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The charges may have been dropped againstJussie Smollett, but the City of Chicago is not quite done with the actor just yet. On Thursday, just two days aftercharges were droppedagainst Smollett, 36, city lawyers issued a demand letter to him on behalf of Chicago and their police department requesting that the actor pay $130,106.15 to make up for overtime hours that were spent on the investigation. He also demanded that theEmpireactor pay back the money within 7 days or risk being prosecuted....

Photo: Go Fund Me A civil rights investigation has been announced into the police shooting ofBlack Washington D.C. teenager Dalaneo Martin. It comes a day after body-worn police camera footage of the deadly incident was released to the public. A statement from theU.S. Attorney’s Officeon Wednesday said a civil rights investigation had begun. “The loss of a life is always tragic but is especially heartbreaking when it involves a child....

Claudette Nevins.Photo: Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Claudette Nevins has died. She was 82. The Hollywood star’s family confirmed in astatementand announced she died in hospice on Feb. 20 at her home in Los Angeles. “Claudette’s acting career spanned six decades and included roles on Broadway, regional theater, national companies, numerous television shows, voiceovers and commercials,” the family’s statement reads. “Competent in everything she touched, Claudette was funny, strong-willed, awesomely disciplined, relentless in her pursuit of excellence....

Claudia Oshry.BloggerClaudia Oshryhas no shame in admitting that she’s been taking Ozempic for her recent weight loss.On Wednesday’s episode of herThe Toastpodcast, the 29-year-old opened up about embracing her weight loss journey after initially feeling embarrassed about taking the weekly injections.“The thing that’s been harrowing — like, following me around — everybody wants to know if I’m taking Ozempic, Mounjaro, semaglutide,” she began. “And the answer is: obviously. Yes, of course....

Photo: Clayton Echard/instagram Echard, 29, and Recchia, 26, reunited on social media Wednesday, nearly one year aftertheir splitaired on season 26 ofThe Bachelor. The duo made light of their reality show history alongsideLove Is Blind’sGiannina Gibelliand fellow Bachelor nation alumsBlake HorstmannandMichelle Young. “When you get over your reality tv trauma,” wrote Gibelli, 29 — who is currently dating Horstmann — on top of an Instagram reel set to audio which states, “A win is a win....

Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FIlmmagicWith 25 years of experience in Hollywood,Clea DuVallhas plenty of wisdom to share.In this week’s issue of PEOPLE, the actress, 43, reflects on her time in the industry: the good, the bad, and the lessons learned.“I was very shy and wasn’t really comfortable letting myself be completely open,” says DuVall, who rose to fame in the late 1990s, appearing inGirl, InterruptedalongsideWinona RyderandAngelina Jolie. “I always felt like there was a part of me holding back, and that’s probably why I ended up in more serious roles....

Lisa Hartman Black, Clint Black, Lily Black and two of their four dogs.Photo: Russ Harrington Lisa Hartman Blacksays she watched her daughter Lily’s love for animals when she was a little girl and hoped she’d grow up to be a veterinarian. But then Lisa and her husband,Clint Black,heard Lily sing, “and we went, oh, I don’t think she’s gonna be a vet.” Her inclusion, Clint and Lisa explain, became possible after Lily decided to take a gap year during her music studies at Nashville’s Belmont University....

Rene Marshis mourning the death of her 2-year-old son. On Thursday, the CNN correspondent revealed in anemotional Instagram postthat her young son Blake has died after a battle with pediatric brain cancer. “In your 25 months on earth you taught me how much strength I had stored up in reserve that I didn’t know I had,” she continued. “You taught me endurance. You taught me a depth of love I have never experienced....

Jeff Zucker is resigning from his position as president of CNN Worldwide.Zucker, 56, announced his departure from the role in a staff memo on Wednesday. The media executive explained that the decision for him to resign was made after he failed to disclose a “consensual relationship” with a colleague.“As part of the investigation intoChris Cuomo’stenure at CNN, I was asked about a consensual relationship with my closest colleague, someone I have worked with for more than 20 years,” the statement read, perCNN....

Photo: Brent Swails/CNN While this isn’t Clarissa Ward’s first go-round with pregnancy, the CNN chief international correspondent is experiencing the journey like never before — while reporting from the front lines of the war in Ukraine. Speaking to PEOPLE exclusively about her exciting news, Ward explains that her pregnancy journey has been “quite challenging” as she covers the news in Ukraine, where she has spent more than 12 weeks reporting since the war began in February 2022....

Photo: Netflix The first episode of the new season ofCobra Kaion Netflixconcludes with a heartbreaking kick in the gut: a tribute toRob Garrison,along with the years “1960-2019” and a note that reads, “Cobra Kai never dies.” Garrison, who played Cobra Kai student Tommy in the original 1984Karate Kidmovie and reprised the role in season 2 of the spinoff series, died on Sept. 27, 2019, after a month-long hospitalization due to kidney and liver failure....

Photo:Mark Sagliocco/Getty Mark Sagliocco/Getty Austin, 44, posted the picture of her 16-year-old self on Twitter and Instagram, where she wrote, “16 year old Coco😊. I loved my#reebokshoes. Actually to this day I’m still into booty shorts and reeboks..lol#thursdaythrowback.” In the photo, Austin wears a pair of tiny red-and-white shorts with a red belt and a white crop top. Many of her followers were quick to point out the resemblance between her younger self andher 7-year-old daughter Chanel, whom she shares withIce-T....

From left: Michelle Obama, Coco Gauff, and Barack Obama.Photo:Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty; Sarah Stier/Getty; Arturo Holmes/GettyCoco Gauff was not in the best mood after her first-round match at the US Open last night — that is, until the Obamas walked in the room.Gauff, 19, said she noticed members of the U.S. Secret Service around Arthur Ashe Stadium throughout the night and had been looking for Barack, 62, and Michelle Obama, 59, during her first-round win over Laura Siegemund....