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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.

Justin Trudeau Son Xav Opens Up About Dad Dating Katy Perry Details His Dynamic With Pop Star

Justin Trudeau's Son Xav Details Dynamic With Dad's Girlfriend Katy Perry

As an up and coming musician, Justin Trudeau’s son Xavier “Xav” Trudeau is thrilled to see his father dating pop star Katy Perry. “When I’m really happy with a song [I] send it [to her],” Xav, 18, said of his dynamic with Perry, 41, during the Wednesday, April 8, episode of the “Can’t Be Censored” […]

Summer House Star Amanda Admits Couples Therapy Is Her and Kyles Last Option to Save Marriage

Summer House’s Amanda Calls Couples Therapy Her and Kyle's ‘Last Option’

Amanda Batula admitted on Summer House that couples therapy was her and husband Kyle Cooke’s “last option” to save their marriage — just months before they announced their divorce in January. “Last weekend was really, really bad,” Amanda, 34, said during the Tuesday, April 7, episode of Summer House, which filmed in August 2025. Amanda […]

Perez Hilton Health Scare Explained How the Blogger Survived Sepsis, Blood Clots and More

Why Was Perez Hilton Hospitalized? Health Scares and Surgery Explained

Perez Hilton can’t hide his gratitude for his health after surviving several scares in 2026. Instead of gossiping about celebrity news, the self-proclaimed “original influencer” has spent the early part of the year documenting the ups and downs of his health as he received medical care near Las Vegas. “March madness indeed!” Hilton wrote via […]

Perez Hilton Confirms He Is Walking Again After Emergency Surgery I Will Get Stronger

Perez Hilton Is Walking Again After Emergency Surgery, 21-Day Hospital Stay

Perez Hilton is back on his feet and “slowly” recovering following a 21-day hospital stay and recent emergency surgery. “After my 21 day hospitalization with severe sepsis, just a few days ago I had to be admitted again with a deep vein thrombosis on my right leg,” Hilton, 48, explained via Instagram on Tuesday, April […]

Bill Gates to Testify in Jeffrey Epstein Investigation in Congress Welcomes the Opportunity

Bill Gates to Testify Before Congress About His Connection to Jeffrey Epstein

Bill Gates is officially preparing to testify in front of the House Oversight Committee as Congress continues to investigate sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes and powerful connections. Gates, 70, will answer questions from members of Congress on June 10, according to multiple outlets, which note that the Microsoft cofounder is not being accused of any […]

Catherine OHara Brother Recalls Her Final Days a Dream That Served as Their Goodbye

Catherine O’Hara’s Brother Recalls Her Final Days and Their ‘Goodbye’ Dream

Catherine O’Hara’s brother Michael P. O’Hara recalled dreaming about his sister — and seemingly saying “goodbye” to the beloved actor — days before her death. “I was hugging her, which was really beautiful,” Michael recalled to his “Dreams of Our Loved Ones” podcast listeners on Sunday, April 5, when opening up about a “very unexpected […]

Taylor Frankie Paul Claims Dakota Mortensen Asked for Sex After Alleged 2026 Domestic Violence Incident

Taylor Frankie Paul Claims Dakota Asked for Sex After Alleged DV Incident

Taylor Frankie Paul is bolstering her defense against Dakota Mortensen amid their ongoing custody battle following an alleged domestic dispute earlier this year. Taylor, 31, claimed that Dakota, 33, sent her a “request for sex” following their alleged February domestic violence altercation, according to an exhibit filed in court on Tuesday, April 7, seen by […]

Welcome to Plathville Moriah Takes Off Wig for 1st Time in Public Amid Alopecia Journey Nothing to Hide

Welcome to Plathville’s Moriah Takes Off Wig in Public Amid Alopecia Journey

Moriah Plath has a vulnerable moment with her siblings on Welcome to Plathville while taking off her wig for the first time in public amid her emotional journey with alopecia. “OK, nobody laugh. Or actually everybody laugh,” Moriah, 23, tells her big brother Ethan Plath and younger sister Amber Plath in Us Weekly’s exclusive sneak […]

Inside Anna Duggar Nightmare Family Has Urged Her to Leave Convicted Sex Offender Husband Josh

Inside Anna Duggar's 'Nightmare' Amid Husband Josh's Sex Offender Conviction

Even though Anna Duggar’s seemingly picture perfect life in Arkansas was turned upside down after her husband Josh Duggar was found guilty of child pornography, she has stuck by the sex offender’s side since his conviction nearly five years ago despite her family’s objections, Us Weekly has learned exclusively. “Anna has several family members who […]

Amanda Peet and Drew Barrymore Once Made Out at Carrie Fishers House During Fun Party

Amanda Peet and Drew Barrymore Made Out at Carrie Fisher's 'Fun' House Party

What happens when you put actresses Amanda Peet and Drew Barrymore in the same room at Carrie Fisher’s house? Apparently an A-list makeout session! “I miss the eighties. By the way, speaking of, did we make out at Carrie Fisher’s house?” Barrymore, 51, asked Peet, 54, while reminiscing about their past rendezvous during the Monday, […]

Inside Savannah Guthrie Today Show Return No One Knows What the Future Holds

Inside Savannah Guthrie's 'Today' Show Return, What Her Future Holds

Savannah Guthrie’s Today show family is “happy” she’s returned to work after a two-month hiatus amid her mother Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance — but only time will tell how Savannah will reacclimate to the job. “Everyone is supportive of Savannah’s return and very happy to have her back,” an insider exclusively tells Us Weekly after Savannah, […]

Lauren Conrad and Kristin Cavallari Reveal Their Biggest Regret From MTV Laguna Beach

Lauren Conrad and Kristin Cavallari Reveal Biggest 'Laguna Beach' Regrets

Lauren Conrad and Kristin Cavallari know all too well that what happens in Laguna Beach doesn’t stay there — but would they change anything about their time on the MTV reality show? “I don’t necessarily have regrets,” Conrad, 40, exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting The Reunion: Laguna Beach, which premieres on Roku Friday, April […]

How Candace Cameron Bure Is Ringing in Her 50th Birthday Inside Her Surprise Celebration

Inside Candace Cameron Bure 'Surprise' 50th Birthday Celebration

Candace Cameron Bure is ringing in her 50th birthday surrounded by family and friends — but she only knows some of the details. “I mean, [I’m] feeling excited,” Cameron Bure, who turned 50 on Monday, April 6, exclusively told Us Weekly ahead of her milestone birthday. “It’s a little weird to turn 50, but I’m […]

Feature - Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott’s Family Guide: Meet Their 5 Kids, Her Famous Parents and More

Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott’s Family Guide: Meet Their 5 Kids, More

Tori Spelling and ex-husband Dean McDermott have their hands full with their five children. “With five, you definitely have to move as a family unit,” the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum exclusively told Us Weekly in December 2019. “There are times [when] Liam, the oldest, is like, ‘Mom, I wish it was just me and you […]

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Everything Amy Duggar Has Said About Cousin Joseph Duggar's Arrest

Amy Duggar King has become one of the most vocal critics of cousin Joseph Duggar after his arrest on child molestation charges. Joseph was arrested on March 18, 2026, for unlawful sexual activity with a minor after a 14-year-old girl accused the Counting On alum of molesting her in Florida in 2020. The victim told […]

Were Ciara Miller and West Wilson Hooking Up Weeks Before He Announced Amanda Batula Romance

Were Ciara Miller and West Wilson Hooking Up Weeks Before Amanda Romance?

As West Wilson’s romance with Amanda Batula continues to make headlines, fans are wondering how recently he and ex Ciara Miller were hooking up — and was there any crossover? “West was hitting on Ciara, and they had hooked up recently, about three to four weeks ago,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly of the […]

Jessa Duggar Slams Brother Joseph Duggar Amid Child Molestation Charges Profound Wrong

Jessa Duggar Slams Brother Joseph Amid Molestation Charges: 'Profound Wrong'

Jessa Duggar is condemning her brother Joseph Duggar’s alleged actions after he was accused of molesting a child. “We learned, along with the rest of the world, of the heartbreaking news involving my brother, Joseph, and we are deeply grieved,” Jessa, 33, wrote via an Instagram Story on Thursday, April 2. “Our hearts ache for […]

Blake Lively Reacts to Justin Baldoni Charges Dismissal

Blake Lively Reacts After Most of Her Claims Against Baldoni Are Dismissed

Blake Lively’s team has reacted after a U.S. District Court judge ruled to throw out 10 of 13 claims against her It Ends With Us director and costar Justin Baldoni amid their ongoing legal battle. “This case has always been and will remain focused on the devasting retaliation and the extraordinary steps the defendants took […]

Blake Lively Suffers Major Blow in Justin Baldoni Legal Battle as Judge Dismisses Most of Her Claims

Judge Dismisses 10 of Blake Lively's 13 Claims Against Justin Baldoni

Blake Lively has suffered a major blow in her ongoing legal battle against Justin Baldoni. Federal judge Lewis Liman ruled on Thursday, April 2, that most of Lively’s claims against Baldoni be dismissed amid her allegations of sexual harassment on the set of their 2024 movie It Ends With Us. The judge threw out 10 […]

The Valley Zack Wickham and Jasmine Goode Discuss Stigma Around Using GLP 1s Their Health Journeys

The Valley's Zack and Jasmine Discuss 'Stigma' They've Faced Using GLP-1s

The Valley’s Zack Wickham and Jasmine Goode are done with people shaming the use of GLP-1s amid their own weight-loss journeys. “I think it’s actually important [to talk about],” Zack, 39, exclusively told Us Weekly of being open about GLP-1s on reality TV while promoting season 3 of The Valley. Zack, who allowed Bravo producers […]

Jordan Emanuel Bravo Stars Share Their Honest Reactions to Amanda Batula and West Wilson Shocking Romance

Winter House’s Jordan Emanuel Sounds Off on Amanda and West’s Romance

Even Bravo’s biggest reality stars are shocked by the drama surrounding the cast of Summer House. The internet lit up when Amanda Batula confirmed her romance with BFF and costar Ciara Miller’s ex-boyfriend West Wilson. “Given the complicated relationship dynamics involved and the scrutiny that comes with being on a reality show, we needed a […]

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