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Avantika Vandanapu and Amanda Seyfried.Photo:Avantika Vandanapu/InstagramAmanda SeyfriedandMean Girls’ new Karen are twinning!Original star Seyfried and Avantika, who plays the beloved character in the new musical reimagining, shared an Instagram snap together on Thursday, both mimicking Karen’s daffy nature.“Karen meet Karen 🎬🎀,” Seyfried, 38, wrote in hercaption, while Avantika’scaptionread, “mother is a karen. @mingey and happy belated birthday reneé!”While Seyfried played the role of Karen in the first 2004 film alongsideLindsay Lohan, 38, andRachel McAdams, 45, andLacey Chabert, 41, Avantika is filling the shoes of the character in the new 2024 version ofMean Girl, which is in theaters now....

Amber Heardis focusing on moving forward. Five months after the conclusion of her and exJohnny Depp’s defamation trial, a source tells PEOPLE that theAquamanstar, 36, “is focused on raising her daughter"Oonagh, 18 months, as they reside together overseas for the time being. “The trial was exhausting for her,” the insider says of Heard. “She missed her little girl.” The source says Heard “has spent the last few months in Europe,” which she “loves,” and that the actress “isable to just be a momthere....

Photo: Sarah Krivanek Facebook One week ago,Sarah Krivanek, an American woman who was sentenced to one year and three months in a Russian penal colony for a domestic abuse incident with a Russian man in Moscow, was facing prison “conflicts” that left her feeling she would not survive until her release date on Nov. 7. Krivanek, from Fresno, California, is one of two known American women imprisoned in Russia. The other is WNBA starBrittney Griner, who recentlylost an appeal against her nine-year sentencein Russian court....

Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty American women are crossing the border into Mexico for reproductive healthcare services following theSupreme Court’s decision to overturn 1973’sRoe v. Wadeand end the right to abortion. Verónica Cruz is the founder of Las Libres, a feminist organization dedicated to defending women’s rights and helping women access abortions. She toldCNNthats she’s received numerous frantic calls from women throughout the United States after abortion clinics canceled their appointments....

Amy Robach attends the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) New York Symposium & Awards Luncheon at New York Hilton Midtown on October 27, 2022.Photo:Noam Galai/Getty Images Noam Galai/Getty Images Amy Robachknows she can always count on her parents. On Friday, the formerGMA3: What You Need to Knowhost, 50, shared a sweet snapshot of herself with her mother Joanie and father Bruce in front of a Christmas tree. “Mom and Dad ❤️,” she captioned theInstagram post....

Andrew Scottis the latest actor to step into the sneaky shoes of ’60s grifter Tom Ripley in Netflix’s upcoming limited series,Ripley. TheFleabagbreakout — who is currently earning Oscar buzz for his role inAll of Us Strangers —leads the latest adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s bestselling Tim Ripley novels, most famously seen on screen in 1999’sThe Talented Mr. Ripleystarring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law. Netflix dropped a trailer for the suspenseful drama on Monday....

Angelina Jolie.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Angelina Jolieisn’t a fan of displaying awards – unless they’re from her kids. “I never put awards out. I think honestly I never wanted it to be a focus in my house. I think I have one – a broken little statue that my kids made when I didn’t win something once," Jolie told the outlet. “That’s the one I have up....

Angie Stone in January 2024.Photo:Joi Stokes/WireImage Joi Stokes/WireImage Singer Angie Stone, known as a co-founder of hip-hop trio The Sequence and for her solo R&B hits like “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” has died. She was 63. A representative for Stone confirmed to PEOPLE that she was killed in a car crash also involving an 18-wheeler on Saturday, March 1. Stone’s daughter, Ladi Diamond, confirmed the news of her death ina Facebook post, writing on Saturday: “My mommy is gone....

Photo: Ryan Plummer/A+E Networks/Lifetime Anne Hechetakes one of her final bows this weekend in Lifetime’sGirl in Room 13. After the late actressdied at age 53last month, directorElisabeth Röhmtells PEOPLE she and Heche “were really proud of what we did,” shedding light on human trafficking with the film, which premieres Saturday. “It was a really positive experience working with her,” says Röhm, 49. “These Lifetime movies move very quickly and they’re a tough schedule, but she worked really, really hard, and she always brought her A-game, always elevated the other actors, was so generous to all the other actors....

Anthony Hopkins.Photo:Charlie GrayAt 86 years old,Anthony Hopkinssays he’s at “peace.”In the new issue of PEOPLE, the two-time Oscar winner and star of the new movieFreud’s Last Sessionsays he often feels “moments of relaxed bliss.”And with good reason. He’s beenhappily married to wife Stella, 67, for 20 years. He continues to work (in addition toFreud’s Last Session, he lends his voice toRebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver, due out on Netflix in April, and recently wrapped on the thrillerLocked)....

Anthony Michael Hall in 1985 and in 2024.Photo:Courtesy Everett; Phillip Faraone/Getty Courtesy Everett; Phillip Faraone/Getty Thanks toSaturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary, which was commemorated over the weekend with twoSNL50specials on Feb. 14 and Feb. 16,Anthony Michael Hallis having a moment of reflection when it comes to his short time on NBC’s long-running sketch comedy series. Hall, 56, joined SNL in 1985, during season 11. At the time, he was just 17 years old and known for acting in a string of John Hughes movies: 1983’sNational Lampoon’s Vacation; 1984’sSixteen Candles;as well as the back-to-back 1985 hitsThe Breakfast ClubandWeird Science....

Photo:Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic Kevin Mazur/WireImageInstagram/arianagrande Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic Kevin Mazur/WireImageInstagram/arianagrande Ariana Grandehas dated big names fromBig SeantoPete DavidsontoMac Miller.While the “Just Like Magic” singer may have a high-profile dating history, she married the lesser-known luxury real estate brokerDalton Gomezin May 2021. ​However, the pair separated in early 2023, with the news of their split breaking two months after she posted a tribute to them on theirsecond wedding anniversary.A few days later, PEOPLE confirmed that Grande is dating Broadway alumEthan Slater, her costar in thefilm adaptation ofWicked....

Blake Masters.Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty A former close friend to Senate candidate Blake Masters now says he questions “what happened” to the Republican after Masters has made a string of controversial statements, including some about coronavirus virus and about the 2020 presidential election. Masters, a Trump-endorsed candidate in Arizona’s Republican Senate primary, is the subject of a lengthy new profile inMother Jones, for which the outlet spoke to “more than a dozen friends and acquaintances” of the 35-year-old businessman....