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NEW YORK (AP) — ActorBlake Livelyand directorJustin Baldonicame to a New York courthouse on Wednesday to see if her lawsuit alleging sexual harassment on the set of the 2024 romantic drama"It Ends With Us"could be settled before a May trial.

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The talks between lawyers went on over a six-hour period before Lively and Baldoni left the Manhattan federal courthouse separately and went straight to their waiting cars without saying anything. Lively looked stern as she walked out while Baldoni was smiling. Their lawyers did not immediately comment.

Mandatory settlement talks are generally required before a civil case proceeds to trial. They are not held in public.

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Their acrimonious yearlong litigation has cast a wide net across the entertainment world, drawing into the headlines other actors, musicians and celebrities and raising questions about the power, influence and gender dynamics in Hollywood.

Lively sued Baldoniand his hired crisis communications expert alleging harassment and a coordinated campaign to attack her reputation after she complained about his treatment of her on the movie set.

Baldoni and his Wayfarer Studios production companycountersuedLively and her husband, "Deadpool" actor Ryan Reynolds, accusing them of defamation and extortion. Judge Lewis J.Liman dismissed that suitlast June.

The trial, scheduled for May 18, was expected to be star-studded. Lively's legal team had indicated in court papers that people likely to have information about the case included singerTaylor Swift, model Gigi Hadid, actors Emily Blunt, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera and Hugh Jackman, influencer Candace Owens, media personality Perez Hilton and designer Ashley Avignone.

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In 2026, we said goodbye to many memorable talents and leaders, from actors and musicians to activists and more.

On Jan. 30, comedy greatCatherine O'Hara, known for her roles inHome Alone,BeetlejuiceandSchitt's Creek, died at age 71 after suffering a pulmonary embolism.

In the morning of Feb. 11,Dawson's Creekleading manJames Van Der Beekdied at age 48, 14 months after announcing his colorectal cancer diagnosis.

Ahead, remember all the stars we lost this year.

James Van Der Beek

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Dawson's Creekstar James Van Der Beekdied at age 48on Feb. 11, his wifeKimberlyannounced onInstagram. The actor previously disclosed his colorectal cancer diagnosis in November 2024.

"He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace," wrote Kimberly. "There is much to share regarding his wishes, love for humanity and the sacredness of time. Those days will come. For now we ask for peaceful privacy as we grieve our loving husband, father, son, brother, and friend."

Brad Arnold

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Brad Arnold, the lead singer of rock band 3 Doors Down, died at age 47 on Feb. 7 after announcing he had stage 4 kidney cancer in May 2025.

"With his beloved wife Jennifer and his family by his side, he passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones," wrote the band in a statement announcing his death.

"Brad's songwriting became a cultural touchstone for a generation, producing some of the most enduring hits of the 2000s, including the band's breakout hit, 'Kryptonite,' which he wrote in his math class when he was just 15 years old," 3 Doors Down continued. "His music reverberated far beyond the stage, creating moments of connection, joy, faith, and shared experiences that will live on long after the stages he performed on."

Terrance Gore

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Renowned MLB player Terrance Goredied at age 34. PerUSA TodayandSports Illustrated, his wife Britney Helms posted on social media that Gore died from complications following a routine surgical procedure.

Catherine O'Hara

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Catherine O'Haradied at age 71on Jan. 30. Hercause of deathwas later confirmed to be a pulmonary embolism, with rectal cancer as the underlying cause.

After news of her death broke, tributes from decades of costars poured in to honor the comedy legend.

Macaulay Culkin, who played her on-screen son inHome Alone, shared an emotionalpostthat read, "Mama. I thought we had more time. I wanted more. I wanted to sit in a chair next to you. I heard you. But I had so much more to say. I love you. I'll see you later."

Demond Wilson

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Sanford and Sonstar Demond Wilsondied at his home in Palm Springs, Calif., on Jan. 30following complications related to cancer. His son Demond Wilson Jr. confirmed the news toTMZ. The sitcom actor was 79.

"Personally, I had the privilege of working with Demond for 15 years, and his loss is profoundly felt. He was an unbelievable man, and his impact will never be forgotten," said Wilson's publicist Mark Goldman in a statement to PEOPLE.

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Shirley Raines

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Shirley Raines, best known as Ms. Shirley on social media,died on Jan. 27 in Las Vegas. The activist, whose non-profit Beauty 2 The Streetz helped distribute food, hygiene products and other resources to people living in Skid Row, was 58.

"This loss is devastating to the entire Beauty 2 The Streetz team, the communities we serve, and the countless individuals whose lives were forever changed by Ms. Shirley's love, generosity, and selfless service," read astatementfrom the organization.

Guy Hovis

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Guy Hovis, a singer who performed frequently onThe Lawrence Welk Show,died at age 84 on Jan. 22. His ex-wife Ralna English shared the news of his death onFacebook, writing that Hovis spent his last few weeks in the hospital.

The Lennon Sisters, who also performed on the show with Hovis, wrote in atributeto the singer that he was "an amazing talented singer with a voice that was beyond perfection. A very kind true loyal friend... And handsome on top of all that."

Charles C. Stevenson Jr.

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Will & Graceactor Charles C. Stevenson Jr.died of natural causesin Camarillo, Calif., on Jan. 19. He was 95.

"In his own words, his job was 'marrying or burying people,' " his son Scott toldVarietyin a Feb. 5 statement, noting that his dad would also play priests and pastors.

He added, "As he told it, the panic-stricken director would invariably come to him to beg him to find a way to fill in unscripted space between 'We are gathered here together' (where he'd probably get his close-up) and the 'amen' at the end of the scene (where he usually wouldn't). Stevenson admitted that he got pretty good at that."

John Forté

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Grammy-nominated artist and Fugees collaborator John Fortédied on Jan. 12at his home in Chilmark, Mass. He was 50.

"John was more than just a collaborator. He was family," Fugees member Pras said in a statement shared with PEOPLE. "We came up together in an era when hip-hop was about pushing boundaries, telling real stories, and creating something that mattered. His talent as a writer, producer, and artist was undeniable."

Pras continued, "Anyone who heard his work knew they were in the presence of someone special. I'm glad I got to share the star with him one last time. The hip-hop community has lost a real one. I've lost a brother."

Bob Weir

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Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weirdied at age 78, his team announced on his officialInstagramJan. 10. The post said Weir "transitioned peacefully" after "beating cancer," explaining that Weir "succumbed to underlying lung issues."

"Bobby will forever be a guiding force whose unique artistry reshaped American music. His work did more than fill rooms with music; it was warm sunlight that filled the soul, building a community, a language, and a feeling of family that generations of fans carry with them," continued the statement.

Jim Hartung

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FormerOlympicgold medalist and gymnast Jim Hartungdied at age 65on Jan. 10, the University of Nebraska Athletic Department announced. The statement called Hartung, a coach at the school, a "true Husker legend" whose "impact on the sport of gymnastics will carry on for decades to come."

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By Renee Hickman

Feb 10 (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors have released bodycam footage in the case of a Chicago woman who survived being shot multiple times by a Border Patrol agent during an immigration crackdown last fall, part of a ‌trove of evidence that casts doubt on the Trump administration's account of the incident.

Soon after the shooting, the U.S. Department ‌of Homeland Security said Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen, had rammed the agents with her car. But the footage suggested that the agents could have struck her vehicle themselves.

Video, ​emails and other records were released by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago late on Tuesday after a district court judge said that the government had shown "zero concern" about Martinez's reputation.

Martinez, a Montessori school teacher in Chicago, was following the agents on October 4 to warn residents of their presence when the collision occurred. In the bodycam video released Tuesday, one agent could be heard saying "do something, bitch" shortly before the vehicles ‌made contact.

An agent in the vehicle, driven by ⁠Charles Exum, said they were being boxed in. "It's time to get aggressive," he said, adding "we're going to make contact." After the collision, Exum stepped out of the vehicle and fired five shots.

Martinez drove off, and was ⁠taken by ambulance to a local hospital. The Department of Homeland Security released a statement after the shooting saying that Martinez had "ambushed" the border patrol vehicle, and that an agent had fired in self-defense.

Martinez, 31, was indicted on charges of impeding a federal officer. The charges were dropped in November, ​but ​the DHS statement labeling her a "domestic terrorist" has remained online.

Martinez said she sought ​the release after the fatal shootings by federal immigration ‌agents of protesters Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last month and to clear her name. Her lawyer, Christopher Parente, said on Tuesday that she also planned to file a civil lawsuit.

AGENT BRAGGED ABOUT MARKSMANSHIP

In the bodycam footage, agents, including Exum, could be seen inside a Border Patrol vehicle driving as protesters honked their horns outside.

In the moments before the collision, an agent said "We're gonna make contact and we are boxed in," just before the video showed Exum, at the wheel, turn the steering wheel sharply to the left.

"Be advised we've ‌been struck, we've been struck," the agent wearing the bodycam said into a ​radio.

Exum then opened the door with his weapon drawn.

During Martinez's court case, evidence was ​shared that Exum had driven the vehicle, a Chevy Tahoe, back ​to his base in Maine, and that repairs were made by a Customs and Border Protection mechanic before ‌the defendants could examine it.

Text messages from Exum also ​surfaced in court including one in ​which he bragged about his marksmanship in a group chat with other agents. "I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book, boys," he wrote.

The records released on Tuesday also included an email sent the afternoon of the ​shooting by Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino, who ‌was demoted from his post as commander-at-large, overseeing operations in Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis, following Pretti's death.

Bovino thanked ​Exum for his "excellent service" in Chicago and suggested that the agent postpone his retirement. "You have much left to do!" ​he wrote.

(Reporting by Renee Hickman. Editing by Emily Schmall and Saad Sayeed)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Police on Wednesday identified the suspect in a school shooting in Canada as an 18-year-old who had prior mental health calls to her home and who was found dead following the attack that killed eight people in a remote part of British Columbia.

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Royal Canadian Mounted Police Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald said Jesse Van Rootselaar had a history of mental health contact with police, and that the suspect's mother and stepbrother were found dead in a home near the school.

The motive remained unclear.

Police initially said nine people were killed Tuesday in the attack, but McDonald clarified Wednesday that there were eight fatalities, plus the suspect, who authorities said shot herself. McDonald said the discrepancy arose from a victim who was airlifted to a medical center. Authorities mistakenly thought that person had died.

More than 25 people were wounded Tuesday in the attack in the small mountain community of Tumbler Ridge, police said.

Town is near border with Alberta

The town of 2,700 people in the Canadian Rockies is more than 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) northeast of Vancouver, near the provincial border withAlberta.

Police said the victims included a 39-year-old teacher and five students, ages 12 to 13.

McDonald said the suspect's mother, who was also 39, and an 11-year-old stepbrother, were found at the suspect's home.

The killings at the home occurred first, he said. A young family member at the home went to a neighbor, who called police.

At the school, one victim was found in a stairwell and the rest, McDonald believed, were found in the library. The suspect was not related to any of the victims at the school, he said.

"There is no information at this point that anyone was specifically targeted," McDonald said.

Police recovered a long gun and a modified handgun. McDonald said officers arrived at the school two minutes after the initial call. When they arrived, shots were fired in their direction.

"Parents, grandparents, sisters, brothers in Tumbler Ridge will wake up without someone they love. The nation mourns with you, and Canada stands by you," an emotional Prime Minister Mark Carney said as he arrived in Parliament.

Deadliest rampage since 2020

The attack was Canada's deadliest rampage since 2020, when a gunman inNova Scotia killed 13 peopleand set fires that left another nine dead.

Carney said flags at government buildings will be flown at half-staff for seven days and added: "We will get through this."

Shelley Quist said her neighbor across the street lost her 12-year-old. "We heard his mom. She was in the street crying. She wanted her son's body," Quist said.

Quist said her 17-year-old son, Darian, was on lockdown in the school for more than two hours. The provincial government website lists Tumbler Ridge Secondary School as having 175 students in grades 7 to 12.

"The grade sevens and eights, I think, were upstairs in the library, and that's where the shooter went," she said. Her son was in the library just 15 minutes prior to the attack.

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Quist was working at the hospital down the street when the shooting started.

"I was about to go run down to the school, but my coworker held me back. And then I was able to get Darian on the phone to know he was OK," she said.

Darian Quist said he knew the attack was real when the principal came down the halls and ordered doors to be closed. He said fellow students texted him pictures of blood while he remained locked down in a classroom.

"We used the desk to block the doors," he said.

School shootings are rare in Canada, which hasstrict gun-control laws. The government has responded to previous mass shootings with gun-control measures, including arecently broadenedban on all guns it considers assault weapons.

A video showed students walking out with their hands raised as police vehicles surrounded the building and a helicopter circled overhead.

Village is a 'big family'

Tumbler Ridge Mayor Darryl Krakowka said it was "devastating" to learn how many had died in the community, which he called a "big family."

"I broke down," Krakowka said. "I have lived here for 18 years. I probably know every one of the victims."

The Rev. George Rowe of the Tumbler Ridge Fellowship Baptist Church went to the recreation center where victims' families were awaiting more information.

"It was not a pretty sight. Families are still waiting to hear if it's their child that's deceased and because of protocol and procedure, the investigating team is very careful in releasing names," Rowe said Tuesday.

Rowe once taught at the high school, and his three children graduated from there.

"To walk through the corridors of that school will never be the same again," he said.

The school district said the high school and elementary school will be closed for the rest of the week.

Carney's office said he called off a planned trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Munich, Germany. He had been set to announce a long-awaited defense industrial strategy Wednesday in Halifax before heading to Europe for the Munich Security Conference.

British Columbia Premier David Eby on Tuesday said he had spoken to the prime minister about the "unimaginable tragedy."

"I know it's causing us all to hug our kids a little bit tighter tonight," he said. "I'm asking the people of British Columbia to look after the people of Tumbler Ridge tonight."

Gillies reported from Toronto.

Feb 11 (Reuters) - Reported daily measles cases in South Carolina have been declining ‌in recent days, but it is ‌too early to know whether the outbreak is ​slowing, a state health official said on Wednesday.

"We have had lower day-by-day counts of reported measles cases recently. That is potentially an ‌indication that ⁠this could be slowing, but really, it is still too early ⁠to tell," state epidemiologist Linda Bell said during a press briefing.

South Carolina reported a ​surge to ​933 measles cases ​since October on Tuesday, ‌state health data showed, including 13 additional infections since Friday.

Bell said the outbreak remains concentrated in Spartanburg County, though additional sporadic cases have appeared in other counties in ‌the state. She warned ​that measles can spread ​regardless of ​county lines or perceived geographic barriers.

The ‌outbreak has been centered ​in the ​northwest part of the state, which includes Greenville and Spartanburg, according to the ​South Carolina ‌Department of Public Health.

(Reporting by Siddhi ​Mahatole and Kamal Choudhury in Bengaluru; ​Editing by Vijay Kishore)