People October 10, 2022

‘We’re coming into it a little older, a little crankier. We’re also parents’—ZOE SALDAÑA, on how she and costar Sam Worthington approached the Avatar sequel, to Extra ‘No matter what you do after that, you can’t really win…. Nothing’s gonna live up to that’—GWYNETH PALTROW, on winning an Oscar at age 26, to CBS Sunday Morning ‘I love a comfy boxer brief, thank you very much. I like a breathable cotton’—JON HAMM, confirming he does indeed wear underwear, on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show ‘When I show up dressed in the full suit and everything else, there’s big smiles on people’s faces…. It does feel like Santa’s in the room’—TIM ALLEN, on reprising his role as the big man in red for Disney+’s The Santa Clauses, to Entertainment Weekly…

1 Rihanna Will Headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show SOS: The pop superstar confirmed with a football-clutching Instagram shot that she’ll perform at Super Bowl LVII, her first public show since the 2018 Grammys. Fans rejoiced, with Lizzo commenting, “Screaming,” and Justin Bieber writing, “The queen is back.” 2 Ted Lasso characters get in the game EA Sports’s FIFA 23 videogame will feature fictional AFC Richmond players and their lovable manager Ted. Jason Sudeikis called it “a dream come true for myself and the rest of the fellas.” 3 Hilton Hotels Head to Space The hotel chain aims to provide out-of-this-world hospitality as it designs the crew suites for NASA’s Starlab, which will replace the International Space Station. How many points for a free night? 4 Meet the Targashians…

Many years ago I had a colleague, Lauren, who had her first baby not long after I’d had my second. We were both grappling with how to juggle work and the responsibilities of caring for these tiny humans, and neither of us felt we were getting it right. One day in a meeting her cell phone rang. She stepped out to answer it, then came back and explained that it was her nanny with a minor emergency. Crisis resolved, we settled back into work. Over the coming months, Lauren continued to be candid about things big and small: how her son refused the bottle. The Twister act she went through to coordinate her schedule and her husband’s and their nanny’s. In contrast, I kept quiet. When my kids’ pediatrician called,…

FEDERER’S FAREWELL London, Sept. 23 A week after announcing his retirement, Roger Federer played the final match of his professional tennis career at the Laver Cup, where the 41-year-old Swiss athlete paired up with pal Rafael Nadal (with whom he shared an emotional moment) for a doubles match against Americans Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe. Though Federer and Nadal lost, 20-time Grand Slam champ Federer said the event “feels like a celebration.” THE ROYALS CARRY ON Windsor, England, Sept. 22 Prince William and Princess Catherine visited the Windsor Guildhall to thank volunteers and staff who worked on Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. The next day Buckingham Palace released a photo of King Charles III working at his desk upon taking over as monarch. PARIS THINKS PINK Milan, Sept. 23 Paris…

Adam Levine and his wife, Behati Prinsloo—with her growing baby bump on display—looked blissful as ever when they stepped out for a family lunch with their two daughters in Santa Barbara on Sept. 4. But just two weeks later, fans were shocked when cheating accusations emerged against the Maroon 5 frontman on social media. In a viral TikTok video, model Sumner Stroh, 23, claimed she had a yearlong affair with Levine, 43, and shared screenshots of apparent Instagram messages from the musician, including a note in which he asked how she would feel if he were to name his new baby Sumner. “At the time, I was young, I was naive, and, quite frankly, I feel exploited,” said Stroh, who told the New York Post’s Page Six they had…

Birthday Love Faith Hill & Tim McGraw “I can’t believe that I get to spend my days and nights with you for the rest of my life,” McGraw, 55, wrote on Sept. 21, wishing his wife and 1883 costar a happy 55th birthday on Instagram. Divorcing Robin Wright & Clément Giraudet After four years of marriage the House of Cards actress, 56, filed for divorce from the Saint Laurent executive, 38, on Sept. 22. Split? Simu Liu & Jade Bender On Sept. 22 the Shang-Chi actor, 33, seemingly revealed that he and the Senior Year actress, 25, are done when he said he was “going through a breakup” at the Dreamforce tech conference in San Francisco. It’s Over Julia Michaels & JP Saxe “Issues” singer Michaels, 28, and fellow…