Inside an Internet Cult: Missing Persons, Nude Meditation, Desperate Families

Rashad Jamal. Cartisha Morgan first noticed something was different about her daughter Ma’Kayla, a young single mother of a toddler, when Ma’Kayla gave her a candle as a birthday present. The year before, Ma’Kayla had given Morgan a Michael Kors bag. “I don’t do candles or crystals,” Morgan says. Ma’Kayla further surprised her mother when in Nov. 2022, she announced that she and Malaiyah were moving into a rented home in Berkeley, Mo....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 810 words · Bethany Ramirez

Inside Ben Affleck's Longtime Battle with Addiction — and What He's Said About It

Addiction is a long-running struggle forBen Affleck— and he’s spoken out about it in the past.Beforeentering rehab againon Wednesday, Affleck, 46, had been spotted attending meetings at various treatment centers and working with a sober coach over the last year. “There’s no shame in getting help,” he wrote in aFacebook postin 2017 after a previous stay in treatment.Of his new stay in rehab, a source told PEOPLE, “He is seeking treatment....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1142 words · Leslie Hill

Inside Idris Elba's Proposal to Sabrina Dhowre: 'It Was the Most Nerve-Wracking Thing Ever'

One of the most romantic moments ofIdris Elba‘s life was proposing to his fiancée, modelSabrina Dhowre. This year’s Sexiest Man Alive, who asked Dhowre to marry him in February, says his bended-knee proposal “was the most nerve-wracking thing for me ever.” “But in terms of wanting to make someone feel super special and feel my love, that was pretty romantic for me,” he adds in this week’s issue of PEOPLE....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Brian French

Inside JoJo Siwa's 'Normal' World: 'Of Course I Have Breakdowns — I'm a Teenager'

IfJojo Siwahadn’t been onDance Moms, she’d be a senior in high school back in Omaha. She’d be doing homework and playing softball. Maybe, she thinks, she would be preparing to graduate and applying to pre-med programs. Listen to more of PEOPLE’s cover story interview with JoJo Siwa below on the episode of PEOPLE Every Day! Then —snap! — the singer and dancer whose YouTube videos have been viewed more than 3....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 795 words · Kathleen Freeman

Inside Prince Philip's Tortured Childhood

Prince Philip, whodied at the age of 99 on Friday, started life in the most un-glamorously royal manner imaginable. Born sixth in line to the Greek throne on June 10, 1921, Philip — then known asPrince Philippos of Greece and Denmark — was forced to flee his homeland at the age of 18 months following a military uprising against his uncle, King Constantine I. Listen below to the episode ofour daily podcast PEOPLE Every Daywhere we are looking back atPrince Philip’s life and legacy....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 752 words · Sierra Williams

Inside Scarlett Johansson's Bond with Fiancé Colin Jost: She Loves His 'Sarcasm and Wit'

The connection between Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost is no joke!Thenewly engaged couplemay come from different realms of the entertainment world, but a source tells PEOPLE it’s their similar senses of humor that make the romance work.“Scarlett likes Colin’s sarcasm and wit,” the insider says of theAvengers: Endgameactress and theSaturday Night Livefunnyman.“They share a love for acerbic humor and outrage at social issues gone bad. They have much in common.”Johansson, 34, and Jost, 36, are set to tie the knot after two years of dating, her publicist confirmed to theAssociated Presson Sunday....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Michelle Gallegos

Investigators Determine Cause of Explosion That Killed Father of Titans Player Caleb Farley

Damage and debris from a house explosion are seen in Mooresville, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Robert M. Farley, father of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley, died overnight in the explosion that destroyed the NFL player’s North Carolina home and left another person injured, authorities said.Photo:AP/Steve Reed AP/Steve Reed Investigators determined that Tennessee Titans playerCaleb Farley’s home was destroyed due to a natural gas explosion, the Iredell County Fire Marshal’s office said Tuesday,WCNC reported....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Samantha Peters

Ireland Baldwin Says She 'Spent Way Too Many Years Starving' Herself but Is 'on the Other Side'

Ireland Baldwin.Photo: Jesse Grant/Getty Images The model, 26, shared a long post on Instagram about her family — namely fatherAlec Baldwinand his news that he and wifeHilaria Baldwinareexpecting a seventh child together— and how she’s dealt with her own body insecurities after she “reached a boiling point.” “I have spent way too many years starving myself, binging, purging, measuring, stepping on scales, spitting my food into my purse, and all around ruining my body because some troll told me I’ll never be as thin and beautiful as my mother,” she said....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Carla Miller

Is 'Mary Poppins' a Racist Movie? Critical 'New York Times' Op-Ed Sparks Heated Debate

Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews inMary Poppins.Photo: Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock An op-ed fromThe New York Timesis challenging readers to see one of the most beloved scenes from 1964’sMary Poppinsin an entirely new light — but not everyone’s buying it. “One of the more indelible images from the 1964 film is of Mary Poppins blacking up,” Pollack-Pelzner writes inThe Times. “When the magical nanny accompanies her young charges, Michael and Jane Banks, up their chimney, her face gets covered in soot, but instead of wiping it off, she gamely powders her nose and cheeks even blacker....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 388 words · Michael Moore

Is Baby Archie More Compatible with Meghan or Harry? Princess Diana's Former Astrologer Speaks Out

He might only be four days old, butMeghan MarkleandPrince Harry‘s son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor is already destined for great things. “The strongest chart connections are between Archie and Harry — he is a chip off the old block, Harry’s block that is,” astrologer Penny Thornton tells PEOPLE, adding: “In his firstborn child, Harry has found another soulmate.” “Born as the Sun rose in Taurus, Archie has the full force of the Sun on his persona and will be a sunny child – strong, charismatic and confidant,” says Thornton who was astrologer to the latePrincess Diana....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Christopher Rosario

Is Nick Jonas' New Love Song 'Right Now' Inspired by Fiancée Priyanka Chopra?

Photo: Viral Bhayani/Splash NewsNick Jonasis head-over-heels in love with “Future Mrs. Jonas”Priyanka Chopra.The singer, 25, released a song Friday with EDM artist Robin Schulz titled “Right Now” — and fans are speculating the lyrics are abouthis new fiancée.“You are my water, my sun, my moon and stars,” Jonas sings on the track. “Your heart is all I need.”The song comes less than a week after the singerconfirmed his engagement to the 36-year-old actress, and unsurprisingly lyrics like “You know I miss your body / So I won’t kiss nobody until you come back home” are making fans think the song is about the Bollywood star....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 877 words · Jamie Drake

It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's an ... Olympian! Gravity-Defying Photos from the 2022 Beijing Olympics

01of 15Patrick Smith/GettyNo, we didn’t turn a photo this of Shaun White snowboarding sideways! 01of 15 Patrick Smith/Getty No, we didn’t turn a photo this of Shaun White snowboarding sideways! 02of 15 Kamila Valieva of Team ROC somehow manages to get parallel with the ice (without falling!) during the Ladies' Free Skating Event of the Team Figure Skating Competition. 03of 15Lars Baron/GettyKatharina Althaus of Team Germany soars through the air the Women’s Normal Hill Individual final round on Feb....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 632 words · Carrie Curtis

It's a Boy! 'Fox & Friends'' Jedediah Bila Welcomes Son Hartley Luca: 'So Filled with Love'

Jedediah Bila is officially a new mom! Son Hartley Luca was born weighing 6 lbs., 8 oz., and measuring 19 inches in length. “He is already the light of our lives and has the gentlest spirit!” the couple tells PEOPLE. “We are so filled with love for him.” Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · William Lewis