The Best Celebrity Parenting Moments in 2024

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It's suddenly that time again! Time for the New Year's resolutions, sparkly outfits, a bit of bubbly, and a ton of reflection. I swear it was mere minutes ago when I was preparing for the start of 2024 while reminiscing on all the exciting things that happened in 2023 (including some pretty spectacular pregnancy announcements!). And now I'm right back there again: Looking forward to the new year while looking back at all that happened in 2024.

And wow, it was quite a year for all the parents living in the spotlight. So many celebrities welcomed little ones (or announced they have bundles of joy on the way!). The youngins in the royal family made more public appearances (much to our delight!). Pretty much every celeb brought their kids to Taylor Swift's Eras Tour … including Prince William! Celebrity moms clapped back at the mom shamers and trolls. Celebrity girl dads leaned into the inevitable makeovers. And so. much. more.

And so we've compiled a list of the most enticing, talked-about parenting and family stories from this past year and created a comprehensive "ICYMI" for 2024. So grab your popcorn and head below to see the top heartwarming, jaw-dropping, and eyebrow-raising moments you won't want to forget as you head into 2025.

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The Best Super Bowl Photo

The Best Super Bowl Photo

It's no wonder people fell in love with this magical photo of Patrick Mahomes with his 3-year-old daughter Sterling after he led the Kansas City Chiefs to victory in the 2024 Super Bowl. Mahomes — who also shares 2-year-old son Bronze with his pregnant wife Brittany Mahomes — posted the jaw-dropping photo on Instagram, and we think it was the best shot from the Super Bowl.

In the enchanting photo — that Patrick's mom Randi Mahomes called "priceless" — the quarterback holds his eldest on his hip and they both stare up in wonder as red and yellow confetti falls around them. "Family❤️," Mahomes captioned the post.

The Coolest PTA

The Coolest PTA

In Feb. 2024, Jessica Chastain dropped a major bombshell at the SAG Awards when she revealed that she and Bradley Cooper are "in the same kids group."

"We sure are, for many years now," Cooper said, with Chastain clarifying, "We have, like, a PTA."

Now the big question is, how does one join that elite PTA? Asking for a friend!

A Young Royal's Bestie

A Young Royal's Bestie

Fans thought it was too cute when an eye-witness revealed that Princess Lilibet might already have a celebrity friend. While Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were in Florida getting footage for their Netflix docuseries, Polo, one of the player's daughters was looking for Lili.

Polo player Ignacio "Nacho" Figueras is a longstanding friend of Prince Harry's and has been the face of Ralph Lauren's Black Label for over a decade. He and model Delfina Blaquier — who is reportedly close with Markle — share four children. Their 11-year-old daughter, Alba, was apparently asking about where Princess Lilibet was.

It's so cute that the tween wanted to spend time with the little girl, and it's always so sweet when friends' kids become friends too.

Big On Barron

Big On Barron

Barron Trump made headlines many times in 2024, and people seem to be really invested in Donald and Melania Trump's youngest son. First, a body language expert noticed the "unusual" gesture Barron extended to his dad during grandma Amalija Knavs' funeral.

Then there was the way the teen's behavior around each of his parents showed a clear difference in their relationships.

Plus, there was the jaw-dropping moment when he backed out of being a delegate at the 2024 Republican National Convention.

New Name, Who Dis?

New Name, Who Dis?

Eagle-eyed fans noticed during the AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony in June that one of her kids is apparently going by a different name. The actress shares daughters Sunday and Faith with husband Keith Urban and kids Bella and Connor with ex Tom Cruise, but it seems like Sunday is known to many people as "Sunny."

The Perfect Postpartum Workout

The Perfect Postpartum Workout

Serena Williams hyped up one of her beloved workouts while flaunting her gorgeous and strong postpartum body in an ethereal swimsuit photoshoot. The tennis legend shares two daughters with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, and followers were obsessed with how happy and confident the mom of two looked "getting ready for that hot girl summer body."

The Playground Incident

The Playground Incident

Over the summer, Keke Palmer shared a hilarious and relatable video on Instagram where she was in full Mama Bear Mode. The Nope actress brought her 1-year-old son to the playground and things quickly went south. Little Leo seemingly made a friend, but the toddler had an odd way of showing his affection. "The little boy sticks his little arms out and pushes my son to the ground," Palmer said.

She then gave a hilarious enactment of how she wishes she handled the incident while asking the internet, "How do we deal with this?"

More than 5 thousand followers commented, giving advice and commiserating with the new mom. One mom said her strategy was to have more kids. Because while she can't put her hands on another kid, there's nothing stopping a sibling from retaliating!

"This is my toughest battle as a mama! but now that I have a few, I can send them into battle. lol" she said. "Some kids were bullying [my son] on the playground … I couldn't find their parent and I couldn't grab them off him myself … so I said [to my other son] … go get your brother's back! he said no prob, boss 🫡🤗"

Sami Zayn Says WWE Raw On Netflix Move Could Change The Entire Entertainment Industry

WWE Raw will premiere on Netflix on January 6 and Sami Zayn says it's a massive move not only for WWE, but for the entire entertainment industry.

During an interview with In The Kliq, Zayn discussed the Raw premiere on Netflix and articulated just how major of a move it could be and the impact it might have on the future of television.

"It's hard to actually articulate it (the Raw move to Netflix) because it's such a massive move for not only our business -- the wrestling business and WWE -- but, it could potentially even be a litmus test for the entire entertainment industry in some respects," Zayn said on the show. "We'll only know the effects of this maybe five, ten years down the road when something like this becomes more commonplace and people will be able to look back and go like 'Oh, you know what, WWE saw where things were headed.' I personally think that will be the case. "You just look over the years of the way a lot of fans have shifted from cable television to Netflix and streaming services, so I think this is gigantic. WWE has a propensity to go all out for things that require us to go all out. So, when we're debuting to a new audience, you know they're gonna pull out all the stops."

- Zayn on In the Kliq (h/t Wrestling Inc.)

WWE has gone all out in terms of building the card for their premiere on Netflix. CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns vs. Solo Sikoa in a Tribal Combat Match, and Liv Morgan vs. Rhea Ripley for the WWE Women's World Championship have all been announced for the show. Each of those matches could headline a WWE PLE.

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2025 Vision: A Special Report on Hollywood in the Attention Economy

With the dawn of a new year in the media business, here's a "resolution" to consider in more than one sense of the word: Make sure you're viewing the competition with total clarity.

The entertainment industry has suffered from tunnel vision amid decades dedicated to making little more than movies and TV shows. And now the Variety Intelligence Platform special report "2025 Vision: Hollywood Blind Spots" offers a set of corrective lenses.

This report puts showbiz in the broader context of the attention economy, where there's so much more vying for U.S. audience eyeballs than the titles staring out from multiplex marquees and living-room EPGs.

Sure, there's still at least one too many streaming services in the marketplace. But widen the aperture, and there's much more hiding out in Hollywood's peripheral vision: Roblox, Twitch, TikTok (for now, anyway) and on and on.

As this report demonstrates with extensive data and insights — notably, exclusive findings from Luminate's expansive "Entertainment 365" survey spanning 2022-24 — next year may overheat the attention economy like never before.

The full breadth of what's jostling for consumer mindshare truly comes clear when you consider the state of rival sectors, from the resurgent video gaming sphere, which has major launches ahead with "Grand Theft Auto 6" and a successor to its Nintendo Switch handheld device, to social media, where short- and long-form video formats are challenging the premium-entertainment ecosystem.

Welcome to the year when podcasts are no longer just audio and it's time to rethink how to make the competition work to your advantage as "co-opt-ition."

Media myopia doesn't have to be a terminal condition. "2025 Vision" is just the forecast you need to ensure you don't lose sight of the many forces impacting the business.

Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the Best Films of 2024

Movies continued their difficult post-pandemic recovery in 2024. Hindering that process was a pipeline drastically thinned by the previous year's protracted writers' and actors' strikes; the summer release slate was especially anemic. The outlook got a boost from the bumper crop of early-winter releases led by Wicked, Moana 2 and Gladiator II, but box office nonetheless seems headed for an annual tally well short of 2023 revenues.

Studio animation came back with guns blazing — Inside Out 2, Despicable Me 4 and Moana 2 all appear certain to land in the top 5. Among critics' darlings, Flow and The Wild Robot both looked to the animal kingdom to find hope for a planet falling apart, while the latter also provided a comforting balm for A.I. anxiety. And the artisanal magic of stop-motion animation made a comeback in Memoir of a Snail and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.

The success of Deadpool & Wolverine demonstrated that reports of the MCU's twilight may be premature. But a glance at what are likely to be the year's 10 top-grossing titles points out Hollywood's aversion to risk-taking original material. All but one entry is a sequel or spinoff — and that exception, Wicked, is based on a Broadway blockbuster that's been building brand recognition for 21 years.

Horror maintained its theatrical drawing power, led by Longlegs and Smile 2, with the well-reviewed Nosferatu poised to swoop in on Christmas Day. But the specialty box office is still having a tough time, as most older audiences now appear entrenched in their streaming habits.

A notable exception to that downward trend for adult fare was Conclave, which turned a papal election into an unexpectedly juicy political thriller elevated by a superlative ensemble cast that includes Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isabella Rossellini.

A stellar ensemble also distinguished the considerably smaller theatrical release, Sing Sing, led by Colman Domingo in sensational form as a prison theater group member. The profoundly empathetic drama acquires stirring authenticity via the casting of formerly incarcerated alumni of the rehabilitation program, notably Clarence Maclin in what could prove to be a star-making turn.

Another of the year's outstanding ensembles was Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen in His Three Daughters, Azazel Jacobs' wry chamber piece about scrappy, semi-estranged sisters brought together by their father's impending death. Playing three women of entirely different temperaments forced to find common ground in sadness, the cast could not be better, shrugging off the standard clichés of the indie grief drama in a film graced as much by spiky humor as tenderness.

First features continued to augur well for an emerging generation of filmmaking talent. Chief among them was RaMell Ross' formally inventive, emotionally searing adaptation of the Colson Whitehead novel, Nickel Boys, about two inmates of an inhumane reformatory in the Jim Crow South.

Other standout debuts included Pulitzer-winning playwright Annie Baker's luminous rethink of the mother-daughter drama, Janet Planet; India Donaldson's transfixing micro-portrait of an eye-opening moment in a young woman's late adolescence, Good One; Sean Wang's lovely, semi-autobiographical Asian American coming-of-age tale, Didi; cinematographer Rachel Morrison's knockout boxing drama The Fire Inside; and Vera Drew's subversive unauthorized queer supervillain parody, The People's Joker.

Read on for my ranked Top 10, followed by 10 alphabetically listed honorable mentions, and those of my invaluable reviews team colleagues, Lovia Gyarkye and Jon Frosch. — DAVID ROONEY

Payal Kapadia's transcendent narrative debut shows her roots in documentary as its opening shots survey the metropolitan sprawl of modern-day Mumbai at night. Fragments of conversation establish it as a city of transplants, many of whom think wistfully of the lives they left behind. The writer-director closes in on two nurses who share an apartment. Prabha, played by Kani Kusruti with soulful depths you could drown in, heads the obstetrics ward with brisk efficiency and goes home alone to ponder the worth of her marriage to a long-absent husband. Her younger colleague, Anu (Divya Prabha), takes life less seriously, courting scandal in her clandestine relationship with a Muslim. When an older co-worker (Chhaya Kadam) takes eviction as her cue to leave Mumbai, the two nurses accompany her back to the seaside village where she grew up. In quiet ways, that change of location proves transformative for all three, bringing them peace and a sense of community captured in a closing shot that's pure poetry.

As a navigator of desire, longing and melancholy sensuality, Luca Guadagnino's powers are at their peak in this shape-shifting adaptation of the semi-autobiographical William S. Burroughs novel. Molded by writer Justin Kuritzkes into a retroactive ghost story, the movie threads its way from cruise-y cat and mouse games to romantic obsession, from addiction agony to hallucinogenic abstraction, and finally to unraveling as it plunges into the abyss of solitude. For a gay man of a certain age, that could be the Stations of the Cross. In an affecting performance that's seductive, driven and haunted, a never better Daniel Craig surrenders himself to Burroughs' alter ego Lee, a junkie in post-WWII Mexico City. He's an urbane barfly unmoored by his intoxication with a preppy young American beauty, played by Drew Starkey with allure and elusiveness. Shot on sets at Rome's storied Cinecittà Studios, Queer has the dreamy, not quite real f eel of a movie conjured on soundstages and backlots, but its depiction of yearning — for connection, for release, for oblivion — is raw and real.

Actor-turned-director Brady Corbet's third feature, co-written with his partner Mona Fastvold, is a magnum opus in every sense. Over three and a half hours with a built-in intermission, the symphonic drama follows the rise-and-fall trajectory of brilliant Hungarian Jewish architect László Tóth, played by Adrien Brody in a gut-wrenching performance that fuses the lacerating pain of a Holocaust survivor with the hubristic recklessness of an uncompromising artist. Guy Pearce also does some of his finest work as the powerful industrialist who gives Tóth his shot at the American Dream, until the architect oversteps, necessitating a harsh reminder that they will never be equals. The epic has a scope, magnitude and thematic heft that seem to belong to a lost age in moviemaking.

In The Wonders and Happy as Lazzaro, Alice Rohrwacher began traveling the corridors of Italy's past through idiosyncratic pocket communities that miraculously survive in the present. She completes an informal triptych with this lyrical, funny and beguilingly strange story of a band of grave-robbers, "tombaroli" who loot Etruscan antiquities to sell for profit. A superb Josh O'Connor is the sad Englishman to whom they attribute mystical powers of divination. He's pining for a lost love whose eccentric mother Flora, played with glorious spirit by Isabella Rossellini, still believes her daughter will walk through the door of the crumbling family villa. The mutual fondness of these two characters warms the woozy dream state of a movie steeped in folklore, mythology and superstition, which unspools the delicate thread between life and death.

Almost three decades after their memorable collaboration on Secrets & Lies, Mike Leigh hands the role of a lifetime to Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Her character, Pansy, is a Londoner whose disappointment, depression and trauma have calcified into all-consuming rage. Her husband and 22-year-old son try to stay out of her way in their sterile middle-class home; only her younger sister Chantelle (Michele Austin, perfection), a cheerful hairdresser who's as warm, patient and compassionate as Pansy is angry, refuses to be deterred by her hostility. Leigh's famously collaborative process, in which he develops the story and characters with his actors over an extended rehearsal period, pays off in a protagonist whose explosive tirades are fusillades both hilariously squirm-inducing and wearying. The prospect of spending 90-plus minutes with Pansy's fury is initially daunting. But almost imperceptibly, the director's humanistic generosity al ters the perspective, inviting us to feel the hurt beneath the character's armor and revealing the film to be a piercing consideration of the value of empathy.

One of the reliable strengths of Sean Baker's movies is the writer-director's refusal to judge even his messiest, most rough-edged characters. That holds true for the Brooklyn sex worker who gives this Cannes Palme d'Or winner its title, played in a breakout turn by Mikey Madison with winsome sweetness, transactional pragmatism and ferociousness when cornered. Dropping us into a typically vivid fringe milieu, the cracked Cinderella story spins screwball comedy out of Anora's impulsive decision to wed Mark Eydelshteyn's Ivan, a man-child stoner who turns out to be the son of a Russian oligarch. When his folks send muscle to collect Ivan and get the marriage annulled, Anora is disinclined to be compliant. Gradually, the humor makes way for lingering poignancy in her bruising experience and especially in her shifting interactions with the wonderful Yura Borisov's Igor, one of the Russian thugs sent to subdue her, who shows unexpect ed kindness.

Gifted Latvian animator Gints Zilbalodis crafts artisanal magic out of digital technology in this white-knuckle, experiential survival adventure set in the wake of a cataclysmic flood. Half-submerged ruins hint at the extinction of humankind without going full dystopia in a captivating fable that unfolds entirely without dialogue — just an expressive score and the elemental sounds of a strange new waterworld. At the story's center is a saucer-eyed cat who hops aboard a beat-up sailboat and finds itself sharing quarters with a supremely chill capybara, an adorably dopey Labrador, a lemur busily collecting shiny objects and an intimidating secretarybird that mostly minds its own business. As the unlikely menagerie discovers the benefits of mutual trust, cooperation and community, this one-of-a-kind film becomes a lesson in shared struggle, a reminder that we all need each other if we're going to make it through challenging times ahead.< /p>

Walter Salles' first film in his native Brazil in 16 years brings an intimate, unsentimental gaze to the shattering true story of former congressman Rubens Paiva, taken from his Rio de Janeiro home in 1971 for questioning by the military dictatorship and never seen again. With the junta refusing even to confirm his arrest, his family lives for years with paralyzing uncertainty. But the tragedy galvanizes Rubens' wife Eunice, imbued with stirring grace, dignity and understated heroism by Fernanda Torres. While raising five children, she puts herself through college and earns a law degree at 48, becoming a tenacious activist whose causes include full acknowledgement by authorities of disappeared people like her husband once democracy is restored. Amplifying the drama's emotional charge, the elderly, infirm Eunice is played toward the end of her life by Torres' mother, Fernanda Montenegro, the unforgettable star of Salles' 1998 international breakthrough, Central Station.

Is there still fresh blood to be drawn from the vampire legend that began with Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel, Dracula? Robert Eggers provides a decisive answer with this passion project that swims through the inky shadows of German Expressionist master F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent classic while forging its own bone-chilling path. Graced by some of the year's most mesmerizing visuals and sumptuous design elements, not to mention by riveting performances from Bill Skarsgard, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult and Willem Dafoe, this is a movie possessed. It immerses the audience in suffocating atmosphere, portentous dread and queasy eroticism, while catching us off guard with a sly vein of fiendish camp. The grotesquely beautiful final shot will take your breath away.

Jesse Eisenberg's second feature as director is a blend that really shouldn't cohere, a very funny odd couple road trip movie that sneaks up and clobbers you — its emotional wallop leaves you reeling. Bringing a deft lightness of touch to situations ranging from awkward humor to monumental sorrow, this is a work of impressive depth and maturity. Eisenberg plays David, a mildly uptight New Yorker in digital ad sales who invites his unemployed, semi-estranged cousin Benji to accompany him on a tour of Poland to see their recently deceased grandmother's ancestral home. The filter-free Benji, a flake who never met an inappropriate comment he didn't like, is played by Kieran Culkin with an insouciance that's simultaneously appealing and maddening. By infinitesimal degrees, the actor reveals his character's vulnerability, building to the emotional wreckage of a sobering visit to Majdanek concentration camp.

Honorable mentions (in alphabetical order): Babygirl, Challengers, Dahomey, Emilia Pérez, Evil Does Not Exist, Green Border, Nickel Boys, No Other Land, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Small Things Like These

Jon Frosch's Top 10

Green Border

The Brutalist

All We Imagine as Light

A Real Pain

A Complete Unknown

Emilia Pérez

Babygirl

Juror #2

His Three Daughters

Hard Truths

Honorable mentions (in alphabetical order): Anora, The Beast, Challengers, Last Summer, Nickel Boys, No Other Land, Nosferatu, The Room Next Door, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Zurawski v Texas

Lovia Gyarkye's Top 10

All We Imagine as Light 

Nickel Boys 

No Other Land 

Evil Does Not Exist 

Hard Truths 

La Chimera

Dahomey 

I'm Still Here

Nosferatu

Sugarcane

Honorable mentions (in alphabetical order): Babygirl, The Fire Inside, Flow, The Girl with the Needle, In the Summers, Queer, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Soundtrack to a Coup D'Etat, Union, The Wild Robot

EastEnders star says 'I'm going to have to' as she drops I'm A Celebrity hint

An EastEnders icon has quipped that facing a "large tax bill" might force her hand to join I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.

Natalie Cassidy, known for her role as Sonia Fowler since 1993, opened up about her past financial woes during a hiatus from the soap in 2012. Struggling with money due to a hefty tax demand, she described her situation as "having a really bad time" financially.

In a bid to overcome her monetary troubles, she accepted a "life-changing" sum to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house. Speaking on her Life With Nat podcast, she confessed her eagerness to "get out again, quick as I can" after pocketing the payout.

Natalie, 41, joked that she would be tempted to head into the I'm A Celeb jungle should she also end up in financial difficulties. Natalie joked it would be another "huge tax bill" or something that would land her on the show. reports the Manchester Evening News.

Chatting with ex-campmate GK Barry on the Life With Nat podcast, the actress commented: "I did Big Brother, I've not done I'm a Celeb - yet. You've got to say yet haven't you? " and added, "It'll happen at some point; let's be honest. I'm going to have a large tax bill and I'm going to have to go in there and eat kangaroo b******."

Natalie Cassidy on This Morning (Image: ITV)

Reflecting on her time in the Big Brother house, Natalie believes she was a "calming influence" among the contestants, often playing the role of "peacemaker" particularly between Loose Women's Denise Welch and model Nicola McClean.

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Natalie reckons her early eviction from the show, after just 16 days, was due to being "boring" on screen. While not disclosing how much she earned for her stint on the programme, she admitted it cleared her tax bill, as reported by The Mirror.

She said: "I went in there, genuinely, for the money to get out again, quick as I can. I went in there, and I just cooked, cleaned, did the tasks, had a bit of a laugh, came home."

She commented further: "I was in for about... not long. It was brilliant. I got out early – I think because I was a bit boring."

In spite of revealing an openness towards joining I'm A Celeb in the past, Natalie has disclosed her reluctance towards participating in the popular ITV show. She elaborated: "People say 'will you do I'm a Celebrity' and I always say the same thing."

"If I was distraught and I had no money, yeah, I'd be straight in there. But I wouldn't want to be there. When people say 'this is an amazing experience', it's b*******."

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Celebrity Health Scares & Accidents 2024: Elton John, Kate Middleton & More

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Here are the stars who have revealed health scares, accidents, and other crises they've faced in 2024.

Celebrities dealing with health issues is always a headline-making topic. Hollywood stars and public figures might be powerful, but they aren't immune to getting sick and dealing with accidents that affect their wellbeing.

So far in 2024, King Charles III and his daughter-in-law, Kate Middleton, have both experienced health issues. King Charles had to get a procedure on his enlarged prostate, and although it was successful, it led to him being diagnosed with cancer. Kate, meanwhile, had a planned surgery, then later revealed that she was diagnosed with cancer. In July, Kris Jenner revealed during an episode of The Kardashians that doctors < a href="https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/does-kris-jenner-have-cancer-5295006/" data-analytics-trigger="article-body-link">found a tumor and had to remove her ovaries. In November 2024, Dave Coulier revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

No one is immune to health scares or accidents— not even celebrities. Browse through the gallery to see which stars have faced life-or-death challenges in 2024.

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Hollywood's Fake Hair Club: Tom Hanks, David Beckham, Nicolas Cage and More Stars Who Underwent Wild Transformations

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The rapper had no problem confirming he had underwent a hair transplant.

Posting a link to a hair transplant surgeon, Dr. Craig L. Zeiring, to social media in 2018, Tyga, 35, simply added: "Tellem Tyga sent u."

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Cosmetic experts think the 'Castaway' star underwent a hair transplant procedure.

Stress and exhaustion from extensive filming reportedly caused the two-time Oscar winner to suffer hair loss many years ago. In his middle age, Tom Hanks, now 68, underwent a hair transplant procedure later to achieve natural-looking hair, cosmetic experts said.

The A-lister has not touched on his transformation, but admitted he got a "horrible haircut" to portray Colonel Tom Parker in the 2022 film Elvis.

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Joel McHale has been extremely open about his multiple hair transplants.

The comedian and Spider-Man actor revealed he's had three hair transplants.

"I'd be totally bald. We're not all born with gorgeous thick hair," Joel McHale, 53, said.

The funnyman, who started losing his hair as a teenager, added: "Three surgeries later, look at my hair! Technology is bananas now!"

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Agassi wore a wig during some of his playing days.

Former tennis star Andre Agassi, 54, admitted his signature long hair was a wig, which he wore after beginning to lose his locks at age 19. He even claimed worrying about it cost him the 1990 French Open.

"Every morning I would get up and find another piece of my identity on the pillow, in the wash basin, down the plughole," Agassi wrote in his autobiography Open.

He added: "Of course I could have played without my hairpiece, but what would all the journalists have written if they knew that all the time I was really wearing a wig? During the warming-up training before play I prayed. Not for victory, but that my hairpiece would not fall off... "With each leap, I imagine it falling into the sand."

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Nicolas Cage is said to have gone under the knife to improve his hair.

Face/Off star Nicolas Cage, 60, started to experience thinning hair in recent years due to male pattern baldness. He reportedly turned to a hair implant to keep his mane in its normal state, opting for a very basic procedure that created a natural look – and the result doesn't appear remarkably different from his original hair, just thicker.

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Cheyenne Jackson Source: MEGA

The actor admitted to five hair transplants to save his looks.

American Horror Story actor Cheyenne Jackson, 49, said on social media that he'd had five hair transplants after first losing his hair at age 22, writing: "I've been DREADING this day ... the day when my horrible secret would be revealed.

"No, this gnarly scar across my head isn't from life-saving brain surgery, nor did I narrowly survive a shark attack. It's worse. (At least in Hollywood ...) I had hair transplant surgery. 5 of them, to be exact over 14 years."

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The soccer legend is said to have gotten a hair transplant.

The British soccer great started to have issues with thinning hair a few years after his retirement as a player in 2013. David Beckham reportedly had his transplant in 2018 – and apparently stopped hair loss dead in its tracks. He looks better than ever now at 49.

2024 was a rough year for celebrity production companies in Hollywood and their private-equity backers

Some celebrity-led production companies struggled in 2024 as Hollywood cut spending.

Investments by firms like Blackstone and RedBird were hampered by market shifts.

Despite headwinds, companies like LuckyChap could thrive by diversifying beyond their famous founders.

2024 was a bad year for the TV and film business — and was particularly hard for a set of celebrity-backed production companies that previously raised large amounts of capital at eye-popping valuations.

Private equity firms like Blackstone and RedBird Capital Partners poured a lot of money into celebrity-led production companies, making notable deals in 2021 to back roll-up Candle Media and LeBron James' SpringHill, respectively. The bet was that their star power would give them a head start in a crowded market and that streamers' appetite for filmed entertainment would continue to rise.

The investment boom drove a celebrity production company bubble, said Paul Hardart, who directs the entertainment, media, and technology program at NYU's Stern business school.

"The prices they were garnering were probably bigger than the market could hold," he said. "The Candle thesis was, we'll buy all this content, we'll roll them up and sell them to the streamers. But the scale they put into it wasn't justified."

The cracks in the investment thesis started to show when streamers pulled back on spending, and production was hampered by the 2023 labor strikes.

Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine fell far short of its profit expectations in 2023, leading parent Candle Media co-CEO Kevin Mayer to admit they "paid at the top of the market." Candle Media — which restructured its businesses in 2024 to cut costs — had invested $500 million in the company as part of a Blackstone-backed roll-up strategy.

2024 was grim for many in Hollywood, with new TV series orders down 42% from their peak in mid-2022, per Ampere Analysis. The year brought more damage to some celebrity-backed outfits. These companies don't have big content libraries and usually depend on streamers' fees. That has meant they've acutely felt the pain when streamers started ordering fewer shows.

Will and Jada Pinkett Smith's Westbrook Inc. laid off staff in early 2024 and restructured after struggling to get major deals following The Slap episode of 2022, Semafor reported.

James' company, SpringHill, in late 2024 agreed to merge with Fulwell 73, the British TV, film, and music production company behind shows including "The Kardashians" and "Carpool Karaoke," after losing $45 million from 2022 to 2023, Bloomberg reported. SpringHill had been one biggest fundraisers in the athlete-entertainer space and was valued at $725 million in 2021 after a funding round led by RedBird. The combined company didn't release a new valuation.

One media investor said at least one celebrity-led company struggled to raise funds this past year because its reliance on a famous face gave potential backers cold feet. This person asked for anonymity to protect business relationships; their identity is known to Business Insider.

Some industry insiders say the celebrity production companies with staying power will be the ones that move beyond their famous backers. Celebrity founders can't star in everything, after all.

Kevin Hart's Hartbeat has expanded beyond projects starring Hart with its development slate. The company also had someone take over as CEO from Hart, who was leading it after its last chief exec left.

Dwayne Johnson's company, Seven Bucks Productions, is looking beyond Johnson's persona for success and making a doc about the comedian Andy Kaufman.

One favorite around town is Margot Robbie's LuckyChap, which has raised no money and just got a big film deal with Warner Bros. after its success with the Robbie-starring "Barbie." But it's produced other hits that don't feature her at all, like "Saltburn" and "My Old Ass," which stars Aubrey Plaza.

Another is Brownstone Productions, the company founded by Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman, which is behind recent hits "Cocaine Bear" and "Bottoms."

"The key is to develop things they don't have to be in," said a second investor, who also asked for anonymity to protect business relationships. "You can only be in so many things."

Women Directed Just 16% of 2024’s Top 250 Grossing Movies; New Report Faults Hollywood for Lack of Progress

From thrillers like "Babygirl" and "Love Lies Bleeding" to genre-bending horror flicks like "The Substance" to inspirational sports dramas like "The Fire Inside," women directed some of last year's most audacious and acclaimed films. However, those female filmmakers remained the exception, not the rule.

Women accounted for just 16% of directors working on the 250 highest-grossing domestic releases, according to new research from the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University. That was even with the percentage of films directed by women in 2023. And the situation didn't improve as you climb up the box office chart — women directed just 11% of the 100 most popular films, down three percentage points from 2023.

Some of these films, such as Rachel Morrison's "The Fire Inside," were released at the end of 2024 and have yet to finalize their box office tally, while others such as Anna Kendrick's streaming hit "Woman of the Hour" weren't released in theaters and thus aren't reflected in San Diego State University's research. It's also notable that many of these films, such as Rose Glass's "Love Lies Bleeding" or Alice Rohrwacher's "La Chimera" were released by indie labels, not as part of major studio slates, which means their box office returns will be minimal. But even with those caveats, the results show that the situation for female directors isn't improving.

Martha Lauzen, the study's author and the director of the Center, noted the accomplishments of filmmakers like Coralie Fargeat ("The Substance") and Halina Reijn ("Babygirl") while bemoaning the state of an industry that hasn't made much progress when it comes to elevating female filmmakers.

"The stunning successes enjoyed by high-profile women in the last few years — including Greta Gerwig, Jane Campion and Chloé Zhao — have not translated into opportunities for greater numbers of women. Visibility for a few has not generated employment for many," Lauzen said in a statement.

Dubbed the Celluloid Ceiling, Lauzen has examined women's employment in the film business for the last 27 years, giving her a decades-long perspective on the issue. In 2024, the study examined 3,300 credits to get its results.

Men were overrepresented when it came to filling other key roles on film sets, though women did make gains in certain fields. There were more women employed as cinematographers, screenwriters, and producers in 2024. Women made up 12% of all cinematographers working on the 250 top films of 2024, a 5% improvement. They also accounted for 20% of writers working on those films, up 3%, and they comprised 27% of all producers, an increase of a percentage point.

However, there were fewer women tapped to work as composers, editors and executive producers. Women composed the scores for 9% of the 250 top-grossing films, a decline of five percentage points. They accounted for 20% of all editors, a 1% drop, and made up 22% of all executive producers, down two percentage points from the prior year.

Moreover, 70% of films employed 10 or more men in the key behind-the-scenes roles, while a mere 8% employed 10 or more women.

When women were tapped to direct movies, they were more likely to employ other women in key behind-the-scenes positions than films with male directors. On films with at least one woman director, women accounted for 52% of writers, 27% of editors and 34% of cinematographers. In contrast, when you look at films made by male filmmakers, women comprised 12% of writers, 17% of editors, and 5% of cinematographers.

"These numbers are astounding. We could blame the current environment rocked by contraction and consolidation, but Hollywood writ large has dragged its feet on this issue for decades," Lauzen said, alluding to the cutbacks, changing business models and corporate mergers that have characterized a tumultuous period in movie history.

But it's also a time that's seen women direct blockbusters like "Barbie" and Oscar-winners such as "Nomadland" and "The Power of the Dog," achievements that have yet to result in significantly more opportunities for female filmmakers.

Is Faith-Based Content Taking Over Hollywood?

Published: January 1, 2025 Photo fr om Meriç Dağlı via Unsplash Is Faith-Based Content Taking Over Hollywood?

By Movieguide® Contributor

Hollywood is beginning to realize that viewers want family-friendly and faith-based content.

"THE CHOSEN first premiered seven years ago and Hollywood is now joining in to adapt one of the world's most well-known stories for the big and small screens, with major production companies like Sony, MGM and 21st Century Fox launching their own faith-based studios," ABC reported.

Producer DeVon Franklin isn't surprised by the rise of faith-filled content.

"Storytelling has always been a bedrock of the Christian faith," he explained. "So, it's not a surprise that now storytelling through the means of Hollywood is how we are getting the message of the Gospel out. People are looking to be inspired, to have hope. When you look at the impact of faith-based content, the roots are we are more connected, we are more the same than we are different. The roots are love."

Movieguide® knows wholesome content succeeds.

Movieguide®'s 2023 Report to the Entertainment Industry found that, of the Top 25 movies at the domestic box office, those with very strong Christian, redemptive worldviews averaged $178,156,715, 100% better than those with very strong Romantic, occult, pagan, humanist or false religious worldviews. 

Beyond the worldviews, movies that avoid foul language earned the most money ($257.16 million) on average. With increased obscenities and profanities, the box office earnings steadily declined. 

READ MORE: HOW BIBLICAL, MORALLY UPLIFTING CONTENT SUCCEEDS IN HOLLYWOOD

Dallas Jenkins, director of THE CHOSEN, told ABC that following God's will is his goal as a creator.

"I genuinely want to be in God's will. That's what I care about most," he said. "Whatever that looks like, I can truly be okay with."

Amazon has partnered with JESUS REVOLUTION director Jon Erwin to bring faith-based stories to their Prime Video subscribers.

"The dream is a values-based brand and ecosystem that is absolutely unafraid of Christianity and the American dream and that tells stories that restore faith in things worth believing in," Erwin explained. "You know, stories that are intentionally designed to pull families back together."

READ MORE: JON ERWIN EXPLAINS WHY HE'S OPENING A FAITH-BASED MOVIE STUDIO

Celebrity Deaths of 2025: Stars Who Died This Year

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We're looking back at the notable public figures we've lost so far in 2025, from Hollywood icons to other influential stars.

The loss of a public figure can send shockwaves around the world. From Hollywood icons to notable public figures, grieving the loss of an idol is never easy — whether it be a rock star, an actor, a politician or a reality TV star.

2025 started off on a difficult note. Toward the end of 2024, the world lost multiple celebrities, including former President Jimmy Carter. He was 100 years old when he died just two days away from the new year.

To see which stars we've lost this year, click through the gallery below.

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Hollywood couple's truck set on fire again

Hollywood couple's truck set on fire again outside their duplex

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HOLLYWOOD - A Hollywood couple say somebody is trying to torch their car and they need answers 

Sherri Sessen and Kim Hetrick said early New Year's Day they heard a commotion outside their front door in the 633 block of Dawson Street.

"I heard a whoosh then saw an orange light and knew it was the truck," Stessen said.

In surveillance video, you see a person pour gasoline on the car and set it on fire. Two people are seen running away. 

And it happened before.

Hetrick says a couple months ago he got a shock when he saw flames coming out of the wheel well. 

"I thought I had just a flat. ... I looked up and said 'wow' on fire," he said.

This time they used a garden hose and two fire extinguishers to douse the flames out before the firefighters arrived.

The retired couple are renting their duplex and moved there eight months ago

They think whoever is doing it may be targeting the wrong people.

"That's what we are thinking," Hetrick said. "Retaliating against someone who used to live here. And we are not them.

The car is driveable but risky because of the damage.

Because of the holiday, Hollywood Police have not responded to requests for information 

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20 Hot Celebrity Memoirs Coming in 2025 — Including Tina Knowles, Lionel Richie and Jordan Chiles

There's nothing like settling in with a good celebrity memoir and getting a peek into the lives of our favorite stars. The best ones reveal something we never knew before about the people we see on our screens and onstage, or offer a look back at the way they grew up and became the household names they are today.

While we'll be revealing even more exciting celebrity memoirs in the weeks and months to come — watch this space for some big news we're keeping under out hats — here are a few handfuls of celebrity memoirs we can tell you about that we're looking forward to hitting shelves in 2025.

01 of 20

'The House of My Mother' by Shari Franke (January) 'The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom' by Shari Franke.

Gallery Books

When the police arrested Utah YouTube blogger Ruby Franke on multiple charges of aggravated child abuse in August 2023, her daughter Shari posted a photo online of a police car outside their home. Its caption was just one word: "Finally." Now, in a heartwrenching memoir, the eldest daughter of the woman behind the viral 8 Passengers channel is sharing her whole story and how she's looking forward.

Don't miss this week's print issue of PEOPLE for an exclusive excerpt and an interview with Shari about what happened and how she's doing now.

02 of 20

'Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old' by Brooke Shields (January) 'Brooke Shields is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman' by Brooke Shields.

Flatiron Books

Everyone has a mental picture of Brooke Shields — as a former child actor and model, she's been scrutinized for much of her life. Now 59, she's sharing how she feels more empowered and confident in her own skin than ever in this "vibrant and optimistic" memoir that weaves together her own life experience and research on why we look at "women of a certain age" the way we do.

03 of 20

'What Is My Legacy' by Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, Marc Kielburger and Craig Kielburger (January) 'What Is My Legacy?: Realizing a New Dream of Connection, Love and Fulfillment' by Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, Marc Kielburger, Craig Kielburger.

Flashpoint

Martin Luther King III, the son of Martin Luther King Jr., has borne the weight of his father's legacy since he was born. In this inspiring new book, he's hoping to share some of the lessons he's learned along the way.

It's "based on the simple but profound recognition that our small, day-to-day actions create legacies that have the power to transform, uplift and unite us all," according to the book's official synopsis. Living Legacy, a "groundbreaking framework," "invites us to live our best lives and lives larger than ourselves — and in doing so, discover the most sought-after yet elusive state of being: fulfillment."

04 of 20

'People Pleaser' by Jinger Duggar Vuolo (January) 'People Pleaser' by Jinger Duggar Vuolo.

W Publishing Group

Are you a people pleaser? So was Jinger Duggar Vuolo, who wrote this book to help others figure out how to stand in their own power. "I think that from the start, I realized that man, there are so many people who are on this journey of self-discovery with me. And I started to realize more and more I was such a people-pleaser," the former reality star told PEOPLE when she announced the book.

"I was so consumed with what everyone around me thought about me. And oftentimes, I saw how it just started to get serious when it started affecting my relationships or just really causing me to reject certain relationships because I was afraid of what that person might think of me."

It's part memoir, part self-help and all revelatory.

05 of 20

'Never' by Rick Astley (January) 'Never: The Autobiography' by Rick Astley.

Macmillan

"I hadn't been very comfortable with fame, but I didn't know what to do with myself after I was famous. On the surface, I was just hugely relieved to be shot of the whole thing. I felt like I'd been let off the hook," writes musician Rick Astley in his new memoir. "But underneath that, I was pretty miserable."

This book charts his meteoric rise to fame and the realities of stardom behind the scenes, his often-volatile childhood and so much more. If all you know about Astley is the famous song that became a storied prank, don't miss this one.

06 of 20

'Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I'd Known About Menopause' by Naomi Watts (January) 'Dare I Say It' by Naomi Watts.

Crown Publishing Group

Actress Naomi Watts wrote this book about menopause because it's the one she always wishes she had when she first started going through it. "With so little information, many women feel unprepared, ashamed and deeply alone when the time comes," the official description explains. So in a blend of stories from her own life and professional advice, Watts breaks it down for women experiencing "the change" in an approachable, conversational way.

07 of 20

'Source Code' by Bill Gates (February) 'Source Code' by Bill Gates.

The Gates Notes

If you're looking for a book about Microsoft, the Gates Foundation or where we're going in a technological sense, this isn't the book for you. But if you're curious about the man behind the computer and how he became who he is today, this first-of-its-kind account will fit the bill. It takes us from his early childhood to his struggles to fit in, to his first forays into the world of computers and how he "sparked a revolution that would change the world."

08 of 20

'This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light' by Allison Holker (February) 'This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light' by Allison Holker.

Harper Select

Allison Holker was just 18 when she rose to fame as a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance. And when she met and married fellow dancer Stephen 'tWitch' Boss, the former hype man and DJ of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, theirs looked like the perfect Hollywood love story. But when Boss died by suicide in December 2022, his death left her reeling. In this heartwrenching and revelatory memoir, Holker shares her pain, her resilience and how she's rebuilt her life after a blindsiding loss.

09 of 20

'Free: My Search for Meaning' by Amanda Knox (March) 'Free: My Search for Meaning' by Amanda Knox.

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The world was glued to the case of Amanda Knox, who spent almost four years in an Italian prison and eight years on trial for a murder she didn't commit. It's taken her almost a decade to reclaim her sense of self, and now she's sharing the story of how she got her life back from the notoriety it became in gripping — and yes, sometimes very funny — detail.

10 of 20

'Don't Look Back, You'll Trip Over: My Guide to Life' by Michael Caine (March) 'Don't Look Back, You'll Trip Over: My Guide to Life' by Michael Caine.

Mobius

When the English actor and author first announced his forthcoming book, he said he's often asked a lot of questions that he wants to answer all in one place. Those include "what makes me tick, what makes me get up in the morning in my 90s and whether I'll ever retire. (The answer to that one is 'No!')," he said, when first announcing the book.  "I hope they'll find Don't Look Back, You'll Trip Over: My Guide to Life helps them to be optimistic — and shows that anyone can blow the bloody doors off."

11 of 20

'I'm That Girl' by Jordan Chiles (March) 'I'm That Girl' by Jordan Chiles.

Harper Influence

Get excited for the Winter Olympics by ordering this memoir by gymnast Jordan Chiles. In this inspiring, heartfelt book, the athlete shares the "psychologically and physically demanding" realities of the sport, including racism she encountered as a Black athlete in a predominately-White sport, her childhood "eating issues" and the lasting bonds she's formed with her teammates, including Simone Biles, who wrote the foreword to the memoir.

12 of 20

'Paper Doll' by Dylan Mulvaney (March) 'Paper Doll' by Dylan Mulvaney.

Abrams

Dylan Mulvaney is pulling back the curtain on her life, her transition and her rise to fame in a whole new way in her forthcoming book, a collection of illustrations and essays that are intended to feel like a peek into her life.

"I think a large part of the book is this idea that adults can still be innocent and earnest," the actress explained to PEOPLE when announcing the book. "And I think a large theme of the book was all the moments of people trying to rip my innocence away from me and trying to reclaim it over and over again, as well as trans joy. Because I think there've been so many moments these last few years where I could have become sort of a jaded person or a pessimist, and I've always chose to not, which I'm really proud of."

13 of 20

'The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward' by Melinda French Gates (April) 'The Next Day: Transitions, Change and Moving Forward' by Melinda French Gates.

Flat Iron Books

"Over the last few years, I've experienced a lot of change — some of it exciting, some of it painful — so I've done a lot of thinking and learning about transitions," Pivotal Ventures founder Melinda French Gates told PEOPLE when announcing her new book. "I decided to start writing this while I was still in the middle of this season of change, rather than safely on the other side."

"We've all had days that change our lives forever," the philanthropist continues. "This book is about what we do the next day, when one phase of our life has come to an end, but the next phase hasn't quite yet begun. I've learned that if you can find the courage to linger in that liminal space, it has a lot to teach you."

14 of 20

'Acidentally On Purpose' by Kristen Kish (April) 'Accidentally on Purpose: A Memoir' by Kristen Kish.

Little, Brown and Company

If you watched the Top Chef contestant rise from winner of Season 10 to host, don't miss this book that goes all the way back to her roots. It covers her childhood as a Korean adoptee in the Midwest, finding meaning in food, competing in and getting tapped to helm Top Chef, coming out as an adult and much more.

15 of 20

'Matriarch' by Tina Knowles (April) 'Matriarch' by Tina Knowles.

One World

Rise up, Beyhive: there's a book on the way that will shed light on where Beyoncé and her sisters came from, as well as Black motherhood as a whole. Tina Knowles, the mother of iconic singer-songwriters Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Solange Knowles and bonus daughter Kelly Rowland, is releasing a "page-turning chronicle of family love and heartbreak, of loss and perse verance and of the kind of creativity, audacity and will it takes for a girl from Galveston to change the world," the official description teases. You won't want to miss it.

16 of 20

'Change the Recipe' by José Andres (April) 'Change the Recipe: Because You Can't Build a Better World Without Breaking Some Eggs' by Jose Andres.

Ecco

The humanitarian, TV host and Michelin-starred chef José Andres is coming out with what he promises will be a "collection of life lessons" and "teachable moments that are funny, touching and insightful, animated by the belief that food can bring us closer together and the conviction that each of us can change the world for the better." It's not a cookbook, but a recipe for life, from a man who's so much more than a master in the kitchen.

17 of 20

'Fahrenheit 182' by Mark Hoppus (April) 'Fahrenheit-182' by Mark Hoppus.

FAHRENHEIT-182

"Make sure you don't miss out on all the small things," teased Blink-182 bassist and songwriter Mark Hoppus when he announced his forthcoming memoir. And fans of the band will devour the account of what the publisher calls "what happens when an angst-ridden kid who grew up in the desert experiences his parents' bitter divorce, moves around the country, switches identities from dork to goth to skate punk and eventually meets his best friend who just so happens to be his musical soulmate."

18 of 20

'Karen: A Brother Remembers' by Kelsey Grammer (May) 'Karen: A Brother Remembers' by Kelsey Grammer.

Harper Select, an imprint of HarperCollins Focus

When Kelsey Grammer was just 20 years old, his younger sister, Karen, then 18, was kidnapped, raped and stabbed to death. The loss had a profound effect on the actor, who is now sharing her story and the way he's found hope and healing in the decades since.

"I wanted to tell Karen's story and at the same time include a bit about my life, our life together and the love we shared," he told PEOPLE when announcing the book. "It is an unflinching account, raw and punctuated with horror. The words spilled from my mind to my fingers and into the pages of this book. It poured from days long past, fresh and alive. Fifty years hence, I learned that love, that our love, is forever."

19 of 20

'Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything' by Alyson Stoner (August) 'Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything' by Alyson Stoner.

St. Martin's Press

For fans of I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jeannette McCurdy, this memoir from actor and former child star Alyson Stoner shares how they "experienced their defining moments of childhood inside the bizarre fishbowl of Hollywood," as the publisher puts it. They'll detail "a turbulent home life with addict parents, harrowing accounts from rehab, the messy process of discovering their sexuality in church, rebuilding a life after an early professional peak and charting a path of self-discovery and advocacy," not to mention the "toddler to trainwreck pipeline" of child stardom.

20 of 20

'Untitled' by Lionel Richie (September) Lionel Richie performing in 2023.

Mireya Acierto/Getty

Lionel Richie's forthcoming memoir has neither a title nor a cover yet, but it's got enough buzz to get us excited for both. What promises to be an "intimate, deeply candid memoir," by the Grammy, Oscar and Golden Globe–winning star will be "chronicling lessons learned in the course of his most unlikely of success stories — from a painfully shy, 'tragically' late bloomer grappling with ADHD to his dramatic transformation into a world-class entertainer and composer of love songs that have played like the soundtrack of our lives," the publisher teases.