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Issue Date: June 2022 urz2.06.024.% Titanic Disaster > t After 43 years of friendship, Rihanna BASAPRocky | _ BlairUnderwood marries Josie Hart. Sofia Vergara This Week * Scoop Tragedy at Sea Thelaesteeebritynews Families givens erpertstockfor answersshertheTtanimpleded. ——Kayin 2Sctner's Divoree The battle overhis ‘utimilin- dollar fortuneheatsup Shooting Survivor Cooper Roberts Keely Roberts tals about her son’ inspiring recovery from the mass shooting in Highland Pa i Wendell Pierce: riety aig tote Also in Phis Is CHATTER STRINGS WERE SRLRNG Shou Seth and Josh Meyers Thebrothers get nostalgic aboutfarilyvacations| Lainey Wilson These Foal STAR TRACKS Thesngerenthahihsandons — hureahe omy ces ean SMILE “awl PASSAGES iourneyfom the sreets of PEOPLE PICKS TRtomaherhocd BEAUTY FooD NAT wins PEOPLE TESTED Absarand Amen ae “Thompson ae thenestbig things inbasketball SECOND LOOK (ONE LAST THING. Girl Scout Murders Ferty-ix years after their daughter waskilled at ConnieBoss Alexander camp, 80 and Sheri Farmer How Stephen Witch” Boss's ‘redetermined to keep mem finds comfort afters death herlegacy alive ONTHECOVERDInicarshby ‘Nery bt deacon (okt Deri eree Rahal Gay ages Alon lS Jay mages Dono ees errr AFH ety nage (GeronGae pedir AFPIGety imager Top ret lef lt (eared Spa Nowe 5ELTON'S LAST CALL Pilton, England, June 25 Elton John wrapped the fifth and final right ofthe Gi performanceSummer may be ust getting start (fromieft) and alee ‘0 the classroom inthe fall Along wit ughter 9,and “the brothers helped kickoff the Children's lace 2023 Back-to-School eampaign on June 2 witha video spat.“"Try todo your bes,” Kevin tld People. “Thats allwe can ask.” AMBER’S RETURN made herfirst red-carpet appearancesince her andex Johnny Depp's ‘defamation ial lastyearatthe premiere of her film A GRAND ENTRANCE Inthe Fire. amovie abou the told People. and wore the look ofloveas they sailedinto Jacquemus's Paris Fashion Week shove.WEDDING £ EXCLUSIVE! SOULMATES svi" Key oe Peapie Jiy10,2025 9CELEBS SHOW PRIDEGABRIELLE UNION’ ss STYLE STREAK! While promoting her Netflix Union: My Journey to 50,1 People Jiy10,2025 11wf Presta ; ee oe 7 rae rg Anas it et WED SUN ASA hul UALL THE HOLLYWOOD NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW Rihanna & ASAP Rocky Get Ready for Baby No. 2! By RACHEL DeSANTIS Rihanna and ASAP R soakingin their final daysasa family of three. Aftera glamorous trip the pregnant and her rap: r Barbados, they had a romantic dinnerdate on 24. “She is enjoyiny ‘in May ay momandis due soon, She isexcited Area forbaby No. “The Mayersboys ‘The Grammy winner's impending delivery hasn’t kept her from support r ingher man, On June 21 Rihanna— Coeitee) ed up her growingbaby Con she it—was spotted pth smiling and dancing while watching ere ‘ng Rakim Mayers) perform >> People Jy 10,2025 15national Festival of Creativityin France. During the show, the z wf rapper gave his “beautiful wife” ashout- { ce outonstage, Her Edgy © ‘ ; tellingthe Maternity J mm fy) crowd, “Tove Style @ her” while sing- inghissong“D.M.B" (An the music video for the ¢ 2022 track, the couple— ( who have not confirmed wedding—pretended to tie the knot.) Despite her jet-setting, Rihannais “prioritizing Beebrusry 12 sleep” inher final days x ofpregnaney while leaning on Rocky for the source: “She is feeling 8 great. Rakim takes care of her. He's glingtoo much work right now.” Former i great dad too.” Anthropologie Group CEO Hillary Super will a As Rihanna prepares for maternity leave, take the reins of the company, which has ; she’s also making some changes at Savage X helped propel Rihanna to billionaire status. i Fenty, her lingerie empire. After five years of “Thisis just the beginning for us” Rihanna i helming the brand, she is stepping down as told Vogue Business ina statement, “and we're i CEO and takingon anew role as executive going to continue to expand in ways that 2 chair. “Rihanna wants to enjoy beinga mom; always connect with the consumer.” 3 the source says. “She is not interested in jug- WITH REPORTING BY PERNILLA CEDENHEIM i : Lindsay Lohan ‘Excited’ to Welcome Her First Baby © Shesspentmuch ofherlife always been something that was in tackling various roles, and now the cards for her, butt was a matter Lindsay Lohan is about to take on cof when the time was right, and she herbiggest one yet. Pregnant with was ready.” her and husband Bader Shammas's Lohan announced that she and first child, the Mean Girls actress, 36, Shammas—a financier whom she mar- is “very excited for this next chapter _ried in 2022—were expectingbackin inher life,” says asource close March. We are blessed and excited!” tothe star.“Motherhoodhas she wroteon Instagram at the time. Her mom, Dina,is feeling the love for Cries her daughter and her “wonderful” son- rary in-law. “I'm so proud of Lindsay,” she cory 14 Juiy10,2025 People i Pe par co) tells People. “We speak several timesa Gene rae feces Ba ee day about every little beautiful thing she feelsas the baby grows. Weare blessed.” —ALEX ROSS WITH REPORTING BY LIZ McNEIL AND MARISA SULLIVANgs BIRTHDAY LOVE HAPPY ANNIVERSARY ‘The Emmy winner, 62, penned sweet Instagram ‘ribute tohis wife forher & The collage sweethearts celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary on. es Sinead cde Riieeonel TeSinlisione enim reel will celebrate 35 years photo ofher andthe actor, Seoraeratoe One actress.on July 16. E IT’S OVER a NEW COUPLE? “The singe, 38, and the rapper 33 have split afer fi three anda half monthe of dating, Despite ther breakup, source tel 8 People, Lavigne plans to 3 keep the custom $80,000 cHlace Tyga gave her coir yor ‘Amonthafter he was seen vacationingin Italy with Sab Zada,hisgiefriend ‘of tree years the ‘musician, 25, was spotted kissing Locatell.a French Influencer, 19, while leaving Louis Vutton's Paris Fashion Week afterparty on June20. People Jiy10,2025 15Jennifer Garner on Skin Care and Staying Positive on Social Media © VemilerGarneris——HydroBoost Hydrating bookedand busy—but _ GelCleanser [below], that doesr’tstop theLast which hashyaluronic acid ThingHeToldMestar and plumps youup. look Jrom{ending to her skin. In at my 17-year-old [Violet, honor of National Hydra- with ex Ben Affleck] with tion Dayon June 23,the —_hernatural dewy skin, Neutrogena brand ambas- and 'mlike, “Let me grab sador,51,talkedabouther — mybyaluronicacid!” beautymust-havesandher — Youdebuted your new endearing Instagramfeed. bob in April. Are you Doyouhaveabeauty _growingit out? philosophy? I'm not, Yes, Short hairs fun the focusingtoo much inthe _dayit'scut. Thenyouhave mirror,which[isclear] __toactually doit. With long hecauseIneed towork hair, you can uststiek itin onmyeyebrows.I'mfocus- abun on top of your head. ingonfeelingstronginside Your Instagram feedis so mybody. Ifyouare myage, funand uplifting. What's and youaren’t meeting the your posting process? requirements forcardio- _Anythingon social media vascularwork,everyrisk I dowith Mo Grosser, factorgoesup.Iwantto who hasworked with me feel good foraslongas for 10 years. Wehave Tean,sol'm inthat mode. always [had] ashared Ie’ssummer! 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($13.50; at drugstores)CAIUS CHARLES From Friday Night Lights to Zombie Fights Seventeen years afters breakout role on NBC's Friday Night Lights as cocky cunning back Brian “Smash” Williams, Gaius Charlesis bringing his swagger into the zombie apocalypse as determined marshal Perlie Arm- strong on AMC's The Walking Dead: Dead City. “Both have a southern vibe and come from small towns,” says Charles, now 40, of the tworoles."“And they/re both really set on protecting and uplifting their families.” Looking back athis time on FNL, Charles says the ‘camaraderie and egalitarian spirit amongst the cast, crew, everybody” stand out most. learned overtime, working onather things, thatt’s not always like that.” While the show was a hit with crities it often teetered on the brink of cancellation, and Charles admits he wishes he'd allowed himselfto “be just alittle bit more chill” pase aieoele pens Pkfae ee] aoe Coma [ies adding, “I think I've earned to just relax and enjoy the ride.” After post-FNL stints on shows like Grey’s Anatomy, Taken and The Wonder Years, the native New Yorker is having “a lot of fun’ on Dead City—evenas he faces the challenge of doing some of his own stunts. “When [killed my first walker, that felt like an initiation,” he says. “They really try toallow the actors to do as muchas possible, soit’s definitely a workout some days.” He's hoping those workouts will continue inthe all, butin the meantime he's taking his own advice and spending the summer relaxing with family and “so many books.” BREANNEL, HELDMAN Celebs Love Usher! Thesinger,44, gotthese A-listers saying “OMG” his Las Vegas residency, running ‘through July Cred ia Fost aah ee eensInside Jon Hamm © -eatammand Anna ‘Osceola'slove story has come ful circle. On June 24 the couple tied theknotat ‘Anderson Canyon in Big Sur, Calif, the same place they met while filming the series finale of Mad Men in 2015. At sunset Osceola walked down the aisle to the 1967 James Bond film theme “You Only Live Twice” while 100 quests including Billy Crudup, Tina Fey, Paul Rudd and Mad Men al Hamm, 52,and ding’ adds ani (WITH REPORTIN ee] Allen (inset, Pet corey Anna Osceola’s Wedding Slattery looked on. "It was anintimate, beautiful cere- mony,” says source. After thei cliffside vows 35—who got engagedin February—shareda kiss. “She had fun planning the wed- location was speci both.” ~3? MANGALINDAN PERNILLA CEDENHEIM & lum John Madly , in Love “Anna was glowing.and ‘Jontooked, very happy,” source says ofthe couple ontheir wedding day. Osceola, ider."*The tothem ey Romance Heats Up Hailee Steinfeld and NFL star Josh Allen are “still dating and getting ‘toknow each other,” according toa source close to the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse actress, 26. The two were first seen stepping out together in May in New York City amid rumors that the Buffalo Bills quarterback, 27, had ended his relationship of five years with Pilates instructor and fashion inluencer Brittany Williams, 28. teinfeld and Allen had been “hanging out for afew weeks,” an insider said after photos appeared on Facebook of Allen with hisarm around Steinfeld asthey dined with friends at Sushi by Bouin NY.C. “It’s new, but they are having fun.” (Steinfeld, who briefly dated singer Niall Horanin 2018, has otherwise kept her dating lfe private.) Now, as Allen gears up foranew football season, the romance is continuing to blossom. “He's going tobe very busy withtraining camp," says the source, “so they/renot putting too much pressureon things and wil see vwhereit goes.” —sACKSMARTRod Stewart: borer rns Seine ‘Stewart net Sires - ag Taking a Break From Rock and Roll & L.A. The legendary British ‘musician, 78, is preparing for big life changes. After his current world tour and his Las Vegas residency come to an endin November, Stewart—who recently launched his own whisky, Weolfie's—will pivot away from rockandroll and dive into swing. Here, he talks about the career shift and letting goof his LA. home. Will this be your last big rock and roll tour? | think so. It’s bittersweet, but I'm not taking my songs to the cemetery and burying them | basically would like toput them torest fora little while. There's only so many years | want to keep singing“Hot Legs” and ing. It's not, really. The thing critics keep sayingis, “Oh, he's gone off the stage to havea rest.” No, | haven't! I've gone off the stage because 'm wringing wet. 'm so bloody ft, you wouldn't believe it How do you keepin shape? | do 45 minutes of cardio, four days a week Illalso do underwater ‘raining where you push a big rubber brick the length of a pool Your L.A.home [below] is for sale. Doyouplanto remain in England? Yeah, but let me get one thing straight. 've been quoted saying L.A. is toxic. It’snot toxie—though sometimes the air’ abit dirty. I've had some of my best yearsin LA. and won't take a penny under what I've asked for my house, because | basicaly don't want to sellit. BO) Lory ey Coa Ena Locati Cee Fd Eran Crees Ces Louse) Pee pa What makes you happiest? I've got eight children and three grandchildren, so seeing themgrowup.llovewhat ) Idoforaliving,andllove my wife [model Penny | Lancaster].lam truly blessed. That's all |can say. \ BRIANNETRACY |! People Jy10,2025 193 3 FOR ONE AMAZING LIFE @ PROVEN NATURAL NUTRITION a) © ) strons muscues INCLUDING @ ) AHEALTHY HEART A Difference | From Day ONE UIE osPics of Cats at The’ t (on Catni: SAN DIEGO About sixyears ago Andrew Marttila snapped a photo of his Bengal cat Haroun onacatnip high. “The result was something really incredible,” says Marttila, 37. Hehas since photographed more than 500 cats who've ingested the herb, posting the photos ‘on Instagram @iamthecatphotographer. “You're able togetan insight into just how crazy they get,” he adds of the moments when “saliva and catnip are fying” everywhere. "There's this misunderstanding that catsare aloof or very stoic. Hlove showing them enjoying themselves.” nowsharethesame hallowed PACER RETIRED U.S NAVY CAPTAIN resting place as the ghost- NARGEOLET ALERED SCOTT RED ECG ly wreck that so fascinated them, Nargeolet’s daughter Sidonie Nargeolet said that her father had died at, “aplace where he was very happy.” As the families grieve, officials are search- ing for answers. On June 25 the Coast Guard announced it would lead the investigation with help from the National Transportation Safe world-renowned ‘maritime expert, the French oceanographer, Ti,ventured tothe Titanic wreckage fy morethan35 times, f becoming known HAMISH HARDING as “Mr. Titanic.” The ocean was = his*home away ty Board. Reports that the US. Navy heard an implosion at the same time the Titan lost con- tact left many wondering when officials, and OceanGate, knew the craft had been crushed by immense underwater pressure and whether the -Awell-known British pilot whostarted his tele IS, Coast Guard search—estimated to cost mil ‘own aviation company, Harding 58, had been { ea een i ante tospace with Amazon bilfonaie Jeff Bezos stepson John lions covered by taxpayers—and the false hope in20zzandtotheSouthPoleteiee SoneRery, | Paschall. Nargeolet it gave families was for naught. The no-holds- 1B, and Giles, 15, called Harding, also parent isalso survived barred search also drew criticism when com- ete eerie by wife Anne eee one father.” His wife, Lind, i “overwhelmed,” piven: pared with another tragedy at sea days earlier, are eet eee Sarraz-Bournet and Hamish, my heart dropped to my stomach.” three children, COUNTDOWN to Peary POR eet Lea CCC} CRAG ac Peto “The Titan's support ship the rere Launched froman Pola Prince, ich guided resurface afteritsexpected Pre anne oreo Peretti Barra Caer ae ery Erna ne Ere eee en ErrRcoecn) craftheads to the seafloor. Cote Paes cee eins Eas nd< ee STOCKTON RUSH “ ‘An aerospace engineer and Princeton graduate, Rush, 6l,began his career testing fighter jets. But he was always enamored of the ocean, sayshis friend Fred Hagen. In2009 y hestarted OceanGate inEverett, Wash, with ‘agoaltoferry tourists tounderwatersitesand helpscientsts conduct research, Rush's wife, ‘Wendy WeilRush, isthe great-great. Ss he Sai" passengers who diedon a the Ptonicin 1912. SHAHZADA DAWOOD and his son SULEMAN DAWOOD Alifelong Titanic fan, British Pakistani businessman Shahzada, 48, was thrilled about the trip and was to take hiswife, Christine, she told the BBC. But Suleman—a 19-year-old student at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow—“really wanted to go,” Christine said, and tooka Rubik's Cube with him to solve at the Titanic. “Ilost hope when we passed the 96-hours mark,” Christine said, The family—including daughter Alina, 17— are “profoundly grateful to those from allover the world who have stood by us.” PPro) ees DSTO etc) 4 Underwater ica} e Noise ed Rees re errceen( sen eee eernsit ee een Ce prea L Perera of the ocean for the Er eer ensnaar aaa CANADA Len NaN aele 7A) EXPLORATION ACCESSIBLE AND WAS ‘SAFER THAN SCUBA DIVING Wek Reeser 4000 eran TOAD ‘carbon fiber, Weight Length y Se eas carrer PC aes IZ rr) rete Cera : ey 6 eel ope. I yy canis ; —— 5 oe peat Peoria oat fares eee ae) ce Ermer aie rete net cee ie reer’ fone astontione ties eileieas aD pee ere or beaali 3 ener aes = oo = God Siri Prete ee een iad it onc _ NT re Warning Signals cry = a eed ao : erat alee eee omenswhen more than 600 migrants died off the coast of Greece. “Governments” includingthe US. and Canada, which are close to the Titan site, “pulled outall the stops to try tosave five mainly wealthy people,” said Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth. With the migrants, “the Greek Coast Guard ‘made only token efforts to help.” ‘The biggest question ofall is whether Rush was too cavalierabout the experimental vessel, which was never certified by a regulatory body and had raised safety concerns. “I'm struckby the similar- ityof the Titanic disaster itself, where the captain. ‘was repeatedly warned aboutice ahead ofhis ship, andyethe teamed at full speed intoan ice fieldon amoonless night,” director James Cameron told ‘Since the Titanic hit an iceberg on April 14,1912, and sank nearly ABC News. “And many people died as.a result.” three hours later, claiming atleast 1,500 lives, the saga has Some would never travel 12,500 ft. into the fascinated generations. “Itwas the greatest ship ever built up ‘ocean, let alonein acontraption thesizeof'amini- until that time,” says explorer Fred Hagen, and “some of the most van with a game controller to navigate thrusters. famous, wealthy people” were aboard theso-called unsinkable But others, like Rush, have risk-taking in their liner—its hull was divided into watertight compart ments— DNA. A former flight-test engineer, Rush worked on its ill-fated maiden voyage. The wreck’s discovery in 1985 and James Cameron's Oscar-winning 1997 movie have increased interestin the Titanic, which may disintegrate in the next 3O years. in aerospace and aviation before founding Ocean- £ i L zl ¥ & # Gate in 2009, where he began building experimental subs using buoyant, less expensive carbon fiber instead of steel, which hadn't been done before. In 2018, ashereadied the Titanforitsfirstjourney tothe Titanic, red flags were beingraised. about its safety. That same year, Ocean- Gate employee-turned-whistleblower David Lochridge joined more than 30 industry leaders to urge Rush to have the Titan tested and certified, saying in aletter that OceanGate's “experimental approach” could lead to “catastrophic” consequences. Lochridge alleged in a court filing that Rush refused, sayingOceanGate was“unwill- ingto pay” for that. Too many rules, Rush said, sti- fle innovation, “At some point, safety is just pure waste,” he told journalist David Pogue in 2022. If you just want to besafe, don't get out ofbed.” ‘Some experts say the Titan never should have gone underwater. “It was a catastrophe waiting to happen? saysretired US. Navy captain Alfred Scott McLaren. “I didn’t consider it safe.” And despite waivers signed by passengers, lawsuits against OceanGate are an “absolute certainty,” and criminal charges could follow, says attorney ‘Neama Rahmai Details about exactly what happened during the ill-fated trip are still emerging. Rob MeCal- lum, who had led multiple expeditions to the Titanic, says the passengers likely “had no idea of an implosion taking place” and died instantly. “twasamerciful end,” he says. But Cameron said heheard unconfirmed reports from the tight-knit sub community that they must have been aware of the danger in the last minutes of their lives becausean onboard monitoringsystem detected stress in the carbon fiber. “Ibelieve now they had some warning” and were trying to shed weights ‘toascend, he told CNN. Collegestudent Sean Bloom, 20, heeded hisown internal warnings when he and his dad, financier Jay Bloom, were offered seats on the June 18 trip. “I didn’t think the submarine could withstand ‘that kind of pressure,” says Sean. Though Rush reassured themit was sae, says Jay, they didn't go. Dawood and hisson“tookourspots,” says Jay. “But forthe grace of God, that would have been us” With reporting by NICOLE ACOSTA, KIRSTY HATCHER, WENDY GROSSMAN KANTOR, SUSAN KATZ KEATING, JP MANGALINDAN, LIZ MeNEIL, SIMON PERRY, MARISA SULLIVAN, GILLIAN TELLING and SUSAN YOUNG People Jty10,2025 35‘Tohear Kevin Costner’ estranged wife tell 2ayearsasacouplewere afairy tale. An expensive ry tale. “We traveled the world inpprivate planes, stayed in luxurious hotels,” Christine, 49, who filed for divorce on May 1 after 18 years of mar- riage, declared in herlatest court documents. She and the “handsome, charming.... movie star,” as she called Kevin, now 68, vacationed everywhere from Hawaii to the Caribbean with their three children, Cayden, 16, Hayes, 14, and Grace, 1. Ttwas,sheadmitted, an “extraordinary” lifestyle. Allifestyle she says she wants to maintain for her family. Courtdocuments filed by both sidesshowa fight taking shape as she seeks a slice of her estranged husband's estimated $250 million for- ‘tune, In papers filed in California's Superior Court on June 16, Christine (née Baumgartner), who is the terms of the couple’s prenup, asked for 18,000 per month in child support. She argues that the money willhelp hersetupa “suitable sep- arate household” soshe can move outofthe sprawi- ingSanta Barbara compound, worth an estimated| $145 million, where she and the Yellowstone star have lived since they wed. Explains a Christine he wants Kevin to provide what they are used to” In her filing she detailed Kevin's income (nearly $20 million for 2022) aswell as the family’s expenses ($6.6 million, including$718,32:10n cred- rrisand more than $800,000 in gifts). the child weks is more than six times the $38,000 a month Kevin has offered. ‘The two-time Oscar winner—who, according toa source, didn't want to get a divorce in the first KEVIN & CHRISTINE. COSTIEN: The Fight Over His Fortune INSIDE THE COUPLE'S COURT FACE-OFF AS SHE SEEKS TO MAINTAIN HER ‘EXTRAORDINARY’ LIFESTYLE—WHILE HE WANTS HER OUT OF THEIR HOUSE By ERIC ANDERSSON 36. Jly10,2025 Peopleare Ane OOK Vion Incourtdacuments Kevin (2022) said he does not believe tis healthy” forhim and Christine, whohas refused to move from their Santa Barbara property, tobe “sharing space.” according to court documents NE Estimated value of the CCostners Santa Barbara estate rae peoon $38,000 Seer carne cele rarer sentry place—submitted his own filing a week prior. He alleged Christine, a former handbag designer, has refused to vacate their home since filing for divorce, despite a clause in their prenup that he claims requireshertodo so within 20 days. “Chris: tine’s agreement to move out was ands uncondi-~ tional,” Kevin stated in the documents, which not- ed that after his 1994 divorce from his first wife, Cindy Silva, “he found himself without a home por Perare tk a od orien an episodes debutin November. irerati eC oon eer) ‘ahouse manager, housekeeper and chef. ‘Christine willalways unusual for a family with that much wealth, experts say: (Child support can't be specified in a California prenup.) “The bottom line is what isin the children’s best interests,” says family lawyer Randy Kessler, who does not represent Kevin or Christine. “The court must consider their dard ofliving while their parents were married. Kevinand Christine are due in court JulyS for a case management conference. While their base... Heneverwanted thatto happenagain” — WHY A WAYS ace is “contentious,” notes Beverly Hills { “Christine, Kevin alleges, is staying put in fight When Givorce attorney Daniel Jaffe, who likewise order to force him into agreeing to “various ILCOMCS tO doesn’t represent either party, the chances ofa financial demands” when he has already “gone — the kids’ _trialincourtareslim: “All ofuswho handle cas- abo nd beyond” providing means for her to relocate. A source says he also paid her an extra $1 million on top ofhis prenuptial obligations. But Christine thinks the money is a trap. “I believe that Kevin's goal is to get me to tap into this money, so he can argue that I've waived my right to challenge the Premarital Agreement,” she alleged in her filing, Her sky-high child support request isn’t es where there's a lot of money, we probably settle 90, 95 percent of them.” Kevin, who paid. his first wile a reported $80 million after they split, “wants to hold on to as much as he can,” says an entertainment source. “But he wants to end this thing and may have to compromise WIth reporting by PERNILLA CEDENHEIM & LINDA MARX People Jiy 10,2025 37Highland Park ie “—_ “Shooting Survivor a ~ One Year Later IN AN EMOTIONAL INTERVIEW, KEELY ROBERTS RECALLS THE DAY SHE AND HER 9-YEAR-OLD SON COOPER WERE SHOT DURING A FOURTH OF JULY PARADE-AND. HOW COOPER'S STRENGTH HAS INSPIRED HER FAMILY THROUGHOUT THEIR ORDEAL 1s told to KATE HOGAN 38 Jly10,2025 PeopleCun iis rea eeed Lato whenagu "Chyler Independer Panza peopleand aes the victi day of swirn thera Ene ans nal cord, para from the waist down. His fraternal twin brother, Luke, was also wounded. Inthe year sincefollowing months in the hospital and numerous surgeries— Cooper has adjusted to his new normal, With support from his family including stay-at-home dad Jason, 49, and sisters Payton, 27 Ella, 23, Grace, 22, and Emily, 19, he returned to school and has started swimming and playing tennis. “Thereis noquitin thiskid,” says Keely, whose loved ones set up a GoFundMe to cover living expenses, Cooper's medical costs and the cost ofadapting a home to Cooper’sneeds Gofundme.com/f/eoopers-home) Alleged gunman Robert Crimo II, 22 waiting trial on 21 counts offirst-degree murder, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery with afirearm. Hisfather, Robert Crimo Jr, 59, was also arrested on seven counts of ny reckless conduct for allegedly helping his son procure a Firearm Owner’ Iden- tification Card. The Robertses, along with dozens of others, aiso filed a lawsuit against the Crimos, manufacturer Smith & Wesson, online distributor Buds Gun Shop and retailer Red Dot Arms. “We ‘moved to Highland Park because it was safe. And then this happens,” says Keely, a former school superintendent. “But by the grace and kindness of others, a lot of good has happened too.” Here she shares her. family’s story in her own words People Jy 10,2025 39I try not to look back and wonder why things happened the way they did. The night before the parade I felt we were going to wake up and be a well-oiled machine. Thenitstartedtounravel—an Amelia Bedelia kind of morning, Ella was running ind Cooper was adamant he wasn’t going wwithouther—they're just tied atthe hip—so it was hard for him to leave the house. But once we left, Thave this very distinct memory of how beautiful the daywas, and how happy the boys were, talking about cleaning up on candy at the They wereexcited toget thereand see friends. Then I remember Jason saying to me, “Who threw the firecracker AndI remember sayingto him, “T'm shot.” Jason's just the most even-keeled person, but I'll never forget the look on his face. ‘There wasan overwhelmingamountof pain, and Iremember Jason taking his hands and holding mylegandmy foot together. It’struewhat theysay about how time slows; between the shooting and the crowd running, itwas soloud,likea war mov- ie, And it wouldn't stop. The boys were standing therein shock, and Jason and had to decide what todo: geton top of them inhopes that the gunman ‘would kllus,and the boys mightlive—or get them torun. screamed tothemas loud as Icould that I ‘would countto three, and they should runand not stop—and Mommy wouldfind them, But when I got to three, I realized Cooper was already down and shot. Andwhen Tlooked athim, Twas certain he was dead. His color was gray, his. eyes were open, he wasn’t responsive—but I still kept yelling at him to run. Jason picked him up and said, ‘T'vegot to go, P'vegot to take Cooperand go ind help,” and then he went to grab Luke too. But I said, “You can't—Luke cannot see Cooper die” And Jason said, “But he can’t see his mother dieeither.” Jason left with Cooper, and withevery last bit of strength I had, I pulled Luke tome. A ‘man came to help me—one of so many extraordi nay people who came back and put themselves Pay rater Peon Paes Sperry 40 Juiy10,2025 People third-grade class last October. “The boys love their schoo,” says Keely. Luke (lef) sone minute older than Cooperandhasa “quarddoginstinct,” says Keely. ‘Thetwins head to class in early 2025. Dad Jason ‘guides Cooper on his handeyele smidwinter 2023, (Cooper won two goldmedalein a in harm's way to help us and our family. Without them, Cooper would not bealive, ‘The nurses at Highland Park Hospital got me through the worst moments of my entire life. When Cooper was about to be medevaced to UChicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital justbefore my own surgery, they said they'd wheel ‘meovertosee him—but toldme the team wouldn’t beable to stop his bed; they could only slowdown fora moment. That's when I knew how serious this was. The ER was silent as they slowed down around the corner so Jason and I could tell Cooperaa BE vi weloved him. The medevacnurses toldme they would love him likehe wastheir own, and that wasall I could ask for. As amom Iwanted him to feel how loved he was. yelled out to him to fight, and he did. eo ‘After several wacksin the PICU, Cooper was transferred to the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, where he started an intense inpatient phys- ical therapy regimen, The day told him he alyzed was the hardest day of my life. Luke had done abook report in school about astronaut Neil Armstrong walking on the moon, And in the hospital I talked to Cooperabout how peoplethoughtit was crazy that Neil believed he could walk on the moon, but he was determined. Cooper asked, “Am I paralyzed now, oram I going tobeforever?” And toldhimthatrightnow the doctors didn't now ithe would ever be able towalkagain, butheshould thinkabout Neil Armstrong, whobelieved hecould walk: onthe moon even though nobody else did. Andifl believe, and Dad believes,andweall keep believing, someday hewill walk again. Getting out of the house for school is a process. Cooper was fiercely independent, and he's lost that, which is hard for him. But I wish everyone had the view we have outside our van at drop-off. Luke pushes Cooper in his wheelchair down the ramp, and thena friend comes up and takes the handle. know somany ofthe kidsat theirschoolwereat the parade,and thereissomethingreally healingabout them being together. Forsome, [hope its helped tosee Cooper getting through it, and for him, he knows he has the love and supportofhis friends, It’sbeen heartbreakingtowatch Cooper nolon- ser be the super athletic kid he was; he’sa soccer player, butthere aren't greatadaptive soccer alter- natives, This event took everything from him. But hestill comes home from therapy and says, “Lets goplaytennis!” Hejust hadhis irstswim meet, and herockedit. And we're hopefil ‘Sometimes I worry more about Luke emotion ally than Cooper. What he witnessed isa horrific, indescribable experience, and I think he carries, burdens that he doesn’t have the ability to artic~ ulate at his age. He's so concerned about keeping Cooperand me safe Luke gota scooter after this ll happened, and at home he ison it from the minute he wakes up to the minutelegoes tobed. He has this subconscious rent te: AU i pees ec! acre many [creer co Saran NEV 3 Bis Her I CAN-LIVE UPTO WHAT HE D FINDING HOPE “Heissuch an inspiration toll ofus,”saysKeely ‘of Cooper (in Highland Parkin 2021)."“Icannot evenimaginehow terrifying it must ‘beforhim. But hedosseverything with suchjoy.” thought of “Ifmy brother's on wheels, then Fimon wheels.” There are times when Cooper will tell him he doesn’t have to stay with him or that he can go to the park or play soccer, but Luke's like, “I don’t want to play without you.” I can't even describe their bond now. They look out for each other in ways thatbringme great peace Alotof people have asked if we'l stay in High land Park. There's been such an outpouring of love, [can't imagine ever being anywhere else, We worked hard to build alife we were proud of. Now Tean't work, and Iwas the sole breadwinner: You don'tthinkaboutituntilyoure inthissituation, but itis financially devastatingtosurvivors. Everything aboutlife is different, ina moment. Its very easy to feel angry. But we also try to focuson what wecan drawstrength from. We look at all the good, the generosity, the kindness, the love. You can either feel broken by this,or you can look at Cooper. I'm inspired by him every day. He isa happy little boy, and man, if e can stay happy throughout al ofthis, ean too, @ People Jy 10,2025 415 ro eit \ Pe Underwood 5 OS A ETeacesy \ 3 PN ib) (ore 0 aie NS ays is yy Se erate LOVE ea Keny la aol WES > Pe era ia asa ‘the words he said to me for Blair Underwood was just 1}6when he and Josie Hartwere firstintroduced through their families, and after 43 years of friendship. only one word could adequately sum up their June 24 wedding, says the actor: “spectacula Opting for a tropical setting for their big day, the couple welcomed 100 guests to the Casa de ‘Campo Resort & Villas in the Dominican Repub- lic, The entire affair, says Hart, was “surreal and magical.” The bride wore a bespoke two-in-one gown with afitted trumpet silhouette designed by Nneka C, Alexander of Brides by Nona Couture Atelier. “The first time I saw her in the dress, she looked like a princess,” says Underwood, 58, who isbeloved forhisroleon NBC’ssmash drama L.A. Law. The groom's own look, featuring an ISAIA ivory wool-and-silk jacquard-patterned evening jacket, includeda special touch: the couple's wed- ding date embroidered in gold inside. The couple chose a five-ter French vanilla and butter creme frosted creation with alternate layers of swoet ‘guava and white chocolate créme. Photographs by MARTIN AMEZTOY wasn'ta dry eye inthe house as their two families officially became one’ Harts bouquet featured a cascading floral ‘arrangement of imported exotic fuchsia ‘and white orchid with ivory roses. At the reception, guests dined on a buffet featuring chicken cacciatore, mahi-mahi and baked rigatoni before the bride and groom had theirfirst dance to Tony Terry's song"*With You.” “The deep emotions that were displayed during the ceremony, the lightness and fun of the recep- tion, itall felthumbling because tall justfellinto place,” says Underwood. The couple's journey to “I do” took longer than most, with Hart and Underwood living “separate lives on eparate coasts” for decades, theactorsays, “Wenever saweachotheralot, Butwhenwetalked, there was always such a strong connection.” Fol Jowinghis divorce from Desiree DaCosta in 2021, with whom he shares three adult children (Hart alsohas children fromaprevious relationship), the actor began dating Hart, and he proposed last fall “Tofind love insomeone who's been in my family’s life, as I have been in hers, for so longin an hon- orable way...to find each other when we're both, single and looking to see how we'll spend the rest. ofourlives” he says, “itsabeautifullovestory.” @ “1ewas beautiful, soul-touching celebration of kindred spirits, loveand family," says quest Kim Fels (with Underwood and Malcolm-Jamal Warner). People Jy10,2025 43AFTER A DECADE OF UPS AND DOWNS THE SINGER IS ON A METEORIC RISE— AND FEELING MORE INSPIRED THAN EVER BY HER HAPPY RELATIONSHIP By BRIANNE TRACY Photographs by CEDRICK JONES On the set of her People photo shoot outside Nashville, Lainey Wilson is trying to dig outa ray cactus spine from her finger. After several failedattempts,the country singer—pricked craltimes throughout the day—declares, “Itain’t gonna kill me!” It’s a mantra Wilson embraced in the past decade as she faced record label rejections and setbacks after moving to Music City. Last sum- mer, just as she got to work on her firstacting role on Paramount's hit show Yellowstone, her dad was hospitalized for months because of a fungal infection, “There's been a lot of moments that should havetaken me out,” she says of the stress- ful times, “But I'm always able to pull myself up bymy bootstraps.” ‘Country's newest phenom, Wilson, 31, isn’tjust getting by these days. Her fourth studio LP, Bell Bottom Country, helped her win New Artist oftheSen 43 ha heYearand Best Female Vocalistlastfall atthe CMA Awards, (Her dad, Brian—back in good health— got to witness his daughter's career-changing moments her date) Since then, Wilson's star has only continued to rise. Her 2022 anthem “Heart Like a Truck’ is featured ina Ram Trucks commercial and has taken over the airwaves, and she picked up four trophies at the Academy of Country Music Awards (including Album of the ‘Yeat) in May.“I grew up ina town wherecountry music is life: We eat, sleep and breathe it,” says Wilson, who went publie with boyfriend Devlin cles eS inNashvilleon PN 46 Juiy10,2025 People “Duck” Hodges at the award show. “I have loved it with my entire heart, and I fee! like country music is finally starting tolove me back.” Raised in small-town Baskin, La., Wilson worked alongside her dad, a fifth-generation farmer, on corn and cotton fields, and listened to countrygreats likeGlen Campbell, Tim McGraw and Patsy Cline with him and mom Michelle, schoolteacher. “Being from a town of 200 peo- ple, there’snot a wholelot todo exceptsit around the kitchen table and tell stories, the kind of sto- ries that get better every single time that you hear em,” she says. She wrote her first song at 9 years old, but it was a childhood trip to Dolly- wood that cemented her dreams of performing “On the car ride,” she recalls, “I had this ove whelming feeling that telling stories is what I was supposed to do. In 2011 Wilson moved to Nashville to pursue her dreams Livingin aFlagstaff camper traile would walk upand down Music Rowand pass out my demos,” she says. “had alot of folks slam the doorin my face, but I've always had a really weird sense of peace knowing this is the only thing I know how to do.” Wilson—who adopted bell-bottoms as her signature look to stand out during those years—finally broke through when her songs were featured on Yellowstone in 2019, “Itreally introduced me to alotoffolks” she says. ‘When her catchy single “Things a Man Oughta Know” hit No. 1on the country charts two years later, shewas “ready” forthe spotlight. Wilson's involvement in Yellowstone became even greater in 2022 after she was cast to play musician Abby in season 5. “Twaslike, Pmabout tomeet Beth—she’s probably gonna put me in a headlock,”” Wilson jokes of costar Kelly Reilly, who plays mercurial matriarch Beth Dutton. Wilson's idol Dolly Parton presented her with the award for Female Artist ofthe Yearat ‘the ACMsin May. The firstscene Wilson shot for Yellowstone was with Kelly Reilly, who plays Beth Dutton. “She gave me advice,” Wilson says.says. “That is the With his encouragement, Wilson returned to id got back to filming. Her dad's condition improved, and by November he was strong enough toaccompany hertothe CMAs. “It ‘was amiracle,” she says, growingemotional."He’ notsupposed tobehere, andheis. 'msothankful thatheisaroundtosee the things thatare happen- ingright now. He's real proud.” ‘Through the difficult time, Hodges—a former NFL player she’sbeen quietly dating since 2021 remained her rock. “He is one of my biggest. cheerleaders and champions,” she says of her boyfriend, whom she met through mutual friends in Nashville. Despite their strong rela- tionship, Wilson waited until the ACMs in May to make her red carpet debut with Hodges, 27." said, “We gonna see if you're in it for the right reasons. Turns out, he is,” she says. “Duck is the kind of dude who high-fives meon the way in the door and on the way ‘think my. outand says, Go get it! He WM, : Own see rae represents: “yoy, asshewrites hernext Ifyou want studio album, Wilson says something, Hodgesisher greatest muse. Go geti— “Iwas never really able to go x SUAINEY write love songs, because I WILSON don’t know if Thad actually felt it, but I’m writing me some love songs now,” she says, Her schedule is, packed: She's been performingat festivals; open- @ ing for Luke Combs on tour; and collaborating with her childhood heroes, including Dolly Par- ton, (They recently recorded a cover of “Mama He’s Crazy” for an upcoming Judds tribute Ibum.) “I've always just wanted to make people feel something with my music—whether it makes “But she made me feel so welcome.” Just as she youwant to laugh, cry or drinka beer,” she says, ‘was settling in on-set, Wilson was shaken when “For years I've tried to prove a lot of people her dad was hospitalized following an infection. wrong, but the truth isthere’s alot of people that, and a stroke last July, His recovery required Ineed to prove right.” nine surgeries, including the removal of his left eye. “It was really, really bad,” she says. “All the doctors had told us, ‘This is not looking good.” One day while Wilson thought her dad wassleepingin his hospital room, she spoke on the phone with a friend about possibly dropping out of the role. “He opened his eyes and said, ‘Did I hear that you're not going out to film Ye/fow- stone” I said, ‘Daddy, I can’t leave you, He said, You better go, and you Looking ahead, Wilson still has “a lot” of plans—but ditching her signature bell-bottoms isn'tone of them. “I'l probably be 90 years old and still wearing bell-bottoms!” she says. And while she has more eyes on her than ever, Wilson feels secure in her skin. “Ithink my30sare gonna bea lot better than my 20s were,” she says. “I'm proud of who Tam at mycore” @ eed Pines ci coer ree exioan Eaves People Juy10,2025 47AFTER NEARLY 40 YEARS ONSWendell Pierce's commanding baritone Booms With enthusiasms he discusses TonyClancy’s Jack Ryan. Thé Prime Video actigh series is entering its final season on Jung/30, and the actor is kee to talk About what bé learned from @real-lifeSecret agent while pfeparing to play touizh GFA operativedames Geer. “They're stu- denig6f human behavidr)/he says over Zoom front his home in New York City. “I Same quality in me asan actor.” ‘Since charming audiences as Lela Rochon's over-eager lover in the 1995 romantic comedy Waiting to Exhale, the Louisiana native, 59, has remained a stalwart presence in movies, TV and theater. As the curmudgeon Det. William “Bunk” Moreland on HBO's The Wirefrom 2002 to 2008, he invited viewers into the gritty world ofthe Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit. In the most recent Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, Pierce made history as the first Black actor to play tortured traveling salesman Willy Loman on Broadway—and earned a’Tony nomination for hisperformance. “This feelslike another kismet. ‘moment of alot of good work coming together at the same time,” he says with a smile. And yet the actor continues to reach for new dreams, Pierce grew up with his two brothers in the Pontchartrain Park neighborhood of New Orle- ans, where his parents, Amos, a janitor, and Althea, schoolteacher, worked hardin the mid- 1950s to purchase their home. Itwas his mother and father’s nights outtosee performaneesby the aw that Getting Into Char: one," gotinta a rut,” Pierce admits. “Ihad gotten tothe point where felt wasn’¢doing good work.” FreeSouthern Theater, which was aligned with the Civil Rights Move- ment, that first piqued hisinterest inacting. “I never got to see them because of the adult subject matter, but my parents would go, and felt as though they were on this adventure,” Pierce recalls. “I couldn't wait for them to come backhome and tell me about the plays.” When the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts recruited him in high school, Pierce put away his football cleats and connected with a group of aspiring actors who craved “serious” he Juilliard School followed and proved ‘ough” training ground that prepared him for the harsh realities of Hollywood. “I realized that people are going to have stereo- types about what I can and cannot do [asa Black performer},” he says, “and that itis going to be upon me to go beyond other people's vision and embrace the vision that Ihave as an artist.” Getting steady work after graduating in 1985, was difficult at first. He appeared in several comedy-show pilots that went nowhere and also Ianded small roles in movies and on TV shows like Malcolm X and Law & Order. On theadvice ofa former teacher who told him to break “bad habits,” he swore off siteomsand only went after roles in dramas, “The next thing I got was The Wire,” he says. “I wentin [to the audition] biteh- is “Family hasalwaysbeen important tome,” says Pierce (Gtaged with his mother and father, Althea and Amos). “remember watching t and saying, ‘Save your money, man. We're going to be canceled; he recalls “But every season we, ‘came back, and we hadalitte cut following.” The Wire creator David Simon approached Pierce for his next HBO series, set in New (Orleans. "He gaveme this three-page scane, id the characters namewas Wendell. He ‘Ve writingit for you,” says Pierce.ing and complaining about how this eab driver wouldn't pick me up. They said, “Well, he doesn’t need to read. That's Bunk.” From 2010 to 2013, Pierce starred in the dra- ma series Treme as trombonist Antoine Batiste, arole The Wire creator David Simon wrote for him, Set in New Orleans, the show allowed him to invest time in the neighborhood where he grew up, which was damaged by 2005's Hur- ricane Katrina, “I felt like it was an obligation. for my generation to rebuild it, and that’s what we did, block by block, house by house, brick by brick” says Pierce. And it madea difference, Pon- tchartrain Park local Gretchen Bradford, whose home was destroyed by floodwaters, told People in 2016: “Wendell has done so much more for our eom- munity than just rebuild homes. Headvocated forthe return ofourlandmarks:the park, the golf{course and our playgrounds, alongwith our -WENDELL Well-being” PIERCE Now, fresh off Jack Ryan, his Tony nomination and an honorary doctorate from Juilliard, Pierce is, psyched for the future. “There was time where thought my est days were behind me, and now know Istillhaveafew ahead,” hesays. He hopes to fill themwithdream roles like the lead in A Raisin in the Sun (“Denzel Washington did it when he was 60,” he notes. “I can do it too”) and, perhaps, children. “I grew up ina family where my mother and father fostered a home filled with love and. support.” says Pierce, who has never married. “I carry that spirit with me even todayasamanwho hopes to one day have his own family.” @ Pierce remembers playing Meghan Markle's ‘dad on the USANetwork legal drama, asa wonderful” experience. "We have not been in touch, but avays wish her ‘andher family well” he ays. ‘ToplayWilly Laman on Broadway, Piercelnew he would haveto "eal the rays of is friend. “Crisis doesn't ‘onthe depths” ofis traning, develop character it reveals character.” “leaped at thechance," he ays. People 4. 10,2025 51Pa CY aa Have Family, Will Trave ON ANEW PODCAST, FAMILY TRIPS WITH THE MEYERS BROTHERS, THE DUO REMINISCE ABOUT THE VACATIONS THAT SHAPED (AND SCARRED) THEM By DAVID WALTERS 52. Jly10,2025 People Some memories of family vacations fade over time. Others—like being left behind ina torrential downpour at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay—stick with you forever. That's the basis of Seth and Josh. Meyers’snew podeast Family Trips With the Mey- ers Brothers, anexploration ofthe destinationsand near-disasters that shaped their childhoods and those of guests like Amy Poehler, Pete Davidson and ‘Tom Holland. When Josh was temporarily aban- doned, “there was no shortage of finger-pointing” recalls Seth, 49. The Late Night hostand hisbrother, 47,acomedian and actor who appeared on MADW, reflecton their voyages, fantasticand otherwise. How did the idea for the podcast come about? SETH MEVERS Josh pointed out it would be a fun podast because family vacations are areal equal- izer. Everyone took trips. Thefirsttime you went toanamusement park, the first time you goton a plane: Thoseare impossible momentsto forget ‘And when you're a kid, the things that excite you can be so minor. We used to take pillows and lay them on the bottom of the back- seat to negate that bump in the middle. One of us. couldsleep upon theseatsand one of usbelow. Its those kinds ofthings—things that Idon’tthinkare even legal. They're definitely not advisable,‘Skiing with dad SETH One of the real takeaways is the giant leaps Larry on Loon and bounds automobile safety has taken since we You grew upin Michigan and New Hampshire. How far did the family venture in the early days? Visiting serhThere wewaovot tips to wait Moms fam- tat ily in Massachusetts or Dad's in Pittsburgh. We Netherlands, went to Florida. We never let the country. I don'tremember passport control. Doyou? Tknow I gotbaptized togo to Bermu- da, We're not very religious, but you need- ed abirth certificate—which Momand Dad couldn't ind—orproofofbaptism. Sowhen- ever I get up there, Imight be able to get in. trip do you remember most fondly? SETH We would go to these tiny mountains in Michigan for the weekend. I didn’t love skiing, but [ loved spending the whole day outside and then coming back to a cozy rental and watching a movie together. We were a family who spenta great deal of time in ront ofa television. Sereens have abad repu- tation now, but you get your family together to watch Cheers in the mid-’80s, you're going to be atighter group. |Andpuzzles, [remember “Sheep Thrills" It wasabunch ofsheep.A great puzzle. How about the worst trip? SETH The worst place we ever went was Molas- ses Pond. I think my mom booked it because the name wasso cute. Itshould have been called M quito Alley. Was it in Maine, Josh? I think it was astate that outlawed air conditioners. It was the hottest, most miserable vacation of my life. ‘There were horseflies. Our mother gotbit- ten and had some sort of anaphylactic response. Herarmsswelled up, and shehad to goto the hos- diet week Hot cubbingin the Outer Banks, N.C. in2003. go back to Molasses Pond?” Mom would say yes. Anything for the memories. ‘What kind of vacationers were your parents? SETH fit was up toour dad, weld see more things, nd if it was up to our mom, we would do less: more time to read and maybe have a cocktail. it's funny how you start doing things that would Given the choice, ourmom would take whatever ¢ 5] . _ besos---tyifyou didn’t have them with you. You forkin the road Iedtothecocktai. thinkthats—“LAUghtET — jast have tofind a way to ook at itthrough their still truetoday. wasthe — eyes. Thenit’sall worth it. Looking back on the places we visited and CUTT@NCY Any experiences you don’t care tore-create? things we saw—Clark’s Bears [in Lincoln. NJ, we traded S=THWealwayshad tosharea hotel roombed, and pital I still don’t know ifshe earries an EpiPen with her, butsheshould. 3 Biren SETH Ilalsonote that ifyou said, “Do you want to a Ce ten 4 prot Weirs Beach Water Slide [in Laconia, N.H.|—I in’ Josh sleeps like the big hand on a clock: He starts can'tbelieve Mom and Dad went. But they di, vertical and very slawlybegins tospin acter west, Ti chad na ata ay SETH Ihave kids now [Ashe, 7, Axel, 5, and Ade- friend and my dog. It would be better now, Seth. Jaide, 23 months, with wife Alexi Ashe, 39], and ‘SETH Well, thanks. We should go on vacation. @ People Jy 10,2025 53ffi 7 we actress shines aticht on | THE IMPORTANCE OF SUN PROTECTION f WITH HER NEW SPF BRAND TOTY . iLike many of us, Sofia Vergara spent a good part of heryouth soakingupthe sun. “Theplanwas always ‘gotothe beach: Wedid it the wrong way.” Vergara, ‘1 saysofher childhood in Barranquilla,a Colombi- ancityby the Caribbean Sea. “We didn’'tknowabout protectingourselves—we [applied] coconutoil soit ‘waslike fryingachicken’” These daysthe America’s Got Talentjndgeis serious about shieldingherskin fromthesun.Soserious, in fact, thatshe just created anewbeautybrand, Toty, which offers daily essen- tials seebox] to help protectthe skinfromharmful rays.“Tdon't just sell things tosell them. It's stuff that Ireally believe in.” Here she talks makeup, date nights with husband Joe Manganiello,46,and more, ‘At what point did you realize the importance of taking precautions against the sun? In the "90s, when I started traveling, I became obsessed with magazines, and I would read every article. They werestarting to [writeabout] sunblock and protecting your skin, It clicked in me, and I stopped [tanning my face]. I wish Vd also stopped tanning my chest and my neck, but I didn't, and now I'm paying for it.I feel that one of the most important things that people can do if they care about aging or skin cancer is make sunblock a priority. What Toty product is your desert sland must-have? use them all. The SPF serum is like a beautiful primer. Then I do the CC cream [on top] when Tmhome,andwhen I'm out, luse the compact for touch-ups. ‘When do you feel the mest confident in your skin? Iwish I could tell you, “Oh I like it when I just wake up, and my hair is this” No! llikeit when Tve donean hour and ahalfofhair and makeup. More is more! I'm always very put together. I've been doing my same makeup since I was 15. 've never really loved a lot of foundation or contouring, but I always have eyeliner on, and lashes and lipstick. Even in the morning I putt on. That's my thing, and of course my sunscreen with the color. Isyour husbandinto grooming and self-care? He brushes his teeth and shampoos his hair—very basic. Sunblock isthe only thing F've been able to (push. What doesa typical date night look like? We eat! Eating is our thing. I don’t know ifwe're old or what, but that’s our date night—we go toour favoriterestaurant,andweeat. You're keeping your plate busy with the new ‘Tmalways very put together. lalways have eyeliner on, and lashes and lipstick’ Netflix show Griselda coming this fall. What can youtease about it? Ttwasaveryhard job formeto do because Id never reallyacted in Spanish ordone drama before. used three hours of [prostheses]. I had to change the way walked and talked. [didn’t wantit tolook like Gloria [Delgado-] Pritchett [from Modern Family] with afakenose, I wanted the people toforgetabout Gloria, which was my main thing ‘You turned 50 last year. How doesit feel? actually feel really good. I do see changes that I don’tlike, but I try not to focus on them. I'm also now very grateful that I understood to use sun protection when I was younger, because I think ‘that's why feel good now with the way look. That's ‘what [tell my niece! With reporting by DANIELA AVILA Vergara’s brand includes refillable solid color-correcting cream (far left) that comesin 15 shades as wwellasa sheer serum (left), both with an SPF of 50+. The brand gets itsname from Vergara herself.“in Colombia everybody hasa nickname. Toty was mine since | was alittle il? Tny mina apd Solara Mineral $48 People Jly10,2025 55My aby Saved | My Life Cruising North Hollywood ina friend’s ear, Lizz Isaac was desperate to scrounge upenough cash for food anda hotel room as night fellin December 2021. Jus days earlier, during atrip to the emergency room for back pain, Isaachad found ut she was pregnant. For more than six years she'd been without permanent address, but as she stared outtthe window while the streets shelived on rolled past, she was overwhelmed byemotion, “hadn't slept orshowered in I don’t know how long,” she says. “I thought, ‘This baby didn’t ask tobe born and abso- lutely didn’task to beon the streets, F've got to make achange. Itwasamother’s moment of clarity that set Isaac, then 28 and fresh out of rehab formethamphet amineaddiction, onapath People Jy10,2025 57ofrecovery. Asoneof nearly 5,000 pregnant wom- enonthestreetsof L.A. each year, Isiac managed tobuilda new life through hard work, gritand help from Harvest Home, an L.A.-based program that provides housing for homeless pregnant wom- en and their children, Now Isaae, 30, is sober, ‘working at a law firm and making her new apart- ‘ment—her first ever—a home for her 13-month- olddaughter Alessandria. “The moment Ifirstsaw her, all my strugglesand pain stopped,” Isaac says. She's my motivation to keep moving forward.” Inacity with fewer than 100 beds available to women like Isaac, Harvest Home struggles to keep up with the demand for its services. “We're not just a shelter or a place to stay,” says Sarah Wilson, executive director of the nonprofit orga- nization, which hasassisted more than 650 wom- ensince 1985,“The goal isto help women get ona path that leads tolong-term stability and success forboth mothers and their children.” In many ways Isaae’s descent into homelessness was a continuation of a childhood filled with trauma, At years old she watched in horrorasa SWAT team arrived at her Santa Monica home and took her father away in handeuffs. He was arrested on murder charges and deported to ‘Mexico, hisbirthplace—and Isaac never saw him again. “Iwas such a daddy’s girl,” she says. “I started looking for all sorts of ways to fil that. void, which was easier than facing my feelings. Her young mother “tried her best c “hut she didn’t raise me—we grew up together.” BUILDING A LIFE TOGETHER ‘Tam strong enough to face anything’ Isaac (on March 4 onthe L.A. streets she used toroam) says ofher past, “Iknow that | don'thave tobe azhamed, becauseit made mewho | amtoday.” 58 Juiy10,2025 Peale < + Havingahome _“Itfeels good being ‘means my heart able toatford doesn't feelso_tobuymydaughter hheavynow,”says —toysoroutfits,” leaae (on April 16, holding her first apartment keys). says sane (playing with Alessandria ‘athome). Byage 16 Isaac had been sexuallyassaulted and was hooked on drugs. Over the next 12 years she bounced between abusive relationships while living on the streets, strung outon meth. “I want to cry just thinkingabout it” she says. “I hit rock bottom so many times. Pd often get high and stay up for three days at a stretch just so Ididn’t have toworry about where Iwas going to sleep.” Isaachad already gone through afew unsuecess- fulstintsin rehab when anurse—treatingher fora back injury he sustained i said, “You do know that youre pregnant, right?” Isaac had no clue, and no idea who the father might be, but she knew that she was responsible for another life. Desperate for help, Isaac reached out to a social worker who urged her to contact. Harvest Home, which provides a lifeline to some ‘two dozen homeless pregnant women each year, While waiting for a space to open up, she moved into a residential sober-living program. in Long Beach, Calif., and began commuting two hours by bus and train to a job she landed asan intake specialist ata Beverly Hillslaw firm. “She's such a hard worker and a hustler who truly inspires everyone here,” says her manag- er Fatima Marchan. “I get goose bumps when I think about everything she'sbeen through.” By March 2022 Isaac had moved into the non- Ly.profit’shomein Venice, Califone of twoit main tains. suddenly having a shower, clean sheets stocked kitchen made her uneasy. “Td spent so many years just trying to survive,” she says, “that I was uncomfortable at first. But Iwas anda wel “Pmgonna ell my daughter the truth about my life someday,” says Isaac (securing Alescandriaina car seat befererunning errands) “She deserves to know.” @ “Lil make sure my daughterabways ‘knows that she ‘eancountonme,” says leaac (with ‘Alessandria and fiend Lazy Boiathome). A Safe Space Aspartofits Harvest Home— where learc and Alessandria with ‘executive director Sarah Wilzon on Feb.25) found refuge-omphasizes “physical, emotional ‘and spiritual well-being” tohelp homeless women “become great mothers.” also pinching myselfand so grateful for every little thing, even the toothbrush I was given.” She spent nightsand weekends takinglessons—rangingfrom. personal finance to parentingand birth control— taught by experts and staffers, some of whom have also been homeless. “We want toempower wom- en from falling back into homelessness,” explains, Wilson, who says that 90 percent of their gradu- ates now have stable livingsituations. Wheniteame timeto give birth tolittle Alessan- dria on May 12, 2022, Isaac knew she had finally turned the page. “My job now.” she says, “is to protect her and make sure she never goesthrough what I went through.” Less than two months after becominga mom, Isaac found a babysitter for Alessandria and returned to work. But secur ing her own apartment proved time-consuming and frustrating, and Isaac almost gave up hope of ever getting approved foragovernment hous- ing voucher. “You're supposed to leave [Harvest Home] within six months of giving birt says, “but they kept givingmeextensions’ By April, Isaac had finally received her voucher and moved into a one-bedroom apartment in Inglewood, Calif, along with her daughter,a few boxes of belongingsand aheart filled with gratitude forall the peo- ple who helped make it possible. “Life is so beautiful now,” says Isaac, whois nearly two years sober and working on her relation- ship with her own mother, whom she ca a “really good” grandmother. “I honestly believe my baby saved my life.” @ she Ifyouorsomeane you know ie struggling with substance abuse or mental health issues, please contact the SAMHSA helpline ‘at -800-662-HELP or go to samhsa.gov. People Jy10,2025 59hn (—) r—| ==) 2 rm . 4 bs ByGinder (HEBright tights at Barclays Center in Brobki)fal@n June 22, 20-year-old identical fiiits Afi and Ausar Thompson exchange Hiet¥ousjehiatter with their loved ones. For the BrobierSMiFtually inseparable since birth, the 202 NHADratt is the culmination of a shared fife mBAd a historic moment for the league. [Mite comin ssioner Adam Silveranmounces the Bele tioiisesAmen fourth overall to the Houston Rockets filg)\usar to the Detroit Pistons one pick [alt tHe ehvity ofthe situation hits them, and ‘Me yemibiaPe. In the daysahead therewillbetime tOWRIBBIE With the 1,300 milesbetween their new homes. “Tonight,” says Ausar, “we're just going to be one big, happy family.” As the first brothers taken in the top five of an NBA draft, the 6°7" guards understand the outsize expectations that follow them into the league, “You're always trying to be perfect,” says Ausar.“Youput that pressure on yourself, You just. have to be ready for the moment.” They've been preparingsince childhood in San Leandro, Calif, ong with their older bymother Mayaandfather Troy, who gave them the same middle name: XLNC (pronounced “excellence”). From third grade through sixth, the twins competed with each oth- erina local Boys & Girls Club league. “My earliest basketball memory,” says Amen. “Histeam wasn't that good.” Ausarinterjects; “Wewon the championship!” After relocating to Fort Lauderdale to ar on the varsity squad at Pine Crest School, the Thompsons took an uncon- ventional next step: forgoing college in favor of Overtime Elite, an Atlanta-based semipro league that serves as an alter- ive to the NCAA path to eligibility. It was their father—he is now also their agent—who first recognized the unique Draftnight was “e blur” says Amen (leftwith NBA ‘Adam Silver). Right: Ausar huge their ‘grandmother Claire Thompson. ‘|WANT TO BE THE BEST, BUT! ALSO WANT [AMEN] TO SUCCEED UNLESS Ibi PLAYING HIM ~AUSAR THOMPSON Ausar says heand Amen (2.2009) started avision| boards ide: One goa: “Become the ‘greatest NBA, ployer af alltime.” v opportunity. “He saw the vision before us,” s Ausar, adding that their dad taught them the power of manifestation: willing desired results, into existence. “Sometimes it's hard when he ives advice, but it's like, ‘Yo, this guy getsa lot of stuff right?” Starring for the City Reapers while sharingan apartment, Ausar and Amen averaged 16.3 and 164 points respectively last season and wona championship in March; Ausar won league MVP honors (each voted for the other), and NBA scouts zeroed in on the surefire lottery prospects “L think they can be Hall of Fame players,” Kevin. Ollie, OTE’s former head of eoachingand basket- ball development, told The Ringerin March. As inevitable as their leap to NBA stardom seems, uncertainty still surrounds how they'll handle the time away from each other. The twi who reportedly share the same pair of che headphones, admit they've never spent more than a couple of days apart, and every step along their journey—from the park courts of Oakland to Florida prep school to Atlanta—has been tak- en together. “I think what I'l miss mostis having somebody else to take out the trashand clean the house,” jokes Amen. Ausar responds with mock “Amen outrage: “Asin theonly person who does: Jaughs and gives his brother due credit: good roommate.” Ausar correets him: G.OAT. roommate.” One opportunity to reconnect—other than meeting on the hardwood—could be endorse- mentdeals The Thompsons say any future spon- sorships will be approached duo. “That feels cool,” “When you're in a commercial standingnext tosomebody who's _ Overtime notlookingas goodasyou...” Eltegave the axjompein Timskesyeulooe | Tyee! better?” They both smile, and resources Amen answers: “It’s crazy how fase youcould relate to that.” @ Auat ight, withAmen). People Jiy10,2025. 61aioe A NIGHTMARE § THAT NEVEGuse, 9,and eer tent (below) at Camp Scott near Locust Grove, Okla, and killed on June 15,197. at the former camp. np Scott near Locust, ysilentclearinginthe we with thickbrush, and thebumtremains LORI FARMER AND HER TENTMATES WE all that once rang with the laughter and KILLED IN THE SUMMER OF 1977. PARE SHERI AND BO FARMER ARE MAKING SURE NO ONE FORGETS By CHRISTINE PELISEK hundreds of excited Girl Scouts every When Charles “Bo Sheri, 78, visited on a fternoon, they placed three pink ros- tree—the site where the body was found 46 years >uton theother hand, itis Bo. Sheri nodsands n close to her husband of 57 years, he whispers, “Every. Single, Day. On June nthe dar an intrude:Denise Milner (left) wat a straight-A student who had taughtherselfto read, write and ‘domath, She loved being around people, ther farily says: Michele Guse (ight) was shy and athletic and enjoyed taking are of houseplants, especially African violets. edges of Camp Scott She and two other scouts— Michele Guse, 9, and Denise Milner, 10—were sexually assaulted, strangled and brutally beat en, their bodies left under the tree 150 yards from their tent. Evidence found in a nearby cave led authorities to Gene Leroy Hart, 33, a convicted rapist. But ajury found him not guilty, and the Farmers were without the answers and justice they so desperately sought. Now Sheri and Bo are sharing the ~ heart- wrenching story again as part of the premiere seventh season of People Magazine Investigates, airing on Investigation Discovery nd diseovery*. Sheri still "THE JUDGE remembers the day the ver- TOLD US dict was read: “We stopped AFTER by the cemetery,” she says. “T promised Lori we wouldcon- THE TRIAL, tinue searching for justic “SOMETIMES — and we would co somethi THE GUILTY positivein her memory. GO FREE” ° SHERI : a FARMER Bright and playful, Loriwas“so LORI'S MOM many things,” says Sheri Lori ‘was gymnast, an avid reader and adotingbig sister to her four younger siblings, who grew up in a close-knit family with homemaker, and Bo,anemengency-room physician. ‘Though only 8 years old, Lori had just finished Where the Red Fern Grows when shelefther familys home in Tulsa to board a bus with more than 130 (64 Jui, 2025 People Girl Scouts, bound for Camp Seott for a two-week stay. Lori was assigned to tent No, Swith Michele Guse and Denise Milner. The three girlscame from different neighborhoods and met for this firsttime at campbefore settling into theirtent together. A.camp counselor on her way to the shower the following morning spotted Denise lyin apile ofsleeping bags neara trail. The bodies of Loriand Michele were zipped inside two of the sleepingbags. Police believed Lori and Michele were sexually assaulted and murdered inside the tent and carried to the trail in their sleep: ing bags, while Denise—gagged was brought outside, sexually assaulted and strangled with a rope. Authorities who swarmed the camp grounds nd fanned out into the surrounding country- side searched a cave and found a roll of ma ing tape and a piece of plastic like those used to dim the lamp of a flashlight left next to the dead girls’ bodies. Two black-and-white photos recovered at the cave led authorities to Hart, aconvicted rapist who, four years earlier, had escaped from an Oklahoma jail and who had once worked in aphoto lab processing pictures like the ones they found. After a 10-month manhunt Hart wasarrested, but when he stood Cornea reas pete coer ee eer) en Pe aes pene Penns eee eetrial for the girls’ murders, his lawyer alleged Hart had been framed. The not-guilty verdict. was a bitter disappointment to the victims’ families. “I came out with the feeling that the law is a game, and who plays it the best is the ‘one who wins,” says Denise’s mother, Bettye Milner. “And it is not all about justice. Justtwo months after Hartreturned to prison to continue serving his previous sentence, he died ofa heart attack in the exercise yard. During the years immediately after the murders, Sheri suffered from insomnia and panic attacks. ‘The crippling grief of losing Lori made her over- protective of her four survivingchildren, she says, and caused her to second-guess every parenting choice. “Itwas hard to feel ike [could make deci sions as a mother because I let Lori go to that camp. I will take that to my grave,” she says. “I usually say our children became amazing people inspite ofus, not because of us, ‘Tohonor their promise to Loritodo good inher ‘memory, the Farmers reached out to other mur- der victims’families togivesupportand advice. In 1984 they formed the Oklahoma chapter of Par- ents of Murdered Children. Sheri also successful lycampaigned for the passage ofan Oklahoma law that increased protections for victims and their families in the criminal justice system. » AFTER-DARK ATTACK Investigators believed the killer centered through the back of the ‘tent farthest from campstafPs ‘quarters while the three Gel ‘Scouts were sleeping. ro een Ta as Pees Discovery and CLUE LEFT BEHIND Affashlight with apiece of plastic taped over the lens was found discarded near the girls’ bodies. Newspaper was. stuffedinsideto keep the batteries From rattling. And in 2012, when Sheri and Bo learned that, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation planned to analyze evidence from cold cases using new DNA technology, they urged Mayes County sheriff Mike Reed to reinvestigate the Girl Scout camp case, But when evidence from the crime scene, including Lori's sleeping bag, was finally sent to the DNA lab to be tested years later, the results were inconclusive. Mul- tiple potential suspects were eliminated—but not Hart. “Everything I look at points to Gene Hart,” says Sheriff Reed, but the case is official- ly unsolved. Says Sheri: “Bo and I have been open to listening to people, and we still are. Its been 46 years, and I feel the same today as I did then—that we care about the truth.” ‘These days Sheri and Bo keep busy babysitting their three great-grandchildren at theirhome in Tulsa at least once a week. Bo still works part time but plans to retire later this summer after practicing medicine for more than ahalf century. Sheri, though, will continue her advocacy work to educate students, legislators and law enforce- ment about victims’ rights, justas she promised her daughter she would on the day of theverdict. “Closure will not be a part of our lives,” she says back at the former scout camp. “Our pathway hasalwaysbeen justice for Loriand to help other people, and it always will be.” Do you have information about the Camp Scott murders? Call SBI at 405-248-6724. CLOSE MATCH Apiece oft con the flashlight closaly matched ‘ape found ina cavenearsurpect GeneHar'’s ) boyhood home. THE FUGITIVE Convicted rapist andescaped innate Gane Hart eect mugshot wat Tredtorthe imurdersin1979 ndfound not reper uly by ajury. 2 oF guilty by ajury. People Jy10,2025 65In quiet moments Connie Boss Alexanderstillfinds herself picking up her phone to text her late son: beloveddancer, fatherof three and Ellen DeGeneres ‘ShowDJand executive producerStephen “tWitch” Boss, “Sometimes it feels like it was just yesterday, and then other times it feels like t'sbeen so long since I've seen him,” she says. Six months after Stephen's death at age 40, Connie, 59,a city super visor who now lives in Phoenix and has two other sons, grapples with his suicide but finds solace in her memories and her belief that she'll see him again. "When Ithinkabout him, Itrynottodwellon how he left this earth,” she says.“Thisis not totally the end, That is where my peace comes from?” eee ey ierenenea iy SIX MONTHS AFTER LOSING HER SON TO SUICIDE, CONNIE BOSS ALEXANDER LOOKS BACK AT THE MAN SHE KNEW AND FIERCELY LOVED fy JULIE JORDAN Connie and Stephen were close as she raised him in Montgomery, Ala. Asa kid, he was always smiling, always will- ing to try new things. If [had on music, he was dancing, He was the only male on his dance team in high school. That's how dedicated and serious he was about it; he didn’t care that kids might be whispering. I was 18 when Thad him, soas an adult, I think he really was able to see and appreciate some of the challenges I had as a young parent. And we talked about those things. 'm the classic boy mom, very protective. If we weren't talking every day, we were texting, He was my heart.