Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner were all smiles when exiting the 2025 Oscars on Sunday, March 2.

While Chalamet, 29, didn’t take home any accolades at the star-studded event, the couple appeared to be in good spirits as they left Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre. Exclusive video footage obtained by Us Weekly showed Chalamet holding on to Jenner’s hips as she walked in front of him while they were exiting the venue.

Chalamet and Jenner, 27, could also be heard talking to a fan, who then snapped a selfie with the couple. Chalamet kept a hold on Jenner’s hand as he started walking next to her. Once they were out of the crowd, the actor and beauty mogul made a beeline for the exit.

While Jenner did not walk the Oscars red carpet on Sunday, she met Chalamet inside the Dolby Theatre and sat next to her boyfriend throughout the entire ceremony — and yes, they were in the front row.

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Chalamet was nominated in the Best Actor category for his portrayal of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown. This year marked Chalamet’s second nomination in this category. He was previously up for Best Actor in 2018 after playing Elio in Call Me by Your Name. (A Complete Unknown was up for a total of eight awards, but didn’t take home any wins.)

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During tonight’s awards ceremony, Chalamet was nominated against Adrien Brody (who won) for The Brutalist, Colman Domingo for Sing Sing, Ralph Fiennes for Conclave and Sebastian Stan for The Apprentice.

Despite losing out to Brody, 51, during most of awards season this year, it seems Chalamet has continued to win in the love department. Jenner has been by his side at various events, including the 2025 Golden Globes earlier this year. (Jenner also skipped out on the January red carpet, opting to meet Chalamet inside.)

Chalamet and Jenner have been romantically linked since April 2023.

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“Timothée is very focused on his career and Kylie loves being on the sidelines cheering him on,” a source exclusively told Us in January of their romance. “She loves that she’s in the spotlight more than her. It’s been a breath of fresh air.”

Similarly, Chalamet has created quite the bond with Jenner’s two kids. “They love him,” the insider added, referring to Stormi, 7, and Aire, 3, whom the Kylie Cosmetics founder shares with ex Travis Scott.

“This is a very different relationship dynamic than what Kylie is used to,” the source shared, noting that it’s “opened her eyes to the more artistic side of the industry.”

Suits LA made the spinoff’s first reference to Harvey Specter when discussing Ted Black’s past life in New York City.

Troy Winbush was introduced as Kevin in the show’s premiere, but now that he’s onboard to help Ted (Stephen Amell) with a case, the depths of their relationship are starting to unfold. The Sunday, March 2, installment of Suits LA featured a scene during the latter part of the episode in which Winbush’s Kevin takes a seat in Ted’s fancy lawyer chair while they discuss Lester Thompson’s (Kevin Weisman) murder case — but more on that in a second.

When making a reference to the “old days,” Ted looks over to a picture hidden in the corner of his office. Kevin also spots the image, featuring Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter.

“I remember this guy,” Kevin states. “Great ball player. What was his name? Harry, something like that, right?”

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An annoyed Ted responds, “Harvey. You know that.” (OG Suits watchers will know that this reference is cannon as Harvey did used to play baseball but injured his shoulder during his senior year, forcing him to sit out from the state championships.)

“I know I never liked him,” Kevin continues, talking about Harvey. “Because he’s the only person I knew cockier than you.”

Ted replies, “That’s funny. That’s exactly why I liked him.”

Kevin notes that Harvey was also “too pretty.” He added: “Can’t trust the pretty ones.”

For those needing an update on Lester’s murder case, well, it seems he was doing some pretty shady things involving money. As Kevin tells Ted, it’s getting harder to believe Lester’s innocence.

Over in the entertainment law world, Erica (Lex Scott Davis) and Rick (Bryan Greenberg) are still arguing ­— but kind of getting along? — about who will ultimately represent actress Dylan Pryor (Victoria Justice).

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Spoiler alert, Rick — who, maybe, needs to stop spending time inside the firm he betrayed — wins this round, but he taught Erica a huge lesson about listening to her clients. Also, he revealed that they had an, ahem, romantic past and not just buckets of sexual tension. (Ted is “pissed” about this. He makes that clear before another Suits-esque sports reference.)

“The reason we stopped doing — what we used to do — is because you never respected the way I work,” Rick notes. “Caring about my clients does not make me less of a killer than you. It might even make me more of one.”

Erica replies with, “You might be right. But, Rick, you have no idea why we stopped doing what we used to do.”

New episodes of Suits LA premiere on NBC Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.

Declared as one of the greatest sports movies in film history, the 1986 flick Hoosiers starred the late Gene Hackman as high school basketball Coach Norman Dale.

The famed film follows the story of the Huskers and how they went from small-town Hickory, Indiana to the state basketball championships. Hoosiers was loosely inspired by the real-life Milan High School basketball team, which won the Indiana state championship in 1954.

Following Hackman’s death at age 95 in February 2025, his former Hoosiers costar Brad Long recalled being “impressed” by the legendary actor on set during an interview with TMZ. Long, who made his acting debut with this particular movie, referred to Hackman as “unassuming” before the cameras started rolling.

“When he was in front of the camera, he became this person that just became that character. That’s a tribute to him,” Long added. “He had a really good sense of humor. I don’t know if he got all the credit that he deserved for that.”

Keep scrolling to see what the cast of Hoosiers is doing now:

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Blake Lively has hired PR crisis manager Nick Shapiro amid her ongoing legal battle against Justin Baldoni.

“The litigation team for Ms. Lively retained Mr. Shapiro to advise on the legal communications strategy for the ongoing sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit occurring in the Southern District of New York,” Lively’s legal team confirmed to Us Weekly in a statement on Friday, February 28.

Shapiro was formerly the CIA’s deputy chief of staff and previously worked as the senior advisor to former director John Brennan. (Variety was first to break the news that Shapiro was quietly working with Lively.)

This news comes days after Lively alleged that Baldoni and his team have displayed “disregard and disrespect” for her as a woman “advocating for the most basic workplace protections against sexual harassment” in a new filing obtained by Us.

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The Gossip Girl alum hit back on Wednesday, February 26, after she was accused of trying to “prevent the public” from seeing “relevant evidence” in her legal battle against Baldoni.

Lively recently asked for an “Attorney’s Eyes Only” stipulation in an improved protective order to keep information out of the public eye. According to a Deadline report, Baldoni’s team responded with a letter stating they were “surprised” by her request. Attorney Mitchell Schuster accused the actress of attempting to “rehabilitate her tarnished image with bold statements to the press” per the letter obtained by Deadline and said that Lively “already publicized the alleged details of the so-called ‘harassment.’”

Lively initially filed a sexual harassment complaint against her It Ends With Us costar and director Baldoni along with his Wayfarer Studios production company in December 2024, claiming that he fostered a “hostile work environment.” Lively amended her complaint earlier this month to include her “emotional impact” from the legal battle.

“The emotional impact on Ms. Lively has been extreme, not only affecting her, but her family, including her husband and four children,” court documents obtained by Us read. “There are days when she has struggled to get out of bed, and she frequently chooses not to venture outside in public.”

Blake Lively Responds to Justin Baldoni’s New $400 Million Lawsuit

Baldoni has vehemently denied all of Lively’s claims, suing her along with her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and publicist Leslie Sloane (who has filed a motion to remove herself from the lawsuit) for $400 million. Baldoni also filed a suit against The New York Times, who initially published Lively’s claim. The newspaper has since defended its reporting and Lively has denied all of Baldoni’s claims.

Lively and Baldoni are set to go to trial in March 2026. However, Judge Lewis Liman stated during an initial hearing on February 3 that the trial could be moved up if the legal battle continues to play out in the press.

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Bill Murray has a lot to say about the late Gene Hackman — and it’s not all positive.

“He was a tough nut, Gene Hackman. But he was really good,” Murray, 74, said during an interview with the Associated Press published Thursday, February 27. “He was really difficult, we can say it now, but he was a tough guy.”

Murray starred as Raleigh St. Clair alongside Hackman, who played Royal Tenenbaum, in 2001’s The Royal Tenenbaums, which was one of Wes Anderson’s first major directing gigs.

“Older, great actors do not give young directors much of a chance. They’re really rough on them, and Gene was really rough on Wes,” Murray continued. “I used to, kind of, step in there and just try to defend my friend.”

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That being said, Murray wasn’t surprised by Hackman’s alleged behavior, especially after one instance on the film’s set.

“I watched him once do, like, 25 takes where he did it perfectly with an actor who kept blowing it, every single time,” Murray said. “Gene would do it perfectly, the other actor would blow it, and I’d go like, ‘Oh, God.’ I was watching it going, ‘No wonder this guy wants to throttle people.’ And then he sort of gave an ordinary performance and the other actor got it right and I thought Gene was going to throw the actor off the ledge of the building.”

The Groundhog Day alum added, “He was a great one.”

During a separate interview, Murray — who is promoting his new movie Riff Raff — recalled specifically how Hackman was a “little irritable” with director Anderson on the Royal Tenenbaums set.

“He had to work with children, dogs. … They put him in very challenging positions to work,” Murray said during his Thursday appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show. “He felt a lot of responsibility and kept thinking, ‘What am I doing here with these people?’ But the performance he gives is brilliant.”

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Murray acknowledged that getting Hackman and Anderson together in one movie would have produced an incredible final product no matter what. (The Royal Tenenbaums won Hackman the Best Actor Golden Globe in 2002.)

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Murray’s comments about his former costar came amid that news of Hackman’s death at age 95. The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to Us Weekly on Thursday that Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found deceased in their New Mexico home on Wednesday, February 26.

An initial statement from law enforcement declared that foul play was not suspected, but a copy of the search warrant reportedly stated their deaths were “suspicious.” The fire department did not find any evidence of a carbon monoxide leak or poisoning, according to an affidavit obtained by TMZ on Thursday.

A preliminary autopsy report has since stated there was no “external trauma to either individual,” but their cause of death has yet to be determined.

Supernatural gave Jared Padalecki a whole lot more than 15 years of steady work. The hit CW drama also introduced him to his wife, Genevieve Padalecki (neé Cortese).

The actors met on the set of the series in 2008 and went on to welcome three children: son Thomas, son Shepherd and daughter Odette.

“Jared and I have been together for 11 years and married for nine. Throw three kids in the mix and a career that takes him to Canada most the year, and keeping the romance alive can be hard,” Genevieve wrote in an August 2019 blog post. “As boring as it sounds, we’ve found that the best way to reconnect is to schedule a date night (or day) as often as possible. Our goal is weekly, but that happens pretty much never. I’m happy if we can reconnect and do something fun together, just us, twice a month.”

After more than a decade together, the couple made their first appearance as husband and wife on another CW series, Walker. The idea was pitched to Jared and Genevieve during their 10-year anniversary dinner by the show’s creator, Anne Fricke. While that show has since come to an end, Jared and Genevieve’s love continues to grow.

Keep scrolling for their complete relationship timeline:

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Below Deck cameraman Brent Freeburg is in a coma following a medical emergency earlier this month.

“Never has our family experienced a tragedy like this. Our sweet, stubborn and strong Brent suffered two strokes and a subdural hematoma,” a woman named Jane MacMurchy wrote in the description of a GoFundMe page, which is raising money for his medical bills. “He was found after family had a neighbor check on him. He wasn’t heard from for a few days, which is unlike Brent.”

The updates about Freeburg’s health are being shared by MacMurchy’s aunt Cheri, who is Freeburg’s mom. (The GoFundMe has raised nearly $58,000 as of Friday, February 28, and has a goal of $500,000.)

“Brent, followed in his big brother’s footsteps. A camera operator, cinematography, documentation of the most upstanding and cinematic types of television, reality tv,” MacMurchy wrote. “We watched them going on jobs all over the world. Dancing through Pittsburgh on Dance Moms. Surviving the harsh wilderness in Alaska, and his claim to fame, Below Deck. Brent had no passion to be on camera, but quickly found his way to the forefront during one pivotal and life changing moment.”

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Freeburg is the Below Deck camera operator who famously saved deckhand Ashton Pienaar during the show’s sixth season, which aired in 2018. At the time, a tow line wrapped itself around Pienaar’s ankle and pulled him overboard.

“Ashton was quickly whisked away to sea trapped, and drowning,” MacMurchy GoFundMe description continued. “Brent made the decision to break the dreaded fourth wall and quickly went from spectator to hero. Brentrick, as we lovingly call him, however, was always our hero.”

Pienaar, for his part, shared an Instagram tribute to Freeburg earlier this week.

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“Some people leave an impact on your life that you can never repay. Brent is one of those people for me,” he captioned a video uploaded on Tuesday, February 25. “I just heard that he’s suffered a stroke, and it’s a tough thing to process when someone who’s given you so much is now facing their own battle. If you have a moment, please keep him in your thoughts. Wishing him strength, healing, and a full recovery.”

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Along with the overview, MacMurchy has continued to update the webpage daily with the status of Freeburg’s health.

“Today has been a pretty low key day. Brent is still on the antibiotics, sedative and pain meds. His fever goes up and down, so he’s still on Tylenol,” the Thursday, February 27 update read. “Good thing is he did move his toes and squeeze his hand on command. Especially good with all the stuff he’s on. And yesterday’s cat scan showed no changes… which is good news too. Small steps.”

Andrew Scott is the original Hot Priest, but there are even more swoon-worthy religious figures for Us to obsess over.

Yes, the Irish actor’s Fleabag character — named The Priest — is the blueprint, but there were some clergymen who came before (and after) him that can’t be forgotten. Us is sorry to these men if they want to be known as anything other than a hot priest or hot rabbi until the end of time.

“Go out and get some fresh air,” Scott told Entertainment Weekly in April 2024 as a message to fans still obsessed with the Hot Priest five years after Fleabag season 2 premiered. “Stop watching. Stop crying. Stop crying in your room with your curtains closed. Do something better with your life. It’s a great show, we all love it, but come on now, pull yourself together. Open the curtains and go outside.”

It wasn’t long until Ryan Murphy gave Us a new religious figure to cry about with Nicholas Chavez as Father Charlie Mayhew in the FX series Grotesquerie.

“I was told to watch Fleabag. I did not watch Fleabag,” Chavez told Us Weekly exclusively before the show’s September 2024 debut, hinting that he put his own spiritual spin on the character.

Keep scrolling for a look back at Us’ favorite hot religious figures over the years:

The Priest (Andrew Scott)

Again, he is the blueprint. Scott played The Priest on season 2 of Prime Video’s Fleabag, which premiered in 2019. The two most memorable lines he had in that role? “Kneel” or “It’ll pass,” perhaps.

“I was in L.A. recently and people just shout ‘Hot Priest’ from their cars,” he told Esquire in May 2024. “I don’t know what you really want me to do with that. ‘It hasn’t passed’ — that’s what somebody said to me the other day.”

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Father Brah (Rene Gube)

Gube took on Father Joseph (or Father Brah) for a recurring role throughout four seasons of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, which aired on The CW from 2015 to 2019.

Pope Pius XIII, a.k.a. Lenny Belardo (Jude Law)

Law made his fictional Pope — the religious figure of all religious figures — hot for HBO’s 2016 miniseries The Young Pope. The show followed the story of the first U.S.-based (and chain-smoking) Pope.

Noah Roklov (Adam Brody)

Forget Seth Cohen because when Netflix’s Nobody Wants This premiered in September 2024, all fans could talk about was Brody playing a Hot Rabbi.

“Rabbis have not been sexually objectified enough and I’m trying to do my part,” Brody told Entertainment Tonight of the role.

Rabbi Shapiro (Josh Peck)

When 13: The Musical premiered via Netflix in 2022, the former Nickelodeon star was also dubbed a Hot Rabbi — and Us isn’t mad about it.

Father Charlie Mayhew (Nicholas Chavez)

Say hello to the Hot Priest of 2024, a new frontrunner thanks to prolific TV creator Murphy.

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“We talked about Charles Manson a lot. I love the music of Chris Isaak,” Chavez told Us. “I formed this really strange nexus of a lot of different primary and secondary research sources. Like, sometimes the weirdest paintings that I’ve ever seen or music that I had found. All of these things just culminated into the character that you see on the screen.”

‘Wake Up Dead Man’ Priest (Josh O’Connor)

The third movie in the Knives Out franchise is set to feature O’Connor in a priest role, according to June 2024 set photos. Holy crossover alert — he’s filming the movie alongside Scott.

Rabbi David Bloom (David Julian Hirsh)

For the throwback Rabbi, Us must discuss Nancy Botwin’s short-lived fourth husband in the final season of Weeds, which aired in 2012. Just like the rest of Nancy’s husbands, he (spoiler alert) died.

Minister Malcolm (Scott Foley)

In February 2025, Variety reported that Foley will star in Prime Vide’s It’s Not Like That.

“Lori is freshly divorced with two teens. Malcolm’s a minister and recently widowed dad of three,” read the logline for the upcoming show. “Their families once did everything together, but now Lori and Malcolm must navigate their newly minted singledom, parenthood and the complexities of Malcolm being a modern-day minister. Is this the beginning of a love story? It’s not like that. Or is it?”

To be frank, things are unwell between Alex Cooper and Alix Earle.

Multiple sources reveal in the new issue of Us Weekly that the women are at odds. “There’s a lot of tension,” one source tells Us.

“They’ve had a lot of drama between them [since] they decided to collaborate on Unwell,” a second insider says. “They clashed over business, and their friendship is over because of it.”

Cooper — who hosts the famed “Call Her Daddy” podcast — tapped Earle as her first hire when the Unwell Network officially launched in 2023. The “Hot Mess With Alix Earle” podcast dropped its first episode in September of that year, and Earle started to question whether signing a multi-year deal with the network was a wise choice.

Now, Variety reports that Cooper will no longer produce “Hot Mess,” with a source confirming it’s true that Earle can now explore other opportunities — something she was already looking forward to, per the source.

“Alix is working on bigger projects not related to the podcast space,” one insider adds.

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The same insider reveals to Us that Alix’s dad, Thomas “TJ” Earle, played a role. “Alix’s dad got more involved in her business decisions and did not like what Unwell was doing. He ultimately thought it ended up not being a smart business move,” the source said.

TJ has made a name for himself in the New Jersey construction business. Her family also owns Surfside Frozen Custard in Sea Girt, New Jersey.

“Alix felt taken advantage of,” the first source claims, with a second insider telling Us that Earle had already been “pulling back” from Cooper. She had previously added her younger sister Ashtin Earle to the mix as a cohost.

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“It’s definitely created a different dynamic on the podcast and I’m happy I have her,” Alix told Us while promoting her Carl’s Jr. campaign January. We also just have such differing opinions on things and different stories. So, I think it’s good and only creates more relatable moments for our audience.”

When initially launching the podcast, Alix told Us she was “a little scared” to bare it all on a week-to-week basis — but that has since changed.

“The connection I have with my audience is so candid and it’s sharing those moments that, maybe, aren’t so beautiful at times but everyone can relate to,” she added. “Sometimes I get worried that I share too much after the fact, but I think it’s good to keep that authenticity and connection with my audience and show them the good as well as the bad.”

For more on Alix and Cooper, pick up the new issue of Us Weekly.

Suits and Suits LA might have the same premise, but they are drastically different shows at their core. That being said, there are some similarities between the two.

The spinoff series — which premiered on Sunday, February 23 — introduced fans to Stephen Amell’s Ted Black, a hotshot lawyer who has his own firm in Los Angeles and, apparently, some secrets that have yet to be revealed.

Bryan Greenberg also stars as Rick Dodsen, who appears to be Amell’s right-hand man at first glance. However, a little deeper into the premiere, a (spoiler alert) betrayal reveals that Lex Scott Davis, playing the role of Erica Rollins, is No. 2 in the firm.

Sunday’s episode also revealed that, before relocating to L.A., Amell’s character had a law career in New York City. This, coincidentally, is where one major Suits connection comes in, by the name of Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht).

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“You’ll notice behind my desk that there’s a picture of a young Ted Black with what can only be a young Harvey Specter so there’s clearly a history between the characters,” Amell teased to Entertainment Weekly in December 2024. “We came up together in the D.A.’s office.”

While Macht isn’t reprising his role as Harvey just yet, there’s something to look forward to. In the meantime, keep scrolling for a breakdown of similarities between Suits and Suits LA:

Is There a Mike and Harvey Situation?

The original Suits had Patrick J. Adams and Macht starring as Mike and Harvey, respectively. They created a powerhouse legal team (even though one wasn’t really a lawyer, which isn’t quite relevant here.)

Initially, Suits LA seems like it’s gearing up to make Amell’s Ted and Greenberg’s Rick take over in the male dynamic duo department. However, after said aforementioned betrayal, the coworker relationship to watch out for is clearly between Ted and Davis’ Erica. She even alluded to it in the episode by saying that she’s picking Ted’s side “seven days a week and twice on Sunday.”

Donna Is There in Spirit

No character in TV history will ever, repeat: ever, replace Sarah Rafferty’s spitfire secretary character of Donna Paulsen from the original Suits. However, Azita Ghanizada does come in at a close second as Ted’s secretary, Roslyn.

While not many details about Roslyn were shared in the premiere, it seems she’s been around for a while, especially when she alludes to having knowledge of Ted’s family drama.

The Sports References

It’s no secret to Suits viewers that Harvey has basketballs signed by NBA players in his office. While it doesn’t seem like Ted has any sports memorabilia in his office, the character does appear to have an affinity for the New York Yankees.

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Not to mention, there’s also that Patrick Mahomes reference in the premiere. (“It’s the fourth quarter and you need a touchdown. You go with Kirk Cousins or Patrick Mahomes, who’s it gonna be?”)

A Past Love Interest — Who Seems to Keep Coming Back

It’s apparent early on in the premiere that Rachelle Goulding would be making multiple appearances as Ted’s past love interest Samantha. While it’s unclear what went down between them (something major, it seems) there should be more scenes of them together in the coming episodes.

When it comes to past love interests who keep coming back, the obvious comparison is Abigail Spencer, who made several appearances as Dana Scott in the original Suits.

So Many Family Issues

Ted’s dad is dying in the premiere, but he’s having none of it. He does go visit his ailing father (Matt Letscher), but there’s no warm and fuzzy reunion.

There are still a lot of questions to be answered, of course, but it seems a lot of their tension stems from the relationship Ted’s father had with his late son (Ted’s older brother), Eddie (Carson A. Egan). Not to mention, Ted drops that his dad was “convicted,” so it seems like he wasn’t around too much.

Similarly, in the original Suits, Harvey had some family issues that needed tons of unpacking as well. But Harvey and his brother Marcus (Billy Miller) were the ones at odds.

This is the world of Suits, of course there was a sports joke — and yes, Us is sharing Suits LA premiere episode spoilers.

The first episode of Suits LA aired on Sunday, February 23, and introduced fans to the world of Los Angeles and their most ruthless lawyers with Stephen Amell starring as Ted Black — who gets betrayed by his firm’s cofounder, Stuart Lane (Josh McDermitt), within the first 19 minutes.

But let’s back up a bit. Before Stuart betrays Ted, he takes on Lester Thompson’s (Kevin Weisman) murder case — much to Lester’s chagrin. Ted convinces Lester that Stuart is “the best defense attorney in Los Angeles” and the subject is dropped. (Remember, this was before Stuart’s betrayal, so the subject does come up again.)

Once it’s revealed that Stuart decided to merge with Ted’s ex-girlfriend Samantha’s (Rachelle Goulding) firm solo, the topic of Lester gets brought up again. This time, Ted is convincing Lester to take him on as his lawyer for the murder trial.

“There is nothing in this world Stuart Lane is better at than me. Lester, he doesn’t believe you. I do,” Ted said. “It’s the fourth quarter and you need a touchdown. You can go with Kirk Cousins or Patrick Mahomes, who’s it gonna be.”

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Obviously, Lester goes with Ted.

While the show is definitely different from the original Suits, there are some notable similarities, sports being one of them. The OG show’s Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) was a huge NBA fan with signed basketballs from various athletes in his office. Aside from the NFL reference made by Ted, it seems he loves the New York Yankees — and that seems like it will play a part as the show continues.

It’s revealed that Ted went to a Yankees game with his father (Matt Letscher) and younger brother Eddie (Carson A. Egan) as a kid. From the sound of it, their dad didn’t have the best relationship with Eddie, which makes Ted resent him. (There’s definitely more to this story.)

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Oh, did we mention that Ted speaks to his brother — who is in a Yankees shirt throughout the episode — before it’s revealed that Eddie is actually dead. This is revealed in a rather tense moment between Ted and his father, who is on his death bed.

“After you got convicted, you told me that on your last night of freedom, all you wanted to do was spend it with me,” Ted said. “But when that day came, you let them kill Eddie. My sweet beautiful brother who never hurt a soul in his life. You said you did it to protect me but you didn’t even show up at his funeral. He was your son.”

New episodes of Suits LA premiere Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.

Former NFL star Julian Edelman is a big TV fan, but he’s not watching any Real Housewives franchises.

“Right now, I am watching Landman,” Edelman, 38, reveals exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly, proving that he’s Just Like Us. “Lioness, very good. Taylor Sheridan — I like his stuff. It is fun. It’s easy. That’s what I’m watching right now.”

However, when asked about his favorite Real Housewives franchise, Edelman didn’t have an answer.

“I don’t even know any of them,” he said. “My mom’s going to kill me because she loves that stuff.”

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Yes, Edelman talks to his mom quite frequently and even visits with her to get his clothes washed. But don’t be fooled: the former athlete separates all his clothes himself.

“Last time I did laundry, I actually did it, like, a month ago at my mom’s house,” he told Us. “Mom, you lost your touch. I don’t like my colors and whites together, so I did it myself.”

Edelman actually spends quite a lot of time with both of his parents. The NFL alum told Us about how he got a speeding ticket once, with his dad in the car.

“Last time I got a ticket, unreal story. Literally right after I won Super Bowl MVP [in 2019], I went to my hometown area. I was taking my dad and three friends. We were going to go to my shop,” he recalled. “Then all of a sudden, I got pulled over. Hometown cop — well, it was a county sheriff — gave me a ticket. Speeding 14 [mph] over the speed limit.”

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He continued to explain why they were going so fast.

“It was a weird section where you’re coming right before the freeway,” Edelman recalled. “I was going, like, 45 [mph] and then you slow down to get back on the freeway. It was a speed trap.”

Edelman joked that the police officer “clearly” did not know who he was.

For those who aren’t sports fans, Edelman played for the New England Patriots for 12 seasons from 2009 to 2020. He picked up some famous friends along the way and, yes, they snap photos together.

“The last famous person I asked to take a selfie with, I don’t even remember. Maybe [Rob Gronkowski]. It was just for friendship memories,” Edelman said. “But he’s famous.”

For more from Edelman, watch the video above and pick up the new issue of Us Weekly, on stands now.

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Chelsea Handler might not be shy about her love life, but she’s keeping details about her new man out of the public eye.

“I’m dating. Dating is wonderful. Now, I understand what kind of date I am,” Handler, 49, told Us Weekly exclusively while promoting her upcoming memoir I’ll Have What She’s Having. “I want lovers all around the world. I want lovers all around the globe.”

Handler told Us that she’s “not a liar” with people she’s dating — especially about other men.

“I will be very honest and upfront with anyone who I’m dating, that you may not be the only one,” she explained. “And if you need to know, I’ll let you know, but I’m just letting you know. Hopefully you don’t need to ask any further questions.”

The author said she doesn’t “thrive with dependency,” especially in a romantic relationship.

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During her “Call Her Daddy” podcast episode earlier this month, Handler confirmed that she has an “awesome” new man in her life but does not want to have another public relationship. (Handler previously dated fellow comedian Jo Koy.)

“I think an attractive quality in a man — the most attractive quality — which is hard to come by, is to find small egos on men. Men who have no egos,” Handler explained to Us. “Right now, I’m dating someone who has no ego. He’s very good at a lot of things, but he’ll never ever show you. He doesn’t need that kind of validation. He doesn’t need to be good at something. He doesn’t need to show off.”

She also detailed a sweet moment they had recently.

“The other day, he goes, ‘God, you know how lucky I am to be waking up next to you. Do you know how many men would die to wake up next to you?’ I wanted to go, ‘Do you know how many men would never in a million years even think about that?’ Nevermind, say it,” Handler said. “What a sweet thing to even think. Then a sweeter thing to even say, because just by virtue of saying that to someone means that you don’t have a big ego.”

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While she seems to have her dating life on lock, marriage is not in Handler’s future.

“I’m not the marrying kind. I am not looking for children, as we well know. I’ve established that for a very long time now, and I just want to have lots of love stories. I feel like that’s kind of the most romantic way to look at love,” Handler said. “I’m glad that I know that about myself because I think so many women are starting to be more open about this idea that this love story and prince charming nonsense that we’re sold is so silly.”

Handler’s I’ll Have What She’s Having hits shelves on Tuesday, February 25.

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Did Whitney Cummings just throw some subtle shade at Grace O’Malley’s old boss? Fans definitely think so.

The debut episode of O’Malley’s “Disgraceful” podcast launched on Thursday, February 20, with Cummings, 42, as her first guest. O’Malley, 26, joked with Cummings about trying to find a cohost for the show, quickly poking fun at the elephant in the room (her past podcast with ex-BFF Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia).

“We should either be cohosts or friends, maybe not both,” Cummings said. O’Malley replied, “That’s a great idea.”

Cummings joked, “I would rather be your cohost than your friend. I have loved being your friend, I love you dearly, but Mommy’s got bills. So, let’s end our friendship because working with friends, it, maybe, doesn’t go so well.”

O’Malley wondered where to “draw the line” between friendship and business, asking if texting was on the table.

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“Maybe, schedule a Zoom. Maybe a slack and HR to be there,” Cummings said. “Oh HR, OK so, you don’t know what this is. HR it is an office where if you are being mistreated by your boss or maybe, like, publicly discussed by an older man and having the details of your life and emotional traumas exploited, you can go to someone and be, like, help.”

O’Malley replied, “That can’t be real.”

Cummings continued the joke as both women laughed.

“You know what’s wild? It’s common that most people complain there’s too much of it,” she said. “But you have had none of it. But this is something that … protects employees.”

TikTok users were quick to clip this discussion from the podcast episode — which occurred within the first three minutes — and claim that Cummings was subtly (or maybe not) referencing O’Malley’s past with Barstool Sports.

O’Malley previously cohosted Barstool’s “PlanBri Uncut” podcast alongside LaPaglia. The women had a falling out late last year, which O’Malley confirmed via Instagram Stories in December 2024. LaPaglia then went on her other show, the “BFFs Podcast,” to discuss what went down between them while she was in an apparent abusive relationship with singer Zach Bryan.

“I really needed her, so I couldn’t do the podcast anymore because we’re sitting there pretending to be friends,” LaPaglia claimed in December 2024. “I didn’t feel seen by her. I needed to set a boundary.”

Earlier this year, O’Malley appeared on “This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von” and discussed her time at Barstool, hinting that LaPaglia made more than her.

“I didn’t make anything when I was there. I had a salary and that was kind of it,” she alleged. “I had the option to leave and I took it.”

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Barstool founder Dave Portnoy, who had continuously weighed in on the drama between O’Malley and LaPaglia, made a social media video breaking down O’Malley’s salary at the media company. (Portnoy has also said multiple times that Barstool does have HR.)

“She was in the last year of a 3-year deal,” he explained in January, noting that her base salary was $175,000, and she apparently made 70 percent “of anything that we were able to sell on her personal socials.”

He wondered if the interview was “cut up” or “misconstrued” but wanted to set the record straight.

“It does bother me when people make it seem like they’re not getting paid fairly,” Portnoy added. “I think we treated — as I’ve said from the beginning — Grace great.”

O’Malley has since left Barstool and launched her “Disgraceful” podcast with the Unwell Network.

In a home run for New York Yankees fans, the team’s players are finally allowed to have facial hair.

“In recent weeks I have spoken to a large number of former and current Yankees — spanning several eras — to elicit their perspectives on our longstanding facial hair and grooming policy, and I appreciate their earnest and varied feedback,” Hal Steinbrenner, managing general partner of the Yankees, shared in a statement via Instagram on Friday, February 21. “These most recent conversations are an extension of ongoing internal dialogue that dates back several years.”

Steinbrenner, 55, continued, “Ultimately the final decision rests with me, and after great consideration, we will be amending our expectations to allow our players and uniformed personnel to have well-groomed beards moving forward. It is the appropriate time to move beyond the familiar comfort of our former policy.”

The policy was initially put in place in 1976 by Hal’s father and former Yankees owner, George Steinbrenner, who died in 2010 at age 80. Along with no beards, the appearance policy also stated that players weren’t allowed to have hair that touches their collars.

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“I have nothing against long hair per se, but I’m trying to instill a certain sense of order and discipline in the ball club because I think discipline is important in an athlete,” George, who purchased the team in 1973, explained during a 1978 interview with The New York Times.

Many current players have changed their appearances to abide by the team’s standards. Pitcher Gerrit Cole, for example, cut off his signature curly locks when signing to the Yankees in 2020.

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“I haven’t shaved in like 10 years, but you know what? So be it,” Cole said in December 2019. “That’s the way it is. If you’re a Yankee, you shave. That’s what’s up.”

Outfielder Alex Verdugo shaved his beard after leaving the Boston Red Sox to play for the Yankees during the 2024 season. Johnny Damon, Nick Swisher and Jason Giambi, among others, also shaved prior to making their Yankees debuts.

Some former Yankees have spoken out after leaving the team, publicly criticizing the beard policy. Other MLB stars, like David Price and Brian Wilson, even refused to join the team because they didn’t want to shave off their beards.

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Yankees alum Clint Frazier, who was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 2022, previously took a subtle shot at the no-beard rule via social media.

“First off, these uniforms are soooo sick! i’m so excited to join the @Cubs — one of the biggest reasons I chose to come here was the fan base and how electric you guys can be towards your players,” he shared via X in December 2021. “I’ll be just as electric for you guys too. Here’s to leaving my razor at home.”

The Suits torch has officially been passed from Gabriel Macht to Stephen Amell.

The actors posed alongside each other at the Suits LA premiere hosted at One Universal on Thursday, February 20. Macht, 53, and Amell, 43, looked dapper — seemingly in character as their onscreen lawyers — in dark suits as they posed for the cameras.

While Macht is not fully reprising his role as Harvey Specter from the original Suits iteration, the actor will be making a guest appearance on the new show, which stars Amell as hotshot lawyer Ted Black. Suits (costarring a then-unknown Meghan Markle) aired via the USA Network for nine seasons from 2011 to 2019. After the show came to an end, Macht said that he didn’t think bringing Harvey back was in his future — but that’s since changed.

“I finished up on Suits and felt like we spent enough time with Harvey: nine years, 134 episodes,” the actor explained to Entertainment Weekly in an interview published on Friday, February 21. “We really created such a well-rounded character, and the ensemble was terrific. Look, I am so appreciative and blessed to have been a part of this show, and it’s created a lot of opportunities for me.”

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When he said goodbye to Harvey, Macht explained that he was “burying the character” for himself and definitely had no interest in a Suits movie.

“I’m not really interested in doing this. I’m not interested in continuing on,” he continued. “The story is done, and we had a really good ride and all of that.”

A call from creator Aaron Korsh changed things. Initially, Macht was apprehensive because of how it would impact his family life. (Macht shares two kids — Satine, 17, and Luca, 10 — with wife Jacinda Barrett.)

“I’ve been not wanting to go back and act,” he said. “I really have made a strong choice to spend more time with my kids and raise my kids, be here for them, because Suits took a lot out of that.”

Now, Macht is once again donning the expensive suits for Suits LA, thanks to Harvey and Ted’s longtime connection.

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“I didn’t want to become this character that is known for this one thing,” he explained, before then realizing that he didn’t “want to become an actor auditioning for shows when I’m in my 50s and 60s to make a living.” This financial stability was, in part, why the original Suits went on for nine seasons.

Being “fully transparent,” Macht said that his return to Suits was a “business decision.” He was fully on board after Korsh promised the show would be shot around Macht’s schedule.

“It’s my way of going in there and really supporting this new venture — that’s why I said OK. And he did tell me there’s some really fun bits, and I think we can make it really light and playful, and I think you’ll enjoy it,” he added. “So that’s why I’m going back: At the end of the day, why are you doing this, Gabriel? I’m doing it for the fans.”

Meghan Markle might not be making her return to acting just yet, but there’s a “hope” for her to join Suits LA.

Wendell Pierce, who played Markle’s dad on Suits, told Us Weekly exclusively that it “would be a real coup to get her on board” for the spinoff series.

“Hopefully, I get to cameo on it one day or something like that — they bring Robert Zane back,” he said at the Zero Day premiere in New York City. “I’m really looking forward to seeing the new characters and whether Aaron Korsh, the creator, has [brought] it to the West Coast.”

Korsh himself weighed in on bringing back Markle, who played Rachel Zane on seven seasons of the original show, while celebrating the Suits LA premiere on Thursday, February 20.

“We have thought about whether it be Meghan or any of the other cast members coming on and playing themselves as an actor,” Korsh, 58, told People at the event in Los Angeles. “I think for me that’s a little … my brain blows up at the thought of that.”

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According to Korsh, a twist of that nature “blows up the world too much.”

Suits aired on USA Network for nine seasons from 2011 to 2019. Suits LA — set to premiere on Sunday, February 23 — is set in the same universe, so the logical way to get some old stars involved is to bring back their characters.

“Obviously, if Meghan wants to come back under any circumstances, Meghan can come back,” Korsh continued, noting that she “always” has an open invitation. “I think realistically, it would be too much of an explosion of the fourth wall to do that.”

Years after it first aired, Suits had a major resurgence in 2023 when it was added to multiple streaming services.

“Isn’t that wild?” Markle said in a 2023 interview about the show’s newfound success, noting that she had “no idea” what led to the resurgence.

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“It’s hard to find a show you can binge-watch that many episodes of these days, so that could have something to do with it. But good shows are everlasting,” she continued. “It was great to work on, such a great cast and crew. We had a really fun time.”

Suits’ comeback led to the Suits LA spinoff series, along with a rewatch podcast hosted by original stars Patrick J. Adams and Sarah Rafferty. While the duo have gotten some of their past Suits costars to appear on the podcast, Markle has yet to be featured as a guest.

“We are not really in touch. She leads a very different life now for obvious and important reasons,” Adams, 43, said during an October 2024 Q&A. “[But] upon hearing about the [Suits rewatch] podcast, I got a lovely text, saying how excited she was for us and asking how she could help in anyway [sic].”

The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jenn Fessler revealed that she and husband Jeff Fessler hit a rough patch seven years into their marriage.

“My marriage was definitely not my priority at that time, and it wasn’t for Jeff either,” Jenn, 54, shared during an episode of the “I Do Part 2” podcast, released on Thursday, February 20. “We were just not connecting. We were not connecting on an emotional level, and we were not connecting on a physical level.”

Jenn candidly shared that she “eventually” discovered that Jeff was having an affair.

“That was a hard day. Podcast is not long enough for me to get into all of the details of it all, but I will tell you that it was a very strange thing,” Jenn recalled. “This woman, that Jeff was involved with, and I had this conversation, and I don’t know, I knew almost immediately that something was up. But that’s not the point of this whole big picture story. But I, as you would expect, completely lost my mind.”

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The Bravo star did admit that she wasn’t completely innocent, explaining that she was “out there” with friends on every Thursday night to drink and “flirt with guys.” Initially, Jenn said that she “didn’t have an affair” but started to “check out” other men.

“I started to crave that attention that I did for years from men,” Jenn explained. (Elsewhere in the episode, Jenn did say: “I’m honest about Jeff’s affair, and about, then I had my own affairs, plural.”)

Jenn explained that felt a certain type of way after Jeff was the one to step out of their marriage first.

“I guess I knew there was a part of me that knew that not only does it take two, but I almost felt lucky that it was him first, because I could place all the blame on him,” she added. “But I had been flirting with other guys and whatever. I know that I was headed in that direction.”

They stayed together for a year following the affair before officially separating. (Jenn noted that she went to see her sister in Florida and found a “little boyfriend” of her own.)

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Jenn and Jeff were separated for nearly two years, with neither of them making moves to divorce, before getting back together. During their separation, Jenn had a new boyfriend but at one point, she started meeting up with Jeff to talk about their relationship. (Jenn and Jeff are the parents to son Zachary, 24, and daughter Rachel, 22.)

“He was so certain that we were making a mistake the whole time. And I think I was … I knew in my heart that it was a mistake,” she continued. “I just didn’t want to live my life without Jeff Fessler.”

Jenn said that her “life began again” when she and Jeff reconciled and are “best friends” to this day.

“We do the best we can and we fight and we have unhappy moments and unhappy periods of time,” she added. “I feel very, very lucky to have made my marriage work.”

OnlyFans Lily Phillips claims she’s pregnant with her first child — but some social media users don’t believe so.

Phillips, a 23-year-old British influencer, seemingly announced her pregnancy via Instagram on Wednesday, February 19. She posted two photos, one of which featured Phillips cradling a rather large baby bump. The second image showed two positive pregnancy tests.

The comments section was immediately flooded with social media users speculating that Phillips wasn’t really pregnant, calling her out for faking the baby news.

Phillips’ apparent news came after she spoke about the possibility of motherhood on a podcast last month, noting that she’s not worried about any backlash her future children might receive due to her job.

“I would want children, but definitely later down the line,” she said during a January appearance on “The Shizzio Show” podcast. “I know with that comes a lot of backlash. I understand that. … I think when I started doing [OnlyFans], I didn’t want kids at the time, and so, it wasn’t a problem to me ‘cause I thought through all this.”

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Phillips added, “You don’t know what’s going to happen in the future, so I’m not going to put my unborn child before my own needs. I do get that my own kids will be scrutinized so much and … I’d like to think I’d do as much to protect my kids as possible.”

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Phillips has yet to speak out regarding the pregnancy, or address the backlash, aside from her initial Instagram post.

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Multiple U.K. outlets have reported that Phillips’ pregnancy is not real. The Mirror reported on Thursday, February 20, that the pregnancy was part of a “role play” by Phillips as part of “her job.” This news appeared to come from a source, but a separate outlet shared a similar quote, claiming it was a rep statement.

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Phillips made headlines late last year after she slept with 100 men in one day. She spoke about the experience in a YouTube documentary released in December 2024.

“It’s not for the weak. If I’m honest, it was hard. I don’t know if I’d recommend it,” she said at the time, getting emotional. “Just one in and one out, it feels intense.”

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Phillips has since stated that she wanted to be the first person to sleep with 1,000 people in a 24-hour period.

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Bonnie Blue is a fellow OnlyFans influencer who has also raised pregnancy speculation after she posted an Instagram Story about “cravings” on Tuesday, February 18. Some social media users have speculated that Phillips’ pregnancy announcement was related. (Blue has not confirmed her pregnancy publicly but has continued to hint at it in several posts.)

Blue’s history with Phillips goes way back. As Phillips announced her plans to sleep with 1,000 men in 24 hours, Blue revealed that she had already reached this feat — but in 12 hours.

Kim Zolciak filed for an emergency court hearing earlier this month amid her ongoing divorce from Kroy Biermann, filing several motions against her estranged husband.

Zolciak, 46, is “gravely concerned about the children’s best interests when left in the care” of Biermann, 39, one motion claims, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly. (TMZ was first to report the news on Wednesday, February 19.)

Furthermore, Zolciak has “significant concerns” regarding Biermann’s mental health when it comes to the well-being of their four minor children — sons KJ, 13, and Kash, 12, and twins Kaia and Kane, both 11. (Biermann is also the adoptive father of Zolciak’s daughters Brielle, 27, and Ariana, 23, from past relationships.)

The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum also alleged that Biermann “has taken steps to completely cut the children off” from Zolciak and reportedly has an “inability to refrain from disparaging” her in front of their kids. “His explosive temper raises concerns that [Biermann] is suffering from an undiagnosed mental health disorder which may require follow-up or treatment,” the docs read. Zolciak also alleged that Biermann has “taken possession” of the four minor children’s cell phones.

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A subsequent motion claimed that Biermann “unilaterally directed [Zolciak] that she would no longer have parenting time with any of the children” and allegedly “prohibited” their four kids from communicating with her. Biermann allegedly “barricades the minor children at his new residence during the day, only returning for the minor children to sleep and take the bus to school.”

Zolciak also resurfaced claims that she made previously, alleging that Biermann is suffering from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), which is “a progressive degenerative disease affecting people who have suffered repeated concussions and traumatic brain injuries,” per the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Zolciak has claimed that addressing Biermann’s mental health is “essential in determining the proper custody and parenting time schedule that serve the children’s best interests,” in the docs. She also “respectfully requests that the Court appoint qualified professionals to conduct psychological and medical evaluations” of Biermann.

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A separate motion claimed that the “instant emergency situation dictates the need for the involvement of a guardian ad litem” for their four minor children as custody is determined.

Zolciak and Biermann were married for 11 years before they filed for divorce in May 2023. The same court documents obtained by Us this week show that Zolciak has also filed a motion to seal the case as their divorce proceedings continue.