Yvette Anderson Yvette Anderson, a nurse at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center and a longtime resident of Altadena, first heard aboutthe wildfiresthat had started to engulf the Pacific Palisades and Eaton Canyon on Tuesday, Jan. 7. At the time, it didn’t seem like a threat to her home of 28 years. “They said there was one in Eaton Canyon,” Anderson, 60, recalls to PEOPLE. “[When] they said where it was, I said, ‘Oh, that’s not close to my house....

John Easterlingis speaking out about his love for his late wifeOlivia Newton-John, whodied of breast canceron Monday morning. In a heartfelt message shared on Newton-John’s Instagram page Wednesday, Easterling paid tribute totheir love, her character and thanked fans for the love and support fans have given the pair. “Olivia, our love for each other transcends our understanding. Every day we expressed our gratitude for this love that could be so deep, so real, so natural....

WhileOlivia Newton-John’s performance as Sandy Olsson in 1978’sGreasewill always be iconic, she was hesitant to accept the role at first, the film’s casting director tells PEOPLE. On Monday, it wasannouncedthat the actress died at the age of 73. “She was just a wonderful, wonderful person,“Greasecasting director Joel Thurm tells PEOPLE, adding that those who worked on the musical film “were a very close community.” “It was an incredible movie experience for everybody,” he said....

Photo:Marla Aufmuth/Getty Images; Amazon Marla Aufmuth/Getty Images; Amazon Life’s a breeze — especially when it comes toOprah Winfrey’srecent outfit. In a recent Instagram reel, the media mogul teased her latest episode ofThe Oprah Podcast, where she chatted with author Michael Pollan about the benefits of psychedelics for mental health. The subject matter is certainly fascinating, but I was actually more drawn to Winfrey’s pants — a pair of silky pleated wide-leg pants, to be exact....

Elton John and Orville Peck in 2024.Photo:Michael Kovac/Getty Michael Kovac/Getty Orville PeckconfirmsElton Johnis “a really funny person to be around.“The musician, 36, recently told PEOPLE in an exclusive chat at the taping ofLittle Big Town’s Christmas at the Opry, which airs Dec. 16 on NBC, about collaborating with John, 77, on a country reimagining of “Saturday Night’s Alright (for Fighting) for Peck’s third studio album,Stampede.After working together on the song, Peck says the legendary artist is “super crass, so he is always telling funny, dirty jokes and stuff like that....

Photo:Kevin Ostajewski/Courtesy of 11:11 Media; getty Kevin Ostajewski/Courtesy of 11:11 Media; getty Paris Hiltonis celebratingBritney Spearson her 42nd birthday! The businesswoman, 42, paid tribute to the singer with apost shared on InstagramSaturday marking the special occasion. “Happy Birthday @BritneySpears 👑,” Hilton began the caption of her post. “So many fun memories together👯‍♀️.” Alongside her sweet message, Hilton also shared a series of photographs of herself and Britney from throughout the years, including images from nights out on the town, as well as shots from behind the scenes at awards shows....

Photo: Paris Hilton/InstagramIn honor of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Monday’s World Mental Health Day, Paris Hilton shared an Instagram post to encourage her followers to take care of their physical and mental wellbeing. She also remembered her late grandmother, Kathy Richards, whodied 20 years ago from breast cancer.“Not only is it Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but today is also World Mental Health Day 💕🎗️ My grandmother passed away from breast cancer and I miss her every single day 🥺😢” she wrote....

Getty; United States District Court According to the documents, Delange’s sister, Medjina Augustin, said the siblings’ end destination was Haiti and that they were trying to “flee religious attacks of a spiritual nature.” Stock image of a person holding a rosary.Getty Getty Medjina allegedly claimed her brother told her to “close her eyes and pray because Satan’s disciple(s) had followed them onto the plane and the legion did not want the Augustins to make it to Haiti,” per the documents....

Photo: Getty; Jillian Dempsey/Instagram Patrick Dempseyis heading into the new year with a new look. TheDisenchantedstar, famed for his foxy salt-and-pepper strands, welcomed in a major change in the style department on Sunday with a buzz cut that he actually barbered himself at home. Why the sudden transformation, you may ask? Jillian tells PEOPLE that the “spur-of-the-moment” cut was akin to a beauty “rebirth” much needed for the star after dyeing his hair, which resulted in hard-to-manage roots that looked almost “invisible” as they grew out....

Patrick Mahomesis the Super Bowl 2024 MVP! Mahomes, 28, won the trophy following the Kansas City Chiefs' 25-22 victory over the San Francisco 49ers, making it the third time in his career that he has won the honor. Mahomes took home MVP in an overtime thriller. During overtime, San Francisco scored a field goal to go up 3 points over Kansas City, but Mahomes and the Chiefs scored the game-winning touchdown in the final minutes of Super Bowl LVIII....

Photo: Walter McBride/Corbis Patti LuPoneis honoring her late brotherRobert LuPoneafter his death. In a statement shared with PEOPLE on Tuesday, the Tony Award-winning actress paid tribute to her sibling — who played Tony Soprano’s neighbor Dr. Bruce Cusamano onThe Sopranos— afterhe died from pancreatic cancerover the weekend. He was 76. Ozier Muhammed/Newsday RM via Getty MCC Theater, which Robert co-founded, confirmed his death from pancreatic cancer viaInstagram. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce that MCC founding Co-Artistic Director, Bob LuPone, passed away Saturday, Aug 27 after a three year battle with pancreatic cancer,” the theater company shared....

Patty Hearst on Feb. 19, 1976.Photo:AP Photo AP Photo On Feb. 4, 1974, newspaper heiressPatricia “Patty” Hearstwas kidnapped at gunpoint in her Berkeley, Calif., apartment — and what followed made headlines for years to come. According to theFBI, the SLA chose to kidnap Hearst because she came from a wealthy and powerful family, which would make the story of her abduction front-page news and thrust SLA’s agenda into the public eye....

01of 12 DIGGZY/Shutterstock 02of 12Brittney Griner Is Sentenced to Prison in RussiaMikhail Voskresensky/TASS via ZUMA PressOn Aug. 4, Olympic gold medalistBrittney Griner, who had traveled to Moscow to compete for a Russian basketball team, was found guilty of smuggling illegal cannabis in her luggage and given the harshsentence of nine years in prison. “I never meant to break any laws,“Griner said, explaining that she used the vape pen for pain management....