Reese Witherspoonhas initiated divorce proceedings afterannouncing her splitfromJim Toth. Witherspoon’s document lists the filing date as the date of their separation and says the couple has apre-nuptial agreementin place. She also asks the court to designate her and Toth as joint custodians of their 10-year-old son,Tennessee James. Witherspoon and the CAA talent agent announced their divorce in a joint statement last Friday, days before their 12th anniversary. “We have some personal news to share…” they began....

Photo: GettyAfter working for three decades in Hollywood,Reese Witherspoonhas learned a thing or two about taking charge of her own career.During a recent chat with herSing 2costarScarlett Johanssonfor PEOPLE, the actress, 45, opened up about finding a more empowered place for herself in the industry she’s worked in since she was a teenager.“I had a whole moment when I was about 34, where I started to realize I was letting other people be in a lot of control over my life and I didn’t feel comfortable with it,” says Witherspoon....

Photo: Stefanie Keenan/Getty, Robert Garcia/Twitter Rep.-Elect Robert Garcia will, like all lawmakers, take his oath of office on the Constitution of the United States. But beneath the venerable document will be a handful of items near and dear to the California lawmaker’s heart: a photo of his mom and step-father, who both died of COVID-19; a copy of his United States Citizenship certificate; and a first-edition Superman comic, courtesy of the Library of Congress....

Photo:Taylor Hill/WireImage, Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Taylor Hill/WireImage, Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty A final version ofKanye West’sDonda 2albummay have never officially been released, but now listeners have a chance to own a piece of the album’s rollout — a replica of the rapper’s childhood home. The Levy Recovery Grouphas listed the replica of the Chicago home, which it claims was used during the unfinished album’s February 2022 listening event in Miami, on its website....

TheNew York Timesreporters who uncovered allegations of sexual abuse againstHarvey Weinsteinare praisingGwyneth Paltrowfor being the first actress willing to talk to them. Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, the reporters who first broke the story,appeared on theTodayshowto talk about their new book,She Said, recounting their investigation that played a role in his downfall and ushered in the rise of the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements. The women helped publish the accusations of assault, with Paltrow, Ashley Judd andAngelina Jolieamong the first actresses to publicly come forward with varying allegations....

Photo: Sonoma County Reptile Rescue/FacebookAl Wolf, director ofSonoma County ReptileRescue, found his hands full of scales during a recent call.On October 2, Wolf responded to a call from someone who said “they had snakes under their house,” Sonoma County Reptile Rescue — a nonprofit offering rattlesnake rescue and relocation free of charge —shared on Facebook.After arriving at the home in Santa Rosa, California, Wolf climbed underneath the house to look at the issue....

Photo: Scott Eisen/Getty; Brandon Bell/GettyAt a white-tie gathering of politicians and members of the press, Republican New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu cracked that former PresidentDonald Trumpwas “f—ing crazy,” delighting guests at the Gridiron Club’s roast-like dinner on Saturday night.The annual event is a Washington, D.C., tradition that brings together members of both major political parties as well as the media to enjoy a night of laughs at their own expense.“You know, he’s probably going to be the next president,” Sununu, 47, said of Trump, adding that Trump’s “experience,” “sense of integrity” and “rationale” came through in his tweets,according toPolitico....

A photo of Mamoa the cat recovering from the Maui fires in August.Photo:FieldHaven Feline Center FieldHaven Feline Center Mamoa the cat has endured a distressing past few months and is now paw steps away from the happy ending he deserves. A photo of Mamoa after he survived the Maui fires.FieldHaven Feline Center Maui Humane Societygave the cat the temporary name L557. The rescue then posted on social media looking for the pet’s owners, assuming the well-socialized feline was a former housecat, not a feral feline....

Photo: Ethan A. Russell / © Apple Corps Ltd. Ahh,Let It Be. No band would ever attempt to make a record under similar circumstances today. Imagine: You’ve just spent nearly five months toiling away on a gargantuan double album of 30 songs. The tense experience has wiped out your stockpile of new material and your collective goodwill. What’s your next move? If your answer is, “Go immediately back into the studio and give yourself three weeks to write a whole new album from scratch to perform during your first live concert in over two years — all while a camera crew documents your every move,” well…congratulations....

Revolve Revolveissued an official apologyfor carrying a seeminglyfat-shaming LPA sweatshirtthat read “BEING FAT IS NOT BEAUTIFUL IT’S AN EXCUSE” and caused an uproar among customers. In a statement shared on the fashion retailer’s Instagram account, the brand said, “We messed up big. We are SO SORRY for hurting and offending you.” “And through a horrible oversight on our part, the hateful comment shaming Paloma for her weight was not shot on an appropriate model, and we are horrified and incredibly sorry that we made this mistake,” Revolve said, after many customers slammed the brand forshowing the sweatshirt on a sample-size model....

Paul “PK” Kemsley and Dorit Kemsley.Photo: JC Olivera/Getty Dorit KemsleyandPaul “PK” Kemsleyare getting honest about how her issues with PTSD have been the root ofsome of their problems. On Wednesday’s episode ofThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Dorit, 47, and PK, 56, invited a couple’s counselor into their home to get to the bottom of some of their marital issues. In the session, Dorit opened up about her PTSD from her2021 robberyand how its affected their marriage....

Wrestling legendRic Flair, who washospitalized in the Atlanta area on Thursday, is dealing with complications that have delayeda planned medical procedure on Friday, according to his wife.“Ric’s surgery has been postponed until Monday to address some [c]omplications that needed to be taken care of first,”Wendy Barlow, who wed Flair last year,wrote on InstagramFriday afternoon.She added: “Thanks for all the well wishes.” She did not specify the nature of the surgery and Flair’s condition is the hospital is unclear....

Eric Reed.Photo: John Sommers II/UPI/Shutterstock “What we witnessed that night, I wouldn’t wish on the worst person in the world,” Reed recounts. “We found 13 that had survived, that we had gotten out of the barn, and that was a miracle. But you just think it can’t get any worse than that and you want to give up. And there’s emotions from anger to hurt to disgust to … emotions you’ve never felt before....