Happy couple! Meghan Markle was all smiles as she supported her husband, Prince Harry, at the Salute to Freedom Gala in New York City.

The twosome walked hand in hand on the red carpet outside of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on Wednesday, November 10, ahead of the festivities.

“I’m always proud of him,” Meghan, 40, told reporters of Harry, 37, before heading into the event.

Meghan wore a red, V-neck gown and matching red heels. She donned a poppy pin on the left side of the dress as she posed for photos alongside her husband. The poppy is a symbol of remembrance for veterans and those who served in the U.K.

The prince, who is presenting Intrepid Valor Awards to five service members, veterans and military families at the gala, wore a navy suit, matching bowtie and a poppy on his lapel next to his medals of honor.

The duo stopped on the carpet to chat with some of the night’s recipients, according to royal reporter Omid Scobie.

The Duke of Sussex served in the U.K. army for 10 years, rising to the rank of captain before his 2015 retirement. He was deployed to Afghanistan for two tours during his time in the service.

Earlier this week, Harry spoke out against people who reacted negatively to his and Meghan’s departure from the U.K. and their subsequent relocation to the U.S. in 2020.

“Maybe people know this and maybe they don’t, but the term ‘Megxit’ was or is a misogynistic term, and it was created by a troll, amplified by royal correspondents, and it grew and grew and grew into mainstream media,” Harry said during a panel at Wired’s Re:Wired Conference on Tuesday, November 9, according to Vanity Fair. “But it began with a troll.”

The former pilot explained that the term is harmful and like many things online, its spread comes from misinformation. Harry addressed the hate speech that his wife has experienced since marrying him in May 2018, pointing to the similar attacks his late mother, Princess Diana, faced.

“I know the story all too well. I lost my mother to this self-manufactured rabidness, and I don’t want to lose the mother of my children to the same thing,” the royal continued, referencing his and Meghan’s two children: son Archie, 2, and daughter Lilibet, 5 months.

The Invictus Games founder explained that he and the Bench author had become targets of a coordinated social media campaign, revealing that a recent Bot Sentinel study showed that more than 70 percent of the “hate speech” about the Suits alum was “driven by fewer than 50 accounts.”

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A night to remember! Miranda Lambert kicked off the 2021 Country Music Awards on Wednesday, November 10, with a killer rendition of her greatest hits.

Lambert performed a medley of “Kerosene,” “Mama’s Broken Heart,” “Bluebird,” “Little Red Wagon” and “Gunpowder & Lead.” The “Bluebird” singer also celebrated her 38th birthday at the Nashville awards show, which she attended with husband Brendan McLoughlin.

Lambert — who is nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Musical Event of the Year — sat beside her “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” duet partner Elle King post-performance.

“I am opening the show this year, so I can’t tell you much other than that. Some surprises,” the Casa Rosa owner teased on Monday, November 8, in a CMAs video. “I’m also done at 7:05 p.m., so I get to sit and enjoy my night, which is amazing.”

The “Mama’s Broken Heart” singer’s three 2021 nods bring her total to 58 throughout her career. That number makes Lambert the third-most nominated artist in CMA history.

“I’m so thankful to still be coming to the CMAs. It’s been, like, a decade and a half [that] I have gotten to be a part of it,” she said on Monday. “It never gets old. It’s also one of those nights where you get to reunite with friends. It’s a really cool night.”

Looking back, the “Tequila Does” songstress revealed that her past Album of the Year win is a “huge one” for her, because she puts “so much” into each record.

“It’s a whole lot of me coming out on tape,” Lambert explained in the CMAs teaser. “When I won for Album of the Year in 2010, it was a huge milestone for me. It’s the utmost compliment for a songwriter when your peers vote for your music.”

The “House That Built Me” singer has had a lot to celebrate recently, beginning with her husband’s 30th birthday on October 14. The next day, Lambert released “If I Was a Cowboy” as her latest single.

Later that month, Lambert, Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe dropped their Pistol Annies Christmas album, Hell of a Holiday.

The Texas native was also inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 26.

“It is truly one of the greatest honors of my life. I am beyond grateful to join such an amazing group of women,” Lambert captioned a series of photos from the special night via Instagram. “I’m still processing this and will be for a long time. Being part of this kick ass club has lit a new fire in me to keep pushing to be better. To keep learning new things and to hold on tight to the grit and determination it takes to achieve your goals.”

The Grammy winner continued: “I have a long way to go to be half as cool the 200 plus cowgirls that have also been inducted over the years but I’m ready for the journey. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to the @cowgirlmuseum for trusting me with this honor. Thank you to my family and close friends for joining me to celebrate and to Eleanor Green for nominating me. My heart is full. ❤️.”

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Keep the change ya filthy animal! Catherine O’Hara has a soft spot for her hit holiday film Home Alone — but her family isn’t as over the moon about it.

“I love it,” the 67-year-old actress told E! News on Wednesday, November 10, of being part of so many fans’ movie-watching traditions. “Because I have my own and there’s movies that I have to watch every Christmas.”

The Schitt’s Creek alum pointed to 1942’s Holiday Inn, 1945’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and 1946’s It’s a Wonderful Life as her go-to holiday picks, before mentioning 1990’s Home Alone.

“Oh yeah, have to force my kids to watch that,” she joked.

O’Hara portrayed Kevin McAllister’s (Macaulay Culkin) mom, Kate McAllister, in both Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. In both the films, Kevin’s family manages to forget about him — first he’s left home in Chicago by himself and then he accidentally flies to New York instead of getting on a plane with his big brood.

More than three decades after the John Hughes’ movie hit theaters, the Canadian actress is still recognized for her role as the frazzled, but ultra-protective Kate. In fact, O’Hara recently teamed up with Kevin Hart to spoof the hit holiday film as part of Chase’s latest Freedom Unlimited campaign.

In the commercial, the actress dons her movie husband Peter McAllister’s (the late John Heard) iconic tan coat as she shops in a big department store. When she realizes that Kevin is missing, O’Hara screams his name in a similar fashion to that of the two movies.

“I can’t believe you lost another Kevin,” Hart, 42, says in the ad after finding O’Hara, to which she replies, “It’s a holiday tradition!”

While promoting the partnership, O’Hara also reflected on a few more of her family traditions, including getting a “really fresh tree” that she keeps up until February.

“Baking. I love to bake,” she told the outlet, noting that as a kid she had a lot of wonderful Christmases with her parents and six siblings. “My dad would go outside the house and pretend to be Santa. They would buy pajamas and my mom would go in the bedroom and say, ‘Oh, Santa’s here.'”

The Best in Show actress kept that tradition alive with her own kids, sons Matthew, 27, and Luke, 24, whom she shares with husband Bo Welch.

“I did that for years with my kids. My husband and I, he’d go outside and ring the bell [as the kids listened from behind the locked door],” she explained. “I bet they’ll still go along with it if I asked them.”

O’Hara previously paid tribute to her Home Alone character by recreating her iconic “Kevin!” scream in a TikTok video in November 2020. It received more than 3.5 million views within the first few weeks of it going live.

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“The start of my show and the start of filming was [also] the start of my new … journey,” the 36-year-old star exclusively told Us Weekly on Tuesday, November 9, while promoting her new show Kendra Sells Hollywood. “Everything just started all at once, including the decision to start dating. It just kinda happened.”

The Girls Next Door alum revealed she “never” planned to date while filming the upcoming Discovery+ series — but that changed when her self-esteem returned.

“I needed to do some healing,” she explained, adding that once shooting started everything changed. “When those cameras turned on — and I was ready to start my new career — all my confidence just came back all at once. I don’t know what happened. It wasn’t ego. It was confidence.”

The Sliding Into Home author recalled feeling “natural” on camera, so much so that she was genuinely caught off guard when a planned meal turned into something romantic.

“I found myself at this business dinner and then I was like, ‘Wait, what is this? Is [this] a business dinner, or is this a date?’ I can’t tell. And he’s like, ‘Well, what do you want it to be?’” Wilkinson told Us of the show’s ability to blur the lines between her work and personal life. “And this is all on camera. I swear to God, I went red. I’m like, ‘Oh, my God.’ You see me die of embarrassment.”

The TV personality revealed that fans will see a “a lot of new first steps” in her new life. “I’m now just witnessing it too,” she added. “It’s all real. All new. All authentic again. Hopefully I do get to, you know, unfold this new journey and meet someone and love someone and marry someone.”

Wilkinson, who was married to Hank Baskett from 2009 to 2018, noted that she “definitely” wants to tie the knot again in the future. “I love to be married. I would marry again for sure,” she told Us.

While her love life is one of the main story lines on Kendra Sells Hollywood, her shift to a real estate agent in the Los Angeles area is an even bigger topic.

“I was on TV for 14 years and it all came to an end one day. And my marriage, my job, everything just kind of came to an end,” Wilkinson said of her career shakeup. “I spent two years in silence and loneliness and I kind of just made a decision and I stuck with it. I committed to it. I had to do something to get back on my feet again.”

The California native, who shares Hank Jr., 11, and Alijah, 7, with the former NFL player, 39, noted that there was a “lot of healing” that took place before she was back on her feet personally and professionally.

She recalled “doing little things” with her kids and on her own before “setting little goals” toward a new life.

“It all worked. I now started my new career in real estate [Douglas Elliman Real Estate], with the best real estate company in the world. I went right into to the best of the best,” Wilkinson said, noting that she has yet to sell a house but is being mentored by her peers. “I just [had] to really reinvent myself here and I really have to do the real work. I’m ready for it. I’m so excited to do the work and use my brain.”

Kendra Sells Hollywood premieres exclusively on Discovery+ Wednesday, November 17.

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While Emma, 29, has been part of the Oppenheim Group family since 2018, season 4 of the Netflix series will be her first time on camera with her coworkers. Her ongoing feud with Christine, however, appears to be an even bigger story line than her major Los Angeles listings.

“I’m here to work and hopefully all this high school drama that I’ve dealt with for years can stay like Christine, out of mind,” Emma said in the trailer for the new season, which dropped on Wednesday, November 10.

According to Christine, 33, the drama between the two ladies stems from Emma getting engaged to her ex-boyfriend “two months after we broke up.” Heather Rae Young noted in the teaser that it’s a “sensitive subject” for Christine. Neither woman named the man who put them at odds.

Although Christine is now married to Christian Richard —and the duo welcomed their first child in May — the tension between her and Emma appears to be fresh.

In fact, Emma previously teased her issues with Christine during an October interview with Nylon.

“I’ll say no comment on that one,” she told the magazine after being asked whether Christine as a “fabulous and wild” off screen as she is on the show. “I’ll leave that one a ‘no comment.’”

The L.A. resident also shared what it was like for her to transition from a behind-the-scenes member of the real estate team to someone on the series.

“When I signed on to do the show, I was definitely … not hesitant, but I didn’t know exactly what I was signing up for, and to be honest, it’s been very second nature to me,” Emma told the outlet. “I’m very comfortable with the cameras around. I’m 100 percent myself, whether it’s on camera, off camera and I think it’s important to stay genuine to who you are.”

Her appearance on the series, however, could mean even more problems between her and Christine. “Hands down, season 4 will be the juiciest season to come and I am not exaggerating in the slightest bit,” she added.

Costar and pal Chrishell Stause exclusively told Us Weekly in June that the addition of both Emma and Vanessa Villela will definitely shake things up.

“They are in different stages in their real estate [careers] and obviously, it definitely stirs the pot a little bit. But I will say they’re really lovely,” the former soap star, 40, said at the time. “You never know what people’s reactions are going to be, but I’ve really enjoyed working with them. It’s Selling Sunset, so I can’t say that’s been the case with everyone, or we wouldn’t have a show. But they are really great.”

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The 28-year-old contestant pulled up on a yellow school bus during the show’s October premiere as a nod to Michelle Young’s job as a fifth-grade teacher.

“Didn’t you ever learn bus safety? They tell you not to stick your head out the window,” Michelle, 28, joked as Chris S. arrived at the house. “I couldn’t help myself,” he replied.

While Chris’ sweet arrival — he wore shorts and a backpack to fully embody being a schoolboy — earned him some points with Michelle, as the season continued, he started to make waves with some of the other men.

“I want to say something, there are guys here that think they have it in the bag,” Chris said in a teaser for the November 9, episode. “I think that’s bull—t. They’re not showing you the effort that you deserve.”

One man proceeded to call him a “snake” as clips of Chris smiling played in the background. Meanwhile, Nayte Olukoya claimed “there was no reason for any of this” and therefore chose to confront him. In the teaser, the two men have words, and as Nayte leans in toward Chris, he reacts by saying, “Are you going to put hands on me?”

While Chris clearly rubbed some of the guys the wrong way, he appeared to think his actions are that of a knight in shining armor. “I came in on my white horse and I saved her” he said in the clip.

Despite the drama onscreen, Chris’ close friends describe him as “goofy and easygoing,” according to his ABC bio.

“When it comes to relationships, he isn’t here to joke around,” the bio stated. “When Chris S. falls, he falls hard. He is looking for an adventurous woman who is confident, kind and selfless. … He is a firm believer that chivalry isn’t dead.”

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The 32-year-old contestant literally put his head on a dinner plate, which was hidden under a silver lid, to meet Michelle on night one. Rick chose to stay inside the cart for the majority of the night — turning heads in the Bachelorette pad.

“I’m someone who is very lighthearted. I like to enjoy life even during the serious moments, and I like to make people laugh,” Rick said during an October appearance on the “Click Bait With Bachelor Nation” podcast of his arrival decision. “I know that you’re not guaranteed one-on-one time with Michelle, and a big concern of mine was going home that first night if I don’t make an impression.”

The California resident explained that his funny entrance also had a deeper meaning behind it, which helped the 28-year-old star learn more about him right from the start.

“The story behind the table itself is I love food and I know she’s kind of a foodie herself,” Rick said. “And in my past, I worked in restaurants for a long period of time, so I thought it was a good way to introduce a few details about me.”

The Bachelor Nation star is a “self-proclaimed hopeless romantic,” according to his ABC bio.

“He finds romanticism in the small things in life and is the type of guy who will send you flowers at work for no reason but to say, ‘I love you.’ He wears his heart on his sleeve because when he is into someone, he wants them to know and doesn’t want to play games,” the bio continued. “He does love a good game night though because he says he can tell a lot about someone’s personality when competition is involved.”

Rick’s seemingly good heart has also led to a lot of trust between him and Michelle early on in the season.

During the November 2 episode of the dating series, the teacher broke down after Jamie Skaar claimed the men were questioning her character because of questions of her pre-show relationships with Joe Coleman and a mystery man.

Rick later came to the rescue and reassured Michelle that no one in the house ever questioned her or her intentions. The heartfelt moment led to Bachelor Nation swooning over him via social media and rooting for him moving forward.

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Focusing on work. Blake Moynes celebrated his latest career venture following his split from Katie Thurston last month.

“In today’s world it’s easy to get sucked into all the negativity and your mind can sometimes be your worst enemy,” the 31-year-old star captioned an Instagram video on Monday, November 8. “To get back into a positive head space, I rely on passion. I channel that passion to do good. When you do good, you feel good.”

The wildlife manager went on to reflect on the ups and downs he’s faced since he and Thurston, 30, announced their split on October 25.

“Today, something super exciting came to fruition that I’ve been working on for a little while now,” Moynes began his video. “I’ve had to put [it] on the back burner for weeks just due to the obvious events that have happened … with Katie and I and the breakup.”

The Canada native explained that “it hasn’t been easy” for him since the two went their separate ways after six months together. Moynes proposed to Thurston during the season 17 Bachelorette finale, which filmed in April, but didn’t air until four months later.

“I know it hasn’t been easy for her, just as it hasn’t been for me. The internet is a very cruel, nasty, sh—y place,” he continued on Monday. “Without the love and support that you guys give me — the community that we kind of created here through this amazing experience that I’ve had — allows me to commit to trying to make a difference in the world.”

Moynes thanked his followers, clarifying that when he talks about “me,” he means “us,” as in his online community as a whole. “This wouldn’t be happening with this community that we created,” he added. “I just want to say thank you for that.”

The animal lover — who vied for both Clare Crawley and Tayshia Adams’ hearts during season 16 of The Bachelorette before competing on Thurston’s season — then reflected on his recent trip to Kenya.

He explained that after returning to Canada in October following a three-week adventure in Africa, he knew he wanted to do something more to help with wildlife preservation support.

“When I left there, it was very obvious to me that I wanted to do something more,” Moynes said. “When you’re given an opportunity like this and a platform to do something good with it …  I created a fund. It’s called the Mowgli Moynes Fund.”

The TV personality will take a portion of everything that comes through his social media pages and put them back into the wildlife conservation fund.

“I’m super excited. I can’t thank you enough. We’re going to do a lot of great together,” he concluded. “I really, really appreciate all the support and I know Katie does too.”

Moynes previously opened up about how he was dealing with his recent breakup, noting on November 1 that his sister, Emily Moynes, and his animals have helped him push through the bad.

“When times are really tough and things just aren’t going the way you had hoped … it’s always the same ‘gang’ that gets ya back on your feet,” Blake wrote via Instagram at the time. “Feels good to start getting back into the swing of things.”

​​Thurston, for her part, shut down new romance rumors after she posted a throwback photo with Bachelorette’s John Hersey earlier this month.

The Washington native sparked relationship speculation on Sunday, November 7, when she captioned an old video “the first time I saw John since filming.” She later shared two Polaroids of her and the 27-year-old bartender playing cards via social media.

“Y’all getting wild in my DMs,” Thurston captioned the snaps, playing coy about her and Hersey’s status.

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“Literally, y’all need to calm the f—k down,” the 29-year-old actress wrote via her Instagram Story on Tuesday, November 9, alongside an alleged photo of the 37-year-old quarterback. “This is straight up HILARIOUS.”

The Big Little Lies alum claimed that some news outlets are trying to “disparage” Rodgers by “finding random f—king men on the streets of L.A. and saying it’s him.”

Woodley called out one outlet after the site published a photo of a man who slightly resembled the NFL star. “Breaking the rules: On Monday, Rodgers was spotted grabbing some coffee in Brentwood [California],” the outlet claimed.

The Divergent actress pointed out that the caption was false, and the photo was not her fiancé.

“I know Aaron’s body very well. First off, his feet, ahem and no offense to this rando dude, are a LOT bigger,” she wrote alongside the snap on Tuesday.

Woodley shared a second photo published by the Daily Mail of the same man walking to a car wearing all black, a face covering and carrying coffee.

“Also, for those of us who know Aaron beyond the worlds of obsessed sport [stories] … it’s no secret he has the hairiest hands on the f—king planet,” the Fault in Our Stars actress commented. “This oblivious homie, clearly, does not.”

After focusing on a close-up photo of the alleged athlete driving in California, Woodley noted again that it wasn’t her man. “Also, cute car dude, but Aaron would never drive this,” she wrote.

Rodgers addressed his rumored L.A. outing on Tuesday during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show. “I’m in Green Bay, not in L.A. as reported. I have been at my house during quarantine,” he confirmed.

Woodley’s support for Rodgers came just days after news broke that the Green Bay Packers star had tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday, November 3.

Rodgers’ diagnosis raised eyebrows since he previously said he was “immunized” against the virus. The NFL launched an investigation into the former Jeopardy! guest host and the Packers amid questions of whether they broke COVID-19 protocols.

The California native addressed the controversy two days later, claiming he “didn’t lie” about his initial vaccination status and insisted he was not anti-vaccine.

“Had there been a follow-up to my statement that I’d been immunized, I would have responded with this: I would have said, ‘Look, I’m not some sort of anti-vax-flat-Earther. I’m somebody who’s a critical thinker,’” Rodgers said during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Friday, November 5. “I march to the beat of my own drum. I believe strongly in bodily autonomy, [in the] ability to make choices for your body, not to have to acquiesce to some woke culture or crazed group of individuals who say you have to do something.”

He explained that he has an allergy to an ingredient in the mRNA vaccines, which is why both the Pfizer and the Moderna options were off the table. Rodgers said he chose not to get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine because at the time he heard that people were having an “adverse event” after getting that shot.

The former California University, Berkley quarterback noted that he looked into other ways to “protect” himself and his teammates which is when he found an “immunization protocol” that he believes served as a long-term solution. The NFL, however, didn’t approve the alternative immunization and told Rodgers he would be considered unvaccinated for the 2021 season.

Since then, Rodgers claimed he has “followed every protocol” laid out by the league, including traveling solo to games and getting tested daily. He is currently undergoing a 10-day quarantine and will have to have two negative COVID-19 tests before being OK’d to play following a missed game on Sunday, November 7.

“My desire to immunize myself was what was best to my body, which is why this is so important to me,” the NFL MVP concluded. “My medical team advised me that the danger of having an adverse event [to the vaccination] was greater than getting COVID and recovering. I’m not telling somebody to get vaccinated or not get vaccinated.”

Woodley, who confirmed her engagement to Rodgers in February, previously hinted at support for Rodgers via a cryptic Instagram message.

“Calm seas may bring you peace, but storms are where you’ll find your power,” she shared via her Instagram Story on Friday.

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The 30-year-old star, whose mom is Real Housewives of New Jersey alum Jacqueline Laurita, threw shade at her former flame on Sunday, November 7.

“My husband is busy f–king some busted looking whore,” Ashlee replied after an Instagram fan asked whether she and Pete, 36, planned to have any more kids, according to Page Six. The comments have since been hidden on her post.

The “Your Mom Friends” podcast cohost, who shares 5-year-old son Cameron with her estranged spouse, noted that “maybe one day” she will have another child. When another user expressed sadness over her romance woes, Ashlee replied, “Don’t be. I’m fine lol.”

Pete told Us in a statement on Monday, November 8, “I never cheated,” despite what his estranged wife hinted at in her post.

“Ashlee and I have been separated and living apart since August and we are currently going through a divorce,” he continued. “At this point, I am focused only on our son and continuing to show him unconditional love. As such, I will not be making any further comment to any news outlets. I am hopeful that Ashlee and I can resolve our divorce in a private manner outside of the public eye for the sake of our son.”

The Nevada native initially posted a photo of her son wearing a Notorious B.I.G. tee on Saturday, November 6, reflecting on how big he is now.

“My baby doesn’t look like a baby anymore and I’m just trying to figure out when that happened………. 🙃⏳,” she captioned the snap, which now has the comments turned off.

The same day, Pete shared a message via his Instagram profile about his career in music, which Ashlee supported.

“I’ve been playing music with these guys since I was 19 years old. I’m grateful to be able to continue writing songs with them 16 years later,” he captioned a black-and-white band photo. “It feels weird to say, ‘Check out my band’ at 36. We have lives and careers outside of our music, but it feels good to continue to create. That’s what this is all about. I’m excited to share with you what we’ve created over the past year.”

Ashlee, for her part, sang Pete’s praises, commenting, “Proud of you.”

Two days later, Pete denied any alleged infidelity in a statement to Page Six on Monday, claiming, “All I did was friend request someone and liked some photos. I then asked that person to hang out. I clarified that I’m single. We are going through a divorce.”

Ashlee also addressed the rumored cheating allegations, telling the publication in a statement that she “never said that Pete cheated on me,” instead that was something her fans insinuated took place.

“What the public put together based on what I said in my Instagram stories is on them … However, if Pete is going to make a statement, then it’s only fair that I respond,” she said on Monday. “This is the last I will say on the matter, as I am disgusted by all of this. Facts are facts. Pete has in fact cheated on me in the past. He had an online flirtation with a girl where pictures were exchanged throughout the first year of our relationship, ending somewhere around three months into my pregnancy.”

Ashlee claimed that Pete’s past fling only ended because she confronted the woman. She also alleged that Pete recently told her that he was not “seeing anyone,” which Ashlee later learned was false. She pointed to DMs from the unnamed woman as proof that he was talking to someone new and deceiving her about it.

“There are a lot of other factors as to why our marriage wasn’t working. Including him not wanting to go to therapy with me,” she continued, stating that they’ve separated in the past and got back together. “He was given many opportunities to be truthful, and he chose not to. For Pete to say that all he did was friend request ‘someone’ and ‘like some photos’ is a gross understatement. I will not allow him to change the narrative.”

Ashlee gave her ex a shout-out for his parenting skills on Monday, but she noted that they are currently at odds amid the alleged DMs with a girl that he supposedly hid him from her.

“Pete is an excellent father when he chooses to be with Cameron. I wish we could continue to co-parent in the way we had been lately,” she said in the Monday statement. “However, after this display, I just don’t see how … I have yet to hear anything from Pete in regard to her DMs to me and all of this aside from his statement to the press.”

Ashlee and Pete tied the knot in August 2018. They announced via social media in July 2020 that they had split. As of February, however, the twosome had reconciled — but they called it quits again six months later.

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“Remembering the passing of the great Alex Trebek a year ago today,” Mayim Bialik, who is the temporary part-time host of the show, tweeted on Monday, November 8. “Alex was a legendary entertainer, philanthropist, and lover of life. We miss you, Alex.”

Ken Jennings, who returned to guest host the game show on Monday for the first time since February, marked the anniversary of Trebek’s death with a touching video message.

“I miss Alex a lot,” the former champion, 47, who will host the show for three weeks, said in a clip via Jeopardy!’s Twitter. “When I’m in here, I feel like he’s in the building somewhere. It’s hard not to talk about him in the present tense.”

Jennings recalled the first time he guest hosted the beloved show, just weeks after Trebek died at the age of 80 from pancreatic cancer. He explained in the video tribute that the longtime host’s wife, Jean Currivan, left a special gift for him at the time.

“Alex’s wife Jean had given me a pair of his cufflinks that he had worn on the show. She thought about Jeopardy! and she thought about me, a person she had never even met,” he said, noting he wears the accessory anytime he’s on the set. “My Alex Trebrek cufflinks are the only cufflinks I own. They are kind of a good luck charm for me here.”

Currivan, for her part, shared an inspirational video via social media on Monday in celebration of her late husband’s life. The clip, which featured Alex discussing The Compassion Project before his passing, pushed for kindness, empathy and compassion in the classroom.

“My beloved husband passed away one year ago … one of his final messages was that of the importance of having compassion for each other,” she captioned the video. “In honor of Alex’s beautiful and powerful life.”

EVERFI, a digital learning company, explained in the message that they will be providing an additional 100 elementary schools with access to the Compassion Project in honor of the Hollywood icon.

Trebek’s death left a huge hole within the Jeopardy! family, especially when it came to who should take over his hosting gig. In August, the network announced that executive producer Mike Richards would be the full-time host with Bialik, 45, hosting primetime specials.

However, Richards, 46, later stepped away from the role after offensive comments about women and the Jewish community that he made in the past resurfaced. He apologized for his actions and then walked away from the show completely.

In response, Sony TV announced that the Big Bang Theory alum would split the hosting duties with Jennings until a permanent replacement is named.

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“It is not going to be easy,” the 37-year-old star exclusively told Us Weekly on Monday, November 8, while promoting Lifetime’s The Holiday Fix Up. “I can honestly barely talk about it without getting emotional. It’s going to be rough.”

The One Tree Hill alum filed for divorce from Caussin, 34, in April after five years of marriage. Three months later, they finalized the divorce with Kramer getting custody of their two children, Jolie, 5, and Jace, 2, for 240 days a year and Caussin getting 125 days. On Monday, the Dancing With the Stars alum revealed that she has the kids on Christmas Eve.

“Next year I can’t even think about not having them on Christmas Eve night. Instead of, kind of, future tripping, I’m like, ‘OK, just take it day by day,’” Kramer told Us, noting that she is focused on giving her kids an “amazing holiday” no matter what’s going on between her and the former NFL player.

The “I Got the Boy” singer admitted that the holidays are “going to be the hardest of the seasons to go through” post-split.

“I’m looking forward to it, but I’m scared of it too,” she explained, telling Us that some of her family’s traditions will continue. “I want to do some of the same things that we’ve always done with the kids, which is like they [bake] cookies and decorate the tree together and open one gift on Christmas Eve.”

The Michigan native plans to add a few new activities to her holiday checklist as well.

“I need to find something that is just us — that I haven’t done from years [past],” Kramer said, adding that she has been “emotional” just thinking about putting up decorations and being cheerful in the wake of the divorce. “I remember seeing the first Christmas lights and, in my head, I was like, ‘Shoot, here we are.’ It made me sad.”

The Soccer Mom Madam actress recalled talking to Jennie Garth about her current aversion to putting up lights, telling her it could “depress” her. However, the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum, 49, told Kramer to put her feelings aside.

“[Jennie was] like, ‘You do it for the kids.’ And [I said], ‘Oh, my gosh, I didn’t even think about that,’” Kramer explained. “So now it’s, like, I want to create something that’s really special for us three. Just our little special memory and special tradition that we do together as a family of three. I don’t know what it is yet, but I’m trying to think of it.”

In addition to planning out Christmas with her kids, Kramer has been focused on her acting career — specifically her latest movie, The Holiday Fix Up, which premieres next month.

“It was so much fun to do. It was awesome to be able to be an executive producer on it and really like, get my hands on it,” the actress told Us of the project, which also stars Ryan McPartlin and Maria Menounos. “We were really able to, like, make it as organic as we can, but still using the formula that everyone loves for those Lifetime movies.”

The Holiday Fix Up premieres on Lifetime Saturday, December 11 at 8 p.m. ET. It will also be available to steam on demand and on MyLifetime.com starting Sunday, December 12.

With reporting by Christina Garibaldi

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Season 1 of the drama started streaming in 2016 with Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II and Matt Smith as her late husband, Prince Philip. Foy, who earned two Emmys for her portrayed of England’s longest reigning Monarch, noted early on that she dreaded the idea of Elizabeth watching her on TV.

“I would hate the idea of her watching it,” the First Man actress told Town & Country in 2017. “When you’re playing a real person, you never want to be ghoulish. I don’t want to pick apart a person. I want to invent someone. So, I would hate for her to watch it and think I overdramatized anything.”

The streamer dropped season 4 of the show in 2020 with Olivia Colman as the queen and Tobias Menzies as Philip. Season 5, set to debut in 2021, will bring in Imelda Staunton and Jonathan Pryce as the royal couple.

While Her Majesty hasn’t spoken publicly about whether she has seen The Crown, some of her relatives have weighed in on the accuracy of the stories.

Sarah Ferguson, who split from Prince Andrew in 1992 after six years of marriage, hasn’t appeared much as a character on the Emmy-winning show, but she said she’d be happy to lend her expertise.

Ferguson joked in July 2021 that she wondered, “Where is Fergie?” while watching some of the earlier seasons. She later reached out to an executive producer named Andy Harries to offer him advice on what it’s really like within the royal family.

“I said to him, ‘Why can’t I help my character?’” she recalled during an interview with Town & Country at the time. However, Harries declined her offer.

Ferguson previously told Us Weekly exclusively that she was a fan of the show — which not everyone can say.

“I thought it was filmed beautifully,” the Her Heart for a Compass author said in January 2021. “The cinematography was excellent. I loved the way they put my wedding in as well.”

When it comes to how the royals are depicted in Peter Morgan’s successful drama, some people aren’t happy with it.

British politician Oliver Dowden, for example, expressed concern in November 2020 over viewers not being specifically told that the show should not be taken as fact.

Princess Diana’s brother Earl Charles Spencer argued in November 2020 that the series is not an accurate retelling of the events. “The worry for me is that people see a program like that and they forget that it is fiction,” he said during an appearance on Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh. “They assume, especially foreigners, I find Americans tell me they have watched The Crown as if they have taken a history lesson. Well, they haven’t.”

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Finding her way. Kirsten Dunst reflected on why she checked herself into a rehab facility for depression in her 20s — noting how important it is to be honest about her past.

“I feel like most people around 27, the s–t hits the fan,” Dunst, 39, told The Sunday Times in an interview published on Sunday, November 7. “Whatever is working in your brain, you can’t live like that anymore mentally. I feel like I was angry.”

The Fargo star, who began acting at age 6, noted that she wasn’t aware of how much anger lived within her when she checked into Utah’s Cirque Lodge treatment center in February 2008. She was 25 at the time.

“You don’t know that you are repressing all this anger,” she continued. “It wasn’t a conscious thing.”

The Bring It On actress explained that in her case, medication was key to helping her find balance and stability.

“It’s hard to talk about such a personal thing, but it is important to share too,” Dunst said. “All I’ll say is that medication is a great thing and can really help you come out of something. I was afraid to take something and so I sat in it for too long. I would recommend getting help when you need it.”

Throughout her career, the Spider-Man star has been vocal about the pressures of acting and how hard Hollywood can be on a person.

“What people expect of an actor is totally ridiculous,” Dunst told Town & Country in its September 2015 cover story. “It’s unfair that an artist is expected to speak really well in public and have skin tough enough to withstand sometimes really hurtful criticism, but also, in order to do the job, be really sensitive and in touch with their feelings. So all you can do is be yourself — just be who the hell you are.”

The Virgin Suicides actress — who shares sons Ennis, 3, and James, 5 months, with fiancé Jesse Plemons — has shifted her outlook on acting since welcoming her two children.

“I remember feeling really free after having my [first] son,” Dunst told The Sunday Times. “I think as a performer you put yourself out there more [after having a child]. You put yourself on the line because you have nothing to lose. It doesn’t really matter. And to show everything of yourself is a brave thing and a beautiful thing.”

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“For me the big thing is living life truly. I love to taste every moment,” the 27-year-old star says in Us Weekly’s exclusive sneak peek of the Friday, November 12, season 2 premiere of 90 Day: The Single Life. “I’m very, like, a free spirit and that can make dating difficult in Colombia.”

After a failed relationship with Tim Malcolm, which played out on 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days season 3 in 2019, Jeniffer has fallen for another TLC star, Jesse Meester. Fans first met 28-year-old Jesse on 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days seasons 1 and 2 while he was dating Darcey Silva.

In the season 2 teaser, Jeniffer reveals what went wrong between her and Tim, 41, before gushing over her new flame.

“It was a complete disaster when we met,” the Colombia native explains, as scenes from her and Tim’s past relationship play in the background. “He was still friends with his ex. It just didn’t feel right to me. I never had sex with him. It repels me.”

The model, who is the mother of daughter Violet from a previous relationship, admits that “two weeks with someone that you don’t get along, you don’t have chemistry, you don’t kiss, you don’t have sex, you don’t even like, it’s a total hell.”

Jeniffer says she hopes her second try at an international romance “is different” now that she’s dating Jesse. In the clip, Jeniffer reveals that it took about one year before the Netherlands native responded to her DM, but she was OK with having to wait for Jesse.

“Jesse is sophisticated. He’s an intelligent man. He has a nice butt,” she says in a confessional, giggling over the entrepreneur. “He moves around the world, so I think that he has a rich mind.”

She notes that they also bonded over having “weird experiences dating an American.”

Jeniffer can’t help but gush over her new beau, telling the camera that she is “nervous” about where their romance is headed. “I feel like I’m a schoolgirl again,” she adds.

The couple started popping up on each other’s social media pages in June when Jesse visited Colombia. Jeniffer later flew to Russia and the twosome explored Turkey together over the summer.

Last month, the Russia resident appeared to be back with his love in her home country and the two went bungy jumping.

“Columbia took my breath away,” Jesse wrote via social media on October 1. He later shared pictures of his love zip lining in the jungle.

90 Day: The Single Life season 2 premieres on Discovery+ Friday, November 12.

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Making moves? Nick Viall is ready for the next step in his and Natalie Joy’s relationship, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.

“They could be the next Bachelor Nation couple to get engaged,” the insider says, noting a proposal from Viall, 41, may happen “very soon.”

The “Viall Files” podcast host and the surgical technologist are “very much in love,” the source shares, adding that Viall’s friends “cannot wait for [an engagement] to happen because they know how long he’s been waiting to find The One.”

The former Bachelor previously got engaged to Vanessa Grimaldi during the season 21 finale of the show, which aired in 2017. The two announced their breakup in August of that year.

“We gave this relationship our all and we are saddened that we did not get the fairy-tale ending we hoped for. We will continue to be there for each other no matter what,” the exes said in a joint statement at the time. “This hasn’t been an easy decision, however, as we part ways, we do so with lots of love and admiration for each other.”

Following their split, the Canada native, 34, moved on with Joshua Wolfe. The twosome got engaged in August 2020 after more than one year of dating.

“Well thank god I followed you back a week ago to hear this news,” Viall commented on Grimaldi’s engagement announcement. “Congrats to you two! Lucky guy.”

Us confirmed in August that the teacher married Wolfe, 36, in an intimate ceremony in Montreal, Canada.

Viall, for his part, was first linked to Joy in 2019, but the duo didn’t officially start dating until July 2020. They confirmed their romance in January when they shared a video of the Los Angeles resident kissing Viall as he played a virtual reality game.

One month later, the lovebirds made their awards show debut at the Golden Globes. In June, the pair added a puppy named Jeff to their squad, with the Wisconsin native calling himself a “family man” now.

The following month, Viall toasted to his girlfriend while celebrating their “1 year ish” anniversary in July while on vacation in New York.

The TV personality has “never been happier.” And source says, “They both are excited about being parents someday, and equally excited about the possibility of it being with one another.”

“They would get married first before having a baby — he wants to do it the right way,” the insider tells Us. “It just shows how serious he is.”

With reporting by Diana Cooper

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Wolf had already established himself in the entertainment world, working on Miami Vice, Swift Justice, Dragnet and Crime & Punishment among others, before pitching the idea for Law & Order.

However, when the drama premiered, it changed his life, forming a long-lasting partnership with NBC that would eventually lead to spinoffs Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: LA, Law & Order: UK, Law & Order: True Crime and most recently, 2020’s Law & Order: Organized Crime, starring Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler.

The flagship show, which ran for 20 seasons before its abrupt cancelation in 2010, had a simple premise: a crime, usually pulled from current headlines, is viewed from two separate viewpoints. Both the police detectives and the prosecutors at the district attorney’s office break down what happened and the consequences.

The idea was a smash among viewers, earning more than 50 Emmy nominations and winning 1997’s Outstanding Drama Series award.

After the show went off the air, many of its stars stayed in the Wolf Entertainment universe, including S. Epatha Merkerson (who played Anita Van Buren), who is currently playing Sharon Goodwin on Chicago Med and pops up on both Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. — all of which exist in the same world as the original Law & Order.

Alana De La Garza (who played A.D.A Connie Rubirosa) and Jeremy Sisto (Detective Cyrus Lupo) are now lead actors on FBI, while OG Law & Order star Dan Florek (Captain Donald Cragen) reprised the role on SVU for 16 seasons before his 2015 exit.

Despite the success of his other series, Wolf felt as though he had some unfinished business with Law & Order, which is why when it was announced in September 2021 that it was coming back for another season, he was very happy.

“There are very few things in life that are literally dreams come true. This is mine,” Wolf said in a statement after NBC revealed it was greenlit.

Chairman of Entertainment Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming Susan Rovner weighed in on the news as well.

“Law & Order is quite simply one of the most iconic shows in television history, and the idea of continuing its legacy and partnering with Dick on an all-new season is nothing short of exhilarating,” she said in a statement via Deadline. “This is great news for NBC as well as TV fans everywhere.”

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The Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum, 41, and the comedian, 27, were first romantically linked last month when they were spotted hanging out at Knott’s Berry Farm in California on October 29. Their first kiss, however, came while Kardashian was hosting Saturday Night Live on October 9.

West, for his part, was “front and center” in the audience when the KKW Beauty founder planted a smooch on Davidson during a Jasmine and Aladdin sketch, the insider explains.

While the Yeezy designer, 44, is “trying to stay upbeat and move on with his life” following the awkward SNL moment — and Kardashian’s subsequent rumored romance with Davidson — the source tells Us that West is “hurting.”

The “Jesus Walks” rapper and the Skims creator were married for six years before Kardashian filed for divorce in February. The pair share four children: North, 8, Saint, 5, Chicago, 3, and Psalm, 2.

Despite West’s negative feelings about Kardashian being spotted with Davidson, he is “very grateful” for his estranged spouse and all her help with his Donda album, the source says.

Personal feelings aside, the “Off the Grid” musician “wants to stay on good terms” with the mother of his children, the insider explains, noting that “the kids and peace in the long term is his priority.”

In addition to publicly supporting West at his Donda listening parties in the summer, Kardashian praised her estranged husband last month, giving insight into their relationship post-split.

“Kanye will always be the most inspirational person to me,” she told the Wall Street Journal in an article published on October 25, adding that West still works with her on some of her business ventures.

Us confirmed in October that Kardashian paid West $23 million for his share of the Hidden Hills, California, home they purchased together in 2014.

While the former couple appeared to be working toward ironing out their assets and divorce details over the past few months, West claimed on Friday, November 5, that he has “never” seen “the papers.”

The rapper revealed during his Friday appearance on Revolt’s “Drink Champs” that “my kids want their parents to stay together. I want their parents — I want us to be together.”

Kardashian, however, continues to spark relationship speculation with the King of Staten Island star, stepping out for dinner with Davidson in his native Staten Island earlier this month. One day later, the twosome enjoyed a meal with friends at Zero Bond in Manhattan.

A source previously told Us that sparks began to fly between Kardashian and Davidson while she was on SNL. “He was a true professional the whole time they rehearsed and in between takes, but afterward things got flirty,” the insider told Us in November, noting the stand-up asked for the California native’s number that evening.

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The pair have been inseparable for more than a decade after meeting in the lobby of Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood, California, in October 2007 — while Rockwell was filming Frost/Nixon and Bibb was waiting to have dinner with friends.

“It was weird,” the Iron Man actress told Rosie O’Donnell in March 2012, noting she’d never dated someone famous before Rockwell.

The GCB alum joked that the pair “met in the most cliché place” but instantly had a connection.

“I just smiled, and he smiled at me, and I thought, ‘Oh no, what’s that?’” she recalled. “Sometimes you just get struck.”

Bibb explained that the duo went on a date a week later and she told the Fosse/Verdon actor that she wasn’t interested in anything serious. “I think three weeks later, I was, like, ‘I love you so much,’” she said.

The couple’s relationship has continued to thrive as the duo costarred in numerous films. They both appeared in 2010’s Iron Man 2, 2015’s Don Verdean and 2017’s The Dark of Night.

Through it all the lovebirds have gushed about each other and their separate successes, walking side by side at awards shows and movie premieres.

After winning the 2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards trophy for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Rockwell exclusively told Us Weekly what he loves most about Bibb.

“She’s my beloved,” he said in January 2018. “She keeps me laughing and we take care of each other. She’s really talented and funny herself. She reminds me of a young Mary Tyler Moore.”

Five months later, the Vice actor revealed how the pair keep their relationship going strong after more than 10 years together.

“We have a two-to-three-week rule and then we see each other,” he told exclusively Us in June 2018. “Then you get too independent if it’s four weeks, five weeks.”

The Oscar winner noted that he and the Crossing Jordan alum work as a couple, because they “have a sense of humor” and “we just look after each other.”

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The former Real Housewives of Orange County star, who appeared on the series from 2016 to 2021, noted that her controversial actions over the years were probably the reason for her termination by Bravo after season 15.

“Listen, ultimately, I got fired because of myself. I’m the one who got myself fired,” Dodd said during a June 2021 appearance on SiriusXM’s Jeff Lewis Live with her husband, Rick Leventhal. “I was causing them a lot of grief. I was causing them a lot of trouble. And, you know, I’m sorry about that. Like, I feel bad.”

Leventhal, who married Dodd in October 2020, revealed that he was surprised by the network’s choice not to renew her contract, calling his wife the “brightest spark” on the show.

“You want somebody to love to hate you, or you want people to really love you, but I have a million followers and they are diehard, like, fans, and they love me. And then I have […] this little group of people that are [part of] the cancel culture that hate me,” Dodd explained. “And so they’re the loud ones. … The woke, broke people. They love to hate me.”

The former Bravo star’s actions in 2021 alone made a lot of waves, including her public feud with Braunwyn Windham-Burke after they were both axed from RHOC that June. Elizabeth Lyn Vargas’ contract wasn’t renewed either.

Outside of the show, Dodd received backlash for attending an event that some fans considered to be a COVID-19 “superspreader” in January 2021. She previously raised eyebrows in May 2020 when she celebrated a meal out in Southern California without a face covering, claiming, “No one is wearing masks here in Orange County. Yup, because no one is dying here of the virus.”

She also commented on the alleged politics behind COVID-19 restrictions, sharing a message with her Instagram followers in May 2020.

“It’s not the government’s job to protect my health. It’s the government’s job to protect my RIGHTS,” she wrote at the time. “It’s my job to protect my health. When you trade liberty for safety you end up losing both.”

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