Us Weekly2:421 day agoConversations With Friends' Alison Oliver on 'Normal People' ComparisonsUs Weekly - Stephanie WebberFrances and Connell were classmates! Conversations With Friends‘ Alison Oliver walked the halls alongside none other than Normal People’s Paul Mescal when the actors both attended The Lir Academy in Dublin, Ireland. Everything to Know About ‘Conversations With Friends’ “Paul was three years above me, I think, in college, and I always knew him and he was always amazing, and it wasn’t until I was kind of, I think, maybe in second or third year I got to know him a little bit better. And then when I was kind of auditioning for this or got the role, he was just so lovely,” Oliver, 23, exclusively told Us Weekly. “It’s funny going through quite a similar thing to someone who’s had a similar kind of start as well. I think Lenny [Abrahamson], who directed the show, they’re all primarily Dublin-based and that’s where our college is.” With just years apart, Oliver and Mescal, 26, would both star in Hulu dramas based on Sally Rooney’s bestselling novels of the same name. While Mescal starred alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones in 2020’s Normal People, Oliver’s Conversations With Friends debuts on Sunday, May 15. “We actually do a course in that college of Sally Rooney. No, I’m joking! They should probably set one up!” she teased to Us, noting that five others from The Lir appear in her show while about a dozen worked alongside Mescal in his. “It’s really great to see all of the students and stuff get involved in this work.” Normal People catapulted the careers of Mescal and Edgar-Jones, 23, with the Foe actor earning a British Academy Television Award for his performance. Edgar-Jones, meanwhile, has landed roles in Fresh opposite Sebastian Stan, Andrew Garfield’s Under the Banner of Heaven and the highly anticipated film Where the Crawdads Sing based on Delia Owens’ 2018 book. 5 Things to Know About Paul Mescal With the Rooney connection, comparisons between the two shows were inevitable. “I think, yeah. I think there’s pressure doing anything really. There’s so much to do in a job, and I feel so lucky to have a job in general, but this one in particular,” Oliver told Us. “It’s obviously such a beloved book, as is Normal People. But I think you can feel those things in the beginning. But once you start to rehearse and start shooting, you just get so wrapped up in our story, which is a different story to Normal People, and different characters. That I think once you kind of separate that and just kind of immerse yourself in the story that you were telling, it’s actually quite difficult to compare …
Us Weekly1:541 day agoThey Do! JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers Are Officially MarriedUs Weekly - Yana GrebenyukFinally! After having to postpone their nuptials twice, JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers are officially married. Celebrity Weddings of 2022: See Which Stars Got Married Read article Fletcher, 31, and Rodgers, 33, exchanged personal vows at Sunstone Winery in Santa Ynez, California, on Saturday, May 14, People reports. Bachelor season 20 alum Becca Tilley served as a bridesmaid and Bachelor Nation pals Raven Gates and Adam Gottschalk were among the attendees. “It’s been such a long time coming that, like, getting through the ceremony and walking into the reception to party and have fun with our friends, we’re so excited,” Fletcher gushed to Us about the wedding late last month. “We can let our hair down and just be like, ‘We did it! You guys, like, we made it here. We’re doing it.’” The pair originally met during season 12 of The Bachelorette in 2016. After forming a connection, Fletcher and Rodgers left the ABC series engaged and have been candid about their journey to happily ever after. In May 2019, the Texas native opened up about the rough patch that led to them working on their relationship more. “We’re in the best place ever, let me tell you,” she exclusively told Us Weekly at the time. “We’ve been very open about our first year being tough — it wasn’t the easiest. We had definitely some rocky, rocky moments, but those were growing years. And so, we are at the best stage we’ve ever been in our relationship. Life just keeps getting better, you fall more in love. That sounds cheesy, but it’s true.” Later that year, Rodgers surprised Fletcher by proposing again with a new engagement ring. Take 2! Celebrities Who Proposed to Their Partners More Than Once Read article “I love @joelle_fletcher with all my heart!! I always wanted to re-propose, with no cameras, no producers, no drama…just us,” he wrote via Instagram in August 2019, three years after he originally popped the question. “Our first engagement was so real, and meant so much to us both, but as we start to actually plan our wedding for next year I wanted to do it all over again, OUR WAY! So I bought a new ring, made a plan (that almost fell apart multiple times), and got down on one knee all over again.” Even though the reality TV couple were planning to tie the knot in May 2020, Fletcher and Rodgers had to reschedule twice amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Status Check! Bachelor Nation Couples Who Are Still Going Strong Read article “We’re doing it no matter what at this point,” the sports commentator told Us in …
Us Weekly1:321 day agoWhy Elizabeth Olsen Doesn't Hang Out With 'Avengers' Costar Chris Evans AnymoreUs Weekly - Nicole MassabrookHonesty is the best policy. Elizabeth Olsen was very truthful when asked about her former Marvel costar Chris Evans. Stars Who've Played Superheroes Read article “We were [close friends],” the Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness star, 33, said during Vanity Fair‘s lie detector interview. “We lived very close to each other, and during that time we’d hang out a lot. I still like him but I don’t, like, hang out with him anymore.” When questioned if she meant that she didn’t enjoy spending time with the Captain America: The First Avenger star, 40, Olsen clarified that she had no problems with him. “It’s not that I don’t like hanging out with him anymore,” the Scarlet Witch actress said. “I was doing it in the more LA way. I don’t, like, still hang out with him. I was doing it more as a Valley kid.” Olsen and Evans first shared the big screen in 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, the Marvel movie where the California native was introduced as Wanda Maximoff (the future Scarlet Witch). They went on to star in Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Marvel Stars' Dating Histories Through the Years Read article Since wrapping his arc as Steve Rogers/Captain America in the 2019 flick, Evans has been spending a lot of time at home in his native Boston while Olsen is based out of Los Angeles. She’d “never” say they were besties. “But we were friends. I mean, we’re friends! I don’t know why I’m acting like he’s dead,” she said with a laugh. “We’re friends but, like, we just don’t hang out anymore.” The Ingrid Goes West star had nothing but nice things to say about the Lightyear actor. “He has a great laugh, so it makes you feel better about yourself when you tell a joke,” she explained. When Vanity Fair asked if they stopped hanging out because of Evans’ tap dancing skills, Olsen assured the outlet that she loved his fancy footwork. “No, that’s one of the things I like about him,” she said. She continued, “Oh, I’ve seen him tap dance. He taps a lot on set.” At the 2015 premiere of Age of Ultron, Olsen outed Evans’ dance training while on the red carpet. “Aw, she’s out there saying that to everybody!” he told Marvel. “Alright, yes, I did grow up tap dancing. I can’t say I’m a tap dancer, but that’s what Lizzie is putting out there. Alright, I’ll take it. Why not? It makes me look cool, right?” Marvel Millions! How Much the MCU Stars Get Paid Read article Elsewhere in the lie detector segment, the I Saw the Light actress revealed she is not on the Avengers text …
Us Weekly1:022 days agoHold Up! Is Pete Davidson Being Managed by Kris Jenner?Us Weekly - Julia EmmanueleA new A-List client? Pete Davidson is not being managed by Kris Jenner, Us Weekly can exclusively confirm. Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson’s Official Relationship Timeline Read article Rumors that the Saturday Night Live star, 28, signed with the Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum, 66, first surfaced on Thursday, May 12, when “Morgan’s Pop Talks” podcast host Morgan Paige shared reports on TikTok. “Kris Jenner might be managing a new celebrity client,” she says in the video. “When I tell you, I am shook to the core.” The social media influencer then shared a clip from her podcast in which her guest claims that “our sources are saying he’s going to be joining with Kris Jenner.” However, a source close to the momager denied the reports on Friday, May 13. “Kris is not Pete’s manager,” an insider told Us exclusively. Multiple sources, however, note that Jenner has been giving Davidson advice — just not in an official capacity. ‘KUWTK’ Cast From Season 1 to Season 20: Then and Now Read article Last month, Deadline reported that Davidson parted ways with his management company Brillstein Entertainment Partners. The comedian’s manager, Tim Sarkes, is credited as an executive producer on two of Davidson’s stand-up specials: 2016’s Pete Davidson: SMD and 2020’s Pete Davidson: Alive from New York. The New York native has become close with Jenner since he began dating Kim Kardashian in October 2021, following the Skims founder’s SNL hosting debut. “I am a relationship kind of girl, for sure, and I wouldn’t be with someone if I didn’t plan on spending a lot of my time with them,” Kardashian, 41, said during an ABC News interview with Robin Roberts last month. “Obviously, I want to take my time, but I’m very happy and very content. And it’s such a good feeling just to be at peace.” During the special, Jenner gave the relationship her seal of approval, describing Davidson as a “great” partner for her daughter. “He’s a really nice guy,” the California native said. On Sunday, May 8, Jenner revealed that Davidson had given her a bouquet of flowers for Mother’s Day. “Thank you #petedavidson!!! Love you ,” she wrote via her Instagram Story, showing off a bright pink and orange bouquet from the Big Time Adolescence actor. Jenner has been managing her children’s careers since KUWTK premiered in 2007. “First of all I think when it’s your child you go over and above anything that would be required of you if you were just a proper person getting a typical paycheck,” she told WSJ. Magazine in April …
Us Weekly1:272 days agoWhy Kristen Didn’t Attend Stassi and Beau’s Rome WeddingUs Weekly - Johnni MackeSpreading the love! Kristen Doute gushed over friend Stassi Schroeder after she and Beau Clark tied the knot for a second time in Rome. They Still Do! See Stassi Schroeder, Beau Clark’s Wedding Photos From Rome Read article “Look at this ethereal beauty!” Doute, 39, wrote via her Instagram Story on Thursday, May 12, sharing a snap of the bride, 33, and groom, 42. “Love you @stassischroeder.” The Off With My Head author married Clark earlier that day in Italy after previously getting hitched in a backyard ceremony in September 2020. The couple initially planned to exchange vows in Italy in October 2020, but they had to push their wedding back due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. When the twosome, who share 16-month-old daughter Hartford, rescheduled their Italian nuptials, many of their Vanderpump Rules costars didn’t make the final cut. “Stassi had to cut down her guest list,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, May 11. “Some of her family, friends and former costars, including Scheana [Shay], had to be disinvited.” Doute and Schroeder had their ups and downs over the years, but according to the Louisiana native, their joint firing from Vanderpump Rules in June 2020 brought them back together. (The women were let go after season 8 after their past racially insensitive comments resurfaced.) Ciao! Vanderpump Rules' Stassi and Beau Arrive in Rome With Wedding 'Crew' Read article “Our last season of Vanderpump Rules focused heavily on the demise of our friendship. So much toxicity had seeped in and we became incapable of getting along,” Schroeder wrote in her 2022 book Off With My Head. “But there’s nothing like tragedy to bring people together. … What we went through was so traumatizing that it made all of our past friendship issues seem like nothing. It was more important to be there for each other than to hold on to grudges. There was no conversation about the past. We just let it go.” Although Doute didn’t attend the ceremony, she sent her well-wishes from her own getaway. The He’s Making You Crazy author jetted off to Hawaii with her boyfriend, Alex Menache, on Wednesday. “Mahalo, island of Hawaii. Thank you for sharing your beauty with us,” Doute wrote via her Instagram Story at the time after touching down on the tropical island. The Michigan native revealed on Friday, May 13, the real reason she had to skip Schroeder’s big day. “Ugh so sad I missed Rome, but we have a wedding here we had already booked!” Doute explained via Instagram, answering a fan …
Us Weekly1:022 days agoFormer Food Network Star Found Guilty of Killing 3-Year-Old Foster ChildUs Weekly - Julia EmmanueleAriel Robinson, who is best known for winning season 20 of Worst Cooks in America, has been sentenced to life in prison in relation to the death of her 3-year-old foster child, Victoria “Tori” Smith. Celebrity Mugshots Read article The former Food Network star, 30, was found guilty of homicide by child abuse by a jury in Greenville County, South Carolina on Thursday, May 12. After a four day trial, the jury deliberated for less than an hour and a half before returning their verdict, per NBC outlet WYFF. Robinson’s husband, Jerry “Austin” Robinson, pled guilty to aiding and abetting homicide by child abuse last month, and is currently awaiting his sentencing. Us Weekly has reached out to Ariel’s lawyer and Food Network for comment. “We just want to thank everyone, from the police to first responders, the nurses, the doctors, [the solicitor] and her team, the jury, everyone, thank you guys so much,” Michelle Urps, a family spokesperson for Smith, said following the verdict. Not Just 'The Thing About Pam'! TV Shows Inspired by True Crime Read article During a hearing in April, Jerry claimed that his wife beat Smith to death with a belt because she was frustrated with her, testifying that he saw Ariel holding a belt. Prosecutors also stated that he was the one to call 911 when their foster child was unresponsive. According to authorities, Ariel originally stated claimed that Smith’s brother had “anger issues” and that he was the one who beat her. During her trial, however, the former TV contestant claimed that her husband was to blame for Smith’s death. “I think Austin has one of the scariest types of anger issues because he holds everything in and he doesn’t let it out and when it does come out, it’s too much because he bottles it up,” she said on the stand. However, prosecutors said evidence proved Ariel was the one who beat the child. “I think medical testimony in this case was incredibly heartbreaking,” Judge Letitia Verdin said during Ariel’s sentencing, per WYFF. “In my 13, 14 years as a judge, I’ve never seen anything like this, not even approaching it.” In January 2021, police in Simpsonville, North Carolina received a call about an unresponsive child, according to local news affiliate FOX Carolina. After being transported to a hospital, the child was pronounced dead, and a local coroner later confirmed that she was Smith. The cause of her death was determined to be internal bleeding caused by multiple blunt force injuries. In the days following her death, Ariel and …
