Eliza Thompson

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 […]

Taylor Swift shared her condolences after a stabbing left two children dead at a dance class themed around her music. “The horror of yesterday’s attack in Southport is washing over me continuously, and I’m just completely in shock,” Swift, 34, wrote via her Instagram Story on Tuesday, July 30. “The loss of life and innocence, […]

Atria Books; Simon & Schuster; Alcove Press; HarperCollins Summer is in full swing, which means there’s no better time to settle in with a steamy romance novel. The first half of the year has seen the release of several new romance novels centering on LGBTQIA+ characters, including TJ Alexander’s Triple Sec and Alison Cochrun’s Here […]

Nicole Scherzinger may have just finished tearing up the West End stage as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, but she hasn’t forgotten where she came from. “It was such a whirlwind,” Scherzinger, 46, exclusively told Us Weekly while reflecting on her time with the Pussycat Dolls. “It’s kind of crazy. So much happened so fast […]

The story of boy bands like the Backstreet Boys and ‘NSync can’t be told without mentioning the late Lou Pearlman, but his influence was a mixed blessing for the musicians in his orbit. Pearlman, who died in 2016 at age 62, was the svengali behind BSB, ‘NSync, O-Town and numerous other boy band and girl […]

Family Feud recently featured a category about iconic rappers, and Steve Harvey was not pleased with what the survey said. During an episode of Celebrity Family Feud featuring Meghan Trainor and Tori Kelly, contestants were asked to name “the greatest rapper of all time.” Harvey, 67, was seemingly in agreement with some of the guests’ […]

If the whole supermodel thing doesn’t work out for Gigi Hadid, she may have a future as a movie critic. Hadid, 29, shared her honest thoughts on pal Blake Lively’s new movie, It Ends With Us, while attending the Deadpool & Wolverine premiere on Monday, July 22. “It is actually so good,” Hadid told E! […]

Patrick and Brittany Mahomes revealed the sex of their third baby — and they’re gearing up to welcome another girl. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and his wife, both 28, shared the news in a joint Instagram post on Friday, July 19. “Baby Mahomes #3 is a….💙🩷,” the duo captioned a video that showed them […]

Stars are just like Us — they have their own pop culture obsessions even as they star in some of ours. For Us Weekly’s new column I’m Obsessed With, Rachel Brosnahan exclusively shared a few of the fixations keeping her busy between projects. “I’m a little late to the party, but I just read Conversations […]

BBMak is back on the road this year as part of the Pop 2000 Tour, but things have changed a lot since their early years as a band — and that includes their tour rider. “Well, there’s fruit now, there’s veggies,” Mark Barry exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting the band’s partnership with Bumble Bee. […]

It’s been nearly two years since The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power premiered, but fans haven’t stopped talking about the finale’s major hint that the Stranger is really Gandalf. Cynthia Addai-Robinson, who plays Númenórean queen Míriel in the Prime Video series, can’t confirm or deny, but she likes the way fans think. […]

Avon(2);‎ Berkley; 8th Note Press MLB All-Star Week is over, but there’s still plenty of baseball to come this summer — and several new baseball-focused romance books to tide you over between games. Cat Sebastian’s latest novel, You Should Be So Lucky, is set in 1960 and tells the story of Eddie, a major league […]

UPDATE, Tuesday, July 16, at 2:16 p.m.: Ingrid Andress announced on Tuesday, July 16, that she is checking into rehab following her national anthem performance. “I’m not gonna bulls–t y’all, I was drunk last night,” she wrote via Instagram on Tuesday. “I’m checking myself into a facility today to get the help I need. That […]

Jessica Capshaw opened up about the painful miscarriage she experienced a decade ago. Capshaw, 47, shared the story during the Monday, July 15, episode of her and Camilla Luddington’s “Call It What It Is” podcast while answering a question from a listener who was wondering whether she should have more kids. “I think that the […]

Sue Bird retired from the WNBA in 2022, but she’s still fighting hard for women’s sports — and she’s feeling optimistic about the future. “I do see us making major strides in the next couple years,” Bird, 43, exclusively told Us Weekly, referring specifically to the WNBA’s infamous pay gap with the NBA. “We have […]

Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images If you met Cassadee Pope on The Voice a decade ago, then you would probably label her as a country singer. But her hardcore fans know she started her career in the pop punk band Hey Monday — and for her new album, she’s going back to her roots. Pope, 34, quietly […]

Jimmy Kimmel shared a positive update on his son Billy’s health two months after the 7-year-old underwent his third open-heart surgery. “Billy’s doing great,” the comedian, 56, told Entertainment Tonight in an interview published Monday, July 8. “He had open-heart surgery; you know he’s got the scars and everything, but he’s just mentally right back […]

Sophie Turner has been living her best life this summer — and she has no plans to slow down before the weather cools off. Turner, 28, gushed about the season in a new Harper’s Bazaar interview published on Monday, July 8, revealing that she’s been spending the past several weeks “having barbecues and cocktails” with […]

After competing for the title of America’s Next Drag Superstar, Kandy Muse is gearing up to vie for the honor of America’s Ultimate Supervillain — and she has thoughts about how her new costars would do in the Werk Room. When asked which House of Villains season 2 star would fare the best on RuPaul’s […]

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars season 9 isn’t over just yet, but some RPDR veterans already have ideas about who might take home the crown. “Based on the show and what we’re seeing so far, I think it’s between Angeria and Gottmik,” Kandy Muse exclusively told Us Weekly in an interview hosted by BetUS. “I […]