Celebrities Who Showed Up for Jury Duty

Gigi Hadid at jury duty.Photo: Kristin Callahan/Shutterstock Turns out, being famous doesn’t get you out of jury duty.While it might get you dismissed — which was the case with bothMadonnaandBrad Pitt— it is still part of life as an American adult, and celebs likeTaylor SwiftandKim Kardashianhave answered the summons when called.Here, read about 12 stars' time on jury duty, fromAnna Kendrick’s live tweets toOprah Winfrey’s experiences on a trial. Turns out, being famous doesn’t get you out of jury duty....

March 16, 2025 · 9 min · 1750 words · April Gibson

Celebrities Who Started Foundations to Make a Change

01of 11 Michael J. Fox Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Michael J. Fox Foundation Fox now continues tofocus on the non-profithe co-founded in 2000 to help find a cure for Parkinson’s disease,The Michael J. Fox Foundation. “We created what has become this giant network of patients, scientists and institutions,” he toldAARP The Magazinefor their December 2021/January 2022 issue. “Patients are the key. Now they guide our agenda and have been critical, for example, to our promising work in trying to find biomarkers for Parkinson’s, which would allow us to identify the disease in people before symptoms are evident, and to treat it pro-actively and get rid of it,” Fox continued....

March 16, 2025 · 9 min · 1823 words · Sean Warren

Celebrities Who Waited to Marry Their Longtime Loves: 'Wait 28 Years ... Do Not Rush Into Things'

01of 07Josh Hartnett & Tamsin EgertonJosh Hartnett and Tamsin Egerton in 2018.Dave Benett/GettyThe actor and his longtime partnerquietly wed in November 2021, PEOPLE confirmed.The Sunwas first to report on their marriage, which took place in London.The newlyweds have been together for over a decade; they first met in 2011, on the set ofThe Lovers.Egertonshared a photolate last year that showed off what appeared to be an engagement ring and wedding band on her ring finger....

March 16, 2025 · 14 min · 2798 words · Mark Smith

Celebrities Who Were Girl Scouts

The Girl Scouts have been launching young women to success for more than 100 years, and that includes many celebrity alumnae, who sold (and still sell!)the organization’s popular cookiesand learned life skills (like cooperation and teamwork) that serve them sell on sets today). 01of 27Busy PhilippsBusy Philipps/InstagramBusy looked back at her Brownie career on Instagram, saying, “me, as a little Brownie, giving us future Cricket vibes except with terrible bangs i blame my mother for....

March 16, 2025 · 10 min · 1995 words · Matthew Stone

Celebrities Who Were in Sororities

01of 32Meghan MarkleMeghan Markle.Charles McQuillan/GettyImagine having the Duchess of Sussex as one of your sorority sisters?! Markle pledgedKappa Kappa Gammaat Northwestern, so KKGs can call her their sister!02of 32Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg.Getty ImagesThe late Supreme Court Justice was also in a sorority! She was inAlpha Epsilon Phiat Cornell University.03of 32Lucy LiuGary Gershoff/GettyCharlie’s Angelsis all about the power of sisterhood, and Liu would know about something about that: She was aChi Omegaat University of Michigan....

March 16, 2025 · 9 min · 1811 words · Michael Fletcher

Celebrities Who Were Once Cheerleaders

Halle Berry as a cheerleader.Photo: Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library They’ve got spirit, yes they do!These stars knew how to get a crowd’s attention long before they became famous.See celebrities includingCameron Diaz,Ciara,Jenna DewanandMeryl Streepin their cheerleading uniforms, and find out whether they were on top of the pyramid (Reese Witherspoon) or just comic relief (Steve Martin). They’ve got spirit, yes they do! These stars knew how to get a crowd’s attention long before they became famous....

March 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1701 words · Laurie Anderson

Celebrities Who Wished Their Exes a Happy Mother's Day in 2021

01of 07Ben Affleck & Jennifer GarnerAffleck sharedseveral throwback photos of Garner with the couple’s three rarely seen children, writingalongside the sweet shots, “So happy to share these kids with you. Luckiest parents in the world. Thanks for all the good you do. Happy Mother’s Day. Love, their Dad.” 01of 07 Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner Affleck sharedseveral throwback photos of Garner with the couple’s three rarely seen children, writingalongside the sweet shots, “So happy to share these kids with you....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 522 words · Colin Rowland

Celebrities Who've Been Arrested While Protesting

01of 14 Busy Philipps & Alysia Reiner Al Drago/getty The actresses were arrestedon June 30, 2022, for blocking traffic outside the United States Supreme Court with a group of Planned Parenthood leaders and activists a week after theSCOTUS decision to overturn 1973’sRoe v. Wadeand the constitutional right to abortion. The United States Capitol Police did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. Philipps also sharedphotos and videofrom the demonstration and her subsequent arrest on Instagram....

March 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1631 words · Daryl Johnston

Celebrities Who've Been Robbed & What They've Had to Say About Their Terrifying Experiences

01of 07 Dorit Kemsley Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty TheReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar was avictim of a home invasionon the night of Oct. 28, 2021.Daily Mailwas first to report the news. Los Angeles Police confirmed to PEOPLE that there was an invasion and robbery in Encino Hills at 10:50 p.m., involving three male intruders. According toDaily Mail, the invasion took place at Kemsley’s home, where she and her two children — sonJagger, 7, and daughterPhoenix, 5 — were sleeping....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 949 words · Henry Murillo

Celebrities Who've Done Some Really Nice Things for Others Lately

01of 13 Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Facebook Johnson created aspecial Facebook fundraiseronGiving Tuesdayto raise funds for one of his favorite organizations,Make-A-Wish. “Your good buddy Dwanta Claus is back to remind everyone this holiday season that it’s important we all give back however we can and have a little fun together along the way,” Johnson toldPEOPLE. The star is encouraging everyone who wishes to donate to #SmolderForGood to share their “bestJumanji-style smolder expression” in photos and share them to the Facebook fundraising page....

March 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1604 words · Jennifer Pierce

Celebrities Who've Dressed Up as Britney Spears

Paris Hilton as Britney Spears.Photo:Michael Kovac/Getty Michael Kovac/Getty Britney Spearsisn’t considered a pop icon for nothing. The 41-year-old hitmaker has inspired a generation of people and she continues to do so today. Among her biggest fans? Some of the world’s biggest superstars.From Paris HiltontoTyra Banks, see which celebrities have dressed up as the Princess of Pop over the years. Britney Spearsisn’t considered a pop icon for nothing. The 41-year-old hitmaker has inspired a generation of people and she continues to do so today....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 451 words · Judith Randall

Celebrities Who've Embraced Their Gorgeous Gray Hair

01of 19Elizabeth McGovernGetty (2)TheDownton Abbeycountess looked positively regal when she debuted her silver strands at the premiere of the franchise’s latest film. 01of 19 Elizabeth McGovern Getty (2) TheDownton Abbeycountess looked positively regal when she debuted her silver strands at the premiere of the franchise’s latest film. 02of 19 Sharon Osbourne Lester Cohen/Getty; Jack Martin/Instagram After 18 years of coloring her hair on a weekly basis to keep up her red hue, Osbourne decided to embrace her natural shade....

March 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1509 words · Christina Rhodes

Celebrities Who've Had Home Births

01of 18 Ashley Graham Ashley Graham/Instagram “I have to say, now that I gave birth and I did it naturally and I felteverything, I feel like there’s nothing I can’t do,” she said to husband Justin Ervin on herPretty Big Dealpodcast introducing their little one. “There’s nothing that could come my way where I say, ‘Oh, that’s too hard, I can’t handle that.’ I went through laboring for six hours naturally....

March 16, 2025 · 13 min · 2769 words · Stephanie Rojas