Val Chmerkovskiyis speaking out onSean Spicerbeing cast onDancing with the Stars. Sitting down with PEOPLE Now on Thursday, theDWTSpro dancer, 33, said that while he understands why some fans are upset about Spicer, 47, competing on the upcoming season, he believes not everyone has “to agree” with the celebrity contestants. “My reaction was like, ‘Yo, Sean Spicer’s on the cast!’ That was my reaction calling my brother,” said Chmerkovskiy, referencing his older brother andDWTSalum Maks Chmerkovskiy, about when he learned that PresidentDonald Trump‘s former press secretary was cast....

Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Val Kilmeris getting his voice back thanks to an AI prototype. The 61-year-old actor went public with histhroat cancer diagnosisin 2017, which he received after feeling a lump in his throat and waking up in a pool of blood. As a result, the Hollywood starunderwent a tracheotomythat severelyaltered the sound of his voice. Now with the help ofSonantic, a U.K.-based software firm that clones voices, Kilmer was able to speak again after creating an AI-version of his voice....

Photo: John Lamparski/Getty Valerie Bertinelliis focusing on herself. On Sunday, the Food Network star shared a TikTok video revealing whether or not she’s going to get back into the dating scene after hersplit from ex-husband Tom Vitale in November. In the short clip, Bertinelli sat pensively in front of the camera as a caption on the screen read, “When someone asks if I’ll start dating again soon…” While she may not be ready to date, theKids Baking Championshipjudge is happily prioritizing herself and her health....

Vanessa and Kobe Bryant.Photo:Mathew Imaging/WireImage Mathew Imaging/WireImage A statue ofKobe Bryantwill soon be featured outside of the Los Angeles Lakers' Crypto.com Arena. Vanessa Bryant, the late NBA great’s widow, announced the news in avideoshared to the organization’s Instagram page, letting fans know that the statue will be unveiled on Feb. 8, 2024. Kobe and theirdaughter 13-year-old Giannadied in a 2020 helicopter crash that also claimed the lives of seven others....

Vanessa Bryant.Photo: ESPN The 39-year-old filed a legal complaint against Los Angeles County last year, claiming that leaked photos of the site of Kobe and Gianna’s fatal helicopter crash in January 2020 caused emotional distress. Vanessa Bryant and Kobe Bryant with two of their daughters, Natalia and Gianna, in 2018.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Hoping to get to the Calabasas crash site, Vanessa attempted to charter a helicopter but was denied due to weather conditions....

Vanessa Bryantbravely took the stage to eulogize her late husband and daughter,Kobeand Gianna Bryant, during the celebration of life for the Lakers icon on Monday. “Thank you all so much for being here, it means so much to us,” Vanessa, 37, began her speech at Staples Center after an introduction from Jimmy Kimmel. “I’d like to thank everyone for coming today. The outpouring of love and support that my family has felt from around the world has been so uplifting....

Vanessa Bryant shared a Sweet Tribute for Kobe during Taylor Swift’s concert.Photo:Vanessa Bryant/ Instagram Vanessa Bryant/ Instagram Vanessa Bryantkept her late husbandKobe Bryant’s memory alive as she visited SoFi Stadium on Thursday for theTaylor Swiftconcert. Bryant, 41, shared photos to herInstagramstory of the concert swag she wore to watch Swift perform and they were all devoted to memorializing Kobe and theirdaughter 13-year-old Gianna, who died in a 2020 helicopter crash that claimed the lives of seven more....

Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty; Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press via AP Vanessa Bryantis continuing to honor the legacies ofKobeandGianna Bryant. Bryant, 41, unveiled a refurbished basketball court in California’s Wilson Park on Friday, dedicated to the memories of her late husband and daughter. The Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation, in collaboration with BodyArmor, opened the court alongside murals of the late NBA legend and his daughter — whodied in a helicopter crashin January 2020....

Photo: Adrian Mesko Vanessa Hudgenswill be turning 31 soon — but no matter how old she gets, she’ll always be a sucker for Disney. “I have loved Minnie Mouse for as long as I can remember,” she told the outlet, as she playfully posed in her Minnie-inspired outfit, in honor of the mouse’s 91st birthday. “To me, Minnie is legendary.” It’s no surprise that Hudgens, 30, is a major fan of Disney, as the company was behind High School Musical, one of the star’s first major roles which skyrocketed her to stardom....

A group of some 150 veterans gather Sunday to clean up Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., in the wake of the deadly Capitol riot.Photo: Ben Peifer/courtesy David Smith On Sunday afternoon, David Smith, a 40-year-old Navy veteran, assembled a group of more than 150 veterans to clean up Pennsylvania Avenue. They had their work cut out for them: Days earlier, a mob of pro-Trump supporters had trodden down the iconic approach to the U....

Bowen Turner.Photo: Bamburg County Detention Center Chloe Bess was attending a party in June 2019 when Bowen Gray Turner sexually assaulted her,reportsThe Times and Democrat. The paper was in court for Friday’s plea hearing, where prosecutors explained Turner pulled Bess behind a truck, removed her pants along with her shirt, panties and bra, and then “forced himself sexually” on her. On Friday, Turner — who lives in Orangeburg — pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and battery, PEOPLE confirms through court records....

Viola Davis has stepped away from the film ‘G20’ in solidarity with the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.Photo:Christopher Polk/NBC/NBC via Getty Christopher Polk/NBC/NBC via Getty Viola Davisis taking a stand in solidarity with the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. The actress, 57, has stepped back from filming the action thrillerG20, despite theproject getting the union’s interim agreement necessaryto begin productionwithout violating strike terms, according toDeadline. “I love this movie, but I do not feel that it would be appropriate for this production to move forward during the strike,” theAirstar said in a statement to the outlet....

Fifty-six years ago, a photographer captured the now iconic snapshot of JFK Jr. peeking through his father’s Resolute Desk in the Oval Office while then-President John F. Kennedy worked. Now, a photo reminiscent of that famous moment is reaching viral heights. The new picture, which shows the 4-year-old daughter of newly-elected Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger playing at her mom’s feet during her victory speech, is being hailed on social media as an inspiring show of “the strength of a woman....