Empire actor Jussie Smollett appeared affectionate with Queer Eye star Karamo Brown in Los Angeles on Monday, just weeks after Smollett called off his engagement. The two were seen having lunch with Brown’s mom, running errands and hiking through the Runyon Canyon, TMZ reported. The pair was not shy about showing some sweet PDA moments, with Smollett at one point seen playfully cupping Brown’s chin. The apparent romance comes just weeks after Smollett and his former fiancé, Jabari Redd, called it quits on their three-year relationship. Meanwhile, Brown was previously engaged to director Ian Jordan, whom he dated for 10 years before they split amicably. He was in another relationship with photographer Carlos Medel until they broke up in February 2025. Smollett has been a controversial figure ever since he was accused of staging a fake hate crime against himself in 2019. He was convicted in 2021 on five felony counts of disorderly conduct for making false reports to police, but the conviction was later overturned by the Supreme Court of Illinois. The court did not rule on his innocence.

Taylor Swift’s ex-boyfriend is trying to one-up her upcoming MSG nuptials with Travis Kelce. Conor Kennedy, 31, whom Swift dated in 2012, is planning to marry Brazilian pop star Giulia Marinho, 26, in front of the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro. “One of the first things I said [to Conor was], ‘I love you, but I’m not getting married in Massachusetts,’” Marinho revealed in an interview with Gshow magazine, explaining her reluctance to hold their wedding near the Kennedy family’s home base. The couple already had a civil ceremony in the U.S. earlier this year, but plan to host a lavish, days-long celebration right beside one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. Invited guests include various members of the Kennedy dynasty and even President Donald Trump, who is invited to support Conor, who is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s son. Swift and Conor dated for a few months in 2012, when Swift was 22 and Conor, then 18, was in his senior year of high school. The pop star, once enamored with the Kennedys, bought a $4.8 million home near the family compound, but sold it just three months after finalizing the purchase. Swift is rumored to be marrying Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in an extravagant ceremony at Madison Square Garden on July 3.

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British character actor Michael Byrne, best known for playing memorable villains in the Indiana Jones and Harry Potter franchises, has died. He was 82. The London native logged more than 170 film and television credits over his 60-plus-year career, with some of his best-known roles including Nazi colonel Ernst Vogel in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Dark Wizard Gellert Grindelwald in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. Byrne’s acting career kicked off in 1963, when he joined Laurence Olivier’s inaugural National Theatre Company in London, where he appeared in productions of Death and the Maiden and Romeo and Juliet. He made his film debut in The Scarlet Blade that same year and continued acting on screen for six decades. His final screen credit came in The Phoebus Files, a six-part miniseries. “He was good at being bad. An excellent actor,” one user wrote on X, acknowledging Byrne’s many antagonist roles. “He will be missed.” Byrne’s cause of death has not been confirmed. He is survived by his wife, Carole Nimmons, from whom he was separated but who cared for him in his later years, and their two daughters, Tara and Bryony.

Former actress Lucy Weist, 63, has pleaded guilty to helping her fugitive boyfriend evade federal authorities after he fled the U.S. following a fraud conviction. Weist, born Lucinda Jane Weist Manera, confessed Monday to one felony count of being an accessory after the fact. Federal prosecutors said she helped former StarClub CEO Bernhard Eugen Fritsch, 64, avoid capture after he fled to Mexico in June 2025. According to court documents, Weist lied to FBI agents about communicating with Fritsch after his escape and helped fund his time in hiding in Mexico. She admitted to making more than $7,400 in payments to support him and paying for a hotel stay. Prosecutors also said she researched ways for Fritsch to travel from Mexico to Germany, which generally does not extradite its citizens. Fritsch was convicted of wire fraud for misleading investors about his company’s financial performance, which claimed to help celebrities and influencers profit from brand endorsements. Prosecutors said he falsely promoted partnerships and business opportunities, ultimately defrauding investors of more than $20 million. Fritsch was sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison in October 2025 and ordered to pay nearly $27 million in restitution. The Blown Away actress faces up to five years in federal prison when she is sentenced in October.

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Australian pop singer Cody Simpson hasn’t been able to “walk or talk” after suffering two horrifying back-to-back injuries while preparing his upcoming album. “The universe is serving it to me this year!” the 29-year-old teased in a Monday Instagram post about his run of bad luck. “I’ve been on and off vocal rest for close to 3 months trying to heal a damaged vocal cord,” Simpson said, referring to the vocal cord hemorrhage he suffered after singing through a sinus infection. According to the singer, his health deteriorated even further after he dislocated his knee while rehearsing for a new music video, which forced him to push back surgery on his ailing vocal cords. So for now, the singer and dancer says there will unfortunately be “no singing or dancing for months to come.” But the experience is one Simpson believes he needed. “I’ve been pushing my body and mind for years now non-stop and I’m taking time to reflect and understand this for what it is: forced rest,” the star reflected, adding the album and live shows will have to wait. “FYI, we still shot the music video,” Simpson concluded the shocking update, promising to come back stronger than ever.

Professional golfer Phil Mickelson is receiving support from his wife, Amy Mickelson, after a report resurfaced allegations about his past behavior. “Amy Mickelson has supported Mr. Mickelson and their family with extraordinary grace, unwavering love, and the belief that people are measured not only by their failures, but by what they do to make them right,” a representative of the golfer, 56, said in a statement to People. The statement came after an article from Skratch Golf revisited an alleged incident in which Mickelson showed an explicit photo to Ashley Perez, the then-wife of friend and fellow professional golfer, Pat Perez. According to Skratch Golf, Mickelson allegedly showed Ashley an explicit photo and suggested she have an affair with him. The incident reportedly spread through golf circles before Mickelson later apologized. “He apologized for the action, but I cannot forgive him for it,” Pat Perez said on a podcast in 2022. The allegations come on the heels of a separate Golf Digest report about Mickelson making “nonconsensual and inappropriate physical contact” with a female employee at The Farm’s Golf Club. A spokesperson for Mickelson told the outlet that “any misunderstanding has been cleared up.” Phil and Amy Mickelson, 54, have been married for nearly 30 years and share three children: Evan, Sophia, and Amanda.

LeBron James is leaving the Los Angeles Lakers after eight seasons. The NBA superstar informed the team that he plans to continue his career elsewhere and will enter free agency this summer. Despite retirement rumors, the 41-year-old is expected to return for a record 24th NBA season. During his time in Los Angeles, he helped lead the Lakers to the 2020 NBA championship, earned Finals MVP honors, and became the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. He averaged 25.9 points, 7.9 assists, and 7.7 rebounds during his Lakers tenure while earning multiple All-Star and All-NBA selections. The Lakers reportedly remained interested in bringing James back, but the franchise has increasingly shifted its focus toward building around Luka Dončić, who joined in a $161,000,000 trade in 2025. James has not announced where he will play next, but the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers are among the teams already being mentioned as potential landing spots.

Broadway veteran Aaron Lazar’s family has launched a GoFundMe to help cover the medical costs for the 50-year-old who was diagnosed with slow-moving ALS in 2022. The GoFundMe, organized by Lazar’s brother, Chad Lazar, and their father, Paul Lazar, aims to raise $500,000 to help cover the star’s medical bills, which have grown to more than $300,000 a year. The money will also help support his two teenage sons, Julian, 16, and Adrian, 14, whom he shares with his ex-wife, LeAnn. “Aaron has lost the use of his legs, arms, and hands. He requires a BIPAP machine to breathe and a full-time caregiver at his side to help him throughout the day and night,” the site reads. ALS is a fatal disease of the nervous system that leads to muscle weakness that worsens over time. There is currently no cure. The GoFundMe has raised more than $250,000 so far. Lazar’s Broadway resumé includes Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, The Light in the Piazza, Oklahoma and Last Ship, which was nominated for a Grammy. He also hosts the podcast Impossible Dreams, inspired by his journey with ALS.

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If you’ve ever worn compression socks on a flight (or on land), you know the trade-off: they may help boost circulation and keep swelling at bay, but they’re not exactly comfortable. After testing Paire’s bestselling BreezeBlend Compression Socks, I’m happy to report that you no longer have to choose.

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Hollywood writer and director Carl Rinsch was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Monday, after he was found guilty of stealing $11 million from Netflix. The director told the streaming service he needed the money to finish his show White Horse, but instead transferred the cash to his personal account and spent large sums. Along with prison time, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York has ordered Rinsch to repay the $11 million to Netflix, participate in a mental health treatment program and refrain from narcotics. Keanu Reeves, who starred in Rinsch’s film 47 Ronin, has come to the director’s defense, writing a letter to the judge urging him to consider leniency in the case, to no avail. “This process has forced me to confront things about my health, my judgment and my life,” Rinsch said. “I failed to recognize the danger of the state I was in.”

A man was found dead Monday in the northern mountains of Japan, and authorities believe he may have been the victim of a bear attack. Japanese authorities reported that the man, whose identity has not been released, was found in the northern Aomori Prefecture with bite marks. Officials are “still investigating the cause,” but believe he may have been attacked by a bear. The discovery follows several other dangerous attacks in the East Asian country. According to CBS News, five people have been killed in bear attacks since April. A government tracker that has monitored bear attacks since 2018 found that it was the first time there had been more than two fatal incidents between April and June. Japan’s increase in bear attacks is the result of more bears coming out of hibernation due to warmer climates and an abundance of food. The animals are not only seen in rural mountain areas, but also in public places such as supermarkets and runways. Given the increase in human-bear interactions, the U.S. State Department warned Americans visiting the country to take caution.