Ray Liotta Passed on a Role in 'The Sopranos' Because He 'Didn't Want to Do Another Mafia Thing'

Photo: Warner bros. productions/ youtube Ray Liottais commenting on his choice not to be a part of HBO’s hit mob seriesThe Sopranos–– a franchise he will finally join in next month’sSopranosprequel filmThe Many Saints of Newark. Liotta, 66, saysSopranoscreator David Chase “once talked” to him about playing the smaller role of Ralph Cifaretto –– not, as rumor had it, the starring role of Tony Soprano. “No! I don’t know where that story came from,” Liotta toldThe Guardianabout the rumorhe was in line to play Tony....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Maureen Johnson

Ready to Go Full-Out? Here's Where to Follow the Cast of Netflix's Cheer on Instagram

La’Darius Marshall/Instagram Look outBring It On, there are new cheerleaders on our screens, and they’re performing gravity-defying stunts and capturing our hearts. Netflix’s new documentary series,Cheer, follows a Texas cheerleading team from Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas, that has won 14 National Cheerleaders Association National Championships and five grand national wins. Incredible feats of athleticism aside, the cast of cheerleaders have real-life problems they are coping with, so after you watch them flip in the air like superheroes, you can cry over their losses, gains and personal struggles....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 790 words · Bernard Stewart

Reba McEntire at 64: How She Takes Care of Her Body, Her Voice — and What She 'Really' Thinks About Aging

After more than 40 years of hit-making,Reba McEntireis now universally regarded as a queen of country, but McEntire herself feels “kind of funny” about being in the same company as the queens she grew up with:Loretta Lynn,Dolly Parton, Kitty Wells, Tammy Wynette. “It’s kind of like when you were in the first grade and the seniors that year are always the seniors,” she tells PEOPLE. “Those ladies will always be the royalty....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 734 words · Linda Thomas

Rebecca Romijn Named Her Jewelry Line After Her Twin Daughters: 'They're Sparkly Little Diamonds'

ActressRebecca Romijnis adding jewelry designer to her résumé — and so are her twin daughters Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip!Last week, Romijn, 47, launched her “passion project,” a fine jewelry brand calledCharlie Dolly(named after her11-year-old twins, whom she shares with her husband, actorJerry O’Connell) and the design process has been a family affair.Courtesy Charlie Dolly“My daughters are old enough that they were not just giving me the space and time to following my passion, but they were encouraging, and actually sketching their own designs,” the actress tells PEOPLE at the Charlie Dolly launch event in New York City....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 891 words · Dr. Danielle Gonzalez

Rebel Wilson Gets Ready for the BAFTAs, Plus Javier & Penélope, Andrew & Lin-Manuel and More

01of 98Talking HeadsTristan Fewings/Getty ImagesRebel Wilson helps get set up for Sunday’s BAFTA Awards (hello, Regé-Jean Page!) at Royal Albert Hall in London on March 8. 01of 98 Talking Heads Tristan Fewings/Getty Images Rebel Wilson helps get set up for Sunday’s BAFTA Awards (hello, Regé-Jean Page!) at Royal Albert Hall in London on March 8. 02of 98Look of LoveChase Rollins/AFF-USA.com/MEGAOscar nominees and longtime loves Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz arrive at the 94th Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel on March 7....

March 16, 2025 · 23 min · 4839 words · Tyler Mitchell

Rebel Wilson on Valentine's Day with Girlfriend Ramona Agruma: I Have to 'Beat What She Did' Last Year

Rebel Wilson and Ramona Agruma.Photo: Ramona Agruma/InstagramRebel Wilsonhas a tallValentine’s Dayorder to fill!Speaking with PEOPLE about her plans for the loved-up holiday, theSenior Yearactress says she has been thinking about “how to beat what [girlfriendRamona Agruma] did” last year, which marked Wilson’s first-ever Valentine’s Day with a significant other.“It was so romantic. All these flowers and balloons and chocolates and everything,” says Wilson, 42.But that’s not all. Agruma, 39, gifted her girlfriend an “entire experience” complete with a “giant teddy bear” and a Tiffany bracelet with two hearts, meant to represent the two of them....

March 16, 2025 · 10 min · 2052 words · Lauren Carlson

Red Table Talk Speaks to Sisters of Missing Indigenous Woman: 'We're At a Standstill'

Red Table Talkis continuing to focus on missing persons cases in an effort to shine light on the unsolved disappearances of people of color across the U.S. Johnson was last seen Nov. 25 on the Tulalip Reservation in Washington State. FBI Davis told theRed Table Talkpanel, “The day before Thanksgiving, her [Johnson’s] husband actually let us know that she was missing.” As Davis became emotional recalling her sister’s disappearance, Blouin comforted her with a hug....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Phillip Lynch

Redmond O'Neal Charged with Attempted Murder After Allegedly Stabbing 2 Men During 'Crime Spree'

Farrah Fawcett’ssonRedmond O’Nealhas been accused of going on a crime spree across Los Angeles. Redmond,who is currently in jailafter being arrested last month for an alleged armed robbery, now has been charged with a long list of offenses including attempted murder. On the day the son of actor Ryan O’Neal was to face court, the Los Angeles District Attorney charged the 33-year-old for what LAPD detectives branded a “violent crime spree....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 533 words · Ian Vazquez

Ree Drummond Drove 16 Hours to See Her Youngest Son Play Football Because She’s ‘Empty Nest Sad’

Ree Drummond and Todd Drummond.Photo:Ree Drummond Instagram Ree Drummond Instagram Ree Drummondwould do anything forher kids– including a 16-hour road trip. On Thursday, thePioneer Womanstar, 54, shared that she had visited her youngest son,Todd, 19, at the University of South Dakota to see him in a football game. “In this photo from last Saturday, I am displaying the classic goofy, dreamy, I-get-to-see-my-kid-for-two-whole-hours empty nest sad-but-happy mom smile,” Ree writes in the caption of an Instagram post, with an added, “(I love you, Todd....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Christopher Cantrell

Relative of Americans Killed in Mexico Says Family Was Used as 'Bait' in Drug Cartel War

Photo: Go Fund Me A relative of the the nine Americanskilled in an ambush in Mexicoon Monday is speaking out — and alleging the three women and six children were killed as “bait” in ongoing wars between drug cartels. Speaking to bothFox NewsandReuters, Lafe Langford Jr. alleges his family may have inadvertently gotten in the middle of a years-long violent dispute between the Sinaloa and Juarez cartels over routes used to move drugs into the United States....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 426 words · Mr. Patrick Sanchez

Rema Says Selena Gomez Has Become a 'Close Friend' amid Success of 'Calm Down' Collaboration (Exclusive)

Rema and Selena Gomez.Photo:Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Rema had faith in his artistic efforts while making the solo version of “Calm Down” for his albumRave & Roses, released in February 2022, but there’s no way he could’ve predicted the song’s remix would go on to accomplish accolades like winning best Afrobeats video at the awards ceremony. “I believe that everything I do is special. Different songs will resonate to people differently, but when I walked in the studio, really and truly, I was just singing my reality,” the 23-year-old performer tells PEOPLE of the collaboration, which dropped in August 2022....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Cheryl Meyer

Renée Zellweger Says Undergoing Major Physical Transformations for Roles 'Feels Like a Safe Space'

Photo: Nathan Congleton/NBC/Getty Renée Zellwegerloves to transform into her characters. The celebrated actress exclusively spoke to PEOPLE on Wednesday about how her physicality shape her acting. “It’s just another tool really, isn’t it, to have the presentation match the narrative,” Zellweger, 53, at told PEOPLE at a For Your Consideration event for her NBC miniseriesTheThingAboutPam. “I enjoy it because it makes it easier to transcend when you’re telling the story on the day....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 519 words · Desiree Roman

Rep. Ted Lieu Recites What Jesus Said About Homosexuality on House Floor — by Remaining Silent

Rep. Ted Lieu.Photo: Alex Brandon/AP/Shutterstock In his speech, the Democratic lawmaker cited two articles that appeared inThe Washington Postabout thegroundswell of legislationaffecting therights of LGBTQ+ Americans. The two stories Lieu, 53, mentioned were headlined"GOP lawmakers push historic wave of bills targeting rights of LGBTQ teens, children and their families"and"Some Republicans fear party overreach on LGBT measures." Both articles cover controversial measures like Florida’s so-called"Don’t Say Gay" billand others that seek to restrict topics related to sexual orientation and gender identity from school library collections, classroom discussions and curriculum....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Sydney Butler