Posts

Joel Smallboneis taking his family’s story to the big screen.On Tuesday, Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company shared the brand-new trailer — exclusive to PEOPLE – forfor KING & COUNTRY’s new movieUnsung Hero, a film that traces his family’s real-life move to the United States from Australia in the 1990s.Joel, 39, stars in the movie as his own father David Smallbone, who moves to Nashville in 1991 with his seven children and wife (Daisy Betts)....

As the Vice President to the 41st presidentGeorge H.W. Bush, Dan Quayle always felt like he was a member of the Bush family, even another son. “Once I became Vice President, we began a close relationship that has lasted until his death,” Quayle, 71, tells PEOPLE. “He brought me into his family, inviting me to many events and including me in everything at his homes in Houston and Kennebunkport.” Quayle, who now lives in Arizona, most enjoyed his lobster and white wine lunches each summer on the ocean in Kennebunkport....

Photo: Mitch Kezar/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images Two people were found dead inside the multimillion-dollar home of renowned businessman and former part-owner of the Minnesota Vikings Irwin Jacobs this week, following a possible murder-suicide. “Officers with the Orono Police Department made entry into the home. Upon entering, we found two individuals deceased — one adult male, one adult female — they were both inside the house and a gun was recovered,” Farniok said, adding that he was waiting for the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office to officially release their identities....

Leah and Monyay Paskalides.Photo: Courtesy Safe Children Coalition Monyay Paskalides has been calling Leah Paskalides “Mom” since she was 16 years old, and now — just in time for Mother’s Day — the two have finally made it official. Paskalides, 32, adopted Monyay, 19, on April 27, six years after the two first met when Paskalides was assigned as the teen’s foster care caseworker, according to the Safe Children Coalition....

Freida Pintois a married woman! TheSlumdog Millionairestar, 37, revealed that she and her husband, photographer Cory Tran, tied the knot during quarantine. The actress shared her exciting news on Wednesday’s episode ofThe Kelly Clarkson Show,telling hostKelly Clarksonshe and Tran eloped at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California after the singer asked her how wedding planning was going. “We’re already married! It’s a very romantic story if you must know,” she said, laughing....

Amid the resurfacing of abuse allegations against Kelly after the airing of the Lifetime docuseriesSurviving R.Kelly, Montana appeared to defend the singer to TMZ on Saturday, before adding an addendum on Twitter. “Let me be clear. My heart is with the victims,” the 34-year-old rapper wrote. “I never thought the people I looked up to as a kid, who sang and danced and gave me hope to become a superstar would become drug addicts, child molestors [sic] and rapists....

A golden retriever named Riley made a generous gesture toward his new pal — a zebu calf. The calf does engage with the toy for a moment and then stands up to inspect it briefly before moving on. “She doesn’t want your toy, Riley — let me get it for you,” de Bem repeats to Riley as the social pooch starts to climb into the crate. Courtesy Frank de Bem...

01of 18January 2021: Olivia Rodrigo Releases ‘Drivers License’Olivia Rodrigo.Frazer Harrison/GettyIn Jan. 2021, Rodrigo, who at the time was known for her role on the Disney+ seriesHigh School Musical the Musical the Series, released the hit heard ‘round the world! ‘Drivers License’ topped the charts for eight consecutive weeksandbecame the year’s first track to surpass 1 billion global streams. It also catapulted Rodrigo to superstardom. 01of 18 January 2021: Olivia Rodrigo Releases ‘Drivers License’ Olivia Rodrigo....

Photo:Taylor Hill/Getty; AlamyGal Gadot’s eldest daughter had a sassy response when she learned her mom would play the Evil Queen inSnow White,the upcoming live-action take on the Disney classic.In the new issue of PEOPLE, Gadot, who shares daughters Alma, 11, Maya 6, and Daniella, 2, with her husband, entrepreneurJaron Varsano, 48, says her girls are “very excited” to see her in the movie. “They can’t wait.”“My middle child was a bit disappointed that I wasn’t Snow White,” continues Gadot (who spoke to PEOPLE in June before the actors’ strike)....

Gayle Kingagrees with her longtime friendOprah Winfrey:Meghan Marklehas a loving heart. Despite some of the negative headlines she has received in the British press, Meghan is “doing okay,” King continued. “She’s doing alright. We don’t have to worry aboutMeghan Markleand[Prince] Harry. They’re really going to be just fine.” “I think the beauty of what Harry and Meghan can do, because it’s highly unlikely he will be king, they can really live a different kind of life,” she said....

From left: Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager. George W. Bushwishes people would stop overusing the word “literally.” The former president called into theTodayshow after daughterJenna Bush Hagertried to ring him twice in the middle of a grammar debate with her co-hostHoda Kotbabout when it’s appropriate to use “literally” when speaking. “I think the word ‘literally’ is overused for several reasons,” Bush, 74, said, as he began making his case over the phone to Kotb....

Photo: Nathan Congleton/NBC “I just knew it was wrong. I thought he was wrong to stand there — that was my feeling at 13,” says 69-year-old Wallace Kennedy, remembering Wallace’s symbolic — but damaging — doorway protest. “We never spoke of it. I was never asked what my opinion was on that. I really did not have a voice.” Now Wallace Kennedy not only has a voice, but is also using her platform to promote a very different type of message from that of her father....

Israel “Izzy” Scott.Photo: Go Fund Me A Georgia swim instructor who was providing lessons in a backyard pool has been charged in connection with the drowning death of a child, authorities said. Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jared Williams announced in a Dec. 30 press release that he instructed the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to issue an arrest warrant for Lexie Tenhuisen on a misdemeanor charge of involuntary manslaughter....