Keith Urban appeared on stage for the first time since his split from wife Nicole Kidman made headlines.
The singer did not wear his wedding ring and was in good spirits during his Thursday, October 2, concert at Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. While performing “Kiss a Girl,” Urban took a fan’s phone and FaceTimed their friend. And during a passionate rendition of the breakup song “You’ll Think of Me,” he tweaked the lyric “take your space and take your reasons” by adding the phrase “your bulls*** reasons.”
Urban’s guitarist Maggie Baugh was not onstage during Thursday’s show.
Us Weekly confirmed on Monday, September 29, that Urban, 57, and Kidman, 58, had separated after 19 years of marriage. Kidman filed for divorce one day later, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split.
Along with the divorce filing, Kidman submitted a marital dissolution agreement, which both she and Urban had signed. The agreement included a parenting plan, a child support plan and a “parenting seminar order.” While the agreement was signed by Kidman on September 6 and Urban on August 29, their date of separation was listed as Tuesday, September 30, which is the same day of Kidman’s divorce filing.
Kidman and Urban’s split came as a shock to some fans, but other observers noticed that the duo hadn’t posted about each other on their respective social media accounts in months. Urban last shared a snap of Kidman in May after winning the Triple Crown Award at the Academy of Country Music Awards, while the Oscar winner posted a tribute to her and Urban’s anniversary in June.
Keith Urban FaceTimed a fan during his October 2 concert.Courtesy of Us Weekly’s Elise Nelson
The couple, who share daughters Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith, 14, were last seen in public together in June at a soccer game in Nashville. (Kidman also shares daughter Isabella, 32, and son Connor, 30, with ex-husband Tom Cruise.)
Urban is in the midst of his High and Alive World Tour, which kicked off in May in Orange Beach, Alabama. The tour is set to wrap up on Friday, October 17, in Nashville.
The usual lyrics read: “When they’re tryna get to you, baby, I’ll be the fighter.” Instead, he instead offered a shout-out to his guitarist and rising country music star Baugh, according to a video shared via Instagram on Saturday, September 27.
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“When they’re tryna get to you, Maggie, I’ll be your guitar player,” Urban could be heard singing in the clip.
Baugh, 25, uploaded the video via social media with a series of emojis sharing her shock over his kind words. “Did he just say that,” she wrote in her caption.
When the clip resurfaced following Kidman and Urban’s split, some fans began to speculate that the lyric change was a subtle reference to the separation. (Urban has not publicly commented on the song switchup. He did not perform “The Fighter” on Thursday night.)
Last year, Baugh explained that Urban recruited her to play with him at the CMT Music Awards in April 2024. She impressed the Grammy winner so much that he soon invited her to join his touring band too.
“Working with [Keith] was like going to rock star school,” she told Pittsburgh Music Magazine last year. “He is a musical encyclopedia.”
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The performance of Attorney General (AG) Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda continues to generate mixed reactions among Malawians.
Some citizens believe that he has worked well in serving President Lazarus Chakwera but they argue that he has failed to serve the broader interests of the Malawian people.
One contributor bluntly said that he must be arrested, while another questioned what wrong he has actually done.
Others pointed to specific controversies, such as the so-called “butchery funds,” accusing him of misleading the public with false statements.
This view reinforces the perception that Nyirenda has not adequately defended Malawians in matters of public interest.
Another comment noted that while he has worked effectively in service to Chakwera, he has not worked effectively in service to the country.
Some Malawians, however, defended him, saying he has always tried to tell the truth.
Comparisons were also drawn between Nyirenda and former AG Kalekeni Kaphale, with some respondents observing stark differences in style and effectiveness.
Yet, other voices described him in harsh terms, calling him unfit for the position and accusing him of failing to fully understand the demands of his office.
One comment even suggested that his allegiance to the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) made it difficult for him to operate independently in defending the Constitution.
Others went further, saying he has failed in his duty to uphold the Constitution and protect the interests of ordinary citizens.
While a few expressed that Nyirenda had done his best under difficult circumstances, the dominant sentiment revealed public dissatisfaction.
Overall, the views reflect a deeply divided public opinion about the Attorney General’s legacy, with sharp criticism overshadowing the few supportive remarks.
The responses highlight a recurring theme in Malawi’s governance: the tension between serving political leadership and serving the wider citizenry.
Deeper Analysis: Accountability, Governance, and Public Trust
The debate surrounding Attorney General Nyirenda’s performance speaks to larger systemic challenges in Malawi’s governance.
At the heart of the criticism lies the perception that state institutions are too often captured by political interests, making it difficult for office bearers to act in the best interests of citizens.
An Attorney General, by constitutional design, is expected to defend the law, uphold the Constitution, and protect the people’s interests.
However, when the role is perceived to be aligned more with the political priorities of the ruling elite than with the needs of citizens, public trust erodes.
This erosion of trust has consequences beyond Nyirenda as an individual.
It reinforces a growing belief among Malawians that institutions of accountability—whether the Attorney General’s office, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) , or the Judiciary—are vulnerable to political manipulation.
When citizens feel that leaders are serving political figures rather than the nation, it deepens cynicism and weakens confidence in the rule of law.
The “butchery funds” controversy, frequently cited by Nyirenda’s critics, illustrates how lack of clarity and transparency in communication from government officials can fuel public suspicion.
Even if well-intentioned, conflicting narratives from authorities reinforce the perception of dishonesty and cover-ups, further undermining credibility.
This controversy, combined with perceptions of partisan loyalty, underscores the broader struggle Malawi faces: how to build truly independent institutions that stand above political influence.
The contrasting opinions—some praising Nyirenda’s truthfulness, others condemning him as unfit—reveal that Malawians still hold on to the hope of accountability, but remain disappointed when they feel betrayed.
Analysts argue that the office of the Attorney General, as the government’s chief legal advisor, must be beyond reproach if Malawi is to restore public trust in its institutions.
Nyirenda’s tenure, whether seen as loyal service or constitutional failure, highlights the delicate balance required in governance: upholding loyalty to the President while safeguarding the supreme interests of the nation.
Ultimately, this debate reflects Malawi’s ongoing democratic challenge—whether its institutions can rise above partisanship to serve all citizens equally, or whether they remain tools in the hands of political leadership.
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Loughlin — who was previously married to Michael Burns from 1989 to 1996 — later revealed to Entertainment Tonight in February 2018 that she and Giannulli “talked about doing a wedding” but ultimately decided, “Let’s get up and let’s go do it.”
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The pair welcomed their first child, daughter Bella, in September 1998. Loughlin and Giannulli expanded their family one year later with the birth of Olivia Jade. (Giannulli is also the father of son Gianni, 34, whom he shares with first wife Chris Giannulli.)
“He’s my guy, he’s my person,” Loughlin said of Mossimo in February 2018 after 20 years of marriage. She told Entertainment Tonight at the time that the key to their relationship was “communicating, it’s listening, it’s picking and choosing your battles. It’s being flexible, it’s all of that.”
Less than a year later, their marriage was tested when Loughlin and Mossimo were both arrested for their alleged involvement in the college admissions scandal. The pair were accused of falsifying their daughters’ participation on the crew team and paying $500,000 to get them into the University of Southern California.
Loughlin and her spouse pleaded not guilty to fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges in April 2019. As the couple awaited their fates, a source exclusively told Us Weekly the scandal was putting pressure on their relationship.
“Their daughter Bella is extremely concerned they’re going to get divorced,” an insider told Us in September 2019.
Loughlin and Mossimo changed their plea in May 2020, pleading guilty to charges of wire and mail fraud. Mossimo was sentenced to five months in prison and two years of supervised release with 250 hours of community service. He was released three weeks early in April 2021.
Loughlin, meanwhile, served two months at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California. She was released in December 2020 and began serving her two years of supervised release and 100 hours of community service.
The couple was ordered to pay $400,000 in fines, which they completed in November 2020.
Prior to their separation, the pair listed their Hidden Hills mansion in California for $16.5 million. The 11,800-square-foot house was put on the market in February.
Kate Middleton just turned a standard airplane exit into a full-on royal runway moment.
With the grace and poise of a future queen, the Princess of Wales, 43, made descending eight steep steps in sky-high stilettos look like a royal breeze on Thursday, October 2, while visiting RAF Coningsby for the first time since becoming its Royal Honorary Air Commodore.
In a video posted by Hello! Magazine, Kate could be seen walking backwards down the stairs with expert level precision in her four-inch pointed-toe heels, using one hand on the rail while mid-conversation.
“She really can do it all 😱😱😍😍😍😍” one person wrote in response to the clip. “That outfit is very chic. I’m absolutely shocked that she managed to climb out of a plane in high heels,” another agreed. A third joined the praise, writing, “Such an ergonomic move when wearing stilettos! Princess Kate is so stunning and elegant! The future queen of [the] United Kingdom.”
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Clad in a tailored grey checkered pantsuit, the mom of three — who shares Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, with husband Prince William — struck the perfect balance between military-inspired polish and modern sophistication. The blazer, cinched at the waist, accentuated her silhouette, while the slim-cut trousers gave a contemporary edge.
Kate opted for silver earrings with a blue diamond at the center and wore her signature bouncy blowout, tied back into a half-up, half-down ‘do.
During her visit, she got a close-up look at a Typhoon aircraft and got to sit in one while being given a tour of the new Typhoon Future Synthetic Training facility in Coningsby, England.
Her Royal Highness not only got a crash course about the station’s operational role, but also met Quick Reaction Alert personnel and families of people serving at the base, even sweetly getting down to eye level with children who were overjoyed to meet the Princess of Wales.
While on site, Kate revealed that Prince Louis wants to become a fighter pilot, according to People, stating, “I’m going to tell them it takes eight years and a lot of hard work.”
Kate recently treated her kids to a special afternoon out just days before her visit to RAF Coningsby, stopping by the set of the new Harry Potter TV series with her family.
According to the Daily Mail, Kate brought her three children to meet a few members of the cast and watch some scenes as the stars filmed the upcoming HBO show on September 26.
Kate has certainly returned to the royal fold and public eye following her cancer battle, announcing that she was in remission in January.
“[She’s] emphasizing her family and her well-being over [intense] duties,” an insider told Us Weekly in August. “It’s a decision that Kate and William made together.”
“They’ve established limits on what they will and will not do to protect their mental health and home life,” a second insider echoed. “While they take their responsibilities very seriously, they are not afraid to say no when necessary.”
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The Big Brother 27 houseguests are starting to reacclimate to the real world, and that means they have their phones back and are interacting with fans.
Winner Ashley Hollis, whose masterful social game led to her defeating runner-up Vince Panaro in a 6-1 vote in the finale, has seen fans criticizing him and third-place finisher Morgan Pope.
“FIRSTLY, No one deserves hate, not Morgan, not Vinny etc!” she wrote via X on Thursday, October 2. “These are real people, although I’m not close with Vinny and never had any type of relationship with him all season I still wish him the best and hope he’s doing well! 🙏🏾”
Fans were quick to point out that one of the first public posts that Ashley, 25, made after she was crowned the winner was throwing shade at Vince, 34. Ashley posted via Instagram a compilation of Vince criticizing her throughout the season, saying she did not deserve to win the game — or to make it far at all.
“There’s truly no better feeling than beating a cry baby in 6-1 vote whewww 🥳🤭🤭🤭🤭😉🍾,” she wrote in the caption of her post on September 29. “Should’ve gotten me out week one babes! Oh wait, you failed at that because I won the power of veto and took myself off the block! #itsquietaintnobacktalk 😏 #bb27 🤫🤫 #teamashley.”
She is standing by her comments.
“Aht aht I said what I said! 🗣️ #standingonbusiness,” she responded to one fan via X.
“The first thing you did after getting evicted was throw hate at Vince,” another follower replied. “A sore loser is bad a sore winner is worse.”
“He was an Ashley hater all season, one post… he will be fine 🤭,” Ashley fired back.
Ashley added in an interview with Us Weekly immediately after the finale that she “grew to like” Vince in the house.
“I actually did really grow to like Vince as a person throughout the game. He really is a nice guy,” she said. “Didn’t understand his gameplay and his jury management and giving people false hope. Didn’t really understand that part. But as a person, Vince was a nice guy overall.”
During the pair’s final two speeches to the jury, Ashley laid out her game, changing Vince’s perspective on the work she put in. She revealed to the jury that she is actually a lawyer and managed her threat level by playing dumb. Her mantra of turning enemies into allies resonated with the jury next to Vince, who she said “turned allies into enemies.”
“Anytime I saw a crack in anybody’s relationships, I took that crowbar and I opened it up more, and I stuck my way in there,” she told Us. “I attached myself to different people in the house and used them as shields in the game.”
Vince appeared to realize in real time that Ashley was earning votes throughout her speech, and he told Us that he did not handle the jury questioning as well as he could have.
“I knew I would probably get grilled a little bit,” he said. “They were pretty harsh on me, for sure. All of them were pretty, were pretty good questions, and I wasn’t the best [at] answering them.”
Justin Baldoni‘s production company Wayfarer Studios LLC was sued by The New York Times in September 2025 over a dismissed defamation case against the publication.
Baldoni and Wayfarer originally sued The New York Times for $250 million in December 2024 over accusations that the outlet libeled the actor in its coverage of Blake Lively’s sexual harassment suit against her It Ends With Us director and costar.
Baldoni and his associates alleged that The New York Times “cherry-picked” information to mislead readers about his dispute with Lively in its December 2024 article “We Can Bury Anyone: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine.” The New York Times has consistently stood behind its reporting.
A significant legal setback for Baldoni and Wayfarer took place in June 2025 when Judge Lewis J. Liman dismissed both Baldoni’s defamation suit against TheNew York Times and his $400 million countersuit against Lively. Three months later, The New York Times started legal proceedings against Wayfarer to recoup at least $150,000 in costs associated with Baldoni’s dismissed legal action, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly.
Us confirmed that Baldoni and Wayfarer were among a group of 10 plaintiffs — also including publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel, plus It Ends With Us producers James Heath and Steve Saraowitz — who began legal proceedings against The New York Times over its December 2024 article “We Can Bury Anyone: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine.”
Chief among their complaints was that The New York Times and its reporters Megan Twohey, Mike McIntire and Julie Tate supposedly “cherry-picked and altered communications stripped of necessary context” to make Lively look more favorable in her sexual harassment suit against Baldoni. The lawsuit accused Lively — who the actor also countersued at the same time — of engaging in a “strategic and manipulative” media campaign by creating false “sexual harassment allegations to assert unilateral control over every aspect of the production [of It Ends With Us].”
“The Times story relied almost entirely on Lively’s unverified and self-serving narrative, lifting it nearly verbatim while disregarding an abundance of evidence that contradicted her claims and exposed her true motives,” Baldoni and his fellow plaintiffs alleged in their lawsuit.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are filming ‘It Ends with Us’ in January 2024.Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
Baldoni specifically rebutted accusations in the Times article that he repeatedly entered Lively’s It Ends With Us trailer while she was breast-feeding and once showed her a “pornographic video” featuring a fellow producer’s wife.
“This claim is patently absurd,” Baldoni’s legal team insisted in their suit. “The video in question was a (non-pornographic) recording of [producer Jamey Heath’s] wife during a home birth — a deeply personal one with no sexual overtone. To distort this benign event into an act of sexual misconduct is outrageous and emblematic of the lengths to which Lively and her collaborators are willing to go to defame plaintiffs.”
In response to Wayfarer’s defamation suit, a New York Times spokesperson told Us that the role of “an independent news organization is to follow the facts where they lead.”
“Our story was meticulously and responsibly reported. It was based on a review of thousands of pages of original documents, including the text messages and emails that we quote accurately and at length in the article,” a rep for the outlet responded. “Those texts and emails were also the crux of a discrimination claim filed in California by Blake Lively against Justin Baldoni and his associates.”
According to the spokesperson, The New York Times planned to “vigorously defend against the lawsuit.”
Why Was Justin Baldoni’s Lawsuit Against The New York Times Dismissed?
Baldoni was dealt a double blow in June 2025 when Judge Liman dismissed both his lawsuit against The New York Times and his $400 million countersuit against Lively.
“The Wayfarer Parties have not alleged that Lively is responsible for any statements other than the statements in her CRD complaint, which are privileged,” Judge Liman ruled in his opinion and order filing on June 9. “The Wayfarer Parties have alleged that [Lively’s husband Ryan] Reynolds and [publicist Leslie] Sloane made additional statements accusing Baldoni of sexual misconduct and that the Times made additional statements accusing the Wayfarer Parties of engaging in a smear campaign.”
The judge went on, “But the Wayfarer Parties have not alleged that Reynolds, Sloane or the Times would have seriously doubted these statements were true based on the information available to them, as is required for them to be liable for defamation under applicable law. The Wayfarer Parties’ additional claims also fail. Accordingly, the Amended Complaint must be dismissed in its entirety.”
Judge Liman gave Baldoni and his legal team the chance to amend the dismissed claims for breach of implied covenant and tortious interference with contract, though the filmmaker’s lawyers opted not to do so.
Justin Baldoni in December 2024.Raymond Hall/GC Images
“The Court’s decision on the motion to dismiss has no effect whatsoever on the truth that there was no harassment nor any smear campaign, and it does not in any way affect our vigorous defense against Ms. Lively’s claims,” Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman told People in June 2025. “Discovery is proceeding [in Lively’s lawsuit] and we are confident that we will prevail against these factually baseless accusations. Instead of revising the existing claims, our clients will be pursuing additional legal options that are available to us.”
Lively’s lawyers Esra Hudson and Mike Gottlieb hailed the countersuit dismissal as “a total victory and a complete vindication for Blake Lively” in a statement to Us.
“As we have said from day one, this ‘$400 million’ lawsuit was a sham, and the Court saw right through it,” they said at the time. “We look forward to the next round, which is seeking attorneys’ fees, treble damages and punitive damages against Baldoni, Sarowitz, Nathan and the other Wayfarer Parties who perpetrated this abusive litigation.”
Why Did The New York Times Sue Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer?
The New York Times Company sought “compensatory and punitive damages” of at least $150,000 related to Baldoni’s dismissed defamation claim in a motion filed in New York’s Supreme Court in September 2025, according to court filings obtained by Us.
The company accused Baldoni of violating New York’s anti-SLAPP law against lawsuits that seek to “inhibit the exercise of free speech and harass publishers by forcing them to expend time and resources on baseless litigation.” If Baldoni is found to have violated the law, he and Wayfarer associates may be required to pay “costs and attorney’s fees” related to their original suit.
“It is now well-established that news coverage of matters of public interest fall within the scope of the law,” the New York Times lawsuit asserted.
The New York Times building in September 2025.Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
The legal filing accused Baldoni of wrongly pursuing allegations of “false light” and “promissory fraud” against The New York Times, particularly over the timing of the publication of “We Can Bury Anyone: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine.” In his original filing, Baldoni accused The New York Times of violating a promise to hold off publication of the article until “noon on December 21, 2024” to give the filmmaker adequate time to respond.
The New York Times published the article just after 10 a.m. ET on December 21 but only after “receiving comment from the attorney for Wayfarer and its affiliates,” according to the publication.
“The Amended Complaint tried to construe the email as promising that the Article would not be published before noon on December 21, 2024,” the Times’ legal team argued.
The New York Times Company subsequently alleged that Judge Liman’s June 2025 dismissal of Baldoni’s defamation claim proved that the actor’s accusations “lacked any basis in fact or law.”
“The District Court’s opinion makes clear that Wayfarer and its affiliates both commenced and continued the lawsuit against The Times without a substantial basis in fact and law,” The New York Times asserted.
The New York Times Company is seeking “reasonable costs, attorney’s fees and disbursements” pursuant to New York civil rights law, plus “further relief as [the] Court deems just and proper.”
In response to this latest suit, Baldoni’s lawyer Freedman told People: “Win, lose or draw, we refuse to cave to power brokers even in the face of seemingly impossible odds.”
“We continue to stand tall for a reason: the pursuit of truth, in the face of giants,” Freedman went on. “Our unwillingness to compromise our values, no matter the odds or the outcome, reflects a simple conviction that standing up for the truth and what is right matters. If the current laws protect legacy media in this manner, perhaps it’s up to us to ignite that change.”
Meanwhile, Lively’s sexual harassment trial against Baldoni is expected begin in March 2026.
