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“You are such a bright light in everyone’s life,”Meghan McCainsaid. “You always see the good in everything. You’ve been a friend forever. I’m heartbroken you’re leaving but I can understand better than anybody how important it is to go support your dad. They are special moments. The best of my life was with my dad doing the same thing. I totally get it.” “I’m so proud of you and I’m so happy for you,” she added....

Photo: Kena Betancur/Getty AsDonald Trumpwas arraigned in New York City Tuesday afternoon to answer to unprecedented criminal charges, his wife,Melania Trump, was notably absent. The former U.S. president, 76,surrendered to authoritiesat the Manhattan Criminal Court after he wasindicted on a reported 34 felony counts, seemingly entering the courthouse — and soon afterentering a not guilty plea— without loved ones at his side. Trump traveled from Mar-a-Lago to New York City on Monday in anticipation of his court surrender with his son,Eric Trump, though it remains unclear who all else may have been on board the jet....

Melanie Martinez performs in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 24, 2023.Photo:Jeff Hahne/GettySome ofMelanie Martinez’s fans left her latest tour feeling disappointed after dropping hundreds of dollars on VIP packages.The “Void” singer-songwriter is currently in the midst of her Portals Tour, and some of her fans have purchased $400 VIP packages expecting a meet-and-greet with Martinez — only to receive a video with an AI-generated hologram of her.“Does anyone else think the vip ai meet and greet with Melanie is kinda stupid?...

Photo:Catherine McGann/Getty Catherine McGann/Getty Meryl StreepandDon Gummershared decades of special moments before their quiet separation.While theMamma Mia!star largely kept her relationship out of the spotlight, she and the artist met 1978 and spent nearly 40 years together, welcoming four kids over the course of their marriage.In October 2023, PEOPLE confirmed reports that the longtime pairended the romantic nature of their relationshipsix years earlier. “Don Gummer and Meryl Streep have been separated for more than 6 years, and while they will always care for each other, they have chosen lives apart,” a representative for Streep said in a statement to PEOPLE....

Christian Santos.Photo: Courtesy Molly Santos It took more than two years, but a message in a bottle sent off from New England finally found a recipient, some 2,400 miles away. Christian Santos, 17, is known to pluck plastic objects out of the water near where he lives in Portugal as a way of helping the environment, he told theBoston Globe. So it wasn’t unusual for him to grab an apparent energy drink bottle bobbing in the ocean in the Azores, near the island of São Jorge, while fishing spearfishing with his cousin....

Photo:Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto via Getty Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto via Getty According to tracking data, about one-third of the 30,000 participants in the August 27 race did not complete the required distance of 26.2 miles or 42.195 kilometers, officials said. Data showed that some of the runners failed to hit checkpoints located every five kilometers, while the organizers logged complaints alleging that some runners used public transportation, other vehicles and even bicycles to compete in the race,according toUSA Today....

Megan Joyce Imirowicz. A Michigan teenager whokilled her father with a chemical drain cleanerwas released from jail after spending more than a year behind bars, according to multiple news reports. “This was not the sentence we advocated for, however the judge ultimately decides what sentence will be imposed,” Chief Assistant Prosecutor David Williams toldThe Oakland Press. She faced the possibility of life in prison. During the trial, prosecutors claimed the attack happened after Konrad told his daughter he was drunk and unable to drive her to a hair salon in October 2021, shortly before her birthday, according toNBC News....

Photo: Chrisean RoseMichael B. Jordanis happily in love.The 34-year-oldA Journal for Jordanactorcelebrated his one-year anniversarywith girlfriend Lori Harvey earlier this month, a milestone that came after he made their relationship Instagram official in January following months of rumors.SpeakingwithThe Hollywood Reporterfor the magazine’s latest cover story, Jordan explains why he felt comfortable sharing his personal relationship publicly, plus why he was finally ready to star in a romantic film.“There are roles that I passed on that I knew I didn’t have enough life experience to play....

Michael Irvin.Photo: Alika Jenner/Getty Michael Irvin, the former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver and a NFL Network analyst, has been removed from the network’s2023 Super Bowlweek coverage following a complaint from a woman about his conduct in an Arizona hotel on Sunday. Alex Riethmiller, NFL Media vice president of communications, confirmed Irvin would not be a part of the network’s coverage in a statement to PEOPLE on Thursday. In an interview with theDallas Morning News, 56-year-old Ivrin insisted the encounter with the woman was brief, public and mostly non-physical outside of a handshake....

Photo: Greg Allen/Invision/AP/Shutterstock Michael J. Foxis reflecting on the pressure he felt to reveal his health condition to the world and how it surprisingly became a “great opportunity.” The 60-year-old Emmy-winning actor recently spoke withEntertainment Tonightand discussed how his treatment from the paparazzi played a role in his decision to share publicly — several years after his diagnosis — that he was living withParkinson’s disease. “It was seven or eight years after I had been diagnosed … [and] the paparazzi and stuff, they would stand outside my apartment and heckle at me, like, ‘What’s the matter with you?...

Murray, as well as reps for the Jackson family, did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. This is not the first time Murray has made allegations about Michael being “chemically castrated.” The former cardiologist previously shared similar claims in his 2016 book,This Is It! The Secret Lives of Dr. Conrad Murray and Michael Jackson, accusing Joe of forcing Michael to get hormone injections at age 12 to cure his acne and prevent his voice from changing....

Perhaps it could be considered ironic that at the same timeMichael Rayfinds himself happier than he has ever been, he’s releasing one of his saddest songs. Or perhaps it was always meant to be this way. “‘Her World or Mine’ is not a reflection of where I’m today, but it’s the exact reflection of where I was a few years ago,” Ray tells PEOPLE about his new single, a song that tells the story of a breakup essentially from both points of view....

Photo: Joyce N. Boghosian/The White House via Getty Michelle Obamais remembering a less glamorous moment of living in the White House. “Barack and I are like, ‘What?’ [Sasha] said, ‘It’s raining in the dining room,'” Michelle told interviewer and “dear friend” Elizabeth Alexander, who she’s known for 30-plus years. “We said, ‘Okay, go to bed, get out of here, get out of here.’ ‘Cause we thought, she’s just trying to get us up....