Melanie Lynskey Congratulates '90s 'Yellowjackets' Crew on Wrapping Season 2: 'Never Felt This Level of Pride'

Melanie Lynskey onYellowjackets.Photo: Paul Sarkis/SHOWTIME Melanie Lynskeyis proud of her younger costars. The Emmy Award nominee, 45, celebrated her youngerYellowjacketscostars who wrapped their part for season 2 of the hit Showtime drama on Thursday. Lynskey thanked the cast and crew for their “hard work” and “brilliance” and “the love I feel from all of you,” she wrote. “Sorry to be sappy but the90s cast ofYellowjacketswrapped yesterdayand we all sat and watched episode 201 together…” she wrote on Twitter....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Amy Hoover

Melinda French Gates Says Billionaires Can Afford to Give Up Half Their Wealth — and 'We Should'

Melinda French Gatesis committed to using her wealth to help others.In a wide-ranging interview that aired onCBS MorningsThursday, Melinda, 57, spoke about herdivorce, herexcitement about the futureas well as her personal views about philanthropy.One topic of discussion was a comment she made in her latest letter for theGiving Pledge, which calls on billionaires to commit the majority of their wealth to philanthropy.“Giving away money your family will never need is not an especially noble act,” Melinda, who founded the Giving Pledge with ex-husbandBill GatesandWarren Buffettin 2010, wrote in the letter....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1100 words · Sharon Reed

Melinda Gates Opens Up About What Has Kept Her Marriage to Husband Bill Gates Alive for 25 Years

Melinda Gates knows that the secret ingredients to keeping a marriage going strong for more than two decades are a lot of love, a lot of patience and a willingness to grow together.In an interview withThe Sunday Timessurrounding her new book,The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World—out now — the philanthropist revealed details about the early days of dating now-husbandBill Gates, with whom she just celebrated 25 years of marriage on Jan....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 885 words · Jessica Carter

Melissa Barrera Cut from NextScreamSequel Due to Her Social Media Posts About Israel-Hamas War

Melissa Barrera attends the Premiere Screening Of “Carmen” on April 20, 2023.Photo:Unique Nicole/FilmMagic Unique Nicole/FilmMagic Melissa Barrerawon’t be back for the nextScreamsequel. The actress, 33, will no longer star in the horror franchise’s upcoming seventh installment after she was removed from the cast due to her social media posts about the Israel-Hamas war, according to reports fromVarietyandThe Hollywood Reporter. “Spyglass’ stance is unequivocally clear: We have zero tolerance for antisemitism or the incitement of hate in any form, including false references to genocide, ethnic cleansing, Holocaust distortion or anything that flagrantly crosses the line into hate speech,” Spyglass, the studio behindScream VII, said in a statement to PEOPLE....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · William Hernandez

Meri Brown Says She Is No Longer Allowing Others to 'Dictate' Who She Is After Kody Brown Split

Meri Brown.Photo:Meri Brown/ InstagramMeri Brownknows her true worth!Over the weekend, theSister Wivesstar, 52, visited theMuseum of Ice Creamin New York and shared her “message to the world” at the “fun and interactive” attraction.“Worthy Up!” she wrote with letters on a magnetic bulletin board. “Reminding you that because you exist, you are worthy!”The TLC star elaborated on the importance of her message in herInstagram caption, writing, “You don’t need to earn anything, prove anything, or be anything other than who you are....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1437 words · Logan Jones

Meryl Streep Says She Watches 'Real Housewives,' Discusses 'Desire to Escape' News Cycle

Photo: John Tsiavis/Bravo; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Meryl Streepis aReal Housewivesfan! The 72-year-old actress confirmed that she follows the Beverly Hills installment of the Bravo franchise in a group Zoom interview with the cast of Netflix’s hit filmDon’t Look Up, which satirizes the government’s response to climate change. As Streep noted in the interview, many people feel “a desire to escape” overwhelming or negative news at times — herself included....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 535 words · Ryan Jones

Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey, Michael B. Jordan and Sofia Coppola to Be Honored at Academy Museum Gala

Photo:Taylor Hill/FilmMagic; Karwai Tang/WireImage; Ruven Afanador; Casey Flanigan/imageSPACE/Shutterstock Taylor Hill/FilmMagic; Karwai Tang/WireImage; Ruven Afanador; Casey Flanigan/imageSPACE/Shutterstock Meryl Streep,Oprah Winfrey,Michael B. JordanandSofia Coppolaare getting their flowers at this year’s Academy Museum Gala. Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Streep, 74 — who has won three of her 21 acting Oscar nominations over the course of her career — will receive the Icon Award, which celebrates “an artist whose career has had a significant global cultural impact....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Sean Anderson

Michael Bolton Appears to Fall Asleep During a Live Interview — But Crooner Says He Can Explain

Celebrating 50 years in the entertainment industry appeared to be quite exhausting forMichael Bolton! On Tuesday, the Grammy-winning singer and songwriter was set to chat with the hosts of Australia’sThe Morning Showahead of the release of his newest 50th-anniversary album,A Symphony of Hits. Things didn’t go quite as planned for Bolton, however, when he experienced some difficulties with sound — and what appeared to be staying awake — during the live interview....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Christopher Smith II

Michelle Branch Marries the Black Keys' Patrick Carney in New Orleans

This hopeless romantic just got hitched! Michelle Branch and Patrick Carney were married Saturday evening at the Marigny Opera House in New Orleans, PEOPLE confirms. The musicians tied the knot in front of close friends and family, including her 13-year-old daughter Owen and their 7-month-old son Rhys, the Black Keys rocker’s rep tells PEOPLE. Branch teased their nuptials on Instagram in the days leading up to the ceremony. On Thursday, she shared a photo of a beer koozie from Domilise’s Po-Boy & Bar, announcing the start of the festivities: “we here....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 477 words · William Austin

Michelle Carter Will Be Released from Prison Next Week After 15-Month-Sentence in Suicide-Text Case

Michelle Carter‘s 15-month sentence for involuntary manslaughter afterencouraging her teen boyfriend’s 2014 suicidethrough texts and phone calls will end next week when she is set free more than three months early. Under the terms of the sentence she began serving in February 2019, Carter’s original release date would have been May 5. If the January 23 release date holds, she will have served just 11 months and 12 days. Michelle Carter....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Dawn Campbell

Michelle Obama Will Be Inducted Into the National Women's Hall of Fame: 'Influential and Iconic'

Michelle Obama.Photo: Marla Aufmuth/Getty Michelle Obamais headed to the National Women’s Hall of Fame, the organizationannouncedthis week. The former first lady will headline the 2021 class of women when they’re formally inducted on Oct. 2. Obama, 57, will be added alongside eight other women, including American soccer icon Mia Hamm, renowned science-fiction writer Octavia Butler, former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi and artists Joy Harjo and Judy Chicago. Rebecca Halstead, the U....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · Kelsey Schroeder

Michelle Williams and Thomas Kail Have Stylish Date Night at the 2023 Tony Awards

It was the look of love forMichelle Williamsand her husbandThomas Kailat the 2023Tony Awards. The couple had a stylish date night at the 76th annual awards on Sunday, with the actress, 42, dazzling in a floor-length silver sequin gown with matching jewelry. Her theater director husband, 45, made an equally smart appearance in a black suit, white shirt and black tie as he wrapped his arm around his wife. The duo were also pictured engaging in a sweet moment on the pink and jungle-themed red carpet as they gazed into each other’s eyes and pressed their foreheads together....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Robin Walker

Michelle Young Joins Becca Kufrin as New Co-Host of 'Bachelor Happy Hour' : 'Excited to Keep It Real'

Michelle Youngis the new co-host ofBachelor Happy Hour! Young, 28, joinsBecca Kufrinon the official Bachelor Nation podcast, PEOPLE exclusively reveals. “Having found love onThe Bachelorette, I’m excited to share my perspective and keep it real for the passionate fans of Bachelor Nation,” Young said. TheBachelorettelead of season 18, who first appeared on Matt James' season ofThe Bachelor, gave her last rose to fiancéNayte Olukoyaand they have been together since. “I can’t wait to kick it with Becca each week as we dive into the twists and turns of these upcoming seasons!...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 250 words · Angela Wood