Michael Steele/Getty Surfer and Olympic hopeful Israel Barona has died at age 34, the Ecuadorian Olympic Committee and El Salvador’s National Civil Police confirmed. Barona, who was working towards the 2024 Paris Olympics, died in El Salvador on Tuesday while he was visiting for a competition, the Committeeannounced. El Salvador National Civil Police (PNC)saidBarona “suffered seizures while he was in a hotel in El Zonte, La Libertad” in a statement....

Ed Sheeran’s grandmother was laid to rest in Ireland on Wednesday, but the singer wasn’t in attendance at the funeral as he continued to fight a copyright lawsuit in New York City. Sheeran, 32, revealed that his relative’s funeral was taking place on Wednesday during a conversation withGayle Kingat thepremiere of his Disney+ docuseries,Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All,in New York City on Tuesday. “I’ve got the documentary coming out tomorrow, I’ve got thealbum coming outon Friday, Istart my touron Saturday, my grandmother’s funeral’s tomorrow, I’m still in this court case,” Sheeran said of the busy week he has ahead of him....

Ed Sheeran/Instagram Ed Sheeranis helping a family in the most “Perfect” way! “My first gender reveal,” Sheeran captioned his post of the sweet reveal. In another angle of the moment at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium,posted on Twitter,the couple — who appeared to be holding a sign — passed an envelope through the crowd to a Sheeran on stage. The crowd let out a delighted cheer as the camera panned to the happy couple — a woman in a white dress and a man in a backwards cap — as they smiled joyfully....

Trial reconvened Monday asEd Sheeranspent his fifth day in court, where he is beingsued for alleged copyright infringementover his 2014 single “Thinking Out Loud” and expressed his frustrations. “If that happens, I’m done, I’m stopping,” Sheeran said. “I find it to be really insulting,” he added. “I work really hard to be where I’m at.” A rep for Sheeran did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for clarification. Ed Sheeran.Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty...

01of 08 Forever Elizabeth “Everyone will have their favourites and there is no accounting for taste; and, as beautiful as she was, let’s face it she had some tacky moments too. But even those fashion fails captivate our eyes because it wasn’t just her physical beauty that we loved, it was her vulnerability,” writes Risko, who also wrote the text for the book. “She was a cat. Her eyes could express all seven deadly sins in a split second and although she could be perceived as a victim, she always landed on her feet and came back more powerful....

Ellen Barkin’s account ofJohnny Depp’s “controlling” and “jealous” behavior during their relationship was entered into testimony Thursday in the ongoing defamation trial between the actor and his ex-wifeAmber Heard. Barkin, 68, appeared in apre-recorded deposition from 2019, claiming that he once “threw a wine bottle across the hotel room” in her direction during an alleged fight between him and his friends. TheAnimal Kingdomstar’s testimony —presented to the juryin a Fairfax, Virginia, courtroom — detailed the actor as having been “drunk… a lot of the time” while she knew him, both professionally as a costar in 1998’sFear and Loathing in Las Vegasas well as during a “sexual” relationship between the pair....

Ellen DeGeneresis saying thank you to the people who mean the most to her.On Wednesday’s episode ofThe Ellen DeGeneres Show,she offered an emotional tribute to her “sidekick” and series “fake DJ"Stephen “tWitch” Boss— as the show comes to an end.DeGeneres, 64, welcomed tWitch, 39, to the hot seat before showing a tribute of their time together on the series after meeting in 2011. It included a peek at his first time guest DJing in 2013, as well as some important words from DeGeneres about their connection....

Ellen DeGeneresis urging her fans “to honor” the lateStephen “tWitch” Bossthis holiday season, after hisdeath at age 40. On Friday, DeGeneres, 64, shared a teary video to Instagram in which she admitted that “the past eleven days have been really tough for everyone” in the wake of Boss' death. “Everyone is in pain and trying to make sense of it, and we’ll never make sense of it,” the comedian spoke into her front-facing camera....

Ellie Gouldinghas some blinding new bling.Less than a week afterannouncing her engagementto her boyfriend of 18 months,Casper Jopling, the star debuted her sparkling engagement ring. Goulding stepped out wearing a glistening round-shaped diamond, set on a gorgeous pavé band.Goulding kept her relationship somewhat private until opening up about their engagement onInstagram, where she shared a photo of herself kissing Jopling on the cheek, with her left hand decorated with the sparkler....

Ellie Goulding had three times the fun with her fashion at her elegant wedding reception on Saturday. The singer, 32,married her longtime boyfriend, art dealer Caspar Jopling, in atraditional long-sleeve Victorian era-inspired wedding gownat York Minster Cathedral in North Yorkshire, England. But when it came time to party at the reception, she switched things up three different times. On Monday, Goulding shared a photo on her Instagram Stories posing with her new husband wearing her first reception look, a white column off-the-shoulder Stella McCartney gown with thigh-high slit — the same designerMeghan Marklewore to her wedding receptionto Prince Harry....

George Santos.Photo: Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM via Getty Various outlets report that the embattled newcomer approached his Capitol Hill office early Tuesday and turned in the opposite direction when he spotted reporters waiting for him. Though they tried to pursue him, Santos ultimately left the area without answering any questions. Later, while inside the House chamber, Santos “could be seen sitting alone toward the back of the chamber busying himself on his phone,” Fox News reports....

Emilia Clarke onGame of Thrones.Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO Nearly two years after adisposable coffee cupaccidentally made its way into aGame of Thronesscene,Emilia Clarkehas thrown another name into the ring as a potential suspect responsible for the gaffe. In the latest installment oftheSkimm’s “Texting With” digital series, the 34-year-old actress namedGame of Thronesco-creator and showrunner D. B. Weiss as the possible culprit while poking fun of the on-screen snafu. The topic came up while Clarke was answering a question about her morning drink of choice....

Photo: Clinique When it comes to beauty,Emilia Clarkeis all about keeping it real. “If someone would tell me that they think that I needed something in order to be acceptable to the ridiculous beauty standards that society has set, I’m going to tell them to let themselves out,” theClinique beauty ambassador, 34, tells PEOPLE. “I’m not confident in how I look, but I am competent in telling someone who has an opinion on how I look that I’m not interested in hearing it....