha Curry enjoyed some quality couple’s time at a local NASA research center.

“That one time my baby took me to @nasaames and I got to fly ,” Ayesha, 35, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, December 22, alongside a slideshow of pics from the pair’s outing. “My real ones know how this makes me feel. I love you @stephencurry30. Best day date ever.”

Ayesha and Steph, 36, spent the day at NASA’s Ames Research Center at the Moffett Federal Airfield in Silicon Valley. According to the facility’s website, the Ames Research Center is an active research laboratory and currently does not host public tours. However, they do have a visitor center in Oakland.

In the first photo, Ayesha and Steph posed in front of a hangar. Ayesha also shared a series of snaps from inside the facility’s lab which featured a set of computers and rocks on display. While in the lab, Ayesha and Steph posed for a selfie rocking goggles.

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In addition to bunkering down in the science lab, Ayesha stepped into a flight simulator. As she sat in the cockpit, she donned a headset and smiled for the camera.

The Ames Research Center’s official account replied to Ayesha’s post, thanking the pair for spending the day at the facility.

“Thanks for visiting our world-class research center in Silicon Valley!” the message read. “It was a pleasure to have you as our guests and we look forward to hosting you again soon!”

Steph and Ayesha’s science date did not include their four children. The pair share daughters Riley, 12, and Ryan, 9, in addition to sons Jack, 6, and Caius Chai, whom they welcomed in May. Ayesha previously told Us Weekly that the transition of becoming a family of six for her and the Golden State Warriors player has been “very easy.”

“I think two to three was a little chaotic for us, and four has been pretty breezy,” Ayesha exclusively told Us Weekly in November. “We lucked out and we have a very mild-tempered, sweet little baby.”

As the Currys gear up for the holiday season, Ayesha has been focused on making sure that their family’s prioritize “togetherness.”

“The kids’ activities kind of dwindle down, and so they’re home a lot more, and we’re able to lean into that festive nature of the holidays,” she shared. “Decorations start to go up, stockings go up, our elves arrive and it’s very exciting.”

Maria Menounos proves she’s just like Us thanks to husband Keven Undergaro’s many nicknames for her.

“So Keven, in the early days, used to call me Froggy,” the TV show host, 46, exclusively reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly. “That went away once I stopped being cute, started being Type-A girl … that’s what he says.”

Menounos jokes that Undergaro’s nicknames for her went from cute to teasing as their connection grew. The couple tied the knot during the 2017 New Year’s celebrations in Times Square after 15 years of dating. Now, Undergaro’s monikers for his wife go from “Mrs. Bitch” to “The Crowd Goes Wild” — and Menounos explains why.

“Keven’s really funny and he does have a lot of nicknames for everyone. Our dogs each had 50 names and Keven loves to mess with me,” she shares. “So we will go to Chili’s for dinner and the woman will say, ‘Oh, how many?’ He’ll go, ‘One.’ He’ll go, ‘Two, one bitch.’ And the waitress is always like, ‘What?’”

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Menounos teases that Undergaro, 57, has a “dark sense of humor.” In addition to having random nicknames, Menounos shares that she and Undergaro have their daily talks in an interesting location.

“Keven and I have our morning meetings in the shower,” she says. “That’s where we go over everything.”

Keep scrolling to see how just like Us Menounos is:

Us: What is the last thing you waited in line for?

Menounos: Groceries. You wait in line to pay for your groceries, I just did that. I don’t like to wait in lines … I hate lines.

Us: When was the last time you went out to a nightclub?

Menounos: I don’t know. I remember my college days were in Boston, but that’s about it. I spent lots of time cleaning nightclubs in Boston.

Us: What’s the one task or errand you tend to keep putting off or procrastinating on?

Menounos: I don’t know. I’m pretty diligent about my errands right now [but] I think Amazon returns are kind of annoying.

Us: What’s your favorite song to sing in the shower and why?

Menounos: Well, I have some Greek songs. I really like singing in the shower [but] I’m starting to realize I haven’t sung in the shower a lot because I’m with Keven, so we’re talking.

Us: What’s the last meal you made for yourself or your family?

Menounos: I bought some cauliflower crust and I made my super pizza. So [for] my super pizza, you use the Rao’s sauce, you get chopped garlic, you get some fresh oregano, you get some shaved Parmesan [and] put that on there. Do a little bit of salt, and then you add fresh mozzarella — sliced — and then you throw some of the other mozzarella on top. A little dash of oregano on the top [and] pop it in the oven.

Us: What celebrity news that you’re kind of obsessed with right now?

Menounos: I could care less about celebrity news. I’m sorry. I never really cared in the first place. I was supposed to be a sports anchor. I just fell into it. It just happened. I love everybody, but I don’t really care what everybody’s doing necessarily other than if it’s something I want to see. I’m happy for everybody to do their thing, but I’m not actively searching [for] what everybody’s doing. That’s not me. … Searching how to get better, how to survive, how to give less Fs, how to heal — that’s my energy zone.

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Us: What time do you wake up and go to sleep every night?

Menounos: I try to go to sleep at sunset-ish, which right now on the East Coast is hard. It’s very early, but it does make me want to go to bed right away. And then I wake up at sunrise, non-negotiable every day.

Us: What are you thankful for?

Menounos: I am thankful for my family every day. Thank you, God, for my family. Thank you for my beautiful, happy, healthy daughter Athena. Thank you for my health and my healing. Thank you for allowing me and sparing me to be here every day so that I can be with my baby. Thank you for the abundance of opportunity and great people and just great things in my life.

Us: What’s your New Year’s resolution?

Menounos: I can never keep track of these things. I have to think about it for this year. I need some time.

For more on Menounos, watch the video above and pick up the latest issue of Us Weekly, on stands now.

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Only Murders in the Building dropped throwback pics of Meryl Streep and Martin Short decked out in wedding gear from the season 4 finale.

“#BehindTheScenes of filming the wedding scene in 410. New York City, May 2024. ,” the official account of the Hulu series wrote alongside a carousel of images shared via Instagram on Friday, December 20.

The first pic featured Streep, 75, and Short, 74, standing in front of a floral arch with white and pink roses outside the iconic Arconia building’s courtyard. Streep stunned in a cream long-sleeved floor-length gown that featured floral embellishments. Short, for his part, looked dashing in a lavender suit paired with a cream vest, matching tie and scarf.

The pair stood close together with their arms wrapped around each other as they smiled for the camera. The post also featured snaps of more of the floral arrangements from the scene, the gigantic wedding cake and the series’ beloved pup Winnie — who belongs to Short’s character.

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Many fans of the crime comedy flocked to the comments section joking that Streep and Short, who have been rumored to be dating in real life, looked like a full-on couple.

“U could have [told] Meryl and Martin married, I would have believed,” one user replied while another responded, “Wdym behind the scenes I’m convinced this happened .”

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Short has starred as Oliver in Only Murders in the Building alongside Steve Martin (who plays Charles) and Selena Gomez (who plays Mabel) since the series premiere in 2021. Streep joined the cast in season 3 as Loretta, who is an actress and Oliver’s love interest. In season 4, Loretta and Oliver got engaged and their wedding took place in the season finale.

While the pair’s nuptials were a success, Loretta and Oliver’s future is up in the air. In the finale, Loretta shared that she has to leave for New Zealand days after the ceremony to film her show. Olivier insisted that they would make the distance work as he will remain at the Arconia alongside Charles and Mabel. The trio have another murder investigation on their hands as the Arconia’s doorman Lester (Teddy Coluca) was found dead in the fountain following Oliver’s wedding.

Only Murders in the Building was renewed for season 5 shortly after the season 4 premiere. Short, Martin and Gomez are expected to return, but no additional casting announcements have been made yet.

When Tiffany Boone stepped in for her Mufasa audition, she had no idea she would get to play the iconic lion queen Sarabi.

“I created the character that was in my head, [but] I didn’t know I was auditioning for Sarabi,” the actress, 37, exclusively told Us Weekly on Thursday, December 19, while discussing Mufasa: The Lion King. “It had a different name on the page. So I was like, ‘This must be some new character.’”

As Boone read through the script, she thought the character seemed “cool” and wanted to use her voice to reflect that aspect of her personality. Boone was thrown for a loop once it was revealed that she was going to voice the beloved cartoon character.

“So when they told me who I was actually playing, I was like, ‘Oh, that’s quite a bit of pressure, actually,’” she confessed.

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Boone shared that she asked director Barry Jenkins whether he wanted her to make her vocals sound more like Madge Sinclair, who originally voiced the character in the original Lion King from 1994, or like Alfre Woodard, who played Sarabi in the 2019 live-action adaptation. Jenkins, 45, had faith in Boone’s talent and encouraged her to be herself as they developed Sarabi’s backstory.

“I had so much freedom to create the younger version of her and give the other layers to the character [and] the challenges that she went through to become the great queen that she becomes,” she told Us.

As a fan of The Lion King, Boone always saw Sarabi as the “perfect” wife, mother and queen, so she wanted fans to get a taste of Sarabi’s personality before she became Mufasa’s loyal partner.

“She wasn’t always perfect. She’s sassy … she’s sarcastic and she makes fun of the boys,” Boone said, referring to Mufasa and his adopted brother, Taka, who will become Scar later on. “I think she has a sense of humor about her. She’s really vulnerable, and all those things are really fun to add to the complexity of the Sarabi that we see later on.”

Boone teased that fans might be “surprised” to see how Sarabi’s relationship with Mufasa (voiced by Aaron Pierre) unfolds, hinting it’s “not such a straight line.” As for rumors of a love triangle between Sarabi, Mufasa and Scar, Boone hinted that fans will “get an answer” when they see the movie.

“You’re gonna get to understand the three of them a lot better, for sure,” she teased.

Boone admitted that she’s “still pinching” herself that she is now a member of the Lion King family.

“I can’t believe that I’m a part of it,” she shared, noting that her younger self couldn’t have dreamed of such an opportunity. “Telling that little version of me that used to sit and watch the VHS in my mother’s bed over and over again, like, ‘You’re gonna be a part of that family, that story.’ I feel like her little head would explode. My imagination couldn’t even dream of this.”

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However, Boone admitted that there was “definitely pressure” to make sure she and the whole Mufasa team delivered — especially for fans of the animated classic.

“I know that there’s a bunch of people who are like, ‘Are they gonna do this justice?’” she reflected. “But there’s also so much joy, and that’s what I think we were trying to remember when we were recording. And I think Barry Jenkins really led us in the direction of finding the joy in these moments and having a lot of fun and to let the pressure kind of roll off our backs and just do our jobs as actors.”

Mufasa: The Lion King is in theaters now.

With reporting by Kat Pettibone

Joey Graziadei’s Christmas is going to include quality time with Kelsey Anderson’s dad, Mark Anderson, and Barbara Alyn Woods.

“We are going to actually spend it with Kelsey’s family and Mark’s new girlfriend as well … which is gonna be great,” the former Bachelor, 29, said of his and Kelsey’s holiday plans on the Friday, December 20 episode of the “Bachelor Happy Hour” podcast. “Barbara’s awesome.”

Graziadei added that this will not be the first time he’s gotten to hang out with his future father-in-law, 57 and Woods, 62.

“We’ve gotten a chance to go out to dinner with her and her family, when Mark came to L.A.,” he continued. “We spent Thanksgiving with my family. We’re spending Christmas with hers, and we’re excited for it.”

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Mark and the One Tree Hill alum sparked romance rumors in October when the pair dressed up in a Cinderella-themed couple’s costume.

“When Cinderella and Prince Charming have a baby,” Woods captioned a Halloween Instagram Reel that featured her 24-year-old daughter Natalie, who was dressed as the Star Wars character Grogu from The Mandalorian series. (Woods shares daughters Alyvia, Natalie and Emily with her ex-husband, John Lind.)

The following month, Woods shared a TikTok video of her and Mark dancing together in front of a Christmas tree. She captioned the clip, “IN GOOD COMPANY,” and tagged Mark in the post.

When Graziadei was crowned the season 33 champion of Dancing With the Stars, Woods publicly congratulated him via social media.

“CONGRATS @joeygraziadei,” she wrote via her Instagram Story in November alongside a clip of the moment Graziadei and his partner, Jenna Johnson, were holding up the Len Goodman mirrorball trophy.

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Bachelor Nation got to know Kelsey’s dad briefly during Graziadei’s season where Graziadei proposed to Kelsey during the season 28 finale, which aired earlier this year. Fans fell in love with Mark more when he appeared on the inaugural season of The Golden Bachelorette. While Mark didn’t win the heart of Joan Vassos, fans were rooting for him to find a second chance at love — including Kelsey. (Kelsey’s mom, Denise, died in 2018 following a battle with breast cancer.)

“I think that he grew a lot from it and I’m just really proud of him,” Kelsey told Us about watching her dad’s journey on the dating series in October. “I’m also really thankful for Joan in helping my dad through all of this.”

Paulina Gretzky went all out for her 36th birthday bash.

“Tini bit older ,” Gretzky, 36, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, December 19, alongside a carousel of images from the get-together held in Palm Beach, Florida, which was martini-themed.

In the first snap, Gretzky posed alongside husband Dustin Johnson. The couple snuggled up on a pink couch and left two martini glasses resting on the coffee table in front of them.

Gretzky rocked a sultry satin red mini dress. The frock featured a halter neck that had a long red ribbon flowing on the back. She completed the look with matching stiletto heels. The golfer, 40, opted for a classic black and white suit.

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Gretzky’s outfit was on theme, as the party decor featured an array of red flowers and other embellishments including the tablecloth, candles, balloons and more. The event also had an olive-themed cake which had the phrase “tini bit older” written in frosting. The beverage of the evening was a standard olive martini which many guests had placed on the dining table.

In addition to being joined by her husband, Paulina’s parents, hockey legend Wayne Gretzky and Janet Jones Gretzky, were also in attendance. Paulina and Johnson posed alongside Wayne and Janet, both 63, as they sat in front of a dinner table.

Paulina’s brothers Ty, Tristan and Trevor, and many of Paulina’s friends were also at the party. Johnson’s brother, Austin, and his wife Samantha also attended. Paulina and Johnson’s sons, sons River, 9, and Tatum, 7, were not featured in any of the photos.

Johnson, for his part, paid tribute to his wife in a post of his own.

“Happy Birthday to the most amazing wife and mom,” the LIV golfer wrote on Thursday. “We love you so much @paulinagretzky!”

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Paulina and Johnson tied the knot in April 2022 after being engaged for nearly a decade. Before walking down the aisle, Paulina welcomed River in January 2015. Two years later, the pair expanded their family with Tatum.

“I don’t know if people know if me and Dustin are really married or not. We’re not, [but] we’re so in love,” Paulina said during an episode of sister-in-law Sara Gretzky‘s “The Netchicks” podcast in 2021 before her nuptials. “I feel like everyone is like, ‘What is it? Is he not wanting to or she not wanting to?’ It’s so stupid… Being just with kids and being happy, I don’t want anything from Dustin other than I love him.”

Mark Ronson and Grace Gummer both come from famous families, but they’ve enjoyed keeping their romance low-key.

The couple were first romantically linked in September 2020 after they were spotted together in New York City. Fast-forward one year later, and Ronson revealed in June 2021 that he had gotten engaged to an unnamed woman. He also recounted his first kiss with his mystery paramour.

“There’s a plaque for that somewhere. There’s a first kiss, very corny Hallmark first kiss plaque,” he quipped at the time. “But no, it was forever, it will be etched. It’s still my record.”

Two months after sharing his engagement news, Ronson secretly wed Gummer, who is the daughter of Meryl Streep.

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April 2019

The pair reportedly met at the Chanel Tribeca Film Festival Artist Dinner.

September 2020

More than one year after meeting, Ronson and Gummer were spotted on a dinner date in NYC.

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June 2021

Ronson casually announced that he got engaged during an episode of his “The FADER Uncovered” podcast.

July 2021

One month after announcing his engagement, Ronson made his red carpet debut with Gummer at the opening of the Gucci East Hampton boutique.

August 2021

Ronson revealed that he and Gummer secretly tied the knot on his 46th birthday.

“To my truest love…out of nowhere, you made 45 hands down the greatest year of my life. And I’m sure it took me 45 years to become the man worthy of your love,” Ronson wrote via Instagram in September 2021 alongside photos from their nuptials. “I hope I spend every one of these birthdays by your side til my last day. And beyond. Forever and ever yours (and yes, we got married).”

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August 2022

The songwriter wrote a touching tribute for his wife in honor of their first wedding anniversary.

“When people used to tell me their spouse was their best friend, I thought they were spouting hallmark nonsense or that they were some freak anomaly of love,” he shared via Instagram. “So now I guess I’m either someone who spouts hallmark nonsense or I’m a freak anomaly of love. Or maybe I just married the most incredible human being around. Happy Anniversary to my darlingest, you’ve made me happy beyond my wildest .”

October 2022

Gummer subtly revealed that she and Ronson were expecting their first child when she debuted her baby bump at W magazine’s 50th anniversary party.

March 2023

Ronson and Gummer secretly welcomed daughter Ruthie. The parents were spotted walking with their little one in New York City.

July 2023

Ronson brought Gummer as his plus-one to the Barbie premiere.

January 2024

The twosome attended the Golden Globe Awards together.

February 2024

Ronson and Grace made the Grammys a family affair as they were joined by Streep, who presented at the awards show, and Grace’s sister Mamie Gummer.

December 2024

The couple revealed that they were expecting their second child together at Justin Theroux’s annual holiday party at Pebble Bar in NYC. Gummer flashed her baby bump in a form-fitting red dress, while Ronson wore a blue striped button-down shirt over an arm sling.

Vanderpump Rules alum James Kennedy is trying to get on the right path forward following his recent domestic violence arrest.

“James is trying to win everything back including [girlfriend] Ally [Lewber],” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. “If he doesn’t stay sober, he knows he has a lot to lose.”

According to the insider, Lewber, 28, is keeping her distance for now as Kennedy prioritizes his sobriety. The source adds that Kennedy is “staying sober and getting treatment. He’s taking it [very] seriously.”

“Ally is staying away until he gets help and she is leaning on friends and family.” the insider says. “People are rallying around her. She has a lot of support.”

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Kennedy’s reps did not respond to Us’ request for comment.

Kennedy, 32, was arrested on Tuesday, December 10, after law enforcement received a call “regarding an argument between a man and a woman” at Kennedy and Lewber’s home. Police deemed it to be a “domestic incident” and Kennedy was subsequently taken into custody.

After news of his arrest broke, Kennedy’s attorneys spoke out in a statement to Us.

“We are in the process of conducting our own investigation into the allegations levied by the Burbank Police Department against James,” the December 13 statement read. “We understand that there were no injuries and we are hoping that, after careful review, the city’s attorneys will decide not to file formal charges.”

Kennedy and Lewber started dating in January 2022. Three months before they met, Kennedy and his former Pump Rules costar Rachel Leviss called off their engagement. In March 2022, the DJ and Lewber made their relationship Instagram official, showing off pics from the couple’s vacation to Tulum, Mexico.

Lewber, for her part, has remained out of the public eye since Kennedy’s arrest made headlines, but she took to social media to let everyone know how she was faring.

“Thank you to everyone who has reached out with love and support and for checking in on me,” Lewber wrote via her Instagram Story on Saturday, December 14. “I’m OK and taking the time I need right now. I deeply appreciate all the kindness and respect for my privacy during this time.”

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A second source previously told Us that Lewber’s parents came “into town” and the group have been staying in “an Airbnb.”

One week after his arrest, Kennedy broke his silence, sharing how he was prioritizing his commitment to being sober.

“I am committed to making meaningful changes in my life,” the Bravo star shared via Instagram Stories on Tuesday, December 17. “I am taking time to focus on my sobriety, personal growth, and being present for my loved ones. Navigating challenging moments is not easy but I am determined to learn, grow and move forward with the incredible support system around me.”

With reporting by Andrea Simpson

Brittany Furlan shared a TMI fact about husband Tommy Lee’s grooming habits.

“My husband’s very neat, which people wouldn’t expect from someone who’s a musician,” Furlan, 38, said on the Wednesday, December 18, episode of Kaitlyn Bristowe’s “Off the Vine” podcast. “They would expect him to be a f—ing nightmare, like, dirty. He doesn’t shower a lot, but he’s very neat.”

Furlan explained that Lee, 62, justified his position that he is “not big on the showers” because while he was “growing up” in Athens, Greece, where bathing on a daily basis was not a priority.

“He said … that’s a thing in Europe. You don’t need to shower every day,” she said. “They would just do the white washcloth if they felt like they were getting a little funky. My husband showers, like, once a week.”

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According to Furlan, when the Mötley Crüe cofounder doesn’t feel the need to take a proper shower, he’ll go for a “bird bath,” which typically involves using soap, a washcloth and a sink. Furlan, for her part, stated that her preference was to hop in the shower every day.

“This hair is so thick so I wash the hair, like, once a week,” she explained. “And then I shower every night.”

Furlan joked that she probably showers too much and that her “overly clean” nature is most likely “stripping” her “body of all the oils it probably needs.”

While Furlan and Lee, who have a nearly 24-year age gap, have a difference in opinion about their cleanliness routines, the social media personality isn’t turned off by it all.

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“No, because he’s so handsome. It’s really crazy,” she gushed. “He’s a really good-looking guy. He doesn’t really give me the ick.”

Lee and Furlan tied the knot on Valentine’s Day 2019 after two years of dating.

“It’s official!!!! We’re married!!! MR & MRS LEE YAHOOOOOOOO,” Furlan wrote via Instagram at the time. Lee responded, “Holy s–tballs!!!! We did it!!!! Mr & Mrs Lee.”

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Furlan is Lee’s fourth wife. The drummer was previously married to Elaine Starchuk from 1984 to 1985, Heather Locklear from 1986 to 1993 and Pamela Anderson from 1995 to 1998. Lee and Anderson share sons Brandon Thomas, 28, and Dylan Jagger 26.

After news broke of Lee and Furlan’s nuptials, Anderson shared her support for her ex-husband as he found another chance at love.

“He’s married and happy, and she’s good to him and I totally support that and think that’s great,” Anderson said during a January 2023 appearance on The Howard Stern Show.

Angelina Jolie loves seeing her children find their passions — and sometimes that’s on set (or in the theater) with her.

Jolie shares sons Maddox (born August 2001) and Pax (born November 2003), daughters Zahara (born January 2005) and Shiloh (born May 2006), and twins Knox and Vivienne (born July 2008) with ex-husband Brad Pitt. As her kids have grown up, Oscar-winner Jolie has included them in several of her projects.

Maddox made his first cameo in Pitt’s 2013 film World War Z. In 2014, Pax, Zahara and Vivienne had minor roles in Maleficent which starred Jolie as the titular character.

After dabbling in acting, Jolie’s children shifted their focus from on-screen to behind-the-scenes. Maddox joined his parents behind the scenes for their 2015 movie By the Sea as a trainee. Two years later, Jolie brought Maddox and Pax on as part of the team for the TV series First They Killed My Father, which she directed. Maddox worked as an executive producer while Pax was credited as a still photographer.

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While Jolie’s children have acted in the past, she confessed that their preference is to work behind the scenes rather than on camera.

“No, I think they’re especially shy, very private people,” Jolie said of her children’s preference to being crew members over actors to E! News in October 2024. “And they want to be private.”

Maddox and Pax have continued to work alongside their mom in several of her other projects including Without Blood and Maria. Vivienne, for her part, teamed up with Jolie for the Broadway musical adaptation of The Outsiders. While Jolie was a producer, Vivienne served as a producer’s assistant.

Keep scrolling to see what Jolie has said about working with her children:

Trying New Things

Jolie shared that both Maddox and Pax were doing assistant directing with her for Maria, which they’ve done in the past.

“They’ve done that quite a few times, and I think that’s good for them,” she told The Hollywood Reporter in August 2024. “Pax tends to do stills and he gets brought in, and [director] Pablo [Larraín] was wonderful and recognized that he was good at it.”

Watching Her Work

“They’ve seen me go through a lot of things, but they hadn’t experienced me expressing a lot of the pain that usually a parent hides from a child,” Jolie said in a December 2024 interview with BBC News about how Maddox and Pax aided her during her emotional scenes as real-live opera diva Maria Callas in Maria. “So, they were there to witness some of that, but then we would hug or they would bring me cups of tea.”

Jolie added that it was good for her sons to see their mom “not do something easily” and get frustrated but have the courage to “try again.”

“One of the greatest privileges of being an actor is you often are supported by a crew to try something and explore something you’ve never done,” she continued. “And this certainly was most challenging.”

Seeing Them Get Inspired

Jolie opened up about how blown away she was to see how passionate Vivienne was about The Outsiders musical when they first saw the show together.

“As a mother, as a person, I was watching it, but I was really watching the effect it was having on my young daughter and what she was telling me about herself, and I was learning what about it was important to her and why it connected so deeply to her,” Jolie said during a June 2024 interview with Deadline. “It was a very different experience of understanding, of how this is having a significant effect on her as a young person right now, and she’s communicating something to me.”

After that, Jolie watched Vivienne as she worked on how they could bring the Broadway adaptation to life.

“Viv and I sat together and we wrote down what we liked, what we were curious about. And they responded to our notes,” she recalled. “For me, it was a moment to learn more about Viv, not me thinking of becoming a producer.”

Taking Notes

Jolie revealed that Vivienne was not afraid to give her mom critiques as she took her role seriously.

“She’ll correct me. She’ll say, ‘Didn’t you read the memo? We have to do this. We have to go through this,’” Jolie said to People in April 2024 of working with her youngest daughter. “She’s been a really tough assistant. She takes it very, very seriously.”

Witney Carson and husband Carson McAllister took some R&R on a romantic getaway to Sandals Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

“With the DWTS season just ending, we felt it was a perfect time to get some much-needed relaxation and quality time together as a couple,” Carson, 31, exclusively tells Us Weekly of her and McAllister’s getaway. “The kids were able to stay with family (getting some much-needed cousin time) while our new house is being renovated!”

During their trip, Carson and McAllister stayed in a Beachfront Villa Suite at the resort, which included a private pool and their own personal butler service. The suite was also steps away from the beach. The pair went scuba diving, rode ATVs, participated in couples’ workouts and more.

The Dancing With the Stars pro shares that she and McAllister “usually” bring sons Kevin, 3, and Jet, 19 months, on vacation, but the couple likes to do at least “one trip a year together as a couple” to spend some “quality time alone.” While the parents are away, Carson confesses they miss their kids “so much” during the time apart.

“Jet is 19 months and starting to talk so much. He is really into everything his big brother is doing,” Carson says of her little ones. “He enjoys climbing on things and jumping off (which makes things stressful for us!). Leo is really enjoying getting back into school with his friends, learning, building Legos with Dad and loves karate.”

Carson adds that while her former DWTS partner Danny Amendola was coaching Leo in football during the season, they haven’t been able to team up again since the finale.

“Danny lives in Texas, so no coaching at the moment,” she tells Us. “Leo has been working on his spiral though, and I have to say it’s getting good! We love Coach Danny!”

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While Hilary Duff is mom to four kids now, her biggest parenting obstacle came when she welcomed baby No. 3 three years ago.

“People lied to me and said that when you get to three, once you get past two to three is easy,” Duff, 37, exclusively reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly. “Three sent me for a loop. I could not get my feet to touch the ground for a solid year.”

Duff and husband Matthew Koma tied the knot in December 2019. The actress was already mom to son Luca, now 12, whom she shares with ex-husband Mike Comrie. Duff and Koma, 37, welcomed their first child together, daughter Banks, in October 2018. They expanded their brood again in 2021 and 2024 with daughters Mae and Townes, respectively.

As Duff has adjusted to being a mother of four, she now has the strength to be adaptable and not feel guilty when things aren’t perfect.

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“It’s taken me having four kids to realize that I can’t control everybody’s happiness and I can’t be constantly the cruise director of everything,” she shares. “I try my hardest, but it’s been a really nice practice to just say no a little bit more.”

That lesson, of course, came with practice. Duff says she assumed that by her third child, they would “just do what the family does” and be “easy.” That, however, was not the case with Mae. According to Duff, Mae likes to “run everything” and has a big “personality.”

“She is a wild woman, but she has her own ideas,” Duff explains, but added that she’s “obsessed” with her daughter’s spirit.

“And then we obviously liked her enough to go for number four,” she quips. “And [it] felt like there was space, and I’m not sure there is, but we’re figuring it out.”

While Duff has a strong support system by her side, she also utilizes tools like Meta AI to help her stay on top of things — especially during the holiday season.

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“The burden is heavy for the moms. I wake up in the middle of the night like, ‘Oh, I have these things I didn’t handle, and just driving when you shouldn’t be using your phone. And of course, that’s when all the wheels are turning. So I’m getting slowly but surely prepared and definitely excited. I love the holiday season so much, but being an adult now and making it magical for so many people is just so much,” she says of her partnership with the brand. “So I have been utilizing meta AI and it’s been incredible because it’s like a thought partner. It’s just something that you can rattle your thoughts off with, and it comes with ideas that maybe feel a little stale to me.”

For more on Duff watch the video above and pick up the latest issue of Us Weekly, on stands now.

With reporting by Christina Garibaldi

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