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Sandra Bullock says caring for her late partner Bryan Randall, who was diagnosed with ALS and died in 2023, while filming The Lost City took a toll on her mental health. She feared she might develop a mental health issue, described hiring four round‑the‑clock nurses, creating a private caregiving setup, and arranging therapy for her children, and ultimately took a break from acting during the ordeal.
Anna Faris reveals she engages in long, candid talks with her 14-year-old son Jack about religion, discussing Jesus, faith, and hypocrisy as he explores spirituality; she emphasizes she’ll have these conversations to support him, while noting his father Chris Pratt has spoken publicly about his Christian faith and Jak’s views are forming as he grows up.
Jenna Fischer reveals she stepped away from lead TV roles after The Office because grueling hours (around 65–70 hours per week) and motherhood made balancing work with family untenable. She chose a steadier, more flexible path through podcasting with former co-star Angela Kinsey (Office Ladies), giving her time for school runs and family while maintaining income. Since then she’s taken on supporting roles (including Mean Girls 2024 and Nimrods) and is cancer-free after a 2023 breast cancer diagnosis.,
Following Hayden Panettiere’s death and resurfaced remarks about postpartum depression, fans launched a boycott of Neutrogena, dragging down its parent company Kenvue’s stock; Panettiere had said Neutrogena ended her contract after she spoke about postpartum depression on Live! with Kelly and Michael in 2015, a detail she discussed in her 2026 memoir.
Neutrogena is facing renewed backlash after Hayden Panettiere’s death, reviving scrutiny of the brand’s decision to drop her after she publicly spoke about postpartum depression and mental health. Panettiere had said in her memoir that Neutrogena canceled her contract after her Live! interview; in the wake of her passing, fans and Reddit/X users have called for boycotts and criticized the brand, which has yet to comment.
A UK Biobank analysis of 59,218 participants over eight years, published in BMC Medicine, finds that replacing daily movement with sedentary time (like sitting or watching TV) raises cancer risk; swapping 30 minutes of movement for 30 minutes of sedentary increases risk by about 8%, with similar risks seen when movement is replaced by sleep or light activity. The study reinforces maintaining an active lifestyle, alongside NHS guidance of at least 150 minutes of moderate or 75 minutes of vigorous activity per week plus strength training.
Britney Spears revealed a botox mishap that left her left eyelid drooping for weeks, posting a video to warn fans to be careful with cosmetic injections and the professionals who administer them; she noted the eyelid is just starting to return to normal four weeks later and urged people to own their bodies and to be cautious.
Martha Stewart bluntly critiques Meghan Markle’s shift from actress/royal to a ‘homemaking guru’ on Netflix’s With Love, Meghan, suggesting the transition doesn’t quite follow. The Independent notes Markle’s show, its guests (Chrissy Teigen, Mindy Kaling, Prince Harry) and its two-season run plus a holiday special, and mentions Netflix’s later split with Markle’s As Ever brand, which will continue independently.
Expressive writing helps reframe trauma and everyday stress by externalizing feelings, boosting memory consolidation, and calming emotional brain regions; grounded in James Pennebaker’s research, the practice can strengthen resilience. Practical tips include handwriting, writing daily, writing before reacting, drafting letters you never send, and treating writing as a deliberate, revisable process. The piece argues resilience is ordinary, trainable, and reinforced by regular writing.
A 24-year study of more than 1,700 adults found that heavy midlife TV viewing is linked to brain changes associated with aging and Alzheimer’s—an effect stronger in men and still present after accounting for physical activity, implying that not all sitting is equally harmful and that cognitively engaging activities may mitigate risk.
Sam Smith has revealed their engagement to fashion designer Christian Cowan, confirming a roughly three-year relationship; the couple’s collaboration extends to Smith’s forthcoming fifth album, Hazel Eyes, which is named after Cowan’s eye color.
William Shatner, 95, and his daughter Melanie Shatner Gretsch disclosed that they were diagnosed with stage 4 cancer within roughly a year of each other: Melanie was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in 2022 and underwent chemotherapy, a double mastectomy and 30 radiation treatments; William was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma in June 2023, which had spread to his lungs and brain. By late 2024, both were reported to be cancer-free, with the pair supported by doctors and each other throughout their treatments, including heartfelt moments about finances and gratitude shared in interviews.
Collin Gosselin, now 22, announces a tell-all memoir titled In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood and warns his estranged mother Kate ahead of its October release; the memoir follows years of estrangement since his 2016 placement in a behavioral health facility and comes after his 2024 claims of abuse by Kate, which the family has not publicly commented on.
Mel Brooks, the 100-year-old comedy icon behind Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, credits laughter as the key to his longevity as he reflects on WWII service and seven decades of work, with ongoing projects including a Spaceballs reboot, an animated film, and an HBO documentary; he has also donated thousands of papers to the National Comedy Center.
A small rodent study found that a strict zero-sugar diet did not cause weight loss but impaired metabolic health by altering gut microbes and weakening the gut barrier, leading to poorer glucose clearance. The researchers caution that the findings in mice with a very small sample size may not translate to humans, and emphasize that extreme sugar elimination could backfire. The piece recommends a balanced, varied diet (including fruits, vegetables, whole grains and fermented foods) to support gut health and metabolic function, rather than an all-or-nothing approach to sugar.