Passages

BABY NEWS

It’s a boy! Poppy Montgomery, 42, welcomed her third child, son Gus Monroe, on Nov. 11. He joins Montgomery and husband Shawn Sanford’s 1-year-old daughter Violet Grace. The Unforgettable star is also mom to son Jackson, 6, from a previous relationship, while Sanford is father to son Braydon, 9, and daughter Haley, 11. “We couldn’t be more excited to welcome baby Gus into our family,” Sanford tells People. “We will be forever grateful for his healthy and happy arrival.” • It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia star Glenn Howerton, 38, welcomed his second son, Isley Ray, with wife Jill Latiano, he confirmed to PEOPLE on Nov. 13. “We didn’t really announce it,” he said. Added his wife: “It’s off the grid!” The now-3-month-old child joins older brother Miles Robert, 3.

ENGAGED

Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, 42, is engaged to Formula 1 racing team boss Christian Horner, 41. Following in the steps of Benedict Cumberbatch, they first announced

the news in The Times of London on Nov. 11. • Parenthood star Erika Christensen, 32, is engaged to cyclist Cole Maness, her rep confirmed to PEOPLE.

IN COURT

Former 7th Heaven star Stephen Collins’s divorce trial has been postponed until Jan. 5. The trial was due to start Nov. 12 but was delayed after the lawyer for Collins’s estranged wife, Faye Grant, resigned from the case just hours before it was due to start in Los Angeles. The postponement allows Grant time to find a new attorney. The two spouses have kept a low profile since an audio recording allegedly featuring Collins confessing to inappropriate sexual conduct with underage girls was leaked to the media. He is currently being investigated by authorities in New York and L.A.

ON THE MEND

Fox & Friends cohost Elisabeth Hasselbeck, 37, is back on the air after taking a month off to have a tumor removed. “I’m okay,” she told viewers in an emotional segment on Nov. 14. “Everything came back okay. Surgery’s not fun, but it is necessary to find out if you have something really terrible in you or not. And thankfully I had the blessing of it not being cancer.”

SENTENCED

Paul Curry, 57, was sentenced on Nov. 14 to life in prison with no possibility of parole for murdering his wife, Linda, with a lethal dose of nicotine in June 1994 in order to collect over $500,000 from her life insurance policy. The former nuclear plant worker was a suspect in the case from the beginning, but police were unable to charge Curry until a new investigation was launched in 2007. “I begged her to leave him before it was too late,” Linda’s friend Merry Seabold told People shortly after the jury delivered its verdict.

DEATH

The Big Bang Theory actress Carol Ann Susi died Nov. 11 after a battle with cancer. She was 62. Susi, who never appeared on-camera on the CBS comedy, nevertheless left her mark on the show as the voice of Mrs. Wolowitz. “Unseen by viewers, the Mrs. Wolowitz character became a bit of a mystery throughout the show’s eight seasons,” the series’ producers said in a statement. “What was not a mystery, however, was Carol Ann’s immense talent and comedic timing, which were on display during each unforgettable appearance.”

Bill Cosby Under Fire … Again

The legendary comedian faces renewed outrage over claims that he drugged and sexually assaulted 14 women years ago

Pressure is building on Bill Cosby. First, comedian Hannibal Buress called him a “rapist” during an October gig, and then, on Nov. 13, actress Barbara Bowman—who claims she was assaulted by Cosby in 1985—published a damning op-ed in the Washington Post, noting, “The women victimized by Bill Cosby have been talking about his crimes for … a decade.” She’s referring to allegations from 14 women that surfaced in 2005 after Andrea Constand, then 32, went to police saying Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her. No criminal charges were filed, and Constand settled a civil suit. In light of the new headlines, Cosby postponed an appearance on Queen Latifah, and an upcoming Letterman booking was canceled. Why is the scandal sticking around? “It’s the fact that he won’t apologize,” Tamara Green, 66, one Cosby accuser, tells People. On Nov. 16 Cosby’s attorney released a statement saying the entertainer would not dignify “discredited” claims with a comment (then released another saying he wasn’t referring to Constand).

Why I Care

PERSONAL STORIES ABOUT GIVING BACK

Sheryl Crow

The singer volunteers at food banks—and is hosting an auction—for Feeding America

When I moved to Nashville, my family and I started visiting the food bank. On our first trip, my son and I sat down next to a man. Someone gave him a pair of boots. My son Wyatt said, “Why did he give you boots?” And the man said, “Cause I didn’t have any boots.” And my son said, “Why don’t you have any boots?” And he said, “Cause I can’t get a job.” And my son said, “Why can’t you get a job?” And the man said, “Cause I don’t have any boots.” For three weeks my son talked about that experience, of not understanding that having food and a job for some people is a real luxury. So we stuff boxes, we serve meals. And this year I’m auctioning off clothes, boots, handbags—everything that’s in my closet that no longer gets used is going to go on eBay’s Charity Shop through Dec. 11, and the money goes toward Feeding America. I’ve been blessed in so many ways. This is our way of being grateful, to be a part of helping people get on their feet.

For more information, go to feedingamerica.org