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the Los Angeles fires.Taking to social media, Pratt — whose entire home was burned down in the Palisades fire — sprung into action to defend the “This Is Us” star in the wake of controversy.“Let me tell you about Mandy Moore. Mandy Moore, when I was younger, shout-out Mandy Moore. She booked my hotel for me because she was such a nice friend,” the “Hills” alum, 41, said in a TikTok video.“Just as a friend, she booked my hotel in New York — I had never been to New York.

Hoda Kotb’s last episode of “Today with Hoda & Jenna” on Friday, the journalist got a surprise visit from her former co-host.At first, Gifford, 71, appeared in a video message from her home in Tennessee under the pretense that she couldn’t make it in-person. Shortly after the clip ended, the author appeared onstage to say a proper goodbye as Kotb, 60, sat with her jaw dropped.“I love you so much that I was thinking to myself, ‘I sure hope Kath comes,'” the anchor admitted to Gifford.

left the daily live broadcast after 26 years at NBC.“Brought to you by Kleenex,” Bush Hager stated to the live studio audience at the start of the show.In honor of their last show together, Bush Hager read an emotional letter about their time as co-hosts. Kotb’s family and friends were in the audience — including her two daughters Haley 7, and Hope, 5, sister, brother, sister-in-law, nieces and her closest friends.“Dearest Hoda,” she began. “Five years ….

Lisa Kudrow recently discovered a secret note from her late friend and “Friends” co-star Matthew Perry — one year after the beloved actor’s death.Appearing on the “Drew Barrymore Show” Tuesday, Kudrow, 61, revealed that the note was penned by Perry during the filming of the “Friends” finale back in 2004.“Matthew gave that to me at the end of our last episode,” Kudrow, who played Phoebe Buffay on the hit NBC sitcom, told Barrymore.“I had recently found the note that he had in it for me. I hadn’t opened it up or looked inside of it.

accused of raping a 13-year-old girl with Diddy in a recently amended lawsuit, in which the unnamed female — known as Jane Doe — claimed the rappers took turns assaulting her at an afterparty following the 2000 Video Music Awards. Jay-Z denied the “heinous” allegations, calling the lawsuit a “blackmail attempt.”Here’s a look back at Diddy and Jay-Z’s decades-long friendship.The pair collaborated on each other’s 1997 albums following the death of their mutual friend Notorious B.I.G.

packed up and moved to the Cotswolds in England, leaving their Montecito, California, lifestyle behind.The duo, who wed in 2008, grew close to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex after the royals moved to the neighborhood following their exit from royal life in 2020.As they get accustomed to life in the UK, it appears as though Harry and the “Suits” alum, 43, are planning to “stay close” to the couple despite their trans-Atlantic move, a source told InTouch.“Harry has already been giving them all sorts of advice on the Cotswolds,” a source told the outlet.

Cynthia Erivo is standing up for her co-star.The “Wicked” actress, 37, was asked about Ariana Grande’s comments on being bullied online while at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival and didn’t hold back with her response.“I think cyberbullying is quite dangerous, to be honest, because it’s easy to be behind the computer and type words about a person you don’t know anything about,” Erivo said, per Deadline on Friday. “I think that the more we can protect ourselves from that the better.”“The best way to support someone who is going through that is really to be a counterpoint to whatever is coming at that person,” the “Harriet” star continued.

tragic death at 31, his former One Direction bandmates — including Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson — are now reevaluating their bond.“[Liam’s death] was a wake-up call for all of them. Prior, they kept in touch sporadically but didn’t have close friendships at all,” a source told Us Weekly on Wednesday.The insider noted that the boy band members have since pledged to mend their friendships.“They’re all still mourning but are checking in on each other and feel closer than they have in years,” continued the source. “It brought them back together.”Styles, 30, Tomlinson, 32, and Malik and Horan, both 31, all attended Payne’s private funeral in Amersham, England, last month.

on Instagram, the pair can be seen attending various events around the globe.In the clip, set to Coldplay’s “A Sky Full of Stars,” Markle is heard addressing a group of women at a recent Thanksgiving event, saying, “When you show up in community, you find that group that makes you feel like home, but often times you’ll also find yourself again.”Elsewhere, Harry, 40, can be heard saying, “Every single one of you inspire me and you inspire us every single day. So please continue to be there to support each other.”The tax filing also reveals that the Sussexes’ Archewell foundation received more than $5.3 million in grants, including one major $5 million donation.

Friendsgiving on Monday and shared “a few scenes” from the pre-Thanksgiving gathering on her Instagram story. The “Friends” alum, 55, posted a photo showing a series of blurry, mostly black-and-white Polaroid snaps of her, “Friends” co-star Courteney Cox, 60, and other revelers as they enjoyed the occasion. “A few scenes from Friendsgiving,” Aniston wrote in a caption across her Instagram story along with a heart emoji.

for wearing a bald cap to support his “Full House” co-star Dave Coulier following his cancer diagnosis.Coulier confirmed last week that he’s undergoing chemotherapy for his “very aggressive” stage 3 cancer battle.But Stamos’ well-intentioned gesture of donning a bald cap in a photo alongside the actor, who had lost his hair due to chemo, instantly landed him in hot water.“I’m so shocked. It’s just embarrassing,” he told TMZ this week about the backlash he had received.“What they should be doing instead of making silly little videos or doing comments, they should call their doctor, make an appointment — like that’s the whole point of this,” he added.

Prince Harry did not join in on the celebrations.The “Suits” alum rocked a black bustier top and a pair of wide-legged pants to match for the occasion, which she teamed up with a pair of heels and minimal gold jewelry.As the night progressed, Markle even took to the dance floor where she joined a gospel choir that performed at the launch party.In a clip shared online by jeweler Maya Brenner, the former working royal can be seen busting out a few moves alongside her glam squad and best pals; hairstylist Serge Normant and makeup artist, Daniel Martin.Normant, who famously created Markle’s bridal hairstyles for her 2018 wedding to Harry, is believed to have introduced the former actress to Lee, the host of Thursday night’s star-studded event.“Kadi has a mastery of hair health, and her Highbrow Hippie collection is a perfect reflection of that,” Markle told InStyle magazine of Lee’s new haircare line.

on “Full House” alongside the late comedian for eight seasons from 1987 to 1995 made him family.When he died at age 65 in 2022, Bure kept one very important piece of wisdom in mind.“I try to remember to tell all the people I love that I love them every time I see them,” the “Fuller House” alum exclusively told The Post at the Scleroderma Research Foundation’s “Cool Comedy – Hot Cuisine” event earlier this month. “Tell the people that you love that you love them. Don’t leave the room without it.”Another way Bure emulates Saget? As she put it, “I try to laugh a lot.”And it’s safe to say the actor is never far from Bure’s mind.

Ben Affleck recently revealed that in this business, anything could lead to the end of his career.“We’re all subject to this sort of insecurity in this business,” the 52-year-old told Deadline earlier this month. “Whether we’re actors or directors or writers, the phone could stop ringing for us.”“This is the only thing I can count on, this upfront money. I don’t know when this might go away,” Affleck continued.

Duchovny’s “Fail Better” podcast. “We know each other very deeply and yet we don’t know each other either in some weird way,” said Duchovny, 64, per People.“I don’t know that we ever sat down and said, ‘Hey, what was your childhood like?’”Anderson, 56, recalled, “We didn’t. And why would we? We were busy.” Duchovny starred as the open-minded special agent Mulder, while Anderson played the more skeptical special agent Scully on the hit Fox show from 1993 to 2002.

Mike Wolfe is shedding light on the life of his late friend Frank Fritz.The two were co-hosts of the History Channel reality show “American Pickers” for 22 seasons. Fritz died last month at 60 years old, and now Wolfe, 60, is reflecting on their decadeslong friendship and Fritz’s private battle with opioid addiction.“Here’s the deal,” Wolfe told People magazine on Monday.

Access Hollywood that the famous gymnasts had a falling out after the 2008 Beijing Games, but they made up eight years later. In 2018, the pair spoke about their friendship rift in a YouTube sitdown at Liukin’s Grander Summit in Boston. Liukin explained that she decided to “fix” things with Johnson after learning she wasn’t invited to Johnson’s 2016 wedding to Andrew East.Their path to reconciliation started with Johnson writing an email that she described as “a love letter” to Liukin while sitting in an airport in Dallas, near Liukin’s hometown.

Jamie Foxx is back in action.On Friday, Netflix released the teaser for the comedian’s comedy special “Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was …” which drops on December 10.In the 18-second clip, Foxx is heard saying, “I said, ‘If I can stay funny, I can stay alive.’ I’m back.”The news comes on the heels of a report that the “Soul” actor spoke about Sean “Diddy” Combs being “responsible” for his hospitalization, which occurred last year during filming of the Netflix show.However, three eyewitnesses who attended tapings of Foxx’s comedy show had different recollections of what the star said.Earlier this month, Choke No Joke, who is a videographer, told Comedy Hype he attended two of Foxx’s three shows, which filmed on Oct. 4, 5 and 6 at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta.The next day, Comedy Hype uploaded a YouTube video in which Choke said, “Jamie has a special coming out on Netflix called ‘What Had Happened Was,’ and I went to the taping of it.

tragic death at 65 in 2022, the musician, 47, lost a close friend but continues to live by the words and actions the late comedian taught him.“Being there for other people,” Mayer exclusively told The Post during the Scleroderma Research Foundation’s “Cool Comedy • Hot Cuisine” event in LA on Tuesday. “Knowing when to remind someone that their troubles aren’t as bad as they might think by joking about it and getting them to laugh.”“I think Bob was one of those rare people who could press on those walls of rules,” continued the artist.

“Happy’s Place,” which also stars Reba McEntire, the WB sitcom’s former matriarch. “All I can share is that Steve Howey,” Peterman, 53, teased exclusively to The Post during the Alzheimer’s Association’s Dance Party to End ALZ on Sunday. “I can just say that Steve Howey maybe stops by ‘Happy’s Place.’ Let’s just say, ‘Happy’s Place’ just got happier when Steve Howey stopped by.”Peterman, Howey, 47, and McEntire, 69, starred on “Reba” for all six seasons from 2001 to 2007 alongside JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Christopher Rich, Scarlett Pomers and Mitch Holleman.

The “Friends” alum died on Oct. 28, 2023, at his home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. An autopsy performed by the Los Angeles County coroner revealed he died from a ketamine overdose.