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Hayden Panettiere spoke openly about her estrangement from her mother, Lesley Vogel, in the months leading up to her death in August 2026. “Unfortunately, we don’t have a relationship right now,” Panettiere exclusively told Us in May 2026. “But that doesn’t mean that I don’t leave the door open for the opportunity to present itself […]

Get a rundown of Us‘ top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on August 18, 2026. Here are the key takeaways: • Hayden Panettiere‘s estranged mother, Lesley Vogel, broke her silence following the actress’ shocking death, criticizing her on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson, who was with Hayden when she was declared dead. […]

Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s widow, Tenisha Warner, is paying tribute to the late actor on what would have been his 56th birthday. “Every year we spent his birthday at home, just the three of us,” Tenisha, 48, wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, August 18, alongside a photo of her and Malcolm’s 9-year-old daughter MacKenzie standing in a […]

A filmmaker who worked with Hayden Panettiere on her 2025 horror-comedy, A Breed Apart, has claimed that the actress was “not OK” on set. “I had met Hayden about 10 years before that and I knew that she was insanely talented, so when she signed on to do this picture that we were shooting, I […]

Howie Mandel made an eyebrow-raising sex confession during a recent podcast episode with his daughter, Jackelyn Shultz. “I have this lady that gives me tuggies,” Mandel, 70, said during the August 11 episode of his “Howie Mandel Does Stuff” podcast. “It’s 25 bucks, and I get hand jobs.” Mandel’s guest, podcaster Camilla Araujo, joked that […]

Hilary Duff is paying tribute to fellow child star Hayden Panettiere after the actress’ death at age 36. “Sweet Hayden. Really tough hearing this news,” Duff, 38, wrote in a statement shared via Instagram on Tuesday, August 18. “We lost touch through the years, but I will always remember you as so hardworking and effervescent, […]

Remember the Titans star Ethan Suplee made a confession about his heroin use while paying tribute to his late costar Hayden Panettiere. “September 23, 2000, was the night of the Remember the Titans premiere at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena,” Suplee, 50, wrote in an essay shared via his Substack page on Monday, August 17. […]

Paris Jackson is looking back at her past suicide attempts and her traumatic experience at a Utah treatment facility. “Each one was different. I know some people that have been to the ones that were not as bad or worse,” Jackson, 28, recalled during the Monday, August 17, episode of Jay Shetty’s “On Purpose” podcast […]

Brad Pitt’s relationship with alcohol shifted before he ended his seven-year sobriety streak. “His decision to start drinking again wasn’t based on a dramatic thing that happened where he decided sobriety was over,” a source exclusively tells Us. “It was a gradual shift in how he viewed alcohol and his own relationship with it.” The […]

Brad Pitt has a complicated history with his sobriety. Pitt attended Alcoholics Anonymous in 2016 following an incident on a private jet with his family which led to a child abuse investigation. One week after the news broke, Angelina Jolie, whom Pitt married in 2014, filed for divorce. (Jolie and Pitt’s divorce continued in court […]

Brad Pitt’s near-40 year Hollywood career and legendary romances have generated countless headlines. Pitt became one of Hollywood’s biggest heartthrobs and most bankable stars in the 1990s with starring roles in Legends of the Fall, Interview with the Vampire and Fight Club. At the same time, his romances with former costars Gwyneth Paltrow, Geena Davis […]

Hayden Panettiere shared an update on her relationship with her estranged mom, Lesley Vogel, months before her untimely and shocking death. “Unfortunately, we don’t have a relationship right now,” the Heroes alum exclusively told Us back in 2025. “But that doesn’t mean that I don’t leave the door open for the opportunity to present itself […]

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Alexa PenaVega is reflecting on childhood fame after Hayden Panettiere’s death. “Hayden, Michelle [Trachtenberg], Daveigh [Chase] … my heart is heavy today,” PenaVega, 37, wrote via Instagram on Monday, August 17. “These aren’t just names from my childhood. They’re girls I grew up alongside, sharing a world that was exciting and also incredibly hard. We […]

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Remember the Titans debuted in September 2000, and soon became a favorite for its powerful story line — and introducing many viewers to a young Ryan Gosling. The movie is based on a true story, following Black football coach Herman Boone (Denzel Washington) as he attempts to integrate a high school in Alexandria, Virginia, in […]

20 years since its release, Ice Princess remains one of Michelle Trachtenberg‘s most iconic projects of her career. The late actress skated onto the big screen as Casey Carlyle, a high school student and aspiring figure skater, when Ice Princess hit theaters in March 2005. The film follows Casey as she uses her childhood love […]

NBC’s Heroes was packed with shocking twists and turns that still have fans reeling, years after the show’s 2010 finale. The show, which ran for 4 seasons from 2006 to 2010, followed seemingly ordinary people who discover that they have supernatural abilities and are forced to band together to prevent life-changing disasters. The successful NBC […]

Hayden Panettiere opened up about her hopes for the future just three months before her tragic death at age 36. “Let’s see where my life is going to go, because I finally feel like I have shaken all of this darkness and negativity, and that means I’ve closed one door and another door is opened, […]

Katy Perry has sparked fireworks with Justin Trudeau. The “Roar” singer and the former Canadian prime minister were first spotted out to dinner together in Montreal, Canada, in July 2025, just days before Trudeau attended Perry’s Lifetimes Tour stop in the city. A source exclusively told Us Weekly at the time that their outing was […]

Ex-NFL player Wendell Smallwood Jr. has been granted an early release from prison to spend time with his 8-year-old daughter, Mila, who is dying from cancer. Gloucester County Superior Court Judge Renard Scott withdrew Smallwood’s guilty plea in a New Jersey gun possession case on Friday, August 7, the Delaware News Journal reported. The judge […]