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‘This is the longest-running fluke in history. And I’m into it’—PINK, on her career, to Billboard‘We haven’t really heard from him since he left. He didn’t even say goodbye’—LIAM PAYNE, on Zayn Malik’s departure from One Direction, to GQ Hype‘I just have been through a lot, and I genuinely see a fighter. Like, I don’t see a championship winner in there, but I see a fighter’—DEMI LOVATO, on overcoming her demons, at the 2019 Teen Vogue Summit‘I made it to halftime’—SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS, on turning 50, on Twitter‘Now hiring: someone to lift my weighted blanket onto my body’—CHRISSY TEIGEN, joking about the trendy bed accessory, on Twitter‘I love the people I love, and I have empathy for people that are in my life for 35 years. I don’t cut people…

5 things we’re talking about this week!

1 A Pumpkin Thief Hits SJP’s Home Scary rude! Just before Halloween someone stole the pumpkins from Sarah Jessica Parker’s front stoop—but when fans heard about it, they left replacements. “Decency is alive and well,” the actress said on Instagram. 2 Kanye West Leaves His Fans Wanting More … Food Ahead of his Sunday service in Baton Rouge, the rapper hosted a $55-per-person “Brunchella” that attendees likened to Fyre Fest because of its cold food and skimpy portions. 3 Jennifer Garner Duets With Andrea Bocelli The actress joined the opera great for “Dormi Dormi Lullaby” on his new album. “Now my son has a new favorite lullaby!” she said of Samuel, 7. 4 Bill Murray Flirts With a New Career “I did fill out an application at P.F. Chang’s at the Atlanta airport because I think that’s…

editor’s letter

Welcome to Our Kindness Issue The world has become very divisive in the last few years. I’m not talking just about politics; so many of us have retreated into our own worlds, lost in our phones and talking online rather than in real life. That can spark a vicious cycle. “The anonymity of the Internet brings out bad behavior,” says Daniel Fessler, a professor of anthropology who is heading up a new, $20 million Kindness Institute at UCLA. “People turn inward and become distrustful of outsiders.” He’s been studying kindness for 15 years and says today’s climate is unmatched: “Things have definitely taken a turn for the worse in regards to wellness, health and tolerance. What we’re facing is unprecedented in the history of humanity.” I believe we can all help break…

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ROYALS AT WORK FINISHING STRONG New York City, Nov. 3 20/20 coanchor Amy Robach and her husband, actor Andrew Shue, crossed the finish line at the TCS New York City Marathon, which she ran to commemorate the sixth anniversary of her cancer diagnosis. THE GAME SHOW GANG Los Angeles, Nov. 1 On Nov. 1 Pat Sajak, Vanna White and Alex Trebek honored their friend and longtime Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! producer Harry Friedman, who received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “We have a lot of laughs,” Trebek says of Friedman. The Jeopardy! host, who says he’s “feeling okay” during his ongoing treatment for pancreatic cancer, adds, “They think television producers are all serious, but Harry is as funny now as he was when he was writing for Hollywood Squares.” HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KATY! On Oct.…

kevin hart’s tough road to recovery

Kevin Hart is opening up about his ordeal two months after a horrific car accident that left him hospitalized for 10 days—and easily could have been worse. On Oct. 29 the actor posted a video to Instagram documenting his recovery. “My appreciation for life is through the roof,” he wrote. “Don’t take today for granted because tomorrow is not promised.” On Sept. 1 Hart, 40, was a passenger in his 1970 Plymouth Barracuda when the driver—friend and producer Jared Black—lost control and crashed through wooden fencing on Mulholland Highway in Malibu. Hart, who reportedly fractured his spine in three places, underwent surgery and spent time at a live-in rehab facility after his hospitalization. His footage shows him standing for the first time with the aid of nurses and a walker, and…

meg ryan & john mellencamp: the engagement is off!

Their love story was worthy of a rock ballad, but Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp have called it quits one year after announcing their plans to wed. “John didn’t want to get married again,” a source says of the musician, 68, who has been married three times before. “He loves Meg, but marriage never seemed to be a part of it.” Rumors that the pair had split began to swirl when the actress, 57, stepped out twice in the same week without her engagement ring—first at the Governors Awards on Oct. 27, then again in L.A. the next morning. Ryan and Mellencamp have dated on and off for nearly a decade. The pair were first linked in 2011, then called it quits three years later before reconciling in 2017. Now…