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Photo: GoFundMe While she may not make the cover ofForbes, a North Carolina barbershop owner wanted to do her part to relieve the debts of students in her community after hearing a rousing commencement speech from a billionaire. When Season Bennett heard that investorRobert F. Smith had pledged to pay off the debtsof the 400 students graduating from Morehouse College this year, to the tune of $40 million, she immediately understood how much an impact the charitable act was going to have on these young people with dreams of changing the world....

Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images; Rob Kim/Getty Images.Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images; Rob Kim/Getty Images Do J.Lo and A-Rod have the guts to take on a fixer upper?Joanna Gainesseems to think so. Andrew Toth/Getty Images “Jennifer wanted to walk the space with Joanna in person,” the source says. “They’re both extremely busy, but it’s hard to take on any kind of home project without actually seeing the space.” Despite the presence of a camera crewfilming the pair outside the property, however, the source says, “There is no formal plan for any of the footage and there have not been any final decisions made in terms of whether Joanna will be involved [in designing the house] or to what extent....

Photo: Rich Polk/Getty The 52-year-old actor and musician received the Comedic Genius Award at this year’s show, presented live from Barker Hangar in Los Angeles on Sunday. AfterAwkwafinaintroduced a montage of clips from some of Black’s most famous roles, the funny man began his acceptance speech, “Comedic Genius? Come on, are you kidding? For what?!” “This is for all theSchool of Rockers out there, and for all the Tenacious D-isciples,” he added....

Jack Nicholson.Photo: Allen Berezovsky/Getty Jack Nicholsonwas cheering the Los Angeles Lakers to victory Monday night. TheOscar-winning actor, 86, was spotted for the second time in less than two weeks taking in a game at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, as the Lakers played against the Golden State Warriors. Nicholson was dressed in a black collared shirt and blazer as he watched his team emerge as the winners with a tight margin of 104-101,putting the Lakers 3-1 in the semifinalsseries against the Warriors and one step closer to the finals....

Jacky Oh, Dr. Zach.Photo:Facebook/msjackyoh; Instagram/therealdrzach Facebook/msjackyoh; Instagram/therealdrzach LateWild ‘N’Outstar Jacky Oh’s plastic surgeonDr. Zachfaced previous complaints from patients over alleged botched procedures, according to a new report. And now, the outlet reports that the PH-1 Miami surgeon had sued multiple former patients over online reviews of his procedures in the past. Paras Griffin/Getty Okhah’s business PH-1 Miami did not immediately to PEOPLE’s request for comment. In the days since, Page Six reports thay Okhah previous filed lawsuits against other clients, such as Leila Penn, who he reportedly sued for more than $30,000 in July 2021....

Jacqueline and Clarence Avant.Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images A well-known Los Angeles philanthropist and wife of a prominent music executive was killed Wednesday during an apparent home invasion robbery at her Beverly Hills home. Jacqueline Avant, the 81-year-old wife of Clarence Avant, was fatally shot during the attack, theLosAngelesTimes,ABCandCBSreport. Citing an anonymous source, theTimesreports that the suspects also shot at a security guard on the property. The Beverly Hills Police Department said officers responded to a home in the 1100 block of Maytor Place around 2:23 a....

“It was wild,” Jade tells PEOPLE about her son’s birth which did not go at all to plan. “It’s surreal. I’m still having trouble processing it,” the formerBachelorstar said Wednesday. Jade, who has been married to her formerBachelor in Paradisecostar Tanner for three years, (their daughter Emmy is almost two) was still around two weeks away from her due date when her water broke. “Her water actually broke at 9:16pm, as we were actually watchingThe Bachelorette,” Tanner, 32, tells PEOPLE....

Jake Gyllenhaal (L); Brad Pitt.Photo: Mark Sagliocco/Getty; Chris Pizzello-Pool/Getty Speaking withW Magazinefor their 2022 Best Performances Portfolio, the 41-year-old actor recalled first meetingBrad Pitton the set ofThe Good Girl, which Gyllenhaal worked on with Pitt’s then-wifeJennifer Aniston. “I was working withJennifer Aniston, who was his wife at the time, and there were a lot of racy scenes,” saidThe Guiltystar. “I remember putting my hand out to shake his, and accidentally hitting the door....

Photo: Joe Scarnici/Getty Jake Paulwill not face federal charges after being identified in a video showing thelooting of an Arizona mall amid proteststhat began in response to thekilling of George Floydlast year. “Based upon the investigation and evidence available at this time, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona is not pursuing federal charges against Jake Paul for his conduct,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona said in a statement toNBC News....

James Blunt, Carrie Fisher.Photo:Tristan Fewings/Getty, Andy Kropa/Getty Tristan Fewings/Getty, Andy Kropa/Getty James Blunthad a “beautiful” best friendship withCarrie Fisher. Blunt told the publication that the “wild rollercoaster” of their friendship began when he was dating a woman whose parents were family friends of Fisher’s and he was invited to lunch in Notting Hill where he sat next to her. “I had just got a record deal and was moving to LA....

James Corden.Photo: Emma McIntyre/Getty The longtime talk show host, 43, has extended his contract with CBS for one more year before leaving the show at the end of his extension in Spring 2023, PEOPLE confirms. In a statement toDeadline, who was the first to report the news, Corden said choosing to leave the show after eight-and-a-half years was “a really hard decision.” “I’m so immensely proud of the show,” he said, referring to the late night series as the “most joyous working environment”....

James Cordenis a dad, a television host and an accomplished actor and singer whocan belt it out and driveat the same time, but there’s one task he has yet to master: taking his family out to eat. “It’s just a nightmare. I got back from Liverpool on Sunday, and we thought, ‘Let’s take the kids out. Let’s go for lunch.’ I mean, it’s a joke,” says Corden, 39. “We actually went to a place at the end of our road for lunch, and we looked like we were fleeing the country....

Prince Harry, Megan Markle, James Corden.Photo: Anwar Hussein/Getty; Taylor Hill/Getty James Corden’s U.S. visit included a stop atPrince HarryandMeghan Markle’s home. Doria Ragland, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Prince Harry and Meghan have maintained a low profile since. Corden and his wife, Julia, have known Harry and Meghan for years and attended their royal wedding in May 2018. The host and actormemorably introduced Harry to Californiain a segment forThe Late Late Showthat aired in February 2021, where they drove around Hollywood on a double-decker bus....