Chris Gauthier, Actor Known forOnce Upon a Timeand Hallmark Movies, Dead at 48

Chris Gauthier has died at the age of 48 after a short illness.Photo:Andrew Chin/Getty Images Andrew Chin/Getty Images Chris Gauthier, the actor known for his roles inOnce Upon a Time,Eureka, andSmallville, has died. He was 48. TriStar Appearances' Chad Colvin also shared his sadness at Gauthier’s death in astatementposted on Facebook Sunday. Chris Gauthier in ‘Smallville’.CWNetwork/Everett/Shutterstock CWNetwork/Everett/Shutterstock “This still doesn’t feel real. How can it?” he wrote. “A world without you in it is a much darker place....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 551 words · Shawn Evans

Chris Hardwick and Lydia Hearst Welcome First Baby, Daughter Dimity: 'Over the Moon with Love'

Photo: Lydia Hearst Instagram “The experience of watching Lydia go through pregnancy and give birth to our sweet little peanut was humbling and inspiring. She is an absolute warrior and I am grateful, blessed, and honored! The first moment seeing and hearing our child after all this time is indelibly imprinted onto my soul. Holy crap this whole process is amazing!” he continued. Subscribe to our new 12-episode weekly podcast,Me Becoming Mom,to hear celebrity moms open up exclusively to PEOPLE about their extraordinary roads to motherhood....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · John Logan

Chris Hardwick Breaks His Silence on Ex Girlfriend's Sexual Assault Allegations: 'l Was Blindsided'

Chris Hardwickis responding to allegations that he sexually assaulted his ex-girlfriendChloe Dykstraafter a postshe made recounting the alleged abuse. “I was heartbroken to read Chloe’s post. Our three year relationship was not perfect — we were ultimately not a good match and argues — even shouted at each other — but I loved her and did my best to uplift and support her as a partner and companion in any way and at no time did I sexually assault her,” said Hardwick, 46....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 716 words · Lisa Dunn

Chris Hardwick Cut from Nerdist After Ex Chloe Dykstra Accuses Unnamed Boyfriend of Abuse

Digital entertainment company Nerdist is distancing itself from founder Chris Hardwick, severing ties after his Chloe Dykstraaccused a past boyfriendwho she did not name of sexual assault and emotional abuse. “Chris Hardwick had no operational involvement with Nerdist for the two years preceding the expiration of his contract in December 2017,” the company said in a statement. “He no longer has any affiliation with Legendary Digital Networks. The company has removed all reference to Mr....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 504 words · Sarah Kim

Chris Hardwick Gets Emotional During TV Return After Sexual Abuse Allegation

Chris Hardwickmade an emotional return to the small screen on Sunday night. Yvette Nicole Brown was originally slated to replace him as host, but the networkreinstated Hardwickafter completing an internal investigation into the allegations. Hardwick teared up while opening the episode, saying, “I really just want to take a minute and I want to say that I’m so appreciative to be standing here right now,” according toEntertainment Weekly. “And I want to thank you,TheWalking Deadcommunity, for all your support over these past couple months,” he said....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Gina Morgan

Chris Hardwick Reinstated by AMC, Returns to 'Talking Dead ' After Sexual Abuse Allegation

Chris Hardwickis returning to AMC. Chelsea Lauren/Variety/REX/Shutterstock Last month, Dykstra, 29, wrote about her painful experience with sexual assault at the hands of a former boyfriend in an emotional first-person essay titled “Rose-Colored Glasses: A Confession.”Though she didn’t name Hardwick as the subject, certain key details led many fans on Twitter to believe that she was referring to him. (They dated for three years beforeannouncing their splitin July 2014.) Michael Buckner/Getty Images for GQ...

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Lisa Young

Chris Hardwick Reveals How Tom Cruise Surprised Him with 'Rock of Ages' Duet at Comic-Con

Photo: David Livingston/WireImage; JC Olivera/Getty Chris HardwickandTom Cruiseshared a special moment at Comic-Con. TheID10T with Chris Hardwickpodcast host, 51, revealed onThe Jennifer Hudson Showthat he had been moderating a panel at the popular convention featuring Cruise, 60, when something big happened. “I introduce him and he comes out… atSan Diego Comic-Con, and before I could say anything he goes, ‘Hey Chris, you and I have something in common,'” Hardwick said. “‘And I don’t know what to say because I’m like, ‘How doesTom Cruiseknow who I am, what the hell do we have in common?...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 299 words · Nicole Jones

Chris Hardwick's AMC Talk Show Pulled and Appearances Canceled Amid Sexual Assault Allegations

One day after Chris Hardwick’s ex-girlfriend Chloe Dykstra made sexual assault allegations, AMC has announced they will no longer be airing his talk show while “while we assess the situation.” “We have had a positive working relationship with Chris Hardwick for many years,” the network said in a statement. “We take the troubling allegations that surfaced yesterday very seriously. While we assess the situation,Talking with Chris Hardwickwill not air on AMC, and Chris has decided to step aside from moderating planned AMC and BBC America panels at Comic-Con International in San Diego next month....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 635 words · Julia York

Chris Hardwick's Ex Andrea Savage Defends Him Amid Sexual Assault Allegations

“I’ve known Chris for over 15 years. We dated years and years ago,” Savage tells PEOPLE. “He is one of the kindest, most supportive, women-supporting, intelligent people I’ve ever met.” Based on her own experiences with Hardwick, Savage, 45, says she did not recognize the person described in Dykstra’s post. “None of this rang true in terms of my experience with him,” she says. “He’s truly one of the least controlling people....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 569 words · Mr. Charles Brooks Jr.

Chris Hardwick's Ex Chloe Dykstra Accuses Unnamed Boyfriend of Sexual Assault, Emotional Abuse

Chloe Dykstra opened up about her painful experience with an unnamed former boyfriend in an emotional first-person essay. Hardwick, 46, currently hostsThe Wall, an NBC gameshow, as well as aWalking Deadafter-show on AMC. He previously hosted@midnight with Chris Hardwick, a nightly comedy gameshow on Comedy Central. Reps for Hardwick did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. Michael Buckner/Getty Images for GQ In the essay, Dykstra said when she was in her early 20s, she began dating a man almost 20 years her senior who began displaying “controlling behavior” and within two weeks, “rules were quickly established....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 507 words · Isabella Jimenez

Chris Hardwick's Ex-Girlfriend Jacinda Barrett Defends Him amid Sexual Assault Allegations

“This past week I have watched someone I once loved and shared four years of my life with be publicly accused of misconduct and abuse, then swiftly fired and shunned. The accuser’s story bears no resemblance to the one I shared with him all those years ago, but what is of supreme importance here is that every woman and every man deserves a voice,” Barrett, 45, captioned an Instagram post shared Monday....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 539 words · Christine Kelly

Chris Harrison and Lauren Zima Deny Getting Married After Instagram Photo Sparks Fan Speculation

The couple, who began dating in 2018, sparked wedding speculation on Tuesday when Harrison, 49,posted a photofeaturing him sweetly kissing Zima, 33. In the black-and-white picture, Harrison is dressed up in a suit while Zima wears an elegant floor-length gown. “Love you so much and appreciate all the ‘congrats’! This bridesmaids dress is really living above its potential,” Zima wrote. “Wow you attend one wedding together…do one chicken dance and your hitched!...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Adam Dickerson

Chris Harrison Celebrates 'The Bachelor' 's 17-Year Anniversary with Throwback of Season 1's Promo

Happy birthday toThe Bachelor! “On this day in 2002 we started a crazy new show called #TheBachelor I could go on and write the longest caption ever but I’ll just say Thank You! #BachelorNation,” he wrote. Along with the message, Harrison shared the promo photo from season 1. The poster featured a man’s hand leaning in to put an engagement ring on a woman’s ring finger. “One man meets 25 eligible women and goes from great date to soulmate in six romantic weeks,” read the show’s tagline....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 366 words · Emily Riley