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- Prince Harry and Charles ‘Are in Communication’ But Have ‘A Lot of Issues’
- Tristan Thompson Sued for Child Support Amid Claims He's Expecting 3rd Baby
- Ew, David! Dan Levy Gives Update on Possible 'Schitt's Creek' Movie
- Bonding? Kim K. Subtly Shows She's Getting Close to Pete Davidson's Family
- Kim Kardashian Joked About Catching Wedding Bouquet Amid Pete Davidson Romance
- Colton Underwood and Cassie Randolph: The Way They Were
- Everything Colton Underwood Has Said About His Struggle With His Sexuality
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| Prince Harry and Charles ‘Are in Communication’ But Have ‘A Lot of Issues’ Posted: 03 Dec 2021 11:08 AM PST  All good? Not quite. Prince Harry and his father, Prince Charles, have not been on the best terms for a while, and although the two are now speaking to each other, their relationship still requires some TLC. "Charles and Harry are in communication," a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. "There [are] still a lot of issues the two of them need to work out and move forward." The insider shares that the Prince of Wales, 73, and the Duke of Sussex, 37, were not "speaking very much" after Harry and his wife Meghan Markle's 2020 royal exit and the couple's CBS tell-all interview, which aired in March. While the father-son duo are on the road to mending what has been broken between them, it will not be an easy process. "There is still a lot of work to do before their relationship is rebuilt," the source adds. Harry and Meghan, 40, upset his family in January 2020 when they announced their plans to "step back" as senior members of the royal family. An insider told Us at the time that Charles was "livid" with his youngest son over the decision. The pair relocated to her native California in March 2020 and kept a relatively low profile as they quarantined with son Archie, now 2, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Buckingham Palace confirmed in February that they would not return as working royals. The following month, Meghan and Harry made shocking allegations about his family in their first TV interview since their exit. For one, he claimed that Charles cut him off financially and "stopped taking my calls" after he and the former actress made their January 2020 announcement, noting that he had "a lot to work through" with the British heir apparent. "I feel really let down because he's been through something similar, he knows what pain feels like … Archie is his grandson," Harry explained. "I will always love him. There's a lot of hurt that's happened. I will continue to make it one of my priorities to heal that relationship." The Invictus Games founder then spoke out against his father's parenting style on more than one occasion in May. "My father used to say to me when I was younger, he used to say to [Prince] William and I, 'Well, it was like that for me, so it's gonna be like that for you.' That doesn't make sense," he said on The Me You Can't See. "Just because you suffered, it doesn't mean that your kids have to suffer. In fact, quite the opposite. If you suffered, do everything you can to make sure that whatever experiences, negative experiences that you had, you can make it right for your kids." Royal expert Nick Bullen told Us later that month that Charles was "hurt" and "disappointed" by his son's comments. Elsewhere in her and Harry's March joint interview, Meghan claimed that there were "concerns and conversations about how dark [Archie's] skin might be when he was born," but she and Harry declined to name the individual who allegedly discussed the topic. Earlier this week, Charles told Us in a statement that a claim in Christopher Andersen's book Brothers and Wives that he speculated about his grandson's skin color was "fiction and not worth further comment." (The author also alleged that the two were not referring to Charles in their tell-all.) Amid the family drama, Harry and Meghan welcomed daughter Lilibet in June. Although the prince returned to the U.K. in July for the unveiling of a Princess Diana statue, his wife and their two kids did not accompany him. Bullen told Us in September that Charles "really wants to meet his granddaughter" and "is incredibly sad about everything that's gone on." |
| Tristan Thompson Sued for Child Support Amid Claims He's Expecting 3rd Baby Posted: 03 Dec 2021 11:02 AM PST Tristan Thompson is the target of a paternity suit as personal trainer Maralee Nichols claims she’s pregnant with his third child. Nichols, who has not yet given birth, is suing the 30-year-old Sacramento Kings player for child support. According to court records obtained by Us Weekly, the baby is due in December. The fitness instructor attended doctor’s appointments in April and May, the first of which cost $518 and was covered by Thompson. The NBA player has not paid for the second appointment, per the docket. Thompson filed documents of his own in July, submitting to a courthouse in Houston, where Nichols is based. (She has temporarily been living in California.) Since then, the pair have been locked into a legal back and forth, with the professional athlete requesting to seal records in November. In August, Nichols’ lawyer urged the court to bring in Thompson for a deposition “in the next three to four weeks.” That same month, an alleged text message received by Nichols from the former Boston Celtics player was presented. “You know how I feel. My feelings haven’t changed at all. [I] won’t be involved at all,” the exchange read, per a screenshot submitted in an August filing. “Btw if you think having this baby is gonna make you some money. It’s completely wrong. You are aware that I’m retiring after this season. So in terms of support it will be whatever is required monthly for someone who’s unemployed.” The message continued: “It’s texas so it will be only a couple hundred dollars. So you better off taking this 75k I’m offering cause you won’t get nothing near that with having a kid with a father who’s unemplyed [sic] All you will have is a baby with a father who has zero involvement with the child and a few hundred dollars of child support a month.” After initially offering September dates for a Zoom hearing, Thompson was deposed in October. One month later, an objection from Nichols claimed that the Canada native “refused to answer basic questions relating to jurisdictional issues between California and Texas,” as allegedly advised by his legal team. Separate court docs claimed Thompson denied sending Nichols texts, Snapchats and other forms of communication regarding her pregnancy “despite the fact that his contact information is present in the messages.” Nichols reportedly conceived her future child in March while celebrating Thompson’s birthday, while he was still dating Khloé Kardashian. He confessed to having sex with Nichols in a declaration obtained by the Daily Mail. Thompson shares son Prince, 4, with ex Jordan Craig and welcomed daughter True with Kardashian, 37, in April 2018. Shortly before True’s arrival, Thompson was caught cheating with multiple women. While the duo initially stayed together, they split in February 2019 after he kissed Jordyn Woods. One year later, Us broke the news that Kardashian and Thompson were quarantining together during the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2020, a source exclusively revealed that the on-off pair were giving their romance another try — and thinking about baby No. 2. “Khloé is hopeful that Tristan has changed for good and will continue to grow and be the great and loyal partner that he has been throughout their time together during the quarantine,” the insider noted at the time. However, the reconciliation was short-lived. Us confirmed in June that the twosome called it quits once again, with a source revealing that “there was no drama” between the former couple. “They remain amicable toward each other and will continue to coparent,” the insider noted at the time. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum has yet to respond to allegations about her ex possibly fathering another child, but on Thursday, December 2, she shared a series of cryptic quotes on social media. “I just don’t have time for negative energy and even when I do, I still don’t,” one excerpt read, while another noted, “You are currently living at least one of the prayers you used to pray.” Earlier this year, Thompson also made headlines when model Kimberly Alexander was ordered to pay him $52,000 in a libel lawsuit he filed in May 2020 after she claimed that he was the father of her 5-year-old son. The payment consisted of $50,000 in general damages and $2,901.95 in costs. According to court documents obtained by Us in June, Thompson agreed to take a DNA test to prove the child was not his after previously sending Alexander a cease and desist letter. |
| Ew, David! Dan Levy Gives Update on Possible 'Schitt's Creek' Movie Posted: 03 Dec 2021 11:01 AM PST More to the story? While the Schitt's Creek cast and creators have continued to tease fans about a potential film adaptation since the conclusion of its final season, cocreator Dan Levy has weighed in about its progress. "[There's] no update on a Schitt's Creek movie," Levy, 38, exclusively told Us Weekly while attending Glenn Close and Bring Change to Mind's annual "Revels & Revelations" Gala on Thursday, December 2. While there's nothing presently in the works, the Canada native teased what it would take to get a project on the table.  "A really good idea, and until that happens, we’re leaving it as is," he told Us during the mental health event in New York City. "But the book [Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: The Story of Schitt’s Creek] was good, and the book was something that I spent a really long time on. So until that happens, if that happens, there’s a wonderful book that people could pick up." During the City Winery-held gala — Dan and his father Eugene Levy accepted the Robin Williams Legacy of Laughter Award, presented by Zak and Zelda Williams — the Happiest Season actor couldn't help but gush over his former costars. "The cast of that show is like a second family to me," Levy explained, noting that he talks "to them almost every day." Following the Emmy-winning series six-season run, the cast has been outspoken about returning to the lives of the Rose family for one last hoorah, including the Degrassi: The Next Generation alum's father and costar. "The idea of working with these people again is still something that is kind of at the front of our brains," Eugene, 74, previously noted during a November 2020 interview with Fox 5 New York. "We've never ruled out the possibility that, you know, we could come back in some form, be it a movie or another Christmas thing or who knows? But nothing has been ruled out, believe me. The opportunity to work with everybody again would be fantastic, because it was the best six years of my life, no question." However, at the time, the Serendipity actor previously thought they concluded the comedy series in the right way. "We've said, and Daniel has said too, that we ended the show when we thought the show should have ended. It was the right time to end it," he explained at the time. "All the stories kind of resolved themselves in as natural a way as you could, and there was no point in really extending it." Eugene is hardly the only cast member yearning to return to the lovable yet quirky town of Schitt's Creek. "I mean, I've been sending Dan $5 a day in the mail as a bribe. So far, I have not heard back about a movie officially," Annie Murphy, who plays Alexis Rose, exclusively joked to Us Weekly in May. "But, oh, my God, I would be just over the moon if that ever came to pass because I miss everyone so much every day. Just to see Moira again, I would pay a lot of money to do that."  Dan's sister, Sarah Levy, also weighed in on the chance to return to her role of Twyla in a potential film. "I wouldn't put it past [Dan] for a second. I have all the hope in the world that there will be a movie," the SurrealEstate actress, 35, exclusively told Us in July. "I think we'd all just drop every project we were on just to get a chance to work together again. We just love each other so much and have kind of experienced this just incredible experience over the past six years together, seeing how the show has really taken off and affected so many people around the world. And I think through that, we're all kind of tied together forever in a way, but we would in a heartbeat do it." After six seasons on Pop TV, the Emmy-winning series concluded in April 2020 when Murphy's Alexis moved to New York City to launch a public relations career while her brother David (who wed Noah Reid's Patrick) stayed in town to run their Rose Apothecary store. Then, proud parents Johnny and Moira (Eugene and Catherine O'Hara, respectively) returned to Los Angeles to debut a Rosebud Motel franchise. With reporting by Diana Cooper |
| Bonding? Kim K. Subtly Shows She's Getting Close to Pete Davidson's Family Posted: 03 Dec 2021 10:41 AM PST  Part of the family? Kim Kardashian is seemingly getting close to new beau Pete Davidson's loved ones, especially his sister, Casey Davidson. The Saturday Night Live star, 28, took his sister, 24, to see the Brooklyn Nets play the New York Knicks at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Tuesday, November 30. Casey later shared a photo with her brother from the family outing, causing fans — and Kardashian, 41 — to instantly react. "Caption this," Casey wrote alongside a snap of her and Pete chatting courtside. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum "liked" the photo, prompting speculation that the Skims founder is already bonding with the comedian's family.  While Kardashian didn't leave a caption suggestion, plenty of fans mentioned her romance with the King of Staten Island star as possible lines Pete could have been saying to his sister. "Yea now I get a lifetime supply of Skims," one user joked, while another quipped, “What does someone even get Kim Kardashian for Christmas?” A third fan added: “You’re right, Keeping Up With The Davidsons does have a nice ring to it!” Some of Casey's followers poked fun at her dynamic with her big brother, joking that Pete was telling her, “Borrowed your nail polish again … soz," or, "I'm thinking about getting mom a 4th dog for Christmas.” While Casey and Pete were laughing it up at the basketball game, Kardashian reunited with her estranged husband, Kanye West, to honor late designer Virgil Abloh at his final Louis Vuitton runway show on Tuesday. The KKW Beauty founder, who filed for divorce in February after six years of marriage, sat beside the Yeezy designer, 44, and their eldest daughter, North, 8, during the show. Both West and Kardashian previously mourned the loss of their friend, sharing touching tributes via social media. The duo's Miami reunion marked the first time they were spotted together since Kardashian started dating Pete. The reality star and the New York native were first linked in late October after they were seen together at Knott's Berry Farm in California ahead of Halloween. The pair, however, shared their first kiss publicly on October 9 during an SNL sketch when Kardashian was the host. After weeks of speculation — and multiple bicoastal outings — the twosome confirmed their romance while walking hand in hand in Palm Springs, California, in November. The PDA moment came shortly after the couple celebrated the Meet Cute actor's birthday with Kardashian's mom, Kris Jenner. The budding romance has been a welcome change for the makeup mogul. "The past few years of Kim's life have been super intense a lot of the time, so this is a real positive transition for her," an insider exclusively told Us Weekly last month. "She's learning to move past day-to-day stresses and focus on the fun and sexy things." West, however, isn’t pleased to see Kardashian moving on, previously claiming that he has yet to see divorce papers from his estranged wife, with whom he shares Saint, 5, Chicago, 3, and Psalm, 2, along with North. "SNL making my wife say 'I divorced him' on TV because they just wanted to get that bar off, and I never have seen the papers. We're not even divorced," the "Jesus Walks" rapper alleged during an appearance on Revolt's "Drink Champs" in November. "So how we — because [it's] no joke to me, my kids want their parents to stay together. I want their parents — I want us to be together." |
| Kim Kardashian Joked About Catching Wedding Bouquet Amid Pete Davidson Romance Posted: 03 Dec 2021 10:24 AM PST  Next in line? Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have continued to make headlines after they confirmed their relationship last month — and according to Nicky Hilton, the reality star isn’t ruling out another walk down the aisle. During an interview with Extra on Thursday, December 2, Nicky, 38, revealed that Kardashian, 41, was looking to catch the bouquet at her sister Paris Hilton’s wedding to Carter Reum. “It’s funny, at the wedding, Kim joked, ‘I’m gonna catch that bouquet!” the fashion designer shared about the November wedding ceremony. The Skims founder was photographed enjoying the nuptials with friend Nicole Richie, who sat side by side during the reception. Kardashian also helped Paris, 40, on her big day when she fluffed the bride’s veil. The beauty mogul, who has previously tied the knot three times, making a joke about marriage comes after she recently confirmed her new romance. Kardashian and Pete Davidson originally sparked dating speculation after the California native hosted Saturday Night Live in October. After the duo worked on several skits together, they were later spotted hanging out in New York and California. A source exclusively told Us Weekly last month that Kardashian is having fun with Davidson, 28. “Kim lights up when she's around Pete," the insider shared in November. "Their chemistry is off the charts and getting stronger each passing day. No one can remember seeing her smile and laugh so much around a guy. He just has this ability to hold Kim's total attention and have her in stitches with his hilariously dry sense of humor. He's so down to earth and humble, which she really digs."  After the Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum joined the comedian on his 28th birthday, the couple were photographed holding hands in Palm Springs. At the time, a second source noted that the KKW founder’s famous family was supportive of their "unique chemistry" and "strong connection.” "The family is happy for Kim, and they really have taken a liking to Pete," the insider said. "A lot of the Kardashians met him in the past and have hung out with him, so he's not like this new stranger that just entered into their lives. They think he's funny and is fun to be around." Amid Kardashian’s new romance, her estranged husband Kanye West went viral when he claimed that he never received any divorce papers. The exes share North, 8, Saint, 5, Chicago, 3, and Psalm, 2. "SNL making my wife say 'I divorced him' on TV because they just wanted to get that bar off, and I never have seen the papers. We're not even divorced," West, 44, said during an appearance on Revolt's "Drink Champs" in November, referring to Kardashian filing for divorce in February after almost seven years of marriage. "So how we — because [it's] no joke to me, my kids want their parents to stay together. I want their parents — I want us to be together." |
| Colton Underwood and Cassie Randolph: The Way They Were Posted: 03 Dec 2021 10:20 AM PST Another Bachelor Nation love story has come to an end. Colton Underwood and Cassie Randolph didn’t have the traditional romance — or even the traditional Bachelor timeline. However, from the moment they met on the season 23 Bachelor premiere, the pair were connected. Although their onscreen journey wasn’t an easy one (the fence jump!), they began a real relationship after the cameras stopped. "It was a lot of changes, for sure, because we went from these more simple, more normal lives and then all of a sudden, we film a show and then you're thrown into craziness where everyone is very hyperaware of everything that goes on in your life and your relationship," the speech pathologist told Us Weekly exclusively in October 2019. "It was a little bit of a struggle at first, I think — like adjusting to everything. But I feel like now we've kind of gotten used to it and learned to balance everything a lot more." The former NFL player also noted that the show actually helped them grow their relationship. "I think you learn to communicate too," he explained. "Just with whether it's tabloids or someone speculating a certain thing or people reading into your body language, you know. You just learn how to communicate with each other and you'll be on the same page with everything going on. … Nobody could ever prepare you for what life is like after that. Like, you can have people tell you all you want, like, 'Oh, wait for this, wait for this.' But until you're in it, you don't really get the full magnitude of it.” Colton later revealed that while he got a great outcome, he felt a bit “burnt” by the shows’ producers. "They always asked to rank the girls. And very early on, Hannah [Godwin] was up there. And she got left off of a date," he said in August 2019. "I sort of recall remember feeling a little burnt when they did that. I was like, 'So let me get this straight. Hannah's No. 1 on my list right now, and she's not getting a date this week?'" He then decided to change things: "From there on out, I was like, 'All right, if you're going to do that to my top girls, I'm not really going to tell you who my top girls are, because I don't want you messing with them.’ So in a weird way, I tried to defend myself and defend the girls by not being truthful to them who my top was.” However, in May 2020, the pair announced that they had split. Scroll through the gallery below for a full timeline of Colton and Cassie’s relationship:  During the premiere, Colton and Cassie met in front of the mansion and she brought a box of butterflies.“I have so many butterflies. Literally, I have so many butterflies," she said and he put one in his jacket pocket. ABC/Rick Rowel  During week 4 of The Bachelor, the group went to Singapore and got their fortunes read. The woman told Cassie she was Colton’s sister in a past life! ABC/Rick Rowel  During a one-on-one date in Thailand, the pair went on a boat ride together. They had many important conversations and after dinner, they crawled in bed together to cuddle and he told her he was crazy about her. ABC  During hometown dates, Colton met Cassie's family. Cassie's dad was very skeptical of Colton. In fact, he was the only one who didn't give Colton his blessing to propose to Cassie. She also wasn't sure how she felt and he was worried after she didn't drop the L-word. ABC/Rick Rowel  During week nine, her dad returned to have a talk with Cassie about her future with Colton. She was extremely torn and told Colton she loved him but isn't ready to be engaged. He said that she's The One, but she wasn't sure she can move on — she loved him but isn't fully in love. In turn, she chose to leave. Colton was so upset that he jumped over a fence and tried to leave the show. ABC  During the finale, Colton ended things with the other women and went to Cassie's hotel room to tell her she's the only one left. She decided to give their relationship a chance. During the live aftershow, Colton revealed he moved to Los Angeles to live closer to Cassie. ABC/John Fleenor  Less than two weeks later, the couple traveled to Las Vegas and Cassie wore a jacket that read "Future Mrs. Underwood" on the back. Courtesy of Vegas Golden Knights  A few months later, the pair revealed exclusively to Us that they were not going to "rush" into an engagement or moving in together. "We really don’t have a timeline," she said at the time. “We’ve definitely talked about it, but we’re just enjoying right now and not worrying about it.” Jeff Christensen  The couple traveled to Bermuda over the summer and shared multiple PDA-filled pics from their trip. Courtesy of Cassie Randolph/Instagram  In Colton's book, The First Time, he revealed that he and Cassie briefly split over the summer. However, it only lasted a few days as he missed her too much. Shutterstock  The couple celebrated their first anniversary in November, heading to St. Lucia together. "One year ago today they put the cameras down and we cooked our first meal together in Mallorca, Spain. I knew then that loving you was going to be easy, but I couldn’t have imagined this. You have shown me the power of love and I never knew that I could love like this," he wrote on Instagram at the time. "Thank you for making me the happiest man alive. I love all of you Cass." Courtesy of Colton Underwood/Instagram  When Colton tested positive for coronavirus, he became quarantined at Cassie's home and she took care of him until he felt better. Courtesy of Cassie Randolph/Instagram  The pair revealed via Instagram posts that they had decided to break up. "Colton and I have broken up, but have decided to remain a part of each others lives. With all that we have gone through, we have a special bond that will always be there," she wrote. "I love Colton very much and have an enormous amount of respect for him. We have both learned and grown so much these past couple years, and will always have each other's back. Always." AFF-USA/Shutterstock  The duo’s split turned messy after Colton shaded Cassie’s decision to appear on The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons Ever! in July 2020. While she didn’t give many details of their breakup during her interview with Chris Harrison, the football player took to Instagram to reiterate that they agreed to handle their breakup privately. As a result, Cassie fired back and accused Colton of planning to profit off their split with a new chapter in his book, The First Time. “You informed me you intend to monetize our breakup by writing a new chapter to discuss your experience with COVID (where you stayed in my family’s house during your recovery and about our breakup),” he wrote. “You have also refused to give me any sort of approval on the chapter you will be writing, which will heavily feature me … This seems a bit unfair to me. Colton, you can do what you want, but please do not have a double standard. … It seems you are subtly engaging in a tactic that peppers in aggressive comments such as ‘that obviously changed this week’ in order to make me look like the bad one.” Colton’s rep told Us at the time that Cassie’s accusations were “simply not true.” CraSH/imageSPACE/Shutterstock; Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/Shutterstock  While Colton claimed he and Cassie were on OK terms during an appearance on Reality Steve’s podcast in August 2020, she unfollowed him on Instagram later that month. Colton subsequently stopped keeping up with his ex on the social media platform. Cassie’s sister, Michelle, and Michelle’s boyfriend, Gregg Sulkin, also unfollowed him at the time. Stewart Cook/Shutterstock; Jason Merritt/Radarpics/Shutterstock  News broke in September 2020 that Cassie filed a restraining order against Colton, claiming he had planted a tracking device in her car, harassed her via text message and showed up uninvited to her apartment and her parents’ house after their breakup. The order was granted, forcing him to stay at least 100 yards away from her and to not contact her. Courtesy of Cassie Randolph/Instagram  Hours before their scheduled court appearance, Cassie filed a police report against Colton over the tracking device that he allegedly planted in her car. Us confirmed on October 6, 2020, the exes’ respective attorneys attended the hearing. After both lawyers told the judge that they are “trying to resolve” the issue between their clients “amicably,” the order was extended until their next hearing on November 6, 2020. Shutterstock (2)  Underwood revealed that the case had been settled in private and the restraining order was dropped in November 2020. Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP/Shutterstock  In an emotional interview on Good Morning America, Underwood came out as gay. He also explained that he was very much in love with Randolph, which made the process even more confusing, and apologized for their messy breakup. "I’m sorry for any pain and emotional stress I caused," he shared. "I wish that it wouldn’t have happened the way that it did. I wish that I had been courageous enough to fix myself before I broke anybody else." John Salangsang/Shutterstock  Underwood apologized once again for the legal situation with Randolph during his Netflix series, Coming Out Colton, which debuted on December 3. He shared with Us ahead of the premiere that he may not have come out if the restraining order hadn't happened. “I think that was sort of a huge wake-up call. I’m sad that it even got to that point to where that had to be my wake-up call and me affecting other people in my life was sort of the moment that I realized I had to come out,” he said. “Obviously, I wish I would have had the courage to come out without having to be pushed.” Although Randolph was asked to be part of the series, she declined. Due to legal restraints, he was unable to give her a heads up before the show dropped. Netflix |
| Everything Colton Underwood Has Said About His Struggle With His Sexuality Posted: 03 Dec 2021 10:13 AM PST In the words of Colton Underwood, he's been on a "journey" when it comes to his sexuality. Fans met Underwood on season 14 of The Bachelorette when he competed for Becca Kufrin's heart. While he made it to the final four, the former NFL player was sent packing after the hometown dates. Underwood subsequently appeared on Bachelor in Paradise during the summer of 2018, briefly rekindling his fling with Kufrin's pal Tia Booth, whom he met before he appeared on the publicist's season. During the fall of 2018, ABC named Underwood the season 23 Bachelor. His season debuted in January 2019 and had a rocky finish, with front-runner Cassie Randolph quitting the competition ahead of the finale. The athlete ultimately broke up with his other finalists and convinced Randolph to stay and give their romance a shot. After more than one year together, the twosome confirmed in May 2020 that they went their separate ways. After battling coronavirus and facing allegations of stalking and harassment from Randolph (which he denied), Underwood came out as gay in April 2021. "I've ran from myself for a long time. I've hated myself for a long time. … I'm gay," he told Robin Roberts on Good Morning America. "And I came to terms with that earlier this year and have been processing it. And the next step in all of this was sort of letting people know." Following the interview, the 30 women who appeared on Underwood's season began to speak out. "Do I regret being the Bachelor? Do I regret handling it the way that I did? I do think I could have handled it better, I'll say that," he told Roberts at the time. "I just wish I wouldn't have dragged people into my own mess of figuring out who I was. I genuinely mean that, but I also, at the same time, I can sit here and say I'm sorry to all of those women, I can also say thank you. Without them and without the Bachelor franchise, I don't know if this would have ever came out." When it came to Randolph, specifically, Underwood offered an apology. (Us Weekly confirmed in September 2020 that the Huntington Beach native was granted a restraining order against her ex, which was dropped that November.) "I loved everything about her and it’s hard for me to articulate exactly what my emotions were in going through that relationship with her was because I obviously had an internal fight going on," he said. "I would just say that I’m sorry from the bottom of my heart. I’m sorry for any pain and emotional stress I caused. I wish that it wouldn’t have happened the way that it did. I wish that I had been courageous enough to fix myself before I broke anybody else." Scroll through for Underwood's candid quotes about his sexuality over the years:  Underwood revealed in his 2020 memoir, The First Time: Finding Myself and Looking for Love on Reality TV, that he wondered about his sexuality after his second high school relationship ended. "I didn't know who I was," he wrote. "And I come from an athletic family, so it was always, ‘Move on, you're good.' So that threw me off. In high school, when I was struggling with my sexuality, I'm not going to talk to my parents about it. So I internalized it." Matt Baron/Shutterstock  Underwood took to the internet after rumors spread around school that he was gay. “[My dad] pulled up the history of recent Google searches, which included gay porn sites and a variety of questions: Am I gay? How do you know if you’re gay? Why don’t I like having sex with my girlfriend?” Underwood wrote in his book. “At first, I denied responsibility. Then I owned up to having been curious. He asked if I wanted to talk about it. I said no, explaining that I’d figured things out on my own. I begged him not to tell Mom. I’m sure he did. But neither of them ever spoke about it with me.” Matt Baron/Shutterstock  “Sometimes I wonder if my life would have been much easier if I had been gay,” Underwood, who was a virgin during his stint in Bachelor Nation, wrote in the book. “Maybe it would’ve helped me to know myself better and sooner. Maybe I wouldn’t have stayed a virgin. Maybe I wouldn’t have asked 'Who am I?' as often as I did and suffered as much angst because I didn’t have an answer. Identity was such a big question mark with me. Yes, I was a football player. But what else was I? Was there anything more?” John Salangsang/Shutterstock  “The hardest part was definitely opening up and sort of talking about early on in grade school and even in high school, getting called gay,” he said exclusively on Us’ “Here For the Right Reasons” podcast in March 2020. “The reason I say that is because it came back up when I was the Bachelor. I think it was very easy for fans and very easy for people to just — [when] they don’t understand something or if they don’t agree with somebody, they have to, in their mind, get from point A to point B. So point B is, ‘Oh, he’s gay. That’s why he’s a virgin. He’s just hiding it from us.'” MediaPunch/Shutterstock  Even before he came out, Underwood was candid about how much he struggled with the label of the “virgin Bachelor.” During his chat with Roberts, he reflected on being asked about his sex life during his time on the show. “I could never give anybody a good enough answer about why I was a virgin. The truth is I was ‘the virgin Bachelor’ because I was gay, and I didn’t know how to handle that,” he said. “I put myself in really bad situations on purpose. I put myself in these situations so I could try to force myself to be straight.” Broadimage/Shutterstock  Underwood told Roberts in April 2021 that he knew he was “different” when he was six years old. “I couldn’t process it and I couldn’t put my finger on what it was until high school, my freshman year when I knew I was gay,” he continued. “By that time, I had already grown up in the Catholic Church, I had gone to Catholic grade school. I had learned in the Bible that [being] gay is a sin.” MediaPunch/Shutterstock  “I used to wake up in the morning and pray for Him to take the gay away. I used to pray for Him to change me and I can now wake up and pray to God,” Underwood told Roberts in April 2021. “I can actually have faith and I can go into church and be present; not have it be conditional on this topic of, ‘Take this off my plate and I’ll still worship you and I’ll still be there.’ It’s more, I’m closer to him. And that’s helped.” MediaPunch/Shutterstock  “Overall, the reason why [I came out] now is because I got to a place where … I would’ve rather died than say I’m gay,” Underwood said on GMA. “There was a moment in L.A. that I woke up, and I didn’t think I was going to wake up. I didn’t have the intentions of waking up. I think that for me was my wakeup call.” Matt Baron/Shutterstock  "I still have a lot to work through. I'll go on the record and say I still haven't had an emotional connection with a man,” the reality TV personality said in April 2021. "I've never allowed myself to. And it's never been sort of in my cards to let myself get there. I want to more than anything. … I'm looking for someone who can push me and challenge me in all the great ways." Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock Underwood admitted he may not have come out had Randolph not filed a restraining order against him. "I think that was sort of a huge wake-up call. I’m sad that it even got to that point to where that had to be my wake-up call and me affecting other people in my life was sort of the moment that I realized I had to come out,” he told Us ahead of his Netflix series, Coming Out Colton. “Obviously, I wish I would have had the courage to come out without having to be pushed." Netflix  During Coming Out Colton, the reality star said that his connection with Cassie was so strong that "I felt like I found somebody who could change me." When she left, he thought, "If I can’t get there with you then I definitely can’t with any other woman." Shutterstock (2)  "The reason I’m coming out is because I’m ashamed and I’m sort of mortified of what got me to this position in the first place. I knew that I couldn’t hide it anymore because I didn’t want to affect or harm anybody else in my life," he added about Randolph during the Netflix show. "I knew that if I let her go, I would have to deal with me and I didn’t want to and I wasn’t ready for it." Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP/Shutterstock  Ahead of Coming Out Colton, the athlete told Us that he was hesitant to do another reality show. “There was a lot of thought that went into it, but I really realized my story and who I was. I was always told who I was my entire life — whether it was [during] football or in the church, then obviously on The Bachelor,” he explained to Us. “I felt like it was important for me to come to terms. … and really own who I am and say, ‘Hey, this is actually who I am.’ And for the first time, I’m going to let people truly see that.” Netflix |
| Posted: 03 Dec 2021 10:11 AM PST Stars — They’re Just Like Us!  Cynthia Erivo donned a chic purple coat while browsing Sloane Street stores in London on November 13. Shutterstock  Jennifer Garner kept things clean in Los Angeles on November 7. BauerGriffin/INSTARimages.com  Today’s Joy Bauer enjoyed Harry Potter Butterbeer at Universal Studios in California on October 29. Michael Simon/startraksphoto.com  Floyd Mayweather Jr. hit Venice for an early evening bike ride on October 26. London Entertainment/Shutterstock  Riverdale’s Charles Melton celebrated with close friends in L.A. on Saturday, November 13.  Leonardo DiCaprio vacationed with Camila Morrone in Hawaii in October. MEGA  Ed Sheeran stayed focused on his phone during a London outing on October 18. CLICK NEWS AND MEDIA / MEGA  Yolanda Hadid appeared to send son Anwar Hadid and his pup off in New York City on October 13. RCF / MEGA  Katie Holmes took a pause while out and about in New York City on October 17. Jason Merritt/Radarpics/Shutterstock  Chace Crawford walked his pup in New York on October 12. Sara Jaye Weiss/Shutterstock  Jared Leto was spotted enjoying a to-go lunch in Rome on October 9. ROME / MEGA  Ariel Winter wheeled her trash can to the street in Los Angeles on October 5. P&P / MEGA  Joe Jonas had a tourist moment in New York City on September 29. ZapatA/MEGA  Southern Charm alum Ashley Jacobs took her newborn out for fall activities on September 25. Courtesy of Ashley Jacobs Appel/Instagram  Hugh Jackman snapped a scenic selfie in the South of France on September 30. Courtesy of Hugh Jackman/Instagram  Miles Teller put his seatbelt on after a September 28 workout. APEX / MEGA  50 Cent took his son to the Sugar Factory for his 9th birthday in September. Michael Simon/startraksphoto.com  Katie Thurston and Blake Moynes couldn't keep their hands to themselves at the U.S. Open in September. Sara Jaye Weiss/Shutterstock  Ben Affleck followed coronavirus protocols at the premiere of his film The Last Duel on September 10. Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP/Shutterstock  Paris and Nicky Hilton indulged in a New York City favorite on September 10. Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock  Katie Holmes left a hair appointment in NYC on September 2. Jesse Bauer/startraksphoto.com  Nicollette Sheridan and boyfriend Marcus Shirock snacked on ice cream in Malibu on September 4. twoeyephotos/MEGA  Hailee Steinfeld enjoyed a cocktail in Venice on September 5. Courtesy of Hailee Steinfeld/Instagram  Brooklyn Decker got ready to hike in Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 29. Jack Hammer/startraksphoto.com  Lucy Hale was caught chatting while out in Los Angeles on August 30. BG026/Bauergriffin.com / MEGA  Alessandra Ambrosio was spotted out and about in Brentwood, California, on August 31. London Entertainment/Shutterstock  Hannah Brown enjoyed a beach day in Santa Monica on August 22. Diggzy/Jesal/Shutterstock  Model Sara Sampaio headed back to her car after a workout. MEGA  Eiza Gonzalez carried two iced coffee drinks in Studio City on August 18. MEGA  Reese Witherspoon snapped a selfie with her morning tea on August 11. Courtesy of Reese Witherspoon/Instagram  Jana Kramer celebrated daughter Jolie's first day of Kindergarten on August 11. Courtesy of Jana Kramer/Instagram  Emma Roberts hit the trail with son Rhodes on August 2. Courtesy of Emma Roberts/Instagram  Brian Austin Green was all smiles while picking up some groceries at Ralphs in Malibu, California, on August 2. @CelebCandidly/MEGA  Jeffrey Dean Morgan hit the beach with wife Hilarie Burton on August 4. Courtesy of Hilarie Burton Morgan/Instagram  Tori Spelling was seen leaving Bristol Farms in Woodland Hills, California, on July 23. JishPhoto/Shutterstock  Larsa Pippen got in on the fun on the beach in Miami on July 25. MEGA  Lady Gaga hit the tennis court on July 25. Diggzy/Jesal/Shutterstock  James Corden and wife Julia Carey dined in London on July 20. Beretta/Sims/Shutterstock  Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea left the grocery store in Los Angeles on July 20. MEGA  Emily Ratajkowski enjoyed a Coke Zero in NYC on July 12. Michael Simon/startraksphoto.com  Kristin Chenoweth kicked back with a book on July 12. Michael Simon/Shutterstock  Carrie Underwood hit the lake on July 14. Courtesy of Carrie Underwood/Instagram  Elizabeth Olsen and husband Robbie Arnett grabbed coffee in Los Angeles on July 2. GCP/MEGA  Robin Thicke was spotted jet skiing in Miami on July 2. Backgrid/MEGA  AnnaSophia Robb hit up P.F. Chang`s To Go in New York City before the premiere of her new series, Dr. Death, on June 14. Michael Simon/startraksphoto.com  John Mulaney and Olivia Munn enjoyed lunch at Rick's Drive In & Out in Los Angeles on June 26. Michael Simon/Shutterstock  David Harbour was spotted with takeout in Soho on June 29. ROGER WONG/INSTARimages.com  Benji and Joel Madden had their hands full leaving Starbucks in Beverly Hills on June 28. London Entertainment/Shutterstock  Cynthia Erivo was spotted on June 29 going for a run in West Hollywood. London Entertainment/Shutterstock  Arnold Schwarzenegger was spotted on a bicycle in California on June 27. MEGA  Kaia Gerber left Earth bar in Los Angeles with two drinks on June 22. carlosmaidanaphotography/MEGA  Brody Jenner and mom Linda Thompson enjoyed a trip to Disneyland on June 23. Snorlax / MEGA  Joe Gorga was spotted lifting weights at the Jersey Shore on Father's Day. Michael Simon/startraksphoto.com  Tia Mowry kicked off the summer with a picnic and an Aperol cocktail on May 25. Michael Simon/startraksphoto.com  Ben Affleck was spotted leaving the library with a stack of books on June 14. APEX / MEGA  Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly got into the Disney spirit during a trip to the Anaheim, California, park on June 3. @CelebCandidly/MEGA  Karlie Kloss struck a pose during a photo shoot for her Adidas collab in New York City on June 8. Jose Perez/Bauergriffin.com/MEGA  Prince Charles visited a pub in Clapham Old Town. Heathcliff O'Malley/PA Images/INSTARimages.com  Ellen Pompeo kept it casual as she left the store with a cart full of groceries on May 28. MEGA  Catherine Lowe prepared a meal at home after revealing she lost 25 pounds on Nutrisystem. Nutrisystem/MEGA  Shameless' Shanola Hampton protected herself from the sun in Malibu on May 23. Michael Simon/startraksphoto.com  Jennifer Lawrence and husband Cooke Maroney kept it casual on a walk in Manhattan on May 24. LRNYC / MEGA  Kim Kardashian was spotted leaving a convenience store in Beverly Hills after picking up something to drink on May 23. MEGA  Rachel Bilson left Starbucks with an iced coffee and an iced tea in Santa Monica on May 24. Snorlax/MEGA  Lori Harvey was spotted grocery shopping on May 17. APEX/MEGA  Brooke Burke was spotted working on her fitness in Malibu on May 16. Michael Simon/startraksphoto.com  Taron Egerton snacked on fruit in between scenes of his AppleTV+ series, In With the Devil, on May 18. MEGA  David Beckham and Marc Anthony enjoyed a soccer game in Miami on May 9. MEGA  Arnold Schwarzenegger hit the streets via bicycle in Santa Monica on May 10. MEGA  Diane Keaton took her pup for a stroll in Los Angeles on May 1. MEGA  Anthony Anderson had his hands fill at the post office in Bel-Air on April 29. FIA/MEGA  Kelly Osbourne was spotted handing a homeless man cash in Los Angeles on April 30. carlosmaidanaphotography/MEGA  Former Real Housewives of New York City star Kristen Taekman joined Brooke Burke and Elizabeth Miller for an early Cinco de Mayo celebration and perfected her salsa-dipping technique at Cafe Habana in Malibu on May 2. Michael Simon/startraksphoto.com  Brooke Burke put her chef skills to the test — apron and all — using an outdoor hibachi grill in Malibu in April. Michael Simon/startraksphoto.com  Naomi Watts and her pint-sized pooch strolled through New York City's Tribeca neighborhood on a sunny April afternoon. Wise Owl/MEGA  Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt were spotted stealing a kiss while out and about in Malibu on April 26. MEGA  Ashley Greene was caught paying the meter in West Hollywood on April 16. MEGA  Ed Westwick and girlfriend Tamara Francesconi enjoyed their time at the amusement park Thorpe Park in the U.K. RP/CLICK NEWS AND MEDIA / MEGA  Mariska Hargitay and Ice-T took a quick snap during a filming break on the set of Law & Order: SVU in New York City. Jose Perez/INSTARimages.com  Kelly Osbourne handed out necessities at a food distribution event in Los Angeles on April 10. P&P / MEGA  Brad Paisley was spotted picking up five boxes of pizza in Montecito on April 11. Marksman/MEGA  Haylie Duff couldn't contain her excitement before she snacked on Mrs. T’s Pierogies on April 11. Joey Andrew/startraksphoto.com  Sarah Jessica Parker is no stranger to getting around New York City in a yellow taxicab. Jose Perez/INSTARimages.com  Alessandra Ambrosio put money in the parking meter in Los Angeles on April 2. BG004/Bauergriffin.com/MEGA  Meg Ryan was spotted leaving a Santa Barbara grocery store on April 6. NRP/MEGA  Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's eldest son, Maddox, was all smiles at lunch with a friend in West Hollywood on April 5. P&P / MEGA  Gavin Rossdale was all smiles as he walked dog Chewy on April 5. MEGA  Tiffani Thiessen and husband Brady Smith enjoyed Wexler Deli`s Aloha Reuben sandwich on March 30. Michael Simon/startraksphoto.com  Lisa Vanderpump let her pup drink out of her water glass while dining at Pump in West Hollywood on March 29. APEX / MEGA  Rihanna was spotted leaving Bristol Farms with a bag of groceries on March 29. Rachpoot/MEGA  Lily Collins was spotted picking up her laundry in West Hollywood on March 31. MEGA  Denzel Washington embraced a pup on the set of A Journal for Jordan in New York City on March 25. LRNYC/MEGA  Winnie Harlow sipped on a cocktail during a dinner with friends in Beverly Hills on March 22. Rachpoot/MEGA  Britney Spears' beau, Sam Asghari, paid the parking meter before a workout on March 24. 007/MEGA  Ariel Winter stocked up on root beer in Los Angeles on March 15. GAC/MEGA  Vanderpump Rules alum Jax Taylor was spotted bringing his trash bins to the curb on March 16. MEGA  Fifth Harmony’s Ally Brooke didn’t waste any time applying the sunscreen she purchased at CVS in Los Angeles on March 21. Michael Simon/startraksphoto.com  Rachel Brosnahan stopped to pet a pup on the set of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel in New York City on March 10. Jose Perez/Bauergriffin.com/MEGA  Jon Voight brought a book to a solo dinner at the Beverly Glen Deli in Bel-Air on March 8. FIA / MEGA  Chrissy Teigen purchased her own groceries at Bristol Farms in California on March 9. Rachpoot/MEGA  Drew Barrymore snapped a selfie with a bowl of Frosted Mini-Wheats on March 29 in honor of National Breakfast Week. Courtesy of Kellogg  Wearing a robe and holding a coffee in her hand, former Daily Pop cohost Catt Sadler started her day reading the news in L.A., March 2. Jack Hammer/startraksphoto.com |
| What? Stars You Didn’t Know Were Related to Each Other Posted: 03 Dec 2021 09:46 AM PST All in the family! While many famous faces have made a name for themselves on their own, some have surprising familial connections to one another. Beanie Feldstein, who rose to fame after starring in 2019's Booksmart, is the younger sister of Superbad's Jonah Hill and has frequently gushed over their sibling bond. "The greatest person in the world turned 35 and all he got was this incredible sweatshirt," the How to Build a Girl actress wrote via Instagram in August 2018, alongside a snap of the Moneyball star wearing a "Beanie's Brother" sweatshirt. Years later, the Broadway performer couldn't help but rave about her older brother, who even got a tattoo of her name amid her Great White Way debut in Hello, Dolly. "Oh, my God, I mean, he's my best friend in the world, so I'm always excited for him," the American Crime Story: Impeachment star told Us Weekly and other reporters in January 2020. The acting siblings are hardly the only celebrities with surprising connections. Legendary Today meteorologist Al Roker shares common ancestors with Lenny Kravitz, which they discussed during a September 2011 appearance on the morning show. "We both have Roker," the Grammy winner explained at the time. "My mother was Roxie Roker, my grandfather Albert Roker is from the Bahamas. Has to be [related]." Years later, Kravitz greeted his distant relative with a "What's up, cousin?" when he appeared on the NBC talk show in October 2020. The weatherman isn't the "Fly Away" crooner's only famous relative. Kravitz was previously married to actress Lisa Bonet, with whom he shares daughter Zoë Kravitz. While the exes divorced in 1993, they have remained tight coparents. Lenny, for his part, even developed a close bond with the Cosby Show alum’s second husband, Jason Momoa. "People can't believe how tight Jason and I are, or how tight I still am with Zoë's mom, how we all relate," Lenny told Men's Health in November 2020. "We just do it because that's what you do. You let love rule, right? I mean, obviously, after a breakup, it's work — it takes some work and time, healing and reflection. As far as Jason and I? Literally, the moment we met, we were like, 'Oh, yeah. I love this dude.'" Nearly one year later, the musician even called the Aquaman star his "brother" in a birthday tribute. "Happy Birthday, Jason. I'm proud to call you my brother. One love. One family," he tweeted in August 2021. Scroll down to see how some of the biggest Hollywood stars —from Madonna to Hillary Clinton — are related:  “HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM MY FAMILY TO YOURS. 🦃,” the Hunger Games actor captioned a November 2021 Instagram snap with the Office alum. In August 2012, Tucci wed literary agent Felicity Blunt, who’s the sister of his Devil Wears Prada costar Emily Blunt. The Mary Poppins Returns actress, for her part, wed Krasinski two years earlier in July 2010. Dave Allocca/Starpix/Shutterstock  The Evil actor and the How to Get Away With Murder star are second cousins and were born in the same town, he revealed on The Talk in September 2019. However, they didn't meet until April 2019. “Honestly, we had never met but our families have family reunions, and they talk about us and stuff. They are very proud of us! We’re just very busy," he said at the time. "In L.A., you could be right next to someone, in the same neighborhood, you’re never home. You’re filming somewhere, they’re busy, life happens. And we just never got caught up.... I figured we would just work it out, and we connected, and we just made it happen. Took us about a week. We were like, 'Let’s get some coffee and talk,' and I met her mom. Good times.” Shutterstock (2)  The My Cousin Vinny star and the Hannibal actress didn’t even know they were related, only discovering that they were genetic cousins after Tomei appeared on the PBS series Finding Your Roots. According to the Oscar winner’s results, she shares an “identical stretch of DNA along her X-chromosome” with Moore. “I KNEW WE WERE ALIKE! @marisatomei is my COUSIN!!” the Big Lebowski star wrote on Instagram in January 2019. “OMG I’m so excited, thank you @henrylouisgates for letting us know we have identical segments of DNA.” Theo Wargo/Getty Images for AHA; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Louis Vuitton  The Curb Your Enthusiasm star revealed the family connection after he appeared on PBS' Find Your Roots. "I was very happy about that," he said at a Television Critics Association press tour panel in July 2017. "I thought there must have been some connection." The actor said that Sanders is a "third cousin or something." Lorenzo Bevilaqua/ABC via Getty Images; Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images  The 2016 Democratic presidential candidate revealed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that she and the Queen of Pop are 10th cousins. “That’s true,” the politician told Ellen DeGeneres. Clinton and Madonna share the same great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents. Karwai Tang/WireImage; SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images  Funny cousins! Jenny helped the Gilmore Girls alum get her first TV job by giving her a few cameos on The Jenny McCarthy Show. In July 2015, the Two and a Half Men alum shared a cute throwback photo of the relatives from when they were kids in Illinois. "Me, my sis and my cousin Melissa," she captioned the Instagram pic. "102 degrees at the zoo, not happy campers. #tbt." Paul Conrad/Getty Images; Cindy Ord/Getty Images  Who knew? The famous weatherman and rocker talked about how their grandfathers were cousins during a Today show interview in September 2011. "My mother was Roxie Roker, my grandfather Albert Roker from the Bahamas,” the Hunger Games actor said. Roker chimed in: "All I know is I'm going with it. [My] kids think it's cool." Noam Galai/WireImage; Joe Scarnici/Getty Images  Cheers to this! The Saturday Night Live alum is actually Wendt’s nephew. “He was just a good example that being an actor was a viable option. Here’s a guy from the Midwest, in my family, who took the road less traveled and it worked out for him,” Sudeikis said during a 2011 Playboy interview. “The advice he gave me, and I say this jokingly, is 'Get on one of the best sitcoms of all time and then ride it out.’” Michael Tran/Getty Images; Jerod Harris/FilmMagic  Royally perfect! Ancestry.com discovered in May 2014 that the Duchess of Cambridge is a distant cousin of the famous sisters. The trio are descendants of King Edward III. "It's so weird … it’s crazy,” Elle told E! News. "I've always wanted to do the Ancestry.com thing because I think it would be really cool. But someone did it for me, which I think is great." Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images; Pool/Sam Hussein/WireImage  Wait, what?! The Grown Ups actor is actually King’s dad. The “Ex's & Oh’s” singer revealed why she changed her last name during an interview with ABC News. "I wanted to be myself. I am my own person,” she said in November 2015. "It’s not that I wanted to be a famous person. I wanted to be a performer. But I worked really hard and I did everything myself.” Tony Barson/WireImage; Sara Kauss/FilmMagic  The rapper is first cousins with the famous siblings. The Moesha alum even was featured on Snoop Dogg’s 2009 song “Special.” Robert Kamau/GC Images; Prince Williams/WireImage  The comedian and New York senator are distant cousins. In 2015, the two teamed up to push for stricter gun-control laws following a shooting at a screening of the actress’ movie, Trainwreck, in Lafayette, Louisiana. Robert Kamau/GC Images; Craig Barritt/Getty Images  Is Voldemort a royal? Prince Charles and the Harry Potter star are eighth cousins as they are both linked to James II of Scotland, who reigned in the 1400s. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images; Jim Spellman/Getty Images  The late-night host and actor have more in common that just their hair color. The stars are actually third cousins. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images; Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic  BFFs — and cousins! According to the New England Genealogical Society, the Massachusetts-bred actors and childhood pals are 10th cousins, once removed. They both are descended from a bricklayer named William Knowlton Jr., who traveled from England to the U.S. in the early 1600s. Michael Tran/WireImage  The Parks and Recreation alum is the music producer’s daughter. She opened up about her famous dad during an interview with Larry King in April 2013. “He’s pretty endless in the love that he has to give,” she said. “He has that wonderful ability of making everybody feel like the most special person he’s ever met.” Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images  The feminist and political activist became Bale’s stepmom when she married his dad, David Bale, in 2000. The couple were married for three years before he died of a brain lymphoma at age 62 in 2003. Luca Teuchmann/WireImage; Noam Galai/Getty Images  Discount, please! The actor-comedian and fashion designer are in-laws. The businesswoman married his brother Andy Spade in 1994, and the couple began selling handbags together one year earlier. Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images  Hot duo! The actors are actually brothers-in-law. The Scandal star is married to model Marika Dominczyk while Wilson is married to her sister, actress Dagmara Dominczyk. Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images; Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic  Best ever! The Gossip Girl alum and Teen Witch actress are half sisters. They share the same mom, Elaine Lively. The siblings are so close that Robyn even re-created her Teen Witch dance at Blake’s wedding to Ryan Reynolds in 2012. "I got a blue dress, a blue tutu and the music comes on. I had the necklace remade. I took it off and threw it to her,” Robyn told "Pop My Culture" podcast in September 2013. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images; Michael Tran/FilmMagic  The actress revealed in October 2012 that she’s related to the former Alaska governor, but didn’t elaborate how. "You want to know who I'm related to? Sarah Palin!" Berry told Extra. “[In] some twisted way. Somebody sent me this information that she was my distant [relative]." Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images; Larry Busacca/Getty Images |
| Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline's Relationship Timeline Posted: 03 Dec 2021 09:30 AM PST Sparks flying on the set of Outer Banks. Shortly after the Netflix drama started streaming in April 2020, fans began rooting for Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline, who play John B. and Sarah Cameron, respectively, on and offscreen. “I think there is such thing as a love that just absolutely takes over and it flips your world upside down," Cline told Seventeen magazine in May 2020 about John B. and Sarah's love story. "I remember when I was a teenager, I was into young adult books and there was always a pinnacle love story of star-crossed lovers. So to be able to be a part of creating that for this next generation was really a dream come true as a storyteller." She added that the chemistry between her and Stokes came naturally. "Chase, [our creator] Jonas [Pate] and I all sat down from the get-go and spoke about the relationship. We wanted to make sure it was real and it had depth to it," Cline explained. "There were things that Chase and I specifically added to the script that felt personal. You have to sell it. It’s got to be compelling. Thankfully the cast all clicked and we had such great chemistry, so we all had this friendship from the very beginning. So building on that and then projecting it on the screen felt very, very real." Stokes, for his part, told Nylon magazine that he and Cline "wanted to do justice to shows of the past and create a really authentic love experience," citing Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, The O.C. and 90210 as examples. "You watch these shows and you genuinely think these people are in love with each other," he said in May 2020. "We did a lot of research, did a deep dive into those shows, and made sure we followed the structure of how those worked. We decided to strip away the layers of the physicality of it and focus more on the intellectual connection between the two of them. John B. and Sarah obviously don't have the same upbringing. They fall in love not because of what their worlds bring, it's about what their emotional connection is. We just really wanted to make sure that Maddie and I became good enough friends to where we knew each other and find little ticks and nuances that would make each other laugh, and make sure we translated that into the performance." After months of fan speculation, the duo confirmed in June 2020 that they are dating. Scroll through their cutest moments and quotes about each other:  “We have such great writers, and they're very, very receptive to our ideas. I remember there was a point when one asked me, ‘Do you think you, as Sarah Cameron, would choose your family or John B.?’ I remember thinking on it and telling her, ‘I wholeheartedly believe Sarah is 100 percent absolutely head over heels for John B., and I think she absolutely would get on that boat with him,’” Cline told Glamour about the season 1 finale in April 2020. “There's one part in the show when John B. tells Sarah, ‘You're all I have.’ I told the writer that at that point John B. is also all Sarah has. Her world just crumbled around her, so it's a no-brainer that she would have gotten on that boat with him and risked everything.” Courtesy of Netflix  Based on the blooper reel alone, it’s clear the cast of Outer Banks — and Cline and Stokes — had a blast filming the show. Stokes and Rudy Pankow (JJ) also lived together while filming in Charleston. “On the weekends people would come over, and we would blast music and play games and shoot the s—t,” Stokes told Refinery29. “We just liked being close and we wanted to spend every second of our time together because we were just so thankful for the opportunity at hand. Work didn’t feel like work.” Courtesy of Netflix  Us confirmed in April 2020 that Cline and Stokes were staying with Pankow and Drew Starkey (Rafe) amid the coronavirus pandemic. MediaPunch/Shutterstock  The twosome appeared very comfortable with each other as they did joint interviews for the show in April and May 2020. Courtesy of BarStoolSports/YouTube  Cline and Stokes sparked dating rumors when he commented on a photo of the actress in 1883 Magazine via Instagram. “Heart rate … decreasing … help,” Stokes wrote via Instagram. @dennisleupold/@1883magazine  The pair fueled dating rumors by continuing to leave flirty comments on each other’s posts. “I’m not ok,” Cline replied to a photo of Stokes in May 2020. Courtesy of OBX/Instagram  “Cats outta the bag,” Stokes wrote alongside a photo of the couple having dinner on a beach while watching the sunset in June 2020. Cline reposted the photo, adding, “I’ve fallen and I cant get up.” She also joked about her Outer Banks’ character’s ex-boyfriend Topper’s (Austin North) reaction. “Topper punching the air rn,” Cline quipped in the comments section. Courtesy of Chase Stokes/Instagram  Stokes and Cline returned to the Outer Banks in North Carolina and made out at a bar in Kygo’s video for his remix of Donna Summer’s “Hot Stuff,” which was released in September 2020. YouTube  The Giant star confirmed in a November 2020 interview that she is in love with her boyfriend. “It’s really cool. Love is tight,” she told Entertainment Tonight. “It’s cool to share this experience with your favorite people and also your favorite person. … I feel very happy.” MediaPunch/Shutterstock; Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock  Stokes shared a slideshow of photos in honor of his girlfriend's birthday in December 2020. "It's quite rare to meet somebody and feel everything change. Thank you for making the coldest days warm, for your infectious love, and being the best dog mom to Lil mi," he wrote via Instagram. "Happy birthday sweet thang you make my heart warm and fuzzy 25/8." Courtesy of Chase Stokes/Instagram  "365 w/ u," he wrote via Instagram to celebrate their one-year anniversary in April 2021. She responded, "And I’d do it again." Courtesy of Instagram/Chase Stokes  The couple took home the trophy for Best Kiss at the MTV Movie and TV Awards in May 2021 — and sealed the deal with an onstage smooch. Courtesy of MTV/Shutterstock  Cline described the "intimate" experience of working on the Netflix series, telling Grazia Gazette: The Hamptons in May 2021, "We really vibe with our crew and our cast, obviously. We immediately had chemistry, and we immediately started hanging out, which is amazing." She added that all of her costars — and especially Stokes — "keep each other grounded" and "hype each other up." Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock  Stokes gushed over his "very healthy relationship" with his costar, telling V Man magazine in July 2021 that they keep work and romance separate. "We'll be scene partners and take care of each other when it's an emotional moment. ... Then, as soon as we get back to our trailers and we're taking off our makeup and character clothes, it's like that world disappears. I'm very thankful for her and the journey we're on, it's been awesome," he added. Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix  During an August 2021 appearance on The Talk, Cline said she laid the ground rules before returning to film Outer Banks season 2 as a real-life couple. “The biggest thing for me going back to work, I was nervous, because for me my workspace was incredibly sacred. It’s very personal to me and I do not like to bring any sort of personal troubles to my workspace,” she emphasized. “I’m kind of notorious for even turning my phone off and not answering it for hours, or just like leaving it in my trailer, because I like to focus on what’s in front of me. I’m very much of a one-track mind kind of person.” She revealed that she and Stokes discussed the situation and how to stay professional on set. “We laid the groundwork first and foremost, and I was like, ‘This is a big priority to me, and you know, from what I know based on how you work, it is for you too. But I want to make sure that we hold each other accountable and that we don’t bring anything personal that could potentially distract each other or our fellow castmates on the day.’ So, it wasn’t hard at all, and I really respect that about him and our relationship.” Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix  Fans were surprised to learn that the real-life couple's onscreen kiss in the rain during season 1 almost didn't happen. “No, it wasn’t supposed to happen,” Cline revealed during an August 2021 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “We were just supposed to kiss in normal weather.” While rainstorms threatened to delay the shoot, the duo "looked at each other and we were, like, ‘Oh, wait, this could be really cool and romantic.’” She recalled to Jimmy Fallon at the time, “It ended up being this super serendipitous thing where it ended up being kind of like The Notebook. It was just really cool." Netflix/Kobal/Shutterstock  After the second season of Outer Banks dropped on Netflix in July 2021, eagle-eyed fans thought they caught Stokes' character, John B., calling onscreen love Sarah by Cline's real name. “Did anyone else noticed [sic] that Chase Stokes said ‘Mads’ during Sarah’s death scene?” one social media user asked via TikTok, alongside footage from the "Prayers" episode. Netflix/Kobal/Shutterstock  Cline celebrated Stokes’ 29th birthday with a series of Instagram Stories in September 2021. “Happiest birthday to you, nerd,” she wrote. He subsequently reposted a video of himself jumping on a bed, replying, “Thank you for exposing my bedtime routine.” Courtesy of Madelyn Cline/Instagram  After not being spotted together in public during the month of October, news broke in November 2021 that the twosome quietly pulled the plug on their romance months prior. Rocco Spaziani/UPI/Shutterstock; MediaPunch/Shutterstock  Fans began to wonder whether the pair rekindled their relationship after they were seemingly spotted together following their November 2021 split. The following month, Stokes gushed over his costar and former flame. "She's one of my favorite people on planet Earth," Stokes told Us exclusively in December 2021, revealing that he and Cline still kept in touch frequently. "You know, it's super awesome to work with somebody that you care about that much, and yeah, I'll leave it at that." Adela Loconte/Shutterstock; Scott Roth/Invision/AP/Shutterstock |
| Nicole Kidman: I 'Wouldn't Be Here Without' My 'Rock' Keith Urban Posted: 03 Dec 2021 09:23 AM PST Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are both natives of the land down under, but the couple met and fell in love on the other side of the world. The Big Little Lies star and Urban first crossed paths at the G’Day USA Gala — an event honoring Australians in Los Angeles — in 2005. Kidman was immediately smitten with the country singer, but Urban took a little longer to come around. “I remember thinking, I had such a crush on him, and he wasn’t interested in me,” Kidman told Ellen DeGeneres in 2017. “It’s true! He didn’t call me for four months.” However, the “God Whispered Your Name” singer didn’t immediately contact the actress because he wasn’t in the right mindset for a relationship at the time. “Somebody had given me her number and I had it in my pocket for a while. I kept looking at it thinking, ‘If I call this number, she’s going to answer. I don’t know what [to] say,'” Urban recalled on the Australian talk show Interview in 2018. “I wasn't in a very healthy place in my life.” He added, “I’d never have thought she'd see anything in a guy like me. But, at some point, I plucked up the courage to call those numbers and she answered, and we started talking and we talked and talked and talked and talked and it was effortless.” The couple later tied the knot in June 2006 in a romantic ceremony in Manly, Australia. Kidman and Urban’s wedded bliss was short-lived as the “Wasted Time” crooner entered rehab in October 2006 after the Bombshell star staged an intervention. “I caused the implosion of my fresh marriage,” Urban told Rolling Stone in 2016. "It survived, but it's a miracle it did. I was spiritually awoken with her. I use the expression 'I was born into her,' and that's how I feel. And for the first time in my life, I could shake off the shackles of addiction." Kidman gave birth to their first child, daughter Sunday Rose, in July 2008. Urban and the Moulin Rouge star welcomed their second daughter, Faith Margaret, via surrogate in December 2011. The Oscar winner is also the mother of daughter Isabella and son Conner, whom she adopted with her ex-husband Tom Cruise. The Lion star told Harper’s Bazaar in 2018 that her marriage has been successful because the couple always make time for each other. “Obviously I work hard, but when I'm off, I'm off," she explained. "Keith and I are very good at immediately clicking off because we have a really good life in Nashville that's very simple, quiet and nourishing because we've made it like that." Scroll down to see a timeline of their relationship.  Kidman and Urban were introduced at the G'Day USA Gala in Los Angeles. On their 10th wedding anniversary, the Grammy winner shared via Instagram the first photo that he said the couple took "within minutes of meeting each other." Shutterstock  The couple wed in Manly, Australia, with celebrity guests including Russell Crowe, Naomi Watts and Hugh Jackman in attendance. Shutterstock  Kidman staged an intervention for her husband, who entered the Betty Ford Center after battling substance abuse for years. Shutterstock  Kidman gave birth to their daughter, Sunday Rose, on July 7. The Others star shared a throwback photo of the parents holding their newborn baby in July 2018. Shutterstock  Kidman and Urban welcomed their second daughter, Faith Margaret, via surrogate on December 29. Shutterstock  "Happy Anniversary Babygirl. Eleven years and you still feel like my girlfriend!!!" Urban captioned a selfie of the couple via Instagram. Courtesy Keith Urban/Instagram  The "Somewhere in My Car" singer shared a photo of Kidman dancing while he played the piano. "12 years of celestial synergized soul dancing. Happy anniversary Babygirl!!! I love you SO much," he wrote via Instagram. Courtesy Keith Urban/Instagram  The couple cried and hugged each other after Urban won Entertainer of the Year at the 2018 CMA Awards. “Baby girl, I love you so much, thank you,” the "Making Memories of Us" singer told Kidman while he accepted the award on stage. Shutterstock  Urban revealed that the racy lyrics in his 2018 song "Gemini" are about his wife in an interview with iNews. “The song is actually about Nicole – and she loves it,” he said at the time. “It’s a fun song. My cowriter Julia Michaels asked me to describe Nicole and that’s what came out.” Courtesy Keith Urban/Instagram  Kidman praised Urban for supporting her while she filmed the darker scenes on Big Little Lies season 2. “I have the most extraordinary partner in life. I will always say that about him,” she said in an interview with Entertainment Tonight. “I’m one of the very fortunate women in the world to have had a wonderful father, and I have a wonderful husband, and I’m just very — I love to be able to say that because to talk about the good men that have influenced me and affected me.” Shutterstock  The twosome packed on the PDA while celebrating the holidays on a romantic getaway in Sydney. Courtesy Nicole Kidman/Instagram  An eyewitness told Us Weekly that Kidman was "crying" at the Gold Meets Golden pre-Golden Globes event in Beverly Hills, after learning that the couple's house was "under threat" from the Australian bushfires. The actress later told Extra that their house wasn't harmed. “Our home is OK," she said. "It's been under threat, though, it's been under enormous threat, and the surrounding areas have been very, very badly burned." Shutterstock  The Batman Forever actress and Urban enjoyed a low-key Valentine's Day date at the Dollywood amusement park. Courtesy Keith Urban/Instagram  The country crooner revealed that Kidman broke her ankle while quarantined amid the coronavirus pandemic. "About five weeks ago, she was running around the neighborhood, as she does, and just didn't see a pothole and rolled her ankle and got a small break in her ankle," he said in an interview with The Project. "And so she's been relegated to the boot for the last handful of weeks." Courtesy Nicole Kidman/Instagram  "Two #tumbleweeds are better than one ," the Big Little Lies star teased via Instagram while helping her husband promote his latest single, "Tumbleweed." In the sepia-toned photo, the pair cozied up in nearly identical denim jackets, white shirts and dark jeans. Shutterstock  The parents gave a rare glimpse of their daughters while watching the Golden Globe Awards from home as a family in February 2021. Even though they weren’t attending the show in person, the whole crew still took it upon themselves to dress up. NBC  “Happiest of birthdays, my love,” Kidman captioned a sweet Instagram photo of her stealing a kiss from her husband, who turned 54 on October 26. Matt Baron/Shutterstock |
| Javier Bardem Gushes Over Penelope Cruz: 'I'm Very Proud of Her' Posted: 03 Dec 2021 09:21 AM PST A love that was years in the making! Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem knew each other for more than a decade before their relationship became romantic, and since then, they have managed to keep their personal lives relatively private. The couple met while filming the 1992 film Jamón, Jamón. They reunited for 2008's Vicky Cristina Barcelona and sparks flew. Cruz and Bardem began dating in 2007. They secretly tied the knot in July 2010 and went on to welcome two children: son Leo in January 2011 and daughter Luna in July 2013. The actress reflected on the start of her relationship with the Eat Pray Love star in Marie Claire's February 2019 issue. "You know it's the beginning of something, but you don't know what it's the beginning of," she explained at the time. Cruz noted that she did not rush into settling down, although it was always one of her goals. "My life is … a very different life. But it's the life that I always wanted since I was a little girl," she said. "When I was 4 or 5, I was already performing, and the characters in my games were always mothers. I really wanted to be a mother, for as long as I can remember. But I did it when I felt the time was right — the right time, the right person." The American Crime Story alum and Bardem have continued to act together through the years as their dynamic evolved both on screen and off. "Life has changed. We have grown," he told Vulture in February 2019. "Everything is different once you're a family. That is the priority, as it should be. We're no exception from that. We work as hard as we can, but we recognize how hard we can work depends on each other's needs. It's important not to be confused by fiction. Fiction is fiction, reality is its own thing." The Skyfall actor acknowledged how his approach to starring alongside Cruz changed over time. "When you're younger — because we've worked together many times over the years, we met when I was 21 and she was 16 — you tend to confuse one for the other, or mix them," he elaborated. "Now, I'm going to be 50 in a few weeks, and I don't do this anymore. She's the same way. You must always know when you're working on a level of recreation, outside of real life." He concluded: "Penélope and I, we have to protect the 'us.'" Scroll through the gallery below to revisit Bardem and Cruz's relationship.  The pair’s first project together was the 1992 Spanish movie Jamón, Jamón, which was her debut film. Moviestore/Shutterstock  Cruz and Bardem started dating after reuniting on the set of 2008’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona. She won her first Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her portrayal of the No Country for Old Men star’s character’s ex-wife. Alberto Estevez/EPA/Shutterstock  Us Weekly confirmed that the frequent costars were engaged. “They tried to keep it very private and quiet,” a source revealed at the time. Weinstein Co/Mediapro/Gravier Prods/Kobal/Shutterstock  Bardem and Cruz made their first public appearance together at the 2010 Goya Awards. Although they attempted to stay under the radar at the Cannes Film Festival in May of that year, he made a rare declaration about her when he accepted the Best Actor prize for Biutiful. “I share this joy with my friend, my companion, my love: Penélope,” he raved in his speech. “I owe you a lot and I love you so much.” Juanjo Martin/EPA/Shutterstock  Cruz and Bardem quietly wed in the Bahamas in July 2010. The small ceremony was held at a friend’s house and only attended by family members of the bride and groom. Weinstein Co/Mediapro/Gravier Prods/Kobal/Shutterstock  The Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides actress and the Mother! star welcomed their first child, son Leo, in January 2011. He credited his wife and their then-baby boy with “awakening my heart and smile every day” at the Goya Awards the following month. Matt Sayles/AP/Shutterstock  Us reported in February 2013 that Cruz was pregnant with her and Bardem’s second child. She confirmed the news later that month, telling Spanish TV station TVE! that she was “tremendously happy and excited.” The Vanilla Sky star gave birth to daughter Luna in July 2013. Nathalie Bauer/Invision/AP/Shutterstock  Bardem and Cruz stepped out to crash a U2 concert — which took place in their native country of Spain — in costume in October 2015. Shutterstock  The duo worked together again in the biopic Loving Pablo. Bardem played Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, while Cruz portrayed his love interest, journalist Virginia Vallejo. Raul Soto Escobar Films/Kobal/Shutterstock  Cruz opened up to Tatler about why she and Bardem chose to keep their romance private. “It was a really good decision for us, not to talk about our relationship,” she explained. “It would feel very strange to do it a different way. I just couldn’t do it.” Clemens Bilan/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock  The twosome proved they were still going strong by showing PDA during a summer vacation to Italy with their kids. Maria Laura Antonelli/Agf/Shutterstock  Bardem opened up about how "it helps" to have Cruz by his side during the craziness of awards season while promoting Being the Ricardos. "I'm very proud of her. She did amazing in Parallel Mothers, Pedro Almodóvar's movie, and of course, it helps to be, like, to tease with each other, like, 'What's going on with you? What's going on on your side?'" he told ET on December 2. "But at the same time, we know how to take all of this. ... We know that we have to take it with distance. Because otherwise, it's too crazy." Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP/Shutterstock |
| Chase Stokes: Ex Madelyn Cline Is 'One of My Favorite People on the Planet' Posted: 03 Dec 2021 09:18 AM PST  Friendly exes! Chase Stokes insisted he’s still close with ex-girlfriend Madelyn Cline one month after their split broke Outer Banks fans’ hearts. “She’s one of my favorite people on planet Earth,” Stokes, 29, told Us Weekly exclusively at Glenn Close and Bring Change to Mind’s ninth annual Revels & Revelations Gala on Thursday, December 2, at City Winery in New York, advocating for teen mental health awareness. “You know, it’s super awesome to work with somebody that you care about that much, and yeah, I’ll leave it at that.” When asked about his official relationship status, the actor played coy, teasing that he had “no comment.” Along with Cline, 23, the Maryland native has strong bonds with all of his Netflix costars, including Madison Bailey, who also attended Thursday’s event. The North Carolina native, 22, is “like a sister,” Stokes gushed. “We still talk every single day, collectively, as a group and, you know, you just kind of dream for opportunities like that,” he added. “I mean, Outer Banks is a dream situation and to continue to tell this story as we have been has been … the biggest blessing in disguise I could have ever asked for.” Stokes and Cline, who play lovebirds John B. and Sarah on the fan-favorite series, met while filming the first season in 2019. However, they didn’t immediately pursue a romance off screen. They confirmed their relationship in June 2020, two months after Us confirmed that they were quarantined together amid the coronavirus pandemic. After more than one year of dating, the duo sparked split speculation in September when the Knives Out 2 actress was spotted with Ross Butler in Milan and Paris. However, Butler, 31, told TMZ that Cline was “just a friend.” Rumors about the pair’s status continued to swirl when they didn’t appear to celebrate Halloween together. Us confirmed in November that they had called it quits. “They’ve been trying to work it out for quite some time but decided going their separate ways was best,” an insider exclusively revealed at the time. “They both have busy schedules, which made it hard for them to spend a lot of time together. They have no bad feelings toward each other and remain friends.” Fans later began to wonder whether the costars were back on when they were seemingly seen together over Thanksgiving weekend. Season 2 of Outer Banks dropped in July, and while no official announcement has been made regarding the show’s renewal, viewers are already eager to see what’s in store for the Pogues next — and so are the cast members. “Every time we get a script it’s just kind of blowing our seats off, so I’m just excited to get my hands on it [and] hopefully Netflix gives us the green light,” the Beach House actor explained, adding that the series is still “in limbo” when it comes to season 3. “We’re still patiently waiting, just sitting back trying to figure out when it’s going to happen or if they’re going to give us the call. … But fingers crossed.” Stokes received the Champion of Change Award on Thursday for his advocacy and support of BC2M high school students. “This is not for me — this is to 15-year-old Chase who didn’t know his place in society and was not sure of who he was and to every 15-year-old right now, or every teenager who’s coming to the Bring Change to Mind clubs and is finding themselves and finding comfortability and accepting no normal,” he said on stage. “So here’s to you.” With reporting by Diana Cooper |
| Joshua Bassett: Olivia Rodrigo ‘Hasn’t Spoken to Me’ Since 'Drivers License' Posted: 03 Dec 2021 09:13 AM PST Disney drama! Us Weekly is breaking down Olivia Rodrigo's alleged feud with High School Musical: The Musical — The Series costar Joshua Bassett and Sabrina Carpenter, amid their music faceoff. The Bizaardvark alum, 17, made headlines in January 2021 after releasing her debut single, "Driver's License." The hit song resonated with Rodrigo's fans, including Taylor Swift, but it also caused some to think that it was about the rumored drama between her, Bassett, 20, and Carpenter, 21. Eagle-eyed fans pointed out that Rodrigo changed the lyrics from her 2020 teaser track from "brunette" to "blonde," seemingly referencing the Girl Meets World alum in one verse. "And you're probably with that blonde girl / Who always made me doubt / She's so much older than me / She's everything I'm insecure about," the Grace Stirs Up Success star sings, hinting at Carpenter's hair color and the fact that she is three years older than her. Rodrigo's track came six months after Bassett released the song, "Anyone Else," in July 2020, which appeared to be about her. "How am I supposed to think about anything else? / How am I to go on keeping this to myself? / I am done pretending I want anyone else / Anyone else, anyone else," Bassett sings. He later confirmed that the track was written about falling for a friend who was unavailable. In her song, Rodrigo, sings, "I just can't imagine how you could be so OK now that I'm gone / Guess you didn't mean what you wrote in that song about me." Although the costars have never addressed whether they were ever romantically involved, fans believe that Rodrigo and Bassett were an item in 2020. The Stuck in the Middle alum, however, seemed to move on with Carpenter in June 2020, after the pair were spotted at a protest together in L.A. Rodrigo has yet to identify who inspired her new track, but both Bassett and Carpenter have since dropped songs of their own, hinting that they are in fact the source of inspiration for "Driver's License." Bassett's January 2021 release, titled, "Lie, Lie, Lie," came out on January 14, one week after Rodrigo's song hit the airwaves. "I wrote 'Lie, Lie, Lie' after I found out a friend had been lying about me behind my back for a long time," the Oceanside, California, native wrote via his Instagram Stories at the time. "It always sucks to hear that someone you thought you could trust would throw you under the bus when it benefits them." He added: "It happens to all of us, and I think all you can do is seek out people that build you up rather than tear you down." The following week, the Clouds actress shared what appeared to be her side of the story, in the January 22 release of "Skin." "Maybe we could've been friends / If I met you in another life," Carpenter sings at one point in the track. She later seemingly referenced Rodrigo's title, with the lyric, "Don't drive yourself insane.” Scroll down to see everything that has unfolded between the Disney Channel stars amid their alleged feud.  Fans claimed that the costars dated in 2020, but neither Rodrigo nor Bassett have confirmed whether they were more than friends. Walt Disney Pictures/Kobal/Shutterstock  Bassett has been linked to Carpenter since June 2020, when they were spotted at a Black Lives Matter protest in Los Angeles. The pair have not publicly confirmed their romance but shared videos on TikTok wearing matching Halloween costumes in October 2020. Shutterstock (2)  The Stuck in the Middle alum released his “Anyone Else” album in July 2020. In the title track, he sings about loving someone who is already in a relationship. He later spoke about the inspiration behind the song, telling Broadway World that he wrote it after realizing “that I was hopelessly falling in love with a close friend … who was in a relationship with someone else.”  After the Bizaardvark alum released her song “Driver’s License” in January 2021, fans speculated that it was about her rumored feud with Bassett and his new flame, Carpenter. “And you’re probably with that blonde girl / Who always made me doubt / She’s so much older than me / She’s everything I’m insecure about,” she sings in one verse. Eagle-eyed fans pointed out that in her teaser of the single, released via Instagram in 2020, the lyrics were about a “brunette,” but was changed on the final version to “blonde,” seemingly hinting at Carpenter. Rodrigo also sang, “Guess you didn’t mean what you wrote in that song about me,” which some listeners think was referring to Bassett’s “Anyone Else” track.  “I totally understand people’s curiosity with the specifics of who the song’s about and what it’s about, but to me, that’s really the least important part of the song,” Rodrigo told Billboard in January 2021 about who inspired her hit single. “It’s resonating with people because of how emotional it is, and I think everything else is not important.” Walt Disney Pictures/Kobal/Shutterstock  “I know what you say about me / I hope that it makes you happy / You can’t seem to get me off your mind (Get me off your mind),” Bassett sings in his January 2021 track, “Lie, Lie, Lie,” seemingly reacting to Rodrigo’s song. “Oh, I know you’re lying through your teeth / You told them the lies that you told me / I’ve had enough of it this time (Had enough this time).” The musician also released a corresponding music video on January 14, showing him driving alone in a car, in what appears to be a nod to his costar’s song. Shutterstock  The Girl Meets World alum released her own song, “Skin,” in January 2021, seemingly about the alleged feud between her and Rodrigo over Bassett. “I’m not asking you to let it go / You been tellin’ your side / So I’ll be tellin’ mine,” Carpenter sings, noting in the chorus, “You can try / To get under my, under my, under my skin / While he’s on mine / Yeah, all on my, all on my, all on my skin / I wish you knew that еven you / Can’t get under my skin if I don’t let you in.” In another line, the Adventures in Babysitting star sings that “maybe ‘blonde’ was the only rhyme,” allegedly pointing to being called a “blonde girl” in Rodrigo’s track.  “Been stuck in my head since I heard it,” Bassett wrote on his Instagram Story in January 2021, praising Carpenter’s new song. “Congratulations @sabrinacarpenter on ‘Skin,’ the new label, & all that’s to come.” Shutterstock (2)  Hours after the Horns actress dropped “Skin,” Rodrigo posted a video of herself on her Instagram Story singing Taylor Swift’s “…Ready for It?” while in her car. The Disney star sang the verse, “I see nothing better I keep him forever / Like a vendetta-ta / I-I-I see how this is gonna go / Touch me and you'll never be alone / I-Island breeze and lights down low / No one has to know,” which seemed to hint at the back and forth drama between the three stars. Courtesy Olivia Rodrigo/Instagram  Carpenter shut down rumors that she "wrote a diss track" about Rodrigo in a January 2021 Instagram post about the release of "Skin." She also called "Drivers License" a "magnificent" song. "['Skin'] isn’t calling out one single person,” she insisted. “Some lines address a specific situation, while other lines address plenty of other experiences I’ve had this past year.. it also shows that many things have actually gotten under my skin.. and I’m still learning to not give other people so much power over my feelings." Shutterstock (2)  Bassett released “Only a Matter of Time” on January 28, which he revealed was written in the summer of 2020, around the same time that he first started seeing Carpenter after his alleged fallout with Rodrigo. In the song, he talks about drama and a back-and-forth relationship, seemingly hinting at his own love triangle. “It’s only a matter of time / An eye for an eye / You’ll go blind / And when did you stop being kind? / You twisted your words like a knife,” he sings in the chorus. “I’m sure that you’re hurting inside / Why would you make your pain mine? / Making me pay me for your crimes.” YouTube  "It's such a struggle not to be able to control the narrative and know that whether you say something or whether you don't say something, people are gonna be mad at you either way," Carpenter told Radio.com in a February 2021 interview, seemingly denying that the "blonde" lyric in "Skin" is a reference to Rodrigo's chart-topping single. "It's really just one of those things where you have to kind of to do for yourself at the end of the day and do it in the hopes that someone can find inspiration in the message. ... At the end of the day, the more I dance around the subject, the less people kind of understand where I'm coming from. Not that the goal is to get them to understand, because I don't think at the end of the day you're ever going to accomplish that." Though her song was the latest to ignite feud rumors, Carpenter thinks its message is one that "a lot of people have probably felt" they can relate to. "There's very obviously gravity in the words that we put out," she said. "people feel the need to always insert their opinions. Sometimes it's easier to shut your mouth than other times ... And this time I wrote a song and I'm very proud of it, and I'm glad that people are receiving it well." RMV/Shutterstock  In February 2021, Carpenter teased a collaboration with Bassett called “We Both Know” during a Radio.com interview. “I can’t say too much. It’s on his project, so I’m like, I don't want to say too much that I can't say, but it’s a collaboration very dear to my heart that I’m excited about,” she explained. “We did it a while ago now. I guess you'll have to see!” Bassett also opened up about the project while speaking to Febre Teen the month before. At the time, he revealed that he reached out to Carpenter via Instagram after writing the track. “I sent her a quick message and was like, ‘Hey, I think you’re really awesome and I have this song I think you would sound great on, let me know what you think,’ and she responded like 10 minutes later, gave me her number, and I sent her the song,” he recalled. “Fortunately, she liked it, so we got together in the studio and it was just a blast to make. I’m really happy with how it all turned out.” Shutterstock (2)  Nothing to see here! Bassett revealed in February 2021 that he cut a duet with Carpenter off his upcoming EP. “I didn’t want my EP to be overshadowed by some other narrative that people were trying to make,” he told Billboard magazine. “I really want the focus to be on the art instead of some of the talk and the chatter. You shouldn’t live to please everybody, but at the same time, there are ways to be sensitive to situations where maybe [the duet] has a better chance at a different time.” Shutterstock (2)  Rodrigo revealed in a March 2021 interview with Radio.com that she doesn’t know Carpenter “at all” after months of drama between the pair. “I think we’ve met once or twice in passing, but I’ve never had a conversation with her,” she explained. “I don’t think I could write a song that was meaningful or emotional about somebody that I don’t know.” Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP/Shutterstock; Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock  Three months after “Drivers License,” Rodrigo dropped her second single, “Deja Vu,” and all signs pointed to Bassett and Carpenter. As she sang about watching an ex move on, Rodrigo seemingly referenced Bassett’s jacket (again), teaching him about Billy Joel (he covered “Vienna” in 2019) and singing duets together. The most-telling lyric pointed to her ex dating someone else in the entertainment business. “Do you call her, almost say my name? / ‘Cause let's be honest, we kinda do sound the same,” Rodrigo sings. “Another actress, I hate to think that I was just your type.” Shutterstock  Weeks after her second single dropped, Bassett sent his costar love via Instagram Stories. “SUUUUUUPER late on this but!” he wrote in April 2021. “I love this song so much @oliviarodrigo!!! The world better watch out for the album!!!!!” Rob Latour/Shutterstock  Rodrigo addressed the increased interest in her love life in her May 2021 Elle cover story. “It’s truly any songwriter’s dream,” she said in the profile, which was released online in April 2021. “There’s something so powerful in being vulnerable and open, like, 'This is my life, and I’m f—king sad' or 'I’m insecure.' That’s what makes songwriting so special."  Ahead of the season 2 premiere of HSMTMTS, Disney released a new song from the show titled "Even When/The Best Part," which is a duet between Bassett and Rodrigo. "I played guitar when we filmed it, and sang along to Olivia’s vocals in my ear while she shot her side separately!" Bassett told Billboard of the track in April 2021. "I’m stoked to see how it all came together and really think people are gonna love it!" Walt Disney Pictures/Kobal/Shutterstock  During a June 2021 interview with GQ, Bassett explained that "the hardest thing" about the rumored love triangle is not talking about. "The reality is it’s kind of like a lost cause trying to talk about any of that stuff, and I refuse to feed into any of the bulls--t, so I just don’t," he said. "[Everyone] is asking me about Sabrina and Olivia. Why don't we focus on these women for who they are? Let's focus on the art that they're making and how great they are instead of their relationship to a boy." Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP/Shutterstock  Carpenter reflected on the speculation surrounding “Skin” in a September 2021 interview with Teen Vogue. “I felt like in that moment, the most honest thing would be to put it out when it was accurately reflecting what was going on in my life,” she explained. “Because that’s literally all I ever do is write about my life and my situations, not just my life, but the way I see the world through situations I’m experiencing, people I’m experiencing. Then it’s kind of on everyone else and what they choose to make it about. You know what I mean?” She pointed to Swift as an inspiration, though she noted that she does not want her music to fuel rumors about its subjects. “That’s what I hope to do with my songs, is to be able to not have people care so much about who or why or what happened in my life — that’s a secret I’ll never tell,” she teased. “They can conspire all they want, but they’re wasting a lot of time because it doesn’t matter.” Matt Baron/Shutterstock; Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock Bassett and Carpenter were photographed together at Harry Styles' concert in New York City in October 2021. Shutterstock (2) |
| Inside Amy Duggar's Estranged Relationship With Her Family and Cousins Posted: 03 Dec 2021 09:00 AM PST Finding her own path. Amy Duggar earned a reputation as the rebellious cousin throughout her extended family’s tenure on 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On. Amy is the only child of Terry Jordan and Deanna Duggar, whose brother, Jim Bob Duggar, shares 19 children with wife Michelle Duggar. When the former politician and Michelle’s first reality series debuted in 2008, Amy and her parents would frequently make appearances — and showed how their lifestyle differed from that of their conservative relatives. Viewed as the “black sheep” of the Duggar clan, Amy was often outspoken about her uncle’s strict rules for his children, from eldest son Josh Duggar to youngest daughter Josie. During an early episode of 19 Kids and Counting, Amy called out Jim Bob’s expectations for chaperoned courtship. “I would probably ditch my chaperone,” she told the cameras before turning to the real estate agent. “You don’t want me to be [your kids’] chaperone. I will pretty much let them do whatever.” The Arkansas native went on to imply that her relatives were hypocritical for enforcing such restrictive rules, joking, “Come on now! I’m pretty sure you and Aunt Michelle were not like that when you were younger. I’m pretty sure they kissed before they were married.” Amy married Dillon King in her home state in September 2015. Four years later, the pair welcomed their son, Daxton. While some of her cousins — including Jill Duggar, Jinger Duggar and Jessa Duggar — have their own large broods, Amy didn’t appreciate the pressure to have more children. In October 2020, she shared an alleged DM from a social media user who urged her to “pick up the pace” and expand her family, clapping back in a lengthy “rant” about the double standards women experience. “I’m a very hands on mom, and I also want to give my son my full attention. This toddler stage is so amazing and I don’t want to miss a thing!” she wrote via Instagram. “A women’s [sic] body is not a factory!! Yes our bodies can do miraculous things! But I hate that phrase ‘pop out’ umm. No. It’s WORK. And our bodies go through a lot!” Amy added at the time: “I am an only child, and I think I grew up just fine. So cheers to the mama’s who decide to have one child! Honestly we are teetering on that idea. Some women are designed not to have large families. I am one of them. … It’s exhausting always being compared to other people. I’m in my thirties now, away from that show and I’m so over it. It just has to stop.” Scroll down to see Amy’s ups and downs with her extended family over the years:  Amy was regularly featured on 19 Kids and Counting, which ran for 10 seasons between 2008 and 2015. She briefly appeared on the family's spinoff, Counting On, often providing a contrast to her cousins' strict upbringings. YouTube  Amy had her own special episode of 19 Kids and Counting, titled "A Duggar Leaves Home," which followed her journey to Nashville in hopes of becoming a country singer and setting herself apart from her relatives. YouTube  After Amy shared a photo of herself in a Gilmore Girls sweatshirt, an Instagram user asked whether her cousins could "come over to your house and stay for a night" since they "don't watch TV." At the time, Amy replied, "We've had a girls night before and have gone out to eat. It's a rule though that if I want to spend quality time with them I have to come see them. They don't want me to influence them. So I respect their standards and I don't fuss about it." Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC NewsWire via Getty Images  Fans noticed that Amy was absent from Jinger Duggar's 2016 wedding to Jeremy Vuolo — but the reality star chalked it up to an already packed calendar. "I was absolutely invited. I love my family! There is no rift between me and my cousins at all. It was just wrong timing," Amy told Entertainment Tonight. "We already had something scheduled." Courtesy Amy Duggar/Instagram  While appearing on Marriage Boot Camp season 9 with her husband, Amy reflected on "being judged" as the outsider of her extended family, confessing, "I hate being a rebel Duggar." YouTube  Amy told Entertainment Tonight that she felt "at peace" after growing apart from her cousins. "I think we are all just trying to find our path and we're all just doing things differently," she explained. "I'm doing things differently and I'm happy where I'm at. I'm happy for them. Things are definitely different, but I'm happy for everybody." She added at the time, "I'm in a good place and I wish my family all the best. I have freedom and it is wonderful." Tlc/Kobal/Shutterstock  While she may not have the closest relationship with the rest of the Duggar clan, Amy admitted that she and her cousin Jill are on good terms. "Jill and I text, not on a daily basis, but we text quite often," she told ET. "And we discuss things." (Jill and her husband, Derick Dillard, have also distanced themselves from the TLC family.) Courtrsy of Jill Duggar/Instagram  Counting On was officially canceled in the wake of Josh's April 2021 arrest on child pornography charges. "@TLC- thank you for the ride🎢 I'll treasure the memories, always," Amy wrote via Instagram after the network pulled the plug on the series. "Also, I stand with the network in this decision!" Tlc/Kobal/Shutterstock  Jim Bob and Michelle's niece raised eyebrows when she shared an image of large balloons spelling out, "It's OK to cut off toxic family for your own wellbeing." In the caption of her Instagram post, Amy added, "Amen & Amen. It's not easy, but necessary." Courtesy of Amy Duggar/Instagram  As Josh's trial continued in Arkansas, Amy reflected on the "heavy" cloud around her family "until justice is served." She added in an Instagram Story, "Vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord, I will repay thee. Please pray for the victims and for the truth to be revealed. Pray that the judge will give the ultimate sentence." Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP/Shutterstock |
| Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s Relationship Timeline Posted: 03 Dec 2021 08:32 AM PST Sticking together. Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have encountered many ups and downs during their decades-long marriage, but they are still fighting for their relationship. The rocker was married to his first wife, Thelma Riley, from 1971 to 1982. He adopted her son, Elliot; then the pair welcomed daughter Jessica in 1972 and son Louis in 1975. Ozzy met Sharon, who would become his second wife, in 1970. She was 18 at the time. Their relationship did not turn romantic until 1979. They tied the knot in 1982 and later became parents of daughters Aimee and Kelly and son Jack. Things took a turn in 1989 when Ozzy attacked Sharon and was arrested for attempted murder. She hit a panic button, and the police arrived to intervene. The former Talk cohost ultimately chose to stay married to the musician. "Thank God the judge put him in treatment for six months. I had time to really think about what he should do," she recalled on the Biography: Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne documentary in September 2020. "I told him, 'I don't want the money … but if you do this again, either I am going to kill you or you are going to kill me. And do you want that for the kids?'" After overcoming that obstacle, the couple faced a cheating scandal in 2016 that led them to split. However, they soon reconciled and renewed their vows. "You just, you make mistakes, and you learn by your mistakes, I think," Ozzy said during a Good Morning America appearance in July 2016. "It's just a bump in the road. … Some days it's good, some days it's terrible, some days you just drift apart for a while. But you get back on the horse, you know." Despite their rocky road, Kelly thanked her parents in July 2018 for "showing me what true love is" as the twosome celebrated their 36th anniversary. The former Fashion Police panelist is inspired by Ozzy and Sharon's love story, but she admitted in September 2018 that it has caused her to have doubts about her own trajectory. "It makes me believe I'll never find forever love, if I'm honest," she exclusively told Us Weekly at the time. "It's not because of me by any means! I think that the world has changed and people are not as inclined to want to work things [out]." Scroll down to revisit Ozzy and Sharon's relationship timeline through the years!  Sharon and Ozzy met in 1970 when her father, Don Arden, managed the singer’s band Black Sabbath. Nine years later, Arden fired Ozzy from Black Sabbath, so Sharon began managing her future husband. They subsequently started dating. Bei/Shutterstock  The pair tied the knot in Hawaii on July 4, 1982, shortly after his divorce from Riley. A Rodriguez/BEI/Shutterstock  Ozzy and Sharon welcomed their three children in the span of just over two years. Aimee arrived on September 2, 1983, followed by Kelly on October 27, 1984, and Jack on November 8, 1985. Mtv/Kobal/Shutterstock  The Grammy winner, who has struggled with substance abuse issues, attacked Sharon while under the influence of drugs and was arrested for attempted murder. He spent six months in medical detention as a result, but she did not end their marriage. “I had no idea who was sat across from me on the sofa but it wasn’t my husband. He goes to a stage where he gets that look in his eyes, the shutters were down and I just couldn’t get through to him,” she said on the Biography: Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne documentary in September 2020. “And he just said, ‘We’ve come to a decision that you’ve got to die.’ He was calm — very calm — then suddenly he lunged across at me and just dived on me and started to choke me.” Randy Bauer/Shutterstock  Ozzy and Sharon’s MTV reality show with Jack and Kelly, The Osbournes, premiered in March 2002. The highly popular series, which Aimee chose to not be a part of, ran for four seasons, ending in March 2005. Mtv/Kobal/Shutterstock  The crooner shot down divorce rumors in April 2013, admitting that he relapsed. “For the last year and a half I have been drinking and taking drugs. I was in a very dark place and was an a—hole to the people I love most, my family. However, I am happy to say that I am now 44 days sober,” he wrote via Facebook. “Just to set the record straight, Sharon and I are not divorcing. I’m just trying to be a better person. I would like to apologize to Sharon, my family, my friends and my band mates for my insane behavior during this period … and my fans.” BDG/Shutterstock  The couple split in May 2016 after 33 years of marriage amid rumors that he had an affair with hairstylist Michelle Pugh. “I honestly at this point today have no idea what I’m going to be doing with the rest of my life,” Sharon explained on The Talk at the time. “I don’t know where I’m going, who I’m going with. And I just need time to think. And really think about myself, about what do I really want for … Because I’m 63 years of age and I can’t keep living like this.” Broadimage/Shutterstock  As of July 2016, Sharon and Ozzy were back together. “They’ve fallen in love again,” a source told Us, adding that couples therapy saved their marriage. The rocker confirmed the news later that month during an appearance on Good Morning America, revealing the two were “back on track.” In August 2016, Ozzy admitted in a statement to Us that he cheated on Sharon with multiple women and had been dealing with sex addition for six years. Broadimage/Shutterstock  The duo renewed their wedding vows in Las Vegas in May 2017. “For me, this was actually our real wedding day. This is the one that I will remember,” he told Hello! magazine. “Sharon and I have been through so much, and this honestly feels like a new beginning.” Dave Allocca/Starpix/Shutterstock  Sharon opened up about Ozzy’s infidelity in September 2017. “There wasn’t just one woman; there were six of them,” she told The Telegraph. “Some f—king Russian teenager … then a masseuse in England … our masseuse out here [in Los Angeles] … and then our cook.” Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock  Four years after his cheating scandal, Ozzy assured British GQ that he and Sharon were in a better place. “I regret cheating on my wife," he said in November 2020. "I don’t do it anymore.” Picture Perfect/Shutterstock  Ozzy stood by Sharon in March 2021 after she exited The Talk following her controversial defense of pal Piers Morgan. “I can’t f--king hear you!” he captioned an Instagram photo with his wife at the time. “#TeamSharon.”The rock star elaborated on the scandal in May 2021. “Sharon has been going to the mill lately,” he said during an episode of “Ozzy Speaks” on SiriusXM. “She’s been through the mill of it and, you know, all I can tell you if my wife was slightly racist, I’ll tell you she’s possibly the most unracist person I’ve ever met. And I’m not just saying that.” Ozzy revealed that Sharon was “devastated” by the allegations that she made racially insensitive remarks, but she had “weathered the storm” and was “marching on.” He added: “This was just another bump in the road. We’ll get through this.” Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock  Sharon reflected in September 2021 on the previously “volatile” nature of her relationship with Ozzy. “Our fights were legendary,” she told the Daily Mail. “We would beat the s--t out of each other. It stopped maybe 20 years ago, but we had a good run.” Vianney Le Caer/Shutterstock |
| Bachelor Nation's Katie Thurston and John Hersey's Relationship Timeline Posted: 03 Dec 2021 08:23 AM PST Even Katie Thurston didn't know what she was promising when she declared her Bachelorette ending was a "first" for the franchise. After appearing on season 25 of The Bachelor, which aired in early 2021, ABC named the Washington native their season 17 star. She subsequently started filming in Palm Springs and met 30 contestants, including bartender John Hersey. She sent the California native home during week two of the competition. Blake Moynes, who originally competed on season 16 of The Bachelorette in 2020, joined the cast when there were 14 men remaining. The Canada native admitted that he reached out to Thurston while Matt James' season was airing and felt like they would have a connection. After two of Thurston's top four quit — Greg Grippo and Michael Allio — she gave Moynes her final rose, sending home Justin Glaze. Thurston and Moynes' proposal aired on the August 2021 finale of The Bachelorette. The twosome told Us Weekly at the time that they weren't in a rush to move in together as they navigated their post-show future. By October, she admitted to Us that the twosome were "winging" things as Moynes traveled to Africa for work. "The short version is we're figuring it out. We don't know. This is very new to us still. I'm just focusing on myself, he's focusing on him, and if we work doing that, great. If not —” Thurston told Us before trailing off backstage at Whitney Cummings' comedy show. Days after the performance, Thurston and Moynes announced their engagement was over. She subsequently told her Instagram followers that the twosome "owe it to each other to step away" from their relationship because it wasn't working. "We were together for six months [and] Blake and I are very level-headed and mature, and we communicate very well on our thoughts," Thurston told fans on October 31, 2021. "And we just both knew if this was how our first six months was as a couple, going forward it was going to not be in our best interest for our happiness to stay together." Moynes, for his part, admitted things haven't "been easy" for him as he returned to social media post-split on November 9, 2021. Later that month, Us broke the news that Thurston was seeing Hersey. Her rep later confirmed the news via a statement: "It's known Katie and John became close friends post-season. John has been there for her through all the major changes in her life, and they are excited to explore this newly found romantic connection." Scroll through for a complete timeline of her relationship with Hersey:  During night one of Thurston’s season, which filmed in March 2021, she admitted that Hersey was her “type” when he walked out of the limo. By week two, however, she sent him packing. ABC/Craig Sjodin  In May 2021, Thurston nearly ran into Hersey at a San Diego beach with friends. “John is surfing on this exact beach — very, very randomly, a rose floats by in the water. And he's like, ‘That's incredibly strange.’ … Just a very strange occurrence,” the duo’s mutual friend Stephen Lovegrove later recalled on Us’ “Here for the Right Reasons” podcast in September 2021. “He surfs, he goes home, we take photos, we get ice cream, we go home. And later that afternoon, John sees from Katie's account, all these photos go up and realizes as he was surfing with this random rose floating by, he was literally 100 feet away from the Bachelorette, who he had just filmed this season [with]. It was such a random coincidence that we didn't find out about till a long time later.” During that trip, Thurston was also spotted at Duke’s in La Jolla, where Hersey was a bartender. As her season aired in summer 2021, there was a fan theory that she got back together with Hersey due to the photos from the bar. “Through all of that speculation, at some point, I reached out to John and made a joke about I hope you and Katie are doing so well,” Lovegrove told Us. “And anyway, our friendship was born out of all of that. But yes, the Duke’s trip that threw off every spoiler page by total accident happened in the midst of the now-infamous San Diego trip [that sparked the love triangle with Alana Milne, Chris Conran and Jessenia Cruz on Bachelor in Paradise], as well.” ABC/Craig Sjodin  Despite his early departure, Hersey was always team Thurston, defending her after she accused finalist Greg Grippo of gaslighting her during their messy split on an August episode. “I watched [Monday] night's episode and was shocked by some of the behavior I witnessed, namely the words and body language exhibited by Greg,” Hersey wrote via Instagram Stories at the time. "Watching these actions get defended (and therefore normalized) strikes me as extremely unhealthy and a step in the wrong direction.” He added: "An individual can be a good friend to some while simultaneously being harmful to others in another relationship. Friendship cannot be an excuse to blindly defend someone's behavior.” ABC/Craig Sjodin  After spending the month apart amid his work trip to Africa, Thurston and Moynes reunited and announced their split on October 25, 2021. “It is with mutual love and respect that we have decided to go our separate ways. We are so grateful for the moments we shared together and the entire journey that has unfolded this year, but we ultimately have concluded that we are not compatible as life partners, and it is the most caring choice for both of us to move forward independently,” the twosome wrote via Instagram at the time. “We ask for kindness and privacy as we both navigate this transition. Both of us will forever want the best for one another and ask you to please support us in our decision.” ABC/Craig Sjodin  Social media began to speculate about Thurston’s relationship with Hersey after she shared a picture of the flowers she received following her split from Moynes with a note that read: “These are not romantic flowers. These are happy flowers. Because I do not want you to be… I want you to be happy.” Bachelor Nation was convinced that the note was from Hersey. Three days later, Thurston posted a throwback video on November 7 of “the first time I saw John since filming.” She then hinted that fans weren’t on the right track by sharing Polaroid photos with him, writing, “Y’all getting wild in my DMs." Courtesy Katie Thurston/Instagram  Thurston began her “12 Days of Messy” challenge in mid-November, dedicating Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” to her former fiancé. On the final day of assigning songs for her exes, she dropped a video with Hersey set to “Begin Again.” Us broke the news on November 23 that Thurston is dating Hersey. Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock  The lovebirds packed on the PDA in a TikTok video just hours after Us confirmed their romance on November 23. Hersey gave fans a look inside their budding relationship, including him giving Thurston a piggyback ride and a kiss as Mina Okabe’s “Every Second” played in the background. “I really like it here,” he captioned the video, to which Thurston replied, “Me too.” Courtesy John Hersey/TikTok(2)  The duo made their red carpet debut as a couple at Stephen Lovegrove’s First Noelle Ball on December 2. The pair first documented getting ready together via Instagram Stories. At the ball, they shared a kiss while posing for the cameras. Courtesy of Katie Thurston/Instagram |
| Next Step! Katie Thurston and John Hersey Make Their Red Carpet Debut Posted: 03 Dec 2021 08:22 AM PST  Not slowing down! Katie Thurston and John Hersey are not pumping the brakes on their new relationship, despite criticism from some fans about the speed at which she moved on from ex-fiancé Blake Moynes. The former Bachelorette, 30, and the bartender, 27, made their red carpet debut as a couple at their mutual friend Stephen Lovegrove's First Noelle Ball on Thursday, December 2. Us Weekly broke the news in November that they would attend the event together. The duo first shared Instagram Stories of each other getting ready together for the event before heading out and posing together on the carpet. Other guests included Bachelor Nation’s Katie Morton, Tammy Ly and Cassie Randolph, who attended with boyfriend Brighton Reinhardt. “I am unbelievably grateful to Krista and the entire team at Maverick's for helping me bring my vision to life,” Lovegrove told Us about the event. “This was the holiday party of my dreams. They helped me create it from the ground up, and I expect this to be a new annual tradition that only gets bigger and better every year! Thank you to everybody that came and celebrated with me. It was a magical night that I know we will never forget.” Thurston confirmed on November 23 that she is dating Hersey when she ended her "12 Days of Messy" challenge by dedicating Taylor Swift's "Begin Again" to the contestant she sent home during week two of season 17 and remained friends with after filming. The news came less than one month after she announced her split from Moynes, 31, whom she got engaged to during the August Bachelorette finale. The wildlife manager reacted to his ex's new romance one day later. "I really don't think there was any physical cheating there, but there [was] clearly emotional [cheating] for it to transition as quickly as it did. I feel stupid and foolish for allowing it to happen, to some degree," he said during the November 24 episode of the "Talking It Out With Bachelor Nation" podcast. Moynes noted that he was blindsided when Thurston revealed her status with Hersey. "Everyone is asking questions like I have the answers. I don't. I had no idea," the former season 16 Bachelorette star shared. "When everyone heard this, I heard the exact same thing. There was speculation, I think, obviously, but I really thought there was no way just based on the timeline." While Thurston has yet to address the Canada native's claims, Hersey denied that the Bachelor alum was unfaithful during her engagement. "You guys — she was engaged. It is apparent that many of you misjudge how both her and I view that commitment," he wrote in a letter posted via Reddit on Friday, November 26. "Neither Katie nor I would ever cheat, push someone to cheat or be involved in cheating. It is not in our nature. It is not acceptable. It is not OK. On second thought, maybe this message deserves its own paragraph: There was no wrongdoing prior to the end of their engagement." Hersey acknowledged that the timeline seemed "fast and messy" to fans, but he defended his and Thurston's choice to take things to the next level anyway. He concluded: "Once Katie and I realized there was a romantic connection that we were interested in exploring, we were not starting from scratch; we were building off of the foundation of a close friendship through which we had already gotten to know each other so well. … Our decision to come out publicly was a decision to pursue happiness in the way we wanted." |
| Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee: A Timeline of Their Relationship Posted: 03 Dec 2021 08:20 AM PST Life is better together! Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee are crazy about each other, and Us Weekly is taking a look back on their love story. News of the Witches of East End alum's romance with the Broadway star came in October 2018, six months after she and estranged husband Channing Tatum announced their split after nine years of marriage. "We have something we would like to share … It feels odd that we have to share this kind of thing with everyone, but it's a consequence of the lives we've chosen to lead, which we also happen to be deeply grateful for. We're living in an incredible moment in time, but it's also a time where truth can easily get distorted into 'alternative facts,'" read a joint Instagram statement from Dewan and Tatum in April 2018. "So we want to share the truth so you know that if you didn't read it here then it's most certainly fiction. We have lovingly chosen to separate as a couple. We fell deeply in love so many years ago and have had a magical journey together." Us confirmed that Dewan — who shares daughter Everly with Tatum — was dating Kazee after the two were spotted kissing at the Casamigos Halloween party. Shortly after, the duo celebrated fall with friends at the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride. The former World of Dance host and the Tony Award winner began gushing over each other on social media the following month, and haven't shied away from packing on the PDA. In December 2018, Dewan proved she was a proud girlfriend while she and her mom, Nancy Lee Bursch, supported Kazee at his performance of Love Actually Live in Beverly Hills. "Jenna was constantly pointing at Steve when he was on stage and she was clapping and laughing and whispering to people next to her," an eyewitness told Us Weekly at the time. "She seemed to be having a total blast." After nearly a year of dating, Us confirmed in September 2019 that the couple were expecting their first child together. The pair welcomed son Callum in March 2020. "And just like that, our hearts exploded into all of eternity and beyond Scroll down to take a look back at Dewan and Kazee's relationship timeline!  Moving on! The professional dancer began showing off her new beau. “He’s super handsome,” an onlooker told Us after the pair were seen together at the Casamigos party. “She was introducing him to people in the group. They were dancing all night.” Shutterstock  Dewan and Kazee spent some time in Beverly Hills, where they locked lips and walked hand in hand. Shutterstock (2)  The Tempting Fate actor couldn’t help but get a little flirty with his love on Instagram. While Dewan was promoting her Danskin activewear line, she captioned a photo of herself writing, “Have you found your favorite yet?” to which Kazee replied, “Yes. I have.” MEGA  Kazee shared a sweet message of support after Dewan’s beloved dog Lulu died. “The past few days haven’t been easy but losing a fur friend never is,” he captioned a picture of the twosome hiking. “There have been tears of sorrow, tears of joy, laughter, longing, and every emotion in-between. Today though … today was a good day.” GAC / MEGA  There was no shortage of joy in Dewan’s eyes as she watched the actor perform live. “Her smile was huge and she looked so proud of him,” an onlooker told Us. Marksman/Snorlax/MEGA  Instagram official! After months of dating, Dewan finally shared a photo of Kazee on her Stories. She captioned a snap of him sitting on a rock with three fire emojis. Courtesy of Jenna Dewan/Instagram  Dewan and Kazee took advantage of the summer and headed on a jam-packed vacation with Everly. The doting mom shared dozens of photos and videos of intimate moments with her daughter and boyfriend on Instagram at the time. Courtesy Steve Kazee/Instagram  The Resident actress revealed that Kazee pushed her to take her first New York City subway ride. “I just, like, wasn’t super comfortable,” she told Access Hollywood. “But Steve was like, ‘No, we’re ending that on this trip. You’re riding the subway.’ Now I have the whole thing down, I know how to get the card and everything!” Shutterstock (2)  Expanding their family! Us Weekly confirmed Dewan is pregnant with her second child, the first with Kazee. WWE  “When I was ready, I started dating someone amazing,” Dewan gushed about Kazee in her book, Gracefully You, which was released in October 2019. “It was this cosmically great thing where we circled back around each other after a moment of instant recognition years ago. Those stories you hear of seeing someone and feeling an insane remembrance that just sticks with you? Well, I had it happen, despite the odds.” Broadimage/Shutterstock  "The journey to get a good group picture though," Dewan captioned a series of candid Instagram photos as she celebrated Thanksgiving with Kazee and her daughter, Everly. "Grateful for so much today ❤️." Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/Shutterstock  Kazee shared a glowing photo of Dewan in honor of her 39th birthday and gushed over the soon-to-be mother of his child. "This woman. What an indelible mark she has placed on my heart," he wrote via Instagram. "Through it all, I love catching eyes with her and knowing that she is the person I will be spending the rest of my life with. I couldn’t be more grateful that she was put on this earth and that we found each other through all the noise." Courtesy Steve Kazee/Instagram  In the homestretch! Kazee studied up on parenting tips as the couple prepared to welcome their first child together. The Broadway star was seen reading The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year by Armin A. Brott on Dewan's Instagram Story in January 2020 while the actress binge-watched Cheer on Netflix. Courtesy Jenna Dewan/Instagram  She said yes! The Tony winner popped the question to his pregnant girlfriend in February 2020. "A lifetime to love and grow with you…you have my heart," Dewan captioned a gorgeous snapshot of the pair kissing, with a big ring on her left hand. Elizabeth Messina  The pair welcomed their son, Callum Michael Rebel Kazee, on March 6. “And just like that, our hearts exploded into all of eternity and beyond,” Dewan captioned the little one’s Instagram debut. Courtesy of Jenna Dewan/Instagram  The Flirty Dancing host gushed about the Broadway star two months after welcoming their son, Callum. “Seeing you become a father is one of the greatest things I’ve ever witnessed,” she wrote via Instagram in May 2020 alongside a photo of Kazee cuddling Callum. “The depth of emotion you feel, the love you share, the insane ability you have to do it ALL for all of us .. we are so lucky.” Courtesy of Jenna Dewan/Instagram  The Kentucky native praised Dewan on Mother’s Day in May 2020 by posting a photo of her pumping milk. “At first glance this may seem like a strange picture to choose to show my love and appreciation for you on this Mother’s Day, but upon closer inspection you can see why it is the absolute perfect picture for the occasion,” he wrote via Instagram. “Here you are at 9pm after a long day of feeding one child and wrangling another. Here you are pumping even more milk. Here you are after two months of doing that same thing every single day. Here you are exhausted and delirious. Here you are not knowing what day it is. Here you are under a quarantine in the middle of a global pandemic. Here you are in the middle of true adversity. And here you are … smiling. Like you always do.” Courtesy of Steve Kazee/Instagram  “I will never find the words to adequately express my love and gratitude for you,” Dewan wrote via Instagram in June 2020, alongside a series of photos of Kazee in honor of Father’s Day. “Watching you become a father is one of the greatest things I’ve ever experienced. The love and commitment you show us all and the innate badass fatherhood capabilities you just have in your back pocket...we are all so lucky and we love you so so so much... Happy Fathers Day!!❤️❤️❤️.” Courtesy of Jenna Dewan/Instagram  The former World of Dance host opened up about being in quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic with her fiancé. “We’ve been home together now every single day for over 400 days and still going ... This man is the most incredible father, takes care of all of us, this entire house, EVERYTHING,” Dewan captioned an Instagram selfie with her man in September 2020. “He is on his third night of taking the night shift with Callum so I can get rest. He is sexy fatherhood personified. What a wild ride this past year has been and I find myself feeling absolute gratitude we’ve been given this time together, to laugh, to work through all the inevitable triggers of quarantine + newborn, and to still want nothing more than to sit on your lap and love you hard❤️.” Courtesy of Jenna Dewan/Instagram  The Connecticut native paid tribute to her love on his birthday in October 2020 on social media. “I will try with every part of me to express how grateful I am you were born and I will never succeed,” she wrote alongside a series of photos of the birthday boy. “Because it is beyond words. You are just IT my love. This entire family sees you and loves you with our whole heart and always will. Happppppy birthday!!!!!” Courtesy of Jenna Dewan/Instagram  Dewan shared a throwback photo in October 2020 of herself dressed as a fairy and Kazee as Negan from The Walking Dead from a past Halloween. Courtesy of Jenna Dewan/Instagram  “Hot dad alert 🚨🚨,” the actress captioned a photo of her man in the shower with their son in November 2020. “(Pretty cute baby too☺️).” Courtesy of Jenna Dewan/Instagram  Dewan posted a slew of photos via Instagram, one showing Kazee lovingly gazing at Callum. Courtesy of Jenna Dewan/Instagram  More than one year after their engagement, Dewan admitted that she and her fiancé "hadn't even had a chance to talk much about our wedding" during the COVID-19 pandemic. "I am a firm believer in staying in the flow of life. I know I will know when it's right. Same goes for the details of the day," she told The Knot. "I definitely think in the past few years, there's been an emphasis on simplicity and on presence. I'm much more about making what's important really count, which is each other and our family and having a great time celebrating together." In the same interview, the actress reflected on her "eye-catching" introduction to Kazee years before their romance began. Dewan and her mom saw his performance in Broadway's Once — and couldn't stop thinking about it. "We both went off into the night," she recalled of their "quick" hello. "But I never forgot the moment." MediaPunch/Shutterstock  The Rookie actress exclusively told Us that she and her fiancé were "still in the planning [and] talking about it mode" when it came to their wedding day. While their "busy" schedules made it hard to focus on nailing down the details, Dewan hinted that her kids might play a role in the big day, gushing over Kazee's "beautiful bond" with Everly. Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock |
| Every Bachelor Nation Engagement of 2021 Posted: 03 Dec 2021 08:15 AM PST If 2020 was the year of Bachelor breakups, 2021 seems to be the year of Bachelor engagements! Kaitlyn Bristowe, Haley Ferguson, Sydney Hightower and more alums have accepted new bling this year. Bristowe, for her part, previously got engaged to Shawn Booth during her season of The Bachelorette, which aired in 2015. After the twosome announced their split in 2018, the season 11 Bachelorette started seeing Jason Tartick, who appeared on Becca Kufrin's season 14 of The Bachelorette. "It was everything I could have asked for," Bristowe told Entertainment Tonight on May 11 about the proposal, which went down as the couple sat down to record an episode of her "Off the Vine" podcast. "The words that came out of his mouth were insanely beautiful. We've never locked eyes like that in our lives. We were holding hands, so intense, and I was listening to his every word, but still blacked out. Jason's like, 'Kaitlyn, we're not doing a podcast.' And I'm like, 'You forgot to hit record, didn't you!’" She added, "He was like, 'No, this is something else,' and he got up and I saw him bring out a ring box from the drawer." The weekend after Bachelor Nation celebrated Bristowe and Tartick's milestone, three more former Bachelor contestants announced their engagements. Sarah Herron, who appeared on Sean Lowe's season of The Bachelor and two seasons of Bachelor in Paradise, accepted a proposal from longtime love Dylan Brown on May 15. "To everyone who thinks life has to go in one particular order, or by a specific time… IT DOESN'T," she wrote alongside snaps from the Colorado proposal. "I'd wait a lifetime all over again—through the heartbreaks, years of self-work and countless rose ceremonies—to end up with this person. We make each other better, we have so much fun and we're going to become parents together, so we decided to do the damn thing!" The same day, Peter Weber's contestant Sydney’s man, Fred Warner, got down on one knee. "05•15•21 It's you & me," the season 24 alum wrote alongside pics with the San Francisco 49ers player. "When you know, you know." Haley, meanwhile, got engaged to Finnish hockey player Oula Palve several months after twin sister Emily Ferguson accepted a proposal from fellow NHL star William Karlsson. "Emily and I are conjoining our bachelorette [party] and bridal shower since we have the same bridal parties. We really just get to help each other out for planning both!" Haley gushed to Us Weekly on May 16. "Luckily, we both have different styles of weddings we like, so we will be able to incorporate our own touch." Scroll through for all of Bachelor Nation’s engagements in 2021:  The Now Accepting Roses author — who previously appeared on season 20 of The Bachelor and season 3 of Bachelor in Paradise — announced her engagement on December 2. "YES !!! 💍," she captioned her Instagram reveal. Courtesy of Amanda Stanton/Instagram  The pair walked away from Bachelor in Paradise season 7 in October as an engaged couple. "I didn't even think he was going to propose at all," Maurissa revealed to Us exclusively after the finale. ABC/Craig Sjodin  Following a dramatic season — which included an appearance from Joe's ex Kendall Long — the grocery store owner proposed to Pitt during the October finale of Bachelor in Paradise. ABC/Craig Sjodin  The marketing director accepted a proposal from the boyband manager at the end of season 7 of Bachelor in Paradise. The pair are 15 years apart in age. ABC/Craig Sjodin  The season 22 Bachelor alum announced her engagement on August 17, gushing via Instagram, "The best surprise and most amazing weekend of my life!!! I absolutely said YES to my favorite person and the sweetest man I know!" Arie Luyendyk Jr. congratulated the newly engaged duo, teasing, "About time @dougfillmore_ 👏🏼." Albert Azouz  The Bachelor in Paradise season 5 alum, who was previously engaged to Jordan Kimball, accepted a proposal from Hudson on her 32nd birthday in Turks and Caicos. “Just wondering when my hands will stop shaking,” Cooper wrote via Instagram Stories. “It’s perfect, @KGHudson4! Love you!!” The pair share daughter Presley, who was born in May 2020. Courtesy of Jenna Cooper/Instagram  The season 11 Bachelorette and the season 14 contestant announced their engagement on May 10 after more than two years together. AFF-USA/Shutterstock  The Bachelor season 17 alum dated Brown for four years before he got down on one knee on May 15. Courtesy of Sarah Herron/Instagram  Haley, who appeared on three seasons of Bachelor in Paradise after her stint with sister Emily on Bachelor season 20, got engaged on May 13. Courtesy Haley Ferguson/Instagram  The football player proposed to the Bachelor season 24 alum on May 15. Courtesy of Fred Warner/Instagram  Lauren appeared alongside sister Ashley Iaconetti on season 2 of Bachelor in Paradise in 2015. She kicked off the engagement boom on May 6. “From 13 years old to 30 … there’s always been an invisible string tying you to me ❤️💍,” Lauren gushed via Instagram. Courtesy Hunter McFadden/Instagram |
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