Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy has broken his silence following his domestic violence arrest.

“New beginnings,” Worthy, 21, wrote via Instagram Story on Sunday, March 9, sharing a selfie of himself lounging in a bed with one hand resting behind his head.

News broke on Saturday, March 8, that Worthy had been arrested in Texas the day before for alleged assault against a family or household member. It is not known who accused Worthy of domestic violence.

At the time, the Chiefs organization noted in a statement that they were “aware and gathering information” regarding the incident. (Worthy was drafted in the 2024 NFL Draft, eventually scoring the team’s first touchdown in last month’s Super Bowl LIX. The Chiefs ultimately lost the big game to the Philadelphia Eagles.)

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Worthy was released several hours later on Saturday after the district attorney declined to press charges.

“After further investigation by the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office and further discussion with a third-party witness, Mr. Worthy and his attorneys, this case is being declined at this time pending completion of the investigation by the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office,” Williamson Country District Attorney Shawn Dick told the Austin American-Statesman. “Mr. Worthy and his lawyers are fully cooperating with this investigation.”

Worthy’s attorneys also released a statement following the arrest.

“We are aware of the allegation that led to Mr. Worthy’s arrest,” his lawyers Sam Bassett and Chip Lewis said in a statement shared via social media. “We are working with law enforcement in Williamson County to ensure they have the benefit of the totality of circumstances that led to this allegation.”

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They continued, “The complainant was asked multiple times over the last two weeks to vacate Mr. Worthy’s residence upon discovery of her infidelity, which a private investigator has video evidence of. She has refused to vacate the residence and made a number of extortive efforts prior to resorting to this baseless allegation against Mr. Worthy. The complainant further destroyed a room in the residence, scratched Mr. Worthy’s face and ripped out parts of his hair, which there is photographic evidence of. Mr. Worthy told law enforcement at the time of the incident that he did not want to press charges against the complainant.”

If you or someone you know are experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support.

Love Island UK alums Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt recently found out that their second daughter, Nora, was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.

“Nora, our little darling. I often wonder what life must be like for you, having to get up and do things that you find hard every day,” Thurlow, 35, and Jewitt, 34, captioned a joint Sunday, March 9, Instagram post. “And not just that, but things that everyone else around you seems to find so easy. For every milestone we are yet to reach or the ones that may not be for us at all, you just keep going, with a smile on your face and so, so much love in your heart.”

They continued, “To determinedly keep doing things that are difficult with grace and good humor is something that many of the rest of us have spent a lifetime trying to master. Yet, that strength is already within you, and you go and get it every single day. So of course we will be excited for you in the milestone moments, but we are proud of you always.”

According to Thurlow and Jewitt, Nora received an autism diagnosis “last month.”

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“We know there are some very real challenges ahead for you, and that we will need to grow as parents to make sure we give you what we hope to give all our children; the tools to navigate spaces that are difficult for you, the empowerment to set boundaries that serve you and above all a happy life with every opportunity to be yourself,” they added. “We see you, always trying to find the sunshine no matter what life brings, and we will be with you every step of the way to make sure it always finds a way through.”

Thurlow and Jewitt met during season 3 of Love Island UK in 2017, where they finished as runners-up behind now-exes Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies. Thurlow and Jewitt, meanwhile, have stayed together since leaving the villa.

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After tying the knot in 2021, Thurlow and Jewitt continued prioritizing their growing family. In addition to Nora, they share daughter Nell, 4, and son Brodie, 9 months.

“We are so grateful to be your parents and for the love you and your siblings share, and for everyone who has supported and continues to support Nora and our family,” the reality TV alums concluded their Sunday message.

Hailey Bieber is clearing the air after she was accused of allegedly supporting a disparaging comment about Selena Gomez and her fiancé, Benny Blanco.

“This never happened,” Bieber’s rep exclusively tells Us Weekly in a statement. “This entire story has been fabricated by a content creator looking to capitalize off of an old, tired narrative.”

A TikTok user claimed earlier this week that Bieber, 28, reportedly dropped a “like” on a video poking fun at Gomez, 32, and Blanco, 37, and their loved-up Interview magazine profile. Us Weekly has reached out to Gomez and Blanco’s reps for comment.

Gomez previously dated Hailey’s husband, Justin Bieber, on and off from 2009 to 2018. The Rhode founder started dating Justin, 31, shortly after he and Gomez went their separate ways for good. Both Justin and Hailey denied any relationship overlap.

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“What if Hailey ends up being the girl I’m gonna marry, right? If I rush into anything, if I damage her, then it’s always gonna be damaged,” Justin told GQ in March 2016. “It’s really hard to fix wounds like that. It’s so hard. … I just don’t want to hurt her.”

Justin and Hailey tied the knot in September 2018, renewing their vows in a grander ceremony one year later. Despite the Biebers’ newlywed bliss, they were frequently met with backlash from Gomez’s supporters.

“It’s hard for me to talk about this because I don’t want to talk on either one of their behalf because it was their relationship,” Hailey said on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast in September 2022. “I honestly respect that very deeply, but I just know what was going on when we got back together. And I know what had to happen for that to come back together in a healthy way, and I think it was the most healthy, mature decision that he could have made and I respect that.”

The next year, Hailey and several of her pals were accused of making fun of Gomez’s beauty tricks on social media. The two women subsequently shut down any speculation of bad blood.

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“Hailey Bieber reached out to me and let me know that she has been receiving death threats and such hateful negativity,” Gomez wrote via Instagram Story in March 2023. “This isn’t what I stand for. No one should have to experience hate or bullying. I’ve always advocated for kindness and really want this all to stop.”

Days later, Hailey revealed via her Instagram Story that she and Gomez had been “discussing [over] the last few weeks how to move past this ongoing narrative.”

“The last few weeks have been very hard for everyone involved and millions of people are seeing so much hate around this which is extremely harmful,” Hailey added. “While social media is an incredible way to connect and build community, moments like this only create extreme division instead of bringing people together.”

Further squashing any beef, Hailey dropped a “like” on Gomez and Blanco’s engagement announcement in December 2024.

Two years after Britney Spears dragged ex Justin Timberlake in her tell-all memoir, The Women in Me, it appears that the pop star is no longer harboring any bad feelings.

Spears, 43, uploaded her latest dance video to Instagram on Saturday, March 8, in which she sported a black lacy bodysuit and a camel, wide-brimmed hat. In the footage, the pop star seductively grooved to Timberlake’s “Señorita” in front of a fireplace.

Timberlake, 44, released “Señorita” in 2002 — the same year that he and Spears broke up. However, it is not publicly known whether the song was inspired by Spears or the reason why she decided to dance to it on Saturday.

Spears and Timberlake, who notably met on the set of The All-New Mickey Mouse Club, famously dated from 1999 to 2002.

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“The most painful thing I’ve ever experienced was that breakup,” Spears recalled to W magazine in 2003. “We were together so long, and I had this vision. You think you’re going to spend the rest of your life together. Where I come from, the woman is the homemaker, and that’s how I was brought up — you cook for your kids. But now I realize I need my single time. You have to do your own thing.”

Spears gave fans even more insight into her romance with Timberlake in her 2023 memoir, The Woman in Me. In the book, the “Stronger” singer claimed that the ‘NSync alum allegedly pressured her to have an abortion, cheated on her “a couple of times” and broke up with her via text message.

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According to Spears, she wrote that she felt “clinically in shock” and “devastated” when Timberlake finally ended their romance.

Timberlake never publicly addressed any of Spears’ memoir accusations, though a source told Us Weekly he was trying to “distance himself” from the conversation.

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“Justin will always be supportive of Britney and all of her endeavors, but he’s trying to distance himself from her upcoming book,” an insider told Us in October 2023.  “It’s not something he’s focusing too much on in terms of anything she might discuss when it comes to their former relationship.”

Per the source, Timberlake has “a whole different life now” with his wife, Jessica Biel, and their two sons.

“Justin and Britney dated so long ago, and he has a whole different life now,” the source added. “He’s focused on his family, his career, and moving forward, and he would like to leave anything that happened in the past behind them.”

John Mulaney and his wife, Olivia Munn, both faced a startling new normal when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

“There’s this lifetime risk assessment test that is really the only reason her cancer was discovered,” Mulaney, 42, said on the Sunday, March 9, broadcast of CBS Sunday Morning. “Seeing so many women publicly and privately come to her that [say] they discovered how high their risk was from that, it’s astonishing.”

Munn, 44, revealed in March 2024 that she had been diagnosed with cancer one year earlier.

“In an effort to be proactive about my health, I took a genetic test that checks you for 90 different cancer genes. “I tested negative for all, including BRCA (the most well-known breast cancer gene). My sister Sara [Potts] had just tested negative as well,” Munn recalled via Instagram at the time. “We called each other and high-fived over the phone. That same winter I also had a normal mammogram.”

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Two months later, despite the negative results, Munn was diagnosed with breast cancer and subsequently underwent four procedures, including a mastectomy and hysterectomy.

“I took out my uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries,” she told Vogue in May 2024. “Doing a full hysterectomy was a big decision to make, but it was the best decision for me because I needed to be present for my family.”

Munn and Mulaney, who tied the knot in 2024, are parents to son Malcolm, 3, and daughter Méi, 9 months. (They welcomed Méi via surrogate amid Munn’s breast cancer battle.)

“I had friends try to cheer me up by saying, ‘Malcolm’s not going to remember this. Don’t worry,’” Munn recalled to the outlet last year. “But I just kept thinking to myself, ‘I’m going to remember this, that I missed all these things.’ It’s his childhood, but it’s my motherhood, and I don’t want to miss any of these parts if I don’t have to.”

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In addition to navigating his wife’s cancer diagnosis, Mulaney noted on Sunday that welcoming Malcolm and Méi also transformed his life.

“I’m in the world now that I’m a father. My head was my only home before that,” the comedian said. “When my son was born, the first thought I had was, ‘Oh, there you are.’ And when my daughter was born, I had this — not to sound ‘woo-woo’ or anything — but when she was born, I went, ‘Oh!’ My thought was like, ‘Oh, we’ve met before. I’ve collided with you some other time.’ So, it’s like these people came in that just, I don’t know, make me like the world a lot more.”

It was only fitting for Sabrina Carpenter to celebrate one of London’s most iconic girl groups during her own concert in the British capital city.

Carpenter, 25, brought her Short ’n Sweet Tour to London’s O2 Arena on Saturday, March 8, choosing Emma Bunton — aka Spice Girls’ Baby Spice — to “arrest” during her rendition of “Juno.” (At each concert, Carpenter picks a different attendee to receive a pair of handcuffs based on one of the lyrics in the song.)

Bunton, 49, rocked a Baby-approved pink T-shirt with bedazzled jeans and pretended to be shocked when Carpenter proclaimed that she wanted to fake-arrest her.

“I feel like I might meet my soulmate,” Carpenter said during the performance, per social media footage. “And she might be right here. Oh my gosh. You’re kind of, like, spicing up my life a little bit. Wow, really spicing up my life [that] my clothes are falling off. Emma, will you do the honor of being mine forever?”

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She further mused that the handcuffs perfectly “match [Bunton’s] top.”

After Carpenter handed over the fuzzy cuffs, she also met Bunton backstage.

“Please, please, please arrest me for being a fan!!! @sabrinacarpenter you were amazing,” Bunton wrote via Instagram after the show ended, setting her upload to the pop star’s “Good Graces.”

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After a sold-out run of shows across the United States, Carpenter kicked off the United Kingdom and European leg earlier this month.

“Growing up, those were the kinds of shows I would want to go to. Ones where I thought I knew what I was getting, but I got something completely different,” Carpenter told Vogue in February, referring to the sexualized undertones of her performances. “Short n’ Sweet is absolutely me. There’s no, like, alter ego. But it’s definitely a more emphasized version of me. It’s interesting because I’m able to dress in this way where you would kind of expect to hear, like, a voice from the ’60s. But then, when I’m speaking to the audience, I’m just myself.”

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In addition to fake arrests during “Juno,” the number also features Carpenter hitting a different sexual position every night.

“Well, initially I thought I’d just rotate between a couple, but I have this relationship with my fans where I know they want more from me,” she told the magazine. “I don’t want to let them down. So sometimes I go: ‘Oh, you know what? F— it. It’s Thursday. Let me give them a new one.’ And then it turned into: ‘I should look up the 500 positions on the internet.’”

She added, “There’s only so many I can do by myself, with a microphone in my hand, and in two and a half seconds. So, um, bless me for Europe. I don’t know what’s gonna happen. I just try to have fun in the moment. That’s where most of those ideas come from. It’s really just like: ‘I’m in Chicago. What’s Chicago gonna love?’ ”

Naya Rivera’s son, Josey, had an emotional reaction to watching 2011’s Glee: The 3D Concert Movie several years after her tragic death at 33.

“He sat there and he watched the whole movie, and you could see his eyes welling up a little bit,” Rivera’s ex-husband, Ryan Dorsey, told People in an interview published on Sunday, March 9. “He’s a strong boy, and he has a lot of content and episodes. His mom will live forever. I think that’s a silver lining of this terrible situation.”

Dorsey, 41, and Rivera, who was best known for her role as Santana Lopez on Glee, were married from 2014 to 2018. Two years after the actors divorced, Rivera died by drowning in July 2020.

Dorsey now raises Josey as a single parent and struggles to rewatch any of Rivera’s past roles himself.

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“Pictures are hard enough,” Dorsey told the outlet. “I can’t just sit there and watch her sing. It’s hard for me. So many songs make me think about her, like Amy Winehouse‘s ‘Valerie,’ which she sang on Glee, and ‘Sunflower’ by [Post Malone and Swae Lee] because I always used to get her sunflowers on Sundays. I can just see Josey in the back seat bobbing his head and singing that song.”

Looking back on Rivera’s memories further stirs up mixed emotions for Dorsey.

“Sometimes they’re happy reminders but a lot of times, even if it’s happy, the reality is it’s a lot of what could’ve been, what should’ve been,” he said. “A lot of second-guessing everything and wondering how things might have played out if the tiniest decision we make really changes the course of events of life.”

Most importantly, Dorsey is focused on preserving Rivera’s legacy for their son.

“We made this book of memories for Josey that sits by his bed, and during the holidays he was crying looking at it,” Dorsey recalled. “You can only give him a hug and tell him, ‘I know, life is not fair. Bad things happen and there’s no reason for it, and you just have to do your best to be a good person.’ It’s hard trying to explain things that you can’t really make sense of no matter what age you are.”

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According to Dorsey, he specifically tries “to do good by” his ex-wife by throwing “great birthday parties” for Josey.

“I’ll never be able to do it the way she would do things, but I think I’ve done a decent job for a couple,” he said. “For number 10 [in September] I’m going to throw a blowout. I hope to make her proud by throwing parties like she used to throw for him as he gets older.”

Leighton Meester and Kelly Rutherford’s latest Gossip Girl reunion would surely have the approval of their characters, Blair Waldorf and Lily van der Woodsen.

Meester, 38, and Rutherford, 56, sat together at the Elie Saab Womenswear Fall/Winter presentation at Paris Fashion Week on Saturday, March 8. The two actresses were also spotted hugging and chatting ahead of the catwalk show.

After the show held at Paris’ Palais de Tokyo concluded, Meester and Rutherford posed for photos with the designer and fellow actress Sofia Carson.

Both Meester and Rutherford brought their signature flair to the stylish outing, opting for glam gowns in emerald and gold, respectively.

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Gossip Girl, based on Cecily von Ziegesar’s book series of the same name, aired for six seasons on The CW from 2007 to 2012. Meester portrayed Blair, the self-appointed Queen Bee of NYC prep school Constance Billard for Girls. The show charted the friendship between Blair and Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively). Rutherford famously played Serena’s mother, Lily, who later became Blair’s surrogate mother-in-law. (Blair married Ed Westwick’s Chuck Bass in the series finale. Lily was the second wife of Chuck’s dad, Bart Bass, ahead of his death in the last episodes.)

Gossip Girl was also known for its fashionable wardrobe — including pieces by Elie Saab. Blair’s wedding gown from her marriage to Chuck, a teal couture frock, was specifically made by the designer.

“When I saw the Elie Saab dress finally chosen for Blair’s wedding to Chuck, it was absolutely perfect for her,” show costume designer Eric Daman told In Style in 2012. “It needed to feel like old-world glamour meets contemporary high fashion.”

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He added, “I liked the beautiful blue hue. It reminded me of the wedding dress Wallis Simpson wore during her scandalous wedding to The Duke of Windsor.”

Meester recently had another Gossip Girl reunion, linking up with Kristen Bell (who did voiceover narration for the anonymous blogger) at the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards last month.

“Timothée Chalamet sitting next to a hot steak. Medium rare. Au poivre with a side of broccoli,” Bell, 44, said, reading off a series of texts. “Wait, what are you doing, Leighton? None of this is gossip. This is all about food!”

Meester, taking a bite out of a dinner roll, subsequently apologized.

“I’m sorry. I’m just really hungry,” Meester joked.

Meester attended the SAGs in support of her husband, Adam Brody, who was nominated for his role in Nobody Wants This. Brody, 45, and Bell are costars in Netflix’s Nobody Wants This with Meester slated to make a cameo in the currently filming second season.

17 Again star Sterling Knight is remembering the time he spent with his late movie sister, Michelle Trachtenberg, in the wake of her sudden death.

“Some quick thoughts. Thanks to everyone for the bday wishes, I ended up having emergency gallbladder removal surgery (would not recommend) but I’m healing up nicely. With the timing of that, and the passing of Michelle, who was so unbelievably kind to me, it made me think,” Knight, 36, wrote via Instagram on Friday, March 7. “Tomorrow is not guaranteed and it’s important to tell those close to you that you love them and appreciate them as often as possible.”

He added, “Michelle was generous, kind and beyond helpful to me as I navigated my first big movie. I had grown up watching her (as we all did) and she always had time for me if I had questions or was struggling.”

Knight and Trachtenberg, who died in February at the age of 39, played siblings Alex and Maggie in 2009’s 17 Again. The two former child stars portrayed the children of Matthew Perry and Leslie Mann’s respective characters. (Perry died at age 54 in October 2023.)

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“I’ll never forget hanging out with Matthew and Michelle in her trailer, for hours, talking about life and work, lessons and wisdom they had picked up,” Knight said on Friday. “Bit of a combo update/gratitude post, but thanks again to everyone and I’m feeling much better. Miss you Michelle. Love y’all.”

Us Weekly confirmed Trachtenberg’s death last month.

“It is with great sadness to confirm that Michelle Trachtenberg has passed away,” her rep told Us in a statement on February 26. “The family requests privacy for their loss. There are no further details at this time.”

Trachtenberg — best known for roles in Harriet the Spy, Ice Princess, Gossip Girl and Buffy the Vampire Slayer — is survived by her parents, her sister and her boyfriend. (Trachtenberg started dating talent agent Jay Cohen in 2020.)

A cause of death has been ruled as “undetermined” after the actress’ family objected to an autopsy. Trachtenberg had initially been found unconscious by her mother, Lana, inside her New York City apartment.

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“On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at approximately 0801 hours, police responded to a 911 call of an aided individual at 1 Columbus Place, within the confines of the Midtown North Precinct,’” local law enforcement officers said in a statement at the time. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 39-year-old female unconscious and unresponsive. EMS responded to the location and pronounced the victim deceased. Criminality is not suspected.”

Lady Gaga is on the mend following a lengthy and painful battle with fibromyalgia.

“It’s very under control. It took over my life for a long time, but I’m 95 percent better,” Gaga, 38, told The Sunday Times in a profile published on Sunday, March 9. “I still have pain days, but they are very rare. I feel lucky.”

She added,  “People do not always make it through the career and the success that I have had. They don’t always get to the other side, given how it can affect your mental health and body. But I did.”

The pop star revealed her diagnosis in her 2017 Netflix documentary, Gaga: Five Foot Two.

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“The whole right side of my body is in a spasm,” Gaga explained to the cameras at the time. “My f—ing face hurts. I  just think about other people that have maybe something like this that are struggling to figure out what it is, and they don’t have the money to have somebody help them.”

A source later gave Us Weekly insight into how Gaga was treating the pain.

“She’s been trying everything to rid herself of pain,” the insider exclusively told Us Weekly in March 2018, adding that the pop star was undergoing various treatments including acupuncture and reiki healing. “It’s a very slow road to her getting better.”

Gaga’s health also forced her to end her Joanne World Tour early.

“Unfortunately, Lady Gaga is suffering from severe pain that has materially impacted her ability to perform live,” a February 2018 statement read. “As a result, Live Nation and Lady Gaga are announcing the cancellation of the final 10 dates of the European leg of her Joanne World Tour. Last night, with strong support from her medical team, Lady Gaga made the tough decision to immediately come off the road. She is extremely sorry and deeply saddened that she cannot perform for her European fans, who have waited so patiently.”

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Four years later, Gaga embarked on her Chromatica Ball tour.

“When I went on the Chromatica Ball tour in 2022 that was the first time I’ve performed not in pain in … I don’t even remember,” she recalled to Vogue of the concerts in September 2024. “I haven’t smoked pot in years. I’ve, like, changed. A lot. I feel like this new album, in a lot of ways, is about that time but from a place of happiness instead of misery. And now, Michael [Polansky, my fiancé] and I are really excited to organize our lives — and our marriage — around our creative output as a couple.”

Gaga dropped her latest album, Mayhem, earlier this week.

James Kennedy has responded to recently sharing an image with controversial siblings Andrew and Tristan Tate.

“I regret posting a photo with the Tate brothers at an event last night,” Kennedy, 32, wrote via Instagram Stories on Saturday, March 8. “I was unfamiliar with their content and the allegations against them. I only knew them as podcasters [who] had posted a viral clip about Vanderpump.”

He continued, “I have since educated myself and condemn their beliefs. I am sorry to all that I offended.”

The Bravo star had performed at the LIV Las Vegas nightclub on Friday, March 7, during which he snapped a pic with the Tates. The photo has since been removed from Kennedy’s social media page. Neither of the brothers has publicly addressed meeting Kennedy.

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Andrew, 38, and Tristan, 38, have faced multiple accusations of sexual assault and human trafficking charges in both Romania and the United Kingdom. The brothers have denied every allegation.

“We live in a democratic society where it’s innocent until proven guilty and I think my brother and I are largely misunderstood,” Andrew told reporters last month after he and his sibling flew into the United States. “There’s a lot of opinions about us, a lot of things that got around about us on the internet.”

He stressed, “We’ve yet to be convicted of any crime in our lives ever.”

The two former kickboxers remained in Romania since they were first arrested on rape and trafficking claims in December 2022. News broke earlier this month that the U.S. state of Florida also plans to open a criminal investigation into Andrew and Tristan’s alleged behavior.

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“Fleeing our jurisdiction will not stop Florida’s ongoing criminal investigation,” the state’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, wrote via X on Thursday, March 6. “We will continue working with our law enforcement and partners around the world to fight human trafficking and sexual abuse.”

Earlier on Thursday, Andrew tweeted that Florida was “very welcoming” and he planned to “see you in a few years.”

Kennedy’s Friday set, meanwhile, marked a return to his DJ career following a December 2024 relapse and domestic violence arrest. (Kennedy was arrested for an alleged altercation with now-ex Ally Lewber. He denied the claims, which never resulted in formal charges.)

“I am taking time to focus on my sobriety, personal growth and being present for my loved ones,” Kennedy wrote via Instagram in December 2024. “Navigating challenging moments is not easy but I am determined to learn, grow and move forward with the incredible support system around me.”

Another Simple Favor director Paul Feig is debunking speculation about Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick’s joint appearance at SXSW.

A YouTuber claimed via X on Friday, March 7, that Lively, 37, and Kendrick, 39, were allegedly uncomfortable jointly attending the Austin, Texas premiere of Another Simple Favor.

“I just reported on Blake being terrified to walk the carpet as Anna is pissed and never wants to work with her again,” the social media user claimed on Friday.

Feig, 62, swiftly shut down the accusation, replying via X, “Um … you’re wrong.”

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Lively and Kendrick costarred in Feig’s A Simple Favor, which came out in 2018. They recently filmed a sequel in Italy, debuting the first look during a Friday panel at SXSW.

Both actresses walked the red carpet solo before Lively told reporters that acting alongside Kendrick was “the best.” Kendrick, meanwhile, dodged answering similar questions about her costar.

After being asked what it was like to work with Lively, Kendrick coyly replied, “Oh, you know,” before trailing off and walking further down the carpet.

A source previously told Us Weekly that there was no bad blood between the women on the set of Another Simple Favor.

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“There aren’t any issues between Blake and Anna right now,” the insider exclusively told Us in February, noting that both actresses “really love” the sequel and planned to “be doing press together.”

Per the source, Lively and Kendrick also “want fans to focus on the film and not any outside drama.”

During the SXSW event, Lively further gushed about making both Simple Favor movies with Kendrick.

“It worked out, so I was like, ‘OK, no nerves. I know what I’m doing this time,’” Lively said on Friday of returning for the sequel. “Right before we started shooting, [Paul] said, ‘I have, like, a little bit of a curveball idea.’ I’m not going to say what it was because, you know, we don’t want to give away anything. But it definitely upped the ante. It was very uncomfortable to watch in this theater with you all. … But, yeah, it was fun. It’s always fun getting to work with Anna again, obviously, and this incredible group of people is amazing.”

Lively’s appearance at SXSW was her second major public outing since her lawsuit against It Ends With Us costar Justin Baldoni — following her attendance at the SNL 50 anniversary taping last month. News broke in December 2024 that Lively sued Baldoni, 41, for alleged sexual harassment and fostering a “hostile work environment” on the set of It Ends With Us, which he also directed. Baldoni denied the allegations, later naming Lively in a $400 million defamation suit. Lively denounced his accusations.

Long before AnnaSophia Robb kept Us guessing on NBC’s Grosse Pointe Garden Society, she stepped into Carrie Bradshaw’s oh-so-fashionable shoes.

From 2013 to 2014, The CW aired a two-season Sex in the City prequel chronicling Carrie’s high school years in Castlebury, Connecticut. The Carrie Diaries, inspired by Candace Bushnell’s SATC novels, was also adapted from a Young Adult novel in Bushnell’s franchise.

Robb’s Carrie was an aspiring writer, who finds an affinity for fashion and the Big Apple all while balancing school, family and romance with resident bad boy Sebastian Kydd (played by Austin Butler, long before Elvis fame).

“They told me that I got the part because I did a little chicken dance at the end of my audition after they asked me about my prom,” Robb told Teen Vogue in 2013. “I’ve got rhythm, but not the moves to go with it, and I guess they liked that I wasn’t afraid to be goofy.”

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At the time, Robb was hesitant to even audition for the role.

“When I was younger, I didn’t want to be on TV, I wanted to play different kinds of roles and have the freedom to choose my projects,” Robb explained. “So when my agent called about this job, I said no way. TV was too much of a commitment. I realized it was actually a really strong story. It had a lot of heart and integrity, and Carrie seems like a character that I can grow with.”

Stepping onto the Manhattan-based set, Robb totally transformed into an ‘80s version of Carrie — bright colors, funky prints, major curls and all. Plus, who could forget her custom “Carrie” handbag? (As noted in the pilot, Carrie’s sister accidentally spilled nail polish on the purse that belonged to their late mother. Carrie, in a stroke of ingenuity, came up with a creative solution to continue using the heirloom clutch.)

Look back with Us at Robb’s early TV days bringing the ever-iconic Carrie Bradshaw to life:

What Happened:

Following the success of HBO’s SATC (and two feature-length films) starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Bushnell wrote The Carrie Diaries and Summer in the City in 2010 and 2011, respectively. The two-book series took fans back to Carrie’s high school years.

On the CW show, Carrie’s crew was rounded out by friends Mouse (Ellen Wong), Maggie (Katie Findlay), Walt (Brendan Dooling), Donna (Chloe Bridges) and mentor Larissa (Freema Agyeman). Carrie’s father, Tom, was played by Matt Letscher opposite Stefania LaVie Owen as her younger sister, Dorrit.

In the pilot, Carrie was struggling to deal with her grief after the death of her mother, Grace. As a result, Tom and the school’s guidance counselor allowed Carrie to tackle an internship in NYC at a law firm. Carrie, however, found her own opportunity as an assistant at Interview magazine, which she took unbeknownst to her father.

By season 2, fans saw Carrie’s SATC bestie Samantha Jones arrive in town, brought to life by Lindsay Gort. In the season opener, Carrie and Samantha (who happens to be Donna’s older cousin) met by chance after Carrie was locked out of her NYC apartment during her summer in the Big Apple. The shenanigans soon led the pair to become roommates and eventually foster a tight-knit friendship.

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Why It Was a Big Deal:

Considering SATC is one of the most famous TV dramedies, it’s no secret that there was a market to discover what Carrie was like (to quote the show opening) “before there was sex” and “before there was the city.”

“It feels surreal, and I don’t think I’ve quite processed it yet,” Robb told Elle in 2013 of taking over the mantle. “Carrie lives a dual life in the show, and I definitely felt that way in high school, balancing work and life as a student.”

What People Said:

Parker herself even approved of Robb’s casting.

“She sent me a letter! I wrote her one back, too,” Robb exclusively told Us Weekly in 2013 ahead of filming. “She was just very encouraging about it all. It was really cool! I know everyone’s going to compare it to Sex and the City, but we’re never going to be that. The show is more for my generation, but it’s set in the ’80s, so it’s fun.”

Later that year, Parker told Net-A-Porter’s The Edit that the prequel premise felt “odd.”

“You know, I think it’s one of those tests of your generosity,” Parker said. “[AnnaSophia] is a lovely girl and I want her to feel good about it, but it’s … odd.”

What Happened Next:

By the end of The Carrie Diaries, Carrie opted to forgo college to pursue a dream writing job as a journalist in a move that disappointed her dad. Episodes earlier, she found a specific penchant for writing about her real life (namely losing her virginity to Chris Wood’s Adam Weaver) that would eventually inspire the sex column and memoirs penned in SATC.

Parker, meanwhile, reprised her role of Carrie in 2021’s And Just Like That series on Max, which picked up post-pandemic and after the death of her husband, Mr. Big (Chris Noth). Robb has since moved on to star in NBC’s Grosse Pointe Garden Society, playing Alice.

In case you were concerned, The Traitors star Dylan Efron actually does take care of his hygiene despite some controversial opinions on frequent showers.

“A shower a day is OK,” Efron, 33, said on the Friday, March 7, episode of “The Viall Files” podcast. “I was saying that people shower too much and, like, I don’t think every time we shower, we need to scrub our whole bodies and clean our shins with soap. You clean all six cracks and you’re good.”

He added, “I do shower. I’m not soaping myself crazy every day, [but] like, I’ll clean. I’m not dirty.”

Efron previously raised eyebrows about his bathing habits when he was asked on the “Are You Okay?” show about what he finds overrated.

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“I think people shower too much,” Efron admitted. “We take way too many showers. I go in the pool a lot — like, there’s chlorine. It’s killing everything. We don’t need to soap our bodies every time we’re in the shower, either. That’s way too much.”

The interview subsequently sparked concern that Zac Efron’s younger brother does not bathe at all, which he’s happy to confirm is just a myth.

“I’m OK with being dirty, like, I love camping and all of that, but when I’m home, I’m clean,” Dylan said. “I love going in the ocean. I’ll, like, rinse off after going in the ocean, but I don’t think I need a whole other soap bath.”

He continued, “So, I showered this morning [and then] went to the pool. See, I’m showering a lot these days! … After the pool, I just used the public shower and rinsed the chlorine off.”

Dylan’s efforts to stay clean no doubt pleases his girlfriend, Courtney. Elsewhere in Friday’s interview, he revealed that he’s known his better half since high school.

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“I’m in a relationship. It’s cool because she’s actually not on social media and she works a 40-hour week job,” Dylan gushed. “It works out really well. It’s not, like, I’m hiding her from the world or anything. She understands the job, all the stuff. She doesn’t really like being on camera. She loves your guys’ podcast. I wouldn’t know about it [without her]. She’s the one who introduced me.”

According to Dylan, who won The Traitors alongside Gabby Windey, Dolores Catania and Ivan Mountbatten, he and Courtney also “just moved in” together.

“That was kind of our thing, like, ‘Let’s get some more space and that will lead to a happier relationship,’” Dylan added, teasing that a proposal is “definitely” on the horizon. “We’re working on it. Courtney’s so down-to-earth, she’d never [impose a deadline]. Look, we’re 33. She’s not going to put a deadline on it.”

Meghan Trainor is thrilled with the results of her recent breast augmentation and lift.

“I’ve got big news to share. Yup, I got my boobs done,” Trainor, 31, said in a Thursday, March 7, Instagram video. “As you know, I’m in a super busy chapter of my life. I’ve been touring, working and mommying really hard! So recently, I decided to do something just for me.”

The pop star had previously expressed interest in going under the knife after giving birth to sons Riley and Barry in 2021 and 2023, respectively. (Trainor shares her kids with husband Daryl Sabara.)

“After having kids, living a healthier lifestyle and losing weight, I couldn’t be happier with my decision,” she gushed. “I’m so obsessed. I’ve always struggled with loving my boobs before I got them done because they were never even, were always sagging my whole life.”

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During the procedure, Trainor received a pair of Motiva Implants.

“They look and feel amazing,” she added. “I wanted to make sure I had a very natural look and feel, which is why [the Motiva] implants made the most sense because they adapt to movement making them feel more like natural breast tissues.”

In Trainor’s social media upload, she included a pair of before and after photos. In one shot taken pre-surgery, Trainor posed in a sports bra. After the procedure, Trainor danced around in a form-fitting beige sweater.

Trainor first confirmed her surgery plans during a November 2024 episode of her “Workin’ On It” podcast.

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“I’m getting a boob job,” she exclaimed. “My mommy boobies were full of milk and now they’re empty and then they’re full of milk and now they’re empty. They got big, they got small, they got big, they got small. I’ve lost some weight and I have, like, saggy sacks as boobs.”

At the time, Trainor noted she also couldn’t wait for her wardrobe to fit better post-surgery.

“What’s really difficult is when I’m trying on all these amazing outfits for tour and for shows coming up, I have to wear the most supportive bras,” Trainor said. “It could ruin the outfit and they squeeze my sides. I’ve always joked and said for years, like, ‘I can’t wait till I can get a boob job!’”

According to the “All About That Bass” performer, she had “wanted this my whole life.”

“I’m gonna have boobies that don’t look at the floor and it’s gonna be huge,” Trainor said. “They’re not gonna be big, sorry, they’re going to be tiny. I mean, it’s going to be huge for my confidence.”

Nicolas Cage’s son Weston Cage Coppola proposed to his girlfriend, Jenifer Canter.

“She is the love of my life and I am committed to her forever,” Weston, 34, told People on Friday, March 7, of their engagement. “What I have with Jenifer is a God-given divine phenomenon, and therefore it is incomparable. She is the love of my life and our special love is uncanny.”

He added, “I am honored to be with the absolute love of my life. We look forward to changing the world and making our legacy.”

Hours earlier, Weston shared a similar sentiment via Instagram.

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“@_babyjen_ I love you more than any man has ever loved in the history of humanity. That astronomically immeasurable love multiplies in every second,” Weston wrote on Thursday, March 6. “You are my first love, only love, the love of my life and my last love. Our sacred union is the god-given divine cosmic phenomenon I have awaited and envisioned since I was a child. I remember seeing your image before me when I asked God to show me who I was destined for 9 years after we were born in the same hospital.”

He continued, “You saved my life because I was born for you and I truly can’t wait to change the world with you. … You get the greatest version of me and that shall exist within my art as well. I can’t wait to release all my love songs to you.”

This will be Weston’s fourth marriage. He was previously married to Nikki Williams from 2011 to 2012, Danielle Cage from 2013 to 2016 and Hila Cage Coppola from 2018 to 2020. (Weston shares sons Lucian and Sorin with Danielle and daughters Venice and Cyress with Hila.)

Weston, Nicolas’ son with ex-girlfriend Christina Fulton, was arrested for assault in July 2024 after an alleged physical fight with mom Fulton. Weston was released on bond within hours and pleaded not guilty to assault. (According to Fulton, she was trying to help Weston amid mental health concerns but he reportedly fought back.)

Fulton, 57, filed court documents in February, also claiming that Nicolas, 61, allegedly ignored Weston’s mental health concerns and enabled his behavior.

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“Weston has a long history of mental and psychological disorder and a history of committing violent assault and battery and harming numerous individuals,” Fulton claimed in court documents. “Nicolas has been aware of Weston’s history and nevertheless failed to take action to prevent Weston from committing acts of violence and harming others.”

Nicolas, for his part, denied the accusations.

“The allegations by Christina Fulton against Nicolas Cage are absurd and frivolous,” the actor said in a statement to Us last month. “Weston Coppola is a 34-year-old man. Mr. Cage does not control Weston’s behavior in any manner and is not responsible for Weston’s alleged assault of his mother.”

In his Thursday tribute to Canter, Weston did subtly address his substance abuse issues while revealing that “full sobriety is so easy.”

“Our mystical and spiritual connection and knowledge combined is so uncanny that now my full sobriety is so easy I forgot I had a problem,” he noted in his Instagram post. “The way it was always supposed to be shall always be and I love you galaxies above human love.”

All of the Love Is Blind season 8 exes — and the sole married couple — will come face to face during the tell-all reunion.

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“The night before the wedding, I saw a note from his ex-girlfriend on his nightstand,” Virginia Miller tearfully said during the official teaser for the reunion.

While the footage cut before Virginia, 34, could explain more, then-fiancé Devin Buckley later claimed that her behavior was “manipulative.”

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Devin, 29, and Virginia were one of five couples who got engaged sight unseen in the Love Is Blind pods. After the pair met in person, they appeared to hit it off even more. Devin even agreed to sign a prenuptial agreement that Virginia requested.

When Virginia and Devin finally made it down the aisle, he wasted no hesitation in saying “I do.” Virginia, however, couldn’t return the favor.

“I love you so much, but I’m just not ready,” she said at the altar in the episode streaming Friday, March 7. “I’m so sorry.”

In a confessional, Virginia later revealed that she felt “really bad” about the final outcome.

“I feel really bad that I hurt Devin and his family,” she explained. “I think in a lot of our relationship I wanted to protect Devin, but it was important for me to protect myself. I don’t know if that’s a cultural thing, but it’s always been important for me to protect him.”

According to Virginia, there were certain “topics that he didn’t want to talk about,” including politics, that she agreed to sweep under the rug.

“There were just certain things he just didn’t want me to push on,” she said. “There were just depths of our relationship that we didn’t get to. We just didn’t get there, and even our sexual relationship, we didn’t get to it. So, I just think we should be all the way there before we decide to spend the rest of our lives together.”

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Virginia and Devin weren’t the only couples to break up during season 8. Joey Leveille and Monica Danús, Ben Mezzenga and Sara Carton, as well as Dave Bettenburg and Lauren O’Brien all left the show single. Daniel Hasting and Taylor Haag, meanwhile, were the only pair to tie the knot.

All of the past and present Minnesota-based couples — plus fellow pod participants Madison Errichiello, Alex Brown, Mason Horachek and Meg Fink — returned for the season 8 reunion to rehash the drama. According to the trailer, Madison, 28, even brought “screenshots” to prove one point.

Love Is Blind is currently streaming on Netflix. The reunion drops Sunday, March 9 at 9 p.m. ET.

The executive producer of Pamela Anderson’s cooking show addressed comparisons to Meghan Markle’s With Love, Meghan.

“We take pride in planting the first seeds — creating original, distinctive programming that audiences love — and it’s a compliment to see our work with Ms. Anderson resonate so strongly,” Jesse Fawcett told The Daily Mail on Tuesday, March 4.

Fawcett cocreated, wrote and produced Pamela’s Cooking With Love, starring Anderson, 57, which is currently airing on Canada’s Flavour Network. Throughout the series, the Last Showgirl star — plus sons Brandon and Dylan from her marriage to now-ex Tommy Lee — meets up with professional chefs to create new concoctions. Gregory Gourdet, Jonathan Zeiler, Nancy Silverton, Melissa King, Mike Solomonov and more cooks have appeared in episodes.

“We got to retrofit the barn and my son’s fiancé, Paula, designed the kitchen. She’s a great designer,” Anderson said on Canada’s Etalk in February. “So, I’m just calling in the troops. I have the kids involved, my mom and dad are involved — everybody’s on the show I know and love.”

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Pamela’s Cooking With Love was also produced by Brandon, 28.

“He’s an incredible producer and he just knew. He said, ‘Mom, I just want you to do all the things you love. We’ll create businesses around it and you can just be you,’” Anderson recalled to the Canadian outlet. “I said, ‘OK, I want to do a cooking show,’ and they created this magical environment, where I could also do crafts, which I really love to do and centerpieces. I know it sounds crazy, but I’ve always been like this.”

She continued, “I’ve always set the table and set the tone and the environment [in our neighborhood], which I think is really important to the experience of eating. It was just fun to do. It was a dream come true.”

Meghan, 43, also has a cooking and lifestyle show that premiered via Netflix on Tuesday. In With Love, Meghan, the duchess invited a slew of her own famous friends — namely Mindy Kaling, Abigail Spencer and makeup artist Daniel Martin — as she rediscovered her love of cooking, floral arrangements and DIY crafts.

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“I’ve always loved taking something pretty ordinary and elevating it,” Meghan said on her show. “Surprising people with moments that lets them know I was thinking of them.”

Meghan previously highlighted similar topics on her The Tig blog, which she shuttered upon her marriage to Prince Harry in 2018. Meghan and Harry, 40, stepped back from their senior royal duties in 2020, now raising kids Archie, 5, and Lilibet, 3, in California.

Sorry to disappoint any The Traitors fans, but Dylan Efron is off the market.

“I’m in a relationship,” Efron, 33, said on the Friday, March 7, episode of “The Viall Files” podcast. “It’s cool because she’s actually not on social media and she works a 40-hour week job.”

Dylan, who is notably the younger sibling of actor Zac Efron, and his girlfriend, Courtney, initially met back in high school.

“We’re from the same town,” he explained. “It works out really well. It’s not, like, I’m hiding her from the world or anything. She understands the job, all the stuff. She doesn’t really like being on camera. She loves your guys’ podcast. I wouldn’t know about it [without her]. She’s the one who introduced me.”

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Dylan, who sat down with “Viall Files” hosts Nick Viall and wife Natalie Joy to discuss the finale of The Traitors season 3, further discussed his affinity for reality TV.

“Survivor was the day 1,” Dylan revealed. “[It] was my first dabble into it, and then my girlfriend watches a lot of it, too. I’ll just be sitting down and then I’ll be watching a whole episode of Southern Charm. It’s, like, there’s some funny s— that goes down in those stuff.”

Just as Courtney has gotten Dylan to binge episodes of Bravo shows, he’s been able to encourage her to join his extreme sports pursuits.

“I just posted something of us rock climbing in Joshua Tree,” he added. “She’s a trooper. She can keep up!”

Dylan and Courtney’s romance has primarily been smooth sailing, though they are not immune to getting into arguments.

“We both like to listen to audiobooks when we fall asleep, or some kind of audio, and we fight over whose audio we’re gonna listen to,” Dylan said. “It’s like, ‘Are we gonna listen to Jeff Lewis?’ We both agree that we can listen to ‘Viall Files,’ but, otherwise, I have things I want to listen to that she doesn’t want to, so we fight over that quite a bit.”

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According to Dylan, his girlfriend is also “70-30” when it comes to cooking meals. As a compromise, he tries to do the dishes more.

“You can keep cleaning and she’ll pick up the slack somewhere else, like, I hate vacuuming [so] I’ll fill the water tank or do something else to pick up the slack,” Dylan said. “We just moved in [together]. That was kind of our thing, like, ‘Let’s get some more space and that will lead to a happier relationship.’”

Dylan also teased that his relationship with Courtney could be endgame. When Viall, 44, asked about a potential engagement, Dylan mused, “That’s something that’s definitely [on the horizon].”

“Well, she knows the answer. We’re working on it,” Dylan hinted. “Courtney’s so down-to-earth, she’d never [impose a deadline]. Look, we’re 33. She’s not going to put a deadline on it.”

He continued, “I am now in that stage of I’m looking at the next chapter. I want kids. Like, I got a little brother and sister who are like 4 and 5 now, so I got to see the joy of them growing up and I want that for myself too.”

Dylan and Zac, 37, have two younger half-siblings, Henry and Olivia.

“As soon as Olivia was born, I was like, ‘I wanna be a girl dad so bad,’” Dylan said on Friday. “Now that they’re getting older, I went to some dance recitals and seeing that side of it where Henry is just like me. I’m telling him which plants are edible and he’s just sticking them in his mouth, playing fetch-type stuff. … I’d love to have both [a son and a daughter].”

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni‘s legal teams have spoken out while they await for the judge’s ruling on the actress’ request for a stronger protective order.

During the Thursday, March 6, hearing, Lively’s attorney claimed that Baldoni’s team “created improper disclosure of information.”

“We want to stop the public publication of this information, in the case, during discovery. The rules try and prevent the burden to be on the third parties,” the actress’ lawyer said during Thursday’s hearing. “We should not make the dozens of third parties run to the court for protection. We are supposed to reduce the burden on third parties. He should drop the third-party subpoena against the security firm that protects Lively and Reynolds.”

Bryan Freedman, an attorney for 41-year-old Baldoni, denounced the claims in his own statement before the judge.

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“These are matters of ‘for attorney’s eyes only’ restrictions,” Freedman said on Thursday. “This is a case where no one has any intention of harming Ms. Lively in any way. She detailed the sexual harassment claims and put that out there. My clients have been adjudicated as guilty right when this was filed. My client has a right to fight back and to defend himself. We want to agree to the protective order and place the burden on the party, who wants greater protection, to go to court and be transparent.”

Lively’s team further wanted to protect her private correspondence with “high-profile individuals.”

“There is a significant chance of irreparable harm if marginal conversations with high-profile individuals with no relevance to the case were to fall into wrong hands,” her attorney claimed.

Freedman, meanwhile, replied, “We cannot treat celebrity people, and people who are powerful in the industry differently from other people.”

While an official ruling was not made on Thursday, the judge shared the decision would be “soon.”

News broke in February that Lively, 37, and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, requested a stronger PO than the standard one they were granted when she and It Ends With Us costar Baldoni first filed their lawsuits.

“As detailed in Ms. Lively’s Amended Complaint, Ms. Lively, her family, other members of the cast, various fact witnesses, and individuals that have spoken out publicly in support of Ms. Lively have received violent, profane, sexist, and threatening communications,” a letter from Lively and Reynolds, 48, read, noting Lively was seeking “additional protections.”

Lively previously named Baldoni in a December 2024 lawsuit, claiming that he sexually harassed her and fostered a “hostile work environment” on the set of 2024’s It Ends With Us. She amended her complaint last month, detailing the alleged “emotional impact” she is facing from the legal fallout.

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“The emotional impact on Ms. Lively has been extreme, not only affecting her, but her family, including her husband and four children,” court docs 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.”

Lively also claimed that she has received multiple violent social media messages amid the legal drama. Baldoni has denied all of the allegations. He also filed a defamation lawsuit against Lively and Reynolds earlier this year. (The married couple, meanwhile, denied the accusations.)

“Anyone receiving violent messages by anonymous parties is abhorrent. When private parties were wrongfully accused by Lively and her paid team of wrongdoing, they received continuous death threats and visits to private homes where young children reside after their addresses were leaked on her initial complaints,” Baldoni’s team told Us in a February statement regarding Lively’s protective order request. “No one should have to face that, especially private parties who do not have means for security detail. We do not condone dangerous rhetoric targeted toward anyone no matter the situation.”