Mar. 15, 2025
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in ‘Wicked: Part One’.Photo:Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures
Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures
Fans of the Broadway hitWickedwere surprised when directorJon M. Chuannounced that hismovie adaptationwould besplit into two separate installments.
“It became increasingly clear that it would be impossible to wrestle the story ofWickedinto a single film,” the director, 45,wrote in a social media letterin 2022. “With more space, we can tell the story ofWickedas it was meant to be told while bringing even more depth and surprise to the journeys of these beloved characters.
Mar. 15, 2025
Matthew Felker in 2018 and in the ‘Toxic’ music video.Photo:Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty; Britney Spears/YouTube
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty; Britney Spears/YouTube
Matthew Felker is behind the camera for his latest project, but it wasn’t long ago that he was starring on the screen.
The 44-year-old director and executive producer of the new docuseriesAfter Baywatch: Moment in the Sun— premiering Aug. 28 on Hulu — recently reminisced with PEOPLE on 20 years ago, when he was a newly minted model and actor starring inBritney Spears’s “Toxic” music video.
Mar. 15, 2025
Amanda Knox on ‘Good Morning America’ in 2018.Photo:Paula Lobo/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty
Paula Lobo/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty
Thecase of Amanda Knoxgripped the world’s attention for years.
In November 2007, Knox — then a 20-year-old Seattle college student studying abroad in Perugia, Italy — found herself at the center of a murder investigation when her roommate, 21-year-old British exchange student Meredith Kercher, was found dead, partially clothed and with her throat slashed in their apartment.
Mar. 15, 2025
Jackelin Perez.Photo:Facebook
Facebook
A 21-year-old pregnant woman who recently moved to Washington State has disappeared under “suspicious” circumstances, according to local law enforcement.
Perez recently immigrated to the U.S. with her husband, who is not named in the police statement. She moved here from Guatemala and speaks limited English, police say.
Crossley says police estimate Perez disappeared between 6 p.m. and 7 p..m. local time on Sunday, and her husband reportedly came home around 20 minutes after her disappearance.
Mar. 15, 2025
Regis Philbin signing the $1M check for ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ winner John Carpenter and his wife, Debbie ; First-ever winner of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ John Carpenter in 2017.Photo:John Carpenter/ X ; Maria Melin /ABC via Getty
John Carpenter/ X ; Maria Melin /ABC via Getty
In November 1999,John Carpentermade history as the first person to winWho Wants to Be a Millionaire,but the prize proved to be far less life-changing than many had anticipated.