Ellen DeGeneres' Iconic 'Coming-Out' Episode Aired 25 Years Ago Today: Why It Was So Groundbreaking

Photo: VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images On April 30, 1997,Ellen DeGenerespublicly came out as gay on her ABC sitcom,Ellen— making her character, Ellen Morgan, the first gay or lesbian lead character on a U.S. network television show. During Thursday’s episode ofThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, DeGeneres, 64, paid tribute to her former sitcom’scoming-out episodeand opened up about how that moment impacted her and her career. “When I came out, people warned me that it was going to ruin my career, and they were right for a while,” she said during her opening monologue....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1055 words · Mary Graham

Ellie Kemper Says She and Her Husband Do Chores as 'The Crown' Characters: 'It Makes Us Laugh'

Photo: Nicholas Hunt/Getty ImagesEllie Kemperand her husband Michael Koman are super fans ofThe Crown!TheUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidtstar, 41, revealed Friday that ever since she and Koman began watching the hit Netflix drama earlier this year, they’ve gotten so into the show that they even do impersonations of the characters to spice up their everyday lives.“Something that makes us laugh a lot is that we do the accents of the characters fromThe Crownto each other as we’re doing chores,” she said during an appearance onThe Ellen DeGeneres Show....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1018 words · Teresa Baker

Elliot Page Says He and Olivia Thirlby Had Sex 'All the Time' Making 'Juno': 'We Thought We Were Subtle'

Steve Granitz/FilmMagic; Amy Sussman/Getty “We started having sex all the time: her hotel room, in our trailers at work, once in a tiny, private room in a restaurant. What were we thinking? We thought we were subtle,” he wrote. “Being intimate with Olivia helped my shame dissipate. I didn’t see a glint of it in her eyes and I wanted that — done feeling wretched about who I am.”...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Joshua Collins

Elon Musk Jokes That He's Buying Coca-Cola Next and Will 'Put the Cocaine Back In'

Elon Musk.Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Elon Muskhas jokes after buying Twitter this week. Just days after the billionaire purchased the social network for $44 billion, he wrote in a post on the platform that he plans on buying Coca-Cola to “put the cocaine back in.” The tweet quickly gained more than 3.8 million likes and hundreds of thousands of retweets since it was posted on Wednesday. At the time, the DEA explained, cocaine was legal and a typical ingredient included in medicines....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · Chad Jackson

Emily Blunt Got Engaged After Making Ina Garten's Famous Chicken Recipe - Like Meghan Markle!

Emily Blunt, Meghan Markle.Photo: Rob Latour/Shutterstock; Gotham/GC Images Emily BluntandMeghan Marklehave the secret recipe to a guaranteed engagement. Blunt, who has been married toJohn Krasinskisince 2010, said on Monday’s episode of iHeartMedia’sRiver Cafe Table 4podcast that she made theBarefoot Contessadish before they got engaged because she knew Krasinski, 42, would “love” it. Ina Garten.Noam Galai/WireImage “I just made something that I knew he would love. That’s it — all it took!...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Jonathan Nelson

Emily in ParisStars Ashley Park and Paul Forman Spotted Holding Hands at The Hollywood Reporter's Beauty Dinner

Paul Forman and Ashley Park pose for a photo at The Hollywood Reporter’s Beauty Dinner on Wednesday, Oct. 25.Photo:Emma McIntyre/The Hollywood Reporter via GettyAshley ParkandPaul Formanare closer than ever!On Wednesday night, the twoEmily in Parisstars attendedThe Hollywood Reporter’s Beauty Dinner together and weren’t afraid to show a little PDA. Park, 32, and Forman, 29, arrived at the event together and held hands throughout the evening. Park — who was in attendance to support her hairstylist Clayton Hawkins and makeup artist Jenna Nicole — also introduced Forman to other guests....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 856 words · David Johnson

Emily Ratajkowski and Eric André Pose for Nude Valentine's Day Photos Amid Rumored Romance

Photo: Eric André/instagram Is this their hard launch? Emily RatajkowskiandEric Andréseemingly have some intimate plans this Valentine’s Day, which they are happily sharing with their followers Last month the actress, model, author and mom, 31, and the stand-up comedian, 39, fueled dating rumors after they were spotted on anight out in New York Citywhich, according toTMZ, consisted of a three-hour dinner at Japanese eatery Sakagura. Now, it appears that the two are confirming their romance in the sexiest of ways....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Pamela Lee

Emily Ratajkowski Cuddles Up to Husband Sebastian in Racy Cutout Dress at His Film Premiere

Emily Ratajkowskiis one proud wife!The model and actress stepped out in a racy ab-bearing dress for the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of husband Sebastian Bear-McClard’s latest movie,Uncut Gems, which he produced.Ratajkowski, 28, and Bear-McClard, 32, surprised fans when they tied the knot in February 2018 at N.Y.C.’s City Hall. TheGone Girlactress announced her nuptials on her Instagram story just a few weeks after they started dating. Shelater toldMarie Clairethat people didn’t believe her marriage was going to make it even a month....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 489 words · Anthony Knapp

Emily Ratajkowski Opens Up About Dating After Split from Her Husband: 'Part of Me Is Still Scared of Men'

Emily Ratajkowski.Photo: Karwai Tang/WireImage Emily Ratajkowskiis getting real about dating in a new interview, though she’s still not confirming anyHarry Stylesdatingrumors. On Thursday, in a new interview with theLos Angeles Times, the model-actress-host opens up about her current dating life after her recent split from her husband of four years,Sebastian Bear-McClard. She tells the outlet that while she’s more comfortable saying “no” to men, it’s not as simple as that....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Rachel Peterson

Emmy Nominations 2019: The Biggest Snubs and Surprises

Photo: Annie Leibovitz/NBC 01of 19 SURPRISE:This Is Us Annie Leibovitz/NBC 02of 19SNUB:The Good Fight(especially Christine Baranski)CBS All-Access’The Good Wifespinoff took the Trump administration head-on this season to no awards avail. Star Christine Baranski got completely passed over. 02of 19 SNUB:The Good Fight(especially Christine Baranski) CBS All-Access’The Good Wifespinoff took the Trump administration head-on this season to no awards avail. Star Christine Baranski got completely passed over. 03of 19SURPRISE:Tidying Up with Marie KondoCourtesy NetflixThe organizational makeover series tidied up with two nominations, including a hosting nom for Marie Kondo....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1112 words · Frank Cole MD

Emmy Rossum Makes a New Friend in N.Y.C., Plus Melissa McCarthy, Chadwick Boseman & More

01of 82Crazy for KittensErik Pendzich/ShutterstockEmmy Rossum cuddles a kitten at the Best Friends Animal Society Benefit on Tuesday in N.Y.C. 01of 82 Crazy for Kittens Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock Emmy Rossum cuddles a kitten at the Best Friends Animal Society Benefit on Tuesday in N.Y.C. 02of 82 Birds of a Feather Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP/Shutterstock 03of 82Terrific TrioAlberto E. Rodriguez/GettyHenry Golding, Charlie Hunnam and Chadwick Boseman are all smiles backstage at The State of the Industry and STXfilms presentation during CinemaCon 2019 on Tuesday in Las Vegas....

March 16, 2025 · 17 min · 3418 words · Thomas Thornton

Emotional & Blissful Moments from Inauguration Day: ‘I Could Feel This Lump in My Throat,’ Jill Biden Says

PresidentJoe Biden’s inauguration last month “seemed so surreal,” according to First Lady Dr.Jill Biden, but a few moments stood out above the rest. As the Bidens were formally introduced before the president’s swearing-in on Jan. 20, two marines opened the doors of the U.S. Capitol for them to walk out to the ceremony on the building’s west front. That’s when, Dr. Bidentells PEOPLE in this week’s cover story, “it hit me” that her husband was about totake the oathas the country’s 46th president....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 627 words · Brenda Rogers

Erin Andrews Says Watching Tom Brady Celebrate During Super Bowl Boat Parade Was 'Awesome'

Erin Andrewssays she loved seeingTom Bradylet loose after the Super Bowl. Whileappearing virtuallyas a guest onWatch What Happens Liveon Wednesday, the 42-year-old sportscaster reacted to that watchingBrady, 43, celebrate during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl victory boat parade in February. “I mean, who’s better? Tequila Jen or drunk TB12?” Andrews teased. “I don’t know.” “I thought it was the best ever,” she added of Brady’s antics. “I thought what was so cool about it was he looked like a little kid … he was kind of just walking off the boat with a big smile....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Jeffrey Berry