Table of contents for September 7, 2020 in Us Weekly

“I think they’re all smart enough to know that if they messed up, it would not go well for them.” Telling Us why he’d let any of the Real Housewives babysit his 18-month-old son, BenjaminANDY COHEN “I look at [L.A.] real estate a lot and have never seen any of these people… [and neither] have our agents, who I have obsessively asked.” On Selling Sunset’s RealtorsCHRISSY TEIGEN “We fight for a more perfect union because we’re fighting for the soul of this country.” On the importance of voting in the upcoming electionKERRY WASHINGTON “I always wondered why God gave me thunder thighs. It’s ’cause I’d use them.” On loving her bodyPINK “It’s our job as parents to really ramp up the embarrassment.” On her primary role as mom to Ava, 20, Deacon, 16, and Tennessee,…

ANGELINA JOLIE FIRE WITH FIRE If anyone knows the real Angelina Jolie, it’s her kids. “Only my children could explain who I am,” she said recently. “She’s a very protective parent,” a source tells Us about the mom to Maddox, 19, Pax, 16, Zahara, 15, Shiloh, 14, and 12-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. “Everything she’s done is for the health of the family.” For Jolie, that includes battling her kids’ dad, Brad Pitt, in the exes’ ongoing divorce and custody proceedings. FAR FROM OVER Recently, Jolie, 45, and Pitt, 56, have been at war over the private judge handling their case, whom Jolie claims is too close to Pitt’s legal team. A source explains Jolie also feels Pitt’s claims in legal papers that her actions in court are hurting the children…

Kate’s just like Us! “She loves going on outings with the children,” says a source. “The kids get a lot out of it — it’s a chance to see the real world and mingle with people.” In March, Kate and the kiddos were spotted at a local Sainbury’s supermarket near the family’s Anmer Hall country estate, where they’ve been staying during the pandemic. They were stocking up on supplies and looking at dresses for Charlotte. “Kate often lets George pick out cookies, and Charlotte brings a list of things she wants from the bakery section,” says the source. “Charlotte loves Mommy time. She peppers Kate with questions about everything. She’s turning into a real mini Kate!”…

SUNDAY 8/30 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS Keke Palmer is set to host this year’s virtual award show, which includes live performances from all of New York’s five boroughs to honor the city’s resilience amid the coronavirus pandemic. (MTV, 8 P.M.) WEDNESDAY 9/2 TOUGH AS NAILS The finale of season 1 ends with host Phil Keoghan revealing which hardworking competitor’s grit and determination have won them a grand prize of $200,000 and a Ford Super Duty truck. (CBS, 9 P.M.) THURSDAY 9/3 A.P. BIO Glenn Howerton (pictured) and Patton Oswalt return as wild high school teachers in season 3 of the former NBC comedy. Now that the network boundaries are gone, expect even more high jinks! (Peacock) THURSDAY 9/3 RAISED BY WOLVES In Ridley Scott’s sci-fi drama, Amanda Collin (pictured) and…

ON HIS VIBRANT WORK Color — and how it’s laid throughout — is most important. ON GETTING INTO THE ZONE Being creative is like being funny. When you try, it doesn’t work! ON “BENNY JR.,” DISPLAYED AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE The message is: Money isn’t real. ON MAKING NEW MUSIC Something big is in the works! ON HIS SEPTEMBER SHOW IN THE HAMPTONS I want everyone to leave feeling ready to conquer their dreams.…

TUNE IN! Roker’s TV special, Life Aid: A Story of Hope, airs Aug. 30 at 8 A.M. on Discovery, and the AHC and SCI channels on Sept. 2.…

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Twice was apparently not so nice for Scott Disick and Sofia Richie. After ending their two-year romance in May and reconciling in July, the pair “have broken up for good,” a source tells Us. Problems began after Disick, 37, started publicly flirting with his ex and the mother of his three children, Kourtney Kardashian, which “bothered” Richie, 22, says a second source. Their 15-year age difference, however, was the deciding factor: “Scott’s in a very different place in his life,” says the first source, who adds that Richie is “still trying to figure out what she wants.” Disick was the one to pull the plug, adds the source, and he’s not looking back: “He was very clear about his decision and doesn’t see them getting back together.”…

1998 Britney was only 16 when she burst onto the scene with her first hit, “… Baby One More Time,” but she’d been working for years: She was just 11 when she joined The Mickey Mouse Club. 2004 Jason Alexander, who was married to Britney for 55 hours, tells Us: “From personal conversations, she doesn’t want to be under the conservatorship. It’s time for it be over.” 2005 “She sees the boys a few hours a week,” ex Kevin Federline’s lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, tells Us of sons Sean, 14, and Jayden, 13. Says a source, “It’s left a huge void in her life.” 2007 A period of increasingly erratic behavior culminated with Britney walking into a salon and shaving her head. “I’m tired of everybody touching me,” Us reported…

Everyone’s had a bad day at the office, but here’s hoping nothing like what the characters in Ruth Ware’s chilling new read, One by One (out Sept. 8), experience. In the thriller, a buzzy tech start-up organizes a corporate retreat at a stunning mountain chalet… and then employees start disappearing. “I’ve examined friendship, romantic love and family,” says the prolific bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin 10. In her sixth novel, “I wanted to look at the other most important relationship in most of our lives — the one we have with our colleagues.” NO REST FOR THE WEARY Ware hopes her book will make readers assess their own career-life balance. “A job used to be a 9-to-5 thing,” says Ware, “but now we’ve all got our work email…

1. I was a onetime All-Star second baseman in Little League Baseball — my team was the Mets. 2. I’ve seen Bruce Springsteen live at least 20 times over the years. 3. I’ve never met him to date, but I was a guest DJ on his radio station. 4. I was on the wrestling team in seventh grade — the B team — and went a stellar 1–9 in matches. 5. They had to invent a weight class for me, as I was under 68 pounds. 6. I didn’t pass my first road test due to a parallel parking technicality. However, I aced the retake! 7. My first job was working in my dad’s laundromat. I made $1 an hour. 8. I prefer red wine over white wine. 9. And…