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Senior Writer Ryan Hudgins is a full-time staff member who writes across all verticals and contributes to breaking news. She’s a fan of all things pop culture and can answer most any trivia about The Bachelor franchise. Ryan is also an avid reader, known to read a book in one sitting. Prior to joining the Us Weekly team in 2023, she was a digital editorial intern at Today and wrote for the Chicago Tribune. Ryan received her bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Richmond. While originally from Chicago, she is currently based out of New York City.

Influencer Madeleine White Shares Gory Details on Her 'Traumatic' Labor Experience

Influencer Madeleine White Shares Details on Her 'Traumatic' Labor Experience

Influencer Madeleine White is getting candid about her labor experience. “OK, you want my birth story, I’ll give you my birth story. This is the first time I’ve ever put a trigger warning at the beginning of my video. But if you are pregnant, I would maybe skip. If you are triggered by traumatic birth […]

Adam Sandler Spotted in NYC Ahead of Travis and Taylor Wedding

Adam Sandler and More of Taylor, Travis' Friends Seen in NYC Before Wedding

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s loved ones have been spotted in New York City as speculation grows about the pair’s upcoming nuptials. Swift and Kelce, who announced their engagement in 2025, have been rumored to be tying the knot in New York City’s Madison Square Garden over the July 4 weekend. Us Weekly previously reported […]

Kylie Kelce Won't Wear String Bikinis Again: 'Under No Circumstance'

Why Kylie Kelce Will ‘Under No Circumstance’ Wear String Bikinis Again

Kylie Kelce is opening up about her decision to avoid one type of swim suit style: a string bikini. “Personally after having four children, I can honestly say I don’t think I’m going to wear a bikini again,” Kelce, 34, said on the Thursday, July 2, episode of the “Not Gonna Lie” podcast, while chatting […]

BiP's Alli Jo and Sam McKinney's Relationship Timeline

BiP's Alli Jo Hinkes and Sam McKinney's Relationship Timeline

Bachelor in Paradise’s Alli Jo Hinkes and Sam McKinney found their match outside of filming. Bachelor Nation first met Sam when he appeared as a contestant on Jenn Tran’s season 21 of The Bachelorette in 2024. After receiving the first impression rose, Sam was later eliminated after struggling to answer questions about the lead outside […]

Ashley Tisdale Mom Group Drama Inspired New Show

Ashley Tisdale’s Mom Group Drama Inspires New Comedy ‘Toxic Moms’

Ashley Tisdale is taking her mom group drama to the small screen. Deadline reported on Thursday, July 2, that Tisdale, 41, has teamed up with Sabrina Jalees and Ali Wong for Toxic Moms, a comedy series that has landed at Netflix for development. Toxic Moms, which was written by Jalees, is a half-hour series following […]

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Donate $26 Million to Charities Before Wedding

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Donate $26 Million to Charities Before Wedding

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are giving back ahead of their rumored nuptials. The couple have donated $26 million to charities across the United States this week. The New York organizations include: City Harvest, Food Bank For NYC, New York Cares, Education Through Music, Answer The Call, Musical Mentors, After-School All- Stars, MSK Kids (the […]

Influencer Babies of 2026

Influencer Babies of 2026: Pookie and Jett and More Stars Who Gave Birth This Year

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 […]

Michael Rubin Clarifies Whether White Party Was Moved for Taylor Swift Wedding

Michael Rubin Clarifies Whether White Party Was Moved for Taylor Swift

Michael Rubin is addressing speculation his iconic 4th of July White Party in the Hamptons moved dates because of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s rumored wedding. “We were debating the dates,” Rubin, 53, told People in an interview published on Wednesday, July 1. “We were certainly aware of that date, but we didn’t change it […]

Influencer Nara Smith and Lucky Blue Smith’s Family Guide: Meet Their Kids

Influencer Nara Smith and Lucky Blue Smith’s Family Guide: Meet Their Kids

Influencers Nara and Lucky Blue Smith have always wanted children at a young age. “Lucky had Gravity when he was really young,” Nara told GQ Hype in 2024, referring to Lucky’s daughter with ex-girlfriend Stormi Bree Henley. “It felt like a natural thing, ‘Yeah, I think I’m ready to have kids.’ When I’m 40, they’ll […]

What We Know About Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Wedding So Far: Invitations, Location and More

What We Know About Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Wedding So Far

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are gearing up to say “I do.” The couple announced their engagement in 2025, sharing a photo of Kelce down on one knee as he popped the question to Swift. “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” the pair captioned their Instagram post at the time. Since […]

Golfer Rory McIlroy and Wife Erica Make Rare Appearance at Wimbledon, Sit in Royal Box

Golfer Rory McIlroy and Wife Erica Stoll Make Rare Appearance at Wimbledon

Golfer Rory McIlroy and his wife, Erica Stoll, were all smiles at Wimbledon. While enjoying their outing in London, the couple was spotted inside the Royal Box on Tuesday, June 30. In one image, McIlroy, 37, and Stoll, 38, shared a sweet smooch while they watched the match. McIlroy sported his Masters green jacket, which […]

Tate Pauls TRO Denied by Judge More Us Weekly Top Stories

Tate Paul's TRO Against Taylor Frankie Paul Denied and More Us Top Stories

Get a rundown of Us Weekly‘s top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on July 1, 2026. Here are the key takeaways: • A Utah court denied Tate Paul‘s temporary restraining order against ex-wife Taylor Frankie Paul, finding insufficient evidence of immediate harm and noting that Taylor had the children while Tate […]

Mitch McConnell Found Unconscious Last Month After Possible Heart Attack: Report

Mitch McConnell Found Unconscious Last Month After Possible Heart Attack

Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was reportedly found unconscious in June after suffering a potential heart attack. Multiple news outlets reported on Wednesday, July 1, that audio of emergency services dispatch calls detailed an “unconscious” person at McConnell’s Washington. D.C. home on June 14 before 9 a.m. The New York Post reported that emergency […]

Tate Paul Restraining Order Against Taylor Frankie Paul Denied

Tate Paul’s Restraining Order Against Ex Taylor Frankie Paul Denied

Tate Paul’s temporary restraining order against ex-wife Taylor Frankie Paul has been denied. “As Tate himself recognizes, many of his supporting allegations are based upon inadmissible hearsay, without any corroborating evidence,” court documents obtained by Us Weekly on Wednesday, July 1, read. “Many of the concerns, like the children not doing well in school and […]

Dorit Kemsley Throws Shade at 'Disappointing and Fascinating' Mauricio Umansky

Dorit Kemsley Throws Shade at 'Disappointing' Mauricio Umansky

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Dorit Kemsley is not mincing words when it comes to her costar Kyle Richards’ estranged husband, Mauricio Umansky. When a user impersonated Umansky, 56, in a Tuesday, June 30, Instagram video, Kemsley, 49, took to the comments section to write, “😂😂😂It’s funny… I don’t think he has any idea […]

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Inside Taylor Swift’s Relationship With Travis Kelce’s 4 Nieces

Taylor Swift has fully embraced auntie mode ahead of her highly anticipated wedding to Travis Kelce. “Everybody knows how close Travis is with his family, so it really means everything to him how seamlessly Taylor blends in with all of them,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly in January 2024 of Swift’s easy rapport with […]

Lori Loughlin Announces Next 'Garage Sale Mysteries' Coming to Hallmark After Her Network Hiatus

Lori Loughlin Announces Next 'Garage Sale Mystery' After Hallmark Hiatus

Lori Loughlin is making her return to Garage Sale Mystery after a years-long hiatus. “Hi everyone! I am so excited to announce that we are bringing Garage Sale Mystery back,” Loughlin, 61, said in a Tuesday, June 30, Instagram video shared by the official Hallmark Channel account. “It’ll be coming your way sometime this fall. […]

RHOCs Jennifer Pedranti Defends Long Engagement to Ryan Boyajian, Promises Wedding Is Coming

RHOC’s Jennifer Pedranti Defends Long Engagement to Ryan Boyajian

The Real Housewives of Orange County’s Jennifer Pedranti isn’t in a rush to make things official with fiancé Ryan Boyajian — but she is looking forward to their wedding when it does happen. “A long engagement is fine,” Jennifer, 48, exclusively told Us Weekly at the RHOC season 20 premiere party on Tuesday, June 30. […]

Influencer Deaths of 2026 Joel Yukich

Influencer Deaths of 2026: Joel Yukich and More Content Creators We’ve Lost

Social media is paying tribute to many influencers who died in 2026. While recording a private New Year’s Eve livestream, Sergio Jiménez died at age 37. Days later, content creator Athira Auni died on January 3 at age 21 after a motorcycle accident. In February, Chinnu Papu died by suicide at age 24. In March, […]

Cooking Influencer Joel Yukich Dead at Age 35

Cooking Influencer Joel Yukich, 35, Died ‘Suddenly’ After ‘Medical Event’

Cooking influencer Joel Yukich has died at age 35. “My name is Keegan, and I’ve known Joel since we were kids,” read a message that was posted via Yukich’s Facebook on Tuesday, June 30. “We spent much of our teen years together, and in 2017, I moved in with Joel, where we lived together for […]

Bill Maher Defends Interviewing Vice President JD Vance on His Show: ‘I Like to Actually Talk’

Bill Maher Defends His Interview With Vice President JD Vance

Democrat Bill Maher is speaking out after facing criticism for how he handled his interview with Vice President JD Vance. “They would never be happy unless JD Vance walked out and I punched him in the nose,” Maher, 70, told Fox News Digital in an interview published on Monday, June 29. “That’s the only thing […]

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