People January 11, 2021

‘I do have them in body-fat content’—CHRIS PRATT, on how he stacks up as the “best Chris” against Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth, on Instagram ‘I’ve never wanted anything in my life more than I wanted to be in that movie’—OPRAH WINFREY, remembering The Color Purple on its 35th anniversary, on Instagram ‘I stand outside the door, and I go, “Oh hey, hi, Santa!” … And I say, “What are you doing here, Santa?” and he says, “Oh, I’m just making sure that the kids are being good kids.” And I say, “They are, Santa.” And you can hear them going, “We are, Santa!”’—GEORGE CLOONEY, on faking a visit from Santa to keep his 3-year-old twins behaving, on The Tonight Show with Stephen Colbert ‘I have been standing here…

1 Eddie Murphy comes back to America A king returns to Queens: The first trailer for Coming 2 America, due on Amazon March 5, features Murphy as now-King Akeem searching for his son. Arsenio Hall and James Earl Jones are also back from the 1988 original. 2 A kid is YouTube’s top earner Nine-year-old Ryan Kaji, who shares tutorials and toy unboxings on his Ryan’s World channel, raked in $29.5 million, topping Forbes’s annual list of highest-paid YouTubers. 3 A “WAP” Parody Encourages Masks In a PSA inspired by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s racy hit, Johns Hopkins students and mascot Jay want people to “Wear a mask, please” to “make that COVID curve weak.” Cardi approves: She retweeted. 4 Zooey Deschanel Doubles As Katy Perry Aliens abduct the actress…

STARS IN THE SNOW… …AND IN THE SAND LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON Orlando, Dec. 19 Tiger Woods competed at the father-son PNC Championship with his 11-year-old son Axel, the tournament’s youngest participant. They finished in seventh place—but “it’s memories for a lifetime,” Woods said. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KATIE! New York City, Dec. 18 Katie Holmes stepped out for a walk with boyfriend Emilio Vitolo before celebrating her 42nd birthday. JENNIFER MAKES SPIRITS BRIGHT Los Angeles, Dec. 18 Oh, what fun! Jennifer Garner spread some Christmas cheer by wearing a festive sweater vest ahead of the holiday. COMMON TAKES A STAND Austell, Ga., Dec. 20 Common performed at the Souls to the Polls Drive-In Rally ahead of Georgia’s runoff election. BABIES ON OARD DUA’S STYLISH SET New York City, Dec. 19 Dua Lipa rocked…

Ariana Grande sang about buying matching diamonds for six of her girlfriends in her hit “7 Rings.” Now she has another rock to write about—because she’s engaged! On Dec. 20 the pop star revealed on Instagram that her real estate agent beau, Dalton Gomez, had popped the question. “forever n then some,” she captioned a series of pictures, including one of a unique pearl-and-diamond ring. “They couldn’t be happier, they’re just so excited,” a source says of the proposal. “Both sets of parents are thrilled.” Grande, 27, and Gomez, 25, began dating in January 2020. As they spent time together at her home in New York City in March, when the coronavirus crisis hit the U.S., “she realized he is very special,” says an insider. When Gomez returned to…

Arie Luyendyk Jr. & Lauren Burnham The Bachelor alums—who have a daughter, Alessi, 19 months—announced Dec. 21 that they’re expecting twins in July after enduring a miscarriage early in 2020. “I can’t believe there’s two of them!” Burnham, 29, said in a video with Luyendyk, 39. Wilmer Valderrama & Amanda Pacheco On Dec. 21 the NCIS actor, 40, revealed he and his fiancée, Pacheco, 29, are expecting their first child together. “It’s just us 3 now,” Valderrama captioned a photo with the model baring her bump in a bomber jacket. The pair got engaged in January 2020.…

Reunited Courteney Cox & Johnny McDaid After spending most of 2020 apart because of pandemic travel restrictions, the Friends star, 56, and her Snow Patrol rocker boyfriend, 44, are together again. They recorded a video thanking frontline workers in McDaid’s native Northern Ireland. Heating Up Jesse Metcalfe & Corin Jamie-Lee Clark Nearly a year after the Desperate Housewives alum, 42, split from fiancée Cara Santana, he became Instagram official with model Clark when he wished her a happy 28th birthday on Dec. 19. The pair were first linked in August. Happy Anniversary! Hilary Duff & Matthew Koma The pregnant Younger star and her singer husband, both 33, marked one year of marriage on Dec. 21. “Thank you for being a damn good man,” wrote Duff. They’re parents to daughter…