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SingerR. Kellyhas been arrested on federal charges including child pornography, racketeering and obstruction of justice, indictment documents and his lawyer confirmed. “R. Kelly was arrested in Chicago tonight on charges contained in a 13-count indictment returned today in the Northern District of Illinois,” the attorney’s office said in a statement on Thursday, according toABC News. “The indictment includes charges of child pornography and obstruction of justice.” Prosecutors alleged Kelly and his team, including managers, bodyguards and assistants, “paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to victims and witnesses” to ensure they would not cooperate with law enforcement, theAssociated Press reports....

The charges include five counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault, and stem from one accuser who claims Kelly, 52, abused her in 2009 and 2010, while she was underage, according to theAssociated Press. Each of the charges carries a maximum prison term of 30 years, according toCBS News. Though the victim was identified only as “J.P.,” shepublicly identified herselfas Jerhonda Pace in a Facebook post after the charges were announced....

Photo: Paul Beaty/AP/Shutterstock R. Kellyhas beenreleased from jailfor the second time in two weeks after a payment for the$161,000 in back child supporthe owed was made anonymously on his behalf. Cook County Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Sophia Ansari tells PEOPLE that Kelly was released from custody after the full $161,633 was paid on Saturday morning, but that it’s not immediately clear who paid the sum. In a copy of Kelly’s bond slip given to PEOPLE, the provider information is left blank....

Three months before11 worshipers were slainin a Pittsburgh synagogue in what authorities have described asan anti-Semitic rampage, the synagogue’s rabbi wrote about the continuing scourge of mass shootings in American schools and the political inaction so far to address it.“Unless there is a dramatic turnaround in the mid-term elections, I fear that that the status quo will remain unchanged, and school shootings will resume,”Tree of Life Rabbi Jeffrey Myers wrote on July 19under the title “We Deserve Better....

Photo: Amy Sussman/GettyRachael Leigh Cook hit the red carpet this week with a very special guest.The actress, 41, brought her 7-year-old daughter Charlotte to Wednesday’s premiere of Netflix’sHe’s All Thatin Hollywood, Calif.Cook stars in the gender-flipped remake of her iconic 1999 teen filmShe’s All That,but this time, she plays the mom of the popular teen trying to turn the class geek into prom royalty.Cook, who shares Charlotte and son Theodore, 6, with ex-husband Daniel Gillies, wore a one-shoulder, black and white polka dot dress while her daughter opted for a light pink dress with sequins....

Rachael Rayis reflecting on a difficult personal period that coincided with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Speaking withExtraon Wednesday, the daytime star, 53, said that “you have to be” grateful when faced with challenges — which, for her and husband John Cusimano, included losing a pet, enduring a house fire and experiencing severe flood damage to their New York City apartment in August due to Hurricane Ida. When asked what she’s most grateful for, Ray simply said, “Being alive....

Jason Kempin/Getty; Michael Loccisano/Getty TheO.C.star, 42, opened up about the backlash she received fromThe Viewco-host, 67, after commenting on men who have a limited sexual history during herBroad Ideas with Rachel Bilsonpodcast. “I want to say that I’ve been a fan of Whoopi’s for a very long time, so when I saw the tagline that she criticized something I said, I of course was concerned,” Bilson toldEntertainment Weeklyon Thursday....

Photo: Daria Kobayashi Ritch for Allure Celebrities have been more vocal than ever about the realities of red carpet dressing, especially when it comes to finding gowns outside of the sample size range. Everyone fromBryce Dallas HowardtoRebel WilsontoLeslie Joneshave talked about the struggle, but one of the early stars who opened up wasCrazy Ex-Girlfriend’sRachel Bloom. Bloom revealed on the 2017Emmy Awardsred carpet that shebought her black Gucci gownherself and in her new interview forAllure....

And the winner is…Rachel Brosnahan! Brosnahan beat out her fellow costar,Alex Borstein(The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), as well asAlison Brie(GLOW),Jane Fonda(Grace and Frankie), andLily Tomlin(Grace and Frankie). In her speech, Brosnahan expressed her disbelief to be accepting the prestigious award and went on to honor the people who helped bring the Amazon show to life. “I’ve wanted to be an actor for as long as I can remember, and to be able to count all of you in the room as my peers, and let alone stand on this stage is beyond my wildest dreams,” the actress began....

Chandler Jones in January 2023.Photo:Jeff Bottari/Getty Jeff Bottari/Getty Raiders defensive end Chandler Jones was arrested in Las Vegas Thursday for allegedly violating a temporary protective order, PEOPLE can confirm. According to records from the Clark County Detention Center, Jones, 33, violated a temporary protective order in relation to a domestic violence incident. He remains in custody as of Friday morning. Jones, who won a Super Bowl with the New England Patriots in 2015 before joining the Raiders in 2022, is scheduled to appear in court on the morning of Dec....

01of 134AmoreDaniele Venturelli/WireImageLucy Boynton and Rami Malek made a rare red carpet appearance together at the MiuMiu photocall during the 76th Venice Film Festival. 01of 134 Amore Daniele Venturelli/WireImage Lucy Boynton and Rami Malek made a rare red carpet appearance together at the MiuMiu photocall during the 76th Venice Film Festival. 02of 134She Likes ItCardi B.Michael Candelori/ShutterstockCardi Bperformed during day 1 of the Made In America Festival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....

In apreviewof Wednesday’s night episode ofThe Real Housewives of New York City, Singer, 62, claimed that Shields “was on drugs” before he died of a suspected drug overdose last summer. “How smart can Dennis be? I mean, he was on drugs,” Singer said to her castmates in the trailer footage, which was filmed three weeks after Shields’ death. “I cringed when I saw what I said about Dennis in tonight’s episode....

A royal ride comes with a hefty price tag! The car was discovered in disrepair at a farm in Worcester in 2013. After more than 1,000 hours of work, the Range Rover was restored to factory condition. Plus, the buyer bought a vintage luxury SUV with decades of royal history attached. Photos show Charles in the driver’s seat at the North Warwickshire Hunt Team Event in 1979, ahead of the couple’s 1981 wedding....