Photo: Hugh Bonneville/Facebook Downton AbbeystarHugh Bonnevilleis playing the most important role of his life. The actor, who stars as the Earl of Grantham in the hit historical drama, is volunteering as a marshall at aCOVID-19vaccination center near his home in Midhurst, West Sussex, where his job is to welcome people and put them at ease ahead of theirinjections. “I get to wear a high-vis and be very bossy and go: ‘Oi!...

Photo: Courtesy Louis van Amstel Louis van Amstelis looking back at his decision to adopt older children and reflecting on the process that helped to build his family of four. The longtimeDancing with the Starspro, 50, and husband Joshua Lancaster adopted both of their sons from the foster care system at 10 years old — Daniel, now 14, from Colorado and Jonny, now 13, from Nevada in 2020. Van Amstel says he and Lancaster started the conversation about adoption in 2017....

FormerEmpireactorJussie Smolletthas been found guilty of staging his own hate crime and making a false police report, according to multiple outlets. The jury deliberated for a total of more than nine hours before announcing the verdict Thursday. Smollett, an openly gay Black actor, was charged with six counts of disorderly conduct for making false reports to investigators in January 2019 after telling police he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack....

FormerEven Stevensstar Christy Carlson Romano is opening up about her struggles with depression and alcohol abuse after leaving the Disney Channel series. “I have never been perfect or pulled together as my reputation or the successes of my young adulthood might suggest,” the actress, 35, wrote in an essay forTeen Voguepublished Tuesday, titled “Christy Carlson Romano: My Private Breakdown.” “I won’t be the last child actor to tell you the pitfalls of early-onset fame,” she wrote in the essay, which goes into detail about her struggle to feel like she fit in after growing up as a child actor....

Gage Edward is opening up his life to fans. Over 5 months after his split fromJeff Lewis, theFlipping Outstar, 33, has finally joined Instagram — making it the first time he’s had an account of his own on the social media platform. His first post, shared on Friday, was a sweet black and white photo of him and his 2½-year-old daughterMonroe Christine, whom he shares with Lewis. “Date night,” Edward captioned the smiling picture....

Lisa Kudrowhas found her next acting gig. TheFriendsactress is set to star in the upcoming Amazon comedyGood People. Kudrow will star as Lynn Steele, the university ombudsman. According toDeadline, her character finds herself struggling to stay in touch with the younger generation, even though she’s dedicated her career to championing women. “Dreams do come true,” Cummings tweeted of Kudrow’s casting. Kudrow with also executive produceGood People. Cummings and Greg Kinnear will also star, while Daniels will direct the pilot....

Photo: HBO The upcomingGame of Thronesprequel series,House of the Dragon, has temporarily stopped filming amid the COVID-19 pandemic. HBO announced Monday that production on the series has been paused due to a crew member testing positive for the deadly virus. The network said that production onHouse of the Dragon"will resume on Wednesday after a two-day pause." “As part of the rigorous testing implemented for all production employees, a Zone A production member onHouse of the Dragontested positive for COVID-19,” HBO said in a statement issued to PEOPLE....

Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Rose Leslieis opening up about how husbandKit Haringtonhas handled addiction. “For Kit, being an addict, it’s very important for him to recognise himself as such,“The Good Fightalum, 35, said in the cover story forHarper’s Bazaar UK’s June 2022 issue. She added, “The AA community has provided such a loving space for him to feel heard, to make sure he’s not alone. But if it weren’t for rehab, he would be in a very different headspace right now....

“This is all just too disgusting,”La La Landproducer Jordan Horowitztweeted Wednesdaywith a screenshot of Vallelonga’s original post. Vallelonga had replied to Trump, then running for president, to support Trump’s false claim about Muslims in America cheering on the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. “Muslims in Jersey City cheering when towers went down. I saw it, as you did, possibly on local CBS news,” Vallelonga tweeted at the time. Trump was “100 percent correct,” he claimed....

TheGrey’s Anatomycast has bid farewell to starJesse Williams. The actor’sfinal appearanceon the long-running medical drama aired Thursday night, and his costars marked the occasion with some heartfelt tributes to Williams and his character, Dr. Jackson Avery. Ellen Pompeoposted a selfie with Williams, 39, alongside a caption containing various inspirational quotes. “‘Life is a balance between holding on & letting go’ — Rumi,” she wrote. “‘Stay far from timid. Only make moves when your heart’s in it....

Taylor Momsen, Miley Cyrus and Daniella Monet.Photo: getty (3) Hannah Montanacasting director Lisa London is setting the record straight. After a TikTok video went viral for claiming that Spanish-Mexican singer Belinda almost snagged the titular role, London posted one of her own on Wednesday to explain that this wasn’t the case. The video then cut to a photographed sheet of paper, which was dated May 6, 2005, and featured Cyrus' name along with two others:Taylor MomsenandDaniella Monet....

Photo: Keith Srakocic/AP/Shutterstock The estranged wife of leading Senate candidate Sean Parnell spoke under oath in Pennsylvania court on Monday about what she described as his harrowing history of violence toward her and their three young kids — which he adamantly denies. “He tried to choke me out on a couch and I literally had to bite him” to get free, Snell reportedly told the judge. “He was strangling me....

As news spreads ofNick Bostic’s brave reaction to a house fire, more details are coming to light. The Indiana man entered a burning home not once but twice to rescue five children, ages 1 to 18, in in Lafayette on July 11. As the herculean effort neared a triumphant end, Bostic grabbed the last child on his second entry, smashed a window and leapt two stories to the ground with the child in his arms....