Celebrity news

• Do the Right Thing Actor Paul Benjamin Dead at 81 as Director Spike Lee Pays Tribute

  05-07-2019 23:35
  
  Actor Paul Benjamin, who appeared in Spike Lee’s seminal 1989 film Do the Right Thing, died last month, the director announced Wednesday.
  Lee penned a heartfelt tribute to Benjamin on Instagram, revealing the 81-year-old actor had died on June 28. A cause of death wasn’t immediately revealed.
  “I’m Sad To Write That The Great Actor PAUL BENJAMIN (Who Played ML, {Far Left} One Of The Cornermen Passed This Past Friday,2 Days Before The 30th Anniversary Of DO THE RIGHT T
  
  Read more

• J. Cole Announces He and Wife Melissa Heholt Are Expecting Their Second Child

  05-07-2019 23:30
  
  Baby No. 2 is on the way for J. Cole!
  The rapper, 34, is expecting his second child with wife Melissa Heholt — and he took a nontraditional approach to announcing the news.
  On Friday, the Grammy winner released his new Dreamville album, Revenge Of the Dreamers III. In the final track, “Sacrifices,” he drops the secret in his closing lyrics, first rapping about his love for Heholt and then saying the couple is expecting again.
  “I had nowhere to go, she gave me a
  
  Read more

• Another Boy! CNN's Chloe Melas Welcomes Son Luke Alessandro with Husband Brian Mazza

  05-07-2019 23:00
  
  Chloe Melas has welcomed another bundle of joy!
  The CNN reporter, 32, gave birth to her second child, son Luke Alessandro, on Friday, July 5, PEOPLE exclusively confirms.
  Baby Luke, who was born at 9:46 a.m. in Manhattan, weighed in at 7 lbs. 8 oz. and 21.6 in. long.
  Melas and husband Brian Mazza are already parents to son Leo, who turned 2 on July 3.
  “We are overjoyed to welcome our second son, Luke Alessandro Mazza. It has not been an easy road to expand our family but it was worth the w
  
  Read more

• Kim Kardashian Shares Sweet Selfie with Son Saint Wearing Colorful Face Paint

  05-07-2019 22:49
  
  Selfies with Sainty!
  On Friday, Kim Kardashian shared a sweet Instagram photo of herself and her 3-year-old son cuddled up together.
  The mother of four, 38, leaned in and kissed Saint, who wore orange, blue and yellow face paint.
  The reality star simply captioned the post with a sparkle emoji, “”
  The adorable shot caught the attention of Kim’s younger sister Khloé Kardashian who wrote, “Such a beautiful mommy!! Sainty I love you.”
  Kim is also mom to daughters
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Lil Nas X Addresses Backlash After Coming Out as Gay: 'I'm Not Angry — They Just Want That Reaction'

  05-07-2019 22:00
  
  Lil Nas X talked about his sexuality on camera for the first time since coming out as gay on June 30.
  The “Old Town Road” rapper appeared on BBC America on Friday, where he revealed that he considered taking his sexual orientation “to the grave” and never publicly addressing it, but that, ultimately, he didn’t “want to live my entire life… not doing what I want to do.”
  “I’m also, I feel like, opening the doors for more people,&rdq
  
  Read more

• Actress Joely Richardson’s Favorite Vanessa Redgrave Role is ‘Mom’

  05-07-2019 22:00
  PEOPLE Now airs live, Monday through Friday, from the Meredith offices in New York City.
  Catch PEOPLE Now every weekday at 12:00 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT on People.com or on the PeopleTV app on your favorite streaming device. Want even more? Check out clips from previous episodes of PEOPLE Now.
  
  Read more

• Joy-Anna Duggar Shares Photo Holding Stillborn Baby After Suffering 20-Week Miscarriage

  05-07-2019 21:46
  
  Two days after announcing her miscarriage, Joy-Anna Duggar Forsyth, is saying goodbye to her stillborn baby alongside her husband, Austin Forsyth.
  The Counting On star, 21, revealed on Wednesday that she and Austin, 25, learned they lost their unborn baby when they went in for their 20-week ultrasound and gender reveal.
  In an emotional post on their joint Instagram account, Joy-Anna shared a somber note about her unborn daughter, and thanked fans for their support following the mi
  
  Read more

• Girl licking tub of ice cream in viral video identified by police

  05-07-2019 21:41 via today.com
  The juvenile seen licking a tub of Blue Bell ice cream and then putting it back in the freezer at a Walmart "admitted to the act," police said.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Swedish Court Orders A$AP Rocky Detained for Two Weeks Pending Assault Investigation

  05-07-2019 21:05
  
  A$AP Rocky will remain in a Swedish jail for two weeks as prosecutors investigate his involvement in a street altercation earlier this week.
  “There was a detention hearing earlier today where the court decided he should be detained for two weeks,” a spokesperson from the Stockholm Prosecutor’s Office told PEOPLE Friday. “This is so that the prosecutor can gather evidence and look into the case a little further. He is in custody somewhere in Stockholm.”
  The 30-year-o
  
  Read more

• The Rook Star Olivia Munn Would ‘Get into Fights a Lot as a Kid’

  05-07-2019 21:00
  PEOPLE Now airs live, Monday through Friday, from the Meredith offices in New York City.
  Catch PEOPLE Now every weekday at 12:00 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT on People.com or on the PeopleTV app on your favorite streaming device. Want even more? Check out clips from previous episodes of PEOPLE Now.
  
  Read more

• Sophie Turner Shows Off Sparkly Wedding Band While Praising Alex Morgan's Tea-Sipping Celebration

  05-07-2019 20:45
  
  Sophie Turner revealed her sparkly new wedding band in a video praising U.S. soccer player Alex Morgan.
  The Game of Thrones star, 23, is on her honeymoon after marrying husband Joe Jonas, 29, in an intimate wedding in France last weekend, but that doesn’t mean she’s not keeping up with the current news.
  A fresh-faced Turner, whose hometown is Northampton, U.K., posted a video on her Instagram Story Friday congratulating Morgan on the U.S. Women’s National Team’s semifinal
  
  Read more

• Friends Forever! Courteney Cox Celebrates Fourth of July with Star-Studded Selfie: 'I'm Lucky'

  05-07-2019 20:42
  
  Now that’s a girl squad!
  Courteney Cox celebrated the Fourth of July with a handful of her famous friends, including her former Friends costar and real-life BFF, Jennifer Aniston.
  The actress shared a photo from the star-studded affair to Instagram.
  “Happy 4th everyone! I’m lucky to be spending it with so many girls that I love,” Cox, 55, captioned the group shot.
  Joining the duo included Big Little Lies star Laura Dern, who knows plenty about bei
  
  Read more

• Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard Celebrate the Fourth of July in Rare Photo with Their Daughters

  05-07-2019 20:15
  
  Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard couldn’t have imagined a better way to spend Fourth of July than with their two best girls by their side.
  The spouses both shared a photograph of their Thursday-evening activities on Instagram Friday, which showed them from behind, sitting with daughters Delta, 4½, and Lincoln, 6.
  High in the sky above the volleyball nets, an impressive fireworks show was taking place, which all four family members watched in admiration.
  “Grateful for so many thing
  
  Read more

• Paul McCartney 'Cried for a Year' After Wife Linda's Death: 'It Seemed the Only Thing to Do'

  05-07-2019 20:10
  
  Paul McCartney has lost two of the most important women in his life to breast cancer, and opened up about the deaths of both his late wife Linda and his mother in a recent appearance on the BBC.
  The Beatles bass guitarist and singer married Linda Eastman back in 1969 and eventually formed the band Wings together, two years later after the breakup of the Beatles.
  Linda died in 1998 at age 56 after being diagnosed with breast cancer three years beforehand. McCartney said the loss left him in a sta
  
  Read more

• People Now: Hannah Brown Reveals The Bachelorette Was a ‘Struggle’ and ‘Emotionally Draining’ - Watch the Full Episode

  05-07-2019 20:00
  ‘
  PEOPLE Now airs live, Monday through Friday, from the Meredith offices in New York City.
  Catch PEOPLE Now every weekday at 12:00 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT on People.com or on the PeopleTV app on your favorite streaming device. Want even more? Check out clips from previous episodes of PEOPLE Now.
  
  Read more

• Rosario Dawson Joins Boyfriend Sen. Cory Booker on the Campaign Trail — for the First Time

  05-07-2019 19:52
  
  Rosario Dawson has officially hit the campaign trail with her boyfriend, Sen. Cory Booker.
  She joined him at multiple events in Nevada on the Fourth of July, PEOPLE confirms. Among the stops was a meet-and-greet in Boulder City.
  A source says Nevada’s proximity to Los Angeles made it a natural fit for Dawson, 40, to join Booker.
  This marks a first for the actress, who confirmed she was dating the 50-year-old Democratic presidential candidate in March.
  Booker’s scheduled campaign even
  
  Read more

• Sophie Turner's One-of-a-Kind Louis Vuitton Wedding Dress Took More Than 350 Hours to Make

  05-07-2019 19:50
  
  Sophie Turner may have kept her look low-key when she legally married Joe Jonas in surprise Las Vegas nuptials, but for the couple’s traditional European wedding ceremony, the actress went full-on high fashion.
  Turner, 23, walked down the aisle in France on June 29 wearing a custom bridal dress in flower-embroidered tulle and silk Gazar that was designed by Nicolas Ghesquière, who is Louis Vuitton’s Artistic Director of Women’s Collections.
  Seventy-five hours of craftsma
  
  Read more

• Rihanna Makes a Statement with Fenty 'Immigrant' Shirt on Fourth of July After Calling Out Trump

  05-07-2019 19:45
  
  Rihanna is once again making a political statement with fashion.
  On Thursday, the star, 31, was spotted arriving back home in her native Barbados and commemorated the Fourth of July holiday wearing a T-shirt from her Fenty collection with the word “Immigrant” on the back.
  Also printed on the front of the shirt, which is a part of her second Fenty collection and is now sold out, were the word’s origin and definition.
  RiRi first debuted the “Immigrant” shirt on Instag
  
  Read more

• Reese Witherspoon Celebrates Fourth of July by Jumping Off Boat with Son Deacon

  05-07-2019 19:40
  
  Reese Witherspoon had an epic, family-filled Fourth of July!
  On Friday, the Big Little Lies star, 43, shared a sweet video from her holiday, which shows her jumping off a boat with her elder son Deacon Reese.
  “How did I let you talk me into this @DeaconPhillippe?!” Witherspoon captioned the clip.
  In the post, the mother-son duo can be seen sitting on the edge of the boat as Deacon, 15, counts down before their big leap.
  Witherspoon, who sported a festive red one-piece swimsuit, then
  
  Read more

• Bethenny Frankel Spends Fourth of July in Nantucket with Boyfriend Paul Bernon and Daughter Bryn

  05-07-2019 19:35
  
  Bethenny Frankel had some fun in the sun during the Fourth of July holiday.
  The Real Housewives of New York City star and SkinnyGirl CEO posted several pictures and videos on Thursday from the holiday, which she spent with boyfriend Paul Bernon and 9-year-old daughter Bryn on Nantucket. Frankel, 48, shares Bryn with ex-husband Jason Hoppy.
  Frankel documented the day on her Instagram Story, including a boat ride earlier in the day before the group headed to a parade where an opened fire sprinkler
  
  Read more

• Tia Mowry-Hardrict's Quick-Fix Beauty Tip: Rubbing Ice On Your Face!

  05-07-2019 19:00
  PEOPLE Now airs live, Monday through Friday, from the Meredith offices in New York City.
  Catch PEOPLE Now every weekday at 12:00 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT on People.com or on the PeopleTV app on your favorite streaming device. Want even more? Check out clips from previous episodes of PEOPLE Now.
  
  Read more

• 100-year-old man and 102-year-old woman tie the knot after a year of dating

  05-07-2019 18:57 via today.com
  These centenarians show it's never too late for love after meeting at an assisted living facility.
  
  Read more

• Meghan King Edmonds Reveals Her 13-Month-Old Son Hart Has 'Irreversible Brain Damage'

  05-07-2019 18:55
  
  Meghan King Edmonds is opening up about her son Hart’s diagnosis.
  In a blog post, titled “My Hart,” the mother of three, 34, reveals that her 13-month-old has “minor Periventricular Leukomalacia on both sides of his brain” and is “at risk for being diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy.”
  “Hart has irreversible brain damage, it’s called PVL,” Edmonds writes about PVL, which is a softening of white brain tissue near the fluid-filled chambers in t
  
  Read more

• Dog treats linked to salmonella infection in people

  05-07-2019 18:00 via today.com
  FDA alerting consumers so they can either discard pig ear treats or take steps to prevent infection.
  
  Read more

• Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello Celebrate Fourth of July After Being Photographed Holding Hands

  05-07-2019 17:20
  
  Is life imitating art for Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes?
  Less than two weeks after dropping a sexy new music video for their song “Señorita,” the former Fifth Harmony member, 22, and Canadian pop star, 20, were photographed walking hand-in-hand on Wednesday evening in West Hollywood, California.
  The potential new couple may have deliberately coordinated their outfits for the night out, with Mendes sporting a pair of black slacks and long-sleeved shirt with vertical black-and
  
  Read more

• Granger Smith's Wife Amber Reflects on the 'Light' That Was Always Around Their Late Son River

  05-07-2019 16:12
  
  Amber Smith is remembering her son River Kelly‘s beautiful light.
  The 3-year-old little boy — whom Amber shared with husband Granger Smith — tragically drowned early last month in an accident at home. One month later, his mom is reflecting on the beauty that seemed to surround River wherever he went.
  “I couldn’t sleep last night so I was going through photos of River. I noticed so many with this light around him that I never really took notice of before,” she
  
  Read more

• Tia Mowry-Hardrict Says Sister, Sister Reboot is 'Kind of Dead' But 'Never Say Never'

  05-07-2019 16:00
  PEOPLE Now airs live, Monday through Friday, from the Meredith offices in New York City.
  Catch PEOPLE Now every weekday at 12:00 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT on People.com or on the PeopleTV app on your favorite streaming device. Want even more? Check out clips from previous episodes of PEOPLE Now.
  
  Read more

• Tennis player fined for not trying hard enough in Wimbledon match

  05-07-2019 15:38 via today.com
  Australian player Bernard Tomic was fined $56,100 by Wimbledon officials for not meeting "required professional standards" in a 58-minute first-round loss.
  
  Read more

• Smelly seaweed is overtaking beaches — and the problem isn't going away

  05-07-2019 15:15 via today.com
  Seaweed is becoming more than just a pesky nuisance for beachgoers.
  
  Read more

• Watch Pregnant Shay Mitchell Learn the Sex of Her Baby on the Way — from Power Rangers!

  05-07-2019 15:10
  
  Go, go, sex reveal rangers!
  Shay Mitchell learned the sex of her baby in quite the unconventional way, as shown in a video she shared to her YouTube channel on Thursday titled “Do NOT Try This Gender Reveal at Home.”
  The clip begins with the Pretty Little Liars alum, 32, telling her doctor during a routine appointment that she and boyfriend Matte Babel were planning on finding out the baby’s sex later that night.
  “I truly think that I’m having a
  
  Read more

• Singer Trevor Jackson Wants to Go Country & Barefoot with Rascal Flatts

  05-07-2019 15:00
  PEOPLE Now airs live, Monday through Friday, from the Meredith offices in New York City.
  Catch PEOPLE Now every weekday at 12:00 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT on People.com or on the PeopleTV app on your favorite streaming device. Want even more? Check out clips from previous episodes of PEOPLE Now.
  
  Read more

• Malia Obama is 21! See dad Barack Obama's birthday message and throwback pic

  05-07-2019 14:18 via today.com
  Barack Obama's oldest daughter, who was 10 when he first entered the White House, celebrated a milestone birthday on the Fourth of July.
  
  Read more

• Blake Shelton Plants a Kiss on Gwen Stefani's Dad's Cheek as They Celebrate His 74th Birthday

  05-07-2019 01:14
  
  Gwen Stefani celebrated America’s independence — and her father’s birthday — on Thursday with Blake Shelton
  Gwen, 49, posted the patriotic photo of her boyfriend of nearly four years on Instagram, showing the “God’s Country” singer, 43, standing alongside a flagpole with his hat over his heart as the flag flapped in the wind overhead.
  “Happy 4th of July muffinsGx #vegasbound,” the singer captioned the shot, referencing her residency at P
  
  Read more

• Jessica Biel & Justin Timberlake Celebrate the Fourth with Son Silas: 'Think We Have Enough Flags?'

  05-07-2019 01:01
  
  Fourth of July means family time for Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake.
  The couple spent America’s birthday on Thursday together, along with their son Silas, 4, who cradled closed to mom in an Instagram that Biel shared.
  “Think we have enough flags?? Happy 4th!! ” The Sinner actress, 37, captioned her photo, featuring her holding her young son while walking beside Timberlake, 38, who was holding red and blue balloons.
  The Grammy-winner opted not to dress in line with
  
  Read more

• Shawn Mendes Charms the Internet by Letting a 'Little Angel' Fan Kiss Him at His Denver Concert

  05-07-2019 00:15
  
  Shawn Mendes is melting the hearts of fans everywhere!
  On Thursday, the singer, 20, shared adorable footage of him approaching an excited fan in the crowd during a recent concert in Denver, Colorado.
  In the slow-motion clip, Mendes leans down toward the young fan to give her a hug and then surprises everyone by sweetly letting her plant a kiss on his cheek. The little girl is then captured beaming as Mendes pulls away from their embrace.
  “Got a kiss from a little Angel in Denver the other
  
  Read more

• Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello Celebrate Their 5-Year Dating Anniversary During Italy Vacation

  05-07-2019 00:01
  
  Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello are living their best lives while celebrating the Fourth of July and their five-year dating anniversary on vacation.
  The couple, who became an item in July 2014 and wed the following year, have been showing the highlights of their trip to Positano, Italy on Instagram, which included a mention of their dating anniversary in an adorable photo of the pair.
  “Summer vacation #our5thaniversary” the Modern Family actress captioned a photo of herse
  
  Read more

Follow @Celebrities_Nws on Twitter!