Photo: Matt Austin/Shutterstock A former British Marine hopes to get the green light to fly a plane from Kabul to rescue 200 shelterdogs and cats, amid a dispute with the U.K.’s Defense Secretary, who is arguing that people are the priority and should be flown out first. Pen Farthing Twitter “I served Queen and country for 22 years, I never ever, ever thought that I would be treated like this in return,” Farthing toldGood Morning BritainTuesday of the mission, which he has dubbed “Operation Ark....

Photo: Alice S. Hall/NBCU Photo Bank Before her reported death at the age of 49,ERactress Vanessa Marquez‘s life was filled with highs and lows. According to theL.A. Times, theHollywood Reporterandother news outlets, it was the same Marquez. The actress was reportedly killed following a welfare check at an apartment complex for someone “who was possibly suffering from a medical condition,” according to sheriff’s officials. Police claim the woman then “became uncooperative” and “appeared to be unable to care for herself....

Rami Malekis close to adding “bad guy” to his resumé.The actor, who just took home Best Actor at the 2019 Oscars forBohemian Rhapsody, is reportedly finalizing his contract to play the next villain in the James Bond franchise,according toCollider. Malek would be playing the bad guy oppositeDaniel Craig, who is set to retire as the martini-drinking secret agent after this outing.Malek was previously in talks to star as the villainbefore,Varietyreported,but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with his USA showMr....

Gabrielle UnionandDwyane Wadewere the pictures of proud parents when recently, their 13-year-old daughter Zaya had a one-on-oneZoom with none other than Michelle Obama. “We were all bawling!” recalls Union, 48. “She was so amazing and dynamic, and to be able to hold your own withMichelle Obama, it was so impactful.” Zaya has been impactful in more ways than onesince she came out as transgenderlast year, a positive voice for youths living their authentic lives....

Photo: Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP/Shutterstock Speaking to PEOPLE, the actress, author, mom and entrepreneur opens up about the road to her “exciting” new project. “When people have great ideas, you want that to be rewarded and so often it’s just not,” Union, 50, tells PEOPLE. “We want to learn exactly how best to be as impactful not only to the business but the community,” she adds on the initiative, which will kick off on International Women’s Day, March 8, and run until April 19....

Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Thirty years have passed since the much-too-soon death of Keith Whitley, but his widow, Lorrie Morgan, says she still feels the country legend’s presence “all the time.” What country fan can’t relate? “Keith made an impact on everybody that he ever came in contact with,” says Morgan, 59, who had her own string of hits in the 1990s. Now Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is celebrating Whitley’s significancein a brand-new exhibit, and last week, 20 artists — including Morgan and Hall of FamersGarth BrooksandRicky Skaggs— paid tribute to Whitley at a memorial concert in a museum theater on the 30th anniversary of his death....

Gavin Rossdalehad some extra special company at his birthday dinner! The musician shares sons Kingston, 13,Zuma, 11, andApollo, 5 with ex-wifeGwen Stefani, as well as daughter Daisy, 30, with ex-girlfriend Pearl Lowe. During the meal, the group paused for a moment to snap a rare shot together, which Rossdale proudly shared on his Instagram. “I am in heaven – Grateful for these 4 miracles,” hecaptioned the imagefeaturing his family sitting around a big table....

An uninvited four-legged guest was the highlight ofGenevieve Gorder’s recent weddingin Morocco. TheTrading Spacesdesigner and her husband,furniture designer and model Christian Dunbar, celebrated their marriage with family and famous friends in a dramatic desert ceremony in September. The natural setting was stunning,the design was unsurprisingly perfection, but one unexpected moment stole the show from the bride and groom. “It was lightning in the Sahara as we said our vows. The sky opened up and it started to rain and everyone just put the Moroccan wedding blankets over their heads,” Gorder tells PEOPLE of the surreal scene during a press event for her newTJ MaxxMasterclass, part of theMaxx You Project....

Attention, passengers: These are your famous captains speaking.Over the weekend,George Clooney, 57, andRande Gerber, 56, fully embraced their pilot-inspiredHalloweenlooks when they got behind the controls of a flight to Las Vegas for the Casamigos’ Halloween bash in Sin City.The tequila company’s co-founders, whosold the brand for $1 billionin 2017, wore sleek shades, professional suits and black and gold caps as they suavely turned in their seats to grin at the camera....

Photo: Gary Gershoff/Getty Hollywood producer and managerGeorge Shapirohas died at 91. Shapiro’s publicist confirmed the news toThe Hollywood Reporter, saying he died on Thursday of natural causes. He was in his Beverly Hills home at the time of his passing. Shapiro was a co-founder and partner at Shapiro/West Associates. He was best known for managingJerry Seinfeld, though he also worked with numerous other comics likeCarl Reiner, Gabe Kaplan andAndy Kaufman....

Donald Trump (left) and Brad Raffensperger.Photo: MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty; Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg via Getty AsDonald Trump’s unprecedentedsecond impeachment trialbegan this week, the former president landed at the center of two investigations surrounding his infamous Jan. 2 phone call to Georgia’s secretary of state, demanding the official “find” votes to overturn the election. Trump, 74, is the subject of a state probe and a Fulton County criminal investigation over the call....

Photo: Ethan A. Russell / © Apple Corps Ltd. Glyn Johns was relaxing at his London home one night in December 1968 when the phone rang. It wasPaul McCartney. Johns told him to f— off. At just 26, Johns already had an illustrious career as a first-call studio engineer, guiding sessions for some of Britain’s biggest bands, including the Pretty Things, Small Faces, and Spooky Tooth. Most famously, he’d worked withthe Rolling Stoneson a string of classic albums, including their then-current smash,Beggar’s Banquet....

Months afterGigi Hadidfaced acopyright infringement lawsuit for posting a paparazzi photowithout permission, a federal court has granted the model’s motion to dismiss the case. John Quinn, the attorney representing Hadid in the case, said in a statement to PEOPLE: “We are pleased that the Court granted our motion to dismiss this meritless case. The Court’s decision recognized this case for what it was — an effort to extract a settlement from Ms....