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Over the years, movie stars have paid homage to the women responsible for their genetic fortune in the most Hollywood way possible—by bringing their mothers as their Oscar plus-ones. Below revisit a selection of the actors who have escorted their beloved moms— and some dads, too!— on the Academy Award red carpet. By Julie Miller

View gallery Image Credit: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage Isabella Strahan has been very brave throughout her battle with brain cancer. Isabella, who is one of Michael Strahan’s twin daughters, has been sharing updates on her cancer treatment since going public with her diagnosis in January 2024. The college student revealed that she discovered that she had a brain tumor weeks

Fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender have been waiting for this day for a long time: the release of a live-action adaptation that finally captures the spirit and magic of the original beloved cartoon. The cult classic cartoon aired for three seasons on Nickelodeon starting in 2005 and hasn’t left the zeitgeist since, even after

In the fifth episode of Capote vs. The Swans, Truman Capote finds strength and support in an imagined interaction with literary icon James Baldwin. In reality, the two weren’t exactly the best of friends: “I loathe Jimmy’s fiction.” By Chris Murphy February 21, 2024

View gallery Image Credit: Courtesy of 8 Passengers/Archive.org Ruby Franke pleaded guilty to felony child abuse charges as part of a plea deal on Monday, December 18, 2023, per NBC News. She appeared in court in Washington County, Utah. “With my deepest regret and sorrow for my family and my children, guilty,” she said in court at

Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner are officially divorced. The former couple — who for months have had the details of their contentious split publicized in the media — officially terminated their marriage on Friday, according to legal documents obtained by People magazine. Though their divorce was mostly settled in September, part of the final agreement determined both

It’s rare for any actor to lead two films that go on to garner best-picture nominations at the Oscars—and it’s fully unprecedented for both of those films to be non-English-language. Sandra Hüller can claim that groundbreaking first, as the star of The Zone of Interest and Anatomy of a Fall, both of which are widely

View gallery Image Credit: Mike Coppola/Getty Images Matt James, 32, debuted his freshly shaven face over the weekend! The Bachelor alum took to TikTok on February 18 and revealed that his girlfriend, Rachael Kirkconnell, 27, had recently helped him shave his beard off. Moments before Rachael began to shave Matt’s beard, she joked that this moment was her

Katy Perry has announced that she will be leaving American Idol after seven seasons as a host. The pop star and Idol judge revealed that Season 22 of the show would be her last during a talk show interview with Jimmy Kimmel. “I think this probably will be my last show, my last season for Idol,” Perry

Joe Biden has been focused on his presidential legacy for so long that he wasted no time ushering a group of historians into the White House once he finally got the job. Six weeks after taking office, he met with presidential scholars in the East Room to discuss what sort of president he could be,

View gallery Image Credit: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Godfather of Soul James Brown was an iconic bandleader, singer, dancer, record producer, musician, and father who died on Christmas day in 2006 at the age of 73. He left behind an impressive legacy in music during his decades long career, including 17 singles that reached number 1

For years, Dave Kroupa was victim to a relentless and terrifying stalker — always believing it was a woman he had dated for two weeks and attempted to let down gently when she suggested they move in together. Now, he’s opening up about the harrowing ordeal he survived in Netflix‘s latest true crime offering, Lover,

Danvers and Navarro finally get to the bottom of both Annie K and the Tsalal scientists’ deaths.  Plus, Jodie Foster joins Still Watching to dig into how the ending reinforces all of the show’s themes and what it was like to film her big underwater scene. By Chris Murphy February 18, 2024

View gallery Image Credit: Getty Images Halle Bailey, 23, took to Twitter to share before and after pregnancy photos just a couple of months after giving birth to her son, Halo. In the eye-catching snapshots, which she took herself in a mirror, she wore hot pink outfits, including a long-sleeved fitted buttoned top and matching

Taylor Swift made a US$100,000 (about C$134,900) donation to a fundraiser for the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, who was killed in a mass shooting on Wednesday at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade. The singer left a message to accompany her donation on Friday morning, writing, “Sending my deepest sympathies and condolences in

View gallery Image Credit: Getty Images Robert Irwin and his girlfriend Rorie Buckey have called it quits. The 20-year-old son of the late crocodile hunter Steve Irwin and the 19-year-old Curtin University student both took to Instagram to share a joint message that announced the split. They also expressed their appreciation for each other. “We

The family of legendary Beach Boys member Brian Wilson has petitioned to place the musician in a conservatorship in connection with his dementia diagnosis. After media reports emerged about the conservatorship this week, the Wilson family confirmed the legal move on Thursday. The family said the decision came after the death of “Brian’s beloved wife”

“I’m not ready for my son to become a martyr.” Alexey Navalny’s mother said these words in 2011, at the start of his journey to prominence as Russia’s most active opposition politician. Thirteen years later, as news of her son’s death, in a remote penal colony inside Russia’s Arctic Circle, spread across the world, she

View gallery Image Credit: Harry Langdon/Getty Images The Beach Boys’ co-founder Brian Wilson suffered a tragic loss recently. With the death of his late wife, Melinda Ledbetter, Brian’s family filed for a conservatorship while the “I Get Around” musician battles his neurocognitive disorder. Keep reading to learn more about Brian’s health condition and for any

Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster sounds like the title of a science-fiction movie, and it’s not that far from reality when you consider the subject matter. Starring iconic broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough, the one-hour documentary special (airing Wed., Feb. 14 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on BBC Earth and Prime Video in Canada)

At least one person was killed and dozens of others, including nine children, were injured in Kansas City Wednesday—on the sixth anniversary of the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas school shooting. “It never stops,” the father of a Parkland victim said. By Eric Lutz February 15, 2024

View gallery Image Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Kelly Osbourne, 39, is an unabashed fan of Ozempic for weight loss. “I think it’s amazing,” the star said while attending Dolly Parton’s Pet Gala red carpet on January 30. “There are a million ways to lose weight, why not do it through something that isn’t as boring as

Hot off the heels of the wildly successful The Golden Bachelor premiere season, ABC has announced they’re wading back into the senior dating pool, sharing that audiences can expect a season of The Golden Bachelorette later this year. The greenlighted spinoff was announced over the weekend, paving the way for what’s sure to be an

Kaia Gerber knew when she followed in mom Cindy Crawford’s footsteps and started modeling she’d have some big shoes to fill. It wasn’t until last year, however, that she really understood how massive those designer stilettos were. In an interview with WSJ. Magazine, published Tuesday, Gerber revealed that watching the 2023 Apple TV+ series The

View gallery Image Credit: Hulu Tell Me Lies became one of the breakout hits of 2022. Ever since the season finale aired, fans have been clamoring for news about season 2. It’s been quite the long wait, but the second season of the Hulu series is officially underway — and new cast members are getting

There was a little bit of star power sprinkled on the regular drills at the UBC Thunderbirds men’s basketball team practice Tuesday. The playoff-bound squad was joined on the court by an up-and-coming local actor, who has netted himself a major role on Swagger, the AppleTV+ show inspired by the life of Phoenix Suns star

I take no pleasure in reporting that I have been anxious since Donald Trump came down that gold escalator in June 2015. For the next year-plus, people told me to stop being a Cassandra. My husband pointed out how The New York Times gave Hillary Clinton an 85% chance of winning. “Stop being neurotic,” he

View gallery Image Credit: 818 Tequila and Rao’s Homemade Kendall Jenner‘s 818 Tequila brand teamed up with Rao’s Homemade to cook up a special pasta dish for tequila lovers! The 28-year-old also enlisted the help of her sister, Kylie Jenner, 26, to create a custom “Pasta Alla Tequila” dish in her latest cooking video. “She’s a

Only Beyoncé could successfully pull attention away from Taylor Swift and the 2024 Super Bowl. On Sunday night, Verizon aired a Super Bowl commercial that featured an exciting announcement from Beyoncé: new music is on the way. The intricate, self-referencing advertisement saw Beyoncé playfully wear a number of different hats, appearing as a live-streaming gamer,

The journalist who helped spur digital media organizing talks to Vanity Fair about his new book, The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor, which serves as both a love letter to workplace unionizing and a critique of the movement’s shortcomings. By Jack McCordick February 12, 2024