Penn Badgley was the surprise emcee of the 25th annual Young Lions Fiction Award ceremony, held at the New York Public Library on June 12. The prestigious award is given yearly to an American writer of a novel or short story collection who is aged 35 or younger.
https://people.com/25th-annual-young-lions-fiction-award-ceremony-11754…

Court documents obtained by PEOPLE allege that Katrina D. Favret and Robert M. Craig paid individuals in Indonesia to perform acts of 'sadistic' violence, genital mutilation and sexual abuse on monkeys.
https://people.com/monkey-torture-abuse-videos-federal-court-charges-11…

On Friday, June 13, Justin Bieber shared adorable snaps of himself holding his son Jack Blues, 9 months, at home. While the baby boy's face can't be seen in any of the photos, some of the pictures show the two near a pool and inside the house.
https://people.com/justin-bieber-shares-new-snaps-enjoying-dad-life-wit…

Former NFL star Barry Sanders is speaking out about the health scare he experienced last year, revealing that he suffered a heart attack during a recruiting trip for one of his sons.
https://people.com/nfl-star-barry-sanders-reveals-he-suffered-a-heart-a…

Days after she was the first Islander dumped from the villa, 'Love Island USA' season 7 star Belle-A Walker tells PEOPLE what she thinks of the backlash her BFF Huda Mustafa and Jeremiah Brown are getting over how closed-off they are so early on in the season
https://people.com/belle-a-defends-huda-and-jeremiah-amid-love-island-u…

Indiana Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton revealed that he and Fever star Caitlin Clark have a '24/7' group chat with his girlfriend Jade Jones and Clark's boyfriend Connor McCaffery.
https://people.com/tyrese-haliburton-caitlin-clark-have-24-7-group-chat…

Taylor Swift stepped out in style in a pricey head-to-toe designer outfit for her date night with Travis Kelce at the NHL Stanley Cup Final on June 12. Get the details on her look.
https://people.com/taylor-swift-wears-designer-look-travis-kelce-date-n…

Valerie Bertinelli and Mike Goodnough detailed what led to their split, while each are focused on self-growth and new beginnings moving forward
https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/valerie-bertinelli-and-m…

A groom was captured fainting at the altar as he stood by his bride on June 7 in Brazil.
https://people.com/groom-faints-at-the-altar-when-he-sees-his-bride-117…

Shakira spoke with BBC about an emotional high point in her show, which comes while she's singing "Acróstico." Shakira wrote the ballad for her children, Sasha, 10, and Milan, 12, as a promise to them that she'd stay strong amid the split from their father and her ex-partner Gerard Piqué.
https://people.com/shakira-says-her-sons-are-the-reason-why-i-m-alive-t…