Jennifer Lopez is receiving the Legend & Groundbreaker Award, and is one of Variety's 10 Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards honorees for her role in 'Unstoppable' at the Palm Springs Film Festival. She arrived at the event in a stunning lavender look.
https://people.com/jennifer-lopez-kicks-off-awards-season-sexy-look-pal…

An animal rescue group removed 23 dogs and puppies — some as young as five weeks old — from a trailer home in rural Tennessee after they were severely neglected, according to the Animal Rescue Corp (ARC).
https://people.com/23-dogs-and-puppies-rescued-from-tennessee-trailer-a…

Angelina Jolie opened up to 'W' magazine about how her mom Marcheline Bertrand's dedication to her career impacted both of their lives. Bertrand died in 2007 from cancer.
https://people.com/angelina-jolie-says-acting-became-harder-after-her-m…

More than 500 animals are dead due to smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at Plaza Latina Bazaar, a Dallas shopping center, on Jan. 3. Fire officials said the fire ‘did not reach the pet shop’ — but a ‘great deal of smoke did enter’ it.
https://people.com/579-animals-die-after-fire-dallas-shopping-center-pl…

A man wrote in a post on Reddit’s 'Am I the A------' forum that he told his girlfriend he didn't think his friend would want to date her friend because they weren't a match 'looks wise' — causing their first major fight.
https://people.com/man-tells-his-girlfriend-that-her-friend-isnt-match-…

Ariana Grande received the rising star award at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival on Friday, January 3
https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/ariana-grande-receives-ri…

University of Georgia football coach Kirby Smart’s dad, Sonny Smart, died after sustaining injuries in a fall ahead of the 2025 Sugar Bowl
https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/uga-coach-kirby-smarts-d…

Brianne Howey exclusively previews ‘Ginny & Georgia’ season 3 with Us Weekly — and why the episodes will be ‘surprising’
https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/brianne-howey-teases-surp…

Shortly after Texas mom Marisa Christie gave birth to three healthy baby girls, she experienced a medical emergency — and when she woke up from a medically-induced coma days later, she had no memory of giving birth.
https://people.com/mom-spent-6-days-in-coma-after-welcoming-triplets-ho…

Sonny Smart, the father of Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart, died on Jan. 4 due to complications from hip surgery. He was 76. Sonny fell and fractured his hip on Jan. 1 in New Orleans, where he was set to watch Kirby’s team play in the Sugar Bowl.
https://people.com/sonny-smart-dead-dad-of-georgia-head-football-coach-…