People July 3, 2023

‘I don’t need a badge’—CYNDI LAUPER, on being passed over for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame after getting nominated this year, to People ‘I just feel like a vow renewal is a pre-divorce’—KELLY RIPA, on why she and husband Mark Consuelos haven’t renewed their vows after 27 years of marriage, on Live With Kelly and Mark ‘Not yet, but they will’—ROBERT DE NIRO, on whether his six older children have met his baby daughter, Gia Virginia, to People ‘It’s my fantasy—he has to be naked, not me!’—ANGELA BASSETT, on filming the sex scenes in How Stella Got Her Groove Back from a woman’s perspective, during a Tribeca Festival panel ‘I didn’t know anything.… And my nephews were like, “It’s a videogame, you idiot!” ’—PEDRO PASCAL, on…

1 The Beatles reunite through AI The Fab Four are getting a little help from a friend. Paul McCartney says artificial intelligence was used to “extricate” the late John Lennon’s vocals from an old demo recording to complete a new song. 2 A Hocus Pocus Lego set Eerie-sistable for fans of the cult witchfest, the $229 Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage includes 2,316 pieces of toil and trouble and six minifigures, including Mary (Kathy Najimy), Winifred (Bette Midler) and Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker). 3 A new Rubik’s Cube record Max Park (inset) solved the famous rotating 3x3x3 puzzle cube in 3.13 seconds, setting a world record at a Pride event in California. The 21-year-old smashed the previous benchmark of 3.47 seconds, achieved by China’s Yusheng Du in 2018. 4 Ed Sheeran’s No. 1 famous fan…

LIKE MOTHER, LIKE SON Windsor, England, June 17 One day before Father’s Day, Prince William and Princess Kate shared a sweet photo on Instagram of him with kids Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5, who wore coordinating blue outfits. “Happy Father’s Day,” he captioned the pic, which strikingly recalled a shot he took with his mom, Princess Diana, and brother Prince Harry in 1988 (inset). A BUSY ROYAL WEEKEND ACTION IN ITALY Rome, June 19 Tom Cruise and his costar Hayley Atwell shared a moment together at the premiere of their film Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One. GOOD GENES New York City, June 13 Uma Thurman (far right) posed with her son Levon Hawke, 21, and daughters Luna Thurman-Busson (far left), 10, and Maya Hawke, 24.…

On June 16 Tori Spelling posted several smiling photos to Instagram of her kids and husband, Dean McDermott, at their daughter Stella’s swanky poolside 15th-birthday celebration at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, painting a picture of a happy family. Hours later tensions that had long been brewing between Spelling and McDermott suddenly came to the surface when the Canadian actor, 56, posted a surprising announcement saying that he and the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum, 50, were separating after 17 years of marriage. “We will continue to work together as loving parents and guide and love our children through this difficult time,” he wrote on Instagram—then deleted the post hours later. The couple and their reps hadn’t commented further on the status of their marriage at press time, and those…

Nearly a week after news broke that John Amos’s daughter Shannon had filed a complaint in Colorado alleging her father was “the victim of elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation” by an unnamed caregiver, the Good Times star, 83, said in a video shared to his son K.C.’s social media pages on June 15 that it was actually Shannon who, he feels, has “taken advantage” of him. “She would be the primary suspect—if you would,” John said. “She’s the one that I would attribute my elderly abuse to.” A representative for Shannon has called the claims “false.” Though he’s been hospitalized since May for “water retention and other issues,” Amos told People on June 16 he’s “doing well.” He also asked that funds be returned to those who donated to…

BIRTHDAY LOVE Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton The pop star, 53, marked her country hitmaker husband’s 47th birthday on June 18 with an Instagram snap of her kissing his cheek. “Happy bday to my everything,” Stefani wrote. GOING STRONG Kendall Jenner & Bad Bunny The model, 27, and the Grammy winner, 29, were spotted shopping for vinyl records together in Los Angeles on June 15. Linked since February, the two have been “getting more serious,” a source recently told People. DATE NIGHT Jessica Simpson & Eric Johnson On June 17 the fashion mogul, 42, and the former NFL player, 43, stepped out for the opening of Bernie Taupin’s art exhibit “Reflections” at Choice Contemporary in Los Angeles. ENGAGED Barbara Palvin & Dylan Sprouse Sprouses-to-be! After much speculation, the model, 29,…