Will Friedle.Photo: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty Will Friedleis known for playing one of the most beloved characters onBoy Meets World, but according to the actor, he almost wasn’t cast in the role. Speaking toEntertainment Tonight, Friedle, 45, admitted that he nearly missed out on portraying Eric Matthews on the beloved sitcom due to an illness. “When they were casting for the show originally, it was calledThe Untitled Ben Savage Project,” Friedle explained to the outlet at90s Con in Hartford, Connecticut last weekend....

Photo: Renell Medrano Serena WilliamsandVenus Williamsare reflecting on their iconic careers as some of the most decorated female athletes in professional sports. In their interview forHarper’s Bazaar’s March 2022 cover story, the sisters opened up about what the future holds for them while also looking back on their game-changing time on the tennis court. Serena, 40, and Venus, 41, were recently seen in a new light thanks toKing Richard, theOscar-nominateddrama that chronicled the early days of their careers under the guidance of their father,Richard Williams....

Many major stars are weighing in about the moment during the 2022 Oscars whenWill SmithhitChris Rock— and the perspectives are divided. Seconds later, Will, 53, walked onstage and approached Rock,smacking him in front of the audienceand millions watching the telecast at home. Back at his table, Will shouted to a stunned Rock: “Keep my wife’s name out of your f—–g mouth.” Rockdeclined to press charges. When Will won Best Actor later in the ceremony, he apologized to the Academy and his fellow nomineesbut did not mention Rock....

Willem Dafoeknows he has a recognizable face.ThePoor Thingsactor, 68, appears on an upcoming episode of NBC News’Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist. In a clip shared exclusively with PEOPLE, Dafoe reflects on how his fame increased after he starred in the 2000s-eraSpider-Mantrilogy as villain Norman Osbourne, aka the Green Goblin.“A movie like that is so widely seen that you can be in Timbuktu and people will recognize you,” Dafoe says. “And I’ve learned that I have a distinctive face — something I didn’t know....

Photo: Clive Rose/getty Alex Albon knows the challenge of earning a spot in Formula 1 — and the even harder fight of keeping it. The 26-year-old from London made his F1 debut in 2019 as a part of Toro Rosso (now named AlphaTauri), one of Red Bull’s two racing teams. After an impressive showing, the company picked Albon to replace driver Pierre Gasly on their leading racing team, placing him next to future F1 champion Max Verstappen....

Eight Is Enough’sWillie Aamesis grieving the loss of his longtime friendAdam Rich. After news of Rich’s death broke on Sunday, Aamesshared his love for his former costaron Facebook. “This morning [my wife]Winniewoke me with the heartbreaking news of Adam Rich’s passing,” he wrote. “I’m gutted. Adam was more than a colleague. He was very much my only little brother. A lifelong friend.” He also detailed some of Rich’s thought processes in the past few years, stating the actor considered returning to Hollywood....

The son of lateSex and the CityactorWillie Garsonjoined the rest of the cast at the premiere of the show’s revival Wednesday.Nathen Garson shared a carousel of special photos from theAnd Just Like That…event at the Museum of Modern Art, as well as some of his other stops in New York City onInstagramThursday.The first photo featured Garson posing with originalSex and the CitystarsChris Noth,Cynthia Nixon,Sarah Jessica Parker,andKristin Davis.“What a wonderful trip and what an amazing time I got to have,” he captioned the snaps....

Justin Fredrickson.Photo: Cornell Area Fire Department The freak accident occurred while Justin Fredrickson and the Cornell Fire Department were responding to a structure fire on Feb. 19 in the Township of Willard, according toa press release from the department. Fire Chief Dennis Klass said Fredrickson, 35, was attempting to put out the flames with a hose line outside of the burning building when a loaded firearm inside suddenly discharged....

Fire in Hartland, Wisc.Photo: Scott Ash / Now News Group / USA Today Network/Sipa USA Six family members whose bodies were found after a fire swept through their Wisconsin apartment building died in an apparent murder-suicide, police said Monday. All six “had a single gunshot wound,” Hartland Police Chief Torin Misko said at a press conference Monday night,WISNreports. Connor McKisick, the children’s father and stepfather, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Misko said, theMilwaukee Journal Sentinelreports....

Jessica Schultz discussed the sighting on TikTok and later spoke to theSan Francisco Chronicleabout it. Schultz, a 38-year-old graphic designer, was camping with friends and said she noticed a van that seemed out of place on Aug. 26 and Aug. 27. She also saw a “generic” young white man she believes was Laundrie. “You know, when you’re out in the middle of nowhere, your hackles go up when you see something that’s out of the ordinary,“Schultz told the paper....

Photo: GoFundMe A Michigan woman is accused of beating her boyfriend’s 1-year-old son to death. Amber Lynn Reeves, 24, has been charged with one count of manslaughter and a count of second-degree child abuse in the death of Logan Tracy, PEOPLE confirms from online court records. According to multiple news outlets, Reeves was dating the father of Logan Tracy. When the father left her alone with the toddler on Oct....

Photo: GoFundMe Brandon Watkins was pronounced dead in his home from “traumatic injuries,” the Colorado Springs Police Departmentconfirmed on Facebook. Souza allegedly told police they were fighting over his desire to invite a wedding guest to their Las Vegas ceremony whom she believed was Watkins’ ex-lover, the records claimed. Souza, 31, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder, the newspaper reported. A spokeswoman for the El Paso County Sheriff’s Department tells PEOPLE she was released on Tuesday after posting a $50,000 bond....

Photo: Courtesy Marisha Dotson Warning: This story contains graphic images. Marisha Dotson, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was just 24 years old when she first spotted what she believed to be a small pimple on her nose. Little did she know, the small blemish marked the start of a health journey that would change her life — and face — forever. “My mother passed away when I was a teenager. For me, I looked just like her before all this happened,” Dotson, 29, tells PEOPLE....