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Willie Spence.Photo: Eric McCandless via Getty Willie Spence, a singer who placed second onAmerican Idolin 2021, died in a car accident in Tennessee on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. He was 23. The Tennessee Highway Patrol did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment, and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office did not have any further information available. “We are devastated about the passing of our beloved American Idol family member, Willie Spence,“American Idolwrote in astatementshared on Twitter....

Photo: Craig Sjodin/ABC Andrew Spenceris returning from his time onBachelor in Paradisea changed man. The formerBachelorettecontestant, 27, exclusively spoke to PEOPLE at the taping of this season’s “Men Tell All” special, which airs Monday, teasing thatseason 8 ofBiP"takes off at a high speed and it doesn’t stop." Heading down to Mexico to find love with fellow members ofBachelorNation was “life-changing,” Spencer told PEOPLE. “I don’t think I expected any of what happened,” he admitted....

Photo: Craig Sjodin/ABC via Getty, Ricky Middlesworth/ABC via Getty Bachelor in ParadisestarLogan Palmerhas no hard feelings forKate Gallivan. “I want people to know that this is an environment that brings out the best in some people, the worst in some people and in between,” he told PEOPLE exclusively at theBachelor in ParadiseRed Carpet Tastemaker Event on Nov. 5. “Kate said some hurtful things, and I addressed my frustrations, but I don’t think she’s a bad person....

Photo: Michael Allio/Instagram Bachelor in Paradise’sMichael Alliois feeling emotional as he sends his son off to his first day of kindergarten.Sharing photos from James' first day on Instagram, Allio — who was on Katie Thurston’s season ofThe Bachelorette— penned an emotional caption, saying he was “wrecked” while remembering his late wife during James' milestone moment.“James was so brave today. I couldn’t be more proud. I knew today would be heavy, but I had no idea it would be this bad....

When Frankie Jonas got a call from ABC asking him to co-host their new seriesClaim to Fame— which will see 12 celebrity relatives each attempting to conceal their identity for a chance to win $100,000 — withhis older brotherKevin, he had one question: “Are you sure I’m not supposed to be a contestant?” After all, the Tik-Tok star, 21, knows a thing or two about being a celebrity relative: he grew up with Kevin, 34, and brothers Joe, 32, and Nick, 29, ofJonas Brothersfame....

Rowdy Lane Mays.Photo: Crotty Funeral Home PEOPLE confirms that the Temple Police have arrested Justin Glen Boswell in Rockdale, Texas, and charged him with murder in connection with the July 28 death of Rowdy Lane Mays. Boswell was arrested on July 30. On July 28, Temple Police responded to reports of a stabbing and found Mays with wounds to his body and neck. Detectives say that Mays had been injured “after picking up a hitchhiker who stabbed him and took off with his white extended cab pickup truck....

Photo: Sophia Grace/Youtube Sophia GraceBrownlee, the influencer whofirst appeared onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showin 2011when she was 9 years old, announced on Saturday that she’s pregnant with her first child. Brownlee, 19, revealed and discussed the pregnancy in a YouTube vlog, where she admitted that she thought some of her fans were “going to be very shocked” at the news that she had “four months left to go” in her pregnancy journey....

Shortly before boarding a plane to leave Russia, American citizenSarah Krivanekgets on a video call to unpack her harrowing year as a foreign detainee. There in her deportation cell, she explains the “Sodom and Gomorrah” living conditions in a Russian penal colony — she’s finally in an environment where she feels comfortable being candid, under the condition that her story remains unpublished until she’s officially off Russian soil. Living in a remote labor camp “was the equivalent of going to hell with the devil himself,” Krivanek says....

Gizmo, fromGremlins(L); Grogu, fromThe Mandalorian.Photo: Warner Bros/Kobal/Shutterstock; Lucasfilm Ltd. Groguvs. Gizmo? “Shamelessly, I would think,” he added. Reps for Disney and Lucasfilm did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories. InGremlins, Zach Galligan played Billy, who gets a peculiar new pet and soon breaks the three essential rules in caring for the critter — no sunlight, no contact with water and no feeding after midnight....

On Wednesday,Varietyreported that production on the Chicago set ofJustified: City Primevalwas halted after two cars broke through barricades blocking off the filming area. The people within the vehicles were in the midst of a rolling gun fight. No cast or crew members were said to be injured in the incident, which occurred near Douglass Park. Filming is reportedly scheduled to resume on Monday. PEOPLE has reached out to FX and the Chicago Police Department for comment....

Photo: Natalie Suleman/Instagram Get to know Nadya Suleman’s octuplets, plus her six other kids! Suleman — who was dubbed “Octomom” when shewelcomed octuplets in 2009— was already mom to children Ameerah, Calyssa, Elijah, Caleb, Joshua and Aidan when she gave birth to hereight little ones: Noah, Josiah, Nariyah, Maliyah, Jonah, Jeremiah, Isaiah and Makai. In 2008,Dr. Michael Kamravaimplanted Suleman with 12 embryos from an unidentified sperm donor. (He’s the same doctor responsible for her six previous in vitro pregnancies....

A stock image of a parrot.Photo:Getty Getty Cases of a rare bacterial infection called psittacosis — also known as parrot fever — are on the rise in Europe, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO said ina statementearlier this week that five deaths have been reported amid the outbreak, which was initially observed last year and has spread to several European countries including Austria, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and The Netherlands....

Photo: vh1 Warning:This post contains spoilersforRuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Raceseason 2, episode 2 Another episode ofRuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race, another beloved celebrity ru-vealed. A week after Loretta Devine was exposed as the star behind Fabulosity after she was left sashaying away, RuPaul sent another one of the reality competition show’s starry contestants home. And once again, the celeb behind the drag left everyone gagged. Before they’re named here, a look back at what went down during “Dance Your Padded Ass Off Week” — where our queens were asked to perform intricate choreographed numbers to a collection of upbeat dance hits....