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Tyler Perry‘s next big project hopes to bring help to people who need it most. The pioneering filmmaker, writer and actor just opened a brand new movie studio in Atlanta, making him the first African-American to own a major studio outright. But achieving such a huge career milestone doesn’t mean he’s done trying to strive for the better. “You know what, right now I’m dreaming about how do I build this shelter for trafficked girls, boys and battered women,” Perry, 50, toldEssenceat the grand opening of his studio on Saturday....

A U.S. army couple has been arrested after allegedly providing health records of U.S. military employees to an FBI undercover agent they thought was an employee of the Russian embassy. Dr. Anna Gabrielian — a Johns Hopkins hospital anesthesiologist working in Baltimore— and her husband, U.S. army major and doctor Jamie Lee Henr, were indicted Thursday morning in Maryland for conspiring to provide the Russian government with soldiers' personal medical information, which is a federal offense....

Photo: Paws of WarIf you are an animal lover searching for a way to give back to those who have served in the armed forces this holiday season,Paws of Warcan help.The charitable organization helps soldiers care for their pets andrescue the animals they bond with while on deployment.Currently, Paws of War is seeking assistance with relocating two abandoned puppies for Staff Sgt. Jay — who rescued both canines while deployed overseas....

Walt Harris, stepdaughter Aniah Blanchard.Photo: courtesy Walt Harris As the search for 19-year-oldAniah Haley Blanchard,the stepdaughter ofUFC fighter Walt Harris, enters its second week, her family says they are doing everything they can to bring her home. “It’s hard, trying to stay strong,” Harris tells PEOPLE Wednesday. “[But] as the head of my house I have to say strong because I know she needs me to be strong to find her....

Photo: Courtesy toska husted “Life does not stop,” or so the adage goes — even amid war. AsRussia’s attack on Ukraine continues, many in the country are seeking shelter, leaving some pregnant women hiding out in hospital basements and bomb shelters where their babies are now being welcomed to the world in an increasingly dangerous situation. Another Facebook post from a Ukrainian hospital in Luhansk last week detailed how all patients and staff were temporarily evacuated underground as shelling began....

Photo: Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images USA Gymnastics has filed for bankruptcy as the aftermath of the sex abuse scandal that has rocked the gymnastics community continues. The organizationannounced the news in a statementon Wednesday. “USA Gymnastics today filed a voluntary petition for protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana,” the statement said. In January, Nassar, a former doctor for Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics,was sentenced to more than 175 years in prison....

Usain Boltis moving on — and considering other ventures outside of athletics.The eight-time Olympic gold medalist announced Monday that he’s “trying to be a businessman now” after hisretirement from professional runningand subsequent trial with Australian soccer club Central Coast Mariners, which ended in November after he and the team were unable to come to a contract agreement.“I don’t want to say it wasn’t dealt with properly, but I think we went about it, not the way we should and you learn your lesson, you live and you learn,” Bolt, 32, told reporters Monday, according toReuters....

Vanessa Bryantis honoring the memory of her late daughter,Gianna, with a new tattoo.On Tuesday, Vanessa revealed onInstagramthat she received a new arm tattoo in remembrance of her 13-year-old daughter, who died alongsideKobe Bryantand seven others in atragic helicopter accidentin January 2020.With help from tattoo artistNikko Hurtado, Vanessa, 38, was inked with the word “Mambacita” on her arm, an homage to Gianna’s nickname.The artwork, which Vanessa revealed took “8 hours to decide on the font,” also includes a heart over the “i” and a butterfly at the end of the word....

Juan Cruz and Vanessa Guillen.Photo: COURTESY JUAN CRUZ The weekend before 20-year-old Fort Hood soldierVanessa Guilléndisappeared last April, she spent much of her time with her fiancé Juan Cruz and family in Houston. “Every time she came, it was a like a honeymoon to me,” says Juan, 22. “Everything was perfect.” The couple had gotten engaged a month earlier, and they were both looking forward to a December wedding....

VanessaandNick Lacheyare celebrating their love! Monday marked the pair’s eight-year wedding anniversary and Vanessa, 38, and Nick, 45, had nothing but sweet things to say to each other in honor of the special occasion. Sharing adorable posts on their respective Instagrams, the couple celebrated the life they’ve created together over the past eight years, which includes their three children:Phoenix, 2;Brooklyn, 4; andCamden, 6. Alongside avideo montageof the pair through the years, the mother of three lovingly wrote, “13 years together, 8 years married, 3 kick ass kids and ONE Crazy Beautiful Love!...

Celebrity hairstylist andVery CavallaristarJustin Andersonis gettingveryrevealing on a new episode of the podcast,Scissoring Isn’t a Thing. The hair color expert, who callsKristin Cavallarihis “best friend forever” (you can follow all theirfun shenanigans on Instagram), talked about growing up in the Mormon church, coming out as gay to his parents and reconnecting with the son he placed for adoption during his appearance on the podcast with hosts Daryn Carp and Liz Culley (available now)....

Isabella Pollok.Photo: DOJ A New York woman who became a co-conspirator to the man who started a sex cult out of his daughter’s dorm at the prestigious Sarah Lawrence College was sentenced to 54 months in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office confirms. Isabella Pollok, 31, who pleaded guilty in September to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, was sentenced this afternoon in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan....

Victoria Beckhamcelebrated her marriage toDavid Beckhamin the wake of reports that the couple was on the road to separation. The fashion designer, 44, who shares four children with the soccer star, 43, spoke openly about how she balanced her personal and professional life. “I try really, really hard. I try hardest to be the best mother,” Victoria said at the Forbes Women’s Summit in New York City on Tuesday,according toHello!....