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The '80s were the decade of excess — and some bigger-than-lifecelebrity couples.

While plenty of star duos grabbed headlines, five stood out as some of the era's obsessions. FromArnold SchwarzeneggerandMaria Shriver's California dreams to the bohemian magic — and sitcom scandal — ofLenny KravitzandLisa Bonet, PEOPLE profiled these stand-out pairs back then, sitting down with the stars to hear the latest on their relationships.

Years later, Kravitz opened up about his relationship with Bonet — the two weremarried from 1987 to 1993and welcomed daughterZoë Kravitzin 1988 — which has remained friendly and kind in the decades since their split.

"I am what I am because of our experience, because of everything that I was, everything that she was and everything that came together," he told PEOPLE in his 2024 cover story.

Of the five, only one couple —Maury PovichandConnie Chung, whowed in 1984— is still together. From opposites attracting to a glamorous second-time-around engagement, learn more about the five couples we couldn't stop talking about in the 1980s.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver

From PEOPLE's Oct. 14, 1985, issue:She is an inner-circle Democrat and niece ofJFKwho co-anchors theCBS Morning News,and he is a Reaganite who made his reputation with an oiled body.

Schwarzenegger said the reason for the success of their relationship is that Shriver had him figured out.

"I'm impatient when I want to get something done right away, and if it isn't, I go crazy," he shared. "I'll get in the car screaming about something, and she'll say, 'Oh, yeah, look good, be brutal, look like theTerminator,' and I'll start laughing. Or she'll pat my shoulder like I'm a child and say, 'Good boy, thinking about his career. Going to be a big star.' She always makes me laugh."

And what Shriver likes about Schwarzenegger?

"His sense of humor," she said. "His intelligence."

Maury Povich and Connie Chung

From PEOPLE's April 10, 1989, issue:They are the Married Media Couple of the Moment: Chung, who left NBC News for CBS and a three-year contract for close to $6 million, will slide into the Sunday anchor slot, take the helm at a magazine-style show and pinch-hit forDan Rather.

Povich, the wry host of Fox TV's successfulA Current Affair, last year also started anchoring the 7 p.m. news at the Fox station in New York.

"He's the excitement, the lightning, the recreation director," said Chung. "I'm so tight and under control. I never act on impulse."

Povich agreed. "She has not planned one vacation in our lives," he said. "She's terrible at recess."

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Anjelica Huston and Jack Nicholson

From PEOPLE's July 8, 1985, issue: Prizzi's HonorcostarsJack NicholsonandAnjelica Hustonwere so popular they got their own cover story.

In it, theOscar-winning actor opened up quite a bitabout his love.

"Isn't she terrific?" he said. "She's a dark, coiled spring of a woman with long flowing lines. She's got a mind and a literary sense of style, and you better believe she's got imaginative energies. She's absolutely unpredictable, and she's very beautiful. What is it that holds me to her? It's love, I guess, and only love!"

Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet

From PEOPLE's Nov. 6, 1989, issue:Destiny led Kravitz to a chance romantic encounter backstage at a 1985New Editionconcert in Los Angeles.

"There are lots of stories concerning that night," Kravitz told PEOPLE of his love at first meeting withCosby Showstar Bonet. "But the bottom line is, I thought she was great."

Now living in a loft in downtown Manhattan, "Lisa and I just like to be together," said Kravitz. "We just hang out at home with our kid. We're kinda boring, really."

The two seemed to share a '60s kind of love, eating organic foods, wearing Woodstock-era duds and preaching peace. In fact, "Flower Child," one of the better songs on his R&B-inflected retro-rock albumLet Love Rule, is a paean to their relationship: "She wears rubies on her fingers/ Tiny bells upon her toes/ She's the finest thing I've ever seen/ Love that ring inside her nose."

Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith

From PEOPLE's Feb. 27, 1989, issue:Curled up on a sofa in the Beverly Hills Hotel,Melanie Griffithwas luxuriating in the glow of her newly brilliant career. Two days before, she'd won aGolden GlobeforWorking Girl.

But now, the one thing more dazzling than her professional prospects was a four-carat rock on her left hand, a gift from her once-and-future husband,Don Johnson.

"It's pretty, isn't it?" she burbled. "It looks like it came out of a bubble-gum machine."

On Valentine's Day, she and Johnson ended weeks of speculation with the announcement that they aregoing to have a baby.

"She's up in the clouds, she's so happy," saidher mom, actressTippi Hedren.

Griffith gave Johnson the word on theMiami Viceset.

"I got completely stupid," said Johnson. "I've been mush-faced ever since."

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Summer House star Jesse Solomon appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on Tuesday, April 21

NEED TO KNOW

• During his appearance, Solomon was quizzed about his knowledge of his costars Amanda Batula and West Wilson’s relationship, which was confirmed on March 31 after weeks of rumors

• Solomon also clarified when he found out about the romance and if he thinks something was going on between the two last summer

Jesse Solomonis sharing an insight into the moments that made him suspicious that something might be going on between hisSummer HousecostarsWest Wilsonand Amanda Batula.

Appearing on the Tuesday, April 21, episode ofWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, the 32-year-old also revealed when he found out about Wilson, 28, and 34-year-old Batula’s romance.

“I had my suspicions, but I did not know until they made their joint statement,” Solomon shared, referencing the pair’s March 31 Instagram postsconfirming their relationship. “They both denied it to my face, multiple times.”

Guest Kristin Cavallari then asked Solomon when he started to suspect something was going on, with Solomon replying, “Late Feb into March.”

“Amanda then text me apologizing, sorry that I lied to you,” Solomon continued, adding that Wilson has not apologized to him and the “trust is a little broken.”

He also revealed that both he and Wilson’s ex, costarCiara Miller, “were suspicious” leading up to the statement and that Miller, 30, had told him, “Just wait for the reunion.”

Host Andy Cohen then asked the reality star what made him “suspicious” of the two.

“There was a lot of just, like, flirting,” Solomon explained. “The boys went to brunch one day, and West went to brunch with Amanda after and didn’t tell us he was going to brunch with her.”

Solomon then revealed that he and Batula’s estranged husband, and fellow costar,Kyle Cooke, “ran into them at a bar.”

The singer shared that the encounter happened in March, while he also revealed that in “late Feb” Wilson and Batula “went to dinner without me in Miami when we were all there at the same time. Originally, I was just, like, offended, but then it made sense later.”

Cohen, 57, then asked Solomon if he thinks anything happened between Wilson and Batula last summer while season 10 of the Bravo show was filming.

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“I really hope not, it’s easy to look back now and hindsight’s 20/20, but I don’t think that they were,” he explained.

Solomon also commented on Wilsonbreaking his silenceon his relationship with Batula during an episode of hisShow Me Somethingpodcast.

“I saw it … A for effort,” said Solomon.

During the podcast, Wilson attempted to clarify the timeline of his and Batula’s romance, which came following his breakup with Miller.

"I know there's a thousand different theories on the internet right now, but that is one thing that for sure did not happen. Everyone was single,” said Wilson.

Batula and Cooke, 43, announced their separation after four years of marriage in a statement shared on Instagram on Jan. 19.

In an appearance on Watch What Happens Live earlier this year, Batula said the pair started living separately right before BravoCon 2025, which took place Nov. 14-16.

Batula and Wilson confirmed they were romantically involved in a March 31 Instagram statement.

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"We've seen the growing online speculation, so while this is still very new, we wanted to provide some clarity,” the statement began. “It was never our intention to purposely hide anything. Given the complicated relationship dynamics involved and the scrutiny that comes with being on a reality show, we need a little space to process things privately before speaking on it."

"We've shown up for each other as friends over the years, through all the highs and lows, and what's developed recently was the last thing either of us expected," they continued. "Our connection grew out of a genuine, long-standing friendship, which made it especially important for us to approach this with care."

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Cher's son Elijah Blue Allman will appear in court three times over the next few months.

Key Points

• Two of his court appearances are linked to arrests in New Hampshire.

• Cher is currently seeking a temporary conservatorship of Allman, who she claims is "gravely disabled" due to drug addiction.

Cher's son Elijah Blue Allman is facing a mix of legal issues.

The 49-year-old son of the "Believe" singer and late Allman Brothers Band musician Gregg Allman will appear in court three times between now and June, with two hearings related to recent arrests and one linked to his mother filing for temporary conservatorship.

On June 26, Allman will appear before a judge in New Hampshire over anincident at a prep schoolin Concord, N.H., that led to his arrest and being charged with two counts of simple assault, criminal trespass, criminal threatening, and disorderly conduct.

Allman is also due in court on April 22 over a second arrest in New Hampshire after allegedly breaking into a home. For that incident, he was charged with burglary, two counts of criminal mischief, and breach of bail.

The final court appearance for Allman is scheduled for April 24, which will be a hearing regarding his mother havingfiled for conservatorship.

Court records for Allman's cases are not immediately available through New Hampshire’s online database.

In her petition, Cher claims that her son is "gravely disabled" and that "his drug dependency is at its worst." She requested that fiduciary Jason Rubin be appointed conservator of Allman's estate.

The document also claims that Allman has "no concept of money," alleging that he spends any he gets "immediately" and "almost exclusively" on "drugs, expensive hotels, and limousine transportation." It also claims that he owes $200,000 in taxes, plus "excessive spousal support" to his ex-wife, Marieangela King.

Cherpreviously filed to place Allman under a conservatorshipin 2023, citing "severe mental health and substance abuse issues" that made him "substantially unable to manage his financial resources." She dropped the filing in September 2024.

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Prior her son's recent legal issues, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award honoree learned hefathered a babyin 2010 with Kayti Edwards, the step-granddaughter of legendary actressJulie Andrews.

Edwards' mother Jennifer is the daughter of filmmaker Blake Edwards, Andrews' husband from 1969 until his death in 2010. She broke the news publicly in an interview withThe Sun, saying "Cher got in touch with me last June and asked if it was true, so I had to confess."

"She said she had heard something about it from Elijah back in 2021, but didn't know if it was just crazy talk. When she heard the news, she was speechless," Edwards added.

Three months after learning about being a first-time grandmother, Cher met her 15-year-old granddaughter, Ever.

"She was lovely and kind and we had dinner," said Edwards. "Cher asked Ever if she wanted to see her closet and showed her a pair of jeans she had worn in concert. It was a cool experience for her. Cher was very childlike. They played in the pool and she spoke to Ever about school and asked her about boys. She was like a kid herself."

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Allman is Cher's only child with the late Allman Brothers Band musician, who she was married to from 1975 until 1979. Cher is also mother to Chaz Bono, whom she welcomed with her other ex-husband, Sonny Bono, in 1969.

Continuing his parent's legacy with music, Allman has performed as the vocalist and guitarist for the rock group Deadsy. He has also worked alongside notable acts like Thirty Seconds to Mars, Sugar Ray, Korn, and Orgy.

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LONDON (AP) — BritishPrime Minister Keir Starmeracknowledged Monday that he made the wrong judgment when he pickedJeffrey Epstein’s friendPeter Mandelsonas U.K. ambassador to Washington, batting away a barrage of calls to resign over a scandal that has left his leadership teetering.

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Starmer said he would have withdrawn the appointment if he'd known Mandelson hadfailed security checks, as he tried to explain why Mandelson was given the U.K.'s most important diplomatic post. Starmer placed blame squarely on Foreign Office officials who he said failed to tell him about the security concerns and approved Mandelson's appointment despite them.

Starmer told lawmakers in the House of Commons that ”I would not have gone ahead with the appointment” had he known the truth. He called it “frankly staggering” that officials didn’t tell him about the failed vetting.

“At the heart of this, there is also a judgment I made that was wrong,” Starmer added. “I should not have appointed Peter Mandelson.

“I take responsibility for that decision, and I apologize again to the victims of the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, who were clearly failed by my decision.”

Starmerfired Mandelsonin September, nine months into the job, when new details emerged about his friendship with Epstein, a convicted sex offender whodied in prison in 2019.

His explanation was greeted with jeers from opposition lawmakers, incredulous that the nation's leader hadn't known about the failed security vetting.

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said Starmer's lack of curiosity was hard to believe.

“It doesn’t appear that he asked any questions at all. Why? Because he didn’t want to know," she said.

Starmer denies misleading Parliament

Starmer was attempting to set the record straight after repeatedly telling lawmakers that “due process” was followed when Mandelson was appointed.

Though he apologized for his error of judgment, he denied misleading Parliament, which is usually considered a resigning offense.

Starmer fired the top Foreign Office civil servant, Olly Robbins, within hours of the revelation by The Guardian last week. But allies of Robbins say he never would have been able to share sensitive vetting information with the prime minister.

Robbins is expected to give his own version of events to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday.

Badenoch noted that Robbins is the latest high-profile government departure linked to Mandelson. She said that instead of taking responsibility for his mistakes, Starmer "has thrown his staff and his officials under the bus.”

Ed Davey, leader of the centrist Liberal Democrats, said Starmer “gives every impression of a prime minister in office but not in power.” Davey said appointing Mandelson was "a catastrophic error of judgment. And now that it’s blown up in his face, the only decent thing to do is to take responsibility."

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Senior government colleagues have defended the prime minister. Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said that if Starmer had known about the failed security vetting, “he would never, ever have appointed him ambassador.”

But lawmakers in Starmer’s center-left Labour Party, already anxious about its dire poll ratings, are restive. Starmer alreadydefused one potential crisisin February, when some Labour lawmakers urged him to resign over the Mandelson appointment.

He could face a new challenge if, as expected, Labour takes a hammering in local and regional elections on May 7, which give voters a chance to pass a midterm verdict on the government.

Warnings about Epstein ties went unheeded

Critics say the Mandelson appointment is more evidence of bad judgment by a prime minister who has maderepeated misstepssince he led Labour to alandslide election victoryin July 2024.

Starmer has struggled to deliver promised economic growth, repairtattered public servicesand ease the cost of living, and has been forced into repeated policy U-turns.

He picked Mandelson as ambassador despite being warned by his staff that Mandelson’s friendship with Epstein exposed the government to “reputational risk.”

Mandelson’s business links to Russia and China also set off alarm bells. But his expertise as a former European Union trade chief and contacts among global elites were considered assets in dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration.

A trove of Epstein-related documentsreleased by the U.S. Department of Justice in January included emails suggesting Mandelson had passed on sensitive, and potentially market-moving, government information to Epstein in 2009, after the global financial crisis.

British police launched a criminal probe andarrested Mandelsonin February on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Mandelson has previously denied wrongdoing andhasn’t been charged. He does not face allegations of sexual misconduct.

Starmer said he had ordered a review into any security concerns arising from Mandelson’s access to sensitive information while ambassador.

Many questions remain unanswered after Starmer's 2 1/2-hour question-and-answer session, including why Mandelson failed the vetting and whether officials felt political pressure to approve the appointment.

Several lawmakers asked why Starmer chose Mandelson for the job despite red flags.

“I’m interested in his judgment,” said Scottish National Party lawmaker Stephen Flynn. "Does he believe himself to be gullible, incompetent or both?”

Sylvia Hui and Brian Melley in London contributed reporting.

TheUSmilitaryhas released avideoshowing a helicopter crew redirecting a ship amidDonald Trump’sStrait of Hormuzblockade.

Footage shared by theUS Central Commandon Monday (20 April) shows a crew member communicating with a ship attempting to enter an area of blockade, warning that the blockade on Iranian ports will be enforced against all ships “regardless of flag”.

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He added: “Any vessel will further intent to enter or exit An Iranian port will be subject to the right of visit and search in accordance with international law.

“If you attempt to run the blockade, we will compel compliance with force.”

CENTCOM says US forces have directed 27 vessels to turn around or return to an Iranian port.