People July 4, 2022

‘I’m gonna try to get Eddie to pay for it’—MARTIN LAWRENCE, on wanting Eddie Murphy to fund a potential wedding for his daughter and Murphy’s son, who are currently dating, on Jimmy Kimmel Live ‘Without her, there’s no way I could be doing what I’m doing’—TOM BRADY, on wife Gisele Bündchen, to People ‘Paul Rudd was in front of me at the theater, and I lost my mind. I thought I was hallucinating…. And the guy I was on a date with didn’t know who Paul Rudd was, and I was like, “I can’t …”’—QUINTA BRUNSON, on running into People’s current Sexiest Man Aliveat a Philadelphia movie theater, to The Hollywood Reporter ‘I finally found the Brad I was supposed to marry. It just took me 20 years’—GWYNETH PALTROW,…

1 Beyoncé Reveals Dates for New Music The hive has something to buzz about: Queen Bey confirmed that her first album in six years, titled Renaissance, will be out July 29. The Grammy winner dropped the upbeat lead single, “Break My Soul,” from the highly anticipated LP on June 20. 2 BTS Plans Solo Projects The megaselling seven-man K-pop group is embarking on a “new chapter”—but not going on hiatus, they assured fans. Instead the guys will be releasing both solo and group projects. 3 Netflix green lights a Squid Game reality show Inspired by the gory drama, Squid Game: The Challenge will be the biggest reality competition series ever with 456 players vying for $4.56 million—and zero expected deaths. 4 Lady Gaga eyes a role in the Joker…

THE WARRIORS WIN BIG Boston, June 16 After leading the Warriors to victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, Stephen Curry celebrated Golden State’s seventh championship title—and his first NBA Finals MVP award—with his teammates and wife Ayesha (inset). MARIAH GETS EMOTIONAL New York City, June 16 Mariah Carey opened up about not being taken seriously as an artist when she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. “I constantly have to remind people that I’m a songwriter,” she told the audience. A STYLISH SLAM DUNK New York City, June 15 Ariana DeBose suited up for Alice + Olivia’s prom-themed 20th-anniversary party. FATHER-DAUGHTER DATE San Francisco, June 13 Jay-Z and daughter Blue Ivy sat courtside during game 5 of the NBA Finals. HANDS,…

Sparks continue to fly between Katie Holmes and her musician beau Bobby Wooten III. The couple first stirred up talk of a budding romance when they were spotted kissing and holding hands on April 28 during a stroll through Central Park in New York City. Now the actress, 43, is happily stepping out at public events with Wooten, 33. “Katie is having a great time with Bobby,” says a source. “He is very kind and happy. He makes her laugh.” A month after their PDA-filled date, on which they spent time with Holmes’s mother, Kathy, and visited the Guggenheim Museum, the pair made their red carpet debut on May 26 at the Moth’s 25th Anniversary Gala at Spring Studios in New York City, where Wooten presented his collaborator (and…

Amber Heard is not finished pleading her case. The actress appeared June 17 on Dateline to discuss her defamation trial against ex Johnny Depp over her domestic abuse claims in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed. A Virginia jury awarded Depp $15 million in damages, which the judge reduced to $10.35 million. “My goal, the only thing I could hope for at this point, is I just want people to see me as a human being,” Heard, 36, who plans to appeal, said in her first on-camera interview since the June 1 verdict. “Even if you think that I am lying, you still couldn’t look me in the eye and tell me that you think on social media there’s been a fair representation.” Says a source: “Amber is still disappointed about…

Engaged Perrie Edwards & Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain “I said … YES!” Little Mix singer Edwards wrote on Instagram June 18, revealing her pro soccer player beau’s proposal. The pair, both 28, share a son, 10 months. It’s Over Jason Momoa & Eiza González The Dune actor, 42, and the 32-year-old Ambulance actress—who began dating in February—have split. “They are still hoping they might work it out,” says a source. “They are in different life stages.” Split Lauren Graham & Peter Krause After more than a decade together, the Gilmore Girls actress, 55, and the 9-1-1 actor, 56, “quietly ended their relationship last year,” Graham’s rep told People exclusively. The couple began dating when they were costars on Parenthood. Divorcing Johnny Knoxville & Naomi Nelson On June 14 the Jackass star,…