Photo:Mindy Small/Getty IWhileBethany Joy Lenzhas mostly focusedon her new musicsince moving to Nashville last summer, the actress and singer-songwriter is also carving out time to write a memoir due out early next year.The autobiography will detail her life’s ups and downs — including heryears in a cult.“There’s a lot to tell,” she tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue.Until the book is published, Lenz is only sharing a few details of that traumatic experience....

Bethenny Frankelhad a very special guest on her podcast this week! TheReal Housewives of New York Cityalum and Skinnygirl mogul’s 11-year-old daughter Bryn Hoppy made her debut appearance onJust B withBethenny Frankelto interviewTikTok star Griffin Johnson. Frankel was talking with Johnson about entrepreneurship and building his platform on the social media app. But in a clip Frankelposted to Instagramon Thursday to preview their chat, Bryn had a more pressing question for Johnson: “What’s your favorite TikTok dance?...

Johnny Depp.Photo: Harry Durrant/Getty Images AsJohnny Depp’s libel case against the U.K. tabloidThe Sunnears its end, the actor has revealed several things about his past and his marriage toAmber Heard. Depp, 57, is suing News Group Newspapers (NGN), the parent company ofThe Sun, for libel over a story that called the actor a “wife-beater” in reference to his former marriage to actress Heard, 34. The case was able to proceed with a slew of bombshells coming to light....

Photo:Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Bill Haderfilled more roles than just actor while working on four seasons of HBO’sBarry, growing as a filmmaker in the process. He also learned he “can’t eat sweets” as much as he used to and gained 25 lbs. “To know that I’ve grown as a filmmaker is really rewarding,” Hader, 45, toldThe Hollywood Reporterin an interview before theSAG-AFTRA strikebegan. “But I also know that I’m 45 and I put on weight way faster than I used to....

Photo: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty; Todd Williamson/NBC/GettyBill Haderhas a special connection toCarol Burnett.While the two Hollywood actors are veterans in the comedy industry, anepisodeof PBS’Finding Your Rootsalso uncovered that Hader and Burnett are, in fact, cousins.“She emailed me,” Hader, 44, recalled toEntertainment Tonightabout learning the news.“Yeah, she emailed me and said, ‘Hey, we’re related.’ And I went, ‘What?'“The Emmy winner added that he and Burnett, 89, have kept in touch since learning of their familial connection, which he called “really exciting....

Photo: Samir Hussein/WireImage Billie Eilishbrought down the house onSaturday Night Live! The seven-time Grammy winner, 19, served as both the host and musical guest on this week’s episode of the NBC sketch comedy show — and she didn’t disappoint. The singer kicked off the evening dressed as “Mrs. Claus going to the club” for her opening monologue in which she joked about growing up in the spotlight and the media scrutiny over her appearance....

Photo: Tom Szczerbowski/Getty ImagesVontae Davis knew that his team would not be amused when heretired at halftime of a Buffalo Bills game.The former cornerback, 30, toldESPN’s The Undefeatedthat when the team chaplain and player development director talked to him about his sudden decision, “I didn’t expect them to understand.”“Leaving was therapeutic,” he explained. “I left everything the league wanted me to be, playing for my teammates while injured, the gladiator mentality, it all just popped....

Actress and directorPenny Marshalldied on Mondayat age 75 of complications from diabetes. Her death comes just over two years after her older brother, director Garry,died at 81. In her nearly six decades in Hollywood, Marshall starred in perennial favoritesLaverne & Shirley,Mork & Mindy,The Odd CoupleandHappy Days. She also directedA League of Their Own,Riding in Cars with BoysandBig, and touched the lives of countless actors, directors, producers and other behind the scene personnel, whoexpressed their sadnessfor Marshall’s loss after the news broke on Tuesday....

Billy Porteris rooting for his formerPosecostarMichaela Jaé “Mj” Rodriguezto win big at the 73rd annualEmmy Awards. During the PEOPLE andEntertainment WeeklyRed Carpet Live for Sunday’sEmmy Awards, Porter showed his support for Rodriguez. Rodriguez’s nominationis historic, making the 30-year-old the first transgender performer to receive a lead actress nod. “That’s the thing that I want to happen — is for Mj Rodriguez, Michaela Jaé, as she is called, to take that home,” Porter, 51, said....

They’re the Sheltons! On Tuesday night,Gwen Stefani, 51, surprised country fans at night one ofCMA’s Summer Jamevent in Nashville when she joined new husbandBlake Shelton, 45, onstage for a performance of their duet “Happy Anywhere.” Several fans caught the special moment on video and shared it on social media. Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani at CMA Summer Jam.Terry Wyatt/Getty After the performance, Stefani shared a photo of her white dress, writing “@blakeshelton next time i get to wear a pretty dress will u take a picture with me?...

Of courseBlake Sheltoncouldn’t show up and just sing atKeith Urban’sall-star benefit concert — not when there was fun to be had at his friend’s expense. “I was thinking a lot about Keith Urban today … because when you know you’re gonna see him, it’s hard not to get excited about him, isn’t it?” he drolly told the sell-out crowd at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Monday night as Urban stood behind him onstage....

Photo: Bradley University The bodies of a Bradley University professor and her husband who’d been missing since last Thursday were found dead in an Illinois river on Tuesday — and their son is suspected of killing them, authorities say. The bodies of Susan Brill de Ramirez, an English professor at Bradley University, and Antonio Ramirez Barron, who worked in the school’s IT department, were found in the Spoon River near Annawan, abutting the riverbank, Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said at a Wednesday press conference....

Water distribution in Jackson, Mississippi.Photo: Houston Cofield/Bloomberg via Getty The boil water notice in Jackson, Miss., has officially been lifted, but there is still more work to be done. The Mississippi State Department of HealthannouncedThursday that the water in the state capitol “is now safe to drink” after a boil water notice was issued nearly seven weeks ago. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves also confirmed that clean water had been “restored” to the city at a press conference Thursday afternoon, per theAssociated Press....