Japanese Pop Star Shinjiro Atae Comes Out as Gay: 'I Finally Have the Courage'

Photo:Chris Pizzello/AP Photo Chris Pizzello/AP Photo Japanese pop starShinjiro Ataehas come out asgay. While speaking to a crowd of about 2,000 fans at an event at the Line Cube Shibuya in Tokyo on Wednesday night, Atae revealed his sexuality, first telling those in attendance, “I respect you and believe you deserve to hear this directly from me,” perThe New York Times. “For years, I struggled to accept a part of myself....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 478 words · Heather Garrison

Jared Padalecki Says He and Jensen Ackles Are 'Always Brothers' Following 'Supernatural' Prequel Upset

Photo: Getty Images There’s no bad blood betweenJared Padaleckiand hisSupernaturalco-starJensen Ackles. On Friday, Padalecki let fans know that he and Ackles were on good terms, despiteAckles' apparent failure to give Padalecki a heads upthat he was executive producing and starring in a prequel series to their longtime CW show before the rest of the public found out. “@JensenAckles and I had a great talk, as we do often, and things are good,” Padalecki, 38, tweeted....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Larry Gates

Jason Derulo Reveals He Spent $30,000 on Son Jason's 2nd Birthday Party: 'It Was Pretty Big'

Jason Deruloisn’t afraid to ball out for his son’s birthday party. The “Savage Love” singer, 33, appeared onan Australian radio showwhere he chatted about sonJason King’s extravagant 2nd birthday party. “That didn’t look like a cheap party! How much did it cost?” Host Kyle Sandilands asked Derulo of the party. “It was pretty big. It was probably around $30,000,” Derulo shared. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Maria Chase

Jason Momoa Shares TBT from 'Game of Thrones' Filming: 'We Were Too Broke to Go Home'

Photo: Michael Stewart/Getty Jason Momoais feeling nostalgic about his role as Khal Drogo. Momoa, 39, shared an Instagram from his time on HBO hitGame of Thrones,and the actor seems to be in the feels all these years later since playing the Dothraki leader and husband of Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke). “So homesick,” the caption began, with a photo of theAquamanactor smiling in the back of a U-Haul van. “Looking through my phone I found this,” he continued....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · Karen Hart

Jax Taylor Reveals How His Fiancée Brittany Cartwright and Marijuana Saved Him from a Drug Spiral

Jax Taylorhas his fiancée — and cannabis — to thank for pulling him out of a potential drug spiral. Opening up toMen’s Health, theVanderpump Rulesstar, 39, revealed that in the wake of his beloved father’s death — whodied from stage IV esophageal cancerlast year — his partnerBrittany Cartwrighthelped him see clearly and get past the troubling time. “I was in a deep rut,” Taylortold the magazineof his dad Ronald Cauchi’s passing....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 584 words · Cassandra Calderon

JAY-Z Is the First Hip-Hop Artist to Become a Billionaire: Inside His Fortune

WhenJAY-Zrapped “I’m not a businessman, I’m a business, man” onKanye West’s 2005 track “Diamonds From Sierra Leone,” he really meant it. Before becoming a musician, JAY-Z, 49, was a drug dealer in his hometown of Brooklyn. In 1996, he started his own label, Roc-A-Fella Records, to release his debut album,Reasonable Doubt. Since then, he has earned 14 No. 1 albums, 22 Grammy wins and a reported $500 million in pretax earnings, according to the outlet....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · Michael Brown

JAY-Z's Mother Gloria Carter and Wife Roxanne Wiltshire Make Red Carpet Debut as Newlyweds

Gloria Carter and Roxanne Wiltshire pose at the Shawn Carter Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Black Tie Gala.Photo:Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock JAY-Z’s motherGloria Carterand her wife Roxanne Wiltshire attended their first red carpet as newlyweds. Aftergetting marriedearlier this month, the Carter family matriarch attended theShawn Carter Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Black Tie Gala on Friday evening, where she and Wiltshire posed for photographs with one another. Carter — who serves as the foundation’s CEO and co-founder — wore a sleek black tuxedo jacket with leather lapels, a gray silk scarf under her collar and a fashionable pair of black glasses....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 497 words · Maria Alvarado

Jeff Bezos Donates $100 Million to Obama Foundation in Honor of Civil Rights Icon John Lewis

Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images; Phillip Faraone/Getty Images; Rick Diamond/Getty Images Amazon founderJeff Bezosis donating $100 million to theObama Foundationin honor of late Georgia congressman and civil rights iconJohn Lewis. The gift, announced Monday, marks the largest donation that the Obamas' eponymous nonprofit has ever received and will also support its ongoingmissionto develop the next generation of global leaders. In exchange for the donation Bezos has asked to have the plaza at the forthcoming Chicago-based Obama Presidential Center named John Lewis Plaza....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Joseph Martin

Jeff Dye Seemingly Responds to Kristin Cavallari and Austen Kroll Romance Rumors: 'He Wishes'

Jeff Dyeappears to be addressingKristin Cavallari’s recent rendezvous withSouthern CharmstarAusten Kroll. The comedian, who has beenromantically linkedto Cavallari, 33, since October, posted a cryptic tweet on Tuesday after Cavallari and Kroll, 33, made headlines fordocumenting a night of partyingtogether in Nashville over the weekend. “He wishes,” Dye, 37, wrote on Twitter alongside a winking face emoji. Jeff Dye; Kristin Cavallari; Austen Kroll.Kevork Djansezian/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images; Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images; Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 282 words · Connie Williams

Jena Malone Shares She Helped Rescue a Dog She Saw Getting Kicked: It 'Was Really Scary'

Actress Jenna Malone reportedly took action when she saw a dog being abused. “I yelled at him to stop from my car but he wouldn’t. I got out of my car to try and get the dog but he started running,” Malonewrote in one tweet. The star added in another tweet that, after chasing the man and signaling others on the street to join, five men appeared behind her in pursuit....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 459 words · Jacqueline Jacobson

Jenna Bush Hager Talks 'Carrying On' Childhood Favorite Reads with Her Three Kids (Exclusive)

Jenna Bush Hager reading ‘Love Comes First’.Photo:S. Savenok/Getty Images for Little Yellow Libraries S. Savenok/Getty Images for Little Yellow Libraries Jenna Bush Hageris sharing her new book with little readers. On Wednesday, the children’s book author, 41, teamed up with iconic jewelry brand,Kendra Scottfor a special event atP.S. 108K The Sal Abbracciamento Schoolin Brooklyn, New York, to unveil its first Little Yellow Library. “I was a teacher and saw firsthand in my classrooms how important early literacy is, whether that’s kids having access to books in classrooms or at home,” she tells PEOPLE....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 835 words · Catherine Moore

Jenna Jameson Reveals Her Struggle with Loose Skin After Losing More Than 60 Lbs.

Photo: Jenna Jameson/InstagramJenna Jamesonis opening up about her changing body after recentlymeeting her weight loss goal.On Wednesday, the former adult film star, 44, revealed she’s suffering from loose skin as a result of losing a massive amount of weight.“Yes I’m trying to make the most of my legs in this pic… but if you look you can see the loose skin,” Jameson captioned an Instagram photo of herself, which shows her posing in a mirror wearing a black and white striped one-piece with her 17-month-old daughter Batel in the background....

March 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1654 words · Larry Bartlett

Jenni 'JWoww' Farley's Husband Roger Mathews Vows to Win Her Back After She Files for Divorce

Photo: Larry Marano/REX/Shutterstock Roger Mathewsis refusing to give up on his almost three-year marriage. Just hours after it was revealed that Jenni “JWoww” Farleyfiled for divorce, Mathews turned to Instagram to explain what happened and vowed he was “not done fighting” for his marriage. “My wife filed for divorce, it’s true,” he said in an emotional video Thursday. “I don’t blame her. There’s no cheating or any dumb s— or any juicy details....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · John Rhodes