Jaime Harkin

Long before she became a global icon, Lady Gaga (real name Stefani Germanotta) was a struggling singer trying to make it in the NYC club scene. “I would knock on door after door after door and just say, ‘Can I please play here?’” the 38-year-old megastar told Hot Ones host Sean Evans on the February […]

When Shania Twain arrived in Nashville in the early 1990s, record execs didn’t quite know what to do with her. She was clearly beautiful and talented, but her music — with its country-pop sound and sassy and unapologetically pro-woman lyrics — didn’t fit into a neat little box. “It was its own thing,” the 59-year-old […]

On the morning of February 26, Michelle Trachtenberg was found unconscious and unresponsive at her midtown NYC apartment by her mom, Lana. She was just 39 years old. “It is with great sadness to confirm that Michelle Trachtenberg has passed away,” the beloved star’s rep told Us Weekly. As news of her untimely death spread, […]

Back in 2008, a young Savannah Guthrie was working as a White House correspondent for NBC when Today sent her to Crawford, Texas, to cover Jenna Bush Hager’s wedding to her now-husband, Henry. “I was outside with fake hay bales,” Guthrie recalls with a giggle, confessing that she had very little intel on the couple […]

What a difference a year makes. On February 9, a somber Taylor Swift watched as boyfriend Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs got pummeled by the Philadelphia Eagles during Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. The vibe had been dramatically different in 2024 when an elated Swift shared a sweet victory kiss with […]

Kevin Costner is having a moment. In December 2024, Kristin Cavallari revealed the 70-year-old actor is her “forever crush” in an Instagram Story, and later that month, Costner made headlines when he was spotted with Jennifer Lopez at hotspot Kemo Sabe in Aspen, Colorado. It wasn’t the first time the internet was abuzz over his […]

It feels like Hollywood’s longest game of he said, she said. Over the summer, reports of tension between It Ends With Us lead Blake Lively and her director and costar, Justin Baldoni, dominated headlines as they promoted the project. Then, in late December 2024, Lively filed a bombshell legal complaint in California claiming Baldoni had […]

For months, there was speculation of trouble in Jessica Simpson’s marriage to husband Eric Johnson. They’ve both been spotted without their wedding rings on multiple occasions and — in an out-of-character move for Simpson — neither noted their 10th wedding anniversary in August 2024 on social media. Simpson, 44, also failed to acknowledge Johnson’s 45th […]

Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg have really committed to PDA, and their version leans heavily on private displays of affection, too. “We like to sneak off at parties,” admits McCarthy, 52, in the latest Us Weekly cover story. “If someone has a Christmas party, we’re going to find the basement bathroom, take advantage of the […]

It seemed like the day would never come. Then, on December 30, 2024, Brad Pitt and ex Angelina Jolie signed off on their divorce after more than eight years spent locked in a bitter legal battle. “There’s a big sense of relief that it’s over,” a source shares in the latest Us Weekly cover story. […]

When Christina Haack, her ex-husband Tarek El Moussa and his wife, Heather Rae El Moussa, signed on to do the new HGTV competition series The Flip Off, they weren’t exactly sure what they were getting themselves into. “I’ve never shot with Heather, so I was like, ‘What’s that going to be like? Tarek and I […]

Cameron Diaz had reached her breaking point. When Annie hit theaters in 2014, it marked her 38th movie in 20 years. “It’s so intense to work at that level and be that public and put yourself out there,” she told pal Gwyneth Paltrow during a 2020 Goop interview. “There’s a lot of energy coming at […]

On screen, he’s played a tightly wound Navy SEAL, a temperamental chef, a weary rock star and a larger-than-life composer. Off camera, Bradley Cooper is a bit harder to peg. Despite being one of the biggest stars in the world, the ultra-private actor has managed to maintain an air of mystery. He prefers the relative […]

It was a birthday to remember for Britney Spears. On December 2 — the same day her divorce from Sam Asghari was finalized — the pop star ushered in 43 with a trip to Mexico. In an Instagram post from her vacay, she filmed a video of a “very, very cute” small strawberry cake a […]

The holidays have historically been a happy time for the royal family, full of long-standing traditions like opening gifts on Christmas Eve at Sandringham Estate and partaking in the annual Christmas morning walk to St. Mary Magdalene church. For Princess Kate and Prince William, it’s the time of year when they retreat to their cozy […]

Last January, Snoop Dogg’s daughter, Cori Broadus, was busy planning her wedding to fiancé Wayne Duece when the unthinkable happened: At just 24 years old, she suffered a severe stroke. “I was celebrating at a party, and then the next day, I’m in the hospital,” she recalls in Us Weekly’s latest cover story. Family members, […]

After 152 dates across 54 cities and five continents, some 7,000 songs, more than $2 billion in ticket sales, countless friendship bracelets and dozens of A-list attendees, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour will finally come to a close on December 8 in Vancouver, British Columbia. It’s been an eventful nearly two-year ride for Swift. Professionally, she […]

In Prince William’s final day in Cape Town, South Africa, following his annual Earthshot Prize awards, the royal answered a reporter’s question about how the past year has been for him with surprising candidness. “Honestly, it’s been dreadful,” he confessed. “It’s probably been the hardest year in my life.” William has been forced to contend […]

On October 26, gossip blogger Tasha Lustig spilled some major tea on Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster on her Instagram account. “Do y’all remember when I told you this man was up to no good,” asked the content creator as she pointed to a photo of the Music Man costars looking lovey-dovey on a red […]

On October 29, one day after news broke that Gisele Bündchen is pregnant with her third child — her first with boyfriend of one year Joaquim Valente — the supermodel debuted her baby bump outside a workout class in Miami. Dressed in black leggings, a black cap and a button-down shirt, Bündchen was spotted leaving […]

Princess Kate Middleton made an unexpected but very welcome return to public duties alongside her husband, Prince William, on October 10, when the couple visited the town of Southport to show support following the July 29 attack on three children. As they made their way to the local community center, the pair looked more in […]