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Widow Awarded $6 Million from Police Following Suicide of Husband, Who'd Been Accused of Murder

Photo: Christian Rodas/The San Diego Union-Tribune/ZUMAPRESS.comForRebecca Brown, it was never about the money. It was about clearingher husband Kevin’s name after the San Diego Police Department issued a press release daysafter he committed suicidein 2014 claiming he had killed a child in 1984.Last Friday, the 66-year-old widow spent a bittersweet Valentine’s Day in a San Diego courthouse, where a jury awarded her $6 million, including $3 million for “the loss of her husband’s companionship....

Will Smith Recalls Last FaceTime with Dad Before His Death: 'We Got the Opportunity to Get Finished'

Will Smithis getting candid about the relationship he had with his father and how their dynamic changed when Will Sr. found out he was dying. Smith said his father was “deteriorating” during the weekly visits he made in between filming a movie, but they shared many meaningful conversations that allowed them to get everything out on the table. “We tuned into one another in a way that we never had. He was given six weeks but he ended up living for three months,” he said....

Will Smith Says He's 'Excited' for 'Bad Boys 4' as He and Martin Lawrence Tease Sequel

Martin Lawrence and Will Smith in 2020.Photo: Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images Will SmithandMartin Lawrenceare hard at work bringingBad Boys 4to life. During a virtual appearance at CinemaCon, the actors said they couldn’t be at the convention in Las Vegas in person but promised it was for a good reason. Sharing that they were four weeks into filming the upcoming movie, Lawrence, 58, said, “We’re not sorry we couldn’t be there,” according toVariety....

Will Smith Says Venus and Serena Williams 'Cried All the Way Through' 'King' 'Richard' : 'They Loved It'

Will Smithwaited on pins and needles to hear Venus andSerena Williams' reaction to his onscreen performance as their father. InKing Richard, out Nov. 19, the Oscar nominee plays Richard Williams, the dad and childhood tennis coach of the famous athlete sisters. While appearing onThe Tonight ShowTuesday, Smith recalled being nervous to find out what Venus, 41, and Serena, 40, thought of the final movie. “Venus and Serena were really excited about the possibility....

Willie Garson's Death Will Not Be Part of 'And Just Like That…' : 'It Wasn't Charming,' Showrunner Says

Willie Garson.Photo: Phillip Faraone/WireImage Fans will not have to mourn Stanford Blatch in the upcomingSex and the CityrevivalAnd Just Like That… Willie Garson, who starred as Carrie Bradshaw’s best friend on the original series,diedin September at age 57 frompancreatic cancer. Prior to his death, the actor hadalready filmed scenesfor the revival. In a new interview withThe New York Times,And Just Like That…showrunner Michael Patrick King spoke about how the revival plans to address Garson’s absence....

Willie Garson's Son Nathen Shares Fund in Late Father's Name Alongside Photo from His Adoption Day

Willie Garson and Nathen in 2019.Photo: Tommaso Boddi/Getty In the photo, a young Nathen is seen next to Willie taking anoath in court. Willie posted that same photo in 2019, on the nine-year anniversary of Nathen’s adoption day. At the time, he wrote on Twitter, “January 27, 2010. Adoption Day. Happy Anniversary, my son. We’ll celebrate when Dad comes home from work. You’re buying.” The charitable organization You Gotta Believe!...

Willie Nelson Talks His 31-Year Marriage with Wife Annie D'Angelo: 'My Lover, Nurse, Bodyguard' (Exclusive)

Willie Nelson and Annie D’Angelo.Photo: LUCY NICHOLSON/AFP via Getty There’s only one woman always onWillie Nelson’s mind: his wife of 31 years, Annie D’Angelo. “I call her my pet rattler,” the country legend quips in this week’s issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday. “She’s my lover, my wife, nurse, doctor, bodyguard.” Like in all aspects of Nelson’s life, laughter plays a big role in his happy marriage to D’Angelo, 66....

Win Tickets to See The Ellen DeGeneres Show — and Take Home Prizes From Her 12 Days of Giveaways!

Photo: Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.Ellen DeGeneresis making a list and checking it twice — and we want to make sure you’re on it!For the 18th year in a row,TheEllen DeGeneresShowis kicking off the most wonderful time of the year with Ellen’s heartwarming 12 Days of Giveaways — and PEOPLE is giving five lucky readers a chance to win two tickets each to join in on the holiday fun!Each winner and their guest will get the chance to be part of Ellen’s studio audience, where they’ll watch Ellen and her celebrity guests spread holiday cheer before taking home all of the generous gifts from that day’s taping....

Winter Is Here! Tim McGraw Hosts a Very Game of Thrones Christmas Dinner with His 'Kiddos'

Photo: tim McGraw/instagram (2) From country king to Free Folk warrior!On Monday,Tim McGrawshared a photo of his wifeFaith Hill, daughters and himself — all dressed in fullGame of Thronesattire — for a special pre-Christmasdinner.“So we had a ‘Game of Thrones’ themed dinner at home with the kiddos,” he captioned the two photos of the family in costume. “Merry Christmas!“In the first photo his youngest daughterAudrey, 19, dressed up asSansa Stark, oldest daughterGracie, 23, as KingJoffrey Baratheon, Hill, 53, as the Night King, and their middle daughterMaggie, 22, asJamie Lannister....

Wisconsin Library Worker Says Republican Candidate Threatened Her Over Gay Pride Book Display

Derrick Van Orden.Photo: Joe Scarnici/FilmMagic A Republican congressional candidate in Wisconsin allegedly confronted a teenage library worker over a book display marking Pride Month in June, creating a “very uncomfortable, threatening” situation. Library staff said the candidate, Derrick Van Orden, demanded that the display books celebrating gay Pride Month be taken down. “His voice was loud, he was aggressive, he had his finger jabbing into (the book) constantly,” Kerrigan Trautsch told theLa Crosse Tribuneabout the June incident....

Woman Allegedly Murders Her Mom and Grandma, Leaving Uncle to Find Their Dead Bodies at Home

Photo: Richard Rosen It was still early on July 8 when Richard Rosen headed to his mother’s apartment building in New Jersey, unaware of the violent scene he would soon discover. Despite repeated calls, he had been unable to reach mom Elaine Rosen or his sister, 67-year-old Michelle Gordon, so he decided to check on them in person, hoping all was well. Perhaps, Richard thought, they had just stepped out to go shopping or grab a bite to eat....

Woman Whose House Burned Down Is Missing — and Boyfriend Allegedly Had Her Jewelry When Arrested

Photo: Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office A New Jersey woman is still missing more than a week after fire consumed her palatial home, but her live-in boyfriend was arrested late last week — police apprehending him as he was allegedly driving the woman’s luxury SUV around town, with her shotguns and jewelry inside. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has filed weapons and theft charges against 49-year-old Ronald Teschner, who shared a home in Ocean Township with Jacqueline Terrulli....

World Swimming Votes to Restrict Transgender Athletes from Competing in Women's Events

Lia Thomas.Photo: Justin Casterline/Getty Swimming’s world governing body, FINA, has voted in support of a new policy that will restrict most transgender athletes from competing in elite women’s aquatics competitions. Apress releasefrom the organization said that FINA member federations voted 71.5 percent in favor of thenew policy,ESPNreported. The policy, which is said to go into effect Monday, says that transgender women will only be eligible to participate in “FINA competitions and set FINA World Records in the women’s category” if they “have not experienced any part of male puberty beyond Tanner Stage 2 or before age 12, whichever is later....