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NEED TO KNOW Benicio del Toro noted that he almost did not appear in One Battle After Another when he spoke at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards on Jan. 6Del Toro portrays a karate sensei named Sergio St. Carlos in the movie; he won the event’s Best Supporting Actor awardThe Academy Award winner was recently Oscar nominated for his performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s film As surprising as it sounds, Benicio del Toro almost did not appear in One Battle After Another. Del Toro, 58, referenced the work that went into ensuring his schedule aligned with the movie’s…

Emilia Clarke’s Brain AneurysmEmilia Clarke filmed battle scenes for Game of Thrones, but in 2019, she published an essay in The New Yorker titled “A Battle for My Life.”Having a bad headache at the gym, “I reached the toilet, sank to my knees, and proceeded to be violently, voluminously ill,” the actress wrote. “Meanwhile, the pain—shooting, stabbing, constricting pain—was getting worse. At some level, I knew what was happening: my brain was damaged.”She was taken to the hospital for a brain scan.”The diagnosis was quick and ominous: a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), a life-threatening type of stroke, caused by bleeding into…

NEED TO KNOW Gabrielle Union shared that menopause initially made her feel “shamed”The actress tells PEOPLE exclusively that she felt like her “value as a woman was diminishing”Now, after realizing she’s “not going to lose a thing,” she feels “empowered” Gabrielle Union shares how she overcame feeling “shamed” by menopause — to a point where now, she feels “empowered.”The Bring It On star, 53, opened up about her experience with menopause during a recent PEOPLE in 10 interview. “It challenges you to look at life differently — and not as an ending, but as a beginning.” She continued: “When you’re dealing with,…

NEED TO KNOW Jamie Lee Curtis says she did not initially understand the script for her Academy Award winning role in 2022’s Everything Everywhere All at Once”Not one second of it,” the actress said when asked by 60 Minutes about her first time reading the scriptBut the character of IRS auditor Deirdre Beaubeirdre, she added, was easy to understand Even though she delivered Oscar-winning performance in 2022’s Everything Everywhere All at Once, Jamie Lee Curtis says she did not understand the script even a little bit when she first read it. In a May interview on CBS News’ 60 Minutes, the 67-year-old actress was asked if…

Dec. 31, 2024: Baldoni, Wayfarer & Others Sue The New York TimesBaldoni, Wayfarer, Heath, Sarowitz, Nathan, TAG, Abel, RWA Communications, Wallace and Street Relations filed a $250 million lawsuit against The New York Times Dec. 31. In the suit obtained by E!, The New York Times was accused of libel, false light invasion of privacy, promissory fraud and breach of implied-in-fact contract for its article about a retaliatory smear campaign the plaintiffs allegedly conducted against Lively after she voiced concerns about purported misconduct on set. Saying the report was “false” and based on Lively’s CRD complaint, the plaintiffs denied the accusations…

It’s time to pull back the curtain on America’s Next Top Model. Tyra Banks, who hosted the competition reality series for its first 22 seasons, is among those speaking out about the show in a new documentary called Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model, which hits Netflix on Feb. 16. “I haven’t really said much,” the 52-year-old says in a trailer for the film released Jan. 26, “but now it’s time.” At another point, she explains that she “wanted to fight against the fashion industry” with the controversial show, which ultimately ran for 24 seasons, but also admits that she…

Following a record-breaking season, Dancing with the Stars is taking a victory lap with its 2026 tour. On Jan. 22, the Dancing with the Stars Live tour in support of the ABC show’s most recent season began in Akron, Ohio. Season 34 contestant Danielle Fishel joined pros Val Chmerkovskiy, Jenna Johnson and more, as a celebrity guest performer. Throughout the 74 stops — which conclude back in Akron on May 13 — several star competitors from the 34th season will make special appearances, including winner Robert Irwin and runner-ups Alix Earle, Jordan Chiles, Elaine Hendrix and Dylan Efron. PEOPLE has…

NEED TO KNOW Ali Larter discussed her Landman character Angela’s signature look on the episode of Amanda Hirsch’s Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast that will air on Jan. 27The 49-year-old actress said on the podcast that wearing push-up bras helps in “finding” her character on the hit show”We go through different ones and also, like, what fits best with the look. But there’s always cups in there,” revealed Larter Ali Larter is sharing how one particular piece of wardrobe helps her get in character on Landman. On the episode of Amanda Hirsch’s Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast that…

NEED TO KNOW Zoey Deutch named Hilary Duff as one of her earliest celebrity crushes while speaking with PEOPLE at the 2026 Sundance Film FestivalDeutch was at Sundance to premiere a new movie titled Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, which also stars Jon Hamm, John Slattery, Ken Marino and Ben WangThe movie follows Deutch as a bride-to-be who seeks out Hamm as part of a “free celebrity pass” arrangement with her fiancé Zoey Deutch is revealing her surprising pick for her first celebrity crush: Hilary Duff! “Oh s—. Who was my first celebrity crush? What came to mind…

NEED TO KNOW Alix Earle debuted “wispy” breakup bangs after splitting from boyfriend Braxton BerriosThe influencer showed off the new look at Paris Fashion WeekSources confirmed Earle and Berrios’ split to PEOPLE on Dec. 6, 2025 Alix Earle is entering her bangs era. The influencer, 25, debuted a fresh hairstyle ahead of her appearance at Paris Fashion Week on Sunday, Jan. 25. In a video shared to Instagram, Earle showed off her freshly chopped “wispy bangs” with the simple caption, “Whoops.” She then took her new look to the Jacquemus menswear fall/winter 2026/2027 show in Paris, where she wore a voluminous…