Tia Mowry Reveals She's No Longer "Close" With Twin Tamera Mowry
Sept. 20: Tia Mowry really managed to shake up her and twin sister Tamera Mowry's family tree when a sneak peek at her new reality series Tia Mowry: My Next Act showed her navigating her new chapter following her divorce from Cory Hardrict.
“Being alone has been the most challenging part of my divorce,” The Game star—who shares son Cree and daughter Cairo with the actor—said. “It’s times like this when I feel and wish that my sister and I were still close, and I could pick up the phone and call her. But that’s just not where we are right now.”
The issue, she later clarified, was the physical separation between her place in L.A. and Tamera's Napa Valley home.
“You could hear it from me, and this is basically what I was insinuating I feel like as we grow up, we all start our own families and their children need to lean on them,” she explained to Us Weekly days later. “We begin to take on new roles and responsibilities within our lives. That is what that was all about.”
Olivia Munn and John Mulaney Welcome Baby No. 2
Sept. 22: They call her Baby Méi. Nearly three years after Olivia Munn gave birth to Malcolm, her son with John Mulaney, the couple—who quietly wed in July—announced the arrival of their daughter.
"I had so many profound emotions about not being able to carry my daughter," admitted Munn, whose breast cancer treatment included a double mastectomy, a hysterectomy to remove her uterus and fallopian tubes and an oophorectomy to remove her ovaries. "When I first met our gestational surrogate we spoke mother to mother. She showed me so much grace and understanding, I knew I had found a real-life angel. Words cannot express my gratitude that she kept our baby safe for 9 months and made our dreams come true."
Hoda Kotb Announces Plan to Leave Today
Sept. 26: Hoda Kotb is eager for a little more Joy and Hope in her life. The Today cohost revealed her plans to sign off after nearly two decades at the desk. Her main motivation, she shared, was the chance at more time with Haley Joy and Hope Catherine, her daughters with ex Joel Schiffman.
"Obviously I had my kiddos late in life, and I was thinking that they deserve a bigger piece of my time pie that I have," Kotb explained. "I feel like we only have a finite amount of time."
Kristin Cavallari and Mark Estes Are Dunzo
Sept. 28: Turns out the rest of Kristin Cavallari's love life is still unwritten. The Hills alum revealed she had split with boyfriend of seven months, Mark Estes, during a chat with Call Her Daddy podcast host Alex Cooper onstage at her Unwell Tour show in Austin, Texas. "It's so fresh," the Uncommon James founder said. "My plan was not to say it."
But now that she'd come clean, Cavallari explained her decision making on her Let’s Be Honest podcast days later. And, yes, their 13-year age gap was a factor.
“I just know long term he needs to experience life,” she reasoned of the Montana Boyz TikToker. “He’s young, I mean, he is. I started to feel the age a little bit just with life experience. I look back on when I was 24 and how much life has happened for me between then. Those are crucial years; those are formative years. This is when you find yourself, and he needs to be able to do that.”
Eminiem Loses Himself Over Daughter Hailie's Pregnancy News
Oct. 3: Hi, my name is, what? My name is, who? My name is, chka-chka, Grandpa Shady. Hailie Jade knew she only got one shot at revealing her pregnancy news to dad Eminem. So she did it with a Lions jersey proclaiming him No. 1 Grandpa and a copy of her ultrasound.
And, yes, they captured the moment for his "Temporary" music video (a track dedicated to the 28-year-old) and didn't let it slip.
Clare Crawley Reveals a Dramatic Twist in Her Marriage
Oct. 6: Can we steal you for a second? Because Clare Crawley would like to explain why it took her and husband Ryan Dawkins more than a year to make their marriage officially official. They had started planning a wedding after the Mascot Sports CEO's October 2022 proposal, but with her mom's dementia progressing, the former Bachelorette explained to E! News, plans "really got bumped up fast." And so their February 2023 vows at the state capitol in Sacramento were beautiful but not recognized by the state of California. Going on to welcome daughter Rowen this past January, she continued, "the marriage license, in the flow of life, it kind of got forgetten."
And when they realized their misstep while doing their taxes, they couldn't help falling in love with the idea of marrying in Las Vegas. Following their ceremony at The Little White Wedding Chapel, "We drove around in the pink Cadillac," Crawley recounted, "and went on the strip. It was so much fun!"
Olivia Rodrigo Proves She's Got Guts
Oct. 16: Well, good for Olivia Rodrigo, who managed to keep the show going even after she fell through a trap door that had inadvertently been left open while she was performing in Melbourne as part of her Guts World Tour. “Sometimes there’s just a hole in the stage,” she told the crowd. “That’s alright.”
But it was far more brutal than she let on, the singer later revealing she went to the hospital after. “It was really scary,” she said during an Oct. 29 interview on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. “I mean watching the video back it’s pretty terrifying, but the show must go on, that’s show business baby.”
Liam Payne Dies at 31
Oct. 16: The story of Liam Payne's life came to a tragic end when he fell from a third-story hotel balcony in Argentina. The One Direction bandmate's cause of death was determined to be polytraumatism as well as internal and external hemorrhaging, with toxicology results showing that he had alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in his system at the time of his death.
In the months since, officials have charged five people in connection to his passing.
Jennifer Lawrence Is Expecting Again
Oct. 20: May the odds be ever in Jennifer Lawrence's favor as she embarks on life as a mom of two, her rep confirming the news to Vogue hours after the Oscar winner was photographed showcasing a baby bump while out to dinner in L.A.
After welcoming son Cy with husband Cooke Maroney in 2022, "I felt like my whole life had started over," she told the mag. "Like, Now is day one of my life. I just stared. I was just so in love. I also fell in love with all babies everywhere. Newborns are just so amazing. They’re these pink, swollen, fragile little survivors. Now I love all babies. Now I hear a baby crying in a restaurant and I’m like, Awwww, preciousssss."
Brianna LaPaglia Blindsided by Zach Bryan Split
Oct. 22: We're guessing Brianna LaPaglia wishes she didn't, but she does remember every moment of the nights with Zach Bryan. One bit she doesn't recall? Discussing plans to take their split public.
“Hey guys I’m feeling really blindsided right now,” the podcaster, known as Brianna Chickenfry to her 2.1 million TikTok followers, wrote on her Instagram Story after Bryan told his followers they'd broken up. “Gonna hop off social media for a while and attempt to heal privately, when I’m ready I’ll be back and ready to talk.”
She was about two weeks later, alleging to cohosts Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards on the Nov. 7 episode of Barstool Sports' BFFs podcast that Bryan had been emotionally abusive. "He made me believe everything was my fault," she said of Bryan, who hasn't publicly responded to her claims. "He isolated me from my whole entire life. He wouldn't let me be who I wanted to be."
LaPaglia went through a second breakup months later. Shortly after childhood bestie Grace O'Malley announced they were ending their joint podcast PlanBri due to a rift in their friendship, O'Malley revealed Dec. 16 she's also parting ways with Barstool Sports.
Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez Score Resentencing Recommendation
Oct. 24: Perhaps Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez should be sending Ryan Murphy flowers. Not only did his Netflix series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story spark renewed interest in the brothers' case, but a week after their lawyer Mark Geragos shared two new pieces of evidence regarding the 1989 murders of their parents José Menendez and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced he will formally recommend for them to be resentenced to add the possibility for parole. (The hearing is set to begin Jan. 30.)
"There are people in the office that strongly believe that the Menendez brothers should stay in prison the rest of their life, and they do not believe that they were molested," Gascón shared during the press conference. "And there are people in the office that strongly believe that they should be released immediately, and that they were, in fact, molested."
Lizzo Pokes Fun at Ozempic Rumors
Oct. 26: Proving she's still 100 percent that b---h, Lizzo took a jab at rumors she was using Ozempic by dressing up as a package of the fictional weight loss drug that was referenced on South Park's The End of Obesity special.
Reacting to the reference in a May Instagram video, the singer said, "I really showed the world how to love yourself and not give a f--k to the point where these men in Colorado know who the f--k I am and put it on their cartoon that's been around for 25 years. I'm really that b---h and I showed you all how to not give a f--k and I'm gonna keep showing you how to not give a f--k."
Gisele Bündchen Adds to Her Roster
Oct. 28: Exactly two years after filing to end her marriage to retired NFL quarterback Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen is adding another member to her squad.
"There's no guide to life, no perfect roadmap to follow," the model shared on Instagram Nov. 21, a month after news broke she is pregnant with her with boyfriend Joaquim Valente's first baby together "But remember everything you are, is a choice! To feel good, to be healthy, and to cultivate a positive mindset are daily choices that only you can commit to. Each day presents the opportunity to choose habits that nourish your body, uplift your spirit, and guide you toward the life you truly want to live."
Channing Tatum and Zoe Kravitz's Romance Loses Its Magic
Oct. 29: While we wish news of Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz's broken engagement was a big little lie, we applaud the start of their single eras with Tatum dropping shirtless selfies and Kravitz showing she's still bejeweled during a dinner with pal Taylor Swift in New York City.
Shaun White and Nina Dobrev Sink Their Teeth Into Engaged Life
Oct. 30: Shaun White admittedly had some stumbles as he attempted to propose to longtime love Nina Dobrev. Her fractured knee shattered the Olympic snowboarder's plans to pop the question during summer vacation and their nosy pals had him pushing off plans to get down on one knee during a November trip to Cape Town.
So he refused to be thwarted when Dobrev told him she wasn't feeling well ahead of a planned dinner. Having his publicist craft a fake invite to an exclusive Vogue dinner, he made the moment happen at The Golden Swan Restaurant in New York. As the Vampire Diaries alum excitedly announced on Instagram, "RIP Boyfriend, hello fiancé.”
Teddi Mellencamp Announces Her Divorce
Nov. 2: Looks like Teddi Mellencamp is relinquishing another diamond. "After a great deal of care and consideration, I have made the difficult decision to file for divorce," The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum wrote on Instagram, revealing the end of her 13-year marriage to Edwin Arroyave. "My priority is my children and ensuring that every care is taken with their privacy and wellbeing throughout this new chapter."
Margot Robbie Gives Birth
Nov. 2: This Barbie is a mom. Three months after Margot Robbie debuted her pregnancy during an Italian getaway with husband Tom Ackerley, the couple welcomed a baby boy.
Longtime friends, “I was always in love with him, but I thought, 'Oh, he would never love me back. Don’t make it weird, Margot. Don’t be stupid and tell him that you like him,'" she recounted to Vogue of falling for the producer. "And then it happened, and I was like, 'Of course we’re together. This makes so much sense, the way nothing has ever made sense before.'”
James Van Der Beek Shares Cancer Diagnosis
Nov. 3: Admittedly, James Van Der Beek did want to wait to share the news that he’d been diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer. Though he planned to detail his "shock" of learning about the disease eventually, "I was informed that a tabloid was going to run with the news," the actor, who shares six kids with wife Kimberly Van Der Beek, wrote in a Nov. 3 Instagram post. "I’ve been dealing with this privately until now, getting treatment and dialing in my overall health with greater focus than ever before. I’m in a good place and feeling strong. It’s been quite the initiation, and I’ll tell you more when I’m ready.
Dave Coulier Details Battle with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Nov. 13: Everywhere you look, everywhere you go, Full House cast members are supporting their friend Dave Coulier following his diagnosis with stage 3 Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. "I've had three surgeries, I've had chemo, I've lost a little bit of hair," he told Today's Kotb. "I kind of look like a little baby bird now, but it has been a roller coaster ride for sure."
And should he need something, his former costars are ready to say, you've got it, dude. John Stamos, for starters, recently flew out to Detroit to see his close pal.
“He showed up and was a good friend and made him laugh, and they had several good days together," Stamos' wife Caitlin McHugh Stamos detailed to E! News. "I'm glad that he was able to go out there and spend time with him.”
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi Hop the Pond
Nov. 13: Ellen DeGeneres has officially dropped the mic. After multiple reports that she and wife Portia de Rossi moved to England in the wake of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s electoral victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, the couple were spotted enjoying their time at The Farmer’s Dog pub in jolly old England.
Moo Deng Drops a Hot Track
Nov. 14: Looks like Moo Deng was pretty hungry, hungry for fame. After going viral for her general adorableness, the Thailand-based baby pygmy hippo dropped a single on YouTube. Available in four languages, the 50-second track "Moodeng Moodeng" repeats her name several times before highlighting her relationship with her mom Jona. "Mommy Mommy, Play with me," the song continues in English. "Please Mommy, Come play with me / Bounce with me, Mom."
Francesca Farago Scripts Her Twins' Names
Nov. 17: Dare we say these names are too cute to handle? Six days after welcoming her and fiancé Jesse Sullivan's twins into the world, Too Hot to Handle alum Francesca Farago introduced her "two little angels": Poetry Lucia Sullivan and Locket Romance Sullivan.
Their son's name was inspired by the trinket Sullivan gave his bride-to-be with pictures of his child Arlo and their pets inside. "We fell in love with the name Locket," he explained in the Nov. 17 TikTok video. "We said this really early on that if we ever have a kid, we want to name him or her Locket."
As for daughter Poetry, "We just thought that the feeling it gives you when you hear it and say it is so beautiful and she's so beautiful, so it fits her," Sullivan added. "We like names that feel romantic in general. Lucia, her middle name, is Francesca's mom's name. It's an old Italian name."
Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors Are Engaged
Nov. 17: To prove his devotion, Jonathan Majors popped the question to fellow actor Meagan Good not once, but twice. “We did two proposals,” the Think Like a Man star told E! News at the EBONY Power 100 Gala in Los Angeles. “We're going to keep it to ourselves, but it was very—I was very shocked, and it was wonderful. And I was like, ‘Wait, are you serious?'"
It felt appropriate for the couple to share the news at the spot where they felt the first, uh, flush of romance. As Good shared, “EBONY Power 100 is the event that we met at in the bathroom, in the unisex bathroom.”
Wicked Flies Into Theaters
Nov. 22: Wicked fans weren't the only ones who were changed for good when the first part of Jon M. Chu's highly anticipated, gravity-defying opus premiered. With both Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba) and Ariana Grande (Glinda) receiving Golden Globe nods, "I am floored," Grande wrote on her Instagram Story Dec. 9. "It's impossible to find my words, but I am simply so grateful for this acknowledgement."