Inhaltsverzeichnis für December 18, 2023 in People

‘I always go back to a platform when it comes to a shoe. I kind of have my staples, and they end up being a little Y2K’—JESSICA SIMPSON, on how her style always evokes a little turn- of-the-century flair, to People ‘He sends me greetings all the time’—RITA MORENO, on her lasting friendship with Fast X costar Vin Diesel, to People ‘Well, my favorite story is the year I went home and my mom was dressed as Mrs. Claus, and I was like, “Hi mom,” and she said, “Mrs. Claus.” My mom was committed’—TRACEE ELLIS ROSS, on how mom Diana got her kids into the holiday spirit, to People ‘She’s constantly leaving me little skin-routine products on my side of the sink, like age-defying, emulsifying s---, or a restoring lotion’—KEVIN…

MARRIED Vanessa Hudgens & Cole Tucker The High School Musical alum, 35, and the professional baseball player, 27, said “I do” in Tulum, Mexico, on Dec. 2. The pair first sparked dating rumors in November 2020, and they shared their engagement news in February. IT’S OVER Deion Sanders & Tracey Edmonds After 11 years together, the former NFL superstar and the TV producer, both 56, announced on Dec. 3 that they’d called off their engagement. “It is best for us to move forward in life AS FRIENDS,” the couple—who got engaged in 2019—wrote in a joint statement on Instagram. HEATING UP Rosalía & Jeremy Allen White The Spanish singer, 31, and the star of The Bear, 32, were photographed holding hands in L.A. on Dec. 1. White’s ex Addison…

Three years after breaking out with “You Broke Me First,” Calgary, Alta., native Tate McRae, 20, is one of pop’s most exciting rising acts—and she’s got the hits (“Greedy,” off her new album Think Later, went Top 10 on Billboard Hot 100) and dance moves (she was a finalist on So You Think You Can Dance in 2016) to back it up. Before music, you were a competitive dancer. Do you think about choreography when you’re writing in the studio? I definitely have been trying to find beats that make me want to move. For the first time in my life, I’m able to put the two sides of my identity together, and it’s so satisfying. Singing while dancing can’t be easy, though. Whenever I’m out of breath, I’m always…

Babies Orange Is the New Black alum Uzo Aduba, 42, and her husband, filmmaker Robert Sweeting, revealed in a Nov. 30 Instagram post that they had welcomed their first baby, daughter Adaiba Lee Nonyem. On Nov. 23 Big Time Rush member Kendall Schmidt, 33, and Mica von Turkovich, a childbirth doula, announced they were married and expecting their first baby together. Singer Ryan Cabrera, 41, and WWE Superstar Alexa Bliss, 32, welcomed their first child together, daughter Hendrix Rouge, on Nov. 27. “Breakin hearts since 11.27.23!” he wrote on Instagram. Courts On Dec. 4 the domestic violence trial of actor Jonathan Majors, 34, began in Manhattan. Majors was charged in March with several counts of misdemeanor harassment and assault of his then-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari. He has pleaded not guilty.…

‘Panda’-Like Pups Put Spotlight on Pet Adoption Dallas Working from home during the pandemic, Carly D’Eliseo decided it was time to adopt a dog. And once she saw pup Panda on Petfinder, “I knew: This is my dog,” she says, adding that actual pandas have “always been my spirit animal.” She got more involved with rescue work and fostering, eventually meeting another panda-esque dog named Dallas. “The minute I brought Dallas home, it’s like it was meant to be,” she says. “They’re always next to each other.” The two have become a sensation on TikTok @packofpandas, and D’Eliseo, 32, is grateful their story is encouraging others to adopt. Man Proposes to Girlfriend and Her 4 Kids With 5 Rings Chester, S.C. When Josh Renaud proposed to Brittany Hunter, 34, he…

Margot Robbie Actress & Producer, 33 Barbie’s been an icon, an astronaut and a presidential candidate, but this year she became a bona fide movie star thanks to Margot Robbie. The idea of a Barbie film languished in Hollywood for years before Robbie’s surprisingly subversive take took the industry by storm, earning a whopping $1.4 billion at the box office. “I’ll never forget, after talking to [director-cowriter] Greta Gerwig for years, I sat down and read the script,” she told People in July. “There was a joke on page one and I was like, ‘They’re never going to let us make this movie.’ But they did!” And what was her biggest takeaway after adapting America’s most debated doll? “The idea that I am enough,” she said. “Barbie can be…

During his 12 seasons with the NFL, Frank Gifford earned a reputation as a tough and nimble halfback and flanker, helping bring the New York Giants to five championship games. For his second act as a sports broadcaster on Monday Night Football, he arrived on-set prepared and offered insightful commentary, earning the nickname Faultless Frank. And at home in Connecticut with wife Kathie Lee Gifford, 70, and their children Cody, 33, and Cassidy, 30, the loving dad (he also had three kids from a previous marriage) and man of faith could name-check former teammates from his childhood. But before his death in 2015 at age 84, his family noticed a change: The once-sharp Gifford became forgetful and often repeated himself. The last time Cody saw his father alive days before his…

1 Mariska Hargitay’s Cat Meet the newest member of the Claw & Order family: Karma (top inset). The actress revealed on Instagram that she’s adopted a cat named after pal Taylor Swift’s hit song. 2 Subway’s Foot-long Cookie The sandwich chain announced 12-inch chocolate chip cookies are crumbing to menus nationwide, starting early in the new year. 3 A Sex and the City reality show?! Is There Still Sex in the City?, a new dating series inspired by the HBO hit, will follow four friends in their 50s as they trade the city for the countryside—and all the men it has to offer. 4 Spinal Tap Is Back! One of England’s loudest bands will return with a ruckus in a mockumentary sequel honoring the 1984 film’s 40th anniversary—complete with new…

As awards season kicks into full gear, Rachel McAdams is receiving praise for her turn as the title character’s mom in the screen adaptation of Judy Blume’s classic novel Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. The actress, 45, says the role came naturally to her, as her daughter (with longtime partner Jamie Linden) was just 5 months old when she filmed the movie in 2021. (McAdams and Linden also share a 5-year-old son.) How did being a mother inform your performance? I was a very fresh second-time mom when we shot this. My hormones were probably raging. It was very in the forefront—what it is to raise a girl. Was the book part of your childhood? I didn’t read this book growing up because I thought it was too…

In the 1970s, when he was President Nixon’s Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger cultivated a playboy image. He dated Jill St. John and partied at Studio 54. Described as the capital’s “greatest swinger,” he said, “That’s no compliment.” Then there was his day job. The German-born Kissinger, who died on Nov. 29, was one of our most powerful—and divisive—policy shapers. The architect of the opening of China to the U.S. in 1972, he was condemned by many for the bombing of neutral Cambodia during the Vietnam War. Until the end he had a finger on the pulse of foreign affairs: In April he expressed mild optimism about world stability in the next century, adding, “I won’t be around to see it either way.”…

MATTHEW PERRY Actor, 54 Sarcastic and dry but with surprising emotional undertones, Perry’s unique humor was the magical spark that helped propel Friends from successful sitcom to bona fide cultural phenomenon. His well-documented struggles with addiction became a guiding force in recent years, leading him to advocate for equitable, judgment-free treatment for all—a charge his family took up in establishing the Matthew Perry Foundation. “When I die, I don’t want Friends to be the first thing mentioned,” he said in November 2022. “I want [helping others] to be the first. And I’m gonna live the rest of my life proving that.” TINA TURNER Singer, 83 Despite her thundering voice and electric presence, Turner didn’t achieve true iconic status—the Queen of Rock and Roll—until middle age, when she brought the…

It was a Friday afternoon during the fall semester of 2002 when Stephanie Langlitz, then a 14-year-old high school freshman in Oro Valley, Ariz., heard a man call out to her in a noisy school hallway: “7 p.m!” Langlitz—who was being treated for depression—had recently moved from upstate New York and was struggling to fit in. So when her sympathetic Spanish teacher Mr. Lindrud asked her to meet him at a park that evening, she agreed. “I thought he was my friend,” she says. Friendship wasn’t the intention. At the crowded park, Mark Lindrud, then 30, lifted Langlitz in his arms, carried her to a bench and thrust his hand down her shorts. She was too shocked to react. “I went home and just had no words,” says Langlitz, now…

The power is out at Duff Goldman’s Los Angeles house. There’s a gallon of homemade sun tea on his butcher-block countertop and a bag of ice that’s quickly melting because of the lack of air conditioning on a 90° day—but the Food Network star and his wife, Johnna, couldn’t be more chill. “We have a one-in-a-million relationship,” says Duff, 48, of Johnna, 30, whom he met online in 2016 and married in 2019. “I never thought I would have this kind of capacity for love.” The pair check in with each other and steal the occasional kiss during their People photo shoot. Says Johnna: “He’s just a kind, gentle soul.” Duff credits his laid-back attitude to this house, where he and Johnna moved after their wedding—it’s surrounded by nature up…

The chef and co-owner of Le Bernardin in N.Y.C. pairs his version of the French dish ‘peas à la française’ (peas braised with bacon and lettuce) with tender salmon fillets. ‘The fish itself is very delicate, the peas bring a freshness, and the bacon adds smokiness,’ says Ripert, who includes this recipe in his new cookbook Seafood Simple 4 thick-cut bacon slices, cut into ¼-in. pieces1½ cups frozen green peas1 large shallot, finely chopped1¾ tsp. fine sea salt, divided1¾ tsp. freshly ground white pepper, divided4 (7-oz.) skinless salmon fillets (1-in. thick)5 Tbsp. canola oilChopped fresh mintLemon wedges or rounds, for serving 1. Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crispy, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels to drain; set…

The Year Women Led the Way If anyone has a doubt about how much women shook the world in 2023, I refer you to the weekend of July 21. On that Friday night people lined up in pink power suits and cowboy vests to see Margot Robbie’s Barbie. On July 22 a crowd of 72,000 flocked to see Taylor Swift at Lumen Field in Seattle and shook the ground so hard that a seismometer registered it as an earthquake. The next night fans did it again. Meanwhile in Chicago rain couldn’t stop Beyoncé from a performance so out of this world it was, as one critic said, “the closest we mere mortals will get to going to the moon.” These women had a Midas touch in big and small ways—a single…

100M estimated albums sold from his years in Black Sabbath and solo work £96K the amount he received for his share of the name Black Sabbath when he was fired in 1979 52 episodes of The Osbournes across four seasons 5 Grammy wins, including Best Metal Performance this year for “Degradation Rules” 1 bat head bitten off, during a 1982 concert…

In an interview with ABC-7 Eyewitness News that aired on Nov. 30, Felicity Huffman spoke out for the first time about her involvement in the 2019 college admissions scandal, in which dozens of wealthy parents of high school students were charged with using bribery, cheating and other forms of fraud to get their kids into elite colleges and universities. “People assume that I went into this looking for a way to cheat the system.… That was not the case,” said the Desperate Housewives alum, 61, who served 11 days in prison after paying convicted scandal mastermind William “Rick” Singer $15,000 to falsify the results of her daughter Sophia’s SAT exam. “I felt like I would be a bad mother if I didn’t do it.” By speaking up, Huffman—who shares…

One of the most consequential women in United States history, Sandra Day O’Connor began breaking barriers in 1949 as one of only five women admitted to her class at Stanford Law, eventually graduating at the top of that class. Her academic success seemed to mean little, however; the only job she was offered after school was as a legal secretary. “That was a time in the middle of the last century when women weren’t hired as lawyers,” she told ABC News in 2010. O’Connor—who died on Dec. 1 at age 93 from “complications related to advanced dementia, probably Alzheimer’s, and a respiratory illness,” according to a statement—was never one to shy away from a challenge, a trait partly inspired by her rough-and-tumble upbringing. The daughter of Arizona ranchers, she learned…

PHOENIX BARRON Paris Hilton & Carter Reum The heiress welcomed her son on Jan. 16, via surrogate. A daughter, London, followed last month. ADIRA RIVER Serena Williams & Alexis Ohanian “This makes me so happy,” the tennis champion wrote of her second daughter, born on Aug. 22. GIA VIRGINIA Robert De Niro & Tiffany Chen The actor became a dad for the seventh time in April, four months before turning 80. BABY BOY & BABY GIRL Hilary Swank & Philip Schneider The Oscar winner, 49, announced on April 9 that she had twins: “It wasn’t easy. But boy (and girl!), was it worth it.” TRUE LEGEND Jesseca Harris-Dupart & Da Brat The rapper and her entrepreneur wife had their first child together on July 6. “I can’t believe he came out of me!” Da…

Paul Giamatti is outraged. How can a movie set in 1970, he wants to know, be considered a period piece? “I was alive!” exclaims the 56-year-old actor. “Period is like there’s no cars, there’s no electric light. That’s period!” Of course, Giamatti is only playing outrage—as convincingly as he’s played joy, shame, awkwardness and grief onscreen for decades now, from his Oscar-nominated turn in Cinderella Man to his Emmy-winning performance in the biographical series John Adams. Nevertheless, he was indeed 3 years old during the events of The Holdovers, which marks director Alexander Payne’s highly anticipated reunion with Giamatti following 2004’s acclaimed Sideways. Their new collaboration is the bittersweet story of a boarding school professor (Giamatti) and two fellow lost souls (Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Dominic Sessa) who spend a…

Jonathan Bailey could have gone in any direction after his runaway success as the male romantic lead in Bridgerton’s second season. But choosing to play a gay man opposite Matt Bomer in Showtime’s Fellow Travelers, another romantic period drama—this one spanning the 1950s Joseph McCarthy communist trials to the 1980s AIDS crisis—was “a no-brainer” for the British actor. “I had looked for these gay stories, a sweeping gay love story, and I hadn’t really seen them,” Bailey, 35, says over the phone from London. “This ticked every single box, and it’s something I know I’ll be proud of for the rest of my career.” Bailey first grabbed the attention of TV viewers with his breakthrough performance as Anthony Bridgerton, the proud, surly viscount on Shonda Rhimes’s sudsy Regency-era drama Bridgerton.…

Liz Cheney was elected to Congress in 2016, the same year Donald Trump won the presidency. In the years that followed, the lifelong Republican—whose father is former Vice President Dick Cheney, 82—voted with Trump more than 90 percent of the time. But in 2020 Cheney, 57, broke from her party to urge Trump to respect the electoral process before leading the House investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. As a result, the mother of five lost her seat in Congress but found an urgent new mission: fighting for her kids’ future. In writing her new memoir Oath and Honor, “I felt it was really important for people to know what had happened inside the halls of Congress,” Cheney tells People. “It’s a cautionary tale.” Members of Congress pledge an…

Bedazzled Beanie This pearl-and-crystal-adorned hat adds a fun and festive vibe to any cold-weather look. Holiday Candle The next best thing to a stay at the Hotel Jerome in Aspen is this cedarwood-pine-and-leather-scented votive inspired by the posh ski resort. Jewelry Case Whether you use it as an everydaybox or for travel, this organizer makes it easy to store your bling. Chic Keychain Need a white elephant gift? This acetate stick, which comes in an array of colors, is sure to be a crowd-pleaser. Smart Gloves Tap away while keeping your hands toasty with this cashmere blend, touchscreen-friendly find. Monogrammed Phone Cover Protect your device in style with this sophisticated leather case (the personalization is free!). Snuggly Slippers These nubby slippers were made for lazy weekends lounging at home. Sherpa-Lined…

Across 1 Narcissists have big ones 5 Harvard’s neighboring campus (inits.) 8 Piercing tool 11 ___ glass (for measuring alcohol) 12 Guy friend in France 13 Stomach-churning section of some roller coasters 15 Elton John’s “___ Dancer” 16 ___ King Cole 17 First-rate 18 Jury Duty star (2 wds.) 21 ___-de-France 22 ’80s British singer ___ Kershaw 23 ___ Deschanel 26 18 Across played her boyfriend and husband on 30 Rock (2 wds.) 30 Pointy part of Mr. Spock 31 ___ Ocasek of the Cars 32 “It was 20 years ___ today …” 33 18 Across starred opposite Katherine Heigl in 27 ___ 36 Movie that won Frances McDormand her first Oscar 38 GI show group (inits.) 39 Santa’s little helper 40 18 Across’s castmate in the movie version of Hairspray…

Last Time I Danced At a wedding. Everybody was dancing, so I thought I better. I have to be coaxed out there, and then I just go with the flow. Last Time I Stayed up Too Late I do not have a bedtime. I am not a child. I am an adult. I watch shows like Billions and The Morning Show on my extra-large iPad in bed. Last Time I Cooked to Impress I had six 12-year-olds for the weekend with my granddaughter, and I cooked them the best gourmet meals I could conjure up. I was going to give them an apple tart lesson, but we ran out of time. Last Time One of My Pets Made Me Laugh I have dogs, cats, chickens, five horses and five…