Julia Roberts Makes Rare Comment About Her 3 Adult Children

Julia Roberts gushed over her children as she gave a rare glimpse into her family life.

Appearing on the Wednesday, October 1 episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, the actress, 57, shared what it was like being a mom now that her kids are all grown up and out of the house. (Roberts shares twins Hazel and Phinnaeus, 20, and son Henry, 18, with husband Danny Moder, 56.)

“It’s all fun. Honestly it is all so delicious and my kids… I know everyone thinks their kids are great … well. I think my kids are great,” she said. “I just love hanging out with them and spending time with them and fortunately we have had lots of visits along the way of this emptiness.”

For her late night talk show appearance, Roberts wore a suit that honored the one she wore to the Golden Globes in the 90s. The 1990 Armani outfit also has a special connection to Roberts’ family.

Julia Roberts Celebrates ‘Wild Rumpus of Life’ With Throwback Pic of Twins

Speaking to Extra on September 30, Roberts revealed that not only does she still have the outfit, her son Henry “just had it on the other day.”

During the interview, she recalled how she initially tried on clothes in Armani’s women’s section before heading to the men’s department where she found the suit that would go on to be ojne of her most memorable red carpet outfits.

“And I went upstairs to the men’s department. I remember I put the suit on and I loved it,” she said. “I was very taken with myself.”

Julia Roberts Poses in Rare Photo with Her and Daniel Moder s 3 Kids
Julia Roberts and her kids pose for a family picture. Courtesy of Daniel Moder/Instagram

Roberts married Moder in 2002 at her ranch in Taos, New Mexico. The couple had met two years prior on the set of the 2000 film The Mexican.

The Pretty Woman star told CBS Mornings in 2022 that she adores the life she shares with her husband and kids.

“The life that I’ve built with my husband, the life that we’ve built with our children [is a dream come true],” she said. “And that’s the best stuff, to come home at the end of the day triumphantly to them.”

Julia Roberts Shares Rare Photo of Son Henry on His 18th Birthday

While Roberts and Moder are generally pretty private about their family life, the Erin Brockovich star divulged in an interview with 72 Magazine on September 10 that pair were relatively strict parents when raising their kids.

“I think they were, for sure, some of the last kids in their peer groups to get phones and stuff like that. When they were younger, certainly, Danny and I would have been considered some of the stricter parents,” she said. “Not like we’re laying down the law, but these are the rules and they don’t change. Here’s the boundary of your life and it does not shift. You know, you don’t ask me and get an answer and then go ask dad and get a different answer. That doesn’t happen. It will never happen.”

She added, “I think that is what creates the stability that then allows them to feel secure because you know there is this fixed world of love and safety that exists unconditionally.”

The post Julia Roberts Makes Rare Comment About Her 3 Adult Children appeared first on The Maravi Post.

Todd Chrisley Was ‘Not in Favor’ of Savannah Airing Their Family Drama

Todd Chrisley has admitted he was not a fan of daughter Savannah airing their family’s dirty laundry on TV.

Speaking on the Wednesday, October 1 episode of the “Chrisley Confessions 2.0.” podcast, Todd said he would have preferred the drama between Savannah her grandfather, Harvey Hughes, to stay private.

“Well, I look at it from the perspective of and, and you know, when I say this, you’re going to know that, because I’ve already said it, I feel like some situation less is more, right?”  Todd, 56, told his wife Julie, 52.

He added, “And you know that I was not in favor once I found out that this had been aired on, and she had said some of the things she’d said.”

Todd Chrisley Says It’s ‘Heartbreaking’ Watching His Kids Fight on New Show

Todd explained that he thought Savannah, 28, should have dealt with her issues with her grandfather, who is Julie’s father, off-air, out of respect for her mother.

“If you want to call him out for, you know, not being there for you and not being the grandfather that he should have been then, that should have been done off air but it wasn’t my choice,” he continued. “I don’t get to make it. I don’t get to feel hurt. I don’t know how she feels, I know how she says that she feels… that everything was done for Chase, nothing was done for her, right?”

While he would have preferred his family members to be more discreet when butting heads, Todd did admit it was true that Hughes did favor Savannah’s brother Chase, 29, over her while the siblings were growing up.

 “It really has been that way her whole life, right? And so I think that that’s accumulated from childhood, because, let’s just face it, your dad is not noted for building women up. Your dad is from a whole other different generation.”

GettyImages-978428946 Todd Chrisley Was Not in Favor of Savannah Airing Their Family Drama.jpg
Julie and Todd Chrisley. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)

Tension was evident during the premiere episode of Lifetime’s The Chrisleys: Back to Reality that aired in September.

Hughes seemingly had issues with the way Savannah dealt with her parents being released from prison following a presidential pardon from Donald Trump in May. (Todd and Julie had been serving prison sentences for bank fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion.)

During the episode’s interaction, a frustrated Savannah was seen mouthing the words, “I hate him!”

Inside the Chrisley Family Dynamic After Todd and Julie Went to Prison

For her part, Julie shared in the podcast how hard it is to see her daughter and father at odds, admitting she feels “sad” about the bad blood.

“Because that is my dad, and that is my daughter. You know, as you said throughout this last podcast and this one, everybody processes their pain differently,” she said. “I hope that they can come to common ground, and I hope that they can find a place, because that is her grandfather, that is his granddaughter. So I’m very conflicted about it, so I have truly been in prayer over it.”

Julie added that she can also understand why Savannah feels the way she feels about Hughes.

“I feel like there’s some validity in it, because, and I think my dad was up front, he said, ‘You know, I have. I have failed you,” Julie said.

The post Todd Chrisley Was ‘Not in Favor’ of Savannah Airing Their Family Drama appeared first on The Maravi Post.

Upbeat for Malawi ahead Brazil’s COP30 summit

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Climate Change, Dr Yusuf Mkungula has urged those scheduled to attend Thirtieth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30), scheduled to take place in Belém, Brazil, from 10th to 21st November 2025, to be organised and speak with one voice.

Dr Mkungula said this in Lilongwe on Thursday during the second National Stakeholders preparatory meeting.

He said the 30th Session of the Conference of Parties has the unique benefit of building on the significant outcomes of COP 29, with the Global Stocktake outcomes clearly highlighting the need for more ambitious national targets, whilst noting that there is a significant gap in achieving the 1.5 Degrees Celsius temperature target.

“For Malawi, as a climate-vulnerable Least Developed Country, COP 30 is a platform to ensure our voice is heard and our priorities include: climate finance, adaptation ambition, loss and damage, just energy transition, and nature-based solutions.

“It is due to this spirit that we have successfully chaired the Least-Developed Countries (LDC) Group since 2024, and I would like to encourage all to invoke the same spirit as we attend COP 30 to make our voice heard as Malawi, and as a member of the LDC group, as well as the African Group all falling into the group of G77 and China,” said Dr Mkungula.

The Principal Secretary encouraged participants to approach COP 30 with a full understanding of Malawi’s position, national priorities, challenges, and gaps as they participate in the negotiations and various multilateral and bilateral engagements.

Rabi Gaudo, UNDP’s Resilience and Sustainable Growth Portfolio Manager, commended the Government of Malawi for its strong leadership in coordinating national climate action, which is the very foundation upon which global climate ambition is built.

Gaudo said the preparatory meeting is a vital step in ensuring that Malawi enters the negotiations with a unified, coherent, and impactful voice.

“The impacts of climate change on Malawi are profound and far-reaching. Increasingly frequent droughts, floods, and unpredictable rainfall patterns continue to erode hard-won development gains, threaten food security, and deepen socio-economic inequalities.

“These effects weigh most heavily on the most vulnerable among women, young people, and marginalised communities. As we look toward COP30, our shared task is clear: to turn commitments into concrete, sustainable action,” he said.

Gaudo added that Malawi must move beyond negotiating positions alone and ensure that climate action is visible, measurable, and transformative, adding that solutions being championed must be inclusive, equitable, and innovative, ensuring that no one is left behind.

He added,” COP30 represents a critical milestone in global climate diplomacy. It will set the trajectory for the next decade of climate action, guided by the enhanced ambition of the third cycle of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

“For Malawi, this is an opportunity not only to present its revised NDCs but also to show how our strategies are both aligned with global targets and rooted in national realities”.

The post Upbeat for Malawi ahead Brazil’s COP30 summit appeared first on The Maravi Post.

Horrifying 911 Audio of Iryna Zarutska Stabbing, Witness Saw Ton of Blood

The 911 audio of the Iryna Zarutska fatal stabbing aboard a North Carolina train captures the sheer horror right after the unprovoked attack … with callers seemingly resigned to the fact she was already dead. TMZ obtained the audio recording of…

The post Horrifying 911 Audio of Iryna Zarutska Stabbing, Witness Saw Ton of Blood appeared first on The Maravi Post.

White House Shutdown Cuts, Government Services Interrupted, Gaza City Evacuation

President Trump’s budget director is canceling billions in projects and threatening mass layoffs as the White House uses the government shutdown to push for deeper spending cuts. The shutdown’s ripple effects are spreading nationwide, with key federal services slowing or stopping. And in Gaza, Israel has issued a final evacuation order, warning that anyone who remains in Gaza City will be treated as a militant as Hamas considers changes to Trump’s ceasefire plan.

Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.

<

p class=”readrate”>Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Dana Farrington, Russell Lewis, Miguel Macias, Mohamad ElBardicy and Alice Woelfle.

<

p class=”readrate”>

<

p class=”readrate”>It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Lindsay Totty

<

p class=”readrate”>

<

p class=”readrate”>We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange. 

Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NPR Privacy Policy

The post White House Shutdown Cuts, Government Services Interrupted, Gaza City Evacuation appeared first on The Maravi Post.

What’s Next for Chicago Fire’s Kidd and Severide After Shocking Baby Loss?

Chicago Fire’s Stella Kidd and Kelly Severide’s road to parenthood was upended once again during the season 14 premiere — so what’s next for the couple?

Warning: Spoilers below from Chicago Fire season 14, episode 1.

During the Wednesday, October 1, of Chicago Fire, fans learned that Kidd’s season 13 finale pregnancy reveal was not meant to be. After Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) and Severide (Taylor Kinney) met with their doctor, Kidd was told that she suffered a miscarriage just one week after she took the pregnancy test.

“The good news is that there’s nothing in the exam or the labs to suggest any issues that would stop you from having a healthy pregnancy in the future,” the doctor told them, but Kidd was visibly in shock over the news.

Chicago Fire’s Miranda Rae Mayo on If Stella or Severide Will Be Bad Cop Parent

Severide responded, “That’s great to hear,” but Kidd was in a fog. After the appointment, Kidd started to cry and apologized to her husband, thinking out loud, “I should’ve waited a couple days to tell you or taken another test.”

“You don’t have to apologize for anything. We’re in this together. Every step of the way,” Severide replied, trying to reassure Kidd that it’s OK that the pregnancy didn’t work out. (Last season, the couple also experienced heartbreak when their adoption of a baby fell through at the last minute.)

What Is Next for Chicago Fires Kidd and Severide After Shocking Baby Update Miranda Rae Mayo
Peter Gordon/NBC

At the end of the season 14 premiere, Kidd and Severide received a surprise visit from Terry, who was previously in charge of their failed baby adoption.

Instead of proposing a new baby for the couple to care for, he asked them if they’d be “willing” to meet a teenager who is about to be removed from his group home and become his foster parents.

‘Chicago Fire’ Season 14 Questions Answered: Will Carver and Violet Last?

The episode ended with the firefighters stunned by the concept, which showrunner Andrea Newman revealed is exactly what they wanted for Kidd and Severide this season.

Newman exclusively told Us Weekly and Give Me My Remote on Thursday, September 25, that Kidd’s “hesitations” about getting pregnant — partly because she was raised by her aunt after her parents’ deaths as a teen — was “haunting” her when she discovered she was expecting so soon after the failed adoption.

What Is Next for Chicago Fires Kidd and Severide After Shocking Baby Update Season 14
Peter Gordon/NBC

“We all saw how Severide reacts, and he is so happy and so joyous. So in that moment, any hesitation [Kidd] had, and seeing him react that way went out the window, but that’s still underneath,” Newman shared. “We thought it would be interesting to explore for Kidd [that] when she finds out the pregnancy has not stayed around, she’s carrying guilt for that. She’s carrying guilt because she knew that she wasn’t 100 percent in the way that Severide was 100 percent.”

One Chicago’s Most Memorable Couples

The showrunner explained that moving forward Kidd and Severide will be “shifting gears” and learning in the moment that “there’s no way to plan every step” of becoming parents.

What Is Next for Chicago Fires Kidd and Severide After Shocking Baby Update Taylor Kinney
Peter Gordon/NBC

“They had one story in their head of what family was going to look like, and now a new story is going to be written for them,” Newman teased, noting that Kidd helping Natalie, a teen she saved as a child from a fire, during season 13, and losing her own parents as a teenager will continue to shape that story.

She added, “At the end of the day, it’s a lot of obstacle courses and wrenches thrown in a couple that you know is very much in love — but there’s always going to be challenges that come with being a parent, and that’s very much so for them and how they manage this.”

Chicago Fire airs on NBC Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET.

The post What’s Next for Chicago Fire’s Kidd and Severide After Shocking Baby Loss? appeared first on The Maravi Post.

Nina Dobrev Breaks Silence on Zac Efron Dating Rumors

Nina Dobrev is breaking her silence on the rumors that she and Zac Efron are romantically linked following her split from Shaun White.

Dobrev, 36, was asked by TMZ on Wednesday, October 1 about Efron, 37, after photos of the pair looking cozy on vacation went viral last month. The snaps came just one week after news emerged of the TVD alum’s split from White, 39, after five years together.

“Anything to that Zac Efron thing?” a TMZ reporter asked Dobrev, who shook her head no in response.

“You’re just mates?” the reporter asked in a follow-up question. Confirming that was the case, Dobrev replied, “Yeah.”

The Truth About Nina Dobrev and Zac Efron’s Relationship After Their Vacation

The actress also shared how she was dealing with facing a breakup in the public eye, revealing her stance on what’s next.

“You know what? I’m excited for the future and the only thing that’s guaranteed is change,” she told the outlet.

Rumors began to swirl that Dobrev and Efron were romantically linked when they were spotted together in Europe during a spate of recent outings.

They both attended crypto billionaire Brad Garlinghouse‘s wedding in the South of France on September 20 and appeared separately in mutual friend Keleigh Teller’s Instagram Stories from the big day.

The same weekend, Dobrev and Efron were photographed onboard a yacht with Chase Crawford, Keleigh and her husband, Miles, per photos obtained by Deux Moi.

GettyImages-2213285199 Nina Dobrev Breaks Silence on Zac Efron Dating Rumors.jpg
Nina Dobrev and Shaun White. 2213285199 MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA – MAY 03: (L-R) Nina Dobrev and Shaun White attend Amex x CARBONE BEACH 2025 on May 03, 2025 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for Amex x Carbone Beach)

The Daily Mail published photos on September 18 of Dobrev and Efron swimming in the sea just off the Italian coastline — fueling romance rumors even further.

Despite the speculation, an insider confirmed to Us Weekly last month that Dobrev and Efron are not an item and that their relationship is purely platonic.

“Nina and Zac are not dating and have been good friends for over a decade,” a source exclusively told Us. “Their friends always joke that they should date, but that is not what is going on. They have been there for each other through many phases of life and have always had each other’s back.”

Us Weekly learned in September that Dobrev and White had called off their engagement after five years together.

Dobrev and White initially sparked dating speculation in February 2020. Us broke the news two months later that they were officially together.

Inside Nina Dobrev and Shaun White’s ‘Next Steps’ After Their Split: Source

The snowboarder popped the question to Dobrev with a five-carat ring from designer Lorraine Schwartz at The Golden Swan in New York City in October 2024.

After their split, a source told Us exclusively that Dobrev was heartbroken about her relationship with the Olympian ending.

“Nina is devastated,” the insider shared. “They had finally started planning the wedding and things were in motion.”

In October 2021, White opened up to Us about their relationship, which was long distance at the time.

“We have a nice little system of how to stay in touch,” he explained. “Plane tickets are pretty much booked for any opportunity that we can go see one another. So, I know during the holiday break, we’re going to meet up, and we’re going to meet up again probably around Christmas time. Anything that happens in between, then I’ll jet over and see her. You just make it work.”

He added: “I think that’s the goal of it all and the key to it all is just making the time. [Nina’s] super organized and on top of it, so I give it to her. She always finds a way to make it happen.”

The post Nina Dobrev Breaks Silence on Zac Efron Dating Rumors appeared first on The Maravi Post.

‘Emily in Paris’ Costars Ashley Park and Paul Forman Break Up

Ashley Park and Paul Forman have called it quits … TMZ has learned. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … the “Emily in Paris” stars’ relationship ended in the last month or so. It’s unclear what caused the split, or who ultimately pulled…

The post ‘Emily in Paris’ Costars Ashley Park and Paul Forman Break Up appeared first on The Maravi Post.

‘Breaking Bad’s Raymond Cruz Won’t Be Prosecuted for Spraying Woman With Hose

Raymond Cruz’s “Breaking Bad” character Tuco Salamanca might’ve done some hard time on the show … but, the actor won’t face a day in jail for spraying his neighbor with a hose. The L.A. City Attorney’s Office tells TMZ … after reviewing the…

The post ‘Breaking Bad’s Raymond Cruz Won’t Be Prosecuted for Spraying Woman With Hose appeared first on The Maravi Post.