Why Lisa Kudrow Was Fired from 'Frasier' Before Landing 'Friends' : 'I Wasn't Right for the Part'

Photo: Kurt Krieger/Corbis via GettyThere’s a reason for everything, including whyLisa Kudrowwas fired fromFrasier.Joining formerFriendscostarsJennifer AnistonandCourteney CoxonSirius XM’sThe Howard Stern Showon Wednesday, Kudrow revealed that she was pulled from the role of Roz Doyle onFrasierthree days into filming the pilot in part because of director James Burrows.“I wasn’t right for the part [or] for the chemistry of the group. So that wasn’t working but I did think, ‘Oh, I am not this guy’s cup of tea,’ " theComebackalumna, 57, said of Burrows....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1246 words · Alejandra English

Why Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Didn't Attend Royal Ascot with Kate and Prince William

Meghan Marklemade herRoyal Ascot debutlast year alongside new husbandPrince Harryjust weeks after their royal wedding, but she was missing from the 2019 festivities. Several members of the royal family joinedQueen Elizabethfor the first day of the iconic five-day horse race event on Tuesday, includingKate Middleton,Prince William,Prince CharlesandCamilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Princess Eugenie,Princess BeatriceandZara Tindallwere also in attendance — with blue being the trendy color for the women to wear. “Meghan is on maternity leave, but Trooping is a family occasion,” a source recently told PEOPLE....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Miguel Lopez

Why Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Children Didn't Attend Queen Elizabeth's Funeral

Meghan MarkleandPrince HarryattendedQueen Elizabeth’s funeral without their two children. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were already in Europe for a series of charity events without their kids — sonArchie Harrisonand daughterLilibet “Lili” Diana— when the late monarch died “peacefully” at her beloved Scottish residence, Balmoral Castle, at age 96 on September 8. The couple stayed in the U.K. in order to attend the funeral on Monday as well as a number of events leading up to the service....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 655 words · Shannon Hester

Why Prince Harry Is Going to the Coronation Without Meghan Markle: 'It's Become So Personal'

News thatPrince Harrywould attendKing Charles' coronation withoutMeghan Marklelaid bare the complex feelings between the couple and the royal family. Buckingham Palace announcedlast week that the Duchess of Sussex, 41, will stay back in California with the couple’s childrenPrince ArchieandPrincess LilibetwhilePrince Harry, 38, supports his father at the May 6 crowning ceremony in London. King Charles is said to be “pleased” his son will be there, but the wider reconciliation so many have hoped for within the family hasn’t happened....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 580 words · Laura Martinez

Why Rihanna's Baby Son Riot Rose Is Wearing Pink in His First Photos

Photo:DIGGZY/REX/Shutterstock DIGGZY/REX/Shutterstock The “Umbrella” singer, 35, and her rapper partnerA$AP Rocky, 34, took a series of photos together,introducing their newborn sonRiot to the world for the first time. In the pictures, big brother RZA, 16 months, posed alongside his younger brother and his parents, marking the first time the family of four had taken a family photo together. Rihanna has previously commented on why she likes to dress her sons in pink and floral patterns, opening up about her choices in a March interview withBritishVogue....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 333 words · Larry Martinez

Will Forte Is Married! Inside His Surprise Wedding to Wife Olivia Modling

Photo: Blue rose studios Will Forterecently became new dad to10-month-old daughter Zoe, but he’s also got another new title: husband! TheSaturday Night Livealum, 51, married his fiancée Olivia Modling on July 31 in a surprise ceremony, PEOPLE can exclusively announce. “We were in New Mexico, makingMacGruber,” Forte tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue of the upcoming comedy series,based on hisMacGyver parody character fromSNL, which premieres Dec. 16 on Peacock....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 338 words · Kathleen Tate

Will Kopelman, Drew Barrymore's Ex-Husband, Is Dating Vogue Director Alexandra Michler

Will Kopelman, Alexandra Michler.Photo: Sylvain Gaboury/Patrick McMullan via Getty; Michael Loccisano/GettyWill Kopelman is showing off his new love.The businessman, who was once married toDrew Barrymore, is now datingVogue’s director of fashion development Alexandra Michler, a source tells PEOPLE. Kopelman’s father is Arie L. Kopelman, the former President and COO of Chanel.Kopelman, 42, recently shared a photo on Instagram of the two together, writing “my love.” The picture showed them cozying up over the Christmas weekend....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 727 words · Jessica Hansen

Will Smith and Kevin Hart Are Taking Over 'Red Table Talk' for Father's Day — Watch the Trailer

Will Smithtook overRed Table Talkhosting duties from his wifeJada Pinkett Smith, daughterWillow Smithand mother-in-lawAdrienne Banfield-Norristo helm his own specialFather’s Dayepisode, airing on Sunday. The actor, 52, sat down withKevin Hartto discuss their biggest parenting mistakes, their ex-wives, their kids' relationships and more, including personal confessions, revelations and important life lessons. Smith is a father of three, and Hart, 41, shares two children with ex Torrei Hart and two with wife Eniko Parrish....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Tamara Wright

Will Smith Said He Chose 'Chaos' in Video Posted Ahead of Chris Rock Slapping Incident

Will Smithwas having fun posing for the camera before he went onstage and smackedChris Rockduring the 2022Academy Awards. On Sunday evening, Rock, 57, joked to Smith’s wifeJada Pinkett Smithin the audience, “Jada, I love ya.G.I. Jane 2, can’t wait to see ya,” as he was introducing the Oscar for Best Documentary. Pinkett Smith, 50, hasbeen embracing a bald hairstyleas she lives with alopecia, which causes bald spots and hair loss....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 763 words · Erica Trevino

Will Smith Shares Rare Family Photo with His Twin Siblings on Their 50th Birthday: 'Damn'

Photo: Will Smith/InstagramWill Smithis celebrating his younger siblings' milestone birthday with a rare family photo.The 52-year-old actor shared a photo of his twin siblings Ellen and Harry on Wednesday to celebrate their 50th birthday.“My little brother & sister are 50 today! Damn,” theBad Boysstar wrotein the captionof the photo with arrows written over it to indicate his twin siblings.Ellen shared an Instagram video of flowers that had been sent to her, writing, “Yesssss!...

March 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1579 words · Heather Todd

Wis. Woman Accused of Suffocating Grandmother and Setting Her Body on Fire, Saying She Wanted Help Dying

Photo: Wisconsin Department of Justice A Wisconsin woman is accused of killing her grandmother and setting their home on fire four days later with the victim’s corpse inside,the Wisconsin Department of Justice says. Elizabeth M. Durkee, 36, was arrested on four felony charges in relation to a “suspicious death” and subsequent house fire, according to the DOJ. On the morning of June 11, police and fire were called to the scene of a burning house in Fort Atkinson....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 322 words · Victoria Kim

With Her Last Words, Bernie Sanders' Daughter-in-Law Told Her 3 Kids 'She Was So Sorry That She Got Sick'

Sen.Bernie Sanders‘ daughter-in-law, 46-year-oldRainè Riggs, had been feeling unwell for weeks — though none of the doctors knew why — when the illness that had been killing her was finally given a name: neuroendocrine cancer. Two days later, she was dead. Some of Riggs’ final moments were spent with the three children who were her “crowning achievement,” her family remembered in aheartbroken obituaryannouncing her death on Saturday. “Her last words were to tell her children how much she loved them and she was so sorry that she got sick,” Riggs’ family wrote....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Douglas Morse

Wiz Khalifa Coaches His 6-Year-Old Son's Baseball Team, Says 'It's Super Important' to Him

Wiz Khalifahas a second job — baseball coach! On Wednesday’sepisodeofTheKelly ClarksonShow, the 32-year-old rapper and father of one revealed that he coaches his 6-year-old sonSebastian(aka Bash)’s baseball team. “For me, it’s super important,” Khalifa (born Cameron Thomaz) shared. “I love children and this is the most important time in his life. Especially spending it with me, and having his friends and the relationships that they’re gonna build — any hand that I can have in that, I’m trying to do it....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Brian Smith