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Elise Nelson

Elise Nelson is a full-time Digital Writer for Us Weekly who specializes in scripted TV, reality TV and celebrity content. After earning her bachelor’s in journalism from Albright College in 2018, Elise went on to write for various niches, including beauty, home decor and even business. However, she found her passion in writing about all things entertainment — especially her all-time favorite show, Gilmore Girls. (Highlight of her career? Interviewing Yanic Truesdale.) Prior to joining Us in June 2025, she wrote celebrity and TV content for In Touch/Life & Style, scripted and reality TV news for Showbiz Cheat Sheet, gaming news for Screen Rant and celebrity news for The Inquisitr. She was also the editor of the music section for High Soaring Millennials Magazine. You can find more about Elise and her work on her MuckRack portfolio.

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Teddi Mellencamp Breaks Down in Tears Over Anxiety Ahead of Cancer Scan

Teddi Mellencamp is opening up about the “raging” anxiety she’s experienced in between cancer scans. “So ever since I was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer, I get immunotherapy monthly, and I was getting cat scans and MRIs monthly, but this month, this past time, they decided they’re going to wait three to four months in […]

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Influencer Couple Keeundra Hatley and Nicholas Smith Welcome Baby No. 7

Some of the internet’s biggest faces expanded their families this year. 2026 began with influencers Haley and MonDarius Black welcoming their first baby together, daughter Leilani Noel Black, after previously suffering a pregnancy loss. The next month, influencer Dani Austin and husband Jordan Ramirez added their fourth child, while Emily Stomauk and Michael Justin later […]

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Jennifer Lopez Addresses Brett Goldstein Dating Rumors After 'Office Romance'

Jennifer Lopez is shutting down speculation about her off-screen chemistry with Office Romance costar Brett Goldstein. Lopez, 56, and Goldstein, 45, appeared on the Tuesday, June 2, episode of Today to discuss their upcoming rom-com when host Savannah Guthrie played a clip of the “On the Floor” singer telling Andy Cohen that Goldstein is the […]

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Ciara Miller Shades Amanda Batula and West Wilson, Predicts 'Karma' Is Coming

Ciara Miller is letting karma take care of Amanda Batula and West Wilson. The Summer House star, 30, threw shade at her costars’ relationship while sharing her thoughts on karma in a conversation with Interview magazine published on Tuesday, June 2. “I believe in it, and I know a few people who’ve got some bad […]

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Lena Waithe Says Her Brief Marriage to Ex Alana Mayo 'Felt Like a Car Crash'

Lena Waithe is looking back at her brief marriage to ex Alana Mayo. “It was me feeling like, even though I’m not as happy as I should be, I think this is what I’m supposed to be doing,” Waithe, 42, said of her marriage to Mayo, 42, during the Monday, June 1, episode of Dax […]

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Daphne Joy Breaks Silence on Sex Tape and More Us Weekly Top Stories

Get a rundown of Us Weekly‘s top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on May 29, 2026. Here are key takeaways: • Model Daphne Joy broke her silence after the leak of an alleged sexually explicit video featuring her with Sean “Diddy” Combs, saying she never consented to being filmed. She claimed […]

Celebrity Pregnancy Announcements of 2026

Bachelor’s Emily Ferguson and NHL Star William Karlsson Expecting Baby Boy

Many stars are expanding their families in 2026. In April, actresses Bonnie Wright and Aubrey Plaza revealed their respective pregnancies. That same month, Natalie Portman revealed that she is expecting baby No. 3, her first with partner Tanguy Destable. Princess Eugenie kicked off May with the news that she is expecting her third baby with […]

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Grey's Anatomy's Chyler Leigh Reveals 1 Regret About Eric Dane's Death

Chyler Leigh is opening up about one of her biggest Grey’s Anatomy regrets following former costar Eric Dane’s death. “One thing that I’m really bummed about … was that when [my character] Lexie comes back [in season 17] … we were filming during COVID, actual COVID, and I was filming Supergirl in Vancouver,” Leigh, 44, […]

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Daphne Joy Breaks Her Silence After Alleged Diddy Sex Tape Leaks Online

Model Daphne Joy is breaking her silence after the leak of an alleged sexually explicit video featuring her with Sean “Diddy” Combs and another man. “Everybody plays the fool sometime, and I have been the biggest fool,” Daphne, 39, wrote in a since-deleted Instagram statement on Monday, June 1, according to The Shade Room. “I […]

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Dax Shepard Says ‘Nobody’s Good Enough’ for Kristen Bell After Cher Comments

Dax Shepard is weighing in one last time on Cher’s viral comments about his marriage to Kristen Bell. “I think my final conclusion on it is, the best way for me to digest that is, nobody’s good enough for her,” Shepard, 51, said of Bell, 45, during the Monday, June 1, episode of his “Armchair […]

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‘Alaskan Bush People’ Family: A Comprehensive Guide

The family of Alaskan Bush People showcased their unique lifestyle for viewers from 2014 until 2022. The Discovery Channel docudrama-style reality show followed Billy Brown and Ami Brown as they survived in the remote wilderness of Alaska — and later Washington state — with their seven children, Matt Brown, Joshua “Bam Bam” Brown, Bear Brown, […]

Are Unexpected Stars Bella and Hunter Still Together After Welcoming Baby?

Everything to Know About Unexpected’s Controversial Couple Bella and Hunter

Season 7 of Unexpected is making waves as producers document a young couple’s road to parenthood. From February to May 2026, viewers of TLC’s hit reality show got a front-row seat into the relationship of Bella Vaughn, 15, and Hunter Johnson, 13, as they prepared to welcome their first child together. The pre-teens are trying […]

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'Unexpected' Stars Bella, 16, and Hunter, 14, End Engagement: 'Better Off'

Unexpected stars Bella Vaughn and Hunter Johnson have called it quits less than one month after getting engaged and more than one year after welcoming their first baby together. Bella, 16, confirmed their split via TikTok on Friday, May 29. “This is the video I have been asked to make a million times to finally […]

Noah Brown Details What the Family Has Learned as They Come to Terms With Matt Brown Untimely Death

Noah Brown Reveals What Family Has Learned About Matt's Untimely Death

Alaskan Bush People alum Noah Brown is sharing more details about about how his family is coping in the days after his brother Matt’s untimely death. “All we can say is that he was lost in the river. He was lost in the river, and we found him,” Noah, 33, exclusively tells Us Weekly. “Right […]

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Erika Kirk Slams Rumor She Has a New Boyfriend After Charlie Kirk's Death

Erika Kirk is shutting down rumors that she’s moved on with someone new less than one year after husband Charlie Kirk’s death. Erika, 37, took to X on Thursday, May 28, to respond to a report from Project Constitution claiming that the Turning Point USA CEO “has a new boyfriend” after she was allegedly spotted […]

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Pete Davidson Praises Ex Kim Kardashian's for 'Superhuman' Acting Skills

Is there anything Kim Kardashian can’t do? Her ex Pete Davidson doesn’t think so. “Isn’t it crazy Kim’s good at acting?” Davidson, 32, asked guest Nikki Glaser during the Friday, May 29, episode of The Pete Davidson Show on Netflix. “I remember when we were dating, one day she was just like, ‘I think I’m […]

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What Happened to Alaskan Bush People's Matt Brown? Family's Theory and More

The search is ongoing for Alaskan Bush People alum Matt Brown after a man was reportedly spotted floating face down in the Okanogan River in Okanogan County, Washington, where the former reality star lives off the grid. “The family is not sure what to believe right now,” a source close to the family exclusively told […]

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard Encourages Mackenzie Shirilla to Show Remorse

Gypsy Rose Blanchard is weighing in on Mackenzie Shirilla, the Ohio woman who was convicted of intentionally crashing her car and killing two passengers when she was 17 years old. “I don’t think she’ll get early parole,” Blanchard, 34, said of Shirilla, 21, on “The TMZ Podcast” on Thursday, May 28, explaining that Shirilla did […]

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'RHOC' Alum Kelly Dodd Pleads Not Guilty to Revenge Porn Charges

The Real Housewives of Orange County alum Kelly Dodd has pleaded not guilty to revenge porn charges, Us Weekly can confirm. Dodd, 50, appeared in an Orange County, California, courtroom for her arraignment hearing and bail review on Thursday, May 28, after she denied wrongdoing. TMZ was first to report the news of her plea. […]

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Planned Terror Attack on Taylor Swift Concert in Vienna: Everything to Know

Scott Eisen/TAS23/Getty Images More details are emerging about the alleged terror attack that was planned for Taylor Swift’s Vienna Eras Tour concerts. Swift was scheduled to perform three shows at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium from August 8 to August 10 before the authorities learned of a suspected threat. The shows were subsequently canceled as two […]

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Dennis Quaid Requests to End Child Support Payments After Twins Graduate

Dennis Quaid is asking the court to renegotiate his child support payments to ex-wife Kimberly Buffington. The Parent Trap star, 72, filed paperwork last week to terminate his $13,750 monthly child support payments for twins Thomas and Zoe, 18, Us Weekly confirmed on Thursday, May 28. TMZ was first to report the news. According to […]

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