George Floyd's Brother Philonise Reacts to Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict: 'It Was Accountability'

George Floyd’s brother,Philonise, is speaking out after Tuesday’s guilty verdicts that found former police officerDerek Chauvinguilty of Floyd’s murder. Listen below to the episode ofour daily podcast PEOPLE Every Dayfor more on Derek Chauvin’s conviction. Appearing onGood Morning AmericaWednesday, Philonise said his family is “happier knowing that his life, it mattered, and he didn’t die in vain.” He added, “He helped change the world. He made people realize that people’s lives matter all across the world, not just here in Minneapolis but in different countries....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 522 words · Monica Duncan

George Lucas' Career in Photos

01of 21George Lucas' Life in PhotosKurt Krieger/Corbis via GettyDirector, writer, producer and creator of some of the most beloved films of all time, George Lucas has collected his share of accolades through the years.Born and raised in Modesto, California and an alumni of University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, Lucas grew up to become the creator ofStar Wars,Indiana Jonesand more. 01of 21 George Lucas' Life in Photos Kurt Krieger/Corbis via Getty...

March 16, 2025 · 10 min · 2053 words · Holly Mccarthy

Georgetown Women’s Basketball Coach Tasha Butts Dead at 41 After Breast Cancer

Georgia Tech Associate Head Coach, Tasha Butts, discusses her own battle with breast cancer during the NCAA women’s basketball game featuring the Pitt Panthers and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, played at McCamish Pavilion on the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia.Photo:Cal Sport Media via AP Cal Sport Media via AP Tasha Butts, the head coach of the Georgetown women’s basketball team, died from breast cancer at the age of 41, the school announced Monday....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 435 words · Andrew Mitchell

Gigantic 18,000 Pound Chocolate Mayan Temple Predicts the End of the World’s Diets

To celebrate Quinza ’s 30th anniversary and the opening of the company ’s fresh chocolate institute , chefs Francois Mellet and Stephane Treand create this six - metrical foot tall 18,239 poundchocolate Mayan temple . It was n’t the Europeans that wiped out the Mayans , it was diabetes . The chocolate version of the Kukulkan temple at Chichen Itza actually set a new record for the world ’s largest coffee sculpture , lead the previous record holder by over 7,500 pounds ....

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 193 words · Andrew Richardson

Gigi Hadid Claps Back at Critics of Her Weight Loss, but Admits 'I Want an Ass, Too'

GC Images Gigi Hadidclapped back impressively at internet trollswho call her too skinnyand has been candid abouta struggle with Hashimoto’s diseasethat has caused her to lose weight, but even so, the supermodel admits she’s not immune to the criticism – and that certain things affect her more than others. “I loved my body when I was curvier,” Hadid, 23, toldVogueRunway Director Nicole Phelps during a panel alongsideKendall Jenner, Ashley Graham and Paloma Elsesser....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 479 words · Melissa Meadows

Gigi Hadid Sued Again for Posting Paparazzi Photo of Herself without Permission

Gigi Hadidis facing another copyright infringement lawsuit for posting a paparazzi photo without permission just three months aftershe was first sued for the offense. The documents allege that approximately 1.6 million people commented on or liked the photo within the first four days after Hadid posted it, so the company is seeking damages for copyright infringement, as well as any profits derived from the image. Splash News Hadid removed Xclusive’s photo from her Instagram page shortly after sharing it....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 572 words · Theresa Gonzalez

Gina Lollobrigida’s Assistant Convicted of Stealing Millions from Hollywood Star Before Her Death

Gina Lollobrigida and personal assisant Andrea Piazzolla.Photo:Ferrajuolo/SGP/Shutterstock Ferrajuolo/SGP/Shutterstock Gina Lollobrigida’s personal assistant has reportedly been given a three-year sentence for stealing millions from the Hollywood starbefore her death in Januaryat the age of 95. According to U.K. newspaperThe Times, a court in Rome ruled Monday that Andrea Piazzolla, 36, must immediately hand over more than €450,000 — approximately $482,000 — to Lollobrigida’s son, Milko Skofic Jr., her only child with ex-husband Milko Skofic....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 534 words · Emily Nelson

Glenn Close Reminisces on Filming 'The Big Chill' with 'Beautiful' William Hurt: 'Good Times'

Photo: Alamy Glenn Closeis remembering the good times with her old palWilliam Hurt. The Golden Globe winner, 74, reminisced about her decades-long friendship with the late actor Monday on Instagramafter he diedSunday, beginning with their work together on the 1983 classicThe Big Chill, which was only her second movie. “Bill had grown his hair very scraggy, dirty-looking long blond hair and scruffy beard, because he played this character of a guy who dabbled in selling drugs,” she recalled....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 582 words · Roberto Jones

Go West Young Tree – Climate Change Moves Forests In Unexpected Direction

Climate change is shifting the wood of America in an unexpected direction . All over the mankind , global thawing is make ecosystems to move forth from the equator or to mellow altitudes , in hunting of favorable climatical conditions . However , in the eastern United States , even more tree species have shift westward than north . Dr Songlin Feiof Purdue University examined an all-inclusive database on the locations of 86 species over the past 30 years ....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 529 words · Julie Jones

Going to the Garden! Behind-the-Scenes with Russell Dickerson as He Opens for Thomas Rhett at MSG

01of 09Spencer CombsI don’t usually get nervous before a show but I was definitely nervous about playing Madison Square Garden! 01of 09 Spencer Combs I don’t usually get nervous before a show but I was definitely nervous about playing Madison Square Garden! 02of 09Spencer CombsI mean, we’re playing to a sold-out crown in the world’s most famous arena! WHAT?! 02of 09 I mean, we’re playing to a sold-out crown in the world’s most famous arena!...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 256 words · Donald Hicks

Going Undercover in a Jail on '60 Days In': 'I Never Want to Go Back' (Exclusive)

60 Days In.Photo:Mark Hill Mark Hill Seven innocent people are back behind bars in the newest season of60 Days In— and one of them spoke exclusively to PEOPLE ahead of the premiere. The hit A&E television series follows people who trade their normal lives to volunteer to become inmates inside county jails across the country under assumed identities for two months. The show’s goal is to explore corruption in the jail system through the eyes of participants in the hopes of bringing about positive change, the network says....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 850 words · Ryan Wilson

Golden Globes 2021: Hugh Grant, Gillian Anderson, Lily Collins and More Celebrate Their Noms

The Hollywood Foreign Press Associationannounced their picks for the best in television and filmon Wednesday morning ahead of the 2021Golden Globeslater this month — and the nominees are basking in the good news. “I’m very grateful,” Grant said. “Just to be nominated is a massive honour. Though I would remind the HFPA that I still have the sculpting hammer. I’m also [very] proud for the show itself and happy for Nicole and Donald for their nominations....

March 16, 2025 · 13 min · 2744 words · Christopher Carter

Good Samaritan Climbs into North Carolina Storm Drain to Reunite Stuck Ducklings with Their Mom

It was the frantic squeals of a mother duck that got Mike Plumides attention. “She was circling the storm drain and quacking loudly. She was clearly in distress, so I realized she must have some ducklings because she just kept circling that drain,” he tells PEOPLE. The 56-year-old filmmaker from Charlotte, North Carolina, spotted the distressed duck near a storm drain while driving and immediately pulled over to help. Plumides quickly realized he would need assistance lifting the drain’s giant iron grate to reach the ducklings stuck inside....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Jordan Hoover