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Alex Murdaugh, Curtis Edward Smith.Photo: Facebook; Colleton County Sheriff’s Office/AP/Shutterstock The man whoAlex Murdaughallegedly hired in abotched suicide-for-hire plotwas his primary oxycodone supplier, the disgraced attorney allegedly told police. In an interview with theNew York Times, Murdaugh’s attorney Jim Griffin said that his client struggled with addiction and that he told police that Curtis Edward Smith, 61, was the one who furnished him with the drugs. Both men were arrested after authorities say that Murdaugh hired Smith to kill him so that his son, Buster, would receive a $10 million insurance policy....

Jeopardy!hostAlex Trebekis sending well wishes to lawmaker and civil rights iconJohn Lewiswho, like Trebek, is being treated for cancer. “We’re starting a new year, and let’s see if we can’t both complete the year as pancreatic cancer survivors,” Trebek said when he was asked what he’d tell Rep. Lewis,according to the Associated Press. Trebek and Lewis — both 79 — each have stage IV pancreatic cancer. Trebekannouncedhis diagnosis early last year while Lewis made his bout with the disease public inlate December....

Alex Trebekhas gone through a lot since announcing he hasstage 4 pancreatic cancer: Several rounds of chemotherapy have left him depleted both physically and emotionally, andhe’s lost both his hair and his sense of taste. “Jeannie is wonderful,” he says in PEOPLE’s new cover story. “She cried of course this morning when she got the [good] news [about my tumors shrinking]. But it’s been a lot. It’s a lot of pressure....

Alicia Vikanderhas a strict single-take policy when it comes to shooting sex scenes.The Oscar winner, 31, says she approaches steamy onscreen situations much like a dancer would choreography, staging the sequences so that it’s completely methodical and comfortable for the actors and crew members involved.“I probably did my first sex scene at 20 and it’s always been technical, as it should be,” Vikander recentlytoldHarper’s Bazaar U.K..“It should never be anything but technical....

Photo: Tim Graham Photo Library/Getty; Getty Princess Dianaand Dodi Fayed’s brief romance is being explored onThe Crown. The couple dated for a few months before their untimely deaths in late August 1997, whentheir car crashed in Paris. As a result of the crash, Fayed and their driver died instantly, while Diana died hours later from her injuries. Their relationship will be further explored in the show’s sixth season asthe series documents Diana’s final days....

Photo: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty The five-time NBA All-Star was born to Mychal and Julie Thompson, both former athletes, on Feb. 8, 1990. Julie is a former collegiate volleyball player and track and field athlete, while Mychal is a former NBA player himself, who played for the Portland Trailblazers, the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers. The couple also have two other sons, Klay’s older brother Mychel, who had a six-year basketball career in the NBA’s G League, and his younger brother Trayce, an outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers....

Heidi Klum and husband Tom Kaulitz will set sail on their wedding festivities on one of the world’s most romantic luxury yachts. The couple chartered the fabled vessel Christina O., PEOPLE has confirmed, for their wedding celebrations, following in the footsteps of Princess Grace Kelly and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who both celebrated their wedding receptions to Prince Rainier III and Aristotle Onassis, respectively, on board. In preparation, the 343-foot-long craft moored south of the Italian island of Capri, where theMaking the Cuthost 46, and her Tokio Hotel guitarist, 29, will celebrate their wedding....

Viola Davisand her glam team have a winning combination for getting in the mood for a shoot. Ahead of the making of her PEOPLE cover — on stands nationwide this Friday — there was music (Beyoncé!). There was food (keto snacks!). And there was plenty to catch up on while Davis got ready, most notablythe forthcoming release of her memoir,Finding Me. “We are waiting with bated breath,” Davis’s makeup artistAutumn Moultrietold PEOPLE....

Photo:Mike Hewitt/Getty Mike Hewitt/Getty Christopher Eubanks might have surprised some when he stepped out on the tennis court atWimbledonin 2023, but his family always believed in him. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Eubanks began training with his father at the age of 2. After making his ATP Tour debut in 2015 and playing three seasons at Georgia Tech, Eubanks turned pro in 2017. The American tennis player played against Russian third-seed Daniil Medvedev in a quarter-finals match-up at Wimbledon on July 12, 2023....

Photo: Samir Hussein/WireImage 01of 05 Meghan’s Blue Wardrobe Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock 02of 05 Splash News Online 03of 05 Daniel Martin/Instagram; Inset: Getty 04of 05 Lingua Franca/Instagram; Inset: Getty 05of 05"Embryonic Kicking of Feminism"DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty ImagesAhead of an International Women’s Day panel, chair Anne McElvoy introduced Meghan and asked how her pregnancy is going.Meghan candidly replied: “Very well! It’s funny, I’ve actually been joking in the past few weeks…I had seen this documentary on Netflix about feminism and one of the things they said during pregnancy is, ‘I feel the embryonic kicking of feminism....

Allyson Felixis speaking candidly about her desire to have more children.While chatting with PEOPLE to promote her partnership withBoseand theBose Frames Tempo, the 35-year-old sprinter opened up about plans to expand her family, saying there’s only one thing standing in her way at the moment: the2020 Summer Olympics, which wererescheduledto July and August 2021.“I would love to have more children [but] right now our focus is definitely on these upcoming games,” says Felix....

Photo: People / Tyler RoelandThere’s nothing like snuggling up on the couch after a long day,especially during the winter.Whether that involves just slipping on your favorite slippers, brewing a cup of tea, or lighting a candle, there are plenty of ways to unwind. And to help you find everything you need for the perfect night in, we browsed throughAmazon’s Customer Most-Loved section of productsfor a night in and gathered a list of the most highly-rated and reviewed items that you’ll want to add to your cart....

Photo: Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic Amber Heardhas long been open about being bisexual, but telling her religious parents she was in a relationship with a woman for the first time was no easy feat. TheAquamanactress, 32, spoke at the Making Change On and Off the Screen panel at SXSW Saturday, and explained that her parents were unable to process that her sexuality could be viewed outside a “binary system” of positive or negative....