Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen: A Timeline of Their Relationship

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen may look like the picture-perfect couple, but the NFL pro and the model aren’t afraid to admit that their relationship has gone through ups and downs.

“I’m blessed to find this life partner that we all kind of seek at different times in our life,” the New England Patriots quarterback told Access Hollywood in May 2016. “We found each other at the right time. We’ve been through a lot of ups and downs together, and in so many ways, that’s kind of built our relationship so strong.”

While Brady noted the pair, who wed in 2009, have faced “challenges,” he added that they are always there for each other.

“It’s great to have that rock that you can always lean on that can support you in different ways that you need to,” he explained at the time.

Kelly Clarkson Defends Putting Purple Streak in Daughter’s Hair: I’m Not the ‘Worst Mom Ever’

Keeping it colorful! Kelly Clarkson gushed about her 6-year-old daughter River’s new hairstyle.

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“I put a purple streak in my daughter’s hair today and I swear to you she thinks she is as cool as Prince now,” the singer, 38, tweeted on Saturday, August 1. “Full on air guitar, singing at the top of her lungs, that is what’s happening.”

The Voice coach went on to write, “And before I get attacked for being the worst mom ever, it’s safe, organic paint.”

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The Grammy winner also shares son Remington, 4, with her estranged husband, Brandon Blackstock. She filed for divorce from the talent manager, 43, in June. The former couple are both seeking joint legal and physical custody of their two kids.

The exes tied the knot in 2013 in Tennessee and “clashed on so many levels” during their nearly seven years of marriage, a source exclusively told Us Weekly in June

“And being in quarantine together [amid the coronavirus pandemic] heightened their problems to the point of no return. So she filed for divorce,” the insider added at the time. “Everyone thought Kelly and Brandon had the perfect marriage, but they definitely didn’t. Brandon’s very laid-back, whereas Kelly’s pretty high-strung.”

In May, the Texas native told Gordon Ramsay that she “so want[ed] another child,” but Blackstock, who also has two other children from a previous marriage, didn’t agree.

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“My husband is like, ‘No, we have four!’” the “Breakaway” singer told the chef, 53, during an episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show. “You get baby fever when you see them and you’re like, ‘Oh, I miss the chubby little legs and the little face.’”

The American Idol season 1 winner gave birth to River and Remington in 2014 and 2016, respectively, and suffered from mom guilt while working.

“If you’re a mom, you want to be with your kid every day,” Clarkson said during a 2016 Redbook interview. “You don’t want to miss a moment, you want her to need you and want you and not want somebody else. But I think it’s really important not only for my little girl and our 15-year-old girl and our boys to see that a woman is capable of kicking ass while also being a kickass mom. I’m not gonna BS you, that’s hard.”

Ellen DeGeneres ‘Wants Out’ of Her Show Amid New Claims, Feels ‘Betrayed’

Ready to go. Ellen DeGeneres “wants out of the show” after the recent claims made against the host and the staff of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, a source tells Us Weekly exclusively.

“She is pissed that people have come forward to share these negative stories about her and feels betrayed,” the source continues, noting that the comedian, 62, feels like a “target” because of her success.

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“She knows she can be tough at times,” the insider says, “but believes she works hard and is extremely creative and that it’s a privilege to work for her and be around her.”

Last month, 10 former staffers alleged to BuzzFeed News that they faced fear, intimidation and racism while working on the Emmy-winning talk show. Some noted that although the inexcusable behavior was due to the producers and senior staff members, they thought DeGeneres should have stepped in.

On July 30, the Finding Dory star apologized to her staff in a letter obtained by Us Weekly.

“On day one of our show, I told everyone in our first meeting that The Ellen DeGeneres Show would be a place of happiness – no one would ever raise their voice, and everyone would be treated with respect,” she wrote at the time. “Obviously, something changed, and I am disappointed to learn that this has not been the case. And for that, I am sorry. Anyone who knows me knows it’s the opposite of what I believe and what I hoped for our show.”

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Hours later, a second report was published by BuzzFeed News in which 36 former employees, who asked to remain anonymous, alleged sexual misconduct.

Accusations were made against head writer and executive producer Kevin Leman, executive producer Ed Glavin and co-executive producer Jonathan Norman. Leman, 42, and Norman have denied the allegations. Glavin hasn’t publicly addressed the claims; Variety reported that he plans to step down from the role soon.

“For someone who’s so involved in the show and the creative aspect, and having been in those meetings with her, it’s very hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that she doesn’t hear the same whispers,” one former employee told BuzzFeed. “Unless she really is just in this bubble.”

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Another added, “She knows s–t goes on, but also she doesn’t want to hear it.”

Andy Lassner, a longtime executive producer on the show, shut down cancellation rumors on Thursday, July 30, responding to a concerned fan with, “Nobody is going off the air.”

Portia de Rossi Stands by Wife Ellen DeGeneres Amid Accusations of Mistreatment on Talk Show

Portia de Rossi showed her support for wife Ellen DeGeneres amid multiple accusations of mistreatment on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

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“To all our fans….we see you,” the Arrested Development alum, 47, wrote via Instagram on Monday, August 3, alongside a photo that read, “I Stand by Ellen” across a blue background. “Thank you for your support. #stopbotattacks #IStandWithEllenDeGeneres #IStandByEllen.”

De Rossi’s post comes one week after WarnerMedia launched an internal investigation following a BuzzFeed News report in which 10 former Ellen employees and one current staffer claimed that they experienced racism, fear and intimidation at the daytime talk show. DeGeneres, 62, later addressed the allegations in a lengthy apology to her staff

“On day one of our show, I told everyone in our first meeting that The Ellen DeGeneres Show would be a place of happiness – no one would ever raise their voice, and everyone would be treated with respect,” the Finding Dory star wrote in a letter to her employees, later obtained by Us Weekly, on July 31. “Obviously, something changed, and I am disappointed to learn that this has not been the case. And for that, I am sorry. Anyone who knows me knows it’s the opposite of what I believe and what I hoped for our show.”

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DeGeneres noted that her position as host didn’t allow her to “stay on top of everything” that happened behind the scenes and that she instead “relied on others to do their jobs as they knew I’d want them done.”

“I’m also learning that people who work with me and for me are speaking on my behalf and misrepresenting who I am and that has to stop,” she added. “As someone who was judged and nearly lost everything for just being who I am, I truly understand and have deep compassion for those being looked at differently, or treated unfairly, not equal, or – worse – disregarded. To think that any one of you felt that way is awful to me.”

As she concluded, DeGeneres pledged to do her part in “continuing to push myself and everyone around me to learn and grow.”

Days after apologizing to her staffers, an insider told Us that the comedian “wants out of the show” in the wake of the media frenzy.

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“She is pissed that people have come forward to share these negative stories about her and feels betrayed,” the source added. “She knows she can be tough at times, but believes she works hard and is extremely creative and that it’s a privilege to work for her and be around her.”

In addition to making allegations about the Emmy winner, multiple former staffers have spoken out against her executive producers. Several of them have been accused of sexual misconduct and inciting fear in the workplace, which they’ve denied.

Former ‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ Producer Speaks Out Against ‘Toxic Host’: ‘She Is Who She Is’

As more people continue to speak out against Ellen DeGeneres and her staff, one former producer has chosen to go on the record about her experience, becoming the first to do so.

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Hedda Muskat joined The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2003 when the series was still in development. She told The Wrap in a story published on Monday, August 3, that she noticed a “culture of fear” from the very beginning.

“I had never seen this before,” the Daytime Emmy Award winner, who previously worked on The Howie Mandel Show and The Martin Short Show, told the website. “I had never been around a toxic host.”

Muskat claimed executive producer Ed Glavin also contributed to the negativity in the office, recalling one incident where he allegedly screamed at a crew member during a staff meeting.

“He just went off on them,” she said. “His whole face turned red. … We were stunned.”

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Muskat remembered “waiting for Ellen to say something” to Glavin, but she allegedly “giggled” instead.

“She crossed her legs up on the chair and she said, ‘Well, I guess every production needs their dog,’” the ex-staffer claimed. “And from then we knew. Ed was going to be the barking dog — her dog. You could just see everybody’s faces go stiff. We’re professionals; we’re adults. We don’t need a dog to get us to do our jobs. … She was the only one giggling.”

Toward the end of her 12 months working on the show, Muskat alleged that she had been sidelined and given less responsibilities. She was ultimately let go in May 2004, just days before winning her first Emmy.

“They call me in and Ed says, ‘Congratulations on the nomination. We really appreciate what you’ve done, but we no longer need your services,’” she recalled, noting that Glavin told her producers were “taking the show in a different direction.”

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Allegations against DeGeneres, 62, and her top producers first surfaced in March and have continued to make headlines in recent weeks after BuzzFeed News published back-to-back reports detailing the show’s alleged toxic environment and rampant sexual misconduct.

Warner Bros. launched an investigation into the series in July, and the comedian later apologized to current and former staffers in an internal memo.

Muskat was not impressed by DeGeneres’ mea culpa, telling The Wrap, “It will not make a difference. Because she is who she is.”

A source exclusively told Us Weekly on Sunday, August 2, that the Finding Dory voice actress “feels betrayed” by the people coming forward and “wants out of the show.”

Us Weekly has reached out to DeGeneres’ rep about Muskat’s claims.

Hailey Baldwin Says Husband Justin Bieber Had a ‘Way Crazier Famous’ Childhood Than She Did

Different perspectives. Hailey Bieber (née Baldwin) thinks her husband, Justin Bieber, struggled with the challenges of stardom long before she did — even though she came from a famous family.

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The model, 23, opened up about their opposite childhoods in a cover story for Vogue India’s August 2020 issue and explained that she never felt like she was in the limelight as a child.

“To be honest, I don’t really think I was ever famous,” Hailey — who is the daughter of Stephen Baldwin and the niece of Alec Baldwin — said. “Of course, I knew my father was an actor and he was famous to an extent.”

She added, “If I was to compare how I grew up to how Justin did, he’s had a way crazier ‘famous’ experience really young. Whereas I got to grow up and get my driver’s license and really be normal until the past three years of my life.”

Hailey found herself in the public eye after she was linked with Justin, 26. The couple dated on and off from 2015 to 2016 before they reconciled in June 2018. Hailey and the “Yummy” singer tied the knot in September 2018 at a New York City courthouse. One year later, they wed again in a larger ceremony in South Carolina.

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The Lip Sync Battle cohost revealed in May that she thought her relationship with Justin would eventually lead to marriage.

“I think I always knew if we did ever work things out and get back together, it was going to be a situation where it was very serious and we were gonna get married or [it] was going to lead to that,” she told host Natalie Manuel Lee in an interview with the Hillsong Channel.

Hailey said her parents “absolutely adore him” and were rooting for their relationship — especially her mom, Kennya Baldwin, who “always felt, like, she knew that he was my person, even when I completely did not think so.”

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The Ralph Lauren model decided to take her relationship with Justin more seriously when she noticed a drastic change in the “Intentions” singer’s behavior.

“We had gotten back together and I had seen how much he had changed and how different he was in terms of his demeanor, the way he carried himself, the way he was explaining to me what he had been doing with his life and just where he was at was different than he had ever been,” Hailey recalled. “I’ve known him for a really, really long time and I just knew. I don’t know, it’s hard to explain. I was just like, ‘Alright, this is it!’”

Everything We Know About Christopher Meloni’s ‘Law & Order’ Spinoff

He’s back! In March 2020, NBC revealed that Christopher Meloni will be returning as Elliot Stabler — his role on the iconic Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — for a new spinoff series.

The procedural, titled Law & Order: Organized Crime, marks Meloni’s first time playing the character since he exited the show in 2011 at the end of season 12. Dick Wolf is set to produce with former Chicago P.D. showrunner Matt Olmstead serving as writer and showrunner.

The Oz actor starred on SVU alongside Mariska Hargitay from its 1999 debut. When Meloni decided to exit the procedural, Stabler was written off the show; the character retired from the force.

“I left with zero animosity, but I did leave clearly and open-eyed in going forward and finding new adventures. I was like, ‘That’s what I want to do, keep moving forward,'” Meloni told The New York Post in July. “I had done the Law & Order way of storytelling, which they do really well, and I was interested in telling stories from a different angle — whether comedic or inhabiting a new world or doing it on different platforms.”

As for his return, SVU showrunner Warren Leight revealed that once they heard about Meloni returning, they made a plan to “lay a little groundwork” on SVU.

“We were going to see Kathy Stabler come back very upset. Her son had been rolled by a team of ne’er-do-wells and may have been drugged, and we were going to revisit Simon’s seeming overdose and we were going to get to know the stresses on the Stabler—what had happened to the Stabler family after Elliot both left SVU and apparently left them,” he shared on the “Law & Order Podcast” in March. “We were just going to lay some groundwork down in anticipation of Elliot’s return of course in his own series. We had the sense that the first episode of next year for SVU was going to bring Elliot back, so we were going to foreshadow that and explain a little more what happened to Simon.”