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Johnni Macke

Digital Senior Writer Johnni Macke lives in Southern California and has been working in the entertainment industry since 2012 when she graduated from the University of Southern California. Prior to joining the Us Weekly team in 2019, she was a writer and editor for People’s Choice Awards at E! News and a freelance journalist for PopSugar, Hello Giggles and Teen.com. She got her start in the industry as the photo editor for BOP and Tiger Beat magazines. Her favorite celebrity interview to date is Sophie Turner, who offered her a cup of tea and said her name in an accent you can’t help but love. Career highlights include working the 2022 Oscars, covering the 2022 ACM Awards in Nashville and getting paid to watch and recap Southern Charm.

Summer House Amanda Said Shed Be The Happiest Person If Ciara and West Got Back Together Pre Romance

Summer House's Amanda Said She'd Be 'Happy' If Ciara and West Reconciled

Amanda Batula vowed to protect Ciara Miller’s heart from West Wilson on the latest episode of Summer House — months before confirming her own romance with her friend’s ex. “I was like, ‘The last thing I would ever do is invite Ciara and West out on an intimate date,’” Amanda, 34, told housemate Mia Calabrese […]

NCIS Timothy McGee Will Have His Relationship and Heart Tested During Season 23 Finale

NCIS' McGee Will Have His 'Relationship and Heart Tested' in Season Finale

The NCIS season 23 finale is just around the corner and fans of Special Agent Timothy McGee need to brace themselves for a wild ride ahead. “One of our leaders, Mr. Timothy McGee, is in for a big surprise at the end of the season,” Diona Reasonover, who plays forensic scientist Kasie Hines, exclusively told […]

Katie Maloney Teases What VPR Fans Can Expect From Stassi Schroeder New Show After Their Falling Out

Katie Maloney Teases New Show With Stassi Schroeder After Epic Falling Out

Katie Maloney and Stassi Schroeder will be spilling all the tea in their new Hulu series. “It’s just kinda picking up where our lives are now and the people that are in them,” Katie, 40, said on the Monday, May 4, episode of the “Humble Brag” podcast, explaining the premise of their upcoming show House […]

Shannon Beador Daughter Sophie Explains Why She Wont Work at Bravo Despite Career at NBC

Why Shannon Beador’s Daughter Sophie Won’t Work at Bravo Despite NBC Career

Shannon Beador’s eldest daughter, Sophie Beador, has followed in her family’s footsteps with her NBC gig — but that doesn’t mean she’s going to join the Bravoverse “It’s been fun to see both sides of NBC,” Sophie, 23, told fellow Real Housewives kid Gia Giudice during the Monday, May 4, episode of the “Casual Chaos” […]

Mark Harmon Details Working Behind the Scenes on NCIS Origins After NCIS Exit

Mark Harmon Details Working Behind the Scenes on ‘NCIS: Origins’ After ‘NCIS’

Mark Harmon is shedding a little light on going from being the lead on NCIS to working more behind the scenes on NCIS: Origins — and the Gibbs of it all. In Us Weekly’s exclusive sneak peek at the Tuesday, May 5, episode of the “NCIS: Partners & Probies” podcast, Harmon, 74, details what it’s […]

Met Gala 2026 Hottest Couples Rihanna and ASAP Rocky Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster More

Met Gala 2026 Hottest Couples: Rihanna, ASAP Rocky Sizzle on Carpet

As the biggest names in Hollywood and the fashion industry descended on the 2026 Met Gala, fans tuned in to see which couples were in attendance. Tennis star Venus Williams and husband Andrea Preti were among the first A-list pairings to arrive at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday, May 4, where stars paid […]

Pitch Perfect Cast Where Are They Now Anna Kendrick Skylar Astin and More

‘Pitch Perfect’ Cast: Where Are They Now? Rebel Wilson and More

Pitch Perfect hit theaters in 2012 and became an instant classic — and the cast has since turned out two aca-awesome sequels. The original Bellas — made up of Beca (Anna Kendrick), Aubrey (Anna Camp), Chloe (Brittany Snow), Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson) and more — cemented their place in viewers’ hearts early on before adding new […]

Meryl Streep Skipping 2026 Met Gala Feature

Meryl Streep Chooses Not to Attend Met Gala 2026: Not Her 'Scene'

While the 2026 Met Gala will feature a slew of Hollywood A-listers, Meryl Streep has decided to skip fashion’s biggest night following her whirlwind press tour for The Devil Wears Prada 2. “Meryl has been invited to the Met Gala for many years but has never attended,” Streep’s rep told People on Monday, May 4, […]

Rebel Wilson and Fiancee Ramona Agruma’s Relationship Timeline - 695

Rebel Wilson and Wife Ramona Agruma’s Marriage, Life With 2 Kids

Rebel Wilson and Ramona Agruma kept their romance low-key for months before offering a glimpse at their bond. “I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince … but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess 💗🌈💗#loveislove,” Wilson wrote alongside an Instagram selfie when she went public with Argruma in […]

Pitch Perfect Cast s Dating Histories Anna Kendrick Brittany Snow Hailee Steinfeld and More

‘Pitch Perfect’ Cast’s Dating Histories: Who’s Married and Who’s Single?

While Pitch Perfect fans were all about Anna Kendrick and Skylar Astin’s characters’ in-universe relationship, the cast has had their fair share of dating experience in real life, including one Pitch Perfect marriage. Anna Camp, who portrayed Bellas’ leader Aubrey, married Astin in 2016, four years after the first film was released. However, their relationship […]

Celebrity Babies of 2026 Rebel Wilson and Ramona Agruma and More Stars Who Welcomed Kids

Celebrity Babies of 2026: Rebel Wilson and More Stars Who Welcomed Kids

Many stars grew their families in 2026. Former Bachelor contestant Sydney Warner announced in January that she gave birth to her second baby with her husband, NFL star Fred Warner. The Warners aren’t the only stars who have their hands full this year. Meghan McCain, for her part, welcomed baby No. 3 nearly a week […]

The View Cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin Reveals 2 Month Old Baby Had Major Surgery Spent Week in ICU

The View's Alyssa Farah Griffin's 2-Month-Old Had 'Major' Surgery, Was in ICU

Alyssa Farah Griffin opened up about a recent health scare her 2-month-old baby experienced that landed him in the ICU. “My son ended up needing a major operation,” Griffin, 36, revealed on the Monday, May 4, episode of “The View” podcast via People. “I’m actually not going to get into the details only because I […]

What to Know About Britney Spears’ 2026 DUI Arrest: Rep Statement and More

Britney Spears’ 2026 DUI Arrest: Details About Her Plea Deal, More

Britney Spears was arrested for driving under the influence on March 4. She pleaded guilty to “wet reckless driving” to avoid jail time two months later. Following her March arrest, Spears voluntarily went into a treatment center in April and was officially charged with a DUI on April 30. That same month, Spears’ lawyer represented […]

Britney Spears DUI Hearing May 2026

Britney Spears Pleads Guilty to Reckless Driving After DUI Arrest

Britney Spears took a plea deal in her DUI case during her Monday, May 4, hearing, Us Weekly can confirm. Spears, 44, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge known as “wet reckless driving” in exchange for her misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol being dismissed at the arraignment, which her attorney […]

Andrew Walker Gives Curious Caterer Update With Nikki DeLoach Scripts Are Written

Andrew Walker Gives ‘Curious Caterer’ Update: Hallmark ‘Scripts Are Written’

Andrew Walker is all for more Curious Caterer Mysteries — but has Hallmark greenlit the next installment? “I wish there were updates on the Curious Caterer,” Walker, 46, exclusively told Us Weekly in April while promoting his latest Hallmark rom-com Kentucky Roses, which premiered on Saturday, May 2. The actor told Us that fans of […]

Would Odette Annable Bring Husband Dave Into the Hallmark Universe After Her 1st RomCom

Odette Annable Addresses Possible Collab With Husband Dave After Hallmark Film

Odette Annable is officially a Hallmark leading lady with her debut in Kentucky Roses — but will her husband, Dave Annable, be next to join the network? “We’ve worked together before, and we’ve actually shot a Christmas rom-com, and that was a great time,” Odette, 40, exclusively told Us Weekly of possibly bringing Dave, 46, […]

Dakota Mortensen Wanted to Publicly Destroy Taylor Frankie Paul Before Bachelorette Lawyer Claims

SLOMW's Dakota Wanted to 'Destroy' Taylor Before 'Bachelorette,' Lawyer Claims

Taylor Frankie Paul’s lawyer is claiming Dakota Mortensen made plans to “destroy” her shortly before her season of The Bachelorette was canceled. During the exes’ Thursday, April 30, protective order and custody hearing, Taylor’s lawyer accused Dakota, 33, of leaking her 2023 domestic violence video to the press, which served as the catalyst to ABC […]

Taylor Frankie Paul Suffered 2 Miscarriages Before Dakota Mortensen Domestic Violence Incident Lawyer Says

Taylor Frankie Paul Suffered 2 Miscarriages Before Domestic Violence Incident

Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen’s trial over their dueling protective orders brought to light many of their past highs and lows, which included the reveal that Taylor suffered two miscarriages prior to their alleged domestic violence incident in February. “This was a very difficult time in their relationship,” Taylor’s lawyer told the court on […]

Goldie Hawn Kurt Russell Love Story Throughout the Years

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell’s Relationship Timeline: Relive Their Love

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell have been going strong for decades, proving that Hollywood romances can last. The duo met in 1966, but they didn’t start dating until they collaborated on 1983’s Swing Shift. Prior to their romance, Russell was married to Season Hubley from 1979 to 1983 while Hawn went through two of her own divorces. First, […]

Caroline Kennedy Makes Rare Appearance at King Charles III Charity Event 4 Months After Daughter Death

Caroline Kennedy Makes Rare Appearance for Charity After Daughter’s Death

Caroline Kennedy stepped out in New York City for a good cause, marking one of her first public appearances since the death of daughter Tatiana Schlossberg. Kennedy, 68, made a rare appearance on Wednesday, April 29, in support of King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s visit to the United States, People reported. Kennedy was reportedly […]

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Britney Spears Charged With DUI Following March Arrest: Details

Britney Spears has been charged with a DUI following her arrest last month, Us Weekly can confirm. The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office filed one misdemeanor count of “VC” or “vehicle code section 23152” a.k.a. driving under the influence against Spears, 44, on Thursday, April 30. The office told Us in a statement that Spears […]

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