Vin Diesel Gave Dwayne Johnson 'a Lot of Tough Love' When He Joined 'Fast & Furious' Franchise

Vin Dieselis shedding some light on hisformer beefwith hisFast & Furiouscostar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.TheF9star, 53, opened up in hisMen’s HealthJuly/August coverinterviewabout working with Johnson, 49, who plays federal agent character Luke Hobbs in the hit film series. “It was a tough character to embody, the Hobbs character,” Diesel said. “My approach at the time was a lot of tough love to assist in getting that performance where it needed to be....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1182 words · Amber Hamilton

Vincent Kartheiser Files for Divorce from Alexis Bledel After 8 Years of Marriage

Alexis BledelandVincent Kartheiserare getting divorced. TheMad Menalum filed for divorce from the formerGilmore Girlsstar on Wednesday, PEOPLE has confirmed via Bledel’s rep and the New York’s Putnam County Court, where Kartheiser filed the petition on Aug. 10. Kartheiser’s reps did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment, and Bledel had no further comment at this time. Bledel, 40, and Kartheiser, 43, met on theMad Mensetin 2012. Kartheiser played Pete Campbell, and Bledel appeared in season 5 as Campbell’s mistress Beth Dawes....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Ashley Brown

Viola Davis Addresses 'Stress' of Playing Michelle Obama in 'The First Lady'

Being the first lady of the United States is the role of a lifetime – just askViola Davis!While appearing onJimmy Kimmel LiveMonday night, the 56-year-old Oscar winner opened up about portrayingMichelle Obamain the upcoming political dramaThe First Ladyand the pressure of the part.“That’s crazy how good you are at this… it’s not just the voice you have down, it’s [also] the walking? It’s crazy how much you becameMichelle Obama,“Jimmy Kimmelcomplimented his guest....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 862 words · Ronald Thomas

Viola Davis Opens Up About Her Prediabetes Diagnosis: 'I Want To Stay Healthy for My Daughter'

Viola Davishas an Oscar, an Emmy and a Golden Globe — on-screen, she’s a force. But offscreen, theHow to Get Away with Murderstar has been battling a prediabetes diagnosis since August 2016. Now Davis is opening up to PEOPLE about living with the condition, along with her family’s history of diabetes and why she’s determined to fight the disease that affects millions of Americans each year. Davis, 53, teamed up with Merck onAmerica’s Diabetes Challengeto narrate the documentaryA Touch of Sugar,which just premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and aims to confront the crisis head-on....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 551 words · Johnny Anderson

Viola Davis Says She Doesn't Want Gabrielle Union to 'Feel Alone' After 'AGT' Firing

Viola DaviswantsGabrielle Unionto know that she’s in her corner. Davis tweeted her support for Union amid her controversialAmerica’s Got Talentfiring. And at the L’Oreal Women of Worth Awards on Wednesday, she said she posted the message so her peer didn’t “feel alone.” “I always say that I never want my legacy to be one where I did not support,” she explained. “Because I know that when you step out and say something that is out of the norm, there is a lot of shame involved and there’s vitriol involved, and we have the cancel culture....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 562 words · Charles May

Virginia School Board to Pay $1.3M in Transgender Student's Suit Over Bathroom Ban

Gavin Grimm.Photo: Mike Pont/WireImage Virginia’s Gloucester County School Board will cover the costs and fees related to transgender activistGavin Grimm’s years-long legal fight. The American Civil Liberties Union, which represented Grimm in the legal battle, on Thursday announced that the school board was ordered to “pay over $1.3 millionin attorney’s fees and costs” — and had agreed to pay the entire amount in a court filing. “After a year in which state legislatures have introduced anunprecedented number of bills targeting trans youth, we hope that the fee award will give other school boards and lawmakers pause before they use discrimination to score political points,” Block added....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Julie Beck

Virginia Woman and Her Mother Are Killed by Husband, Who Had History of Domestic Violence

Photo: FacebookA Virginia man who allegedly shot and killed his wife and mother-in-law before turning the gun on himself had a history of domestic violence, according to reports.Bryan Wampler, 53, is suspected of fatally shooting 59-year-old Vivian Wampler and 81-year-old Elizabeth Sturgill at his Norton, Va., home on Sunday, in a double murder-suicide, theKingsport Times-Newsreports.According to the outlet, police responded to calls at the home in the past, and Bryan had an arrest record stemming back to Feb....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1045 words · James Hansen

Vivica A. Fox Admits 2016 'Independence Day' Sequel 'Missed Out by Not Bringing Will Smith Back'

Vivica A. Fox; Will Smith in Independence Day (1996).Photo:Amy Sussman/Getty; 20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock Amy Sussman/Getty; 20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock Vivica A. Foxthought theIndependence Daysequel was lacking withoutWill Smith. Fox reprised her role of Jasmine Hiller in 2016’sIndependence Day: Resurgence, 20 years after the hit 1996 original film. While director Roland Emmerich and several other cast members returned (Bill Pullman,Jeff Goldblum, Judd Hirsch and Brent Spiner were all back), Smith did not reprise his role as Capt....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Elizabeth Spence

Wale's Sneaker 'Obsession' Is Real (and Goes Way Back)

Photo: Mireya Acierto/FilmMagicHe’s already a Grammy-nominated musician andJerry Seinfeld‘sfavorite rapper, but now Wale can add “face of Sean John’s Dream Big campaign” to his list of achievements.That should come as no surprise to fans, who know the “MyPYT” rapper has teamed up with companies likeTimberlandandAsicsto create footwear (not to mention his recent line ofski suits), cementing himself as one of hip hop’s biggest fashionistos.“My favorite article of clothing is obviously shoes....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1117 words · Jennifer Russo

Walgreens Pharmacy Employees Planning Walkouts Over Working Conditions

An aerial view of a Walgreens store in El Cerrito, California.Photo:Justin Sullivan/Getty Justin Sullivan/Getty Some employees at Walgreens and CVS, who are unhappy with recent working conditions are taking action. Employees at both companies toldCNNa series of factors following the COVID-19 pandemic have made their jobs increasingly challenging, including low pay, understaffing, high vaccination quotas, aggressive customers and abusive management. Due to this, pharmacists, technicians and support staff at Walgreens are planning a walkout between Oct....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Joann Bowen

Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Says Trump 'Courts Potential Violence' with Anti-McConnell Rhetoric

Donald Trump.Photo: James Devaney/GC Images WhileDonald Trumpis no stranger to name-calling, his rhetoric of late has grown increasingly violent — and it could lead some of his supporters to hurting someone, argues theWall Street Journalina new editorial. The editorial comes after the former president, 76, took to his social media platform Truth Social to slam Senate Minority LeaderMitch McConnellfor “approving” Democrat-led bills. “Is McConnell approving all of these Trillions of Dollars worth of Democrat sponsored Bills, without even the slightest bit of negotiation, because he hates Donald J....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 582 words · Michelle Anderson

Washington Teen Charged for Allegedly Murdering Stranger on a Bus Without Provocation

King County Metro bus crime scene.Photo:KOMO News ABC KOMO News ABC Police in Washington are asking for the public’s help in locating a teen they believe to be connected to ahomicide. On Oct. 16, Major Crimes Detectives with theKing County Sheriff’s Officenamed 17-year-old Miguel Rivera Dominguez as a suspect in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Marcel Da’jon Wagner. The crime was committed on Oct. 3 at approximately 5:10 p.m. as the two were passengers on a Metro Bus....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 443 words · Kenneth Leon

Watch Gwyneth Paltrow Get Red Carpet Ready in Her Backyard with Makeup Artist Gucci Westman

Gwyneth Paltrow knows there’s no better light for doing makeup then the the sun. “I haven’t been here since your wedding!” Westman, who founded the cosmetics brand Westman Atelier, said as she arrived. “I know! Good memories or traumatic memories?” Paltrow joked,referencing her Sept. 2018 nuptials, when Westman did her makeup. As Westman prepped Paltrow’s skin, she revealed that Westman Atelier would be launching on the star’s lifestyle site, Goop....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 270 words · Michael Wu