Shortly afterBrittney Grinerwas sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison on Thursday, a U.S. official told PEOPLE that the Biden Administration is “still waiting” for Russia to respond to a proposed prisoner exchange to bring the WNBA star back home. Griner received her sentence Thursday after her lawyers presented their closing argument in the case, which involved charges of smuggling drugs into the country. The 31-year-old Phoenix Mercury star has been detained in Russia since February, after officials at Sheremetyevo International Airport allegedly found vape cartridges containing hash oil in her luggage....

Photo: Mishel Gerzig Instagram Real Madrid goalkeeper and Belgian international, Thibaut Courtois is a successful soccer star. His number one fan, however, is his wife, Mishel Gerzig. After first connecting on Instagram in early 2021, the couple began dating that summer. The goalkeeper proposed to Gerzig in June 2022, and they got married a year later. “When I’m with Mishel, I learn about Israeli culture,” Courtois toldLa’Isha, an Israeli lifestyle magazine, according toYnet....

Marsai Martin is quickly making a name for herself as the teen queen of Hollywood. At just 14 years old, Martin — best known for her role as the kid sister on ABC’sblack-ish— has already launched her own production company and made history as the youngest executive producer of a studio film withLittle, in which she also stars in alongside Issa Rae and Regina Hall. Growing up in Texas, Martin found her itch for success at a young age....

Kate Middletondressed in aroyal blue coatforKing Charles’Scotland coronation celebration— a very different look to theformal robeshe wore for Charles’crowning ceremonyin London on May 6. The reason Princess Kate — who is known as the Duchess of Rothesay while in Scotland — was not dressed in robes is because Charles, 74, Camilla, 75, and William, 41, are all part of the Order of the Thistle, thehighest order of chivalryin Scotland. The trio all wore Order of the Thistles robes, while Camilla’s robes were paired with afeathered capfeaturing a large white plume....

“Simone is ready. She’s physically, mentally ready. She’s excited and she wants to do it,” hercoach Cecile Landitold PEOPLE on July 14, just hours before the team’s flight to Tokyo on July. “But I’m a little bit worried about the no fans. We were hoping the Japanese public was allowed. Simone was hoping so too. That’s the only thing we are a little worried about: how are you going to handle it when you walk in and there’s nobody....

Prince William speaking in Jamaica on March 23, 2022.Photo: Samir Hussein/WireImage Prince William’s expression of “profound sorrow” over Britain’s historic role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade — while stopping short of an apology — is a “step forward” for the royal family, says historian Robert Lacey. “It shows the royal family venturing, quite rightly, into areas they previously wouldn’t have,” theBattle of Brothersauthor, who is also the historical consultant toThe Crown, tells PEOPLE aboutWilliam’s landmark speechat the residence of the Governor-General of Jamaica on Wednesday....

In the indictment alleging that actressFelicity Huffmanparticipated in asprawling college admissions scandalwith the intent to benefit her college-bound daughter, one name is prominently absent: her husband, actorWilliam H. Macy. Huffman and another actress,Lori Loughlin, along with Loughlin’s husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, were among 50 people named on Tuesday in an alleged conspiracy to defraud and undermine competitive student admissions at elite colleges and universities including Yale, Georgetown, the University of Southern California and Stanford, according to the U....

WhenOlivia Wildewasserved legal documentswhile on stage discussing her new film at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Tuesday, it caused something of a public spectacle.Attendees at the event watched as Wilde, 38, was interrupted while speaking about her upcoming thrillerDon’t Worry Darling, when a woman approached the stage and tossed a manila envelope towards the filmmaker. The contents of the envelope were later confirmed to be legal documents pertaining to her children withex-fiancéJason Sudeikis....

A wild buck in Wisconsin was captured on video fawning over meatballs. Manager Patti Pickering told the outlet that 65 children were grabbing a meal at the fast-casual restaurant and quickly cleared out as the buck made his way around Noodles & Co. Pickering described the deer as “pretty large” and toldFox 47that she initially thought the “really loud crash” she heard was from one of the middle schoolers in the restaurant, who “must have dropped something, tipped something over....

Will Smithis determined to conquering his fears after turning 50 in September. “You can generate great things, you can succeed and win, but you can never really be happy if you’re scared,” Smith said, viaEntertainment Tonight Canada. Jim Spellman/WireImage He continued, “So, part of the bucket list was to give myself the freedom to do all the things that I had put in my mind that I couldn’t do. I’m not being adventurous and I’ve always wanted to be that....

Photo: Neil Warner/Splash News Online Neil Warner/Splash News Online Haute Coutureweek is here again, and with it, a parade of the biggest celebs and models in the world have flocked to Paris to take possession of their coveted front row seats and witness some truly spectacular, mind-blowing fashions. While all the runway shows are a visual feast of next level construction and detailing, there’s one show that stands head and shoulders above the rest with a name practically synonymous with couture, and that, of course, is Chanel....

From left: Wilson Cruz, Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey.Photo:Getty Getty “I wanted to pay homage … to the power of what television is able to do in order to open up people’s minds," CruztoldPEOPLEin 2020. Now in an exclusive guest essay for PEOPLE, Cruz, who currently stars onStar Trek: Discovery, discusses the importance of the Showtime seriesFellow Travelers,how the sweeping gay romantic drama hearkens back to the darker periods of LGBTQ+ history and how lessons from the past can be powerful tools to educate today’s young people....

Scott Charmoli. On Friday, a Wisconsin-based dentist was convicted of breaking the teeth of his patients, charging them for fixes and then collecting insurance money, the office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced. Scott Charmoli, 61, was convicted of five counts of health care fraud and two counts of making false statements related to health care matters, said the office in anews release....