Get a rundown of Us‘ top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on October 1, 2026. Here are the key takeaways:
• Law enforcement responded to Hayden Panettiere‘s West Hollywood apartment for a welfare check on August 9, one week before the Nashville star was found dead in a South Carolina Airbnb. A source told Us the actress “had become unresponsive to many people in her circle” in the days before her August 16 death.
• Brittany Cartwright showed off a 20-pound weight loss in a lace lingerie-inspired bikini on Instagram on September 30. The Valley star has credited GLP-1 medication from Fridays and an October mommy makeover for her transformation, writing that she “finally got my sparkle back.”
• Mario Lopez weighed in on former Saved by the Bell costar Tiffani Thiessen‘s claim that residual checks from the NBC sitcom have “dried up.” Lopez shared Thiessen’s Page Six quotes on X on September 30, adding simply, “Real talk.”
Edited by Samantha Benitz. Story produced with AI assistance
