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Laura Beil was skeptical when Wondery called her two years ago. The sensationalistic podcast hitmaker behind Dirty John needed a host for its new series about Christopher Duntsch, the infamous Dallas neurosurgeon accused of maiming his patients. Beil, a veteran Dallas Morning News medical reporter, hadn’t listened to a true crime podcast in full, let
Tristan Thompson decided to try congratulating his ex-girlfriend Khloe Kardashian on Instagram following her family’s win at the People’s Choice Awards last night. Given Thompson’s history with Kardashian—the multiple cheating scandals, including one when she was pregnant with their daughter True Thompson—few commenters were amused with the super public tribute. Thompson wrote: Wow wow wow
Courtesy of Giving Back Generation Selena Gomez appeared on the first episode of her close friend Raquelle Stevens’ Giving Back Generation “vodcast” (video podcast), where she spoke with Stevens and their friends Ashley Cook, and Courtney Lopez about the power of friendship. Gomez is also the interview subject of Stevens’ final episode, which premiered today.
Stefanie KeenanGetty Images Chrissy Teigen and John Legend gave Twitter a truly delightful glimpse of what happened in their home after the Baby2Baby Awards this weekend. Teigen was honored with the Giving Tree Award at the ceremony, and she took that new award and put it proudly on display with the couple’s numerous other trophies.
David M. BenettGetty Images Jennifer Aniston hasn’t been on Instagram that long, but she clearly knows exactly what she’s doing. The actress posted a throwback photo of her and her longtime hair stylist Chris McMillan on Saturday, showing the two while they worked together on Friends, presumably filming one of the flashback scenes of Rachel
Vanessa Hudgens has still got it. The actress dusted off her High School Musical skills for a, um, “sober” karaoke rendition of “Breaking Free.” “Um. Here’s a really bad, aggressive, and totally sober 😂😳🙏🏻 version of breaking free,” she wrote on Instagram to accompany the video. “Yep. That happened lol it hurts my ears but
The Kardashian family is celebrating Dream’s third birthday. Yes, Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna’s daughter is already three. Time is fleeting! Kim Kardashian posted photos from her niece’s birthday party on Friday, which was also attended by Dream’s crew of cousins, including Khloe Kardashian’s daughter, True, and Kim’s children Psalm and Chicago. Both girls wore
Kylie Jenner and Drake may be spending some more quality time together, but they’re not necessarily “together.” According to People, they’re trying to keep things as uncomplicated as possible. “She has been hanging out with Drake. Mostly together with other friends as well,” the source said. “She has known Drake for a while. They are
Sylvain GabouryGetty Images Emily Blunt and John Krasinski had a rare date night in New York City on Friday night, and they took to Instagram to let people know just how good it was. The couple saw illusionist Derren Brown’s Broadway show Secret, which Krasinski is now recommending to his 2.8 million followers. “Oh my
James DevaneyGetty Images Jennifer Lopez is never not busy. The actress is currently shooting her upcoming romantic comedy Marry Me, and was photographed at JFK airport in New York looking stunning in a tight sequined red dress. The film marks a return to romantic comedies for Lopez, who recently received critical acclaim for her role
“What day is it,” asked Pooh.“It’s today,” squeaked Piglet.“Yes, I’m aware,” sighed Pooh. “But is there something special happening today? Perhaps related to shopping and/or gift-giving and/or living one’s best life?”“Oh!” squeaked Piglet. “Yes! It’s Oprah’s Favorite Things day!”“My favorite day,” said Pooh. That’s definitely how the story goes, by the way. That was A.
For all the post-#MeToo talk of dismantling a culture built on toxic masculinity, significant change is slow coming. So when a reformed offender like Shia LaBeouf acknowledges the root of his bad behavior, it looks like progress. But is it enough? With his semi-autobiographical movie Honey Boy, LaBeouf challenges himself to look his demons in
The anonymous senior Trump administration official who penned the 2018 New York Times opinion essay titled “I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration” now has a full-length book. A Warning, a political memoir about serving in the White House, is set to be released on Nov. 19, but a number of news
Natalia, the Ukrainian orphan accused by her former adoptive family of being a disturbed adult masquerading as a child, addressed nearly every allegation lodged against her during a Thursday Dr. Phil exclusive sit-down. The revealing interview fills in some of the blanks in Kristine Barnett and her now ex-husband Michael Barnett’s story after they first
Cindy Crawford’s daughter Kaia Gerber and Saturday Night Live‘s Pete Davidson have spent the past couple weeks stoking dating rumors. While some tabloids have stressed they’re just friends, others have noted they are friends who sure are spending a lot of time together. Then Gerber wrote a P necklace, presumably for Pete, and the romance
After decades of supreme privacy, last weekend Keanu Reeves made his big red carpet debut with his girlfriend, 46-year-old artist Alexandra Grant. Her rather uncanny resemblance to Helen Mirren made some on Twitter believe that Mirren and Reeves were actually an item. Mirren was asked by Entertainment Tonight what she thought of the mix-up. Mirren,
A shop opening in New York’s Soho district always attracts a well-dressed, star-studded guest list. On Tuesday, Sandro was the place to be, as the Parisian fashion label brought its first standalone boutique stateside to Prince Street. Twenty-somethings laced in leather boots, structured plaid blazers, and other Sandro signatures huddled outside the new location, with
Historically, women have needed to be convinced to enter politics. But since the 2016 presidential election, thousands of women announced their plans to run for public office. And we want them to win. So we’re giving them examples of women who have run. The point: You can too. In 2018, it was impossible to ignore
It’s officially the start of Sad Girl Fall, which can only mean one thing: This Is Us is back on air to make us cry uncontrollably every week. Season 4 kicked off in September with a classic Big Three birthday, but, as promised, the show is expanding its world this season, introducing a slew of
Stephane Cardinale – CorbisGetty Images The streets of Gotham are gaining some new faces. Months after Robert Pattinson was announced as the new Bruce Wayne at the center of The Batman, other key roles have been filled. Last week, Zoe Kravitz and Paul Dano were confirmed as Catwoman and The Riddler, respectively. Below, everything we
Anadolu AgencyGetty Images In 2017, Selena Gomez was dating The Weeknd. When they both unfollowed his ex-girlfriend Bella Hadid on Instagram (and Bella immediately unfollowed Selena when that relationship went public), it created a lot of headlines and drama. But that was two years ago. Today, Selena would like you to know she’s totally cool
Ask Katie Holmes what she thinks about all the praise her style has received online these past couple weeks, and she’ll say she’s “flattered” to be one of the internet’s favorite fall fashion icons. But she’s not exactly shocked that she’s getting the attention—and she won’t pretend it’s effortless, or that she’s doing it alone.
Kendall Jenner’s 24th birthday celebrations started Halloween night with a big costume party complete with a photo booth and A-list guest list. But on her actual birthday yesterday, Jenner did something special with a smaller group of friends and family: She went driving on a race track. Big sister Kim Kardashian shared footage on her