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Sarah Shahi has opened up about her favorite on-screen makeout partner.

She appeared on an episode of The Bossticks podcast, and spoke about appearing in the sixth episode of The Sopranos.

Sarah appeared in an episode titled "Kennedy and Heidi," where she played Sonya, a Vegas showgirl Tony has an encounter with.

Asked if she "made out" with the late James Gandolfini in the show, Shahi responded, "Yes, we had a full-on sex scene," and apparently it was good.

"One of the best, I have to say, kisses I’ve ever had," the 46-year-old revealed, but she wasn't sure about the moment going into it.

She added, "I remember thinking to myself, too, like 'How am I going to get turned on by this 47-year-old, large, balding man? Like, there's nothing... How is this going to work for me?' Oh boy, did it work for me."

Her character and Tony Soprano do mushrooms together in the scene, and Gandolfini wanted to incorporate props that would elicit a "reaction" from the stars.

“He’s a very method actor. So, he wanted props," she said. "I think they actually had dehydrated mushrooms and he wanted them to put pepper on them or a lot of spice or just something, so when you put it in your mouth, there’s some kind of a reaction."

The Paradise actress even admitted they kept kissing after the cameras stopped filming. "Then we have to kiss, and when they called cut, we were still kissing," Shahi said. "We did it three, four times and every time, they would call cut and we're still f---ing making out."

Shahi called Gandolfini an "incredible" yet "very troubled man, but the crew loved him."

She told a story about her first day of filming the iconic mafia series, which sadly involved Gandolfini not turning up. "Sorry about today. Don't be nervous 'cause I suck. Love, the fat man."

When he asked if she liked the flowers, she joked: "Next time, send me something I can actually take back with me, like, Jimmy Choo [shoes], size seven," and that is exactly what she found waiting for her in the hotel room.

Sadly, James Gandolfini passed away in 2013, aged 51, after suffering a heart attack.

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The creature comforts of home really make life so much more meaningful, whether it’s that cozy blanket you wrap around yourself on family movie nights or the coffee mug you use every morning. Your bedding falls under that category too, establishing a sense of lived-in comfort and filling you with security and peace as you wind down for the day.

It's a lot to ask of something as simple as a comforter, but the right type can really help you relax and sleep more soundly. The Litanika Comforter Set is a lovely example of all-season bedding that's made with both style and function in mind. Down from $36 to just $25 in the queen-size sage green color at Amazon, it's a beautiful option that adds to your room's serenity. It's available in an impressive 37 hues total, many of which are currently marked down during the retailer's Prime Day event that runs through June 26.

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The styling options are virtually endless with bedding like this. It's simple and understated, with a smooth finish and a “buttery soft” texture that will probably make it difficult to get up in the morning. Made from 100 percent microfiber, it has a lightly lofty feel that's comforting without being overwhelming or too heavy. That contributes to its seasonality, making it just as suitable to use solo or to layer over a blanket on cooler nights.

Its fluff factor is high, according to the many shoppers who praised the comforter for its plump feel. Several people noted that even after countless cycles in the washing machine, the bedding still maintained its signature soft feel. It also comes with two matching pillowcases, making it easy for you to give your bed an instant makeover with a clean and seamless look.

The simplicity of the design adds to its appeal. It blends right into any layout, whether you prefer a bolder look or love something serene for the bedroom. Soft tones like this airy green, along with options like beige, cream, and oatmeal, exude soothing Japandi vibes and lend the room a tranquil atmosphere. Darker shades like emerald, indigo, and amethyst are a great alternative for those who want something dramatic and sophisticated.

"This is by far the best comforter I've ever owned," one reviewer wrote, describing it as "warm, soft, and beautiful" and noting that it's very "well made." Another person added that it's "like sleeping in a fluffy cloud.” “It's warm, but not hot. It is really cozy."

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Bedding as versatile as this makes the perfect choice for any space, be it a master bedroom or a guest room. It's available in sizes extra-large twin to super king plus, which basically ensures a fit for every bed. As we ease into summer, it's a good opportunity to make the switch to the Litanika Comforter Set and keep the comfortable vibes going all year. Snag it for as low as $25 before this Prime Day deal ends!

Reese Witherspoon was back on the pink carpet for the premiere of Amazon Prime Video's Elle series. By her side was her son Deacon, 22, who turned heads when appearing to channel his father, Ryan Phillippe, with an old red carpet ensemble.

Deacon wore a matching two-piece black suit, a light pink dress shirt, and a fuchsia tie to bring it all together. He also wore aviator sunglasses as his red carpet accessory. What caught interest was how Deacon's look was a throwback to the very same outfit his father wore to the Legally Blonde premiere in 2001.

Mimicking the same look, Phillippe was photographed at the Legally Blonde premiere wearing a similar black two-piece suit, a white dress shirt, and a reddish-pink tie. The tie happened to match Witherspoon's spaghetti strap dress at the time, with Phillippe also wearing dark aviator sunglasses.

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It's safe to say that Deacon arrived at the Elle premiere with an agenda, wanting to bring his own blast from the past as the series is a prequel to his mother's cult classic. Witherspoon also did her part, wearing a custom Monse lace dress with off-the-shoulder puff sleeves.

Phillippe and Witherspoon started dating in 1997 after meeting at her 21st birthday party. They would later star in Cruel Intentions together in 199 and tie the knot that same year. They welcomed Deacon in 2003 and would later announce their separation in 2006. During that time, Phillippe also attended the premiere of Legally Blonde 2.

Elle is the newest series from Prime Video, bringing back Elle Woods in a prequel storyline installment. Lexi Minetree stars in the series as teenage Elle, nine years before the events of the original 2001 film. The series is helmed by Laura Kittrell, with Witherspoon serving as executive producer alongside Marc Platt as producer. The series is scheduled to premiere on July 1, with it having been renewed for a second season.

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With the widely successful release of Michael this year, fans of the "King of Pop" continue to revisit his vast library of music — including his earlier work.

First, there was the Jackson 5 with Michael Jackson included, of course. Then, the beloved group was comprised of just four, and they were known simply as the Jacksons.

And Wednesday, June 24 marks 49 years since one of their catchiest tracks climbed the charts in the U.K. and reached No. 1.

"Show You the Way to Go" was released on March 7, 1977, but the Philadelphia soul song is so infectious that it's still enjoyed all these decades later. Check out a throwback performance by the Jacksons in the YouTube clip below.

Fans are still flooding the YouTube upload's comments section to show their support for the MJ-led track, especially in honor of the chart-topping milestone. "Still Listening JUNE 2026!! 💓🌹💞🌹💞👏👏😍," wrote one user on Wednesday, while another person commented, "I love seeing Michael and his Brothers performing together. The wooly hair and smooth dance moves could NEVER be duplicated. Definitely a 'Peculiar Treasure'! 💎"

Fifteen years after the Jacksons' hit song debuted, Australian singer Dannii Minogue covered "Show You the Way to Go" — but fans of the song will probably forever flock to the original by the Jacksons.

Earlier this month, the Jackson 5 announced new U.K. tour dates for November of this year. Fans in the U.K. will get the chance to celebrate the band’s legacy, with original members Jackie Jackson and Marlon Jackson performing.

The band announced the new dates with a tour poster on Instagram, writing, “I Want You Back. Blame It on the Boogie. Can You Feel It. Live. In concert. This November. It’s going to be special – don’t miss out – get your tickets now!”

The Jacksons have continued touring over the years, and they have a few festival appearances scheduled for July.

Salma Hayek may be most beautiful when she's standing alongside her lookalike daughter, Valentina.

The acclaimed actress, 59, who has a diverse resume that includes everything from rom-coms like Fools Rush In to groundbreaking films like Frida, has always known how to make a statement on the style front. The gifted actress, who is married to billionaire François-Henri Pinault, 63, stunned in a recent appearance with 18-year-old Valentina at The Serpentine Summer Party 2026 at Serpentine South in London, England. With her black hair showing subtle gray roots, Hayek made it clear that she's aging like a fine wine.

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Valentine recently turned 18. In a sweet photo carousel that showed the family celebrating the big birthday, Hayek expressed her love for her lookalike daughter on her special day.

“We ate, we danced, we laughed, we loved… and we kept the party going all weekend. Happy birthday mi cielo, celebrating you never feels long enough 🎂💃❤️,” Hayek captioned the post, which was also translated into Spanish.

Hayek previously spoke about her desire to have a big family, and the way it all came together with Pinault, who already had three children, François, Mathilde, and Augustin, when they got together.

“I always wanted to have a lot of children, and I was not able to. My body, as a miracle, had one,” Hayek told Red in 2017. “The huge blessing I’ve had is that my husband has three other children. So, I have four. And they are all so different.”

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Hayek’s stepson, Augustin, who goes by Augie, was also celebrated by Hayek last year upon his high school graduation.

“Augie!!! We are so PROUD 🥹 of you congratulations for becoming the extraordinary young man that you are and managing to still be our lovely boy and congratulations to Linda, Francois and all the parents who got our babies up to this point. Easier said than done 🎓
#graduation,” Hayek captioned the sweet photo set.

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Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album gave way to some of the band's biggest hits in rock history, but not all tracks made it to the charts. "The Chain" became a standout track that cemented itself as legendary since its release in 1977.

Every die-hard fan knows that Fleetwood Mac's album was created during serious tension among the members, from deteriorating relationships, divorce, and even affairs. Unlike other tracks in their library, "The Chain" is tagged as the only song credited to the entire band.

While songs like "Go Your Own Way" and "Dreams" dominated the charts, "The Chain" never did. The original track was never released as a single and never entered the Billboard Hot 100, unlike its predecessors. It was not until 1997 that a live version of the song entered No.30 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. 

Believe it or not, the fan-favorite classic was actually created using rejected material from Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, and John McVie. It was originally a Christine McVie song, titled "Keep Me There." Reports claim that they manually splice tapes using a razor blade during the track's creation.

Throughout the creation of "Rumours," the track was set aside and almost didn't make it into the album. The band revisited the song and decided to work in already established parts, such as lyrics Nicks had written for an entirely different song about the breakup of her relationship with Buckingham.

"Originally we had no words to it. And it really only became a song when Stevie wrote some. She walked in one day and said, 'I've written some words that might be good for that thing you were doing in the studio the other day.' So it was put together," said Mick Fleetwood, according to SongFacts.

Buckingham would then recycle an intro from an earlier song, a duet with Nicks titled "Lola (My Love)." Fleetwood detailed how Buckingham was the one who arranged and put the pieces together onto tape before it was recorded. While Nicks has previously taken credit for writing a majority of the song, Buckingham and Fleetwood called it a band effort.

"But it ultimately becomes a band thing anyway, because we all have so much of our own individual style, our own stamp that makes the sound of Fleetwood Mac. So it's not like you feel disconnected from the fact that maybe you haven't written one of the songs. Because what you do, and what you feel when we're all making music together, is what Fleetwood Mac ends up being, and that's the stuff you hear on the albums. Whether one likes it or not, this is, after all, a combined effort from different people playing music together," he said.

The NFL has shared a major new update involving global music superstar Bad Bunny four months after his historic Super Bowl LX halftime performance.

On Instagram, the league announced the release of exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from the Apple Music Halftime Show, giving fans a closer look at how the production came together.

The newly released footage takes viewers behind the curtain of one of the most talked-about halftime shows in recent memory. The video focuses on the creation of “La Casita,” the centerpiece of Bad Bunny’s performance, and offers fans access to moments that were not seen during the live broadcast.

The update arrives four months after Bad Bunny headlined Super Bowl LX, a performance that generated worldwide headlines and became one of the biggest entertainment events of 2026.

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In March, the NFL announced that Bad Bunny had officially made halftime show history.

According to figures shared by the league and Roc Nation, the performance generated more than 4.1 billion views globally, making it the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show performance in NFL history.

While the game itself averaged 124.9 million viewers across NBC, Peacock, Telemundo, NBC Sports Digital and NFL+, Bad Bunny’s halftime show drew even larger numbers during its broadcast window.

The achievement marked another milestone for the Puerto Rican entertainer, whose halftime appearance sparked widespread conversation throughout the sports and entertainment worlds.

Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, was selected as the Super Bowl LX headliner through the NFL’s partnership with Roc Nation, the entertainment company led by Jay-Z. The collaboration has helped the league attract some of the music industry's biggest names over the past several years.

The decision to feature Bad Bunny reflected his enormous global reach and influence. By the time he took the Super Bowl stage, he had already earned multiple Grammy Awards, broken streaming records, and become one of the most successful Latin artists in history.

The NFL’s latest update also comes during another landmark period in Bad Bunny’s career.

According to Billboard Boxscore, Bad Bunny has officially become the first Latin artist ever to surpass $1 billion in career touring revenue.

His ongoing DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS World Tour has generated $360 million alone. Billboard reported that the trek became the highest-grossing and best-selling tour in Boxscore history that did not include any shows in the United States.

The singer’s touring success has been built across several blockbuster outings, including the 2022 World’s Hottest Tour, which grossed $314.1 million, as well as the "Most Wanted Tour," "El Último Tour del Mundo Tour," and earlier concert runs.

The achievement places Bad Bunny among a select group of performers who have crossed the $1 billion touring mark.

Four months after making Super Bowl history, Bad Bunny’s performance continues to generate attention, and the league’s latest release highlights the work that went into creating one of the biggest entertainment moments of the year.

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Unlike most traditional portrayals of the mythic English character, A24's new The Death of Robin Hood offers a far darker and more realistic exploration of the titular outlaw bandit.

Emphasizing the gritty violence and traumatic past of Hugh Jackman's eponymous Robin, The Death of Robin Hood stands in stark contrast to the typically romantic hero played by everyone from Errol Flynn and Sean Connery to Kevin Costner and Russell Crowe.

As an extension of that, the 57-year-old Jackman recently revealed to People magazine just how intense the project proved to be while filming, most especially when it came to some of the more harrowing fight sequences the movie incorporated.

In particular, Jackman cited a memorably raw fight sequence against costar Elijah Ungvary, which saw the movie's characters deliver devastating wounds against one another before an exhausted Robin lies atop his adversary's body.

"If you'd seen another film, we could have looked like lovers," Jackman observed. "And [director Michael Sarnoski] said, 'I love it.' There is a weird intimacy to hand-to-hand combat and the brutality of it."

As impressive as the final product turned out to be, Jackman also claimed this particular sequence proved a significant challenge for him. "That was the hardest thing I've ever done," the Wolverine actor said.

"I am still getting mud out of places, a year later," Jackman went on to jest.

So far, Jackman's performance as the famous prince of thieves has won renown from viewers and critcs alike, with many calling the film a thought-provoking meditation on the tall tales surrounding Robin Hood.

As Jackman previously told Entertainment Weekly, "What I love so much about Mike's vision of Robin Hood is that the script delivered power, and it examines how power can be used for good or bad," he said. "Robin Hood is a real man in our story. With all the scars, the pain, the regret and, yes, the love."

Back to the Future star Lea Thompson is back on the red carpet. But this time, she's with her stunning daughter, Zoey Deutch.

Thompson, 65, rose to stardom back in the '80s in hit films like Future and Some Kind of Wonderful. She later moved to TV with her hit series, Caroline in the City. But it's safe to say her favorite role is devoted mom, because Thompson just hit the red carpet with her rising star daughter, Deutch.

Deutch, 31, started her career as a teen on the Disney Channel, but scored serious creds with roles in indie flicks like Everybody Wants Some!! and Flower. Last year, she reunited with Texan director Richard Linklater in 2025’s Nouvelle Vague, in which she played screen legend Jean Seberg.

In a new red carpet appearance, Deutch stunned in a high-neck black dress alongside her beautiful mother at Sony Pictures Classics' Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass premiere held at AMC The Grove 14 in Los Angeles, California. Like mother, like daughter!

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It’s no wonder that Deutch is so talented, considering her mother’s iconic roles. She’s even appeared in her mom’s 2017 directorial debut, The Year of Spectacular Men. But Thompson is best known for her roles as Lorraine Baines-McFly in the beloved Back to the Future trilogy. The iconic first film, released in 1985, introduced us to wild teenager Lorraine, whom sweet Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox) meets when he travels back in time to 1955 in a DeLorean. Who could forget the iconic scene when his mom tries to kiss him as they sit outside the school dance in his car? Now that’s an awkward run-in!

Deutch currently appears in Voicemails for Isabelle, which just hit Netflix on June 19. The film follows a romance between Deutch’s character, Hill, and Wes, played by Nick Robinson.

“After her sister Isabelle (Ciara Bravo) dies, Jill copes by continuing to leave her voicemails. They’re about everything from her boss Chef Bastien’s (Nick Offerman) insufferable antics to how heartbroken she is without her best friend. Wes, an Austin real estate agent, gets a new work phone and is assigned Isabelle’s old number. Unbeknownst to Jill, Wes gets to listen in on her hilariously confessional messages about her life as an aspiring pastry chef in San Francisco. One voicemail at a time, Wes starts to fall in love with Jill, as they sit on different benches across the country from each other,” the official synopsis reads.

Check out the trailer below!

Deutch will likely score a goal with her next project. Back in January, Deadline announced that the rising star will play Marla Messing, the U.S. Women’s soccer executive who oversaw the 1999 World Cup tournament that set attendance and TV viewership records. Titled The 99’ers, the U.S. Women’s Soccer drama will be directed for Netflix by Nicole Kassell.

Related: ‘Back to the Future’ Star Lea Thompson’s Daughter Zoey Deutch Makes a Statement in a Risqué Dress

Nicole Kidman turned 59 on June 20. Across social media, the birthday wishes came in the usual wave of kind words. Then Keith Urban's appeared, and the conversation shifted.

The two were married for nearly 20 years before Kidman filed for divorce in September 2025. The divorce was finalized in January 2026. They share two daughters, Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith, 15, and by most accounts have maintained their distance publicly since the split, keeping details of their post-divorce relationship tightly private. Urban had largely stayed off social media regarding Kidman entirely.

Then, on the morning of her birthday, he posted to his Instagram Stories. Four words: 'Happy birthday Nicole Mary.' No elaboration and it was gone within 24 hours, the way Stories work. But not before people noticed.

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The reaction was immediate and substantial. Fans and commentators read the post as a sign of civility between two people who could easily have chosen silence, and for many observers who watched one of Hollywood's longer and more genuinely affectionate marriages end, it seemed surprisingly intimate. Urban used Kidman's full given name, Nicole Mary, rather than just 'Nicole,' which is the kind of detail that seems very personal rather than formal, particularly from someone who had been quiet for months.

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The post arrives at a complicated moment in the post-divorce narrative. Multiple reports have described Urban as hoping to reach some form of reconciliation with Kidman, particularly as he works to repair his relationship with their daughters. Meanwhile, sources have described Kidman as focusing on her own forward momentum. Speaking to Variety in March, she said she was 'always going to be moving toward what's good.' Earlier this month, a source told Deuxmoi that Kidman has been dating a high-profile entertainment executive whose identity has not yet been confirmed.

For co-parents navigating a very public end to a very public marriage, four words may be the right number. Whether it means anything more than a birthday wish is something neither party has said, and maybe neither will. But the fact that it happened publicly, on a platform where it couldn't be easily overlooked, was enough to spark the kind of conversation that a long, beloved marriage earns even after it ends.

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Whitney Houston's estate, which is run by the singer's sister-in-law Pat Houston, is speaking out and denying the claims made by Oprah Winfrey.

At the Cannes LionHeart Award ceremony in France, Oprah Winfrey explained how she helped contain a story involving Whitney Houston, claiming that during Houston's final appearance on her talk show, the singer had recently relapsed and, because of the drug use, she nearly fell off the stage.

 “I had such trust from ‘The Oprah Show’ audience … I think it was [Houston’s] last show with us, and she had gone back on drugs,” Winfrey said. “The first interview I did with her when we’d gone behind stage and I asked her about her intention, she was clean, but the day she came to my show then to perform in front of the audience, she was not, and she fell off of the stage.”

Winfrey added that Houston begged her not to tell, as "it would ruin her life."

Oprah Winfrey reveals Whitney Houston once fell off the stage while performing on her show, but she asked the audience not to tell the media about it.

"I begged them not to put those pictures out, because it would ruin her life. And they did not." pic.twitter.com/ATri84hsLn

However, Houston's family has responded to these allegations by Winfrey, with Pat Houston sharing a statement with TMZ.

"Whitney absolutely fell off the stage, but it was during a sound check, and it was due to the darkness of the area and her unfamiliarity with the stage. She was absolutely not high," she told the outlet.

"Like many people, she faced personal battles, but it is inaccurate and unfair to attach that struggle to every performance or every chapter of her life. What the studio audience witnessed on stage was the result of discipline, talent, and commitment --- not the assumptions others project," Pat added. "Whitney’s humanity included triumphs and struggles, but on that day, she showed up as the professional and gifted artist she always worked to be. We owe her the dignity of telling the truth, not repeating myths."

Houston died on February 11, 2012, at the age of 48 due to an accidental drowning.

Comedian Carlos Mencia is facing a new legal battle after pleading not guilty to 12 felony charges accusing him of failing to report or pay taxes on more than $8 million in earnings — and fans online are already turning the headline into their own punchlines.

Mencia, 58, appeared behind glass during his arraignment in a Los Angeles County courtroom on Monday, where a judge reduced his bail from $250,000 to $50,000, the Associated Press reports. He had spent several days in custody following his arrest before posting bail, according to court records.

The charges include six felony counts of allegedly failing to file personal income tax returns with the intent to evade taxes from 2019 through 2024, along with six related corporate tax counts. Prosecutors allege Mencia earned approximately $8.7 million during that period and owes more than $300,000 in state taxes.

As news of the case spread, fans flooded social media with reactions — many pointing to what they viewed as a strange full-circle moment involving the comedian’s own career and the public scrutiny surrounding him.

"Everyone making the exact same joke about Carlos Mencia is the exact level of irony I love to see in comedy," someone remarked on Threads, with another adding, "But what if we touched on the joke theft thing? Had anyone approached it from that angle yet?"

Another commenter wrote, "Carlos Mencia got away with stealing jokes for so long he thought he could get away with stealing from the government."

Nearly 20 years ago, Mencia became the center of a comedy-world controversy after podcaster Joe Rogan accused him of stealing jokes — a moment that led to their infamous onstage confrontation at The Comedy Store.

Mencia denied the allegation, telling LatiNation in 2019: “At this point, when you took the road I took, you have to commit to it,” he said. “A really good friend of mine said I should call Joe and make up because he has got a really good podcast. And I said, ‘What am I supposed to say to someone who accused me of stealing jokes, but not his, and he’s the one who’s tried to ruin my career?’ I never tried to ruin his career. I don’t know how to address that.” 

Rogan later reflected on that incident during a conversation with the late comedian Bob Saget, sharing that he had moved beyond his anger toward Mencia. But he admitted, “I was angry,” he said via The Hollywood Reporter.  “I put all that time into that place, and that Mencia thing — I thought we were doing the right thing. I thought that was a real problem.”

Mencia faces 11 years in prison if convicted of all 12 counts.

In the summer of 1977, a country singer known for her floor-length hair quietly made music history.

When Crystal Gayle released We Must Believe in Magic on June 24, 1977, the album wasn't expected to become a landmark achievement. But over the next few years, it would accomplish something no female country artist had ever done before: earn platinum certification for selling more than one million copies.

The record became Gayle's, 75, biggest commercial success, reaching No. 2 on Billboard's Country Albums chart and crossing over to the mainstream by climbing to No. 12 on the Billboard 200.

Much of that success came from one song.

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The album featured "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue," a smooth, pop-leaning ballad written by Richard Leigh that became Gayle's signature hit. The song topped the country charts, reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned Grammy recognition, helping introduce Gayle to audiences far beyond country radio.

While country music had produced plenty of female stars before 1977, few had broken through on the same commercial level as major pop acts.

We Must Believe in Magic changed that.

The album blended traditional country storytelling with polished production and crossover appeal, arriving at a time when artists like Gayle were helping expand the genre's reach. Songs such as "Ready for the Times to Get Better" and "River Road" further showcased her warm, understated vocal style.

Of course, Gayle was already part of country music royalty. Born Brenda Gail Webb in Kentucky, she was the younger sister of country legend Loretta Lynn. Early in her career, comparisons to Lynn were unavoidable, but Gayle eventually forged her own identity by embracing a smoother, more contemporary sound.

That decision paid off.

By becoming the first female country artist to earn a platinum album, Gayle opened doors for future generations of women in country music, proving they could compete on the same commercial stage as anyone else.

Nearly five decades later, We Must Believe in Magic remains one of country music's most important crossover albums.

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Lionel Messi turned 39 while standing atop World Cup history, becoming the all-time leading scorer in the tournament after a record-breaking performance for Argentina at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The Argentina captain scored twice in a 2-0 victory over Austria in Dallas, raising his World Cup total to 18 goals and moving past Germany legend Miroslav Klose. The win also secured Argentina's place in the knockout stage.

Argentina's victory extended the team's winning streak in the World Cup to eight matches since its opening loss to Saudi Arabia in 2022. Messi has scored all five of Argentina's goals in the current tournament.

Born on June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina, Messi is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers ever.

He currently plays for Inter Miami in Major League Soccer and captains the Argentina national team.

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Over a professional career that began with Barcelona in 2004, Messi has collected eight Ballon d'Or awards, six European Golden Shoes and a record 46 team trophies. He helped Argentina win the 2022 FIFA World Cup and later added the 2024 Copa América title.

Despite the personal milestone, Messi kept the focus on Argentina's progress in the tournament.

"Beyond anything I'm so happy for the win," Messi said, according to ESPN. "It was huge, tough and difficult. It would allow us to be relaxed to what's ahead. All matches in this World Cup are very even, very intense. I'm enjoying this moment and craving to enjoy with my teammates."

Off the field, Messi remains focused on family life with wife Antonela Roccuzzo and their three sons, Thiago, Mateo and Ciro.

Roccuzzo and the children recently attended Argentina's World Cup match wearing the national team's No. 10 jersey as Messi continued his pursuit of more records.

Messi has often spoken about how fatherhood changed his outlook.

“You grow and you learn. You gather experience in all aspects of life, on and off the field,” Messi said. “But, as a human being, having three children changed my perspective on life, my way of thinking and it also helped me grow.”

At 39, Messi continues to lead his country while chasing another World Cup title. His latest record confirms that two decades after scoring his first World Cup goal in 2006, he is still rewriting football history.

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Jimmy Fallon is undergoing some major scrutiny after inviting controversial MMA fighter Conor McGregor on a recent episode of The Tonight Show.

Formerly known as the UFC's biggest star in the mid to late 2010s, the 37-year-old McGregor has been embroiled in several serious controversies over the past few years.

Perhaps most seriously, the former UFC champion was found liable for the 2018 sexual assault of Nikita Hand, one of several prominent scandals involving the polarizing MMA veteran (via EPSN).

Despite these serious allegations and various legal battles over his behavior, McGregor was invited to appear on The Tonight Show to promote his upcoming return to the ring. At UFC 329 on July 11, the 37-year-old will compete in his first MMA match since 2021, brawling against fellow UFC veteran Max Holloway.

Though McGregor discussed a variety of topics on The Tonight Show with host Jimmy Fallon, much of viewers' scrutiny surrounded what went unsaid, with many calling out NBC, Fallon and the backstage crew of The Tonight Show for inviting McGregor onto the show in the first place.

"As an Irish person who has been watching Fallon for many years now and always loved him, I won't be watching him anymore," one irate fan wrote on YouTube. "I'm absolutely disgusted and sickened to the pit of my stomach that you would have this despicable monster on your show. I can't fathom how anyone thought having this vile, total embarrassment, to Ireland on the show was a good idea."

"So accusations ruin lives, but convictions get you a gig on a late night show?" said another fan. "This is gross."

"So this is the message we’re sending to young boys? That you can abuse women and still be welcomed as a guest on a major talk show? Great example, Jimmy," echoed a third.

Other prominent critics of Fallon's decision was '90s super star Christina Ricci, who reshared a post on her Instagram denouncing McGregor's interview on The Tonight Show.

"“Why the absolute f**k is this piece of human garbage being given a platform on Jimmy Fallon’s show?" the reshared post read. "Shame on you, Jimmy.” 

A rep for Fallon did not immediately respond to Parade's request for comment.

Taylor Swift's appearance at Travis Kelce's latest event was already enough to excite fans. Then she took things a step further.

Amid the wedding buzz, the pop star, 36, joined her fiancé at Tight End University for the second year in a row, supporting Kelce, George Kittle, and Greg Olsen at the opening night of their annual three-day training camp in Nashville on Tuesday, June 23.

The evening also featured the Tight Ends & Friends Concert, presented by Sports Illustrated and Reese's, with surprise sets from Dan + Shay, Lainey Wilson, and Chase Rice rounding out the bill. However, the show-stopping moment of the night came when Swift performed "Love Story" and invited Wilson to join her for a special duet.

With a smile, the singer told the crowd that a "very special tight end," Kittle, had specifically requested the song, making the moment even more meaningful.

The star-studded gathering brought together NFL tight ends, family members, and friends, but it also featured a milestone moment for Swift, who performed "Love Story" publicly for the first time since Kelce proposed last summer.

The memorable night extended well beyond Swift's surprise performance. Speaking to PEOPLE on June 23, Kittle seemingly nodded to the couple's impending wedding while praising the singer. "She's just such an awesome person to give us her time this close to their wedding. So, we're just so thankful that they're here," he said.

Kittle also confirmed that he and his wife, Claire Kittle, scored an invite to the wedding, and he wasn't shy about trying to get details out of the groom-to-be.

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He revealed he asked Kelce point-blank about the rumors that the couple plans to tie the knot at Madison Square Garden. "I asked Travis last night," he told ET, adding that he and his wife still don't know the location. "And he laughed at me."

Patricia Heaton is embracing summer in a bathing suit, and she's not taking anything from the haters!

Heaton starred in Everybody Loves Raymond, which ran for nine seasons from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005. The series, which won endless awards during its run, followed Ray Romano as sportswriter and family man, Ray Barone, as he lives on Long Island with his wife, Debra, played by Heaton. Ray’s meddling parents, Marie and Frank, played by Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle, live across the street with their older son, Robert, played by Brad Garrett.

These days, Heaton has made serious waves for her social media prowess. In a new Instagram Reel, the star steps into summer in a black bathing suit with her lush gray hair in soft waves.

"Here comes the sun," Heaton captioned the reel, which showed her ditching a hat, puffy coat, flannel pants, and boots for a black bathing suit and chunky espadrille sandals.

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In her post-Raymond life, Heaton keeps getting better and better. The actress has ditched her brown hair to let her natural gray hair shine through, showing off a look that’s absolutely stunning and is being embraced by actresses across Hollywood. From Hilarie Burton to Lorraine Bracco, the gray-haired queens are taking over, and we love to see it. However, that doesn't mean Heaton hasn't fielded any comments from the peanut gallery.

In a recent Instagram Reel, Heaton fought back against the haters who had plenty of criticism about her decision to embrace her gray hair.

"Some of you seem very concerned about the silver in my hair," Heaton said. "But let me just say: there's some things that come along in life that I've just decided to embrace, and that doesn't include boxed hair dye."

Heaton continued, "The people in my life love me no matter what color my hair is, and maybe we could all use a little more of just accepting what is and being grateful."

Check out the reel below:

The TV star celebrated her 68th birthday back in March with a stunning photo featuring a caption that read, “might start acting my age this year. nah.” We love to see it!

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Eve Plumb spent most of her childhood as a booked and busy working actress, but she still found time to be a kid.

In a recent interview, the actress, best known as Jan Brady from The Brady Bunch, revealed that one of her favorite hobbies in the 1970s was collecting novelty stickers. And she even has a door to prove it.

Several years ago, Plumb, now 68, donated her sticker-adorned bedroom door to Tommy Gelinas of the non-profit Valley Relics Museum in Van Nuys, California. The museum features a plethora of pop culture memorabilia from the San Fernando Valley, and Plumb’s retro door fits right in with the theme.

In a recent interview with Spectrum 1 News host Alison Martino, Plumb explained why she decided to donate her door to the museum.

“My wonderful husband, when we were selling my parents' house, decided to save that door,” Plumb shared. “My parents let me put stickers on my door, they, you know, they just wanted me to be a kid. And then I found out about the Valley Relics Museum, and I thought this is perfect because I would wear surfer t-shirts and, you know, long blonde hair, and was pretty much one of the original Valley girls.”

Plumb shared a look at  the stickers on the door, including a scratch-and-sniff sticker from the ‘70s pop-rock band The Raspberries, Wacky Packages and Mad Magazine stickers, and a groovy message to “Hang Loose.”

As for what led to her adorned door, Plumb wrote in her memoir Happiness Included, “My parents allowed me to plaster my door with bumper stickers because my mother didn’t want them on the car.”

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This wasn’t the first time Plumb talked about her childhood door. When she first donated the door years ago, she went to the museum with Martino to tape a segment for Vintage Los Angeles.

She explained, “This is the door from my childhood home in Van Nuys. My parents built houses in Toluca Lake and in Van Nuys, and I grew up in the Van Nuys house. And when we sold the house, we decided to hang on to this. My parents were very indulgent in letting me put stickers on my door when I was a teenager, while I was doing The Brady Bunch, my mother would save things.”

Plumb pointed to a name plate, most likely from a Brady Bunch wrap party, as well as a, eclectic mix of stickers she collected in the 1970s.

“Some of these are really old stickers that I would collect when the Brady kids were on tour, and I would do it as a memento,” Plumb shared. “I was a big comic book fan and Mad Magazine, Cracked magazine, so it was a hobby. I guess some girls have charm for bracelets, I had stickers.”

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Dancing With the Stars husband-and-wife duo Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnsonare making moves off the dance floor.

On Tuesday, Johnson took to Instagram sharing that the couple, who have been married for seven years, just bought a house.

"Been hard to keep this secret but soooo excited for this next chapter," Johnson captioned a sweet video of the couple and their son Rome in their new backyard. "Can’t believe we move in less than a week!!!"

And it immediately became clear that their DWTS peers were going to be their first house guests.

"Congratulations you guys!!!! Can’t wait to come over," fellow pro Emma Slater commented while former contestant and now major DWTS presence Danielle Fishel echoed, "Congratulations!! V v exciting. We can't wait to come over and swim!"

Maks Chmerkovskiy, brother to Val and former DWTS pro also commented, "Love you guys! Congratulations!"

Other dancers including Alan Bersten, Daniella Karagach, Hayley Erbert, and Pasha Pashkov also wished the couple well on their new chapter.

However, some fans took it a few steps further and were quick to start planning the couple's future.

"Congrats! You know what they say….New House New Baby….lol" while another similarly said, "Congratulations Parentals, I feel Bebe #2 in the near future."

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Already parents to 3-year-old Rome, the couple regularly documents their time with him, which recently included taking him along for the DWTS live tour earlier this year.

“These past couple of months have been some of my favorite watching my little boy grow and learn from his surroundings,” Johnson captioned an Instagram gallery of photos in March. “There was concern that taking him on the road with us would hinder him and his routine/development but I can attest the exact opposite!!!...Yes it can be exhausting, yes his schedule looks different from when we are home, but what a once in a lifetime opportunity for him!”

As for what's next for what's next for the parents, and Rome, too, perhaps it's some interior decorating ahead of the dancers gearing up for Season 35 of the ballroom dance competition show.

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In 1947, one of rock's most iconic drummers who would lead Fleetwood Mac was born.

Michael "Mick" John Kells Fleetwood was born in Redruth, Cornwall, but spent the majority of his childhood in Egypt and Norway. He became a self-taught drummer from an early age after his parents saw his potential as a musician. At only 15-years old, he decided to pursue his passion for music and ventured to London, where he would co-found Fleetwood Mac alongside Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, and Bob Brunning.

At the start of the rock band's career, they released multiple albums, but it wasn't until Fleetwood and the others moved to America that they cemented themselves in the music scene. Soon after the inclusion of Lindsey Buckingham andStevie Nicks in 1974, after some of the original members left, the band reached a breakthrough.

Their tenth studio album, Fleetwood Mac, became a No. 1 album on the charts, with the co-founder serving as the band's steady rhythmic backbone. The band soon shifted gears to a more polished rock direction that set the stage for their landmark follow-up, Rumors, in 1977.

The album became a rock genre staple, releasing ballads and hit tracks that dominated the charts and became lasting anthems." "Dreams" became notoriously known for having been written during troubling times for the band, with multiple breakups and Fleetwood going through a divorce. The track became a No.1 show-stopper at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Fleetwood Mac would soon release other staple hits like "Go Your Own Way" and "The Chain" that cemented them as global superstars.

“Fleetwood Mac has been pretty truthful. Open about what we do. We’ve always done it from the inside out. Versus being pressured from the outside and changing the inside. And that’s our story," said Fleetwood, according to American Songwriter.

Behind the personal chaos among the band and creative tensions, Fleetwood remained a constant force that held them together. As their co-founder and leader, he was known for anchoring the sound through some of the most turbulent recording sessions and feuds. Over the decades, he became the only member to appear in every lineup of the band.

“Mick is the one who keeps us all together. Without him, there is no Fleetwood Mac," said Nicks.

Buckingham once said, "If Mick is playing well, the whole band is playing well. He sets the tone for everything.”

Amid the band's success, Fleetwood ventured into his own personal projects as a solo artist and would even play drums for many of his bandmates' own records. He even co-authored Fleetwood—My Life and Adventures with Fleetwood Mac about his interactions with other music icons, his affair with Nicks, his cocaine addiction, and even bankruptcy.

In 1998, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside the band, and has been a member since 1967. The band ended their run in 2022 following the death of Christine McVie.

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