Cheryl Burkeis vowing to continue putting her sobriety first. TheDancing with the Starspro, 38, appears on Wednesday’s episode of Facebook Watch’sRed Table Talk, opening up to co-hostsJada Pinkett SmithandAdrienne Banfield Norrisabout being a recovering addict. “I used alcohol to numb,” Burke said on the show. “I’m an addict. I was a functioning addict. It was when Iwasn’tdrinking that people were like, ‘What’s wrong with you?'” She explained that although she’s been sober for four years, it’s been difficult recently amid her public divorce ex-husbandMatthew Lawrence....

Photo: Cheryl Burke/Instagram Cheryl Burkeis showing gratitude for her dog amid a custody battle with ex-husbandMatthew Lawrence. TheDancing with the Starspro, 38, wrote that she “can’t imagine life without” her dogYsabellaas she mused Saturday on how the French bulldog has helped her maintain her sobriety throughout the ups and downs of her three-year marriage. “The belief in a power greater than myself consistently helps me to stay the course when things get hard, and I have to give credit to my dog, Ysabella, for keeping me going a lot of the time,” she wrote on Instagram....

Photo:Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic ; Ron Davis/Getty Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic ; Ron Davis/Getty Cherhas earned an Oscar, Emmy and Grammy awardover the course of her six-decade career, but her proudest accomplishment remains raising her two sons,Chaz BonoandElijah Blue Allman. “I always, always wanted to be a mother,” she told Robin McGraw onDr. Philin 2004. “I’m proud of, in this lifetime, they both have got great morals. They tell the truth, they root for the underdog, they have respect for people....

“We are focused on doing everything we can to support our associates and their families at this time,” Walmart said Wednesday in a statement. “The alleged shooter has been identified as Andre Bing. We can confirm he was a Walmart associate.” The city of Chesapeakewrote on Twitterthat Bing, who was a Chesapeake resident, was armed with a handgun and multiple magazines of ammunition. “We are still communicating with the victims' families and will release their information as soon as possible....

Cheslie Kryst.Photo:Nicholas Hunt/Getty Nicholas Hunt/Getty Former Miss USACheslie Krystis set to become a published author more than two years after her death. Thanks to her mom, April Simpkins, Kryst’s book —By the Time You Read This: The Space Between Cheslie’s Smile and Mental Illness— will soon be hitting the shelves. Simpkins toldExtrathat getting the book published was among Kryst’s “final wishes.” “This means everything to me,” Simpkins toldExtra. “Fulfilling her final wishes feels like I still get to be in mommy mode with her....

Photo: Hans Niemann/Twitter; ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty What started out asa chess cheating conspiracyis now moving to court. American chess player Hans Niemann has filed a lawsuit against world champion Magnus Carlsen and others after he claims the parties defamed him and “unlawfully [colluded] to blacklist him from the profession to which he has dedicated his life.” “My lawsuit speaks for itself,” 19-year-old Niemann wrote in atweetthat included a copy of his lawsuit....

Photo: Hans Niemann/Twitter; ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty World Chess ChampionMagnus Carlsenhas accused 19-year-old Hans Niemann of cheating in a lengthy statement, calling cheating an “existential threat to the game.” In the statement, shared Monday on Twitter, Carlsen, 31, alleged that Niemann “cheated more — and more recently — than he has publicly admitted.” The claim comes after an unsavory conspiracy theory circulated through the chess world after Niemann, an American, defeated Carlsen in a shocking loss at the Sinquefield Cup in St....

A chess-playing robot latched onto and subsequently fractured a 7-year-old boy’s finger at the Moscow Chess Open competition on Tuesday, according to multiple reports.The president of the Moscow Chess Federation, Sergey Lazarev,confirmedthe incident to Russian state news agency Tass, reportedNBC News.“The robot broke the child’s finger — this, of course, is bad,” Lazarev reportedly said.The incident — captured in the video above — happened after the boy made a quick move on the board, Lazarevtold Tass....

Draven Bennington.Photo:Draven Benningto/Instagram Draven Benningto/Instagram Chester Bennington’s childDraven Benningtonis entering a new chapter. “For a long time, I tried to be someone, someone I truly wasn’t on the inside,” Draven wrote in the post. “Ignoring it worked for a while, but continuously coming to the crossroads of being happy or being complacent was one I couldn’t keep choosing.” Draven Bennington’s Valentine’s Day Instagram post.Draven Bennington/Instagram Draven Bennington/Instagram Draven said that they have received support from family and friends, and especially from their mother, Samantha Bennington....

Chester Bennington, Talinda Bennington.Photo: Frazer Harrison/AMA/Getty Talinda Benningtonis reminiscing on her final moments with the lateChester Bennington. To commemorate the five-year anniversary of hisdeathon Wednesday, theLinkin Parkfrontman’s widow shared a heartfeltTikTokabout the last time she kissed Chester. Talinda wrote in the post’s caption, “5 years. I didnt think I could breathe this long without you. R.I.P. my love#grief#widow#suicideawarness.” Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories....

Chet Hanks at the ‘Running Point’ premiere (left) and Kim Zolciak.Photo:Charley Gallay/Getty; Prince Williams/Wireimage Charley Gallay/Getty; Prince Williams/Wireimage Are flirty vibes are still in the air forChet HanksandKim ZolciakafterThe Surreal Life? At the Los Angeles premiere ofRunning Point—the Netflix series that sees Hanks, 34, star alongsideKate Hudson— on Thursday, Feb. 13, theoldest sonofTom HanksandRita Wilsontells PEOPLE he’s still in regular contact with Zolciak, 46. “I just texted her in the car right now,” Chet reveals....

Chet Hanks on Feb. 13, 2025.Photo:Kevin Winter/GettyForChet Hanks, acting seemed a natural way to follow in his famous family’s footsteps.While Chet, 34, spoke withBustlerecently regarding his career and new role in Netflix’s basketball comedyRunning Point, the actor noted his parentsTom HanksandRita Wilson’s success in the entertainment industry as one of the main reasons he tried his hand at acting himself.“My dad’s an actor. My older brother’s an actor. My mom. This was the family business,” Chet told the outlet, additionally referencingColin Hanks, 47; his father TomsharesColin and daughter Elizabeth, 42, with his first wife Samantha Lewes....

From Left: Chet Holmgren; Christina Aguilera.Photo:Michael LeBrecht/NBAE via Getty; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic Michael LeBrecht/NBAE via Getty; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic More than two decades after it was released, Oklahoma City Thunder starsChet HolmgrenandShai Gilgeous-Alexanderput a fun twist onChristina Aguilera’s hit song, “What A Girl Wants,” in AT&T’s 2024 March Madness spot. But 21-year-old Holmgren, who wasn’t born until two years after the song came out, tells PEOPLE the nostalgia is, unfortunately, lost on him....