Bill Gates Tests Positive for COVID-19: 'I'm Fortunate to Be Vaccinated and Boosted'

Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Bill Gateshas tested positive forCOVID-19. On Tuesday, the 66-year-oldphilanthropistannounced his diagnosis in a series oftweets, explaining that he received positive results despite being vaccinated and boosted. The Microsoft founder added that theBill & Melinda Gates Foundation— a nonprofit dedicated to fighting poverty, disease and inequity around the world — planned to meet for the first time since the start of the pandemic, but he would be participating virtually due to illness....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · William Gonzales

Bill Gates' Daughter Jennifer and Equestrian Nayel Nassar Are Engaged After Surprise Snowy Proposal

Jennifer Gates, the eldest daughter of billionaire businessmanBill Gatesand his wife Melinda Gates, is getting married! The 23-year-old Stanford graduate announced her engagement to equestrian Nayel Nassar on Instagram Wednesday, sharing a photo of her reaction after her new fiancé proposed during their snowy ski trip. In the picture, a visibly surprised Jennifer can be seen wearing a large diamond ring as she leans against Nassar in a snowbank. “Nayel Nassar, you are one of a kind....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Jacqueline Cline

Bill Hader 'Doesn't Understand' People 'Thirsting' After Him Online: 'They're What?'

Bill Haderdoesn’t quite know what to make of fans describing him as a “sex symbol.”In an interview featured inInStyle‘s latest issue, on sale Nov. 22, the Emmy-winning actor admitted that he was shocked after a friend informed him that people on the Internet are “thirsting for him.”“I didn’t know what that meant,” said Hader, 41. “They’re what? At the what? I don’t understand it at all. I think it’s good to have humility, but I might have…too much of it....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 793 words · Luke Griffin

Bill Hader and Ali Wong Have Rekindled Their Relationship After Brief Split

Photo: Amanda Edwards/FilmMagic, Randy Shropshire/Deadline via GettyNoBeefhere — quite the opposite, actually:Bill HaderandAli Wongare dating again.PEOPLE confirms that theBarrycreator, 44, and theAlways Be My Maybestar, 40, have reconnected after briefly dating in the fall.At the season 4 premiere ofBarryin Los Angeles on Sunday, Hader told PEOPLE thathis latest love had convinced him to make time for a much-needed getaway.“My girlfriend and I were talking and she brought it up that I haven’t had a vacation in 10 years, so I think I need to go,” theSaturday Night Livealum said without naming Wong....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1053 words · Christopher Austin

Bill Hader and Ali Wong Hold Hands as They Step Out for Smoothies

Bill Hader and Ali Wong in Los Angeles on September 7, 2023.Photo:BACKGRID BACKGRID Bill HaderandAli Wongare enjoying the final days of summer! TheBarryalum, 45, andBeefstar, 41, were spotted holding hands after grabbing smoothies at Erewhon Market in Los Angeles on Thursday. The pair kept it casual with Wong sporting a white T-shirt, athletic shorts and aviator sunglasses and Hader wearing a black T-shirt, navy shorts and flip-flops. Bill Hader and Ali Wong....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 487 words · Javier West

Bill Hader and Rachel Bilson 'Spend a Lot of Time Together,' Source Says: It Seems 'Serious'

Bill HaderandRachel Bilsonare going strong.A source tells PEOPLE that theBarrystar andThe O.C.alumna are getting more serious as a couple.“They spend a lot of time together and it seems like a serious relationship,” the source says. “They were in L.A. over the Valentine’s Day weekend. On Sunday, they enjoyed a getaway to the Montage Hotel in Laguna Beach.”“It seems like a fun relationship,” the source says, adding that Bilson, 38, “always seems entertained,” around Hader, 41....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 461 words · Tiffany Branch

Bill Hader and Rachel Bilson Confirm Relationship by Walking Golden Globes Red Carpet Together

Bill HaderandRachel Bilsonjust made their relationship awards show official! The new couple attended theGolden GlobesAwards together on Sunday, holding hands as they made their way down the red carpet. The public outing comes just weeks after Hader and Bilson firstsparked romance rumorswhen they were spotted grabbing coffee together in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma in December. Todd Williamson/NBC/Getty Hader is nominated for best actor in a television series, musical or comedy for his role inBarry....

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · April Lane

Bill Hader and Rachel Bilson Spark Dating Rumors After Their Coffee Date in His Hometown

Bill HaderandRachel Bilsonare fueling dating rumors after they were spotted grabbing coffee together in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday. The outlet claimed theSaturday Night Livealum was holding Bilson’s hand during the outing, which his family members also reportedly took part in. Reps for Hader and Bilson did not respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment. The pair previously starred together in the 2013 romantic comedyThe To Do List. Maggie Carey, the film’s director, was married to Hader from 2006-2018....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 261 words · Aaron Kline

Bill Hader Cries After Revealing Why He Only Saw His Kids a 'Total of Five Days All Summer'

Bill Hader‘s acting career has run the comedy gamut, but even he can’t restrain the waterworks where his kids are concerned. The Emmy-winningBarryco-creator and star — who’s alsonominated for his performancein the title role at Sunday’s2019 Golden Globesceremony — opened up toVarietyin a new profile, where he discussed the challenge of balancing his flourishing career with being a dad to his three daughters:Hayley Clementine, 4,Harper, 6, andHannah Kathryn, 9. “I think I saw my kids a total of five days all summer....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 334 words · Sheri Sanford

Bill Hader Doesn't Talk Dating to Keep Privacy of His Daughters: 'Just Want Me to Be Their Dad'

Photo: Emma McIntyre/Getty Bill Hader’s main concern is keeping his little girls safe.TheSaturday Night Livealum, 43, recently spoke toThe Hollywood Reporterfor their latest cover story where he revealed that he doesn’t want to talk about his dating life in order to protect the privacy of his three daughters,Hayley Clementine, 7,Harper, 10, andHannah Kathryn, 12.“They just want me to be their dad,” Hader told the outlet. “They just want me to sit and watchEncantoover and over and over again....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 850 words · Teresa Wilson

Bill Hader Gained 25 lbs. Working on ‘Barry’ Final Season: 'How the Hell'd That Happen?'

Photo:Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Bill Haderfilled more roles than just actor while working on four seasons of HBO’sBarry, growing as a filmmaker in the process. He also learned he “can’t eat sweets” as much as he used to and gained 25 lbs. “To know that I’ve grown as a filmmaker is really rewarding,” Hader, 45, toldThe Hollywood Reporterin an interview before theSAG-AFTRA strikebegan. “But I also know that I’m 45 and I put on weight way faster than I used to....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Tonya Huffman

Bill Hader on How His Real-Life Panic Attacks Informed His Performance in 'Barry'

Bill Hader’s history of panic attacks quite literally played a role in his acclaimed showBarry. The actor and comedian, 44, tellsPEOPLE in 10that having dealt with sporadic, acute fits of anxiety in his own life helped shape his Emmy-nominated performance in the HBO dark comedy that he co-created, stars in and directed. “There’s definitely been moments in the show where the character has gotten panicked and got a panic attack, and I definitely felt that before,” Hader shares....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Allen Baker

Bill Hader on Why He Won't Sign 'Star Wars' Merchandise: 'Autograph People Don't Like Me'

Photo: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Bill Haderis sharing why he is unwilling to signStar Warsmerchandise, and the answer may surprise you. Hader, 44, who was a voice consultant for droid BB-8 with Ben Schwartz inStar Wars: The Force Awakens(2015), reveals how “autograph people don’t like me. I won’t sign things.” The Oklahoma native appeared on a recent episode of theHappy Sad Confusedpodcastwhen hedescribed an incidentto host Josh Horowitz that turned him off from signing his John Hancock on merch....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Derek Adams MD