Missing Woman's Body Found in Landfill — and Boyfriend Allegedly Confessed to Choking Her During Argument

Renee Benedetti.Photo: Columbus Division of Police Gene Scott Jr., allegedly confessed to choking Renee Benedetti, 40, to death during an argument in their Columbus apartment on Jan. 29, before wrapping her body in a rug and throwing it into a dumpster at a garbage dump, his arrest report states, according to10 WNBS,NBC 4, andABC 6. The woman’s body was found March 8 at Rumpke Waste and Recycling facility in Georgetown, about 50 miles east of Cincinnati, according to astatementfrom the Columbus Division of Police....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Luis Parker

Mitchell Tenpenny Owes His Country Music Career to His Mom: 'I Just Wanted to Say Thank You'

Rafe Tenpenny, Debbie Tenpenny and Mitchell Tenpenny.Photo: Tristan CusickMitchell Tenpennyremembers the first time he wrote a song that made his mom cry. The experience changed his life. He’d spent much of his time playing drums in metal bands until then. His mom, a Nashville music executive, came to those shows but sat in the back with the other parents and prayed for the concert to end.“Oh gosh, it was awful,” recalls his mother, Debbie Tenpenny....

March 16, 2025 · 12 min · 2387 words · Heidi Nelson

MLB Pitcher and LGBTQ Ally Liam Hendriks Made Sure White Sox Had a Pride Night Before Joining Team

Photo: Chicago White Sox Liam Hendriksis all about celebrating theLGBTQ community. In January of last year, the 33-year-old pitcher was close to signing a contract to play with the Chicago White Sox following five seasons with the Oakland Athletics. While negotiating the terms of his deal, the MLB star asked the team if they held an annual “Pride Night” in June, according toThe Athletic. “It wasn’t a demand,” Hendriks told the outlet....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 477 words · Maria Lawson

Mo'Nique Sues Netflix for Race and Gender Discrimination, Claims She Got a 'Biased' Offer

Mo’Nique, the Oscar-winning actress and comedian, is suing Netflix for racial and gender discrimination. “We care deeply about inclusion, equity, and diversity and take any accusations of discrimination very seriously. We believe our opening offer to Mo’Nique was fair — which is why we will be fighting this lawsuit,” a spokesperson for Netflix tells PEOPLE. In the lawsuit, Mo’Nique accuses Netflix of giving her a “biased, discriminatory” offer of a “talent fee” of $500,000 for a stand-up comedy special around November 2017....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Abigail Steele

Model Belle Lucia Says She's Gained 22 Lbs. as She Shows Off Her 6-Month Baby Bump

Photo: Belle Lucia/ Instagram The pregnancy finish line is almost in sight forBelle Lucia! But the lingerie model is not stressed out about the extra pounds. “Gained a total of 10KGS [about 22 lbs.] (so far, still got a while to go!),”Lucia wrote on Instagram. “Loving my pregnancy body, weight gain isn’t a negative thing! Don’t ever feel ashamed.” “I’m in the last trimester,” she said with a shocked emoji....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 312 words · Diana Hamilton

Mom Convicted of Killing Her 4 Babies Pardoned After 20 Years in Jail

An Australian mom who wasconvicted of killing her four babieshas been pardoned after 20 years in jail. Speaking in anews conferenceMonday, New South Wales Attorney General Michael Daley said Kathleen Folbigg had been granted an “unconditional pardon” and would be released from jail “without delay” based on the preliminary findings of a review into her conviction that had found “reasonable doubt” as to her guilt for all four deaths. “There is a reasonable doubt as to Ms....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 721 words · Jacob Macdonald

Mom Influencer Responds to TikTok Egg Crack Challenge: 'Are We That Bored as Parents?'

Photo:Getty Images Getty Images A mom influencer on TikTok is explaining why she doesn’t agree with the app’s viralegg crack challenge.On Sunday, Sarah, who runs the social media account “mom.uncharted” posted a video outlining her perspective on the matter.Sarah, whose page is dedicated to “exploring generation shared and calling out child exploitation on social media,” does not hold back when it comes to “challenging the norm of parental oversharing.”Asked if the internet personality had seen the TikTok egg crack challenge — a trend where mothers are cracking eggs in their children’s faces — Sarah shared she is aware of the challenge and is not a fan....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 791 words · Elizabeth Johnson

Mom of 1-Year-Old Swept Away in Hurricane Florence Floodwaters Speaks Out: 'He's Just Gone'

Photo: union county sheriffs departmentA 14-month-old little boy is among the victims ofHurricane Florenceafter his mom drove around a roadblock and hercar was swept away in rushing floodwaters, authorities say.The Union County Sheriff says Dazia Lee was in the small town of New Salem, North Carolina, on her way from Charlotte to Wadesboro on Sunday night when she drove around traffic barrels. Her car was quickly swept up in the water and thrown across a field and into a tree....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1081 words · Amanda Wilson

Mom of Three Kate Hudson Might Still Expand Her Family: 'I Don't Know If I'm Done Yet'

Don’t countKate Hudsonout just yet — welcoming more children to her family isn’t totally off the table. On Thursday, while touting her new podcastSibling Revelrywith brotherOliver HudsononThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, the 40-year-old actress and mom of three said that she is open to expanding her family (at least at this current moment). Son and daughter ofGoldie HawnandBill Hudson, Oliver, 43, and Kate each have three children of their own. TheHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Daysactress is mom to sonsRyder Russell, 16, andBingham “Bing” Hawn, 8½, and 16-month-old daughterRani Rose....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 388 words · Christopher Rowland

Mom Who Got COVID and Needed Lung Transplants at 9 Months Pregnant Celebrates Daughter's 1st Birthday

Photo: Sheri DiPietro Amy didn’t feel great; she was tired. “She thought it was just allergies,” says her husband, Danny Levin, 36, a charter high school teacher. The next day, Amy, 35, tested positive forCOVID-19. Doctor’s performed an emergency C-section to allow Amy’s lungs to have more room to breathe. But complications from COVID meant Amy remained in the hospital, unable to meet her daughter until she was 5 months old....

March 16, 2025 · 11 min · 2134 words · Amy Williams

Mom Who Needed Help Paying for Her Daughter's Adoption Opens Store to Pass That Same 'Blessing' to Others

Brittany Berrie, 32, first met daughter Gracie, now 12, when she was three days old — and right away, Berrie “had this overwhelming feeling this little girl was going to be part of my life,” she tells PEOPLE for this week’s issue. At the time, Berrie was only 20 and living at home with her mom and dad while working on her associate’s degree. “I thought my parents were going to think I was crazy, but they were on board,” she says....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 774 words · Ronald Ibarra

Monica Bellucci Confirms Relationship with Her 'Beetlejuice 2' Director Tim Burton: 'I Love Him'

Monica Bellucci in New York City on April 11, 2023; Tim Burton in Paris on May 20, 2023.Photo:Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images; Julien Hekimian/Getty ImagesAfter months of rumors,Monica Belluccihas confirmed her relationship withTim Burton.Speaking for the first time about their romance in a new interview forElleFrance, the actress, 58, shared her “love” for the director, 64, and revealed she is happy to have met him.“What I can say … I’m glad I met the man, first of all,” Bellucci said....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1145 words · Daniel Garcia

Monica Lewinsky Looks Back at 'Incredibly Painful' Scrutiny Endured by the Women in Clinton's Scandals

More than two decades have passed sinceMonica Lewinskywas put under the microscope after her affair with then-PresidentBill Clintonmade headlines in 1998 — and every aspect of the former intern’s life was publicly examined and critiqued, including her physical appearance. “We didn’t even have words like ‘fat shaming’ or ‘slut shaming’ then,” Lewinskyrecently told PEOPLE. “It was incredibly painful.” And the sting of that lingers. “I still don’t like having my photo taken professionally,” admits Lewinsky, 48, one of the producers of the FX seriesImpeachment: American Crime Story....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 637 words · Tina Madden