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Cindy Williams, the legendary actress best known for her portrayal of the character Shirley Feeney on the sitcomLaverne & Shirley, has died. She was 75. Williams' children, Zak and Emily Hudson, released a statement to PEOPLE through their family spokeswoman Liza Cranis on Monday, stating that their mother died peacefully last Wednesday following a brief illness. “The passing of our kind, hilarious mother, Cindy Williams, has brought us insurmountable sadness that could never truly be expressed,” read the statement....

Carl Daugherty.Photo: Facebook A “world-renowned” skydiver widely considered a legend in the sport died in an accident on Sunday following a mid-air collision, authorities said. Carl Daugherty, 76, was a skydiving veteran who’d recently completed his 20,000th jump, and though retired, he had returned to Skydive DeLand in Florida to work as the director of safety and training, Skydive DeLand owner Bob Hallett told NBC affiliateWESH. The DeLand Police Department said in anews releasethat officers responded to the DeLand Municipal Airport just before 10 a....

Little Womenis winning big at the worldwide box office. The Greta Gerwig-directed film earned $107 million internationally with a total of $74 million earned at the domestic box office, according toBox Office Mojo. The earnings come after the film scored six Academy Award nominations on Monday. The movie tied withMarriage Story, Jojo RabbitandParasitein terms of Oscar nominations. Gerwig, who also wrote the script, earned an Oscar nomination for Adapted Screenplay as well as a Best Picture nomination....

Lizzie McGuirefans may have to wait a little while longer for the revival. After filming two episodes of the Disney+ reboot series, original series creator Terri Minsky has exited her post as showrunner,Varietyreportedon Thursday. A new showrunner has not yet been named. “Fans have a sentimental attachment toLizzie McGuireand high expectations for a new series,” a Disney spokesperson said in a statement to PEOPLE. “After filming two episodes, we concluded that we need to move in a different creative direction and are putting a new lens on the series,” said the Disney spokesperson....

Photo: Jo Hale/Redferns EnglishLove Islandstar Kaz Crossley is revealing what happened after she was arrested in the Middle East. On Thursday the 28-year-old spoke out first the first time since she was detained earlier this month when she flew into Abu Dhabi. The reality star said she was addressing her arrest and the video as “I owe it to myself to get closure about this.” “I was on my way to Thailand, I had an amazing job offer,” she explains saying she did not think that transiting through the UAE would be an issue....

Photo: LifetimeIt’s officially over forMarried at First Sightcouple Amber Martorana and Dave Flaherty.Martorana announced the news of their divorce on Instagram Friday.“There have been some questions about the status of our marriage, so I wanted to confirm @daveflaherty80 and I have filed for divorce,” she said. “We obviously had a lot of tough moments but we shared a lot of laughs and fun times together too. In the end we just weren’t a good match, but I learned a lot through the experience and can now say I’m thankful for it....

Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Opening up to PEOPLE exclusively about her friendship with Brosnahan, Hinkle said the pair “text each other all the time.” TheTwo and a Half Menalum also revealed a “funny” tidbit from one of the pair’s previous text exchanges. “She has a pilates class that’s right near my house. This is a sweet little story. So one day, she texted me and she said, ‘Are you home?’ And I said, ‘Yeah!...

Think your neighbors’holiday light displayis a little over top? TheGreat Christmas Light Fightco-hostTaniya Nayakbegs to differ. “We had [one] that ran across 25 acres of land,” says Nayak of how they’re raising the bar. “It was a long night!” Another featured more than six million lights. (Yes, you read that correctly.) Also on the show? “We had a mega-tree display. That’s a structure that’s made to look like a tree just using Christmas lights — and this one was 128 feet tall....

Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Maitreyi Ramakrishnanisn’t letting her days spent on theNever Have I Everset just live on in her memories. The series lead, 21, exclusively told PEOPLE that there were a few items from the Netflix hit’s set that have made it home with her. But one item, in particular, was quite massive. “Well, I took the harp. I picked it up, put it in the plane, flew it back to Canada,” the Canadian actress half-jokingly shared at theAmerican Heart Association Red Dress Collection Concertat Jazz at Lincoln Center on Wednesday....

Photo: Steve Helling It was last call at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida on June 12, 2016. About 320 people were still inside the trendy gay hotspot, ordering their last drinks and settling their tabs. It was Latin night, and the music was still playing throughout the club. But within moments, the patrons would find themselves inside a nightmare that would change their lives forever. At 2:02 a.m., a gunman parked a rental van next door to the club....

After 36 years of friendship,Steve MartinandMartin Shortknow a thing or two about one another. In this week’s issue of PEOPLE, the two comedy legends — and2022 Emmy nominees— open up about their decades-long friendship,Only Murders in the Buildingand their “You Won’t Believe What They Look Like Today!” comedy tour. “I think our friendship only seems special because we’re in show business,” says Short, 72. “But if your dad had a 36-year best friend, you’d say, ‘How great....

Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’.Photo:Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures Oppenheimerhas hit another box office milestone. As of Thursday,Box Office MojocountsChristopher Nolan’s latest movie — a biopic centered around American theoretical physicist and Manhattan Project scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer — as the third highest-grossing movie of the year at the global box office. The World War II-focused drama has now grossed $854 million worldwide, surpassingGuardians of the Galaxy Vol....

Hazel, who was 7 at the time of filming and is now 8, was born with an eye condition called congenital nystagmus, an “involuntary movement of the eye.” As the rest ofthe quintschat excitedly about their bike-riding skills — Parker called herself the “fastest bike rider in the whole entire earth whileRileyand Olivia claimed they could stand up on their bikes — Hazel appears discouraged and admits, “I’m not excited to learn how to ride my bike....