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Meghan Markle’s new Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, has been met with some scathing criticism as she brings viewers inside her California home for homemaking tips, a la Martha Stewart. Or, as The Guardian wrote, “The mildest way to describe this show is as a ghastly artefact of a particular cultural era that recently met […]

The investigation into the mysterious deaths of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, it’s clear that while authorities are uncovering some answers surrounding their passing — there are plenty of unknowns. Hackman, 95, and Arakawa, 64, were found dead in their Santa Fe, New Mexico home on Wednesday, February 26, […]

Marc Andrew Deley/FilmMagic A search warrant has revealed more information about the pills found inside the home of the late Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa. The warrant, obtained by People, reveals Tylenol, unspecified thyroid medication and diltiazem, a medication used to treat high blood pressure were found by the authorities. The couple was […]

Getty Images (2) As a retired Hollywood star, Gene Hackman was plenty generous, as one of his friends and former business partners remembers. Doug Lanham owned Jinja Bar & Bistro in Santa Fe, New Mexico when he first met Hackman. The two struck up a friendship and Hackman eventually became co-owner of the restaurant, which […]

There is no denying that Danielle Reyes had a rough start on The Traitors season 3. Selected as a Traitor during the premiere, Danielle, 53, was never on the same page as her fellow Traitors, “Boston” Rob Mariano, Carolyn Wiger and Bob the Drag Queen. Her play in the first several episodes was emotional, erratic […]

The two dogs found alive at the home of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa are safe with local animal control, according to a press release from the Santa Fe County sheriff’s office. Hackman and Arakawa’s bodies were found Wednesday, February 26, along with the body of one of their three German Shepherds. Hackman was 95 […]

Gene Hackman pursued an active lifestyle in the time leading up to his death despite his advanced age, according to his daughter, Leslie Anne Allen. “He liked to ride his bicycle and he was still doing Pilates at 95 [years old],” Leslie told Luxury Handbag Shopping. “We are very saddened about the news. It’s kind of […]

The circumstances around the death of Betsy Arakawa, the wife of Gene Hackman, could have lent itself to mummification, according to a forensic pathologist. Arakawa was found dead in the couple’s Santa Fe, New Mexico, home on Wednesday, February 26. Her body was “in a state of decomposition” that included bloating in her face and […]

Billy Joel took a tumble during his concert last Saturday, February 22, prompting audible gasps from the audience. The incident happened while Joel, 75, was performing his 1980 single “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me” at Mohegan Sun in Montville, Connecticut. Concertgoers said he was twirling his microphone and lost his balance as he […]

Ellen Pompeo remembers her days as a young actress and the undue attention that was put on her appearance — something she hopes has changed for those who have come after her. Pompeo, 55, described the anxiety that the criticism caused in a People interview published Wednesday, February 26. “I was so skinny and I […]

Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, appeared to have been dead for “some time” when her body was found in the couple’s Santa Fe, New Mexico home, according to a report from TMZ. Arakawa was 64 at the time of her death, and Hackman, whose body was found in a separate room, was 95. Police told […]

Even on a cast with reality TV legends, few have had a bigger target on their back throughout Deal or No Deal Island season 2 than Courtney “CK” Kim. With her outspoken nature and a notorious cheating incident during one of the excursions, CK, 36, quickly became one of the season’s villains. La Shell Wooten, […]

Michelle Trachtenberg’s mother, Lana, discovered the late actress’s body in her New York City apartment on Wednesday morning, February 26, according to ABC News. Lana discovered her daughter unconscious at around 8 a.m. in the former Buffy the Vampire Slayer star’s Midtown West apartment. She was 39. Michelle’s cause of death was not immediately apparent, […]

Tatum O’Neal won a supporting actress Oscar when she was just 10 years old, starring opposite her father, Ryan O’Neal in the 1973 film Paper Moon — and 50 years later, when Ryan died in December 2023, Tatum learned she had been cut out of his will. She was devastated at the time, the former […]

Getty Images (3) Kanye West wants no part of the feud between rappers Bhad Bhabie and Alabama Barker. Bhad Bhabie, 21, released her diss track, “Ms. Whitman,” on Tuesday, February 25, and in it, she samples the instrumental from West, 47, and Ty Dolla $ign’s single, “Carnival.” The “Hi Bich” rapper took it a step […]

Monica Schipper/Getty Images There’s a plan for Elle Woods to return to theaters for the first time in more than 20 years with Legally Blonde 3 — and cowriter Mindy Kaling is giving the best update she can. “I don’t have any power here,” Kaling, 45, told Time in an interview published on Wednesday, February […]

Those hoping to see Patrick Mahomes Sr. and John Rocker go head-to-head, prepare to be disappointed — the fight has officially been canceled, and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy claims Brittany Mahomes is partially to blame. The initial plan was for the two former MLB relief pitchers to participate in one of Barstool’s Rough N’ […]

As his estranged wife, Teddi Mellencamp, recovers from surgery to remove multiple tumors in her brain, Edwin Arroyave is choosing to think positively. Arroyave, 47, explained his outlook via an Instagram Reel posted on Thursday, February 20, just over a week after Mellencamp’s surgery. “So I wanted to share with you guys something that has […]

Brandi Cyrus has some serious FOMO when it comes to Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary special. The actress and DJ unloaded her thoughts on SNL 50 on the Wednesday, February 19, episode of her “Your Favorite Thing” podcast, which she cohosts with Wells Adams, and she revealed the one question about the festivities that she […]

The only daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Anne has played an active role in the British royal family for decades. Even as she gets older, the Princess Royal says she has no intention of slowing down. “I don’t think there’s a retirement program on this particular life,” she told the Press Association […]

Michael Owens/Getty Images The NFL’s AFC East division consists of the Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins. But if you ask Hailee Steinfeld, it’s just the Bills, led by her fiancé, Josh Allen, and some also-rans. Steinfeld, 28, played a game of Truth or Wear with celebrity style outlet Who […]