Table of contents for July 3, 2023 in People

On June 16 Tori Spelling posted several smiling photos to Instagram of her kids and husband, Dean McDermott, at their daughter Stella’s swanky poolside 15th-birthday celebration at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, painting a picture of a happy family. Hours later tensions that had long been brewing between Spelling and McDermott suddenly came to the surface when the Canadian actor, 56, posted a surprising announcement saying that he and the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum, 50, were separating after 17 years of marriage. “We will continue to work together as loving parents and guide and love our children through this difficult time,” he wrote on Instagram—then deleted the post hours later. The couple and their reps hadn’t commented further on the status of their marriage at press time, and those…

Kevin Costner claims his estranged wife, Christine, who filed for divorce on May 1 after 18 years of marriage, is refusing to vacate their family home. In new court documents obtained by NBC News, the Yellowstone star, 68, alleges that the former model and handbag designer, 49, has remained in the sprawling Santa Barbara County compound they shared with sons Cayden, 16, and Hayes, 14, and daughter Grace, 13, despite a reported stipulation in the Costners’ prenuptial agreement that requires her to leave within 30 days of filing for divorce. (Costner purchased the estate and adjoining property—now worth an estimated $145 million—in 1988, 16 years before he married Christine.) According to NBC News, Costner’s legal team claims in the documents, which were filed June 9 in Santa Barbara Superior Court,…

After working in Hollywood for more than 25 years, Jon Hamm knows all too well that costars don’t always become friends. “You could grow to hate each other or grow to love one another,” says the Mad Men Emmy winner (and 16-time nominee). He and former Mad Men colleague John Slattery, 60, are (thankfully) in the latter camp. “We became great friends,” continues Hamm, 52, who bonded with Slattery, himself a four-time Emmy nominee, on the set of the acclaimed 2007-2015 AMC drama. They went on to collaborate on the 2022 comedy Confess, Fletch and the new true-crime comedy Maggie Moore(s), in which Hamm’s lonely cop investigates the murders of two women with the same name. “Slatty,” as Hamm calls his friend, directs. Off-set, the duo become a foursome: Hamm…

1 / Sex and the City style returns in a big way Early in the new season, Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) revisits the Vivienne Westwood wedding dress and headpiece she wore when Mr. Big (Chris Noth) left her at the altar in the 2008 movie and puts them on for a fictional Met Gala with the theme of Veiled Beauty. “Thank goodness it fit,” says Parker, 58. “[We wanted to] give it a new life and change the poetry that surrounded that dress from a lot of really painful but important memories that I don’t think Carrie really wanted to let go of.” The gown also gets a cape this time around. Notes director and writer Michael Patrick King: “It’s not the same moment, but it’s adorned.” Watch for…

As Kim Petras took the stage at the Grammys in February, she knew she was making history. “I was so nervous. I was freaking out,” the singer recalls. But before she and Sam Smith sang their deliciously deviant hit “Unholy”—which earned the duo a trophy, making them the first openly trans and nonbinary artists, respectively, to win for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance—Petras got some encouragement from Madonna, who introduced the pair. “After her speech, she turned around and mouthed to me, ‘Go get it, bitch,’ ” says Petras, 30. “That made me feel like, I got this.” The Queen of Pop’s support marked a metaphorical passing of the torch to Petra, who has hustled relentlessly to fulfill her pop-star dreams, displaying a penchant for songwriting while fighting transphobia and blazing…

Each day about 6,000 U.S. women enter menopause—but for too long “they’ve been put on the back burner,” says Dr. Mary Jane Minkin, Yale School of Medicine professor of obstetrics and gynecology. On average, women reach menopause at 51, so “they still have a lot of life to live.” A new wave of menopause-specific products and brands shows the marketplace is starting to pay attention. A decade ago Sally Mueller, now 59, began experiencing perimenopause, but the over-the-counter treatments she found “hadn’t been reinvented in years,” she says. So in 2021 she and a friend, Michelle Jacobs, launched Womaness, a line of discreet vibrators and sleekly packaged creams developed with doctors. “We wanted to inspire,” Mueller says. Adds Jacobs, 51: “Menopause isn’t a terminal illness. You have every right to…

1 The Beatles reunite through AI The Fab Four are getting a little help from a friend. Paul McCartney says artificial intelligence was used to “extricate” the late John Lennon’s vocals from an old demo recording to complete a new song. 2 A Hocus Pocus Lego set Eerie-sistable for fans of the cult witchfest, the $229 Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage includes 2,316 pieces of toil and trouble and six minifigures, including Mary (Kathy Najimy), Winifred (Bette Midler) and Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker). 3 A new Rubik’s Cube record Max Park (inset) solved the famous rotating 3x3x3 puzzle cube in 3.13 seconds, setting a world record at a Pride event in California. The 21-year-old smashed the previous benchmark of 3.47 seconds, achieved by China’s Yusheng Du in 2018. 4 Ed Sheeran’s No. 1 famous fan…

Nearly a week after news broke that John Amos’s daughter Shannon had filed a complaint in Colorado alleging her father was “the victim of elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation” by an unnamed caregiver, the Good Times star, 83, said in a video shared to his son K.C.’s social media pages on June 15 that it was actually Shannon who, he feels, has “taken advantage” of him. “She would be the primary suspect—if you would,” John said. “She’s the one that I would attribute my elderly abuse to.” A representative for Shannon has called the claims “false.” Though he’s been hospitalized since May for “water retention and other issues,” Amos told People on June 16 he’s “doing well.” He also asked that funds be returned to those who donated to…

She looked for love on Zach Shallcross’s season of The Bachelor, and Charity Lawson will continue her search as the lead of The Bachelorette in season 20, which debuts on ABC June 26. The therapist, 27, previews how her journey unfolds. How did you choose the recipient of your first-impression rose? I wanted it to be received by someone who made me feel comfortable. I wanted immediate chemistry. What was your approach to handling drama? We know from one of the teasers that you took back a rose. I really wanted to not get involved, but when I was being told about things, I was like, “Enough’s enough. I get to say what is and what’s not allowed.” Did you reserve the L-word for one person? I really did think…

Catherine Oxenberg remembers the moment she lost hope. Over a two-week period in early 2020, the former Dynasty star—who had been active and able-bodied throughout her life—suddenly found herself bedridden and overcome with pain: stabbing, radiating, excruciating pain that moved around her body seemingly at random. Her hands swelled, her feet went numb, her spine ached. Unable to sleep, drive or even hold a toothbrush, she churned through a “conveyor belt of specialists,” including rheumatologists, neurologists and psychologists. Doctors offered up a string of misdiagnoses—inflammatory arthritis, fibromyalgia, peripheral neuropathy, and pre-autoimmune disease, among others—and prescriptions for antidepressants and opioids that provided no relief. “The thing with pain is that your life gets small really fast. It becomes part of your identity without you even realizing,” says Oxenberg, 61. “Everything is…

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STATEMENT SLEEVES Let all the pretty details of this perfect party style shine with a neutral striped bag and platform shoes, plus classic gold hoops. SMOCKED BODICE Give this breezy midi a coastal-chic vibe with an oversize sun hat, straw bag and bright slides. TIERED SKIRT Take a page from Jennifer Lawrence and style this flouncy shirtdress with sleek black accessories for a cool contrast. Spill Something? Barbara “Babs” Costello of @brunchwithbabs says to mix 1 tbsp. baking soda, 1 tbsp. dish soap and 2 tbsp. hydrogen peroxide. Apply with a toothbrush, let it sit for 5 minutes, then rinse off.…

Last Game I Played Our big charades at Christmas. We play a very competitive game. I compile book titles, movie titles, gag sayings and quotes all year long. Last Time I Was Missing Someone I miss my daughter [Zoe, 41] all the time. I try not to call her and bug her too much. I just saw her Sunday, right before we left going to the Tonys. She was at the house, making sure that we looked nice. Last Time I Sang Out Loud This morning, when I was in my bathroom shaving. I do not sing in front of my wife [actress LaTanya Richardson Jackson] because she can sing, and she’ll criticize me. Last Time I Cursed I say “motherf---er” for everything. I almost said to you, “Hey,…

Babies Legendary actor Al Pacino, 83, and his girlfriend, film and TV producer Noor Alfallah, 29, welcomed their first child, son Roman Pacino, People confirmed on June 15. The actor is also father to 22-year-old twins Anton and Olivia, and daughter Julie Marie, 33, from previous relationships. DWTS pros Maks Chmerkovskiy, 43, and Peta Murgatroyd, 36, welcomed a son on June 18. “Happy Father’s Day to me!” Chmerkovskiy wrote on Instagram. The couple also share 6-year-old son Shai. Weddings Victoria’s Secret model Taylor Hill, 27, married private-equity investor Daniel Fryer at the Devil’s Thumb Ranch in Tabernash, Colo., on June 10. Deaths Cormac McCarthy, the Pulitzer-winning author of The Road and No Country for Old Men, died of natural causes at his home in Santa Fe on June 13. He was 89. Houston rapper Big Pokey (born Milton…

Elephants Say ‘Om’ at Houston Zoo Every day trainers at the Houston Zoo do daily well-being checks on their 12 elephants. The exercises are optional, but the ones the pachyderms seem to love most? Yoga. “They love to participate,” says Kristin Windle, 33, a staff elephant supervisor who takes them through a series of poses. The routine keeps the elephants, ages 2 to 57, strong and nimble, says Windle. “It’s the same with people—the more you move, the healthier you tend to be.” The poses also foster interaction with the caretakers, she says. “It’s good for relationship building.” Who’s Counting? 12 Expectant Coworkers! A dozen members of the NICU team at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Va., were pregnant at the same time this year, with 10…

In the final months of her life, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis received a Valentine’s note from a former lover, Jack Warnecke. She’d rarely been out of his thoughts, he told her. Three decades earlier the former First Lady and the handsome architect, who had designed the memorial grave site for President Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery, had fallen deeply in love. Now, as she underwent chemotherapy after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, his note had led to a reunion at her Manhattan apartment, the final chapter of a love story that had remained little-known among her more legendary romances. Years later Warnecke shared his memories with author J. Randy Taraborrelli—with one caveat. Out of loyalty to the famously private Jackie, Warnecke asked that everything remain under wraps until a decade after…

Eighteen-year-old Maria Semander wasn’t particularly worried when her older sister Elena, 20, went out with friends on the night of Feb. 6, 1982, and failed to come home by dawn. That chilly Saturday evening, Elena, a student at the University of Houston who was living at home with her parents and three siblings, had borrowed a rabbit-fur coat from Maria before driving to a club. When Maria saw her empty bed the next morning, she thought her free-spirited sister had stayed over at a friend’s place. “I was thinking, ‘Okay, I’m going to have to cover for her,’ ” says Maria, now 59. “I didn’t think anything bad had happened.” What did happen that night, however, would haunt the Semander family for a lifetime—and is now the inspiration for a…

DO YOU HAVE THE WORLD’S CUTEST RESCUE DOG? PEOPLE WANTS TO TURN YOUR PUP INTO A STAR! TO ENTER Upload a photo of your adorable rescue dog to people.com/rescuedogcontest, then tell us how adopting your pup has changed your life—and theirs. Don’t forget to give a shout-out to the rescue organization or animal shelter that introduced you to your precious pet. Rescue dogs of all shapes, sizes and ages are welcome. Enter June 23 through Aug. 4. Our editors will select 10 finalists, and then readers will vote to narrow the pool down to the top three. The winner will be chosen by judges from People and the Pedigree brand. THE GRAND-PRIZE WINNER WILL RECEIVE • A custom photo shoot • A feature in People magazine and on people.com •…

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