People June 20, 2022

‘If you ask my English teacher, any one of them in my entire school career, they would probably tell you that I was the last person that they ever thought would write anything’—CHANNING TATUM, on surprising himself by writing children’s books, to Entertainment Weekly ‘I’ve gotten word that she knows about me having the handle and she does actually want to come on SNL and confront me on live television’—BOWEN YANG, on Faye Dunaway’s response to his using @fayedunaway as his Instagram handle, on Live With Kelly and Ryan ‘I’m bringing a U-Haul to the last day to take every single last piece of clothing’—RACHEL BROSNAHAN, on wanting to bring home clothes from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel set after it wraps, to People ‘If you told me that I…

1 LeBron James joins the billionaire league He’s become the first active NBA player to achieve a net worth in the 10-figure range, according to Forbes. The 18-time All Star said in 2014 that if he ever hit the billionaire milestone, “Oh, my God, I’m gonna be excited.” 2 James Earl Jones returns as Darth Vader Back on the dark side: The 91-year-old Oscar nominee surprised Star Wars fans when he reprised his role as the voice of the powerful Sith Lord on Disney+’s new Obi-Wan Kenobi series. 3 A new mustard ice cream scoops up a spot in stores Three years after French’s teamed up with Coolhaus, the N.Y.C.-based ice-cream maker Van Leeuwen has partnered with Grey Poupon for a limited-edition Dijon with salted pretzels flavor. 4 A teen takes (a cardboard…

The first question people invariably ask when I tell them I have two children—twins, in fact—is: Boys or girls? For the last three years, no matter who’s asking the question or how many people are around to hear the answer, my response has been: “Sophia and Olivia were assigned female at birth, and today Sophia identifies as female, Olivia as nonbinary.” Then I add, for clarity: “Olivia’s pronouns are they/them.” It’s the difficult answer. But loving someone means doing the work to understand, then pushing that knowledge out into the world. It means building trust by doing the uncomfortable thing consistently, even when no one’s looking. Thinking about the magazine’s Pride Issue this week, I talked with my family about sharing our story with People readers. If anyone felt uncomfortable…

NADAL SCORES ANOTHER HISTORIC WIN Paris, June 5 Spanish tennis pro Rafael Nadal defeated 23-year-old Casper Ruud to win his 14th French Open final and 22nd Grand Slam title. At 36, Nadal—who celebrated his birthday during the tournament—is now the oldest-ever French Open champ, replacing Andres Gimeno, who was 34 when he won in 1972. STARS IN THE STANDS AT ROLAND-GARROS BRIAN & SHARNA COUNT DOWN TO BABY Santa Rosa Valley, Calif., June 4 Brian Austin Green and Dancing With the Stars pro Sharna Burgess—who are expecting their first child together, a son—celebrated at a baby shower with friends and family, including the actor’s four older kids. “He’s definitely coming into a super-warm household, and he’ll be surrounded by a lot of love,” Green says. CARDI KICKS OFF PRIDE…

Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey are single again. On June 4 a source confirmed exclusively to People that the Creed actor, 35, and the model-influencer, 25, had split after about a year and a half of dating. “Michael and Lori are both completely heartbroken,” says the source. “They still love each other.” Harvey—who is the daughter of comedian Steve Harvey—attended the Cannes Film Festival last month but walked the red carpet solo at a screening of Final Cut (Coupez!), and rumors of trouble between her and the A Journal for Jordan star started swirling in the weeks after she returned from France. “Michael matured a lot over the course of their relationship and was ready to commit for the long term,” says the source. “He let down his…

Shortly after the season 17 premiere of So You Think You Can Dance on Fox, new judge Matthew Morrison announced he was stepping away because of his failure to “follow competition production protocols.” Days later, a source close to the production said Morrison, 43, had reached out to a female contestant “through flirty direct messages on social media. She felt uncomfortable with his line of comments and went to producers, who then got Fox involved.” On June 2 the Glee alum posted a video on Instagram in which he said he has “nothing to hide” and read what he said was the message: “Hey, it’s Matthew. If you don’t mind, would love to get your number and talk you through some things.” Morrison, whose wife, Renee Puente, also posted her support,…