Dani Bensky, who accused Jeffrey Epstein of abuse, to attend Trump speech

WASHINGTON – Dani Bensky,a woman who accused Jeffrey Epstein of abuseand is pressing for the release of more government documents about his investigation, will be among the guests atPresident Donald Trump'sState of the Union address.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, invited Bensky, who has fought for the release of all Justice Department documents about Epstein. But Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department hasstopped its review after releasing about 3 millionof 6 million pages. Trump has saidAmerica should move on.

"My survivor sisters and I have been fighting for transparency and accountability" while Trump has called their claims "a hoax," Bensky said in a statement. "Trump and his DOJ continue to coverup and protect perpetrators. We need to release of all files."

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Schumer isalso bringing the Bronx motherof one of the first New York City students detained by federal agents during Trump's deportation crackdown.

The release of the Epstein files remain contentious despite Congress passing a law Trump signed that directed the release of all the records of alleged sex trafficking. The law contained exceptions for redactions of the names of people who accused Epstein of abuse or items that could hurt a criminal inquiry, but lawmakers contend the department must release more.

"Dani has turned unimaginable pain into unrelenting advocacy, calling onPresident Trumpto release every file and follow the law," Schumer said in a statement. "Instead, Trump's DOJ is stonewalling: slow-walking disclosures, blacking out page after page."

Epstein died by suicide in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Lawmakers and people who accused Epstein of abuse aim to track downpowerful business and political leaderswho might haveconspired with him besides Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate who is now serving a 20-year prison sentence.

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The files have led to new criminal investigations in other countries, including of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and former ambassador Peter Mandleson in the United Kingdom.

"We must keep shining a light in the darkest places together," said Bensky, who was 17 and a ballerina when she met Epstein in 2004.

The department missed a late-December deadline for releasing all the records. Lawmakers have questioned redactions that left many names and pages blacked out.

Blanche has said the department wouldn't release files that reflected legal reasoning in the case against Epstein. Two of the documents that lawmakers and alleged victims have sought are a draft indictment of federal charges that weren't pursued and a report summarizing prosecution reasoning in the case.

Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Feb. 3 that the country should move on.

"I think it's really time for the country to maybe get onto something else," Trump said. "Now that nothing came out about me, other than it was a conspiracy against me, literally by Epstein and other people."

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Judge permanently blocks release of Trump classified documents report

WASHINGTON − A federal judge permanently blocked the Justice Department from releasingformer special counsel Jack Smith's report on his criminal case accusingPresident Donald Trumpofmishandling classified documentshe took with him following his first term in office and obstructing government efforts to retrieve them.

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, on Feb. 23 found that any public release of the report would be a "manifest injustice" to Trump and two associates because it would detail allegations of alleged criminal wrongdoing in a case that was dismissed before ever going to trial.

The ruling is the latest in a series of decisions by Cannon to protect Trump from having the contents of the case made public.

Jack Smith, the former U.S. Justice Department Special Counsel who brought two now-dropped criminal cases against President Donald Trump, will publicly testify to the House Judiciary Committee on Jan. 22.

Pictured here, Special Counsel Jack Smith delivered remarks on a recently unsealed indictment against then-former President Trump at the Justice Department on June 9, 2023 in Washington, D.C. At the time, Trump was indicted in the special counsel's classified documents probe.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Smith gave private testimony to the committee in December 2025 where he defended his investigations into Trump, saying that the basis for the prosecutions "rests entirely with President Trump and his actions."

Smith was appointed independent special counsel by Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2022 to oversee two criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump's alleged role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol and his alleged mishandling of classified documents. Smith dropped both cases after Trump won the 2024 election, citing a Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Former Special Counsel Jack Smith (C) leaves for a break while testifying during a closed-door deposition before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Dec. 17, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Smith was appointed independent special counsel by Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2022 to oversee two criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump's alleged role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol and his alleged mishandling of classified documents. Smith dropped both cases after Trump won the 2024 presidential election.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Former Special Counsel Jack Smith leaves after testifying in a closed-door deposition before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Dec. 17, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Smith is a long-time prosecutor whose experience ranges from prosecuting a sitting US senator to prosecuting a gang member who was ultimately convicted of murdering New York City police officers. He has also prosecuted war crimes at The Hague.

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Who Is Jack Smith? The special counsel named in historic Trump investigations.

Jack Smith, the former U.S. Justice Department Special Counsel who brought twonow-dropped criminal casesagainstPresident Donald Trump, will publicly testify to the House Judiciary Committee on Jan. 22.Pictured here, Special Counsel Jack Smith delivered remarks on a recently unsealed indictment against then-former President Trump at the Justice Department on June 9, 2023 in Washington, D.C. At the time, Trump was indicted in the special counsel's classified documents probe.

In July 2024, Cannon ruled that Smith's appointment as special counsel under the administration of PresidentJoe Bidenwas unconstitutional anddismissed the case.

The Biden Justice Department appealed that decision but ultimately dropped the case and another charging Trump withunlawfully trying to stay in powerafter losing the 2020 presidential election, after Trump was elected to a second term last November. In both, Smith citeda Justice Department policyagainst prosecuting a sitting president.

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More:'I don't regret it': Jan. 6 prosecutor defends Trump investigations

Citing her 2024 dismissal of the case, Cannon said in her current ruling that Smith was acting "without lawful authority" in obtaining the indictment against Trump, valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago employee Carlos de Oliveira.

"As a result, the former defendants in this case, like any other defendant in this situation, still enjoy the presumption of innocence held sacrosanct in our constitutional order," Cannon wrote in her new order.

Cannon's move means the American public may never see the substantial amount of evidence gathered by prosecutors in one of the four criminal cases Trump faced in his years out of office.

Trump was accused of illegally storing documents related to U.S. national security and defense at his Mar-a-Lago estate and social club and then obstructing U.S. government efforts to retrieve the material.

Trump, Nauta and de Oliveira pleaded not guilty to all charges, with Trump arguing he did nothing wrong in deciding to keep the documents. They asked Cannon to bar the release of the report, which detailed justification for the charges.

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EU hits pause on US trade deal as it seeks clarity over latest Trump maneuver

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Frustrated European officials pushed Monday for clarification on how U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration of a15% global taxon imports would affect thetrade dealthey struck with Trump this summer as EU legislators hit pause on the deal's ratification until they get clarity.

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The European Parliament's trade committee postponed a committee vote on ratification after Trump said he would impose the new tariff, after the U.S. Supreme Courtstruck downhis use of an emergency powers law to set new import taxes. Trump thenturned to another sectionof trade law to justify his imposition of the 15% global rate, which take effect Tuesday.

The EU position is expressed in five words: "A deal is a deal," said commission spokesman Olof Gill. "So now we are simply saying to the US, it is up to you to clearly show to us what path you are taking to honor the agreement."

The US-EU deal called for a 15% cap on tariffs on most European goods imports, while tariffs on US industrial goods would be lowered to zero. While the deal burdened consumers and businesses with a tariff increase from the previous average of 4.8%, it also gave businesses certainty so they could plan - a factor credited with helping Europe avoid a recession last year.

Since the new 15% rate announced Saturday would be applied on top of the previous tariffs, it would break the agreed ceiling on tariffs, said Bernd Lange, chair of the parliament's trade committee. Legislators postponed a committee vote on the agreement scheduled for Tuesday.

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Questions surrounded other trade deals done with individual countries including Brazil, India and Britain. For instance, Britain agreed a 10% maximum tariff with the US, while India settled on 18% and Vietnam accepted 20%. Although the Supreme Court decision did not directly affect bilateral deals, they were negotiated using threats of imposing the now-invalidated tariffs as leverage. However re-opening those deals could backfire because Trump has made clear he will pursue tariffs under other laws than the one the Supreme Court said he could not apply.

US Trade Representative Jamison Greer said Sunday on US network CBS' "Face the Nation" program that the administration had made clear to negotiating partners that Trump was intent on tariffs whether the Supreme Court ruled against him or not, that "whether we won or lost, there were going to be tariffs."

He said that the bilateral deals "are good deals, we expect to stand by them, we expect our partners to stand by them."

Moving from country-specific tariffs to the flat 15% global tariff "will have considerable implications elsewhere," said Atakan Bakiskan, US economist at Berenberg bank. The new tariff means a reduced rate for some countries, for example Brazil, which faces a reduction of nearly 15 percentage points and China, which sees a reduction of nearly 10 percentage points.

Under the law Trump relied on, these latest tariffs are in effect for only 150 days unless Congress votes to extend them. Trump could use that time to search for other legal provisions that would support his actions.

While uncertainty hits European companies, it puts pressure on the U.S. economy as well, where consumers and companies pay the tariffs on goods purchased from abroad. "Uncertainty around trade policy appears here to stay - putting continued pressure on the US economy," Bakiskan said.

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Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love plans to run 40 at combine

Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love has the wheels to turn the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine into his Saquon Barkley moment.

Love, 20, has a projected 40-yard dash time in the 4.3s and electric athleticism, the kind of traits that could inspire a storybook showing in Indianapolis this week.

Love had 40 total touchdowns as the featured back for the Fighting Irish and is No. 2 on the Field Level Media Top 100 list of prospects in the 2026 draft.

Big-play speed is a major selling point for Love in the draft. He might not be the No. 2 overall pick -- where Barkley went to the Giants -- but he's very much in play as a top-10 projection because of the number of teams in that range with a need at the position.

The Arizona Cardinals (third overall), Tennessee Titans (fourth), New York Giants (fifth), Washington Commanders (seventh), New Orleans Saints (eighth) and Kansas City Chiefs (ninth) all have a case for taking Love if they believe he can be a key ingredient for their offense.

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Barkley weighed in at 233 pounds and ran a 4.4 40-yard dash with a 41-inch vertical and 29 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press at the 2018 combine.

Love's 40 time and vertical could beat Barkley, and his 10-yard split (1.54 for Barkley) could be blazing fast.

One of the recurring comparisons we're hearing for Love is Darren McFadden, the Arkansas blazer who ran 4.33 in 2008.

Virginia Tech running back Bhayshul Tuten was the fastest running back at the 2025 combine (4.32). He was selected 104th overall by the Jaguars.

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman and Wife Chelsea Expecting Baby No. 4

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• Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman is expecting his fourth baby with wife Chelsea

• The two announced the news on Instagram, revealing they're expecting another little one via surrogate

• The Freemans are already parents to sons Max and Brandon, 5, and Charlie, 9

Los Angeles Dodgers'Freddie Freemanand his wifeChelseaare going to be parents again!

On Sunday, Feb. 22, the MLB star, 36, and his wife, 34, announced they are expecting their fourth baby together in a post onInstagram. The couple, who is already parents to sons Max and Brandon, 5, and Charlie, 9, shared that they are expecting their newest little one via surrogate.

In the family photo, Chelsea could be seen wearing a black turtleneck and posing behind her three boys. Freddie stood next to her and smiled as their oldest, Charlie, held up a sonogram image. His brothers Max and Brandon wore matching white sweaters on either side of him.

"Worth the wait 🤍 Baby#4is on the way and our hearts are already so full," Chelsea and Freddie wrote in their joint caption. "We are incredibly grateful for the amazing woman helping bring our baby into our lives, and we're choosing to honor her privacy as we walk this chapter. What do you think… brother or sister? 🤍💙🩷."

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The couple has been open in the past about wanting to grow their family. In February 2021, Chelsea told ESPN that her husband had always wanted to be a dad.

"As long as I've known [Freddie], he said that since he was a little boy, he always knew he wanted to be a dad," Chelsea toldESPN. "As important as being a baseball player to him is, I think being a dad is even more important."

After getting married in 2014, Freddie and Chelsea welcomed their first child, Frederick Charles II (who goes by Charlie), in 2016. After struggling to get pregnant again, the couple decided to expand their family through surrogacy. Days before the embryo transfer, Chelsea found out she was pregnant, and the MLB star told ESPN that they were happily surprised to go "from one to three."

They welcomed son Brandon John in 2020 and son Maximus Turner two months later in 2021. Chelsea and Freddie lovingly refer to their youngest boys as "twins with a twist."

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In March, Chelsea spoke with PEOPLE abouther son Max's health scareafter she attended the 2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Texas to support her husband with her three sons. All three boys got sick, but Max ended up needing to be hospitalized. According to Chelsea, those hours were some of the "scariest of my life."

"Max coded at check-in, and all of a sudden we were surrounded by countless doctors and nurses," she said. "At this point, he was paralyzed from the neck down. His breathing was weak, and they were worried about his lungs collapsing, so they immediately needed to sedate him and reinforce his lungs with a ventilator."

The head of the ER was certain that Max had Guillain-Barré syndrome. According to theMayo Clinic, Guillain-Barré is a condition in which the body's immune system attacks the nerves, resulting in weakness, numbness or paralysis.

"Max would need a lumbar puncture to confirm the diagnosis," Chelsea said, referring to a technique commonly known as a spinal tap. "The culture would take 48 hours, and Max would need a full-body MRI to rule out tumors, cancer and anything else. All words you never want to hear as a parent."

Both the MRI and the lumbar puncture came back as positive for Guillain-Barré syndrome. "It was the hardest eight days of our lives," Chelsea candidly admitted. "Maximus went from being one of the most critical patients in the PICU to getting discharged eight days later. The first few days were so scary — we were just praying for a miracle."

Later that month, Chelsea shared on her Instagram thather son Max was doing much better. "We had our 9 month neurologist check up for Max today. He is 80% recovered after today's assessment," Chelsea wrote over a sweet photo of Max at the doctor's office. "He had reflexes in both his knees and feet for the first time."

"He is finally above his pre GBS weight. He is still working hard in PT to build strength back in his legs & his feet (dorsiflexon) to improve. I cannot express how thankful I am for these improvements," she went on.

"Life has slowly started to feel more normal. I realize how precious health is now. It is everything. If you are a special needs parent I have no words for how incredible you are."

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Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved her from having her left leg amputated following Olympic crash

VAIL, Colo. (AP) — American skierLindsey Vonnsays she nearly lost her left leg followinga frightening crashin the women's downhill at theMilan Cortina Olympics.

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Vonn shared inan Instagram poston Monday that her injuries went far beyond the complex tibia fracture in the leg she initially revealed after clipping a gate and sailing off course just 13 seconds into her run on Feb. 8.

The 41-year-old Vonn said the trauma from the crash led to compartment syndrome in the leg. Compartment syndrome involves excessive pressure building up inside a muscle, either from bleeding or swelling. High pressure restricts blood flow and can lead to permanent injury if not treated quickly.

"When you have so much trauma to one area of your body so that there's too much blood and it gets stuck and it basically crushes everything," Vonn said.

Vonn credited Dr. Tom Hackett, an orthopedic surgeon who works for Vonn and Team USA, for conducting a fasciotomy to salvage her leg.

"He filleted it open (and) let it breathe, and he saved me," she said.

Vonn noted that Hackett was only in Cortina because she was competingafter tearing the ACLin her left knee shortly before the Olympics.

"If I hadn't had done that, Tom wouldn't have been there (and he) wouldn't have been able to save my leg," she said.

Vonn, who said she has been discharged from the hospital, also broke her right ankle in the crash.

"It has been quite the journey and by far the most extreme and painful and challenging injury I've ever faced in my entire life times 100," she said.

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Vonn underwent multiple surgeries during a week-long stay at a hospital in Treviso, Italy, following the accident. She credited both Hackett and Italian doctors for their efforts to repair her leg, which she said was "in pieces" following the accident.

She says she struggled with pain and blood loss in the immediate aftermath and had to receive a transfusion to help raise her hemoglobin levels.

Vonn, who said she is "very much immobile," is confined to a wheelchair at the moment, but has turned her attention to her rehab and is working her way toward being able to use crutches. She estimated it will take about a year for the bones in her left leg to heal. Only after that will doctors be able to go in and repair the torn ACL, which played no role in the crash.

"It's going to be a long road," she said. "I always fight and we keep going."

Vonn stressed she had "no regrets" about her comeback following a six-year retirement or her decision to ski at the Olympics despite the knee injury.

"I wish it had ended differently, but I'd rather go down swinging than not try at all," said Vonn, who was atop the World Cup series rankings in the downhill when she arrived in Cortina. "I think what I was able to achieve was more than anyone expected to begin with. ... This year was incredible and so worth everything."

She likened her injuries to "one blip on the radar." She did not go into any sort of detail about her competitive career, though her father,Alan Kildow, told The Associated Pressshortly after the accident he would like her to retire.

"Life is life and we have to take the punches that come," Vonn said. "Going to do the best I can with this one. It really knocked me down. But I'm like Rocky. I'll just keep getting back up."

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Jerry O'Connell quit smoking after Rebecca Romijn's saucy deal-breaker

A good marriage is all about compromise, but forJerry O'ConnellandRebecca Romijn, a little tough love goes a long way.

During an appearance on the"Work in Progress with Sophia Bush"podcast earlier this month, the actor and Emmy-nominated host opened up about how his relationship inspired him to quit his longtime smoking habit.

"I struggled with nicotine for decades," O'Connell, 52, told host and fellow actorSophia Bushon theFeb. 13 episode. "My wife said she would not touch me if I smoked."

O'Connell and Romijn have been married since 2007. The couple met in 2004 during the production of Romijn's documentary "Wet Dreams," according toPeople magazine. The actors welcomed twin daughters, Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip, in 2008.

Celebrities such as Selma Blair, Jada Pinkett Smith, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber have embraced speaking out about ongoing health issues, encouraging fans to do the same. Here are more stars who opened up about their health struggles.

The "Dawson's Creek" star James Van Der Beek revealed in November 2024 that he is battling Stage 3 colorectal cancer.

A year later, the 48-year-old actor announced an auction of memorabilia from his teen heartthrob heyday through a partnership with Propstore scheduled for Dec. 5–7, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Model and socialite Lori Harvey revealed she has been battling polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis for years. In a September 2025 episode of the "She MD Podcast," the 28-year-old entrepreneur said gynecologists dismissed her symptoms for years before she received a proper diagnosis.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> "Hollywood Medium" star Tyler Henry has undergone his third brain surgery in six months, his husband, Clint Godwin confirmed in an Instagram post on Nov. 13, 2025.

After having surgery to remove a cyst growing in his brain in May 2025, the 29-year-old reality TV psychic required another procedure to address swelling as the cyst recurred.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Justin Timberlake shared in a July 2025 Instagram post that he has been diagnosed with Lyme disease, a bacterial illness usually contracted through tick bites.

"If you've experienced this disease or know someone who has — then you're aware: living with this can be relentlessly debilitating, both mentally and physically," he said. "When I first got the diagnosis I was shocked for sure. But, at least I could understand why I would be onstage and in a massive amount of nerve pain or, just feeling crazy fatigue or sickness."

Timberlake shared the news as he concluded his Forget Tomorrow World Tour. He said he considered whether to stop touring due to the diagnosis.

"I decided the joy that performing brings me far outweighs the fleeting stress my body was feeling," he wrote. "I'm so glad I kept going."

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Stray Cats frontman Brian Setzer shared in a Feb. 13, 2025, Instagram post that he had been diagnosed with an auto-immune disease that he vowed to "beat."

"I just wanted to check in with you all. Towards the end of the last Stray Cats tour I noticed that my hands were cramping up. I've since discovered that I have an auto-immune disease," he wrote alongside several photos of himself with his guitar. "I cannot play guitar. There is no pain, but it feels like I am wearing a pair of gloves when I try to play. I have seen some progress in that I can hold a pen and tie my shoes. I know this sounds ridiculous, but I was at a point where I couldn't even do that.

"Luckily, I have the best hospital in the world down the block from me. It's called the Mayo Clinic. I know I will beat this, it will just take some time."

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Katie Thurston, the 34-year-old Season 17 "Bachelorette" lead who has made a splash in the long-running reality TV franchise since her debut on "The Bachelor" in 2021, revealed in a Feb. 15, 2025, Instagram post that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.

"One thing I did early on was search other stories like mine. Other young women with breast cancer. Invasive ductal carcinoma. Mastectomy. Pregnancy after breast cancer. All of their stories helped," she wrote. "So I intend to be the same for others. This is day one of sharing and is going to be a long one. This first step of acceptance of my reality was the hardest. But I am ready to fight this."

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Inaugural "Golden Bachelor" lead Gerry Turner revealed in December 2024 that he has been diagnosed with with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, a bone marrow cancer.

"Unfortunately, there's no cure for it. So that weighs heavily in every decision I make," Turner told People of the disease. "It was like 10 tons of concrete were just dropped on me. And I was a bit in denial for a while, I didn't want to admit to it."

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> "Boy Meets World" star Danielle Fishel revealed in August 2024 that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.

In January 2025, she revealed she was officially done with radiation treatment and had moved on to taking a drug that prevents recurrence of the disease.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Actress Olivia Munn revealed in March 2024 that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy.

"I haven't felt like there was time to cry," she wrote in an Instagram post detailing her battle with the disease. "My focus narrowed and I tabled any emotions that I felt would interfere with my ability to stay clearheaded."

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> "The Office" star Jenna Fischer announced in October 2024 that she had undergone treatment for an "aggressive" form of breast cancer.

"October is breast cancer awareness month. I never thought I'd be making an announcement like this but here we are. Last December, I was diagnosed with Stage 1 Triple Positive Breast Cancer. After completing surgery, chemotherapy and radiation I am now cancer free," the actress wrote in an Instagram post at the time.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Musician Patti Scialfa, who is married to Bruce Springsteen, revealed in September 2024 that she had been diagnosed with rare blood cancer multiple myeloma.

"Every once in a while, I come to a show or two and I can sing a few songs onstage, and that's been a treat." Scialfa, who is a member of Springsteen's "E Street Band," said in the film "Road Diary."

"That's the new normal for me right now, and I'm OK with that," she added.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> "Dawson's Creek" alum James Van Der Beek shared in November 2024 that he had been diagnosed with colorectal cancer.

"I have colorectal cancer," Van Der Beek told People. "I've been privately dealing with this diagnosis and have been taking steps to resolve it, with the support of my incredible family."

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> "Full House" star Dave Coulier revealed in November 2024 that he had been diagnosed with diagnosed with stage 3 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

"I went from, I got a little bit of a head cold to I have cancer, and it was pretty overwhelming," the actor told People. "This has been a really fast roller coaster ride of a journey."

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> People interview that she has had misophonia, a neurological disability, since she was a child. The disorder is characterized by feeling intense emotions toward repetitive sounds, such as chewing gum or tapping fingernails. The "Little House on the Prairie" star said the disorder caused issues on set.

"If any of the kids chewed gum or ate or tapped their fingernails on the table, I would want to run away so badly," Gilbert told the outlet. "I would turn beet red and my eyes would fill up with tears and I'd just sit there feeling absolutely miserable and horribly guilty for feeling so hateful towards all these people — people I loved."

The actress said menopause made her reactions worse. It wasn't until 2023 when she discovered there was treatment for the condition, and underwent 16 weeks of cognitive behavioral therapy. "I realized I could ride out these waves but that they're not going to go away," she said. "But now I have all these tools to enable me to be more comfortable and less triggered. It made me feel in control."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> "Sex, Lies, and Spray Tans" podcast her struggle with eating disorder and body dysmorphia. The country singer told host Cheryl Burke that being in the spotlight made her feel more self-conscious about her weight. "My record label, every time I'd had a baby, they would be like, 'When's she gonna lose weight?'" she said. "So, things like that would get in my head."

She said social media comments also get to her, including once when someone once asked her, "What happened to your face?"

"I just wanted to respond like, 'How dare you?' I haven't done anything to my face. I've had Botox," she said. "You wanna know what happened to my face? I'm 52."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Jan. 22, 2024, episode of the Smartless podcast that he was diagnosed with a benign vestibular schwannoma when he was 33 years old.

The "Poor Things" actor said he had a dream about having a brain tumor that was "so intense" that he went to the doctor, who ordered him a CAT scan. "You have a mass behind your left ear the size of a golf ball, and we don't know what it is," he recalled being told. He had the mass removed but didn't tell his then-pregnant wife, Sunrise Coigney, until the night before he was due to undergo surgery. The procedure left him with a "big" scar, and he was temporarily "totally paralyzed" on the left side of his face." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> announced that the Oscar-winning actor had "experienced a medical complication."

Though Foxx has not explained the nature of his health scare, he shared several updates with fans over the ensuing months on social media. "I went to hell and back, and my road to recovery had some potholes as well, but I'm coming back," he said in a July Instagram post.

In December, during his first public speech since his hospitalization, Foxx said, "I wouldn't wish what I went through on my worst enemy."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> said on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" in March 2023. Macklemore has touted inpatient treatment and 12-step meetings as key to his recovery.

In a January 2022 essay for Today.com, Macklemore elaborated on the relapses he has experienced. "Relapsing is always hard. It's traumatic for myself and for my family. I've had three relapses in the last six years. The amount of pain and damage that I can do very quickly in losing the trust of others happens instantaneously," he wrote. "I know that addiction is a treatable disease, but I'm never going to be cured, and I'm completely fine with that."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> "Call Her Daddy" podcast in November 2023 and detailed her struggle with alcohol and an eating disorder, exacerbated at the height of her fame on "Pretty Little Liars."

The "PLL" alum said her drinking became a regular activity after turning 18, but she "didn't realize I had a problem until my early 20s." Hale revealed she secretly went to rehab when she was 23 while filming the show. The "Truth or Dare" star eventually got sober in 2021, which she credits in part to getting COVID-19, because it forced her to stay home and receive medical treatment. "Without having COVID, I might not have gotten sober or committed to it," she said." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Every two weeks, Neill gets infusions of a drug that his tumor has been responding to well. He'll keep doing this indefinitely, until the treatment inevitably stops working, he shared in a 30-minute documentary released in October 2023 by Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

It's like "going 10 rounds with a boxer, but it's keeping me alive, and being alive is infinitely preferable to the alternative," Neill said." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Edward James Olmos spoke publicly for the first time about his throat cancer diagnosis. During a May 2023 podcast episode of "Mando & Friends," the actor said it "would be the first time publicly I'll be coming out and saying it, but I had throat cancer." He detailed his final round of radiation that took place last year and said he "just finished getting through it."

"December 20 was my last radiation. This week before, I'd finished my chemo and (for) months and months I was on radiation and chemo as it attacked my throat," he said. "I still have right here (on my throat) a bump where my lymph nodes, they burned them out because they shot this area with radiation."

Despite the diagnosis and the strain it took on his body, Olmos said he feels "in good condition … It was an experience that changed me, the understanding of how wonderful this life is. I've been through some experiences that have gotten me close to death, but that was close."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> alopecia, the medical term for hair loss, in a video posted in January 2023 on Instagram and her lifestyle website Frenshe. Tisdale shared that she first experienced it in her 20s at the front of her hairline and again recently after dealing with moving, a home renovation and a TV project. "Nothing major – just a small section behind my ear – but still, it was happening, and not for the first time. A few years ago, the same thing happened when I was overly stressed, so I knew exactly what I was experiencing: alopecia," she wrote.

Although the actress said she was initially "embarrassed" to talk about it, she's found strength in others who have. Tisdale said her alopecia is largely stress-related and found prioritizing self-care, an autoimmune paleo diet and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment when she is experiencing hair loss are some things that have helped." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Katie Couric revealed in an open essay published in September 2022 on her website that she was diagnosed with breast cancer after a mammogram three months earlier, which detected abnormal results.

Couric appeared on "Today" with her former co-anchors Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie soon after and revealed she "finished radiation last week." (I'm) just so grateful that they caught it early enough so it could be treated," she said. The television personality has Stage 1A breast cancer, which is treatable. Couric has been an advocate for regular health screenings ever since her first husband Jay Monahan died from colon cancer in 1998." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> "Bob Hearts Abishola" star Billy Gardell is opening up about slimming down after the actor lost more than 158 pounds on his weight loss journey. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight published in September 2022, Gardell attributed bariatric weight loss surgery and the reexamination of his eating habits with helping him lose weight.

"You have a small window to change the way you live, the way you eat, the way you exercise, and so far I've been able to do that," Gardell told the outlet. "I do it a day at a time and I'm just so, so very grateful that that happened for me. No more diabetes, no more bad blood numbers."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> diagnosed with posterior cortical atrophy with symptoms of Alzheimer’s and/or Dementia."

"I struggled with the inevitable shock with fear and frankly hopelessness," she wrote. "But slowly I realized that my inner life has not changed. My passion for music, for singing, remains profoundly robust."

Posterior cortical atrophy "refers to gradual and progressive degeneration of the outer layer of the brain (the cortex) in the part of the brain located in the back of the head (posterior)," according to the Alzheimer's Association." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> "Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl," released in July 2022, country music icon Shania Twain opened up about the physical toll Lyme disease took on her singing voice. Twain said she contracted the disease toward the end of her "Up! Tour" (which ran from 2003 to 2004) after getting bit by a tick while horseback riding.

"My symptoms were quite scary because before I was diagnosed, I was onstage very dizzy. I was losing my balance. I was afraid I was going to fall off the stage," Twain revealed. "I was having these very, very, very millisecond blackouts, but regularly, every minute or every 30 seconds."

Despite releasing the No. 1 album "Now" in 2017, the Grammy-winning singer said her "voice was never the same again."

"I thought I'd lost my voice forever," she said. "I thought that was it: I would never, ever sing again."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> opened up more about the health ordeal in an interview with BBC's "Sunday Morning" in July 2022. “The amount of my brain that is no longer usable – it's remarkable that I am able to speak, sometimes articulately, and live my life completely normally with absolutely no repercussions," she said. “I am in the really, really, really small minority of people that can survive that.”

She also humorously shared that she's seen a scan of her brain following the aneurysms. “There’s quite a bit missing, which always makes me laugh," she said. “Because strokes, basically, as soon as any part of your brain doesn’t get blood for a second, it’s gone. And so the blood finds a different route to get around, but then whatever bit it's missing is therefore gone."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> people don't talk about (stuttering) enough (and) it hasn't got enough exposure."

Blunt began to notice her stutter around age 6 or 7, she said. "It's biological and it's often hereditary and it's not your fault. And I think it's very often a disability that people bully and make fun of," she said. "It's a big deal for me to be here."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> told People magazine in June 2022 that he is getting professional help from a health coach to learn more about staying healthy after undergoing surgery to treat kidney cancer in 2019. "I work with a health coach now – I thought I knew a lot about what I was doing in the right and the wrong ways or whatever, but in the last year, I'd say, maybe 14 months, I've learned more about my own specific health challenges and growth than I have probably in decades before that," Mathison told the publication.   
 
In 2019, the former "All My Children" star shared he had renal cell carcinoma, or kidney cancer. As a result, he underwent partial nephrectomy surgery, a procedure in which doctors remove a tumor but only take out a small portion of the kidney. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by facial nerve paralysis. "As you can see, this eye is not blinking," said Bieber in the video, referencing the left side of his face. "I can't smile on that side of my face. This nostril will not move. So there's full paralysis on this side of my face."

Although the singer had to cancel performances on his Justice World tour, Bieber said he'd be using his time off to "rest and relax and get back to 100%." "In the meantime, this ain't it," he said. "I'm doing all these facial exercises to get my face back to normal, and it will go back to normal. It's just time, and we don't know how much time it's gonna be, but it's gonna be OK. And I have hope, and I trust God, and I trust that... it's all for a reason."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> told People in a May 2022 interview that he was diagnosed five years ago after experiencing debilitating symptoms for some time. "I had symptoms before, but you know, I kind of just dealt with it, not knowing exactly what it was. I was a dancer my whole life, so I just kind of figured it was because of dancing," the NSYNC singer told the outlet. 

"It definitely started in my shoulders and then in my knees," he said. "And again, to me, that was just such a sign of dancer pain, so I just thought it was completely normal, totally ignoring the signs."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Halsey opened up to fans on social media about receiving a slew of new health diagnoses after spending time in the hospital. “My health has changed a lot since I got pregnant and gave birth," the singer said in a series of Instagram Stories. "I started getting really, really, really sick. I've been kind of sick most of my adult life, but it started getting really bad (after giving birth)," Halsey said, noting they are "allergic to literally everything" and was hospitalized for anaphylaxis.

The singer then said they were was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Sjogren's syndrome, mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Hailey Bieber opened up about the "scariest moment of my life" in April 2022. In a YouTube video titled "telling my story," the model talked about a recent health scare, revealing she had a follow-up procedure after her March 10 "mini-stroke" to close a hole in her heart. Bieber began the video saying the day had a typical start, with her and Justin Bieber sitting for breakfast together.

"We were in the middle of talking, and all of a sudden I felt this really weird sensation that traveled down my arm from my shoulder all the way down to my finger tips," she said. When Justin asked if she was OK, Bieber said she "couldn't speak" and that "the right side of my face started drooping. I couldn't get a sentence out." She added: "Immediately, I thought I was having a stroke, like a full-blown stroke."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> sarcoidosis, a disease characterized by the growth of tiny collections of inflammatory cells in any part of your body. But she has found meaning in her health journey.

"I always try to think what is the upside to having your life turned upside down? Maybe it's to appreciate every moment — and have a sense of deeper compassion for people living with chronic pain," she told People in April 2022. "My body may be breaking down but my spirit is ginning up. I wanted to express gratitude for my life."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Mayo Clinic. 

Green expressed gratitude to his girlfriend, Sharna Burgess, for taking care of him and his children while he was recovering. "I'm back now. I'm feeling good. Thank goodness," he said in an Instagram video. "It was a terrible experience. I'm glad it's over."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Selma Blair revealed in 2018 that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and has continued keeping social media followers in the loop with candid posts about her highs and lows with the disease. In March 2022, she reflected on her health journey in an emotional video for MS Awareness Month. "May we all find the strength to persevere," she wrote alongside clips of herself, first in the hospital and then in moments of triumph." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> tearfully revealed in an Instagram video in August 2021 that she's been diagnosed with Lyme disease. "It’s not the end of the world, but it’s definitely gonna be a lot of changes, and I guess I’m just gonna incorporate you guys in it," she said in her video. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Stand Up To Cancer 2021 telecast.

"At 28 years old during a routine doctor's visit, my doctor felt a lump in my neck. They did a lot of tests and finally told me I had thyroid cancer," the "Modern Family" star said. "I tried not to panic and I decided to get educated…I also learned that in times of crisis, we're better together."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Instagram stories, E! News' Morgan Stewart revealed in June 2021 that she had been diagnosed with a thyroid condition after feeling "completely off" for nine weeks. "(The doctor said) she's incredibly surprised to find this, but my thyroid is so off the charts in overdrive, it's basically in outer space," Stewart wrote. "Thyrotoxic was the term she used to describe it. We immediately went to her office and she explained that it could be one of three things: a nodule on my thyroid, Graves' disease or sub-acute thyroiditis (all things that can be triggered by pregnancy)."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> February 2021 interview with Rolling Stone.   

“I’m someone who deals with anxiety by making sure I stay busy and moving,” she said. “And I haven’t had that luxury this year. So I’ve been forced to sit with my sadness, sit with my anxiety, sit with my anger, sit with all the things that you normally can outrun. I think that’s kind of a beautiful thing.”" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Instagram on Dec. 1, 2020, Keke Palmer opened up about her struggle with adult acne. "Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome has been attacking me from the inside out my entire life and I had no idea," she revealed in the post, where she put her bare skin on display. She also explained all the ways she's tried to manage her acne.

"The least harmful thing PCOS can bring is acne. To all the people struggling with this please know you’re not alone and that you are still so (expletive) fine!" she added." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> longtime weatherman and co-host Al Roker announced he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery, but he reassured viewers that he was "gonna be OK."

Roker was also hospitalized in November 2022 for blood clots in his leg that traveled to his lungs and had to step away from the cameras again in December to treat two bleeding ulcers: "I went in for one operation, I got four free," he joked when he returned to the "Today" show in January 2023 after two months away.

He later revealed on a podcast that he'd "almost died" from his medical issues, but his family shielded him from knowing the extent of the complications he'd experienced." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> GQ published Oct. 28, Armie Hammer opened up about his struggles during the coronavirus pandemic.

"Without paying attention, I had started down the path of completely imploding and letting my mental health lapse and allowing myself to end up in positions or situations that I knew were detrimental for me," he said.

After "a very intense wake-up call," the "Call Me by Your Name" star said he confided in a friend about his mental health problems and started working with a therapist multiple times a week.

"Having the time to sit with myself in quarantine made it painfully clear that I've got some improvement to do and that's the goal," he said. "That's the journey."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> his cancer is in remission. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Instagram post. "It’s an odd time right now and I find my feet not completely underneath me."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> In an interview with Vogue in January 2020, Katy Perry spoke out about battling depression, saying between 2017 and 2018 she was depressed in a way that she never was before.

"I became depressed and I did not want to get out of bed. In the past, I had been able to overcome it, but this time something happened that made me fall down too many flights of stairs," she said. "I had to really go on a mental health journey."

Perry said she wrote new album, "Smile", while she was "coming through one of the darkest periods of my life...This whole album is my journey towards the light - with stories of resilience, hope, and love."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />  total hysterectomy, which removes a woman's cervix and uterus, in November 2017 to relieve severe pain caused by her endometriosis, a disorder where tissue that normally lines the uterus grows outside the uterus, according to Mayo Clinic. She had 12 surgeries related to the disorder." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> "Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me."

In 2017, Gomez revealed she underwent a transplant to receive a kidney donated by her friend, Francia Raísa. In an interview with "Today" later that year, she described the procedure as a "life-or-death" move.

She said she underwent the transplant as part of her fight against lupus, an autoimmune disease that often attacks the kidneys. The singer also underwent chemo as part of her treatment." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> People in September 2019. "Through diet, I have been able to manage it. But I am very fortunate. There are way more extreme versions of PCOS that women have a lot of difficulty with – mine is not as intense. Which is why I haven’t really talked about it, because there are women who have it so much more intense."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />

James Van Der Beek, Celine Dion, more stars open up about their health struggles

Celebrities such asSelma Blair,Jada Pinkett Smith,Selena GomezandJustin Bieberhave embraced speaking out about ongoing health issues, encouraging fans to do the same. Here are more stars who opened up about their health struggles.The "Dawson's Creek" starJames Van Der Beekrevealed in November 2024 that he is battling Stage 3 colorectal cancer.A year later, the 48-year-old actor announced an auction of memorabilia from his teen heartthrob heyday through a partnership with Propstore scheduled for Dec. 5–7, 2025.

While O'Connell thought Romijn was joking about the marital deal-breaker, he said the"X-Men"actress soon followed through on her word. "That lasted about two months," he added. "There was no physical contact."

But it took more than Romijn's ultimatum to get O'Connell to turn over a new leaf.

The"Stand by Me"alum said he turned to a friend who had recently quit smoking, and she recommended the actor see a hypnotist. According toCleveland Clinic, hypnotherapy is a practice in which someone is guided into a "state of deep relaxation and focused concentration" through the use of verbal cues, repetition and imagery.

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In a hypnotized state, a person may be more open to "suggestions about making healthful changes" regarding their "perceptions, sensations, emotions, memories, thoughts or behaviors," per Cleveland Clinic.

"She said, 'I'm going to give you the number of this lady,'" O'Connell recalled. "I went to see her, and I had to bring a photo of my children and my wife, and I sat down on her recliner. And she put her headphones on me, and there was like spa music, and she was like, 'I'm going to count to 10.' … And I fell asleep."

Bad Bunny and "Wuthering Heights" have dominated the month of February, as the march to the 2026 Oscars continues.

Stars have been stepping out this month at movie premieres and awards shows, including the Grammys and the Independent Spirit Awards. Plus, New York Fashion Week 2026 is underway, featuring appearances by Rihanna and Anne Hathaway.

Scroll through for the best celebrity photos of February 2026 so far, starting with Bad Bunny, left, and Lady Gaga performing during the Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, California.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Keke Palmer attends the Film Independent Spirit Awards at Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 15, 2026, in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Rose Byrne

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Kirsten Dunst, left, and Jesse Plemons

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Amy Madigan

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Dylan O'Brien

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Wunmi Mosaku

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Glen Powell attends a screening of "How To Make a Killing" on Feb. 14, 2026, in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Margaret Qualley

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Topher Grace

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Jessica Henwick

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Charli XCX attends the premiere of "The Moment" during the Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin on Feb. 14, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Callum Turner, left, and Dua Lipa attend the "Rosebush Pruning" premiere during the Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin on Feb. 14, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Pamela Anderson

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Haley Lu Richardson attends the "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die" premiere during the Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin on Feb. 13, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Zazie Beetz

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bella Ramsey attends the "Everybody Digs Bill Evans" red carpet during the Berlinale Berlin International Film Festival on Feb. 13, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Isabel May attends the "Scream 7" x TikTok Stab House Experience on Feb. 13, 2026, in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Neil Patrick Harris attends the "No Good Men" premiere during the Berlinale International Film Festival on Feb. 12, 2026, in Berlin, Germany.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Timothée Chalamet attends a screening of "Call Me By Your Name" hosted by Cinespia on Feb. 13, 2026, in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Hudson Williams attends the Hennessy Gold House Lunar New Year Celebration at Chinese Tuxedo on Feb. 12, 2026, in New York City.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Margot Robbie attends the "Wuthering Heights" Australian premiere on Feb. 12, 2026, in Sydney, Australia.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Jacob Elordi

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Hailey Bieber

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Dove Cameron attends the premiere of "56 Days" on Feb. 11, 2026, in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Halsey

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Neve Campbell attends a screening and Q&A for "Scream" on Feb. 10, 2026, in Paris.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Halle Berry attends the premiere of "Crime 101" in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Chris Hemsworth

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Ben Affleck, left, and Matt Damon

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Angelina Jolie attends a screening of "Coutures" in Paris on Feb. 9, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Anne Hathaway attends the Ralph Lauren runway show during New York Fashion Week on Feb. 10, 2026, in New York.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny performs during the Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, California.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Ricky Martin

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Bad Bunny, left, and Lady Gaga

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Young Miko and Pedro Pascal

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Alan Ritchson attends the "War Machine" premiere on Feb. 7, 2026, in Melbourne, Australia.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Chase Infiniti attends the NAACP Image Awards Nominees Brunch on Feb. 7, 2026, in Los Angeles, California.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Anthony Davis, left, and Yvette Nicole Brown

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Tyriq Withers

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Caleb McLaughlin attends the premiere of "GOAT" on Feb. 6, 2026, in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Gabrielle Union

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Aaron Pierre

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Jennifer Hudson

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Jelly Roll

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Keke Palmer attends the premiere of "The 'Burbs" on Feb. 5, 2026, in Universal City, California.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Camila Mendes attends the premiere of "Idiotka" on Feb. 5, 2026, in New York City.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Margot Robbie attends a photocall for "Wuthering Heights" in Paris on Feb. 2.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Jacob Elordi

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> From left, Jacob Elordi, Emerald Fennell, Margot Robbie and Shazad Latif

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Sabrina Carpenter performs during the Grammys on Feb. 1 in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Lady Gaga

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Music's biggest stars are kicking off February on a high note with the 2026 Grammy Awards, where Bad Bunny had a big night with an album of the year win for "Debí Tirar Más Fotos."

Meanwhile, Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi are continuing to step out on red carpets for "Wuthering Heights." February will also see the return of New York Fashion Week, plus the premieres of highly anticipated movies like "Scream 7" and TV shows like ABC's reboot of "Scrubs."

Scroll through for the best celebrity photos of February 2026 so far, starting with Bad Bunny attending the Grammys on Feb. 1 in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Billie Eilish, left, and Finneas O'Connell

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Chappell Roan

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Doechii

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Justin Bieber

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Olivia Dean

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Trevor Noah, left, and Gayle King

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Addison Rae

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Harry Styles

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Jelly Roll

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Miley Cyrus

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Tate Mcrae

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Rex Linn, left, and Reba McEntire

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Charli XCX attends the W Magazine, Charli XCX, and Saint Laurent Grammy after party at Bar Marmont on Feb. 1 in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Paris Hilton

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See Halle Berry, Bad Bunny in the best celebrity photos of February

Bad Bunnyand "Wuthering Heights" have dominated the month of February, as the march to the 2026 Oscars continues.Stars have been stepping out this month at movie premieres and awards shows, including the Grammys and the Independent Spirit Awards. Plus,New York Fashion Week 2026is underway, featuring appearances by Rihanna and Anne Hathaway.Scroll through for the best celebrity photos of February 2026 so far, starting with Bad Bunny, left, and Lady Gaga performing during the Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, California.

More Jerry O'Connell news:Actor breaks down in emotional tribute to Rob Reiner

O'Connell, who hasn't smoked in about 14 years, said he was initially skeptical of the hypnosis' effectiveness, describing the session as "baloney" and a "waste of money."

However, "The Talk" host said he noticed a drastic change in his smoking behavior after visiting the hypnotist.

"I walked to my car; I got in it. I had a pack of Marlboro Mediums," O'Connell said. "[I] put the [cigarette] in my mouth, brought the lighter up and I couldn't light it."

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