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Ian MacNicol/Getty Images Paralympic athletes will no longer have to hide tattoos of the Olympic rings after the International Paralympic Committee dropped a long-standing rule about covering up ink of brands or logos. The IPC announced the ban’s lift on Friday, August 23, without offering a reason for the change. “Athletes with such tattoos do […]

Some Charli XCX fans are convinced that the Brat track “Sympathy Is a Knife” is about Taylor Swift, but Charli says that’s not exactly the case. “People are gonna think what they want to think,” Charli, 32, told New York magazine in a cover story interview published Monday, August 25. “That song is about me […]

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck eventually tied the knot after calling off what would have been their first wedding, but their Las Vegas ceremony was very different from the one they planned during their first engagement. The Oscar winner and the “Get Right” singer were originally set to tie the knot in September 2003 after […]

Patrick Mahomes knows that his jet-setting friendship with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce isn’t exactly normal, but he promises they’re as down to earth as anyone else. “We were just having fun and enjoying a dinner just like anyone else would,” Mahomes, 28, told The Athletic in an interview published Tuesday, August 20, referring to […]

Since Aaron Rodgers made his NFL debut in 2005, his exploits off the field have made nearly as many headlines as his athletic achievements. Consider, for example, the “darkness retreat” he went on in 2023 while considering whether he wanted to retire from football entirely or simply leave the Green Bay Packers. “I’m still in […]

Aaron Rodgers and his parents, Ed and Darla Rodgers, have been estranged for years, but the athlete is holding out hope for a future reconciliation. “It’s definitely possible,” the New York Jets quarterback, 40, told author Ian O’Connor in an interview for O’Connor’s new biography, Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers. “It’s […]

Chappell Roan has become massively famous in just a few months, and she’s not afraid to admit that it’s been difficult. “I’ve just gotten to the point where I have to stop lying to myself that this is … ,” Roan, 26, said during a chat with Bowen Yang for Interview magazine published on Monday, […]

Morgan Wade’s excellent new album, Obsessed, included a surprise for Animals everywhere — a duet with Kesha. Wade, 29, enlisted Kesha, 37, for the heartbreaking ballad “Walked on Water,” which debuted on Friday, August 16. “I fell off the Earth, I fell out of touch / I’m fightin’ every urge to go out and get […]

UPDATE Friday, August 16, 12:46 p.m. ET: Post Malone surprised listeners with a deluxe edition of the album titled F-1 Trillion: Long Bed, featuring nine more solo tracks. Fans immediately began comparing Malone to his “Fortnight” duet partner, Taylor Swift, who pulled a similar move with The Tortured Poets Department in April, dropping 15 more tracks […]

In addition to being the queen of country music, Dolly Parton is an actress, author and entrepreneur — and now she can add “winemaker” to her resume too. Parton, 78, recently dropped Dolly Wines, her first line of alcoholic beverages, in collaboration with Parton Family Cellars and Accolade Wines. The U.S. range features chardonnay, while […]

Mary J. Blige has achieved a lot in her decades-long career, but she’s not interested in retiring anytime soon. “I’ve done pretty much everything that I want to do,” Blige, 53, exclusively told Us Weekly ahead of cutting the ribbon at New York City’s Ghirardelli Chocolate & Ice Cream Shop. “The boxes have been checked.” […]

Emily in Paris fans know that the whole point of Champère is to spray it, don’t say it, but Us Weekly can confirm that the real Champère is actually pretty good. In the latest edition of We Tried It, Us Weekly Entertainment Director Travis Cronin and Music Editor Eliza Thompson tried De Lalisse Champère, a […]

Amid rumors of a feud between her and costar Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively hinted there was at least one disagreement behind the scenes of It Ends With Us. Lively, 36, discussed the use of Lana Del Rey’s “Cherry” in a pivotal scene during an interview with Hits Radio UK posted on Saturday, August 10. “They […]

Skai Jackson was arrested for alleged domestic battery after having a fight with her boyfriend at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, Us Weekly can confirm. Jackson, 22, was arrested on Thursday, August 8, when authorities were called to the CityWalk area of the theme park after she and her boyfriend were spotted arguing. TMZ was […]

Julianne Hough opened up about why her relationship with Ryan Seacrest didn’t work out — and hinted that the difference in their levels of fame contributed to the end of their romance. Hough, now 36, detailed her time with Seacrest, now 49, during the Monday, August 12, episode of Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast. Shepard, […]

Love and basketball. Brittney Griner is one of the best athletes in the WNBA — and she always has her sweetheart, Cherelle Griner, cheering her on from the sidelines. The Olympic gold medalist and the teacher met as undergraduates at Baylor University in Texas while Brittney was making a name for herself as one of […]

The first season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power ended with the mega reveal that handsome loner Halbrand is really Sauron — and according to star Cynthia Addai-Robinson, things will only get darker in season 2. “Season 2 definitely is very Sauron-focused, but you’re going to really get … almost like […]

Before Avatar: The Way of Water hit theaters in December 2022, director James Cameron was already mostly done with the third film in the franchise. Cameron explained to Entertainment Weekly that he shot parts of the franchise’s third and fourth installments to avoid “the Stranger Things effect,” a.k.a., child actors drastically growing in between films. […]

Warner Bros. The second installment of Kevin Costner’s Horizon film series will have a lavish premiere after its theatrical release was indefinitely postponed. Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 2 will debut out of competition at the Venice International Film Festival on Saturday, September 7. Chapter 1, which hit theaters in June, will also screen […]

Simone Biles is small in stature — just 4-foot-8 — but her reputation looms large. The Texas native started taking gymnastics classes at age 6 and earned an invite to the junior national team camp by 14. She had several world championship gold medals before she made her Olympics debut in Rio de Janeiro at […]

PopEater/YouTube Francine Pascal, author of the Sweet Valley High book series, has died at age 92. Pascal’s daughter Laurie Wenk-Pascal confirmed the news to The New York Times, noting that her mother died on Sunday, July 28, following a battle with lymphoma. Born in New York City in 1932, Pascal was best known for creating […]