It’s been an eventful few days forConnie the Container Dog! A team of marine inspectors from the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston rescued the adorable canine from a shipping container in the Port of Houston on Jan. 31. It is believed that the dog was trapped inside for at least a week, perthe U.S. Coast Guard Heartland. The organization said Connie was “tired, hungry, and very happy to see her rescuers” after being found and focused on finding her a new home....

Photo: Karwai Tang/WireImage; Troy Harvey/ABC via Getty (2) Drake,John Legend,Alicia Keys,50 CentandMegan Thee Stallionare among a group of artists, music industry executives and legal experts who signed a recent letter protesting the use of rap lyrics in court proceedings. “In courtrooms across America, the trend of prosecutors using artists' creative expression against them is happening with troubling frequency,” the letter reads. “Regardless of the medium — music, the visual arts, writing, television, film — fans implicitly understand that creative expression is rooted in what artists see and hear; it’s a reflection of the times we live in....

Drew Barrymore.Photo:Steven Ferdman/Getty Steven Ferdman/Getty WhenDrew Barrymorebecame a mom to her two daughters, her whole world shifted.The actress, 49, appeared on a Wednesday, Jan. 29 episode ofThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertand spoke about how her two daughters — Olive, 12, and Frankie, 10, whom she shares with ex-husband Will Kopelman — are doing.“They’re really, really good. Every day is different. Every hour is different. They’re my North Star, my compass,” Barrymore said....

Drew Starkey.Photo:Tiffany Rose/Getty Tiffany Rose/Getty BeforeDrew Starkeydecided to pursue acting full-time, he had his “head in the game,” much likeTroy Bolton inHigh School Musical.The 31-year-old opened up about his love for basketball before he became an actor in an interview withDazedMagazine. He joked that, like the main character of the hit Disney films who plays basketball for his head coach father but finds himself drawn to the theater, “I got a little bit of Troy Bolton in me” — especially since Starkey’s dad also works as a head basketball coach at Kent State University....

Photo: Matt Baron/Shutterstock Elizabeth Bankstook issue with how her action movie was marketed. Banks wrote, directed, produced and starred in2019’sCharlie’s Angelsreboot, which featuredKristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska as the lead trio. The movieunderperformed at the box office at the time, and when asked about that in an interview withThe New York Timesthis week, she said that the marketing campaigns didn’t align with her vision. “Let me say I’m proud of the movie,” said Banks....

Elizabeth Taylor.Photo:Bettmann Archive/Getty; Jason Merritt/FilmMagic Bettmann Archive/Getty; Jason Merritt/FilmMagic Elizabeth Taylorhad a generous heart. Taylor valued the art of giving a good gift, as her executive assistant and friend from 1990 until her 2011death,Tim Mendelson, tells PEOPLE. “Every day was special for her, but she found ways of making life special,” Mendelson shares. “She was an actress, but she was an entertainer. she did have a people-pleasing aspect to her....

Paris Hilton’s early aughts wardrobe has cemented its place in pop culture history. Just ask Elle Fanning. “Right, though every two years or so, I’ll watch the show again. I love Nicole Richie. I love Paris Hilton. I’ve gotten to meet Paris a couple times, and she is the nicest and coolest,” FanningtoldWof fangirling over the 2003 reality show. “It was so fascinating hearing in Paris’s documentary how she put on this persona for the reality show....

Photo:Gotham/GC Images; Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Gotham/GC Images; Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Emily BluntandLenny Kravitzare two of a kind when it comes to style. TheOppenheimeractress, 40, appeared on Thursday night’s episode ofThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertwhere she noted that her ensemble — a black jumpsuit with symmetrical triangular cutouts just above her hips — bore a striking resemble to a fashion piece Kravitz, 59, wore to the2024 Golden Globe Awards. “One of things that you pointed out that I did not realize is… that there you are absolutely beautiful, but this is also what Lenny Kravitz wore at the Golden Globes last weekend,” hostStephen Colbertsaid while showing a picture of the “American Woman” singer posing on the red carpet in asimilar black jumpsuit with symmetrical cutouts....

The couple had taken out a lease on the nine-bedroom guesthouse and had been hosting guests at the property, according to U.K. newspaperThe Times. TheTimesreported in a story published on Saturday, Jan. 25, that Vietnamese police confirmed Els and Otteson — who moved to the country in February 2024 and had gotten engaged three weeks before their deaths — died from methanol poisoning, likely from contaminated alcohol after consuming tainted “homemade” limoncello bought from a local restaurant on Christmas Eve....

Farrah Abraham.Photo:Jon Kopaloff/Getty Jon Kopaloff/Getty Farrah Abrahamis opening up about her decision to leave the suburbs when her daughter was young. The formerTeen Momstar, 33, opened up to SiriusXM’sThe Bonfirehosts Big Jay Oakerson and Robert Kelly about the reason she had to move out of the suburbs. Abraham, who appeared on the show to discuss her upcoming comedy debut, made the decision to leave when people were talking to her daughterSophia, 16, who was only 5 years old at the time, about her adult film life....

Ian Epstein, one of the flight attendants who died in the Washington, D.C. plane crash on Jan. 29.Photo:facebook facebook Flight attendantIan Epstein, one of the67 victims of the D.C. plane crash, was not originally scheduled to be on that American Airlines flight, according to his ex-wife. Debi Epstein, a 58-year-old mortgage lender from Harrisburg, N.C., tells PEOPLE that she found out from one of Ian’s co-workers that he had switched shifts so he could go golfing the Sunday beforethe crash, which took place on Wednesday, Jan....

TheTraitorsstar, 34, revealed onInstagramon Wednesday, March 5 that she is now a married woman after wedding her writer and comedian girlfriend, 35, in a secret ceremony held on Jan. 11, 2025. Windey shared a carousel of photos and videos showing behind the scenes footage of the event held in a Las Vegas chapel — which she toldCosmopolitantotaled a just $799 with a limousine and minister. She showed several scenes from the big event including her wedding kiss with Hoffman in front of a white flower arch and the pair cuddling up together both during and after the ceremony....

Hunter and Garrison Brown.Photo:Hunter Brown/ Instagram Hunter Brown/ Instagram Hunter Brown is honoring his brotherGarrison Brownafter his sudden death and sharing an important lesson he’s learned from the loss. On Tuesday, theSister Wivesalum, 27, broke his silence and shared a touching tribute to his late brother in a post shared to Instagram. Over a carousel of images that began with a photo of Hunter seemingly at Garrison’s funeral, other pictures featured the brothers goofing off, childhood throwback photos, graduations and trips they’ve taken over the years....