Oprah Winfrey andThe Color PurpleCast React to Being Served 'Pizza in a Bag' at Critics Choice Awards

Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks and Oprah Winfrey at the Critic Choice Awards.Photo:Stefanie Keenan/Getty Stefanie Keenan/Getty At the 2024Critics Choice Awards,Fantasia Barrinowanted to know: “Where are the lamb chops?” Oprah Dailycaught the momentthatThe Color Purple’s Barrino,Taraji P. Henson,Danielle Brooksand Oprah Winfrey (whoco-produced the remake) were served the flatbread. In a video posted to Instagram, a server is seen handing out the pizza bags from a box hanging from her neck....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 254 words · Daniel Cannon

Oscars 2023 Producer Says 'Harder' Will Smith Jokes Were Cut: 'Didn't Think That Was Our Place'

Will Smith.Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty There were certainlyWill Smithjokes made at the 95thAcademy Awards, but an executive producer of the event is explaining why there weren’t more. Jimmy Kimmel, 55, hosted the ceremony on Sunday night, one year afterSmith slapped Chris Rockonstage whenRock, 58, made a joke about Smith’s wife,Jada Pinkett Smith. Though jokes about the moment were very present,Molly McNearney, an executive producer of this year’s show and Kimmel’s wife, explained why her husband did not go “harder....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 632 words · Robert Waters

Ozzy Osbourne Says He's Home from the Hospital and Recuperating Comfortably' After Surgery

Ozzy Osbourne.Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Ozzy Osbourneis on the mend. The Black Sabbath rocker, 73, thanked fans onTwitterWednesday for sharing words of support afterundergoing a procedure. Last week, his wifeSharon Osbournesaid the “major operation” on Monday would “determine the rest of his life.” “I am now home from the hospital recuperating comfortably,” Ozzy wrote. “I am definitely feeling the love and support from all my fans and send everyone a big thank you for their thoughts, prayers and well wishes during my recovery....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Michael Reed

Pa. Man Convicted of Stabbing Ex to Death After He Asked Her to Meet to Discuss Breakup

Morgan McCaffery.Photo: GoFundMeA Pennsylvania man has been found guilty of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend more than 30 times after he asked her to come to a train station parking lot to discuss their breakup.On Wednesday, a jury in Montgomery County convicted Gilbert Newton, III, 19, of first-degree murder for killing Morgan McCaffery, who was 18 when Newton stabbed her to death on July 27, 2020, online court records show.Moments later, Judge William Carpenter sentenced Newton to life in prison, which is the mandatory sentence for first-degree murder,The Philadelphia Inquirer,CBS Phillyand theBucks County Courier Timesreport....

March 16, 2025 · 10 min · 1975 words · Erin Vasquez

Painting Hanging Behind Door Revealed as 17th-Century Dutch Masterpiece: 'A Very Good Surprise'

A cast-aside painting in the style of famed 17th century Dutch master Pieter Brueghel the Younger — which long hung hidden behind the door of a home in northern France — is the real deal. And now the masterpiece,L’Avocat du village(orThe Village Lawyer), is set to hit the auction block on Tuesday where it could be sold for close to $1 million. “I found this painting [in the house], behind a door in the television room,” de Lussac told the news service, adding that it was one of the biggest finds of his career....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 265 words · Mr. James Johnson

Pamela Anderson Never Read Lily James' Handwritten Letter Sent Before Starring in 'Pam & Tommy'

Photo: Jeff Spicer/BFC/Getty Images; Kurt Krieger/Corbis via Getty ImagesPamela Andersonis done with letting other people tell her story.After her infamous1995 stolen sex tape scandalwas depicted in Hulu’sPam & Tommy, the Canadian actress, model and sex symbol, 55, admitted toThe New York Timesthat shenever read the handwritten letteractressLily Jamessent her before portraying Anderson in the limited series.“It was already hurtful enough the first time,” Anderson said of reliving the traumatic experience through the show....

March 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1578 words · Natasha Bennett

Papa John's Adds 6 New Specialty Pizzas to Its Menu

Papa John’shas revamped their menu just in time for the arrival of spring, with six never-before-seen pizzas joining a list of fan favorites.The pizza chain describes their new additions as a group of handcrafted pies that “highlight fresh ingredients and exclusive flavor combinations,” joining seven other already existing pizzas on their specialty menu.The all-new pizzas are as follows: Fiery Buffalo Chicken, Zesty Italian Trio (featuring sausage, salami, and pepperoni), Philly Cheesesteak, Super Hawaiian (think a classic Hawaiian but with regular bacon inadditionto Canadian bacon), Ultimate Pepperoni and Meatball Pepperoni....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Darlene Garcia

Paralympic Champion, 40, Dies Through Euthanasia After Suffering Incurable Spinal Disease

Photo: Warren Little/Getty Paralympic champion Marieke Vervoort, recipient of a gold medal in wheelchair racing, died through legal euthanasia in her native Belgium on Tuesday. She was 40. The Olympic athelete lived in constant pain due to an incurable, degenerative spinal disease, and also suffered epileptic seizures, theAssociated Pressreported. “It can be that I feel very, very bad, I get an epileptic attack, I cry, I scream because of pain,” she told theBBCin 2016....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Dana Williams

Paralympic Medalist Lex Gillette Says Mother, Who Is Also Blind, Helped Him Excel in Long Jump

Lex Gillette and his mother.Photo: Lex Gillette Instagram The results were “amazing” for the 36-year-old athlete and something his mother, who is also blind, has been instrumental in helping him accomplish. “My mom, she’s incredible,” Gillette tells PEOPLE of Verdina Gillette-Simms after scoring silver. “Long before the sports, it was my mom helping me through the sight-loss process, me seeing the world and then losing my sight and it was her strength that I was able to leverage, to really help just shift my mindset....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 868 words · Patricia Thomas

Parents Feared 'We Were Failing' Son. Now He's a 14-Year-Old College Grad with a Job at SpaceX

Kairan Quazi.Photo:Lisa Robinson Lisa Robinson Whencollege graduates around the countrymarch across the stage this month to receive their diplomas, their number will include Kairan Quazi, who is just 14 years old. He will collect an engineering degree from California’sSanta Clara University, as the youngest graduate in the school’s 172-year history, and then will start work at SpaceX, as a software engineer on theStarlink program. “My personal journey has really been about disrupting the status quo,” Kairan tells PEOPLE, adding that the past few years in college “have been the happiest three years of my life....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 847 words · Amanda Perez

Parents of 10-Year-Old with Rare Condition Made Her Final Weeks Count: We Said 'Let's Have Fun'

Photo: Courtesy Natalie WeaverNatalie Weaver thought she had more time with her daughter.“I thought we had at least a year – I really did. We had more adventures scheduled,” the 38-year-old mother of three tells PEOPLE.In January, Weaver and her husband Mark, 49, made the excruciating decision to stop taking extreme measures to prolong their daughter’s life. They were heartbroken when she suddenly got very sick and died last month.“She was in hospice here at the house and we’d promised her we’d never take her back to the hospital....

March 16, 2025 · 10 min · 1939 words · Paul Atkinson

Parents of Slain Girl, 10, Recount Terror After Learning of Texas School Shooting: 'We Couldn't Find Her'

Kimberly Rubio, Lexi Rubio, Felix Rubio.Photo: facebook On Tuesday morning, Kimberly Rubio told her daughter to fix her hair in preparation for an awards ceremony at school. Alexandria Aniyah “Lexi” Rubio, made the school’s honor roll and also won the Good Citizen award at Robb Elementary School inUvalde, Texas. Both her parents attended the ceremony after they attended an honor roll ceremony for their second-grade son, Julian. Kimberly, a reporter for theUvalde Leader-News, went to work — there she heard commotion on the police scanner in the newsroom....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Timothy Jordan

Paris Hilton Celebrates Husband Carter Reum with Romantic Video: 'My One in a Million'

Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Paris Hiltonis lucky in love withCarter Reum. The “Stars Are Blind” singer, 42, celebrated her husband with asweet videoshared on Instagram Saturday. Set to the tune ofBebe RexhaandDavid Guetta’s track “One in a Million,” the clip shows various scenes of the married couple spending time together. Reum, 42, also wrote in his own comment, “You’re my one in a trillion @parishilton ❤️❤️.” Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 255 words · Eric Page