People December 14, 2020

‘I got my reality check, and I’m lucky she didn’t leave me’—OZZY OSBOURNE, on cheating on wife Sharon, to British GQ ‘Elvis called me a chicken that had just been hatched, so I’m wondering if I look weird?’—GOLDIE HAWN, on a comment from Elvis Presley, on The Late Late Show with James Corden ‘I know people are like, “You love Christmas!” and they make fun of me, but it’s okay because I do. I actually do. It’s what I love’—MARIAH CAREY, on being the queen of Christmas, on No Filter with Naomi ‘I’ve learned a lot about love with this guy … sometimes it’s messy and uncomfortable and ugly’—CAMILA CABELLO, on her relationship with Shawn Mendes, on Instagram ‘Very kind but hard pass. If traffic sucks, everyone will say,…

1 Beyoncé Leads the Grammy Nominations Who runs the world? Bey’s nine nods make her the 2021 awards show’s top nominee, followed by Taylor Swift, pop star Dua Lipa and rapper Roddy Ricch, who each picked up six noms. 2 The Monarchy Raises a Glass Bottoms up, royal subjects! Queen Elizabeth’s Sandringham estate, where she spends Christmas, launched its own gin, complete with ingredients grown in the estate’s garden. 3 Courteney Cox re-creates a Friends moment The actress put a turkey on her head and shimmied like Monica in a 1998 episode after realizing, “I’m the symbol of Thanksgiving!” 4 A Monolith Raises Questions A 10-ft.-tall silver metal monolith appeared in a Utah desert Nov. 18—and left as mysteriously as it arrived nine days later. Perhaps it returned to…

A celebration of 2020? Many might think we should just hold our breath and say good riddance to what has been the most challenging year of this century. But I think we still have things worth raising a glass to. This year we have all made sacrifices; we’ve had our endurance tested. Yet we’ve found ways to help our neighbors, local businesses and frontline workers. That spirit is behind this, our second annual People of the Year issue, which celebrates four individuals (with four covers!) who have not just wowed us with their talent but been forces for good in the world. Selena Gomez put out a No. 1 album, Rare, became a successful cooking show host with her HBO Max series Selena + Chef and, as one of the…

TOM’S JOY RIDE Rome, Nov. 25 Tom Cruise and costar Hayley Atwell (inset) shared a laugh in between scenes on the set of the upcoming seventh installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise. J-ROD SPREAD HOLIDAY CHEER New York City, Nov. 23 Alex Rodriguez and fiancée Jennifer Lopez bundled (and masked!) up for the launch of Saks Fifth Avenue’s socially distanced 2020 holiday window display and light show. FROM BACHELORETTE TO DANCING QUEEN Los Angeles, Nov. 23 Former Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe and partner Artem Chigvintsev took home the Mirrorball Trophy after winning season 29 of Dancing with the Stars. A MEAN GIRLS STAR SAYS ‘YES!’ Palm Springs, Nov. 18 Jonathan Bennett (right), who famously played Aaron Samuels in Mean Girls, is getting married. The actor’s boyfriend, TV host Jaymes Vaughan, proposed…

“The Court finds that under the circumstances present in this case, the interest in providing stability and continuity for the minor children weighs in favor of [Clarkson] having primary custody.” Kelly Clarkson’s divorce from estranged husband Brandon Blackstock has been getting more and more acrimonious behind the scenes. The singer, who filed for divorce from the music manager in June, tangled with him before a judge over child custody, court documents filed Nov. 19 reveal. A Los Angeles County judge awarded Clarkson, 38, primary physical custody of their children, daughter River Rose, 6, and son Remington Alexander, 4. “Kelly’s primary focus is on doing the best she can to protect the kids,” says a source close to the couple. “In this case she had to fight for them, since…

Matthew Perry is ready to walk down the aisle for the first time. The former Friends star, 51, proposed to girlfriend Molly Hurwitz, whom he began dating in 2018. “I decided to get engaged,” Perry tells People exclusively. “Luckily, I happened to be dating the greatest woman on the face of the planet at this time.” Hurwitz, 29, a literary manager, posted a sweet Valentine’s Day message to the actor on her private Instagram account in February, shortly after Perry joined the social platform himself. “Second year being my valentine, but his first as an Instagram influencer,” she wrote. “HVD to my favorite.” Perry now can add wedding planning to his already busy 2021, which includes the highly anticipated Friends reunion on HBO Max, tentatively scheduled for March, and…