LeBron James Says Kobe Bryant Is 'Watching Over' All the Players During NBA All-Star Weekend

As Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo prepare to lead their teams into the NBA’s All-Star Game on Sunday, they will also be honoring the late legendKobe Bryantand his 13-year-old daughterGianna Bryant, who died in a fatal helicopter crash on Jan. 26. “We know that he’s watching over us. It’s our responsibility to just represent the purple & gold not only for him but for all the greats, everybody that’s ever come through the Lake Show,” James told reporters on Saturday, according tosports journalist Mark Medina, adding, “It’s a very, very sensitive subject....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 584 words · Robert Powell

Lee Pace on Pushing the Boundaries with His 'Sexy' Style: 'There's Not Just One Kind of Man'

Photo:Pierre Suu/Getty Pierre Suu/Getty Lee Paceisn’t afraid to make a fashion statement. Nowadays, that is.TheFoundationactor, 44, discussed his love for fashion and evolving style withBritish GQwhile preparing for Monday’s Thom Browne haute couture show.Pace, who showed up to Monday’s fashion show wearing a black suit vest over a white button-up shirt with matching suit shorts and a bright red with white swirl motifs, told the publication that he is “still learning” when it comes to fashion....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 976 words · Russell Williamson

Legendary 'Black Hawk Down' Warfighter Campaigns to Defeat Opioid Addiction Among Veterans

Photo: Mark D’Andrea, Orlando VA Medical Center A legendary warfighter who was made famous in the 2002 film,Black Hawk Down,is now engaged in a campaign to defeat an insidious national enemy: opioid addiction. Former Delta Force operator Norman Hooten, who fought in the brutal 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, is using his freshly earned doctorate of pharmacy to help patients at the Veterans Administration. “Norman Hooten’s dedication and commitment to serving his fellow veterans is what VA is all about,” says newly installed VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, in one of his first statements to the media after being sworn into office....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 763 words · Vicki Campbell

Lena Dunham Defends Jordyn Woods amid 'Public Shaming' Over Tristan Thompson Cheating Scandal

Lena Dunhamis coming toJordyn Woods‘ defense. The always outspoken Dunham, 32, tweeted about allegations thatKylie Jenner‘slongtime best friendhooked up with her sisterKhloé Kardashian‘s boyfriendTristan Thompson. “Can you imagine if who you’d made out with when you were 21 had massive public shaming consequences?” theGirlscreator wrote. “When I was 21 I kissed my friend’s crush in my bathroom during a dinner party. I was inexplicably wearing a dog leash. I stayed in bed for days feeling hot shame....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Justin King

Lena Dunham Marries Luis Felber

Lena Dunham is married! TheGirlscreator, 35, tied the knot with boyfriend Luis Felber, also 35, this weekend, a source confirms to PEOPLE. Reps for Dunham did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. The actress first confirmed she was dating the English-Peruvian musician — known professionally as Attawalpa — during an interview withThe New York Times, published in April. “It’s been a few months. I feel really lucky,” she said at the time, before calling her beau “the greatest person I’ve ever met....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · John Ford

Leonarda Cianciulli, The Italian Serial Killer Who Made Soap And Teacakes From Her Victims’ Remains

Known as the “Soap-Maker of Correggio,” Leonarda Cianciulli murdered three women between 1939 and 1940 because she believed that human sacrifice would protect her son during World War II. ARCHIVIO GBB / Alamy Stock PhotoLeonarda Cianciulli ’s mugshot . Life for Leonarda Cianciulli had never been well-situated . In her young , she attempt self-annihilation doubly . As an adult , she and her husband got significant 17 time — but endure three stillbirth and lost 10 of their children at youthful age ....

March 16, 2025 · 9 min · 1895 words · Donna Martinez

Leonardo DiCaprio and Gigi Hadid 'Like Each Other and Are Having a Good Time': Source

The budding romance betweenLeonardo DiCaprioandGigi Hadidis slowly heating up.The Oscar-winning actor, 47, and the supermodel, 27, who werephotographed togetherat a New York Fashion Week party at Casa Cipriani Sept. 10 “like each other and are having a good time,” a film source says in the new issue of PEOPLE.Though DiCaprio recentlyparted wayswith girlfriend of four years, modelCamila Morrone, 25, he “is taken with Gigi,” according to an entertainment source. “She is the type of woman he is usually attracted to....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 700 words · Jonathan Arias

Level Up! Ciara Will Host the 2019 American Music Awards

Ciarais set to host the 2019American Music Awards! The chart-topping singer-songwriter known for her glamorous looks and show-stopping dance moves will rock the stage all night long at the 2019 AMAs on Nov. 24. Last year, Ciara, 34, amazed fans at the awards show during a one of a kind performance alongside hip-hop legendMissy Elliott. The dynamic duo performed Ciara’s hit track “Level Up” and showed off their impressive dance moves during the collaboration....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Anne Ramirez

Liam Hemsworth Vacations with Brother Chris and Friends After Miley Cyrus Split

Liam Hemsworthenjoyed a beach getaway with family and friends as he continues to stay low-key weeks after his split from Miley Cyrus. Pataky also posted several videos on her Instagram Story where Hemsworth is seen relaxing and hanging out with the group. “Fun trip with the best company!” Pataky, 43,captioned the series of pictures. Liam, 29, and Chris, 36, have been seen out and about a few times in Australia since Liam and Cyrus, 26, split after tying the knot last December....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 281 words · Melanie Vargas

Liam Neeson Reveals Ultimatum He Received from Natasha Richardson About Potential 'James Bond' Role

Liam Neeson.Photo: Nicholas Hunt/Getty Liam Neesonlikely will never portray James Bond on the big screen, and for good reason. Ultimately, Neeson was not offered the part, but he likely would not have taken the offer regardless. That’s because he said late wife Natasha Richardson was not keen on the idea. “I know they were looking at various actors and I apparently was among them. However, my dear, departed wife did say to me … ‘Darling, if you’re offered James Bond and you’re going to play it, you’re not going to marry me,'“Neeson toldCordon....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Edward Whitehead

Liam Payne Says He and Fiancée Maya Henry Are 'Very Happy' and Have Come Out of COVID 'Stronger'

Liam Payne and Maya Henry.Photo: Samir Hussein/WireImageLiam Paynehas found a silver lining in theCOVID-19 pandemic.After abrief splitfrom model Maya Henry, the 28-year-old singer told PEOPLE that the two are still engaged and that their time in quarantine ultimately brought them closer together.“She’s still my fiancée,” Payne said alongside Henry at the Taste the Future Luncheon at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on Thursday. “We’re still here together, and we’re very, very happy at the moment....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 903 words · Kimberly Williams

Liam Payne Talks Solo Stardom — and Why He Still Loves to Perform One Direction Songs

Since his band took an indefinite hiatus,Liam Paynehas been moving in a completely new direction — and he couldn’t be happier.On June 20, the pop star headlined his first New York City concert as a solo artist. Ahead of the sold-out Chase Sound Check show at the Beacon Theatre, PEOPLE caught up with Payne about his solo success after One Direction’sdisbanding.“I was quite overwhelmed to see my face on the marquee, in all its electric glory,” says Payne, 24....

March 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1517 words · John Hamilton

Lifeguard Dies, 7 Others Injured in Lightning Strike on Jersey Shore: 'Like a Bomb Went Off'

Photo: GoFundMe Friends of 19-year-old Keith Pinto — who died in a lightning strike while working as a lifeguard on a New Jersey beach — will always remember his fun-loving spirit. Pinto, who ran track at High School North, was at South Seaside Park on Monday when a lightning strike injured him and seven others after a storm moved into the area around 4:30 p.m.,WCBSreported. “It was almost like a bomb went off,” Vince Ruffolo, who was at the beach at the time of the strike, told the news outlet....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Nicole Greer