S.C. Teen Died Mysteriously in 2015. His Case Was Reopened When Investigators Looked into Murdaugh Murders

Last Sunday afternoon, family and friends of Stephen Smith, a South Carolina teen who died under mysterious circumstances in 2015, traveled to the Gooding Cemetery in Hampton County, S.C. There, they listened to gospel songs, speeches and unveiled a new headstone for the 19-year-old’s grave, which is close to the spot where his father, who died three months after his son, is buried. “[Stephen’s mother] has said it was from a broken heart,” Susanne Andrews, the founder of #StandingforStephen, a group that raised funds for the headstone, tells PEOPLE....

March 15, 2025 · 4 min · 750 words · Timothy Khan

Salyers Family Photos: See Pictures of the Identical Twins Who Married Identical Twins — and Their Cute Kids

01of 11Josh, Jett, Brittany, Briana, Jax and Jeremy Salyers often wear matching outfits.Kaytlin Lane PhotographyOn a recent summer evening, identical twin sisters Brittany and Briana Deane Salyershad a realizationas they drove up the road leading to the Virginia manor they share with their identical twin husbands and two young sons: “We did it!“Approaching the father-son pairswaiting for them on the porch, Brittany and Briana “held hands for a second,” Briana tells PEOPLE....

March 15, 2025 · 6 min · 1196 words · Donald Moran Jr.

Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson's Kids: Everything They've Said About Parenting

Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson at the MOCA Benefit 2019 on May 18, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic SamandAaron Taylor-Johnsonhave their hands full with four daughters. Two years after the couple met while working on Sam’s directorial debutNowhere Boy,they welcomed their first daughter together, Wylda Rae, in 2010. Romy Hero joined the family in 2012 and Sam and Aarongot marriedlater that year. Aaron is also a stepfather to Sam’s older daughters, Angelica and Jessie Phoenix, whom she shares with her ex-husband Jay Jopling....

March 15, 2025 · 8 min · 1530 words · Denise Church

Sara Bareilles Says She Lets Herself Be ‘Flawed’ as She Turns 44: ‘There Is Freedom in That’ (Exclusive)

Sara Bareilles.Photo:Noam Galai/GettySara Bareillesis embracing her imperfections as she celebrates another birthday.The “Brave” singer, who turned 44 on Thursday, tells PEOPLE what she’s learned about herself over the past year.“I’m more impatient than I like to admit. I just have more flaws than I really think I should,” says the Grammy winner. “And there’s something really freeing about just letting yourself be flawed, that if I put down the perfectionism, there is actually more liberation and freedom in that than shame....

March 15, 2025 · 10 min · 2115 words · Wayne Moore

Sara Bareilles Says She's 'So Proud' of Partner Joe Tippett for Nine Years of Sobriety

From left: Joe Tippett and Sara Bareilles pose at the opening night of “Into The Woods” on Broadway at The St. James Theatre on July 10, 2022 in New York City.Photo: Bruce Glikas/Getty Sara Bareillesis celebrating a major milestone in her fiancéJoe Tippett’s life. On Jan. 1, the Grammy winning singer-songwriter, 45, marked Tippett being nine years sober on Instagram. “Nine years sobriety. So proud of this man,” Bareilles wrote of the actor/singer while resharing Tippett’s message about the accomplishment....

March 15, 2025 · 3 min · 486 words · James Alexander

Sara Bareilles Shows Off New Engagement Ring for the First Time — and Shares the Meaningful Story Behind It

Sara Bareilles shows off her ring; Sara Bareilles and Joe Tippett.Photo:Sara Bareilles/ InstagramSara Bareillesknew that a “leap of faith” was necessary to secure an engagement ring that truly represents her love for her fiancé,Joe Tippett.The singer and actress took toInstagramon Friday to reveal the new ring to fans as well as share how she and Tippett stumbled upon it. Bareilles shared a carousel of “hand holding things” images, showcasing the ring while she held a variety of household items....

March 15, 2025 · 9 min · 1715 words · Andrea Morales

Sarah Jessica Parker and Sara Ramírez Tease 'And Just Like That...' Season 2 from Behind the Scenes

Photo: HBO Max The cast ofAnd Just Like That…is ready for season 2! Sarah Jessica ParkerandSara Ramírezteased the upcoming sophomore season of theSex and the Cityspin-off with social media posts on Wednesday. Parker, 57, shared a zoomed-in photo of the script with just the title of the show and “Episode 201” written on it. Under the episode number, Parker scribbled out the third line with purple ink. “Just this much....

March 15, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · Taylor Young

Scarlett Johansson Makes SurpriseSNLCameo as ‘Scary Mom’ Sen. Katie Britt: ‘Women Love Kitchens’

Scarlett Johansson appears on ‘Saturday Night Live’ as Sen. Katie Britt.Photo:Saturday Night Live/YouTube Saturday Night Live/YouTube Scarlett JohanssonchanneledSen. Katie BrittonSaturday Night Livethis weekend, as she delivered a message to PresidentJoe Biden. During a surprise appearance on the comedy sketch show’s State of the Unioncold open, the 39-year-old Oscar nominee poked fun at the Republican politician, who delivered her party’s rebuttal toBiden’s annual address to Congress on Thursday. While the real-life Britt denounced many of Biden’s political stances and noted in her response that he had “been in office for longer than I’ve been alive,” perCBS News, Johansson’s character emphasized some of her same feelings....

March 15, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Victoria Hernandez

Scarlett Johansson Says Joaquin Phoenix Was 'Losing It' While She Recorded 'Her' Sex Scene Voiceover

Photo: Amy Sussman/Getty; Kevin Winter/Getty According toScarlett Johansson,Joaquin Phoenixhad a difficult time recording audio for their sex scenes inSpike Jonze’s 2013 filmHer. During Johansson’s appearance Monday on the500th episodeofDax Shepard’sArmchair Expertpodcast, the Academy Award nominee, 37, said that her costar had already filmed the entire movie before she replacedSamantha Mortonin the voice role and scenes needed to be re-recorded. She said that recording sex scenes between the artificial intelligence Samantha, who falls in love with Phoenix’s Theodore Twombly, was “one of the most challenging jobs that I’ve done,” and recording sessions with Jonze, 52, proved uncomfortable for Phoenix, 47....

March 15, 2025 · 3 min · 562 words · Madeline Moreno

Scientists Say They'll Cut Back on Bottled Water After Learning 1 Liter Contains a Quarter of a Million Pieces of Plastic

The average liter of bottled water contains a quarter of a million pieces of microscopically small plastic — and the researchers who made this discovery have said that although it might not be dangerous, it’s made them cut back on how much bottled water they drink. With laser-powered microscopes, researchers analyzed samples from three brands of bottled water and discovered that a liter contained 110,000 to 400,000 pieces of plastic per liter....

March 15, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Lisa Taylor

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Twin Daughters D'Lila and Jessie Celebrate Late Mom Kim Porter's Birthday: 'Our Guardian Angel'

Kim Porter; Jessie James Combs, and D’Lila Star Combs.Photo:Jerod Harris/WireImage; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Jerod Harris/WireImage; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’twins D’Lila and Jessie are celebrating their late mother’s birthday. On Sunday, Dec. 15, the 17-year-olds shared a throwback photo on their Instagram Stories as they honored their late momKim Porteron her birthday. In the throwback picture, the twins are pictured much younger and wearing matching pink fuzzy vests as their mom hugs one of them and smiles....

March 15, 2025 · 3 min · 461 words · Kristina Boyd DVM

See All the Photos from Kevin Love and Kate Bock's Glam N.Y.C. Wedding Weekend

01of 22 Rehearsal Dinner Chic Love and Bock start their wedding weekend with a welcome dinner at New York City’s Polo Bar. Bock wears a white one-shoulder Oscar de la Renta dress and blazer with matching Stuart Weitzman shoes, while Love wears a custom, pearl gray Ralph Lauren suit, vintage Ralph Lauren lapel pin and a Vacheron Constantin 222 watch, which was a limited re-release of the iconic 1977 style....

March 15, 2025 · 7 min · 1438 words · Adrian Smith

Selena Gomez Says ‘Some of the Magic Has Disappeared’ amidEmilia PérezControversy

Selena Gomez.Photo:Michael Kovac/Getty Michael Kovac/Getty Selena Gomezis addressing therecent controversiessurrounding her filmEmilia Pérez. When asked during a panel how she is doing, Gomez replied, “I’m good. I’m really good. Some of the magic has disappeared, but I choose to continue to be proud of what I’ve done, and I’m just grateful.” “I live with no regrets and I would do this movie over and over again if I could,” she added....

March 15, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Alexandra Erickson