'The View' Cohost Sunny Hostin Addresses Racism in Candid Post: 'Pointing Out Racism Doesn't Make Me a Racist'

Photo: Bennett Raglin/Getty Sunny Hostinis using her platform to address racism. On Saturday,The Viewcohost, 53, penned her thoughts on the subject in an Instagram post, calling attention to the issue and touching on her experience as a person of color. “Oh yeah, and my pointing out racism, doesn’t make me a racist, a race hustler or a race baiter,” she added. Holly Robinson Peete, former cohost ofThe Talk,responded in the comment section: “ALL OF THIS....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · Gregory Sanchez

'The View' Cohost Sunny Hostin on How Uncle's Stabbing Changed Her Life: 'I Felt Very Helpless'

Photo: Benjo Arwas/Contour/Getty Sunny Hostin remembers one of the most defining moments of her childhood like it was yesterday. “I was 7 years old and was very close to my father’s only sibling,” theViewcohost and host of new I.D. docuseriesThe Truth About Murder With Sunny Hostintells PEOPLE. “He was the fun uncle. But he had his demons: he drank too much, did drugs too much, and was a partier and a womanizer....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 513 words · Christopher Lewis

'The Voice' 's Marybeth Byrd Is Learning to Be Authentic Despite Critics: 'Sometimes Hate Gets to You'

Marybeth Byrd knows a thing or two about haters, but she’s not letting them get her down.The singer is a top 10 finalist onThe Voice.On Monday night’s episode, she delivered a heartfelt rendition ofSelena Gomez‘s emotional new song “Lose You to Love Me” and left the crowd cheering.“Coming from such a small town and only being 18, I’ve never done something this big with music in my entire life and sometimes the hate kind of gets to you,” she tells PEOPLE....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 996 words · Ashley Bowman

'The Walking Dead' Alum Steven Yeun and Wife Joana Pak Welcome a Daughter

Steven Yeunand wifeJoana Pakare now a family of four! On Tuesday, Pak shared a sweet snapshot of herself lying in a hospital bed with the tiny newborn nuzzled on her chest. Joana Pak.Joana Pak/Instagram A rep for Yeun did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. Joana Pak/Instagram Pak first revealed she was expecting on Instagram in December with a bathroom-mirror selfie, pulling up her long-sleeved brown shirt to reveal her belly and captioning it with a series of family-themed emojis....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 289 words · Melody Hudson

'The Wizard of Oz' 's Ruby Slippers Became Iconic 80 Years Ago — And for Years, One Pair Was Lost

A thief smashed the glass and stole the slippers from their case one night, after breaking in through the museum’s back door. A 2016 documentary,The Slippers, noted that Shaw declined to have the slippers stored in a vault at night, worried about having too many people handling the prized pieces. But he added, “Most importantly, I was assured the museum had security.” Police said at the time that no alarm sounded from the break-in or theft, and the perpetrator left no fingerprints....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 586 words · Richard Meyer

'Tinder Swindler' Simon Leviev Is Sued by the Real Diamond Family Whose Name He Took

Photo: TORE KRISTIANSEN/VG/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock The lawsuit, filed in Tel Aviv, Israel, claims that “for a long time, he [Simon Leviev] has been making false representations as being the son of Lev Leviev and receiving numerous benefits (including material ones).” For more onThe Tinder Swindler, listen below to our daily podcast on PEOPLE Every Day. The family alleges that Hayut has been " cunningly using false words, claiming to be a member of the Leviev Family, and that his family will pay and bear the costs of his benefits....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 461 words · Kimberly Sloan

'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' Trailer — Anthony Ramos Goes for a Ride in '90s-Set Sequel

Anthony Ramostakes the ride of his life inTransformers: Rise of the Beasts. On Thursday, Paramount Pictures and Skydance released the first teaser trailer for the upcoming movie, which is expected to be thefirst of a planned trilogyafter 2018’sBumblebee. The sequel — the seventh in the live-actionTransformersfranchise — “will take audiences on a ’90s globetrotting adventure with the Autobots” as it introduces “a whole new breed of Transformer, the Maximals, to the existing battle” between Autobots and Decepticons on Earth, according to an official synopsis....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Ryan King

'Traumatized' Mom Speaks Out After Her Black Daughter, 10, Is Arrested at School Over Drawing

Honowai Elementary School.Photo: google maps The mother of a 10-year-old girl, who was arrested at her Hawaii school last year over a drawing, is speaking out about the “traumatic” ordeal. Though other students were involved in the incident, Mateo Caballero of Caballero Law LLC tells PEOPLE that N.B. was the only child “who was investigated, interrogated, disciplined, and arrested.” She was also theonly Black student involved, Caballero claims. “My daughter and I are traumatized from these events and I’m disheartened to know that this day will live with my daughter forever,” Taylor said in her statement....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 701 words · Keith Atkins

'True Crime Fan' Renée Zellweger on Playing Killer Pam Hupp: 'You Think You Know Her'

A murder mystery fan from a young age, Renée Zellweger became fascinated with the case of Pamela Hupp, whose life became the connecting thread in a story of murder, money and deception in a small Missouri town. Last July a prosecutor finally charged Pam with Betsy’s murder. For more on the strange case of Pamela Hupp,subscribe now to PEOPLE, or pick up this week’s issue, on newsstands Friday. Driving on California’s 5 Freeway with her dog as a traveling companion, Zellweger binged the podcast with Pam as its central character....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 706 words · Olivia Harris

'Vanderpump Rules' ' LaLa Kent Split from Randall Emmett When He Broke Their No-Alcohol Pact

Lala Kent and Randall Emmett’s road to marriage has been bumpier than we realized. On Monday night’sVanderpump Rules, the SUR hostess revealed that the couple had secretly split beforegetting engagedlate last summer. Throughout the girls’ trip to Solvang, California, Kent had made good on her promise to abstain from alcohol, diligently sipping water while her friends got sloshed at wine tastings. But when she returned to Los Angeles, she found that her producer boyfriend hadn’t been sober....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 520 words · Douglas Baldwin

'Vanderpump Rules' Star Lala Kent Claps Back After 50 Cent Accuses Her of Using Cocaine

The feud between50 CentandLala Kentseems to have no end in sight. TheVanderpump Rulesstar has allegedly clapped back against the rapper’s recent claims that she used cocaine before getting sober.E! Newsreported that in since-deleted Instagram Stories posted on Monday, the reality star defended herself against his allegations. “I feel it’s important for me to say this, and I’m only going to address this once,” she reportedly began her lengthy post, according toE!...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Alexander Pineda

'West Side Story' Breakout Rachel Zegler Cast as Snow White in Disney's Live-Action Remake

Rachel Zegler (L); Snow White.Photo: 20th Century Studios; Everett Rachel Zeglerhas already nabbed her next lead role before herstar-making moviehas even hit theaters. Zegler, 20, is set to play Snow White in an upcoming live-action remake of the Disney classic, PEOPLE confirms. The new role comes months before audiences can see her debut performance in Steven Spielberg’sWest Side Story, which opens in December. The musical was pushed back a year due to the COVID-19 health crisis....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 282 words · Juan Garcia

'What Is... Yes?' 'Jeopardy' Contestant Proposes to Girlfriend Mid-Show in Front of Alex Trebek

Photo: Jeopardy/TwitterThough Michael Pascuzzi placed second during Thursday’s episode ofJeopardy, he went home with a new fiancée!The resale store manager from Orlando, Florida, proposed to his girlfriend, Maria Shafer, during the contestant introduction portion of the show. “I just wanted to say one quick thing, and ask Maria Shafer right there. If she would make me a winner today and marry me. Will you marry me?” Pascuzzi asked as the camera panned to his teary-eyed partner, who replied, “Yes of course!...

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 927 words · Michael Brooks