“I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States,” Trump, 80, wrote via his social media platform, Truth Social, on Saturday, November 7. “I have requested that he bring with him assistants, even though some are not from our country, of Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes, and Kayla Harris.”

The president continued, “We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left. Dana will be a Press Secreatary like none other. Dana, please take the job! President DONALD J. TRUMP.”

In what appeared to be a response to the president’s post-midterms public plea, White, 57, share a photo of himself standing behind the press secretary’s iconic lectern inside the White House press room.

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“On to the next chapter,” the UFC president and CEO wrote in the caption.

Us has reached out to both the White House and reps for White for comment regarding the job position and White’s current standing within the Trump administration, but did not hear back at the time of publication.

Trump has been on the lookout for a new press secretary after the most recent person to fulfill the role, Katie Zacharia, was relieved of her duties just five days into the job.

“Honestly, if I were you, I’d reconsider,” Trump claimed he told Zacharia, 41, of the job on the morning before she was reportedly asked to resign from her position. “Katie, do you need this? I don’t think you need this.”

“President Trump is a kind, wonderful, gracious, thoughtful, enthusiastic, and hardworking man,” Zacharia wrote in a social media post after she was fired. “I wish more Americans appreciated him. No one will ever make America great the way he has and continues to. It was an honor to work with him.”

Shortly after, the president and his politicly party endured what was described by Florida Gov. Ron Destantis as “close to an extinction-level event” after the Democrats took control of both the House and the Senate, flipping a slew of historically “red” states during the midterm elections, including Texas, Kansas, Ohio and South Carolina.

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“I wasn’t on the ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP,” Trump wrote via Truth Social in the late hours of Tuesday, November 3, despite previously urging his supporters to vote as if he was on the ballot a reported 63 times.

Prior to the election outcome, Trump claimed he would leave the country if the U.S. electorate ever “tired” of him.

“If people ever get tired of me in the U.S., I’ll move to Israel and become prime minister,” Trump claimed during his Tuesday call into Fox & Friends.

Prior to the 2026 midterm elections, the president had a reported 34 percent approval rating.

An alleged security guard, wearing a black T-shirt and baseball cap, was photographed standing on a balcony on Friday, November 6, via images obtained by Page Six. A second individual dressed similarly was also spotted on Friday night, walking the perimeter of the grounds, with a third guard seemingly standing watch near the front entrance.

Markle, 82, has not been seen at the facility since his arrest several hours earlier. Us confirmed that Meghan Markle’s estranged father was arrested by the FBI in Tampa, Florida, for alleged possession of child pornography. (Thomas Sr. has since been released on bond.)

“Mr. Markle allegedly targeted innocent children and sought to steal their innocence through his criminal actions,”  FBI Director Kash Patel said in a Friday press release. “Working with our Justice Department partners, our agents moved quickly, identified and located the explicit material, and arrested Mr. Markle in Florida.”

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He continued, “This FBI will use every single resource at our disposal to protect innocent kids — any predator who targets children will have zero safe haven in this country or anywhere they try to hide.”

Thomas Sr.’s son, Thomas Markle Jr., claimed in October that he discovered child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in boxes at his father’s home in the Philippines and subsequently informed authorities. Thomas Sr. has vehemently denied the accusations.

“I’m shocked, I’m hurt and I’m very upset that my son is making these accusations against me,” Thomas Sr. told the Daily Mail in a statement. “I could never do what I’m being accused of. It’s the worst thing anyone could accuse me of. This is bulls***. It’s just a bunch of lies. It’s sick. I have no idea why Tom is trying to destroy me with these lies.”

As Thomas Sr. no longer lives in the Philippines, the FBI investigated his possessions stored inside two storage units in California.

“Mr. Markle is accused of possessing child sexual abuse material, including photographs depicting himself with minor girls,” First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli noted in a Friday statement. “These allegations are extremely serious, and we will prosecute Mr. Markle to the fullest extent of federal law.”

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In addition to Thomas Jr., 60, the former TV lighting designer is the father of daughters Samantha, 61, and Meghan, 45. The Duchess of Sussex has been estranged from Thomas Sr. since 2018.

“I am deeply distressed at the news that has come to light in the last 24 hours, and my thoughts are with any children who may have been harmed,” Meghan told Us in a statement last month, addressing the allegations against her father. “In 2018, a letter was sent to the Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection. That letter was subsequently shared with me. It made troubling and disturbing allegations against my father and I was given assurances that these were being investigated.”

Meghan continued, “I hope it can now be understood that, despite certain media publications’ distortion over the years, any distance from my father and my choice to not allow him to have contact with our children, was for one reason: to protect them. I trusted that the authorities were doing the same for other families.”

If you or someone you know is experiencing child abuse, call or text Child Help Hotline at 1-800-422-4453.

Parents, teachers, and guardians interested in learning more about protecting children from exploitation can find useful tools and information at Know2Protect.

Born Brandon Rowan, the former child star shot to fame playing the lovelorn crooner in 1994’s The Little Rascals remake. Hall later appeared in The Big Green, Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves, Hercules, Skipped Parts, The Stupids and Get a Clue. Hall briefly returned to the Little Rascals universe in 2014’s direct-to-video The Little Rascals Save the Day, playing an ice cream delivery man.

Hall, whose most recent credits include This Is The Year (2020) and Cabrini (2024), has since traded Hollywood for an 80-acre plot in rural Arkansas, a campervan and a self-described “vow of poverty.”

Keep scrolling to learn more about Hall’s life outside of the spotlight:

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Bug Hall Identifies as a ‘Radical Catholic Extremist’

In a January 2026 interview with the Daily Mail, Hall opened up about reinventing himself as a “radical Catholic extremist” who is “raising extremists” in his five kids. Hall, who has been married to Jill DeGroff since 2017, said the couple homeschool their children and plan to “strongly discourage” them from attending traditional school or college, which Hall called “nonsense.”

Their family lived between Texas, Michigan and Ohio before settling in rural Arkansas, where they live in a campervan outfitted with a water well and generator. Hall’s younger brother, Gemini Barnett, their mother, Twila, and their stepfather, Mark, also relocated to Arkansas.

Amid the move, Hall donated most of his possessions and savings to take a self-imposed “vow of poverty.”

“If there’s a financial need that comes up, I’ll go take some work or do an odd job for cash to fulfill that need,” he added to the outlet.

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Hall was arrested in Weatherford, Texas, in 2020 after a family member called 911 asking authorities to check on him during a visit with his parents. Police found him inside a hotel room surrounded by air duster cans and booked him on a misdemeanor possession charge for use/inhalation of a volatile chemical. He was released the next day on a $1,500 bond.

Nearly six years later, Hall was arrested in April 2026 in Marion County, Ohio, after failing to show up for a December 2024 court date tied to a traffic citation for driving without liability insurance. He was charged with failure to appear. (Hall was ultimately released from police custody without receiving a sentence.)

Hall later claimed he faced no charges for either arrest, but the incidents became the catalyst to leave the entertainment industry behind.

“I didn’t want to go work some job that was basically meaningless, making widgets to entertain people or distract people,” he told the Daily Mail.

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Hall and DeGroff announced in November 2026 that they are expecting their sixth baby. To prepare for the little one’s arrival, Hall also launched a GoFundMe campaign that raised $9,000 at the time of publication.

“It’s now six years since I self-cancelled, and I have avoided doing one of these in all that time,” Hall wrote via the fundraising page. “I always said this was my choice, and so I didn’t want to offload the glorious burden of it unless there was no other choice. Well here we are.”

He added, “We’re all overjoyed to be where we are, and we’re even enjoying roughing it, but baby six is less than a month away, and I really need some help getting the last few things buttoned up beforehand.”

This story was compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. 

“I’m pansexual, so, yeah,” the 90s icon, 52, said while appearing on the Tuesday, November 3, episode of “Handsome” podcast alongside cohosts Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster and Mae Martin.

After Feimster, 46, asked the singer if the not-so-great way men treated her in the past (inspiring several of her most beloved songs) ever made her “want to be a lesbian at any point,” the singer confirmed she’s attracted to people of various genders.

“Wait, you’re not really pansexual, are you?” Notaro, 55, interjected, seemingly taken aback by Morissette’s omission and sexual orientation.

“I am,” Morissette clarified, before joking that she waited until near the end of the podcast episode to discuss her sexuality because she likes “to leave it for the epilogue.”

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For the uninitiated, pansexuality refers to a type of sexuality in which a person is attracted to other people for their individuality and regardless of their gender or sexual orientation.

The Jagged Little Pill singer has previously been open about her romantic encounters with women in the past, telling The Advocate in 2008 that a person exploring their sexuality is a “rite of passage.”

“What can I sell you about it?” she told the outlet at the time of comments she made while appearing on Howard Stern’s radio show. “I think it’s a beautiful rite of passage for everyone to play with their sexuality at some point, so I did exactly that. And it was great!”

The singer continued of how she has felt a connection to the LGBTQ+ community, “I’ve felt love from the gay community since I was really young because all my friends were gay. My first manager was gay, and I used to go to nightclubs with him in New York when I was 14. There’s a passion, a presence, and a curiosity with a lot of gay people that I meet, and that aliveness is such a special quality to me.”

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While speaking to Stern, 72, at the time, Morissette considered herself to be “pretty heterosexual” while experimenting with women — an experience she thought culture icon Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) should experience in HBO’s hit show Sex and the City.

“I reached out to them and I said, ‘Might it be a nice time for Carrie to experience a lesbian moment?” Morissette recalled during a September episode of Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” podcast of her 2000 cameo on the hit series, in which her character kisses Carrie during a game of spin the bottle. “And they said, ‘Why, yes. We were thinking the same thing.’”

During the podcast interview, Morissette detailed her experience of kissing Parker, 61, during the show. (In the episode, Parker’s Carrie is dating a pansexual man who has both ex-boyfriends and ex-girlfriends — a reality that sent the sex columnist into an existential spiral.)

“I do recall kissing her,” she noted of the pair’s “easy” and “buoyant” on-screen kiss. “It was very pleasant.”

“She understands that I feel the way I feel, but she also still supports me,” Carlson Romano, 42, told The Guardian in a Friday, November 6, profile, noting Carlson even supported the release her Once Upon a Trainwreck memoir where “she’s not portrayed in the best light, but it’s a true and complex light. That goes to show just how motivated a stage mother my mom is.”

In the book, Carlson Romano alleged that her mom controlled her childhood acting career.

“[Stage parents] can be very complicated. They are people who have dedicated their lives to their children and not to themselves,” the Even Stevens alum noted to the British outlet. “They’ve often displaced themselves from their marriages and their other children so that they could sacrifice on behalf of one child.”

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Carlson Romano continued, “We enjoyed the bond that we had, but that bond got tested over time. It became more toxic and unstable and our dynamic became more professional rather than personal.”

When Even Stevens wrapped in 2003, Carlson Romano claims Carlson often offered unsolicited — and controversial — advice to help her daughter secure more roles.

“I would audition, and some of the feedback would be, ‘She’s not pretty enough.’ Having these conversations felt very demoralizing because I was like, my talent should be enough for me to find a job,” Carlson Romano said, alleging her mom even suggested she undergo plastic surgery. “I did cave and get a breast augmentation.”

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The content creator added, “I asked my mom and she said, ‘If you’re going to be taken seriously for adult roles, I think you should.’ So, my mom encouraged me to get my breast implants.”

Carlson’s involvement in Carlson Romano’s career at a young age soon sparked tension with the rest of their family. (Carlson and her late husband, Anthony Romano, also shared son Anthony Jr., as well as daughters Jennifer and Marcella.)

“I have a hard time reconciling how my mom justified being a stage parent to one child and not really to all of us,” Carlson Romano, who shares two daughters of her own with husband Brendan Rooney, noted of her estrangement from her older sisters. “I think that has a lot to do with what happened with my mom just not being there for them.”

Carlson Romano, however, has remained close to her brother, who serves as her financial advisor.

“[I am] still in denial,” Judd, 62, admitted of her dear friend’s death to The Guardian in a profile published Friday, November 6. “It’s the end of an era.”

Us confirmed in August that Parton died at the age of 80 after a brief and private battle with an undisclosed form of cancer.

Judd also revealed that she often referred to Parton as her “aunt.”

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“She was always the brightest light in the room,” the country star recalled of the late icon. “She had such a joy about her and it was infectious — being with her was like being at Disney World, she was just so much fun.”

Judd went on to explain her last conversation with Parton before the iconic country music star’s death.

“She showed up for me at my mom’s funeral and memorial and sang a little of ‘I Will Always Love You,’” Wynonna said, referring to her mother Naomi Judd’s 2022 death. “[Dolly] looked into my eyes and told me that she loved me and I told her I loved her, and that was the last time I saw her.”

Wynonna and her mother rose to fame in the 1980s as a country music duo. Naomi died by suicide in April 2022 at the age of 76. (In addition to Wynonna, Naomi is survived by husband Larry Strickland and daughter Ashley Judd.)

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“They were forced together,” Strickland, 80, told People in April 2025 of his stepdaughters’ dynamic. “We all had to come together around this trauma, this tragic event. And it, of course, opened our eyes about how short life can be and how fleeting. Realizing that we lost a wife and mother, it forced us to be together, whether we wanted to or not.”

He continued at the time, “It just really drove me closer to them because they’re what’s left of [Naomi]. We were close, I think, always in the early years and later years, but the fact that Naomi’s gone and Wynonna and Ashley are the main part of her that’s left, and it’s what’s still here for me to cling to and have in my life.”

Naomi had died days before The Judds were set to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

“It was like this final consummation of the love in the relationship that we had transformed,” Ashley, 58, said in her family’s 2025 Lifetime docuseries about Naomi’s legacy, regarding her last moments with her mother. “What an honor, to be born into this human life, to be chosen by her. I got to hold space, I got to bookend. And I’m just so glad I was there.”

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“First, with the new girls — I have to tell you, I admire them,” Kathy, 67, exclusively told Us on Friday, November 6, while hosting her Annual Holiday PJ Party at her Bel-Air Mansion, presented by Hunky Dory Cocktails, alongside daughter Nicky Hilton.

“They came in strong,” Kathy continued of Leah, 56, and Tracy, 51. “They’re not intimidated by these girls that have been there for years, and I think the girls are kind of, like, they really like them.”

Variety first confirmed back in August that Leah — best known for her role on King of Queens and her staunch advocacy in opposition to the Church of Scientology after leaving the organization in 2013 — would be joining the season 16 cast, making the actress one of the biggest names to join the hit reality franchise.

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The Million Dollar Listing alum, for her part, also confirmed she would be joining the season 16 cast back in August.

“Well … the secret’s officially out. 💎,” Tracy wrote via Instagram at the time and alongside what appeared to be her official cast photo, confirming she’ll be featured in the upcoming series. “I’m joining the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and I could not be more excited for this next chapter.”

Tracy continued, “Beverly Hills is home. I’ve raised my girls here, built my career here, and now apparently I’ve decided to let you all even further into my life. 😂.”

Kathy — the half-sister of RHOBH OG’s Kim Richards and Kyle Richards — told Us on Friday that she “loves” the newbies and thinks “everybody” on the cast feels the same, though she does admit she’s “not around all the time.”

“I think they’re a little shocked,” Kathy admitted of the show’s OG cast and how they reacted to Leah and Tracy coming on the show strong. “You have to know it’s like coming into a charity group — if you just come into the charity group and you’re starting to raise your hand at meetings and trying to fix something that’s not broken, people are not going to like you.

She continued, “Let’s just put it this way — every single person’s feathers are ruffled [and] tied.”

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Kathy added that in 16 seasons of the hit show, she has watched two, maybe three, RHOBH episodes in total — but that’s all going to change this year.

“I’m not gonna miss one of these,” she quipped.

Before she prepares to binge-watch season 16, Kathy and her daughter Nicky, 43, celebrated the unofficial start of Hollywood’s holiday season by bringing together a star-studded lists of guests for an evening of festive fun, holiday cheer and the debut of Kathy’s Hunky Dory cocktails — ready-to-drink, Vodka-based and gluten-free drinks blended with natural flavors.

“We wanted to do something that was great quality yet was affordable,” Kathy gushes of her latest product. “My favorite is the espresso martini. Well, I love them all. Everyone loves them all. People are freaking out.”

“I talked to Dwight [Howard] and then my ex-husband, Johnny, was on it,” Tiesi, 35, said on the Tuesday, November 3, episode of “The Viall Files” podcast. “So, I talked to the two of them. Dwight was like, ‘I don’t know if you should do this,’ and then Johnny was like, ‘Absolutely.’ He’s, like, ‘You’ll probably get mad at some point, but aside from that, you should do it.’”

Howard, 40, appeared on Special Forces season 1, while Manziel, 33, was a celebrity recruit during season 4 of the Fox hit reality show. Tiesi, for her part, appeared on season 5 but voluntarily left in the middle of the course.

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Well before Tiesi’s stint in the jungle, the Selling Sunset star was married to Manziel from 2018 to 2021.

“I mean, we went through a lot. We didn’t talk for years after our divorce,” Tiesi recalled of her marriage on Tuesday’s episode. “I’m very big on, if you can take accountability and apologize and be an adult and talk things out, I’m happy to move forward.”

She continued, “Obviously, we loved each other at one point. We got married. So, I was like, ‘You know what? I respect and accept this apology and I appreciate it, and we can just be cool moving forward.’ I wouldn’t say we hang out often or talk every day, but we’re definitely cool.”

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According to Tiesi, tackling the Special Forces course “was easy” in comparison to her marriage and eventual divorce.

“I think I just learned that I didn’t want to be married. I didn’t really want to be in that type of a serious relationship,” she stated. “ I didn’t like anything about being married. I do really well on my own, and just the responsibility of it. Having to answer to him and just all the things that he was going through, I was like, ‘Maybe I’m really selfish. I don’t know, but this is just not it.’ I was just not happy. I think that was my biggest lesson, honestly.”

Tiesi added, “We were very toxic. It was not a healthy thing, and I think I learned a lot about myself. I had a lot of self-reflection because of that.”

Tiesi welcomed her son, Legendary, in 2022 with partner Nick Cannon. The father of 12 children with six different women including Tiesi, 46, and the model have a non-monogamous relationship.

“When they got engaged, there was a couple of us invited in to meet Catherine,” royal photographer Arthur Edwards said on the Friday, November 6, episode of Hello’s “Right Royal” podcast. “I asked him, ‘What did you break up for?’ He said, ‘Because I wanted to be sure. Because I want this marriage to last forever.’ I think it will.”

William and Kate, both 44, met while in college at University of St Andrews in Scotland. After several years of dating, they briefly went their separate ways. The Prince and Princess of Wales ultimately reconciled before William proposed in 2010 with late mother Princess Diana’s sapphire-and-diamond engagement ring. (Diana died in a fatal car crash in 1997, years after her divorce from now-King Charles III.)

“I spotted Diana’s ring and I said, ‘I need to get a picture of that.’ They called me out afterwards, and I went in the room to photograph it,” Edwards, 86, recalled of William and Kate’s engagement photocall. “Her hand was shaking with nerves! I said, ‘Oh, hang on, hold it steady, just till I get the ring sharp.’ Anyway, it was good.”

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He continued, “I wished them all the best, and they were incredibly happy. Every time I see them now, they are a good team.”

William and Kate got married the next year in a 2011 royal wedding ceremony held at London’s Westminster Abbey. They have since expanded their family, welcoming sons Prince George, 13, and Prince Louis, 7, as well as daughter Princess Charlotte, 11.

William and Kate’s marriage, however, went through trying times in 2024 when the princess was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer. (Kate revealed in January 2025 that she was now in remission after undergoing chemotherapy.)

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“She’s an amazing mum, an amazing wife and, literally, our family couldn’t cope without her,” William said on the U.K.’s Heart Radio in May. “She’s been absolutely stunning, brilliant.”

At the time, William gushed that he was “so proud” of how effortlessly his wife had appeared to return to her regal duties in recovery.

“She’s been amazing. She’s been through so much in the last couple of years, particularly,” he noted. “And yeah, she’d been looking forward to the Italian trip a lot. I’m really glad it went really well. … She spends, God knows how much time now, looking through all the paperwork. She’s a proper pro on [her patronage for] early years. Most evenings I’m fighting to get past in the bedroom, what paperwork that she’s got lined up, ready to read. I’m so pleased it went well for her, and yeah, I think she came back buzzing.”

“Looking back at these clips hurts so much,” Zac, 30, wrote via TikTok on Friday, November 6, alongside a montage of throwback footage of himself and Jen, 27, throughout their relationship. “I married my dream girl, and I messed it up.”

He continued, “Jen, I’m sorry. I was supposed to protect your heart and I failed. I’m sorry for the way I spoke to you. I’m sorry for dimming your light.”

Jen and Zac, who met on Mormon dating app Mutual, got married in 2019 before welcoming three children together. The now-exes announced in June that they are expecting baby No. 4 — just months before Jen filed for divorce at the beginning of November. (Jen and Zac both state they had been discussing a separation for awhile.)

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“I’m sorry I was so young and immature,” Zac continued on Friday. “I’m sorry I couldn’t make the changes I needed to, and I’m sorry I let things get to this point.”

Acknowledging his shortcomings as a husband, Zac further stressed that he hopes they can peacefully coparent their soon-to-be-four kids moving forward.

“I can’t change the past, but I can promise to keep working on myself and do everything I can to be the best father, coparent and friend moving forward,” he stated. “I want to approach this next chapter of life with nothing but love and gratitude for everything we shared. And the beautiful family we created and will continue to raise.”

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Zac concluded, “Love you, lil J.”

Zac and Jen had long been candid about their marital struggles ever since Mormon Wives premiered in 2024.

“Jen came to me about a year ago after Dancing with the Stars and told me she was unhappy and wanted a divorce, and I basically begged her to stay,” the DadTok social media personality said in a TikTok video posted earlier this week, referring to Jen’s DWTS season 34 stint. “I told her [I would] work on things, become whatever she needed me to be and, ultimately, we just couldn’t make it work.”

He added at the time, “It sucks because I really do love Jen, and I still love Jen. And yeah, when I first met Jen, she had this light about her, unlike anyone I’ve ever met, and she really does have such a good heart. I will continue to support her and be her biggest fan.”

The actress, who was a close friend of the late Rob and Michele Reiner, told Extra on Friday, November 5, that the tragic loss had strengthened her bond with Jake and Romy.

“Of course, I mean, we are family,” Curtis, 67, told the outlet of the siblings. “Something like this brings people so much closer. Like Jake and I were sitting shoulder-to-shoulder doing an interview…. and just feeling him there is emotional, and then of course him talking about his parents and their fantastic relationship.”

Rob and Michele died in late December 2025 at the ages of 78 and 70, respectively. The couple’s son Nick was arrested in connection to his parents’ killings but pleaded not guilty and is currently awaiting trial.

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Curtis and her husband Christopher Guest shared their grief over their close friends’ deaths via a statement shared with Us at the time.

“Christopher and I are numb and sad and shocked about the violent, tragic deaths of our dear friends Rob and Michele Singer Reiner and our ONLY focus and care right now is for their children and immediate families and we will offer all support possible to help them,” the statement read.

The statement continued, “There will be plenty of time later to discuss the creative lives we shared a the great political and social impact they both had on the entertainment industry, early childhood development, the fight for gay marriage and their global care for a world in crisis. We have lost great friends. Please give us time to grieve.”

In August, Jake, 35, opened up about how he has been navigating the shocking deaths of his parents.

“It’s been eight months. It feels like eight years at the same time, and it also feels like eight minutes,” Jake told KABC-TV’s Mark Cota-Robles in an interview shared on August 27 on Good Morning America. “Every moment that I wake up, I’m reminded of my reality.”

Jake acknowledged that his brother’s arrest further impacted his grief.

“I mean, he’s in jail, so,” Jake said. “You know, I physically lost my parents, and then Nick was arrested. Now, it’s me and Romy.”

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Jake previously detailed his grief via a Substack essay published in April, and revealed how Romy, 28, initially told him that their parents had died.

“On the afternoon of December 14, I was in Union Station at a celebration of life for one of my best friends, Christian Anderson, who died in October,” Jake wrote. “It was at that moment I received a call from my sister Romy telling me our father was dead. Minutes later, she called back telling me our mother was also dead.”

He continued, “The 45-minute Lyft ride from downtown to the west side was unendurable. My world, as I knew it, had collapsed. I was in a trance. The only thing I could focus on was that I needed to get to my childhood home. I needed to get to my sister. I needed to figure out what the hell just happened.”

The reality star opened the doors to her lavish Bel-Air mansion for her annual holiday pajama party on Thursday, November 5, welcoming a star-studded guest list to celebrate the start of the festive season alongside daughter Nicky Hilton, who co-hosted the event.

The annual bash kicked off Hollywood’s holiday season in style and Us was there to experience all the festive fun.

Presented by Hunky Dory by Kathy Hilton, this year’s celebration was particularly special, ushering in the arrival of the Real Housewives star’s newest offering, Hunky Dory Cocktails By Kathy Hilton.

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When it comes to decking the halls, Kathy clearly doesn’t do things by halves.

With the help of her elves, Kathy magically turned the mansion into a festive wonderland. A lavishly and beautifully decorated Christmas tree adorned every room, cocktails flowed throughout the evening and, iconically, a Moët & Chandon champagne vending machine took pride of place in Kathy’s dining room.

“She’s had her tree up since August,” Nicky, 43, joked to Us during the celebrations, while Kathy admitted that putting together the elaborate event took plenty of planning and hard work in the lead up.

“It takes a lot of time to prepare all this,” Kathy, 67, told Us at the event.

Naturally, the guest list was just as impressive as the party itself.

For the festivities, Kathy and Nicky were joined by family members Paris Hilton, Kyle Richards, Rick Hilton and Conrad Hilton.

Plenty of famous faces including Tiffany Haddish, Bijou Phillips, Brooks Nader, Crystal Minkoff, Heather Dubrow, Chanel Ayan, Nancy Davis, Tina Craig, Emma Kenney, Camille Meyer, Gloria Allred, Christine Chiu, Lex Niko and Melissa Gorga also stepped out for the star-studded event.

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Guests were treated to an immersive shopping experience, with a curated collection of Kathy’s must-have brands and products available throughout the mansion. Attendees could wander between stations, pick up holiday goodies and enjoy a little festive pampering along the way.

Among the highlights was a Hunky Dory-themed Printfresh pajama collection, personalized Theo Grace Lucky Me Clover Initial Bag Charms and Touche hand cream and driving gloves, complete with onsite embroidery.

There was also a Hilton x Ruggable holiday collection of doormats, custom holiday mahjong mats from Oh My Mahjong and a Sockerbit candy bar for guests with a sweet tooth.

Beauty lovers were equally spoiled, with Ardell offering expert lash applications, while Locks & Mane provided hair extensions and styling by Drybar. Guests could finish their looks with custom Hunky Dory scrunchies by The Sis Kiss.

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Other favorites included a cashmere sweater embroidery station by Kathryn McCarron, a Saje aromatherapy scent bar featuring a blind scent test and giveaways, and a Hulken bag bedazzling station.

Guests could also explore Revive’s skincare advent calendar pop-up, receive Niagen IVs from Niagen Bioscience and enjoy Addyi’s Pillow Talk Tarot with celebrity astrologer Angie Banacki.

But the evening wasn’t just about shopping up a storm and indulging in the extravagant  celebrations — it is the season of giving, after all.

Guests were encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy to donate to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the LA Mission, with the event supporting several other charitable organizations, including Animal Haven, Camp Cocker Rescue and Yogi’s House.

The executive producer, who died at age 52 on October 30, died from cardiopulmonary arrest, with hypertension listed as the underlying cause, according to a People report on Friday, November 6. The outlet reported that obstructive sleep apnea and Class II obesity were also listed as contributing conditions.

The official cause of death comes after DeGeneres shared news of the loss in an emotional video posted via her Instagram.

“So Matt Wright, who was our executive producer and was featured on our show a lot, died the other day,” DeGeneres, 68, said in the clip. “And he was an amazing guy. He was funny. God, he made me laugh.”

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She continued, “He would surprise me with things that he did all the time. He was smart. He was kind. He was a part of our show that — I mean, everyone loved him. Everyone loved him. I loved him. And it’s just shocking.”

DeGeneres shared that the pair were “working on a project to do together,” which she said they were “supposed to start.”

“We’re going to miss him. He is, and always will be, the glue to our entire family at The Ellen Show,” she said, before adding, “I don’t know what I’m saying. Anyway, and to Justin, his husband, and to his family, I’m so sorry. Because we lost a good guy. He was a good guy.”

A GoFundMe created by Wright’s family shared that he died “in an unfathomable tragedy” while “working remotely in Los Angeles.”

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“His husband, father, sister and niece are in New York, desperate to be reunited for a proper goodbye,” the message read. “We’re asking for all of his friends, who Matt loved so fully, to help the family at this time. As many of you know, Matt & Justin were both laid off this summer. And the unexpected costs of getting Matt home, a funeral and a memorial are impossible for the family to bear.”

The statement continued, “If Matt has ever made you laugh, said an encouraging word right when you needed it, or ordered one too many appetizers for the enjoyment of the whole table, now is the time to repay the favor. Please donate what you can and share this with anyone who’s been in the orbit of Matt’s huge heart. And when you’re at dinner and see a sunset, know that Matt is looking down, loving you, but wildly disappointed in what you ordered.”

• Ciara Miller addressed the status of her friendship with former Summer House costar Paige DeSorbo after a fan questioned why she hadn’t post for DeSorbo’s birthday. Miller brushed off the speculation, replying, “I have her number …”

• Salma Hayek gushed about becoming a grandmother after her stepson François Pinault Jr. welcomed a baby boy with wife Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck over the summer. “I was so ready, and I’m loving it!” Hayek exclusively told Us at the Women in Film Honors event in Beverly Hills on November 5.

• FBI Director Kash Patel addressed the arrest of Thomas Markle Sr., Meghan Markle‘s estranged father, on a charge of possession of child pornography, vowing that predators will have “zero safe haven.” Thomas Sr. was arrested by the FBI in Florida on November 6, and released on bond following his first court appearance later that day.

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According to pictures obtained by USA Today on Friday, November 6, Woods, 50, and Nordegren, 46, were in attendance as their 17-year-old child was honored during signing day at his Florida high school

Woods opted for a Florida State T-shirt and a black baseball cap. As for Nordegren, she wore her son’s future college colors with a maroon dress as she posed with boyfriend Jordan Cameron.

Charlie verbally committed to play golf at Florida State University in February. He confirmed the news via a rare social media post.

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“Excited to announce my commitment to play golf at Florida State University — go Noles!” he wrote via Instagram on February 10.

He is expected to join a talented recruiting class, which includes Miles Russell, the Palm Beach Post reports. Russell, 17, is currently the No. 1 player in the American Junior Golf Association’s Rolex Rankings.

“It’s been very different, the recruiting process,” Woods told reporters in December 2025 about watching his son find the perfect college. “Now, you have cellphones. We didn’t have cellphones. We would have written letters that would show up in the mailbox. It’s just very different how fast coaches can communicate with the family members and the player that they’re trying to recruit. It’s just a different world. Not saying it’s good or bad, it’s just different.”

As Charlie prepares for a new chapter of his golf career, his parents — who also share 18-year-old daughter Sam, 18 — have been known to come together for their children’s biggest milestones.

In February, the exes reunited to celebrate Charlie winning a state championship at The Benjamin School in Palm Beach, Florida.

A few months earlier, the pair supported their son at the Florida 1A state championship in Howey-In-The-Hills, Florida.

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Woods and Nordegren married in 2004 but divorced in 2010 after the professional golfer was involved in a cheating scandal. Nordegren has been dating Cameron, 38, since 2017, while Woods is currently seeing Vanessa Trump.

“My relationship with Tiger is centered around our children, and we are doing really good — we really are — and I am so happy that is the case,” Nordegren told People in May 2014. “He is a great father.”

She continued, “In the beginning, you tamp down the animosity for the kids’ sake. I’m not going to deny that I went through the wringer. But I don’t think I doubted we’d end up here. That was always my dream, that the kids can have two loving parents that show respect for each other. And I feel that’s what they have.”

“Don’t Google me,” Aaryn, 36, warns husband Nick Williams in a Small Town Trouble clip released on Friday, November 6.

Aaryn spoke candidly about losing her modeling contract due to making racist and homophobic comments while she competed on Big Brother 15 in 2013. Fans were outraged over Aaryn making derogatory statements about fellow housemate Helen Kim‘s Asian heritage and using a homophobic slur towards contestant Andy Herren.

By the time of her eviction, Aaryn left the Big Brother House to overwhelming boos from the studio audience. In a tense exit interview, Aaryn tearfully told host Julie Chen Moonves that she felt “horrible” and “regretted” hurting anyone’s feelings.

Aaryn revisits the controversy in the upcoming series Small Town Trouble: Texas as she recalls asking husband Nick, 38, not to look her up online when they first got together.

“I didn’t know what Big Brother was but I’d already met you and saw this wonderful person,” he tells her in the teaser. “You made a terrible mistake!”

Aaryn corrects her husband, explaining that her conduct on Big Brother was not a “mistake.”

“It was actually who I was,” she admits.

The reality star acknowledged that it took “a really long time” after she left Big Brother to accept how “deeply ingrained” prejudice was inside her.

“It is my biggest regret in my life,” she says in a confessional interview.

Small Town Trouble: Texas cuts back to Aaryn sharing with her husband that she’ll be making amends for her offensive comments “for the rest of [my] life.” Offering some context, Aaryn remembered growing up around “a lot racism,” accusing her late father, George, of raising her with “a very racist mindset.”

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“It’s hard to put into words. I was ignorant to the ignorance of my life because I hadn’t processed the trauma that had happened to me there yet,” Aaryn tells Nick.

Aaryn alleged that her father once refused to share her prom pictures on Facebook “because my prom date was Black.”

“My daughters will never have to worry no matter who they become one day. I’m going to be supporting them, Nick and I both, but had I not been called out for my behavior, I don’t think I would have been the one to break the cycle within my family,” she lamented.

Aaryn and Nick tied the knot in 2015 and now share four daughters: Skyla, 10, Adeline, 8, Reese, 7, and Kodi, 4.

Bravo’s upcoming Boerne, Texas-based reality show revolves around “a charming yet unconventional group of wives, mothers, and social insiders alongside their respective husbands, as conservative values of small-town life collide with forbidden attraction, messy friendships, and shocking secrets,” according to the official series announcement.

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Aaryn’s public mea culpa in the Small Town Trouble: Texas teaser has done little to quiet outrage from some Big Brother fans over Bravo giving the controversial housemate a new public platform.

“Yall are so weird. Yall know what you guys are doing. Remove this show. We dont care,” one fan tweeted at Bravo on Friday, with another demanding, “Smh! Yea, save it. Cancel this.”

“WE DO NOT WANT THIS SHOW,” a third viewer told Bravo.

Not everyone in the Bravoverse was opposed to giving Small Town Trouble: Texas a chance, with multiple viewers suggesting Aaryn should be allowed to show that she’s grown as a person.

“I appreciate that she fully owns the fact that she was racist and was raised that way but has changed, if we don’t give people an ounce of grace to change and learn – what’s the point of holding them accountable?” one X user commented.

Another argued, “Ok I’m gonna give her grace n forgiveness for now let’s see how she is now that she’s not programmed to Hate.”

Small Town Trouble: Texas premieres on Bravo Wednesday, November 18, at 9 p.m. ET with a two-hour episode. New episodes will be available to stream on Peacock the next day.

“I just know Milania has been through a lot,” Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jennifer Aydin told The Daily Mail in an interview published on Friday, November 6. “She lost her best friend. Her best friend was an organ donor. When you are an organ donor, you have to wait for them to come and retrieve your organs.”

She continued, “So you will be in the bed for sometimes days, maybe even over a week. And Milania did not leave her best friend’s side … She was in the hospital with her until they retrieved her organs. She did not leave her side, and Teresa flew to Tampa to support Milania and Victoria’s family. And that’s a lot for anybody to handle, let alone, you know, a young adult. So, she’s had a lot thrown her way.”

Aydin, 49 — a close friend of RHONJ costar and Milania’s mom, Teresa Giudice — said that Milania, 20, was at the hospital with Zardoya for “at least five days or more.”

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Zardoya, Milania’s childhood best friend, died at age 20 in July after suffering an accidental fall while exploring the ruins of Fort Dade from the Spanish-American War during a trip to Egmont Key, an island off the coast of Tampa Bay, Florida.

According to the autopsy report obtained by Us on Tuesday, November 3, Zardoya’s cause of death was listed as “craniocerebral trauma,” including skull fractures. The manner of death is listed as “accident (fall from height and injured self).”

According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, craniocerebral trauma, or traumatic brain injury (TBI), is damage to the brain caused by an external force, commonly categorized into penetrating and non-penetrating injuries. It results from events like falls, crashes or blows to the head.

Toxicology test results determined that Zardoya was positive for ketamine and norketamine, a substance produced when the body breaks down the drug. The results also showed alcohol and etomidate, a medication used for sedation.

A postmortem examination from the Sarasota, Florida, medical examiner’s office confirmed Zardoya was an organ donor and donated both of her lungs, heart, liver, both kidneys and more following her death.

Milania has been open about her struggles with grief following Victoria’s death.

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“If this summer taught me anything, it is to never judge anybody no matter what you see, what you hear. Never judge anybody. It also taught me that life is all about sacrifice,” she said in an Instagram video last month after she made headlines for a tense exchange with her mom at the Tampa International Airport.

Milania continued, “Empathy is a trait that I’ve personally have always had. When I love, I want to move mountains for you. When you’re upset, I’m upset. When you’re angry, I’m angry. I’m a ride-or-die friend. I’m ride or die for my family.”

Milania entered a treatment center last month after she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, PTSD and ADHD.

“I am not ashamed of any of my mental health disorders because I’m currently in a treatment center,” she said in a video from the center. “My mom’s actually on her way to come visit me today, and I do work on myself. But you know what? I am only 20 years old, and this summer hit me like a bus.”

Teresa, 54, has also shown her support for Milania in the wake of Zardoya’s death.

“As a mother, there is nothing more important to me than the health, safety, and well-being of my children,” she said in a statement in September. “The past few months have been incredibly difficult for our family, and I feel it is important to say something while also protecting my daughter during an extremely vulnerable time in her life.”

Teresa added, “Grief affects everyone differently, and watching your child try to process that kind of loss is something no parent can ever truly prepare for. Right now, my only focus is my daughter — making sure she is surrounded by love, family, support, and the care she needs.”

“She did not grow up religious at all, and I did grow up religious, and I was talking about looking for a church,” Tilley, 38, exclusively told Us while attending T-Mobile’s T-Mix House in Los Angeles on Thursday, November 5. “Then she surprised me one day. She just told me we were going on a date. We pulled up, and she had brought me to a church. She was like, ‘Oh, I thought you’d want to try this church.’”

The former Bachelor contestant continued, “I just remember being like, ‘Wow, someone that cares so much about something that really wasn’t part of their life. It was just all for me.’ I was like, ‘She’s The One.’”

For nearly four years, Tilley and Kiyoko, 35, kept their relationship out of the public eye. In May 2022, however, the pair went public when Tilley appeared in Kiyoko’s music video for “For the Girls.”

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In July 2025, Kiyoko proposed during a trip to Spain. Tilley returned the favor when she popped the question five months later in Japan.

“I knew she was my forever person pretty much from when we met,” Tilley gushed to Us.

While the duo aren’t rushing to plan a wedding, both parties agree they cannot get married in humidity “because we are the worst versions of ourselves.”

Right now, the cohost of iHeartRadio’s “Scrubbing In” podcast has no idea what dress she will wear when she walks down the aisle.

“It’s not a lie,” she told Us. “Everyone says you’ll go and you might pick something you totally never expected to love, so I’m keeping a very open mind with that.”

One thing that is certain is the fact that Tilley loves the ordinary moments with Kiyoko that can oftentimes feel extraordinary.

While celebrating the launch of T-Mix, T-Mobile’s new customizable wireless plans that bring together benefits across streaming, music, gaming, food delivery and more, Tilley praised Pandora’s involvement and the gift of great tunes.

“Haley and I went on a trip recently, and I always like to drive. She’s the passenger princess,” Becca recalled. “We were driving, and she fell asleep, and then she woke up, and I was singing. She’s like, ‘I love how much you love music.’ And so the fact that Pandora is an option for the T-Mix plan is so fun because nothing is better than picking out a favorite song and then having Pandora automatically choose what comes next and it being another favorite song.”

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As fans eagerly wait for any and all wedding updates, Tilley is simply grateful that she gets to experience more unforgettable memories with her person.

The Bachelor Nation member can’t help but smile when she pictures the day when she can call herself a “wife.”

“It’s so interesting because I’ve never put pressure on the marriage or the wife and wife part of it, but I imagine it’s gonna feel like when you come home after a long day, and you’re so happy to be home,” she said. “There’s that feeling of like, I’m finally home. … It’s just a sigh of relief. This is what I hoped for, and it’s all I ever wanted.”

Thomas, 82, attended an initial 30-minute hearing at the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Tampa on Friday, November 6, after being taken into federal custody earlier in the day. He was escorted into court by two U.S. Marshalls and wore a black T-shirt and slacks, BBC News reported.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California has confirmed that Thomas will face criminal prosecution on one charge of possession of child pornography. He could face 20 years behind bars if he is convicted.

While a judge granted Thomas a bond release, he will have to comply with home detention and electronic monitoring at the Florida assisted living center where he resides.

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Thomas will not be allowed to travel outside of the Middle District of Florida and the Central District of California, the Justice Department and US Attorney’s Office Central California said on Friday. He will be required to a consent mental and physical health evaluation and cannot access any internet-connected devices as he awaits trial.

Thomas has not yet entered a plea. His next hearing will take place in California at a later date.

On Friday, FBI Director Kash Patel revealed in a statement that Thomas “allegedly targeted innocent children and sought to steal their innocence through his criminal actions.”

“Working with our Justice Department partners, our agents moved quickly, identified and located the explicit material, and arrested Mr. Markle in Florida,” Patel, 46, continued. “This FBI will use every single resource at our disposal to protect innocent kids – any predator who targets children will have zero safe haven in this country or anywhere they try to hide. Thank you to FBI Los Angeles, FBI Tampa, our Mexico, Manila, and Marshall Islands Law Enforcement Attaches, and our partners who executed quickly in this case.”

Federal investigators allegedly discovered child sex abuse material while searching “two Los Angeles-area storage units [Thomas] rented for nearly two decades,” per the Justice Department.

A separate investigation in the Philippines was launched last month when Thomas Sr.’s son, Thomas Markle Jr., reported to police that he’d allegedly found CSAM in boxes at his father’s home. (Thomas Sr. moved back to the U.S. earlier this year after having a portion of his left leg amputated while living in Cebu.)

“Mr. Markle is accused of possessing child sexual abuse material, including photographs depicting himself with minor girls,” First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli said on Friday. “These allegations are extremely serious, and we will prosecute Mr. Markle to the fullest extent of federal law.”

Thomas Sr. and his daughter Samantha Markle vehemently denied that he had committed any wrongdoing when suspicion arose last month.

“I’m shocked, I’m hurt and I’m very upset that my son is making these accusations against me,” Thomas Sr. told the Daily Mail on October 23. “I could never do what I’m being accused of. It’s the worst thing anyone could accuse me of. This is bulls***. It’s just a bunch of lies. It’s sick. I have no idea why Tom is trying to destroy me with these lies.”

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However, Meghan, 45, revealed she’d been passed a letter containing “troubling and disturbing” allegations about her father by London’s Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection in 2018.

“That letter was subsequently shared with me. It made troubling and disturbing allegations against my father and I was given assurances that these were being investigated,” the Duchess of Sussex said in a statement. “I hope it can now be understood that, despite certain media publications’ distortion over the years, any distance from my father and my choice to not allow him to have contact with our children, was for one reason: to protect them. I trusted that the authorities were doing the same for other families.”

The Met confirmed on October 24 that it was investigating what action was taken when its Fixated Threat Assessment Centre originally received the letter about Thomas Sr.

“We are aware of media reports that officers from the Met’s Royalty and Specialist Protection Command were involved in the passing on of a letter in 2018,” a Met spokesperson told multiple media outlets. “We are undertaking inquiries internally in an effort to confirm this.”

Thomas Sr. shares Meghan with his second wife, Doria Ragland, to whom he was married from 1979 to 1987. He welcomed Samantha, 61, and Thomas Jr., 60, during his marriage to his first wife, Roslyn Loveless.

If you or someone you know is experiencing child abuse, call or text Child Help Hotline at 1-800-422-4453.